2022年甘肅省金昌市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022年甘肅省金昌市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Thespacerequirementsoffilingareas,libraryspace,etc.shouldbedecidedbasingon______.

2.

Bysaying"somecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddowns",theauthormeansthatsomecouplessurvivethesefinancialproblemsandareabletocontinueto______.

3.

DoctorsassumethatSeasonalAffectiveDisordermightoccurwhenthereisahigherdegreeofreleased______.

4.Incompatiblecommunicationsisacountry-wideproblemintheU.S.becauseofthe______whichshouldbeconvertedorreplaced.

5.

Organicagriculturecontributestoslowingdowntheglobaltemperatureincreasethroughitsabilityto______.

6.

Theunluckysubjectintheexperimentssaidthatherbadluckhaddiedaway,becauseshehas______.

7.

Childrentendtohaveslightlyhighernormaltemperaturethanadults.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Itmaybe______inyourbodythatmakesyourunquicklyafteryouareshockedbyadanger.

9.

Somecollegesadmitless-qualifiedboystudentsovermore-qualifiedgirlsinorderto______.

A.encouragemoreboystoIvyLeagueschools

B.fightagainsttheUSCommissiononCivilRights

C.removetheimbalancebetweengenders

D.helptheboysgetbettereducation

10.

AccordingtoChan,theworldcommunityisnotworkingcloseenoughinimprovingpublichealthacrosstheglobe.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

WhichkindofcompaniesdotheKellyServicescontactwith?

A.Bothmulti-nationalandsmalllocalcompanies.

B.Listedcompanies.

C.Smallerlocalcompanies.

D.Internationalenterprise.

12.

Corrthinksthatifthereisanyproblemwithadrug,it'sbettertoknowit______.

13.

Afterathoroughinvestigationofwhathappensduringtheearthquake,scientistsuse______toratetheactualdamage.

14.Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

15.TheAmericanVisitor

ThebigredAmericanearwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenPaulCarsonsawitcomingtowardshim,hestoppedhisowncarattheside,tomakeroomforittopass.

Thebigcarwentslowlypast,soclosethatPaulcouldseeitsdriver'sfacequiteclearly.Itwasnotaprettyface.Themouthwastoolarge,andtheearsweretoosmall.Theblackhairwascutveryshort,andtheeyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"Paulwondered."Waitaminute.Iremembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper."Heturnedtohissister."Haveyoustillgotyesterday'spaper,Nora?Ordidyoulightthefirewithitthismorning?YouusuallydowhenIneedit."

"No,Ididn't,"laughedNora."Butit'sratherdirty.Iputthefishinitjustnowastheyhadnopaperinthefishshop.It'sontheflooratthebackoftheear.I'llgetitifyoulike."

Sheopenedthebackdoorandtookthefishoutofthepaper.Paulturnedquicklytothemiddlepageandshowedherthepicture.Itwaspartlycoveredwithwetfish'sblood,butthefacewasclearenough.Itwasnotaprettyface.Ithadalargemouthandsmallears,anditseyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"Wantedbythepolice,"readPaul,"forpayingbillswithuselesschequesathotelsandshopsinMargate,Brightonandotherlargeseasidetowns.TheCityBankwillpayfiftypoundstoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

"DoesitsayanythingaboutanAmericancare"

"No.Butlistentothis.HeisEnglish,butheusuallytalksanddresseslikeanAmericanvisitor.Perhapsit'sastolencar.Menlikehimuseadifferentcareveryweek."

"That'strue.Whatareyougoingtodo,Paul?Callthepolice?"

"No.Iwanttomakesurefirst."Heturnedthecarandbegantodrivebackthesameway."Let'sfollowhimandwatchforafewminutes.What'shiscarnumber?Whereishestaying?Togetourfiftypounds,wemustbeabletotellthepoliceasmuchaspossible."

Soontheysawtheredcarinfrontofthem.Itseemedtobegoingveryslowly.

"Don'tgotoonear,Paul.Ifheseesus,we'llnevercatchhim.Oh,becareful,he'sstopping!"

Paulstoppedhisowncarbehindanoldfarm-cartattheroadside,sothatthemancouldnotseehim.Thedooroftheredcaropened,anditsdrivergotoutandlookedround.Thenhestartedwalkingtowardsanoldwhitehouse,whichwashalf-hiddenbytreesalittlewayfromtheroad.

"That'sSeldonManor,theLightfoot'shouse!"saidPaul."They'reawayinGreecethissummer,stayingwithherfamily.DickLightfootmarriedaGreekgirl,youremember?Thegardeneristakingcareoftheplace,butthere'snoonelivingthereatpresent."Helookedoncemoreatthepictureinthenewspaper.Thenhegotoutofthecar.

"Listen,Nora.Youmuststayherewiththecar.I'mgoingacrossthefieldtothesideofthehouse.Hewon'tseeme,butI'llbeabletowatchhim.Ifyouhearmecall,driveuptothehouseasquicklyasyoucan."

Heleftherandranacrossthefield.Themanwascomingawayfromthefrontdoorandwalkingroundthesideofthehouse.Thedoorofthegarden-roomwasopen,andhewentinside.

PaulCarsondidnotstoptothinkortoaskquestions.Heranacrossthegardenandshutthedoor.Thenhefixeditsothatitcouldbeopenedonlyfromoutside.Therewasnootherdoororwindow.Themanwascaught.

Pauldidnotwaittotalk.Heranbacktothecarasfastashecould.Behindhimhecouldheartheangrymantryingtobreakthedooropen.Butitwasastrongdoor;hewouldsoongettiredofhittingit.

Whentheyreachedthepolicestation,Paulwentinandquicklytoldthepoliceofficerallaboutth

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Somefamouscompaniesaredesigningsomestorestodisplaytheirproducts,hopingthatpeoplewill______.

17.

Weworkoutabudgetsoasto______.

A.avoidunnecessaryspending

B.buythefavoriteDVD

C.earnmorecredits

D.spendfreelyonfavoritethings

18.

TherootcauseofthistragedyconsistedintheprevalentracismintheU.S.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Theauthorthoughtaweakpointofthebookisthatitis______.

20.

Theproblemwithtaughenedglassisthatitisdifficulttoinstallinashortperiodoftime.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B7】

22.聽力原文：W:What'swrongwithLampsonandNancy?Shewouldn'tspeakawordtohim.

M:Oh,althoughLampson'swatchreadthreeforty-five,hewaslateforhisfouro'clockappointmentwithher.

Q:WhatistrueofLampson?

(19)

A.Hiswatchisalwaysaccurate.

B.He'ssupposedtoarriveat3:45.

C.Heforgottolookathiswatch.

D.Hefailedtomakehisappointmentontime.

23.(34)

A.Artistsoftheworld.

B.Artistsofthecountry.

C.Studentswhostudyartorcomputer.

D.Artistswhousecomputers.

24.聽力原文：M:Youcanbuythisone,whichisademonstratororwecanorderoneforyouandhaveithereinfiveweeks.Sowhatdoyouthink?

W:Iwouldpreferanewcar,eventhoughthedemonstratorisleasexpensive.

Q:Accordingtotheconversationwhatisademonstrator?

(18)

A.Acarshowntoanddrivenbycustomers.

B.Anewcar.

C.Asecondhandcarforsale.

D.Anoldcarshowntocustomers.

25.

【B3】

26.

【B5】

27.(22)

A.Thebacteriawouldbekilledbythehumanimmunesystem.

B.Thebacteriawoulddieifbroughttothesurface.

C.Manyantidotesandremediesareavailable.

D.Drillingoperationsarealwayscloselymonitored.

28.聽力原文：W:Soyouareuptosometennisthisafternoonorwhat?

M:Well,totellyouthetruth,I'mnotfeelingsohottoday.

W:Comeon.Howlonghasitbeensinceweplayed?

M:Acoupleofdays.

W:Acoupleofdays?Comeon.It'sbeenmorethanacoupleofdays.

M:Yeah.Iguessyou'reright.It'sbeenalmostaweek.

W:It'sbeenexactlyaweek.Andweusedtoplayatleastthreetimesthisweek.

M:Iknow.Playingrightafterclasswassomethingtolookforwardto.

W:Yeah.Anditwasrightbeforedinner.Sowebuiltupourappetite.

M:I'vejustbeenverybusy.Iguess.Andmystomachisbotheringmetoday.

W:ButyoulookOKtome.

M:Well,IwasuplatewithSteveinthelibraryworkingonaproject.Wegottodoitbytomorrow.We'vebeenworkingonitallweekend.AndIwasdrinkingalotofcoffee.Iguess,Ijustdranktoomuch.

W:Listen.Itookthatclasslastsemester.AndIcouldmeetyouinthelibrarylatertonightandhelpyouwithitifyouwant.Andthenyouhavetimetoplaytennisthisafternoon.

M:Yeah.Iguessmystomachdoesn'thurtthatbad.AndIcouldcertainlyuseyourhelp.Butit'salso...

W:Istheresomethingelsebotheringyou?

M:Well,tobehonest,I'mgettingtired.

W:OK,don'tworry.Youmaytakesometimetorest.Wewillmeetfortennissometimelater.

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A.Whattheman'splansarefortonight.

B.Whythemandoesnotwanttoplaytennis.

C.Whytheydonothavetimetoplaytennisafterclasstoday.

D.Whattimetheycanmeetinthelibrary.

29.(38)

30.聽力原文：M：Marry，howdoyoufeelaboutthislatesttaxincrease?

W：Well，asfarasIarilconcerned，itisofcourseregrettable．Butitisnecessaryfortheeconomicpolicy，Iamafraid．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Themanisagainstthelatesttaxincrease.

B.Thewomanisforthelatesttaxincreaseheavily.

C.Thewomanisindifferenttothetaxincrease.

D.Personally，thewomandoesn'tlikethetaxincrease.

31.SectionC

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

Theplaceofthechildinsocietyhasvariedforthousandsofyearsandhasbeen【B1】______bydifferentculturesandreligions.Inancienttimesunwantedchildrenwereoccasionally【B2】______,puttodeath,exploited,orofferedforreligious【B3】______,andinanyeventalargepercentageofthemdidn'tsurvivetheirphysically【B4】______existencetoachievematurity.

InWestern【B5】______withinthelastfewhundredyears,therehavebeenmanychangesinattitudetowardtheyoung.In【B6】______Europe,andlaterwiththebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,thechildrenofthepoorworkedlonghoursforlittleornopay,andtherewasnopublicconcernfortheirsafetyorwelfare.Punishmentcouldbe【B7】______andsevere,andsometimesreligiouspassionswereexpressedviolentlywithaviewtowardsavingthechild'ssoul.

Bytheeighteenthcenturytheharshandseveremethodsbegantoshowsomechanges.Societyslowly【B8】______childrenaroleofmoreimportance.Bookswerewrittenexpresslyforthemandgraduallylawswerepassedfortheirprotection.

Inthepastfewdecadesparentshavebecomemoreattentivetotheneedsoftheirchildren.【B9】______Withsomanynowabletogotocollege,manyeducatorsfeelthatwehavetoomanystudentsandtoofewqualifiedteachers.Somesaythependuluminchildrearinghasswungsofartowardpermissiveness【B10】______.

Thetendencytodayisforteachersandparentsto【B11】______ratherthanprovideageneralizedhighereducation.

【B1】

32.(19)

A.Hethinksitisdifficulttogetfuelforthecar.

B.Hecanmanagetogetthegasolinetheyneed.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytorefuelthecar.

D.Hehopesthewomanwillhelphimselectafuel.

33.SectionC

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

Aneweraisuponus:theserviceeconomy,theinformationage,theknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoa(36)______changeinthewaywework.The(37)______ofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallen(38)______intheWesternWorld.Todaythe(39)______ofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapan(twothirdsormoreinmanyofthesecountries)areintheserviceindustry.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Butthebreadthoftheeconomictransformationcan'tbe(40)______bynumbersalone.Long-heldnotionsaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeing(41)______.

Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhave(42)______thewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip(集成電路片),wouldtransform.ourworldthankstoits(43)______inpersonalcomputers,digitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.(44)____________.Butonethingiscertain:(45)____________.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.(46)____________.Ifyoucastyourmindahead10years,informationserviceswillbepredominant.Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.

34.

【B8】

35.

【B11】

36.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Theinternethascreatedawholenewworldofsocialcommunicationsforyoungpeoplewhoareusinge-mail,websites,instantmessaging,chatroomsandtextmessagingtostayintouchwithfriendsandmakenewones.Whilemostinteractionsarepositive,increasinglykidsareusingthesecommunication'stoolstointimidateothers.Thishasbecomeknownascyberbullying.NancyWillardoftheResponsibleNetizenInstituteexplainsthattechnologycanalsoaffectayoungperson'sethicalbehavior.becauseitdoesn'tprovidetangiblefeedbackabouttheconsequencesoftheactionsonothers.Thislackoffeedbackminimizesfeelingsofempathyorremorse.Youngpeoplesaythingsonlinethattheywouldneversayface-to-facebecausetheyfeelremovedfromtheactionandthepersonatthereceivingend.Thereareseveralwaysthatyoungpeoplebullyothersonline.Theysende-mailorinstantmessagescontaininginsultsorthreatsdirectlytoaperson.Theymayalsospreadhatefulcommentsaboutapersonthroughe-mail,instantmessagingorpostingonwebsitesandonlinediaries.Anincreasingnumberofkidsarebeingbulliedbytextmessagesthroughtheircellphones.Whenreal-worldbullyingoccursinaschoolyardorclassroom,teachersareoftenabletointervene,butonlinebullyingtakesplaceofftheradarscreenofadults,makingitdifficulttodetectinschoolsandimpossibletomonitoroffschoolproperty.

(27)

A.Internetcommunications.

B.Classroominteraction.

C.Cyberbullying.

D.Instantmessaging.

37.(31)

A.Awideselectionofinvestments.

B.Alimitedrangeofstocks.

C.Agroupoflowriskbondsandcash.

D.Avarietyoffunds.

38.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:WasthereagoodturnoutforProfessorDonna'slectureyesterday?

W:Hardly!Fivepeopleshowedup.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Notmanypeopleattendedthelecture.

B.Thelectureturnedoutasexpected.

C.Peoplethoughtthelecturewashardtohear.

D.Thelecturewasexcellent.

39.(14)

A.Allthepassengerswerekilled.

B.Theplanecrashedinthenight.

C.Nomoresurvivorshavebeenfound.

D.It'stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.

40.聽力原文：M:ICameassoonasyoucalled.Isthereaproblem?

W:Yes,Mr.Chu.Youmustbegingettingtotheofficeontime,orwewillnolongerneedyourservicehere.

Q:WhathappenedtoMr.Chu?

(13)

A.Hewasfiredfromhisjob.

B.Hewaswarnedaboutbeingmorepunctualfromnowon.

C.Themanagementcathisworkinghours.

D.Hewaspromoted

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

Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.

A.beentertaining

B.describeaphenomenon

C.argueabelief

D.proposeasolution

42.

【C10】

43.SectionB

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

Thegravitationalpulloftheearthandmoonisimportanttousasweattempttoconquermoreandmoreofouterspace.Here'swhy.

Asarocketleavestheearth,thepulloftheearthonitbecomeslessandlessastherocketroarsoutintospace.Ifyouimaginealinebetweentheearthandthemoon,there'sapointsomewherealongthatline,nearertothemoonthantotheearth,atwhichthegravitationalpullofboththeearthandthemoononanobjectisjustaboutequal.Anobjectplacedonthemoonsideofthatpointwouldbedrawntothemoon.Anobjectplacedontheearthsideofthatpointwouldbedrawntotheearth.Therefore,arocketneedbesentonlytothis"pointofnoreturn"inordertogetittothemoon.Themoon'sgravitywillpullittherestoftheway.

Thereturntripoftherockettotheearthis,insomeways,lessofaproblem.Theearth'sgravitationalfieldreachesfarclosertothemoonthandoesthemoon'stoearth.Thus,itwillbenecessarytofireanearthboundrocketonlyafewthousandmilesawayfromthemoontoreachapointwheretherocketwilldrifttoearthundertheearth'sgravitationalpull.

Theproblemofrockettravelisnotsomuchconcernedwithgettingtherocketintospaceasitiswithguidingtherocketafteritleavestheearth'ssurface.Rememberthatthemoonisconstantlycirclingtheearth.Arocketfiredatthemoonandcontinuinginthedirectioninwhichitwasfiredwouldmissthemoonbyawide:marginand.perhapscontinuetodriftoutintospaceuntil"captured"inanotherplanet'sgravitationalfield.Toreachthemoon,arocketmustbetiredtowardthepointwherethemoonwillbewhentherockethastraveledthe:requireddistance.Thisrequiresprecisecalculationsofthespeedanddirectionoftherocketandofthespeedanddirectionofthemoon.

Forarockettoarriveatapointwherethemoon'sgravitywillpullittherestoftheway,itmustreachaspeedcalledthevelocityofescape.Thisspeedisabout25,000m/les(about40,200kilometers)perhour.Ataspeedlessthanthis,arocketwillmerelycircletheearthinanorbitandeventuallyfallbacktotheearth.

Thisshortpassageismainlyabout______.

A.therocket

B.thepulloftheearth

C.thepullofthemoon

D.thegravitationalpulloftheearthandmoon

44.

Whatcanweinferfromthetwopoorhomelessmen?

A.Theywerebeggingforsomethingtodrink.

B.Theyboughtcoffeesothattheycouldfindthemselvesashelter.

C.Theyweresoannoyingandscaredpeopleaway.

D.Theywerehomelessandwasaskingtheauthorforhelp.

45.

Itisimpliedthattheconceptofthepaperlessofficeisnowadoptedona______scale.

46.

Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemostimportantthingintheprocessofsewing?

47.

Whylightincolorisimportanttolargeanimalsindeserts?

A.Ithelpedthemmaintainaconstantnormalbodytemperature.

B.Itreflectsratherthanabsorbsthesun-light.

C.Ithelpsthemseetheirpeersatnight.

D.Itkeepsthemkeepcoolduringthenight.

48.

Whatreasonissuggestedforrunningaboarding-house?

A.Theownersearntheirlivingbydoingthis.

B.Thishelpstopayfortheupkeepofalargehouse.

C.Themoneytheymakewillkeepthemthroughthewinter.

D.Theresultingsupplementaryincomewillensurealivingforseveralmonths.

49.

Underitschapter,theU.N.guarantees______.

A.nevertousearms

B.toemployinternationalmachines

C.tobetterstandardsoflife

D.topromoteeconomicandsocialadvancement

50.

Whichofthefollowing,statementsistrueaboutdescriptivestatistics?

A.Itcombinesquantitativevariablesandqualitativevariables,

B.Itcanbeusedtodealwithonlyquantitativevariables

C.Ithelpstosummarizepropertiesofagroupofdata.

D.Ithelpstomakepredictionsusingasampleofobservations.

51.

WhatZwerlingmeansby"liberaleducation"iseducationdirectedat______.

A.transcendingtraditionalboundaries

B.trainingstudents'employabilityskills

C.promotingstudents'academiccapabilities

D.encouragingstudentstothinkfreelyandcritically

52.

WhyisthereaslowpaceoftechnologicalchangeinAmericanfirms?

A.NewequipmentinAmericaismoreexpensive.

B.Americanfirmsdon'tpayenoughattentiontoon-the-jobtrainingoftheirwork-era.

C.Thedecision-makingprocessinAmericanfirmsmakesthemlessresponsivetotechnologicalchanges.

D.TheprofessionalstaffofAmericanfirmsarelesspaidandsolesscreative.

53.Peopletalkedaboutapromisingidea:usingtheelectricalwiringalreadyinthehousetomovedatafromroomtoroom.Oneearlyapplication,theX10systemforcontrollinglightsandappliances,didn'talwaysworkwell.Thetechnologywascertainlynotreadytobeusedtobringwebpagestocomputersanywhereinthehouse.

Alongcamethewirelessnetwork.For$50,youcouldgettheInternetsprayedacrossthehouseandneverbeconfinedbyacordtothewall.Itwasslowinthoseearlydays,veryunreliable,andopentointerruptionifyoucouldn'tbotherwithsettinguptheencodedpasswords.

Butitcaughton.AccordingtoestimatesmadebyParksAssociates,amarketresearchfirmbasedinDallas,about12.5millionhomesnowhavewirelessnetworks;another10millionhomes,mostlynewerones,haveEthernet(以太網(wǎng)).

Cheapandprevalentisahardcombinationtobeat.However,technologycompaniescontinuedtoworkontheidea.AversionforpowerlinescalledHomePlugcameoutin2002,andwhileithardlyaffectedsalesofwirelessnetworkequipment,itsoldenoughthatmajorcompanieslikeIntel,Cisco,Sony,SharpandComcastcreatedtheHomePlugAlliancetopushfornext-generationproducts,withthefirsttocomeoutlaterthisyear.

Somecompaniesarenotwaiting.Panasonic,Netgear,Marantzarealreadyofferingproductsthatwillmovedatathroughhomeelectricallinesfasterthanrouters(路由器)usingthecurrentWi-Fistandardforwirelessnetworking.

PanasonicstartedsellingitsHD-PLCEthernetadaptersforpowerlineslastmonth.OneadapterisattachedtoarouterwithashortEthernetcableandpluggedintoanearbywallsocket.Theseconddeviceispluggedintoasocketelsewhereinthehouse.WhenacomputerislinkedtoitwithanEthernetcable,dataistransmittedthroughthehome'selectricalwiringatspeedsofupto190rnegabits(兆位)asecond.

Netgearwillbesellingasimilarsystemnextmonthforabout$300.Itmovesdataataslightlyfasterrate.

MarantzsaysitsZR6001SPreceiverwillsendmusictospecialspeakersinanotherroomoverpowerlines.Thesystemincludesbothdevices.ThemusiclistenercontrolsthereceiverandtheCDplayersconnectedtoitfromacontrolpadonthespeakers.

Theseproductsseemhopelesscandidates.Whowouldliketopaytwoorthreetimesexpensivethanwirelessnetwork?Theanswerliesinsimplicity."It'swhymostpeopleneedus,"Robertsaid,notingthecomplexityofinstallingawirelessnetworkisevidentbythefactthatreturnratesonwirelessnetworkingdevicesdroptonearlyzero.Thethreeproducts'makerssaidthatpeoplewhocannotgetwhole-housecoveragewithawirelesssystemorthoseplaguedbydeadzonesmightfinditappealing.

Thepromisingideamentionedinthefirstparagraph_______.

A.hasmaturetechnologytosupportit

B.hasastableearlyapplication—theX10system

C.istotransmitdatabypowerlineswithinthehouse

D.fosteredproductswhichaffectedwirelessnetwork

54.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

55.Totheauthor'sgranddaughtertheword"ripping"______.

A.hasaclearermeaningthanitdoesfortheauthor

B.isunacceptablebecauseitisslang

C.seemsstrangeandold-fashioned

D.meansmuchthesameassmashing

56.

Itistruethat______.

A.everyoneisinterestedinscientificfindings

B.theaveragemanoftenusesinhisownvocabularywhatwasoncetechnicallanguagenotmeantforhim

C.aneducatedpersonwouldbeexpectedtoknowmosttechnicalterms

D.variousprofessionsandoccupationsofteninterchangetheirdialectsandjargons

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Shopper46ismakingadecision.Stopwatchinhand,Iobserveherfrombehindacerealdisplay.Shopper46hasbeencontemplatingbananasforfourminutesand43seconds.Finally,shemovestoplaceonewithminimalbrownspotsinhercart,changeshermindandquicklydepositstheunfitspecimenbackontothepileoffruit.Shopper46exitstheproducedepartmentwithabargaintubofbananapuddinginstead.

Workingasaconsumerbehavior.researchersincelastsummerforBrianWansink,directoroftheCornellUniversityFoodandBrandLab,IhaveobservedthousandsofsupermarketpatronsonthespotfromWholeFoodstoSafeway.Inthiseconomy,peopleareincreasinglytryingtosavemoneybyeatingin.AsAmericansmakethetransitionfromrestauranttablestosupermarketaisles,theyaremakingmistakesthattranslateintounnecessaryexpensesatthecheckoutlane.

Grocery.shoppingmightseemlikeanordinary,mechanicalactivity,butlookaroundnexttimeyou'reinthestore:Despiteourbestintentions,webuyfoodimpulsivelyandirrationally.

Wegotothesupermarketresolvedtowatchourpenniesandchoosehealthfulfoods.Butwebecomelostwhenwe'reconfrontedwiththousandsofproductsandbrands.Soweendupspending＄3.49onanaccidentalbagofDoritos,＄1.99onM＆M's.Andbesidesthecalories,thesewasteddollarsaddupfast.

Youmightthinkthatbrowsingslowlythroughthestorewouldhelpyoupickoutthebestproducts.Butourresearchsho