2021-2022年內蒙古自治區鄂爾多斯市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Besidesmakingbuildingsandworksofart,Mayasachievedgreataccomplishmentson______.

2.

ToemphasizetheimportanceofthecompetitivenessofAmericanteenagers,theauthorquotestheresultsof______ofacademicachievement.

3.

Towithdrawlightphysicaladdictiontoalcohol,apersonshoulddealwithitbyaskingfor______.

4.Foracompanyowner,unpleasanthumanresourcessituations______.

A.arenotdifficulttodealwith

B.shouldnotdrawmuchattention

C.canreducetheworkefficiency

D.arenecessaryforhis/hersuccess

5.Whenyoufeelyourproblemisseriousandturntopsychologistsorsocialworkers,theywillprovide

6.SportsandEducation

SportsAreaKindofEducation

Formanyyoungpeopleinmypartoftheworld(suburbanAmerica),thefirstbrushwithorganizedathleticscomesonaSaturdaymorninginearlyspring.Theweatherisgettingwarmerandtheschoolyear'sendisimminent,andmoms,sensingtheapproachofsummervacationandtoomuchfreetime,pileusintothebacksofminivansanddriveustoourtown'slocalsportsandrecreationcenter.Inmyhometown,EggHarborTownship,NewJersey,kidsconvergeeachyearontheEHTYouthOrganBuilding,acinderblockshackinthemiddleofahandfulofbaseballandfootballfields.Therelinesarewaitedin,formafilledout,birthcertificatesexaminedandphotocopied,healthinsurancewaiversfurnishedandsigned.Attheendofthemorning,kidsaresignedupforlittle-leaguebaseballandaninstantsummerofactivitieshasbeencreated.Thenit'stimetogotoBurgerKing.

Forparentsseekingproductivewaystooccupytheirchildren'stime,summersportsleaguesofferaconvenientandtimetestedoutletforoverabundantenergy.Inmycasethatmeantbaseball.America'spastime:nineweeksofpitchedfastballsandsoreelbows,groundersupthe,middle,diggingitouttofirstbase.Shaggingfliesintheoutfieldandswattingmosquitoesintheinfield.Then,aftersixinnings,backtoBurgerKing.

Acoupleofweeksafterthesignupsatthecinderblockshack,wekidswouldberoundedupintoteamsandcoachedinthefundamentalsofpitching,catching,hitting,andrunningbases.We'dbesuppliedwithcolor-codedjerseysandmeshbaseballcaps,andthenwewouldplayaseason'sworthofgamesagainstoneanother.Playoffswouldbeheldandchampionscrowned.Attheendoftheseasonanail-starteamoftheleague'sbestplayerswouldbeassembledtoplayagainstthebestteamsfromneighboringtowns.

Backandforthacrossthecountrythissystemrepeatsitselffromtowntotownandsporttosportwithlittlevariation.Someleagueshavestoriedpasts:baseball'sLittleLeagueorfootball'sPopWarnerLeague.Somearenewer.IncitiesitisoftenthePolicemen'sBenevolentAssociationortheYMCAthatassumesthesponsorshiprole.Always,though,thereistheunderlyingideathatorganizedsportisavaluableandproductiveuseofayoungperson'stime.Sports,inshort,areakindofeducation,teachingimportantlife.skillsthatcan'tbelearnedinschool.

Ideasabouttheeducationalvalueofsportsvarywidely.Forsome,sportsfosterthesocialdevelopmentofyoungpeople,teachingkidshowtointeractwiththeirpeersoutsidetheclassroom.Sportsteachkidswhatitmeanstocompote—howtocopewithlosing,howtorespondgracefullytosuccess.Sportsareaboutteamwork,howtoworktogethertowardacommongoal.Sometimesthey'reaboutdevelopingasenseofself-esteem.Sometimesthey'resimplyaboutfindingahealthywaytotirehyperactivekidsoutsothey'llsitstillinclassorgettobedatareasonablehour.Somebolderadvocatesclaimthattheirgamesbuildcharacter.

Giventheprevailingeducationalundercurrent,it'snosurprisethatmanykids'secondbrushwithorganizedathleticstakesplaceinaschool.Juniorhighsandhighsschoolssponsortheirownsportsprogramsandfieldteamsoffootball,basketball.soccerandtennisplayers.Theretheeducationalthemeisgivenamoredirectandtangibleform.assquadsofstudent-athletestravelaroundthestaterepresentingtheirschoolsonthefield,courtordiamond.Yethere,strangelyenough,iswhereabitoftheeducationalcomponentbeginstoniter.Highschoolteamsarenecessarilymoreselectivethantheiryouthleaguepredecessors.Tryoutsareheldandlesspromisingplayersarecut.Coachesreceivesalaries,andthereisanexpectationthattheteamstheyshapewillwin.Insum,thereisaslightchangeinem

A.YB.NC.NG

7.Whereisthepositionofthewheeldogsinateam?

A.Inthefrontoftheteam.

B.Behindtheleaddogs.

C.Infrontofthesled.

D.Atthesideofswingdogs.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toanalyzethecurrentsituationinthejobmarket.

B.Togivesuggestionstothoselaidoffinthecrisis.

C.Togivetipsonjoblandingintheeconomicdecline.

D.Toofferadviceonhowtoavoidbeinglaidoff.

9.

Oftenassociatedwithcrudeoil,naturalgasisprincipallymadeupof__________________andotherhydrocarbongases.

10.

Consideringchanceopportunities,unluckypeopledon'thavebecausethey______.

A.havemissedalotofchances

B.arebornwithmisfortune

C.havelittleabilitiestodealwithproblems

D.havenochanceactually

11.BeforeAndyHildebrandretiredat40,heworkedfor______.

A.theseismologicalbureau

B.Auto-Tune'sparentcompany

C.oilcompanies

D.atape-recorderfactory

12.

MakingsurethatBluetoothanditsconnecteddevicesdon'tinterferewithoneanothercanbedifficult.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.WhichofthefollowinggraphmostaccuratelydescribesCanadiancodcatchesfrom1950to1992______.

A.

B.

C.

D.

14.

Ifyouhavemayconcernaboutanewdragoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

15.

Manyswimmingpoolsofferlessonsto______.

A.peoplewhoarebeginnersofswimming

B.localresidentswholivedowntown

C.swimmersofyearsofexperience

D.athleteswhowanttoimprovetheirtechniques

16.

Childrencanreceive______fromtheoldmenwhenbroughtwaterfromwellsinthedesert.

17.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheEdinburghFestival?

A.Itisafestivalheldonlyforthelocalresidents.

B.Itisathree-dayfestivalheldineverysummer.

C.Itisafestivalwithbothindoorandoutdooractivities.

D.ItisanartfestivalthatisheldonPrincesStreet.

18.

Theauthorsaysthatforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoicebecause______ofthe50highestpayingjobsrequireafour-yearcollegedegreeexceptforairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators.

19.

Inordertohealthepainofanabusedperson,weshould______.

A.improveoureducation

B.punishthebadguys

C.showhimourcompassion

D.maketheworldabetterplace

20.

Theconvergencecriteriainvolvegovernmentbudgetdeficit,outstandinggovernmentdebt,inflation,nominallong-terminterestrateand______________________.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(30)

A.Tolowertheirexchangerates.

B.Toregulatetheirexchangerates.

C.Toraisetheirregulatedrates.

D.Tomakenochangeoftheirtales.

22.聽力原文：W:Therestaurantdoesn'tseemtogetenoughcustomers.Ithinktheyshouldbedoingbetter,sincethere'snocompetitionalongthisstreet.

M:Iheardthey'rebreakingeven.So,fornowit'sprobablyworthwhiletokeepitrunning.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Therestaurantislosingmoney.

B.Therestaurantshouldclosedown.

C.Therestaurantisneitherlosingmoneynorgaining.

D.Therestaurantismakingmoneydespitethefactthatithasnotmanycustomers.

23.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Today'slecturewillcenterontheprehistoricpeopleofNevadaDesert.Nowmostoftheseprehistoricdesertpeople(36)movedacrossthecountrysidethroughouttheyear.Youmightthinkthattheywillwanderingaimlessly.Farfromit,theyactuallyfolloweda(37)Seriesofcarefullyplannedmoves.Wheretheymoveddependedonwherefoodwas(38)available.Placeswhereplantswereripeningorfishwere(39)spawning.Nowoftenwhenthesepeoplemoved,theycarriedalltheir(40)possessionsontheirbacks.Butifthejourneywaslong,extrafoodandtoolsweresometimesstoredincavesor(41)beneathrocks.Oneofthesecavesisnowanexciting(42)archaeologicalsite.Beyonditssmallopeningisahugeunderground(43)grotto.Eventhoughthecaveisverylarge.(44)Itwascertainlytoodarkanddustyforthetravelerstolivein.But(45)itwasagreatplacetohidethings.Andtremendousamountsoffoodsuppliesandartifactshavebeenfoundthere.Thefoodincludesdriedfish,seedsandnuts.(46)Theartifactsincludestonespearpointsandknives.Thespearpointsareactuallyrathersmall.Hereisapictureofsomethatwerefound.Youcanseetheirsizeinrelationtothehandsholdingthem.

Today'slecturewe'llcenterontheprehistoricpeopleofNevadaDesert.Nowmostoftheseprehistoricdesertpeople【B1】______thecountrysidethroughouttheyear.Youmightthinkthatthey'rewanderingaimlessly.Farfromit,theyactuallyfollowedthe【B2】______ofcarefullyplannedmoves.Wheretheymoveddependedonwherefoodwas【B3】______.Placeswhereplantswereripeningorfishwere【B4】______.Nowoftenwhenthesepeoplemoved,theycarriedalltheir【B5】______.ontheirhacks.Butifthejourneywaslong,extrafoodandtoolsweresometimesstoredincavesor【B6】______rocks.Oneofthesecavesisnowanexciting【B7】______site.Beyonditssmallopeningisahugeunderground【B8】______,Eventhoughthecaveisverylarge.Itwascertainlytoodarkanddustyforthetravelersto【B9】________________.Butitwasagreatplaceto【B10】_____________________Andtremendousamountsoffoodsuppliesandartifactshavebeenfoundthere.Thefoodincludesdriedfish,seedsandnuts.Theartifactsincludestonespearpointsand【B11】_____________________.Thespearpointsareactuallyrathersmall.Hereisapictureofsomethatwerefound.Youcanseetheirsizeinrelationtothehandsholdingthem.

【B1】

24.聽力原文：M:IheardthetennisgameisgoingtobeonTVtonight.Doyouhaveanideawhatchannelitcouldbeon?

W:Um,itmightbeonnine,butI'mnotsure,theTVsectionofthenewspaperisoverthereonthetable.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(17)

A.Gotothegamebyhimself.

B.Buyapieceofnewspaper.

C.Readthenewspapertofindtheresultofthegame.

D.Readthenewspapertofindtheinformationaboutthegame.

25.(29)

A.Itisanactofdespair.

B.Itisanactofselfishness.

C.Itistheresultofasuddendecision.

D.Itistheresultofasenseofguilt.

26.

【B9】

27.

【B7】

28.(32)

A.Theywilltakeoneofthesixmajortests.

B.Theywillbegivenapoptest.

C.Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoryinclass.

D.Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

29.(26)

A.ToputthehomeworkonDavid'sdesk.

B.ToleavethemasterkeyforDavid.

C.TogiveDavid'sstudentsthenextassignment.

D.TocallDavidattheendoftheafternoon.

30.(35)

A.Thereisalackofjobsavailableforartisticpeople.

B.Therearesomanytop-leveljobsavailable.

C.Therearesomanypeopleoutofwork.

D.ThejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaWorkofart.

31.聽力原文：M:It'snearlylunchtime．I'llmakevegetablesoupmyself.Canyoutellmehowtodoit?

W:Ihavearecipethatmymothergaveme.Youcanfollowthedirectionsinthisbook.

Q:Whatdoesthemanprobablydonext?

(13)

A.Askthewomanforthesoup.

B.Callthewoman'smother.

C.Readthesouprecipe.

D.Eatlunchwiththewoman.

32.(17)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Policemananddriver.

D.Motherandson.

33.(22)

A.Thewomanagreesofthispunishment.

B.Therehasbeencapitalpunishmentin10years.

C.Themandoesn'tthinkdeathisreallyguilty.

D.Thewomandoesn'tthinkit'sagooddeterrentatall

34.(31)

A.Topresenttheirresults.

B.Toshowofftheirresults.

C.Tomakethemselvesbrave.

D.Tobecomeactivepeople.

35.(25)

A.Arealisticgoalfurlearnersistoreachacertainleveloflanguageproficiency,notnativefluency.

B.Studentscanachievenative-likepronunciationthroughfocusedstudy.

C.Learnersshouldinteractwithnativespeakerstogaingreaterfluency.

D.Teachersneedtohelpstudentsfosteragoodself-esteemandconfidence.

36.聽力原文：M:Doyoualwayslookoveryourownpapersfortypingmistakes?

W:Iusuallyhavetodoitmyself,butI'dratherhavesomeoneelseproofreadthem.

Q:Whatwould.thewomanprefertodo?

(13)

A.Compareherownpaperwithothers.

B.Watchoutfortheusualtypingmistakes.

C.Havesomeoneelsetypeherpaper.

D.Askanotherpersontocheckherwork.

37.【B10】

38.聽力原文：W:Alex,Ms.RachelwillbearrivinginBeijingforthefirsttimethismorning.I'dlikeyoutopickherupandhelphergetsettledin.

M:Sure,Mrs.Zhang.Whichhotelisshebookedat?

W:FriendshipHotel,andeverythinghasbeenarranged,underhername.

M:ShallItakeoneofthecompanycars?

W:No.Becausewe'renegotiatingsuchalargepurchasewithher,it'sinourbestinteresttoshowhqaroundinstyle.We'verentedaveryluxuriouscar.

M:Goodidea.I'dbetterbeonmyway.

W:Uh,Alex,doyouhaveajacketandtieattheofficetoday?

M:Yes.Whydoyouask?

W:Iknowitisveryhumid,andthedresscodeisprettycasualhere.ButIthinkit'simportanttolookprofessionalwhenaclientisvisiting.

M:Iunderstand.I'llhavemysuitjacketandtieonwhenImeetMs.Rachel.

W:Fine.AndIthinkitwouldbeproperifyouleaveyourjacketon,unlessMs.Racheltakeshersofffirst,ormentionshowhotitis.

M:Ifollowyou.ThenIcansuggestthatshetakeoffherjacket,thenfollowsuit.

W:Yes.It'simportantthatwepayattentiontothedetails.

M:Willshevisitourofficetoday?

W:She'llprobablyhavejetlagtoday,sonothing'sscheduledtoday.

M:I'lltakeherrighttothehotelthen,soshecangetsomeshut-eye.

W:Good.Andpleaseremindherthatdinnerisoptionaltonight,ifshe'snottootired.Otherwise,wehaveameetingscheduledfor10a.m.tomorrowmorning.

M:Yes,madam.

(20)

A.Ameeting.

B.Animportantbusiness.

C.Oneoftheirwomencolleagues.

D.Thereceptionofoneoftheirclients.

39.聽力原文：M:SayPhil.Howaboutdonating$15or$20tothescholarshipfund?

W:IwishIcould.But$10isallIcanspare.

Q:WhatdidyoulearnaboutPhilandthescholarshipfund?

(18)

A.Sheaskedfor$15.

B.Shedonated$50.

C.Sherequested$20.

D.Shegave$10.

40.聽力原文：25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaoneyear-oldsonwitnessedaterribleaccidentwhichtookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollidedwiththecarofSandraJankins.TheimpactofthecollisionkilledSandrainstantly.Butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.Whileotherslookedoninhorror,Andersonjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshadowedmarwindowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames.Buttoeveryone'samazement,Andersonwasabletopullthebabytosafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersonwasseriouslyinjured.Twodayslaterhedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwerelookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings."ThisismewhenIwasanewbornbaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningear.Butmymotherdiedintheaccident,"explainedKaren.AlthoughMichaelknewKaren'smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren'ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccident.Andhebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherheneverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirpatens.

(29)

A.Michael'sparentsgotdivorced.

B.KarenwasadoptedbyRayAnderson.

C.Karen'smotherdiedinacaraccident.

D.Atruckdriverlosthislifeinacollision.

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

WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.IfAdamandEvehadnoteatentheforbiddenfruit,humanbeingwouldbeignorantuntilnow.

B.Godactslikeadictator.

C.Satanandhisfollowersareparliamentmembersinthepoem.

D.Theangelsaredepictedasstupidinthepoem.

42.

Housewiseslikedriedfoodsbecause______.

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Icebergsareamongnature'smostspectacularcreations,andyetmostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.Theycomeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoiseandsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasesnoonehearsorsees.Theyexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteawayjustasunnoticed.

Objectsofsheerestbeauty,theyhavebeencalled.Appearinginanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymaybeglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyaregraceful,stately,inspiringincalm,sunlitseas.

Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyare—inthenight,inthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswisetostayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthewater,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoff,driftintothewater,floataboutawhile,andfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeofsnowflakesthathavefallenoverlongages(fftime.Theyembodysnowsthatdrifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillionyearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountains,wheretheymeltedonlyalittleornotatall,andsocollectedtogreatdepthsovertheyearsandcenturies.

Aseachyear'ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,evaporationandmeltingcausedthesnowflakesslowlytolosetheirfeatherypointsandbecometinygrainsofice.Whennewsnowfellontopoftheold,itturnedtoicygrains.Soblanketsofsnowandicegrainsmountedlayeruponlayerandwereofsuchgreatthicknessthattheweightoftheupperlayerscompressedthelowerones.Withtimeandpressurefromabove,themanysmallicegrainsjoinedandchangedtolargercrystals,andeventuallythedeepercrystalsmergedintoasolidmassofice.

Thispassagegivesanintroductionof______.

44.

Thepassagestatesthatbeforethebluesquareappeared,thepersoninthevideo______.

A.wasinarelaxedstate

B.watchedthescreenclosely

C.wonderedwhatwouldhappen

D.gotreadytorespondtoashock

45.【S7】

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Successfulbusinesstendstocontinueimplementingtheideasthatmadethemsuccessful.Butinarapidlychangingworld,ideasoftenbecomeoutdatedovernight.Whatworkedinthepastwon'tnecessarilyworkinthefuture.Inordertothriveinthefuture,youmustconstantlycreatenewideasforeveryaspectofyourbusiness.Infact,youmustcontinuallygeneratenewideasjusttokeepyourheadabovewater.Businessesthatarenotcreativeabouttheirfuturemaynotsurvive.

AlthoughBillGatesisthemostsuccessfulmanontheplanet,hedidnotanticipatetheInternet.Nowheisscramblingtocatchup.IfBillGatescanmissamajoraspectofhisindustry,itcanhappentoyouinyourindustry.Yourbusinessneedstocontinuallyinnovateandcreateitsfuture.GatesnowisconstantlyworriedaboutthefutureofMicrosoft.Here'swhathesaidinarecentinterviewintheUSNewsWorldReport:"Willwebereplacedtomorrow?No.Inaveryshorttimeframe,Microsoftisanincrediblystrongcompany.Butwhenyoulooktothetwotothreeyeartimeframe,Idon'tthinkanyonecansaywithastraightfacethatanytechnologycompanyhasaguaranteedposition.NotIntel,notMicrosoft,notCompaq,notDell,takeanyofyourfavorites.Andthat'stotallyhonest."

Yetmanyrememberthatin1985theCabbagePatchKidswerethebest-sellingtoysonthemarket.ButafterColecoIndustriesintroducedtheirsensationallineofdollstheybecamecomplacentanddidn'tcreateanynewtoysworthmentioning.Asaresult,Colecowentbankruptin1988.

Themostsuccessfulbusinessessurviveinthelongtermbecausetheyconstantlyreassesstheirsituationsandreinvestthemselvesaccordingly.The3MCompanyhasa15%rule:Employeesareencouragedtospend15%oftheirtimedevelopingnewideasonanyprojecttheydesire,it'snosurprise,then,that3Mhasbeenaroundsince1902.

Mostbusinessesarenotwillingtotearapartlastyear'smodelofsuccessandbuildanewone.Here'safamiliaranalogytoexplainwhytheyarelulledintocomplacency.Imaginethatyourbusinessislikeapotoflobster.Tocooklobster,youputthemintoapotofwarmwaterandgraduallyturnuptheheat.Thelobstersdon'trealizetheyarebeingcookedbecausetheprocessissogradual.Asaresult,theybecomecomplacentanddiewithoutastruggle.However,ifyouthrowalobsterintothepotwhenthewaterisboiling,itwilldesperatelytrytoescape.Thislobsterisnotlulledbyalowlychangingenvironment.Itrealizesinstantlythatit'sinabadenvironmentandtakesimmediateactiontochangeitsstatus.

Thepassageconveysthemessagethatthewayforacompanytokeepoutoffinancialdifficultyisto______.

47.

Lookatthejokeinthelastpartofthepassage.Wecaninferthatmostpeoplewithdamagetotherightanteriorfrontallobe______.

A.didnotunderstandthejoke

B.wouldchooseanswerc

C.wouldchooseanswerb

D.wouldchooseanswera

48.SectionB

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

Thebiographerhastodancebetweentwoshakypositionswithrespecttothesubject(研究對象).Tooclosearelation,andthewritermayloseobjectivity.Notcloseenough,andthewritermaylackthesympathy

necessarytoanyefforttoportrayamind,asoul—thequalityoflife.Whoshouldwritethebiographyofafamily,forexample?Becauseoftheirclosenesstothesubject,familymembersmayhavespecialinformation,butbythesametoken,theymaynothavethedistancethatwouldallowthemtobefair.Similarly,aking'sservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritetheking'sbiography—notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.

Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.Thebiographerhastoworkwiththepositionheorshehasintheworld,adjustingthatpositionasnecessarytodealwiththesubject.Everypositionhasstrengthsandweaknesses:tothrive,awritermusttrytobecomeawareofthese,evaluatethemintermsofthesubject,andselectapositionaccordingly.

Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:theyattempt

toshowthattheirsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.ThebiographiesofJesus(耶酥)foundintheBibleareinthisclass.

Biographersmayclaimthattheiraccountisthe"authentic"one.Inadvancingthisclaim,theyarehelpedifthebiographyis"authorized"bythesubject;thispresumablyallowsthebiographerspecialaccesstoprivateinformation."Unauthorized"biographiesalsohavetheirappeal,however,sincetheycansuggestanindependenceofmindinthebiographer.Inbookpromotions,the"unauthorized"characterzsationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress.Asubjectmighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral"authentic"ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotell"the"storyofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubject,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.

Accordingtotheauthor,anidealbiographerwouldbeonewho

A.knowsthesubjectverywellandyetmaintainsaproperdistancefromhim

B.isclosetothesubjectandknowsthetechniquesofbiographywriting

C.isindependentandknowsthetechniquesofbiographywriting

D.possessesspecialprivateinformationandissympathetictowardthesubject

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Followingrepeateddelays,onNovember19ththeIMFfinallyapproveda＄2.1billionloantoIcelandaimedatrevivingthecountry'seconomy"afterthecollapseofitsbankingsysteminOctobertriggeredacrisisofinvestorconfidenceandasharpdeclineinthevalueoftheKrona.TheIMFloanisintheform.ofatwo-yearstand-byagreement,withIcelandabletodrawabout＄825millionimmediatelyandtheremainderineightinstallmentseachofaround＄155million,subjecttoquarterlyreviews.

NegotiationsovertheIMFbailout(救援行動)hadbeenongoingforanumberofweeks,heldupnotsomuchbytheneedforthegovernmenttomeetrequisitepolicyconditionsasbyanincreasinglybitterdisputeconcerningtheIcelandicstate'sobligationstoreim