2022-2023年四川省廣安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年四川省廣安市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

HowdomostcollegesuseSATIIscores?

A.Theyusethescoresforadmissionpurposes.

B.Theyusethescorestoplacethestudentsintherightprograms.

C.Theyusethescorestoselectstudents'leaders.

D.Theyusethescorestograntscholarships.

2.

ThepopularityofChineseintheworldmakesthe"ChineseTOFEL",the______________exam,possible.

3.

Undergraduatesatdozensofschoolshavegonesofarastovoteforincreasesintheiractivitiesfeestohavemoremoneyfor______.

4.

Asmallpopulationmayundergogeometric,orexponentialgrowthwhenintroducedintoafavorableenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Bluetoothnetworkingtransmitsdatavialow-powerradiowavesbetween2.402GHzand2.480GHz.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Yaleiscomposedof______colleges.

7.

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

8.

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

ThenewerSATIISubjectTestsaresupposedtoassessstudents'______.

A.abilitytoentercollege

B.knowledgeofcollegestudy

C.levelofversatility

D.knowledgeofasubject

10.

Today,theterm"FedExapackage"haslongbeenrecognizedtomean______.

11.CommonFaultsandEyeMovement

Thereareanumberofbadhabitswhichpoorreadersadopt.Mostoftheseinvolveusingextrabodymovementinthereadingprocess.Inefficientreading,themusclesoftheeyeshouldmaketheonlyexternalmovement.Ofcoursetheremustbevigorousmentalactivity,butextrabodymovements,suchaspointingwiththefingerormovingthelips,donothelpreadingandoftenslowitdown~

POINTINGATWORDS

Afaultthatisoftenseenwhenstudentsaretryingtoconcentrateispointingtothewordswithafinger,pencilorruler.Youngchildrenandverypoorreadersoftenpointwithafingerateachwordinmm.Slightlymorematurereaderssometimesholdapencilorrulerunderneaththelinewhichtheyarereading.Whilemarkingthelinemightbehelpfulforbeginningreaders,itiscertainlyunnecessaryfornormalreaders.Besidesslowingdownthereaderthrough-themeremechanicalmovementofpencil,ruler,orfinger,pointingatlinesorwordstendstocausethestudenttofocushisattentiononthewrongthing.Theimportantthingtoconcentrateonwhilereadingistheidea.thattheauthoristryingtocommunicate,andnotthelocationofthewordsonthepage.Theeyesofanychildoldenoughtolearnhowtoreadarecertainlyskillfulenoughtobeabletofollowalineofprintwithoutextrahelpfromfingersorrulers.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobservedisheadmovement.Thismostoftenoccurswhenstudentsarenervousabouttheirreadingortryinghard,asduringareadingspeedtest.Withheadmovementthestudenttriestoaimhisnoseatthewordheisreadingsothatashereadsacrossthelinehisheadturnsslightly.Whenhemakesthereturnsweeptobeginanewlinehisheadquicklyturnsbacksothathisnoseispointedattheleft-handmargin,andhecannowbegintoreadthenewlinebyslowlyturninghishead.Thebeliefthatthisheadmovementaidsreadingispurenonsense.Eyemusclesarequitecapableofshiftingtheeyesfromwordtoword,andtheyneednohelpfromneckmuscles.

Oftenstudentsarequiteunawarethattheyaremovingtheirheadswhilereadingandtheyneedtoberemindedbytheteachernottodoit.

VOCALIZATION

Vocalizationisanotherfault.Somepoorreadersthinkitnecessarytopronouncealoudeachwordasitisread.Usuallythispronunciationisquitesoft,sothatthestudentismorewhisperingtohimselfthanactuallyreadingaloud,buteventhisisveryundesirable.Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearlytwiceasfastastheirspeaking.Usuallythisfaultcanbeeliminatedinolderstudentsbytheirownconsciouseffort,possiblywiththeaidofafewremindersfromtheteacher.

Vocalizationbybeginningreadersisacommonfault;afterareaderreachessomematurityitbecomesveryundesirable.

Vocalizationtakesvariousmodifiedforms.Sometimesareaderwillmerelymovehislipssoundlessly.Atothertimeshemaymaketongueorthroatmovementswithoutlipmovement.Stirotherreaderswillhaveactivitygoingonintheirvocalcords,whichcanbedetectedbythestudentifheplaceshisfingersalongsidehisvocalcordsinthethroatwhileheisreading.Vocalcordvibrationcanbefeltwiththefingersquiteeasily.Liketruevocalization,theseminorpartsof"subvocalization"—lipmovement,tongueorthroatmovementandvocalcordmovement—canbestoppedbyconsciouseffortofthestudent.

SUBVOCALIZATION

Subvocalizationisthemostdifficultofalltypesofvocalization.Insubvocalizationthereisnobodymovement.Thelips,tongueorvocalcordsdonotmove.Butaninnertypeofspeechpersists:withinthestudent'smindheissayingeachwordtohimself,clearlyprono

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thefirstuseoftheterm'organicfarming'isusuallycreditedto______inhis1940book,LooktotheLand.

13.Duringtherecordingsession,singersareencouragedbyRubintosingina______.way.

14.TheFutureoftheBBC

Asaboygrowingupinthe1930sintheMidlands,NormanPainting,thesonofarailway-man,listenedtoanewradioservicefromtheBritishBroadcastingCorporation.Hismotherhopedhewouldgetajobasamanageratthemine,butlisteningtothevoicesfromLondontalkingaboutworldaffairs,cultureandmusicgavehimotherideas."Theradioopenedadoortotheworld,"saysMr.Painting,whowentontoOxfordUniversityonascholarshipandbecameanacademicbeforelaterworkingfortheBBC'sRadio4initslong-runningsoap,"TheArchers".

Mr.Painting'sstoryhelpstoexplainBritain'sdevotiontowhatitcalls"public-servicebroadcasting",andwhythestatehasbeenstandingbytheBBCinthefinancingissue.ThedebatehadragedforyearsoverwhethertheBBCshouldstillbepubliclyfinanced,especiallybyalicensefeepaidbyallthosewithTVsets.TheBBChatestheideaoflosingitslicensefee.Ratherthangocommercial,itsbossesplantokeepfightingforpublicfinancingfordecades.In2006,afteraheateddebate,thegovernmentreneweditsfinancingforthenexttenyearsthroughacompulsory"TVlicense"onallhouseholdswithTVsets.Butwhenthecurrentcharterrunsoutin2016,willthegovernmenttakeawayitspublicsubsidesandleavetheBBCtofendforitself?

Accordingtorecentreports,theBBCwillhavetomakedowithannualincreasesbelowretail-priceinflation,lessthanitaskedfor.Evenso,itisfortunatetobehandedaguaranteedincomeoverseveralyears.Amongdevelopedcountries,onlyGermany'sgovernmentspendsmorethanBritain'sonbroadcastingasashareofGDP.America'sdispensesnexttonothing,preferringtoleaveittothemarket.

Forthenexttenyears,theBBC'spositionlookssecure.Yetit'sgettingincreasinglyhardertoarguethatthegovernmentshouldmakethepublicpayforit.TheBBC'spurpose,accordingtoitsfirstdirector-general,JohnReith,wasto"inform,educateandentertain".ButnowtheBBCcan'thaveanythingliketheeducativeroleitusedtoplay.ThoughitremainsBritain'sdominantsourceofin-depthnewsandmostreliableproviderofhigh-qualityprogramming,changesintechnologyandmediahabitsaresplittingitsaudienceandmakingithardertotagimprovingshowsontoentertainingones.

ServingWhatPublic?

ItwaseasytogettheteenagedMr.PaintinginterestedintheBBCprogramsbecausetherewasnothingelseon.Thatisnolongertrue.Firsttheotherterrestrialssprangup:ITV,followedbyChannel4andthenChannel5,fromthe1990s,hundredsofnewchannelswerelaunchedonsatelliteandcableplatforms,creatinganew"multi-channel"world.TherapidriseoftheInternethasalsotakenatolloftheoldgeneralistchannels.PeopleareincreasinglyturningawayfromboththeBBCanditsterrestrialcompetitors.

Twodecadesago,theBBCcommanded47%ofalltelevisionviewinganditsrivals,ITVandChannel4,sharedtherest.AccordingtoOfcom,thecommunicationsregulator,today,BBC1andBBC2,itsterrestrialchannels,accountforjust33%ofallviewing,multi-channelservices(whichincludeBBC3andBBC4,bothdigitalchannels)win30%.Inhomeswithsatelliteorcabletelevision,thecorporation'ssharehasfallenfurther:BBC1andBBC2togetherhavejust23%oftheformerand22%ofthelatter.

Youngpeopleespeciallyareabandoningpublic-serviceprogrammers.AccordingtoOfcom,in2001,peoplebetween16and24spent74%oftheirviewingtimewatchingchannelssuchastheBBCandChannel4,butin2005only58%oftheirtime.Poorer,lesseducatedviewersseemtobeturningaway,too.Seriousmaterialsuffersmostwhenpeoplemovetomulti-channeltelevision.

Theresult,saysaBBCexecutive,isthat"weareover-serving"middle-class55-year-olds.TheBBCistryingto

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

15.

Whatiscausingthesixthgreatextinctionaccordingtothepolling?

A.Fiveextinctionwavesinthehistory.

B.ThePermianandtheCretaceousevent.

C.Anerrantasteroidandsomevolcanoes.

D.Thehumanbeings.

16.

GrowingpainsareespeciallydestructiveinAustralia,wherepeoplehave______.

17.

TheboxofficeofTerminatorismorethanthatofMyBigFatGreekWedding.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Tosaveenergyforanunexpectedsituation,yourbodystoresanaccumulationof______.

19.

A"SloppyJoe"combinescheeseandhamburgermeattogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

TheGiantPandasaremostactiveinthemorningand______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Oh,Comeon!Don'tforcemetomeether.Sheisneitherobedientnorgentle.SheisnotthattypeIlike.

W:Timesarechanging,andyou'llneverfindawomanthatwillshineyourshoesandfillyourbeermugallthetime.Wakeup.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Awomancannotshinetheman'sshoes.

B.Awomancannotallowhermantodrink.

C.Themancanneverfindatraditionalwomanasbefore.

D.Astimesarechanging,womenarenolongergentle.

22.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：PeruisacountryonthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.Ithasfiveneighborcountries:Brazil,witchissituatedtotheeast;EcuadorandColombiawhicharetothenorth;andBoliviaandChile,whicharetothesoutheast.AsIsaid,Peruisoilthewestcoastofthecontinent,soithasanotherneighbor:notanothercountry,butthePacificOcean.

Peruisalargecountry.It'saboutonethousandthreehundredkilometerslong,andfivehundredandsixtykilometerswide.Itslandareaisaboutonemilliontwohundredandeightyfivethousandsquarekilometers.

Therearethreemainregions.First,there'stheareaalongthecoast,inthewest;it'squitelow,anditcoversabouttenpercentofthewholecountry.ThentherearetheAndesMountains.TheyrundownthemiddleofPeru.Theyareveryhigh,andtheycover25percentofthecountry.Finallytherearetheforestsandjunglesoftheeast,coveringtheremaining65percentoftheland.

Asfortheclimate,itvariesaccordingtoeachregion,soitcanbedividedintothree.Thewesternareanearthecoasthasadryclimate.Thecentralmountainousregion,theAndes,iscool,withsnowalltheyearonthehighestpeaks.Theeasternforestsareextremelywet,withanaveragerainfalloftwohundredandfiftycentimetersayear.

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A.It'sacountrysurroundedbythePacificOcean.

B.It'salongcountrywith1285000kilometers.

C.It'sacountrywithalotofmountains.

D.It'sacountryfullofnaturalresources.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：M：Jenny,rememberthis：ajobworthdoingatallisworthdoingwell.

W：Oh,yes!Icertainlywon'tforgetit.Butdon'texpectmetosticktothejobjustbecauseitpaysafewmorebucks.Alifeofcontinuousexplorationisalifeworthliving.

Q：Whatcanbeinferredfromwhatthewomanhassaid?

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A.Shewilldoherbestifthejobisworthdoing.

B.Sheprefersalifeofcontinuedexploration.

C.Shewillsticktothejobifthepayisgood.

D.Shedoesn'tthinkmuchofjob-hopping.

24.(44)

25.

【B6】

26.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Hello.Ineedtotalkwithsomeoneaboutmydriver'slicense.

W:Yes.HowmayIhelpyon?Doyouhaveadriver'sIicerise,ordoyouneedtogetone?

M:Well,I'mnotsure.Yousee,Ihaveaninternationaldriver'slicense.

W:Uhuh.AndhowlongwillyoubestayingintheUnitedStates?

M:Probablyfouryears,until1finishmydegree.

W:Oh.ThenyouwillneedtogetinArizonadriver'slicense.

M:DoIhavetotakeadriver'stestto.dothat?

W:Yes,youdo.Youneedtocomeinandtakeawrittenexamandaneyeexam,andthenyouneedtotakearoadtestwithaparallelparkingtest.Didyousaythatyouareastudent?

M:Yes,I'mastudentattheuniversity.Idon'thaveIDwithme,butIcangoandgetit.

W:Okay.Thenyoucanapplyforalimitedlicense.JustcomebackandshowyourstudentID,andyoucan

makeapplicationforafive-yearlicense.

M:Great.That'swhatIwant.SoIdon'thavetotakethedriver'stestthen.

W:Oh,yesyoudo.Thelicenseonlycostsyoutendollars.Aregularlicensewouldcostyoualotmorethanthat,butitisvalidformorethanfiveyears.

M:Whycan'tIjustusemyinternationaldriver'slicense?

W:Youcouldifyouwerejustvisitingforlessthanayear.Butasastudent,youwillbetemporarilyresidinginourstate.

M:Okay.Sothat'swhymyfriendcadusehisinternationallicense,heisatourist.

W:Right.

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A.Themanwantstoobtainaninternationaldriver'slicensethathecanusebothintheU.S.andinhiscountry.

B.Themanwantstotakeadriver'stesttogetanArizonadriver'slicense.

C.Themanwantstoknowwhetherhecanusehisinternationaldriver'slicenseinArizona.

D.ThemanwantstofilloutanapplicationforanArizonadriver'slicense.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：W:(19)Whythelongface?I'veneverseenyousodown.Ithoughtyouquitsmoking.Howcomeyoustartedagain?

M:Troubles,mydearsister.(20)Femaletroubles.Whatabunchofheadaches!

W:Whichonenow,orshouldIaskyouhowmany?

M:Beserious!JusttheoneI'vebeengoingwithforthepasttwomonths.

W:Youmeanthegorgeousblond,Monica,thatyoufellsohardfor?Kindofsudden,wasn'tit?

M:That'stheone.(20)Ithoughtshewastheoneforme,myidealwoman,thegirlofnaydream.NowI'vefoundoutsheseemstobecheatingonme.

W:Really?Nowonderyou'resodepressed.She'snottheonlyfishinthesea,youknow.Stepoutofhomeandgodowntown,haveabeer,andfindanotherchance.

M:Oh,knockitoff,Maria.I'vebeentruetoher,butshe'sbeenplayingaround.Yousee,weweresupposedtomeetattheStudentUnionyesterday,butshedidn'tturnup.WhenIfinallycalledherthismorning,shetoldalietome.

W:Whyareyousosurethatitwasalie?Don'tyoutrusther?

M:Herstorydidn'thangtogether.Besides,MichaelcametotellmeMonicawasdatingwithsomeguyinaclubwhileIcooledmyheelswaitingforherintheUnion.Itmakesmeboil.

W:Hey,calmdown,Daniel.(21)AreyougoingtotakeMichael'swordforit?Howcouldhehaveknownwhenandwhereyouweremeeting?

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A.Thelongfacehehasgot.

B.Thebehavior.heconducts.

C.Thesmokinghequitted.

D.Thewordshespeaks.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Mr.Wang,itisreportedthatyouruniversityisthefirstonetorelaxtherolebanningstudentsfromgettingmarried.Doesitmeanthatstudentsinouruniversityareencouragedtogetmarried?

M:Iwouldn'tsaythat.Wedon'tmeantoencouragestudentstorushintomarriage.Whatwesayisthatifastudentisoflegalageformarriagethenwewilldealwiththematterinaccordancewithrelevantlawsandregulations.

W:Doyouthinktheliftingofthebanwillresultinarisingnumberofmarriagesamongcollegestudents?

M:No,Idon'tthinkm.Suchworriesareunnecessary.Sofarwehaven'treceivedanymarriageapplicationsfromstudents.

W:Whatisthestudents'responsetothisdecision'?Aretheycheeredbyit?

M:Oh,yeah.Mostofthemapplaudedthedecision.Butmeanwhile,theysaytheywouldn'tconsidermarriageuntilaftergraduation.Marriageistoobigadecision.1thinkthemajorityofstudentswouldn'triskitwithoutcarefulthought.Besides,theydonotwanttosacrificeagoldentimeforgainingknowledgetotheextrapressuresofformingafamily.

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A.ThestudentsintheuniversitywhereMr.Wangstaysareencouragedtogetmarried.

B.ThestudentsintheuniversitywhereMr.Wangstaysarebannedtogetmarried.

C.ThestudentsintheuniversitywhereMr.Wangstaysareallowedtogetmarriediftheyarcoflegalageformarriage.

D.ThestudentsintheuniversitywhereMr.Wangslaysarereluctanttogetmarledeveniftheyareoflegalageformarriage.

29.【B1】

30.(39)

31.(15)

A.Sheisgoingtoadifferentconcert.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethepark.

C.Sheisn'tinterestedintheconcert.

D.Sheprefersattendingconcertstowritingpaper.

32.(13)

A.Whethertoemploythewoman.

B.Whethertotakeupthenewjob.

C.Whethertoaskforaraise.

D.Whethertoaskformoresalary.

33.(25)

A.Focusonthepersonwhositsinthemiddle.

B.Giveequaltimetomakeeyecontactwitheveryinterviewer.

C.Focusonthequestionerandlookatothersfromtimetotime.

D.Focusalltheattentiononthequestionandmakelittleeyecontact.

34.(30)

A.Theirbusinesshoursarelimited.

B.Theirsafetymeasuresareinadequate.

C.Theirbankingproceduresarecomplicated.

D.Theydon'thaveenoughservicewindows.

35.SectionA

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

聽(tīng)力原文：M:Youdidn'tseemtobeabletositstillforclass.Areyouexpectingsomething?

W:Yes.I'mexpectingacalltoseeifIwasacceptedforthepositionatCole's.Icoulddowiththecash.

Q:Whatdocsthewomanmean?

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A.SheiseagertobeacceptedbytheUniversity.

B.SheiswaitingtoseeifshecouldgetthejobfromCole's.

C.SheisexpectingtoseeifColewouldlendhersomecash.

D.Shehasnoideaaboutwhethershecanaffordtheuniversitytuition.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Excuseme.Areyougoingtobuyconcerttickets?

W:Yes,Iam.Soareallthesepeopleinfrontofme.

M:Haveyoubeenherelong?

W:About45minutes.I'vemovedfor-wardatotalofabout3feetinthattime.

M:Youarekidding.

W:Notatall.Therewasacoupleupaheadofmewhogotsodisgustedandtheyfinallygaveupandleft.Theysaidthey'dbeenwaitingformorethananhour.

M:Terrific.Doesanyoneknowwhat'scausingthedelay?

W:Ifso,noonehasletusknow.Itcouldbethattherearen'tenoughpeoplesellingticketsthisafternoon.Ormaybetheircomputerisdown.I'msuretheconcerthasn'tbeencancelled.

M:Ijusthopetheydon'trunoutofticketsbeforeIgetupthere.

W:Thatreallywouldbeannoying,wouldn'tit?

M:IguessIshouldhavecomebeforelunch.Orhasitbeenlikethisallday?

W:Apparentlyithas.Infact,beforeIcameItriedcallingtochargemyticketsoverthephone,justtoavoidthislongwait.Buttheyarenottakingphoneorders,orchecks,orcreditcards.It'scashornothing,andyouhavetocomeinperson.

M:Well,therearetwomorehoursbeforetheticketsofficecloses.Ticketsforagoodconcertareworthwaitingfor.SoIthinkI'lljustmakemyselfcomfortable.

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A.She'simpressedwiththeticketsellers.

B.She'spleasedabouttheman'spurchase.

C.She'suncertainaboutthechangeinplans.

D.She'sresignedtothesituation.

37.

【B8】

38.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Idon'tknowwhattodowithmyprofessor．Thismorningwefoundhimsleepinginhisoffice．

W:Don'tbesohardonhim．He'sprobablyjustweary．

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Theprofessoristired.

B.Theprofessorislazy.

C.Theprofessorissick.

D.Theprofessorisawesome.

39.聽(tīng)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.

40.

【B10】

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

A.weremoreenthusiasticaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology

B.hadastrongersenseofbeauty

C.over-dependentonlaborsavingdevices

D.paidmoreattentiontomaterialbenefits

42.

Themostprobableconclusionsupportedbythepassagewouldbe______.

A.oceanlifeishighlyadaptive

B.moreattentionneedstobepaidtopreservingoceanspeciesandhabitats

C.oceanlifeisprimarilycomposedofplants

D.theseaishighlyresistanttothedamagedonebypollutants

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,theterm"icebox"hadenteredtheAmericanlanguage,buticewasstillonlybeginningtoaffectthedietofordinarycitizensintheUnitedStates.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhotels,taverns(酒館),andhospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmoat,freshfish,andbutter.AftertheCivilWar(1861-1865),asicewasusedtorefrigeratefreightcars,italsocameintohouseholduse.Evenbefore1880,halfoftheicesoldinNewYork,Philadelphia,andBaltimore,andone-thirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicago,wenttofamiliesfortheirownuse.Thishadbecomepossiblebecauseanewhouseholdconvenience,theicebox,aprecursorofthemodemfridge,hadbeeninvented.

Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofthephysicsofheat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary(未發(fā)展的).Thecommonsensenotionthatthebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoursemistaken,foritwasthemeltingoftheicethatperformedthecooling.Nevertheless,earlyeffortstoeconomizeiceincludedwrappinguptheiceinblankets,whichkepttheicefromdoingitsjob.Notuntilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceofinsulationandcirculationneededforanefficienticebox.

Butasearlyas1803,andingeniousMarylandfarmer,ThomasMoore,hadbeenontherighttrack.HeownedafarmabouttwentymilesoutsidethecityofWashington,forwhichthevillageofGeorgetownwasthemarketcenter.Whenheusedaniceboxofhisowndesigntotransporthisbuttertomarket,hefoundthatcustomerswouldpassuptherapidlymeltingstuffinthetubsofhiscompetitorstopayapremiumpriceforhisbutter,stillfreshandhardinneat,one-poundbricks.Oneadvantageofhisicebox,Mooreexplained,wasthatfarmerswouldnolongertraveltotraveltomarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.

Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

44.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoften

A.practicalB.old-fashionedC.prejudicedD.radical

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Americaisacountrythatnowsitsatopthecherishedmyththatworkprovidesrewards,thatworkingpeoplecansupporttheirfamilies.It'samyththathasbecomesodivorcedfromrealitythatitmightaswellbeginwiththewords"onceuponatime".Today1.6millionNewYorkerssufferfrom"foodinsecurity",whichisafancywayofsayingtheydon'thaveenoughtoeat.Somearethepeoplewhocomeinatnightandcleantheskyscrapersthatglitteralong-theriver.Somepourcoffeeandtakecareoftheagedparentsofthepeoplewholiveinthosebuildings.TheAmericanDreamforthewell-to-dogrowsfromthebowedbacksoftheworkingpoor,whotoooftenhavetochoosebetweengroceriesandrent.

InanewbookcalledTheBetrayalofWork,BethShulmansaysthateveninthebooming1990s