2022年江西省萍乡市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）

2022年江西省萍乡市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

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

______,inwhichpeoplecaneasilyanticipatewhateachotherwilldodaybyday,leadstotheformationofEnglishfriendship.

2.Insustainablecommunities,rainwaterisregardedas______.

A.areplacementfordrinkingwater

B.afertilizertoenrichsoil

C.renewableresources

D.awasteproduct

3.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown.

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinturn.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthroughthemeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheideathattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andthe)'neednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodo-it.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereading'speedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stillotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"--lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement--canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insuhvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyp

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4.

Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarilybecauseof______.

5.

Thewriterproposestousethesamerateforalltypesofmaterialandforallreadingpurposes.

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6.

AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thegrowthpopulationfromnowto2050isnearlyallin______.

A.westerncountries

B.Africancountries

C.developedcountries

D.developingcountries

7.Morepeoplewouldusenotesandcointoprotect______whenelectroniccashpaymentsareunderstrictmonitoring.

8.

Onesolutiontofreshwatershortageistotousedripirrigation.

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9.

Oneofthetrickstriedbythemoneylaunderswastousetheorganizations'offshorecompaniesto______.

10.Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

11.

Awidereye-spanallowsreaderstoreadbyphrasesor______.

12.

Belowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanoverabundanceofplants.

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13.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunitytofamilymattersinadditionto______orvolunteering.

14.

Somemiddle-agedpeopletendtosufferfromBiochemicaldepressionwhichmightresultfrom______withinthebrain.

15.Anincreasingpercentageoftheoldpopulationmaypartlyincrease______.

16.Calories

Foryearsnow,calorieshavebeenalltherage—peopleareCountingthemandcuttingthem,andyou'dbehardpressedtofindsomethingatthesupermarketthatdoeshotlistitscaloriesperservingsomewhereonthepackage.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatexactlyacalorieis?

WhatisaCalorie

Acaloricisaunitofenergy.Wetendtoassociatecalorieswithfood,buttheyapplytoanythingcontainingenergy.Forexample,agallon(about4liters)ofgasolinecontainsabout31,000,000calories.

Specifically,acaloricistheamountofenergy,orheat,ittakestoraisethetemperatureof1gramofwater1degreeCelsius(1.8degreesFahrenheit).Onecaloricisequalto4.184joules(焦耳),acommonunitofenergyusedinthephysicalsciences.Mostofusthinkofcaloriesinrelationtofood,asin"Thiscanofsodahas200calories."Itturnsoutthatthecaloriesonafoodpackageareactuallykilocalories(1,000calories=1kilocalorie).Thewordissometimescapitalizedtoshowthedifference,butusuallynot.Afoodcaloriecontains4,184joules.Acanofsodacontaining200foodcaloriescontains200,000regularcalories,or200kilocalories.Agallonofgasolinecontains31,000kilocalories.

Thesameappliestoexercisewhenafitnesschartsaysyouburnabout100caloriesforeverymileyoujog,itmeans100kilocalories.Forthedurationofthisarticle,whenwesay"calorie",wemean"kilocalorie".

WhatCaloriesDo

Humanbeingsneedenergytosurvive—tobreathe,move,pumpblood—andtheyacquirethisenergyfromfood.

Thenumberofcaloriesinafoodisameasureofhowmuchpotentialenergythatfoodpossesses.Agramofcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)has4calories,agrainofproteinhas4calories,andagramoffathas9calories.Foodsareacompilationofthesethreebuildingblocks.Soifyouknowhowmanycarbohydrates,fatsandproteinsareinanygivenfood,youknowbowmanycalories,orhowmuchenergy,thatfoodcontains.

Ifwelookatthenutritionallabelonthebackofapacketbfmaple-and-brown-sugaroatmeal(麦片),wefindthatithas160calories.Thismeansthatifweweretopourthisoatmealintoadish,settheoatmealonfireandgetittoburncompletely(whichisactuallyprettytricky),thereactionwouldproduce160kilocalories(remember:foodcaloriesarekilocalories)enoughenergytoraisethetemperatureof160kilogramsofwater1degreeCelsius.Ifwelookcloseratthenutritionallabel,weseethatouroatmealhas2gramsoffat,4gramsofproteinand32gramsofcarbohydrates,producingatotalof162calories(apparently,foodmanufacturersliketorounddown).Ofthese162calories,18comefromfat(9cal×2g),16comefromprotein(4cal×4g)and128comefromcarbohydrates(4cal×32g).

YourCaloricNeeds

Justhowmanycaloriesdoourcellsneedtofunctionwell?Thenumberisdifferentforeveryperson.Youmaynoticeonthenutritionallabelsofthefoodsyoubuythatthe"percentdailyvalues"arebasedona2,000caloriediet—2,000caloriesisaroughaverageofwhataperson.needstoeatinaday,butyourbodymightneedmoreorlessthan2,000calories.Height,weight,gender,ageandactivitylevelallaffectyourcaloricneeds.Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedincalculatinghowmanycaloriesyourbodyneedsperday:

-Basalmetabolicrate(基本新陈代谢率)

-Physicalactivity

-Thermic(热的)effectoffood

Yourbasalmetabolicrate(BMR)istheamountofenergyyourbodyneedstofunctionatrest.Thisaccountsforabout60to70percentofcaloriesburnedinadayandincludestheenergyrequiredtokeeptheheartbeating,thelungsbreathing,thekidneysfunctioningandthebodytemperaturestabilized.Ingeneral,menhaveahigherBMRthanwomen.

The

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17.

There'slittleagreementonwhatintermarriagewillmeanforU.S.societyinthefutureasthereisalackofofficialnumbers,aheightenedtensionsurroundingracialissues,andthemutualsuspicionthatexistsamongdifferentracialgroups.

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18.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

ShouldWeBanHumanCloningorNot?

Theworldwasstunnedbythenewsinthesummerof1995,whenaBritishembryologistnamedIanWilmut,andhisresearchteam,successfullyclonedDollythesheepusingthetechniqueofnucleartransfer.ReplacingtheDNAofonesheep'seggwiththeDNAofanothersheep'stheteamcreatedDolly.Plantsandlowerformsofanimallifehavebeensuccessfullyclonedformanyyears,butbeforeWilmut’sannouncement,ithadbeenthoughtbymanytobeunlikelythatsuchaprocedurecouldbeperformedonlargermammalsandlifeforms.Theworldmediawasimmediatelyfilledwithheateddiscussionsabouttheethicalimplicationsofcloning.

Someofthemostpowerfulpeopleintheworldhavefeltcompelledtoactagainstthisthreat.PresidentClintonswiftlyimposedabanonfederalfundingforhuman-cloningresearch.BillswereputintheworksinbothhousesofCongresstooutlawhumancloningbecauseitwasdeemedasafundamentallyevilthingthatmustbestopped.Butwhat,exactly,isbadaboutit?Fromanethicalpointofview,itisdifficulttoseeexactlywhatiswrongwithcloninghumanbeings.Thepeoplewhoareafraidofcloningtendtoassumethatsomeonewould,forexample,breakintoNapoleon'sTomb,stealsomeDNAandmakeabunchofemperors.Inreality,infertilepeoplewhousedonatedsperm,eggs,orembryoswouldprobablyusecloning.Dothepotentialharmsoutweighthebenefitsofcloning?Fromwhatweknownow,theydon't.Therefore,weshouldnotrushplacingabanonapotentiallyusefulmethodofhelpinginfertile,geneticallyat-risk,homosexual,orsinglepeopletobecomeparents.

Dohumanbeingshavearighttoreproduce?Noonehasthemoralrighttotellanotherpersonthattheyshouldnotbeabletohavechildren,andIdon'tseewhyBillClintonhasthatrighteither.Ifhumanshavearighttoreproduce,whatrightdoessocietyhavetolimitthemeans?Essentiallyaureproductiondonethesedaysiswithmedicalhelpatdelivery,andevenbefore.Trulynaturalhumanreproductionwouldmakepregnancy-relateddeaththenumberonekillerofadultwomen.

Someformsofmedicalhelparemoreinvasivethanothers.Withinvitro(体外的)fertilization,thespermandeggarecombinedinalabandsurgicallyimplantedinthewomb.Lessthantwodecadesago,asimilarconcernwasraisedovertheethicalissuesinvolving"test-tubebabies".Today,nearly30,000suchbabieshavebeenbornintheUnitedStatesalone.Thismiraclehasmademanyparentshappy.Sowhatprinciplesaysthatonecombinationofgeneticmaterialinaflaskisacceptable,butnotanother?

Natureclonespeopleallthetime.Approximatelyonein1,000birthsisanidenticaltwin.However,despitehowmanyorhowfewindividualcharacteristicstwinshaveincommon,theyarestilldifferentpeople.Theyhavetheirownidentities,theirownthoughts,andtheirownrights.Theyenterdifferentoccupations,getdifferentdiseases,andhavedifferentexperienceswithmarriage,alcohol,communityleadership,etc.Twinshavedifferentpersonalitiesaswouldclonedindividuals.Evenifsomeonecloned

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19.

Rightnow,thelawscanonlysummarizecommonsenseprinciplessoasto______.

A.dealwithpossiblerobot-relatedlawsuits

B.limitthenumberofrobotsproduction

C.monitorthedisposalofdangerousrobots

D.reducethechanceofinjurycausedbyrobots

20.

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcoursesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(18)

A.Heneverdoesthingsearly.

B.Hehasalreadyfinishedit.

C.Heisn'tgoingtofinishit.

D.Hewillfinishitinafewminutes.

22.

【B7】

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【B6】

24.

【B10】

25.

【B11】

26.听力原文：M:Isentthepackageover10daysagoanditstillhasn'tarrived.

W:Maybeyoushouldsendthenextonebyair.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

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A.Sendingthenextpackageearlier.

B.Waitingpatiently.

C.Usingairfreight.

D.Lookingforthepackage.

27.听力原文：M:Youlikelivinginthecity,don'tyou?

W:Oh,Iloveit.It'sso,convenient.Icantakethebustowork,orthesubway,orthetaxi.Andthereissomuchtodo.

M:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'dliketoliveinthecity,buttoliveinthesuburbsisbetterforchildren.

W:Well,therearealotofgoodthingsaboutsuburbanliving.But,asaworkingwoman,Ithinkacityhasalltheconveniences…includingthebestfoodandfastestnews.

M:Buttherearemoretrees,grassandfreshairinthesuburbs.

W:Yeah,butlivinginacity,it'sconvenienttogoeverywhere.Therearelotsofmoviehouses,theatersandsoon.Youcantakethemtothesuburbsontheweekends.

M:Yeah,childrenaretherightage.Therearelotsofthingsforthemhere.

W:Youareright.TheyareatthelibraryinBrooklyn.Andtheycomebackhomeforlunch,thengouptowntotheMuseumofNaturalHistory.Thereissomuchforyoungpeople,toseeanddo.

M:Notjustforyoungpeople.Whataboutme?I'veneverbeentotheMuseumofNaturalHistory.

W:NeitherhaveI.WhenIwasachild,IusedtogototheMuseumofArt.

M:I'vebeenthereseveraltimes.Twicewithchildren.

W:Well,Ihaveanidea.Nextweekend,wegototheMuseumofNaturalHistory.

M:Ok,that'sreallyaveryniceidea.

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A.Theyarelookingforanapartmenttolivein.

B.Theyarediscussinglivingplacesandchildren'seducation.

C.Theyarecomplainingabouttheirchildren.

D.Theyareplanningforthenextweekend.

28.听力原文：W：HaveToddandLisaTaylorstartedafamilyyet?They'vebeenmarriedfortwoyearsnow．

M：Toddindicatedtomethatthey'dpostponehavingchildrenuntilhegetshislawdegree．

Q：HowdothetheTaylorsfeelaboutchildren?

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A.Theydon'twantchildrenforthetimebeing.

B.Theyhavetwochildrenalready.

C.Mrs.Taylorwishestohavechildren,butherhusbanddoesn't.

D.Theywillstartafamilyassoonastheygetmarried.

29.(24)

A.Becausetheylackself-disciplineintheirstudies.

B.BecausetheyspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.

C.Becausetheyhavenotexertedtheirutmost.

D.Becausetheyhavedevelopedpoorrelationshipswithteachers.

30.【B9】

31.听力原文：Advertisingisahighlydevelopedtwentieth-centuryindustry.Thedevelopmentofradio,television,cinema,magazinesandnewspapershasgonehandinhandwiththedevelopmentofadvertising.Whyisadvertisingsopopular?Isitawasteofmoney?Ithasbeenprovedagainandagainthatrepeatedadvertisingincreasesproductsales.Sinceitincreasesproduction,thepricecanbereduced.Therefore,advertising,insteadofmakingaproductmoreexpensive,makesitcheaper.

Advertisingisnowascientificbusiness.Oncemanagerswouldsayjokingly,"IknowthathalfofwhatIspendonadvertisingiswasted,butIdon'tknowwhichhalf."Now,allpartsofanadvertisingprogramareproperlymeasuredandresearched.

Whatmakesagoodadvertisement?Therehavebeenmajorchangesinadvertisinginthepastsixtyyears.Peoplereadadvertisementspartlyforinformationandpartlyforpleasure.Today'sadvertisementsoftenstartwithaquestion,orapuzzle,withthepurposeofattractingthereader'sattention.Ofcourse,mostadvertisementscontaininformation.Butthisisusuallycontainedinatextthatisinterestingandoftenfunny.Humourisveryimportant.Sometimesadvertisementstellastory,orthestorymaybecontinuedoveranumberofadvertisements.However,thereisadangerinthis.Itispossiblethatthereaderorviewerwillremembertheadvertisementbutnotthenameoftheproduct.

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A.Toincreaseproductsales.

B.Tomakeaproductmuchbetter.

C.Tospendmoremoney.

D.Toreducetheproduction.

32.听力原文：W:ShallwegotoWashingtonforthecomingholiday?Oh,buttheweatheristerriblybad.

M:Therearemanymuseums,artgalleriesandrestaurantsinWashington.I'mveryhappytogothere,nomatterwhattheweatherislike.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B.Hedoesnotcareabouttheweather.

C.Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D.Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

33.(28)

A.Tsunamisarecausedbyunderwaterearthquakes.

B.Earthquakesofaboutmagnitude6.75ontheRichterscalewillcausetsunamis.

C.Nearly90percentofunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.

D.Notallunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.

34.(36)

A.TheIRAaresatisfiedwiththecurrentsituation.

B.TheIRAistheillegalmilitaryorganizationfromthebeginning.

C.TheBritishhavestationedanarmybecauseoftheIRA.

D.SomesoldiersoftheIRAwereputinprisonbutnonedied.

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【B2】

36.听力原文：M:I'mlongingtohearaboutyourtourofAmerica,Jenny.Youmustbeterriblyexcited.

W:Oh,Iam.I'veneverbeentoAmericabefore,soI'mreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithoughtitwouldbebettertogoonamoreorganizedholiday.

M:Whatdoyoumeanby"organized"?

W:Well,everythingisarrangedbyatouroperator.Youknow,youaretakenaroundandshownwheretogoandwhattodo.Iwouldprobablymisshalfofthesightotherwise.

M:Mm,whereareyougoinganyway?

W:Orlando,incentralFlorida.Here,letmeshowyouthebrochure.

M:Itlooksprettypacked.Doyoureallyhavetimetodoallthesethings?

W:Oh,yes.It'sallplanned.Let'ssee.Dayone,wearriveinOrlando.Andafterwe'vesettledinourhotel,wehavetheafternoonfree.Iguesswecouldhavealookaroundanddowhatwelike.Then,daytwo,wegototheDisneyWorld.

M:YoumeanMickeyMouseandallthat?

W:Yes,it'sakindofgiganticfunfairwithalltheDisneycharactersandthere'salsotheEpcotCenter,uh,asortofcityofthefuturewithallthelatestdevelopments.

M:Let'sseewhatyoudoondaythree.Oh,itseemstobefree.

W:Yes,that'sright.AndthenonthenextdaywegototheKennedySpaceCenter.Thatshouldbeinteresting.

M:Iwonderhowmuchtheyletyousee.That'swhereNASAis,isn'tit?

W:Well,youshouldn'tthinkyou'dbeabletoseethelatestspacecraft,butyoumightbeallowedtoglimpsesomeMissionControl,andperhapshowtheyreceivemessagesfromasatellite.Anyway,Ibetyou'llknowalotmoreaboutthespacethanyoueverknewbefore.

M:Now,what'snext?Oh,yes,dayfive.Circusworld.Thatsoundsfun.Ilovegoingtothecircus.

W:SodoI.Anddaysix,wecomehome.Justaswell,I'llbebrokebythen.

M:Isupposeyou'vebeensavingupforagesforthisholiday.

W:Well,Ididthinkofputtinginsomeextrahoursatwork,butthemoneywasn'treallyworthitaftertax,anditwouldhavemeantIdidn'tgethomeuntillate.DadofferedtolendmesomemoneybutIknowhereallyneedsithimself.Intheend,Iwenttoseemybankmanager.Hewasterriblynice,sohereIam,allbookedupandreadytogo.

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A.She'llvisitalargefunfair.

B.She'llseecircusdisplays.

C.She'llvisitafilmstudio.

D.She'llseeatechnology-advancedcity.

37.听力原文：M:Theforecastcallsforheavysnowagaintonight.Aren'tyougladwe'llbegettingawayfromthisforaweek?

W:Isuream.Butlet'scalltomorrowmorningbeforeweleavefortheairporttomakesureourflighthasn'tbeendelayedorcancelled.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

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A.Calltoseewhetheritwillsnowheavily.

B.Checktheirflightscheduleinthemorning

C.Listentothemorningweatherforecast.

D.Changetheirvacationplans.

38.(29)

A.Thetechnicalspecialistshouldimprovethesoftware.

B.Thesoftwarecannotsolvethestudents'problemsatall.

C.Thesoftwareisdesignedforeditorsandwriters,notthestudents.

D.Studentsshouldhavetheirownjudgmentwhenusingthesoftware.

39.听力原文：W:IhaveasorethroatandIfeelabitdizzy.

M:Well,letmesee.Openyourmouthandsay"ah".

W:Ahhh...

M:Hmm.Inflammationofthetonsils.I'llgiveyousomepills.Takeonebigoneandtwosmallonesthreetimesaday.

Q:Howmanypillswillthewomantakeaday?

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A.3pills.B.4pills.C.9pills.D.12pills.

40.(47)

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

Beingtownspeople,humanists______.

A.enjoyedabetterlife

B.experienceddifferentbyes

C.wereagainsteducationalchanges

D.seldomwenttochurches

42.SectionB

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

Computershavebeentaughttoplaynotonlycheckers,butalsochampionshipchess,whichisafairlyaccurateyardstickformeasuringthecomputer'sprogressintheabilitytolearnfromexperience.

Becausethegamerequireslogicalreasoning,chesswouldseemtobeperfectlysuitedtothecomputer.Allaprogrammerhastodoistogivethecomputeraprogramevaluatingtheconsequencesofeverypossibleresponsetoeverypossiblemove,andthecomputerwillwineverytime.Intheorythisisasensibleapproach;inpracticeitisimpossible.Today,apowerfulcomputercananalyze40000movesasecond.Thatisanimpressivespeed.Butthereareanastronomicalnumberofpossiblemovesinchess--literallytrillions.Evenifsuchaprogramwerewritten(andintheoryitcouldbe,givenenoughpeopleandenoughtime),thereisnocomputercapableofholdingthatmuchdata.

Therefore,ifthecomputeristocompeteatchampionshiplevels,itmustbeprogrammedtofunctionwithlessthancompletedata.Itmustbeabletolearnfromexperience,tomodifyitsownprogram,todealwitharelativelyunstructuredsituation—inaword,to"think"foritself.Infact,thiscanbedone.Chess-playingcomputershaveyettodefeatworldchampionchessplayers,butseveralhavebeatenhumanplayersofonlyslightlylowerranks.Thecomputershavehadprogramstocarrythemthroughtheearly,mechanicalstagesoftheirchessgames.Buttheyhavegoneonfromtheretoreasonandlearn,andsometimestowinthegame.

Thereareotherproofsthatcomputerscanbeprogrammedtolearn,butthisexampleissufficienttodemonstratethepoint.Granted,winningagameofchessisnotanearthshakingeventevenwhenacomputerdoesit.Buttherearemanyserioushumanproblems,whichcanbefruitfullyapproachedasgames.TheDefenseDepartmentusescomputerstoplaywargamesandworkoutstrategiesfordealingwithinternationaltensions.Otherproblems--internationalandinterpersonalrelations,ecologyandeconomics,andtheever-increasingthreatofworldfaminecanperhapsbesolvedbythejointeffortsofhumanbeingsandtrulyintelligentcomputers.

Accordingtothepassage,computerscannotbeusedto______.

A.solvethethreatofworldfamine

B.easeinternationaltension

C.defeatworldchampionchessplayer

D.workoutsolutionstotheindustrialproblems

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Whoarethekindsofreportersthewriterseemstoadmiremost?

A.Reporterswhoknowhowtosiftthroughalotofinformation.

B.Reporterswhoarewillingtosacrificetochaseafterastory.

C.Reporterswhowon'tsullythemselves.

D.Reporterswhoarehighlytrained.

44.

Whenaneighteen-year-oldgraduatesfromhighschool,heorshewill______.

A.begivencompletefreedominselectingprograms

B.havespentmoretimewatchingtelevisionthanattendingclasses

C.havetheirowntelevisionset

D.makelargeruseoftelevisionprograms

45.

WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmericanfilmindustryaround1920?

A.ArtfilmsproducedinAmericanwerebetterthanthosemadeelsewhere.

B.TheAmericansplayedaleadingroleindevelopingfilmasanartform.

C.Americanslookeddownupontheirownfilms.

D.MorefilmsweremadeinAmericathananywhereelse.

46.

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47.Whathavemadepeoplecertainofthepurityofbottledwater?

48.Accordingtothepassage,theunreasonablemale-dominatedmodelisbeing______andcanbereplacedbyabettermodel.

49.

TheAtlanticCharterwasdesignedto______.

A.helptheBritish

B.strengthenthenationaldefenseoftheUnitedStates

C.designaworldafterthesecondworldwar

D.launchawaragainstJapan

50.(54)

51.IamnotsurethatIcandrawanexactlinebetweenwitandhumor(perhapsthedistinctionissosubtlethatonlythosepersonscandecidewhohavelongwhitebeards),butevenanignorantpersonmayex-pressanopinioninthismatter.

Iamquitepositivethathumoristhemorecomfortableandlivablequality,forhumorouspersons,iftheirgiftisgenuineandnotamereshineuponthesurface,arealwaysagreeablecompanions.Theyhavepleasantmouthsturnedupatthecorners,towhichthegreatMasterofMarionetteshasfixedthestringsandheholdstheminhisnimblestfingerstotwitchthematthesligh