2021年湖南省娄底市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)

2021年湖南省娄底市大学英语6级大学英

语六级测试卷（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、LWriting（10题）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritearesume.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

假设你是李明——一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想

要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自

己的情况以及自己的经历等。

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledRaisingDogsintheCity.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

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

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledFallofCarPriceVersusRiseofItsCost.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.当前汽车降价促使汽车销量增大。

2.你要买车，就应该在经济上的心理上有所准备。

3.就我而言，宁愿打车也不买车。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.心理问题往往是导致疾病的诱因；

2.分析人们产生心理问题的原因（可从失业、压力过重、缺少支持、缺

乏人际关系等方面加以分析）；

3.你认为人们如何保持心理健康。

HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:MyViewonPart-timeJobs.Youshouldwriteat

least150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年来越来越多的大学生都有社会兼职工作，人们对此现象有不同的

看法。

2.有人认为兼职工作最好事，可以……有人认为兼了只工作有一些弊

晒AdLl...

3.你的看法

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionon

StudyingAbroad.Yourcompositionmustbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelow

inChinese.Yourpartofwritingshouldbenolessthan150words.Remember

towriteneatlyandyouwillberewardedforthat.

1.有些人认为学生应该呆在自己的国家学习

2.有些人认为学生应该到美国学习

3.我的观点

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMy

ViewsonRemedialExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbased

ontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.补考是大学教育的一部分

2.我对补考的看法

3.如何发挥补考的作用

MyViewsonRemedialExaminations

8.听力原文：ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

Recently,CCTVbannedtheuseofborrowedEnglishabbreviationssuchas

NBA,WTOandCPIinallitsprograms.Somepeopleapplaudthemove,

maintainingthatithelpspreservethepurityoftheChineselanguage.The

mediaisdeeplyengagedintheongoingWesternizationofChineselanguage.

Ifthephenomenonisnotstopped,Chinesewillbegraduallyreducedfroman

independentexpressionsystemtoamixtureoflanguages.

Others,however,shaketheirheads.Itisnotpersuasive,theysay,thatthe

mediashyawayfromforeignabbreviationstopreservethepurityofthe

Chineselanguageandculture.Afterall,languages'integrationisavery

complicatedprocessandit'sirrationaltoimposeasimplebanoncertainwords.

Besides,theuseofforeignabbreviationswon'tshakethestatusofChineseas

anembodimentofandthebasisofthe5,000-year-oldChineseculture.

AsfarasIamconcerned,thereisnoneedtobantheuseofforeign

abbreviationsonTV.Alanguageisgreat,notbecauseofitspurity,butbecause

ofitstolerancetootherlanguages.Chineseissorichandbeautifulbecauseit

constantlyabsorbswords,abbreviationsandphrasesfromotherlanguages.

It'stotallyunnecessarytofearaboutthedisappearanceofChineseifweallow

EnglishtomixwithChinese.

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopic

ofShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有些电视台禁止在节目中使用外来缩略语

1.对这种做法有人表示支持

2.有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldForeignAbbreviationsBeBannedonTV?

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashort

essayentitledCollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.近年来出现大学生就业难的现象。

2.产生这一现象的原因（如大学生追求目标过高，专业不对口等。）

3.如何解决这个问题（改变就业观念，大学生在培训等）。

CollegeStudent'sJob-Hunting

10.Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacompositionbasedonthe

followingoutlinegiveninChinese.Thesuggestedtitleis:PrivateSchoolsin

China.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsforyourcomposition.

1.私立学校在中国的兴起。

2.私立学校可能带来的好处。

1）人才市场的需要；

2）培养一流人才；

3）提高全民族科学、教育水平。

3.更多的孩子会上私立学。

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

11.

Thosewholiveincoastalareasshouldbeawareofpossibleafteran

earthquake.

12.

InScotland,thetwotypesofdivorcesprocedureinthejudicialoffer'scourt

are.

13.SuggestionsforImprovingReadingSpeed

ImprovementofReadingRate

Itissafetosaythatalmostanyonecandoublehisorherspeedofreading

whilemaintainingequalorevenbettercomprehension.Inotherwords,you

canimprovethespeedwithwhichyougetwhatyouwantfromyourreading.

Theaveragecollegestudentreadsbetween250and350wordsperminuteon

fictionandnon-technicalmaterials.A"good"readingspeedisaround500to

700wordsperminute,butsomepeoplecanread1000wordsperminuteor

moreonthesematerials.

Whatmakesthedifference?Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedin

improvingreadingspeed:(1)thedesiretoimprove,(2)thewillingnesstotry

newtechniquesand(3)themotivationtopractice.

Learningtoreadrapidlyandwellpresupposesthatyouhavethenecessary

vocabularyandcomprehensionskills.Whenyouhaveadvancedonthe

readingcomprehensionmaterialstoalevelatwhichyoucanunderstand

college-levelmaterials,youwillbereadytopracticespeedreadinginearnest.

TheRoleofSpeedintheReadingProcess

Understandingtheroleofspeedinthereadingprocessisessential.Research

showsacloserelationbetweenspeedandunderstanding~althoughitisthe

oppositeofwhatyoumightexpect!Amongthousandsofindividualstaking

readingtraining,inmostcasesanincreaseinratewasaccompaniedbyan

increaseincomprehension,andadecreaseinratebroughtdecreased

comprehensionwithit.Itappearsthatplodding(单调乏味的),word-by-word

analysisinhibitsratherthanincreasesunderstanding.

Mostadultsareabletoincreasetheirreadingrateconsiderablyandrather

quicklywithoutloweringtheircomprehension.Thesesameindividuals

usuallyshowadecreaseincomprehensionwhentheyreducetheirrate.Such

results,ofcourse,areheavilydependentuponthemethodusedtogainthe

increasedrate.Simplyreadingmorerapidlywithoutactualimprovementin

basicreadinghabitsusuallyresultsinloweredcomprehension.

FactorsthatReduceReadingRate

Thefactorswhichreducereadingrateare:

?Limitedperceptualspan(word-by-wordreading)

?Slowperceptualreactiontime(slowrecognitionandresponsetothematerial)

?Vocalization(readingaloud)

?Faultyeyemovements(includinginaccuracyinplacementofthepage,in

returnsweep,inrhythmandregularityofmovement,etc.)

?Regression(needlessorunconsciousrereading)

?Faultyhabitsofattentionandconcentration(includingsimpleinattention

duringthereadingactandfaultyprocessesofretention)

?Lackofpracticeinreading—useitorloseit!

?Fearoflosingcomprehension,causingthepersontodeliberatelyreadmore

slowly

?Habitualslowreading,inwhichthepersoncannotreadfasterbecauseheor

shehasalwaysreadslowly

?Poorevaluationofwhichaspectsareimportantandwhichareunimportant

?Theefforttoremembereverythingratherthantorememberselectively

Sincetheseconditionsalsotendtoreducecomprehension,increasingthe

readingratebyeliminatingthemislikelytoproduceincreasedcomprehension,

too.Thisisentirelydifferentfromsimplyspeedinguptherateofreading—

whichmayactuallymaketherealreadingproblemmoresevere.Inaddition,

forcedaccelerationmaydestroyconfidenceinone'sabilitytoread.The

obvioussolution,then,istoincreaserateasapartofatotalimprovementof

thewholereadingprocess,asspecialtrainingprogramsinreadingdo.

BasicConditionsforIncreasedReadingRate

Awell-plannedprogrampreparesformaximumincreaseinrateby

establishingthenecessaryconditions.Threebasicconditionsinclude:

?Eliminatethehabitofpronouncingw

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14.Cellphone:yournextcomputer

Onehundrednineteenhours,41minutesand16seconds.That'stheamount

oftimeAdamRappoport,ahighschoolseniorinPhiladelphia,hasspent

talkingintohissilverVerizonLGphonesincehegotitasagiftlastChristmas.

That'snoteventhefullextentofhishabit.Healsospendscountlessadditional

hoursusinghisphone'sInternetconnectiontochecksportsscores,download

newring-tonesandsendshortmessagestohisfriends'phones,eveninthe

middleofclass."Iknowthetouch-tonepadonthephonebetterthanIknow

akeyboard,"hesays."I'maphoneguy."

InTokyo,halfwayaroundtheworld,SatoshiKoisoalsocloselyeyeshis

mobilephone.Koiso,acollegejunior,livesintheglobalcapitaloffancynew

gadgets—20percentofallphonesinTokyolinktothefastestmobile

networksintheworld.TokyoitesusetheirphonestowatchTV,readbooks

andmagazinesandplaygames.ButKoisoalsodependsonhisphonefor

somethingsimplerandmoreprofound:ananti-smokingmessagethatpopsup

onhissmallscreeneachmorningaspartofaprogramtohelpstudentskick

cigarettes.

Technologyrevolutionscomeintwoflavors:greatlyfastandimperceptibly

slow.Thefastkind,likethesuddenubiquityofiPodsortheproliferation（增

殖）ofmusic-sharingsitesontheNet,seemtoinstantlyreshapethecultural

lahdscape.Theslowerupheavals（巨变）grindawayoverthecourseof

decades,subtlytransformingthewayweliveandwork.

Thereare1.5billioncellphonesintheworldtoday,morethanthreetimesthe

numberofPCs.Mobilephonesaresointegraltoourlivesthatit'sdifficultto

rememberhowthelifeweevergotonwithoutthem.

Canthecellphoneturnintothenextcomputer?

Asourphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnectat

highspeedstotheInternet,anobviousquestionarises:isthemobilehandset

turningintothenextcomputer?Inonesense,italreadyhas.Today'smost

sophisticatedphoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid-1990sPCwhile

consuming100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'sphones

havecomputer-likefeatures,allowingtheirownerstosende-mail,browsethe

Webandeventakephotos;84millionphoneswithdigitalcameraswere

shippedlastyear.Changeitintoanothersamequestion,though,toaskto

whethermobilephoneswillevereclipse,orreplace,thePC,andtheissue

suddenlybecomesControversial.PCproponentssayphonesaretoosmalland

connecttoosluggishlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnow

performedontheluxuriouslylargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday's

computers.Fansofthephonerespond:justwait.Cominginnovationswill

solvethelimitationsofthephone."Oneday,2or3billionpeoplewillhave

cellphones,andtheyareallnotgoingtohavePCs,"saysJeffHawkins,

inventorofthePalmPilotandthechieftechnologyofficerofPalmOne."The

mobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife."

Smartcellphones

PalmOneisamongthefirmsracingtotrotoutthefull-featuredcomputer-like

phonesthattheindustrydubs"smart-phones".Hawkins'newestproduct,the

sleek,pocket-sizeTreo600,hasatinykeyboard,abuilt-indigitalcameraand

slotsforaddedmemory,etc.Otherdevicemakershaveintroducedtheirown

uniqueversionsofthesmart-phone.Nokia'sN-Gage,launchedlastfall,with

anewversiontohitstoresthismonth,playsvideogames.Motorola's

upcomingMPxhasanifty"dual-hinge"design:thehandsetopensinone

directionandlookslikearegularphone,butitalsoflipsopenalonganother

axisandlookslikeane-maildevice,withtheexpandedphonekeypadserving

asasmallQWERTYkeyboard.Thereaxealsosmart-phonesonthewaywith

videocameras,GPSantennasandaccesstolocalWi-Fihotspots,thesnperfast

wirelessnetworksoftenfoundinoffices,airp

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15.Washington,D.C.

WhenyouhearpeopletalkaboutWashington,D.C.,youmaywanttoknow

WhatthelettersD.C.mean.Theymean"DistrictofColumbia".Washington,

thecapitalcityoftheU.S.A.,isintheDistrictofColumbia,notasyoumight

expect,intheStateofWashington.WashingtonStateisthousandsofmiles

awayonthenorthwestcoast.(Therearealsoseveralothertownscalled

WashingtonintheUnitedStates.)

Washington,D.C.liesbetweenVirginiaandMarylandonthePotomacRiver.

It'sabout220milessouthofNewYorkCity.Thepleasantestandeasiestway

togetthereisbylong-distancebus,orbythefast(125-miles-an-hour)train

whichcostsalittlemorethanthebusjourneyandalittlelessthanflying.I

wouldtravelfarmorethan200milestoseeWashington.It'snotacitythat

hasgrownupaccidentallyasmostbigcitieshavedone.Itwascarefully

plannedasthenation'scapitalbyFrenchman,PierreL'Enfant.Thecitywas

namedafterGeorgeWashington,themuch-loved,much-admired,much-

respectedfirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.In1791hehimselfarrangedto

buythelandonwhichitstands.

Nowlet'stakeourfirstlookatthecapital.Forafewmomentsyoumayfeel

youaredreamingandthatyouhavesteppedbackthroughthecenturiesinto

ancientGreece.Manyofthebeautiful,shiningbuildingsarebuiltinthenoble

style,oftheancientGreektemples,andstandinwideavenuesamidtreesand

fountains.Mostofthemaremuseumsorgovernmentoffices.Governmentis

thechiefbusinessofWashington,andthechiefgovernmentbuildingiscalled

theCapitol.Withitshighdome,itlooksalittlelikeSt.Paul'sinLondonorSt.

Peter'sinRome.Itstandsonahilloverlookingthecity,whichisdividedby

RockCreekPark.AlongwideavenuecalledtheMallleadstotheCapitol.At

theotherendofthisavenueatall,white,needle-likebuildingpointstothe

sky.Thisis,ofcourse,thehighest"needle"intheworld!一theWashington

Monument.

OnbothsidesoftheMallaremuseumsandgovernmentbuildings.Whata

surprisethiscityis!WashingtonandNewYorkseemtobeintwodifferent

worlds.Heretherearenohugeofficeskyscrapersandsoit'snotnecessaryto

leanbackwardstolookupallthetime.ThenthereistheWashington

CathedralwhichlooksverymuchlikeacathedralinanoldEuropeancity.Of

course,asinanyotherbigcity,partsofWashingtonarenotsopleasant.There

arenarrowdirtylittlestreetsanduglyhouses.Buttherearemanysplendid

thingstoseeand,becauseWashingtoncoverssuchawidearea,theeasiest

waytoseethemistotakeaspecialsight-seeingbusora"mini-bus"or

"tourmobile".Butdon'texpecttheguidesonthebusestogiveyouavery

serioustalk.

Ononetour,Iremember,theguidetoldus,"That'stheWashingtonMonument,

folks(peoplehereareoftenaddressedas'folks').It'sthehighest'needle'ofits

kindintheworld."Andthenheadded,"Atleast,Idon'tknowahigherone!"

ThisisthecitywhereAmericaremembersherfamousPresidents.Theguide

willtakeyoutoseethememorialstothem.TheJeffersonMemorialisavery

beautifulwhitebuildingintheshapeofacircle.Itsroofissupportedbytall

columns.InsidestandsastatueofPresidentJefferson.TheLincolnMemorial

isahugewhitebuilding.InsideyoucanseeafamousstatueofAbraham

Lincoln,sittinginagreatchair.Thetheatrewherehewasmurderedwhile

watchingaplayisnowamuseum,theLincolnMuseum.Thenthereisthe

MemorialtoPresidentKennedyatArlington.Hereaflamewhichwasliton

thedayofhisfuneralburnsandisneverputout.LikeLincoln,Kennedywas

shot.Another,newer,memorialtohimistheJohn.F.KennedyCenterforthe

PerformingArts,overlookingthePotomacRiver.Itisahugeplaceand

containstheEisenhowerTheatre,anoperahouseandtheconcerthallwhich

ist

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16.

Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby

17.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsula

wereinretreat.

18.

Theauthorholdstheopinionthatclimatechangeshavestartedwiththedawn

ofagriculture.

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19.

ManyGermaninternationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecourses

foremployeesassignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecome

interestedinChina.

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20.

Ifachildappearssilentandworded,orhisself-esteemdecreasedsuddenly,

heorshemaybe.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Lifeinthetwentiethcenturymustdemandpreparations.Today,

allindividualsinacountrymusthaveadequateschoolingtopreparethemfor

theirworksaswellasfortheirresponsibilitiesascitizens.Withthisfaithin

mind,nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisonthe

educationoftheyoung.

IntheUnitedStates,governmentofficials,parents,andteachersareworking

hardtogivethechildren-tomorrow'sdecision-makers-bestpreparation

available.

ThereisnonationalschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates.Eachofthefiftystates

makesitsownrulesandregulationsforitsschools,buttherearemany

similaritiesamongthefiftyschoolsystems.Publicschoolsinallstatesarc

supportedbytaxespaidbythecitizensoftheindividualstate.Inmoststates

thechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageofsixteen.

Whentheybecomesixyearsold,childrenbeginelementaryschool.Aftersix

yearsinelementary,theygointojuniorhighschoolandremainthereforthree

years.Thelastthreeyearsoftheirpublicschooleducationarespentinsenior

highschoolfromwhichtheygraduateattheageofeighteen.

Agreatnumberofhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationinoneof

themanycollegesoruniversitiesinthecountry.Afterfouryears,theyreceive

abachelor'sdegree.Somecontinuestudyingforamaster'sdegreeandperhaps

adoctor'sdegree.

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A.SchoolandEducation.

B.IndividualsintheUnitedStates.

C.ResponsibilitiesasCitizens.

D.Tomorrow'sDecision-makers.

22.(36)

A.Encouraging.B.Opposing.C.Ignorant.D.Sarcastic.

23.听力原文:"ButIjustpaid$1.69forthisbottleofwinelastweek.How

comethepriceisnow$2.25?What'sgoingon?"

Thereareatleastthreethingsgoingonthathavecausedthepriceofwineto

rise.Allhavetodowiththesupplyanddemandfactorsofeconomics.

Thefirstfactoristhatpeoplearedrinkingmorewinethaneverbefore.This

demandformorewinehasincreasedoverallwinesalesinAmericaattherate

of15percentayear.

Thesecondfactoristhatthesupplyofwinehasstayedrelativelythesame,

whichmeansthatthesamenumberofbottlesisproducedeachyear.Wine

producersaretryingtoopenupnewlandtogrowmoregrapes.Butinatleast

threewine-producingareasoftheworldFrance,Germany,andCalifornianew

vineyardswillnotbeavailableinthenearfuture.Winesareproducedinother

countries,suchasItaly,SpainandAustralia,butnoneofthesecountrieswill

beabletofillthedemandforgoodwines.

Thethirdfactoristhatcostsofwineproductionareincreasing.Themenwho

makewineareaskingformoremoney,andthemachineryneededtopressthe

grapesisbecomingmoreexpensive.

Whenthedemandforsomethingisgreaterthanthesupply,pricesgoup.

Whenproductioncosts,meaningthepriceoflaborandmachinery,rise,the

produceraddsthisincreasetothepriceofthewine.

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A.Thespeakerisinquiringabouttheprice.

B.Thespeakerisconcernedabouttheprice.

C.Thespeakerisbargainingwiththedealer.

D.Thespeakeriscomplainingabouttheprice.

24.(31)

A.Hisgeneralhealthwillbenefitgreatly.

B.Hewillbegintobreathemoreregularly.

C.Hisflexibilitywilldecrease.

D.Hewillloseweightreadily

25.听力原文：W:Idon'tthinkweshouldhavetoldJackaboutthesurprise

partyforMary.

M:It'sallright.Hepromisednottotell,andhedoesn'tmakepromiseslightly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Jackdidn'tmakeanypromisetoMary.

B.JackandMaiyhavenosecretsfromeachother.

C.Jackwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.

D.JackhasarrangedasurprisepartyforMary.

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27.听力原文：EveryoneknowsabouttheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice,

but(29)nowadaystheromanticreduniform,jacketisonlywornonspecial

occasions,andthefamoushorsesarerarelyseen.Sothe"Mountie",asa

memberofthispoliceforceisknown,isnot,infact,oftenmountedexcepton

apowerfulmotor-cycle.(30)Heisamemberofaverymodernandefficient

organization.

TheRoyalCanadianMountedPolicehasresponsibilityforanenonnousarea,

fromtheU.S.borderuptothevastice-fieldsandfrozenlakes.(30)Amountie

mayworkintheHeadquartersbuildinginOttawa.Hemaypilotapatrolplane

acrossthesnow-desertsinthenorth.Hemaybedoingcustomsworkatthe

frontier.Hemaybeinplainclotheswatchingforssuspiciouscharacteratan

airport,orhemaysimplybedrivingapatrol-car.

Therearemorethantenthousandmeninthisforce,anditwasoneofthese

whowasresponsibleforthearrestofJamesEarlRay.Policeallovertheworld

werelookingforRayafterthemurderofMartinLutherKing.InJune1968,

agroupofpolicemeninCanadaweredoingroutineworkwithapplications

forpassports.Suddenlyonemannoticedaphotowhichlookedverymuch

likeRay.Thenamewasdifferent,buttheresemblancewassostrongthat(31)

thepolicestartedtoinvestigate.Theydiscoveredthatthemanhadalready

gonetoBritain.Thephotographandthefinger-printsweresenttotheBritish

police,whoarrestedRayatLondonAirport,whenhewasjustgoingtogeton

aplaneforBrussels.Themurderthathadshockedtheworldwassolvedbya

mountieonOttawa.

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A.Theyoftenrideamotorcycle.

B.Theyusedtorideahorse.

C.TheyworkinthemountainsofCanada.

D.Theyrideahorse.

28.听力原文：Someofthemostpracticallessonscomingoutofresearchin

psychologyareintheareaofmemory.Peopleask,whycan'tIrememberthat

termfromthephysicschapterorthatthelibrarybooksaredue?

Manypeople,memorymaybeweak,becausetheydon'tuseitenough.It's

likeamuscle.Ifyoudon'texerciseit,itwon'tgetstrong.That'swhyit's

importanttokeepourmindactive,tokeeponlearningthroughoutourlife.

Wecandothisbyreading,playingmemorygamesandseekingoutnew

experiences.It'smyguess,though,thatthelackofstimulationisn'taproblem

forstudentslikeyou.Morelikely,thelivesyoulivearesobusyand

stimulatingthatthisinitselfmaysometimesinterferewithlearning.Lateron

Iwilldiscusshowinformationisrecalledfrommemory.But,first,the

informationneedstoberecorded,inotherwords,learned.Andforbusy

peoplelikeyouandme,thatiswheretherealproblemoftenlies.Ifweare

distracted,orwearetryingtothinkwhatwearegoingtodonext,theincoming

messagejustmightnotbegettingrecordedeffectively.Andthatleadstothe

firsttipforstudents'whowanttoimprovetheirmemories.Giveyourfull

attentiontotheinformationyouhopetoretain.Researchclearlyshowsthe

advantagesofthis,andalsoofactivelearning,ofconsciouslytryingto

visualizeanewfact,perhapstomakeamentalpicture,evenawildridiculous

one,sothenewfactwillstickinourmemory.Letmeillustratethatforyou

herealittlemoreconcretelythisevening.

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A.Factorsthataffecttheabilitytomemorize.

B.Theinfluenceofchildhoodmemoriesoiladulthood.

C.Aproposalforfuturepsychologicalresearch.

D.Benefitsofabusylifestyle.

29.听力原文：W:HowwasyourtriptotheGrandCanyon?

M:Itwasexcellent!WespentfivedayshikingalongtheColoradoRiverand

exploringthesidecanyons.Itwasgreattogetoutofthecityandbackto

nature.

W:IhaveonlybeentotheGrandCanyononadaytrip.Didyouneedtomake

anyspecialpreparationstocampatthebottom?

M:Wewantedtogetintothebackcountryawayfromthetourists,sowehad

togetawildernesspermit.

W:Wasthatdifficult?

M:No.Wejustwenttotherangerstationandtoldthemwhatwewantedto

do.Theytalkedtousaboutwherewewantedtogoandhowlongwewanted

tostay.Theyarereallyjusttryingtomakesurethatyouknowwhatyouare

doingandthatyouhavethepropergear.Theyalsogiveyouinformationon

thevarioustrailsthroughtheparkandeducateyouaboutwildlifeandpark

conditions.FromwhatIunderstand,everyyeartouristsgetsickordiefrom

dehydration.Theparkofficialswanttomakesurethatyouhaveagood

canteenfullofwaterbeforeyouleave.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Peopleoftentrytodothesethingswithoutlust

educatingthemselvesaboutthedangers.Lastyear;IwenttoNepalwithsome

friends.WetrekkedtothebaseofMountEverest.Ihadreadthataltitude

sicknesswasarealproblem,soIhiredalocalportertohelpcarrythingsto

thehigherelevations.Despitethethinair,oneofmyfriendstriedtocarryhis

stuffbyhimself,andheendedupgettingreallysick.Iguessitpaystoknow

whatyouaredoing.

(20)'-

A.HehikedalongtheColoradoRiver.

B.HeexploredtheColoradoRiver.

C.HecampedalongtheColoradoRiver.

D.HevisitedtheColoradocity.

30.(26)

A.Hethinksflieswilltakeovertheearth.

B.Hethinkshumanwilldieoffquitesoon.

C.Hethinksmassdiseasecouldbethenextpathtoextinction.

D.Heseeshumanbeingsasdestructive.

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

31.

Inordertocompetewithoverseasstudents,Americanchildrenwillprobably

haveto.

A.learntoworkwithdiversegroups

B.mastermorepracticalskills

C.havebroaderknowledge

D.strengthentheabilityofinnovation

32.

Simplethingslikewritingthethingsthatyouaregratefulforhathejournal

caninfluence.

33.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcontributedtothe

deteriorationoftheasylumsystem?I.Lackoffundstomaintaintheasylums.

II.Influxofmorepatientsthanthesystemwasdesignedtohandle.III.Lack

ofeffectivetreatmen

A.IIIonly.B.IandIIonly.C.IandIIIonly.D.I,II,andIII.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。题）

34.

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35.

[S5]

36.

[S10]

六、6.ErrorCorrection。题）

37.

[S5]

38.

[S4]

39.

[S10]

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