2022年福建省莆田市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)

2022年福建省莆田市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Accordingtothepassage,thekeyto"findtimetoread"is______.

2.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Pollution:ALifeandDeathIssue

OneofthemainthemesofPlanetunderPressureisthewaymanyoftheEarth'senvironmentalcrisesreinforceoneanother.Pollutionisanobviousexample--wedonothavetheoptionofgrowingfood,orfindingenoughwater,onasqueaky-cleanplanet,butononeincreasinglytarnishedandtrashedbythewaywehaveuseditsofar.

Cuttingwasteandclearinguppollutioncostmoney.Yettimeandagainitisthequestforwealththatgeneratesmuchofthemassinthefirstplace.LivinginawaythatislessdamagingtotheEarthisnoteasy,butitisvital,becausepollutionispervasiveandoftenlife-threatening.

Air:theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysthreemillionpeoplearekilledworldwidebyoutdoorairpollutionannuallyfromvehiclesandindustrialemissions,and1.6millionindoorsthroughusingsolidfuel.Mostareinpoorcountries.

Water:diseasescarriedinwaterareresponsiblefor80%ofillnessesanddeathsindevelopingcountries,killingachildeveryeightseconds.Eachyear2.1millionpeoplediefromdiarrhoeal(痢疾的)diseasesassociatedwithpoorwater:

Soil:contaminatedlandisaprobleminindustrializedcountries,whereformerfactoriesandpowerstationscanleavewastelikeheavymetalsinthesoil.Itcanalsooccurindevelopingcountries,sometimesusedfordumpingpesticides.Agriculturecanpollutelandwithpesticides,nitrate-richfertilizersandslurryfromlivestock.Andwhenthecontaminationreachesriversitdamageslifethere,andcanevencreatedeadzonesoffthecoast,asintheGulfofMexico.

ChronicProblem

Chemicalsareafrequentpollutant.WhenwethinkofchemicalcontaminationitisoftenimagesofeventslikeBhopalthatcometomind.Buttheproblemiswidespread.Onestudysays7～20%ofcancersareattributabletopoorairendpollutioninhomesandworkplaces.TheWHO,concernedaboutchemicalsthatpersistandbuildupinthebody,especiallyintheyoung,sayswemay"beconductingalarge-scaleexperimentwithchildren'shealth".

Someman-madechemicals,endocrine(內(nèi)分泌)disruptorslikephthalates(酞酸鹽)andnonylphenol--abreakdownproductofspermicides(殺精子劑),cosmeticsanddetergents--areblamedforcausingchangesinthegenitalsofsomeanimals.Affectedspeciesincludepolarbears--sonoteventheArcticisimmune.Andthechemicalsclimbthefoodchain,fromfishtomammals,andtous.

About70,000chemicalsareonthemarket,witharound1,500newonesappearingannually.Atleast30,000amthoughtnevertohavebeencomprehensivelytestedfortheftpossibleriskstopeople.

Atfastglance,theplasticbucketsstackedinthecomeroftheenvironmentalNGOofficelooklikeanyothers.Butthecontainersareanunlikelyweaponinonepoorcommunity'sfightagainstoilcompanieswhichtheysayareresponsibleforwidespreadill-healthcausedbyyearsofpollution.Thevesselsareusedbyanetworkoflocalvolunteers,knownastheBucketBrigade,togatherairsamplesinneighborhoodsborderingoilrefineries,aspartofacampaigntomonitoranddocumentairpollutionwhichtheybelieveiscomingfromtheplants.

InSouthAfrica,asinmanydevelopingandnewlyindustrializedcountries,legislationonairpollutionhasfailedtokeeppacewithmushroomingindustries.Solocalresidents,likemanyinpoorcomm

A.3millionB.2.1millionC.1.6millionD.3.2million

3.KeepingtheNetSecure

OnSeptember11traditionaltelephoneprovidersdidaheroicjobofstrugglingtorestoreservice.WhentheWorldTradeCentertowersfell,theyseverelydamagedaVerizoncentralofficewith350,000voicelinesand3.5milliondatacircuitscarryingthefinancialinformationthatisthelifebloodofWallStreetfirms.Verizonemployeesandthoseofmanyothertelecommunicationscardersworkednightandday,alongsidethefiremen,thepolice,andvolunteers,attheirownrecoveryjob.Inaboutaweektheyhadreroutedsometwomilliondatacircuits,restoredswitches,andinstalledtemporarypowersupplies.Theother1.5millioncircuitsoriginatedinbuildingsthatnolongerexist.

InthedaysaftertheattackthenumberofvoicecallsinthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCitydoubled,fromthenormal115millionadaytomorethan230million.ForthenextsixdaysVerizonwaivedchargesforitspayphonesinManhattan.Onasingledayfollowingthedisasterresidentsplacedsome22,000localcallsfreeofchargefromregularsidewalkpayphonesbelowCanalStreet,andWilliamsCommunicationsswitchedfivemillionvoicecallsinthemetropolitanarea-threetimestheaveragedailyvolume.AT&T'slong-distancevolumejumpedfromaweekdayaverageofabout300milliondomesticvoicecallstomorethan431milliononSeptember11,thebusiestweekdayeveracrossAT&T'sdomesticvoicenetwork.

Butdespitetheeffortstokeeptheminoperation,undertheextraordinarypressureofSeptember11thetraditionalvoice-telecommunicationssystemsintheNewYorkareaandtheWashington,D.C.area--bothwireandwireless--weresignificantlyovertaxed.InEastCoastcitiescell-phonenetworkscouldnotkeepupwithdemand.Manylong-distancecallsinboundtoNewYorkCitywereblocked,inparttoreservecircuitsforoutgoingcalls.OnthatdaytheInternetproveditsvalueasanessentialpartofthemodemcommunicationssystem.

MorethanhalfofAmericanowusestheInternet.Globally,usersnumbermorethan300million.VirtuallyalllargebusinessesusethepublicInternetorprivateversionsofthesametechnologytoconducttheirmostimportantactivities.Soitwasnotsurprising--althoughitwasstaggering--toseethatonSeptember11morethan1.2billioninstantmessagesweresentbyAOLusersalone.SlippingpastthecongestedvoicenetworksontothePCscreensoffriendsandfamilyaroundtheglobewerethetiesthatbindusinthemodemworld:"RUOK?""ALRIGHT?““UTHERE?"

AsvoicenetworksblockedincomingcallstoNewYorkinordertorelievecongestion,somecarderspushedtheirvoicetrafficovertheInternet.ITXC,whichspecializesinInternetvoiceservices,sawitsdomesticwholesalebusinessdoubleonSeptember11ascarrierssearchedfornewchannelsofcommunication;Yahoo'sPCtoPhonecallingserviceincreasedby59percent.Theperformanceofthesevoice-over-IPservicessuggeststhatinonlyahandfulofyearsmostvoicetrafficislikelytobecardedontheInternet.

WhydidtheInternetworksowellinthefaceofhugevolume?Becauseits"distributed"technologyisinherentlyrobust."Normal"phoneconnections,whetherbymeansofwiredlinenetworksorbywirelesscellularnetworks,openaspecificcircuit,orchannel,connectingthepersonwhoiscalledandthecaller.Justasifasuperhighwaylanewereopenedforonecaronly,thecircuitremainsdedicatedtotheconversationevenifnooneisspeakingatthemoment.Iftoomanycircuitsarerequestedatonetime,thesystemblockscalls.

Incontrast,Internetmessagesdon'ttravelondesignatedcircuits.Instead,themessagesarecodedinisandOs,andthendisassembledintopacketsofdata.ThepacketsgooutfromthePCdownthephonelineandintothemazeofinterconnectedfibersthatenvelopseverymetropolita

A.YB.NC.NG

4.Withoutthehostprocessor,acardholdercannotwithdrawmoneyfromanATM.

5.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChinese1anguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor__________________________courses．

6.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Anxietyiscausedbysomecertainreasoninsteadofmultiplereasons.

B.Anxietymakesyouhateyourjobandunwillingtodoyourwork.

C.Themorelong-lastingtheanxietyis,themoresymptomspeoplesufferfrom.

D.Manysymptomswillcomealongwithasingleanxietyatonetime.

7.

Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

8.

AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.CholesterolandHeartDisease

Doyouknowyourcholesterollevel?Manypeopledon't.Ahighlevelofcholesterolinthebloodisanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.

Somepeoplesaythatthedangerofheartdiseaseisexaggerated.However,heartdiseaseisamaincauseofdeathindevelopedcountries.EveryyearmorethanonemillionAmericanshaveheartattacks,andhalfofthemdie.Peoplewithheartdiseasesufferchestpainsthatmakesimpleactivities,suchaswalking,shaving,ortakingashower,difficult.

Researchhasproventhatcholesterollevelsareconnectedwithheartdisease.OneprojectinMassachusettshasstudiedthesamegroupofmenandwomensince1948.Theresearchershavefoundthatthepeoplewhohavehighlevelsofcholesterolhavemoreheartattacks.

Anaturalsubstanceintheblood,cholesterolcomesfromtheliver.Theamountofcholesterolisaffectedbydietandbyphysicalqualitiesweinheritfromourparents.Onekindofcholesterolsticksfattothewailsofarteries,makingthemsmallerandfinallyblockingthem.Itproducesaconditioncalled"hardeningOfthearteries,"whichcausesheartattacks.Withtinycameras,doctorscanseebloodcirculatingthroughtheheartvalves.Angiograms(血管造影照片)arex-raysoftheheartarteries.Theyshowfatdepositsandblockagescausedbyhighcholesterol.

Heartdiseasebeginsinchildrenasyoungas3yearsold.Itoccursearlierinboysthaningirls.Nearlyhalfofteenagershavesomefatdepositsontheirarterywalls.Heartdiseasedevelopsfasterifwehavehighcholesterollevelsandalsosmoke.Whatisasafelevelofcholesterol?Adultshaveahighriskofheartattackiftheircholesterollevelisabove240milligramsperdeciliter(1/10公升)ofblood.Below200isbetter.IntheMassachusettsstudy,noonewithacholesterollevelbelow-150haseverhadaheartattack.However,abouthalfofAmericanadults'havecholesterollevelsabove200.

Tolowerourcholesterollevel,wemustchangeoureatinghabits.Anythingthatcomesfromananimalishighinfatandhighincholesterol.TheAmericanHeartAssociationNationalCholesterolEducationProgramsaysthatfatshouldbenomorethan30percentofourdiet.Bloodcholesterollevelsstarttofallafter2to3weeksoffollowingalow-cholesterol,low-fatdiet.Dietarychangesalonecanresultina10percentreductionoftheaverageperson'scholesterollevel.Aerobicexercisehelps,too.Arteryblockagecanbereducedbyasmuchas40percentthroughchangesindietandamountofexercise.

Wemusteducateeveryone,,includingchildreninelementaryschools.Wemustteachthemresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesinnutritionandaerobicexercise.Forexample,thesmartsnackisfruit.Childrenmustbeservedfruitintheschoolcafeteria,alongwithlow-fatmeals.Schoolsmustsendrecipeshomewiththechildren.Parentsmustincludechildreninplanningandpreparingmealsandshoppingforfood.

Adults,includingpersonsovertheageofsixtyfive,canlowertheircholesterolby30or40percent.Itisnevertoolatetochange.Onemanbeganhishealthprogramwhenhewasseventythree.Bythetimehewasseventy-seven,hehadloweredhisarterialblockagefrom50percentto13percentandhischolesterolfrom320to145withoutdrugs.Hewentonavegetariandietwithonly10percentfat,plusprogramstoreducestressandgetmoreexercise.

Alow-cholesteroldietthatcutsoutmostanimalproductsandhigh-fatvegetablesmaybeunfamiliartopeople.TheHeartAssociationsaystousenoaddedfatofanykind.Don'tfryfoodinoil.Cookitinwater,vinegar,orvegetablewater.Learnaboutgrainsandvegetables.Avoideggyolks(theyellow-partoftheegg).EatPotatoes,beans,low-fatvegetables,andfruit.Peopleoftencomplainaboutlow-fatd

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

DuringBeijingOlympics,touristscaneasilyobtaintheinformationaboutgameresultsandtrafficconditionsintimefrom______.

11.

PaulwasconcernednotonlyabouthisownsafetybutaboutthesafetyofhisSudanesedriverandinterpreter.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Concerningthefutureofthehydrogeneconomy,themostobviousstepwewilltakeis__________________.

13.

Qualifiedtechnologistswereinbadneedofinthefieldofelectronics.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

______workswhenpatientstalkfreelyaboutthingstroublingthemandthenlearntocontroltheirfears.

15.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Toanalyzethecurrentsituationinthejobmarket.

B.Togivesuggestionstothoselaidoffinthecrisis.

C.Togivetipsonjoblandingintheeconomicdecline.

D.Toofferadviceonhowtoavoidbeinglaidoff.

16.

NGOcommunityisoftentheonlyavailablesourceofsupportfortheinternallydisplacedthoughtheassistanceisinadequatefor______.

17.

TheInternetandmediacompanieshaverealizedtheimplicitvaluationsofsocialnetworking,buthaven'tmadeitaworkingrevenuemodel.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Forcreatureslivingunderhigh-gravityconditioninHalClement'snovel,evenafallfromanotvery-highplacecanbe______.

19.Underyourdurablepowerattorney,ifyouareunable,apersoncanbegiventheauthorityto______.

20.ClosingtheDeal

Salesandmarketingjobsatpharmaceutical(制藥的)companiesoffertheopportunitytocombinesciencewithsocialskillsandcreativetalent.HannahHoaginvestigatesthepitch.

ForGeorginaSmith,acareerinmedicalsalescombinedherdualinterestsinscienceandbusiness.Aftercompletingherbachelor'sdegreeinbiomedicalscience,SmithjoinedAstraZenecaasajuniormedicalrepresentative.TodayshedrivesaroundLondonvisitingphysicians,pharmacists,nursesandpracticemanagers,promotinggastrointestinal(胃與腸的)andrespiratory(呼吸的)treatments.

Smithfeelshersciencetraininggivesheranadvantageinsales."Noteveryonehasthatbackground.Itallowsmetotalkonthesamelevelasthephysicianandtounderstandthebroaderpicture,"shesays.

LikeSmith,manysciencegraduateschoosetomoveintothepharmaceuticalindustrybutleavethelabworktoothers.Salesandmarketingcareersallowsciencegraduatestointeractwithavarietyofpeopleinthepharmaceuticalchain,fromresearchersandregulatorstophysiciansandpatientgroups.

IntheUnitedStates,thepharmaceuticalindustryemploysmorethan100,000peopletopayvisitstophysiciansandpromotemedicines.Thereareanother100,000orsoofthesesalesrepresentativesinEurope.Thisface-to-facecontactsellsbillionsofdollarsworthofdrugsannually.From2000to2005thenumberofsalesreps(representatives的縮寫)continuedtogrow—byasmuchas60%inEurope.Butnowcompaniesaredownsizingteamsandinvestinginsalesqualityinstead.

"Salesdrivesthebottomlineforthesecorporations,"saysTomRuff,presidentandchiefexecutiveofTomRuffCompany,afirmbasedinManhattanBeach,California,thatspecializesinmedicaldeviceandpharmaceuticalsales,andsalesmanagementrecruiting."Thesalesrepresentativeplaysacriticalrole."

SellCulture

Theprimarypurposeofapharmaceuticalsalesrepistopromotethecompany'sproductstocustomers.Theseareusuallygroupsofphysicians,hospitalsorotherhealthcareproviders.Intheseentry-levelpositions,thereplearnsaboutregulatoryguidelinesandpresentingtheproducttothecustomer.Theyaregenerallyexpectedtomakeeightcallsperday."Asthesalesrepmovesupinlevelfromentrytoseniormedicalrepresentative,theybecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheircustomermarket,takeresponsibilityforpre-andpost-callplanning,andhavemoreadvancedanalyticalskills,"saysMicheleCrocco,directorofhumanresources,commercialoperationsatRocheinNutley,NewJersey.Theymaybecomedivisionalsalesmanagers,shesays,coachingandevaluatingothersalesreps.

Acareerinsalesrequirestherightsortofpersonality.Thosewhoexcelareoutgoingpeoplewhoenjoythechallengeof"makingtheclose",saysChrisJock,vice-presidentandgeneralmanagerforglobaloperationsatKellyScientificResourcesinTroy,Michigan.Theyarepersuasive,competitiveandconfidentself-starters.Ultimately,performanceisjudgedonthenumberofprescriptionssoldandcontactsmade,whichcanmakepharmaceuticalsalesahigh-pressurejob.

Evenentry-levelsalespositionsfrequentlydemandprevioussalesexperience."Companieswantaproventrackrecordofsuccessinsales,"saysRuff,whoaddsthatexperiencesellinginthehealthcareindustryisn'tnecessary.Infact,RuffrecommendsfreshgraduatesgainacoupleofyearssalesexperienceataFortune500companyknownforitssalestrainingbeforeenteringpharmaceuticalsales.

Butpeoplewithsciencebackgrounds,orwhoaregoodatcommunicatingamessageandbuildingrelationships,maybeabletotalktheirwayintoanentry-levelpositionwithoutanysalesexperience.Clinicalexperience,inparticular,israpidlybecomingavaluableassetforprospective

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B10】

22.(35)

A.Theywonthetournamentlastyear.

B.Theyhavebeentrainedthehardestinthetournament.

C.Theyhavethemostmoneytospendontheirathletes.

D.Theyhaveneverlostagamebefore.

23.

【B5】

24.(47)

25.(13)

A.She'snotsureifshereallywantstogo.

B.She'sbusywithtrainingforhernewjob.

C.She'srunningatrainingclassforthecompany,

D.She'snotsureifherbosswouldallowhertogo.

26.聽力原文：W:Soyouneedsomeonetowatchyourdogswhileyouareaway?

M:Willthatbeaproblemforyou?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

(19)

A.Whetherthewomanneedshishelp.

B.Whetherthewomanhasanypets.

C.Wherethewomanisgoing.

D.Whetherthewomancantakecareofhispet.

27.聽力原文：M:Youaremycampaignmanager,Julie.HowdoIconvincemembersofthestudentbodythatI'mthebestforschoolpresident?

W:Thatwon'tbeeasy.

M:Thanksalot.

W:I'mjustkidding,Bob.ActuallyIthinkonceweshoweveryonehowwellyoudidasajuniorclasstreasurer,youwillwineasily.

M:Howdowedothat?Meetwithallthreethousandpeoplewhoaremembersofthestudentbody?

W:Comeon.WhatI'mthinkingoffirstishangingcampaignpostersinallthehallways,wheremostofthestudentsaresuretoseethem.

M:Thatsoundsgood.Buteveryoneputsupposters.Whatcanwedothat'sdifferent?

W:Thecampusradiostationiswillingtoletyouhavefiveminutestomorrowmorningatseveno'clocktooutlineyourplansfortheyear.Lotsofstudentswillbelisteningthen.

M:That'sagreatidea!

W:I'vealsoarrangedforyoutogiveaspeechduringdinnertomorrow.Atleastfivehundredofthestudentswillbethere.You'llanswerquestionsafteryou'vefinishedspeaking.

M:ThatmeansI’dbettercomeupwiththespeechprettyquickly.HowaboutifIwriteittonightandshowittoyouafterchemistryclasstomorrow?

W:Fine.I'llseeyouafterclass.

M:Thanksforallyourhelp.

(20)

A.President.B.Senator.C.Secretary.D.Treasurer.

28.聽力原文：M：Frank'scertainly：inagoodmood.

W：Thebargainhegotonhisnewstereomadehimveryhappy．

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Everyonetoldhimtocheerup.

B.Spendingmoneyputshiminagoodmood.

C.Hehadtopayahighpriceforhisnewstereo.

D.He'sverypleasedwithhispurchase.

29.(17)

A.Adentist.B.Acook.C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

30.(25)

A.Thechildrenaretooyoungtobenefitfromcitylife.

B.Evenadultsthemselvescannotgoeverywhereinthecity.

C.Thereisalottoseeanddoforchildrenandadults.

D.Thereisn'talottoseeanddoforchildren.

31.

【B6】

32.聽力原文：M:Excuseme.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.ThereferencelibrarianatthemainlibrarysuggestedIcomehere.

W:WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Well,I'mworkingonatermpaperabouttheinfluenceoftelevisiononrecentUnitedStatespresidentialelections.IfoundafewofthebooksIneedatthemainlibrary,butIwastoldthatthelibraryhereatthegraduateschoolhadmorespecializedmaterials.

W:Ofcourseitdependsonwhatyouwant,butwedosubscribetoalargenumberofjournals.Sinceyou'reworkingonsuchabroadtopic,you'llprobablyhavetodoalotofdigging.Itmaytakesometime,butI'msureyou'llbeabletofindmanyarticlesrelevanttoyourtopic.Wealsohavequiteafewnewspapersonmicrofilm.

M:IthinkI'vecometotherightplace.HowcanIfindoutwhichjournalsyouhave?

W:Icangiveyoualistofallofthem.Butifyouwanttosearchbyauthororbysubject,youcanuseoneofthecomputersoverthereinthecomer.Everythingwehaveisseenthem.

M:WhatifIrunacrossareferencetoaresearchstudythatisn'tavailablehere?

W:Youcanrequestanyoutsidematerialjustbytypingyourrequestintothecomputer.

M:Youmeanyoucangetmaterialsfromotheruniversities?

W:Notonlyfromotheruniversities,butfromvirtuallyanypublicorprivatelibraryintheUnitedStates.Theonlylimitationisthatoutsidematerialscannotbecheckedout.

(20)

A.Tochooseatopicforatermpaper.

B.Totypesomeresearchmaterials.

C.Tofindmaterialnotavailableatthemainlibrary.

D.Tolearntousethecomputersthere.

33.聽力原文：W:Dr.Jones,howexactlywouldyoudefineeccentricity?

M:Well,weallhaveourownparticularhabitswhichothersfindirritatingoramusing,butaneccentricissomeonewhobehavesinatotallydifferentmannerfromthoseinthesocietyinwhichhelives.

W:Whenyoutalkabouteccentricity,areyoureferringmainlytomattersofappearance?

M:Notspecifically,no.Therearemanyotherways-inwhicheccentricityisdisplayed.Forinstance,someindividualsliketoleavetheirmarksonthisearthwithstrangebuildings.Othershavethecraziestdesireswhichinfluencetheirwholewayoflife.

W:Canyougivemeanexample?

M:Certainly.OnethatimmediatelyspringstomindwasaVictoriansurgeonbythenameofBuckland.Beingagreatanimalloverheusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures,includingsnakes,bears,rats,monkeysandeagles.

W:Thatmusthavebeenquitedangerousattimes.Doesoneofthesestandoutinyourmindatall?

M:Yes,Isupposethiscenturyhasproducedoneofthemostfamousones:theAmericanbillionaire,HowardHughes.

W:Buthewasn'tarecluseallhislife,washe?

M:That'scorrect.Infact,hewasjusttheoppositeinhisyoungerdays.HewasarichyoungmanwholovedtheHollywoodsocietyofhisday.Buthebegantodisappearforlongperiodswhenhegrewtiredofhighliving.Finally,nobodywasallowedtotouchhisfoodandhewouldwraphishandinatissuebeforepickinganythingup.Hedidn'tevenallowabarbertogonearhimtoooftenandhishairandbeardgrewdowntohiswaist.

W:Didhelivecompletelyalone?

M:No,thatwasthestrangestthing.Healwaysstayedinluxuryhotelswithagroupofservantstotakecareofhim.Heusedtospendhisdayslockedupinapenthousesuitewatchingadventurefilmsoverandoveragainandofteneatingnothingbuticecreamandchocolatebars.

W:Itsoundsaverysadstory.

M:Itdoes.But,asyousaidearlier,lifewouldbethesamewithoutcharacterslikehim,wouldn'tit?

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdidthewomanwanttotalktoDr.Jonesabout?

20.Accordingtotheconversation,what'sthemeaningofeccentricity?

21.WhoisHowardHughes?

22.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtoyourcomprehensionofthisconversation?

(23)

A.Thedefinitionofeccentricity.

B.Essentiality.

C.Howtokeeppets.

D.Howtoenjoyspecialfood.

34.聽力原文：Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes.Butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethough,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation--forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheirconditions.Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts,e.g.,friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forinstance,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.

(30)

A.TypesofLoneliness.

B.CausesofLoneliness.

C.SolutionstoLoneliness.

D.Loneliness.

35.(29)

A.Thepeopletherehaveasecurefuture.

B.Thepeopletherehaveagloriouspast.

C.Thegovernmentcarriesoutafamilyplan.

D.Thegovernmentcontrolsthegrowthrate.

36.【B4】

37.聽力原文：W:Withusnow,isMalcolmBricklin,CEOofVisionaryVehicles.

M:Hello,everyone.

W:WehavebeenhearingacoupleofthingsaboutthisnewsthatFordMotorCompanyisslashingupto30,000jobs,shuttingdown14plantsnationwide.Isitabigdealifwearenolongermanufacturingthesecars,Malcolm?

M:Ithinkit'sahugedeal.Imeanthecompaniesaremassiveemployersbothdirectlyandindirectly,IfyoulookatFordaftertheirrestructuring,they'veactuallygot87,000employeeswhichistwiceasmanyasMicrosofthaveworldwide.Moreover,i