2023年大學英語六級考試試題及參考答案

2023年1月大學英語六級考試試題及參考答案

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2023年1月12日大學英語六級考試

試卷一

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversa-

tion,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Allthepassengerswerekilled.C)Nomoresurvivorshavebeenfound.

B)Theplanecrashedinthenight.D)It'stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.

2.A)Itsresultswerejustasexpected.

B)Itwasn'tverywelldesigned.

C)Itfullyreflectedthestudents'ability.

D)Itsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.

3.A)Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.C)Headmiresthosewhodance.

B)Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.D)Hewon'tdanceuntilhehasdonehiswork.

4.A)Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkwell.C)Hedidn'tregisterforapropercourse.

B)Heisn'tgettingalongwithhisstaff.D)Hecan'tapplythetheorytohisprogram.

5.A)Readingonthecampuslawn.C)Applyingforfinancialaid.

B)Depositingmoneyinthebank.D)Reviewingastudent'sapplication.

6.A)Anewshuttlebus.C)Anairplaneflight.

B)Ascheduledspaceflight.D)Thefirstspaceflight.

7.A)Thedeadlineisdrawingnear.C)Sheturnedintheproposalstoday.

B)Shecan'tmeetthedeadline.D)Theyaretwodaysaheadoftime.

8.A)Bygoingonadiet.C)Bydoingphysicalexercise.

B)Byhavingfewermeals.D)Byeatingfruitandvegetables.

9.A)Heenjoyeditasawhole.C)Hedidn'tlikeitatall.

B)Hedidn'tthinkmuchofit.D)Helikedsomepartsofit.

10.A)Itlooksquitenew.C)Itlooksold,butitrunswell.

B)Itneedstoberepaired.D)Itsengineneedstobepainted.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Experienceinnegotiating.C)Thetimetheyspendonpreparation.

B)Ahighlevelofintelligence.D)Theamountofpaytheyreceive.

12.A)Studythecasecarefullybeforehand.C)Appearfriendlytotheotherparty.

B)Sticktoasettarget.D)Trytobeflexibleabouttheirterms.

13.A)Makesurethereisnomisunderstanding.

B)Trytopersuadebygivingvariousreasons.

C)Repeatthesamereasons.

D)Listencarefullyandpatientlytotheotherparty.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theyeathugeamountsoffood.C)Theyusuallyeattotheirhearts'content.

B)Theyusuallyeattwiceaday.D)Theyeatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.

15.A)Whenitisbreeding.

B)Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C)Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D)Whenitissufferingfromillness.

16.A)Theyarenotasdangerousaspeoplethink.

B)Theycanbeasfriendlytohumansasdogs.

C)Theyattackhumanbeingsbynature.

D)Theyarereallytameseaanimals.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.

B)Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.

C)Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.

D)Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.

18.A)Itschemicalelementsmustbestudied.C)Bigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.

B)Itstemperaturemustbelowered.D)Itsatmospheremustbechanged.

19.A)ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.

B)Itprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.

C)Itkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.

D)Itisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.

20.A)Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.

B)Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.

C)Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.

D)Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcar-makers,cost$2,000andup.Nosurprise,then,

thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,likeLexus,BMWandAudi.Butitisadeveloping

technology－meaningpricesshouldeventuallydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.

Evenatcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive.Itcanguideyoufrompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturn-by-turndirections-spokenbyaclearuman-soundingvoice,andwrittenonascreeninfrontofthedriver.

Thecomputerworkswithanantenna(天線)thattakessignalsfromnofewerthanthreeof

the24globalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellites.Bymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignalto

travelbetweenthesatellitesandtheantenna,thecar'slocationcanbepinneddownwithin100

meters.

Thesatellitesignals,alongwithinputsonspeedfromawheel-speedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar'spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincluded.

Mostsystemsarebasicallyidentical.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-thewaythecomputeracceptsthedriver'srequestfordirectionsandthewayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverentersadesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouchscreenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpointtoanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.

BMW'ssystemoffersasetofcrosshairs(瞄準器上的十字紋)thatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhaveseveralchoicesofmapscale)topickapointyou'dliketogetto.Audi'sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.

Eventhevoicesthatrecitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemslikeBMW'sand

Lexus'shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,

DutchandItalian,aswellasEnglish.Thedrivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingthe

route:fastest,shortestornofreeways(高速公路),forexample.

21.Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers________.

A)willgreatlypromotesalesofautomobiles

B)mayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblems

C)arelikelytobeacceptedbymoredrivers

D)willsoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury

22.Withanavigationcomputer,adriverwilleasilyfindthebestroutetohisdestination________.

A)byinputtingtheexactaddressC)bycheckinghiscomputerdatabase

B)byindicatingthelocationofhiscarD)bygivingvocalorderstothecomputer

23.Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars

A)aremoreorlessthesameprice

B)providedirectionsinmuchthesameway

C)workonmoreorlessthesameprinciples

D)receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites

24.Thenavigationcomputerfunctions________.

A)bymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetector

B)basicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabase

C)mainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirections

D)byusingascreentodisplaysatellitesignals

25.ThenavigationsystemsincarslikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementionedtoshow

A)theimmaturityofthenewtechnology

B)thesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystem

C)thecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipment

D)thedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriver

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

"Theworld'senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:fromlocalsmog(煙霧)toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling(砍伐)offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.

Afterall,theworld'spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutput

hasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consumedandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900(or1950,orindeed1980),theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.

Buttheydon't.Thereasonswhytheydon't,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenmined,

havetodowithprices,technologicalinnovation,socialchangeandgovernmentregulationinre-

sponsetopopularpressure.Thatiswhy,today'senvironmentalproblemsinthepoorcountries

ought,inprinciple,tobesolvable.

Rawmaterialshavenotrunout,andshownosignofdoingso.Logically,onedaytheymust:theplanetisafiniteplace.Yetitisalsoverybig,andmanisveryingenious.Whathashappenedisthateverytimeamaterialseemstoberunningshort,thepricehasrisenand,inresponse,peoplehavelookedfornewsourcesofsupply,triedtofindwaystouselessofthematerial,orlookedforanewsubstitute.Forthisreasonpricesforenergyandformineralshavefalleninrealtermsduringthecentury.Thesameistrueforfood.Pricesfluctuate,inresponsetoharvests,naturaldisastersandpoliticalinstability;andwhentheyrise,ittakessometimebeforenewsourcesofsupplybecomeavailable.Buttheyalwaysdo,assistedbynewfarmingandcroptechnology.Thelongtermtrendhasbeendownwards.

Itiswherepricesandmarketsdonotoperateproperlythatthisbenign(良性的)trendbeginstostumble,andthegenuineproblemsarise.Marketscannotalwayskeeptheenvironmenthealthy.Ifnooneownstheresourceconcerned,noonehasaninterestinconservingitorfosteringit:fishisthebestexampleofthis.

26.Accordingtotheauthor,moststudents________.

A)believetheworld'senvironmentisinanundesirablecondition

B)agreethattheenvironmentoftheworldisnotasbadasitisthoughttobe

C)gethighmarksfortheirgoodknowledgeoftheworld'senvironment

D)appearsomewhatunconcernedaboutthestateoftheworld'senvironment

27.Thehugeincreaseinworldproductionandpopulation________.

A)hasmadetheworldaworseplacetolivein

B)hashadapositiveinfluenceontheenvironment

C)hasnotsignificantlyaffectedtheenvironment

D)hasmadetheworldadangerousplacetolivein

28.Oneofthereasonswhythelong-termtrendofpriceshasbeendownwardsisthat________.

A)technologicalinnovationcanpromotesocialstability

B)politicalinstabilitywillcauseconsumptiontodrop

C)newfarmingandcroptechnologycanleadtooverproduction

D)newsourcesarealwaysbecomingavailable

29.Fishresourcesarediminishingbecause________.

A)nonewsubstitutescanbefoundinlargequantities

B)theyarenotownedbyanyparticularentity

C)impropermethodsoffishinghaveminedthefishinggrounds

D)waterpollutionisextremelyserious

30.Theprimarysolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsis________.

A)toallowmarketforcestooperateproperly

B)tocurbconsumptionofnaturalresources

C)tolimitthegrowthoftheworldpopulation

D)toavoidfluctuationsinprices

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aboutthetimethatschoolsandothersquitereasonablybecameinterestedinseeingtoitthatallchildren,whatevertheirbackground,werefairlytreated,intelligencetestingbecameunpopular.

Somethoughtitwasunfairtominoritychildren.Throughthepastfewdecadessuchtesting

hasgoneoutoffashionandmanycommunitieshaveindeedforbiddenit.

However,paradoxically,justrecentlyagroupofblackparentsfiledalawsuit(訴訟)inCaliforniaclaimingthatthestate'sbanonIQtestingdiscriminatesagainsttheirchildrenbydenyingthemtheopportunitytotakethetest.(Theybelieved,correctly,thatIQtestsareavalidmethodofevaluatingchildrenforspecialeducationclasses.)Thejudge,therefore,reversed,atleastpartially,hisoriginaldecision.

Andsotheargumentgoesonandon.Doesitbenefitorharmchildrenfromminoritygroupstohavetheirintelligencetested?Wehavealwaysbeenonthesideofpermitting,evenfacilitating,

suchtesting.Ifachildofanycolororgroupisdoingpoorlyinschoolitseemstousveryimportanttoknowwhetheritisbecauseheorsheisoflowintelligence,orwhethersomeotherfactoristhecause.

Whatschoolandfamilycandotoimprovepoorperformanceisinfluencedbyitscause.Itis

notdiscriminativetoevaluateeitherachild'sphysicalconditionorhisintellectuallevel.

Unfortunately,intellectuallevelseemstobeasensitivesubject,andwhatthelawallowsustodovariesfromtimetotime.Thesamefluctuationbackandforthoccursinareasotherthanintelligence.Thirtyyearsorsoago,forinstance,whitefamilieswereencouragedtoadoptblackchildren.Itwasconsidereddiscriminativenottodoso.

Andthenthestylechangedandthiscross-racialadoptingbecamegenerallyunpopular,and

socialagenciesfeltthatblackchildrenshouldgotoblackfamiliesonly.Itishardtosaywhatarethebestprocedures.Butsurelygoodwillonthepartofallofusisneeded.

Astointelligence,inouropinion,themoreweknowaboutanychild'sintellectuallevel,thebetterforthechildinquestion.

31.Whydidtheintelligencetestbecomeunpopularinthepastfewdecades?

A)Itsvaliditywaschallengedbymanycommunities.

B)Itwasconsidereddiscriminativeagainstminoritychildren.

C)Itmetwithstrongoppositionfromthemajorityofblackparents.

D)Itdeprivedtheblackchildrenoftheirrightstoagoodeducation.

32.TherecentlegalactiontakenbysomeblackparentsinCaliforniaaimedto________.

A)drawpublicattentiontoIQtestingC)removethestate'sbanonintelligencetests

B)putanendtospecialeducationD)havetheirchildrenenterwhiteschools

33.Theauthorbelievesthatintelligencetesting________.

A)mayeaseracialconfrontationintheUnitedStates

B)canencourageblackchildrentokeepupwithwhitechildren

C)mayseriouslyaggravateracialdiscriminationintheUnitedStates

D)canhelpblackparentsmakedecisionsabouttheirchildren'seducation

34.Theauthor'sopinionofchildadoptionseemstobethat________.

A)noruleswhatsoevercanbeprescribed

B)whitefamiliesshouldadoptblackchildren

C)adoptionshouldbebasedonIQtestresults

D)cross-racialadoptionistobeadvocated

35.Childadoptionismentionedinthepassagetoshowthat_______.

A)goodwillmaysometimescomplicateracialproblems

B)socialsurroundingsarevitaltothehealthygrowthofchildren

C)intelligencetestingalsoappliestonon-academicareas

D)Americanopinioncanshiftwhenitcomestosensitiveissues

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious"bothtothegeneralpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople'snaturalrelations,loosenedtheirresponsibilitiestokin(親戚)andneighbors,andsubstitutedintheirplacesuperficialrelationshipswithpassingacquaintances.However,inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe"obvious"isnottrue.Itseemsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyoudoifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunity.But,forthemostpart,thisfacthasfewsignificantconsequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.

Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclosesocialtieswithinsmall,privatesocialworlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferbetweenmoreandlessurbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthanarebig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensatebydevelopingfriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urbanismmayproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Norareresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikeliertodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienation,afeelingofnotbelonging,thanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andthisleadsthemtoadistrustofstrangers.

Thesefindingsdonotimplythaturbanismmakeslittleornodifference.Ifneighborsarestrangerstooneanother,theyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdoororkeepaneyeoutforyoungtroublemakers.Moreover,asWirthsuggested,theremaybealinkbetweenacommunity'spopulationsizeanditssocialheterogeneity(多樣性).Forinstance,sociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehaviorincludinggambling,drugs,etc.Large-cityurbanitesarealsomorelikelythantheirsmall-towncounterpartstohaveacosmopolitan(見多識廣者的)outlook,todisplaylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkinshiproles,tovoteforleftistpoliticalcandidates,andtobetolerantofnontraditionalreligiousgroups,unpopularpoliticalgroups,andso-calledundesirables.Everythingconsidered,heterogeneityandunusualbehaviorseemtobeoutcomesoflargepopulationsize.

36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthefirstparagraph?

A)Twocontrastingviewsarepresented.

B)Anargumentisexaminedandpossiblesolutionsgiven.

C)Researchresultsconcerningthequalityofurbanlifearepresentedinorderoftime.

D)Adetaileddescriptionofthedifferencebetweenurbanandsmall-townlifeisgiven.

37.Accordingtothepassage,itwasonceacommonbeliefthaturbanresidents______.

A)didnothavethesameinterestsastheirneighbors

B)couldnotdeveloplong-standingrelationships

C)tendedtobeassociatedwithbadbehavior

D)usuallyhadmorefriends

38.Oneoftheconsequencesofurbanlifeisthatimpersonalrelationshipsamongneighbors_____.

A)disruptpeople'snaturalrelations

B)makethemworryaboutcrime

C)causethemnottoshowconcernforoneanother

D)causethemtobesuspiciousofeachother

39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunityis,______.

A)thebetteritsqualityoflife

B)themoresimilaritsinterests

C)themoretolerantandopen-mindeditis

D)thelikelieritistodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstress

40.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A)Similaritiesintheinterpersonalrelationshipsbetweenurbanitesandsmall-towndwellers.

B)Advantagesoflivinginbigcitiesascomparedwithlivinginsmalltowns.

C)Thepositiverolethaturbanismplaysinmodernlife.

D)Thestrongfeelingofalienationofcityinhabitants.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Theladyinthisstrangetaleveryobviouslysuffersfromaseriousmentalillness.Herplot

againstacompletelyinnocentoldmanisaclearsignof________.

A)impulseC)inspiration

B)insanityD)disposition

42.ThePrimeMinisterwasfollowedbyfiveorsix_______whenhegotofftheplane.

A)laymenC)directors

B)servantsD)attendants

43.Thereisnodoubtthatthe________ofthesegoodstotheothersiseasytosee.

A)prestigeC)priority

B)superiorityD)publicity

44.Alltheguestswereinvitedtoattendthewedding________andhadaverygoodtime.

A)feastC)festival

B)congratulationsD)recreation

45.Thepriceofthecoalwillvaryaccordingtohowfarithastobetransportedandhowexpensivethefreight_______are.

A)paymentsC)funds

B)chargesD)prices

46.Themanagergaveherhis________thathercomplaintwouldbeinvestigated.

A)assuranceC)sanction

B)assumptionD)insurance

47.Althoughthemodellooksgoodonthesurface,itwillnotbearclose________.

A)temperamentC)scrutiny

B)contaminationD)symmetry

48.Wearedoingthisworkinthe_________ofreformsintheeconomic,socialandculturalspheres.

A)contextC)pretext

B)contestD)texture

49.Whileafullunderstandingofwhatcausesthediseasemaybeseveralyearsaway,________leadingtoasuccessfultreatmentcouldcomemuchsooner.

A)adistinctionC)anidentification

B)abreakthroughD)aninterpretation

50.Doctorsareoftencaughtina_________becausetheyhavetodecidewhethertheyhouldtelltheirpatientsthetruthornot.

A)puzzleC)dilemma

B)perplexityD)bewilderment

51.To________importantdatesinhistory,countriescreatespecialholidays.

A)commendC)propagate

B)memorizeD)commemorate

52.HissuccessfulnegotiationswiththeAmericanshelpedhimto_________hispositioninhegovernment.

A)contriveC)heave

B)consolidateD)intensify

53.Pleasedonotbe________byhisoffensiveremarkssinceheismerelytryingtoattractattention.

A)distractedC)irritated

B)disregardedD)intervened

54.Onceyougettoknowyourmistakes,youshould__________themassoonaspossible.

A)rectifyC)refrain

B)reclaimD)reckon

55.Hewouldn'tanswerthereporters'questions,norwouldhe__________foraphotograph.

A)summonC)pose

B)highlightD)marshal

56.Theclubwill________newmembersthefirstweekinSeptember.

A)enrollC)absorb

B)subscribeD)register

57.Ifyoudon't________thechildrenproperly,Mr.Chiver,they'lljustrunriot.

A)mobilizeC)manipulate

B)warrantD)supervise

58.Alreadytheclassis________aboutwhoournewteacherwillbe.

A)foreseeingC)fabricating

B)speculatingD)contemplating

59.Weshould________ourenergyandyouthtothedevelopmentofourcountry.

A)dedicateC)ascribe

B)caterD)cling

60.JustbecauseI'm________tohim,mybossthinkshecanordermearoundwithoutshowing

meanyrespect.

A)redundantC)versatile

B)trivialD)subordinate

61.Manyscientistsremain________aboutthevalueofthisresearchprogram.

A)scepticalC)spacious

B)stationaryD)specific

62.Depressionisoftencausedbythe________effectsofstressandoverwork..

A)totalC)terrific

B)increasedD)cumulative

63.Ahuman'seyesightisnotas________asthatofaneagle.

A)eccentricC)sensible

B)acuteD)sensitive

64.Itis________thatwomenshouldbepaidlessthanmenfordoingthesamekindofwork.

A)abruptC)adverse

B)absurdD)addictive

65.Shoesofthiskindare________tosliponwetground.

A)feasibleC)apt

B)appropriateD)fitting

66.We'llbeverycarefulandkeepwhatyou'vetoldusstrictly________.

A)rigorousC)private

B)confidentialD)mysterious

67.ThemembersofParliamentwere________thatthegovernmenthadnotconsultedthem.

A)impatientC)crude

B)tolerantD)indignant

68.SomeAmericancollegesarestate-supported,othersareprivately_______,andstillothers

aresupportedbyreligiousorganizations.

A)ensuredC)authorized

B)attributedD)endowed

69.Theprisonguardswerearmedandreadytoshootif_______inanyway.

A)intervenedC)provoked

B)incurredD)poked

70.Manypuremetalshavelittleusebecausetheyaretoosoft,rusttooeasily,orhavesomeother_______.

A)drawbacksC)bruises

B)handicapsD)blunders

試卷二

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mis-

takes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.MarkoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovidedIfyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank,lfyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods.Many1.time/times/period

oftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliteratureasaschool2./

subjectarevalidfor∧studyoftelevision.3.the

Spor