2022年內蒙古自治區(qū)烏蘭察布市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2022年內蒙古自治區(qū)烏蘭察布市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Bennerandhiscolleagues'assemblyofanevolutionarytreeofyeastADHshowed______andhelpedtheresearchers______.

3.Nowadaysemployersoftenaskquestionsdesignedto______.

A.findtheinterviewees'shortcomings

B.findthesolutionsofthecompany'sproblems

C.maketheintervieweesrealizetheyneedtolearnmore

D.discovermoreaboutintervieweeandthewaytheintervieweereacttodifferentsituations

4.Themajoraimoftheagreementmadeby284universitiesismerelytoreduceenergyconsumptionandwaste.

5.

Class,income,education,racialandreligiousbackgroundseemtoplayanimportantpartinchoosingamate.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Flossing,anessentialpartofthetooth-cleaningprocess,removesplaquebetweenteethandatthegumline,thebreedinggroundfor______.

7.Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifitsanctionscreditcardsdecoratedwith______.

8.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthwhentheEarthcameintobeing.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"someofthemarespecialisttheatres"?

A.Thosetheatresonlyhaveoperasshows.

B.Thetheatresareespeciallygoodfortheirballetshows.

C.Thesetheatresofferreallyaffordabletickets.

D.Theyeachholdaspecialtypeofplayorshow.

10.

ThisarticletellsusthatfurtherstudiesareneededtoassessthepotentialrisksofGMfoodseventhoughthetechnologypromisesmanybenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Eatingsmallerportions,eatingslowly,payingattentiontothenutritional______ofmealsareexamplesofhealthyeatinghabits.

12.

Forthosestudentsbacktoschool,somecertificationprogramsareincludedEXCEPT______.

A.informationdesign

B.trafficcontrol

C.user-experiencedesign

D.greentechnology

13.FactsaboutDepression

Inanygivenone-yearperiod,9.5%ofthepopulation,orabout18.8millionAmericanadults,sufferfromadepressiveillness.Theeconomiccostforthisdisorderishigh,butthecostinhumansufferingcannotbeestimated.Depressiveillnessesofteninterferewithnormalfunctioningandcausepainandsufferingnotonlytothosewhohaveadisorder,butalsotothosewhocareaboutthem.Seriousdepressioncandestroyfamilylifeaswellasthelifeoftheillperson.Butmuchofthissufferingisunnecessary.

Mostwithadepressiveillnessdonotseektreatment,althoughthegreatmajority—eventhosewhosedepressionisextremelysevere—canbehelped.Thankstoyearsoffruitfulresearch,therearenowmedicationsandpsychosocialtherapiessuchascognitive/behavioral"talk"orinterpersonalthateasethepainofdepression.

What'sDepressiveDisorder?

Adepressivedisorderisanillnessthatinvolvesthebody,mood,andthoughts,ftaffectsthewayapersoneatsandsleeps,thewayonefeelsaboutoneself,andthewayonethinksaboutthings.Adepressivedisorderisnotthesameasapassingbluemood.Itisnotasignofpersonalweaknessoraconditionthatcanbewilledorwishedaway.Propelwithadepressiveillnesscannotmerely"pullthemselvestogether"andgetbetter.Withouttreatment,symptomscanlastforweeks,months,oryears.Appropriatetreatment,however,canhelpmostpeoplewhosufferfromdepression

TypesofDepression

Depressivedisorderscomeindifferentforms,justasisthecasewithotherillnessessuchasheartdisease.Briefdescriptionsofthemostcommontypesofdepressivedisordersaregivenbelow.However,withinthesetypestherearevariationsinthenumberofsymptoms,theirseverity,andpersistence.

Majordepressionismanifestedbyacombinationofsymptoms(seesymptomlist)thatinterferewiththeabilitytowork,study,sleep,eat,andenjoyoncepleasurableactivities.Suchadisablingepisodeofdepressionmayoccuronlyoncebutmorecommonlyoccursseveraltimesinalifetime.

Alessseveretypedepression,dysthymia,involveslong-term,chronic(慢性的)symptomsthatdonotdisable,butkeeponefromfunctioningwellorfromfeelinggood.Manypeoplewithdysthymiaalsoexperiencemajordepressiveepisodesatsometimeintheirlives.

Anothertypeofdepressionisbipolardisorder.Notnearlyasprevalentasotherformsofdepressivedisorders,bipolardisorderischaracterizedbycyclingmoodchanges:severehighs(mania)andlows(depression).Sometimesthemoodswitchesaredramaticandrapid,butmostoftentheyaregradual.

Wheninthedepressedcycle,anindividualcanhaveanyorallofthesymptomsofadepressivedisorder.Wheninthemaniccycle,theindividualmaybeoveractive,over-talkative,andhaveagreatdealofenergy.Maniaoftenaffectsthinking,judgment,andsocialbehavior.inwaysthatcauseseriousproblemsandembarrassment.Forexample,theindividualinamanicphase(狀態(tài))mayfeelelated,fulltograndschemesthatmightrangefromunwisebusinessdecisionstoromanticsprees(放縱).Mania,leftuntreated,mayworsentoapsychoticstate.

SymptomsofDepressionandMania

Noteveryonewhoisdepressedormanicexperienceseverysymptom.Somepeopleexperienceafewsymptoms,somemany.Severityofsymptomsvarieswithindividualsandalsovariesovertime.

Depression

?Feelingsofhopelessness,pessimism

?Feelingsofguilt,worthlessness,helplessness

?Lossofinterestorpleasureinhobbiesandactivitiesthatwereonceenjoyed,includingsex

?Decreasedenergy,fatigue,being"sloweddown"

?Difficultyconcentrating,remembering,makingdecisions

&n

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

InherbookRachelCarsonassertsthat"controllingnature"______anddoesnotnecessarilymean_______.

15.

TheLewisCenteratOberlinisanenergy-efficientbuildingandthemajorenergyresourceofitisfrom

16.

Amongthealternativeenergysources,______,andcoalarethecheapestformstoday.

17.

Poorlyequipped"recyclingcentres"shouldbelimitedandprohibitedbecausethistypeofrecyclinghascausedseriousproblemsofenvironmentalpollution.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Thearticledealswiththelinkbetween____________________andthesuggestionstopreventthem.

19.

Bothnaturalgasandgasolineare___________andthusneithercanbeconsideredrenewable.

20.

Stranglersaresocalledbecausethey______byblockingthesunlightandcompetingforthenutrients.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(43)

22.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Itisagreatprivilegeformetobeinvitedtospeakatthetenth-yearreunionoftheStateUniversity'sgraduatingclass.

Whenyouarrivedoncampustoday,afteradecade,youwereprobablyimpressedbytwochangesatState:one,theabsenceofUniversityTower,thefirstbuildingconstructedonthecampus,andahistoriclandmarkformanyyears;andtwo,thedisappearanceofparkinglotsonmaincampus.

TwoyearsagoUniversityTowerwasinspectedandfoundtobeunsafe.Inspiteofeffortstorestoreto,itwasnecessarytolevelthebuilding.Abelltowerwasconstructedonthesamesite,builtforthemostpartusingthegoodbrickthatwassavedfromtheoriginalbuilding.Theoriginalbellswerealsopreserved.

Asfortheparkinglots,theyhavebeenreplacedbygrass,trees,andpedestrianwalkways.Parkingisnowlocatedinparkinggaragesonthenorthandwestsidesofthecampus.

Twomoresubtlechangeshaveoccurredwithinthepastdecade.OneisthecreationandexpansionoftheDivisionofContinuingEducationforthecommunity,includingaSaturdayandsummerenrichmentprogramforchildren,andanafternoonandeveningspecialinterestprogramforadults.TheotheristheadditiontothestudentpopulationofAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.MostinternationalstudentsareenrolledintheCollegeofEngineeringandtheCollegeofBusiness.Wehaveextendedourcommitmentbeyondthebordersofourstateandnationtoencompassthecitizenandnationsoftheworld.

(27)

A.Themaincampuslooksthesame.

B.Thestudentpopulationisthesame.

C.Theidealsoftheuniversityarethesame.

D.TheDivisionofContinuingEducationhasthesameprograms.

23.(21)

A.Theycaninvitegueststohavemealsatareducedprice.

B.Theyreceivecardsthatallowthemtobeservedfirst.

C.Theycanhelpdecidewhatwillbeonthemenu.

D.Theypaylesspermealthanthosewhodon'talwayseatthere.

24.(24)

A.Tosuggestchangesinthetuitionfees.

B.Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

C.Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D.Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

25.聽力原文：M:WoulditbealrightifItookyourpictureandaskedyouafewquestions?I'majournalistwritingamagazinestoryaboutforeignerslivinginourcity.

W:Well,youmayaskthequestionsfirst.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

(16)

A.Tohelphimfindamagazine.

B.Toworkasajournalistforhim.

C.Towriteamagazinestoryforhim.

D.Totellaboutherlifeexperiencehere.

26.(29)

A.Itmayeasilygowrongandanyunsavedworkdisappears.

B.Itcrashesthecomputereasily.

C.Itmayattractthethunder.

D.Itconsumesmorepower.

27.(36)

A.Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.

B.Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.

C.Onlyhumantearscanresistinvadingbacteria.

D.Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.

28.聽力原文：M：Youcantakethesubwaytothehotel；it'sthemostconvenientandfastest．Oryoucantakethebusifyoudon'tmindthecrowdnessandtime．Well，asforsightseeing，Isuggestyoutakeataxiorjustwalk．

W：Well，thankyouverymuch．Iwouldliketodosomephysicalexercisesaftermeals，

Q：Howwillthewomangotothehotel?

(16)

A.Takethesubway.B.Takethebus.C.Takeataxi.D.Onfoot.

29.

【B6】

30.聽力原文：W:CouldyouhavethepicturesreadythisafternoonandI'llpickthemupthen?

M:Ifyouwantyourfilmtobeproperlyprocessed,you'llhavetopickthemuponFriday,whichisthedayaftertomorrow.

Q:Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(17)

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.D.OnMonday.

31.SectionC

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

聽力原文：AlongthecoastoftheUnitedStates,theU.S.CoastGuardhelpsshipsthatgetintodifficultyatsea.TheCoastGuard,liketheNavy,iscontrolledbytheU.S.government.Itreceivesthemoneythatitneedsfromthegovernment;thereforeitsships,planes,andhelicoptersareverymodern.

InGreatBritainthesystemisverydifferent.Thereareasmallnumberofmen,calledlifeboatmen,whogoouttohelpshipsintrouble.Thesebravemenoftenrisktheirlives,buttheyreceivenomoneyfortheirwork.Theyliveinsmalltownsonthecoast,andmosthaveotherjobs.ThespeciallifeboatsthattheyneedareprovidedbytheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(R.N.L.I.),aprivategroupwhichdependscompletelyonmoneyfromprivatepeople.TheR.N.L.I.doesnotacceptanymoneyfromthegovernment.Asaresult,itcannotalwaysbuythebestandmostmodernlifeboats.Forexample,abouttenyearsago,Britishresearchersbegantocriticizethelifeboatswhichwereinuseatthattime.Accordingtotheirstudies,thelifeboatsneversink,buttheyturnedoverincertainseaconditionsandstayedupsidedowninthewater.However,therewasanewkindoflifeboatthatdidnotturnover.TheR.N.L.I.begantobuythissaferkindofboat,butitcouldbeonlyoneortwoeveryyear.

SomeyearsagoonthesouthwesterncoastofEngland,ahelicopterfoundalifeboatlyingupsidedownintheseaandtherewerenosurvivors.

AlongthecoastoftheUnitedStates,theU.S.CoastGuardhelpsshipsthatgetintodifficultyatsea.TheCoastGuard,liketheNavy,is(36)______bytheU.S.government.Itreceivesthemoneythatitneedsfromthegovernment;thereforeitsships,planes,and(37)______areverymodern.

InGreatBritainthe(38)______isverydifferent.Thereareasmallnumberofmen,calledlifeboatmen,whogoouttohelpshipsintrouble.Thesebravemenoftenrisktheirlives,butthey(39)______nomoneyfortheirwork.Theyliveinsmalltownsonthecoast,andmosthaveotherjobs.ThespeciallifeboatsthattheyneedareprovidedbytheRoyalNationalLifeboat(40)______(R.N.L.I.),aprivategroupwhichdependscompletelyonmoneyfromprivatepeople.TheR.N.L.I.doesnotacceptanymoneyfromthe(41)______.Asaresult,itcannotalwaysbuythebestandmostmodernlifeboats.Forexample,abouttenyearsago,Britishresearchersbeganto(42)______thelifeboatswhichwereinuseatthattime.Accordingtotheir(43)______,thelifeboatsneversink,(44)____________.(45)____________.TheR.N.L.I.begantobuythissaferkindofboat,butitcouldbeonlyoneortwoeveryyear.(46)____________.

32.聽力原文：W:Supposethecompanyofferedyouapayraise,a50%.Wouldyoubesodeterminedtoleaveandlookforjobelsewhere?

M:Yes,I'vesetmymindonit.I'dliketofindajobwithfullscopetoshowmyability.

Q:Whyhasthemandecidedtoleavethecompany?

(23)

A.Withaknife.

B.Ontheedgeofsomemetal.

C.Onsomeglass.

D.Onapieceofpaper.

33.聽力原文：W:Iwonderwhatmakesmothersoupsetthesedays.

M:Fatherwouldliketoaffordanewvillainthefarawaysuburbs，whichgoesagainstherwishes.And,whatismore，heturnsadeafeartoherwords.

Q:Whyismotherveryunhappyrecently?

(17)

A.Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

B.Sheisoffendedbyhernaughtychildren.

C.Shedisagreeswithfather.

D.Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

34.

【B3】

35.(28)

A.Thelargegapbetweentherichandthepoor.

B.Thedevelopmentofcapitalism.

C.TheRenaissance.

D.Thereligiousreform.movement.

36.聽力原文：IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongthestudents.Betweenthehoursof11:00a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapoperasaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,highschoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets,waitingfortheprograms.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Thesoapoperashavebecomepartofpeople'slives.Duringthe1960s,itwasuncommonforyoung*peopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,scri0usnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapoperas,whichareknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperasareenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperasgiveyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

(33)

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

37.(37)

A.Changetheirjobs.

B.Earnmoremoney.

C.Reducetheirworkinghours.

D.Strengthenthegovernment'srole.

38.聽力原文：W:Congratulations!Iheardaboutyournewjob.

M:Thanks.Nearlyperfectforme.It'sreallyinteresting.Thehoursareidealandit'saneasywalkfromhome.Ifonlythepaywerehalfasgoodaseverythingelse.

Q:Whatdoesthemanfeelabouthisnewjob?

(18)

A.Hethinksitperfectforhim.

B.Heissatisfiedwitheverythinghehas.

C.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeplaceofhisoffice.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththesalaryhegets.

39.聽力原文：W:It'snotsoeasytogetalongwellwithelderlyrelatives.Myaunthatesnoiseandspicyfoodsomuch.WhatcanIdo?

M:Shealsoteachesyousewingandgardening,doesn'tshe?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(19)

A.Thewoman'selderlyauntisn'teasy-going.

B.Thewoman'selderlyaunthatesnoisebutlikesketchup.

C.Thewomanhadbetteradjustherattitudetowardsthematter.

D.Thewomanhadbettersendheraunttosomeotherplacetolive.

40.

【B11】

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

Theappealofthedogchieflyliesinits______.

A.markeddifferencefromthecat

B.abilitytodevelopastrongattachmenttoman

C.itssubmissivenesstoman

D.itsmeeknessaswellasitsdefiantnature

42.

Accordingtotheolderwoman,herillnesshadmuchtodowith______.

A.herdifficultlife

B.herson'srarevisits

C.herbeinglonely

D.herson'sstressfulwork

43.Theneedofmostofthedyingpatientsforcompanyshowstheirdesirefor______.

44.

Intheauthor'sopinion,technicalprogresssuchasinventionsofgunpowderandthemariner'scompassduringthecivilizedprocesscannotbe__________tothepowerofspeech,writingandagriculture.

45.

Thewriterofthearticlewas,undoubtedly______.

A.alinguistB.anattorneyC.ascientistD.anessayist

46.

Consumers'dietinthetimesofeconomicdownturnmanifeststhefactthattheywantto______.

47.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

48.

Whytheteambelievedthatthefour-footmammothtuskwasthemostimportantfind?

A.Becauseitwasthelongesttuskeverfound.

B.Becausethereweresignsleftbyhuman'stoolsonit.

C.Becausethereweregroovesonit.

D.Becausetherearenotanymammothtuskallovertheworld.

49.

Whatdidthearrivaloftheindustrialagemean?

50.SectionB

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

TherebuildingoftheWorldTradeCenterisinmanywaysamemorialtothosewholosttheirlivesinthe2001September11attacksanditisatributethatthesebuildingswillalsobebuilttothehighestgreenbuildingstandards.N.Y.GovernorGeorgePatakiannouncedthattheFreedomTower,WorldTradeCenterOfficeTowers2,3,and4,aswellastheWorldTradeCenterMemorialandMemorialMuseumwillallbedesignedtoachievetheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncil's(USGBC)LEEDGoldcertificationrequirements.

ThisgroundbreakingannouncementwasmadefiveyearsafterthedevastatingattacksandincludesanentirepackageofenergyandenvironmentalmeasuresthatwillbeincorporatedintothedesignoftheWorldTradeCenterredevelopment.PlansfortheFreedomTowerandotherfacilitiesattheWorldTradeCentersitewillfeaturestate-of-the-artenergytechnologiestobetterprotectenvironmentalresources;utilizerenewableenergysources,andmaximizeenergyefficiency.

ThesebuildingsjoinoverhalfabillionsquarefeetofconstructionprojectsalreadyinvolvedwiththeLEEDprogram,includingWorldTradeCenter7,whichwascertifiedasLEEDGoldinMarch2006.Thesefacilitieswillalsobebuilttoadesignstandardthatis20percentmoreefficientthantheNewYorkEnergyConservationConstructionCode.

"ThedecisiontoachieveLEEDGoldisafittingtributetotheimportanceofthereconstructionofGroundZero.UsingLEEDsendsaclearmessagethatourbuildingsmustbesafe,healthyplacesforustoliveandwork,"saidRickFedrizzi,President,CEO&FoundingChair,U.S.GreenBuildingCouncil."NewYorkistobecommendedforitsleadership;theWorldTradeCenterbuildingswillstandasasymbolofNewYork'sCourageandcommitmenttoahealthyandsustainablefuture."

GovernorPatakialsoannouncedanagreementwithSilversteinPropertiesthatcallsfortheFreedomTowerandeachoftheWorldTradeCenterOfficeTowerstoutilizecuttingedgefuelcelltechnologytoincreaseefficiencyandprovidesecurecleanon-sitepowergeneration.Thesefuelcellinstallations,totaling4.8MWofpowergeneration,willtogetherconstituteoneofthelargestfuelcellinstallationsintheworld.

"Theredevelopmentwillbeaglobalexampleofgreenbuildingdesignandaconstantreminderofourcommitmenttobreakthecycleofdependenceonforeignenergy,"saidtheGovernor."Bymovingforwardwithstate-of-the-artdesignandguidelines,NewYorkwillonceagainshowtheworldouringenuity,innovationandcommitmenttobuildingastronger,brighterfutureforall."

"LEEDcertificationfortherebuildingoftheWorldTradeCentercomplexdemonstratestheresiliency(恢復)oftheUnitedStates,"Fedrizzicontinued."Notonlyisournationrestoringtheareasdevastatedbytheterroristattacks,butwearealsodoingsoinawaythathighlightsourcommitmentm—andbeliefin—thefuture."

LEEDGoldcertificationrequires______.

A.thehigheststandardofgreenbuildingdesign

B.theapplicationofadvancedenergytechnology

C.efficiencyofusingenergy

D.safecleanon-sitegenerationofpower

51.

Howdotheparentsrespondtobabies'cry?

A.Theycometodoubtit.

B.Theytakeitseriously.

C.Theyareindifferenttoit.

D.Theyarewearyofit.

52.

Theissueofmediaownershipisimportantbecause______.

A.itaffectstheamountofmoneythestockholderswillmake

B.itdecideswhetherwecanhavedifferentaspectsofthemedia

C.itconcernsthechannelsthroughwhichtoexpressopinions

D.itmeansthatmoreandmorepeoplewillholdontoonlyafewstations

53.SectionA

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

Canyouwalkastraightline?Thequestionismuchmoredifficulttoanswerthanyouthink.ArecentexperimentheldinJapanshowsthatitisalmost(47)______forpeopletowalkexactlystraightfor60meters.Eachmanhadtowearsockssoakedwithredinkandwalkonwhitepaperfixed(48)______tothefloor.The(49)______showedthatallwalkedinawindingratherthanastraightline.Researchersfoundthatpeople(50)______theirdirectionofwalkingregularly.However,therangedifferedfromsubjecttosubject.

Thissuggeststhatnoneofuscanwalkina(51)______straightline.Rather,wemeander(漫步),mainlyduetoaslightstructuralorfunctional(52)______ofourlegs.Sostepsbytheleftandrightlegsofapersonare(53)______.

Asaresult,althoughwemaystartwalkinginastraightline,severalstepsafterwardswehavechangeddirection.However,(54)______helpsustocorrectthedirectionofwalkingandleadsustothetarget.

Yourearsalsohelpyouwalk.Afterturningaroundalotwithyoureyesclosed,youcanhardlystandstill,(55)______tosay,walkstraight.It'sallbecauseyourearsarestillspinningandcan'thelpyoukeepyourbalance.Yourinnerearisastructurecontainingliquids.Whenyouspin,theliquidinsidefollowsyourspinning,butwhenstop,theliquidcontinuestospinforawhile,theresultofwhichis(56)______.Forthemoment,althoughyoureyesighttellsyoutowalkinastraightlineyourbrainlistenstoyourspinningears,thusyoudon'twalkaswhatyoureyestell.

WordBank:

A.imbalanceI.probable

B.eyesightJ.folded

C.similarK.sleepy

D.impossibleL.needless

E.strictlyM.footprints

F.dizzinessN.different

G.flatO.slightly

H.readjusted

54.

WhatwouldbethebestsolutiontotheMBAstudents?______.

55.

Thedifficultyinsolvingtheproblemofglobalwarmingliesinthefactthat______.

A.notallthecountriesarewillingtomakedeepcutsinemissions

B.theleadersofmanycountriesarereluctanttoreachanagreement

C.peopleinmanyareasdon'trealizetheseriousnessoftheproblem

D.worldtechnologyisnotabletosolvetheproblem

56.

Accordingtothepassage,ascomparedwithtelevisedspeeches,traditionalpoliticaldiscoursewasmoresuccessfulin______.

A.allowingnewscoverageofpoliticalcandidates

B.makingpoliticsseemmoreintimatetothecitizen

C.placingpoliticalissueswithinahistoricalcontext

D.providingdetailedinformationonthecandidate'sprivatebehavior

57.

Theword"unwieldy"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.difficulttocollect

B.difficulttotackle

C.incomprehensive

D.uncontrollable

58.

Eatingtoomuchchocolatemademynieceandnephew______.

59.SectionB

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

Menseemtohavealwaystakenaninterestinmeteorites,butnotuntiltheearlynineteenthcenturyweretheseobjectsconsideredworthpreservingforscientificstudy.

Inthebeginning,peoplebelievedthatbecausemeteoritesfellfromtheheavens,theywereeithergodsthemselvesormessagesfromthegods.Thusthemorecivilizedofearlymencarefullykeptthemeteorites,drappingthemincostlylinensandanointingthemwithoil.Inmanyinstances,thepeoplebuiltspecialtemplesinwhichthemeteoritesweretobeworshiped.MeteoriteworshipwascommonlongintheMediterraneanarea,andinAfrica,India,Japan,andMexico:suchworshipstillpersistsinsomeregions.

Althoughmanypeopleheldmeteoritesinreverenceparitcularlyiftheywereseentofall,otherpracticalmindedindividualsmadegooduseofthedurableandeasilyworkedalloyprovidedbynatureinthenickel-ironmeteorites.Theyfrequentlyusedofthismetaltomaketools,andoftenpotsandotherutensi