2022年廣東省深圳市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022年廣東省深圳市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Tayloris______,sawanotherandshothim,too.

2.

Hossinterpretsthecolorsindreamsbyacomputerbasedapproachcalled______.

3.

______havetriedhardtopersuadewomennottomarry.

4.Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition—apublic-interestattorneybecauseshehasto______.

5.

SigmundFreudlivedmostofhislifeinVienna,______,butheendedhisdaysin______.

6.

Afterasubjectisset,itisuptohistoryexpertstoprovideusafullyinterpretationoftherelevant______.

7.Ifyouareoutstandingincertainfield,youaremorelikelytobereliedonwhenpeoplehave

8.Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

9.

1,000caloriesonafoodpackageequalsto1kilocalorie.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Ajoint-stockcorporationallowspeopleto______.

A.dividethecorporation'sproperty

B.holdsharesofthecorporation

C.returntheirpercentagebacktothecorporation

D.dividetheirinitialinvestmentstoacorporation

11.

TheSouthandWesthaveexperiencedacontinuouslossofpopulationtotheNorth.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Bysharingimportantapplianceswithneighbors,youcancommunicatewiththemaswellas______.

13.

Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldstudentsregisterearlyfortheSAT?

A.Becausetherewillbefewertestingsitesnearthedeadline.

B.Becausetheywillnothaveenoughtimetoprepareiftheyregistertoolate.

C.Becausetherewillusuallybetoomanypeopletakingthetestnearthedeadline.

D.Becausetheycanonlyregisteronlineiftheydoittoolate.

14.

MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigastogenerate______.

15.HowtoTakeaJobInterview

Tosucceedincampusjobinterviews,youhavetoknowwherethatrecruiteriscomingfrom.Thesimpleansweristhatheiscomingfromcorporateheadquarters.

Thatmaysoundobvious,butitisasignificantpointthattoomanystudentsdonotconsider.TherecruiterisnotafreespiritashefliesfromBerkeleytoNewHaven,fromChapelHilltoBoulder.He'sonaninvisibleleashtotheoffice,andifheisworthhissalary,heismentallyincorporateheadquartersallthetimehe'sontheroad.

Ifyoucanfixthatinyourmind--thatwhenyouwalkintothatbare-walledcubicleintheplacementcenteryouarewalkingintoabranchofficeofSears,BendixorGeneralMotors--youcanavoidalotoflittlemistakesandmaybesomebigones.

If,forexample,youassumethatbecausetheinterviewisoncampustherecruiterexpectsyoutolookandactlikeastudent,you'reinforashock.Astudentissomebodywhodrinksbeer,wearsbluejeansandthrowsaFrisbee.NorecruiterhasjobsforstudentFrisbeewhizzes.

AcoolspringdayinlateMarch,SamDavis,agoodrecruiterwhohasbeenonthecollegecircuitforyears,isonmycampustalkingtocandidates.Hecomesouttothewaitingareatomeetthestudentwhosignedupforan11o'clockinterview.I'mstandinginthedoorwayofmyofficetakinginthescene.

Samcallsthecandidate:"SidneyStudent."TheresitsSidney.He'sata45degreeangle,hisfeetareintheaisle,andhe'salmostlyingdown.He'swearingwell-polishedbrownshoes,atastefulpairofbrownpants,alightbrownshirt,andagoodlookingtie.Unfortunately,hetopsoffthiswell-coordinatedoutfitwithhisJoe'sTavernClassASoftballChampionshipjacket,whichhasabigwovenemblemovertheheart.

Ifthatisn'tbadenough,inhislefthandisacigaretteandinhisrighthandisahalf-eatenapple.

WhenSamcallshisname,thekidiscaughtoffguard.Heditchedthecigaretteinanashtray,strugglestohisfeet,andtransferstheapplefromtherighttothelefthand.Applejuiceiseverywhere,soSidwipeshishandontheseatofhispantsandshakeshandswithSam.

Sam,whobynowisclosetohavingastroke,givesmethatwhat-do-I-have-herelookandhastheyoungmanfollowhimintotheinterviewroom.

Thesituationdeterioratesevenfurther--intopureLaurelandHardy.Thekidisstuckwiththehalf-eatenapple,doesn'tknowwhattodowithit,andobviouslyissufferingsomediscomfort.Hecarriestheappleintotheinterviewroomwithhimandplacesitintheashtrayonthedesk--rightontopofSam'sfreshlylitcigarette.

Theinterviewlastsfiveminutes...

Letusmoveinforacloserlookathowthecampusrecruiteroperates.

Let'ssayyouhavea10o'clockappointmentwiththerecruiterfromtheXYZCorporation.Therecruitergetsridofthecandidateinfrontofyouatabout5minutesto10,jotsdownafewnotesaboutwhatheisgoingtodowithhimorher,thenpicksupyourresumeordatasheet(whichyouhavesubmittedinadvance)...

Althoughtherecruiterisstillintheinterviewroomandyouarestillinthelobby,yourinterviewisunderway.You'reon.Therecruiterwilllookoveryoursheetprettycarefullybeforehegoesouttocallyou.Hedevelopsamentalpictureofyou.

Hethinks,"I'mgoingtoenjoytalkingwiththiskid,"or"Thisone'sgoingtobeaturkey."Therecruiterhasalreadybeguntomakeadecisionaboutyou.

Hisfirstimpressionofyou,fromreadingthesheet,couldcomefromyourgradepoint.Itcouldcomefrommisspelledwords.Itcouldcomefrompoorerasuresorfromthefactthatnecessaryinformationismissing.Bythetimetherecruiterhasfinishedreadingyoursheet,you'vealreadyhitthe

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Earbud-relatedhearinglosssufferedbypeoplewho______.

A.developthetypeofhearinglosslikemucholderadults

B.exposethemselvestomusicforlongerperiodsoftime

C.useportableplayersmoretimeandturnupthevolume

D.spendmuchmoretimelisteningtotheirmusicplayers

17.

ThecostsofaComputer-BasedRecordingSystemarelowerthanthatofacomponent-basedHardwareSystem.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Atemperatureinversionoccurswhen______.

19.

Plantspeciesaredispersedoveralargeareawiththehelpof______.

20.

TheGladstonefamilymadeagreatfortuneby______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,Tom.

M:Kate,Ihaven'tseenyouforweeks.Wherehaveyoubeen?

W:InFlorida.

M:What?VacationingwhiletherestofushavebeenstudyingonthecampusintheFebruarycold?

W:Notexactly.Ispentmostofmytimeunderwater.

M:Idon'tunderstand.

W:Iwasonaspecialfieldtrip.Iwentwithmymarinebiologyclass.

M:Soyouwentscubadiving.Whatwereyoulookingfor,sunkentreasure?

W:Youmightsayso.Theseaisfulloftreasures.Allkindsofstrange,fascinatingorganisms.Ourclassconcentratedonstudyingplankton.

M:Ithoughttheyweretoosmalltobeseen.

W:That'sacommonmisconception.Theplanktoncoversawidevarietyoffreelyfloatingplantsandanimals.Fromone-celledorganismstolargeones,suchasthecommonjellyfish.

M:Jelly-fishmaybelargeenoughtobeseen.Buttheyaretransparent,aren'tthey?

W:Yes,mostfloatingplantsandanimalshavetransparenttissues.Itmakesthempracticallyinvisibletotheirenemies.

M:Butnotinvisibletoyourbiologyclass,Ihope.

W:Byconcentrating,Iwasabletoseetheoutlinesoflotsofdifferentplantsandanimals,Infact,ourprofessoreventookphotoofsomesmalloceanicsnails.

M:Howwouldthesnailsshowupinthephotoiftheyaretransparent?

W:Wepaintedthemwithaharmlessgreendye.Sinceparticlesofthedyestucktothetissues,thesnailsappearedinagreenoutlineinthephotos.

M:Thatsoundslikeaninterestingtrip.

W:Itreallywas.

M:ButIthinkifIhadbeenthere,I'dmuchratherhavespentmytimejustswimmingandlyinginthesun.

(20)

A.Sightseeing.

B.Lyingonthebeach.

C.Takingphotosofthebeaches.

D.Scubadiving.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Doesthebosscheckuponyouoften?

W:Indeedshedoes.Itseemsasthoughshe'sinherethreeorfourtimesanhour,althoughit'snotreallythatoften.

Q:Whatdoesthebossdo?

(19)

A.Shesendsheremployeesforfrequentmedicalcheck.

B.Sheleavestheofficeby3:O0or4:O0pm.

C.Sheinspectsheremployee'sworkseveraltimesaday.

D.Shepaysheremployeesbycheck.

23.【B8】

24.(28)

A.Howwelookatpain.

B.Tofeelpainasmuchaspossible.

C.Toshowaninterestinpain.

D.Toacceptthepainreluctantly.

25.(43)

26.

【B8】

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:TomHaleyspeaking.

W:Hello,Tom.It'sMary.IwaitedforaphonecallfromyoubutIcan'twaitanylonger.Tellmeaboutyourfirstweek.

M:Hmm.Itwasn'teasy.

W:Wasn'tit?Why?Whatdidyouhavetodo?

M:OnMondayandTuesday,Iliftedheavyboxes.OnWednesday,Iputhundredsofbottlesandtinsandpacketsonshelves.

W:Sodoyouthinkitwasboring?

M:Yes,veryboring.AndIdroppedalotofboxes.

W:Didyoubreakanything?

M:Oh,justafewjarsofjamandalotofbottlesoftomatojuice.

W:Ugh.Whatamess.SotellmeaboutThursday.

M:I'mafraidIwastwohourslate..,andthesupervisorwasreallyangry.ThenIputpricelabelsonbottlesandtinsandpackets.Ifeelvery,veryconfused..

W:Didyouputtherightlabelsonthem?

M:Notalways.Imadeoneortwomistakes.

W:Onlyoneortwo?WhatdidyoudoonFridayandSaturday?

M:Ididn'tdoverymuch.Iwasfedup.Thesupermarketwasopenuntil9pm.TheywantedmetoworkovertimebutIwenthomeatsix.

W:Isee.Haveyoustillgotajobordickaround?

M:Idon'tknow.Ihavetoseethesupervisortomorrow.

W:Well,you'dbettergetupearly.Goodluckwithyou!

(20)

A.Liftedheavybox.

B.Puthundredsofbottlesandtinsandpacketsonshelves.

C.Liftedbricks.

D.Liftedbottlesandboxes.

28.(22)

A.Themanisnotgoingtohaveasecondbaby.

B.Themanmightstayathomemoreandmore.

C.Thebabygirltakesafterthemanintheappearance.

D.Theman'scolleagueshaveboughtsomethingasgifts.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Wow.Isleptlikealog.Forone,Ireallyfeelrestedandreadytogo.W:Holditasecond.Howabouttreatingourselvestobreakfastinbedforachange.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromthisdialogue?

(14)

A.Theyhadasoundsleeplastnight.

B.Theyhadatelephonecall,butthelinewasengaged.

C.Theystayedinbed.

D.Afterbreakfast,shewouldgotoseeadoctorfortreatment.

30.(32)

A.Thosewholiketalkingaboutcheerfulthingslivetogether.

B.Thosewhoavoidtalkingaboutcheerfulthingsdiesooner.

C.Thosewholiketalkingabouttheirdiseaselivelonger.

D.Thosewhoavoidtalkingabouttheirillnesslivelonger.

31.(26)

A.It'sacomparison,hewantstodescribehowearthquakescauseturbiditycurrents.

B.Hewantstodescribedesertwinds.

C.Hemeansdesertwindscancauseturbiditycurrents.

D.Hejusttalksaboutanothertopic.

32.SectionC

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

聽(tīng)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】

33.

【B6】

34.

【B9】

35.

【B10】

36.(35)

A.Becauseofitssize.

B.Becauseofitsfuel.

C.Becauseofitscomplicatedengine.

D.Becauseofitsburningtime.

37.

【B3】

38.SectionC

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

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinkthatitcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemical【B1】_______--afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.

Creamandbuttercontainmuchthesame【B2】_______,sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeena【B3】_______.Bothareemulsions--tinyglobulesofoneliquidevenly【B4】_______throughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurrounding.Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawatery【B5】_______arelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthe【B6】_______.Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture.Whenthesituationis【B7】_______,thebacteriaarelockedawayin【B8】_______burieddeepintheseaoffat.【B9】_______.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.

Inbutter,thereisaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriafromgrowing.【B10】_______.Itisbelievedthatitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream,forinstance,morelikethoseinbutter.【B11】_______.

【B1】

39.(13)

A.Havinganinterview.

B.Fillingoutaform.

C.Talkingwithafriend.

D.Askingforinformation.

40.【B6】

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

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"betteroff"inParagraph3?

A.richerB.wiserC.happierD.luckier

42.

Themajordifficultyindevelopingspacetravelisthat______.

A.thereisnocleardestinationinspace

B.itistooriskyandexpensiveforpeopletogobeyondtheorbit

C.thecurrentspacepropulsionsystemscannotmeettheneedsforthelongspacetravel

D.thereisnotenoughenergyforspacecrafttogainvelocity

43.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofDennisDammerman?

A.HeisnowaGE'svicechairman.

B.HeisexpectedtoleaveGEtostartanewfinancialservicesfirm.

C.HewasoncethechairmanofGECapital.

D.HeregardsthereorganizationofGEasaninitiativeofitsown.

44.SectionB

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

Sleepisafunnything.We'retaughtthatweshouldgetsevenoreighthoursanight,butalotofusgetbyjustfineonless,andsomeofusactuallysleeptoomuch.AstudyoutoftheUniversityofBuffalolastmonthreportedthatpeoplewhoroutinelysleepmorethaneighthoursadayandarestilltiredarenearlythreetimesaslikelytodieofstroke—probablyasaresultofanunderlyingdisorderthatkeepsthemfromsnoozing(睡)soundly.

Doctorshavetheirownspecialsleepproblems.Residents(住院醫(yī)生)arefamouslysleepdeprived.WhenIwastrainingtobecomeaneurosurgeon,itwasnotunusualtowork40hoursinarowwithoutrest.Mostofustookkinstride,confidentwecouldstilldeliverthehighestqualityofmedicalcare.Maybeweshouldn'thavebeensosumofourselves.AnarticleintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationpointsoutthatinthemorningafter24hoursofsleeplessness,aperson'smotorperformanceiscomparabletothatofsomeonewhoislegallyintoxicated.Curiously,surgeonswhobelievethatoperatingundertheinfluenceisgroundsfordismissaloftendon'tthinktwiceaboutoperatingwithoutenoughdeep.

"Icouldtellyouhorrorstories,"saysJayaAgrawal,presidentoftheAmericanMedicalStudentAssociation,whichrunsawebsitewhereresidentscanpostanonymousanecdotes.Someareterrifying."Iwasoperatingafterbeingupforover36hours,"onewrites."Iliterallyfellasleepstandingupandnearlyfaceplantedintothewound."

"PracticallyeverysurgicalresidentIknowhasfallenasleepatthewheeldrivinghomefromwork,"writesanother."Iknowofthreewhohavehitparkedcats.Anotherhita'Jerseybarrier'ontheNewJerseyTurnpike,going65m.p.h.""Yourownpatientshavebecometheenemy,"writesathird,bemusetheyare"theonethingthatstandsbetweenyouandafewhoursofsleep."

Agrawal'sorganizationissupportingthePatientandPhysicianSafetyandProtectionActof2001,introducedlastNovemberbyRepresentativeJohnConyersJr.ofMichigan.Itskeyprovisions,modeledonNewYorkState'sregulations,includean80-hourworkweekanda24-hourwork-shiftlimit.Mostdoctors,however,resistsuchinterference.Dr.CharlesBinkley,aseniorsurgeryresidentattheUniversityofMichigan,agreesthatsomethingneedstobedonebutbelieves"doctorsshouldbehoundbytheirconscience,notbythegovernment."

TheU.S.controlsthehoursofpilotsandtruckdrivers.Butuntilsuchasystemisinplacefordoctors,patientsareontheirown.Ifyou'reworriedaboutthepeopletreatingyouoralovedone,youshouldfeelfreetoaskhowmanyhoursofsleeptheyhavehadandifmore-restedstaffersareavailable.Doctors,fortheirpart,havetogiveuptheirposeofinfallibility(不出錯(cuò))andgettheresttheyneed.

WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Peoplewhosleeplessthan8hoursadayaremorepronetoillness.

B.Poorsleepqualitymaybeasignofphysicaldisorder.

C.Strokeisoftenassociatedwithsleep.

D.Toomuchsleepcanbeasharmfulaslackofdeep.

45.

KimCurbylikensourencodingfacestopackagingasuitcaseinthat______.

A.recognizingfacesislikepackingasuitcase

B.encodingfacesislikebindingasuitcase

C.recognizingfacesislikeputtingthingsinasuitcase

D.encodingfacesislikeputtingthingsinasuitcase

46.

Inthisnewscheme,anunemployedpersoncanshareajobvacancywith______.

47.

UnderwhatconditionscantheEPAputoffitsaction?

A.Nonewregulations.

B.NonewpresidentandCongress.

C.Noappropriatetechnology.

D.Noswiftproceeding.

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenheacquirestheuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalsoobscure.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatservesassignals,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundabletopronouncewords,evenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.Thesuperiorbrainofmanisapparentlyanecessityforthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegraduallyincreasedthenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenhediscoveredthatspeechcouldbeusedfornarrative.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.Probablypicturelanguageandorallanguagedevelopedsidebyside.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenotsolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.Thefirstwasthedomesticationofanimals;thesecondwasagriculture.Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.Agriculturemadepossibleanimmenseincreaseinthenumberofthehumanspeciesintheregionswhereitcouldbesuccessfullypractised.Thesewere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.Agriculturemetwithviolentresistancefromthepastoralnomads,buttheagriculturewayoflifeprevailedintheendbecauseofthephysicalcomfortsitprovided.

Anotherfundamentaltechnicaladvancewaswriting,whichlikespokenlanguage,developedoutofpictures,butassoonasithadreachedacertainstage,itwaspossibletokeeprecordsandtransmitinformationtopeoplewhowerenotpresentwhentheinformationwasgiven.

Whattopicisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

49.

Themainpurposeofironyandsatireis______.

A.toenableustoseeabsurdactions

B.toadjustbalanceoftheworld

C.totakethewindoutofpoliticians

D.toshowseverepainofhumanbeing

50.

Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbestbedescribedas______.

A.disapprovingB.emotionalC.objectiveD.sympathetic

51.

ThegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarIImakespeoplelosetheconfidencethat______.

52.

Thephrase"gounder"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans______.

53.

Accordingtothepassage,individualswithastrongdrivetosucceedwill

54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?

A.PartoftheeventsoccurringontheuniversitycampusatBerkeleyweregivennationalmediacoverage.

B.The1989SanFranciscoearthquakehasn'tbeencoveredbythevideoprogramme.

C.Electronicmediacanlimitone'scontactwiththeworld.

D.Thoselivingfarawayfromacertaineventcannothaveperceptionofrealities.

55.SectionB

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

Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmodemtimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfused,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossible,supposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge(facts).

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientistcontinuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited.Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Mancannotbesatisfiedwithrecognizingthatsecretsexistinnatureorthatquestionsareunanswerable;hemustsolvethem.Towardthatendspecialistsinthefieldofbiologyandrelatedfieldsofinterestaredirectingmuchoftheirtimeandenergy.

Actually,twobasicapproachesleadtothediscoveryofnewinformation.One,aimsatsatisfyingcuriosity,isreferredtoaspurescience.Theotherisaimedatusingknowledgeforspecificpurposesforinstance,improvinghealth,raisingstandardsofliving,orcreatingnewconsumerproducts.Inthiscaseknowledgeisputtoeconomicuse.Suchanapproachisreferredtoasappliedscience.

Sometimespractical-mindedpeoplemissthepointofpurescienceinthinkingonlyofitsimmediateapplicationforeconomicrewards.Chemistsresponsibleformanyofthediscoveriescouldhardlyhaveanticipatedthattheirfindingswouldonedayresultinapplicationsofsuchapracticalnatureasthosedirectlyrelatedtolifeanddeath.Thediscoveryofonebitofinformationopensthedoortothediscoveryofanother.Somediscoveriesseemsosimplethatoneisamazedtheywerenotmadeyearsago;however,oneshouldrememberthattheconstructionofthemicroscopehadtoprecedethediscoveryofthecell.Thehostofscientistsdedicatingtheirlivestopuresciencearenotapologetic