2022年浙江省溫州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2022年浙江省溫州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Laptopsequippedwith______canallowtheirownerstotemporarilydealwithofficeworkinsomepublicplaces.

2.

Ifthereasonwhyachildhatesschoolisfound,______canalwaysbefound.

3.

Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith______.

4.

Withoutthehostprocessor,acardholdercannotwithdrawmoneyfromanATM.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

______isinherentlydangerousunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

6.

ThebookThePlayofPoweravoidsoveremphasizingondescribingtherolesof______inAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.

7.

Asschoolschangeslowerthanscholarship,inthe19thcentury______wasstillthebackboneofthecurriculum.

8.TheCanadiangovernmentdidn'twanttoreducecod.catchespre-1992becausetheywereworriedabout______.

A.drasticmeasures

B.theecologicaleffects

C.themarineecosystem

D.possiblerisingunemployment

9.AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

10.

Marshasathinatmospherethatcontainslowconcentrationsof______.

11.OrganicFood

OrganicfarmingwasamongthefastestgrowingsegmentsofU.S.agricultureduringthe1990s.Thevalueofretail.salesoforganicfoodwasestimatedtobe$16billionin2004.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,morethanhalfofAmericansnowbuyorganicfoodatleastonceamonth.Whyisorganicfoodbecomingsopopular?

WhatisOrganicFood?

InDecember2000,theNationalOrganicStandardsBoardoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)establishedanationalstandardfortheterm"organic".Organicfood,definedbyhowitcannotbemaderatherthanhowitcanbemade,mustbeproducedwithouttheuseofsewer-sludgefertilizers,mostsyntheticfertilizersandpesticides,geneticengineering(biotechnology),growthhormones,irradiationandantibiotics.Avarietyofagriculturalproductscanbeproducedorganically,includingproduce,grains,meat,dairy,eggs,andprocessedfoodproducts.

"Organic"doesnotmean"natural".Thereisnolegaldefinitionastowhatconstitutesa"natural"food.However,thefoodindustryusestheterm"natural"toindicatethatafoodhasbeenminimallyprocessedandispreservative-free.Naturalfoodscanincludeorganicfoods,butnotallnaturalfoodsareorganic.Onlyfoodslabeled"organic"havebeencertifiedasmeetingUSDAorganicstandards.

OrganicFarming

Thephrase'organicfarming'—firstappearedinLordNorthbourne'sbookLooktotheLand,publishedin1940.Butthetruthis,organicfarmingistheoldestform.ofagriculture.BeforetheendofWorldWarⅡ,farmingwithouttheuseofpetroleum-basedchemicals(syntheticfertilizersandpesticides)wastheonlyoptionforfarmers.Technologiesdevelopedduringthewarwerefoundtobeusefulforagriculturalproduction.Forexample,thechemicalammoniumnitrate(硝酸銨),whichwasusedasmunitions(軍需品),becameusefulasfertilizer,andorganophosphates(有機(jī)磷酸鹽)usedfornervegaswerelaterusedasinsecticide.

Thesedays,farmersareswitchingtoorganicagricultureonceagain,butnowwithanecologicallybased,systematicapproachthatincludeslong-termplanning,detailedrecordkeepingandmajorinvestmentinequipmentandsupplies.Althoughitisstillonlyasmallindustry,thenumberoforganicfarmersisgrowingbyabout12percentperyearandnowstandsatmorethan12,000nationwide.

OrganicFarmingintheU.S.Today

TheUSDA'sEconomicResearchServicereportsthatin1997,thelatestyearforwhichdataareavailable,farmersin49statesusedorganicproductionmethodsandthirdVpartyorganiccertificationserviceson1.35millionacresoutofatotalof828millionacresoffarmland.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofthecertifiedU.S.organicfarmlandwasusedforcrops,andone-thirdwasusedaspasture.

Largefarms,mostlylocatedintheMidwestandWest,producedprocessedtomatoes,organicwinegrapesandotherhigh-valuecropsonacommercialscale,whereasnumeroussmallfarms,concentratedintheNortheast,specializedinmixedvegetableproductionfordirectmarketingtoconsumersandrestaurants.

Whileorganicfoodcanbefoundthroughoutthecountry,Californiawastheleaderinproductionoforganicfruitsandvegetablesin1997,followedcloselybyArizona,Florida,Texas,andWashingtonindecreasingorderoftotalyield.Farmersandranchersin23statesraisedasmallnumberofcertifiedorganiccows,hogsandsheep.NewYork,WisconsinandMinnesotawerethetopproducersoforganicdairycows.

Production:Organicvs.Conventional

Asyoucanimagine,organicagriculturalpracticesarequitedistinctfromthoseof"conventional"fanning.

Organicfarmers:

feedsoilandbuildsoilmatterwithnaturalfertilizertogrowtheircropsuseinsectpredators,matingdisruption,trapsandbarrierstoprotectcropsfrom

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Nowadaysemployersoftenaskquestionsdesignedto______.

A.findtheinterviewees'shortcomings

B.findthesolutionsofthecompany'sproblems

C.maketheintervieweesrealizetheyneedtolearnmore

D.discovermoreaboutintervieweeandthewaytheintervieweereacttodifferentsituations

13.

AccordingtoTonyWoods,theproblemofsuicideamongyoungAustralianmencanbealleviatedifboys______.

14.

Afteryoukeyinthemaximumamountforanitem,eBaybidsforyouuntilthebiddingreachesthe_______________.

15.

Somespeciesthatcannotshifttheirrangestowardthepolesmaybecomeextinct.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

TheNationalHotDogandSausageCouncilsayGermanyisthebirthplaceofthehotdog.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Althoughthereisalotmorecompetitionontheemployers'sideatthispoint,theyneverlowertheirstandard.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Toimproveyouroutput,you'dbettercreateastandardforyouroutputandaredeterminedtoovertakeit

19.ThecompanycanapplytotheFDAforpermissiontobeginhumanstudieswhentheresultsofanimalstudiesindicatethatthenewdrugisliketobe______.

20.

Inthewriter'sopinion,unlikewhatotherpeoplethought,______isawaytoavoidfacingresponsibilities.

A.stayinginhisjob

B.beinga"careerstudent"

C.quittingjobs

D.goingbacktocollege

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(31)

A.Emotionalsupport.

B.Technicalguidance.

C.Strictdiscipline.

D.Personalaffection.

22.

【B5】

23.(41)

24.

【B2】

25.(24)

A.Advancedgrammar.

B.Americanliterature.

C.Pronunciation.

D.Conversation.

26.【B3】

27.【B2】

28.聽力原文：Ifyou'vebeenoncampusforverylong,I'mcertainthatyou'vealreadyheardaboutthiscourse.Youmayknowthatlastsemesteraboutfiftypercentofthestudentsenrolledinmycoursefailedit.Letmeexplainhowthiscameaboutbeforeyoujumptoanyconclusions.Inthefirstplace,sincethisisacompositionclass,Iexpectmystudentstofollowcertainrulesofformality.Unfortunately,manystudentstodaydislikehavingtofollowrulesofanykind,especiallythosewhichtheymayfeeltobeunnecessary.Forexample,Iaskthateachofyourpapersbetypedandcenteredonthepapercorrectly.Icountoffpointsforvariouskindsofmistakes.Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.You'velost25pointsifyou'vemisspelledfivewords.Ifyouwriteanincompletesentence,you'velost10points.Ifyougivemetwocompletesentencesasonewithoutadequatepunctuation,you'velost15points.Idonotacceptlatepapers.Youwillreceiveazeroforanythemewhichyoufailtosubmitontime.Iexpectyoutoreadeachassignment.Tomakecertainthatyouhavereadtheassignment,Iwillgiveyouashortunannouncedquizfromtimetotime.ThisclassmeetsonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.Youwillhaveatotalofsixmajorteststhroughoutthesemester.Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonanaverageofthesemajortests,thepoptests,andeightwrittenthemes.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanytime,youcanseemeonTuesdays.Myofficeisonthesecondfloorofthisbuilding.Yourassignment,forWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstoryonpage55．Fridaywillbethelastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpecttowriteashortin-classthemeformethen.That'sallfortoday.I'llseeyouonWednesday.

(30)

A.10points.B.2points.C.15points.D.5points.

29.(35)

A.Pickoutalltheglassandmetal.

B.Getridofdust.

C.Burnwastepaper.

D.Screenearthandsand.

30.(15)

A.Thebackofhisdictionaryfellapartwhenhedroppedit.

B.Hehadreadthenovelwithouthelpinthefall.

C.Heneededtolookupsomewordstocomprehendthenovel.

D.HisFrenchteacherhelpedhimwiththevocabulary.

31.聽力原文：M：Whathaveyoudonewithmystudy，Maria?Ican'tfindanything．

W：Ireallycouldn'tstandthemessinthatroomanymore，soIcleaneditthismorning．Doesn'titlookmoreorganizedandbeautiful，honey?

Q：Whatdidthewomanthinkoftheman'sstudy?

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A.Itwasbeautiful.

B.Itwasmessedup.

C.Itwaswell-organized.

D.Itwasclean.

32.(21)

A.Peoplemightloserespectforeachother.

B.Peoplemighthavelesstrustineachother.

C.Theoperationoftheteamwillnotbeimproved.

D.Therewouldbemoredifferencesbetweeneachother.

33.(36)

A.Explainhowpresent-dayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Changepeople'sattitudestoreading.

C.Showhowreadingmethodshavebeenimproved.

D.Encouragethegrowthofreading.

34.

【B10】

35.(32)

A.Itservedasafertilizerforcrops.

B.Itformedanewmountain.

C.Itstabilizedairtemperatures.

D.Itdestroyedvariousinsectpests.

36.(26)

A.Suggestatopicforaresearchpaper.

B.Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

C.Writeafavorableletterofrecommendation.

D.Adviseherabouthowtorunanelectioncampaign.

37.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Whatanuisance!Ineedtobuysomethingforthepartybutthesupermarketisclosed.

W:Look,thesignsaysitisopenfrom7a.m.to9p.m.onweekdaysandfrom8a.m.to10p.m.onweekends.

Q:HowmanyhoursdoesthesupermarketopenonSundays?

(12)

A.7hours.B.8hours.C.9hours.D.14hours.

38.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Electronicmailsystemsareeithercomputerizedornoncomputerized.Importantamongthecomputerizedsystemsaretheterminal-basedonesorganizedintonetworksofvarioussizes.Mostnoncomputerizedelectronicmailsystemssuchasfacsimileunitsofvariouskindsaresimple,turnkeysystemsthatrequirelittleefforttoinstall.Thoughoftenofvalueinconventionalapplications,thesesystemshaveonlyinterim(間歇)worthinofficeautomationunlesstheycanbeelectronicallyintegrated.

CommunicationinanEMSiseithersynchronousornonsynchronous.Peopleinvolvedinsynchronouscommunicationmustbeavailableatthesameabsolutetime,suchasduringatelephonecall.Anonsynchronoussystemfreesitsusersfromthistimeconstraint;senderandrecipientmaybeinvolvedatdifferenttimes.

Electronicsystemsoutputsoftcopyorhardcopy.Softcopyispreferredforitseaseofmanipulationandreductioninpaperhandling,butmanyapplicationswillcontinuetorequirehardcopyforsometimetocome.

Electronicmailsystemsareeithercomputerizedornoncomputerized.Importantamongthecomputerizedsystemsarethe(36)______onesorganizedinto(37)______ofvarioussizes.Mostnoncomputerizedelectronicmailsystemssuchas(38)______unitsofvariouskindsaresimple,turnkeysystemsthatrequirelittleeffortto(39)______.Thoughoftenofvaluein(40)______applications,thesesystemshaveonlyinterim(間歇)worthinofficeautomation(41)______theycanbeelectronicallyintegrated.

CommunicationinanEMSiseithersynchronousornonsynchronous.Peopleinvolvedinsynchronouscommunicationmust(42)______beatthesameabsolutetime,suchas(43)______atelephonecall.Anonsynchronoussystem(44)____________atdifferenttimes.

Electronicsystemsoutputsoftcopyorhardcopy.Softcopy(45)____________,butmanyapplicationswill(46)____________.

39.SectionC

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

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenations,otherssaythatthe【B1】______istrue:internationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingand【B2】______.

Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisible【B3】______afterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheend,thelosers【B4】______tothefinaldecisions.Theywere【B5】______thatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheir【B6】______victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:"HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished."ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehavior.couldresultinthe【B7】______oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,aftera【B8】______endtotheircontest.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.【B9】______.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

【B10】______.InthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.【B11】______.

【B1】

40.

【B6】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Americaisacountrythatnowsitsatopthecherishedmyththatworkprovidesrewards,thatworkingpeoplecansupporttheirfamilies.It'samyththathasbecomesodivorcedfromrealitythatitmightaswellbeginwiththewords"onceuponatime".Today1.6millionNewYorkerssufferfrom"foodinsecurity",whichisafancywayofsayingtheydon'thaveenoughtoeat.Somearethepeoplewhocomeinatnightandcleantheskyscrapersthatglitteralong-theriver.Somepourcoffeeandtakecareoftheagedparentsofthepeoplewholiveinthosebuildings.TheAmericanDreamforthewell-to-dogrowsfromthebowedbacksoftheworkingpoor,whotoooftenhavetochoosebetweengroceriesandrent.

InanewbookcalledTheBetrayalofWork,BethShulmansaysthateveninthebooming1990soneoutofeveryfourAmericanworkersmadelessthan$8.70anhour,anincomeequaltothegovernment'spovertylevelforafamilyoffour.Many,ifnotmost,oftheseworkershadnohealthcare,sickpayorretirementprovisions.

Weeaseourconsciences,Shulmanwrites,bydescribingthesepeopleas"lowskilled",asthoughthey'renotimportantorintelligentenoughtodeservemore.Butlow-skilledworkerstodayarebettereducatedthaneverbefore,andtheyconstitutethelinchpin(關(guān)鍵)ofAmericanindustry.Whenpoliticianscrow(得意洋洋地說)thathappydaysarehereagainbecausejobsareontherise,it'sthesejobsthey'rereallytalkingabout.Fiveofthe10occupationsexpectedtogrowbiginthenextdecadeareinthelowest-payingjobgroups.Andbeforewesitbackanddecidethat'sjustthewayitis,it'sinstructivetoconsidertherestoftheworld.Whilethebottom10percentofAmericanworkersearnjust37%ouraveragewage.theircounterpartsinotherindustrializedcountriesearnupwardsof60%.Andthosearecountriesthatprovidehealthcareandchildcare,whicheasestheeconomicpinchconsiderably.

Almost40yearsago,whenLyndonJohnsondeclaredwaronpoverty,afamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsfeltprosperous.Todaythatsamefamilymaywellfeelpoor,overwhelmedbycredit-carddebt,asecondmortgageandthecostofthestuffthathasbecomethebackboneofAmericanlife.Whenthemiddleclassfeelspoor,thepoorhavelittlechanceforchange,orevenrecognition.

Bysaying"itmightaswellbeginwiththewords'onceuponatime'"(Line3,Para.1),theauthorsuggeststhattheAmericanmythis______.

42.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.

A.approvalB.dissatisfactionC.suspicionD.tolerance

43.

Inthelastparagraphofthepassage,the"communityresources"mostprobablyrefersto______.

A.thestrengthofthelocalpeople

B.particularstrengthofwomen

C.thesupportfrommenallies

D.thecooperationofcommunity

44.

Theauthorbelievesthatusingpublicmoniestofundcharterschoolsis______.

A.acure-allsolution

B.hardtoimplement

C.agoodidea

D.againstthelaw

45.

The1992LosAngelesriotsbrokeoutbecause________.

A.videocoveragefromhelicoptershadmadepeopleangry

B.videocoveragehadprovidedpowerfulfeedback

C.thejuryacquittedthepolicemenwhohadbeatenRodneyKing

D.peoplecanmaketheirownjudgements

46.

WhatdidthecourtthinkoftheEPA'sexcusesforitsinaction?

A.ThecourtdeniedtheEPA'sexcusesassufficientforitsinaction.

B.Itremainedundecidedwhetherthecourtacceptedtheexcusesornot.

C.Thecourtthoughttheexcusesweresimilartothatofcoal-firedpowerplants.

D.ThecourtwouldexaminetheEPA'sexcusesfurther.

47.SectionB

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

Doyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear2050,youmightactuallygetyourwish--providingyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandtakeupresidenceinsiliconcircuits.Butlongbeforethen,perhapsasearlyas2008,lessradicalmeasureswillbeginofferingasemblance(外表，偽裝)ofimmortality.

Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife.Whateveryouseeandhear,plusallthatyousayandwrite,canberecordedanalyzedandautomaticallyindexed,andaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles.Bythe2030s,itmaybepossibletocaptureyournervoussystem'selectricalactivities,whichwouldalsopreserveyourthoughtsandemotions.ResearchersattheLaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavedefinedthisconceptasSoulCatcher.

SmallelectronicequipmentwillpavethewayforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearablesupercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalpandinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.

Atfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem--theSoulReader--mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtincompletedetails.Evenin2030,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandthebrain'sinternalworkings,soreadingyourthoughtsandinterpretingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbeconservedforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorejuvenatemindsaseverlastingentities.Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.

Forpeoplewhochosenottoliveinsilicon,virtualimmortalitycouldstilleasethesenseoffutility(無用)thatnowhauntsmanypeople.Individualswouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten,butwouldbepreservedasathreadinamultimediaquiltthatkeepsapermanentrecordofthehumanrace.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbedominatedbyjusttherichandpowerful,Hollywoodstars,andafewelitethinkers.

Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.

A.humanbeingslongforanimmortallife

B.peoplecanliveimmortallyastechnologydevelops

C.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcher

D.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatsignificance

48.Robot.Itisawordthatseemsverymodem.Awordthatcreatesastrongmentalpicture.Apictureofsomethingthatlooksandactslikeahuman.Robotsarenothuman,ofcourse.Theyaremachines.

Thewordrobotmadrobotsthemselvesarelessthan100yearsold.Buthumanshavebeendreamingofrealandimaginarycopiesofthemselvesforthousandsofyears.Earlypeoplemadelittlehumanstatuesoutofclay.Andtheycutwoodandstonetolooklikehumans.

Whatisthefutureofrobots?Thegoalofscientistsistocreateatruehumanlikerobot.Someexpertshavedescribedthisrobotofthefutureasonethatcanactindependentlywiththephysicalworldthroughitsownsensesandactions.Humanshavetheabilitytosee,hear,speakandsolveproblems.Engineershavebuiltrobotsthathaveoneortwooftheseabilities.Butittakesanumberofbigexpensivecomputerstomaketherobotswork.

Thebiggestproblemincreatingahumanlikerobotiscopyinghumanintelligence.Thewaythehumanmindworksisalmostimpossibletocopy.Asimplecomputercansolvemathematicalproblemsfarbeyondtheabilityofeventhesmartesthumanmind.Butthehumanmindisbetterthanathousandsupercomputersatspeaking,hearingandproblemsolving.SevenAmericanandJapanesecompaniesareworkingtodevelopthesensesofsightandtouchforrobots.Thedevelopmentofthesesenseswillmakerobotsmuchmoreuseful.

However,themostimportanthumanability—themostdifficulttocopy—isproblemsolving.Anintelligentrobotmustbeabletochangethewayitactswhenitfacesanunexpectedsituation.Humansdoitallthetime.Computersmustdoitforrobots.Thismeanscomputersmusthaveahugebaseofinformationaboutmanythings.Theymustbeabletofindquicklytheneededinformationintheirsystems.Andtheymustmakechoicesabouthowtoact.Sofar,thisisbeyondtheabilityofcomputers.

Accordingtothepassage,howeverintelligentarobotmaybe,it______.

A.actsasanordinaryanimal

B.isnothingbutamachine

C.isviewedasamodernmyth

D.isregardedasahumanbeing

49.

Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftelecommutingasdescribedinthepassage?

A.Ascientistinalaboratorydevelopingplansforaspacestation.

B.Atechnicalwritersendingviacomputerdocumentscreatedathome.

C.Acomputertechnicianrepairinganofficecomputernetwork.

D.Ateacherdirectingcomputertoassistlearninginaprivateschool.

50.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatcountingisfartherup______.

51.

Bysayingthat"Cokehashardlybeensittingonitsthumbs",theauthormeansthat______.

A.itisimpossibleforCoketobeindifferenttothesituation

B.itisdifficultforCoketogetoutofthefailuresandreversethesituation

C.Cokecan'tbethebestforeveranditislosingitssharetoPepsi

D.Cokehasrealizedthatitshouldlearnfromotherstoimproveitself

52.SectionB

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

TheObesityisanationalhealthcrisis,onethat—quiteliterally—weighsonusall.Itcostslives.Itcostsdollars.Andinthecontextofourcurrenthealth-reform.debateinWashington,it'stimewetookaction,asanationandasindividuals,toaddressthiscost.

Whileinfectiousdiseasewasadisasterrecentlyasourgrandparents'generation,chronicdiseaseiskillingusandharmingourwell-being—andobesityistherootcause.Thegrowthinobesityisstronglylinkedtoheartdisease,hypertension,andtheexplosionofdiabetesthatourcountryiscurrentlyexperiencing.Theseandotherchronicdiseasesaccountfor7outofevery10deathseachyearandaretheleadingcauseofdeathanddisabilityintheU.S.Theyarealsoresponsibleformorethan75percentofthenation'shealth-carespending.

Yearafteryear,moreAmericanshavebecomeobeseoroverweight,nowrepresentingonethirdofthepopulation.Oneinfive4-year-oldsareobese,contributingtothefactthatforthefirsttimeever,childrenmayhaveashorterlifespanthantheirparents.Buttheobesitycrisisisn'tsimplyahealthcrisis;itisalsoaneconomiccrisis—andthemountthatitcostsusintermsoflostlives,lostproductivity,andlostdollarsisstaggeringanddeservesattentionfromournationalleaders,andfromus.

Obesityaccountsfornearly10percentofwhattheU.S.spendsannuallyonhealthcareandislinkedtoaboutonethirdoftheincreaseindomestichealthspendingsincethemid-1980s.ItisahugecostdriverinMedicareandMedicaid—soevenifyouoryourfamilymembersarenotobese,you,liketherestofus,arepayingforthiscrisis.Wereobesityat1987levels,Medicarespendingwouldbe$40billionperyearlowerthanitwasin2006.AUniversityofFloridastudyfoundthathealth-carespendingfor65-year-oldmenofnormalweightwas6to13percentlessovertheremainderoftheirlifetimethanthosewhowereoverweightorobese.

AtatimewhenAmericansareontightbudgetsandCongressisstrugglingto"find"savingstopayforhealth-carereform,it'seasytoseewhyweneedtomakechanges.PolicychangesinWashingtonareacriticalpartofthesolution.Weneedcommon-sensereformsinourhealthsystem(suchasloweringco-paysonpreventivecareandof