2022-2023年江西省新余市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.Cablesystemsbegantyingtouse______tocapturethesignalsfromdistantstationsintheearly1950s.

2.

Bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges.Most[y,suchchangesaregradual.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Makesuretherecruitergot______fromyoursheet.

4.

Mosttsunamisaretriggeredbyearthquakesbeneaththeseaandonlyafewbyearthquakesalongcoastlines.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Sometypesofdepressionareinheritedform.generationtogenerationin______.

6.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVRN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillBe

We'venowacknowledgedsomefundamentalancienthumanfumesandthewaystheywillaffectandbeaffectedbytheInformationMarketplace.ItistimetoconsiderthegreatestchangesthattheInformationMarketplacehastooffer.Togettoit,let'sreconstructthekeydiscoverieswehavemade,whichtogetherdescribe"whatwillbe."

Webeganwithasimplebutfur-reachingmodelofthefutureworldofinformationasanInformationMarketplace,wherepeopleandtheircomputerswillbuy,sell,andfreelyexchangeinformation.OurfirstdiscoverywasthatthisInformationMarketplacecanindeedbebuiltonatechnologicalfoundation:theinformationsystem.Wewentontoexplorethemanyhuman-ma-chineinterfacespeoplewillusetogetinandoutofthisnewedifice,fromvirtualrealityandfancybodysuitstothelowlykeyboard,andsingledoutspeechinterfacesasperhapsthemostsignificantandimminent.Weexploredthepipesthatwillcarryourinformationandthewayswewillbendthemtogiveusthespeed,reliability,andsecurityweneed.Wealsosawhowavastarrayofnewsharedsoftwaretoolswillevolveonthissystem,shiftingtheattentionoftheentiresoftwarebusinessfromindividualtointerconnectedcomputers.Thearrivalofthisfoundationiscertain,butitcouldbedelayedbyadecadeormoreifthekeyplayerscontinuetheirwarsforcontrolandtheirindifferencetowardthesharedsystemtheyallneed.Wesawtoothattherewon'tbejustahandfulofwinnersthatwillsurvivethesewars;thefieldisvast,rich,andfullofchallengesforalmosteverysupplierandconsumerofinformationtobeawinner.

OursecondmajordiscoverywasthattheInformationMarketplacewilldramaticallyaffectpeopleandorganizationsonawidescale.Besidesitsmanyusesincommerce,officework,andmanufacturing,itwillalsoimprovehealthcare,providenewwaystoshop,enableprofessionalandsocialencountersacrosstheglobe,andgenerallypermeatethethousandsofthingswedointhecourseofourdailylives.Itwillhelpuspursueoldandnewpleasures,anditwillencouragenewartforms,whichmaybecriticizedbutwillmoveartforward,asnewtoolshavealwaysdone.Itwillalsoimproveeducationandtraining,firstinspecificandestablishedwaysandlaterthroughbreakthroughsthatareconfidentlyawaited.Humanorganizationsfromtinycompaniestoentirenationalgovernmentswillbenefittoo,becausesomuchoftheworktheydoisinformationwork.

Puttingallthesedetailedusesinperspective,wecametorealizethattheyaredifferentfacesoftwomajornewforces:electronicbulldozersandelectronicproximity.Eachhasbroadconsequencesforsociety.Theelectronicbulldozers'effectisprimarilyeconomic,increasinghumanproductivityinbothourpersonallivesandtheworkplace.Therapid,widespreaddistributionofinformationintheform.ofinfo-nouns(text,photos,sounds,video)andespeciallyinfo-verbs(humanandmachineworkoninformation)isonesimplewayinwhichproductivitywillincrease.Automatizationistheotherpowerfuleffector;machine-to-machineexchangeswilloff-loadhumanbrainworkthewaymachinesofthe

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Vioxxshowednoconnectiontoheartproblemsinitsclinicaltrial.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.AdvertiserswouldliketopaymoretoJoostbecause______.

A.Joosthasfoundatotallynewbusinessmodel

B.Joostwilllimitthenumberofitsadvertisements

C.Joostwillimprovetheeffectofadvertisements

D.Joostisthebest-knowninternet-videowebsite

9.

Inthecarpentryschooltheboyswerelearningtobuildlargerhouses.

A.NB.YC.NG

10.Themisunderstandingofawordcouldevenaffectthewayawarended.

11.

Thehydrogencanbegeneratedfrom__________________orproducedbyreformingfossilfuels.

12.

Theoxidationofthedecayeddeadalgalbodiescan't______.

A.lowertheamountofoxygeninthefiverwater

B.makethewatertastebadly

C.makethewaterunsuitableforhumanconsumption

D.makethebacteriadead

13.

SatelliteTVhasencounteredfiercecompetitionfromdigitalcable,whichalsohas

A.improvedpicturequality

B.extendedchannelselection

C.distortedsignal

D.bothAandB

14.Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith______.

15.

ThecompetitivequalitywithinRichardNixonwasfirstshowninhisearlyexperienceswith______.

16.

ColinAngleconsidersrobotsarenotsodifferentasto______.

17.

Cigarettesmanufacturerswereeagerto'quittelevisionandradioadvertisingbecausethecostofadvertisingwasgettingmuchhigher.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Alltheon-linebusinessmenarehonest.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

BesidesSATscores,whatdocollegesalsoconsiderintheiradmissionprocess?

A.Recommendationsandextracurricularactivities.

B.Students'academicachievementinhighschool.

C.Students'abilitytoachievesuccessincollege.

D.Students'ACTscores.

20.

Infact,Earthdoesnothaveinfiniteresourcesaspeoplebelievetohave.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B9】

22.(31)

A.Becompetentbutavoidbeingtoooutstanding.

B.Becompetentandgetalongwellwithhiscolleagues.

C.Becompetentandbehonestandloyaltohiscompany.

D.Becompetentandgivehisbossagoodimpression.

23.(41)

24.

【B7】

25.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemories,andcaneasilylearnquitelongpoemsbyheart.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyrememberthingswhentheyhavesaidthemoverandover.

ThefamousEnglishwriter,CharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdownanylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehadpassed.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavehadwonderfulmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchild,andsomechildrenseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.Inschool,itisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjectsaswell.

Aman'smindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonly0fwhatweseebutofwhatwefeel,hear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamera,thereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowtoourfriends.Inthesameway,thereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminds.Memoryisthediarythatweallcarryaboutwithus.

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A.Becausetheyaretoosmalltounderstandtherules.

B.Becausetheyareabsent-minded.

C.Becausetheydon'thavemuchtimeforit.

D.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinit.

26.(28)

A.Thefreedomtohaveothersexualrelations:

B.Thedesiretofolloweveryofone'simpulse.

C.Thewilltokeephisorherownincome.

D.Thewishtobehisorhertrueself.

27.聽力原文：W:Professor.Iknowyourcoursehasano-absencepolicyButIhavetohavefootsurgerynextFridayandcan'tbehere.

M:MedicalexcusesareoneofthefewexceptionsImake.

Q:Whatwilltheprofessorprobablydo?

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A.Reconsiderhispositionlater.

B.Allowthestudenttomissclass.

C.Lowerthestudent'sgrade.

D.Suggestthatthestudenttrytorescheduletheoperation.

28.

【B4】

29.(22)

A.Sherequeststhemannottocallheragain.

B.Sherequeststhemantocallherinafewdays.

C.Sherequeststochangeasalesman.

D.Sherequestsacheaperpriceforwhatthemanoffers.

30.聽力原文：M:Ireallydon'tknowwhattodothissummer.Ican'taffordtojustsitaround,andtheredon'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhouse-sitting?lastsummermyfriendMargarethouse-satfortheDoddswhentheywentawayonvacation.Mr.DoddhiredMargarettostayintheirhousebecausehedidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheDoddspaidMargaretjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtomowthelawnandwaterthehouseplants.AndwhenErichouse-satforDr.Cohen,hehadtotakecareofherpats.

M:House-sittingsoundslikeagoodjob.IguessIt'slittlelikebaby-sitting—exceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetoofilloutanapplication?

W:MargaretandErichavetointerviewwiththehomeownersandprovidethreereferenceseach.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Well.Thehomeownerswantsomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehouse-sitter.Youknow,theywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewho'llthrowwildpartiesintheirhouse,ormoveagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:House-sitterswhodothatSortofthingprobablyaren'tpaidthen.

W:Usuallythey'repaidanyway,justbecausethehomeownersdon'twanttomakeafuss.Butifthehomeownerreportedit,thenthehouse-sitterwouldn'tbeabletobetanotherjob,Sowhydon'tyouapply?

M:Yeah,IthinkIwill.

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A.Gotosummerschool.

B.TakeaVacation.

C.Stayathome.

D.Earnsomemoney.

31.

【B8】

32.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridgeUniversityin1625,hewasalreadyskilledinLatinafterseveralyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul'sschool,London.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschool,hehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteitfluentlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglish,however,andseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenbelatervisitedItaly.

SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatinthehardway.Theymemorizedrulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeaword-for-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.Astheyincreasedtheirskill,theytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinwithoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.

Afterseveralyearsofstudy,theboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyread.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoems,theybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetatten,hispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbyotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentattheuniversity,hemadeconstantuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoemswhichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.

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A.HowJohnMiltonWroteParadiseLost.

B.HowJohnMiltonBecameaPoet.

C.HowJohnMiltonStudiedLatin.

D.HowJohnMiltonBecameFamous.

33.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,onlyonekindisverydangerous,andmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundonathreadofsilk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristooshortsightedtoseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwon'tbedisturbed.IntheUnitedStates,onekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.RistheBlackWidow,socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.TheBlackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismostcommoninthesouthandthewest.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofrocksornearthefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defence.InspiteoftheBlackWidow'sfrighteningreputation,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlackWidow,andevenmoreunusual.forthebitetoprovefatal.Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerful,andthateventhoughsheisshy,sheshouldberespected.

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A.Howtohandlespiders.

B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People'sfearofspiders.

D.Aspecialkindofspider.

34.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：W:Don'tforgettobuysomemilkwhenyoucomebackhome;wehavenoneinthefridge.

M:Well,I'mafraidIcan'tgohomeontimetoday,asIhavetomeetaclientintownthisafternoon.Butifyoudon'tmind,Iwilldotheshopping.

Q:What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Bossandsecretary.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Colleagues.

D.Friends.

35.(47)

36.(16)

A.Thestoriesprobablyweren'ttrue.

B.Tomdoesn'tusuallytellfunnystories.

C.She'ssurprisedTomwassoseriouslastnight.

D.ShewantstoknowwhereTomheardthestories.

37.(13)

A.He'sasecretary.

B.He'sanovelist.

C.He'sanewspaperman.

D.He'saworker.

38.聽力原文：W:IfeelsouneasyabouttrustingDavidwithourmoney,Howaboutyou?

M:Somepeoplesayhe'snotreliable,butothershavealotofconfidenceinhim.I'mwillingtogivehimthebenefitofthedoubt.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

39.聽力原文：W:TheChinesestockmarkethasopenedtoforeigninvestors.AreyougoingtobuyChinesestocks?

M:Yes.IlostmyshirtonWallStreetlastyear,soIthinkIwillpullallmymoneyoutthereandinvestitintheChinesestockmarketinsteadthisyear.

Q:Whatisthemanplanningtodo?

(16)

A.MovetoanotherresidencefromWallStreet.

B.TransferhisinvestmenttotheChinesestockmarket.

C.Enterthestockmarketinsteadofinvestinginclothing.

D.Sharehismoney-makingexperiencewithothermarketers.

40.SectionC

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

Somestudentsarenotadequatelypreparedforcollege.Shouldweturnthemaway?【B1】______them?Ormodifyourproduct?Americansmustbe【B2】______oftheirabilityandresponsibilitytocontinuetolearnthroughouttheirworkinglivesand,althoughIhesitatetorepeatapointso【B3】______madebyothers,theymustalsobetaughtabodyofbasicskills.Ourindustrydoesournationnoserviceby【B4】______unpreparedstudentsorbyturningout【B5】______graduates.Thesepeoplemustbetaught.Iftheyarenotyetreadytolearnthelessonswehaveprepared,shouldwenot【B6】______andexpandthoselessons?Hereisyetanotherargumentforofferingthenewfirstdegree.Itwouldprovidealegitimateprogramforstudentswhoarenotyetpreparedtogoforthe【B7】______degree.

Asourindustrygrowsinresponsibility,【B8】______,andproductivity,shouldwenotchangeourproductionschedule?【B9】______,yetwearenolongeranationoffarmers;wenolongerhaveanyreasontoendtheacademicyearinMayorJune.【B10】______,thenwearegoingtohavetooperatesixdaysaweek,yearround.Weshouldgotofull-timeoperation【B11】______.Formanyuniversitieswhereteachinggoesonfivedaysaweekforthirtyweeks,capacityisconstrainedbythephysicalplant.

【B1】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Accordingtothestudyteam,______isapracticethatcanencouragetransmissionofthebirdflu.

42.TheBritish,DutchandGermangovernmentswillpre-financeIcelandsothatitcanmeetits______withinashortperiodoftime.

43.【S4】

44.

【C4】

45.

WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanonanyotherbuildings?

A.BecausetheCityHallislarge.

B.Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

C.Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetterthroughapublicbuilding.

D.BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

46.Ifyouoftentravelonbusiness,______.

A.you'dbetterconsidertakingacapwithyou

B.manyrewardscardswillnotlimittoyou

C.youwillnevercomeclosetothelimitation

D.you'dbetterchooseahigherlimitationcard

47.

Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.motorvehiclesarethemaincauseforairpollutioninMexico

B.there'sashortageofwatersupplyandhousesinMexico

C.airpollutionisseriousinMexicobecauseofitslocation

D.urbanizationleadstoenvironmentalproblemsinbothdevelopinganddevelopedcountries

48.

Internetprovides______.

A.consumerswithinternationalbusinessopportunities

B.subscriberswithacheapandefficientlink

C.formalrolestooverseeitsusers

D.telecommunicationsservicestousers

49.

Accordingmthepassage,whatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?

50.SectionB

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

Whatproducesawaterproofsuperglue,actslikeavacuumcleaner,andeventeachesscientistsaboutgenerepair?Thehumblelittleshellfishknownasthemussel(貽貝).

Musselsarefoundworldwide.Someliveinthesea.Othersinhabitfreshwaterstreamsandlakes.Whenyoutrytomoveamusselfromarock,youwilldiscoverwhatanincrediblyfirmgripithas-anecessityifthemusselistoresistthesharpgrabofahungryseabirdorthepoundingwavesofthesea.Howdoesitmanagetoclingsotight'?Whenitchoosesaplacetosetuphome,itpokesitstongue-shapedfootoutofitsshellandpressesitagainstasolidsurface.Specialglandsgiveoffafluidmixtureofproteinsintoachannelthatrunsthelengthofthefoot.Theliquidquicklyhardensintoafine,elasticthreadaboutaninchlong.Thenatinypad-likestructureattheendofthisthreadgivesoffsomenaturalglue-likesubstance,themusselliftsitsfoot,andanchorlinenumberoneiscomplete.Thesestrategicallyplacedthreadsform.abundle,whichtiesthemusseltoitsnewhomeinmuchthesamewaythatropesholddownatent.Thewholeproceduretakesonlythreeorfourminutes.

Imaginehavingaverystronggluethatisnon-toxicandsoflexiblethatitcanpenetratethetiniestholesandcomers,stickingtoanysurface,evenunderwater.Shipbuilderswouldwelcomeitforrepairingvesselswithouttheexpenseofdry-dockingthem.Auto-bodyworkerswouldlikeareallywaterproofpaintthatkeepstherustout.Surgeonswouldvalueasafegluetojoinbrokenbonesandtoclosewounds...Thelistofpossibleusesappearsendless.

However,scientistsarenotthinkingofusingthemusselsthemselvestoproducethissuperglue.Itwouldtakesome10000shellfishtomakejustonegramofglue.Socollectingenoughmusselstosupplytheworld'sdemandforsupergluewouldwipeoutthemusselpopulation,manyspeciesofwhicharealreadyendangered.Instead,Americanresearchershaveisolatedandclonedthegenesforfivemusselglueproteins,andtheyareabouttomass-producetheminthelaboratory.However,themusselisstillonejumpahead.Onlythemusselinstinctivelyknowstheexactblendofproteinsneededforeachkindofsurface.MolecularbiologistFrankRobertohasaskedadmiringly:"howareyouevergoingtoimitatethat?"

Amusselgripsahardsurfaceveryfirmlyto______.

A.sealitselffrombeingerodedbyseawater

B.producethewaterproofsuperglue

C.protectitselffrombeingblownawaybystrongwind

D.protectitselffrombeingthefoodofotheranimals

51.

Wecaninferfromthispassagethatindustry,farming,andwasteare______.

A.pollutingallaquifersintheUnitedStates

B.minorsourcesofundergroundwaterpollution

C.causingproblemsinbombfactories

D.thethreemainsourcesofundergroundwaterpollution

52.

Whatwouldbeonepossibleexplanationformen'squickerresponsetoanger?

53.SectionB

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

Sexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideologythatbiologyisdestiny.Accordingtothisideology,basicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesexistbetweenthesexes.Thesedifferencesrequireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociallife.Womenaretheweakersex--bothphysicallyandemotionally.Thus,theyarenaturallysuitedmuchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.Awoman'splace,undernormalcircumstances,iswithintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehome.Naturehasdeterminedthatwomenplaycare-takerroles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.Ontheotherhandmenarebestsuitedtogooutintothecompetitiveworldofworkandpolitics,whereseriousresponsibilitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobetheproviders;womenandchildrenare"dependents".

Theideologyalsoholdsthatwomenwhowishtoworkoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfillthesejobsthatareinlinewiththespecialcapabilitiesoftheirsex.Itisappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeemployedasnurses,socialworkers,elementaryschoolteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksandsecretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen'sdomesticrole.Informaldistinctionsbetween"women'swork"and"men'swork"inthelaborforce,accordingtotheideology,aresimplyafunctionalreflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweenthesexes.

Finally,theideologysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwillinanothersignificantway.Forthehumanspeciestosurviveovertime,itsmembersmustregularlyreproduce.Thus,womenmust,whetherathomeorinthelaborforce,makethemostoftheirphysicalappearance.Sogoestheideology.Itis,ofcourse,nottruethatbasicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesinsociallife.Thereisampleevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsocietytosociety,andthoseroledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.Buttothedegreepeopleactuallybelievethatgeologyisdestinyandthatnatureintendedformenandwomentomakedifferentcontributionstosociety,sex-definedroleswillbeseenastotallyacceptable.

Women'splace,somepeoplethink,istheprotectiveenvironmentofthehomebecause______.

A.womencanprovidebettercareforthechildren

B.womenaretooweaktodoanyagriculturalworkatall

C.womenarebiologicallysuitedtodomesticjobs

D.womencannotcompetewithmeninanyfield

54.

Thearticlewaswrittentoexplain______.

A.thegreenhouseeffect

B.themodelsofsolar-weatherinteractions

C.thesolareffectsonearth

D.thecausesaffectingweather

55.

【C8】

56.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"(Para.6),theauthorsuggeststhatinfection

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Usinganimalsincircusesisanunnecessaryandinhumanepracticethat'sharmfultoboththeanimalsandthepublic.Unlikethehumanperformerswho(47)______toworkincircuses,exoticanimalsare(48)______totakepartintheshow.Theyareinvoluntaryactorsinadegrading,unnaturalspectacle.

Whilemanypeopleassociatethecircuswith"safe,wholesome,familyfun"—anassociationpro-rootedaggressivelybythecircusPR(公共關系)machine-thetruthismuchdarker.Governmentinspectionreports(49)______ongoingmistreatmentofanimalsincircuses,aswellasfailurestoprovidethebasicminimalstandardsofcarerequiredbylaw.Animals(50)______incircuseshavebeeninjured