英沃國際英語-大學(xué)英語六級測試卷4

(滿分710,及格425,時間2h)

PartIWriting(30oinutes)滿分106.5

Directions:Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycci

Anti-bjllyinCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordstutDOnorethan200words.

PartHListening(30minutes)滿分248.5

SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillbeartwolongcoiversations.Attheendofeach

converscition.youwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversatbnandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryo?hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourcho

icesmjrkedA.B.CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.

B)ttliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsarcconfronting.

C)Itdescnbeihewsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.

D)Itisoneofthemostfa$cirwtingphysicsbookseverwritten.

2.A)physicists'contributiontohumanity

B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.

C)Hstoricalevolutionofmodernphysics.

D)Womenschangingattitudestophysics.

3.A)B/exposingalotofmythsinphysics.

B)BydcKribingherownlifeexperiences.

C)Byincludinglotsfascinatingknowledge

D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.

4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysks.

B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.

C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicist，

D>Itfosdesexperimentstheycocdothcmschrcs.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.

B)H?doesnotknowwhatkindoftop*ctowriteon.

C)HBdoesrwtunderstandtheprofessor'sinstructions.

D)H&hasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.

6.A)Itistoobroad.

B)Itisabitoutdated

C)Itischallenging.

D)Iti$interesting

7.A)Bography

B)Nature.

C)Philosophy.

D)B€duty.

8.AJJmprovchi>cumulativegrade.

B)Ovclophisreadingability

C)攵<ktothetopkassigned.

D)Lettheparametersfirst.

SectionB

Directions:Jnthissection,youwllheartwopassages.Attheeidofeachpassage,youwllhearthreeorfourquestion，Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.IhenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

Questions9to11arebasedonthepasageyouhavejustheyd.

9.A)TieunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland

B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.

C)TkeunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.

D)IherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.

10.A)thascreatedatotallynewdimatepattern.

B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomany$pcc?e$

C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.

D)ithaspuzzledthedimatescientistsfordecades.

11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.

B}IceiesssummersintheArctk.

C)Errigrationofindigenouspeople.

D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.

Questions12toISarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)&goodstart.

B)Adetailedplan.

QAstrongdetermination

D)Ascientificapproach.

13.A)Vlostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.

B)Mosipeopletendtohaveafinitesourceofenergy.

Ql!isvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmental

D)Ii$mostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone'swillpowrr

14.A)Fheycouldkeeponworkinglonger

B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.

C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.

D)"heyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.

15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.

B)Theyatesubjecttochange.

C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.

D)Theyarcbeyondcontrol.

SectionC

Directions:Jnthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecuresortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Abouth>lf“currentjob<mightb?automated.

B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.

0Thejobmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable

D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.

17.A)Fheyarewidelyapplicableformasiweopenonlinecourses.

B)Iheyarenowbeingusedbynumeroush?ghschoolteachers.

QTheycouldreada$manya$10.000e$$ay$inasingleminute.

D)"heycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteachers

18A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.

B)Itcoe$poodyonfrequent,high-volumeta$k$

C)ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata

D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhaveJustheard.

19.A)Fheengineeringproblemswith&olarpower.

B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththe3-ethnology

QTheimportanceofexploringnewenergysources

D)-hetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy.

20.A)>(vetrainswithsolarenergy.

B)Upgradethecity'strainfacilities.

C)Buildanewten-hlometrerailwayline.

D)Cutdownthecity'senergyconwmption

21.A)Buidatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.

B)Fineanewmaterialforstoringenergy.

C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.

D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.

Questions22to2Sarebasedonth。recordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Fhelackofsupervisionbyboththenationalandlocalgovernments.

B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisathomeandabroad

QThepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.

D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalhealthandsocialcareservices.

23.A)twasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.

B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedsoftheprivileged

Gitcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.

D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.

24.A)Fheirlongerlifespans.

B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.

C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.

D)Moreofthemsufferingsenousillnesses.

25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealth

B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.

QTheyarevulnerabletoillnessesanddiseases.

D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40iinutes)滿分：48?5

Directions:Inthissection,thereisat^ssage力〃力tenblanks.IbuarereauNedtoselectonewnfforeachblankfremalistofdtoicesgiiwif.awrdbank

followingtirepttsi儂.Rt<tdt!wpassagethroughatrefuHybefore糕Ringyourchoices.Site：/dtoiceinthebwikisidentifiedbyitfetter.PleasesNtrk

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAns^-crStreetwith11singlelinethroughthecenter.Youxtynotuseanyofthevtvrdsinthebulk^)rcthan

once.

SectionAQuestions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ConradHiltonreallywantedtobeabanker.Instead,hesuccessfullychangedthe_26,purchaseofaTexaslow-endhot?lintoamultimillion-dollarhotelempirethatearnedhimthe_27.

^innkeepertotheworld."

BorninNev/Mexicoin1887.Hiltonwas19whenhisparentsbeganrentingoutroomsintheirhome.The

businessdidn'tinteresthim.however.hebecamea_28.legslator,foundedabankandwentofftowar.tn1919.afterHilton'sfatherdied,afnendsuggestedhegotoTexastomake

his_25_.HiltonendedupinCisco;whenhisbankdealthere_30^heheadedtoanearbyhotHtheMobley.It_6_tooi-fieldworkers,sits40roomsturnedovereveryeighthours.Aweek

later,Hiltonownedit.Hesoonacquiredmorehotels—andstartedtobuildnewones.Hi$first,theDallasHilton,openedin1925.Bythelate19405,$listincludedtheFownHousei

nBeverlyHillsandChicago,sPalmerHouse,aswellas_31_nightclubsfeaturingA-liststars.He

alsoe>pandedinternationalty.Andin1949.heboughtthe*greatestofthemall":Ne*YorkGty'smagnificentWaldcrf-Astoria.TypicallyAmerican,Hiltonswere_32_too:thefirsttohave

roomswithair-conditioning,TVi,ironingboardsandjewingkts.Evenmodernhotel-reservationssystems_33_fromcoeHiltonwhichwasestablishedin1948.

TodaytheHiltonHotelsCorpowns$omc3.300.34.in78covntne^U$tyearmorethanaquarter-billionguestscheckedin.

A)souredBimotivatedC)nicknameD)cateredE)previously

F)luxuriousGipropertiesH)featuresJ)fortuneJ)evolved

K)casualUsevereM)inheritedN)creative0)state

ScctiooB

GeneticallyModifiedFoods-FeedtheWorld?

A)Ifwanttosparkaheateddebateatadinnerparty,bringupthetopicaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods.:ormanypeople,theconceptofgeneticallyaltered,hgh-techaop

productionraisesallkindsofenvironmental.bealtKsafetyandethicalquestions.PartKulariyincountriesvnthlongagrariantradition$-andvocalgreenlobb<e$-theideaieemsagainst

nature

B)InfKt.geneticallymodifiedfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.AthirdofthecomandhalfthesoybeansandcottongrownintheU.S.lastyearv/ereproductof

biotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Mnrethan6SmillionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheU.S.thisyear.Thegenetict$outolthebottle.

C)Yetthereareclearlysomeveryrealissuesthatneedtoberesolved.Likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchairxgeneticallymodifiedfoodsmustbesubjectedtorigonustesting.In

wealth/countriesthedebateaboutb<o-techistemperedby:hefactthatwehavear?charrayoffoodstochoosefrom-arxlasupplythatfarexceedsourneeds.Indevelopingcountries

despewtetofeedfa$t-growingandunderfedpopulation^theissuei$simplerandmuchmoreurgent：Dothebenefitsofbio-te<houtweightheri$k$?

0)Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbriglastyeartheworldspopulationreached6billionA、dby2050,theUNestimates,itwillbeprobablynear9billionAlmost

allthalgrowthwilloccurindevelopingcountries.Atthesametime,theworldsavailablecultivablelandperpersonisdeclining.ArablelandhasdeclinedsteadilysinceI960andwilldecrease

byhaHoverthenext50years,accordingtotheInternationalServicefortheAcquisitionofAgri-biotechApplicationsCSAAA).Howcanbio-techhelp?

E)BKJtechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedric?thatisfortifiedwithbeta-cafotene(M#卜索卜-whichthebodyconvertsintovitaminA--andadditionalironandtheyare

workingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Bio-techcanalsoimprovefarmingproducthntyinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributiontopests,

drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi(MB)

F)D<magecausedbypestsisincredibleTheEuropeancomborer,foeexample,destroy40milliontonsoftheworld'scorncropsannually,about7%ofthetotalIncorporatingpest-resistant

genesintoseedscanhelprestorethebalance.Intrialsofpest-resistantcottoninAfrica,yieldshaveincreasedsignifkintly.Sofanfearsthatgeneticallymodified,pestresistantcropsmight

killgoodinsectsaswellasbadappearunfounded.

G)Virusesoftencausemai5*vefailureinstaplecropsindevelopingcountries.Twoyearsago.Africalostmorethanhalfitscassava(WW)crop-akeysourceofcalories--tothem>salCVwus(花

葉05電Geneticallymodified,5Arus-resistantcropsanredu?thatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandurxiercultivation.

Bo-te<honalsobdpsolvethepcoWwiofsolthatcontainscxce)$aluminum,whichcandamagerootsandcjiuscmanystaple-cropfailuresAgenethatbdp$neutralizealuminumtoxicity

B性)inricehasbeenidentified.Manyscientistsbelieveb<o-techcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityindevelopingcountriesasmuchas25%andhelppreventthelossofthosecropsafter

theyareharvested.

H)Yetforallthatpromise,bio-techisfarfrombeingthewhcleanswer.Indevelopingcountries,lostcropsareonlycnecauieofhungerPovertyplaysthelargestrole.Todaymorethan1

billionpeoplearoundtheglobeliveonJessthan1dollaraday.Makinggeneticallymodifiedcropsavailablewillno,reducehungeriffarmencannotaffordtogrowthemorifthelocal

populationcannotaffordtobuythefoodtho^efarmersproduce.

I)Bic-techhasitsown'distribution'problems.Private-sectcrbio-techcompaniesintherichcountriescarryoutmuchoftheleading-edgeresearchongeneticallymodifiedcrops.Their

productsareoftentoocostlyforpoorfarmersinthedevelopingworld,andmanyofthoseproductswon'tevenreachtheregionswheretheyaremostneeded.Bio-techfirmshaveastrong

financialincentivetotargetrichmarketsfirstinordertohelpthemrapidlyrecoupthehighcostsofproductdevelopmentButsomeofthesecompaniesarerespondingtoneedsofpoor

countries

J)Moreandmorebio-techresearchi$beingcarriedoutindevelopingcountriesButtoincreasetheimpactofgeneticcscarchonthefoodproductionofthosecountries.the?eisaneedfor

bettercollaborationbetweengovernmentagencies-bothlocalandindevelopedcountries--andprivatebio-techfilmsTheISAAA.forexample,issuccessfullypartneringwiththeU.S.

AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,localresearchesandprivatebio-techcompaniestofindanddeliverbiotechsolutionsforfarmersindevelopingcountries.Will'Franken-foods,feed

thewedd?

K)Bio-techisnotapanaceaC8百IS8955),butitdoespromise:otransformagn<ultureinmanydevelopingcountries.Ifthatpromiseisnotfulfilled,therealloserswillbetherpeople,who

couldsufferforyearstocome.

L)Theworldseemsincreasinglytohavebeendrvidedintothwwhofavorgeneticallymodifiedfoodsandthosewho:earthem.Advocatesassertthatgrowinggeneticallyalteredcropscan

bekindertotheenvironmentandthateatingfoodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And.theysay.geneticengineerng-whtchcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemore

nutritiousfoods--willsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworldsburgeoning(i￡漁發(fā)展的)populat>cn.Skepticscontendthatgeneticallymodifiedcropscouklposeunique

n$k$ytheenvironmentandtohealth--n$k$tootroublingtoa:ceptplacidly.Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingthecultivationandimportationofgenetcallymodified

ognculturalproducts.MuchofthedebatearcconcernedaboUofsafetyButwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsayaboutthehazards7

M)T/oyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotland,ecovandals.stormedafield,crushingcanolaplants.lastyearinMaine.midiightraidershackeddownmorethan3.000experimenulpoplartrees.

AndinSanDiego,protesterssmashedsorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotestsbackfired:allthe

destro/edplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,activistsmistookordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties.

N)It's*a$ytounderstandwhy.Inaway.geneticallymodifiedaops-nowonsome109millionacresoffarmlandworlcwide-areinvisible.Youcan'tsee.tasteortouchagenensertedintoa

plantorjen$eitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan'ttell,juNbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoisonbutterfliesorfertilizepbntsmilesaway.Thitinvisibilityi$

precise}whatworriespeople.How,exactly;willgeneticallymodifiedcropsaffecttheenvironment--andwhenwillwcnotice?

O)Advocatesofgeneticallymodifiedortransgeniccropssaytheplantswillbenefittheenvironmentbyrequiringfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.Butcriticsfearthepotential

risksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyare.'Wehavesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants；IremarksGuentherStotzky,asoftmicrobiologistatNewYorkUniversity.eThere'salotwe

don'tknowandneedtofindout/Asgeneticallymodifiedcrqpsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersofresearchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstog?tthemissing

information.Someoftheirrecentfindingsarereassuring,otherssuggestaneedforvigilance.

46.AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thepopulationgrowthfromnowto2050isnearlyallindevelopingcountries.

47.Thc$epeopleandcountriesrestrictingandopposedtopbatingandimportingo/geneticallymodified$pbntswo“yabouttbeirwfety.

48.Theboostersofgeneticallymodifiedcropsarguethatthesealteredplantsneedfewertoxicpesticides.

49.ThemosaicvirusledtothelossofmorethanhalfofAfncanmainfoodtv/oyearsago.

50.Geneticallymodifiedcropscanhelptoimprovenutrientccntentsandfarmingproductivity.

51.Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesispoverty,notcropslost.

52.Thefar-flungoutragedestroysfieldsandplantsbecausetheymisidentifiedordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties

S3.Thedebateongeneticallymodifiedfoodsismoreheatedindevelopingcountrieswithfastgrowingandhalf-starvedpopulations.

S4.OnethirdofcomplantedinAmericawasgeneticallymodiSedcomlastyear.

55.Majorityofpeoplebelievegeneticallymodifiedcropcausesenvironmentalproblems.

56.AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thepopulationgrowthfromnowto2050isnearlyallindevelopingcountries.

SectionC

PassaicOneQuestions46to50arebasedoothefollowingpassage.

Astud/publishedintheNewEnglandJournalof

Medicneestimatedthatthereareanaverageof30in-flightmedicalemergenciesonU.S.flightseveryday.Mostofthanarenotgrave,fainting,dizzinessandhypen-entilation(

度)arethecaostfrequentcomplaints.But13%ofthem-roughlyfouraday-areseriousenoughtorequireapilottochangecourse.Themostcommon

oftheser?ousemergenciesincludehearttrouble(46%),strokesandotherneurotogtealproblems(18%),anddifficultIreathing(6%).

Letsf<ceitplaneridersarestressful.Forstarters,cabinpressuresathighaltitudesaresetatrough"whattheywouldbeifyoulivedat5,000to8,000feetabovesealevd.Mostpeople

cantoleratetheiepressuresprettyeasily,butpassengerswithheartdiseasemayexperiencechestpainsasaresultof:hereducedamountofoxygenflowingthroughtheirblood.Low

pressurecanalsocausetheairinbodycavitiestoexpand-3smuchas30%*Againmostpeoplewon'tnoticeanythincbeyondmildstomachaampingButifyou'verecentlyiadan

operation,yourwoundcouldopen.Andifamedicaldcvxehasbeenimplantedinyourbody-asplintatracheotomy(氣HID開術(shù))tubcoracatheter(§tt)-itcouldexpandandcauseinjury.

Anothercommonin-fl?ghtproblemisdeepvenousthrombosi“云靜ftltt栓)thesocdlledeconomy-classsyndrome,Whenyousittoolonginacrampedposition,thebloodirourlegs

tendstoclot.Mostpeoplejustgetsorecalves.ButWooddots,leftuntreated,couldtraveltothelungs,causingbreathingdifficultiesandevendeath.Suchclotsarereadilypieventedby

keepingbloodflowing;walkandstretchyourlegswhenpossible.

Whateveryoudozdon'tpanic.Thingsarelookinguponthein-flight-emergencyfront.Doctorswhocometopassengers'aidusedtoworryaboutgettingsued;theirfearsha\elifted

somewhatsincethe1998AviationMedicalAssistanceActgavethem'goodSamaritan'protection.Andthankstomorerecentlegislation,flightsvnthatleastoneattendantate

startingtoinstallemergencymedialkitswithautomateddefi^illators(電擊XiiSS)totreatheartattacks.

Arcyoustillwonderingifyouarehealthyenoughtofly?Myoucanwalk150ft.orclimbaflight

ofstairswithoutgettingwinded,you'llprobablydojustfine.Havingadoctorclosebydoesn'thurt,either

46.He<rtdiseasetakesupaboutofthein-flightmedicalemergenciesonUSflights.

A)13%

B)460/O

C)18%

D)6%

47.ActDrdingtothepassage,theexpansionofairinbodycavi:iescanresultin.

A)bealattack

0)chertpein

C)stonachcramping

D)diffcultbreathing

48.Accordmgtothepassage,whydoesdeepvenousthrombosisusuallyhappen?

A)Becausetheeconomyclassisnotspaciousenough

B)Becausetherearetoomanyeconomy-dasspassengers.

C)Becausepassengersarenotallowedtowalkduringtheflight

D)Becausethelowpressureinthecabinpreventsbloodflovchgsmoothly.

49.AccordingtotheJ998AvwtionMedicalAssistanceAct.DcxtorsMx)cametopassengers'aid

A)donothavetoboworriedeveniftheygivethepatientsimpropertreatment

0)willnotbesubmittedtolegalresponsibilityevenifthepatientsdidn'trecover

C)areassistedbyadvancedemergencymedicalkits

D)willbegreatlyrespectedbythepatientandthecrew

SO.Thephrase-gettingwinded，(Line2.Para.5)tsclosestinmeaningto.

A)fallngover

B)beirgoutofbreath

C)sprciningtheankle

D)movinginacurvingline

Passage2Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Touncerstandthemarketingconcept,iiisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottoomanyyearsago.most

industriesconcentratedprimarilyontheefficientproductioncfgoods,andthenreliedon'persuasivesalesmanship,tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsas

possible.Suchproductionandsellingfocusesontheneedsofthesellertoproducegoodsandthenconvertthemintcmoney.

Marke:ing.ontheotherhandfocusesonthewantsofconsumers.Itbeginswithfirstanalyzing

herpreferencesanddemandsofcomufnersandthenproducinggoodsthatwllsatisfythem.Thiseye-on-the-ronsua^rapproachisknownasthemarketingconceptwhichlimplymeans

th^tinsteadoftryingtosellwhateveriseasiest