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(年)安徽省安庆市大学英语级大20226学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:班级:姓名:考号:
一、(题)l.Writing
101.For thispart,you are allowed30minutes towrite acomposition on the topicAn Exchange of Customs and Etiquettes.You shouldwrite at least150words,and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:.大量外宾将随奥运会涌入中国;巨大的文化差异使礼节成为重12008要问题我们应该主动地去了解一些其他的礼节、习俗等
2.同时还应向外宾展示中华传统礼节
3.An Exchangeof Customsand Etiquettes
2.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition on the topicComputer Game Addiction.You shouldwrite atleast150words,and baseyourcomposition on the outline given in Chinese below:起床,吃中饭
1.13:00去网吧玩网络游戏14:00晚饭网吧叫外卖;开始通宵练级17:00回宿舍休息9:00next morning上述安排为高校一个大学生的作息时间表,说明反映的现象产生这一现象的原因及其危害
2.如何解决该问题
3.Computer GameAddiction[S7][S2][S5]参考答案
1.AnExchangeofCustomsand EtiquettesThe2008Olympic Gameswill bringto China largenumbers offoreign friendsin thesports industrytogether withmanyforeign tourists.As thehosts ofthis bigevent first of allAnExchange ofCustomsandEtiquettesThe2008Olympic Gameswill bringtoChinalargenumbers offoreign friendsin thesports industry,together withmany foreigntourists.As thehosts ofthis bigevent,firstof all,
2.ComputerGameAddiction Theschedule aboveshows somecollege studentsspend most of their timeplaying computergames inInternet cafeswhich canbecalled computergame addiction.Why do so manycollege studenComputerGameAddiction Theschedule aboveshows somecollege studentsspendmostoftheir timeplaying computergames inInternet cafes,which canbe calledcomputergame addiction.Why doso manycollege studen
3.More Income for FarmersAccording to the figures given by the graphtheChinese farmers*personal incomerose steadilyfrom1970to
1990.In themiddle of1970!s their income was rather lowabout180yuan.But in1980itincreased approximately50%reaching270yuan.As isshown by the graphin1985their incomedoubled.After that there was a consistenttendency forincome to grow.There weretwo reasonsfor the increase in the farmers*incomein China.Firstly the Chinese governmenthad beencarrying outa reformandopening policy.A largenumber ofcounty-run enterpriseshad beenset upin therural areas.Secondly asignificant reformof agriculturalpolicy had been carriedout in China.The Partyspolicy had brought farmers1initiative intofull play.Asa resultthe agriculturaloutput had been on the rise all the time.All thesefactorsresulted in the steadygrowth offarmers1income.I believethat with a seriesof agriculturalpolicies being carried outthere will beeven more rapid development in Chinasagriculture.There is no doubtthat thefarmers1living standardwill beimproved toa great extent.More IncomeforFarmers Accordingto thefiguresgivenbythe graph,theChinesefarmers1personal incomerose steadilyfrom1970to
1990.In themiddleof1970fs theirincomewasratherlow,about180yuan.But in1980it increasedapproximately50%,reaching270yuan.As isshown bythegraph,in1985theirincomedoubled.After that there wasa consistenttendency forincometogrow.There weretworeasons for theincreasein thefarmers1income in China.Firstly,the Chinesegovernmenthad beencarrying outa reform,and openingpolicy.A largenumberof county-run enterpriseshadbeenset upin theruralareas.Secondly,asignificant reform,of agriculturalpolicy hadbeen carriedoutin China.ThePartys policyhadbroughtfarmers*initiative intofull play.As aresult,theagricultural outputhadbeenon theriseallthetime.All thesefactors resultedinthe steadygrowth offarmers*income.I believethat witha seriesof agriculturalpoliciesbeingcarriedout,there will be evenmorerapiddevelopmentinChinasagriculture.There is no doubtthatthefarmers1living standardwillbeimprovedto agreatextent.
4.Psychological Problemsof UniversityStudents Thegraph presentsa strikingproblemto us.Thats the number of university students who suffer psychologicalillness is increasing rapidly since
1995.Especially from2000the numberisskyrocketing.Several importantfactors contributeto theworrying problem.Inthe first place in creasing pressure from study put a heavy load on the students.Students have to copewith differentcourses andnumerous testsandexaminations throughoutthe year.Moreover pressure of competition fromclassmates for different scholarshipsprizes and awards put an extra load on thestudents.Thirdly relationship with classmatesroommates and other studentsweave a complex net which traps the students who are not capable of interpersonal communication.Fourthly other issues such as financial problems alsoinduce heavy loadon the shoulder of the students.All thesefactors overloadedthe students andmake themeasy tosuffer psychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattention should be paidto thisproblem fromboth theauthority of the universityand thestudents.The universityshould takemeasures to reduce theburdens ofvariouskinds.The studentsshould becautious ofpsychologicalproblems.Psychological Problemsof UniversityStudents Thegraph presentsastriking problemto us.Thats,thenumber ofuniversitystudentswhosufferpsychological illnessisincreasingrapidlysince
1995.Especially from2000,thenumber isskyrocketing.Several importantfactors contributeto theworryingproblem.In the firstplace,increasingpressurefromstudyputaheavyload onthestudents.Students haveto copewith differentcourses andnumerous testsandexaminations throughoutthe year.Moreover,pressureofcompetitionfromclassmatesfordifferentscholarships,prizes,andawardsputanextraloadon thestudents.Thirdly,relationshipwithclassmates,roommates,andotherstudentsweaveacomplexnetwhichtrapsthestudentswho arenotcapableofinterpersonalcommunication.Fourthly,otherissuessuch asfinancialproblemsalsoinduceheavyloadon theshoulderof thestudents.All thesefactors overloadedthestudents andmake themeasy tosufferpsychologicalbreakdowns.Enoughattention should be paidto thisproblem fromboth theauthority of the universityandthestudents.The universityshould takemeasures toreduce theburdens ofvariouskinds.The studentsshould becautious ofpsychological problems.
5.Economic Development and Moral Decline These years the economy inChinais advancingby leaps and bounds.With thisswift developmentpeoples lifeisbetter offand theyget muchmore moneyto spend.But itshumanEconomicDevelopment andMoral DeclineTheseyears,theeconomyinChinaisadvancing byleapsandbounds.With thisswift development,peoples lifeisbetter offand theyget muchmore moneyto spend.But itshuman
6.Changes in Peoples Ways of Communication As the two pie charts illustratethere were considerablechanges inpeoples waysof communicationin the20years from1975to
1995.Letters whichdominated halfofthecommunicationsmarket in1975took uponly four percent ofthe peoples choices while thepercentage ofcomputers doubledand that of phones almost doubled in those twodecades.Such dramatic changes reflected the convenience the modernways ofcommunicationbrought topeople.With thequickening paceof lifemost peopledid not want to take the troubleof writingand postinga letterand thenwaitingendlessly forthe answerwhich couldbe finishedin severalminutes.Over thetelephonepeople couldtalk pleasantly no matter how far away they were fromeachother.With aclick ofthe mousethe mailwould reachthe receiversmailbox in a second.Since thetelephone andthe computer could save people somuchtime money and energypeople werelikely todepend moreon themtocommunicate with others than onthe traditional letters.Changes inPeoplesWays ofCommunicationAs thetwo piecharts illustrate,therewere considerablechanges inpeoples waysof communicationin the20years from1975to
1995.Letters whichdominated halfofthecommunications marketin1975took uponlyfourpercent ofthe peopleschoiceswhilethepercentage ofcomputersdoubled andthatofphonesalmostdoubledinthosetwodecades.Such dramaticchangesreflectedtheconveniencethemodem waysof communicationbroughtto people.With thequickening paceof life,most peopledidnotwanttotake thetroubleof writingand postinga letterand thenwaiting endlesslyfortheanswer,which couldbe finishedin severalminutes.Over thetelephone,people couldtalkpleasantlynomatterhowfarawaytheywerefrom eachother.With aclickof themouse,the mailwould reachthe receiversmail boxinasecond.Since thetelephoneandthecomputercouldsavepeopleso muchtime,moneyandenergy,people werelikely todepend moreon themto communicatewithothersthanon解析本文为图表类作文,思路清晰、thetraditionalletters.语言流畅、规范、逻辑性强第一段以As thetwopiechartsillustrate,there等开头点wereconsiderablechanges in...dominated halfof...while...doubled题,引出图表中的具体数据,为下文的全面论述做好铺垫然后用Such引出第二段,对原因进行详细分析结尾段dramaticchangesreflected...引出了预测及其根据Since...
7.The Purposeof College Education©Nowadays with the policy of collegeenrollmentexpansion inChina higher education isno longer the privilege onlyenjoyed byminorities.An increasingnumber of people owncollegeThe Purposeof CollegeEducation@Nowadays,withthepolicyofcollege enrollmentexpansioninChina,highereducationisnolongertheprivilegeonlyenjoyed by解析
①审题及布局minorities.An increasingnumberofpeople owncollege这篇作文探讨对我国高等教育目的的认识高等教育;的普及造成大学生失业人数增加,读书无用论泛滥本题要求在说明现象的基础上申明自己如何看待大学教育的目的在布局上,根据题干中给出的提纲展开即可第一段介绍拥有大学文凭的人日益增多;第二段承接上文,说明很多大学毕业生失业,有人持读书无用论;第三段说明本人对大学教育目的的认识
②语言本文涉及现象的描述及个人观点的说明,语言要客观、准确,富有表现力注意要恰当使用关联词衔接上下文,使行文连贯自然可使用长句或生动灵巧的句子结构为文章增色
8.An Award Speech There isno greater honorfor me than to accept this awardtoday.I wouldlike to express my heartfelt gratitude to the EnvironmentalProtection Committeemembers for giving me this opportunityAn AwardSpeechThereisnogreaterhonor fbrmethantoacceptthis awardtoday.I wouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudeto theEnvironmentalProtection Committeemembersforgivingmethisopportunity
9.Low-Carbon LifestyleEver sincethe World Climate Conference was held inCopenhagen theterm low-carbon lifestylehas becomea buzzwordin our dailylife.Everyone oldor youngis talkingabout itand exertinghimself toachieve thelow-carbon goal.Even thefamous starsare exertingtheir greatinfluence onthecommon goalof low-carbon lifestyle.What onearth islow-carbon lifestyleLow-carbon lifestylemeans tolower theemission ofcarbon especially carbondioxide byreducing theenergy weuse in our daily life.For commonpeople likeusthis isan attitude rather than a capacity.Lowcarbon lifestylecalls fortheactive participationof allthe peoplein theprocess ofsaving electricityand gasaswell asrecycling theuseful materials.As college students we shouldcontribute tothe revolution of low-carbon lifestyleby allmeans.Firstly weshouldavoid usingdisposable cutlery toreduce the amount of garbage.Secondlytaking publictransport means or walking rather than taking a taxi when travelingis anothereffective way.Last butnot leastboth theearth andwe willbenefit a lotif weeat greenfood insteadof junkfood ormeat.Low-Carbon Lifestyle.Eversince theWorldClimateConferencewasheldinCopenhagen,the termlow-carbon lifestyle11has becomea buzzwordinourdailylife.Everyone,oldor young,is talkingabout itand exertinghimself toachieve thelow-carbon goal.Even thefamous starsare exertingtheir greatinfluence onthe commongoal oflow-carbon lifestyle.What onearth islow-carbon lifestyleLow-carbonlifestyle,means tolower theemission ofcarbon,especiallycarbondioxide,byreducing theenergy weuse inourdailylife.For commonpeople likeus,this isanattituderather thanacapacity.Lowcarbon lifestyle,calls forthe activeparticipationofallthepeopleintheprocess ofsaving electricityand gas,as wellasrecycling theuseful materials.As collegestudents,we shouldcontribute totherevolutionoflow-carbon lifestyle,by allmeans.Firstly,weshouldavoidusing disposablecutlerytoreducetheamountofgarbage.Secondly,takingpublic transportmeansorwalkingrather thantakingataxiwhentravelingisanother effectiveway.Last butnot least,both theearth andwe willbenefit a lotif weeat greenfood insteadof junkfood ormeat.lO.Salary orInterest Upongraduation virtually all collegestudents willconfrontthe problem of choosing their careers.It istruly atough choice.Students1opinions differgreatly onthis issue.Some holdthat priorityshouldbegiven totheirinterest inthe jobbut otherstake theattitude thatsalary is the mostcriticalfactor influencingtheir career choices.As formyself I prefer thelatter view.Awell-paid jobexerts atremendous fascinationon agreat numberofpeoplewithno exception to me.Although itmight beimpossible tomeasure thevalue ofonesjob interms ofmoney salary counts most when I choose myfuture career.In myview our career choices largely depend on how and wherewe have beenbrought up.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsare bothlaid-offworkers.In orderto financemy tuitionthey have been workinghard over thepast fouryears.As theonly sonin my family I haveto shoulder theburden ofsupporting myfamily.In shortsalary isthe firstconsideration in my choiceofcareer.Salary orInterest Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfront theproblemofchoosingtheircareers.It istruly atough choice.Students1opinions differgreatly onthis issue.Some holdthat priorityshould begivento theirinterest inthe job,but otherstaketheattitude thatsalary isthe mostcriticalfactor influencingtheir,careerchoices.As formyself,Ipreferthe latterview.A well-paid jobexerts atremendous fascinationon agreat numberofpeople,with noexceptiontome.Although itmight beimpossible tomeasure thevalueof onefsjob interms ofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuture career.In myview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependon howandwherewe havebeen broughtup.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsareboth laid-off workers.In orderto financemy tuition,they havebeen workinghardoverthepast fouryears.Astheonly soninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburden ofsupportingmyfamily.In short,salary isthefirstconsideration inmychoice ofcareer.解析:题干中的与原文中的1l.B anover-reliance oncredit ratings属于同义转述;文中的意思是“稀overdependence oncredit ratingsdilution释,冲淡”;定位句意为“这种对信用评级的过度依赖会降低他们渴望的评级的可信性”,由此可知本题答案为3A B解析根据题干中的信息词
12.your progressyour progressmeasuring youroo定位到第二个小标题,定位到该部work Wi encourages your development分提到的个问题,其中倒数第二个问题中提到了12talk tome aboutmy由此可得答案,即在评估自己的工作时,有必要考虑工作中是否progress,有人鼓励你发展,是否有人和你谈到你的进步解析本题需锁定
13.protect partners from AIDSprotectpartnersfromAIDS文章第八段本段介绍了一组将用于防止艾滋病传播的试验,目的ARVs是为了证明using ARVsbefore exposureto HIVmay havethe sameeffect in显然支持这种推测,根据题干语法要求protecting partnersDr.Peter Dioto应将原文中的动名词转换为动词原形protecting protect
014.C解析由部分第点
15.A“Factors thatReduce ReadingRate”11“The effortto”可见阅读过程中remember everythingratherthanto rememberselectively.试图记住所有阅读内容会影响阅读的速度故此句判断为解析YES
16.B0由题干中的定位到文章首段第、句bought thecar23When shefinally picksup,...but Iunderstand thatshe isbuying anexperience asmuch asa possession.文章首先提到她因能买到自己喜欢的车而兴奋,接着又提到她并不仅仅是在买一辆车,而且还是在获取一种经历题干中的just becauseshe wanted和原文中的to owna Priusshe isbuying anexperience asmuch asa possession相矛盾,因此题干表述错误
17.combining modernnonoscience withold-fashioned curecombiningmodern解析参见nonoscience withold-fashioned cureMedicine and小节部分第段第句Nanotechnology”13Nucryst Pharmaceuticalshas comeupwithawinning formulathat combinesnanoscience withold-fashioned folk下文主要列举了应用纳米技术改良用银子抗感染的古希腊烫伤疗wisdom法解析本题涉及到所以应锁定
18.profitableprofitable violentvideogames,部分该部分第二段提到,Video Gamesand ViolenceGrand Theft Auto3因为含有暴力和色情内容最初在澳大利亚被禁止,但它到年底为止2002已经仍赚了亿美元再结合第三段末尾的3producers needto know that a可推知,这款游戏将刺激制造game isgoing tobe ahit beforebankrolling it商更多地投资暴力电子游戏,因为其很赢利profitable解析细节推断题文章中给予社交型学习者的忠告是给自己的
19.D学习小组立点规矩,这样才不会把朋友当成不学习的借口只让那些聚在一起会学习的朋友参与进这个群体,而不是把聚会当成聊天的机会”由此可见,如果不能够做到自律,一群朋友在一起很容易就会开始聊天,而不是继续学习因此答案为)D
20.your useand needs
21.privileged
22.were arrested
23.effort解析选项和交通工具有关可以得知
24.B Wetook thecable carthere...是坐缆车去的Maggie
25.They sayalotof childrenespecially fromdries might not knowthat a swampis awetland areawith grass.They sayalotof children,especially fromdries,mightnotknowthataswampisawetland areawith grass.解析短文介绍了早期的保险形式之后总结说,保险单的基本形式自
26.B从中世纪以来就一直差不多,意思与之接近的只有选项B解析
27.D M:There wasa partyon ourschool campusSunday evening.Didyou goW:Had Iknown about the party,I wouldhavebeenpresent forit.Q:What dowe learnaboutthewoman综合推断题女士说是虚拟语气,表示她没I wouldhavebeenpresent forit有去,所以正确D
28.cumulating
29.overestimated解析四个选项都是由疑问词引导,均使用的是正常语序,故本题应
30.A该是针对提问,内容很可能与物种灭绝有关根据对话中女士提到what的…可知,女士对物种不能够通Why dothey dieofF...Natural selection,过适应环境来避免灭绝这一问题感到很困惑,故答案为A解析语义理解题由最后一段可知目前各地金融混乱在不停蔓延加
31.B剧,什么事情都不确定,因此作者才发出了As thisspecial reportwent to这一感叹,可知其意思press,it wastoo soonto declarethe crisiscontained是,当前情势不定的情况下,到这篇报道被发表时,可能就不能包括那时的情况了,符合题意B解析细节题参见最后——
32.hardly plannedhardlyplanned^...so littleof thatexposureis planned.解析根据题干的关键词
33.unpleasant drinkingunpleasantdrinking定位到原文最后一句researchers,focus onThey arecurrently seekingyoung.可知研究people whohave hadan unpleasantexperience afterdrinking them人员正在寻找因喝能量饮料而引起不适的年轻人解析用词不当作为形容词,意为“寂
34.lonely^alonelonely^alone lonely寞的,不仅有形容词性还有副词词性,副词意为“独自地”,在这alone里修饰所以根据词意和词性可知换成left,lonely aloneo.去掉去掉解析此句中的引导非限定性定语从句,作35in inwhich和的直接宾语,因为和均为及物动词,所influence changeinfluence change以不能加in解析泛指“大量的”应该是
36.number-numbersnumber-numbers largenumbersof...一一解析易混
37.distinguished distinguishingdistinguisheddistinguishing形容词使用错误指“出色的“,而此处指唯一“可区别的”distinguished标记,因此需用distinguishing0解析饰形容
38.Prompt^promptlyPrompt^promptly promptlyuseful bits,40词用副词形式词性错误解析根据后面否定连接词可知前文中应
39.any—no any-no noroo该表达的是否定意思,而显然不符合逻辑,故应该将其改为具有否any定意义的noo
3.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed thirtyminutes towrite acomposition onthetopic MoreIncomeforFarmers.You shouldwrite atleast150words andyou should baseyour composition onthe outline given inChinesebelow:分析农民收入增加的原因
2.中国农民的收入有了巨大增长
1.
4.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed thirtyminutes towrite acompositiononthetopic:Psychological Problemsof UniversityStudents.Youshould write atleast150words,and baseyour compositiononthechart andtheoutline given below:number ofpetients(年份)19”963T9g3320QQ QI0Z03040308The IncreasingNumber ofpsycho logicalpatientg since1995此图是某大学生医院心理疾病研究中心年期间所治疗过的心理疾病患10者(本校学生)的人数增长情况根据此图描述年来学生患者人数变化10情况,分析导致学生心理问题的原因,并呼吁学校双方重视学生的心理问题
5.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acompositiononthe topicEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.You shouldwrite atleast150wordsand you shouldbaseyourcompositiononthe outlinegivenin Chinesebe low:近年来我国经济建设取得了很大成就;
1..但与此同时,社会风气随着经济的发展也日益下降2我的观点……
3.
6.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acompositionon thetopic ChangesinPeoplesWaysofCommunication.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outlinegiven belowinChinese:以下图为依据描述年和年人们交流通讯方式的变化情况
1.
19751995.说明弓起变化的各种原因2I预测未来的情况
3.□Phone□Leiier
7.Directions:For thispart you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledThe Purposeof CollegeEducation.You shouldwrite atleast150wordsfollowing theoutlinegivenbelow:目前,中国高等教育不再是少数人享有的教育,拥有大学文凭的人数
1.日益增加大学生失业不再新鲜,因此有人认为读书无用
2.我对大学教育目的的认识
3.The PurposeofCollegeEducation
8.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acompositiononthe topicAn AwardSpeech.You shouldwrite atleast150words,and baseyourcomposition ontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:向环境保护组委会表示感谢
1..交待自己从事的防护林建设和治沙工作,并与同事分享“环保之星”2的奖牌表达自己今后的决心
3.AnAwardSpeech
9.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayonthetopic ofLow-Carbon Lifestyle.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingtheoutline givenbelow.目前低碳生活成为一种流行
1..低碳生活指的是
2.作为大学生的我应该怎么做3Low-Carbon Lifestyle
10.Directions:For thispart,youareallowed30minutes towriteacompositionon thetopic:Salary orInterest.You shouldwrite atleast150words following如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择兴趣重要还theoutlinegivenbelow:
1.是工资重要.你的观点2结论
3.Salary orInterest
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2.Reading ComprehensionSkimming andScanning10What wasthe consequenceof anover-reliance oncredit ratingsA.Increasing tripleA companies.B.Declining trustworthinesson ratingagencies.C.Deficiency incredit judgments.D.Collapse offinancial institutions.When youare measuringyour work,youshouldconsider thatif thereissomeone atwork whoencouragesyourdevelopment andtalks toyou aboutDr.Peter Diotbelieves thatit maybe effectiveto useARVs to.The StockExchange providesthe largecompanies witha wayto reachinto thepocketsofthepublic.A.Y B.N C.NGIf oneattempts to remember everythingratherthantorememberselectivelyduring reading,he/she mayhave acomparatively slowreading rate.A.Y B.N C.NG
11.The Scienceof LastingHappinessThe dayI meetSonja Lyubomirsky,she keepsgetting callsfrom herToyotaPrius dealer.When shefinally picksup,she isexcited bythe news:she canbuythe carshe wantsin twodays.Lyubomirsky wondersif herenthusiasm mightcomeacross asmaterialism,but Iunderstand thatshe isbuying anexperience asmuchasapossession.Two weekslater,in lateJanuary,the40-ycar-oldLyubomirsky,who smilesoften andseems toapproach lifewith zestand goodhumor,reports thatshe istotally lovingthe Prius.n Butwill thefeeling wearoffsoon afterthe new-car smell,or willit last,making anaturally happypersoneven moresoThe Possibilityof LastingHappinessAn experimentalpsychologist investigatingthe possibilityof lastinghappiness,Lyubomirsky understandsfar betterthan mostof usthe follyof pinningourhopes ona newcar-or onany goodfortune thatcomes ourway.We tendto adapt,quickly returningto ourusual levelof happiness.The classicexample ofsuch(享乐适应)hedonic adaptationcomes froma1970s study(意夕卜横财)of lotterywinners,whoayear aftertheir windfallended upnohappier thannonwinners.Hedonic adaptationhelps toexplain whyeven changes一in majorlife circumstancessuchasincome,marriage,physical healthandwhere welive-dosolittle toboost ouroverall happiness.Not onlythat,butstudies oftwins andadoptees haveshown thatabout50percent ofeach personfshappinessis determinedfrom birth.This geneticset point”alone makesthehappiness glasslook halfempty,because anyupward swingin happinessseemsdoomed tofall backto nearyour baseline.nTherefs beena tensioninthefield/explains Lyubomirskysmain collaborator,psychologist KennonM.Sheldon oftheUniversity ofMissouri-Columbia.Some peoplewere assumingyou canaffecthappiness if,for example,you pickedthe rightgoals,but there was allthisliterature thatsuggested it was impossible,that whatgoes upmust comedown.”The HappinessPieLyubomirsky,Sheldon andanother psychologist,David A.Schkade oftheUniversity ofCalifornia,San Diego,put theexisting findingstogether intoasimple piechart showingwhat determineshappiness.Half thepie isthe geneticset point.The smallestslice iscircumstances,which explainonly about10percentofpeoples differencesin happiness.So what istheremaining40percent”Because nobodyhad putit togetherbefore,thats unexplained/Lyubomirsky says.But shebelieves thatwhen youtake awaygenes andcircumstances,whatisleft besideserror mustbe nintentionalactivity/mentaland behavioralstrategies tocounteract adaptationsdownward pull.Lyubomirsky hasbeen studyingthese activitiesin hopesof findingout whetherandhow peoplecan stayabove theirsetpoint.In theory,that ispossible inmuchthe sameway regulardiet andexercise cankeep athletes*weight belowtheirgenetic setpoints.But beforeLyubomirsky began,therewasHa hugevacuum ofresearchonhowto increasehappiness/she says.The lotterystudy inparticularmade peopleshy awayfrom interventions/*explains eminentUniversity ofPennsylvaniapsychologist MartinE.P.Seligman,the fatherof positive(细察)psychology anda mentorto Lyubomirsky.When sciencehad scrutinizedhappinessat all,itwasmainly throughcorrelational studies,which cannottell一一what camefirst thehappiness orwhat itis linkedto letalone determinethecause andeffect.Finding outthat individualswith strongsocial tiesare moresatisfiedwith theirlives thanloners,for example,begs thequestion ofwhetherfriends makeus happieror whetherhappy peopleare simplylikelier toseek andattractfriends.Lyubomirsky!s ResearchLyubomirskybegan studyinghappiness asa graduatestudent in1989after anintriguingconversation withher adviser,Stanford Universitypsychologist LeeD.Ross,The burn-and-wound bandagescoated withnano-size silverparticles areatypical exampleof.The popularityof GrandTheftAuto3will stimulateproducers toinvest moreviolentvideogames becausethey are.When agroup ofstudents gettogether tostudy,what mightthey finallyget intoA.Having aparty.B.Reading silently.C.Copying eachothers notes.D.Chatting casually.The spacerequirements offiling areas,library space,etc.shouldbedecidedbasing on.
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27.Section ADirections:In thissection,you willhear8short conversationsand2longconversations.At theend ofeach conversation,one ormore questionswill beaskedabout whatwas said.Both theconversation andthe questionswill bespokenonly once.After eachquestion therewillbea pause.During thepause,you mustread thefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD,and decidewhich isthebest answer.12A.She wenttothe party withoutknowing it.B.She wasinvited tothe party.C.She waspresent forthe party.D.She wasabsent fromtheparty.
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4.Reading ComprehensionReading inDepth3The lastsentence ofthe passagemeans that.A.written onshort notice,the reportcan hardlycover theentire crisisB.every thingbeing unfixedand uncertain,this reportcan notinclude theentirecrisis nowC.this isonly aspecial report,with noaim tocontain theentire crisisD.this reportmay notbe receivedbythepressThe lastsentence ofthe passageindicates thatones exposuretothemedia isNowthe researchersare focusingon thosewho experienced
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