2022年安徽省池州市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2022年安徽省池州市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

EricHorvitzhasbeenworkingonAIsystemthatmonitorsacomputeruser'sbehavior.andpredicts______.

2.

Web-basedapplicationsareprogramsthatsit______andtalktoyouthroughaWebbrowser.

3.

Cuttingdownoncaffeineisnoteasybecause______.

4.

Someadsfailbecauseoflackoforiginality,andtheadagenciessufferfinanciallossfromthat.

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InmanyAsiancultures,one'sperceptionsofphysicalrealityarebelievedtobebasedon______.

6.

Overthepastfouryears,morethanhalfofstudentsinthehighschoolcaughtreceivingtextmessagedanswersontheircellphonesduringanaccountingexam.

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7.

Withtheforestscutdown,soilcaneasilyloseitsfertilitywhentheessentialnutrientsare______.

8.

MostInternetvideolooksunclearatfullwidth______becausethespeedoftheusers'connection.

9.

Withouttheprenuptialtalk,it'snotlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

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10.

Inanonlinedatingsite,users'informationisavailabletoallvisitors,sotheusershaveagreaterchancetomeettheirsoulmates.

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11.

Themainjobofamedicalsalesrepisto______.

12.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand,answerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Natural-gasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybeinggreen."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillruletheworldandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.Naturalgasbasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidform.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼氣)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbons(飽和烴)becausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

Fromfieldtoford

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodemwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor＄500to＄1,500.

Natural-gasvehicledesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline

A.comparativelylowpriceoffossilfuels

B.reducinglessharmfulemissions

C.difficulttaskstodesign,developandsale"green"cars

D.highfuelefficiencyandprotectingenvironment

13.AprilFools'Special:History'sHoaxes

HappyAprilFools'Day.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshascompiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,darned(可恨的)lies,andwhoppers(彌天大謊)thathavebeenperpetratedonthegullible(易受騙的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.

InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation(增殖)ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesarebombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseuserstodeletebenign(良性)chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardseamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry(歪曲的)chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.

BanDihydrogenMonoxide(一氧化二氫)

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfoam(泡沫)cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfoam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientifictermforwater.

"It'sembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress."Wehadaparalegal(律師助手)whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatdihydrogenmonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam(聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料)."

Otherdangerspranksters(愛開玩笑的人)associatedwiththechemicalincludedacceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwater'sdangers.

AlabamaChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforScienceandReasoncontainsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochangetheValueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地模仿)legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBoslough'ssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforScienceandReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)LaterthateveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

ButtoThomas'ssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticle'ssatiricalintent,suchastheApril1dateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress".dateline,hadbeenreplacedordeleted.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplainedthatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.

TVandNewspaperHoaxes

BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchasnewspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedthei

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14.Tobuildyouraudience,you'dbettercatchtheopportunitiestobeacquaintedwithpeopleandtrytocatchtheirattentiononyou.

15.Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

16.

Thedebateover______policiespromptedanumberofapplicantstotryschoolslikeYaleorStanford.

17.StudioengineersbenefitgreatlyfromAuto-Tuneinthat______.

A.theynolongerneedtocorrectwrongnotes

B.ithelpsthemkeepsongssecretbeforegoingpublic

C.itistotallyfreeandthussavesthemlotsofmoney

D.theydon'thavetowastetimeonrecordingmusicagain

18.

Youcanjudgewhetheryou'vereachedyourcareerturningpointafteryou______.

19.ThemostobviousdifferencebetweenrealessaysandthethingsonehastowriteinschoolisthatrealessaysarenotexclusivelyaboutEnglishliterature.Certainlyschoolsshouldteachstudentshowtowrite.Butduetoaseriesofhistoricalaccidentstheteachingofwritinghasgottenmixedtogetherwiththestudyofliterature.AndsoalloverthecountrystudentsarewritingnotabouthowabaseballteamwithasmallbudgetmightcompetewiththeYankees,ortheroleofcolorinfashion,orwhatconstitutesagooddessert,butaboutsymbolisminDickens.

Howdidthingsgetthisway?Toanswerthatwehavetogobackalmostathousandyears.Around1100,Europeatlastbegantocatchitsbreathaftercenturiesofchaos,andoncetheyhadtheluxuryofcuriositytheyrediscoveredwhatwecall"theclassics."Theeffectwasratherasifwewerevisitedbybeingsfromanothersolarsystem.TheseearliercivilizationsweresomuchmoresophisticatedthatforthenextseveralcenturiesthemainworkofEuropeanscholars,inalmosteveryfield,wastoassimilatewhattheyknew.Duringthisperiodthestudyofancienttextsacquiredgreatprestige.Itseemedtheessenceofwhatscholarsdid.AsEuropeanscholarshipgainedmomentumitbecamelessandlessimportant;by1350someonewhowantedtolearnaboutsciencecouldfindbetterteachersthanAristotleinhisownera.Butschoolschangeslowerthanscholarship.Inthe19thcenturythestudyofancienttextswasstillthebackboneofthecurriculum.Whattippedthescales,atleastintheUS,seemstohavebeentheideathatprofessorsshoulddoresearchaswellasteach.ThisideawasimportedfromGermanyinthelate19thcentury.BeginningatJohnsHopkinsin1876,thenewmodelspreadrapidly.Writingwasoneofthecasualties.CollegeshadlongtaughtEnglishcomposition,Buthowdoyoudoresearchoncomposition?Theprofessorswhotaughtmathcouldberequiredtodooriginalmath,theprofessorswhotaughthistorycouldberequiredtowritescholarlyarticlesabouthistory,butwhatabouttheprofessorswhotaughtrhetoricorcomposition?Whatshouldtheydoresearchon?TheclosestthingseemedtobeEnglishliterature.

Andsointhelate19thcenturytheteachingofwritingwasinheritedbyEnglishprofessors.Thishadtwodrawbacks:(a)anexpertonliteratureneednothimselfbeagoodwriter,anymorethananarthistorianhastobeagoodpainter,and(b)thesubjectofwritingnowtendstobeliterature,sincethat'swhattheprofessorisinterestedin.

It'snowonderifthisseemstothestudentapointlessexercise,becausewe'renowthreestepsremovedfromrealwork:thestudentsareimitatingEnglishprofessors,whoareimitatingclassicalscholars,whoaremerelytheinheritorsofatraditiongrowingoutofwhatwas,700yearsago,fascinatingandurgentlyneededwork.

Theotherbigdifferencebetweenarealessayandthethingstheymakeyouwriteinschoolisthatarealessaydoesn'ttakeapositionandthendefendit.Thatprinciple,liketheideathatweoughttobewritingaboutliterature,turnsouttobeanotherintellectualhangoveroflongforgottenorigins.

It'softenmistakenlybelievedthatmedievaluniversitiesweremostlyseminaries.Infacttheyweremorelawschools.Andatleastinourtraditionlawyersareadvocates,trainedtotakeeithersideofanargumentandmakeasgoodacaseforitastheycan.Whethercauseoreffect,thisspiritpervadedearlyuniversities.Thestudyofrhetoric,theartofarguingpersuasively,wasathirdoftheundergraduatecurriculum.Andafterthelecturethemostcommonform.ofdiscussionwasthedisputation.Thisisatleastnominallypreservedinourpresent-daythesisdefense:mostpeopletreatthewordsthesisanddissertationasinterchangeable,butoriginally,atleast,athesiswasapositiononetookandthedissertation

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20.

A"DIY"divorcemaytakeeffectin______afterthesimpleprocedure.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B2】

22.(29)

A.Time.B.Memory.C.Habit.D.Textbook.

23.

【B7】

24.(25)

A.ItwasaboutAmericanwomeninsteadoftheAmericanrevolution.

B.Theprofessormadeagoodspeech.

C.Theprofessortalkedaboutatripandhewaschallenged.

D.Theprofessorwaschallengedbyastudentbyhislackofknowledgeoffemalehistoricalcharacter.

25.(24)

A.EarlyAmericawasundemocratic.

B.TherehasneverbeendemocracyinAmerica,

C.EarlyleadersofAmericahadnodesirefordemocracy.

D.DemocracytooktimetodevelopinAmerica,

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【B10】

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【B11】

28.

【B5】

29.聽力原文：M：Couldyoutellmewhatthequalificationsareforapplyingforfinancialassistance?

W：Yes．AnyonewhohasaBaveragecanapplyforascholarshipifheneedsfinancialaid．

Q：whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Toapplyforascholarship,oneneedsaBaverage.

B.StudentswithmorethanaBaveragecanapplyforscholarship.

C.NoonecanmakeaBaveragetogetthescholarship.

D.StudentswhomakeaBaveragecanworkoncampus.

30.

【B8】

31.【B5】

32.(26)

A.Attheman'shome.

B.InHotelScandinavia.

C.InthisEnglishrestaurant.

D.Inheroffice.

33.聽力原文：Thefiddlercrabisalivingclock.Itindicatesthetimeofthedaybythecolorofitsskin,whichisdarkbydayandpalebynight.Thecrab'schangingskincolorfollowsaregulartwenty-fourhourcyclethatexactlymatchesthedailyrhythmofthesun.

Doesthecrabactuallykeeptime,ordoesitsskinsimplyrespondtothesun'srays,changingcoloraccordingtotheamountoflightthatstrikesit?Tofindout,biologistskeptcrabsinadarkroomfortwomonths.Evenwithoutdaylightthecrab'sskincolorcontinuedtochangepreciselyonschedule.

Thecharacteristicprobablyevolvedinresponsetotherhythmofthesun,tohelpprotectthecrabfromsunlightandenemies.Aftermillionsofyearsithasbecomecompletelyregulatedinsidethelivingbodyofthecrab.

Thebiologistsnoticedthatonceeachdaythecolorofthefiddlecrabisespeciallydark,andthateachdaythisoccursfiftyminuteslaterthanonthedaybefore.Fromthistheydiscoveredthateachcrabfollowsnotonlytherhythmofthesunbutalsothatofthetides.Thecrab'speriodofgreatestdarkeningispreciselythetimeoflowtideonthebeachwhereitwascaught.

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A.Whytheychangecolor.

B.Whethertheychangecolor.

C.Howtousethemasclocks.

D.Wheretheycanbecaught.

34.(22)

A.Thetwospeakersarebossandemployee.

B.Thetwospeakershavedifferentattitudestowardsrest.

C.ThewomanthinksthatwatchingTVisagoodwaytohavearest.

D.Themanenjoyshishobbiesandthinksthatachangeisasgoodasarest.

35.聽力原文：Itisoftensaidthatthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Perhapsthisiswhysomepeoplefrequentlymovearound,lookingforbetterjobs,houses,andsoon.Nodoubtitispossibletomakesomeadvantagesinthisway,butIbelievethatstayinginoneplace,puttingdownrootsinonecommunity,alsohasmanyadvantages.ThatiswhyIwouldprefertospendmylifeinoneplaceratherthanceaselesslymovingaroundsearchingforperfection.

OneadvantageofspendingalifetimeinthesamecommunityisthatIcanenjoylongrelationshipwithmyfriendsandneighbors.Astheserelationshipsmature,myneighborsandIwillcometotrustanddependoneachothermore.Insuchacommunity,Iwillneverneedtoworrywhenintrouble;thereisalwaysahelpinghandnearby.Anotheradvantageisthatwhenweliveinthesamecommunitywewillcaremoreabouttheneighborhoodandworkhardtoimproveit.Thiscreatesanicerplaceforeveryonetolive.Finally,whileweshouldneverstoptryingtoimproveourselves.Itissometimesbettertoappreciatetheadvantageswealreadyhavethanconstantlyseekingmore.Apersonwhoisalwaysseekingwillneverbecontent.

Inbrief,Iwouldprefertohaveapermanenthomeinonecommunityratherthancontinuouslyuprootmyselfandmyfamilyinsearchofsomethingbetter.Ibelievethatwhenwecareabouttheplacewherewelivewecanalwaysfindawaytoimproveitandourselves.InthefutureIwillremembertoappreciatethegrassonmysideofthefence.

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A.Apersonwhoisalwaysseekingwillneverbecontent.

B.Wecareabouttheplacewherewelive.

C.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.

D.Itissometimesbettertoappreciatetheadvantageswealreadyhavethanconstantlyseekingmore.

36.(45)

37.(31)

A.Thosewhowillworkharderthanothers.

B.Thosewhoknowmuchmorethanothers.

C.Thosewhoareabletosolveproblems.

D.Thosewhoarebettereducatedthanothers.

38.(40)

39.聽力原文：W:HiTim!Howareyou?

M:Fine,thankyou.

W:I'dbeenwonderingwhenI'drunintoyou.Haveyoubeenherelong?

M:Iarrivedyesterday,onSunday.Howaboutyou?

W:Igothereafewdaysago,onSaturday.No—waitaminute,what'stoday?—SorryFriday,notSaturday.

M:Butwedidn'thavetobeheretilltoday.

W:Yes,Iknow,butIwantedtogetmythingsmovedintomyroom,andjusttakealookaround.So,didyoudecidetodoEnglishintheend?

M:No,Ichangedmymindandoptedforhistoryinstead.Andyou'redoingbiology,ifIremembercorrectly.

W:Yes,althoughtostartwithIcouldn'tdecidebetweenthatandgeography.

M:Howmuchreadinghaveyougot?Iwasgivenanamazinglylonglistofbookstoread.See!

W:Wow,itdoeslookprettylong.

M:Well,Icounted57.Icouldhardlybelieveit!What'syourlistlike?

W:Well,it'snotaslongasyours,butthereare43altogether.Idon'tknowhowI'mgoingtogetthroughthemall.

M:Wellyoudon'thavetoreadthemallthisweek!Youjusthavetostayaheadofthelecturesandseminars.Haveyougotyourclassscheduleyet?

W:Yep.Itcamewiththereadinglist.When'syourfirstlecture?

M:Tuesday.Howaboutyou?

W:Thedayafter.It'smybusiestday;I'vegottwolecturesinthemorningandoneintheafternoon.

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A.Tuesday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.D.Sunday.

40.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Miceingeneralarenotwell-liked,butamousenamedMickeyhaswontheheartsofmillions.MoviesaboutMickeyMousehavebeenpopularwithaudiencesalmosteverywhereformorethanseventyyears.

WaltDisney,whocreatedthislovablecartooncharacter,wasborninChicagoin,1901.LaterhisfamilymovedtoafarmnearKansasCity,whereWaltworkedforatime.asanewsboy.Butwhathereallyenjoyedwasdrawingpictures.

WhenWattwentbacktoChicago,hestudiedcartooningattheChicagoAcademyofFineArts.HiseducationwasinterruptedwhenWorldWarIbeganin1914.Thoughhewasnotyetoldenoughtojointhearmy,hewantedtohelpinsomeway.HejoinedtheRedCrossandwenttoFrance,wherehestayeduntilthewarwasover.

Afterthewar,DisneyreturnedtoKansasCitytoworkforacompanythatmadefairystorycartoons.Thiswasthekindofworkhelikedbest.Hemadeuphismindtofindbetterwaysofmakingthecartoonsmove,sothatthecartooncharacterswouldseemalive.Heboughtanoldmoviecameraandmadeafewfilmsinhisgarage.In1923hejoinedhisolderbrother,Roy,inHollywood,California,wheretheysoonsetuptheirowncompany.

Soundwasjuststartingtobeusedinmovies,andDisneybelievedithadgreatpossibilities.Hequicklyaddedsoundtohiscartoons.WhenhemadeMickeyMousetalkonthemoviescreen,audiencesweredelighted.Mickeybecameagreatsuccesswithbothyoungandold.

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A.Tellingstories.

B.Drawingpictures.

C.Deliveringnewspapers.

D.Joiningthearmy.

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

Privatecompanieshavebeengrantedalargestunofmoneytolaunchcampaignsasameasureto______.

42.

Thesecondparagraphusesfactstodeveloptheideathat______.

A.aplantneedsmorewaterthanisfoundinitscomposition

B.aplantefficientlyutilizesmostofthewateritabsorbs

C.thestrongerthewind,themorewatervaportheplantloses.

D.carbondioxideistheessentialsubstanceneededforplantdevelopment

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Morewoodwasremovedfromforestsin2005thaneverbefore,oneofmanytroublingenvironmentalsignshighlightedonThursdayintheWorldwatchInstitute'sannualcheckoftheplanet'shealth.

TheWashington-basedthinktank's"VitalSigns2007-2008"reportpointstoglobalpatternsrangingfromrisingmeatconsumptiontoAsianeconomicgrowthitsaysarelinkedtothebroaderproblemofclimateChange.

"Ithinkclimatechangeisthemosturgentchallengewehaveeverfaced,"saidErikAssadourian,directoroftheVitalSignsproject."Youseemanytrendsinclimatechange,whetherwearetalkingaboutgrainproductionwhichisaffectedbydroughtsandflooding.Oductionaslivestockproductionmakesupabout20percentofgreenhousegasemissions,"hetoldreportersinatelephoneinterviewbeforethereport'srelease.

Assadouriansaidthekeymessageofthereportwasthatunsustainableconsumptionpatternswereresponsibleforclimatechangelinkedtocarbonemissionsandotherecologicalwoes.Hesaidofthe44trendstrackedbythereport,28were"pronouncedlybad"andonlysixwerepositive.Thetrendsrangefromthespreadofavianflutotheriseofcarbonemissionstothenumberofviolentconflicts.Thegrowinguseofwindpowerisamongthefewtrendsseenaspositive.

Someofthepointshighlightedinthereportinclude:

—Meatproductionhitarecord276millionmetrictons(43kilogramsor95poundsperperson)in2006.

—Meatconsumptionisoneofseveralfactorsdrivingrisingsoybeandemand.RapidexpansionofsoybeanplantationsinSouthAmericacoulddisplace22millionhectares(54millionacres)oftropicalforestandsavanna(熱帶大草原)inthenext20years.

Theriseinglobalseafoodconsumptioncomesasmanyfishspeciesbecomescarcer.In2004,peopleate156millionmetrictonsofseafood,theequivalentofthreetimesasmuchseafoodperpersonthanin1950.

Otheranalystsandthinktankshavefocusedondifferenttrendstheysaymeanlesscauseforalarm.Forexample,theypointoutthatwhilemorewoodisbeingremovedfromforestsonaglobalscale,manypartsofEuropeandNorthAmericahaveexperiencedreforestationinrecentdecades.

Accordingto"VitalSigns2007-2008"report,theglobalpatternslikerisingmeatconsumptionarecloselyconnectedwith______.

44.Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat______.

A.theyarelikelytolosetheirjobs

B.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife

C.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence

D.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence

45.

Whetherapersonoffershelpinemergencyisoftenconditionedby______.

46.

Theexistenceofthiscurrencyshowsthat______.

A.moneyisaneconomicsophistication

B.thenativesoftheSantaCruzIslandsarehighlycivilized

C.useofmoneyisnotlimitedtohighlycivilizedpeople

D.alloftheabove

47.

Accordingtotherecentresearch,______.

A.parentsshouldsavemoremoneyforchildren'scollegeeducation

B.thebraincandevelopuntiltheadultage

C.babiesturnsangrywhennotgivenenoughtoys

D.toomanytoysmayaffectachild'sdevelopment

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?Arethekillingson