2022年福建省三明市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

U.S.populationwillincreasefrom250millionin1990to349millionin2025,andthegrowthwillstopat______.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,ifonechoosestotravelwithfewerpossessions,he______.

A.islikelytoenjoyhimselfmore

B.willbeabletotravelmuchcheaper

C.tendstobuyhomemorelocalspecialtyproducts

D.willprobablymakewiserpurchaseontheroad

3.

JohnBarrett,amagazinewriterandeditorfromNewYorkCity,visitedSavannahforaweekendandfellinlovewith______.

4.

Learningaboutacountry'scultureisashowofrespectandisalwaysdeeplyappreciated.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

TheFrenchtraditionof______islikelytoposeachallengingproblemtoAmericanvisitors.

6.

Awidereye-spanallowsreaderstoreadbyphrasesor______.

7.

AfterSamWaltondiedin1992,oneofhissonstookoverWal-Martanditwasthengreatlyexpanded.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Need-blindadmissionpolicymeanscollegesdecidewhethertomakeanofferofadmissionwithout______.

9.

Washington,D.C.is______oftheU.S.

10.Whatisnotsaidtobeawayofcleaningupafterourselves?

A.Throwlessaway.

B.Designrecycledproducts.

C.Don'tuseitagain.

D.Lastlonger.

11.

ByusingbarcodesdevelopedByWal-Mart,manufacturesenjoyedmoresaysoverretailers.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.

ComparedwiththeirdisplacedcounterpartsinPeru.thesituationoftheinternallydisplacedpersonsinColombiais______.

13.

Inordertomakesuretheircustomerswerehappy,PizzaHutintroduced______.

A.twocustomersatisfactionprograms

B.a1-600numbercustomerhotline

C.acustomercall-inprogram

D.happycustomersprogram

14.

Besidespregnantwomen,peopleoversixty-five,influenzacanbeanespeciallyseriousdiseaseforpeople______.

15.Emergencyoperatorscanidentifythepreciselocationofcell-phonecallersthroughGPSsystemswiththeuseof______.

16.

Ifagossipbringsgoodtothegossiping,thepeoleinvolvedarelikelytodevelop______.

17.

Agreatsloganshouldremindpeopleofthebrandname,sothenameshouldappearinthetagline.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.IntelligentTransportSystem

Today,therearemanywaystotravelaroundalargemetropolitanarea,forworkorpleasure.Youcouldwalk,althoughtherangeisadmittedlylow.Youcouldbicycle,butyoustilldoalotofwork,andit'sdangerous.Youcoulddriveacar,whichtakesconcentrationandsobrietyandalicense.Youcouldrideabus,andletsomeoneelsedrive.Youcouldtakeatrain,andletacomputerdriveyou.Oryoucouldfly,andwaitalongtimefortheplanetotakeoffandland.

Allmodesoftransportationhaveadvantages,anddisadvantages.However,inrecentdecades,thesinglesystemthathaswonoverallothersistheprivateautomobile.Thisallowsyoutogofromyourstartingpointtoyourdestinationpoint,withyourcompletecontrol,atareasonablespeedinareasonabletime.Unfortunately,apartfromthepollutantscreatedbythevehicleitself,thefactthatsomanyotherpeopleseemtoenjoyitsperceivedfreedomcausesmajortrafficjams,andtherequirementfortrafficcontroldevices.

Toomanypeopleusingtoolittleroadspaceatthesametimecausestrafficjams.Itismostprofoundonlargegradeseparatedroads,thathavelimitedaccess.Therehavebeenvarioussolutionstriedout,includinghighoccupancyvehiclelanes,rampmetering,orroadwidening.Unfortunately,theysimplydon'tsolvetheproblemoflackofcapacity.

Trafficcontroldevicesimposecertaincontrolsontheflowoftraffic.Mostcommonaretrafficlights.Thesemetertheflowoftrafficbetweentwoormoreroadssothatatnotimeisanyvehicleinconflictwithanyother.However,theyalsoimposethattrafficcomestoacompletestop,requiringvehiclestostopandthenstartagain.Thisnotonlyslowsvehiclesdown,butalsoistheprimecauseofwastedenergyinurbansettings.

Unfortunately,citiesareveryreluctanttospendmoney.Thereforeanyfuturetransportsystemhastobecheapforcities.Thisimpliesthatcurrentinfrastructureiskeptasmuchaspossible,orimproved.Usingroads,theprimeinfrastructureavailabletodaywouldmeantheform.factorforvehicleswouldstaythesame,buteachindividualvehiclecouldbemademoreintelligent.

Sofortomorrow,weneedtodesignatransportsystemthatusesroadsoraveryslightimprovementonroadstoprovideahighcapacitysystemthatprovidesserviceforeveryone.Thiscouldbeachievedbyimplementingthefollowingeightsystems,eachofwhichprovidesmoreofaburdenonthecarmanufacturer,butwouldeventuallyprovideasystem,whichisautomatic,safeandefficient.

Firstly,allcarsshouldhaveintelligencebrakesandcruisecontrol.Thesewouldremovethedriverfromtheresponsibilityofhavingtofollowalongbehindsomebody.Bypressingabutton,thedriverwouldgivecontrolofthedistancebetweenhiscarandthecarinfront.Ifthecarinfrontsloweddown,youwouldnothavetowaitforthebrakelightstolightup,thedrivertoseethem,Wenpressthebrakepedaltherightamount,andcontinuouslymonitorthedistance.Insteadthecarwouldbeprogrammedtocontinuouslymonitorthedistancetothecarinfrontandinstantlyalteritsspeedtomatchandmaintainthedistance.

Byspeedingupthefeedbackcircuit,youcanclosethedistanceofcars,andthereforeincreasethecapacity.Youalsoremovedrivererrorsoreducingthenumberofaccidents.Also,carscouldcommunicatelocallywitheachotherandwareaheadoftimethatfollowingcarsneedtoslowdown.

Next,youneedtoremovethedriverfromtheresponsibilityofsteeringthevehicle.Havingcomplexvisionsystemsonacarseemsoverthetopastheynotonlydramaticallyincreasethecostofthecar,butalsothecomplexityofthecontrolsoftware.Insteadyoucouldbuilddetectorintothefrontofthecarthatdetectthemiddleofalaneoft

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Whatistheadvantageoftheretirementsavings?

A.Governmentwithdrawsalighttaxontheretirementsavings.

B.Employeescangetmoneyastheretirementsavingsfromtheiremployers.

C.Anyonewiththeretirementsavingsisqualifiedfora401Kplan.

D.Morethan50%Americansenjoyfreemoneyintheretirementsavings.

20.

Nexttocoal-burningpowerplants,______arethesecondlargestU.S.sourceofcarbondioxidepollution.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：M:IwishIdidn'thavetomakeaspecialtriptothepostofficetogetmypackage.

W:Well,ifyoucalltheminthemorningthey'llgiveyourpackagetoyourmailcarrier-tobringouttoyou.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(15)

A.Deliverthepackageinperson.

B.Pickupthepackageatthepostoffice.

C.Findoutthehoursthepostofficeisopen.

D.Asktohavethepackagedeliveredtohishome.

22.(44)

23.【B9】

24.(34)

A.Itisinterestingandexciting.

B.Itisperfectwithoutanylimitations.

C.Itissupportedbythegovernment.

D.Itsconclusioncanbeuniversallyaccepted.

25.(26)

A.Hethinksflieswilltakeovertheearth.

B.Hethinkshumanwilldieoffquitesoon,

C.Hethinksmassdiseasecouldbethenextpathtoextinction.

D.Heseeshumanbeingsasdestructive.

26.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Thesumtotalofourknowledgeisverysmallcomparedtothesizeofourignorance.Everyadvanceonthefrontierofknowledgeopensupagreatvistaoftheunknown.Thescientistisnothappyexceptwhenhefindssomethingnew．Scienceisanincompletetaskjustaslifeisincomplete.Hecanonlybehappybecausehehastheopportunitytocontinuethesearch.Fulfillmentcanneverbetheresolongasknowledgeisimperfect.

Thesearchfortruthisnotapeacefuloccupation.ThehappiestpeopleIhaveknownhavenotbeenthemenofgreatworldlyachievementsorwealth.Theyhavebeenthesimplepeoplewhoarehappilymarried,enjoyinggoodhealthandgoodfamilylife.

Idonotthinkwesearchforthestarsormoonbecausewemakeupourmindstodoso,butbecausewecan'thelpourselves.Imaginationisnotanattributeofhappiness.Apersoncanbeveryhappywhenheknowsnothing.

Whileitistrueyoucangethappiness,peaceandserenityfrombeingatthelowerendoftheladder,itisalsotruethatyoucannotenjoytheecstasyofachievement.Successinthegeneralsenseofthetermmeanstheopportunitytoexperienceandtorealizetothemaximumtheforcesthatarewithinus.

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A.Becausewehavemadeupourmindstodoso.

B.Becausewewanttofulfillourdesireforknowledge.

C.Becausewewanttoenjoytheecstasyofachievement.

D.Becausewecannothelpourselves.

27.(25)

A.Herpriorschooling.

B.Herage.

C.Herresidence.

D.Herdrivingrecord.

28.【B10】

29.(28)

A.Gourmetcoffeeislessexpensive.

B.Regularbrandsofcoffeehavetoomuchcaffeine.

C.Gourmetcoffeetastesbetter.

D.GourmetcoffeeisgrownintheUnitedStates.

30.(22)

A.Buyanewwatch.

B.Gotobedearlier.

C.Seeadoctor.

D.Changehisjob.

31.(35)

A.Trains.B.Airplanes.C.Trucks.D.Ships.

32.聽力原文：W:I'mlookingforthebestqualitypapertohavemythesistypedon.Idon'tseeanyontheshelf.

M:IthinkIsawsomeinthestockroomthismorning.I'llcheck.

Q:whatdidthemantellthewoman?

(13)

A.He'llseeiftheyhavemorepaper.

B.She'sboundtofinditsomewhereelse.

C.Thepapershewantsisoutofstock.

D.Hecan'tacceptacheck.

33.(32)

A.Itstandsforhostility.

B.Itisnotnormal.

C.Itisaninvasionofspace.

D.Itmeansintimacybetweentwopeople.

34.聽力原文：W：YourbreakdownalongthehighwaylateSundaynightmusthavebeenratherunpleasant．

M：Itcouldhavebeenmuchmoreso．That'swhenmyautoclubmembershiprelypaidforitself．

Q：Whohelpedthemanwhenhiscarbrokedown?

(19)

A.Someonehiredbytheautoclub.

B.Herepairedithimself.

C.Aprivatemechanichephoned.

D.Apassingpolicepatrolcar.

35.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Ineedsomeaspirin,please,andI'dalsoliketogetthisprescriptionfilled.

M:Fine.Here'syouraspirin.Ihavetheprescriptionforyouinabouttenminutesifyouwanttowait.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(12)

A.Atadrugstore.

B.Atahospital.

C.Atadoctor'soffice.

D.Atadentist'soffice.

36.聽力原文：W:Duringthelastthunderstorm,Inoticedseveralleaksinmylivingroomceiling.

M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokenshingles.Ihavethenumberofagoodroofingcompany.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?

(16)

A.Thewomanisafraidofthunderstorms.

B.Themanworksforagoodroofingcompany.

C.Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedsrepairing.

D.Theman'sroofisleakingandheasksthewomantohelphim.

37.【B7】

38.(24)

A.Trytobeveryconfidentinyourself.

B.Trytoknowmoreabouttheinterviewers.

C.Practiceaninterviewwithyourbestfriend.

D.Gooverpossiblequestionswithsomefriends.

39.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Somethinghappenedinthe1970's:thepriceofoilincreasedtremendously,drivingupthepriceofalmosteverythingandmakingAmericansawarethattheirlargeautomobilesusedalotofgasoline.Atthesametime,foreigncarmanufacturershadbeguntoproducesmallfuel-efficientcarsinlargequantitiesfortheexportmarket.Suddenly,thelarge,gas-consumingAmericancarswerenolongerattractivetoAmericanbuyers,whobeganbuyingforeigncarsbythethousands.TheAmericanautomobileindustrywentintoadepression.Thousandsofautomotiveworkerswerelaidoff,aswerethousandsofpeopleinindustriesindirectlyconnectedwiththeautoindustry.Peoplewhoarelaidofftendtokeepwhatmoneytheyhavefornecessities,likefoodandhousing.Theydonothavetheextramoneyneededtosendtheirchildrentocollege.Theirchildrencannotpaytheirowncollegecosts,becauseduringadepressiontheycannotfindjobs.Highunemploymentmeansthatmorestatefundsmustbeusedforsocialservice--unemploymentbenefitsandtoaiddependentchildren,forexample--thanduringmoreprosperoustimes.Itaimmeans,thatthestateshavefewerfundsthanusual,becausepeoplearepayingfewertaxes.Institutionsofhighereducationdependontwomajorsourcesofincometokeepthemfunctioning:tuitionfromstudentsandfundsfromthestates.Atthepresenttime,therearefewerstudentsthaninthepastandfewerstatefundsavailableforhighereducation.Thecollegesanduniversitiesareintrouble.

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A.Theyweresmall.

B.Theywerefuel-efficient.

C.Theywereoilconsuming.

D.Theywerenotattractive.

40.聽力原文：W：Haven'tyoufinishedyourdinneryet?You'reslow．Hurryup．Theyarewaitingforus．

M：Ijustwantedtoenjoylifeandnothavetorushallthetime．Oh，whyislifealwayssorushie-rushie?

Q：Whatdoesthemallthinkofhislife?

(14)

A.It'sfullofexcitement.

B.It'senjoyable.

C.It'shillofrush.

D.It'srelaxing.

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

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

Inrecentyears,wehaveallwatchedtheincreasingcommercializationofthecampus.Thenumerousadvertising,postersandthegoldenarchesoffastfoodoutletsmaybeaninsulttoouraestheticsensibilities,buttheyare,arguably,noworsethanugly.Someoftheothernewfeaturesofcommercializedcampuslifedo,however,constituteaseriousthreattothingswerightlyrespect."Privatization"andthe"businessmodel"arethepotentialmenace.

Whatdothesenotionsmean?Tome,theyinvolveanincreaseddependenceonindustryandcharitableactionsforoperatingtheuniversity;anincreasedamountofourresourcesbeingdirectedtoappliedorso-calledpracticalsubjects,bothinteachingandinresearch;aproprietary(所有權(quán)的，所有人的)treatmentofresearchresults,withthecommercialinterestinsecrecyoverridingthepublic'sinterestinfree,sharedknowledge;andanattempttoruntheuniversitymorelikeabusinessthattreatsindustryandstudentsasclientsandourselvesasserviceproviderswithsomethingtosell.Wepayincreasingattentiontotheimmediateneedsanddemandsofour"customers"and,astheoldsayinggoes,"thecustomerisalwaysright".

Privatizationisparticularlyfrighteningfromthepointofviewofpublicwell-being.Aresearcheremployedbyauniversity-affiliatedhospitalinCanada,workingundercontractwithamedicine-makingcompany,madepublicherfindingsthataparticulardrugwasharmful.Thisviolatedthetermsofhercontract,andsoshewasfired.Herdismissalcausedascandal,andshewassubsequentlyrestoredtoherpreviousposition.Theuniversityandhospitalinquestionarenowworkingoutsomethingsimilartotenure(終身任職)forhospital-basedresearchersandguidelinesforcontracts,sothatmorepublicexposureofprivatelyfundedresearchwillbecomepossible.Thisisararevictoryandasmallstepintherightdirection,butthegeneraltrendistheotherway.Thankstoprofit-drivenprivatefunding,researchersarenotonlyforcedtokeepvaluableinformationsecret,theyareoftencontractuallyobligedtokeepdiscovereddangerstopublichealthunderwraps,too.ofcourse,wemustnotbetoonaiveaboutthis.Governmentscanunwiselyinsistonsecrecy,too,asdidtheBritishMinistryofAgriculture,Fisheries,andFoodintheworktheyfundedinconnectionwiththebovinespongiform.encephalopathy(牛腦海綿體病)epidemic.Thispreventedothersfromreviewingtherelevantdataandpointingoutthatproblemsweremoreseriousthangovernmentwaslettingon.

Fromthefirst,paragraphwecanlearnthatthecampuslifehasbecome______.

A.moreconvenient

B.ratherugly

C.somewhatharmful

D.nomoreaestheticthanbefore

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Thelittlecreaturesinsidetheeggs,meredaysfromhatching,aren'ttheonlyoneswitheagleeyes.ThousandsofpeoplefromaroundtheworldareflockingtothewebsiteforBC-basedHancockWildlifeFoundationtowatchlivestreamingvideoofapairofbaldeagleeggs.

Twocameras,setupnearanestinDelta,B.C.,firstcaughtthemotherlayingtheeggsinFebruary.Withthelittleeaglesreadytoemergeanytimenow,moreandmoreviewersaretuningin,watchingfortheslightestsignoftheirarrival.

"Wecallourselveseagle-holicsbecausemostofusreallyare,"KarenBills,Hancock'sprojectcoordinator,saidwithalaugh.Billssaidtheviewers,manyofwhomareelderly,somefromasfarawayasAustraliaandEurope,arewatchingintentlyforlittlecracksintheeggs.Astheexpectedarrivaldatehasgrowncloserandcloser,Hancock'swebsitetraffichasgrownbusierandbusier.Billssaidsomanypeoplehavebeentuninginthatshesometimescan'tgetonthefeed.

Butnotallthereviewshavebeenpositive.Somehavesuggestedthecamerasinterferewithnatureanddomoreharmthangood.Butit'saclaimBillsdisputes."Icannameyounumerouscaseswhereifthecamerawasn'tthere,thelittleeaglewouldhavedied."Shesaida10-week-oldeagletumbledoutofanotherDeltanestlastyearandfellallthewaytotheground.ViewersimmediatelycontactedHancockandarescuecrewwasonthescenewithinsevenminutes."TheOrphanedWildlifeRehabilitation(康復(fù))Societykepthimintheirfacilityuntilhewasreadytogoandputontheproperweight."Theeaglewaseventuallyreleased.

Therehabilitationsociety'sBevDay,whohasbeencaringforbirdssince1978,saysthecamerasalsoserveasaninvaluablelearningtool."Theremaybeotherpeoplethatarguethefact,butI'mreallyatruebelieverinthem,"shesaid,"I'vebeendoingthis30yearsnowandI'mstilllearning."

Someoftheeagle-holieshavegrownanxiouswaitingforthebigmoment.Oneuseronthesite'sdiscussionforumsaidFriday,"Notseeinganyindicationofcracksintheeggs,"apostingthatwasaccompaniedbyafrowningemoticon.

Thenot-for-profitHancockWildlifeFoundationwasestablishedbyDavidHancock,abiologist,filmmaker,writerandpublisher.Itaimstopromotetheconservationofwildlifeanditshabitatsthroughscienceandeducation.

ManypeopleareflockingtothewebsiteforHancockWildlifeFoundationto______.

43.Purescience,leadingtotheconstructionofamicroscope______.

A.isnotalwaysaspureaswesuppose

B.mayleadtoanti-scientific"impure"results

C.necessarilyresultsfromappliedscienceandthediscoveryofacell

D.necessarilyprecedesappliedscience,leadingtothediscoveryofthecell

44.

Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesixthparagraph?

A.Nextelprovidesadifferentoperationstrategy.

B.GPStechnology,isvitalfortrackingservice.

C.Trackingservicebecomesaflourishingbusiness.

D.Locationserviceisabusedbymarriedpeople.

45.

Howmanypeopleweregiventasimelteonintheexperiment?

46.

WelearnfromthepassagethatthedifferenceinpaybetweenthelowestpaidandtheaverageworkerinAmericais______thanthatinotherindustrializedcountries.

47.Bysaying"thegrowthoftheproportion...toyoungergenerations."(Line2,Para.5),AntheaTinkerreallymeansthat

A.currentlywealthflowsfromoldgenerationtoyoungergeneration

B.traditionallywealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

C.withtheincreasinglybigpopulationofover50,thetrendarisesthatwealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

D.withmoreandmorepeopleofover50,traditionshavebeenreversed

48.

Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheFSA'sstudyhasbeenprovedunscientific.

B.TheFSA'sstudyissupportedbythewell-educatedmiddleclasses.

C.TheFSA'sstudytellsalotaboutthebenefitoforganicfood.

D.TheFSA'sstudyhasbeendistortedbytheSoilAssociation.

49.

Factoriessetupbymultinationalsonlybrought______tolocaleconomy.

50.

【C10】

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Icebergsareamongnature'smostspectacularcreations,andyetmostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.Theycomeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,a-midthunderousnoiseandsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasesnoonehearsorsees.Theyexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteawayjustasunnoticed.

Objectsofsheerestbeauty,theyhavebeencalled.Appearinginanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymaybeglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyaregraceful,stately,inspiringincalm,sunlitseas.

Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyareinthenight,inthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswisetostayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthewater,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoff,driftintothewater,floataboutawhile,andfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeofsnowflakesthathavefallenoverlongagesoftime.Theyembodysnowsthatdrifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillionyearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountains,wheretheymeltedonlyalittleornotatall,andsocollectedtogreatdepthsovertheyearsandcenturies.

Aseachyear'ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,evaporationandmeltingcausedthesnow-flakesslowlytolosetheirfeatherypointsandbecometinygrainsofice.Whennewsnowfellontopoftheold,ittooturnedtoicygrains.Soblanketsofsnowandicegrainsmountedlayeruponlayerandwereofsuchgreatthicknessthattheweightoftheupperlayerscompressedthelowerones.Withtimeandpressurefromabove,themanysmallicegrainsjoinedandchangedtolargercrystals,andeventuallythedeepercrystalsmergedintoasolidmassofice.

Thispassagegivesanintroductionof______.

52.

Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthatpeopleinoldtimes______.

A.weremoreenthusiasticaboutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology

B.hadastrongersenseofbeauty

C.over-dependentonlaborsavingdevices

D.paidmoreattentiontomaterialbenefits

53.

LloydMemorialHighSchool'sexperimentationwiththeideaofsingle-sexclass______.

A.wascarriedoutinallclassesofallgrades

B.primarily,aimedtoimprovetheboys'reading

C.wasregardedtobeasuccessbothbyteachersandparents

D.wereconfrontedwithobjectionfromthestudents

54.

WhyisGatesconstantlyworriedaboutthefutureofMicrosoft?

55.

【C7】

56.WhatdowelearnaboutstudentsinNewYorkCityfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Studentshavetotakestateexamswhichareauthoritativeyardstick.

B.Studentsincharterschoolsknowverywellabouthowtowinalottery.

C.Studentswhoperform.worseonstateexamshavenoaccesstocharterschools.

D.Studentsincharterschoolsaresuperiortoothersintheaspectofstateexams.

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Eveninthiselectronicera.papercontinuestoplayacompleteroleinourdailylives.Americansdependonabout85milliontonsofpaperandpaperboardayeartohelpusclean,organize,advertise,educateandmuchmore,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

Unfortunately,thissoftproductcomeswithenvironmentaldisadvantages.Theseincludethelossofbiologicalvarietyassociatedwithpermanentforest,anenergyandwaterintensiveproductionprocessthatgeneratesgreenhousegasesandotherdangerousproducts,andalifecyclethatendsinalandfill(垃圾掩埋法)orincinerator(焚燒爐)nearlyhalfthetime.

Ofcourse,wehavechoices.Wecanlessenpaper'senvironmentalblowfirstandforemostbyreducingourdependence(usingclothtowelsinthekitchen,printingonbothsidesofthesheetattheoffice,etc.).And,whenwereallyneedtousepaper,wecanmakebetter-educatedbuyingdecisions.

Hereareafewtipsforpurchasingeco-friendlypaper:

Buyrecycled,Doingsosaveslandfillspace,supportsgreenjobsand"reducesthetotalamountofresourcesyou'reusing,"saysSusanKinsella,executivedirectorofConservatree,anorganizationthatadvocatesusingmorepaperwhichcanbeusedagain.

Studylabelingcarefully.Lookforproductsthatcontainpost-consumerwaste(ormaterialthathamcompletedafulllifecycle);thehigherthepercentage,thebetter.Achasing-arrowssymbolmaysimplymeanapaperproductcanberecycled,whiletheword"recycled"mayrefertoonlyasmallpercentageofrecoveredfibers.

Demandcertificate.Anumberoforganizationscertifythattheoriginalfiberusedinagivenpapercomesfromresponsiblymanagedforests.KinsellasaystheoneenvironmentaliststrustmostistheForestStewardshipCouncil.CheckwithyourprinterorpapersuppliertoseewhetheritcarriesFSC-certifiedlines.

Considertree-freeoptions.Somepaperisnowmadefromagriculturalcrops,severalofwhichhaveahigheryieldperacre