2021-2022年內蒙古自治區(qū)包頭市大學英語6級大學英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Apolicemancanstopacartolookforevidenceleadingtoasearchifhefindsitmatching______.

2.Theauthordoesanassessmentofallhigh-riskurbanareasintheU.S.

3.

CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

4.

Whatisn'tsaidaboutthecasewithPCBs?

A.AnaccumulationofPCBsinthehumanbodyisthedirectreasonofthecancerandotherseveredisorders.

B.PCBscan'tbedisintegratedusingconventionalwaste-treatmentways.

C.PCBsaredegradedbynaturalprocessesveryslowly.

D.PCBshavebeenfoundinhighcontentsinthefattytissuesoffish.

5.

PeoplecansendyoudatawithoutyourpermissionbecausetheBluetoothconnectionis______.

6.

Shynessmaybeindicatedby______.

7.LAEV'slocationneardowntownoffersitbothconvenienttransportationand______.

8.Thecomparisoninadanglingcomparativeisoftenleft______.

9.Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsthatstillremain,wewill______.

10.TaughenedGlass:theSolutiontoRetailOwners'SecurityConcerns

Taughenedglass,whichisalsocalledBastieglassbecauseofthenameoftheinventor,isakindofglassthatisfinelytemperedorannealed,byapeculiarmethodofsuddencoolingbyplungingwhilehotintooil,meltedwax,orparaffine.

Thedevelopmentandacceptanceoftaughenedglasshasundergoneseveralstages.Yetthebenefitsofthisparticularkindofglassstillremainunknowntoalargegroupofpeople.

DuPonthasdoneagreatjobofworkingwitharchitectsandthearchitecturalglassindustrytounderstand,developandpromotetheuseoftaughenedglass(safetyglass)worldwide.Withintheretailenvironmentinparticular,architectsinallcontinentsareusingtaughenedglassforadiverserangeofapplications--notonlyforeconomicandfunctionalreasonsbutalsoforthepureaestheticdelightofusingthematerial.

Yetsadly,thegeneralpublicinNorthAmericaisstilltoooftenignorantofthebenefitstaughenedglasscanbring--notonlyinshopsbutalsoinofficesandhomes.Thematerialisstillalltoooftenperceivedasvaguely"moreexpensive"anditswiderangeofbenefitsremainslargelyunknown.Sharingthebenefitswithbuildingowners-fromthebusinesscommunitytohomeowners--hastobeournextmajorchallenge.

NationalGateandGlassCorp.suppliesstorefrontglasstoretailersthroughoutNorthAmerica,fromnationwidechainstosingleoutletowners.Howeverlargeorsmall,ourcustomershavesimilarconcernswhenitcomestothestorefrontglasstheyusewithregardtocost,appearance/aesthetics,securityandservice.

Thegoodnewsisthatin99.9percentofcases,wefindthattheinstallationof6mm+6mmtaughenedglasswithaninterlayerof0.76mmButacite(r)PVBinterlayersolvesalloftheseconcernswithease!Taughenedglassisanidealsolutionformodemretailersintermsofsamedayinstallation,securityprevention,protectionfromtheUVraysthatcausethedegradationofstoredisplaysandfurnishingsandtheeliminationofboardingfollowingdamagetothestorefront.

TimeIsMoney.

Everyoneintheretailconstructionvaluechain,fromownerstoforemen,areconcernedwithcosts.Weareabletoaddressthisfirstconcernprettyquickly.IntheUSA,taughenedglasscostsalmostexactlythesameastemperedglasstopurchaseandinstallpersquaremeter.InAustraliaandEurope,itcanbesignificantlycheaperthantemperedglass!Inthecaseofbreakage,thecostbenefitsoftaughenedglasscanbeseenveryclearly;asstoreowners,managersandlosspreventiondepartmentsknow,timeismoney!Unliketemperedglass,taughenedglassallowsstorestostayopeninthecaseofbreakagesincecrackedorbrokenglassstaysintheframe.Smallerlocationsthatareboardedupwithplywoodcanleavecustomerswiththeimpressionthattheyareclosed--andnobodycanaffordthat.It'scriticallyimportantthateveryoneknowsthatyouare

BetterLookingstorefronts

Thesecondmajorconcernisaesthetics.Manyofourretailcustomerslocatedindowntownareasautomaticallyassumethatshutterswillhavetobeinstalledtoensureadequatesecurityafterstoreopeninghours.Itisalwaysapleasureformetoseethereliefoncustomers'faceswhenItellthemaboutthesecuritybenefitsoftaughenedglassandhowthematerialeliminatestheneedforshutters,allowingmuchbetterlookingstorefronts.

ARealBoosttotheBottomLine

Athirdconcernissecurity.Thelosspreventionofficersofmajorretailersunderstandperhapsbetterthananyoneelsetheextenttowhichbreak-insandvandalismnegativelyaffectthebottomline.Myretailcustomerstellmethattheaveragecostofabreak,inisUS＄30,000.Thisnotonlyincludesstole

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11.

Whenecologicalresilienceisexceeded,theecosystembecomes______unacceptable.

12.

100caloriesinacanofsodaequalsto______.

A.200,000regularcalories

B.200kilocalories

C.100kilocalories

D.4,184joules

13.WhyMenandWomenCan'tCommunicate

—byDeborahTannen

Amanandawomanwereseatedinacarthathadbeencirclingthesameareaforahalfhour.Thewomanwassaying,"Whydon'twejustasksomeone?"Themanwassaying,notforthefirsttime,"I'msureit'saroundheresomewhere.I'lljusttrythisstreet."

Whyaresomanymenreluctanttoaskdirections?Whyaren'twomen?Andwhycan'twomenunderstandwhymendon'twanttoask?Theexplanation,forthisandforcountlessminorandmajorfrustrationsthatwomenandmenencounterwhentheytalktoeachother,liesinthedifferentwaysthattheyuselanguage—differencesthatbeginwithhowgirlsandboysuselanguageaschildren,growingupindifferentworlds.

Anthropologists,sociologistsandpsychologistshavefoundthatlittlegirlsplayinsmallgroupsorinpairs;theyhaveabestfriend,withwhomtheyspendalotoftimetalking.It'sthetellingofsecretsthatmakesthembestfriends.Theylearntouselanguagetonegotiateintimacy—tomakeconnectionsandfeelclosetoeachother.

Boys,ontheotherhand,tendtoplaycompetitivegamesinlargergroups,whicharehierarchical.High-statusboysgiveorders,andlow-statusboysarepushedaround.Soboyslearntouselanguagetopreserveindependenceandnegotiatetheirstatus,tryingtoholdcenterstage,challengeandresistchallenges,displayknowledgeandverbalskill.

Thesedivergent(有分歧的)assumptionsaboutthepurposeoflanguagepersistintoadulthood,wheretheylieinwaitbehindcross-genderconversations,readytoleapoutandcausepuzzlementorgrief.Inthecaseofaskingfordirections,thesameinterchangeisexperienceddifferentlybywomenandmen.Fromawoman'sperspective,youaskforhelp,yougetit,andyougettowhereyou'regoing.Afleetingconnectionismadewithastranger,whichisfundamentallypleasant.Butamanisawarethatbyadmittingignoranceandaskingforinformation,hepositionshimselfone-downtosomeoneelse.Farfrompleasant,thisishumiliating.Soitmakessenseforhimtopreservehisindependenceandself-esteematthecostofalittleextratraveltime.

Hereisanotherscenefromthedramaofthedifferencesinmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalking.Awomanandamanreturnhomefromwork.Shetellseverythingthathappenedduringtheday:whatshedid,whomshemet,whattheysaid,whatthatmadeherthink.Thensheturnstohimandasks,"Howwasyourday?"Hesays,"Sameoldratrace."Shefeelslockedout:"Youdon'ttellmeanything."Heprotests,"Nothinghappenedatwork."Theyhavedifferentassumptionsaboutwhat's"anything"totell.Toher,tellinglife'sdailyeventsandimpressionsmeansshe'snotaloneintheworld.Suchtalkistheessenceofintimacy—evidencethatsheandherpartnerarebestfriends.Sinceheneverspenttimetalkinginthiswaywithhisfriends,bestorotherwise,hedoesn'texpectit,doesn'tknowhowtodoit,anddoesn'tmissitwhenitisn'tthere.

Another'sourceofmutualfrustrationisthedifferenceinwomen'sandmen'sassumptionsabout"troublestalk."Shebeginstotalkaboutaproblem;heoffersasolution;shedismissesit,withpique(賭氣).Hefeelsfrustrated:"Shecomplains,butshedoesn'twanttodoanythingtosolveherproblems."Indeed,whatshewantstodoaboutitistalk.Sheisfrustratedbecausehissolutioncutsshortthediscussion,andimpliessheshouldn'tbewastingtimetalkingaboutit.

Thefemalesearchforconnectionandthemaleconcernwithhierarchyisevidenthere,too.Whenawomantellsanotherwomanaboutaproblem,herfriendtypicallyexplorestheproblem("Andth

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Thedenialofwhathavehappenedoftencomefromtwosources—______.

15.

Environmentalawarenesshadbecomemuchmorecommonplaceby______.

16.

Asthebandwidthincreasedto550MHz,thenumberofTVchannelsincreasedby______comparedwiththeearlycablesystems.

A.24B.33C.58D.91

17.

SigmundFreudlivedmostofhislifeinVienna,______,butheendedhisdaysin______.

18.

Whichofthefollowingprovidesdinnercruisesnow?

A.ThePotomacRiver

B.BostonHarbor

C.TheChicagoRiver

D.TheMississippiRiver

19.

Intheir20sand30s,menshouldconsidergettinginvolvedinvarioussportsforbodyflexibility.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Freudbelievedthatinchildhoodsomepeopleexperiencedeepfeelingstheyarcashamedofandthesefeelingsoftenfadeawayintotheunconsciousmind,butmayreturnindreamsinlaterlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B4】

22.

【B2】

23.聽力原文：M:Ihopeyoudon'tmindbutIwantverymuchtowatchthefootballgametonight,honey.

W:OfcourseIdomind.Don'tyouseethehouseisinamess?Well,there'snotmuchIcandoaboutyourplan,isthere?

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(18)

A.Thewomanhastoagreethatthemanwatchesthefootballgamethatnight.

B.Thewomansuccessfullypersuadesthemantocleanthehousethatnight.

C.Thewomandoesn'tmindthehouseisinmessatall.

D.Thewomanwantstowatchthefootballgameherself.

24.(21)

A.Itneedssomepowerfulcontroloveritscontent.

B.Ithasabundantinformationonthewebsites.

C.Itisgoodtoeveryoneespeciallythechildren.

D.Itisthebestform.ofthepublicmedia.

25.(26)

A.Sheisn'tthereinthemorning.

B.Herassistantisn'tthereinthemorning.

C.Shewon'thavetheformsheneedsuntiltheafternoon.

D.Sheisn'tasbusyintheafternoon.

26.(35)

A.Checkyournumberandcallagain.

B.Telltheoperatorwhathashappened.

C.Asktheoperatortoputyouthrough.

D.Asktheoperatorwhathashappened.

27.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Hewasfired.

B.Hissalarywasreduced.

C.Hewasdemoted.

D.Nothinghappenedtohim.

28.(24)

A.Tosuggestchangesinthetuitionfees.

B.Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

C.Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D.Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

29.聽力原文：W:Ican'tcashyourtraveller'scheckwithoutsomeidentificationlikeadriver'slicense.

M:SinceIhavejustarrivedintheUnitedStates,Ihaveonlymypassport.Willthatdo?

Q:Whydoesthemanofferthewomanhispassport?

(18)

A.Asidentificationtocashacheck.

B.Toproveheisaforeignvisitor.

C.Inordertoobtainavisa.

D.Thewomanisanimmigrationofficial.

30.(36)

A.Toshowthatthenewmethodwillnotcausefire.

B.Topointoutthedangeroftheoldmethod.

C.Toexplainastepinthenewtreatment.

D.Toindicatethegoodqualityofconstructionwood.

31.

【B5】

32.聽力原文：W:Howisyourjobatthesupermarket?

M:Well,it'sratherhardwork.Thehoursareprettylong.Ialreadyfeeldifficulttokeepupwithmyclassmates.

Whatisthemanworriedabout?

(16)

A.Hedoesnotearnasmuchmoneyashisclassmates.

B.Hedoesnotworkaswellashisclassmates.

C.Hedoesnotgetenoughpayforhis'hardwork.

D.Hedoesnothaveenoughtimeforhisstudy.

33.(46)

34.(29)

A.Becausetheirwivesdidn'tlikeit.

B.Becauseitwasn'tgoodforcooking.

C.Becausetheirwivesdidn'tliketheflavor.

D.Alloftheabove.

35.

【B9】

36.(31)

A.Afterheboughthisownprintshop.

B.Afterhesignedsomehistoricdocuments.

C.Whenheinventedthelightningrod.

D.WhenPennsylvaniaGazettebecamesuccessful.

37.(18)

A.Moreknowledgeiscoveredinalecture.

B.Alessonrequiresstudentsactiveinvolvement.

C.Studentsusuallytakeanactivepartinalecture.

D.Thereisalargergroupofpeopleinterestedinlessons.

38.

【B11】

39.(38)

40.聽力原文：W:Areyousurethatwe'llbesafe?

M:Takeiteasy.Alltheskirunsarecarefullymarked.Andanythingthatmightbedangerous,likeaclifforsomething,isenclosedbyafence.

W:I'mstillnervous.I'mgoingtobreakmyleg.

M:Don'tworry.I'llskiwithyouforahalf-hourorso.We'llgoonthebunnyhill.

W:Whatisthe"bunnyhill"?

M:Itistheeasiestrunonthemountain.Mostfirst-timeskiersstarttolearnskiingonthebunnyhillforitisn'tsteepatall.

W:Sotherearerunsfordifferentkindsofskiers?Arethererunsforadvancedskiersandrunsforbeginners?

M:Absolutely.Lookatthismap.Youcanseealltherunsonthemountainonthismap.Theadvancedrunsaremarkedwithredcirclesandthebeginnerrunshavewhitediamonds.

W:Thenwhataboutthegreensquares?

M:Theyaretheintermediateruns.

W:Sowhydon'tIgetamaplikethat?

M:I'llgetyouonelater.Sonowlet'sski!

(23)

A.Atapark.

B.Ataskiingresort.

C.Atastadium.

D.Atahotelatthefootofamountain.

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

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

ThegeneticcharacteristicsofalllifeformsonearthareembodiedinthechemicalstructureofDNAmolecules.Anorganism'sDNAmoleculesprovideacompleteblueprintforitsphysicalmakeup.GeneticengineeringistheprocessofalteringtheDNAgeneticcodetochangethecharacteristicsofplantsandanimals.Throughtheprocess,scientistscanliterallybuildtoordernewlifeformsthatperform.desiredfunctions.Forhundredsofyears,humanshaveengineeredthedevelopmentoffoodcropsanddomesticatedanimalsthroughselectivebreedingpractices.Forexample,themoderndairycowistheresultofcenturiesofcarefullybreedingindividualanimalsthatcarriedthegenetictraitforhighmilkproduction.However,newtechnologymakesitpossibleforscientiststorestructuretheDNAmoleculesthemselvesandthusobtainmorerapidandmoreradicalgeneticchangesthanwerepossibleinthepast.ThisnewprocessiscommonlycalledrecombinantDNAtechnologyorgenesplicingbecauseitinvolvesdisassemblingtheDNAmoleculeandthenrecombiningorsplicingthepiecesaccordingtoanewpattern.Thegene-splicedDNAmoleculemayhaveageneticcodethathasneverexistedbefore.

AlthoughrecombinantDNAtechnologyisstillinitsinfancy,ithasalreadydemonstrateditsvalue.Newcropbreedsproducedbythisprocessarealreadygrowinginfarmers'fields.Cropsthataregeneticallyengineeredtoresistpests,diseases,anddroughtcouldbeimportantineffortstoalleviatestarvationaroundtheworld.Scientistsaretryingtousegeneticengineeringtoproduceimportantdrugssuchasinsulin(胰島素)andinterferon(干擾素)cheaply.Theyarealsoworkingonageneticallyengineeredgenerationofwonderdrugstocombatcancerandotherkillerdiseases.However,therecombinantDNAtechnologybringswithitproblemsoursocietyhasnotpreviouslyfaced.Genesplicingcouldproducenewdiseasemicroorganisms,deadlytousortotheplantsandanimalsuponwhichwedepend.Thepossibilityofalteringhumangeneticstructureraisesseriousmoral,political,andsocialissues.Geneticengineeringillustratesdramaticallythepromisesanddangersoftechnologicaldevelopment.Thedecisionsoursocietymakesaboutgeneticengineeringwillundoubtedlyhavetremendousconsequencesintheyearstocome.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A.TheBasicFunctionofGeneticEngineering

B.NewApplicationsofGeneticEngineering

C.RecombinantDNATechnology:ANewProcessinGeneticEngineering

D.ThePromises&DangersofTechnologicalDevelopment

42.

Accordingtothetext,animalwelfaregroupshavesucceededin______.

A.stoppingallanimalabuseinschools

B.establishingguidelinesthatbanclassroomexperimentsharminganimals

C.protectinganimalsfrombeingexperimentedwithinextracurricularprojects

D.persuadingtwonationalscienceteachers'associationstoadoptananimalprotectionpolicy

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofprimitiveweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenheacquirestheuseofthelatter.

Theoriginoflanguageisalsoobscure.Nodoubtitbeganverygradually.Animalshaveafewcriesthatservesassignals,buteventhehighestapeshavenotbeenfoundabletopronouncewords,evenwiththemostintensiveprofessionalinstruction.Thesuperiorbrainofmanisapparentlyanecessityforthemasteringofspeech.Whenmanbecamesufficientlyintelligent,wemustsupposethathegraduallyincreasedthenumberofcriesfordifferentpurposes.Itwasagreatdaywhenhediscoveredthatspeechcouldbeusedfornarrative.Therearethosewhothinkthatinthisrespectpicturelanguageprecededorallanguage.Amancoulddrawapictureonthewallofhiscavetoshowinwhichdirectionhehadgone,orwhatpreyhehopedtocatch.Probablypicturelanguageandorallanguagedevelopedsidebyside.Iaminclinedtothinkthatlanguagehasbeenthemostimportantsinglefactorinthedevelopmentofman.

Twoimportantstagescamenotsolongbeforethedawnofwrittenhistory.Thefirstwasthedomesticationofanimals;thesecondwasagriculture.Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogresstowhichsubsequentlytherewasnothingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.Agriculturemadepossibleanimmenseincreaseinthenumberofthehumanspeciesintheregionswhereitcouldbesuccessfullypractised.Thesewere,atfirst,onlythoseinwhichnaturefertilizedthesoilaftereachharvest.Agriculturemetwithviolentresistancefromthepastoralnomads,buttheagriculturewayoflifeprevailedintheendbecauseofthephysicalcomfortsitprovided.

Anotherfundamentaltechnicaladvancewaswriting,whichlikespokenlanguage,developedoutofpictures,butassoonasithadreachedacertainstage,itwaspossibletokeeprecordsandtransmitinformationtopeoplewhowerenotpresentwhentheinformationwasgiven.

Whattopicisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

44.

【C6】

45.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Thepersonwhowearsauniform.hasnoself-worth.

B.Wearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalargerconcept.

C.Uniformswillhurtoneentireinformationandentertainmentindustry.

D.Envyandcompetitionareincentivetoimproveone'slife.

46.【S10】

47.WhenmentioningtheattitudeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,someuniversitiesworry______.

A.thefutureorientationofuniversities

B.thefinancialproblemsofuniversities

C.theinfluenceofgovernment'spolicyonuniversities

D.thepurityofuniversitiesinitsfieldofacademeresearch

48.

WhenwastheButlerSquarebuildingoriginallybuilt?

A.Intheeighteenthcentury.

B.Intheearlynineteenthcentury.

C.Inthelatenineteenthcentury.

D.Intheearlytwentiethcentury.

49.

Anexampleofmisplacedmannersontheroadsis______.

A.slowingdowntoletakidpass

B.stoppingsuddenlyatpedestriancrossings

C.turningupsidestreetswithoutgivingsignals

D.unnecessarilygivingwaytoothercarswithoutwarningthosebehindyou

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TheWebhasbecomesuchaforceincommerceandculturethatagroupofleadinguniversityresearchersnowdeemsitworthyofitsownfieldofstudy.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandtheUniversityofSouthamptoninBritainplantoannouncethattheyarestartingajointresearchprograminWebscience.

Webscience,theresearcherssay,hassocialandengineeringdimensions.Itextendswellbeyondtraditionalcomputerscience,theysay,toincludetheemergingresearchinsocialnetworksandthesocialsciencesthatisbeingusedtostudyhowpeoplebehaveontheWeb.AndWebscience,theyadd,shiftsthecenterofgravityinengineeringresearchfromhowasinglecomputerworkstohowhugedecentralized(分散的)Websystemswork.

"TheWebisn'taboutwhatyoucandowithcomputers,"Mr.Berners-Lee,aseniorresearcheratM.I.T.,said."It'speopleand,yes,theyareconnectedbycomputers.Butcomputerscience,asthestudyofwhathappensinacomputer,doesn'ttellyouaboutwhathappensontheWeb."

TheWebscienceprogramisanacademiceffort,butcorporatetechnologyexecutivesandcomputerscientistssaidtheresearchcouldgreatlyinfluenceWeb-basedbusinesses.TheypointedinparticulartoresearchbyMr.Berners-Leeandotherstobuildmore"intelligence"intotheWeb-movingtowardwhatisknownastheSemanticWeb-asanareaofstudythatcouldyieldabigpayoff.

Webscienceisrelatedtoanotheremerginginterdisciplinary(各學科間的)fieldcalledservicesscience.Thisisthestudyofhowtousecomputing,collaborativenetworksandknowledgeindisciplinesrangingfromeconomicstoanthropologytoliftproductivityanddevelopnewproductsintheservicessector,whichrepresentsaboutthree-fourthsoftheUnitedStateseconomy.ServicesscienceresearchisbeingsupportedbytechnologycompanieslikeIBM,AccentureandHewlett-Packard,andbytheNationalScienceFoundation.

Webscienceresearch,saidIrvingWladawsky-Berger,atechnologystrategistatIBMandvisitingprofessoratMIT,is"aprerequisite(先決條件)todesigningandbuildingthekindsofcomplexhuman-orientedsystemsthatweareafterinservicesscience."Mr.Berners-LeeandhiscolleaguesattheM.I.T.havehadpreliminarydiscussionswithgovernmentagenciesintheUnitedStatesandEuropethatfinancescientificresearch,aswellaswithleadingtechnologycompanies.ButMr.Berners-LeesaidhisgrouphaddecidedtopubliclycirculatetheirideasaboutWebsciencebeforetryingtoattractgovernment,foundationandcorporatefunding.

Comparedwithtraditionalcomputerscience,webscienceincludestheresearch______.

51.

Theauthorstates"politiciansassertbutdonotargue"attheendofParagraph3inordertosuggestthatpoliticians______.

A.makeclaimswithoutprovidingreasonsfortheclaims

B.takestrongerpositionsonissuesthaninthepast

C.enjoyexplainingtheissuestobroadcasters

D.dislikehavingtoexplaintheirownpositionsonissuestocitizens

52.SectionB

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

Talktoanyparentofastudentwhotookanadventurousgapyear(ayearbetweenschoolanduniversitywhensomestudentsearnmoney,travel,etc.)andamistylookwillcomeintotheireyes.Therearesomedisastersandeventhemostmotivated,organisedgapstudentdocsrequirefamilyback-up,financial,cmotionalandphysical.Theparentalmistinessisnotjustaboutthebrilliantexperiencethathasmaturedtheiroffspring;itisvicariousliving.Weallwishpre-universitygapyearshadbeenthefashioninourday.Wecanseehowmuchtougherourkidsbecome,howmuchmorepreparedtobenefitfromuniversityortodecidepositivelythattheyaregoingtodosomethingotherthanadegree.

Gapyearsarcfashionable,asisreflectedinthehugegrowthinthenumberofcharitiesandprivatecompaniesofferingthem.PicturesofPrinceWilliamtoilinginChilehavehelped,butthetrendhasbeengatheringsteamforadecade.Therangeofgappackagesstartswithbackpacking,andincludesworkingwithcharities,buildinghospitalsandschoolsand,verycommonly,workingasalanguageassistant,teachingEnglish.Withthistrend,however,comesadanger.Onceparentsfeelthatawell-structuredyearisessentialtotheirwould-beundergraduate'sprogresstoabetteruniversity,agooddegree,animpressiveCVandwellpaidemployment,asthegapcompanies'blurbs(產品推介)suggestitmightbe,thenparentswillstartorganizing--andpayingfor--thegaps.

Wheretherearedisasters,accordingtoRichardOliver,directorofthegapcompanies'umbrellaorganization,theYearOutGroup,itisusuallybecauseofpoorplanning.Thatcanbethefaultofthecompanyorofthestudent,hesays,butthebestinsuranceisthoughtfulpreparation."Whenpeoplegetitwrong,itisusuallymedicalor,especiallyamonggirls,itisthattheyhavenotbeenawayfromhomebeforeorbecauseexpectationdoesnotmatchreality."

Thepointofagapyearisthatitshouldbethetimewhentheschoolleavergetstodothethingthatheorshefancies.The18-year-old,whowasdispatchedbyhisparentsattwoweeks'noticetoCanadatolearntobeasnowboardinginstructoratacostof5800,probablycamebackwithlittlemorethanahangover.The18-year-oldonthesamepackagewhoworkedforhisfareandspenttherestofhisyearinstructinginresortsfromNewZealandtoSwitzerland.andcamebacktoapplyforuniversity,isthepositivecounterbalance.

Itcan