2021-2022年山西省陽(yáng)泉市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年山西省陽(yáng)泉市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheTruthaboutLying

RickyGervais'snewfilm,TheInventionofLying,isaboutaworldwherelyingdoesn'texist,whichmeansthateverybodytellsthetruth,andeverybodybelieveseverythingeverybodyelsesays."I'vealwayshatedyou,"amantellsaworkcolleague."Heseemsnice,ifabitfat,"awomansaysaboutherdate.It'salltruth,allthetime,atwhateverthecost.Untiloneday,whenMark,adown-on-his-luckloserplayedbyGervais,discoversathingcalled"lying"andwhatitcangethim.Withindays,Markisrich.famous,andcourtingthegirlofhisdreams.Andbecausenobodyknowswhat"lying"is,hegoeson,happilylivingwhathasbecomeacompleteandutterfarce.

It'smeanttobefunny,butit'salsoamoreseriouscommentaryonusall.AsAmericans,weliketothinkwevaluethetruth.Timeandtimeagain,public-opinionpollsshowthathonestyisamongthetopfivecharacteristicswewantinaleader,friend,orlover;theworldisfullofwoefulstoriesaboutthetragicconsequencesofbetrayal.Atthesametime,deceptionisallaroundus.Weareliedtobygovernmentofficialsandpublicfigurestoadisturbingdegree;manyofoursocialrelationshipsarebasedonlittlewhitelieswetelleachother.Wedeceiveourchildren,onlytobedeceivedbytheminreturn.Andtheaverageperson,sayspsychologistRobertFeldman,theauthorofanewbookonlying,tellsatleastthreeliesinthefirst10minutesofaconversation."There'salwaysbeenalotoflying,"saysFeldman,whosenewbook,TheLiarinYourLife,cameoutthismonth."ButIdothinkwe'reseeingakindofculturalshiftwherewe'relyingmore,it'seasiertolie,andinsomewaysit'salmostmoreacceptable."

AsPaulEkman.oneofFeldman'slongtimelyingcolleaguesandtheinspirationbehindtheFoxTVseries"LieToMe,"definesit,aliarisapersonwho"intendstomislead,""deliberately,"withoutbeingaskedtodosobythetargetofthelie.Whichdoesn'tmeanthatallliesareequallytoxic:somearesimplyhabitual—"Mypleasure!"—whileothersmightbewell-meaningwhilelies.Buteach.Feldmanargues,isharmful,becauseofthestandarditcreates.Andthemorelieswetell,evenifthey'relittlewhitelies,themoredeceptiveweandsocietybecome.

Weareacultureofliars,toputitbluntly,withdeceitsodeeplyingrainedinourmindthatwehardlyevennoticewe'reengaginginit.Spame-mail(垃垃圾郵件),deceptiveadvertising,theeverydaypleasantrieswedon'treallymean—"It'ssogreattomeetyou!""Ilovethatdress"—have.asFeldmanputsit,become"awhilenoisewe'velearnedtoneglect."AndFeldmanalsoarguesthatcheatingismorecommontodaythanever.TheJosephsonInstitute,anonprofitfocusedonyouthethics,concludedina2008surveyofnearly30,000highschoolstudentsthat"cheatinginschoolcontinuestobespreading,andit'sgettingworse."Inthatsurvey,64percentofstudentssaidthey'dcheatedonatestduringthepastyear,upfrom60percentin2006.Anotherrecentsurvey,byJuniorAchievement,revealedthatmorethanathirdofteensbelievelying,cheating,orcopyingcanbenecessary,tosucceed,whileabrand-newstudy,commissionedbythepublishersofFeldman'sbook,showsthat18-to34-year-olds—thoseofusfullyrearedinthislyingculture—deceivemorefrequentlythanthegeneralpopulation.

Teachingustoli

A.amostunluckyloser

B.themosthonestman

C.despisedbyhisdate

D.hatedthosewholied

2.

Howoldarethosebabieswithoutautismwhentheystarttosaysinglewords?

A.By6or8months.

B.By12months.

C.By16months.

D.By24months.

3.

AccordingtoIsaac-Mohr,increasedselectivitymeansbetterstudentsaregoingtoallcolleges.

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4.Whensleddogsgetsufficientcarefromtheowner,theyusually______.

A.fightwithotherdogs

B.aretooheavytorun

C.arefriendlyandgentle

D.developreliabilityontheowner

5.

Theauthorwasgoodatcomputer.

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6.

Theyoungmanwasveryproficientatoperatingcomputer.

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7.

Thegreatbiologicplausibilitymakesitpossibletousemicrobicidesandoral-preventiondrugstopreventHIVinthenext10years.

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8.

Incolleges,student-athletesarecalledsosincethecollegesintendstodemonstratethatthey______betweentheintellectualpursuitandphysicalpursuit.

9.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kurtzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(遍密碼)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetooktopprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITofChina".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,andattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld-classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays.

Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceandengineering—Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:

--SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

--Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

--In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

--ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMike

GibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(鑄造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryandwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerpolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromotherindustrializednations.Inmath,Americanst

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10.

DollyMadisononceinvitedthechildrenofWashingtontorollboiledeggsdownthehillylawnof______.

11.

Algaeundernormalconditionsinrivers______.

A.consumetheavailablenutrients

B.maketheoxygenbalance

C.forceotherorganismsoutofrivers

D.overgrowanddie

12.

Newdrugsusuallyarenottestedonthepeoplewhoare______.

13.

WhatthescientistslearnedatRangeCreekhasbeguntohelpthemuncoveroneofthegreatestmysteriesof______.

14.

Bionicsisnowdevelopedtoaremarkablelevel.

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15.

TheAmazondroughtshowsextreme______ratherthanclimaticchange.

16.

ThomasMalthuswasanAnglicanclergyman.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Theultimateadvantageofviewers'onlinecommunicationbyJoostistohelpadvertisers

A.findoutthenumberofdifferentkindsofviewers

B.collecttheviewers'IPaddressesandlocations

C.improvetheeffectofadvertisements

D.judgewhethertheviewersare"DesperateHousewives"fansornot

18.

HeexpectsanexoticstudywithfreshwaterwormfromtheAntarcticwhichcan______toyieldresultswhichwillhelptounderstandhowmirror-imagetwinsdevelop.

19.AlthoughmanysongsinNorahJones'salbumwereoutoftune,Andersonwouldrathermakeno______tothesongs.

20.Sports

Manyanimalsengageinplay,buthomosapiensistheonlyanimaltohaveinventedsports.Sincesportsareaninvention,apartofcultureratherthananaspectofnature,alldefinitionsofsportsaresomewhatarbitrary.Whethersportsareahumanuniversalfoundineveryknowncultureoraphenomenonuniquetomodernsocietydependsuponone'sdefinitionofsports.Menandwomenhavealwaysrun,jumped,climbed,lifted,thrown,andwrestled,buttheyhavenotalwaysperformedthesephysicalactivitiescompetitively.Althoughallliteratesocietiesseemtohavecontestsofonesortoranotherinwhichmen,andsometimeswomen,competeindisplaysandtestsofphysicalskillandprowess,sportsmaybestrictlydefinedasphysicalcontestsperformedfortheirownsakeandnotforsomeulteriorend.Accordingtothisstrictdefinition,neitherNeolithic(新石器時(shí)代的)huntersnorcontestantsinreligiousceremoniessuchastheancientOlympicGameswereengagedinsports.Insistenceonthestipulationthatsportsmustbeperformedfortheirownsakemeanstheparadoxicaleliminationofmanyactivitieswhichareusuallythoughtofassports,suchasexercisesdoneforthesakeofcardiovascularfitness,racesruntosatisfyaphysicaleducationrequirement,ballgamesplayedtoearnapaycheck.Strictdefinitionalsomeansabandonmentofthetraditionalusageinwhich"sport",derivedfromMiddleEnglishdisporter,referstoanylightheartedrecreationalactivity.Inthemindsofsome18th-centuryaristocrats,agameofbackgammon(15子游戲)andtheseductionofamilkmaidwerebothconsideredgoodsport,butthisusageofthetermhasbecomearchaic.

Strictconceptualizationallowstheconstructionofanevolutionaryhistoryofsportsinwhichextrinsicpolitical,economic,military,andreligiousmotivationsdecreaseinimportanceasintrinsicmotivations—participationforitsownsake—increase.Thedisadvantage,however,isthatthedeterminationthatagivenactivityistrulyasportdependsontheanswertoapsychologicalquestion:Whatisthemotivationoftheparticipants?Thequestionofmotivationcannotbeansweredunambiguously.ItisprobablethatthecontestantsoftheancientOlympicGamesweremotivatedbytheintrinsicpleasureofthecontestaswellasbythereligiousimperativesofGreekcult.Itisalsoprobablethatmodernprofessionalathletesaremotivatedbymorethansimplyeconomicmotives.Thusmostscholarsassumequietlythatpopularusagecannotbecompletelywrongtorefer,forinstance,toU.S.professionalNationalFootballLeaguegamesassports.

Thepsychologicalaspectsofsportsaremoredifficulttoassessbecausefactorssuchasmotivationaremoredifficulttomeasurethanthesizeofaudienceortheamountofacontract.Thepsychologicalteststhathavebeenadministeredhaveproducedsuchawelterofcontradictoryresultsthatmanyspecialistsarereadytoabandontheattempttopinpointmotives.Somegeneralizations,however,seemtenable.Onthewhole,physicalfitnessandthedesireforsimplerelaxationseemtomotivatethosewhoshuncompetitivesportsinfavourofnoncompetitivephysicalactivitiessuchasjogging,hiking,recreationalswimming,andaerobics(althoughthedevelopmentofaerobicsconteststestifiestotheprotean(變化多端的)natureofthecompetitiveurge).Importanttothosewhochoosesportsisthechallengeofthecontest,theopportunitytotestone'sphysicalandmentalskillsagainstanotherperson,againstnature,oragainsttheabstractionofthesportsrecord.Thechoiceofonesportoveranotherdependsontheculturalavailabilityofthesport(fewLaotiansplaybaseball),onsocialgroup(fewtruckdriversownpoloponies),ongender(womenarenotsupposedtobox),andonindividualtemperament(somepeoplecannotenjoygolf).Thereisreasontobelievethatthedistinctionbetweenteamsports,whichemphasizeco

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：Haveyoualwayswantedtoinvest,butdidn'tknowwheretogetstarted?Herearethreebasicguidelinestosmartinvesting,foryourfuture.

Numberoneistohavecleargoals.Decidehowmanyyearsyouwillinvestfor,andwhatyourneedswillbeinthefuture.

Numbertwoistounderstandtherangeofpossibilities.You'llwantadiversifiedportfolio:onewithamixofstocks,mutualfunds,bonds,andcash.It'sajungleoutthem.Eachoftheseproductshasdifferentrisksassociatedwiththemandalsodifferentpotentialrewards.Understandthembeforeyoubuy,sotherewon'tbeanybigsurpriseslater.

Finally,numberthreeistohaverealisticexpectations.AsourMendLeonardodaVincisaidintheyear1500:"Hewhowishestoberichinadaywillbehangedinayear."

Overthepastseveralyears,NewYorkstockshaveaveraged30%annualreturns,butdon'tcountonthiscontinuing.Whileit'struethatsincetheyear1900,stockshaveaveragedan11%annualreturn.It'saroller-coasterridewithmanyminusyearsaswell,soyouhavetostayinforthelongterm--youhavetoweatherthestorm--andnotbetoogreedy.

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A.Todevelopasavingsplan.

B.Tosetupabankaccount.

C.Tosetclearinvestinggoals.

D.Toworkoutthebudget.

22.

【B3】

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽(tīng)力原文：OneyearaftertheSeptember11thattacksonNewYorkandWashington,someofthechangesarealltooobvious.Thisisnowaverysecurityconsciousnation.Thefeelingofsafetyprovidedbytwomightyoceansisnowgone.Americansnolongergetonplanesasiftheywerebusesorgotobaseballgameswithoutabrashfromametalorexplosivesdetector.

ButasDr.MatthewSpaldingoftheHeritageFoundationpointsout,alongsidefearthereisalsopride,patriotismandanewsenseofpurpose.

Dr.MatthewSpalding,"IthinkAmericanshavechangedconsiderably.September11thoflastyear,flagswentupeverywhere;asenseofpatriotismabounded.Ayearlaterit'sasenseofamellowedpatriotism,athoughtfulpatriotism.Americansaren'tafraidtobepatrioticandwanttothinkaboutit.

Secondly,IwouldsayAmericansaremorethoughtfulaboutforeignpolicyanddomesticpolicyand,thirdly,IwouldsayAmericansarelookinginwardtothingsthatareimportanttothem:theirfamilies,theirchurches,serviceintheircommunity--thingsthatinthelongrunwillbegoodforthemandtheirfamiliesandtheirlives."

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A.Americanstookplanesasbuses

B.Americanswenttobaseballgames

C.Americanswentwithoutabrushfromametal

D.Americansusedexplosivesdetectors

24.(43)

25.SectionC

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

Takingyourdogonvacationmayhavebeen【B1】______adecadeago,buttodayit'sflee.

【B2】______thepet-friendlyhotel,wheredogsarejustpartofthefamily,theLoewsMiamiBeachhashadmorethan1,200B3【B3】______guestssofarthisyear.Dogs,likekids,stayfreethere.

Alotofpeoplejustwanttotravelwiththeiranimals,sothehotel【B4】______gueststocomewiththeirpets.Thehotelhasaspecial【B5】______forthemfromthetimetheyenterthedoortillthetimetheyleave.

Therearefleshgrapesbythepoolforthediscerningdogandacupoficecubesforthehotdog.Anddon'tforgetthespecialdoggiedinnermenu.Thehotelkitchen【B6】______tocaninesaswellastheirmasters.Themostpopulardogdishisa【B7】______ofbeef,vegetablesandrice.It'sreallygreat.【B8】______,thepeoplefoodisevenbetter.

【B9】______.Someofthemdon'thavechildren,andthedogsmayfillthatgapforthem.【B10】______.Butwhatpetwouldn'twanttobewelcomedbacktoawelcomemealthatincludesanall-beefhamburgerbone?

【B11】______.

【B1】

26.(26)

A.Hisowninterest.

B.Hisfather'sadvice.

C.Hismajorsubject.

D.Hisowndecision.

27.(29)

A.Smoking.B.Smokers.C.WhyDoPeopleSmoke?D.TheTar.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Youspendallofyourtimereadingbooks.Howdoyouexpecttobewell-informedifyouneverreadanewspaper?

M:It'smyopinionthatreadingthenewspaperisawasteoftime.Afamousmanoncesaidthatnewspapersseparatewhatisimportantfromwhatisunimportantandthenprintthatwhichisnotimportant.

Q:Whyshouldthemanreadnewspapersaccordingtothewoman?

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A.Becausesheexpectshimtobewell-informed.

B.Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

C.Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

D.Becausehedoesn'tlearnhowtoseparatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Andnow,Mrs.Smith,canyoutelluswhathappenedatyourapartmentwhentheearthquakeended?

W:Oh,itwasterrible.I'llneverforgetit.Well,JackandIalwaysgetupataboutaquartertofive.Hehastoworkearly.Yousee,whileIwasinthekitchenpreparingbreakfast,thequakecame.Therewasthishorriblesoundandthefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewave,allatthesametime.

M:Thenwhatdidyoudo?

W:Well,wefigureoutitwasanearthquake.ThenIcrawledunderthetable,andIshoutedatJacktocome.Buthejuststoodthere.

M:Whoa!

W:Itlasted24seconds,andthenitstopped.AndJackandIcouldhearpeopletalkingoutside,sowetriedtogoouttothefrontdoor,butitwasjammedshut.Andthenthefirstaftershockhit.

M:That'sincredible.Thenwhatdidyouguysdo?

W:Well,Irememberthatsomeoneshouted,"Getoutofthere,quickly!"Jacksaid:"We'llgooutofthewindow."ButIcalledout:"It'stoohighup,"becausewewerelivingonthesecondfloor."Notanymore,"Jackshoutedback.So,welookedoutofthewindowand,sureenough,weweredownontheground!

M:Yoursecondfloorapartmentwasontheground?

W:Wecouldn'tbelieveit.Weopenedthewindowandcrawledout.Onceweweredownsafely,weturnedaroundandlookedbackatourapartmentbuilding.Thewholefirstwasgone--itwasjusttotallyflattened.

M:Mrs.Smith,doyoumeanthatthewholefirstfloorwasgone?

W:Yes,thefirstfloorwasgone.

M:Andwhataboutyourapartment?

W:Theapartment,canyoubelieveit,hadmovedandstoodthere.

M:Incredible,Mrs.Smith,absolutelyincredible.

19.Atwhattimedoesthewomangetupeverymorning?

20.WhatwasJack'sfirstreactionaftertheearthquakecame?

21.Whydidthewomanandherhusbandgetdownonthegrounddirectlyaftercrawlingoutofthewindow?

22.Whatwasthewoman'sapartmentlikeaftertheearthquake?

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A.5:15.B.4:45.C.5:45.D.0.177083

30.(32)

A.Tohelpcareeristsandworkaholicsmovetocomprehensivedevelopment.

B.Tourgecareeristsandworkaholicstoworkharder.

C.Tocombinecareerists'andworkaholics'worktogether.

D.Toalarmcareeristsandworkaholics.

31.(36)

A.TheydrankaspecialbeveragemadefromJapaneseherbs.

B.Theyhaduncookedfishthenightbeforethegame.

C.Theyhadamassagefromheadtofoottorelaxtheirmuscles.

D.Someplayerswereinjuredbeforethegame.

32.

【B4】

33.(14)

A.Sheshouldliveinthecountry.

B.Sheshouldlivenearthespring.

C.Hepreferstoliveinthecountry.

D.Heagreeswiththewoman.

34.聽(tīng)力原文：Breakfastplaysanimportantpartinourdallylife,anditsuppliesacertainoftheenergyforus.Ifwehadagoodbreakfast,we'llhaveagoodday.

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflife'sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentoldisasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodasfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelastyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn'thavebreakfastincreasedby33percent--from8.8millionto11.7million--accordingtotheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporationsofAmerica.

Forthosewhofeelthepainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast."Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,"saidArnoldEBender,formerprofessorofnutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,"nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance."

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults.

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A.AstudyoftheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporation.

B.Oneoftheessentialsforlife.

C.Latestfiguresofpeoplewhodon'teatbreakfast.

D.Breakfastandhumanhealth.

35.(34)

A.Oneweekend.B.Fivedays.C.Tendays.D.Twoweeks.

36.

【B10】

37.(28)

A.Shewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Shewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

C.Shehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.

D.Shefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

38.(16)

A.Themanshoulddowithoutbuyinganewbicycle.

B.She'llgladtohelpthemandecidewhichbicycletobuy.

C.Themanshouldnotbesoparticularaboutchoosingabicycle.

D.She'squiteconcernedabouttheman'smeansoftransportation.

39.聽(tīng)力原文：DiamondsarethehardestsubstanceknownonEarthandtheymakesparklingjewelryaswellassawbladesthatcancutthroughprettymuchanything.Theyform.deepwithintheEarth'smantlelayer(about200kmdeep)whenatomsoftheelementcarbonarrangethemselvesintoalatticeunderhugeamountsofpressurefromtheloadofrocksabove.

Recently,geologistsstudyingdiamondshaveidentifiedtheagesofthousandsofdiamondsfromSouthernAfrica,wherethemineralismostabundant.TheirresearchfoundthattherewereonlythreetimesinEarth'shistorywhendiamondsweremadeandthattheEarthnolongermakesdiamondslikeitusedto.Somethingwasdifferentthen.Perhapstheplanetwashotterontheinside,orthecompositionoftherockswassubtlydifferent."Whateveritwasithaschangednow,"statedSteveShireyoftheCarnegieInstitutioninWashington,D.C.,oneoftheprojectresearchers.

Theoldestdiamondsweremade3.3billionyearsagowhenEarthwasrelativelyyoung.Thesecondtimediamondsformedwas2.9billionyearsago.TheyoungestdiamondsonEarthare1.2billionyearsoldalthoughafewsmallerdiamondsareabout100millionyearsold.Smallbitsofrockwithinthosediamonds,calledimpurities,indicatethattheyprobablyformedfromrockslaiddowninashallowseasuggestingthatthecarbonthatmadethediamondsprobablycamefromtheremainsofancientsealife.

Somepeoplelikediamondsbecausetheyarepretty,rare,orexpensivebutDr.SteveShileyhasadifferentperspective."Ithinkofdiamonds,"hesaid,"asbeingtinytimecapsulesthatencasealittlepieceofrockprotectingitforbillionsofyearsandprovidinguswithauniquewindowonancienttimes."

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A.Always.B.Once.C.Twice.D.Threetimes.

40.(42)

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

WhatattitudedoesAlextaketowardsIndianow?

A.Stronghostility.

B.Passionatelove.

C.Slightcontempt.

D.Somewhatapproval.

42.

AccordingtoKateJones,whatshouldbedonetodetectandstoptheepidemicsbeforetheycanspreadacrosstheworld?

43.

Whatmotivatessomeseniorstosucceed?

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Morewoodwasremovedfromforestsin2005thaneverbefore,oneofmanytroublingenvironmentalsignshighlightedonThursdayintheWorldwatchInstitute'sannualcheckoftheplanet'shealth.

TheWashington-basedthinktank's"VitalSigns2007-2008"reportpointstoglobalpatternsrangingfromrisingmeatconsumptiontoAsianeconomicgrowthitsaysarelinkedtothebroaderproblemofclimateChange.

"Ithinkclimatechangeisthemosturgentchallengewehaveeverfaced,"saidErikAssadourian,directoroftheVitalSignsproject."Youseemanytrendsinclimatechange,whetherwearetalkingaboutgrainproductionwhichisaffectedbydroughtsandfl