2021-2022年山西省忻州市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcomesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

2.

Thecareerinflectionpointcandeterminewhetherabusinesscansucceedornot.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossipedones,andthinkthemselves______.

4.WhydouniversitiesusuallyusetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystem?

A.Becauseitismorepopularthanothersystems.

B.Becauseitismoremodernthanothersystems.

C.Becauseitismorespecificinarrangingsubjects.

D.Becauseitislessdifficultthanothersystems.

5.

Becausemanyartists,writersandscientistshavesufferedfrommentalillness,somepeoplewonderiftheseillnesseslinkwith______.

6.

Whenyoutravelabroad,youcanjudgewhetherthecountryisrichorpoorbyseeingwealth--______insteadoflookingatpeople'saccount.

7.

YouaresuggestednottobethefirsttoshowupinanAmericanparty,otherwiseotherswillthinkyouhavenolifeofyourown.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Self-cleaningtoiletbowls,builtonthelatestnanotechnology,arewidelyavailableinNorthAmerica.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

AccordingtoRamjee,thecombinationof______ispossiblythemosteffectiveinpreventingHIVvirusfromtransmittingduringintercourse.

10.

Meritwillhavetostartwithamorelucrativelegaljobinsteadofherfavoriteposition—apublic-interestattorneybecauseshehasto______.

11.RoboticSurgery

StuartForbescelebratedhis60thbirthdayonApril11.Aweeklater,hewasdiagnosedwithprostate(前列腺)cancer."Itwasquiteamonth,"saysForbes,abluntVietnamveteranwhorunsaconsultingfirmoutsideBoston.Whenbiopsiesconfirmedhehadanaggressiveform.ofthedisease,Forbesstartedlookingforasurgeon.Thefirstrecommendedatraditionalradicalprostatectomy(前列腺切除術),whichwouldrequireaneight-to-10inchincisionandat1easttwodaysinthehospitalForbeswasalsowarnedthathewouldlikelylosealmostallthenervesontheleftsideoftheprostate,whichcouldpermanentlyaffecthissexualfunction."Ithought,'Ineedtoreallylookatallmyoptions',"saysForbes.Heconsideredhigh-intensityfocusedultrasoundablation(切除),arelativelynewtechnologythat'sbeenusedinEurope.Butit'sexpensiveandwouldrequiretransatlantictrips.Helookedintovariousformsofradiation,aswellasproton-beamtherapy.Then,inJune,hisgirlfriendtookhimtoasymposiumonroboticsurgery."Isawthemachineandhowitworked,"remembersForbes."Itwasjustincredible.Isaid,'That'sit'."

InAugust,Dr.AshutoshTewari,directorofroboticprostatectomyatNewYork-PresbyterianHospital/WellCornell,removedForbes'swalnut-sizeprostateandlymphnodesandreattachedhisbladdertohisurethra(尿道)withoutonceputtinghishandsinsidethepatient.UsingIntuitiveSurgical'sdaVinciroboticsystemandoperatingthroughfivetinyincisions,Tewariconductedtheentireprocedurefromacrosstheroom.Hesatataconsoleandturnedtwoknobstoremotelymanipulatetinysurgicalinstrumentsattachedtoadjustableroboticarms.Forbeswaswalkingwithinhoursofhissurgeryandwasdischargedthenextday.Hecomparesthediscomfortfromthelargestincision(abouttwoincheslong,andtheonlyonetorequirestitches)toabadpimple.Bymidweekhewaswalkingthreemilesdaily.In10dayshewasbackatwork.Afterthreeweekshewasplayinggolfagain;bylateOctoberhe'dregainednormalurinary,andmostsexualfunction."I'maboutasexcitedasanyonecanbeaboutthisprocedure,"hesays.

Usingrobotstoperform.surgeryonceseemedafuturisticfantasy.Notanymore.Anestimated36600roboticprocedureswillbeperformedthisyear--fromheart-bypasssurgeriestokidneytransplantstohysterectomies(子宮切除術).That'supnearly50percentfromlastyear,andanalystspredictthefigurewillnearlydoublein2006tomorethan70000procedures.SincethedaVinciwasapprovedbytheFoodandDrugAdministrationinJuly2000(theonlyroboticsystemtogettheFDAnod),about350oftheunitshavebeenpurchased,including30inthelastquarteralone,atabout＄1.3millionapiece.Surgeonswhousethesystemhavefoundthatpatientshavelessbloodlossandpain,lowerriskofcomplications,shorterhospitalstaysandquickerrecoverytimesthanthosewhohaveopensurgery.

Theroboticsystemhasalreadytransformedthefieldofprostatesurgery,forwhichitwasapprovedinMay2001.Thatyearitwasusedinlessthan1percentofallprostatectomies.Thisyearmorethan20percentwillbedonewiththerobot.Andthatfigureisexpectedtodoublenextyear."It'sbecomingthestandardofcareforprostatectomies,"saysDr.SantiagoHorgan,directorofminimallyinvasiveandroboticsurgeryattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago(UIC).

ThefirstmajorstudytocompareopenandroboticprostatectomieswaspublishedintheBritishJournalofUrologyin2003byDr.ManiMenon,headoftheVattikutiUrologyInstituteatDetroit'sHenryFordHospital.(Thehospitalhasnowdoneabout2050oftheroboticprocedures--morethananyotherinthenation.)Thestudyof300patientsfoundthatthosewhohadopensurgerylostfivetimesasmuchblood,hadfourtimestheriskofcomplicationsandremainedintheh

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

Thesuccessofapartysometimesdependson______.

A.howmuchfunpeoplearehaving

B.whetheritisloudornot

C.whetherpartiesprovideanexcellentenvironment

D.whetherpeopleareingoodmoodsandspirits

13.

Theadvantageoftaughenedglassisobviousinthatitcanallowastoretoremainopenincaseofbreakagebecause______.

14.

Typically,apidginlanguagederivesmostofitsvocabularyfrom______.

15.

Sensitiveteethmayindicateaseriousproblemthatmayneedpromptcarebyadentist.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodatethe___________.

17.

______hasthefewestnumberofpeopleemployedinagriculture?

18.

Besideshisbasicsalaryofabout5500yuan,theforeignteacheralsogets______.

19.

InherbookRachelCarsonassertsthat"controllingnature"______anddoesnotnecessarilymean_______.

20.

TheEnglishareeasytogetalongwith.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B9】

22.(14)

A.Mondaymorning.

B.Mondayafternoon.

C.Wednesdaymorning.

D.Fridayafternoon.

23.

【B7】

24.SectionC

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

Therearesomestepsyoucantakeyourselftoavoidcatchingacold.Contrarytopopularbelief,coldsarenotcausedby【B1】______tosevereweather.Coldsarecausedbyviruses【B2】______inthebody,andyou'rebetteroffoutontheskislopesorevenwaitingforthebusonasnowydaythanyouareina【B3】______warmroomsurroundedbyfriends,co-workers,orfellowstudents,whojustmaybepassingthevirusaround.Ifyoufeelachillwhenyou'recomingdownwithacold,you'realreadysick.Achillisanearly【B4】______:it'sthecoldthatcausedthechill,nottheotherwayaround.

Whiletheviruscanspreadthroughdroplets【B5】______intotheairwhenacold-sufferercoughsOrsneezes,surprisingly,thisisnotthemostcommonrouteof【B6】______.Numerousstudieshavenowshownthatthe【B7】______majorityofcoldsare"caught"byhandcontact.Acold-suffererrubshernose,【B8】______transferringthevirustoherhand.Thenafriendcomestovisit.

"Don'tkissme,"shecautions,sothefriendstepsbackandpressesherhand.Thefriendthenwipesherownnoseoreye—andseveraldayslaterisstrickenwithcold.【B9】______.

Coldvirusesalsocanbetransferredtoobjects—telephones,towels,plates—and【B10】______.Frequenthand-washing—onthepartofthecold-suffereraswellasothermembersofthehousehold—【B11】______.

【B1】

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：W:Haven'tyouheardthatProf.Smithwillactasthenewdeanofourapartment?

M:Prof.Smith?HeisthelastpersonintheworldI'deverwanttosee.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(12)

A.Hehopestomeettheprofessorsoon.

B.Hedoesn'tliketheprofessoratall.

C.HeishappythatProf.Smithwillbethedean.

D.HewantsProf.Smithtobethenewdean.

26.

【B10】

27.聽力原文：M:Hi,Susan.Wherewereyouatlunchtime?Iwassavingaseatforyouinthecafeteria.

W:Oh,sorrytomissyou,butmythirstforknowledgewasgreaterthanmypangsofhunger.

M:Ineverhadthatproblem.Sowherewereyou?

W:Mypoliticalscienceclassranovertime.

M:That'sbeenhappeningquiteabitlately,hasn'tit?

W:Iguessso.Actuallywhathappensisthatabunchofushungaroundforawhileafterclasstotalkwithourprofessorandaskhimquestions.

M:Whoisthis20thcenturySocrates?

W:ProfessorHall.Haveyouheardofhim?

M:Mm.HedoeshaveagoodreputationinthePoliticalScienceDepartment.

W:Andawell-deservedone.Thesamestudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsandinseminarsfightforfront-rowseatsinhislectures.

M:Oh,no.Ihopethisisn'tcatching.

W:Youcanjoke.Butit'sgreattohaveaprofessorwhoisnotonlyinterestingbutpreparestogiveuptimeforstudents.

M:Iknow.ThereIreallyagreed.MaybeIshouldsitinonhisclasssometime.Doyouthinkhe'dcare?

W:Notatall.Lotsofstudentsbringalongtheirfriendsandhesayshefeelsflattered.

M:Well,justtobesafe,IthinkI'llbringmylunchalongaswell.

W:I'llmakeagoodstudentofyouyet.

(20)

A.Inthelaterooming.

B.Immediatelyafterlunch.

C.Inthemid-afternoon.

D.Aftertheeveningmeal.

28.(18)

A.Heneverdoesthingsearly.

B.Hehasalreadyfinishedit.

C.Heisn'tgoingtofinishit.

D.Hewillfinishitinafewminutes.

29.聽力原文：W:Ican'tgetoverthewayyoutreatedmeatourowndinnertable.

M:Iwasirritatedatsomethingelse.IsaidIwassorry.Dowehavetogothroughallthatagain?

Q:Whathappenedtothewomantheotherday?

(19)

A.Shewashurtbytheman.

B.Shelosthertemper.

C.Shedidn'tspeaktoherhusband.

D.Shemissedthedinnerparty.

30.(35)

A.TheysendthemessagetothePresidentwithintendays.

B.Theyofficiallystatereasonsforrejectingthemessage.

C.TheymeetwiththePresident.

D.Theyrevisethevetoedbill.

31.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：W:I'vebeenrunningamileeverymorningforalmostayear.ButIstillhaven'tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifthisisworthit.

M:Well,ifitwasnotforyourgoodappetite,youwouldloseafewmorepounds.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(12)

A.Thewomanshouldstartrunningdaily.

B.Thewomanshouldcontinueherexerciseprogram.

C.Thewomanshouldeatless.

D.Thewomanshouldstoprunningdaily.

32.【B11】

33.(22)

A.Shewouldliketomarkpapers,tool

B.Shewantsthemantoworklessthanbefore.

C.Shewantsthemantotalktohisprofessor.

D.Shewantstoquitschoolandfindajob.

34.聽力原文：Theodore,themanageroftheParadiseHotel,toldamiddle-agedcouplethattheywouldhavetoleavethehotelafterjustonenight.Thecouplehadbookedaroomforeightnights.

(32)Thecouplewantedasterileenvironment.AndTheodorethoughttheyshouldhaverentedaroominahospital,maybeanoperatingroom.

Theodoresaidthat,ontheveryfirstday,thecouplebroughtallthesheetsandpillowcasesdowntothemainlobbyanddroppedthemnexttothefrontdesk.Theystoodtherenexttothispileofbeddingwhileotherguestslooked,pointed,andmurmured.(33)Thehotelgotthreecancellationswithinthehourfrompeoplewhowitnessedthisstrangeevent.

WhenTheodoreaskedthecouplewhattheproblemwas,theysaidthattheirbeddingwasfilthyandtheywanteditreplaced,thoughtheycouldnotidentifyanyspecific"filth"onthebedding.Theodorecalledroomservice,andthebeddingwasreplacedimmediately.

Earlythenextevening,however,(34)thecoupledemandedsevencansofspraydisinfectant.Theysaidthattheywouldneedacanforeachnightandtheyhadtospraythephone,theTV,allthedoorhandles,thetoilethandle,thetap,thesink,andanyhotelstaffenteringtheirroom.

Worriedaboutwhattheirdemandsmightbeinthefollowingdays,(35)Theodorepolitelysuggestedthatahotelmoresuitableforthemwasjustaroundthecomer.Hethencalledaheadtoreservea"veryclean"room,aridgavethemfreetransportationinthehotellimousine.

Thecoupleseemedsurprisedthatthemanagersuggestedadifferenthotel,butwhenthemanagersaidhewouldn'tchargethemforthesecondday,theyagreedandmovedsatisfactorily.

(33)

A.Aroominahospital.

B.Anoperatingroom.

C.Anordinaryroom.

D.Asterileroom.

35.

【B5】

36.(31)

A.VisitingthecapitalofSaltLakeCity.

B.VisitingtheTempleSquare.

C.Hikingthroughnationalparks.

D.HikingremoteIndianreservations.

37.(32)

A.Becauseofthetechnologyprogress.

B.Becauseofthecomputerrevolution.

C.Becauseoftheinventionofcomputer.

D.Becauseofmicrowaveovens.

38.聽力原文：M:Itallseemslikeyesterday,doesn'tit,darling?

W:Ah.Yes,itdoes.Howtimeflies!(19)Andit'stwentyyearsago.

M:TwentyyearssinceIfirstbroughtyouhere.Doyouremember?Thissametableinthecomernearthebank.

W:Notthefirsttime,Stan.(20)Thefirsttimewecameherewesatoverinthecomerbythewindow.

M:Iremembernow.Ofcourse,wewereovertherebythewindow.Irememberthatnight.

W:Oh,Stan,you'rethinkingofothertimesafterwegotmarried.ThatfirstnightMarriowasawaywiththeFlu,don'tyouremember,andwegottheyoungwaiter,Trevor.

M:Oh,yes.Trevorwastheonewithglassesandblackteeth.Andhehadastutter,didn'the?Youweredoingyourbestnottolaugh.

W:Whatamemory!No,Stan,Trevorwasthedark-haired,tallboywiththeverydeepvoice,theoneyousaidwouldmakeagoodsinger.

M:DidI?Strange,howI'veforgottenthat.Thereyouwere,acrossthetable,inthatlovely,longdarkreddressofyours,withthatgoldenhandbag.

W:Oh,Stan,youareimpossible!I'veneverhadadarkreddress,notalongoneanyway,oragoldenhandbag.(21)ThatnightIhadagreendressonandmyhandbagwasbrown.

M:Ohyes,yes,yes.Butthere'sonedetailthatIdorememberclearly.Youhadagoldenbelton.

W:No,Stan.ThebeltIworethatnightwasbrownlikethehandbag.

M:Oh,dear,I'mnotdoingverywell,amI?IknowwhyI'mnot,though.Iwasso...soexcitedthatIprobablydidn'tnoticeyourclothes.

(20)

A.20yearsago.

B.25yearsago.

C.WhenShakespearewasthere.

D.Whentherestaurantnewlyopened.

39.聽力原文：M:Mm,it'snotabadsizableroom,isit?

W:Oh,it'sgreat!It'slovely.Oh,andlookatthatfireplace!Oh,wecanhavethetwochairsrightinfrontofthefireplacethereinthemiddleoftheroomandtoastourfeet.

M:Thefirstthingweoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

W:Whataboutrightherenexttothedoor,sortofbehindthedoorasyoucomein?

M:Yes,that'sagoodidea-justasyoucomein,justinthatcomerthere.

W:Yes.Wellnow,let'sthink.Whatelse?

M:Whatelseisthere?Wellthere'sthathugewardrobeofyours.That'sgottogo.somewhere.

W:Whataboutoverhere-youknow-acrossfromthefireplacethere,becausethen,inthatlittlecomerwhereit...wherethewallgoesback...look,overthere.That'ddo,wouldn'tit?

M:Ok,wellwe'llputthewardrobetherethen.

W:Whataboutyourdesk?Whereareyougoingtoputthat?

M:Ineedlotsoflight,soIthink,inthatfarcomerbetweenthetwowindows,OK?

W:Oh,Iseeinthecomerthere.That'dbegood.

M:Sothedeskgoesthere.

W:Soyou'dhaveyourchairwithyourbacktothefireplace?Yes,that'llbeallright.

M:Yes.Andthere'sthechestofdrawers.

W:Oh,that'dbenicebetweenthetwowindowsthere,rightinthemiddle.Iknowyou'regoingtolikeit.

(20)

A.It'snotabadsizableroomforthecouple.

B.Thefirstthingtheyoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.

C.Themanneedslotsoflight.

D.Thereinthemiddleoftheroomisthefireplace.

40.聽力原文：M:Iwonderwhatmakesmothersoupsetthesedays.

W:Fatheriscancelinghisvacationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.Butthecompanyisaskingfathertopostponehisvacation.

Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?

(17)

A.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.

B.Theirratherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C.Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.

D.Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.

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

Accordingtothestudyteam,______isapracticethatcanencouragetransmissionofthebirdflu.

42.SectionB

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

Intheatmosphere,carbondioxideactsratherlikeaonewaymirror—theglassintheroofofagreenhousewhichallowsthesun'sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfromescaping.

Accordingtoaweatherexpert'sprediction,theatmospherewillbe3℃warmerintheyear2050thanitistoday,ifmancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresentrate.Ifthiswarminguptookplace,theicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomelt,thusraisingsealevelseveralmetersandseverelyfloodingcoastalcities.Also,theincreaseinatmospherictemperaturewouldleadtogreatchangesintheclimateofthenorthernhemisphere,possiblyresultinginanalterationoftheearth'schieffood-growingzones.

Inthepast,concernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentratedontheArctic(北極)becausetheAntarctic(南極)ismuchcolderandhasmuchthickericesheets.ButtheweatherexpertsarcnowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarctic,whichmaybeaffectedbyonlyafewdegreesofwarming:inotherwords,byawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplaceinthenextfiftyyearsfromtheburningoffuels.

SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealreadydisappearing.Theevidenceavailablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplace.Thisfitsthetheorythatcarbondioxidewarmstheearth.

However,mostofthefuelisburntinthenorthernhemisphere,wheretemperaturesseemtobefalling.Scientistsconclude,therefore,thatuptonownaturalinfluencesontheweatherhaveexceededthosecausedbyman.Thequestionis:Whichnaturalcausehasmosteffectontheweather?

Onepossibilityisthevariablebehavior.ofthesun.Astronomersatoneresearchstationhavestudiedthehotspotsand"cold"spots(thatis,therelativelylesshotspots)onthesun.Asthesunrotates,every27.5days,itpresentshotteror"colder"facestotheearth,anddifferentaspectstodifferentpartsoftheearth.Thisseemstohaveaconsiderableeffectonthedistributionoftheearth'satmosphericpressure,andconsequentlyonwindcirculation.Thesunisalsovariableoveralongterm:itsheatoutputgoesupanddownincycles,thelatesttrendbeingdownward.

Scientistsarenowfindingmutualrelationsbetweenmodelsofsolar-weatherinteractionsandtheactualclimateovermanythousandsofyears,includingthelastIceAge.TheproblemisthatthemodelsarepredictingthattheworldshouldbeenteringanewIceAgeanditisnot.Onewayofsolvingthistheoreticaldifficultyistoassumeadelayofthousandsofyearswhilethesolareffectsovercometheinertia(慣性)oftheearth'sclimate.Ifthisisright,thewarmingeffectofcarbondioxidemightthusbeservingasausefulcounter-balancetothesun'sdiminishingheat.

Itcanbeconcludedthataconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheatmospherewould______.

A.preventthesun'sraysfromreachingtheearth'ssurface

B.meanawarmingupintheclimateintheArctichemisphere

C.accountforgreatchangesintheclimateinthenorthernhemisphere

D.raisethetemperatureoftheearth'ssurface

43.

【C9】

44.

Whenbullyingoccurs,parentsshould______.

A.helpthebullyingchildgetridofcruelty

B.resorttothemediator

C.avoidgettingtooprotective

D.resist-thetemptationofcalling

45.

Fromthequotedwordsinthebeginningofparagraph3,wecanjudgethatuniversitytutorsare______.

46.SectionA

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

Eachculturehasitsownform.ofacceptablegreetingbehavior,usuallybasedonthelevelofformalityfoundwithinthesociety.Therulesofsocialdistanceetiquette(禮節(jié))varybyculture.Africans,forexample,arefarless【C1】______intheirgreetingsthanEuropeans.Expectawarmphysicalgreeting,anextendedhandshakeorahandontheshoulderinmostAfricancultures.Alsoexpecttobeaskedhowyourtripwasandhowyourfamilyisdoing.Thetraditionoflonggreetingsstems【C2】______thetimewhenAfricansoncewalkedmilestovisitneighboringvillagesonsocialcalls.Thearrivalandagushing(說話滔滔不絕的)greetingwasconsideredthe【C3】______avillagercoulddoforatraveler.Don'tbeimpatientwithsuchalongdrawn-out(冗長乏味的)【C4】______anddon'thurrythingsalong.Rather,getintothespiritandappreciatethatthepersonyoucametoseeispreparedtotakethetimetosincerely【C5】______aboutyourwelfare.

InArgentina,greetingsareusuallyeffusive(過分熱情的)withplentyofhuggingand【C6】______,notunliketheFrenchfairelabise(kissonbothcheeks).Thisiseventhecaseinbusinessmeetings,unlesstheyareofahighlyformalnature.InArgentina,menkisswomen,womenkissw.omen,【C7】______mendonotkissmen.BycontrasttheChinesewayofgreetingshuns(回避)thephysical.Itis【C8】______anodoraslightbow.However,whendealingwithindividualsfromcultureswheremoredirectphysicalcontactisthenorm,e.g.,ahandshake,theChinesewill【C9】______andshakehands.Don'tinterpretasofthandshakeorlackofeyecontactasasignofweaknessorlackofaggression.ItsimplymeansthatyourChinesecolleagueisnotoverly【C10】______tophysicalcontactwhengreetingastranger.

A)fromI)investigate

B)structuredJ)touching

C)butK)used

D)generallyL)least

E)expeditionM)exchange

F)inquireN)chance

G)adaptO)involved

H)kissing

【C1】

47.(57)

48.

TheauthortookAfricaasanexampleinordertoshow______.

A.thepoliticaladvancementinsomeAfricancountries

B.thesophisticatedeconomyinsomeAfricancountries

C.theartisticcomplexityinsomeAfricancountries

D.theunderdevelopedculturesinsomeAfricancountries

49.Accordingtothereport,olderadultsof65andoverdonothavetoincreasetheir______.

50.

Itissuggestedthatasaform.ofholidayentertainmentthecinema______.

A.isvisitedonlyifthereisnothingbettertodo

B.istheonlyplacetogotoinbadweather

C.isthebestplacetogotoinbadweather

D.hasnothingwhatevertorecommendit

51.

Theword"ritualistically"inthelastparagraphequalssomethingdone______.

A.kind-heartedly

B.light-heartedly

C.inawayofceremony

D.withlessemphasis

52.Untilabout30yearsago,languageresearchersfocusedtheirstudiesoninfantswhohadalreadybeguntobabble,accordingtoJusczyk,whohaswrittenabookonhowchildrenacquirelanguagetitledTheDiscoveryofSpoken.Language.Babiesstarttovocalizeataroundfourmonthsofage,andtobabbleinstringsofwordsataroundsixorsevenmonths.

"Theoriesaroundatthattimesaidthatinfantsperceivedspeechsoundsbyproducingthem,"saysJusczyk.Inotherwords,bylisteningtothemselvesbabble,babieslearnedtotellonesoundfromanother.Mom,Dad,orthebabysitterwouldreinforcethesesoundsbyrepeatingtheirutteranceslike,"Baba!That'sbottle."

Researchers,however,hadnotdevelopedmethodsofdecipheringwhatwentthroughababy'smindbeforebabyutteredhisfirst"Ma"or"Papa".SoJusczykandotherexperimentalistsdevisedtechniquesthatallowthemtostudythepre-babbler.Theyhavedemonstratedthatspeechistheculminationofatremendousamountoflearning.Longbeforeababyuttershisfirst"baba",theresearchersdiscovered,hismindisfuriouslysortingoutthesoundsandshapesofwordsandsentences.

ColleaguescreditJusczykforbeingoneofthekeyexperimentaliststobridgethegapbetweenthestudyofinfantspeechperceptionandlanguagedevelopment."Peteristhefatherofalotofthiswork,"saysRobinCooper,anassociateprofessorofpsychology,whostudiesinfantlanguageacquisition.

Intheirdecades-longsearchfortheuniversaltruthsaboutlanguageacquisition,Jusczykandcollaboratorsaroundtheworldhavefoundthatateverystageofdevelopment,babiesknowalotmorethanthey'dbeengivencreditfor.Theveryseedsoflanguagelearning,infact,starttodevelopinthewomb(子宮).

Researcherscannoteasilyinvestigatelanguageperceptioninthewomb,however.Sotheystudynewbornbabies'reactionstosoundsthatmimicthemuffledlanguagethatpen