2022年湖北省黄冈市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年湖北省黄冈市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.

Doctorswhotreatdepressionwilldistinguishmajordepressionanddysthymiaandtreatthemdifferently.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

OnconditionthatthefuelofLAMVisnotsufficienttolandvertically,thefeaturesof______guaranteethesafelanding.

3.

DoctorsassumethatSeasonalAffectiveDisordermightoccurwhenthereisahigherdegreeofreleased______.

4.

Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby_______.

5.

Ajoint-stockcorporationallowspeopleto______.

A.dividethecorporation'sproperty

B.holdsharesofthecorporation

C.returntheirpercentagebacktothecorporation

D.dividetheirinitialinvestmentstoacorporation

6.

Intheauthor'sopinion,theoptionsuggestedbyhimwillhavea(n)______significanceinsolvingthenuclearissuesoftheworld.

7.Whatistheonehugeproblemthatwehaven'treallysolved?

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidrain.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

8.

ClaireFreemanthinksthatlackofmutualtrustresultsin______.

9.

Onceyoucan'tseeanyuseoutofthewordyoutakeatrandom,______.

A.trytotakeanotherrandomword

B.keeptryingtoconnectittothepresentproblem

C.lookforaproperwordtoyourproblem

D.replacethewordwithapictureoranobjectatonce

10.

Aftertheygetthehostages,thehostage-takersusuallydeclaretheirdemandsduringthenegotiationphase.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.Themajoraimoftheagreementmadeby284universitiesismerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.

12.

InScotland,ifonecanoffertheproofthattherelationshiphasbrokendown,heorshewill______.

13.

Whereisthepositionofthewheeldogsinateam?

A.Inthefrontoftheteam.

B.Behindtheleaddogs.

C.Infrontofthesled.

D.Atthesideofswingdogs.

14.

Inordertomeet______,low-incomeshoppersmustconsideralotoffactorswhenselectingfoodproducts.

15.

ThenegotiationsinAsiashouldbetterbestartedbyonepersonandcompletedby______ifpossible.

16.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

17.

Amongtheteamofpeopledealingwithanindividualease,themostimportantmemberis________.

18.

75%ofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

19.

ThehappeningsintheemergencyroomareusuallyasdramaticasthesceneonTVshows.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

It'ssaferforyoutofishoutandholdthecardinhandbefore______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W:ThelawoncarisveryinterestingandIknowinLondonit'sdifferentfromotherplacesandrulesarequitestrict,aren'tthey'?

M:(22)AnyLondoncabdriverdoesathingcalledtheKnowledge,whichisanexaminationreally.It'scalledtheKnowledgeandit'sabasictestof468runswhattheycallrunsfromabluebook.

W:IsitdifficulttolearntheKnowledge?

M:(23)Onaverage,ittookmenineteenmonths.Nowit'stakingguysthreeyears.Itcantakeanywherefromnowtothreeyears.Andthenyoudoadrivingtestattheend.

W:Itgettheimpressionthey'reverystrictabouttaxis.QuiteapartfromtheKnowledge,there'sthelicense.Doyouhavetogetanewlicenseeveryyear?

M:Thelicenseisrenewedeverythreeyears,butyourcab,whetheryourentitoryouownit,hastohaveayearlyoverhaul.Ienjoybeingataxidriverand,notonlythat,itdoeskeepthestandardveryhigh,whichiswhatwewantinLondon.

W:(24)DoyoufeelproudtobeaLondoner?WereyouborninLondon?

M:No,IwasactuallyborninBristol.

W:Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?

M:Well,(25)I'mintobodybuilding.Thattakesupquiteagooddealofmysparetime.Imightdoasystemofthreedays'trainingwithadayoff,followedbyanotherthreedays'trainingandadayoff.

(23)

A.It'scomposedof568runs.

B.It'sabluebook.

C.ALondondriverhastodoit.

D.It'sanexam.

22.听力原文：ArecentreporthasshownthatintheUnitedStates,peoplehaveexperiencedanevolutionconcerningtheirattitudestowardstheworkweekandweekend.AlthoughsomecalendarsstillmarkthebeginningofaweekasSunday,moreandmoreofAmericansarecomingtoregardMondayasthefirstdayoftheweekwithSaturdayandSundaycomprisingthetwo-dayperiodthoughtofastheweekend.Infact,theword"weekend"didn'tevenexistinEnglishuntilaboutthemiddleofthelastcentury.InEnglandatthattime,SaturdayafternoonshadjustbeenaddedtoSundaysandholidaysasatimeforworkerstohaveofffromtheirjobs.ThisinnovationbecamecommonintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s,butastheworkweekshortenedduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,theweekendexpandedtotwofulldays—SaturdayandSunday.Somepeoplethoughtthatthistrendwouldcontinueduetoincreasingautomationandtheworkweekmightdecreasetofourdaysorevenfewer.Butsofarthishasn'thappened.Theworkweekseemstohavestabilizedasfortyhoursmadeupoffiveeight-hourdays.AndnowadaystheideaofaddingMondaytotheweekendhasalsobeenproposedbysomepeople.

(30)

A.Shiftingjobopportunities.

B.Theevolutionoftheweekend.

C.Attitudestowardemployment,

D.Attitudestowardleisureactivities.

23.听力原文：W：Janeisreallydisappointed，ShewasexpectingBobtobringfreshfishtonight'sdinner.

M:Toobad，butthewavesweresohighthatBobdidn'ttrytogooutonthelake.

Q:WhathadBobintendedtodo?

(14)

A.Gofishing,B.Eatout.C.Doingshopping,D.Havingdinner.

24.(32)

A.Becauseofthetechnologyprogress.

B.Becauseofthecomputerrevolution.

C.Becauseoftheinventionofcomputer.

D.Becauseofmicrowaveovens.

25.

【B10】

26.听力原文：W:Tony,whoarethestreetpeople?Howdidtheygettobelivinginthestreet?

M:Well,someofthemlosttheirjobs,someofthemhavementalproblem,andsomeofthemdrink.

Q:Whichofthefollowingfactorsisnotmentionedasacauseofbecomingstreetpeople?

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A.Unemployment.

B.Familybreakup.

C.Mentalproblems.

D.Drinking.

27.(16)

A.ManystudentsdropProfessorKing'slectures.

B.StudentsenjoyProfessorKing'slecturesalot.

C.ProfessorKingteachesstudentshowtodropapinnoiselessly.

D.ProfessorKingspeaksveryloudly.

28.

【B2】

29.听力原文：W:Excuseme,DrTyler,yoursecretarysaidIshouldcomerightin.

M:Pleasedo.Jenny,howcanIhelpyou?

W:Ineedtogetyoursignatureonmyschedulecardhere,onthelineaboveadvisor'sapproval.

M:Sure,butlet'slookitovertogetherfirst.Howmanycoursesdoyouhavehere?

W:Six.

M:Six?That'squiteaheavyload.Anyparticularreason?

W:IhadtodropmychemistrycourselastsemesterwhenIwasinthehospital,soIneedtotakeitagain.

M:Soyou'vealreadylearntalotofthematerial.

W:Right.Andcalculusisapartofthesecondyearrequirement.

M:Let'ssee,chemistry,calculus.Oh,ISeeyou'llbeinmyseminaronthemodernAmericannovel.

W:Yes,I'mlookingforwardtoitandtotheromanticpoetryseminar,too.

M:Twoseminars?Thatisratheralot.Canyouhandlethework?

W:Ithinkso.Theintroductoryeconomicsclassisveryeasyandsoisthemusiccourse.

M:Well,thenI'llbehappytosignthecard.However,Imustinsistthatyoucomeseemeafterthefirstweekofclassessothatwecanmakesurethisisn'ttoomuchforyou.

W:That'sapromise.

(20)

A.Inaprofessor'soffice.

B.Inamedicaldoctor'soffice.

C.Inanauditorium

D.Inagym.

30.听力原文：F:Canyouhelpme?Idon'tknowwhereIamonthismap.AndIdon'tknowwheretheStudentsUnionis.

M:Ithinkit'sinThompsonHail.I'mheadingthatwaynow.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

(15)

A.Hewillshowherthewayonthemap.

B.Hewilltakehertothepoliceoffice.

C.Hewilltakehertoherdestinationhimself.

D.Hewillasksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.

31.(22)

A.Lethimwinatennisgame.

B.Helphimfinishhisproject.

C.Givehimsomemedicineforhisstomach.

D.Gotothelibrarywithhim.

32.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

WiththeassassinationofPresidentMcKinley,TheodoreRoosevelt,notquite43,becametheyoungestPresidentintheNation'shistory.HebroughtnewexcitementandpowertothePresidency,ashe(36)______ledCongressandtheAmericanpublictowardprogressive(37)______andastrongforeignpolicy.

HetooktheviewthatthePresidentshouldtakewhatever(38)______necessaryforthepublicgoodunlessexpressly(39)______bylawortheConstitution."Ididnot(40)______power,"hewrote,"butIdidgreatly(41)______theuseofexecutivepower."

Roosevelt'syouthdifferedsharplyfromthatofthelogcabinPresidents.HewasborninNewYorkCityin1858intoa(42)______family,buthetoostruggledagainstiiihealthandinhistriumphbecameanadvocateofthe(43)______life.AsPresident,Rooseveltheldtheidealthat(44)____________.

Roosevelt'sachievementsarenumerous.HewontheNobelPeacePrizeformediatingtheRusso—JapaneseWar,reachedaGentleman'sAgreementonimmigrationwithJapan,andsenttheGreatWhiteFleetonagoodwilltouroftheworld.Someofhismosteffectiveachievementswereinconservation.(45)____________.

LeavingthePresidencyin1909,RooseveltwentonanAfricanjourneyandthenjumpedbackintopolitics.WhilerunningforPresidentagain,hewasshotinthechest.(46)____________."NomanhashadahappierlifethanIhaveled;ahappierlifeineveryway."

33.听力原文：M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.

W:Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrommyfamily.

Q:Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?

(15)

A.Hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.

B.Hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.

C.Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.

D.Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

34.(24)

A.Thecollegedoesn'thaveanyrock-climbingequipment.

B.Therearenoappropriateplacesforclimbingnearby

C.Thereisnoonetoteachthemflowtodoit.

D.Notverymanystudentsareinterestedinit.

35.

【B7】

36.听力原文：Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisance,especiallywhentheyareinsects.Inthisrespect,thereisagreatdifferencebetweenhuman'beingsandinsects.Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklydrawattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthebackofthecar,henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedonhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour'sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinform.himthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabee-keeper.Inashorttime,thebee-keeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygrateful,filemotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfreefromthe"blackcloud"whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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A.Abignoise.

B.Astrangenoise.

C.Astranger'snoise.

D.Achild'snoise.

37.(26)

A.Worryabouthisfamily.

B.Cheeklocks.

C.Lookafterchildren.

D.Havealookround.

38.

【B5】

39.听力原文：W:ProfessorBrown,Iknowyourcoursehasnoabsencepolicy．ButIhavetohavefootsurgerynextMondayandcan'tbehere．

M:MedicalexcusesareoneofthefewexceptionsImake.

Q:WhatwillProfessorBrownmostprobablydo?

(19)

A.Lowerthestudent'sgrade.

B.Reconsiderthestudent'spositionlater.

C.Allowthestudenttomissclass.

D.Suggestthestudentreschedulethesurgery.

40.

【B4】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Doyousendandreceivemorephonescallsore-mail?Ifyouranswerise-mail,oryouwishitwere,thenanewbreedoftelecommunicationsdevicescalledaue-mailphoneorInternetphonemaysoonfinditswayintoyourkitchenorlivingroom.Essentially,ane-mailphone,ore-phoneforshort,isthemergeroftelephoneandcomputer.Withmostofthesenewscreenphones,thatmeansbeingabletoreadandreplytoelectronicmaildirectlyfromthephone,withoutstartingup(orevenowning)aPC.Withsome,italsomeansbeingabletosearchthroughtheWebtomakevacationplansorresearchhomeworkassignmentsthoughatslowspeedsandonarathersmallscreen.Andyoucanstillmakephonecalls,too.

Nocomputerexperienceisrequiredtouseane-phone.MostletyousignupwithInternetserviceprovider(ISP),whichtypicallychargesabout$20permonth.Onceyou'repastthistediousworkandentertheaccountinformationintothephone,youcancheckyoure-mailfromeitheryourcomputerorphone.

Toassessyoure-mailaccountfromoneofthesephones,youtypicallyhavetoselecte-mailservicefromamenu.Phoneswithtouchscreenshaveanicon(图标)forthatontheopeningscreen.Forotherphones,youpressoneofthebuttonsliningthebottomorsidesofthedisplay,muchaswithanATMmachine.ThephonethencallsyourISP.WhentheISPpicksup,thephoneautomaticallytransfersyouraccountnameandpassword.Onceaccepted,theISPwillstartsendingthephoneyourmessages.Bytouchingtheitemyouwanttoreadorhittingabuttonnexttoit,themessagewillbedisplayed.Onceyou'vereadit,youcanreplytothemessage,moveontothenextone,or,withmostphones,deletethemessagefromyouraccount.Youcancheckyoure-mailmanually,butmoste-phonescanalsobesettocheckseveraltimesadayautomatically.Inautomaticmode,thephoneflashestotellyoumailiswaiting.Ifyouhappentobeusingthephonewhenitisscheduledtocheckfore-mail,thephonewillautomaticallytagainwhenthelineisfree.

Oneseriousdrawbacktoe-mailbyphoneisthatitcannotreceive(orsend)attachedfiles,whethertheycontaindocumentsorgraphics.Somephoneswillattempttodisplaysimpletextfilesaspartofthemessage,butothertypesoffileswillappearasgibberish(乱码),ornotatall.Ifyousharethee-mailaccountwithaPCanddon'tdeletethemessage,however,youcanusuallyretrievethemessageandfileonyourcomputer.

Ane-mailphoneisanimproveddeviceoftelecommunicationinthat______.

A.itcanrecordamessageintheform.ofe-mails

B.itcanbeusedtoreceiveandsende-mails

C.itcanbeconnectedwithcomputers

D.itcanbeusedtovisitwebsites

42.

【C6】

43.

Onethingthatisincommonbetween"cultureshock"and"futureshock"isthe______.

A.constantturmoilofthenewcultureitself

B.absenceofapopularvocabulary

C.ocnstantandradicalchanges

D.bewildermentandfrustrationofthevictims

44.

【C8】

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TulipswereintroducedintoHollandbeforethe17thcenturybutitdidnottakelongfortheflowerstogainpopularityamongtheupperclasses.Flowersofsuchbeautyandraritysoonbecamesymbolsofpowerandprestigeandtherichtriedtheirutmosttolaytheirhandsonsometodisplayintheirgardens.

By1634,thewholecountrywassofascinatedbytulipsthatallotheractivitiesalmostcametoastop.Peopleweretradingintulipsandevenbuyingandsellingunsproutedflowers.Itwassimilartothefuturesmarkettoday,wheretradersarebuyingandsellingcrudeoilorcottonwhichtheywillneversee.Asthetuliptradesincreased,regularmarketsweresetupontheStockExchangeofAmsterdamandothertowns.Thathappenedintheyear1636whenthecrazewasreachingitspeak.

Thebubblefinallyburstin1637.Forsomeunknownreasonsmaybeagroupofpeoplesuddenlyrealizedthemadnesstulipsfailedtocommandtheusualinflatedpricesinagathering.Wordspreadandthemarketcrashed.Asinallassetbubbles,ittooktimetopropelpricestosuchextraordinarylevels,butitonlytookasinglepiercetoburstthebubble.Whenconfidencewasdestroyed,itcouldnotberecoveredandpriceskeptfallinguntiltheywereone-tenthofthosesetduringthepeak.Soonthenoblesbecamepoorandtherichbecamepaupers(贫民).CriesofdistressresoundedeverywhereinHolland.

Whydoinvestmentprofessionalsliketobringupthisstorythathappenedcenturiesago?Thisisbecausegreedispartofhumannatureandshortmemoryisaninvestortrait,wejustneverseemtolearnfrompastmistakes.Recently,manyhavepointedtotheAmericaninvestors'madnessoverInternetstocksasanother"tulipcraze".Whetherthesearereally"Internettulips"remaintobeseen.Howevertherearetell-talesignsthatthebuyingisoverdone.

ThereisnodenialthattheInternetisanimportantdevelopmentinthiscentury,butitismadnesswheneveryInternetstockjumpsinmultiplesandeverycompanythatannouncesconductingtheirbusinessoverthenetwitnessestheirstockpricesgoingup.NottomentionthatsomeoftheseInternetstocksaretradingathundredstimesPE(本益比)andsomewillnotreportanyprofitforthenextfewyears!

Tulipsbecamepopularamongtheupperclassesbecausetheyassociatedtheflowerswith______.

46.

Whatisthepassageprobablygoingtotalkaboutinthefollowingpart?

A.SomeotherexistingproblemsofNetflix.

B.ThenegativeinfluenceofNetflix.

C.Themethodstocopewiththoseproblemsmentioned.

D.PredictionofNetflix'sfuture.

47.Schoolauthoritiesoftenrefusetofacetheproblem;governmentdrugabuseagencieshavedonealltoolittletoinform.thepublicaboutit;manyphysiciansstillseemunawareofitwhentheyexamineteenagers.Asaresult,parentsmaystillbethelasttoknowthattheirchildrenhavefallenvictimtothedrugepidemicthathasbeenragingformorethanadecadeamongAmerican'syouth.Ina1980surveyofamiddleincomeCincinnatisuburb,38percentofthesixthgradeand89percentoftheseniorclasssaidtheyuseddrugsand/oralcohol;48percentoftheparentsthoughttheirchildrenusedalcohol,butonly8percentthoughttheirchildrenuseddrugs.

Fortunately,thereisanewforceatworkagainstthisepidemic—anationwidemovementofmorethan400parentgroupsformedtoexposeandbattledruguseamongteenagersandpreteens.Thegroups,ranginginsizefrom15memberstomorethan800,havedifferentapproachesandwidelyvaryingratesofsuccess.Yetthisparentalcrusadeistheonlymajorforceinthecountrytohavetakenactive,organizedandeffectivestepsaimedatstoppingmarijuanause.

Whytheconcentrationonmarijuana?Becauseitistheillegaldrugmostusedbykids.Accordingtothe1982NationalHighSchoolSeniorSurvey,44percentofU.S.highschoolseniorshadsmokedpotduringtheyear,andoneoutofsevenoftheseweredailyorneardailysmokers.

Moreover,in1982,sociologists,RichardClaytonandHarwinVoss,reportedacloserelatedconnectionbetweenpotsmokingandsubsequentuseofcocaineandheroinbyyoungmen.Ofthosewhohadsmokedpotfewerthan100times,sevenpercenthadgraduatedtococaine,fourpercenttoheroin.Butofthosewhohadsmokedpotatleast1,000times,theequivalentofonceadayforthoseyears,73percenthadgoneontococaine,andoneoutofthreehadgraduatedtoheroin.(Althoughheroinuseamonghighschoolseniorsisminimal—0.6percentinthepastyear—multidruguseis"in.")

Parentgroupshavefoundthatbystoppingtheirkidsfromsmokingpot,theyalmostautomaticallystopallotherillegaldrugsandcutdownonalcoholuseaswell.TheHighSchoolSeniorSurvey'sstatisticsshowthatheavypotsmokerstendtobeheavydrinkers,whilethosewhodonotusepottendnottodrinkheavily.

Sincevirtuallyalloverthecountryteenager"partying"hascometomean"gettingsmashedandgettingstoned"—onanythingfrompottopills,hashish,ISD,angeldustandalcohol—someparentgroupshomeinonthepartyingaspect.ParentsWhoCare(PWC)wasstartedinNovember1979by15PaloAlto,Calif.parentswhowereupsetbystoriesofdrugsseniorproms.Theyheldtalksessionswiththeirchildrenandlearned,asfounderJoannLundgrenobserved,thatmostofthemhadneverbeentoapartywherethemainactivitywasnotgettinghigh.

Theparents'solution:workshopsshowingkidshowtogivesuccessfuldrugandalcoholfreeparties.SaysMargeryRanch,PWCdirector:"We'veseenachangeinattitude.Youngpeoplearefeelingmorecomfortablesayingno."

Whatdoes"theproblem"inthefirstlinereferto?

A.Thefactthatgovernmentdrugabuseorganizationsarereluctanttoinform.thepublicofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongteenagers.

B.Thefactthatmanydoctorsareignorantofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongteenagers.

C.Thefactthatmanyparentsareignorantofthedrugtakingphenomenonamongtheirchildren.

D.Thefactthatmanyyoungpeoplehaveyieldedtothewideuseofdrugs.

48.

SomeAmericanstrytomakethemselvesfeellessguiltybyattributingthepovertyoftheworkingpeopleto______.

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservedtobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustasthereislow-qualitybusiness.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.

Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreasingrevenuessignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn'tbringinmorerevenues,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.

Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,Iworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareinherentlybetterthanpublicschools.Examplestothecontraryabound.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.

Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours.uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous.Inanimperfectsocietydiversityisapositivegood.Ardentsupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofsustainingprivatehighereducation.

Wehavenoobligationtosavesomeschoolsbecause______.

50.Accordingtouniversityofficials,whoareputinanunfavorablesituationunderearlyadmissionprograms?

51.

Accordingtothepassage,membersoftheroyalfamily______.

A.shouldlearntoknowhownormalpeopleleadtheirlives

B.havetoomuchmoneytospend

C.havemoretroublesthancommonpeopledo

D.maynotfeeldeeplysatisfiedwithwhattheyachieved

52.

Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?

A.MorecompaniesfromemergingmarketscomeontheFortune500list.

B.LenovoboughttherightofusingIBMbrandforfiveyears.

C.Companiesfromemergingmarketsbegantotakepositioninglobalmarket.

D.Thetraditionalone-directionglobalizationhasbeenshiftingintomulti-directionone.

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

CordiaHarringtonwastiredofstandingupalldayandsmellinglikeFrenchfriesatnight.ShealsoownedandoperatedthreeMcDonald'sfranchises(特许经销商)inIllinois,butasadivorcedmotherofthreeboys,sheyearnedforabusinessthatwouldprovideforherchildrenandletherspendmoretimewiththem.

Herturningmomentstruck,strangelyenough,aftershewasnominatedin1992tobeontheMcDonald'sbuncommittee."Theotherfranchisees,allmen,thoughtthatwasfunnybecauseofthewordbun,"sherecalls."Butthejokewasonthem:Theydidn'tknowthecompanywouldbepickingmeupinacorporatejettoseebakeriesaroundtheworld.EverytimeIwenttoameeting,Ilovedit.Thiswasglobal!"Theexperienceopenedhereyestobusinesspossibilities.WhenMcDonald'sdecideditwantedanewbunsupplier,Harringtonbecamedeterminedtowinthecontract,eventhoughshehadnoexperiencerunningabakery."Youseeatinycrackinthe