2022-2023年寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2022-2023年寧夏回族自治區(qū)銀川市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Bysaying______theauthormeantthatwithacollegedegree,onecanexpectmorechancesofemploymentandsuccess.

2.

Accordingtothepassage,by2007,beforeitsconstruction,anewbuildingwillhaveto______.

3.

Profs.JohnKemenyand______createdthecomputerlanguageBASIC,whichhelpedhastenthepersonal-computerrevolution.

4.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

5.

Newdrugsusuallyarenottestedonthepeoplewhoare______.

6.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnatleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnotjustontherecipient(愿意接受的)countries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarketsareinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocal(不含糊的)aboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbing(配音)ortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhitsandMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.

Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100mil-lion,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressureontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavourofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisions—andtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquity(無(wú)處不在)oftheseproductionsandal

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7.

Whatkindofanimalaffectedbyman-madechemicalsisnotreferredinthepassage?

A.Polarbears.B.Mammals.C.People.D.Birds.

8.

Thenutritionalqualityoffoodproductvariesinaccordancewith______.

9.

ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst______.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

10.

Somepeopleboostgeneticallymodifiedcropsontheconditionthatthesealteredplantscontain______.

11.

TheheadeconomistArnoldBakerbelievedthattheworldisgoingthroughthemostfundamentalchangesince______.

12.

AccordingtoPatriciaMorgantheincreasingnumberofwomenwhohavechildrenlateordon'twanttogivebirthtochildrenarethosewhoare______.

13.

Antibioticshavenoeffectondiseasescausedbyviruses.

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14.Whichoneisnotthereasonwhylow-incomepeoplewhohavehealthinsurancecan'tgetmedicalcare?

A.Itisveryinconvenientforthemtoseethedoctor.

B.Healthinsurancedoesnotbringthemanybenefit.

C.Theyhaveseveraljobsanddon'thavetimetoseethedoctor.

D.Medicalserviceisalmostunavailableintheirneighborhood.

15.

Watervaporplaysalmostnoroleinmoderngreenhousewarming.

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16.

BillRichardson'ssuccessinreachinganagreementwithSudanwasduetohispersonalfriendshipwithSudanesePresidentOmarA1-Bashir.

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17.WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect?

Ifyouhaven'tbeenlisteningtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,you'vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamediuminwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpopvocalssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,asifthere'sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordlabelsoranevolutionaryleapinthedevelopmentofvocalcords.Attheotherextremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwithaprecisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstlisten,theirsongssoundcomicallyartificial,likeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

Theforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniousplug-incalledAuto-Tune,adownloadablestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantlynudgeitontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It'slikePhotoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn'tmakeitpossibleforjustanyonetosinglikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcantransform.awaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicallyflawless."Rightnow,ifyoulistentopop,everythingisinperfectpitch,perfecttimeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That'showubiquitousAuto-Tuneis."

Auto-Tune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHildebrand,whoworkedforyearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoilindustry.Usingamathematicalformulacalledautocorrelation,Hildebrandwouldsendsoundwavesintothegroundandrecordtheirreflections,providinganaccuratemapofpotentialdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoilcompanieslotsofmoneyandallowedHildebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebatingthenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchallengedhimtoinventaboxthatwouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkeredwithautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

Almostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecrettofixflubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingtoredosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasontheimmenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe."Inthefirstverse,whenChersings"Ican'tbreakthrough"asthoughshe'sstandingbehindanelectricfan,that'sAuto-Tune--butit'snotthewayHildebrandmeantittobeused.Theprogram'sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger'svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeansthattheoutputpitchwillgethalfwaytothetargetpitchin10milliseconds,"saysHildebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitchinstantaneously"--eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesandmakingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyoneintheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tunequicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensable,ifinaudible,partoftheengineer'stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(FaheemNajm),alittle-knownrapperandsinger,accidentallystumbledontotheChereffectwhileAuto-Tuningsomeofhisvocals."Itjustworkedformyvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTallahasseedrawl."Andtherewasn'tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sincehis2005debutalbum,T-Painhassentadozenslightlyraunchy,mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.HecontributedtofournominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceisstillspreading.WhenKanyeWestwaslookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenlyrics,heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Paininexchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrinceisrumoredtobeexperimentingwithAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,"saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguring

A.Vocalcords.B.Hip-hopsingers.C.Motown.D.Auto-Tune.

18.

Alternativesentencingisnowpracticedin______siatesandisspreadingfast.

19.Depression

Inbed,youtossandturn,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep.Youfeelanxiousandworried.There'splentytodo,buttheworkpilesupbecauseyoufeellistlessandtired.Youdon'tevenwanttodoanythingfun.Friendstellyouto"pullyourselftogether,"butyoufeelhelplessandhopeless.Youhavedifficultyconcentratingandmakingdecisions.Whenyoulookinthemirror,youhateyourself.Youaredefinitelyinoneoflife'svalleys—youaredepressed.

Everyonegetsthebluesonceinawhile.Emotionallowsandhighsareanormalpartoflife.Thebluesbecomedepressionwhenyoufeelsosleepyandlistlessthatyoucan'tfunctionnormallyineverydaylife.

TypesofDepression

Depressioncanrangefromamildpanictoself-destructiveorsuicidalbehavior,It'simportanttounderstandthevarioustypesofdepressionsothatyoucanrecognizethem.

Depressionoccursatallages,althoughmajordepressiveepisodespeakbetweentheagesof55and70inmenand20and45inwomen.Abouthalfofthosewhoexperienceanepisodeofmajordepressionwillhaveanotherwithintwoyears.Forsomepeople,episodesofdepressionareseparatedbyseveralyears,whileotherssuffergroupsofepisodesoverashorttimespan.Betweenepisodes,suchindividualsfeelwell.

Majordepressivedisorderaffectsapproximately14.8millionAmericanadults—or6.7percentoftheU.S.populationaged18yearsandolder—inagivenyear.Majordepressivedisorderismorecommoninwomenthaninmen.Althoughtreatmentcanhelpmorethan80percentofpeoplewithseveredepression,mostpeoplewithdepressiondonotseektreatment.

--Reactivedepression.Thistypeofdepressionisareactiontostressfulevents—divorce,deathofalovedone,achronicillness,apersonaltragedy,orevensocialisolation,whichtheelderlyfrequentlyexperience.Thepersonisunabletorecovernormallyfromthefeelingsassociatedwiththeevent.Commonfeelingsincludeself-pity,pessimism,andlossofinterestinlife.Itaffectspeopleofallages.

--SeasonalAffectiveDisorder(SAD).Ifyouliveinthenorthernlatitudesandsufferdepressionduringthewintermonths,youmaysufferfromseasonalaffectivedisordercausedbyalackofexposuretosunlight.Doctorsaren'tsureexactlywhatphysiologicalmechanismsareatworkinSAD,buttheyspeculatethatdepressedfeelingsandothersymptomsmaybeduetoanincreaseinthereleaseofthehormonemeltonin.SADsufferersfeellethargicandirritable.Theymayalsosufferfromchronicheadaches,increasedappetite,weightgain,andanincreasedneedforsleep.Forunknownreasons,SADistrulya"woman'sdepression,"inthatwomenmakeup70percentto80percentofthoseaffected.SinceabouthalfofallSADsufferershaverelativeswhoalsosufferfromSADorotheremotionalproblems,researchersspeculatethattheproblemmaybeinherited.

--Biochemicaldepression.Doctorsaren'tsurewhy,butsomepeopledevelopabiochemicallybaseddepressionsometimeduringmidlife.It'slikelythatthistypeofdepressioniscausedbybiochemicalproblemswithinthebrain.Theproblemusuallyrespondswelltoantidepressantmedication.Youmaybemorelikelytodevelopthistypeofchemicaldepressionifothermembersofyourfamilyhavealsosufferedfromthisproblem.

--Diseaseordrug-relateddepression.SomediseasessuchasAIDS,stroke,chronicpain,andhypothyroidism(甲狀腺功能減退)cancausedepression.Inhypothyroidism,thethyroidgland(甲狀腺)malfunctions,leadingtotoolittleornothyroidhormonecirculatinginthebloodstream.Inadditiontodepression,othersymptomsofhypothyroidismincludefatigue,weakness,weightgain,impairedmemory,andshortnessofbreath.Fortunately,thedepressionandothersymptomsofhypothyroidismcanbeeffectivel

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20.

AChineseshouldpay______ifhewantstosubscribethemagazineforayear.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(24)

A.Itchangesthebody'smetabolismthroughrapidweightgain.

B.Ittricksthebodyintorespondingasifitwereinadifferenttimezone.

C.Itpromotesincreasedalertnessbyaddingsnackstothediet.

D.Itbuildsresistancetoillnessbyincreasingintakeofvitamins.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：America'snationalsymbol--theBaldEagle--almostwentextinct20yearsago.Butithasmadeacomeback.Infact,theUSFishandWildlifeServiceisconsideringthepossibilityoftakingitofftheendangeredspecieslist.Once,morethan50000pairsofbaldeaglesnestedacrossthecountry.Butby1960,thatnumberhadfallenbelow400.ThechiefkillerwasthewidelyusedDDT.FishsoakedupDDTdiedandwerewasheduponshoreswherebaldeaglesfeastedonthem.(29)DDTpreventedeagleeggshellsfromthickening.Theshellsbecamesothinthattheyshatteredbeforethebabieshatched.Fortunately,in1972,alawwaspassedtobanDDT,whichsavedthebaldeaglefromtotalwipeout.(30)Andsincethen,wildlifebiologistshavereintroducedbaldeagleeggsfromCanadatoAmerica.TheresultwasthatlastyearUSbirdwatcherscounted11610baldeaglesinthecountry.Ifitweredroppedfromtheendangeredlist,thebaldeaglewouldstillbeathreatenedspecies.Thatmeansthebirdwouldcontinuetogetthesameprotection--nohuntingallowed,andnodisturbingofnests.(31)Butbaldeaglesstillfacetoughtimes.ThedestructionoftheirnaturalhomescouldbethenextDDTcausingeaglenumberstodropquickly.

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A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.

B.Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.

D.Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.

23.(34)

A.Wavedtheirhands.

B.Shoutandcried.

C.Wavedtheirshirts.

D.Madeafire.

24.(16)

A.Thegraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

B.Theundergraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

C.Boththeundergraduateandthegraduatestudentsunderstandthelecture.

D.Neithertheundergraduatenorthegraduatestudentscouldunderstandthelecture.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientinstitutionwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysbadandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Modemingenuityhaschangedthis.EitherManwillabolishwar,orwarwillabolishMan.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethemostseriousdanger,butbacteriologicalorchemicalweaponsmay,beforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceedinabolishingnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbedoneuntilwehavesucceededinabolishingwar.Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionofthisorthatideologywouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeabigerror.Allideologiesarebasedupondogmaticstatementswhichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Theiradherentsbelieveinthemsofanaticallythattheyarewillingtogotowarinsupportofthem.Topreventwar,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalquestionsinanewway.Itisnoteasytochangeveryoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattemptedforthesurvivalofhumanbeings.

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A.Worsethaninthepast.

B.Asbadasinthepast.

C.Notsodangerousasinthepast.

D.Asnecessaryasinthepast.

26.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,Jack.Tomorrow'sthebigday!YoumustbeexcitedaboutgoingtoFranceforyourfirstinternationalconference.

M:Thetrip,yes,butnotthepreparation.

W:Whatdoyouneedtodoexceptpack?

M:Youknowhowyoualwaysfeelsoawfulwheneveryoumakeabigchangeintimezones?ThistimeI'mtryingananti-jet-lagprogramsoI'llbealertevenforthefirstday'slectures.

W:Buthowcanyouavoidjetlag?Withthatlateflightandasix-hourdifferenceintime,it'sboundtotakeyouacoupleofdaystoadjust.

M:Wellthisprogram'ssupposedtogetyourbodytofeellikeit'sinthenewtimezonebeforeyouleave.Thetheoryisthatthefoodyoueatactuallytellsyourbodywhentobeactiveandwhentoberestful,sochangingyourdietcanhelpyoubereadyforthetimechange.Youhavetoalternatefeastingandfasting...youknowsometimeseatalot,sometimesjustalittle.

W:OK.NowIseewhyyou'renotenjoyingthepreparation.Ican'tquitepictureyoufasting!

M:Actuallytheworstisalreadyover.Twodaysbeforetheflight,you'resupposedtohaveonlylightmealsandlimityourselftoeighthundredcalories.

W:Thatmusthavebeentough.

M:Yeah,butI'mmakingupforittoday.Feastdayismuchbetter...thoughIstilldon'tgettoeatanysnacksafterdinner.

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A.Newfoodstotrywhentraveling.

B.Makingreservationsforthebesttravel.

C.Avoidinggainingweightwhiletraveling.

D.Adjustingtotimechangeswhentraveling.

27.

【B8】

28.

【B5】

29.【B2】

30.聽(tīng)力原文：W:I'mwonderingwhetherI'dbetterswitchmymajortointernationaltradesothatIcanfindagoodjobaftergraduation.

M:Well,basicallyyourmomandIwon'tinterferewithyouifonlyeverythingiswelltakenintoconsiderationbeforeyourfinaldecision.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Daughterandfather.

B.Studentandteacher.

C.Secretaryandmanager.

D.Patientanddoctor.

31.聽(tīng)力原文：W:HaveToddandLisaTaylorstartedafamilyyet?They'vebeenmarriedfortwoyearsnow.

M:Toddindicatedtomethatthey'dpostponehavingchildrenuntilhegetshislawdegree.

Q:HowdoestheTaylorfeelaboutchildren?

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A.Theyhavetwochildrenalready.

B.Mrs.Taylorwishestohavechildren,butherhusbanddoesn't.

C.Theywillstartfamilyassoonasthey.getmarried.

D.Theydon'twantchildrenforthetimebeing.

32.聽(tīng)力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercent,oftheStudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillhebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.YourassignmentforWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55.Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday,I'llseeyouonWednesday.

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A.10points.B.2points.C.15points:D.5points.

33.(13)

A.Shewouldn'tminddoingitifshecould.

B.Shewishedshehadn'thadthemeeting.

C.Shedidn'twanttobecauseshewouldrathergotoChicago.

D.wouldbeabletohavethemeeting.

34.(29)

A.Haveagreatersenseofduty.

B.Cangethigherpay.

C.Canavoidworkinghard.

D.Canavoidbusytraffic.

35.

【B4】

36.(30)

A.Ajoblisting.

B.Aresume.

C.Apermissionslip.

D.Theirsalaryrequirements.

37.(35)

A.Manknowswherethesocietyisgoing.

B.Peopledon'twelcometherapiddevelopmentofmodernsociety.

C.Thespeakerisworriedaboutthefutureofourmodernsociety.

D.Mancandonothingabouttheproblemofpollution.

38.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Ijustheardaboutyouracceptanceintolawschool.Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletojoinyourbrother'sfirmwhenyougraduate?

W:Notlikely.HeisataxlawyerandI'mgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Sheisgoingtograduatesoon.

B.Sheisgoingtomajorincriminallaw.

C.Shewilljoinherbrother'sfirm.

D.Shewon'tjoinherbrother'sfirm.

39.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Ihaven'tseenCalvinlately.

W:IwishIcouldsaythesame.HefrequentlydropsbyjustatSuppertime.Icouldn'tbesoangryifhecalledtowarnus.Buthealwaysclaimsthathefogotournumber.

Q:WhyisthewomansoangryatCalvin?

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A.Becauseheforgotherphonenumber.

B.Becauseshehasn'tseemhimlately.

C.Becauseheneverinviteshertodinner.

D.Becausehedoesn'tphoneaheadbeforevisiting.

40.聽(tīng)力原文：Inthecaseofmobilephones，changeiseverything．Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture，butourverybodiesaswell.

First,let'stalkaboutculture．Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent，thefixed-linephoneis，yougetwhoeveranswersitThishasseveralimplications．Themostcommonone，however，andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever，isthe“meeting”influence．Peoplenolongerneedtomadefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet．Twentyyearsago，aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance．Now，however．a(chǎn)nightoutcanbearrangedontherun．Textingchangespeopleaswell．Intheftpaper"InsightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging"，twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers：the“talkers”andthe"texters"—thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice．Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholeFlewouterpersonality．Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts．

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage．Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone．Thereisthe"speakeasy"：theheadisheldhigh，inaself-confidentway，chattingaway．Andthemisthe"spacemaker"：thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople．

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A.Itisaffectingourhealthseriously.

B.Ithindersourreadingandwriting.

C.Itischangingourbodiesaswellasourculture.

D.Itsurprisespeoplewithunexpectedmessages.

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

TheNeutralityActof1939permitted______.

42.

【C9】

43.Partialdecentralizationmay______.

A.eventuallysolvetheproblemofcitycongestion

B.relievethestrainonthecityfacilities

C.decreasethelandvalueinthetowncenter

D.bringthesameproblemofcongestiontothesuburbanareas

44.Afewyearsago,AnnandWalterTaylorthoughtitmightbetimetomoveoutoftheirNewYorkCityapartmenttothesuburbs.Theyhadoneyoungsonandanotherchildontheway.Butaftermonthsoflooking,theybecamediscouragedanddecidedtobuyanoldtownhouserightinthemiddleofBrooklyn,whichisapartofNewYorkCity.Totheirdelight,theydiscoveredthattheyweren'ttheonlyyoungcoupletohavemadesuchadecision.Infact,theentireareainBrooklynhadbeensettledbyyoungfamilies.Andasaresult,theneighborhood,whichhadbeendecliningforyears,wasnowbeingrestored.

Brooklynisn'ttheonlycityintheUnitedStatestoexperiencethiskindofrenewal.SoarePhiladelphiaandSt.Louis.AndCharleston,SouthCarolina,hassosuccessfullyrebuiltitsoldcentralareathatitnowranksasoneofAmerica'smostcharmingcities.TherestorationoftheoldportcityofSavannah,Georgia,isalsolivingproofthatdowntownareasdonotneedtodie.Butencouragingasthesedevelopmentsmaybe,theyareamongthefewbrightspotsinamassofdifficultiesthattoday'scitiesface.Indeed,theirwoesaresomanythatitisfairtoaskwhetherornottheinnercity,thecoreofmosturbanareaswillmanagetosurviveatall.

Inthe1940a,urbanAmericansbeganamassmovetothesuburbsinsearchoffreshair,elbowroom,andprivacy.Suburbsbegantosprawloutacrossthecountryside.Sincemostofthosemakingthemoveweremiddle-class,theytookwiththemthetaxmoneythecitiesneededtomaintaintheneighborhoodsinwhichtheyhadlived.Thepeopleleftinthecitieswereoftenthosewhoweretoooldortoopoortomove.Thus,manycitiesbegantofallintodisrepair.Crimebegantosoar,andpublictransportationwasneglected.(InthepastsixtyyearsSanFranciscoistheonlycityinthe