2022年廣東省韶關(guān)市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Youngersiblingsemulatetheskillsandstrengthsofolderonesbecausetheythinktheyaremoreknowledgeablethanthemselves.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Mostoftheinsurancecompaniesoperateinlargercitieswheretherearemorepotentialclients.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Elderlypeopletendtohavelower______thanyuongeradults.

4.

______chatroomuserswillproceedtomeetfacetoface.

5.

Euroisthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworldtoday.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheShyArchitect

Castingaboutforsomeonetorunabigfamilyfirnwhenasuccessfultyrantisduetoretireisusuallyatroublesomebusiness.WhenthefirmisstillcontrolledbythesamefamilythatfoundeditbackwhenJohnD.RockefellerwasgobblinguprefineriesinCleveland,itbecomesstillmoredaunting.AddthefactthattherulingfamilyisParsees,asmallZoroastriansectwhohavebeenintermarryinginIndiaforoverathousandyears,andtheoddsoffindingsomeonewhoisuptothejoblengthenagain.

The"individualist"or"loner"

Yetafterindifferentearlyreviews,RatanTatahastransformedtheTatagroup,ofwhichheischairman.Whenhetookoverfromhisuncle,J.R.D.Tata,itwasatroublesomeconglomerate(企業(yè)集團(tuán))withstakesinahugecollectionofcompaniesthatseemedlikelytowitherinthefaceofforeigncompetition.Nowitmakesforeignacquisitionsandventuresintounfamiliarmarkets.TataSteel'sbiddingwarwithCSN,aBrazilianfirm,overCorus,anAnglo-Dutchsteelmaker,isjustoneexampleoftheonce-staidgroup'snewboldness.Mr.TarawasrecentlyvotedIndianoftheyearbyviewersofanIndiantelevisionchannel,beatingbothSachinTendulkar,India'sgreatestcricketer,andAishwaryaRai,thecountry'smostfamousscreengoddess.Andhehassucceededpartlybecauseheiswhathisfriendscallanindividualist,andothersmightcallaloner.

Mr.Tatadoeshotlikepublicityandavoidstheplatformsandapplauseofconferences.Helivesfrugally,doesnotdrinkorsmokeandseemsbaffledbytheideaoftimespentnotworking.Askedwhathewoulddowithit,heusuallyrepliesthathewouldwalkhisdogalongthebeachnearMumbai.Hedoesnotseemtobemotivatedbymoney,andtalksconstantlyaboutfairnessanddoingtherightthing."IwanttobeabletogotobedatnightandsaythatIhaven'thurtanybody."Mr.TarasaystwiceinthecourseofaninterviewatahotelinNewDelhiownedbythesprawlinggroup.

Mr.Tatabecamechairmanin1991,justasIndia'seconomywasopeningup.Hisuncle,whohadrunTataformorethan50years,hadstartedTataAirlines(whichbecameAirIndia)andwastoIndiawhatGianniAgnelliofFiatwastoItaly.Hewasagood-lookingphilanthropist(慈善家)withaFrenchwifeandheldthefirstpilot'slicencetobeissuedinIndia.Hisshyandunglamorousnephew,incontrast,trainedasanarchitectatCornellUniversity,joinedquietlyintothefamilyfirmandwasnotmarkedoutforthesuccessionevenwhenhis:unclewasduetoretire.

DespitealltheglorythatsurroundedJ.R.D.,whenheretiredin1991,Tatawasagroupofcompaniesill-equippedtodealwiththechangesabouttosweepthroughIndia.Itearnedmostofitsmoneyinold-fashionedindustriesthathadgrownfatduringthecentrallyplanned"licenceraj",whenthegovernmentsetlimitsonhowmuchfirmswereallowedtoproduceandprotectedthemfromforeigncompetitors.

Thestakesheldbythefamilyinmanyofthe300-oddcompaniesinthegroupweretiny,andthemainTatabusinesseswererunasindependentfiefsbymenmucholderthanMr.Tata.TheymighthaveexpectedMr.Tata,whohadneverheldanexecutiveposition,toleavethemalone.Instead,heretiredthem,improvingtheirpensionstosoftentheblow.HesoldstakesinsomecompaniesandusedcashfromthesalesandrevenuefromTataConsultancyServices,I

A.difficultB.hopefulC.uncertainD.convenient

7.Fishes

Thetermfishisappliedtoavarietyofcold-bloodedaquaticvertebratesofseveralevolutionarylines.Fishsharecertainfeatureswithothervertebrates.Thesefeaturesaregillslits(鰓裂)atsomepointinthelifecycle,anotochord(脊索),orskeletalsupportingrod,adorsalhollownervecord,andatail.

Thestudyoffishes,thescienceofichthyology(魚類學(xué)),isofbroadimportance.Therearemanyreasonswhyfishesareofinteresttohumans;themostimportantistheirrelationshipwithanddependenceontheenvironment.Amoreobviousreasonforinterestinfishesistheirroleasamoderatebutimportantpartoftheworld'sfoodsupply.Thisresource,oncethoughtunlimited,isnowrealizedtobefiniteandindelicatebalancewiththebiological,chemical,andphysicalfactorsoftheaquaticenvironment.Overfishing,pollution,andalterationoftheenvironmentarethechiefenemiesofproperfisheriesmanagement,bothinfreshwatersandintheocean.

Anotherpracticalreasonforstudyingfishesistheiruseindiseasecontrol.Aspredatorsonmosquitolarvae,theyhelpcurbmalariaandothermosquitobornediseases.Fishesarevaluablelaboratoryanimalsinmanyaspectsofmedicalandbiologicalresearch.Forexample,thereadinessofmanyfishestoacclimatetocaptivityhasallowedbiologiststostudybehaviour,physiology,andevenecologyunderrelativelynaturalconditions.Fisheshavebeenespeciallyimportantinthestudyofanimalbehaviourwhereresearchonfisheshasprovidedabroadbasefortheunderstandingofthemoreflexiblebehaviourofthehighervertebrates.

Thereareaestheticandrecreationalreasonsforaninterestinfishes.Millionsofpeoplekeeplivefishesinhomeaquariumsforthesimplepleasureofobservingthebeautyandbehaviourofanimalsotherwiseunfamiliartothem.Tomany,aquariumfishesprovideapersonalchallenge,allowingthemtotesttheirabilitytokeepasmallsectionofthenaturalenvironmentintheirhomes.Sportfishingisanotherwayofenjoyingthenaturalenvironment,alsoindulgedinbymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.Interestinaquariumfishesandsportfishingsupportmultimilliondollarindustriesthroughouttheworld.

Fisheshavebeeninexistenceformorethan450,000,000years,duringwhichtimetheyhaveevolvedrepeatedlytofitintoalmosteveryconceivabletypeofaquatichabitat.Inasense,landvertebratesaresimplyhighlymodifiedfishes,forwhenfishescolonizedthelandhabitattheybecametetrapod(四足的)landvertebrates.Thepopularconceptionofafishasaslippery,streamlinedaquaticanimalthatpossessesfinsandbreathesbygillsappliestomanyfishes,butfarmorefishesdeviatefromthatconceptionthanconform.toit.Forexample,thebodyiselongateinmanyformsandgreatlyshortenedinothers;thebodyisflattenedinsome(principallyinbottom-dwellingfishes)andlaterallycompressedinmanyothers;thefinsmaybeelaboratelyextended,formingintricateshapes,ortheymaybereducedorevenlost;andthepositionsofthemouth,eyes,nostrils,andgillopeningsvarywidely.Airbreathershaveappearedinseveralevolutionarylines.

Manyfishesarecrypticallycolouredandshaped,closelymatchingtheirrespectiveenvironments;othersareamongthemostbrilliantlycolouredofallorganisms,withawiderangeofhues,oftenofstrikingintensity,onasingleindividual.Thebrillianceofpigmentsmaybeenhancedbythesurfacestructureofthefish,sothatitalmostseemstoglow.Anumberofunrelatedfisheshaveactuallight-producingorgans.Manyfishesareabletoaltertheircoloration,someforthepurposeofcamouflage,othersfortheenhancementofbehavioralsignals.

Fishesrangeinadultlengthfromlessthan10millimetrestomorethan20metresandinweightfromabout1.5gramstomanythousandsofkilogr

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8.

______hasthehighestnumberofilliteratepeople.

9.

Apersonmightneeda______amountof2,000caloriestomaintainahealthycondition.

10.

Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Inpublic-relationssector,thejobtitlethatreflectsthedualityoftherequiredskillsetsis______.

A.computer-networkadministrator

B.interactivecreativedirector

C.chiefexecutiveofficer

D.e-commercespecialist

12.

Glaciersaremuchthickerthanpreviouslythought,whichmeans______intotheocean.

13.

Sellingthingsinthemarketplaceis______.

14.

Generallyspeaking,thepersonwhocatchesflucancompletelyrecoverforatlast14days.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

InTheTaleofTwoPebbles,withthecreativewayofthinking,thegirleventuallyreversedtheunfavorableconditionandgained______.

16.Raidersmissedthegeneticallymodifiedvarietiesbecauseofthe______ofsuchplants.

17.

Thereisnodoubtthatenvironmentalregulation______.

A.iscumbersome

B.producesaneffect

C.varieswildly

D.needstobestreamlined

18.Whyaresomepeopleunwillingtogetfit?

A.Theexpensesoforganizedclassesaretoogreatforthem.

B.Thereisnoactivitytheycantakewiththeirfriends.

C.Theyareafraidthattheactivitiesarebeyondtheirabilities.

D.Therearefewsportsclubsorgymsavailableinthecommunity.

19.

Depressionmightbethecauseof______.

20.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsamixtureofbloodbetweendogsandwolves?

A.It'snotencouraged.

B.It'sstronglyprotested.

C.It'swarmlywelcomed.

D.It'srespondedindifferently.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(26)

A.Youcangrowvegetablesvertically.

B.Youcanraiseplantsinaconfinedarea.

C.Youcanplantawidevarietyofplantstogether.

D.Youcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.

22.聽力原文：Careeristsarepeoplewhoseself-imageisdeterminedalmostexclusivelybytheftjobs.Virtuallyeverythingtheydoisdesignedtoadvancetheircareers.Theyaredefinedbytheftjobs.Whenyoumeetacareeristataparty,heimmediatelytellsyouhisoccupation.Takeawayacareerist'sjobandhedoesn'tknowwhoheis.Heloseshisidentity.Hislifeisseriouslyout-of-balance.Thisparticulardiseaseiscalledcareerism.

Workaholicsmayormaynotbecareerists.Workaholicsalsospendmostoftheirtimeandenergyontheftjobs,buttheremaybedifferentreasonsfortheftworkpattern.Theymaynotevenidentifywiththeirjobs.Workmaysimplybeanescape,anefforttoavoiddealingwithlife.Onthe,otherhand,aworkaholicmaylovehisjobandsimplybecomeaddictedtothepleasureofdoingitanddoingitwell.

Careeristsmaynotevenliketheirjobs.Infact,theymaynotevenworkthathard.Theymayspendmostofthefttimeonorganizationalpoliticsandotherschemesforadvancement.Careeristsarenotsomuchintoworkasintoseekingidentitythroughtheirjobs,theircareenadvancement,andthesymbolsofsuccess.

Aworkaholicmaybeworkingtohelpothersorsupportanoblecause.Ifweareworkingonprojectsweseeasimportanttosocialtransformation,itiseasytobecomeobsessedwiththeprojectandletotherareasofourlifeslide.Wemustallstrivetoavoidthispitfall.Managersmustbealerttobothcareeristsandworkaholics,recognizethedifferences,andseektohelpbothmoveinthedirectionofwholeness.

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A.Careeristsspendmoretimeandenergyontheirjobs.

B.Careeristsdon'tliketheirjobs.

C.Workaholicshavedifferentreasonsfortheirworkpattern.

D.Workaholicsaremoresuccessfulthancareerists.

23.

【B10】

24.(15)

A.Thebackofhisdictionaryfellapartwhenhedroppedit.

B.Hehadreadthenovelwithouthelpinthefall.

C.Heneededtolookupsomewordstocomprehendthenovel.

D.HisFrenchteacherhelpedhimwiththevocabulary.

25.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Theswitchinthebathroomisbrokenandweneedasocketfortheporchlight.

W:Whydon'tyougetMr.Kiddertocomeandtakealook?

Q:WhatdoesMr.Kidderdo?

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A.Heisaplumber.

B.Heisanelectrician.

C.Heisacarpenter.

D.Heisaninteriordecorator.

26.

【B2】

27.(36)

A.LondonersandtheThames.

B.TheCleanAirAct.

C.Othermeasures.

D.TheCleanAirActandothermeasures.

28.SectionA

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

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A.ThatitlooksexactlylikeSusan.

B.ThatitmakesSusanlookyoungerthanshereallyis.

C.ThatitmakesSusanlookolderthanshereallyis.

D.ThatitmakesSusanlookbetterthanshelooksinperson.

29.(29)

A.Thelocalgovernment.

B.Theinternetuser.

C.Somespecialorganization.

D.Nonehasbeenmentioned.

30.(24)

A.Hercarisbeingrepaired.

B.Parkingisdifficultinthecity.

C.Thecostoffuelhasincreased.

D.Shewantstohelpreducepollution.

31.

【B6】

32.(25)

A.Thenextday.

B.OnSaturday.

C.Inthreedays.

D.Inoneweek,

33.(21)

A.Towireheroffice.

B.Tofixthetransformer.

C.Towireherbuilding.

D.Tofixthewires.

34.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Apoorlytrainedmanagercanmakeanemployee'slifemiserable.In99outof100cases,thereasonemployeesfeeldemoralizedandnolongerliketheirjobsisbecausetheyhaveanewbosswhodoesn'tappreciatethem,doesn'tlistentothem,orgenerallyerodestheirself-esteem.Threebasicskillsthateverymanagershoulduseinordertobeeffectiveonthejobare:beingspecific,enhancingothers'self-esteemandlisteningeffectively.Beingspecificmeansgivingworkinstructionsthatareprecise,andbeingclearaboutwhatistobedoneandtheresultstobeachieved.Beingspecificmeansdescribingthebehaviorsofpeopleratherthanlabelingpeople.Itincludesgivingbothpositivefeedbackthattellsthemwhattorepeatandcorrectivefeedbackthatisfirm,yetnon-critical.Thenitcomestobuildingtheemployeesup.Self-esteemisaprivate,individualmatter.Itisnotfixed,butgoesupanddownfromdaytoday,orevenfromhourtohour.Thus,enhancingself-esteemisnoeasytask.Managerscan't"make"peoplefeelgoodaboutthemselves.Rather,self-esteemislikeadoorthat'slockedfromtheinside.Afinalskillthattoday'smanagersneedmorethaneverislistening.Listeningmayseemlikeacommonplaceskill,butitisnotpracticednearlyasmuchasitneedstobeinbusinesstoday.Peopletendtothinkaboutwhattheyaregoingtosayinrebuttalwhenanotherpersonistalking,insteadoffocusingonwhatthatpersonissayingandwhatheorshemeans.

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A.Theyarenotappreciated.

B.Thebossdoesnotlistentotheiradvice.

C.Self-esteemishurt.

D.Theyarepoorlypaid.

35.(42)

36.

【B9】

37.(19)

A.Hehaslosthishistorybook.

B.Hedoesn'tlikethehistorycourse.

C.Hehastoreadalotofhistorybooks.

D.Hefindshistorydifficulttounderstand.

38.聽力原文：W:Theweathermansaysthestormisgettingworse．

M:Ifhe'sasgoodasheusuallyisatmakingforecasts,wewillprobablyhaveblueskiestomorrow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Theweathermanisoftenwrong.

B.Theweathermanisusuallygoodatmakingforecasts.

C.Itisgoingtobesunny.

D.Itisgoingtoraintomorrow.

39.聽力原文：Businessandpublicorganizationsspendtensofmillionsofdollarseachyearondevelopmentprogramstoimprovetheirmanagers'interpersonalskills.You'dthink,therefore,thattherewouldbelittledebateoverwhethersuchskillscanbeeffectivelytaught.Buttherearediverseopinionsonthisquestion.

Ononesidearethosewhoviewinterpersonalskillsasessentiallypersonalitytraitsthataredeep-rootedandnotinclinedtochange.Justassomepeoplearenaturallyquiet,whileothersareoutgoing,theanti-trainingsidearguesthatsomepeoplecanworkwellwithotherswhilemanycannot.Thatis,it'satalentyoueitherhaveoryoudon't.Theybelievethatnoamountoftrainingislikelytoconvertindividualswithhighlyoffensiveinterpersonalstylesinto"people-oriented'types.

Theskillsadvocateshaveanincreasingbodyofexperimentalresearchtosupporttheircase.Forinstance,thereisevidencethattrainingprogramsfocusingonthehumanrelationsproblemsofleadership,supervision,attitudestowardemployees,communication,andself-awarenessproducesomeimprovementinmanagerialperformance.

Nothingintheresearchsuggeststhatskillstrainingcanmagicallytransform.theinterpersonallyincompetentintohighlyeffectiveleaders.Butthatshouldnotbethetestofwhetherinterpersonalskillscanbetaught.Theevidencestronglydemonstratesthattheseskillscanbelearned.Althoughpeopledifferintheirbaselineabilities,theresearchshowsthattrainingcanresultinimprovedskillsformostpeople.

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A.Humanrelations.

B.Personality.

C.Interpersonalskillstraining.

D.Interpersonalcompetence.

40.聽力原文：W:Youlookquitedifferenttoday,butIcan'tputmyfingeronwhatitis.

M:Ifinallygotaroundtotryingthatnewhairsalonoutsidethecampus.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

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A.Heworksinahairsalon.

B.Hedecidedtogrowhishairlonger.

C.Heplanstogethishaircut.

D.Hehasanewhairstyle.

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

【C5】

42.

【C6】

43.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.

A.approvalB.dissatisfactionC.suspicionD.tolerance

44.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.96percentoftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredbyice.

B.Over10millionsquaremilesoftheearth'ssurfacearecoveredbyicenow.

C.Almostalloftheicesheetscoveringthelandandglaciersinthemountainshavebeenhidden.

D.Mostoftheiceontheearth'ssurfaceislocatedinAntarcticandGreenlandforthetimebeing.

45.

Besidesourabilitiestoreadandwrite,whatelsehavebeenaffectedbytheprevalentinfluenceoftelevision?

46.

Accordingtotheauthor,ifapersonisfoundguiltyofacrime,______.

A.societyistobeheldresponsible

B.moderncivilizationisresponsibleforit

C.thecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame

D.thestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved

47.

WhenmentioningtheattitudeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,someuniversitiesworry______.

A.thefutureorientationofuniversities

B.thefinancialproblemsofuniversities

C.theinfluenceofgovernment'spolicyonuniversities

D.thepurityofuniversitiesinitsfieldofacademeresearch

48.

Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound______.

A.nearapondwithawaterpump

B.closetoaslowlyflowingriver

C.highonsomebarrenmountains

D.nearafountain

49.

Americansarenowtakingstepstosolvetheproblemofalcoholismby______.

A.givingcoursestoteachdoctorsaboutdrugsandtreatmentsforalcoholics

B.teachingyoungstudentshowtodrivesafelyafterdrinkingalcohol

C.punishingpeoplemoreheavilyfordrivingafterdrinkingalcohol

D.decreasingtheamountofalcoholdrunkbydrivers

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Opponentsofbilingualeducationtellusthatthepublicisagainstbilingualeducation.Thisimpressionisaresultofthewaythequestionisasked.Onecaneasilygetanear100%【C1】______ofbilingualeducationwhenthequestionisbiased.Porter,forexample,statesthat"Manyparentsarenot【C2】______tohavingtheschoolsmaintainthemothertongueifitisatthe【C3】______ofgainingasoundeducationandtheEnglish-languageskillsneededforobtainingjobsor【C4】______highereducation".Whowouldsupportmothertongueeducationatsuchaprice?

However,whenrespondentsaresimplyaskedwhetherornottheysupportbilingualeducation,thedegreeofsupportisquite【C5】______:From60～99percentofsamplesofparentsandteacherssaytheysupportbilingualeducation.Ina【C6】______ofstudies,Shinexaminedattitudestowardtheprinciplesunderlyingbilingualeducation.Shinfoundthatmanyrespondentsagreewiththeideathatthefirstlanguagecanbe【C7】______inprovidingbackgroundknowledge,mostagreethatliteracy【C8】______acrosslanguages,andmostsupporttheprinciplesunderlyingcontinuingbilingualeducation.

Thenumberofpeopleopposedtobilingualeducationis【C9】______evenlessthantheseresultssuggest:manypeoplewhosaytheyareopposedtobilingualeducationareactuallyopposedtocertainpracticesorareopposedtoregulations【C10】______tobilingualeducation.

A)pursuingE)connectedI)strongM)helpful

B)improvingF)transfersJ)particularlyN)probably

C)seriesG)moveK)rejectionO)expense

D)largeH)committedL)range

【C1】

51.TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleavethecountrybecauseitwouldhinder______.

52.

TheauthormentionssuchmillionairesastheRockefellersandBillGatestoshowthat______.

A.theyareexamplesforusonourroadtowealth

B.aportfolioisessentialtofinancialsuccess

C.theyarereallyrichpeople

D.theystartedoutontheirown

53.

WhichstatementisTRUEaboutpopulationincrease?

A.Theremightbeanincreaseof2.2billionpersonsfrom1975totheyear2000.

B.About50,000babiesarebornannuallyatpresent.

C.Between8000B.C.andthepresent,thepopulationincreaseisabout80,000,000personseachyear.

D.Thepopulationincreasedfasterbetween8000B.C.and1650thanbetween1650andthepresent.

54.

Bysayingthat"theyareculturalcommasandsemicolons..."theauthormeansthatcommasandsemicolons______.

A.canbeinterpretedassubcultureofAmericanlife

B.canbeidentifiedasvariouswaysofAmericanlife

C.standforworkandrestinAmericanlife

D.arepreferredinwritingthestoriesconcerningAmericanlife

55.

Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat______.

A.thebrainisnotpreparedforlanguagelearningbeforetheageoftenmonths

B.speakingrequirescomplexcoordinationofdifferentbodycomponents

C.childrenabovesevencannotlearntwoormorelanguagesatthesametime

D.theabilityofspeakingisindependentfromtheabilityoflistening

56.

Theconstantchangesofcomputinginbothshapeandlocationmainlyattributeto______.

57.Accordingtotheauthor,there-modelingofcitiesshouldtakeintoaccountallofthefollowingexcept______.

A.thebenefitsoffuturegenerations

B.thewillandtheprideofthecitydwellers

C.thepsychologicalneedsoflandowners

D.propertransportationplans

58.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

AfamousUSclimatescientistatthecentreofthe"climategate'hasbeenvirtuallyclearedofprofessionalmisconductbyaninternaluniversityinquiry.MichaelMannofPennStateUniversityfeaturedregularlyinthemorethan1000emailsthatwerehackedfromtheUniversityofEastAnglia(UEA)intheUKlastNovember.Hisemailsandcommentshavesincethenfeaturedincountlessblogsandnewsarticles.Somehaveclaimedtheemailsrevealthatmanyclimatescientistshavechangeddatainordertodemonstratethatclimatechangeiscausedbyhumanactivities.Thescientistsintheemails,includingMann,havealsobeenaccusedofseekingtopreventthepublicationofdoubtingresearchinacademicjournals.

PennStateUniversityopenedaninquiryintoMann'sbehavior.inNovember,shortlyaftertheemailswereleakedintothepublicattention.Aftergoingthrough1075emailsandfocusingonthatwerebelievedrelevanttopublicideaofmisconductbyMann,theinquiryhas,byandlarge,clearedhisname.TheinternalinquiryhasfoundthatManndidnotparticipatein,directlyorindirectly,anyactionstohideorchangedata,nordidheremoveorotherwisedestroyemails,informationand/ordatarelatingtoClimateChange's2007report.OneemailthathasreceivedmuchmediaattentionwassenttoMannbyPhilJones,thendirectoroftheUEA'sClimaticResearchUnit.ItaskedManntodeletesomeemailsregardingthe2007IPCCreport.

ThereportisnotclearaboutwhetherMann'sbehavior.hasharmedthepublictrustinscience,itcitesPennState'sofficialethicalstandards,whichsaysfacultyhaveanobligationtomaintainhighmoralstandardsinordertoraisepublictrustinscience.Itthengoesontodiscussthefalloutfromtheemailleakwhich,itsays,mayhavedriventhepublicintotwocamps:onethatbelievestheleakharmsclimatescienceandanotherthatdoesnot."Aftercarefulconsiderationofalltheevidenceandrelevantmaterials,theinquirycommitteecouldnotmakeadefinitivefindingwhetherthereexistsanyevidencetoprovethatDr.Manndidengagein,orparticipatein,directlyorindirectly,anyactionsagainstacceptedacademicpractices,"readsthereport.Thisfinalpointwillnowbeatthecentreofafurtherinvestigation.

"ThisisverymuchtheproofIexpectedsinceIamconfidentIhavedonenothingwrong,"Manatold