2021-2022年四川省成都市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2021-2022年四川省成都市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

It'sfoundthatofficeworkersusuallyspendoneandahalfhourseverydayon______.

A.realworktasksB.havinglunchC.commutingD.socializing

2.

Howthepatientwillbetreatedwilldependontheresultofthe______.

3.

Wemustderivehydrogenfromrenewablesourceswithaviewtoapurehydrogeneconomy.

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4.

Peopledrinkinapartyinorderto______.

5.

Ithasbeenprovedthatthegeodesicdomeis______humanshelter.

6.

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Don'tuseitagain.

C.Designrecycledproducts,

D.Lastlonger.

7.

Facebook'sideatosocialmarketinghasproblemsbothintheoryandinpractice.

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8.HowBirdsFindWayHome?

Theabilityofbirdstoreturntoafamiliarplacefromanydistanceisaremarkablefeatofnature.Forcenturiespeoplehavetakenadvantageofthisabilityinhomingpigeonsbyusingthemtotakemessagesfromdistantpointsbacktofamiliarsites.Homingpigeonsaredomesticatednon-migratorybirdswithaninstincttoreturntotheirlofts(nestingsites)thatisimprovedwithtrainingandbyselectivebreeding.Trainingisstartedatshortdistancesfromthenestingsite;overtime,thisdistanceisgraduallyincreasedtohundredsofmilesfromitsloftatacompletelyunfamiliarlocationanditcanflyinthedirectionofhomewithinaminuteortwoofitsrelease.Howdoesthisextraordinarybehavior.work?

Understandinghomingbehavior.isoneofthegreatestchallengestoornithologists(鳥(niǎo)類學(xué)家).Fortunately,becausetheyareabletocarefullycontroltheconditionsunderwhichthepigeonsarereleased,researchershavebeenabletolearnagreatdealabouthowthebirdsnavigatetheirwayhome.

Althoughhomingabilityhasbeenfosteredinpigeonsbycarefulbreedingandselectingofstock,itappearsthattrainingisnotalwaysnecessary:Manyspeciesofwildbirdsperform.similarlyremarkablefeats.OnesuchbirdisthemigratoryManxShearwater(剪嘴鷗).Builtliketinyalbatrosses,theseseabirdsspendmostoftheirlivesskimmingovertheoceansurfacefarfromthesightofland.Theycomeashoreonlytonestinburrows,whichtheydiginthegroundonoffshoreislandsinordertobesafefrompredators.Theeaseoflocatingandobservingtheirnestsmakeshearwatersidealsubjectsforhomingexperiments.

GreatBirdNavigators

Manymigratorybirdsareremarkablyfaithfultopreviousnestingandoverwinteringplaces.Thoughabirdmightbeabletocomeclosetothesesitesmerelybyflyinginageneraldirectionduringthecourseofmigration,atsomepointmoresophisticatednavigatingtechniquesmusttakeovertoguidethebirdtoitsprecisedestination.

Manyanimalsareabletofindtheirwayhome.Onewayofdoingthisistodirectlysensethegoal—tosee,hear,orsmellit.Anotherwayistomemorizethedetailsoftheoutwardjourneyandthenreversetheroutebasedonanintegrationofthatinformation.Birds,however,apparentlyrelyonacompletelydifferentprocesstofindtheirway.Toexplainbirdnavigation,wehavewhatisknownasthe"map-and-compass"theory.

Thecompasscomponentofthistheorygivesdirection--north,south,east,west;themapcomponenttellsthebirdwhereitis,orgiveslocality.Scientistshavelearnedagreatdealmoreaboutthecompasscomponentthantheyhaveaboutmapping.Theyknowthatbirdshaveseveralmeansofdeterminingcompassdirections,butunfortunately,theystillhavenosatisfactoryexplanationforhowbirdsusebiological"maps"toguidethemtoapreciselocationfromanunfamiliarstartingpoint.

BirdSunNavigators

Someobservationsindicatethatbirdsmightusethesunas,avisualcuetodeterminecompassdirections.Starlings(八哥),forexample,seemabletonegotiatetheproperdirectiononlyiftheyhaveaviewoftheclearskyandsun;cloudcoverseemstoinduceconfusion.Inanexperimentinwhichthesun'sapparentpositionwaschangedwithmirrorsattachedtoanorientationcagecontainingstarlings,observersnotedthatthedirectionofthestarlings'hopping,whichearlierhadbeencorrelatedtothedirectionthatchosetomigrate,wasshiftedaccordingly.

Evenbirdsthatmigrateexclusivelyatnightpayconsiderableattentiontothesun.Atfirstthismayseemoddbecause,afterall,thesunisnotvisibletothenocturnal(夜間活動(dòng)的)birdswhentheyareflying.Ontheotherhand,itisapredominantfeatureintheskyatatimeofday(dusk)whenbirdsmaywellbemakingdecisionsaboutw

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9.

Tobabiesfrombirthtosixmonthsofage,thepreferredfoodis______asitcontainsmanyprotectiveandimmunologicalfactors.

10.

Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

11.InwhichwaywiltthenewlypassedlawhelpLatinos?

A.Itwillmakeinsurancefreetothoselegalimmigrants.

B.Itwillcoverpeopleinsmallbusinesswithlowsalary.

C.Itwilltakemeasurestoinsurethelow-incomeuninsured.

D.Itwillhavemuchlowerdemandsonimmigrantcandidates.

12.

Thesituationsaboutwhichlaughterisacceptablechangewith______.

13.

Theauthorthoughtaweakpointofthebookisthatitis______.

14.

OneoftheChinatownsasabusyandthrivingcommunitynowislocatedin______.

A.FloridaB.HawaiiC.NewJerseyD.NewYork

15.

Theauthorsuggeststhat20%ofeachpaycheckbeinvestedinsomethingwith______.

16.

Assoonastheearthquakeended,peoplecangobackhomeimmediately.

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17.ACross-CulturalContext:Americans,Germans,andEnglish

TheAmericans,theGermans,andtheEnglishsharesignificantportionsofeachother'scultures,butatmanypointstheirculturesclash.Consequently,themisunderstandingsthatariseareallthemoreseriousbecausesophisticatedAmericansandEuropeanstakeprideincorrectlyinterpretingeachother'sbehavior.Culturaldifferenceswhichareoutofawarenessare,asaconsequence,usuallymisunderstoodasunskillfulness,illmanner,ortackofinterestonthepartoftheotherperson.

GermansandIntrusions

IshallneverforgetmyfirstexperiencewithGermanproxemicpatterns,whichoccurredwhenIwasanundergraduate.Mymanners,mystatus,andmyegowereattackedandcrushedbyaGermaninaninstancewherethirtyyears'residenceinthiscountryandanexcellentcommandofEnglishhadnotaffectedGermandefinitionsofintrusion.Inordertounderstandthevariousissuesthatwereatstake,itisnecessarytoreferbacktotwobasicAmericanpatternsthataretakenforgrantedinthiscountryandwhichAmericansthereforetendtotreatasuniversal.

First,intheUnitedStates,thereisacommonlyaccepted,invisibleboundaryaroundanytwoorthreepeopleinconversationwhichseparatesthemfromothers.Distancealoneservestoisolateanysuchgroupandtoprovideitwithaprotectivewallofprivacy.Normally,voicesarekeptlowtoavoidintrudingonothersandifvoicesareheard,peoplewillactasthoughtheyhadnotheard.Inthisway,privacyisgrantedwhetheritisactuallypresentornot.Thesecondpatternhastodowiththeexactpointatwhichapersonisexperiencedasactuallyhavingcrossedaboundary'andenteredaroom.TalkingthroughascreendoorwhilestandingoutsideahouseisnotconsideredbymostAmericansasbeinginsidethehouseorroom.Ifoneisstandingonthethresholdholdingthedooropenand.talkingtosomeoneinside,itisstilldefinedinformallyandexperiencedasbeingoutside.Ifoneisinanofficebuildingandjust"pokeshisheadinthedoor"ofanoffice,he'sstilloutsidetheoffice.Justholdingontothedoor-jambwhenone'sbodyisinsidetheroomstillmeansapersonisnotquiteinsidetheotherfellow'sterritory.NoneoftheseAmericanspatialdefinitionsisvalidinnorthernGermany,IneveryinstancewheretheAmericanwouldconsiderhimselfoutsidehehasalreadyenteredtheGerman'sterritoryandbydefinitionwouldbecomeinvolvedwithhim.Thefollowingexperiencebroughttheconflictbetweenthesetwopatternsintofocus.

Itwasawarmspringday.Iwasstandingonthedoorstepofaconvertedcarriagehousetalkingtoayoungwomanwholivedinanapartmentupstairs.Thefirstfloorhadbeenmadeintoanartist'sstudio.Thearrangement,however,waspeculiarbecausethesameentranceservedbothtenants.Theoccupantsoftheapartmentusedasmallentrywayandwalkedalongonewallofthestudiotoreachthestairstotheapartment.AsIstoodtalkingonthedoorstep.Iglancedtotheleftandnoticedthatsomefiftytosixtyfeetaway,insidethestudio,thePrussianartistandtwoofhisfriendswerealsoinconversation.HewasfacingsothatifheglancedtoonesideheCouldjustseeme.Ihadnotedhispresence,butnotwantingtointerrupthisconversation,IunconsciouslyappliedtheAmericanruleandassumedthatthetwoactivities--myquietconversationandhisconversation--werenotinvolvedwitheachother.AsIwassoontolearn,thiswasamistake,becauseinlesstimethanittakestotell,theartisthaddetachedhimselffromhisfriends,crossedthespacebetweenus,pushedmyfriendaside,andwitheyesflashing,startedshoutingatme.BywhatrighthadIenteredhisstudiowithoutgreetinghim?Whohadgivenmepermission?

Ifelthurtandhumiliated,andevenafteralmostthirtyyears,Ic

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18.

FreudlearnedfromChareoteverythingheneededtoknowabouthowtocurementallyillpatients.

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19.

MorethanhalfofAmericansnowusetheInternet.

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20.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually,______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Becausenooneknowsyouinanewplace.

B.Youroldfriendsaren'twatchingyou.

C.Youdon'thavethepressureofyourformerco-workers.

D.Alltheabove.

22.(29)

A.Itbecomesbigger.

B.Itbecomesmoreexpensive.

C.Itbecomescheaper.

D.Itbecomesmuchsafer.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：Ourcultureisconcernedwithmattersofself-esteem.Self-respect,ontheotherhand,mayholdthekeytoachievingthepeaceofmindweseek.Thetwoconceptsseemverysimilarbutthedifferencesbetweenthemarecrucial.

Toesteemanythingistoevaluateitpositivelyandholdithighregard,butevaluationgetsusintotroublebecausewhilewesometimeswin,wealsosometimeslose.Torespectsomething,ontheotherhand,istoacceptit.

Thewordacceptancesuggeststosomereadersthatourculturedoesindeeddealwiththisideaofself-respect;afterall,don'twehavetheconceptthatitisimportanttoacceptourlimitations?Aren'tmanyofusencouragedtochangethethingswecanchange,acceptthethingswecannotchangeandknowthedifferencebetweenthetwo?

Thepersonwithself-respectsimplylikesherselforhimself.Thisself-respectisnotdependentonsuccessbecausetherearealwaysfailurestocontendwith.Neitherisitaresultofcomparingourselveswithothersbecausethereisalwayssomeonebetter.Therearetechniquesusuallyemployedtoincreaseself-esteem.Self-respect,however,isagiven.Wesimplylikeourselvesbecauseofwhoweareandnotbecauseofwhatwecanorcannotdo.

Myrecentresearch,withJudithWhiteandJohnnyWalshatHarvardUniversity,pointstotheadvantageofself-respect.Comparedtothosewithhighself-esteemwhoarestillcaughtinanevaluativeframework,thosewithself-respectarelesspronetoblame,guilt,regret,lies,havesecretsandstress.

29．Whatdowelearnaboutself-esteem?

30.Whatdowelearnaboutpeoplewithself-respect?

31.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Self-respectisagiven"?

32.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

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A.Itisthesameasself-respect.

B.Itistotallydifferentfromself-respect.

C.Itistoevaluatepositivelyandholdhighregard.

D.Itistothinkonlythepositiveevenwhenwelose.

24.

【B3】

25.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Morning,Mr.Park.

M:Comehere,MissLi,Ihavesomethingtotalktoyou.

W:What'stheproblem,Mr.Park?

M:Weneedtodefineanewstrategywhichmustbeflexibleenoughtotakeaccountofchangingmarketconditions.

W:Iagree.Ourmainobjectivemustbetogainmarketshare,andtodothiswemustreduceprices.

M:Soyouaresurethatifwereduceprices,ourmarketsharewillincrease?

W:Yes,I'msure.

M:Thatmightbetrue.Butifwereduceourprices,ourmarginswillbelowerandthatwillcutourprofits.

W:Inshorttermitisright.Butwecanslowlyincreaseourproductionandastheproductionisincreased,wemaycutunitcost.

M:That'sreallyalog-termprospect.ButIbelievehigherprofitabilityisourobjective.Thebettertheproducts,thehighertheprice,andthehigherpricewillenhancehigherprofits.

W:Themarketisalreadyverycompetitive.Andifweraiseourprices,whateverthequality,saleswilldroprapidly.

M:Thenshallwelookatitfromtheotherviewpoint--manufacturing.Well,ifwecanreducecostinmanufacturingthatmustputusinastrongpositiontoadapttothemarket.Theonlywayforusistosub-contractmoreoftheproduction.

W:Thatwillmeanjoblossesifwedothat.

M:That'strue.Butthejobsthatremainwillbemoresecure.

W:Itsoundsreasonable.Maybewecantrythisway.

M:That'sthebestwecando,don'tyouagree?

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A.Marketshare

B.Companystrategy

C.Highprofitability

D.Manufacturing

26.(39)

27.(21)

A.Theentirecampus.

B.Partofthecampus.

C.Thecampusandthecity.

D.Onlytheoff-campusareas.

28.

【B7】

29.(19)

A.Shewasgivenaraise.

B.Shewasgivenanewjob.

C.Shewascriticizedforbeinglate.

D.Shewaspraisedforherhardwork.

30.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyontheirclientsnottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifclientscometofearthatabankcannotpayoffallitsclients,thenthatmightcausealltheclientstoappearonthesameday,thusthebankrunhappens.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoney.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpectedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs.Vaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayofftheirclients.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers'windows.Thepowerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayallclients,drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.Mrs.Vaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.

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A.Abankisclosedforoneormoredays.

B.Toomanyclientstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime.

C.Thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsclientsatonetime.

D.Tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank.

31.(25)

A.WhyherparentswantedtogotoGettysburg.

B.Whyherfamily'svacationplanschangedtenyearsago.

C.Whereherfamilywentforavacationtenyearsago.

D.Whenherfamilywentontheirlastvacation.

32.

【B4】

33.(24)

A.Watchherpartner.

B.Playhercardsincooperationwithherpartner.

C.Quitthegame.

D.Teachthemanhowtoplaybridge.

34.

【B5】

35.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Mostsingle-parentfamiliesresultwhenamarriageendsindivorce.Inmostcasesthedivorcedparentsdecidewhowillhavethechildren.About85percentofthechildrenlivewiththeirmotherafterdivorce.However,moredivorcedmenwanttheirchildrentolivewiththem.Sometimesadivorcecausesadisputeaboutwhowillcareforthechildren.Inthesecasesajudgedecides.Inanincreasingnumberofdisputes,ajudgeordersthatbothparentssharethechildren.Usuallythechildrenwilllivewithoneparent,andboththemotherandfatherwilltakepartindecisionsaffectingthem.Inothercasesthechildrenwilllivewiththemotherpartofthetime,andwiththefatherpartofthetime.Frankandhisdivorcedwife,forexample,shareresponsibilityforcaringfortheir6-year-olddaughter.ThelittlegirlliveswithFrankfor10days,thensheliveswithhermotherfor10days.

Inothercasesmencarefortheirchildrenalone.Tony,forexample,was18whenhisgirlfriendhadababy.Hisgirlfrienddisappearedandleftthebabybehind.Tonydecidedhewantedtocareforhissonbyhimself.Yethewasnotsureheknewhowtodoit.SohejoinedagroupinBostoncalledFathersIncorporated.Thegroupoffersadviceandskillstohelp.Tonytakescareofhisson.Tonybelieveshecanbeagoodparent.Hesayswomenhavebeendoingthejobforalongtime."So,"hesays,"whynotmen?"

26．Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

27.Whomwillmostchildrenlivewithaftertheirparentsaredivorced?

28.WhatdoesTonymeanbysaying"Whynotmen"?

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A.DivorceRate.

B.FathersIncorporated.

C.Single-parentfamilies.

D.Children'scareinsingle-parentfamilies.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：Botany,thestudyofplants,occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Formanythousandsofyearsitwastheonefieldofawarenessaboutwhichhumansbadanythingmorethanthevaguestofinsights.ItisimpossibletoknowtodayjustwhatourStoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpre-industrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.Thisislogical.

Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,tools,dyes,medicines,shelter,andagreatmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejunglesoftheAmazonrecognizeliterallyhundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothem,botany,assuch,hasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.

Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecome,thefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryoneunconsciouslyhasanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid.OurNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason.Thatwasthefirstgreatstepinanewassociationbetweenplantsandanimals.Grainsworediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:cultivatedcrops.

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A.Botanyisaveryancientlearning.

B.PeopleintheStoneAgeknewalotaboutplants.

C.PeopleintheStoneAgeknewlittleaboutplants.

D.Pre-industrialsocietieshavelittleinsightsaboutplants.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Goodtoseeyou.Youlookfitterandbetter.

M:Thanks.Ihadalotofexerciseanddrankvegetablejuiceeveryday.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanishandsome.

B.Themanusedtobeunhealthy.

C.Thelectureisnotveryclear

D.Themanhasbecomeabetterperson.

38.(38)

39.(17)

A.Hehasnotbeentothenewrestaurantyet.

B.Hewouldliketogotothenewrestaurantwiththewoman.

C.Thefoodatthenewrestaurantisnotverygood.

D.Arestaurant'senvironmentisveryimportanttohim.

40.SectionA

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

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A.Campinthemountains.

B.Stayathisownhouse.

C.Writetohisgirlfriend.

D.Holdhisuncle'smails.

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

Howlongdoesittakeforsomeindustriesacquiringcommercialpotential?

A.Fromfivetotenyears.

B.Fromsixtoeightyears.

C.Fromseventoelevenyears.

D.Fromeleventoeighteenyears.

42.

Accordingtothepassage,whatwouldapublicrelationspersonnelprobablydoafteradecisionismadeinindustry?

A.Planandhavesomepromotionalactivities.

B.Givesomesuggestionstothedecision-maker.

C.Setupcommunicationwiththepublic.

D.Organizesomespecialeventslikepressconference.

43.SectionB

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

Properarrangementofclassroomspaceisimportanttoencouraginginteraction.Mostofushavenoticedhowimportantphysicalsettingistoefficiencyandcomfortinourwork.Today'scorporationhirehumanengineeringspecialistsandspendaconsiderableamountoftimeandmoneytomakesurethatthephysicalenvironmentsofbuildingsarefittotheactivitiesoftheirinhabitants.

Similarly,collegeclassroomspaceshouldbedesignedtoencouragetheactivityofcriticalthinking.Wearealreadyinthetwenty-firstcentury,butstepintoalmostanycollegeclassroomandyoustepbackintimeatleastahundredyears.Desksarenormallyinstraightrows,sostudentscanclearlyseetheteacherbutnotalltheirclassmates.Thisassumptionbehindsuchanarrangementisobvious:Everythingofimportancecomesfromtheteacher.

Withalittleimaginationandeffort,unlessdesksarefixedtothefloor,theteachercancorrectthissituationandcreatespacethatencouragesinterchangeamongstudents.Insmallorstandardizedclasses,chairs,desks,andtablescanbearrangedinavarietyofways:circles,U-shapes,orsemicircles.Theprimarygoalshouldbeforeveryonetobeabletoseeeveryoneelse.Largerclasses,particularthoseheldinlecturehalls,unfortunately,allowmuchlessflexibility.

Arrangementoftheclassroomshouldalsomakeiteasytodividestudentsintosmallgroupsfordiscussionorproblem-solvingexercises.Smallclasseswithmovabledesksandtablespresentnoproblem.Eveninlargelecturehalls,itispossibleforstudentstoturnaroundandform.groupoffourtosix.Breakingaclassintosmallgroupsprovidesmoreopportunitiesforstudentstointeractwitheachother,thinkoutloud,andseehowotherstudents'thinkingprocessesoperate—allessentialelementsindevelopingnewmodesofcriticalthinking.

Incoursesthatregularlyuseasmallgroupformat,studentsmightbeaskedtostayinthesamesmallgroupsthroughoutthecourse.Acolleagueofmineallowsstudentstomovearoundduringfifefirsttwoweeks,untiltheyfindagrouptheyarecomfortablewith.Hethenasksthemtostayinthesameseat,withthesamegroup,fromthattimeon.Thisnotonlycreatesacomfortablesettingforinteractionbuthelpshimlearnstudents'namesandfaces.

Accordingtothepassage,properarrangementofphysicalenvironmentinacompany______.

A.canimproveworkingconditions

B.leadstoanfriendlyatmosphere

C.canpromoteworkingefficiency

D.produceanenergeticteamleader

44.

Tostrengthenmoralinstruction,parentsshouldfixintotheirchildren'smindasenseof______.

45.Culturalnormssocompletelysurroundpeople,sopermeatethoughtandaction,thatweneverrecognizetheassumptionsonwhichourlivesrest.Ifbirdsweresuddenlyendowedwithscientificcuriositytheymightexaminemanythings,buttheskyitselfwouldbeoverlookedasasuitablesubject;iffishweretobecomecuriousabouttheworld,itwouldneveroccurtothemtobeginbyinvestigatingwater.Forbirdsandfishwouldtakeskyandtheseaforgranted,unawareoftheirprofoundinfluencebecausetheycomprisethemediumforeveryact.Humanbeings,inasimilarway,occupyasymbolicuniversegovernedbycodesthatareunconsciouslyacquiredandautomaticallydifferentfromthewayspeopleconducttheiraffairsinothercultures.

Aslongaspeopleremainblindtothesourcesofculturalnorms,theyareimprisonedwithinthem.Theseculturalframesofreferencearenolessconfiningsimplybecausetheycannotbeseenortouched.Whetheritisanindividualmentalitythatkeepsanindividualoutofcontactwithhisneighbors,oracollectivementalitythatseparatesneighborsofdifferentcultures,bothareformsofblindnessthatlimitwhatcanbeexperiencedandwhatcanbelearnedfromothers.

Itwouldseemthateverywherepeoplewoulddesiretobreakoutoftheboundariesoftheirownworlds.Theirabilitytoreactsensitivelytoawiderspectrumofeventsandpeoplesrequiresanovercomingofsuchculturalparochialism.But,infact,fewattainthisbroadervision.Somehavelittleopportunityforwiderculturalexperiences,thoughthisconditionshouldchangeasthemovementofpeopleaccelerates.Othersdonottrytowidentheirexperiencebecausetheyprefertheoldandfamiliar,seekfromtheiraffairsonlyfurtherconfirmationofthecorrectnessoftheirownvalues.Stillothersavoidsuchexperiencesbecausetheyfeelitdangeroustoprobetoodeeplyintothepersonalorculturalunconscious.Exposuremayrevealhowarbitrarymanyculturalnormsare;suchexposuremightforcepeopletoacquirenewbasesforinterpretingevents.AndevenforthosewhodoSeekactivelytoenlargethevarietyofhumanbeingstocommunicatewith,therearestilldifficulties.

Culturalnear-sightednesspersistsnotmerelybecauseofinertiaandhabit,butchieflybecauseitissodifficulttoovercome.Oneacquiresapersonalityandacultureinchildhood,longbeforeheiscapableofcomprehen