2021-2022年浙江省臺(tái)州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2021-2022年浙江省臺(tái)州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Ourabilitytothinkisimprovedwhen______.

A.weobservetheworldmorewisely

B.ourabilitytowriteisimproved

C.whatwespeakbecomesconvincing

D.wewriteonpaperinsteadofoncomputer

2.CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

3.

Dustin'steacherdidnotpayanyattentiontohim,becausetheteacherdoesnetlikeDustin.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.Anincreasingpercentageoftheoldpopulationmaypartlyincrease______.

5.

ThemostrecentrevisiontoU.S.immigrationlawraisedthenumberofallowedimmigrantsfromabout550,000toabout______peryear,includingrefugees.

6.

Luckypeopleusecounter-factualthinkingto______.

A.encourageotherstobehappier

B.movetheirmisfortunetoothers

C.weakentheimpactofmisfortune

D.helpunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune

7.

OneoftheeducationalactivitiesinEastHarlemHealthyHeartprogramis____________________.

8.Accordingtothepassage,onehealthbenefitsofwalkingisthat______.

A.yourbonedensitywillbedecreased

B.youwillloseweightinaneasyandquickway

C.youwillenjoybetterheartcondition

D.youwillhavestrongerupperbodymuscles

9.

Exercisesingratitude,kindnessandoptimismcanmakepeoplehappier—butonlyiftheykeepdoingthemandtheseexercises______.

10.

TheauthordefinesanidealasPlatonicwhen

A.ittriestochangetheworld

B.itisnotperfect

C.itisnotcompatiblewiththereality

D.itmatchestherealworld

11.

OnesecuritymodeofferedbyBluetoothisthatdatamaybeexchangedfreelyamongthedevicesBluetoothusersestablishas_______________.

12."Natural"isabigbuzzwordwhichusuallycanbefoundintheadvertisementof______.

13.

TherearefewervoicecallsinNewYorkinthedaysaftertheattack.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

WhichyearisthefewestinviolationoffederalsmogstandardsinLosAngeles?

A.1976B.1979C.1990D.2004

15.

Betweengeneticfactorsanddepressionthereisdirectconnection.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.ExteriorPainting

GettingStarted

Paintingtheexteriorofyourhouseisahugejob.Buttherewardsaregreattoo.Withaminimuminvestmentintoolsandmaterials,you'llsavethousandsofdollars,extendthelifeofyoursidingandincreasethevalueofyourhome.Bestofall,you'llmakeitlooklikenewagain.Whileyoumayspendlessthan$1,000onpaintingtoolsandmaterials,thesamejobdonebyapro(專業(yè)人員)couldeasilycost$5,000to$10,000ormore.Savingscomeatacost,though.Agoodpaintjobrequirescountlesshoursofcarefulpreparation.Plantodevoteandentiresummertoprepareandpaintevenamedium-sizehouse.

Completingatop-qualityexteriorpaintjobrequiresmorethanpatienceandperseverance.You'llneedasharpeye,asteadyhandandabitofpracticetopaintstraightlines.Inaddition,you'llneedthestrengthtomoveandsatuptallladders,andtheconfidencetoworkfromthemoncethey'reinplace.

Applyingtopcoats(thefinalcoatsofpaint)doesn'trequiremuchequipmentbeyondwhatyou'vealreadyaccumulatedforscrapingandpriming.Werecommendbuyingatleasttwotop-qualitysynthetic-bristlebrushesforapplyingthelatexpaint(乳膠漆):onebrush($15to$20)forlargeareasandabrush($9to$12)fordetailwork.

Forapplyingpainttolargeareasofshingles(屋頂板),stucco(涂飾墻壁的灰泥)orbrick,buyaroller(滾筒).

PaintStoresCanHelpWithColorsandQuantities

Choosingexteriorpaintcolorsthatcomplement(與……相配)thearchitecturaldetailsofyourhouseandfitthecharacterofyourneighborhoodisthefirststeptoagreatpaintjob.Checkoutbookstoresandlibrariesforbooksonthesubject.You'llfindbrochure's(小冊(cè)子)atthepaintstorewithcollectionsofhistoriccolors.Manypaintstoreshavedesignerswhocanhelpyouchoosecolors,oryoucouldhireadesignerorarchitect.

Buyaquart(夸脫)ofeachcoloryou'vechosenandpainttheentirecolorschemeonasmallareaofyourhousebeforecommittingtogallons(大量使用).

Ifyoudon'tliketheresults,changethecolorsandtryagain.

Nexttakeroughmeasurementsofyourhouse,notingthetypeofsurface.Countthedoorsandwindows.Withthisinformation,paintstoreemployeescanhelpyoucalculatetheamountofpaintyou'llneed.

Buythebestpaintyoucanafford.Good-qualitypaintiseasiertoapply,

coversbetterandlastslonger.Werecommendbuying,paintwithaslightsheen,eithersatinoreggshell.It'smorefaderesistant(不易退色)andeasiertocleanthanflatpaint.

CheektheWeather

?Avoidpaintingindirectsunlight.Theheatdriesthepainttoofast,makingitnearlyimpossibletoavoidblistering(起泡)andpeeling(剝落).

?Avoidpaintingonverywindydays.Thewindcausesthepainttodrytoofastandcanblowdirtintowetpaint.

?Don'tapplylatexpaintwhenthetemperatureisbelow50degreesFunlessit'sformulatedforcold-weatherapplication.Readthelabeltobesure.

?Don'tpaintwhenthere'sachanceofrain.

PlanaStrategyfortheMostEfficiency

Ingeneral,workfromthetopdown.Paintlargeareasfirstanddetailslast.Wheretwocolorsmeet,allowtimeforthefirstcolortodrybeforereturningtoapplythesecondcolor.Forexample,paintthewindowsash(themovablepart)earlyinthedayandreturntopainttheframe.aroundthesash.

AvoidTheseCommonProblems

Brushmarksleftatthebeginningandendofabrushstrokeareacommonproblemthat'seasytoavoid.Starteverybrush,strokeinanunfinishedarea,atanedge,oragainstdoororwindowtrim.Thenbrushtowardthefinishedareaandsweepthebrushupandofftheworkinthesamemovement.Ifyoustopthebrushandthemliftitofforsetthebrushdowno

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

ThefuelofLAMVisnearlyequalto______consumedbythetilt-rotorV-22Ospreyorhighperformancehelicoptersperpassengermile.

18.Foracompanyowner,unpleasanthumanresourcessituations______.

A.arenotdifficulttodealwith

B.shouldnotdrawmuchattention

C.canreducetheworkefficiency

D.arenecessaryforhis/hersuccess

19.

Toleavethepeaceofmindtothefamily,itiswiseto______.

20.

Theexampleofkeepingadailygratitudejournalshowsthat______isveryimportant.

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

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

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A.Theyarethoroughlywetontheirwaytotheconcert.

B.Theymissedtheconcertbecauseoftherain.

C.Theywilldryofftheirclothesbeforetheconcertstarts.

D.Theywillchangetheirclothesbeforetheconcertstarts.

22.(16)

A.Asksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.

B.Askthewomanfordirections.

C.Showthewomanthemap.

D.Showthewomanwherethedormitoryis.

23.(35)

A.Musictheylikecanrelievedepressionbutdistractattention.

B.Musictheylikecanreducestressandimproveconcentration.

C.Classicalmusicandrock-and-rollincreasetheirheartrateandexpandthebreathing.

D.Wearingheadphonescanhelpconcentratewhentheyareperformingoperations.

24.SectionC

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

Inmostcases,thedoctorisunabletoavoidsomedegreeofemotionalinvolvementwiththesickindividualwhohascometohimforhelp.

Thephysicianknowswelltheusualdevelopmentofeventsina【B1】______sickness,buthispersonalreactiontothedeathofthepatientisavariablething.Itis【B2】______bymanyconditions,suchasthe【B3】______ofhisrelationshipwiththepatient,theageoftheperson【B4】______,andthenatureofthefinaldisease.

The【B5】______isusuallynottooupsetbythe【B6】______deathofapatientwhohasenjoyedalong,pleasant,and【B7】______life,andhemayacceptcalmlythedeathofapersoninayoungeragegroupwho'sgotseriously【B8】______However,heisalwayssaddenedbythedeathofachild,oryoungadult,foranyreason.

【B9】______.Whenapersonundermedicaltreatmentdies,theinternistcanalwayscomforthimselfwiththeideathat【B10】______.Ontheotherhand,whendeathfollowsanoperation,thesurgeonusuallyleadshimselftoconsidering.Thesurgeonusuallygivesatleastapassingthoughttothepossibilitythat【B11】______.

【B1】

25.聽力原文：W:Goodafternoon,Mr.Green.I'mplanningtogoabroadforstudy.DoyouthinkIshouldgetsomehealthinsurance?

M:Ithinkso.Oneunexpectedmedicalemergencycandrainyourfinancialresourcesleavingyouwithnomoneytopayforschool.Asaresult,you'llhavenochoicebuttoreturntoyourowncountry.

W:HowcanIgethealthinsurance?

M:Youreallyhavetwobasicchoicesforhealthinsurance:obtaininternationalinsuranceinyourhomecountrybeforeyoudepartorstudenthealthinsuranceonceyouarrive.

W:Thenhowtogetinternationalinsurance?

M:Asforinternationalinsurance,you'llhavetopaythemedicalcostsinfullonyourown.Ifyouhavesufficientfunds,thenthiswon'tbeaproblem.

W:Oh,thatseemsnotsuitableforme.Whataboutthesecondoption?

M:Asforthesecondoption,you'llprobablyjusthavetopayacertainpercentage,andthecompanywillpaytheirpart.

W:Thatsoundsgood.Thenwhatshouldwenotewhensigningtheinsuranceagreement?

M:Well,besuretoclearlyunderstandthetermsoftheagreementyousignwiththeinsurancecompany.Thereareoftenanumberoflimitationsandrestrictionswiththepolicy,andunderstandingthemupwillreducethenumberofmisunderstandingsthatcouldarise.

W:Oh,Isee.

M:Itiswiseofyoutoconsider;healthinsurancebeforegoingabroadtostudy.However,manystudentsonlythinkaboutinsurancewhenitistoolateastheysitinthehospital'semergencyroom.Sogetinsurancetohelpyoupayforyourmedicalexpenses;otherwise,youmightnothavemoneyfortomorrow'sschooltuition.

W:Well,IthinkI'vegotalltheinformationIneed.Thankyousomuch,Mr.Green.

M:You'rewelcome.

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A.Onemaynotbetreatedincaseofanunexpectedmedicalemergency.

B.Onemaygetintofinancialtroublebecauseofanunexpectedmedicalemergency.

C.Onemaypaymoreforhisschooling.

D.Onemaygetsomefinancialsupportform.somecompanies.

26.聽力原文：M:Iheardthatthepre-turn-outfortheopeningofthenewsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.

W:IguessalotofotherpeoplefeelthewayIdoaboutmodemart.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shelikesmodemart.

B.Alotofotherpeoplelikemodernart,too.

C.Alotofpeoplecametotheopening.

D.Modernartisnotattractivetothewoman.

27.(34)

A.Bygoodsenseofwaterwavesmadebyquarries.

B.Bygoodsenseofsmellandelectricalandmagneticpower.

C.Bygoodsenseoflight.

D.Bygoodsenseofblood.

28.

【B2】

29.(22)

A.Thepoor.

B.Hospitals.

C.ThepeopleinItaly.

D.ThepeopleinEthiopia.

30.【B1】

31.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Iwaslateeighttimeslastyear.

W:IwaslatetwicethatoftenandJacksonwaslatetwelvetimes.

Q:HowoftenwasJacksonlate?

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A.Threetimes.B.Sixtimes.C.Eighttimes.D.Twelvetimes.

32.(31)

A.Theywanttostayhomeanddothehousework.

B.Theydon'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Theyhavetoomuchworkandnotmuchfreetime.

D.Theyhavemorefreedomthaninthepast.

33.

【B10】

34.

【B8】

35.(28)

A.Itischeaper.

B.Itissafer.

C.Itisquicker.

D.Itisreadilyavailable.

36.

【B11】

37.(13)

A.Colin'sspeechwasmoreinterestingthananyotherspeakers'.

B.Colin'sspeechwasdullbecauseitwastoolengthyandtedious.

C.Colin'sspeechwasn'tverygoodbuthewilldobetternexttime.

D.Colin'sspeechwasgoodconsideringthedifficultyofaddressingsomanyaudience.

38.(21)

A.Astoryinprose.

B.Apoemthatrhymes.

C.Anovel.

D.Athesis.

39.聽力原文：M:Haveyoucheckedoutthelibrary?I'mthrilledattheextensivecollectionofsociologybooksthere.Itmustbethemostextensiveofanyuniversity.

W:Nottomentionjournals.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Thelibraryhasveryfewsociologyjournals.

B.Shecan'tfindanyusefuljournalsinthelibrary.

C.Themanshouldhavecheckedthejournalsaswell.

D.Thejournalcollectionisasextensiveasbookcollection.

40.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Everypersonusesitsownspecialwordstodescribethingsandexpressideas.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis"Where'sthebeef?"Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s,"Where'sthebeef?"wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitallthetime.

Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andprobablynofoodismorepopularinAmericathanthehamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRayKrocbeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Kroccalledhisrestaurant"McDonald's".Kroccookedhamburgersquicklysopeopleinahurrycouldbuyandeatthemwithoutwaiting.Bytheendofthe1960stheMcDonald'sCompanywassellinghamburgersinhundredsofrestaurantsfromCaliforniatoMaine.Notsurprisingly,RayKrocbecameoneoftherichestbusinessmeninAmerica.

Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany,called"Wendy's",begantocompetewithMcDonald's.Wendy'ssaiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald'soranyoneelse.TheWendy'sCompanycreated.theexpression"Where'sthebeef?"tomakepeoplebelievethatWendy'shamburgerswerethebiggest.Itproducedatelevisionadvertisementtosellthisidea.TheWendy'stelevisionadvertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyatinybitofmeat."Where'sthebeef?"Sheshoutedinafunnyvoice.TheseadvertisementsforWendy'shamburgerrestaurantswereasuccessfromthefirstdaytheyappearedontelevision.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression"Where'sthebeef?"

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A.Thebeefislost.

B.Somethingisnotasgoodasdescribed.

C.Thebeefisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.

D.Thefoodhasturnedbad.

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

Whydocriminalsgiveuprobbingthetraditionallylucrativeplaces?

A.Oldtoolsandtechniquesusedbycriminalsareuselessintheseplacesnow.

B.Moderngunscannotmakeaterrificnoisetomenacepeopleintheseplaces.

C.Moderndevicesandtechnologicalimprovementprotecttheseplaces.

D.Robbingtheseplacesisnotsoprofitableandworthwhileasbefore.

42.ThroughoutGeorgeBush'spresidency,thefederalgovernmenthasrefusedtosupportanyregulationofthegreenhousegasesthatcauseglobalwarming.Wheneverthesubjectcomesup,officialstendtomumble(咕噥)aboutuncertainties.ButonApril2nd,theSupremeCourtatlastsettledoneofthebiggestoutstandingquestions:whetherthegovernmenthastheauthoritytocurbemissionsinthefirstplace.

ThecourtruledthattheCleanAirActalawfromthe1960designedtocombatsmog--givestheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)thepowertoregulatecarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegas.ItalsosaidtheEPAwouldneedanexcuseifitdecidednottousethispower.ItdismissedthejustificationstheEPAhadprovidedforinaction-thatemissionsfromAmericancarswereinsignificantillthegrandschemeofthingsandthatunilateralactionbyAmericawouldundermineeffortstoachieveinternationalconsensus'onglobalwarming—asinadequate.Strictlyspeaking,therulingappliesonlytoemissionsfromvehicles,butaverysimilarcaseregardingcoal-firedpowerplantsispending(未決的)infederalcourt.TheEPAsaysitisnowexaminingtheruling.

TheEPAmightexamineitforsometime,ofcourse.Anyregulationitcomesupwithinresponsemightstilldeferactionintothedistantfuture,sincethelawallowstheEPAtodelayimplementationuntilappropriatetechnologycanbeacquiredatareasonablecost.Evenifitproceedsquiteswiftly,anewpresidentandCongresswithglobe-coolingideasoftheirownwillbeinplacelongbeforeanynewrulecomeintoeffect.

Thatsuitstheenvironmentallobbyjustfine.TheyhopetherulingwillspurCongresstoaddressglobalwarmingwithproperlegislation.Afterall.itmakeslittlesenseforsuchanimportantissuetobetackledtangentially(無關(guān)的)througha40-year-oldlaw.Andif2009seestheinaugurationofagreenerpresident,heorshewillnowhavethepowertodictatestricterfuelefficiency,intheform.oflowerCO2emissions,withoutreferencetoCongress.

Californiasetanexample.In2002,thestateassemblypassedalawregulatingemissionsofCO2fromvehicles,basedonaprovisionoftheCleanAirActthatallowsCaliforniatoadoptstricterpollutionstandardsthanthefederalgovernment.Carmakershavechallengedthelaw.inpartonthegroundthatCO2wasnotanairpollutant.ThecarindustryquicklydeclaredthattheissueofglobalwarmingisbesthandledatthefederallevelbyCongress.

WhatistheSupremeCourt'sattitudetowardsthegovernment'sfunctionincontrolofgreenhousegases?

A.Itisthegovernment'sobligationtosetupstricterregulation.

B.Itisdisappointingforthepublicthatthegovernmentshiesawayfromthisproblem.

C.Thegovernmentistheonlyorganizationthatcancontrolgreenhousegases.

D.Thegovernmentisnotthechieforganizationauthorizedtocontrolgreenhousegases.

43.

WhyhasTexasintroducedlegislationtoshifttheeducationalauthority?

A.Onlythosewhounderstandeducationcansetthestandards.

B.Itisdangeroustodeprivetheelectedofficialsoftheirauthority.

C.SomeDemocratsdon'tliketobecontrolledbytheschoolboards.

D.TextbooksandcurriculaaresoimportantthatonlyDemocratscansetthem.

44.

WhatothermethodisusedtohelpovercomeAsiantourists'fearsofghosts?

45.

Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselvestoday?

46.

Thedifficultyinsolvingtheproblemofglobalwarmingliesinthefactthat______.

A.notallthecountriesarewillingtomakedeepcutsinemissions

B.theleadersofmanycountriesarereluctanttoreachanagreement

C.peopleinmanyareasdon'trealizetheseriousnessoftheproblem

D.worldtechnologyisnotabletosolvetheproblem

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Anormalconversationbetweenstrangersinvolvesmorethantalk.Italsoinvolvesthedynamicsofspaceinteraction.Ifonepersongetstooclose,theotherpersonwillbackup.Ifthefirstperson(47)______theother'sspaceagain,theotherwillbackupagain.Thepersonwhofindshimselforherselfbackingupistryingtoincreasethedistanceofthe(48)______zone.Thepersonclosinginistryingtodecreasethedistance.Mostlikely(49)______theonenortheotherisfullyawareofwhatisgoingon.

Inthe1960s,AmericananthropologistEdwardT.Hallwasapioneerinstudyofhuman(50)______useofspace.Hisfieldofstudybecameknownasproxemics(空間關(guān)系學(xué)).HallsaidthatpersonalspaceforAmericanscanbedefinedashavingfour(51)______zones:the(52)______zonewith-in18inchesofyourbodyforwhisperingandembracing;personalzoneof18inchestofourfeet,fortalkingwithclosefriends;socialzoneoffourto10feet,fortalkingwith(53)______;andthesocialzoneof10to25feet,fortalkingtostrangersortoagroup.

Historianssaythatour(54)______ofpersonalspacebeganwiththeIndustrialRevolutioninthe18thcentury.IncitiessuchasLondonandNewYork,peopleofdifferentsocialandeconomicclassesweresuddenlycrammedtogether,sothey(55)______developedacommonlyunderstoodruleofpolitebehavior.andspacetorestricttheareaaroundthem.

Peopleexhibitnonverbalmessagesof(56)______whentheirzonesareviolated.Invadedpeoplemightpullattheirhair,becomerigid,orevenbecomeangry.AsHallnotedinhiswork,acomfortableconversationneedstoincludetherangeofhumanpersonalspace.

WordBank:

A.unconsciouslyI.explicit

B.intimateJ.neither

C.behavioralK.relatives

D.comfortL.deliberately

E.conquersM.discomfort

F.distinctN.acquaintances

G.standardsO.either

H.invades

48.

______entitledAmericantohavethefreedomofreligion.

A.TheFirstAmendment

B.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates

C.AmericanGovernment

D.TheDeclarationofIndependence

49.

WhatwasthebigtroublethatthenewlyopenedTennesseeBunCompanymet?

50.

AnewmovementinAlfocusesitsworkon______and______.

51.

【C9】

52.

Wecaninferfromthelastsentenceofthepassagethat______.

A.Turnitin'santi-plagiarismsoftwarecanbewell-acceptedbyHarvardUniversity

B.theanti-plagiarismsoftwaremaycreatesomecomputerviruswhichislikenuclearbombinHarvardUniversity

C.theremustbemuchacademiccheatinginHarvardUniversity'inDr.Barrie'sopinion

D.HarvardUniversitywilladoptthesoftwareinashorttime

53.

【C3】

54.Theauthorwantstheparentstobeawarethat______.

A.itisuselesssendingboystopreschools

B.theyshouldspendmoretimewiththeirkids

C.thecurrentwayofeducatingchildrenmighthaveproblems

D.theirchildrenfaceseriousemotionalorbehavioralproblems

55.Universities'effortstoattractstudentsindicatethat______.

A.thereisanexcesssupplyinsomeBritishuniversities

B.Britishstudentsshownointerestingoingtocolleges

C.theaveragetuitionfeeswillgodownunderpressure

D.topschoolslosetheedgeoverneweronesintheenrollment

56.

【C5】

57.lfyoudonotpayyourcardoffeverymonth,______.

A.yourrewardscardsarefreemoney

B.youhavetopayanannualfee

C.yourrewardisoutweighedbyinterest

D.nocompaniespayrewards

58.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationisquicklymadebyallwhotravel,study,governorsell.Whethertheactivityistourism,research,government,policing,businessordatadissemination,thelackofacommonlanguagecanseverelyimpedeprogressorcanhaltitaltogether.

Althoughcommunicationproblemsofthiskindmusthappenthousandsoftimeseachday,veryfewbecomepublicknowledge.Publicitycomesonlywhenafailuretocommunicatehasmajorconsequences,suchasstrikes,lostorders,legalproblemsorfatalaccidents--even,attimes,war.Onereportedinstanceofcommunicationfailuretookplacein1970,whenseveralAmericansateaspeciesofpoisonousmushroom.Noremedywasknown,andtwoofthepeoplediedwithindays.Aradioreportofthecasewasheardbyachemistwhoknewofatreatmentthathadbeensuccessfullyusedin1959andpublishedin1963.WhyhadtheAmericandoctorsnotheardofitsevenyearslater?PresumablybecausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeenpublishedonlyinjournalswritteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish.

Severalcomparablecaseshavebeenreported.Butisolatedexamplesdonotgiveanimpressionofthesizeoftheproblem--somethingthatcancomeonlyfromstudiesoftheuseoravoidanceofforeign-languagematerialsandcontactsindifferentcommunicativesituations.IntheEnglish-speakingscientificworld,forexample,surveysofbooksanddocumentsconsultedinlibrariesandotherinformationagencieshaveshownthatverylittleforeign-languagematerialiseverconsulted.Libraryrequestsinthefieldofscienceandtechnologyshowedthatonly13percentwereforforeignlanguageperiodicals.

Thelanguagebarrierpresentsitselfinstarkform.tofirmswhowishtomarkettheirproductsinothercountries.Britishindustry,inparticular,hasinrecentdecadesoftenbeencriticizedforitslinguisticinsularity---foritsassumptionthatforeignbuyerswillbehappytocommunicateinEnglish,andthatawarenessofotherlanguagesisnotthereforespriority.Inthe1960s,overtwo-thirdsofBritishfirmsdealingwithnon-English-speakingcustomerswereusingEnglishforoutgoingcorrespondence;manyhadtheirsalesliteratureonlyinEnglish;andasmanyas40percentemployedno-oneabletocommunicateinthecustomer'slanguages.AsimilarproblemwasidentifiedinotherEnglish-speakingcountries,notablytheUSA,AustraliaandNewZealand.Andnon-Englishspeakingcountrieswerebynomeansexempt--althoughthewidespreaduseofEnglishasanalternativelanguagemadethemlessopentothechargeofinsularity.

Thecriticismandpublicitygiventothisproblemsincethe