2022-2023年廣東省清遠(yuǎn)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年廣東省清遠(yuǎn)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Aworkcontainingnon-originalelementsisstillqualifiedforcopyrightprotectioniftheseelementsarerearrangedin______.

2.

Whenstudentsfirstbecomeawareofthefactthattheyaresubvocalizing,theyoftentrytostopitbysheer______.

3.TheperiodanunemployedpersoncangetUIbenefitsislimitedtonomorethan______inmoststates.

4.

Donottrytomakethetaglinetrendy,becausesuchlinedareoften______.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,ifonechoosestotravelwithfewerpossessions,he______.

A.islikelytoenjoyhimselfmore

B.willbeabletotravelmuchcheaper

C.tendstobuyhomemorelocalspecialtyproducts

D.willprobablymakewiserpurchaseontheroad

6.Whatcanalifeinsurancedotoachild?

A.Itcanprovideprotectionfortheirhealth.

B.Itoffersmoneyonthefuneralwithoutdelay.

C.Itsupportsthedallylifeofotherfamilymembers.

D.Itcompensatesfortheparents'careforthechild.

7.

Thebacteriadependonwormsforhydrogensulfideinthesymbioticrelationship.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Americansoftenmakejokesaboutwomentalkingtoomuch,butinfact,men______.

9.TheDebateoverGeneticallyModifiedFoods

?Ricewithbuilt-inVitaminAthatcanhelppreventblindnessin100millionchildrensufferingfromVitaminAdeficiency

?Atomatothatsoftensmoreslowly,allowingittodeveloplongeronthevineandkeeplongerontheshelf

?Potatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfried,changingtheever-popularFrenchfriesfromjunkfoodintoamorenutritionalfood

?Strawberrycropsthatcansurvivefrost

Thesearesomeofthebenefitspromisedbybiotechnology.Thedebateoveritsbenefitsandsafety,however,continues.Dowereallyneedtofearmutant(突變體)weeds,killertomatoes,andgiantcomandwillthebenefitsbedelivered?

ConventionalBreedingVersusGeneticallyModified(GM)Crops

Forthousandsofyearsfarmershaveusedaprocessofselectionandcrossbreedingtocontinuallyimprovethequalityofcrops.Eveninnature,plantsandanimalsselectivelybreed,thusensuringtheoptimumgenepoolforfuturegenerations.Traditionalbreedingmethodsareslow,requiringintensivelabor:Whiletryingtogetadesirabletraitinabredspecies,undesirabletraitswillappearandbreedersmustcontinuetheprocessoverandoveragainuntilalltheundesirablesarebredout.

Incontrast,organismsacquireonespecificgeneorafewgenestogetherthroughgeneticmodification,withoutothertraitsincludedandwithinasinglegeneration.However,thistechnologytooisinherentlyunpredictableandsomescientistsbelieveitcanproducepotentiallydangerousresultsunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

Traditionalbreedingisbasedonsexualreproductionbetween,likeorganisms.Thetransferredgenesaresimilartogenesinthecelltheyjoin.Theyareconveyedincompletegroupsandinafixedsequencethatharmonizeswiththesequenceofgenesinthepartnercell.Incontrast,bioengineersisolateagenefromonetypeoforganismandsplice(接合)ithaphazardlyintotheDNAofadissimilarspecies,disruptingitsnaturalsequence.Further,becausethetransplantedgeneisforeigntoitsnewsurroundings,-itcannotadequatelyfunctionwithoutabigartificialboost.

Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweenconventionalandgeneticallymodifiedcropsisthattheformerinvolvescrosseseitherwithinspeciesorbetweenverycloselyrelatedspecies.GMcropscanhavegeneseitherfromcloselyrelatedspeciesorfromdistantspecies,evenbacteriaandviruses.

Benefits:OneSideoftheDebate

?Economicalbenefits

GMsupporterstellfarmersthattheystandtoreapenormousprofitsfromgrowingGMcrops.Initially,thecostisexpensivebutmoneyissavedonpesticides.ToproducetheGMcrops,modernbiotechnologyisusedwhichrequireshighlyskilledpeopleandsophisticatedandexpensiveequipment.Largecompaniesneedconsiderableinvestmentsinlaboratories,equipmentandhumanresources,hencethereasonwhyGMcropsaremoreexpensiveforfarmersthantraditionalcrops.GMcrops,farmersaretold,areafarbetteroption.Ittakesashortertimetoproducethedesiredproduct.Itispreciseandtherearenounwantedgenes.

?Herbicide-ResistantCrops

SowhatotheradvantagesdoGMcropsholdforfarmers?GMcropscanbeproducedtobeherbicide-resistant.Thismeansthatfarmerscouldspraythesecropswithherbicideandkilltheweeds,withoutaffectingthecrops.Ineffect,theamountofherbicideusedinoneseasonwouldbereduced,withasubsequentreductionincostsforfarmersandconsumers.ForIngardcotton,pest-resistancewasbuiltintothecotton,hencereducingandevenremovingtheuseofpesticides,whicharenotonlyexpensivebut,moreimportantly,harmfultotheenvironment.

Biotechnologycompaniesareevenexperimentingwithc

A.YB.NC.NG

10.LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

11.

Theauthorbelievesthatagoodknowledgeofgenderdifferencesinwaysoftalkingmighteventuallyleadto______.

12.

Suiciderateisparticularlyhighamongyoungaboriginalmenastheyhavetostruggleagainstnotonlypovertybutalso______.

13.

Scientistshopethatby2040thetemperaturewillstillbestablebythecooperationamongsomecountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.TheGeodesicDome(圓頂屋)--theHouseoftheFuture?

R.BuckminsterFullerspentmuchoftheearly20thCenturylookingforwaystoimprovehumanshelterbyapplyingmoderntechnologicalknow-howtoshelterconstruction,makingsheltermorecomfortableandefficient,andmoreeconomicallyavailabletoagreaternumberofpeople.

Afteracquiringsomeexperienceinthebuildingindustryanddiscoveringthetraditionalpracticesandperceptionswhichseverelylimitchangesandimprovementsinconstructionpractices,Fullercarefullyexaminedandimprovedinteriorstructureequipment,includingthetoilet,theshower,andthebathroomasawhole.Hestudiedstructureshells,anddevisedanumberofalternatives,eachlessexpensive,lighter,andstrongerthantraditionalwood,brick,andstonebuildings.

In1944,theUnitedStatessufferedaserioushousingshortage.GovernmentofficialsknewthatFullerhaddevelopedaprototypeoffamilydwellingwhichcouldbeproducedrapidly,usingthesameequipmentwhichhadpreviouslybuiltwar-timeairplanes.Theycouldbe"installed"anywhere,thewayatelephoneisinstalled,andwithlittleadditionaldifficulty.WhenoneofficialflewtoWichita,Kansastoseethishouse,whichBeechAircraftandFullerbuilt,themanreportedlygasped,"MyGod!Thisisthehouseofthefuture!"

Soon,unsolicitedcheckspouredinfrompeoplewhowantedtopurchasethisnewkindofhouse,butFullerwasneverabletogetitintofullproduction.Thiswasduetomanyobstaclessuchasonlyunioncontractorswereabletohookthehousesuptowater,powerandsewersinmanycities.However,becausethehouseswerealreadywiredandhadtheplumbinginstalledbytheaircraftcompany,manyconstructiontradeunionsmadeitclearthattheywouldnotworkonthehouses.Therewerealsoin-housedifferencesbetweenFullerandthestockholders.Fullerdidnotfeelthehousedesignwascomplete;therewereproblemshewantedtofix.Butthestockholderswantedtomoveahead.However,themainobstructionwasobtainingthefinancingforthetoolingcosts,whichwerepurposefullynotincludedinthenegotiationswithinvestors.Nobankwouldfinancetheprojectwithunionproblemsandstockholderbattles.

Afterthewar,Fuller'seffortsfocusedontheproblemofhowtobuildashelterwhichissolightweightthatitcanbedeliveredbyair.Sheltershouldbemobilewhichwouldrequiregreatbreakthroughsintheweight-reductionofthematerials.Technologywouldhavetofollownature'sdesignasseenbythespider'swebwhichcanfloatinahurricanebecauseofitshighstrength-to-weightratio.NewshelterwouldhavetobedesignedthatassimilatestheseprinciplesandthatwasFuller'sintent.

OneofthewaysBuckminsterFullerwoulddescribethedifferencesinstrengthbetweenarectangleandatrianglewouldbeapplypressuretobothstructures.Therectanglewouldfoldupandbeunstablebutthetrianglewithstandsthepressureandismuchmorerigid--infactthetriangleistwiceasstrong.Thisprincipledirectedhisstudiestowardcreatinganewarchitecturaldesign,thegeodesicdome,basedalsouponhisideaof"doingmorewithless".Fullerdiscoveredthatifasphericalstructurewascreatedfromtriangles,itwouldhaveincomparablestrength.

Thesphereusesthe"doingmorewithless"principleinthatitenclosesthelargestvolumeofinteriorspacewiththeleastamountofsurfaceareathussavingonmaterialsandcost.Fullerreintroducedtheideathatwhenthesphere'sdiameterisdoubleditwillquadrupleitssquarefootageandproduceeighttimesthevolume.

Thespherical(球形的)structureofadomeisoneofthemostefficientinterioratmospheresforhumandwellingsbecauseairandenergyareallowedtocirculatewithoutobstruction.Thisenablesheatingandcoolingtooccurnatu

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

TheIceChapel,ameetingplaceforguests,isalsotheplacefor______.

16.

InLatinAmerica,solidbusinessopportunitiesusuallyresultfrom______.

17.

SafetystudieshavebeendoneonGMsalmon.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Researcherssaythatsupplementscancompletelytaketheplaceofrealfoodinthenearfuture.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

20.THEBLENDINGOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

Foryears,JorgeDelPinal'sjobasassistantchiefoftheCensusBureau'sPopulationDivisionwastofitpeopleintoneat,distinctracialandethnicboxes:white,black,Hispanic,AsianorNativeAmerican.AsthesonofanAnglomotherandaHispanicfather,however,heknewallalongthatthetaskwasnotalwayspossible.

Forthe2000decennialcensus,thatwillnolongerbethecase.Fortheflinttime,thecensusformswillallowpeopletocheckoffasmanyracesasapply.Asaresult,theCensusBureaushouldobtainabetterpictureoftheextentofintermarriageintheUnitedStates.

Intheabsenceofsuchadirectmethod,afewyearsagoveterandemographerBarryEdmonstonusedsophisticatedmathematicalmodelingtechniquestocalculatehowintermarriageischangingthefaceoftheUnitedStatesaspartofanimmigrationstudyhedirectedfortheNationalResearchCounciloftheAmericanAcademyofSciences.HisresearchwassummarizedinareportentitledTheNewAmericans:Economic,DemographicandFiscalEffectsofImmigration.ButastheCanadian-born,whitehusbandofsociologistSharonLee,aChinese-American,Edmonstonreallyneedednocomputertounderstandthetransformationunderwayinthissociety.Heandhisfamilyareliving,breathingparticipants.

ThefaceofAmericaischanging-literally.AsformerPresidentClintonhassaid,within30or40years,whentherewillbenosingleraceinthemajorityintheUnitedStates,"wehadbestbereadyforit."Forhispart,Clintonispreparingforthat,timebytalkingaboutracialtoleranceandthevirtuesofmulticulturalism.Othersaredebatingimmigrationpolicy,almostalldiscussionfocusesonthepotentialdivisivenessinherentinanationthatisnolongerapredominantlywhitecountrywithamostlyEuropeanancestry.

Butafootbehindthescenesisanothertrendthat,ifhandledcarefully,couldbringthecountryclosertogetherratherthandriveitapart.Thisquietdemographiccounter-revolutionisadramaticupsurgeinintermarriage.

Edmonston'sstudyprojectedthatby2050,21percentoftheU.S.populationwillbeofmixedracialorethnicancestry,upfromanestimateofsevenpercenttoday.Amongthird-generationHispanicandAsianAmericans,exogamy-marriageoutsideone'sethnicgrouportribe-isatleast50percent,heandothersestimate.ExogamyremainsmuchlessprevalentamongAfricanAmericans,butithasincreasedenormously,fromabout1.5percentinthe1960sto8to10percenttoday.

Suchaprofounddemographicshiftcouldtakeplacewhilenoonewaswatchingbecause,officially,noonewaswatching.Federalagenciestraditionallycollectedracialdatausingaformula-oneperson,onerace-similartothetime-honoredvotingprinciple.Thus,theCensusBureaucouldestimatethatoncensusformsnomorethantwopercentofthepopulationwouldclaimtobemultiracial.Intheabsenceofamorestraightforwardcount,noonecouldknowforsurewhatthedemographicsare.

That'sabouttochange.Afterthe2000census,theU.S.Governmentshouldhaveabetteridea.In1997,theOfficeofManagementandBudget,whichoverseesfederalstatisticalpractices,approvedadirectiveallowingpeopletocheekasmanyracialboxesastheybelieveapplytothem.Theshiftwasacompromisebetweenthedemandsofsomeinterestgroupsthatwantedtheadditionofa"multiracial"box,andthosethatobjectedtoanychange,fearingdilutionoftheirnumbers.

Meanwhile,intheabsenceofofficialnumbers,withtheheightenedtensionsurroundingracialissues,andwiththemutualsuspicionthatexistsamongcompetingracialandethnicinterestgroups,there'slittleagreementonwhatintermarriagewillmeanforU.S.societyinthefuture.

MeltingPot

ToseethenewfaceoftheUn

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(29)

A.Goingtobedearlier.

B.Workingevenharder,

C.Readingmorebooks.

D.Findingitscause.

22.(22)

A.Tostudytogether.

B.TogotoElizabeth'sroom.

C.TocallElizabeth.

D.TowatchTVtogether.

23.聽力原文：TheUnitedStatesisprimarilyanEnglishspeakingcountry.ThemajorityofthepopulationspeaksEnglishastheirnativelanguage.Business,educationandmostpublicaspectsoflifeareconductedinEnglish.Acrossthecountry,peoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferentways.Americansspeakonecommonlanguage.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.

Forspeakersofotherlanguages,learningEnglishisimportant,buttraditionallyteachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto"pickup"thelanguagethroughcontactinpublic.Recently,thishaschanged.

Today,mostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollageshaveESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)programs.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.Therefore,ESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpublic.OtherprogramsteachthekindofEnglishpeopleneedontheirjobs.

AmericanESLinstructionalmethodsemphasizetheimportanceofthecommunicationtolanguagelearning.Thesemethodsdonotfeaturegrammaticalexplanationsandtranslation.TheinstructionalgoalistogettheEnglishlearnerstolearnbyusingtheirtargetlanguage.

(30)

A.PeopleintheUnitedStates.

B.ThecharacteristicsofAmericanEnglish.

C.ForeignersintheUnitedStates.

D.TheteachingofESLinAmerica.

24.

【B5】

25.聽力原文：M:Ican'ttouchanythingsweet.It'smyteeth.

W:Speakingofyourteeth,whydon'tyouseeadentist?IfIwereyou,I'ddosomethingaboutitrightaway.Isuggestyouvisitthecollege'sdentistfirst.

Q:Whatisthewoman'sadvicetotheman?

(13)

A.Seethecampusdentistfirst.

B.Touchsomethinglesssweet.

C.Haveasoundsleeprightaway.

D.Nottouchanythingsweet.

26.

【B3】

27.(23)

A.Togoshopping.

B.Todoresearchforthestory.

C.Tomeetwithherprofessor.

D.Totakeabreakfromherwork.

28.(40)

29.(21)

A.Theyshinebrightly.

B.Theyareextremelystrong.

C.Theycanstoreheat.

D.Theycanabsorbwater.

30.

【B4】

31.(32)

A.EarningaLiving

B.CorrectAttitudeonJob-hunting

C.HowtoChooseaJob?

D.WhatCan.aGoodJoboffer?

32.(18)

A.Thelocationofthesessionhasbeenchanged.

B.Shewilldefinitelygotothesessionthisevening.

C.She'llprobablybetootiredtowalktothesession.

D.Thesessionmightbecanceledbecauseofaheavysnow.

33.(24)

A.GotoChurchandsingcarols.

B.Haveahugemealwithhisfriends.

C.Celebrateitwithherfamily.

D.Eatroastturkeyandpotatoesfordinnerwiththeman.

34.

【B7】

35.(34)

A.Iftheircaretakerabusesthem.

B.Iftheircaretakerscratchestheirbellies.

C.Iftheircaretakerdoesnotcomeacrossasaleader.

D.Iftheircaretakerignoresthem.

36.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhasdevelopedamathematicalformulatohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversityinvestigatedthevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentofrespondentswouldbuymoretimeiftheycouldaffordit."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenanindicationofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,aneconomicsprofessor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingandregionalvariations,wecanseehowmuchanhourofourtimeisworthwhetheratworkorhome."Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycanfindoutthevalueofanhouroftheirtimebyenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,onceyouaddthecostoftherawmaterialsneededtomakeityourself.BrushingIyouteethforcomesless.at32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless

Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas(36)______amathematical(37)______tohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorInnWalkerofWarwickUniversity(38)______thevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof(39)______wouldbuymoretimeiftheycould(40)______it."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan(41)______ofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an(42)______professor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand(43)______variations,(44)____________".Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycan(45)____________.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,(46)____________.Brushingyourteethcomesat32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

37.SectionB

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

聽力原文：ThesilenceoftheReferenceLibrarywasbrokenonlybyanoccasionalcoughandnowandthenbythescarcelyaudiblesoundofpagesbeingturnedover.Therewereabouttwentypeopleintheroom,mostofthemwiththeirheadsbentovertheirbooks,Theassistantlibrarianwhowasinchargeoftheroomsatatadeskinonecomer.SheglancedatPhilipashecamein.andthenwentonwithherwork.

Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.Hewalkedaroundtheroomalmostontiptoe,afraidofdisturbingtheindustriousreaderswithhisheavyshoes.Theshelveswerefilledwiththickvolumes:dictionariesinanylanguages,encyclopedias,atlases,biographiesandotherworksofreference.Hefoundnothingthatwaslikelytointeresthimuntilhecametoasmallshelfoutofhisreach,sohehadtofetchasmallladderinordertogetonedown.Unfortunately,ashewasclimbingdowntheladder,thebookhehadchosenslippedfromhisgraspandfelltothefloorwithaloudcrash.Twentypairsofeyeslookedupathimsimultaneously,annoyedbyhisunaccustomeddisturbance.Philipfelthimselfgoredashepickeduphisbook.whichdidnotseemtohavebeendamagedbyitsfall.

Hehadjustsatdownwhenhefoundtheyoungladyassistantstandingalongsidehim."Youmustbemorecarefulwhenyouarehandlingthesebooks."shesaidseverely.Satisfiedthatshehaddoneherduty.sheturnedtogobacktoherdesk.Thenasuddenthoughtstruckher."Bytheway,howoldareyou?"sheaskedPhilip."Thirteen."Hetoldher."Youarenotallowedinhereifyou'reundertheageoffourteen,youknow."theassistantsaid,"Didn'tyouseethenoticeonthedoor?"Philipshookhishead.Heexpectedtheassistantmaskhimtoleave.Instead.inamorekindlyrune,shesaid,"Well.nevermind.Butmakesurethatyoudon'tdisturbtheotherreadersagain,otherwiseIshallhavetoaskyoutoleave."

(27)

A.Philiphasnotbeentothispartofthelibrarybefore.

B.Itwasveryquietinthelibrary.

C.Philipfellofftheladderandmadealoudnoise.

D.Thelibrarianwasverykindtoreaders.

38.(13)

A.Maryshouldselectanothercourseinstead.

B.Someonehasbrokendowntheelectivesystem.

C.Maryshouldcheckoutoncemorerightnow.

D.Marystillhasachancetoregistertheclassthissemester.

39.SectionB

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

聽力原文：TheInternetcomputersystemishelpingmanypeoplestartandoperatebusinesses.ButtousetheInternet,apersonhastolearnhowtouseacomputer.Apersonalsoneedsatelephonelineorsatelliteconnection.However,abouthalftheworld'spopulationhasneverevenmadeatelephonecall.Andmostpoorpeopledonotownacomputer.Forthesepeoplea"digitaldivide"exists.

TwomeetingswereheldintheUnitedStatestodiscusswhatcanbedone.Onewascalledthe"DigitalDividendsConference."ItwasheldinSeattle,Washington.OfficialsfromlargeAmericaninformationtechnologycompaniesattended.Representativesfromnon-governmentalorganizationsalsoattended.

ThesepeopleareworkingtomakeiteasierforpoorpeopletousetheInternet.TheheadofMicrosoft,BillGates,spokeatthemeeting.Mr.GateshasgivenhundredsofmillionsofdollarstohelppeopleindevelopingcountriesfightdiseaseslikemalariaandAIDS.HesaidthatpeoplehavetobehealthybeforetheycanusecomputersandtheInternet.

AnotherconferencewasheldattheWorldBankheadquartersinWashington,D.C.Itwascalled"VoicesofthePoor."ItwassupportedbytheBritishDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment.About100peoplefromdifferentorganizationsattended.TheylearnedthatmanyorganizationsaroundtheworldareusingcomputersandtheInternettohelpreducethedigitaldivide.

(26)

A.Thewideninggapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots,intermsofhightechequipmentandknowledge.

B.Thesharpdistinctionbetweencomputerexpertsandcomputerilliterates.

C.Thegulfbetweentheveryrichandtheverypoor.

D.Thebarrierthatkeepsthepoorpeoplefromlearninghowtouseacomputer.

40.

【B2】

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

Whomisthepassageaimedat?

42.

Inhethirdparagraph"scientifictechnology"is______.

A.theapplicationofscientificknowledgetotheskillsofindustry

B.theapplicationofscienceandindustrytodailylife

C.scienceandindustry'asthebasisofprogress

D.theuseofscienceandindustrialtechniquesingainingcontroloftheuniverse

43.

Withthebrain-readingtechnology.whatisfearedtohappentoasuspect?

44.

Thewriterbelievesthatpetsarevaluabletochildrenbecausethey______.

A.returnaffection

B.arecomforting

C.needlookingafter

D.areprotective

45.Wecanbeginourdiscussionof"populationasglobalissue"withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss"thepopulationproblem":toomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.Thefactsarenotindispute;itwasquiterighttoemploytheanalogythatlikeneddemographicgrowthto"along,thinpowderfusethatbumssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthechargeandexplodes".

Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulation,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparativelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofhumanhistory.Formostofourancestors,lifewashard,oftennasty,andveryshort.Therewashighfertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedbyhighmortality.Formostofhumanhistory,itwasseldomthecasethatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,whileinfancyandchildhoodwereespeciallyriskyperiods.Often,societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecausedeathratescouldexceedtheirbirthrates.Thus,thepopulationproblemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtopreventextinctionofthehumanrace.

Thispatternisimportanttonotice.Notonlydoesitputthecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistoricalperspective,butitsugges