2022年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022年陕西省西安市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

Despitemultipleauthors,thebookis______throughoutthetext.

2.Thedisadvantageoftoday'ssocialnetworksisthattotheoutsideweb,theyarenot______.

3.

Whenmostpeoplereadtheword"he",theywouldunderstandittoraterto______.

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BelowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanOverabundanceofplants.

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Tobecomeamemberofeuro,thecountriesmustmeettheconvergencecriteria.

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6.Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersareswitchingtoit.

7.

MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

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8.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment

JamesEisenstein,MarkKessler,BruceA.WilliamsandJacquelineVaughnSwitzer.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment.NewYorkSt.Martin'sPress,1996.639pp.Tables,appendices,glossary,references,index.ISBN0-312-13662-5.

TherearedozensofAmericanGovernmenttextbooksonthemarket,manyofthemveryrespectedandsuccessful,someevenregardedasclassicsintheirumpteenth(无数次的)edition.Frequentlythereislittlethatdistinguishesonefromanother,otherthananidiosyncratic(特殊的)"conceptualframework,"thenumberandkindsofgraphics,boxes,andphotos,orthepackageofancillary(辅助的)materialsavailabletotheadopter.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernmentistypicalofthestandardAmericanGovernmenttextbookonthemarket.Itprovidesbalancedcoverageofpoliticalandconstitutionalhistory,Americanpoliticalinstitutionsandprocesses,andpoliticalparticipation.Thisbasicversiondoesnotincludeseparatechaptersonpublicpolicy,butmanypolicyissuesareaddressedinthecoverageofthecongress,thepresidency,thebureaucracy,thecourts,andinterestgroups.

Thechaptersareorganizedinalogicalsequencebuttheyarewrittensothattheymaybeusedinanalternativesequenceifaninstructorwouldsodesire.Thewritingstyle.isverystraightforwardandnotunnecessarilyacademicandjargonistic.Thetoneisrespectfulofstudentsandtheirexperiencesand,despitemultipleauthors,itremainsconsistentthroughoutthetext.

ThereareanumberoffeaturesofThePlayofPowerthatmakeitattractiveandthatmakeitoneofthetextbooksthatIhaveusedwithsatisfactionforseveralyears.Asissuggestedbythetitle,theauthorsdescribepoliticsasagameofpowerplayedbymanyplayers,thoughtheirsisnotanapplicationofformalgametheoriestopolities.Instead,theyaskstudentstothinkofanumberoffamiliargames,likebasketballorMonopoly(强手棋),andthewaysthattherules,strategies,andresourcesshapehowplayersgoaboutpursuingtheirgoalsandwithwhateffect.Theauthorsinvitestudents,then,tolookatpolitiesasagame—a"grand"gamewithsometimesdeadlyconsequences—thatisshapedbycertainrules(somefoundintheConstitution),thatisplayedbymanyplayers(politicians,voters,organizedinterests,etc.)whobringvariousandun-equalresources(money,status,connections,etc.)tothegame,andwhowinvariousmaterialandsymbolicoutcomes.The"gameofpolitics"metaphorissometimesdifficulttosustainthroughoutthecoverageofmanytopics,butitprovidesausefulorganizationalframework.ItdashessomeoftheidealisticnotionsofAmericangovernmentandpoliticsthatstudentsmayhavepickedupinhighschoolcivicsclasses,aswellasthemorecynicalnotionsthattheypickupinthepopularmedia.Intheend,Ithinkitisusefulinhelpingstudentsmakesenseofwhogetswhat,andhow,aswellaswhodoeswhat,andwhy—andwithwhatsuccess.

AnotherattractivefeatureofThePlayofPowerisaserious,consistent,andultimatelysuccessfulefforttodrawonstudents'ownexperiencetouncovertherelevanceofpoliticsandgovernment.Theauthorscompareandcontrastpoliticalissuesanddilemmastostudentissues,tostudentrelationshipsamongthemselves,withtheuniversity,withtheirparents,andwithlocalgovernment.Thishelpsstudentsseetherule-makingandchoice—making,aswebasthetradeoffs(权衡)ofthepoliticalprocess.

TheauthorsofThePlayofPoweralsopallofffairlyeffectivelythechallengeofdescribingtherolesofminoritiesandwomeninAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.ThishasbecomeanincreasinglycommonundertakingforauthorsofAmericangovernmenttextbooks.Someauthorsweaveadiscussionofthese

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9.Aworkoutforeveryageandattitude

Yourfitnessplanmaychangewithage,butthebenefitsdon't:strength,flexibilityandbetterhealth.

Asmenage,theirfitnessneedschange.Theall-outbasketballgamesplayedat20aren'tsopainlessplayedat36.Duringmiddleage,weightbeginstocreepupasmetabolismslows,andthefataroundthemidsectionthreatenstheheartandotherorgans.Elderlymendiscovertheimportanceofflexibilityandmusclestrengthasthesimplesttasks,suchasgettinginandoutofchairs,canbecomeachallenge.

Awoman'sagingprocessisdistinguishedbyparticularphysiologicalchangesthatdemandspecificworkouts,suchasresistancetrainingtocombattheosteoporosis(骨质疏松症)thatoftenoccursfollowingmenopause(绝经期).Butmendon'thavesuchdefinitivemarkersandmayrealizetheyneedtochangetheirexerciseroutinesonlywhentheysufferasprainthattakesweeksormonthstoheal.

It'svital,however,formentokeepexercisingtomaintaingoodhealth.Onestudy,publishedlastyearintheJournalofAppliedPhysiology,foundmenaged65to79whodidregularphysicalactivityhadfarstrongerimmunesystemsthanthoseofasedentary(惯于久坐的)controlgroup.AseparateCanadianstudyof19000mendiscoveredthatthosewhoexercisedandwerefitcuttheirriskofdeathbyheartdiseaseinhalf.

Menintheir20sareatthepeakoftheirstrength.That'swhymanyheadforthegymandloaduponweights,sometimesneglectingthecardiovascular(心脏血管的)aspectsoftheirworkout.Butcardio

exerciseisnecessaryatthisstagetomaintainheartandlunghealth.

Throughouttheir20sandearly30s,menalsoaren'tgivingmuchthoughttothingslikewarmingupandstretching.They'renotseeingasmuchintermsofbodydecay.Sothey'renotasgoodaboutdoingpreparationandcrosstraining—eventhoughtheyshould—becausetheydon'tfeeltheyneedit.

Atthisstage,menshouldincorporateavarietyofsportsandactivitiesintotheircardioandweightroutines.Varietyisimportantforcardioandweight-beatingexercises,sothebodydoesn'tgetusedtothesamerepetitivemovements.Headvocatessportssuchasbasketballorsoccer,oractivitiessuchaskickboxing,allofwhichinvolveexplosivemovementsaswellasbodyrotation.

Asedentarylifestyle.cancreepuponguysintheir20sand30siftheydon'tadheretoaregularfitnessprogram.Ifcompetitivesportsbecometoointenseorevendangerous,expertsrecommenddoingless-demandingactivitiessuchasexerciseclasses,runningorcycling.

Developingaconsistentworkoutthatincludescardiovascularandstrengthtrainingshouldbeparamounttokeepweightdownandmusclesstrong.Mentypicallygainabdominalweight,whichputsthemathigherriskforheartdiseaseanddiabetes.Maintainingflexibilityisvitalaswell,whichonlygetsmoreimportantwitheachpassingyear.Yogaisakindofsportdesignedforkeepingjointsflexible,whichhelpspreventinjury.

Workoutsformenintheir60sand70sshouldbegearedtowardfunctionalfitness,ortrainingthebodytohandlereal-lifesituations,suchasgettinginandoutofchairsornavigatingstairs.Thatmeansrelyinglessonweightmachinesandmoreonthebodyitselftomaintainstrengthandbalancesuchasbyliftingweights.Althoughmengenerallydon'texperienceasmuchbonelossaswomenastheyage,theycanstillsufferagingfracturesandshouldstrivetomaintaingoodbonedensity.Thatcanbedoneinpartthroughweight-beatingexercises.

Aerobicactivitycontinuestobeimportantaswell.Haber,aprofessorofgerontology(老人医学),advocatesmildactivitiessuchasbriskwalking,ridingastationaryorrecumbentbike,ortakingamoderatelypacedexerciseclass.Oneelementthatshouldn'tbeignoredisthesocia

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10.ReturningtoScience

TeresaGarrettwasworkingpart-timeasabiochemistrypostdoc(博士后).Shehadaninfantathome,andshewasmiserable.Sheandherhusbandwereconsideringhavingasecondchild.Shedidn'tlikeleavingherdaughterwithadaycareprovider,andshewonderedifherslimincomejustifiedtheexpenseofchild-care.Shedecidedtostayhomefulltime.

Itwasalonelybutpracticaldecision,shesays.Shehadn'truledoutthepossibilitybutshedidnotexpecttoreturntoscience:Afterall,theconventionalwisdomwouldequateseveralyearsofparentingleavewiththeendofaresearchcareer.Garretteventuallyhadtwodaughtersandspenttheirearlyyearsathome.

Thechallengeofmanagingasciencecareerandpersonalandfamilyobligationsisnotanewissue,particularlyforwomen.Inacareerwhereproductivityandpublicationsdefineyourvalue,canyoutakeacoupleofyearsoffandthenmakeasuccessfulreturn?Whenyoudo,willemployerstrustyourdevotiontoyourjob?

ForGarrett,theanswertobothquestionswas"Yes".First,shefoundashort-termteachingtutoratDukeUniversity,theinstitutionwhereshehaddoneherPh.D.AndthenChristianRaetz,whohadbeenherPh.D.adviser,offeredherapostdoc.Thetimingwasperfect:Shewasreadytostartamoreregularworkschedule,andherhusbandwasinterestedinstartingabusiness.Today,sheisachemistryprofessoratVassarCollege.GarrettcreditsRaetzbothforhisfaithinherabilitiesandhiswillingnesstojudgehercontributionsonqualityandproductivityandnotthenumberofhoursshespentinthelaboratory."Peoplearealwaysshockedtoknowthatyoucantaketimeoffandcomeback,"shesays.

Returningtoresearchafteranextendedpersonalleaveispossible,butitmaynotbestraightforward.Progresscanbeslowandtheremaybesomefalloutfromabreak.Thepathbackdoesn'tcomewitharoadmaporatimeline.Yourreentrywillhaveadifferentrhythmthanyourinitialapproachbecausethistimeyouhavetobalanceyourcareerwiththeneedsofafamily.Theuncertaintycanmakeyoufeelisolatedandalone.Butifyouarepersistentandtakeadvantageoftheresourcesthatareavailable,youcangetitdone.

SteppingSideways

Aftertimeawayfromtheworkforce,it'sparticularlyeasytounderestimateyourvalueasascientistand--hence--totakeoneormorebackwardsteps.Don't,saysRuthRoss,whonearlymadethatmistakeafterspending4yearsathomewithherchildren.APh.D.pharmacologistwithindustryexperience,sheappliedforatechnicianjobattheUniversityofAberdeenintheUnitedKingdomassheplannedherreturntoscience.Shewouldhavetakenthejobifithadbeenoffered,shesays,but"thatprobablywouldhavebeenabadcareermove".Asitturnedout,theuniversitydecidedshewasover-qualified.

Insteadoftakingastepback,takeastepsideways:Ifyouleftapostdoc,returntoapostdoc,perhapswithaspecialcareerreentryfellowship.AfacultymemberatAberdeenencouragedRosstoapplyforanewlyestablishedcareerreentryfellowshipfromtheWellcomeTrust.Fundingfromthatorganizationsupportedherpostdoctoralresearchuntiltheuniversityhiredherintoafacultypositionin2002.

After2yearsathomewithhersonandtwindaughtersfollowedby3yearssearchingforprojectmanagementjobsinthebiotechindustry,biochemistPlaAbolagotwindofanopeningattheMolecularSciencesInstitute(MSI).AnMSIstaffscientistneededskillslikehersbutlackedmoney,sothetwoappliedjointlyforanNIHcareerreentrysupplement.She'snowaproteinbiochemistandgrantwriteratProsettaBioconformatics.

IndependenceandFlexibility

Insteadofsteppingbackwardorsideways,physicistShireenAdenwallatookastepforward.Insteadoftakinganotherpostdoc,shesetupan

A.hercommonsense

B.herseveralyearsofparentingleave

C.herslimincome

D.hercomingsecondchild

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EmekBaskethasstudiedtheimpactofWal-Martontheretailersin______.

A.Americancounties

B.Europeantowns

C.Americanmetropolis

D.citiesallovertheworld

12.

DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

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13.

______chatroomuserswillproceedtomeetfacetoface.

14.

Whichofthefollowingisthetypicalbehavior.ofthegrind?

A.Theyhaveallcolorofsocksinthesockdrawer.

B.Theyneverfailtodoacertainamountofstudyeveryevening.

C.Theywritedowneverythingtheteachersaysintheclass.

D.Theydon'teventakeabreakontheweekends.

15.

Besidesthecontributionactivity,CLTaddressesanotherarea,whichconstantlychallengesteachers,______.

16.

Nearlyallnaturalwaterbodiesbearfishlifeexcepting______.

17.VirtuallyallpatientschoosetotoleratesideeffectswhenconfrontedwiththechoicebetweendyingfromHIV-AIDSandsideeffects.

18.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor______courses.

19.Greenbuildingtechniquesrequire______.

A.architectstomakefulluseofsunlight

B.peopletoavoidusingelectricalappliances

C.architectstoemploylocallabors

D.businessmentoresistpoisonousbuildingmaterials

20.

Beforesheswitchedfields,Freeland'sformerresearchdirectionwas______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(39)

22.(28)

A.Itisfromsecond-handinformation.

B.Itisgatheredfromothersourcesthanfromitsinhabitants.

C.Itisfromtheargumentsaboutthecountry.

D.Itisdifferentfromwhatonehadbeforethetravel.

23.

【B6】

24.(21)

A.Workersonassemblylines.

B.Governmentofficials.

C.Businesspeople.

D.Collegestudents.

25.(25)

A.September13th.

B.September12th.

C.October13th.

D.October12th.

26.(24)

A.Exposingoneselftothetargetculture.

B.Attendingregularlyagoodlanguageprogram.

C.Comingupwithastudyplan.

D.Developinggoodnote-takingskills.

27.听力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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A.10points.B.2points.C.15points.D.5points.

28.听力原文：Youmayrememberthatafewweeksago,wediscussedthequestionofwhatphotographyis.Isitart,orisitamethodofreproducingimages?Dophotographsbelonginmuseumsorjustinourhomes?TodayIwanttotalkaboutapersonwhotriedtomakehisprofessionallifeananswertosuchquestions.

AlfredStieglitzwentfromtheUnitedStatestoGermanytostudyengineering.Whilehewasthere,hebecameinterestedinphotographyandbegantoexperimentwithhiscamera.Hetookpicturesunderconditionsthatmostphotographersconsideredtoodifficult—hetookthematnight,intherain,andofpeopleandobjectsreflectedinwindows.WhenhereturnedtotheUnitedStates,hecontinuedtheserevolutionaryefforts.Stieglitzwasthefirstpersontophotographskyscrapers,clouds,andviewsfromanairplane.

WhatStieglitzwastryingtodointhesephotographswaswhathetriedtodothroughouthislife:makephotographyanart.Hefeltthatphotographycouldbejustasgoodaform.ofselfexpressionaspaintingordrawing.ForStieglitz,hiscamerawashisbrush.Whilemanyphotographersofthelate1800'sandearly1900'sthoughtoftheirworkasareproductionofidenticalimages,Stieglitzsawhisasacreativeartform.Heunderstoodthepowerofthecameratocapturethemoment.Infact,heneverretouchedhisprintsormadecopiesofthem.Ifhewereinthisclassroomtoday,rmsurehe'dsay,"Well,paintersdon'tnormallymakeextracopiesoftheirpaintings,dothey?"

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A.Howtoanalyzephotographictechniques.

B.Howtodefinephotography.

C.HowAlfredStieglitzcontributedtothehistoryofphotography.

D.Whetherphotographyissuperiortootherartforms.

29.(26)

A.Theyhavemorebuyingpower.

B.Theyhaveenoughtimetoexercise.

C.Theytendtoenjoysportsmore.

D.Theyareveryhealthconscious.

30.【B11】

31.听力原文：Ifanyoneaskedyouwhatwerethemainmeansofcommunicationbetweenpeople,whatwouldyousay?Thatisn'tacatchyquestion.Theanswerissimpleandobvious.Itwouldalmostcertainlyrefertomeansofcommunicationthatinvolvetheuseofwords:speakersandlisteners—oralcommunication;writersandreaders—writtencommunication.AndYou'dbequiteright.Thereis,however,anotherform.ofcommunicationwhichweallusemostofthetime,usuallywithoutknowingit.Thisissometimescalledbodylanguage.Itdoesnotinvolvetheuseofwords.Itsmoretechnicalnameisnon-verbalcommunication,"NVC"forshort.

Whensomeoneissayingsomethingwithwhichheagrees,theaverageEuropeanwillsmileandnodapproval.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudisagreewithwhattheyaresaying,youmayfrownandshakeyourhead.Inthiswayyousignalyourreactions,andcommunicatethemtothespeakerwithoutsayingaword.Incidentally,Ireferredamomentagoto"theaverageEuropean",becausebodylanguageisverymuchtiedtoculture,andinordernottomisunderstand,ornottobemisunderstood,youmustappreciatethis.AsmilingChinese,forinstance,maynetbeapprovingbutacutelyembarrassed.

QuitealotofworkisnowbeingdoneonthesubjectofNVC,whichisobviouslyimportant,forinstance,tomanagerswhohavetodealeverydaywiththeirstaff,andhavetounderstandwhatotherpeoplearefeelingiftheyaretocreategoodworkingconditions.Bodylanguage,orNVCsignals,issometimescategorizedintofivekinds:(1)bodyandfacialgestures;(2)eyecontact;(3)bodycontactorproximity;(4)clothingandphysicalappearance:and(5)thequalityofspeech.Iexpectyouunderstandallthose,exceptperhaps"proximity".Thissimplymeans"closeness".Insomecultures—andIamsurethisisaculturalfeatureandnotanindividualone—itisquitenormalforpeopletostandclosetogether,ortomoreorlessthrusttheirfacesintoyourswhentheyaretalkingloyou.Inotherculturesthisisdisliked;Americans.forinstance,talkaboutinvasionoftheirspace.

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A.Wordsandphrases.

B.Culture.

C.Individuals.

D.Misunderstanding.

32.(32)

A.Forbidchildrentohavepets.

B.StopbuyingpetsfromAfrica.

C.Fightagainstmorenewdiseases.

D.Easilygetinfectedbydiseasesfromdogs.

33.【B5】

34.(42)

35.听力原文：W:IwishSusiewouldstoprecitingthatpoem.I'veheardherrepeatithundredsoftimes.

M:Atleastthatmuch.IusedtoreallylikeWhitman'spoemsuntilIhadtolistentoheroverandoveragain.

Q:Whatdothemanandwomanmean?

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A.Theyaretiredofhearingthepoem.

B.TheyareveryexcitedtohearWhitman'spoems.

C.Susieisoneoftheirfavorite.

D.TheywanttolistentoSusie'srecitationofthepoem.

36.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecentlyadvisedparentstomakesurechildrengetanhourofphysicalactivityeachdaytofightobesity.Butyoudon'thavetoforceyourkidstodetimedraces.Thathourcanbeac-cumulatedthroughgamesthatyoubothenjoy.

"Foranyindividualchildthekeyistogetthemtodoactivitiesthatarefunsothey'llbeinterestedandwanttodomoreofthatactivity,"saidDr.EricSmall,aco-authorofthepolicystatement.

Forexample,walkyourchildtoschoolorthebusstopbyplayingtheclassicgameFollowtheLeader.Theleadercanjumpuponacurb,hopononefootfivetimes,orlimbounderatreebranch.Thegamecangetkidsasyoungas2movingandhelpthemlearntoembraceanactivelifestyle.

Gettingkidsmovingcanevenbeassimpleasgettingthemwalkingorbicycling.Setasideatimefortheactivityandsetagoalofreachingalandmarkorjustcruisingaroundtheneighborhoodforanhour.Takeyourchildice-skatingorswimmingorjustrunningthroughthesprinkler,advisesMarshaSmith,aphysicaleducationteacher.Takeanolderchildgolfingandwalkthecourseinsteadofrentingacart."Atfirst,it'sanhonor,"Smithsaid."Spendingtimewithaparentorothercaregivermotivatesthem."

Havingtroublegettingthingsstarted?Kennedysuggestsgettingstartedbyreplacingsomethingkidshatewithphysical,activity.Sodothedishesforthekidswhitetheyheadoutsideforabikeride,orletthemstayupanhoarlaterforagameofflashlighttag.

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A.Longdistancerace.

B.100-metrerace.

C.Fungames.

D.WatchingTV.

37.听力原文：W:Wenowinterruptourregularschedulednewsprogramto(22)bringyouliveup-to-datecoverageonthecivilunrestinthenewlyformedcountryofKarnak,whereourmanStanFieldingisstationed.Stan...

M:ThisisStanFieldingreportinglivefromthesuburbsofthecapitalcity.Just20minutesago,rebelforceslaunchedthebiggestoffensiveagainsttherulinggovernmentinthe18-monthconflicthereinthiscountry.

W:Now,Stan,isthisasignthatthepeaceprocesshastotallyabandoned?

M:Well,sofar,(23)peacenegotiationshavefailed,andanyresolutiontoendthecivilwarappearsbleakatthismoment.Asyoucansee...whoa.

W:Stan,Stan,areyouthere?

M:Uh,yes.Shelly.Asyoucanprobablyhearbehindme,rebelforcesarealsousingheavyartillerytopoundthepositionsofgovernmentforcesaroundthecitycentrer.Rebelforcesareclosingin,and(24)it'sfearedthattheywillbeabletotakethecapitalbuildingbeforedaybreakwhere,itisbelieved,manygovernmentofficialsareholdingout.

W:Now,besidestheheavyfighting,whatotherpressingconcernsarethereforthecitizensofthecity?

M:well,sincethebeginningoftheconflict,(25)starvation,andlackofcleanwaterandadequateshelterhavebeenthebiggestdailyobstaclesfacingthecitizensofthiswar-torncountry.Itisbelievedthatover40000people,mostlychildren,havestarvedtodeath.Fortunately.noepidemicshavebrokenout,butthatisalwaysaconcernifthiswarlingerson.

W:Okay,thatwasStanFieldingreporting.Andwewillkeepyouup-to-dateasthisstorycontinuestounfold.

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A.ThelatestdevelopmentsofanarmedrebellioninKarnak.

B.ThefallofKarnak'scapitalcityintothehandsoftherebelforces.

C.TheepidemicthathasjustbrokenoutinthecountryofKarnak.

D.ThepeacetalksbetweentherebelsandthegovernmentinKarnak.

38.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：InBritainthereare11nationaldailynewspapersandmostpeoplereadoneofthemeveryday.Therearetwokindsofnewspaper.Oneislargeinsizeandhasmanydetailedarticlesaboutnationalandinternationalevents.Thesenewspapersarecalledtheseriouspapersorthequalitypapers.Theotherkind,calledthetabloids,aresmallerinsize,havemorepictures,oftenincolor,andshortarticles,oftenaboutlessimportanteventsorabouttheprivatelivesofwell-knownpeople.Althoughsomepeopledisapproveoftabloids,morepeoplebuythemthanbuytheseriousnewspapers.TheSun,forexample,whichisatabloid,isthebiggest-sellingnewspaperinBritain.Thetabloidsaresometimescalledthegutterpress.Andin1997,somephotographreportersofthetabloidsweresaidtobeinvolvedinthetragicdeathofPrincessDianainFranceandtheywerecriticizedasPaparazzibythepublic.

MostnationalnewspapersinBritainexpressapoliticalopinionandpeoplechoosethenewspaperthattheyreadaccordingtotheirownpoliticalbeliefs.Mostofthenewspapersareright-wingwhichmeanstheysupporttheConservativeParty.ThesearetheDailyTelegraph,whichistheseriousnewspaper,theDailyExpress,DailyMail,DailyStar,theSunandToday,whicharealltabloids.Oftheotherseriousnewspapers,TheTimes,theoldestnewspaperinBritain,didnotformerlyhaveonestrongpoliticalviewbutitisnowmoreright-wing.TheIndependentdoesnotsupportanypoliticalparty,andneitherdoestheFinancialTimes,whichconcentratesonbusinessandfinancialnews.TheDailyMirroristhevoiceoftheLaborParty.

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A.Probingintotheprivacyoffamouspeople.

B.Shortarticlesaboutlessimportanteven