2022年山東省聊城市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Sellingthingsinthemarketplaceis______.

2.

______isnowcommonlyservedastoppingatpizzarestaurants.

A.FruitB.BuffalowingC.ItaliancheesebreadD.Chicken

3.

MosttheoriesabouttheevolutionofEarthhavethesamegeneralpointofview.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Laughterisakindofsemiverbalized,socialexpressionofpleasure,developingearlierthanspeech.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Itappearsthatbeingflexibleinworkpatterns,telecommuterstendtobe______inefficiencythantheiroffice-basedcounterparts.

6.

Peace-keepingliesservetoprotecttheliarfrompossible______.

7.

Theaccountnumberissecuresinceaccordingtofederallaw,thenumberofthecardholders'accountprintedoutare______.

8.

ADH1andADH2aresamebrewers'yeastsresponsibleforbreakingdownethanol.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.NaturalgasVehicles

KermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybein'green."Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheautoindustrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"earshasnotbeenaneasytask,whichiswhygasolinepoweredvehiclesstillruletheroadandfossilfuelsstillaccountforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinepricessoarandconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuelsourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfectexampleofsuchacar--it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelativelylowcostofownership.

NaturalGasBasics

Theword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseitisusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,orpetroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedundergroundbythedecayofancientmarineanimals.

Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancientorganisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousform.insteadofaliquidform.Naturalgascommonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsandaquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoftendissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealsoreservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane(沼氣)andotherhydrocarbongases.Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonandhydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.

Likegasoline,naturalgasiscombustible(易燃的),whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.

FromFieldtoFord

Weextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintotheearth.Amodernwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,candrilltodepthsapproaching25,000feet.

Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecamepractical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.

Today,ownersofnatural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnatural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor＄500to＄1500.

Natural-gasVehicleDesign

Natural-gasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-strokeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapiston(活塞)upanddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflammabilityandignitiontemperatures.NGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Still,somemodifications

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Newtonbelievedthattheforcethatpulledtheappledownwasnotthesamethatkeptthemooncirclingtheearth.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

PeoplewhovoluntarilyworkedasservantsforseveralyearsinexchangeforpassagetoAmericawerecalledindenturedservants.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

13.

WhathashappenedtoT-Painsince2005?

A.Hewentoutoffashionsoon.

B.HehadtogiveupAuto-Tune.

C.Hebecameverysuccessful.

D.Heheldconcertsworldwide.

14.

InScotland,thetwotypesofdivorcesprocedureinthejudicialoffer'scourtare______.

15.

Theprogramaimedatcreatingasingle,federatedsign-onsystemiscalled______.

16.

Thecostofprintinglaserformsisoffsetbythatofpurchasingpaper,printersuppliesand______.

17.

Thekindof______Wilcoxpossessedcanonlybenurturedbyyearsoflivingalifeinnature.

18.

Mostofthefoodsgrownandprocessedaccordingtothefederalstandardswillbeartheseal______.

19.WhenwillKellycontactyouonceyouhaveregisteredforworkandofferedallyourdetails?

A.WhenyouchaseKellytoaskaboutyourjob.

B.Whentherightjobcomesup.

C.AfteryougiveKellyaprivateemailaddress.

D.WhenanemployerisinterestedinyourCV.

20.

Knowingthereasonsbehindthebuyingdecisionsmakesaperson______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B11】

22.聽(tīng)力原文："Hightech"and"stateoftheart"aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.(29)Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemordevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturingsystemissurelyhightech.(30)HightechbecameapopularexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearly1980's.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwaveovens,etc."Stateoftheart'issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis"stateoftheart"meansthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy."Stateoftheart"isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.(30)MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970's.(31)Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere"stateoftheart".Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression"stateoftheart"becameascommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe"stateoftheart".

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A.Totellwhat"hightech"and"stateoftheart"are.

B.Totellhow"hightech"and"stateoftheart"havedeveloped.

C.Togiveexamplesofhightech.

D.Todescribethemoderntechnology.

23.(21)

A.Itdropssharply.

B.Itfallsslowly.

C.Itstaysthesame.

D.Itincreasesslowly.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：Man:Doyouknowthethingthat'salwaysstruckmeasoddaboutopinionpolls?

Woman:What'sthat?.

Man:Thepercentages.Likerecentlytherewasasurveyaboutwhatpeoplethoughtabouttraffic,andpetrolpricesandpubliccarparks.Insomecarparksitnowcostssomethinglike￡5toparkacarforhalfanhour.

Woman:Yeah,butIdon'tseewhatyouaregettingat?

Man:WhatImeanisthepercentagesmtheresult.Sotheremightbe70%ofpeoplewhocomplainedabouthighpetrolprices,and60%whowanttoseethetrafficreduced,and65%whothinkcarparkchargesaretoohigh.Doesthatmeanthatthereare35%whoactuallythinkthechargesareOKandwouldevenbepreparedtopaymore,andanother30%whothinkpetrolpricesareOK?Imeanthat'sabsurd.Idon'tknowanyonewhodoesn'tthinkthey'retoohigh.

Woman:Well,actuallyIthinkweshouldpaymore.

Man:Comeon,you'rejoking.

Woman:No,I'mserious.Ithinkweshouldpaymorefurpetrol,eventwiceasmuchmaybe,andcertainlyfarmoreforinnercityearparks.

Man:Butwhy?

Woman:Moretaxesshouldbechargedonpetrol,Ithink,todiscouragepeoplefromusingcars,andakindofgradedchargingsystemforcarparksdependingonhowfartheyarefromthecitycenter.

Man:Whatdoyoumean?

Woman:Well,Ifyouparkyourcarquitefarfromthecitycenterthenyoupayanominalamountasakindofrewardfornotpollutingthecitycanter.Well,thecloseryougettothecenter,themoreyouarepenalized.Pricesinthecentershouldbetotallyprohibitive.Imeanwithanefficientbusortramservicethere'snoexcuseforusingcars.

Man:Yeah,butyoucan'tpenalizepeoplewhodon'tusetheircartogointotown.Imeanifyoudoubledthepriceofpetrol,itwouldcostpeopleafortunetogoanywhere,evenonshorttrips,andespeciallyonholidays.

Woman:Don'tuseyourear.Useamin.

Man:Butwhataboutlorries?Imeantheyusealotofpetroltotransportgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.

Woman:Sowhat'stostopthesegoodsbeingtransportedbytrainorevenviacanal?

Man:Well,anyway,Istillcan'tbelievethat30%ofthosepeoplewho,saidcarparkchargeswereOK.Allthinkthesameasyou.

Woman:Well,maybethat'swhereyouwerewrong.JustthinkaboutwhatI'vesaidandyou'llrealizethatperhapsitsnotsostupidasitsounds.

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A.Traffic,petrolprices,andpubliccarparks.

B.Publictransport,petrolprices,andcarparks.

C.Publictransport,-carparks,andvehicle'taxes.

D.Traffic,vehicletaxes,andmad'taxes

25.(19)

A.Lookingforanapartment.

B.Lookingforajob.

C.Takingasuburbanexcursion.

D.Askingthemanforhisopinions.

26.(29)

A.Topullatrain.

B.Todriveapaddlesteamboat.

C.Togetwaterfromgroundandturnthewheelsofmills.

D.Todonothing.

27.

【B11】

28.SectionA

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

聽(tīng)力原文：M:Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhysheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.

W:Maybeyoushouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B.Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C.Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D.Thepessimismofman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

29.(36)

A.Youngpeoplewhowanttorideacarforjoy.

B.Professionalswhostealcarsforothercrimes.

C.Peoplewholackmoneytobuyacar.

D.BothAandB.

30.(45)

31.

【B8】

32.

【B2】

33.(34)

A.Toreplacephysicaltherapy.

B.Tocontrolbrainseizures.

C.Topreventheartdisease.

D.Torelievetension.

34.

【B4】

35.(26)

A.Becausemultiplechoicequestionsareeasiertodesignthanlonggeneralones.

B.Becausebyaskingmultiplechoicequestionsonecancollectmoredetailedinformation.

C.Becausemultiplechoicequestionsrequireminimalefforttoanswer.

D.Becausealmostallpeoplearefamiliarwithmultiplechoicequestions.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Hi,Kathy.HaveyoudoneyourNewYearshoppinginthisseasonofpromotion?

W:Almost.I'vegotapairofshoesforDadandaredscarfforMum,butit'snoteasytofindsomethinginterestingformyhusband.1gavehimaKennyGalbumlastyear.Thistithehewouldprobablylikeastampalbum,Iguess.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablybuyforherhusband?

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A.Apairofshoes.

B.Aredscarf.

C.Astampalbum.

D.AKennyG'salbum

37.聽(tīng)力原文：AyoungmanwholivedinLondonwasinlovewithabeautifulgirl.Soonshebecamehisfiancee.Themanwasverypoorwhilethegirlwasrich.Theyoungmanwantedtogiveherapresentonherbirthday.Hewantedtobuysomethingbeautifulforher,buthehadnoideahowtodoit,ashehadverylittlemoney.Thenextmorninghewenttoashop.Thereweremanyfinethingsthere:rings,goldwatches,diamonds—butallthesethingsweretooexpensive.Therewasonethinghecouldnottakehiseyesoff,itwasabeautifulvase.Thatwasasuitablepresentforhisfiancee.Hehadbeenlookingatthevaseforhalfanhourwhenthemanageroftheshopnoticedhim.Theyoungmanlookedsopale,sadandunhappythatthemanageraskedwhathadhappenedtohim.

Theyoungmantoldhimeverything.Themanagerfeltsorryforhimanddecidedtohelphim.Abrilliantideastruckhim.Themanagerpointedtothecomeroftheshop.Tohisgreatsurprisetheyoungmansawavasebrokenintomanypieces.Themanagersaid,"Icanhelpyou.Ishallordermyservanttopackitandtakeittoyourfiancee.Whenheenterstheroom,hewilldropit."

Onthebirthdayofhisfianceetheyoungmanwasveryexcited.Everythinghappenedashadbeenplanned.Theservantbroughtinthevase,andasheenteredtheroom,hedroppedit.Therewashorroroneverybody'sface.However,whenthevasewasunpackedtheguestssawthateachpiecewaspackedseparately.

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A.InFrance.

B.InEngland.

C.InGermany.

D.IntheUnitedStates.

38.

【B7】

39.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Yoursoncertainlyshowsalotofenthusiasmonthetenniscourt.

W:Ionlywishhe'dshowasmuchforhisstudies.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherson?

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A.He'sunabletoappearincourt.

B.Hewisheshecouldbeabetterstudent.

C.Heplaystennisbetterthanshedoes.

D.He'snotsoenthusiasticaboutacademics.

40.聽(tīng)力原文：M:AretravelingfacilitiesgoodintherestofBritain?

W:Well,we'vegottherailwaysthatconnectallourbigtowns.There'reover13,000milesoftrackinBritain.Railtransportprovidesaveryimportantservicetothepublic,toindustryandcommerce.

M:Whataboutroadtransport?Areyourroadsgood?

W:Yes,theyareonthewhole.We'vegotaboutaquarterofamillionmilesofroads,andmulti-motorwaysareappearingeverywhere.Weshouldhaveoveronethousandmilesofmotorwayssoon.

M:IsthereagoodinternalairserviceinBritain?

W:Well,yes.Butitisnotasimportantasourrailandroadtransportsystems.

M:ButBritishairservices,theBEAandtheBOAC,areworldfamous,aren'tthey?

W:Ohyes,ourinternationalairservicesareverygood.LondonAirportisoneofthebusiestairportsintheworld.

M:Whatabouttravelbysea?

W:Asanislandpeopleandatradingnation,Britain'sseafaringtraditionshavealwaysbeengreat.Weusedtohavethebiggestmerchantnavyintheworld,carryingathirdoftheworld'spassengers,youknow.

M:ButIsupposetodayseatravelhasdiminishedinimportance,hasn'tit?

W:Ithas.Butsomepeoplestillprefertravelingbyseatoanyotherformsoftransport.

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A.Thereareover1,000milesoftrackinBritain.

B.InBritainthereareabout250,000milesoftrack.

C.Thereareover13,000milesoftrackinEngland.

D.InEnglandthereare133,000milesoftrack.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.【S10】

42.

TheauthorofthisarticlebelievesthatChina'economydefinitelyhasthecapacityto______.

43.

Accordingtotheauthor,cats______.

A.arenotdomesticanimalsatall

B.arefiercerthandogs

C.arebothmeekandindependent

D.cansometimesbeveryhostiletopeople

44.

LecturersmakingcomplaintsaboutthepresentsituationinAustralianuniversitieseducationfinallyyieldto______fromthefamilyandtheuniversity.

45.

Theword"tunnel-versioned"(Para.4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.narrow-minded

B.blindtothefacts

C.short-sighted

D.abletoseeonlyoneaspect

46.

Whatdoes"anearthboundrocket"inSentence3Para.3mean?

A.Arocketsentfromtheearthtothemoon.

B.Arocketsentfromthemoontotheearth.

C.Arocketmadeofearth.

D.Arocketwithnopurpose.

47.SectionB

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

Areorganicallygrownfoodsthebestfoodchoices?Theadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionallygrownandmarketedfoodproductsarenowbeingdebated.Advocatesoforganicfoods—atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly—frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.

ThegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofthetypicalNorthAmericandietisawelcomedevelopment.However,muchofthisinteresthasbeensparkedbysweepingclaimsthatthefoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds.Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidence,thepreponderanceofwrittenmaterialadvancingsuchclaimsmakesitdifficultforthegeneralpublictoseparatefactfromfiction.Asaresult,claimsthateatingadietconsistingentirelyoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelypublicizedandfromthebasisforfolklore.

Almostdailythepublicisbesiegedbyclaimsfor"noaging"diets,newvitamins,andotherwonderfoods.Thesearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.

Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisarealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.

Theword"advocates”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?

A.Consumers.B.Merchants.C.Inspectors.D.Proponents.

48.

【C7】

49.

Thesubjectofthesymposiumwas______.

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inasensetheuniversityhasfailed.Ithasstoredgreatquantitiesofknowledge;itteachesmorepeople;anddespiteitsfailures,itteachesthembetter.Itisintheapplicationofthisknowledgethatthefailurehascome.Ofthegreatbranchesofknowledge—hesciences,thesocialsciencesandhumanities—hesciencesareapplied.Strenuousandoccasionallysuccessfuleffortsaremadetoapplythesocialsciences,butalmostneverarethehumanitieswellapplied.Wedonotusephilosophyindefiningourconduct.Wedonotuseliteratureasasourceofrealandvicarious(通過(guò)他人而間接獲得的)experience.Thegreattaskoftheuniversityinthenextgenerationistolearntousetheknowledgewehaveforthequestionsthatcomebeforeus.Theuniversityshouldorganizecoursesaroundprimaryproblems.Thedifferencebetweenaprimaryproblemandasecondaryoreventertiary(第三級(jí)即高等教育的)problemisthatprimaryproblemstendtobearoundforalongtime,whereasthelessimportantonesgetsolved.

Oneprimaryproblemisthatofinterferingwithbiologicaldevelopment.Thenextgeneration,andperhapsthisone,willbeabletointerferechemicallywiththeactualdevelopmentofanindividualandperhapsbiologicallybyinterferingwithanindividual'sgenes.Obviously,therearebenefitsbothtoindividualsandtosocietyfromeliminating,oratleastimprovingmentallyandphysicallydeformedpersons.Ontheotherhand,therecouldbeveryseriousconsequencesifthisknowledgewereusedwithpremeditationtoproducesuperiorandsubordinateclasses,eachgeneticallypreparedtocarryoutapredeterminedmission.Thiscanbedone,butwhathappenstofreewillandtherightsoftheindividual?Herewehaveaprimaryproblemthatwillstillexistwhenwearealldead.Ofcourse,thetraditionalfacultymemberswouldsay,"Butthestudentswon'tlearnenoughtogotograduateschool."Andcertainlytheywouldnotlearneverythingweareinthehabitofmakingthemlearn,buttheywouldlearnsomeotherthings.

Accordingtotheauthor,theuniversity'sgreatestshortcomingliesinitsfailureto______.

51.Manybankersmaybeworriedaboutwhethersomefancyproductdreamedupduringtheseyearsmightyetleadtoavisitfromthepolice.DanielDantas,afinancier,whohasprofitedbyoperatingattheopaqueplacewherebusinessandgovernmentmeetinBrazil,hasbeenopeningthedoortofindthepoliceoutsideformuchofthepastdecade.OnDecember2ndhewasconvictedofalesssophisticatedcrime:tryingtobribepoliceofficers.Mr.Dantas,whohasacquiredgreatnotorietyinBrazil,wasfined$5millionandsentencedtotenyearsinprison.Hehasappealedagainsthisconviction.

Thechargestemsfromapoliceinvestigationintomoney-laundering(洗錢(qián))knownasOperationSatiagraha.ItgrewoutofapreviousinvestigationintoMr.Dantas'suseofKroll,asecurityconsultancy,towatchoverhisbusinesspartners.DuringthisinvestigationthepoliceseizedacomputerfromOpportunity,Mr.Dantas'sinvestmentbank,whichcontaineddatafromthemid-1990sto2004andapparentlyshowedsuspiciousmovementsofmoney.

ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes,viatwogo-betweens,tokeephisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation.Amanfittedwithabuggingdevicewasoffered$1millionincash,withanother$4milliontofollow,thepolicesay.TheyclaimthatMr.Dantas'strickinvolvedmoneytravellingtotheCaymanIslands,thenviatheBritishVirginIslandstoanaccountinIreland,ontoDelaware,andthenre-enteringBrazilasforeigninvestment.

ForMr.Dantashiscrimeisasteepfallfromgrace.Amanwhosleepslittleandsocializesless,heisavegetarianandself-madebillionaire,agiftedfinancierwhohasseriallyfallenoutwithhisbusinesspartners.Heoncecontrolledalargetelecomsfirm,actingforinvestorswhoincludedCitigroup.Hesaysheisthevictimofaconspiracymountedbythegovernment.

ItisMr.Dantas'supposedinfluenceingovernmentcirclesthathasaddedtohisnotoriety.Duringthe1990s,whenmanystate-ownedbusinesseswereprivatized,Mr.Dantaspositionedhimselfasthemanwiththeneededexpertiseandcontacts.HeenjoyedeasyaccesstothegovernmentofPresidentFernandoHenriqueCardoso,includingmeetingswiththepresidenthimself.ThatinfluencecarriedthroughintothegovernmentofPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilva.Mr.Dantasisallegedtohavebeenoneofthefundersofacash-for-votesschemeinBrazil'sCongressmountedbyleadersofLula'sWorkers'Partyin2003-2004.ManyofthosewhohavehaddealingswithMr.Dantasinsistthatthesehavebeenlegitimateandconductedingoodfaith.TheyincludeLuizEduardoGreenhalgh,alawyerandPTpolitician,whomhehiredasaconsultant.

WhatkindofcrimewasDanielDantasconvictedofaccordingtothepassage?

A.Acrimequiteexperiencedandtactful.

B.Acrimebyoperatingattheopaqueplace.

C.Acrimeattemptingtotemperpolicetoworkforhim.

D.Acrimeinmoneylaundering.

52.

What'sthestrongermotiveusedbyAT?

53.

McDonaldallowedHarringtontosupplyPepperidgeFarmbecauseitcould______.

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Theworldhealthwatchdogsarelookinginthewrongplacesforthenextdangerousepidemics,accordingtoananalysisofglobaltrendsinemergingdiseaseoutbreaksoverthepastfewdecades.

Thestudygivesafreshperspectiveonglobaldiseasebytrackingthehistory,from1940to2004,oftheemergenceandspreadof335infectiousdiseases.Theextensiveworkhelpstoquantifytheeffectofwell-knownriskfactors,suchaspopulationdensity,ontheprobabilityofadiseasetakingholdinagivenarea.

Althoughthedatahaven'tyetbeenusedtomapoutspecificfuturehotspotsfordisease,theydosuggestthatwatchdoggroupsshouldinvestmoreinmonitoringregionssuchastropicalAfrica,LatinAmericaandAsia.Theseareashavethegreatestthreatsofnewlyemergingepidemics,saythesurvey'sauthors,buttheyhavetraditionallyreceivedtheleastsurveillance.

Agloballycoordinatedstrategyisrequiredtospotandstopoutbreaksbeforetheycanspreadacrosstheworld,arguesKateJonesoftheInstituteofZoologyinLondon,oneoftheresearchersbehindthenewreport.

"Weneedtothinkmorebroadly,withaglobalvision."shesays,"Everyonewillbeaffectedbynewdiseaseoutbreaks.Weareallonthesameplanet--there'snowheretohide."

Jonesandhercolleaguestrackedtheinfectiousdiseasesovera64-yearspan.Theyincludedmanydiseasesthathavegoneontocauseworldwidemisery.Thesurveypaintsapictureinwhichnewdiseasesariseasaresultofdramaticincreasesinhumanpopulationdensity,internationaltradeandtravel,andchangestoagriculturalpractices.

Suchchangeshavecausedadramaticincreaseintherateatwhichnewdiseaseshaveemergedsincethe1940s,theresearcherssay.Duringthe1980salone,theworstdecadeintheirdateset,almost100newpathogensemerged.

Thatisprobablyduetotheravages