2022-2023年安徽省銅陵市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年安徽省銅陵市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Mostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry—hungryformorebreadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;Americawasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoilwaspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafewpeople,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEuropeitwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEuropethereweretoomanylaborerslookingforthefewavailablejobs,sowageswerelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,sowageswerehigh.

Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordesofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligiouspersecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantinanotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwereoftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettingajob,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumightevenbemurdered—justforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.YoulearnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!

Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyouthoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshouldbenokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemassesofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,oftentimes,yourgovernmentthoughtyouweretooradicalandtriedtogetholdofyoutoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.Youdidn'twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeingcaught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucouldbeafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.ProbablyyouturnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,thisisagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Youcanreadwhatyouwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoonearrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!

ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrikecigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericaweretoldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters—andalwaysthisadvicewasgiven,"CometoAmerica."ButwhyshouldanyonebeinterestedinwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhisEuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferenttimes,butforthesamereason—businessprofits.

Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswereorganizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmostnothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcropswereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothem—ataprofits.TheDutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralothersweretradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventuallymakingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofits—neededimmigrantstogetthem—advertised—andpeoplecame.

Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstriedtogetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,theNorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeopleusedtheirships.TheythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworldtogetpeopletotraveltoAmerica—intheirships.Theysentnotonlyadvertisements,butalsoage

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

ItisreportedbyRolandAndersonthattheGPOsarefilledwith______.

3.Thevolunteersweresurprisedatthefactthatineverydaydecision-making,people'sbeliefsareoften______.

4.

Whichofthefollowingiscrucialtotriggeranewstateofthoughts?

A.Repeatingpositiveaffirmationsoverandoveragain

B.Repeatingpositiveaffirmationssubconsciously

C.Readingpositivestatementswithemotion

D.Readingpositivestatementswithskepticism

5.

MitaliDayalthinksthelastgeneration'sbeliefonhowtogetlove______.

6.

Goodwritingshouldbeconvincing,certainly,butitshouldbeconvincingbecauseyoudidagoodjobofarguing,notbecauseyougottherightanswers.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

______peopleareusingthewebnowintheU.S.A.

8.

NowintheUnitedStates,about19millionpeoplearesufferingfrommentalillness.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Notsurprising,schoolofficialsherepainta______thenewmathcurriculumthandothecriticalparents.

10.

ThequickdevelopmentoftheInternetleadstomoreofficespacesavailable.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

WhenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timejobathome,hemeansJim______.

12.

Globalwarmingleadstomanynewdiseases.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Thoughthegrindhavegoodgrades,whatdotheystilllack?

A.Self-discipline.

B.Goodmemory.

C.Originalopinions.

D.Writingpractice.

14.

Anotherwayofsolvingthepronounproblemistouse______insteadofthesingular.

15.

Inordertocomprehensivelyreflectthestateofeconomy,wemustresearchdeeplytoenhanceandimprove______.

A.scenarioanalysisandstresstesting

B.riskmanagementassumptions

C.predictiononfinancialrisk

D.multiplestandarddeviationevents

16.

AccordingtoscientistsattheU.S.NationalSnowandIceDataCenter.withinabout60years,therewillbe______ontheArcticOcean.

17.

EuropeandJapanneedmorelaborforcebecausethepopulationgrowthinthesecountrieshasbeenverylow.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Weareatlosswhattodointhefutureworldofinformation.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Merck'sstockplummeted40%insixweeksbecausesomeVioxx"victims"died.

20.

CatherineFredmanwasnotworriedaboutpayingMr.Fredman's______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(29)

A.Heledanextravagantlifeinhislateryears.

B.Hestillworkedhardwhenhebecamerich.

C.HespenthislateryearsinAmerica.

D.Hedidn'tleaveenoughmoneyforhischildren.

22.

【B6】

23.(41)

24.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Influenzaisacommoninfectionofthenoseandthroat,andsometimesthelungs.Theflucausesmusclepain,suddenhighbodytemperature,breathingproblemsandweakness.Itisespeciallydangeroustothevery.young,theveryoldandthosewithaweakdefensesystemagainstdiseases.

Historicalrecordshavedescribedsicknessesbelievedtobeinfluenzaformorethantwothousandyears.TheRomanhistorianLivydescribedsuchadiseaseattackingtheRomanarmy.PeopleinfifteenthcenturyItalythoughtthesicknesswascausedbytheinfluenceofthestars,sotheynamedit"influenza."

Inseventeen-eighty-one,influenzawentfromEuropetoNorthAmericatotheWestIndiesandLatinAmerica.ItspreadinAsiaineighteen-twenty-nine,thenagainineighteen-thirty-six.ItalsotraveledtoIndonesia,RussiaandtheUnitedStates.

Ineighteen-eighty-me,theflubeganinCentralAsia,spreadnorthintoRussia,easttoChinaandwesttoEurope.Later,itaffectedpeopleinNorthAmericaandAfricaExpertssaytwo-hundred-filly-thousandpeoplediedinEuropeinthatflu.Worldwide,thenumberwasatleastone-million.

ButthedeadliestoutbreakofinfluenzaonrecordappearedinSpain.Theso-calledSpanishflukilledbetweentwenty-millionandfifty-millionpeoplearoundtheworldinnineteen-eighteenandnineteen-nineteen.Evenyoung,healthypeoplebecamesickanddiedinjustafewdays.

Eightyyearsago,thefluvirustookmonthstospreadaroundtheworld.Today,airplanetravelmeansaviruscanspreadaroundtheworldwithindays.Expertssayanothervirusliketheonethatappearedinnineteen-eighteencouldbeasdangerousasanydiseaseeverknown.

(27)

A.Theeight-month-oldbaby.

B.Teenagers.

C.Mid-agers.

D.Peopleintheir50s.

25.(25)

A.Studentsdon'tattendclassesatall.

B.Studentsparticipateinsomeactivitiestheirparentsmaybeagainst.

C.Studentsstay.outandnevercomebacktoschool.

D.Studentsdoanythingtheywant.

26.聽力原文：W:I'msorry,sir.Theplaneissomewhatbehindschedule.I'llnotifyyouassoonaswehavefurtherinformation.PleasetakeaseathereandI'llgetyouacupofteainaminute.

M:Thankyou.Couldyoualsobringmesomethingtoread?

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.Theplaneistoocrowded.

B.Theplaneislateforsomeunknownreason.

C.There'snovacantseatontheplane.

D.Themanisreadinganddrinkinginaplane.

27.【B8】

28.聽力原文：W:Youdidn'tturnupforyesterday'sEnglishEveningasyouhadpromised.

M:Youknowwhat.Iwenttoseemysupervisoraboutmyessay.AndthenIforgotallabouttheparty.

Q:Whathappenedtotheman?

(16)

A.Hehadtorewritehisessay.

B.Hethoughtit'sbetternottotakepartintheparty.

C.HeforgotabouttheEnglishEvening.

D.Hissupervisorwantedtotalktohim.

29.聽力原文：W：Youareanexpertonurbanproblem.Mr.Cross.Iwonderhowyouwoulddescribethecharacteristicsoftheseenormouscities．

M：ThefirstpointtomakeisthattheyaredifferentfromlargecitiesinEuropeandAmerica.

W：Surlyalllargecitiesareessentiallysimilar．

M：It'struethatalllargecitiesexperiencesimilarproblemsprovisioninghousingandservices，butthedifferenceliesinthetimefactor．

W：Surlysomeofthecitiesweareconsideringarejustasoldand,insomecases，mucholder,thancitiesintheUnitedStates，forinstance.

M：Verytrue,butthelargecitiesofEuropeandtheUnitedStatesgrewrelativelyslowly．Londonhadapopulationofmorethanamillionatthebeginningofthenineteenthcenturyandthisnumberofmorethaneightmillion.Andthisgrowthwasparalleltoindustrialgrowththroughoutthecountry．ThesameistrueofNewYork,forexample．

W：ButthisisnottrueofMexicocityorBuenosAires?

M：No，itisnot．ThroughoutLatinAmericaandinpartsofAsia,citieshavegrownmuchfasterthanindustry，oragricultureforthatmatter．Someofthesecitieshavequadrupledinsizeinlessthantwodecades，whileindustrialgrowthoverthesameperiodmayhaveonlyreachedthirtytofortypercent．

W：Whatdoesthismean?

M:Essentiallythepopulationgrowthisnotequaltothenumberofemploymentopportunities.Muchoftheincreaseisduetoimmigrationfromthecountryside,amovementofpeopleinsearchofbetterconditions.

(20)

A.Thetouristandtheguide.

B.Thestudentandtheteacher.

C.Thereporterandtheurbanexpert.

D.Theworkerandthemanager.

30.(47)

31.

【B8】

32.聽力原文：JaneAddamscamefromawell-to-doandculturedfamily.ShewassodistressedaboutthemiseryofpoorpeoplethatsheleftherefinehometospendherlifeintheslumsofChicago.In1889,sheestablishedasettlementhousewheresheinitiatedmanyprojectssuchasahot-lunchserviceforfactoryworkers,day-carecentresforlittlechildren,freeclassesforyoungpeopleandadults,agymnasiumandanartgallery.Immigrantsandotherpoorpeoplecametohersettlementhouseforadviceandhelpaswellasforfun.JaneAddamswasalsoactiveinfightingagainsttheuseofchildlabourandagainstwar.Sheworkedforwomen'srighttovoteandforimprovingthesituationoftheblacks.Sheinitiatedcountryvacationprogrammesforpoorcitychildren.JaneAddamshadgreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofsocialworkintheUnitedStatesandinotherpartsoftheworld.Shepromotedtheideaofresponsibilityforthewelfareofthepoor.Settlementhousesofasimilarkindwerefoundedinmanypoorneighbourhoodstomakethelivesofthepoormoremeaningful.In1931,JaneAddamswasawardedtheNobelPrizeforwhatshehaddoneforsociety.

(30)

A.Inday-carecentreswherelittlechildrenweretakencareof.

B.InareasinChicagowherepoorpeoplelived.

C.Inplaceswherehotlunchwasprovidedforyoungpeople.

D.Inschoolswherefreeclasseswereorganizedforyoungpeople.

33.

【B2】

34.(31)

A.Individualstates.

B.Taxesofcitizens.

C.Federalgovernment.

D.Parents.

35.聽力原文：W:Oh．no…．someTVchannelshavebeenrerunningalotofcomediesfromthesixties．WhatdoyouthinkOfthoseoldshows?

M:Notmuch．Butthen，thenewonesaren'tsogreateither.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(14)

A.Henolongerwatchesmuchtelevision.

B.Hepreferscomediesfromthesixties.

C.Hethinkscomedieshaven'timprovedforyears.

D.Hehasn'tseenmanyoftheoldshows.

36.聽力原文：M:So,whatexactlyareyoudoingtoprotecttheelephantshere?

W:Well,wehavemanagedtoraisealotofmoneyforthisproject.Alotofitisbeingusedtocompensatefarmersforthedamagethatelephantsdototheircrops.

M:Howdoesthatprotecttheelephants?

W:Sincetheelephantscausedamagetothecrops,farmersareoftentemptedtogooutandkilltheelephants.

M:Isee.So,thefarmersdon'thavearealproblemwiththeelephantsuntiltheelephantsstarteatingthecrops.Butwhydotheelephantsdothat?

W:Well,therearen'tenoughtreestoprovidethemwithfoodonthelandthathasbeenreservedforthem.

M:Mm.Butifyousuccessfullyprotecttheelephants,theirnumberswillgrowandtheywillneedmorefood.Thatmeansthat'they'llneedmoreland.

W:That'strue,butwe'vesolvedthatproblemtoo.Whatwedoismovesomeelephantstoreservationswheretherearerelativelyfew.

M:Sothat'swhereyouspendanotherlargeproportionofthemoneyyouraise.

W:Actually,itisn'tveryexpensivebecausewesharethecostwiththepeoplewhoruntheotherreservations.

M:Isee.Howdoyoudecidewhichelephantstomove?

W:Weusetwocriteria.Thefirstisthatwemaintainthegeneticdiversityoftheelephantherd.The-secondisthatwetransportthemoreaggressivemembersoftheherd,whichresultsinusspendinglessmoneycompensatingfarmers.

M:Arethereanyplanstoexpandthereservation?

W:Wehaveallocatedsomemoneytolandpurchases,butsuchpurchasescouldhaveadetrimentaleffectonthelocalhumanpopulation,sowerarelydoit.

M:Whatkindsofresearchareyoudoingontheelephantshere?

W:We'remainlystudyingthewaythatelephantsinteractwitheachotherwithinaherd.

M:Isee.Well,thanksverymuchforyourtime.

W:Mypleasure.

(20)

A.Water.B.Crops.C.Money.D.Trees.

37.(34)

A.Theviolinwastooexpensive.

B.Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C.Theviolinwastoobigforher.

D.Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

38.聽力原文：M：Richpeopledon'tuseviolencetosteal．Theyusecomputersandlawyers．

W：Atleastacomputerwon'tshootandkillpeople．Ithinkviolentcrimeismorehorriblethanwhitecollarcrime．

Q：Whatdotheytalkabout?

(14)

A.Richpeople.B.Computersandlawyers.C.Amurder.D.Crime.

39.(44)

40.

【B3】

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

Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheeffortstocontrolseniorexecutiveswouldbe______.

A.doubtfulB.optimisticC.positiveD.approving

42.AccordingtoFrankRoberto,whatisthedifficultyforAmericanresearchers'mass-productionofmusselglue?

A.Thegenenumberthatisknownisnotenough.

B.Musselsaremuchsmarterthanwethink.

C.Theycan'tcopytheblendofproteinsofmussel.

D.Musselshaveanamazingpowerharmfultoman.

43.

GenevieveLemonagreedthatCampionisespeciallyskillfulin______.

44.Whycanyoungmenwithapprenticeshipsearnmorethanthosewithout?

A.Apprenticeshipsprovidedthemwiththechanceofbettercharacterandskill.

B.Apprenticeshipswerevaluedmuchmorethanhighacademicqualifications.

C.Theyweremoreconfident,optimisticandtheywerealsomoreskillful.

D.Theirnon-apprenticecontemporarieswastedmuchtimeintakingA-levels.

45.

Manycountriesareshockedtofindthat______.

A.consumingcountriesareconfrontingaseriousdrugproblem

B.drugproblemhasbecomemoreseriousthanever

C.drugtraffickinggangsareoftenalliedwithterrorists

D.dragabuseisunderminingtheirgovernment

46.

WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners?

A.BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia.

B.Becausetheyrepresenttheworld'slatestfashions.

C.Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology

D.Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations

47.

Theauthorseemstothinkthatrailwaysareremindersofthe______.

A.growingdislikeinEnglandoftheVictorianage

B.benefitsthatthemachineagehasbroughttoman

C.uglinessandoppressionthatmodemsocietyhasovercome

D.personalconcernandsolidbeautyofapastage

48.

Theword"unwieldy"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.

A.difficulttocollect

B.difficulttotackle

C.incomprehensive

D.uncontrollable

49.

Whichofthefollowingisachangeincitydevelopmentinthe20thcentury?

A.MorethanhalfofAfricanpopulationwillliveincities.

B.ManycitiesinAsiawillhavemorethan20millioninhabitants.

C.Citiesinthedevelopingworldwillbeevenlarger.

D.MorecitiesinAsiahavemorethanonemillionpeople.

50.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchworkerswere______.

51.

Notstatedbutimpliedinthefirsttwoparagraphsisthatstoppingsmokingcanbea(n)______foryou.

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Icebergsareamongnature'smostspectacularcreations,andyetmostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.Theycomeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoiseandsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasesnoonehearsorsees.Theyexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteawayjustasunnoticed.

Objectsofsheerestbeauty,theyhavebeencalled.Appearinginanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymaybeglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyaregraceful,stately,inspiringincalm,sunlitseas.

Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyare—inthenight,inthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswisetostayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthewater,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoff,driftintothewater,floataboutawhile,andfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeofsnowflakesthathavefallenoverlongages(fftime.Theyembodysnowsthatdrifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillionyearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountains,wheretheymeltedonlyalittleornotatall,andsocollectedtogreatdepthsovertheyearsandcenturies.

Aseachyear'ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,evaporationandmeltingcausedthesnowflakesslowlytolosetheirfeatherypointsandbecometinygrainsofice.Whennewsnowfellontopoftheold,itturnedtoicygrains.Soblanketsofsnowandicegrainsmountedlayeruponlayerandwereofsuchgreatthicknessthattheweightoftheupperlayerscompressedthelowerones.Withtimeandpressurefromabove,themanysmallicegrainsjoinedandchangedtolargercrystals,andeventuallythedeepercrystalsmergedintoasolidmassofice.

Thispassagegivesanintroductionof______.

53.

Whichofthefollowingviewpointissupportedbymedicalstudents?

A.TheyarequitedifferentfromuswhensurfingtheInternet.

B.Societyholdsthemtoarelativelyhighlevelofintegrity.

C.Theyarequiteclearabouttheapplicationofregulations.

D.Theyshouldbehaveprofessionallyandusebetterjudgment.

54.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Mr.Bushhadtoofferconcretesuggestionsforreform.aspoliticalpressureincreases.

B.Atpresent,themaximumprisonsentenceforfinancialfraudisfiveyears.

C.ItislaughablethatMr.BushpubliclyattackedAmerica'scorporatebosses.

D.Americanshavelittlefaithintheirbusinessaswellaspoliticalleaders.

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Employersinsomeunlikelyplacessaythey'rehavingtroublefillingjobs.FactorymanagersinHoChiMinhCityreportmanyoftheir$62-a-monthworkerswenthomefortheTet(春節(jié))holidayinFebruaryandnevercameback.InBulgaria,computerexpertsareinsuchdemandtheycan'tbebotheredtoanswerthewantadsofaLosAngelesmoviestudio.AndinPeoria,CaterpillarInc.isstrugglingtotrainenoughservicetechnicians.Theproblemineachcase:notenoughpeoplewhoarebothableandwillingtodotheworkforthepostedpay."We'vegotaglobalproblem...andit'sonlygoingtocontinuetogetworse,"saysStephenHitch,ahumanresourcesmanageratCaterpillar.

Agloballaborcrunch,alreadybeingfeltbysomeemployers,appearstohaveintensifiedinrecentmonths.That'sinspiteofwidelypublicizedlayoffs,includingCitigroup'splanstoshedasmanyas15,000staffers.Infact,U.S.unemploymentremainslow—just4.5%inFebruary—andevencompaniesincountrieswithhigherjoblessratesarefeelingpinched."It'snotjustaU.S.phenomenon,"saysJeffreyA.Joerres,CEOofManpowerInc.,thestaffingagency.OnMar.29,Manpowerwastoreleasetheresultsofasurveyofnearly37,000employersin27counties.Thestudyfoundthat41%ofthemarehavingtroublehiringthepeopletheyneed.

What'sgoingonhere?Withglobalgrowthrunningatastrong5%ayearsince2004,thestrategiesthatcompaniesdevelopedtoholdclownlaborcosts—includingoff-shoringworktolowwagecountries—arerunningoutofgasfarsoonerthanmanyexpected.TheseeminglyinexhaustiblepoolsofcheaplaborfromChina,India,andelsewherearedrying'upasdemandoutstrips(超過)thesupplyofpeoplewiththeneededskills."Companieswerehopingtheywouldn'thavetoworryabouthumanresourcesatall,"saysPeterCappelli,directoroftheCenterforHumanResourcesattheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchool."Nowtheydo."

Corporationsaredeterminedtokeeplaborcostsundercontrol,sothey'rereachingdeeperintotheirbagoftricks.Somearedoingmorein-housetrainingsotheydon'thavetorecruitpriceytalentontheopenmarket.Someareloweringtheirstandardsfornewhiresormovingoperationstovirginterritoriesotheroutsourcershaven'tdiscovered,suchastheBelarusiancapital,Minsk,orsmallercitiesinBulgariaandRomania.

ItcanbeinferredthattheLosAngelesmoviestudioislacking______.

56.

Economictheorycandirecttheeconomicdecisionsuchasdecisionsaboutrentcontrol,______andminimumwage.

57.Populationwillberedistributedasaresultof______.

A.themetropolitanstrategy

B.thefrontierstrategy

C.neitherthefrontierstrategynorthemetropolitanstrategy

D.boththefrontierstrategyandthemetropolitanstrategy

58.

AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofdigitalstillcameraEXCEPT______.

A.noneedoffilm

B.easytocarry

C.theimagecanbechanged

D.highresolution

59.

AccordingtoErikBrynjolfsson,thegreatcashdiscrepancyintechnologyindustrywillultimatelyleadto______.

60.SectionA

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

Formillionsofyears,thechangesinEarth'sclimatehavebeendrivenbyforcesofnature.Butforthelastcenturyandahalf,Earth’saveragetemperaturehasbeenrising【C1】______thananytimeinthepasttenthou-sandyears.The【C2】______inscienceisthatmuchofthatchangehasbeendrivenbyus.Theclimateisnotwhatitusedtobe.It'snotyourgrandfather'sclimateanymore.

The【C3】______areeverywhere:droughtsintheAmericanSouthwestandAfrica'sSahara(撒哈拉),【C4】______seasinLouisianaandBangladesh(孟加拉國),tropicaldiseasesspreadingnorthandextremesofweatherfromFloridatoFrance.

Therearepeoplewhostillsayglobalwarmingneedn't【C5】______us.Ifit'shappeningatall,it'sanaturaltrend,notmuchwecandoaboutit.Butthereisnowhard【C6】______whichshowsthatthewarmingisnotonlyreal.It's【C7】______.It'salteringtheclimate'smostbasicelementslikerainfallandevaporation,daysofsunshineandnighttimetemperatures.Thosechangesare【C8】______theenvironmentsintheagriculturalproduction,【C9】______wildspecieswithextinctionandputtingatriskourlifestyles,ourhealth,andsomeofourfavoritecitiesbythesea.We'llfollowthesignsandseewhoifanyoneisresponsible.We'llmeetscientistswhoare【C10】______newclimateevidenceandwe'llseewhatwecandotohelp.

A)worryF)signsK)faster

B)risingG)vastL)consensus

C)troublesH)investigatingM)threatening

D)quicklyI)dangersN)damaging

E)evidenceJ)acceleratingO)concern

【C1】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.(68)

62.【S8】

63.

【S6】

64.【S2】

65.

【S10】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Dependingonwhatyouarelookingfor,youhavetojudgeforyourself__________________(這些資料對你來說有多大的相關性).

67.Everyoneinterviewed______(都受到了不公正的待遇).

68.Accordingtoscientificresearch,______(狗也會產生嫉妒和驕傲等復雜的情感).

69._______________________________(必須立即采取有效措施)tokeepourcountry,fromgoingunder.

70.Theproblemissocomplicated______(花了我們兩周時間才解決).

參考答案

1.B解析：通讀全文后，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)并不是所有的人都是帶著獲得一種更好的生活而自愿來到美國的，有些人是迫不得已的。從這些句子中可以看出他們的不情愿。如"Thereweretwootherswhocamenotbecaus