2022-2023年廣東省河源市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年廣東省河源市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Owlresearchmayhavevalueindesigning_____.

2.

Besidestheproblemsofthesmallsizeandshortdurationofthestudy,Gersten'sresearchalsolacks______.

3.

Thecostofprintinglaserformsisoffsetbythatofpurchasingpaper,printersuppliesand______.

4.

GossipaboutJasonappearedpartiallybecausethecompanymanagementfailedtohave______withthestaff.

5.

Peopleshouldbeawarethatatsunamimaybesignaledbyastrongearthquakeor______.

6.

IITVgivesateacheralotofadvantages.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Muchlessinparagraph9isclosestinmeaningto“______”

8.

Asurveyshowsthatthesalerateofsmartphoneshasgrown___________________eachyear.

9.

Itisdifficulttopredictthestrongregionalvariationsinthepatternsof______.

10.

Anti-segregationisalsooneofthecommonthemesofHR.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Thestudyfoundthatthesizeof______inthecerebralcortexplaysanimportantroleinintelligence.

A.greymatterB.lobesC.nervesD.cells

12.

AccordingtoMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlanta,coupleswhocaremuchaboutdayto-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewerecausedby______.

14.

TheglassesintheAbsoluteIceBararemadeoficeto______.

15.

Howtoavoide-thrombosisaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bycrossingyourlegswhilesitting.

B.Bykeepingacomfortableposture.

C.Bykeepingsuppliesconvenientforgetting.

D.Bymovingaroundeveryhour.

16.

Whatistheprincipalconstituentofnaturalgas?

A.Carbonandhydrogen.

B.Methaneandotherhydrocarbongases.

C.Saturatedhydrocarbons.

D.Non-associatedgas.

17.

Oftenassociatedwithcrudeoil,naturalgasisprincipallymadeupof___________andotherhydrocarbongases.

18.

AccordingtoMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlanta,coupleswhocaremuchaboutday-to-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Self-cleaningtoiletbowls,builtonthelatestnanotechnology,arewidelyavailableinNorthAmerica.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

TheIndiansatfirstdidnotliketheMissionbecausetheyfeltthatitwasinfavorof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Totestthestrengthoffriendship.

B.Tobringfriendsevencloser.

C.Toknowmorepeoplewhoareinneed.

D.Tomakeyourfriendsfeeltheyarehelpful.

22.SectionC

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

Agreatmanypeopleareafflictedwithshyness.Commonsenseindicatesthatitisacomplicatedbehavior.pattern【B1】______bypsychologicalinhibitionwhensocializing.Whenit【B2】______,thepersonusuallyrecognizesthedifficultyin【B3】______withpeople,experiencesinternaldiscordsindecidingwhetheroneshouldexpresshimselfornot,andsuchfeelingsandemotionsthatareexpressed【B4】______infantasies.Oncetheseemotionscannotfindtheirrealizationinreallife,suchdiscordsmakethefantasiesbecomemorefierceandfrequent,becauseinthefantasies,the【B5】______toexpressiondonotexist.

Internaldiscords,【B6】______enoughandwithoutclearself-consciousness,cansometimesgeneratethe【B7】______ofthreatorofdanger,namedanxiety.Therearemanyemotional【B8】______involvedinanxietyaswell.Someofthemincludefeelingsofapprehensionordread,troubleconcentrating,irritability,restlessness,andfeelinglikeyourmind'sgoneblank.

Anyway,bothcommonsenseandalookattheinternalprocessofthepersonshouldrevealthetruththat【B9】______;rather,assomeexpertsaddress,【B10】______.Itcanbeobservedinmanysocialsituations.【B11】______.

【B1】

23.【B8】

24.聽(tīng)力原文：Haveyoualwayswantedtoinvest,butdidn'tknowwheretogetstarted?Herearethreebasicguidelinestosmartinvesting,foryourfuture.

Numberoneistohavecleargoals.Decidehowmanyyearsyouwillinvestfor,andwhatyourneedswillbeinthefuture.

Numbertwoistounderstandtherangeofpossibilities.You'llwantadiversifiedportfolio:onewithamixofstocks,mutualfunds,bonds,andcash.It'sajungleoutthere.Eachoftheseproductshasdifferentrisksassociatedwiththemandalsodifferentpotentialrewards.Understandthembeforeyoubuy,sotherewon'tbeanybigsurpriseslater.

Finally,numberthreeistohaverealisticexpectations.AsourfriendLeonardodaVincisaidintheyear1500."Hewhowishestoberichinadaywillbehangedinayear."

Overthepastseveralyears.NewYorkstockshaveaveraged30%annualreturns,butdon'tcountonthiscontinuing.Whileit'struethatsincetheyear1900.stockshaveaveragedan11%annualreturn.It'saroller-coasterridewithmanyminusyearsaswell.soyouhavetostayinforthelongterm—youhavetoweatherthestorm—andnotbetoogreedy.

(30)

A.Todevelopasavingsplan.

B.Tosetupabankaccount.

C.Tosetclearinvestinggoals.

D.Toworkoutthebudget.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Cindy,wouldyouliketogoandseethenewly-releasedfilmNightattheMuseumintheGoldenTheaterwithmetonight?

W:I'dloveto,butIhaveanimportantappointmentwithmysupervisor.Thanksforaskingme,anyway.

Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight?

(19)

A.She'sgoingtoseethefilmwiththeman.

B.She'sgoingtotheGoldenTheatre.

C.She'sgoingtothemuseum.

D.She'sgoingtovisithersupervisor.

26.聽(tīng)力原文：Thenon-medicaluseofcertaindrugsisforbiddenintheUnitedStatesbecausetheycanbedangerous.ManyAmericans,however,stillusedrugsillegallywithoutadoctor'spermission.Infact,takingdrugshasbecomeoneofAmerica'smostserioussocialproblems.

InAmerica,mostpeoplewhohavebecomedependentondrugsareyoung.Whyareyoungpeoplethemostfrequentusersofdrugs?Theanswersarevaried.Someyoungpeoplefeeldepressedandnervousinasocietyfulloftensionandtheywanttofindameansofescape.Othersareboredandtheythinkthedrugmakestheirtimepassmorepleasantly.

Takingdrugscancauseonlypovertyanddespair.Whenapersontakesthedrug,however,heforgetshismisery.Thedrugtakesawaythestressandstrainofliving—untiltheeffectofthedrugwearsoff.Then,thediscomfortisveryintenseandterrible.Becausehemust.takelargerandlargerdoses,hishabitbecomesmoreandmoreexpensive.Suchpeopleoftenturntocrimetogetthemoneytheyneed.Theymightbreakinandstealmoneyandothervaluablethingsorrobbanks.Inthisway,takingdrugsforcesthecrimerateup.

IntheUnitedStatesdrugshavedestroyedmanyoftheyoungpeople'smindsandruinedtheirbodies.SoitisnecessarythatacampaigntoforbidtakingdrugsbelaunchedintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

(33)

A.ThehousingproblemintheU.S.

B.TheproblemoftakingdragsintheU.S.

C.TheproblemofunemploymentinChina.

D.Theproblemoftheworkers'strikesinEngland.

27.(42)

28.聽(tīng)力原文：M：Arewomeneverseeninthemediatobesuperiortomen?

W：Veryrarely,infact．Andwhentheyareseentobebetter,orfaster，orstrongerthanmentheyarealsoseentobeafreak(反常的；稀罕的)．Youknow，someonewithsuperhumanpowers．Inotherwords，theyarenotseentobeanordinarypersonlikeyouorme．

M：Whydoyouthinkthisis?

W：(23)It'sprobablybecauseifpeopleknowit'stooridiculoustobetrue,thentheyarenotgoingtobelieveit．Thiswayitwon'tharmmen'simage．

M：Sowhat'stheInternetlike?

W：(24)Infact．IthinktheInternetisprobablytheworstofallthemedia．Idon'tknowwhyexactly,butIthinkitisprobablybecausethereislittleornocontrolovertheInternet．Instead，theInternetisseenasatypeofno-man'sland，ifyoulike．Thatistosayit'snotactuallyownedbyoneperson,oronecompany．ThereforepeoplearefreetoputwhateverinformationontlieInternettheywant．

M：SowouldyousaythenthatinformationontheInternetshouldbesupervised?

W：IthinkthereshouldbesomecontrolovertheInternetbecausesomeoftheimagesaredangerous．

M：Dangerous?I'mafraidyoumightbeexaggeratingaboutit．

W：Notreally,indeed．ForadultsIguessit'snotsuchabigproblembecausematurepeopleareabletodecideforthemselveswhattobelieveandwhatnottobelieve．(25)Butchildrenareadifferentmatter．Theyacceptinformationthatispresentedtothemwithouquestioningthatinformationorconsideringtheconsequencesofbelievingit．Inotherwords，childrenbelievewhattheysee,orwhattheyaretold．

M：Yes，itisreallyabigproblem．

(20)

A.Becausewomenaresuperiorinreallife.

B.Becausemenwanttokeeptheirimage.

C.Becausewomencan'tbebetterthanmen.

D.Becausenobodybelieveswomen'spower.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：PeopleinPolandtaketheirpleasureseriously.Theyliketohaveanaimevenwhenspendingthetimewhichisentirelytheirown.Duringthesummer,peoplestartworkveryearlyinthemorning,sothattheycanfinishearlyandenjoyaleisurelyafternoon.ItisdifficulttoimaginePolishpeoplegoingaimlesslyforawalkinthecountry,thoughtheymightgotopickwildfruit,tovisitaplaceofhistoricalimportanceortowalk20kmastrainingexercise.Theyareoftenadmiredfortheirimmenseenjoymentofthearts.Alltheirparksarebeautifullycaredforandarefortheuseandenjoymentofthepeople.Quiteordinarypeoplewilltalkwithobviousdelightaboutconcerts.Thereisnearlyalwaysacrowdatthedoorofthetheatre,askingforreturnedtickets.PeopleinPolandnowhavefarmoreleisuretimeandmoremoneythaneverbefore.Itisthereforepossibletospendtheweekendsinmanynewways.Manypeoplenowhaveover20vacationdaysperyear.Thisprovidesanopportunityforholidaysinthecountryorattheseaside.

(30)

A.Theyoftengoforwalksataleisurelypace.

B.Theyusuallyhaveaspecificpurposeinmind.

C.Theyliketheseasidemorethanthecountryside.

D.Theyseldomplantheirleisureactivitiesinadvance.

30.(17)

A.She'snotaverygoodcook.

B.She'sannoyedwiththeman.

C.Shedidn'tlikethefoodthemanprepared.

D.Shethinksthemanshouldspendmoretimecooking.

31.【B3】

32.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue(烤肉)restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.

Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.

KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttoopenothercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttocopythemenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildings.

TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdname.ItsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald'shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.

(27)

A.Thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices.

B.HowMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness.

C.ThebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald.

D.RayKroc'sbusinesstalent.

33.

【B9】

34.聽(tīng)力原文：M:So,Rebecca,whatdidyoudoforspringbreak?

W:IwenttosouthernCalifornia.IwasinLosAngelesandSanDiego.Oh,andIstoppedinSanJuanCapistrano.That'ssouthofLosAngelesandnorthofSanDiego.Ihappenedtobetherejustaboutthetimetheswallowsreturned.

M:Oh,I'veheardaboutthattheyalwaysreturnonthesameday,don'tthey?

W:That'sright,onMarch19th.Andtheyalwaysflyawayonthesameday,October23rd.Inthemeantime,theymigrateover7,000milestogettotheirwinterhomes.

M:Seventhousandmiles,imagine!Andalwayscomingbackonthesameday!

W:Yes,exceptforoneyear,alongtimeago,theyweredelayedforadaybyastormatsea.

M:So,what'sthetownofSanJuanCapistranolike?

W:Oh,it'sapleasantlittletown.Oncetherewasafamousmissionchurchthere.

M:Once?Whathappenedtoit?

W:Itwasdestroyedbyanearthquakealmosttwohundredyearsago.Butthereisanoldadobechurchthatsurvived.Theswallowsbuildtheirnestsinthewallsandtowersofthatchurch.

M:Yousurewereluckytobethereontheonedayoftheyearwhentheswallowsreturn.

W:Well,Iwasn'tthereexactlyonthatday.Igottotownacoupleofdayslater,butIdidseetheparadecelebratingtheswallowsreturn.

M:Theyhaveaparade?Thepeopletheremustreallylikethoseswallows.

W:Sure,theybringlotsoftouriststotown,andbesides,theswallowseatinsects,includingmosquitoes!

(23)

A.NorthofLosAngeles.

B.BetweenLosAngelesandSanDiego.

C.EastofSanDiego.

D.LosAngeles.

35.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Themountainseemshigh.Itmakesmedizzytoclimbitthisyear,butit'sworthitfortheview.

W:Themountainma)'notbehigher,butwe'reolder.

Q:Whathaschangedsincelastyear?

(14)

A.Themountain'sheight.

B.Thewoman'sheight.

C.Theview.

D.Theirages.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：(29)Peoplefromdifferentculturessometimesdothingsthatmakeeachotheruncomfortable,sometimeswithoutrealizingit.MostAmericanshaveneverbeenoutofthecountryandhaveverylittleexperiencewithforeigners.Buttheyareusuallyspontaneous,friendlyandopen,andenjoymeetingnewpeople,havingguestsandbringingpeopletogetherformallyorinformally.Theytendtousefirstnamesinmostsituationsandspeakfreelyaboutthemselves.(30)SoifyourAmericanhostsdosomethingthatmakesyouuncomfortable,trytoletthemknowhowyoufeel.Mostpeoplewillappreciateyourhonestyandtrynottomakeyouuncomfortableagain.Andyou'lllearnsomethingaboutanotherculture!

(29)ManytravelersfinditeasiertomeetpeopleintheUSthaninothercountries.Theymayjustcomeupandintroducethemselvesoreveninviteyouoverbeforetheyreallyknowyou.

SometimesAmericansaresaidtobesuperficiallyfriendly.Perhapsitseemsso,buttheyareprobablyjusthavingagoodtime.Justlikeanywhereelse,ittakestimetobecomerealfriendswithpeopleintheUS.

(31)IfandwhenyoustaywithAmericanfriends,theywillprobablyenjoyintroducingyoutotheirfriendsandfamily,andiftheyseemproudtoknowyou,it'sprobablybecausetheyare.Relaxandenjoyit!

(30)

A.TheculturalheritageofAmericans.

B.HowtodealwithAmericans.

C.HowtodobusinesswithAmericans.

D.HowtotraveltoAmerica.

37.(35)

A.Musictheylikecanrelievedepressionbutdistractattention.

B.Musictheylikecanreducestressandimproveconcentration.

C.Classicalmusicandrock-and-rollincreasetheirheartrateandexpandthebreathing.

D.Wearingheadphonescanhelpconcentratewhentheyareperformingoperations.

38.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Sorry.I'vebeenrunningslightlybehindschedule.

W:Slightly?Steve,doyourealizeit'salmosteleven?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Steve'sclockisrunningfast.

B.Steveshouldn'tgorunninglateatnight.

C.Steve'sscheduleiseasierthanhers.

D.Steveisextremelylate.

39.(16)

A.Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B.Themanwillenjoythebookeventually.

C.Shecanrecallthenamesofmaincharactersinthenovel.

D.Sheusuallyalsohasdifficultyrememberingmaincharacters.

40.(25)

A.Thewomanhasnodrivinglicense.

B.Thehusbandhasnodrivinglicense.

C.Thewomansolvedtheproblemfinally.

D.Themanwantstohelpthewoman.

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

Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat______.

42.Thestudyinvolving29couplesofdifferentsexesrevealedthathusbandswithgoodsleepprobably______abouttherelationship.

43.

Accordingtopoliticians,whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas______.

44.

Whichword(s)inthepassagecanbestreplacethephrase"naturalselection"?

45.

Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthorbelikelytoagreewith?

A.Inmostofthehealth-careindustry,therelationshipbetweenadoctorandapatientisthesameasasellerandabuyer.

B.Fewpatientsarereluctanttoobjecttothecourseofthetreatmentprescribedbyadoctorortoquestionthecostoftheservices.

C.Thepayer,whetherinsurancecarrierorthegovernment,islesslikelytoagreewillinglytopaymentdemandswhenthepatient'sillnessisregardedasserious.

D.Themoreserioustheillnessofapatient,thelesslikelyitisthatthepatientwillobjecttothecourseoftreatmentprescribedortoquestionthecostofservices.

46.

Doctorssometimeschoosetoliebecausetheythink______.

A.theyhavetherightofsecrecy

B.theyliejustforthepatient'ssake,notforself-servingones

C.theyliketolie

D.theywanttoknowhowthepatientreplyaftersuchlies

47.

Emotionsaresignificantforman'ssurvivalandadaptationbecause______.

A.theyprovidethemeansbywhichpeopleviewthesizeorshapeofobjects

B.theyarethebasisforthesocialfeelingofagreementbywhichsocietyismaintained

C.theyencouragepeopletoperform.dangerousachievements

D.theygeneratemorelovethanhateamongpeople

48.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.

B.Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.

C.Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.

D.Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.

49.

Thefood-bornediseasemaycausefever,vomiting,diarrheaandeven______.

50.

【C6】

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theearliestknowngalaxiesintheuniverse,whichformedduringtheuniverse's"darkage"nearly13billionyearsago,havebeenspiedbytwoteamsofastronomers.

Thediscoveries,reportedseparatelyinthisweek'sissueofthejournalNature,suggestthatgalaxieswereformingjust700millionyearsafterthebirthoftheuniverse.

Theoryholdsthattheuniverseformed13.7billionyearsago.whenanextremelydenseconcentrationofmassrapidlyexpandedinaneventknownasthebigbang.

Theuniversehasbeenexpandingeversince,soastronomersareabletoagegalaxiesbycomputinghowmuchthewavelengthoftheirlighthasstretched-orredshified-astheexpansiontakesthegalaxiesfartherfromEarth.Theredderthelightis,theolderandmoredistantthegalaxyis.

Thedetectionofsuchancientgalaxiesaddsintrigue(神秘色彩)totheoriesofhowtheveryfastgalaxiesformed,accordingtoastronomers.

Weretheremanylarge,younggalaxiesintheearlyuniversethatareobscuredfromastronomers'viewbyabundantgasesabsorbingtheirlight?Orweregalaxiesrareandsmallwaybackthen,asaprevailingtheorysuggests,andlaterclumpedtogethertoform.largergalaxiessuchastheMilkyWay?

"Webelievethatweneedboththeseprocessestoexplainwhatwesee,"Masanorilye,aprofessorattheNationalAstronomicalObservatoryofJapan,saidinanemail.

Thegalaxy,calledIOK-1,formedabout750millionyearsafterthebigbang-60millionyearsclosertotheeventthanthepreviousrecordholder.

Giventhenumberofgalaxiesfoundduringalaterepochabout810millionyearsago,theresearchershadexpectedtofindasmanyassixgalaxieslikeIOK-1.Butthecomparativerarity(稀有)ofobjectslikeIOK-1meansthattheuniversemusthavechangedsignificantlyoverthe60millionyearsthatseparatethetwoepochs,theteamsuggests.

Iyeandcolleaguesbelievethattheyarewitnessingthelastphaseofaprocessknownasreionization(再次電離).

AccordingtoIye,about380,000yearsafterthefieryhotbigbang,theuniversecooledsomuchthatprotonsandelectronsrecombinedtoform.neutralhydrogen.Thisisknownasthebeginningofthedarkageoftheuniverse,becauseneutralhydrogenabsorbsthelightfromstars.

Asmoregalaxiesstartedtoform.about300millionyearslater,thehotstarsheatedtheintergalactic(銀河間的)mediumandgraduallyreionizedtheneutralhydrogenbacktoprotonsandelectrons.Theionizedhydrogenthenbecamemoretransparent,allowingthegalaxies'lighttopassthrough.

Iyesaidthenewresultssupporttheideathatneutralhydrogenwasstillabundant750millionyearsafterthebigbang,blockingevenoldergalaxiesfromview."Wearestartingtoseethelastphaseofcosmicreionization,orthedawnofthecosmicdarkage,"hesaid.

Iyeaddedthatthediscoveryalsosupportsthe"hierarchical"theoryofgalaxyformation,whichsuggeststhatbig,brightgalaxiesformedassmallergalaxiescollidedandmerged."Theepochwehaveprobedisyetinthiscriticalstage,"hesaid.

Accordingtothediscoveriesoftheastronomers,whendidgalaxiesform?

52.

【C8】

53.

【C9】

54.

Welearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.evenin2030,obstaclesstillexistinreadingandinterpretinghumanthought

B.nowadayspeoplefeelangrywiththedominationofthehistorybyelites

C.bytheyear2050,humanbeingscanleadaneverlastinglifebiologically

D.peoplecanonly"livein"silicontogetanimmortallife

55.SectionB

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

OnlytwomajorAmericanfilmforms—theslapstickcomedyandthewestern—withstoodtheeffectsofforeigninfluencesthroughoutthe1920's,whentheentirefilmindustry,wasdominatedbytheEuropeanmoviemakers.Theseformswerealreadyimmenselypopularallovertheworld(therewasnoneedtomakethemmore"artistic"byfollowingthelatestEuropeanfashions),andtheywereatoncetoosuccessfulandtoolowlytowarrantsuchimprovements-theywereconsidered"justentertainment."Theyborenoweightymessages,inspirednocultsandnoschoolsofesthetics.Buttheydelightedaudiences,bothhereandabroad,becausetheyweresopurelyandsimplyAmerica.Unconsciously,theyrepresentedallthatwasbestinAmericawithouttheslightesttraceofintention,ofsermonizing.Theingenuityandeternaloptimismofthecornicesandthecowboys'spiritofadventureastheyrodetheplainsinsearchofthenextfrontierwereenoughtocarrythemessageoftheAmericandreamtotiredEuropeans,tocrampedcitydwellers,tosmallboys,topeopleeverywhere.

WhatdidthesefilmspromisetoEuropeanaudiencesdisillusionedandexhaustedbyWorldWarI?Thehumblealwaystriumphedovertheirpowerfuladversaries,theweakoutwittedthestrongandalwaysimpliedwasafutureofriches,freedom,andhappinessforall.Theworldofthewesternswasasimpleplaceformenwiththepioneervirtuesofhonesty,courage,atasteforadventure,andaquicktriggerginger;theworldofthecomicswasacrazyplace,butwithalittlefaithandalittleluck,itcouldbeawonderfulplace.

Theseformswerenot"improved"becausetheywere______.

A.toosuccessfultoneedimprovement

B.toolowlytowarrantimprovement

C.tooinsanetoimproveartistically

D.bothAandB

56.TheauthortookAfricaasanexampleinordertoshow______.

A.thepoliticaladvancementinsomeAfricancountries

B.thesophisticatedeconomyinsomeAfricancountries

C.theartisticcomplexityinsomeAfricancountries

D.theunderdevelopedculturesinsomeAfricancountries

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniform.underanycircumstance.

Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofawhole.Theindividualinauniform.losesallself-worth.Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationissoweak.thatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinaschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawealthypersonwhowearsexpensivequalityclothing;Thosepersonsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.

Ifallpersonsweretowearthesameclothing,whywouldanyonestriveto