2021-2022年陜西省西安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2021-2022年陜西省西安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Indecisionmaking,theFedExExpressalwaysfollowsthecorporatephilosophyof______.

2.

Therewere______groupsofindenturedservants.

3.

Thepistonofanatural-gasvehiclemovesupanddownbythepowerof______.

A.thesparkplug

B.thefour-strokeengine

C.theairinthecylinder

D.theheatofnatural-gasburning

4.Awedding-planningworkermaybethesourceofhiscolleague'sangerbecause______.

A.thelatterisjealousoftheformer'shappiness

B.thelatterhastodosomeoftheformer'swork

C.theformermayforcethelattertohelpwiththewedding

D.thelattertendstomakemistakesundertheformer'sinfluence

5.

TheTatafamilycannothelpbutterminatebecauseRatanis______.

6.

ThedemographicchangeinruralEuropewillhaveanegativeeffectoneveryaspectofthelocaleconomyfromtouristindustryincometoagriculturaloutputs.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

MoreandmorepeopleintheU.S.tendtoidentifyasAmericanIndianspartlybecausethey______.

8.

Africansregard______asaffectivewaysofknowingthings.

9.

Theorangutans'DNAis______tothehumans'.

10.Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

11.

Theauthorsuggeststhatthewifekeepthemoneywhilethehusbanddecideshowtospendit.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.WhatdidTimYoungsuggestdotoemployeesembarrassingco-workersbygivingtoomuchpersonalinformation?

A.Sackingthemonthespotfordoingso.

B.Forbiddingsensitivetopicsintheoffice.

C.Tryingtoredirecttheirattentiontowork.

D.Limitingtheirtimespentwithco-workers.

13.Whenyouarestressfulbecauseofthefeelingthat"there'ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime",youshould______.

A.askotherstohelpyou

B.allowyourselfamental"get-away"

C.makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo

D.dothetasksaccordingtoyourhobby

14.

DavidJablonskiandhiscolleaguesdividedtheEarth'ssurfaceintotwo:______andthe"extratropics".

15.Accordingtotheauthor,ifonechoosestotravelwithfewerpossessions,he______.

A.islikelytoenjoyhimselfmore

B.willbeabletotravelmuchcheaper

C.tendstobuyhomemorelocalspecialtyproducts

D.willprobablymakewiserpurchaseontheroad

16.

Bipolardisorderhasfourtypesbecause______showupdifferentlyindifferentpeople.

17.

Adlerrecognizedthatformany,thejobchoiceislikelytohave______.

18.

DemocracywasexpectedinallMiddleEastnationsundertheinfluenceofIraq.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouthowtokeepatimelog?

A.Theroutinetriflesinlifeshouldbedisregarded.

B.Detailsshouldbetakendownasmanyaspossible.

C.Activitiesatworkshouldbeprimarilyrecorded.

D.Thereshouldbenomorethan100entries.

20.

ItismentionedthatAncientRomewasruledby______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.SectionB

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

聽力原文：China'seconomyistheworld'sfastestgrowingoneanditshowsnosignofslowingdown.SigningcontractswithChinesebusinessesisthetoppriorityforeveryBritishcompanythatwantstostayaheadinglobaltrade.NowschoolsintheUnitedKingdomwanttogivetheirstudentsaheadstartbyteachingthemMandarin--andtheyaremakingitcompulsory.

BrightonCollegeisaprivateschoolonthesouthcoastofBritainand(26)alreadyteachesLatin,SpanishandFrenchtoits1,200pupils.Atpresent,studentscanchoosebetweentheselanguages,butfromtheautumn,whichisthebeginningofthenewacademicyearinBritishschools,everystudentmuststudyMandarinwhethertheylikeitornot.

RichardCalms,headmasterofBrightonCollege,describesthemoveas"allthemoreradical"asthereisveryfewnativeChinesepupilsstudyingattheCollege.(27)Mr.CairnsisconsideredaradicalpersonhimselfbecausehewillbeginMandarinclassesinSeptemberasapupilinanordinaryclassofstudents.

(28)CalmsisconvincedthatteachingMandarinisessentialforhisstudentsthatalreadyhaveagoodrecordinsucceedinginbusiness.WithMandarinaddedtoapupil'sportfolio,thatrecordcanbesustainedandimproved."Oneofmykeytasksistomakesurepupilsareequippedfortherealitiesofthe21stcenturyandoneisthatChinahasthefastestgrowingeconomy."hesaid.

BrightonCollegeisfollowinganationaltrendasstudyingChinesetotheBritishA-levelstandardisdestinedtoovertakeSpanishandGerman,accordingtorecentfiguresshowingthenumberofstudentstakinglanguageexaminations.

(27)

A.Latin,Spanish,FrenchandMandarin.

B.Latin,French,GermanandSpanish.

C.French,Spanish.,GermanandMandarin.

D.English,Spanish,GermanandMandarin.

22.SectionC

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

Themoretimeswehavewalkedaroute,thelongerwejudgeittobe,aUKresearcherhasconfirmed.His【B1】______couldhelpexplainwhydaily【B2】______cangrowtoseeminterminablylong.

Neuroscientistshavelongknownthatourbrainsarepooratestimatingaset【B3】______suchasakilometre.Butmoststudiesofthis【B4】______havebeencarriedoutinsimpleartificial【B5】______where,forexample,peoplewalkalongpathstapedoutinagymnasium.

AndrewCromptonatManchesterUniversity,UK,wantedtoseehowgoodweareat【B6】______distancesintherealworld.Heasked140【B7】______studentsintheirfirst,secondandthirdyearsofstudyto【B8】______thedistancefromtheuniversity'sstudent-unionbuildingtofamiliardestinationsalongastraightroad,【B9】_______________________________.

【B10】_______________________.Firstyearstudents,forexample,estimatedamile-longpathtobearound1.24milesonaverage,whilethirdyearstudentsstretcheditto1.45miles.CromptonpublishedhisresultsinEnvironmentandBehavior.

【B11】_____________________."Itseemstofitinwithanemergingtheme,"saysaprofessorwhohascarriedoutsuchexperimentsathisuniversityinCanada.

【B1】

23.(35)

A.Tosomeextentitsaudiencewilldecrease.

B.TheprogramsoniPodaremoreattractivethanthoseofABC.

C.TheaudiencewillchoosetraditionalbroadcasttelevisiononiPod.

D.Theaudiencewillgetboredwiththewide-screentelevision.

24.SectionC

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

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinkthatitcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemical【B1】_______--afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.

Creamandbuttercontainmuchthesame【B2】_______,sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeena【B3】_______.Bothareemulsions--tinyglobulesofoneliquidevenly【B4】_______throughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurrounding.Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawatery【B5】_______arelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthe【B6】_______.Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture.Whenthesituationis【B7】_______,thebacteriaarelockedawayin【B8】_______burieddeepintheseaoffat.【B9】_______.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.

Inbutter,thereisaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriafromgrowing.【B10】_______.Itisbelievedthatitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream,forinstance,morelikethoseinbutter.【B11】_______.

【B1】

25.(22)

A.Lethimwinatennisgame.

B.Helphimfinishhisanthropologyproject.

C.Givehimsomemedicineforhisstomach.

D.Lendhimheranthropologybook.

26.聽力原文：W:IthoughtTomsaidhegotAsinallhistests.

M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom'swordstooseriously.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(14)

A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistrue.

D.Tomisnothumorousatall.

27.聽力原文：M:Iheardthatthenewspapergavethatbookaterriblereview.

W:Itdependsonwhichnewspaper.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(16)

A.Youshouldbelieveeverythingyouread.

B.Shethinksthebookisexcellent.

C.Shewonderswhichnewspaperhereads.

D.Reactiontothebookhasbeenvaried.

28.聽力原文：W:Everybody'stalkingabouttheMarathon.Isupposeyou'regoingtorunagainthisyear,Lila?

M:YoubetIam...I'vebeenpractisingformonths.YouknowIrun10CentralParkeveryday,eitherbeforeorafterwork?

Q:Whatdoyouknowabouttheman?

(17)

A.HeisaMarathonsportsman.

B.HeisanamateurMarathonsportsman.

C.Heisracelover.

D.Hewillattend10-milerace.

29.聽力原文：Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihavesomeurgentthingstosaytogoodpeople.

Somethinghasgonewrongwithouronce-proudAmericanwayoflife.Akeyingredientisdisappearing:responsibility,whichmeansthateverypersonisresponsibleforhisactions.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,nolaw,andultimately,nosociety.Myjobasapoliceofficeristoimposeresponsibilityonpeoplewhorefusetoimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypolicemanknows,controlsonpeople'sbehavior.arefarlesseffectivethaninternalrestrictionssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.Yetgradually,especiallyinourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestrictionsareloosening.Yourtypicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlife.

Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Nowit'sthecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:bytheschoolthatdidn'tteachhimtoread,bythechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,bytheparentswhodidn'tprovideastablehome.Idon'tbelieveit.Manyothersinequallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminalactivities.Ifwefreethecriminalfromresponsibility,webecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses.Wedesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.

(30)

A.Becausegoodmenarenotassmartasthepolice.

B.Becausegoodpeoplehavenosenseofguilt.

C.Becausegoodpeoplehavehardlydoneanythingtopreventcrimes.

D.Becausegoodpeoplecommitmorecriminalactivitiesrecently.

30.(24)

A.Shedoesn'tknowhowtosende-mails.

B.Shedidn'treceivetheimportante-mails.

C.Shelosthermailssomewhere.

D.Shereceivedalotofjunkmails.

31.聽力原文：M:Pardonme,Ineedsomequartersforthatpayphone.Canyoubreakadollarbill?

W:I'mafraidI'mlowonquartersmyself.Icanletyouhaveacoupleplusafifty-centpiece.

Q:Whatdidthewomangivetheman?

(19)

A.Shegavehimhisdollarback.

B.Twoquartersandahalfdollar.

C.Twoquartersandfiftypennies.

D.Threequarters,twodimesandanickel.

32.【B1】

33.(31)

A.Byturningtheintensityofsunshineintomaps.

B.Byanalyzingtherecentweatherreport.

C.Bycapturingthemicrowaveradiationfromrtesoil.

D.Byanalyzinginformationprovidedbygroundobservationcenters.

34.

【B3】

35.聽力原文：M：Thecityisgoingtoteardownthoseoldhousesandputupanewshoppingcenter．

W：Anothershoppingcenter?That'snothingnew．

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Theoldhousesshouldbeturnedintostores.

B.Thecityneedsevenmoremodernization.

C.Thisshoppingcenterisquiteold.

D.Newshoppingcentersareverycommon.

36.聽力原文：W:ProfessorManes,IwonderifyoucanfillmeinonyourlecturelastFriday.Ihadtoattendascholarshipawardceremony.

M:Ohwell,congratulations.Ihopeyouwererewardedhandsomely.

W:Well,everybithelps.So,aboutyourlecture,Iunderstandyouweretalkingaboutextinctions.

M:Yes.Well,thecruxofmytalkwasjustthat,wetendtothinkofextinctionasadramaticevent,butmostspeciesdieoutoverquiteaperiodoftime.

W:Whydotheydieoff?Ithoughttheywerecontinuouslyimprovingthemselves.Naturalselection,Ithinkyouoncementioned.

M:Ah,butyouseewhilethereisnaturalcompetitionbetweenthespecies,whatdetermineswhichspeciessurviveislargelybychance.

W:Idon'tgetit.Whydospeciesbothercompeting?

M:Well,thereareshort-termadvantages.Butmanyspeciesalsoarehelpedbyothers.Forexample,thecommonhouseflyandcockroachesmighthavediedoffyearsagoifnotforhumans.

W:Butyou'renotsayingthathumansaresosuccessfulmerelybecauseofchance?

M:Toacertainextent,humanswereinitiallyluckyenoughtohavetherightweatherconditionsandalackofpredators,butnow,ofcourse,wesurvivebyingenuity!

W:Sowemayneverbecomeextinct.

M:NO,becausewemaybeinacrashcoursetoextinctionbyourcontinuousexploitationoftheenvironment.Wearearelativelyyoungspeciesandourtimeisnotyetoverdue.

W:Butthereare6billionofus.

M:Yes,andthere'remanymorehousefliestoo!Eachwiththecapacitytospreadonediseasefromonepersontoanotherinafastperiodoftime.

(23)

A.Sheiswritingacompetitivepaperforascholarship.

B.Sheisdoingapaper.

C.Shemissedthelecture.

D.Sheisplanningtoattendthescholarshipawardceremony.

37.(25)

A.Theimpulsetogoonlinebeginstoaffectotherareasoflife.

B.Onebeginstofeelanxiousordepressedorlonelyifonline.

C.Oneisn'tlookingforwardtobeingconnectedwithotherpeopleonline.

D.Oneislikelytobeviolentorcrazyoraggressiveifnotonline.

38.【B7】

39.(26)

A.Tointroducethewomantosomeonewhohasresearchedblushing.

B.Toillustratethebenefitsofapublic-speakingclass.

C.Toexplainawaytoovercomeblushing.

D.Togiveanexampleofsomeonewhoblusheseasily.

40.

【B9】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtohavetheirattentiondivertedbyasignthatread-AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS.Thisself-defeatingwarninghasnowbeenremovedbutitsmessageisstillverymuchtothepoint.Almostanythingcancauseanaccident.Apartfrommomentaryinattention,itmightbeaminormiscalculation.Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidents.Theremustbesomecausesotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionalsoplaysitspart.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearcsubtlevisualtraps.Whereverthereisa"blackspot",itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.

Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavebeenstopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit;thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccidents.Ifsomebodyisinjured,thedrivermustproducehisinsurancecertificateonrequest.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotographsandgatheringotherevidence.Inyourabsencethepolicecouldbegivenabiasedstoryagainstyou;andyouyourselfmightwanttopointoutcertainfeaturesoftheaccidenttothepolice.

AMOMENT'SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTSisaself-defeatingwarningbecause______.

A.itisnottree

B.itwilldistractthedriver'sattention

C.itistoodifficulttounderstand

D.itistoolongtobereadwhiledrivingacar

42.Whatdoweknowaboutthebrainfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itworksmuchbusilyduringsleep.

B.Itrestsduringsleepjustlikethebody.

C.Itkeepsussubconsciousduringsleep.

D.Itneedstostopworkingforhourseveryday.

43.

Alcoholismwillcausethefollowingproblemsexcept______.

A.badhealth

B.trafficaccidents

C.poorjobperformance

D.socialorder

44.

Accordingtothefossilreconstruction,whatmainpartsdidatreecomprise?

A.Itcomprisedatrunk,verticalridgesandpalms.

B.Itcomprisedleaves,fernsandpalms.

C.Itcomprisedstumps,branchesandpalms.

D.Itcomprisedabase,atrunkandacrown.

45.

Itismostlikelythattheauthorwantsto______.

A.tellastoryaboutteaching

B.studyateachingmethod

C.enlightenparents

D.instructstudents

46.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphabouteducationafterretirement?

A.Itcanencourageretireestohavewideinterestsinvariousareas.

B.Itcankeepretireesbusyallthetimebytakingdifferentcourses.

C.Itcanchallengeretireestogainhighacademicachievements.

D.Itcanhelpretireesliveameaningfulbutrelaxinglifeinlateyears.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manytheoriesconcerningthecausesofjuveniledelinquency(crimescommittedbyyoungpeople)focuseitherontheindividualoronsocietyasthemajorcontributinginfluence.Theories【C1】______ontheindividualsuggestthatchildrenengageincriminalbehavior.becausetheywerenotsufficientlypenalizedforpreviousmisdeedsorthattheyhavelearnedcriminalbehavior.through【C2】______withothers.Theoriesfocusingontheroleofsocietysuggestthatchildrencommitcrimesin【C3】______totheirfailuretoriseabovetheirsocioeconomicstatusorasarejectionofmiddle-classvalues.

Mosttheoriesofjuveniledelinquencyhavefocusedonchildrenfromdisadvantagedfamilies,【C4】______thefactthatchildrenfromwealthyhomesalsocommitcrimes.Thelattermaycommitcrimesforlackofadequateparentalcontrol.Alltheories,however,aretentativeandare【C5】______tocriticism.

Changesinthesocialstructuremayindirectly【C6】______juvenilecrimerates.Forexample,changesintheeconomythatleadtofewerjobopportunitiesforyouthandrisingunemploymentingeneralmakegainfulemploymentincreasinglydifficulttoobtain.Theresultingdiscontentmayin【C7】______leadmoreyouthsintocriminalbehavior.

Familieshavealsoexperiencedchangestheseyears.Morefamiliesconsistofoneparenthouseholdsortwoworkingparents;【C8】______,childrenarelikelytohavelesssupervisionathomethanwascommoninthetraditionalfamilystructure.Thislackofparentalsupervisionisthoughttobeaninfluenceonjuvenilecrimerates.Other【C9】______causesofoffensiveactsincludefrustrationorfailureinschool,theincreased【C10】______ofdrugsandalcohol,andthegrowingincidenceofchildabuseandchildneglect.Alltheseconditionstendtoicreasetheprobabilityofachildcommittingacriminalact,althoughadirectcausalrelationshiphasnotyetbeenestablished.

A.commentingB.identifiableC.turnD.allocation

E.affectF.availabilityG.simultaneouslyH.response

I.centeringJ.ignoringK.interactionsL.although

M.subjectN.resistantO.consequently

【C1】

48.

【C6】

49.

AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofdigitalstillcameraEXCEPT______.

A.noneedoffilm

B.easytocarry

C.theimagecanbechanged

D.highresolution

50.

AccordingtoByrne,inthefalsebelieftest,______.

A.childrenareshowingthesametheoryofmindcompetenceasgorillas

B.gorillaswillknowthatthefirstgorillawilllookinthebox

C.animalshardlyhavethetheory-of-the-mindcompetence

D.childrenyoungerthan4or5yearsoldfailthefalsebelieftest

51.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikewhatotherpeoplesay.Inthesameway,whenchildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught,towork,run,climb,whistle,orrideabicycle.Theycomparethoseperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthisownmistakesforhimself,letalonecorrectthem.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Soonhebecomesdependentontheteacher.Lethimdoithimself.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswers,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutinework?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan'tfindawaytogettherightanswer.Let'sendthisnonsenseofgrades,examsandmarks.Letusthrowthemallout,andletthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn,thatis,howtomeasuretheirownunderstandingandhowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.Letthemgetonwiththisjobinthewaythatseemsmostsensibletothem,withourhelpasschoolteachersiftheyaskforit.Theideathatthereisabodyofknowledgetobelearntatschoolandusedfortherestofone'slifeisnonsenseinaworldascomplicatedandrapidlychangingasours.Anxiousparentsandteacherssay,"Butsupposetheyfailtolearnsomethingessential,somethingtheywillneedtogetintheworld?Don'tworry!Ifitisessential,theywillgooutintotheworldandlearnit."

Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthebestwayforchildrentolearnthings?

A.Bymakingmistakesandhavingthempointedoutbyothers.

B.Byhavingtheirmistakescorrected.

C.Bynoticingtheirproblemsandmakingchanges.

D.Bylisteningtoexplanationsfromskilledpeople.

52.

Whatisapossiblenegativeeffectofolestraaccordingtosomecritics?

A.Itmayimpairthedigestivesystem.

B.Itmayaffecttheoverallfatintake.

C.Itmayincreasetheriskofdancer.

D.Itmayspoiltheconsumers'appetite.

53.(57)

54.Withoutanicebox,farmershadtogotothemarketatnightbecause______.

55.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatabearisgoingtogainmoneyif______.

A.thestockpriceisrising

B.thestockpriceisdropping

C.thebullsarewithdrawing

D.otherbearsarelosingmoney

56.

Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"'PlanetGoogle'takesarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain"'?

A.PlanetGooglewillbeindangerifitstaysuptodateforlong.

B.PlanetGooglehavetotake300yearstocatchthespeedingtrain.

C.TileboardofGooglewelcomesRandallStrosstocoverGooglestory.

D.Awrittenbookcanonlycoveralittlepartoftheon-goingtechnology.

57.WhatsuggestiondoesSarahJacksongiveonflexibleworkinghours?

A.Fathersshouldtrytoapplyfortheflexibleworkinghours.

B.Flexibleworkhoursresolvetheconflictbetweenfamilyandwork.

C.Employersgrantflexibleworkinghourstomarriedwomen.

D.Flexibleworkhourswillmakehomeinequalitiesworse.

58.Ifitfindssomeemployeetransmittingsensitiveinformation,VericeptProtectwill______.

59.

Whatdoesitmeanby"researcherspainstakinglytunedthedesign..."?(Para.5)

60.

Theneareraplanetistothesun,______.

A.thelighteritis

B.theheavieritis

C.thegreatergravityitexerts

D.thetasteritorbits

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S3】

62.Asgoodofficesecretary,MarySmithknowsthatallphone【S1】______.

callsmustbeansweredpromptlyandhandledefficiently.She

knowsthatasecretarymustbepleasantandhelpful,nomatter

howeverbusysheisor【S2】______.

whatkindofmoodshemaybe.Sheknowsshemustkeepcalm【S3】______.

ifacallergetsimpatientlyorbecomesangry;also,ofcourse,she【S4】______.

knowsshecanneverallowherselftolosthertemper.Ifshedoes【S5】______.

nothavetheinformationthecallersask,shemustknowwho【S6】______.

doeshavetheinformation.Finally,sheknowsthatoneofher

mostimportantresponsibilitiesisto"screen"telephonecallsand

toknowwhichcallstorefertoherboss,whichcallstoreferto

theotherpeople,andwhichcallstohandleherself.【S7】______.

Awell-handlingtelephonecallwillgivethecalleragood【S8】______.

impressionofthecompanyheorsheisdealingwith.Forthat【S9】______.

reason,anofficesecretarywhocanhandletelephonecalls

cheerfully,tactfully,andefficientlyisavaluableassettosome【S10】______.

organization.

【S1】

63.

【S2】

64.

【S7】

65.【S7】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.____________________(當(dāng)他的公司處于破產(chǎn)邊緣的時(shí)候),oneofhiscustomersgavehimanorder.

67.Aftertheoperation,______(他能否康復(fù)一定程度上取決于)hiswillpowernow.

68.Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybee