2022年貴州省遵義市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)

2022年貴州省遵義市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

AmericansliketoadoptKoreachildrenbecausetherearemoreorphanedandabandonedchildreninSouthKorea.

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2.

Theworld'spopulationwillincreasein2000to9.3billionpeople.

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3.

Tobecomeafosterparent,oneneedstoundergo,throughafosteragency,theprocessof________.

4.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin______.

A.built-inbookshelves

B.freestandingbookcases

C.hangingbookshelves

D.glasscases

5.

Generalizedanxietydisordercanbecausedlargelyby______.

A.people'sworries,uncertainties,endfears

B.theeconomicandsocialproblems

C.somespecificphenomenon

D.individualcircumstances

6.BiculturalKids

WhenBrianandCheryBoydwerefirstlookingintoadoptingchildrenfromSouthKorea,acounselorattheChildren'sHomeSocietyofMinnesotawarnedthecouplethatiftheychosetoraiseachildfromKorea,"youwillnolongerbeAmericans.YouwillbeKoreanAmericans."TheBoydstooktheleapandbecametheproudparentsofdaughtersSarah,14,andAnna,11.TheirhomeisfilledwithKoreanartandartifacts,theyhavetraveledtoSouthKoreaseveraltimes,SarahtakespartinalocalKoreandancetroupewithotheradoptedkids,andbothgirlsattend"culturecamp"—aweeklongsummercampinWisconsinwhereyoungKoreanadopteeslearnabouttheirnativeculture,foodandmusic."Maybewe'vegonealittleoverboard,butwefeelwedidn'thavemuchofachoice,"saysBrian,"Wewantedourgirlstofeelconnectedtotheirbirthright."

Therewasatimewhenfamilieswhoadoptedchildrenfromadifferentethnicorracialgroupwereadvisedtocuttiestothepastandassimilatetheyoungstersascompletelyaspossible.Todayadoptionadvocatesagreethatembracingthebirthcultureofthesechildrenisvitalforparentsraisingkidsfromaraceorcultureotherthantheirown."Whenyouraiseachildofanotherrace,youneedtorealizethatyoubecomeaninterracialfamilyandtomakeuseofeverypossibleresourceyoucanfindtointegratewithyourchild'sbirthculture,"saysCheriRegister,authorofAreThoseKidsYours?RaisingChildrenAdoptedfromOtherCountries.

Expertsonbiculturaladoptionshavelearnedsuchlessonsfromyearsofexperience.SusanCox,50,whoworksforHoltInternational,theoldestoverseas-adoptionagencyintheUSandtheorganizationthatarrangedherownadoptionfromSouthKoreain1956,learnedthemfirsthand.ShewasadoptedbyOregondairyfarmersMarvinandJaneGourleyintheearliestwaveofbabiesbroughtintoAmericanhomesandheartsaftertheKoreanWar.TheGourleysdealtwiththeirdaughter'sAsianidentityinawaythatreflectedthethinkingofthetime:theylovedherunconditionallyandencouragedhertobeagoodAmerican.YetasCoxgrewupintinyBrownsville,questionsofidentityandracewerealwayssimmering(內(nèi)心充滿)justbeneaththesurfaceofherall-Americanchildhood.AlookinthemirrortoldCoxthatshewasdifferentfromherparentsandthreeofhersisters,andchildhoodexperiencesemphasizedtheracialisolationfromherlovingfamilyshesometimesfelt."Inanynewsituation,IfeltIalwayshadtoexplainwhoIwasandwhereIwasfrom,"sherecalls.

ItwasthesteadyflowoforphanedandabandonedKoreanchildrenlikeCox,adoptedintoAmericanhomesinthe1950s,thatstartedthetrendoftransracialadoptionshere.Thenumbershavejumpedsincethen:accordingtoitsrecords,in2001morethan19,000childrenfromothercountries—afigurethathastripledoverthepastfiveyears—wereadoptedintoAmericanfamilies.Andsincelegislationpassedin1995dictatingthatadoptionfromthefoster-caresystembecolor-blind,interestintransracialadoptionhasalsoboomed.

DavidGlotzer,53,aninvestmentadviser,andCharlotteMeyer,49,anemergency-roomnurse,didn'tsetouttocrossthecolorlinetobecomeparents,buttheydidn'thesitatetodosowhengiventheopportunitytoadoptAaron,now11.

DaughterHannah,7,followed,BothchildrenareAfricanAmerican,butGlotzer,whoisJewishandfromNewYorkCity,andMeyer,aCatholicwhogrewupinPhoenix,Ariz.,saytheirfamilydealswithracialboundariesdaily.Meyerhadtotakeaclasstolearnhowtobraidandcareforherdaughter'shairproperly,andGlotzersitsontheboardofPACT,thenonprofitagencybasedinSanFranciscothathelpedarrangetheirkids'adoptions.GlotzerandMeyeralsodecidedtoliveonlyinraciallyintegratedneighborhoodsinOaklandandBerkeley,Calif.Theyturneddownachan

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7.Aliens

Arethereotherformsoflifeintheuniverse'?Thescientificsearchforextraterrestrial(ET)lifeformshasbeenbolsteredbytworecentdiscoveries.First,thediscoveryoflifeformsinexoticenvironmentsonEarthindicatesthatlifeisveryheartyandcanadapttothestrangestandmosthostileenvironments.Second,astronomersfoundplanetsorbitingstarsbesidesoursun—over50extrasolarplanetshavebeendiscoveredasof2001.Aretherealienlifeformsonanyoftheseplanets?

Ifalienlifedoesexist,whatmightitbelike?Woulditbesimpleformsoflifesuchasbacteria,virusesoralgae,ormoreadvanced,multi-cellularcreatures,perhapsevenintelligentbeings?Wouldaliensbeanimals,plantsorhavecharacteristicsofboth?Wouldtheyhavearmsandlegsandwalkuprightaswedo?Wouldtheydependuponvisionastheirprimarysenseoruseanotherwaytogatherinformationabouttheirsurroundings?Wouldthey"breathe"oxygenorsomeothergas?

Greetings,Carbon-basedBipeds(兩足動(dòng)物)!

Mostofuspicturealienlifethewayit'sportrayedinmovies,wherealiensarecommonlydepictedashuman-likeformsbecausetheyuseactorseithertoplaytherolesdirectlyinmakeuportobemodelsforcomputer-generatedanimation.Also,audiencesrelatetohuman-likealiensbetterthantomoreexotic,monsterlike.However,thehumanbodyplanbilateralsymmetrywithone

head,twolegsandtwoarms—stemsfromwhenearlyanimalssuchaslizard,crocodile,ordinosaurcolonizedtheEarth'slandmasses,anditseemsunlikelythatsuchashapewouldevolveonanalienworld.So,let'sforgetHollywoodforthemomentandlookcloselyattherealscienceofastrobiology.

Astrobiologyisthescientificstudyoflifeintheuniverse.Astrobiologistsseektounderstand(amongotherthings)howlifearoseandevolvedonEarth,whatgovernsthewaylifeisorganizedandwhatmakesaplanethabitable.

Astrobiologycombinesthedisciplinesofbiology,chemistry,physics,geologyandastronomy.Often,astrobiologistsmustusetheinformationlearnedaboutlifeonEarthasaguideforstudyinglifeelsewhere.Let'sexaminesomeoftheunusualthingsthatwehavelearnedfromlifeonEarth:

LifeintheExtreme

Upuntilabout30yearsago,itwasbelievedthatalllifeonEarthwasdependentuponenergyfromthesun.Furthermore,itwasthoughtthatyouwouldprobablynotfindlifewheretemperatureswereextremelyhot,likeingeysersorhotsprings,orextremelycold,'likeintheAntarcticdesert.

Theseideaschangedwhenoceanographersexploredhydrothermalvents,openingsintheoceanfloorwhereextremelyhot,mineral-richwatereruptsfromthecrust.Hydrothermalventsarelocatedseveralmilesbelowthesurface,ontheoceanfloor,wherethesurroundingwaterisatornearfreezing,itisabsolutelydarkandthepressureishigh.Inorganizedcommunitiesaroundthebasesofthesevents,calledblacksmokers,scientistsfoundclams,crabsandexotic,gianttubewormsmeasuring6feet(2meters)long.Thewatercomingoutoftheseventsis230to662degreesFahrenheit(110to350degreesCelsius).

Howcantheseanimalssurvivesofarfromthesunlight,undertheseextremeconditions?Inthewater,scientistsfoundspeciesofbacteriathatsplithydrogensulfide(硫化物)fromthewatertogetenergytomakeorganiccompounds.Thetubewormshavebacteriaintheirtissuesthathelpthemderiveenergyfromthewater.Theclamsfeedonthebacteria,andthecrabsfeedonthetubeworms.

Thediscoveryofhydrothermal-ventcommunitiesshowedthatitispossibleforlifetoevolveinplaceswithoutlightfromthesun,andinotherworldswithoutsufficientlightfromtheparentstar.Inviewofthediscoveryofhydrothermalvents,itmaybepossiblethatlifeexistsonEuropa,anicymoonofJu

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8.YaleUniversityisnamedafterElihuYale,whoonceworkedforEICas______.

9.FourMinutesthatGetYouHired

BayStateralwayswantstobeateacher.Withthehelpoffriendswhoteachatschool,shelandedaninterviewwiththeprinciple."Inoticedatinyruninmystockingthatmorning,"sherecalls."Ithoughtaboutchanging,butIknewI'dbelateifIdid.Butlatertherunstretchedfrommyankletomyknee.Iapologizedfornotlookingmybest."Finally,thewould-beteacherdidn'tgetherjob.

Firstimpressionsareoftenlastingones.Indeed,ifyouplaythecardright,youcanenjoythebenefitsofthe"haloeffect".Thismeansifyouareviewedpositivelywithinthecriticalfirstfourminutes,thepersonyouhavemetwilllikelyassumeeverythingyoudoispositive.

Fourminutes!Studiestellusthat'sthecrucialperiodinwhichimpressionsareformedbysomeonewe'vejustmet.Withinameretenseconds,thatpersonwillbegintomakejudgmentsaboutourprofessionalism,socialclass,moralsandintelligence.Peopletendtofocusonwhattheysee(dress,eyecontact,movement),onwhattheyhear(howfastandslowwetalk,ourvoicetoneandvolume),andonouractualwords.

Bungleafirstencounter,andinmanycasestheinterviewerwillmistakenlyassumeyouhavealotofothernegativetraits.Worse,heorshemaynottakethetimetogiveyouasecondchance.

Mostemployersbelievethatthosewholookasiftheycareaboutthemselvesaremorelikelytocareabouttheirjobs.Weknow"it'swhat'sinsidethatcounts",butresearchshowsthatphysicallyattractivepeoplearegenerallyperceivedbyprospectiveemployersasmoreintelligent,likableandtrustworthy.Yourgoalshouldbetocomeacrossinthebestpossiblelight--attractiveinthewayyoudress,inyourgesturesandfacialexpressionsandinyourspeech.

Here'showtomakethosecrucialfourminutescount:

LookyourbestItsignalssuccess.Studieshavelinkedclothingconsciousnesstohigherself-esteemandjobsatisfaction.AndonestudyfundedbytheClairolCorporationfoundthatitpays,literally,toprojectaprofessionalimage.JudithWaters,aprofessoratFairleighDickinsonUniversityinNewJersey,sentoutidenticalresumewitheithera"before"oran"after"photographofhypotheticaljobcandidatestoover300companies.Watersaskedthemtodetermineastartingsalaryforeachcandidate.Theresult?Salariesare8to20percenthigherforthosewhoseresumeshavebeenaccompaniedbythephotowithanupgradedimage.

Yetmanypeoplefailtounderstandtheimportanceofprojectingaprofessionalimage.Forexample,a32-year-oldinWashington,D.C.,workedfortenyearsasanadministrativeassistantinalargeaccountingfirm.Whentheofficemanagerretiredlastyear,sheappliedfortheposition.Shewasn'tevengrantedaninterview.

"Ithoughtitwasanoversight,soIaskedthedirectorofpersonnelwhathappened,"shesays."HetoldmeIdidn'tfittheimageofanofficemanger.HesuggestedIchangemywardrobe--getridofmyneon-coloredskirtsanddanglingearrings--beforeIappliedagainforanotherposition.Iwasshocked.Idoagreatjob,andthewayIdressshouldn'thaveanybearing.Myclothesreflectmypersonalstyle."

Forgetaboutpersonalstyle.Atwork,yourclothesmustconveythemessagethatyouarecompetent,reliableandauthoritative.

Dressforthejobyouwant,notthejobyouhave.Ifyouarescheduledforaninterviewatacompanyyou'venevervisitedandaren'tsurewhattowear,sendforanannualreportandstudywhattheemployeespicturedarewearing,ordropbyaheadoftimetoseehowtheydress.

MonitoryourbodylanguageHowyoumoveandgesturewillgreatlyinfluenceaninterviewer'sfirstimpressionofyou.Inastudyofcommunications,PsychologistAlbertMehrabiandiscoveredthatsevenperce

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Apersonalsomightberequiredtoquitsmokingtoimprovetheoutcomeoftheoperation.

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11.

Antipollutionlegislationshavebeenenactedthankstothecontinuedpressurefrom______.

A.grass-rootsorganizations

B.individualactivism

C.environmentalists

D.environmentalregulation

12.

Feverisa______toinfection,andnomajorproblemsgenerallycomefromfeveritself.

13.

WhydowecallMadagascaraDarwinianplayground?

A.Becauseofitsgeographicisolation.

B.Becauseitsnatureisstillinoriginalform.

C.Becausemostofitsplantsareendemic.

D.Becausemostofitsanimalsareendemic.

14.Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersareswitchingtoit.

15.

Workitselfisnotasingle,concept,weworkinordertomake______.

16.

Someoftheoldpeoplewhoinjectfluvaccinesexperienceserioussideeffects.

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17.

ThePentagonistheU.S.militaryestablishment,wheremorethan35,000peoplearenowemployed.

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18.

______aretwoexamplesoffindingcreativewaystokeepingupservicesfortherapidlyagingpopulationinruralEurope.

19.

Newtreeseedlingswillnotsurvivetoreachthecanopylevelunless______.

20.

ManyGermaninternationalcorporationsholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployees'assignedworkinChinabecausetheywanttheirstaffbecomeinterestedinChina.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B11】

22.

【B10】

23.(26)

A.Parents'scoldingchildrenonvideotape.

B.Parents'ignoranceofchildreninclass.

C.Parents'drugabusewithchildren.

D.Parents'ill-treatmentonchildren.

24.聽力原文：W:Canyoubelievewegotaseatsoquickly?

M:It'susuallycrowdedhereatlunchtime.

W:Iknow.Iwonderwhyit'snottoday.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttherestaurant?

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A.Therewillbemorepeopleintherestaurantatdinnertime.

B.Therearefewerpeoplethanusual.

C.Theydon'thaveanylunchspecialtoday.

D.It'sverybusy.

25.(14)

A.Thejournalistisringingabell.

B.Hisnamesoundsmelodic.

C.JohnSmithisringingthebellnow.

D.Thenamesoundsfamiliar.

26.(29)

A.Itisfromsomekindofthreat.

B.Itisfromapressure.

C.Itisfromadesire.

D.Itisfrompersonalcommitment.

27.(19)

A.ProfessorSmithdoesn'tholdseminarsordiscussionsinhislectures.

B.StudentssometimesfallasleepinProfessorSmith'slectures.

C.ProfessorSmith'slecturesarealwayswellattended.

D.ThefrontseatsareveryhardtogetinEnglishlectures.

28.(35)

A.JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B.ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmath.

C.Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathskills.

D.Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

29.聽力原文：W:Ourrentisnowalready＄800amonth.

M:Iknow.It'sexactlyone-thirdmorethanitwaswhenwefirstmovedin.

Q:Howmuchrenthadbeenpaidatfirst?

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A.＄450.B.＄750.C.＄600.D.＄800.

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31.聽力原文：Togetusstartedthissemester,I'mgoingtospendthefirsttwoclassesgivingyoubackgroundlecturesaboutsomebasiccinematicconcepts.Onceyouarealittlemorefamiliarwithbasicfilmterminology,wewillbereadytolookatthehistoryofmoviesintheUnitedStates.YouwillbeexpectedtoattendshowingsoffilmsonTuesdayeveningat7o'clockatJenningsAuditorium,that'sourlab.ThenduringourWednesdayseminar,wewilldiscussindepththemoviewesawthenightbefore.We'renotcoveringsilentmoviesinthiscourse.Wewillbeginwiththefirsttalkingmotionpicture,TheJazzSinger,releasedin1927.Thenextweekwe'llbelookingatTheGoldDiggerof1933,apiecethatisveryrepresentativeoftheescapisttrendinfilmsreleasedduringtheDepression.Someofthefilmswewillbewatchingwillprobablybenewtoyou,likeFrankCapra'sWhyWeFight.OthersyoumighthavealreadyseenonTV,likeRebelWithoutaCausestarringJamesDeane,orStanleyCooper'sDoctor'sStrangeLove.However,Ihopeyouwillseeevenfamiliarfilmswithneweye.Inthelastthreeweeksofthecourse,wewillbewatchingfilmsfromthe1980s,andyouwillchooseoneofthemasthesubjectforanextensivewrittencritique.Wewilltalkmoreabouttherequirementsofthecritiquelaterinthesemester.

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A.TolookatthehistoryofmoviesintheUnitedStates.

B.Arrangementforthemoviecourse.

C.LookingatTheGoldDiggerof1933.

D.WatchingFrankCapra'sWhyWeFight.

32.聽力原文：W:Tony,Ihavebeenhearingsomuchinthenewsaboutdifferentpresidentialcandidates.CanyoutallmealittleabouthowAmericanselecttheirPresident?

M:Well,it'salongprocess.Westartoffbydecidingwhotheofficialcandidateforeachpoliticalpartywillbe.Usually,apersonfirstannouncesthatheorshewantstorunforPresident.Ifyouwanttobeyourparty'sofficialcandidate,youneedtoraisemoneyandgathersupportfrompartymembers.Candidatesusuallycampaigntoletpeopleknowwhattheyrepresent.Theygivespeeches,meetwithcommunityleaders,andparticipateindebates.Thisprocesslastsforseveralmonths,andthenthepartymembersvotetodecidewhotheywantmbackintheelection.

W:DoyouhavetoberichtobecomePresident?

M:Youdon'treallyhavetoberichtobecomePresident,butithelps.Usuallyrichpeoplehavemoreconnectionsandcanraisemoneymoreeffectively.MostofourPresidentsinthepasthavebeenrelativelyrichmen,butnotallofthem.

W:So,howdoye6makethefinaldecision?

M:Afterseveralmonthsoftelevisionads,interviews,speeches,andkissingbabieswehavethepresidentialelection.Citizensgotoavotingcanterandcasttheirballotforthecandidateoftheirchoice.

W:Yousoundedalittlecynicalwhenyousaid"kissingbabies".Whatdidyoumeanbythat?

M:Well,it'squitecommonforpoliticianstohavethemselvesphotographedkissingbabies.It'stheirwayoftryingtoappearintouchwiththeaverageAmerican,butitlooksreallyphony.Thesedays,becomingPresidentisallaboutacting.Thecandidatestrytoappealtosomanydifferentpeoplethattheyendupabandoningtheirownopinions.Sometimes,itfeelslikethepartiesareailthesame.

W:Howmanypartiesarethere?

M:WehavemanypoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates,butmostofthemarequitesmall.Therearereallyonlytwowithsignificantpower,theDemocratsandtheRepublicans,

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A.Raisingmoney.

B.Gatheringsupportfromothers.

C.Givingspeeches.

D.Choosingtheofficialcandidateforeachpoliticalparty.

33.(32)

A.Sheassignedpeopletodothisreport.

B.Shemadeinvestigationsinthe700schools.

C.Shesupportedthereport.

D.Shewrotethisreport.

34.(38)

35.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Cultureispassedonfromonegenerationtothenextthroughcommunication.Thus,culturereferstobeliefsina(36)supremebeing,toattitudestowardsuccessandhappiness,andtothevaluesplacedonfriendship,love,family,ormoney,sincetheseare(37)transmittedthroughcommunication.

Parents,(38)peergroups,schools,religiousinstitutions,andgovernment(39)agenciesarethemainteachersofculture.Onenew(40)instrumentforspreadingcultureistheInternet.BecausetheInternet,althoughworldwide,isso(41)dominatedbytheUnitedStatesandbytheEnglishlanguageandidiom,"Somecountries,"notesonemediawatcher,"alreadyunhappywiththe(42)aggressionofAmericancultureareworriedthattheircultureswillbefurther(43)erodedbyanAmericandominanceincyberspace".

Adifferentprocessoflearningcultureisacculturation(文化互滲),(44)theprocessbywhichyoulearntherulesandnormsofaculturedifferentfromyournativeculture.Throughacculturation,youroriginalornativecultureismodifiedthroughdirectcontactwithanewanddifferentculture.Forexample,whenimmigrantssettleintheUnitedStates,thehostcountry,theirownculturebecomesinfluencedbythehostculture.Gradually,thevalues,waysofbehaving,andbeliefsofthehostculturebecomemoreandmoreapartoftheimmigrantsculture.(45)Atthesametime,thehostculturechanges,too,asitinteractswiththeimmigrants'culture.Generally,however,thecultureoftheimmigrantchangesmore.Thereasonsforthisarethatthehostcountry'smembersfaroutnumbertheimmigrantgroup,(46)andthemediaarelargelydominatedbyandreflectthevaluesandcustomsofthehostculture.

Cultureispassedonfromonegenerationtothenextthroughcommunication.Thus,culturereferstobeliefsina【36】being,toattitudestowardsuccessandhappiness,andtothevaluesplacedonfriendship,love,family,ormoney,sincetheseare【37】throughcommunication.

Parents,【38】groups,schools,religiousinstitutions,andgovernment【39】arethemainteachersofculture.Onenew【40】forspreadingcultureistheInternet.BecausetheInternet,althoughworldwide,isso【41】bytheUnitedStatesandbytheEnglishlanguageandidiom,"Somecountries,"notesonemediawatcher,"alreadyunhappywiththe【42】ofAmericancultureareworriedthattheircultureswillbefurther【43】byanAmericandominanceincyberspace".

Adifferentprocessoflearningcultureisacculturation(文化互滲),【44】.Throughacculturation,youroriginalornativecultureismodifiedthroughdirectcontactwithanewanddifferentculture.Forexample,whenimmigrantssettleintheUnitedStates,thehostcountry,theirownculturebecomesinfluencedbythehostculture.Gradually,thevalues,waysofbehaving,andbeliefsofthehostculturebecomemoreandmoreapartoftheimmigrants'culture.【45】Generally,however,thecultureoftheimmigrantchangesmore.Thereasonsforthisarethatthehostcountry'smembersfaroutnumbertheimmigrantgroup,【46】

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36.(25)

A.Peopleshouldbeheavilyfinedforparkingoffenses.

B.]henearertothecitycenteryouparkyourcar,thehigherfirechargeis.

C.Carparkchargesshouldbemadeashighaspossibletodeterpeoplefromusingcars.

D.Peoplecannotparktheircarsforlongerthanhalfanhourinthecitycenter.

37.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forinstance,inAmericanculture,thesmileistypicallyanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotherfunctions.Asmilemayshowaffection,conveypoliteness,ordisguisetruefeelings.Itisalsoasourceofconfusionacrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevensuspiciousbehavior.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplace;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon'tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoveremotionalpainorembarrassment.

Ourfacesrevealemotionsandattitudes,butweshouldnotattemptto"read"peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"read"someonefromourownculture.Thedegreeoffacialexpressivenessoneexhibitsvariesamongindividualsandcultures.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturalrestraintsontheamountofnon-verbalexpressivenesspermitted.

Ifwejudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionsaredifferentaccordingtoourownculturalnorms,wemaymakethemistakeof"reading"theotherpersonincorrectly.

30.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutfacialexpressionsisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?

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A.Themeaningoffacialexpressionsdependsonsituations.

B.Facialexpressionscancausemisunderstandingacrossculture.

C.Peoplefromoneculturemaylackfacialexpressionsbecausetheyexperiencelessemotion.

D.Facialexpressionsmaydisguisetruefeelings.

38.(21)

A.Becauseitisagainstthelaw.

B.BecausethemanisnotamemberofTerry'sfamily.

C.Becausethewomancannotfindthetest.

D.BecauseTerrywastoosicktotakethetest.

39.

【B2】

40.(31)

A.Afterheboughthisownprintshop.

B.Afterhesignedsomehistoricdocuments.

C.Whenheinventedthelightningrod.

D.WhenPennsylvaniaGazettebecamesuccessful.

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

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

Withrapidgrowthofworldpopulation,mainlyindevelopingcountries,theavailablecultivablelandperpersonhasdeclinedsteadilysince1960andwilldeceasebyhalfoverthenext50years.Besides,about400millionwomenofchildbearingageareirondeficient,leavingtheirbabiesexposedtovariousbirthdefects.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminAdeficiency.Tensofmillionsofpeoplesufferfromothermajorailmentsandnutritionaldeficienciescausedbylackoffood.

Howcanbiotechhelp?Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricefortifiedwithbetacarotene(β-胡蘿卜素)andadditionaliron,andtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherecropfailuresarecausedbypests,drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi.Geneticallymodified,virus-resistantcropscanreducethatdamage,ascandrought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandundercultivation.Biotechcanalso