2010年6月英語六級聽力試題PartIListeningComprehension SectionA11.A)Themanfailedtokeephispromise.B)Thewomanhasapoormemory.C)Themanborrowedthebookfromthelibrary.D)Thewomandoesnotneedthebookanymore.12.A)Thewomanismakingtoobigafussabouthercondition.B)Fatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackofexercise.C)Thewomanshouldspendmoretimeoutdoors.D)Peopletendtoworklongerhourswithartificiallighting.13.A)TheprintingonherT-shirthasfaded.B)ItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-shirt.C)SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-shirts.D)ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-shirt.14.A)Heregretshavingpublishedthearticle.B)Mostreadersdonotsharehisviewpoints.C)Notmanypeoplehavereadhisarticle.D)Thewomanisonlytryingtoconsolehim.15.A)LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimebeing.B)GoseeDaisyimmediately.C)ApologizetoDaisyagainbyphone.D)BuyDaisyanewnotebook.16.A)Batteries.B)Gardentools.C)Cameras.D)Lightbulbs.17.A)Thespeakerswillwatchthegametogether.B)Thewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaticket.C)Themanplayscenteronthebasketballteam.D)Themancangettheticketatitsoriginalprice.18.A)Thespeakerswilldressformallyfortheconcert.B)Themanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheconcert.C)Itisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingaconcert.D)Thewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheconcert.19.A)Hewantstosignalong-termcontract.B)Heisgoodatbothlanguageandliterature.C)Heprefersteachingtoadministrativework.D)Heisundecidedastowhichjobtogofor.20.A)Theyhateexams.B)TheallplantostudyinCambridge.C)Theyarealladults.D)Theyaregoingtoworkincompanies.21.A)Difficultbutrewarding.B)Variedandinteresting.C)Time-consumingandtiring.D)Demandingandfrustrating.22.A)Interviewingamovingstar.B)Discussingteenagerolemodels.C)Hostingatelevisionshow.D)Reviewinganewbiography.23.A)Helosthismother.B)HewasunhappyinCalifornia.C)Hemissedhisaunt.D)Hehadtoattendschoolthere.24.A)Hedeliveredpublicspeeches.B)Hegotseriouslyintoacting.C)HehostedtalkshowsonTV.D)HeplayedaroleinEastofEden.25.A)Hemadenumerouspopularmovies.B)Hehaslongbeenalegendaryfigure.C)HewasbestatactinginHollywoodtragedies.D)Hewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhistime.SectionBPassageOne26.A)Itcarriedpassengersleavinganisland.B)AterroristforcedittolandonTenerife.C)Itcrashedwhenitwascirclingtoland.D)18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.27.A)Hewaskidnappedeightmonthsago.B)HefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeAfricans.C)HewasassassinatedinCentralAfrica.D)HelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanbusiness.28.A)Themanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanagreement.B)Theworkers'paywasraisedandtheirworkinghourswereshortened.C)Thetradeuniongaveupitsdemand.D)Theworkersonstrikewereallfired.29.A)Sunny.B)Rainy.C)Windy.D)Cloudy.PassageTwo30.A)Someofthemhadonceexperiencedanearthquake.B)Mostofthemlackedinterestinthesubject.C)Veryfewofthemknewmuchaboutgeology.D)Acoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechbefore.31.A)ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingearthquakes.B)BynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.historyoccurred.C)Bydescribingthedestructivepowerofearthquakes.D)Byexplainingsomeessentialgeologicalprinciples.32.A)Interrupthimwheneverhedetectedamistake.B)Focusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheused.C)Stophimwhenhehaddifficultyunderstanding.D)Writedownanypointswherehecouldimprove.PassageThree33.A)Itwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearof1887.B)ItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientPolish.C)Itwascreatedtopromoteeconomicglobalization.D)Itisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.34.A)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.N.B)Ithasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpofthemedia.C)Ithasencounteredincreasinglytougherchallenges.D)Ithassupportersfrommanycountriesintheworld.35.A)Itisusedbyanumberofinfluentialsciencejournals.B)Itiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinuniversities.C)Ithasarousedtheinterestofmanyyounglearners.D)Ithashadagreaterimpactthaninanyothercountry.SectionCGeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegainpersonalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentstelluswhoweare."You're(36)______.""You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant(37)_______ofourself-concepts.Laterweinteractwithteachers,friends,(38)______partners,andco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves(39)_______theviewsofusthatotherscommunicate.The(40)_______connectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(41)_______evidentinchildrenwhoare(42)________ofhumancontact.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(43)_________bylackoflanguage.Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.Consistently,(44)________________________.Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoareclosetoothers.(45)__________________________________.Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolationisstatisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctorsandresearchersbelievethat(46)___________________________________.2010年6月英語六級聽力試題PartIListeningComprehension SectionA11.A)Themanfailedtokeephispromise.B)Thewomanhasapoormemory.C)Themanborrowedthebookfromthelibrary.D)Thewomandoesnotneedthebookanymore.(A)12.A)Thewomanismakingtoobigafussabouthercondition.B)Fatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackofexercise.C)Thewomanshouldspendmoretimeoutdoors.D)Peopletendtoworklongerhourswithartificiallighting.(C)13.A)TheprintingonherT-shirthasfaded.B)ItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-shirt.C)SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-shirts.D)ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-shirt.(D)14.A)Heregretshavingpublishedthearticle.B)Mostreadersdonotsharehisviewpoints.C)Notmanypeoplehavereadhisarticle.D)Thewomanisonlytryingtoconsolehim.(B)15.A)LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimebeing.B)GoseeDaisyimmediately.C)ApologizetoDaisyagainbyphone.D)BuyDaisyanewnotebook.(A)16.A)Batteries.B)Gardentools.C)Cameras.D)Lightbulbs.(A)17.A)Thespeakerswillwatchthegametogether.B)Thewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaticket.C)Themanplayscenteronthebasketballteam.D)Themancangettheticketatitsoriginalprice.(D)18.A)Thespeakerswilldressformallyfortheconcert.B)Themanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheconcert.C)Itisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingaconcert.D)Thewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheconcert.(A)19.A)Hewantstosignalong-termcontract.B)Heisgoodatbothlanguageandliterature.C)Heprefersteachingtoadministrativework.D)Heisundecidedastowhichjobtogofor.(D)20.A)Theyhateexams.B)TheallplantostudyinCambridge.C)Theyarealladults.D)Theyaregoingtoworkincompanies.(C)21.A)Difficultbutrewarding.B)Variedandinteresting.C)Time-consumingandtiring.D)Demandingandfrustrating.(B)22.A)Interviewingamovingstar.B)Discussingteenagerolemodels.C)Hostingatelevisionshow.D)Reviewinganewbiography.(C)23.A)Helosthismother.B)HewasunhappyinCalifornia.C)Hemissedhisaunt.D)Hehadtoattendschoolthere.(A)24.A)Hedeliveredpublicspeeches.B)Hegotseriouslyintoacting.C)HehostedtalkshowsonTV.D)HeplayedaroleinEastofEden.(B)25.A)Hemadenumerouspopularmovies.B)Hehaslongbeenalegendaryfigure.C)HewasbestatactinginHollywoodtragedies.D)Hewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhistime.(B)SectionBPassageOne26.A)Itcarriedpassengersleavinganisland.B)AterroristforcedittolandonTenerife.C)Itcrashedwhenitwascirclingtoland.D)18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.(C)27.A)Hewaskidnappedeightmonthsago.B)HefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeAfricans.C)HewasassassinatedinCentralAfrica.D)HelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanbusiness.(A)28.A)Themanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanagreement.B)Theworkers'paywasraisedandtheirworkinghourswereshortened.C)Thetradeuniongaveupitsdemand.D)Theworkersonstrikewereallfired.(C)29.A)Sunny.B)Rainy.C)Windy.D)Cloudy.(B)PassageTwo30.A)Someofthemhadonceexperiencedanearthquake.B)Mostofthemlackedinterestinthesubject.C)Veryfewofthemknewmuchaboutgeology.D)Acoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechbefore.(C)31.A)ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingearthquakes.B)BynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.historyoccurred.C)Bydescribingthedestructivepowerofearthquakes.D)Byexplainingsomeessentialgeologicalprinciples.(B)32.A)Interrupthimwheneverhedetectedamistake.B)Focusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheused.C)Stophimwhenhehaddifficultyunderstanding.D)Writedownanypointswherehecouldimprove.(C)PassageThree33.A)Itwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearof1887.B)ItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientPolish.C)Itwascreatedtopromoteeconomicglobalization.D)Itisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.(D)34.A)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.N.B)Ithasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpofthemedia.C)Ithasencounteredincreasinglytougherchallenges.D)Ithassupportersfrommanycountriesintheworld.(D)35.A)Itisusedbyanumberofinfluentialsciencejournals.B)Itiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinuniversities.C)Ithasarousedtheinterestofmanyyounglearners.D)Ithashadagreaterimpactthaninanyothercountry.(D)SectionCGeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegainpersonalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentstelluswhoweare."You're(36)intelligent.""You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant(37)foundationsofourself-concepts.Laterweinteractwithteachers,friends,(38)romanticpartners,andco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves(39)reflectstheviewsofusthatotherscommunicate.The(40)profoundconnectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(41)dramaticallyevidentinchildrenwhoare(42)deprivedofhumancontact.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(43)hinderedbylackoflanguage.Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.Consistently,(44)researchshowsthatcommunicatingwithotherspromoteshealth,whereassocialisolationislinkedtostress,disease,andearlydeath.Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoareclosetoothers.(45)Agroupofreseachersreviewedscoresofstudiesthattracedtherelationshipbetweenhealthandinteractionwithothers.Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolationisstatisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctorsandresearchersbelievethat(46)lonelinessharmstheimmunesystem,makingusmorevulnerabletoarangeofminorandmajorillnesses.聽力原文11.M:Oh,I’msosorryIforgottobringalongthebookyouborrowedfromthelibrary.W:Whataterriblememoryyouhave!Anyway,Iwon’tneedituntilFridaynight.AslongasIcangetitbythen,OK?Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?12.W:Doctor,Ihaven’tbeenabletogetenoughsleeplately,andI’mtootiredtoconcentrateinclass.M:Well,youknow,spendingtoomuchtimeindoorswithallthatartificiallightingcandothattoyou.Yourbodylosestrackofwhetherit’sdayornight.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?13.M:IthinkI’llgetoneofthosenewT-shirts,youknow,withtheschool’slogoonboththefrontandback.W:You’llregretit.Theyareexpensive,andI’veheardtheprintingfadeseasilywhenyouwashthem.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?14.W:Ithinkyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperisrightontarget,andyourviewpointshavecertainlyconvincedme.M:Thanks,butinviewofthegeneralresponses,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.M:DaisywasfuriousyesterdaybecauseIlosthernotebook.ShouldIgoseeherandapologizetoagain?W:Well,ifIwereyou,I’dlethercooloffafewdaysbeforeIapproachher.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?16.M:WouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcangetbatteriesforthisbrandofcamera?W:Letmehavealook.Oh,yes,godownthisaisle,passthegardentools,you’llfindthemontheshelfnexttothelightbulbs.Q:Whatisthemanlookingfor?17.M:OurbasketballteamisplayinginthefinalsbutIdon’thaveaticket.IguessI’lljustwatchitonTV.Doyouwanttocomeover?W:ActuallyIhaveaticket.ButI’mnotfeelingwell.Youcanhaveitforwhatitcostme.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.M:Honey,I’llbegoingstraighttothetheatrefromworkthisevening.Couldyoubringmysuitandtiealong?W:Sure,it’sthefirstperformanceoftheStateSymphonyOrchestrainourcity,sosuitandtieisamust.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?LongConversationsConversation1M:Igottwolettersthismorningwithjoboffers,onefromthePolytechnic,andtheotherfromtheLanguageSchoolinPistoia,W:Soyouarenotsurewhichtogofor?M:That’sit.Ofcourse,theconditionsofworkareverydifferent:ThePolytechnicisofferingtwo-yearcontractwhichcouldberenewed,butthelanguageschoolisonlyofferingayear’scontract,andthat’sadifferentminus.Itcouldberenewed,butyouneverknow.W:Isee.Soit’smuchlesssecure.Butyoudon’tneedtothinktoomuchaboutsteadyjobswhenyouareonly23.M:That’strue.W:Whataboutthesalaries?M:Well,thePistoiajobpaysmuchbetterintheshortterm.I’llbegettingtheequivalentofabout￡22,000ayearthere,butonly￡20,000atthePolytechnic.Butthenthehoursaredifferent.AtthePolytechnicI’dhavetodo35hoursaweek,20teachingand15administration,whereasthePistoiaschoolisonlyaskingfor30hoursteaching.W:Mmm…M:Thenthetypeofteachingissodifferent.ThePolytechnicisalladultsandmostlypreparationforexamsliketheCambridgecertificates.TheLanguageW:Well,thatsoundsmuchmorevariedandinteresting.AndI’dimagineyouwouldbedoingquirealotofteachingoutsidetheschool,andmovingaroundquiteabit.M:Yes,whereaswiththePolytechnicposition,I’dbestuckintheschoolallday.Q19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?Q20.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsatthePolytechnic?Q21.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobattheLanguageschool?Conversation2Goodeveningandwelcometotonight'seditionofLegendaryLives.OursubjectthiseveningisJamesDean,actorandherofortheyoungpeopleofhistime.EdwardMurrayistheauthorofanewbiographyofDean.W:Goodevening,Edward.M:HelloTina.W:Edward,telluswhatyouknowaboutDean'searlylife.M:HewasborninIndianain1931,buthisparentsmovedtoCaliforniawhenhewasfive.Hewasn'ttherelongthoughbecausehismotherpassedawayjustfouryearslater.Jimmy'sfathersenthimbacktoIndianaafterthattolivewithhisaunt.W:Sohowdidhegetintoacting?M:Well,firstheactedinplaysathighschool,thenhewenttocollegeinCaliforniawherehegotseriouslyintoacting.In1951hemovedtoNewYorktodomorestageacting.W:Thenwhendidhismoviecareerreallystart?M:1955.HisfirststarringrolewasinEastofEden.Itwasfabulous.Deanbecameahugesuccess.Butthemoviethatreallymadehimfamouswashissecondone,RebelWithoutaCause,thatwasaboutteenagerswhofeltliketheydidn'tfitintosociety.W:Sohowmanymoremoviesdidhemake?M:Justonemore,thenhediedinthatcarcrashinCaliforniain1955.W:Whatatragedy!Heonlymadethreemovies!Sowhatmadehimthelegendhestillistoday?M:WellIguesshislooks,hisactingability,hisshortlife,andmaybethetypeofcharacterheplayedinhismovies.ManyyoungpeoplesawhimasasymbolofAmericanyouths.Q22Whatisthewomandoing?Q23WhydidJamesDeanmovebacktoIndianawhenhewasyoung?Q24WhatdoesthemansayJamesDeandidatcollegeinCalifornia?SectionBPassage1Thetimeis9o’clockandthisisMarianSnowwiththenews.TheGermanauthoritiesaresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplanecrashlateyesterdayontheislandofTheBritishindustrialistJamesLouis,heldbykidnapperincentralAfricaforthepast8months,wasreleasedunharmedyesterday.Thekidnappershadbeendemanding1millionpoundsforthereleaseofMr.Louis.TheLondonBankandtheiragentswhohadbeennegotiatingwiththekidnappershavenotsaidwhetheranyamountofmoneyhasbeenpaid.The500UKmotorsworkerswhohadbeenonstrikeinHighAndfinallytheweather.Afteracodestart,mostofthecountryshouldbewarmandsunny.Buttowardslateafternoon,rainwillspreadfromScotlandtocovermostpartsbymidnight.26WhatdoesthenewssayabouttheBoeing737plane?27WhathappenedtoBritishindustrialistJamesLouis?28Howdidthe3-weekstrikeinHigh29Whatkindofweatherwillbeexpectedbymidnightinmostpartsofthecountry?Passage2JuanLouis,ajuniorgeologymajor,decidedtogiveaninformativespeechabouthowearthquakesoccur.Fromhisaudienceandanalysishelearnedthatonly2or3ofhisclassmatesknewmuchofanythingaboutgeology.Juanrealizedthenthathemustpresenthisspeechatanelementarylevelandwithaminimumofscientificlanguage.Ashepreparedthespeech,Juankeptaskinghimself,“HowcanImakethisclearandmeaningfultosomeonewhoknowsnothingaboutearthquakesorgeologicalprinciples?”SincehewasspeakingintheMidwest,hedecidedtobeginbynotingthatthemostsevereearthquakeinAmericanhistorytookplacenotinCaliforniaorAlaskabutatNewMadrid,Missouriin1811.Ifsuchanearthquakehappenedtoday,itwouldbefeltfromtheRockyMountainstotheAtlanticOceanandwouldflattenmostofthecitiesintheMississippivalley.That,hefigured,shouldgethisclassmates’attention.Throughoutthebodyofthespeech,Juandealtonlywiththebasicmechanicsoftheearthquakes,carefullyavoidtechnicalterms.Healsopreparedvisualaids,diagrammingphotoline,sohisclassmateswouldn’tgetconfused.Tobeabsolutelysafe,Juanaskedhisroommate,whowasnotageologymajor,tolistentothespeech.“Stopme,”hesaid,“anytimeIsaysomethingyoudon’tunderstand.”Juan’sroommatestoppedhimfourtimes.Andateachspot,Juanworkedoutawaytomakehispointmoreclearly.Finally,hehadaspeechthatwasinterestingandperfectlyunderstandabletohisaudience.Q30WhatdidJuanLouislearnfromtheanalysisofhisaudience?Q31HowdidJuanLouisstarthisspeech?Q32WhatdidJuanaskhisroommatetodowhenhewasmakinghistrialspeech?Passage3Esperantoisanartificiallanguage,designedtoserveinternationallyasanauxiliarymeansofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.ItwascreatedbyLudwigLazarZamenhof,apolishJewishdoctorspecializedineyediseases.Esperantowasfirstpresentedin1887.Aninternationalmovementwaslaunchedtopromoteitsuse.Despiteargumentsanddisagreements,themovementhascontinuedtoflourishandhasmembersinmorethan80countries.Esperantoisusedinternationallyacrosslanguageboundariesbyatleast1millionpeople,particularlyinspecializedfields.Itisusedinpersonalcontexts,onradiobroadcastsandinanumberofItspopularityhasspreadformEurope,botheastandwest,tosuchcountriesasBrazilandJapan.Itis,however,inChinathatEsperantohashaditsgreatestimpact.Itistaughtinuniversitiesandusedinmanytranslations,ofteninscientificortechnologicalworks.ELPOPOLACHINIO,whichmeansfrompeople’sChina,it’samonthlymagazineinEsperantoandit’sreadworldwide.RadioBeijing’sEsperantoprogramisthemostpopularprograminEsperantointheworld.EsperantovocabularyisdrawnprimarilyfromLatin,theRoman’slanguages,EnglishandGerman.Spellingiscompletelyregular.Asimpleandconsistentsetofendingsindicatesgrammaticalfunctionsofwords.Thusforexample,everynounendsin“o”,everyadjectivein“a”,andbasicformofeveryverbin“i”.Esperantoalsohasahighlyproductivesystemofconstructingnewwordsfromoldones.Q33WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutEsperanto?Q34WhatissaidabouttheinternationalmovementtopromotetheuseofEsperanto?Q35WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutEsperantoinChina?2010年12月英語六級聽力試題PartIListeningComprehension SectionA11.[A]Themanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding.[B]Thewomanisverygoodatbargaining.[C]Thewomanwillgettheapartmentrefurnished.[D]Themanislookingforanapartment.12.[A]Howthepictureswillturnout.[B]Wherethebotanicalgardenis.[C]Whatthemanthinksoftheshots.[D]Whythepicturesarenotready.13.[A]Thereisnoreplacementforthehandle.[B]Thereisnomatchforthesuitcase.[C]Thesuitcaseisnotworthfixing.[D]Thesuitcasecanbefixedintime.14.[A]Heneedsavehicletobeusedinharshweather.[B]Hehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.[C]Hehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.[D]Hedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.15.[A]Shecannotstandherboss’sbadtemper.[B]Shehasoftenbeencriticizedbyherboss.[C]Shehasmadeuphermindtoresign.[D]Sheneverregretsanydecisionsshemakes.16.[A]Lookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.[B]Replacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.[C]Visitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.[D]Getadiscountontheshirtsheisgoingtobuy.17.[A]Ata“LostandFound”.[B]Atareceptiondesk.[C]Atatradefair.[D]Atanexhibition.18.[A]Repairitandmovein.[B]Passitontohisgrandson.[C]Convertitintoahotel.[D]Sellitforagoodprice.19.[A]Uniquedescriptiveskills.[B]Goodknowledgeofreaders’tastes.[C]Colourfulworldexperiences.[D]Carefulplottingandclueing.20.[A]Apeacefulsetting.[B]Aspaciousroom.[C]Tobeintherightmood.[D]Tobeentirelyalone.21.[A]Theyrelyheavilyontheirownimagination.[B]Theyhaveexperiencessimilartothecharacters’.[C]Theylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.[D]Theyareoverwhelmedbytheirownprejudices.22.[A]Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.[B]Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.[C]Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.[D]Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.23.[A]Thefrequenttraindelays.[B]Thehightrainticketfares.[C]Thefoodsoldonthetrains.[D]ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.24.[A]Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.[B]Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.[C]Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.[D]Thepassingofthenewtransportact.25.[A]Theywillbede-nationalised.[B]Theyprovideworseservice.[C]Theyarefastdisappearing.[D]Theylosealotofmoney.SectionBPassageOne26.[A]ThewholeAntarcticregionwillbesubmerged.[B]Somepolaranimalswillsoonbecomeextinct.[C]Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.[D]Theearthwillexperienceextremeweathers.27.[A]Howhumansaretocopewithglobalwarming.[B]HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.[C]Howvulnerablethecoastalcitiesare.[D]Howpolariceimpactsglobalweather.28.[A]Itcollapsedatleastonceinthepast1.3millionyears.[B]Itsitsfirmlyonsolidrockatthebottomoftheocean.[C]Itmeltedattemperaturesabithigherthanthoseoftoday.[D]Itwillhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhenitbreaksup.29.[A]TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.[B]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasabout7,000feetthick.[C]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasoncefloatingice.[D]TheWestAntarcticregionusedtobewarmerthantoday.PassageTwo30.[A]WhetherwecandevelopsocialtiesontheInternet.[B]Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.[C]Whetherourblogscanbereneweddaily.[D]Whetherwecansetupourownwebsites.31.[A]Thenumberofvisitstheyreceive.[B]Thewaytheystoredata.[C]Thefilestheyhavecollected.[D]Themeanstheyusetogetinformation.32.[A]Whenthesystemisdown.[B]Whennewlinksaresetup.[C]WhentheURLisreused.[D]Whentheserverisrestarted.PassageThree33.[A]Someicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.[B]Icedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated.[C]Drinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauseobesity.[D]Somebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.34.[A]Havesomefreshfruit.[B]Exerciseatthegym.[C]Takeahotshower.[D]Eatahotdinner.35.[A]Theycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.[B]Theycouldgreatlyimprovetheirworkefficiency.[C]Manycancercasescouldbeprevented.[D]Manyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.SectionCPsychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinrealmsas(36)______asacademicachievement,bearing