2022-2023年浙江省金華市大學英語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.

Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet_____________people.

2.

SomeoftheSun'sradiationthatisabsorbedbytheEarth'ssurfacebecomesheatenergyintheform.of______.

3.

Acountrywillbecomericherifit,thoughpainful,fulfils______.

4.

Thenutritionalqualityoffoodproductvariesinaccordancewith______.

5.

Asickinfantmaystareandhave____________orcoldlimbs.

6.

____________willbeoneofthepoliticalinitiativestakentotacklethesuicideprobleminAustralia.

7.

Vegetableoils,nutsandseedsarerichinsaturatedfat.

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8.

Calories______willnotstopimmediatelywhenyourexerciseisover.

9.WhyAreYouLaughing?

Manistheonlyanimalthatlaughs.Wilyisthistrue?Whatmakesusrespondaswedotopleasurableexperiences?Whatisthehistoryofthis"happyconvulsion(痙攣)",assomeoneoncetermedit,andjustwhatisitsfunction?

Wearenotshortoftheoriestoexplainthemystery;forcenturies,biologists,philosophers,psychologistsandmedicalmenhavesoughtadefinitiveexplanationoflaughter.Onewritertheorizedthatitsfunctionistointimidateothersortogainstatureoverthembyhumiliatingthem.Anothertooktheoppositeview:thatwelaughinordernottocry.Apsychologistofferedtheexplanationthatlaughterfunctionsasaremedyforpainfulexperiences,andthatitservestodefendapersonagainstwhatthepsychologisttermed:"themanyminorpainstowhichmanisexposed".Intheseventeenthcenturyawritersetforththetheorythatwelaughwhenwecompareourselveswithothersandfindourselvessuperior:ineffect,welaughatthefrailtyofothers.

Virtuallyeverytheoryhasconcernedwitheitherthestructureorthefunctionoflaughter,whereasrelativelyfewhavebeendevotedtothequestionofitsorigin.Iproposetoofferatheorywhich,sofarasIamaware,hasnotpreviouslybeensetforth,thatonlythoseanimalscapableofspeecharecapableoflaughter,andthatthereforeman,beingtheonlyanimalthatspeaks,istheonlyanimalthatlaughs.

Thoseofuswhohaveobservedchimpanzeescloselyfeelquiteconfidentthatthechimpanzeeoccasionallyexhibitsbehavior.thatlooksverymuchlikeaprimitivehumanlaughter.Thisbehavior,however,hasbeenobservedonlyinahumancontext;whetherornotitoccursundernaturalconditionsisdubious;buttheveryfactthatunderanyconditionsanapeiscapableofsuchbehavior.ismorethanpassinginterest—fordoesitnotindicatethatearlymanhadtherudiments(初級階段)oflaughter?

Laughterisdefinedasanemotionalresponse,expressivenormallyofjoy,involvingcharacteristicsoundsofthevoiceandmovementsofthefeaturesandthebody.Thejoymaytaketheform.ofgladness,amusement,ridicule,andsoon.WhyshouldlaughterbeasintimatelyassociatedwiththepowerofspeechasIhavesuggested?Speechistheverbal,orvocal,expressionofsymbolsandtherelationsbetweensymbols.Probablyataboutthesametimespeechevolved,laughteroriginatedtoo,asakindofsemiverbalizedsocialexpressionofpleasure.Withthedevelopmentofspeech,thenumberofoccasionsproducingsuddenexperiencesofpleasureincreased,and,sincelaughterwascloselyassociatedwithspeech,manhadthismeansofexpressinghispleasure.Havingbrokenthe"soundbarrier",asitwere,mancouldexpresswithlaughterwhatotheranimalscouldnot.Sincetheloweranimalshadnospeech,theyencounteredfewerpleasurablesituationsand,furthermore,wereunabletolaughnomatterwhatthestimulation.

Oncethefirstlaughterhadbeenlaughedbyprimitiveman,withsuchapparentlypleasurableeffectsallaround,laughterbegantotakeonanintrinsicvaluewithinthesocietyofman.Thepersonpossessingtheabilitytocommunicatepleasureinaloudlaughbegantoenjoysocialadvantagesoverhismoreseriouscolleagues;hebecamea"goodmixer",sociallyselectedandlikedbysociety.Thustheprocessofnaturalselectionwouldtendtooperateinfavorofthoseabletoexpresstheirpleasurablestatesinlaughter,ascomparedwiththosenotsoable.Throughoutthecourseofevolution,laughterwouldbecomeestablishedthroughoutthehumanspeciesasafunctionofsociologicalandpsychologicalvalue.

Thuslaughtergraduallybecameestablishedasacapacityamongvirtuallyallhumanbeings.Inaddition,laughter'sinfectiousquality,helpeddistributeitasacharacteristiccommontoallmankind.Laughterwasadvantageous;thereforeitsu

A.YB.NC.NG

10.Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

11.

______firstmadeMarkTwainknownalloverthecountry.

12.

ResearchesinthewildfieldevaluatingthetwomostcommonBtcornplantsshowedthatthetoxinabsorbedwastoo______.

13.

Mr.Bellavance,wasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofunemployment.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Accordingtocritics,itwillcostmuchmorespendinginourpursuitof______.

15.

Fromthestudents'pointofview,______isthefirstreasontotaketestsperiodicallyonaccumulatedknowledge.

16.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

17.

Ifyourinfant______hasatemperatureof100.2degreesormore,youshouldcallyourphysician.

18.

Ifyouhavemayconcernaboutanewdragoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

19.

Theroleascaregiverbroughtaboutahugeboostin___________________toMr.Rappaport.AfterreturningfromCalifornia,hefeltrenewed.

20.

ThequickdevelopmentoftheInternetleadstomoreofficespacesavailable.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B3】

22.聽力原文：W:Youknow.I'vebeenwateringmyplantsregularly.Buttheyarestillnotdoingwellinmynewapartment.

M:Maybeinsteadofkeepingtheminthecorner,youshouldputthemdirectlyinfrontofthewindow.

Q:Whatistheman'ssuggestion?

(19)

A.Theplantsmayneedmorelight.

B.Theplantsshouldgetlesswater.

C.Theareainfrontofthewindowistoocoldforplants.

D.Plantsrarelydowellinthedormitory.

23.

【B4】

24.【B10】

25.(31)

A.Toincreasetheirknowledgeofothercountries.

B.Tovisitasmanycountriesaspossible.

C.Toappreciatethelocalfoodandwine.

D.Togetaproperfeelofaplace.

26.聽力原文：M:IamjustwritingMaryaboutourvacation.Whydon'tyouenclosethispictureofusinfrontoftheGrandCanyon?

W:Don'tyouthinkit'salittleoutoffocus?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(13)

A.Thephotographisnotgoodenoughtosend.

B.ThephotographwasnottakenattheGrandCanyon.

C.TheyalreadysentMaryaphotographoftheirvacation.

D.Sendingpicturesthroughthemailistooexpensive.

27.聽力原文：W:Thisrefrigeratorisnotworkingproperly.Ithinkweshouldbuyanewone.butIdon'tseehowwecanafforditrightBOW.

M:Ifonlywehadn'tboughtthatmotorbike.

Q:Whydidn'ttheybuyanotherrefrigerator?

(15)

A.Theyboughtthemotorbike.

B.Theyhadnotime.

C.Theydidn'twantarefrigerator.

D.There'snothingwrongwiththeoldone.

28.

【B9】

29.聽力原文：W:Tellmealittlebitaboutyourself,please.

M:MynameisDavidandIliveinShanghai.Iwasbornin1980,andmymajorincollegewaselectricalengineering.

W:Iseebyyourresumethatyouhavebeenworking?

M:Yes,IhaveworkedfortwoyearswithanAmericancompany.

W:MayIaskwhyyoulefttheformercompany?

M:IwouldliketogetajobinwhichIcanfurtherdevelopmycareerandseeknewchallenges.

W:Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompany,please.

M:IlearnedsomeinformationofyourcompanyviaInternet.AndIknowthatthecompanywasfoundedinNewYorkin1950byMarkWard,whowasalsothefirstpresident.Ithas2billiondollarsincapital;itemploys15,000people,anditisthelargestcompanyinitsfieldintheStates.

W:Whatdoyouknowaboutourproductsandourshareofthemarket?

M:Yourcompany'sproductsaremostlymarketedinEuropeandtheUnitedStates,butparticularlyhassoldverywellhereinChina.SoIthinkinthefutureyou'llfindChinatobeaprofitablemarketaswell.

W:Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkyouhave?

M:Well,Iapproachthingsveryenthusiastically,Ithink,andIdon'tliketoleavethingshalf-done.I'mveryorganizedandcapable.

W:Whatwouldyousayareyourweaknessesandstrengths?

M:Well,I'mafraidI'mapoorspeaker;however,I'mfullyawareofthis,soI'vebeenstudyinghowtospeakinpublic.IsupposemystrengthsareI'mpersistentandafast-learner.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

20.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompanyaccordingtotheconversation?

21.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhimself?

(20)

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Bossandemployee.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

D.Presidentandadviser.

30.(30)

A.WhythePresidentopposesabill.

B.Howlawmakerswanttoreviseabill.

C.Whyadeadlinehasnotbeenmet.

D.Whenlawmakersplantoendtheirsession.

31.(26)

A.Shehasalwaysbelievedtheyexist.

B.SheheardabouttheminNewZealand.

C.Storiesaboutthemmaybebasedongiantsquid.

D.Theinstructormentionedtheminthelecture.

32.聽力原文：W:Hi,Tim.I'mreallysorrytohearaboutyourgrandfather.Mysincerestsympathiesgoouttoyouandyourfamily.Hewassuchagreatman.

M:Thanks.Asyouknow,hehadbeensickforsometimebeforehepassedaway,soweweresomewhatprepared.

W:So,how'syourgrandmothertakingit?

M:Oh,it'sbeenreallyhardonher.Idon'tthinkyougetoversomethinglikethat.

W:Yeah,I'msure.Myheartreallygoesouttoher.Uh,sohow'syourgrandmothergoingtobeabletomanagethingsalone?

M:Well,financially,grandmotherwillbeabletoliveasecurelifefromnowon.Imean,grandfatherhadlifeinsuranceandsubstantialinvestmentsinpropertyandstocks,soreturnsonthoseshouldtakecareofher.Butourmainconcernatthismomentisheremotionalstate.She'sreallydown,soacallnowandagainshouldbrightenherday.

W:So,whatarethefuneralarrangements?

M:Well,someofthefamilymemberswillgettogetheronTuesdaymorningforaprivatememorialservice,buttherewillbeaviewingintheafternoonfrom2:00to3:00,followedbythefuneralservice.

W:IwishtherewassomethingIcoulddoforyou.

M:Well,actually,thereis.Youknow,grandfatherreallyadmiredyoualot,andbeforehedied,heaskedifyou'dsingamusicalnumberatthefuneral.

W:Really?I'dbehonored.

M:Itwouldreallymeanalottothefamily.

W:Sure.Then,seeyouonTuesday.

M:Okay,seeyouthen.

(20)

A.Hefellillandpassedawayunexpectedly.

B.Hediedinatrafficaccident.

C.Hewasillforacertainperiodoftimeandthenpassedaway.

D.Hepassedawaywhenhewasworking.

33.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Mostpeoplepicturesharksashuge,powerful,frighteningpredators,readyatanymomentstousetheirsharpteethtoattackcarelessswimmerswithoutprovocation.But,peoplemayhavesomewrongideasontheconceptionofsharks.

First,thereare350speciesofshark,andnotallofthemarelarge.Theyrangeinsizefromthedwarfshark,whichcanbeonly6incheslongandcanbeheldinthepalmofthehand,tothewhaleshark,whichcanbemorethan55feetlong.

Second,thedifferentspeciesofsharkvary.tremendouslyinthenumberandtypeofteeth.Asharkcanhavefromonetosevensetsofteethatthesametime,andsometypesofsharkearlhaveseveralhundredteethineachjaw.Itistruethatthefierceandpredatoryspeciesdopossessextremelysharpandbrutalteethusedtoriptheirpreyapart:manyothertypesofshark,however,haveteethmoreadaptedtograbbingandholdingthantocuttingandslashing.

Finally,notallsharksarepredatoryanimalsreadytostrikeoutathumans.Infact,only12ofthe350speciesofsharkhavebeenknowntoattackhumans,andasharkneedstobeprovokedinordertoattack.Thetypesofsharkthathavetheworstrecordwithhumansarethetigershark,thebullshark,andthegreatwhiteshark.However,formostspeciesofshark,evensomeofthelargesttypes,therearenoknowninstancesofattacksonhumans.

(27)

A.Ittriestocategorizethedifferentkindsofsharksthroughouttheworld.

B.Ittriestowarnhumansofthedangersposedbysharks.

C.Ittriestodescribethecharacteristicsofsharkteeth.

D.Ittriestoclearupmisconceptionsaboutsharks.

34.(43)

35.聽力原文：M:Hello,Iwaswonderingifpostgraduatestudentsareallowedtousethecopymachineinthefacultyresourceroom?

W:I'mnotsure,butifyouleavemeyournameandnumber,I'llfindoutandgetbacktoyou.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(15)

A.Showthemanhowtousethecopymachine.

B.Copythemessagefortheman.

C.Inform.themanaboutthepolicy.

D.Callthemanaftershetalkstothestudents.

36.聽力原文：Advertisementcanbethoughtofas"themeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservices".Advertisementaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinform.andtopersuade.Themediaareallusedtospreadthemessage,suchas,thepress,thecinemaandcommercialradio,televisionandsoon.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumerinterestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertisement.

Therecanbenodoubtthatthegrowthinadvertisementisoneofthemoststrikingfeaturesofthewesternworldinthiscentury.Manybusinessessuchasthosehandlingfrozenfoods,liquor,tobaccoandmedicineshavebeenbuiltuplargelybyadvertisement.

Wemightaskwhopayforthecostofadvertisement,theproducerorthecustomer?Sinceadvertisementformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisclearthatitisthecustomerwhopaysforadvertisement.

Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisementonsales.Whenthemarketisgrowing,advertisementhelpstoincreasedemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisementmaypreventabiggerfallinsalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinesswouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisementiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.

(30)

A.Arousinginterest.

B.Cheatingcustomers.

C.Increasingcost.

D.Pushingthesale.

37.

【B8】

38.【B11】

39.

【B7】

40.(22)

A.Makeposters.

B.Writeaspeech.

C.Answerquestions.

D.Studyforchemistry.

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

WhycouldAmericaneconomybecomethestrongestintheworld?

42.

Manycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekindbecause______.

A.popsongsattractviewerattention

B.itcanincreasetheirloudness

C.advertiserswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularprograms

D.advertiserswanttomergemusicwithcommercials

43.

ThepromotedJapanesemanageraskedforatransferbecause______.

A.hewasnotcompetent,forthehigherposition

B.hewasnotaccustomedtoworkingbyhimself

C.hecouldnotmaketheadjustmenttohisnewjob

D.helackedadequatecommunicationwithhissuperiors

44.

FromParagraph4,wecaninferthat______.

A.thefutureofthemediaisoneoftruthfulnessandaccuracy

B.ashiftinpublicopinionwillcausethemediatochangeitshabitsinreporting

C.inorderforthemediatochangeinapositivedirection,theindustryitselfmustdesirethechange

D.ifpublicopinionandbuyinghabitscontinuetofavorsensationalism,paperswillcontinuetoexaggerateandmisrepresent

45.SectionA

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

HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirstappearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewrittenhistory,were【C1】______inmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialectsoftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEastathousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metal-smithsandservants.EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,basedmostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeply【C2】______andfractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomtheycallGadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromtheRomanywordfor"man".

InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurchseeing【C3】______heirnomad-ism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebrightclothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplaytheirtraditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslavery.Itwasn'tuntilthemid-1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswerecaughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillion【C4】______intheHolocaust.Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshavebeenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeen【C5】______givenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.

【C6】______,theGypsieshaveconfoundedpredictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroupandtheirnumbershaveburgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,makingthemthecontinent'slargest【C7】______Theexactnumberishardtopindown.Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundercounted,butbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheir【C8】______andbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedypastinequities,activistgroupsmay【C9】______HundredsofthousandsmorehaveemigratedtotheAmericasandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshaveexpressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown【C10】______theJews,towhomtheGypsyexperienceisoftencompared."Romanestan,"saidRonaldLee,theCanadianGypsywriter,"iswheremytwofeetstand."

A)unlikeI)forcibly

B)profileJ)resemble

C)NeverthelessK)minority

D)instinctiveL)perished

E)heresyM)over-count

F)majorityN)fragmented

G)ThereforeO)apprehensively

H)shrouded

【C1】

46.

【C5】

47.

Manufacturersmentionedinthepassagewereobligedtomakethebestofwarninglabelssoasto______.

48.

【C7】

49.

Tosolvethepresentsocialproblemstheauthorsuggeststhatweshould______.

A.enablemantofullydevelophispotentialities

B.offerhigherwagestotheworkersandemployees

C.resorttotheproductionmodeofourancestors

D.takethefundamentalrealitiesforgranted

50.

Whatisthegovernor'sattitudetowardthedemonstration?

51.

Whydidparticipantsfeelfrightenedeventhoughtherewasnoshockgoingwithbluesquares?

A.Becausetheyexperiencedthefirst-handfear.

B.Becausetheylearnedfearindirectly.

C.Becausetheirbrainsweresensitivetocolors.

D.Becausetheirreactingsystemweremonitored.

52.

WhatcanwelearnaboutFrenchpeople'sattitudestowardnuclearpower?

A.Withhardlyanyotherresource,theychosenuclearasaway.

B.Theyhavealwaysbeenstickingtobuildingnewreactors.

C.Theyconstructnuclearreactorsonlyfortheirownuse.

D.NicolasSarkozytouredtopromotenuclearexpertisetowinelection.

53.Whotackledtextmessagesonearthquake-hitHaitithatpouredinto4636?

54.Accordingtothepassage,DNAfingerprintingcanbeunreliablewhen______.

A.themethodsusedofbloodcellcalculationarenotaccurate

B.twodifferentindividualsofthesameethnicgroupmayhavethesameDNAfingerprintingpattern

C.amatchisbychanceleftwithfingerprintsthathappentobelongtotwodifferentindividuals

D.twodifferentindividualsleavetwoDNAsamples

55.SectionB

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

Whenresearcherscomeupwithanewtreatmentthatmakesusfeelorworkbetter,it'susuallynotjustthetrulysickwhoendupgoinginforanupgrade.Theprogressindevelopingtreatmentsforillnessesthatravagememoryandthoughtraisesanimportantquestion:mightthesametoolsbeusedtoimprovethefunctioningofmindsthatbymoststandardsarealreadyrunningfairlysmoothly?Wemaywellbeapproachinganeraofdesignerbrains,inwhichthoseofusfeelingalittlefoggyordullcanhaveourIQ,fastrecall,andself-confidenceinflatedupviatheprescriptionpad."Somebrain-relatedconditionswethinkofasordinary,"saysoneresearcher,"mayeventuallybecomedisorders,too"—includingperhapsless-than-razor-sharpthinking.

ThenotionofaprescriptionIQliftishardlynew.Accordingtopolls,aboutonein20collegestudents,andhigherpercentagesofprofessors,alreadyillicitlypopsomeform.ofRitalinorModafinil—legitimatelyprescribedforattention-deficitdisorderandnarcolepsy(嗜睡癥),respectively—toaugmentalertness,concentration,andmemory.Butthesedrugshaveprovedonlymildlyeffectiveonnormalminds,andcarrypotentiallyseveresideeffectsrangingfromaddictiontooverstimulation.

Scientistshadoriginallyhopedthatthedecodingofthehumangenomewouldleadquicklytosmallgroupsofgenesthatcontrolmajormentaldisordersandtraits,betheyAlzheimer'sdisease(老年癡呆癥),intelligence,orpersonality.Thathasn'tbeenthecase;individualgenesturnoutinmostcasestoonlyweaklyaffectthebrain,withmostillnessesemergingfromtheinteractionoflarge,complexnetworksofhundredsofgenes.

Thatchallengehasn'tkeptresearchersfromtrackingdownmanyofthegenesinthesenetworkstochipawayatthegeneticrootsofmentaldisorders—andtocomeupwithpossibletreatmentsbasedonsomeofthosefindings.Theresultisthatmedicinemayallowustochallengeourgeneticinheritanceandrepairenvironmentalinsultstothebrain,whetherasAlzheimer'ssufferersorjustmoody,forgetfulpeopleandhazythinkers.Techniquesundergoingtestingnowincludealteringgeneswithinbraincells,orevenpushinggenesintocreatingaltogethernewbraincells.NeurologixinFortLee,NewJersey,forexample,isdevelopingbrain-relatedgenetherapies,whichinvolveinjectingharmlessvirusesthatinsertcustom-builtgenesintocells.Thoughotherexperimentalgenetherapieshaveinthepastoftencausedsevereandevenfatalsideeffects,Neurologixhopestoavoidthembytargetingthevirusesonlyatthosecellsthatneedrepairing.

InFact,Wewon'tnecessarilyhavetoturntothesemoreradicaltherapiestosharpenourthinking.Thegeneticandothernewscientificinsightsintothebrainarealsohelpingtopointthewaytonewdrugstargetedatbraindisorders—drugsthatmayalsoendupbeingtakenassmartdrugsbymanyofuswithoutseriousdisorders.

Whatdoesthefirstsentenceofthepassageimply?

A.Researchersalwaysbringforthnewandupgradedcuresforillness.

B.Sickpeopleareanxiouslylookingforwardtonewtreatments.

C.Normalpeopletendtousethenewtreatmenttobehealthier.

D.Newandupgradedtreatmentshouldmakeusfeelorworkbetter.

56.

Springmadeitdifficultforsharp-eyedexpertstoseparatehisforgeriesfrom______.

57.

WhoshouldberesponsibleforthedeathofEverettEmersonHatcheraccordingtothepassage?

58.

Habitrolisveryeffectiveforincreasingthechancesofstoppingsmoking______.

59.

Theauthorspecificallymentionsthat______.

A.blackAmericansaremostprejudiciallytreatedintheU.S.

B.discriminationintheSouthwasnotmoreobviousthanintheNorth

C.thesituationofblacksisalmostthesametodayasitwasinthe1930s

D.afterblacksbecamefreepeopletheydidn'texperiencediscriminationinemploymentandpublicfacilities

60.【S2】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S3】

62.

【S8】

63.

【S5】

64.

【S9】

65.【S2】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Monicadidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewas_____________(忙著準備她的考試).

67.Therulesstatethatthecentralbank____________(有權吊銷金融機構的執照)thatisfoundtohaveviolateditsregulationsanditcanpenalizetheexecutivesoftheinstitutionsinvolved.

68.______(論文若有問題),pleasecontactyourtutor.

69.Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewas______(忙著準備)herexamination.

70.Ihaveadreamthatonedayournationwill______(崛起并實現其信仰的真諦).

參考答案

1.powerfulandwell-connectedpowerfulandwell-connected解析：參見文章第一個小標題下第六段第一句話。

2.long-waveinfraredradiationlong-waveinfraredradiation解析：參見第2個小標題HOWTHEGREENHOUSEEFFECTWORKS第2段最后一句：Inaddition，someoftheSun'sradiationthatisabsorbedbytheEarth'ssurfacebecomesheatenergyintheform.oflong-waveinfraredradiation．

3.globalizationglobalization解析：本題十分容易定位，但解題的關鍵在于理解it所指代的內容。根據上下文可知，該段都在圍繞著globalization進．行討論，因此it指的就是它，故空格處應填入globalization。

4.pricedifferencespricedifferences解析：參見“TheMainEconomizingPractices”小節最后一句話：Althoughqualitydifferences...oftencontributetopricesdifferences，differencesinnutritionalqualityarealsoevident．(食品營養含量的不同對價格的影響還是很明顯的。)inaccordancewith與……一致。

5.grayishskingrayishskin解析：見小標題3下第二段倒數第二句話。

6.ThecreationofaNationalOfficeforYongPeopleThecreationofaNationalOfficeforYongPeople解析：參見“EffortstoTackleSuicideProblem”小節部分第3段第1、3句:Therisingdeathtollhasjustbeguntoforcesuicideontothenation'spoliticalagenda(政治日程)...BrendanNelson,aphysicianandbackbencherinParliament(國會普通議員),recentlycalledforthecreationofaNationalOfficeforYoungPeopletoreporttotheprimeministeronyouthconcerns