2022年河南省平頂山市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

A.KaZaAbenefitedtheindustrywhichitentered.

B.KaZaAdidn'timpacttheindustrywhichitentered.

C.Joostdoesn'tthreatentheindustrywhichit'sentering.

D.Joostnegativelyimpactstheindustrywhichit'sentering.

2.

Itappearsthatbeingflexibleinworkpatterns,telecommuterstendtobe______inefficiencythantheiroffice-basedcounterparts.

3.

4Gwirelesscommunicationcantaketheplaceof______tosendimagesbacktocentralcommandcenter.

4.

Nutritionalscience______threemajorquestionsaboutcalcium.

5.

Itisnecessaryforustoknowhealthyweightisnot______.

6.

______peopleareusingthewebnowintheU.S.A.

7.

Buildingawater-conservingsocietyisindispensableinguaranteeingChina'ssustainabledevelopment.

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8.

Theauthor______thattheU.N.SecurityCouncilshouldnotonlydenounceIran’sactionsbutagreeonanoilembargoandabanoninvestmentinIran.

9.

Awidereye-spanallowsreaderstoreadbyphrasesor______.

10.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

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11.O'Donnellthinksthatthecauseofher22-year-oldson'ssuicideis______.

12.

AccordingtoPsychiatristNathanShapira,thepsychiatricdisorderssymptomsoftheInternetaddictsinclude______.

13.

ValMacDonaldpointsoutthatbabyboomers______.

A.aremorewillingtotalktotheirparents

B.oftentakeadvantageoftheirparentsfinancially

C.seldomthinkofsendingtheirparentsaway

D.arelikelytoforcetheirparentstoaccepttheirviews

14.

Misunderstandingisverycommonincommunicationbetweendifferentcultures,andmisinterpretationinthisrespectmaycause______.

15.ThemostobviousdifferencebetweenrealessaysandthethingsonehastowriteinschoolisthatrealessaysarenotexclusivelyaboutEnglishliterature.Certainlyschoolsshouldteachstudentshowtowrite.Butduetoaseriesofhistoricalaccidentstheteachingofwritinghasgottenmixedtogetherwiththestudyofliterature.AndsoalloverthecountrystudentsarewritingnotabouthowabaseballteamwithasmallbudgetmightcompetewiththeYankees,ortheroleofcolorinfashion,orwhatconstitutesagooddessert,butaboutsymbolisminDickens.

Howdidthingsgetthisway?Toanswerthatwehavetogobackalmostathousandyears.Around1100,Europeatlastbegantocatchitsbreathaftercenturiesofchaos,andoncetheyhadtheluxuryofcuriositytheyrediscoveredwhatwecall"theclassics."Theeffectwasratherasifwewerevisitedbybeingsfromanothersolarsystem.TheseearliercivilizationsweresomuchmoresophisticatedthatforthenextseveralcenturiesthemainworkofEuropeanscholars,inalmosteveryfield,wastoassimilatewhattheyknew.Duringthisperiodthestudyofancienttextsacquiredgreatprestige.Itseemedtheessenceofwhatscholarsdid.AsEuropeanscholarshipgainedmomentumitbecamelessandlessimportant;by1350someonewhowantedtolearnaboutsciencecouldfindbetterteachersthanAristotleinhisownera.Butschoolschangeslowerthanscholarship.Inthe19thcenturythestudyofancienttextswasstillthebackboneofthecurriculum.Whattippedthescales,atleastintheUS,seemstohavebeentheideathatprofessorsshoulddoresearchaswellasteach.ThisideawasimportedfromGermanyinthelate19thcentury.BeginningatJohnsHopkinsin1876,thenewmodelspreadrapidly.Writingwasoneofthecasualties.CollegeshadlongtaughtEnglishcomposition,Buthowdoyoudoresearchoncomposition?Theprofessorswhotaughtmathcouldberequiredtodooriginalmath,theprofessorswhotaughthistorycouldberequiredtowritescholarlyarticlesabouthistory,butwhatabouttheprofessorswhotaughtrhetoricorcomposition?Whatshouldtheydoresearchon?TheclosestthingseemedtobeEnglishliterature.

Andsointhelate19thcenturytheteachingofwritingwasinheritedbyEnglishprofessors.Thishadtwodrawbacks:(a)anexpertonliteratureneednothimselfbeagoodwriter,anymorethananarthistorianhastobeagoodpainter,and(b)thesubjectofwritingnowtendstobeliterature,sincethat'swhattheprofessorisinterestedin.

It'snowonderifthisseemstothestudentapointlessexercise,becausewe'renowthreestepsremovedfromrealwork:thestudentsareimitatingEnglishprofessors,whoareimitatingclassicalscholars,whoaremerelytheinheritorsofatraditiongrowingoutofwhatwas,700yearsago,fascinatingandurgentlyneededwork.

Theotherbigdifferencebetweenarealessayandthethingstheymakeyouwriteinschoolisthatarealessaydoesn'ttakeapositionandthendefendit.Thatprinciple,liketheideathatweoughttobewritingaboutliterature,turnsouttobeanotherintellectualhangoveroflongforgottenorigins.

It'softenmistakenlybelievedthatmedievaluniversitiesweremostlyseminaries.Infacttheyweremorelawschools.Andatleastinourtraditionlawyersareadvocates,trainedtotakeeithersideofanargumentandmakeasgoodacaseforitastheycan.Whethercauseoreffect,thisspiritpervadedearlyuniversities.Thestudyofrhetoric,theartofarguingpersuasively,wasathirdoftheundergraduatecurriculum.Andafterthelecturethemostcommonform.ofdiscussionwasthedisputation.Thisisatleastnominallypreservedinourpresent-daythesisdefense:mostpeopletreatthewordsthesisanddissertationasinterchangeable,butoriginally,atleast,athesiswasapositiononetookandthedissertation

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16.

Theexpression"cross-genderconversations"(Paragraph5)means______.

17.Overcomingprocrastination:APracticalApproach

Doyoufindthatyouoftenbegincorrespondencewithaphraselike,"I'msorryit'stakenmelongtogetbacktoyou,"or,"Myapologiesforthedelayinresponding"?Thismaybeanindicationthatyou'reinthehabitofpurringthingsoff.Similarly,adeskoffilesfilledwithprojectswhichyouhaveyettobeginorwhicharepartiallycompletedbutinactive,isanothersuresignthatthere'sproblem,ffyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoinsistsoncleaningupallthelittleprojectsawaitingyou,inordertoremovethose"bothersomelittlethings"beforeyoubeginamajorproject,youareactuallyengaginginprocrastinationbyallowingyourselftofallvictimtothe"tyrannyofthetrivial".

Reasonsforprocrastination

Likemanyissuesinvolvingtimemanagement,procrastinationisabehavioralproblem,andlikeallsuchproblemsitcan,withsufficientmotivation,bechanged.Inordertochangeabehavioralparrem,however,itisnecessarytounderstandthereasonsforthatbehavior.

Don'tknowwheretostart

Ifyouthinkaboutit,thetaskswhichyoutendtopostponewillgenerallyfallintotwocategories.Thefirstoftheseisthefairlylargeorcomplextask.Suchtasksaregenerallyimportantintheiroutcome,whichonlyaddstothepressuretodoagoodjob,andyettheirverycomplesitymakesitdiffculttoknowjustwhereorhowtobegin.Theresultisthatthetaskisputoffuntilitsimplyhastobedealtwith.

Anunplesanttask

Thesecondcategoryoftaskcommonlypostponedisthatwhichiseitherunpleasanttodoormayhaveunpleasantconsequences.Thismaybesomeaspectofyourworkthatyousimplydon'tenjoy,oritmaybesomethinglikeanegativejobappraisalforanemployee,forwhichyouknowtherewillberepercussions.Again,thetaskisputoffuntilotherpressuresmakeitnecesaryforittobetackled.

Fearoffailure

Onahitmore"psychological"note,therearethosewhoputofftasksbecausetheyhaveasubconsciousfearthattheywillnotbeabletoperform.themsatisfactorily.Relatedtothisarcthosewhoholdthemselvestothestandardofperfectionforallworktheydo.Ifyoususpectthattheirworkwillbelessthanperfecttheymaybeinclinedtoputitoff.

Excusingsub-standardperformance

Attheoppositeendofthespectrumarethosewhouseprocrastination(generallynotonaconsciouslevel)asameansofexcusingworkwhichtheyknowisofpoorquality."IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"isthegeneralrefrainofsuchpeople,thoughoncloserexaminationitmaybefoundthattheydidn'thavetimebecausetheychosetoprocrastinate.Keepinmind,ofcourse,thattherearesomeprojectswhichdocomeupasemergenciesandforwhichyoureallydon'thavesufficienttime,sodon'tassumethatthisrefrainisalwaysasignofaprocrastinationproblem.

OvercomingProcrastination

Itisimportantthatyoutakethetimetorecognizewhichreasonsapplymosttoyouortoyourstaffmembers.Bydoingsoyouwillbeabletoselectfromthesolutionsthatfollow,theoneormorethatwillbesthelpyoutoovercomeprocrastination.

UsetheSWAPapproach.Ifyouanalyzeanoverwhelmingtaskthatiscurrentlyfacingyou,youwillprobablyfindthatitcanbebrokendownintoanumberofsmaller,moremanageablepieces.Alogicalorderwillemergeforcomplitingeachpart,oryoumayhavetoimposesuchanorderonthecomponentparts.YoucanthenSWAP—StartWithAPart.Andifyou'velistedthevariouspartsinwriting—whichisrecommended—youcanhavethepleasureofcrossingthemoffstepbystep,andseeingavisualrepresenta

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18.

Whenmostpeoplereadtheword"he",theywouldunderstandittoraterto______.

19.

Inordertoattractaudiencetheyshowacomputer-animatedfilmcalled"ToyStory".

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20.

TheicetonguegrowingoutfromtheGreenlandcoastusedtorejectsaltbackintothewater,making______heavierandhelpingittosink.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(25)

A.Gunfightsandexplodingcars.

B.Depressingstories.

C.Intensecharacters.

D.Darkbackground.

22.(34)

A.Itisinterestingandexciting.

B.Itisperfectwithoutanylimitations.

C.Itissupportedbythegovernment.

D.Itsconclusioncanbeuniversallyaccepted.

23.(26)

A.Rememberingasmanywordsaspossible.

B.Learningonlyusefulwords.

C.Rememberingalotofwordsaday.

D.Learningtouseafewwordsaday.

24.聽力原文：W:Whereshallwespendourholidaysthisyear,Tom?Goingawayorstayingathome?

M:We'redefinitelygoingabroad,dear.ButIdon'tthinkwe'llgoawayinMay.Idoubtifwe'llhaveenoughmoneysavedupbythen.

Q:Whycan'tthecouplegoabroadinMay?

(15)

A.Becausetheyhavesomefinancialproblems.

B.BecausetherewillbemuchraininMay.

C.Becausetheywon'thavefreetimeinMay.

D.Becausetheycan'thaveeverythinggotreadybythen.

25.聽力原文：W:I'vegottomakeaphonecall.Thereisaphone-boxoverthere.

M:Nowitis5:30already.Whydon'tyoumakeacalllater.Itischeaperafter6p.m.

W:Isit?Oh,good.Ithoughtitcostthesame.I'llwaittillIgethomethen.Wherecanyoufindouthowmuchphonecallscost?

M:Youcanfinditatthefrontofanytelephonedirectory.

W:Ah,Imusthaveagoodlook.Doesitgiveanyotherinformation?

M:Yes,youwillgetanyinformationyouneed,suchastheweatherforecast,gardeninginformation,etc.

W:Good.I'llhavealook.HowcanIarrangeanalarmcall?Mybrother'sarrivingfromParisearlytomorrowandImustgettotheairportveryearlyinthemorning.

M:Well.You'dbetterbookbefore10:30p.m.thepreviousevening.

W:Thatseemssimpleenough.ActuallyIthinkI'llphonemybrotherthisafternoon.I'vegotthephonenumberofhishotel,butwhatifheisn'tinwhenIphone?ItcouldbeexpensiveandIcan'taffordtokeepphoningallafternoon.

M:Well.Youcouldmakeapersonalcall.Youcantelltheoperatoryourbrother'sname,thenyourmessagecanbeleftforyourbrotherandyouwouldnotpayanymoneyuntilyoutalktohim.

W:Perfect.I'lldothat.Thankyou,Alan.

(20)

A.Howtosaveyourmoney.

B.Wheretomakeaphonecall.

C.Howmuchphonecallscost.

D.Howtomakecheaperphonecalls.

26.

【B9】

27.聽力原文：W:Graceissoannoying,thoughshedoesn'tmeantohurtanybody.Sheisalwayscorrectingotherpeople.Shethinkssheisaknow-it-all.

M:Ifeelthesameway,Thoughsometimeshercommentsarewise,theyarehurtful.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofGrace?

(17)

A.Annoyingandmean.

B.Kindandfriendly.

C.Intelligentbutmean.

D.Intelligentbutannoying.

28.【B7】

29.(43)

30.(22)

A.Thewaiter.B.Theclerk.C.Nobody.D.Thewomanherself.

31.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Astronomersarestilllearningaboutsunspotsandabouttheireffectsonus,butbelievethatthespotsonthesun,whichwerefirstobservedthroughatelescopebyGalileoin1610,areelectricalinnature.

Sunspotsvaryinsizefromwhatappeartobesmallspecksonthesun'ssurface,toatleast90,000mileslong,and200,000milesinlength,andarevisibleonmostcleardays.

Whensunspotsreleasetheirelectricalenergy,theyshootbeamsofnegativelychargedelectronsintospace,someofwhichescapeintotheEarth'satmosphere.Theseelectronscreateelectricaleffects,suchastheauroraborealis,orNorthernLights,causethedisruptionofradiotransmissions,andincreasetheamountofozoneintheupperatmosphere.Theadditionalozonemayabsorbmorethantheusualamountofthesun'sheat,whichinturnmayaffectourweather.

Thesunspotcycle,isarecurring11-yearperiodoverwhichthenumberofsunspotsfluctuatesandcorrespondstothenumberofsunflares.Anincreaseinthenumberofsunflaresleadstoanincreaseinthenumberofsunspots,andadecreaseinthenumberofsunflaresleadstoadecreaseinthenumberofsunspots,

Recordsofsunspotshaveonlybeenkeptforthelast100yearsorso,leavingastronomerswithlittletobacktheirresearchandmuchyettodiscoveraboutthisphenomenon.

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A.TheywerecreatedbyGalileoin1610.

B.Theyareelectricalinnature.

C.Theyarecreatedbynature.

D.Theyarethereforalmostthousandsofyears.

32.(40)

33.

【B3】

34.

【B4】

35.(16)

A.Askthemantochooseagiftforher.

B.Decideonthewrappingpaperforthegift.

C.GotoCustomerService.

D.Wrapthegiftherself.

36.(35)

A.Theraidhadbeenphotographedbyhiddencameras.

B.Somewatchmanhadseentheraid.

C.ThebanktellerprovedthatJoewastherobber.

D.Somemonitorshadbeeninstallednearby.

37.聽力原文：W:Doyoumindifwedon'tgotothemodestonight?Icanhardlykeepmyeyesopenafterstudyingforthatexamallnight.

M:No．Itdoesn'tmatter.Wecangotomorrowornextweek．

Q:Whyisthewomantired?

(15)

A.Shewatchedamovieallnight.

B.Shehadaneyeoperation.

C.Shetookanexamallnightlong.

D.Shewasstudyingallnight.

38.【B11】

39.

【B5】

40.

【B6】

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

WelearnfromthepassagethatthedifferenceinpaybetweenthelowestpaidandtheaverageworkerinAmericais______thanthatinotherindustrializedcountries.

42.TheexampleofHenryFord'sassemblylinesuggeststhatthesuccessintheautoindustrywasbuilton______.

43.

【C7】

44.

Ifexperimentprovedthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyof______crueltythanthosewhohadnotreadsuchstories,itwouldmeanthat______.

45.

【C5】

46.

Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.theemergenceofaneweconomicandpoliticalorder

B.thefeaturesofworkandcareereducationinthenewera

C.theinfluenceoftheevolvingglobaleconomyoneducation

D.theneedfornewrulesofcompetitionintheinternationalmarket

47.【S10】

48.

Whatisnecessarybeforeapplyinge-banking?

49.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,impropercallsonthefootballfield______.

A.areevidenceofcorruptionbysomeofficials

B.areincreasedbythehigherspeedofthegame

C.resultfromreducedproficiencyofreferees

D.arecausedbyanythingotherthanhumanerror

50.

Whatdomanyvicechancellorsthinkofthesituationoftheiruniversities,asitismentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Theyareconfidentofchangingit.

B.Theyaremuchdisturbedbyit.

C.Theyfinditnaturalinthemarket.

D.Theycherishitwithanostalgicmood.

51.

Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,weknowthat______.

A.theviolencewebsitepeddlersfeelsorryforthefamily'sloss

B.itispossibletopreventchildrengetaccesstotheviolenceporn

C.therehasbeenanexpandingconcernaboutothers'privacy

D.theauthorfeelspositiveabouttherebeingnorulesintheInternetworld

52.

Whatdoesthefactthatthesnailshellswerelocatedfarfromwheretheyoriginallyweresuggest?

53.Imadeapledgetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorhuts.

TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblical(圣經的)passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,"Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove."Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.

Anditdid.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaid,"Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyon."

"Oh,Tom,younoticed,"shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.

Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,hutthenIthought,"Evelyn'sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme."Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.

Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Reliedandhappy,that'showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.

Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.

"What'sthematter?"Iaskedher.

"Tom,"shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,"doyouknowsomethingIdon't?"

"Whatdeyoumean?"

"Well…thatcheckup(體檢)Ihadseveralweeksago..,ourdoctor...didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tom,you'vebeensogoodtome...amIdying?"

Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.

"No,honey,"Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms."You'renotdying;I'mjuststartingtolive."

Inthefirstparagraph,"Noifs,andsorbuts"probablymeans"______."

A.unintentionally

B.inevitably

C.impressively

D.unconditionally

54.

Thecostofgoodsdeliverybringsabouttheresultthat______.

A.distributinggoodsbecomestroublesomeandexpensive

B.thenotionalpriceadvantagesofe-commerceareeliminated

C.old-fashionedwarehousesandlorrieshavetobestillinuse

D.goodsmustbewrappedagainandexpensivelyreturned

55.FreshwaterlifeitselfhasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.EversinceTheOldTestament(舊約全書),Godpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain.WatersuppliesherehavebeendwindlingTherainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltohakeandtothirstfornextNovember.

Theregion'sacceleratingpopulation,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementwasteit.SaidJoyceStartoftheGlobalWaterSummitInitiative,basedinWashington,D.C."NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyaresuingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,isthreatened."

Icameheretoexaminethiscrisisinthemaking,toinvestigatefearsthat"waterwars"areimminent,thatwaterhasreplacedoilastheregion'smostcontentiouscommodity.FormorethantwomonthsItraveledthroughthreerivervalleysandsevennations--fromsouthernTurkeydowntheEuphratesRivertoSyria,Iraq,andontoKuwait;toIsraelandJordan,neighborsacrossthevalleyoftheJordan;tothetimelessEgyptianNile.

Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots.ComparedwiththeUnitedStates,whichin1990hadfreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmeters(2.6milliongallons)ayearforeachcitizen,Iraqhad5,500,Turkeyhad4,000,andSyriahadmorethan2,800.Egypt'spotentialwasonly1,100.Israelhad460.Jordanhadameager260.Butthesearenotfirmfigures,becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream.

Scarcityisonlyoneclementofthecrisis,Inefficiencyisanother,asisthereluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetolesswater-intensiveenterprises.Someexpertssuggestthatifnationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfytheregion'spopulation,currently159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,waterseldomstandsaloneasanissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingendseekinghelpfromoneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterendsupplyitsowntruth.

AsIsraelihydrologyprofessorUriShamirtoldme:"Ifthereispoliticalwillforpeace,waterwillnotbeahindrance.Ifyouwantreasonstofight,waterwillnotbeahindrance.Ifyouwantreasonstofight,waterwillgiveyouampleopportunities."

Whydoestheauthorusethephrase"fornextNovember"(Line3,Para.1)?

A.AccordingtotheOldTestamentfreshwaterisavailableonlyinNovember.

B.RainfallcomesonlyinwinterstartingfromNovember.

C.RunningwatersystemswillnotbereadyuntilnextNovember.

D.ItisacustominthatregionthatirrigationtocropsisdoneonlyinNovember.

56.IMFnegotiateswithRussiatofind______forIceland.

57.

Inthispassagetheauthorreallyconcerns______.

A.theethicalbehavior.weneedintheworld

B.thenecessityofensuringthetrafficsafety

C.therelationbetweentrafficaccidentsandethics

D.whoshouldtaketheresponsibilityforunsafe

58.SectionB

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

Theideathatmenareinterestedinawoman'sbeautywhilewomenareinterestedinthesizeofaman'swalletisoverlysimplistic,accordingtonewstudyfindings.

Thetrothis,thoughattractivenessandincomemayindeedbefactorsofinterest,qualitiessuchaskindnessandcreativityareaimveryimportant,researchersreport.

NormanRLi,aPhDcandidateatArizonaStateUniversity,andhiscolleaguesstudiedtwogroupsofundergraduatemenandwomenwhoweregivenabudgetof"mate"dollarsandtoldtospendtheappropriateamountonthequalitiesmostimportanttothem.

Whenunderbudgetconstraint,womenplacedthemostimportance--meaningtheyspentthehighestproportionoftheirmatedollars--onintelligenceorkindnessandyearlyincome/.sociallevel,whereasmenplacedthemostimportanceonphysicalattractivenessandintelligence,theinvestigatorsreport.

"Everyonereallywantsawell-roundedmate,butphysicalattractivenessmattersfirstandsocialstatusmattersfirsttomenandwomen,respectively,"Liexplained.

Yet,whengivenadditionalincometospendonluxuries,menandwomendidnotallocatemoredollarstowardsphysicalattractivenessandsocialstatus,respectively,butratheraddedqualitiessuchascreativityandspecialnon-worktalents.

"Atalowbudgetyoureallycan'thaveitall,"Limid,so"youtendtospendmoneyonnecessities;whenyoustartgettingmoremoney,youspendtowardluxuries."

Lastly,theinvestigatorsconductedathirdstudyinwhichtheyasked58undergraduatestoparticipateinacomputeractivitytochoosethequalitiesmostessentialtotheminamate.

Similartotheprevioustwostudyfindings,womenchosesociallevelfirst,withkindnessasaclosesecond.Formen,physicalattractivenessandkindnesstoppedthelist.

Overall,forbothmenandwomen,aperson'sphysicalattractiveness,sociallevelandkindnesswerekeytotheirbeingacceptedorrejectedasapotentialmate.Menalsoconsideredawomen'slivelinessasacrucialfactor,thereporterindicates.

Accordingtothepassage,itis_____thatmenareinterestedinawoman'sbeautywhilewomenareinterestedinthesizeofaman'swallet.

A.appropriate

B.overestimated

C.overlygeneralized

D.overlypessimistic

59.【S6】

60.

ItisclearthatthefindingsofDr.ArpadPasztai______.

A.comeinconflictwiththegovernment'sGEfoodpolicies

B.providestrongsupportforDerekBurke'sargument

C.justifythesuppressionofdifferentvoicesconcerningGEfoods

D.resolvethegeneticengineeringdebateonceforall

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.Thedecisiontomoveisalsoinfluencedby"personalfactors"

ofthepromisingmigrant.Thesamepush-pullfactorsandobstaclesS1.______

operatedifferentlyondifferentpeoples,sometimesbecausetheyareS2.______

ondifferentstagesoftheirlives,orjustS3.______

becausetheirvaryingabilitiesandpersonalities.TheprospectofS4.______

pullingupstakesandmovingtoanewandperhapsverystrangeenvironment

mayappearinterestingandchallengingtoayoung,footloose

manandfrighteningdifficulttoaslightlyoldermanwithawifeS5.______

andyoungchildren.Similarly,theneedtolearnanewlanguageand

customsmayintrigueonepersonandfrightenthetuber.S6.______

Regardlessfromwhypeoplemove,migrationoflargeS7.______

numberofpeoplecausesfriction,TheUnitedStatesandother"receiving"S8.______

countries(thetermusedforcountriesthatwelcomelarge

numbersofimmigrants)haveexperiencedadjustmentproblemswith

eachnewwaveofimmigrants,ThenewestarrivalsareusuallygivingS9.______

thejobswithlowestpayandareresentedbynativeswhomayhave

tocompetewiththemforthosejobs.Ithasusuallytakenseveraldecades

foreachonetogainacceptanceinthemainstreamofso