2022-2023年四川省南充市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年四川省南充市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

From1995to2003,theactualnumberofhurricanesthathittheUnitedStatesis______.

2.Fromherresearch,SusanD.Blumsetouttounderstandthatstudentsare______.

A.havinganewunderstandingofcreatingandquoting

B.noteasytogetaccesstotheauthorship

C.onthewaytoacceptnewnotionofauthorship

D.tryingtoredefinethenotionofauthorship

3.

MarkTwainactuallymeans______.

4.What'stheopinionofscientistsaboutthedatacollectedbythePelican?

A.Itisaresultthatshouldsurprisemanypeople.

B.Itisnotreliableforthemtodrawconclusionsfrom.

C.Itcontradictswithareportreleasedintheyear2003.

D.Itissimilartotheresultsofthestudiesdonebefore.

5.

IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

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6.

Itisadvisabletoprovideemployeeswithappropriateleadershipand______.

7.

YoushouldneverbelateforanAmericanparty,ifnotearly,forbeinglateisregardedasbeingimpolite.

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8.OlympicGamesandSpirit

Today,theOlympicGamesaretheworld'slargestpageant(盛典)ofathleticskillandcompetitivespirit.ThesetwoopposingelementsoftheOlympicsarenotamoderninvention.TheancientOlympicGames,partofamajorreligiousfestivalhonoringZeus,thechiefGreekgod,werethebiggesteventintheirworld.TheywerethesceneofpoliticalrivalriesbetweenpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheGreekworld,andthesiteofcontroversies,boasts,publicannouncementsandhumiliations.InthissectionyoucanexplorethecontextoftheOlympics.

TheGreekCity-statesandtheReligiousFestival

OnedifferencebetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGamesisthattheancientgameswereplayedwithinthecontextofareligiousfestival.TheGameswereheldinhonorofZeus,thekingoftheGreekgods,andasacrificeof100oxenwasmadetothegodonthemiddledayofthefestival.Athletesprayedtothegodsforvictory,andmadegiftsofanimals,produce,orsmallcakes,inthanksfortheirsuccesses.

Accordingtothelegend,thealtarofZeusstoodonaspotstruckbyathunderbolt,whichhadbeenhurledbythegodfromhisthronehighatopMountOlympus,wherethegodsassembled.Overtime,theGamesflourished,andOlympiabecameacentralsitefortheworshipofZeus.Individualsandcommunitiesdonatedbuildings,statues,altarsandotherdedicationstothegod.ThemostspectacularsightatOlympiawasthegoldandivorycult(膜拜儀式)statueofZeusenthroned,whichwasmadebythesculptorPheidiasandplacedinsidethetemple.ThestatuewasoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,andstoodover42feethigh.Aspiralstaircasetookvisitorstoanupperfloorofthetemple,forabetterviewofthestatue.

PeoplewhowerenotGreekcouldnotcompeteintheGames,butGreekathletestraveledhundredsofmiles,fromcoloniesoftheGreekcity-states.Thesecolonieswereasfarawayasmodern-daySpain,Italy,Libya,Egypt,theUkraine,andTurkey.Acity-state,calledapolls,wasatypicalGreeksettlement,withafortifiedcityandadefensiblecitadelatthecenterofaterritory,whichmightincludeothervillages.ThepollsofAtticawasmadeupofAthensanditsenvirons(近郊),forexample,andtheAcropoliswasitsfortress.TheGreekcity-statesbegantoestablishcoloniesfromthemid-8thcenturyon.Afterthe2ndcenturyA.D.,theRomanEmpirebroughtevenmorecompetitorstotheOlympicGames,butregionaldifferencesalwaysgavetheOlympicsaninternationalflavor.

ExcellenceandtheCompetitiveSpirit

Ancientathletescompetedasindividuals,notonnationalteams,asinthemodernGames.TheemphasisonindividualathleticachievementthroughpubliccompetitionwasrelatedtotheGreekidealofexcellence,calledarete.Aristocraticmenwhoattainedthisideal,throughtheiroutstandingwordsordeeds,wonpermanentgloryandfame.Thosewhofailedtomeasureuptothiscodefearedpublicshameanddisgrace.

Notallathletesliveduptothiscodeofexcellence.Thosewhowerediscoveredcheatingwerefined,andthemoneywasusedtomakebronzestatuesofZeus,whichwereerectedontheroadtothestadium.Thestatueswereinscribedwithmessagesdescribingtheoffenses,warningothersnottocheat,remindingathletesthatvictorywaswonbyskillandnotbymoney,andemphasizingtheOlympicspiritofpietytowardthegodsandfaircompetition.

TheOlympicTruce(休戰(zhàn))

Atruce(inGreek,ekecheiria,whichliterallymeans"holdingofhands")wasannouncedbeforeandduringeachoftheOlympicfestivals,toallowvisitorstotravelsafelytoOlympia.Aninscription(題字)describingthetrucewaswrittenonabronzediscuswhichwasdisplayedatOlympia.Duringthetruce,warsweresuspended,armieswereprohibitedfromenteringElisorthreateningtheGames,andleg

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9.

WhichisTRUEaboutIQtestaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplewhohasahigherIQisagenius.

B.IQtestmeasuresalimitedpartofaperson'sintelligence.

C.Hightestscoreshavelittletodowithrealgenius.

D.ThereisstillacontroversyonwhetherIQtestcantellallaboutthegenius.

10.

Overathree-yearperiod,thepolicytoinstalltaughenedglassinstorefrontshasresuitedin______.

11.

Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

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12.PassageOne

AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting,andherpoems,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyawardsandfellowshipsforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpelmancollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrenceCollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippiwithherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.AboutLangstonHughes,AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,she,says,"AfterfirstmeetingwithLangstonHughesIvowedIwouldwriteabookabouthimforchildrensomeday.Why?BecauseI,attwenty-two,knewnexttonothingofhiswork,andhedidn'tscoldme:hejustgavemeastackofhisbooks.Andhewaskindtome;Iwillalwaysbegratefulthatinhisabsolutewarmthandgenerosityhefulfilledmydeepestdream(andneed)ofwhatapoetshouldbe.

"Tomeheisnotdeadatall.HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,ILookhimasackfulloforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftisundiminishedbydine.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too."

PassageTwo

Whatmakesitrain?RainfallsfromcloudforthesamereasonanythingfallstoEarth.TheEarth'sgravitypullsitButeverycloudismadeofwaterdropletsoricecrystals.Whydoesn'tmmorsnowfallconstantlyfromallclouds?Thedropletsoricecrystalsincloudsareexceedinglysmall.Theeffectorgravityonthemisminute.Aircurrentsmoveandliftdropletssothatthenetdownwarddisplacementiszero,eventhoughthedropletsareinconstantmotion.

Dropletsandicecrystalsthatbehavesomewhatlikedustintheairmakesunlightvisible.Tothecasualobserver,dustseemstoactinatotallyrandomfashion,movingaboutchaoticallywithoutfixeddirection.Butinfactdostparticlesaremuchlargerthanwaterdropletsandtheyfinallyfall.Theaveragesizeofaclouddropletisonly0.0004inchindiameter.Itissosmallthatitwouldtakesixteenhourstofallhalfamileinperfectlystillair,anditdoesnotfalloutofmovingairatall.Onlywhenthedropletgrowstodiameterof0.008inchorlargercanitfallfromthecloud.Theaverageraindropcontainsamilliontimesasmuchwaterasatinyclouddroplet.Thegrowthofaclouddroplettoasizelargeenoughtofalloutisthecauseofrainandotherformsofprecipitation.Thisimportantgrowthprocessiscalled"coalescence".

PassageThree

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Inthepassage,AliceWalkerisdescribedasanauthorofplaysforchildren.

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13.

Thetraditionalideathatcompetitivesportsbuildcharacterhasapparently______intoday'sU.S.

14.

Howthepatientwillbetreatedwilldependontheresultofthe______.

15.

Whenparentsseparate,itisadvisableforthemtoreachsensibleandfairdecisionstoreducethechildren'sinjuryat______degree.

16.

ZedaRosenberghasanassumptionthatthelatestmicrobicidesdon'tcausemanysideeffectsbyreasonthatthebodysystem______.

17.

Interestinenhancingself-esteemasapathtosuccessgotunderwayafter______.

A.therealizationoftheimportanceofself-esteem

B.theeducationalreform.in1960's

C.theadventoftheself-actualizationtheories

D.theeducators'commentofself-esteem

18.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto___________________familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

19.ABookThatChangedOurThinking

—ByKarlKrahnke

TheBook

Americain1962wasstillemergingfromthecomfortabledecadeofthe1950s,atimeinwhichlifegenerallyseemedgoodandmanytechnologicaladvancesoftheprevioustwentyorthirtyyearspromisedahappier,healthier,andsaferfuture.Butcloudswereonthehorizon,andmanyofthequestionsanddoubtsthatwouldcharacterizethedecadeofthe1960swerealreadyapparent.Onecloudthatquicklybecameamajorstormtooktheform.ofabookthatwaspublishedin1962,SilentSpring.SilentSpringisoneofafewbooksthathavechangedhistory.

SilentSpringisaboutchemicals,specificallyaboutonetypeofchemicalchlorinatedhydrocarbons—andmorespecificallyaboutonefamousmemberofthatgroup,DDT.Manypeoplewhohavegrownupsincethe1960shavenotheardofDDT,butbeforeSilentSpring,andforanumberofyearsafterward,DDTanditsrelativeswereimportanttoolsinthecivilizedworld'sattempttocontrolnaturethroughtheuseoftechnologyandchemicals.DDTisapowerfulinsecticideandwasusedthroughouttheworldtokillinsectpestsofallkinds.

DDThadbeendiscoveredin1939andbegantobewidelyusedduringtheSecondWorldWar.Formanyyearsitseemedtobejustonemoremiraculousproductofmodernscience.DDTwasusedtodestroypopulationsofmanyharmfulinsects,malaria-carryingmosquitoes,lice,andflies.ThereisnoquestionthatDDTandsimilarchemicalsdid,andstillaredoing,alotofgood.Thedangerfrominsect-carrieddiseasessuchasmalariaandyellowfeverhasbeengreatlyreduced,andthelivesofmanypeoplehavebeensavedandlengthenedbytheiruse.

SilentSpring,however,toldabouttheothersideofDDTanditsrelatives.Usingcarefullycollectedscientificevidence,theauthorshowedthatDDTandsimilarpesticideshadatleasttwodangeroussideeffects.Oneofthesewasthetendencyofpesticidestokillalloftheinsectsinthelocationwheretheywereused.Notallinsectsareharmful,however.Manybees,forexample,perform.necessaryfunctions,suchaspollinatingplantsandevencontrollingthenumbersofother,moreharmful,insects.Whenusefulinsectsareeliminated,theresulthasoftenbeengreaterproblemsthanbeforethepesticidewasused.Asecondproblemwithchlorinatedhydrocarbonsisthattheydonotdisappearquickly;theyarestablechemicalsthataccumulateinthebodiesofinsectsandthebirdsandanimalsthateatthemandcontinuetodoharmwhenandwheretheeffectwasnotintended.BirdsareespeciallyaffectedbyDDT-typepesticides.Manybirdseatinsectsandwormsasfood,andthechemicalsthatwereintheinsectscollectintheirbodies,frequentlyleadingtotheirdeath.AsSilentSpringdemonstratedsoclearly,thedisappearanceofmanykindsofbirdswasduetothepresenceofpesticidesintheirfoodsources.

Mostimportantly,SilentSpringbroughttotheworldatlargethebeginningofanunderstandingofmodernecology.Webegantoseethatthenaturalworldweliveinismadeupofanumberofplants,insects,andanimals,somegood,somenotsogood,andthatwecannotencourageoreliminatesomewithoutproducingeffectsinmanyothers,andeveninourselves.

SilentSpringisapowerfulbook,beautifullyandsensitivelywritten,anditcarriesastrongmessage.Itisfullofcomplexscientificinformation,butitisequallyaveryhumanandcaringbook.Itdoesnottrytopresentabalancedpictureortofindexcusesforthemistakeswemadewithpesticides.Itisanargumentforanewanddifferentwayoflookingatnatureandourrelationshipwithnature.Thebook

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20.Incaseoftheblack/whitetrickinadvertising,manypeoplewouldbuytheproductforitsgoodquality.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B3】

22.(31)

A.Theirpackagingofexportshavetoconform.toEUregulations.

B.Theyhavetocutoutwastecompletely.

C.Theymusthaveanexperienceddistributor.

D.Theywillseeexpensiverise.

23.(32)

A.Tocuttrees.

B.Tocarryrocks.

C.Todestroythetrunksoftrees.

D.Tocarrythetwigsoftrees.

24.(41)

25.

【B11】

26.聽力原文：Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforChildhoodDevelopmentinLosAngeles,California,regardingthewaybabiesreacttodifferenttypesofpeople.Thefindingsofthestudysuggestthatinfantchildrenseemtobemorecomfortablearoundotherbabiesthantheyarewithstrangeadults.

TheresultsconfirmtheideasofDr.RichardPerelman,whohaswrittenmanybooksaboutraisingchildren.Dr.Perelmansupportsthefindingsofthestudyandaddsthatitisasounderideatokeepchildrenwithotherchildren,asinadaycarecenter,thanitistohavechildrencaredforbyababy-sitter.

Accordingtotheresultsofthestudy,infantsbenefitfrombeinginthecompanyofotherbabiesonadailybasis.Whereassomebabiesseemtoshowfearofstrangeadults,theyarelikelytoreachouttotrytotouchanunfamiliarbaby.Thestudyevensuggeststhatchildrenasyoungasoneyearoldcanform.friendships.

Twoofthechildreninthestudywereespeciallyclose.Itwasreportedthatifthechildrenwereseparatedforanyreasontheywouldstarttocry.Theonlywaytosatisfythemwastoallowthemtobetogether.Ifthefindingsaretrueitmayleadtoanincreaseintheuseoffamilyorienteddaycarecenterswherechildrencanspendmoretimewitheachotherandlesstimewithadults.

(33)

A.Whentheyarewithababy-sitter.

B.Whentheyarewithanotherbaby.

C.Whentheyarewithastrangeadult.

D.Whentheyarewithanelderlyperson.

27.(26)

A.Youmustjoinafootballteamtolearnalanguage.

B.Languagelearningissomewhatlikeplayingfootball.

C.Inordertolearnalanguagewellyoumusthavelostofpracticeonalltheskills.

D.Youmusttalkwithpeoplealot.

28.聽力原文：W:Pardonme．Idon'twanttomissanymoreofthefirstact．Canyoupleaseshowmetomyseat?It'sjusttoodarkandIdon'tthinkI'mabletofindmyseat．

M:I'msorry．Miss．ButIcan'tseatyouuntiltheinterval．

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Hecan'thelpthewomanbecauseit'stoodarktosee.

B.Hecan'thelpthewomanbecausehedoesn'twanttomisstheact.

C.Hecan'tletherinbecausetherearenoseatsleft.

D.Hecan'tshowherthewaybecauseitisnottherighttime.

29.聽力原文：M:Jean,wereyouabletogetthatreportalltypedup?

W:Notyet,Mr.Black.Mrs.Farnsworthaskedmetotypesomelettersforher.I'llbefinishedprettyquickandthenI'llstartonthat.

M:Don'tforgetIneeditfirstthinginthemorning.IhavetotakeitalongtoChicagototheregionalmeeting.

W:Don'tworry,I'llgetitdone.Myhusband'sonabusinesstriptoo.He'sinDetroittoday,andtomorrowhe'llbeinBoston.SoI'mplanningtostaylate.Afterit'stypedupI'llleaveitonyourdesk.Ishouldbefinishedby8:00pm.

M:I'msorrytokeepyousolate.

W:It'sallright,Mr.Black.Idon'tmindatall.Besides,Icanusealittleextramoney.Myhusband'sbirthdayisnextmonth.Iwanttobuyhimanewwatch.

M:Whatkindareyougoingtogethim,aBulova?

W:No.IthoughtI'dgetaRolex,oranElgin.Idon'treallyknowmuchaboutwatches.

M:I'vegotoneofthoseSeikodigitals.Ireallylikeit.

W:Doyouthinkmyhusbandwouldlikeonelikethat?

M:I'msurehewould.Theonlyproblemisthatit'salittlebitheavy.

W:Ifit'sthatgood,IthinkI'llgoaheadandgethimone.

M:Well,atleasthewon'tgetatie.That'swhatIusuallyget.

W:Remember,it'sthethoughtthatcounts.

(20)

A.Chicago.B.NewYork.C.Boston.D.Detroit.

30.

【B7】

31.(35)

A.Itneedtobewalkeddaily.

B.Itisanidealhuntingdog.

C.Itcanexerciseathome.

D.It'shardtohandleforchildren.

32.(24)

A.Forherhusband.

B.Forhernervousness.

C.Forherownholiday.

D.Forherchildren.

33.(42)

34.(36)

A.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.

B.Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.

C.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.

D.Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.

35.聽力原文：M:IwassodisappointedtohearthatJimlosthisjob.Iknowthathisdaughterwassicklastmonth,sohewasalwayslatetowork.

W:Oh,thatwasn'tit.Jimmadeabigerrorinthisweek'saccounting.Thebosswasfurious.

Q:WhywasJimfired?

(14)

A.Hewasfuriouswithhisboss.

B.Hewasalwayslateforwork.

C.Hisdaughter'sbeingsickmadehimlate.

D.Hemadeabigmistakeinhiswork.

36.(29)

A.Theoldshouldleadasimplelife.

B.Theoldshouldtakemoreexercise.

C.Theoldshouldfacethefactofaging.

D.Theoldshouldfillthemselveswithcuriosity.

37.

【B9】

38.聽力原文：ThecolorfulInternetdrawsustocomputersandbringsusjoyandwealth.However,itisalsoaffectingourhealth,becauseofincreasedcomputeruse.Somepeoplehumorouslycallthesenegativeeffectsthe"sixdestructivefistsoftheInternet".

First,itdamagestheeyes.Howevergoodyourmonitoris,whetheritislow-raditionorLCD,youwilldefinitelyfeellight-headedafteradayofweb-surfing.

Secondly,itdamagesthehands.Theconstantrepetitiousmovementswillmakeyourfingersandwristssoreandaching.

Thirdly,itdamagesthemouth.WhenpeopleareroamingintheseaoftheInternetandchattingwiththekeyboard,themouthisthemostunusedorgan.

Fourthly,ithurtstheback.Peoplewillsitmotionlessinfrontofcomputersforseveralhours.Theirmidsectionsandskeletalsystemssufferthemost.

Fifthly,itdamagesthestomach.Itisalmostimpossibleforweb-surferstohavehealthystomachs.Theyalwayseatverysimply.Sometimestheywillhaveasleepfirst,insteadofeatinganything.

Lastly,itdamagestheliver,whichistheresultofirregularperiodsofsleepandanunhealthydiet.

Althoughthe"sixdestructivefistsoftheInternet"isonlythenicknamebyweb-surfersfortheirdiscomfort,itremindsusthatweshouldnotneglectourhealthwhenaddictedtothevibrancy,highspeedandefficiencyoftheInternet.

TheattractionoftheInternetisirresistible.However,addictiontoitwilldamageourphysicalandmentalhealth.Infact,theInternetandcomputersthemselvescan'tcausethediscomfortinourbody.WeshouldusecomputersreasonablytokeepupwiththeInternethealthily.

(33)

A.ThehighspeedandefficiencyoftheInternet.

B.ThehealthproblemsduetoaddictiontotheInternet.

C.ThejoyandcomfortprovidedbytheInternet.

D.TheirresistibleattractionoftheInternet.

39.聽力原文：Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedievalworlds,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommonplace.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,inassumingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers.Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

The19thcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinliteracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdecreased,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socametheflourishingofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,railwaycarriagesandoffices.Therereadingaloudwouldcausedistractiontootherreaders.

Towardstheendof20thcenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformation,andoverwhetherthereadingmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsvirtuesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbythemassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm"reading"implied.

26．Whywasreadingaloudcommonplacebeforethe19thcentury?

27.Whatdidthedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthe19thcenturyindicate?

28.Whatareeducationalistsstillarguingabout?

29.Whatisthespeakerattemptingtodo?

(33)

A.Silentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

C.Peoplereliedonreadingforentertainment.

D.Therewerefewplacesavailableforprivatereading.

40.聽力原文：M：Wow，lookatyou，Susan．Youlookquitedifferentfromwhatyouusedto．

W：Sure．Istartedexercisingregularlyoneyearagoandwentfrom250poundsto158pounds．Andyouknowwhat，thatistheonlythingIdidnotgiveuphalfway.

Q：Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

(14)

A.Shelostalotofweightintwoyears.

B.Shestoppedexercisingoneyearago.

C.Shehadaspecialwayofstayinghealthy.

D.Shewasnotapersistentwomanbefore.

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

【C8】

42.Therehasrarelybeenatoughertimetobeacarmaker,Squeezedbythecreditcrunch,rockedbytheseesawingpriceofoilandnowfacedwithanastyrecessionasthebankingcrisisinfectstherealeconomy,thetraditionalmarketsofNorthAmerica,westernEuropeandJapan,alreadysluggish(行動遲緩的)forseveralyears,haveallbutpackedup.InAmericacarsalesarerunningatabout16%belowlastyear'slevel.Detroit'sstrugglingbigthree--GeneralMotors,FordandChrysler-areindire(可怕的)straits.Theyhavegottena＄25billionbailoutfromCongressandarenowlookingformuchmore.InEuropethemarketisalsocollapsing.SalesinJapanthisyearareexpectedtobethelowestsince1974.

However,notallisdoomandgloom.Maturevehiclemarketsmaybeclosetosaturation(飽和),butthereishugeunsatisfieddemandinthebigemergingcarmarketsofBrazil,Russia,IndiaandChina(theso-calledBRICs).Althoughnotimmunefromtherichcountries'troubles,theyarelikelytosuffermuchless.Foronething,levelsofpersonaldebtarefarlowerandasmallerproportionofcarsareboughtoncredit.Foranother,theBRICeconomieshavebeenexpandingsofastthatevenaslowdownshouldstillleavethemwithgrowthratesthatlookrespectabletoWesterneyes.

OnemeasureoftheBRICcountries'newimportancetothecarindustryisthat,recessionornot,globalcarsalesin2008maystillhitanall-timerecordofabout59million.Forthefirsttimepassenger-vehiclesalesintheBRICs,ataround14million,arelikelytoovertakethoseinAmerica,whichareexpectedtobetheworstsince1992.Asrecentlyas2005Americaoutsoldthembyover10million.BytheendofthisdecadeChina,alreadytheworld'ssecond-biggestmarket,willprobablyovertakeAmerica'ssalesof16million-17millionina"normal"year.InBrazilsaleshaveincreasedbynearly30%ineachofthepasttwoyears.

Itistheirresistiblecombinationofrapideconomicgrowth,favorabledemographics(人口特征)andsocialchangeintheBRICsthatiscomingtothecarmakers'rescueandthatislikelytoaccountfornearlyalltheirgrowthfortheforeseeablefuture.Americahasmorethan900cars(includinglighttrucks)forevery1,000peopleofdrivingage.

Whentimesarehard,anAmericanfamilythatalreadyhastwoorthreecarswillsimplypostponebuyinganewone.Butapotentialcustomerinanemergingmarketwhohasbeensavingforyearstobuyhisfirstcarwillstillwanttogoahead.AsCarlosGhosn,thebossoftheRenault-Nissanalliance,putitatthisyear'sBeijingmotorshow:"Nothingcanstopthecarbeingthemostcovetedproductthatcomeswithdevelopment."

Whatcanwelearnaboutthesituationsintraditionalmarketfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itishardforcarmakersforthehikingoilprice.

B.GeneralMotors,FordandChryslerareallinadilemma.

C.TraditionalmarketsinAmericabegantobeinactivethisyear.

D.SalesthisyearwillgettothelowestinAmerica.

43.

Theclayexcavationis______.

A.halfamileunderground

B.severalmilesfromPads,Tennessee

C.workedbyminersinshaftsseveralhundredfeetdown

D.notfarfromtheKittyLitterplant

44.

Whatcanbeimpliedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Russiawillsoonsufferfromisolation.

B.Russiawillsoonloseitssatellites.

C.FormerSovietsatellitesresistRussia'senteringWTO.

D.SomeEUofficialsunderstandRussia'sposition.

45.SectionB

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

M