2023年大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測練習(xí)題及答案解析

2023年大學(xué)英語六級預(yù)測練習(xí)題及答案解析高校英語六級預(yù)料練習(xí)題及答案解析1

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

SalaryorInterest

1.如今的高校畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：愛好重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點

3.結(jié)論

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFoolsSpecial:HistorysHoaxes

HappyAprilFoolsDay.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshascompiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,darned(可恨的)lies,andwhoppers(彌天大謊)thathavebeenperpetratedonthegullible(易受騙的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation(增殖)ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesarebombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseuserstobenign(良性)chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardscamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry(歪曲的)chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.BanDihydrogenMonoxide(一氧化二氫)

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfoam(泡沫)cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfoam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientifictermforwater."Itsembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress."Wehadaparalegal(律師助手)whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin11010byEricLechner,thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatdihydrogenmonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam(聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料)."

Otherdangerspranksters(愛開玩笑的人)associatedwiththechemicalincludedacceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwatersdangers.AlabamaChangesValueofPi

TheApril11018newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforscienceandReasoncontainsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地仿照)legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBosloughssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscienceandReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)LaterthateveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

ButtoThomasssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticlessatiricalintent,suchastheApril1dateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress"dateline,hadbeenreplacedord.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplainedthatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.TVandNewspaperHoaxes

BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchasnewspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedtheiraudiences.Thedeceptionsrunthegamutfrompurportednaturaldisasterstowishfulnews.SwissSpaghetti(意大利式細面條)Harvest

AlexBoese,curatoroftheMuseumofHoaxes,aregularlyupdatedWebsitethatalsoappearedinbookforminNovember2002,saidoneofhisfavoritehoaxesremainsoneperpetratedbytheBritishBroadcastingCompany.

OnApril1,1957,theBBCairedareportonthetelevisionnewsshowPanoramaaboutthebumperspaghettiharvestinsouthernSwitzerland.

ViewerswatchedSwissfarmerspullpastaoffspaghettitreesastheshowsanchor,RichardDimbleby,attributedthebountifulharvesttothemildwinterandthedisappearanceofthespaghettiweevil.

Thebroadcasterdetailedtheinsandoutsofthelifeofthespaghettifarmerandanticipatedquestionsabouthowspaghettigrowsontrees.ThousandsofpeoplebelievedthereportandcalledtheBBCtoinquireaboutgrowingtheirownspaghettitrees,towhichtheBBCreplied,"Placeasprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest.""ItwasagreatsatiricaleffectaboutBritishsociety,"Boesesaid."Britishsocietyreallywaslikethatatthattime.TheBritishhaveatendencytobeabitinsulated(絕緣的)anddonotknowthatmuchabouttherestofEurope."

TacoLibertyBell

OnApril1,11016,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearnfromafullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedtheLibertyBellfromtheU.S.government.TheannouncementreportedthatthecompanywasrelocatingthehistoricbellfromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.Themove,thecorporationsaidintheadvertisement,waspartofan"efforttohelpthenationaldebt".

HundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepressreleaseonthematterputoutbyTacoBellspublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.OutragedcitizenscalledtheLibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheirdisgust.Afewhourslaterthepublicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpressannouncementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthatthegovernmentwouldalsobe"sellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorCompanyandrenamingittheLincoln-MercuryMemorial".CropCircles

Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandinthemid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,andbelieversintheparanormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

Asometimesvitriolic(諷刺的)debateontheiroriginshassinceensued(跟著發(fā)生),andthecuriousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmoreelaborateastheyearsgoby.

Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernarttoemergefromthe20thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsofextraterrestrialcommunicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin11011DougBowerandDaveChorley,twoelderlymenfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthecropcirclesthatappearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecirclesbypushingdownnearlyripecropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.MoonLanding—aHoax

EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1973,skepticshavequestionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up(領(lǐng)先)theSovietUnionduringtheColdWar.ThedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendolevelsinFebruary2001,whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:DidWeLandontheMoon

GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthemoon.Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudios,theysaid.TheconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotincludestarsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthemooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthoughtobenobreezeonthemoon.

NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatanyphotographerwouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydimonthesamepieceoffilm.Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronautsstridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheirsunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarsweretoofainttosee.Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackandforthtogetinfirmlyplantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.2.Accordingtothepassage,theonlyformofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

3.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

4.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

5.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispreadwildlywasthat________forwarded

thearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

6.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchas________maystillhoaxtheiraudiencesnowadays.

7.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvestbecausetheBritishdidnotknow________.

8.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughtheLibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp________.

9.Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof________orlandingsitesofUFOs.

10.SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude________.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wildducksandothermigratory(遷移的)birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadlybirdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolidbasisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavianinfluenza(禽流感)sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors(帶菌者)ofthevirus,theteamsays.

TheteamsstudywasledbyBjrnOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.OlsenrunsEuropeslargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabirdfeces(糞),canstayinfectiousforupto30days.ThemigrationorfeedingbehaviorofdabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedatornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlikelytobepickedup.Perhapsasaresult,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudysays.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.OtherspeciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck(18.1percent),blue-wingedteal(11.5percent),andnorthernpintail(11.2percent).

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,meaninginfectiondoesntusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"saidstudyco-authorRonFouchier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeaboutthesevirusescanwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5N1strainofbirdflu"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate(變異)intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,includingH5N1.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,thebirdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooilltomigrate.Swans,forinstance,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swansapparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausetheyarenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

ButthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthesakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1hasadaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmaybeabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoftengrazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadanyknowncasesofH5N1.

47.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu

48.Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare________,whichmaystayinfectiousforupto30days.

49.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"(Para.6),theauthorsuggeststhatinfection________.

50.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration

51.Accordingtothestudyteam,________isapracticethatcanencouragetransmissionofthebirdflu.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveitback,"saysomeofthevoices,"Itdoesntreallywork,wevetrieditanditdoesntwork.Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman."

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,andmattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthroughourfingers;andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,andambiguities.Someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears;somearecanceledoutright;someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.

JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear:thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtodaysimagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

52.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph

[A]Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

[B]Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.

[C]Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

[D]Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

53.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows________.

[A]manhasoverthrownNewtonslawsofphysics

[B]manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

[C]manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

[D]manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

54.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears________.

[A]theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

[B]thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

[C]manknowsnothingaboutDNA

[D]manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

55.Thewritersmainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat________.

[A]scienceisjustatitsbeginning

[B]sciencehasgreatlyimprovedmanslife

[C]sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

[D]sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

56.Thewritersattitudetowardsscienceis________.

[A]critical[B]approving[C]neutral[D]regretful

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree(山楂樹)standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.

ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofanyvariety—especially20,000squarefeetofgardens—onitsroof.

Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa$1.5milliondemonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits"urbanheatislands",saidWilliamAbolt,thecommissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.Heatislands-darksurfacesinthecity,likerooftops-soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakeabuilding,makingitstubborntocooling.

TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetintheheartofdowntown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthantheactualtemperatureonthestreetbelow.

Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat,"saidthecityofficials,"willsavethecitydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays."Theprojectsavingsfromcoolingisabout$4,000ayearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthanthatofatraditionalroof.

Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tieredbedofspecialsoil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand"waterproofmembrane"malltokeeptherooffromleaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rainandplantlife.

Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsandseedlingsareburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircularbrickstepping-stoneswindinguptohills.

"TheprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthetopofCityHalltogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironmentandhowthelittlethingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelptocleartheair.

Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,arenotnew,noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsproutingfromrooftops,commoninEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStatesaspeoplebecomeincreasinglyconsciousabouttheenvironment.

RichardM.Daley,whourgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintotheprojectafternoticingrooftopgardensinHamburg,Germanyafewyearsago,haspraisedthegardenasthefirstofitskindonapublicbuildinginthecountry.

Itwillholdthousandsofplantsinmorethan150species-wildonionandbutterflyweed,sky-blueasterandbuffalograss-toprovidedataonwhatspeciesadaptbest.Smallplantsrequiringshallowsoildepthswerechieflyselected.

57.Therooftopgardenproject________.

[A]iscommonandpopularinthecountry

[B]isademonstrationprojectandcoststhecitygovernment1.5milliondollars

[C]willmaketheordinarycoolingdownofthecityinsummerunnecessary

[D]aimsatgettingpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironment

58.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall

[A]Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterofthecity.

[B]ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

[C]Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelow.

[D]ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

[A]Everyyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.

[B]ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationtheweighttheroofcanstand.

[C]TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensinHamburgandbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.

[D]Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveandretainheatandwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.

60.WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanonanyotherbuildings

[A]BecausetheCityHallislarge.

[B]Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

[C]Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetterthroughapublicbuilding.

[D]BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

61.Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans________.

[A]alittlebit[B]infact[C]materially[D]considerably

參考答案：PartIWriting

SalaryorInterest

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofchoosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students’opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butotherstaketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.

Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomeasurethevalueofone’sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhowandwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparentsarebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.

Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y依據(jù)題干中的信息詞age-olddesire定位到原文第一段，可知美國圍家地理新聞?wù)砹私跉v史上讓人印象深刻的惡作劇，這些謊言欺瞞的是那些易受騙的、輕易信任他人的人，用以滿意有些人想要戲弄他人的想法，故該句表述正確。

2.NG依據(jù)題干中的信息詞Internethoaxes定位到第一個小標(biāo)題，可知互聯(lián)網(wǎng)促進了惡作劇的增多，該部分接著介紹了通過電子郵件騙人的把戲，但并沒有表明電子郵件惡作劇是惟一的網(wǎng)絡(luò)惡作劇形式。

3.N依據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位到其次個小標(biāo)題，由該標(biāo)題下的其次段可知，所謂的一氧化二氫其實就是H2O，也就是水。而關(guān)于水被用做工業(yè)溶劑的說法是恐嚇人的，故該句表述錯誤。

4.N依據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位到其次個小標(biāo)題，再由corrosionandrusting定位到該標(biāo)題下的倒數(shù)其次段，可知愛開玩笑的人還將加速腐蝕和生銹、嚴(yán)峻燒傷、吸入致死等其他危急和一氧化二氫聯(lián)系起來，結(jié)合前文提到的一氧化二氫就是水可知，這些不過是哄弄人的說法，故該句表述錯誤。

5.severalnewsgroupreaders。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞AlabamachangedthevalueofPi定位到第三個小標(biāo)題，再由forwardedthearticle定位到該標(biāo)題下第四段，可知有些新聞讀者將文章發(fā)給摯友，還將其登在其他新聞版塊中。再結(jié)合上下文可知，正是這些新聞讀者的做法導(dǎo)致了那條虛假新聞的大肆傳播。

6.newspapers，radio，andtelevision。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞traditionalmediaoutlets定位到第四個小標(biāo)題，可知在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)出現(xiàn)之前，甚至是現(xiàn)在，報紙、廣播和電視這類傳統(tǒng)媒體有時也會戲弄公眾，由此可得答案。

7.muchabouttherestofEurope。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞Swissspaghettiharvest定位到第五個小標(biāo)題，該部分最終一段提到，Boese表示，英國人不太了解歐洲其他國家。再結(jié)合上文可知，這正是很多英國人信任瑞士的意大利面條大豐收的緣由。

8.thenationaldebt。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞TacoBellCorporation和LibertyBell定位到第六個小標(biāo)題，再由Irvine定位到該標(biāo)題下的第一段，可知一項公告報道TacoBell公司買下了自由鐘，并要將其挪到加利福尼亞的歐文市，該公司表示移動該鐘是為了幫助緩解國家債務(wù)，由此可得答案。

9.extraterrestrialcommunications。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞cropcircles定位到倒數(shù)其次個小標(biāo)題，再由UFOs定位到該標(biāo)題下的倒數(shù)其次段，可知有些人認為麥田圈是現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)最宏大的作品，也有人確信那是外太空通信的跡象或不明飛行物的著陸地。

10.stars。依據(jù)題干中的信息詞Apolloprogram和picturestransmittedfromthemoon定位到最終一個小標(biāo)題下的其次段，可知有人認為阿波羅安排是在攝影棚里拍攝出來的，他們指出，從月球傳回的畫面上并沒有星星，這應(yīng)當(dāng)就是他們懷疑登月真實性的部分緣由。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

47.Wildducksandothermigratorybirds./Ducks，geeseandwadingbirds.

文章開頭指出，野鴨以及其他遷徙鳥類可能是致命性禽流感的重要攜帶者，由此可得答案;其次段又提到，鴨子可能在傳染野鳥，而鵝和涉水鳥也可能是病毒的攜帶者，由此也可得答案。

48.birdfeces

依據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞lakewater和30days定位到第四段，可知探討表明，湖水中的流感病毒一般是通過鳥糞傳播的，這些病毒的傳染性可長達30天。

49.doesn’tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath

定位到第六段可知，作者提到birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform是想表明，傳染通常不會導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)峻的疾病和死亡。

50.Themutatedvirusfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations.

依據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞spread和throughmigration定位到倒數(shù)第五段，可知在家禽體內(nèi)，禽病毒可能變異為像H5N1一樣毒性更強的流感病毒，假如此類變異病毒被野鳥感染，這些鳥就會通過遷徙傳播流感。

51.grazinginhugeflocks

依據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞studyteam和encouragetransmission定位到倒數(shù)其次段，可知探討組表示，遷徙的鵝可能也是病毒攜帶者，因為它們常常聚在一起吃草，而這可能會促使病毒的傳播。

SectionB

PassageOne

52.C細微環(huán)節(jié)題。由文章第一段最終一句Thereisanargument可知，人們對科學(xué)的看法是有爭議的，選項C意思與其相反，故選c。D項干擾性大，對應(yīng)第一段倒數(shù)其次句，表面上看與文章表述意思相反，但文章接下來說Thereisanargument，由此可知，有的`人贊成倒數(shù)其次句的觀點，有的人反對(即D項的