2022-2023年遼寧省阜新市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年遼寧省阜新市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Inadditiontothecontributionfamilyplanningcanmaketothenationalandglobalpopulationproblems,specialimportancewasgivento______bynationalfamilyplanningmovements.

2.

Stockinvestmentsarebettertoearlyretireesthanothercommonretirementinvestmentsinthatwhencashedin.theyrequireonly______.

3.InstantExpert:MentalHealth

Whentheheartbreaksdown,itbeatsirregularlyornotatall.Abonecanchiporsnap.Butwhenthecomplexnetworkofneuronsinourbrainfailstofunctionnormally,theresultcanbeanear-endlessvarietyandcombinationsofmentalillnesses.

It'snormaltosometimesbesad,happy,anxious,confused,forgetfulorfearful,butwhenaperson'semotions,thoughtsorbehavior.frequentlytroublethem,ordisrupttheirlives,theymaybesufferingfrommentalillness.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),about450millionpeopleworldwideareaffectedbymental,neurologicalorbehavioralproblemsatanytime.

However,determiningthatsomeonehasamentalillness,andwhichone,isoneofthechallengespsychiatristsface.Oneefforttocataloguetheseafflictionsisthe"psychiatrists'bible",theDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders--thelatesteditionfillsnearlyonethousandpagesandlistsover400disorders.

Diversityofdisorders

Amongthebestknownandmostcommonmentalillnessesisdepression-aprolonged,weakeningsad-ness,sometimesaccompaniedbyafeelingofhopelessnessandthoughtsofsuicide.Seasonalaffectivedisorderisatypeofdepressionthataffectssomepeopleintheautumnandwinterandistriggeredbythedisappearinghoursofdaylightandcoldertemperatures.Inbipolardisorder(雙極性障礙),apersonchangesfromdepressiontoepisodesofexcessiveenthusiasmwheretheyareunrealisticallyconfidentintheirabilities.

Personalitydisordersarebehavior.patternsthataredestructivetothepersonthemselvesorthosearoundthem.Indissociativedisorders,someoneexperiencesasuddenchangeinconsciousnessortheirconceptofself.Indissociativeamnesia,forexample,theresultisalossofpartoralloftheirmemories.Samson,theBiblicalstrongman,mayhavesufferedfromtheearliestrecordedcaseofantisocialpersonalitydisorder.

Anxietydisordersarecharacterizedbypowerfulfeelingsofstressandphysicalsignsoffear-sweating,aracingheart-duetosomecueintheenvironment,orfornoobviousreasonatall.Theseincludepost-traumatic(創(chuàng)傷后的)stressdisorder,panicdisorder,obsessivecompulsivedisorder,angerdisorders,hypochondria,socialphobia,andotherphobiasincludingagoraphobia(openspaces),claustrophobia(smallspaces),acrophobia(heights),andarachnophobia(spiders).

Attention-deficithyperactivitydisorderisamongthemostcommonmentalillnessesdiagnosedinchildren,affectingtheirabilitytofocusandassociatedwithhighlevelsofactivityandimpulsiveness.

Eatingdisordersinvolveanunhealthyrelationshiptofood.Asuffererofanorexianervosa(神經(jīng)性厭食癥)willstriveforthinnesstothepointofstarvation,duetoadistortedperceptionoftheirbodiesanddissatisfactionintheirsenseofcontrol.Theyengageincyclesofgorging(feedgreedily)themselvesandthenpurgingthroughvomitingortheuseofsomedrugs.Muscledysmorphiaissometimesthoughtofasa"reverse"form.ofanorexiathataffectsbodybuilders.Sufferersconstantlyworrythattheyaretooweakdespitebeingextremelystrong.

Enormouscost

Mentalillnessesarequitecommon.Asmanyasoneinfivepeoplearethoughttosufferfrommentalillness,atleasttemporarily,eachyear.Suicide--oftentheresultofuntreatedmentalillness--claims873000livesaroundtheworldeachyear.Theeconomiccostsoftheseconditionsarealsoenormousandgrowing.AccordingtotheWHO,depressionisexpectedtoaccountformorelostyearsofhealthylifethananyotherdiseaseby2030,exceptforHIV/AIDS.

Evenso,thementallyillfacedisgraceanddiscrimination.Studiesfindpeoplearereluctanttoadmittheyhaveatmentalillness,toseekhelp,ortostickwithtreatment.Othersareeagertorejectthelabelofamental

A.irregularityofheart

B.snappedbones

C.themalfunctionoftheneuralnetworkinbrain

D.themalfunctionofthebrain

4.Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey______.

5.

Peoplewhosufferfromgroupsofdepressiveepisodesfeelbadallthetime.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

WhatwasthereasonthatledtothelossofmorethanhalfofAfricanmainfoodtwoyearsago?

A.Drought.

B.Toxininthecrop.

C.Themosaicvirus.

D.Thebarrensoil.

7.Theelectrostaticprecipitatorhasgotridof______frommanufacturingprocesses.

A.severeemissions

B.ozone-layerdepletion

C.manypollutants

D.toxicsubstances

8.

Accordingtoexperts,peoplewhoareunderthemost______inclinetoputonmostweight.

9.

Accordingtothispassage,thereseemstobenodisagreementover______betweencouples.

10.

Freud'sinfluenceon______,______and______cannotbemeasured.

11.Algaeundernormalconditionsinrivers______.

A.consumetheavailablenutrients

B.maketheoxygenbalance

C.forceotherorganismsoutofrivers

D.overgrowanddie

12.Whichonewillhelppeopletorecognizetheirownkeyrequirementsduringhuntingajob?

A.Managingtime.

B.Workingoutpriorities.

C.Consultingtheexperts.

D.Askingforthefamily'srequirements.

13.

Theargumentfordesigninglanguagesforbadprogrammersisthat______.

14.

Peopleareveryinterestedin______inthevirtualworld,whichmakethemfeelasifinarealworld,inspiteofthetechglitches.

15.

In1998,Nikolic-Jaricfailedherthesisprojectbecauseof______

A.herhusband'sdeath

B.herownhaste

C.herdiscouragement

D.hernewapproach

16.

Basedonthescientist'sstudy,specificcolorsrepresentparticularemotions,forexample,blackequals______.

17.TheGulfoilspillisdifferentfromanyotheroilcatastropheinthat______.

A.itinvolvesaworld-renownedfirm

B.ithasalimitedshorelineimpact

C.thesurfaceoftheoceanwasn'taffected

D.theoilwasreleasedintodeepseas

18.

Subbaramansuggestedthatforeigninvestorsshouldattachimportanceoffivepointsthoughthereisalmostnotany______forsuccess.

19.

WhatthescientistslearnedatRangeCreekhasbeguntohelpthemuncoveroneofthegreatestmysteriesof______.

20.

Studentrecruitswilllikelyfind,therecruitingcampaigns______thanthosefantasyversionsoflegend.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:Isittruethatallofthemsurvivedthefirelastnight?

M:Yes,amiracle,isn'tit?Therewasacoupleonthesecondfloor,andtwowomenandthreekidsonthegroundfloor,butnoonewasbadlyhurt.

Q:Howmanypeoplewerecaughtinthefire?

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A.6.B.5.C.4.D.7.

22.聽力原文：Musicwhichisoriginalisindividualandpersonal.Thatistosay,itcanbeidentifiedasbelongingtoaparticularcomposer.Ithasparticularqualities,orastyle,whicharenotcopiedfromanother.Ifyoucanrecognizethestyle.ofacomposer,youwillprobablybeabletotellthatacertaincompositionbelongstohimorhereventhoughyouhaveneverhearditbefore.Abasket-makerhastheskillofweavinghismaterialstocreatecolorfulpatterns,andanexpertcarpenterhasthe,skillofjoiningtogetherdifferentshapesandsizesofwoodtomakeabeautifulpieceoffurniture.Theseskillsmaybereferredtoas"workmanship".Similarly,inmusicacomposerorganizeshismelodiesandrhythmsandcombinessoundstocreateharmony.Acomposermaybecapableofthinkingupverygoodandoriginaltunes,yetiftunesarepoorlyorganizedthefinalresultwillnotbestandard.Goodmusicexpressesfeelingsinawaythatissuitabletothosefeelings.Theremaybejoy,sorrow,fear,love,anger,orwhatever.Badmusic,ontheotherhand,mayconfuseunrelatedfeelings,itmaynotexpressanyimportantfeelingsatall,oritmayexaggeratesomefeelingsandmakethemvulgar.Goodmusicwillstandthetestoftime.Itwillgainakindofpermanentstatuswhilebadmusicwilldisappearandbeforgottenquickly.Inpopmusic,wherethegeneralruleseemstobe"thenewerthebetter",thetestoftimeisthehardesttestofalltopass.

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A.Ithasapersonalstyle.

B.Itsoundsveryfamiliartoourears.

C.Itisonewhosestyle.youcannotrecognize.

D.Itdoesnotbelongtoanycomposer.

23.SectionC

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

Therearemanyskillsandqualitiesthataredesirableinatranslator.Thetranslatormusthaveanexcellent,up-to-dateknowledgeofhis【B1】______language,whichwillbehismothertongueorlanguageof【B2】______use,fullfacilityinthehandlingofhis【B3】______language,andknowledgeandunderstandingofthelatestsubject-matterinhisfieldof【B4】______.Inadditiontothis,itisdesirablethatheshouldhavean【B5】______mind,wideinterests,agoodmemoryandtheabilitytograspquicklythebasicprinciplesofnewdevelopments.Heshouldbewillingtoworkonhisown,oftenathighspeeds,butshouldbehumbleenoughto【B6】______othersshouldhisownknowledgenotalwaysproveadequatetothetaskinhand.Heshouldbeabletotypequicklyand【B7】______and,ifheisworkingmainlyforpublication,shouldhavemorethananodding【B8】______withprintingtechniquesandproof-reading.Ifheisworkingbasicallyasaninformationtranslator,letussay,foranindustrialfirm,heshould【B9】______,aswellasfromonesubjectmattertoanother,sincethisabilityisfrequentlyrequiredofhiminsuchwork.【B10】______,itis,strictlyspeaking,unnecessarythatheshouldbeabletospeakthelanguagesheisdealingwith.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.(22)

A.Wearingarmweightswhileyouareswimming.

B.Joggingvigorouslyinoneplaceforalongtime.

C.Usingbicyclesthatrequireyoutousebothyourarmsandlegs.

D.Walkingslowlywhileswingingyourarmsbackandforth.

25.(35)

A.Theyhavetobreakintothecar.

B.Fivepercentofthecarsareleftunlocked.

C.Theysometimesfindcarkeysintheignitionandsimplygetin.

D.Theyknockoutthedriverandgetthecaraway.

26.

【B10】

27.

【B8】

28.聽力原文：W:Thedresscost$108.ButIonlyhave$70.

M:Ihave$60.Wouldyouliketoborrowit?

Q:Howmuchmoneywillbeleftiftheybuythatdress?

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A.$108.B.$40.C.$22,D.$70.

29.

【B6】

30.(40)

31.【B3】

32.(29)

A.Speakingpolitelyandemotionally.

B.Talkingloudlytogivealastingimpression.

C.Talkingalotaboutthejob.

D.Speakingconfidentlybutnotaggressively.

33.聽力原文：M：Whatdoyouthinkofthegovernment'snewtaxcutproposal?

W：Thoughitmaygivesomebenefittothepoor,itskeycomponentistheeliminationoftaxondividends.Thatmeanstherichwillgetricher.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthegovernment'staxcutproposal?

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A.Itwillreducegovernmentrevenues.

B.Itwillstimulatebusinessactivities.

C.Itwillmainlybenefitthewealthy.

D.Itwillcutthestockholders'dividends.

34.聽力原文：Treeshaveaspectacularsurvivalrecord.Overaperiodofmorethan400millionyears,theyhaveevolvedasthetallest,mostmassiveandlongest-livedorganismsevertoinhabittheEarth.Yettreeslackameansofdefensethatalmosteveryanimalhas:threescannotmoveawayfromdestructiveforces.Becausetheycannotmove,alltypesoflivingandnonlivingenemies—fire,storm,micro-organisms,insects,otheranimalsandlater,humans—havewoundedthemthroughouttheirhistory.Treeshavesurvivedbecausetheirevolutionhasmadethemintoahighlycompartmentedorganism;thatis,theywalloffinjuredandinfectedwood.

Inthatrespecttreesareradicallydifferentfromanimals.Fundamentally,animalsheal:theypreservetheirlifebymakingbillionsofrepairs,installingnewcellsinthepositionsofoldone.Treescannotheal:theymakenorepairs,instead,theydefendthemselvesfromtheconsequencesofinjuryandinfectionbywallingoffthedamage.Atthesametimetheyputnewcellsinnewpositions;ineffecttheygrowanewtreeovertheoldoneeveryyear.Themostobviousresultsoftheprocessaregrowthrings,whicharevisibleonthecrosssectionofatrunk,aroot,orabranch.

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A.Tall.B.Green.C.Massive.D.Long-lived.

35.聽力原文：M:IwonderifIcouldborrowyourelectronicdictionary,please?

W:YoucertainlycouldifIhadone,butIgavemyoldonetomybrotherwhenheenteredhighschool,andIhavenotboughtanewoneyet.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherelectronicdictionary?

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A.Shehasboughtanewone.

B.Herbrotherhasjustgivenherone.

C.Shehasonlyanoldone.

D.Shehasnoneatpresent.

36.(36)

A.Inthetwohundredmeterrace.

B.Intheonehundredmeterrace.

C.Inthetwohundredmetersprintrelayevent.

D.Intheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.

37.

【B2】

38.(28)

A.Theshortageofwillingdonors.

B.Theobtainingofmoralapproval.

C.Thecomplextechnicalprocedure.

D.Therejectionfromtheimmunesystem.

39.

【B3】

40.聽力原文：W:Dr.Smith,thankyouforcomingtoourprogram.

M:Mypleasure.

W:WhenyousaidthattheInternetiscausingadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,whatdoyoumeanbythat?

M:Well,psychologically,peoplearegettingmoredepressionandlonelinessthanbefore,especiallyforthosewhospendlongtimeontheInternet.

W:SoifpeoplespendjustafewhoursaweekontheInternet,theywouldnothavethebadfeelingthen?

M:Notreally.Actually,it'snotthelongtimeontheNetthatcausesthemfeelbadbutthestateofbeingontheNetdoes.

W:Butyousaidyouhadmuchbrighterexpectationsatfirst.

M:Yes,wesupposedthattheNetwouldprovetobesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

W:Then,whydidtheresultturntobecompletelycontrarytoyourexpectations?

M:Well,peopleontheNetdohavemore"virtual"communication,butthiskindoffacelessandbodilesscommunicationislesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.Andtheyreducetheirtimebeingwithfamilyandfriends.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldviatheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

W.TheInternetshouldbefoundguiltyofthisphenomenon,right?

M:Idon'tthinkso.It'snotaboutthetechnology;it'sabouthowitisused.Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatreallymakespeoplefeelbadontheInternetaccordingtotheman?

23.Whichisincludedintheexpectationsofthemanatfirst?

24.Whydopeoplegetlesshappinessfromthespiritualaspect?

25.Whatistheradicalreasonforthisphenomenonaccordingtotheman?

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A.SpendingmorehoursontheInternet.

B.SpendingfewerhoursontheInternet.

C.ThestateofbeingontheInternet.

D.Theirbrighterexpectationsnotbeingmet.

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

Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Makecleartheaftermathofnuclearradiation.

B.Explainwhyradiationhassomemystery.

C.Comparethenuclearradiationandtheradiowaves.

D.Warnthereadersagainstthenuclearradiation.

42.

Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphofthearticle?

A.Theseverelyfatpatientsarethreatenedwithpotentialillness.

B.Thediet-pillshavebeensoldtoallcomerswithoutdiscrimination.

C.Thediet-pillsshouldnothavebeenhailedasmiraculouscuresandthendiscardedasdangerousdrugs.

D.Thediet-pillswereintendedtoashort-termcurefortheveryfat.

43.

Bysaying"nobodyundersellsAmerica",theauthormeansthat______.

A.nocountryunderestimatesthecompetitivenessofAmericanproducts

B.nobodyexpectstheAmericanstocutthepricesoftheircommodities

C.nobodyrestrainsthesellingofAmericangoods

D.nocountrysellsatalowerpricethanAmerica

44.ProfessorBhattandRobMeakinhavedevelopedamethodto______.

A.teachelectronicengineeringmanagement

B.trainemployeestobeacquaintedwithe-commerce

C.trainemployeestobeengineersandmanagers

D.teachemployeesaboutdevelopingapartnership

45.InParagraph2,whatissaidaboutbooks______.

A.isnotinanysenseacontradiction

B.appearstobesomewhatcontradictory

C.suggeststhatFrenchparentslikeEnglishchildren'sbooks

D.suggeststhatFrenchparentsfindthesebookseducational

46.Accordingtothepassage,SergeyBrinandLarryPage______.

A.arehighlightedinRandallStross'book

B.bringSiliconValleythemostadvancedtechnology

C.arepioneersinthetechnologyindustry

D.neverstoptryingtomaketheworldbetter

47.SectionB

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

Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildinacriticalperiodoflifecanbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIIinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.But,clearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynosuchlackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostofthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlytherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.

Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksbabysmilesandmakesvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthreetofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyle.ratherthangrammar.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,atoy-bearwiththesoundpattern"toy-bear'.Andevenmoreincredibleistheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureofsoundaroundhim,toanalyze,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnewways.

Butspeechhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild'sbabbling,graspingandsmiling,andrespondstothem.Sensitivitytothechild'snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentoflanguage.

FrederickII'sexperimentwasto______.

A.findoutwhatrolecarefulnursingwouldplayinteachingchildtospeak

B.discoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakwithouthearinganyhumanspeech

C.provethatchildrenarebornwiththeabilitytospeak

D.provethatachildbedamagedwithoutlearningalanguage

48.

Thephrase"largelyrenounces"inthefirstparagraphmeans______.

49.

【C9】

50.

Inthispassageaboutsecondaryschools,theauthorismainlyconcernedabout______.

A.academicstandards

B.theroleofspecialistteachers

C.thetrainingoftheindividualteachers

D.thepersonaldevelopmentofpupils

51.Movingfarmorequicklythanmanyhadthoughtlikelyorpossible,lawmakersinthe10-memberHouse-Senatecommitteeannouncedtheagreementafterlessthan24hoursofnegotiations.

SenateMajorityLeaderHarryReid:"Likeanynegotiation,thisinvolvedgiveandtake,andifyoudon'tmindmysayingsothatisanunderstatement."

Theagreementdropsthetotalto$789billion,whilebothSenateandHouse-passedmeasuresexceeded$800billion.

Acombinationoflowandmiddleincometaxcuts,makingupabout35percentofthebill,anddomesticspending,itssupporterssayitmeetsPresidentBarackObama'sgoalofcreatingorsavingasmanyas4millionjobs.

SusanCollinsofMainewasamongonly3moderateSenateRepublicanswhojoinedtheDemocraticmajoritythere.Shesaysmoneytrimmedfromthebillreflectsanefforttofocusitmoresharplytohelptheeconomy.

"Itisafiscally-responsiblenumberthatreflectsoureffortstotrulyfocusthisbillonprograms,andpoliciesandtaxreliefthatwillhelpturnoureconomyaround,createjobsandproviderelieftothefamiliesofourcountry,"shesaid.

Collinssaidtheagreementincreasesspendingoninfrastructureprojects,morethan$150billionintheproposedmeasure.

Republicanopponentskeptuptheircriticisms,primarilythatthemeasurecontainsuntargetedspendingandnottherightleveloftaxrelief.

HouseRepublicanleaderJohnBoehnervoiceddisappointmentwiththeagreement,repeatinghisassertionthatthemeasurewillnotcreatejobsquicklyenough.

"ItappearsthattheyhavemadeabadbillworsebyreducingtheamountoftaxreliefforAmericanfamiliesandsmallbusinesses,andaddingmorewastefulWashingtonspending,"hesaid.

ButSenatorArlenSpecter,anothermoderateRepublicanwhoworkedwithDemocrats,saidactionwasrequired.

"Thisisobviouslyaverydifficultvoteinviewofthelargedeficitandnationaldebtwhichwehave,butIbelieveitisindispensable,thatstrongactionbetaken,"hesaid.

WhiteHouseaides,includingChiefofStaffRahmEmanuel,joinedinthenegotiationsonCapitolHill.

Lawmakersbehindtheagreementhopeafinalconferencereportwillbereadyinthenext2claysthattheHouseandSenatewillvoteon.ApprovalwouldsendthelegislationtoPresidentObamaforsignature.

AneventualSenatevoteisexpectedtomirrorearlierresultsinwhichmajorityDemocrats,withhelpfromthe3Republicans,achievedthe60votesneededtoovercomeanyproceduralblock.

ItremainstobeseenhowavotewillturnoutintheHouse,wherenoRepublicanssupportedaHouse-passedmeasure,butwhereDemocratsholdastrongenoughmajoritytopassmeasureseasily.

HouseRepublicanleadersdeclinedtopredictWednesdayhowmanyintheirpartymightsupportfinallegislation.

"Theagreement"(Line2,Para.1)ismostprobablyabillabout______.

A.stimulusfortheeconomy

B.reform.ofthelegalsystem

C.fundingfortheeducationalsystem

D.expenditureonthenationaldefence

52.

Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.ReslNetworksmakesprofitthroughcleverlicensingterms.

B.RealNetworksintendstocooperatewithNetscapetocompeteagainstMicrosoft.

C.MicrosoftcompletelybeatNetscapeinmarketingcompetition.

D.MicrosofthasdevelopedanewprogramsuperiortothatofRealNetworks.

53.

Populationwillberedistributedasaresultof______.

A.themetropolitanstrategy

B.thefrontierstrategy

C.neitherthefrontierstrategynorthemetropolitanstrategy

D.boththefrontierstrategyandthemetropolitanstrategy

54.

Duringthefirstperiodofdemographichistory,societieswereoftenindangerofextinctionbecause______.

A.onlyoneintenpersonscouldlivepast40

B.therewashighermortalitythanfertilityinmostplaces

C.itwastoodangeroustohavebabiesduetothepoorconditions

D.ourancestorshadlittleenthusiasmformorechildren

55.

People's______ofcarandattitudetodrivingisafactorinthepollutionproblembroughtbymotorvehicles.

56.

Accordingtothepassage,authorshipisimportantwhen______.

A.practicalorimpracticalsuggestionsoftheauthorsareconsidered

B.appointmentsandpromotionsoftheauthorsareinvolved

C.evaluatorsneedtoreviewthepublicationoftheauthors

D.thepublicationoftheauthorshasbecomemuch-cited

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThedevelopingcountriesofCentralandSouthAmerica,Africa,andAsiaoncemerelyexportedrawmaterialsandcashcropsinreturnformanufacturedgoods.Peopleinthesecountriesprovidedformostoftheirownneedsthroughsubsistenceagricultureandsmall-scalecrafts.Intime,though,peopleinthesecountriesgrewincreasinglydependentontheglobaleconomy,becauselocalcraftscouldnotcompetewiththecheap,factory-madeexportsofthedevelopedcountries,suchasEuropeannations,theUnitedStates,andJapan.Todecreasetheirdependence,manydevelopingcountriessoughttostrengthentheireconomiesbybuildingfactories,moderndams,androadsduringthe1960sand1970s:Governmentsfrequentlymadepoorfinancialchoices.However,infrastructureprojectssuchasdamsandhighwayswereoftentoomassiveforlocalneeds.Choicesaboutindustryweresometimesnotbasedonthebestinterestsofthecountry,andprotectionfromcompetitionfrequentlyresultedininferiorgoods.Asaresult,productscouldnotcompeteontheglobalmarketwiththehigher-qualitygoodsfromtheindustrializedcountries.Manydevelopingcountriesthenhadlittleincometopayoffdebtsincurred(招致)duringtheirexpansion.

Afewdevelopingeconomiessucceededinbuildingprosperitythroughindustrializationduringthe20thcentury.ThemostnotableofthesewereSouthKorea,Singapore,andHongKongS.A.R.LikeJapanduringthe19thcentury,theyestablishedtariffsandot