2021-2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)巴彥淖爾市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)巴彥淖爾市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Physicalsymptomsofstresscanbecontrolled______.

2.

Forbesisaboutasexcitedas______.

3.

Fromthepassageweknowthatthewriterisunsatisfiedwiththevillageshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?

TheRealWorld

EsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:workingforalaborunion.

Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegreebutaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed$15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup$4.000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.

SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington.D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?Nope.Atage24.shetakeshomeabout$1.800amonth.$1.200ofwhich-disappearstopayhertent.Addanother$t80amonthtoretireherstudentloansand$300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath."shesays.

Griffithhaspracticallynomoneytoliveon.Shebrown-bags(自帶午餐)herlunchandbikestowork.Aboveall,shefearsshe'llneverownahouseorbeabletoretire.It'snotthatsheregretsgettingherdegree."Buttheydon'ttellyouthatthetrade-offisthenexttenyearsofyourincome."shesays

That'spreciselythedealbeingmadebymoreandmorecollegestudents.They'remortgagingtheirfuturestomeetsoaringtuitioncostsandothercollegeexpenses.LikeGriffith.they'refacingaone-twopunchatgraduation:hefty(沉重的)studentloansandsmotheringcreditcarddebtnottomentionajobmarketthat,fornowanyway,isdismal.

"Weareforcingourchildrentomakeachoicebetweentwoevils."saysElizabethWarren.aHarvardLawprofessorandexpertonbankruptcy."Skipcollegeandfacealifeofdiminishedopportunity,orgotocollegeendfacealifeshackled(束縛)bydebt."

TuitionHikes

Forsometime.collegeshaveinsistedtheirsteeptuitionhikesareneededtopayforcutting-edgetechnologies,facultyandadministrationsalaries,endrisinghealthcarecosts.Nowthere'sanewculprit(犯人):shrinkingstatesupport.Caughtinaseverebudgetcrunch,manystateshavesharplyscaledbacktheirfundingforhighereducation.

Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho---especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations(撥款)fellbyt0percent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethen10percent.

OneofthosestatesisCalifornia,andJanetBurrell'sfamilyisfeelingthepalmAbookkeepermTorrance,BurrellhasadaughterattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis.Meanwhile,hersonsattendtwo-yearcollegesbecauseBurrellcan'taffordtohavealloftheminfour-yearschoolsatonce.

Meanwhile,evenwithtuitionhikes,California'scommunitycollegesaresostrappedforcashtheydroppedthousandsofclasseslastspring.Theresult:54,000fewerstudents.

CollapsingInvestments

Manyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafunnythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:thewildlypopular"529"plans--federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."Wehearfr0mmanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Evenwithamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhap

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

WhenNancyWoods'sfathergottoknowtheir______,heagreedtomoveoutoftheirapartment.

6.

Amongtheanimalsreferredtointhepassage,monkeyisthemostintelligent.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Oncewethoughtofpollutionasmeaningsimply______.

8.

Whenyouhearsomebodysay,"IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"youcandrawtheconclusionthatheisaprocrastinator.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Disabilityinsurancecancompletelycoveryourloss.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

WhenisthebesttimetotakethenewerSATII'sAmericanhistory?

A.Afterseveralyearsofstudy.

B.Immediatelywhenyoufinishthecourse.

C.Whenyouhavealargeinformationsource.

D.Rightafteraholidaywhenyourmindisrefreshed.

12.

Onceyoucan'tseeanyuseoutofthewordyoutakeatrandom,______.

A.trytotakeanotherrandomword

B.keeptryingtoconnectittothepresentproblem

C.lookforaproperwordtoyourproblem

D.replacethewordwithapictureoranobjectatonce

13.WhatdidTimYoungsuggestdotoemployeesembarrassingco-workersbygivingtoomuchpersonalinformation?

A.Sackingthemonthespotfordoingso.

B.Forbiddingsensitivetopicsintheoffice.

C.Tryingtoredirecttheirattentiontowork.

D.Limitingtheirtimespentwithco-workers.

14.

Itisadvisedtobesubtlewhenparentsstepintotheprincipalaboutthebulliesbecause______.

15.

CollegeeducationistoblameforthefailureofAmerica'smathandscienceeducation.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Accordingtointerpersonaltheoryofdepression,peoplemightbementallyillwithoutenough______.

17.

Acouplemaygetdivorcediftheycantestifythattheirrelationshiphasbrokendownirreparably.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

NancyWoods'fatherdidn'tdecidetorevealhiswife'sdiseaseuntil______.

A.hewashospitalizedforoverwork

B.hewastoooldtocareforthewife

C.hiswiferefusedtoeatanyfood

D.hiswifesetfiresintheirapartment

19.

Themajorproblemofwaterefficiencyinindustryisa______.

20.

Thepassagemainlystateshowtogetwellintouchwiththetwofathers.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(13)

A.Adrugstore.

B.Thenameofhighbuilding.

C.Themanwhohelphim.

D.Thenameofastreet.

22.(21)

A.Theperformanceshavebeenrescheduled.

B.Studentdiscountticketsareavailable.

C.Pricesforallticketshavebeenreduced.

D.Ushersareneededatthetheater.

23.(17)

A.MissBrowndoesnotknowhowtopaint.

B.MissBrownwillteachart.

C.MissBrownwillteachEnglish.

D.MissBrownwillnotgotothehighschool.

24.【B8】

25.聽力原文：ArecentreporthasshownthathereintheUnitedStates,we'veexperiencedtherevolutionconcerningourattitudestowardstheworkweekandweekend.Althoughsomecalendarsstillmarkthebeginningoftheweek"Sunday",moreandmoreofusarecomingtoregardMondayasthefirstdayoftheweekwithSaturdayandSundaycomprisingthetwo-dayperiodsthoughtofastheweekend.Infact,theword"weekend"didn'tevenexistinEnglishuntilaboutthemiddleofthelastcentury.InEnglandatthattime,SaturdayafternoonshadjustbeenaddedtoSundaysandholidaysasatimeforworkerstohaveofffromtheirjobs.ThisinnovationbecamecommonintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s.ButastheworkweakshortenedduringtheGreatDepressionof1930s,theweekendexpandedto2fulldays,SaturdayandSunday.Somepeoplethoughtthistrendwouldcontinueduetoincreasingautomationandtheworkweekmightdecreaseto4daysorevenfewer.Butsofar,thishasn'thappened.Theworkweekseemstohavestabilizedat40hoursmadeupof5eight-hourdays.Afterthiscommercial,I'llbebacktotalkabouttheideaofaddingMondaytotheweekend.

(33)

A.Whichdayspeopleshouldwork.

B.Howtheweekisdividedintodays.

C.Whichdaybeginstheweek.

D.Howmanyweeksthereareinamonth.

26.(34)

A.Collegestudentviewers.

B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.

D.College-ageviewers.

27.【B5】

28.聽力原文：Duringthelastfewyears,therehasbeenanenormousincreaseinthenumberofshops,storesandsupermarketswhichprovidefacilitiesforself-service.Theirgeneralpurposeistoprovidegoodsofeverydescriptionattractivelyandcleanlyandinperfectcondition,sothatthecustomercanserveherself,andthenpayforthegoodswith.theminimumofdelay.

Theorganizersofaself-servicestorehavetheirdifficulties.Theymustdisplayagreatnumberofgoodsinaminimumspacewithoutcoveringupanything.Theymustdealwithperishablefoodstuffsrequiringdifferentrangesoftemperature;andtheymustarrangeaspeedyflowofcustomerspastthecashregisterswithoutovertaxingtheoperators.

Forthepurposesofdisplay,manydevicesareusedsuchaslonglengthsofadjustableshelvestotakevarioussizesofpacks,rotatingcircularshelves,islandsofdisplaystands,racksfortubedfoods,andmulti-tieredmobilestalls.

Perishablefoodstuffsandquickfrozenfruit,vegetablesandmeatarekeptinrefrigeratedself-servicecabinets,whichkeepgoodsattherequiredtemperatures.TheseareatzeroFahrenheitforfrozenfood,28-32degreesformeatandfish,and40-50degreesfordairyproduceandprovisions.

Someoftheadvantagesofself-serviceseemtobethatthereisnowaitingtobeserved;thereisawidevarietyofchoice,anditisclaimedthatprepackedmeatandvegetablesarehygienic.Shoppingissaidtobemore"streamlined"andmoreeconomical.Neverthelessmanypeoplestillprefertobeservedbyasmallshopkeeperwhoknowsthempersonallyandwilldelivergoodstotheirhomes.

(33)

A.Supermarketsprovidecheaperfoods.

B.Thereislessdelayinchoosinginsupermarkets.

C.Foodandmeataremorecleanandmoretasty.

D.Air-conditioningisatdifferenttemperature.

29.聽力原文：W:Henry,whydon'twegoouttolunchtodayandvisitsomefriends?

M:Andmisstoday'sfootballgame?WashingtonandLosAngelesareplayingandthiswillbeoneofthebestgamesoftheyear

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Heisgoingtojoininthegame.

B.HeisgoingtoWashingtonandLosAngeles.

C.Hewantstowatchthefootballgame.

D.Hedoesn'tcareifhemissesthegame.

30.(39)

31.

【B4】

32.

【B2】

33.

【B6】

34.(31)

A.Topresenttheirresults.

B.Toshowofftheirresults.

C.Tomakethemselvesbrave.

D.Tobecomeactivepeople.

35.

【B9】

36.【B1】

37.聽力原文：W:Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?

M:Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketrecently.Let'sjustwaitandsee.Maybenextmonth.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.He%notsurehowmuchaprintercosts.

B.He'llbuyacomputerlaterthisweek.

C.Helostmoneyhewassaving.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyaprinternow.

38.聽力原文：M:Thepriceofadmissionis20dollarsaperson.Isimplycannotaffordthatmuchforanartdisplay.

W:Infact,youcangetadiscountedpricewithyourstudentID.

Q:Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace?

(19)

A.Ataconcert.

B.Atthecampuscanteen.

C.Inasupermarket.

D.Atamuseumentrance.

39.聽力原文：Thehomeisthecentralfocusofmostyoungpeople'slivesinBritain,particularlyforthosewhoarestillattendingschool.Themajorityrelyupontheirhomeenvironmentasaplaceofsecurityandupontheftparentsasthemainprovidersoffood,moneyandothernecessitiesoflife—aswellasgeneraladvice.Youngpeoplespendalargeproportionoftheirleisuretimeathomewithothermembersoftheirfamilyorwithfriends.

Afterthehome,schoolisthemainsocialenvironmentwherechildrennotonlyreceivetheirformaleducationbutalsodeveloptheiridentitieswithinpeergroups.AllschoolchildreninBritainareencouragedtotakeupactivitieswhichcomplementtheiracademicandvocationaleducationendhelptoidentifytheirindividualtalent,suchassports,drama,musicandcreativepursuits.Manyoftheseform.partoftheschoolcurricula.

Thepersonaldevelopmentendinformalsocialeducationofyoungpeopleagedfrom11to25arealsopromotedbytheYouthServiceinBritain.TheServiceisapartnershipbetweenlawauthoritiesandalargenumberofvoluntaryorganizations.ArecentsurveyestimatesthatnearlysixmillionyoungpeopleinthisagegroupareeithercurrentorpastparticipantsintheService.

YouthclubsandcentersarethemostcommontypesofYouthServiceprovision,encouragingtheirmemberstoparticipateinsport,culturalandcreativeactivities,andcommunityservice.Somealsoprovideinformationandcounseling.Youthclubsmaybebranchesofnationalorinternationalbodiesortheymaybeentirelylocalinstitutions.

(33)

A.Atschool.B.Athome.C.AtYouthClubs.D.AtYouthCenters.

40.聽力原文：Amongwesternrichcountries,peopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthanthoseinEurope.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFrance,SpainandGermany,anditisgrowingatasimilarspeed.

Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistory,aspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.Inotherwords,theyhavedecidedto"spend"apartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallife.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispattern,andhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.Onereasonmaybemoresatisfyingwork,orlesssatisfyingpersonallives.

LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthan,say,France.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatwork,whileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathome.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFrance,eventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesame.

Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseen,workhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylife,whichoftengetlostininterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrendsinhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975,whileithasriseninEurope.Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance?

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakerfromthepassage?

33.Whichcountryhasmoreofitspeopleatwork?

34.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthepassage?

35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

(33)

A.Hethinksneitheroftheworkpatternsisgood.

B.Hebelievesthatlongerworkinghoursisbetter.

C.Heprefersshorterworkinghourstolongerones.

D.Hesaysnothingcertainaboutwhichpatternisbetter.

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

Whywasteeplanthempessentialtoworld-widetradeinthepast?

A.Ships'ropesweremadefromit.

B.Hempwasaveryprofitableexport.

C.Hempwasusedasfuelforships.

D.Hempwasusedasfoodforsailors.

42.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.the1960svisionofchangingtheworldledstudentstoconform

B.theeducationalsystemanditsadministratorsarepartlytoblamefortheriseincheating

C.punishmentforcheatershasalwaysbeensevereinthiscountry

D.thestudentwhocheatsmustbeatfaultbecausethesystemiscorrect

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Opponentsofbilingualeducationtellusthatthepublicisagainstbilingualeducation.Thisimpressionisaresultofthewaythequestionisasked.Onecaneasilygetanear100%【C1】______ofbilingualeducationwhenthequestionisbiased.Porter,forexample,statesthat"Manyparentsarenot【C2】______tohavingtheschoolsmaintainthemothertongueifitisatthe【C3】______ofgainingasoundeducationandtheEnglish-languageskillsneededforobtainingjobsor【C4】______highereducation".Whowouldsupportmothertongueeducationatsuchaprice?

However,whenrespondentsaresimplyaskedwhetherornottheysupportbilingualeducation,thedegreeofsupportisquite【C5】______:From60～99percentofsamplesofparentsandteacherssaytheysupportbilingualeducation.Ina【C6】______ofstudies,Shinexaminedattitudestowardtheprinciplesunderlyingbilingualeducation.Shinfoundthatmanyrespondentsagreewiththeideathatthefirstlanguagecanbe【C7】______inprovidingbackgroundknowledge,mostagreethatliteracy【C8】______acrosslanguages,andmostsupporttheprinciplesunderlyingcontinuingbilingualeducation.

Thenumberofpeopleopposedtobilingualeducationis【C9】______evenlessthantheseresultssuggest:manypeoplewhosaytheyareopposedtobilingualeducationareactuallyopposedtocertainpracticesorareopposedtoregulations【C10】______tobilingualeducation.

A)pursuingE)connectedI)strongM)helpful

B)improvingF)transfersJ)particularlyN)probably

C)seriesG)moveK)rejectionO)expense

D)largeH)committedL)range

【C1】

44.

Whatfoundbelowthewaterscouldshowthatthecitieswereoncethedestinationsforreligiouspilgrims?

45.(55)

46.

Aftersomeshipmentsarerefusedtobeimported,______.

A.tradeisgoingdownalltheway

B.peoplesigntradeontime

C.goodsaregettingmoreexpensive

D.merchantstryriskingtradingagain.

47.Inthehistoryofartspatronage(資助，贊助),entrepreneurs-turned-connoisseurs(藝術(shù)品鑒賞家，行家)areayoungdevelopment.Theworld'sgreatestmuseumstheLouvre,Hermitage,Pradobeganaslavishcivilization-is-powerstatementsbymonarchsandemperors;privateindividualsdidnotemergeassignificantmuseumpatronsbeforethe19thcentury.Untilagenerationago.thosewantingtoleavetheirmarkinbricksusuallydidsoinaroomoftheirowninastatemuseum:theDuveenGalleriesatTateBritain,theAbbyAldrichRockefellerGalleryatNewYork'sMuseumofModernArt.Butinthepast15years,thathaschanged:worldwide,collectorsseekimmortalityinglassandsteel,throughamuseumoftheirown,designedbyanarchitectoftheirchoosing.

Thesearenotlatter-dayHenryTatesorPavelTretyakovs,democraticvisionarieswhopaidforbuildingsanddonatedcorecollectionstokick-startevolvingnational,state-runinstitutions.Museumbuildersofthe1990sand2000s,bycontrast,areproductsoflatecapitalism,dedicatedtomorepersonalprojects,withanindividualisticflavor.TheyrepresentthelegacyofThatcher-Reaganwordsofchoice,privatephilanthropy(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)),me-generationcelebrity.

Together,theseandscoresmorebringdiversityandflattenoldgeographicalhierarchies.InIstanbul,collectorSakipSabanci'smuseum,foundedin2002,isthefirstevertoshowwesternmodernisminTurkey.ThankstoDominiquedeMenil,thegreatestcollectionofpaintingsbyCyTwombly,wholivesinItaly,isonpermanentshowinHouston,Texas,inagallerydesignedin1995byRenzoPiano.In1996thelatecollectoranddealerHeinzBerggmenlaunchedhisMuseumBerggrueninBerlin,givingGermanyitsonlyPicassocollection.

Isallforthebestinthebestofallpossibleworlds?Certainly,moreprivatemuseumsmeanmoreartondisplayformorepeopletosee.Today'scollectorsarereluctanttobequeath(遺贈)toestablishedmuseums,wherespaceshortagesmeanworksmaygostraightintostoreroomsandstaythere.Bycontrast,adedicatedmuseummaintainstheintegrityofacollection,keepingtogetheroutstandinggroupsofworks,assembledwithpersonalflair,inbuildingsdesignedtoenhancethem.RenzoPiano'slight,see-through1997constructionforErnstBeyeler'scherry-pickedmodernistpaintingsinBaselistheshiningEuropeanexample.Forcontemporarywork,privatecollectorshaveparticularadvantages:freeofstatebureaucracy,theycanrespondquicklytothefastpace,andshowworkinwaysthataretooradicalfortraditionalmuseums.

HowdidtheLouvre,Hermitage,andPradomuseumsoriginateaccordingtothepassage?

A.Donationsoftherichestcollectors.

B.Patronageofprivateindividuals.

C.Collectionsofconnoisseurs.

D.Encouragementsandapprovalbyrulers.

48.

TheexamplesoftheChallengerandChernobylcitedbytheauthorservetoshowthat______.

A.ifnotgivencloseexamination,technologycouldbeusedtodestroyourworld

B.technologyisahumancreation,soweareresponsibleforit

C.technologyusuallygoeswrong,ifnotcontrolledbyman

D.beingahumancreation,technologyisliabletoerror

49.(61)

50.Theterm"electroniccity"inParagraph2refersto______.

A.BerkeleyB.EarthC.LosAngelesD.SanFrancisco

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Therearenowover700millionmotorvehiclesintheworldandthenumberisrisingbymorethan40millioneachyear.Theaveragedistancedrivenbycarusersisgrowingtoo--from8kmadayperpersoninWesternEuropein1965to26kmadayin1995.Thisdependenceonmotorvehicleshasgivenrisetomajorproblems,includingenvironmentalpollution,depletionofoilresources,trafficcongestionandsafety.

Whileemissionsfromnewearsarefarlessharmfulthantheyusedtobe,citystreetsandmotorwaysarebecomingmorecrowedthanever,oftenwitholdertrucks,busesandtaxis,whichemitexcessivelevelsofsmokeandfumes.Thisconcentrationofvehiclesmakesairqualityinurbanareasunpleasantandsometimesdangeroustobreathe.

InEuropemostcitiesarestilldesignedfortheoldmodesoftransport.Adaptationtothemotorcarhasinvolvedaddingringroads,one-waysystemsandparkinglots.IntheUnitedSates.morelandisassignedtocarusethantohousing.Urbansprawlmeansthatlifewithoutacarisnexttoimpossible.Massuseofmotorvehicleshasalsokilledorinjuredmillionsofpeople.Othersocialeffectshavebeenblamedonthecarsuchasalienationandaggressivehumanbehavior.

A1993studybytheEuropeanFederationforTransportandEnvironmentfoundthatcartransportisseventimesascostlyasrailtravelintermsoftheexternalsocialcostsitentailssuchascongestion,accidents,pollution,lossofcroplandandnaturalhabitats,depletionofoilresourcesandsoon.Yetcarseasilysurpasstrainsorbusesasaflexibleandconvenientmodeofpersonaltransport.Itisunrealistictoexpectpeopletogiveupprivatecarsinfavorofmasstransition

Technicalsolutionscanreducethepollutionproblemandincreasethefuelefficiencyofengines.Butfuelconsumptionandexhaustemissionsdependonwhichcarsarepreferredbycustomersandhowtheyaredriven.Manypeoplebuylargercarsthantheyneedfordailypurposesorwastefuelbydrivingaggressively.Besides,globalcaruseisincreasingatafasterratethantheimprovementinemissionandfuelefficiencywhichtechnologyisnowmakingpossible.

Onesolutionthathasbeenputforwardisthelong-termsolutionofdesigningcitiesandneighborhoodssothatcarjourneysarenotnecessaryallessentialservicesbeinglocatedwithinwalkingdistanceoreasilyaccessiblebypublictransport.Notonlywouldthissaveenergyandcutcarbondioxideemissions,itwouldalsoenhancethequalityofcommunitylife,puttingtheemphasisonpeopleinsteadofcars.Goodlocalgovernmentisalreadybringingthisaboutinsomeplaces.Butfewdemocraticcommunitiesareblessedwiththevision--andthecapital--tomakesuchprofoundchangesinmodernlifestyles.Amorelikelyscenarioseemstobeacombinationofmasstransitsystemsfortravelintoandaroundcities,withsmalllowemissioncarsforurbanuseandlargerhybridorleanburncarsforuseelsewhere.

Fromthethirdparagraphwecanseethatmotorvehicleshaveagreat______oncitydevelopment.

52.Whatdoeshumansocietydependontomakeprogressaccordingtotheauthor?

53.

Theauthorlefttheyoga-momsbecause______.

A.sheneededtospendqualitytimewithherdaughter

B.shewantedtobewithpeopleshereallyliked

C.hermommy-and-meschedulewastoocrowded

D.herfriendshipneededtobebuiltonmoresolidbasis

54.

Whatisthereasonforthefactthatmessagesaremorecrediblethanads?

55.

TheChinesethoughtthatthesunspentthenight______.

A.inthebranchesofatree

B.abovethesky

C.inawesternvalley

D.onearth

56.

Ms.Kidmanbecameinterestedinmakingclothesbyherselfbecausetherewerenotenough______.

57.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Thepersonwhowearsauniform.hasnoself-worth.

B.Wearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalargerconcept.

C.Uniformswillhurtoneentireinformationandentertainmentindustry.

D.Envyandcompetitionareincentivetoimproveone'slife.

58.

Thehistoricalperspectiveshowsthatthelevelofcapitalinvestmentperworkhasnothingtodowith______.

59.TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheerphysicalsurvivalandbeyondthat,isowneconomicprosperity.Thus,childrenwerevaluedintermsoftheirproductivity,andtheyassumedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.Untiltheyfulfilledthisrole,theirpositioninthestructureofthefamilywasoneofsubordinationandtheirpsychologicalneedsandcapacitiesreceivedlittleconsideration.Asthesocietybecamemorecomplex,thestatusofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportant.Inthecomplex,technologicalsocietythattheUnitedStateshasbecome,eachmembermustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupationalrolesandbeinconstantcontactwithagreatmanyothermembers.Consequently,viewingchildrenaspotentiallyacceptableandnecessarilymultifacetedmembersofsocietymeansthattheyareregardedmoreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasutilitarianorganisms.Thisacceptanceofchildrenasequalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingth