2021-2022年山東省泰安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2021-2022年山東省泰安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)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.

Morepeopleareemployedinservicesectionsthaninmanufacturingones.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Sophisticated______techniqueshavebeenalreadyemployedtocalculatehowintermarriageischangingthefaceoftheUnitedStates.

3.

YoushouldneverbelateforanAmericanparty,ifnotearly,forbeinglateisregardedasbeingimpolite.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis______.

5.What'sabetterteachingmethod?

JimMunch'sexperience

LASTspring,whenhewasonlyasophomore,JimMunchreceivedaplaquehonoringhimastopscoreronthehighschoolmathteamhere.Hewentontoearnthehighestmarkpossible,a5,onanAdvancedPlacementexamincalculus.Hisambitionistobecomeatheoreticalmathematician.

SoJimmighthaveseemedtheveritablesymbolforthenewmathcurriculuminstalledoverthelastsevenyearsinthisambitious,educatedsuburbofRochester.Sinceseventhgrade,hehadbeentakingthe"constructivist"or"inquiry"program,sonamedbecauseitemphasizespupils'constructingtheirownknowledgethroughaprocessofreasoning.

Jim,however,placedthecreditelsewhere.Hisparents,anengineerandaneducator,covertlytutoredhimintraditionalmath.Severalteachers,intheprivacyoftheirownclassrooms,contravenedtheofficialcurriculumtoteachtheproblem-solvingformulasthatconstructivistmathdenigratesasmindlessmemorization.

"Mywholeexperienceinmaththelastfewyearshasbeenastruggleagainsttheprogram,"Jimsaidrecently."WhateverI'veachieved,I'veachievedinspiteofit.Kidsdonotdobetterlearningmaththemselves.There'sareasonwegotoschool,whichisthatthere'ssomeonesmarterthanuswithsomethingtoteachus."

Theconstructivistmath

Suchexperiencesandemotionshaveburstintopublicdiscussionandnosmallamountofrancor(怨恨)inthelasteightmonthsinPenfield.Thiscommunityof35000hasbecomeoneofthemostobviousfrontsinthenationwidemathwars,whichhaveflaredfromCaliforniatoPittsburghtotheformerDistrict2ontheUpperEastSideofManhattan,pittingprogressivesagainsttraditionalists,withnothinglessthanAmerica'seducationalandeconomiccompetitivenessatstake.

Intheseplacesandothers,groupsofparentshavecondemnedconstructivistmathforplayingdownsuchbasiccomputationaltoolsasborrowing,carrying,placevalue,algorithms,multiplicationtablesandlongdivision,whileoftenintroducingcalculatorsintotheclassroomasearlyasfirstorsecondgrade.SuchcriticismhasrunheadlongintothecelebrationofconstructivismbytheNationalCouncilofTeachersofMathematicsandsuchleadingteacher-traininginstitutionsastheBankStreetCollegeofEducation.

ThestrifehastakenonaparticularintensityhereinPenfield,perhaps,becausethetownincludesanunusuallylargeshareofengineersandscientists,becauseoftheproximity(接近)ofcompanieslikeXerox,KodakandBausch&Lomb.Skilledthemselvesinmath,theyhaverefusedtoacceptthepremisethatinnovationmeansimprovement,andintheirownhouseholdstheyhaveseenevidencetothecontrary.

ForJoeHoover,theepiphanycametwoyearsagowhenhetookhisdaughter,Kathryn,theninsixthgrade,tolunchatMcDonald'sandrealizedshecouldnotcomputethecorrectchangefortheirmealfroma＄20bill.

ForClaudiaLioy,itwasseeingherdaughter,Iris,theninthirdgrade,ploddingthroughamultiplicationproblembycounting23groupsoffourapples.WhenMrs.LioypleadedwithIris'steachersimplytoshowtheclassatimestable,theteacherreplied,"Butthat'sdrill-and-kill."

ForBenLee,itwashavinghisteenagedaughter,Oliviatryingtoanswerprobabilityproblemsbyamethodcalled"guessandcheck"--untilhepulledouthisown10thgrademathbooktoinstructherabouttheappropriateformula.

"Idon'tmindhavingkidsappreciatewhattheylearn,"saidMr.Lee,anengineerwhonowworksasapurchasingagentforKodak."Butit'scrazytomakeakidspendanighttryingtosolveaproblemwiththeserudimentaryandfeebletools."

Requestsformoretraditionalmath

Bylastspring,theseparentshaddiscoveredoneanother

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

SilentSpringcontainedsomuchcarefullycollectedscientificevidencethatitwaswidelyacclaimedasasignificantbookwhenitcameoutintheearly1960s.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.AccordingtoBobNelson,tostopthoserumoringaboutothers'promotions,it'sbetterfortheentrepreneurto______.

A.explainreasonsforthepromotions

B.orderthemtostopspreadingrumors

C.ignorethiskindofnegativebehaviours

D.promisepromotionforthoseemployees

8.

Moravec'sideaofroboticimmortalityisapprovedbytheauthor.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Playingintheathleticfields,childrenstillneed______sothattheplaytimecanbemoreeffectiveandproductive.

10.

Modernofficeworkersarejustlikefighterpilotsinthatbothneedtomonitordataofgreatcomplexity.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Mostoftheinsurancecompaniesoperateinlargercitieswheretherearemorepotentialclients.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

TopeoplelivingintheArctic,themeltingofsomeglaciersmaypermitnewopportunitiesfor______.

13.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HydroelectricPower

HydroelectricpowerisAmerica'sleadingrenewableenergyresource.Ofalltherenewablepowersources,it'sthemostreliable,efficientandeconomical.Waterisneededtorunahydroelectricgeneratingunit.It'sheldinareservoirorlakebehindadam,andtheforceofthewaterbeingreleasedfromthereservoirthroughthedamspinsthebladesofaturbine.Theturbineisconnectedtothegeneratorthatproduceselectricity.Afterpassingthroughtheturbine,thewaterre-enterstheriveronthedownstreamsideofthedam.

Hydroelectricplantsconvertthekineticenergywithinfallingwaterintoelectricity.Theenergyinmovingwaterisproducedinthesun,andconsequentlyiscontinuallybeingrenewed.Theenergyinsunlightevaporateswaterfromtheseasanddepositsitonlandasrain.Landelevationdifferencesresultinrainfallrunoff,andpermitsomeoftheoriginalsolarenergytobeharnessedashydroelectricpower.Hydroelectricpowerisatpresenttheearth'schiefrenewableelectricitysource,generating6%ofglobalenergyandabout15%ofworldwideelectricity.HydroelectricpowerinCanadaisplentifulandprovides60%oftheirelectricalrequirements.Usuallyregardedasaninexpensiveandcleansourceofelectricity,mostbighydroelectricprojectsbeingplannedtodayarefacingagreatdealofhostilityfromenvironmentalgroupsandlocalpeople.

Theearliestrecordeduseofwaterpowerwasaclock,constructedaround250BC.Sincethen,peoplehaveusedfallingwatertosupplypowerforgrainandsawmills,aswellasahostofotheruses.TheearliestuseofflowingwatertogenerateelectricitywasawaterwheelontheFoxRiverinWisconsinin1882.

Thefirsthydroelectricpowerplantsweremuchmoredependableandefficientthantheplantsofthedaythatwerefiredbyfossilfuels.Thisledtoariseinnumberofsmalltomediumsizedhydroelectricgeneratingplantslocatedwherevertherewasanadequatesupplyoffallingwaterandaneedforelectricity.Asdemandforelectricitysoaredinthemiddleyearsofthe20thcentury,andtheeffectivenessofcoalandoilpowerplantsimproved,smallhydroplantsbecamelesspopular.Themajorityofnewhydroelectricdevelopmentswerefocusedongiantmega-projects.

Hydroelectricplantsharnessenergybypassingflowingwaterthroughaturbine.Thewaterturbinerotationisdeliveredtoagenerator,whichgenerateselectricity.Thequantityofelectricitythatcanbeproducedatahydroelectricplantreliesupontwovariables.Thesevariablesare(1)theverticaldistancethatthewaterfalls,calledthe"head",and(2)theflowrate,calculatedasvolumeovertime.Theamountofelectricitythatisproducedisthusproportionaltotheheadproductandtheflowrate.

So,hydroelectricpowerstationscannormallybeseparatedintotwokinds.Themostwidespreadare"highhead"plantsandusuallyemployadamtostockupwateratanincreasedheight.Theyalsostorewaterattimesofrainanddischargeitduringdrytimes.Thisresultsinreliableandconsistentelectricitygeneration,capableofmeetingdemandsinceflowcanberapidlyaltered.Attimesofexcesselectricalsystemcapacity,usuallyavailableatnight,theseplantscanalsopumpwaterfromonereservoirtoanotheratagreaterheight.Whenthereispeakelectricaldemand,thehigherreservoirreleaseswaterthrou

A.6%.B.9%.C.15%.D.60%.

14.Ifyouwanttogetofftotherightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

15.

Therearethousandsofspeechvarietiesintheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Accordingtothepassage,manypeopleareafraidoftryingtochangebecause______.

A.Theyaresatisfiedwiththepresentsituation

B.Theycareaboutthepresentsecurity

C.Theyarehappyincurrentstate

D.Theyareafraidtoconfronttears

17.

Manyparentstelltheirchildrenthatwealthissomethingthathasn'ttobegenerated.Itissomethingthatcanflowfromparents.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Whyisitimportanttorealizeandhandlestressinapositivewaywhenitoccurs?

A.Itwillinevitablyincreaseyourbloodpressure.

B.Itmaycausephysicalproblemsifitisprolonged.

C.Itissoharmfulastocausedistress.

D.Itisparticularlyfrustrating.

19.Exercisesingratitude,kindnessandoptimismcanmakepeoplehappier--butonlyiftheykeepdoingthemandtheseexercises______.

20.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(31)

A.Byturningtheintensityofsunshineintomaps.

B.Byanalyzingtherecentweatherreport.

C.Bycapturingthemicrowaveradiationfromrtesoil.

D.Byanalyzinginformationprovidedbygroundobservationcenters.

22.聽力原文：M:IthinkthatMia'snewhairstyle.isreallydisagreeable.Whatdoyousay?

W:Actually,thatisnotquitefitforher,buteveryoneistoopolitetosayanythingtoheraboutit.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.ThewomanlikesMia'snewhairstyle.verymuch.

B.BoththemanandthewomandonotlikeMia'snewhairstyle.

C.BecauseofMia'snicehairstyle,everyoneispolitetoher.

D.EveryonethinkshighlyofMia'snewhairstyle.

23.(24)

A.Heisaworker.

B.Heenjoysmusic.

C.Hehasanotherplayer

D.Helost20dollar.

24.

【B8】

25.聽力原文：TheAfricanancestorsoftoday'sblackAmericanswerebroughttotheU.S.slavesintheseventeenth，eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies．Theyworkedonfarms，especiallythelargefarmsinthesouthernstates．SlowlytheybecameanecessarypartoftheeconomicsystemoftheSouth．

Slavesdidnothavetherightsofpeople，accordingtothelaw,theywere“things”whichbelongedtothepersonwhoboughtthem．Theyhadtoobeytheordersoftheirownerswithoutquestion．Theywerenotallowedtolearntoread,becausetheirownersfearedthateducatedslaveswouldbegintothinkabouttheinjusticeofthesystemandwouldlearntostrugglefortheirfreedom.Slaveshadtoworklonghoursinextremelyunhealthyconditions．Theirownershadcompletepoweroverthem．Theycouldbeboughtandsoldlikeanimals．Attheslavemarkets,blackchildrenwereseparatedfromtheirparentsandneversawthemagain．Slaveownershadtherighttopunishseverelyanyslavewhobrokerulesorprotestedagainstthesystem.Slaveswereoftenbeatenbrutallybytheirownersorkilled．AftertheCivilWar,onefreeslavereportedthathisownerskilledanolderslavewhowasteachinghimtoread.Therewasalawagainstbrutalitytoslaves,sointheoryanownerwhotreatedaslavebadlycouldbepunished.Inpractice，however,thelawmeantnothing．Anotherlawsaidthatslavescouldnotgiveevidenceagainstwhitepeople，soveryfewownerswereeverpunishedfortheirbrutality.

(33)

A.Theyweretoobusyworkingtolearntoread.

B.Theirownerswereafraidtheycouldread.

C.Theyhadnoonetoteachthemtoread.

D.Theythoughtreadingwasnotnecessary.

26.

【B2】

27.

【B6】

28.

【B5】

29.(32)

A.Theywilltakeoneofthesixmajortests.

B.Theywillbegivenapoptest.

C.Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoryinclass.

D.Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

30.【B3】

31.(36)

A.Tovisitthecity.

B.Totradewithforeigners.

C.Tobuildoneofthebusiestseaports.

D.Tolookforjobs.

32.(26)

A.Thefunfair.

B.TheWaterWorld

C.TheOceanPark.

D.TheWaterfallGarden.

33.

【B11】

34.聽力原文：M:Wherehaveyoubeenoverthistime?Thetrainisabouttoleave.

W:I'msorryI'mlate.ButIwaswaitingforyouattheinformationdeskupstairs.It'slucky.IthoughtIshouldlookforyouhereontheplatform.

Q:Wheredidthewomanthinktheyweresupposedtomeet?

(14)

A.Nearthestairs

B.Attheinformationdesk

C.Onthetrain

D.Ontheplatform

35.

【B10】

36.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Ican'tbelievethelowmarkIgotonmylastessay—itcouldn'thavebeenthatbad.

W:Lastweekwassobusyforyou.I'msurprisedyouwereevenabletogetitdoneontime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(12)

A.Themandidn'thavemuchtimetospendworkingonhisessay.

B.Themanwastoobusytocompletetheassignment.

C.Themanshouldn'thaveturnedintheessaylate.

D.She'ssorryshecouldn'thelpthemanlastweek.

37.(25)

A.Differentinpersonality.

B.Rudetowomendrivers.

C.Ratherdifficulttoplease.

D.Talkativeandgenerouswithtips.

38.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Jack,wouldyoupleasereadthisletterofapplicationI'vejustwritten?I'dliketohaveyouropinion,

M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldchangethebeginning.Youshouldwriteaboutyoureducationfirst.Youshouldincludemuchmoreinformationaboutyourworkexperienceandyoushouldsaysomethingaboutyourfamily,too.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Themanmustbeacareeradviser.

B.Thewomanisamodestperson.

C.Theletterhastoberewritten.

D.Theletterdoesn'thavetoberewritten.

39.

【B7】

40.(43)

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

What'stheresultofanaccumulationofice?

A.Anaccumulationoficewouldmaketheglobalclimatesystemaltered.

B.Anaccumulationoficewouldmakesnowmoredifficulttomelt.

C.Anaccumulationoficewouldincreasetheamountofmoistureintheair.

D.Anaccumulationoficewouldincreasetheglobaltemperature.

42.

WhatattitudedoesAlextaketowardsIndianow?

A.Stronghostility.

B.Passionatelove.

C.Slightcontempt.

D.Somewhatapproval.

43.

Thearticlesuggeststhatweshouldnowre-examineourthinkingaboutthefutureofworkand______.

A.createmorefactoriesinordertoincreaseourproductivity

B.bepreparedtoadmitthatbeingemployedisnottheonlykindofwork

C.setupsmallerprivateenterprisessothatweinturncanemployothers

D.bepreparedtofillintimeathometakinguphobbiesandleisureactivities

44.

WhatgoalistheChineseleadershiptryingtoreachforfearthatthenation'seconomygoesdirectlyfromaperiodofexpansiontoarecessionaccordingtothispassage?

45.

InwhatwaydoesLauraLenox-Conynghammakeherliving?

A.Bytakingphotographsformagazines.

B.Bymarryingarichman.

C.Bysublettingtheloungesofa-bedtoherbrother.

D.Bypreparingfoodforphotographsforsomemagazines.

46.

Yaglenskibelievedthattheregulationcouldinfluencetheinternetbusinessseriouslywiththeenforcementofnewrequirementsand______.

47.

Whenmayspontaneouspanichappen?

48.

WhatdowelearnabouttherealityTVshow"BlockParty"fromthepassage?

A.ItisthefirstrealityshowonCBS.

B.ItwillbeproducedbyMagicalElves.

C.IthasbeenapprovedbyJenniferBresnan.

D.Itwillbebroadcastbeforethe"Marriage"show.

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.

Incertainoccupationscolorblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean"Advance"andaredlightmaymean"Danger!Keepback!"Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"cones".Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods"buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolor.Waltuntilitisdarktonight,aridthangooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize,

Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolors.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecolorsatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecolorsaswellaswecan.

Insectscanseeultra-violetrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeX-rays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgrayanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolorswhichwecannotSee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercolorsarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.

Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertainoccupationslike______.

50.

Whywouldanti-AIDSdrugsstopworking?

51.Robot.Itisawordthatseemsverymodem.Awordthatcreatesastrongmentalpicture.Apictureofsomethingthatlooksandactslikeahuman.Robotsarenothuman,ofcourse.Theyaremachines.

Thewordrobotmadrobotsthemselvesarelessthan100yearsold.Buthumanshavebeendreamingofrealandimaginarycopiesofthemselvesforthousandsofyears.Earlypeoplemadelittlehumanstatuesoutofclay.Andtheycutwoodandstonetolooklikehumans.

Whatisthefutureofrobots?Thegoalofscientistsistocreateatruehumanlikerobot.Someexpertshavedescribedthisrobotofthefutureasonethatcanactindependentlywiththephysicalworldthroughitsownsensesandactions.Humanshavetheabilitytosee,hear,speakandsolveproblems.Engineershavebuiltrobotsthathaveoneortwooftheseabilities.Butittakesanumberofbigexpensivecomputerstomaketherobotswork.

Thebiggestproblemincreatingahumanlikerobotiscopyinghumanintelligence.Thewaythehumanmindworksisalmostimpossibletocopy.Asimplecomputercansolvemathematicalproblemsfarbeyondtheabilityofeventhesmartesthumanmind.Butthehumanmindisbetterthanathousandsupercomputersatspeaking,hearingandproblemsolving.SevenAmericanandJapanesecompaniesareworkingtodevelopthesensesofsightandtouchforrobots.Thedevelopmentofthesesenseswillmakerobotsmuchmoreuseful.

However,themostimportanthumanability—themostdifficulttocopy—isproblemsolving.Anintelligentrobotmustbeabletochangethewayitactswhenitfacesanunexpectedsituation.Humansdoitallthetime.Computersmustdoitforrobots.Thismeanscomputersmusthaveahugebaseofinformationaboutmanythings.Theymustbeabletofindquicklytheneededinformationintheirsystems.Andtheymustmakechoicesabouthowtoact.Sofar,thisisbeyondtheabilityofcomputers.

Accordingtothepassage,howeverintelligentarobotmaybe,it______.

A.actsasanordinaryanimal

B.isnothingbutamachine

C.isviewedasamodernmyth

D.isregardedasahumanbeing

52.

WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanonanyotherbuildings?

A.BecausetheCityHallislarge.

B.Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

C.Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetterthroughapublicbuilding.

D.BecausetheexpertsjustwenttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

53.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"rewardscardscanbeausefuloptionforthesavvyconsumer"?

A.Rewardcardsarehelpfulwhenpeopleknowthemtotallywell.

B.Rewardcardsareusefulonlywhenpeoplepurchasewiththem.

C.Thevalueofthecardwillvanishfrommonthtomonthinshorttime.

D.Rewardscardswillservepeoplewithcomfortandconvenience.

54.SectionB

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

Letussupposethatyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyourchildrentoreadanybooktheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingitscontents?Wouldyoutakeyourchildrentoseeanyfilmwithoutfirstfindingoutwhetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsis"yes",thenyouareeitherextremelypermissive.Ifyouransweris"no",thenyouamexercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyouconsidertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasacensoryourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Now,ofcourse,youwillsaythatitisonethingtoexercisecensorshipwherechildrenareconcernedandquiteanothertodothesameforadults.Childrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.Butwhataboutadults?Aren'ttheyoldenoughtodecidewhatisgoodforthem?Theansweristhatmanyadultsare,butdon'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatalladultsarelikeyou.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.Likethelaw,censorshipcontributestothecommongood.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisdisgracefulthatacensorshouldinterferewithworksofart.Whoisthisperson,theysay,tobanthisgreatbookorcutthatgreatfilm?Noonecansethimselfupasasuperiorbeing.Butwemustremembertwothings.Firstly,wheregenuineworksofartareconcerned,moderncensorsareextremelyliberalintheirviews—oftenfarmoreliberalthanalargesectionofthepublic.Artisticmeritissomethingwhichcensorsclearlyrecognize.Andsecondly,wemustbearinmindthatthegreatproportionofbooks,playsandfilmswhichcomebeforethecensorareveryfarfrombeing"worksofart".

Whendiscussingcensorship,therefore,weshouldnotconfineourattentiontogreatmasterpieces,butshouldconsiderthevastnumbersofpublicationsandfilmswhichmakeupthebulkoftheentertainmentindustry.Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,immoralpeoplearegivenalicensetoproducevirtuallyanythinginthenameof"art".Thereisanincreasingtendencytoequateartisticwith"pornographic".Thevastmarketforpornographywouldrapidlybeexploited.Oneofthegreatthingsthatcensorshipdoesistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsbycorruptingthemindsofothers.Toargueinfavorofabsolutefreedomistoargueinfavorofanarchy.

Societywouldreallybethepoorerifitdepriveditselfofthewisecounselandtherestraininginfluencewhichacensorprovides.

Permissiveparentswould______.

A.lettheirchildrenreadanybookstheyliketo

B.notlettheirchildrenseeanyfilmstheyliketo

C.notlettheirchildrenreadanybookswithoutfirstcheckingtheircontents

D.lettheirchildrenseethefilmswiththeirfirstchecking

55.

Accordingtothepassage,aharmlessrevengeisto______.

A.reacttothosewhobotheryou

B.amusethevictim

C.preventonefromdisturbingothers

D.burtnobodyemotionally

56.Reebokexecutivesdonotliketoheartheirstylishathleticshoescalled"footwearforyuppies".TheycontendthatReebokshoesappealtodiversemarketsegments,especiallynowthatthecompanyoffersbasketballandchildren'sshoesfortheunder-18setandwalkingshoesforoldercustomersnotinterestedinaerobics(健身操)orrunning.Theexecutivesalsopointoutthatthroughrecentacquisitionstheyhaveaddedhikingboots,dressandcasualshoes,andhigh-performanceathleticfootweartotheirproductlines,allofwhichshouldattractnewandvariedgroupsofcustomers.

Still,despiteitsemphasisonnewmarkets,Reebokplansfewchangesintheupmarket(高檔消費(fèi)人群的)retailingnetworkthathelpedpushsalesto$1billionannually,aheadofallothersportsshoemarketers.Reebokshoes,whicharepricedfrom$27to$85,willcontinuetobesoldonlyinbetterspecialty,sportinggoods,anddepartmentstores,inaccordancewiththecompany'sviewthatconsumersjudgethequalityofthebrandbythequalityofitsdistribution.

Inthepastfewyears,theMassachus