2022-2023年遼寧省鞍山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年遼寧省鞍山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

______is"needle-like".

2.

Overallsecuritycanbedamagedbyconflictsbetweentherefugeesandtheinternallydisplacedwhichcanberesultedinunfairprovisionof______tothem.

3.Eachfederalurbansearch-and-rescuetaskforceismadeupofatleast60members.

4.

Oneinnovativeproposalproposedbysomeexpertsisproviding______for25,000qualifiedundergraduatestudents.

5.

Awidereye-spanallowsreaderstoreadbyphrasesor______.

6.

Depressionmightbethecauseof______.

7.

Allthedonateddrugsintheworldwon'tdoanygood.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

ScientistsuseSM046asanexampletoshowthat______.

9.

The______ofthosecaloriesisofsignificancewhennutritionistakenintoconsideration.

10.

WhatdoFrenchwomenthinkoffriendshipbetweenwomen?

A.Theyagreethatwomencan'tbefriends.

B.Theythinkthatwomencanbefriendsbutwomen'sfriendshipsaredifferentfrommen's.

C.Someofthembelieveinfriendshipbetweenwomen.

D.Theybelievethatfriendshipsexistonlyinthesamesex.

11.

Someadsfailbecauseoflackoforiginality,andtheadagenciessufferfinanciallossfromthat.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

AftertheresignationofIndonesianPresidentin1998,IndonesianChineseresidentssenttheirchildrentoschooloffering______inthebeliefthat"ChinesechildrenshouldlearnChinese".

13.BiologicalMimicry

TheInventionofVelcro

Aftertakinghisdogforawalkonedayintheearly1940s,GeorgedeMestral,aSwissinventor,becamecuriousabouttheseedsoftheburdockplantthathadattachedthemselvestohisclothesandtothedog'sfur.Underamicroscope,helookedcloselyatthehook-and-loopsystemthattheseedshaveevolvedtohitchhikeonpassinganimalsandaidpollination,andherealisedthatthesameapproachcouldbeusedtojoinotherthingstogether.TheresultwasVelcro,aproductthatwasarguablymorethanthreebillionyearsinthemaking,sincethatishowlongthenaturalmechanismthatinspiredittooktoevolve.

Velcroisprobablythemostfamousandcertainlythemostsuccessfulexampleofbiologicalmimicry,or"biomimetics".In.fieldsfromroboticstomaterialsscience,technologistsareincreasinglyborrowingideasfromnature,andwithgoodreason:nature'sdesignshave,bydefinition,stoodthetestoftime,soitwouldbefoolishtoignorethem.Yettransplantingnaturaldesignsintoman-madetechnologiesisstillahit-or-missaffair.

"Engineersdependonbiologiststodiscoverinterestingmechanismsforthemtoexploit,"saysJulianVincent,thedirectoroftheCentreforBiomimeticandNaturalTechnologiesattheUniversityofBathinEngland.Soheandhiscolleagueshavebeenworkingonaschemetoenableengineerstobypassthebiologistsandtapintonature'singenuitydirectly,viaadatabaseof"biologicalpatents".Theideaisthatthisdatabasewillletanyonesearchthroughawiderangeofbiologicalmechanismsandpropertiestofindnaturalsolutionstotechnologicalproblems.

ThePowerofBiomimetics

Surelyhumanintellect,andthedeliberateapplicationofdesignknowledge,candevisebettermechanismsthanthemindless,randomprocessofevolution?Overbillionsofyearsoftrialanderror,naturehasdevisedeffectivesolutionstoallsortsofcomplicatedreal-worldproblems.Taketheslipperytaskofcontrollingasubmersiblevehicle,forexample.Usingpropellers,itisincrediblydifficulttomakerefinedmovements.ButNektonResearch,acompanybasedinDurham,NorthCarolina,hasdevelopedarobotfishcalledMadeleinethatmanoeuvresusingfinsinstead.

Insomecases,engineerscanspenddecadesinventingandperfectinganewtechnology,onlytodiscoverthatnaturebeatthemtoit.TheVenusflowerbasket,forexample,akindofdeep-seasponge,hasspinyskeletaloutgrowthsthatareremarkablysimilar,bothinappearanceandopticalproperties,tocommercialopticalfibres,notesJoannaAizenberg,aresearcheratLucentTechnology'sBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.Andsometimesthesystemsfoundinnaturecanmakeeventhemostadvancedtechnologieslookprimitivebycomparison,shesays.

Theskeletonsofbrittlestars,whichareseacreaturesrelatedtostarfishandseaurchins(海膽),containthousandsoftinylensesthatcollectivelyform.asingle,distributedeye.Thisenablesbrittlestarstoescapepredatorsanddistinguishbetweennightandday.Besideshavingunusualopticalpropertiesandbeingverysmall--eachisjustonetwentiethofamillimetreindiameter—thelenseshaveanothertrickofparticularrelevancetomicro-opticalsystems.Althoughthelensesarefixedinshape,theyareconnectedviaanetwork0ffluid-filledchannels,containingalight-absorbingpigment.Thecreaturecanvarythecontrastofthelensesbycontrollingthisfluid.Thesameideacanbeappliedinman-madelenses,saysDrAizenberg."Thesearemadefromsiliconandsocannotchangetheirproperties,"shesays.Butbycopyingthebrittlestar'sfluidicsystem,shehasbeenabletomakebiomimeticlensarrayswiththesameflexibility.

Anotherdemonstrationofthepowerofbiomimeticscomesfromthegecko(壁虎).Thislizard'sabilitytowal

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

75%ofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

15.

AccordingtoPrivacyInternationalinLondon,whichwordcandescribeGoogle'sattitudetoprivacyexactly?

A.Confusing.B.Adorable.C.Hypocritical.D.Indifferent.

16.

Studentsfallintothecategoryofthedreamersifthey______.

A.alwayssaytheyarestudying

B.alwaysmakethemselvesbusystudying

C.areabsent-mindedanddaydreamalot

D.spendlonghoursstudyingatthedesk

17.

DeborahStipekthoughtherdaughter'sassignmentoflearningthenamesofalltheriversinSouthAmerica______.

A.wasimpressive

B.didn'tmakesense

C.involvedGoogle

D.madeherdaughtersilly

18.

TheheadeconomistArnoldBakerbelievedthattheworldisgoingthroughthemostfundamentalchangesince______.

19.

CompelledbyWal-Marttolowertheprice,Lakewoodhadto______whichcausedmanyworkerstobeunemployed.

20.

Thelargenewspaceprojectplannedatpresentisthe______.

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

A.3B.4C.2D.1

22.(31)

A.Itemphasizestheimportanceofthecommunicationtolanguagelearning,

B.Itdoesnotfeaturegrammaticalexplanationsandtranslation,

C.ItemphasizesthatstudentsshouldlearnEnglishbyusingit,

D.Itistaughtexclusivelyinpublicschools.

23.聽力原文：W:Thismachinehassomanybuttons．Ican'tfigureoutwhichonemakesitrun．

M:You'dbetterreadtheinstructionsfirstPressingthebuttonsatrandommaycausethemachinetobreakdown．

Q:Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydofirst?

(14)

A.Readtheoperationalmanual.

B.Trythebuttonsonebyone.

C.Makethemachinerunslowly.

D.Askherinstructorforadvice.

24.聽力原文：W:IthoughtTomsaidhegotA'sinallhistests.

M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom'swordstooseriously.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(14)

A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistrue.

D.Tomisnothumorousatall.

25.(34)

A.Moremusclesthanaveragepeople.

B.Astrongwill.

C.Strength,fitnessandendurance.

D.Astrongheart.

26.(21)

A.NewYorkCity.B.California.C.Vermont.D.Manhattan.

27.聽力原文：W:Ihavebeenhavingtheworstheadaches.Iknowsomeofitisstress,butI'mworriedthatImighthavesomethingmoreserious,suchashighbloodpressure.

M:Well,we'llcheckthatout,ofcourse,butfirst,tellmewhenyouhadyourglasseschanged.Itreallysoundsmorelikeeyestrain.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuspect?

(13)

A.Thatthewomanhashighbloodpressure.

B.Thatherheadacheiscausedbyherglasses.

C.Thatthewomanissufferingfromstress.

D.Thatthewomanhasveryseriousheadaches.

28.聽力原文：W:Ihardlyevergoshoppingbycarnow.Theshoppingcenteriswithinwalkingdistance.

M:Well,youerelucky.TheneareststoreIcangotoisabout4milesaway.

Q:Howdoesthewomangoshopping?

(13)

A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Onfoot.D.Bybike.

29.聽力原文：Theterm"cultureshock"hasappearedinthepopularvocabulary.Cultureshockistheeffectthatimmersioninastrangeculturehasontheunpreparedvisitor.PeaceCorpsvolunteerssufferfromitinBorneoorBrazil.MacroPoloprobablysufferedfromitinChina.Cultureshockiswhathappenswhenatravelersuddenlyfindshimselfinaplacewhere"yes"maymean"no",wherea"fixedprice"isnegotiable,wherelaughtermaysignifyanger.Itiswhathappenswhenthefamiliarpsychologicalcuesthathelpanindividualtofunctioninsocietyaresuddenlywithdrawnandreplacedbynewonesthatarestrangeorincomprehensible.

Thecultureshockphenomenonexplainsmuchofthebewilderment,frustration,anddisorientationthatplaguespeopleintheirdealingwithothersocieties.Itcausesabreakdownincommunication,amisunderstandingofreality,aninabilitytocope.Yetcultureshockisrelativelymildincomparisonwiththemuchmoreseriousdisease—futureshock.Futureshockisthefrighteningdisorientationbroughtonbytheprematurearrivalofthefuture.Itmaywellbethemostseriousdiseaseoftomorrow.

Futureshockisatimephenomenon,aproductofthegreatlyacceleratedrateofchangeinsociety.Itarisesfromtheimpositionofanewcultureonanoldone.Itiscultureshockinone'sownsociety.Butitsimpactisfarworse.Forthetravelercanatlastturnbacktohisownfamiliarculture,butthevictimoffutureshockcannot.

(30)

A.Becausefutureshockiscausedbygreatlyacceleratedrateofchange.

B.Becausefutureshockcannotbepredicated.

C.Becausefutureshockpreventpeoplefromreturningtoamorefamiliarculture.

D.Becausefutureshockcan'tbeexplainedinwords.

30.

【B7】

31.聽力原文：M:Areyouenjoyingthistour?

W:Yes.It'smyfirsttimetovisitNewYork.

M:Mine,too.NewYorkissuchabigandfascinatingplace.

W:DoyouknowhowNewYorkcametobethelargestcityintheUnitedStates?

M:Well,Isupposebecauseitisoneofthecountry'soldestcities.Besidesthat,ithasagoodharbor.

W:That'strue,butthereareotheroldportcitiesintheU.S.likeBoston,Philadelphia,andBaltimore.Infact,inourearlyhistory,thefirsttwoplayedamuchlargerrolethanNewYork.

M:ThebigdifferenceisthatNewYorkhadawaterroutetotraveltotheinterior.Othercitieslackedthat.

W:Doyoumeanariver?

M:Notanaturalone;itwasacanal.TheErieCanal,whichwascompletedin1823,connectedNewYork'sporttotheGreatLakesintheMidwest.

W:Soevenbeforetherailroadwasinvented,goodsandsuppliescouldtravelviaawaterroutefromNewYorktotheWest.

M:Yes,andcornandwheatfromthatareacouldtraveltoNewYorkforsaleelsewhere.

W:SoNewYorkbegantogrowfasterthantheothercities.

M:Yes.Infact,withinfifteenyearsafterthecanalopenedin1823.NewYorkdoubledinsize.ItbecamethetradingcapitaloftheU.S.,attractingbusiness,bankingandindustry,andprovidingworkforthousandsofnewimmigrants.

(23)

A.HowNewYorkbecamethelargestcityintheUniteStates.

B.HowtheEricCanalisbuilt.

C.WhyNewYorkhasattractedsomanypeoplefromtheworld.

D.TheirtourinNewYork.

32.(26)

A.Shewouldliketomarkpapers,too.

B.Shewantstoaskforalightloadtoherprofessor.

C.Shewantsthemantotalktotheworkaholicprofessor.

D.Shewantstoquitschoolandwork.

33.(28)

A.Thefreedomtohaveothersexualrelations:

B.Thedesiretofolloweveryofone'simpulse.

C.Thewilltokeephisorherownincome.

D.Thewishtobehisorhertrueself.

34.(16)

A.Ridingahorse.

B.Shootingamovie.

C.Playingagame.

D.Applyforthejob

35.聽力原文：M:MyparentswillvisitmenextMonday.I'mlookingforanapartmentforthemthesedays.

W:Whynotgototheoverseas-studentshousingofficetochecktheirlistofcurrentlyavailableapartmentsbeforeseeingvariouslandladies?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemantodo?

(18)

A.Togototheoverseas-students'housingofficeforhelp.

B.TocheckthelistoftheavailableapartmentontheInternet.

C.Toseedifferentlandladiessoastofindasatisfyingapartment.

D.Tocheckoutanapartmentforhisparents.

36.

【B8】

37.(35)

A.TootherEuropeancountries.

B.Totheremoteareasandsuburbs.

C.Tothenaturalparksforbirds.

D.Backtotheirnests.

38.【B2】

39.聽力原文：IntheUnitedStates,tobaccocompanieshavehadtopaylargeamountsofmoneytopeoplewhodevelopeddeadlydiseasescausedbysmokingcigarettes.Fastfoodcompanieshavebecomethenexttargetoflegalaction.

SomepeoplehavebroughtlegalactionagainstMcDonald'sandotherfastfoodrestaurants.Thepeoplesaidthiskindoffoodmadethemfatandsick.Thelawsuitschargedthatfastfoodcompanieshavenotwarnedpeoplethatthiskindoffoodcouldbeharmful.Thereareaboutone-hundred-seventy-thousandfastfoodrestaurantsinAmerica.Theysellfoodthatishighinfat,sugarandcalories.Thesefoodsincludemeatsandwichescalledhamburgers,potatoescookedinoilandsweetdrinks.

Onemanchargedthatthiskindoffoodcausedhimtohaveheartattacksanddiabetes.Severalfamiliessaidtheirchildrengotfatandalsodevelopeddiabetes.Oneoftheseteenagersweightsone-hundred-eightykilograms.However,afederaljudgeinNewYorkCitylaterdismissedtheteenagers'caseagainstMcDonald's.

SomeexpertssayAmericansarethefattestpeopleintheworld.Twoyearsago,thetopgovernmentdoctorreportedanincreaseinthenumberofAmericanswhoaretoofat.DavidSatchersaidalmostsixtypercentofAmericanadultsweightoomuch.DoctorSatcheralsosaidthirteenpercentofAmericanchildrenaretoofat.Hesaidthefastfoodindustry,schoolandgovernmentagenciesshouldchangetheirpolicies.Hesaidextremeoverweightcouldbecomethenation'sleadingcauseofpreventabledeath.

(30)

A.170,000.00B.117,000.00C.100,070.00D.100,017.00

40.(47)

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat______.

A.withInternet,studentsmayfinditevenmoredifficulttodoresearchwork

B.Internetrarelyprovidesstudentswiththesourceofmaterialsforpapercompiling

C.Internethasbeatenthecompaniesdevotingtoacademecheatinggreatly

D.theinventionofInternethascreatedgreatopportunitiesforacademiccheating

42.SectionA

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

TheBermudaTriangle(百莫大三角區(qū))isoneofthegreatestmysteriesofthesea.ItissaidthatChristopherColumbuswasthefirstpersontorecord【C1】______happeningsinthearea.Hiscompassstoppedworking,aflamecamedownfromthesky,andawave100to200feethighcardedhisshipaboutamileaway.

Themostfamous【C2】______intheBermudaTrianglewastheUSNavalAirFlight19.OnDecember5,1945,fivebomberplanes【C3】______14men,tookoffonatrainingmissionfromtheFloridacoast.Laterthatday,allcommunicationswithFlight19were【C4】______.Theyjustdisappearedwithoutatrace.

Somepeople【C5】______thedisappearancesonsupernaturalforces.Therearealsonaturalexplanations,though.TheUSNavysaysthattheBermudatriangleisoneoftwoplacesonearthwhereamagneticcompass【C6】______towardstruenorthinsteadofmagneticnorth.【C7】______planesandshipscanlosetheirwayiftheydon'tmake【C8】______.

Theareaalsohas【C9】______weatherandisknownforitshighwaves.Stormscanmmup【C10】______anddestroyaplaneorship.Fastcurrentscouldthensweepawayanytraceofanaccident.

A)criticizeI)Therefore

B)ordinaryJ)points

C)adjustmentsK)changing

D)lostL)delay

E)blameM)immediately

F)disappearanceN)strange

G)carryingO)suddenly

H)appearance

【C1】

43.SectionB

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

Thepooroldconsumer!We'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybylawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationofcalamities.

Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,commercialrationandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwemustn'tforgetisthe"smallads",whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperform.forthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe"hatch,'matchanddispatch"columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor"agony"column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!

Wearedifferentfromtheoldconsumersinthat______.

A.wehavecheapgoodsbecauseofheavyadvertising

B.weknowtoinform.isoneofthefunctionsofadvertising

C.wehavemuchknowledgeabouthouseholdgoods

D.webelievetheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods

44.

Inthispassage,whatdoestheauthormentionasanexampleofthepossiblemisuseofscientificknowledgewithseriousconsequences?

45.Whodoes"Christchild"(Line2,Para.3)referto?

A.ChildrenwhogetgiftsonChristmasDay.

B.TheChristbelieversallovertheworld.

C.ThefirstwesternersarrivingintheNewWorld.

D.ChildrenbornonChristmasDay.

46.

Somepeopledislikefairytalesbecausetheyfeelthey______.

47.

Theauthorimpliesthatalcohol______.

A.canbedangerous

B.canmakeadruguseless

C.cancauseapersonturntodrugs

D.canintensifytheeffectsofadrug

48.SectionB

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

Theethical(倫理的)behavior.inindustrializedcountrieshasbeenputunderpressure.DuringthelastyearinNorwaywehaveseencaseswherelargefoodcompaniespaydistributorstokeepawaycompetitorsandsupplierspayingpersonalbenefitstomanagersofshopstogetownproductsbetterpromotedandpositionedintheshops.Theareaswheretheethicsdoesnotmanagetosetfairlimits,thelawmakersgetunderpressuretogivenewlawstocopewiththeunfairbehavior.

Theexamplesmentionedhavebeengivengoodcoverageinthemedia.However,anotherareawithquiteanotherdimensioniscontinuouslyrunningwithoutlargereportsinthemedia.InthisareaoneindividualiskilledunnecessarilynearlyeverythirddayalltheyearroundinNorway.Thecoveragemaybeapictureinthelocalnewspaper.Isthisduetounethicalbehavior.ormaybeduetothelackofactionbytherealresponsiblebodythatthiskillingisgoingonandon,yearafteryear?Arethekillingsonourroadsjustaccidentswehavetoacceptduetothedriversownactions?

WhatcouldbedoneiftheresponsiblebodyinrealitywantedtoimprovethesafetyonNorwegianroads?Maybethepossibleactionsasfollowsarehelpful.

Alarge-scaleprofessionalcampaignisneededfortrafficsafetyontheroads.Thecampaignwouldhavetobeperformedbyhighlyprofessionalpromotivecompaniesthroughallnormalcanalsaspapers,radio,TV,etc.Also,wewillestablishacampaignperson"Rusken"."Rusken"hasallthebadattitudesrelatedtoroadsafety.Nooneshouldwanttobea"Rusken".Thechildrenorwife/husbandinthecarshouldnotwanttohavea"Rusken"driver.Thesafesmoothdrivingshouldbetheaimforeverybodyontheroad.

Anannualcompetitioncouldbeintroducedandconnectedwithan"Oscar"prizeforthecarmodelhavingleastinjured.Paralleltothisanegative"Oscar"couldbegiventothecarmodelhavingrelativelythehighestnumberofinjuriesduringthelastyear.Clearcriteriaforbestandworsthavetobeestablishedinadvance.TheinjurystatisticsrelatedtocarmodelscouldbemadeopenavailableonInternet.

Inadditiontocarmodels,themedia,thejournalistandthepromotiveagencyhavinggiventhebestattitudetowardssafedrivingduringthelastyearshouldgettheir"Oscar"aswell.Theworstinrelationtoroadsafetycouldgetanegative"Oscar".

Ihetrafficisnotdone,themainresponsibilityforthisislyingwithintheParliamentandtheDepartmentofTransport.Themediamayhelptoputtheagendaonthetable.Themedia,however,ispartlypaidbytheadvertisementsfromthecarindustry.Thisillustratesthegeneralethicalproblembetweenmoneyandothervaluesinthesociety.

Theethicalbehavior.refersto______.

A.theindustrializedcountries'policy

B.thelawinNorway

C.thefaircompetitionincommerce

D.themanagersoffoodfactories

49.

AccordingtoAA,whatisthebestwaytoavoidcartheft?

50.

Ifastudentisadmittedunderabindingearlyadmissionprogram,hewilllosethechanceofcomparing______.

51.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttosaybycitingtheexamplesofParis,VeniceandFlorence?

52.

Whereisthegravitationalpullofboththeearthandthemoononanobjectequal?

A.Inthemiddlebetweentheearthandthemoon.

B.Apointclosertotheearthbetweenthemoonandtheearth.

C.Apointclosertothemoonbetweentheearthandthemoon.

D.Nosuchpointexists.

53.Accordingtothepassage,thelong-termsuccessofthe3MCompanyliesin______.

54.【S3】

55.

Whatmightbethecauseoffurtherinterestratecut?

A.Disappointingeconomicgrowth

B.Inflation.

C.Highoilprices.

D.Tightgovernmentpolicies.

56.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TwocitiesthatlayattheedgeoftheMediterraneanmorethan1,200yearsago,HerakleionandEasternCanopus,disappearedsuddenly,swallowedbythesea.Now,aninternationalteamofscientistsmayhavefiguredoutthemysteryofwhyithappened.

Theresearchershaveconcludedthatthetwocitiescollapsedwhenthelandtheywerebuiltonsuddenlyliquefied(液化).

Untilrecently,theonlyevidencethattheyexistedcamefromGreekmythologyandthewritingsofancienthistorians.Then,duringexpeditionsin1999and2000,ateamofFrenchmarinearchaeologistsheadedbyFranckGoddiofoundtheruins—almostcompletelyintact—buriedontheseaflooroftheAbuQirBayinEgypt.

Sincethen,therehasbeenmuchspeculation(猜測)aboutwhythecitiesdisappearedsosuddenly.Earthquakes,subsistence(生存)conditions,andariseinsealevelhaveallbeensuggestedaspossibilities.

"Therearenowrittendocumentsonhow,when,orwhythesetwocitieswentdown,"saidJean-DanielStanley,ageoarchaeologistwiththeSmithsonianInstitutioninWashington,D.C.

StanleyandhiscolleaguesattheInstituteEuropeend'ArcheologieSous-MarineinParis(theEuropeanInstituteofMarineArchaeology)arguethatamajorfloodoftheNileinthemiddleoftheeighthcenturyA.D.wastoblame.Theflood,theysay,triggeredthesinkingofEasternCanopusandHerakleionbyturningthegroundbeneaththecitiesintoliquefiedmud.

Thecollapsewassuddenandcatastrophic,saidStanley."Wecantell,"hesaid,"becauseinbothplaceswe'vefoundgoldandjewelry,which,iftherehadbeentime,peoplewouldhavetakenwiththemwhenfleeing."

HerakleionandEastCanopusoncestoodatthemouthofthenow-extinctCanopicbranchoftheNile.BuiltsometimebetweentheseventhandsixthcenturiesB.C.,asthedaysoftheEgyptianPharaohswerecomingtoanend,thecitiesflourishedasgatewaystoEgypt.

HerakleionwasaportofentrytoEgyptandgrewwealthybycollectingtaxesongoodsbeingshippedupriver.

Frozenintimebelowthewater'sweremanytemplesandstatuesofgodsandgoddesses,alsoattestingtothecities'roleasdestinationsforreligiouspilgrims.

Untiltheunderseadiscovery,historiansknewaboutthecitiesonlythroughmythandancientliterature.Menelaus,thekingofSpartaandhusbandtoHelen,overwhomtheTrojanWarwasfought,wassaidtohavestayedinHerakleionfollowingtheten-yearwaragainstTroy.

GreekmythologyholdsthatthecityofCanopuswasnamedafterMenelaus'helmsman(舵手),whowasbittenbyaviper(毒蛇)andtransformedintoagod.

TheGreekhistorianHerodotuswroteofhavingvisitedthecitiesin450B.C.

Thecities'fortunesdeclinedwhenAlexandertheGreatfoundedAlexa