2022-2023年江西省鷹潭市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Weworkoutabudgetsoasto______.

A.avoidunnecessaryspending

B.buythefavoriteDVD

C.earnmorecredits

D.spendfreelyonfavoritethings

2.

Besidesgenes,______factorsalsoplayaroleinourfate.

3.

Whenthedemandforaproductisconstantlyhigh,individualproducersneedtokeepthepricedown,owingto_________________fromotherproducersintheline.

4.

TheauthorsuggeststobuymedicinesinWal-Martbecause______.

5.

Thermiceffectoffoodcostsyou______ofallthecaloriesyouconsumeinaday.

6.

TheresignationofThaiPremierChavalitYongchaiyudhwasannouncedonNov.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

President______isleavinghismarkwithanambitious$1billionconstructionprograminMassachusettsInstitute.

8.AdSlogans

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeeninyourcarwithyourradioon,gottenout,andhourslater,hadsometingle(廣告詩)playinginyourhead?This,myfriends,isgoodadvertising.Thatjinglewassocatchythathoursafteryouhadbeenexposedtoit,itstilllingered.Thesamecanbesaidofadslogans.Everyday,wearesurroundedbycarads,creditcardads,travelads,foodads,clothingads...thelistgoeson.

TheBasics

Thepurposeofthestraplineorsloganinanadvertisementistoleavethekeybrandmessageinthemindofthetarget(that'syou).Itisthesign-offthataccompaniesthelogo.Itsgoalistostick:"Ifyougetnothingelsefromthisad,getthis...!"Afewwell-knownexamplesoftheseslogansinclude:

-AmericanExpress:"Don'tleavehomewithoutit"

-Apple:"Thinkdifferent"

-AT&T:"Reachoutandtouchsomeone"

-Timex:"Takesalickingandkeepsonticking"

-Wendy's:"Where'sthebeef?"

-Wheaties:"Thebreakfastofchampions"

Unfortunately,adslogansdon'talwayswork,usuallybecausetheyaregeneric,ready-to-wear,off-the-shelflinesthataretakenoutandshinedup,readytobeusedagainandagainwhenthecreativejuiceshavestoppedflowing.Dozensofadvertisersusethemwithoutblinking.Theiradagenciesshouldbeashamedofthemselves!

ThePerfectTagline

Aperfectly-formedtaglineshouldfulfillseveralcriteria.First,itshouldbememorable.Memorabilityhastodowiththeabilitythelinehastoberecalledunaided.Alotofthisisbasedonthebrandheritageandhowmuchthelinehasbeenusedovertheyears.Butifitisanewline,whatmakesitmemorable?Thebigideashouldbetoldintheadvertisement.Themorethetaglineresonateswiththebigidea,themorememorableitwillbe.

Guinnessusedtousetheline"Guinnessisgoodforyou"untiltheauthoritiesgotafterthem,saying"Comeon!Guinnessisstout(烈性啤酒)!Itcontainsalcohol!Itcan'tbegoodforyou!Sostopusingthatclaim!"So,theGuinnessadagencycameupwithastrokeofgenius.Theline?"Guinnessisn'tgoodforyou."Agoodsloganshouldrecallthebrandname,andideally,thebrandnameshouldbeincludedintheline."Mygoodness,myGuinness!"works,asdoes"Cokeisit?"Ontheotherhand,"Oncedriven,foreversmitten(深有感觸)"doesnoteasilyinvokethewordVauxhall—aBritishcarmadebyGeneralMotors.Ifitissuccessful,thelineshouldpassreadilyintocommonidiomasacatchphrase,suchas"BeanzmeanzHeinz"or"Where'sthebeef?".Inadditiontoaprovocativeandrelevantillustrationorstory,alliteration(頭韻)likeJaguar:"Don'tdreamit.Driveit.",coinedormade-upwords(LouisVuitton:"Epileather"),puns,andrhymesaregoodwaysofmakingalinememorable.Soisajingle.

Agoodtaglineshouldincludeakeybenefit:"Engineeredlikenoothercarintheworld"doesthisbeautifullyforMercedesBenz."Britain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline"isa"sowhat"statementforthelateAirEurope.Youmightwellsay"Iwantacarthatisengineeredlikenoothercarintheworld,"butitisunlikelythatyouwouldsay"IwanttwoticketstoParisonBritain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline!"

There'sawell-knownpieceofadviceintheworldofmarketing:"sellthesizzle,notthesteak."Itmeanstosellthebenefits,notthefeatures.Sincethetaglineistheleave-behind,orthetake-away,surelytheopportunitytoimplantakeybenefitshouldnotbemissed:

-HolidayInn:"Pleasingpeopletheworldover"

-Karry-Lite:"Takesthe'lug'outofluggage"

-Polaroid:"Thefundevelopsinstantly"

-TheEconomist:"Freeenterprisewitheveryissue"

Conversely,thefollowinglineshavenoobvious

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Whenyousoundor"hear"wordsasyouread,youshouldforceyourselftofocusonimportantwordsand______.

10.YoucangetevacuationdetailsthroughthewaysprovidedbythewebsiteofLasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto______.

11.

Owlresearchmayhavevalueindesigning_____.

12.MostcomputerusershavesymptomsofCVSbecauseof______.

A.dry,red,orburningeyesandblurredordoublevision

B.glare,poorlightingandimproperworkstationsetup

C.notkeepingtheirmonitortwofeetawayfromthem

D.notusingacomputerthatprotectstheireyes

13.

Howcanweknowwhetherourplannedretirementspendingwillwork?

A.Wecanusesomeon-lineretirementcalculators.

B.Wecanasksomepeoplewhohavealreadyretired.

C.Wecantrytolivebelowourmeans.

D.Wecanconductakindofexperimentofthatlife.

14.

Eachfederalurbansearch-and-rescuetaskforceismadeupofatleast60members.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Oneinnovativeproposalproposedbysomeexpertsisproviding______for25,000qualifiedundergraduatestudents.

16.

ThejournalSpinoffisintendedtointroduce______.

A.NASA'sproductsforcommercialuse

B.medicaladvancementsinAmerica

C.thedevelopmentofspacetechnology

D.thehistoryandtheroleofNASA

17.

Generally,itishardtostudyemotionsbecause______.

18.

Ifyoucomeupagainstthekillerquestionssuchastheselistedinthepassage,takeafewmomentsto______.

19.

Themostcommonmistakebeginningpaintersmakeisspendingtoo______timeandeffortlayingonthepaint.

20.Theelectrostaticprecipitatorhasgotridof______frommanufacturingprocesses.

A.severeemissions

B.ozone-layerdepletion

C.manypollutants

D.toxicsubstances

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B11】

22.(23)

A.Confident.B.Pessimistic,C.Well-loved.D.Controversial.

23.(13)

A.Tomwillcertainlycometorepairthestereo.

B.Tomcannotrepairthestereo.

C.Tomdoesn'tkeephisword.

D.Tomisverytrustworthy.

24.

【B9】

25.聽力原文：W:DoyouknowanythingaboutProf.Smith'sclass?

M:Ifyouarelookingforaneasycourse,forgetit.Prof.Smithwritesthetrickiestexamsinthedepartment.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutProf.Smith?

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A.Heisveryforgetful.

B.Helikestoplaytricks.

C.Histestsaredifficult.

D.Itiseasytopasshiscourse.

26.聽力原文：W:Idon'tthinkhavingabigpartyisamistake.Ilikebigparties.Ithinkweshouldpaybackourfriendswhohaveinvitedustotheirparties.

M:Butbigpartiesaresoimpersonal.Ithinkwe'dbetterhaveasmallone.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutparties?

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A.Shethinksbigpartiesaretooimpersonal.

B.Shewouldliketoinvitefriendstoabigparty.

C.Shefeelsshehastospendalotofmoneyinholdingbigparties.

D.Shewouldliketobeinvitedtosmallparties.

27.(24)

A.Exposingoneselftothetargetculture.

B.Attendingregularlyagoodlanguageprogram.

C.Comingupwithastudyplan.

D.Developinggoodnote-takingskills.

28.(38)

29.(29)

A.Therightsofprivatebusinessownersshouldbeprotected.

B.Thegovernmentshouldn'tinterfereinprivatebusiness.

C.Politiciansshouldsupportindustrialgrowth.

D.Competitionamongcompaniesshouldberestricted.

30.

【B5】

31.(15)

A.It'slessexpensive.

B.It'smorecomfortable.

C.It'sfaster.

D.It'smoredirect.

32.(31)

A.Severeloneliness.

B.Situationalloneliness.

C.Chronicloneliness.

D.Temporaryloneliness.

33.(36)

A.Childrenyoungerthan12cannotreasonabstractly.

B.Curiosityandwillingnesstolearnenablekidstostudyphilosophy.

C.Childrencouldthinkabstractlyatanearlyage.

D.Philosophicalquestioningcouldhelpkidsdevelopreasoningskills.

34.(28)

A.Thejobmustnotruinyourtalents.

B.Thejobmustbeabletoshapeyourpersonality.

C.Thejobmustsetapatternoflife.

D.Thejobmustsuityourinterest.

35.(26)

A.Theyloveeachother.

B.Theyhateeachother.

C.Theyarenotverygoodfriends.

D.Notofaboveall

36.(46)

37.(39)

38.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Don'tworry,behappyand,accordingtoanewresearch,youwillalsobehealthy.

Itisestimatedthatoverthecourseofoneyear,Americanssuffer1billioncolds.Butnewresearchshowsthatallitmaytaketoavoidthiscommonafflictionisapositiveandupbeatattitude.

Peoplewhoarehappy,relaxedandenergetic,arelesslikelytocatchacoldthanthosewhoaredepressed,nervousorangry,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalPsychosomaticMedicine.

Healthyvolunteerswerefirstaskedtoratetheirtendencytoexperiencepositiveandnegativeemotions-howoftentheyfeltpleased,relaxed,happy,oranxious,depressedandhostile.Thesubjectswerenextgivenasquirtupthenoseofarhinovirus(鼻病毒),thenastylittlegermthatcausecolds.Researchersthenwatchedthevolunteerstoseewhocamedownwithacoldandhowtheunluckyillmanifestedtheircoldsymptoms.

"Wefoundthatpeoplewhoregularlyexperiencepositiveemotions,whenexposedtorhinovirus,arerelativelyprotectedfromdevelopingillness,"saidDr.SheldonCohen,leadauthorofthestudyandapsychologyProfessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity.

Althoughpositivepeopleshowedagreaterresistancetocolds,negativepeopledidnotnecessarilygetsickmoreoften.Sohowcanyouremotionsinfluenceyourhealth?Insimpleterms,whenthebrainishappyitsendsmessagestoourorgansthathelpkeepthebodyhealthyandsound.

Inaddition,happyandrelaxedpeoplearepronetobetterhealthpracticesthantheirnegativeandstressedcounterparts.Theyaremorelikelytosleepwellandtoengageinregularexercise,andtohavelowerlevelsofcertainstresshormones.

Don'tworry,behappyand,accordingtoanewresearch,youwillalsobehealthy.

Itisestimatedthatoverthecourseofoneyear,Americanssuffer1billioncolds.Butnewresearchshowsthatallitmaytaketo【36】thiscommonafflictionisapositiveandupbeatattitude.

Peoplewhoarehappy,relaxedand【37】,arelesslikelytocatchacoldthanthosewhoaredepressed,nervousorangry,accordingtoanewstudy【38】inthejournalPsychosomaticMedicine.

Healthyvolunteerswerefirstaskedtoratetheir【39】toexperiencepositiveandnegativeemotions-howoftentheyfeltpleased,relaxed,happy,oranxious,depressedandhostile.The【40】werenextgivenasquirtupthenoseofarhinovirus(鼻病毒),thenastylittlegermthatcausecolds.Researchersthenwatchedthevolunteerstoseewhocamedownwithacoldandhowtheunluckyill【41】theircoldsymptoms.

"Wefoundthatpeoplewhoregularlyexperiencepositiveemotions,whenexposedtorhinovirus,are【42】protectedfromdevelopingillness,"saidDr.SheldonCohen,【43】authorofthestudyandapsychologyProfessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity.

【44】.Sohowcanyouremotionsinfluenceyourhealth?Insimpleterms,【45】.

Inaddition,happyandrelaxedpeoplearepronetobetterhealthpracticesthantheirnegativeandstressedcounterparts.【46】.

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39.聽力原文：W:Roger,anyproblemsinyourKoreanstudy?

M:ThebiggestproblemwithmeistheKoreanvocabulary.Itreallymakesmefrustrated．Thepronunciationandusageputmeintogreatconfusionaslkeepforgettingthem.

W:Iguessfirstofall，youcannarrowdownthevocabularysphere.Imean,trytolearn“core”vocabulary，thewordswithhighfrequenciesofoccurrence.

M:Thatsoundsquitereasonable.DoyouthinkIcanfindinbookstoresabookordictionarywheresuchkindsofwordsarelisted?

W:Yes,definitely.Anotherthing,thefirstseveraloccurrencesofstrangewordsaleveryimportantwordsarerememberedbestiftheyarelearntquicklywithafewpresentations.Youmaynothavemuchtroubleinrememberingswearwords，mayyou?

M:No.They'reveryimpressiveandquitememorable.Idon'tevenneedtopracticethem.

W:That'sit!Forotherwordslatdon'thavesuchastrongeffect,youhavetomakeyourselfhighlyattentiveandsensitive.Ifnot，laterpracticeandrepetitiondon'tseemtoworksowell.

M:Isee.

W:ThelastthingI'llsayisthatifyouwanttoremembersomethingforperiodslongthanayearortwo,youneedtospacethepresentationsoverquitelongintervalsofdays,say30daysAmorefrequentintervaldoesn'tpromiseyoulongerremembrance.

M:Really?Ihavethoughteverywordshouldbepracticedasoftenaspossiblewithinashorttimespan.

W:No.Howthewordispracticedismuchmoreimportantthanhowoftenitispracticed.

M:Youreallydomeagreatfavor,Teresa.

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A.Hekeepsforgettingtheimportantthingshehastodo.

B.HehasgreatdifficultyrememberingKoreanwords.

C.Hecan'tfindthemosthelpfulKoreandictionary.

D.HispronunciationofKoreanwordsconfusesothers.

40.

【B2】

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

Inordertoprovidegreatereconomicstabilityforfarmers,theU.S.government______.

A.employedconservationagentstodemonstratebettertechniques

B.offeredfreeserviceandcashpaymenttoimprovethefarmer'sland

C.sacrificedthenationalinteresttohelpthefarmers

D.deliberatelyreducedtheamountoffarmproductstoraiseprices

42.HowdidClotfeltermanagetosolvetheproblemintheend?

A.Byseekingcooperationwithheadsoftheschoolclubsandsportsteams.

B.Byhiringsomegraduatestudentstocarryoutapollintheschools.

C.Bycatalogingtheracesfromthepicturespresentedintheyearbooks.

D.BygettingtheracialdatafromtheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.

43.

Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.

A.RoleofWomenandMinoritiesinManagement

B.TheImportanceofBeingVisible

C.JobPerformanceandAdvancement

D.SexandCareerSuccess

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Therearemorethan300millionsofusintheUnitedStates.andsometimesitseemslikewe'reallfriendsonFacebook.ButthesadtruthisthatAmericansarelonelierthanever.Between1985and2004,thenumberofpeoplewhosaidtherewasnoonewithwhomtheydiscussedimportantmatterstripled,to25percent,accordingtoDukeUniversityresearchers.Unfortunately,asanewstudylinkingwomentoincreasedriskofheartdiseaseshows,allthislonelinesscanbedetrimentaltoourhealth.

Thebadnewsdoesn'tjustaffectwomen.Socialisolationinalladultshasbeenlinkedtoaseriesofphysicalandmentalailments,includingsleepdisorders,highbloodpressure,andanincreasedriskofdepressionandsuicide.Howlonelyyoufeeltodayactuallypredictshowwellyou'llsleeptonightandhowdepressedyou'llfeelayearfromnow,saysJohnT.Cacioppo,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofChicagoandcoauthorofLoneliness:HumanNatureandtheNeed.forSocialConnection.Studieshaveshownthatlonelinesscancausestresslevelstoriseandcanweakentheimmunesystem.Lonelypeoplealsotendtohavelesshealthylifestyles,drinkingmorealcohol,eatingmorefatteningfood,andexercisinglessthanthosewhoarenotlonely.

ThoughmoreAmericansthaneverarelivingalone(25percentofU.S.households,upfrom7percentin1940),theconnectionbetweensingle-livingandlonelinessisinfactquiteweak."Someofthemostprofoundlonelinesscanhappenwhenotherpeoplearepresent,"saysHarryReis,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofRochester.Takecollegefreshmen:eventhoughthey'resurroundedbypeoplealmostallthetime,manyfeelincrediblyisolatedduringthefirstquarteroftheschoolyearwiththeirfriendsandfamilymembersfaraway,Caciopposays.Studieshaveshownthathowlonelyfreshmenwillfeelcanbepredictedbyhowmanymilestheyarefromhome.Bythesecondquarter,however,mostfreshmenhavefoundsocialreplacementsfortheirhigh-schoolfriends.Unfortunately,asweage,itbecomesmoredifficulttorecreatethosesocialrelationships.AndthatcanbeabigproblemasAmericabecomesamoretransientsociety,withandincreasingnumberofAmericanswhosaythatthey'rewillingtomoveawayfromhomeforajob.

Lonelinesscanberelative:ithasbeendefinedasanaversive(反感的)emotionalresponsetoaperceiveddiscrepancybetweenaperson'sdesiredlevelsofsocialinteractionandthecontactthey'reactuallyreceiving.Peopletendtomeasurethemselvesagainstothers,feelingparticularlyaloneincommunitieswheresocialconnectionisthenorm.That'swhycollectivistcultures,likethoseinSouthernEurope,havehigherlevelsoflonelinessthanindividualistcultures,Caciopposays.Forthesamereason,isolatedindividualsfeelmostacutelyaloneonholidayslikeChristmasEveorThanksgiving,whenmostpeoplearesurroundedbyfamilyandfriends.

Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearntheproblemwithAmericaisthat______.

45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.

B.Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.

C.Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.

D.Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.

46.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThereisnoclearlydefinedrightandwronginTVimages.

B.Televisiondoesn'texpressideasalthoughitisintendedtoconveytruth.

C.Translatinglifeintoanimageismoreeffectivethanexpressingreactionstolifeinwordsinteachinglifevalues.

D.TVpresentationofimagesrecordswhatisgoingonobjectively.

47.SectionB

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

Theremayhavebeenfewthingsthatprotesters,politiciansandactivistsshare,butduringtheG20meeting,theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter.Themicro-bloggingservicewasheavilyusedbyallthoseinvolvedwiththemeeting,betheydebatinginthechamber,quizzingpoliticiansafterbriefings,orprotestinginthestreet.

Socialmediawasinusepriortotheeventtoo.TheMetropolitanPoliceanalyzedactivityonwebsitessuchasFacebook,MySpaceandmanyotherstoseehowmanywerelikelytojointhecallforprotestsattheG20.PlansforhowmanypolicemenandwomenshouldbeputonthestreetsduringtheG20weredrawnupwithregardtothisanalysis.

Butitwasduringthetwo-dayeventthatsocialmedia,inparticularTwitter,cameintotheirown.ThousandsofmessagesmarkedwithaG20tagpassedthroughTwitterandorganizationssuchasIndymediahadtheirowntags'thathelpedtoexamineinformationaboutwhathappenedduringtheprotests.

Forsomecampaigners,Twitterwas-essentialingivingtheoutsidemembersaglimpseofwhatwashappeninginsidethebuildingofconferenceanditalsoletthemknowaboutthequestionsothercampaignerswereputtingtopoliticiansandtheireffortstogettheirmessageacrosstotheleadersofG20nations.

ManygroupsusedTwitterasawaytoreachouttosupportersmorequicklythantheycouldwithe-mailortextmessages.Actually,withcomputeraccessliterallythinontheground,Twitterwasthebestoptionforreachingeveryone.Forinstance,theClimateChangecampaignerswhosetupthecamponBishopsgateusedTwittertorallysupportstocarrysupplies—namelybakedpotatoesandbeans—tothesitewheretheyplannedtosetuptents.Itwasalsousedtosendregularupdatesasthecampwasbeingsetupandtoletpeopleknowhowitwasprogressing.Asaspokesmanofthisgroupsaid,Twitterhadbeeninvaluablein,helpingsmooththeorganization.

Formanyothers,Twitterwasawaytofindoutaboutandgettotheindependentmediareportsfrompeoplecaughtupintheprotests.UsingTwitterasanunofficialnotice-boardletthosewhohadlosttouchonthegroundfindoutwhathadhappenedtofriendsandfellowprotestersduringandafterthepoliceclear-up.FriendsconcernedaboutwhathadhappenedtopeopletheyknewwerereassuredtoseemessagesfromthempostedonTwitterreportingthattheywerefine.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"theywereunitedbytheiruseofTwitter'(Line2,Para.1)?

A.Twittercaneasetheirtemperandstopthedebate.

B.TheyallenjoythebenefitoftheserviceprovidedbyTwitter.

C.WithTwitter'shelp,theycanavoidattendingthemeetingfromanywhere.

D.TheycangetusefulbriefingsfrompoliticiansbyusingTwitter.

48.AccordingtoJohnSchmittandDeanBaker,theunemploymentratereachedthehighestinlate1982mainlybecauseitwasareflectionof______.

49.Theauthor'schiefconcernaboutthecurrentteachingprofessionis______.

A.theever-risingcasesofsuicides

B.thedecliningnumberofteachers

C.theinadequatetrainingofthestaff

D.theincreasingwork-relatedstress

50.

AlthoughmakingthefacilityenvironmentallyfriendlyaddedthecostoftheToyotaMotorCorp.,thesavingsfromusinggreenfacilitiescan______.

51.

Theword"flip"(lastsentence,Paragraphtwo)mostprobablymeans______.

A.declineB.intensifyC.fluctuateD.reverse

52.

WhatisthepurposeofTek.Xam?

A.Itaimstoverifystudents'technicalskills.

B.Itisexpectedtoassiststudentsinhandlingproblemsinreality.

C.ItaimsatoverwhelmingLSATandCPA.

D.Itaimstosubstituteliberal-artscourseinindependentcolleges.

53.Wecanlearnfromtheauthorthatliberalarts______.

A.willdefinitelyguaranteepeopleagoodeconomiclife

B.willonlybeseeninprovincesofthealreadywealthy

C.shouldbecutoffinprivateschoolsandstateuniversities

D.shouldbecontinuedinspiteoftheshortageofmoney

54.

Thefatheroftenblameshischildrenfornotbeingabletoentertainthemselves.Thisisunfairbecausethey______.

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Wildducksandothermigratory(遷移的)birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadlybirdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolidbasisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavianinfluenza(禽流感)sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors(帶菌者)ofthevirus,theteamsays.

Theteam'sstudywasledbyBjornOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.OlsenrunsEurope'slargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabirdfeces(糞),canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehavior.ofdabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedatornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlikelytobepickedup.Perhapsasaresult,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudysays.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.OtherspeciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck(18.1percent),blue-wingedteal(11.5percent),andnorthernpintail(11.2percent).

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,meaninginfectiondoesn'tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"saidstudyco-authorRonFouehier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeaboutthesevirusescanwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5NIstrainofbirdflu?"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate(變異)intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,includingH5NI.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,thebirdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooilltomigrate.Swans,forinstance,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swansapparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausetheyarenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

ButthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthesakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1hasadaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmaybeabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoftengrazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadanyknowncasesofH5N1.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

56.

Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.PermissiveParentsandResponsibleParents.

B.CensorshipandtheLaw.

C.CensorsValueArtisticMerits.

D.CensorshipPerformsGoodServicetoSociety.

57.

Nowadaysthebossescanasktheworkerstotakethepolygraphtestsonlyunderthecon