2021年四川省成都市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年四川省成都市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledHowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersYou

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.青少年有叛逆行为；

2.家长对孩子表现出的一系列反应；

3.如何对待孩子的逆反心理

HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagers

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

3.1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.当前，一股志愿者工作热席卷校园

2.校园志愿者工作热现象的原因

3.你的打算

ReflectionontheVolunteerWork

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSayNotoDrunkDriving.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.众所周知，酒后驾车十分危险

2.但近年来越来越多的人酒后驾车.原因是……

3.我认为……

SayNotoDrunkDriving

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic.AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新闻媒体披露,徐州某中学1000多名学生签名，庄严承诺“远离网吧”

2.分析“远离网吧”运动的原因

3.做出对比和评论

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大学毕业生选择毕业后当“村官”，请就此现象发表自己的看法。

1.你对此有何看法

2.他们会给农村带来什么

3.他们会从中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”:villageofficials

科学种田：farmscientifically

深入群众:goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledSayNotoPiratedProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前盗版的现象比较严重；

2.造成这种现象的原因及其危害；

3.我们应该怎么做。

Usefulwordsandexpressions：

盗版：piracy(n.)

盗版产品.piratedproducts

知识产权：intellectualpropertyrights

侵犯版权:infringesb.'scopyright；copyrightinfringement

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbasingonthefollowingchart.Yourcompositionshouldincludethe

pointsbelow.

1.Abriefsummaryofthischart

2.Thechangeoftelevisionandradioaudiences

3.Aconclusion

Midnight

Figure:TelevisionandRadioAudiencesinacity,October-December,2006

ChangeofTelevisionandRadioAudiences

10.1.影响将来事业成功的因素有很多，试举例说明

2.你对此的看法，并阐述理由

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

11.FoodsThatFightDisease

Withremarkableconsistency,recentresearchhasfoundthatadiethighin

plant-basedfoods-fruits,vegetables,driedpeasandbeans,grains,and

starchystaplessuchaspotatoes-isthebody'sbestweaponinthwarting

manyhealth-relatedproblems.Thesefoodsworkagainstsomanydiseases

thatthesamehealthyingredientsyoumightusetoprotectyourheartorward

offcancerwillalsobenefityourintestinaltractandbones.

Here'swhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthesedifferentdisease-fightingfoods.

CancerFighters

Preventingcancerisacompellingreasontoloadupyourcartintheproduce

department.Scientistshaverecentlyestimatedthatapproximately30to40

percentofallcancerscouldbeavertedifpeopleatemorefruits,vegetables,

andplant-basedfoodsandminimizedhigh-fat,high-calorieediblesthat

havescantnutritionalvalue.Upto70percentofcancersmightbeeliminated

ifpeoplealsostoppedsmoking,exercisedregularly,andcontrolledtheir

weight.

Inthepast,researchershadlinkedfatconsumptionwiththedevelopmentof

cancers,buttheycurrentlybelievethateatingfruits,vegetables,andgrains

maybemoreimportantinpreventingthediseasethannoteatingfat,"The

evidenceaboutahigh-fatdietandcancerseemedalotstrongerseveralyears

agothanitdoesnow,"saysMelaniePolk,aregistereddietitiananddirector

ofnutritioneducationattheAmericanInstituteforCancerResearch.

Althoughscientistsarestillnotcertainaboutthespecifics,they'rebeginning

tocloseinonthehealthfulconstituentsofplant-basedfoods.Inparticular,

they'relookingcloselyattwocomponentsantioxidantsandphytochemicals.

Antioxidants.Theantioxidants(carotenoids,suchasbetacaroteneand

lycopene,andvitaminsCandE)foundinfruits,vegetables,andotherplant-

basedfoodsfightfreeradicals,whicharecompoundsinthebodythatattack

anddestroycellmembranes.Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsis

believedtocausemanycancers.

Thecarotenoids,inparticular,whichgivefruitsandvegetablestheirbright

yellow,orange,andredcolors,arenowgainingrecognitionfortheir

nutritionalworth.Numerousstudieshaveextolledthevirtuesoflycopene(the

carotenoidthatmakestomatoesred)inpreventingprostatecancer.Onesuch

studyatHarvardUniversityfoundthatmenwhoincludetomatoproductsin

theirmealstwiceaweekcouldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancer

byonethirdcomparedwithmenwhonevertouchtomatoes.

Otherlycopene-richfoods,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,

arenowpiquingtheinterestofresearchers.Watermelonnotonlyyieldsmore

lycopeneperserving(15mgin11/2cups)thanrawtomatoes(11mgper11/2

cups),butit'salsoarichsourceofvitaminsAandC.

Canwatermelonhelpreducetheincidenceofcancer?Nooneknowsforsure

becausetherehaven'tbeensufficientstudies."Weassumethatwe'llsee

benefits,"saysPenelopePerkinsVeazie,Ph.D.,aresearchscientistwiththe

USDA'sAgriculturalResearchService.Researchersthereplantocompare

peoplewhoeatwatermelonwiththosewhoeatprocessedtomatoesbecause

cookingenhanceslycopeneabsorption-oseewhichgroupabsorbsmore

lycopene.(A11/2cupservingoftomatosaucepacks53mgoflycopene.)

Phytochemicals.Thephytochemicalspresentinfruitsandvegetablesprotect

thebodybystuntingthegrowthofmalignantcells.Phytochemicals,naturally

occurringsubstances,includeindoles(［生化］口弓I口朵)incabbageorcauliflower,

saponins(［生化］皂角昔)inpeasandbeans,andisoflavones(异黄酮)in

soymilkandtofu.Investigatorshaveonlyaninklingofhowmany

phytochemicalsexistandhowtheywork.Theyareconfident,however,that

youcangetabasketfulofanti-cancernutrientsbymi

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12.

Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey.

13.

JapanesemaglevtrainsaredifferentfromGermanonesprimarilyin.

14.WhyShouldWeWorryAboutWhatWeShouldn't?

Itwouldbealoteasiertoenjoyyourlifeifthereweren'tsomanythingstrying

tokillyoueveryday.Theproblemsstartevenbeforeyou'refullyawake.

There'sthefalloutofbedthatkills600Americanseachyear.There'sthe

early-morningheartattack,whichis40%morecommonthanthosethatstrike

laterintheday.There'sthefatalplungedownthestairs,thebiteofsausage

thatgetslodgedinyourthroat,thetumbleontheslipperysidewalkasyou

leavethehouse,thehigh-speedautomotivepinballgamethatisyourdaily

commute.

Otherdangersstalkyoualldaylong.Willacabbie'sbrakesfailwhenyou're

inthecrosswalk?Willyouhaveaviolentreactiontobadfood?Andwhat

abouttherisksyoucarrywithyouallyourlife?Thefatherandgrandfather

whodiedofcoronariesintheir50sprobablypassedthesamecardiac

weaknessontoyou.Thetendencytotakechancesonthehighwaythathas

twicelandedyouintrafficcourtcouldjustaseasilylandyouinthemorgue.

Shadowedbyperilasweare,youwouldthinkwe'dgetprettygoodat

distinguishingtheriskslikeliesttodousinfromtheonesthatarestatistical

longshots.Butyouwouldbewrong.Weagonizeoveravianflu,whichtodate

haskilledpreciselynooneintheU.S.,buthavetobecajoledintogetting

vaccinatedforthecommonflu,whichcontributestothedeathsof36,000

Americanseachyear.Wewringourhandsoverthemadcowpathogenthat

mightbe(butalmostcertainlyisn't)inourhamburgerandworryfarlessabout

thecholesterolthatcontributestotheheartdiseasethatkills700,000ofus

annually.

Weprideourselvesonbeingtheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptof

risk,yetwehaveaconfoundinghabitofworryingaboutmerepossibilities

whileignoringprobabilities,buildingbarricadesagainstperceiveddangers

whileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.SixMuslimstravelingfroma

religiousconferencewerethrownoffaplanelastweekinMinneapolis,Minn.,

evenasunscreenedcargocontinuestostreamintoportsonbothcoasts.

ShoppersstilllookaskanceatabagofspinachforfearofE.colibacteria

whilefillingtheircartswithfat-soddenFrenchfriesandsalt-crustednachos.

Weputfiltersonfaucets,installairionizersinourhomesandlatherourselves

withantibacterialsoap,"Weusedtomeasurecontaminantsdowntotheparts

permillion,"saysDanMcGinn,aformerCapitolHillstaffmemberandnow

aprivateriskconsultant."Nowit'spartsperbillion."

Atthesametime,20%ofalladultsstillsmoke;nearly20%ofdriversand

morethan30%ofbackseatpassengersdon'tuseseatbelts;two-thirdsofus

areoverweightorobese.Wedashacrossthestreetagainstthelightandbuild

ourhomesinhurricane-proneareasandwhenthey'redemolishedbyastorm,

werebuildinthesamespot.Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksisa

multidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirelybeyondus.

Andwhileitmaybetreethatit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell,

it'salmostcertainlysomethingwecanlearntodobetter.

Partoftheproblemwehavewithevaluatingrisk,scientistssay,isthatwe're

movingthroughthemodemworldwithwhatis,inmanyrespects,a

prehistoricbrain.Wemaythinkwe'vegrownaccustomedtolivingina

predator-freeenvironmentinwhichmostofthedangersofthewildhavebeen

drivenawayorfencedoff,butourcentralnervoussystem-evolvingata

glacialpace—hasn'tgotthemessage.

Toprobetherisk-assessmentmechanismsofthehumanmind,JosephLeDoux,

aprofessorofneuroscienceatNewYorkUniversityandtheauthorofThe

EmotionalBrain,studiesfearpathwaysinlaboratoryanimals.Heexplains

thatthejumpiestpartofthebrain—ofmouseandman-istheamygdala,a

primitive,almond-shapedclumpoftissuethats

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15.

TheexcitingpartofbothFlightSimulatorandrealflyingis.

16.

Americanhighschoolstudentssinkalmosttothebottominasurveyofmath

andscienceliteracybecausetoomanyofthehighschoolinAmerica

arenotqualified.

17.ABriefHistoryofAmericanAnti-SmokingCampaigns

TheFirstAnti-SmokingTreatise

TobaccoisanativeAmericanplantthatwasfirstusedasasmokingsubstance

inthereligiousceremoniesofIndianmedicinemenincoastalregionsofNorth

andSouthAmerica.ItsusehadbecomewidespreadinEuropebythelate

1500s,butwasnotwellreceivedbyall.KingJamesIofEnglandpublished

whatmaybeconsideredthefirstanti-smokingtreatisein1604,which

describedtobaccosmokingas"acustomloathsometotheeye,hatefultothe

nose,harmfultothebrain,dangeroustothelungs".

DespiteKingJames'effort,tobaccouse,intheform,ofsnuffdippingandpipe

smokingspreadinEnglandandthenquicklythroughouttheworld.The

Englishcolonialcompanies,workingagainstthewishesoftheroyalfamily,

promotedtheuseoftobacco.Tobaccobecameaprofitableexportforthe

newlyformedAmericancolonies.

Itwasnotuntilthe20thcenturythatlargenumbersofpeoplebegantouse

tobaccoinamuchmoredeadlyform,cigarette.Cancersofthemouth,lips,

throatandnosehadalreadybeenlinkedwiththeuseofsnuff,cigarsandpipes

byafewastute（敏锐的）physicians.Withthedevelopmentoftheblended

cigarette,smokershadthe"advantage"ofbeingabletoinhalesmokeinto

theirlungs,moreefficientlyexposingtheentirebodytomanyoftobacco's

harmfulsubstances.Theepidemicofcigarette-relateddiseasessoonfollowed.

TheGreatCigaretteAdvertisingCampaign

Before1915,cigaretteswerenotparticularlypopular.However,beginningin

WorldWarIcigarettesalesrosesharply,boostedbydistributiontosoldiers

andsailors,theinventionofmatchpacksandanunprecedentedpostwar

cigaretteadvertisingcampaign.

Duringthewar,GeneralJohnJ.Pershingstated"youaskmewhatweneedto

winthiswar...Ianswertobaccoasmuchasbullets."Cigarettesweresent

overseastoAmericantroops.Theyweresomuchmoreconvenienttosmoke

inthetrenchesthanpipesorcigars.Millionsofsoldiersthustookupcigarette

smokingduringthewarandcontinuedtheirhabitoncetheyreturnedhome.

Thegreat20thcenturycigaretteadvertisingcampaignbeganrightafterWorld

WarI,capitalizingonthepatriotismthataccompaniedthewareffort.Theads

oftenfeaturedtestimonials（证明）bymoviestars,athletesandevendoctors,

whowentsofarastosuggestthatgoodhealthandgoodlookswerethe

rewardsofsmoking.Somecigarettemanufacturersmadeparticularlybold

healthclaimsfortheirproducts,advertisingthattheirbrandcouldsteadythe

nervesorevenpreventsmoker'scough.

Theadvertisingcampaignsweresoeffectivethatby1939,aFortune

magazinesurveyshowedthat53percentofalladultAmericanmensmoked

cigarettes（asdid66percentofthoseunder40）.

Thewidespreaduseofcigarettesamongwomenlaggedsome25to30years

behindthatofmen.Althoughafewdatingwomenhadsmokedcigaretteseven

beforeWorldWarI,womendidnottakeupsmokinginlargenumbersuntil

the1940s.DuringWorldWarII,cigaretteswereagainsenttreetoAmerican

military.Athome,cigaretteadvertisingwastargetedatfemales,whohad

takenovertraditionalmalejobs.

FirstClues

Unknowntothesmokingpublic,animpressiveamountofspeculation—and

somehardscientificevidence—whichlinkedsmokingwithdiseasehad

emergedbetween1920and1940.Tobaccocompanieschosetoignorethis

evidenceandcontinuedtopromotecigarettesheavily.

Bytoday'sstandards,themedicalevidencegatheredagainstcigarettesby

1940wouldhavebeenenoughtostimulateathoroughinvestigationofthe

matterandtheextensivecoverageinthepopularpress.Unfortunately,this

wasnotthecaseatthetime.

Fewpeoplewereawareoftheevidence,andthosew

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18.

Tobuildyouraudience,you'dbettercatchtheopportunitiestobeacquainted

withpeopleandtrytocatchtheirattentiononyou.

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19.

AmongalltheGMcrops,Btgeneshaveprovedmosteffectivein

whenthelargestreductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

20.

Asearlyas1896scientistssuggestedthatburningfossilfuelsmight

change.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.

[BIO]

22.(19)

A.Sheshouldpresenthimabookonmusic.

B.Theteacherhassomeinterestsotherthanreading.

C.It'sagoodideabecausetheteacherlovesreading.

D.Theteacherwouldliketohaveabookonlanguageteaching.

23.(35)

A.FromtheASPCA.

B.Fromthelibrary.

C.Bybuyingadogfromastore.

D.Byreadingbooksaboutclogsincludingpuppytraining.

24.

[B3]

25.听力原文：M:IwassodisappointedtohearthatJimlosthisjob.Iknow

thathisdaughterwassicklastmonth,sehewasalwayslatetowork.

W:Oh,thatwasn'tit.Jimmadeabigerrorinthisweek'saccounting.The

bosswasfurious.

Q:WhywasJimfired?

(19)

A.Hewasfuriouswithhisboss.

B.Hewasalwayslatetowork.

C.Hisdaughterwassickandthatmadehimlateforwork.

D.Hepreparedafinancialreportincorrectly

26.听力原文：W:Interestedinthisbook?Thisisourbestsellerthisweek.

M:Bestseller?Iamconsideringwhatnewideasitgivesabouthowtodeal

withtheaggravatingpeople.

W:Itaskspeopletoquitcomplaininganddosomething.Whatsurprisesmany

peopleaboutthisbookisitsuggeststhatthebestthingtodoistochange

yourselfbecauseyouamnotgoingtochangetheotherperson.

M:Really?It's"me"thathastochangeasopposedtotheotherperson?

W:Well,haveyoueverchangedanybody?

M:I'vetriedmanytimes.It'snotreallypossiblethough.

W:That'sright.

M:ButhowcanIdothat?

W:Thebookishere.Bringitbackhomeandreaditandyoucanfindthe

answer.

M:BeforeIpaymymoneyIshouldbeclearthatthisbookisusefulforme.I

don'twanttopayforitandthenfindIhavepaidfornothing.

W:Thisbookisdefinitelyworththemoney.Thebookeventellsyouhowto

dealwithdifferenttypesofworkers,coworkersandbosses,fromthemost

commonannoyingtypetotheworstkind.

M:Givemethemostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworker.

W:Themostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworkersiscalled"boundary

busters".So,it'ssomeonewhoinvadesyourspace,makestoomuchnoise,

eatsupyourtimeorchewsyourearoff.Theyareboundarybusters.

M:AndhowdoIdealwiththem?

W:Again,sir,thebookishere.Bringitbackandreadfortheanswer.

M:Itseemsyouknowalotaboutthisbook.CanIdrawtheconclusionthat

youfancyit?

W:Well,frankly,Iamtheauthor.

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A.Manyofherbooksarebestsellers.

B.Sheisashrewdbookstoreowner.

C.Sheispromotingherbookinperson.

D.Sheisasalespersonatthebookstore.

27.(25)

A.Heneverhasenoughtime.

B.Healwaysholdsoffhiswork.

C.Heisalwaysverybusy.

D.Henevertriesanythingnew.

28.听力原文：Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthe

triumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihave

someurgentthingstosaytogoodpeople.

Somethinghasgonewrongwithouronce-proudAmericanwayoflife.Akey

ingredientisdisappearing:responsibility,whichmeansthateverypersonis

responsibleforhisactions.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,nolaw,and

ultimately,nosociety.Myjobasapoliceofficeristoimposeresponsibility

onpeoplewhorefusetoimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypoliceman

knows,controlsonpeople'sbehavior,arefarlesseffectivethaninternal

restrictionssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.Yetgradually,especially

inourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestrictionsareloosening.Your

typicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakes

whathewants,includingyourlife.

Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyears

ago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Nowit's

thecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:bytheschoolthatdidn'tteachhim

toread,bythechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,bythe

parentswhodidn'tprovideastablehome.Idon'tbelieveit.Manyothersin

equallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminal

activities.Ifwefreethecriminalfromresponsibility,webecomeasocietyof

endlessexcuses.Wedesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthe

personwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.

(30)

A.Becausegoodmenarenotassmartasthepolice.

B.Becausegoodpeoplehavenosenseofguilt.

C.Becausegoodpeoplehavehardlydoneanythingtopreventcrimes.

D.Becausegoodpeoplecommitmorecriminalactivitiesrecently.

29.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：[26]Americanswhoremember"thegoodolddays"arenotalone

incomplainingabouttheeducationalSysteminthiscountry.Immigrants

complain,too.LatelyaGermanfriendwasfilledwithangerwhenhelearned

thatthefirstmathematicstestgiventohissonasacollegefreshmanincluded

multiplicationanddivision.JapanesebusinessmeninLosAngelessendtheir

childrentoprivateschoolsstaffedbyteachersimportedfromJapanwhoteach

mathematicsatmoreadvancedlevel.

[27]ButIwonder:IfAmericaneducationissopoor,whyisitthatthisisstill

thecountryofinnovation?WhenIwas12inIndonesia,Ihadtomemorize

thenameofalltheworld'smajorcities.Atthesameage,myson,whowas

broughtupaCalifornian,thoughtthatBuenosAireswasSpanishforgood

food.However,unlikechildrenofhisageinAsiaandEurope,mysonhad

studiedcreativegeography.Whenhewasonly6,hedrewamapoftheroute

thathetraveledtogettoschool,includingthestreets,thetrafficsignsandthe

housesthathepassed.DissatisfiedAmericanparentsforgetthatinthis

countrytheirchildrenareabletoexperimentfreelywithideas;withoutthis

theywillnotbeabletothinkortobelieveinthemselves.CriticsofAmerican

educationcannotgrasponething:freedom.[28]America,Ithink,istheonly

countrythatextendseventochildrenthelicensetofreelyspeak,writeandbe

creative.Ourpubliceducationisnotperfect,butitisbetterthananyother.

(27)’

A.TheJapanesemathematicteachers.

B.BoththespeakerandhisGermanfriend.

C.BothAmericansandimmigrants.

D.Thesonofthespeaker'sGermanfriend.

30.听力原文：W:Haveyougotajobwaitingforyou?

M:No,IgaveupmyjobwhenIcamehere.Iworkedinashippingcompany,

butitwasdocuments,documents,alldaylong.SoIdecidedIneededachange.

NowI'mgoingtotryandgetajobwithatravelfirm.I'dlikeajobdealing

withpeople.

Q:Whatsortofafirmwouldsheliketoworkfor?

(15)

A.Theshippingcompany.

B.Thetravelfirm.

C.Thefirmdealingwithdocuments.

D.Thefirmwithalotofpeople.

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

31.

Theword"groundbreaking"(Para.6)canbeinterpretedas.

A.essentiallynewB.pioneeringC.evolutionaryD.epoch-making

32.

WhatisaproblemofSanguines?

A.Othersmaynottrustthem.

B.Theydon'tlistentoother'sopinions.

C.Theycouragetotakechances.

D.Theyoftencomplains.

33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Automationreferstotheintroductionofelectroniccontrolandautomatic

operationofproductivemachinery.Itreducesthehumanfactors,mentaland

physical,inproduction,andisdesignedtomakepossiblethemanufactureof

moregoodswithfewerworkers.ThedevelopmentofautomationinAmerican

industryhasbeencalledthe"SecondIndustrialRevolution".

Labor'sconcernoverautomationarisesfromuncertaintyabouttheeffectson

employment,andfearsofmajorchangesinjobs.Inthemain,labourhastaken

theviewthatresistancetotechnicalchangeisunfruitful.Eventually,theresult

ofautomationmaywellbeanincreaseinemploymentsinceitisexpectedthat

vastindustrieswillgrowuparoundmanufacturing,maintainingandrepairing

automationequipment.Theinterestoflaborliesinbringingaboutthe

transitionwithaminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstotheworkers

involved.Also,unionspokesmenemphasizethatthebenefitoftheincreased

productionandlowercostsmadepossiblebyautomationshouldbesharedby

workersintheformsofthehigherwages,moreleisure,andimprovedliving

standards.

Toprotecttheinterestsoftheirmembersintheeraofautomation,unionshave

adoptedanumberofnewpolicies.Oneoftheseisthepromotionof

supplementaryunemploymentbenefitplans.Itisemphasizedthatsincethe

employerinvolvedinsuchaplanhasadirectfinancialinterestinpreventing

unemployment,hewillhaveastrongdriveforplanningnewinstallationsso

astocausetheleastpossibleproblemsinjobsandjobassignments.Some

unionsareworkingfordismissalpayagreements,requiringthatpermanently

dismissedworkersbypaidasumofmoneybasedonlengthofservice.

Anotherapproachistheideaofthe"improvementfactor”,whichcallsfor

wageincreasesbasedonincreasesinproductivity.Itispossible,however,that

laborwillrelymainlyonreductioninworkinghoursinordertogainafull

shareinthefruitsofautomation.

Thoughlabourworriesabouttheeffectsofautomation,itneverdoubtsthat

automation.

A.willeventuallypreventunemployment

B.willhelpworkersacquirenewkills

C.willeventuallybenefittheworkersnolessthantheemployers

D.isatrendwhichcannotbestopped

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参考答案

l.HowtoDealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersManyteenagersact

againsttheirparentswishes.Iftheparentsvalueneatnesstheywillbeuntidy

theirroomsmessyandtheirclothesdirty.Iftheparentsinsistongoodmanners

theywillinterruptconversations.Iftheparentsenjoygracefullanguagethey

willspeakslang.Iftheparentstreasurepeacetheywillquarrelwiththe

neighborsandbullytheirchildren.Iftheparentsareconcernedabouthealth

theywillwearsummerclothesinfreezingweather.Parentsusuallyrespond

inthefollowingway.Firsttheygettough.Whenthisfailstheyswitchto

kindness.Whennoresultsfollowtheytryreasoning.Whengentlepersuasion

fallsondeafearstheyreturntothreatsandpunishment.Expertsadvise

relaxationinfaceofsuchasituation.Fightingateenagerlikefightingatide

isboundtofail.Whencaughtinacrosscurrentexperiencedswimmersfloat

andletthetidecarrytheminsteadofstrugglinguntiltheyfindafinnfooting.

Likewiseparentsofteenagersmustfolwwithlifeadaptingtothem.Howto

DealwithDisobedientBehaviorsofTeenagersManyteenagersactagainst

theirparentswishes.Iftheparentsvalueneatness,theywillbeuntidy,their

roomsmessy,andtheirclothesdirty.Iftheparentsinsistongoodmanners,

theywillinterruptconversations.Iftheparentsenjoygracefullanguage,they

willspeakslang.Iftheparentstreasurepeace,theywillquarrelwiththe

neighbors,andbullytheirchildren.Iftheparentsareconcernedabouthealth,

theywillwearsummerclothesinfreezingweather.Parentsusuallyrespond

inthefollowingway.First,theygettough.Whenthisfails,theyswitchto

kindness.Whennoresultsfollow,theytryreasoning.Whengentlepersuasion

fallson