2022-2023年湖北省咸寧市大學英語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.

Someadsfailbecauseoflackoforiginality,andtheadagenciessufferfinanciallossfromthat.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Thefactthatcomparativeadvantageofanactivitydisplacesthatoftheotheronecouldmoderatetheconflictof______.

3.

AlotofexperimentsconductedbytheUKgovernmentprovethattheappearanceof______.

4.

Anestimated______roboticprocedureswillbeperformedthisyear—fromheart:bypasssurgeriestokidneytransplantstohysterectomies(子宮切除術).

5.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeexternalnegativefactor?

A.Toxicmentalstate

B.Lackofvigilance

C.Negativefriends

D.Adoptionoffriend'sthought

6.

ForEuropeangovernments,______inthehandsofthestrongestuniversitiesandallowingthemtogeneraterevenueareimportantwaystogrowvigorously.

7.

Newscientificdataprovethat______havebeenmuchmoredevastatingthanpeoplethoughtatthetimewhentheydecidedtotakeaction.

8.

Accordingtotheauthor,EuropeansandthoselikethembelievethatwiththesupportofRussiaandChina,Iraq,NorthKoreaandCubawilleventuallygiveuptheir,effortstocarryouttheirnuclearprograms.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Accordingtotheauthor,theonlyneedtoreadis______.

10.PassageOne

June15,2005

DearSir,

Yourshipmentoftwelvethousand"Smart"watcheswasreceivedbyourcompanythismorning.However,wewishtomakeanumberofcomplaintsconcerningtheseriousdelayindeliveryandyourfailuretocarryoutourinstructionswithredactors.

Latedeliveryofthegoodshascausedustodisappointseveralofourmostvaluedcustomers.Thesecondcomplaintconcernsthemismatchincolorbetweenthewatchesweorderedandthosedelivered.

Asaresultoftheaboveproblems,therefore,wefeelthatthemostsuitablecourseofactionistoreturntoyouunpaidanyofthegoodsconsideredunsatisfactory.Welookforwardtoyourpromptreply.

Yourssincerely,

MarksSwift

ManagingDirector,

Johnson&SonsLtd

PassageTwo

TherearewarmtropicalregionsallovertheglobebutonlytheIndiansoftheSouthAmericanrainforestshaveformedthehabitofsleepingintheopenair.LongbeforetheymadepainfulacquaintancewithEuropeans,theyhadinventedsomethingthatwasuniqueonearth:thehammock.

Nobodyreallyknowswhofirsthadthebrightideaofmakingsleepingintheairthesymbolofuntroubledrest.TheIndiansseethehammockasa"girlofheaven",somethinggiventothemaverylongtimeago.

InittheIndianspassawayhotnoonhours,nappingorchatting.Swingingittoandfrocreatesacoolingbreathofairandkeepsawayinsects.Theyworkandplayinhammocks,arebornanddiethere.

Hunglikeasuspensionbridgebetweenheavenandearth,ahammockisdrywhilethesoilisdampandissafefrommostwildanimals.

Hammockshavetheadvantageoverbedsinthattheyareeasytotransportandtakeupverylittlespacewhentheyhavebeenrolledup.Indiansnevergoonajourneywithouttheirhammocks,noteventotheirplantations.

PassageThree

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the"do-it-yourself'(DIY)trendintheU.S.continuestogrow.

"Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,"saysJohnRoss,"andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs."Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestragglingtomakeahomeatalimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor＄280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hewasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor＄420."Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarb

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

WhichkindofcompaniesdotheKellyServicescontactwith?

A.Bothmulti-nationalandsmalllocalcompanies.

B.Listedcompanies.

C.Smallerlocalcompanies.

D.Internationalenterprise.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"ghosting"fromthepassage?

A.ItisadoubleimageofTV.

B.Itreferstothespeedoflight.

C.Itwaseventuallysolvedbyengineers.

D.Itreferstothespeedoftheradiosignals.

13.

Thedisabilityinsuranceobtainedbytheemployeebenefitsplanis______.

A.notenoughforadecentliving

B.quiteenoughforadecentliving

C.betterthanthesalarybyworkingregularly

D.asequalasyouroriginalweeklysalary

14.Theexampleofcrossingthestreetshowsthatthemiddleschoolboyis______.

15.

AccordingtoaWorldBankofficial,therewillbe______inthenearfuture.

16.AccordingtoanewTIMEpoll,whatmaybeoneofthereasonsthatAmericansprefertobuyorganicfoodantenergy-efficientlightbulbs?

A.Theseproductsarecheaperandmorepersuasive.

B.Theyareabidingbyakindofnewcontract.

C.Themanufactureroftheproductsurgesthemtobuy.

D.Buyingsuchproductshasbecomeavogue.

17.

Technologiesarenotvalue-neutralbutare______phenomena.

18.

Acountrywillbecomericherifit,thoughpainful,fulfils______.

19.

MsRobertsdemandsthatthegovernmenttakeontheresponsibilityforfindingoutthe______offamilyrelationshipcrisis.

20.

Thosewholiveincoastalareasshouldbeawareofpossible______afteranearthquake.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(35)

A.Becausehethinksthatitdoesgreatharmtohumanrelationship.

B.Becausehethinksthatitmayleadtothelossofhissportsteam.

C.Becausehebelievesthatitisconsideredasthemostdangerous.

D.Becausehebelievesthatitisatotallysharedexperience.

22.【B8】

23.(36)

A.ThemoviefanswhoareinterestedinABChits.

B.TheiPoduserswhoarebigmoviefansatthesametime.

C.Thosewhocan'tfollowtheregularscheduleoftheABChits.

D.LeonLong,chairmanofABCandhisstaff.

24.

【B10】

25.

【B8】

26.(19)

A.Themanshoulddowithoutbuyinganewbicycle.

B.She'llgladtohelpthemandecidewhichbicycletobuy.

C.Themanshouldnotbesoparticularaboutchoosingabicycle.

D.She'squiteconcernedabouttheman'smeansoftransportation.

27.(24)

A.It'sfartooexpensive.

B.TheservicebetweenLondonandAberdeenisn'tfrequent.

C.Shethinksit'sdangerous.

D.Forsomereasonshedoesn'tlikeflying.

28.(31)

A.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tthinkplantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramid.

B.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesdon'tregardbotanyasaspecialbranchofknowledge.

C.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesknowallthepropertiesofplantsinthejungle.

D.PeoplewholiveinAmazontribesgivesomespecialnamestobotany.

29.(39)

30.聽力原文：M:Operator,Ibeakedalong-distancecollectcallformysisterinSwitzerland25minutesago,butIhaven'tgotareplyyet.

W:Sorry,Iringitforyourightnow.

Whowillpayforthecall?

(17)

A.Theman.

B.Theoperator.

C.Theman'ssister.

D.Themanandhissister.

31.聽力原文：AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesaleofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,angrilyarguedinpublic,hastraveled10,000"foodmiles"beforeitreachesWesterncustomers."TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK."ItisalsoworriedthatwearewastingourfuelbybuyingpramsfromIndonesia(7,000foodmiles)andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica(5,900foodmiles).

Countingthenumberofmilestraveledbyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamagedonebyanindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenotedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesnotnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof"miles"ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana;thedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhousesandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.

Whattheideaof"foodmiles"doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldCountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

26．WhyistheFoodCommissionangry?

27.Whatdoesthephrase"foodmiles"meanaccordingtothepassage?

28.WhatdoesthespeakertrytoexplainbycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana?

29.Whoismostprobablygivingthistalk?

(33)

A.Itfindssomeimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamage.

B.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts.

C.Itthinkspeoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries.

D.Growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage.

32.(21)

A.Sheisdeterminednottogetinvolvedasothers.

B.Sheisworriedmoreaboutherstudythananythingelse.

C.Sheisalittleangrywiththeman'sarrangement.

D.Sheisnotveryinterestedinpoliticalscience.

33.聽力原文：M:Thesummerholidayiscoming,butIreallydon'tknowwhattodo.Theredoesn'tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:Whydon'tyoutryhouse-sitting?LastsummerCindywasahousesitterfortheSmithswhentheywentawayonvacation.TheyhiredCindytostayintheirhousebecausetheydidn'twantitleftempty.

M:YoumeantheypaidCindyjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:Itwasn'tthateasy.Shehadtowaterthehouseplants,mowthelawn,andeventakecareofthepets.

M:Iguessitisalittlelikebaby-sitting,exceptyou'retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:DoIjusthavetofilloatanapplication?

W:Youhavetohaveaninterviewwiththehomeownerandprovidethreereferencesatleast.

M:Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:Well,thehomeownerwantssomeguaranteethattheycantrustthehousesitter.Youknowtheywanttomakesureyou'renotthetypewho'llholdwildpartiesintheirhouse,orbringagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:Isee.Housesitterswhodothatsortofthingprobablyaren'tpaidthen.

W:Usuallythey'repaidanywayjustbecausethehomeownersdon'twanttomakeafuss.Butifthehomeownerreportsit,thehousesitterwon'tbeabletogetanotherjobeasily.Sowhydon'tyouapply?

M:IthinkIwill.Thankyou.

(20)

A.Theylefttheirpetswithneighbors.

B.Theyrentedtheirhousetoastudent.

C.Theyhiredsomeonetostayintheirhome.

D.Theyaskedtheirgardenertowatchtheirhouse.

34.(26)

A.Thatmorejobsareadded.

B.Thatthereisjobshortage.

C.Thatcompaniesplanforrecruitment.

D.Thatpeoplegetlaidoff.

35.聽力原文：M:Oneofthemostcommonquestionsweaskaboutpeople'sbehavior.iswhy.Whydoesshesaythis?Whydoeshedothat?Sometimesthereasonisobvious.Forexample,someoneisdrivingdownthestreet,thelightturnsred,andhestops,why?

W:Becausehehasto,legallyImean.

M:Exactly!Inthiscasethereasonisobvious,soweusuallydon'tquestionit.Butwhenthereasonisnotsoobviousandespeciallywhenthebehavior.couldhavenegativeconsequences,we'remorelikelytofeelaneedtoexplainthecausesofthebehavior.Socialpsychologistshaveatermforthis,fortheprocessofexplainingthemusesofbehavior.It'scalledcausalattribution.Andonetheorysuggeststhere'sapatterninthewaywegoaboutattributingcausestopeople'sbehavior.Accordingtothistheory,therearetwocategoriesofreasons:internalfactorsandexternalfactors.Again,Lisa,sayyou'redrivingdownthemadandallofasuddensomeguyturnsintothelanerightinfrontofyou,andyouhavetoslamonyourbraketoamidanaccident.Howdoyoureact?

W:I'llprobablygetveryangry.

M:Because...

W:Well,he'snotpayingattention;he'sabaddriver.

M:Soyouautomaticallyattributethedriver'sbehavior.toaninternalfactor.Hehimselfistoblamebecauseheiscareless.

W:SoifIsaiditwasbecauseofheavytrafficorsomething.I'dbeattributinghisbehavior.toanexternalfactor,somethingbeyondhiscontrol.

M:Good.Nowhowwillyouexplainyourownnegativebehavior?

W:Ishouldblameexternallectors.

M:That'sright.

(23)

A.Whenthey'reunabletocontroltheperson'sbehavior.

B.Whenthecausesofthebehavior.areobvious.

C.Whentheconsequencesofthebehavior.areunpleasant.

D.Whenthebehavior.isexpected.

36.(32)

A.Winning.

B.Findinggold.

C.Justtofinish.

D.Beingabletoparticipate.

37.聽力原文：W:Howisyournewroommate?

M:Well,allIcouldsayisthathe'sarealcouchpotato.Lastweekendheinvitedmeovertohisparent'shousetowatchTV.IbetwatchingTVishisonlyhobby,buthesurelydoesn'tknowmuch.

Q:Whatcanwelearnabouttheman'snewroommate?

(14)

A.Heisasfatasapotato.

B.HeisfondofwatchingTV.

C.Helikespotatoesverymuch.

D.Hedoesn'tknowmuchaboutTV.

38.(34)

A.Heplayedsoccerwhenhewasveryyoung.

B.HewasthesonofPele.

C.Hissonalsoplayedsoccer.

D.lieplayedsoccerbecauseofPele.

39.聽力原文：M:HowdidMr.Hunt'sprojectturnout?Iheardhehadtroublewiththefinancing,butthenhewasabletogettheloanhewanted.

W:It'strue.Hedidhavedifficultiesatfirst.Butallinall,theprojectcouldn'thaveturnedoutbetter.

WhathappenedtoMr.Hunt'sproject?.

(19)

A.Itwasfairlysuccessful.

B.Itwashardandfutile.

C.Itfailedforlackoffund.

D.Itstoppedforlackofland.

40.

【B3】

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

WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.StudentsatCornellUniversityoftenratedthemselveshighlyevenwhentheyflubbedallquestionsinareasoningtest.

B.Grammarwasanareainwhichobjectiveknowledgewashelpfulindeterminingcompetence.

C.Participantsinthetestestimatedtheirsenseofhumorbyabout16percentagepoints.

D.Studentsscoredbetteronalogicalreasoningtestbutratedthemselveslower.

42.

Accordingtothepassage,whydidthelaundrydetergentadfailintheMiddleEast?

A.BecausetheadvertiserisunawareoftheArabians'needfordetergent.

B.BecausetheadvertisementisoffensivetotheArabicreligiousbelief.

C.BecausetheadvertiserisignorantofthereadinghabitoftheArabs.

D.BecausetheadvertisementismistakenlytranslatedbytheArabs.

43.

WhenwastheButlerSquarebuildingoriginallybuilt?

A.Intheeighteenthcentury.

B.Intheearlynineteenthcentury.

C.Inthelatenineteenthcentury.

D.Intheearlytwentiethcentury.

44.

Ifexperimentprovedthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyof______crueltythanthosewhohadnotreadsuchstories,itwouldmeanthat______.

45.

Ascientistinterestedinaddingtoourgeneralknowledgeaboutoxygenwouldprobablycallhisapproach______.

A.purescience

B.environmentalscience

C.appliedscience

D.agriculturalscience

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ManyoftheworkerswhoservedattheWorldTradeCenteraftertheSeptembereleventhattacksbecamesick.Theybreathedaharmfulmixofdust,smokeandchemicalsintheruinsoftheTwinTowersandathirdbuildingthatfell.Somewentclayswithoutgoodprotectionfortheirlungs.Fiveyearslater,manyofthethousandswhoworkedatGroundZerointheearlydaysaftertheattacksstillhavehealthproblems.

DoctorsatMountSinaiMedicalCenterinNewYorkCityhaveannouncedtheresultsofthelargeststudyoftheseworkers.Thestudyconfirmedhighratesofbreathingproblemsinmembersofthebuildingtrades,firefighters,policeofficersandotherworkers.Almostseventypercentoftheworkersinthestudyhadaneworworsenedbreathingproblem.Theseproblemsdevelopedduringoraftertheirtimeworkinginthemountainofwreckage.Aboutsixtypercentstillhadbreathingproblemsatthetimeoftheirexamination.Theresearcherssaytheydecidedtostudytheeffectsonbreathingfirstbecauseotherdisordersmightbeslowertoappear.MountSinaisaysittestedalmosttwelvethousandpeoplebetweentwothousandtwoandtwothousandfour.Eightoutoftenofthemagreedtohavetheirresultsusedinthereport.ThenewresultsaddedstrengthtoaMountSinaistudyreleasedintwothousandfour.Thatstudywasbasedononlyaboutonethousandworkers.

SomelawmakershavesharplycriticizedcityandstateofficialsforlettingworkerslaboratGroundZerowithoutsatisfactoryequipment.Officialshavealsobeencriticizedforsayingtheairwasrelativelysafe.Stateandfederalofficialshavepromisedmorethanfiftymilliondollarstopayfortreatmentoftheworkers.DoctorRobinHerbertisoneofthedirectorsoftheMountSinaitestingprogram.ShesayspeoplearestillcomingtothehospitalfortreatmentofproblemsthatwerecausedbythedustatGroundZero.Inherwords:"Myworryisthatmoneywillbegoneinayear,andwhathappensthen?"

WhatcausedthehealthproblemstoworkersaftertheSeptembereleventhattacksaccordingtothispassage?

47.

【C3】

48.

OneofthereasonswhyIndiaiscreatingasecondarysanctuaryfortheAsiaticlionsisthat______.

A.thepresentsanctuaryisnotlargeenough

B.scientistswanttodomoreresearchonthem

C.theyhavekilledmanypeople

D.theforestisshrinkinginsize

49.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheexpressedsequencetags?

A.Theyaredifficulttomarkoff.

B.Theycontainunidentifiedgeneticinformation.

C.Theycontaintheentirehumangeneticinformation.

D.Theyaregeneswhosespecificfunctionshavebeenidentified.

50.

【C6】

51.

Themainideaofthepassageisthatyoushould______.

A.overcometheseriousdiseases

B.copewithstresswithcommonsense

C.learnhowtocopewithstressandliveinthebestway

D.havetheresponseofthebodytoanydemand

52.

Amethodofcommunicationnotmentionedorintimatedbytheauthoristhe______.

A.classesofparents.

B.parent-teacherinterview

C.newtypeofreportcard

D.informaltea

53.SectionB

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

"Ifnotnow,when?"theJewishsageHillelfamouslyasked,andwith"ASeriousMan"theCoenbrothershaveanswered.Writer-directorsJoelandEthanhaveseizedtheopportunityaffordedbytheOscar-winningsuccessof"NoCountryforOldMen,"tomaketheirmostpersonal,mostintenselyJewishfilm,apitch-perfectcomedyofdespairthat,againstsomeodds,turnsouttobeoneoftheirmostuniversalaswell.

Setinaveryspecifictimeandplace—theJewishcommunityinsuburbanMinneapoliscirca1967—thatcloselyechoestheCoens'ownbackground,"ASeriousMan"isamemorypiecere-imaginedthroughthedarkestpossiblelens.YetthemorethemanofthetitlesuffersthetormentsofJob,themorehetriestodealwiththeunknowabilityoftheusualwillfullyabsurdanddecidedlyhostileCoenuniverse,themorewe'reencouragedtowonderifthisisn'tjustthetiniestbitfunny.Andthemorerealthepainbecomes,themore,inaquintessentiallyJewishway,laughterbecomesouronlyseriousoption.

TheseriousmaninquestionisLarryGopnik(Tony-nominatedactorMichaelStuhlbarg),auniversityprofessorwho'supfortenureinphysics.Marriedwithtwochildrenandthestandardsuburbanhouse,he'salwaystriedtoliveuptoexpectations,triedtobethebestpersonhecan,sohe'stotallyunpreparedwheneveryaspectofhislifebeginstocollapseinaslow-motionriot.

Ononelevel—actually,onmanylevels—"ASeriousMan"isnotexactlyahappystory,butoneofthethingsthatmakeitasinvolvingasitistheformidablefilmmakingskilltheCoenshavehonedinmorethan25yearsofcollaboration."ASeriousMan"isrifewithspecificJewishreferences,likethegreatcantorYosseleRosenblatt.

DoingtheirowneditingandworkingwithsuchregularsascinematographerRogerDeakins,costumedesignerMaryZophres,composerCarterBurwell,theCoenshavesoexactlymadethefilmtheyenvisionedthatitishardnottobedrawnin.Workinglargelywithunfamiliaractors,theirtrademarkblurringofthelinebetweenseriousandcomichasneverbeenasartfullydoneasitishere.

Yetit'simpossibletowatchLarryGopnik'stravails(辛勞)withoutfeelingthattheywillspeaktoeveryonewhohasbeenbattered(打擊)andblindsidedbylife'stormentingcrisesandwonderswhy.Bybeingsosite-specific,theCoenshavebroadenedtheirreachandexpandedtheirtouch."I'vetriedtobeaseriousman.I'vetriedtodoright,"Gopniklamentsmorethanonce.Haven'tweall,thisunexpectedfilm,atoncecomicandhaunting,asks.Haven'tweall?

Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat______.

A.CoenbrothershavesucceededinmakingoneofthemostuniversalJewishfilms

B.ASeriousMan'hasgainedthemostpopularityasexpected

C.ASeriousMan'hasbeenconsideredasanOscar-winningsuccess

D.Coenbrothershavecombinedcomedywithtragedyforhisfilm

54.

Howdoyouunderstandthefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraph?

55.

Accordingtotheauthor,______.

A.driversshouldapplycourtesyproperly

B.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

C.roadcourtesyshouldbevaluedinanycircumstance

D.driversshouldencourageoldladiestocrosstheroad

56.

ThewriterincludestheexampleofwatchingTVinParagraph4forthepurposeof______.

A.illustratingthatwatchingTVitselfisasourceoflow-levelconfusion

B.recommendingthatwatchingTVisanantidotetoremovingconfusion

C.indicatingthatTVviewerscannotrememberallitsprograms

D.supportingtheviewthatallpeoplepoorandrich,enjoywatchingTV

57.Entertainmentindustries,suchasthegamesindustryandthefilmindustry,isbeingpolarizedbetwwen______.

58.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadsarebecomingterrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestpersonsbecomemonstersbehindthewheel.Itisallverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,buttohaveoneinthedriver'sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroadmonster,therudeandinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.Perhapsthesituationcallsfora"BeKindtoOtherDrivers"campaign,otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedtouncivilizedbehavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsofmotoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgmentinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerance,whichissonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.Manydriversdon'tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverswhobrakesviolentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossazebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwheneverandwherevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofiltercorrectlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagethatgiverisetobadtemper.Unfortunately,modernmotoristscan'tevenlearntodrive,letalonemasterthesubtleraspectsofboatmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemandalotmoretake-and-giveonthepartofallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby______.

59.

Whichofthefollowingconclusionscanbedrawnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Customersshouldalwaysbewellserviced.

B.Withoutloyalcustomersanorganizationmightgobankrupt.

C.Companiescanemploycustomerstoadvertisetheirproducts.

D.Itisdifficultforlargeorganizationstoprovidetheircustomerswithgoodservice.

60.

Thearticlesuggeststhatweshouldnowre-examineourthinkingaboutthefutureofworkand______.

A.createmorefactoriesinordertoincreaseourproductivity

B.bepreparedtoadmitthatbeingemployedisnottheonlykindofwork

C.setupsmallerprivateenterprisessothatweinturncanemployothers

D.bepreparedtofillintimeathometakinguphobbiesandleisureactivities

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S8】

62.【S8】

63.

【S4】

64.

【S9】

65.

【S2】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Havinghadherasaprofessorandadviser,Icantellyouthatsheisaninspirationalforcewhopushesherstudentstoexcel______(遠勝過他們自己的預期).

67.Itwasn'tlong______(王芳被一所重點大學錄取的消息在村里傳開了).

68.Ifyouwanttosetupacompany,______(就必須遵守官方制定的法規).

69._____________________(要是提前問我的話),Iwouldhavegivenyouhisaddress.

70.____________________________,theemphasisonfamilyfinancialsecuritywillshiftfromprotectiontosavingfortheretirementyears.(隨著孩子們在經濟上從家庭中獨立出來)

參考答案

1.C解析：由題干關鍵詞adagencies可將答案定位至第一個小標題TheBasics下第二段第三句。Theiradagenciesshouldbeashamedofthemselves!但此句與本題陳述不相關，文章其他部分也未出現相關信息。

2.labormarketsandregulatorysystemslabormarketsandregulatorysystems解析：此處需填入名詞性成分。題干中的comparativeadvantageofanactivitydisplacesthatoftheotherone與原文中comparativ