2022年廣東省韶關(guān)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022年廣東省韶關(guān)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Whatdothetwosetsof"public"and"private"argumentsshow?

A.Googleisthesameasanyothercompanyaimingatmoney.

B.Google'spropagandaisdifferentfromanyothercompany.

C.Googleexcelsanyother"evil"companyingrabbingmoney.

D.Googleisregardedasanevilcompany.

2.

Thewriterproposestousethesamerateforalltypesofmaterialandforallreadingpurposes.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Fullerwon______in19

4.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

5.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

What'stherightactivityforme?

Whoeveryouare.there'sanactivityforyou.Andjustasgettingfitterdoesn'thavetomeanpushingyourselftothelimitsofyourendurance,youdon'thavetobetechnicallybrilliantataparticularsporttoderivepleasureandhealthbenefitsfromit.

Somepeopleholdbackfromgettingfitbecausetheyfeelself-consciousabouttheirabilityorbodyandwanttofindanactivitytheycandoontheirown,butorganizedclassesandsportsclubscanprovideyouwithsupportandmotivation,aswellasachancetomakenewfriends.

Ifyou'reinterestedinfootball,hockeyorotherteamsports,forexample,manylocalclubswillhaveseveralteamsofvaryingabilities,whilethereareplentyofaerobicsoryogaclassesspecificallydesignedtocaterforbeginners.

You'renevertoooldtolearntoswim,oryoucantakeclassestoimproveyourtechniqueifthat'swhat'sholdingyouback.

Butmanyactivitiescanbedonebyyourself,andrequireneithertechnicalexpertisenormuchinthewayofequipmentorexpensejustyourwillingnesstogiveitago.

Herearesomeofthebest,easiestandmostpopularwaystostartgettingfit,aswellassomesuggestionsforalternatives,thatgetyoustartedorputyouintouchwithalocalclub.

Walking

Mostofuswalkatsomepointeachdaybutwedoitfarlessthanweusedto.Thegovernmentcalculatesthere'sbeenadeclineofmorethan20percentinthenumberofmileswalkedsincethemid-1980s.

Butwalkingisthesimplestandcheapestofallexercises,andmakingitaregularactivityandfocusingontheintensityordistancecoveredcangreatlyincreaseyourfitness.

Walkingimprovestheconditionofyourheartandlungsandworksthemusclesofthelowerbody.It'saweight-bearingactivity,soitmayimprovebonedensity,yetit'salsolowimpact,puttinglessstressonthejointsthansomeotherformsofexercise.

Asidefromthehealthbenefitsofwalking,someofthecountry'smostbeautifulscenerycanonlybeaccessedonfoot,soifyoudon'ttrywalking,thinkwhatyou'redenyingyourself.Ifyou'reanovice,goingroupsoraspartofanorganizedoutingviaaramblersclub.

Walkinguphillsexpendsmoreenergy--evenwalkingdownagainusesmoreenergythanwalkingontheflat,butifyoudon'tthinkyou'rereadyforthehillsyet,boostyourfitnessbywalkingjustaboutanywhere.

Youcouldtrypowerwalkinginthepark.Forexample:theideaistowalkatsuchafastpacethatitwouldactuallybeeasiertobreakintoarun.Youburnmorecalorieswalkingatthisspeedthanyouwouldrunningatthesamepace.

Running/jogging

Runningmightjustbetheultimatewaytogetfit:it'scheap,canbedoneanywhere,atanytimeand,mostimportantly,isveryeffective.There'sreallynodifferencebetweenrunningandjogging,althoughjoggingisoftenusedtodescriberunningataslowpace.Whateveryoucallit,allyouneedisagoodpairofrunningshoesandalittleenthusiasm.

Aslongasyou'rehealthyandtakeiteasytostartwith,anyonecanrun.Ifyouhaveahistoryofcertaindiseaseslikechestpain,highbloodpressure,orhavehadrecentsurgeryorarepregnant,consultadoctorfirst.Asahigh-impactactivity,runningmaymaintainorincreasebonedensity.But

A.Offeringreadersinformationaboutsportsactivities.

B.Persuadingreaderstotrycheapwaysofexercise.

C.Attractingpotentialathletestoregisterforsportsevents.

D.Askingpeopletodonateinordertodeveloppublicsports.

6.Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition—apublic-interestattorneybecauseshehasto______.

7.

Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.(10)

9.

Clinicaldepressionisaseriousillnessthatyou.______onyourown.

10.

Ifamemberoftheeurorunsabudgedeficitof4.0percent,itwillbecharged______________________oftheirGDPbytheStabilityandGrowthPact.

11.

Agramoffathasmorecaloriesthanagramofprotein,soweneedtoeatmorefat.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Acopyrightprotectstheexpressionofanideathrough______thatisoriginaltotheauthor.

13.IfsomebodywhoisstillalivereceivesaphonecallfromChina,thiscallisverypossiblydialedby______.

14.Mr.Youngusuallyholdsa______withtheworkerwhoisasubstanceabusertodiscusshowtosolvetheproblem.

15.

What'sthepurposeofthemanufacturers'addingaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tospreadthecablesystem.

C.Tomakeordinaryviewingpossible.

D.Toadapttothenewdevelopmentofthecablesystem.

16.

Peoplefacingchallengesareunlikelytoachievecreativeideas.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytomakeupforsleepdeficitis______.

A.totakenapseveryday

B.tohavemoresleepovertime

C.togotobedearly

D.todrinkacupofmilkbeforebedtime

18.AccordingtoRamjee,thecombinationof______ispossiblythemosteffectiveinpreventingHIVvirusfromtransmittingduringintercourse.

19.

IfacityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus",itmeansthatitslocalhealthteamscan______ontheirown.

20.

MarkTwainseemedunhappyinhislateryearsbecausehiswifeand______haddied.

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

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

聽力原文：IBMresearchersareattemptingtowarmuphuman-computerrelationships.Forexample,IBM,InternationalBusinessMachines,hasbeenworkingongettingcomputerstorecognizehuman(36)gestures,suchasanarmwavetomovea(37)correspondingobjectonscreen.Recently,thecompany'sresearchershavegonea(38)stepfurtherbytrainingacomputertorecognizehuman(39)emotions.

Todemonstratetheirprogress,IBM(40)rolledoutPong,a(41)roboticheadwithoutbodythatcanreacttohumanfacialexpressionswithasmileora(42)frown.Pongusesacamerato(43)captureyourgesturesinpainorangerorfrowningandusessoftwaretointerpretwhatitsees.Butdon'texpectyourcomputertostartgrinningatyouanytimesoon.(44)Itwilltakeyearsfortheseexperimentstoproduceanythingoutofthelab.

Inthemeantime,youcangetatasteofthefuturebyplayingwithbasicgesture-recognitiontechnologyonyourownWindowsPC.(45)WithaUSBvideocameraconnectedtoyourPC,Cybernet's$40Headhuntersoftwarecantrackandtranslateheadmovementsintogamecommands.Leanleft,forexample,andtheonscreenviewmovesleft.Cybernetprogrammerspointoutthatthisismorethanfunandgames:(46)Thesoftwarecouldbeusedtoaidthehandicapped.

IBMresearchersareattemptingtowarmuphuman-computerrelationships.Forexample,IBM,InternationalBusinessMachines,hasbeenworkingongettingcomputerstorecognizehuman【B1】______,suchasanarmwavetomovea【B2】______objectonscreen.Recently,thecompany'sresearchershavegonea【B3】______furtherbytrainingacomputertorecognizehuman【B4】______.

Todemonstratetheirprogress,IBM【B5】______outPong,a【B6】______headwithoutbodythatcanreacttohumanfacialexpressionswithasmileora【B7】______Pongusesacamerato【B8】______yourgesturesinpainorangerorfrowningandusessoftwaretointerpretwhatitsees.Butdon'texpectyourcomputertostartgrinningatyouanytimesoon.【B9】______________.

Inthemeantime,youcangetatasteofthefuturebyplayingwithbasicgesture-recognitiontechnologyonyourownWindowsPC.【B10】______________,Cybernet's$40Headhuntersoftwarecantrackandtranslateheadmovementsintogamecommands.Leanleft,forexample,andtheonscreenviewmovesleft.Cybernetprogrammerspointoutthatthisismorethanfunandgames:【B11】_____________.

【B1】

22.【B6】

23.聽力原文：W:I'mreallylookingforwardtothistripwithourgeologyclass.ButI'mnotcertainifIhavethestrengthtocarryabackpackupanddownthemountain,especiallywhenit'sfulloftools.

M:Theyaretakingtwodonkeystocarrythetools.Wejusthavetocarryourpersonalitems,likeclothingandsleepingbags.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Hedoesn'tknowwhattoolstobring.

B.Hedoesn'tmindhelpingthewoman.

C.Thewomanwon'thavetocarrythetools.

D.Thedonkeyswillcarrythewoman'spersonalitems.

24.聽力原文：W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,(19)I'mcallingtoofferyouaspecialdiscounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.YouwanttosellasubscriptiontothenewspaperoragreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons?

M:No,no,actually...Mrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.Uh,(20)wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95...

W:Thirty-nineninety-five?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnotinterested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,includingthegym,weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthehouseanyway.

M:Well,thisisaonce-in-a-lifetimedeal.Inaddition,thelocationofthesportsclubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbeconvenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'llpassthistime.(21)Andpleaseputmeonyour"don'tcall"list.

M:Okay.It'lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewillberemovedfromourdatabase.Youmightbecalledbyanotherrepresentativeduringthattime.

W:Ah,man.Ah,great.

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

(20)

A.Heispromotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.Heistalkingwiththewomanonhowtostayhealthy.

C.Heisdiscussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Heistalkingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogram.

25.(34)

A.Bricks.B.Logs.C.Oldstones.D.Animalskins.

26.

【B4】

27.(19)

A.ThecredithoursrequiredforanMPAdegree.

B.ThebasicrequirementsforenteringHumanResourcesDepartment.

C.TakingsomeoptionalcoursesinEnglish.

D.GettingextracreditsforanMPAprogram.

28.

【B11】

29.(38)

30.【B10】

31.聽力原文：W:Sorry,Iamlate.Myclockdidn'tworkthismorning,eventhoughIdidsetthealarmlastnight.

M:Don'tmakeupanyexcuseforyourbeinglate.Whatyouhavetodoistomakeupforthetimeyouhavelost.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.Theman'sclockwasbroken.

B.Thewomanworkedlateyesterday.

C.Themanwillhelpthewomanwithherwork.

D.Themandoesn'tbelievethewoman'swords.

32.(42)

33.(29)

A.TheSpanishCivilWar.

B.TheFirstWorldWar.

C.TheSecondWorldWar.

D.Thefutilityofwar.

34.(25)

A.Eatingout.B.Camping.C.Canoeing,D.Swimming.

35.聽力原文：M:Lucy,couldyoudescribewhatyouweredoingatthemoment?

W:Well,Iwasstillsleepingat6o'clock.Thentherewasthishorriblesoundandthefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewaves,allatthesametime.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

(13)

A.Asnowstorm.

B.Anearthquake.

C.Atrafficaccident.

D.Ahurricane.

36.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Thankheavens!You'rebacksafeandsound.Everyonewasworriedonhearingabouttheaircrash.AndIhadsomanysleeplessnights!

M:Yes,1knowyourfeeling,dear!EvenImyselfdon'tknowhowIescapedit.Iwastheonlyluckyguy.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Themanwastheonlysurvivorofanaircrash.

B.Peopleonboardwerefrightenedandtriedtoescape.

C.Themanhasalwaysbeenveryluckyinaccidents.

D.Afewpassengerscamebackhomesafeandsound.

37.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Ireallyappreciateyourhelp．Withoutyourdirection．Imayhavegotlostinthiscommunity．Itissooutoftheway．

M:Itwasmypleasuretobeofhelpinsomeway．Goodday．madam．

Q:Whatdidthemando?

(12)

A.Hecamealongwaytomeetthewoman.

B.Heshowedhertowhereshewaslookingfor.

C.Hetookhertovisitaninterestingcommunity.

D.Hegaveheradvicetoovercomethedifficulty.

38.(22)

A.MarkprobablyoftengivesmoneytoMary.

B.Mark'sfriendsandMary'sfriendshardlyspeaktoeachotherwhentheyaretogether.

C.MarkandMary,oftenuseeachother'spossessions.

D.Marywouldcontacthisfriendsifhewasinrealtrouble.

39.

【B7】

40.聽力原文：WilmaRudolphwascalled"theBlackPearl"and"thefastestwomanintileworld".In1960,WilmaRudolphbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.ShewasanextraordinaryAmericanathlete.

(29)WilmaRudolphwasbornin1940,inSaintBethlehem,Tennessee.Shewasborntooearlyandonlyweighedtwokilograms.Herleftlegwasdamagedbecauseofillnesses.Whenshewassixyearsold,shebegantowearmetallegbracesbecauseshecouldnotusethatleg.Sinceshewassickmostofthetime,herbrothersandsistersallhelpedtotakecareofher.Soon,herfamily'sattentionandcareshowedresults.Bythetimeshewasnineyearsold,shenolongerneededherlegbraces.

WilmaRudolphwenttoherfirstOlympicGameswhenshewassixteenyearsoldandstillinhighschool.Shecompetedinthenineteenfifty-sixgamesinMelbourne,Australia.ShewastheyoungestmemberoftheUnitedStatesteam.(30)Shewonabronzemedal,inthesprintrelayevent.

(31)In1960,WilmaRudolphwenttotheOlympicsagain,thistimeinRome,Italy.Shewontwogoldmedals—firstplace—intheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.(32)ShesetanewOlympicrecordoftwenty-threepointtwosecondsforthetwohundredmeterdash.

Herteamalsowonthegoldmedalinthefourhundredmetersprintrelayevent,settingaworldrecordofforty-fourpointfiveseconds.ThesethreegoldmedalsmadeheroneofthemostpopularathletesattheRomegames.Thesevictoriesmadepeoplecallherthe"world'sfastestwoman".

(33)

A.Shewasbornin1960.

B.Shewasbornin1940.

C.Shewasbornin1916.

D.Shewasbornin1956.

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

What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.PrivateSchools:AHeavenforRichChildren

B.PublicSchools:ARefugeforParents

C.HomeSchooling:GoodWaytoEducatePoorChildren

D.HomeSchooling:GoodWaytoTraintheTalentedinArtandSports

42.Admittedly,minoraccidentsandslip-upscontinuetoshakepublicconfidenceinnuclearpower.Giventheunquantifiablerisksthatnuclearpowercarries,itisonlyrightthattheindustrybesubjectedtothetestofpublicopinionandduepoliticalprocess.However,thisarguesforexceptionalalerts,regulatoryscrutinyandaccountability—andnotforbansorshut-downs.Thosenuclearoperatorswithagoodsafetyrecorddeservetohavetheirlicensesrenewed,sothatexistingplantsmayruntotheendoftheirusefullives.

TheBushadministration'senthusiasticsupportgoesalotfurtherthanthis,however.Italsowantstoseenewplants.Proponentsofnewnuclearpowerstationsmakethreeargumentsintheirfavor.Theywillenhanceenergysecuritybylesseningdependenceonfossilfuels;farfrombeingenvironmentallyharmful,theywillbebeneficialbecausetheywillreducetheoutputofgreenhousegases;and,mostcrucially,theeconomicsofnuclearpowerhasimprovedfromthedayswhenitwaswhollydependentonbail-out(緊急財(cái)政支持)andsubsidy.

Yettheseargumentsdonotstanduptoinvestigation.Theclaimthatgovernmentsshouldsupportnuclearpowertoreducetheirvulnerability(致使弱點(diǎn))totheOPECoilcartel(聯(lián)合企業(yè))isdoublyabsurd.Littleoilisusedinpowergeneration:Whatnuclearpowerdisplacesismostlynaturalgasandcoal,whicharenotonlymoreplentifulthanoilbutalsogeographicallybetterdistributed.Securityisenhancednotbyseekingenergyself-sufficiencybutthroughdiversificationofsupplies.Creatinglotsoffissilematerialthatmightbepinchedbyterroristsisanoddwaytolookforsecurityanyway.

Whatabouttheargumentthatclimatechangemightbethegreatsaviorofnuclearpower?GlobalwarmingisindeedariskthatshouldbetakenmoreseriouslythantheBushadministrationhassofardone.Nuclearplantsdonotproduceanycarbondioxide,whichistheprincipalgreenhousegas.However,rushinginresponsetobuilddozensofnewnuclearplantswouldbebothneedlesslyexpensiveandenvironmentallyunsound.

Itwouldmakefarmoresensetoadoptacarbontax,whichwouldputcleanenergysourcessuchassolarandwindonanequalfootingwithnuclear,whosewasteposesanundeniable(ifremote)environmentalthreatofitsownforaeonstocome.Governmentsshouldalsodismantle(拆除)allsubsidiesonfossilfuels—especiallyforcoal,thedirtiestofall.Theyshouldadoptreformsthatsendproperpricesignalstothosewhousepower,andsoreduceemissions:Globalwarmingcertainlyprovidesoneargumentinfavorofnuclearpower,butitisnotsufficientonitsowntojustifyanuclearrenaissance.

What'sthepublic'sopinionaboutnuclearindustry?

A.Peoplehavelittleconfidenceinnuclearpowerforthepotentialdisasterofnuclearaccidents.

B.Peoplethinkitimportanttoexercisestrictmonitoringandeffectivemanagementoftheexistingplants.

C.Peoplebelievethebestwaytoavoidnucleardisasteristoshutdownallthenuclearpowerstations.

D.Peopleagreetoprohibittheexistingnuclearplantsfromrunningtotheendoftheirusefullives.

43.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat______.

A.Pepsitakesalargershareinthesoft-drinkmarketthanCoke

B.bothPepsiandCoke'scolaslosttheirsharelastyear

C.Coke'sshareofthecolamarkethasdeclinedwhilePepsi'shasincreased

D.Cokebrandshavelostitspopularityinthesoft-drinkmarket

44.

Whenthisselectionwaswritten,Liberianleadersseemedanxiousto______.

A.attainpoliticalandeconomicindependence

B.dependoilfurtherloans

C.giveupthecountry'sindependence

D.bringotherforeignindustriestoLiberia

45.

Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor______.

A.criticizestheimportanceofteachersinclass

B.stressestheimportanceofinteractionamongstudents

C.isreluctanttoteachinaclassroominthe21stcentury

D.iseagertoreform.thedeskarrangementsinhiscollege

46.

Mr.Smithborrows＄500nowandpaysfilemoneyhacknextyearwhenpriceshavedoubled,thenhowmuchwillhebepayingbackintermsofrealpurchasingpowermeasuredbythemoneyvalueofthisyear?.

A.＄500.B.＄250.C.＄1000.D.＄750

47.Thetoneofthepassagecanbestbedescribedas______.

A.hypotheticalB.humorousC.exaggerativeD.philosophical

48.

【C3】

49.

Whileintegrasedeletesanimmunecell'sgeneticmaterialandreplacesitwithitsown,itactslike______inawordprocessor.

50.

Japanesescientistsarehelpingpeople______undergroundlife.

51.

AccordingtoRandallStross,Google'sinfluenceoncopyrightlaworprivacynormsis______.

A.inevitableB.undeniableC.long-lastingD.unintentional

52.

Wecaninferfromthetextthattheappearanceof"immortal"lifeis______.

A.afadinghope

B.farfromcertain

C.justanillusion

D.onlyamatteroftime

53.

Purescience,leadingtotheconstructionofamicroscope______.

A.isnotalwaysaspureaswesuppose

B.mayleadtoanti-scientific"impure"results

C.necessarilyresultsfromappliedscienceandthediscoveryofacell

D.necessarilyprecedesappliedscience,leadingtothediscoveryofthecell

54.

Whatdoestheword"laid-off'inthepassagemean?

A.Heavily-burdened.B.Old.C.Inexperienced.D.Jobless.

55.

Inhumanhistorypeople'sviewsonweight______.

A.werecloselyrelatedtotheirreligiousbeliefs

B.changedfromtimetotime

C.variedbetweenthepoorandtherich

D.ledtodifferentmoralstandards

56.SectionB

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

TheNationalTrustinBritain,togetherwithsimilarvoluntaryorganization,playsanincreasinglyimportantpartinthepreservationforpublicenjoymentofthebestlandthatisleftunspoiledoftheBritishcountryside.AlthoughtheTrusthasreceivedpracticalandmoralsupportfromthegovernment,itisnotarichgovernment,supportedbypublictaxes.Itisavoluntaryassociationofpeoplewhocarefortheunspoiledcountrysideandtheancientsitestopreservethemforthepermanentenjoymentofthepublic.Itisacharitywhichdependsforitsexistenceonvoluntarysupportfrommembersofthepublic.Ithas160000membersinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandwhopayasmallsubscriptioneachyear,anditsprimarydutiesaretoprotectforthenationplacesofgreatnaturalbeautyandplacesofhistoricalinterestandpreservethemfromthedangersofmoderndevelopmentandextinction.

TheattentionofthepublicwasfirstdrawntothedangersthreateningthegreatoldhousesandcastlesofBritainbythelateLordLothian,whoin1936saidthat,asaresultoftaxationandestateduty,mostoftheseancienthouseswereundersentenceofdeath.WhenhediedhelefthisgreatseventhcenturyhouseandallitscontentstotheTrusttogetherwith4500-acreparkandestatesurroundingit.ThisgiftattractedwidepublicityanditstartedtheTrust's"CountryHouseScheme".Underthescheme,withthecooperationofthegovernmentandthankstothegenerosityofthegeneralpublic,theTrusthasbeenabletosaveandmakeaccessibletothepublicaboutonehundredandfiftyoftheseoldhouses,togetherwithoftenveryvaluablecontents.Wheneverpossible,theTrustseekstomaintaincontinuityandtopreservetheseaslivingrealitiesratherthanasdeadmuseums.ItistheviewoftheTrustthatthefamilieswhogivethemtothenationandwhoseancestorscreatedthemmakethebestpossiblecurators.

InadditiontocountryhousesandopenspacestheTrustnowownssomeexamplesofancientwindandwatermills,gardens,Romanantiquities(遺跡),farmsandsmallvillages,aswellascompletevillages.Inthesevillagesnooneisallowedtobuild,developordisturbtheoldvillageenvironmentandallhousesmaintaintheiroriginalsixteen-centurystyle.Thepublichasfreeaccesstotheseareasandisonlyaskedtorespectthepeace,beautyandwildlife.

TheNationalTrustis______.

A.agovernmentdepartment

B.acharity

C.agroupofareasofgreatnaturalbeauty

D.anorganizationofgreatnaturalbeauty

57.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattotheauthorman'sneedtoknowischieflyimportantinthatit______.

A.allowsthehumanracetoprogresstechnically

B.encompassesboththephysicalandsocialsciences

C.defineshisessentialhumanity

D.hasincreasedasourknowledgeoftheworldhasgrown

58.

Whatdoestheauthortellusabouttheexperimentsconductedbythetworesearchers?

A.Pseudomonasaeruginosahasnofataleffecttohuman'slife.

B.Cobetiamarinaonlyadherestoshipsandmarineequipment.

C.Capsules'effectiveresultintheexperimentshasbeenpublished.

D.Microcapsulesturnouttobeeffectiveinbothcases.

59.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Noiseisamajorproblem;mostpeoplerecognizeitsimportance.

B.Althoughnoisecanbeannoying,itisnotamajorproblem.

C.Noiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbeenrecognizedassuch.

D.Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone.

60.SectionB

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

Clothesplayacriticalpartintheconclusionswereachbyprovidingcluestowhopeopleare,whotheyare

not,andwhotheywouldliketobe.Theytellusagooddealaboutthewearer'sbackground,personality,status,

mood,andsocialoutlook.

Sinceclothesaresuchanimportantsourceofsocialinformation,wecanusethemtomanipulatepeople'simpressionofus.ourappearanceassumesparticularsignificanceintheinitialphasesofinteractionthatislikelytooccur.Anelderlymiddle-classmanorwomanmaybealienated(疏遠(yuǎn))byayoungadultwhoisdressedinanunconventionalmanner,regardlessoftheperson'seducation,background,orinterests.

Peopletendtoagreeonwhatcertaintypesofclothesmea