2021-2022年四川省宜賓市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

NooneknowsexactlyhowGMcropswillaffecttheenvironmentbecausegeneticstructureiscomplexandtherelatedtestsnowmainlystudy______.

2.Whatissaidabout"FutureSelfinthepassage?

A.It'sharmfulanddrivespeopletobeunrealisticaboutthemselves.

B.Itisatherapyusedwidelytocuredepressioncausedbyjobloss.

C.Itcanmakepeoplehaveapositiveattitudetowardtheirfuture.

D.Itisakindofimaginationwhichcanberealizedwithefforts.

3.Whentheinterviewerasksthequestionsaboutthepreviousboss,hewantstofindoutwhethertheintervieweeswould______.

4.

Theadvantageoftaughenedglassisobviousinthatitcanallowastoretoremainopenincaseofbreakagebecause______.

5.ARVshaven'tbeenusedwidelytopreventHIVtransmissionorinfectionforlackofmoney.

6.

PizzaHut'smarketsharehasslowlybecomesmallbecauseof______since1996.

A.intensecompetitionfromtheirrivals

B.depression

C.nodiversification

D.nothavingcompetitiveadvantages

7.

Traditionalstrategyofmakingoneselfadvertisedmaysometimesbringunexpectednegativeeffectsapartfromhighcost.

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8.

Manypeopleexpectedthemedicinestheytooktobesafewhenthemedicinescostalot.

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9.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1～7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8～10,completethesentencesWiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Influenza

Influenzaiscausedbyavirustransmittedfromonepersontoanotherindropletscoughedorsneezedintotheair.Itischaracterizedbycoldlikesymptomspluschills,fever,headaches,muscleaches,andfatigue.Mostpeoplerecovercompletelyinaboutaweek.

Inadditiontohumans,influenzaoccursinpigs,horses,andseveralothermammals(哺乳動物)aswellasincertainwildanddomesticatedbirds.Atleastsomeinfluenzavirusescanjumpfromonespeciestoanother.Forexample,inlate1997astrainoftheinfluenzavirusinchickensbegantoinfecthumansinHongKong,leadingtoamassiveeffecttoremovethestrain.

Manymillionsofpeopledeveloptheflueachyear.Inmostyearslessthan1percentofthoseinfecteddie.Nonetheless,thistranslatesintolargenumbers.TheUnitedStatesCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)estimatesthatinfluenzacausesmorethan20,000deathsintheUnitedStateseachyear;combined,influenzaandpneumonia(肺炎)areamongthenation'stenleadingcausesofdeath.Duringepidemicsandpandemics,deathratessoar.Theinfluenzapandemicthatoccurredbetween1918and1919--theworseonrecord--killedabout500,000peopleintheUnitedStatesandmorethan20millionpeopleworldwide.

Symptomsanddiagnosis

Influenzaisanacutediseasewitharapidonsetandobvioussymptoms.Aftertheinfluenzavirusinvadesaperson'sbody,anperiodofoneortwodayspassesbeforesymptomsappear.Classicsymptomsincludesorethroat,drycough,stuffedorrunnyno,se,chills,feverwithtemperaturesashighas39℃,achingmusclesandjoints,headache,lossofappetite,occasionalnauseaandvomiting,andfatigue.Formostpeopleflusymptomsbegintosubsideaftertwotothreedaysanddisappearinseventotendays.However,coughingandfatiguemaypersistfortwoormoreweeks.

Deathfrominfluenzaitselfisrare.Butinfluenzacanworsenunderlyingmedicalconditions,suchasheartorlungdisease.Invadinginfluenzavirusesproduceinflammation(發(fā)炎)intheliningoftherespiratorytract,damagethatincreasestheriskthatsecondaryinfectionswilldevelop.Commoncomplicationsincludebronchitis,sinusitis,andbacterialpneumonia,occurringmostfrequentlyintheelderly,peopleonchemotherapy(化學(xué)療法),andpeoplewithacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)oranotherdiseasethatcompromisestheimmunesystem.Ifproperlytreated,thesecomplicationsseldomarefatal.

Becauseinfluenzaissocommonandexhibitsstandardsymptoms,doctorsoftendiagnosetheillnessbasedontheseasonandwhetherflucaseshaverecentlybeenreportedinthearea.TOproveadiagnosisofinfluenzainapatient,thevirusmustbeisolatedfromtheperson'snasalorcoughsecretionsorbloodandidentifiedunderamicroscope.

Treatmentandprevention

Thereisnospecificcureforinfluenza.Recommendedtreatmentusuallyconsistsofbedrestandincreasedintakeoffluidsuntilfeverandothersymptomslesseninseverit

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10.

Forthegeneticfallacy,thereisreferencetotheindividual'spersonalabilities.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

DemocracywasexpectedinallMiddleEastnationsundertheinfluenceofIraq.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Class,income,education,racialandreligiousbackgroundseemtoplayanimportantpartinchoosingamate.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

TheaimofKentucky'sBereaCollegeaboutgreencampusistoreduceitsenergyconsumption45percentbelow2000levelsby______.

15.

MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Accordingtotheauthor,EuropeansandthoselikethembelievethatwiththesupportofRussiaandChina,Iraq,NorthKoreaandCubawilleventuallygiveuptheir,effortstocarryouttheirnuclearprograms.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Whatisthemaindifficultyinmakingfriendsacrosscountries?

A.Differencesinexpectationstofriendship.

B.Alackofappreciationoffriendship.

C.Differencesinlanguage.

D.Differencesinlivingstyles.

18.

Bysaying"Asyouexperiment,avoidrandommotion",theauthormeansyoushould______inordernottoheadinanoppositedirection.

19.

Forstudentsmajoringincomputerscience,schoolstudyisnotenoughbecause______.

A.aworkingknowledgeofdatasecurityiscritical

B.thosejobsinvolveotherskillsbesidestechnology

C.adegreewillnotguaranteeasuccessfullanding

D.deepskillsarerequiredtomovefluidlywiththejob

20.

InFreud'stheory,anxietycanberemoved______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B2】

22.(16)

A.Atthecallbox.

B.Atthejewelrystore.

C.Fromamachine.

D.Fromthepurchaser.

23.(36)

A.Moredetailedlabeling.

B.Simplelabeling.

C.Preciselabeling.

D.Basiclabeling.

24.聽力原文：M:Pardonme,Ineedsomequartersforthatpayphone.Canyoubreakadollarbill?

W:I'mafraidI'mlowonquartersmyself.Icanletyouhaveacoupleplusafifty-centpiece.

Q:Whatdidthewomangivetheman?

(19)

A.Shegavehimhisdollarback.

B.Twoquartersandahalfdollar.

C.Twoquartersandfiftypennies.

D.Threequarters,twodimesandanickel.

25.聽力原文：M:Onlyonestudentinmyclassgotabove90pointsinthetest.Howaboutyourclass?Sincetherearemoreoldstudentsinyourclass,I'msuretheymusthavedoneamuchbetterjob.

W:About6or7ofthem.Buttherearestillsomestudentswhofailed.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Theresultiswhatshehadexpected.

B.Thetestisnotwelldesigned.

C.Toofewstudentsgothighmarks.

D.Differencesbetweenstudents'gradesarebig.

26.聽力原文：M：Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor，Icanstarttopaintyourhousetomorrow．

W：Well，forthemomentIlikelightpinkforthebed-room，lightblueforthesittingroomandyellowforthekitchen；

Q：Whatdoesthemando?

(16)

A.Housepainter.B.Salesman.C.Mailman.D.Milkman.

27.聽力原文：W:Hi,Frank.Whatareyouupto?IsthatreallyaFrenchgrammarbook?

M:Well,(19)I'mtryingtoteachmyselfsomeFrench.WhenIgotoMontrealnextsemester,Idon'twanttosoundlikejustanothertourist.Mostofthepeopletherearebilingual.

W:(20)LeaveBostontogotoMontreal?Ididn'tknowthisuniversityhadaprograminCanada.

M:Itdoesn't.I'mplanningtotakeashortleaveofabsencefromschool,soIcangothereonmyown.

W:What'sthereasonforthissuddeninterestinCanada?

M:Well,actuallyI'vebeenthinkingaboutgoingforsometimenow.Iknowsomeonetherewho'sbeenwantingmetovisit.

W:Arelative?

M:Anoldfriendofmyuncle'srunsachemicalengineeringdepartmentthere.So,I'mhopinghecanhelpmeenrollinsomeinterestingcourses.

W:(21)Ifyouwantthosecreditstransferredbackherelateron,you'dbetterarrangeforitbeforeyouleave.Don'tforgetwhathappenedtoSusanaftershecamebackfromRome.

M:Yeah,buthersituationwasdifferent.IalreadyhaveallthecreditsIneedtograduate.

W:Soyou'llbetakingcoursesjustforthesakeoflearning.

M:Thatwillbeanicechangeofpace,won'tit?

19．Whatisthemandoingatthebeginningoftheconversation?

20.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?

21.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandobeforeleaving?

(20)

A.Planningasightseeingtour.

B.Arranginghisclassschedule.

C.WritingtoanoldfriendinFrance.

D.LookingthroughaFrenchbook.

28.(43)

29.(26)

A.Shewouldliketomarkpapers,too.

B.Shewantstoaskforalightloadtoherprofessor.

C.Shewantsthemantotalktotheworkaholicprofessor.

D.Shewantstoquitschoolandwork.

30.聽力原文：M:Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightabouttheplansfortheconferenceonlanguageteaching.

W:Sorry,Ishouldhave,butTomandJanestoppedbyandstayeduntilmidnight.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Thewomanhadbeenplanningfortheconference.

B.Thewomancalledthemanbutthelinewasbusy.

C.Thewomandidn'tcomebackuntilmidnight.

D.Thewomanhadguestsallevening.

31.(34)

A.Hereandthere.

B.Againandagain.

C.Asusual.

D.Atthesametime.

32.(19)

A.Itisthefirsttimetheyhavebeenonatrip.

B.Theycannotdowhattheylikebefore.

C.Theydon'thavetocarethetime.

D.Theyhavetotravelbyschedulesnow.

33.聽力原文：M:Isn'titrathercoldoutside,Sally?

W:Itisabit,butIcan'tstandtheterriblesmokeinside.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttostayoutside?

(13)

A.Shefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Shewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Shewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Shedoesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinside.

34.(24)

A.Ithasbeenthebestsellerforweeks.

B.Itadvisespeopletochangethemselves.

C.Itisbeingsoldatavery,lowprice.

D.Itdistinguishesco-operators.

35.【B10】

36.(32)

A.Beunabletobreathe.

B.Beovercomebypressure.

C.Becomespeechless.

D.Bescaredbypressure.

37.聽力原文：M:Isthistableinthecornerokay?

W:Sure.Wecansithere.

M:Gee.You'vehardlygotanythingonyourtray.

W:Yeah.IguessI'mjustnotthathungry.

M:What'sthematter?Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Well,I'vebeenreallyworried.It'smycar.It'sintheshopagain.

M:Really?What'swrongthistime?

W:Idon'tknowexactly.Somethingiswrongwiththebrakes,Ithink.

M:Well,atleastthatshouldn'tcostyoumuchtofix.PartsarecheaperforalltheAmericancarslikeyours.Didthemechanicsayhowmuchitwouldcost?

W:Hesaidhewouldcallmewithanestimatelaterontoday.

M:Watchout,hedoesn'ttrytotakeadvantageofyou.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,Somecarmechanics.Iftheythinkthatsomeonedoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars,theymighttrytooverchargethatperson.

W:Maybeso.ButItrustthisguy.Hewasrecommendedbyoneofmyneighbors.Hehasdonesomeworkformeinthepastandhispricesseemedtobereasonable.

M:Oh,that'sgoodtoknow.MaybeI'lltryusinghiminthefuture.Bytheway,doyouneedaridehomeafterclasstoday?

W:Oh,I'dsureappreciateit.It'sreallytoughgettingaroundwithoutacarwhenyouliveoffcampus.

(23)

A.Ithasbrokendownbefore.

B.Shegenerallydoesn'tallowpeopletoborrowit.

C.Sheistryingtosellit,

D.Sheboughtitfromafriend,

38.聽力原文：M:Iwanttotakepsychologythisyear．Butaccordingtotherequirements．Ihavetohavetakenthebiologycoursefirst．

W:Asktheprofessorifyoucantakethemsimultaneously，althoughmaybeallhecandoissayno．

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(16)

A.Postponehisfavoritecoursetothenextsemester.

B.Asktheprofessortohelphimchooseothercourses.

C.Requestpermissiontotakethecoursestogether.

D.Takethecoursefromadifferentprofessor.

39.聽力原文：W：Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster．Didyouhavetopunishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrainhim?

M：Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhenhemakesmistakes．

Q：Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?

(19)

A.Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.

B.Heisquiteexperiencedintrainingwilddogs.

C.Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.

D.Hethinksitvitaltomasterbasictrainingskills.

40.

【B2】

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

ScientistRamOrenisoftheopinionthatcommonbeliefsofthetree'sabilitytoabsorbcarbondioxideare______.

A.biasedB.insightfulC.overoptimisticD.totallywrong

42.

WhatisimpliedofpeoplewithhighI.Q.?

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Friendshipheightensthesenseofeachperson'sindividuality.InGermany,adolescentsform.deeplysentimentalattachments,notsomuchtopolishtheirwitsastosharetheirhopesandfearsanddreams,toform.acommonfrontagainsttheworldofschoolandfamilyandtojoininakindofmutualdiscoveryofeachother'sandtheirinnerlife.

Appropriately,inGermanyfriendsareusuallybroughtintothefamily.Childrencalltheirfather'sandtheirmother'sfriends"uncle"and"aunt".BetweenFrenchfriends,whohavechoseneachotherfortheagreementoftheirpointofview,livelydisagreementandsharpnessofargumentarethebreathoflife.ButforGermans,thatmatterofbothisregardedasatragedy.

Englishfriendshipsfollowstillanotherpattern.Theirbasisissharedactivity.Inthemidstoftheactivity,whateveritmaybe,peoplefallintostepsandfindthattheywalkorplayagameortellstoriesorserveonatiresomeandexcitingcommitteewiththesameeasyanticipationofwhateachwilldodaybydayorinsomecriticalsituation.AmericanswhohavemadeEnglishfriendscommentthat,evenyearslater,"Youcantakeupjustwhereyouleftoff."Meetingafteralonginterval,friendsarelikeacouplewhobegintodanceagainwhentheorchestrastrikesupafterapause.Englishfriendshipsareformedoutsidethefamilycircle,buttheyarenot,asinGermanycontrapuntaltothefamilynorarethey,asinFrance,separatedfromthefamily.

AndabreakinanEnglishfriendshipcomesnotnecessarilyasaresultofsomeirreconcilabledifferenceofviewpointorfeelingbutinsteadasaresultofmisjudgment,whereonefriendseriouslymisjudgehowtheotherwillthinkorfeeloract,sothattheyaresuddenlyoutofstep.

Whatthenisfriendship?Lookingatthesedifferentstyles,arethereanycommonelements?Thereistherecognitionthatfriendship,incontrastwithkinship,invokesfreedomofchoice.Afriendissomeonewhochoosesandischosen.Relatedtothisisthesenseeachfriendgivestheotherofbeingaspecialindividual,onwhatevergroundsthisrecognitionisbased.Andbetweenfriendsthereisinevitablyakindofequalityofgive-and-take.Thesesimilaritiesmakethebridgebetweensocietiespossible,andtheAmerican'scharacteristicopennesstodifferentstylesofrelationshipmakesitpossibleforhimtofindnewfriendsabroadwithwhomhefeelsathome.

InGerman,friendshavedeepsentimentalattachmenttowardeachother.Theyaretogethernotto______.

44.

Thetoneofthepassagecanbestbedescribedas______.

A.hypotheticalB.humorousC.exaggerativeD.philosophical

45.Noiseentersourearsaspowerfulwavesofmechanicalenergy.Scientistsmeasuresoundintensityindecibels(db),witheachdoublingofenergyaddingtendecibels.Ordinaryconversationmeasuresabout60db;achild'sscreamhitsaround90db.Onthislogarithmicscale,thescreamispotentially1,000timesmorepowerful.

Eachday,overfivemillionAmericansareexposedonthejobtoatleast90db,themaximumsafelevelforaneight-hourperiodaccordingtothefederalOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration."Thisstandardisn'tideal,becausenoiseaffectsindividualsdifferently,"saysWilliamClarkofWashingtonUniversity'sCentralInstitutefortheDeafinSt.Louis."Intheory,thestandardshouldprotectthelifetimehearingofg0percentofworkers.However,itassumesthataworker'searswillhave16hoursofquieteachdayduringwhichtorecover--anunlikelyassumptionformostpeople."

Soundcausesthousandsoftinyhairsintheinnereartovibrate.Thesevibrationstriggernerveimpulsestothebrain,whichareperceivedassound.Prolongedexposureto85dbormore,orfarshorterexposuretoveryintenselevels--suchasthe140-dbshockwavesfromashotgunblast--canirrevocablydamagesomeofthesedelicateinner-earhairs.RonaldReagansufferedpermanentinjuryduringhisactingdayswhena38-caliberpistolloadedwithblankswasfirednearhisrightear.Asaresult,henowwearsahearingaid.Audiologistspredictthatbytheyear2000,asmanypeoplecouldbewearinghearingaidsasnowwearcontactlenses.

Manypeoplebelievethatweakerhearingisaninevitablepartofaging.Butstudiesshowthatthosewholiveinlow-noiseenvironmentstendtohaveverylittlehearinglossinoldage.

Innoisyindustrialnations,however,evenyoungpeoplesufferdamagedhearing.DavidLipscomb,aformerprofessorofaudiologyattheUniversityofTennesseeatKnoxville,testedoverathousandincomingfreshmenanddiscoveredthatsixofeverytenhadheatinglosstypicaloftheelderly.Rockmusicisonecause.Thenoiseinareek-concerthallcaneasilyexceed120db,roughlythelevelofanair-raidsiren.High-techgadgetssuchaspowerfulportablestereosalsothreatentoputourhearingintoadownwardspiral.

Basedonthelogarithmicscalediscussedinthefirstparagraph,howmanytimescanashotgunblastbemorepowerfulthanrockmusic?

A.10.B.100.C.1,000.D.10,000.

46.

Whichofthefollowingisachangeincitydevelopmentinthe20thcentury?

A.MorethanhalfofAfricanpopulationwillliveincities.

B.ManycitiesinAsiawillhavemorethan20millioninhabitants.

C.Citiesinthedevelopingworldwillbeevenlarger.

D.MorecitiesinAsiahavemorethanonemillionpeople.

47.WhatsuggestiondidChristineBlowergiveinordertorelieveteachers'stress?

A.Stopassessingteachersbytestscores.

B.Cuttheunnecessaryofficialprocedures.

C.Makethegovernmentaltargetsachievable.

D.Providepsychologicalcounseling.

48.

Whichofthefollowingbestillustratestheoldtheoryofeconomiccycle?

A.MentookthesuitastheperfectclothingduringtheGreatDepression.

B.MenhadtogiveupexpensiveclothingduringtheGreatDepression

C.WomencouldnotaffordtowearstockingsduringtheGreatDepression.

D.WomenworecomparativelylongerskirtsduringtheGreatDepression.

49.TheIsraeliairlineElAltriestoidentifysuspiciousbehaviorsby______.

50.

Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Humanbeings'activitiesmaynotbeinfluencedbytheshiftofaday.

B.Whenyoufallasleepatnight,yourtemperaturemaylowertobottompoint.

C.Humanbeings'hormonesmaykeepasteadysecretionamountalldaylonger.

D.Ifyousleepatdaytime,yourbiologicalclockcanoperatebetter.

51.

AccordingtotheNAS'sreport,oneoftheproblemsinend-of-lifecareis______.

A.prolongedmedicalprocedures

B.inadequatetreatmentofpain

C.systematicdrugabuse

D.insufficienthospitalcare

52.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorbelikelytoagreewith?

A.Inmostofthehealth-careindustry,therelationshipbetweenadoctorandapatientisthesameasasellerandabuyer.

B.Fewpatientsarereluctanttoobjecttothecourseofthetreatmentprescribedbyadoctorortoquestionthecostoftheservices.

C.Thepayer,whetherinsurancecarrierorthegovernment,islesslikelytoagreewillinglytopaymentdemandswhenthepatient'sillnessisregardedasserious.

D.Themoreserioustheillnessofapatient,thelesslikelyitisthatthepatientwillobjecttothecourseoftreatmentprescribedortoquestionthecostofservices.

53.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.

B.Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.

C.Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.

D.Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.

54.SectionB

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

Afterretirementfrommedical,mywifeandIbuiltourhomeinagatedcommunitysurroundedbyyachtclubsandgolfcoursesonHiltonHeadIsland.ButwhenIleftfortheothersideoftheisland,Iwastravelingonunpavedroadslinedwithleakycottages.The"lifestyle"ofmanyofthenativeislandersstoodinshockingcontrasttomycomfortableexistence.

Bytalkingtothelocalfolks,Idiscoveredthatthevastmajorityofthemaids,gardeners,waitressesandconstructionworkerswhomakethisislandworkhadlittleornoaccesstomedicalcare.Itseemedoutrageoustome.Iwonderedwhysomeonedidn'tdosomethingaboutthat.Thenmyfather'swords,whichbehadaskedhischildrendailywhentheywereyoung,ranginmyheadagain:"Whatdidyoudoforsomeonetoday?"

Eventhoughmyfatherhaddiedseveralyearsbefore,IguessIstilldidn'twanttodisappointhim.SoIstartedworkingonasolution.Theislandwasfullofretireddoctors.IfIcouldpersuadethemtospendafewhoursaweekvolunteeringtheirservices,wecouldprovidefreeprimaryhealthcaretothosesodesperatelyinneedofit.MostofthedoctorsIapproachedlikedtheidea,solongastheycouldberelicensedwithouttroubles.Ittookoneyearandplentyofpersistence,butIwasabletopersuadethestatelegislatorstocreateaspeciallicensefordoctorsvolunteeringinnot-for-pro,litclinics.

Thetowndonatedland,localresidentscontributedofficeandmedicalequipmentandsomeofthepotentialpatientsvolunteeredtheirweekendsornamentingthebuildingthatwouldbecometheclinic.WenameditVolunteersinMedicineandweopeneditsdoorsin1994,fullystaffedbyretiredphysicians,nursesanddentistsaswellasnearly150nonprofessionalvolunteers.Thatyearwehad5,000patientvisits;lastyearwehad16,000.

Somehowwordofwhatweweredoinggotaround.Soonwewerereceivingphonecallsfromretiredphysiciansalloverthecountry,askingforhelpinstartingVIMclinicsintheircommunities.Wedidthebestwecould--therearenow15otherclinicsoperating--butwecouldn'tkeepupwiththeneed.YetlastmonthIthinkmyfather'swordsfoundtheirwayupnorth,toMcNeilConsumerHealthcare,themakerofTylenol(泰諾：一種感冒藥).AmajorgrantfromMcNeilwillallowustorespondtotheserequestsandhelpestablishotherfreeclinicsincommunitiesaroundthecountry.

Whatisthereasonthatmakestheauthordosomuchthingforothers?

A.Thecontrastbetweentherichandthepoorontheisland.

B.Thestoryofamanwholikestogiveothersadvice.

C.Thelifeandworkofagreatfather.

D.Theinspirationofafather'swords.

55.

Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?

A.Astrictlawagainstcomputercrimesmustbeenforced.

B.Companiesneedtoimposerestrictiononconfidentialinformation.

C.Companieswillguardagainstcomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation.

D.Companiesusuallyhesitatetouncovercomputercrimes.

56.

Inthepastdaysunemploymentwasconsideredtobe______'sfault.

57.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheWorldDigitalLibraryaccordingtothepassage?

A.AteamattheLibraryofCongressinWashingtondevelopeditswebsitealone.

B.Librariesandinstitutionsinmostcountrieshavecontributedtothelibrarysofar.

C.Alldocumentsandtheirexplanationsinthelibraryareinsevenofficiallanguages.

D.YoucanlearnfromthelibraryaboutBritishpoliticsandeconomy1000yearsago.

58.

Welearnfromthepassagethatademandfortheoristsbysocietyis______thanthatforsocietybytheorists.

59.SectionB

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

Researchersareincreasinglyinterestedinmanipulatingtheenvironmentearlyinchildren'sliveswhentheyareperceivedtobeatriskforimpoverishedintelligence.InaprogramconductedinNorthCarolinabyCraigRameyandhisassociates,pregnantwomenwithIQsaveraging80wererecruitedforastudy.Aftertheirbabieswereborn,halfoftheinfantswerecaredforduringthedayataneducationalday-carecenterandhalfwererearedathomebytheirmothers.Bothgroupsofchildrenweregivenmedicalcareanddietarysupplements,andtheirfamiliesweregivensocialservicesiftheyrequestedthem.

Attheageof3,thechildrenwhoattendedtheeducationalday-carecenterhadsignificantlyhigherIQsthandidthehome-rearedchildren.ThisdifferencewaslikelyduetothedeclineintheIQsofthehome-rearedchildrenduringtheperiodfrom12to18monthsofage.Bythetimethechildrenwere5yearsold,39percentofthehome-rearedchildrenhadIQsbelow85butonly11percentoftheeducationalday-carechildrenhadIQsthislow.Inthemostrecentevaluationofthisproject,positiveeffectsofeducationalday-careontheintellectualdevelopmentandacademicachievementofthechildrenw