2021-2022年江西省萍鄉(xiāng)市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年江西省萍鄉(xiāng)市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Higher-incomehouseholdspurchasedless______RTEcerealthanlow-incomehouse-holds.

2.

Inparagraph10thephrase"fillin"isclosestinmeaningto"______"

3.DirtyMoneyforLaundries

Sellingillegaldrugsisbigbusinessandlaunderingtheproceedsanartform.Onekilogram,or2.2pounds,ofrawcocaleavesisworth$1,400inLatinAmerica.Bythetimeitisturnedintorefinedcocaine,itsvaluehasgrownto$100,000.Makingthemoneyappeartohavecomefromalegitimatesourcethatcancreateapapertrailspanningdozensofcountries,andaweboffinancialtransactionsthatmaybeimpossibletounravel.

TheUnitedNationshasestimatedthatbetween$120billionand$500billionislaunderedeachyearintheindustrialworldbiggerthanthevolumeoftheoiltrade.

Illegallyobtainedmoneyisdifficulttoopenlyspendandinvest:Drugcashoftenconsistsoflargevolumesofmixeddenominationnotes;thephysicalvolumeofnotescanbefarlargerthanthevolumeofthedrugsthemselves.Performinglargetransactionswithoutarousingsuspicionisthelaunderer'sprincipalhurdle.

Differentcountrieshavedifferentdisclosurerequirements,andthelaundererseekstoexploitthatbymovingmoneybetweenjurisdictionsandcoveringuptheaudittrail.TerryBurkeoftheNationalDrugsIntelligenceUnitinBritainsaid:"Thebigcasesaresointernationalinscale,anditcanbeverydifficulttolifttheveilofsecrecy."

Investigatorshaveidentifiedthreemainstagesinthelaunderingprocess.

Inthefirststage,themoneycanbedepositedinalegitimatepremiumlifeinsurancepolicy.Orthecashcanbeusedtobuy'art,jewelry,antiquesorgamblingchips.

Thesecondstageiscalled"layering".Thelaundererwantstoseparatehisillicitproceedsfromtheirsourcesoheentersintoalargenumberoffinancialtransactionsdesignedtodisguisethetrailandprovideanonymity.

Finally,thereis"integration".Ifthelayeringhasbeensuccessful,thelaundererwillbringthemoneybackintotheeconomyinsuchawaythatitappearstobenormalbusinessfunds.So,anartobjectwillbesold,alifeinsurancepolicyredeemed,andsoon.

TheBCCIscandalisaclassicinstanceofdrug-relatedfinancialabuse.Withtotalassetsin1988of$20billionand417branchesin73countries,BCCIwasconsideredtheseventh-biggestprivatebankintheworld.Initscase,prosecutorsallegedthatoneschemeitoperatedwastocollectcashinvariousAmericancities,whichwasdeposited.ThemoneywasthentransferredbywiretoBCCIaccountsabroadandusedtobuycertificatesofdepositthatactedascollateralforBCCI"loans"tothedrugtraffickers,supplyingthemwith"clean"money.

AnothermoneylaunderinginvestigationintheUnitedStatesandBritain,code-namedOperationCougar,hassofaridentified$318millionof"dirty"money.ThelaunderingoperationspannedtheIsleofMan,theBritishVirginIslandsandtheU.S.mainland,andinvolvedsevendrugdealingorganizations.Atthecenterofeachorganizationwasalawyerwhocoordinatedthemovementofmoneybetweenoffshorebankaccounts,shelfcompaniesandnomineedirectors.

Onetrickwastousetheorganizations'offshorecompaniestomortgageproperty.Onthefaceofit,thepapertrailwaslegitimated--themortgagewasbonafide,andinterestpaymentsweremet.Butasthefinanciallayerswerepeeledback,theillicitoriginofthemoneybecameapparent.Sofar,OperationCougarhasresultedintheimprisonmentof40people.

Onemethodthathascometotheattentionoftheauthoritiesmorerecentlyisthelaunderers'useofHawalabanksfamily-runbusinessesofferingmoneytransmissionservices,Interpolbecamesufficientlyworriedtomountatwo-dayconferenceonthesubjectearlierthisyear.HawalaoriginatesinAsiaandisbasicallyasystemoflettersofcredit,providingalegitimatechannelforthemovementofmoneyfromoneareatoa

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4.

Owlresearchmayhavevalueindesigning_____.

5.

Disposableproductsarenotbeneficialtothedevelopmentofmodernindustry.

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6.

InScotland,thetwotypesofdivorcesprocedureinthejudicialoffer'scourtare______.

7.

Topromoteaproducttoaspecificaudience,acopywritershouldtryhisbestto______.

8.

MichaelRossresignedandspenthisunemploymenttimeplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusinessforhelookedatthisasan______,ratherthanapenalty.

9.

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowavesbetween402GHzand480GHz.

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10.

HeexpectsanexoticstudywithfreshwaterwormfromtheAntarcticwhichcan______toyieldresultswhichwillhelptounderstandhowmirror-imagetwinsdevelop.

11.

Aninternationalorganizationshouldbelegallybuilttopreventcountriesfromemittinggreenhousegases.

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12.

"Bluejacking,""bluebugging"and"CarWhisperer"areall______.

13.

Ifonewantstoexperiencetheluciddreamingroutinely,heorsheshouldhave______.

14.TaughenedGlass:theSolutiontoRetailOwners'SecurityConcerns

Taughenedglass,whichisalsocalledBastieglassbecauseofthenameoftheinventor,isakindofglassthatisfinelytemperedorannealed,byapeculiarmethodofsuddencoolingbyplungingwhilehotintooil,meltedwax,orparaffine.

Thedevelopmentandacceptanceoftaughenedglasshasundergoneseveralstages.Yetthebenefitsofthisparticularkindofglassstillremainunknowntoalargegroupofpeople.

DuPonthasdoneagreatjobofworkingwitharchitectsandthearchitecturalglassindustrytounderstand,developandpromotetheuseoftaughenedglass(safetyglass)worldwide.Withintheretailenvironmentinparticular,architectsinallcontinentsareusingtaughenedglassforadiverserangeofapplications--notonlyforeconomicandfunctionalreasonsbutalsoforthepureaestheticdelightofusingthematerial.

Yetsadly,thegeneralpublicinNorthAmericaisstilltoooftenignorantofthebenefitstaughenedglasscanbring--notonlyinshopsbutalsoinofficesandhomes.Thematerialisstillalltoooftenperceivedasvaguely"moreexpensive"anditswiderangeofbenefitsremainslargelyunknown.Sharingthebenefitswithbuildingowners-fromthebusinesscommunitytohomeowners--hastobeournextmajorchallenge.

NationalGateandGlassCorp.suppliesstorefrontglasstoretailersthroughoutNorthAmerica,fromnationwidechainstosingleoutletowners.Howeverlargeorsmall,ourcustomershavesimilarconcernswhenitcomestothestorefrontglasstheyusewithregardtocost,appearance/aesthetics,securityandservice.

Thegoodnewsisthatin99.9percentofcases,wefindthattheinstallationof6mm+6mmtaughenedglasswithaninterlayerof0.76mmButacite(r)PVBinterlayersolvesalloftheseconcernswithease!Taughenedglassisanidealsolutionformodemretailersintermsofsamedayinstallation,securityprevention,protectionfromtheUVraysthatcausethedegradationofstoredisplaysandfurnishingsandtheeliminationofboardingfollowingdamagetothestorefront.

TimeIsMoney.

Everyoneintheretailconstructionvaluechain,fromownerstoforemen,areconcernedwithcosts.Weareabletoaddressthisfirstconcernprettyquickly.IntheUSA,taughenedglasscostsalmostexactlythesameastemperedglasstopurchaseandinstallpersquaremeter.InAustraliaandEurope,itcanbesignificantlycheaperthantemperedglass!Inthecaseofbreakage,thecostbenefitsoftaughenedglasscanbeseenveryclearly;asstoreowners,managersandlosspreventiondepartmentsknow,timeismoney!Unliketemperedglass,taughenedglassallowsstorestostayopeninthecaseofbreakagesincecrackedorbrokenglassstaysintheframe.Smallerlocationsthatareboardedupwithplywoodcanleavecustomerswiththeimpressionthattheyareclosed--andnobodycanaffordthat.It'scriticallyimportantthateveryoneknowsthatyouare

BetterLookingstorefronts

Thesecondmajorconcernisaesthetics.Manyofourretailcustomerslocatedindowntownareasautomaticallyassumethatshutterswillhavetobeinstalledtoensureadequatesecurityafterstoreopeninghours.Itisalwaysapleasureformetoseethereliefoncustomers'faceswhenItellthemaboutthesecuritybenefitsoftaughenedglassandhowthematerialeliminatestheneedforshutters,allowingmuchbetterlookingstorefronts.

ARealBoosttotheBottomLine

Athirdconcernissecurity.Thelosspreventionofficersofmajorretailersunderstandperhapsbetterthananyoneelsetheextenttowhichbreak-insandvandalismnegativelyaffectthebottomline.Myretailcustomerstellmethattheaveragecostofabreak,inisUS＄30,000.Thisnotonlyincludesstole

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15.

AlmosthalfoftheNegroslavesdiedduringthevoyagebecauseoftheterribleconditionstheyhadtoendure.

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16.

Bywayofconclusiontheauthoremphasizesthatindesigningadvertisements,themostimportantfactorthathastobeconsideredis

17.

Peopledislikerunningbecausethey______.

A.findrunningnotveryinteresting

B.getbreathlesstotalk

C.havetowarmdownattheend

D.havetoincreasegradually

18.

Thetermbirdbrainisusedtodescribe______people.

19.

DemocracywasexpectedinallMiddleEastnationsundertheinfluenceofIraq.

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20.

In1940Hughespublished______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(42)

22.

【B6】

23.聽力原文：W:Youtoldmeyoulikedyourjob．Whydoyoulooksoupset?

M:Wheneverwetrytochangetheworkroutine．theworkershavesomanyifsandbutsthatwenevermanagetochangeanything．

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Theworkersmakemanycomplaints.

B.Theworkersmakealotofobjections.

C.Theworkersmakelotsofproposals.

D.Theworkersmakenumerousmistakes.

24.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Youdon'tfeelverywell,doyou?Youareshaking.Haveyougotafever?

M:Oh,no.Butmystomachhurts.Maybetheseafooddidn'tagreewithme.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkcausedtheman'sdiscomfort?

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A.Theseafood.B.Theweather.C.Thefever.D.Eatingtoomuch.

25.(14)

A.Savetimebyusingacomputer.

B.Buyherowncomputer.

C.BorrowMary'scomputer.

D.Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.

26.(31)

A.Whenhehastodohisworkonfoot.

B.Whenhehastowalkupanddownstairs.

C.Whenheissometimesgreetedinanunpleasantway.

D.Whenhehasaregisteredletter.

27.(25)

A.Theamountofskinaffectedbythecut.

B.Thecauseofthecut.

C.Theamountofbleeding.

D.Thenumberofnerveendingsirritated.

28.【B4】

29.

【B8】

30.(43)

31.聽力原文：M:Isthistableonthecomerokay?

W:Sure.Wecansithere.

M'Gee.You'vehardlygotanythingonyourtray.

W:Yeah.IguessI'mjustnotthathungry.

M:What'sthematter?Aren'tyoufeelingwell?

W:Well,I'vebeenreallyworried.It'smycar.It'sintheshopagain.

M:Really?What'swrongthistime?

W:Idon'tknowexactly.Something'swrongwithfilebrakes,Ithink.

M:Well,atleastthatshouldn'tcostyoumuchtofix.PartsarecheaperforalltheAmericancarslikeyours.Didthemechanicsayhowmuchitwouldcost?

W:Hesaidhewouldcallmewithanestimatelaterontoday.

M:Watchouthedoesn'ttrytotakeadvantageofyou.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,somecarmechanics,iftheythinkthatsomeonedoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars,theymighttrytooverchargethatperson.

W:Maybeso.ButItrustthisguy.Hewasrecommendedbyoneofmyneighbors.Hehasdonesomeworkformeinthepastandhispricesseemedtobereasonable.

M:Oh,that'sgoodtoknow.MaybeI'lltryusinghiminthefuture.Bytheway,doyouneedaridehomeafterclasstoday?

W:Oh,I'llsureappreciateit.It'sreallytoughgettingaroundwithoutacarwhenyouliveoffcampus.

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A.It'sanewcar.

B.It'sanoldone.

C.Italwaysbreaksdown.

D.It'sexpensive.

32.聽力原文：WeknowthenthatintheUS,it'sthejobofCongresstoproposenewlaws,whichwecallbills,andperhapstomodifythesebillsandthenwriteonthem.ButevenifthebillispassedinCongress,itstilldoesn'tbecomealawuntilthePresidenthasachancetoreviewit,too.Andifit'snottothePresident'sliking,thebillcanbevetoedorkilledineitheroftwoways.Oneisbyavetomessage.ThePresidenthastendaystovetothebillbyreturningittoCongress,alongwiththemessageexplainingwhyit'sbeingrejected.ThiskeepsthebillfrombecomingalawunlessoverwhelmingmajoritiesofbothHousesofCongressvotetoover-rightthePresident'sveto.Sometimestheydothat.Often,lawmakerssimplyrevisethevetoedbillandpassitagain.Thistime,intheform.thePresidentislesslikelytoobjectto,andlesslikelytowanttoveto.TheotherwaythePresidentcankillabillisbypocketveto.Here'swhathappens.IfthePresidentdoesn'tsignthebillwithintendays,andCongressadjournsduringthattime,thenthebillwillnotbecomelaw.NoticethatitisonlyattheendofanentiresessionofCongressthatthepocketvetocanbeused,notjustwheneverCongresstakesashorterbreak,say,forasummervacation.Afterapocketveto,thatparticularbillisdead.IfalawmakerinCongresswantstopushthematterintheirnextsession,they'llhavetostartalloverwithabrandnewversionofthebill.

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A.HowthePresidentproposesnewlaws.

B.HowabillispassedbylawmakersinCongress.

C.HowthePresidentcanrejectaproposedlaw.

D.HowlawmakerscanforcethePresidenttosignabill.

33.(45)

34.SectionC

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

Dailynewspaperhasaneditorialpage.Hereopinionisexpressedoneventsand【B1】______inthenews.Buteditorialjudgmentissopersuasively【B2】______thatmanypeopleaccepttheseopinionsasfacts.Goodjournalists【B3】______acodeofethicswhich【B4】______betweennewsandeditorialopinion.Thiscodeholdsthatinaneditorial【B5】______thepublisherisentitledto【B6】______anycausehechooses.Itisunderstoodthatthereheisspeakingasapartisanandmayexpressanyviewhe【B7】______.Becauseamodernnewspaperissoexpensivetoproduceandso【B8】______toestablish,newspapershaveincreasinglybecomebigbusinessorganizations.Althoughthereareexceptions,【B9】______.Inthenewscolumns,however,thecompleteandunbiasedfactsshouldbereported.Thebettermetropolitannewspapersand【B10】______.Butthelessethicalpublications【B11】______.

【B1】

35.

【B4】

36.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Acreditcardpermitsitsholderstobuygoodsorobtainserviceswithoutimmediatepayment.Possessionofacardidentifiestheowner,whocanobtainconsumercredit.Eachcardhasanaccountofnumberwhichisrecordedbytheseller,whosendsittoacentralbillingoffice.Theofficecalculatesthetotalpriceofpurchasesbythecardholderduringthemonthandsendshimabill.Thebuyersendshischecktothecentraloffice,whichallocatesthemoneytoestablishmentsextendingcredit.

CreditcardswereusedinsomeAmericanstoresduringthe1920s,buttheydidnotgainwideacceptance.In1938rivalAmericanoilcompaniesissuedthemtoconsumersandestablishedanationalpooltohonoreachcompany'scard.Thiswasthestartofthecreditcard'spopularity.

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A.Tobuygoodsorobtainserviceswithoutimmediatepayment.

B.Tobuygoodsdirectlyfromacentralbillingoffice.

C.Toobtainserviceswithacheck.

D.Tobuygoodswithacheck.

37.

【B3】

38.(28)

A.Themaincharacteralwaysdiesintheend.

B.Themaincharacteralwayschangesalotintheend.

C.Themaincharacterremainsthesamethroughoutthestory.

D.Themaincharacteralwaysgetwhathewantsintheend.

39.聽力原文：M:Tomisnowlookingforajob.Doeshehaveenoughmoneytolasthimforawhile?

W:Notreally.He'llhavetofindajobwithintwoweeks.

Q:HowlongwillTom'smoneylast?

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A.Aboutamonth.

B.Aboutoneweek.

C.Aboutthreeweeks,

D.Abouttwoweeks.

40.

【B11】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.(58)

42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesecondexample?

A.Thegirlreceivedaphonymessage.

B.Thevictimwasinvitedbythegirl.

C.Thegirlmanagedtorevengethevictimharmlessly.

D.Thegirlwasn'texpectingthevictim.

43.

Springmadeitdifficultforsharp-eyedexpertstoseparatehisforgeriesfrom______.

44.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatelectricresponseaudiometrywouldbeespeciallyrecommendedfor______.

A.athree-year-oldgirlwhohasanearache

B.anoldmanwhocupshiseartoear

C.ayoungchildwhodoesnottalk

D.arockmusicianwhoplaysthedrums

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

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

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

Culturalnear-sightednesspersistsnotmerelybecauseofinertiaandhabit,butchieflybecauseitissodifficulttoovercome.Oneacquiresapersonalityandacultureinchildhood,longbeforeheiscapableofcomprehendingeitherofthem.Tosurvive,eachpersonmasterstheperceptualorientations,cognitivebiases,andcommunicativehabitsofhisownculture.Butoncemastered,objectiveassessmentoftheseculturalprocessesisawkward,sincethesamemechanismsthatarebeingevaluatedmustbeusedinmakingtheevaluations.

Theexamplesofbirdsandfishareusedto______.

A.indicatethatanimalsalsohavetheirrespectivecultures

B.explainthathumanbeingsoccupyasymbolicuniverseasbirdsandfishoccupytheskyandthesea.

C.illustratethathumanbeingsareunawareoftheculturalcodesgoverningthem

D.demonstratethesimilaritybetweenman,birds,andfishintheirwaysofthinking

46.Whatisthepropermeaningoftheword"cue"inthesecondparagraph?

A.Communication.B.Hint.C.Explanation.D.Production.

47.

Whatwillbetheresultofamoreenvironmentallymindednewpresidentbeintheplace?

A.Thecarindustrywillbebenefitedmostandwillbemoreprofitable.

B.Thecongresswillplaylessimportantroleinregulatingemissions.

C.The40-year-oldlawtheCleanAirActwillbeabolished.

D.ThedisputewhetherCO2wasanairpollutantwillbesettled.

48.

WithinMelanesia,theSpeikRiverareacultureisapparentlynotedforits______.

A.craftobjects

B.agriculturalproduce

C.forestproducts

D.giftedorators

49.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

AddisonHeardusesanimageofhiswifeandinfantsonforthebackgroundonhislaptop.AnMBAstudentattheUniversityofVirginia'sDardenSchoolofBusiness,Heardthinksabouthisfamilyconstantly.Butbecausehe'sawayatB-schoolhehasexperiencedmuchofhisson'sfirstyearviaphonecallsanddigitalphotos.SaysHeard,"ithasbeenparticularlyhard,notbeingtherewiththemeveryday."

Thiswashisfamily'schoice.Itdidn'tmakefinancialsenseforhiswife,Eden,acorporatelawyerinWashington,toquitherjob,selltheircondo(公寓),andmovetoCharlottervillewithherhusband.Sohewentalone.Inhisfirstyeareachspousemadethe200-mileround-tripcommuteonalternateweekends.SincetheirsonwasbornlastMay,Addisonhasbeendoingmostofthedriving.

AscomplicatedastheHeard'ssituationseems,itisn'tallthatrare.Inanyyear,hundredsofcouplesdealwithhowtohandlethefamilylogistics(后勤工作)ofgoingtoB-school.Somechoosealong-distancerelationship,commutingbackandforthonweekendsandbreaks..Othersseepartnersandchildrenonlyonvacationsandholidays.Stillotherspackupthefamilyandbringthemalong.

Beingaparthasn'tbeeneasy,buttheHeardshavemadeitwork.OnweekendswhenthecoupleisinVirginia,theyattendsocialevents,soshecanfeelapartofthecommunity.HeardalsoavoidsFridayclassestogainmorefamilytime."We'vegottenintoaroutinethatworks,"hesays,"butI'mlookingforwardtobeinghome,sothethreeofuscanbeafamily."

Anylong-distancecommuteputspressureonarelationship,causingsomecouplestodriftapart.Beingthrowninarigorousacademicscheduleforonespouseandademandingcareerfortheother,thestressintensifies,oftendistractingstudentsfromtheirstudies.

Someschoolsofferstudentsinthesesituationsagooddealofsupport.Forfarawayspouses,thereareon-campussocialeventswhentheyvisit,onlinecommunities,eveninvolvementinalumninetworksintheirhomecities.ButmainlyB-schoolstrytomakeiteasierforstudentstotaketheirpartnersalongfortheride.Theyhelpfamiliesfindhousing,preschools,orlocalemployment.

ThedecisiontoattendadistantB-schoolisfraught(伴隨著的)withfinancialandlogisticalproblems.

Studentsalsomustdecideiftheirfamiliesshouldstayorgo.Eitherway,schoolstrytoaccommodatethem."Wehavemorethanourselvestothinkabout,'anMBAstudent,CoryHrnciriksays."It'safamily-influencedchoice."

AsanMBAstudent,Heardknowssomethingabouthissonmainlyvia______.

50.UNofficialspledgedThursdaytobridgetheworld'sdigitaldivide,bringingcomputersandInternettrainingtoPoorercountriesbeforetheyfallfurtherbehindintechnologyandwealth.TheDigitalServiceCorpsinitiativeexpandsonaUniversityofPennsylvaniapilotthatsentthreeprofessorsand27studentstotheWestAfricancountryofMalllastspring.FourcountrieswillbeselectedforvisitsinDecember.

InpartneringwiththeprivateGlobalTechnologyOrganization,theUNOfficeforProjectsServiceswantstoreducethegapseparatingnationswithgoodtechnologyfromthosewithout."TherearemoreWebsitesoriginatinghereinNewYorkthaninallofAfrica,"saidReinhartHelmke,executivedirectoroftheUNagency."TherearemoreWebsitesoriginatinginFinlandthaninallofLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean."Helmkesaidthedigitaldividewouldbebetterdescribedasadigitalchasm.Hesaidtheglobaleconomycannotbesustainedifsomecountriesareleftout.

NeysanRassekh,founderandpresidentofGlobalTechnologyOrganization,vowedtotackletheproblem"countrybycountry,townbytown,citizenbycitizen."Theinitiativecarriesnofunding,however.TheUNprojectsoffice,asaself-financingagencywithalimitedbudget,willprovideonlymanagementknow-how.Rassekh'sgroup,whichorganizedtheUniversityofPennsylvaniagroup,planstosolicit(懇求)cashandequipmentdonations.FortheMaliproject,theuniversitypaidairfareandotherexpensesthroughfeesthatstudentspaytoreceiveacademiccredit.

Eliminatingtheglobaldividewon'tbeeasy.Persuadingforeigngovernmentstobuycomputersinsteadoffoodcanbetough,eventhoughtechnologycanreducepovertyandhungerinthelongrun,saidHafidhChaibi,whopromotesglobalaccessthroughtheWorldofKnowledgeFoundationinOrlando,Fla.ErnestWilson,aninternationaldevelopmentspecialistattheUniversityofMaryland,saidhisresearchfoundinformationtechnologygrowingby18percentayearindevelopingcountries,comparedwith23percentinindustrializednations.ThatmeansthegapcontinuestogrowdespiteimprovementsthroughprogramsfromtheUnitedNations,theWorldBank,the