2022年福建省廈門市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

The______youareexposedtoapplianceswithastrongfield,thegreatertheharmdonebyelectromagneticradiationis.

2.

Buyingthemagazineatcheckoutcounterisanemotionalpurchasebutmanypurchaseare______.

3.TheBermudaTriangle

ThereisaplaceintheAtlanticOceanwhereshipsandairplanesseemtodisappearmoreoftenthananywhereelseonEarth.Itseemstoform.atrianglebetweenMiami,Bermuda,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.ThisplaceiscalledtheBermudaTriangle.Over100planesandshipshavebeenlosttheresince1945.Over1,000,peoplehavedisappeared.

Itisalmostasffthelostplaneshadgoneintoaholeinthesky,asiftheslipshadbeensuddenlysuckedclownintoahugewhirlpool.Thestrangestthingisthatnothingiseverfound:nobodiesinthewaterorwasheduponthebeach.

ThebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedinDecemberof1945.FiveNavyplanesfromFloridawereflyingtogether.Therewere14meninthem.TheyradioedbacktotheirBasethattheirflyinginstrumentswerenotworking,theydidnotknowwheretheywere.Thebaseradioedbacktothemtofollowthesunvest.Theyansweredthattheycouldnotseethesun,eventhoughtheweatherwasgood.Theyalsosaidthattheoceandidn'tlookasitshould.Finallytheysaidtheycouldnothearthebase.Butthebasetowercouldstillhearthemtalkingaboutstrange"whitewater".Thelastthingthetowerheardwas:"Don'tcomeafterus.Itlookslike..."Thentherewassilence.

Inthemeantime,13meninanotherplanehadbeensenttohelpthem.Buttheysentjustonemessage.Itsaidthattheywerecomingtotheplacewheretheplaneswerelost.Thenitalsodisappearedandwasneverheardfromagain.Aftercheckingandsearchingformanymonths,aNavyofficersaid,"It'salmostasiftheyhadgonetoMars."

SometimesaplaneorshipwilldisappearfightaftersendingamessagesayingthateverythingisOK.DuringChristmasof1963aDC-3passengerplanewascomingintoMiamiforalanding.Thepilotaskedforlandingdirections.Thenhesaid,"Wouldyoubelieveit?ThepassengersarestillsingingChristmascarols!"Thensuddenlytheplane'sradiowentofftheair.Neithertheplanenoranyofthepassengersinitwereeverheardfromagain.

ItisknownthatpilotsofplanesoftenhavetroublewiththeirinstrumentsintheBermudaTriangle.ManypeoplehavestudiedtheTriangletofindoutwhatcouldbecausingsuchthingstohappedthere.In1965aNavyplanewassenttostudythemagneticfieldintheBermudaTriangle.Soonafterflyingintothearea,theplanedisappeared.The10meninitweregone,too.

Instrumenttroublealonecan'tbethewholeanswer.Mostoftheshipsandplaneshavevanishedclosetoland,ingoodweather,andoftenindaytime.Whateverhappensseemstohappenveryquickly.AsmallboatoncedisappearedrightoffMiamiharbor.Itsowner,DanBurack,hadstoppedatBuoyNo.9toadmiretheChristmaslightsonshore.HesuddenlysentacallforhelptotheCoastGuard.Hedidn'tsaywhatwaswrong.ACoastGuardboathurriedtoBuoyNo.9.

Onitsradio,themenheardBuracksay,"I'veneverseenonelikethatbefore."Nobodyknowswhathemeant.BythetimetheCoastGuardboatgotthere,Burack'sboatanditspassengershaddisappeared.

Manylargeshipshavevanished,too.Oneweighed20,000tons.Anotherhadmorethan300peopleonboard.TheradioononelargeshipfromJapansentaverystrangelastmessage.Itsaid,"Dangerlikedaggernow.Comequickly!Wecannotescape."Afterthismessage,theshipvanishedfromthesea.

SomethingintheBermudaTrianglecausesflightinstrumentstogooutoforder.Thismightexplainhowplanesgetlostandcrash.Butitwouldnotexplainwhyplaneswouldvanishsuddenlyingoodweatherandsometimeswhentheyarecominginforalanding.Someoftheshipscouldhavebeenturnedoverordestroyedbyaccidents.Orasmallboatcouldberunintoandsunkbyalargerone.Thisisnotlikely,though.Andinanycase,somethingwouldhaveb

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4.

A"SloppyJoe"combinescheeseandhamburgermeattogether.

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5.

Policeman,firemanandemergencydoctorsallcanbecalledfirstresponders.

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6.TheAncientOlympicgameswerenotinternationaleventseventhoughtheathletestraveledtocompetefromdifferentpartsoftheworld.

7.WhereDoDreamsComefrom?

Doyouoftendreamatnight?Mostpeopledo.Whentheywakeinthemorningtheysaytothemselves,"WhatastrangedreamIhad!Iwonderwhatmademedreamthat."

Sometimesdreamsarefrightening.Terriblecreaturesthreatenandpursueus.Sometimes,indreams,wishescometree.Wecanflythroughtheairorfloatfrommountain-tops.Atothertimeswearetroubledbydreamsinwhicheverythingisconfused.Wearelostandcan'tfindourwayhome.Theworldseemstohavebeenturnedupside-downandnothingmakessense.

Indreamsweactverystrangely.Wedo,thingswhichwewouldneverdowhenwe'reawake.Wethinkandsaythingswewouldneverthinkandsay.Whyaredreamssostrange?Wheredodreamscomefrom?

Peoplehavebeentryingtoanswerthissincethebeginningoftime.ButnoonehasproducedamoresatisfyinganswerthanamancalledSigmundFreud.One'sdream-worldseemsstrangeandunfamiliar,hesaid,becausedreamscomefromapartofone'smindwhichonecanneitherrecognisenorcontrol.Henamedthisthe"unconsciousmind".

SigmundFreudwasbornaboutahundredyearsago.HelivedmostofhislifeinVienna,Austria,butendedhisdaysinLondon,soonafterthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar.

Freudwasoneofthegreatexplorersofourtime.Butthenewworldsheexploredwereinsidemanhimself.Fortheunconsciousmindislikeadeepwell,fullofmemoriesandfeelings.Thesememoriesandfeelingshavebeenstoredtherefromthemomentofourbirth—perhapsevenbeforebirth.Ourconsciousmindhasforgottenthem.Wedonotsuspectthattheyarethereuntilsomeunhappyorunusualexperlencecausesustoremember,ortodreamdreams.Thensuddenlyweseeafacewehadforgottenlongago.Wefeelthesamejealousfearandbitterdisappointmentswefeltwhenwewerelittlechildren.

ThisdiscoveryofFreud'sisveryimportantffwewishtounderstandwhypeopleactastheydo.Fortheunconsciousforcesinsideusareatleastaspowerfulastheconsciousforcesweknowabout.Whydowechooseonefriendratherthananother?Whydoesonestorymakeuscryorlaughwhileanotherstorydoesn'taffectusatall?Perhapsweknowwhy.Ifwedon't,thereasonsmayliedeepinourunconsciousminds.

WhenFreudwasachildhewantedtobecomeagreatsoldierandwinhonourforhiscountry.AtthattimeAustriaandGermanywereatwarwitheachother.HisfatherusedtotakeSigmunddowntotherailwaystationtowatchthetrainscomeinfromthebattle-fields.Thetrainswerefullofwoundedsoldiers.Thereweremenwhohadlostalleye,anarmoralegfightingintilewar.Manyofthesoldiersweresufferinggreatpain.

YoungSigmundwatchedthewoundedmenastheyweremovedfromthetrainsintothehay-cartsthatcarriedthemtothehospital.Hewasverysorryforthem.Hepitiedthemsomuchthathesaidtotheteacherathisschool,"Letusboysmakebandagesforthepoorsoldiersasoursistersinthegirls'schooldo."

Eventhen,Freudcaredaboutthesufferingsofothers,soitisn'tsurprisingthathebecameadoctorwhenhegrewup.Likeotherdoctorshelearnedallaboutthewayinwhichthehumanbodyworks.Buthebecamemoreandmorecuriousaboutthehumanmind.HewenttoPadstostudywithafamousFrenchdoctor,Charcot.Charcot'sspecialstudywasdiseasesofthemindandnerves.

Atthattimeitseemedthatnooneknewverymuchabouttilemind.Ifapersonwentmad,or"outofhismind",therewasnotmuchthatcouldbedoneaboutit.Therewaslittlehelporcomfortforthemadmanorhisfamily.Peopledidn'tunderstandatallwhatwashappeningtohim.Hadbebeenpossessedbyadevilorevilspirit?WasGodpunishinghimforwrongdoing?Oftensuchpeoplewereshutawayfromthecompanyofordinarycivi

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8.

IncentralandnorthWales,mostpeopleearnalivingby______.

9.

WhatlargelygivesrisetoGoogle's"goodness"?

A.AdamSmith'seconomictheories.

B.Googleaimsatbenefitingthesociety.

C.AusefulserviceGoogleprovides.

D.Googlemakesprofitsforitself.

10.SuggestionsforImprovingReadingSpeed

ImprovementofReadingRate

Itissafetosaythatalmostanyonecandoublehisorherspeedofreadingwhilemaintainingequalorevenbettercomprehension.Inotherwords,youcanimprovethespeedwithwhichyougetwhatyouwantfromyourreading.

Theaveragecollegestudentreadsbetween250and350wordsperminuteonfictionandnon-technicalmaterials.A"good"readingspeedisaround500to700wordsperminute,butsomepeoplecanread1000wordsperminuteormoreonthesematerials.

Whatmakesthedifference?Therearethreemainfactorsinvolvedinimprovingreadingspeed:(1)thedesiretoimprove,(2)thewillingnesstotrynewtechniquesand(3)themotivationtopractice.

Learningtoreadrapidlyandwellpresupposesthatyouhavethenecessaryvocabularyandcomprehensionskills.Whenyouhaveadvancedonthereadingcomprehensionmaterialstoalevelatwhichyoucanunderstandcollege-levelmaterials,youwillbereadytopracticespeedreadinginearnest.

TheRoleofSpeedintheReadingProcess

Understandingtheroleofspeedinthereadingprocessisessential.Researchshowsacloserelationbetweenspeedandunderstanding--althoughitistheoppositeofwhatyoumightexpect!Amongthousandsofindividualstakingreadingtraining,inmostcasesanincreaseinratewasaccompaniedbyanincreaseincomprehension,andadecreaseinratebroughtdecreasedcomprehensionwithit.Itappearsthatplodding(單調(diào)乏味的),word-by-wordanalysisinhibitsratherthanincreasesunderstanding.

Mostadultsareabletoincreasetheirreadingrateconsiderablyandratherquicklywithoutloweringtheircomprehension.Thesesameindividualsusuallyshowadecreaseincomprehensionwhentheyreducetheirrate.Suchresults,ofcourse,areheavilydependentuponthemethodusedtogaintheincreasedrate.Simplyreadingmorerapidlywithoutactualimprovementinbasicreadinghabitsusuallyresultsinloweredcomprehension.

FactorsthatReduceReadingRate

Thefactorswhichreducereadingrateare:

?Limitedperceptualspan(word-by-wordreading)

?Slowperceptualreactiontime(slowrecognitionandresponsetothematerial)

?Vocalization(readingaloud)

?Faultyeyemovements(includinginaccuracyinplacementofthepage,inreturnsweep,inrhythmandregularityofmovement,etc.)

?Regression(needlessorunconsciousrereading)

?Faultyhabitsofattentionandconcentration(includingsimpleinattentionduringthereadingactandfaultyprocessesofretention)

?Lackofpracticeinreading--useitorloseit!

?Fearoflosingcomprehension,causingthepersontodeliberatelyreadmoreslowly

?Habitualslowreading,inwhichthepersoncannotreadfasterbecauseheorshehasalwaysreadslowly

?Poorevaluationofwhichaspectsareimportantandwhichareunimportant

?Theefforttoremembereverythingratherthantorememberselectively

Sincetheseconditionsalsotendtoreducecomprehension,increasingthereadingratebyeliminatingthemislikelytoproduceincreasedcomprehension,too.Thisisentirelydifferentfromsimplyspeedinguptherateofreading--whichmayactuallymaketherealreadingproblemmoresevere.Inaddition,forcedaccelerationmaydestroyconfidenceinone'sabilitytoread.Theobvioussolution,then,istoincreaserateasapartofatotalimprovementofthewholereadingprocess,asspecialtrainingprogramsinreadingdo.

BasicConditionsforIncreasedReadingRate

Awell-plannedprogrampreparesformaximumincreaseinratebyestablishingthenecessaryconditions.Threebasicconditionsinclude:

?Eliminatethehabitofpronouncingw

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11.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestion1--7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8--10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Geniuses

In1905,AlbertEinsteindevelopedthetheoryofspecialrelativity.Healsoprovedthatatomsexistandfiguredoutthatlightbehavesasbothaparticleandawave.Totopitalloff,hedevelopedhisfamousequationE=mcc,whichdescribestherelationshipbetweenmatterandenergy,thesameyear.Hewasonly26yearsold.

Withoutadoubt,Einsteinwasagenius.SowasIsaacNewton-asanyfanof"StarTrek".TheNextGenerationcansayheinventedphysics.Healsoplayedabigroleinthedevelopmentofcalculus,whichsomepeoplehavetroublecomprehendingevenafterextensiveclassroomstudy.Anothergenius,WolfgangAmadeusMozart,startedcomposingmusicwhenhewas5yearsold.Mozartwrotehundredsofpiecesbeforehisdeathin1760atage35.

Accordingtoconventionalwisdom,geniusesaredifferentfromeveryoneelse.Theycanthinkfasterandbetterthanotherpeople,Inaddition,manypeoplethinkthatallthatextrabrainpowerleadstoeccentricorquirkybehavior.Andalthoughgeniusesarefairlyeasytospot,definingexactlywhatmakesonepersonageniusisalittletrickier.Figuringouthowthatpersonbecameageniusisharderstill.

Therearetwobigthingsthatmakeitdifficulttostudygenius:

Thegeniuslabelissubjective.Somepeopleinsistthatanyonewithanintelligencequotient(IQ)higherthanacertainvalueisagenius.OthersfeelthatIQtestsmeasureonlyalimitedpartofaperson'stotalintelligence.Somebelievehightestscoreshavelittletodowithrealgenius.

Geniusisabig-pictureconcept.Mostscientificandmedicalinquiries,ontheotherband,examinedetails.Aconceptassubjectiveasgeniusisn'teasytoquantify,analyzeorstudy.

So,whenexploringhowgeniuseswork,it'sagoodideatostartbydefiningpreciselywhatageniusis.Forthepurposeofthisarticle,ageniusisn'tsimplysomeonewithanexceptionallyhighIQ.Instead,ageniusisanextraordinarilyintelligentpersonwhobreaksnewgroundwithdiscoveries,inventionsorworksofart.Usually,agenius'workchangesthewaypeopleviewtheworldorthefieldinwhichtheworktookplace.Inotherwords,ageniusmustbebothintelligentandabletousethatintelligenceinaproductiveorimpressiveway.

GeniusandtheBrain

Thebrainregulatesthebody'sorgansystems.Whenapersonmovesaround,itsendsimpulsesalongthenervesandtellsthemuscleswhattodo.Thebraincontrolsthesensesofsmell,taste,touch,sightandhearing,andthepersonexperiencesandprocessesemotionsusinghisbrain,Ontopofallthat,thebrainallowspeopletothink,analyzeinformationandsolveproblems.Buthowdoesitmakesomeonesmart?

Scientistshaven'tfiguredoutexactlyhowallthegraymatterinthebrainworks,buttheydohaveanideaofwhichpartletspeoplethink.Thecerebralcortex(大腦皮層),whichistheoutermostpartofthebrain,iswherethoughtandreasoninghappen.Thesearethebrain'shigherfunction--thelowerfunctions,whichrelatetobasicsurvival,takeplacedeeperinthebrain.

Thecerebralcortexisthelargestpartofthebrain,andit'sfullofwrinklesandfoldsthatallowittofitintheskull.Ifanadulthuman'scerebralcortexisremovedandstretchedout,itwouldbeaboutaslargeasafewpagesofanewspaper.It'sdividedintos

A.AlbertEinstein.

B.StarTrek.

C.WolfgangMozart.

D.IsaacNewton.

12.Earth:MeltingintheHeat?

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

Buthowrealisticisthispicture?Istheworld'sicereallydisappearing,orisitunscientifichotair?

AEuropeansatellitenamedCryosatwasdesignedtoprovidedefinitiveanswerstosomeofthesequestions.AlauncherfaultdestroyedthemissioninOctober2005,buttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasapprovedareplacement.Inthemeantime,hereisourglobalsnapshot.

TheAntarctic

Huge,pristine(質(zhì)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'renotsureofthemasonwhy."

OntheUp

TemperaturesinthePeninsulaappeartobeincreasingataroundtwicetheglobalaverage—about2℃overthelast50years.Thosefiguresarebasedonmeasurementsmadebyinstrumentsatscientificstations.

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

Moreworrying,potentially,arethevasticesheetscoveringtherestofAntarctica.Makingtemperaturemeasurementsforthecontinentasawholeisdifficult;itisavastplace--morethan2,000kmacross--themarefewresearchstations,andtemperaturesvarynaturallyby2～3℃fromyeartoyear.Butmeasurementsindicatethatinthewest,recitingisunderway.

"Aboutone-thirdoftheWestAntarcticicesheetisthinning,"saysDr.Vaughan,"onaveragebyabout10cmperyear,butintheworstplacesby3～4mperyear."

TherockonwhichtheWestAntarcticicerestsisbelowsealevel,andBritishAntarcticSurveyresearchersbelievethethinningcouldbeduetotheicesheetmeltingonitsunderside.

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

CryosatshouldhelptopindownwhatishappeningattheWestAntarcticfringe.TheradaraltimetersonboarditspredecessorsERSIandERS2havebeenunabletomapthesteepslopesatthecoast,whereasCryosat'sinstrumentshouldbeabletocope.

IftheentireWestAntarcticicesheetdidmelt,sealevelsgloballywouldrise,byaround5m.Butatthemoment,thereisnosignofthathappening.

OnerecentscientificpaperattemptedtocalculateprobabilitiesforhowmuchWestAntarct

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13.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalwayshaveto______forco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

14.

SomeravensinNorthAmericaapplytheirintelligenceforthegoodoftheflockby______theotherstohisfoodstore.

15.

Ifyouwanttogiveupajobwholesale,youshouldevaluate______fromit.

16.

______arekeyindicatorsoftheperformanceofWHO.

17.

TheLewisCenteratOberlinisanenergy-efficientbuildingandthemajorenergyresourceofitisfrom

18.

Mr.Symondsandhisassociateswere______withtheauthor'sreplies.

19.

Thefirstuseofthetermorganicfarmingisusuallycreditedto___________________inhis1940bookLooktotheLand.

20.Television:TheCyclopsThatEatsBooks

WhatisdestroyingAmericatodayisnottheliberalbreedofpoliticians,ortheInternationalMonetaryFundbankers,misguidededucationalelite,ortheWorldCouncilofChurches.Thesearelargelysymptomsofagreaterdisorder.Butifthereisanysingleinstitutiontoblame,itistelevision.

Television,infact,hasgreaterpoweroverthelivesofmostAmericansthananyeducationalsystemorgovernmentorchurch.Childrenparticularlyareeasilyinfluenced.Theyarefascinated,hypnotized(著迷的)andtranquilizedbyTV.Itisoftenthecenteroftheirworld.Evenwhenthesetisturnedoff,theycontinuetotellstoriesaboutwhatthey'veseenonit.Nowonder,then,thatwhentheygrowuptheyarenotpreparedforthefrontlineoflife;theysimplyhavenomentaldefensestoconfronttherealityoftheworld.

TheTruthAboutTV

OneofthemostdisturbingtruthsaboutTVisthatiteatsbooks.Onceoutofschool,nearly60%ofalladultAmericanshaveneverreadasinglebook,andmostoftherestreadonlyonebookayear.AlvinKernan,authorofTheDeathofLiterature,saysthatreadingbooks"isceasingtobetheprimarywayofknowingsomethinginoursociety."Healsopointsoutthatbachelor'sdegreesinEnglishliteraturehavedeclinedby33%inthelasttwentyyears.Americanlibraries,headds,areincrisis,withfewpatronstosupportthem.

Thousandsofteachersattheelementary,secondaryandcollegelevelscantestifythattheirstudents'writingexhibitsatendencytowardssuperficiality(膚淺)thatwasn'tseen,say,tenorfifteenyearsago.Itshowsupnotonlyinthestudents'lackofanalyticalskillsbutintheirpoorcommandofgrammarandrhetoric.ThemechanicsoftheEnglishlanguagehavebeentorturedtopiecesbyTV.Visual,movingimagescan'tbeheldinthenetofcarefullanguage.Theywanttobreakout.Theyreallyhavenothingtodowithlanguage.Solanguage,grammarandrhetorichavebecomefractured.

Recentsurveysbydozensoforganizationsalsosuggestthatupto40%oftheAmericanpublicisfunctionallyilliterate.Theproblemisn'tjustinourschoolsorinthewayreadingistaught.TVteachespeoplenottorean.Itmakesthemincapableofengaginginanartthatisnowperceivedasstrenuous(費力的)andactive.

Passiveasitla,televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatyouseeitseffectsineveryquarter,evenintheliteraryworld.Itshowsupmsupermarketpaperbacks,fromStephenKingtopulp.fiction(低俗小說).ThesearereallyformsofverbalTV-literaturethatissosuperficialthatthosewhoreaditcanrevel,inthesamesensationstheyexperiencewhentheyarewatchingTV.

Evenmoreimportantly,thegrowinginfluenceoftelevision-haschangedpeople'shabitsandvaluesandaffectedtheirassumptionsabouttheworld.Thesortofreflective,criticalandvalue-ladenthinkingencouragedbycookshasbeenrenderedoutofdate.

TheCyclops

Inthiscontext,wewoulddowelltorecalltheCyclops(獨眼巨人)--theraceofone-eyedgiantsinGreekmyth.ThefollowingisHamilton'sdescriptionoftheencounterbetweentheadventurerOdysseusandPolyphemus,aCyclops.

AsOdysseuswasonhiswayhome,heandhiscrewfoundPolyphemus'cave.Theystayedinitasashelterandwaitedfortheownertocomeback.Atlasthecame,hideousandhuge,tallasagreatmountaincrag.Drivinghisflockbeforehimheenteredandclosedtheeave'smouthwithaponderousslabofstone.Thenlookingaroundhecaughtsightofthestrangers.Heroaredoutandstretchedouthismightyarmsandineachgreathandseizedoneofthemenanddashedhisbrainsoutontheground.Slowlyhefeastedoffthemtothelastshred,andthen,satisfied,stretchedhimselfoutacrossthecavernandslept.Hewassafefromattack.Nonebuth

A.dealwithviolence

B.faceasharpcompetition

C.competewithrivals

D.confronttherealityoftheworld

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:Hi,Jack.How'sitgoing?Haveyoujusthadaclass?Youlookalittletired.

M:Yes.Ijustfinishedmylisteningclass.Itwasalittlebitdifficulttome.SometimesIreallycannotfollowtheteacher.

W:Yeah,it'salwaysdifficultinthebeginning.IfounditquitehardwhenIfirstarrived.Mnn...(23)butyouknow,whatreallymadeadifferencewasgoingonthesesocialactivitiesthatthecollegearrangesforyou.ItgivesyouachancetopracticeyourEnglishand...

M:Hmm...I'veheardthatthecollegeisprettygoodaboutorganizingthosekindsofthings.I'dlovetogoofcourse.ButhowdoIfindoutaboutthem?

W:Well,I'vejustpickedupascheduletoday.Let's...let'shavealookatit.Hereitis...They'vegotSingingwithGuitaronMondaynights.SoIwenttothislastweek.

M:Really'?

W:Yes.It'squitegoodfun.Theyteachyoumodernandtraditionalsongs.

M:But,I'mnotmuchofasinger.

W:Oh,comeon.Youshouldgo.It'sOKifyoudonotsingwell.(24)It'dbeagoodwaytopracticeyourEnglish.

M:(24)Yes.Allright.Wait,whattimedoesthissingingthingfinish?(25)Ihaveanappointmentwithoneofmyprofessorsat8:30.

W:Usuallyitstartsat7:00,andkindalastsabouttwohours,butImean,wecanalwaysleaveearlier--theydon'tmind.

M:Oh,thatwillbegreat.Icandoboth.

(20)

A.Heshouldlistenmoretotheteacher.

B.Heshouldtakepartinsomesocialactivities.

C.Heshouldaskhisprofessorforadvice.

D.HeshouldlearntosingEnglishsongs.

22.(25)

A.Awebpageauthoringprogram.

B.Akindofbeverage.

C.Acomputergame.

D.Akindofsoftware.

23.聽力原文：W:Michaeltoldushelikesclassicalmusic.

M:Buteverytimeweinvitedhimtotheconcert,healwaysfoundsomeexcusesandhenevershowedup.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutMichael'?

(15)

A.Hewantstobeinvitedtoaconcert.

B.Hetoldthemwhathisfavoritehobbiesare.

C.Hedoesn'treallyenjoyclassicalmusic.

D.Hedoesn'tknowmuchaboutclassicalmusic.

24.(16)

A.Shefeelssorryowingtotheman'sfailure.

B.Shedidnobetterthanthemaninthecontest.

C.Sheisoptimisticthatshewon'tbethelastinthecontest.

D.Shethinksthattheycanwininthecomingcontest.

25.(26)

A.Theyhavemorebuyingpower.

B.Theyhaveenoughtimetoexercise.

C.Theytendtoenjoysportsmore

D.Theyarevery