2022-2023年四川省德陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

ThetraditionalideainEurope,Americaandelsewhereisthateggsarelaidby______during

2.BeforeLyubomirskycarriedoutherownresearch,scientistsinvestigatedhappinessmainlythrough

3.

Privateautomobileisthemostimportantmodeoftransportationinrecentdecades.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Whenyouaremeasuringyourwork,youshouldconsiderthatifthereissomeoneatworkwhoencouragesyourdevelopmentandtalkstoyouabout______.

5.

Laurathinksshehasthe______forhertodowhatelectedofficialsdowithoutrunningforthatherself.

6.

______wantstodeveloptheHealtheon/WebMDtosavehundredsofbillionsofdollars.

A.BillGatesB.CharlesSchwabC.MichaelDertouzosD.JimClark

7.Toresolveremaininguncertainties,it'snecessarytoobservefactorssuchaswind,clouds,andhumidityinthetropospheretomakesuretheyareconsistentwith______.

8.

Inordertoensureoptimalproductivitywithoutincreasingyourhours,youshoulddotimelogging_______.

9.

Fromthe1870son,itisimpossibletoimportplantsfromNorthAmerica.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Thefollowinginfectiousdiseasesthatcandevelopintoamentalillnessis______.

A.dementiaB.syphilisC.malariaD.untreatedHIVinfection

11.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

12.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople_______.

13.

Studiesshowthatevenwhenstudentsaretaughtthebroaddefinitionof"man"and"men",theythinkof______.

14.Whatdoestheresultofthefacechoosingexperimentsreveal?

A.Peoplecouldexplainwellwhytheymadetheirchoices.

B.Onlyafewofparticipantshadchoiceblindnessinmakingdecision.

C.Usuallyparticipantswereawareofthelimitsoftheirskills.

D.Mostparticipantsdidn'trealizethattheirchoiceshadbeenswitched.

15.

Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually,______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

17.

Theauthorhadeitherforgottenorcompletelyignored______formorethansixyears.

18.

Theserieshybridvehicleissometimesdirectlypoweredbythegasolineengine.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Manyswimmingpoolsofferlessonsto______.

A.peoplewhoarebeginnersofswimming

B.localresidentswholivedowntown

C.swimmersofyearsofexperience

D.athleteswhowanttoimprovetheirtechniques

20.

Whena"falserule"isappliedtoyoursituation,______.

A.itcanbeofnohelpwithyourproblem

B.itmaymisleadyoutoafalsedirection

C.itmaymakeyourproblemmorecomplicated

D.itmayofferyouabrand-newoutlook

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：Millionsofyearsago,whaleslivedonlandandwalkedonfourlegs.Today，whalesstillhavesmallbonesthataretheremainsoftheirhindlegs,butthesebonescanonlybeseenontheinsideofthewhale.Nooneknowswhywhalesleftthelandtoliveinthewater.

However,scientistscanimaginethatwhenthewhaleschangedtheirenvironment,theirbodiesunderwentachange—takingonamorefish-likeappearance.Thisnewform.offeredlessresistancetothewater,enablingthewhalestoswimfaster.

Despitetheirfish-likeform,whalesarenotfish.Awhalewilldrown,justasamanwill,ifitstaysunderwatertoolong.Whenawhaleisunderwater,itclosesitsnostrilstightlyandholdsitsbreath.Theairinitslungsbecomesveryhotandfullofwatervapor.Whenthewhalerisestothesurfaceandexhales,itshotbreathproducesacolumnofwatervaporthatriseshighintheair.Amanproducesthesameeffectwhenheexhaleswarmaironacoldmorning.

Whalesareclassifiedasmammalsbecausetheybeartheiryoung,ratherthanlayingeggs,andbecausethemotherwhalesgivethebabiesmilk.Likeothermammals,whaleshavewarmblood.Theirbloodstaysatthesametemperature,evenwhentheymovefromhottocoldwater.Theykeepwarmincoldwaterbecausetheyhaveathicklayeroffatjustundertheirskins.Thisfatiscalledblubber,anditisthickeronwhalesthatspendtheirlivesincoldwater.Almostalllandmammals,exceptman,havehairontheirbodiestokeepthemwarm,butwhales,whichhaveveryfewhairs,arekeptwarmbytheirfat.

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A.Indifferent.B.Admiring.C.Sympathetic.D.Tolerant.

22.(42)

23.

【B2】

24.(34)

A.Theydeveloptheiridentitieswithinpeergroups.

B.Theyreceiveinformaleducation.

C.Theyperform.voluntarycommunityservices.

D.Theyparticipateinallkindsofextracurricularactivities.

25.(36)

A.Itincreasedthestudents'whitebloodcellcount.

B.Itincreasedsomestudents'energylevel.

C.Itimprovedthestudents'abilitytoplaymusicalinstruments.

D.Itreleasedanaturalpainkillerinsomestudents'bodies.

26.聽力原文：(32)FrancisScottKeyFitzgerald,amemberofthe"LostGeneration",wasthemostfamouschroniclerof1920sAmerica,anerathathecalled"theJazz.Age."Hefinished(33)fournovelsandwrotedozensofshortstoriesthattreatthemesofyouthandpromisealongwithdespairandage.

(34)FitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember24,1896.,Hedidpoorlyinschoolandwassenttoaboardingschool.HethenmanagedtoenrollatPrincetonin1913.Henevergraduated,instead(34)enlistinginthearmyin1917,asWorldWarIneareditsend.

Fitzgeraldbecameasecondlieutenant,andwasstationedatCampSheridan,Alabama.Therehemetandfellinlovewithseventeen-year-oldZeldaSayre.Zeldafinallyagreedtomarryhim,butherstrongdesireforwealthledhertodelaytheirweddinguntilhecouldproveasuccess.(35)WiththepublicationofThisSideofParadisein1920,Fitzgeraldbecamealiterarysensation,earningenoughmoneyandfametoconvinceZeldatomarryhim.

ManyoftheseeventsfromFitzgerald'searlylifeappearinhismostfamousnovel,TheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925.Havingbecomeacelebrity,Fitzgeraldfellintoawild,recklesslife-style.ofparties,whiledesperatelytryingtopleaseZeldabywritingtoearnmoney.

AstheRoaringTwentiesdissolvedtheGreatDepression,however,ZeldasufferedanervousbreakdownandFitzgeraldbattledalcoholism,whichinfluencedhiswriting.HepublishedTenderIstheNightin1934,andsoldshortstoriestosupporthislavishlifestyle.In1937,heleftforHollywoodtowritescreenplays,andin1940,whileworkingonhisnovelTheLoveoftheLastTycoon,diedofaheartattackattheageofforty-four.

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A.LostGeneration.

B.BeatGeneration.

C.TheJazzAge.

D.TheRoaringTwenties.

27.(29)

A.EarningaLiving

B.CorrectAttitudeonJob-hunting

C.HowtoChooseaJob?

D.WhatCanaGoodJobOffer?

28.聽力原文：M:Whydoyouthinkthatway?

W:WhileIadmitthereisverylittlediscriminationhereoncampustowardsorientation,appearanceandnationality,womenarenottreatedequally.Womenarenotrepresentedinmanyfaculties.Theyalsoholdfewerseniorfacultypositions,arenotrepresentedwellinadministrationand,doyouknow,notoncehastherebeenafemalepresidentofthestudentunion.

M:Youarerunningforpresidentofthestudentunionontheissueofequality,butyouarenotgoingtobeawinner,Isuppose.Moststudentsfeelwomenhaveequalitynowadays.

W:NotthestudentsIhavetalkedto,particularlythewomen.Mybrotherisalawyerandhesaysthewomeninhisfirmhavetoworkmuchharderthanthemeniftheywanttobecomeapartnerinthefirm.

M:Soyouaregoingtochampionwomen'srightsfortheelection.

W:YesmycampaignwillfocusonthatbutIwillnotignoreotherissuessuchastransportation,cafeteriasandsoon.Ihavebeenastudentherefor4yearsandamawareofalltheissues.IfIcanmakethiscampusabetterplaceforallstudents,thenasawoman,Iwouldbesettinganexcellentrolemodel.And,IamsureIcandoabetterjobthanJerrydidthisyear.

M:WhatdidJerryaccomplishthisyear?

W:Nexttonothing.Heputpressureonthecafeteriastobealittlemoreenvironmentallyfriendlybutthatisallaboutit.

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A.Toprovewomen'sdiligence.

B.Toseekgenderequalityoncampus.

C.Toimprovetransportationandaccommodation.

D.Toputpressureonmalestudents.

29.

【B7】

30.SectionA

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

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A.Shelikesitverymuch.

B.Shedislikesit.

C.Shewishedshehadwatcheditearlier.

D.Shewantstowatchitagain.

31.聽力原文：CaptainJosephMackey'sairplanewasflyingovertheoceanonitswaytoGreatBritainwhenenginetroublestarted.Heturnedbackandmadeacrash-landingatnightinthedeepsnowofNewfoundland.AllthemenintheplanewerekilledexceptCaptainMackey,whowasbadlyhurt.

CaptainMackeywaitedallthenextmorningforanairplanetocomeinsearchofhim.Intheafternoonhesetouttofindhelp.Hewentaboutamilebutfoundthathewastooweaktogoonthroughthesnow.Halfwalkingandhalfcrawling,hemadehiswaybacktotheplane.

Theseconddaymanyplanespassedabovehim,butnoneofthepilotssawhim.ThethirddayCaptainMackeyheardaplanecomingnearerandnearer,flyingveryslowly.Itflewrightoverhimandpassedon.Thenhegaveuphopeofbeingfound.Inafewminutestheplanereturned,andpilotdippedonewingtogetaclearerview.

Thepilotcamedowncloserforabetterlook,andthenhesawCaptainMackeywavinghisarms.Thepilotquicklyclimbedhigherandsentaradiomessage.Inashorttimeaplanecameanddroppedasleepingbag,food,medicine,andtoolsforCaptainMackey.

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A.Nofuel.B.Iceonthewing.C.Enginetrouble.D.Nofood.

32.SectionC

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

Agrowingnumberofscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworld'sproblemswillnotcomefroma【B1】______arrayofelectronicsandmachines.Instead,astheyseeit,solutionsmust【B2】______fromabetterunderstandingofthehumansthatdrivethesystemandfromafuller【B3】______ofthelimitsandpotentialoftheearth'sresources.

Whatthismeansisanincreased【B4】______onthelifeandearthsciences,onsociology,psychology,economicsandevenphilosophy.

Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscience,particularlyyoungresearchers,arebeingdrawnintothese【B5】______fields.

Industryofficialsarcconcernedbya【B6】______rateofinnovationintechnology.PatentapplicationsbyAmericanshavebeen【B7】______intheU.S.since1971.Yetmanyscientistsseemtobesaying:Theneedforbettertelevisions,biggerpowerplantsandfasterairplanes—markersofrapid-firetechnologicalcreativityisbecoming【B8】______atbest.【B9】______.

Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalroleinsolvingenergyandfoodshortages,orthat【B10】______.

WheretherealchallengeliesisB11】______.

【B1】

33.(26)

A.Thehightemperaturesrequiredforitsuse.

B.Thehighcostofmaterialsusedinitsproduction.

C.Thelackoftrainedenvironmentalengineers.

D.Theoppositionofautomobilemanufacturers.

34.

【B8】

35.(21)

A.Thetrafficisveryheavy.

B.Thebusserviceisbad.

C.Thetransportationisconvenient.

D.Fewtaxiscanbeseenthere.

36.(35)

A.Noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren.

B.Breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance.

C.ProfessorBendoroncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon.

D.Thenumberofpeoplewhodon'teatbreakfasthasincreased.

37.(31)

A.Youjustkeepsilent.

B.Youcancomplaindirectly.

C.Youcantellhimdirectly.

D.Youcanleaveasyoulike.

38.(14)

A.Heisveryforgetful.

B.Helikestoplaytricks.

C.Histestsaredifficult.

D.Itiseasytopasshiscourse.

39.聽力原文：M:Wouldyouconductthemeetingformethisafternoon?

W:IwouldffIcould,butIcan't.IhavetoleaveforChicagoonbusinessthisafternoonandwillnotbebackuntilnextweek.

Q:Whatdidthewomansay?

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A.Shewouldn'tminddoingitifshecould.

B.Shewishedshehadn'thadthemeeting.

C.Shedidn'twanttobecauseshewouldrathergotoChicago.

D.wouldbeabletohavethemeeting.

40.(22)

A.Bendingtheelbowsaslowaspossible.

B.Keepingthebodystraight.

C.Bendingthebodyatthewaist.

D.Keepingthefeettothefloor.

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

【C4】

42.

【C8】

43.

TheauthoragreeswithMarcPrenskyonthepointthatyoungerworkerspreferamultitaskingstyle.because______.

A.theyaresmartandenergetic

B.theyhavethespecialabilitytoperform.severaltasksatthesametime

C.broughtupinaspecialculturalbackground,theyhavedevelopedabehavioralpatterndifferentfromthatoftheiroldercolleagues

D.theyhavebeentrainedtoreceiveandprocessinformationinaspecialway

44.EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandthespecialweekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseasonapproaching,manyofthemturnquicklytoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian--thecolumnsandcolumnsofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsorwives.

"BeautifulBrahmangirlwantedforbankofficerfromwell-connectedfamily,"onesays."Vegetarianman(doctor,engineerpreferred)forchurch-educatedgirlwithlightcomplexion,"saysanother."Solid25-year-old,salaryfourfigures,wantstall,charming,educatedPunjabi,"saysathird.

Thisisarelativelymodemchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsofadvertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatarecomingtothistraditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestillusuallydescribedintermsofappearance,orskillsin"thewifelyarts",informationabouttheirearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreoftheadvertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife.

Divorce,whichusedtobealmostunheardofinIndia,issometimesnowmentionedintheadvertisementsasinthecaseofawomanwhoseadvertisementinaNewDelhinewspaperexplainedthatshehadbeen"theinnocentparty"whenhermarriagebrokeup.

Becausethecustomofthedowry(marriagepayment)isnowillegal,someadvertisementssay"nodowry",or"simplemarriage,"whichmeansthesamething.However,thefathersofmanybridegroomsstillrequireit.

Asasignoftheslightlooseningoftherigidcaste(socialclass)system,anumberofadvertisementspromise"castenotimportant",or"girl'sabilitieswillbemainconsideration".Themajorityofthem,however,stillrequirenotonlycaste,suchasBrahmanorKshatriya,butalsoacertainhomeregionorethnicorigin.

Inalandwherelightskinisoftenregardedassociallypreferable,manyalsorequirethatawomanhavea"wheatcolor"complexionorthatamanbe"tall,fairandhandsome".Advertisementsareplacedandeagerlyreadbyawiderangeofpeopleintheupperclasses,mostlyincities.Manyofthemreceivedozensofanswers."There'snothingembarrassingaboutit,"explainedaCalcuttabusinessmanadvertisingforason-in-law."It'sjustanotherwayofbroadeningthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilityofdoingthebestonecanforone'sdaughter."

Becauseofhighunemploymentandagenerallypoorstandardoflivinghere,oneofthebestattractionsamarriageadvertisementcanofferisapermittoliveabroad,especiallyinCanadaortheUnitedStates.Apersonwhohasonecangetwhathewants.

OnerecentSundayinMadras,forexample,aPunjabiengineerlivinginSanFranciscoadvertisedfora"beautifulslimbridewithlovelyfeaturesknowingmusicanddance".AndamanwhoseadvertisementsaidthathehadanAmericanimmigrationpermitwasabletosay,"Onlygirlsfromrich,well-educatedfamiliesneedapply."

ThemainideaofParagraph3is______.

A.thatIndia'ssocietyischanging

B.womenwork

C.arrangedmarriagesareanageoldcustom

D.workingwifearrives

45.

TheauthorinthepassageusesthefollowingdevicesinhiswritingEXCEPT______.

A.questionsB.narrativeC.analogyD.comment

46.

TheBritishresponsetothemeetinginPhiladelphiawasto______.

47.

AccordingtoDr.EdwardHall,______.

A.theJapaneseprefercrowdingtoprivacymostofthetime

B.spacedoesn'tmeanemptinessintheeyesoftheJapanese

C.theJapanesedislikeinvasionofprivacyinhishouse

D.theAmericanrequiremorespacethantheJapanese

48.

ThereorganizationwillenableGE'schiefexecutiveto______.

A.quietdowntheunrestintheworld

B.workinamorefriendlybusinessenvironment

C.havemoredirectcontactwithGE'sfinancialservicesteams

D.appearlessmysterioustotheoutsideworld

49.

Themainpurposeofthispassageisto______.

A.provethatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentdefinitionsofculture

B.inform.thatvariationsexistasfarasacultureisconcerned

C.indicatethatcultureiscloselyconnectedwithsocialclasses

D.showthattheideathatthepoorconstituteaseparatecultureisanabsurdity

50.

Whatwasdisagreedtoinschoolsbytheauthor?

51.Whodoes"Christchild"(Line2,Para.3)referto?

A.ChildrenwhogetgiftsonChristmasDay.

B.TheChristbelieversallovertheworld.

C.ThefirstwesternersarrivingintheNewWorld.

D.ChildrenbornonChristmasDay.

52.

Nowadaysthebossescanasktheworkerstotakethepolygraphtestsonlyundertheconditionthat______.

53.

Springmadeitdifficultforsharp-eyedexpertstoseparatehisforgeriesfrom______.

54.SectionA

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

Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand(47)______,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitisbuiltintothe(48)______ofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirown(49)______Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand(50)of,andoftentocontinuethefamily(51)______.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inourupwardly(52)______society,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,how-ever,the(53)______thatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthe(54)______betweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthe(55)______betweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheir(56)______,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.

WordBank:

A)gapI)ambitions

B)mobileJ)fabric

C)reapK)approve

D)justificationL)predominant

E)divisionM)occupation

F)equalityN)dreadful

G)wisdomO)life-styles

H)obedience

55.

Byusingthephrase"thehumanqualityoftechnology"(Para.2,Line5),theauthorreferstothefactthattechnology______.

A.hasagreatimpactonhumanlife

B.hassomecharacteristicsofhumannature

C.canreplacesomeaspectsofthehumanmind

D.doesnotexistsinthenaturalworld

56.SectionB

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

Thestruggleforfoodhaslongbeenadramaformillionsofimpoverished(窮困的)Brazilians.Butthesedaysthenationistransfixedbyanothersortofstarvation:anorexia(厭食)amongthesuccessfulandwelloff(富裕的，處境好的).

Thedeathsoffouryoungwomeninrecentweeksfromanorexia,adisordercharacterizedbyanabnormalfearofbecomingobese,anaversion(厭惡)tofoodandsevereweightlosshavebeensplashedacrossthefrontpagesofnewspapersnationwide.

Thesubjecthasbecomeamorbid(病態(tài)的，恐怖的)fascinationforBrazilians,andiseventhethemeofapopularTVsoapopera.IthasalsotouchedoffadebatewithinBrazil'sfashionindustrythathaslongpresentedtherail-thinmodelastheparagon(模范)offemalebeauty.

ThemostrecentvictimwasBeatrizCristinaFerrazLopesBastos,a23-year-oldteacherwhosedeathSundayatahospitalinJau,200milesnortheastofSaoPaulo,wasreportedbynationaltelevisionnewsprograms.Localmediareportssaidshewas5feet,2inchestallandweighedjust77pounds.

"Anothervictimofanorexia,"thenewspaperGlobosaidonitswebsiteTuesday,alongsideaglamorousphotooftheblondeBastos,whowasalsoaskilledpianist,amateurhistorianandauthorofaliteraturecolumnforahometownWebsite.

ThenewspaperFolhadeS.Pauloreportedshedescribedherselfas"thin"onanInternetdiscussiongroupandfriendssaidtheyhadto"fightwithhertoeat."Aformerboyfriend,LeandroMurgo,toldreportersBastoswasachubby(豐滿的，圓胖的)teenagerandbecamefixatedonlosingweight.

AnorexiabecamebignewsinBrazillastmonthwiththedeathof21-year-oldAnaCarolinaReston,asuccessfulmodelwhodiedofgeneralizedinfectioncausedbyanorexianervosa.Shereportedlycarriedjust88poundsonher5-foot-8frame.

"Takecareforyourchildrenbecausetheirlossisirreparable(不能挽回的),"Reston'smother,Miriam,toldGloboafterherdeath."Nothingcanmakethepaingoaway.Nomoneyintheworldisworththelifeofyourchild."

Twodayslater,onNov.16,collegestudentCarlaSobradoCasalle,21,diedinthesoutheasterncityofAraraquara(阿勒山[土耳其東部]),alsowithsymptomslinkedtoanorexia.Shewasjustunder5-foot-9andweighed99pounds.Athirdanorexiavictimdiedlaterinthemonth.

Amongthesuccessfulandwelloff,______amazedthenationrecentdays.

A.anorexiaB.terrorC.sportingD.hardwork

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Negotiating—acomplexprocessevenbetweenpartiesfromthesamenation—isevenmorecomplicatedininternationaltransactionsbecauseoftheaddedchanceofmisunderstandingsstemmingfromculturaldifferences.Itisessentialtounderstandtheimportanceofrankintheothercountry;toknowwhothedecisionmakersare;tobefamiliarwiththebusinessstyle.oftheforeigncompany;andtounderstandthenatureofagreementsinthecountry,thesignificanceofgestures,andnegotiatingetiquette.Theseculturaldifferencesleadtoverydifferentstyle.ofcontractnegotiation.

ThereareenormousculturaldifferencesbetweenAsiaandtheUnitedStates.TheclassicdifferenceisthatinAsia,thegoodfaithhumanrelationshipbetweenthepartiesiscentral.IntheUnitedStates,onthewhole,thereisagreaterefforttohavepreciselegaldescriptionsofeverythingthatmighthappen,resolvingeveryparticulartypeofdisputethatcanbepredictedinadvance.Thus,duringnegotiations,theUnitedStatespartyfrequentlylikestohavealawyerpresentandtendstobelessreadytouseasituationofsimplenegotiationbetweentheprincipals.

ThisdocsnotmeanthatconceptsofgoodfaithandgoodfaithrelationshipbetweenthepartiestoacontractarenottakenseriouslyintheWest,butitdoesmeanthatinthelegaltraditionwearelookedforwardtospellingoutalltheprecisedetailsandyoushouldnotbesurprisedifyourWesternpartnerasksyoutodothat.ThereisagoodfaithobligationaspartofnormalcontractlawundertheUnitedStatesandEuropeanlaw.

Acontractisalegallybindingagreementwhichthecourtswillenforce.Thisdefinition,likesalldefinitions,,isnotperfect,butitdoesemphasizethemostimportantelementinallcontracts—agreement,Allcontractsareagreements,althoughnotallagreementsarecontracts.

Sowithoutagreementtherecanbenocontract.ButhowdoyouprovetheexistenceofagreementwhichisreallynomorethanastateofmindofEnglishjudges,whoaremoreinterestedinpracticalsolutionsthaninabstracttheories?Theyhavefound,fromexperience,thatifonepersonmakesaclearanddefiniteofferandanotherpersonunconditionallyacceptstheoffer,thenitisreasonabletosaythatthetwoofthemareinagreement.Thereisnoattempttolookinsidetheirmindstofindoutwhattheyarereallythinking:itiswhattheysayanddothatcounts.

Whyisnegotiationmorecomplicatedininternationaltransaction?

58.

WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleoftheterroristattackonSept.11?

A.Toprovethathumanisatrisk.

B.Todemonstratethatmankindismorenervousthananyothertime.

C.Toshowthatanxietyseldomreoccurs.

D.Toindicatethatanxietyiseasytoamuse.

59.Roadcourtesyisgoodsensebeca