2022年遼寧省阜新市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測試卷(含答案)

2022年遼寧省阜新市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

InApril1995,makesthe______.

2.

Guestscansleepcomfortablythroughthenightinaspecialgearandaregreetedinthemorningwith______.

3.

Foodsvaryinthequantityofproteinstheycontainpertypicalserving.

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4.

Childrenshouldlearnmoreresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesin____________________.

5.

Inordertominimizethedamagesresultedfromearthquakesinthefuture,furtherprogressshouldbemadeinthefieldof______.

6.Iftheywereexposedtooil,deep-seaorganismsincludingfishanddeep-seacorals______.

A.woulddefinitelybecomeextinct

B.couldhavetheirgrowthdamaged

C.mightenjoyanexplosivegrowth

D.wouldstopreproducingpermanently

7.

Inordertofillyourmindwithenjoyablemoments,youjustneedbringyourmindbackwhen______.

8.

ThomasandWhitehead______bottleCoketofranchisersineverypartofthecountryaftertheymadeagreementwithCandler.

9.TheStockExchange

WhoNeedsthestockExchange

Everybodydoes.Nineoutoftenoftheadultpopulationofthiscountrysaveorinvestinoneform.oranother.TheStockExchangeprovidesawayinwhichthismoneycanbeputtowork.

Ifyouarebuyingacar,atelevision,orawashingmachine,youmaypayforitoutofyoursavings,orborrowfromabankorhire-purchasecompany.Ifyouarebuyingahouse,youmaygetamortgagefromabuildingsociety.

Abusinessneedingnewmachinery,ornewpremises,hassimilaroptions.Someofthecostscanbemetfromprofitskeptinthebusiness,inotherwords,paidforoutofsavings,butasacompanygrows,thisbecomesincreasinglydifficult.

Fromyourpointofviewasasaver,youmaybesavingupforsomethingdefinite,suchasadownpaymentonacarorhouse,orsimplyinordertohavemoneyavailable,shouldsomeunforeseenemergencyarise.

Eitherway,youwillnotbepreparedtoentrustyoursavingstoacompanyseekingcashforexpansionunlessyoucanbesureyouwillbeabletogetitoutagain.Ifthecompanyhasmeantimeinvestedyourmoneyinlaunchinganewproduct,itwillnotbeablesimplytohanditback.Norcanitusefullyhandoverabitofthefactoryroof,ortwoorthreetonsofsoap,toredeemtheinvestment.

Howthencantheseconflictingrequirementsbemet?

TheansweristhroughtheStockExchange.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharestosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.

Largecompaniesneedawayto;tapthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.

Anoil-fieldintheNorthSeacancosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstobringintoproduction.Notuntiltheoilisflowingcanitcontributetotheprofitsofthecompanythatdiscoveredit.

Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.

Therecanbelittleprospectofraising,thesortofsumsneededfromfriendsandacquaintances,andwhilebanksmaybewillingtoprovideshort-termfinance,theyaregenerallyreluctanttoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisforlong-termprojects.

Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.ThistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.Bysodoingtheycanmobilizethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothintheU.K.andoverseas.

Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandeachofusareprovidedbygovernmentorourlocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Allthese,requirecontinuousexpenditureonnewequipmentanddevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughratesandtaxesalone.

Thegovernment,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometotheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthiscountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

WhoAretheSavers?

ManyattemptshavebeenmadetofindouthowmanysaversthereareintheUnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland.Itisdifficulttobesure,becauseonepersonmayhaveasavingsbankaccount,anotherabankdepositbook,anotherab

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10.

Majordepressionsseemtooccuronlytopeoplewhohaveafamilyhistoryofdepression.

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11.

Thanksto______,waterbeyond100℃couldnotboil.

12.

Inflammatoryheadacheswilloccurwhenmucuscannotflowfreelythroughthesinusesandcausestoomuchstresson______.

13.

BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-34,butthegovernmentdoesnotsupportit.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Morethantwodecadesago,peopleshowedmuchconcernovertheethicalissuesinvolving"test-tubebabies".

A.YB.NC.NG

15.Whatistheforceoftheriseoftwotrendswhichappearoppositetoeachother?

A.Thedevelopmentofpopradio.

B.Photoshopthatcanedithumanvoice.

C.AvocalsoftwarecalledAuto-Tune.

D.ThepopularityofapopsingernamedCher.

16.

SigmundFreudlivedmostofhislifeinVienna,______,butheendedhisdaysin______.

17.FactorsThreateningtheEnvironment

Theproblemsfacingtheenvironmentarevastanddiverse.Globalwarming,thedepletionoftheozonelayerintheatmosphere,anddestructionoftheworld'srainforestsarejustsomeoftheProblemsthatmanyscientistsbelievewillreachcriticalproportionsinthecomingdecades.Alloftheseproblemswillbedirectlyaffectedbythesizeofthehumanpopulation.

A.PopulationGrowth

Humanpopulationgrowthisattherootofvirtuallyalloftheworld'senvironmentalproblems.Althoughthegrowthrateoftheworld'spopulationhasslowedslightlysincethe1990s,theworld'spopulationincreasesbyabout77millionhumanbeingseachyear.Asthenumberofpeopleincreases,crowdinggeneratespollution,destroysmorehabitats,andusesupadditionalnaturalresources.

ThePopulationDivisionoftheUnitedNations(UN)predictsthattheworld'spopulationwillincreasefrom6.23billionpeoplein2000to9.3billionpeoplein2050.TheUNestimatesthatthepopulationwillstabilizeatmorethan11billionin2200.Otherexpertspredictthatnumberswillcontinuetoriseintotheforeseeablefuture,toasmanyas19billionpeoplebytheyear2200.

Althoughratesofpopulationincreasearenowmuchslowerinthedevelopedworldthaninthedevelopingworld,itwouldbeamistaketoassumethatpopulationgrowthisprimarilyaproblemofdevelopingcountries.Infact,becauselargeramountsofresourcesperpersonareusedindevelopednations,eachindividualfromthedevelopedworldhasamuchgreaterenvironmentalimpactthandoesapersonfromadevelopingcountry.Conservationstrategiesthatwouldnotsignificantlyalterlifestylesbutthatwouldgreatlylessenenvironmentalimpactareessentialinthedevelopedworld.

Inthedevelopingworld,meanwhile,themostimportantfactorsnecessarytolowerpopulationgrowthratesaredemocracyandsocialjustice.Studiesshowthatpopulationgrowthrateshavefallenindevelopingareaswhereseveralsocialconditionsexist.Intheseareas,literacyrateshaveincreasedandwomenreceiveeconomicstatusequaltothatofmen,enablingwomentoholdjobsandownproperty.Inaddition,birthcontrolinformationintheseareasismorewidelyavailable,andwomenarefreetomaketheirownreproductivedecisions.

B.GlobalWarming

Liketheglasspanesinagreenhouse,certaingasesintheEarth'satmospherepermittheSun'sradiationtoheatEarth.Atthesametime,thesegasesretardtheescapeintospaceoftheinfraredenergyradiatedbackoutbyEarth.Thisprocessisreferredtoasthegreenhouseeffect.Thesegases,primarilycarbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,andwatervapor,insulateEarth'ssurface,helpingtomaintainwarmtemperatures.Withoutthesegases,Earthwouldbeafrozenplanetwithanaveragetemperatureofabout18℃insteadofacomfortable15℃.Iftheconcentrationofthesegasesrises,theytrapmoreheatwithintheatmosphere,causingworldwidetemperaturestorise.

Withinthelastcentury,theamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherehasincreaseddramatically,largelybecausepeoplebumvastamountsoffossilfuels--coalandpetroleumanditsderivatives.Averageglobaltemperaturealsohasincreased--byabout0.6Celsiusdegreewithinthepastcentury.Atmosphericscientistshavefoundthatatleasthalfofthattemperatureincreasecanbeattributedtohumanactivity.Theypredictthatunlessdramaticactionistaken,globaltemperaturewillcontinuetoriseby1.4to5.8Celsiusdegreesoverthenextcentury.Althoughsuchanincreasemaynotseemlikeagreatdifference,duringthelasticeagetheglobaltemperaturewasonly2.2Celsiusdegreescoolerthanitispresently.

Theconsequencesofsuchamodestincreaseintemperaturemaybedevastating(破壞性的).Alreadyscientistshavedetect

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18.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

OnFriendship

FewAmericansstayput(固定不動(dòng)的)foralifetime.Wemovefromtowntocitytosuburb,fromhighschooltocollegeindifferentstates,fromajobinoneregiontoabetterjobelsewhere,fromthehomewhereweraiseourchildrentothehomewhereweplantoliveinretirement.Witheachmoveweareforevermakingnewfriends,whobecomepartofournewlifeatthattime.

Formanyofusthesummerisaspecialtimeforformingnewfriendships.TodaymillionsofAmericansvacationabroadandtheygonotonlytoseenewsightsbutalso—inthoseplaceswheretheydonotfeeltoostrange—withthehopeofmeetingnewpeople.Noonereallyexpectsavacationtriptoproduceaclosefriend.Butsurelythebeginningofafriendshipispossible?Surelyineverycountrypeoplevaluefriendship?

Theydo.Thedifficultywhenstrangersfromtwocountriesmeetisnotalackofappreciationoffriendship,butdifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing.InthoseEuropeancountriesthatAmericansaremostlikelytovisit,friendshipisquitesharplydistinguishedfromother,morecasualrelations,andisdifferentlyrelatedtofamilylife.ForaFrenchman,aGermanoranEnglishmanfriendshipisusuallymoreparticularizedandcarriesaheavierburdenofcommitment.

Butasweusetheword,"friend"canbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationshipstosomeoneonehasknownforafewweeksinanewplace,toaclosebusinessassociate,toachildhoodplaymate,toamanorwoman,toatrustedconfidant(心腹朋友).TherearerealdifferencesamongtheserelationsforAmericansafriendshipmaybesuperficial,casual,situationalordeepandenduring.ButtoaEuropean,whoseesonlyoursurfacebehavior,thedifferencesarenotclear.

Astheyseeit,peopleknownandacceptedtemporarily,casually,flowinandoutofAmericans'homeswithlittleceremonyandoftenwithlittlepersonalcommitment.Theymaybeparentsofthechildren'sfriends,houseguestsofneighbors,membersofacommittee,businessassociatesfromanothertownorevenanothercountry.ComingasaguestintoanAmericanhome,theEuropeanvisitorfindsnovisiblelandmarks.Theatmosphereisrelaxed.Mostpeople,oldandyoung,arecalledbyfirstnames.

Frenchfriendship

Who,then,isafriend?Evensimpletranslationfromonelanguagetoanotherisdifficult,"Yousee,"aFrenchmanexplains,"ifIweretosaytoyouinFrance,'Thisismygoodfriend,'thatpersonwouldnotbeasclosetomeassomeoneaboutwhomIsaidonly'Thisismyfriend.'AnyoneaboutwhomIhavetosaymoreisreallyless.

InFrance,asinmanyEuropeancountries,friendsgenerallyareofthesamesex,andfriendshipisseenasbasicallyarelationshipbetweenmen.Frenchwomenlaughattheideathat"womencan'tbefriends,"buttheyalsoadmitsometimesthatforwomen"It'sadifferentthing."AndmanyFrenchpeopledoubtthepossibilityofafriendshipbetweenamanandawoman.Thereisalsothekindofrelationshipwithinagroup—menandwomenwhohaveworkedtogetherforalongtime,whomaybeveryclose,sharinggreatloyaltyandwarmthoffeeling.Theymaycalloneanother—copains—awordthatinEnglishbecomes"friends"buthasmorethefeelingof"pals"or"buddies".InFrencheyesthisisnotfriendship,althoughtwomembersofsuchagroupmaywellbefriends.

&n

A.ItmakesAmericanscherishfriendshipverymuch.

B.ItmakesAmericanschangefriendsfromtimetotime.

C.ItmakesAmericansemotionallyindependentofeachother.

D.ItmakesAmericanscaremoreaboutfamilythanfriends.

19.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingwhenwecan'tendureajob?

A.Changingtoanewinstitute.

B.Askingseniorcolleaguesforhelp.

C.Foundingasoundsocialnetwork.

D.Focusingmoreonpositiveoutcomes.

20.

Newtreeseedlingswillnotsurvivetoreachthecanopylevelunless______.

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

A.TheDailyStar.

B.TheTimes.

C.TheDailyTelegraph.

D.TheDailyMinor.

22.(35)

A.Theywouldhaveeightlegs.

B.Theywouldhavesixlegs.

C.Theywouldbeabletofly.

D.Theywouldnotdestroytheirownkind.

23.

【B10】

24.(26)

A.Helosteverythingincludinghiscomputer.

B.Hesufferedfromaseriouscaraccident.

C.Hewentabroadtojoinhisfamily.

D.Hewastransferredtoanotherclass.

25.(25)

A.Hehassomeknowledgeofthelaw.

B.Hehadthesameproblem.

C.Heknowstheowner.

D.Hecanbringalawsuitagainsttheowner.

26.

【B3】

27.(46)

28.聽力原文：M:YoucallHenryadreamer，butIthinkhe'sgotalotofgoodideas．

W:Goodideasareonlyusefulifyoumakesomethingoutofthem．

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutHenry?

(19)

A.Hehastoomanydreams.

B.Hejustlikestosleep.

C.Hedoesn'tputhisideasintopractice.

D.Hedoesn'thavemanygoodideas.

29.聽力原文：W:Thisfoodisterrible!Ican'tevenfinishmydinner.

M:Iknow.Youthinkwithallthemoneywepaidforroomandboard,theuniversitycouldhireabetterfoodservice.Whereareyouheadednext?

W:I'mgoingovertothestudentrecreationcentertoplaysomebridge.

M:Youarespendingyourtimeonacardgame?

W:Notjustanycardgame.It'soneofthemoststrategicones.

M:SoIhaveheard.Don'tyouplaywithapartner?

W:Yeah!Fourpeopleplay,twoagainsttheothertwo.

M:So,youtrytoplayincooperationwithyourpartner?

W:Actually,thecardsofoneofthefourplayersareturnedfaceup.Thatplayeriscalledthedummy.

M:Iwouldn'twanttobecalledthat.Whenyouarethedummy,whatdoyoudowhilethecardsarebeingplayed?

W:Anythingyouwant.Sitthereandstudy,shuffleanotherdeck,getsnacksforeveryoneIliketostandbehindmypartnerandwatch.

M:Youknow,I'veheardthatbridgeishabitforming.Youshouldbecarefulnottoplaysomuchthatyoudon'tgetyourstudyingdone.

W:Don'tworryaboutme.IonlyplayThursdaysafterdinner,andsometimeswhentheyneedaforthplayer.Ifyoutike,Icouldteachyou.

M:Thanks,butIhaveaprettyheavyworkloadthissemester;IalreadyspendmyeveningsdoingthingsIdon'treallyknowhowtodoyet.

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A.Inthestudentrecreationcenter.

B.Inthecampusdininghall.

C.Intheuniversitybookstore.

D.Inaclassroom.

30.

【B11】

31.(36)

A.Shakespearewasnotinterestedinmakingaprofit.

B.Shakespearecouldgetone-tenthoftheprofitsoftheGlobeTheater.

C.Shakespeare,likehisfellowwriters,hadnobusinesssense.

D.Shakespeare'sfellowwriterssharedthesameprofitsashedid.

32.

【B6】

33.SectionB

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

聽力原文：FlexibleworkinghourswereinventedinGermanyinthelate1960s,butreachedBritainin1972.Thesystemallowsworkerstostartandfinishworkwhenevertheywant,withonlytworequirements.Theseare:firstly,thatallworkersmustbepresentforcertain"key"timesintheday,andsecondly,thatallworkersmustworktheagreedtotalnumberofhoursperweek.

Thesystemhasprovedanalmosttotalsuccesswhereverithasbeentried.Asurveyof700workersonflexiblehoursshowedthreemainadvantages:abetterbalancebetweenworkingandprivatelife,avoidanceoftheneedtotravelduringrushhoursandtheabilitytobeabletofinishacertaintaskbeforeleaving.

Fromtheemployer'spointofview,thesystemtendstoincreaseproductivity,reducelaborturnoverfirst."Flexibletime"wasmainlyconfinedtowhite-collarworkers,butitisnowbeingappliedtomanualworkerstoo.

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A.British.B.Americans.C.Germans.D.Japanese.

34.(44)

35.(34)

A.Theyarebuilttoproducemorefruitsandwheat.

B.Theyarenaturallyair-conditioningandwater-savinghouses.

C.Mostofgreenhousesareusedonlyinwinterforheating.

D.Peopletrytosaveenergyasmuchaspossible.

36.聽力原文：W:OK,Mr.Taylor,let'sgoaheadandbegin.Firstofall,tellmeaboutyourlastjob.

M:Well,asstatedonmyresume,IworkedforfiveyearsatHiTechComputers.

W:OK,HiTech.AndwhatdoyouknowaboutcomputernetworksandoperatingsystemsincludingDOS,Windows,MacintoshOS,andUNIX?

M:Umm...well...Ididcomeincontactwithcomputerseverynightatmylastjob.

W:Hum...Andhowaboutwebsiteauthoringskills?Wearelookingforsomeonetocreateandmanageourcompany'swebsitewhichwouldincludethedevelopment,configuration,anduseofDOS,Windows,MacintoshOS,andCGIscripts.

M:Umm...uh,webpage,webpage.Huh...Idon'tthinkI'vereadthatbook,andFmafraidI'veneverusedthoseCGIthings.

W:Huh?!AndwhataboutexperiencewithJavaorJavaScript?

M:Well...IthinkI'vetriedJavaataforeigncoffeeshoponetime,ifthat'swhatyoumean.

W:OK,Mr.Taylor,IthinkIhavealltheinformationIneed!

M:Oh,andIreallylikecomputergames.Iplaythemeveryday.

W:Right,right.ThanksMr.Taylor.

M:Believeme.Ihaveconfidenceinmyself.

W:Isee.We'llbeintouch.

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A.Computersalesnegotiations.

B.Apreliminaryinterview.

C.AnInternetseminarmeeting.

D.Computergames.

37.SectionC

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

Afewyearsagoitwas【B1】______tospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents【B2】______thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand【B3】______whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthe【B4】______gapsuddenlyappeared?【B5】______,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Many【B6】______arguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore【B7】______societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B8】______of,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewith【B9】______.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,【B10】______.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】______.

【B1】

38.【B11】

39.聽力原文：M:There'ssomethingdifferentaboutPanla.butIcall'tputmyfingeronit.

W:Iheardthatshehadhadcosmeticsurgery.WanttobetshehadaHosejob?

Q:WhatprobablyhappenedtoPaula?

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A.Shelostafinger.

B.Someonehitherinthenose.

C.Shebecameasurgicalnurse.

D.Shehadanoperationonhernose.

40.(39)

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

A.mostoftheeasterncountriesenjoyfast-pacedeconomicgrowth

B.tradeconflictsmaybeforeseenbetweentwopartsoftheworld

C.sharpdifferencesexistbetweensometraditionalrichandonce-poorcountries

D.thetraditionalrichcountrieshavecomebottomintheworldeconomy

42.

【C3】

43.SectionA

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

WhatismostremarkableaboutthebuildingoftheSwissReTowerisnotitsnameoritsshape,however,butitsenergy-efficiency.Thankstoitsartfuldesignandsomefancytechnology,itisexpectedtoconsumeupto50%lessenergythanacomparable【C1】officebuilding.

Mostpeoplearenotusedtothinkingoflargebuildingsasvast,energy-guzzlingmachines.Butthatiswhattheyare.InAmerica,buildings【C2】for65%ofelectricityconsumption,36%oftotalenergyuseand30%ofgreenhouse-gas【C3】.Somakingbuildingsmoreenergy-efficientcouldhaveasignificant【C4】onenergypolicy,notesRebeccaFloraoftheGreenBuildingAlliance,agroupthatpromotessustainablearchitecture.Thatisakeygoalofthe"greenarchitecture"movement,whichischangingthewaybuildingsare【C5】,builtandrun.

Proponentsofgreenarchitecture【C6】thattheapproachhasmanybenefits.Inthecaseofalargeoffice,forexample,thecombinationofgreendesigntechniquesandclevertechnologycannotonlyreduceenergyconsumptionandenvironmentalimpact,butalsoreducerunning【C7】,createamorepleasantworkingenvironment,improveemployees'healthand【C8】,reducelegalliability,andboostpropertyvaluesandrentalreturns.

Theterm"greenarchitecture"onlycameintouseinthe1990s,butthemovement'srootscanbe【C9】backalongway.CrystalPalaceinLondonandMilan'sGalleriaVittorioEmanueleII,forexample,builtin1851and1877respectively,usedroofventilatorsandundergroundair-coolingchamberstoregulatetheindoortemperature.Today'senthusiasmforgreenarchitecturehasitsoriginsintheenergycrisisofthe1970s,whenarchitectsbegantoquestionthe【C10】ofbuildingenclosedglass-and-steelboxesthatrequiredmassiveheatingandcoolingsystems.wordbank:

A.tracedB.intelligenceC.emissionsD.wisdomE.proficiency

EcostsG.productivityH.argueI.consultJ.impact

K.accountL.amountM.conventionalN.designedO.tests

【C1】

44.

WhydoestheauthorsaythatTheGreatInflationandItsAftermathisoftenfrustrating(Para.4)?

A.Becauseithasn'tgotanysubtitle.

B.Becauseitspendstoomuchoncontemporaryeconomicproblems.

C.Becauseitdevotestoomuchontheimpactofinflation.

D.Becauseitshowsthattherewillbebubblesinstocksandhouses.

45.

【C6】

46.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thegovernmentistogivenew"jobsplitting"grantstoemployerswillingtoofferpart-timeworktopeopleclaimingunemploymentbenefit.

Thenewscheme,whichtookmanyunionleadersandlargeemployersbysurpriselastnight,willbeannouncedindetailintheautumn.Itisintendedtocostthetaxpayernothingbecauseofsavingsinunemploymentbenefit.Theproposal,unveiledlastnightbyMr.NormanTebbit,SecretaryofStateforEmployment,willbeinadditiontothenewCommunityProgrammeforthelong-termunemployed.

Mr.Tebbitsaidthatundertheschemeavacancycouldbeofferedtotwounemployedpeople,oneunemployedpersonandoneexistingfull-timeemployee.

TheEmploymentSecretarysuggestedyesterdaythatworkersreachingretirementmightfindtheideaofsharingtheirjobattractive,ifpensionscouldbesecured.Buthealsosaidthatfirmsmightfinditattractivetoofferonevacancytotwoschoolleavers.

Mr.Tebbitclaimedthatboththeschemeswouldmakeitpossibleformorepeopleto"regainthedignityofajob,toremaininwork,evenonapart-timebasis".

InasharpreactiontotheCommunityProgramme,Mr.NicholasHinton,directoroftheNationalCouncilforVoluntaryOrganizations,whosememberswillbeexpectedtosponsormanyofthenewplaces,said:"Thegovernmentistryingtospreadtoolittlemoneytoothinlyamongtoomanypeopleandmanyvoluntaryorganizationsaresuspiciousofitsmotives."

TheEngineeringEmployer'sFederationsaiditwouldberecommendingthejobsplittingschemetoitsmember.

Theword"benefit"inthefirstparagraphreferstomoneyprovidedby______.

47.

Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.

A.publicrelationsplayanimportantroleintheentertainmentindustry

B.allpractitionersinpublicrelationsarcgoodatpersuasion

C.publicrelationsareonlypopularinadvancedcountries

D.publicrelationshavenotbeenheardofindevelopingcountries

48.

Theword"custom"inthispassagemostprobab