2022-2023年廣東省陽江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2022-2023年廣東省陽江市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Afterspendingcountlesshoursimprovingsomeaspectofaprogram,thehobbyistofFlightSimulatorthen______.

2.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

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3.

Bothmother-to-childtransmissionandpartner-to-partnertransmissioncanbepreventedorprotectedeffectivelybydrugsfor______.

4.

ThepopularityofGrandTheftAuto3willstimulateproducerstoinvestmoreviolentvideogamesbecausetheyare______________.

5.

Youcanconcludethatworkersbefore1935were______thantoday'sworkers.

6.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeexperts?

A.Theyareauthoritiesonlyintheirownfields.

B.Theyaren'teasilyfooledbythetrickytests.

C.Themistakesthey'vemadeareinevitable.

D.Theysometimesfailtodowellasclaimed.

7.

Large-packagepurchasecanbenefitlow-incomehouseholdsintheory,butitseldomworksinreality.

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8.

Childrenwitha104-degreetemperatureorhighermaybemorecomfortableiftheirfeverisloweredwith______.

9.

Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonatural-gasvehiclesarequitedifferentfromthoseappliedtogasoline-poweredvehicles.

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10.It'snecessaryforyoutobuildsincererelationshipswithpeopleinyourprofessionaswellasthose______.

11.

Todoexteriorpaintingbyyourself,youhavetobuypaintingtoolsandmaterials,whichareprobablyworth______dollarsatthemost.

12.

WhatGarretJonesreallywantsisto______.

13.

TheThirdRevolutioninmodemhumanhistorywillcomein2020.

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14.

Japanesefirmsarecompetingintheproductionofrobotsspecifically______.

A.usedincarfactories

B.usedinhospitals

C.helpingtheoldpeople

D.helpingtheschoolkids

15.Mr.Youngusuallyholdsa______withtheworkerwhoisasubstanceabusertodiscusshowtosolvetheproblem.

16.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheFutureofTelevision:What'sonNext?

BossesinthetelevisionindustryhavebeenkeepinganervouseyeontwoScandinavianswithareputationforcausingtrouble.InrecentyearsNiklasZennstrom,aSwede,findJanusFriis,aDane,havefrightenedthemusicindustrybyinventingKaZaA,a"peer-to-peer"(P2P)file-sharingprogramthatwaswidelyusedtodownloadmusicwithoutpayingforit.ThentheyhorrifiedthemightytelecomsindustrybyinventingSkype,anotherP2Pprogram,whichletsInternetusersmakefreetelephonecallsbetweencomputers,andverycheapcallstoordinaryphones.Theirnextmovewastofoundyetanotherstart-up--thistime,onethatthreatenedtodevastate(毀壞)thetelevisionindustry.

Itmaydotheopposite,asitturnsout.Thenewservice,calledJoostandnowinadvancedtesting,isbasedonP2Psoftwarethatrunsonpeople'scomputers,justlikeSkypeandKaZaA.Anditdoesindeedpromisetotransform.theexperienceofwatchingtelevisionbycombiningwhatpeoplelikeaboutold-fashionedTVwiththeexcitingpossibilitiesoftheInternet."ButunlikeKaZaAandSkype,"saysFredrikdeWahl,aSwedewhomMr.ZennstromandFriishavehiredasJoost'sboss,"Joostdoesnotdisrupttheindustrythatitisentering.Instead,ratherthanundercuttingtelevisionnetworksandproducers,Joostmight,asitwere,givethemnewjuice."

ThatisbecauseMr.deWahlandhisJoostteam,workingmostlyintheNetherlands,havebravelyignoredthetotems(圖騰)oftheInternet-videoboom.Chiefamongthesefashionsislettingusersuploadanythingtheywanttoavideoservice--whichmightincludeclipsofthemselvesdoingoddthings("user-generatedcontent")or,morequestionably,videospiratedfromothersources.ThecelebratedexampleofthisapproachisYouTube,whichisnowpartofGoogle,theleaderinInternetsearch.Itsbigproblem,however,isthatitcanbeillegal(ifcopyrightisviolated)andterriblyhardtoturnintoabusiness.

OnFebruary2ndViacom,anAmericanmediagiant,becamethelatestcompanytodemandthatYouTuberemovecopyright-infringing(侵犯版權(quán)的)clipsfromitswebsite.YouTubehasstruckdealswithsomemediafirms,includingNBCandCBS,toallowtheirmaterialtoappearonitssite,andhadbeentryingtothrashoutasimilaragreementwithViacom.ManyobserversregardViacom'smoveasanegotiatingtactic.ButwhetherYouTubecanmakemoneyisunclear.LastmonthChadHurley,YouTube'schiefexecutive,sketchedoutplansforgeneratingadvertisingrevenuesandsharingthemwithcontentproviders,butsofarhisfirmhasnonetospeakof.

TheInnovationofJoost

Joostisalsoignoringthetwobusinessmodelsseenasthemostrespectablealternativestoadvertising.Oneistomakeuserspayforeachtelevisionshoworfilmtheydownload,butthentoletthemkeepit.ThisisthetackchosenbyApple,anelectronicsfirmthatsellsvideosoniTunes,itspopularonlinestore;byAmazon,thelargestonlineretailer;andbyWal-Mart,thelargesttraditionalretailer,whichlaunchedavideo-downloadservicethisweek.Theotherapproachistoletuserssubscribetowhatis,ineffect,anall-you-can-eatbuffetofvideos,andthento"stream"videototheircomputerswithoutleavingapermanentcopy.Thisistheapproachtakenby,forinstance,Netflix,aCalifornianfirmthatmostlydeliversDVDstoitssubscribersbypost,butnowals

A.thetelecomsindustry

B.themusicandtelecomsindustry

C.thetelecomsandtelevisionindustry

D.themusic,telecomsandtelevisionindustry

17.Ifyoucomeupagainstthekillerquestionssuchastheselistedinthepassage,takeafewmomentsto______.

18.

Youcanjudgewhetheryou'vereachedyourcareerturningpointafteryou______.

19.

Tayloris______,sawanotherandshothim,too.

20.RichDad,PoorDadM

Ihadtwofathers,arichoneandapoorone.Onewashighlyeducatedandintelligent;hehadaPh.D.andcompletedfouryearsofundergraduateworkinlessthantwoyears.HethenwentontoStanfordUniversity,theUniversityofChicago,andNorthwesternUniversitytodohisadvancedstudies,allonfullfinancialscholarships.Theotherfatherneverfinishedtheeighthgrade.

Bothmenweresuccessfulintheircareers,workinghardalltheirlives.Bothearnedsubstantialincomes.Yetonestruggledfinanciallyallhislife.TheotherwouldbecomeoneoftherichestmeninHawaii.Onediedleavingtensofmillionsofdollarstohisfamily,charitiesandhischurch.Theotherleftbillstobepaid.

Theyhadverydifferentpointsofviewaboutthesubjectofmoney.Forexample,onedadwouldsay,"Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil."Theother,"Thelackofmoneyistherootofallevil."Thecontrastintheirpointsofview,particularlywheremoneywasconcerned,wassoextremethatIgrewcuriousandintrigued.Ibegantostartthinkingforlongperiodsoftimeaboutwhateachwassaying.

Oneofthereasonstherichgetricher,thepoorgetpoorer,andthemiddleclassstrugglesindebtisbecausethesubjectofmoneyistaughtathome,notinschool.Mostofuslearnaboutmoneyfromourparents.Sowhatcanpoorparentstelltheirchildaboutmoney?Theysimplysay"Stayinschoolandstudyhard."Thechildmaygraduatewithexcellentgradesbutwithapoorperson'sfinancialprogrammingandmind-set.Itwaslearnedwhilethechildwasyoung.

Moneyisnottaughtinschools.Schoolsfocusonscholasticandprofessionalskills,butnotonfinancialskills.Thisexplainshowsmartbankers,doctorsandaccountantswhoearnedexcellentgradesinschoolmaystillstrugglefinanciallyalloftheirlives.

Althoughbothdadsworkedhard,Inoticedthatonedadhadahabitofputtinghisbraintosleepwhenitcametomoneymatters,andtheotherhadahabitofexercisinghisbrain.Thelong-termresultwasthatonedadgrewstrongerfinanciallyandtheothergrewweaker.Itisnotmuchdifferent

fromapersonwhogoestothegymtoexerciseonaregularbasisversussomeonewhositsonthecouchwatchingtelevision.Properphysicalexerciseincreasesyourchancesforhealth,andpropermentalexerciseincreasesyourchancesforwealth.Lazinessdecreasesbothhealthandwealth.

Mytwodadshadopposingattitudesinthought.Onedadthoughtthattherichshouldpaymoreintaxestotakecareofthoselessfortunate.Theothersaid,"Taxespunishthosewhoproduceandrewardthosewhodon'tproduce."

Onedadrecommended,"Studyhardsoyoucanfindagoodcompanytoworkfor."Theotherrecommended,"Studyhardsoyoucanfindagoodcompanytobuy."

Onedadsaid,"ThereasonI'mnotrichisbecauseIhaveyoukids."Theothersaid,"ThereasonImustberichisbecauseIhaveyoukids."

Oneencouragedtalkingaboutmoneyandbusinessatthedinnertable.Theotherforbadethesubjectofmoneytobediscussedoverameal.

Onesaid,"Whenitcomestomoney,playitsafe,don'ttakerisks."Theothersaid,"Learntomanagerisk."

Onebelieved,"Ourhomeisourlargestinvestmentandourgreatestasset."Theotherbelieved,"Myhouseisaliability,andifyourhouseisyourlargestinvestment,you'reintrouble."

Bothdadspaidtheirbillsontime,yetonepaidhisbillsfirstwhiletheotherpaidhisbillslast.

Onedadbelievedinacompanyorthegovernmenttakingcareofyouandyourneeds.Hewasalwaysconcernedaboutpayraises,retirementplans,medicalbenefits,sickleave,vacationdaysandotherperks.Theideaofjobprotectionforlifeandjobbenefitsseemedmoreimportant,attimes,th

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

A.Reasoningskillsinmathematicsandlanguage.

B.Students'interestsandactivities.

C.Writingskills.

D.Englishproficiency.

22.(35)

A.TheWestminsterBridgeisthemostfamousoneintheworld.

B.TheBigBenstrikesfourtimesanhour.

C.AtleastthreebridgesspantheThames.

D.TheHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLordssitontheThames.

23.(21)

A.Theyshowgreaterinterestinscandalsthantruth.

B.Theyhelpyoungactorsandactressesestablishtheirfame.

C.Theyareinterestedinthespreadoffalseinformationaboutcelebrities.

D.Theyignorethejournalisticethicstheyshouldactupon.

24.(28)

A.2million.B.3million.C.5million.D.6million.

25.(15)

A.Sheofferedtohelptheman.

B.Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.

C.Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.

D.Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.

26.(29)

A.Theylearnedtosaveasthriftyastheirparents.

B.Theyspendmoneyquicklyandimpulsivelytoavoidhigherprices.

C.Theyputmostoftheftmoneyintotheirsavingsaccounts.

D.Theyspendsomemoneyandsavesome.

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28.【B11】

29.(16)

A.Hernameisonthetopofthelist.

B.Sheisexpectingajobinterview.

C.Shewillbethelasttobeinterviewed.

D.Shemustfixadateforthejobinterview.

30.聽力原文：Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedievalworlds,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommonplace.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,inassumingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers.Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainly(27)becausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

(26)The19thcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinliteracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdecreased,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socametheflourishingofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,railwaycarriagesandOffices.Therereadingaloudwouldcausedistractiontootherreaders.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentover(28)whetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformation,andoverwhetherthereadingmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsvirtuesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbythemassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm"reading"implied.

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A.Silentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Therewerefewplacesavailableforprivatereading.

C.Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Peoplereliedonreadingforentertainment.

31.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenpeopleacquiredtheuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalsoobscure.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatserveassignals,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundabletopronouncewordsevenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.Thesuperiorbrainofmanisapparentlynecessitiesforthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegraduallyincreasedthenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenhediscoveredthatspeedcouldbeusedfornarrative.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.Probablypicturelanguageandorallanguagedevelopedsidebyside.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenottoolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.Thefirstwasthedomesticationofanimals;thesecondwasagriculture.Agriculturewasastageinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.Agriculturemadepossibleanimmenseincreaseinthenumberofthehumanspeciesintheregionswhereitcouldbesuccessfullypracticed.Theywere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.

Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenpeople(36)______theuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalso(37)______.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatserveas(38)______,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundableto(39)______wordsevenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.The(40)______brainofmanisapparently(41)______forthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegradually(42)______thenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenbediscoveredthatspeedcouldbeusedfor(43)______.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.(44)____________.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenottoolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.(45)____________.Agriculturewasastageinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.(46)____________.Theywere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.

32.(32)

A.Advertisingtochildrenmuststop.

B.Aliberalviewinadvertisingisunprincipled.

C.Advertisingtochildrenmusthaveaclearpurpose.

D.Childrenmustbetreateddifferentlywhenadvertising.

33.聽力原文：M：I'manxioustogetstartedonourproject．Canwemeetsometimebeforetheweekend?

W：IfwemeetFridaymorning，I'llhavetimetogotothelibrarythatafternoon．

Q：Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?

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A.Whattheywilldothatafternoon.

B.Workingonanassignmenttogether.

C.Howtheywillspendtheweekend.

D.Returningbookstothelibrary.

34.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M：Katharine，haveyouturnedtheair-conditioningon?Theroomissohot.

W：Sorry，sir．Itisreportedthatfluisthreateningusrightnow．Asapreventativemeasure，wearetoldtoletinfreshairbyopeningthewindowsandnottousetheairconditioners．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Shewillturnontheair-conditioningsoon.

B.Sheisafraidofinfectingthemanwithflu.

C.Theroomisnotashotasthemanclaims.

D.Themancouldopenthewindowsbutnottheair-conditioning.

35.聽力原文：M:Whyareyouleavingsoearly?Themoviedoesn'tstarttilleight.

W:Iwanttobeatthetrafficthere.It'sanightmareontheexpresswayduringrushhour...

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shewantstoleavethetheatrebeforethemovieisover.

B.Shedoesn'tknowthewaytothetheatre.

C.Shewantstogoearlytoavoidthetrafficjam.

D.Sheusuallygoeshomeateight.

36.

【B3】

37.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Sothecounselingservicesweofferdealwithanyproblemsarisingfromyourstudies,orinyourlifeoutsidetheuniversity.Letustakeacademiccounseling.Ifyouareconfusedaboutsubjectsorhowtocombinetheminyourdegree,thenwecanadviseyouanddiscussthecareeryouareaimingfor,sothatyoucanseeitallincontext.Wecanalsochaseupyourtutorifyouarenotgettingproperfeedbackonhowyouaregettingoninyoursubject.

Besideshelpwithacademicproblems,youmayalsoneedpersonalcounseling:ifyouthinkyouarealreadyunderstress,well,justwaittillclassesbeginnextweek.Youwillhavetostartadjustingtoteachingandlearningmethodsthatmaybeunfamiliartoyou.aswellasthemountingpressureasthedeadlineforthatfirstassignmentcreepsuponyou.Andofcourse,youhavetocopewithallthiswithoutyourusualsocialnetworkyouknow,thesocialcontacts,familyandfriendsyoucouldnormallyrelyonforhelp.Allofthiscausesanxiety.Studyingoverseascantriggerapersonalcrisisyoumayhaveleftalotofwhatyoumightcall"unfinishedbusiness"backinyourowncountry.oryoumayhaveinterruptedpersonalrelationshipsorevensometimeshavebrokenthemofftocomeoverseas.andsothestudentoftenfeelslonely,unhappy,unmotivatedandunabletoconcentrateonstudying.Ortheremaybeotherthingsbotheringyou.Ourresidentpresidentcanofferyouspiritualguidanceifthatiswhatyouwant,orwecanputyouintouchwithcommunitygroupsthatcanprovideyouwithsocialcontactsandfriendship.

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A.Thecounselingserviceofferinghelptotheoverseasstudents.

B.Theresidentpresidentofferingspiritualguidancetotheoverseasstudents.

C.Thecommunitygroupsprovidinghelptotheoverseasstudents.

D.Themethodofdealingwiththepersonalcrisisoftheoverseasstudents.

38.【B4】

39.(25)

A.Lessthanoneyear.

B.Fouryears.

C.Fiveyears.

D.Morethanfiveyears.

40.SectionA

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

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A.Sitwheresheis.

B.Sitwherethereisabreeze.

C.Extinguishhiscigarette.

D.Movetoanotherpartoftheplane.

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

GeorgesValensi'spatentlasteduntil1971because______.

A.nobodywouldofferandrewardforhispatentpriortothattime

B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime

C.thecolorTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime

D.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolorprogrammes

42.

Theexpression"numericalratings"inParagraph4canbestbeinterpretedas______.

A.scoresandgrades

B.formalrecords

C.assessmentsexpressedbynumbers

D.officialstatistics

43.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

44.

Theauthormakestheobservationthatpeoplebuildtheformalsystemtodealwithsocialproblemsbecausethey______.

A.believethatspecializedworkshouldbeputintothespecialists'hands

B.areafraidthatsimilarproblemsmayhappentothemoneday

C.hopethattheirpersonallivesandworkwillnotbedisrupted

D.havetoworkandhavenotimetotakecareofthepatients

45.Theageofgildedyouthisover.Today'sunder-thirtiesarethefirstgenerationforacenturywhocanexpectalowerlivingstandardthantheirparents.

Researchintothelifestylesandprospectsofpeoplewhowerebonasince1970showsthattheyarelikelytofacealifetimeoflongerworkinghours,lowerjobsecurityandhighertaxesthanthepreviousgeneration.

Whentheyleaveworklateintheevening,theywillbemorelikelytoreturntoasmallrentedfiatthantoahouseoftheirown.When,eventually,theyretire,theirpensionsarefarlowerinrealtermsthanthoseoftheirimmediateforebears.

ThesefindingsarerevealedinastudyofthewaytheageingofBritain'spopulationisaffectingdifferentgenerations.

AntheaTinker,professorofsocialgerontology(老人學(xué))atKing'sCollegeLondon,whocarriedoutmuchofthework,saidthegrowthoftheproportionofpeopleover50hadreversedthetraditionalflowofwealthfromoldertoyoungergenerations.

"Today'soldermiddle-agedandelderlyarebecomingthenewwinners,"shesaid."Theymaderelativelysmallcontributionsintaxbutnowmakerelativelybigclaimsonthewelfaresystem.Generationsbonainthelastthreetofourdecadesfacetheprospectofhandingovermorethanathirdoftheirlifetime'searningstocareforthem."

Thesurgingnumberofolderpeople,manylivingalone,hasalsoincreaseddemandforpropertyandpusheduphouseprices.Whilepreviousgenerationsfounditeasytoraiseamortgage,today'sunder-thirtieshavetolivewiththeirparentsorrent.Iftheycanaffordtobuyahomeitismorelikelytobeafiatthanahouse.

LauraLenox-Conyngham,28,grewupinalargehouseandhermotherdidnotneedtowork.Unlikeherwealthyparents,shegraduatedwithstudentandpostgraduateloandebtsof￡13,000.Shenowearnsabout￡20,000ayear,preparingfoodtobephotographedformagazines.Herhomeisaone-bedroomfiatincentralLondonandshesublets(轉(zhuǎn)租)theloungesofa-bedtoherbrother.

"Myfathertookpityandpaidoffmystudentdebts,"shesaid."ButIstillhavenopensionandnochanceofbuyingapropertyforatleastacoupleofyears--andthenitwillbesomethingsmallinabadarea.Myonlyhopeisthetraditionaloneofmeetingarichman."

Tinker'sresearchrevealsLenox-Conynghamisrepresentativeofmanyyoungprofessionals,especiallyinLondon,Manchester,EdinburghandBristol.

Bysaying"thegrowthoftheproportion...toyoungergenerations."(Line2,Para.5),AntheaTinkerreallymeansthat

A.currentlywealthflowsfromoldgenerationtoyoungergeneration

B.traditionallywealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

C.withtheincreasinglybigpopulationofover50,thetrendarisesthatwealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

D.withmoreandmorepeopleofover50,traditionshavebeenreversed

46.

Accordingtothepassage,GeorgeFrank______.

A.agreeswiththecommentsmadebyMichaelTenet

B.consentsthatglobalizationis'favorabletoeconomy

C.believesthatthereductionofpricesisduetothecompetition

D.thinkstheinstabilityiscausedbytheeconomicliberalization

47.TheEcomaginationcampaigncontributestocarbonemissionreductionby______.

48.SectionB

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

DuringthenextseveralweeksIwentcompletelytothewolves.Itookatinytentandsetitupontheshoreofhay.ThebigtelescopewassetupinthemouthofthetentinsuchawaythatIcouldobservethewolvesbydayornight.

QuitebyaccidentIhadpitchedmytentwithintenyardsofoneofthemajorpathsusedbythewolves.ShortlyafterIhadtakenupresidence,oneofthewolvescamebackanddiscoveredmeandmytent,buthedidnotstoporhesitateinhispace.Later,oneormorewolvesusedthetrackpastmytentandneverdidtheyshowtheslightestinterestinme.Ifeltuncomfortableatbeingsototallyignored.ThenextdayInoticedamalewolfmakeboundarymarkersbypassingwaterontheroundsofhisfamilylands.

OnceIhadbecomeawareofthestrongfeelingofpropertyrightswhichexistedamongthewolves,Idecidedtousethisknowledgetomakethematleastrecognizemyexistence.Oneevening,aftertheyhadgoneoff