2022-2023年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)興安盟大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Today'sU.S.athletesusuallyavoidbeinglikearolemodelsincethatwillruintheirreputation.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

AccordingtothescientistsitistheemissionofCO(2byhumanbeingsthatcausestheincreasesofCO2levels.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythepreciselocationofcell-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

5.THEPARTYGENE

StevenBennerjokinglycallshimselfadilettante(業(yè)余藝術(shù)好愛者).AbiochemistattheUniversityofFloridainGainesville,Bennerlearnsawiderangeofdisciplines,frombioinformaticstoastrobiology.Hisaimistogaininsightintothebasicchemicalrulesthatgovernhowlifeworks--bothhereand,ultimately,onotherplanets.Butalthoughsciencedrewhisgazetotheskies,itwasalcoholthatbroughthimbackdowntoEarth.Or,tobemoreexact,theenzymesthatcanbothmakeandconsumeit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase(脫氫酶)isbestknownastheenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownalcoholinthebody,andassuchithasbeenstudiedexhaustively.ButBennerandotherresearchersinthefieldhavenowturnedtoitsevolution,andtheirworkisprovidingfreshinsightintothepuzzleofwhysomecreatures,suchasyeast,cametomakealcoholandwhysomanyothers,includingourselves,cantolerateit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase--ADHforshort--isablankettermappliedtoalargeanddiversegroupofenzymes.Inmanycreatures,includingourselves,theyhelptoconvertalcohols,suchasethanol,intocom-poundsthatotherenzymescanbreakdownandextractenergyfrom.Butinanumberofmicroorganisms,theycanhelpthereversereaction,makingalcoholsaspartoftheprocessofextractingenergyfromsugars.

Thestarsofthesealcohol-producersaretheyeasts.NotonlydoSaccharomycesspeciesofyeastchurnoutoodlesofethanol,theycanalsotoleratefarhigherconcentrationsofitthanothermicroorganisms.Brewer'syeastowesthisabilitytotwoalcoholdehydrogenases:ADH1,whichmakesethanol,andADH2,whichbreaksitdownforuseasanenergysource.Yeastnotonlybrewsitsownmoonshine,itconsumesittoo—"tothelastdrop",asBennersays.

Atfirstsight,thismakesnosense.Makingethanolfromsugarandthenconsumingitisenergeticallyfarmorewastefulthansimplyconsumingthesugar.Researchershavelongponderedwhyyeastgoestoallthattrouble.Althoughitmightbenicetothinkthatthereisacreatureonttherewhoseraisond'etreistoparty,evolutiondoesn'tworkthatway.

Makeorbreak

BennerandhisteamcameacrosstheexplanationwhenhuntingfortheoriginsofADHinyeast.BennerisinterestedincombiningthestudyofgenesandproteinswithgeologyandpalaeontologytogaininsightintothehistoryoflifeonEarthandpresent-dayproteinfunction."Everybiomoleculeisbetterunderstoodifweknowitshistoryaswellasitsstructure,"hesays.

TheADHgenesinyeastmakeanintriguingsubjectforthisapproach.Whenyeastgaineditsabilitytomakealcohol,itmusthavedonesoasaresultofaselectionpressureinitsenvironmentand,whatismore,thiswouldhavehadaknock-oneffectonothercreatures.SoworkingoutwhenandhowtheADHenzymescametobecouldopenasmallwindowontowhatecosystemswerelikebackthen.

ADHgenesandtheproteinstheymakearewellstudiedandhavebeenisolatedfrommanydifferentspeciesofyeast,soBenner'steamhadplentyofusefulmaterialtoworkwith.ThegoalwastoreconstructtheoriginalgenethatwasduplicatedtogiverisetoADHIandADH2,andtoaskwhatitsfunctionwas--diditmakealcohol,ordiditbreakitdown'?

FromadatabaseofthesequencesofrelatedADHgenesinvariousyeasts--combinedwithadditionalADHgenesspeciallysequencedforthisstudy--BennerandhiscolleaguesassembledanevolutionarytreeofyeastADH.Thisshowedwheretheancestralgenewouldhavefittedinandhelpedtheresearchersworkoutitsmostlikelyaminoacid(氨)sequence.Inferringthepastfromthepresentisn'tperfect,sotheyendedupwith12slightlydifterentcandidategenes.

Fruitfulcollaboration

Thegroupthenreconstructedall12genesandtest

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

AccordingtoPatriciaMorgantheincreasingnumberofwomenwhohavechildrenlateordon'twanttogivebirthtochildrenarethosewhoare______.

7.

______arekeyindicatorsoftheperformanceofWHO.

8.

Thewaterandnutrientstosupportthebiomassofthetreeareprovidedby______andconductedby______.

9.

AccordingtoWinston,themethodsof"leveraging"canhelppeople______.

10.

Takingatestasabattleisapositiveattitudetowardsteststhateachstudentshouldhold.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

GooglecanoverwhelminglyenterothermarketslikeMicrosoftbymeansofits______.

12.

Whatwaterisconstantlycycledthroughare______.

13.

Glaciersaremuchthickerthanpreviouslythought,whichmeans______intotheocean.

14.

______millioncarsareabandonedinNewYorkCityeveryyear.

15.

Maglevtrainscanrunextremelyfastpartlybecausetheyarefreefromfrictionbyfloatingon______.

16.

Ifagossipbringsgoodtothegossiping,thepeoleinvolvedarelikelytodevelop______.

17.

HurricaneAndrewwasthesecondcostliestnaturaldisasterintheUnitedStates.

18.

Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldstudentsregisterearlyfortheSAT?

A.Becausetherewillbefewertestingsitesnearthedeadline.

B.Becausetheywillnothaveenoughtimetoprepareiftheyregistertoolate.

C.Becausetherewillusuallybetoomanypeopletakingthetestnearthedeadline.

D.Becausetheycanonlyregisteronlineiftheydoittoolate.

19.

Usually,terroristsorradicalpoliticalgroupscausethemostfamoushostagesituationswith______.

20.

TheresultofClayton'srecenttestthatbirdshidmorepinenutsinthenon-breakfastcompartmentindicatestheyhave______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.SectionC

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

Alotofpeoplethinkthatsittingis【B1】______ontheirbacksthanstandingorlifting.Nottrue.Peoplewhosejobsrequirethemtositforlongperiodsoftime【B2】______asmuchfrombackpainaspeoplewholiftalldaylong.Manyworld-classresearchersbelievethatthehuge【B3】______inbackpainoverthepastcoupleof【B4】______—anditishuge--hasalottodowiththefactthatmoreandmoreofusarespendingourworkdaysinchairs.Manypeoplehavethe【B5】______that,iftheirbackpaingetsbadenough,theycanalwaysresortto【B6】______.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Theamountofpainsomeoneisinhasverylittletodowithwhetherornotheorshecould【B7】______fromsurgery.OneBritishresearcherhas【B8】______thatforevery10,000peoplewhoexperienceaboutbackpain,onlyfourneedsurgery.【B9】______.Nolonger.Twoorthreedaysofbed-restisnowthenorm.Afterthat,peopleareadvisedtoreturntotheirnormalactivities,graduallyifnecessary.Thereasonsforthe180°shiftarewhat'sinteresting.Foropeners,【B10】______.Inournextlecture,weshalllookattherelationbetweendepressionandchronicbackpain.【B11】______.

【B1】

22.聽力原文：W:Ihopethatthepostofficewillbeopennow.

M:Thesignsays:9amto5pmweekdays;9amto12noonSaturdays.

Whendoesthepostofficeopenonaweekend?

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A.Allday.

B.Onlyintheafternoon.

C.Onlyinthemorning.

D.Thesameasdatingtheweek.

23.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:WhyisBobsotiredandupset?

M:He'sbeenstudyingdayandnightforhisfinalexam.Iwarnedhimmanytimestoprepareearlier,buthewouldn'tlisten.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.HetoldBobnottostudylateatnight.

B.HehadoftenadvisedBobtostudy.

C.Bobistootiredtostudyanymore.

D.Bobdidn'thearthealarm.

24.

【B2】

25.聽力原文：W:ProfessorNelson,couldyoupleaseturnupthetemperaturehere?I'mhavingafever.

M:Yeah,Iunderstand,butIdon'tcontrolthethermostat.Tellyouwhat,I'lltalktomaintenanceaboutitafterclass.Inthemeantime,Isuggestyouputonasweaterifyoubroughtone.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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A.Hecan'tdoanythingaboutit.

B.Thetemperatureisjustsuitableforhim.

C.Hewillaskthemaintenanceforhelp.

D.Thewomanshouldbringmoreclothes.

26.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Lastmonth,theFloridaBoardofEducationapprovedaprogramthatwilllinkincreasesinteachers'paytoimprovementsinstudents'testscores.Theprogramwilltakeeffectnextschoolyear.Itincreasesateacher'spayifhisorherstudentsincreasetheirscoresontheFloridaComprehensiveAssessmentTest.Thetestmeasuresreadingandmathematicsknowledge.Itisnowusedtodecideifstudentswillpasstothenextgradelevel.Thestategivesextramoneytoschoolswhosescoresaregoodorhaveincreasedfromtheyearbefore.Normally,themoneyisdividedamongtheschoolworkers.

Thenewprogramrequiresallschooldistrictsinthestatetolistthetoptenpercentofteachersineachsubjectarea.Theseteacherswillreceiveanincreaseoffivepercentintheiryearlypay.Foranaverageteacher,thatwouldbeabouttwothousanddollars.Thosewhoteachreadingandmathematicswillbejudgedonthetestscoresonly.Thatis,howmuchtheirstudentshaveimprovedsincetheyearbefore.Someteacherssaythequalityofteachingdecreaseifteachersareforcedtocompetewitheachotherformoneyandpraise.TheyfearthatteacherswillrefusetoworkinschoolswheremanychildrenhavelearningproblemsordonotspeakEnglishwell.

Thosewhosupportthenewpayprogramssayteachersmustbejudgedthewayotherprofessionalsarebytheresultsoftheirwork.Andtheysaythatusingstudenttestscoresisahuemeasureofateacher'sperformance.

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A.Itisusedtomeasurestudents'readingknowledge

B.Itisusedtomeasurestudents'mathematicsknowledge

C.Itisusedjudgetheteacher'sperformance

D.Itisusedtodecideifstudentswillpasstothenextgrade

27.聽力原文：M:Weshouldn'thavedrivendownthemainstreet,notwhenit'ssocrowded.

W:Well,Itoldyou,dear,didn'tI?Isaidtheroadswouldbeverybusy,especiallyonSaturday.

Q:Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

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A.Onamountainpath.

B.Inasupermarket.

C.Onaroad.

D.Inarailwaystation.

28.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.

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A.20yearsago.

B.25yearsago.

C.WhenShakespearewasthere.

D.Whentherestaurantnewlyopened.

29.(13)

A.Shethinksthedancewaspoor.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethewomanprotagonist.

C.Shedoesn'tlikethemanprotagonist.

D.Shethinkstheballetboring.

30.

【B10】

31.(26)

A.At10:00.B.At8:00.C.At7:30.D.At8:30.

32.(32)

A.Rape.B.Burglary.C.Aggravatedassault.D.Smuggling.

33.聽力原文：M:Well,Mary,todayisthedayyou'regoingforyourdriver'slicense.Doyouthinkyouarereadyforthetest？

W:Icertainlyhopeso!I'veputinsomanyhoursofbehind-the-wheeltraining,andI'vegonethroughthedrivingmanualsomanytimes.Ishouldbeperfect!

Q:HowdoesMaryfeelaboutthetestforherdriver'slicense?

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A.Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.

B.Sheworriesabouthercompetence.

C.Shethinkssheiswellprepared.

D.Shedoesn'tlikethetrainingbehindthewheel.

34.聽力原文：M:Goodmorning,Ms.Smith.Welcometotoday'sshow.

W:Thankyou.

M:Todaywe'regoingtotalkaboutthelivingofforeignstudentsinourcountry.Youknow,formanyinternationalstudents,comingtotheUnitedStatesandlivinghereandstudyingcanbeaquitefrighteningexperience,especiallywhenfindinghousing.Canyougivethemsomeadvice?

W:Sure.Fortunately,thereareavarietyofoptionsthatstudentscanlookto.Theycanchoosetoliveoncampusoroffcampus.

M:Thencanyousaysomethingabouton-campusliving?

W:Well,Ithinkfirstofallforfirst-timestudents,comingand(22)livingoncampusindormitoriescanprovideacertainlevelofsecuritybecauseofitsclosenesstocampusfacilitiessincecommutingwithoutacarcanbequiteanexperience,especiallywhenyouhavetocommutelongdistances.(22)Oftenindormitories,mealsmightbeprovided,andthiscanallowstudentstodevotetimetotheiracademics,ratherthanhousekeeping.

M:Thatsoundsquitegood.Isthereanythingstudentsshouldpayattentiontowhenlivingoncampus?

W:Yes,(23)studentsshouldbeawarethatthey'llberequiredtoabidebycertainregulationsdealingwithstudentconductaspartofthecontractandlivingoncampus.

M:Thenwhataboutoff-campusliving?

W:(24)Likelivingindormitories,uh,livingoffcampusinanapartmentrequireslittleornomaintenancespecificallybecauseusuallyitishandledbysomeoneelse.Also,whenyouliveoffcampus,theremightbeacertainamountofflexibilityinchoosingroommatesthatyoumightnothavewhenlivingoncampus.(25)Butyoushouldbeawarethattenantsmayberesponsibleforfurnishingtheirownapartments.

M:Well,thankyou,Ms.Smith,fortheinformationyouhaveprovidedforus.

W:Mypleasure.

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A.Mealsareprovidedfreeofchargeoncampus.

B.Studentsaremoresecureoncampus.

C.Studentsarefreetochoosetheirroommates.

D.Studentshavemorechancestomakefriends.

35.(34)

A.Toindicatetheemphasisteachersonceplacedonpenmanship.

B.Tocriticizeatechniqueusedtomotivatechildren.

C.Toillustratethebenefitsofcompetition.

D.Tosuggestthatteachersberecognizedfortheirefforts.

36.聽力原文：W:So,what'syourmajor?

M:Well,(19)I'vebeenthinkingofgoingintobusiness,butIhaven'tdecidedyet.Andmydadkeepstellingmethatcomputingisagoodchoice,butI'mundeclaredatthemoment.

W:Ah,that'swhathappenedtomemyfreshmanyear.ButIwouldsuggestyousticktoyourdreams,becauseyouwillhavefuninit,justlikeme.Bytheway,Imajorinarchitecture.

M:Oh,sowhatyearareyouinschool?

W:I'masenior,andIonlyhavetotake10morecreditstograduate.Yeah!

M:Well.Thatmustfeelgreattobealmostfinishedwithschool.

W:Youcansaythatagain,butonceIgraduate,Ihavetostartrepayingastudentloan,soI'mnotlookingforwardtothat.

M:Butdidn'tyourparentshelpyououtwithyourcollegetuition?

W:No.Mydadsaidhewasn'tmadeofmoney,sohethoughtIshouldearnmyowneducation.

M:Really?Butisn'tthatsocruel?Ididn'tmeantooffendyou;Imean,itmustbesohard.

W:Well,actually,IwassoangrywithhimatfirstthatIavoidedtalkingtohim.Andafterafewmonths,Icametounderstandhim.(21)Youknow,heistheonlymanthathasajobinourfamily,andateacher'ssalaryisjustnotenough.

M:Thenhowdidyoumanageit?

W:(20)Ididseveralpart-timejobsandworkedlikecrazyduringholidaystocovermostofmycosts.And,Ireceivedsomefinancialaidandascholarshipone,ear,whichreallysavedme.

M:Well,haveyoulinedupajobyet?

W:Notyet,butI'mtryingtolineupafewinterviewsatthejobfairnextmonth.

M:That'scool.Goodluck!

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A.Business.

B.Computing.

C.Architecture.

D.Hehasn'tdecidedyet.

37.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：FromCaliforniatoConnecticut,babiessitonthelapsoftheirparentsorcaretakersandarespokentoinItalian,French,Spanishand,increasingly,Chinese.Theysitincircles,distractedbycuddlytoys;atschoolssuchastheLanguageWorkshopinNewYorkorinformalgroupsorganizedbyparents.

Therehavebeenseveralstudiesthathavefoundadvantagesinstartingchildrenoffinanewlanguageatayoungage.Researchersdon'tknowwhetheritisbiologicalorsocial,butmostchildrenwholearnalanguagebeforepubertyseemtodeveloptheabilitytospeakitasanativewould.

FrancoiswhorunstheLanguageWorkshop,hascreatedalineoflinguisticsoftwareforyoungchildren."Understandingcomeslongbeforespeaking,andspeakingbeforereadingandwriting.That'sthewayweteachthelanguages,"asFrancoissays."Andwhenwetranslateforchildrenweactuallyaddconfusion;itisnotnecessaryinourclass.Forclaritywehavetorepeattheworduntiltheideasinksin."

Someparentsfearthatwithallthesedifferentwordsandlanguages,theirchildrenwillhaveahardertimepickingupEnglishorwillgetconfused,butscientistshavefoundnosuchdisadvantagetobeingmultilingual.Thereareemergingtheoriesthatthebrainisdesignedtopickupmultiplelanguagesearlyinlife,andthatourcurrentmonolingualfocusisactuallyasetbackoftheevolution.Someresearchshows,whenpeopledevelopawindowinwhichchildrencanmostreadilyabsorbnewlanguages,forthefirst6monthsoflife,forexample,babiescanheareverysoundfromeverylanguageintheworld.

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A.ItteachestheforeignchildrenEnglish.

B.Itteachesthechildrenforeignlanguages.

C.Ittrainstheteachersforforeignlanguageteaching.

D.Ittrainstheparentstoteachtheirchildrenlanguages.

38.聽力原文：W:Well,Kevin,asacollegegraduate,howdidyoubecomeataxidriver?

M:Well,youdoitformoney,obviously,likemostjobs,butIenjoyedit.IsupposeIenjoybeingataxidriver,(19)because1canbemyownboss,youknow,doingwhatIwanttodo.Youdecidewhatareayou'regoingto,whentohaveabreak,stufflikethat.(20)Onethingyouhavetobealwaysthinkingaboutiswhereyoumaypickupapassenger.You'realwayssortofschemingtomakeanexactbitofmoney.Andtherelationshipbetweenrewardandeffortisveryimmediate.Youmaketherightdecision,theypayyouandyougetafare.

W:Howdothepassengerfeelwhenyoutalktothem?

M:Youmeetsomepeoplewhoaren'tallthatnice,(21)butthevastmajorityofpeopleareverynice.Ifyou'repleasedtotalktothem,they'remostlypleasedtotalktoyou.Yougetafeelforpeoplewhodon'twanttotalktoyou.Ob-viouslythefirstcoupleofone-wordanswerswilltellyou.

W:Soyoualwaysstarttalking?

M:Ialwayswishpeople"goodmorning"or"goodafternoon"orwhateverthatgetsthingsofftoagoodstart,becausequiteafewpeoplehaveageneraldislikeoftaxidrivers.

W:Dothey?

M:Well,theydo.Imean,themerefacttheycan'tgetacabtheminutetheywantonemakesthemannoyed.

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A.Becausehecandosomethingthathelpspeople.

B.Becauseheisabletodecideexactlywhathedoes.

C.Becausehecantraveltodifferentpartsofthecity.

D.Becausehecancamalotofmoney.

39.

【B6】

40.(19)

A.Dentist.B.Physician.C.Physicist.D.Surgeon.

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

【C3】

42.

Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______.

A.therelationshipsbetweenthesalespersonandthecustomerandthepackagingoftheproductplayaveryimportantroleinsellingprocess

B.thefirstthingpeopleshouldcareaboutisquality

C.AmericancompanyiswiserthanGermancompany

D.youcantakeanymeasureinordertopromotesales

43.

WhatisthemainideaofPara.5?

A.Whybrownfatcannotnecessarilyhelptoloseweight.

B.Whypeoplewillfeelhungry.

C.Whypeopleiseatingmorefoodthanbefore.

D.Whetherdrugcompaniescanmanagetoactivatebrownfat.

44.

Wearetoldthatahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjust______.

45.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A.EducationalInvestmentandItsReturn

B.AllAreEntitledtoanEqualStart

C.EducationinCivilizedNations

D.TheSignificanceandDevelopmentofEducation

46.SectionB

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

Twoyearsagothismonth,Doubledaypublishedahistoricalthrillerwithanannouncedfirstprintingof85,000andhighhopesthatalittle-knownwriternamedDanBrownwouldcatchonwiththegeneralpublic.

"Wesurelyexpectedtohaveahugesuccess,butIdon'tthinkanyonedreameditwouldbecomeahistoricpublication,"saysStephenRubin,presidentandpublisheroftheDoubledayBroadwayPublishingGroup.

IftheHarryPotterbooksstandastheessentialpopularreadforyoungpeople,thenTheDaVinciCodehascapturedthecrownforgrown-ups.Aword-of-mouthsensationfromthemomentitcameout,Brown'scontroversialmixofstorytellingantispeculationremainshighonbest-sellerlistsevenasitbeginsitsthirdyearsincepublication.

Twenty-fivemillionbooks,in44languages,areinprintworldwideandnoendisinsight.BooksellersexpectTheDaVinciCodetoremainabest-sellerwellinto2005.AplannedfilmversionbyOscar-winningdirectorRonHowardshouldbringinevenmorereaders.Andatatimewhenconsumersaresupposedlymindingtheirbudgets,salesforthe$24.95hardcoverhavebeensogoodthatDoubledaystillhassetnodateforapaperback.

"It'sbeenourNo.1fictionbookfortwoyearsinarow,andIcan'trememberanothertimethathappened,"saidBobWietrak,vicepresidentofmerchandisingforBarnes&NobleInc."Peoplecomeintoourstoreallthetimeandaskforitoraskforbooksthatarelikeit."

ThankstoTheDaVinciCode,abouttheonlybooksthatseemabletokeepupareBrown'spreviousnovels.DeceptionPoint,firstreleasedin2001,nowhas3.7millioncopiesinprint,accordingtoSimon&Schuster,Brown'spreviouspublisher.AngelsandDemons,publishedin2000andfeaturing"DaVinci"protagonistRobertLangdon,hasmorethan8millioncopiesinprint.

TheunprecedentedsuccessofTheDaVinciCodehasbeenhelpedbywideaccess,withthebookonsaleeverywherefromWal-Marttoairportstosupermarkets,oftenprovingmorepopularthanthemassmarketpaperbacksavailableatthesameoutlets.

TheDaVinciCodehasalsothrivedduringatimewhenbothliteraryandcommercialnovelsstruggled,whenatighteconomy,competitionfromothermediaandelection-yeartensionsdrovethepublictononfictionworksorawayfrombooksaltogether.PublishersandbooksellerssayBrown'snovelhasworkedbycombiningnarrativeexcitementandprovocative—anddisputed—historicaldetail.

WhenTheDaVinciCodewasfirstpublished,______.

A.Doubledayhopedthatitwouldbecomeahistoricpublication

B.Doubledayonlyexpectedtosellnomorethan85,000copies

C.Doubledayhadgreatconfidenceinthebookanditsauthor

D.Doubledayannouncedaconservativeprintingofthebook

47.

What'stherelationshipbetweensocialnetworkandtechnologynetworknowadays?

48.SectionB

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

Everyyeartelevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthantheprogramming.Inaddition,televisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedforreasonsofefficiency.AccordingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksoundlevelofadsprogramming.Giventhisinformation,whydocommercialssoundsoloud?

Thesensationofsoundinvolvesavarietyoffactorsinadditiontoitsspeaklevel.Advertisersareskillfulatcreatingtheimpressionofloudnessthroughtheirexpertuseofsuchfactors.Onemajorcontributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmuchlessvariationinsoundleveloccursduringacommercial.Inregularprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralargerange.However,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.

Other"tricksofthetrade"arealsoused.Becauselow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigherfrequencysounds,advertisersfilteroutanyn