2022年安徽省阜陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

【2022年】安徽省阜陽市大學英語6級大

學英語六級測試卷（含答案）

學校:班級:姓名:考號:

一、LWriting（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterto

applyforaposition.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

instructionsgivenbelow:

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2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

commentingontheevaluationofteachers'performancedonebythestudents.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.

1.不少大學讓學生參與任課老師教學情況的測評。

2.對此改革措施校方、教師、學生的看法不一。

3.學生測評教師的益處以及可能產(chǎn)生的問題。

EvaluationbyStudents

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledCanDonationChangePeople'sLifeinUnderdevelopedAreas?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.現(xiàn)在許多民間組織和政府機構鼓勵民眾通過捐贈來幫助落后地區(qū)

2.捐贈的確能夠?qū)β浜蟮貐^(qū)的發(fā)展帶來幫助

3.在我看來，真正能夠幫助落后地區(qū)的還是……

CanDonationChangePeople'sLifeinUnderdevelopedAreas?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

5.1.舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2.舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3.為了生存和發(fā)展人們要……

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前，大學畢業(yè)生仍把城市作為就業(yè)的第一選擇

2.造成這和現(xiàn)象的原因

3.其實，家村和落后地區(qū)對于大學生的發(fā)展更有優(yōu)勢

IsCitytheOnlyWorkingPlaceforCollegeGraduates?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledPrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.簡單介紹中國私家車發(fā)展的現(xiàn)狀

2.說明擁有私家車的利與弊

3.指出私家車在中國的未來發(fā)展方向

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

溫室氣體排放：greenhouseemission

交通堵塞：congestion/trafficjam

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinese

below:

1.HowtoDealwithPersonalCrisis

1.造成個人危機的起因；

2.應對個人危機的方法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledToWorkatHome?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

-隨著高科技的發(fā)展，越來越多的人選擇在家工作

-選擇在家工作的利與弊

-結(jié)論

ToWorkatHome?

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthe

topicofStudents'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

目前有不少大學生開始創(chuàng)業(yè)

1.對此不少人給予了肯定

2.也有人有不同的看法

3.我認為…

Students'StartingTheirOwnBusinesses

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

11.

TheprivatejetthatcarriedSalopekhomestoppedinFrance,Ireland,and

Canadafor.

12.

Belowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanoverabundanceof

plants.

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13.WilltheWorldRememberDisneyorPlato?

SignificantWorldwideInfluenceofAmericanCulture

LONDON-Downinthemall,betweenthefast-foodjointandthebagelshop,

agroupofyoungpeoplehuddlesinaflurryofbaggycombatpants,

skateboards,andslang.TheysizeupawomanteeteringpastwearingDKNY,

carryingTimemagazineinonehandandalatteintheother.Shebrushespast

aguyinaYankees'baseballcapwhoistalkingonhisMotorolacellphone

abouttheMartinScorsesefilmhesawlastnight.It'sastandardAmerican

scene—onlythisisn'tAmerica,it'sBritain.U.S.cultureissopervasivethatthe

scenecouldbeplayedoutinanyoneofdozensofcities.

Asaglobalsuperpower,Americaexportsitscultureonanunprecedented

scale.Frommusictomedia,filmtofastfood,languagetoliteratureandsport,

theAmericanideaisspreadinginexorably(不可阻擋地)，notunlikethe

influenceofempiresthatprecededit.Thedifferenceisthattoday'stechnology

flingsculturetoeverycorneroftheglobewithblindingspeed.Ifittooktwo

millenniumsforPlato's"Republic"toreachNorthAmerica,thelatesthitfrom

JustinTimberlakecanbefoundinGreek(andJapanese)storeswithindays.

Sometimes,U.S.idealsgettransmitted—suchasindividualrights,freedomof

speech,andrespectforwomen—andlocalculturesareenriched.Atother

times,materialismorworsebecomesthemessageandlocaltraditionsget

crushed.

"TheU.S.hasbecomethemostpowerful,significantworldforceintermsof

culturalimperialism[and]expansion,"saysIanRalston,Americanstudies

directoratLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity."Theareasthatparticularly

springtomindareHollywood,popularmusic,andevenliterature."

Butwhatsomecall"McDomination"hascreatedabacklash（強烈反應）in

certaincultures.Andit'snotclearwhetherfastfood,Disney,orrock'n'roll

willchangetheworldthewayHomerorShakespearehas.

Hollywoodrulestheglobalmoviemarket,withupto90percentofaudiences

insomeEuropeancountries.EveninAfrica,twoofthreefilmsshownare

American.FewcountrieshaveyettobetouchedbyMcDonald'sandCoca-

Cola.StarbucksrecentlyopenedupanewfrontinSouthAmerica,and

everyone'sgotaHardRockCalfT-shirtfromsomewhereexotic.

WestIndiansportsenthusiastsincreasinglywatchbasketball,notcricket.

BaseballhaslongsincetakenrootinAsiaandCuba.AndChineseyoung

peoplearebecomingmorecaptivatedbyAmericanfootballandbasketball,

someevenprintingthenamesofNBAstarsontheirschoolsweatsuits.

AmericanEnglishisthelanguageofchoiceforwould-bepopstarsinEurope,

softwareprogrammersinIndia,andInternetsurferseverywhere.

America'spreeminenceishardlysurprising.Superpowershavethroughout

theagessoughttoperpetuatetheirwayoflife:fromthephilosophyand

mythologyoftheancientGreekstothelawandlanguageoftheRomans;from

theartandarchitectureoftheTangDynastyandRenaissance.Italytothe

sportsandsystemsofgovernmentoftheBritish.

"Mostempiresthinktheirownpointofviewistheonlycorrectpointofview,"

saysRobertYoung,anexpertinpostcolonialculturaltheoryatOxford

University."It'sthecertaintytheygetbecauseofthepowertheyhave,and

theyexpecttoimposeitoneveryoneelse."

ThreatsofAmericanCulturalDomination

Detractorsofculturalimperialismargue,however,thatculturaldomination

posesatotalitarianthreattodiversity.IntheAmericancase,"McDomination"

posesseveraldangers.

First,localindustriesaretrulyatriskofextinctionbecauseofU.S.

oligopolies（寡頭賣主壟斷）,suchasHollywood.Forinstancein2000,the

EuropeanUnionhandedoutonebillioneurostosubsidise（資助）Europe's

filmindustry.EventherelativelysuccessfulBri

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14.

Thebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedin.

15.

Realizingthepotentialbenefits,executivesareexpectingthosechangesinthe

workplacewithevengreaterenthusiasm.

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16.

ThebookThePlayofPowermainlyfocusesoncivilrights.

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17.WhatmaybethereasonwhysomeHispanicshavejobsbutuninsured?

A.Theyarenotinterestedinhealthinsurance.

B.Theydonotbelieveintheinsurancesystem.

C.Theiremployersrefusetoenrolltheminthewelfaresystem.

D.Theirincomeisnotenoughfortheirshareofthepremium.

18.PassageOne

Amazonrainforest,normallyoneoftheworld'swettestregions,showsthe

weathercycleisswingingtooneextremeratherthansignalingclimatechange,

localmeteorologistssaidThursday.WaterlevelsontwomajorAmazon

tributaries,MadeiraandSolimoes,droppedtorecord-38-yearlows

respectively,creatinglongdelaysinfivertraffic,themainform,ofregional

transport.

Dryweatheralsofannedhugeforestfires,notablyintheremotewesternState

ofAcre.Butweatherforecastersaddedthatelsewhereincontinentallysized

Brazil,seasonalspringrainshadstartedinthesouthandwerespreading

northwardsthroughBrazil'smmorcoffeebeltandgraduallyintosoybean

areasinthecenter-west."TheAmazondroughtshowsextremeclimate

variability,notclimaticchange,"saidJoseMarengo,researcherattheWeather

ForecastingandClimaticStudiesCenter,partoftheNationalInstituteof

SpaceResearch.Marengosaidthatnormalrainswereforecastforthesouth

Amazon—theStatesofAcreandRondonia,southernpartofParaStateand

northernpartofMatoGrossoState.

"RainisforecastinAcreinthenextcoupleofweeks,"hesaid,addingthatthe

regionisnormallydrybetweenJuneandSeptemberandwettestinDecember

andJanuary.Butweareabitworriedthattherecouldbelessrainthanusual

atthemouthoftheAmazon,aroundBelem,hesaid,notingthatextreme

climaticeventswereoccurringmorefrequently,"Wecouldbeseeingthefirst

symptomsofchangingcycles."Meteorologistsdiscountedalinkbetween

unusuallyseverehurricanesintheGulfofMexicoanddroughtintheAmazon.

DryweatherintheAmazonislinkedtowarmeroceansurfacetemperatures

inthePacificandtolowsunspotactivity,saidExpediteRebello,headof

appliedmeteorologyatthegovernment'sNationalInstituteofMeteorologyin

Brasilia."It'saphenomenal（不同尋常的）droughtandcouldbelinkedtoa

warmerPacificandlittlesunspotactivity,"Rebellosaid,notingextremelylow

waterlevelsintheAmazon.Butheaddedthattheweathercyclewouldreach

alownextyearandthenstarttomoderate.PauloEtchitchury,directorof

privatemeteorologistsSomar,saidthatthePacificshouldstarttoentera

coolerperiodnextBraziliansummerandthiscouldresultinaweakLaNina

weatherpattern."Itwon'taffectsummerrainsandit'sstillveryearlytotalk

aboutnextwinter,"hesaid,addingthatLaNinadoesn'tnecessarilysignala

coldwinterandextrariskoffrostdamagetoBrazil'scoffeecrop,theworld's

biggest.

BrazilwasinatransitionalperiodbetweenthedryMay/Augustwinterand

rainyspringwhichstartedinsouthBrazilinSeptember,Etchitchurysaid.He

saidthatthisyearweatherconditionsareingeneralseasonallynormalin

Brazil'smainfarmingareas,exceptthatdroughtintheAmazoncouldaffect

MateGrosso,Brazil'smainsoystate."Rainsinthesoutharereplenishing（補

充）awaterdeficitandprovidingreservesforsummersoyandcomharvests,"

hesaid,adding,"LastSeptemberwashotanddryandpeoplewereworried

aboutdroughtdamagetocropflowering."

PassageTwo

Eventoday,manyexpertssaywomenscientistsareoftennottreatedfairly.

TheWashingtonPostnewspaperreportedastudyaboutthenumberof

researcharticlespublishedinmedicalmagazinesinwhichawomanwasthe

mainwriter.Womenwerethemainwritersonlytwenty-ninepercentofthe

time.NancyAndreasenisascientistattheUniversityofIowa.Scientistslike

MissAndreasenoftensendstoriesabouttheirresearchtospecialprofessional

publications.MissAndreasensaysherresearchispublishedmoreoftenwhen

shesignsthemasN.C.AndreasenratherthanNancyAndreasen.Inthatway,

theeditorsofthepublicationsdonotknowifthewriterisamanorawoman.

Womenalsoreceivefewerpatentsfortheirinventions.Ap

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19.AstotheNewfoundlandfisherycollapse,itislessatragedyofthegeneral

publicthanatragedyof.

20.Becauseshortmessagingserviceisakindofdatacommunication,second

generationwirelesscannotsupportit.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10題）

21.（25）

A.It'snotalwaysclearwhypeoplebehaveincertainways.

B.Peopleusuallyblameothersfortheirmistakes.

C.Certainconditionscausedriverstobehavestrangely.

D.Thereasonforsomebehavior,isobvious.

22.(22)

A.Makingnewdiscoveriesintheelectronicsindustry.

B.Designingprinters.

C.Sellingprinters.

D.Lookingforsuccessfulproductsandfindoutthereasons.

23.(15)

A.Theyboughtthemotorbike.

B.Theyhadnotime.

C.Theydidn'twantarefrigerator.

D.There'snothingwrongwiththeoldone.

24.聽力原文：Manyoftheemployeesthinktheircareerpathandplans

beginsduringtheiremploymentorwhentheyhavealreadysecuredajob.(26)

Butbasically,ifwelookatwhatbecomesofaperson,youcanrootitfrom

theupbringingoftheperson,tobemorespecific,fromchildhood.

Asparents,weusuallygroomourchildren'sfutureaccordingtowhatweare

orwhatwewantedtobe.Webuythemtoysandeducationalmaterials

accordingtowhatwedreamourchildrenwouldbecomesomeday.

Incareerpathing,theparents'roleplaysamajorpartfortheindividual's

successinidentifyingtheirchosencareer.(27)Thebestapproachistosupport

thechild'sinterestandnotforcingthemtotakecoursesthattheparentswanted

forthemselves.Supportcanbeprovidedbyhelpingthemreadmaterialson

theirfieldofinterest,(28)exposingthemtothecareerandproviding

informationastotheadvantagesandsacrificesthatonemaytaketo

accomplishtheirchosenfield.Thisisnotdifficultnowadays.Theinternetand

thepublicationsarenowveryaffordableandeventhemediaprovidesthe

informationforthedifferentcareersthatourchildrenmaytake.Thereare

showsandprogramsthatcanprovideapictureofthedifferentfields.(29)But

beforeyougotoyourtelevisionandchangethechannelofwhatyourchildren

iswatching,checkfirstiftheprogramisfitfortheirageandmaturity.

(33)

A.Duringtheiremployment.

B.Whentheyhavefoundajob.

C.Duringtheirchildhood.

D.Whentheyareincollege.

25.(31)

A.TheGreatWallwascompletedintheMingDynasty.

B.NotalltheforeigntouristsliketheGreatWall.

C.ThefirstpartoftheGreatWallwasbuiltin221BC.

D.TheQinGreatWallwasprotectedwell.

26.(16)

A.Themanshouldstartrunningdaily.

B.Shealsopreferstoexerciseintheafternoon.

C.It'simportanttowarmupbeforeexercising.

D.Themanshouldcontinuehisexerciseprogram.

27.(17)

A.Hedoesn'twritewellenough.

B.Hehasn'tgotanyprofessionalexperience.

C.Heisnotaprofessionalwriter.

D.Hedidn'tperform,wellintheinterview.

28.

[B7]

29.(14)

A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistrue.

D.Tomisnothumorousatall.

30.(41)

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

31.EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupoftea

andthespecialweekendis-suesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.

Buthere,withthemarriageseasonapproaching,manyofthemturnquickly

toaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-thecolumnsandcolumnsof

marriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.

"BeautifulBrahmangirlwantedforbankofficerfromwell-connected

family,"onesays."Vegetarianman(doctor,engineerpreferred)forchurch-

educatedgirlwithlightcomplexion,"saysanother."Solid25-year-old,salary

fourfigures,wantstall,charming,educatedPunjabi,"saysathird.

Thisisarelativelymodernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearranged

marriage.Thethousandsofadvertisementspublishedeachweekincreasingly

reflectsocialchangesthatarecomingtothistraditionalsociety.Forexample,

althoughwomenarestillusuallydescribedintermsofappearance,orskills

in"thewifelyarts",informationabouttheirearningpowerisenteringmore

andmoreoftheadvertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaofthe

workingwife.

Divorce,whichusedtobealmostunheardofinIndia,issometimesnow

mentionedintheadvertisementsasinthecaseofawomanwhose

advertisementinaNewDelhinewspaperexplainedthatshehadbeen"the

innocentparty"whenhermarriagebrokeup.

Becausethecustomofthedowry(marriagepayment)isnowillegal,some

advertisementssay"nodowry",or"simplemamage",whichmeansthesame

thing.However,thefathersofmanybridegroomsstillrequireit.

Asasignoftheslightlooseningoftherigidcaste(socialclass)system,a

numberofadvertisementspromise"castenotimportant",or"girl'sabilities

willbemainconsideration".Themajorityofthem,however,stillrequirenot

onlycaste,suchasBrahmanorKshatriya,butalsoacertainhomeregionor

ethnicorigin.

Inalandwherelightskinisoftenregardedassociallypreferable,manyalso

requirethatawomanhavea"wheat-color"complexionorthatamanbe"tall,

fairandhandsome".

Advertisementsareplacedandeagerlyreadbyawiderangeofpeopleinthe

upperclasses,mostlyincities.Manyofthemreceivedozensofanswers.

"There'snothingembarrassingaboutit,"explainedaCalcuttabusinessman

advertisingforason-in-law."It'sjustanotherwayofbroadeningthecontacts

andincreasingthepossibilityofdoingthebestonecanforone'sdaughter."

Becauseofhighunemploymentandagenerallypoorstandardoflivinghere,

oneofthebestattractionsamarriageadvertisementcanofferisapermitto

liveabroad,especiallyinCanadaortheUnitedStates.Apersonwhohasone

cangetwhathewants.

OnerecentSundayinMadras,forexample,aPunjabiengineerlivinginSan

Franciscoadvertisedfora"beautifulslimbridewithlovelyfeaturesknowing

musicanddance".Andamanwhoseadvertisementsaidthathehadan

Americanimmigrationpermitwasabletosay,"Onlygirlsfromrich,well-

educatedfamiliesneedapply."

ThemainideaofParagraph3isthat.

A.India'ssocietyischanging

B.womenwork

C.arrangedmarriagesareanage-oldcustom

D.workingwifearrives

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TheU.S.governmentisaskingAmericanstoeatlessandexercisemoreinan

efforttostemthecountry'sincreasingepidemicofobesity.Ithasissued

reviseddietaryrecommendationsthatemphasizepropernutrition,more

physicalactivity,andpersonalinitiativeinmaintainingahealthyweight.

U.S.lawrequiresthegovernmenttoreviseitsdietaryguidelineseveryfive

yearstokeepupwiththelatestscientificresearch.AgricultureSecretaryAnn

Veneman,whoseagencyisresponsibleforpromotinghealthynutrition,says

thisyear'supdateisanefforttoreverseasituationwheretwo-thirdsof

Americansaretooheavy.Thenewdietaryguidelinesarepartoftheongoing

efforttohelpAmericansadoptandkeephealthierlifestylesandtoaddressthe

epidemicofoverweightandobesitythatisaffectingsomany,especiallyour

nation'schildren.

SecretaryVenemanacknowledgesthatthefoodrecommendationshavenot

changedmuchovertheyears.Theystillcallfordietsrichinavarietyof

vegetables,fruits,andwholegrains,andlimitsonfattyfoodsandsalt.This

year,however,theyplacestrongeremphasisontheimportanceofbalancing

energyintakeandoutput,callingonpeopletocuttheircalorieconsumption

andexercisemore.Theguidelinesurgeadultstoexerciseatleastmoderately

fornolessthan30minutesadayandchildren,60minutesdaily.

TheU.S.agricultureofficialacknowledgesthatpastgovernmenteffortsto

promoteahealthydiethavefailed,althoughshenotesthatthepublic

recognizestheimportanceofweightcontrolasshownbythestrengthofthe

multi-billiondollardietindustry.Clearlypeoplearereachingoutfor

information.Havewebeensuccessfulinthepast?Imeancertainlywe'vehad

dietaryguidelinesandyetwestillseeincreasingoverweightandobesityin

thiscountry.

There'snotgoingtobeapill!Solet'sfaceit,America.Thereismore

informationoutthere,butitalwayscomesbackto:Eatyourfruitsand

vegetables,watchyourcalorieintake,andexercise.That'sassimpleasitcan

be!Mr.ThompsonsaysU.S.foodmanufacturersarerespondingtotheneed

forhealthierdiets,especiallyforchildren.Manyhavereducedtheamountof

sugarinchildren'sbreakfastcerealsandarepromotingthewholegrainand

vitamincontentofotherfoods.Andasthegovernmentissueditsnewdietary

guidelines,oneofthelargestU.S.foodcompanies,Kraft,announcedthatit

willrestrictadvertisingofsnackfoodstochildren12andunderandmarket

itshealthierproductstothisagegroup.

WhydoestheU.S.governmentrequireAmericanstoeatlessandexercise

more?

33.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablythe

inventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobody

knowsexactlywhenheacquiredtheuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalsoobscure.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.

Animalshaveafewcriesthatserveassignals,buteventhehighestapeshave

notbeenfoundabletopronouncewords,evenwiththemostintensive

professionalinstruction.Thesuperiorbrainofmanisapparentlyanecessity

forthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,we

mustsupposethathegraduallyincreasedthenumberofcriesfordifferent

purposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenhediscoveredthatspeechcouldbeusedfor

narrative.Therearethosewhothinkinthisrespectpicturelanguagepreceded

orallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowin

whichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.Probablypicture

languageandorallanguagedevelopedsidebyside.Iaminclinedtothinkthat

languagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenotsolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.

Thefirstwasthedomesticationofanimals;thesecondwasagriculture.

Agriculturemadepossibleanimmenseincreaseinthenumberofthehuman

speciesintheregionswhereitcouldbesuccessfullypracticed.Another

fundamentaltechnicaladvancewaswriting,which,likespokenlanguage,

developedoutofpictures,butassoonasithadreachedacertainstage,itwas

possibletokeeprecordsandtransmitinformationtopeoplewhowerenot

presentwhentheinformationwasgiven.

Theseinventionsanddiscoveries—fire,speech,weapons,domesticanimals,

agriculture,andwriting-madetheexistenceofcivilizedcommunities

possible.Fromabout3000BCuntilthebeginningoftheIndustrial

Revolutionlessthantwohundredyearsagotherewasnotechnicaladvance

comparabletothese.Duringthislongperiodmanhadtimetobecome

accustomedtohistechnique,andtodevelopthebeliefsandpolitical

organizationsappropriatetoit.Therewas,ofcourse,animmenseextension

intheareaofcivilizedlife.Therewasnotechnicalprogressduringthislong

time—therewereeventwoinventionsofverygreatimportance,namely

gunpowderandthemariner'scompassbutneitherofthesecanbecompared

intheirpowertosuchthingsasspeechandwritingandagriculture.

Whichofthefollowingistrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Fireandthedomesticationofanimalsmakeagriculturepossible.

B.Picturelanguageandorallanguagemightappearatthesametime.

C.Gunpowderandmarine'scompassareasimportantasspeech.

D.Languageandcommunicationarethemostimportantfactorsforhuman

development.

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題）

34.

[S5]

35.

[S8]

36.Effortistheessenceofhappiness:thereisnohappiness

exceptaswetakeonchallenges.Shortofthe

impossible,thesatisfactionswegetfromalifetimedepend

onhowhighweplaceourdifficulties.Themortalflawin

theadvertisedversionofhappinessisinfactthatitclaims[S1]

tobeeffortless.

Wedemanddifficultyeverinourdiversions（娛樂）.[S2]

Wedemanditbecausewithoutdifficultytherecanbeno

game;agameisawayofmakingsomethingeasyforthe[S3]

funofit.Therulesofthegameareanarbitraryadditionof

difficulty.Itiseasiertowinachessifyouarefleetochange[S4]

therules,butthefunisinwinningwithintherules.Ifwe

couldmint（鑄造）ourownmoney,evenbuildingafortune

willbecomeboring.Nodifficulty,nofun.[S5]

Happinessisnevermorethanpartial.Whoeverelse[S6]

happinessmaybe,itisneitherinhavingnorbeing,butin[S7]

becoming.WhatthewritersoftheConstitutiondeclared

forusasaninherentrightwasnothappinessbutpursuit[S8]

ofhappiness.Whattheearlypatriotsmayhaveunderlined,[S9]

couldtheyhaveforeseenthehappiness-market,isthe

cardinalfactthathappinessisinthepursuititself,[S10]

inthepursuitwhatisengagingandlife-changing,whichistosay,

intheideaofbecoming.Anationisnotmeasuredbywhatit

possessesorwantstopossess,butbywhatitwantsto

become.

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六、6.ErrorCorrection。題）

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430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108

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XiaoyuFangXiaoyuRoom323,No.7BuildingNo.1037,LongshanRoad

Wuhan,430074DepartmentofHumanResourcesZiguangBuildingNo.108,

ZhongguancunNorthRoadBeijing,100081DearSirorMadam,Ilearned

fromBeijingYouthDailyonDec.2ndthatyourcompanyisofferinga

positionforasecretary,andit'sagreatpleasureformetowritetoexplorethe

possibilityofseekingthejob.IgraduatedtwoyearsagofromPeking

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