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年】河南省信阳市大学英语级大[20216学英语六级真题(含答案)学校:班级:姓各考号:
一、l.Writing(10题)
1.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition onthetopic Changes of Ownership of Houses in China.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outline given below
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2.变化原因
3.这个变化对个人和社会的影响
4.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayon thetopic ofStudents1Starting Their Own Businesses.You shouldwrite atleast150wordsaccording to the outline given below.目前有不少大学生开始创业
1.对此不少人给予了肯定
2.也有人有不同的看法
3.我认为…Students Starting Their Own Businesses
3.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition on the topicUnemployment upon Graduation,You shouldwrite atleast150words,authorityis muchrespected andit will be ofbenefit to him laterin hiscareer.33A.
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4.Reading ComprehensionReading inDepth3题
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1.ChangesofOwnership of Housesin China Ownershipof houses in China haschanged greatlyin the past decade.In the past most houses were state-owned.But nowprivate housesare everywhere.As isshown in the chartabove in1990the cityshouses were mainly state-owned with a percentage of
75.Thispercentage became60in theyear1995and thendropped sharplyto20in
2000.At the same timethe numberof private houses hassoared up to80percent.Thereare mainlytwo reasonsthat account for thisrapid change.Firstly the governmenthas beenforwarding the policy to support private houses programs.Theseprograms haveproved to be very important indeveloping China*s economy.Secondly with the development of economypeoples standardof livinghas risen.They want to havetheir own houses to satisfy their needs.The changehasenabled morepeople toenjoy largerliving space.At thesame timepeople feelpressure to makemore moneyso that they canbuy their own houses.Changes ofOwnershipofHousesinChinaOwnershipofhousesinChinahaschangedgreatly in the pastdecade.In thepast,mosthouseswerestate-owned.But now,privatehousesare everywhere.As isshown in the chartabove,in1990,the cityshousesweremainlystate-owned,with apercentageof
75.This percentagebecame60in theyear1995and thendropped sharplyto20in
2000.At thesametime,the numberof privatehouses hassoared upto80percent.There aremainlytwo reasonsthat accountfor thisrapid change.Firstly,thegovernmenthas beenforwardingthepolicytosupportprivatehousesprograms.These programshaveproved tobe very important indeveloping Chinaseconomy.Secondly,with thedevelopmentof economy,peoples standardof livinghas risen.They want tohave theirown housestosatisfytheirneeds.The changehas enabledmore peopletoenjoy largerliving space.At thesame time,people feelpressuretomake moremoneyso that they canbuy theirownhouses.
2.Students*StartingTheirOwnBusinessesMany college students arenowseeing self-employment as the moreattractive option as the jobs market continuesto becompetitive.To somepeople the idea ofbeing a student entrepreneuris agood one.Being theirown bossis agreat aspirationfor young people and givesthem an opportunity toput theirtheoretical businessknowledge into practice.Toother peoplehowever the idea of starting abusiness asa collegestudent mayseem like a radical one.To makeit through the start-up phaseyoung entrepreneursneed plenty of initiative and drive.And torun thebusiness requires constant careandmanagement.Young entrepreneursmay have to endure a heavy workload andalot ofstress butthey maynot bephysically andmentally upto the challenge.Asyou can see things are hard for college students thesedays.Its expensiveto getadegree and even you have onethere isno guarantee that it will mean anything inthesejob markets.So wouldnt it bebetter tolaunch yourown enterpriseIt canhelp you pay off thoseexpensive yearsat collegeand ifit succeedsyou have a jobguaranteed the moment you graduate.Students StartingTheirOwnBusinessesMany college students arenow seeingself-employment asthe moreattractiveoption asthe jobsmarketcontinuestobecompetitive.To somepeople,theideaofbeing a student entrepreneuris agoodone.Being theirown bossis agreataspiration foryoungpeople andgivesthem anopportunity toput theirtheoreticalbusiness knowledgeintopractice.To otherpeople,however,theideaofstarting abusiness asa collegestudent mayseemlikearadicalone.To makeit throughthestart-up phase,young entrepreneursneedplentyofinitiativeanddrive.And torunthe businessrequiresconstantcare andmanagement.Young entrepreneursmayhave toendureaheavyworkloadand alot ofstress butthey maynot bephysicallyand mentallyupto thechallenge.As you cansee,thingsarehardforcollegestudents thesedays.Its expensiveto geta degreeandevenyou haveone,there isnoguaranteethatitwillmeananythingin thesejob markets.So,wouldntitbebetter tolaunch yourown enterpriseIt canhelpyoupayoffthose expensiveyearsat college,and ifit succeedsyouhave a jobguaranteedthemoment yougraduate.
3.Unemployment upon Graduation In recent yearswe havewitnessed anunfavorablesocial phenomenon-more and more collegestudents becomeunemploymentas soon as theygraduate.There arethree possiblereasonUnemploymentuponGraduationInrecentyears,we havewitnessed anunfavorablesocial phenomenon—more andmore collegestudents becomeunemploymentas soon as theygraduate.There arethree possiblereason
4.Salaryor Interest Upon graduation virtually all collegestudents will confronttheproblem of choosing their careers.It istruly atough choice.Students opinionsdiffergreatly on this issue.Some holdthat priorityshould begiven to theirinterest in the jobbut otherstake theattitude thatsalary is the mostcritical factorinfluencingtheir careerchoices.As formyself I prefer the latter view.Awell-paid jobexerts a tremendous fascinationon agreat numberof peoplewithno exceptionto me.Although itmight beimpossible to measure thevalue ofonesjob interms ofmoney salary counts most when I choose my future career.In myviewour careerchoices largelydepend onhow andwhere wehave beenbroughtup.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsare bothlaid-off workers.Inorder tofinance mytuition they have been working hard over thepast four years.As theonly sonin myfamily I have to shoulder the burden of supporting myfamily.In shortsalary is the firstconsideration in my choiceof career.Salary orInterestUpon graduation,virtually allcollegestudentswill confrontthe problemofchoosing their careers.It istruly atough choice.Students*opinions differgreatly on this issue.Some holdthat priorityshould begiven to their interest inthe job,but otherstake theattitude thatsalary is the mostcritical factorinfluencingtheir careerchoices.As formyself,I prefer the latter view.Awell-paid jobexerts atremendous fascinationonagreat numberof people,withno exceptionto me.Although itmight beimpossible to measure thevalue ofonesjob interms ofmoney,salary counts most when I choose my future career.In myview,our careerchoices largelydepend onhow andwhere wehave beenbroughtup.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsare bothlaid-off workers.Inorder tofinance mytuition,they have been working hard over thepast four years.As theonly sonin myfamily,I haveto shoulder the burden of supporting myfamily.In short,salary isthe firstconsideration in my choiceof career.
1.Salary orInterestUpon graduationvirtually allcollegestudentswill confrontthe problemofchoosing their careers.It istruly atough choice.Studentsopinions differgreatlyonthisissue.Some holdthat priorityshould begiven totheir interestin thejobbut otherstake theattitude thatsalary isthe mostcriticalfactor influencingtheircareerchoices.As formyself I preferthelatterview.Awell-paid jobexerts atremendous fascinationonagreat numberof peoplewithno exceptiontome.Although itmight beimpossible tomeasure thevalue ofonesjob interms ofmoney salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.In myviewour careerchoices largelydepend onhow andwhere wehave beenbroughtup.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsare bothlaid-off workers.Inorder tofinance mytuition theyhave beenworkinghardoverthepastfour years.As theonly soninmyfamily Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.In shortsalary isthe firstconsideration inmy choiceof career.Salary orInterestUpongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfrontthe problemofchoosingtheircareers.It istruly atough choice.Students*opinions differgreatlyonthisissue.Some holdthat priorityshould begiven totheirinterestinthe job,but otherstake theattitude thatsalary isthe mostcritical factorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.As formyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paid jobexerts atremendous fascinationonagreat numberof people,withno exceptiontome.Although itmight beimpossible tomeasure thevalue ofonesjob interms ofmoney,salarycountsmostwhenIchoosemyfuturecareer.In myview,our careerchoices largelydepend onhow andwhere wehave beenbroughtup.I comefrom apoor urbanfamily andmy parentsare bothlaid-off workers.Inorder tofinance mytuition,theyhave beenworkinghardoverthepastfouryears.As theonly soninmyfamily,Ihavetoshouldertheburdenofsupportingmyfamily.In short,salary isthe firstconsideration inmy choiceof career.
6.An InquiryLetter toa FriendDear David
①How areyou thesedays I amwriting to tell you that Ihavebeenenrolled in the graduateprogram inNew YorkUniversity.I amleaving thisSeptember for the United StateAn InquiryLetter toaFriend DearDavid,
①How areyou thesedays Iam writingtotellyouthatI havebeenenrolled inthe graduateprogram inNew YorkUniversity.Iamleaving thisSeptemberfor theUnitedState解析应用文书信烦乱
①审题及布局这篇作文相对来说比较简单,属于信息咨询类书信,同时属于朋友间的通信往来,所以在语言和内容上可以非正式一些在完成书信格式的要求后,只要根据题目中给出的提纲来展开即可
②语言本文是一篇非正式文体书信,所以语言要简洁、清晰,更口语化,不需要使用过于生僻的词汇
7.What DoYoung PeopleThink of Challenge With the fastdevelopmentof theworld more andmore challenge is in store for us.Challenge meansnot onlyhardshipbut alsoopportunity.Since weare youngpeopleandhave bright futurebefore uswe shouldhavearight attitudetowards challenge.By naturechallengeis an inspiration to our creative power and anopportunityto achieve success.Themost important thing is to deal with challenge properly.First you must be wellprepared fora challengeat anytime because youcannever in most casesexpectwhen it comes exactly.Second when it really comes you should be courageousenough to take it.No painsno gains.Challenge meanshard work.Only throughhard work can you achievesuccess.Finally adequateknowledge iscalled for tomeet a challenge.Science andtechnology isdeveloping at atremendous rate andthosewho cannot followits pacewill beleft behind.In todaysmodem societynoone can avoid challenges.We aretherefore obliged to prepare ourselvesadequately forthem byaccumulating enoughknowledge and by building a strongbody.Only withthis strongdetermination canwe adapt ourselves to anynecessary changesin thiseverchanging worldwhich seemslull ofchallenges.What DoYoung PeopleThink ofChallenge Withthe fastdevelopmentof theworld,moreandmorechallenge isinstoreforus.Challengemeans notonly hardship,but alsoopportunity.Since weare youngpeople andhavebrightfuturebefore us,we shouldhavearight attitudetowards challenge.By nature,challengeisaninspirationtoourcreativepowerandanopportunity toachievesuccess.The most importantthingistodeal withchallengeproperly.First,you mustbewell prepared fora challengeat anytime,becauseyoucannever,inmostcases,expect whenitcomesexactly.Second,whenitreallycomes,you should becourageousenough totake it.No pains,no gains.Challenge meanshardwork.Only throughhardworkcanyouachievesuccess.Finally,adequateknowledge iscalled forto meetachallenge.Science andtechnology isdevelopingatatremendousrateand thosewho cannot followits pacewillbeleftbehind.In todaysmodem society,no onecanavoidchallenges.We are,therefore,obligedtoprepareourselvesadequately forthem byaccumulating enoughknowledgeandbybuildingastrong body.Only withthis strongdeterminationcan weadaptourselvestoanynecessary changesin thiseverchanging world,which seemsfull ofchallenges.
8.On BuyingSecond-hand TextbooksIn mostcampuses there are stuents buyingsecond-hand textookswhich havebeen used by seniorswho do not wanton keepsome of theirtextbooks upongraduation.There aretwo mainreasons.One is thatthe priceof booksis sohigh thatsome studentswant tosave money.The otheristhat studentswith second-hand booksare notnecessarily busytaking notesinclass becausethe formerowners of the bookshave doneso indetail.Furthermoreit iseasier forthe studentsto answer fthe teachefsquestions without making aneffortto dothe exercisesby themselves.On thecontrary other students donotagree tobuy second-hand bookscannot bekept carefullythen abroken bookwillprobably dampentheir learningspirits;second the students may rely too much ontheansweers Which already exist inthe textbooks which make them become lazy.It willcertainly do harm totheir learning.In myopinion Iprefer new books tosecond-hand ones.Although itcosts moreit isworth theprice.On BuyingSecond-hand TextbooksIn mostcampuses,therearestuentsbuyingsecond-handtextooks whichhavebeenusedbyseniors,who donot wanton keepsome of theirtextbooks upongraduation.There aretwo mainreasons.One isthat theprice ofbooksis sohigh thatsome studentswanttosave money.The otheristhatstudentswith second-hand booksare notnecessarily busytaking notesin classbecause theformerowners of the bookshave doneso indetail.Furthermore,it iseasier forthestudents toanswerftheteachers questionswithoutmakingan effortto dotheexercises by themselves.On thecontrary,otherstudentsdonotagree tobuysecond-hand bookscannot bekept carefully,then abroken bookwill probablydampentheir learningspirits;second,the studentsmayrelytoomuchon theansweersWhichalreadyexistinthetextbooks,whichmakethembecomelazy.Itwill certainlydoharmtotheirlearning.In myopinion,Iprefernewbookstosecond-hand ones.Although itcosts more,it isworth theprice.
9.How to Succeed in a JobInterview Nowadaysstudents mustseek jobbythemselves.Job interview istheonly wayto have access tothe employers.Sosucceeding in a job interviewisveryimportant.But howcan onesucceed ina jobinterview Firstly you shouldbevery wellprepared.Bring alongas muchinformation about yourself as possible:your diplomacertification your creditrecords certification about your awards your publications and the mostimportantof allan excellently-designed resumein bothChinese andEnglish.Secondly youmustpay muchattention toyour appearance.In order to proveyourself a welleducated personyou mustfirst of all be dressed properly.While talkingwith theintervieweryou shouldlook atthe oneyou are talking to with understating eyes.While standingyou shouldstand straightnever makingbig gestures.Whilesitting you should never cross-legged.Always rememberto listenattentively tothe person while talking.A slightnod ofyour head is always timely to show yourwillingnessto communicate.Are yousure you are wellprepared You can gonowand you will succeedwithout doubt.How toSucceed ina JobInterviewNowadays,students mustseek jobby themselves.Job interviewistheonly waytohaveaccesstotheemployers.So succeedingina jobinterviewis veryimportant.But howcan onesucceed ina jobinterviewFirstly,you shouldbevery wellprepared.Bring alongas muchinformationaboutyourself aspossible:your diplomacertification,yourcreditrecords,certificationaboutyourawards,yourpublications,and themostimportantof all,an excellently-designed resume,in bothChinese andEnglish.Secondly,you mustpay muchattention toyourappearance.In orderto proveyourselfawell educatedperson,you mustfirst ofallbedressedproperly.While talkingwith theinterviewer,youshouldlook attheone you aretalkingtowithunderstatingeyes.While standing,youshouldstandstraight,never makingbig gestures.While sitting,youshouldnevercross-legged.Always rememberto listenattentively tothepersonwhiletalking.A slightnod ofyourheadisalwaystimelyto showyour willingnessto communicate.Are yousureyou arewellpreparedYoucango now,and youwill succeed,without doubt.解析:[审题]本文是说明文,结构很清晰,就是先说明面试的重要性,然后探讨成功面试秘诀[写作思路]第一段面试的重要性;第二段成功面试的秘诀;第三段;重申作者观点
10.Reflection onthe Volunteer Work Currentlyvolunteer workbecomes atrendyword around the campus.Many collegestudents areproud ofhaving theaccessto certainvolunteer organizations.Their workcovers manyfiReflectionon the VolunteerWorkCurrently,volunteer workbecomes atrendy wordaroundthe campus.Many collegestudents areproud ofhaving theaccess tocertainvolunteer organizations.Their workcovers manyfi H.65%65%解析本题涉及到肥胖遗传问题,从而将题目出处定位到Fat EqualsFecund部分该部分第四段第二句提到,这是因为肥胖是具有遗传性的,对双胞胎的研究表明肥胖遗传率是65%,这可直接得出答案
12.A解析从文章倒数第二段He isjustlyrenowned asa humoristbut wasnotalways appreciatedbythewriters ofhis timeas anythingmore thanthat.这一句我们知道马克.吐温只被当时的作家看作是一个幽默小说家
13.fashion magazineweightfashion magazineweight解析由题干关键词healthy weight定位到第九个小标题下第一段第三句我们需要认识到的是健康的体重不是时尚杂志上那些模特的体重
14.C解析Pentagon(五角大楼)是美国的军事机构,也就是“
9.11事件”中被袭击的大楼在第二次世界大战中那里有35,000名工作人员,而并未说现在有那么多工作人员
15.the merchantsaccountthe merchantsaccount解析此处要求填入名词性短语作介词to的宾语本题考查账户中钱是怎样流动的根据第四个小标题下第三句的主干结构可知,当持卡人需要现金时,现金的流动是从thecustomers bankaccount(即题干中的your account)至ij the host processorsaccount;而后再如第五句所言,从thehostprocessors account到themerchants bankaccount因此the merchanfsaccount符合原文意思,也符合0题干语法要求,是本题答案
16.B解析原文该句表明1950年代初期水过滤技术已经存在,NASA只是对水过滤的技术进行了改进,因此本题应选选项B原文没有提及水过滤技术最早由准发明,A不正确;C与原文的内容相反;D中的popularized也缺乏原文依据
17.B解析根据题干信息词generalized anxietydisorder定位到文章第四个小标题下的第二句,可知没有什么特殊的原因可以解释这种疾病的产生,但现代生活的问题,像恐怖主义、经济问题、犯罪问题等都可能导致这种疾病的发生,犯罪问题属于社会问题,故本题选B经济问题和社会问题
18.A解析根据题干信息词pass superstitions定位到第一段最后两句,即迷信之所以可以一代代地传承下来,答案就在于幸运的力量the power ofluck,故本题选Ao
19.YY解析根据题干中的信息词Peninsula和in retreat定位到第二个小标题下的第二段,可知David Vaughan团队的研究报告表明,半岛附近绝大多数冰川——经过研究的244个冰川中的87%都在融化,故该句表述正确
20.more singlechildren/firstbornsmore singlechildren/firstborns解析本题涉及到母亲的年龄与肥胖流行的关系,从而将题目出处定位到Mature Mums部分该部分第三段末句提到,母亲年龄变大和独生子女的增多可能也导致了肥胖流行,因此可以获知答案是独生子女的增多
21.D解析细节归纳题文章开头讲到几百种海洋生物能够在黑暗的深海中生存下来是由于他们有独特的方法去获取食物和避开敌人下文中又谈到了这些生物获取光的方法
22.A解析女士说“这看上去一点也不熟悉,我们一定是迷路了,最好问一下方向“男士说“我们停在这里吧我加油的时候,你问一下路再给我来杯碳酸饮料”该题问“他们要去哪里求助二对话中理解的关键在于“filling thetank”,他们需要问路顺便给汽车加油,显然是想向加油站求助故[A:加油站”为正确答案
23.timber
24.D解析选项中的关键词是session,对话很可能与会议的变动及女士是否打算参加会议有关从女士的假设语气If there is one!和对天气预报的转述Over afoot ofsnow is expected推测,会议很可能会因大雪而被取消might becanceled becauseof aheavy snowo
25.C
26.C解析M:Well,what do you thinkof the movie Isntit fantasticW:Well,I dontknow whyI letyou talkme into going.Q:What doesthe womanmean
27.A
28.A解析本题是细节题从One of the moreusual proceduresofqueuejumping involvesfinding anacquaintance inthe queue…可以得知是先在队伍里找个熟人再插队
29.B
30.B
31.C解析根据题干中的millennials和future将本题出处定位到末段末段通过两个问句提出millennials未来所要面临的问题,末句millennials对此进行了回答他们到时候会找到或者创造出应对这些由来已久的问题的方法由millennials的回答可推断出,他们对未来持积极乐观的态and baseyourcomposition onthe outline given inChinese below:
1.许多大学生毕业后找不到工作
2.这一现象的原因是…
3.解决问题的办法是…UnemploymentuponGraduation
4.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acompositionon thetopic:Salary orInterest.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingtheoutline givenbelow:
1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择兴趣重要还是工资重要
2.你的观点
3.结论
1.
1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择兴趣重要还是工资重要
2.你的观点
3.结论
6.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite aninquiry lettertoa friend.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outline givenbelow.假设你有一位居住在美国纽约的好友David Johnson你写信告诉他你已被录取为纽约大学的研究生,即将在今年9月赴美学习,向他询问有关事宜信件内容要求如下
1.问候朋友并告知自己的好消息
2.询问关于在纽约留学的生活情况,如能否在学校附近找到住处,以及朋友有何生活上的建议等度,故答案为[
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33.B解析推断题由文章第三段第二句可知,美国如今的肥胖禁忌跟其他的禁忌不同——人们经常讨论关于肥胖的话题,所以B正确
34.whether^ifwhether^if解析连接词错误根据句意以及句中表示虚拟语气的could、were等词可以看出,此处作出了一个假设“如果就在城外建立一个废料回收站”因此,表示假设的这个从句不能用whether引导,应改为if
35.tried改为tryingtried改为trying解析此处为句子结构错误,trying...结构在句中作伴随状语
36.what改为itwhat改为it解析“it”是先行代词,在句中作形式主语
37.as if-asas if-as解析as if意思为“好像”,而as在这里,表示“同时,当…时候”,弓I导的是伴随情况
38.varying-varyvarying-vary解析经分析后发现,此句中缺少谓语动词,而varying是现在分词形式,不能单独充当谓语,句子前后的时态为一般现在时且句子主语为复数名词,故应将varying改为varyo
39.unreal-realunreal—real解析根据上下文,这里意思为“大学和真实世界很相近二
3.希望他早日回信,并盼望在不久的将来能和他在纽约见面An InquiryLetter toa Friend
7.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledWhat DoYou ThinkofChallengeYou shouldwrite atleast150wordsfollowing theoutlinegivenbelow:
1.挑战的意义
2.如何迎接挑战
3.我的看法
8.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed thirtyminutes towrite ashort essayentitledOn BuyingSecond hand Textbooks.You shouldwrite atleast150wordsfollowing theoutlinegivenbellow.
1.有人认为买二手书好;
2.有人认为买二手书不好;
3.我的看法On BuyingSecond-handTextbooks
9.Directions:For thispart,youareallowed30minutes towrite acompositionon thetopic How toSucceed ina Job interview.You shouldwrite atleast150words accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.Interview isveryimportantto students.
2.How tosucceed inajobinterviewa Bevery wellprepared.b Mustpay muchattention toyour appearance.How toSucceedinaJobInterview
10.For thispart,youareallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledReflection onthe VolunteerWork.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingtheoutlinegivenbelow inChinese:
1.当前,一股志愿者工作热席卷校园
2.校园志愿者工作热现象的原因
3.你的打算Reflection ontheVolunteerWork
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2.Reading ComprehensionSkimming andScanning10题Studies indicatethat obesityis heritable,and theheritability is.Writers ofMark Twainstime doesnet seehim ashighly asthe laterwriters do.A.Y B.N C.NGIt is necessary forus toknow healthyweight is not.The PentagonistheU.S.military establishment,where morethan35,000peopleare nowemployed.A.Y B.N C.NGWhen yourequest cash,the moneymoves electronicallyfrom youraccount tothehosfs accountto.What didNASA dowiththe water filtertechnologyA.It inventedthe waterfilters.B.It improvedthe waterfilters.C.It abandonedthe waterfilters inspaceships.D.It popularizedthe waterfilters inthe1950s.
11.Generalized anxietydisorder canbe causedlargely by.A.peoples worries,uncertainties,end fearsB.the economicand socialproblemsC.some specificphenomenon
0.individual circumstances
18.Part IIReading ComprehensionSkimming andScanningDirections:In thispart,youwillhave15minutes togo overthe passagequicklyand answerthe questionson AnswerSheet
1.For questions1-7,choose thebestanswer fromthe fourchoices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].For questions8-
10.complete thesentences withthe informationgiven inthepassage.HowtoGet Luckyand Live a CharmedLifeFor centuries,people haverecognized the powerofluck andhave donewhateverthey couldto tryseizing it.Take knockingon wood,thought todate backto paganritualsaimed ateliciting helpfrom powerfultree gods.We stilldo ittoday,though few,if any,of usworship treegods.So whydo wepass this and othersuperstitionsdown fromgeneration togeneration Theanswer liesinthe powerof hick.LiveaCharmed lifeToinvestigate scientificallywhy somepeople areconsistently lucky and othersarent,I advertisedin nationalperiodicals forvolunteers ofboth varieties.Fourhundred menand womanfrom allwalks oflife—ages18to84一responded.Over aten-year period,I interviewedthese volunteers,asked them to completediaries,personality questionnairesand IQtests,and invitedthem tomylaboratoi-y forexperiments.Lucky people,I found,get thatway viasome basicprinciples—seizing chanceopportunities;creating self-fulfilling propheciesthroughpositive expectations;and adoptinga resilientattitude thatturns hadluckaround.Open YourMindConsider chanceopportunities:Lucky peopleregularly havethem;unluckypeople dont.To determinewhy,I gaveluckyandunlucky peoplea newspaper,and askedthemtotell mehow manyphotos wereinside.On average,unluckypeople spentabout twominutes unthis exercise;lucky peoplespent seconds.Why Becauseonthepapers secondpage-in bigtype-was the message Stopcounting:There are43photographs inthis newspaper,Lucky peopletended tospotthemessage.Unlucky onesdidnt.I puta secondone halfwaythrough thepaper:MStop counting,tell theexperimenter youhave seenthisand win$
250.”Again,the unluckypeople missedit.The lesson:Unlucky peoplemiss chanceopportunities becausetheyre toobusylooking forsomething else.Lucky peoplesee whatis thererather thanjust whattheyrelooking fbr.This isonly partof thestory.Many ofmy lankyparticipants triedhard toaddvariety totheir lives.Before makingimportant decisions,one alteredhis routetowork.Another describeda wayof meetingpeople.He noticedthat atparties heusuallytalked tothesametype ofperson.To changethis,he thoughtof acolorand thenspoke onlyto guestswearing thatcolor-women inred,say,or meninblack.Does thistechnique workWell,imagine living inthecanter ofan appleorchard.Each dayyoumustcollect abasket ofapples.At first,it wontmatter whereyoulook.The entireorchard willhave apples.Gradually,it becomesharder tofindapples inplaces you*ve visitedbefore.If yougo tonew partsof theorchard eachtime,the oddsof findingapples willincrease dramatically.It isexactly thesamewith luck.Relish theUpsideAnother importantprinciple revolvedaroundtheway inwhich luckyand unluckypeopledealwithmisfortune.Imagine representingyour countryintheOlympics.You compete,do well,and wina bronzemedal.Now imaginea secondOlympics.This timeyou doeven betterandwina silver medal.How happydoyouthinkyoud feelMost ofus thinkwed behappier afterwinning thesilvermedal.But researchsuggests athleteswho winbronze medalsare actuallyhappier.Thisis becausesilver medaliststhink thatif theydperformed slightlybetter,theymight havewon agold medA.the powerof luckB.the powerof GodC.thepowerof beliefD.thepowerof intelligence
19.David Vaughansgroup foundthat mostof theglaciers alongthe Peninsulawerein retreat.Mothers gettingolder andcould alsoaccountforthe obesityepidemic.
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20.听力原文Hundreds ofspecies ofmarine lifemanage tosurvive evenin thedarkestdepths of the ocean.These tenantsofthesea haveevolved someextremelyingenious devicesfor locatingtheir foodand enemies.Where thelight isvery dim,someofthese deepwaterspecies havedevelopedenormous eyeswith almosttelescopic lenses,very muchlike thoseof owls.Others,especially thefish thatsurvive wherethereisno lightat all,are quiteblindbut havedeveloped longfeelers thatenable themto identifyand collectstraybits offood thatcome withina considerableradius ofthem.Some inhabitantsofthesea supplytheirown light.They havebuilt-in torchesthatthey canswitch on and off,depending onwhether theyare pursuingor beingpursued.Some haveregular lamps,spots ofsteady light,which spreada faintglowthroughthewater aroundthem.One deepwatersquid僦鱼can sprayaluminous fluidthat lightsup itsimmediate vicinity,a neatvariation onthe inkejectedby itscousins nearerthe surfaceto becloudand darkenthewater.It issupposedthat abouthalf ofthe varietiesof fishlivinginthe darkdepths oftheocean havesome powerof illumination.30A.Supply theirownlight.B.Locate foodand enemies.C.Compensate forthe lackof light.D.Both Band C.
22.听力原文W:This doesntlook at all familiar.We mustbe lost,wed bettergetsome directions.M:Lets pullin here.While Imfilling thetank,you askabout thedirections andgetmeasoft drink.Q:Where willthe manand the woman gofor assistance16A.Gas station.B.Police station.C.Lost andfound department.D.Bar.
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4024.听力原文M:Do youthink youfeel energeticenough towalk toour studygroupsession tonightW:If thereis one!I guessyou haventheard theweather reports.Over afoot ofsnowisexpectedfor thisevening.Q:What doesthewomanimply18A.The locationofthe session hasbeen changed.B.She willdefinitely gotothesession thisevening.C.Shell probablybe tootired towalk tothesession.D.The sessionmight becanceled becauseofaheavy snow.
25.听力原文W:Didn*tyoutell Tomabout the meetingM:Whatever Isay tohim goesin oneear andout theother.Q:What doesthe manmean18A.Tom isunable tohear well.B.Tom didntsay anythingatthemeeting.C.Tom doesn11listen tohim.D.Tom wentout beforethemeetingwas over.
26.13A.She hasno ideaabout the movie.B.She doesntwanttotalk aboutthemovieat present.C.She regrettedhaving cometo seethemovieatall.D.She wantstogosomewhere else.
27.听力原文W:May Imake arecommendation,Sir Theclams withourspecial sauceare good.They arefresh fromthe Ocean.M:Thank you,but Idont carefor shellfish.Q:Where didthis conversationprobably takeplace15A.At arestaurant.B.In astore specializingin seashells.C.On afishing boat.D.In thefresh oceanair.
28.听力原文Queue-jumping isuncultured,selfish,meaner thanthe meanestactof anylesser animal.For althoughin orderto securea mateor foodortofleedanger,a beastwill sometimesstop atnothing intrying toget ahead ofthenextfellow creature,it atleast doesit openly,guiltlessly,without thesophisticationpeculiar onlyto man.One ofthe moreusual proceduresof queue-jumping involvesfinding anacquaintanceinthe queue,going uptohim,startingaconversation,perhapsoffering hima cigarette,and finallysqueezing onesway intothe line.Even ifone does not knowa singleperson inthe line,one isnot putout.One goesupand downthe queue,studying the faces,deciding ona susceptibleone,stopping byits side,moving onasthe queue movesonandatthemost opportunemomentplants oneselfjustaheadofit.If the owner ofthefacedoesnotprotest,ashappens moreoften thanyou imagine,the thingis done.On one oftheoccasionson whichI waschosen astheownerof sucha face,thequeue-jumper evenhad thecheekto ask:Wasnt Istanding herea momentago,Speaking ofcheek,I mustrelate whatI overheardawell-dressed middle-agedlady,herself aqueue-jumper,remark toan associateof hers:Just lookat thosedomesticservants.They arealways jumpingthequeue.There isno stoppingthem.130A.Find afamiliar face.B.Find akind person.C.Start talkingwithastranger.□.Squeeze intothe line.
29.22A.It iseasy toinvest inthe stockmarket.B.Stock investmentis reallycomplex.C.Fixed interestfields aremore profitable.D.A brokerisnecessaryinthestock investment.
30.听力原文Normally a student mustattend acertain numberof coursesinordertograduate,and eachcourse whichhe attendsgives hima creditwhich hemaycount towardsa degree.In manyAmerican universitiesthe totalwork foradegree consistsof36courses,each lastingfor onesemester.A typicalcourseconsists ofthree classesper weekfor15weeks;while attendinga universityastudent willprobably attendfour orfive coursesduring eachsemester.Normallya studentwould expecttotakefouryearsattending twosemesters eachyear.It ispossibleto spreadthe periodof workforthedegree overa longerperiod.It isalsopossible forastudentto movebetween oneuniversity andanother duringhisdegree course,though thisisnotin factdone asa regularpractice.For everycourse thathe follows,astudentis givena grade,which isrecorded,andtherecord isavailable forthestudenttoshowto prospectiveemployers.Allthis imposesa constantpressure andstrain ofwork,but inspite ofthis somestudentsstill findtime forgreat activityin studentaffairs.Elections topositionsin studentorganizations arousemuch enthusiasm.The effectivework ofmaintainingdiscipline isusually performedby studentswho advisethe academicauthorities.Any studentwho isthought tohave brokenthe rules,for example,bycheating,has toappear beforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormous numberofstudents,the operationofthesystem doesinvolve acertain amountof activity.Astudent whohas heldoneofthese positionsof。