2022-2023年安徽省淮北市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級知識點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年安徽省淮北市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級知識點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Amainproblemwithcultureisthatitissubjecttofreetradeandisnolongera______.

2.

Peoplewhoworknexttoeachotherinthesameofficehavemorebutbetterinterruptionsthanthosewho______.

3.

ArethaFranklinsounded"abitpitchy"attheInaugurationbecausehervoicewas______.

4.

Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet_____________people.

5.

Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyousleepbetter?

A.Orangeandbakingsoda.

B.Onionandcelery.

C.Almondsandsesameoil.

D.Oilandbakingsoda.

6.

OneoftheeducationalactivitiesinEastHarlemHealthyHeartProgramis______.

7.

Whenthedemandforaproductisconstantlyhigh,individualproducersneedtokeepthepricedown,owingto_________________fromotherproducersintheline.

8.

Ifyouhaveanyconcernaboutanewdrugoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

9.

Asforthemedicationofsomeseveresymptoms,someexpertsdoubtabouttherushandhavequestioned______

10.

Mr.Anglesaysaheterogeneousswarmofrobotswilltakecareofthehouseinsteadof______.

11.

Accordingtotheactualsituationofthepatientsandthearrivaltime,nursesdecidewhocomesintotheemergencyroom.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

13.

Mr.Symondsandhisassociateswere______withtheauthor'sreplies.

14.

ByusingbarcodesdevelopedByWal-Mart,manufacturesenjoyedmoresaysoverretailers.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Aspeakerwhodoesn'ttrytomakehehimselfheardorunderstoodmaybelabeledas______.

16.

Manypeoplemayrejectbilingualeducationsimplybecausetheydon'tlike

17.SonjaLyubomirskyboughtthecarjustbecauseshewantedtoownaPrius.

18.Oildegradationoccurringinthedeepseaismuch______comparedwiththatonthesurface.

19.PlanningandPeople

Inallkindsoforganizations--companies,schools,hospitals,etc.--decisionsappearcorrectintheorybutdonotworkinpractice.Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Toillustratetheproblemsinvolvedwewillconsiderfourcaseswheredifferentdecisionshavetobetaken.

CaseNo.1

Themanagerofashippingcompanywasinterestedinusinglargemetalcontainersforthecompany'scargoinsteadofconventionalmethodsofloadingandunloading.Hediscoveredthattheuseofcontainerswaslessexpensiveandquickerthanconventionalmethods.Morecargocouldbesentatonetimeanddelaysonthewaywereshorter.Theonlymajordisadvantage(apartfromtheinitialcostofthecontainers)wasthatnotallshipscouldtakethem.However,themanagerbelievedthathiscompanycouldfindenoughshipsfortheircontainers.Hisplantousecontainerswasadoptedbytheboardofdirectors.Unfortunately,however,itwasneverputintopractice.Thedockersheardabouttheplananddidnotlikeit.Thereasonwasthatthecontainerswouldmakeaboutaquarterofthedockersredundant.Theplanwaskilled.

Thecomparisonofcontainerswithconventionalmethodsisshowninthefollowingtable.

CaseNo.2

Asolarpumpwasbuiltinasmalldesertvillage.Thepumpusedthedesert'smostcommonresource-sunlight,toincreaseitsgreatestnecessity-water.Solarcollectorswereusedtocollectthesun'srays.Flatcollectorscanbestationaryanddonothavemovingpartswhichcanbebrokeninsandstorms.Thesystemusedthe20degreecentigradetemperaturedifferencebetweenthesolarcollectorsandthegroundwatertoworkagasexpansionenginewhichpumpedwaterfromundertheground.

Someofthesocialeffectsofthenewpumpswereplannedfor.Childrenaged6to15usedtobringthewaterfromwells,wheretheymettheoldmenofthevillageandreceivedinformaleducationfromthem.Inordertoreplacethis,aschoolwasalsoincludedintheproject.Buttheprojecthadnotconsideredthetraditionalpowerstructureofthevillage.Assoonastheforeignexpertsleft,thetworichestmeninthevillagetookcontrolofthepumpandstartedsellingwatertoeveryoneelse.Theresultwasthatthemajorityofpeoplewerepoorerthanbefore.

CaseNo.3

In1946therewasaprogramintheRioGrandevalleytosubstitutehybridcornforthenativecorn.Thenativecornwasofpoornutritionalqualityandgaveapoorquantityofgrainwhilethehybridcornwasofexcellentqualityandgaveaboutthreetimesaslargeacropasthenativevariety.Inthefirstyearhalfofthe84farmersinthevillageplantedhybridcornanddoubledthecornproduction.Threeyearslater,however,onlythreefarmersplantedhybridcorn.Theotherswereplantingthetraditionalvariety.Atthebeginningoftheprojecttheprogramleaderstudiedtheecologyoftheareaandshowedfilmsdemonstratingthesuperiorityofthenewcorn.Thefarmersagreedthatthehybridcornhadgreatadvantages.Thesizeofthecropconfirmedtheseadvantages.Whydidtheystopplantingit?Theanswerwassimple:theirwivesdidnotlikeit.Theycomplainedthatitwasn'tgoodforcookingandtheydidn'tliketheflavor.

CaseNo.4

Themanagerofalargeofficebuildinghadreceivedmanycomplaintsabouttheliftserviceinthebuilding.Heengagedagroupofengineerstostudythesituationandmakerecommendationsforimprovement.Theengineerssuggestedtwoalternativesolutions:

1.addingmoreliftsofthesametypes;

2.replacingtheexistingliftsbyfasterones.

Themanagerdecidedthatbothalternativesolutionsweretooexpensive.Sothefirm'spsychologistofferedtostudytheproblem.Henoticedthatmanypeoplear

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Tosolvetheproblemofparking,weneedthecartodriveitselftothenearestparkingstructureafter______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：M：Excuseme．Hasanyoneturnedinablackleatherwallet?I'velostmine．There'remydriver'slicenseandmyfamilypicturewhicharereallyimportanttome．

W：Oh，yes．Wehadawalletbroughtinthismorning．Let'sseewhetherthefeaturesyousaidmatchthewalletornot．

Q：Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(19)

A.Showthemanherfamilypicture.

B.Givethemanhiswalletimmediately.

C.Confirmtheman'sdescriptionwiththewallet.

D.Askthemanforhisdriverlicense.

22.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas(36)developedamathematical(37)formulatohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity(38)investigatedthevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof(39)respondentswouldbuymoretimeiftheycould(40)affordit."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan(41)indicationofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an(42)economicsprofessor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand(43)regionalvariations,(44)wecanseehowmuchanhourofourtimeisworthwhetheratworkorhome."Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard,co.uk/timeismoneycan(45)findoutthevalueofanhouroftheirtimebyenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,(46)onceyouaddthecostoftherawmaterialsneededtomakeityourself.Brushingyourteethcomesat32penceperhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas【B1】______amathematical【B2】______tohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity【B3】______thevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof【B4】______wouldbuymoretimeiftheycould【B5】______it."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan【B6】______ofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an【B7】______professor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand【B8】______variations,【B9】___________________"Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycan【B10】_________________.Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37pounds-cheapertogetatakeaway,【B11】______________Brushingyourteethcomesat32penceperhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

【B1】

23.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Foryearsnow,theworld'sfastesttrains,operatinginJapanandFrance,havebeenstuckata(36)maximumoperatingspeedofaroundthreehundredkilometersanhourinfactthelatestJapanesebullettrainstravelabitslowerthantheir(37)predecessors,theemphasisofthedesignersbeingmoreon(38)smoothnessandeconomy.NowJREast,thecountry'slargestrailwaycompany,has(39)unveiledamuchfastertrain,capableof(40)sustainedspeedsofaroundthreehundredandsixtykilometersanhour.

Thenewtrain,whichhasbeen(41)displayedinadazzlingcolor,looksvery(42)similartothestreamlinedmodelsalreadyrunningonJapan'shigh-speedrailways,exceptforoneunusualfeatureextra(43)emergencybrakesintheform.ofcat'searsthatrisefromtheroofofthecarriagesthis,aresponsetothederailment(出軌)ofabullettrainafteranearthquakelastyear.

(44)Thetestingwillbeextensivesincethenewtrainwon'tgointoserviceforsixyears.Strictlyspeakingitisn'ttheworld'sfastestthathonorgoestomagnetically-levitatedtrainswhichliterallyfloatabovethetrackonanenormousmagneticfieldandyes,(45)thefastestofthoseisalsoJapanese,anexperimentalmodelthathashitspeedsofclosetosixhundredkilometersanhour.

ButonlyonemaglevnetworkisinoperationtodayaGermansystem,builtinShanghaianditonlycoversthethirtykilometersfromtheairporttothecity.(46)Thetechnologyissoexpensivethatconventionalrailwaysarelikelytodominateinter-citytravelformanymoreyears.

Foryearsnow,theworld'sfastesttrains,operatinginJapanandFrance,havebeenstuckata【B1】______operatingspeedofaroundthreehundredkilometersanhourinfactthelatestJapanesebullettrainstravelabitslowerthantheir【B2】______,theemphasisofthedesignersbeingmoreon【B3】______andeconomy.NowJREast,thecountry'slargestrailwaycompany,has【B4】______amuchfastertrain,capableof【B5】______speedsofaroundthreehundredandsixtykilometersanhour.

Thenewtrain,whichhasbeen【B6】______inadazzlingcolor,looksverysimilartothe【B7】______modelsalreadyrunningonJapan'shigh-speedrailways,exceptforoneunusualfeatureextra【B8】______brakesintheform.ofcat'searsthatrisefromtheroofofthecarriagesthis,aresponsetothederailment(出軌)ofabullettrainafteranearthquakelastyear.

【B9】______.Strictlyspeakingitisn'ttheworld'sfastestthathonorgoestomagneticallylevitatedtrainswhichliterallyfloatabovethetrackonanenormousmagneticfieldandyes【B10】______.

ButonlyonemaglevnetworkisinoperationtodayaGermansystem,builtinShanghaianditonlycoversthethirtykilometersfromtheairporttothecity.【B11】______.

【B1】

24.

【B7】

25.

【B4】

26.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:ThisschoolisluckytohaveateacherasgoodasProf.HelenJohnson.

M:Sheisoneinamillion.We'veallbenefitedfromwhatsheimpartedtous.IwishIcouldhavetakenmorecoursessheteaches.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.OutstandingteacherslikeProfessorJohnsonarerare.

B.ProfessorJohnsonhaswonamilliondollarsasanaward.

C.ProfessorJohnsonislikelytogetthebenefitsfromtheschool.

D.TherearemanyteachersasgoodasProfessorJohnson.

27.(32)

A.Theearlydinosaurremains.

B.Ancientpicturesofdinosaurs.

C.Thebodybonesofsauropods.

D.Asauropodskulldiscovered.

28.(22)

A.Inapolicestation.

B.Bytheroadside.

C.Intheprison.

D.Inalawcourt.

29.聽力原文：M:Goodmorning,madam.I'mfromBerkshireTelevision.Iwonderifyoucouldtelltheviewerswhyyouareheretoday?

W:Imostcertainlywill.Weareheretomakeapublicprotest.

Q:What'stheman'soccupation?

(18)

A.Anewsreporter.

B.Agovernmentofficer.

C.Atelevisioncrew.

D.Ashopassistant.

30.(34)

A.Gotobedalittleearlierthanusual.

B.Talkwithfriendsafterdinner.

C.Takesleepingpills.

D.Dosomephysicalexercises.

31.聽力原文：W:Professor.Iknowyourcoursehasano-absencepolicyButIhavetohavefootsurgerynextFridayandcan'tbehere.

M:MedicalexcusesareoneofthefewexceptionsImake.

Q:Whatwilltheprofessorprobablydo?

(19)

A.Reconsiderhispositionlater.

B.Allowthestudenttomissclass.

C.Lowerthestudent'sgrade.

D.Suggestthatthestudenttrytorescheduletheoperation.

32.聽力原文：W:Pleasechecktheoilandwateraswellasthetires.IhavealongjourneyandIdon'twantanythingtogowronghalfway.

M:Ofcourse.Wouldyoulikeyourwindowscleaned,too?

Q:Whatisprobablytheman'soccupation?

(16)

A.Aprofessionalwindowcleaner.

B.Automotivesalesperson.

C.Servicestationattendant.

D.Grocerystoremanager.

33.SectionC

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

Takingyourdogonvacationmayhavebeen【B1】______adecadeago,buttodayit'sfree.

【B2】______thepet-friendlyhotel,wheredogsarejustpartofthefamily,theLoewsMiamiBeachhashadmorethan1,200【B3】______guestssofarthisyear.Dogs,likekids,stayfreethere.

Alotofpeoplejustwanttotravelwiththeiranimals,sothehotel【B4】______.gueststocomewiththeirpets.Thehotelhasaspecial【B5】______forthemfromthetimetheyenterthedoortillthetimetheyleave.

Therearefreshgrapesbythepoolforthediscerningdogandacupoficecubesforthehotdog.Anddon'tforgetthespecialdoggiedinnermenu.Thehotelkitchen【B6】______tocaninesaswellastheirmasters.Themostpopulardogdishisa【B7】______ofbeef,vegetablesandflee.It'sreallygreat.【B8】______,thepeoplefoodisevenbetter.

【B9】______.Someofthemdon'thavechildren,andthedogsmayfillthatgapforthem.【B10】______.Butwhatpetwouldn'twanttobewelcomedbacktoawelcomemealthatincludesanall-beefhamburgerbone?

【B11】______.

【B1】

34.(36)

A.Itisunnoticeable.

B.Itisinevitable.

C.Itisharmful.

D.Itisirresistible.

35.(18)

A.Thetestwasdifficultforhim.

B.Thetestlastedonlyonehour.

C.Thetimeistooshortforthewholetest.

D.Themanonlyfinishedthefirstpageofthetest.

36.聽力原文：M:Hello,Cindy.Congratulations!Ihearyou'regettingmarried.When'sthebigday?

W:Thankyou.We'replanningaJunewedding,butwehaven'tpickedadateyet.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

(14)

A.Shewillgetmarriedwiththeman.

B.Shehasgotmarriedforaboutsixmonths.

C.ShehasdecidedtomarryinJune.

D.Shewillgetmarriedthiswinter.

37.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifyoustudycorrectly'thesignsarounduswecantellimportantchangesinweather.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountries,peoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.(26)Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.(27)Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones.Thisisasignofthecomingofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming.Theyflyneartothegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingthattheyflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdab'willbefine.(28)Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

(27)

A.Theweatherwillbeclearandfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

38.(40)

39.(19)

A.ThecredithoursrequiredforanMPAdegree.

B.ThebasicrequirementsforenteringHumanResourcesDepartment.

C.TakingsomeoptionalcoursesinEnglish.

D.GettingextracreditsforanMPAprogram.

40.(24)

A.Byahill.

B.Aconcert.

C.Thewaterfallscenery.

D.Ahoteltheyoncestayedin.

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

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

Forcenturies,explorershaveriskedtheirlivesventuringintotheunknownforreasonsthatweretovaryingdegreeseconomicandnationalistic.ColumbuswentwesttolookforbettertraderoutestotheOrientandtopromotethegreatergloryofSpain.LewisandClarkjourneyedintotheAmericanwildernesstofindoutwhattheU.S.hasacquiredwhenitpurchasedLouisiana,andApolloastronautsrocketedtothemooninadramaticshowthanksfortechnologicalmuscleduringthecoldwar.

Althoughtheirmissionsblendedcommercialandpolitical-militaryimperatives,theexplorersinvolvedallaccomplishedsomesignificantsciencesimplybygoingwherenoscientistshadgonebefore.

TodayMarsloomsashumanity'snextterraincognita(未探明之地).Andwithdoubtfulprospectsforashort-termfinancialreturn,withthecoldwararapidlyfadingmemoryandamidagrowingemphasisoninternationalcooperationinlargespaceventures,itisclearthatimperativesotherthanprofitsornationalismwillhavetocompelhumanbeingstoleavetheirtracksontheplanet'sreddishsurface.Coulditbethatscience,whichhaslongplayedaminorroleinexploration,isatlastdestinedtotakealeadingrole?Thequestionnaturallyinvitesacoupleofothers:ArethereexperimentsthatonlyhumanscoulddoonMars?Couldthoseexperimentsprovideinsightsprofoundenoughtojustifytheexpenseofsendingpeopleacrossinterplanetaryspace?

WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen.Theissueofwhetherlifeeverexistedontheplanet,andwhetheritpersiststothisday,hasbeenhighlightedbymountingevidencethattheRedPlanetoncehadabundant,stableliquidwaterandbythecontinuingcontroversyoversuggestionsthatbacterialfossilsrodetoEarthonameteorite(隕石)fromMars.AmoreconclusiveansweraboutlifeonMars,pastorpresent,wouldgiveresearchersinvaluabledataabouttherangeofconditionsunderwhichaplanetcangeneratethecomplexchemistrythatleadstolife.IfitcouldbeestablishedthatlifearoseindependentlyonMarsandEarth,thefindingwouldprovidethefirstconcretecluesinoneofthedeepestmysteriesinallofscience:theprevalenceoflifeintheuniverse.

Accordingtothepassage,thechiefpurposeofexplorersingoingtounknownplacesinthepastwas______.

A.todisplaytheircountry'smilitarymight

B.toaccomplishsomesignificantscience

C.tofindnewareasforcolonization

D.topursuecommercialandstateinterests

42.

Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith______.

43.

Accordingtothepassage,considerable______inthetradeunionmovementgrowfromtheoutdatedandinefficientstructureofthetradeunions.

44.

Theexpressionof"YethousesarestillbeingerectedtodayatvulnerablesitesaroundVesuvius"isusedtoshow______.

45.

Comparedwithtraditionalphonecall,usingemailcan______.

A.helpuscommunicatewithourfriendseasilylivinginthelongdistance

B.inspireourthoughtsandfacefewerinterruptionsinthecommunication

C.helpgrandparentscommunicatewiththeirgrandchildreneasily

D.spendlesstimetoestablishthecommunicationwithyourfamilymembers

46.

Whatdoestheexpression"thistwo-dimensionalapproach"(Para.2)referto?

47.

MostAmericansbelievedthattheywouldbeabletohaveaveryhappyfamilylifeontheconditionof______.

48.

WhichofthefollowingistrueofaTrueMirror?

A.Itenhancesone'slooks.

B.Itdistortsone'slooks.

C.Itreflectsone'slooksinadifferentlight.

D.Itdoesnotreflectaperson'slooksasreliablyasanormalmirror.

49.By2030,peopleover65inGermany,theworld'sthird-largesteconomy,willaccountforalmosthalftheadultpopulation,comparedwithone-fifthnow.Andunlessthecountry'sbirthraterecoversfromitspresentlowof1.3perwoman,overthesameperioditspopulationofunder35willshrinkabouttwiceasfastastheolderpopulationwillgrow.Thenetresultwillbethatthetotalpopulation,now82m,willdeclineto70m-73m.Thenumberofpeopleofworkingagewillfallbyafullquarter,from40mtodayto30m.

TheGermandemographics(人口統(tǒng)計(jì))arefarfromexceptional.InJapan,theworld'ssecond-largesteconomy,thepopulationwillpeakin2005,ataround125m.By2050,accordingtothemorepessimisticgovernmentforecasts,thepopulationwillhaveshrunktoaround95m.Longbeforethat,around2030,theshareoftheover-65'sintheadultpopulationwillhavegrowntoabouthalf.AndthebirthrateinJapan,asinGermany,isdownto1.3perwoman.Thefiguresareprettymuchthesameformostotherdevelopedcountries,andforagoodmanyemergingones,especiallyChina.

Lifeexpectancy-andwithitthenumberofolderpeople--hasbeengoingupsteadilyfor300years.Butthedeclineinthenumberofyoungpeopleissomethingnew.TheonlydevelopedcountrythathassofaravoidedthisfateisAmerica.Buteventherethebirthrateiswellbelowreplacementlevel,andtheproportionofolderpeopleintheadultpopulationwillrisesteeplyinthenext30years.

Allthismeansthatwinningthesupportofolderpeoplewillbecomeapoliticalimperative(需要)ineverydevelopedcountry.Pensionshavealreadybecomearegularelectionissue.Thereisalsoagrowingdebateaboutthedesirabilityofimmigrationtomaintainthepopulationandworkforce.Togetherthesetwoissuesaretransformingthepoliticallandscapeineverydevelopedcountry.

By2030atthelatest,theageatwhichfullretirementbenefitsstartwillhaverisentothemid-70'sinalldevelopedcountries,andbenefitsforhealthypensionerswillbesubstantiallylowerthantheyaretoday.Indeed,fixedretirementagesforpeopleinreasonablephysicalandmentalconditionmayhavebeenabolishedtopreventthepensionsburdenontheworkingpopulationfrombecomingunbearable.Alreadyyoungandmiddle-agedpeopleatworksuspectthattherewillnotbeenoughpensionmoneytogoroundwhentheythemselvesreachtraditionalretirementage.Butpoliticianseverywherecontinuetopretendthattheycansavethecurrentpensionssystem.

InGermany,______.

A.birthratehasgoneupto1.3perwoman

B.peopleover65nowconstitutesabouthalftheadultpopulation

C.itspopulationofunder-35sistwiceaslargeasthatofover-65s

D.by2030itsworkingforcemayhaveshrunkby25%

50.

Thereductionoflow-renthousingprojectsinBelgiumhasresultedin______.

A.animprovementinhousingquality

B.analarmingincreaseofhomelesspeople

C.anincreaseinhousepurchases

D.achangeinthegovernment'spolicy

51.

0.Inthe1970s,GeneralMotors(GM)spentmillionstryingtokeepthefacility______,butproductivityandqualitywerecontinuallypoor.

52.

Whatistheauthor'sviewof"instant"scientificdiscoveries?

A.Theyoccurw