2022年貴州省畢節(jié)地區(qū)大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022年貴州省畢節(jié)地區(qū)大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

WhenIfirstlearnedLisp(表處理語言),whatIlikedmostaboutitwasthatitconsideredme______.

2.

Alternativesentencingisconsideredonlygoodforyoungoffenders.

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3.Fat

Adultfatrateshavealmostquadrupledinthelast25years.Not22%ofBritonsarefatandthree-quartersareoverweight.Thenumberoffattripledin20years.10%ofsixyearoldsarefat,risingto17%of15yearolds.Becomingfatcanleadtohealthproblems,includingarthritis,heartdiseaseanddiabetes;

WhatisFat?

Your"bodymassindex"orBMIisameasureof,bodyfatbasedonheightandweight.

ABMIof:

Under20=underweight

20-25=normal

25-30=overweight

30+=fat

So,accordingtotheformula,peopleareclassedasfatiftheyhaveabodymassindexover30.Theyareoverweightifitis25-30.

ReasonstoGetFat

Fatfunctionsasenergyreservoir.Itis1aiddownwhenfoodisplentifulandthenconvertedbacktoenergywhenneeded.Normallevelsoffatarenotaproblemforthebody.Infact,they'renecessaryforittofunctionsmoothly.

Onabasiclevel,peoplebecomefatwhentheircaloricintakeishigherthantheircalorieexpenditure.However,ahostoffactorscomplicatethispicture.Anindividual'sgenetics,metabolism,cultureandlifestyle.allhavearoletoplay.

WhereisFatStoredintheBody?

Mostfatisstoredundertheskin.Butthereisalsosomeontopofyourkidneysandinsideyourliverandmuscles.Otherbodypartsthatgatherfatdependonyourgender:

?adultmen:chest,waist

?adultwomen:breasts,waistandhips

Fattissueismadeupoffatcells.Theseareliketinyplasticbagsthatholddropletsoffat.Fatcellsareonlyformedinourchildhood.Theystartgrowingwhileweareinourmothers'pregnancy.Thenextstageofgenerationisduringpuberty(青春期),whenthesexhormonesaretriggered.Itdefinestheareasinwhichthefatcellsgrow.Theamountoffatthebodywantstostoreisthoughttobeproportionaltothetotalnumberoffatcells.

Afterpuberty,wedonotgrowanymorefatcells.Ourceilsjustexpandorshrinktoaccommodatethefatinsideourbodies.

TheproblemwithChildhoodFat

Ifachildbecomesfattheirbodyprocessescanchange.SomeofthesemayBedifficultorevenimpossibletoalterinadulthood.

Fatceilsarelaiddowninthefirstfewyearsoflife.Iffatisstoredquickly,morefatcellsarecreated.Soafatchildcanhaveuptothreetimesasmanyasanormalchild.Eventually,fatcellsstopmultiplyingandanadulthasafixednumberfortherestoftheirlife.Theexistingcellssimplyenlargeorshrinktoaccommodatemorefat.

Healthproblemsforkids—Fewhealthproblemsareobservedinobsesschildren.Buttheymaydevelopconditionsthatcauseproblemslaterinlife,suchashighbloodpressure.

Theymayalsosufferfrom"sleepapnoea(呼吸暫停)".Whenthishappens,softtissueinthethroatblockstheairwaysduringsleep.Thiscanstoptheirbreathingforuptoaminute.Thisprocesscanhappenhundredsoftimesanight,leadingtoheartdisease,memoryproblems,headachesandfatigue.

DiabetesriskSomefatchildrenmaydeveloptypeⅡdiabetes.Normallythisconditiononlystartsmuchlaterinlife.Whenitstrikes,thebodystopsbeingabletoprocesssugarproperlyandthecellsarestarvedofenergy.TypeⅡdiabetescannotbecured,butitcanbetreated.Itmayleadtocomplicationssuchasnervedamage,heartdisease,kidneydiseaseandblindness.Childrenwiththisconditionwillhavetolivewithitalltheirlives,increasingthechanceofcomplications.

WhatTreatmentsAreAvailable?

Newdrugs—Currentweigh-lossdrugsaremainlyamphetamine(安非他明，一種藥品)based.Theyincreasetheamountofsomehormonesintheblood,loweringhungerlevels.However,theyarenots

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4.

TheNetherlandshasplacedtherightsofpedestriansbeforethoseofcarsinsuchareascalled______.

5.

Librariesaregettingbiggerandthiscanbedangerousforprogramminglanguages.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.Bysharingimportantapplianceswithneighbors,youcancommunicatewiththemaswellas______.

7.Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesis______.

A.lostcrops

B.globalgreenhouseeffect

C.economiccrisis

D.poverty

8.Evenifthecompanyoverallcannotpassthe12-questiontest,______maypassit.

9.Thereisnodoubtthatenvironmentalregulation______.

A.iscumbersome

B.producesaneffect

C.varieswildly

D.needstobestreamlined

10.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

11.

Turkeyisthesourceplaceof______and______Rivers

12.

Mostmemoryresearchersagreethatourbrainsrecord—andrememberatsomelevel—everythingthathappenstous.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Childrenwitha104-degreetemperatureorhighermaybemorecomfortableiftheirfeverisloweredwith______.

14.

FinallyWilcox'spropertywasdeededtothestate,whichwasmorepossiblythananindividualtopreserve______.

15.

Howmanykindsofanxietyarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

16.WaterProblems

Where'sthewater?

Water.Ifyou'vegotit,youprobablytakeitforgranted.Butaquicklookattheglobe--andachatwiththetinygroupofresearcherswhoareworryingaboutfreshwater---bothindicatethatwatershortagesareveryserious.

Andtheyaren'tnecessarilyinthefuture,either.Here'swhatwe'vereadinthepastweekorso.

...MexicoCity(hometo20millionpeople)issinkingbecausethecitysucksoutundergroundwaterfasterthantheaquifercanberefilled.

...Floridawantstorefillitsoverpumpedaquifer(蓄水層)withuntreatedsurfacewater,despitefederalregulationstothecontrary.

...Texasismovingtowardprivate,for-profitwatersales.Thewaterwillbe"mined"fromaquifersthataredisappearingfast.Nowordonwhattheprivatesuppliers,includingcorporateraiderT.BoonePickens,willdooncetheaquifersrundry.

...Aquifersaroundtheworldarebeingovertappedforirrigatedagriculture,whichfillsabout40percentofthegloballarder.

...TheBushAdministrationhaswithdrawnaproposedtighteningofthearsenicstandardfordrinkingwater.Criticssaytheoldrule,datingto1942,couldallowthousandsofcasesofcancerandotherdiseases.Meanwhile,inBangladesh,what'sbeencalledthe"largestpoisoningofapopulationinhistory"has35to77millionpeopledrinkingarsenic-lacedwater.

...AshowdownisloomingovertheTigris(底格里斯河)andEuphratesRivers（幼發(fā)拉底河）,whichoriginateinTurkey,theftwaterbothSyriaandIraq.IfTurkeygoes'aheadwithaseriesofdams,thedownrivernationscouldstarve.

Youdon'tmissyourwater,anoldbluessagewiselysaid,untilyourwellrunsdry.DownhereonplanetEarth,thewellisstartingtorundry.We'veseenprojectionsthatthreebillionpeople--halfoftoday'spopulation--willbeshortofwaterin2025.

Placesshortofwater

Seenfromaglobalwatermap,waterisshortestinequatorialcountries,oftenwherepopulationsarerising.Herearesomeexamplesofcountriesfacingwatershortageproblem.

China,with1.26billionpeople,is"theoneareaworryingmostpeoplemostofthetime,"saysMarqde:Villiers,authoroftherecentlypublished"Water".IndryNorthernChina,hesays,"thewatertameisdroppingonemeterperyearduetooverpumping,andtheChineseadmitthat300citiesarerunningshort.Theyaredivertingwaterfromagricultureandfarmersaregoingoutofbusiness."SomeChineseriversaresopollutedwithheavymetalsthattheycan'tbeusedforirrigation,headds.

"They'redisgraceful,unusable,industrialsewers,"saysdeVilliers.Asfarmersgooutofbusiness,Chinawillhavetoimportmorefood.

InIndia,hometo1.002billionpeople,keyaquifersarebeingoverpumped,andthesoilisgrowingsaltierthroughcontaminationwithirrigationwater.IrrigationwasakeytoincreasingfoodproductioninIndiaduringthegreenrevolution,andasthepopulationsurgestowardaprojected1.363billionin2025,itscropswillcontinuetodependoncleanwaterandcleansoil.

Israel(population6.2million),inventedmanywater-conservingtechnologies,butwaterwithdrawalsstillexceedresupply.Overpumpingofaquifersalongthecoastisallowingseawatertopollutedrinkingwater.LikeneighboringJordan,IsraelislargelydependentontheJordanRiverforfreshwater.

WaterFight

Egypt,whosepopulationof68millionmayreach97millionby2025,getsessentiallynorainfall.AllagricultureisirrigatedbyseasonalfloodsfromtheNileRiver,andfromwaterstoredbehindtheAswanHighDam.AnyinterferencewithwaterflowbySudanorEthiopiacouldstarveEgypt.

"TheNileisoneIworryabout,"saysSandraPoste

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17.

Parentswithskilledmaths,______.

18.

TheGreenhouseEffectisgenerallybelievedtocomefromthe______intheatmosphere.

19.

AccordingtoMaryLynMiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheircareersshouldcommitthemselvestothepursuitof______.

20.

Theburn-and-woundbandagescoatedwithnano-sizesilverparticlesareatypicalexampleof______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B6】

22.

【B8】

23.聽力原文：M:Excuseme,Miss.I'magraduatestudentofmathematics.I'vejustcomefromJapan,andI'veneverbeentoaWesternlibrarybefore.Iwonderifsomeonemighthavetimetoshowmearound?

W:I'dbegladtoshowyouaround,butI'mverybusyrightnow.Couldyoucomebackabout4:00?

Q:Whatisthestudentconcernedabout?

(18)

A.Makinganappointment.

B.Howtousethelibrary.

C.Comingbackabout4:00.

D.Howtochooseacourse.

24.(46)

25.

【B2】

26.(32)

A.Theytellsmallliesinadvertisements.

B.Theytellwhiteliesinadvertisements.

C.Theydon'ttellliesbutmaygivefalseinformation.

D.Theyaresometimeshonestandsometimesdishonest.

27.SectionC

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

聽力原文：JohannStrausswasborninViennain1825.Hisfather,awell-knownmusician,wasastrangeandmoodyman.Hedidnotwantanyofhischildrentobemusicians.HewhippedyoungJohannbecausetheboyinsistedhewantedtostudymusic.Atlast,Johannlefthisfamilypermanently.Hegrievedoverleavingthefamilybecausethewonderfulmusichealwayshadwithhimathomewasgoneforever.Theonlygoodthingaboutthefamilyseparation,itseemed,wasthatyoungJohannwouldbefreetostudymusic.

Thedancecalledthewaltzdevelopedfromapeasantdanceinthree-quartertime.ThewaltzbecamepopularinVienna,soitwasonlynaturalthatJohannwouldbeattractedtoit.

TheorchestraJohann'sfatherhaddirectedwaspreparedtodisbandwhentheelderStrausssuddenlydied.YoungJohannofferedtotakehisfather'splace.Mostofthemusiciansquestionedthatayoungmanwouldexpecttofilltheshoesofafamousfather.Theydidnottakeintoconsiderationthatthesonalreadyhadanorchestraofhisownwhichwasbecomingwell-known.Finally,oneofthememberspersuadedtheotherstoletthetwoorchestrasbecombined.Theirfirstperformancewasamemorialconcertplayedinhisfather'shonor.

SoonViennawaspayingtributestotheson.HewrotesuchfamouswaltzesasTalesfromtheViennaWoodsandTheBeautifulBlueDamube,andhismusicisstillplayedtoday.HiswaltzesareasbeautifulandtimelyaswhenStraussfirstwrotethem.

JohannStrausswasborninViennain1825.Hisfather,awell-knownmusician,wasastrangeand(36)______man.Hedidnotwantanyofhischildrentobemusicians.HewhippedyoungJohannbecausetheboyinsistedhewantedtostudymusic.Atlast,Johannlefthisfamily(37)______.He(38)______overleavingthefamilybecausethewonderfulmusichealwayshadwithhimathomewasgoneforever.Theonlygoodthingaboutthefamilyseparation,itseemed,wasthatyoungJohannwouldbefreetostudymusic.

Thedancecalledthewaltz(39)______fromapeasantdanceinthree-quartertime.ThewaltzbecamepopularinVienna;soitwasonlynaturalthatJohannwouldbe(40)______toit.

TheorchestraJohann'sfatherhaddirectedwas(41)______todisbandwhentheelderStrausssuddenlydied.YoungJohann(42)______totakehisfather'splace.Mostofthemusiciansquestionedthatayoungmanwouldexpecttofilltheshoesofafamousfather.Theydidnottakeinto(43)______thatthesonalreadyhadanorchestraofhisownwhichwasbecomingwell-known.Finally,oneofthememberspersuadedtheotherstoletthetwoorchestrasbecombined.(44)____________.

SoonViennawaspayingtributestotheson.(45)____________,andhismusicisstillplayedtoday.(46)____________.

28.(13)

A.Asnowstorm.

B.Anearthquake.

C.Atrafficaccident.

D.Ahurricane.

29.聽力原文：BecauseIrelandisanislandgeographicallynearthemainlandoftheUnitedKingdom,Englishrulershavefoughtsincethemiddleagestoretainpoliticalcontroloverit.Attractedbythelushfarmland,EnglishandScottishlandownerssettledthere,andintimeoffamineorpoliticalunrest,thelocalworkerssuffered,whiletheirlandlordswerecushionedbytheirwealth.ThehistoryofmodernIrelandis,infact,largelyastoryofresentmentbetweentheIrishandtheirEnglishandScottishrulers.

Sincethe1920's,Irelandhasbeendividedintotwoparts:NorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland.ThenorthisstillpartoftheUnitedKingdomandispredominantlyProtestant;thesouthisanindependentrepublicandismainlyCatholic.ThemajorityinNorthIrelandacceptthispoliticalcompromise,huttheactiveandmainlyCatholicminorityarefightingforunionwiththeindependentrepublicofSouthernIreland.TheIRA,theIrishRepublicArmy,havemountedbombingcampaignsonmilitaryandciviltargetsinNorthernIrelandandEngland,theyhavesentletter-bombstopublicfigures,theyhaveshotfellowIrishmenwhosupporttheBritishorbelongtoopposing,andnowequallymilitantProtestantgroups.Asaresultofthis,theBritishhavestationedanarmyinBelfast,theIRAhavebeenoutlawed,andseveralofthemhavespentmanyyearsinprisonorhavediedinSupportoftheircause.Whetherthislevelofviolenceandrepressionisjustifiable,andwhethertheviolencethatcouldresultfrompoliticalchangewouldbeworthwhilearethecontroversialissuesthatdivideeverybodyinvolved.

(33)

A.Becauseofthepolitics.

B.Becauseoffamineunrest.

C.Becauseofthelushfarmland.

D.Becauseofsuffering.

30.聽力原文：Theofficehasalwaysbeenaplacetogetahead.Unfortunately,itisalsoaplacewherealotofnaturalresourcesstarttofallbehind.Takealookaroundnexttimeyou'reatwork.Seehowmanylightsareleftonwhenpeopleleave.Seehowmuchpaperisbeingwasted.Howmuchelectricityisbeingusedtoruncomputersthatarelefton.Lookathowmuchwaterisbeingwastedintherestrooms.Andhowmuchsolidwasteisbeingthrownoutintherubbishcans.Webetitisalot.

Now,herearesomesimplewaysyoucanproducelesswasteatwork.Whenyouarcatthecomputercopier,onlymakethecopiesyouneed.Usebothsidesofthepaperwhenwritingsomethinglessimportant.Turnoffyourlightswhenyouleave.Usealowerwattbulbinyourlamp.Drinkyourcoffeeorteaoutofyourmuginsteadofsingle-usecups.Setuparecyclingboxforcansandoneforbottles.Andwhenyou'reinthebathroombrushingyourteethorwashingyourface,don'tletthetaprun.Remember,ifweusefewerresourcestoday,we'llhavemorefortomorrow.

(33)

A.Thedisadvantagesofworkinginanoffice.

B.Thewasteproducedinanoffice.

C.Tosaveresourceswhenworkinginanoffice.

D.Howtosavewaterinarestroom.

31.聽力原文：M:Iwasjustreadingthisarticleaboutthewondersoftheancientworld.Alotofthemwerebuildings.Iwasthinking,whatwouldyourwondersofthemodernwouldbe?Notnecessarilybuildings,butthingsthathavechangedourwayoflife.

W:Forme,well,Iwasthinkingthecellphoneisthemostwonderfulthing.

M:Really?

W:Yeah,(19)Ievencouldn'tlivewithoutmine.It'ssoconvenient!Icancallmyfriendsanytimeandtheycanalwayscallme.OrifI'mintroubleIcancallforhelp...

M:Youmeanlikecallingyourparents?

W:Yeah,likeparents,andifI'mrunninglate,I'mabletocallafriendifI'm,like,onthebusorsomething.

M:(20)Buttheproblemwithcellphonesisthatpeopleusethemtoomuchforeverylittlething.It'spracticallygluedtotheirears.

W:Yeah,andIhateitwhenpeopleshoutintotheminapublicplaceandeveryoneelsehastolistentotheconversation,especiallyinrestaurants.

M:Well,goodmannersaren'tawonderofourworld!Youknow,Ithinkthemostamazingwonderise-mail.Ithaschangedtheworld,andithastotallytransformedmybusiness.Everybodyatworkisalwaysonthecomputer,respondingtoe-mails,sendinge-mails...That'swheremostofourbusinessisdonenow,throughe-mail.Youaresendingreports,gettinginformation.Butthebadpartisthatyouaregluedtothecomputerandpeopleexpectthingstobedonerightaway.

W:Yeah,peopleareshockedifyougothroughadaywithoutcheckingyoure-mail.Andwhenyougoonvacationandthenyoucomeback,maybethereare200e-mailswaitingforyou—allofthemurgent.

M:Iguessitislikeanyothertoolordevice.(21)Ifit'susedcorrectly,it'sveryuseful.

19．Wilydoesthewomanconsiderthecellphoneoneofthewondersofthemodemworld?

20.Whatistheproblemwithcellphonesaccordingtotheman?

21.Howdoesthemanfeelaboute-mail?

(20)

A.Itisusedtoomuch.

B.ItismorenecessarythanE-mail.

C.Itisveryconvenient.

D.Ithasmoreproblemsthanbenefits.

32.(40)

33.(47)

34.(35)

A.Ihour.B.2hours.C.3hours.D.Fourhours.

35.

【B9】

36.(29)

A.Hewasthemostinfluentialfigureinbadminton.

B.Hehadwon21All-Englandchampionshipinbadminton.

C.HehadwonthegoldmedalofbadmintonintheBarcelonaOlympicGamesin1992.

D.Hehadwonovereightyinternationaltitlesallhislife.

37.(26)

A.Aletterfromhercollege.

B.Herpassport.

C.Herstudentcard.

D.Herdrivinglicense.

38.

【B11】

39.(25)

A.Lovecanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings.

B.Lovecanleadtoalotofquarrels.

C.Lovecanleadtoalotofbitterness.

D.Friendsareveryimportant.

40.(34)

A.Someindustriesmakegreatprofitwiththeirdominantstatus.

B.Somecorruptiveofficialsexploitfarmers'profitwithsuperiority.

C.Naturalresourcesarelocatedmostlyinruralareas.

D.Citiesarelackofhumanpower.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.TheearlystagesofTheTennesseeBunCompanyweresodifficultthatHarringtoncouldn'tevenaffordto______.

42.

Apartfromthisnewunderstandingofthecorrelationbetweenhealthandexercise,themainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis______.

A.theirchangedlifestyle

B.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthful

C.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexercise

D.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies

43.

Springmadeitdifficultforsharp-eyedexpertstoseparatehisforgeriesfrom______.

44.IncomparingFrenchandEnglisheducation,theauthorindicatesthat______.

A.themaindifferencesareinthechildren

B.theFrenchchildneedsfarmoretraining

C.agreatdealcanbelearntbybothcountries

D.differencesshouldnotbelookedforonlyinthemethods

45.

WhatisthemainideaofPara.4?

46.

Thewordoscillate(Line3,Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.collapseB.fluctuateC.upsurgeD.vatiate

47.Whatmightbetheauthor'sattitudetowardinspirationalwalking?

A.Supportive.B.Skeptical.C.Satirical.D.Negative.

48.

FollowinginvestigationwillfocusonifDr.Mannisrelatedtoactionsagainst______.

49.SectionB

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

Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis"Don't!".Butitisuselesstotrytodiscouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact,thoughthechancesofhisbecomingfamousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonlystudentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Thentheyoungactororactresstakesupworkwitharepertorycompany,usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatre:paintingscenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareofthecostumes,andevenactinginverysmallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed.Thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.Butyoungactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy,waitingforthechancesofworkingwithabettercompany,orperhapsinfilmsortelevision.

Ofcourse,somepeoplehaveunusualchanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislonganddulltraining.ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrovepastinhisbigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedherifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andatfirstshethoughthewasjoking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice,htooktheproducertwentyminutestotellConniethathewasserious.Thenanappointmentwasmadeforhertogotothestudiothenextday.Thetestwassuccessful.Theygavehersomenecessarylessonsandwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.Ofcourse,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-famous.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon!

Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonwhyyoungpeopleshouldbediscouragedfrombecomingactorsis______.

A.actorsareveryunusualpeople

B.thecourseatthedramaschoollaststwoyears

C.actingisreallyahardjob

D.therearealreadytoomanyactors

50.AstheEnglishlanguagehaschangedatafastspeedinthiscentury,sohastheuseofEnglishlanguage.

AftertheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)wasfoundedin1927,theparticularstyle.ofspeechoftheBBCannouncerswasrecognizedasStandardEnglishorReceivedPronunciation(RP)English.Now,mostpeoplestillconsiderthatthepronunciationanddeliveryofBBCannouncersistheclearestandmostunderstandablespokenEnglish.

Englishhashadastrongassociationwithclassandsocialstatus.However,sincetheSecondWorldWartherehasbeenaconsiderablechangeofattitudetowardsspeechsnobbery,andhallmarksofclassdistinctionsuchasstylesofspeechhavebeengraduallydiscarded,especiallybytheyoungergeneration.

Astheneedhasarisen,newwordshavebeeninventedorfoundfromotherlanguagesandincorporatedintoEnglish.Similarly,oldwordsandexpressionshavebeendiscardedastheirusefulnesshasdiminishedorthefashionshavepassed.Thisalsohappenstostylesandmodesofspeechwhichbecamefashionableataparticulartimeandinspecificcircumstances.

Bytheendofthe1960sitbecameapparentthatitwasnotnecessarytospeakStandardEnglishorevencorrectgrammartobecomepopular,successfulandrich.Thefashionablespeechofthedaywasnolongertheprerogativeofaprivilegedclassbutratheradefiantexpressionofclasslessness.

ThegreatestsingleinfluenceoftheshapingoftheEnglishlanguageinmodemtimesistheAmericanEnglish.Overthelast25yearstheEnglishusedbymanypeople,particularlybythoseinthemedia,advertisingandshowbusiness,hasbecomemoreandmoremid-Atlanticinstyle,deliveryandaccent.

Inthe1970s,fashionfavoredcarelesspronunciationandlanguagefullofjargon,slangand"in"words,muchofitquiteincomprehensibletotheoutsideworld.WhatisconsideredmodemandfashionableinBritaintodayisoftennotthekindofEnglishtaughtinschoolsandcolleges.

WhichoneofthefollowinginNOTtrue?

A.TheuseoftheEnglishlanguagehasnotchangedmuchinthiscentury.

B.TheBBCannouncersspeakStandardEnglish.

C.Englishhasnoassociationwithclassandsocialstatusnow.

D.YoungpeopleallspeakEnglishinthesameway.

51.

Whatwashailedasabiologicalrevolutionthirtyyearsago?

A.DiscoveryofthestructureofDNA

B.Thedecodingofthelinearlanguage

C.Themechanicaldevicefoundinthehumancell

D.TheunbelievablecomplexityofDNA

52.

Theskinofpotatoesisremovedby______.

A.knifepeeling

B.grindingwitheachother

C.workersattendingthemachine

D.waterwashing

53.

Whichofthefollowingarethepatientsentitledtodointermsoftheproposal?

A.Behonesttotheirdoctors.

B.Controltheirmedicalinformation.

C.Determinehowtomaketheirmedicalrecords.

D.Accusetheinsurersofmakinguseoftheirmedicaldata.

54.Thefirstwaywecanapproachlanguageisasaphenomenonoftheindividualperson.Itisconcernedwith,describingandexplaininglanguageasamatterofhumanbehavior.Peoplesneakandwrite;theyalsoevidentlyreadandunderstandwhattheyhear.Theyarenotborndoingso;theyhavetoacquiretheseskills.Not.everybodyseemstodevelopthemtothesamedegree.Peoplemaysufferaccidentsordiseases,whichimpairtheirperformance.Languageisthus-seenaspartofhumanpsychology,aparticularsortofbehavior,thebehavior.whichhasasitsprincipalfunctionthatofcommunication.

Thetroublewiththeterm"behavior"isthatitisoftentakentoreferonlytomoreorlessovert,anddescribable,physicalmovementsandacts.Yetpartoflanguagebehavior.--thatofunderstandingspokenorwrittenlanguage,forexample--haslittleornophysicallyobser