2000年6月大學英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及答案、聽力原文

2000年?6月大學英?語六級(CET-6)真題試卷PartIListe?ningCompr?ehens?ion(20minut?es)Secti?onADirec?tions?: Inthissecti?on,youwillhear10short?conve?rsati?ons.Attheendofeachconve?rsati?on,aquest?ionwillbeasked?about?whatwassaid.Boththeconve?rsati?onandthequest?ionwillbespoke?nonlyonce.After?eachquest?ionthere?willbeapause?.Durin?gthepause?,youmustreadthefourchoic?esmarke?dA),B),C)andD),anddecid?ewhich?isthebestanswe?r.Thenmarkthecorre?spond?inglette?rontheAnswe?rSheet?withasingl?elinethrou?ghthecentr?e.Examp?le:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours?.B)3hours?.C)4hours?D)5hours?.Fromtheconve?rsati?onweknowthatthetwoaretalki?ngabout?someworktheywillstart?at9o’clock?inthemorni?ngandhavetofinis?hat2intheafter?noon.There?fore,D)“5hours?”isthecorre?ctanswe?r.Youshoul?dchoos?e[D]ontheAnswe?rSheet?andmarkitwithasingl?easingl?elinethrou?ghthecentr?e.Sampl?eAnswe?r[A][B][C][D]1. A)Buysometrave?ller’scheck?s.B)Borro?wsomemoney?fromafrien?d.C)Check?thebrake?sandtires?.D)Spend?sometimetrave?lling?.2. A)Heisveryforgi?vingandtoler?ant.B)Heproba?blyhasapoormemor?y.C)Heiswellliked?byhiscusto?mers.D)Hehasbeenintro?duced?tothestaff?.3. A)Hethink?sthebookshoul?dinclu?demoreinfor?matio?n.B)Hedoesn?’tthink?itneces?sarytoprovi?detheanswe?rs.C)Theanswe?rswillbeadded?inalater?editi?on.D)Thebookdoesinclu?detheanswe?rs.4. A)Annou?nceappea?lsforpubli?cservi?ce.B)Holdachari?tyconce?rttoraise?money?.C)Asktheschoo?lradio?stati?onforhelp.D)Poolmoney?tofundtheradio?stati?on.5. A)Shetalke?dwiththeconsu?ltant?about?thenewprogr?amuntil?two.B)Shecould?n’ttalktotheconsu?ltant?befor?etwo.C)Shewould?talktotheconsu?ltant?durin?glunch?.D)Shecould?n’tconta?cttheconsu?ltant?’ssecre?tary.6. A)Theyareequal?lycompe?tentforthejob.B)Theybothgradu?atedfromartschoo?ls.C)Theymajor?edindiffe?rentareas?ofart.D)Theyarebothwilli?ngtodrawtheposte?rs.7. A)Atabookstore?.B)Atanartmuseu?m.C)Atanewsp?aperoffic?e.D)Atagymna?sium.8. A)Thewoman?recei?vedaphone?callfromMarkyeste?rday.B)Themaninjur?edMarkinatraff?icaccid?entyeste?rday.C)Themanmetafrien?dbychanc?e.D)Thewoman?conta?ctedMarkonbusin?ess.9. A)Themanshoul?dstayupandwatch?theprogr?am.B)Themanshoul?dreadsomet?hingexcit?inginste?ad.C)Themanshoul?dgotobedateleve?n.D)Themanshoul?dgiveupwatch?ingthemovie?.10. A)Stude?ntswithalibra?rycardcancheck?anybookout.B)Refer?encebooks?arenotallow?edtobecheck?edout.C)Onlystude?ntswithalibra?rycardcancheck?outrefer?encebooks?.D)Thenumbe?rofbooks?astude?ntcancheck?outisunlim?ited.Secti?onBDirec?tions?: Inthissecti?on,youwillhear3short?passa?ges.Attheendofeachpassa?ge,youwillhearsomequest?ions.Boththepassa?geandthequest?ionswillbespoke?nonlyonce.After?youhearaquest?ion,youmustchoos?ethebestanswe?rfromthefourchoic?esmarke?dA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorre?spond?inglette?rontheAnswe?rSheet?withasingl?elinethrou?ghthecentr?e.Passa?geOneQuest?ions11to13arebased?onthepassa?geyouhavejustheard?.11. A)Tofindoutwheth?ertheytakemusic?lesso?nsintheir?spare?time.B)Tofindoutwheth?ertheycannamefourdiffe?rentmusic?alinstr?ument?s.C)Tofindoutwheth?ertheyenjoy?playi?ngmusic?alinstr?ument?sinschoo?l.D)Tofindoutwheth?ertheydiffe?rintheir?prefe?rence?formusic?alinstr?ument?s.12. A)Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.B)Theythink?itsilly?toplaythem.C)Theyfinditnotchall?engin?genoug?htoplaythem.D)Theyconsi?deritimpor?tanttobediffe?rentfromgirls?.13. A)Child?renwhohavepriva?temusic?tutor?s.B)Child?renwhoare8orolder?.C)Child?renwhoarebetwe?en5and7.D)Child?renwhoarewell-educa?ted.Passa?geTwoQuest?ions14to16arebased?onthepassa?geyouhavejustheard?.14. A)Becau?sethere?weren?’tanyprofe?ssion?alteams?intheU.S.then.B)Becau?sePelehadn’tretir?edfromtheBrazi?lianNatio?nalTeamyet.C)Becau?sethisfast-movin?gsport?wasn’tfamil?iartomanyAmeri?cans.D)Becau?segoodprofe?ssion?alplaye?rsrecei?vedlowsalar?ies.15. A)Whenithasalarge?numbe?roffans.B)Whenitplays?athome.C)Whenithasmanyinter?natio?nalstars?playi?ngforit.D)Whenthefanscheer?enthu?siast?icall?yforit.16. A)Itwasn’tamong?thetopfourteams?.B)Itdidn’tplayaswellasexpec?ted.C)ItwontheWorld?Cup.D)Itplace?dfourt?h.Passa?geThree?Quest?ions17to20arebased?onthepassa?geyouhavejustheard?.17. A)Stude?ntsfromAmeri?ca.B)Stude?ntsfromEngla?nd.C)Stude?ntsfromAustr?alia.D)Stude?ntsfromJapan?.18. A)Those?whoknowhowtoprogr?amcompu?ters.B)Those?whogetspeci?alaidfromtheir?teach?ers.C)Those?whoareveryhardw?orkin?g.D)Those?whohavewell-educa?tedparen?ts.19. A)Japan?esestude?ntsstudy?muchharde?rthanColum?bianstude?nts.B)Colum?bianstude?ntsscore?highe?rthanJapan?esestude?ntsinmaths?.C)Colum?bianstude?ntsaremoreoptim?istic?about?their?maths?skill?s.D)Japan?esestude?ntshavebette?rcondi?tions?forstudy?.20. A)Physi?cs.B)Mathe?matic?s.C)Envir?onmen?talscien?ce.D)Lifescien?ce.PartIIReadi?ngCompr?ehens?ion(35minut?es)Direc?tions?: There?are4readi?ngpassa?gesinthispart.Eachpassa?geisfollo?wedbysomequest?ionsorunfin?ished?state?ments?.Foreachofthemthere?arefourchoic?esmarke?dA),B),C)andD).Youshoul?ddecid?eonthebestchoic?eandmarkthecorre?spond?inglette?rontheAnswe?rSheet?withasingl?elinethrou?ghthecentr?e.Passa?geOneQuest?ions21to25arebased?onthefollo?wingpassa?ge.Inthe1920s?deman?dforAmeri?canfarmprodu?ctsfell,asEurop?eancount?riesbegan?torecov?erfromWorld?WarIandinsti?tuted?auste?rity(緊縮)progr?amstoreduc?etheir?impor?ts.Theresul?twasasharp?dropinfarmprice?s.Thisperio?dwasmoredisas?trous?forfarme?rsthanearli?ertimes?hadbeen,becau?sefarme?rswerenolonge?rself-suffi?cient?.Theywerepayin?gformachi?nery,seed,andferti?lizer?,andtheywerealsobuyin?gconsu?mergoods?.Theprice?softheitems?farme?rsbough?tremai?nedconst?ant,while?price?stheyrecei?vedfortheir?produ?ctsfell.These?devel?opmen?tsweremadeworse?bytheGreat?Depre?ssion?,which?began?in1929andexten?dedthrou?ghout?the1939s?.In1929,under?Presi?dentHerbe?rtHoove?r,theFeder?alFarmBoard?wasorgan?ized.Itestab?lishe?dtheprinc?ipleofdirec?tinter?feren?cewithsuppl?yanddeman?d,anditrepre?sente?dthefirst?natio?nalcommi?tment?toprovi?degreat?erecono?micstabi?lityforfarme?rs.Presi?dentHoove?r’ssucce?ssorattac?hedevenmoreimpor?tance?tothisprobl?em.Oneofthefirst?measu?respropo?sedbyPresi?dentFrank?linD.Roose?veltwhenhetookoffic?ein1933wastheAgric?ultur?alAdjus?tment?Act,which?wassubse?quent?lypasse?dbyCongr?ess.ThislawgavetheSecre?taryofAgric?ultur?ethepower?toreduc?eprodu?ction?throu?ghvolun?taryagree?ments?withfarme?rswhowerepaidtotaketheir?landoutofuse.Adelib?erate?scarc?ityoffarmprodu?ctswasplann?edinaneffor?ttoraise?price?s.Thislawwasdecla?reduncon?stitu?tiona?lbytheSupre?meCourt?onthegroun?dsthatgener?altaxes?werebeing?colle?ctedtopayonespeci?algroup?ofpeopl?e.Howev?er,newlawswerepasse?dimmed?iatel?ythatachie?vedthesameresul?tofresti?ngsoilandprovi?dingflood?-contr?olmeasu?res,butwhich?werebased?ontheprinc?ipleofsoilconse?rvati?on.TheRoose?veltAdmin?istra?tionbelie?vedthatrebui?lding?thenatio?n’ssoilwasinthenatio?nalinter?estandwasnotsimpl?yaplantohelpfarme?rsattheexpen?seofother?citiz?ens.Later?thegover?nment?guara?nteed?loans?tofarme?rssothattheycould?buyfarmmachi?nery,hybri?d(雜交)grain?,andferti?lizer?s.21. Whatbroug?htabout?thedecli?neinthedeman?dforAmeri?canfarmprodu?cts?A)Theimpac?toftheGreat?Depre?ssion?.B)Theshrin?kingofovers?easmarke?ts.C)Thedestr?uctio?ncause?dbytheFirst?World?War.D)Theincre?asedexpor?tsofEurop?eancount?ries.22. Thechief?conce?rnoftheAmeri?cangover?nment?intheareaofagric?ultur?einthe1920s?was_____?___.A)toincre?asefarmprodu?ction?B)toestab?lishagric?ultur?allawsC)topreve?ntfarme?rsfromgoing?bankr?uptD)topromo?tethemecha?nizat?ionofagric?ultur?e23. TheAgric?ultur?alAdjus?tment?Actencou?raged?Ameri?canfarme?rsto_____?___.A)reduc?etheir?scale?ofprodu?ction?B)makefulluseoftheir?landC)adjus?ttheprice?softheir?farmprodu?ctsD)beself-suffi?cient?inagric?ultur?alprodu?ction?24. TheSupre?meCourt?rejec?tedtheAgric?ultur?alAdjus?tment?Actbecau?seitbelie?vedthattheAct_____?___.A)might?cause?great?erscarc?ityoffarmprodu?ctsB)didn’tgivetheSecre?taryofAgric?ultur?eenoug?hpower?C)would?benef?itneith?erthegover?nment?northefarme?rsD)benef?itedonegroup?ofcitiz?ensattheexpen?seofother?s25. Itwasclaim?edthatthenewlawspasse?ddurin?gtheRoose?veltAdmin?istra?tionwereaimed?at_____?___.A)reduc?ingthecostoffarmi?ngB)conse?rving?soilinthelong-terminter?estofthenatio?nC)lower?ingtheburde?noffarme?rsD)helpi?ngfarme?rswitho?utshift?ingtheburde?nontoother?taxpa?yersPassa?geTwoQuest?ions26to30arebased?onthefollo?wingpassa?ge.Inthe1950s?,thepione?ersofartif?icial?intel?ligen?ce(AI)predi?ctedthat,bytheendofthiscentu?ry,compu?terswould?beconve?rsing?withusatworkandrobot?swould?beperfo?rming?ourhouse?work.Butasusefu?lascompu?tersare,they’renowhe?reclose?toachie?vinganyth?ingremot?elyresem?bling?these?early?aspir?ation?sforhuman?likebehav?ior.Never?mindsomet?hingascompl?exasconve?rsati?on:themostpower?fulcompu?tersstrug?gletorelia?blyrecog?nizetheshape?ofanobjec?t,themosteleme?ntary?oftasks?foraten-month?-oldkid.Agrowi?nggroup?ofAIresea?rcher?sthink?theyknowwhere?thefield?wentwrong?.Theprobl?em,thescien?tists?say,isthatAIhasbeentryin?gtosepar?atethehighe?st,mostabstr?actlevel?softhoug?ht,likelangu?ageandmathe?matic?s,andtodupli?catethemwithlogic?al,step-by-stepprogr?ams.Anewmovem?entinAI,ontheother?hand,takes?aclose?rlookatthemoreround?about?wayinwhich?natur?ecameupwithintel?ligen?ce.Manyofthese?resea?rcher?sstudy?evolu?tionandnatur?aladapt?ation?inste?adofforma?llogic?andconve?ntion?alcompu?terprogr?ams.Rathe?rthandigit?alcompu?tersandtrans?istor?s,somewanttoworkwithbrain?cells?andprote?ins.Theresul?tsofthese?early?effor?tsareaspromi?singastheyarepecul?iar,andthenewnatur?e-based?AImovem?entisslowl?ybutsurel?ymovin?gtotheforef?rontofthefield?.Imita?tingthebrain?’sneura?l(神經(jīng)的)netwo?rkisahugestepintheright?direc?tion,sayscompu?terscien?tistandbioph?ysici?stMicha?elConra?d,butitstill?misse?sanimpor?tantaspec?tofnatur?alintel?ligen?ce.“Peopl?etendtotreat?thebrain?asifitweremadeupofcolor?-coded?trans?istor?s”,heexpla?ins,“butit’snotsimpl?yacleve?rnetwo?rkofswitc?hes.There?arelotsofimpor?tantthing?sgoing?oninsid?ethebrain?cells?thems?elves?.”Speci?fical?ly,Conra?dbelie?vesthatmanyofthebrain?’scapab?iliti?esstemfromthepatte?rnrecog?nitio?nprofi?cienc?yoftheindiv?idual?molec?ulesthatmakeupeachbrain?cell.Thebestwaytobuild?andartif?icial?lyintel?ligen?tdevic?e,heclaim?s,would?betobuild?itaroun?dthesamesortofmolec?ularskill?s.Right?now,theoptio?nthatconve?ntion?alcompu?tersandsoftw?arearefunda?menta?llyincap?ableofmatch?ingtheproce?ssesthattakeplace?inthebrain?remai?nscontr?overs?ial.Butifitprove?strue,thentheeffor?tsofConra?dandhisfello?wAIrebel?scould?turnouttobetheonlygameintown.26. Theautho?rsaysthatthepower?fulcompu?tersoftoday?_____?___.A)arecapab?leofrelia?blyrecog?nizin?gtheshape?ofanobjec?tB)areclose?toexhib?iting?human?likebehav?iorC)arenotverydiffe?rentintheir?perfo?rmanc?efromthose?ofthe50’sD)still?canno?tcommu?nicat?ewithpeopl?einahuman?langu?age27. Thenewtrend?inartif?icial?intel?ligen?ceresea?rchstems?from_____?___.A)theshift?ofthefocus?ofstudy?ontotherecog?nitio?noftheshape?sofobjec?tsB)thebelie?fthathuman?intel?ligen?cecanno?tbedupli?cated?withlogic?al,step-by-stepprogr?amsC)theaspir?ation?sofscien?tists?todupli?catetheintel?ligen?ceofaten-month?-oldchild?D)theeffor?tsmadebyscien?tists?inthestudy?ofthesimil?ariti?esbetwe?entrans?istor?sandbrain?cells?28. Conra?dandhisgroup?ofAIresea?rcher?shavebeenmakin?genorm?ouseffor?tsto_____?___.A)findaround?about?waytodesig?npower?fulcompu?tersB)build?acompu?terusing?acleve?rnetwo?rkofswitc?hesC)findouthowintel?ligen?cedevel?opedinnatur?eD)separ?atethehighe?standmostabstr?actlevel?softhoug?ht29. What’stheautho?r’sopini?onabout?thenewAImovem?ent?A)Ithascreat?edasensa?tionamong?artif?icial?intel?ligen?ceresea?rcher?sbutwillsoondieout.B)It’sabreak?throu?ghindupli?catin?ghuman?thoug?htproce?sses.C)It’smorelikeapecul?iargamerathe?rthanarealscien?tific?effor?t.D)Itmayprove?tobeintheright?direc?tionthoug?hnobod?yissureofitsfutur?eprosp?ects.30. Which?ofthefollo?wingisclose?stinmeani?ngtothephras?e“theonlygameintown”(Line3,Para.4)?A)Theonlyappro?achtobuild?inganartif?icial?lyintel?ligen?tcompu?ter.B)Theonlywayforthemtowinaprize?inartif?icial?intel?ligen?ceresea?rch.C)Theonlyareaworth?study?ingincompu?terscien?ce.D)Theonlygametheywould?liketoplayintown.Passa?geThree?Quest?ions31to35arebased?onthefollo?wingpassa?ge:Carsaccou?ntforhalftheoilconsu?medintheU.S.,about?halftheurban?pollu?tionandonefourt?hthegreen?house?(溫室)gases?.Theytakeasimil?artollof(損耗)resou?rcesinother?indus?trial?natio?nsandinthecitie?softhedevel?oping?world?.Asvehic?leuseconti?nuestoincre?aseinthecomin?gdecad?e,theU.S.andother?count?rieswillhavetodealwiththese?issue?sorelsefaceunacc?eptab?leecono?mic,healt?h-relat?edandpolit?icalcosts?.Itisunlik?elythatoilprice?swillremai?nattheir?curre?ntlowlevel?orthatother?natio?nswillaccep?talarge?andgrowi?ngU.S.contr?ibuti?ontogloba?lclima?ticchang?e.Polic?ymake?rsandindus?tryhavefouroptio?ns:reduc?evehic?leuse,incre?asetheeffic?iency?andreduc?etheemiss?ionsofconve?ntion?algasol?ine-power?edvehic?les,switc?htolessharmf?ulfuels?,orfindlesspollu?tingdrivi?ngsyste?ms.Thelastofthese?—inparti?cular?theintro?ducti?onofvehic?lespower?edbyelect?ricit?y—isultim?ately?theonlysusta?inabl?eoptio?n.Theother?alter?nativ?esareattra?ctive?intheor?ybutinpract?iceareeithe?rimpra?ctica?loroffer?onlymargi?nalimpro?vemen?ts.Forexamp?le,reduc?edvehic?leusecould?solve?traff?icprobl?emsandahostofsocia?landenvir?onmen?talprobl?ems,butevide?ncefromaroun?dtheworld?sugge?ststhatitisverydiffi?culttomakepeopl?egiveuptheir?carstoanysigni?fican?texten?t.IntheU.S.,mass-trans?itrider?shipandcarpo?oling?(合伙用車)havedecli?nedsince?World?WarII.EveninWeste?rnEurop?e,withfuelprice?savera?gingmorethan$1aliter?(about?$4agallo?n)andwitheasil?yacces?sible?masstrans?itanddense?popul?ation?s,carsstill?accou?ntfor80perce?Impro?vedenerg?yeffic?iency?isalsoappea?ling,butautom?otive?fuelecono?myhasbarel?ymadeanyprogr?essin10years?.Alter?nativ?efuels?suchasnatur?algas,burne?dininter?nal-combu?stion?engin?es,could?beintro?duced?atrelat?ively?lowcost,buttheywould?leadtoonlymargi?nalreduc?tions?inpollu?tionandgreen?house?emiss?ions(espec?ially?becau?seoilcompa?niesarealrea?dyspend?ingbilli?onsofdolla?rsevery?yeartodevel?oplesspollu?tingtypes?ofgasol?ine).31. Fromthepassa?geweknowthattheincre?aseduseofcarswill_____?___.A)consu?mehalfoftheoilprodu?cedintheworld?B)haveserio?usconse?quenc?esforthewell-being?ofallnatio?nsC)widen?thegapbetwe?enthedevel?opedanddevel?oping?count?riesD)impos?eanintol?erabl?eecono?micburde?nonresid?entsoflarge?citie?s32. TheU.S.hastodealwiththeprobl?emsarisi?ngfromvehic?leusebecau?se_____?___.A)mostAmeri?cansarereluc?tanttoswitc?htopubli?ctrans?porta?tionsyste?msB)theprese?ntlevel?ofoilprice?sisconsi?dered?unacc?eptab?leC)other?count?rieswillprote?stitsincre?asing?green?house?emiss?ionsD)itshoul?dtakealeadinconse?rving?natur?alresou?rces33. Which?ofthefollo?wingisthebestsolut?iontotheprobl?emsmenti?onedinthepassa?ge?A)Thedesig?ningofhighl?yeffic?ientcarengin?es.B)Areduc?tionofvehic?leuseincitie?s.C)Thedevel?opmen?tofelect?riccars.D)Theuseoflesspollu?tingfuels?.34. Which?ofthefollo?wingispract?icalbutonlymakes?amargi?nalcontr?ibuti?ontosolvi?ngtheprobl?emofgreen?house?emiss?ions?A)Theuseoffuels?other?thangasol?ine.B)Impro?vedenerg?yeffic?iency?.C)Theintro?ducti?onoflesspollu?tingdrivi?ngsyste?ms.D)Reduc?ingcarusebycarpo?oling?.35. Which?ofthefollo?wingstate?ments?isTRUEaccor?dingtothepassa?ge?A)Thedecli?neofpubli?ctrans?porta?tionaccou?ntsforincre?asedcaruseinWeste?rnEurop?e.B)Carsarepopul?arinWeste?rnEurop?eeventhoug?hfuelprice?sarefairl?yhigh.C)Thereduc?tionofvehic?leuseistheonlysusta?inabl?eoptio?nindense?lypopul?atedWeste?rnD)Weste?rnEurop?eanoilcompa?niescanno?tsusta?inthecostofdevel?oping?new-typefuels?.Passa?geFourQuest?ions36to40arebased?onthefollo?wingpassa?ge.Reebo?kexecu?tives?donotliketoheartheir?styli?shathle?ticshoes?calle?d“footw?earforyuppi?es(雅皮士,少壯高薪職?業(yè)人士)”.Theyconte?ndthatReebo?kshoes?appea?ltodiver?semarke?tsegme?nts,espec?ially?nowthatthecompa?nyoffer?sbaske?tball?andchild?ren’sshoes?fortheunder?-18setandwalki?ngshoes?forolder?custo?mersnotinter?ested?inaerob?ics(健身操)orrunni?ng.Theexecu?tives?alsopoint?outthatthrou?ghrecen?tacqui?sitio?nstheyhaveadded?hikin?gboots?,dress?andcasua?lshoes?,andhigh-perfo?rmanc?eathle?ticfootw?eartotheir?produ?ctlines?,allofwhich?shoul?dattra?ctnewandvarie?dgroup?sofcusto?mers.Still?,despi?teitsempha?sisonnewmarke?ts,Reebo?kplans?fewchang?esintheupmar?ket(高檔消費人?群的)retai?lingnetwo?rkthathelpe?dpushsales?to$1billi?onannua?lly,ahead?ofallother?sport?sshoemarke?ters.Reebo?kshoes?,which?areprice?dfrom$27to$85,willconti?nuetobesoldonlyinbette?rspeci?alty,sport?inggoods?,anddepar?tment?store?s,inaccor?dance?withthecompa?ny’sviewthatconsu?mersjudge?thequali?tyofthebrand?bythequali?tyofitsdistr?ibuti?on.Inthepastfewyears?,theMassa?chuse?tts-based?compa?nyhasimpos?edlimit?sonthenumbe?rofitsdistr?ibuto?rs(andthenumbe?rofshoes?suppl?iedtostore?s),partl?youtofneces?sity.Attimes?theunexp?ected?deman?dforReebo?k’sexcee?dedsuppl?y,andthecompa?nycould?barel?ykeepupwithorder?sfromthedeale?rsitalrea?dyhad.These?fulfi?llmen?tprobl?emsseemtobeunder?contr?olnow,butthecompa?nyisstill?selec?tiveabout?itsdistr?ibuto?rs.Atprese?nt,Reebo?kshoes?areavail?ableinabout?fivethous?andretai?lstore?sintheUnite?dState?s.Reebo?khasalrea?dyantic?ipate?dthatwalki?ngshoes?willbethenextfitne?ss-relat?edcraze?,repla?cingaerob?icsshoes?thesamewayitsbrigh?tlycolor?ed,softleath?erexerc?isefootw?earrepla?cedconve?ntion?alrunni?ngshoes?.Throu?ghprodu?ctdiver?sific?ation?andcaref?ulmarke?tresea?rch,Reebo?khopes?toavoid?thedistr?ibuti?onprobl?emsNikecameacros?ssever?alyears?ago,whenNikemisju?dgedthestren?gthoftheaerob?icsshoecraze?andwasforce?dtounloa?dhugeinven?torie?sofrunni?ngshoes?throu?ghdisco?untstore?s.36. Onereaso?nwhyReebo?k’smanag?erial?perso?nneldon’tliketheir?shoes?tobecalle?d“footw?earforyuppi?es”isthat_____?___.A)theybelie?vethattheir?shoes?arepopul?arwithpeopl?eofdiffe?rentagegroup?sB)newprodu?ction?lines?havebeenadded?toprodu?ceinexp?ensiv?eshoes?C)“yuppi?es”usual?lyevoke?sanegat?iveimage?D)thetermmakes?peopl?ethink?ofprohi?bitiv?eprice?s37. Reebo?k’sviewthat“consu?mersjudge?thequali?tyofthebrand?bythequali?tyofitsdistr?ibuti?on”(Line5,Para.2)impli?esthat_____?___.A)thequali?tyofabrand?ismeasu?redbytheservi?cequali?tyofthestore?selli?ngitB)thequali?tyofaprodu?ctdeter?mines?thequali?tyofitsdistr?ibuto?rsC)thepopul?arity?ofabrand?isdeter?mined?bythestore?sthatsellitD)consu?mersbelie?vethatfirst?-rateprodu?ctsareonlysoldbyhigh-quali?tystore?s38. Reebo?koncehadtolimit?thenumbe?rofitsdistr?ibuto?rsbecau?se_____?___.A)itssuppl?yofprodu?ctsfellshort?ofdeman?dB)toomanydistr?ibuto?rswould?cutintoitsprofi?tsC)thereduc?tionofdistr?ibuto?rscould?incre?aseitsshare?ofthemarke?tD)itwante?dtoenhan?ceconsu?merconfi?dence?initsprodu?cts39. Altho?ughtheReebo?kCompa?nyhassolve?dtheprobl?emoffulfi?lling?itsorder?s,it_____?___.A)doesnotwanttofurth?erexpan?ditsretai?lingnetwo?rkB)still?limit?sthenumbe?rofshoes?suppl?iedtostore?sC)isstill?parti?cular?about?whosells?itsprodu?ctsD)still?caref?ullychoos?esthemanuf?actur?ersofitsprodu?cts40. Whatlesso?nhasReebo?klearn?edfromNike’sdistr?ibuti?onprobl?ems?A)Acompa?nyshoul?dnotsellitshighquali?tyshoes?indisco?untstore?s.B)Acompa?nyshoul?dnotlimit?itsdistr?ibuti?onnetwo?rk.C)Acompa?nyshoul?ddofollo?w-upsurve?ysofitsprodu?cts.D)Acompa?nyshoul?dcorre?ctlyevalu?atetheimpac?tofanewcraze?onthemarke?t.PartIIIVocab?ulary?(20minut?es)Direc?tions?: There?are30incom?plete?sente?ncesinthispart.Foreachsente?ncethere?arefourchoic?esmarke?dA),B),C)andD).Choos?etheONEthatbestcompl?etesthesente?nce.Thenmarkthecorre?spond?inglette?rontheAnswe?rSheet?withasingl?elinethrou?ghthecentr?e.41. Formanypatie?nts,insti?tutio?nalcareisthemost_____?___andbenef?icial?formofcare.A)perti?nentB)appro?priat?eC)acute?D)persi?stent?42. Among?allthechang?esresul?tingfromthe_____?___entry?ofwomen?intotheworkforce?,thetrans?forma?tionthathasoccur?redinthewomen?thems?elves?isnottheleast?impor?tant.A)massi?veB)quant?itati?veC)surpl?usD)formi?dable?43. Mr.Smith?becam?every_____?___whenitwassugge?stedthathehadmadeamista?ke.A)ingen?iousB)empir?icalC)objec?tiveD)indig?nant44. Rumou?rsareevery?where?,sprea?dingfear,damag?ingreput?ation?s,andturni?ngcalmsitua?tions?into_____?___ones.A)turbu?lentB)tragi?cC)vulne?rable?D)suspi?cious?45. The_____?___cycle?oflifeanddeath?isasubje?ctofinter?esttoscien?tists?andphilo?sophe?rsalike?.A)incom?patib?leB)excee?dingC)insta?ntane?ousD)etern?al46. Sheremai?nsconfi?dentand_____?___untro?ubled?byourprese?ntprobl?ems.A)indef?inite?lyB)infin?itely?C)optim?istic?allyD)seemi?ngly47. Fiber?-optic?cable?scancarry?hundr?edsoftelep?honeconve?rsati?ons_____?___.A)simul?taneo?uslyB)spont?aneou?slyC)homog?eneou?slyD)conte?mpora?rily48. Thepolic?ewerealert?edthattheescap?edcrimi?nalmight?beinthe_____?___.A)vainB)vicin?ityC)court?D)jail49. Wheth?eryoulivetoeatoreattolive,foodisamajor?_____?___inevery?famil?y’sbudge?t.A)nutri?tionB)expen?ditur?eC)routi?neD)provi?sion50. Nowapaper?inScien?ceargue?sthatorgan?icchemi?calsintherockcomemostl?yfrom_____?___onearth?rathe?rthanbacte?riaonMars.A)confi?gurat?ionB)const?ituti?onC)conde?mnati?onD)conta?minat?ion51. There?ismuchIenjoy?about?thechang?ingseaso?ns,butmyfavor?itetimeisthe_____?___fromfalltowinte?r.A)trans?missi?onB)trans?forma?tionC)trans?ition?D)trans?fer52. Ithink?weneedtoseeaninves?tment?_____?___befor?ewemakeanexpen?sivemista?ke.A)guide?B)entre?prene?urC)consu?ltant?D)asses?sor53. The_____?___onthisapart?mentexpir?esinayear’stime.A)treat?yB)lease?C)engag?ement?D)subsi?dy54. Theelder?lyRussi?ansfindithardtoliveontheir?state?_____?___.A)pensi?onsB)earni?ngsC)salar?iesD)donat?ions55. There?issuppo?sedtobeasafet?y_____?___which?makes?itimpos?sible?fortrain?stocolli?de.A)appli?anceB)acces?soryC)machi?neD)mecha?nism56. After?fouryears?inthesamejobhisenthu?siasm?final?ly_____?___.A)deter?iorat?edB)dispe?rsedC)dissi?pated?D)drain?ed57. Noonecanfunct?ionprope?rlyiftheyare_____?___ofadequ?atesleep?.A)depri?vedB)rippe?dC)strip?pedD)contr?ived58. Foryears?now,thepeopl?eofthatfaraw?aycount?ryhavebeencruel?ly_____?___byadicta?tor.A)depre?ssedB)immer?sedC)oppre?ssedD)curse?d59. Eversince?theriseofindus?trial?ism,educa?tionhasbeen_____?___towar?dsprodu?cingworke?rs.A)harne?ssedB)hatch?edC)motiv?atedD)geare?d60. Theprosp?ectofincre?asedprice?shasalrea?dy_____?___worri?es.A)provo?kedB)irrit?atedC)inspi?redD)hoist?ed61. Thesuspe?ct_____?___thathehadnotbeenintheneigh?bourh?oodatthetimeofthecrime?.A)advoc?atedB)alleg?edC)addre?ssedD)annou?nced62. Altho?ughthecolon?ists_____?___tosomeexten?twiththeNativ?eAmeri?cans,theIndia?ns’influ?enceonAmeri?cancultu?reandlangu?agewasnotexten?sive.A)migra?tedB)match?edC)mingl?edD)melte?d63. E-mailisaconve?nient?,highl?ydemoc?ratic?infor?malmediu?mforconve?yingmessa?gesthat_____?___welltohuman?needs?.A)adher?esB)refle?ctsC)confo?rmsD)satis?fies64. Thewings?ofthebirdstill?_____?___after?ithadbeenshotdown.A)slapp?edB)scrat?chedC)flapp?edD)fluct?uated?65. Thedisag?reeme?ntovertrade?restr?ictio?nscould?serio?usly_____?___relat?ionsbetwe?enthetwocount?ries.A)tumbl?eB)jeopa?rdize?C)manip?ulate?D)intim?idate?66. Whenyouputupwallp?aper,shoul?dyou_____?___theedges?orputthemnexttoeachother??A)coinc?ideB)exten?dC)overl?apD)colli?de67. Under?theprese?ntsyste?m,state?enter?prise?smust_____?___allprofi?tstothegover?nment?