2022年福建省廈門市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022年福建省廈門市大學(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.

Identicaltwinshavehigherchanceofbothdevelopingschizophreniabecauseofthestrongroleof______.

2.

Animalscannotsurvivesomecatastrophiceventssuchasstarvation,disease,orcompetitionfromotherspecies.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Typically,apidginlanguagederivesmostofitsvocabularyfrom______.

4.

Peopleresumedtheirinterestinnaturalgasasafuelasaresultof__________________ofthelate1960sandearly1970s.

5.Merck'sstockplummeted40%insixweeksbecausesomeVioxx"victims"died.

6.

AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,studentscanprepareforSATby______.

7.

Whatisopenlyapprovedbyalmostallpeopleis______.

8.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor______courses.

9.

Thevillagegrocer'sassistantsaretiredofgivingextraservicewhentheyfeelaboutit.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Comparedtothenewinformationinscience,someoftheideasofthepastwere______.

11.Globalhydroelectricpowerintheoryisapproximately______thantheamountthathasbeentakenadvantageoftoday.

12.

Geneticmedicinesarenewerandmoreexpensive.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Twotraditionalegggamesarethe______and______.

14.

Itisnecessaryforanewcomerto______ofthecitysincesomelocalpeoplealsousemapsasaguide.

15.

Sophisticated______techniqueshavebeenalreadyemployedtocalculatehowintermarriageischangingthefaceoftheUnitedStates.

16.

Thewriterproposestousethesamerateforalltypesofmaterialandforallreadingpurposes.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Regardlessofotherworkplacechanges,employeesmaylongforandworkerswillstillneedto______inordertodotheirbest.

18.Legalpermanentresidentsdarenotenrolltheirchildreninmedicalinsurance,becausetheyareafraidthismaybecomeabarrierto______.

A.theirapplicationforcitizenship

B.theirparticipationinactivities

C.theiradmissiontouniversity

D.theirenjoymentofwelfare

19.

WhichisoneoftheservicesofferedbyKelly?

A.TomakesureyourCVmeetstherequirements.

B.TohelpfilltheCVonline.

C.TohelphandyourCVtothecompanies.

D.Toestablishatimetableforyou.

20.

Manyscientistsbelievedthattheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccinethatcouldbegiventopeopleto______thedisease.

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

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

聽力原文：魚在水中運動的原理

Tous,theenvironmentinwhichfishdwelloftenseemscold,darkand(36)mysterious.Butthereareadvantagesto(37)liveinwater.And(38)they'yeplayedanimportantroleinmakingfishwhattheyare.Oneisthatwaterisn't(39)subjecttosuddentemperaturechanges.Theseforeitmakes(40)anexcellenthabitatforacold-bloodedanimal.Anotheradvantageisthewater'sabilitytoeasilysupportbodyweight.Protoplasmhas(41)approximatelythesamedensityaswater.Sofishinwaterarealmostweightless.Thisweightlessnessinturnmeanstwothings:1)Fishcangetalongwithalightweightandasimplebone(42)structure.And2)Limitationstoa(43)fish'ssizearepracticallyremoved.Yetthereisonebasicdifficultytoliveinwater--thefactthatitisincompressible.(44)Forafishtomovethroughwater,itmustactuallyshoveitaside.Mostcandothisbywigglingbackandforthinasnakelikemotion.Thefishpusheswaterasidebytheforwardmotionofitsheadandwithacurveofitsbodyanditsflexibletail.

(45)Nextthewaterflowsbackalongthefish'snarrowingside,closinginatthetailandhelpingthefishpropelitselfforward.Thefactthatwaterisincompressiblehasliterallyshapedthedevelopmentoffish.Afiatandangularshapecanbemovedthroughwateronlywithdifficulty.(46)Andforthisreason,fishhaveabasicshapethatisbeautifullyadaptedtodealwiththispeculiarity.

Tous,theenvironmentinwhichfishdwelloftenseemscold,darkand【B1】______.Butthereareadvantagesto【B2】______water.And【B3】______playedanimportantroleinmakingfishwhattheyare.Oneisthatwaterisn't【B4】______suddentemperaturechanges.Thereforeitmakes【B5】______habitatforacold-bloodedanimal.Anotheradvantageisthewater'sabilitytoeasilysupportbodyweight.Protoplasmhas【B6】______thesamedensityaswater.Sofishinwaterisalmostweightless.Thisweightlessnessinturnmeanstwothings:1)Fishcangetalongwithalightweightandasimplebone【B7】______.And2)Limitationstoa【B8】______sizearepracticallyremoved.Yetthereisonebasicdifficultytoliveinwaterinfactthatitisincompressible.【B9】_______________________Thefishpusheswaterasidebytheforwardmotionofitsheadandwithacurveofitsbodyanditsflexibletail.

【B10】______________________.Thefactthatwaterisincompressiblehasliterallyshapedthedevelopmentoffish.Aflatandangularshapecanbemovedthroughwateronlywithdifficulty.【B11】______________________________.

【B1】

22.

【B8】

23.(34)

A.SouthAmerica

B.ThecountrysidethroughoutAmerica.

C.UrbanareasinthesouthernU.S.A.

D.ThecountrysideintheSouthernU.S.A.

24.聽力原文：W:Hi,Larry.IfeelglobalwarmingisreallysomethingupsettingafterProfessorSteve'slecture.

M:Oh,Alice,Ijustdon'tbuyhistheorythatglobalwarmingiscausedbyhumans.Thereisalotwedon'tknow.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.Alicebelievesglobalwarmingiscausedbyhumanbeing.

B.Prof.Steve'slectureonglobalwarmingiswell-grounded.

C.BothLarryandAliceareoptimisticaboutglobalwarming.

D.LarrydoesnotacceptProf.Steve'spointascompletelytrue.

25.(28)

A.Lauren,Heyleigh,MiyaandLeah.

B.Lauren,Heyleigh,LeahandMiya.

C.Heyleigh,Lauren,LeahandMiya,

D.Heyleigh,Lauren,MiyaandLeah.

26.

【B10】

27.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Americaisanationofsportsfans.Theylearnsportsaspartoftheireducation.Theylearntwoormoreballgames,suchasfootballorbasketball.Athighschool,theychoosegroupsofboysorgirlstomaketeams.Theychoosethosewhoarebestatthatsport.Theseteamscompeteagainstteamsfromotherschools.Inmanyschoolsstudentsalsolearnwrestling,running,tennis,golfandswimming.Theyhaveteamsforsomeofthesesports,too.

Thegamesbetweenschoolsareoftenveryexciting.Otherstudents,theonesnotontheteam,lovetowatchthem.Theyleteveryoneknowthisbyshoutingandcheering,whentheirteamplayswell.Suchsportsplayaveryimportantroleinbuildingthestudents'teamspirit,whichcouldbeveryusefulintheirfuturecareer.

Thereisaspecialclubofgirlsandboys,mostlygirls,whojumpupanddownandshoutfortheirfootballteam.Theycallthemselvescheerleaders,becausetheyleadeveryoneinshoutsandcheers.Theywearclothesofaspecialcolor—thecoloroftheirschool'steam.Thefootballplayerswearthatcolor,too.Eachschoolhasateamcolorandateamname.Cheerleaderscallouttheteamnameintheircheers.Theypracticemanyhourstolearnthespecialjumpingandcheeringmoves.Cheerleadingisalmostasportitself,anditisveryenjoyabletoboththeplayersandtheaudience,whoreallyneedamomenttorelax.

(27)

A.BecausetheyalwayswinintheOlympicGames.

B.Becausetheybasetheireducationonsports.

C.Becausetheyhavemanysportsstars.

D.Becausetheylearnandplaysportsalot.

28.

【B3】

29.聽力原文：M：Youknow，I'vebeenstudyingregularly，butI'mstillnotdoingwellinmyhistoryclass．

W：Maybeinsteadofstudyinginyourroom,youshouldseatyourselfinaplacethathasfewerdistractions.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

(18)

A.Findaquietplacetostudy.

B.Changetheconditionsofhisroom.

C.Findamorecomfortableplacetostudy.

D.Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginhisroom.

30.【B1】

31.聽力原文：Rightuptothe19thcentury.(32)OxfordandCambridgeweretheonlytwouniversitiesinEngland.Royalpatronageandaristocraticmoneyconfirmedthemintheirposition,andattemptstofoundnewuniversitieselsewhereallmetwithfailure.Alargenumberofprovincialuniversitieswereestablishedfollowingtheirlead,thesearetheso-called"Redbrickuniversities".Manyofthemweredependentonolderuniversitiesatfirst,especiallytheUniversityofLondon,butsoontheybecameindependentandbegangivingtheirowndegrees.(33)Manyalsobecamewell-knownfortheirexcellenceinaparticularsubjectandcouldofferabettercoursetostudentstakingthatsubjectthanwasavailableanywhereelseinthecountry.AfterthisfirstrapidincreasemnumbersanddistributionthenumberofEnglishuniversitiesremainedthesamefornearly40years.Butbythe1960sanewpostwargenerationhadgrownup.(34)DuetoanincreaseinthebirthratefollowingtheSecondWorldWar,theschoolgoingpopulationwasbiggerthaneverbefore.Secondaryeducationwasbetterandtheschoolleavingageher.Naturallythedemandforuniversityplacesbecamegreater,andthegovernmentrespondedwithanambitiousuniversitybuildingplan.Sevennewuniversitieswereplannedbuiltandopenedtheirdoorstoanewgenerationofstudentsbetween196tand1965.(35)ItwasthegreatestsingleexpansionofhighereducationthatEnglandhaseverknown.

(33)

A.Becausetherewerenotenoughstudentsenrolledinmorethanoneuniversity.

B.BecauseOxfordandCambridgewerethemostimportantcities.

C.BecauseonlyOxfordandCambridgeweresupportedbyroyalpatronage.

D.BecauseParliamentonlysupportedOxfordandCambridge.

32.(36)

A.Inthetwohundredmeterrace.

B.Intheonehundredmeterrace.

C.Inthetwohundredmetersprintrelayevent.

D.Intheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.

33.(16)

A.Atthecallbox.

B.Atthejewelrystore.

C.Fromamachine.

D.Fromthepurchaser.

34.(35)

A.Sheexercisednotasmuch.

B.Shecouldbelooseronherdiet.

C.Shewasnotashealthyassheis.

D.Sheneedn'texercisethatlong.

35.聽力原文：IfyouareinanymajorcityinAmerica,thechancesarehighthatyouarenotfarfromaStarbucks.Infact,youmightbeveryclosetoseveralofthesecoffeestores.ThecompanystartedintheWestCoastcityofSeattle,Washington,in1971.StarbuckswasnamedafteracharacterinthefamousAmericannovel"Moby-Dick"byHermanMelville.Today,therearemorethantwelvethousandStarbucksaroundtheworld.

Saleslastyearwerealmosteightbilliondollars.Thecompanybelievesinopeningmanystoresinbusyareasofcities.Forexample,thereareaboutthirtyStarbucksstoresindowntownSeattle.Recently,threeStarbucksopenedintheareanearVOAheadquartersinWashington,D.C.

Starbuckssellsmorethanjustplaincoffee.Itstartedawholecoffeeculturewithitsownspeciallanguageandcoffeeworkerscalledbaristas.Itsellsmanykindsofhotandcoldcoffeedrinks,likeWhiteChocolateMochaandFrappuccino.Italsosellsmusicalbums,coffeemakers,food,andevenbooks.Butmostofall,itsellstheideaofbeingawarmandfriendlyplaceforpeopletosit,readortalk.

Starbucksisagreatsuccessstory.Buyersarewillingtopayasmuchasfivedollarsforacoffeedrink.PeoplewetalkedtosaidtheygotoStarbucksbecausetheycandependonittohaveexactlywhattheywantandtobenearby.

However,somepeopledonotlikethecompany'saggressiveexpansion.Asmallcoffeeselleristakingthecompanytocourt.Shesaysthewaythecompanydoesbusinessisillegalbecauseitstopspropertyownersfromleasingstorestoothercoffeecompanies.SheseesStarbucksascontrollingthemarketandforcingoutcompetition.

NicolasO'ConnellworksforLaColombe,acoffeeroastingcompanybasedinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.HesaysStarbuckshashelpedtoeducatepeopleaboutcoffeefrommanycountries.Buthecriticizesthecompanyforusingmachinesmorethanpeopletomakethecoffee.Mr.O'Connellpointsoutthatthecoffeecultureisallaboutahand-madeproductandinteractionbetweenpeople.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.WheredidStarbucks,thestorenamecomefrom?

34.WhatisStarbucks'mostextraordinarycharacter?

35.WhydoesMr.O'ConnellnotlikeStarbucks?

(30)

A.Aspecialsymbolinlife.

B.Atheatricalroleinaplay.

C.Agreatcharacterinhistory.

D.Animaginarypersoninafiction.

36.聽力原文：M:Didyoumakeareservationonthe9:00flight?

W:Ithoughtyouwantedtotakethe8:00one.It'stoolatetochangenow.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

(15)

A.Shemadeareservationforthe9:00flight.

B.Shechangedthereservation.

C.Shefoundtheywerelateforthe8:00flight.

D.Shemisunderstoodtheman.

37.聽力原文：M:Beforetheweatherreport,couldyoutellmesomeroadnews?

W:Yes,well,theA41isstillverybusyattheDomecornerthismorning.AnothertrafficjamwehaveisintheAiMupnearHatfield.HarrowRoad.TheA404,HarrowRoadisnowflowingfreely,noproblemsthere.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheroadsfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.TheA41attheDomecornerhasfewcars.

B.TheA1MnearHatfield,HarrowRoadhasheavytraffic.

C.TheA404,HarrowRoadisverybusywithmanycars.

D.TheA1Misnowflowingfreelywithoutproblems.

38.聽力原文：Peopleenjoytakingtrips.Butwhatarethereasonstheyleavehome?Onereasonisforeducation.Peopletravelbecausetheywanttobroadentheirhorizons,tolearnaboutotherpeopleandotherplaces.They'recuriousaboutothercultures.Whenpeoplearetourists,theygetaquicklookatdifferentwaysofliving.Evenashortlookatanotherkindoflifestyle.isanimportantlesson.

Onatrip,apersoncanlearndirectlybyvisitingmuseumsandhistoricspots.Whatdoesatouristlearnwhoseestheartmuseums,visitsthehistoricpalacesandotherscenicspotsinParisshopsalongtheriverSeine?Hegetsavividpicture,areallifeoneoftheFrenchpeople.Helearnsabouttheirattitudes,howtheyfeelaboutbusiness,beautyandhistory.

WhataboutthetouristwhogoestoHongKong?Doeshegetthesameinformationthathecouldgetfromabook?HemightreadthatHongKongiscrowded,thatthere'slessthan200squaremetersofspaceforeachperson,butseeingandfeelingthelackofspacewillimpresshimmuchmore.Hemightreadthatthere'venearly200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway,butthesightofsomanyvehiclesparkedalongtheroadsidewillbeamuchmorevividlesson.ThetouristtoHongKongwillneverforgetthecontrasts.thestraightverticallinesofthetallmodernbuildingsandthemovinglinesofboatsthatpeoplelivein.

(32)

A.Tolookforadifferentlifestyle.

B.Toenjoythemselves.

C.Foradventure.

D.Foreducation.

39.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Shewantstomakesureifshegraduatedsuccessfully.

B.Shehasappliedfortheman'sschoolasapostgraduatethisautumn.

C.Shehascalledherteacherstoasksomeacademicquestions.

D.Sheispreparingforhergraduatepaper.

40.

【B4】

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

TheauthorinthepassageusesthefollowingdevicesinhiswritingEXCEPT______.

A.questionsB.narrativeC.analogyD.comment

42.

Whichofthefollowingaccordswiththeauthor'sattitude?

A.Chargesonpatented-drugindustryareanythingbuttrue.

B.Genericsindustryisasheervictiminthecompetition.

C.Onlydruggiantsaretobeblamed.

D.Exclusionofgenericsindustryfromtakingresponsibilityisquestionable.

43.

Withanup-to-dateresumereadyasanoption,youmayfeelbetteratyourjobbecause______.

A.youaretodowondersinyourwork

B.itseemstobetheonlypositiveattitude

C.youhavemadeadecisiononyourown

D.itisuptoyoutochoosebetweentwoalternatives

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Informationabouttigersharksisrareinbookssomostofthispaperaboutsharkswillbeingeneral.TheTigerSharks'LatinnameisGaleocerdoCuvier.Sharksareamemberofthefishfamily.Thereareover350speciesofsharks.Sharkscanbeasbigas49feetlong(whaleshark)andasshortas6inches(cigarshark).Sharks'bodiesdonothavebones,buthavecartilage(軟骨)instead.Theyhavepointedheadswithfivegills(鰓)behindit.Sharkshaveverysharpteeththatarereplacedwhenevertheyloseteeth.Sharks'skincanbereddishbrown,bronze,metallicblueornearlyblack,althoughmostofthemaregray.Somehavespots,bandsandmarbling.Theirskinisleathery(粗糙)andcoveredwithsmallpointedscales(鱗)whicharesosharpthatifpettedintheoppositedirectioncanactuallyhurtyourhand.

Sharkshavegreatsenses.Theireyesaresensitiveandcanevenseeindimlight.Theirsenseofsmellisoutstanding.Theyalsohavesensesthathumansdonot.Sharkscanfeelwhenotherthingsarearoundthem.Also,theyhaveorgansontheirsnouts(鼻子)whichtellthemwhenotherfisharearound.Sharksareknowntoeateverycreatureintheseaincludingtheirownkind.Somesharkseatonlyplantsandplankton(浮游生物).Otherspreferlivefood.Peoplehavefoundveryunusualthingsinsharks'stomachssuchashoovesofcows,horses,dogs,cats,goatsandhumancorpses.

Unlikebonyfishwhichlayhundredsofeggsatonetime,sharks'littersaremuchsmaller.Somesharkshaveasfewastwooffspringatatime.Bonyfishbabiesarebornsmallandpuny.Shark"pups"arebornfullydevelopedandarereadytoeatthefoodsthatfull-grownsharkseat.

Someofsharks'behavior.isinterestingandunderstood.Otherbehaviorsarestillmysterious.Forexample,sharksattackwhentheyarehungry.Butwhytheyattackwhentheyarenothungry,wedonotknow.Theymayattackfordefense,becausetheythinkhumansarefood,becausetheysmellbloodorbecausetheysmellorsensechemicalsthatareinterestingtothem.Whilepeoplemaythinkthatallsharksaredangerous,onlyabout30speciesareconsidereddangerous,includingtheTigerShark.Evenwhensharksdoattack,thevictimsusuallydonotdieanyway.

Sharksarefoundinalloftheworld'soceansalthoughmostofthemprefertoliveintropicalwaters.AveryfewspeciesliveinwatersascoldastheAntarcticOcean.Sharksliveatalldepthsoftheoceans.Becausesharksaresoadaptabletherearemanyofthemallaroundtheworld,livinginallofouroceans.

Herearesomeinterestingfactsabouttigersharks:

Sharkeggshavestringsattachedtothem.Thestringshookontocoralsorseaweedsotheeggwillnotdriftoff.Allbabysharksarecalledpups.Sharksareoneoftheoldestspeciesofanimalsandhavebeenonearthforaboutthreemillionyears.

Sharks'onlynaturalpredator(獵食者)issharks.

Unlikebonyfish,sharksdonothaveairbladders(囊)andsoiftheystopswimming,theywillsinktothebottom.

Thelargestorganintheshark'sbodyisitsliver.Sharkscansurvivewithoutfoodforlongperiodsoftimebecausetheycanliveofftheoiloftheirfiver.

Peopleusemanyproductsthatcomefromsharkssuchasoil,vitamins,fertilizerandleather.Somepeoplealsoliketocollectsharkteethandjaws.SharkmeatisbecomingamorepopularfoodintheUnitedStates.

Tigersharkshavesharpteethtohuntfood,sowhenevertheyloseteeth______.

45.

【C6】

46.

PicassoquotedtheexampleoftheEnglishlanguagetomaintainthat______.

A.onehasonlyhimselftoblamefornotbeingabletounderstandsomething

B.hedidn'texpectthateveryonecouldunderstandthesurrealistart

C.everybodyshouldbeabletolearn,toappreciatethesurrealistart

D.theintricacyofthesurrealistartshouldnotbeblamedontheartists

47.Howtounleashourcreativity?Beginby"lettingdownyourshield".Stopbeingselfconscious,afraidofplayingthefool,andbeopentoexperience.

Next,"eraseyourblackboard."Weallhaveblackboards,too—scribbleduponbyotherpeople.Noonecomesintotheworldablankslate;therearemessagesintheunconsciousfromfarbackintime,imprintsfromancestorslostinthemistypastandfromourownparents.Insuchawayareweprogrammedbyourculturetoprovidecontinuityfortherace.But,again,whatisgooduptoapointcanbecomestultifying(無用的).Tobecreative,wehaveto"erase"someofwhatothershavewrittenuponusand"reinvent"ourselves.

Itisnoteasy.Youhavetopayattentiontoyourunconscious,whichslipsmessagestoyoumuchasanoteisslippedunderthedoor;toyourownintuitionandintelligence,andtotheworldaroundyou.

Creativity,then,isfirstaboutpayingattentiontotheunexpected.Oneartisttoldme,"Ifyouknowwhatyouarelookingfor,youwillneverseewhatyoudonotexpecttofind."Topayattentionmeanstoexpectwithoutknowingwhattoexpect.Writerssaythisexperiencehappenstothemallthetime."Ihavenoideawhence(從哪里)thistidecomes,orwhereitgoes,"authorDorothyCanfieldonceexplained,"butwhenitbeginstoriseinmyheart,Iknowthatastoryisintheoffing(即將來臨)."

Italsohappenstoscientists.PhysicistCharlesTowneshastoldofthetimehewasfrustratedinsolvingahugeproblemonwhichheandothershadworkedlongandhard.OneSundaymorninghewenttotheparktositonabenchamongtheazaleas(杜鵑花),"andthereintheearlyspringmorningenjoyedthefreshnessandbeautyofthesegayflowers,musingoverwhywehadsofarfailed.SuddenlyIrecognizedthefallacyinmypreviousthinkingandthatofothers."

FamedHollywooddirectorJohnHustontoldmethatwhenheencounteredamentalblockwhileonlocation,hewascarefulnotto"spook",nottopanic.Instead,herelaxedandwaited."Whentherightideacomesalong,"hesaid,"you'llrecognizeit."

Noone,ofcourse,canpayattentiontoeverything.Allofusarebombarded(轟擊)dailywithstimulipouringinfromsocietyaroundus.Creativityrequiresthatwestoppayinggeneralattentiontoeverythinginordertopayparticularattentiontosomething.Thenwecanseewhatpreviouslywemissed.Wecanlookatthecommonplaceinabrand-newwayanddiscoverthesurprisinginthefamiliar.Inthewordsofonestudentofcreativity,"Ifmostofustendtokeepongoingthroughthesameoldfamiliarnotion,thatisnotbecauseweareshortoncreativitybutbecausewestifleit.Creativitydemandscertainleapsthatweconsidertoodaring."

Thereare______waystounleashourcreativity.

A.3B.2C.4D.5

48.

Theauthorcondemnsnoiseessentiallybecauseit______.

A.isagainstthelaw

B.canmakesomepeopleirritable

C.isanuisance

D.isadangertopeople'shealth

49.

Gettingenergyfromtheoceanisimportantto______.

A.Russiabecauseofitslimitedcoalandpetroleumresourcesonland

B.Americabecauseitisthegreatestconsumerofenergyintheworld

C.AsiabecausemostofAsiancountrieslackothersourcesofenergy

D.SouthAmericabecauseagreatpartofthepopulationisverypoor

50.

Whydocriminalsgiveuprobbingthetraditionallylucrativeplaces?

A.Oldtoolsandtechniquesusedbycriminalsareuselessintheseplacesnow.

B.Moderngunscannotmakeaterrificnoisetomenacepeopleintheseplaces.

C.Moderndevicesandtechnologicalimprovementprotecttheseplaces.

D.Robbingtheseplacesisnotsoprofitableandworthwhileasbefore.

51.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?

A.MoreinformationmakeslessappearanceonaGooglesearch.

B.Googlewillkeepusers'personalinformationsafe.

C.InthefutureuserswillreceiveadvertisementsfromGoogleprofiles.

D.Gmailisagoodmailservicewithoutanyads.

52.

WecanconcludethattheeconomicandsocialstatusofwomeninStalinistsociety______.

A.hadbeenimproved

B.wasworsethanbefore

C.hadnotChangedmuch

D.wasbetterthanthatincapitalisticcountries

53.

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmarriage?

A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Indifferent.D.Critical.

54.

Whatdoes"anearthboundrocket"inSentence3Para.3mean?

A.Arocketsentfromtheearthtothemoon.

B.Arocketsentfromthemoontotheearth.

C.Arocketmadeofearth.

D.Arocketwithnopurpose.

55.

Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothewholepassage?

A.ThesurveybyEuropeanCommissionsuggestsEuro-area'sGDPisshrinking.

B.Thequickslashmayputpolicymakersintoanimpotentpositionlater,

C.Interestratesreducedtozero,themonetary-policywillbepowerless.

D.ECBnowhasnosignofcuttingitsrates.

56.

IntheUnitedStatestoday______.

A.alcoholismhascausedamillionautomobileaccidentsayear

B.therearenomorethanamillionalcoholics

C.theproblemofalcoholismcoststhousandsofmillionsofdollarseveryyear

D.alcoholismisnotamajorsocialproblem

57.Whatdoestheword"upheaval"(Line1,Para.3)mostprobablymean?

A.Achievement.B.Flexibility.C.Confusion.D.Change.

58.

Oratoryskillswillbeimprovedwhen______.

A.yourvocabularyispowerful

B.youcanlinkandrelatethings

C.yourcreativitygrows

D.youreadextensively

59.Conservationistsmaybemiscalculatingthenumbersofthethreatenedanimalssuchaselephants,sayAfricanandAmericanresearchers.Theerroroccursbecauseofaflawinthewaytheyestimateanimalnumbersfromthepilesofdungthecreaturesleavebehind.

Themistakecouldleadresearcherstothinkthattherearetwic