2022年寧夏回族自治區固原市大學英語6級大學英語六級學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

A.notesandcoinsplayalessimportantrolethanbefore

B.cashstilldominatestheeconomiclifeinthesociety

C.wedon'tneedasmuchmoneyinflowasgoodsvalue

D.therearemanyinconveniencesincashtransactions

2.

NowadaysinChina,becauseofthepopulationpolicy,thebirthratehasdecreased.

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3.

Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonatural-gasvehiclesarequitedifferentfromthoseappliedtogasoline-poweredvehicles.

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4.Comparedwithbeingliars,itis______todetectaliaraccordingtothestudy.

5.

Moneylaunderingwillbemade______inanyECmemberstates.

6.

Theoriginofhydroelectricpoweristhe______producedwhenwaterobeysthelawsofgravity.

7.Fullerwon______in1954forhisachievementinthe42-footcardboardshelter.

8.

InsomeAsiancountriesknownforstrictdisciplinesuchasJapanandSingapore,youngpeoplesufferseriouspsychologicalproblems.

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9.

Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany____________time.

10.

Toleavethepeaceofmindtothefamily,itiswiseto______.

11.

TheexamplesofAmyLowellandBeethoventellusthatweshouldwritedownagoodideaimmediatelyasitmayeasilydisappear.

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12.

Theinformationsystemismadeupof______.

13.Whyaresleddogssaidtobephysicalwonders?

A.Becausetheyareraisedbywolves.

B.Becausetheycanstandmostsevereweather.

C.BecausetheyarefastestrunneramongArcticanimals.

D.Becausetheycanbeargoodslikehorsesdo.

14.

AccordingtoMichaelTwery,whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsgotosectheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyarcafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarcnotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyarctoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems.

15.

Investmentinenvironment______present-dayeconomicdevelopment.

16.LynnJosephsuggeststhatbeforeconsideringthejobresearch,thedownsizedshouldfirst

A.modifytheirresumetomakeitmoreattractive

B.trytogetsomereemploymenttraining

C.seekhelpfromprofessionalcareercounselors

D.getoverthehurttotheirfeelingscausedbythelayoff

17.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

Glaciersaremelting;theicecapsaredisappearingintotheoceans;sealevelsmayrisebymanymetersasaconsequence.Indigenous(本土的)Arcticpeopleswillfindtheirfoodstocksgone,whilefleshwatersuppliesinAsiaandsouthAmericawilldisappearastheglacierswhichprovidethemmeltaway;penguins,polarbearsandsealswillfindtheirhabitatsgone,theirtraditionallivesunlivable.

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisitunscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitiveanswerstosomeofthesequestions.AlauncherfaultdestroyedthemissioninOctober2005,huttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement,inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine(質樸的),dramatic,unforgiving--theAntarcticiswherethebiggestofallglobalchangescouldbegin.

Thereissomuchiceherethatifitallmelted,sealevelsgloballywouldrisehugely-perhapsasmuchas80m.SaygoodbyetoLondon,NewYork,Sydney,Bangkok...infact,themajorityoftheworld'smajorcities.

Butwillithappen?ScientistsdividetheAntarcticintothreezones:theeastandwestAntarcticicesheets;andthePeninsula,thetongueoflandwhichpointsuptowardsthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.

"EverybodythinksthattheAntarcticisshrinkingduetoclimatechange,buttherealityismuchmorecomplex,"saysDavidVaughan,aprincipalinvestigatorattheBritishAntarcticSurveyinCambridge,U.K."Partsofitappeartobethickeningasaresultofsnowfallincreases,butthePeninsulaisthinningatanalarmingrateduetowarming.TheWestAntarcticsheetisalsothinning,andwe'renotsureofthereasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicetheglobalaverage—about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedonmeasurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

Earlierthisyear,DavidVaughan'sgrouppublishedresearchshowingthatthevastmajorityofglaciersalongthePeninsula--87%ofthe244studied--areinretreat.Theicedumpedintotheoceanastheglaciersretreatshouldnotmakemuchdifferencetoglobalsealevels--perhapsafewcentimeters.

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestofAntarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeisdifficult;itisavastplace--morethan2,000kmacrosstherearefewresearchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2-3℃fromyeartoyear.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,meltingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.Vaughan,"unaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3～4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritishAntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheetmeltingonitsunderside.

"Itmaybethattheoceaniswarmingendthat'scausingtheicetomelt,buttheremaybeotherreasonsaswell;forexample,there'slotsofvolcanisminthatareaandsothatcouldchangehowmuchheatisdeliveredtotheundersideoftheicesheet."

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERS1andERS2havebeenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrumentshouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

OnerecantscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuchWestAn

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18.

Anofficeshouldbeequippedwith______ifmostemployeesworkoutoftheofficemostofthetime.

19.Easter

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans'thanksgiving'.ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasshippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar,ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

Dorabbitslayegg

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20.

EnglishandAmericanjudgesaretryingtousealternativesentencingtopunishsomecriminals.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:Ihavetothinkaboutyouroffer.Ican'tsayyesornoatthemoment.

M:Youcantakeyourtime.Itisdueifyouletmeknowyourdecisioninacoupleofdays,

Q:What'stheman'sopinion?

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A.Themanthinkstilewomaniswastinghertime.

B.Themanthinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.

C.Themaniseagertoknowthewoman'sanswer.

D.Themancanwaitandthereisnoneedforhertohurry.

22.聽力原文：W:Oh,Jack,I'mgladIcalledyou.IwanttotellyouIhavetoskipthehistorystudygroupsessiontonight.

M:Really?That'toobad.Areyoufeelingwell?

W:Oh,it'snothad.It'sgoingtobeapublicmeetingdownthetownhall.Thestatesenatorfromthisareaisgoingtobethere.Shehasthismeetingthreeorfourtimesayeartospeakwithherconstituency.

M:Isthatyou'dliketodowithyourevening,goingtolistentoapolitician's...

W:Actually,it'saclassassignment.Prof.Jackson,he'steachingthatpoliticalscienceseminarI'mtaking.Hetoldallofusintheseminartohearwhatthesenatorhastosaytonightandalsowriteupareportabouttheissuespeoplebringup.

M:Oh,likemedicalcare,andtaxand...?

W:Right,aslongasI'mthere,IthinkI'dliketobringupgovernmentfundingforstateuniversities.Thetuitionkeepsgoingonandit'sgettingharderandharderforalotofstudentstoaffordit.

M:Tellmeaboutit.

W:Anyway,Iwanttodoareallygoodjobonthisreport.IneedtogetaletterofrecommendationfromProf.Jacksonforgradschool.SoIguessI'dbettershowuptheretonightandseewhat'sgoingon.

M:Yeah,but,whataboutthehistorytest?

W:Well,Ialreadyputsometimeonthatthismorning.SoIthinkbytomorrowafternoon,I'llbeready.

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A.She'sunabletoattendthestudysession.

B.Shehasseenadoctorrecently.

C.She'sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.

D.Shementionstheneedforsomemedicaltests.

23.SectionC

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

Ahundredyearsagoitwasscientifically"proved"byeconomiststhatthelawsofsocietymadeitnecessarytohaveavastarmyofpoorandjoblesspeopleinordertokeeptheeconomygoing.Today,hardlyanybodywoulddaretovoicethe【B1】______.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatnobodyshouldbe【B2】______fromthewealthofthenation.Theopinions,thatthepoorowedtheirconditionstotheir【B3】______,areoutdated.InallWestern【B4】______countries,asystemofinsurancehasbeenintroducedwhich【B5】______everyoneaminimumofsubsistence(生活維持費)incaseofunemployment,sicknessandoldage.Iwouldgoonestepfurtherandarguethat,eveniftheseconditionsarenot【B6】______,everyonehastherighttoreceivethemeansto【B7】______,inotherwords,hecanclaimthisminimumlife【B8】______withouthavingtohaveany"reason".【B9】______

Thismaysoundlikeafantasticproposal,butIthinkourinsurancesystemwouldhavesoundedtopeopleahundredyearsago.【B10】______.Thisassumptionrestson.thefallacy(謬論)oftheinherenthazinessinhumannature.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.

【B2】

25.(34)

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Never.

26.(22)

A.Hebecomesmoreindependent.

B.Hebecomesmorechallenging.

C.Hebecomesmoreobservant.

D.Hebecomesmoreoptimistic.

27.(42)

28.(24)

A.Drivinginunsettledweather.

B.Takinglongdrivesoutsidethecity.

C.Meetinginterestingpeopleinthecity.

D.Beingabletoenjoytheworldofnature.

29.SectionC

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

Thereisprobablynoplaceanywhereinthe【B1】______worldtodaythatisnotvisitedbytourists.Thetravelbusinessoffersavast【B2】______ofservicesforthecomfortand【B3】______oftravelers."Packagetours"thatincludeeverythingfrom【B4】______tohotels,mealsand【B5】______tripsareofferedbyairlines,andbuslines.Somesteamshipcompanies【B6】______incruisestodifferentpansoftheworld.Thecurises【B7】______fromafewdaystomanymonths.Therearealsoprivate【B8】______thatoffertoursforyoungpeoplefourteenandover.

【B9】______.Thereareinnumerabletravelbooksandguidebooksforpracticallyeveryspotontheglobe.Thebooksgiveadviseaboutwhattosee,wear,andbuy,anddescriberestaurantsandhotels.【B10】______.

【B11】______.Atravelagencywillordertransportationtickets,reservehotelrooms,andarrangeforanythingfromatourthroughLondonorSanFranciscotoasafariinAfrica.Travelagencies,somerunbygovernments,arefoundineverycountry.

【B1】

30.(36)

A.Negative.B.Supportive.C.Neutral.D.Critical.

31.

【B6】

32.

【B9】

33.(31)

A.Theyattackhumanbeings.

B.Weneedtostudynativeanimals.

C.Theycan'tliveoutoftherainforest.

D.Wedonotknowmuchaboutthemyet.

34.聽力原文：RobertEdwardswasblindedinanautomobileaccidentnineyearsago.Hewasalsopartiallydeafbecauseofoldage.Lastweek,hewasstrollingnearhishomewhenathunderstormapproached.Hetookrefugeunderatreeandwasstruckbylightning.Hewasknockedtothegroundandwokeupsome20minuteslater,lyingfacedowninwaterbelowatree.Hewentintothehouseandlaydowninbed.Ashorttimelater,hewoke,hislegswerenumbandhewastrembling,but,whenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldseetheclockacrosstheroomfadinginandoutinfrontofhim.Whenhiswifeentered,hesawherforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Doctorsconfirmthathehasregainedhissightandhearingapparentlyfromtheflashoflightning,buttheyareunabletoexplaintheoccurrence.Theonlypossibleexplanationofferedbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceEdwardslosthissightasaresultofemotionalshockinaterribleaccident,perhapstheonlywayitcouldberestoredbyanotheremotionalshock.

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A.Hewasstruckbylightning.

B.Hewasveryold.

C.Hewasinacaraccident.

D.Hewasstrollingnearhishome.

35.聽力原文：M:Yoursoncertainlyshowsalotofenthusiasmonthetenniscourt.Hetalkedlikeaprofessional.

W:Ionlywishhe'dshowasmuchforhisstudies.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherson?

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A.Heshowsgreatenthusiasmforhisstudies.

B.Heisaveryversatileperson.

C.Hehasnotalentfortennis.

D.Hedoesnotstudyhardenough.

36.聽力原文：Youmayrememberthatafewweeksago,wediscussedthequestionofwhatphotographyis.Isitart,orisitamethodofreproducingimages?Dophotographsbelonginmuseumsorjustinourhomes?TodayIwanttotalkaboutapersonwhotriedtomakehisprofessionallifeananswertosuchquestions.

AlfredStieglitzwentfromtheUnitedStatestoGermanytostudyengineering.Whilehewasthere,hebecameinterestedinphotographyandbegantoexperimentwithhiscamera.Hetookpicturesunderconditionsthatmostphotographersconsideredtoodifficult—hetookthematnight,intherain,andofpeopleandobjectsreflectedinwindows.WhenhereturnedtotheUnitedStates,hecontinuedtheserevolutionaryefforts.Stieglitzwasthefirstpersontophotographskyscrapers,clouds,andviewsfromanairplane.

WhatStieglitzwastryingtodointhesephotographswaswhathetriedtodothroughouthislife:makephotographyanart.Hefeltthatphotographycouldbejustasgoodaform.ofselfexpressionaspaintingordrawing.ForStieglitz,hiscamerawashisbrush.Whilemanyphotographersofthelate1800'sandearly1900'sthoughtoftheirworkasareproductionofidenticalimages,Stieglitzsawhisasacreativeartform.Heunderstoodthepowerofthecameratocapturethemoment.Infact,heneverretouchedhisprintsormadecopiesofthem.Ifhewereinthisclassroomtoday,rmsurehe'dsay,"Well,paintersdon'tnormallymakeextracopiesoftheirpaintings,dothey?"

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A.Howtoanalyzephotographictechniques.

B.Howtodefinephotography.

C.HowAlfredStieglitzcontributedtothehistoryofphotography.

D.Whetherphotographyissuperiortootherartforms.

37.聽力原文：In1789theU.S.governmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragreement.Onehundredyearslater,however,theIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.Howdidthisgreatinjusticeoccur?

After1812,whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmerica.Atfirst,thesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeace.However,thenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyeveryyear,(32)andslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselves,thesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndians,whodependedontheseanimalsforfood,(33)hadtostruggleagainststarvation.TheSettleralsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesociety,butwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddied.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100000to30000.

MorelandwasneededfortheIncreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashington,theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeared.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken,thefederalgovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhomelandstootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.(34)SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.Theybegantoattackwhitesettlers.AndtheIndianWarsbegan.Forthirtyyears,untilthelate1880s,differentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman.ManyIndianswerekilled,thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.(35)Itwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryone.

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A.Whenthewhitesettlersbegantomovewestin1812.

B.Whentheincreasingwhitesettlersbegantokillwildanimals.

C.WhenmanyIndiansbegantodiefromthediseases.

D.Whenthewhitesettlerswantedtooccupytheland.

38.聽力原文：W:WereyouabletobookseatsforthiscomingTuesday?Theurgencyofthetripmeansthatwedon'thavemuchtime.

M:Yes,butbusinessandeconomyclasseswerefullIhadtoupgradetofirst.

Q:Whatarethemanandwomandiscussing?

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A.Enrollinginabusinessclass.

B.Airlinereservations.

C.Concerttickets.

D.Animportantmeeting.

39.聽力原文：W:Whatamorning!Mytrainusuallytakesforty—fiveminutes，buttodayittookmeoveranhourtogettocampus:

M:Isawsignsinthestationthatconstructionwouldbegoingonforthenextthreemonths．

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Trainservicewillreturntonormalinafewdays.

B.Thewomanwillnevertaketrainstocampusagain.

C.Thewomanwasill-informedandtookthewrongtrain.

D.Delaysintrainservicewillcontinueforsometime.

40.聽力原文：M:Howistheenergycontentoffoodmeasured?

W:It'smeasuredincalories.Thecalorieisdefinedastheheatenergyneededtoraisethetemperatureof1kilogramofwaterfrom14.5degreescentigradeto15.5degreescentigrade.

Q:Whatdoesthewomandefine?

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A.Thekilogram.

B.Theenergycontent.

C.Heatenergyofwater.

D.Thecalorie.

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

______mainlyleadstothelowlifeexpectancyinAmerica.

42.

Itisfeasibletousethemtomeasuremesoscalefields,ifconventionaltechniqueswere______.

A.expensiveB.massiveC.effectiveD.cheap

43.

Expertshavepointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,driversshouldbereadyto______.

44.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sleepisthesolutionforalltypesoffatigue.

B.Psychologicallyhealthypeopledonotsufferfromfatigue.

C.Changingyourdietcannotcurepsychologicalfatigue.

D.Youwon'tbecomefatiguedifyouaredoingsomethingyouenjoy.

45.

Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound______.

A.nearapondwithawaterpump

B.closetoaslow-flowingriver

C.highinsomebarrenmountains

D.byarotatingwatersprinkler

46.

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor

A.ispessimisticaboutthedimfuture

B.isoptimisticaboutthebrightfuture

C.isfascinatedabouttheunknownfuture

D.isscaredabouttheunknownfuture

47.

Inthispassagetheauthorreallyconcerns______.

A.theethicalbehavior.weneedintheworld

B.thenecessityofensuringthetrafficsafety

C.therelationbetweentrafficaccidentsandethics

D.whoshouldtaketheresponsibilityforunsafetraffic

48.

WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenanelectronicbookandaLCDscreen?

A.Thepowertheyneed.

B.Theportabilitytheycometo.

C.Theconveniencetheymake.

D.Thecontenttheystore.

49.

WhatkindofdatagatheredbyCCTVisparticularlyusefulforresearchers?

50.

Whatdoestheword"pirates"inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Onewhorobsatseaorplundersthelandfromthesea.

B.Onewhomakesuseoforreproducestheworkofanotherwithoutauthorization.

C.Totake(something)bypiracy.

D.Tomakeuseoforreproduce(another'swork)withoutauthorization.

51.

AccordingtoSavage,themanagerof3M,videoconferencingis______.

A.expensiveininstallingthesystem

B.efficientinsavingemployeesformeetings

C.worthwhilebynotsendingemployeesformeetings

D.usefulinchangingboringmeetingintoexitingones

52.

TheattitudeoftheFederalBureauofInvestigationshowsthat______.

A.enoughdataareyettobecollectedfromvariousethnicgroupstoconfirmtheunlikelihoodoftwoDNAsamplescomingfromtwoindividualmembers

B.enoughdataofDNAsamplesshouldbecollectedtoconfirmthatonlyDNAsamplesfromthesamepersoncanmatch

C.enoughdataareyettobecollectedfromvariousethnicgroupstodeterminethelikelihoodoftwodifferentDNAsamplescomingfromthesameperson

D.additionalsamplesfromvariousethnicgroupsshouldbecollectedtodeterminethattwoDNAsamplesareunlikelytocomefromthesameperson

53.Whatissaidaboutglobalclimatemodels?

A.Theyareveryusefulinweatherprediction.

B.Theycangiveusalltheinformationweneed.

C.Theycannotsimulateeverythingweneedtoknow.

D.Theyareparticularlyaccuratewhensimulatingwatervapor.

54.

WhatissaidaboutwomenofGenerationXinthepassage?

A.Theiremployersoftenturndowntheirrequestofflexibleschedules.

B.Theyhavemoredutiestocarryoutthantheirmothers.

C.Theypaylessattentiontotheirachievementsincareer.

D.Theycaremoreaboutstrikingabalancebetweenworkandlife.

55.

WhydoesWal-Martthinkitreasonabletoopenitsstorethere?

A.Customerstherebroadlyacceptit.

B.Otherbuildingshaveruinedthesceneryoftheancientsite.

C.Thelocalshopsaresmallandexpensive.

D.Wal-Martdoesnoharmtothenearbysceneries.

56.Theauthorcontraststhe1930swiththepresentinordertoshowthat______.

A.morepeoplewereunemployedinthe1930s

B.socialprogramsaremoreneedednow

C.unemploymentnowhaslesssevereeffects

D.nowthereisagreaterproportionofelderlyandhandicappedpeopleamongthoseinpoverty

57.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthatDr.Panglossis______.

A.oneofLeibnitz'sfollowers

B.afictionalfigureinVoltaire'sbook

C.thepennameofLeibnitz

D.Voltaire'senemy

58.

"Trigger"inparagraph1means______.

59.

Accordingtotheauthor,cats______.

A.arenotdomesticanimalsatall

B.arefiercerthandogs

C.arebothmeekandindependent

D.cansometimesbeveryhostiletopeople

60.

InEnglandacandleisusedtoburnatauctionsales______.

A.becausetheauctionsalestookplaceatnight

B.asasignalfo