2022-2023年浙江省寧波市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年浙江省寧波市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

FACESbringstogetherstudentsbothfromChinaandStanfordtogetherinAmericaeveryyear.

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2.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebymentioningaCEOandajanitor?

A.Ajanitormayhavetoworkharderforsuccess.

B.Writingskillsaresimilarlyimportantforthem.

C.ACEOneedsabetterwritingskillthanajanitor.

D.Theirabilitieshavenothingtodowiththeirjobs.

3.

Itisprovedthattheuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalscausedmanycancers.

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4.

IndiaandTailandalsohavesizableChinesecommunities.

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5.

NowadaystheemployersarelookingforthegoodCandidateswho______.

A.hasneverexperienceddifficultiesorfailures

B.canbepositiveandrisetochallenges

C.candealwiththeconflictonone'sown

D.willobeythesuperiorleader'sorders

6.AccordingtoanewTIMEpoll,whatmaybeoneofthereasonsthatAmericansprefertobuyorganicfoodantenergy-efficientlightbulbs?

A.Theseproductsarecheaperandmorepersuasive.

B.Theyareabidingbyakindofnewcontract.

C.Themanufactureroftheproductsurgesthemtobuy.

D.Buyingsuchproductshasbecomeavogue.

7.

InChina,someriversaresopollutedthatfishcan'tgrowinthem.

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8.

Ifyoucanmakereadjustmentsinyourfitnessplanasyouage,youcanstaystrongandflexibleand______.

9.PassageOne

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ITEMTWOFORSALE:PerceptionPirouette.Excellentcondition,granite(white)color,front&rearflotationbags,onePerceptionSkirt.Verystable,fastandalotoffun.Thisisabeautifulboatandwillfitjustabouteveryone.＄350.00orbestoffer.George714/842-7183orscckayak@(adexpiresSeptember)

ITEMTHREEFORSALE:(2)BRATCHAⅡWINGPaddies.100%carbongraphitebladeandshaft,largesizeblade,Hungariandesign,madeinSo.Africa.Idealforsprintkayak.Oneofthemostpopularpaddlesworldwide.220cm,buteasilydisassembledforadjustment,usedhotgluetoattachbladestoshaft.＄200.00ea.Orbestoften.George714/842-7183orscckayak@(adexpiresOctober)

ITEMFOURFORSALE:CurrentDesignsGulfstreaminexcellentshape,threeyearsoldwithfactorymountedRitchiecompass.Fiberglass,16'10",23.3"wide,Greendeck,52lbs;DerekHutchinsondesigner.＄1800orbestoffer.PhoneLeworCindyWarden,909585-9976;BigBearCA.lew.warden@(adexpiresAugust)

ITEMFIVEFORSALE:derrickHutchinsondesignTOOKSOOKcarbonfiberpaddle,240cmshaft.Thisisasymmetricalpaddleandagreatallaroundpaddle.Thecarbonfiberbladeshavemetalembeddedontheendstopreventdamagefromrocks.TheonlyreasonIamsellingisthatitisalittletoolongandheavyformesincemy(relativelyunsuccessful)shouldersurgery.ContactMikeatembro@orcallmeat818-599-8169(adexpiresJuly)

PassageTwo

ListedbelowaresomeofthekeyeventsoftheAsianeconomiccrisisin1997

July2Thaiofficialsdevaluethebath,theThaicurrency,followingaseveral-weck4ongsell-offbyinternational

currencyspeculators,whobehavedthatitwasovervalued

July18Alterweeksofpressurefromspeculators,currenciesthroughoutAsiabegintoplummet.TheSingapore

dollar,theMalaysianringgitandtheIndonesianrupiahalldeclinesharply

Aug.11TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)coordinatesa＄17billionbailoutpackageofloamstohelp

stabilizeThailand'seconomy

Oct.22TheSouthKoreangovernmentintervenestoaidtheKiaGroup,oneofthecountry'slargestconglomerates

(集團(tuán)).KiaisthefifthSouthKoreanconglomeratein1997eithertodcfaultonloansorseekbankruptcy

protection

Oct.31TheIMFpledgesa＄33billionBailoutpackageforIndonesia;thefollowingdaythegovernmentshuts

down16insolventbanks

Nov.3AfterweeksofintensecriticismofhishandlingofThailand'seconomiccrisis,ThaiPremierChavalit

Yongchaiyudhannounceshisresignation

Nov.19MalaysianPrimeMinisterMahathirbinMohamadsurvivesaconfidencevoteonhisleadership.Thevote

washeldfollowinginternationalcondemnationofremarkshemadecriticizingcurrencyspeculatorsand

&

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10.

Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition--apublic-intarestattorneybecauseshehasto______.

11.

Leavesshowdifferentcolorsotherthangreeninthefallbecausethecarotenoidsandanthocyaninsarethen______.

12.

RobertWoodruffandhisbusinesspartnersmadetheCoca-ColaCo.becomeawidelyrecognizedleaderinadvertising.

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13.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheDarkestSideofIDTheft

March9,2003—MalcolmByrdwashomeonaSaturdaynightwhenaknockcame.ThreeRockCountry,Wis.,sheriff'sofficersweretherewithawarrantforByrd'sarrest.Cocainepossession,withintenttodistribute,itsaid.Byrdtriedtotellthemthattheyhadthewrongman,thatitwasacaseofmistakenidentity.Buttheywouldn'tlisten.Insteadtheyputhiminhandcuffs(手銬)anddrovehimaway.

ItwasnothingnewforByrd,whohasspentmuchofthepastfiveyearstrying—unsuccessfully—totalkskepticalpoliceofficersoutofarrestinghim.Butthistime,itwasworse.Twodayslater,hewasstillinjail.

Thisistheworstthingforidentitytheftvictims.Losingyourcleancredithistoryisonething;losingyoufreedomisanother.AndvictimsofAmerica'sfastest-growingcrimearediscoveringtheyoftenhavemuchmoretoworryaboutthanthehundredsofhoursofpaperworktocleanupthefinancialmessassociatedwithIDtheft.Sometimes,theyhavetoworryaboutbeingpushedinjail—againandagain.

Alias(化名)BecomesaDisease

There'snothingnewaboutcriminalsusingaliasestoevadethelaw.Criminalsoftentrytogivetheirfriend'sname,address,anddateofbirthtocheatpolice.Buttheexplosionofidentitytheft,andthereadyavailabilityofstolendigitalfilesoninnoeentvictims,makesitjustaseasyforacriminaltogiveastranger'spersonaldataduringanarrest.Oncepolicebookasuspectunderafakename,thatmistakecanplagueavictimforlife.TheAliasbecomesadiseasetothetrueownerofthatcharacter.

Gettingnamesoffthoselistscanbeabigtask.Theproblemiscomplicatedbytheincreasingsophisticationoflawenforcementofficials."Officialsofcriminalrecordsare—forgoodreason—reluctanttoremoveinformationonceit'sbeenplacedinthedatabase,"saidBethGivens,executivedirectoroftheIdentityTheftClearingHouse.

HisWordAgainstaDatabase

InByrd'scase,hiswordhasneverbeenenough.ThesituationhaslefttheJanesville,Wis.,manthinkingaboutnamechanging.Withhisimpostor(冒名頂替者)stillcommittingcrimesandstillusinghisname,Byrdfearsanotherarrest."Idon'tfeelsafenow.WhenwedriveIfeeluncomfortable,"Byrdsaid."It'saffectedourlivesenormously."

TomSchroeder,afamouslawyer,confirmedmanyofthedetailofByrd'srepeatedrun-inswiththelaw."Mr.ByrdisworriedthatifheisinMilwaukeeCountyandgetsstoppedforsomereasonandtheofficerputsitintoacomputer,hemaystillcomeup,'Schroedersaid."AndIdon'tblamehim."

EffortstoeliminateByrd'scriminalrecordatthestateandfederallevelhaven'tsucceeded,Schroedersaid."IleftavoicemailonMr.Byrd'sphoneindicatingwe'dbehappytohelphimchangehisnameandhisSocialSecuritynumber."

HowItBegan

Byrd'snightmarebeganin1998,hesaid.AmanarrestedondrugchargesthatyearidentifiedhimselftolocaiofficialsasMalcolmByrd.

ThankstoanarticleinthelocalJanesvilleGazette,therealMalcolmByrdfoundoutabouttheidentitytheft,andheadedtothepolicetocorrecttheerror.Thepaperranacorrection,too.Butthatwashardlytheendofthenightmare.

Fourmonthslater,whenhewasstoppedforspeeding,Byrdfoundhimselffacedownonthepavement,handcuffed.Policerecordsstillshowedthathewaswantedfordrugdealing.

Thematterwascl

A.hewasavictimofidentitytheft

B.thepoliceofficersarrestedthewrongman

C.hewasfoundtopossesssomecocaine

D.hewaswantedbythepolice

14.Thenetworksofcommunicationsystemwhicharepeer-to-peerareonepropertyof4Gwirelesscommunication.

15.

Accordingtothepassage,ajobapplicantshouldtakecareofhisorher______.

16.

Expertsadvocatethatelderlypeopleshouldemphasizementalhealthaswellas______.

17.

______measurestheannualenergyoutputpersquaremeterofareasweptbytheturbinebladesastheyrotate.

18.

ThenegotiationsinAsiashouldbetterbestartedbyonepersonandcompletedby______ifpossible.

19.

Diseasemayeitherbeassociatedwithillnessorbe______.

20.

AccordingtoMs.Lynch,oneofthemostcommonwaysthatboysturndowngirlsisby______.

A.runningaway

B.followingothergirls

C.ignorance

D.tellingthetruthtothegirls

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(19)

A.TakeaclasstogetherwithMary.

B.AskMarytohelphimchooseatopic.

C.Changethetopicofhisresearchproject.

D.Signupforadifferentpoliticalsciencecourse.

22.(29)

A.Becauseshewasablackgirl.

B.Becauseshegotthehighestaverageintheclass.

C.Becauseshewantedtohitthechairman'swife.

D.Becausesherefusedtoretaketheexam.

23.(21)

A.Stayandnegotiateormove.

B.Buyalaptoporaccepttheincrease.

C.Moveclosertotheschoolorthesubway.

D.Theyhavenochoicebuttomove.

24.聽力原文：W:Ihardlyevergoshoppingbycarnow.Theshoppingcenteriswithinwalkingdistance.

M:Well,youerelucky.TheneareststoreIcangotoisabout4milesaway.

Q:Howdoesthewomangoshopping?

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A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Onfoot.D.Bybike.

25.(25)

A.Stayuptoolate.

B.Misshercardgame.

C.Indulgeinplayinggames.

D.Taketooheavyaworkloadnextsemester.

26.(24)

A.Shewilleatinthecampuscanteen.

B.Shewillgohometohavemeals.

C.Shewillcookforherselfatherdorm.

D.Shewilltakesomehome-madefoodtocollege.

27.(28)

A.Withthehelpofresponsiblesmokers.

B.Withthehelpofhuntersandwoodworkers.

C.Buymoregoodequipments.

D.Addmorefiremenandfireengines.

28.(36)

A.Memory.

B.Twokindsofmemory.

C.Short-termmemory.

D.Anexperimentonstudent

29.

【B7】

30.

【B10】

31.(18)

A.Ithasbeeninherfamilyalongtime.

B.Herboyfriendgaveittoher.

C.Thefamilydoesn'tlikeit.

D.Itisafamilydisgrace.

32.SectionA

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

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A.Inheroffice.B.Inherhandbag.C.Inhercar.D.Athome.

33.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Toform.soundconclusions,hemustobtaindataboth,onresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost--peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes--Hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947-1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalconclusionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.

Onetypicalattitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices,"Inafewmonths,"she.said,"we'llhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk;thatistosaywe'llhavemuchlesstospendonotherthingsweneed.It'sreallyannoying."Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer'sresistancemayarise.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:"Ijustdon'tpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh."

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Toform.soundconclusion,hemust【B1】_______databothonresourcesofconsumersandonthe【B2】_______thattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost--peoplewithrisingincomes,【B3】_______incomes,ordecliningincomes--hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947-1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditional【B4】_______aboutearningandspendingarenotalways【B5】_______.Anothertraditionalconclusionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywill【B6】_______tobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearch【B7】_______haveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynot【B8】_______buying.

【B9】_________________________,"Inafewmonths,"shesaid,"we'llhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk;thatistosaywe'llhavemuchlesstospendonotherthingsweneed.It'sreallyannoying."【B10】________________________.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer'sresistancemayarise.【B11】___________________________

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34.聽力原文：Pursesnatchingisanincreasingcommoncrime.Thereareestimated50to100pursesnatchingseachmonthintheNewYorkCitysubways.Oneofthefavoredtechniquesistostandbetweentwosubwaycarsand,asthetrainstartspullingoutofthestation,reachoutandpullfreeawoman'spurse.

Recently,acrimeanalysisofficerfortheNewYorkPoliceDepartmentfoundthatpursestealinginManhattan'stoprestaurantswasup5percentoverthepreviousyear.Whenawomanputsherpurseonavacantchairatatableoratherfeetbesideherchair,sheisinvitingapursesnatchertotakeit.Pursesnatchersoftenworkinpairs.Whenatargetinarestaurantissighted,oneofthemwillcreatesomekindofdisturbancetogainthevictim'sattention.Whilethewomanislookingawayfromhertable,theactualsnatcherwillliftthepurse.Apopulartechniqueisforthethief,manorwoman,tocarryanumbrellawiththecurvedhandledown.Theumbrellahandlesuddenlyhooksthebagandinaninstantitisonthethief'swristorunderthecoatoverhisarmifheisaman,andonitswayoutoftherestaurant.Policeadvisethatwomeninrestaurantskeeptheirpurseseitherontheirlapsoronthefloorbetweentheirlegs.

Otherpursesnatcherswhooperateintheatersarecalled"seattippers",victimizingwomenwhoputtheirpursesdownonanadjacentemptyseat.Yetothersspecializeinsnatchingpursesfromladies'rooms.Whenawomanisinatoiletstall,herpurseshouldneverbeplacedonthefloororhungonthecoathookonthedoor.

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A.OfficialsfromtheNewYorkPoliceDepartment.

B.OfficialsfromtheNewYorkfederalgovernment.

C.OfficialsfromtheNewYorklocalgovernment.

D.Americansworkinginsubwayandrestaurants.

35.聽力原文：W:Jones,haveyouchosenaphysicaleducationclassyetforthissemester?

M:No.Why?

W:You'vegottotakerock-climbing.Wejusthadthefirstclassanditlookslikeit'sgonnabegreat.

M:YouthinkIshouldtakerock-climbing?You'vegottobekidding.Besides,howcantheyteachrock-climbingwhenit'scompletelyflataroundhere?

W:That'snotimportant.Youcan'tjuststartclimbingwithoutanytraining.Youhavetogetinshape,learnhowtousetheropes,thebelts,thebuckles.There'salotofpreparationfirst.

M:Youdon'tthinkit'sjustalittlebitdangerous?

W:Notifyouknowhowtousethesafetyequipment,whichis,bytheway,prettyhi-tech.Theropesaremadeofelasticfabricsthatstretchalittle,theshoeshavespecialgripsonthebottomandthehelmetsaremadeofsomekindofspecialplastic.Youhavetolearnhowtouseallthesebeforeyoudoanyrealclimbing.

M:Well,what'stheappeal?We'llspendthewholesemesterstudyingsomethingwedon'tactuallygettodo.

W:Wewilltakeaclimbingtripduringspringbreak.Butthat'snotthepoint.Climbingisnottheonlygoal.Inpreparingtoclimbyoulearnpatience,mentaldisciplineandyougainfantasticphysicalstrength,especiallyinyourhands.Forthefirstfewweekswe'regoingtoconcentrateentirelyonhandandupperbodyexercises.

M:Allthatinonesport?Maybeyouareright.Sinceit'snottoolatetojointheclass,maybeIwill.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

20.Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutrock-climbingattheircollege?

21.Whatisitaboutrock-climbingthatattractsthewoman?

22.Whatwillthefirstfewclassesfocuson?

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A.Findoutifarock-climbingcoursewillbeoffered.

B.Planarock-climbingtripoverspringbreak.

C.Convincethemantotakearock-climbingcoursewithher.

D.Findaplacetogorockclimbing.

36.(32)

A.Compulsories,originaldance,andfreedance.

B.Compounds,snowdance,andfreedance.

C.Compulsories,snowdance,andfreedance.

D.Compounds,originaldance,andfreedance.

37.

【B6】

38.(22)

A.Theyareshopping.

B.Theyarejogging.

C.Theyareseeingamovie.

D.Theyaredrinkingcoffee.

39.(34)

A.Theweekendhasdecreasedinlength.

B.Thenumberofnationalholidayshasincreased.

C.Peopleworkfewerdaysperweek.

D.Peopleworkmorehourseachday.

40.【B4】

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

Howdoesthepolygraphwork?

42.

Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthatpeopleinoldtimes______.

A.weremoreenthusiasticaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology

B.hadastrongersenseofbeauty

C.over-dependentonlaborsavingdevices

D.paidmoreattentiontomaterialbenefits

43.

Evenifmostpeopledonotrecogniseanythingwhenglancingatapicture,theycanstillmakearightguessbecausethebrainhasdone______.

44.

Accordingtothepassage,whoarestillnotawareoftheimportanceofaseatbelt?

45.

Intheauthor'sopinion,technicalprogresssuchasinventionsofgunpowderandthemariner'scompassduringthecivilizedprocesscannotbe__________tothepowerofspeech,writingandagriculture.

46.

WearetoldthatthecolonistsdidnotneedtheBritishaftertheTreatyofPads,becausetheformer______.

47.

Theterm"fixedentity"inthefirstparagraphcanbestbeinterpretedas______.

A.aninvariableconstant

B.astablefacultyofthemind

C.aninheritedfixedcapacity

D.aspecificinnatepotential

48.

Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbestbedescribedas______.

A.disapprovingB.emotionalC.objectiveD.sympathetic

49.ThepurposeofVolunteersinMedicineisto______.

A.helpretiredmedicalworkersimprovetheirincomes

B.providefreemedicalservicestothosewhoneedthem

C.urgethegovernmenttosetupnon-profitclinics

D.makethedreamoftheauthor'sfathercometrue

50.Theword"amygdala"(Line2,Para.4)probablyreferstotheareainthebrainthat

A.memorizesfearfulsituations

B.reactstofearfulsituations

C.controlnegativeemotions

D.reflectsunforgettableimages

51.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheexpressedsequencetags?

A.Theyaredifficulttomarkoff.

B.Theycontainunidentifiedgeneticinformation.

C.Theycontaintheentirehumangeneticinformation.

D.Theyaregeneswhosespecificfunctionshavebeenidentified.

52.

InPara.4,theword"Rusken"mostprobablymeans______.

A.atrafficpolicewhodirectsthetraffic

B.abadexampletogiveacaution

C.onepersonwhobreaksthetrafficregulations

D.thedriverlovedbythepassengers

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

IonceknewadognamedNewtonwhohasauniquesenseofhumor.WheneverItossedoutaFrisbee(飛碟)forhimtochase,he'dtakeoffinhotpursuitbutthenseemtolosetrackofit.Movingbackandforthonlyayardortwofromthetoy,Newtonwouldlookailaround,evenUpintothetrees.Heseemedgenuinelypuzzled.Finally,I'dgiveupandheadintothefieldtohelphimout.ButnosoonerwouldIgetwithin10ft.ofhimthanhewouldruninvariablystraightovertotheFrisbee,grabitandstartrunninglikemad,lookingoverhisshoulderwithwhatlookedsuspiciouslylikeagrin.

Justabouteverypetownerhasastorylikethisandiseagertoshareitwithanyonewhowilllisten.Onveryshortnotice,TIMEreporterscameupwith25storiesaboutwhateachisconvincedisthesmartestpetintheworld.Amongthem:thecatwhoclosesthedoorbehindhimwhenhegoesintothebathroom;thecatwhousesatoiletinsteadofalitterbox...andflushesitafterward;thedogwhogoeswildwhenheseeshisownerputtingonbluejeansinsteadofadressbecausejeansmeanitistimetoplay;andthecatwhousedtowaitpatientlyatthebusstopeverydayforalittlegirl,thenwalkhersixblockshome.Andsoon.

Thesebehaviorsarecertainlyclever,butwhatdotheymean?IsNewtonreallydeceiving?Canacatreallydesireprivacyinthetoilet?Inshort,dohouseholdpetsreallyhaveamentalandemotionallife?Theirownersthinkso,butanimal-behavior.expertswouldhavegonemadonhearingsuchaquestion.Theworstsinintheirmoralvocabularyisanthropomorphism(擬人化),projectinghumantraitsontoanimals.Adogoracatmightbehaveasifitwereangry,lonely,sad,happyorconfused,butthatisonlyintheeyeoftheviewer.Whatisgoingon,theyinsist,isthatthedogorcathasbeenconditioned,throughaperhapsunintentionalseriesofpunishmentsandrewards,tobehavecertainway.Thebehavior.isamechanicalresultofthetraining.

Newtonseemedpuzzledaboutnotknowing______.

54.

Thelastsentenceofthe2ndparagraphtellsusthatthewriterbelievesthat______.

A.thecomputerisassmartashumanbeings

B.thecomputerisfriendlywithhumanbeings

C.humanbeingscaninteractwiththecomputeranddowhattheywantattheirwill

D.humanbeingshavenotusedthecomputertoitsfullestadvantage

55.Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiableif______.

A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness

B.seenasone'shabitualpatternofbehavior

C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence

D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges

56.

Studiesinsingle-sexschoolsshowthat______.

A.smallerclassbringslowerachievementsofthestudents

B.specialattentionencouragesthestudentstodobetterinclass

C.singlesexistheonlyfactorthatinfluencesthestudents'behaviors

D.singlesexhelpsthestudentslearnmoreinclass

57.Whydoestheauthorstillclearlyrememberthewar?

A.FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasPresident.

B.Itwashispersonalrealityandpartofhislife.

C.Therewasnotmuchtobuy.

D.Thewarwouldneverend.

58.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSesameStreetfromRosemarieTruglio'swords?

A.Ittriestopreparechildrenbothforschoolandlife'slessons.

B.Itswriterhaschangedthethemeofthestoryforkids.

C.Childrenseemtobelookeddownuponintheshow.

D.Sensitivetopicshavealwaysbeenbannedintheshow.

59.Intheatmosphere,carbondioxideactsratherlikeaone-waymirror—theglassintheroofofagreenhousewhichallowsthesun'sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfromescaping.Accordingtoaweatherexpert'sprediction,theatmospherewillbe3℃warmerintheyear2050thanitistoday,ifmancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresentrate.Ifthiswarminguptookplace,theicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomelt,thusraisingsealevelseveralmetersandseverelyfloodingcoastalcities.Also,theincreaseinatmospherictemperaturewouldleadtogreatchangesintheclimateofthenorthernhemisphere,possiblyresultinginanalterationofthechieffood-growingzones.

Inthepast,concernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentratedontheArcticbecausetheAntarcticismuchcolderandhasamuchthickericesheet.ButtheweatherexpertsarenowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarctic,whichmaybeaffectedbyonlyafewdegreesofwarming:inotherwords,byawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplaceinthenextfiftyyearsfromtheburningoffuels.SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealreadydisappearing.Theevidenceavailablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplace.Thisfitsthetheorythatcarbondioxidewarmstheearth.

However,mostofthefuelisburntinthenorthernhemisphere,wheretemperaturesseemtobefalling.Scientistsconclude,therefore