2022年山西省長治市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022年山西省長治市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Bytheendofthe19thcenturypeoplehadshownenormousenthusiasmfor______.

2.

Peoplearewillingtoinvesttheirmoneyinriskybusinessesbecausetheprofitisquitehigh.

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3.

ThefamilybreakuphascausedsomeeconomiclosstotheBritishgovernmenteachyear.

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4.

DollyMadisononceinvitedthechildrenofWashingtontorollboiledeggsdownthehillylawnof______.

5.

Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughttheLibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp______

6.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheTruthaboutLying

RickyGervais'snewfilm,TheInventionofLying,isaboutaworldwherelyingdoesn'texist,whichmeansthateverybodytellsthetruth,andeverybodybelieveseverythingeverybodyelsesays."I'vealwayshatedyou,"amantellsaworkcolleague."Heseemsnice,ifabitfat,"awomansaysaboutherdate.It'salltruth,allthetime,atwhateverthecost.Untiloneday,whenMark,adown-on-his-luckloserplayedbyGervais,discoversathingcalled"lying"andwhatitcangethim.Withindays,Markisrich.famous,andcourtingthegirlofhisdreams.Andbecausenobodyknowswhat"lying"is,hegoeson,happilylivingwhathasbecomeacompleteandutterfarce.

It'smeanttobefunny,butit'salsoamoreseriouscommentaryonusall.AsAmericans,weliketothinkwevaluethetruth.Timeandtimeagain,public-opinionpollsshowthathonestyisamongthetopfivecharacteristicswewantinaleader,friend,orlover;theworldisfullofwoefulstoriesaboutthetragicconsequencesofbetrayal.Atthesametime,deceptionisallaroundus.Weareliedtobygovernmentofficialsandpublicfigurestoadisturbingdegree;manyofoursocialrelationshipsarebasedonlittlewhitelieswetelleachother.Wedeceiveourchildren,onlytobedeceivedbytheminreturn.Andtheaverageperson,sayspsychologistRobertFeldman,theauthorofanewbookonlying,tellsatleastthreeliesinthefirst10minutesofaconversation."There'salwaysbeenalotoflying,"saysFeldman,whosenewbook,TheLiarinYourLife,cameoutthismonth."ButIdothinkwe'reseeingakindofculturalshiftwherewe'relyingmore,it'seasiertolie,andinsomewaysit'salmostmoreacceptable."

AsPaulEkman.oneofFeldman'slongtimelyingcolleaguesandtheinspirationbehindtheFoxTVseries"LieToMe,"definesit,aliarisapersonwho"intendstomislead,""deliberately,"withoutbeingaskedtodosobythetargetofthelie.Whichdoesn'tmeanthatallliesareequallytoxic:somearesimplyhabitual—"Mypleasure!"—whileothersmightbewell-meaningwhilelies.Buteach.Feldmanargues,isharmful,becauseofthestandarditcreates.Andthemorelieswetell,evenifthey'relittlewhitelies,themoredeceptiveweandsocietybecome.

Weareacultureofliars,toputitbluntly,withdeceitsodeeplyingrainedinourmindthatwehardlyevennoticewe'reengaginginit.Spame-mail(垃垃圾郵件),deceptiveadvertising,theeverydaypleasantrieswedon'treallymean—"It'ssogreattomeetyou!""Ilovethatdress"—have.asFeldmanputsit,become"awhilenoisewe'velearnedtoneglect."AndFeldmanalsoarguesthatcheatingismorecommontodaythanever.TheJosephsonInstitute,anonprofitfocusedonyouthethics,concludedina2008surveyofnearly30,000highschoolstudentsthat"cheatinginschoolcontinuestobespreading,andit'sgettingworse."Inthatsurvey,64percentofstudentssaidthey'dcheatedonatestduringthepastyear,upfrom60percentin2006.Anotherrecentsurvey,byJuniorAchievement,revealedthatmorethanathirdofteensbelievelying,cheating,orcopyingcanbenecessary,tosucceed,whileabrand-newstudy,commissionedbythepublishersofFeldman'sbook,showsthat18-to34-year-olds—thoseofusfullyrearedinthislyingculture—deceivemorefrequentlythanthegeneralpopulation.

Teachingustoli

A.amostunluckyloser

B.themosthonestman

C.despisedbyhisdate

D.hatedthosewholied

7.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

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8.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto________________.

9.ExteriorPainting

GettingStarted

Paintingtheexteriorofyourhouseisahugejob.Buttherewardsaregreattoo.Withaminimuminvestmentintoolsandmaterials,you'llsavethousandsofdollars,extendthelifeofyoursidingandincreasethevalueofyourhome.Bestofall,you'llmakeitlooklikenewagain.Whileyoumayspendlessthan$1,000onpaintingtoolsandmaterials,thesamejobdonebyapro(專業(yè)人員)couldeasilycost$5,000to$10,000ormore.Savingscomeatacost,though.Agoodpaintjobrequirescountlesshoursofcarefulpreparation.Plantodevoteandentiresummertoprepareandpaintevenamedium-sizehouse.

Completingatop-qualityexteriorpaintjobrequiresmorethanpatienceandperseverance.You'llneedasharpeye,asteadyhandandabitofpracticetopaintstraightlines.Inaddition,you'llneedthestrengthtomoveandsatuptallladders,andtheconfidencetoworkfromthemoncethey'reinplace.

Applyingtopcoats(thefinalcoatsofpaint)doesn'trequiremuchequipmentbeyondwhatyou'vealreadyaccumulatedforscrapingandpriming.Werecommendbuyingatleasttwotop-qualitysynthetic-bristlebrushesforapplyingthelatexpaint(乳膠漆):onebrush($15to$20)forlargeareasandabrush($9to$12)fordetailwork.

Forapplyingpainttolargeareasofshingles(屋頂板),stucco(涂飾墻壁的灰泥)orbrick,buyaroller(滾筒).

PaintStoresCanHelpWithColorsandQuantities

Choosingexteriorpaintcolorsthatcomplement(與……相配)thearchitecturaldetailsofyourhouseandfitthecharacterofyourneighborhoodisthefirststeptoagreatpaintjob.Checkoutbookstoresandlibrariesforbooksonthesubject.You'llfindbrochure's(小冊子)atthepaintstorewithcollectionsofhistoriccolors.Manypaintstoreshavedesignerswhocanhelpyouchoosecolors,oryoucouldhireadesignerorarchitect.

Buyaquart(夸脫)ofeachcoloryou'vechosenandpainttheentirecolorschemeonasmallareaofyourhousebeforecommittingtogallons(大量使用).

Ifyoudon'tliketheresults,changethecolorsandtryagain.

Nexttakeroughmeasurementsofyourhouse,notingthetypeofsurface.Countthedoorsandwindows.Withthisinformation,paintstoreemployeescanhelpyoucalculatetheamountofpaintyou'llneed.

Buythebestpaintyoucanafford.Good-qualitypaintiseasiertoapply,

coversbetterandlastslonger.Werecommendbuying,paintwithaslightsheen,eithersatinoreggshell.It'smorefaderesistant(不易退色)andeasiertocleanthanflatpaint.

CheektheWeather

?Avoidpaintingindirectsunlight.Theheatdriesthepainttoofast,makingitnearlyimpossibletoavoidblistering(起泡)andpeeling(剝落).

?Avoidpaintingonverywindydays.Thewindcausesthepainttodrytoofastandcanblowdirtintowetpaint.

?Don'tapplylatexpaintwhenthetemperatureisbelow50degreesFunlessit'sformulatedforcold-weatherapplication.Readthelabeltobesure.

?Don'tpaintwhenthere'sachanceofrain.

PlanaStrategyfortheMostEfficiency

Ingeneral,workfromthetopdown.Paintlargeareasfirstanddetailslast.Wheretwocolorsmeet,allowtimeforthefirstcolortodrybeforereturningtoapplythesecondcolor.Forexample,paintthewindowsash(themovablepart)earlyinthedayandreturntopainttheframe.aroundthesash.

AvoidTheseCommonProblems

Brushmarksleftatthebeginningandendofabrushstrokeareacommonproblemthat'seasytoavoid.Starteverybrush,strokeinanunfinishedarea,atanedge,oragainstdoororwindowtrim.Thenbrushtowardthefinishedareaandsweepthebrushupandofftheworkinthesamemovement.Ifyoustopthebrushandthemliftitofforsetthebrushdowno

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10.

Becauseof______,travelingismuchmoreconvenientnow.

11.

Onereasonwhycollegesincreasetuitionandfeesisthatthestatesupportisshrinking.

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12.

Evenontheirwaytodestinations,travelerscaneasilysurfInternetby802.11cardsifthereare______.

13.

Televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatthatitevenhaseffecton______.

A.theliteraryworld

B.foreigncountries

C.thehighly-educatedpeople

D.thosewhodon'twatchTVatall

14.Abirdflu,amassiveearthquake,amonsterstormandaterroristattackareallthreatstomajorcitiesintheU.S.

15.

AccordingtoDr.DorisMccubbrey,dietingis______forweightcontrol.

A.inessentialB.necessaryC.harmlessD.helpful

16.

Amongtheanimalsreferredtointhepassage,monkeyisthemostintelligent.

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17.

Inthecaseofnegotiatingdivorce,anegotiatorisaskedtoconform.totheprincipleof______.

18.

WhenweareapproachingtheREMstage,wemostprobablysee

A.vagueimages

B.familiarimages

C.animalimages

D.weirdimages

19.Bullying(欺凌弱小者)atSchool:TacklingtheProblem

A.Abroaddefinitionofbullyingiswhenastudentisrepeatedlyexposedtonegativeactionsofthepartofoneormoreotherstudents.Thesenegativeactionscantaketheform.ofphysicalcontact,verbalabuse,ormakingfacesandrudegestures.Spreadingrumorsandexcludingthevictimfromagrouparealsocommonforms.Bullyingalsoentailsanimbalanceinstrengthbetweenthebulliesandvictim,whatexpertscallanasymmetricpowerrelationship.

B.Bullyingamongschoolchildreniscertainlyaveryoldphenomenon,thoughitwasnotuntiltheearly1970sthatitwasmadetheobjectofsystematicresearch.ThoughthisresearchoriginallyfocusedonScandinavia,bythe1980sbullyingamongschoolchildrenhadattractedwiderattentionincountriessuchasAustralia,Canada,Japan,theNetherlands,theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates.

C.Thesurveysofmorethan150,000studentsshowthatsome15%ofpupilsinelementaryandlowersecondary/juniorhighschools,roughlycorrespondingtoages7to16,inScandinaviaareinvolvedinbully/victimproblemswithsomeregularity--eitherasbullies,victimsorboth.Approximately9%arevictims,and7%bullyotherstudentswithsomeregularity.Arelativelysmallproportion(15%-20%)ofthevictimsarethemselvesbulliesofotherpupils.Thesefiguresprobablyunderestimatetheproblem,andthereareindicationsthatthelevelofbullyinghasrisenoverthelast10--15years.Moreworrying,itisthemorefrequentandsevereformsofbullyingthathaveincreasedmost.

D.Scandinaviaisclearlynotthestablerockofpeaceandcalmitisoftenportrayedtobe.Still,bullyingmaybemoreprevalentinothercountries.Forexample,oneBritishstudyofover6,700studentsshowsthatmorethanaquarter(27%)ofprimaryschoolstudentsreportedbeingbulliedwithsomeregularity;thisfigurewas10%forsecondaryschoolstudents.Withregardtobullyingotherstudents,correspondingfigureswere12%forprimaryand6%forsecondaryschoolstudents.

E.Thesearetherawdata,butwhataboutthebackground?Thereisconsiderableresearchliteratureonthecharacteristics,familybackgrounds,long-termoutcomesforvictimsandbullies,mechanismsandgroupprocessesinvolved.Fundamentally,bullyinghastobeseenasacomponentofmoregenerallyantisocialandrule-breakingbehavior.Inotherstudies,some35%to40%ofboyswhowerecharacterizedasbulliesinGrades6to9(ages13to16)hadbeenconvictedofatleastthreeofficiallyregisteredcrimesbytheageof24.Incontrast,thiswastrueofonly10%ofboyswhowerenotclassifiedasbullies.Inotherwords,formerschoolbullieswerefourtimesmorelikelythanotherpupilstoengageinrelativelyseriouscrime.

F.Thereareseveralcommonassumptionsaboutthecausesofschoolbullyingforwhichthereisnosupportingevidence.Theyincludeclaimsthatbullyingisaconsequenceoflargeclassorschoolsizes,orofthecompetitionforgradesandotherpressuresthatschoolgenerates.Anothercommonassumptionisthatunderatoughsurfacebullies,infact,sufferfrompoorself-esteemandinsecurity.Theseviewsarenomoreaccuratethanthestereotypethatstudentswhoarefat,red-hairedandwearglassesareparticularlylikelytobecomevictimsofbullying.

G.Inreality,otherfactorsaremoreimportant.Certainpersonalitycharacteristicsandtypicalreactionpatterns,combinedwiththelevelofphysicalstrengthorweaknessinthecaseofboys,canhelptoexplainthedevelopmentofbullyingproblemsinindividualstudents.Atthesametime,environmentalinfluences,suchasteachers'attitudes,behavior.andsupervisoryroutinesplayacrucialroleindeterminingtheextenttowhichtheseproblemswillmanifestthemselvesinaclassroomoraschool.

H.

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20.WhatdoesMargaretHartEdwardssayaboutemployees'romanceintheoffice?

A.Itismorallywrongandmustbebanned.

B.Itposesapotentialriskforthecompany.

C.Itshouldnotbeinterferedasahumanright.

D.It'sbettertogopublicforthesakeofemployees.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(35)

A.JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B.ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmath.

C.Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathskills.

D.Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

22.(25)

A.Becausethey'requiteimpressivewithastrongeffect.

B.Becausetheyarenotsofrustratingasotherexpressions.

C.Becausetheyarepracticedandrepeatedonceandagain.

D.Becausetheyaremostpeople'sfavoritewords.

23.

【B11】

24.(46)

25.聽力原文：W：Ican'timagineyouhaveanyinterestinattendingthatlectureonsculpture.Foryouitissoboring.

M：Ido．Nowyouwouldremindmeoftheone.AndjustnowIhavethetime.SocomeI.

Q：Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromthisconversation?

(17)

A.He'drathernotgotothelecture.

B.Hedoesn'tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.

C.Hewantstohearthelecture.

D.He'sheardthelecturebefore.

26.(29)

A.AmyJohnson'slifestoryasafemaleflyer.

B.AmyJohnson'sgreatcontributiontoaviation.

C.AmyJohnson'sdeterminationtobeapilot.

D.AmyJohnson'sflighttoAustralia.

27.(21)

A.Theylivedinlargegroups.

B.Theyusedsandasinsulation.

C.Theykeptfiresburningconstantly.

D.Theyfacedtheirhomestowardthesouth.

28.【B4】

29.

【B4】

30.聽力原文：Nothingcanstopyoufromachievingyourgoalsifyouhavetherightattitude.Bybelievingthatyouwillfulfillyourambitions,thenyourchancesofactuallyfulfillingthemarealreadyincreased.

MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet,(29)Thedoctorsassuredusthatwithtreatmenthewouldbeabletowalknormally,butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislifewerespentinsurgery,castsandbraces.Bytheageofsix,Joeycouldgotoschoolwithotherneighborchildren.(30)Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldn'tknowhehadaproblemwhenyousawhimwalk.

Oneyearlater,Joeywouldjumprightinandnunasmostchildrendoduringplay.Wenevertoldhimthatheprobablywouldn'tbeabletorunaswellastheotherchildren.Sohedidn'tknow.

Inseventhgradehedecidedtogooutforthecross-countryteam.Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.Althoughtheentireteamruns,onlythetopsevenrunnershavethepotentialtoscorepointsfortheschool.Wedidn'ttellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidn'tknow.

Hecontinuedtorunfourtofivemilesaday.Twoweekslater,thenamesoftheteamrunnerswerecalled.Joeywasnumbersixonthelist.(31)Hewasinseventhgrade,whiletheothersixteammemberswerealleighth-graders.Wenevertoldhimheshouldn'texpecttomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn'tdoit...sohedidn'tknow.Hejustdidit.

(30)

A.tiewouldneverwalkorrunnormally.

B.Hewouldwalkandrunnormally.

C.Hewouldwalknormally,buthecouldn'trunnormally.

D.Hewouldwalknormally,buthecouldn'tjumpnormally.

31.聽力原文：W:WhenIgoonadiet,Ieatonlyfruit,andthattakesoffweightquickly.

M:IprefertoeatwhateverIwant,andthenrunregularlytoloseweight.

Q:Howdoesthemancontrolhisweight?

(19)

A.Bygoingonadiet.

B.Bydoingphysicalexercise.

C.Byhavingfewermeals.

D.Byeatingfruitandvegetables.

32.聽力原文：W:Wehavetofacethefactthatitisalittlehardtogetfuelforthecar.

M:Betweenyouandme,Ithinkthereisalwaysawaytogetaroundthisproblem.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Hethinksitisdifficulttogetfuelforthecar.

B.Hecanmanagetogetthegasolinetheyneed.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytorefuelthecar.

D.Hehopesthewomanwillhelphimselectafuel.

33.聽力原文：M:Openwide.Nowshowmewhereithurts.

W:Hereonthetop,especiallywhenIbiteintosomethinghotorcold.

Q:Whoistheman?

(18)

A.Adentist.B.Acook.C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

34.(36)

A.TheoldDutchexpressionshadthesamemeaningasbefore.

B.OnepersonwillpaythewholebillinaDutchtreat.

C.TheDutchliveonlyinthestateofPennsylvania.

D.TheDutchparentsareverystrictwiththeirkids.

35.(34)

A.Materialsneededfortheworkshop.

B.Tuitionfortheworkshop.

C.Mr.Irvine'slivingcost.

D.Adinnerbanquetaftertheworkshop.

36.

【B5】

37.(22)

A.Walkingthedog.

B.Cuttingthegrass.

C.Watchingthechildren.

D.Feedingthefish.

38.(28)

A.Tohaveatalkwithhim.

B.Toinform.himoftheirdecision.

C.Todiscussaproblemwithhim.

D.Totellhimaproblemtheymetwith.

39.(16)

A.Theyusuallygojogging.

B.Theyusuallygototheparkstodotheirexercises.

C.TheyusuallydoTaijiquan.

D.Theyarestillasleep.

40.SectionC

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

Televisionnowplayssuchanimportantpartinsomanypeople'slivesthatitis【B1】______forustotrytodecidewhetheritisa【B2】______oracurse.Obviouslytelevisionhasboth【B3】______anddisadvantages.Butdotheformer【B4】______thelatter?

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceof【B5】______,butalsoa【B6】______cheapone.Peoplejustsitcomfortablyathomeandenjoy【B7】______seriesofprogramsratherthantogooutinsearchof【B8】______elsewhere.Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherefiledangerlies.

【B9】______.Secondly,televisionkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalfascinationforus.【B10】______.

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogramsisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomforttomanylonelyelderlypeople.Anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?【B11】______.

【B1】

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

Whyistheexampleofdieselengineusedinthepassage?

A.Tochallengetheargumentthaterrorsinengineeringdesignareunavoidable.

B.Tosupporttheideathatengineeringdesigninvolvesmorethanasenseofform.

C.Tocriticizetheviewthatmathematicsisanecessarypartofthestudyofdesign.

D.Toquestionstheideathatdesigncoursesform.apartofengineeringcurricula.

42.

Thenextparagraphinthispassagemightdiscuss______.

A.thepositiveeffectsofwearinguniforms

B.morenegativeeffectsofwearinguniforms

C.analternativetowearinguniforms

D.thelegalrightsofthosenotwishingtowearuniforms

43.Ifitfindssomeemployeetransmittingsensitiveinformation,VericeptProtectwill______.

44.

Howdoweknowastudentisreadytostartthenextphaseofhiscourse?

45.

WhatdidpeopledotosolvetheproblemofrainlackaroundChadlake?

A.Theymovedoutofthisarea.

B.Theybuiltirrigationsystems.

C.Theycarriedwaterfromotherareas.

D.Theyutilizeseawaternearthisarea.

46.

PennState'sethicalstandardssayprofessorsshouldmaintainhighmoralstandardsto______.

47.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEofmaledik-dik?

A.Hecaninprincipledefendmorethanonefemale.

B.Hepracticesmonogamy.

C.Heinvestsheavilyinhisoffspring.

D.Heispartlymonogamousandpartlypolygamous.

48.Accordingtothepassage,elementaryschoolsencouragechildrento______.

A.playgameswiththeirmatesafterschool

B.spendmoretimeonsomehands-onactivities

C.domorequietactivitiesinsteadofactiveones

D.putalltheirtimeandenergyintoreadingandmathdrills

49.

【C3】

50.

Woman'sexperimentreversalsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness

A.turnsouttobeanobstacletomen

B.affectsmenandwomenalike

C.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomen

D.ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomen

51.

Procter&Gamblehopestotransplantforeignideabacktoitshometerritorybecause

A.Americansaremorelikelytobuyforeignmadeproductsthanbefore

B.moreforeignersarehiredinitstopmanagementthanbefore

C.foreignmadeproductsaresuperiortohomemadeonesintermsofquality

D.formostAmericansforeignproductsaremuchmoreattractivethanhomemadeones

52.

Whatdomostteacherssayaboutthedestructivebehavior.ofpupils?

A.Teachershaveseensomuchthattheytendtoignoreit.

B.Itmakesteachersfeelextremelydisappointed.

C.Ithurtstheteachersbadlyandtheyhavetostopteaching.

D.Itismainlythestudentsmisbehavingintheclassroom.

53.Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniform.underanycircumstance.Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofawhole.Theindividualinauniform.losesallself-worth.

Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationissoweakthatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinaschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawealthypersonwhowearsexpensivequalityclothing.Thosepersonsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.Ifallpersonsweretowearthesameclothing,whywouldanyonestrivetobebetter?Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetodrivethesamecar,havethesametypeoffoods.Whenthishappens,allincentivetoimproveone'slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethattheyhad?

Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creatingandmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.SalespersonswouldbeSuperfluousaswell;whybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable?Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustry,whichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Oneentireinformationandentertainmentindustrywouldcollapse.

Theauthorsprimarypurposeinwritingthispassagewasto______.

A.pleadfortheabolishmentofuniforms

B.showthatuniformsarenotpossibleinademocraticsociety

C.advocatestrongergovernmentalcontrolsonthewearingofuniforms

D.convincethereaderthatuniformshavemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages

54.

Manufacturersmentionedinthepassagewereobligedtomakethebestofwarninglabelssbasto______.

55.

Bysayingthat"Underseacable,universalsoftware,high-techimagery,andGooglehaveerasedgeography"(Para.4),theauthormeansthat______.

A.thedevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhasmadetravelingaroundtheworldeasier

B.thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasledtheworldtosharethesourceofinformation

C.theinformationtechnologyhaspromotedthecooperationbetweenworkersinvariousareas

D.theinformationtechnologyhasenabledmanyjobstobedoneanywhere

56.

Theviewofsciencefictionencouragedbypulpmagazines,whilewrong,isnevertheless______.

A.popularB.elegantC.fashionableD.deranged

57.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform.does______.

58.

Bysaying"Bytheendofthe20thcenturysomeexpertsconsidertheseeconomiestobedeveloped,ratherthandeveloping",theauthorsuggeststhatSouthKoreaisa______.

59.

Thephrase"pinmoney"inLine2,Para.4means______.

60.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatascientistdevotedhimselftostudythenatureofthecarbondioxidelikelybelongstothosededicatedto______.

A.purescience

B.appliedscience

C.environmentalscience

D.ecologicalscience

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S9】

62.

【S3】

63.【S6】

64.

【S8】

65.TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthat

hasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingabout

it.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversity

ofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.

Itmustreflectthatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverage【S1】______

orrisklosingtheirreaders'interestandtheiradvertisers'support.

Oper