2022年安徽省六安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022年安徽省六安市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Controllingourphysicalreactionsandourthoughtsisaneffectivemeansofmanagingstress.

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2.

CollegestudentsareheavyInternetusers.

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3.AprilFools'Special:History'sHoaxes

HappyAprilFools'Day.Tomarktheoccasion,NotionalGeographicNewshascompiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,darned(可恨的)lies,andwhoppers(彌天大謊)thathavebeenperpetratedonthegullible(易受騙的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.

InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation(增殖)ofhoaxes.E-mallinboxesarebombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseuserstodeletebenign(良性)chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardseamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry(歪曲的)chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.

BanDihydrogenMonoxide(一氧化二氫)

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfoam(泡沫)cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfoam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientifictermforwater.

"It'sembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress."Wehadaparalegal(律師助手)whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechnerthenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatdihydrogenmonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam(聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料)."

Otherdangerspranksters(愛開玩笑的人)associatedwiththechemicalincludedacceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severebums,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwater'sdangers.

AlabamaChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforScienceandReasoncontainsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地模仿)legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBoslough'ssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforScienceandReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)LaterthateveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.liethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

ButtoThomas'ssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticle'ssatiricalintent,suchastheAprilIdateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress"dateline,hadbeenreplacedordeleted.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplainedthatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.

TVandNewspaperHoaxes

BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchasnewspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedtheiraudiences.

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4.

Freudwasthefirstmantohelpmentalpatientsbyhavingthemtalkaboutwhatmadethemanxious.

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5.IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?

TheRealWorld

EsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:workingforalaborunion.

Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegree,butaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed＄15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup＄4,000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.

SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington,D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?Nope.Atage24,shetakeshomeabout＄1,800amonth,＄1,200ofwhichdisappearstopayherrent.Addanother＄180amonthtoretireherstudentloansand＄300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath,"shesays.

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

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

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

TuitionHikes

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

Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho--especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations(撥款)fellby10percent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethen10percent.

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

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

CollapsingInvestments

Manyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafannythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:thewildlypopular"529"plans--federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."Wehearfrommanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Even.withamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhaps

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6.StudioengineersbenefitgreatlyfromAuto-Tuneinthat______.

A.theynolongerneedtocorrectwrongnotes

B.ithelpsthemkeepsongssecretbeforegoingpublic

C.itistotallyfreeandthussavesthemlotsofmoney

D.theydon'thavetowastetimeonrecordingmusicagain

7.

Researcher'sstudiesindicatedthatthecoupleswhoownedapetcan______.

8.

Toimproveyouroutput,you'dbettercreateastandardforyouroutputandaredeterminedtoovertakeit

9.

Besidesthefeatureof"doingmorewithless",thesphericalstructureofdomecanalsoallownatural______withoutobstruction.

10.

Inrecentyears,satellitetelevisionhasstartedtobebroadcastintheradiofrequencyrange______.

A.between3.4GHzand7GHz

B.between12GHzand14GHz

C.between14GHzand21GHz

D.between21GHzand27GHz

11.

EricHorvitzhasbeenworkingonAlsystemthatmonitorsacomputeruser'sbehavior.andpredicts______.

12.

Toavoiddestroyingconfidenceinone'sabilitytoread,oneshouldspeeduptherateofreadingasapartof______.

13.

Ifyoudisagreewiththewayyourex-spouse______,youcanaskthecourttodecidethebestinterestsofthechildregardingsuchissuesasreligiousinstructionormedicalcare.

14.

ThepracticeatImperialCollege,Londonprovesthatsomescientists'fearsoffocusingtoomuchcommunicationare______.

15.CrimewithoutBorders

Asgangsgrowincreasinglyglobalized,organizedcrimeisbecomingaproblemhinderinginternationaleconomicdevelopment.

GangArrested

TheColombianpolicearrest27suspectswhowereallegedlyinvolvedinprintingforgednotesinMedellinlastApril.

Inlate2005,Dutchpoliceraided(搜捕)HellsAngelsclubhousesaroundthecountry.Inacoordinatedsweepthatfollowedayearlonginvestigation,policecarriedoutpredawnsearchesinsixtownsandcitiesintheNetherlands,arresting45membersofthemotorcycleclub,layingscoresofchargesandseizinganassortmentofweapons.

Suchlarge-scaleraidswererareinDutchhistory,andtheyshowedthateveninsuchadevelopedcountrywithoutmajorsocialconflictsandwithgoodsocialorder,theinfluenceofcriminalorganizationsandtheattempttodemolishthemaretakenveryseriously.

Intoday'sworld,theeconomyisglobalized,internationalcommunitiesarecoexistentandworldwideinterrelationsgrowevercloser.Meanwhile,gangsindifferentcountriesseekmoreprofitandlivingspace.Toavoidcrackdownsbylawenforcementonthehomefront,somecontinuouslydeveloptheirstructuresandgoglobal.Theyaresteppingoutofanindividualcountry,thusbecomingcancersthatinfluenceinternationalprogressanddevelopment.

Forexample,whentheHellsAngelsclubwasestablishedin1948,itsmembersweremainlyWorldWarIIveteranswhofailedtogetusedtoapeacefullifeandcontinuedtolookforadventures.Decadeslater,thisclubbecameaninfluentialandpopulousorganizationinNorthAmerican,AustraliaandmostcountriesinWestEurope.

Itwas,'andinmanyplacesstillis,involvedincriminalactivitiessuchasdrugtrafficking,moneylaundering,terroristmovesandmurders.InCanada,HellsAngelsandmembersofrivalmotorcyclegangscarriedoutkillingswhenfightingfordrugtraffickingbusinesses,resultingin160deadormissing.Duetothis,Canadianpolicedispatched2,000policeofficersandlaunchedraidsinOntario,Quebecandotherprovinces.

MajorActivities

TheIsraelipolicesearchthesiteofanexplosionlaunchedbyunderworld(黑社會(huì))gangsinTelAviv(特拉維夫)onDecember11,2005.

Sincethe1980s,drugtrafficking(不法交易)hasbeenthemajorbusinessofinternationalgangs.Atpresent,theamountofdrugstraffickedannuallyworldwideisvaluedatmorethan$550billion,with85percenthandledbyunderworldorganizations.

Duetothepotentialforsignificantprofit,gangsstrengthencooperationandform.aglobalchainofdrugplantation,processing,transportationandsales.Forexample,accordingtoColombianofficials,thebiggestdrugtraffickingorganizationinthecountryhasaverydetailedworkdivision,coveringdevelopedoverseasdrugtraffickingnetwork,aswellascocaineplantingfarmsandprocessingplants.Itsstrengthiscenteredinthecountry'scapital,Bogota(波哥大),andspreadstoprovincesinwestColombiaandtheNorthCaribbeancoast.

Aswell,theorganizationownssecretairbasesinthecountry'snorthprovinceandtropicalbushesinthesouth.TraffickersdeliverdrugsthroughthesebasesbysmallplanestoMexico,CentralAmericaandtheFloridacoastintheUnitedStates.Afterbeingairdroppedatascheduledspot,thedrugswillbetransportedtootherplacesbymosquitocrafts(快艇),whichhelpsdrugdealersavoidpolicesupervision.

Inthisway,about10tonsofcocainecanbetraffickedeverymonth.TheItalianMafia(黑手黨)alsobarefacedly(公然地)transportsdrugswithboats,andthevalueofheroindeliveredisestimatedtoreachmorethan$40billioneveryyear,orabout10percentofItaly'sentireGDP.UnderworldorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandRussiahavealsob

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Now,theforeignteachergetsnolessthan5,500yuanpermonthfora12hourworkweekplusalltheotherbenefitsbecausetheauthorityhasrealizedthatthefirstofferwastoolow.

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17.

Salopeksaidthathe______toSudantoreportagainalthoughtherewerealotofdifficulties.

18.Becauseshortmessagingserviceisakindofdatacommunication,secondgenerationwirelesscannotsupportit.

19.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthatglobalwarmingcanbe______.

A.continuedB.improvedC.controlledD.reduced

20.

ThewithdrawingofVioxxonlyledtosomeaccusationsaboutsomeotherpainrelievers.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B7】

22.聽力原文：M:Doyoureallyhavetogoclowntotherivertowashyourclothes?

W:Yes,butallthisconsidered,lifeinthecountry,isstillalotlesscomplicatedthanlifeinthecity.Somemayfeelitistooboringtoliveinthecountry,butIjustenjoyit.

Q:Howdoesthewomanthinkaboutlifeinthecountry?

(18)

A.It'sdull.

B.It'sexciting.

C.It'ssimple.

D.It'scomplicated.

23.(29)

A.Theyhadsomeproblemwiththeirhearts.

B.Oneofthemhadsomeproblemwithherheart.

C.Theyhadsomeproblembreathing.

D.Oneofthemhadsomeproblembreathing.

24.

【B11】

25.(40)

26.(46)

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

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

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Hewon'tvoteforthewoman.

B.Hemayalsorunforclasspresident.

C.Heshouldpromisetosupportthewoman.

D.Thewomanshouldaskhisroommatetovoteforher.

28.(30)

A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.

B.Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.

D.Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.

29.聽力原文：W:Hi,Mike.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouinthekitchen.Whatareyoudoinghere?

M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?

W:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision.Butwehaveanexamtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudywithyou.

M:Oh,well,Iwasjusttakingabreak.ThebooksgivemeaheadacheifIworkonittoolong.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursalready.

M:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgotonthelasttest,don'tyou?

W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthanone.

M:That'sniceidea.But...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninourclasswhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...wasitJulie?

W:Ohyeah,Julie!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.Whydon'tIgiveheracall?

M:What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.

W:Iguessyouaretight.Butyouknowwhat,sheowesmeabigfavor.Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeoftheproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.

M:It'sworthatry.

(20)

A.Thefoodinthekitchen.

B.TheTVProgramme.

C.Theroommateoftheman.

D.Thecomingexam.

30.(26)

A.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtofactorsbeyondtheircontrol.

B.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtointernalfactors.

C.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoexternalfactors.

D.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoothers.

31.【B4】

32.(19)

A.Heisseeingapopularfilm.

B.Heisdiscussingtheprice.

C.Heistalkingsomethingaboutthelatestfashion.

D.Heismakingapopularsuit.

33.聽力原文：M:IhaveacollectcallfromMikePeterson.

W:Iwillacceptthecharges.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Shedoesn'tknowthepersoncalling.

B.She'llpayforthecall.

C.She'llchargethepurchase.

D.She'llcallMikeback.

34.【B5】

35.(22)

A.Shewillbeshownaroundthecity.

B.Shewillbeinameetingimmediately.

C.Thereisadinnerarrangedforher.

D.Shewillgotothehoteltohavearest.

36.

【B3】

37.(36)

A.Prestigeschoolsmaynotbebetter.

B.Thequalityisaboutthesameiseveryschool.

C.Prestigeschoolsarealwaysthebest.

D.Inagoodschoolthestudentsalwayslearnmore.

38.(24)

A.Heisraisingfundsforhiscompany.

B.Helovesworkingonears.

C.HeisMr.Davis'goodfriend.

D.Hehasbeenrewardedforhiswork.

39.

【B10】

40.(31)

A.1968.B.1988.C.1924.D.1978.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Researchthatwentinto'developingthehighlyspecializedtechnologyforspacetravelhasresultedinmanyunexpectedpracticalapplicationsbackonearth.Outoftheengineeringthatproducedrocketmotors,liquidpropellants,spacesuits,andothernecessitiesofspaceflightcameby-productsthatnoonehadanticipated.Equipmentandproceduresdesignedforastronautsandspaceflightshavebeensuccessfullyadaptedforuseinmedicine,industry,andthehome.Thesevaluableproductsofspaceresearch,calledspin-offs,haveimprovedthequalityoflifeonearthinmanyways.

Someofthebest-knownexamplesofspin-offsfromspaceresearcharefoundinhospitalsanddoctors'offices.Onesuchexampleisthesightswitch,whichwasoriginallydevelopedtoallowastronautstocontroltheirspacecraftwithoutusingtheirhands.Thesightswitchisnowusedbyhandicappedpeopletooperatedevicesusingeyemovements.Anotherspin-offisthevoicecommanddevice,whichwasdesignedtoenableastronautstosteertheirspacecraftbyvoicecommand.Thisdeviceisnowbeingusedtohelpdeafpeoplelearntospeak.

Doctorshavealsobenefitedfromthetechnologyrequiredtomakeminiatureelectronicinstrumentssmallenoughanddurableenoughfortripsintospace.Fromthistechnologyhavecomehearingaidsthesizeofanaspirinandtelevisioncamerassmallenoughtobeattachedtoasurgeon'sheadtogivemedicalstudentsaclose-upviewofanoperation.

Biotelemetry,whichwasdevelopedtomonitorthephysicalsignsofastronautsbycheckingtheirtemperature,brain-waveactivity,breathingrate,andheartbeat,offersdoctorsanewmeansofmonitoringhospitalpatients.Biosensorsattachedtothebodysenddatabywireorradio.Thisinformationisdisplayedonterminalsfordoctorstoanalyze.

AerospacescientistsinEnglanddevelopedaspecialbedforastronautsthatisnowusedforburnpatients.Itenablesthemtofloatonacushionofair.Theburnscanhealmorequicklybecausetheydonotrubagainstthebed.

Whatdoesthetechnicalterm"spin-offs"referto?

42.

【C9】

43.

Recessioninrichandemergingmarketsisnotonlyabadnews,butalsothreatens______.

44.

TheBritishDNAdatabaseisestablishedto______.

A.findtheidenticalDNAprofiles

B.helpcriminalinvestigations

C.storepeople'spersonalinformation

D.treatpeopleofpotentialdiseases

45.Accordingtothepassage,apandemic______.

A.killsthosewhoareinfected

B.alwaysfollowsanepidemic

C.isthesameasanepidemic

D.iswidespreadandserious

46.

Whichofthefollowingisthetoneofthisessay?

A.Sarcasticandprejudiced.

B.Objectiveanddetached.

C.Piercingandindifferent.

D.Impassiveandhostile.

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,theterm"icebox"hadenteredtheAmericanlanguage,buticewasstillonlybeginningtoaffectthedietofordinarycitizensintheUnitedStates.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhotels,taverns(酒館),andhospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmeat,freshfish,andbutter.AftertheCivilWar(1861-1865),asicewasusedtorefrigeratefreightcars,italsocameintohouseholduse.Evenbefore1880,halfoftheicesoldinNewYork,Philadelphia,andBaltimore,andone-thirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicago,wenttofamiliesfortheirownuse.Thishadbecomepossiblebecauseanewhouseholdconvenience,theicebox,aprecursorofthemodernfridge,hadbeaninvented.

Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofthephysicsofheat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary(未發(fā)展的).Thecommonsensenotionthatthebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoarsemistaken,foritwasthemeltingoftheicethatperformedthecooling.Nevertheless,earlyeffortstoeconomizeiceincludedwrappinguptheiceinblankets,whichkepttheicefromdoingitsjob.Notuntilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceofinsulationandcirculationneededforanefficienticebox.

"Butasearlyas1803,andingeniousMarylandfarmer,ThomasMoore,hadbeenontherighttrack.HeownedafarmabouttwentymilesoutsidethecityofWashington,forwhichthevillageofGeorgetownwasthemarketcenter.Whenheusedaniceboxofhisowndesigntotransporthisbuttertomarket,hefoundthatcustomerswouldpassuptherapidlymeltingstuffinthetubsofhiscompetitorstopayapremiumpriceforhisbutter,stillfreshandhardinneat,one-poundbricks.Oneadvantageofhisicebox,Mooreexplained,wasthatfarmerswouldnolongerhavetotraveltomarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.

Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

48.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

49.

Inhumanhistory,people'sviewsonbodyweight______.

A.werecloselyrelatedtotheirreligiousbeliefs

B.changedfromtimetotime

C.variedbetweenthepoorandtherich

D.ledtodifferentmoralstandards

50.Thetraditionaltwo-parentsfamilyisfastgivingwayintheAmericaofthe1980stohouseholdsinwhichoneadultmustjuggletheoftenenormousdemandsofmakingalivingandraisingchildren.

Formany,singleparenthoodissynonymouswitheconomicneed.Morethan3millionsingle-parentfamiliesliveinpoverty,accordingtotheCensusBureau,andjoblessness,pluscutsinpublicassistance,hashelpeddriveupthenumberofpoorchildreninsuchfamiliesbyabout20percentinjustthreeyears.

Thebiggestburdenfallsonhouseholdsthatareheadedbysinglemothers.Nearlyhalfofthesefamiliesarebelowthepovertyas"themostcompellingsocialfact"ofthelast10years.

Thisdeprivationisnotonlyhardonitsvictimsbutexpensivefortaxpayerssincesinglewomenandtheiroffspringreceive40to80percentofthebenefitsinvariouswelfareprogramsthatcostthegovernmentatotalof40billiondollarsayear.Despitecutsinbenefitsaveraging10percent,risingnumberofeligiblewomenarelikelytokeeptheoverallcostup,accordingtoeconomistAliceRivlin,formerdirectoroftheCongressionalBudgetoffice.

Fanningthesingle-parentspiralaretwodramaticoffshootsofthesexualrevolution:divorceandunwed(未婚的)motherhood.Thedivorceratehasdoubledinthelast15years,andthenumberofillegitimatebirthshasmorethandoubledto700,000annually.Onetenthofwhitechildrenandmorethanonehalfofblackchildrenarenowbornoutofwedlock.What'smore,thereisastrongtendencynowforwomenandtee