2022-2023年廣東省肇慶市大學英語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.

WorkbyEbbinghaushighlightedthat______werelostfrommemoryinhis"forgettingcurve"study.

2.

Prisontermstobeservedonweekendsonlyare______.

3.

Manyscientistsbelievedthattheycouldproduceananti-AIDSvaccinethatcouldbegiventopeopleto______thedisease.

4.

______isthenameofaCambridge-basedcompanythatistryingtocreatethekindofcomputerwhichmightreceivethecontentsofabrain.

5.

Comparedtothenewinformationinscience,someoftheideasofthepastwere______.

6.

Upper-managementoftenleadstotheworkplacenegativitythatisdifficulttocontrol.

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7.

Thesurveysuggeststhatrecenthighschoolgraduateslackskillslikeshowingrespectforothers,______.

8.

FrederickW.Smith'spersonalexperienceactedasthestimulustothefoundingofFedExExpress.

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9.

IndiansregardSwamiSundaranandasSadhuWhoClicksduetohisperformanceasayogi.

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10.

MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

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11.

Additionalclinicaltrialsmighttakeupto______years.

12.

ThereasonwhyDomino'swithdrewtheirpromotionwasthattheysufferedlegallyfrom______.

13.

Fullerwon______in1954forhisachievementinthe42-footcardboardshelter.

14.

TheunderworldtendedtousetheInternetandadvancedintelligenttechnologiestocommitcrimes.

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15.SharingEconomicLossesthroughInsurance

Eachminuteofthedayornight,everyonefacesapossiblefinancialloss.Ahomemaybedestroyedbyfire,damagedbylightning,orleveledbyatornado.Personalbelongingsmaybestolen.Acarmaybedamagedinanaccident,oritmaycauseinjurytopeopleandproperty.Incomemaybelostastheresultofthe.death,disability,orunemploymentofafamilywageearner.Thechancethatalossofthiskindmayoccuriscalledaneconomicrisk.

Savingsprovideonewaytotakecareoffinanciallosses.Butsavingsarenottheanswertolargelosses.Thebestwaytoguardagainstlargefinanciallossesisthroughinsurance.

InsuranceIsaplanforsharingRisksandLosses

TedMatherandfourofhisfriendshavearockgroupcalledQuint.Eachmemberofthegroupownsavaluableinstrument.Ted'sbassalonecost＄900.Ifaninstrumentwerestolenordamaged,itwouldbeaseriousfinanciallossforitsowner.

Suppose,however,thatthemembersofthegroupagreetoshareanylossesthatoccur.Forexample,ifTed'sbassisstolen,eachmemberofthegroupwouldcontribute＄180toreplaceit.Inotherwords,theywouldsharetheloss.Thisistheprincipleofinsurance.Personsfacingthesamerisksharethelossesthatamongthem.

Fromaninsurancestandpoint,however,aninformalagreementlikethatmadebyQuintwouldnotprovidemuchprotection.Why?Thereasonisthatalltheinstrumentsmightbestolenordamagedatthesametime.ThegrouprehearsesintheMathers'garageandsometimesleavestheirinstrumentstherebetweenrehearsals.Theyalsotraveltogetherinavanwhentheyperform.Supposethatathiefbrokeintothegarageandstolealltheinstruments.Whatifthegaragecaughtfire?Whatifallinstrumentsweredamagedinanaccidentonthewaytoorfromaconcert?Eachmemberofthegroupwouldhavetopayone-fifthofthetotalloss.Forsomemembers,thismightbemorethantheamountoftheirownactualloss.

Thepurposeofinsuranceistoprovideprotectionagainstfinanciallossatareasonablecost.Thisispossibleonlywhenthecostofinsuranceissharedbymanypeoplewhofaceasimilarrisk.Butnotallofthemarelikelytohaveactuallossesatthesametime.

YouBuyInsurancefromInsuranceCompanies

Almost4,800companiesintheUnitedStatesareinthebusinessofprovidinginsuranceprotection.Thesebusinessesarecalledinsurancecompanies.Becausemostinsurancecompaniesoperateonabigscale,theyprovideawayforlargenumbersofpeopletosharetheirlosses.

Whenyoubuyinsurance,youenterintoawrittenagreementwiththeinsurancecompany.Thisagreementiscalledapolicy.Thepersonwhobuysinsuranceisthepolicyholder.Accordingtotheagreement,theinsurancecompanypromisestopaythepolicyholderifcertaintypesoflossesoccur.Thepolicystatesexactlywhatlossesthecompanywillpayfor.Forthisprotection,thepolicyholdersmakeregularpaymentstotheinsurancecompany.Eachpaymentiscalledapremium.Thepremiumspaidbyallpolicyholdersareusedtopaythosewhohavelosses.Inthisway,alossthatmightresultingreatfinancialhardshipforonepersonorhouseholdissharedbymanypeople.Becauseonlyaportionofthoseinsuredwillactuallyhavelosses,premiumsaresmallcomparedtotheamountofprotectionprovided.

ManyKindsofRisksCanBeInsured

Insurancecanprovideprotectionagainstalmostanykindofloss.Singersmayinsuretheirvoices.Photographersmayinsuretheirnegatives.Theownerofahomefreezermayinsureagainstfoodlossincaseofapowerfailure.Abusinessownercaninsurehisorherplaceofbusiness.Abusinessownercanalsoinsureagainstalossofprofitsduringashutdownfollowingafireor

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16.PreparingforWeightLossSurgery

Forthosewhoconsiderweightlosssurgery,theyareattheendoftheirropes.Traditionalmethodsofdietandexercisehavehadnoeffect,andthisprocedureisalastresort.Butbynomeansistheleapfromthinkingaboutweightlosssurgerytotheoperatingtableashortone.

"Peopleneedtobeaware,ingreatdetail,oftheriskandbenefitsofweightlosssurgerysotheyunderstandwhatitisallabout,"saysHarveyJ.Sugerman,presidentoftheAmericanSocietyforBariatricSurgery."Theprocedureisnotwithoutrisk,andthereisagreatdealofanxietythatcomeswithit,soittakesconsiderablepreparation."

Fromcheckingoninsurancecoveragetopsychologicalexamstosupportgroups,preparingforthislife-changingproceduretakestime,physicalandmentalreadiness,andmostofall,commitment.

FirstSteps

"Fromthetimeapersonfirstthinksabouthavingweightlosssurgery,tothetimetheymakethecommitmenttohaveitdoneistypicallyabouttwoyears,"saysJamesKolenich,abariatricsurgeonattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaMedicalCenter,Horizon."Mostpeopledon'trushintothis,theytalktofamilyandfriends,theytalktothehospital,theygohomeandtheythinkaboutitmore;it'susuallyaverythoughtfulapproach."

Morethan60millionobesepeoplearelivingintheU.S.,accordingtotheAmericanObesityAssociation(AOA),andabout9millionareseverelyobese.Weightlosssurgery,alsocalledbariatricsurgery,canbesuccessfulwhendietandexercisehavefailed,andaperson'shealthisontheline.Overweightisthesecondleadingcauseofpreventabledeath,aftersmoking,intheU.S.,accordingtotheAOA.

"Thefirstthingapersonshoulddoiscontacthisinsurancecompanytolearnifheiscoveredforthesurgery,andheshouldcontacthisprimarycaredoctortofindoutifthereisdocumentationofhisstrugglewithobesity,"saysKolenich."Manyinsurancecompanieswanttoknowthataprimarycaredoctorhastriedtohelpthepatientloseweightwithpsychologicalcounseling,diet,andanexerciseplanforfiveyears,andformanypatients,thisisabigroadblock."

Whilethereareotheroptions,suchaspersonallyfinancingtheprocedure,theyarecostly:TheNationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseaseswebsitestatesthatthisprocedurecanrunfrom$20,000to$35,000.

Withsuchaheftypricetagonweightlosssurgery,itpaystoensurethatyourdoctordocumentsyourbattlewithobesityearlyon,toopenupoptionsdowntheroad.Whenyou'vecrossedallyourisanddottedallyourisintheinsurancecategory,itistimetofindahospitalorcenter,andasurgeon,whicharefirst-rate.

FindingaBatiatricSurgeon

"Whenyou'relookingforasurgeon,askifheorsheisboard-certifiedbytheAmericanBoardofSurgery,"saysKotenich."IsheamemberoftheAmericanSocietyofBariatrieSurgeons?Whatisthemortalityrateofthesurgeon,themorbidityrate,thesuccessrate?"

Clearly,thesurgeonyoufindshouldbewellexperiencedintheareaofweightlosssurgery.

"Makesurethesurgeonyouchooseisanexperiencedandqualifiedbariatriesurgeon,"saysDanielHerren,chiefofbariatricsurgeryatMt.SinaiHospitalinNewYork."It'sclearthatthemoreexperiencedthesurgeon,thelowertheriskofmortality.Ideally,youwouldprefertofindasurgeonwhohasperformedatleast100oftheseprocedures."

Whatyouarelookingfordoesn'tstopwithnumbersandstatistics--youwillalsoneedasupportsystem,Lookforacenterorhospitalthatofferseducationalseminarstothosewhoarejustbeginningtheprocesssoyoucanlearnmoreabouttheactualprocedure,thebenefits,andtherisks.Alsolookforsupportgroups,thatcanb

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17.Canadianmediaoftenciteexcessivefishingbyoverseasfleets,primarilybecauseof______.

18.

Withitsbodyalmosttotallyunderwater,theNirbacanstillbreathebecauseitsnostrilsareontopof_____

19.

TheancientOlympicGamesstressedthequalitiesincludingskillandspeed,fameandphysicalexcellence.

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20.

PaulandNorafinallygotfiftypoundsrewardfrom______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B8】

22.

【B5】

23.聽力原文：W:Thedoctorwillseeyouinaminute,Mr.Lewis.Whileyou'rewaiting,youcananswersomequestions.

M:But,nurse,youdon'tunderstand.I'mveryhealthy.Ionlywanttoseethedoctorabout…Imean,Iwanttopaythedoctorformywife'soperationlastmonth.

Q:Whatdidthemanwanttodo?

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A.Hewantedtoaskthedoctorsomequestions.

B.Hewantedtoseethedoctor.

C.Hewantedtopaythedoctor.

D.Hewantedtoseethenurse.

24.聽力原文：W:Allright,thatcomesto$20.75.Doyouhaveoneofourstoremembershipcards?

M:Whatisthat?

W:It'safreecardwhichallowsourcustomerstoreceivespecialdiscounts.Yousimplyneedtofilloutourmembershipapplicationform.

M:No.thankyon.I'malittlepressedfortime.

W:Howwillyoubepayingforthat?Willthatbecashorcredit?

M:IthinkI'llpaywithmycard

W:OK.Isthatacreditcardoradebitcard?

M:I'msorry.Idon'tunderstandyourquestion.Whatisthedifference?

W:Acreditcardbillsyouonceamonth;adebitcarddeductsthemoneydirectlyfromyourbankaccount.

M:Well.thisisanATMcardissuedbymybank.It'sconnectedtomybankaccount.CanIusethat?

W:Sure,that'sakindofdebitcard.Pleasepressthebuttonmarked"DBT"andswipeyourcardthroughthemachine.

M:OK.AndnowwhatdoIdo?

W:Pleaseenteryourpinnumber,theidentificationnumberwhichverifiesyouridentity.

M:OK.Andnow?

W:Paperorplastic?

M:I'msorry?Whatdidyousay?

W:I'mgoingtopackyourgroceries.Whatkindofbagswouldyoulike,paperorplastic?

M:Plastic,please.Wow,youreallyhavetomakealotofdecisionsinanAmericangrocerystore.

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A.Applyimmediatelywithanycreditcard.

B.Filloutthemembershipapplicationform.

C.Payamembershipfee.

D.Buycertainitemsinthestore.

25.聽力原文：Theofficehasalwaysbeenaplacetogetahead.Unfortunately,itisalsoaplacewherealotofnaturalresourcesstarttofallbehind.Takealookaroundnexttimeyou'reatwork.Seehowmanylightsareleftonwhenpeopleleave.Seehowmuchpaperisbeingwasted.Howmuchelectricityisbeingusedtoruncomputersthatarelefton.Lookathowmuchwaterisbeingwastedintherestrooms.Andhowmuchsolidwasteisbeingthrownoutintherubbishcans.Webetitisalot.

Now,herearesomesimplewaysyoucanproducelesswasteatwork.Whenyouarcatthecomputercopier,onlymakethecopiesyouneed.Usebothsidesofthepaperwhenwritingsomethinglessimportant.Turnoffyourlightswhenyouleave.Usealowerwattbulbinyourlamp.Drinkyourcoffeeorteaoutofyourmuginsteadofsingle-usecups.Setuparecyclingboxforcansandoneforbottles.Andwhenyou'reinthebathroombrushingyourteethorwashingyourface,don'tletthetaprun.Remember,ifweusefewerresourcestoday,we'llhavemorefortomorrow.

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A.Thedisadvantagesofworkinginanoffice.

B.Thewasteproducedinanoffice.

C.Tosaveresourceswhenworkinginanoffice.

D.Howtosavewaterinarestroom.

26.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Ifyouwanttogetabargain,youcouldbuythisrockingchair.

W:I'dliketo,butit'sabitexpensive.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttherockingchair?

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A.It'sreasonablypriced.

B.It'sabargain.

C.It'stooexpensive.

D.It'sstillexpensivetoher.

27.SectionA

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

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A.Attheairport.

B.Inatravelagency.

C.Atahotel.

D.Inarestaurant.

28.(22)

A.Becauseshehadtoomanythingswithher.

B.Becauseshewassick.

C.Becauseshewasquitelazy.

D.Becauseshedidn'twanttogetsickathighaltitudes.

29.【B2】

30.

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31.SectionC

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

Tobesuccessfulinajobinterview,oneshoulddemonstratecertainpersonaland(36)______qualities.Thereisaneedtocreateagood(37)______inthelimitedtimeavailable.Furthermoretheimpressionmadeshouldbeonethattheinterviewerwill(38)______whileheseesotherapplicants.Atalltimes,theapplicantshouldpresenthismostattractivequalitiesduringaninterview.Oneshould,forexample,takecaretoappearwell-groomedandmodestlydressed,avoidingthe(39)______oftooelaborateortoocasualattire.Onthe(40)______side,clothesmaybeaneffectiveleveler,puttingoneonparwithotherapplicantsandrequiringtheinterviewertoconsidermoreimportant(41)______.Ontheotherhand,clotheswhicharetooinformalmayconveytheimpressionthatthejobisnotbeingtakenseriously,orthattheinterviewee's(42)______toworkisascasualashisdress.Clotheswhicharetooelaborate,toocolorfulortooexpensivesuggestalackof(43)______astowhatbehavior.isappropriateforthejob.(44)____________.Itmaynotbetruethat"clothesmaketheman",butthefirstandoftenthelastingimpressionmaybedeterminedbytheclothesonewears.(45)____________.Sincespeechisareflectionofpersonality,itisagoodideatoreflectconfidencebyspeakinginaclearvoice,loudenoughtobeheard,withoutbeingaggressiveoroverpowering(46)____________.

32.聽力原文：M:Hi,Diana.MindifIsitdown?

W:Notatall,Jack.Howhaveyoubeen?

M:Good.ButI'msurprisedtoseeyouonthecitybus.Yourcarintheshop?

W:No.I'vejustbeenthinkingalotabouttheenvironmentlately.SoIdecidedtheairwillbealotcleanerifweallusepublictransportationwhenwecould.

M:I'msureyouareright.Thedieselbusisn'texactlypollutionfree.

W:True.Butthey'llberunningalotcleanersoon.Wewerejusttalkingaboutthatinmyenvironmentalengineeringclass.

M:What'sthecitygonnado?Installpollutionfiltersofsomesortontheirbuses?

W:Theycould,butthosefiltersmaketheenginesworkharderandreallycutdownonfuelefficiency.Insteadtheyfoundawaytomaketheirenginesmoreefficient.

M:How?

W:Well,thereisamaterialcalledconiineoxide.It'sareallygoodinsulator.Andathickcoatofitgetsprayedoncertainpartoftheengine.

M:Aninsulator?

W:Well,yeah.Actually,whatitdoesisreflectbacktheheatofburningfuel.Sothefuelwillburnmuchhotterandburnupmorecompletely.

M:Soalotlessunburnedfuelcomesouttopollutetheair,right?

W:Yeah,andthebuswillneedlessfuel.Sowiththesavingsonfueloilcosts,theysaythiswillallpayforitselfinjustsixmonths.

M:Soundslikepeopleshouldallgooutandgetsomeofthisstufftosprayontheircarengines.

W:Well,it'snotreallythateasy.Yousee,normally,thematerialsarefinepowder.Tomeltitsoyoucansprayacoatofitontheengineparts,youfirsthavetoheatitover10,000degreesandthen,well,yougettheidea.It'snotsomethingyouorIwouldbeabletodoourselves.

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A.Anewfuelforbuses.

B.Thecausesofairpollution.

C.Careersinenvironmentalengineering.

D.Awaytoimprovefuelefficiencyinbuses.

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A.75000B.50000C.25000D.100000

34.聽力原文：M：I'mtoldthatAliceistryingtofindajobinanelectronicscompany。

W：AsfarasIknow，sheisgoodatanythingbutelectronics．

Q：Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Alicewillpossiblygetajobinanelectronicscompany.

B.ThechancesforAlicetogetajobinanelectronicscompanyareslim.

C.Alicewillmakeherselfsuccessfulafterenteringanelectronicscompany.

D.Aliceisn'tworriedaboutfindingagoodjobrightnow.

35.聽力原文：Eagertolearnaboutdifferentcountriesandculturesandacquireglobalskills,U.S.studentsarestudyingabroadinrecordnumbers.(29)Theincreasednumbersreflectagrowingrecognitionbystudentsandeducatorsthataninternationalexperienceisimportanttostudents'futurecareers.Whilerecentgrowthhasbeenfueledinpartbyprogramsthatofferstudyforshorterlengthsoftimethanthetraditionalacademicyear,therehasalsobeenanincreasinginterestinstudyinginmorediversedestinations.

MorethanhalftheAmericanstudentsgoabroadstudyinEurope,thoughfewerthaninthepast.StudentshaveshowngrowinginterestinAsia,LatinAmerica,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.(30)ThetopthreemajorfieldsofstudyofAmericansstudyingabroadarethesocialsciences,businessandmanagement,andhumanities.

Since2001,NewYorkUniversityhasbeensendingmorestudentsabroadthananyothercampusintheUnitedStates.ItoffersclassesinArgentina,China,GhanaandseveralcountriesinEurope.

(31)AylaSchermerofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,isanineteen-year-oldbusinessmajorenteringhersecondyearatN.Y.U.ShewantstostudyinanothercountryforthespringsemesterbeginninginJanuary,butshehasn'tdecidedwhichcountrytogoto.Theclasseswillcostmorethan18,000dollars,butthatdoesnotincludetransportationorhousing.

ThestrengthoftheeuroagainstthedollarmakesprogramsinEuropemorecostlythanthoseinArgentina,forexample.ButChrisNicolussi,studentservicesdirectorintheOfficeofGlobalProgramsatN.Y.U.,saystheuniversityhasnotseenanydropinthepopularityofitsEuropeanprograms.Hedidsay,however,thatmorestudentsareinterestedinlowcostactivitiesorganizedbytheuniversityduringtheirtimeabroad.

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A.Becausetheyintendtohavearomanceinforeigncountries.

B.Becausetheydesiretogaininternationalexperience.

C.Becausetheyhopetogetachanceoftouring.

D.Becausetheythoughtofearningmoremoneyabroad.

36.(21)

A.Hedidn'texpecttobuyalot.

B.Hehadonlyonebagofgroceries.

C.Thesupermarketisjustdowntheblock.

D.Hethoughthe'dgetaridewiththeKramers.

37.聽力原文：Inthecaseofmobilephones，changeiseverything．Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture，butourverybodiesaswell.

First,let'stalkaboutculture．Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent，thefixed-linephoneis，yougetwhoeveranswersitThishasseveralimplications．Themostcommonone，however，andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever，isthe“meeting”influence．Peoplenolongerneedtomadefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet．Twentyyearsago，aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance．Now，however．a(chǎn)nightoutcanbearrangedontherun．Textingchangespeopleaswell．Intheftpaper"InsightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging"，twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers：the“talkers”andthe"texters"—thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice．Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholeFlewouterpersonality．Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts．

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage．Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone．Thereisthe"speakeasy"：theheadisheldhigh，inaself-confidentway，chattingaway．Andthemisthe"spacemaker"：thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople．

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A.Itisaffectingourhealthseriously.

B.Ithindersourreadingandwriting.

C.Itischangingourbodiesaswellasourculture.

D.Itsurprisespeoplewithunexpectedmessages.

38.

【B7】

39.(28)

A.Itmustbetrainedsoitwon'tbite.

B.Itdemandsmorefoodandspace.

C.Itcostsmoremoneytokeep.

D.Itneedsmoreloveandcarefromthemaster.

40.(25)

A.Theywanttospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.

B.Visitingcanhelpthechildrenlearnhistorybetter.

C.Theythemselvesliketravelingverymuch.

D.Theywanttomeettheirchildren'srequirements.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytothesocalleddigitaldividethedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopoor.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwaslessvisiblethen,however,werethenew,positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.Therearereasonstobeoptimistic.Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow~AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'veeverhad.Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.Butithasenormouspotential.

Totakeadvantageofthistool,someimpoverishedcountriesWillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.CountriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasionoftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructureintheUnitedStates.TheEnglish,theGermans,theDutchandtheFrenchwereinvestinginBritain'sformercolony.Theyfinancedthem.ImmigrantAmericansbuiltthem.Guesswhoownsthemnow?TheAmericans.IbelievethesamethingwouldbetrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatter.ThemoreforeigncapitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure,whichtodayisanelectronicinfrastructure,thebetteroffyou'regoingtobe.Thatdoesn'tmeanlyingdownandbecomingfooled,orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled.ButitdoesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyandtelecominfrastructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet.

Whatshouldwedoforthedigitaldivision,accordingtotheauthor?

42.

Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword"well-worn"inthefirstsentenceofParagraph9?

A.Recentlyabandoned.

B.Satisfactorilyanswered.

C.Repeatedlydiscussed.

D.Highlyappreciated.

43.Inthe4thparagraphthepheasants,badgers,andmartinsetc.arementionedto______.

A.explaintheirlivinghabit

B.makeknowntheirhabitat

C.showtheendeavorsofLondonerstomakethecityhabitableforwildlife

D.encouragevolunteerstodosomethingforthespecies

44.

Bysayingthat"Factsareterriblethingsifleftspreadingandunattended",theauthoraimsto______.

A.pointoutthattheabundanceoffactsmaybeharmfultohumanintellect

B.illustratethenecessityofalwaysattendingtofacts

C.showtheimportanceofusinghumanjudgmentinthecomputerizedage

D.tellthatfactsarealwaysirrelevantandneededtobeconnected

45.Accordingtothereport,olderadultsof65andoverdonothavetoincreasetheir______.

46.

【C6】

47.

Whatisthesignificancefortheparentsofyoungdruguserstofocustheireffortsonpotsmoking*

A.Marijuanaistheillegaldrugmostusedbykids.

B.Potsmokingmaydirectlyleadtotheuseofcocaineandheroinbyyoungpeople.

C.Thewithdrawalfrompotsmokingcontributestoabandoningotherdrugs.

D.Thisisthewaytheyfoundeffectivetomakecontributionstosociety.

48.

Withanup-to-dateresumereadyasanoption,youmayfeelbetteratyourjobbecause______.

A.youaretodowondersinyourwork

B.itseemstobetheonlypositiveattitude

C.youhavemadeadecisiononyourown

D.itisuptoyoutochoosebetweentwoalternatives

49.

WhenbullyingOccurs，parentsshould______.

A.helpthebullyingchildgetridofcruelty

B.resorttothemediator

C.avoidgettingtooprotective

D.resist