2022年山東省濟南市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2022年山東省濟南市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.Whatisveryimportantinthelong-distancetrainingofdogs?

A.Tourgedogsrunfor2000to3000mileseveryday.

B.Totrainthedogsforatleastoneyear.

C.Totrainthedogstopullvehiclesondryland.

D.Togetthedogsaccustomedtorunninglongdistances.

2.

Waterclocksweremostlyusedtodetermine______.

3.Tsunami

UpuntilDecemberof2004,thephenomenaoftsunamiwasnotonthemindsofmostoftheworld'spopulation.ThatchangedonthemorningofDecember24,2004whenanearthquakeofmomentmagnitude9.1occurredalongtheoceanictrenchoffthecoastofSumatrainIndonesia.Thislargeearthquakeresultedinverticaldisplacementoftheseafloorandgeneratedatsunamithateventuallykilled280,000peopleandaffectedthelivesofseveralmillionpeople.Althoughpeoplelivingonthecoastlineneartheepicenteroftheearthquakehadlittletimeorwarningoftheapproachingtsunami,thoselivingfartherawayalongthecoastsofThailand,SriLanka,India,andEastAfricahadplentyoftimetomovetohighergroundtoescape.But,therewasnotsunamiwarningsysteminplaceintheIndianOcean,andalthoughothertsunamiwarningcentersattemptedtoprovideawarning,therewasnoeffectivecommunicationsysteminplace.Unfortunately,ithastakenadisasterofgreatmagnitudetopointoutthefailingsoftheworld'sscientificcommunityandtoeducatealmosteverypersonontheplanetabouttsunami.

HowTsunamisAreGenerated

ThereisanaverageoftwodestructivetsunamisperyearinthePacificbasin.Pacificwidetsunamisareararephenomenon,occurringevery10-12yearsontheaverage.Mostofthesetsunamisaregeneratedbyearthquakesthatcausedisplacementoftheseafloor.

Earthquakescausetsunamibycausingadisturbanceoftheseafloor.Thus,earthquakesthatoccuralongcoastlinesoranywherebeneaththeoceanscangeneratetsunami.Thesizeofthetsunamiisusuallyrelatedtothesizeoftheearthquake,withlargertsunamigeneratedbylargerearthquakes.Butthesenseofdisplacementisalsoimportant.Tsunamisaregenerallyonlyformedwhenanearthquakecausesverticaldisplacementoftheseafloor.The1906earthquakenearSanFranciscoCaliforniahadaRichterMagnitudeofabout7.1,yetnotsunamiwasgeneratedbecausethemotiononthefault(斷層)wasstrike-slipmotionwithnoverticaldisplacement.Thus,tsunamionlyoccurifthefaultgeneratingtheearthquakehasnormalorreversedisplacement.Becauseofthis,mosttsunamisaregeneratedbyearthquakesthatoccuralongthesubductionboundariesofplates,alongtheoceanictrenches.SincethePacificOceanissurroundedbyplateboundariesofthistype,tsunamisarefrequentlygeneratedbyearthquakesaroundthemarginsofthePacificOcean.

ExamplesofTsunamiGeneratedbyEarthquakes

May22,1960-Amomentmagnitude9.5earthquakeoccurredalongthesubductionzoneoffSouthAmerica.BecausethepopulationofChileisfamiliarwithearthquakesandpotentialtsunami,mostpeoplealongthecoastmovedtohigherground.15minutesaftertheearthquake,atsunamiwitharun-upof4.5mhitthecoast.Thefirstwavethenretreated,draggingbrokenhousesandboatsbackintotheocean.Manypeoplesawthissmoothretreatoftheseaasasigntheycouldridetheirboatsouttoseaandrecoversomeofthepropertysweptaway,bythefirstwave.But,about1hourlater,thesecondwavetravelingatavelocityof166km/hrcrashedinwitharun-upof8m.Thiswavecrushedboatsalongthecoastanddestroyedcoastalbuildings.Thiswasfollowedbyathirdwavetravelingatonly83km/hrthatcrashedinlaterwitharun-upof11m,destroyingallthatwasleftofcoastalvillages.Theresultingcausalitieslisted909deadwith834missing.InHawaii,atsunamiwarningsystemwasinplaceandthetsunamiwasexpectedtoarriveat9:57AM.Ithitat9:58AMand61peopledied,mostlysightseersthatwantedtowatchthewaverollinatcloserange(obviouslytheyweretooclose).ThetsunamicontinuedacrossthePacificOcean,eventuallyreachingJapanwhereitkilledanadditional185people.

PredictionandEarlyWarning

Forareaslocatedat

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4.

Betweengeneticfactorsanddepressionthereisdirectconnection.

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5.Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

6.ABriefIntroductionofMarkTwain

Twain,Mark,pseudonym(筆名)ofSamuelLanghomeClemens(1835-1910),Americanwriterandhumorist,whosebestworkischaracterizedbybroad,oftenirreverent(不敬的)humororbitingsocialsatire.Twain'swritingisalsoknownforrealismofplaceandlanguage,memorablecharacters,andhatredofhypocrisyandoppression.

EarlyYears

BorninFlorida,Missouri,ClemensmovedwithhisfamilytoHannibal,Missouri,aportontheMississippiRiver,whenhewasfouryearsold.Therehereceivedapublicschooleducation.Afterthedeathofhisfatherin1847,ClemenswasapprenticedtotwoHannibalprinters,andin1851hebegansettingtypeforandcontributingsketchestohisbrotherOrion'sHannibalJournal.SubsequentlyheworkedasaprinterinKeokuk,Iowa;NewYorkCity;Philadelphia,Pennsylvania;othercities.LaterClemenswasasteamboatpilotontheMississippiRiveruntiltheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865)broughtanendtotravelontheriver.In1861ClemensservedbrieflyasavolunteersoldierintheConfederatecavalry.LaterthatyearheaccompaniedhisbrothertothenewlycreatedNevadaTerritory,wherehetriedhishandatsilvermining.In1862hebecameareporterontheTerritorialEnterpriseinVirginiaCity,Nevada,andin1863hebegansigninghisarticleswiththepseudonymMarkTwain,aMississippiRiverphrasemeaning"twofathomsdeep."AftermovingtoSanFrancisco,California,in1864,TwainmetAmericanwritersArtemusWardandBretHarte,whoencouragedhiminhiswork.In1865TwainreworkedatalehehadheardintheCaliforniagoldfields,andwithinmonthstheauthorandthestory,"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,"hadbecomenationalsensations.

YearsofMaturity

In1867TwainlecturedinNewYorkCity,andinthesameyearhevisitedEuropeandPalestine.HewroteofthesetravelsinTheInnocentsAbroad(1869),abookexaggeratingthoseaspectsofEuropeanculturethatimpressAmericantourists.In1870hemarriedOliviaLangdon.AfterlivingbrieflyinBuffalo,NewYork,thecouplemovedtoHartford,Connecticut.MuchofTwain'sbestworkwaswritteninthe1870sand1880sinHartfordorduringthesummersatQuarryFarm,nearElmira,NewYork.RoughingIt(1872)recountshisearlyadventuresasaminerandjournalist;TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)celebratesboyhoodinatownontheMississippiRiver;ATrampAbroad(1880)describesawalkingtripthroughtheBlackForestofGermanyandtheSwissAlps;ThePrinceandthePauper(1882),achildren'sbook,focusesonswitchedidentitiesinTudorEngland;LifeontheMississippi(1883)combinesanautobiographicalaccountofhisexperiencesasariverpilotwithavisittotheMississippinearlytwodecadesafterheleftit;AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt(1889)satirizesoppressioninfeudalEngland.

AboutHisMasterpiece

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884),thesequeltoTomSawyer,isconsideredTwain'smasterpiece.Thebookisthestoryofthetitlecharacter,knownasHuck,aboywhofleeshisfatherbyraftingdowntheMississippiRiverwitharunawayslave,Jim.Thepair'sadventuresshowHuck(andthereader)thecrueltyofwhichmenandwomenarecapable.AnotherthemeofthenovelistheconflictbetweenHuck'sfeelingsoffriendshipwithJim,whoisoneofthefewpeoplehecantrust,andhisknowledgethatheisbreakingthelawsofthetimebyhe]pingJimescape.HuckleberryFinn,whichisalmostentirelynarratedfromHuck'spointofview,isnotedforitsauthenticlanguageandforitsdeepcommitmenttofreedom.Huck'sadventuresalsoprovidethereaderwithapanoramaofAmericanlifealongtheMississippibeforethecivilWar.Twain'sskillincapturingtherhythmsofthatlifehelpmakethebookoneofthemasterpiec

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7.

AccordingtoBobbyPeek,targetingthecompanieswouldbedifficultasitwouldbenear-impossibletoprovethatillnessessufferedwerecausedby______.

8.Asanewcorporateform,"BCorporations"requiresenterprisestobuildstrongsocialandenvironmentaloperationstandardsinto______.

9.

SinceInternethasbecomepanofdailylife,itishighlyessentialto______.

10.

Onereasonthatteacherswoulddrivestudentstosportsfieldliesinthatitwillprobablyhelptoexhaustthechildrensothattheycansitstillinclass.

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11.

Adruguser'swithdrawalprocessfromphysicaladdictiondependsonhisorheruseofthedrug's______.

12.What'sthepurposeofthemanufacturers'addingaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tospreadthecablesystem.

C.Tomakeordinaryviewingpossible.

D.Toadapttothenewdevelopmentofthecablesystem.

13.

NotallpeoplethinkAmericanculturewillbedurableenoughtomeet______.

14.

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

15.

AmericanHealthofficialsbelievethatpubliceducationisthebestwaytolimit______.

16.

Whatthehistoriansdoin"UnsolvedHistory"islikedetective'swork,sotheirtheoriesarenotveryscientific.

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17.

Scientistshopethatby2040thetemperaturewillstillbestablebythecooperationamongsomecountries.

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18.

China'senteringintoWTOwillthrowitseconomyintodisordertemporarily.

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19.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

20.TheprimarydifferencebetweenthetwobusinessmodelsJoostisignoringliesin______.

A.whethertocarryontogetherwithadvertising

B.whethertodeliveritsgoodsbyposttoitsconsumers

C.whethertomakeuserspayforwhattheydownload

D.whethertoallowuserstokeepwhattheydownload

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：Lifestyle.isthewayapersonlives;itincludeswork,leisuretime,hobbies,otherinterests,andpersonalphilosophy.(29)Oneperson'slifestyle.maybedominatedbywork,includingfewsocialactivities.Another'smayinvolvehobbles,recreationalactivities,orpersonalphilosophy.

Thereislittledoubtthatlifestyle.arechangingandthatthesechangeswillhaveaninfluenceonthewaybusinessoperatesintheyearsahead.Severalfactorsarecausinglifestyle.changesinUSsociety.

First,thereismoreleisuretimethaneverbefore.(30)Theworkweekisnowlessthanfortyhours,ascomparedtoseventyhoursacenturyago.Someexpertsbelieveitwillbetwenty-fivehoursorlessbeforetheyear2000.Severalfirmshaveadoptedfour-dayworkweekswithmorehoursperday.Othershavecutthenumberofhoursworkedeachweek.Reducedworkschedulesmeanincreasedleisuretime.

Second,familieshavefewerchildrenthanbeforeandyoungcouplesarepostponingchildbirthinsteadofhavingtheirchildrenearlyinthemarriages.(31)Thistrendhasforcedmanybusinessestomodifytheircompetitivestrategies.GerberProductsCompanyusedtoadvertise"babiesareourbusiness--ouronlybusiness."NowGerberproductsincludeinfantclothing,stuffedanimals,andaccessoriessuchasbottles,baby'scarriages,andbabypowder.

Third,peoplearebettereducatedandmoreprosperousnowthantheywereearlier.Theseadvantagesbringwiththemthefreedomtoquestioncurrentlifestylesandexaminenewones.Inquiriesofthisnaturehavesometimesledtopersonallifestyle.changes.

(30)

A.Thechangesoflifestyleshavenoinfluenceonbusiness.

B.Differentpeoplemayhavecompletelydifferentlifestyles.

C.It'sdoubtfulwhatlifestylesarechanging.

D.Lifestylesofdifferentpeoplearethesame.

22.聽力原文：I'dliketosharewithyoutodaymyexperiencewithanewapproachtobuildingahouse.It'scalledEnvelopBuilding.Essentially,Whatitmeansisthatasyouarebuildingahouse,youtrytoleavethelandscapefeatureontheland,especiallythevegetationintheoriginalcondition.Sowhatyouarenotdoing'istheusualpracticeofland-scraping.BywhichImeanliterallyscrapingorcleaningthelandofanyandalltheoriginalplants.WhyistheapproachcalledEnvelopBuilding?Becauseinsteadofclearingeverythingaway,youletyouroriginallandscapeelementsenveloporsurroundyourhouse.Letthevegetationphysicalfeaturessuchashillsandslopesorinterestingrockformations,constitutedasignificantpartofthecharacterofthebuildingsight:Thedesignofthehouseshouldtakethesefeaturesofthepropertyintoaccount.Actuallyintegratingyouroriginalwildlandscapewithahouseisnotthatnew.ThefamousAmericanarchitectWrightwasdoingitabout65yearsago.Soweareingoodcompany.EnvelopBuildingisnotaseasyasitsoundsthough,It'snotjustthatyoubuildyourhouseandleavethelandalone.Bybuilding,youarealreadydamagingtheoriginallandscape.Butasarchitects,weshouldtrytoworkwithenvironment,notagainstit.Acreativearchitectcanfindwaystoincorporatenaturallandscapeintotheoveralldesign.Forexample,Wrightusedthemassivebouldersonthesideofoneofthemostfamoushousesaspartofthehousefoundation.

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A.Eliminatingtheoriginalvegetationfromthebuildingsite.

B.Markingthehousesinanareasimilartooneanother.

C.Decidingwhereahousewillbebuilt.

D.Surroundingabuildingwithwildflowersandplants.

23.(35)

A.It'smanufacturedtobestrong.

B.Itbendswithoutbreaking.

C.Thatchersnailitdownsecurely.

D.Thewindscanpassthroughiteasily.

24.

【B9】

25.SectionB

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

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A.Rallysupportfortheirmovement.

B.Liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.

C.Claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.

D.Expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.

26.聽力原文：W:Interestedinthisbook?Thisisourbestsellerthisweek.

M:Bestseller?Iamconsideringwhatnewideasitgivesabouthowtodealwiththeaggravatingpeople.

W:Itaskspeopletoquitcomplaininganddosomething.Whatsurprisesmanypeopleaboutthisbookisitsuggeststhatthebestthingtodoistochangeyourselfbecauseyouamnotgoingtochangetheotherperson.

M:Really?It's"me"thathastochangeasopposedtotheotherperson?

W:Well,haveyoueverchangedanybody?

M:I'vetriedmanytimes.It'snotreallypossiblethough.

W:That'sright.

M:ButhowcanIdothat?

W:Thebookishere.Bringitbackhomeandreaditandyoucanfindtheanswer.

M:BeforeIpaymymoneyIshouldbeclearthatthisbookisusefulforme.Idon'twanttopayforitandthenfindIhavepaidfornothing.

W:Thisbookisdefinitelyworththemoney.Thebookeventellsyouhowtodealwithdifferenttypesofworkers,coworkersandbosses,fromthemostcommonannoyingtypetotheworstkind.

M:Givemethemostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworker.

W:Themostcommonannoyingtypeofcoworkersiscalled"boundarybusters".So,it'ssomeonewhoinvadesyourspace,makestoomuchnoise,eatsupyourtimeorchewsyourearoff.Theyareboundarybusters.

M:AndhowdoIdealwiththem?

W:Again,sir,thebookishere.Bringitbackandreadfortheanswer.

M:Itseemsyouknowalotaboutthisbook.CanIdrawtheconclusionthatyoufancyit?

W:Well,frankly,Iamtheauthor.

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A.Manyofherbooksarebestsellers.

B.Sheisashrewdbookstoreowner.

C.Sheispromotingherbookinperson.

D.Sheisasalespersonatthebookstore.

27.(25)

A.Coffeemayhelppreventheartdisease.

B.Coffeedoesnotnecessarilycauseheartdisease.

C.CoffeehaslesscaffeinethanCoca-cola.

D.Thetasteofregularanddecaffeinatedcoffeeisthesame.

28.聽力原文：W:Whatarewegoingtodowithalltheseoldfiles?They'retakinguptoomuchspace.

M:Can'ttheyjustbethrownaway?Wewon'tusetheminthefutureanyway.

Q:Howdoesthemanwanttohandletheproblem?

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A.Bykeepingthefilesfortenyears.

B.Byputtingthefilesinthecomputer.

C.Byfindingabiggerspace.

D.Bydiscardingthefiles.

29.(21)

A.Heisamanagerassistantinastore.

B.Heisacommonlaborworkerinasupermarket.

C.Heworksasavicemanagerinasupermarket.

D.Hedoesn'thaveajob.

30.(13)

A.Theclothesdon'tlookcleantohim.

B.Hedoesn'tintendtogettheclothes.

C.Thewomancanpickupherownclothes.

D.Thewomanshouldstopstaringathisclothes.

31.

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32.

【B2】

33.(17)

A.Hehasfailedinhismath0nlyonce.

B.Hewillworkharderthaneverinhismathfromnowon.

C.Heoftenpromisesbutdoesnotkeephisword.

D.Hedoesn'thaveanyinterestinmath.

34.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:I'dliketoexchangethisgreentablecloththatIboughtlastweekfortheredone.

M:Let'sseenow.Theredcostsonly$10.95,andthegreenonewas15.

Approximatelyhowmuchmoneydoestheclerkowethewoman?

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A.＄37B.＄4C.＄35D.＄6

35.(40)

36.(42)

37.(44)

38.(31)

A.JohnAugustusRoeblingfellill.

B.Misfortunefellonthechiefengineer.

C.Thechiefengineerwasinshortofmoney.

D.WashingtonRoebfingmetwithanaccident.

39.聽力原文：W:ThisTVsetisgettingworseandworse.Nowitdoesn'tworkatall.

M:HereisanadvertisementaboutabigTVsale.Theremightbesomegoodbargainsinit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggest?

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A.Theygetabargainrightaway.

B.Theyhavealookattheadvertisement.

C.TheythrowawaytheirTVset.

D.TheygoandbuyabigTVset.

40.

【B10】

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

Thestorywassetprimarilyin______.

A.KlondikeinCanada

B.afarminCalifornia

C.theYukon

D.thewildinCalifornia

42."I'mlettingoffsomesteam"(Line5,Para.1)means______.

A.I'mjustcallingyourattention

B.I'mjustsayingwhatIdon'treallywanttosay

C.I'mjustsayingtheopposite

D.I'mjustgivingoffsomesound

43.Thehouse-owner'sexampleshowsthatheactuallymeans______.

A.thestephasbeenlikethatforyears

B.hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytofixthestep

C.theconditionofthestepisonlyaminorfault

D.thecostinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared

44.Admittedly,minoraccidentsandslip-upscontinuetoshakepublicconfidenceinnuclearpower.Giventheunquantifiablerisksthatnuclearpowercarries,itisonlyrightthattheindustrybesubjectedtothetestofpublicopinionandduepoliticalprocess.However,thisarguesforexceptionalalerts,regulatoryscrutinyandaccountability—andnotforbansorshut-downs.Thosenuclearoperatorswithagoodsafetyrecorddeservetohavetheirlicensesrenewed,sothatexistingplantsmayruntotheendoftheirusefullives.

TheBushadministration'senthusiasticsupportgoesalotfurtherthanthis,however.Italsowantstoseenewplants.Proponentsofnewnuclearpowerstationsmakethreeargumentsintheirfavor.Theywillenhanceenergysecuritybylesseningdependenceonfossilfuels;farfrombeingenvironmentallyharmful,theywillbebeneficialbecausetheywillreducetheoutputofgreenhousegases;and,mostcrucially,theeconomicsofnuclearpowerhasimprovedfromthedayswhenitwaswhollydependentonbail-out(緊急財政支持)andsubsidy.

Yettheseargumentsdonotstanduptoinvestigation.Theclaimthatgovernmentsshouldsupportnuclearpowertoreducetheirvulnerability(致使弱點)totheOPECoilcartel(聯(lián)合企業(yè))isdoublyabsurd.Littleoilisusedinpowergeneration:Whatnuclearpowerdisplacesismostlynaturalgasandcoal,whicharenotonlymoreplentifulthanoilbutalsogeographicallybetterdistributed.Securityisenhancednotbyseekingenergyself-sufficiencybutthroughdiversificationofsupplies.Creatinglotsoffissilematerialthatmightbepinchedbyterroristsisanoddwaytolookforsecurityanyway.

Whatabouttheargumentthatclimatechangemightbethegreatsaviorofnuclearpower?GlobalwarmingisindeedariskthatshouldbetakenmoreseriouslythantheBushadministrationhassofardone.Nuclearplantsdonotproduceanycarbondioxide,whichistheprincipalgreenhousegas.However,rushinginresponsetobuilddozensofnewnuclearplantswouldbebothneedlesslyexpensiveandenvironmentallyunsound.

Itwouldmakefarmoresensetoadoptacarbontax,whichwouldputcleanenergysourcessuchassolarandwindonanequalfootingwithnuclear,whosewasteposesanundeniable(ifremote)environmentalthreatofitsownforaeonstocome.Governmentsshouldalsodismantle(拆除)allsubsidiesonfossilfuels—especiallyforcoal,thedirtiestofall.Theyshouldadoptreformsthatsendproperpricesignalstothosewhousepower,andsoreduceemissions:Globalwarmingcertainlyprovidesoneargumentinfavorofnuclearpower,butitisnotsufficientonitsowntojustifyanuclearrenaissance.

What'sthepublic'sopinionaboutnuclearindustry?

A.Peoplehavelittleconfidenceinnuclearpowerforthepotentialdisasterofnuclearaccidents.

B.Peoplethinkitimportanttoexercisestrictmonitoringandeffectivemanagementoftheexistingplants.

C.Peoplebelievethebestwaytoavoidnucleardisasteristoshutdownallthenuclearpowerstations.

D.Peopleagreetoprohibittheexistingnuclearplantsfromrunningtotheendoftheirusefullives.

45.

Wherehavetheprofitsofglobalizationgone?

A.Inrichcountrieswithstricttariffbarriers.

B.InChinaandVietnam.

C.Inthehandsofsmartwomen.

D.Inthehandsofrichermembersofthesociety.

46.

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47.

What'sthewriter'sattitudetothematterinthepassage?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Subjective.D.Objective.

48.

Whatdoes"Dublin'snewpitis'showingpromise'."meaninParagraph4?

A.TheDublin'snewpitpresentsthesignofincompetenceaspredicted.

B.TheDublin'snewpitadoptedopen-outcrytradingaspromised.

C.TheDublin'snewpitsubjectstopressurefromself-employedtraders.

D.TheDublin'snewpitstartswithapromisingbeginning.

49.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

A.today'sunder-thirtiesareleadingamiserablelifeinBritain

B.LauraLenox-Conyngham'sattitudetoworkandliferepresentsthatofmanyyoungprofessionalsinBritain

C.lifecangetharderforunder-thirtiesinBritain

D.eldersenjoyextremelyhighlivingstandardsinBritain

50.Acloseanalogytoastudydesignistheroughsketchmadebyanartistbeforehecommitshisvisiontocanvas(畫布).Thebroadoutlinesaredrawn,theproperperspectiveachieved,andthetotalimpactofthepicture-to-becanbepartiallyappreciatedinadvance.Soitiswiththedesignofresearch:itspecifiesinadvancethekindsofstatementsthatcanbemadeonthebasisofitsfindingsandSixestheperspectivesagainstwhichthesefindingsaretobeevaluated.

Onemajorpurposeofthisstudywastodemonstratewhetherornotthenewersocialresearchtechniquescouldhelpinbroadeninganddeepeningknowledgeconcerningjuveniledelinquency.Constructionofthedesignwasguidedbythisgoalofexploringnewmethodsintheanalysisofjuveniledelinquency.However,researchtechniquedevelopedinonecontentareacannotbemechanicallytransferredtoanother.Anewapplicationofthemrequiressubstantialchangesanditistheseinnovativemodificationswhichthisstudyoffersasitscontribution.

Juveniledelinquencyhasbeenthesubjectofmanypreviousstudiesusingavarietyofresearchtechniques.Thisstudymakesanadditionalcontributionbyusingadesignspeciallyplannedtopermitacomparisonofseveralapproaches.

Thedrawingupofthestudydesignprofitedgreatlyfromanextensivesurveyofpreviousresearchesoncrime,undertakenduringtheearlieststageoftheproject.Itwasfoundthatmoststudiescouldbeclassifiedasbelongingtooneormoreofthreebroadlyconceivedtypes:socialbackgroundstudy,familybackgroundstudyandpersonalmotivationstudy.

Eachtypehasitscharacteristicdesignandmodeofinterpretationandeachhasproducedinformationofconsiderableimportance.Yetnotattemptwasmadeinanyofthestudiestointegrateoneormoreofthesethreedesigntypes.Itbecameapparentthatoneofthemajorcontributionsapilotstudycouldmaketobothmethodandsubstantivefindingswouldbetobringallthreestudytypestogetherinonedesignforthepurposeofcorrelatingtheirfindingsandevaluatingtheirrelativeimportanceinproducingdataofusetothepractitioner.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthordrawsananalogybetween______.

A.doingresearchanddrawingapicture

B.researchfindingandpicture'sperspective

C.designingaresearchandmakingaquickdrawing

D.aresearcherandapainter

51.SectionA

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

Forthousandsofyears,thenumberofpeopleintheworldinchedup.Thentherewasa【C1】______spurt(爆發(fā))duringtheindustrialrevolutionwhichproduced,between1900and2000,anear-quadruplingoftheworld'spopulation.

Numbersarestillgrowing;butrecentlyaninflection(變形)pointseemstohavebeen【C2】______.Therateofpopulationincreasebegantoslow.Women【C3】______havingfewerchildrenthanthenumberrequiredtokeeppopulationsstable.Lastyear