2022年廣東省珠海市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

AfterSamWaltondiedin1992,oneofhissonstookoverWal-Martanditwasthengreatlyexpanded.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Inthe17th,France'snationallibrarywasfoundedinParis.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.Theelectrostaticprecipitatorhasgotridof______frommanufacturingprocesses.

A.severeemissions

B.ozone-layerdepletion

C.manypollutants

D.toxicsubstances

4.

Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet_____________people.

5.

Ifyouwanttogetofftothefightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Apersonmightneeda______amountof2,000caloriestomaintainahealthycondition.

7.

Brainscanscanmakethedoctorsknowthedifferencesofpatients'responsestodanger,thuscancuretheiranxietydisorder.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

MusiclyricsofEminemarefullof______________,buttheyareverypopular.

9.

Comparedwithothermajorindustrializedcountries,theUnitedStatesdependsmoreheavilyonoilimport.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Theauthorbelievesthatfinancialinstitutionscanreducecreditcrisisif______.

A.positionsandcommitmentswereinitiallyassessedprecisely

B.assetvalueswereaccountedforproperly

C.financialliabilitieswereassignedprecisely

D.positionswerevaluedfairly

11.

ForEuropeangovernments,______inthehandsofthestrongestuniversitiesandallowingthemtogeneraterevenueareimportantwaystogrowvigorously.

12.

Withthedevelopmentofspread-spectrumtechnique,wemayuseBluetoothconnectionasasubstituteforcellphone.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

NGOcommunityisoftentheonlyavailablesourceofsupportfortheinternallydisplacedthoughtheassistanceisinadequatefor______.

14.

Anystudent,inAnnapolis,couldbeprovidedwithmedicalbenefitsandentitlementpackageforlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

ADH1andADH2aresamebrewers'yeastsresponsibleforbreakingdownethanol.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Thechiefdisadvantageofpronouncingwordswhileyoureadthemisthatittendstotiereadingspeedtospeakingspeed,andthesilentreadingofmostnormalreadersisnearly______asfastastheirspeaking.

17.THEPARTYGENE

StevenBennerjokinglycallshimselfadilettante(業(yè)余藝術(shù)好愛者).AbiochemistattheUniversityofFloridainGainesville,Bennerlearnsawiderangeofdisciplines,frombioinformaticstoastrobiology.Hisaimistogaininsightintothebasicchemicalrulesthatgovernhowlifeworks--bothhereand,ultimately,onotherplanets.Butalthoughsciencedrewhisgazetotheskies,itwasalcoholthatbroughthimbackdowntoEarth.Or,tobemoreexact,theenzymesthatcanbothmakeandconsumeit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase(脫氫酶)isbestknownastheenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownalcoholinthebody,andassuchithasbeenstudiedexhaustively.ButBennerandotherresearchersinthefieldhavenowturnedtoitsevolution,andtheirworkisprovidingfreshinsightintothepuzzleofwhysomecreatures,suchasyeast,cametomakealcoholandwhysomanyothers,includingourselves,cantolerateit.

Alcoholdehydrogenase--ADHforshort--isablankettermappliedtoalargeanddiversegroupofenzymes.Inmanycreatures,includingourselves,theyhelptoconvertalcohols,suchasethanol,intocom-poundsthatotherenzymescanbreakdownandextractenergyfrom.Butinanumberofmicroorganisms,theycanhelpthereversereaction,makingalcoholsaspartoftheprocessofextractingenergyfromsugars.

Thestarsofthesealcohol-producersaretheyeasts.NotonlydoSaccharomycesspeciesofyeastchurnoutoodlesofethanol,theycanalsotoleratefarhigherconcentrationsofitthanothermicroorganisms.Brewer'syeastowesthisabilitytotwoalcoholdehydrogenases:ADH1,whichmakesethanol,andADH2,whichbreaksitdownforuseasanenergysource.Yeastnotonlybrewsitsownmoonshine,itconsumesittoo—"tothelastdrop",asBennersays.

Atfirstsight,thismakesnosense.Makingethanolfromsugarandthenconsumingitisenergeticallyfarmorewastefulthansimplyconsumingthesugar.Researchershavelongponderedwhyyeastgoestoallthattrouble.Althoughitmightbenicetothinkthatthereisacreatureonttherewhoseraisond'etreistoparty,evolutiondoesn'tworkthatway.

Makeorbreak

BennerandhisteamcameacrosstheexplanationwhenhuntingfortheoriginsofADHinyeast.BennerisinterestedincombiningthestudyofgenesandproteinswithgeologyandpalaeontologytogaininsightintothehistoryoflifeonEarthandpresent-dayproteinfunction."Everybiomoleculeisbetterunderstoodifweknowitshistoryaswellasitsstructure,"hesays.

TheADHgenesinyeastmakeanintriguingsubjectforthisapproach.Whenyeastgaineditsabilitytomakealcohol,itmusthavedonesoasaresultofaselectionpressureinitsenvironmentand,whatismore,thiswouldhavehadaknock-oneffectonothercreatures.SoworkingoutwhenandhowtheADHenzymescametobecouldopenasmallwindowontowhatecosystemswerelikebackthen.

ADHgenesandtheproteinstheymakearewellstudiedandhavebeenisolatedfrommanydifferentspeciesofyeast,soBenner'steamhadplentyofusefulmaterialtoworkwith.ThegoalwastoreconstructtheoriginalgenethatwasduplicatedtogiverisetoADHIandADH2,andtoaskwhatitsfunctionwas--diditmakealcohol,ordiditbreakitdown'?

FromadatabaseofthesequencesofrelatedADHgenesinvariousyeasts--combinedwithadditionalADHgenesspeciallysequencedforthisstudy--BennerandhiscolleaguesassembledanevolutionarytreeofyeastADH.Thisshowedwheretheancestralgenewouldhavefittedinandhelpedtheresearchersworkoutitsmostlikelyaminoacid(氨)sequence.Inferringthepastfromthepresentisn'tperfect,sotheyendedupwith12slightlydifterentcandidategenes.

Fruitfulcollaboration

Thegroupthenreconstructedall12genesandtest

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Accordingtothepassage,unlikeluckypeople,unluckypeople______.

A.alwaysthinkinapositiveway

B.alwaystendtopointtothemessage

C.alwaysspendlesstimeontheexercise

D.alwaysseewhatthey'relookingfor

19.

AlthoughthetaxsystemoccurstomostAmericansonlyinApril,thetaxprocessisactually______.

20.

Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(19)

A.Hethinksitisdifficulttogetfuelforthecar.

B.Hecanmanagetogetthegasolinetheyneed.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytorefuelthecar.

D.Hehopesthewomanwillhelphimselectafuel.

22.(31)

A.Thewife'sbadcooking.

B.Thewife'sindependence.

C.Thewife'sworkingcondition.

D.Thewife'spaycheck.

23.SectionA

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

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A.She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.

C.Sheisnotinterestedinthecourse.

D.She'shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.

24.

【B10】

25.(35)

A.Theeraduringwhichtherailroadwasthedominantmodeoftransportation.

B.Thetimeduringwhichmailwasdeliveredbyhorse.

C.ThepointatwhichairmailbegantoconstitutethebulkofUnitedStates'mail.

D.Thetimeperiodcoveredinthemuseumexhibit.

26.(24)

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

D.Fatheranddaughter.

27.(46)

28.

【B11】

29.【B7】

30.聽力原文：W:Doyouknowanyonewhowoulddosometypingonshortnotice?

M:Howbigisthejob?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

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A.Whetherthewomanknowshowtotype.

B.Whythewomanisinahurry.

C.Howmuchtypingthewomanneedsdone.

D.Whetherthewomanhasatypewriter.

31.SectionB

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

聽力原文：TheLibraryofCongress,thelargestlibraryintheUnitedStates,containsabout18millionbooks.HarvardUniversityhasthelargestacademiclibrarywithmorethanninemillionbooks.ThelargestpubliclibraryistheChicagoPublicLibrarywithnearly6millionvolumes,followedbytheNewYorkPublicLibrarywith5.5million.Consequently,findingabookinanyoftheselibrariesmustbelikefindinganeedleinahaystack!

Librariansuseaspecialsystemtomakethejoboffindingbookseasier.Tokeepthebooksinorder,librariansgiveanumbertoeachbookinthelibrary.,andbooksarearrangedontheshelvesaccordingtothesenumbers.Inordertofindthenumberofabook,youmustlookinthecardcatalogue.Thecardcatalogueisaspecialfileofcardswithinformationaboutthebooksinthelibrary.Eachbookhasthreecardsinthecardcatalogue:atitlecard,anauthorcard,andasubjectcard.Thesecardsarearrangedinthecardcatalogueinalphabeticalorder.Ifyouknowthetitleofthebookyouarelookingfor,lookforthetitlecard.ffyouonlyknowtheauthor,lookfortheauthorcard.Ifyouarelookingforabookaboutaparticularsubject,lookforthesubjectcard.Whenyoufindthecardofthebookyouwant,copythenumberofthebook.Thenyoucanfindthebookeasily.

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A.TheLibraryofCongress.

B.TheHarvardUniversityLibrary.

C.TheChicagoPublicLibrary.

D.TheNewYorkPublicLibrary.

32.(34)

A.Theycouldtellwinddirection.

B.Theycouldbringgoodlucktofighters.

C.Theywerehandeddownbytheancestors.

D.Theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces.

33.

【B5】

34.聽力原文：M:YouaremuchskinnierthanlasttimewemetinthatItalianCafeteria!Itlooksasifyourweightlosingplanhasbeengoingonwell.

W:Ihavetoadmitthatillnessismuchmoreeffectivethandietinlosingweight.Thisflucouldhavekilledme.

Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheconversation?

(13)

A.TheyaredininginanItaliancafeteria.

B.Thewomansuccessfullylostsomeweightondiet.

C.Thewomaneffectivelylostsomeweightduringsickness.

D.ThewomanisinterestedinItalianfood.

35.(15)

A.Thestudentsshouldreturntoclasses.

B.Thereshouldbemoreissuestovoteon.

C.Morestudentsshouldcometothemeetings.

D.Lastnight'smeetingwasbadlymanaged.

36.聽力原文：W:Excuseme,I'mlookingforthetextbookforProfessorBrown'scourse.

M:I'mafraidtheyareoutofstock.You'llhavetoorderthem,anditwilltakethepublisherthreeweekstoshipthemtous.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(13)

A.InProfessorBrown'soffice.

B.Inauniversitybookstore.

C.Inapublisher'soffice.

D.Inashippingcompanyoffice.

37.聽力原文：M:IthinkthatMia'snewhairstyle.isreallydisagreeable.Whatdoyousay?

W:Actually,thatisnotquitefitforher,buteveryoneistoopolitetosayanythingtoheraboutit.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.ThewomanlikesMia'snewhairstyle.verymuch.

B.BoththemanandthewomandonotlikeMia'snewhairstyle.

C.BecauseofMia'snicehairstyle,everyoneispolitetoher.

D.EveryonethinkshighlyofMia'snewhairstyle.

38.(16)

A.Aboutthechildren'saction.

B.Aboutsocialmanners.

C.Aboutpublicinfluence.

D.Aboutthechangesoftheenvironment.

39.SectionB

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

聽力原文：TodayI'dliketomentionaninterestingtelevisionprogramthatwillbeshownonOct.10.It'saboutthebrain.It'sanewpublictelevisionshowproducedinNewYorkCity.Theprogramwillinvestigatehowthebrainfunctionsandmalfunctions.Someinterestingtopicsthatwillbediscussedaredreaming,memoryanddepression.Thesetopicswillbeillustratedbyusingcomputeranimationsofthebraintomakeexplanationseasytofollow.Theshowisnotforchildren.Butdon'tworry;it'snotintendedforscientistseither.Ithinktheprogramwillbeveryhelpfulwiththeworkwearedoinginclassonthebrain.Ihopeyou'llwatchit.Rememberit'sonOct.10.

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A.ANewYorkexecutive.

B.Acomputerspecialist.

C.Atelevisionannouncer.

D.Ateacher.

40.(45)

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.ManyleadingscientistsdownthroughtheyearsfromGalileotoEinsteinhavebeendeeplyreligious.Theyhavebeenintriguedbytheessentialmysteryoflifeandmaterialexistence,andhaverecognizedthatspiritualaswellasscientificunderstandingisneeded.

Twobiologistsmightexaminealivingcellunderamicroscope.OnewillseetherethehandiworkofGod;theotherwillseeonlywhatevolutionhaschancedtoproduce.Andyetbothwillagreeonthecell'sbiologicalhistory,itscomposition,itsstructure,anditsfunction.OnephysicistwillfindGodintheexquisitelyorganizedandexactlawsofthephysicaluniverse.Anotherphysicistwillnotbeabletoseeanythingbeyondthelawsthemselves.Thereligiousviewsofascientistdonotcomefromhisscience;theycomefromhisentirephilosophy,hiswholeviewoftheworld.Butscientistsarenotuniqueinthismatter;thesamedisparityofthinkingistobefoundamongpeoplefromallwalksoflife.

Inthemodernworld,scienceservestwoimportantfunctions.Oneistoprovidethebasisforascientifictechnology.Itisinthiswaythatsciencehasthegreatestinfluenceonourdailyliving.Throughtechnology,weadvancethestructureofcivilizationandgainincreasingdominationovertheearthandadjoiningportionsoftheuniverse.Theotherpurposeservedbyscienceisoneofunderstanding.Throughscience,wediscoverhowphenomenaoccurand,toalimitedextent,whytheyhappenthewaytheydo.Vitalprocessesareanalysedandstudied,thatwemayknowmoreofhoworganismsfunction,andhowtheyhavecometobewhattheyare.Throughscience,weseektoknowwhatamanis—howhisbodyworksandwhyhethinksanddreams.Aswesearchtoknowourselvesandtheworkingsofourminds,weexpecttofindsolutionstoproblemsofconfusionanddiscontent.Scienceisawaytounderstanding,butinsomewaysitisanarrowpaththatdoesnottouchonallthequestionsposedbythefactsofhumanlife.Sciencedoesnotprovideawayoflife;itdoesnotcreateamoralorder.Itisquiteobviousthatnotallhumanknowledgecanbereducedtoscientificterms.Interpretationsoftheultimatemeaningandvalueoflifewill,inthefinalanalysis,bemademoreonthebasisofspiritualawarenessthanonscientificacuity.

Accordingtotheauthor,manyleadingscientists______.

A.haveacknowledgedthatonlyreligioncanexplainthemysteryoflife

B.havebeenpuzzledbythemysteryoflifeandmaterialthings

C.haveattemptedtoexplainphysicallifefromareligiouspointofview

D.havebeensointriguedastomakegreateffortstosolvethemysteryoflife

42.

Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthormostprobablyagreeaboutthetranslationmistakes?

A.Manyinternationalcompaniesmaketranslationmistakesinadvertising.

B.Translationmistakeshavetheworstimpactonacompany'smarketing.

C.Translationmistakesaremadeduetothetranslators'ignoranceofculturaldistinctions.

D.Word-for-wordtranslationshouldbeabandonedinordertoavoidtranslationmistakes.

43.

Whathappenedwhentheionizedhydrogenbecamemoretransparent?

44.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

45.(55)

46.SectionA

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

TheUnitedStatescourtsystem,aspartofthefederalsystemofgovernment,is【C1】______bydualhierarchies;therearebothstateandfederalcourts.Eachstatehasitsownsystemofcourts,【C2】______ofcivilandcriminaltrialcourts,sometimesintermediatecourtsofappeal,andastatesupremecourt.Thefederalcourtsystem【C3】______ofaseriesoftrialcourtsserving【C4】______smallgeographicregions,atierofcircuitcourtsofappealthathearappealsfrommanydistrictcourtsinaparticular【C5】______region,andtheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates.Thetwocourtsystemsaretosome【C6】______overlapping,inthatcertainkindsofdisputesmaybeinitiatedineithersystem.Theyarealsotosomeextenthierarchical,forthedeferralsystemstands【C7】______thestatesysteminthoselitigants(訴訟當(dāng)事人)wholosetheircasesinthestatesupremecourtmayappealtheircasestotheSupremeCourtoftileUnitedStates.Thus,thetypicalcourtcasebeginsina【C8】______courtacourtofgeneraljurisdictioninthestateorfederalsystem.Mostcasestonofurtherthanthetrialcourt:forexample,thecriminaldefendantisconvictedand【C9】______bythecourt.Andthepartiesleavethecourtsystem.Butsometimesthelosingpartyatthetrialcourtcaresenoughaboutthecausethatthematterdoesnotendthere.Inthesecases,the"loser"atthetrialcourtmay【C10】______tothenexthighercourt.

A)consistsE)aboveI)extentM)badly

B)geographicF)trialJ)relativelyN)splendor

C)composedG)characterizedK)safelyO)sentenced

D)withinH)successfullyL)appeal

【C1】

47.

AccordingtoKateJones,whatshouldbedonetodetectandstoptheepidemicsbeforetheycanspreadacrosstheworld?

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.

Incertainoccupationscolorblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean"Advance"andaredlightmaymean"Danger!Keepback!"Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"cones".Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods"buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolor.Waituntilitisdarktonight,andthengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize.

Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolors.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecolorsatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecolorsaswellaswecan.

Insectscanseeultra-violetrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeX-rays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgrayanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolorswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercolorsarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.

Accordingtothepassage,colorblindnesscanbedangerousincertainoccupationslike______.

49.

"Printmedia"inthepassage(Paragraph4)probablyrefersto"______".

A.radioandtelevision

B.newspaperandradio

C.magazineandtelevision

D.newspaperandmagazine

50.Accordingtothepassage,inthejobmarket,workersbornafter1980

A.earnmuchmorethantheirpredecessors

B.havebeenaffectedbytheeconomicdownturn

C.gainacompetitiveedgewithgoodeducation

D.areundoubtedlyidealworkersfortheeconomy

51.

WhichfactcanprovewhatNewtonproposedwasright?

A.Thedepartingshipsseemedtobesmallerandsmallerwhentheysailedaway.

B.Thegreateraconcentrationofmassisatthepoles,thestrongeritsgravitationalpull.

C.ThelengthfromEarth'scentertosealevelattheequatorislongerthanthatatthepoles.

D.ThechangesintherisingofafewmillimetersonEarth'ssurfacedetectedbymoderndevices.

52.

Withshopsoverstockedwithfood,whyarepeoplebuyinglessofit?

53.

Fromthepassage,wecaninferallexceptthat______.

A.Eskimosaremorelikelytoeatwolvesinsummer

B.Eskimowomenareresponsibleforhousework

C.animalmeatisEskimos'mainsourceoffood

D.huntingisanimportantpartofEskimolife

54.Oneofmyfavoriteposterssays,"Lifeisatest.Itisonlyatest.Hadthisbeenareallifeyouwouldhavebeeninstructedwheretogoandwhattodo."WheneverIthinkofthishumorousbitofwisdom,itremindsmenottotakemylifesoseriously.Whenyoulookatlifeanditsmanychallengesasatest,orseriesoftests,youbegintoseeeachissueyoufaceasanopportunitytogrow,achancetodiscovermoreaboutlife.Whetheryou'rebeingbombarded(攻擊;質(zhì)問)withproblems,responsibilities,eveninsurmountable(不能超越的)difficulties,whenlookedatasatest,youalwayshaveachancetosucceed,inthesenseofrisingabovethatwhichischallengingyou.If,ontheotherhand,youseeeachnewissueyoufaceasaseriousbattlethatmustbewoninordertosurvive,you'reprobablyinforaveryrockyjourney.Theonlytimeyou'relikelytobehappyiswheneverythingisworkingoutjustright.Andweallknowhowoftenthathappens.

Asanexperiment,seeifyoucanapplythisideatosomethingyouareforcedtodealwith.Perhapsyouhavemuchpressurefromyourparentsoryouhaveademandingboss.Seeifyoucanredefinetheissueyoufacefrombeinga"problem"tobeingatest.Ratherthanstrugglingwithyourissue,seeifthereissomethingyoucanlearnfromit.Askyourself,"Whyisthisanissueinmylife?Whatwoulditmeanandwhatwouldbeinvolvedtoriseaboveit?Could1possiblylookatthisissueanydifferently?CanIseeitasatestofsomekind?"

Ifyougivethisstrategyatryyoumaybesurprisedatyourchangedresponses.Ithasbecomefarmoreacceptabletometoacceptthingsastheyare.

Accordingtothepassage,whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardslife?

A.Hetakeshislifeseriously.

B.Heconsiderslifeasatest.

C.Heknowswheretogoandwhattodo.

D.Hethinkslifeisfullofhumorouswisdom.

55.(59)

56.

【C3】

57.Whatneedstooccurforthegoalsofthefourthwomen'sconferencetoberealized?

A.Legislationscallingfortheadvancementofwomenshouldbeenforced.

B.Createaclimatethatallowsandencouragessocialdevelopmentonanationalscale.

C.CreatenewtechnologicalopportunitiesforwomeninChina.

D.AbolisheconomicbarriersbetweenChinaandtheWest.

58.ThereissomethingbadlywrongwiththewaystandardsforschoolsciencebeingsetintheUS.WhentheTexasStateBoardofEducationvotedinnewstandardslastweek,itleftthedooropenforteachingcreationism(特創(chuàng)論)inthenameofscienceinfederallyfundedschools.Thesemustbeclosed,andquickly.

Becausestandardsaresetatstatelevel,studentsinonestatemightbelearningdifferentscienceandusingdifferenttextbooksfromwhatstudentsinanotherarelearningandusing.Whatisworse,thestateboardsofeducationthatareresponsibleforstandardsandtextbooksaremadeupofelectedofficialswholackanyspecificskillsorqualificationsintherelevantareasofscienceoreducation.Aswesawinthe2005trialoverteachingintelligentdesigninDover,Pennsylvania,andarenowseeinginTexas,schoolboardshavebecomeapoliticalbattleground.ManyboardmembersappeartoNeactingonbehalfofreligiousgroupslikelocalchurchesortheDiscoveryInstitute.

Schoolsciencestandardsshouldbesetbypeoplewhounderstandscienceandscienceeducation.Atthesametime,itisdangeroustoarguethatthepowersofdemocraticallyelectedofficialsshouldbetakenawayiftheydon'tproducetheoutcomeyouwant.YetthatiswhatmayhappeninTexas.SomeDemocratshaveintroducedlegislationthatwouldtransferauthorityfortextbooksandcurriculatotheTexasEducationAgency.

Isthereawayoutofthisimpasse?Onepossibilityisthatcandidatesforschoolboardsshouldbetestedbeforetheystand.Anotherisforthepro-science(支持科學(xué)者)trytoengagemorefullywiththedemocraticprocess.AftertheDovertrial,boardmemberswhofavoredintelligentdesignweredumpedbythevoters.SomethingsimilarcouldhappeninTexas.

Anotherpossibilityistopushdecisionsfurtherupthedemocraticladder.PresidentBarackObamahasalreadycalledforallstatestohavethesameachievementstandards,raisinghopesthathemightpushforfederalstandardsacrossallUSschools.Whilethismightdriveconservativemad,itwouldputanendtothepresentsituationinwhichanaccidentofgeographycandeterminewhetherachildistaughtvalidscience.

ObamahasalreadymaderemarkablechangesinWashingtonbyrestoringscientificexpertisetoitsrightfulplaceingovernment.Manyteachersandscientistswouldliketoseehimdothesameintheplacewhereitcancountmost:intheclassroom.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtopara.2?

A.Differentstandardsaregoodtostudents'studyindifferentstates.

B.Themembersofstateboardsofeducationknownothingabouteducation.

C.Intelligen