2021-2022年云南省保山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)

2021-2022年云南省保山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Buyingthemagazineatcheckoutcounterisanemotionalpurchasebutmanypurchaseare______.

2.

Iftheagesofthesiblingsarecloser,theyoungeronesintendtoresistthehabitsintroducedbytheolderones.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Fuller'sfamilydwellingwasnotfullyproducedmainlybecausetherewere______.

4.

AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewerecausedby______

5.Whatdowelearnaboutstressfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Stressisasurpriseforyou.

B.Stressmakeslifedullandunexciting.

C.Morestressful,moreflavorfultolife.

D.Togetcontrolofthestressisagreatchallenge.

6.

Accordingtodifferentcultures,negotiationscanbeconductedthroughdirect,face-to-facecommunicationorindirect________________.

7.Divorce

Forevery1,000marriedcouplesintheUK,13endupdivorcedaccordingtostatistics.

Divorceisoftenacomplicatedandmessyprocess,andthrowsupmanypitfalls.

Divorceissues

Suchthornyissuesaswhethertosellyourhome,whichparentwilllookafteryourchildren,andhowitwillaffectanyloansyoumayhave,willallhavetoberesolved.AndifyouaredivorcingyourpartnerinScotlandratherthaninEnglandandWalesthenanothersetoflawswillapply.

Formanycouples,obtainingadivorcehasneverbeeneasier.Theold-fashionedconceptofestablishingthat"onepartyisatfault"hasbeenconsignedtohistoryandtheimportantfacttoestablishnowisthattherelationshiphas"irretrievablybrokendown".

Incourtoronline?

Itisevenpossibletodivorceyourpartneronline,allowingyoutosaveonlegalcosts--andaccordingtoonlineexperts,thiscansaveyouabout￡700fromtheaverage￡800.However,thismethodisonlysuitableforverystraightforwardanduncontesteddivorces.

Alternatively,youcanapplyfordivorceatacountycourtinEnglandandWales,buttodothis,couplesmusthavebeenmarriedforatleastayear.

Thefirststageofdivorceisobtainingwhatisknownasa"Decreenisi(日后才生效的離婚判決書)".Thisisgrantedifthecourtissatisfiedthemarriagehas"irretrievablybrokendown",andthisisprovenbyshowingoneoffivethings:adultery(通奸行為);unreasonablebehaviour;desertiononthepartofonepartnerforatleasttwoyears;thatthecouplehavebeenseparatedfortwoyearsandbothspousesconsenttodivorce;orthatthecouplehavebeenseparatedforfiveyears.

Yourspouse's"unreasonablebehaviour"mustbesointolerablethatnobodycouldreasonablyexpectyoutocarryonlivingwithhimorher.Itcouldinclude,forexample,financialrecklessness,drinking,gambling,orlackofemotionalsupport.Youcannotbaseyourdivorceonthisifyouthenlivetogetherforaperiodofmorethansixmonthsafterwards.Thisrulealsoappliestodesertion,andthediscoverythatadulteryhastakenplace.

Thesecondandfinalstageisobtaininga"Decreeabsolute"(絕對判決).Thedivorcecanbestoppedatanytimeuntilthisisgranted,soitisadvisabletosortoutallthefinancialandpracticaldetailsfirst.

Usingadivorcelawyer

If,asinthevastmajorityofcases,yourrelationshipiscomplicated,itisadvisabletoseeklegaladvicefromareputablefamilylawsolicitor,whowillbeabletoproperlyadviseyouaboutyourrightsandresponsibilities.

IfyouareunsurehowtogoaboutchoosingasolicitorthenitmightbeagoodideatoconsulttheLawSocietyortheFamilyLawSolicitorsAssociation,whokeepalistofaccreditedlawyers.AlternativelyvisittheCitizen'sAdviceBureauwhohasagreatdealofinformationregardingsuchmatters.

Whatarethealternatives?

Mediationisavoluntaryservicethatallowsyouandyourpartnertomeetwithatrainedandimpartialnegotiator(themediator)toclarifytheissues,discusstheavailableoptions,andreachdecisionsacceptabletoyouboth.Whilethemediatorwillmanagetheprocessofnegotiation,heorsheisnottheretopromoteeitherperson'sinterests.Thedecisionsareultimatelyyours.

Youwillstillrequiretheservicesofasolicitortoputyourdecisionsonpropertyorfinancialmattersintolegalform.Thegovernmentiskeenforpeopletoattendmediation,andthenumberofpeopleofferingthisservicehasvastlyincreasedinthelastfewyears.Youmayberequiredtoattendmediationsessionsifyourdivorceisfundedbylegalaid.FormoreinformationvisitourfeatureonMediation.

Whataboutthechildren?

Divorcecanbeespeciallyconfusingforchildren,whoamlikelytofeelbewilderedbyeventsandm

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Accordingtosomeexpertsinfitnessthosewhohavenodiseasearehealthy.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

TherearesixtaxbracketsintheU.S.andwhichcanapplytoanindividualisdeterminedby______.

10.

Wedon'tknowtheexactnumberofMarkTwain'sworks.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Whatareretireesbelowtheageof65suggestedtodowhentheirCOBRArunsout?

A.ToapplyforMedicalbenefits.

B.Tobuyanotherinsurancepolicy.

C.TorenewtheirCOBRA

D.Toaskforhelpfromthegovernment.

12.

WhentheMissionstarteditwason______.

13.

Amedicalsalesrepresentativebeginshiscareerfromanentry-levelrepresentativetoaseniorone,thenhemaybecomedivisionalsalesmanagers.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Thejobofacasemanagerinvolvesmanagingtheflowofinformationbetweenpractitionerandinsurancecompanyto______.

15.Clotscanform.when______.

A.bloodsupplyslowsorstops

B.bloodmigratestothelungs

C.bloodisindeepveins

D.bloodcausesapulmonaryembolism

16.

OnesecuritymodeofferedbyBluetoothisthatdatamaybeexchangedfreelyamongthedevicesBluetoothusersestablishas______.

17.Itcanbeeasiertochangeourdietalotthantochangeitalittle.

18.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

YoucangetevacuationdetailsthroughthewaysprovidedbythewebsiteofLasVegasthoughitdoesn'tdisclosethedetailsdueto______.

20.Cablesystemsbegantyingtouse______tocapturethesignalsfromdistantstationsintheearly1950s.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(35)

A.Husbandssharepowerwiththeirwivesandhelpthemwiththehousework.

B.Olderwomendonotoftenhaveimportantpositions.

C.Familystructureismorepatriarchalinthenuclearfamily.

D.Womenhavetohelpsisters,grandparentswithhouseworkandchildren.

22.(18)

A.He'llprobablytalkaboutChapter16inclasstoday.

B.He'llprobablypostponethetestuntilhetalksChapter16.

C.Hemighttestthestudentsonmaterialnotdiscussedinclass.

D.Heusuallytellsthestudentsaheadoftimewhatwillbeonhistests.

23.聽力原文：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,sochangingyourdietcanhelpyoubeready'forthetimechange.Youhavetoalternatefeastingandfasting...youknowsometimeseatalot,sometimesjustalittle.

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

M:Actuallytheworstisalreadyover.Twodaysbeforetheflight,you'resupposedtohaveonlylightmealsandlimityourselftoeighthundredcalories.

W:Thatmusthavebeentough.

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

(23)

A.Newfoodstotrywhentraveling.

B.Makingreservationsforthebesttravel.

C.Avoidinggainingweightwhiletraveling.

D.Adjustingtotimechangeswhentraveling.

24.(28)

A.Ithasbecomeaclumsygiant.

B.Thecityhassufferedfromlung-timefamine.

C.Therewasanepidemicdiseasethattime.

D.Ithasbeensetonfire.

25.聽力原文：Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravelerinIndiaintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed"longlongago".ChesswasprobablyinventedinIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywhereintheworld,fromAsiatoEurope,fromAmericatoAfricaeversince1400.Thename"chess"isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother'sking,hesaysinEnglish"checkmate".ThesewordscamefromthePersianwordsof"Shanmat",whichmeans"thekingisdead".Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.

Thoughsuchanoldgamechangesveryslowly,itspresentruleshaven'talwaysbeenthesameastheyusedto.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpieceontheboard.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappened.

Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon'thavetobeachampioninordertoenjoyit.Norisitalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.What'smore,someofthechessmastersareabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Itisalsosaidthatsomepeopleplaychessbypost,whichmustmakechesstheslowestgameintheworld.

(30)

A.Heattackshisownking.

B.Theotherplayer'skingcannotmove.

C.Theotherplayersays"Shanmat"tohim.

D.Theotherplayersays"checkmate"tohim.

26.(19)

A.Dotheassignmentstowardstheendofthesemester.

B.Quitthehistorycourseandchooseanotheroneinstead.

C.Droponecourseanddoitnextsemester.

D.Takecourseswithalighterworkload.

27.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Whatarethezebrastripesonthetomatosoupcansandpotatochipbags?Theyarespecialblackandwhiteverticallines.Theseblackandwhitestripescanbereadbyanopticalscanner,orcomputer.The"scanner",whichreadsthelinesofcode,isasmalllaserbeamoflight.Whenthelightrayisbrokenbytheblackstripes,thecomputer"reads"theinformationabouttheproduct.

ThiscodeiscalledtheUniversalProductCode(UPC).Itisdesignedtoaddspeedandefficiencytostoresbyusingcomputers.Itcandothisinseveralways.First,itisnotnecessaryforworkerstoputindividualpricesonitems.ByusingUPC,thecomputercanprintouttheaccuratepriceoftheitem.Errorsinpricesareeliminated,ordoneaway.with.Also,thetimespentcheckingoutisreduced.UPCgivesanitemizedreceipttothecustomerwithalltheitems,prices,andtotals.Thestoreclerkdoesnotneedtospendtimecheckingthepriceontheitemandpunchingitintothecashregister.ThisUPCcomputerizedsystemwillprobablysaveasmuchas45percentofthecheckoutclerk'stime.

Whatdothestripesmean?Howdoesthecomputerinterpretthestripes?Thenumberprintedbelowtheverticalbarsidentifiesthemanufacturerandthemanufacturer'sitem.Asmanyas10trillionindividualmachine-readablenumberscanbeusedwiththissystem.Intheexample,the0'ontheleftsidemeansthatitisagroceryitem.Thenumbers51000indicatethemanufacturer.InthiscaseitistheCampbellSoupCompany.Thelastfivedigits,00011,meanitisacanoftomatosoup.Thelightraysfromthelightbeamreadtheselines,andthemessageissentdirectlytothecomputer.Thecomputerthenfindstheinformationaboutthisproduct(price,inventorydata)andsendsitinstantlybacktotheterminalatthecheckoutcounter.Atthesametime,itkeepsaninventoryforthestoremanager.Manyproductshavelabelswiththesestripes.

(27)

A.Bythecheckoutclerk.

B.Bythecustomersthemselves.

C.Byalaserbeamoflight.

D.Bythecashregister.

28.

【B6】

29.聽力原文：W:CouldyoutellmetheleastexpensivewaytogettoLondon?

M:Ifyougobybusit'sonly￡20.Butifyougobytrain,it'salmosttwicethatmuch.

Q:Whatdoesthismanexplaintothewoman?

(17)

A.Thetrainisfasterthanthebus.

B.Therearetwobuseseveryday.

C.Thebusischeaperthanthetrain.

D.Thetrainischeaperthanthebus.

30.聽力原文：W:MycousinBobisgettingmarriedinCalifornianextSundayandIcan'tdecidewhethertogoornot．

M:It'salongtripanditwilltakeyouaboutfourhourstogetthere，butIthinkyouwillhaveagoodtimeonsuchanoccasion.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(13)

A.Thewomanwillbehappytomeethercousin.

B.Thewomanshouldgototheweddingceremony.

C.Heplanstogotravellingwiththewoman.

D.HehasneverbeentoCaliforniaforit'sfaraway.

31.(47)

32.

【B11】

33.聽力原文：M:Hello.ThisisGregRicereportingliveinBarrow,Alaska.

W:Hello,Greg.Iseverythinggoingsmoothly?

M:Yes.I'vejustarrivedhereinBarrow,Alaska,tobringyoulivecoverageofwhatappearstobetheresultsofahugemeteoriteimpact,perhapsthelargestinrecenthistory,thatoccurredjusttwelvehoursago.Theexactlocationoftheimpactisunknown,butestimatesputitabout20kilometerssouthofBarrowbasedonshockwavesfeltthroughouttheregion.

W:Arethereanywitnesses?

M:Yeah.Somewitnessessaytheysawabrightlightstreakingthroughthesky,accompaniedbyaroaringboom,momentsbeforetheimpact.It'sunknownwhetherthereareanycasualties,butitisunlikelyconsideringthissparselypopulatedarea.

W:It'ssaidthatsuchimpactswerecommonplaceduringtheformationofoursolarsystem,andmanybelievethatameteorite10kilometersindiameterwhichcrashedintoEarth65millionyearsagoledtothemassextinctionofmanyanimalspeciesincludingthedinosaurs.

M:You'reright.ButitisoftendifficulttocalculatethenumberofsuchlargeimpactsonEarthbecauseerosionandvegetationmakeitdifficulttospotthem.Inrecentyears,astronomershavefocusedmoreoftheirattentiononthepathsofmanyunchartedspacerocksorasteroidsfloatingoutthereinthehopethatwemightbeabletodeterminethethreattheyposeonmankind...ThisisGregRicereportingfromAlaska.

W:Thanks,Greg...We'llkeepyouup-to-dateonanydevelopmentthere.

(23)

A.Analienspacecraftlanding.

B.Theimpactofameteorite.

C.Avolcaniceruption.

D.TheblizzardconditionsinAlaska.

34.聽力原文：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.

(30)

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

35.聽力原文：M:It'snearlylunchtime．I'llmakevegetablesoupmyself.Canyoutellmehowtodoit?

W:Ihavearecipethatmymothergaveme.Youcanfollowthedirectionsinthisbook.

Q:Whatdoesthemanprobablydonext?

(13)

A.Askthewomanforthesoup.

B.Callthewoman'smother.

C.Readthesouprecipe.

D.Eatlunchwiththewoman.

36.(24)

A.Theyappearinfilmsorplaysports.

B.Theyspeculateinproperty.

C.Theysingrockandroll.

D.Alloftheabove.

37.聽力原文：Duringthepastdecade,therehasbeenamultifoldincreaseinviolentcrimesthroughouttheworld.Notonlyhastherebeenafrighteningincreaseofmurdersandrapes,butchancesofbeingattackedandrobbedhavegrownsothattheelderlyavoidleavingheirapartments.

Theexactcauseofthishorrifyingdevelopmenthasnotbeenfound.SomesociologistsfeelthatthegrowthofcrimeonTVisrelatedwiththegrowthofviolenceonourstreets.Othersblametheconstantthreatofcompletedestructionfromnuclearexplosives.Iftheworldisgoingtobeblownup,whynotenjoyyourselffully!

Regardlessofthecauseorcauses,afundamentalchangeinattitudeamongpeopleiseasytosee.Yearsback,theoldsaying"Practicewhatyoupreach"wasaprevalentone.Peoplehadmoralstandardsthattheycouldfollow:peoplewereconcernedabouttheirfellowhumanbeings.

Today',peoplehavebecome"I-centered'.Theyaremoreinterestedinachievingimmediate,selfishpleasures.Thebestadvicetheycangiveintherareinstanceswhentheydois"DowhatIsay,notwhatIdo".Theyaresaying,"Therearemoralprinciplestofollowifyouwantto,butdon'tusemeasaguidesinceInolongerfollowthem."

ThemajordifferencethatIseeinthequotationspointsoutthetragicchangeinourmoralityandsocialways.Untilpeopleoncemorelearntoreplace"I'with"we",weshallcontinuetomovetowarddestructiveself-centeredness.

(33)

A.Thepopulationofelderlypeople.

B.Nuclearweapon.

C.Violenceincrime.

D.Livingstandards.

38.(36)

A.Anaggressivecommentonthecompany'spractice.

B.Asophisticatedopinionabouttheorganizationonewastryingtojoin.

C.Somethingthatwouldmakeone'sapplicationunique.

D.Auniversitydiploma.

39.聽力原文：M:Whydon'tyouimmigratetoCanadainsteadofcominghereonshortvisits?

W:IwouldliketobutIcouldn'tliveifIwerecutofffrommyfamilyandfriends.

Q:Wherearethewoman'sfamilyandfriends?

(15)

A.InCanada.

B.NotinCanada.

C.Intheirhomeland.

D.IntheU.S.

40.SectionC

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

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage,butfewpeopleareevenmoderately【B1】______atpronouncingforeignlanguages.Thefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,and【B2】______neversetaboutdealingwithitintherightway.Fortoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill,onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbe【B3】______byjustleavingittotakecareofitself,eventeachersoflanguage,while【B4】______theimportanceofagoodaccent,tendto【B5】______,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.

SoEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;teachershouldbepreparedto【B6】______someofthelessontimetothis,andbyhiswholeattitudetothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatter【B7】______ofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbe【B8】______whenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.

【B9】______.Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.【B10】______,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthoseofyourstudents.

【B11】______,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.

【B1】

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

Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatoneshouldsleepasmanyhoursasisnecessaryto______.

A.improveone'smemorydramatically

B.beconsidereddynamicbyotherpeople

C.maintainone'sdailyschedule

D.feelenergeticandperform.adequately

42.

ActionstakenbySiemensandotherfirmsshowdemandingforconsultancyis______.

43.Thestudyinvolving29couplesofdifferentsexesrevealedthathusbandswithgoodsleepprobably______abouttherelationship.

44.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarket______.

45.

Advertisementsareaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaintsbecause______.

A.theyoftenwatchadsonTV

B.theyaremorelikelytobuythedrugsadvertised

C.theygenerallyleadasedentarylife

D.theydon'ttaketosportsandeasilycatchcolds

46.WhatisthefunctionofHabitrolinquittingsmoking?

47.

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsTekXam?

A.Objective.B.Hesitant.C.Supportive.D.Negative.

48.

WhatcanbeinferredfromthereactiontoFSA'sreport?

A.Thereportprovesthatmiddleclassshoppinghabitisveryreasonable.

B.Thereportreflectspeople'scommonsense.

C.Thereportisverydifficulttobeunderstood.

D.Thereportisverystriking.

49.

HowdidGoogle'ssearchenginespreadallovertheworld?

50.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Mr.Bushhadtoofferconcretesuggestionsforreform.aspoliticalpressureincreases.

B.Atpresent,themaximumprisonsentenceforfinancialfraudisfiveyears.

C.ItislaughablethatMr.BushpubliclyattackedAmerica'scorporatebosses.

D.Americanshavelittlefaithintheirbusinessaswellaspoliticalleaders.

51.

In1935-1936,Americans'attitudetowardtheothercountriesmaybedescribedasbeing______.

A.radicalB.isolatedC.calmD.indifferent

52.

FiatAutogotstuckintroublebecauseof______.

A.theincompetenceofthechiefexecutive

B.theexcessiveproductionovershrinkingdemands

C.thefalsesalesstrategyoftheFiat'sbosses

D.thesluggishoverallItalianeconomy

53.

Themajorityofexpertsbelievetheuseofcriticalthinkingis______.

A.relatedtoitsvalue

B.consistentwithsocialmores

C.connectedwiththeuser'scharacter

D.separatefromethics

54.

Whatdoestheword"laid-off"inthepassagemean?

A.Heavily-burdened.B.Old.C.Inexperienced.D.Jobless.

55.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Itissaidthatonlybigstatesandcitieswillbeindangerthistime.

B.Americanshavenottalkedtoomuchaboutthepossiblethreats.

C.ItissaidthatLosAngelesisparticularlyindangerthistime.

D.TheaimofterroristomakeAmericansfeelunsafewherevertheyare.

56.Ina21st-centuryworkplace,whatisusedbythebosstomonitorhisemployees'computers?

57.SectionB

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

Letussupposethatyouaminthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadanybooktheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingitscontents?Wouldyoutakeyourchildrentoseeanyfilmwithoutfirstfindingoutwhetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsis"yes",thanyouameitherextremelypermissive.Ifyouransweris"no",thenyouareexercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyouconsidertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasacensoryourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Now,ofcourse,youwillsaythatitisonethingtoexercisecensorshipwherechildrenareconcernedandquiteanothertodothesameforadults.Childrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.Butwhataboutadults?Aren'ttheyoldenoughtodecidewhatisgoodforthem?Theansweristhatmanyadultsare,butdon'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatalladultsarelikeyou.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.Likethelaw,censorshipcontributestothecommongood.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisdisgracefulthatacensorshouldinterferewithworksofart.Whoisthisperson,theysay,tobanthisgreatbookorcutthatgreatfilm?Noonecansethimselfupasasuperiorbeing.Butwemustremembertwothings.Firstly,wheregenuineworksofartareconcerned,moderncensorsareextremelyliberalintheirviewsoftenfarmoreliberalthanalargesectionofthepublic.Artisticmeritissomethingwhichcensorsclearlyrecognize.Andsecondly,wemustbearinmindthatthegreatproportionofbooks,playsendfilmswhichcomebeforethecensorareveryfarfrombeing"worksofart".

Whendiscussingcensorship,therefore,weshouldnotconfineourattentiontogreatmasterpieces,butshouldconsiderthevastnumbersofpublicationsandfilmswhichmakeupthebulkoftheentertainmentindustry.Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,immoralpeoplearegivenalicensetoproducevirtuallyanythinginthenameof"art".Thereisanincreasingtendencytoequateartisticwith"pornographic".Thevastmarketforpornographywouldrapidlybeexploited.Oneofthegreatthingsthatcensorshipdoesistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsbycorruptingthemindsofothers.Toargueinfavorofabsolutefreedomistoargueinfavorofanarchy.

Societywouldreallybe