2022-2023年湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年湖南省婁底市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

BoeingandWhirlpool,meanwhile,areworkingtomeetemissionsreductiontargetseventhough______.

2.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

3.

Thewayalotofresearchersusetostudyanxietyisby______.

4.

Higher-incomehouseholdspurchasedless______RTEcerealthanlow-incomehouse-holds.

5.

Thegreenhouseeffectissuretocauseahigherglobaltemperaturenextcentury.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Dr.Dorishadspent15yearson______.

A.beingaweightcounselor

B.writingherbook

C.studyingpsychology

D.beingondiet

7.

Itissuggestedtoprovideopportunitiesforemployeestoexpresstheirideasabout______.

8.

Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

9.

Recruitersdevote______,sometimesseveraltimesaday,withtheirquarry.

10.

Wheelsworkwellonflatsurfaces,butare______.

11.

AccordingtoEkman,thefurrowednosemostprobablymeans______.

12.

Researcherssaythatsupplementscancompletelytaketheplaceofrealfoodinthenearfuture.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Whenusingadrive-upATM,you'dbetterdriveclosetothemachineaswellas______.

14.WhywerecompanieslikeNikeandWalmartcriticizedinthe1990s?

A.Theirpositioninaprofit-and-lossstatement.

B.Theirdiscriminatoryandunfairlaborpractices.

C.Theirpunishmentoutoftheirunethicalbehavior.

D.Theirirresponsiblefigureinconsumers'hearts.

15.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedtoT-Painsince2005?

A.HehadtogiveupAuto-Tune.

B.Hebecameverysuccessful.

C.HemadeafortuneworkingforthePrince.

D.Hewonfameasteachersofwell-knownsingers.

16.

______weremadeuncomfortableinalmostanyEuropeancountry.

17.

Increatingpsychologicalprofile,investigatorssupplyinformationaboutasuspectbasedontheexistingphysicalevidenceorrelevantinformation.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

MusiclyricsofEminemarefullof______________,buttheyareverypopular.

19.

ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispreadwildlywasthat______forwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

20.

Besideslifeinsuranceandhealthinsurance,mostpeoplealsotendtobuy______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(26)

A.Youcangrowvegetablesvertically.

B.Youcanraiseplantsinaconfinedarea.

C.Youcanplantawidevarietyofplainstogether.

D.Youcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.

22.(36)

A.Ithelpsdevelopourpersonalities.

B.Itenablesustoacquirefirst-handknowledge.

C.Itmakesourlifemoreinteresting.

D.Itbringsaboutchangesinourlifestyle.

23.

【B8】

24.

【B4】

25.

【B5】

26.(28)

A.Becauseshehasalotofthingstodotohavetheceremony.

B.Becauseshewantstoexpresshergratitudetotherepresentatives.

C.Becauseshewantstogetsomeimmediatehelpfromthesepersons.

D.Becauseshewantstoknowwhatworkeachrepresentativecando.

27.(33)

A.Whetheritcanbedetectedandchecked.

B.Whetheritwillleadtowidespreadfoodshortage.

C.Whetherglobalwarmingwillspeedupinthefuture.

D.Whetheritwillaffecttheirownlives.

28.聽力原文：ArecentreporthasshownthatintheUnitedStates,peoplehaveexperiencedanevolutionconcerningtheirattitudestowardstheworkweekandweekend.AlthoughsomecalendarsstillmarkthebeginningofaweekasSunday,moreandmoreofAmericansarecomingtoregardMondayasthefirstdayoftheweekwithSaturdayandSundaycomprisingthetwo-dayperiodthoughtofastheweekend.Infact,theword"weekend"didn'tevenexistinEnglishuntilaboutthemiddleofthelastcentury.InEnglandatthattime,SaturdayafternoonshadjustbeenaddedtoSundaysandholidaysasatimeforworkerstohaveofffromtheirjobs.ThisinnovationbecamecommonintheUnitedStatesinthe1920s,butastheworkweekshortenedduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,theweekendexpandedtotwofulldays—SaturdayandSunday.Somepeoplethoughtthatthistrendwouldcontinueduetoincreasingautomationandtheworkweekmightdecreasetofourdaysorevenfewer.Butsofarthishasn'thappened.Theworkweekseemstohavestabilizedasfortyhoursmadeupoffiveeight-hourdays.AndnowadaystheideaofaddingMondaytotheweekendhasalsobeenproposedbysomepeople.

(30)

A.Shiftingjobopportunities.

B.Theevolutionoftheweekend.

C.Attitudestowardemployment,

D.Attitudestowardleisureactivities.

29.

【B7】

30.(17)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Policemananddriver.

D.Motherandson.

31.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M：Mom，I'mnotfeelingwell．Mystomachaches．Icanhardlystandthepain．Ouch!

W：Haveyoueatenanythingbad，honey?Oh，youlooksopale．Youmustgoandseethedoctor．

Q：Whataretheygoingtodo?

(12)

A.Theywillhavesomethingtoeat.

B.Theywillgotothehospital.

C.Theywillstayathomeandhavemeal.

D.Theywillgotothedentist's.

32.聽力原文：W:Youspendallofyourtimereadingbooks.Howdoyouexpecttobewell-informedifyouneverreadanewspaper?

M:It'smyopinionthatreadingthenewspaperisawasteoftime.Afamousmanoncesaidthatnewspapersseparatewhatisimportantfromwhatisnotimportantandthenprintthatwhichisnotimportant.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whyshouldthemanreadnewspapers?

(18)

A.Becausebereadstoomanybooks.

B.Tolearnhowtoseparatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C.Tobewell-informed.

D.Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

33.聽力原文：W:Dr.Smith,thankyouforcomingtoourprogram.

M:Mypleasure.

W:WhenyousaidthattheInternetiscausingadeclineinpsychologicalwell-being,whatdoyoumeanbythat?

M:Well,psychologically,peoplearegettingmoredepressionandlonelinessthanbefore,especiallyforthosewhospendlongtimeontheInternet.

W:SoifpeoplespendjustafewhoursaweekontheInternet,theywouldnothavethebadfeelingthen?

M:Notreally.Actually,it'snotthelongtimeontheNetthatcausesthemfeelbadbutthestateofbeingontheNetdoes.

W:Butyousaidyouhadmuchbrighterexpectationsatfirst.

M:Yes,wesupposedthattheNetwouldprovetobesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

W:Then,whydidtheresultturntobecompletelycontrarytoyourexpectations?

M:Well,peopleontheNetdohavemore"virtual"communication,butthiskindoffacelessandbodilesscommunicationislesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.Andtheyreducetheirtimebeingwithfamilyandfriends.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldviatheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

W.TheInternetshouldbefoundguiltyofthisphenomenon,right?

M:Idon'tthinkso.It'snotaboutthetechnology;it'sabouthowitisused.Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatreallymakespeoplefeelbadontheInternetaccordingtotheman?

23.Whichisincludedintheexpectationsofthemanatfirst?

24.Whydopeoplegetlesshappinessfromthespiritualaspect?

25.Whatistheradicalreasonforthisphenomenonaccordingtotheman?

(23)

A.SpendingmorehoursontheInternet.

B.SpendingfewerhoursontheInternet.

C.ThestateofbeingontheInternet.

D.Theirbrighterexpectationsnotbeingmet.

34.聽力原文：AbouttwopercentofthepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisofAsianorigin—somefivemillionpeople.Chinese,Japanese,andPhilippinesform.thelargestgroups.However,therearealsosignificantnumbersofAsian-Indians,Pakistanis,Koreans,andVietnamesenowlivinginAmerica.AsaresultofthewarinVietnam,some350,000refugeesfromthatcountryhaveenteredtheUnitedStatessincetheearly1970s．

ChineseandJapaneseworkerswereimportedintotheUnitedStatesbyemployersinthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies．MostoftheChinesesettledinCalifornia,wheretheywereemployedmainlyinheavyindustries,suchasminingandrailroadconstruction.Theywerefacedwithintenseprejudiceanddiscrimination,especiallyfromlower-classwhitepeople,whosawthemasasourceofthreattotheirjobs.TheretreatoftheChineseintodistinctChinatownswasnotprimarilytheirchoice,butwasenforcedbythehostilitytheyfaced.SinceChineseimmigrationwasendedbylawin1882,theChineseremainedlargelyisolatedfromthewidersociety—atleastuntilrecently.

MostoftheJapaneseimmigrantsalsosettledinCaliforniaandtheotherPacificstates.DuringWorldWarⅡ,followingtheattackonPearlHarborbyJapan,allJapaneseAmericansintheUnitedStatesweremadetoreportto“relocationcenters”whichwereeffectivelyconcentrationcamps.InspiteofthefactthatmostoftheJapanesewereAmericancitizens,theywerecompelledtoliveinthehastilyestablishedcampsforthedurationofthewar.

(33)

A.About35,000.

B.About250,000.

C.About350,000.

D.About25,000.

35.(19)

A.Sheisalittletired.

B.Sheisgoingtostudyinthelibrary.

C.Shewantstolistentothemusic.

D.Sheisgoingtomakeareservation.

36.(35)

A.Hehadn'ttalkedwithhisfatherforfiveyears.

B.Hehadn'tmethisfatherforfiveyears.

C.Hehadbeenquarrelingwithhisfatherforfiveyears.

D.Hehadsomefinancialproblemwithhisfather.

37.

【B2】

38.聽力原文：Man'sfirstrealinvention,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.Alltransportationandeverymachineintheworlddependonit.Thewheelisthesimplestyetperhapsthemostremarkableofallinventions.Becausetherearenowheelsinnature,nolivingthingswasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?

Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthebodyofaheavyanimalthroughtheforestonlogsmoleeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselvesweighedalot.Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoricthinkertoimaginetwothinslicesoflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstick.Thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdid,yetbemuchlighterandeasiertohandle.Thusthewheelandaxlecameintobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.

(30)

A.Itledtomanyotherinventions.

B.Manhadnouseforitthen.

C.Therewerenowheelsinnature.

D.Alloftheabove.

39.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Ihaveneverseensuchawonderfulmovie.IhopeyouenjoyeditasIdid.

M:ImustadmitthatIfeltdrowsyduringthetwohours.

Q:Howdidthemanaboutthemovie?

(12)

A.Enjoyable.B.Moving.C.Inspiring.D.Dali.

40.

【B11】

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

Bysaying"theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious"(Paragraph4),thewritermeansthat______.

A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat

B.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort

C.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners

D.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

42.Accordingtothepassage,Alzheimer'sdiseaseisthemaincauseoftheelderlypeople's______.

43.SectionB

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

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest--growingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation'sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation'sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.

MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.

BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.

Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstudents______.

A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglish

B.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacter

C.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsociety

D.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheftparents

44.

Theauthorusestheterm"alarmists"(Line1,Para.5)torefertothosewho______.

A.usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence

B.initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality

C.assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaanaggressivebehavior

D.useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior

45.

【C10】

46.SectionB

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

Whentelevisionisgood,nothing—notthetheater,notthemagazinesornewspapers—isbetter.Butwhentelevisionisbad,nothingisworse.Iinviteyoutositdowninfrontofyourtelevisionsetwhenyourstationgoesontheairandstaytherewithoutabook,magazine,news-paper,profitandtosssheetorratingbooktodistractyouandkeepyoureyesgluedtothatsetuntilthestationsignsoff.Icanassureyouthatyouwillobserveavastwasteland.Youwillseeaprocessionofgameshows,violence,audienceparticipationshows,formulacomediesabouttotallyunbelievablefamilies,bloodandthunder,mayhem,violence,sadism(虐待狂),murder,Westernbadmen,Westerngoodmen,privateeyes,gangstersandmoreviolence,andcartoons.And,endlessly,commercialsthatscream,flatterandoffend.Andmostofall,boredom.True,youwillseeafewthingsyouwillenjoy.Buttheyarevery,veryfew.AndifyouthinkIexaggerate,tryit.

Istherenoroomontelevisiontoteach,toinform,touplift,tostretch,toenlargethecapacitiesofourchildren?Noroomforprogramstodeepenthechildren'sunderstandingofchildreninotherlands?Noroomforachildren'snewsshowexplainingsomethingabouttheworldforthemattheirlevelofunderstanding?Noroomforreadingthegreatliteratureofthepast,teachingthemthegreattraditionsoffreedom?Therearesomefinechildren'sshows,buttheyaredrownedoutinthevastseaofcartoonsandviolence.Mustthesebeyourtrademarks?Searchyourconscienceandseewhetheryoucannotoffermoretoourchildrenwhosefutureyouguardsomanyhourseachandeveryday.

Therearemanypeopleinthiscountry,andyoumustserveallofus.Youarerightwhenyousaythat,givenachoicebetweenaWesternandasymphony,morepeoplewillwatchtheWestern.IlikeWesternsandprivateeyestoo,butasteadydietforthewholecountryisobviouslynotinthepublicinterest.Weallknowthatpeoplewouldmoreoftenprefertobeentertainedthanstimulatedorinformed.Butyourdutiesarenotsatisfiedifyoulookonlytopopularityasatestofwhattobroadcast.Youarenotonlyinshowbusiness;youarefreetocommunicateideasaswellastogiverelaxation.Youmustprovideawiderrangeofchoices,morediversities,morealternatives.Itisnotenoughtoservethenation'swhims(怪念頭),youmustalsoserveherneeds.Thepeopleowntheair.Theyownitasmuchinprimeeveningtimeastheydoat6o'clockinthemorning.Foreveryhourthatthepeoplegiveyou—youowethemsomething.Iintendtoseethatyourdebtispaidwithservice.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardtelevisionis_________.

A.criticalB.indignantC.indifferent.D.optimistic

47.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutVSTM?

A.Itispartofshort-termmemory.

B.Itisusefulinourrememberingimages.

C.Itisimportanttoourpermanentstorageofinformation.

D.Itenablesustorememberobjectsshortly.

48.

In2008,scientistsencounteredthetopoftheionosphereall______.

A.thankstotheweaksolaractivity

B.becauseoftheadvancedCINDI

C.bychance

D.aspredicted

49.

Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis______.

A.tourgeindividualstofollowtraditionalcustoms

B.tostressthestronginfluenceofcustomsonanindividual

C.toexaminetheinteractionofmanandsocialcustoms

D.toshowman'sadjustmenttotraditionalcustoms

50.AtleastonesampleofathirdofbottledwaterbrandstestedbyNRDCfailedtomeet

51.

Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?

A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.

B.Bynotusingbooksonspeechmechanicsonpronunciation.

C.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds.

D.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponstudents'pronunciation.

52.

Accordingtothepassage,ifapersonneverforgot.

A.hewouldsurvivebest

B.hewouldhavealotoftrouble

C.hisabilitytolearnwouldbeenhanced

D.theevolutionofmemorywouldstop

53.SectionB

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

AreconstructionofanancienttreefromoneofEarth'sfirstforestsrevealsthattheplantsweretoppedwithfronds(蕨類植樹物的葉子)andnotleaves.Thecrown(樹冠)ofanancienttreefoundinaplacefromwhichstoneisdugoutinNewYorkhasshedlightonthelookoftheworld'searliestforestsbelievedtohavethrivedabout390millionyearsago.

Thediscoveryofthis390-millionyes,old,six-footupperportionofanancienttreetrunkallowedscientiststocreateacompositepictureoftheentireplantwhentheyputittogetherwithfragmentsofatrunkfoundinthesamesiteayearbeforeandwithtreestumpsrecoveredmorethan130yearsago.Theremainshavebeenwidelyreportedas"evidenceoftheEarth'soldestforest,"accordingtoapaperpublishedinthisweek'sNature.

"Thebasicpointofthispaperistwothings,"saysleadauthorWilliamStein."Wenowhaveclearevidencewhatthesestumpsreallywere",andwealsohave"realstrongevidenceofthestructureoftheseforms."

Fromthefossilreconstruction,theteamofscientistsdeterminedthatatreecomprisingallthesepartscouldgrowabout30feettall.AccordingtoStein,thebasewouldhavebeenmassive—ontheorderof2.5feetindiameter—andalarge,singletrunkwithverticalridges,toppedbyaleaflesscrownofamaterialresemblingfrondsonferns(蕨類)andpalms.

Bypiecingtogetherthefragments,theteamwasabletogetanideaofwhatforestmighthavelookedlike390millionyearsago.Steinestimatesthesetreeswouldhavebeen"fairlycloselyspaced,"about3to16feetapart,andthattheywouldhavedroppedaloadoffrondsfromtheirbranchesontotheforestfloor.Amongstthesetreeswerelikelysmallerplantsandshrubs.Thesetreeslikelyletmoresunlightthroughthanmodern-daycounterparts,fortheirbranchstructuresdidnotfanoutasfar,forminganumbrella-likeshape.

SteinnotesthattheriseofforestswithtreeslikethesecausedtheremovalofCO2fromtheairandtemperaturestodrop,creatingclimateslikethoseexperiencedtoday.ThedropCO2inlevels,hesays,likelyledtotheevolutionofflatleavesontreestoattractandretainmoreofthegas,whichplantsneed.Upnext,hesays:researchwillfocuson"theinternalstructureoftheplantstoworkouthowtheygrew"aswellas"howtheyfunctionedphysiologically,particularlytherelationshipwithCO2."

WhatcanpeopleknowfromthecrownofanancienttreefoundinNewYork?

A.Ithelpspeopleknowthatancienttreeshavenotrunk.

B.Itprovidesusnewinformationabouttheappearanceoftheearliestforest.

C.Itprovidesevidencefortheexistenceoftrees397millionyearsago.

D.Itprovidesevidenceforthebloomoftrees397millionyearsago.

54.

Judgingfromthecontext,theword"they"(Para.4)referto______.

A.thesecurityrisks

B.theterroristattacks

C.environmentalhazardsofover-centralization

D.thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazards

55.SectionB

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

IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?

AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,thenumberofadultscharacterizedasoverweightintheUnitedStateshasjumpedtoanastonishingone-thirdofthepopulation.Overweightinthiscasemeansbeingabout20percentormoreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight.Sincethefiguresfor"desirableweight"havemovedupwardoverthelastdecadeorso,totalpoundage-evenat20percentover-maybeconsiderable.

Soaretheattendanthealthrisks.Excessweighthasbeenlinkedtocardiovasculardisease,hypertension,adult-onsetdiabetesandsomeformsofcancer,amongotherdiseases.

Once,whenworkandschoolandthegrocerystorewereatwo-milehikeaway,Americanscouldaffordthecaloriestheyconsume.Butnotnow,notwhenmillionsspendfourorfivehoursadayinfrontofaTVset-alongwithabagofchips,abowlofbutteredpopcornandasixpack--andthere'saearortwoineverydriveway.

"Thereisnocommitmenttoobesity(肥胖)asapublichealthproblem,"saidDr.WilliamDietz,directorofclinicalnutritionattheNewEnglandMedicalCenterinBoston."We'veignoredit,andblameditongluttonyandsloth."

Ifonedefinitionofapublichealthproblemisitscosttothenation,thenobesityqualifies.AccordingtoastudydonebyDr.GrahamA.Colditz,whoteachesatHarvardMedicalSchool,itcostAmericaanestimated$68.8billionin1990.Butwhat'swrongblamingitongluttonyandsloth?True,someunfortunateoverweightpeoplehaveanunderlyingphysicalorgeneticproblem.ButformostAmericans,theproblemiswithtwoofthesevendeadlysins.

Losingweightisadesperatelydifficultbusiness.Preventinggain,however,isnot.Consumerinformationiseverywhere,andtherecanbefewadultswhotrulybelievethathotdogs,fries,asodaandacoupleofTwinkiesmakeagoodlunch.Buttheyeatthemanyway.

AsmoreandmoreAmericansbecameeducatedtotherisksofsmoking,moreandmoreAmericansgaveupthehabit.NowitappearsthatAmericansneedanintensiveeducationintherisksofstuffingthemselvesandfailingtoexerciseaswell.

Giventheseductivenessofchocolateandcheese,thecouchandthecar,thathabitwillbehardtobreak.Butifanounceofpreventioncanobviateapoundoffat,itiswellworththestruggle.

Theauthorsetsupthestandardofoverweightpeoplebasedonthefactthat______.

A.thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasastonishinglyincreased

B.peoplehaveadifferentideaabouttheirdesirableweightnow

C.overweightbecomesathreattopeople'shealth

D.theoverweightproblemhaslongbeenstudied

56.

【C8】

57.

Accordingtotheauthor,peopleofunderdevelopedculturescanhave______languages.

A.complicatedB.uncivilizedC.primitiveD.well-known

58.

WhatenablesAmericansandBritishtoborrowfromAsianstosupportthemselvesinfinance?

59.

HowmanydayswastheTitanicatseabeforesinking?

60.

【C3】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S7】

62.

【S10】

63.

【S9】

64.

【S4】

65.

【S5】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.____________(人們幾乎一眼就能看出差異)foraspideralwayshaseightlegs.

67.He'slyingtherewithoutsayinganything;______(與其說他累了倒不如說他餓了).

68.Thisisagoodopportunityfortheseartists,______(他們的個(gè)人主義最終在作品中表現(xiàn)了出來).

69.Timeandopportunityareimportant,but______(沒有比喪失自信更可怕的事).

70.Thereisnoevidencethat______(大多數(shù)人愿意對(duì)生態(tài)環(huán)境無害的產(chǎn)品支付更多的錢).

參考答案

1.nofederallawyetrequiresthisnofederallawyetrequiresthis解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干定位到第七個(gè)小標(biāo)題第二段末句BoeingandWhirlpool，meanwhile，areworkingtomeetemissionsreductiontargetseventhoughnofederallawyetrequiresthis，即：Boeing和Whirlpool正在努力達(dá)到減少排放的日標(biāo)，即使聯(lián)邦法律并沒有要求這樣做，故得答案。

2.AmericansAmericans解析：在文章里有間接的表示“Competitiveness，afterall，isprizedhighlybyAmericans，perhapsmoresothanbyotherpeoples．要知道，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)精神受到美國(guó)人的高度贊揚(yáng)，這恐怕比其他國(guó)家的。人更為甚之?！?/p>

3.scaringratsandcuttingthemopenscaringratsandcuttingthemopen解析：定位到文章第七段前兩句，可知“研究者通過嚇唬老鼠，并把它們的大腦切開來進(jìn)行研究?！?/p>

4.private-labelprivate-label解析：參見“MoreSpendingonPromotionalItems”小節(jié)部分第2段第4句：“Low-incomehouseholdsspent11.5%oftheirRTEcerealexpendituresonprivate-labelcereals,whilethehigher-incomehouseholdsspentlowershares...”

5.C解析：第2個(gè)小標(biāo)題B.GlobalWarming下面的第2段提到