2022年河南省平顶山市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)

2022年河南省平顶山市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

TheaveragethicknessofArcticicehasnowbeenreducedby______.

2.

Tosaveenergyforanunexpectedsituation,yourbodystoresanaccumulationof______.

3.

FreudreturnedtoViennain188andbeganworkasadoctorin______.

4.

Besideshisbasicsalaryofabout5500yuan,theforeignteacheralsogets______.

5.

Someadsfailbecauseoflackoforiginality,andtheadagenciessufferfinanciallossfromthat.

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6.

China'sentryintoWTOwillspeedupChina'smovingtowardsa______economy.

7.

OtherpeoplearelikelytoconnectUFO'swithsomethinginthewater,whichlookslikeasmallsubmarinebuttravelsmoreslowly.

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Accordingtotheauthor,itisagoodhabittofinishallthesmallprojectsbeforestartingwithamajorone.

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9.

Millionsofpeoplekeeplivefishesinhomeaquariumsforbiologicalresearch.

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10.Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan______.

11.PreparingforTests

Ideallyitshouldbeloveoflearning,achievement,andself-improvementthatpromptsalllearning.Buttheaveragestudentisprobablymotivatedbyamoretangible,immediate,andpressuringreason—thereqirementtotakeandpasstests.Fewhighschoolstudentsarenotconcernedwiththeaptitudeandachievementteststhattheymusttaketogetintocollege.Evenstudentsnotplanningtoattendcollegewilltakeplacement,adaptability,andpromotiontestsiftheyaretosucceedintheirfield.Promotioninthearmedservicesdoesnotdependonphysicalprowess(本领)andlengthofservice.Itdepends,instead,ontheabilitytostudyandpasspromotionaltests.Youneedtounderstandtheimportanceoftests,thebestmethodsofpreparation,thecommonsenserequiredforbothaphysicalandmentalapproachtothem,howtoreadinstructionsandquestionscorrectly,andhowtoanswerthewaythetestorteacherexpectyoutoanswer.Thisisoneofthemostvaluablepsychologicalbenefitsthatcancomefromyoureducation.

AttitudetowardsTests

Dr.FrancisP.Robinsoninhisbook,EffectiveStudy,posesaquestion:"Didyoueverthankateacherforgivingatest?"Atfirstglanceyouarenotlikelytofindmuchinyourthinkingthatwouldhelpinspirea"Yes".Theteacherspendsalotoftimepreparingthetestquestions.Afteryouhavetakenthetest,theteacherspendsmanyhourscarefullyevaluatingyourpaper.Mistakesaremarkedsothatwhenyourpaperisretrunedyoucangooverthemandperhapswriteincorrections.Thenyouwillnotmakethesamemistakesagain.

TestasaPersonalBattle

Doyou,likemanyofyourfellowstudents,consierthetestorexaminationsasapersonalbattlewhichtheteacherwagesinanattempttodefeatyou,ordoyouseeitasacontestinwhichonetriestooutwittheother?Ifthisisyourattitudetowardstests,youprobablydooneoftwothingswhentheteacherreturnsyourpapertoyou.One,youthrowitawaywithoutbotheringtodomorethanglancethroughittoseewherepointsweretakenoff.Ortwo,withoutcheckinganimcompleteansweragainstthefactsasstudied,youapproachtheteacheranddemandtoknowwhypointsweretakenoff.Thisisthemostnegativeofapproaches.Thedifferenceinattitudecanbeseeninthedifferencebetweentwoquestions:"Whydidyoutakeoffpointsonthisquestion?"and"WhatshouldIhaveincludedthatIdidnot?"

FearofTakingTests

Anotherattitudethatyoushouldavoidisthatoffear.Fearoftakingtestresultsintensionanddisturbedthinking.These,inturn,produceblindspots(notbeingabletorememberanswersthatyouknewtenminutesbeforethetest)andcarelessmistakes.Thisfearalsokeepspeoplefromventuringintonewareasinlife.Theymayvisualizethenewmethod,thebettertool,orthestrongbridge,buttheyhesitateuntilsomeoneelserealizestheirdreams,

Fearpreventssuccessontestsandexaminationsbecausefearconditionsthemindforfailure.StudentswhoareafraidstartinaStateofconfusionanddisorder.Thustheythrowawaytheadvantagestheyhavegottenbypreparation.Studentswhoapproachtestswithfeararealmostswayscharacterizedbythefollowing:(1)Theirgradeisconsiderablylowerthantheirdailyrecitationgrades,sometimesasmuchastwentypointslower.(2)Theycomplainabouttheteacher—insufficientexplanation,lackofdetailedreview,etc.(3)Theyfindfaultwiththetestmaterials—toolong,notthetypeofquesti

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12.ARVshaven'tbeenusedwidelytopreventHIVtransmissionorinfectionforlackofmoney.

13.

Thistextismainlyakindof______forabusinesspublication.

14.

Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso______.

15.

Theauthorpointsoutthattherehavebeenwars,murdersandabusesdueto______.

A.economicdifficulty

B.lackofcivilization

C.theuglyreality

D.ourhumanity

16.TheGeodesicDome(圆顶屋)--theHouseoftheFuture?

R.BuckminsterFullerspentmuchoftheearly20thCenturylookingforwaystoimprovehumanshelterbyapplyingmoderntechnologicalknow-howtoshelterconstruction,makingsheltermorecomfortableandefficient,andmoreeconomicallyavailabletoagreaternumberofpeople.

Afteracquiringsomeexperienceinthebuildingindustryanddiscoveringthetraditionalpracticesandperceptionswhichseverelylimitchangesandimprovementsinconstructionpractices,Fullercarefullyexaminedandimprovedinteriorstructureequipment,includingthetoilet,theshower,andthebathroomasawhole.Hestudiedstructureshells,anddevisedanumberofalternatives,eachlessexpensive,lighter,andstrongerthantraditionalwood,brick,andstonebuildings.

In1944,theUnitedStatessufferedaserioushousingshortage.GovernmentofficialsknewthatFullerhaddevelopedaprototypeoffamilydwellingwhichcouldbeproducedrapidly,usingthesameequipmentwhichhadpreviouslybuiltwar-timeairplanes.Theycouldbe"installed"anywhere,thewayatelephoneisinstalled,andwithlittleadditionaldifficulty.WhenoneofficialflewtoWichita,Kansastoseethishouse,whichBeechAircraftandFullerbuilt,themanreportedlygasped,"MyGod!Thisisthehouseofthefuture!"

Soon,unsolicitedcheckspouredinfrompeoplewhowantedtopurchasethisnewkindofhouse,butFullerwasneverabletogetitintofullproduction.Thiswasduetomanyobstaclessuchasonlyunioncontractorswereabletohookthehousesuptowater,powerandsewersinmanycities.However,becausethehouseswerealreadywiredandhadtheplumbinginstalledbytheaircraftcompany,manyconstructiontradeunionsmadeitclearthattheywouldnotworkonthehouses.Therewerealsoin-housedifferencesbetweenFullerandthestockholders.Fullerdidnotfeelthehousedesignwascomplete;therewereproblemshewantedtofix.Butthestockholderswantedtomoveahead.However,themainobstructionwasobtainingthefinancingforthetoolingcosts,whichwerepurposefullynotincludedinthenegotiationswithinvestors.Nobankwouldfinancetheprojectwithunionproblemsandstockholderbattles.

Afterthewar,Fuller'seffortsfocusedontheproblemofhowtobuildashelterwhichissolightweightthatitcanbedeliveredbyair.Sheltershouldbemobilewhichwouldrequiregreatbreakthroughsintheweight-reductionofthematerials.Technologywouldhavetofollownature'sdesignasseenbythespider'swebwhichcanfloatinahurricanebecauseofitshighstrength-to-weightratio.NewshelterwouldhavetobedesignedthatassimilatestheseprinciplesandthatwasFuller'sintent.

OneofthewaysBuckminsterFullerwoulddescribethedifferencesinstrengthbetweenarectangleandatrianglewouldbeapplypressuretobothstructures.Therectanglewouldfoldupandbeunstablebutthetrianglewithstandsthepressureandismuchmorerigid--infactthetriangleistwiceasstrong.Thisprincipledirectedhisstudiestowardcreatinganewarchitecturaldesign,thegeodesicdome,basedalsouponhisideaof"doingmorewithless".Fullerdiscoveredthatifasphericalstructurewascreatedfromtriangles,itwouldhaveincomparablestrength.

Thesphereusesthe"doingmorewithless"principleinthatitenclosesthelargestvolumeofinteriorspacewiththeleastamountofsurfaceareathussavingonmaterialsandcost.Fullerreintroducedtheideathatwhenthesphere'sdiameterisdoubleditwillquadrupleitssquarefootageandproduceeighttimesthevolume.

Thespherical(球形的)structureofadomeisoneofthemostefficientinterioratmospheresforhumandwellingsbecauseairandenergyareallowedtocirculatewithoutobstruction.Thisenablesheatingandcoolingtooccurnatu

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17.FreedbySudan,"Geographic"ReporterArrivesHomeinU.S.

After34daysinaSudanesejail,NationalGeographicjournalistPaulSalopek,whohadbeenchargedwithspying,landedinhishomestateofNewMexicoonSundaymorning.

Atthetimeofhisarrest,Salopek,44,hadbeenfreelancereportingforNationalGeographicmagazineontheSahelregion,whichstretcheseast-westacrossAfricaalongthesouthernedgeoftheSahara.

DonBelt,Salopek'seditorfortheSahelassignment,embracedthereporteruponhisarrivalandlatersaidhemighthavelostalittleweight,buthelookslikehe'snonetheworseforwear.

"We'reoverthemoonaboutSalopek'sreturn",Beltadded.

Salopek,whoisonascheduledleaveofabsencefromtheChicagoTribune,arrivedinAlbuquerquewithhiswife,hisTribuneeditor,andNewMexicoGovernorBillRichardson.

Salopeksaiditfeels"fantastic"tobehome.

"It'sgreattoseemywife,who'sbeenthroughalot-insomewaysmorethanmyself-inthelast35days,"hesaid.

Afterhe'sspentsometimewithhisfamily,Salopeksays,heplansto"makeroundsinChicagoandWashington"tothankhisfriendsattheTribuneandtheNationalGeographicSociety.

"Icanneverreallyrepaythem,"hesaid.But,hejokedatapressconferenceSundayattheAlbuquerqueinternationalairport,whathecandois"rackupanenormousbeerbill."

OnbehalfofNationalGeographic,BeltthankedRichardson,theTribune,Sudan'sambassadortotheUnitedStates,andJimmyCarter.TheformerU.S.PresidenthadwrittentoSudanesePresidentOmarA1-BashironSalopek'sbehalf-agesturethathadbeenkeptsecretuntilSunday.

(BothNationalGeographicNewsandNationalGeographicmagazinearepartsoftheNationalGeographicSociety.)

OnceSalopekisbackonthejob,heintendstoreturntoAfrica,firsttoChadtocheckuponhistwoassistants,whowerearrestedandfreedalongsidehim.ThenhewillcompletehisNationalGeographicassignmentinChad,Mali,Niger,Nigeria,andSenegal.

DetainedinNorthDarfur

ThePulitzerPrizewinnerandhisChadianassistants-driverIdrissAbdulrahamAnuandinterpreterSuleimanAbakarMoussa-werearrestedonAugust6aftertravelingfromChadtoSudan'stroubledDarfurProvincewithoutavisa.

Thebordercrossinghadbeenalastminutedecision,SalopeksaidattheSundaypressconference.

Normally,thethreewouldhavebeendeported.Instead,onAugust26theywerechargedwithespionage,passinginformationillegally,anddisseminating"falsenews",inadditiontothechargeofenteringthecountryunlawfully.

ThethreemenwereconfinedtoasinglecellinElFasher,capitalofNorthDarfurProvince.

Fromthecell,Salopeksays,theycouldseeprotestorsdailyinveighing(痛骂)againsttheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedNations,whichareleadinganefforttodeployaUNpeacekeepingforcetoneighboringDarfurProvince.

Salopekandhiscellmates,though,weren'twithoutwelcomecompany.

U.S.soldiers-intheregionadvisinganAfricanUnionpeacekeepingforce-discoveredthatanAmericanwasbeingheldinElFasherandtookuphiscause.

"Theyvisitedusvirtuallyeveryday,"Salopeksaid."Theywerelikeourguardianangels."

Theefforttofreethereporterandhiscolleagues,though,wasn'texactlyheavenly.

Itwaslikea"carnivalride,"Salopeksaid,"upanddown,daytoday."

TheRelease

GovernorRichardsonflewtoSudanonThursdaytonegotiatethethreemen'sreleaseonhumanitariangrounds,ThanksinparttopriordealingswiththeSudaneseambassadortotheU.S.andwithSudanesePresidentOmarA1-Bashir,Richardsonsuccee

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18.

Thebirdsthatmigrateduringnightbegintodevelop______whentheyarequiteyoung.

19.

Thestatemakesadecisiononrestrictingtheamountofpaymentbymeansof______.

20.

Mostmemoryresearchersagreethatourbrainsrecord—andrememberatsomelevel—everythingthathappenstous.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.听力原文：Weknowthenthatinthe,US,it'sthejobofCongresstoproposenewlaws,whichwecallbills,andperhapstomodifythesebillsandthenwriteonthem.ButevenifthebillispassedinCongress,itstilldoesn'tbecomealawuntilthePresidenthasachancetoreviewit,too.Andifit'snottothePresident'sliking,thebillcanbevetoedorkilledineitheroftwoways.Oneisbyavetomessage.ThePresidenthastendaystovetothebillbyreturningittoCongress,alongwiththemessageexplainingwhyit'sbeingrejected.ThiskeepsthebillfrombecomingalawunlessoverwhelmingmajoritiesofbothHousesofCongressvotetoover-rightthePresident'sveto.Sometimestheydothat.Often,lawmakerssimplyrevisethevetoedbillandpassitagain.Thistime,intheform.thePresidentislesslikelytoobjectto,andlesslikelytowanttoveto.TheotherwaythePresidentcankillabillisbypocketveto.Here'swhathappens.IfthePresidentdoesn'tsignthebillwithintendays,andCongressajournsduringthattime,thenthebillwillnotbecomelaw.NoticethatitisonlyattheendofanentiresessionofCongressthatthepocketvetocanbeused,notjustwheneverCongresstakesashorterbreak,say,forasummervacation.Afterapocketveto,thatparticularbillisdead.IfalawmakerinCongresswantstopushthematterintheirnextsession,they'llhavetostartalloverwithabrand-newversionofthebill.

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A.HowthePresidentproposesnewlaws.

B.HowabillispassedbylawmakersinCongress.

C.HowthePresidentcanrejectaproposedlaw.

D.HowlawmakerscanforcethePresidenttosignabill.

22.

【B8】

23.(28)

A.Becausemountainousregionshaveaveryrichbiology.

B.Becausetheycanmoveuphilltogetcooler.

C.Becausetherearenodesertsinmountainousregions.

D.Becausetheyneedawarmerenvironmenttosurvive.

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25.(14)

A.Hemighthelpthewomanmuch.

B.Thewomanshouldn'tbuyausedcar.

C.Hedoesn'tknowalotaboutnewcars.

D.Thewomanisabettermechanicthanheis.

26.(26)

A.Thehightemperaturesrequiredforitsuse.

B.Thelackoftrainedenvironmentalengineers.

C.Theoppositionofautomobilemanufacturers.

D.Thehighcostofmaterialsusedinitsproduction.

27.SectionC

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

听力原文：JohannStrausswasborninViennain1825.Hisfather,awell-knownmusician,wasastrangeandmoodyman.Hedidnotwantanyofhischildrentobemusicians.HewhippedyoungJohannbecausetheboyinsistedhewantedtostudymusic.Atlast,Johannlefthisfamilypermanently.Hegrievedoverleavingthefamilybecausethewonderfulmusichealwayshadwithhimathomewasgoneforever.Theonlygoodthingaboutthefamilyseparation,itseemed,wasthatyoungJohannwouldbefreetostudymusic.

Thedancecalledthewaltzdevelopedfromapeasantdanceinthree-quartertime.ThewaltzbecamepopularinVienna,soitwasonlynaturalthatJohannwouldbeattractedtoit.

TheorchestraJohann'sfatherhaddirectedwaspreparedtodisbandwhentheelderStrausssuddenlydied.YoungJohannofferedtotakehisfather'splace.Mostofthemusiciansquestionedthatayoungmanwouldexpecttofilltheshoesofafamousfather.Theydidnottakeintoconsiderationthatthesonalreadyhadanorchestraofhisownwhichwasbecomingwell-known.Finally,oneofthememberspersuadedtheotherstoletthetwoorchestrasbecombined.Theirfirstperformancewasamemorialconcertplayedinhisfather'shonor.

SoonViennawaspayingtributestotheson.HewrotesuchfamouswaltzesasTalesfromtheViennaWoodsandTheBeautifulBlueDamube,andhismusicisstillplayedtoday.HiswaltzesareasbeautifulandtimelyaswhenStraussfirstwrotethem.

JohannStrausswasborninViennain1825.Hisfather,awell-knownmusician,wasastrangeand(36)______man.Hedidnotwantanyofhischildrentobemusicians.HewhippedyoungJohannbecausetheboyinsistedhewantedtostudymusic.Atlast,Johannlefthisfamily(37)______.He(38)______overleavingthefamilybecausethewonderfulmusichealwayshadwithhimathomewasgoneforever.Theonlygoodthingaboutthefamilyseparation,itseemed,wasthatyoungJohannwouldbefreetostudymusic.

Thedancecalledthewaltz(39)______fromapeasantdanceinthree-quartertime.ThewaltzbecamepopularinVienna;soitwasonlynaturalthatJohannwouldbe(40)______toit.

TheorchestraJohann'sfatherhaddirectedwas(41)______todisbandwhentheelderStrausssuddenlydied.YoungJohann(42)______totakehisfather'splace.Mostofthemusiciansquestionedthatayoungmanwouldexpecttofilltheshoesofafamousfather.Theydidnottakeinto(43)______thatthesonalreadyhadanorchestraofhisownwhichwasbecomingwell-known.Finally,oneofthememberspersuadedtheotherstoletthetwoorchestrasbecombined.(44)____________.

SoonViennawaspayingtributestotheson.(45)____________,andhismusicisstillplayedtoday.(46)____________.

28.SectionB

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

听力原文：Inarecentstudy,shopperswereaskedtotasteachocolate-chipcookie.(26)Whengivenacookiefromafulljar,theysaidittastedallright;butwhentheywereofferedonefromanearlyemptyjar,theysaidittastedbetter.Thisshowsaninterestingaspectofhumannature.Thescarcersomethingis,themorehighlypeopletendtovalueit.

D.H.Lawrence'snovelLadyChatterley'sLoverbroughttheauthorthemostfamenotwhenitwasfirstpublishedin1928,(27)butwhenitwasbanned--andwhenmanythousandsofblack-marketcopiesofthebookweresoldbeforeitwasfinallymadelegalinthe1960s.

AccordingtosocialpsychologistslikeRobertCialdini,ourinstinctiveinterestinacquiringthingsthatarerarereflectsourevolutionaryhistory.Inthepast,whenfoodorrawmaterialswerescarce,realvalueincreased,becausepossessiongavetheowneranadvantageforsurvival.

(28)Salespeoplelovepressingthe"scarce,thereforevaluable"button,withwarningslike"Buynowwhilestockslast!"and"Quick!Limited-TimeOffer!"Cleveradvertisersknowthatit'smuchmoreeffectivetofocusonthefearoflossthanonthebenefitofgain.ExpertsattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthathomeownersare300percentmorelikelytobuyanenergy-savingplanifthemessageis"Stoplosing50centsaday"insteadof"Startsaving50centsaday".Doyouwanttomakeaproposaltoyourmanagementfora＄100,000savingsplan?You'remorelikelyto.getitthroughifyoupresentyourmessageintermsofa＄100,000loss,shouldyourplannotbeaccepted.

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A.Ittastedasgoodastheonefromafulljar.

B.Ittastednobetterthantheonefromafulljar.

C.Ittastedbetterthantheonefromafulljar.

D.Ittastedworsethantheonefromafulljar.

29.听力原文：M:Oneofthemostcommonquestionsweaskaboutpeople'sbehavior.is"why".Whydidshesaythis?"Whydidhedothat?Sometimesthereasonisobvious,forexample,someoneisdrivingdownthestreet,thelightturnsred,theystop,why?

W:Becausetheyhaveto,legallyImean.

M:Exactly!Inthiscasethereasonisobvious,soweusuallydon'tquestionit.Butwhenthereasonisnotsoobviousandespeciallywhenthebehavior.couldhavenegativeconsequenceswe'llmorelikelytofeelaneedtoexplainthecausesofthebehavior.Socialpsychologistshaveatermforthis,fortheprocessofexplainingthecausesofthebehavior,it'scalled"causalattribution".Andonetheorysuggests,there'sapatterninthewaywegoaboutattributingcausestopeople'sbehavior.Accordingtothistheory,therearetwocategoriesofreasons:internalfactorsandexternalfactors.Again,Lisa,sayyou'redrivingdowntheroadandallofasuddensomeguyturnsintothelanerightinfrontofyou,andyouhavetoslamonyourbrakestoavoidanaccident.Howdoyoureact?

W:I'llprobablygetveryangry.

M:Because...

W:Well,he'snotpayingattention,he'sabaddriver.

M:Soyouautomaticallyattributethedriver'sbehavior.toaninternalfactor.Hehimselfistoblamebecauseheiscareless.

W:SoifIsaiditwasbecauseofheavytrafficorsomething,I'dbeattributinghisbehavior.toanexternalfactor,somethingbeyondhiscontrol.

M:Good.Nowhowdoweusuallyexplainourownnegativebehavior?

W:Weblameexternalfactors.

M:That'sright.

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A.Commoncausesofanger.

B.Judgingpeople'sbehavior.

C.Changingpeople'sattitudes.

D.Theeffectsofnegativebehavior.

30.(31)

A.Itsstrength.

B.Itsheaviness.

C.Itsdurability.

D.Itscheapcost.

31.(36)

A.Oneshouldtrytomindthenegativesideofanewculture.

B.Onlyunhappypeoplegetculturallyshockedinastrangeland.

C.Cultureshockisnecessaryinlearningaboutanewculture.

D.Cultureshockwillaccompanyaforeignsettlerallthelife.

32.(20)

A.Infuelconsumption.

B.Inmonthlypayment.

C.Intaxifares.

D.Intowtruckfees.

33.SectionB

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

听力原文：Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldbabystrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Herbabywasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthebabypressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthebabyaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthebabywaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthebabywithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.

Justatthismoment,shefeltbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputherbaby.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother'slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaringallthetime.Buttoherbabyitwasmusic.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whatdidthespeakerseethemomenthegotdowntotheriverbank?

31.HowdidMaShwemanagetosaveherbabyfromthefast-flowingwater?

32.Howdidthebabyfeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?

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A.Thebabywasabouttofallintotheriver.

B.MaShwewasplacingthebabyontherock.

C.Thebabywaswashedawaybytherisingwater.

D.MaShwewasholdingthebabyagainsttherushingwater.

34.(22)

A.Itisclosetotheschool.

B.Itischeap.

C.Ithasconvenientfacilities.

D.Thetenantagreementisgood.

35.听力原文：M:I'mterriblysorryI'mlate,butIjustcouldn'thelpit.IgothereassoonasIcould.

W:Well,it'snotsoonenough,isit?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.It'ssoonenoughtogethere.

B.It'snotsoonenoughtogethere.

C.It'snotlatetogethere.

D.It'searlyenoughtogethere.

36.(25)

A.ApoorBritishman.

B.ArichAmerican.

C.ArichBritishman.

D.ApoorAmerican.

37.SectionC

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

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Toform.roundconclusion,hemust【B1】______databothonresourcesofconsumersandonthe【B2】______thattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,【B3】______incomes,ordecliningincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947-1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditional【B4】______aboutearningandspendingarenotalways【B5】______.Anothertraditionalconclusionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywill【B6】______tobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearch【B7】______haveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmay