2021-2022年四川省廣元市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年四川省廣元市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Whenpeopletrytocombatstress,theirbrainneedsagoodrest,solisteningtomusicisabetterwaytocombatstress.

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2.

Whatwasthe19thtopicrelatedwithontheministerialmeetingofWTO?

A.Cottonimportationandexportation.

B.Protectingfarmersindevelopingcountries.

C.Theeliminationoftradeprotection.

D.Foodsafetyandtheenvironment.

3.

MarkTwainearnedalargesumofmoneybycollectingandsellingcocoa.

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4.Employeeswithoutchildrenareputatadisadvantagebecausetheyalwayshaveto______forco-workershavingkidstolookafter.

5.

Large-packagepurchasecanbenefitlow-incomehouseholdsintheory,butitseldomworksinreality.

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6.HereTheyCome

Mostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry—hungryformorebreadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;Americawasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoilwaspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafewpeople,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEuropeitwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEuropethereweretoomanylaborerslookingforthefewavailablejobs,sowageswerelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,sowageswerehigh.

Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordesofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligiouspersecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantinanotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwereoftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettingajob,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumightevenbemurdered—justforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.YoulearnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!

Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyouthoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshouldbenokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemassesofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,oftentimes,yourgovernmentthoughtyouweretooradicalandtriedtogetholdofyoutoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.Youdidn'twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeingcaught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucouldbeafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.ProbablyyouturnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,thisisagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Youcanreadwhatyouwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoonearrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!

ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrikecigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericaweretoldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters—andalwaysthisadvicewasgiven,"CometoAmerica."ButwhyshouldanyonebeinterestedinwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhisEuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferenttimes,butforthesamereason—businessprofits.

Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswereorganizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmostnothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcropswereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothem—ataprofits.TheDutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralothersweretradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventuallymakingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofits—neededimmigrantstogetthem—advertised—andpeoplecame.

Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstriedtogetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,theNorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeopleusedtheirships.TheythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworldtogetpeopletotraveltoAmerica—intheirships.Theysentnotonlyadvertisements,butalsoage

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7.

Czerwinskifoundthatnootherchangetoacomputersystemcouldmoresignificantlyimproveauser'sproductivitythan________.

8.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

9.YoucangetevacuationdetailsthroughthewaysprovidedbythewebsiteofLasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto______.

10.HeadachesExplained

Aheadacheisasymptom,notadisease.Aheadacheisrarelythesymptomofaseriousillness,butsevereorfrequentheadachescanbeexhaustingandcanaffectdailylife.Therearethreebasictypesofheadaches:vascularheadache,musclecontractionheadache,andinflammatoryheadache.

Vascularheadaches

Thevascularheadacheoccurswhenbloodvesselsintheheadenlargeandpressonnerves,causingpain.Themostcommonvascularheadacheisthemigraine(偏頭痛).Onetheoryaboutmigraineheadachesisthattheyoccurwhenthebloodvesselsintheheadexpandandpressonthenerves,causingpain.Anothertheoryisthattheyresultfromthebloodvesselsconstrictingandthusblockingbloodflowtopartsofthebrain;thismaycausethevisualsufferingthatoftenaccompanyorprecedeamigraineheadache.Thebloodvesselsthenbecomefullofbloodandpressonsurroundingnerves,causingpain.

Womenaremoreeasytosuffermigrainesthanaremen,andacertainpersonalitytypecompulsive,perfectionist,andverysuccessorientedseemstobemorelikelytobeaffectedwithmigraineheadaches.

Causes

Anumberofphysicalandemotionalfactorsmaycontributetomigraineheadaches.Migrainesmaybetriggeredbyasharpreductionincaffeineintakeorbyallergiestocertainfoods.Emotionalstresscanalsocausemigraineheadaches,ascandrinkingalcohol,smoking,oraninterruptioninroutineeatingandsleepinghabits(allofwhichmayberesponsiblefor"weekend"headachessufferedbysomepatients).Cyclical,seasonal,oremotionalfactorsmayalsobeassociatedwiththetendencytodevelopmigraineheadaches.Atendencytodevelopthistypeofheadachemaybeinherited.

Symptoms

Thepredominantsymptomofamigraineheadacheisasharppainononeorbothsidesofthehead.Paleness,sweating,andsensitivitytolightmayaccompanythepain.Awarningsensationmayindicateanapproachingmigraineheadache.Beforethepainbegins,someindividualsmayseeflashinglightsor"shootingstars",hearnoises,orhaveanuncomfortablefeelinginthearmsorlegs.

Diagnosis

Vascularheadachesarediagnosedbyacarefulreviewofthecircumstancessurroundingtheheadachesaswellasbyaphysicalexaminationtoruleoutanyotherdisorderthatmightbecausingthesymptoms.Eliminationtestsmaybedonetoidentifytheexactcauseofmigrainessufferedbypeoplewhoseemtoreacttocertainfoodsorchangesineatingandsleepinghabits.Inaneliminationtest,allthesubstancesthataresuspectedofcausingthetroubleareeliminatedandthenreintroducedoneatatimetoidentifythespecificcauseofthemigraineheadaches.

Treatment

Treatmentofamigrainealreadyinprogressusuallyconsistsofadrugtherapyprogramchosenfromavarietyofpainkillers,tranquilizers,andspecialprescribedmedications.

Prevention

Preventionofmigrainesispossiblewithseveraltypesofmedication.Antidepressantdrugsandbeta-blockershavebeenshowntopreventmigrainesinsomepatients.Thesedrugsworkinthebodytoblockwhatarecalledthebetaeffects,oneofwhichisexpansionofthebloodvessels.Whileitisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesedrugsprovidereliefresearchsuggeststhattheyactbypreventingtheinitialconstrictionofbloodvesselsthatcausesmigraine.

MuscleContractionHeadaches

Amusclecontractionheadacheoccurswhenmusclesoftheface,neck,orscalpremaintightenedforlongperiodsoftime.Thesemusclesarethensaidtobeinspasm(痙攣).Atensionheadacheisanexampleofamusclecontractionheadache.

Causes

Amusclecontractionheadacheusuallyoccursafteraspecificeventthathascausedthemusclestotense.Thetensionisthentranslatedintophysicaldiscomfortintheform.ofaclenchedjaw,achingneck,

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11.GetPaidforTeachinginChina

IamaforeignerlivinginChengdu,andIhavebeenteachingEnglishforoverthreeyearsnow.Anyonewhodoesn'tknow—LISTENUP!!Iwasgetting3,000yuanpermonthwhenIfirstarrivedanddidn'tknowJackaboutcontracts.IthoughtIwasgettingaprettygooddeal.Mostfirstyearteachersthinkthisway.Now,Igetnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefits(ex.airtravel--10,000yuanperyear).

Don'tlettheirgripingandcomplainingabouthowmuchforeignersgetpaidversuswhattheygetpaiddissuadeYOUfromgettingpaid.Feelfreetoe-mailmeandaskformy"BargainingPoints"aswellasasamplecontractfromtheschoolIamnowworkingat.The"BargainingPoints"iswritteninMSWordFormatsoIcanattachitandsendittoyou,oryoucansimplyaskmetocopythemtoareplyTHEYincludeallthethingsyoushouldwatchoutfor(likethefactthatnocontractIeverheardofincludesa"PersonalIncomeTaxBenefit"wheretheschoolpaysfortaxesonincomeover4,000yuanpermonth.Getcaughtwithyourpantsdownonthisoneandjustsmileaswideasyoucanwhileyoubendover.)

Theonlywaythesystemwillchangeisifeveryone(meaningallforeigners)startsdemandingthesamethingandstartssaying"NO"totheridiculouslylowoffersoutthere.

ThebestscenarioforanyonewantingtoworkinChinaistogetthemostmoneyyoucanfortheleasthours,whateverthatmightturnouttobe,andthentofarmyourselfouthourlytootherschools,ffyoudon'tdoityourself,theschoolswillfindawaytodoitforyouandinawaythattheygetthemajorityoftheprofits.Iwasdoingthisfor125yuanperhourwhenIfoundoutthathereinChengdu,175yuanperhouristhenorm.Startat200andletthembargainyoudownto175.Inall,mysituationhasturnedouttobeveryprofitable.Iliveina225sqmeterapartmentandpayallmyownbillswhilelivingoffcampus.LastmonthImade12,300yuanworkingforthreedifferentschoolsanddoingpart-timetutoringwork.Partofitwasduetomyavailabilitytootherschoolsonanhourlybasisbecauseofthelowhoursofmyoriginalcontract.

Thislevelofinvolvementalsorequiresamoreexperiencedindividualwhoreallyknowstheircityandhasmadesomefewrelationshipstobeabletomakeitworkoutproperlytohis/herownadvantagewithoutgainingtheire(憤怒)ofthewrongpeople.Itisalittleriskyatfirst,butoncethingsaredoneproperlyintheChinesewayitisrathersimplerthanitseems.

MOSTIMPORTANTISTOSHARETHISINFORMATION!!HELPINGOTHERSHELPSYOURSELF!!IfyouhaveANYquestionsatANYtime,feelfreetoe-mailme—I'dbealltoohappytohelp.

AsIsaid,juste-mailmeandaskfor"AcopyoftheMSWorddocumentswhichcontaintheNegotiatingPointsandthemostrecentcontract"whichIsignedtobeginthespringsemesterof2006.Pleasenote,whenyoureadthis,thatthelinesinBOLDtextwerethechangesImadetotheoriginalcontract.SometimesIoverwrotewhattheyhad,othertimesIadded.Othersectionswereentirelymyownadditionsresultinginthecontractlengtheningsomewhat.Inall,therearestillsomethingsIfeellikeIshouldhaveadded-likegettingpaidvacationsforforeignholidays(paidleaveforChristmasandThanksgivingforexample)-butwillhavetoremembertoaddthoselaterinthenextcontract.ThesearenotmentionedinmyoriginalNegotiatingPoints,butthenagain,livinginChinaandnotgettingpaidleaveforthosetwoholidaysisnotTHATbigadealanyway.

OnelastpieceofadviceBeingabletomakesuchchangesusuallyrequiresaface-to-face,sodon'texpecttoomuchifyou'rebargainingovertheinternetorthephone.So,thatsaid,youcansignwhatevercontractyouwant,bu

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12.Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

13.

Itisnecessaryforustoknowhealthyweightisnot______.

14.

Roboticsisatechnology______.

15.Thegrass-fed-beefburgersintheYaleSustainableFoodProjecthavebeenboughtfrom______.

16.

TheJobberswilldealwithimmenseflexibilityasprincipalsbecausetheyarebuyingandsellingshares______.

17.

Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehad.notdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

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18.Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybeingreen."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillruletheroadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinepricessoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidform.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼氣)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell.equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25.000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances,in1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,,laborersconstructedmorethant0majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-strokeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflamabilityandignitiontemperatures,NGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.

Still,some

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19.

Usingthecontainerstotransportcankeepthegoodsclean.

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20.WhyAmericanstraveloverseaslessthantheirwesterncounterparts?

A.Theirvacationstendtobeshorter.

B.Theycan'taffordinternationaltours.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.

D.TheypreferstayingwhereAmericansareinthemajority.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

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22.SectionC

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

Inabout45years,temperaturesonEarthwillbehotterthanatanytimeduringthepastonemillionyears,saystheU.S.【B1】______topclimatologistinanewreport【B2】______today.

Accordingtothereport,publishedinthe【B3】______oftheNationalAcademyofSciences,theplanetisjusttwodegreesshyofan【B4】______temperatureof59degreesFahrenheit,whichiswhatthey【B5】______thetemperaturewasaboutamillionyearsago.

NASA'sJamesHansen,alongwith【B6】______fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaandColumbiaUniversity,areforthefirsttime,markinga【B7】______signalingtheapproachoftemperaturesthathumanshavenever【B8】______"HumansarenowincontroloftheEarth'sclimate,forbetterorworse,"Hansensays.

【B9】______.

Whatthattemperaturechangemeansisthatbymid-century,theworldwillexperienceevenmorerecordheatwaves,wildfires,moreintensestormsandflooding.Inotherpartsoftheworld,【B10】______.

Hansenstresseswecan'twaitthatlongtocutgreenhousegaspollution,becauseofthedecadesittakesfortheclimatesystemtorespondtochanges.【B11】______.

【B1】

23.SectionC

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

Thetimeis7o'clock,andthisisAmelyBrownwiththenews:TheGerman【B1】______aresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplane【B2】______lateyesterdayontheIslandofTenariff.Theplane,aBoeing727takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideasit【B3】______forpreparingtoland.Thisplanewascarrying180passengers.Itisthoughtthereareno【B4】______.【B5】______workersareatthescene.

The500UKmotorworkerswhohadbeenon【B6】______inHighTownforthepastthreeweekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalksbetweenthemanagementandunion【B7】______whichresultedinanew【B8】______onworkinghours.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthat【B9】______________________________.

Andfinally,theweather:【B10】________________________________.buttowardslateafternoon,【B11】____________________________.

【B1】

24.聽力原文：Inabidtoimprovetheknowledgeoffarmersinscienceandtechnology,theMinistryofAgriculturewillinvestabout1.1billionyuannextyear.Thefigureisa53percentincreaseoverthisyear's720millionyuan.DeputyAgricultureMinisterWeiChao'anmadethepledgeyesterdayattheFarmerScientificLiteracyForumheldinBeijing."Fromnextyear,thebudgetwillbesignificantlyincreasedeachyear,"Weisaid.TheinvestmentwillgotowardsimplementingtheNationalSchemeforScienceLiteracy,whichwasannouncedinFebruarythisyear.TheschemeaimstoimprovescientificliteracyinChinaandmakeitapolicypriority.Weisaidthemoneywillbemainlyspentinhelpingfarmersdevelopnewtechnologicalskillstocopewithmarketfluctuations,aswellasindustrialskills.Sofarthisyear,8.6millionfarmershavereceivedtrainingandeducationinitiatedbytheMinistryofAgriculture.Weinoted,however,thatdespitecontinuedeffortstoimprovefarmers'scienceandtechnologyskills,only9.1percent,orabout700million,haveeverparticipatedinvariousscienceandtechnologytrainingprograms.Theprogramsarealsonmbyothergovernmentalandnon-governmentalorganizationssuchastheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyandtheChinaAssociationforScienceandTechnology.TheaverageChinesefarmeronlyreceives7.3yearsofeducation.CAST,theMinistryofAgricultureandothergovernmentdepartments,willcontinuetoexplorewaystocombinescientificeducationandtrainingtoimproveagriculturalproductionskills,DengNan,firstsecretaryofCAST,toldtheforum.

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A.Toimprovetheknowledgeoffarmersinscienceandtechnology.

B.Toimprovethelivingconditionsoffarmers.

C.Toimprovetheknowledgeofunskilledworkers.

D.Toimprovethelivingconditionsofthefarmersandworkers.

25.聽力原文：W:Roberthadworkedasasecretaryforthreeyears.Thenhebecameanewspaperman.Afterthathestartedwritingnovels.

M:Iknow.Andhehasbeandoingnothingelseeversince.

Q:Whatistheman'soccupationnow?

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A.He'sasecretary.

B.He'sanovelist.

C.He'sanewspaperman.

D.He'saworker.

26.(26)

A.FamousScottishwhiskey.

B.Scottishsweaters.

C.Castlerocks.

D.AsouvenirofHolyroodPalace.

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【B4】

28.聽力原文：M:Hello,Jenny.Whatareyoudoinghere?

W:Hello,Mark!Thisismydaughter,Sarah.It'stheschoolholidays,sowe'reshoppingnow.We'renotsurewhattodoafterthat.

M:Well,there'sashowforchildrenthisafternooninthelibrarywhereIwork.

W:Oh?Whattimeisitat?

M:Itstartsattwoandfinishesatthreethirty,it'sonlyaquarterpastonenow.DoyouthinkSarahwouldlikethat?

W:Howmuchisaticket?

M:Well,it'sonepoundfiftyforadultsandseventy-fivepenceforchildren.Programmesaretwenty-fivepence.

W:Anddoesyourlibraryrunareadingcourseintheholidays?

M:Yes,andifchildrenunderten,likeSarah,readfourbooksinsixweeks,wegivethemsomethingtotakehome.

W:What?likeabook?

M:Well,thisyearit'sapen,butsometimesit'sabookoraschoolbag.MeetmeaftertheshowandI'llgiveyoumoredetails.

W:Thanks.Seeyoulaterthen.

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A.1:15.B.2:00.C.1:30.D.3:30.

29.聽力原文：W:Ah,isthisTVstillonthewarranty?

M:ItshouldbesinceIboughtitonlytwomonthsago.

Q:WhathappenedonthisTVset?

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A.Itisnottheirs.

B.Ithassomeproblems.

C.Itisoutofwarranty.

D.Itwasstolen.

30.(22)

A.Hewassurelyunderhugepressure.

B.Thecafeteriawasnotoneofhisgreatestachievements.

C.Hedidalmostnothingsignificant.

D.Hewasthegreatestleaderofthestudents'union.

31.(24)

A.Adozenroses,twodozenballoonsandaromanticdinner.

B.Adozenroses,abeautifulcardandaromanticdinner.

C.Twodozenroses,adozenballoonsandaromanticdinner.

D.Twodozenroses,abeautifulcardandaromanticdinner.

32.聽力原文：W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?

M:Yes,infacthewasmadechairmanbutheonlyagreedtotakethejobifthey'lllethimmakeallthedecisionhimself.

Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?

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A.Todowhateverthecommitteeasksofhim.

B.Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C.Torunthecommitteeaccordingtohisownideas.

D.Toelectthecommitteechairmanhimself.

33.聽力原文：Arecentstudyrevealshighereducationtendstospeedupmentaldeclineandleaveelderlypeopleatalossforwords.

Participantsinthestudywereallmorethan70yearsold.Theyweretesteduptofourtimesbetween1993and2000ontheirabilitytoremember10commonwordsreadaloudtothem.Themosteducatedtestsubjectswerefoundtoexperienceasteeperdeclineduringtheyearsinrememberingthelist.

Individualswithabettereducationseemtohaveahigherstartingpointintheirwordmemory,andsomayinitiallyremembermoretotalwordsthantheirlesseducatedpeers.

Themoreeducationonehas,themorewordsonewillknowtobeginwith.Itappearsthemoreyouknow,themoreyouhavetolose.

Theexplanationforthefasterdeclineofmoreeducatedindividualscouldpossiblybetheywereunabletoaccessmemorytrickstheyoncereliedontohelpthemrememberthings.Forawhile,thesestrategiescanhelpthemcompensate,butastheygetolder,theirbrainsbecomeoverwhelmedandtheycannolongerusethosestrategies.

Becausethestudydidn'tfollowpeopleacrosstheirentirelifespans,therecouldbeotherunseenfactors.Forexample,thosewithlesseducationmaystarttheircognitivedeclineearlier.

Thepossiblyprotectivenatureagainstconditionslikedementiacouldbeduetoacorrelationbetweenhighereducationandgenerallyhigherlivingstandards,likeaccesstobetterhealthcareandbettereatinghabits.Thethingsthatmakeahealthybodymakeahealthymind.

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A.Theolderpeopleget,themoretheylose.

B.Thelowereducationoldpeoplehavereceived,themoretheywillforget.

C.Elderlypeopletendtoforgetdespitetheireducationbackground.

D.Theelderlypeoplewithhighereducationaremorelikelytolosememory.

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35.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpa