【2023年】吉林省長春市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

【2023年】吉林省長春市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.1．網絡在大學生的學習生活中應用越來越普遍；

2．有人認為，網絡有利于大學生學習；有人認為，弊大于利；

3．你的看法。

2.1．近年來，各類培訓班如雨后春筍不斷涌現，很多大學生報名參加各類培訓；

2．很多人認為參加培訓班有諸多好處……

3．你的觀點。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.中英文簡歷有所不同，英語簡歷不是漢語簡歷的直接翻譯；

2．寫英語簡歷要注意：不要簡單羅列，要突出重點；內容安排要合理；用詞準確，認真檢查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

4.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStudents''InterpersonalRelationship.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．目前許多大學生處理不好人際關系

2．出現這種現象的原因

3．我的看法

Students'InterpersonalRelationship

5.1.目前在中國，校園安全事故時有發(fā)生

2．這種現象造成了惡劣的影響

3．應該如何杜絕這種現象

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertocomfortalaid-offacquaintance.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.對其下崗一事表示遺憾

2.對其如何解決困境提出建議

3.鼓勵對方，并表示愿意提供幫助

ALettertoALaid-offAcquaintance

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"AFewRemarksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150wordsandbaseonetheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow.

1．競爭是存在于當今社會的普遍現象；

2．競爭的好處；

3．競爭的同時不要忘記合作。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicJobProblemsforCollegeGraduates.Studythefollowingchartscarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgiveninthecharts.Writeto:

statethechangesincollegegraduates'choicesofcareers;

(2)givepossiblereasonsforthechanges;

(3)suggestsomesolutionstotheproblem.

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150words.Pleasewriteneatly.

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay,entitledPlayingTruant.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現有大學里逃課現象很嚴重

2.你認為產生這種現象的原因是什么

3.怎么才能杜絕這一現象

PlayingTruant

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingonthelatestchangeinthepostgraduatecraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1.6.5%考研人數在持續(xù)上漲10年后于2007年開始減少。

2．考研熱降溫的原因。(收費改革；研究生就業(yè)難；用人單位重視工作經驗)

3．我們應該如何選擇。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

Thedifferencebetweenreal-worldartist'splayingandsingingandheronlinealterego'sisthatthelatter______.

12.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnatleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnotjustontherecipient(愿意接受的)countries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarketsareinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocal(不含糊的)aboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbing(配音)ortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhitsandMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.

Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100mil-lion,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressureontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavourofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisions—andtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquity(無處不在)oftheseproductionsandal

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13.IntellectualProperty

Thephraseintellectualproperty(IP)referstothebundleoflegalrightsthatarisefromthecreativegeniusofthehumanmind.IPrightsplayanimportantroleintheeconomicprosperityofacountryandserveasamotivatingforceforcreativeindividualstosharetheirgeniuswithsociety.Likerealandpersonalpropertyrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestintangible(有形的)objects,suchaslandandautomobiles,IPrightsprotectone'sownershipinterestinintangibleobjects,suchastheideabehindaninvention,themusicscoreforaBroadwayplayandthenameorlogousedtobrandaproduct.Withoutenforcementoftheserightsinthelaw,itwouldbedifficultforsocietytoprosperandgrow.Inthisarticle,youwilllearnwhatintellectualpropertyrightsareandthedifferencesbetweenitsvariousforms.

GeneralIntroduction

Whenmostpeoplethinkofintellectualpropertyrights,patents,trademarksandcopyrightscometomind.ThiscoresetofIPrightsrewardandprotectthecreativeworksofinventors,authors,ownersandsellersofgoodsandservicesinthemarketplace.Whilethelegalprinciplesthatunderlieeachoftheserightsaredistinct,theyeachshareacommonsetofprinciples.

Anawardofpatent,trademarkorcopyrightprotectionrequiresadelicatebalancebetweentheinterestsoftheinventororauthorandtheinterestofsocietyasawhole.Thisbalanceisverymuchlikethetradeoffrequiredbyzoninglaws,whichattempttoprotecttheownershipinterestandexclusiverighttousethatalandownerhaswithsociety'sinterestinthelimiteduseoftheowner'slandforsociety'sgreatergood.Publicutilityeasementsandrightofwaysareexamplesofthisbalance.

Thegrantofapatentonanimportantinventionofalifesavingdrugrepresentsasimilarsetoftradeoffs.Isitfairtotheinventortoallowsocietyfreeaccesstothepatenteddrug?Isitfairtosocietytobedeniedaccessforitsgreatergood?Itistheroleofintellectualpropertylawtoharmonizetheseseeminglyconflictinginterests.

Intellectualpropertyrightsalsofosteracompetitivemarketplace.Theydosobyencouragingdisclosureofinnovationthroughprotectingthefruitsofthatinnovationforaperiodoftime.Disclosureallowsotherstobuildandimproveuponpriorinnovationsothatthestateoftheartcontinuestoevolveanddevelop.Withoutthebenefitsprovidedbyintellectualpropertyprotection,themarketplacewouldnotoperateeffectively.Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverycompetitorhadtocontinuously"reinventthewheel"ratherthanbeingabletorefineandimproveupontheworksofothers.

Finally,intellectualpropertyrightsareregionalinnatureandtheconditionsoftheirgrantandenforceabilityaregovernedbythelawsofeachjurisdiction(權限).AUSpatentcanbeonlygrantedandenforcedinaccordancewiththelawsoftheUnitedStates.AtrademarkcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinCanadainaccordancewiththelawsofCanada,andacopyrightcanonlyberegisteredandenforcedinMexicoinaccordancewithitslaws.Whilethereisadesiretobesomewhatuniform.andconsistent,countrieshavedifferentapproachestointellectualpropertyrightsprotection.VariationsintheprocedureforobtainingIPrightsaccountforalargepercentageofthesedifference,ratherthanthedifferencesinthesubstantiverightsgrantedineachcountry.

Thewords"patent"and"trademark"areoftenusedinterchangeably.Manytimes,wehearthatapatentisusedtoprotectalogoandthatatrademarkisusedtoprotectaninvention,andviceversa.Whilepatentsandtrademarksmaybeassociatedwiththesameproduct,thetwowordshaveverydifferentmeaningsandrefertoverydifferentformsofintellectualpropertyrights.Theycanseldombeusedinterchangeably,astheunderlyingrightsthat

A.Land.B.Automobile.C.Broadway.D.Logo.

14.

SigmundFreudlivedmostofhislifeinVienna,______,butheendedhisdaysin______.

15.Married,WithMoney

Youfightoverfinances,right?Here'showtokeepthecashandthepassion.

BrianGreenbergisacollegefinancialplanner,butonarecentmorninghefeltmorelikeamarriagecounselor.Thecouplesittinginhisoffice,nearCherryHill,NewJersey,wasseekingadviceaboutapplyingforfinancialaidfortheman'ssonfromapreviousmarriage."Whentheywalkedin,"Geenbergrecalls,"Icouldfeelthehostility."

Theincomefromthewife'sbusiness,whichshehadstartedbeforetheymarried,wasmodest,butitwasjustenoughtolimittheamountofaidthesoncouldreceive.Thehusbandwantedhertoincorporatetoreducetheirincome,therebyallowingthesontoqualifyformoreaid.Shedidn'twanttogothroughthecomplicatedincorporationprocess,butfeltpressuredbyherhusband."Hewassaying,'I'mentitledtodowhatIwantbecauseI'mmakingthemoneythatpaysthebills,'"recallsGreenberg."Thatkindofthinkingunderminesarelationship."

Muchofthistypeofanimosity(仇恨)canbeavoidedifonlycoupleswouldtalkaboutmoneybeforetheygetmarried,saysMaryClaireAllvine,acertifiedfinancialplannerinChicagoandAtlantaandco-authorofThe7MostImportantMoneyDecisionsYou'llEverMake.Withoutthistalk,it'sunlikelythatcoupleshaveanactualplanfortheirlivestogether.

StudieshaveshownthatdisagreementsovermoneyaretheNo.1causeoffrictioninamarriage.Andforsome,they'retheNo.1reasonfordivorce.

Sowhycansomecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddownswhileotherssplitoverahouseholdbudget?Thekeytosuccessistofindthecommonground—thesharedvaluesabouthow,aspartners,youwanttoliveyourJivestogether.Herearesometipsforexecutingamoneyplanwithoutlosingthepassion.

Thinkbigandputitinbuckets.Aftercoupleshavepaidtheirfixedexpenses,theyoftenfindthemselvesdisagreeingoverhowtospendwhat'sleft-payoffthecreditcardsorgetthatHDTVoneofthemhasbeencraving.

Toavoidsuchclashes,talkaboutyourdreams.Allvine'sresearchsayscoupleswhodon'tgetboggeddownwithday-to-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney."Youcan'tsaytothespender,Okay,youcanonlyspend$50amonth.It'slikeputtingpeopleonadietwheretheycanlastforawhilebutthentheyjustbingeandeataloafofbread.Thespenderwillsay,"I'llcutback.Andthentheystartcuttingouttheextracupofcoffee.Butit'srarelythecoffeethatputsthemindebt.It’sthehometheycan'taffordortheeartheyshouldn'tbedriving."

Allvinerecommendssortingyourbigdreams-startingabusiness,owningahome,savingforavacation-intocategories,orbuckets."Whenyounamethebucket,youknowwhatthatmoneyisfor,andyouwon'tuseitforanythingelse.That'showcouplesgettotheirgoals-theypaythemselvesfirstforthebigthings."

Everyoneneedstheprenuptial(結婚前的)talk.Astoday'scouplesmarrylater,orremarry,theyfacebigchallengescombiningresources.Onespousemaybringchildrenfromapreviousmarriage;anothermightbecaringforelderlyparents.Thenew-thinksays,richornot,youmayneedaprenuptialagreement."Itmakessensetothinkthingsthroughearlyon,"saysMellodyHobson,presidentofArielCapitalManagementinChicago.

ButCarrieSchwab-Pomerantz,co-author,withherfather,CharlesSchwab,ofItPaystoTalk,hasadifferenttake:"Noteveryoneneedstosignaprenuptialdocument-buteveryoneshouldhavetheprenuptialconversation."

Thepoint,saysSchwab-Pomerantz,istogetanideaofeachother'smoneypersonality."Ifsomeonehasalotofdebt,thatcanreflectsomepersonalityissuesthathisorherpartnerneedstoknowabout.Howyoudealwithmoneyisareflection

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16.

Theconvergencecriteriainvolvegovernmentbudgetdeficit,outstandinggovernmentdebt,inflation,nominallong-terminterestrateand______________________.

17.Smokersandpeoplewhoneversmokewillnotbeoverweight.

18.

Americanhighschoolstudentssinkalmosttothebottominasurveyofmathandscienceliteracybecausetoomanyofthehighschool______inAmericaarenotqualified.

19.

Thenexttargettopromotethebenefitsoftaughenedglassshouldbe______.

20.

AlfredKorzybskiobservedthat_________________affectshowwehandleproblemsandhowwebehave.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.(24)

A.Hethinksitisafantasticmajor.

B.Hethinksitisveryefficientindealingwithinformation.

C.Hethinksitistooexpensivetobuycomputerequipments.

D.Hethinksitisverysuitableforgirlstostudy.

22.

【B7】

23.(29)

A.Becausehamburgersaregoodtoeat.

B.Becausetheyareeasytomake.

C.Becausetheycouldsellhamburgersthroughoutthecountry.

D.Becausetheythoughttheycouldmakelargeprofit.

24.聽力原文：Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlongterm.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberecalledatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysandweeks.Incontrast,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishassecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobeginwith,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundedalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetherarefourwordssoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andtheadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

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A.TostudyhowstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory.

B.TostudyhowstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary.

C.Tostudyhowtodevelopstudent'sabilityinEnglish.

D.Tostudyhowlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept.

25.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightanddonotsleepbeforeanexam.Twoseparatestudiesshowthismaydomoreharmthangood.Thestudiesfoundthatagoodnight'ssleepmayimprovememory.ThefindingsofbothstudiesappearedinthepublicationNature.

ScientistsattheUniversityofChicagodidoneofthem.Theytrainedstudentstolistentounclearspeechproducedbyamachine.Somestudentslistenedtotherecordingafteranightofsleep.Othersweretestedtwelvehoursafterthetraining,withnosleep.Guesswhat?Thestudentswhosleptunderstoodtherecordingbetter.

ProfessorDanielMargoliashsayssleephasatleasttwoeffectsonlearning.Oneistostrengthenmemoriesandprotectthemagainstinterference.Thesecondistorecovermemoriesthathavebeenlost.

TheotherstudytookplaceatHarvardMedicalSchoolinMassachusetts.Scientiststrainedone-hundredpeopletorepeattwoseriesoffingermovements.Theactwassimilartoplayingnotesonapiano.Peoplewhosleptbetweenlearningthefirstseriesandtheseconddidthebest.Thestudysuggestedthatmemoriesarerecordedinthreesteps.Scientistssaytheprocessissimilartothewayacomputerstoresinformation.Inhumans,theysay,thesecondsteprequiressleep.

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A.Manystudentstrytostudythewholenightbeforeanexam.

B.Sleepmayimprovememory.

C.Examsmayharmmemory.

D.Sleepcanimprovelisteningability.

26.聽力原文：W:I'msoupset,George!IfoundoutIdidn'tgetthepromotionIwashopingfor.

M:Isimplycan'tbelieveit!I'mreallysorry.!knowhowmuchyouwerecountingonit.Andifanyonedeservedit,youdid!

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromthisconversation?

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A.Thewomanisupsetbecauseshedidn'tpasstheexamination.

B.Thewomandoesn'thopeforapromotion..

C.Themangetsusedtocountingonthewoman.

D.Themanthinksthatthewomenshouldbepromoted.

27.(35)

A.Bigwavesposeathreattocommercialnavigation.

B.Therivercurrentneverflowsfastertenmilesperhour.

C.Theriverreversesitsflowseveraltimesaday.

D.Hightidescancreatesuddenandunexpectedrapids.

28.(34)

A.Hardlyeverlookedintothecausesoftragedies.

B.Imposedsafetyrulesassoonasaccidentstookplace.

C.Seldomintroducedsafetylawsbeforedisastersoccurred.

D.Paidmuchattentiontotheresultsofscientificdiscoveries.

29.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistortedone.

Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytravelingin,orlivinginacountryandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeongainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobedifferentfromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!

Differencesbetweenpeopledoofcourseexistand,onehopes,willalwayscontinueto'doso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandeaseoftravel,theremightseemtobesometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe,atleastthegreatereaseoftraveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.

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A.Theywillfindoutwhatitspeoplelike.

B.Theywillargueinfavorofthiscountryandthelanguage.

C.Theywillknowthecountryanditspeoplebetter.

D.Theywilllikeitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguage.

30.聽力原文：W:Hey,Jim,whatacoincidencetoseeyouhere!Longtimenosee.

M:Yeah,metoo.Hey,justasoldfriendsIgottatellyou...youdon'tlookthatwell.Areyousickorsomething?

W:Well,notreally.It'sthesameoldstoryofthelifeofanoverworkedundergraduatestudent,Iamuptomyneckonthisproject.Iamworkingonaprojectthathastobedonebytheendofthismonth.

M:Can'tyouspeaktoyourprofessoraboutthat?Maybehewouldallowanextensionandyouwillthenhavesomebreathingspace.

W:Fatchance.Myprofessorisoneofthoseworkaholictypesandheexpectseveryonethatworkswithhimhastobethesameway.Youknow,sometimeshesleeps4hoursanightbutcanstillkeepgoingduringtheday.

M:Wow,soundslikeyourprofessorisreallynuts.YouknowIdon'tmindworkinghardbutnottothepointofkillingmyself.Hopeyoucangetyourprojectdonewithoutanyhitches.

W:Whataboutyou?Iheardthefacultyisbuildinganotherbuildingoncampus.AbigprojectitseemsbythelooksofthingsandnearlycompletedIthink.

M:Well,notquitethereyet.Theystillhavenotdecidedwhethertheyshouldmovethereornot.TheDepartmentDeanwantsmetomarkpapersanddosomeadministrationworkforthem.Ihavetomakeadecisionbytheendofthisweek.

W:Thatisatoughdecision,isn'tit?IwouldjumpontheofferifIhadone.Toworkwithsomeoftheseacademictypesmustbeinteresting.

M:Sureitis.IwouldnotthinktwiceifIdidn'thavesuchaheavyloadthissemester.Besides,mygirlfriendisn'tkeenonmealwaysspendingtimeatschool.

W:Icanunderstandhowyourgirlfriendfeels.Maybeyoucanaskforalighterload.Perhapsyoushouldrequesttoworkonlyoncertaindays.

M:That'strue.ThenIwouldn'thaveto-workunderaworkaholicprofessoranymore.

W:Hey,Jim.DoyouthinkIhaveanychanceofgettingsomeworkthere?

M:Hmm...areyouseriousaboutworkingthere?Ithoughtyouwerejoking.

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A.TherootofJim'shealthproblems.

B.Thewoman'sproblemswithherworkaholicprofessor.

C.Jim'srelationshipwithhisprofessor.

D.ProblemsthatJimandthewomanhavewiththeirworkloads.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.SectionB

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

ThewritingoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesisanactofsuchgeniusthatphilosophersstillwonderatitsaccomplishmentandenvyitsresults.Fifty-fivetypicalAmericancitizensmetandagruedfor127daysduringaferociouslyhotPhiladelphiasummerandproducedoneofthemagisterialdocumentsofworldhistory.Almostwithoutbeingawareoftheirgreatachievement,theyfashionedanearlyperfectinstrumentofgovernment,andIhavestudiedisfornearly70yearswithgrowingadmirationforitsutilityandastonishmentatitscapacitytochangewithachangingworld.Itisatestamenttowhatacollectionoftypicalfreemencanachieve.

IthinkthisisthesalientfactaboutourConstitution.Allothernationswhichwereinexistencein1787havehadtoaltertheirform.ofgovernmentintheinterveningyears.France,RussiaandChinahaveundergonemomentousrevolutions.StablenationslikeSwedenandSwitzerlandhavehadtochangetheirformsradically.EvenGreatBritain,moststalwartofnations,haslimitedsharplythepowerofitsmonarchanditshouseofLords.OnlytheUnitedStates,adheringtothepreceptsofitsConstitution,hascontinuedwiththesamefromofgovernment.Wearenotoftheyoungernationsoftheworld;wearetheoldestwhenitcomestohavingfoundthegovernmentwhichsuitsisbest.

Itisinstructivetorememberthe55menwhoframedthisdocument.ElderstatesmenlikeGeorgeWashingtonandBenjaminFranklincontributedlittletothedebatebutgreatlytothestabilityandinspirationoftheconvention.ThomasJefferson,perhapsthemostbrilliantAmericanofthosedays,missedthemeetingentirely;hewasondiplomaticdutyinFrance.Thehardcentralworkofdeterminingtheform.ofgovernmentseemstohavebeendonebyahandfuloftrulygreatmen:JamesMadisonandGeorgeMasonofVirginia,GrogerShermanofConnecticut,JamesWilsonandGouverneurMorrisofPennsylvania.AlexanderHamiltonofnewYorkdidnotspeakmuchbutdidexertconsiderableinfluence.

The55containedacollegepresident,abander,amerchant,agreatteacheroflaw,ajudge,amajor,aclergyman,astategovernorandasurgeon.Onesixthofthememberswereforeignborn.TwoweregraduatesofOxfordUniversity,oneofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Butthegroupalsocontainedsomerealnonentities,includingamilitarymanwhohadbeencourt-martialedforcowardiceduringtheRevolution,somewhocontributednothingtothedebate,andsomewhowerenotquiteabletofollowwhatwasbeingdebated.

Whatthismixofmendidwascreateami