2022-2023年安徽省六安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年安徽省六安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

______receivessatellitetelevisionsignalanddecodesitfortheTVscreen.

A.Thesatellitedish

B.Theprovider

C.Thereceiver

D.Theviewer

2.

Elderlypeopletendtohavelower__________thanyoungeradults.

3.

Technologiesarenotvalue-neutralbutare______phenomena.

4.

Inordinaryusage,thetermdialectcanalsosignifyavarietyofalanguagethatisdistinctfromwhatisconsidered______.

5.Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunforg000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

6.

Childrenshouldlearnmoreresponsibilityfortheirhealththrough______.

7.YouTubecanhardlygenerateprofitbecause______.

A.itscontentcanbeillegal

B.itisonlypartofGoogle

C.itisnotwell-knownenough

D.itsetstoomanylimitstousers

8.

Chinahassentseveralpandastosomeforeigngovernmentsasgifts.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Whentheauthorgivesadraftofanessaytohisfriends,hewantstomakesuretwothings:______.

10.

TheGovernmentbotherstomaintaingamereserves______.

11.

Accordingto"cost-per-wear"rule,thereasonablepriceofclothingshouldbeunder______ifyouwearit10timesinayear.

12.

Forthewriter,thebiggestobstacleduringthewholeprocessofattendingcollegewas______.

A.justgettingstarted

B.resistancefrompeopleatwork

C.topasstheAmericanCollegeTest

D.cultureshockexperiencedincollege

13.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

14.

Nicetreesaddtoahouse'smarketvalue.Onestudyshowedthattreescould______.

15.Whenpeoplemanagetogetawaywithlying,manyofthem______.

A.areproudofthemselves

B.willmakelyingahabit

C.feelashamedandguilty

D.areheldingreataffection

16.

Whenyouexperienceandobserveyourinflectionpoint,youshouldstopyourcareeratonce.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Withthestudents'languageability,theismofthe______and______ofexchangesandconfidentdeliverywillgrow.

18.

Vioxxshowednoconnectiontoheartproblemsinitsclinicaltrial.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Peopleconsumemoreandmorecaloriestomakeusfeelthatwearefullatmealsthatarerichin______.

20.

InScotland,thetwotypesofdivorcesprocedureinthejudicialoffer'scourtare______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouahandtogetacrosstheroad,madam?

W:No,thanks,youngman.That'sverykindofyoutooffermethathelp,butmysoniscomingsoon.

Q:Whoisbeinggivenahand?

(13)

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman'sson.D.Thepoliceman.

22.(28)

A.www..

B..

C..

D.www.N.

23.SectionC

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

Lifeonearthdependsonthesun.Dayafterdayweseeitslightandfeelits【B1】______,butwedonotoftenknowor【B2】______thebirthorthebeginningoftheir【B3】______.Yetthereareamountof【B4】______thingsaboutthesun.Oneisitsdistancefromtheearth.Thisisaboutninety-three【B5】______miles.Itistous,alongdistance.A【B6】______ofthisdistance,evenifitcouldbemade,wouldtake【B7】______hundredyearseveninthe【B8】______rocket.

Thesunmakesusfeelheat,evenatadistanceofninety-threemillionmiles.Thisisnotsurprising.【B9】______.Butwereceiveonlyasmallpartofthisheat.Thetotalheatofthesuncouldmeltacolumnoficetwoandaquartermilesthickandninety-threemillionmileshighinonesecond.

Thebrightnessofthesunisequallyastonishing.Aswesaidearlier,wereceiveonlyaverysmallpartofthesun'sheat.【B10】______Thisissufficientforthegrowthoftreesandplants,andfortheexistenceoflivingcreaturesonearth.【B11】______.Theheatandlightfromthesuncomeinjusttherightquantitiesforlifeonearth.

【B1】

24.(32)

A.BecausetheywereforcedtodosobytheBritishgovernment.

B.Becauseitbestservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

C.Becauseitistheeasiestlanguageforinternalandinternationalcommunication.

D.Becausewithmultilingualpopulationstheyneeditforinternalcommunication.

25.(35)

A.Theraidhadbeenphotographedbyhiddencameras.

B.Somewatchmanhadseentheraid.

C.ThebanktellerprovedthatJoewastherobber.

D.Somemonitorshadbeeninstallednearby.

26.

【B9】

27.(29)

A.Becausehisparentwantedhimto.

B.Becauseitwastheonlyplacehecouldgetwork.

C.BecausehehadacravingfortheWest.

D.Becausehewantedtobeanartist.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Doyouthinkyou'llbeabletogetthisinkstainoutofmypants?

W:Itwon'tbeaproblembutI'llneedtosendthemovertoamaincleaningfacility.That'sanextraday'stime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Themancanhavehispantsattheendoftheday.

B.Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkthestaincanberemoved.

D.Themanshouldgotoadifferentlocation.

29.(34)

A.Totransportwatertohighplaces.

B.Toprovideairconditioning.

C.Tofertilizethesoil.

D.Toadjustthesoiltemperature.

30.

【B2】

31.(31)

A.Industry.

B.Health.

C.Thefutureofourchildren.

D.Cleanair.

32.

【B5】

33.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Well,tonightwehaveAndrewGreeninourstudiototalkaboutmusic.Andrewisagreatguitaristandhashisownband.So,Andrew,welcome.

M:Thanksalot.Mypleasuretobeheretonight.

W:Now,Andrew,perhapsyoucouldtellussomethingaboutthefuturetrendsfortheglobalmusicindustry?

M:Sure.Well,frommyperspectiveasamusician,[19]IcanseeadramaticincreaseinthepopularityofLatinmusic,evennow.Ifthistrendcontinues,IimaginethepopularityofSalsadancingwillalsorisedramatically.Thismayresultinaslightdecreaseinthepopularityofothertypesofmusic.

W:Whatdoyouthinkofthesuddendropininterestinclassicalmusic?

M:Ithinkthistrendhasbeenintheworksforquitesometime.Asmoreandmorevarietiesofmusicbecomeavailabletoconsumers,theclassicstandardsmaysufferinthepopularitycontest.[20]Ithinkthedropininterestofclassicalmusichasn'tbeensuddenatall,it'sbeenslowandsteadyformanyyearsnow.

W:Isthereanytypeofmusicthatisconsistentlypopularwithmostpeople?

M:Ifyoulookatthenumbers,rockandrollmusichasremainedasteadyconstantthroughtheyears.Iexpectthepopularityofrockandrollwillstaythesameinthecomingyears.

W:It'ssaidthat[21]rockmusicmightmakeonelivelierandhappier.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

M:That'stree.Researchsuggeststhatmusiccaninfluenceaperson'sfeelingsandcharacter.[21]There'sclearevidencethatpeoplewholistenlivelymusicarelivelypeople.

(20)

A.Salsadancing.

B.Classicalmusic.

C.Rockandroll.

D.Latinmusic.

34.(36)

A.Thebillbecomeslawimmediately.

B.Thebillcan'tbecomelawunlessthewholeprocessbeginsagain.

C.Lawmakersmustreviewthebillwithintendays.

D.ThePresidentmustsignthebillifit'spassedagain.

35.

【B3】

36.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Ifeeldepressed.Theweatherhasbeenterriblethisweek.

W:Youcansaythatagain.Dayafterdayofgrayskiesandrain.Iwonderhowmuchlongerit'sgoingtolast.

Q:Howhastheweatherbeenrecently?

(18)

A.Clearandwarm.

B.Cloudyandwet.

C.Coldandsnowy.

D.Hotanddry.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：Isyourfamilyinterestedinbuyingadog?Adogcanbeahappyadditiontoyourfamily,butifyouchoosethewrongkindofdog,theconsequencescancauseyoualotoftrouble.

Familiesshouldsitdownandthoroughlydiscusstheproblemsinvolvedbeforebuyingadog.[29]Evenifthechildreninyourfamilyaretheoneswhowantthedog,theparentsaretheoneswhoarereallyresponsibleforseeingthattheanimalisproperlycaredfor.Ifyoudon'tknowmuchaboutdogs,it'sagoodideatogotothelibraryortheASPCAforbooksaboutvariouskindsofdogs,aswellasbooksabouthowtotrainapuppy.Inreadingaboutthedifferentbreeds,youshouldknowthatadogdescribedasveryalertmaybetoojumpyandbouncy.Whenabookdescribesadogasanidealhuntingdog,itprobablymeansthatthedogwon'tbehappylivinginasmallapartment.Dogbreedsvaryinpopularityastheyearsgoby.[30]OneofthemostpopulardogsthesedaysistheGermanshepherd,thisisbecauseitprovidesprotectionaswellascomRanionship.Thefamilyshouldbewarnedthatthesedogsgrowuptobeverybig,andmaybetoopowerfulforchildrentohandle.Ifspaceislimited,atoydogmaybeagoodchoice.Theredogsareverysmallandeasytotrain.[3]Theydon'tneedtobewalkeddaily,sincetheycanexerciseinthespaceavailableinthehome.

(33)

A.Children.B.Family.C.Parents.D.ASPCA

38.

【B4】

39.(21)

A.Morethan12.B.12.C.100.D.Notmentioned.

40.聽(tīng)力原文：Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlongterm.Informationinlong-termmemorycan.berecalledatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysandweeks.Incontrast,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishassecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobeginwith,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundedalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetherarefourwordssoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andtheadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

(33)

A.TostudyhowstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory.

B.TostudyhowstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary.

C.Tostudyhowtodevelopstudent'sabilityinEnglish.

D.Tostudyhowlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept.

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

A.wouldliketospendbillionsofmoneyonthepromotionofitsproducts

B.hastwiceasmanyadvertisingexpertstoturntoforconsultation

C.isalwayschangingitsimagetocatertothetasteoftheyoungpeople

D.canmakeeffectiveuseoffamousstarspopularwiththeyoungpeople

42.

Whyisknowledgeplayingadecisiveroleintheshiftingofpowerinalmostallestablishedinstitutions?

43.Fourin10teachershavefacedverbalorphysicalaggression(襲擊)fromapupil'sparentorguardian,accordingtotheAssociationofTeachersandLecturers.Andofthe1000teacherssurveyed,aquartersaidapupilhadattackedthem.Overathirdofteachersinprimaryschoolssaidtheyhadexperiencedphysicalaggression,comparedwith20%insecondaryschools.

Thegovernmentsaysteachershavesufficientmeansattheirdisposaltopunishdestructivepupils.However,almost60%ofthosequestionedfortheAssociationofTeachersandLecturers'surveythoughtpupilbehavior.hadworsenedduringthepastfiveyears.Andtheresponsesofthesurveyquestioningover1000teachersfromprimaryandsecondaryschoolsappeartosuggestthatbadbehavior.isnotthepreserveofsecondaryschools.

OneteacherataprimaryschoolinEnglandsaid:"Asix-year-oldcompletelytrashedthestaffroom,putaknifethroughacomputerscreen,attackedstaffandwehadtocallthepolice.Anothersix-year-oldattackedstaffandpupilswiththeteacher'sscissors."People.oftenunderestimatethatyoungchildrencanbeasviolentandintimidatingastheolderones.Anotherteachersaid:"Iandothermembersofstaffwerephysicallyassaulteddailybyafive-year-old(includingpunching).Hewastakentotheheadto'calmdown'thenbroughtbacktoapologize.Andthenwewereunderattacksagain.ItbecameaviciouscircleandIwasoffsickasaresult."Aroundonethirdofteacherssurveyedsaidthattheyhadlostconfidenceasaresultofthebehavior.theyhadfaced.

Butmostteachers(90%)reportedthat"destructivebehavior"constitutedtalkinginclass."Persistentlow-levelrudenessanddestructionseemstohavebecomeafactoflifeineducationtodayandnolongerraiseseyebrowsorseemstomeritspecialattention,"saidDrIanLancaster,asecondaryschoolteacherfromCheshire.

TeacherswilldiscusstheproblemattheAssociationofTeachersandLecturers'conferencenextweek.Lastyearitemergedthatmorethan300pupilsadaywerebeingtemporarily,ratherthanpermanently,excludedforviolentconduct.AsimilarsurveybyATLtwoyearsagosuggestedhalfofteachersknewanotherwhohadbeendrivenoutoftheprofessionbyviolentconduct.Holdingfirmlytheideathatnomemberofteachingstaffshouldbesubjectedtoviolentbehavior.byeitherstudentsorparents,ATLstronglyadvocatesthat"Parentsshouldbeactingasgoodrolemodelsbysupportingstaffandhelpingthemcreateamorepositivelearningenvironmentfortheirchildren".

Whichgroupofteacherssuffersfromthephysicalaggressionmost?

A.TeachersbelongtotheAssociationofTeachersandCultures.

B.The1000teacherswhotakepartinthesurvey.

C.Teachersinprimaryschools.

D.Teacherinsecondaryschools.

44.Whydoestheauthorsaythatstringandtinfoilaretreasures?

A.Thewarhasmadethemscarce.

B.Theyareusefultosixteen-year-olds.

C.Helikedthemwhenhewassixteen.

D.Peopleareverywasteful.

45.SectionA

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

Name-callingandteasingareoverwhelminglythemaintypeofclassroombullying,saysastudyfundedbytheJapaneseMinistryofEducation.Thestudy,aninternationalprogrammelookingintothe【C1】______ofbullying,hasalsobeensponsoredbyUNESCO(聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織).

However,thestudydoesrevealsomegoodnews.TheresearchintheBritishpartoftheprogrammehasfoundthattheproblemofbullyinginschoolshasdecreased.Adecadeofanti-bullyinginitiativeshasledtothefirstrecordeddropinthenumberofvictimsanda【C2】______fallinthenumberofyoungbullies.Thisisthefirst【C3】______studytoshowschoolbullyingonthedecrease.Theresearch,beingpublishedintheyear2000,wascarriedoutbypsychologistPeterSmith,ofGoldsmith'sCollege,London.Thewaronviolenceandname-callinghasbeensosuccessfulthatBritainisnolongerthebullyingcapitalofEurope,【C4】______majorimprovementsincomparisonwithotherEuropeancountries.

Theresearch,aninternationalstudysponsoredbyUNESCO,showsthattherehasbeenadeclineofatleast72000inthenumberofEnglishteenagerswhosaytheyhavebeenbullied,comparedwith10yearsago.Meanwhilethenumberofperpetrators(作惡者，行兇者)hasmorethanhalved,【C5】______from560000to240000overthesameperiod.PsychologistSmithsaidtherehasbeenchangeinthewaytheissueis【C6】______inBritishschools.Thefindingswereanindicationofatoughanti-bullyingattitudeinschoolswhichwouldnottoleratethiskindofbehavior,andtheresultofsuchinitiativesaspeers【C7】______,wherestudentsareencouragedto【C8】______intheirfellowpupils.

Physicalviolenceagainstthechildrenaccountedforjustoveronequarterofallreportswithboystwiceaslikelyasgiftstobekicked,【C9】______orthreatened.Smithfoundoneinsevenofallvictimssufferedracistbulliesandbeingcalledhurtfulnames.

【C10】______,nearlyone-thirdofthevictimstoldnoone.ButthisisbetterthantenyearsagowhenSmithfoundthatonehalfofallthechildrenwhowerebulliedkeptittothemselves.

Thefindingsweregivenacautiouswelcomebythechildren'ssafetycharityKidscape,whichtakes16000callsayearfromconcernedparents."Someanti-bullyingpoliciesarereallytakinghold,butwhereit'sbadit'sstillvery,verybad,"saiddirectorMichelleElliott.

A)disturbinglyI)registering

B)extensionJ)extent

C)tackledK)confide

D)dramaticL)bully

E)increasedM)substantial

F)counselingN)initiative

G)shrinkingO)coped

H)shoved

【C1】

46.

High-techgroupsbelievethatifanextra＄30ischargedoneveryTVorcomputerpurchasedinCalifornia,consumerswill______.

A.hesitatetoupgradetheircomputers

B.abandononlineshopping

C.buythemfromotherstates

D.stronglyprotestagainstsuchacharge

47.

TheFDAbannedtheuseofantibioticfromfood-producinganimalsbecausepublichealthexpertswereconcernedabout______.

48.

Accordingtothetext,ifapersonneverforgot______.

A.hisabilitytolearnwouldbeimproved

B.hewouldhavealotoftrouble

C.hewouldsurvivebest

D.theevolutionofmemorywouldstop

49.

Muchresearchhasbeendoneoninterviewsingeneralbutjournalisticinterviewingasaspecificfieldhasunfortunately______.

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ourlevelofhappinessthroughoutlifeisstronglyinfluencedbythegeneswithwhichwewereborn,sayexperts.AnEdinburghUniversitystudyofidenticalandnon-identicaltwinssuggestsgenesmaycontrolhalfthepersonalitytraitskeepingushappy.Theotherhalfislinkedtolifestyle,careerandrelationships.However,anotherexpertsaiddespitetheresearchinthejournalPsychologicalScience,wecanstilltrainourselvestobemorecontent.

Psychologistshavedevelopedseveralmethodstoassessaperson'spersonalitytype—andeventheirlevelofhappiness.TheEdinburghstudy,inconjunctionwithresearchersattheInstituteforMedicalResearchinQueensland,Australia,lookedatresultsfrom900pairsoftwins.

Theideabehindtwinstudiesisthat,becauseidenticaltwinsaregeneticallyexactlythesame,whilefraternal(異卵的)twinsarenot,itispossible,bycomparingtheresultsfromthetwogroups,tocalculatehowstronglyinfluencedaparticulartraitisbygenetics.Inthiscase,theresearcherslookedforpeoplewhotendednottoworry,andwhoweresociableandconscientious.Allthreeoftheseseparatecharacteristicshavebeenlinkedbyotherresearchtoanoverallsenseofhappinessorwell-being.Thedifferencesbetweentheresultsfromtheidenticalandfraternaltwinssuggestedthatthesetraitswereinfluencedupto50%bygeneticfactors.

DrAlexanderWeiss,fromEdinburgh'sSchoolofPhilosophy,PsychologyandLanguageSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:"Togetherwithlifeandliberty,thepursuitofhappinessisacorehumandesire.Althoughhappinessissubjecttoawiderangeofexternalinfluences,wehavefoundthereisaheritablecomponentofhappinesswhichcanbeentirelyexplainedbygeneticarchitectureofpersonality."

Thescienceofhappinessisagrowingfield,withdemandfromboththepublicandindustryforinsightsintoemotionalwell-being.TheCentreforAppliedPositivePsychologypromotesresearchintotechniquesforboostingpersonalcontentment.DrAlexLinley,fromtheCentre,saidthateventhoughotherstudiessupportedthegeneticargument,itwaswrongforanyonetothinkthatnaturehaddealtthemafixedhandinhappinessterms.Hesaid:"Whatitmeansisthat,ratherthanasinglepoint,peoplehavearangeofpossiblelevelsofhappiness—anditisperfectlypossibletoinfluencethiswithtechniquesthatareempiricallyproventowork.Simplethings,likelistingyourstrengthsandusingtheminnewwayseveryday,orkeepingajournalwhereyouwritedown,everynight,threethingsthatyouaregratefulfor,havebeenshowntodeliverimprovements."

AccordingtotheEdinburghUniversitystudy,inadditiontogenes,ourhappinessisdeterminedby______.

51.

______bringthechangesinAmericafromwithin.

52.Theterm"electroniccity"inParagraph2refersto______.

A.BerkeleyB.EarthC.LosAngelesD.SanFrancisco

53.

Asampleofapopulationisoftenexaminedforthefollowingpurposesexcept______.

A.tomakeamoreaccuratepredictionoftrend

B.toimproveefficiencyandavoidunnecessarywork

C.tosavethetroubleofapproachingeverymember

D.topredictcharacteristicsoftheentirepopulation

54.SectionB

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

Itwasacold,rainyandwhollymiserableafternooninWashington,andahotmuggynightinMiami.ItwasSunday,andthreegameswereplayedinthetwocities.Thepeopleplayingthemandthepeoplewatchingthemtellusmuchabouttheever-changingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.

ProfessionalfootballintheUnitedStatesisalmostwhollyplayedbynative-bornAmericancitizens,mostlyverylargeandverystrong,manyofthemblack.Itisagameofphysicalstrength.Linemenroutinelyweighmorethan300pounds.Playersarevaluedfortheirweightandmuscles,forhowfasttheycanrun,andhowhardtheycanhiteachother.Footballdrawsthebiggestcrowds,buttheteamsplayonlyonceaweek,becausetheygetsobattered.

The67204fanswereinMiamiforthefinalgameofthebaseballWorldSeries.BaseballwasonceAmerica'sfavoritegame,buthaslostthatclaimtobasketball.

Baseballisagamethatrequiresstrength,butnothugeness.Agility,quickness,perfectvisionandquickreactionaremoreimportantthanpurestrength.BaseballwasonceapurelyAmericangame,buthasspreadaroundmuchoftheNewWorld.InthatSunday'sfinal,thefinalhitoftheextrainninggamewasdeliveredbyanativeofColumbia.TheMostValuablePlayerinthegamewasanativeofColumbia.TherostersofbothteamswereawashwithHispanicnames,asisMiami,whichnowclaimstheWorldChampionshipisagamethatmaybelosingpopularityinAmerica,buthasgaineditinmuchoftherestoftheworld.BaseballinAmericahastakenonastrongHispanicflavor,withadashofJapaneseaddedforseasoning.

Soccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,isthemostwidelyenjoyedsportintheworld.Insoccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,theethnictidehasbeenthereverseofbaseball.Untilrecently,professionalsoccerintheUnitedStateshaslargelybeenanimport,playedbySouthAmericansandEuropeans.Now,Americancitizensinlargenumbersarefinallytakingupthemostpopulargameintheworld.

Basketball,anAmericaninventionincreasinglyplayedaroundtheworld,thesedaysdrawslargecrowdsbackhome.Likewise,hockey,agamelargelyimportedtotheUnitedStatesfromneighboringCanada.Lacrosse,aversionofwhichwasplayedbyNativeAmericansbeforetheEuropeansarrived,isalsogainingakeennationalfollowing.

SportsofallkindsarewinningsupportfromAmericanarmchairenthusiastsfromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.

Whichofthefollowingcanreflecttheever-changingethnicstructureofAmerica?

A.Sportsman.B.Audience.C.Bothofthem.D.Noneofthem.

55.SectionA

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

Canyouwalkastraightline?Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmost(47)______forpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60meters.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixed(48)______tothefloor.The(49)______showedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeople(50)______theirdirectionofwalkingregularly.However,therangedifferedfromsubjecttosubject.

Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkina(51)______straightline.Rather,wemeander(漫步),mainlyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctional(52)______ofourlegs.Sostepsbytheleftandrightlegsofapersonare(53)______.

Asaresult,althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightline,severalstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.However,(54)______helpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.

Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosed,youcanhardlystandstill,(55)______tosay,walkstraight.It'sallbecauseyourearsarestillspinningandcan'thelpyoukeepyourbalance.Yourinnerearisastructurecontainingliquids.Whenyouspin,theliquidinsidefollowsyourspinning,butwhenstop,theliquidcontinuestospinforawhile,theresultofwhichis(56)______.Forthemoment