2021-2022年山東省威海市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年山東省威海市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

AccordingtoPara3,______perpersonoftheearth'ssurfacecanbeusedtoproducefood.

2.

Intheprocessofmixing,youshouldalsomakesurethateachsoundcomesoutof______.

3.

Ifyouwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

4.

Thewaterandnutrientstosupportthebiomassofthetreeareprovidedby______andconductedby______.

5.

Asearlyas1896scientistssuggestedthatburningfossilfuelsmightchange______.

6.

Somesweetfoods,______________________,containchocolate.

7.

Mistakesinglobalmarketingcanbeembarrassinglyhumorous,butwillinevitablyweakenacompany'spositioninthemarket.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

ADH1andADH2aresamebrewers'yeastsresponsibleforbreakingdownethanol.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

ThetradingcompaniesusedonlyadvertisementstopersuadepeopleinallpartsoftheworldtogotoAmerica.

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10.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

11.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

12.

Thosedrunkatpartiesnotonlyspoiltheirimagebuttheirdrunkenbehavior.couldendanger______.

13.WhodoesthewriterblameforthecollapseoftheNewfoundlandcodfishery?

A.TheUSfishingindustry.

B.TheCanadiangovernment.

C.Theforeignfishingindustry.

D.TheCanadianfishingindustry.

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

HowtoGetLuckyandLiveaCharmedLife

Forcenturies,peoplehaverecognizedthepowerofluckandhavedonewhatevertheycouldtotryseizingit.Takeknockingonwood,thoughttodatebacktopaganritualsaimedatelicitinghelpfrompowerfultreegods.Westilldoittoday,thoughfew,ifany,ofusworshiptreegods.Sowhydowepassthisandothersuperstitionsdownfromgenerationtogeneration?Theanswerliesinthepowerofhick.

LiveaCharmedlife

Toinvestigatescientificallywhysomepeopleareconsistentlyluckyandothersaren't,Iadvertisedinnationalperiodicalsforvolunteersofbothvarieties.Fourhundredmenandwomanfromallwalksoflife--ages18to84—responded.

Overaten-yearperiod,Iinterviewedthesevolunteers,askedthemtocompletediaries,personalityquestionnairesandIQtests,andinvitedthemtomylaboratoryforexperiments.Luckypeople,Ifound,getthatwayviasomebasicprinciples--seizingchanceopportunities;creatingself-fulfillingpropheciesthroughpositiveexpectations;andadoptingaresilientattitudethatturnshadluckaround.

OpenYourMind

Considerchanceopportunities:Luckypeopleregularlyhavethem;unluckypeopledon't.Todeterminewhy,Igaveluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,andaskedthemtotellmehowmanyphotoswereinside.Onaverage,unluckypeoplespentabouttwominutesunthisexercise;luckypeoplespentseconds.Why?Becauseonthepaper'ssecondinbigtype--wasthemessage"Stopcounting:Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper."Luckypeopletendedtospotthemessage.Unluckyonesdidn't.Iputasecondonehalfwaythroughthepaper:"Stopcounting,telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthisandwin＄250."Again,theunluckypeoplemissedit.

Thelesson:Unluckypeoplemisschanceopportunitiesbecausethey'retoobusylookingforsomethingelse.Luckypeopleseewhatisthereratherthanjustwhatthey'relookingfor.

Thisisonlypartofthestory.Manyofmylankyparticipantstriedhardtoaddvarietytotheirlives.Beforemakingimportantdecisions,onealteredhisroutetowork.Anotherdescribedawayofmeetingpeople.Henoticedthatatpartiesheusuallytalkedtothesametypeofperson.Tochangethis,hethoughtofacolorandthenspokeonlytoguestswearingthatcolor--womeninred,say,ormeninblack.

Doesthistechniquework?Well,imaginelivinginthecanterofanappleorchard.Eachdayyoumustcollectabasketofapples.Atfirst,itwon'tmatterwhereyoulook.Theentireorchardwillhaveapples.Gradually,itbecomeshardertofindapplesinplacesyou'vevisitedbefore.Ifyougotonewpartsoftheorchardeachtime,theoddsoffindingappleswillincreasedramatically.Itisexactlythesamewithluck.

RelishtheUpside

Anotherimportantprinciplerevolvedaroundthewayinwhichluckyandunluckypeopledealwithmisfortune.ImaginerepresentingyourcountryintheOlympics.Youcompete,dowell,andwinabronzemedal.NowimagineasecondOlympics.Thistimeyoudoevenbetterandwinasilvermedal.Howhappydoyouthinkyou'dfeel?Mostofusthinkwe'dbehappierafterwinningthesilvermedal.

Butresearchsuggestsathleteswhowinbronzemedalsareactuallyhappier.Thisisbecausesilvermedaliststhinkthatifthey'dperformedslightlybetter,theymighthavewonagoldmed

A.thepowerofluck

B.thepowerofGod

C.thepowerofbelief

D.thepowerofintelligence

15.

Thedecisionsofscript.andactorsaredeterminedby______________.

16.

Canadahadtototallybanfishingineastcoastwatersintheyearof______.

A.1975B.1980C.1990D.1992

17.KeepingtheNetSecure

OnSeptember11traditionaltelephoneprovidersdidaheroicjobofstrugglingtorestoreservice.WhentheWorldTradeCentertowersfell,theyseverelydamagedaVerizoncentralofficewith350,000voicelinesand3.5milliondatacircuitscarryingthefinancialinformationthatisthelifebloodofWallStreetfirms.Verizonemployeesandthoseofmanyothertelecommunicationscardersworkednightandday,alongsidethefiremen,thepolice,andvolunteers,attheirownrecoveryjob.Inaboutaweektheyhadreroutedsometwomilliondatacircuits,restoredswitches,andinstalledtemporarypowersupplies.Theother1.5millioncircuitsoriginatedinbuildingsthatnolongerexist.

InthedaysaftertheattackthenumberofvoicecallsinthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCitydoubled,fromthenormal115millionadaytomorethan230million.ForthenextsixdaysVerizonwaivedchargesforitspayphonesinManhattan.Onasingledayfollowingthedisasterresidentsplacedsome22,000localcallsfreeofchargefromregularsidewalkpayphonesbelowCanalStreet,andWilliamsCommunicationsswitchedfivemillionvoicecallsinthemetropolitanarea-threetimestheaveragedailyvolume.AT&T'slong-distancevolumejumpedfromaweekdayaverageofabout300milliondomesticvoicecallstomorethan431milliononSeptember11,thebusiestweekdayeveracrossAT&T'sdomesticvoicenetwork.

Butdespitetheeffortstokeeptheminoperation,undertheextraordinarypressureofSeptember11thetraditionalvoice-telecommunicationssystemsintheNewYorkareaandtheWashington,D.C.area--bothwireandwireless--weresignificantlyovertaxed.InEastCoastcitiescell-phonenetworkscouldnotkeepupwithdemand.Manylong-distancecallsinboundtoNewYorkCitywereblocked,inparttoreservecircuitsforoutgoingcalls.OnthatdaytheInternetproveditsvalueasanessentialpartofthemodemcommunicationssystem.

MorethanhalfofAmericanowusestheInternet.Globally,usersnumbermorethan300million.VirtuallyalllargebusinessesusethepublicInternetorprivateversionsofthesametechnologytoconducttheirmostimportantactivities.Soitwasnotsurprising--althoughitwasstaggering--toseethatonSeptember11morethan1.2billioninstantmessagesweresentbyAOLusersalone.SlippingpastthecongestedvoicenetworksontothePCscreensoffriendsandfamilyaroundtheglobewerethetiesthatbindusinthemodemworld:"RUOK?""ALRIGHT?““UTHERE?"

AsvoicenetworksblockedincomingcallstoNewYorkinordertorelievecongestion,somecarderspushedtheirvoicetrafficovertheInternet.ITXC,whichspecializesinInternetvoiceservices,sawitsdomesticwholesalebusinessdoubleonSeptember11ascarrierssearchedfornewchannelsofcommunication;Yahoo'sPCtoPhonecallingserviceincreasedby59percent.Theperformanceofthesevoice-over-IPservicessuggeststhatinonlyahandfulofyearsmostvoicetrafficislikelytobecardedontheInternet.

WhydidtheInternetworksowellinthefaceofhugevolume?Becauseits"distributed"technologyisinherentlyrobust."Normal"phoneconnections,whetherbymeansofwiredlinenetworksorbywirelesscellularnetworks,openaspecificcircuit,orchannel,connectingthepersonwhoiscalledandthecaller.Justasifasuperhighwaylanewereopenedforonecaronly,thecircuitremainsdedicatedtotheconversationevenifnooneisspeakingatthemoment.Iftoomanycircuitsarerequestedatonetime,thesystemblockscalls.

Incontrast,Internetmessagesdon'ttravelondesignatedcircuits.Instead,themessagesarecodedinisandOs,andthendisassembledintopacketsofdata.ThepacketsgooutfromthePCdownthephonelineandintothemazeofinterconnectedfibersthatenvelopseverymetropolita

A.YB.NC.NG

18.Olderpeoplewhomaintainactiverelationshipswiththeiradultchildrenhavelessstressbecausetheyhavesomeoneto______.

19.

Yourfirstvisittoadentistprobablyinvolveinformationinquiry,dentalexaminationand______.

20.

Theauthorpersuadespeoplenottousenewtechnologiesbecausetheyareexpensive.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(34)

A.Intheearly1900's.

B.Inthemid-1800's.

C.Intheearly1800's.

D.Inthelate1800's.

22.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:IamreallygettingworriedaboutMargaret.She'llsitinforanexamintwoweek'stime.Butallsheistalkingaboutnowisnothingbuttheforthcomingconcert.

W:Shemayfailtheexam.Let'strytotalksomesenseintoher.

Q:Whatarethetwospeakersprobablygoingtodo?

(12)

A.TopersuadeMargarettospendmoretimeonherlessons.

B.TohelpMargarettopreparefortheupcomingconcert.

C.TotalkwithMargaretabouttheconcertsheappreciates.

D.ToaskMargarettostopworryingabouttheexam.

23.

【B7】

24.聽力原文：W:Hi,Peter.IwassurprisedtoseeyouintheclassinChildren'sLiteratureyesterday.Areyoualsomajoringinelementaryeducation?

M:No,I'mnot.Butasapsychologymajor,Icanusethistofulfilltherequirementindevelopmentalpsychology.

Q:Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.Thetwospeakersareclassmates.

B.Themanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

C.Thewomanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

D.Thetwospeakersgottoknoweachotherinaclass.

25.

【B10】

26.聽力原文：M:You'llhavetobealotmorepersuasiveifyouwanttoconvincethecommitteetoacceptyourproposal.

W:I'mnotsurewhatelseIcouldsay.BesidesIdon'tthinktheywillrejectit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Shebelievestheywillacceptit.

B.Shethinkstheywilldeclineit.

C.Shehopestheywon'trejectit.

D.Sheisnotsurewhattodo.

27.(26)

A.Byreadingherpolishedessay.

B.Byproofreadingherfirstdraft.

C.Bybringinghersomereferencebooks.

D.Byexaminingheroutline.

28.聽力原文：W:IheardintheUnitedStatesadvertisersarenotallowedtoshowyoungpeoplesmokingcigarettes,neitherareadstargetedatyouthallowed.

M:Butadvertiserskeepfindingwaysaroundthelaw.Someyearsagoonecigaretteadshowedadeersnaking.Butitwasdressedinauniversitysweater.Obviouslytheadistryingtoattractyoungpeople.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Advertiserstrytofindthelawtosupportthem.

B.Advertisersuseddeerinadstoshowthecigaretteisevenlikedbydeer.

C.Theuniversitysweaterisanotherwayofadvertising.

D.Advertisersthinkofwaystoavoidbreakingthelaweventhoughtheiractsareillegaltosomeextent.

29.(22)

A.Becauseshehadtoomanythingswithher.

B.Becauseshewassick.

C.Becauseshewasquitelazy.

D.Becauseshedidn'twanttogetsickathighaltitudes.

30.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Ifthetrafficwasn'theldupforsolong,Iwouldhavebeentoclassbyteno'clock.

W:It'stmbadyoudidn'tmakeit.Theprofessorwaslookingforyouallmorning.

Q:Whathappenedtotheman?

(12)

A.Hedidn'tgotoworkthismorning.

B.Hewasinjuredandhadtogotothehospital.

C.Hetalkedwiththeprofessorinthemorning.

D.Thetrafficdelayedhim.

31.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Congratulations.YoucertainlydidquitewellandImustsayyoudeservethatgrade.

W:Well,Ireallystudiedhardforthatexam.I'vebeenpreparingforitformorethanamonth.Now,Icanrelaxforawhile.

Q:Whyisthewomansohappy?

(12)

A.She'sgoingawayforawhile.

B.Shedidwellonthetest.

C.Sheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.

D.Shedidn'thavetoworkhardfortheexam.

32.聽力原文：W:Hello,Mr.Johnson!I'mcallingaboutthecaryouadvertised.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutit?

M:It'smywife'scarandshe'stheonewhoputstheadvertisementinthepaper．ButI'lltry,sheisn'thererightnow.

Q:Whatisthemantryingtodo?

(14)

A.Tellthewomansomethingaboutthecar.

B.Lookforhiswife.

C.Showthewomanhiswife'scar.

D.Askhiswifetoanswerthephone.

33.

【B9】

34.(21)

A.Theclassmeetsduringhisworkinghours.

B.Theclassistoofaraway.

C.Hehasanotherclassatthesametime.

D.He'salreadyfamiliarwiththematerial.

35.(25)

A.Aheavysmoker.

B.Alightsmoker.

C.Achain-smoker.

D.Asecond-handsmoker.

36.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Ihatewinterhere.It'salwayssocold,yetwehardlygetanysnow,dowe?

M:Oh,no,thankgoodness.

Q:Whatcanyouconcludefromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Italwayssnowsduringthewinterhere.

B.Thewomanlikesthecoldweatherbutnotthesnow.

C.Themandoesn'tlikesnow.

D.Themanagreeswiththewoman.

37.(35)

A.Refinetheirinterviewingtechniques.

B.Arrangetheirworkschedules.

C.Selectappropriatecourses.

D.Writecoverletters.

38.聽力原文：Valentine'sDayisthetimeoftheyearwhencouplesshowtheirloveforeachotherbysendingcards,flowersandchocolates.Butitisnotonlyaboutpublicdisplaysofaffection:inrecentyearsithasalsobecomebigbusiness.IntheUKalone,morethan~20millionisspentonflowers,whileintheUnitedStatesover$Ibillionisspentonchocolates.

(32)AlthoughValentine'sDayhasbecomeaglobalindustrywithmorethan80millionrosessoldworldwide,theoriginsofthedayareunclearandhiddeninthemistsoftime.NobodyknowsexactlywhoStValentinewas,althoughsomehistorianssuggesthewasaRomankilledbyaRomanEmperorinthethirdcenturyAD.ItissaidthatthefirstrecordedValentine'scardwassentbytheimprisonedDukeofOrleansin1415.Itisbelievedthathesoughtsolacebywritinglovepoemstohiswife.

Valentine'sDay,oritsequivalent,isnowcelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.However,thetraditionsoftendifferfromplacetoplace.(33)InJapan,forexample,itiscustomaryforthewomantosendchocolatestotheman,while(34)inKoreaApril14thisknownas"BlackDay"andiswhentheunfortunatemenwhoreceivenothingonValentine'sDaygathertoeatnoodlesandcommiseratewitheachother.

Valentine'scardscanalsobeusedforlessthanromanticpurposes.(35)PoliceintheUKcityofLiverpoolsentValentine'scardstocriminalswhofailedtoappearincourtorhavenotpaidfines.Thecardscontainedtheverse,"Rosesarered,violetsareblue,you'vegotawarrant,and(35)we'dlovetoseeyou."Whosaysromanceisdead?

(33)

A.Morethan20million.

B.Morethan1billion.

C.Morethan80million.

D.Morethan3billion.

39.【B11】

40.(46)

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Itmayseemanoddtimetoworryaboutsavings.ThisweektheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchdeclaredthattheworld's,largesteconomy,America,hadbeeninrecessionsinceDecemberlastyear.TheeconomiesofJapanandmuchofWesternEuropehavebeendeclining.Arapid,global,private-sectorshifttothriftisexactlywhattheworldeconomydoesnotneed.That'swhygovernmentsaroundtheworldhavebeenpassinghurriedmeasurestotrytoencouragepeopletospendmoreoftheirincomes.

Insomecountries,theyshould.Asians(andGermanstoo),havebeensavingtheirmoneywithexcessiveenthusiasm.Butothercountries'citizenshavebeenputtingtoolittleasidefortheiroldage.InAmerica,thehouseholdsavingsratio(theproportionofdisposableincomenotusedforconsumption)hasbeenbelow2.5%since1999;inBritain,ithasbeenbelow3%ineachofthepasttwoyears.TheAsians'thriftmadetheAnglo-Saxons'extravagancepossible.ThroughtheirIncreasinglysophisticatedfinancialsystems,theAmericansandBritishwereabletoborrowfromthethriftyAsianstofinancetheirspending.And,becausetheirhousepriceswererisingsofast,theyhadtheconfidencetodoso.

Inotherwords,Anglo-Saxonswereabletosavetheircakeandeatit.Theydidnothavetosacrificeconsumptioninordertobuildupassetsforthefuture,becauseloosemonetarypoliciesencouragedborrowingthatpushedupthepricesofhousingandotherassets,whichgavethemtheillusionofhavingsavedenough.Butnowthisdebtburdenisbeingunwound,assetpricesarecollapsingandsavingsratesarerisingbecauseconsumersareunwilling,orunable,toborrow.

ThoughthisisbadnewsfortheAmericanandBritisheconomiesintheshortterm,itoughttobegoodnewsinthelongterm.Howgood,though,dependsasmuchonwherepeopleputtheirsavingsasonhowmuchtheyputaside.

TheeconomyofAmerica,sinceDecemberlastyear,hasbeenundergoingastateof______.

42.

Inthisnewscheme,anunemployedpersoncanshareajobvacancywith______.

43.

【C4】

44.Inthe1980s,whenaccidentshappened,injuredcustomerscould______.

45.SectionB

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

OnAugust18thUSNews&WorldReportreleasedits2007rankingsofAmerica'stopcolleges.Thesurveybeganin1983asanunofficialopinionpoll,whenthemagazineasked662collegepresidentstoidentifythecountry'sbestplacesoflearning.Ithassincechangedintoanannuallyfrighteningexperienceforreputableuniversities.Astrongshowingintherankingsspursstudentinterestandalumnigivingwhileasliphasgraveconsequencesforpublicrelations.

Universityadministratorsdeeplydislikethesurvey.Manyrejecttheideathatschoolscanbestackedupagainstoneanotherinanymeaningfulway.Andthesurvey'smethodologyissuspect.Therankingsarestillbasedpartlyonpeerevaluations.Theycompareratesofalumnigiving,whichhaslittletodowiththetransmissionofknowledge.Besides,themagazine'sdataaresuppliedbytheschoolsandunproved.

Butwhethertherankingsarefairisbesidethepoint,becausetheyarewildlyinfluential.Inthe1983surveybarelyhalfofthepresidentsapproachedbotheredtorespond.Today,onlyahandfuldarerefuse.

Most,infact,domorethansimplyfilloutthesurvey.Competitionbetweencollegesfortopstudentsisincreasing,partlybecauseoftheverypopularityofrankings.ColinDiver,thepresidentofReedCollegeinOregon,considersthat"rankingscreatepowerfulincentivestomanipulatedataanddistortinstitutionalbehaviour."Aschoolmaygamethesystembyluringapplicationsfromstudentswhostandnochanceofadmission,orbyleaningonalumnitoarrangejobsforgraduates.ReedisoneofthefewprominentcollegesthatdarestodespisetakingpartintheUSNewssurvey.

Insomeways,thescrambletoattractapplicantshashelpedstudents.UniversitiessuchasDukeinNorthCarolinaandRiceinHoustonaredevotingmoremoneytoscholarships.Thatseemsareasonableresponsetothechallengeoftherankings,astheNationalCentreforEducationStatisticsreckonsthatroughlytwo-thirdsofundergraduatesrelyonfinancialaid.

Othercolleges,though,aretryingtodrumupexcitementbyofferingprivilegesthatwouldhavebeenunheardofagenerationago.StudentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA)nowappreciateweeklymaidserviceinthedorms."Theelevators",repliedanenthusiasticrespondenttoanonlinesurvey,"smelllemonfresh."StudentsatPennsylvaniaStateUniversityenjoyfreeaccesstoNapster,themusic-sharingservice.Multi-milliondollargymshavebecomesocommonthattheyareunremarkable.

Universityofficials,defendingthisstrategy,oftenimplythattheyareonlyrespondingtostudentdemand.Discouragingwordsforthosewhobelievethatacollege'sjobistoeducate,notindulge.

Whatdothetopuniversitiestaketheannualrankingsas?

A.Aseveretest.

B.Aroutineschedule.

C.Achancetodistinguishthemselves.

D.Anofficialpublic-opinionpoll.

46.

Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.

A.alcoholisgood

B.drugsshouldbeboughtandtakenbyprescription

C.peopleshouldtakemoredrugstocultivateadrugculture

D.aspirinisnotconsideredadrug

47.

Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat______.

A.nearly120peoplediebecauseofthetrafficaccidentseveryyearinNorway

B.trafficproblemscanbecoveredbythemediasuchasradioandnewspapernow

C.theethicalproblemsarearesultoftheincompetentadministrationofthecountry

D.Parliamentshouldtakealltheresponsibilityforthesafetyoftraffic

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

WheninAugustlastyearBritain'ssecurityservicesuncoveredanallegedplottosmuggletheliquidcomponentsofabombontoanaircraftatHeathrow,theworld'sbusiestinternationalairportalmostgroundtoahaltasadditionalpassengercheckswereordered.ItwasnotjustflightsstartingfromHeathrowthatweredelayedorcancelled,butmanyincomingservicestoo.InthefollowingdaysBritishAirwaysalonecutmorethanI200flights.

Intelligencetopreventattacksispartofwhatexpertscalla"layered"securityapproach.Otherlayersincludecheckingidentities,scanningpeopleandtheirluggageandsearchingthematrandom.Anotherandincreasinglyimportantoneistoseehowpeoplebehave."Thereareidentifiersofpeoplewhohavehostileintentthatyoucanpickup,"saysKipHawley,theheadofAmerica'sTransportationSecurityAdministration."Ourtestingindicatesanextraordinaryhighdegreeofsuccess."

SecurityofficialswiththeIsraeliairlineElA1alreadyspendalongtimequestioningpassengersinordertoidentifybehavioraltraitsthatmarkthemoutasdangerous.ButElA1issmallandAmerica'sairportswouldgrindtoahaltifsuchtime-consumingprocedureswereadoptedeverywhere.SothesystemthatwillemergeinAmericaislikelytoinvolvepre-screeningofpassengersrightfromthetimetheymaketheirreservation.Then,astheygothroughthedifferentlayersofsecurityattheairport,somepassengerswillbeaskedquestionsbyspeciallytrainedstaffwhoarelookingoutforthingslikeinvoluntaryfacial-musclemovements.Atwitch(顫搐)isimpossibletohide."Themoreyoutrytoavoidit,themorepronounceditbecomes,"saysMr.Hawley.

Machinesusedtoscanluggageatairportsaregettingmorepowerfultoo.Insteadofjustalertingstafftosuspiciousimages,newerscannerswillbeabletoworkoutwhattheyshow.Newbiometricpassports,whichcontaindetailssuchasfingerprintsandiris(虹膜)scans,willalsoimproveidentification.

ButMr.Hawleyinsiststhatsecuritymeasuresshouldnotrelysolelyonmachineshowevertheyaresophisticated,asthreatschange.Itwilltakeacombinationofscienceandtechnologytoreducethehassle(麻煩)involvedinpassingthroughairports.

Afterthebombplotwasdiscovered,severedelayswerecausedatHeathrowAirportdueto_____.

49.

【C3】

50.Migrationisusuallydefinedas"permanentorsemipermanentchangeofresidence".Thisbroaddefinition,ofcourse,wouldincludeamoveacrossthestreetoracrossacity.Ourconcerniswithmovementbetweennations,notwithinternalmigrationwithinnations,althoughsuchmovementsoftenexceedinternationalmovementsinvolume.Today,themotivesofpeoplewhomoveshortdistancesareverysimilartothoseofinternationalmigrants.

Studentsofhumanmigrationspeakof"push"and"pull"factors,whichinfluenceanindividual's