2022年福建省寧德市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)

2022年福建省寧德市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

AccordingtoMichaelTwery,whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsgotosectheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyarcafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarcnotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyarctoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems.

2.

______participateintheErasmusprograminEuropetopreparestudentsforglobalcareers.

3.

Lifeinsuranceisuselessforsomeonewhoissingle.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Studiesshowthatevenwhenstudentsaretaughtthebroaddefinitionof"man"and"men",theythinkof______.

5.

Universitiesandcollegesoffercertificationprogramsorstudiesto______.

A.enablestudentstobecompetitiveinWebsitesearchoptimization

B.attractWeb-basedcompaniestosendemployeesbacktoschool

C.maximizerelationshipsbetweenthemandWeb-basedcompanies

D.boostreputation,extendinfluenceandmaximizerevenue

6.Howdidcableproviderssolvetheproblemoftheearliestcablesystems?

A.Theystrategicallyplacedantennaswithverylongcablesconnectingtosubscribers'televisionsets.

B.Theymadethesignalfromtheantennatravelthroughthelengthofcable.

C.Theyinsertedamplifiersatregularintervals.

D.Theyincreasedthelengthofcable.

7.

Cheatinghasbecomeeasierforstudentsbecauseof______.

8.

Itmaytakelargebodiesofwaterandicedecadestorespondtochangesintemperature.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Viewerswillhavetoagreetoparticipateinaspecialfile-sharingnetwork,toreducethecostofdownloading.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.______areappliedinconventionalfarmingforweedcontrol.

11.Theestablishmentofthemoderncorporatestructurestarted______.

A.fromearlyseventeenthcentury

B.fromtheMiddleAges

C.underancientRomanlaw

D.fromtheendingoftheindustrialrevolution

12.

Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby__________________.

13.

Hypertensioncanbecausedbythenoiselowerthan65db.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"'whichmeans______.

15.UsingLandWisely

Averyimportantworldproblem—infact,IaminclinedtosayitisthemostimportantofallthegreatworldproblemswhichfaceUSalthepresenttime—istherapidlyincreasingpressureofpopulationonlandandonlandresources.

Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworldbutitsrateofincreasewhichisimportant,Itworksouttobeabout1.6percentperannualnetincrease.Intermsofnumbersthismeanssomethinglikefortytoforty-fivemillionadditionalpeopleeveryyear.Canadahasapopulationoftwentymillion-ratherlessthansixmonths'climbinworldpopulation.TakeAustralia.TherearetenmillionpeopleinAustralia.So,ittakestheworldlessthanthreemonthstoaddtoitselfapopulation.LettheUStakeourowncrowdedcountry—EnglandandWales:forty-fivetofiftymillionpeople—justaboutayear'ssupply.

Bythistimetomorrow,andeveryday,therewillbeaddedtotheearthabout120,000extrapeoplejustaboutthepopulationofthecityofYork.

Iamnottalkingaboutbirthrate.Thisisnetincrease.Togiveyousomeideaofbirthrate,lookatthesecondhandofyourwatch.Everysecondthreebabiesarebornsomewhereintheworld.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Youcannotspeakquicklyenoughtokeeppacewiththebirthrate.

Thisenormousincreaseofpopulationwillcreateimmenseproblems.ByA.D.2000,unlesssomethingdesperatehappens,therewillbeasmanyas7,000,000,000peopleonthesurfaceofthisearth!Sothisisaproblemwhichyouaregoingtoseeinyourlifetime.

Whyisthisenormousincreaseinpopulationtakingplace?ItisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandthepracticeofwhatiscomingtobecalledDeathControl.YouhaveheardofBirthControl?DeathControlissomethingratherdifferent.DeathControlrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandthenursesandthehospitalsandthehealthservicesinkeepingalivepeoplewho,afewyearsago,wouldhavediedofsomeoftheincrediblyseriouskillingdiseases,astheyusedtobe.Squalidconditions,whichwecanremedybyanimprovedstandardofliving,causedalotofdiseaseanddirt.Medicalexaminationsatschoolcatchdiseasesearlyandensurehealthierschoolchildren.Scientistsareatworkstampingoutmalariaandothermoredeadlydiseases.Ifyouareseriouslyillthereisanambulancetotakeyoutoamodemhospital.Medicalcarehelpstokeeppeoplealivelonger.Weusedtothinkseventywasagoodage;noweighty,ninety,itmaybe,arecomingtoberecognizedasanormalageforhumanbeings.PeoplearelivinglongerbecauseofthisDeathControl,andfewerchildrenaredying,sothepopulationoftheworldisshootingup.

ImaginethepositionifyouandIandeveryoneelselivingonearthsharedthesurfacebetweenus.Howmuchshouldwehaveeach?Itwouldbejustovertwelveacres—thesortofsizeofasmallholding.Butnotallthatisusefullandwhichisgoingtoproducefood.Wecancutoutone-fifthofit,forexample,asbeingtoocold.Thatislandwhichiscoveredwithiceandsnow—AntarcticaandGreenlandandthegreatfrozenareasofnorthernCanada.Thenwecancutoutanotherfifthasbeingtoodry—thegreatdesertsoftheworldliketheSaharaandtheheartofAustraliaandotherareaswherethereisnoknownwatersupplytofeedcropsandsotoproducefood.Thenwecancutoutanotherfifthasbeingtoomountainousorwithtoogreatanelevationabovesealevel.Thenwecancutoutanothertenthaslandwhichhasinsufficientsoil,probablyjustrockatthesurface.Now,outofthetwelveacresonlyaboutfourareleftassuitableforproducingfood.Butnotallthatisused.Itincludeslandwithenoughsoilandenoughrainfallorwater,andenoughheatwhich,atpresent,wearenotusing,suchas,forexample,thegreatAmazonforestsandtheC

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

HowdomostcollegesuseSATIIscores?

A.Theyusethescoresforadmissionpurposes.

B.Theyusethescorestoplacethestudentsintherightprograms.

C.Theyusethescorestoselectstudents'leaders.

D.Theyusethescorestograntscholarships.

17.

Theroomfortoday'sspecieswasmadeby______.

18.

ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

C.problemsonairpollution

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

19.

Afterninemonths,individualtemperamentsbecame______asthebabies□schedulesbecameestablished.

20.

Athleticshoecompaniesusedthetechnologyofmoonbootsto______.

A.reducetheimpactonfeetandlegs

B.makeathleticshoesmuchlighter

C.improvethedurabilityofshoes

D.preventthegrowthofbacteria

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Badtablemanners.

B.Arrivinglate.

C.Rudenesstorestaurantemployees.

D.Dressingtoocasually.

22.(39)

23.

【B10】

24.

【B8】

25.

【B6】

26.(24)

A.Agalleryowner.

B.Abusinessman.

C.Aclothingdesigner.

D.Aphotographer.

27.聽力原文：W:Johnthinksthatyoushouldnotfixyourcaryourself.

M:Whyshouldhecare?It'snothiscar.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(15)

A.ItdoesnotconcernJohn.

B.Johndoesnotcareabouthiscar.

C.Johnwillhelphimfixtheear.

D.HewantsJohntofixthecar.

28.

【B9】

29.(23)

A.Acomparisonbetweenconsciousandunconsciousbehavior.patterns.

B.Recentdevelopmentsinpsychologyresearch.

C.Reasonsforcertainbehavior.patterns.

D.Reasonsforbeinglate.

30.聽力原文：W:Oh,Ican'tputupwiththingshere.WhenyouturnonMexicantelevisions,it'slikewatchingSwedishTV:everyoneisblond.

M:That'strueintheU.S.aswell.WhatyouseeontelevisionisaverydistortedpictureofAmericanlife.

Q:Whereeisthewomanmostprobablyfrom?

(18)

A.SheisfromSweden.

B.SheisfromSwitzerland.

C.SheisfromtheUnitedStates.

D.SheisfromMexico.

31.(18)

A.Thewomanwillnotchoosetogotoattendthereport.

B.Thewomanisgoingtotakepartinthereport.

C.ThewomanwillgiveareportonTVshow.

D.Thewomandoesn'tcareifthemanjoinsthereport.

32.(34)

A.Theywereseverelypunished.

B.Theyweretreatedwell.

C.Theyweresoldtoanotherwhiteman.

D.Theyweregivendifferentwork.

33.SectionC

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

Occasionalself-medicationhasalwaysbeenpartofnormalliving.Themakingandsellingofdrugshasalonghistoryandisclosely【B1】______withbeliefinmagic.Thedoctorisnowabletofollowupthecorrect【B2】______ofmanyillnesseswithspecifictreatmentoftheir【B3】______.Inmanyotherillnesses,ofwhichthecausesremainunknown,heisstilllimited,likethe【B4】______prescrber,tothetreatmentofsymptoms.Thedoctoristrainedtodecidewhentotreatsymptomsonlyandwhento【B5】______thecause:thisistheessentialdifferencebetweenmedicalprescribingandself-medication.

The【B6】______oftechnologyhadbroughtaboutmuchprogressinsomefieldsofmedicine.Inmanycountriespublichealthorganizationisimproving,andpeople'snutritional【B7】______haverisen.Parallelwithsuch【B8】______trendsaretwowhichhaveanunpleasanteffect.Oneistheuseofhighpressureadvertisingbythepharmaceuticalindustry(制藥業(yè)),which【B9】______.Theotheristheemergenceofthesedentary(久坐不動(dòng)的)societywithitsfaultywayoflife:【B10】______Peoplewithdisordersarisingfromfaultyhabitssuchasthese,aswellasfromunhappyhumanrelationship,【B11】______.

【B1】

34.(16)

A.Asksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.

B.Askthewomanfordirections.

C.Showthewomanthemap.

D.Showthewomanwherethedormitoryis.

35.聽力原文：M:Canyoulookupthewordforme?InevercouldgetthealphabetstraightandittakesmehourstofindthewordI'mlookingfor.

W:SureI'llbegladto.Letmesee...

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodoforhim?

(19)

A.Tofindawordinthedictionary.

B.Totellhimthealphabet.

C.ToteachhimwrittenEnglish.

D.Tobuyadictionaryforhim.

36.(17)

A.Onedozen.B.Twodozen.C.Threedozen.D.Fourdozen.

37.聽力原文：Theworld'ssmartestadolescentsinmathematicsandscienceareinSingapore,accordingtoaglobalsurveyofeducationalachievement.Inthe3rdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy,13-year-oldsfromSingaporeachievedthe-bestscoresinstandardizedtestsofmathandsciencethatwereadministeredto287,896studentsin41countriesin1994and1995．ThesurveysuggeststhatscienceandmatheducationisespeciallystrongintheFarEast,whilewellbehindthosetopscores,studentsfromAustraliaearnedhighermarksinmaththantheircounterpartsinEngland,whointurndidbetterthanAmericanstudents.Thestudycollectedinformationonthestudents'teachersandhomes.Notsurprisingly,thehighest-scoringstudentshadwell-educatedparentsorcamefromhomescontainingstudyingaidssuchascomputers,dictionariesorevensuchelementalfacilitiesasdesks.Thestudyshowsthatboysgenerallydidbetterthangirlsinscience,buttherewaslittledifferencebetweentheminmath.Boysscoredbetterthangirlsinphysicsandchemistry.Therewerenosexdifferencesinthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.Inadditiontobeingtested,studentsintheprojectwereaskedhowproficienttheythoughttheywereinmathandscience.Studentsinsomecountries,suchasColumbiaandKuwait,hadanoverlyoptimisticviewoftheirskills.Meanwhile,someofthebeststudentsfromJapanandKorea,forexample,wereneedlesslypessimisticeventhoughtheydidfarbetterinmaththanalmostalloftheotherstudents.

(33)

A.StudentsfromAmerica.

B.StudentsfromEngland.

C.StudentsfromAustralia.

D.StudentsfromJapan.

38.聽力原文：W:Somethingisdefinitelybuggingyou.Whyareyouwalkingupanddownthehallway?

M:It'sthispresentationIhavetogivetomorrow.I'mabitonedgebutI'llgetoveritbythen.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(13)

A.Theman'snervousbutbelieveshewillbebettertomorrow.

B.Themanisbeggingthewomantolethimpassthepresentation.

C.Theman'snervousabouthispresentationbecausehe'sunprepared.

D.Themanlefthispresentationonthewindowedgebuthe'llgetittomorrow.

39.

【B4】

40.【B11】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

THECROCODILEPOOL

(ARungusFolkTale)

TherewasonceaverybeautifullonghousenearUluPong.Thefolktherewerehappypeoplewhoenjoyedaprosperouslife.Manykindsofentertainmentandcelebrationswere【C1】______Besidestheusualactivitiesofgongbeating,dancingandwinesipping,theyalso【C2】______domesticanimalsinthefun.They【C3】______greatpleasureinteasingandabusingtheanimals.

Howeverbytraditionalcustom,theywere【C4】______torespectdomesticanimalslikedogs,cats,pigs,andgoats,ascontraryactionswerebelievedtooffendthegods.

Oneday,whiletheywerecarryingonasusualwiththeirmerrymaking,agreatstorm,whichlastedseveraldayssweptoverthevillage,【C5】______heavydamagetonature.Theydidnotcareaboutwhatwashappeningoutsideastheyweretoodrunkandhappytobother.Besides,theyfeltvery【C6】______insidetheirhugelonghouse.

Itdidnot【C7】______longforthewatertoriseandfloodtheentireland,includingthelonghouse.Sincetheyhadoffendedthegods,therewasnowayofescapingwithout【C8】______Whenthefloodeventuallysubsided,nolonghousecouldbeseenanymore,butinsteadahugepoolfilledwithcrocodiles.

Uptillthisdate,thevillagefolkbelievethatthegodscausedthestormtoserveasapunishmenttothosewhodonot【C9】______theircustomsandhavenorespectforanimals.Sometimesthevillagerstrapthosecrocodilesinthepoolforfood,whichtheyalsosellonthelocal【C10】______.

Thesiteisknownas"TheCrocodilePool"ofKotaMamduaswellasKulumBuyut.Thefolktherebelievethattheymustneverharmorabuseanimalsagain.

A.supposedB.proudC.secureD.punishment

E.punishingF.likeG.observeH.held

I.marketJ.includedK.needL.Caused

M.causingN.takeO.took

【C1】

42.

Judgingfromwordformation,"shortfall"in"TheU.S.savingshortfallisequallystressful"(Line1,Para.7)probablymeans______.

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.

Incertainoccupationscolorblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean"Advance"andaredlightmaymean"Danger!Keepback!"Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"cones".Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods"buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolor.Waituntilitisdarktonight,andthengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize.

Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolors.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecolorsatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecolorsaswellaswecan.

Insectscanseeultra-violetrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeX-rays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgrayanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolorswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercolorsarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.

Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertainoccupationslike______.

44.(50)

45.

Howistelevisionsaidtodistortlifeinreportingwarfareandconflicts?

A.TVteachesthatalllifestylesandvaluesareequal.

B.Peoplearepreoccupiedwithfantasticideasaboutwars.

C.Onthetelevisionscreen,peopleseeadirty,bloodymess.

D.Televisionpresentsimagesofhumancarnageinaform.ofentertainmentprogram.

46.

【C8】

47.

Accordingtotheauthor,thebestwaytosavemoneyistocuttheshoppingtimeandstickto______.

48.

【C4】

49.SectionB

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

Racket,dinclamor,noise.Whateveryouwanttocallit,unwantedsoundisAmerica'smostwidespreadnuisance.Butnoiseismorethanjustanuisance.Itconstitutesarealandpresentdangertopeople'shealth.Dayandnight,athome,atwork,andatplay,noisecanproduceseriousphysicalandpsychologicalstress.Nooneisimmunetothisstress.Thoughweseemtoadjusttonoisebyignoringit,theear,infact,neverclosesandthebodystillresponds—sometimeswithextremetension,astoastrangesoundinthenight.

Theannoyancewefeelwhenfacedwithnoiseisthemostcommonoutwardsymptomofthestressbuildingupinsideus.Indeed,becauseirritabilityissoapparent,legislatorshavemadepublicannoyancethebasisofmanynoiseabatement(消除)programs.Themoresubtleendmoreserioushealthhazardsassociatedwithstresscausedbynoisetraditionallyhavebeengivenmuchlessattention.Nevertheless,whenweareannoyedormadeirritablebynoise,weshouldconsiderthesesymptomsfairwarningthatotherthingsmaybehappeningtous,someofwhichmaybedamagingtoourhealth.

Ofthemanyhealthhazardsrelatedtonoise,hearinglossisthemostclearlyobservableandmeasurablebyhealthprofessionals.Theotherhazardsarchardertopindown.Formanyofus,themmaybeariskthatexposuretothestressofnoiseincreasessusceptibilitytodiseaseandinfection.Themoresusceptibleamongusmayexperiencenoiseasacomplicatingfactorinheartproblemsendotherdiseases.Noisethatcausesannoyanceandirritabilityinhealthypersonsmayhaveseriousconsequencesforthosealreadyillinmindorbody.

Noiseaffectsusthroughoutourlives.Forexample,thereareindicationsofeffectsontheunbornchildwhenmothersareexposedtoindustrialandenvironmentalnoise.Duringinfancyandchildhood,youngstersexposedtohighnoiselevelsmayhavetroublefallingasleepandobtainingnecessaryamountsofrest.

Why,then,istherenotgreateralarmaboutthesedangers?Perhapsitisbecausethelinkbetweennoiseandmanydisabilitiesordiseaseshasnotyetbeenconclusivelydemonstrated.Perhapsitisbecausewetendtodismissannoyanceasapricetopayforlivinginthemodernworld.Itmayalsobebecausewestillthinkofhearinglossasonlyanoccupationalhazard.

Thephrase"immuneto"(Line3,Para.1)areusedtomean______.

A.unaffectedby

B.hurtby

C.unlikelytobeseenby

D.unknownby

50.

Whatsubjectdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Businessmanagementstrategies.

B.TheuseofComputer.

C.Thelifestyle.oftelecommuters.

D.Extendingtheworkplacebymeansofcomputers.

51.Manyyearsago,amerchantinLondonhadthemisfortunetooweahugesumtoamoney-lenderwho,oldandugly,fanciedthemerchant'sbeautifuldaughter.Hesaidhewouldcancelthemerchant'sdebtifhecouldhavethegirlinstead.

Boththemerchantandhisdaughterwerehorrified.Sothecunningmoney-lenderproposedtheyletchancedecidethematter.Hetoldthemhewouldputablackpebbleandawhitepebbleintoanemptymoney-bagandthenthegirlwouldhavetopickoutofthepebbles.Ifshechosetheblackpebble,shewouldbecomehiswifeandherfather'sdebtwouldbecancelled.Ifshechosethewhiteone,shewouldstaywithherfatherandthedebtwouldbecancelled.Butifsherefusestopickoutapebble,herfatherwouldbethrownintojail.

Reluctantlythemerchantagreed.Theywerestandingonapebble-strewnpathastheytalkedandthemoney-lenderstoopedtopickupthetwopebbles.Thegirl,sharp-eyedwithfright,noticedthathepickeduptwoblackpebblesandputthemintothemoney-bag.

Whatwouldyoudoifyouweretheunfortunategirl?Ifyouhadtoadviseherwhatwouldyouadvisehertodo?

Whattypeofthinkingwouldyouusetosolvetheproblem?Youmaybelievethatcarefullogicalanalysismustsolvetheproblemifthereisasolution.Thistypeofthinkingisstraight-forwardverticalthinking.Theothertypeofthinkingislateralthinking.

Verticalthinkersarenotusuallyofmuchhelptoagirlinthissituation.Thewaytheyanalyzeit,therearethreepossibilities:

1.Thegiftshouldrefusetotakeapebble.

2.Thegirlshouldshowthattherearetwoblackpebblesinthebagandexposethemoney-lenderasacheat.

3.Thegirlshouldtakeablackpebbleandsacrificeherselftosaveherfatherfromprison.

Noneofthesesuggestionsisveryhelpful,forifthegirldoesn'ttakeapebbleherfathergoestoprison,andifshedoestakeapebble,shehastomarrythemoney-lender.

Thegirlinthestoryputherhandintothebagandtookoutapebble.Withoutlookingshefumbledandletitfalltothepathandimmediately,itlostamongtheothers.Thegirlapologizedforherclumsinessandsuggestedthatthemoney-lenderlookattheremainingpebbleinthebagandthentheycouldtellthecolorofthepebbleshehaschosen.Andthemoneylenderdarenotadmithisdishonesty.Thegirlhadchangedanimpossiblesituationintoanextremelyadvantageousone.

Thisstoryshowsthedifferencebetweenverticalthinkingandlateralthinking.Verticalthinkerstakeveryreasonableviewofasituationandproceedlogicallyandcarefullyworkeditout.Lateralthinkerstendtoexploreallthedifferentwaysoflookingatsomething,ratherthanacceptingthemostpromisingandproceedingfromthat.

Theauthorbeginsthisarticlewith______.

A.anamusinganecdote

B.awell-knownfable

C.anillustrativestory

D.anenlighteningfolk-tale

52.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheauthorasacriterionfordeterminingaperson'splaceinatraditionalsociety?

A.Familybackground.B.Age.C.Religiousbelief.D.Custom.

53.

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthereconstructionofThePentagonandtheWorldTradeCentre?

A.Supporting.B.Critical.C.Neutral.D.Hostile.

54.

Thehotoilsusedforfrying______.

A.iskeptfresheveryday

B.maybeusedforaweek

C.shouldbechangedevery3days

D.ischangedfromhourtohour

55.Whetherpeoplecanhearselectivesoundsamidnoisedependsontheirabilityto______.

A.neglecttheinfluenceofthenoise

B.rememberthemeaningofthesounds

C.maketheassociatedbrainwavepatterns

D.tellmusicalsoundsfromspokenones

56.

Accordingtotheauthor,energysecuritycanonlybeachievedby______.

A.usinglessoilinpowergeneration

B.replacingfossilfuelswithmorenuclearpower

C.seekingenergyselfsufficiency

D.expandingthesourcesofpowersupply

57.

AccordingtoPara.3,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Itishardertotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringingthantheexactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildren.

B.Immigrantchildrentendtodiscardthewartheirparentsspeakquicklywhentheygotoschool.

C.Ithasbeenprovedthatpeershavemoreimpactonchildren'squalifiessuchastobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.

D.Itiseasierforchildrentoacquirealanguageatschoolthanathome.

58.

Theauthorseesthecomputeras______.

A.asubstituteforhumanintelligence

B.ameanstohelppeoplereachconcreteanswers

C.somethingthatcaninspirepeopletoaskfundamentalquestions

D.somethingthatisofmerelysubsidiaryfunction

59.Aftertheyear1958,amoremodernSupremeCourtagreedwithJusticeHelen.Inahistoricdecisionin1954itheldthatlawsthatforcingblackstudentstogotoraciallysegregatedschoolsviolatedtheUSConstitutionbecausesuchschoolscouldneverbeequal.TheopinionoftheCourtwasthat"toseparate(blackschoolchildren)fromother--solelybecauseoftheirracegeneratesafeelingofinferiority-thatmayaffecttheirheartsandmindsinawayunlikelyevertobeundone".

TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionin1954ledtochangeswhichbroughtanendtothesystemofsegregatedpubliceducationinthesouthernstates.However,problemsinracerelationscontinuedtotroublethepublicschools,eventhoughschoolswerelegallydesegregatedthroughoutthecountry.

BlackAmericanswerestillmainlyinthelowestincomeandoccupationalgroupsandfrequentlylivedinslumsinthenation'slargestcities.Thepublicschoolsintheseareaswerecomposedpredominantlyorentirelyofblackstudentsandoftensharedtheneighborhoodproblemsofhighcrimeratesandotherformsofsocialdisorder.Theschoolsintheblackslumswereclearlyu