2022年甘肅省酒泉市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2022年甘肅省酒泉市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英

語六級測試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

2.Directions:Inthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.車禍發(fā)生的時間及地點；

2.你所見到的車禍情況；

3.你對車禍原因的分析。

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicALettertoaSchoolmate.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你是李明，你有一校友玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲成癮，請給他寫封信，勸告他戒

掉這種游戲。

你的信應(yīng)包括以下內(nèi)容：

1.你得知他玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲成癮的渠道及你的感受;

2.過分玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲的危害；

3.你對他的建議或忠告。

AlettertoaSchoolmate

4.Directions:Thefollowingtablegivesstatisticsshowingtheaspectsof

qualityoflifeinfivecountries.Writeacompositiondescribingthe

informationinthetablebelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

CNPperheadDailycalorieLifeexpectancyInfantmortalityrates

Country

(2005,$)suppyperheadatbirth(years)per1000livebirths

Bangladesh46219225263

Bolivia245821076748

Egypt332329466840

Indonesia311723146531

U.S.A.1877937817911

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicProposalofBanningDisposableChopsticks.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.發(fā)出倡議的根據(jù)、原因和目的

2.要求做到的具體事項

3.表示倡議者的決心和希望

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledHowtoWriteanEnglishResume?Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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(nèi)容安排要合理；

用詞準(zhǔn)確，認(rèn)真檢查等等。

HowtoWriteanEnglishResume?

7.StatisticsofFamilyExpensesinChina

、、、Year!98S19952005

Item、、一

Food&Clothing67%46%20%

Recreation3%7%15%

Education6%13%22%

HeathCare6%10%16%

Others18%24%27%

1.請對圖表所給出的信息進(jìn)行描述

2.請對描述的內(nèi)容做出原因分析

3.請針對此圖表得出合理的結(jié)論并對未來進(jìn)行預(yù)測

ChangesinFamilyExpenses

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedtowriteashortessayentitled

ChoosingaJob.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow:

1.人們對擇業(yè)的不同選擇。

2.我對擇業(yè)的考慮。

3.我為什么這么考慮。

9.1.目前，中國高等教育不再是少數(shù)人享有的教育，擁有大學(xué)文憑的人

數(shù)日益增加

2.大學(xué)生失業(yè)不再新鮮，因此有人認(rèn)為讀書無用

3.我對大學(xué)教育目的的認(rèn)識

ThePurposeofCollegeEducation

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicContributionsWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.以學(xué)校網(wǎng)站編輯部的名義寫一篇征稿啟事

2.說明征稿的內(nèi)容，寫作要求及稿費支付

3.提供聯(lián)系方式

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

11.

Thedrugsusedtopreventmigrainescanblocktheeffects,whichmay

causethebloodvesselstoexpand.

12.

ThetorchrelaywasbroughtbacktotheOlympicsinBerlinin1936,theflame

litinOlympia,Greece.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Floods

WaterisoneofthemostusefulthingsonEarth.Wedrinkit,batheinit,clean

withitanduseittocookfood.Mostofthetime,itiscompletelybeneficialto

thehumans.Butinlargeenoughquantities,theverysamestuffweusetowash

atoothbrushcanoverturncars,destroyhousesandevenkill.Floodinghas

claimedmillionsoflivesinthelasthundredyearsalone,morethananyother

weatherphenomenon.

Howwaterexistsonourplanet

ThetotalamountofwateronEarthhasremainedfairlyconstantformillions

ofyears(thoughitsdistributionhasvariedconsiderablyinthattime).Every

day,averysmallamountofwaterislosthighintheatmosphere,whereintense

ultravioletrayscanbreakawatermoleculeapart,butnewwaterisalso

emittedfromtheinnerpartoftheEarth,byvolcanicactivity.Theamountof

waterthatiscreatedandtheamountthatislostareprettymuchequal.

Atanyonetime,thisvolumeofwaterisinmany,differentforms.Itcanbe

liquid,asinoceans,riversandrain;solid,asintheglaciersoftheNorthand

SouthPoles;orgaseous,asintheinvisiblewatervaporintheair.Water

changesfromstatetostateasitismovedaroundtheplanetbywindcurrents.

Windcuixents

Windcurrentsaregeneratedbytheheatingactivityofthesun.Thesunshines

moreontheareaaroundEarth'sequatorthanitdoesonareasfarthernorthand

south,causingaheatdiscrepancyoverthesurfaceoftheglobe.Inwarmer

regions,hotairrisesupintotheatmosphere,pullingcoolerairintothe

unoccupiedspace.Incoolerregions,coldairsinks,pushing/drivingwarmer

airintotheunoccupiedspace.TherotationoftheEarthbreaksthiscycleup,

sothereareseveral,smallerair-currentcyclesallalongtheglobe.

Overall,windcurrentsintheatmospherearefairlyconsistent.Atany

particulartimeofyear,currentstendtomoveinacertainwayacrosstheglobe.

Consequently,specificlocationsgenerallyexperiencethesamesortof

weatherconditionsyeartoyear.Butonaday-to-daybasis,theweatherisnot

sopredictable.Windcurrentsandprecipitation（降水）areaffectedbymany

factors,chieflygeographyandneighboringweatherconditions.Ahuge

numberoffactorscombineinaninfinitevarietyofways,producingallsorts

ofweather.Occasionally,thesefactorsinteractinsuchawaythatanatypical

volumeofliquidwatercollectsinonearea.Forexample,conditions

occasionallycausetheformationofahurricane,whichdumpsalargequantity

ofrainwhereveritgoes.Ifahurricanelingersoveraregion,ormultiple

hurricaneshappentomovethroughthearea,thelandreceivesmuchmore

precipitationthannormal.

Waterways

Sincewaterwaysareformedslowlyovertime,theirsizeisproportionateto

theamountofwaterthatnormallyaccumulatesinthatarea.Whenthereis

suddenlyamuchgreatervolumeofwater,thenormalwaterwaysoverflow,

andthewaterspreadsoutoverthesurroundingland,Atitsmostbasiclevel,

thisiswhatafloodis-anabnormalaccumulationofwaterinanareaofland.

Sourcesoffloods

Ashasbeenmentionedabove,floodsoccurwhenanatypicalvolumeofwater

collectsinanarea.Thereareanumberofwaysthismighthappen,andthere

areawiderangeofeventsthatoccurwhenitdoes.

-Rainstorms

Thesortoffloodingthatmostpeoplearefamiliarwithoccurswhenan

unusuallylargenumberofrainstormshitanareainafairlyshortperiodof

time.Inthiscase,theriversandstreamsthatdivertthewatertotheoceanare

simplyoverwhelmed.Thevaryingtemperaturesofdifferentseasonsleadto

differentweatherpatterns.Inthewinter,forexample,theairovertheocean

mightbewarmerthantheairovertheland,causingthewindflowtomove

fromthelandouttosea.Butinthesummer,theairoverthelandheats

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14.Americans'shortcomingsinsciencearevast,andunfortunatelyis

makingeffortstodefeatthem.

15.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

HappyEarthDay

TheGoodNews

Here'sthegoodnews:ourairiscleaner,ourlakesarepurer,ourforestsare

healthier,endangeredspeciesarerecovering,toxicemissionsaredown,and

acidrainhasdiminisheddramatically.Andyet,ifyou'velookedata

newspaperorwatchedtheeveningnewslately,youmightthinkour

environmentisundersiege(圍攻).Mediacoverageoftheenvironmentis

heavyondoomsday,butthetruthisnotatallbreak:nearlyallenvironmental

trendsintheUnitedStatesarepositiveandhavebeenforyears—ifnetdecades.

Eco-legislation,greenorganizations,corporatecooperationandnew

inventionshaveallquietlysteeredourenvironmentinapositivedirection.We

can'taffordtobecomplacent(自:茜的)，though—especiallywhenitcomesto

greenhousegases,sinceglobalwarmingistheonehugeproblemwehaven't

reallytackled.Butalmosteverymeasuretakenbygovernmentagenciesand

grass-rootseffortstnimprovetheenvironmenthasshownencouraging

results—usuallyfasterthanexpectedandatalowercost.Nowthat'sgoodnews.

Scientistsandenvironmentaliststhinkthateventheworrisomefactofglobal

warmingcanbeameliorated(改善).Thereisastrongscientificconsensusthat

theglobalwarmingthreatrequiresaction,butifcurrentenvironmentaltrends

persistandthereductionofmostpollutantscontinuestobeaccomplished

fasterandmorecheaplythanexpected,wemaybeabletocontrolandreduce

greenhousegasesinbothaffordableandpracticalways.

ConsidersomeoftheenvironmentalimprovementstheUnitedStateshas

witnessedoverthelastthreedecades.

ImprovedAirQuality

Takeanice,bigcleansingbreath.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtection

Agency,emissionsoftheprimarysmog-causingchemicalsfromcarsand

truckshavedeclined54percentsince1970,eventhoughthenumberof

registeredcarsandtruckshasmorethandoubled,from108,407,000to

230,428,000,andtheyarenowdrivenoneandahalftimesasfarannually.

Keepbreathing,becausethefineparticulateslinkedtorespiratorydisease,

includingthosesometimesseenassoot(煤煙)，aredownbyaboutone-third

since1979(thoughfewercitiesweresurveyedbackthen).Thelevelofcarbon

monoxide,adangerousodorlessgas,isdown53percentsince1970.And

emissionsofsulfurdioxide,oftenthemajorculpritbehindacidrain,aredown

49percentsince1970,despitethefactthattheUnitedStatesnowbumsfar

morecoal,themainsourceofthispollutant.

Theseimprovementshavetranslatedintobetterairqualityformillionsof

Americans.Between1976and1990,theLosAngelesareaaveragedsome

150daysperyearinviolationoffederalsmogstandards;in2004,thatfigure

droppedtojust27violationdays,thefewesteverforthatcity.

And,incaseyouarewondering,federalstandardshavebecomestricter;not

weaker,duringthisperiod.Ofcourse,thereismoretobedone-27smogdays

inLosAngelesarestill27toomany,andAtlanta,Houstonandothercities

continuetoexperienceair-pollutionproblems.Butoverall,air-qualitytrends

arestronglypositive.Now,exhale.

BetterWaterQuality

Otherenvironmentaltrendsareequallyencouraging.Waterqualityhas

improved,too,andratesofwaterbornediseasearealsoindecline.It'shardto

believe,butjustagenerationago,factoriesandmunicipalpla

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidmin.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

16.

Usingtechnologyisaneasywaytoshop.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Thevalueofunderstandingthelanguageofaforeigncountryshouldnotbe

over-estimated,thoughmanyblundersininternationaladvertisingresult

directlyfromtranslationmistakes.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Besidesrelievingbackpain,acupuncturealsoseemstogivepatients.

A.aspa-likeexperience

B.alingeringhappyfeeling

C.modestbenefitsinskincare

D.increasedbloodcirculation

19.Vioxxshowednoconnectiontoheartproblemsinitsclinicaltrial.

20.

Apersonalsomightberequiredtoquitsmokingtoimprovetheoutcomeof

theoperation.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.(15)

A.Hemajorsinengineering.

B.Hewasn'tatthelectureatthattime.

C.Hehasonlyrecentlybecomeinterestedinphilosophy.

D.HethinksthewomanshouldalsoattendProf.Warner'sclass.

22.(25)

A.Trainers.B.Clowns.C.Acrobats.D.Magicians.

23.(31)

A.Becausetheywerenoteasilyburnedandcanlastlong.

B.Becausetheywereverycheapmaterials.

C.Becausetheycouldbefoundhereandthere.

D.Becausetheycouldaddartisticvaluetobuildings.

24.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.Hewantstodriveontheexpresswayinrushhours.

B.Hewantstosetoutearlysoastoavoidtheheavytraffic.

C.Healwayshasanightmareaboutdrivingontheexpressway.

D.Hehasanightmareaboutthetrafficduringtherushhours.

25.聽力原文：M:Howwouldyouliketohelpmeplantherefreshmentsfor

theastronomyclubmeetingtomorrownight?

W:Sure.Let'sbecarefulnottooverdoit,though.Lasttimewehadenough

forthreeclubsputtogether.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(18)

A.Shewouldrathernotinviteotherclubstojointhem.

B.Therewastoomuchfoodatapreviousmeeting.

C.Themembersoftheclubalwayseatalot.

D.Theyshouldprepareextrarefreshments.

26.聽力原文：AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionis

unhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesaleofbottledwaterfromJapan.

Thewater,angrilyarguedinpublic,hastraveled10,000"foodmiles"before

itreachesWesterncustomers."Transportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworld

issurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterinthe

UK."Itisalsoworriedthatwearewastingourfuelbybuyingpramsfrom

Indonesia(7,000foodmiles)andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica(5,900food

miles).

Countingthenumberofmilestraveledbyaproductisastrangewayoftrying

totellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamagedonebyanindustry.

Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatare

extremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenotedthatatonofbuttertransported

25milesinatrucktoafarmers'marketdoesnotnecessarilyuselessfuelon

itsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.

Besides,theideaof"miles"ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.

ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritain

ratherthanthosegrowninGhana;thedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswill

havebeenraisedinheatedgreenhousesandtheGhanaianonesintheopen

sun.

Whattheideaof"foodmiles"doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutout

ThirdWorldCountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmiles

traveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessof

theglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

26.WhyistheFoodCommissionangry?

27.Whatdoesthephrase"foodmiles"meanaccordingtothepassage?

28.Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplainbycomparingtomatoesraisedin

BritainandinGhana?

29.Whoismostprobablygivingthistalk?

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A.Itfindssomeimportedgoodscauseenvironmentaldamage.

B.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts.

C.Itthinkspeoplewasteenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries.

D.Growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage.

27.[Bl]

28.聽力原文：W:Graceissoannoying,thoughshedoesn'tmeantohurt

anybody.Sheisalwayscorrectingotherpeople.Shethinkssheisaknow-it-

all.

M:Ifeelthesameway.Thoughsometimeshercommentsarewise,theyare

hurtful.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofGrace?

(16)

A.Annoyingandmean.

B.Kindandfriendly.

C.Intelligentbutmean.

D.Intelligentbutannoying.

29.聽力原文：M:IwassodisappointedtohearthatJimlosthisjob.Iknow

thathisdaughterwassicklastmonth,sohewasalwayslatetowork.

W:Oh,thatwasn'tit.Jimmadeabigerrorinthisweek'saccounting.Theboss

wasfurious.

Q:WhywasJimfired?

(14)

A.Hewasfuriouswithhisboss.

B.Hewasalwayslateforwork.

C.Hisdaughter'sbeingsickmadehimlate.

D.Hemadeabigmistakeinhiswork.

30.聽力原文：Fromthislookoutweenjoyoneofthemostspectacularviews

ofSanFrancisco.Asyoucansee,thecityrestsonaseriesofhillsvaryingin

altitudefromsealeveltoninehundredandthirtyeightfeet.

ThefirstPermanentsettlementwasmadeatthissitein1776.Forthirteen

yearsthevillagehadfewerthanonehundredinhabitants.Butin1848,with

thediscoveryofgold,thePoPulationgrewtotenthousand.Thesameyearthe

namewaschangedfromYerbaBueatoSanFrancisco.

By1862telegraphcommunicationslinkedSanFranciscowitheasterncities,

andby1869,thefirsttranscontinentalrailroadconnectedthePacificcoast

withtheAtlanticseaboard.TodaySanFranciscohasapopulationofalmost

threemillion.Itisthefinancialcenterofthewest,andservesastheterminus

fortrans-Pacificsteamshiplinesandairtraffic.ThePortofSanFrancisco

whichisalmosteighteenmileslongwithforty-twoPiers,handlesbetween

fiveandsixmilliontonsofcargoannually.

Andnow,ifyouwilllooktoyourright,youshouldjustbeabletoseetheeast

sectionoftheGoldenGateBridge.Thebridge,whichismorethanonemile

long,spanstheharborfromSanFranciscotoMarinCountyandtheRedWood

Highway.Itwascompletedin1937atacostofthirty-twomilliondollarsand

isstilloneofthelargestsuspensionbridgesintheworld.

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A.Goldwasdiscovered.

B.TheTranscontinentalRailroadwascompleted.

C.TheGoldenGateBridgewasconstructed.

D.TelegraphcommunicationswereestablishedwiththeEast.

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

31.

Tocreatenewcolonies,whatwillbeekeepersdowiththehivesingood

condition?

32.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Itwasacold,rainyandwhollymiserableafternooninWashington,andahot

muggynightinMiami.ItwasSunday,analthreegameswereplayedinthe

twocities.Thepeopleplayingthemandthepeoplewatchingthemtellus

muchabouttheever-changingethnicstructureoftheUnitedStates.

ProfessionalfootballintheUnitedStatesisalmostwhollyplayedbynative-

bornAmericancitizens,mostlyverylargeandverystrong,manyofthem

black.Itisagameofphysicalstrength.Linemenroutinelyweighmorethan

300pounds.Playersarevaluedfortheirweightandmuscles,forhowfastthey

canrun,andhowhardtheycanhiteachother.Footballdrawsthebiggest

crowds,buttheteamsplayonlyonceaweek,becausetheygetsobattered.

The67,204fanswereinMiamiforthefinalgameofthebaseballWorldSeries.

BaseballwasonceAmerica'sfavouritegame,buthaslostthatclaimto

basketball.

Baseballisagamethatrequiresstrength,butnothugeness.Agility,quickness,

perfectvisionandquickreactionaremoreimportantthanpurestrength.

BaseballwasonceapurelyAmericangame,buthasspreadaroundmuchof

theNewWorld.InthatSunday'sfinal,thefinalhitoftheextrainninggame

wasdeliveredbyanativeofColumbia.TheMostValuablePlayerinthegame

wasanativeofCuba.TherostersofbothteamswereawashwithHispanic

names,asisMiami,whichnowclaimstheWorldChampionshipisagame

thatmaybelosingpopularityinAmerica,buthasgaineditinmuchoftherest

oftheworld.BaseballinAmericahastakenonastrongHispanicflavor,with

adashofJapaneseaddedforseasoning.

Soccer,whichmanycountriesjustcallfootball,isthemostwidelyenjoyed

sportintheworld.Insoccer,theethnictidehasbeenthereverseofbaseball's.

Untilrecently,professionalsoccerintheUnitedStateshavelargelybeenan

import,playedbySouthAmericansandEuropeans.Now,Americancitizens

inlargenumbersarefinallytakingupthemostpopulargameintheworld.

Basketball,anAmericaninventionincreasinglyplayedaroundtheworld,

thesedaysdrawslargecrowdsbackhome.Likewise,hockey,agamelargely

importedtotheUnitedStatesfromneighbouringCanada.Lacrosse,aversion

ofwhichwasplayedbyNativeAmericansbeforetheEuropeansarrived,is

alsogainingakeennationalfollowing.

SportsofallkindsarewinningsupportfromAmericanarmchairenthusiasts

fromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.

Whichofthefollowingcanreflecttheever-changingethnicstructureof

America?

A.Buildings.B.Audience.C.Bothofthem.D.Noneofthem.

33.

Themainpurposeofthesecondparagraphisto.

A.tellwhatistalent

B.explainthatintelligentchildrenarecreative.

C.differentiatebetweencreativityandintelligence.

D.showthatcreativechildrenareusuallyintelligent.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

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[S2]

35.[S9]

36.lthasoftenbeensaidthatmusicisagloballanguage.Buttheidea

SI.

musiccanbringculturesclosertogetherbytransportinglistenerstoa-

commonrealmseemssomehowunusual.Thatisofcourse,unlessyouare

S2.______

unfamiliarwiththenewgenre（流派，風(fēng)格）ofmusiccalled"worldmusic".

S3.______

Whatisworldmusic?Givingthegreatdiversityincategoiyandstyle,

S4.“,'

itisnotsurprisingthereislittleagreementonexactwhatconstitutesthis

S5.“

genre.ItcouldbetraditionalmusicsuchlikeAfro-Caribbeanrhythms,Cel-

86.______

ticfiddles,andreggae.

ItincludesGregorianchants,Aboriginedidgeridoo,orTajikistanipop,

Salsa,samba,orJohnnyCleggandSavuka.Somemusicologistsarguethat

allmusicareworldmusic.Afterall,rock-and-rolltracesbacktoAfrica.

S7.______

Recordstoreemployees,onotherhand,willdirectyoutoaspecificsection.

S8.______

AndtheBillboardchartsseemtodefineworldmusicbyartistswhohave

putapopspinontraditionalmusic.

RobertBrowning,artisticdirectoroftheWorldMusicInstituteinNew

York,describesworld-musiconaspectrumofmusicgenres.Atoneendof

thespectrumyouhaveclassicalortraditional"roots"music.Ontheother

hand,youhavemusicthatisamixofsoundsandinstruments,more

S9.______

oftencomposedofWesternartists.S10.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection?題）

37.

【S3】

38.Dafterinterviewingbecomecommonpractice[SI]

intheUnitedStates,Americanjournalistswere

teachingEuropeanswhattheirowneliteswould[S2]

submittointerviews,In1879,anAmericannamed

JamesCreelmanbecameafirstpersontointerview[S3]

thepresidentofFrance.DuringWorldWarI,

Americancorrespondentshelpedtransformingthe[S4]

standingoftheinterviewinBritain.Oneofthem

recalled,"Yousawtheimmemorialaloofnessofthe

KingofEnglandwipingoutatateapartyfor[S5]

AmericanjournalistsatSandringham;youbeheldthe

holyofholyoftheBritishWarOfficeasthesetting[S6]

ofaweeklyconferencewithreporters."

TheWorldscoredwiththepope(Benedict

XV)againin1915.Interviewingthepopeseemsto

havebeenthenextbestthingtointerviewGodfor[S7]

Americanjournalists,andtheykeptincitingpapal[S8]

interviewsasearthshatteringachievement.The[S9]

UnitedPresscorrespondentwhointerviewedPope

PinsXIin1929wasfarfromthefirsttodoso,but

theUPboastedthathewasatlessthefirsttodoso[S10]

"intheprivatelibraryofthePontiff.

[SI]

39.

[S2]

參考答案

1.Pleaselookatthecartoon.Amanhappenedtomeetaheavyrain

unfortunatelyhehadnoumbrellawithhim.Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereall

escapingtherainundertheeaveshejusttookoffhisshoeswitha

handkerchiefonhisheadrunninginthePleaselookatthecartoon.Aman

happenedtomeetaheavyrain,unfortunately,hehadnoumbrellawithhim.

Unlikeotherpeoplewhowereallescapingtherainundertheeaves,hejust

tookoffhisshoeswithahandkerchiefonhishead,runninginthe

2.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccidentYesterdayafternoonI

happenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmywayhomefromschool.

Itwas5:30p.m.IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantbackhome.WhenIgottothe

lastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreettheredlightwason.SoIappliedthe

brakesalongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaitingtopass.Justatthatmoment

aheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainst

aprivateAccordofHondatravelingeastbound.Asaresultthewindshieldof

thelorrywasbrokenintopiecesanditsdrivergotfatallywoundedonthehead

onthesteeringwheel.ThedriveroftheAccordandhisgirlfriendtheonly

passengerinthecaronlygotminorinjuriesbuthiscarlostitsrearaxeland

twowheelsandwastotallydead.AsforthecauseoftheaccidentIthinkthe

driverofthelorryshouldbeheldresponsible:thelightwasredthen;heshould

havestoppedandwaited.Itwashewhohadbrokenthetrafficregulations.In

additionthebadweatherwaspartofthecause.Itwasdrizzlingthenandthe

roadwasquiteslippery.Finallydrunkdrivingwasprobablyanimportant

factor.Asthepolicediscoveredonthespot;therewasaheavyalcoholicsmell

onthedeadbodyofthelorrydriver.AnEye-witnessAccountofaTraffic

AccidentYesterdayafternoon,Ihappenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccident

onmywayhomefromschool.Itwas5:30p.m.,Iwasridingmyfavorite

Giantbackhome.WhenIgottothelastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreet,

theredlightwason.SoIappliedthebrakes,alongwithalongqueueof

vehicleswaitingtopass.Justatthatmoment,aheavy-loadtruckwithearth

roaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainstaprivateAccordofHonda

travelingeastbound.Asaresult,thewindshieldofthelorrywasbrokeninto

piecesanditsdrivergotfatallywoundedontheheadonthesteeringwheel.

ThedriveroftheAccordandhisgirlfriend,theonlypassengerinthecar,only

gotminorinjuries,buthiscarlostitsrearaxelandtwowheelsandwastotally

dead.Asforthecauseoftheaccident,Ithinkthedriverofthelorryshouldbe

heldresponsible:thelightwasredthen;heshouldhavestoppedandwaited.

Itwashewhohadbrokenthetrafficregulations.Inaddition,thebadweather

waspartofthecause.Itwasdrizzlingthen,andtheroadwasquiteslippery.

Finally,drunkdrivingwasprobablyanimportantfactor.Asthepolice

discoveredonthespot;therewasaheavyalcoholicsmellonthedeadbody

ofthelorrydriver.

3.ALettertoaSchoolmateDearfriendLasttimeIcameacrossyouIwas

surprisedtofindthatyoureyeswereswollenandyourfacewaspale.Ithought

youmusthavestudiedlateintonight.Lateroneofyourclassmatestoldme

thetruth.Youhav