2022-2023年河北省秦皇島市大學英語6級大學英語六級學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Tosaveenergyforanunexpectedsituation,yourbodystoresanaccumulationof______.

2.

Nitrogenisoneofnoxiousgases.

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3.

VirtuallyallpatientschoosetotoleratesideeffectswhenconfrontedwiththechoicebetweendyingfromHIV-AIDSandsideeffects.

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4.

Ahealthybalanceddietshouldincludefruit,______,starch,richproteinand______.

5.

AChineseshouldpay______ifhewantstosubscribethemagazineforayear.

6.

Manyparentsarepushingtheirchildrenprematurelyintoadulthoodandatever-earlieragestheyhavetoworkhardtoexcelnotonlyinacademicstudy,butinsportsandsociallifeaswell.

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7.

BasedonMs.Fay'sadvice,weknowthatanemergingspecialtywithstronggrowthinjobsexpectedmightbe______.

8.

WhatmostcommonlyoccursinREMsleep?

A.Luciddreams.

B.Nightmares.

C.Daymares.

D.Indistinctdreams.

9.

Globalhydroelectricpowerintheoryisapproximately______thantheamountthathasbeentakenadvantageoftoday.

10.Advocatesoftransgeniccropsclaimthat______.

A.thesecropshavenoharmtotheenvironmentintheirgrowing

B.foodfromthesecropsarehealthierthanfromtheconventional

C.thesecropswillcertainlyreplacetheconventional

D.thesecropscangreatlyhelptofeedtheworld

11.

Accordingtothepassage,thesuggestionsinTheOrganizedExecutiveare_______.

12.

Eventhoughnotthefirsttoinfluencetheearth,thehumanisstillalteringtheplanetin______.

13.

Outsideexcursionsincludetripson______tosamplethelocallandscape,takealookattheNorthernLightsorexperiencethelocalSamiculture.

14.

Organicagriculturehasbecomeabigindustryasmoreandmorefarmersareswitchingtoit.

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15.

Themostcommonmistakebeginningpaintersmakeisspendingtoo______timeandeffortlayingonthepaint.

16.

Parentswithskilledmaths,______.

17.

Theaimofthepsychologicaltestsadministeredbymanyscientistsis______.

18.AdSlogans

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeeninyourcarwithyourradioon,gottenout,andhourslater,hadsometingle(廣告詩)playinginyourhead?This,myfriends,isgoodadvertising.Thatjinglewassocatchythathoursafteryouhadbeenexposedtoit,itstilllingered.Thesamecanbesaidofadslogans.Everyday,wearesurroundedbycarads,creditcardads,travelads,foodads,clothingads...thelistgoeson.

TheBasics

Thepurposeofthestraplineorsloganinanadvertisementistoleavethekeybrandmessageinthemindofthetarget(that'syou).Itisthesign-offthataccompaniesthelogo.Itsgoalistostick:"Ifyougetnothingelsefromthisad,getthis...!"Afewwell-knownexamplesoftheseslogansinclude:

-AmericanExpress:"Don'tleavehomewithoutit"

-Apple:"Thinkdifferent"

-AT&T:"Reachoutandtouchsomeone"

-Timex:"Takesalickingandkeepsonticking"

-Wendy's:"Where'sthebeef?"

-Wheaties:"Thebreakfastofchampions"

Unfortunately,adslogansdon'talwayswork,usuallybecausetheyaregeneric,ready-to-wear,off-the-shelflinesthataretakenoutandshinedup,readytobeusedagainandagainwhenthecreativejuiceshavestoppedflowing.Dozensofadvertisersusethemwithoutblinking.Theiradagenciesshouldbeashamedofthemselves!

ThePerfectTagline

Aperfectly-formedtaglineshouldfulfillseveralcriteria.First,itshouldbememorable.Memorabilityhastodowiththeabilitythelinehastoberecalledunaided.Alotofthisisbasedonthebrandheritageandhowmuchthelinehasbeenusedovertheyears.Butifitisanewline,whatmakesitmemorable?Thebigideashouldbetoldintheadvertisement.Themorethetaglineresonateswiththebigidea,themorememorableitwillbe.

Guinnessusedtousetheline"Guinnessisgoodforyou"untiltheauthoritiesgotafterthem,saying"Comeon!Guinnessisstout(烈性啤酒)!Itcontainsalcohol!Itcan'tbegoodforyou!Sostopusingthatclaim!"So,theGuinnessadagencycameupwithastrokeofgenius.Theline?"Guinnessisn'tgoodforyou."Agoodsloganshouldrecallthebrandname,andideally,thebrandnameshouldbeincludedintheline."Mygoodness,myGuinness!"works,asdoes"Cokeisit?"Ontheotherhand,"Oncedriven,foreversmitten(深有感觸)"doesnoteasilyinvokethewordVauxhall—aBritishcarmadebyGeneralMotors.Ifitissuccessful,thelineshouldpassreadilyintocommonidiomasacatchphrase,suchas"BeanzmeanzHeinz"or"Where'sthebeef?".Inadditiontoaprovocativeandrelevantillustrationorstory,alliteration(頭韻)likeJaguar:"Don'tdreamit.Driveit.",coinedormade-upwords(LouisVuitton:"Epileather"),puns,andrhymesaregoodwaysofmakingalinememorable.Soisajingle.

Agoodtaglineshouldincludeakeybenefit:"Engineeredlikenoothercarintheworld"doesthisbeautifullyforMercedesBenz."Britain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline"isa"sowhat"statementforthelateAirEurope.Youmightwellsay"Iwantacarthatisengineeredlikenoothercarintheworld,"butitisunlikelythatyouwouldsay"IwanttwoticketstoParisonBritain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline!"

There'sawell-knownpieceofadviceintheworldofmarketing:"sellthesizzle,notthesteak."Itmeanstosellthebenefits,notthefeatures.Sincethetaglineistheleave-behind,orthetake-away,surelytheopportunitytoimplantakeybenefitshouldnotbemissed:

-HolidayInn:"Pleasingpeopletheworldover"

-Karry-Lite:"Takesthe'lug'outofluggage"

-Polaroid:"Thefundevelopsinstantly"

-TheEconomist:"Freeenterprisewitheveryissue"

Conversely,thefollowinglineshavenoobvious

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19.

DuringtheCaliforniaGoldRush,restaurantandlaundrywereregardedas______.

A.unprofitablework

B.comfortablework

C.woman'swork

D.Chinesework

20.Health

Healthcouldbedefinedtheoreticallyintermsofcertainmeasuredvalues;forexample,apersonhavingnormalbodytemperature,pulseandbreathingrates,bloodpressure,height,weight,acuityofvision,sensitivityofhearing,andothernormalmeasurablecharacteristicsmightbetermedhealthy.Butwhatdoesnormalmeanandhowisitestablished?Itiswell-knownthatifthetemperaturesaretakenofalargenumberofactive,presumablyhealthy,individualsthetemperatureswillallcomecloseto98.6°F(37℃).Thegreatpreponderanceofthesevalueswillfallbetween98.4°Fand98°F.Thushealthcouldinpartbedefinedashavingatemperaturewithinthisnarrowrange.Similarly,anormalrangecanbeestablishedforpulse,bloodpressure,andheight.Insomehealthyindividuals,however,thebodytemperaturemayrangebelow98.4°Forabove98.8°F.Theselowandhightemperaturesfalloutsidethelimitsdefinedaboveasnormalandareinstancesofbiologicalvariability.

Healthmightbetterbedefinedastheabilitytofunctioneffectivelyincompleteharmonywithone'senvironment.Impliedinsuchadefinitionisthecapabilityofmeetingphysically,emotionally,andmentally—theordinarystressesoflife.Inthisdefinitionhealthisinterpretedintermsoftheindividual'senvironment.Healthtotheconstructionworkerwouldhaveadimensiondifferentfromhealthtothebookkeeper.Thehealthyconstructionworkerexpectstobeabletodomanuallabourallday,whilethebookkeeper,althoughperfectlycapableofperforminghisownsedentarywork,wouldbetotallyincapableofsuchheavylabourandindeedmightcollapsefromthephysicalstrain;yetbothindividualsmightbetermedcompletelyhealthyintermsoftheirownwayoflife.

Thetermphysicalfitness,althoughfrequentlyused,isalsoexceedinglydifficulttodefine.Ingeneralitreferstothestateofoptimalmaintenanceofmuscularstrength,properfunctionoftheinternalorgans,andyouthfulvigour.Thechampionathletepreparedtocopenotonlywiththecommonplacestressesoflifebutalsowiththeunusualillustratestheconceptofphysicalfitness.Tobeingoodphysicalconditionistohavetheabilitytoswimamiletosaveone'slifeortosloghomethroughsnowdriftswhenacarbreaksdowninastorm.Someexpertsinfitnessinsistthatthestateofhealthrequiresthattheindividualbeinprimephysicalcondition.Theyprefertodividethespectrumofhealthanddiseaseinto(1)health,(2)absenceofdisease,and(3)disease.Intheirview,thosewhoarenotinprimeconditionandarenotphysicallyfitcannotbeconsideredashealthymerelybecausetheyhavenodisease.

Healthyinvolvesmorethanphysicalfitness,sinceitalsoimpliesmentalandemotionalwell-being.Shouldtheangry,frustrated,emotionallyunstablepersoninexcellentphysicalconditionbecalledhealthy?Certainlyhecouldnotbecharacterizedaseffectivelyfunctioningincompleteharmonywithhisenvironment.Indeed,suchanindividualisincapableofgoodjudgmentandrationalresponse.Health,then,isnotmerelytheabsenceofillnessordiseasebutinvolvestheabilitytofunctioninharmonywithone'senvironmentandtomeettheusualandsometimesunusualdemandsofdailylife.

Thedefinitionsofillnessanddiseaseareequallydifficultproblems.Despitethefactthatthesetermsareoftenusedinterchangeably,illnessisnottobeequatedwithdisease.Apersonmayhaveadiseaseformanyyearswithoutevenbeingawareofitspresence.Althoughheisdiseased,heisnotiii.Similarly,thediabeticpersonwhohasknowndiseaseandhasreceivedadequateinsulintreatmentisnotill.Thecancervictimisoftentotallyunawareofhisdisorderandisnotilluntilafterlongyearsofgrowthoftheturnout,duringwhichtimeitcausesnosymptoms.Thetermillnessimpliesdiscomfortor

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(47)

22.聽力原文：W:Hello,1111.What'sOnserviceline.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Yes.Iwanttofindsomeinformationaboutshowsandexhibitionsofnextweek.

W:Therearejusttoomanyofthem.Whatkindofshowsareyouparticularlyinterestedin?

M:Er,couldyoupleasetellmeiftherewillbeanyballetperformances?

W:Yes,sure.Letmesee...Yes,theNorthernBalletTheater,Britain'sleadingclassicaldancedramacompany,willpresentCharlesDickens'dramaticwork"AChristmasCarol"fromDecember1114atBeiTheatre.

M:Thatwouldbenice.What'sthephonenumberofBeiTheatre?

W:6521-6688.

M:Thankyou.Er,isthereanyshowofPekingOpera?

W:Yes.TheLiyuanTheatrepresentstraditionalPekingOperaexperts,packagedinshortprogramsforforeignaudiencesandpresentedintheoriginalstyle.Thetheatre'sMingstyle.tablesandtheteaandsnacksarearevivaloftheatmosphereofBeijing.TheperformancesarebytheBeijingPekingOperaTheatreandareaccompaniedbyexplanationsinEnglish.

M:Sorrytointerrupt,butwhatwillbepresentednextThursday?

W:Sorry,wejustknowthattheperformancesarenightly,formoredetail,youmaycallat63016688.That'sLiyuanTheatre.

M:63016688,LiyuanTheatre.Thankyou.Thenwhataboutexhibitions?

W:Afour-personininternationalpaintingexhibitionentitled"ChineseCharactersMeasure"isbeingheldattheJinGalleryintheChaoyangCulturalCenterthisweek.

M:Whoarethefourartists?

W:TheyareWeiLiandPuLiefromChina,FrankiefathersfromBritainandJoseAbadfromSpain.TheyallbasetheirartinChinesecalligraphy,establishingtheirownartisticstyle.inamodernform.Altogetherfortypaintingswillbeshown.

M:Whenwillthegallerybeopen?

W:Itopensfrom9amto4:30pmeveryday.Youmaycallthemat65912233.

M:Thankyou.I'vetakenthatdown.Thankyouagainforyourpatience.

F:You'rewelcome.Goodbye.

W:Bye-bye!

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A.65126688B.63016688C.64912233D.65026688

23.(29)

A.Since2002.B.Since2003.C.Since2004.D.Since2005.

24.(35)

A.Theybecamemorepopular.

B.Theyweremoreregulated.

C.Theybecamelesshonest.

D.Theybecamebetterproduced.

25.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Ijustcalledthetravelagency,it'sallset.OnJunefirst,I'mheadingforthemountainsforanentireweek.

W:Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar?Becausemyclassesaren'tovertilltheseventh.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Shehasn'tcalledthetravelagencyyet.

B.Themanmayhavetoreschedulehistrip.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenhersemesterends.

D.Themanshouldtakehisvacationsomewhereelse.

26.SectionB

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

聽力原文：WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridgeUniversityin1625,hewasalreadyskilledinLatinafterseveralyearsofstudyingitashissecondlanguageatSt.Paul'sschool,London.LikeallEnglishboyswhopreparedforcollegeingrammarschool,hehadlearnednotonlytoreadLatinbutalsotospeakandwriteitfluentlyandcorrectly.HispronunciationofLatinwasEnglish,however,andseemedtohavesoundedstrangetohisfriendswhenbelatervisitedItaly.

SchoolboysgainedtheirskillinLatinthehardway.Theymemorizedrulestomakelearningbyhearteasier.Theyfirstmadeaword-for-wordtranslationandthenanidiomatictranslationintoEnglish.Astheyincreasedtheirskill,theytranslatedtheirEnglishbackintoLatinwithoutreferringtothebookandthencomparedtheirtranslationwiththeoriginal.Theschoolmasterwasalwaysathandtoencouragethem.AllschoolmastersbelievedLatinshouldbebeatenin.

Afterseveralyearsofstudy,theboysbegantowritecompositionsinimitationoftheLatinwriterstheyread.AndastheybegantoreadLatinpoems,theybegantowritepoemsinLatin.BecauseMiltonwasalreadyapoetatten,hispoemsweremuchbetterthanthosepainfullyputtogetherbyotherboys.DuringthesevenyearsMiltonspentattheuniversity,hemadeconstantuseofhiscommandofLatin.HewrotesomeexcellentLatinpoemswhichhepublishedamonghisworksin1645.

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A.HowJohnMiltonWroteParadiseLost.

B.HowJohnMiltonBecameaPoet.

C.HowJohnMiltonStudiedLatin.

D.HowJohnMiltonBecameFamous.

27.聽力原文：About25millionchildrenindevelopingcountrieshavenohomes.Sotheyliveoncitystreets.Another75millionchildrenliveathomebutworkonthestreets.UnitedNati6nsChildren'sFundsays'mostofthesechildrendonotreceiveeducationorhealthcare.Theprivateorganizationknownas"ChildHopeU.S.A."istryingtodosomethingtohelpthesechildren.Thegrouphasmanygoals.ChildHopeU.S.A.wantstohaltthespreadofAIDSandtheuseofillegaldrugsamongchildren.Itwantstoprotectyounggirlsfrombeingmistreatedsexually.Itwantstoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselves,howtosurviveconditionsonthestreetsandhowtofeelgoodaboutthem.ChildHopeU.S.A.istryingtoestablisheducationalprogramsforthechildren.Itisworkingwithlocalgroupstogettheirhelpinprotectingtherightsofstreetchildren.And,itistryingtomakeinternationaldevelopmentgroupsmorereformedaboutstreetchildren.Somechildrenbeginlivingonthestreetswhentheyarefiveyearsoldoryounger.Four-year-oldscanbefoundsellinggoodsonthestreetcomerorbeggingforfoodandmoney.Someofthesechildrenhavelosttheirfamiliesbecauseofwarsornaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakesandfloods.Some,arehelpingtheirfamiliesearnenoughmoneytosurvive.StudiesshowthatmorethanonemillionchildrenliveandworkonthestreetsinthePhilippines.SevenmillionchildrenliveonthestreetsinBrazil.About250thousandchildrenliveonthestreetsinMexico.AbouttenmillionMexicanchildrenworkonthestreets.ChildHopeU.S.A.workscloselywithinternationalchildren'sgroups,governmentagenciesandothernationalandlocalgroups.IthasofficesinBrazil,Guatemala,thePhilippines,Britain,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.ChildHopeU.S.A.alsoworkstoimprovechildlaborlaws.In1992,Pakistanapprovednewlawstocontrolchildlabor.Thelawsmakeitillegalforcompaniestolendmoneytofamiliesandletchildrenrepaytheloanbyworkinginfactories.Yet,abouteightmillionchildrenstillareworkinginPakistantorepayloans.Wewilltalkmoreabouttheproblemsofchildrenindevelopingcountriesnextweek.

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A.25million,B.100million.C.50million.D.75million.

28.聽力原文：W:Lookwhatamessyou'vemade!I'vetoldyouseveraltimes,butyoujustturnadeafeartome.Canyoulistentomywordsforonce?

M:Shutup!You'redrivingmemadwithyourconstantcomplaining.

Q:Whatdoesthewomancomplainabouttheman?

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A.Hedoesnothaveagoodhearing.

B.Hehasbeendrivingmadlyforayear.

C.Henevertakeswhatshesaysseriously.

D.Heisalwaysimpatientwithher.

29.

【B6】

30.

【B8】

31.

【B7】

32.(42)

33.聽力原文：M:I'dlovetodance,butIdon'tknowthesteps.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Noonewillbelookingatusinthiscrowd.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.It'snotimportanthowhedances.

B.It'stoocrowedtodanceanyway.

C.Ifhe'scareful,noonewillnotice.

D.Nooneknowsthestepstothedance.

34.(31)

A.Thosewhowillworkharderthanothers.

B.Thosewhoknowmuchmorethanothers.

C.Thosewhoareabletosolveproblems.

D.Thosewhoarebettereducatedthanothers.

35.SectionC

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

Americansocietyisnotnap-friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleep【B1】______attheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine,"There'sevena【B2】______againstadmittingweneedsleep."Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:"Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineand【B3】______eleven."

Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."Wehavetototallychangeour【B4】______towardnapping,"saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,the【B5】______ofsleepresearch.

LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDement【B6】______an"Americansleepdebt"whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwas【B7】______aboutthedangersofsleepiness:Peoplecausing【B8】______accidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,thePresidentistryingtotakeahalf-hournapeveryafternoon.

【B9】______.Weseemtohave"amid-afternoonquietphase",alsocalled"asecondarysleepgate".【B10】______Clearly,wewereborntonap.

We"snack"onsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.【B11】______.

【B1】

36.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Thishastobethehottestdaywe'vehadsofarthissummer.

M:Youcansaythatagain.I'veneversufferedsomuchfromtheheat.Ireallywanttostayinsidetheroomanddonothing.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromtheman'swords?

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A.Hedoesn'thearthewoman'swordsclearly.

B.Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman.

C.Heisn'tsureabouttheweather.

D.Hethinksit'saveryhotday.

37.

【B10】

38.聽力原文：M:Hello.ThisisGregRicereportingliveinBarrow,Alaska.

W:Hello,Greg.Iseverythinggoingsmoothly?

M:Yes.I'vejustarrivedhereinBarrow,Alaska,tobringyoulivecoverageofwhatappearstobetheresultsofahugemeteoriteimpact,perhapsthelargestinrecenthistory,thatoccurredjusttwelvehoursago.Theexactlocationoftheimpactisunknown,butestimatesputitabout20kilometerssouthofBarrowbasedonshockwavesfeltthroughouttheregion.

W:Arethereanywitnesses?

M:Yeah.Somewitnessessaytheysawabrightlightstreakingthroughthesky,accompaniedbyaroaringboom,momentsbeforetheimpact.It'sunknownwhetherthereareanycasualties,butitisunlikelyconsideringthissparselypopulatedarea.

W:It'ssaidthatsuchimpactswerecommonplaceduringtheformationofoursolarsystem,andmanybelievethatameteorite10kilometersindiameterwhichcrashedintoEarth65millionyearsagoledtothemassextinctionofmanyanimalspeciesincludingthedinosaurs.

M:You'reright.ButitisoftendifficulttocalculatethenumberofsuchlargeimpactsonEarthbecauseerosionandvegetationmakeitdifficulttospotthem.Inrecentyears,astronomershavefocusedmoreoftheirattentiononthepathsofmanyunchartedspacerocksorasteroidsfloatingoutthereinthehopethatwemightbeabletodeterminethethreattheyposeonmankind...ThisisGregRicereportingfromAlaska.

W:Thanks,Greg...We'llkeepyouup-to-dateonanydevelopmentthere.

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A.Analienspacecraftlanding.

B.Theimpactofameteorite.

C.Avolcaniceruption.

D.TheblizzardconditionsinAlaska.

39.(38)

40.【B10】

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotionaworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappiness,noterrororhate.Trytoimaginetheconsequencesofsuchatransformation.Peoplemightnotbeabletostayalive:Knowingneitherjoynorpleasure,anxietynorfear,theywouldbeaslikelytorepeatactsthathurtthemasactsthatwerebeneficial.Theycouldnotlearn:Theycouldnotbenefitfromexperiencebecausethisemotionlessworldwouldlackrewardsandpunishments.Societywouldsoondisappear:Peoplewouldbeaslikelytoharmoneanotherastoprovidehelpandsupport.Humanrelationshipswouldnotexist:Inaworldwithoutfriendsorenemies,thereCouldbenomarriage,affectionamongcompanions,orbondsamongmembersofgroups.Society'seconomicunderpinnings(支柱)wouldbedestroyed:Sinceearning$10millionwouldbenomorepleasantthanearning$10,therewouldbenoincentivetowork.Infact,therewouldbenoincentivesofanykind.Foraswewillsee,incentivesimplyacapacitytoenjoythem.

Insuchaworld,thechancesthatthehumanspecieswouldsurvivearenexttozero,becauseemotionsarethebasicinstrumentofoursurvivalandadaptation.Emotionsstructuretheworldforusinimportantways.Asindividuals,wecategorizeobjectsonthebasisofouremotions.True,weconsiderthelength,shape,size,ortexture,butanobject'sphysicalaspectsarelessimportantthanwhatithasdoneorcandotoushurtus,surpriseus,angerusormakeusjoyful.Wealsousecategorizationscoloredbyemotionsinourfamilies,communities,andoverallsociety.Outofouremotionalexperienceswithobjectsandeventscomesasocialfeelingofagreementthatcertainthingsandactionsare"good"andothersare"bad",andweapplythesecategoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallifefromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclothesweweartohowwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept.Infact,societyexploitsouremotionalreactionsandattitudes,suchasloyalty,morality,pride,shame,guilt,fearandgreed,inordertomaintainitself.Itgiveshighrewardstoindividualswhoperform.importanttaskssuchassurgery,makesheroesoutofindividualsforunusualordangerousachievementssuchasflyingfighterplanesinawar,andusesthelegalandpenal(刑法的)systemtomakepeopleafraidtoengageinantisocialacts.

Humanbeingscouldnotbenefitfromexperienceinanemotionlessworldduetoitslackof______.

42.

Howdoyouunderstandthefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraph?

43.

Tostrengthenmoralinstruction,parentsshouldfixintotheirchildren'smindasenseof

44.

IncontrasttotheUS,JapanandSwedenarefundingtheirmedicalcare______.

A.moreflexibly

B.moreextravagantly

C.morecautiously

D.morereasonably

45.WhydoesRonRosenbaumwatchTVwhilewriting?

A.Hewantstochallengethingsinanextremeway.

B.Hewantstomakeviolationofwriter'ssolitude.

C.Hewantstotesthistheoryof"competingconcentration".

D.Hewantstobeforcedbysomethingtoconcentrate.

46.

【C3】

47.

Whyaretoday'soldermiddle-agedandelderlybecomingthenewwinners?

A.Becausetheymaderelativelysmallcontributionsintax,butyoungergenerationwillpossiblyhandovermorethanathirdoftheirlifetime'searningsforthecareofthem.

B.Becausetheycontributedalotintaxandnowcanclaimmuchonthewelfaresystem.

C.Becausetheymadesmallcontributions,butnowcanmakemoneyeasily.

D.Becausetheyoutnumberyoungergenerationandenjoymoreprivilegesinthepresentsociety.

48.

Accordingtothepassage,DNAfingerprintingcanbeunreliablewhen______.

A.themethodsusedofbloodcellcalculationarenotaccurate

B.twodifferentindividualsofthesameethnicgroupmayhavethesameDNAfingerprintingpattern

C.amatchisbychanceleftwithfingerprintsthathappentobelongtotwodifferentindividuals

D.twodifferentindividualsleavetwoDNAsamples

49.

WhatdoesDr.CharlesBinkleymeanby"doctorsshouldbeboundbytheirconscience,notbythegovernment"inParagraph5?

A.Doctorsshouldnotabidebygovernment'sregulations.

B.Thegovernmentisinterferingtoomuch.

C.Theregulationsaboutworkweekandworkshiftareto