2022-2023年河北省承德市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2022-2023年河北省承德市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

ThegeneralviewofEuropeislikelytochangefromcultivatedfarm-landtogrowingshrubsandforestswithspecies-poorwildlifesuchaswildcats,bears,deerandwolves.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoafterajobloss?

A.Arguewiththeemployeraboutthereasonforthelayoff.

B.Remaineven-temperedandavoidradicalbehaviors.

C.Makeafaircommentontheirjobperformance.

D.Sendthecompanye-mailstoaskforcompensation.

3.Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan______.

4.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions17,choosethebestanswerfromthe.fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

howSATsWork

Testsareafactoflifethroughoutourschoolcareers,butoneofthemostimportant,and,tosomethescariest,ofthemallistheSAT—thatthree-hourexamthat'ssupposedtomeasureahighschoolstudent'schanceofacademicsuccessinthefirstyearofcollege.SomecollegesconsiderSATscoresmajorfactorsintheiradmissionprocess,whileothersviewhighschoolacademicperformance,alongwithrecommendationsandextracurricularactivities,equally,orevenmoreimportantly.Nomatterwhereyou'reheaded,ifyou'reahighschoolstudent,theSATisimportanttoyoubecausemostcollegesrequirestudentstoreporteitherSATorACTAssessment(anothertest)scores.

WhatIstheSAT?

Firstofall,SATnolongerstandsforScholasticAptitudeTest(學(xué)術(shù)性傾向測驗),theoriginalnameofthetestwhenitwasintroducedin1941.Althoughyoumaystillseethatnameoccasionally,theCollegeBoard,thenot-for-profiteducationalassociationthatsponsorstheSATs,decidedtolettheacronymstandonitsownasawayofaddressingcontroversyaboutthemeaningoftheword"aptitude".TheCollegeBoardalsorejectedthealternative"ScholasticAssessmentTest".(Englishteachersprobablypointedoutthatthisnamewasredundant,sinceassessmentmeanstest.)

TheSATImeasuresverbalandmathreasoningabilitiesthatyou'vedevelopedthroughoutyourschoolyears.Themultiple-choicetest,developedbythenot-for-profitEducationalTestingService,isintendedtoletstudentsdemonstratetheirverbalandmathabilitieswithoutregardtothekindofschoolingthey'vehad.AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,thetestlooksforastudent'sabilitytounderstandandanalyzewrittenmaterial,todrawinferences,todifferentiateshadesofmeaning,todrawconclusionsandsolvemathproblemsallskillsthatarenecessaryforsuccessincollegeandtheworkworld.

TheAmericanCollegeTesting(ACT).Assessment,whichwasintroducedin1959,isanalternativetotheSATthatvirtuallyallcollegesanduniversitiesnowaccept.Developersofthetesttoutitforitscurriculum-basedquestions,sayingthattheirtestismoredirectlyrelatedtowhatisactuallytaughtinhighschool.

What'stheSATII

ThenewerSATII:SubjectTests,formerlytheCollegeBoardAchievementTests,areintendedtomeasureastudent'sknowledgeofaparticularsubject,suchasEnglish(writingorliterature),historyandsocialsciences,mathematics(variouslevels),sciences,andlanguages(Chinese,French,German,modernHebrew,Italian,Japanese,Latin,Spanish,English).SomecollegesrequireoneormoreSATIItests,buteveniftheyaren'trequired,SATIItestsscorescanhelpyoupresentamorepersonalizedportfoliothatillustrateshowwellyouwouldfitataparticularschool.MostcollegesuseSATIIscoresnotforadmissionpurposesbutforprogramplacementandcounseling.SATIItestsaregivenonaslightlydifferentschedulefromtheSATI.Generally,SATIItestsareonehourlongandconsistofmultiplechoicequestions.Thereareexceptions.Forexample,theWritingTesthas40minutesofmultiple-choicequestionsanda20-minutewritingsample.

Todecidewhichsubjecttestshouldbetaken,first,makealistofallthecollegesyou'reconsidering.ThenreviewtheircatalogsorwebsitestofindoutiftheyrequireSubjectTestscores

A.measurewhetherastudent'sabilitycanbesuccessfulinthefirstyearofcollege

B.evaluatehighschools'educationqualitythroughoutthecountry

C.helpimprovetheeducationincollegethroughoutthecountry

D.measurehighschoolstudents'chanceofafruitfullife

5.

Theauthorcomparesourmemoryfirstto"filecabinets"(Paragraph5)andthentoan"ever-greentree"(thelastparagraph).Thisspecialcomparisonisknownas

6.

AccordingtothestudyinthejournalSleep,whatdiseasewillthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsbemorelikelytosufferfrom?

A.Breathproblem.

B.Heartattack.

C.Highbloodpressure.

D.Stroke

7.AccordingtoBobNelson,tostopthoserumoringaboutothers'promotions,it'sbetterfortheentrepreneurto______.

A.explainreasonsforthepromotions

B.orderthemtostopspreadingrumors

C.ignorethiskindofnegativebehaviours

D.promisepromotionforthoseemployees

8.

Fromthepassageweknowthatthewriterisunsatisfiedwiththevillageshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Whenreservingahotelroomwithyourcheckcard,youhavetodecidehowmuchmoneyinyouraccounthastobeonhold.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SoNearandYetSoFar

Inmanyexaminations,90%isanexcellentscore,deservingaprizeandahandshakefromtheheadmaster.InGenevathisweek,onlyfullmarkswoulddo,andtheworld'stradeministersfailed.Nomatterthattheycameclosertoadealthananyoneshouldhaveexpected.Nomatterthattheystuckatitforninedaysandseveralnights,inthelongestministerialmeetinginthehistoryoftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Nomatter,too,thatthistimetheypartedinstunneddisbelief,headsshaking,ratherthaninacrimony(刻薄),quarrelandspite,asatCancunin2003.Theymanaged"convergence"on18ofthe20topicssetbeforethembyPascalLamy,theWTO'sdirector-general,buttheystumbledonthe19th,adeviceforprotectingfarmersindevelopingcountriesagainstsurgesinimports.Theyneverreachedthe20th,cotton.Failed.

YoucanconstructaplausibleargumentthatthecollapseofyetanothersetoftalksontheDoharound,whichisnowcominguptosevenyearsold,isoflittleimportance.Whiletheworld'stradeministershavealternatedbetweentalkingandnottalkingtooneanotheraboutDoha,theworld'sbusinesspeoplehavecarriedonregardless:thegrowthofglobalcommercehasoutstrippedthehitherto(到前為止)healthypaceofglobalGDP.Developingcountriesinparticularhavecontinuedtoopenuptoimportsandforeigninvestment.YoumightsaythatnotmuchwasonofferinGenevaanyway:onestudyputtheeventualbenefitsatmaybe$70billion,adropintheoceanoftheworld'sGDP.Globalstockmarkets,withsomuchelseontheirminds,eitherdidn'tnoticeordidn'tcare.OnJuly29th,thedaythetalksbrokeup,theS&P500indexroseby2.3%.

Plausible,butwrong.Forastart,thelowishestimatesoftheeconomicbenefitsoftheroundmissouttwothings.Oneisthevalueoftheunpredictabledynamicbenefitsofmoreopenmarkets.Accesstomorecustomersallowsexporterstoexploiteconomiesofscale.Competitionencouragesnotonlyspecialization,theclassicresultofmoreopentrade,butalsoincreasedproductivity.Theotheriswhatyoumightcallthe"optionvalue"oftheDoharound.TheWTOinhabitsasortofparalleluniverseinwhichcountriesnegotiatenotonwhattariffsandsubsidieswillactuallybe,butonmaximum(or"bound")ratesandamounts.Althoughmanycountrieshavecuttariffsandfarm.subsidies--ifonly,inthelattercase,becauseofrisingfoodprices--toofewhaveturnedthesecutsintocommitments.Tighterbindingwouldcramptheirabilitytoturnbacktoprotection.ItwouldhavemadeupthebulkofaDohadeal.

Doyoucareaboutthebeansorthebeings?

Alsoonofferwerebenefitsthatareeasiertovisualize.Somecutsinboundtariffswouldhavebittenintoactualrates.Therewouldhavebeenmuchless"tariffescalation(增加)"--anastypractice,bywhichhighertariffsareleviedonsuccessivestagesofproduction.Rawcoffeebeansmaybetariff-free,butroastedbeansincurahigherlevy,andsoonastheyareground,gettingridofcaffeineandsoforth.Moveupthevaluechain,andyoupay.Somedevelopingcountries--inLatinAmerica,especiallyBrazil,andinAfricatoo--areseethingthatadealslippedaway.

Givenallthis,theinabilityofministerstoagree,havingcomesoclose,seemsunfathomable(難解).Beliefisallthemorebeggaredwhenyoulookatthewiderworld.Theglobalecono

A.ninedaysB.tendaysC.eighteendaysD.twentydays

11.

Majordepressionsseemtooccuronlytopeoplewhohaveafamilyhistoryofdepression.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcoursesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

13.

Mostpeople,includingthosewhoareagainstcloningresearch,owetheirlivesto______.

14.

AstotheNewfoundlandfisherycollapse,itislessatragedyofthegeneralpublicthanatragedyof______.

15.

Whenthewritervisitedthevillageoftheoldestprojecttheweathertherewascold.

A.NB.YC.NG

16.TeresaFishmanbelievesthat______.

A.itisacceptableforunsignedinformationhangingincyberspace

B.itisnecessaryforunsignedinformationsignedincyberspace

C.itisreasonableforstudentstotakeinformationunsigned

D.itisadvisableforanyonetotakeinformationunsignedfreely

17.Biotechcanimproveproductivity,whichcanbeprovedbytrialsof______.

A.pest-resistantcottoninAfrica

B.theEuropeancornborer

C.thegeneticallymodifiedrice

D.vitaminAmuchmoreconverted

18.

Thebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedin______.

19.Weareadvisedtoleavesomecashathometo______.

A.feedtheATMsaroundourneighborhoodregularly

B.payfortheutilityandgrocerybills

C.copewithsuddenandserioussituations

D.provewehavetheabilitytopayfornecessities

20.

Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B3】

22.【B9】

23.(35)

A.Refinetheirinterviewingtechniques.

B.Arrangetheirworkschedules.

C.Selectappropriatecourses.

D.Writecoverletters.

24.(21)

A.He'sstudyingforatest.

B.Helosthisnotes.

C.Hemissedtheclass.

D.He'sdoingresearchonalternative.

25.(26)

A.Hishome'saddress.

B.Hisworkunit'saddress.

C.Hisemailaddress.

D.Hiscableaddress.

26.(36)

A.Becausethereissomeonewhowantstostealhisproperty.

B.Becauseheisthefocusofthespecialnewspapers.

C.Becauseheisoftenattackedbyhisfans.

D.Becausehehastodonatemoneytobenefitthepublic.

27.(28)

A.Itwasfashionabletowearthem.

B.Theywereinexpensive.

C.Theywereasignofwealth.

D.Itwasimportanttobeontime.

28.

【B2】

29.(31)

A.Food,educationandautomobiles.

B.Education,entertainmentandtourism.

C.Food,automobilesandentertainment.

D.Education,automobilesandentertainment.

30.

【B6】

31.聽力原文：W:I'mallpacked.(22)Take-offtimeis2:30a.m.thedayaftertomorrow,butIhavetocheck-inattheairportoneandhalfanhourearlier.

M:Whoistakingyoutotheairport?I'dliketoseeyouoff.Youneedsomeonetokeepaneyeonyourluggage.

W:Thatwouldbeawfullyniceofyou.Areyousureyouwanttoseemeoffatthathourofthemorning?

M:(23)Ofcourse,aslongasthereisenoughroomforme.

W:I'llcallyouthen.IwonderwhatIshouldwear.

M:Asforme,I'dwearasportsshirtandwouldtakeajacketorsweaterorsomethingcomfortableincaseitgotchillyontheway.Forgirls,honestly,Ihavenoclue.

W:Oh,Ialmostforgot.(24)TheywillputmycheckedsuitcasesandbagsintheluggagecompartmentontheplaneandIcan'tgetatthemuntilIarriveatmyfinaldestination.I'llaskmymotherwhatIshouldcarrywithme.

M:Well,mymothersuggestedthatIshouldtakeacleansetofunderwear,socks,ashirt,andslackstoputonafterIland.Sogirlswouldprobablyneedafreshskirtandblouseplusachangeofunderwear.

W:That'sanawesomeidea.Thanksfortheadvice.(25)NowIjusthavetosaygoodbyetomyrelativesandfriends.SomeIhavetovisitortheywillbeveryputout.

(23)

A.2:30a.m.tomorrow.

B.1:00a.m.thedayaftertomorrow.

C.1:30a.m.thedayaftertomorrow.

D.1:30a.m.tomorrow.

32.(15)

A.He'salsointerestedinAmericanliterature.

B.Hehasn'tdecidedifhewouldtaketheliteratureclass.

C.Thewomanshouldhavealreadyfinishedherpaper.

D.Thewoman'stopicmaynotbeappropriate.

33.(41)

34.聽力原文：M:Excuseme．madam．CanIbuyaticketdirectfromheretoCleveland?

W:Yes，butyouwillhavetotransferatSeattletoadomesticairline．Butthat'snoproblem．Theyflyquiteoften．

Q:Whatwouldthemanmostprobablydo?

(13)

A.FlytoClevelanddirectly.

B.TakeaconnectingflightatSeattle.

C.BuytheticketatSeattle.

D.Buyadomesticairlineticket.

35.聽力原文：M:I'mexhausted!Iwasuptillthreea.m.watchingRomeoandJuliet.Itwasgreat!

W:Oh,Imissedit!Youshould'vecalledme.I'lltakethoseoldclassicsovermodemmoviesanytime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Themanshouldnothavestayedupsolate.

B.Shelikestogotoseenewfilms.

C.Shewantstogotoafilmwiththeman.

D.Sheprefersoldfilmstonewones.

36.聽力原文：M:Ican'tfindthekindofjoggingshoesIwantanywhereintown.Ireallylovethisstyle.ofshoes.

W:Whynotorderthemfromacatalog?Youcangetwhateveryouwant.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemando?

(15)

A.Runintown.

B.Lookmorecarefully.

C.Buyshoesfromacatalog.

D.Findaneasierplacetoexercise.

37.聽力原文：Whyaresofewtigersman-eaters?Whyarefewerthanthreepercentlikelytobeman-eaters?Whyareweoffthemenufortigers?

It'swidelyassumedthattigerskeepusoffthemenuthroughfear.Butwhataretheyafraidof?Dotheyknowthatwemaybebetterarmedthantheyare?Cantheyreallyrealizethatiftheykilljustoneofusthey'llgetawholearmyafterthem?Dotheyfindoursmellunpleasant?Perhaps.

Ithinktheexplanationissimplerand,inaway,moreinteresting.Isuspectthatatiger'sfearofhumansliesinthewayheperceivesusattheuniquemomentofcontact.

Iam1.8mtall.Atigerislessthanlmtallbutmaybeupto3mlong.Sowhenatigerseesme,itmightreasonablyassumethatI'm6mlong.IfIwereahugedeer,he'dleaponmyback,buthediscoversIhavenoback.FromthefrontI'mhuge,butfromthesideIallbutdisappearveryupset.Ahunterhastobeconfidentthatitcantackleitsprey,andnoone'sconfidentwhenupset.

IfI'mcorrect,theoppositeshouldbetreeofasittinghuman,whoishalfthesize,presentstwicethespreadofbackandmorecloselyresemblesamedium-sizeddeer.And,indeed,manyattacksonpeopleinvolvevillagerssittingorbendingovertocutgrass.

Whenthattigerappearedwithininchesofmeonthattwilightevening,Iknowwhatwasgoingthroughmymind.ButperhapsIshouldnoteventrytoguesswhathewasthinking.

(30)

A.Becausemenareseldomseenintheforest.

B.Becausetigersareafraidofsomething.

C.Becausemenarenotedible.

D.Becausemenshoutaloud.

38.聽力原文：M:WhencanImaketheearliestappointmentwithDr.Johnson?

W:Dr.JohnsonhasappointmentsonMondayandTuesdaymornings,ThursdayandFridayafternoons,andhehasaconferencethewholeday,Wednesday.

Q:WhencanthemanmeetDr.Johnsonattheearliest?

(15)

A.Mondaymorning

B.Mondayafternoon.

C.Wednesdaymorning.

D.Fridayafternoon.

39.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

(12)

A.Sheisnotgoodatwriting.

B.Sheisprobablyupset.

C.Shehascalledtotalkaboutherproblem.

D.Shehasfoundoutwhat'stroublingher.

40.(39)

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

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

NewsthatpoliceinLeedsarelookingforanAmericanintheirsearchforthemanwhomurderedoneoftheircolleaguesonBoxingDayfitswiththewaythatguncrimehaschangedoverthepastdecade.ThepatternofoffencesinvolvinggunslooksmoreandmorelikethatinAmerica:random,carelessshootingshavereplacedthecarefully-plannedbankrobberiesofold.

Improvementsintechnologysuchastrackingdevices,hiddencamerashavehardenedbanks,vansandothertraditionallylucrative(有利可圖的)targetssomuchthatpullingonamaskscarcelyseemsworthwhile.Thisyear,EnglandandWalessawjust250bankandbuildingsocietyrobberies—downfrom1,400in2001.Thesedays,mostarmedrobberiestakeplaceonthestreetantinshops.Inthisnewenvironment,oldtoolsandtechniquesareoflittleuse.Sawn-off(鋸短的)shotgunsarehandyforrobbingbanks,mostlyforreasonsofpresentation:theymakeaterrificnoisewhenfiredattheceilingorfloor,andaremenacingenoughtoprojectathreatthroughbulletproofglass.Theyarelessusefulforrobbingtoday's"soft"targets,though,sotheyhavemostlybeendiscarded.Sawn-offshotgunswereusedinjust201robberieslastyear—athirdthefigureofadecadeago—whilealmost3,841jobsweredonewithhandguns.

RogerMatthews,professorofcriminology(犯罪學(xué))atMiddlesexUniversity,saysthatarmedrobberyisbecomingAmericanized,bothinthesensethatBritainismovingtowardslatenightconveniencestorerobberies,andalsointhesensethatanyonecandoit.Theriseofunskilledrobbery—criminalswithgunsandnopreviousexperience—isbadnewsforshopworkers,whoarelesswelltrainedindealingwithgunsthanarebanktellers;itisalsobadforthepolice,whotendtofindill-thought-outcrimeshardertosolvethanplannedones.

Forthemostpart,olddogsdisdainthenewtricks.OfficersintheFlyingSquad—thearmoftheLondonMetropolitanPolicethatdealswitharmedrobbery—saythatprofessionalrobbertendtofollowdefinedtracks.Bettingshopspecialistswillrarelyrobpostoffices,forexample.

Withtheirchosentargetsnowoutofreach,mostofthemenwhoterrifiedBritain'scitiesinthe1980shavesimplyleftthebusiness.Butnotallhavegoneclean.TorepeatWillieSutton,alegendaryAmericanrobber,peopleusedtoholdupbanksbecausethat'swherethemoneywas.Thesedaysitisintheinternationaldrugstrade,sotheygaveuprobbing.Thistradeiswheremanyoftheoldtimershavegone.

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthegunmurderonBoxingDay?

A.Itisawellorganizeddeliberaterobbery.

B.Itisacarelessshootingwithoutanyplanning.

C.Itisaguncrimecarriedoutintraditionalway.

D.Itisaguncrimeinvolvingveryadvancedguns.

42.

Accordingtotheauthor,therewasatrendintheU.S.fortheyoungpeople______.

A.tospeakStandardEnglish

B.tospeakEnglishwithoutclassdistinction

C.tospeakEnglishwithclassdistinction

D.tospeakEnglishwithgrammarmistakes

43.AnAsianengineerisassignedtoaUSlaboratoryandalmostsuffersanervousbreakdown.AUSexecutivetellshisstaffhe'sgoingtotreatthemfairly—andcreatesdissension(紛爭).AJapanesemanagerispromotedbyhisBritishpresident,butwithinsixmonthsasksforatransfer.

Eachofthesereal-lifecasesinvolvedpeoplewhowereregardedassuperioremployees,butwereill-equippedtocopewiththecomplexitiesanddangersofinterculturalmanagement."Multinationalcompanieshavestudiedeverythingelse,nowthey'refinallylookingatculture,"saysCliffordClarke,founderandpresidentoftheCalifornia-basedIRIInternationalInc,oneofasmallbutgrowingnumberofconsultingfirmsthatspecializeinteachingbusinesspeoplefromdifferingcultureshowtocommunicateandworkwitheachother.

"NevershowthesoletoanArab,neverarriveontimeforapartyinBrazil,andinJapan,don'tthink'yes'means'yes',"adviseUSconsultantsLennieCoplandandLewisBrownGriggs,whohaveproducedaseriesoffilmsandabooktohelpmanagersimprovetheirinternationalbusinessskills.Butsimplylearningthesocial"dos"and"don'ts"isnottheanswer,accordingtothenewculturespecialists.Thepenaltiesforignoringdifferentthinkingpatterns,theypointout,canbedisastrous.Forexample,theAmericanmanagerWhopromisedtobefairthoughthewastellinghisJapanesestaffthattheirhardworkwouldberewarded,butwhensomeworkersreceivedhighersalaryincreasesthanothers,therewereComplaints."Youtoldusyou'dbefair,andyouliedtous,"accusedonesalesman."Ittookmeayearandahalf",sighedtheAmerican,"torealizethat'fair',tomystaff,meantbeingtreatedequally."

TheAsianengineerwhosufferedinAmericawasthevictimofanothermistakenexpectation."Hewasaccustomedtothewarmgroupenvironmentsotypicalin.Japan,"saidhisUS.manager."Butinourcompany,we'reallexpectedtobeself-starters,whothriveonworkinga-lone.Forhim,itwasemotionalstarvation.He'smadetheadjustmentnow,buthe'dbehumiliatedifItoldyouhisname,That'sanotherculturaldifference."

TheJapanesemanagerwhofailedtorespondtohispromotioncouldn'tbringhimselftousethemoredirectlanguageneededtocommunicatewithhisLondon-basedsuperiors."Iusedtothinkallthistalkaboutculturalcommunicationwas.alotofbaloney,"saysEugeneJ.Flath,presidentofIntelJapanLtd.,asubsidiaryoftheAmericansemiconductormaker."Now,Icanseeit'sarealproblem.Miscommunicationhasslowedourabilitytocoordinateactionwithouroffice."

That'swhyIntel,withthehelpofconsultantClarke,begananinterculturaltrainingprogramthisspringwhichFlathexpectswilldramaticallyreducedecision-makingtimenowlostinmakingsuretheAmericansandtheJapaneseunderstandeachother.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.BuildingBridgesovertheCulturalRivers

B.MultinationalTrainingforBusinessmen

C.LearningDifferentThinkingPatterns

D.CommunicationProblemsandComplaints

44.

【C2】

45.

Theicebergsarerarelyseenbecause______.

46.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbetterwhenadrivermakesanaccident?

A.He'dbetterstayuntilthepolicecome.

B.Itisnoneedforhimtowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.

C.Hehastofinishtheformalities.

D.Itiswisetogoawaywithoutnotinganything.

47.

______bringthechangesinAmericafromwithin.

48.ThecomparativerarityofIOK-1meansthatsignificantchangesmusthaveoccurredintheuniverseoverthe60millionyearsthat______.

49.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Languageisoftenregardaspartofhumanpsychology.

B.Peopledeveloplanguageskillsofdifferentdegreesasaresultofdifferentpersonalexperiences.

C.Languageisaspecialkindofpsychologicalbehavior.thatisbornwithanindividual.

D.Peoplelearntospeakandwritethroughimitationandtraining.

50.Asaform.ofsynergy,whatareavailablebetweenhigh-speedrailstationsandmajorairports?

51.

Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingareadvisabletoolderadultsforafitnessprogramexcept

A.wearingappropriateclothingandshoes

B.beingmentallyreadyforphysicalexercises

C.includingperiodsofwarm-upandcool-down

D.avoidinganypressuretotheirhearts

52.

Thewriterstatesthat,untilrecently,Americansthoughtoftheircountryasa______.

A.sourceofenlightenment

B.leaderintechnologicalprogress

C.recipientofaEuropeanheritage

D.peacemaker

53.Regions,suchastropicalAfrica,LatinAmericaandAsia,havethegreatestthreatsofnewlyemergingepidemics,buttheyhavetraditionallyreceived________.

54.HowdoesProfessorBhattfeelaboutmanyleadersincompanies?

A.TheydonotunderstandapossiblesecondproductivityrevolutioninBritain.

B.Theyareexcitedaboutchange.

C.Theyarereadyfore-business.

D.Theysometimesareagainstthechangeresultedfromnewtechnologies.

55.

Theauthorstates"politiciansassertbutnotargue"attheendofParagraph3inordertosuggestthatpoliticians______.

A.enjoyexplainingtheissuestobroadcasters

B.takestrongerpositionsonissuesthaninthepast

C.makeclaimswithoutprovidingreasonsfortheclaims

D.dislikehavingtoexplaintheirownpositionsonissuestocitizens

56.

【C6】

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservedtobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustasthereislow-qualitybusiness.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.

Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreasingrevenuessignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn'tbringinmorerevenues,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybad