2021-2022年江西省南昌市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)

2021-2022年江西省南昌市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Happinessisalwaysinashorttime,subjecttosomethingunexpectedofeverythingfromtheweathertomesizeofyourbankaccount.

We'renotsuggestingthatyoucanreachapermanentstatecalled"happiness"andremainthere.Buttherearemanywaystostrayfromthepathtoanxiety,anger,frustration,andsadnessintoastateofhappinessonceorevenseveraltimesthroughouttheday.Hereare18indeastogetyoustarted.Choosetheonesthatworkforyou.

Practicemindfulness

Beinthemoment.Insteadofworryingaboutyourcheckuptomorrowwhileyouhavedinnerwithyourfamily,focusonthehereandnow—thefood,thecompany,theconversation.

Laughloud

Justanticipatingahappy,funnyeventcanraiselevelsofpleasure—inducinghormonesandlowerproductionofstresshormones.ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,tested16menwhoallagreedtheythoughtcertainvideotapewasfunny.Halfweretoldthreedaysinadvancetheywouldwatchit.Theystartedexperiencingbiologicalchangesrightaway.Whentheyactuallywatchedthevideo,theirlevelsofstresshormonesdroppedsignificantly,whiletheirpleasure—inducinghormonelevelsrose27percentandtheirgrowthhormonelevels(indicatingbenefittotheimmunesystem)rose87percent.

Gotosleep

Wehavebecomeanationofsleep-deprivedcitizens.Takingadailynaporgettingintobedat8p.m.onenightwithagoodbook—andturningthelightoutanhourlater—candomoreforyourmoodthananynumberofbubblebathsormassages.

Humalong

Musiccanmakemorethansavagebeastscalmdown.Studiesfindmusicactivatespartsofthebrainthatproducehappiness.It'salsorelaxing.Inonestudyolderadultswholistenedtotheirchoiceofmusicduringoutpatienteyesurgeryhadsignificantlylowerheartrates,bloodpressure,andcardiacworkload(thatis,theirheartdidn'thavetoworkashardasthosewhohadsilentsurgery).

Delutter(減少雜亂)

It'snearlyimpossibletomediate,breathedeeply,orsimplyrelaswheneverysurfaceiscoveredwithpapersandbillsandmagazines,andyouhaven'tbalancedyourcheckbookinsixmonths.Plus,thereptitivenatureofcertaincleaningtasks—suchassweeping,wiping,andscrubbing--canbemeditativeinandofitselfifyoufocusonwhatyou'redoing.

Justsayno

Eliminateactivetiesthataren'tnecessaryandthatyoudon'tenjoy.Ifthereareenoughpeoplealreadytohandlethechurchbazaarandyou'refellingstressedbythoughtofrunningthecommitteeforyetanotheryear,stepdownandletsomeoneelsehandlethings.

Makealist

There'snothinglikewritingdowntaskstohelpyouorganizeyourthoughtsandcalmyouranxiety.Checkingoffeachitemprovidesagreatsenseoffulfillment.

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2.

DennisandIlah'sincomeisatmid-levelinthesociety.

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3.

ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst______.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

4.

Bysharingimportantapplianceswithneighbors,youcancommunicatewiththemaswellas______.

5.

Collegeinstructorsdon'tlikethosestudentswhoonlyrepeat______.

6.Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised______.

A.tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B.touseoverstuffedcouchesandchairsforarefreshment

C.nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D.nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

7.

Someproposedtechnologicalsolutions,suchas______,canbeusedtobeatmisidentification.

8.Inadvertisingtheadvertisercanavoidanyresponsibilityforhisstatementbyusing______.

9.

ANavycourtofinquiryruledthatthisaccidentwasattributedto______.

10.

There'slittleagreementonwhatintermarriagewillmeanforU.S.societyinthefutureasthereisalackofofficialnumbers,aheightenedtensionsurroundingracialissues,andthemutualsuspicionthatexistsamongdifferentracialgroups.

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11.

Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet______people.

12.

Peoplecanincreasetheirreadingspeediftheyreadsilentlyratherthan______.

13.

WhatdoesMr.dewahlthinkisthereasonthatJoostisignoringthetwobusinessmodels?

A.AllpeoplearefondofsimplywatchingTV.

B.TheyareirrelatedwithpleasuresderivedfromwatchingTV.

C.ItispossibleforpeopletoturnonTVtodayandwatchittomorrow.

D.TVismorerelaxedthanYouTubewhilethebosshassteppedout.

14.

ItisreportedbyRolandAndersonthattheGPOsarefilledwith______.

15.TheCanadiangovernmentdidn'twanttoreducecod.catchespre-1992becausetheywereworriedabout______.

A.drasticmeasures

B.theecologicaleffects

C.themarineecosystem

D.possiblerisingunemployment

16.TheDebateoverGeneticallyModifiedFoods

?Ricewithbuilt-inVitaminAthatcanhelppreventblindnessin100millionchildrensufferingfromVitaminAdeficiency

?Atomatothatsoftensmoreslowly,allowingittodeveloplongeronthevineandkeeplongerontheshelf

?Potatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfried,changingtheever-popularFrenchfriesfromjunkfoodintoamorenutritionalfood

?Strawberrycropsthatcansurvivefrost

Thesearesomeofthebenefitspromisedbybiotechnology.Thedebateoveritsbenefitsandsafety,however,continues.Dowereallyneedtofearmutant(突變體)weeds,killertomatoes,andgiantcomandwillthebenefitsbedelivered?

ConventionalBreedingVersusGeneticallyModified(GM)Crops

Forthousandsofyearsfarmershaveusedaprocessofselectionandcrossbreedingtocontinuallyimprovethequalityofcrops.Eveninnature,plantsandanimalsselectivelybreed,thusensuringtheoptimumgenepoolforfuturegenerations.Traditionalbreedingmethodsareslow,requiringintensivelabor:Whiletryingtogetadesirabletraitinabredspecies,undesirabletraitswillappearandbreedersmustcontinuetheprocessoverandoveragainuntilalltheundesirablesarebredout.

Incontrast,organismsacquireonespecificgeneorafewgenestogetherthroughgeneticmodification,withoutothertraitsincludedandwithinasinglegeneration.However,thistechnologytooisinherentlyunpredictableandsomescientistsbelieveitcanproducepotentiallydangerousresultsunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

Traditionalbreedingisbasedonsexualreproductionbetween,likeorganisms.Thetransferredgenesaresimilartogenesinthecelltheyjoin.Theyareconveyedincompletegroupsandinafixedsequencethatharmonizeswiththesequenceofgenesinthepartnercell.Incontrast,bioengineersisolateagenefromonetypeoforganismandsplice(接合)ithaphazardlyintotheDNAofadissimilarspecies,disruptingitsnaturalsequence.Further,becausethetransplantedgeneisforeigntoitsnewsurroundings,-itcannotadequatelyfunctionwithoutabigartificialboost.

Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweenconventionalandgeneticallymodifiedcropsisthattheformerinvolvescrosseseitherwithinspeciesorbetweenverycloselyrelatedspecies.GMcropscanhavegeneseitherfromcloselyrelatedspeciesorfromdistantspecies,evenbacteriaandviruses.

Benefits:OneSideoftheDebate

?Economicalbenefits

GMsupporterstellfarmersthattheystandtoreapenormousprofitsfromgrowingGMcrops.Initially,thecostisexpensivebutmoneyissavedonpesticides.ToproducetheGMcrops,modernbiotechnologyisusedwhichrequireshighlyskilledpeopleandsophisticatedandexpensiveequipment.Largecompaniesneedconsiderableinvestmentsinlaboratories,equipmentandhumanresources,hencethereasonwhyGMcropsaremoreexpensiveforfarmersthantraditionalcrops.GMcrops,farmersaretold,areafarbetteroption.Ittakesashortertimetoproducethedesiredproduct.Itispreciseandtherearenounwantedgenes.

?Herbicide-ResistantCrops

SowhatotheradvantagesdoGMcropsholdforfarmers?GMcropscanbeproducedtobeherbicide-resistant.Thismeansthatfarmerscouldspraythesecropswithherbicideandkilltheweeds,withoutaffectingthecrops.Ineffect,theamountofherbicideusedinoneseasonwouldbereduced,withasubsequentreductionincostsforfarmersandconsumers.ForIngardcotton,pest-resistancewasbuiltintothecotton,hencereducingandevenremovingtheuseofpesticides,whicharenotonlyexpensivebut,moreimportantly,harmfultotheenvironment.

Biotechnologycompaniesareevenexperimentingwithc

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17.

LikemostchiefexecutiveofficersinJapan,SoichiroHondaSteppeddowntobecomechairmenofHondaafterhisretirement.

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18.

Thepreliminaryform.offloodemergeswhenwater______inacertainpieceofland.

19.

Accordingtosomescientists,______isthesinglegreatestcauseofthefreshwatershortageintheworld.

20.Ifyonwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

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

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

聽力原文：ProfessorWangisaphysicsteacherinBeijing.Onceshewasexplainingtooneofherclassesaboutsound.Shedecidedtotestthestudentstoseehowwelltheyhadunderstoodher."IhaveanuncleinXinjiang."shesaid."SupposeIwascallinghimonthephonefromhere,andatthesametimeyouwere25metresaway,listeningtome.Whowouldhearmefirst,myuncleoryou?Andforwhatreason?"MaHueatonceanswered,"Youruncle,ProfessorWang,becausesound-wavestravelslowerthanelectricity."

"Good,"saidtheprofessor,butthenanotherboyraisedhishand.

"Yes,LiMing?"saidProfessorWang.

"Ofcourseyourunclewouldhearyoufirst,"LiMingsaid,"butthat'sbecauseofthetimedifference.Whenit'snineo'clockhere,it'sseveno'clockinXinjiang."

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A.Byaskingsomestudentstoexplainthereason.

B.Bygivingthematestonthespeedofsound.

C.Byusingavividquestiontocheckthem.

D.Byaskingthestudentstorestatehiswords.

22.(32)

A.Becauseitgivespeopleasenseofachievement.

B.Becausemostpeoplelikedoingiteveryday.

C.Becauseitisneitherbiochemicalnorpoisonous.

D.Becauseitincreasestheheartrateandcirculation.

23.SectionC

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

Everyculturehasitsownbodylanguage,andchildrenabsorbitsnuancesalongwiththespokenlanguage.AFrenchmantalksandmovesinFrench.ThewayanEnglishmancrosseshislegis【B1】______likethewayamaleAmericandoesit.Whenwecommunicatewithpeoplefromothercultures,thebodylanguagesometimeshelpstomakethecommunicationeasyand【B2】______,suchasshakinghandsissucha【B3】______gesturethatpeopleallovertheworldknowthatitisasignforgreeting.Butsometimesthebodylanguagecancausecertain【B4】______sincepeopleofdifferentculturesoftenhavedifferentformsofbehavior.forsendingthesamemessageorhavedifferentinterpretationstowardsthesamebody【B5】______.Noddingone'sheadisgenerallyB6【B6】______toshowagreement"Yes",buttoNepalese,SriLankans,someIndiansandsomeEskimos,itmeansnot"yes",but"no".Whenastudentinconversationwithaprofessorholdstheolderman'seyesalittlelongerthanasusual,itcanbeasignofrespectandaffection;itcanbea【B7】______challengetotheprofessor'sauthority;oritcanbesomethingelse【B8】______.

【B9】______,weneednotonlyknow【B10】______.Inotherwords,ifwewanttocommunicatewithpeopleofotherculturesmoresuccessfully,weneednotonlybeabletousetheverballanguageappropriately,butalsobeabletouse【B11】______.

【B1】

24.SectionC

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

Peoplecouldeatmorecocoa-richproductssuchasdarkchocolatebutnotdrinkteaiftheywanttolowertheirbloodpressure,GermanresearchersreportedMonday.

AteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityHospitalofCologneanalyzeddatafrom【B1】______studiesthatlookedatthebenefitsofteaandcocoa.Theyfoundeatingfoods【B2】______incocoaresultedinlowerbloodpressurelevels.

Theirreport【B3】______ofexactly10studiesoncocoawithatotalof173【B4】______,athirdofwhomhadhighbloodpressureandwere【B5】______foratwo-weekperiod,andfiveteastudieswith343peopleforafour-weekperiod.

Thefallinbloodpressure【B6】______tococoacouldbeexpectedtoreducetheriskofstrokesandheart【B7】______by10-20percent,thereportsaid.

Thebenefitsarebelievedtocomefromcertaincompounds,【B8】______Dr.DirkTaubert,aleadingauthorofthereport.

Whileteaandcocoaarebothrichinsuchcompounds,cocoacontainsmoreofthetype.Thissuggeststhat【B9】______.Comparedtococoacompounds,teacompoundsappeartobelesseffective.

However,theresearcherscautionedthat【B10】______,itappearsreasonablethatcocoaproductscouldbesubstitutedforotherhighcalorieandhighfatdesserts.

Drugtreatmentisthebasisofbloodpressurecontrol,Taubertsaid,【B11】______.

【B1】

25.聽力原文：M:Susan,justcheckthemapandseehowfarwehaveto20beforewegettothetown.

W:Ithinkwe'llhavetogoanothertwentymiles.Ourspeedisnow40milesperhour,sowe'llgetthereprettysoon.

Q:Whencantheygettothetown?

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A.Inabout40minutes.

B.Inabout30minutes.

C.Inabout20minutes.

D.Inabout10minutes.

26.(25)

A.Becauseheexpectstheprofessortogivehimagoodscore.

B.Becausetheprofessorisexpectedtobebetterinformed.

C.Becauseherespectstheprofessor'sreputation.

D.Becausetheprofessorexpectshimtodoso.

27.(21)

A.7andhalfhours.B.10hour.C.8andhalfhours.D.8hours.

28.(34)

A.Theyhadtofightagainstbeingstarved.

B.Theirpopulationdecreasedgreatly.

C.Theirlandwastakenawayandtheirrightswereignored.

D.Alltheabove.

29.(42)

30.

【B2】

31.

【B7】

32.聽力原文：W:HaveToddandLisaTaylorstartedafamilyyet?They'vebeenmarriedfortwoyearsnow.

M:Toddindicatedtomethatthey'dpostponehavingchildrenuntilhegetshislawdegree.

Q:HowdoestheTaylorfeelaboutchildren?

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A.Theyhavetwochildrenalready.

B.Mrs.Taylorwishestohavechildren,butherhusbanddoesn't.

C.Theywillstartfamilyassoonasthey.getmarried.

D.Theydon'twantchildrenforthetimebeing.

33.【B2】

34.【B1】

35.

【B3】

36.(29)

A.Byfilteringseawater.

B.Bytreatingseawaterwithchemicals.

C.Bytakingsaltoutofseawater.

D.Bydryingupseawater.

37.

【B5】

38.(24)

A.HeisfromGermany.

B.HeisfromEurope.

C.HeisfromBritain.

D.HeisfromAmerica.

39.(19)

A.Spendingtoomuchmoneyonthecustomers.

B.FindingnoavailableconferenceroominShangri-la.

C.Toomanycustomerscomingtoattendthemeeting.

D.Fewcustomersgoingtoseeicesculpturesandbuildings.

40.聽力原文：W:Couldyougivemesomethingforthepain?Ididn'tgotosleepuntil3o'clockthismorning,andIdon'thaveanappointmentwithmydentistuntilnextweek.

M:I'msorrytohearthat.AspirinisthestrongestmedicineIcangiveyouwithoutaprescription.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

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A.Atadentist's.

B.Inahospital.

C.Inadrugstore.

D.Atadoctor's.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Before1965manyscientistspicturedthecirculationoftheocean'swatermassasconsistingoflargeslow-movingcurrents,suchastheGulfStream.Thatview,basedon100yearsofobservationsmadearoundtheglobe,producedonlyaroughapproximationofthetruecirculation.Butinthe1950sandthe1960s,researchersbegantoemploynewlydevelopedtechniquesandequipmentincludingsubsurfacefloatsthatmovewithoceancurrentandemitidentificationsignalsformonthsatfixedlocationsintheocean.Theseinstrumentsdisclosedanunexpectedlevelofvariabilityinthe'deepocean.Ratherthanbeingcharacterizedbysmooth,large-scalecurrentsthatchangeseasonally(ifatall),theseasaredominatedbywhatoceanographers(海洋研究者)callmesoscalefields(紊流):fluctuating,energeticflowswhosevelocitycanreachtentimesofthemeanvelocityofthemajiorcurrents.

Mesoscalephenomena--theoceanicanalogueofweatherterms--oftenextendtodistancesof100kilometersandpersistfor100days(weathersystemsgenerallyextendabout1000kilometersandlast3to5daysinanygivenarea).Morethan90percentofthekineticenergyoftheentireoceanmaybeaccountedforbymesoscalevariabilityratherthanbylarge-scalecurrents.Mesoscalephenomenamay,infact,playasignificantroleinoceanicmixingair-seainteractions,and'occasionalbutfar-reachingclimateeventssuchasEINino,theatmospheric-oceanicdisturbanceintheequatorialPacificthataffectsglobalweatherpatterns.

Unfortunately,itisnotfeasibletouseconventionaltechniquestomeasuremesoscalefields.Tomeasurethemproperly,monitoringequipmentswouldhavetobelaidoutonagridatintervalsofatmost50kilometers,withsensorsateachgridpointlowereddeepintheoceanandkeptthereformanymonths.Becauseusingthesetechniqueswouldbeprohibitivelyexpensiveandtime-consuming,itwasproposedin1975thattomography(X射線斷層攝影技術)beadaptedtomeasuringthephysicalpropertiesoftheocean.InmedicaltomographyX-raysmapthehumanbody'sdensityvariations(andhenceinternalorgans);theinformationfromtheX-rays,transmittedthroughthebodyalongmanydifferentpaths,isrecombinedtoform.three-dimensionalimagesofthebody'sinterior.Itisprimarilythismultiplicativeincreaseindataobtainedfromthemulti-pathtransmissionofsignalsthataccountsforoceanographers'attractiontotomography:itallowsthemeasurementofvastareaswithrelativelyfewinstruments.Researchersreasonedthatlow-frequencysoundwaves,becausetheyaresowelldescribedmathematicallyandbecauseevensmallperturbations(動搖)inemittedsoundwavescanbedetected,couldbetransmittedthroughtheoceanovermanydifferentpathsandthatthepropertiesoftheocean'sinterior-itstemperature,salinity,densityandspeedofcurrents-couldbededucedonthebasisofhowtheoceanalteredthesignals.Theirinitialtrialswerehighlysuccessful,andoceanacoustictomographywasborn.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?

A.Nowadays,scientistspicturedthecirculationofocean'swatermassasconsistingoflargeslow-movingcurrents.

B.Before1965,theconceptofscientistsproducedonlyaroughapproximationofthetruecirculation.

C.Researchersbegantodoresearchonthedevelopedtechniquesandequipment.

D.Theseinstrumentsdisclosedanexpectedlevelofvariabilityinthedeepocean.

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theconceptofpersonalchoiceinrelationtohealthbehaviorsisanimportantone.Anestimated90percentofallillnessesmaybepreventableifindividualswouldmakesoundpersonalhealthchoicesbaseduponcurrentmedicalknowledge.Weallenjoyourfreedomofchoiceanddonotliketoseeitrestrictedwhenitiswithinthelegalandmoralboundariesofsociety.ThestructureofAmericansocietyallowsustomakealmostallourownpersonaldecisionsthatmayconcernourhealth.Ifwesodesire,wecansmoke,drinkexcessively,refusetowearseatbelts,eatwhateverfoodswewant,andliveacompletelysedentarylife-style.withoutanyexercise.Thefreedomtomakesuchpersonaldecisionsisafundamentalaspectofoursociety,althoughthewisdomofthesedecisionscanbequestioned.Personalchoicesrelativetohealthoftencauseadifficulty.Asoneexample,ateenagermayknowthefactsrelativetosmokingcigarettesandhealthbutmaybepressuredbyfriendsintobelievingitisthesociallyacceptedthingtodo.

Amultitudeoffactors,bothinheritedandenvironmental,influencethedevelopmentofhealth-relatedbehaviors,anditisbeyondthescopeofthistexttodiscussallthesefactorsastheymayaffectanygivenindividual.However,thedecisiontoadoptaparticularhealth-relatedbehavior.isusuallyoneofpersonalchoices.Therearehealthychoicesandthereareunhealthychoices.Indiscussingthemoralsofpersonalchoice,FriesandCrapodrewacomparison.Theysuggestthattoknowinglygiveoneselfovertoabehavior.thathasastatisticalprobabilityofshorteninglifeissimilartoattemptingsuicide.Thus,forthoseindividualswhoareinterestedinpreservingboththequalityandquantityoflife,personalhealthchoicesshouldreflectthosebehaviorsthatareassociatedwithastatisticalprobabilityofincreasedvitalityandlongevity.

Theconceptofpersonalchoiceconcerninghealthisimportantbecause______.

43.SectionB

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

Forthreedecadeswe'veheardendlesslyaboutthevirtuesofaerobic(increasingoxygenconsumption)exercise.Medicalauthoritieshavepraisedrunningandjumpingasthekeytogoodhealth,andmillionsofAmericanshavetakentothetreadmill(踏車)toreaptherewards.Butthestoryischanging.EveryonefromtheAmericanHeartAssociationtothesurgeongeneral'sofficehasrecentlyembracedstrengthtrainingasacomplementtoaerobics.Andasweightliftinghasgonemainstream,sohastheonceobscurepracticeknownas"SuperSlow"training.Enthusiastsclaimthatbypumpingironatasnail'space-makingeach"rep"(repeat)last14secondsinsteadoftheusualsevenyoucansafelyplaceextraordinarydemandsonyourmuscles,andcallforthanextraordinaryresponse.Slowliftingmaynotbetheonlyexerciseyouneed,assomeadvocatesbelieve,butthebenefitsareoftendramatic.

Almostanyonecanhandlethisroutine.Theonlyrequirementsarecompletefocusandatolerancefordeepmuscularburn.Foxeachexerciselegpress,benchpress,shoulderpressandsoon--yousetthemachinetoprovideonlymoderateresistance.Butasyoudrawouteachrep,deprivingyourselfofimpetus,theweightsoonfeelsunbearable.Defyingtheimpulsetostop,youkeepgoinguntilyoucan'tcompletearep.Thenyousustainyourvaineffortfor10moresecondswhiletheweightsinksgraduallytowarditscradle,intense?Uncomfortable?Totally.Butonceyouembracemusclefailureasthegoaloftheworkout,itcanbecomealmostpleasure.

Thegoalisnottoburncalorieswhileyou'reexercisingbuttomakeyourbodyburnthemallthetime.Runningafewmilesmaymakeyousweat,butitexpendsonly100caloriespermile,anditdoesn'tstimulatemuchboneormuscledevelopment.Strengthtrainingdoesn'tburnmanycalories,either.Butwhenyoupushamuscletofailure,yousetoffapourofphysiologicalchanges.Asthemusclerecoversoverseveraldays,itwillthickenandthenewmuscletissuewilldemandsustenance.Bythetimeyouaddthreepoundsofmuscle,yourbodyrequiresanextra9000caloriesamonthjusttobreakeven.Holdyourdietsteadyand,veryquickly,youarevaporizingbodyfat.

Onemighthavebenefitedfromanystrength-trainingprogram.Butadvocatesinsisttheslowtechniqueissaferandmoreeffectivethantraditionalmethods.

ManyAmericanshavetakentotreadmillforyearsbyvirtueof______.

A.itsinherentawardstotheirhealth

B.itsgreaterconsumptionofoxygen

C.thecomplimentpaidbyauthorities

D.theactualbenefitsfromtheexercise

44.

【C6】

45.

Foronereasonoranother,people'sexposuretothemediaisoften______.

46.

Inthethirdparagraphthephrase"hugechum"ismentionedtoimplythat______.

A.therearemanypeoplecomingintoBritainforajob

B.peoplewhocometoBritainwouldbeassimilatedbythelifestyle.andcustomsinBritain

C.Britainisopenitslabormarkettoallnationsintheworld,resultinginthesurgingoflaborersfromvariouscountries,whetherregisteringornot

D.therearesomanyopportunitiesoftakingajobinBritain

47.

Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.ForeignadoptioniscommoninAmerica.

B.Parentsandtheiradoptedchildrencanbothprofitfromculturecamp.

C.Childrenlearnhowtobehavelikeothersintheculturecamp.

D.Childrencanreceivebesteducationintheculturecamp.

48.

Whatistheprimaryreasonformanypeopleinthe18thcenturytotryhardto"control"theEnglishlanguage?

49.

Theauthorfeelsthat______.

A.thepersonalitiesofathletesproduceviolentconfrontations

B.athletesshouldnothavetoacceptunnecessaryphysicalabuse

C.athletes'salariesarealreadytoohigh

D.athletesneedhighersalariestocompensatefortheirinjuries

50.

Theword"ditched"(Line1,Para.4)couldbebestreplacedby______.

A.provedB.emphasizedC.comparedD.ignored

51.

The"whole-word"approachtoreadingwhichmorestressesthemeaningofwords,decoding,anddevelopingasightvocabularycouldbeusedfor______.

52.

Whatisthereasonforextinctionofmanyfishspecies?

53.MaryLynnCrowisnegativeaboutSesameStreetbecauseshethinksit______.

A.onlytouchesupsuperficialrelationships

B.istoocomplicatedforchildrentounderstand

C.goesagainstwaysoftraditional