2022年安徽省淮南市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022年安徽省淮南市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Usually,terroristsorradicalpoliticalgroupscausethemostfamoushostagesituationswith______.

2.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblemofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhileleavingboysontheirown.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninordertohelpboysfromtheupperclassprepareforthestudyofLatin.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

MonkeyBaileyoncelivedinLittleRiverZoo.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Theauthorpersuadespeoplenottousenewtechnologiesbecausetheyareexpensive.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

MarkTwaingotmarriedwhenhewas______yearsold.

7.

AccordingtoChan,theworldcommunityisnotworkingcloseenoughinimprovingpublichealthacrosstheglobe.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

NocaptainsandnopilotseverescapedtheTriangleaccidents.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Itisestimatedthattherewere______workdayslosteachyearduetoemployeedepression.

10.Large-packagepurchasecanbenefitlow-incomehouseholdsintheory,butitseldomworksinreality.

11.

AspecialversionofAuto-Tunewasavailableat$99for______.

12.

Hayfoundthattwinsdobetterinsingingthanthesinglebabies.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

ThereasonwhyMr.Kayehopedtogethisjobbackisthatheclonedhewasindeedill.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

15.

AnawardofanyIPrightsshouldconsiderthebalancebetweenthecreator'sinterestandthatoftheotherindividuals'.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Whatisthefirstthingtodotoplanforanearlyretirement?

A.Tomaintainagoodfigure.

B.Toearnasmuchmoneyasyoucannow.

C.Toworkoutadetailedplanofworldtravelling.

D.Toknowexactlytheamountofyourwealth.

17.

Bilingualprogramscandomuchbetteriftheproblemsof______canbesolved.

18.

Becauselittleresearchhadbeendoneontheexplanationofhappiness,beforegoingintothelab,Lyubomirskyhaddonesome______.

19.

Thispassagediscussessomeofthe______wehaveinstoreforus.

20.

Nanotechnologyhasresultedinawiderangeofamazing,practicaldiscoveriessuchasstain-resistanttrousersandself-cleaningtoilets.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B2】

22.(36)

A.HefeelstheIndianswereunfairlytreated.

B.HebelievestheIndiansshouldhaveshowedrespecttogovernment.

C.HethinksthegovernmenthasalwaysrespectedtheIndians.

D.Hebelievesthegovernmentcanbejustified.

23.(29)

A.BecomeamemberoftheCommitteefortheExchangeofForeignStudents.

B.Findtheorganizationsponsoringhim.

C.LearnhowtogetaccustomedtothelifeintheUnitedStates.

D.Stayinaforeigncountryforsixmonths.

24.

【B4】

25.(40)

26.聽(tīng)力原文：EveryoneknowsabouttheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice,but(29)nowadaystheromanticreduniform.jacketisonlywornonspecialoccasions,andthefamoushorsesarerarelyseen.Sothe"Mountie",asamemberofthispoliceforceisknown,isnot,infact,oftenmountedexceptonapowerfulmotor-cycle.(30)Heisamemberofaverymodernandefficientorganization.

TheRoyalCanadianMountedPolicehasresponsibilityforanenormousarea,fromtheU.S.borderuptothevastice-fieldsandfrozenlakes.(30)AmountiemayworkintheHeadquartersbuildinginOttawa.Hemaypilotapatrolplaneacrossthesnow-desertsinthenorth.Hemaybedoingcustomsworkatthefrontier.Hemaybeinplainclotheswatchingforssuspiciouscharacteratanairport,orhemaysimplybedrivingapatrol-car.

Therearemorethantenthousandmeninthisforce,anditwasoneofthesewhowasresponsibleforthearrestofJamesEarlRay.PoliceallovertheworldwerelookingforRayafterthemurderofMartinLutherKing.InJune1968,agroupofpolicemeninCanadaweredoingroutineworkwithapplicationsforpassports.SuddenlyonemannoticedaphotowhichlookedverymuchlikeRay.Thenamewasdifferent,buttheresemblancewassostrongthat(31)thepolicestartedtoinvestigate.TheydiscoveredthatthemanhadalreadygonetoBritain.Thephotographandthefinger-printsweresenttotheBritishpolice,whoarrestedRayatLondonAirport,whenhewasjustgoingtogetonaplaneforBrussels.ThemurderthathadshockedtheworldwassolvedbyamountieonOttawa.

(30)

A.Theyoftenrideamotorcycle.

B.Theyusedtorideahorse.

C.TheyworkinthemountainsofCanada.

D.Theyrideahorse.

27.SectionB

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

聽(tīng)力原文：BuildingteamspiritisalwaysthefocalpointofwhatItrytodoasamanager.Theteamspirit'sveryimportant,butIdon'tbelieveintryingtomotivatetheteamasateam.Itrytomotivatethemasindividuals.SoIdon'tgivethemtalks.Ispeaktotheplayersindividually.AndItrynottoputtoomuchpressureonthem.Ibelieveplayersperform.bestwhentheyarerelaxed.Ifthey'retootense,Icanguaranteetheywon'tplaywell.

Ialsobelieveingivingpeopleautonomy.Ilikeallthepeoplewhoworkformetobeautonomous.Iveryrarelyinterfere.Ifeelpeopleshouldbejudgedontheirresults.Iftheyproveincompetent,thenI'mincompetentifIkeeponemployingthem.

It'slikethatwiththeteam.Igetcriticizedfornotinterferingduringagameandmakingmoresubstitutions.ButIfeelifI'vechosenthoseelevenplayerstogetaresult,thenIshouldleavethemalonetogetonwithit.

IfI'mdroppingaplayerfromtheteam,Idon'tfeelIhavetoexplainittothem.Iftheywanttodiscussit,I'llsay"Comebackandtalkaboutitinacoupleofdays'time".ButIdon'ttrytore-motivatethem.It'suptothemtohavethecharactertofightback.I'magreatbelieverthatalmosteverythingyouachieveinlifeisdowntoyourattitude.IfIhaveaplayerwhoismagnificentlygiftedbuthasastinkingattitude,Iwon'twastemytimeonhim.

(27)

A.Becausehebelievesinmotivatinghisteamasindividuals.

B.Becausehewantstokeephisteamunderpressure.

C.Becausehefeelsitawkwardtogivethemtalks.

D.Becausehethinkshisteamshouldhavethecharactertofightback.

28.(33)

A.Itissaidthattheyammorecarefulwithsmells.

B.Itisreportedthattheyaremoresentimental.

C.Itseemstobeconnectedwithhormonesproducedbywomen.

D.ItislinkedwiththesubstancesintheT-shirts.

29.(31)

A.Thisneedtousetheservicesofpeoplewhowerenotphysicallynear.

B.Thisneedtohaveacommonsetofvalues.

C.Thefearofthingsthatweremoredifferentthanwhatpeoplewereusedto.

D.Thisneedtostorewealth.

30.(25)

A.GiveJackadifferentoffice.

B.Complaintothedepartmenthead.

C.Movethesuppliestothestorageroom.

D.Trytogetaroomtouseformeetings.

31.(39)

32.聽(tīng)力原文：M:I'mgoingtothemuseumthisafternoon.There'sanewexhibitoftheunearthedbronzeswordoftheHallDynasty.Willyougotogetherwithme?

W:I'dloveto,butIhavetotakeabiochemistryexamtomorrow.It'samake-up,youknow.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(14)

A.Shewillgotothemuseumwiththeman.

B.Shelikesthebronzeswordverymuch.

C.Shehopesthemancanpasstheexamthenextday.

D.Shecan'tgowiththemanforhavinganexamthenextday.

33.(45)

34.SectionC

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

ThefamilyinBritainischanging.TheoncetypicalBritishfamilyheadedbytwoparentshas(36)______substantialchangesduringthetwentiethcentury.Inparticulartherehasbeenariseinthenumberofsingle-personhouseholds,which(37)______from18to29percentofallhouseholdsbetween1971and2002.

Bytheyear2020,itis(38)______thattherewillbemoresinglepeoplethan(39)______people.Fiftyyearsagothiswouldhavebeensocially(40)______inBritain.

Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedandstayedmarried.(41)______wasverydifficult,expensiveandtookalongtime.Today,people'sviewsonmarriagearechanging.Many(42)______,mostlyintheirtwentiesorthirties,livetogetherwithoutgettingmarried.Onlyabout60%ofthesecoupleswill(43)______getmarried.

Inthepast,peoplemarriedbeforetheyhadchildren,butnowabout40%ofchildreninBritainareborntounmarriedparents.In2000;(44)____________.Before1960thiswasveryunusual.Peoplearegenerallygettingmarriedatalateragenowandmanywomendonotwanttohavechildrenimmediately.(45)____________.Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliesisincreasing.Thisismainlyduetomoremarriagesendingindivorce,(46)____________.

35.(38)

36.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hey!Yougotanewtelevision.

M:Yeah!Itwasdeliveredyesterday.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

W:It'shuge.Itpracticallytakesuptheentiresideoftheroom.

M:Iknow.Youdon'tthinkit'swell,doyou?

W:Ididn'tsaythat.Imean,ifyouenjoyit,whynot?WhathappenedtoyouroldTV,anyhow?

M:ItjuststoppedworkinglastFriday.Itwasprettyoldanddidn'tworkwell.IthoughtIcanaffordit.Whynotgetanewone?

W:Itmusthavebeenexpensive?

M:Well,notasmuchasyoumightthink.Igotitonsalefor50%off.

W:Really?Where?

M:AtthestereocityonRoute20.YouknowatfirstIjustwantedtoreplacewhatIhad.ATVofaboutthesamesizeandquality.Butthesalesmantherewaspushingthesebecauseofthe50%off.

W:Yeah.But50%offwhat?

M:2,400dollars.

W:Youspent$1,200onaTV?

M:It'sgotalotofspecialfeatures.Lookatthisremotecontrol.

W:I'msure.Butthat'sstillalotofmoneyforatelevision.Idon'tthinkyouwatchTVthatmuch.

M:WelI,Idon't.DeyouthinkIoughttoreturnit?IfIdoitwithinaweekofpurchase,Icangetmymoneyback.

W:Honestly,yes.IthinkyououghttoreaduponTV'sfirstandchoosethemodelyouwantbeforeyougotothestore.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwant.

M:Ithinkyouareright.

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A.Apopulartelevisionprogram.

B.Abreakthroughintechnology.

C.Arecentpurchase.

D.Anewelectronicsstore.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：Myfatherwasaverysoft-spokenman,however,hehadsomeverydefiniteideasaboutmoneyandwork.Hebelievedthatworkwasgoodforthesouland,besides,moneycouldcomeinveryhandy.Papaalsofeltthatthebestwaytogetajobwastoalreadyhaveone.

Asateenager,Iremembermyfatherbeingdelightedwhenmybrotherlandedajobworkingforamajorhamburgerchain.Mybrotherwasn'tveryhappyaboutthejobbutdesperatelywantedthemoneynecessarytobuyhisownear.Althoughthepositionwasasunglamorousastheycome,myfatherfeltthatitwasagoodbeginning.Hebelievedthatifyouhadajob,itwouldshowotheremployersthatyouareworthhiring.

Eventothisday,IneverresignapositionuntilIamofferedanotherone.Papa'swisecounselhashelpedmetobegainfullyemployedeversinceIgraduatedfromcollege.Althoughpapadiedafewyearsago,'hiswisdomwillbepassedontogenerationupongeneration.

(30)

A.Hewasindifferenttohisjob.

B.Hewashappyabouthisjob.

C.Hewasunhappyabouthisjob.

D.Hewassatisfiedwithhisjob.

38.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Areyouenjoyingyourstayhereontheislands?

W:Oh,yes.It'safarcryfromthewinterintheNorth.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(14)

A.TheislandsareverydifferentfromtheNorth.

B.TheislandsareagreatdistancefromtheNorth.

C.TheislandsaresimilartotheNorth.

D.TheislandsmakehercryfortheNorth.

39.SectionC

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

Life-style.isthewayapersonliveswork,leisuretime,hobbies,otherinterests,andpersonalphilosophy.One'spersonallife-style.maybe【B1】______work,includingfewsocialactivities.Another'smayinvolvehobbies,【B2】______activities,orpersonalphilosophy.

Thereislittledoubtthatlife-stylesarechangingandthatthesechangeswillhavean【B3】______onthewaybusinessoperatesintheyears【B4】______.Severalfactorsarecausinglife-style.changesinU.S.society.

First,thereismoreleisuretimethaneverbefore.Theworkweekisnowlessthanfortyhours,as【B5】______toseventyhoursacenturyago.Some【B6】______believeitwillbetwenty-fivehoursorlessbeforetheyear2000.Severalfirmshave【B7】______fourdayworkweekswithmorehoursperday.Othershavecutthenumberofhoursworkedeachweek.Reducedwork【B8】______meanincreasedleisuretime.

Second,familieshavefewerchildrenthanbefore—【B9】______Thistrendhasforcedmanybusinessmantomodifytheircompetitivestrategies.GerberproductsCompanyusedtoadvertise"babiesareourbusiness—andouronlybusiness".【B10】______.

Third,peoplearebettereducatedandmoreprosperousnowthan,theywereearlier.【B11】______Inquiriesofthisnaturehavesometimesledtopersonallife-style.changes.

【B1】

40.

【B6】

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

WhathasVictoriaBirkettdoneinordertodealwiththeeconomicsituation?

A.Shehasreducedthegoodsinstock.

B.ShehasspecialThanksgivinggiftsonsale.

C.Shewilltrytoattractmoretourists.

D.ShewillmovehershoptoWashingtonD.C.

42.

Whatwillhappentoascholarwhoshareshisideaswithhiscolleaguesintheauthor'sopinion?

A.Hegainsrecognitionforhisachievements.

B.Heattractslargenumbersofstudents.

C.Heriskshisideasbeingstolen.

D.Heisconsideredslightlymad.

43.It'simpliedthat______.

A.nuclearpowerstationsmaybecomethetargetsofterroristattack

B.carbondioxideistheprincipalsourceofgreenhousegas

C.theBushadministrationdoesn'tgivedueweighttoenvironmentprotection

D.nuclearwastewillturntobeanenvironmentalthreatinthelong-runterm

44.Wecaninferfromthe2000Harvardreportthat______.

A.peoplecanonlyimprovetheirmemorybymoresleep

B.sleepofonlyafewhoursprovesuselesstoimprovememory

C.researchersdidn'tagreewiththeconclusionofthe1994Israelireport

D.comparisonsweremadebetweensubjectswhosleptandthosewhodidn't

45.

Tigersharkscan______whenotherthingsarearoundthembecausetheyhave______.

46.Genetically-modifiedfoodstuffsareheretostay.That'snottosaythatfoodproducedbyconventionalagriculturewilldisappear,butsimplythatfood-buyingpatternswillpolarize:therewillbeanichemarket(瞄準(zhǔn)機(jī)會(huì)的市場(chǎng))forconventionalfoodstuffsjustasthereisfororganicfood.ItmayevenbethatGMfoodwillbecomethefoodofpreferencebecauseconsumerscometoappreciatethehealthbenefitsofreducedpesticideuse.

Currentlytherearesome20,000chemicalsinuse,butthescientistsonlyhavedetailedinformationonaround1,000ofthem.ToseetheadvantagesofGMfoodyouhaveonlytoconsidertherecentpressrevelationthattheaveragelettuce(萵苣)receiveselevenpesticideapplicationsbeforeitreachesthesupermarketshelf.I'msurechemicalsandtheirroleindiseasewillbecomeabigissueinthenextcentury,asthepopulationofthedevelopedworldworriesincreasinglyaboutitshealth.

ThereasonGMfoodwillnotgoawayisthatweneedathree-foldincreaseinfoodproductionbytheyear2050tokeeppacewiththeworld'spredictedpopulationgrowthtotenorelevenbillion.It'snotjustaquestionofmoremouthstofeedeither.Whatisoftenforgottenisthatalltheseextrapeoplewilltakeupspace,reducingtheoveralllandavailableforagriculture.

Theworldhas800millionhungrypeople.Untilnow,foodsupplieshavebeenincreasedbyimprovedvarieties,pesticidesandartificialfertilizers:thegreenrevolution.Nowwe'reontheedgeofanewrevolution:ageneticone.

ItmaywellbethatinthelongtermitisthedevelopingworldthatbenefitsmostfromGMfoods.It'struethatforthenexttenyearsorsoGMcropsmaybetooexpensive.Butthelessonofpersonalcomputersisapplicablehere—oncethetechnologyhasbeendevelopedformoney—spinningcrops,likemaize(玉米)andcotton,itwillfilterdownandbecomeaffordableforall.Thisdoesn'tmean,unfortunately,thatfamineswilldisappear,butseverityanddurationwillbehelpedbyanimprovedabilitytoproduceanddistributefood.

WhymayGMfoodstuffsbelikedbypeopleinthefuture?

A.Becausetheywillbecheaperthanconventionalfoodstuffs.

B.Becausetheywillremovepeople'sworriesabouttakingmanychemicals.

C.Becauseitwillbemoreconvenientforpeopletogetthem.

D.Becauseconventionalfoodstuffswillnotbeavailableinthefuture.

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.

Accordingtothepassage,ateacher'sdutyisto______.

A.providingstudentswithhelpwhennecessary

B.findingoutstudents'mistakesandcorrectingthem

C.teachingstudentstheessentialknowledgethattheywillneedintheirfuturelife

D.tellingstudentsthecorrectanswers

49.

WhatimpressedtheauthormostwhenhewenttowatchthelionsintheGirForest?

A.Theirfriendliness.

B.Theirsize.

C.Theirintimacy.

D.Theirvitality

50.SectionB

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

Auctions(拍賣(mài))arepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdtogatherintheauctionroomtobidforvariousitemsonsale.Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfiguresandfinallynamesthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled"knockingdown"thegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeronaraisedplatform.

TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauctionandtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatin"antic",meaning"increase".TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythespoilstakeninwar;thesesaleswerecalled"subhasta",meaning"underthespear",aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalforacrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesgoodswereoftensold"bythecandie";ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneerandbidscouldbemadewhileitwasburning.

Practicallyallgoodscanbesoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,fruit,vegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandworksofart.TheauctionroomsatChritie'sandSotheby'sinLondonandNewYorkareworld-famous.

Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbythebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda"lot",isusuallygivenanumber.Theauctioneerneednotbeginwithlotoneandcontinuethenumericalorder;hemaywaituntilhenoticesthefactthatcertainbuyersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneer'sservicesarepaidforintheform.ofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebidding.

Auctionedgoodsaresold______.

A.forthehighestpriceoffered

B.atfixedprices

C.atpriceslowerthantheirtruevalue

D.atpricesofferedbytheauctioneer

51.

Whatdoes"that"(Line.1,Para.3)referto?

A.Ourintellectuallivesandourpublicspaces.

B.Marketing.

C.Citizenship.

D.Healthyculture.

52.

It'sobservedthatachildmustadoptresponsesapprovedby______.

53.WhenmentioningtheattitudeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,someuniversitiesworry______.

A.thefutureorientationofuniversities

B.thefinancialproblemsofuniversities

C.theinfluenceofgovernment'spolicyonuniversities

D.thepurityofuniversitiesinitsfieldofacademeresearch

54.

Whyistheco-operativespiritpresentinsuchpack-hunteraswolveslargelyabsenttheworldoftheprimates?

A.Becausewolvesaremoredefensiveandaggressivethanprimates.

B.Becauseprimatesaremorefriendlythanwolves.

C.Becauseitisnotsodifficultforprimatestoobtainfoodasforwolves.

D.Becauseprimatesarenotterritorialanimals.

55.SectionB

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

Francemightbedescribedasan"all-round"country,onethathasachievedresultsofequalimportanceinmanydiversebranchesofartisticandintellectualactivity.MostofgreatnationsofEuropeexcel(勝過(guò))insomespecialbranchofartorofthought,Italyintheplasticarts,Germanyinphilosophyandmusic,Englandinpoetryandthesciences.France,onthecontrary,hasproducedphilosophers,musicians,painters,scientists,withoutanynoticeablespecializationofhereffort.TheFrenchidealhasalwaysbeenthemanwhohasagoodall-roundknowledgebetterstill,anall-roundunderstanding;itistheidealofgeneralcultureasopposedtospecialization.ThisistheidealreflectedintheeducationFranceprovidesforherchildren.BystudyingthiseducationweinEnglandmaylearnafewthingsusefultoourselveseventhough,perhapsindeedbecause,theFrenchsystemisverydifferentfromourowninitsaims,itsorganizationanditsresults.TheFrenchchild,too,therawmaterialofthiseducation,isunliketheEnglishchildanddifferencesintherawmaterialmaywellaccountfordifferencesintheprocessesemployed.

TheFrenchchild,boyorgirl,givesonetheimpressionofbeingintellectuallymoreprecocious(早熟的)thantheproductofthechillierEnglishclimate.Thisprecocityisencouragedbyhisupbringingamongadults,notinanursery.Englishparentsreadilyadapttheirconversationtothechild'spointofviewandinterestthemselvesmoreinhisgamesandchildishpreoccupations.TheEnglishare,asregardsnationalcharacter,youngerthantheFrench,or,toputitanotherway,thereisinEnglandnodeepdivisionbetweenthelifeofthechildandthatofthegrownman.TheartoftalkingtochildreninthekindoflanguagetheyunderstandissomuchanEnglishartthatmostoftheFrenchchildren'sfavoritebooksaretranslationsfromtheEnglish.Frenchparents,ontheotherhand,dotheirbesttodevelopthechild'sintelligenceasrapidlyaspossible.Theyhavelittlepatiencewithchildishideaseveniftheydonotgosofarastolookuponchildhoodasanunfortunatebutnecessaryprelude(序言)toadultlife.Notthattheyneedtoforcethechild,forheusuallyleadshimselfwillinglytotheprocess,andenjoystheeffectofhisunexpectedlycleverremarksandofhiskeenjudgmentofmenandthings.ItisnotwithoutsignificancethattheFrenchmotherinsteadofappealingtothechild'sheartbyaskinghimtobegoodappealstohisreasonbyaskinghimtobewise.ReasonablenessislookedforearlyinFrance,andtheageofreasonisfixedatsevenyears.

TheauthorconsidersthatFrance______.

A.specializedintheidealofgeneralculture

B.favorstheidealofgeneralcult