2022-2023年遼寧省遼陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年遼寧省遼陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Evenifyouhaveelectricityandwater,youstillcannotproducehydrogeneverywhere.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Sensitiveteethmayindicateaseriousproblemthatmayneedpromptcarebyadentist.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

TheFTC'slaterreportsshowthatthefilmandgamingindustrieshavemadesomeimprovementwhile______________hasdonealmostnothingtoimprove.

4.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans______.

A.commitsomecrimesinlife

B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C.generallysharethesamegoaloflife

D.havethesamelifestyle.regardlessofrace

5.

Untilthemiddleof19thcentury,allinventionsbywomen______underthelaw.

6.

IntheUnitedStates,thefuelingstationsofferingforfillingnaturalgashavereachedto______.

A.1,300B.500C.1,500D.2,500

7.

Theresearchersarelookingafterwardsfor______.

A.theproteinstostopHIVvirus

B.thebloodofthosewhowerevaccinated

C.thebloodofthosewhowerenotvaccinated

D.themoleculesthataremoreabundantinhealthypeople

8.Thefiverwatermakesup______oftheEarth'stotalfreshwater.

A.lessthan0.5percent

B.nearly0.05percent

C.aboutthree-quarters

D.aboutonefour-thousandth

9.

Managersshouldspendsometimewiththeiremployeesoversuppertalkingaboutpositivethings.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

11.

ThemakesSanFranciscodifferentfromothercities.

12.Stressismostlikelytorisefromconditionsinwhich______.

A.twopersonswithdifferentcharacteristicsworktogether

B.apersonalwaysrecallspastpainfulexperience

C.apersonhasjustgetoveraseriousphysicaldisease

D.parentsabusetheirchildrentoomuchinearlynurturing

13.

TheicetonguegrowingoutfromtheGreenlandcoastusedtorejectsaltbackintothewater,making______heavierandhelpingittosink.

14.

Theproblemoftoomanycarpentersfromthetrainingschoolswouldbesolvedbymovingsomecarpenterstootherpartsofthecountry.

A.NB.YC.NG

15.NASAInventionsYouMightUseEveryDay

In1958,PresidentEisenhowersignedtheSpaceAct,officiallycreatingtheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration.Fromthebeginning,thepurposeforthenewbranchextendedbeyondspaceshipsandmoonboots.Thelawprescribedthatitsresearchandadvancementsshouldbenefitallpeople,andinits50-yearhistory,NASAhascertainlyfulfilledthatrole.

Althoughmostpeopletodaywillneversetfootonthemoon,everyonelikelycomesincontactwithaNASAby-producteveryday.Partneringwithvariousresearchteamsandcompanies,NASAcontinuestoproduceavastarrayofnewtechnologiesandproductsthathaveimprovedourdailylives.Basicstepsinhealth,safety,communicationsandevencasualentertainmentfindtheirrootsinthegovernmentbranchcommonlyassociatedwithrocketshipsandfloatingpeople.Infact,NASAhasfiledmorethan6,300patentswiththeU.S.government.

Eachyearsince1976,NASAhaspublishedalistofeverycommercializedtechnologyandproductlinkedtoitsresearch.TheNASAjournalSpinoffhighlightstheseproducts,whichhaveincludedthingslikeimprovedpacemakers,stateoftheartexercisemachinesandsatelliteradio.EachproductwasmadepossiblethankstoaNASAideaorinnovation.

Butitdoesn'ttakearocketscientisttousemanyoftheseso-calledby-products.Readontolearnaboutsomeofthesefamiliarproducts.

1.WaterFilters

Wateristheessentialingredienttohumansurvival.Sincepeoplecannotlivewithoutwater,theabilitytoconvertcontaminatedwatertopurewaterisanincrediblyimportantscientificachievement.

Astronautsneededawaytocleansewatertheytakeupintospace,sincebacteriaandsicknesswouldbehighlyproblematic.Waterfiltertechnologyhadexistedsincetheearly1950s,butNASAwantedtoknowhowtocleanwaterinmoreextremesituationsandkeepitcleanforlongerperiodsoftime.

Ifyoulookatawaterfilter,youcanusuallydetectsmallchunksofcharcoal(木炭)insideofthem.Sometimes,whenyoufirstuseawaterfilter,you'llevennoticetinyblackflecksfromthosechunks.Thischarcoalisspeciallyactivatedandcontainssilverionsthatneutralizebacteriainthewater.Alongwithkillingbacteriainthewater,thefiltersalsopreventfurtherbacterialgrowth.Companieshaveborrowedfromthissametechnologytobringusthewaterfiltersystemsmillionsofpeopleuseathomeeveryday.

2.CordlessTools

Whenyou'resuckingupbitsofdirtorcrumbsaroundthehousewithahandheldcordlessvacuum,youareactuallyusingthesametechnologythatastronautsusedonthemoon.AlthoughBlack&Deckerhadalreadyinventedthefirstbattery-poweredtoolsin1961,theNASA-relatedresearchhelpedrefinethetechnologythatledtolightweight,cordlessmedicalinstruments,handheldvacuumcleanersandothertools.

Inthemid-1960s,topreparefortheApollomissionstothemoon,NASAneededatoolthatastronautscouldusetoobtainsamplesofrocksandsoil.Thedrillhadtobelightweight,compactandpowerfulenoughtodigdeepintothesurfaceofthemoon.Sinceriggingupacordtoadrillinouterspacewouldbeadifficultfeat,NASAandBlack&Deckerinventedabattery-powered,magnet-motordrill.Workinginthecontextofalimitedspaceenvironment,Black&Deckerdevelopedacomputerprogramforthetoolthatreducedtheamountofpowerexpendedduringusetomaximizebatterylife.

AftertheNASAproject,Black&Deckerappliedthesameprinciplestomakeotherlightweight,battery-poweredtoolsforeverydayconsumers.

3.Long-distanceTelecommunications

Theabilitytocarryonlong-distancetelephoneconversationsdidnothappenovernight.Itdoesn't

A.spacetravel

B.nationalsecurity

C.people'swelfare

D.economicdevelopment

16.

In2001,R-ratedfilmsaccountedforthemajorityofHollywoodfilmsbecausebothdomesticandforeignmarketswereinfavorofactionmovies.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.UniversityRecruiting

Theprosperousrecruiting

Asitturnsout,thisseductionofcollegestudentsbyrecruitersatinvestmentbanksandconsultingfirmsismorecampuslegendthanreality—theexceptionandcertainlynottherule.SterlingWitzke,asenioratStanfordUniversitywhosignedonwithMercerManagementConsultinginChicago,saysshegotaglimpseoflifeinthefastlane,butnotes,"Mostofmyfriendswhowentthroughtheprocessdidnotgetthistypeoftreatment."Indeed,thecourtshipisnotassalaciousasurbanlegendwouldhaveusbelieve

Whileprospectiverecruitsmaynotbedestinedforahotcluborevenalow-downstripclub,America'sleadinginvestmentbanksandconsultingfirmsare,infact,recruitingmoreaggressivelyoncollegecampusesthaneverbefore.Despiteasputteringoveralleconomythathasreducedcollegerecruitingbyold-linegiantslikeIBMorGM,I-banksandlargeconsultantfirmsboostedtheirrecruitingeffortsonkeycampusesbyabout15%lastyear--atrendthatisexpectedtocontinue,accordingtoTrudySteinfeld,ExecutiveDirectoratNewYorkUniversity'sOfficeofCareerServices."Bankingandconsultingareleadingthewayinthisveryrobustrecruitingseason,"saysSteinfeld.

Asotherseniorsembarkonadesperatejobsearchandpileuptherejectionletters,thosewiththeireyesontheinvestmentbanking/consultantworldarebombardedbyfervententreatiesandhostedataseriesofeventsrangingfrominformationsessionstoexpensivedinners.Andmostimportantofall,therearejobswaiting--withthepromiseofthatpotofgold--attheendoftheirrainbow."Alotoftheemployersarebecomingmoreproactiveanddetermined,"saysBarbaraHewitt,associatedirectorofcareerservicesforundergraduatesattheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvania."Becausetheireconomyandjobmarketaresogoodnow,they'refindingitveryhardtogetallofthestudentswhattheywant.Thereisjustalotmorecompetitionontheemployers'sideatthispoint,andtheyarefeelingmorepressuretostepuptheircampusrecruiting.

Recruitingworkintheuniversity

Thefieldcanbeaperfectmatchforstudentsnotyetcertainoftheirultimatecareerdestinationorthosewhohaveanurgentneedtopayoffcollegeloansbeforepursuingthenextdegree.Thesefirmsthriveon"humancapital"andthereforeputapremiumonattractingbright,ambitiousyoungpeople,explainsoneWhartonalum.Withtheirofficesbuzzingpast2a.m.,thereissignificantturnover.Thustheyvaluefreshlymintedcollegegradswhowanttoout-competetheirpeersandwhocanchurnouthigh-qualityworkonpreciouslittlesleep."TherewerenightswhenIsleptundermydesk,usingmyjacketasablanketandmykeyboardasapillow,"saysonerecentBrandeisgraduatewhoaskedthathisnamebewithheldbecausehiscompanydiscouragesemployeesfromtalkingtothepress.Yetdespitethehardworkandmanysleeplessnights,entry-levelpositionsatbigI-banksandconsultantsarethemostsought-afterjobsforgraduatingseniorsinterestedinfinanceandconsulting.

Theentry-leveljobsareunusuallylucrative,withfirst-yearanalystsmakingupto$120000.Moreover,thesepositionsprovideinvaluabletrainingforthosepursuingcareersinthefield."Mostpeopleleaveafterthefirsttwoyearsbecausetheygetburnedout,"explainstheBrandeisgrad,whoworksatatopinvestmentbank,"buttheskillsyoulearnareessentialtogettingthemostcoveted(令人垂涎的)jobsinfinancegoingforward,I-bankingisasteppingstonetoagreatbusinessschool,andmostimportantly,toagreatjob."

Therecruitingprocessstillbeginsinearnestinthefallofsenioryear,whenagroupofassociatesarrivesoncampustointerviewandselectapplicants.Inanefforttosignalthestudentsthattheyarenot

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Talkingtooneselfisaneffectivemeansofmanagingstressbecauseitisameansof______.

19.

Probablecauseincludesdrug-sniffingdogalertsorwitnessingillegalcontentsin______insidethecar.

20.

AccordingtotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica,before2001______wasratedasthethirdmostpopularmusicgenre.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(32)

A.Itstandsforhostility.

B.Itisnotnormal.

C.Itisaninvasionofspace.

D.Itmeansintimacybetweentwopeople.

22.

【B4】

23.

【B8】

24.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Goodmorningandwelcometotoday'sprogram.Haveyoualwayswantedtoinvest,butdidn'tknowwheretogetstarted?Today'sshowwillhelpyouwiththisproblem.Veryhappily,wehaveMr.Brownasourguest.Welcometoourprogram,Mr.Brown.

M:It'sapleasuretobehere.

W:Now,Mr.Brown.Canyougiveussomesuggestionsonhowtoinvestwisely?

M:Well,Ithinktherearethreebasicguidelinestosmartinvestment.

W:Whatarethey?

M:Numberoneistohavecleargoals.Decidehowmanyyearsyouwillinvestfor,andwhatyourneedswillbeinthefuture.

W:Isee.First,weshouldhaveacleargoal.That'sdefinitelyimportant.Thenwhatisthesecondguideline?

M:Numbertwoistounderstandtherangeofpossibilities.You'llwantdiversifiedinvestments:onewithamixofstocks,mutualfunds,bonds,andcash.It'sajungleoutthere.Eachoftheseproductshasdifferentrisksassociatedwiththemandalsodifferentpotentialrewards.Understandthembeforeyoubuy,sotherewon'tbeanybigsurpriseslater.

W:Thatsoundsquitereasonable.Well,whataboutthethirdguideline?

M:Finally,numberthreeistohaverealisticexpectations.Keepthisinmind:hewhowishestoberichinadaywillbehangedinayear.Youshouldinvestforthelongtermsincethestockmarkethasbothupanddownyears.

W:That'squitetrueForexample,overthepastseveralyears,NewYorkstockshaveaveraged30%annualreturns,butthismaynotcontinueforlong.Well,that'stoday'sshow.Thankyou,Mr.Brown,forjoiningus.

M:Mypleasure.

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A.Howtogetrichinaday.

B.Howtocarryoutreasonableinvestments.

C.Howtoinvestmoneyinthefuture.

D.Howtosetcleargoalsforthefuture.

25.(25)

A.Focusonthepersonwhositsinthemiddle.

B.Giveequaltimetomakeeyecontactwitheveryinterviewer.

C.Focusonthequestionerandlookatothersfromtimetotime.

D.Focusalltheattentiononthequestionandmakelittleeyecontact.

26.(34)

A.Thelackofaqualifiedsalesforce.

B.Lowerpriceinsuburbanshoppingmalls.

C.Unpleasanthighwaycommuting.

D.Limitedlandavailable.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:MycousinRick,who'sjustgraduatedfromtechnicalschool,gothimselfagoodjob.

W:Iwonderhowhemanagedthatinsuchatightmarket.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Rickwillgraduatefromtechnicalschoolsoon.

B.It'shardtofindagoodjobnowadays.

C.Thewomanwonderedwhohadgottenthejob.

D.Rickhasn'tfoundajobinsuchatightmarket.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：WeknowthenthatintheUS,it'sthejobofCongresstoproposenewlaws,whichwecallbills,andperhapstomodifythesebillsandthenwriteonthem.ButevenifthebillispassedinCongress,itstilldoesn'tbecomealawuntilthePresidenthasachancetoreviewit,too.Andifit'snottothePresident'sliking,thebillcanbevetoedorkilledineitheroftwoways.Oneisbyavetomessage.ThePresidenthastendaystovetothebillbyreturningittoCongress,alongwiththemessageexplainingwhyit'sbeingrejected.ThiskeepsthebillfrombecomingalawunlessoverwhelmingmajoritiesofbothHousesofCongressvotetoover-rightthePresident'sveto.Sometimestheydothat.Often,lawmakerssimplyrevisethevetoedbillandpassitagain.Thistime,intheform.thePresidentislesslikelytoobjectto,andlesslikelytowanttoveto.TheotherwaythePresidentcankillabillisbypocketveto.Here'swhathappens.IfthePresidentdoesn'tsignthebillwithintendays,andCongressadjournsduringthattime,thenthebillwillnotbecomelaw.NoticethatitisonlyattheendofanentiresessionofCongressthatthepocketvetocanbeused,notjustwheneverCongresstakesashorterbreak,say,forasummervacation.Afterapocketveto,thatparticularbillisdead.IfalawmakerinCongresswantstopushthematterintheirnextsession,they'llhavetostartalloverwithabrandnewversionofthebill.

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A.HowthePresidentproposesnewlaws.

B.HowabillispassedbylawmakersinCongress.

C.HowthePresidentcanrejectaproposedlaw.

D.HowlawmakerscanforcethePresidenttosignabill.

29.(35)

A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.

C.HethinksitcamefromChina.

D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

30.

【B10】

31.(26)

A.Applyforthekindofworkyouwanttodo.

B.Applytothefirmthatyouwouldenjoyworkingfor.

C.Beconfidentthatyouwillgetthejobyouwant.

D.Answerandaskquestionssensibly.

32.(16)

A.Hewantstoturnonthelight.

B.Hewantstobeonadiet.

C.Hewantstohaveasmoke.

D.Hewantstocutsomething.

33.

【B2】

34.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Congratulations.YoucertainlydidquitewellandImustsayyoudeservethatgrade.

W:Well,IreallystudiedhardforthatexamI'vebeenpreparingforitformorethanamonth.Now,Icanrelaxforawhile.

Q:Whyisthewomansohappy？

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A.She'sgoingawayforawhile.

B.Shedidwellonthetest.

C.Sheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.

D.She'sdidn'thavetoworkhardfortheexam.

35.聽(tīng)力原文：John:IfIunderstandyoucorrectly,Mr.David,youweredrivingwellwithinthespeedlimitwhenyouwerestoppedbythePolice.

David:Yes.IalwayskeeptothelimitinDownsideRoadbecausethere'saschoolslaponthecomerofthefirstturningandIwouldn'twanttoruntheriskofhittingoneofthekids,right?

John:ButMr.David,thePolicestoppedyouat11p.m.You'resurelynotsuggestingthatchildrenofanyagewouldbelikelytobeleavingschoolatsucha'latehour.Icannotfindthatyourassertionprovidesanyconclusiveproofthatyouweredrivingwithinthelimit.

David:Proof?.Well,it'snotexactlyproofIgrantyou,butitsortofbacksmeup,ifyouknowwhatImean.

John:I'mafraidIdonotknowwhatyoumean.

David:Well,Igobythespeedometer,don'tI?That'swhataspeedometer'sfor,isn'tit?Ittellsyouhowfastyou'regoing.Imeanamachinecan'tlie,canit?

John:"Machines"asyoucallthemarenotnecessaryinfallibleguides,Mr.David.Theysometimesgowrong.InanycaseaccordingtothePolicetestimonyyouweredrivingatmorethansixtymilesanhourinsuchamannerastocauseadangertothepublic.David:Veryfunny,sir.Still,thesteeringwheelhasbeenplayingupabitlately,I'lladmitthat.I'saidtothcwifeonlytheotherdayI'dbetterhaveitchecked,butshesaidputitofftillwewentonholiday,so...

John:Quiteso,Mr.David.Now,IunderstandthatwhenthePolicestoppedyou,yourefusedtotakeabreathalyzertest.Whywasthat?

David:Well,Ihadn'tbeendrinking,hadI?HalfalagerandlimeatTheFeathers--youmustbejoking.

John:Itisnotmyhabittomakejokesincourt,Mr.David,andthereportIhavehereshowsthatsubsequenttestsindicatedthatyouhadtakenconsiderablymorethanalagerandlime.

David:Youdon'twanttotakeanynoticeofthat,sir.They'rejusttryingtoputitoveronme--meandalltheotherstheystopwhenthey'venothingbettertodo.IfyouaskmethePoliceoughttobeprotectinginnocentpeoplefromvandalsandmuggers,insteadofpickingoninnocentdrivers...

John:Kindlyloweryourvoice,Mr.David.Thisisacourtoflawnotatheatricalpresentation.Now,ifyouwouldcaretolistentothisreport,Iwillreaditouttoyou...

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A.Hehasbeenchargedwithdrunkendriving

B.Hehasbeencaughtrunningoverachild

C.Hehasbeenfoundusingadefectivespeedometer

D.Hehasbeenaccusedofstoppingprotectinginnocentpeople

36.

【B7】

37.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Eversincehumanshaveinhabitedtheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,thisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheform.oforalspeech.Whenthereisalanguagebarrier,communicationisaccomplishedthroughsignlanguageinwhichmotionsstandforletters,words,andideas.Tourists,thedeaf;andthemutehavehadtoresorttothisform.ofexpression.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedinternationally,spelling,however,cannot.

Bodylanguagetransmitsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,eitherintentionallyorunintentionally.Awinkcanbeawayofflirtingorindicatingthatthepartyisonlyjoking.Anodsignifiesapproval,whileshakingtheheadindicatesanegativereaction.

OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBraille,signalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguide,warn,andinstructpeople.

Whileverbalizationisthemostcommonform.oflanguage,othersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.

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A.Whenlanguageisabarrier,peoplewillfindotherformsofcommunication.

B.Everybodyusesonlyoneform.ofcommunication.

C.Nonlinguisticlanguageisinvaluabletoforeigners.

D.Althoughotherformsofcommunicationexist,verbalizationisthefastest.

38.(31)

A.Hesucceededinbeatingamuggerinafight.

B.Hebecameakarate(空手道)expert.

C.Hepassedawayinahospitalafterafightwithamugger.

D.Hecalledthepoliceafterbeingmugged.

39.聽(tīng)力原文：M:AreyoubusyFridaynight?Ifnot,wouldyouliketogototheconcert?

W:Ihaveafewcommitments,butIthinkIcanpostponethemforanothertime.

Q:WhatwouldthewomanmostlikelydothisFridaynight?

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A.Gototheconcert.

B.Gotowork.

C.Seeherfriendsasplanned.

D.Finishherhomework.

40.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Howdoyouliketheoldblackandwhitemoviesoftheforties,andfiftiescomparedwiththemodemones?

M:Fortheirtime,themoviesofthefortiesandfiftieswereexcellent.Buttrytocomparethemwithtoday'stechnology,andyou'llfindthereisn'tanythingtocompare.It'ssosuperiortoday.

Q:Howweretheblackandwhitemoviesofthefortiesandfifties?

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A.Theyarebetterthanthemodemmovies.

B.Thereismoretechnologyinthem.

C.Thetechnologyinthemcannotbecomparedwiththatofmodernones.

D.Theyareexcellenttousnow.

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

WhatconclusiondoesDr.LevinegetafterexaminingCCTVdata?

42.

Theappealofthedogchieflyliesinits______.

A.markeddifferencefromthecat

B.abilitytodevelopastrongattachmenttoman

C.itssubmissivenesstoman

D.itsmeeknessaswellasitsdefiantnature

43.Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarkness,wecansee______.

44.Theincreaseinglobaltrademeansthatinternationalcompaniescannotaffordtomakecostlyadvertisingmistakesiftheywanttobecompetitive.Understandingthelanguageandcultureoftargetmarketsinforeigncountriesisoneofthekeystosuccessfulinternationalmarketing.Toomanycompanies,however,havejumpedintoforeignmarketswithembarrassingresults.Translationmistakesareattheheartofmanyblundersininternationaladvertising.

GeneralMotors,theUSautomanufacturer,gotacostlylessonwhenitintroduceditsChevroletNovatothePuertoRicanmarket."Nova"isLatinfor"new(star)"andmeans"star"inmanylanguages,butinspokenSpanishitcansoundlike"nova",meaning"itdoesn'tgo".Fewpeoplewantedtobuyacarwiththatcursedmeaning.WhenGMchangedthenametoCaribe,salespickedupdramatically.

Marketingblundershavealsobeenmadebyfoodandbeveragecompanies.OneAmericanfoodcompany'sfriendly"JollyGreenGiant"(foradvertisingvegetables)becamesomethingquitedifferentwhenitwastranslatedintoArabicas"IntimidatingGreenOgre".

WhentranslatedintoGerman,Pepsi'spopularslogan,"ComeAlivewithPepsi"cameoutimplying"ComeAlivefromtheGrave".NowondercustomersinGermanydidn'trushouttobuyPepsi.

EvenacompanywithanexcellentinternationaltrackrecordlikeKentuckyFriedChickenisnotimmunetotheperilsoffaultytranslation.Manysaleswerelostwhenthecatchphrase"fingerlickingfood"became"eatwithyourfingersoff"inChinesetranslation.

AmanufacturerofonelaundrydetergentalsomadeanexpensivemistakeintheMiddleEast.Itsadvertisementsshowedapictureofapileofdirtyclothesontheleft,aboxofthecompany'sdetergentinthemiddle,andcleanclothesontheright.Unfortunately,themessagewasincorrectlyinterpretedbecausemostpeoplelookedatitfromrighttoleft,thewayArabicisread.

Havingawakenedtothespecialnatureofforeignadvertising,companiesarebecomingmuchmoreconscientiousintheirtranslationandmoresensitivetoculturaldistinctions.Thebestwaytopreventerrorsistohireprofessionaltranslatorswhounderstandthetargetlanguageanditsidiomaticusage,ortouseatechniquecalled"backtranslation"toreducethepossibilityofblunders.Theprocessusesonepersontotranslateamessageintothetargetlanguageandanothertotranslateitback.Effectivetranslatorsaimtocapturetheoverallmessageofanadvertisementbecauseaword-for-wordduplicationoftheoriginalrarelyconveystheintendedmeaningandoftencausesmisunderstandings.

ItcanbeinferredthatChevroletNova______.

A.wasoriginallyaimedatthemarketofLatincountries

B.sufferedaseveresalesslideintheSpanishmarket

C.didnothaveasgoodperformanceasCaribe

D.waspopularoutsidetheSpanishmarket

45.Anexampleofmisplacedmannersontheroadsis______.

A.slowingdowntoletakidpass

B.stoppingsuddenlyatpedestriancrossings

C.turningupsidestreetswithoutgivingsignals

D.unnecessarilygivingwaytoothercarswithoutwarningthosebehindyou

46.

WhatistheAmericanDreamforthewell-to-dobuiltupon?

47.

【C10】

48.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose______.

A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety

B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus

C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow-competitors

D.whocouldkeepfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld

49.

HowdidBritishshareholdersaccumulatewealth?

50.

Whycanastronomersagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuchthewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched?

51.

Whatwillbeoneeffectofthenewbiotechnologyonplants?

A.Theywillgrowanywhereintheworld.

B.Somewillbeabletogrowinsaltysoils.

C.Theywillbecomepoisonoustopests.

D.Usingnitrogenfromtheairtheywillbeabletocressfertilize.

52.

AccordingtoPaul,criticalthinkingeducationencourages______.

A.givingprioritytopeople'sinterests

B.regardinglong-terminterestsofhumankind

C.bringingreasonintothefreestplay

D.findingthebestsolutiontoaproblem

53.

Thewriterthinksthatacademicworkhasrecentlybecomemorespecializedbecause______.

A.morepeoplearestudyingsciences

B.agreatervarietyofsubjectsarestudied

C.morestudentsaredoingpostgraduatework

D.thenumberofuniversitieshasincreased

54.

Whatis"safeparking"?

55.

TheNationalAcademyofSciencesholdsthestancethat______.

A.DNAtestingshouldbesystematized

B.onlyauthorizedlaboratoriescanconductDNAtesting

C.theacademyonlyisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortesting

D.theacademyhastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtesting

56.

Theauthoradvisesparents______.

A.totakemedicinesbeforechildren

B.toavoidtakingdragsinfrontofchildren

C.tothrowawayoldmedicines

D.toteachchildrenaboutmedicines

57.

【C7】

58.

Theauthormakestheobservationthatpeoplebuildtheformalsystemtodealwithsocialproblemsbecausethey______.

A.believethatspecializedworkshouldbeputintothespecialists'hands

B.areafraidthatsimilarproblemsmayhappentothemoneday

C.hopethattheirpersonallivesandworkwillnotbedisrupted

D.havetoworkandhavenotimetotakecareofthepatients

59.NathanielHawthorne'swritingsarenoteworthyfortheirperceptiveexplorationofthehiddenmotivationsbehindthePuritanAmericanheritage.Likemany