2021年浙江省舟山市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年浙江省舟山市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

、l.WritingQO题)

1.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

CNPperheadDailycalorieLifeexpectancyInfantmortalityrates

Country

(2005,$)suppyperheadatbirth(years)per1000livebirths

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia311723146531

U.S.A.18779urox791]

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图中所示为某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年参加成人教育（或继续

教育）的人数情况，请描述其变化

2.请说明发生这些变化的原因（可从社会发展及竞争能力方面加以说明）

3,请预测我国成人教育（或继续教育）的前景

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现代人的视力正在受到严重的威胁

2.造成这一现象的主要原因

3.保护视力必须从孩子做起.•.

MenaceofEyesightDeteriorating

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledObtaintheInformationOnline.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.随着网络的发展，我们可以轻而易举地从网络上获取各种信息

2.如此便捷地获取信息有利也有弊

3.你的看法

ObtaintheInformationOnline

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterto

theEditorofaCampusMagazinetopresentyourviewaboutwhetherthe

extremesportsshouldbebannedandwhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedto

risktheirlives.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtothe

guidelinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.TomGranger,19岁，是一所大学极限运动俱乐部(TheUniversity

ExtremeSportsClub)的成员。他在一次进行高空弹射特技表演时，因设

备出现故障，不幸身亡。这一惨剧在校园内外引起了广泛争议。请你给

编辑写一封信，表明你对这件事的看法。信中必须包括以下内容：

-事情的起因和你对此事的态度，是支持大学生从事极限运动，还是反

对大学生从事极限运动

-阐明你持有这种看法的理由

-结论

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1.简要分析图表

2.分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因

WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

basedonthefollowinglinegraphthatshowsthechangesoftheattendancein

thereaddingroom.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinesewiththetitleCollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon.

1.描述图表中的两个循环(cycle)所反映的问题。

2.分析引起该变化的原因。

3.你的结论。

(Sept：newtermstarts,Jan：vacation^June：exams,July：vacation)

CollegeReadingRoomPhenomenon

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

IndependentSpirit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.大学新生报道的时候，都是家长拎行李；

2.出现这种现象的原因及其不良后果；

3.培养独立精神的重要性。

OnIndependentSpirit

9」.假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一

封信，信的内容包括：

1.表达自己想要参加西部大开发的愿望；

2.简要说明自己的理由。

10.1.老一辈常说，能力比相貌重要

2.如今很多人却认为相貌比有力重要

3.你的看法

AbilityandGoodLooks

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

11.

Inamarketsystem,noincludingthegovernmentisable

tocontroltheeconomy.

12.

Someproposedtechnologicalsolutions,suchas,canbeusedtobeat

misidentification.

13.

Achildwithoftenfeelsdisappointedandisunabletofinish

assignmentandpaynoattentiontoteachers.

14.

carriesthesameburdenofpermanence,expressedthis

timeinanegativeway.

15.

FinallyWilcox'spropertywasdeededtothestate,whichwasmorepossibly

thananindividualtopreserve.

16.

Apersonwithsleepapneawillpossiblyhavethesymptomlike.

A.failingtowakeupinthemorning

B.stoppingbreathingrepeatedly

C.failingtoconcentrateonhisthinking

D.stayingawakeallthenight

17.Trees

Tomany,thewordtreesevokesimagesofsuchancient,powerful,and

majesticstructuresastheredwoodandthegiantsequoia（红杉），amongthe

mostmassiveandlongestlivingorganismsintheworld.Althoughthe

majorityoftheEarth'sbiomassisrepresentedbytrees,thefundamental

importanceoftheseseeminglyubiquitousplantsfortheveryexistenceand

diversityoflifeonEarthisperhapsnotfullyappreciated.Ourverybiosphere

isdependentonthemetabolism,death,andrecyclingofplants,especially

trees.Theirvasttrunksandrootsystemsstorecarbondioxideandwaterand

respireoxygenintotheatmosphere.Theorganicmatterofthesoildevelops

primarilyfromplantresidues（thatis,fromdecayedleaves,twigs,branches,

roots,andfallentrees）,whichreleaseimportantnutrients,suchasnitrogen,

carbon,andoxygen.

Thetreeisnotanimmutablebiologicalcategorybutratherahumanconcept

basedonvisualcriteria.Perhapsageneraldefinitionwoulddescribeatreeas

aperennial（多年生的）woodyplantthatdevelopsalongasinglemaintrunk

toaheightofatleast4.5metresatmaturity.Thismaybecontrastedwitha

shrub,whichmightbelooselydefinedasawoodyplantwithmultiplestems;

inmostcases,ashrubislessthan3metrestall.However,aspeciesfittingthe

descriptionofeitherinoneareaoftheworldmightnotnecessarilydosoin

otherregions,sinceavarietyofstressesshapethehabitofthematureplant.

Thus,agivenwoodyspeciesmaybeatreeinonesetofhabitatswithinits

rangeandashrubelsewhere.Forexample,thespruceandfirmaythrivein

thetreeform,atthebaseofamountainbutassumeashrubform,nearthe

mountain-top,thevariationdueprincipallytostressesexertedbysuch

environmentalconditionsasaltitude,temperature,andoxygentension.

Intheearlystagesofthedevelopmentofterrestriallife,landplantswere

rootlessandleafless,sincetheyhadtheiroriginsinaqueousenvironments,

theydidnotrequirethespecializedconductingandsupportingtissues

affordedbyrootsandstems,nordidtheyrequirelocalizedregionsof

carbohydratesynthesis,sinceeachcellwasinvolvedinmetabolism,water

andnutrientabsorption,andrespiration.Habitatsfartherfromthewateras

wellasaerialhabitatsrepresentedavailableuninhabitedenvironments.

Onekeytoexploitingthesehabitatsislargesize.This,however,requires

physiologicalandmorphological（形态的）complexity.Ifallthetissuesof

massivetreetruckswerealive,forexample,thephysiologicalcostof

maintainingthesestructuresinthelivingstatewouldbeenormous,and

probablyunattainable.Theelegantsolutioncameintheform,oftremendous

structuraladaptations,newtissuesandorganspermittedlocalizationofthe

functionsoftheplantbody.

Theevolutionofvasculartissuesandlocalizedregionsofcelldivision

permittedthestrengtheningandconductingtissue,calledwood,tobedead,

hollow,thick-walledtubesatfunctionalmaturity.Rootsprovidedanchorage

andabsorptionofsufficientamountsofwaterandnutrientstosupportthe

hugebiomassofthetree.Stemswerenotonlystrongenoughtosupportthe

treeandprojectitintoeverhigherhabitatsbutconductiveenoughtotransport

thewaterandnutrientstotheleavesattheverytopofthetree.

Theshapeofatreeisanecologicalconstructaswell,sinceitsform,is

dependentonthehabitatandthestressesoftheenvironment.Open-grown

trees,suchasthoseingardensandparks,generallyhavefoliageextending

alongthelengthofthetrunkforaconsiderabledistance.Foresttrees,onthe

otherhand,competeforgrowingspaceandgenerallyhaveanexpanseof

foliage-freebolebelowamorelimitedtreecrown.Theaggregateofthetree

crownsconstitutesthecanopyoftheforest,andthismaybedisplayedina

singlelayerorstratified(

A.YB.NC.NG

18.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

SustainableCommunities

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,peoplearecurrentlyusingresources

25percentfasterthantheycanbereplaced.Ifwecontinuedownthiscourse,

wewillneedasecondplanetbytheyear2050.Sustainablecommunities

attempttochangethatcoursebydrasticallyalteringhowcitizensinteractwith

theenvironment.

Alternativelyknownasgreencommunitiesorecovillages(生态村),

sustainablecommunitiesvaryintheirapproachestosustainableliving,ora

wayoflifethatmeetsthepopulation'sbasicneedsinwaysthatcanbe

continuedindefinitelyforfuturegenerations.Somecommunitiesfocussolely

onenrichingtheenvironment,whileothersalsoaimtoimprovesocialand

economicconditionsaswell.

CharacteristicsofSustainableLivingCommunities

Sustainablecommunitiesgenerallystrivetominimizewaste,reduce

consumptionandpreserveopenspace.Ideally,theydon'tuseresourcesfaster

thantheycanbereplenished,andtheydon'tproducewastefasterthanitcan

beassimilatedbackintotheenvironment.Granted,somecommunitiesare

moreradicalthanothers—livingentirelyoffthegridandeschewingtheuseof

government:—printedmoney—butthebasicprinciplesaresimilar.

Designingtheneighborhoodtoencouragewalkingorbicyclingisoneway

sustainablecommunitiesputthesefirsttwoprinciplesintopractice.Less

drivingmeanslessgasandemissions.Manyecovillagesalsoincorporate

workspaceintohomesorencouragetelecommuting.Theyalsomightzone

partofthedevelopmentforcommercialuse,essentiallymakingthe

communityaserf-containedenvironmentwhereresidentsdon'tevenhaveto

leaveforshoppingorentertainment.Thisdesignsometimesiscalledalive-

work-playlifestyle.

Usinggreenbuildingtechniquesisanotherstapleofsustainablecommunities.

Hereareafewexamples:

-Architectsdesignbuildingstotakeadvantageofthesun'slightingand

heatingcapabilities.

-Theyinstallenergy-efficientappliances.

-Theytrytouselocalsourcesofmaterialsasmuchaspossibletocutbackon

theenvironmentalcostsoftransport.

-Theybuildwithdurable,non-toxicmaterialsthathaveeitherbeenrecycled

orsustainablyharvested.

Youmightseestrawbale（草捆）houses,whichessentiallyusebalesofstraw

asthestructuralbuildingblocks;cobhouses,whichareamixofstraw,clay

andsandorearthbaghomes,whichareexactlywhattheysoundlike,homes

madeoutofbagsofdirt.

Alongwithgreenbuildingtechniques,sustainablecommunitiesrelyongreen

gardeningmethods.Theylandscapewithnative,drought-tolerantplantsand

raisethemorganicallytoreducewaterandkeeppesticidesandherbicidesout

oftheenvironment.

Manycommunitiesalsosetasideasignificantportionoftheirlandasopen

space.Serenbe,forexample,reserves80percentofits900acresforgreen

space,thatis,720acresofrollinghills,woodsandstreamsfreeof

development,quiteacontrasttotheconcrete-ladenurbansprawlofAtlanta

just32milesaway.

Anotherwaysustainablecommunitiesreducetheirecologicalfootprintisby

capturingandrecyclingtheirwastes,oftencreatingtheirowncontained

naturalcycles.Insteadoftreatingnormallyperceivedwasteproductssuchas

rainwaterandsewageaspollutiontobegottenridof,residentsmmth

A.WecanhaveanotherplanetcalledtheEarth.

B.WewilluseupresourcesonEarth.

C.Wewillworkoutreplaceableresources.

D.Wewillmigratetoanotherplanettolive.

19.

OnlyofAmericansbelieveddrugcompaniesweregenerallyhonest.

20.

Theblack/whitetrickcanprovidepeoplewithmorethantwochoicesfortheir

argument.

A.YB.NC.NG

、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.

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22.[B9]

23.(13)

A.Allofthemdisagreedwithhim.

B.Someofthemdisagreedwithhim.

C.Therewasnoreaction.

D.Therewasnoresponse.

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文.M:Theweatherisn'texactlywhatIwouldcallcomfortablefor

playingfootball.Itisquitechilly.

W:Isn'tit,though?IwishIhadbroughtmyheavysweateralong.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheweather?

(12)

A.Shebroughthersweateralongincaseitisgettingcold.

B.Shedoesn'tthinktheweatheriscoldenough.

C.Sheagreesthattheweatherwasn'tsupposedtobesocold.

D.Shebelievesitisagooddaytoplayfootball.

25.听力原文：M:Hello.NationalExpressCourierCompany,Customer

ServiceDepartment.

W:Hello.IhavesomequestionsaboutapackageI'mgoingtosend.Canyou

helpme?

M:Yes.ma'am.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

W:Ihaveaboxofhomemadecandy,andIwanttosendittomysister.It'sa

birthdaypresent.Doyouhaveanyspecialrolesaboutdeliveringfood?

M:No.notinthiscase,ma'ma.Ifyouweresendingfruitorvegetables,they

wouldhavetobepackedspecially.Buttherearenorolesaboutsendingcandy.

W:OK,Ihaveanotherquestion.I'mveryconcernedaboutthepackage

reachingmysisterontime.Canyoumakesurethatitwillbetherebyher

birthdayonSaturday?

M:Wheredoesithavetogo?

W:California.

M:Hmm.Saturday'sonlyfourdaysaway.Wehaveapriorityservicethat

wouldguaranteedeliveryinthreedaysbutit'smoreexpensivethanour

regularrate.

W:Well,Idon'twanttowastemoney,butit'smoreimportantthatthepackage

bethereontime.

M:OK.Bringyourpackagetotheoffice,andwe'llsenditbypriorityservice.

W:OK.I'lldothat.Thanksforyourhelp.

M:It'smypleasure

(23)'

A.Sheneedssomeinformation.

B.Shewantspackingmaterials.

C.Sheischeckingherpackage.

D.SheismovingtoCalifornia.

26.(32)

A.Protectingroadsalongtheshore.

B.Buildingonbeacheswithseawalls.

C.Addingsandtobeacheswithseawalls.

D.Stoppingbuildingseawalls.

27.听力原文：Alaskaisknownforitscoldsnowyweather.Formanyyears,

dogsledsweretheonlymeansoftransportation.ManyAlaskanscombinefun

andhardworkinanannualdogsledrace.Thetrailraceisthelongestdogsled

raceintheworld.Itlastsfromtwotothreeweeksandcoversalmost17

hundredkm.TheracegoesacrossAlaskafromAnchoragetoRome.Itfollows

thetrailsthatwereonceusedbythepeoplewholookedforgoldinAlaska's

wilderness.TheracealsofollowstherouteofseveralbraveAlaskanswho

broughtmedicinefromAnchoragetoRomeinthewinterof1925.They

cardedthebadlyneededmedicinethroughbadstormandhelpedsavemany

lives.TheracefromAnchoragetoRomewhichisheldinMarchisveryhard

forthedriversandsleighdogs.Eachdaythedogsrunforaboutfourhours

andthenrestforfourhours.Theyrundayandnight,andsometimestravelas

muchasonehundredandtenkm.aday.Thedriversmustfeedandtakecare

ofthedogsatraceperiods.Sometimestheyonlysleepforabouttwohours

eachday.Becausetheraceissohard,manydriversdonotexpecttowin.For

mostofthemjustbeingabletofinishisavictory.

(30)一'

A.WinterinAlaska.

B.ThebraveAlaskanpeople.

C.Alaskantransportationtoday.

D.Adogsledrace.

28.(19)

A.Shewashurtbytheman.

B.Shelosthertemper.

C.Shedidn'tspeaktoherhusband.

D.Shemissedthedinnerparty.

29.听力原文：Expertssaysomefanningactivitiesareseriouslydamaging

Earth'senvironment.Badfarmingmethodscandamagesoil,forestsandwater

supplies.Theyalsohavecausedsomeplantsandanimalstodisappear.

Twogroupsnowsaythatbadfarmingmethodsarethreateningtheabilityof

farmerstoproduceenoughfoodtofeedtheworldpopulationinthefuture.

Thegroupsusedsatelliteimages,mapsandmodernequipmenttostudythe

effectofagricultureontheenvironment.

Thestudyfoundthatthedestructionofsoiliswidespread,Importantorganic

nutrientsarebeingremovedfromfarmland.

Agricultureuses70percentofthefreshwaterintheworldeachyear.The

studyfoundthatmanyfarmersarewastingwatersupplies.Inaddition,

chemicalsdesignedtoprotectcropsmaypollutewaterways.

Thereportalsosaysasmuchas30percentoftheworld'sforestshavebeen

cutdownsothelandcouldbeusedforagriculture.Thishasledtoasevere

lossofwildlifeandtheirenvironments.

(30)

A.Soil.B.Humanpopulation.C.Forest.D.Water.

30.听力原文：M:Oh.Hithere.Abeauty,isn'tshe?Doyouwanttotakeher

atestride?

W:Well...Um.Howoldisit?

M:Well,it'sonlythreeyearsold.

W:Andwhat'sthemileage?

M:Uh,letmecheck.Ohyes.75,000miles.

W:75,000miles?That'squiteabitforacarthat'sonlythreeyearsold.

M:Well,onceyou'reinthedriver'sseat,you'llfallinlovewithher.Getin.

W:Ugh...Uh,Ican'tseemtogetthedooropen.Itcouldbebroken.

M:Ah,justgiveheralittletap.Ugh.Nowshe'sopened.

W:Great.AdoorIhavetobeatuptoopen.

M:Hey.Getinandstartherup.

W:Oh,thereseemstobesomethingwrong.

M:Well,it'sprobably,thebattery.Iknowshehasenoughgasinher,andIhad

ourmechaniccheckheroutjustyesterday.Tryitagain.

W:Okay.Howmuchisthisanyway?

M:Oh.It'sarealbargaintodayandtomorrowonlyat$15,775,plusyouget

theextendedwarrantycoveringdefects,wear,andtearbeyondthenormal

maintenanceonthevehicleforanextra$500forthenext30,000miles.

W:Uh.Well,almost$16,000isalittleoutofmypricerange,plustheseats

coversaretornalittle.

M:Well,hey,Imightbeabletotalkthemanagerintoloweringtheprice

anothertwohundreddollars,butthat'saboutall.

W:No,thanks.IthinkI'lljustkeeplooking.

(20),

A.He'stryingtobuyausedcar.

B.He'stryingtopassadrivingtest.

C.He'stryingtohavehiscarrepaired.

D.He'stryingtosellacar.

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

31.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Oneofthemosteminentofpsychologists,ClarkHull,claimedthatthe

essenceofreasoningliesintheputtingtogetheroftwo"behavior,segments"

insomenovelway,neveractuallyperformedbefore,soastoreachagoal.

TwofollowersofClarkHull,HowardandTraceyKendler,devisedatestfor

childrenthatwasexplicitlybasedonHulll'sprinciples.Thechildrenwere

giventhetaskoflearningtooperateamachinesoastogetatoy.Inorderto

succeedtheyhadtogothroughatwo-stagesequence.Thechildrenwere

trainedoneachstageseparately.Thestagesconsistedmerelyofpressingthe

con-ectoneoftwobuttonstogetamarble;andofinsertingthemarbleintoa

smallholetoreleasethetoy.TheKendlersfoundthatthechildrencouldlearn

theseparatebitsreadilyenough.Buttheydidnotforthemostpart"integrate".

Theydidnotpressthebuttontogetthemarbleandthenproceedwithout

furtherhelptousethemarbletogetthetoy.SotheKendlersconcludedthat

theywereincapableofdeductivereasoning.

Themysteryatfirstappearstodeepenwhenwelearn,fromanther

psychologist,MichaelColeandhiscolleagues,thatadultsinanAfrican

cultureapparentlycannotdotheKendlers'taskeither.Butitlessens,onthe

otherhand,whenwelearnthatataskwasdevisedwhichwasstrictly

analogoustotheKendlers'onebutmucheasierformeAfricanmalesto

handle.Insteadofthebutton-pressingmachine,Coleusedalockedboxand

twodifferentlycoloredmatch-boxes,oneofwhichcontainedakeythatwould

openthebox.Noticethattherearestilltwobehavior.segments-"openthe

rightmatch-boxtogetthekey"and"usethekeytoopenthebox"---sothetask

seemsformallytobethesame.Butpsychologicallyitisquitedifferent.Now

thesubjectisdealingnotwithastrangemachinebutwithfamiliarmeaningful

objects:anditiscleartohimwhatheismeanttodo.Itthenturnsourthatthe

difficultyof"integration"isgreatlyreduced.

RecentworkbySimonHewsonisofgreatinteresthereforitshowsthat,for

youngchildren,too,thedifficultyliesnotintheinferentialprocesseswhich

thetaskdemands,butincertainperplexingfeaturesoftheapparatusandthe

procedure.Hewsonmadetwocrucialchanges.First,hereplacedthebutton­

pressingmechanisminthesidepanelsbydrawersinthesepanelswhichthe

childrencouldopenandshut.Thistookawaythemysteryfromthefirststage

oftraining.Thenhehelpedthechildtounderstandthattherewasno"magic"

aboutthespecificmarble.Thetwomodificationstogetherproducedajump

msuccessratesfrom30%to90%forfive-year-oldsandfrom35%to72.5%

forfour-year-olds.Forthree-year-olds,forreasonsthatarestillinneedof

clarification,noimprovement--ratheraslightdropinperformanceresulted

fromthechange.

Wemayconclude,then,thatchildrenexperienceveryrealdifficultywhen

facedwiththeKendlerapparatus;butthisdifficultycannotbetakenasproof

thattheyareincapableofdeductivereasoning.

WhydidtheKendlersconductthetestdescribedinthesecondparagraph?

32.

Whydidtheparentsmentionedinthethirdparagraphleavethechildalonein

aroom?

33.

InSouthAmerica,inthenext20years22millionhectaresoftropicalforest

andsavannawillbedisplacedby.

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题）

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35.Aretwoheadsusuallybetterthanone?Ifyouhadadifficultproblemto

solve,wouldyoubebetterworkingontheproblemaloneorworkingonitas

SI.'

partofagroup?Yearsofresearchhasyieldedaconsistentpatternoffindings

showsthatgroupstypicallyproducemore,andproducebettersolutionsto

S2.,.

problemsthanthesamenumberasindividualsworkingalone.Forinstance,a

S3.“

classicexperimentbyShawhadgroupsorindividualsubjectsattemptedto

S4.J

solveproblemsinvolvingconceptualandmathematicalskill.Ineverycase,

S5.」

thegroupsproducedmorecorrectsolutionsthantheindividuals.

However,itwasoneimportantwarningtothefindingofgroupsuperiority:

S6.','

thegroupswereconsiderablylessefficient,whentimeconsidered,thanthe

S7.______

individualswere.Inotherwords,althoughgroupsproducedmorecorrect

solutions,

buttheydidsoatacostofmoretime.Infact,muchsubsequentS8.

researchhassuggestedthattheadvantageofgroupsinsolvingproblemscan

be

outweighedunlessefficiencyintermsoftimeperpersonisamajorcriterion.

S9.______

Asageneralrule,though,groupperformanceinproblem-solvingsituations

is

morequalitativelyandquantitativelysuperiortotheperformanceofthe

averageS10.

individualworkingalone.Thereareanumberofreasonsgroupsaregenerally

betteratproblemsolvingthanindividuals.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

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参考答案

l.Thetableusesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardofliving

infiveselectedcountriesin2000includingboththemostdevelopednationin

theworldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfrom

thestatisticstheU.S.A.一oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintakethelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.EgyptIndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicatorswithEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflifeamong

thethree.HoweverEgypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigherthan

Indonesia'sat40deathsper1000comparedto31inIndonesia.Bangladesh

hadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.ItsGNPwas

onlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthedaily

caloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A,andits

infantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusionitcanbeseenfrom

theeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngway

togobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthe

sametimetheU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriesto

developtheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.Thetable

usesfourbroadeconomicindicatorstoshowthestandardoflivinginfive

selectedcountriesin2000,includingboththemostdevelopednationinthe

worldandsomeofthemuchlessdevelopednations.Ascanbeseenfromthe

statistics,theU.S.A.一oneoftherichestcountriesintheworld一hadthe

highestGNPanddailycalorieintake,thelongestlifeexpectancyandthe

lowestinfantmortalityrate.Theotherdevelopingcountrieshada

considerablylowerqualityoflife.Egypt,IndonesiaandBoliviaweresimilar

intheirrangeofindicators,withEgypthavingthehighestqualityoflife

amongthethree.However,Egypt'sinfantmortalityratewasslightlyhigher

thanIndonesia's,at40deathsper1,000comparedto31inIndonesia.

BangladeshhadbyfarthelowestqualityoflifeinalltheFourindicators.Its

GNPwasonlyaboutone-fortieththatoftheU.S.A.Thefigureintermsofthe

dailycaloriesupplyperheadinBangladeshisthehalfofthatinU.S.A.,and

itsinfantmortalityrateWas6timesgreater.Inconclusion,itcanbeseenfrom

theeconomicindicatorsthatthefourdevelopingcountrieshavealOngway

togobeforereachingthesamelevelofqualityoflifeastheU.S.A.Atthe

sametime,theU.S.A,hastheresponsibilitytohelptheothercountriesto

developtheireconomiesandimprovetheirpeople'slivingstandards.

2.ABoominContinuingEducationThegraphaboveshowsusthestatistics

oftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersofthe

participantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeopletakA

BoominContinuingEducationThegraphaboveshowsusthestatisticsofthe

ContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersofthe

participantsinXcity.In1989there,wereonlythirtythousandpeopletak

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