2022年江西省撫州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

ThereisnoobviousdifferenceforachildtobetrainedinIviesornot.

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2.Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

3.PassageOne

Englishisoneofthemostimportantlanguagesoftheworldtodayspokenbymorethan300,000,000people,enditisthesecondwidelyusedmodemlanguage.OnlyChineseisspokenbymorepeople.

LinguistsclassifyEnglishasaGermaniclanguage.Itsclosestlinguistic"relatives"areFrisian,Dutch,Flemish,andLowGerman.MoredistantrelativesincludeSwedish,Danish,Norwegian,Icelandic,andModemHighGerman.Itsmostdistant"relatives"includeothermembersoftheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilyofwhichtheGermaniclanguagesareapart.

TheEnglishlanguageaswecurrentlyknowitistheresultofapproximately1500yearsofdevelopment.Interestingly,theoriginsofmodernEnglisharenotinEnglanditself,butinsouthernDenmarkandnorthernGermany,sincethelanguagewhicheventuallydevelopedintomodernEnglishwasbroughtbypeoplecalledtheAngles,Saxons,andJuteswhentheyinvadedtheBritishIslesinthefifthCentury.TheCelticlanguagespokenbytheearliestinhabitantsofEnglandweredisplacedandtheCeltic-speakingpeopleweredrivenbytheinvadersintowhatwenowknowasWales,Scotland,endIreland.Celticlanguagesarestillspokeninpartsofthesecountries.

LinguistsdividethedevelopmentofEnglishhim3periods;OldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,andModemEnglish.TheModemEnglishperiodisthenfurtherdividedintoEarlyModemEnglishendLateModemEnglish.TheOldEnglishperiodspannedapproximately500years--fromaround450toaround1100.TheMiddleperiodlastedroughly400years--fromabout1100untilaround1500.TheModemEnglishperiodbeganaround1500,withEarlyModemEnglishlastinguntilapproximately1750endLateModemEnglishfromthentothepresent

ThevocabularyofModernEnglishisprobablymoreextensivethenthatofmayotherlanguagesintheworld.IthasbeenestimatedthatthetotalnumberofModemEnglishwordsisover1,000,000,ifoneincludesslangendrecenttechnicalandscientificterms.

ThegreatnumberofwordsintheModemEnglishlexiconislargelyduetothefactthatEnglishhasbeenalwaysa"word-borrowing"language.IntheOldEnglishperiod,therewereborrowingsfromLatin,Greek,Danish,and,toasmallextent,Celticlanguages.IntheMiddleEnglishperiod,therewerefurtherborrowingsfromDanish,andalso—toalargedegree--fromNormanFrench.IntheModernEnglishperiod,therehavebeenmoreborrowingsfromLatin,Greek,andalargenumberofEuropeanandotherlanguages.Allinall,Englishhas"adopted"wordsfrommorethan50otherlanguages.

PassageTwo

Averyimportantworldproblem,ifnotthemostseriousofallthegreatworldproblemswhichaffectusatthemoment,istheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflandandlandresourceswillsoonbeunabletosupportthehugepopulationifitcontinuestogrowatthepresentrate.

Inanearlysurveyconductedin1888,abillionandahalfinhabitedtheearth.Now,thepopulationexceedsfivebillionandgrowingfast--bythestaggeringfigureof90millionin1988alone.ThismeansthattheworldmustaccommodateanewpopulationroughlyequaltothatoftheUnitedStatesandCanadaeverythreeyears!Eventhoughtherateofgrowthhasbeguntoslowdown,mostexpertsbelievethepopulationsizewillstillpasseightbillionduringthenext50years.

Ifweexaminetheamountoflandavailableforthisever-increasingpopulation,webegintoseetheproblem.Ifeveryoneontheplanethadanequalshareofland,wewouldeachhaveabout50,000squaremeters.Thisfigureseemstobequiteencouraginguntilweexaminethetypeoflandwewouldhave.Notalllandisusefultohumansasitcannotproducefood.Wecancutoutaboutonefifthofitbecauseitispermanentlycoveredby

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4.

Amazonisafamouswebsitewhichsellsnotonlybooksbutalso______.

5.

Howthepatientwillbetreatedwilldependontheresultofthe______.

6.AccordingtoVisa,transactionsbymobileATMscanencouragespendingby______.

A.18%B.5%C.0.4D.0.2

7.

Aimlesswanderingsometimescanmakeitpossibleforvisitorstofindsome______,whichmightbemostmemorableduringtheirtrip.

8.

Thegovernmenthastodecidehowtoarrangepeople'sassetsifthey______.

9.RichardNixon'sChildhood

OnewayinwhichbothFrankandHannahdidshowtheirlovewasintheirwillingnesstomakesacrificesfortheirchildren.Asparents,theyweredevotedtoensuringthattheirsonsobtainedthebestpossibleeducation.AtanearlyagetheyconcentratedtheireffortsonRichard,asheshowedmostsignsofbeingatalentedandperhapsevenagiftedchild.

ThemakingoftheearlymindofRichardNixonowedmosttohismother.Ifhermarriagehadnotcutshorthercollegeeducationshewouldhavebecomeateacher.Shewasawell-educatedyoungwoman,proficientinGreek,Latin,GermanandFrench,withadeepinterestinEuropeanculture.

HannahtaughtRichardtoreadbeforehewenttoinfantschoolandawakenedhisinterestinherownspecializedareasofclassics,languages,andhistory.Bytheageoffivehehadbecomeaneagerreaderofchildren'sencyclopedias,historystoriesandadultperiodicals.

HannahopenedRichard'smindtoEuropeanculture;shestartedhimoffinFrenchandGerman,introducedhimtoShakespeareandtrainedhimtorecitepoetry.Hannahwas,aboveall,aclassicist.ShebelievedthatLatinwasthefountainheadoflanguage,andthattheancienthistoriansandoratorswerethemastersofclearexpression.Underhismother'sinstructionclassicshadastronginfluenceonRichard'schildhoodimagination.

BesidesexpandingRichard'smentalcuriosityandcapabilitiesfarbeyondtheinterestsoftheaveragefiveyearold,Hannahdrilledintohimtheimportanceofworkinghardinordertogrowuptobesomebody.AsmallcluetoherstrongdesireforhersecondsonwasherattempttostoptheuseofthenicknameDickastoofoolish,perhaps,forafuturemanofimportance.BythewayMissGeorge,pleasecallmysonRichardandneverDick.InamedhimRichard,'Hannahtoldhisschool-teacheronthedayheenteredtheelementaryschool.MissMaryGeorgeneverforgotthisrequest—oneofthemanyreasonswhythislittleboywasratherdifferentfromtheothersinherclass.HerrecollectionsofRichardNixon'searlyprogressarerevealing.

"Hewasaveryquiet,studiousboyandkeptmostlytohimself...hewasoneofthoserareindividualsbornwithknowledge.Hhatyearhereadnolessthanthirtyorfortybooks,maybemore,besidesdoingallofhisotherwork...heneverhadtoworkforknowledgeatall.Hewastoldsomethingandheneverforgot.Hehasaphotographicmind,Ithink."

AlthoughthisearlyjudgmentofRichard'sabilitybyhisfirstschoolmistressmaybetooflattering,neverthelessMissGeorge'sreferencetothephotographicqualityofhismindshowedmuchinsight.Thephrase'photographicmemory'fallstooeasilyfromthetongueandisrarelyaccurate,butwhatcanbesaidwithcertaintyofRichardNixonisthathewasblessedwithaverygoodmemory.Forvariousreasonsithasoftensuitedhimduringhiscareertodownplaythisremarkablegift.Duringhislifehepreferredtobrushasidediscussionofthistalentwiththecomment,'Mymemoryisverygoodonlyforasimplereason—Iworkedatit.'Howeverheacquiredit,thereislittledoubtthatthiscapacityforrememberinginformationofeverydescription,fromnames,factsandfigurestospeechesanddocuments,wasfundamentaltohislaterpoliticalsuccess.

'Hewasaveryquietchildandrarelyeversmiledorlaughed',recalledhisschoolteacherMissGeorge.'Ihavenorecollectionofhimplayingwithothersintheplayground,whichundoubtedlyhedid...likeotheryoungstersinmildweatherRichardalwayscamebarefoot.Everydayheworeafreshlycleanedwhiteshirtwithabigblackbowtieandkneepants.Healwayslookedlikehismotherhadscrubbedhimfromheadtotoe.Thefunnythingis,Icanneverreme

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10.

Besideshisbasicsalaryofabout5500yuan,theforeignteacheralsogets______.

11.TheGulfoilspillisdifferentfromanyotheroilcatastropheinthat______.

A.itinvolvesaworld-renownedfirm

B.ithasalimitedshorelineimpact

C.thesurfaceoftheoceanwasn'taffected

D.theoilwasreleasedintodeepseas

12.

Donottrytomakethetaglinetrendy,becausesuchlinedareoften______.

13.

Ifyoucanmakereadjustmentsinyourfitnessplanasyouage,youcanstaystrongandflexibleand______.

14.

InLatinAmerica,solidbusinessopportunitiesusuallyresultfrom______.

15.

Onaplane,becauseopenflamesareprohibited,thetorchisstoredinan______.

16.

Iftakingpropersteps,wecaneliminateaciddeposition.

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17.

Engineerscanperfectthemechanismtoallsortsofcomplicatedreal-worldproblems.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Forthewriter,thebiggestobstacleduringthewholeprocessofattendingcollegewas______.

A.justgettingstarted

B.resistancefrompeopleatwork

C.topasstheAmericanCollegeTest

D.cultureshockexperiencedincollege

19.

"Wardoff"(Line1,Para5)canbebestreplacedby______.

20.

Whenthenaturallythinpeoplecan'tfindwhattheyarehungryfor,theywill______.

A.makeashoppingtrip

B.substituteanothersimilarfood

C.giveituprationally

D.trytosearchforitintheInternet

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(24)

A.Thelengthofthecourse.

B.Theroutethecycliststake.

C.Thenumberofparticipants.

D.Themonthinwhichthetourisheld.

22.聽力原文：M：Hello,Mrs.Chris,mayIcomein?

W：Ah，comeinTom．Yourreportisinteresting．ThereareacoupleofthingsI'dliketocheckwithyou．Youmentionedseveralcountriesyou'dliketovisit，Czechoslovakiaagain，Hungary，Romania，Singapore，theGulfStates．Myfirstquestion：What'sthepriority?

M：Well，they'reallpotentiallyimportant．Myfeelingisthatweshouldactfast．(19)Ithinkafollow-upvisittoCzechoslovakiaisthepriority．

W：OK．Nextquestion．Whendoyouwanttogothere?

M：I'vegotalotofdeskworktofinishoffhere．(20)I'dliketogotowardstheendofthemonth．

W：Ifwesendyouthere，wouldyouliketogotoothereasterncountriesonthesametrip?

M：Yes，certainly．HungaryandpreferablyRomaniaaswell．

W：WhyareyousokeenonRomania?What'sgoingonthere?

M：(21)I'veheardthatmedicalfacilitiesarebeingexpandedquitefast．OfcourseI'dhavetodoagooddealofmarketresearch．

W:Um,whowouldbeourbiggestcompetitorsinHungaryandRomana?

M:SurprisinglymostofthestuffisinAlbania.TheAmericanshavegottheirfeetinbutonlyinasmallway.

W:Anotherquestion.Whatwillhappentooureasterncountriesbusiness,ifthepoundgotstronger?

M:Itwillhaveseriouseffectonexports,ofcourse.ButIdon'tthinkwecanmissthischancejustbecauseofthat.

W:Thenisthequestionofattitude.MediaPapaseemsverytough.Wouldtheyreallyhavecancelledtheorderifwehadn'tdeliveredontime?

M:It'shardtosay.Theyareverytough,somaybeyes.(22)That'swhyIwanttogothereagainandstrengthenourpersonalcontacts.

(23)

A.Romania.B.Hungary.C.Czechoslovakia.D.Albania.

23.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Youknowwhat,Michaeltoldmetheotherdaythathegotasecond-handTVsetwhichisstillingoodcondition.Anddoyouknowthepricehepaidforit?

W:Well,hesaidhepaid50dollarsforit.AndIthinkhegotarealbargain.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthepriceoftheTVset?

(12)

A.Shethinksthepriceistoohigh.

B.Shethinksthepriceisquitenormal.

C.Shethinksthepricecouldbecheaper.

D.Shethinksthepriceisreallylow.

24.聽力原文：W：Didyourpicturesofthenightviewcomeoutasyouexpected?

M：Actually，IranoutoffilmbeforeIcouldevenbegin．Ididn'trealizeI'dfinishedtheroll．

Q：Whydidn'tthemanhaveanypicturestoshow?

(19)

A.Thecameradidn'twork.

B.Hehavenomoneytobuythefilm.

C.Thefilmhasn'tbeenprocessedyet.

D.Hedidn'thaveenoughfilm.

25.

【B3】

26.

【B9】

27.聽力原文：W:Ican'tbelieveIstillhavethispaininmyback.Thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedtomakemefeelbetterbynow!

M:Maybeyoushouldstarttakingitthreetimesadaylikeyouweretold.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

(14)

A.Takethemedicineasshewasdirectedtodo.

B.Scheduleanotherappointmentwithherdoctor.

C.Stoptakingthemedicine.

D.Restherbackforafewdays.

28.

【B5】

29.(35)

A.ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.

B.Itprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.

C.Itkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.

D.Itisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.

30.聽力原文：Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Evenawriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchild—orevenananimal,suchasapigeon—canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisabilityforgranted.

Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone'spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.

Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone'spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribingthatperson'sface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhatanicefacelookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribeaniceperson,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.

Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAllport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople'sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribingwithsuchterms.

Peoplehavealwaystriedtotypeeachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramasworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain'sorthehero'srole.Infact,thewords"person"and"personality"comefromtheLatinpersona,meaningmask.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilytellthegoodguysfromthebadguysbecausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasaction.

(33)

A.Peoplecanlearntorecognizefaces.

B.Peoplehavedifferentpersonalities.

C.Peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprints.

D.Peopledifferfromeachotherinfacialfeatures.

31.(21)

A.Knowwhattelevisionisbestforhim.

B.Askforacheaperpriceonthetelevision.

C.Changeastoretobuyadifferenttelevision.

D.Besatisfiedwithwhathehas.

32.

【B4】

33.聽力原文：W:Yourroomisamess.Whenisthelasttimeyoutidiedyourroom?

M:ItwaswhenLindacameover.ShehasbeensohelpfulthatIsimplycan'tdowithouther.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(18)

A.Hehasn'tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

B.Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.

C.He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

D.Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.

34.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforChildhoodDevelopmentinLosAngeles,California,regardingthewaybabiesreacttodifferenttypesofpeople.Thefindingsofstudysuggestthatinfantchildrenseemtobemorecomfortablearoundotherbabiesthantheyarewithstrangeadults.

TheresultsconfirmtheideasofDr.RichardPerelman,whohaswrittenmanybooksaboutraisingchildren.Dr.Perelmansupportsthefindingsofthestudyandaddsthatitisasounderideatokeepchildrenwithotherchildren,asinadaycarecenter,thanitistohavechildrencaredforbyababy-sitter.

Accordingtotheresultsofthestudy,infantsbenefitfrombeinginthecompanyofotherbabiesonadailybasis.Whereassomebabiesseemtoshowfearofstrangeadults,theyarelikelytoreachouttotrytotouchanunfamiliarbaby.Thestudyevensuggeststhatchildrenasyoungasoneyearoldcanform.friendships.

Twoofthechildreninthestudywereespeciallyclose.Itwasreportedthatifthechildrenwereseparatedforanyreasontheywouldstarttocry.Theonlywaytosatisfythemwastoallowthemtobetogether.Ifthefindingsaretrueitmayleadtoanincreaseintheuseoffamily-orienteddaycarecenterswherechildrencanspendmoretimewitheachotherandlesstimewithadults.

26．Accordingtothestudy，whendobabiesfeelthemostcomfortable?

27.Howdobabiesreacttounfamiliarbabies?

28.Whatisthebestwaytocareforbabies?

(27)

A.Whentheyarewithababy-sitter.

B.Whentheyarewithanotherbaby.

C.Whentheyarewithastrangeadult.

D.Whentheyarewithanelderlyperson.

35.(32)

A.Whalingisbad.

B.Commercialwhalingisimmoral.

C.Whalingshouldbelimitedonlyforfood.

D.TheIWCshouldbereplaced.

36.【B4】

37.

【B11】

38.(26)

A.Becauseitservesonlyafewspecialties.

B.Becauseit'stoocrowded.

C.Becauseit'stoocostly.

D.Becausetheserviceistooslow.

39.(14)

A.HethinksDavidisnotreliable.

B.He'swillingtotrustDavid.

C.HehastoldhisdoubtstoDavid.

D.HethinksDavidwillbenefitfromthisexperience.

40.聽力原文：W:Inthesummer,Andrewplaystennisorgolfalmosteverydayandinthewinterhegoesskiingeverychancehegets.

M:He'salwaysbeenveryenthusiasticaboutsports.

Q:WhatcanbeconcludedaboutAndrew?

(19)

A.Winterishisfavoritetimeforsports.

B.Sportsarequiteimportanttohim.

C.Heshouldbemoreenthusiastic.

D.Heplaysbetterthanheusedto.

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

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ifyourhealthisinquestion,yougotothedoctor.Whentheentireplanet'swell-beingisatissue,it'stheWorldHealthOrganizationyouconsult.Thegroup'srecentlyreleasedWorldHealthReportfocusesonthefuture—andtheprognosisisexcellent.IfWHOexpertsareright,the21stcenturywillbepeopledbyhealthyseniorcitizens,notonlyinthemoredevelopednationsoftheWestbutthroughouttheworld.

Thatrosyforecastcomesfromgainsmadeduringthepasthalfcentury.Infant-and-child-mortalityrateshavedroppeddramatically,majorinfectiousdiseasesuchasyellowfeverandplagueareundercontrolandaveragelifeexpectancyworldwidehasshotupfrom48in1955to66today.Comingdecadeswillbringmoreofthesame,theWHOpredicts.Averagelifeexpectancyisexpectedtohit73yearsby2025--andthat'sonlyanaverage.Thousandsofbabiesbornattheendofthe20thcenturywillstickaroundtosecthedawnofthe22nd,predictsMuthu,directoroftheOfficeofWorldHealthReporting.

Ofcourse,thereareafewredflagsontheworld'shealthchart,amongthemasignificantgapinlifeexpectancybetweentherichestandthepoorestcountries.In1996,forexample,76percentofthedeathsreportedtoWHOfromAfricawereofpeopleunder50.InEurope,only15percentofthosewhodiedwerethatyoung.By2025,WHOpredicts,57percentoftheAfricandeathswillbeunder50,versus7percentinEurope—amarkedimprovementbutstillagap.Thentherearethecostsofprogress.Morepeoplearoundtheworldhaveaccesstosafewaterandsanitationthaneverbefore,andmostchildrenarenowimmunizedagainstmajorchildhooddiseases.Buteconomicstridescanbringwiththemheartdisease,strokesandcancer,theso-calleddiseasesofaffluencethataccompanytheadoptionofhigh-fat,low-exercise"Westernlifestyles".

Infectiousandparasiticdiseasesstillaccountedfor173milliondeathslastyear,butcirculatorydiseasesandcancermadesteadygains,accountingfor15.3and6.2milliondeaths,respectively.Thattrend,unfortunately,islikelytocontinue.

ButthelargestshadowoverworldhealthisthegrowingHIV/AIDSepidemic.Unlessaneffectivevaccineortreatmentisdeveloped--or,unlikelierstill,theentireglobalpopulationstartspracticingsafesex--AIDScouldwipeoutpastgainsandthreatenfuturemortalityprojections.Lastyearabout1.8millionadultsdiedofthedisease,atollthatislikelytorise—butrightnowchildrenarethemajorvictimsinfected,saysDr.PaulKleihues,directoroftheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerandoneofthereport'sauthors.

Accordingtothepassage,thefunctionoftheWorldHealthOrganizationistakingcareof______.

42.

Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate______.

A.gaveupallhisopportunities

B.promisedtotryagainnexttime

C.overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D.toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

43.AnAsianengineerisassignedtoaUSlaboratoryandalmostsuffersanervousbreakdown.AUSexecutivetellshisstaffhe'sgoingtotreatthemfairly—andcreatesdissension(紛爭(zhēng)).AJapanesemanagerispromotedbyhisBritishpresident,butwithinsixmonthsasksforatransfer.

Eachofthesereal-lifecasesinvolvedpeoplewhowereregardedassuperioremployees,butwereill-equippedtocopewiththecomplexitiesanddangersofinterculturalmanagement."Multinationalcompanieshavestudiedeverythingelse,nowthey'refinallylookingatculture,"saysCliffordClarke,founderandpresidentoftheCalifornia-basedIRIInternationalInc,oneofasmallbutgrowingnumberofconsultingfirmsthatspecializeinteachingbusinesspeoplefromdifferingcultureshowtocommunicateandworkwitheachother.

"NevershowthesoletoanArab,neverarriveontimeforapartyinBrazil,andinJapan,don'tthink'yes'means'yes',"adviseUSconsultantsLennieCoplandandLewisBrownGriggs,whohaveproducedaseriesoffilmsandabooktohelpmanagersimprovetheirinternationalbusinessskills.Butsimplylearningthesocial"dos"and"don'ts"isnottheanswer,accordingtothenewculturespecialists.Thepenaltiesforignoringdifferentthinkingpatterns,theypointout,canbedisastrous.Forexample,theAmericanmanagerWhopromisedtobefairthoughthewastellinghisJapanesestaffthattheirhardworkwouldberewarded,butwhensomeworkersreceivedhighersalaryincreasesthanothers,therewereComplaints."Youtoldusyou'dbefair,andyouliedtous,"accusedonesalesman."Ittookmeayearandahalf",sighedtheAmerican,"torealizethat'fair',tomystaff,meantbeingtreatedequally."

TheAsianengineerwhosufferedinAmericawasthevictimofanothermistakenexpectation."Hewasaccustomedtothewarmgroupenvironmentsotypicalin.Japan,"saidhisUS.manager."Butinourcompany,we'reallexpectedtobeself-starters,whothriveonworkinga-lone.Forhim,itwasemotionalstarvation.He'smadetheadjustmentnow,buthe'dbehumiliatedifItoldyouhisname,That'sanotherculturaldifference."

TheJapanesemanagerwhofailedtorespondtohispromotioncouldn'tbringhimselftousethemoredirectlanguageneededtocommunicatewithhisLondon-basedsuperiors."Iusedtothinkallthistalkaboutculturalcommunicationwas.alotofbaloney,"saysEugeneJ.Flath,presidentofIntelJapanLtd.,asubsidiaryoftheAmericansemiconductormaker."Now,Icanseeit'sarealproblem.Miscommunicationhasslowedourabilitytocoordinateactionwithouroffice."

That'swhyIntel,withthehelpofconsultantClarke,begananinterculturaltrainingprogramthisspringwhichFlathexpectswilldramaticallyreducedecision-makingtimenowlostinmakingsuretheAmericansandtheJapaneseunderstandeachother.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.BuildingBridgesovertheCulturalRivers

B.MultinationalTrainingforBusinessmen

C.LearningDifferentThinkingPatterns

D.CommunicationProblemsandComplaints

44.SectionB

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

Doyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear2050,youmightactuallygetyourwish--providingyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandtakeupresidenceinsiliconcircuits.Butlongbeforethen,perhapsasearlyas2008,lessradicalmeasureswillbeginofferingasemblance(外表，偽裝)ofimmortality.

Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife.Whateveryouseeandhear,plusallthatyousayandwrite,canberecordedanalyzedandautomaticallyindexed,andaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles.Bythe2030s,itmaybepossibletocaptureyournervoussystem'selectricalactivities,whichwouldalsopreserveyourthoughtsandemotions.ResearchersattheLaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavedefinedthisconceptasSoulCatcher.

SmallelectronicequipmentwillpavethewayforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearablesupercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalpandinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.

Atfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem--theSoulReader--mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtincompletedetails.Evenin2030,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandthebrain'sinternalworkings,soreadingyourthoughtsandinterpretingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbeconservedforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorejuvenatemindsaseverlastingentities.Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliket