2021-2022年浙江省溫州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2021-2022年浙江省溫州市大學(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.WhatisthedifferencebetweenJoostandKaZaAaccordingtoFredrikdeWahl?

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

2.

Calcium-richfood______itssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrientslikevitaminDandotherminerals.

3.

Turkeyisthesourceplaceof______and______Rivers

4.

Theworld'spopulationwillincreasein2000to9.3billionpeople.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

RachelCarsonstartedwritingbefore______.

6.

NGOcommunityisoftentheonlyavailablesourceofsupportfortheinternallydisplacedthoughtheassistanceisinadequatefor______.

7.Whentravelinginanothercountry,manyAmericansbringwaterwiththembecause______.

A.theyarenotusedtodrinkinglocalwater

B.theyassumethatlocalwaterisnotsafe

C.theyaremorepronetowater-bornediseases

D.theircaneasilyfallillifcontactingwithlocalgerms

8.

ThetorchrelaywasbroughtbacktotheOlympicsinBerlinin1936,theflamelitinOlympia,Greece.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

CreativejusticestartedintheUnitedStatesisbasedon______.

10.

Alternativesentencingisconsideredonlygoodforyoungoffenders.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.BiologicalMimicry

TheInventionofVelcro

Aftertakinghisdogforawalkonedayintheearly1940s,GeorgedeMestral,aSwissinventor,becamecuriousabouttheseedsoftheburdockplantthathadattachedthemselvestohisclothesandtothedog'sfur.Underamicroscope,helookedcloselyatthehook-and-loopsystemthattheseedshaveevolvedtohitchhikeonpassinganimalsandaidpollination,andherealisedthatthesameapproachcouldbeusedtojoinotherthingstogether.TheresultwasVelcro,aproductthatwasarguablymorethanthreebillionyearsinthemaking,sincethatishowlongthenaturalmechanismthatinspiredittooktoevolve.

Velcroisprobablythemostfamousandcertainlythemostsuccessfulexampleofbiologicalmimicry,or"biomimetics".In.fieldsfromroboticstomaterialsscience,technologistsareincreasinglyborrowingideasfromnature,andwithgoodreason:nature'sdesignshave,bydefinition,stoodthetestoftime,soitwouldbefoolishtoignorethem.Yettransplantingnaturaldesignsintoman-madetechnologiesisstillahit-or-missaffair.

"Engineersdependonbiologiststodiscoverinterestingmechanismsforthemtoexploit,"saysJulianVincent,thedirectoroftheCentreforBiomimeticandNaturalTechnologiesattheUniversityofBathinEngland.Soheandhiscolleagueshavebeenworkingonaschemetoenableengineerstobypassthebiologistsandtapintonature'singenuitydirectly,viaadatabaseof"biologicalpatents".Theideaisthatthisdatabasewillletanyonesearchthroughawiderangeofbiologicalmechanismsandpropertiestofindnaturalsolutionstotechnologicalproblems.

ThePowerofBiomimetics

Surelyhumanintellect,andthedeliberateapplicationofdesignknowledge,candevisebettermechanismsthanthemindless,randomprocessofevolution?Overbillionsofyearsoftrialanderror,naturehasdevisedeffectivesolutionstoallsortsofcomplicatedreal-worldproblems.Taketheslipperytaskofcontrollingasubmersiblevehicle,forexample.Usingpropellers,itisincrediblydifficulttomakerefinedmovements.ButNektonResearch,acompanybasedinDurham,NorthCarolina,hasdevelopedarobotfishcalledMadeleinethatmanoeuvresusingfinsinstead.

Insomecases,engineerscanspenddecadesinventingandperfectinganewtechnology,onlytodiscoverthatnaturebeatthemtoit.TheVenusflowerbasket,forexample,akindofdeep-seasponge,hasspinyskeletaloutgrowthsthatareremarkablysimilar,bothinappearanceandopticalproperties,tocommercialopticalfibres,notesJoannaAizenberg,aresearcheratLucentTechnology'sBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.Andsometimesthesystemsfoundinnaturecanmakeeventhemostadvancedtechnologieslookprimitivebycomparison,shesays.

Theskeletonsofbrittlestars,whichareseacreaturesrelatedtostarfishandseaurchins(海膽),containthousandsoftinylensesthatcollectivelyform.asingle,distributedeye.Thisenablesbrittlestarstoescapepredatorsanddistinguishbetweennightandday.Besideshavingunusualopticalpropertiesandbeingverysmall--eachisjustonetwentiethofamillimetreindiameter—thelenseshaveanothertrickofparticularrelevancetomicro-opticalsystems.Althoughthelensesarefixedinshape,theyareconnectedviaanetwork0ffluid-filledchannels,containingalight-absorbingpigment.Thecreaturecanvarythecontrastofthelensesbycontrollingthisfluid.Thesameideacanbeappliedinman-madelenses,saysDrAizenberg."Thesearemadefromsiliconandsocannotchangetheirproperties,"shesays.Butbycopyingthebrittlestar'sfluidicsystem,shehasbeenabletomakebiomimeticlensarrayswiththesameflexibility.

Anotherdemonstrationofthepowerofbiomimeticscomesfromthegecko(壁虎).Thislizard'sabilitytowal

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Theauthorsuggestedthatpeopleshouldeatmorefruits,vegetables,andplant-basedfoods,eatlesshigh-fat,high-caloriefoodswithinsufficientnutritionalvalue,stopsmoking,exerciseoftenandcontroltheirweightinordertoreducecancer.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

MostEUcountrieshavethelowestbirthrateintheworldaccordingtothestatisticsgivenbytheCentre.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

TheMilkyWaybegantoform.about11.billionyearsearlierthanEarth.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

AccordingtothefiguresreleasedbyOfcom,whichofthefollowingcurrentlyposesthegreatestthreattotheBBC?

A.TheBBC'sterrestrialcompetitors

B.TheInternet

C.Themulti-channelservicesincludingdigitalchannels,BBC3andBBC4.

D.Newspapersandmagazines.

16.

Organicfoodisnotnecessarilybetterthanconventionalfoodintermsofnutrition,safetyortaste.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

SomepeoplearereadytoconnectUFO'swiththeBermudaTrianglebecauseit'ssaidthatmoreUFO'shavebeensightedalong______and______thaninanyotherpartoftheworld.

18.

ThemainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetPAIDis______.

19.

Duetothedeficiencyofinformationsharingandharmonizeddisclosure,regulatorscan'teasilyunderstandlevelsofsystemicvulnerabilityin______.

20.

ManyAsianshavestrongbeliefthatfateinfluenceslife,andthisbeliefisregarded______bymanywesterners.

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

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

聽力原文：WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridgeUniversityin1625,hewasalreadyskilledinLatinaftersevenyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul'sschool,London.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschool,hehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteitfluentlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglish,however,andseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenhelatervisitedItaly.

SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatinthehardway.Theymemorizedrulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeawordfor-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.Astheyincreasedtheirskill,theytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinthoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.

Afterseveralyearsofstudy,theboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyread.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoems,theybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetatten,hispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbyotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentattheuniversity,hemadeconstantuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoemswhichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.

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A.HowJohnMiltonWroteParadiseLost.

B.HowJohnMiltonBecameaPoet.

C.HowJohnMiltonStudiedLatin.

D.HowJohnMiltonBecameFamous.

22.(22)

A.Gradeallthehomework.

B.Cleantheprofessor'soffice.

C.Helptheprofessorintheclassroom.

D.Sortallthedocuments.

23.(32)

A.Allsharkshaveteethtocutprey.

B.Itissurethatsharksliketoattackhumans.

C.Thelargesttypesofsharksareknowntobeaggressive.

D.Tigersharkisoneofthosethathavetheworstrecords.

24.(24)

A.Seventimes.

B.Fivetimes.

C.Atleastseventimes.

D.Atleastfivetimes.

25.聽力原文：I'dliketosharewithyoutodaymyexperiencewithanewapproachtobuildingahouse.It'scalledEnvelopBuilding.Essentially,whatitmeansisthatasyouarebuildingahouse,youtrytoleavethelandscapefeatureontheland,especiallythevegetationintheoriginalcondition.Sowhatyouarenotdoingistheusualpracticeofland-scraping.BywhichImeanliterallyscrapingorcleaningthelandofanyandalltheoriginalplants.WhyistheapproachcalledEnvelopBuilding?Becauseinsteadofclearingeverythingaway,youletyouroriginallandscapeelementsenveloporsurroundyourhouse.Letthevegetationphysicalfeaturessuchashillsandslopesorinterestingrockformations,constitutedasignificantpartofthecharacterofthebraidingsight.Thedesignofthehouseshouldtakethesefeaturesofthepropertyintoaccount.Actuallyintegratingyouroriginalwildlandscapewithahouseisnotthatnew.ThefamousAmericanarchitectWrightwasdoingitabout65yearsago,Soweareingoodcompany.EnvelopBuildingisnotaseasyasitsoundsthough.It'snotjustthatyoubuildyourhouseandleavethelandalone.Bybuilding,youarealreadydamagingtheoriginallandscape.Butasarchitects,weshouldtrytoworkwithenvironment,notagainstit.Acreativearchitectcanfindwaystoincorporatenaturallandscapeintotheoveralldesign.Forexample,Wrightusedthemassivebouldersonthesideofoneofthemostfamoushousesaspartofthehousefoundation.

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A.Itmaycauseunintendedbadresultstohumanbeings.

B.Itisdevelopedwellenoughtoclonehumanbeings.

C.Itwillbringmoreunexpectedeconomicbenefits.

D.Itissupportedbyethicistsandreligiousleaders.

26.(21)

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Five.D.Sixorseven.

27.聽力原文：W:Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

M:I'vegotaclassatten.ButJudie'sfreeandshe'sreallygood.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

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A.Waitforhimuntilhefinisheshisclass.

B.InviteJudietoplayinstead.

C.Cancelthegameandstayathome.

D.Gotoattendtheclasswithhim.

28.(34)

A.NewEngland.B.Britain.C.Newfoundland.D.Alaska.

29.(28)

A.www..

B..

C..

D.www.N.

30.(29)

A.Thefollowingdaywillberainy.

B.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

C.Rainyweathermayapproach.

D.Therainwillstopatonce.

31.(36)

A.Thereisdangerofaccidentsontheline.

B.Thereisnodangerofaccidentsontheline.

C.Theirspeedswillbeautomaticallyfixedbythecomputers.

D.Onetrainwillkeepasafedistancefromtheothertrains.

32.

【B3】

33.(15)

A.Thewomanshouldapplyfortheadvertisedjob.

B.Thewomancanhelphimwithhisworkinthenexttwoweeks.

C.Heistherightpersontohelphertopostanad.

D.Hecanfindabetterpayingjobforthewoman.

34.聽力原文：W:James,Idon'tknowifyouknowthis.ButI'mpreparedtorunfor.classpresidentandI'mwonderingifI,ifIcancountonyourvote.

M:Oh,maybeifyouaskedmesooner.Butmyroommate'srunningtooandI'vealreadypromisedhimhehadmysupport.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewon'tvoteforthewoman.

B.Hemayalsorunforclasspresident.

C.Heshouldpromisetosupportthewoman.

D.Thewomanshouldaskhisroommatetovoteforher.

35.聽力原文：W:Ihatethewaythetrainsruninthiscity.I'vebeenwaitinghereforalmostahalfhour.

M:It'salmosteighto'clock,soweshouldbeonourwaysoon.

Q:Whendidthewomanbeginwaitingforthetrain?

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A.Seveno'clock.

B.Seventhirty.

C.Eighto'clock.

D.Eightthirty.

36.SectionC

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

聽力原文：TheAfricanancestorsoftoday'sblackAmericanswerebroughttotheU.S.asslavesintheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies.Theyworkedonfarms,especiallythelargefarmsinthesouthernstates.SlowlytheybecameanecessarypartoftheeconomicsystemoftheSouth.

Slavesdidnothavetherightsofpeople.Accordingtothelaw,theywere"things"whichbelongedtothepersonwhoboughtthem.Theyhadtoobeytheordersoftheirownerwithoutquestion.Theywerenotallowedtolearntoread;theirownersfearedthateducatedslaveswouldbegintothinkabouttheinjusticeofthesystemandwouldlearntostrugglefortheirfreedom.Slaveshadtoworklonghoursinextremelyunhealthyconditions.Theirownershadcompletepoweroverthem.Theycouldbeboughtandsoldlikeanimalsattheslavemarkets,blackchildrenwereseparatedfromtheirparentsandneversawthemagain.Slaveownershadtherighttopunishseverelyanyslavewhobrokerulesorprotestedagainstthesystem.Slaveswereoftenbeatenbrutallybytheirownersorkilled.AftertheCivilWar,onefreeslavereportedthathisownerkilledanolderslavewhowasteachinghimtoread.Therewasalawagainstbrutalitytoslaves,sointheoryanownerwhotreatedaslavebadlycouldbepunished.Inpractice,however,thelawmeantnothing.Anotherlawsaidthatslavescouldnotgiveevidenceagainstwhitepeople,soveryfewownerswereeverpunishedfortheirbrutality.

TheAfricanancestorsoftoday'sblackAmericanswerebroughttotheU.S.asslavesintheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies.Theyworkedonfarms,especiallythelargefarmsinthe(36)______states.Slowlytheybecamea(37)______partoftheeconomicsystemoftheSouth.

Slavesdidnothavetherightsofpeople.Accordingtothelaw,theywere"things"whichbelongedtothepersonwhoboughtthem.Theyhadto(38)______theordersoftheirownerswithoutquestion.Theywerenotallowedtolearntoread;theirownersfearedthat(39)______slaveswouldbegintothinkabouttheinjusticeofthesystemandwouldlearntostrugglefortheir(40)______.Slaveshadtoworklonghoursinextremelyunhealthyconditions.Theirownershadcompletepoweroverthem.TheycouldbeboughtandSoldlikeanimalsattheslavemarkets,blackchildrenwere(41)______fromtheirparentsandneversawthemagain.Slaveownershadthefighttopunishseverelyanyslavewhobrokerulesor(42)______againstthesystem.Slaveswereoftenbeaten(43)______bytheirownersorkilled.(44)____________.Therewasalawagainstbrutalitytoslaves,so(45)____________.Inpractice,however,thelawmeantnothing.(46)____________.

37.聽力原文：W:Whatdidyoudoduringtheearthquake,James?

M:Intheterribleearthquake,Istayedinbed.

W:Whatdoyoumean?Didn'tyoutrytogetoutside?

M:No.I'dgotterribleflu,soIjuststayedinbed.Ihadtostaythere.

W:Sowhathappened?

M:Well,Imusthavesleptthroughthefirstearthquakealthoughnobodybelievesme.Theysaiditwassonoisy.ThenIwokeupaboutfourinthemorning,stillfeelingterriblewiththeflu,eyesrunning,noserunning.Youknowhowyoufeelwhenyou'vegottheflu.

W:Don'tIjust.I'vebeenluckysofarthisyear,though.

M:SoIdecidedtogetupandmakeacupoftea.I'djustgotintothekitchenwhenIstartedtofeelallunsteadyonmyfeet.ThenIgotthisroaringnoiseinmyears.Istillthoughtitwastheflu,yousee.

W:Sowhathappenedthen?Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutit

M:Well,Islowlyrealizedthatitwasn'tmefeelingdizzyandthenoisesweren'tinmyhead.Iheardthepeopleupstairsscreaming.Thewoodenfloorstartedmovingupanddown,thedoorsandwindowsstartedrattlingandbanging,allthekitchencupboardswerethrownopenandcupsandsaucerscamecrashingtothefloor,thekitchenclockfellfromthewall...

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A.Hestayedinbed.

B.Hetriedtogetoutside.

C.Hecriedforhelp.

D.Hebecamemad.

38.(40)

39.(42)

40.(45)

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

Ifgivenasecondchance,thewriterwouldprobablychooseto______.

42.Whydoestheauthorsaythatstringandtinfoilaretreasures?

A.Thewarhasmadethemscarce.

B.Theyareusefultosixteen-year-olds.

C.Helikedthemwhenhewassixteen.

D.Peopleareverywasteful.

43.

Ifonevehiclestopsonamotorway,theresultisthat______.

44.【S3】

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

"ThisIsYourBrainonMusic"

Neuroscientist(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)科學(xué)家)DanielLevitin'swonderfulnewbookexplainswhymusicisacriticalstepinhumanevolutionandwhythesongswelovedasteensremainstuckon"play"inourheads.

Ifyouhappenedtohavebeenbornbetweenabout1978and1981,there'safairchanceyoucountyourselfanobsessiveoftheSouthernCaliforniarockbandWeezer.Theaffectionwouldnotmakesensetothoseevenjustabitolderoryounger,whomightregardWeezer'sguitarpopascleverandpleasingbutalsosomewhattooshallowtohavemuchlastingsignificance.Thoseofacertainage,though,experiencedthegroup's1994eponymousdebutrelease,knowntofansastheBlueAlbum,asathingofpreciseandoverflowingemotion—10tracksthatfunctionedlikekeystosecretlocksintheteenagebrain,openingupalltheawkwardnessandanxiousnessofthosemelodramatichighschoolyears.

Weallhavemusiclikethis,musicthatburnsintothesoulwhenwe'reyoungandremainsessentialfortherestoftime.FormeitwastheBlueAlbumandanythingtheSmashingPumpkinsdidupuntilabout1998.Foryouit'ssomethingelse,butit'ssurelysomething—there'satapeorrecordorCDthatonceknockedyououtwithaforcethat,cheesyasitistoremember,feltliketruelove.Putononeofthosesongsnowand,ifit'sbeenalongtime,theeffectislikeanoldmovie;thescenesplaybackforyouinentireexhilaratingreels.What'shappeningwhenmusiccapturesyouinthiswaydeservessomescrutiny.Youmayfeellikethesongsaregrabbingyourheart,butwhat'sactuallygoingonisinyourhead.There,saysDanielJ.Levitininhisnewbook"ThisIsYourBrainonMusic,"an"exquisiteorchestrationofbrainregions"areengagedina"precisionchoreographyofneurochemical(影響神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的化學(xué)物質(zhì))uptakeandrelease."Whyhumanbeingsmakeandenjoymusicis,inLevitin'stelling,adeliciousstoryofevolution,anatomy,perceptionandcomputation—astorythat'sallthemorethrillingwhenyouconsideritsresult,thejoyoflivinginaworldfilledwithmusic.

Whatdoyouknowabout"ThisIsYourBrainonMusic"fromthispassage?

46.SectionB

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

Theideaofhumanoidrobotsisnotnew,ofcourse.TheyhavebeenpartoftheimaginativelandscapeeversinceKarlCapek,aCzechwriter,firstdreamedthemupforhis1921play"Rossum'sUniversalRobots".(Theword"robot"comesfromtheCzechwordfordrudgery,robota.)Sincethen,Hollywoodhasproducedcountlessvariationsonthetheme,fromthesultryFalseMariainFritzLang'ssilentmasterpieceMetropolistothewitteringC-3POinStarWarsandtheruthlessassassin

ofTerminator.Humanoidrobotshavewalkedintoourcollectivesubconscious,colouringourviewsofthefuture.

ButnowJapan'sindustrialgiantsarespendingbillionsofyentomakesuchrobotsareality.Theirnewhumanoidsrepresentimpressivefeatsofengineering:whenHondaintroducedAsimo,afour-footrobotthathadbeenindevelopmentforsome15years,itwalkedsofluidlythatitswhite,articulatedexteriorseemedtoconcealahuman.Hondacontinuestomakethemachinefaster,friendlierandmoreagile.LastOctober,whenAsimowasinductedintotheRobotHallofFameinPittsburgh,itwalkedontothestageandaccepteditsownplaque.

Attwoandahalffeettall,Sony'sQRIOissmallerandmoretoy-likethanAsimo.Itwalks,understandsasmallnumberofvoicecommands,andcannavigateonitsown.Ifitfallsover,itgetsupandresumeswhereitleftoff.Itcanevenconnectwirelesslytotheinternetandbroadcastwhatitscameraeyescansee.In2003,SonydemonstratedanupgradedQRIOthatcouldrun.HondarespondedlastDecemberwithaversionofAsimothatrunsattwicethespeed.

In2004,Toyotajoinedthefraywithitsownfamilyofrobots,calledPartner,oneofwhichisafour-foothumanoidthatplaysthetrumpet.Itsfingersworktheinstrument'svalves,andithasmechanicallungsandartificiallips.Toyotahopestoofferacommercialversionoftherobotby2010.Thismonth,50PartnerrobotswillactasguidesatExpo2005inAichi,Japan.

Despitetheirsuddenproliferation,however,humanoidsarestillamechanicalminority.Mostoftheworld'srobotsarefaceless,footlessandmute.Theyareboltedtothefloorsoffactories,stampingoutcarpartsorweldingpiecesofmetal,machinesmakingmoremachines.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,businessordersforindustrialrobotsjumped18%inthefirsthalfof2004.Theymaysoonbeoutnumberedbydomesticrobots,suchasself-navigatingvacuumcleaners,lawnmowersandwindowwashers,whicharesellingfast.Butneitherindustrialnordomesticrobotsarehumanoid.

Inparagraph1theauthorintroduceshistopicbyrelating______.

A.theideaofhumanoidrobots

B.KarlCapek'screationofrobots

C.Hollywood'sproductionofrobotfilms

D.theoriginofandpopularfilmsaboutrobots

47.

ThewritermentionstheexamplesofHitlerandMussolinitoshowthat______.

A.eventhemostculturednationcouldproducedictators

B.massivepopularsupportdoesnotguaranteetruth

C.theyhadthepowerofarousingpeople'semotion

D.theywerebothgoodatusingfaultylogic

48.(57)

49.

Whydidagriculture,whichwaspreviouslyresistedviolently,finallyprevailamongthepastoralnomadsasawayoflife?

50.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Liberal-artsstudentsaredecreasing.

B.Companiesseekemployeeswithabundantknowledge.

C.Tek.Xamhasbeenpopularamongliberal-artsstudents.

D.Tek.Xamsupplementstothecurriculuminindependentcolleges.

51.

Theword"hawk"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.sellB.transportC.placeD.deliver

52.

Oneoftheproblemswithmultipleauthorshipisthatitishardto______.

A.allocatetheresponsibilityifthepapergoeswrong

B.decideonhowmuchcontributioneachreviewerhasmade

C.assigntherolesthatthedifferentauthorsaretoplay

D.correspondwiththeauthorswhenthereadersfeeltheneedto

53.SectionA

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

Usinganimalsincircusesisanunnecessaryandinhumanepracticethat'sharmfultoboththeanimalsandthepublic.Unlikethehumanperformerswho(47)______toworkincircuses,exoticanimalsare(48)______totakepartintheshow.Theyareinvoluntaryactorsinadegrading,unnaturalspectacle.

Whilemanypeopleassociatethecircuswith"safe,wholesome,familyfun"—anassociationpro-rootedaggressivelybythecircusPR(公共關(guān)系)machine-thetruthismuchdarker.Governmentinspectionreports(49)______ongoingmistreatmentofanimalsincircuses,aswellasfailurestoprovidethebasicminimalstandardsofcarerequiredbylaw.Animals(50)______incircuseshavebeeninjuredandkilled,andhaveinjuredandkilledhumans.

Circusesthatexploitanimalsmakeloftyclaimsabouttheir"educational"valueandtheir(51)______to"conservation."Buttherealmessagethatthesecircusessendtochildrenisthatit's(52)______toabuseanimalsforamusementandprofit.

Andtheconservationclaimsmadebymanycircusesaremerelyveiledattemptsto(53)______theexploitationofanimalsforcommercialgain.Endangeredanimalsbornincircus"conservation"programshaveneverbeenreleasedintothewild—theyare(54)______,instead,tolifeincaptivity.

API'scircuscampaignaimstoendtheexploitationof"performing"animalsbyeducatingboththepublicandkeydecision-makersabouthowanimalssufferunderthebigtop,andbypushingfor(55)______andpolicychangesthathelpstopcircuscruelty.Wearealso(56)______ingroundbreakinglitigation(起訴)againstRinglingBrosandBarnum&BaileyCircusforitsmistreatmentofelephants.

WordBank:

A)contributionsI)forced

B)proveJ)doomed

C)justifyK)sure

D)legislationL)reveal

E)participatedM)show

F)involvedN)acceptable

G)usedO)choose

H)needed

54.SectionB

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

Oneoftheoddthingsaboutsomebusinessoranizationsisthattheyspendsomuchmoneytolure(吸引)newcustomersandspendsolittletokeepthemafterthey'vebeenlanded.Itjustdoesn'tmakes