（2022年）山西省吕梁市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

（2022年）山西省吕梁市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition,onthetopicNoPainsNoGains.YourcompositionshouldbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.Yourpartofthecompositionshouldbeatleast150words.

1.请解释"NoPainsNoGains"的含义;

2.举例证明。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAnnouncement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

你们学校将开展一次赴西部支教的活动，在校生均可参加，为期一年，教授的课程为初中语文、数学、英语、物理和化学。请你以学生会名义，起草一份本次活动的宣传启事。

Announcement

3.1．举例说明水对人类的重要性

2．举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题

3．为了自下而上和发展人们要……

PreciousWater

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品，为什么会有这种现象？

2.举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人，社会等的危害。

5.1.大量民工流入城市

2．人们对民工大量流入城市所持的不同看法

3．我的观点

RuralWorkers:AMixedBlessingfortheCity

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.现在养狗的人越来越多;

2.不文明养狗给社会造成了危害;

3.我的看法。

RaisingDogsintheCity

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人数在持续上涨10年后于2007年开始减少。

2．考研热降温的原因。(收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作经验)

3．我们应该如何选择。

8.1.调查显示，某大学61%的学生需要人际关系方面的心理帮助

2.出现这种情况的主要原因

3.我的建议

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是当今人们最关心的重大问题之一。

2.节约使用是缓解能源短缺的手段之一。

3.但最好的解决办法是开发新的能源。

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.许多大学生缺乏社会责任感，比如……

2.造成这种现象的原因

3.大学生应如何履行自身的社会责任

CollegeStudents'SocialResponsibilities

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.

Usingthecontainerstotransportcankeepthegoodsclean.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Investigators______thenotesprovidedbyMr.Kayefromdoctorsforhisabsence.

13.

MsRobertsdemandsthatthegovernmenttakeontheresponsibilityforfindingoutthe______offamilyrelationshipcrisis.

14.

WhenisthebesttimetotakethenewerSATII'sAmericanhistory?

A.Afterseveralyearsofstudy.

B.Immediatelywhenyoufinishthecourse.

C.Whenyouhavealargeinformationsource.

D.Rightafteraholidaywhenyourmindisrefreshed.

15.WhatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaAaccordingtoFredrikdeWahl?

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

16.

Comparedwithothermajorindustrializedcountries,theUnitedStatesdependsmoreheavilyonoilimport.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Wal-Mart

Wal-Martismorethanjusttheworld'slargestretailer.Itisaneconomicforce,aculturalphenomenonandalightningrodforcontroversy.ItallstartedwithasimplephilosophyfromfounderSamWalton:Offershopperslowerpricesthantheygetanywhereelse.ThatbasicstrategyhasshapedWal-Mart'scultureanddriventhecompany'sgrowth.

NowthatWal-Martissohuge,ithasunprecedentedpowertoshapelabormarketsgloballyandchangethewayentireindustriesoperate.

HistoryofWal-Mart

SamWaltonopenedhisfirstfive-and-dimein1950.Hisvisionwastokeeppricesaslowaspossible.Evenifhismarginsweren'tasfatascompetitors,hefiguredhecouldmakeupforthatinvolume.Hewasright.

Intheearly1960s,WaltonopenedhisfirstWal-MartinRogers,Arkansas.Thecompanycontinuedtogrow,goingpublicin1970andaddingmorestoreseveryyear.In1990,Wal-MartsurpassedkeyrivalKmartinsize.Twoyearslater,itsurpassedSears.

Waltoncontinuedtodriveanoldpickuptruckandsharebudget-hotelroomswithcolleaguesonbusinesstrips,evenafterWal-Martmadehimveryrich.Hedemandedthathisemployeesalsokeepexpensestoabareminimum—amentalitythatisstillaltheheartofWal-MartculturemorethanadecadeafterWalton'sdeath.Thecompanyhascontinuedtogrowrapidlyafterhisdeathin1992andnowoperatesfourretaildivisions—Wal-MartSupercenters,Wal-Martdiscountstores,NeighborhoodMarketstoresandSam'sClubwarehouses.

Wal-MartStrategy

Let'sstartwithtechnology.Wal-Martpushedtheretailindustrytoestablishtheuniversalbarcode,whichforcedmanufacturerstoadoptcommonlabeling.Thebarallowedretailerstogenerateallkindsofinformation—creatingasubtleshiftofpowerfrommanufacturerstoretailers.Wal-Martbecameespeciallygoodatexploitingtheinformationbehindthebarcode.Andthusitisconsideredapioneerindevelopingsophisticatedtechnologytotrackitsstockandcutthefatoutofitssupplychain.

Recently,Wal-Martbecamethefirstmajorretailertodemandmanufacturersuseradiofrequencyidentificationtechnology(RFID).Thetechnology,usesradiofrequenciestotransmitdatastoredonsmalltagsattachedtopallets(货盘)orindividualproducts.RFIDtagsholdsignificantlymoredatathanbarcodes.

Thefrugalculture,establishedbyWalton.alsoplaysintoWal-Mart'ssuccess.Thecompanyhasbeencriticizedfortherelativelypoorwagesandhealthcareplansthatitotterstorank-andfileemployees.Ithasalsobeenaccusedofdemandingthathourlyworkersputinovertimewithoutpay.Storemanagersoftenworkmorethan70hoursperweek.

Thiscultureisalsopresentatthecompany'sheadquarters.Wal-MartisheadquarteredinBentonville,Arkansas,insteadofanexpensivecitylikeNewYork.Thebuildingisunattractiveanddull.Youwon'tcatchexecutivesinqualitycarsandyouwon'tseethemdraggingintoworkat9:30a.m.Executivesflycoachandoftensharehotelroomswithcolleagues.Theyworklonghours,typicallyarrivingatworkbefore6:30a.m.andworkinghalfdaysonSaturdays.

ThecentralgoalofWal-Martistokeepretailpriceslow—andthecompanyhasbeenverysuccessfulatthis.ExpertsestimatethatWal-Martsavesshoppersatleast15percentonatypicalcartofgroceries.Everything—includingthetechnologyandcorporateculture—feedsintothatultimategoalofdeliveringthelowestpricespossible.Wal-Martalsopushesitssuppliers,somesaycruelly,tocutprices.InTheWal-MartEffect,authorCharlesFishmandiscusseshowthepriceofafour-packofGElightbulbsdecreasedfrom$2.19to88centsduringafive-yearperiod.

ThePower

BecauseofWal-Mart'smassivesize,ithasincrediblepower.Ithasdrivensmallerretaile

A.productsatlowerprice

B.anykindofgoodsthecustomersmaywant

C.amorecomfortableshoppingenvironment

D.free-of-chargepackaging

18.

Inordertominimizethedamagesresultedfromearthquakesinthefuture,furtherprogressshouldbemadeinthefieldof______.

19.SevenSecretsofNaturallyThinPeople

Youhatethem.

Youknowthetype…theoneswhoneverbataneyewhenitcomestimetoorderlunchordinner.Askthemtheirweightandtheyprobablycan'teventellyou—theydon'tknowit.Questionthemaboutcaloriecountandyou'relikelytobeansweredwithablankstare.

Theyarethemenandwomenwhodon'tgiveweightwatchingasecondthought.Andthat'stheveryreasonthey'reatahappy,healthyweight.Theyarenaturallythinpeople—theenemytoanyonewho'severbattledextrapound.

Butpleasedon'thatethem.Youtoocanbeoneofthem,saysDr.DorisMccubbrey,authorofHowMuchDoesYourSoulWeight:Diet-FreeSolutionstoYourFood,WeightandBodyWorries.Theweightissuesspecialistandlicensedprofessionalcounselorhasspentthelast15yearshelpingpeopleexploretheirweightwoes(悲哀).Dr.Doris,the"Don'tDiet"doctor,hasmadeithermissiontotakethefocusoffthescaleandputitonwhatshecallsintuitive(直觉的)self-care.It'sthatkindoftreatmentthattheColoradocounselorencourages.Shetriestosteerherclientsawayfromoverlyrestrictivediets.

Theidea,accordingtoDr.Doris,istoemulate(仿效)thewayanaturallythinpersonthinks.Forstarters,theworlddoesn'trevolvearoundthenumberonthescale.

"Sometimeswethink,'whenI'mthinenough,I'llbehappy'."saysDr.Doris,whodescribesherselfassomeonewhowasthe'wrongkindofdieterfor15years."Anaturallythinpersonknowshowtobehappyfirst,beyondweightsuccess.It'sfreedomtoenjoyyourlife.It'sabouthealthierrelationshipsandbeingabletoachievethegoalsyouwantforyourselfprofessionally.It'sfindingthetimetoenjoysomepleasuresinlife,likethevacationsyou'vealwayswantedtotakeorthepersonalgoalsyou'vealwayswantedtoachieve.It'shavingtheenergyanddesireandabilitytofollowthroughonthesethings.It'safuller,richerlife."

AccordingtoDr.Doris,we'reallbornnaturallythin.However,it'sthewaywethinkthattakesawaythismentality(心理).Itallbeginswhenwegoonourfirstdiet,shesays.

Dr.Dorisisquicktopointoutthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingthinandbeinganaturallythinperson.Therearethosewhostrugglewithanorexia(厌食)orrelyonstarvationtoavoidweightgain.Thesepeopleareengaginginunhealthyphysicalandmentalbehaviors.Whenitcomestoweightloss,onesizedoesnotfitall,shesays.

Beforeyoucanevengetstartedonahealthyapproachtodealingwithyourweight,it'simportanttogetintherightstateofmind.Dr.Dorishasthesevenhealthysecretsofnaturallythinpeoplethatcanhelpyougetonestepcloser.

Secret1:Practiceintuitiveweightmaintenance

Naturallythinpeoplehaveastableweightanddon'tworrywhatitis.Naturallythinpeopledon'tweigh,measureorotherwisekeeptrackoftheirbodies'dimensions.Youwon'tevenfindabathroomscaleatanaturallythinperson'shouse.Theydon'tneedtoweighthemselves,becausetheytrusttheirbodiestoregulatetheirownweight.

Secret2:Applyanintuitiveattitude

Naturallythinpeoplehaveapositiveviewofthemselvesandtheirlives.Peoplewhohaveneverhadaweightproblemknowthatthekeytohappinessisinhowtheyperceivethemselvesandtheirlives.Theyhaveawonderfulself-image,becausetheyhavenotallowedsociety'spressuretoinfluencethem.Besidesappearance,somepeoplecriticizethemselvesfortheirthoughts,feelings,behaviors—everything.Howtheyseetheirbodiesisareflectionofhowtheytendtoseetheirentirelives.

Secret3:Knowintuitivelywhytoeat

Naturallythinpeopleeatwhentheyarehungry,butforotherreasonsaswell.Theyeatbecausetheirbodiesn

A.Theydon'thavelunchordinnereveryday.

B.Theydon'tknowabouttheirownweight.

C.Theyhatepeoplewhoarenaturallythin.

D.Theyareconcernedaboutcaloriecount.

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

StepstoPositiveSelfTalk

Mostofusareinconstantmentalchatter.Wetalktoourselvesalldaylongand,unfortunately,thisselftalkisfrequentlynegative.Oftenitistainted(玷污)withguiltaboutourpastoranxietyaboutourfuture.Thisnegativitycandestroyanyseedofhopethatwemayotherwisehaveinstrivingforourdreams.

Ouractionsareinspiredbyourthoughts.Ifwecanchangethewaywethink,wecanbegintochangetheactionswetake.Itishumannaturetoseekpersonalgrowth;whetherfinancially,emotionally,physicallyorspiritually.Practicingpositiveselftalkcanhelpussetinmotionactionsthatwillbringusgreaterrewards.

Thefollowingareseveralstepstopositiveselftalk.Byfollowingthesestepsyouwillbegintoridyourinnerconversationsofnegativityandinsteadhaveempoweringthoughts.

Eliminateinternalnegativechatter

Thefirststepisoneofawareness.Itwillbehardtomakeachangetopositivethinkingwithoutbeingacutelyintimatewiththethoughtsthatrunthroughyourmind.Recently,IwasamazedtodiscoverdeepnegativeemotionsthatIhad{orfewerthan10minutes.Withoutawareness,Iwouldhavecarriedthehurtandangerinside.Awarenesshelpedmetobringthemouttotheopenformetodealwith.

Undoubtedlyitwillnotbeeasytomakeaswitchifyouhavealonghistoryornegativeselftalk.Yourtalkbecamenegativeovertheyearsduetovariousfactors.Forinstance,ifyourfirstgradeteacherrepeatedlytoldyouthatyouwere"stupid",youmightbelieveittobetrulythecase.Youwouldfindthatyourinnerchatterwouldoftenbefilledwithtalkof"Iamsoslow"and"itissohardtolearn".Ifyouconstantlytellyourselfsuchnegativestories,youractionsaregoingtoreflectyourlowselfesteem.Itwillbedifficulttogetveryfarifyouarealwaysputtingyourselfdown.

Acommonnegativetalkinvolvestellingyou"Ican't".Whenyousaytoyourself"Ican't"or"itistoodifficult",youarecreatingaresistance.Havingsuchamentalblockwillpreventyoufromachievingataskyoucouldotherwisesucceedat.

Anytimeyoucatchyourselfsaying"Ican't...",turnaroundandchallengeyourownclaimwith,"Whycan'tI?"Researchshowsthatmostgeniusesbecamethepeopletheyarealsobecauseofthehardworktheyputin.Soifyouwouldliketobesuccessful,youneedtostartsaying"Ican"alotmore.

Positiveaffirmations

Affirmationsarepositivestatementsofadesiredoutcomeorgoal.Theyareusuallyshort,believableandfocused.Byrepeatingthemoverandoveragain,youbuildinroadsintoyoursubconsciousmind,openingupthepossibilityofanewstateofthoughts.

Animportantstepwhenrepeatingaffirmationsisthatyouneedtoreadyouraffirmationsaloudwithfeeling.Themerereadingofthewordsbearsnoconsequenceunlessyouputsomeemotionsbehindthem.Ofsignificantfactisthatyoursubconsciousmindtakesanyordersgivenincompletefaithandafterrepeatedselftalk.Sothedailypracticeofrepeatingaffirmationsisimportant.

Initiallyyoumaybeskepticaltowardthestatementofyourpositiveaffirmation.However,ifyoufollowthissimplesetofinstructionsyourskepticismwillsoongivewaytoanewsetofbeliefsandthencrystallizedintoabsolutefaith.

Replacenegativeinfluenceswithpositiveones

Itisimportantthatyouidentifyexternal

A.seekpersonalgrowth

B.changethinkingmode

C.takepositiveaction

D.ridnegativeinnerconservation

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.SectionB

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

听力原文：Moods,saytheexperts,areemotionsthattendtobecomefixed,influencingone'soutlookforhours,daysorevenweeks.That'sgreatifyourmoodisapleasantone,butitwillbeaproblemifyouaresad,anxious,angryorsimplylonely.

Perhapsoneofthebestwaystodealwithsuchmoodsistotalkthemout:sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten.Modernscienceoffersanabundanceofdrugs.Butscientistshavealsodiscoveredtheeffectivenessofseveralnon-drugapproachestomakeyouloosefromanunwantedmood.Thesecanbejustasusefulasdrugs,andhavetheaddedbenefitofbeingnonpoisonous.Sothenexttimeyoufeeloutofsorts,don'theadforthedrugstore—trythefollowingapproach.

Ofallthemood-alteringself-helptechniques,physicalexerciseseemstobethemostefficientcureforabadmood."Ifyoucouldkeepuptheexercise,you'dbeinhighspirits",saysKathrynLance,authorofRunningforHealthandBeauty.Thereisobviouslyalinkbetweenphysicalactivityandmoodchanges.

Researchershaveexplainedbiochemicalandvariousotherchangesthatmakeexercisecomparefavorablytodrugsasamood-raiser.Physicalexertionsuchashousework,however,doeslittle,probablybecauseitisnotintensiveenough,andpeopleusuallydoitunwillingly.Thekeyisphysicalexercise—running,cycling,walking,swimmingorotherrepetitiveandsustainedactivitiesthatboosttheheartrate,increasecirculationandimprovethebody'sutilizationofoxygen.Dothemforatleast20minutesasessionthreetofivetimesaweek.

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A.Itprovestobeineffective.

B.Sometimesthereisnoaudience.

C.Itrevealspeople'sprivacy.

D.Itprovestobepoisonous.

22.(34)

A.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelstoamarket.

B.ThedistancebetweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries.

C.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother.

D.ThedistancebetweenaThirdWorldCountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket.

23.听力原文：M:AreyougoingtopickuptheticketsforthemovieSaturday?

W:IfIgetachance.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shemaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.

B.She'llasksomeoneelsetogetthetickets.

C.She'lldefinitelygetthetickets.

D.She'llgettheticketsifshecan.

24.听力原文：M:Yoursoncertainlyshowsalotofenthusiasmonthetenniscourt.

W:Ionlywishhe'dshowasmuchforhisstudy.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherson?

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A.He'sunabletoappearincourt.

B.Hewisheshecouldbeabetterstudent.

C.Heplaystennisbetterthanshedoes,

D.He'snotsoenthusiasticaboutacademics.

25.SectionC

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

Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptionsabout【B1】______andspendingarenotalways【B2】______.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywill【B3】______tobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearch【B4】______haveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynot【B5】______buying.One【B6】______attitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices."Inafewmonths,"shesaid,"we'llhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk;we'llhavelesstospendonotherthings."Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheyputoffthis【B7】______.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer'sresistancemaybe【B8】______.

【B9】______.TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.InvestigationsconductedatthesametimeinGreatBritain,【B10】______.Theconditionmostconducivetospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomedtoconsiderthemrightandexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthat【B11】______.

【B1】

26.(14)

A.Hewearsbluejeanswhenexercising.

B.Hehasn'tboughtnewpantsforawhile.

C.Hehasboughtplentyofnewbluejeansrecently.

D.Hehasgainedweightlately.

27.(28)

A.Theywerefrightened.

B.Theykeptcalmandquiet.

C.Theycomfortedeachother.

D.Theywereuneasy.

28.SectionB

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

听力原文：Theworldisnotonlyhungry;itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater,Butabout97%ofthishugeamountisseawater,orsaltwater.Peoplecanonlydrinkandusetheother3%—thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat.becausesomeofitisintheform.oficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.

Ourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Oneusefulstepweshouldtakeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.

Today,inmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonce.Butitispossibletopipewaterthathasbeenusedtoapurifyingplant.Thereitcanbefilteredandtreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagainjustasifitwerefreshfromaspring.

Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Wherecouldweturnnext?Totheoceans!Allwe'dhavetodotomakeuseofthevastamountofseawateristoremovethesalt.Thissalt-removingprocessisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Soifwetakeallthesesteps,we'llbeinnodangerofdryingup!

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A.Peoplecanusenearly75percentofit.

B.Peoplecanuseabout97percentofit.

C.Peoplecanuseexactly3percentofit.

D.Peoplecanuselessthan3percentofit.

29.(29)

A.Verycoolweather.

B.Verywarmweather.

C.Rainingweather.

D.Fairweather.

30.

【B10】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.

Whyisadolescencecalled"plasticage"inthispassage?

32.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPA'sexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcuses.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesaresimilartothatofcoal-firedpowerplants.

D.ThecourtwillexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

33.

【C2】

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S6】

35.

【S5】

36.TheSeattleTimescompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathas

recognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthe

newspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversityofthecommunities

towhichtheyprovideinformation.Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeir【S1】______.

newscoverageorrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'

support.OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracial【S2】______.

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesandproceduresforhiring

andmaintainadiverseworkforce.Theunderlyingreasonforthechangeis【S3】______.

thatforinformationtobefair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbe【S4】______.

reportedbythesamekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes'contentandto【S5】______.

educatetherestofthenewsroomstaffaboutdiversityissues.Inan【S6】______.

addition,thepaperinstitutedacontentaudit(审查)thatevaluatesthe

frequencyandmannerofrepresentationofwomanandpeopleofcolorin【S7】______.

photographs.Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionatenumberofnegative

articles.Theaudithasresultedfromimprovementinthefrequencyof【S8】______.

majorityrepresentationandtheirportrayalinneutralorpositive【S9】______.

situations.And,witharesult,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasa【S10】______.

newspaper.ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattle

TimesCompanytowinthePersonnelJournalOptimasAwardfor

excellenceinmanagingchange.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S4】

38.【S8】

39.

【S3】

参考答案

1.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamomentbutwasprecededbyyearsofpatientarduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachievedwithoutexceptioncomefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsayinganditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeoplenopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandrealisticsignificanceinourcollegestudies.Tohaveagoodgradeinacoursetoacquireknowledgeinaparticularfieldandtoattainanyacademicgoals-allrequiresgreatexertionandpersistenteffort.NoPainsNoGainsNearlyeverycivilizationhasitsownequivalenttotheproverb"Nopainsnogains."Itmeansthatnothingthatisreallyworthdoingcanbegainedwithoutpainstakingeffortsandthatnoknowledgeorskillcanbeacquiredwithoutsweatortoil.Youdon'thavetolookveryfartoprovethetruthoftheproverb.Darwin'sgreatdiscoverywasnottheworkofamoment,butwasprecededbyyearsofpatient,arduousobservation.MozartwasnotanaccomplishedpianistattheageofeightastheresultofwatchingcountlesshoursofTV.NordidEdisonmakehimselfthegreatestinventorinthemodernworldbyspendinghissparetimeongoingtopartiesandbars.Hiswords"Geniusis99percentperspirationandonepercentinspiration'revealthesecretofthousandsofsuccessfulmenandwomen.Allaccomplishmentsandsuccesstheyachieved,withoutexception,comefromsustainedendeavor.Althoughitisanoldsaying,anditsillustrationismainlyfoundinfamouspeople,nopainsnogainsalsohasitsprofoundandre