2022年河南省平頂山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2022年河南省平頂山市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Theauthorfindsthatifheworksmorethan45hoursaweekattheoffice,hisproductivity______.

2.Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

3.

Chanplanstosetupaglobalhealthobservatoryto______onpriorityhealthproblems.

4.TheGeodesicDome(圓頂層)—theHouseoftheFuture?

R.BuckminsterFullerspentmuchoftheearly20thcenturylookingforwaystoimprovehumanshelterbyapplyingmoderntechnologicalknow-howtoshelterconstruction,makingsheltermorecomfortableandefficient,andmoreeconomicallyavailabletoagreaternumberofpeople.

Afteracquiringsomeexperienceinthebuildingindustryanddiscoveringthetraditionalpracticesandperceptionswhichseverelylimitchangesandimprovementsinconstructionpractices,Fullercarefullyexaminedandimprovedinteriorstructureequipment,includingthetoilet,theshower,andthebathroomasawhole.Hestudiedstructureshells,anddevisedanumberofalternatives,eachlessexpensive,lighter,andstrongerthantraditionalwood,brick,andstonebuildings.

In1944,theUnitedStatessufferedaserioushousingshortage.GovernmentofficialsknewthatFullerhaddevelopedaprototypeoffamilydwellingwhichcouldbeproducedrapidly,usingthesameequipmentwhichhadpreviouslybuiltwar-timeairplanes.Theycouldbe"installed"anywhere,thewayatelephoneisinstalled,andwithlittleadditionaldifficulty.WhenoneofficialflewtoWichita,Kansastoseethishouse,whichBeechAircraftandFullerbuilt,themanreportedlygasped,"MyGod!Thisisthehouseofthefuture!"

Soon,unsolicitedcheckspouredinfrompeoplewhowantedtopurchasethisnewkindofhouse,butFullerwasneverabletogetitintofullproduction.Thiswasduetomanyobstaclessuchasonlyunioncontractorswereabletohookthehousesuptowater,powerandsewersinmanycities.However,becausethehouseswerealreadywiredandhadtheplumbinginstalledbytheaircraftcompany,manyconstructiontradeunionsmadeitclearthattheywouldnotworkonthehouses.Therewerealsoin-housedifferencesbetweenFullerandthestockholders.Fullerdidnotfeelthehousedesignwascomplete;therewereproblemshewantedtofix.Butthestockholderswantedtomoveahead.However,themainobstructionwasobtainingthefinancingforthetoolingcosts,whichwerepurposefullynotincludedinthenegotiationswithinvestors.Nobankwouldfinancetheprojectwithunionproblemsandstockholderbattles.

Afterthewar,Fuller'seffortsfocusedontheproblemofhowtobuildashelterwhichissolightweightthatitcanbedeliveredbyair.Sheltershouldbemobilewhichwouldrequiregreatbreakthroughsintheweight-reductionofthematerials.Technologywouldhavetofollownature'sdesignasseenbythespider'swebwhichcanfloatinahurricanebecauseofitshighstrength-to-weightratio.NewshelterwouldhavetobedesignedthatassimilatestheseprinciplesandthatwasFuller'sintent.

OneofthewaysBuckminsterFullerwoulddescribethedifferencesinstrengthbetweenarectangleandatrianglewouldbeapplypressuretobothstructures.Therectanglewouldfoldupandbeunstablebutthetrianglewithstandsthepressureandismuchmorerigid—infactthetriangleistwiceasstrong.Thisprincipledirectedhisstudiestowardcreatinganewarchitecturaldesign,thegeodesicdome,basedalsouponhisideaof"doingmorewithless".Fullerdiscoveredthatifasphericalstructurewascreatedfromtriangles,itwouldhaveincomparablestrength.

Thesphereusesthe"doingmorewithless"principleinthatitenclosesthelargestvolumeofinteriorspacewiththeleastamountofsurfaceareathussavingonmaterialsandcost.Fullerreintroducedtheideathatwhenthesphere'sdiameterisdoubleditwillquadrupleitssquarefootageandproduceeighttimesthevolume.

Thespherical(球形的)structureofadomeisoneofthemostefficientinterioratmospheresforhumandwellingsbecauseairandenergyareallowedtocirculatewithoutobstruction.Thisenablesheatingandcoolingto

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Laterhehadtothrow50flashlightbatteriesawaybecause______hadbeendrainedfromthem.

6.

Whendohighheadpowerplantsusesurpluselectricitytotransferwatertoasecondreservoir?

A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheafternoon.D.Atnight.

7.

TheArcticiswarmingfasterthantherestoftheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Jim'sparentsencouragedhimtostudyboththeconstructivistmathandtraditionalmath.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

WhenNancyWoods'sfathergottoknowtheir______,heagreedtomoveoutoftheirapartment.

10.

WhenMr.Tataretires,theTatagroupwilldesignatea______.

11.

Duringthe1960s,FTCrequiredailcigarettepackagesandadvertisingtoprintanexplicitwarningof______.

12.

Itwas______fromherdesperatedadthatflungNancyWoodsandherparentsintoaction.

13.

Peopleresumedtheirinterestinnaturalgasasafuelasaresultof__________________ofthelate1960sandearly1970s.

14.

Theauthorsaysthebestwaytoensuretherightsizeofabikeforyouistoalterthepositionofthehandlebarsandtheseat

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Becauseofhisfailureonbusinessandthedeathofhisfamilymembers,hisworksaremarkedby______.

16.

Kellyhasallthelatest______aboutthejobhuntingmarket.

A.marketdataonsalariesandtrendstohand

B.dataonquestionsthattheemployeraskduringinterviews

C.dataonthesuccessfulexampleswiththehelpofKelly

D.recordsofthecompaniesnewlysetup

17.

Urbancenterslocatedalongriversresultinthefactthat______.

18.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures______withstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.

19.

Itisstatedinthepassagethattestshelpstudentsdiscoverboth______.

20.

Iftakingpropersteps,wecaneliminateaciddeposition.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Ithasbecomeaclumsygiant.

B.Thecityhassufferedfromlong-timefamine.

C.Therewasepidemicdiseasethattime.

D.Ithasbeensetonfire.

22.SectionA

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

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A.Becauseshefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Becauseshewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Becauseshewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellinside.

23.聽力原文：W:Howdidyourinterviewgo？

M:Icouldn'tfeelbetteraboutit.ThequestionswereveryfairandIseemedtofindanswersforallthem.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheinterview？

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A.Heisconfident.

B.Heisworried.

C.Heisbored.

D.Heisangry.

24.(24)

A.Thatthelibraryopensat8:00.

B.Thatnooneelsehasreadthearticles.

C.Thatnoneofthematerialheneedsisavailable.

D.Thatreservematerialscanbetakenoutofthelibrary.

25.聽力原文：Livingthingstakefromtheirenvironmentandgivebacktotheirenvironment.Inotherwords,livingthingsandtheirenvironmentareinterdependent.Livingthingstakematterandenergyfromtheenvironment,andreturnmatterandenergytotheenvironment.Forinstance,animalsfeedonplants,oronotheranimals.Andtheyreturnmaterialstotheenvironment.Thisinteractiongoesoncontinually.

Manalsoisinactivegive-and-takerelationswithhisenvironment.However,thereisonewayinwhichmanisdifferent.Otherlivingthingsdonotchangetheirenvironmentthewaymandoes.Manisnotonlyadaptedtotheenvironment.Healtershisenvironmentinothercomplexways.

Howisitthatmancanalterhisenvironment,asnootherlivingthingcan?Itisbecauseofhisbrain.Withhisbrain,manlearns.

Man'sbrainmakesitpossibleforhimtorecordwhathelearns.Heputshisrecordsinwords,inpictures,insounds.Inthiswaymancanpassonwhathelearnstoothermen.

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A.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.

B.Theyhavesomethingtodowitheachother.

C.Theyhelpeachotherinaway.

D.Theydependoneachother.

26.聽力原文：W：Didyouturnoffthelightsandcheckthelocksonallthedoors?

M：Yes,ItoldtheJohnsonswe'vegonefortwoweeks.Theypromisetokeepaneyeonthehouseforus.

Q：Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

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A.Stayawayforacoupleofweeks.

B.Checkthelockseverytwoweeks.

C.LookaftertheJohnsons'house.

D.Movetoanotherplace.

27.(22)

A.Shedoesn'tknowhowtoswim.

B.Thewaterwastoodeep.

C.Thewaterwastoocold.

D.Shedidn'thaveenoughthe.

28.

【B5】

29.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheiralders,Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectandobedience,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandapproveof,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.

Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents【B1】______thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand【B2】______,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?【B3】______,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycritics【B4】______thatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe【B5】______thatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore【B6】______societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B7】______of,andoftentocontinuethefamily【B8】______.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,【B9】________________

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,【B10】_______________.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】_________________.

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30.(29)

A.listenattentively.

B.Paymoreattentiontorefutingspeakers.

C.Focusonthedetails.

D.Beabsent-minded.

31.聽力原文：M:Hello.ThisisGregRicereportingliveinBarrow,Alaska.

W:Hello,Greg.Iseverythinggoingsmoothly?

M:Yes.I'vejustarrivedhereinBarrow,Alaska,tobringyoulivecoverageofwhatappearstobetheresultsofahugemeteoriteimpact,perhapsthelargestinrecenthistory,thatoccurredjusttwelvehoursago.Theexactlocationoftheimpactisunknown,butestimatesputitabout20kilometerssouthofBarrowbasedonshockwavesfeltthroughouttheregion.

W:Arethereanywitnesses?

M:Yeah.Somewitnessessaytheysawabrightlightstreakingthroughthesky,accompaniedbyaroaringboom,momentsbeforetheimpact.It'sunknownwhetherthereareanycasualties,butitisunlikelyconsideringthissparselypopulatedarea.

W:It'ssaidthatsuchimpactswerecommonplaceduringtheformationofoursolarsystem,andmanybelievethatameteorite10kilometersindiameterwhichcrashedintoEarth65millionyearsagoledtothemassextinctionofmanyanimalspeciesincludingthedinosaurs.

M:You'reright.ButitisoftendifficulttocalculatethenumberofsuchlargeimpactsonEarthbecauseerosionandvegetationmakeitdifficulttospotthem.Inrecentyears,astronomershavefocusedmoreoftheirattentiononthepathsofmanyunchartedspacerocksorasteroidsfloatingoutthereinthehopethatwemightbeabletodeterminethethreattheyposeonmankind...ThisisGregRicereportingfromAlaska.

W:Thanks,Greg...We'llkeepyouup-to-dateonanydevelopmentthere.

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A.Analienspacecraftlanding.

B.Theimpactofameteorite.

C.Avolcaniceruption.

D.TheblizzardconditionsinAlaska.

32.聽力原文：W:IwonderifourchildrenwillStillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkthecleanwaterandseethebluesky.

M:Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit'stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadofjustexploitingit.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

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A.Theenvironmentalproblem.

B.Thehealthproblem.

C.Theeducationalproblem.

D.Theinternationalproblem.

33.聽力原文：W:Exercise,exercise,exercise!Wehearsomuchaboutitthesedaysthateventheexpertscan'tagreeonwhichexercisesarebest.Nowsomedoctorsarestronglyencouragingarmexercises.

M:Armexercises?I'veneverheardofthat.Isthatbecauseourarmsaretoofatorflabby?

W:Actually,that'snotthemainreason.Theysaythatarmexercisesareanidealwaytobecomephysicallyfit.

M:Butdon'tarmexercisesraiseyourbloodpressure?SeemsI'vereadanarticleaboutthatbefore.So,that'srisky.

W:Notreally.Thattheydo,butthearticleIreadmentionedseveralwaysthatcancompensateforthat.

M:Really?How?

W:Byaddinglegexercisesothearmsdon'tdoallthework.Armexercisesalonearen'tenoughtoincreasemetabolismbeforefatiguesetsin.Themoreofabodythatinvolvesintheexercisethebetter.

M:Andinturn,I'msurethatthereisagreatchanceoflosingweight,right?

W:Soundsrighttome.

M:So,whatexercisesdotheexpertsrecommend?

W:Theymentionedquiteafew.Butsomeofthemorepopularonesarecyclingwithspecialbicyclesthatmakeyouusebothyourarmsandlegs,andwalkingvigorouslywhilewearingarmweights.

M:Soundsgreat.Imusttrythat.Youknow,Iliketowalkalot.

23．Accordingtotheconversation，whatisoneproblemwitharmexercises?

24.Accordingtotheconversation,whataretheexpertsnowrecommending?

25.Whatform.ofexercisedoesthewomanmention?

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A.Theydon'tgetridofflabbyarms.

B.Theycandamagearmmuscles.

C.Theyaren'tacceptabletomostpeople.

D.Theycanraiseone'sbloodpressure.

34.

【B9】

35.

【B8】

36.(36)

A.HewasamanfullofresponsibilityforGermancitizens.

B.Hewasamanwithlittlecouragetofacethethreatofwar.

C.Hewasaneccentricmanwholoveshotweather.

D.Hewasamanofmanytalentswithasenseofidealism.

37.

【B10】

38.(42)

39.(32)

A.EveryyearthousandsofsnakescommitsuicideafterAugust15.

B.Peoplecanfindspecialmarksontheheadsofthesesacredsnakes.

C.Theyearlyvisitofthesesnakesisrelevanttothelocalreligion.

D.Peoplecantouchthesesnakeswithoutbeinghurt.

40.(26)

A.He'salreadyhelpedheralot.

B.Sheknowshe'sverybusy.

C.Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.

D.Hedoesn'tknowenoughchemistry.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.By"soft"knowledgeitismeantthattheargumentforculture'simpactonsocietyis______.

A.soundB.unapproachableC.groundlessD.naive

42.

【C3】

43.

Accordingtotheauthor,whatmightbetheconventionaldemocracyforstudents?

A.StudentsarefreetoselectTVprograms.

B.Studentsaresupposedtoinvolveinnationalandcommunityresponsibility.

C.Studentsarefreewiththeirbrandchoice.

D.Studentsarefreeinselectingschools.

44.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofDennisDammerman?

A.HeisnowaGE'svicechairman.

B.HeisexpectedtoleaveGEtostartanewfinancialservicesfirm.

C.HewasoncethechairmanofGECapital.

D.HeregardsthereorganizationofGEasaninitiativeofitsown.

45.

Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionswillwritingbethemostdifficult?

A.Whenwritershaveafreechoiceofsubject.

B.Whenwritersarewritingsomethingtheirreadersknow.

C.Whenwritersaredoingawritingassignment.

D.Whenwritersarepresentingacomparison.

46.

Muchresearchbasbeendoneoninterviewsingeneralbutjournalisticinterviewingasaspecificfieldhasunfortunately______.

47.

WhatistheAmericanDreamofthewell-to-dobuiltupon?

48.AccordingNicolasdiTada,thedifficultpartofworkfor4636Haitianoperationis

49.

WhataretheFederalReserve'sactualinterestratesnow?

A.Lowerthan1%.

B.Alittlebithigherthanitstargetrate.

C.Quitelargeroomlefttofurthercutting.

D.Higherthan1%.

50.

Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat______.

A.doctorsusedtoincreasedrugdosagestocontroltheirpatients'pain

B.itisstillillegalfordoctorstohelpthedyingendtheirlives

C.theSupremeCourtstronglyopposesphysician-assistedsuicide

D.patientshavenoconstitutionalrighttocommitsuicide

51.

【C2】

52.SectionB

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

Althoughfearofmathisnotapurelyfemalephenomenon,girlstendtodropoutmathsoonerthanboys,andadultwomenexperienceanaversiontomathandmath-relatedactivitiesthatisakintoanxiety.A1972surveyoftheamountofhighschoolmathematicstakenbyincomingfreshmenatBerkeleyrevealedthatwhile57percentoftheboyshadtakenfouryearsofhighschoolmath,only8percentofthegirlshadhadthesameamountofpreparation.Withoutfouryearsofhighschoolmath,studentsatBerkeley,andatmostothercollegesanduniversities,areineligibleforthecalculussequence,unlikelytoattemptchemistryorphysics,andinadequatelypreparedforstatisticsandeconomics.

Unabletoelecttheseentry-levelcourses,theremaining92percentofthegirlswillbelimited,presumably,tothecareerchoicesthatareconsideredfeminine:thehumanities,guidanceandcounseling,elementaryschoolteaching,foreignlanguages,andthefinearts.

Boysandgirlsmaybebornalikewithrespecttomath,butcertaingenderdifferencesinperformanceemergeearlyaccordingtoseveralrespectedstudies,andthesedifferencesremainthroughadulthood.Theyare:

1.Girlscomputebetterthanboys(elementaryschoolandon).

2.Boyssolvewordproblemsbetterthangirls(fromagethirteenon).

3.Boystakemoremaththangirls(fromagesixteenon).

4.Girlslearntohatemathsoonerandpossiblyfordifferentreasons.

Whydifferencesinperformance?Onereasonistheamountofmathlearnedandusedatplay.Anothermaybethedifferenceinmale-femalematuration.Ifgirlsdobetterthanboysatallelementaryschooltasks,thentheymaycomputebetterfornootherreasonthanthatarithmeticispartoftheelementaryschoolcurriculum.Asboysandgirlsgrowolder,girlsbecome,underpressure,academicallylesscompetitive.Thus,thefallingoffofgirls'mathperformancebetweenagestenandfifteenmaybebecause:

1.Mathgetsharderineachsuccessiveyearandrequiresmoreworkandcommitment.

2.Bothboysandgirlsarepressured,beginningatageten,nottoexcelinareasdesignatedbysocietytobeoutsidetheirgender-roledomains.

3.Thusgirlshaveagoodexcusetoavoidthepainfulstrugglewithmath:boysdon't.

Suchamodelmayexplaingirls'lowerachievementinmathoverall,butwhyshouldgirlsevenyoungerthantenhavedifficultyinproblem-solving?

Girlstendtodropoutofmathsoonerthanboysprobablybecause______.

A.girlshavemoreanxiety

B.theyareborndifferentwithrespecttomath

C.girlsarematurelaterthanboys

D.boysaremoreintelligentthangirlsatdifferentagelevels

53.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Individualandcollectivementalitiesmightpreventcommunicationwithothers.

B.Peopleindifferentculturesmaybegovernedbythesameculturalnorms.

C.Ifculturalnormsaresomethingtangible,theywon'tbesoconfining.

D.People'svisionswillbeenlargedifonlytheyknowthatculturaldifferencesexist.

54.

【C4】

55.SectionB

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

Therearevariouswaysinwhichindividualeconomicunitscaninteractwithoneanother.Threebasicwaysmaybedescribedasthemarketsystem,theadministeredsystemandthetraditionalsystem.

Inamarketsystemindividualeconomicunitsarefreetointeractamongeachotherinthemarketplace.Itispossibletobuycommoditiesfromothereconomicunitsorsellcommoditiestothem.Inamarket,transactionsmaytakeplaceviabarterormoneyexchange.Inabartereconomy,realgoodssuchasautomobiles,shoes,andpizzasaretradedagainsteachother.Obviously,findingsomebodywhowantstotrademyoldcarinexchangeforasailboatmaynotalwaysbeaneasytask.Hence,theintroductionofmoneyasamediumofexchangeeasestransactionsconsiderably.Inthemodernmarketeconomy,goodsandservicesareboughtorsoldformoney.

Analternativetothemarketsystemisadministrativecontrolbysomeagencyoveralltransactions.Thisagencywillissueedictsorcommandsastohowmuchofeachgoodsandserviceshouldbeproduced,exchanged,andconsumedbyeacheconomicunit.Centralplanningmaybeonewayofadministeringsuchaneconomy,Thecentralplan,drawnupbythegovernment,showstheamountsofeachcommodityproducedbythevariousfirmsandallocatedtodifferenthouseholdsforconsumption.Thisisanexampleofcompleteplanningofproduction,consumption,andexchangeforthewholeeconomy.

Inatraditionalsociety,productionandconsumptionpatternsaregovernedbytradition:parentage,religion,andcustomfixeveryperson'splacewithintheeconomicsystem.Transactionstakeplaceonthebasisoftradition,too.Peoplebelongingtoacertaingrouporcastemayhaveanobligationtocareforotherpersons,providethemwithfoodandshelter,carefortheirhealth,andprovidefortheireducation.Clearly,inasystemwhereeverydecisionismadeonthebasisoftraditionalone,progressmaybedifficulttoachieve.Astagnantsocietymayresult.

Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tooutlinecontrastingtypesofeconomicsystems.

B.Toexplainthescienceofeconomics.

C.Toargueforthesuperiorityofoneeconomicsystem.

D.Tocomparebarterandmoney-exchangemarkets.

56.

Whatisthepossiblemeaningof"aikido"inParagraph2?

A.Defendingoneselfbymakinguseoftherival'sstrength.

B.Attackingtheobviousweaknessoftheopponent.

C.Observingthepowercontrastbetweenthetwosides.

D.Temporarycompromisinginattempttolaunchaviolentfight-back.

57.Governmentisbelievedtodifferstrikinglyfrombusinessinthatgovernmentischaracterizedbyits______.

58.

Accordingtothepassage,Americanschoolstodayhaveturnedinto______.

A.atypicallybureaucraticorganization,highlyrigidandimpersonal

B.anefficientmeansofsupervisingeducationalcurricularandensuringuniformity

C.awellorganizedsystemcompetentenoughtomeettheeducationaldemandsofthevastandcomplexsociety

D.alloftheabove

59.SpainandUKarementionedinthepassagetoindicatethat______.

A.traditionalpowerfulcountriesaredoomedtofade

B.toomuchdebtwillsurelyslowtheeconomicgrowth

C.TheUSwillsurviveandmaintainitsglobalpresence

D.Americamightfollowsuitifitfailedtoreactquickly

60.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Japaneseeducationispraisedforhelpingtheyoungclimbthesocialladder.

B.Japaneseeducationischaracterizedbymechanicallearningaswellascreativity.

C.Morestressshouldbeplacedonthecultivationofcreativity.

D.Droppingoutleadstofrustrationagainsttesttaking.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S6】

62.

【S9】

63.Wantproductivityandsuccessinthebusinessworld?Or

areyouseekingtobuildyourownfinancialfreedom?

Recentstudiesprovethatyouremotionalintelligenceand

relatedconfidenceandself-esteemaremoreimportantbrain

powerthantheIQofyourmind.

TheconceptofEQ(emotionalintelligence)ishavingquite

animpacttothebusinessandcorporateworldtoday.【S1】______

Researchersreportthatthosehavestrongemotionalintelligence【S2】______

(EQ)havemoreproductivity,creativity,self-esteemand

self-confidence..,andmakingmoreeffectivebusinessle