2022-2023年湖南省郴州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Ifagossipbringsgoodtothegossiping,thepeoleinvolvedarelikelytodevelop______.

2.

Theadvantageoftaughenedglassisobviousinthatitcanallowastoretoremainopenincaseofbreakagebecause______.

3.WhycouldAdamSmithbethelasteconomistasthefaceonabanknote?

A.Noeconomicthinkercouldbemorehonorable.

B.Cashisveryversatileandenduring.

C.Wewillnotneedmoneyinthenearfuture.

D.Electronicmoneywillreplacecashinthefuture.

4.

It'snecessarytoseekadvicefromaqualifiedlawyerinallofdivorcecases.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.MostofAntarcticaappearstobeimmunetothebigmeltfornowbecauseit'slargelyinsulatedfromglobaltrendsandit'ssobigasmgenerate______.

6.HowOnlineDatingWorks

Oneofthebasichumanimpulsesistodeveloparomanticrelationship——andmaybeevenfallinlove.Buttherearealotofobstaclesthatmightkeepsomeonefrommeetingtheloveofhisorherlifeintoday'sworld.Maybedatingco-workersisagainstcompanypolicy.Perhapsyouhatethebarscene.Youmightnotbeintherightmoodtomeetyoursoulmatewhileyou'retrekking(艱苦跋涉)throughthegrocerystore.

Peopleofallages,lifestylesandlocationshavebeenfacingthisproblemfordecades.Inthelast10yearsorso,anewsolutionhasarrivedtohelplonelyheartsfindtheirsoulmates:onlinedating.

GettingStarted

Onlinedatingissimplyamethodofmeetingpeople,andithasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Thevarietyofdatingsitesisconstantlygrowing,withmanysitesfocusedonveryspecificgroupsorinterests.Therearcsitesforseniors,sitesforMuslims(穆斯林),sitesforfitness-orientedpeople,sitesforpeoplejustlookingforfriendsandsitesforpeoplewhoareinterestedinmoreadultactivities.Thisarticlewillbefocusedonthemostbasictypeofdatingsite--onethatworkstobringtwopeopletogetherforaromanticrelationship.Whilethisarticleappliestothemajorityofpopulardatingsites,therulesandpracticesofanygivenindividualsitemaydiffer.

Whenyoufirstarriveatanonlinedatingsite,youcanbrowsethroughprofileswithoutenteringanyinformationaboutyourself.Theamountofinformationyoucanseeabouteachuserdependsonthesite.Somesitesallowuserstorestrictaccesstotheirprofilestopayingmembers.Photosmightnotbedisplayedunlessyouhaveapaidmembership.Thishelpspreserveanonymity,sinceaco-workerorfamilymembercan'taccidentallystumbleacrossyourprofile.They'dhavetopayforamembershiptoseeapictureofthepersonthey'rereadingabout.

Onceyoudecideyou'regoingtogiveitashot,thefirstthingyouneedtodoiscreateyourprofile.

CreatingaProfile

Whenit'stimetomakeyourownprofile,you'llstartwithsomebasicinformation.Areyouamanorawoman?Areyoulookingtomeetamanorawoman?Whatagerangeareyouinterestedin?Wheredoyoulive?(Somesitesjustaskforazipcode,whileothersmayallowyoutochoosefromalistofcities.)Thisisgenerallythesameinformationyouprovidetoperform.asimplesearch,or"browse."

Basicprofileinformationmayalsoincludeyourbirthdateandavalide-mailaddress.Siteadministratorswillcommunicatewithyouthroughthisaddress,andsomesitesallowmessagesfromuserstobesenttoyoure-mailanonymously.Whentheysendyouamessage,itisroutedthroughthesite'ssystemandredirectedtoyoure-mailwithouttheotherusereverseeingyouraddress.Somesitesusetheirowninternalmessagingsystem.Ifyou'reespeciallyconcernedaboutprivacy,it'seasyenoughtocreateafreee-mailaccountsomewhereanduseitsolelyforyouronlinedatingcontacts.

Indicatingyourphysicalattributesisusuallythenextstep.Height,weight,hairandeyecolorandbodytypearecommonpiecesofdata,whilesomesitesaskaboutpiercingsandtattoos.Atthispoint,theprocessbecomesincreasinglydetailed.Interestsandactivities,favoritesports,authors,musicormovies,howyouliketospendweekend—thesetopicsareallfairgame.Morepersonalquestionsmightinvolvewhetherornotyouhavechildren,whetherornotyouwantchildren,yourreligiousbeliefsandyourpoliticalviews.Pets,occupation,incomeandlivingsituationareusuallyonthelistaswell.

Next,you'llbeaskedtoanswermanyofthesesamequestionsasecondtime,butinsteadofindicatingyourowntraits,you'llbedescribingyouridealdate.Thesitewillthenusethisinformationandtheinformationyouprovidedaboutyourselft

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Creativejusticeiswelcomedbythepublic.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

MarkTwain'slanguagestyle.is______.

10.

Belowthecanopylevelofatropicalrainforestgrowsanoverabundanceofplants.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Fourmonthsafterhecorrectedtheerror,Byrdwasarrestedbythepolicebecause______.

A.hewaswantedfordrugdealing

B.hedrovetoofast

C.hewasmistakenfordrugdealing

D.hewasfoundofdrugdealing

12.

CollegeeducationistoblameforthefailureofAmerica'smathandscienceeducation.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Theaimofthepsychologicaltestsadministeredbymanyscientistsis______.

14.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoSolveThreePuzzles

Newknowledgeandsophisticateddiagnostictechniquesarehelpingdoctorsrecognizeearlysignsofautism(孤獨(dú)癥),Alzheimer'sdisease(癡呆癥)andheartproblemsinwomen.Harvardexpertsreportontheadvancesthataregivingpatientshope.

DetectingAutism

Earlydiagnosis(診斷)ofautismiscriticalbecauseeducationalprogramsthatbuilduponachild'sstrengthsandimprovesocialskillsmayhelpsculptthedevelopingbrain,minimizingtheimpactoftheillnesslaterinlife.Butspottingthedisorderishardsincethereisnotestforit,althoughscientistsareslowlyuncoveringgeneabnormalitiesthatmakechildrenvulnerabletoautism.LastweekTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinereportedthataspecificlocationonchromosome(染色體)16wasthesiteofmutationsresponsibleforsomecasesofautism.

Fornow,diagnosisdependsonobservingachild'sbehavior.It'sacomplexprocess,sincenotwocasesarealikeandsignsrangefrommildtosevere,landed,eventhoughsignsofautismmaybeapparentbeforetheirfirstbirthday,mostchildrenaren'tdiagnoseduntiltheageof3.Thatmakesparents,whoaresointimatelyfamiliarwiththeirchild'sbehavior,perhapsthemosteffectivediagnostic”tools."TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecentlyissuedscreeningguidelinesrecommendingthatpediatriciansengageparentsinevaluatinginfantsforautism.Evenbabiesdevelopingtypically,theguidelinessay,shouldbescreenedatsetintervals,suchasduringthe9-,18-and24-monthvisits.

Healthyinfantsasyoungas6or8monthsdocommunicateandrespondnonverballytosocialcues.Mostlookuporturnatthesoundoftheirname.By12monthstheytypicallybabbleandpointatobjects.By16monthstheysaysinglewords;by24months,two-wordphrases.Incontrast,childrenwithautismseldommakemeaningfuleyecontactorrespondtofamiliarvoices.Theymayneverspeak.Theirplayisoftenrepetitiveandcharacterizedbylimitedimagination(neatlyarrangingcrayonsinsteadofcoloringwiththem).Othersmaysimplyflaptheirhandsinexcitementordisappointment.

Ontheirown,noneofthesesignsmeansthatachildhasautismoranotherdevelopmentaldisorder.Nevertheless,if'yourchildhasanyofthesesigns,heorshemeritsevaluation.Althoughnotreatmentsarecurative,theycanhelpchildrenlearntheskillstheyneedtocopeinanormalenvironment,achievegreaterindependenceandhavebrighterfutures.

TheAlzheimer'sMystery

Alzheimer'sdisease,whichbeginsyears,evendecades,beforeitcausessymptoms,isaquietlytickingtimebomb.Butuntilrecentlydoctorshadnodiagnostictestthatcould"hear"theticking.Unfortunately,itdidn'tmattermuchthatAlzheimer'scouldn'tbespottedearlyatastagecalledmildcognitiveimpairment,orMCI-sincetherewerenotreatments.Today,however,therearenewdiagnosticteststhatcandetectAlzheimer'satanearlystage,andseveraldisease-modifyingdrugsareinadvancedclinicaltrials.

Thebrainshrinkage(萎縮)causedbyAlzheimer'scannowbemeasuredwithvolumetricmagneticresonanceimaging(MR1).ThistechniquetakesaseriesofMRIbrainscansandthenusessophisticatedmathematicalmodelstoanalyzetheresults.Mostimportant,volumetricMRIenablesresearcherstoidentifysubtleshrinkageinbrainareasfirstaffectedb

A.menB.womenC.theyoungD.theold

15.

Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

16.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthwhentheEarthcameintobeing.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin______.

A.built-inbookshelves

B.freestandingbookcases

C.hangingbookshelves

D.glasscases

18.

Wilcox'sfatherhadoccasionallysoldtherelicsfoundinhislandsince19

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Thevillagegrocer'sassistantsaretiredofgivingextraservicewhentheyfeelaboutit.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.Besidesthefeatureof"doingmorewithless",thesphericalstructureofdomecanalsoallownatural______withoutobstruction.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:Duringthelastthunderstorm,Inoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.

M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythatcoulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromthisconversation?

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A.Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.

B.Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.

C.Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.

D.Themanworksforaroofingcompany.

22.(21)

A.Inthecornerneartheband.

B.Inthecornerbythewindow.

C.Atthetablenearthebank.

D.Inadarkroom.

23.(46)

24.

【B11】

25.(40)

26.聽力原文：Creditcardsarebigbusiness.Americansspend$16billionayearoncardsandtherearealready590millionsofthemincirculation.Manybankssponsortheirowncreditcardcompaniesandissuecardsfreetotheircustomers.Othercreditcardcompanieschargetheirmembersannualdues.Thestoresthatacceptcreditcardsmustpayasmallfeetothecreditcardcompany—apercentageofthepurchasepriceofthemerchandiseorservice.Creditcardcompaniesmakeaprofitfromthefeestheychargethestoreandalsofromthefeescollectedfromcustomerswhopayfortheirchargesinmonthlyinstallments.However,creditcardcompaniessometimeshaveproblemscollectingoverduepaymentsfromunreliablecustomers.Also,theuseofstolen,lostorcounterfeitcreditcardsbycriminalshasbecomeabigheadacheforthecreditcardcompanythatisresponsibleforthegoodsandservicesillegallychargedtoitscustomer'saccount.

Yet,inmanyways,thebigloserinthecreditcardsystemisnotthecreditcardcompany,thestore,orthecarduser,butratherthegeneralcustomer.Thestoremakesupforthefeesitpaystothecreditcardcompanybyincreasingpricesforgoodsandservices.Storesmayhavemoresalesiftheyacceptcards,buttheaddedcosttothestorewhencreditcardsareacceptedinsteadofcashisactuallypassedontoallcustomersinhigherprices.Inthiswaythecashcustomersuffersfortheconveniencethecreditcardcustomerenjoys.

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A.Thebank.

B.Thestorethatacceptsthecard.

C.Thecreditcardcompany.

D.Thecustomerhimself.

27.SectionA

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

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A.Heforgotaboutthehockeygame.

B.Hedoesn'tliketogotohockeygames.

C.Hemissedthehockeygamebecausehewasill.

D.He'llgowiththewomantothenexthockeygame.

28.聽力原文：M:Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let'sstopfordinner.

W:Fine,wemustfindamotel,too.Insteadofcontinuing,wecangetanearlystart.

Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

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A.Driveonthroughthenight.

B.Checkoutofthemotel.

C.Canceltheirmotelreservation.

D.Stopdrivingfortherestoftheday,

29.SectionC

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

聽力原文：PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins(36)formerPresidentsFord,CarterandBushat"thepresident'ssummitforAmerica'sfuture(37)armedatrecruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafter-school,weekendandsummerreadinghelpforuptothreemillionchildren.Mr.ClitonwillaskCongressthiscomingweekfornearlythree(38)billiondollarstofundafive-yearprogramcalled"AmericaReads".

Theprogramwouldfundthe(39)coordinationeffortsof20thousandreading(40)specialistsanditwouldalsogive(41)grantstohelpparentshelpchildrenreadbythethirdgradeoraboutageeight.DuringhisSaturdayradio(42)address,thepresidentexplainedwhythe(43)programisimportant."Weneed'AmericaReads'andweneeditnow.Studiesshowwhatifthefourth-gradersfalltoreadwell.(44)Theyarelikelytodropoutofschoolandlesslikelytosucceedinlife.But,40percentofthemstillcan'treadatabasiclevel."

Volunteertutors,whoprovidecommunityserviceinexchangeforcollegefunding,arebeingusedinliteracyandtutoringprograms.(45)TheprogramsinitiatedbyPresidentClintonhascomeonthecriticismbyCongress.Thepresidentsays,manyofthePhiladelphiasummit'scorporatesponsorswillrecruittutors.(46)DozensofcollegesanduniversitiesarepreparedtosendthousandsoftheirstudentsinsupportoftheProgram.

PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins【B1】______PresidentsFord,CarterandBushat"thepresident'ssummitforAmerica'sfuture"【B2】______atrecruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafter-school,weekendandsummerreadinghelpforuptothreemillionchildren.Mr.ClitonwillaskCongressthiscomingweekfornearlythree【B3】______dollarstofundafive-yearprogramcalled"AmericaReads".

Theprogramwouldfundthe【B4】______effortsof20thousandreading【B5】______anditwouldalsogive【B6】______tohelpparentshelpchildrenreadbythethirdgrade,oraboutageeight.DuringhisSaturdayradio【B7】______,thepresidentexplainedwhythe【B8】______isimportant."Weneed'AmericaReads'andweneeditnow.studiesshowwhatifthefourth-gradersfailtoreadwell,【B9】________________________But,40percentofthemstillcan'treadatabasiclevel."

Volunteertutors,whoprovidecommunityserviceinexchangeforcollegefunding,arebeingusedinliteracyandtutoringprograms.【B10】__________________________

ThepresidentsaysmanyofthePhiladelphiasummit'scorporatesponsorswillrecruittutors.【B11】______________________________________

【B1】

30.聽力原文：M:Goodafternoon.IhaveanappointmentwithMissKarliatfouro'clock.

W:That'sright.I'mMisskarli,Docomeinandsitdown.

M:Thankyouverymuch.

W:Isentyouanapplicationfatal.Didyoureceiveit?

M:YesIdid.I'vecompleteditandbroughtitwithme.Hereitis.

W:Oh,thankyouverymuch.IalsosentyouacopyofourConditionsofService.

M:Yes,I'vereaditthrough.

W:So,nowyouknowallaboutourworkinghours,holidayarrangemeatsandsalaryscales.Arethereanyquestionsyouwanttoask?

M:No,thankyou,everythingwasexplainedveryclearly.

W:Good.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutthejobandthecompany.Mr.BallitoistheManagingDirectoroftheCompanyandI'mhissecretary.Ihaveagreatdealofworktodo,soMr.Ballitohasdecidedtoemployamalesecretarytohelpme.

M:Oh,Isee.Somyworkwouldbetohelpyou?

W:Yes,youwouldanswerthetelephone,dothefilingandsomeshorthandtypewriting.Canyonuseaduplicator?

M:Yes,I'velearnthowtotypestencilsandrunoffcopiesonaduplicatoratthebank.

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A.H.R.B.Manger.C.Juniorsecretary.D.Seniorsecretary.

31.(34)

A.Tocollectmoneyfromstudentsforschool.

B.Tosupervisethefinancialworkofschool.

C.Todirectthecollegeentranceexams.

D.Toassisttomakemoneyforschool.

32.(29)

A.Thereareonlytwokindsofintelligencetests.

B.Verbalabilityreferstoskillwithwords.

C.AstudentwithahighI.Q.islikelytobeatopstudent.

D.Themostcreativeortalentedpeopledonotalwaysgetthehighestscoresonintelligencetests.

33.聽力原文：M:Hi,Iheardyou'relookingforadifferentapartment.

W:Yeah,theplaceI'minnowisarealdown.

M:ItwasOKwhenIwasthere.

W:Oh,theboilerkeepsbreakingandwhenitdoes,weloosetheheatforseveraldaysatthetime.

M:Wilydoesn'ttheownerreplaceit?

W:Well,shesaiditwascheapertokeepfixingit.She'saniceenoughperson,justthesortofmean.Inanycase,I'msickofbeingcold.

M:Canyougetyourdepositbackifyoumove?

W:IfIgivetwo-monthnotice,Icangetthewholethingback.

M:Sowhatkindofplaceareyoulookingfor?

W:IthinkI'lltrytogetintooneofthosehigh-risesneartheuniversity.There'snothingreallyspecialbutatleasttheyarenewandfunctional.

M:Iheardofthosebuildingsareprettynoisy.Thewallsarethinandyoucanheareverythingthat'sgoingonintheotherapartment.

W:Oh,thatwillneverdo.Ineedsomeplacequiettofinishmythesis.IguessI'llhavetolooksomemoreads.ButIstillhavesomeworries.Youknow,maybenewisn'tnecessarilybetter.

M:Whydon'tyoutrysomeofthoseapartmentsinWinsor?They'resupposedtobenice.

W:Oh,aren'ttheyawfullyexpensive?

M:Notreally,you'llbesurprisedathowreasonablesomeofthemare.Theproblemwouldbethatthebusdoesn'trunthatway.

W:That'lldefinitelybeaproblem.Ican'taffordacarrightnow.IguessI'dbettercheckafewoftheplaceshereinthecitybeforeImakeadecision.

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A.Thelandlordalwaysturnsadeafeartohercomplaints.

B.Thelandlordisnoteasytobepleased.

C.Thelandlordcaresaboutmoneyverymuch.

D.Thelandlordisneitherfriendlynorhelpful.

34.

【B9】

35.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Theairhostesswasinthesmallkitchenatthebackoftheaero-planepreparingthetraysforlunchwhenalittleandladycameandspoketoher."Couldyoupleasetellme,"sheasked,"whereistheladieslavatoryinthisplane?"

"Yes,madam,"saidtheairhostessandsmiled."Itisrightattheotherendoftheplane—atthefront."

Thelittleoldladywenttoofar.Shewalkedallthewaytothefrontoftheplane,openedthedoorinfrontofher,andsawthecaptainoftheaero-planeandtheotherofficers.Theywereallbusyattheirworkanddidnotseeher.Shewentoutagain,shutthedoorandreturnedtotheairhostess.

"Oh,didn'tyoufindit,madam?"thegirlaskedher.

"Yes,Idid,"saidthelittleoldlady."Buttherearefourmenintheladieslavatorywatchingtelevision."

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A.Ataboutnoon.

B.Lateintheafternoon.

C.Earlyinthemorning.

D.Atdawn.

36.【B1】

37.聽力原文：Theworld'ssmartestadolescentsinmathematicsandscienceareinSingapore,accordingtoaglobalsurveyofeducationalachievement.Inthe3rdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy,13-year-oldsfromSingaporeachievedthebestscoresinstandardizedtestsofmathandsciencethatwereadministeredto287,896studentsin41countriesin1994and1995.ThesurveysuggeststhatscienceandmatheducationisespeciallystrongintheFarEast,whilewellbehindthosetopscores,studentsfromAustraliaearnedhighermarksinmaththantheircounterpartsinEngland,whointurndidbetterthanAmericanstudents.Thestudycollectedinformationonthestudents'teachersandhomes.Notsurprisingly,thehighest-scoringstudentshadwell-educatedparentsorcamefromhomescontainingstudyingaidssuchascomputers,dictionariesorevensuchelementalfacilitiesasdesks.Thestudyshowsthatboysgenerallydidbetterthangirlsinscience,buttherewaslittledifferencebetweentheminmath.Boysscoredbetterthangirlsinphysicsandchemistry.Therewerenosexdifferencesinthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.Inadditiontobeingtested,studentsintheprojectwereaskedhowproficienttheythoughttheywereinmathandscience.Studentsinsomecountries,suchasColumbiaandKuwait,hadanoverlyoptimisticviewoftheirskills.Meanwhile,someofthebeststudentsfromJapanandKorea,forexample,wereneedlesslypessimisticeventhoughthey.didfarbetterinmaththanalmostalloftheotherstudents.

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A.StudentsfromAmerica.

B.StudentsfromEngland.

C.StudentsfromAustralia.

D.StudentsfromJapan.

38.

【B7】

39.聽力原文：M:Ifyoutakethefancymodel,we'llthrowinthefirsttankofgasfree.

W:You'vetalkedusintoit.WheredoIsign?

Q:Whatdoes"it"referto?

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A.Rentingacar.

B.Makingamodel.

C.Fillingtank.

D.Signingapaper.

40.聽力原文：W:So,haveyoufoundajobyet?

M:No,but,Ihaveafewinterviewsnextweek,sothingsarelookingup.

W:Whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?

M:Actually,(22)IwanttoworkforaWebhostingcompany.

W:Whatwouldyoudothereexactly?

M:Well,generallyspeaking,WebhostingcompaniesprovidespaceforpeopletostoreandruntheirWebsites.Canyoufollowme?

W:Oh,yeah,sortof.

M:Well,theyallowpeopletowithouthavingtobuyandmaintaintheirownservers,andI'dliketoworkintechnicalsupport,youknow,helpingcustomersresolvecomputer-relatedproblemswiththeirsites.

W:So,how'sthepayforthatsortofjob?

M:Well,mostpeopleIknowstartoutwithaveryreasonablesalary;youcanearnpayincreasesdependingonyourperformance.

W:So,whataboutbenefits?

M:Oh,thebenefitsareprettygood.(23)Theyoftenprovidehealthinsurance,twoweeksofpaidvacationayear,andopportunitiesforadvancement.

W:Well,istherelong-termjobsecurityinajoblikethat?

M:That'shardtotell.Imean,(24)theInternetisbooming,andthesekindsofcompaniesaresproutingupeverywhere,whichisagoodthingbutyouneverknowhowlongthingswilllast.

W:Well,haveyoueverthoughtaboutgoingbacktoschooltoimproveyourjobskills?(25)Youknow,youdiddropoutofcollege;moretrainingmighthelpyoulandabetterjob.

M:Well,Idon'thavetheresourcesatthemomenttodothat;however,thejobIamlookingatwillpayforsomeclassesafterIhavebeenwiththecompanyforsixmonths.

W:Well,itlookslikeyouhavethingsplannedoutthistime.

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A.Educationindustry.

B.Medicineindustry.

C.ITindustry.

D.Engineeringindustry.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairytalesassacredtexts:"Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter."

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairytalesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhas,andonthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairytales.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingnotheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairytalesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend.

Nofairytaleeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.

Theauthorconsidersthatafairytaleismoreeffectivewhenitis______.

42.

Whattemptsyoutoeatmoreis______.

A.yourhungrycells

B.yourhungerandappetite

C.hormoneinsulin

D.bothyourhungrycellsandhormoneinsulin

43.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For