【2023年】河南省開封市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

【2023年】河南省開封市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositiononthechartandoutlinebelow:

1．簡要分析圖表

2．分析觀眾喜歡看體育節(jié)目的原因

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.一些大學(xué)畢業(yè)生選擇畢業(yè)后當(dāng)“村官”，請就此現(xiàn)象發(fā)表自己的看法。

1．你對此有何看法

2．他們會(huì)給農(nóng)村帶來什么

3．他們會(huì)從中得到什么

Usefulwordsandexpressions

“村官”：villageofficials

科學(xué)種田：farmscientifically

深入群眾：goingdeepintothemasses

CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficials

3.1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農(nóng)村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時(shí)處理這些問題

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiplomaEverything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.目前社會(huì)存在著迷信文憑現(xiàn)象

2．造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因

3．我對此的觀點(diǎn)

IsaDiplomaEverything?

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewon"Moon-lite".Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的年輕人中流行“月光族”，就是每個(gè)月都反自己賺的錢花光，沒有任何積蓄的人群

2.有人認(rèn)為這是時(shí)尚的體現(xiàn)，但這樣做存在著種種問題

3.我的看法

MyViewon"Moonlite"

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicIncomeSourcesofAmericanandChinesestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.根據(jù)圖標(biāo)說明中美大學(xué)生的來源

2.分析可能產(chǎn)生這種不同現(xiàn)象的原因

3.提出個(gè)人的建議

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.SupposeyouareLiMing.WritealettertoMartha,ateacherofyoursintheseniorhighschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.得知老師要來倫敦訪問非常高興；

2．介紹自己的學(xué)習(xí)和生活；

3．希望能帶老師參觀倫敦。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledGoodMannersYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.禮貌的含義

2．禮貌對我們社會(huì)的重要意義

3．我們應(yīng)該怎么看待禮貌

GoodManners

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter—onbehalfoftheStudents'UnionandtheAcademicLecturesAssociation—toinviteavisitingforeignprofessor,David,todeliverapresentationtothestudentsinyouruniversity.YouareNOTallowedtoincludethenameofyouruniversityinthisletter.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.對這位知名的外籍教授的到來表示歡迎

2．表達(dá)希望該教授就某個(gè)話題在學(xué)校進(jìn)行講座的希望和對講座的一些基本設(shè)想

3．希望教授可以接受邀請，并對教授的寶貴時(shí)間表示感謝

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AwayfromNet-barCampaign.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.新聞媒體披露，徐州某中學(xué)1000多名學(xué)生簽名，莊嚴(yán)承諾“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”

2．分析“遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)吧”運(yùn)動(dòng)的原因

3．做出對比和評論

AwayfromNet-barCampaign

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

MichaelRossresignedandspenthisunemploymenttimeplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusinessforhelookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.

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12.

Goodspeakingcancontrollisteners'attentionthroughthespeaker's______.

13.

Accordingtosomeresearchers,______inthebodycangiveriseto.certainmentalchanges.

14.

Onereasonwhycollegesincreasetuitionandfeesisthatthestatesupportisshrinking.

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15.Morethan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000,withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChinese.MinistryofEducation.

TheRiseofChina'sEconomy

MonsieurLabelandhiswife,bothrespectedarchitectslivinginParis'SixthQuarter,haveenrolledtheirdaughterinanearbyschoolwhereChineseclassesstartatkindergarten.MonsieurLabelsaysofChina:"Iandmycolleagueswitnessedthecountry'samazingdevelopmentwhenwe.attendedarecentseminarinShenzhen.IbelievethatChinaistheeconomicsuperpowerofthefuture.MywifeandIspeakFrench,EnglishandSpanish,butmydaughtershouldalsolearnChinesebecauseitwillbeusefultoherwhenshegrowsup."

SinceChinesecourseswereaddedtothecurriculaof132Frenchjuniorandseniorhighschoolstheirenrollmenthasdoubled.ThatattheOrientalLanguageandCultureCollege,oneofFrance'slargestChineseteachingcolleges,hasskyrocketedinrecentyearn,accordingtoXuDan,deanoftheChineseDepartment.SheconfirmsthatChineseandJapanesearenowthetwomoststudiedAsianlanguages.

FrenchjuniorstudentBeidasaystotallyfluentinChinese."I'mlearningChinesebecauseIwanttobeaninternationallawyerinChina,"heexplains.

YoungFrenchentrepreneurPetriePeniaestablishedhisBeiyanConsultancyCompanyinParis,anditnowworkstogetherwithChinaCentralTelevisioninintroducingFrenchtraditionsandculturetoChineseaudiences.PatricalsocooperatedwithBeijing'sUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesandCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomiesinlaunchingathree-weekcrashcourseinChineseinBeijing.In2005,heinitiatedthe"Chinesepeopleandbusinessmanagement"trainingcourseinParis,whichconsistsofseminarstohelpFrenchbusinessmenunderstandhowChinesebusinessoperates.

GermanyhasalsocaughtontothebenefitsofChineselanguagelearning,andhasaddedChinesetoitshighschoolgraduationexams.ManyinternationalcorporationsalsoholdintroductoryChinesecoursesforemployee'sassignedworkinChina."Englishisn'tenough,"saysHerrGerck,presidentofSiemensChina,"WeneedtoequipourstaffwiththeabilitytodealwithChinesemerchantsintheirownlanguage."

InBritain,aChineseteachingprogramthatwillform.partofthenationalcurriculumhasbeenformulatedandapprovedbytheDepartmentofEducationandSkills.IntheU.S.,ChineseispartoftheAdvancePlacementProgramforAmericanhighschoolstudents.Thismeansthatstudentscantakecollege-levelChineseinthesamewayastheylearnFrench,SpanishandGermanandgaincreditsiftheygetgoodtestresults.Morethan2,500primaryandhighschoolsnowofferAPcoursesintheChineselanguage.

CulturalEchoes

Chinesecharacters,alongwiththeConfucianphilosophy,havealwayshadprofoundinfluenceonHahculturalcirclesinAsia,andafterabriefhiatus,ChineselanguageteachingisindemandoncemoreintheSingapore,JapanandVietnam.

"SingaporeansrushedtolearnEnglishinthe1970s,whenitwasbelievedtobethemostusefullanguageforthefuture.Now,inthe21stcentury,alackofChinese-speakingskillsisseenasadisadvantage,"saysoneSingaporeanstudent,whorecentlygraduatedfromBeijingUniversitywithaBAininternationalrelations.

TheGermanambassadortotheROKoncetoldviceministerofEducationZhangXinsheng:"Nowadays,highschoolteachersofGermanandFrenchmustalsolearnChineseiftheywanttokeeptheirjobs."

IntheROK,ahighHSK(HanyuShuipingKaoshi--theChineseLanguageProficiencyTest

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16.

Withsomebest-knownsearchenginesuserscansearch______easily.

17.

Exploitinghydroelectricpowerresourcecancostbillionsofdollars,forhydroelectricplantsnormallyhave______.

18.TheGreenCampus

Ifyouattendedthisyear'scommencement(畢業(yè)典禮)atWilliamsCollegeinwesternMassachusetts,youprobablysampledthefreshfoodmadefromlocallyproduced,hormone-freemilk.Youmighthavetriedtheorganicgreenswithediblecabbageblossomsorsampledthefreshasparagus(蘆筍)allfromnearbyfarms.Thesedishesnotonlytastedbetterthanstandardonesbutalsosavedfossilfuelsnormallyusedtoshipfoodlongdistances.Disposableplatesandcutlerywerenowheretobefound,reducingtrashby80percent.Andtheraredisposableitemswereeco-friendly."Weusedcompostablepaper'napkinsandbiodegradablestraws,"saysStephanieBoyd,whohelpedorganizethe"greencommencement"aspartofherjobaschairofWilliams'sclimate-actioncommittee.

Itwasnotonlyaimedtoimpressparents.Moreandmorecollegesaregettingseriousaboutgoinggreen.InJune,284universitypresidentsrepresentingsomeofthenation'smostinfluentialschoolsannouncedanagreementpledgingtomaketheircampuses"carbonneutral".Themessagewasclear."We'resayingthatsustainabilityisnolongeranelective,"saysCornellpresidentDavidSkorton.Theirmotivationwasn'tmerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.Asa$315billionsectoroftheeconomy--andonethatwilltrainfutureleaders--highereducationhasaspecialresponsibilitytoencourageenvironmentalstewardship.Theuniversitypresidentshopethatevenstudentswhodon'tpursueincreasinglypopularmajorsinenvironmentalstudieswilllearnsimplyfrombeingonagreencampus,livingingreenbuildings,eatingsustainablefoodandabsorbingeverydaymessagesofconservation.Andwhoknows?Far-reachingenvironmentalprogramsmaycreateanairofexcitementthatattractsapplicants."Inthelongrun,studentswillsay,whywouldIwanttogotoaschoolthatdoesn'tcareaboutthis?"saysMichaelCrow,presidentofArizonaStateUniversity,whichhas.madeamajorcommitmenttosustainability.

AtHarvard,goinggreenstartsbeforestudentsevenarriveoncampus,whenfreshmenreceivemailingsurgingthemtobuyonlyenergy-efficientrefrigeratorsfortheirdormroomsandpurchasecompactfluorescent(發(fā)熒光的)bulbs,whichuseanaverageof18Wattsapieceinsteadof75.Butsomeofthemosteffectivelobbyingcomesfromstudentsthemselves.Harvardpays20undergraduatestohelpgetthegreenmessageouttofellowstudentsinafunway.ThatmightmeanwhippingupacompetitionbetweenresidentialhousestowinthecovetedGreenCupforthegreatestenergyreductionsandbiggestincreasesinrecycling.Oritcouldbeorganizingtrash-freedancesorgreenmovienights("WhoKilledtheElectricCar?")withfreeicecreamforanyonewhobringsarecyclablebowl.Onedayayear,studentscollecttrashfromHarvardYardandpileitintoasingleheap,called"MountTrashmore".Thegiantmound(垛)remindsstudentshowmuchtheyarethrowingawayandhowmuchwastetheycouldavoidbyrecycling.Studentsevencompetetocomeupwiththebestecothemedcartoons.Thisyear'ssecond-placewinnershowedMarilynMonroewithhericonicbillowingskirtunderthecaptionwinddoesgreatthings.Thefunaddsuptoserioussavings."Energyuseinthedormshasdecreased15percentoverthepastfewyears,andrecyclinghasrisen40percent,"saysLeithSharp,headoftheHarvardGreenCampusInitiative.

Atmanyschools,theconstructionofanewbuildingisanotherchancetopushgreensolutions."Whatmessagedoesaconventionalcampussend?"asksDavidOrr,whoteachesenvironmentalstudiesatOberlin."Itsendsthemessagethatenergyischeapandplentiful."AtOberlinandothercolleges,administratorsareseekingtoreversethatmessagewithenergy-efficientbuildings.TheLewisCenteratOberlin,openedin2000,wasoneofthefirsts.It'spoweredentirelybysolararrays,whichproduce30percentmor

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WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite______.

20.Thereleaseoflargequantitiesofthegreenhousegasmethaneaspermafrostmeltswillspeedup______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：W:What'stheproblem?

M:Ican'tfigureouthowtoputthepagenumberson.I'vedoneeverythingandtheyaren'tshowingup.

W:Let'ssee.DidyoupressShiftF8?

M:Yes,Ididthat.ThenIhitPforpageandNfornumber.

W:That'sgood.Didyoutypeinthepagenumberwhereyouwantthenumberingtostart?

M:Yes.Itypedthenumber1.

W:Right.DidyoupressEnter?

M:Yes.

W:HowaboutF7toreturntothedocument?

M:Ididthat.Butnonumbersshoweduponthescreen.

W:Unhuh.Didyouprintit?

M:No,Idon'twanttoprintituntilIseethenumbers.

W:Well,that'stheproblemthen.Thenumbersdon'tshowuponthescreen.Buttheywillontheprintedcopy.Let'strythat.

M:Okay.Youdoitthistime,andI'llwatch.

W:Well,I'lldoitasyouwant,butitwouldbebetterifyouletmetalkyouthroughit.

M:Idon'tknow.

W:Really.Onceyou'vedoneitwithsomeonecoachingyou,it'seasiertodoitonyourown.Don'tworry.Thisismyjob.

M:Oh,allright.ShiftF8.

W:NowhitPforpageandNfornumber.

M:AndthepagenumberIwanttostartwithwhichisnumber1.

W:Great!JustpressEnter,thenF7toreturntothedocument,andyou'reallsettoprint.Thenyou'llseethosenumbers.

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A.Themanislearninghowtouseacomputer.

B.Thewomanisshowingthemanhowtoputpagenumbersonadocument.

C.Themanisprintingadocument.

D.Themanisusinghiscomputertodomathematicalfunctions.

22.

【B6】

23.聽力原文：W:WhatdidJane'smothertellyouaboutherfurtherplan?

M:ShesaidthatwhenJanegraduatedfromschool,shedecidedthatshewasdonewithstudyingforonceandforall.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJane?

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A.Shegraduatedwithhonors.

B.Shewasgoodatallschoolsubjects.

C.Shedecidedtogoonwithherstudy.

D.Shedecidedtoendherschoollifeforever.

24.聽力原文：W:WellGeorge,youcanapproachmydesknow.(19)Ihavedoneanappraisalofyourapplicationtobemyapprentice,andIhaveafewquestionsforyou.(20)(21)Youdon'tseemtohaveanyapparentexperienceinworkingwithlargeaquaticappliances.YoudoknowthattheaquariumsIcleanandmakearenotforgoldfishorrestaurantshelves,right?

M:Whatelsecanbeputinthem?

W:Theyputsharks,whales,andsealsinthem.Well,Iapplaudyoureffortandappreciateyourcomingacrosstownforthisinterview,(20)butyoudon'thavetheexperienceoraptitudethatisusuallyrequiredforthistypeofapprenticeship.

M:Iamveryappreciativeofyourassessmentofmyqualifications,Madam.ButI'dliketoappeal,toyoutogivemeachance.(19)IknowIknownothingaboutaquariums.Icomefromthedesertandthat'swhyIcametoCaliforniatoworkwithwater.(19)AndIknowyouwillapproveofdetermination.Ihavethatandhopeyoucouldgivemeatry.

W:OkayGeorge,(22)I'lltakeariskandgiveitatry.Butyouareupforthree-monthprobation.We'11takealookathowyou'redoinginthesethreemonthsandmakethefinaldecision.

M:Thankyou,Madam!Youwon'tbedisappointed!

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A.Howtokeepfish.

B.Howtomakelargeaquaticappliances.

C.Ifthemanisqualifiedtobetheapprentice.

D.Ifthemanisagoodapprentice.

25.(26)

A.Thatheisnotastudentthissemester.

B.Thatheisnotaseriousstudent.

C.Thatheisnotveryconcernedaboutthewoman.

D.Thatheiswillingtocompromise.

26.【B10】

27.(22)

A.Shewantsthemantolistentotheinstructionsandobserve.

B.Shewantsthemantowatchwhilesheperformstheoperations.

C.Shewantsthemantoaskquestionssothatshecanhelphim.

D.Shewantsthemantotrytodoitwhileshegiveshiminstructions.

28.聽力原文：WhenMidoriwastwoyearsold,sheoftenclimbedontothepianobenchandreachedfortheviolinthatbelongedtohermother,a38-year-oldprofessionalmusician.

"Pleasedon'ttouch,Midori,"hermotherscolded.Theviolinwas,afterall,worthmorethan＄20,000.

ButMidoriinsisted,andshelongedtohandlethegracefulinstrumentthatmadebeautifulsounds.Finally,onherthirdbirthday,Midoriwashandedapackage:atinyviolin,abouthalfthenormalsize.

AlmostfromthemomentMidoriwasborn,hermotherknewshewassensitivetomusic.Forseveralyearsmotheranddaughterpractisedtogetherdayafterday.Shewaseagertolearn.Failureoftenledtotears,thoughsheneveroncetamedfromtheinstrument.Instead,shepersisteduntiltheproblemwasovercome.

OnedayJohnston,anAmericanmusician,heardMidoriplayingtheviolin.Hecouldn'tbelieveshewasjusteightyearsold."ShemustmakeatapeandIwilltakeittotheUnitedStates."themusiciansaid.

AfamousAmericanviolinteacherheardthetape.He,too,haddifficultyinbelievinghisears.Theplayingwasabsolutelyastonishing.Heimmediatelyacceptedherasapupilandrecommendedherforafullscholarship.In1982,MidoriandhermothermovedtoNewYorkCity,leavingbehindacomfortablelifeinJapan.

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A.Ahousewife.B.Asinger.C.Ateacher.D.Amusician.

29.聽力原文：W:Ok.Thiswillbemytreat.

M:Oh,no,youdon't.

W,Allright,then,we'llgoDutch.

M:Nexttime.Thistimeyouaremyguest.

W:Oh,it'ssonicetohavelunchwithsuchaprosperousgentleman.

M:Thankyou.Look,oneemptysmalltablebythatbigpicturewindowoverthere.Let'sgogetit.

W:Ah,thisisaprettyspot.Youcanseethepeoplepassingbywhileyoueat.

M:Andtheycanseeyoueatwhiletheypassandthat'saprettypicturetoo.

W:Younotonlycoinaneatphrase,butturnagirl'sheadalso.Isthistheonlytypeplaceforlunch?

M:Therearesomelunchcounters,buttheyserveonlyafewspecialties.

W:Whycan'tyoueatlunchinarestaurant?

M:Well,youcan,buttheserviceisn'tasfast.Mostpeopleonlyhavehalfanhourtoonehourforlunch.Thetimeistooshortforthemtoeatinarestaurantortorunbackandforthfromhometoschooloroffice,becausethecitiesaretoobig.

W:Sotheyeatquicklyatthelunchcounters?

M:Right.Lunchisnormallyalightmealanyway.Workersmusteithertakelunchwiththemorgetitneartheplacewheretheywork.

W:Whataboutthechildren?

M:Kidsinschooltakesandwiches,fruitandcookiesalongwiththemoreatinschoolcafeterias.

W:Thisisdelicious.IfallthefoodtastesasgoodasthisIwon'tmissourownfoodtoomuch.IlikeAmericanfood!

M:I'mgladyouenjoyit.Areyoudone?

W:I'mfull.

M:Areyousure?Youcangetseconds.

W:I'mpositivelyfull.Ihavenomoreroom.Wow,thiswilllastmeforaweek.Thankyouverymuch.

M:Don'tmentionit.

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A.Theman.

B.Thewoman.

C.Theypayfortheirowndinnerrespectively.

D.Someoneelse.

30.(21)

A.Doctorsinhospital.

B.Nursesinhospital.

C.Patientsinhospital.

D.Hospitaladministrators.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.ToCordiaHarrington,themajorbenefitoftheexperienceinMcDonald'sbuncommitteewas______.

32.Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmoderntimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfused,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossiblesupposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge(facts).

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientist

continuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited(使不相信).Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Mancannotbesatisfiedwithrecognizingthatsecretsexistinnatureorthatquestionsareunanswerable;hemustsolvethem.Towardthatendspecialistsinthefieldofbiologyandrelatedfieldsofinterestaredirectingmuchoftheirtimeandenergy.

Actually,twobasicapproachesleadtothediscoveryofnewinformation.One,aimedatsatisfyingcuriosity,isreferredtoaspurescience.Theotherisaimedatusingknowledgeforspecificpurposes—forinstance,improvinghealth,raisingstandardsofliving,orcreatingnewconsumerproducts.Inthiscaseknowledgeisputtoeconomicuse.Suchanapproachisreferredtoasappliedscience.

Sometimespractical-mindedpeoplemissthepointofpurescienceinthinkingonlyofitsimmediateapplicationforeconomicrewards.Chemistsresponsibleformanyofthediscoveriescouldhardlyhaveanticipatedthattheirfindingswouldonedayresultinapplicationsofsuchapracticalnatureasthosedirectlyrelatedtolifeanddeath.Thediscoveryofonebitofinformationopensthedoortothediscoveryofanother.Somediscoveriesseemsosimplethatoneisamazedtheywerenotmadeyearsago;however,oneshouldrememberthattheconstructionofthemicroscopehadtoprecedethediscoveryofthecell.Thehostofscientistsdedicatingtheirlivestopuresciencearenotapologeticaboutignoringthepracticalsideoftheirdiscoveries;theyknowfromexperiencethatmostknowledgeiseventuallyapplied.

Todefinesciencewemaysimplycallit______.

A.classifiedknowledge

B.thestudyofunrelatedfields

C.thestudyofunrelatedsubjects

D.anattempttoexplainnaturalphenomena

33.

Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat______.

A.bullsandbearsarenowworkingforpeople

B.peoplekeepbearsandbullsastheirpets

C.lawshaveputstockmarketsundercontrol

D.peoplecanenjoytheirfriendshipwithbearsandbulls

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S3】

35.

【S9】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrincipleof

Population"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershave

beingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasjustaroundthenextcomer.【S1】______

Thefastgrowingpopulation'sdemandforfood,theywarned,would

soonexceedtheirsupply,leadingtothewidespreadfoodshortages【S2】______

andstarvation.

Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisensteadilyover

theyears.Exceptforrelativeisolatedtroublespotslikepresent-day【S3】______

Somalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,theworld'sfoodcrisis【S4】______

hasremainedjustaroundthecomer.Mostexpertsbelievethiscan

continueevenasifthepopulationdoublesbythemid-21stcentury,【S5】______

althoughfeeding10billionpeoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,【S6】______

economicandenvironmentalreasons.Optimistspointtoconcrete

examplesofcontinuedimprovementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,【S7】______

improvedseed,morefertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshave

morethandoublecomandwheatyieldinanexperiment.Elsewhere,【S8】______

riceexpertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewstemsand【S9】______

moreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreedcancontinueto【S10】______

developnew,high-yieldingcrop,butmostresearchersseetheirsuccess

todateasthereasonforhope.

【S1】

38.

【S7】

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1.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsportswhichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewerscomparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdowith42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitementtheyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasensesportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifferencesportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysportstheycanroamfromcountrytocountrycontinenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.WhyDotheViewersLikeWatchingSportPrograms?ThesportprogramshavebeenenjoyingaboomamongTVviewers.Accordingtotheabovegraph,78percentofTVviewersfrequentlywatchsports,whichisobviouslyfaraheadofothertelevisedevents.Newsfollowssecondwith68percentofviewers,comparedwith54percentmovieswatchers.Documentariesseempreferableamongpeoplethanthespecialsdo,with42percentand20percentrespectively.Apassionforsportshastakenpossessionofthousandsofpeople.Oneofthereasonsperhapsisthatsportsprovideanoutletforopen-upemotions.Peopleextractthemselvesfromroutinelifeendfullyexpresstheirfeelingstowardssports.Stimulatedbytheexcitement,theyapplaudforthevictoryandholdtheirbreathfortheexhilaratingcompetition.Inasense,sportsareaheavenforpeopletoescapefromboredomendtension.Enthusiasmforsportsalsoreflectspeople'sdesiretotranscendgeographicalandculturallimits.Freedfromborderandlanguagedifference,sportsareaccessibletoeveryone.Peoplewillnolongerbeconfinedtoacertainlivingcircle.Theycansharethesamefantasywiththeviewersatanotherhemisphere.Takenbysports,theycanroamfromcountrytocountry,continenttocontinent.Sportsthusbecomeacommonlanguageforallthepeoplethroughouttheworld.

2.CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillageOfficialsNowadaysmanycollegegraduatesfindithardtofindajobupongraduation.Eventuallysomeofthemchoosetoworkasvillageofficialsintheruralareas.Ithinkitisagoodidea.Whatcancollegegraduatesofferthecountryside?Inmyopiniontheycanbringtheadvancedscienceandtechnologytothebackwardruralareas.Forexampletheycanhelpthevillagersinvariousaspectssuchashowtofarmscientificallyandeffectivelyhowtomakeuseofthelocalresourcesthusleadingthepeasantsonthewaytoawell-offlife.Atthesametimecollegegraduatesmaygainagreatdealfromtheirvillagepositions.Bygoingdeepintothemassesinthecountrysidetheymaylearnsomegoodqualitiesofthelaboringpeoplesuchasindustrioushard-workingetc.Inthiswaytheywillbeabletotrainthemselvesandaccumulatenecessaryexperiencefortheirfuturework.InconclusionIaminfavorofthisidea.Foritnotonlycaneasethejob-huntingpressureinthebigcitiesbutalsoprovidethecollegegraduateswithachancetoservethesociety.CollegeGraduatesWorkasVillag