2022-2023年遼寧省遼陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof______orlandingsitesofUFOs.

2.

Crammerscanimprovetheirgradesbyaddinginformal______beforetheoverwhelmingpressureison.

3.

ThefamilybreakuphascausedsomeeconomiclosstotheBritishgovernmenteachyear.

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4.AsthecentersiteoftheworshipofZeus,OlympiahostedtheopeningceremonyfortheancientOlympicgames.

5.

Tomanagestress,thoughtscanbecontrolledbyconsideringalternativeviewsthrough______.

6.Onereasonwhycollegesincreasetuitionandfeesisthatthestatesupportisshrinking.

7.

Dr.Horvitzrecentlydemonstratedavoicebasedsystemthatcouldshow______topatients.

8.

InApril1995,makesthe______.

9.

Tosolvethesizeproblemofcellphones,scientistshavebeenresearching___________________fordecades.

10.

WhendopeoplewhoretirestartcollectingSocialSecuritybenefits?

A.Immediatelyaftertheyretire.

B.2monthsaftertheyretire.

C.2yearsafterthenormalretiringage.

D.2yearsbeforetheyretire.

11.TheAmericanVisitor

ThebigredAmericanearwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenPaulCarsonsawitcomingtowardshim,hestoppedhisowncarattheside,tomakeroomforittopass.

Thebigcarwentslowlypast,soclosethatPaulcouldseeitsdriver'sfacequiteclearly.Itwasnotaprettyface.Themouthwastoolarge,andtheearsweretoosmall.Theblackhairwascutveryshort,andtheeyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"Paulwondered."Waitaminute.Iremembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper."Heturnedtohissister."Haveyoustillgotyesterday'spaper,Nora?Ordidyoulightthefirewithitthismorning?YouusuallydowhenIneedit."

"No,Ididn't,"laughedNora."Butit'sratherdirty.Iputthefishinitjustnowastheyhadnopaperinthefishshop.It'sontheflooratthebackoftheear.I'llgetitifyoulike."

Sheopenedthebackdoorandtookthefishoutofthepaper.Paulturnedquicklytothemiddlepageandshowedherthepicture.Itwaspartlycoveredwithwetfish'sblood,butthefacewasclearenough.Itwasnotaprettyface.Ithadalargemouthandsmallears,anditseyeswerehiddenbehinddarkglasses.

"Wantedbythepolice,"readPaul,"forpayingbillswithuselesschequesathotelsandshopsinMargate,Brightonandotherlargeseasidetowns.TheCityBankwillpayfiftypoundstoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

"DoesitsayanythingaboutanAmericancare"

"No.Butlistentothis.HeisEnglish,butheusuallytalksanddresseslikeanAmericanvisitor.Perhapsit'sastolencar.Menlikehimuseadifferentcareveryweek."

"That'strue.Whatareyougoingtodo,Paul?Callthepolice?"

"No.Iwanttomakesurefirst."Heturnedthecarandbegantodrivebackthesameway."Let'sfollowhimandwatchforafewminutes.What'shiscarnumber?Whereishestaying?Togetourfiftypounds,wemustbeabletotellthepoliceasmuchaspossible."

Soontheysawtheredcarinfrontofthem.Itseemedtobegoingveryslowly.

"Don'tgotoonear,Paul.Ifheseesus,we'llnevercatchhim.Oh,becareful,he'sstopping!"

Paulstoppedhisowncarbehindanoldfarm-cartattheroadside,sothatthemancouldnotseehim.Thedooroftheredcaropened,anditsdrivergotoutandlookedround.Thenhestartedwalkingtowardsanoldwhitehouse,whichwashalf-hiddenbytreesalittlewayfromtheroad.

"That'sSeldonManor,theLightfoot'shouse!"saidPaul."They'reawayinGreecethissummer,stayingwithherfamily.DickLightfootmarriedaGreekgirl,youremember?Thegardeneristakingcareoftheplace,butthere'snoonelivingthereatpresent."Helookedoncemoreatthepictureinthenewspaper.Thenhegotoutofthecar.

"Listen,Nora.Youmuststayherewiththecar.I'mgoingacrossthefieldtothesideofthehouse.Hewon'tseeme,butI'llbeabletowatchhim.Ifyouhearmecall,driveuptothehouseasquicklyasyoucan."

Heleftherandranacrossthefield.Themanwascomingawayfromthefrontdoorandwalkingroundthesideofthehouse.Thedoorofthegarden-roomwasopen,andhewentinside.

PaulCarsondidnotstoptothinkortoaskquestions.Heranacrossthegardenandshutthedoor.Thenhefixeditsothatitcouldbeopenedonlyfromoutside.Therewasnootherdoororwindow.Themanwascaught.

Pauldidnotwaittotalk.Heranbacktothecarasfastashecould.Behindhimhecouldheartheangrymantryingtobreakthedooropen.Butitwasastrongdoor;hewouldsoongettiredofhittingit.

Whentheyreachedthepolicestation,Paulwentinandquicklytoldthepoliceofficerallaboutth

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12.

Eatingtoomuchsaltcanraiseyourcholesterol.

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13.

In2000,overhalftheworld'spopulationlivein______.

14.

Theauthorsupportshisbeliefinthe"consequences"ofparentalpressureby______.

15.WhatdidthesurveyofJuniorAchievementshowabouttheteenagers?

A.Quiteafewofthembelievethatcheatingisgenetic.

B.Manyofthemseedeceivingasessentialforsuccess.

C.Cheatingoccursmorecommonlyamongthem.

D.Theyarethevictimsofthelyingcultureinfact.

16.

SecondLife'sbasicmembershipisfree,but______makesmoneybychargingamonthlyfeetopurchasevirtuallandandbuildahouseorotherstructureonit.

17.Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

18.

Theinstructioninthefirstlanguageisakeypartofagoodbilingualprogram.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.AccordingtoanewTIMEpoll,whatmaybeoneofthereasonsthatAmericansprefertobuyorganicfoodantenergy-efficientlightbulbs?

A.Theseproductsarecheaperandmorepersuasive.

B.Theyareabidingbyakindofnewcontract.

C.Themanufactureroftheproductsurgesthemtobuy.

D.Buyingsuchproductshasbecomeavogue.

20.AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(14)

A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.Allthepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

22.聽力原文：M:So,whatexactlyareyoudoingtoprotecttheelephantshere?

W:Well,wehavemanagedtoraisealotofmoneyforthisproject.Alotofitisbeingusedtocompensatefarmersforthedamagethatelephantsdototheircrops.

M:Howdoesthatprotecttheelephants?

W:Sincetheelephantscausedamagetothecrops,farmersareoftentemptedtogooutandkilltheelephants.

M:Isee.So,thefarmersdon'thavearealproblemwiththeelephantsuntiltheelephantsstarteatingthecrops.Butwhydotheelephantsdothat?

W:Well,therearen'tenoughtreestoprovidethemwithfoodonthelandthathasbeenreservedforthem.

M:Mm.Butifyousuccessfullyprotecttheelephants,theirnumberswillgrowandtheywillneedmorefood.Thatmeansthat'they'llneedmoreland.

W:That'strue,butwe'vesolvedthatproblemtoo.Whatwedoismovesomeelephantstoreservationswheretherearerelativelyfew.

M:Sothat'swhereyouspendanotherlargeproportionofthemoneyyouraise.

W:Actually,itisn'tveryexpensivebecausewesharethecostwiththepeoplewhoruntheotherreservations.

M:Isee.Howdoyoudecidewhichelephantstomove?

W:Weusetwocriteria.Thefirstisthatwemaintainthegeneticdiversityoftheelephantherd.The-secondisthatwetransportthemoreaggressivemembersoftheherd,whichresultsinusspendinglessmoneycompensatingfarmers.

M:Arethereanyplanstoexpandthereservation?

W:Wehaveallocatedsomemoneytolandpurchases,butsuchpurchasescouldhaveadetrimentaleffectonthelocalhumanpopulation,sowerarelydoit.

M:Whatkindsofresearchareyoudoingontheelephantshere?

W:We'remainlystudyingthewaythatelephantsinteractwitheachotherwithinaherd.

M:Isee.Well,thanksverymuchforyourtime.

W:Mypleasure.

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A.Water.B.Crops.C.Money.D.Trees.

23.(46)

24.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Didyouseethecollegenewspaper?Theywriteaboutourvoterregistrationcampaign.

M:Idid.Maybeit'llsparksomeinterestoncampus.Withoutmorevolunteerswe'llnevermeetourgoal.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Theydon'thaveroomforanymorevolunteers.

B.Hehopesthestorywillraisemoneyforthenewspaper.

C.Morepeopleneedtogetinvolvedinthecampaign.

D.Voterregistrationiscontroversialoncampus.

25.

【B3】

26.聽力原文：W:Thesetomatoesaxehuge!Youmusthavewateredthemalot.

M:Yes,IdickTheyoughttoberipeenoughtopickbynextFridaywhenwehaveourpicnic.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

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A.Inakitchen.

B.Inanorchard.

C.Inagarden.

D.Atapicnic.

27.SectionC

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

Takingyourdogonvacationmayhavebeen【B1】______adecadeago,buttodayit'sfree.

【B2】______thepet-friendlyhotel,wheredogsarejustpartofthefamily,theLoewsMiamiBeachhashadmorethan1,200【B3】______guestssofarthisyear.Dogs,likekids,stayfreethere.

Alotofpeoplejustwanttotravelwiththeiranimals,sothehotel【B4】______.gueststocomewiththeirpets.Thehotelhasaspecial【B5】______forthemfromthetimetheyenterthedoortillthetimetheyleave.

Therearefreshgrapesbythepoolforthediscerningdogandacupoficecubesforthehotdog.Anddon'tforgetthespecialdoggiedinnermenu.Thehotelkitchen【B6】______tocaninesaswellastheirmasters.Themostpopulardogdishisa【B7】______ofbeef,vegetablesandflee.It'sreallygreat.【B8】______,thepeoplefoodisevenbetter.

【B9】______.Someofthemdon'thavechildren,andthedogsmayfillthatgapforthem.【B10】______.Butwhatpetwouldn'twanttobewelcomedbacktoawelcomemealthatincludesanall-beefhamburgerbone?

【B11】______.

【B1】

28.

【B2】

29.

【B10】

30.(15)

A.Don'tgivetwo-monthrentinadvance.

B.Beagoodtenant.

C.Askhelpfromthelandlord.

D.Writetheownersaletter.

31.聽力原文：Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearchpaperisgivingpropercreditofyourresourcesofinformation.Failuretodothisiscalledplagiarismwhichisaform.ofintellectualdishonesty.

Plagiarismisakindofstealingoratleastanunauthorizedborrowingofsomeoneelse'sideas.Sometimesinexperiencedstudentswillplagiarizeunintentionally,andthenbesurprisedwhentheteacherwon'taccepttheirpapers,orgivesthemafailinggrade.

Thebestwaytoavoidanunintentionalplagiarizingistobeverycarefulingatheringyourinformation.Asyoutakenotesonbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutthetopicyou'veselected,firsttrytoassimilatetheinformationthoroughly.Secondly,writeitdowninyourownwords.Thisiscalledparaphrasing.Ifyoudoagoodjobofparaphrasing,you'llcapturethemainideafromyoursourcewithoutactuallyusinganyphrasesfromit.Mostofyournotesshouldprobablybeparaphrases.However,occasionallyyoumayfindsomethingyouwishtoquotedirectlyinyourresearchpaper.Inthiscase,besurethatyoucopythequotationpreciselyinyournotesandencloseitinquotationmarks.Thatwaywhenyou'refinalizingyourresearchpaper,you'llbeabletorememberwhichofyournotesaredirectquotesandwhichareyourownsummariesofthematerial.Youcanthenincorporatethemappropriatelyandgivetheoriginalauthorpropercredit.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.Whatkindofassignmentdoesthespeakerdiscusswiththestudents?

33.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnthestudentsnottodo?

34.Accordingtothespeaker,howshouldmostofthenotesbetaken?

35.Howdoesthespeakersayadirectquotationshouldbeused?

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A.Readingmagazinearticles.

B.Reviewingbookreports.

C.Writingresearchpapers.

D.Selectinginformationsources.

32.(21)

A.Becauseheenjoystravelingfromhometoofficeeveryday.

B.Becausethecityairispolluted.

C.Becausehedoesn'tlikethecrowdedhousesandstrangeneighborsinthecity.

D.Becausehehasaromanticfeelingaboutnature.

33.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Doyouwanttogorunningdownbythelakeafterpsychologyclass.Ireallyliketotakeadvantageofthebeautifulweatherthisafternoon

M:Well,normallyIbegintogatherwithmystudygroupthen,butIguessIcanskipthatjustthisonce.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hewantstostayinthesunshine.

B.Hewouldliketogoforarun.

C.Hewillstudyafterschool.

D.Hewillhaveagather-togetherwithhisfriends.

34.(18)

A.Adentist.B.Acook,C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

35.(25)

A.Selladvancedtechnologyandsendmoreexpertstohelpthecompanies.

B.Providethecompanieswithadvancedtechnologyandequipments.

C.Lendmoremoneytothecompanieswithhighinterests.

D.Givemoneytothecompaniestoimprovetheirequipmentsandpromotetheirresearch,

36.(45)

37.聽力原文：YoucouldsaythatJosephCornellbecameanartistbecauseofhisloveofcollecting.CornellusedtospendhisfreetimeexploringthestreetlifeofNewYorkCityinthe1920s.Hesoonstartedcollectingoldbooks,prints,postcardsandeventhree-dimensionalobjectsthathefoundinstoresthatsoldusedbooks.

Cornellalsoattendedmanymuseumshows,galleryopeningsanddanceperformances.HewasinfluencedbyagroupofartistscalledtheSurrealistswhocombinedimagesinunusualandoftenstrangeways.

JosephCornellstartedmakinghisownworksbycuttingoutdifferentpicturesandputtingthemtogetherincreativeandmagicalcombinations.Soon,hestartedmakingboxesinsideofwhichwerecarefullyarrangedpicturesandobjects.Heworkedonhisartatnightafterfinishinghisdayjob.Later,whenhisboxesandimagesstartedsellingandreceivingpublicrecognition,heworkedonhisartfulltime.

JosephCornelldiedin1972.TheSmithsonianexhibitshowedalmosttwohundredworksmadeduringhisforty-yearcareer,oneworkiscalled"SoapBubbleSet".Aboxwithaglasswindowshowsamapofthemoon,severalpicturesofseacreatures,twoglasscupsandtwowhitepipesforsmoking.Inanotherbox,Cornellcombinesanimageofacockatoobirdwithamusicboxandwatchfaces.

JosephCornelloncesaidhisartwasbasedoneverydayexperiences.Hesaidthatwithhisartheshowed"thebeautyofthecommonplace".Visitorswhocametothisspecialexhibitfoundmagicinregularobjects-andevensawbeautyinabox.

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A.HeexploredthenightlifeofNewYork.

B.Hecollectedusedboxesfromthestreets.

C.Hejoinedmanyart-relatedactivities.

D.Heorganizedanartisticgroup.

38.(19)

A.Sam'skneeshouldbebetterbynow.

B.Thisisn'tgoodtimeforSamtoquit.

C.ThenewsaboutSamisquiteasurprise.

D.Samshouldhavestoppedplayingearlier.

39.

【B8】

40.(31)

A.Aplatform.worker.

B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.

D.Amachine.

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

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.ThetimeandplaceofthefilmisnearlybasedonCoens'background.

B.Themorethemanhassuffered,themoreheistiredofhislife.

C.Themoreweknowaboutthefilm,themorewefeelitisnotaboutacomedy.

D.Whenthepainturnstobereal,thelaughterbecomesouronlychoice.

42.SectionB

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

Biologically,thereisonlyonequalitywhichdistinguishesusfromanimals:theabilitytolaugh.Inauniversewhichappearstobeutterlydeficientofhumor,weenjoythissupremeluxury.Anditisaluxury,forunlikeanyotherbodilyprocess,laughterdoesnotseemtoserveabiologicallyusefulpurpose.Inadividedworld,laughterisaunifyingforce.Humanbeingsopposeeachotheronagreatmanyissues.Nationsmaydisagreeaboutsystemsofgovernmentandhumanrelationsmaybeplaguedbyideologicalclansandpoliticalcamps,butweallsharetheabilitytolaugh.Andlaughter,inturn,dependsonthemostcomplexandsubtleofallhumanqualities:asenseofhumor.Certaincomicstereotypeshaveauniversalappeal.ThiscanbestbeseenfromtheworldwidepopularityofCharlieChaplin'searlyfilms.Asthatgreatcommentatoronhumanaffairs,worldwideDr.SamuelJohnson,onceremarked."menhavebeenwiseinverydifferentmodes;buttheyhavealwayslaughedinthesameway."

Asenseofhumormaytakevariousformsandlaughtermaybeanythingfromrefinedtinkle(清響)toanearthquakingroar,buttheeffectisalwaysthesame.Humorhelpsustomaintainacorrectsenseofvalues.Itistheonequalitywhichpoliticalfanatics(狂熱者)appeartolack.Ifwecanseethefunnyside,wenevermakethemistakeoftakingourselvestooseriously.Wearealwaysremindedthattragedyisnotreallyfarremovedfromcomedy,sowenevergetone-sidedviewofthings.

Thisisoneofthechieffunctionsofsatire(諷刺)andirony.Humanpainandsufferingaresogrim;wehoversooftenonthebrinkofwar;politicalrealitiesareusuallyenoughtoplungeusintototaldespair.Insuchcircumstances,cartoonsandsatiricalaccountsofseriouspoliticaleventsredressthebalance.Theytakethewindoutofarrogantpoliticianswhohavelosttheirsenseofproportion.Theyenableustoseethatmanyofourmostprofoundactionsaremerelycomicorabsurd.WelaughwhenagreatsatiristlikeSwiftwritesaboutwarinGulliver'sTravels.TheLilliputiansandtheirneighborsattackeachotherbecausetheycan'tagreewhichendtobreakanegg.Welaughbecausewearemeanttolaugh;butwearemeanttoweeptoo.Itistoopowerfulaweapontobeallowedtoflourish.

Thesenseofhumormustbesingledoutasman'smostimportantqualitybecauseitisassociatedwithlaughter.Andlaughter,inturn,isassociatedwithhappiness.Courage,determination,initiative--thesearequalitieswesharewithotherformsoflife.Butthesenseofhumorisuniquelyhuman.Ifhappinessisoneofthegreatgoalsoflife,thenitisthesenseofhumorthatprovidesthekey.

Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatlaughter______.

A.canresolvepeople'soppositiontoeachother

B.isauniversalfeaturesharedbyhumanbeings

C.playsabiologicalroleunlikeotherbodilyprocess

D.hasnothingtodowithpeople'ssenseofhumor

43.Accordingtothepassage,the"hierarchical"theoryofgalaxyformationsuggeststhatbig,brightgalaxiesformedas______.

44.Differentfromthepast,nowmoreandmorefibreprojectsarecarriedoutin______

45.

Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Liberal-artsstudentsaredecreasing.

B.Companiesseekemployeeswithabundantknowledge.

C.Tek.Xamhasbeenpopularamongliberal-artsstudents.

D.Tek.Xamsupplementstothecurriculuminindependentcolleges.

46.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFrenchmen?

A.Manyofthempreferthemodemlifestyle.

B.Theyactuallyenjoyworkingattheassemblyline.

C.Theyaremoreconcernedwithmoneythanbefore.

D.Theyaxemorecompetitivethantheoldergeneration.

47.

Theauthorusesthestatisticsinthefourthparagraphtoshowthat________.

A.therearemorecompaniesownedbywomenthanthoseownedbymen

B.thereisatrendforwomentoestablishcompaniesoftheirown

C.morepeoplearewillingtoworkincompaniesownedbywomen

D.womenareasgoodasmeninmanagingtheirbusiness

48.

Accordingtothepassage,ateacher'sdutyisto______.

A.providingstudentswithhelpwhennecessary

B.findingoutstudents'mistakesandcorrectingthem

C.teachingstudentstheessentialknowledgethattheywillneedintheirfuturelife

D.tellingstudentsthecorrectanswers

49.SectionB

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

Threestrikingfactshighlightthedramaticshiftinrecentyearsintherelativeeconomicbalanceof"first-world"and"third-world"economies.Lastyear,accordingtotheestimates,emergingeconomiesproducedslightlymorethanhalfofworldoutputmeasuredatpurchasing-powerparity(等值).Second,theyalsoaccountedformorethanhalfoftheincreaseinglobalGDPincurrent-dollarterms.Andthird,perhapsmoststrikingofall,the32biggestemergingeconomies,whichwetrackweeklyinTheEconomistandE,grewinboth2004and2005.Everypreviousyearduringthepastthreedecadessawatleastonecountryinrecession--ifnotadeepcrisis.Someeconomieswillinevitablystumbleoverthecomingyears,but,thankstosounderpolicies,mostcanlookforwardtorapidlong-termgrowth.Theyoungemergingeconomieshavegrownupinmorewaysthanone.

SuchhappeningsarepartofthebiggestshiftineconomicstrengthsincetheemergenceoftheUnitedStatesmorethanacenturyago.AsdevelopingcountriesandtheformerSovietblockhaveembracedmarket-friendlyeconomicreformsandopenedtheirborderstotradeandinvestment,morecountriesareindustrializingthaneverbefore--andmorequickly.DuringtheirindustrialrevolutionsAmericaandBritaintook50yearstodoubletheirrealincomesperhead;todayChinaisachievingthatinasingledecade.Inanopenworld,itismucheasiertocatchupbyadoptingadvancedcountries'technologythanitistobeaneconomicleaderthathastoinventnewtechnologiesinordertokeepgrowing.Theshiftineconomicpowertowardsemergingeconomiesisthereforelikelytocontinue.Thisisreturningtheworldtothesortofstatethatenduredthroughoutmostofitshistory.Peopleforgetthat,untilthelate19thcentury,ChinaandIndiaweretheworld'stwobiggesteconomiesandtoday's"emergingeconomies"accountedforthebulkofworldproduction.

Manybosses,workersandpoliticiansintherichworldfearthatthesuccessofthesenewcomerswillbeattheirownexpense.Butrichcountrieswillgainmorethantheylosefromtheenrichmentofothers.Fearsthatthethirdworldwillstealrich-worldoutputandjobsarebasedontheoldfallacythatanincreaseinonecountry'soutputmustbeattheexpenseofanother's.Butmoreexportsgivedevelopingcountriesmoremoneytospendonimports--mainlyfromdevelopedeconomies.Fastergrowthinpoorcountriesisthereforemorelikelytoincreasetheoutputoftheirrichercounterpartsthantoreduceit.TheemergingeconomiesarehelpingtoliftworldGDPgrowthattheverytimewhentherichworld'sageingpopulationswouldotherwisecausegrowthtoslow.

Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat______.

A.thereisadramaticshiftinrecentyearsintheworldeconomy

B.emergingeconomiesproducednearlyhalfofworldoutput

C.thereare32emergingeconomiesin"third-world"

D.theyoungemergingeconomieshavedevelopedrapidlyinrecentyears

50.

【C7】

51.

Expertshavepointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,driversshouldbereadyto______.

52.Inrecentdecades,thereisaphenomenonwhichmakesusgivesomeattention,theso-calledSoutheastAsian"tigers"haverivaledthewestern"lions"forstockclichesthatmakeeconomicheadlines.ThemythofAmericaneconomichegemony(霸權)overAsiaintheimposingandpatriarchalfigureofUncleSamhasprovidedfrequentpoliticalgrist(政治上可以利用的資本)forSoutheastAsianpoliticalleaders,particularlyMalaysia'sPrimeMinisterMahathir.Hehasattemptedtoforgeaninternationalreputationasasnarlingtiger,butlatelysoundsmorelikeabarnyarddoggroaningatshadows.WithoutdemeaninginanywaytheremarkableachievementsofthenewlydevelopingeconomiesofMalaysia,ThailandandIndonesia,thesenationsattimesappeartobetheirownworstenemies.ThisisoftenexemplifiedbyDr.Maflathir,whorailsatWesternevilwheneveraninternationalordomesticcrisisprovidesanopportunity.

Tobemorespecific,therecentdevaluationofthePhilippineandThaicurrencies,andthesubsequentpressureontheMalaysiancurrencyhasinspiredDr.Mahathirtolaunchanall-outattackontheWestasthesourceoftheproblem.HeevenallegesthattheUnitedStateshasdeli-beratelydestabilizedSoutheastAsianeconomiesinrevengeforthesenations,supportingthebrutalmilitaryruleinMyanmar,anactionwhichtheUnitedStatesseemstowantinspectedratherthanrewarded.Butbyresortingtosuchscapegoat(替罪羊),insteadofacceptingevenabitresponsibility,thePrimeMinistermayunderminethefuturesuccessoftheregionandMalaysiainparticular.

Uponfurtherquestioning,Dr.Matlathirnarrowedhisattacktoonewealthyindividual,thewell-knownphilanthropist(慈善家),Mr.GeorgeSoros,whoseoppositiontoMyanmar'sadmissiontoASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)Mahathirfoundparticularity,irritating.ThelogicalmistakesthatunderliesuchconspiracytheoriesdonothelpMalaysiaaddresstheseriousissuesofe