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【2023年】安徽省淮北市大学英语6级大学英语六级预测试题(含答案)学校:班级:姓名:考号:
一、l.Writing(10题)
1.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition on the topic:Deepen China!s Reform.You should write at least150words according to theoutline given below in Chinese:
1.现有的改革成果已为进一步深化改革奠定了基础
2.然而改革的道路并不平坦
3.建议我们应该……
2.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitled MyViewon RemedialExaminations.You shouldwrite at least150words basedonthe outline given in Chinese below:
1.补考是大学教育的一部分
2.我对补考的看法
3.如何发挥补考的作用My Viewon RemedialExaminations
3.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed thirtyminutes towrite acompositionon thetopic It Pays to Be Honest.You shouldwrite at least150words accordingto the outlinegiven belowinChinese:
1.当前社会存在许多不诚实的现象
2.诚实利人利己,做人应该诚实
4.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitled MyViewson PlasticSurgery.You shouldwrite atleast150words accordingto[S3][S4]_______[S8]参考答案
1.Deepen ChinasReform The achievements of Chinas reformhave establishedafirm foundationfor deepeningreform.Politically China has adopted fileprinciple ofngoverning the country accordingto law”.Chinas economyisviDeepen ChinasReform.TheachievementsofChinasreform,have establishedafirm foundationfor deepeningreform.Politically,Chinahas adoptedfileprincipleof governingthe countryaccordingtolaw.Chinas economyis vi
2.My Viewon RemedialExaminations Itis knownthat remedialexaminationhas beenpart ofuniversity educationfor manyyears.And there are manyargumentsabout theadvantages anddisadvantages ofremedialexaminationbuMy Viewon RemedialExaminations Itis knownthat remedialexaminationhas beenpart ofuniversity educationfor manyyears.And there aremany argumentsabout theadvantages anddisadvantages ofremedialexamination,bu
3.ItPaysto BeHonest Aswe allknow honestyas avirtue ofmankind has beenchallenged in the modemsociety aswc encountermere and more dishonestthingsand people.Many people are askingDo I need to be honestYes weshouldbe honest.First honesty is essentially important inbuilding uptrustamong people.If welose thismoral standardthe worldwould beout of orderbecause there is notrust amongpeople.Therefore it is everypersonsresponsibility to keep this virtue so that the society will not fall apart.Secondly to be honest brings benefits to people around you.Your honestywillhelp yourco-workers andcompany worksuccessfully.Your spouseand yourchildrenwill behappy andfeel safe.Your friendswill alwayscome to you whentheyneed help.Finally you yourself will benefit from being honest.People willrespecttrust andlove you.You will be blessedby havinga stablemarriage aprosperous career many friends andmore importantlya peacefulheart.It paystobe honestbut itis definitelyworthwhile becauseyou willget morethan whatyoupay.Your lifewill bemeaningful asyou will be appreciatedand rememberedasan honestperson.lt PaystoBeHonest Aswe allknow,honesty,asavirtue ofmankind,hasbeenchallenged in the modemsociety aswe encountermere andmoredishonest thingsand people.Many peopleare asking,nDo Ineed to behonest Yes,we shouldbe honest.First,honestyisessentiallyimportantinbuilding uptrust amongpeople.If welose thismoral standard,the worldwouldbe out oforderbecause there is notrust amongpeople.Therefore,itiseverypersons responsibilitytokeepthisvirtuesothat thesocietywillnotfallapart.Secondly,to be honestbringsbenefitstopeoplearoundyou.Your honestywillhelp yourco-workers andcompany worksuccessfully.Your spouseand yourchildrenwillbehappy andfeel safe.Your friendswill alwayscome to you whentheyneed help.Finally,youyourselfwill benefitfrombeinghonest.People willrespect,trust andlove you.You willbe blessedby havinga stablemarriage,aprosperouscareer,manyfriendsandmoreimportantly,a peacefulheart.It paysto behonest,but itis definitelyworthwhile becauseyou willget morethan whatyoupay.Your lifewillbemeaningful asyou willbe appreciatedandremembered as an honestperson.
4.My Viewson PlasticSurgery Nowadaysplastic surgeryis populararound usanddifferent peoplehave differentopinions dueto theirpersonal inclinations.Some cannotstand some women who have had plastic surgerMy Views onPlasticSurgery Nowadays,plastic surgeryis populararound us,and differentpeoplehave differentopinions dueto theirpersonal inclinations.Some cannotstand somewomenwhohavehadplasticsurger
5.Credit Cardson CampusNowadays credit card is no longer a term in atextbookCollege studentspay for their clothes or books by swiping the card.Many peoplebelieve theusing ofcredit cards makes it convenienCredit CardsonCampus Nowadays,creditcardisno longeratermin a textbookCollege studentspayfor theirclothesorbooksbyswipingthecard.Many peoplebelieve theusingof creditcardsmakesitconvenien
6.Should RetirementAge BeRaised Whetherto raisethe retirement age hasbecomea hottopic nowadays.Many peoplesee increasingthe retirement age asaway tohelp address the financialchallenges in the socialsecurity fund.And theysaythere arecompelling demographicreasons forsuch achange一increased lifespansincreased workingcapabilities and a structural demand forexperiencedlabor.However many more were against raising the retirement age.They arguethat the pension fund has a surplus now.Besides a prolonged lifespan doesntnecessarily mean that peopleare able to work longer.More importantlyraisingthe retirementage would put more strain on the alreadygrave employmentsituation.Adding workingyears forthose nowemployed wouldmean feweropeningsfor thenew jobseekers whoare youngerand healthier.Personally Ithinkthe governmentshould raisethe retirementage onlywhen thereis severelaborshortage relatively high pension payments orthe governmentis in a fiscalcrisis.However its apparent that our country now hasnone of these threescenarios.Therefore I dont think it necessary to raisethe officialretirement ageat present.Should RetirementAge BeRaised Whetherto raisethe retirementagehas becomea hottopic nowadays.Many peoplesee increasingthe retirementageas away tohelp addressthe financialchallenges in the socialsecurity fund.And,they say,therearecompelling demographicreasons forsuch achange-increasedlife spans,increased workingcapabilities,andastructuraldemandforexperienced labor.However,manymorewereagainstraising the retirementage.They arguethat thepensionfundhasasurplusnow.Besides,aprolongedlifespan doesntnecessarilymeanthatpeopleareable to worklonger.Moreimportantly,raisingtheretirementagewouldputmorestrainon thealreadygrave employmentsituation.Adding workingyears forthose nowemployedwould meanfewer openingsfor thenew jobseekers whoare youngerandhealthier.Personally,I thinkthe governmentshould raisetheretirementage onlywhen thereissevere laborshortage,relativelyhighpensionpaymentsor thegovernmentis ina fiscalcrisis.However,itsapparentthatourcountrynowhasnone of these threescenarios.Therefore,Idontthinkitnecessarytoraise theofficialretirementageatpresent.
7.Should theState Interfere with Peoples Smoking Habits Nowadays manycountriessuch asFrance Great Britain have promulgated the prohibition ofsmokingat publicplaces including restaurants barsstores andworkplacesShouldthe State Interferewith PeoplesSmoking HabitsNowadays,many countries,such asFrance,GreatBritain,havepromulgatedtheprohibitionof smokingatpublic places,includingrestaurants,bars,stores andworkplaces,解析[写作点拨]论说文
①审题及布局这是一篇比较典型的提纲式作文按照文章提示的要求,首先应该对政府颁布禁烟令这一事件进行简单介绍,然后说明自己对政府这一举措的态度,支持还足反对,并说明理由在布局上,根据题目中给出的提纲来展开,采用三段式结构即可第一段介绍许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令,禁止公民在公共场所吸烟;第二段说明自己对这一举措持支持还是反对态度;第三段进行小结,重申自己的观点这篇文章写作难点在于第二部分,说明支持和反对此举的理由为了增强说服力,建议作者先交代清楚自己是吸烟者还是不吸烟者,这样有利于展开陈述
②语言作为论说文,论证要富有条理,论据要有说服力,词汇选择要丰富,句式可以多样化
8.Dear PresidentIm Li Jing fromBeijing Institute of Technologyand Imasenior in the ComputerScience Department.In responseto theNotice ofGo-West CampaignI writetoyouto expressmy sincere wish to be a volunteer to goto the West.Therere severalreasons account for my desire to be a volunteer butthefollowing threemay bethe main ones.First ofall I am from the West so thatI have adeep lovefor the West and the people there.Whats morethe West is stillunderdevelopedand manypeople therestill livein poverty.I hopethat I candevote all my effortsto thedevelopment of the West.Last butnot leastI plantoput what I havelearned inuniversity intopractice.To beexact to popularizecomputer knowledgein theWestis the uppermost in my thoughts.I amlookingforward to your reply.Sincerely yoursLi JingDearPresident,Im LiJing fromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,and Ima seniorin theComputer ScienceDepartment.In responseto theNotice ofGo-West Campaign,I writetoyoutoexpress mysincerewishtobeavolunteerto go to theWest.Therere severalreasonsaccountformydesiretobeavolunteer,but thefollowing threemay bethemainones.First ofall,I amfrom theWestsothat Ihave adeep lovefor theWestand thepeople there.Whats more,theWestis stillunderdeveloped andmanypeopletherestill livein poverty.I hopethat Ican devoteallmyefforts tothedevelopment of theWest.Last butnot least,I planto putwhatIhave learnedinuniversity intopractice.To beexact,topopularizecomputer knowledgein theWestistheuppermostinmythoughts.Iamlooking forwardtoyourreply.Sincerely yours,LiJing
9.Evaluation byStudents Nowadaysa growing number of universities havelaunchedthe nStudent Evaluation Projectnin which students are invited toevaluatethe jobperformance of their teachers.In mostcases students getevaluation formsattheend ofa semesterand areasked tofill them outanonymously.There arevaried opinionsamong teachersand universityauthoritiesabout thiseducational reformprogram.University administratorsconsiderstudent evaluationtobean effectivemeans todiscipline teachersandhelp enhancethe teachingquality.However many teachers feeluncomfortableeven resentfulabout itbecause differentstudents mayhave differentstandards bywhichto judgetheir teachers.In theiropinion theevaluation resultsmay beinfluenced by individual students personal feelings and therefore cantbe countedon asan objective reflection of the teaching performance.As forstudents theirattitudesare alsovaried:some liketobegiven avoice to express their viewssome dontunderstand itwhile somesimply dontcare.As awhole StudentEvaluationProject tooka boldstep in the universityeducation reformprocesswhich encouragesstudents toget moreactively involvedin the class teachingthus positively creating an interactiveacademic atmosphere.Nevertheless manyother problems may arise correspondingly.For instancesome students may betoo critical about a certain professor justbecause theprofessor isnot funor heistoo strictwhich mighthave anegative impacton theimpartiality of evaluationitself misleading the reformorientation.Evaluation byStudents Nowadays,a,growingnumberofuniversitieshave launchedthe nStudentEvaluation Projectinwhichstudents areinvitedto evaluatethe jobperformance of their teachers.Inmost cases,studentsgetevaluation formsattheend ofa semesterand areaskedto fillthemoutanonymously.There arevaried opinionsamong teachersanduniversity authoritiesabout thiseducational reform,program.Universityadministrators considerstudent evaluationtobean effectivemeans todisciplineteachers andhelp enhancetheteachingquality.However,manyteachersfeeluncomfortable,even resentfulabout it,because differentstudentsmayhavedifferent standardsby whichto judgetheir teachers.In theiropinion,theevaluation resultsmay beinfluencedbyindividualstudentspersonalfeelingsandtherefore cantbe countedonasanobjectivereflectionof the teachingperformance.As forstudents,their attitudesare alsovaried:some liketobegivena voicetoexpresstheirviews,some dontunderstand it,while somesimply dontcare.As awhole,StudentEvaluationProject tooka boldstep in the universityeducationreform,process,which encouragesstudents toget moreactivelyinvolved in theclassteaching,thuspositivelycreatinganinteractive academicatmosphere.Nevertheless,many,otherproblemsmayarisecorrespondingly.Forinstance,some studentsmay betoocriticalaboutacertainprofessorjust becausetheprofessor isnot funor heis toostrict,which mighthave anegative impactonthe impartialityofevaluationitself,misleadingthereform.orientation.
10.1stheCountryside aGood CareerChoice forGraduate Students
[1]Todaymany collegestudents aredetermined togo to the countryside when theygraduate.Thousands of them chooseto workas villageadministrators in China.In myopinion this is a healthy trend in oursociety.
[2]On theone handit helps[3J alleviate job-hunting pressureson thosenew college graduates.While itsdifficult for them to find jobs inthe citytherearegolden opportunities in thecountry.Working inthe countrysidemay providethem with decent salary andvaluable lifeexperience.
[4]On the other handwith theknowledge acquired inuniversity the students can help upgrade the ruralgovernance improve farmingtechnologies and make life inthe country morecolorful andinteresting.
[5]Justas many college graduates say its nolongera shamefor themto seek careers inthe vast rural areas.
[6]Choosing towork inthe countrydoes good to both thestudents andthe countryinthelong run.Is theCountryside aGood CareerChoicefor GraduateStudents
[1]Today,many collegestudentsaredetermined togoto the countrysidewhenthey graduate.Thousands of them choosetoworkasvillage administratorsinChina.In myopinion,thisisahealthytrendinoursociety.
[2]On theone hand,it helps
[3]alleviatejob-hunting pressureson thosenewcollegegraduates.While itsdifficultfor themtofindjobsinthecity,thereare goldenopportunitiesinthe country.Working inthecountrysidemay providethemwithdecentsalaryandvaluable lifeexperience.
[4]On theother hand,withthe knowledgeacquiredinuniversity,the studentscanhelpupgradetheruralgovernance,improvefarmingtechnologies,andmakelifeinthecountrymorecolorful andinteresting.
[5]Just asmanycollegegraduatessay,itsnolonger ashameforthemto seekcareers inthevastruralareas.
[6]Choosing towork inthecountry doesgoodto boththestudents andthecountryinthelong run.解析
[1]点题,指出许多大学生到农业就业的现象,如到农村当“村官”
[2]
[4]ontheone hand和On theother hand从两个方面来阐述作者的看法,使文章结构清晰
[3]alleviate“减轻”,为亮点词汇
[5]seekcareers“找工作”的另一种表达,为亮点词语
[6]用do goodtoboththestudentsandthecountry总结全文,完满作结[写作指南]本文要求对某一社会现象进行分析,并提出自己的看法按照题目要求,可以如下安排文章内容第一段描述社会现象:当今许多刚毕业的大学生选择到农村就业,如有的大学生到农村当“村官第二段提出自己的看法,认为大学生到农村就业是一个好现象从大学生自身和农村的发展这两个角度说明其好处第三段总结全文,并进一步说明大学生去农村就业是好的选择ll.teachin publicschoolsteachin publicschools解析根据题干中的信息词employees和IBM定位到第三个小标题下的第五段,可知IBM是鼓励员工进行教学的公司之一,它支持员工到公立学校进行教学,由此可得答案12,invisibleinvisible解析文章列举了一些针对基因改造作物的“暴行”,但是结果是抗议人士的行动适得其反,因为他们所破坏的,全都是传统农作物究其原因,作者谈到“在每个案例里,那些行动派都把一般作物误认为基因改造过的品种……可是从某个角度来看,那些作物都是隐形的植入农作物的基因,你一个也看不见、尝不出、摸不着,或察觉它对环境的影响”
13.B
14.the amount of cholesterolthe amount of cholesterol解析本题定位信息是Diet和physical qualities,从而将答案出处定位到文章第四段该段第二句提至ij Theamount ofcholesterol isaffected bydiet andby physical qualities weinheritfrom our parents,故本题应填theamountofcholesterol题干将原文的0被动语态改为了主动语态,并将本段首句改成了所填词的同位语
15.the inequalitiesofthesexes insocietythe inequalitiesofthesexes insociety解析文章第七自然段第四句说明此点夫妻双方家庭地位的不平等是社会上男女地位不平等在婚姻中的反映
16.a humanoid robot maida humanoidrobotmaid解析空白处需要名词或名词词组,作复合介词instead of的宾语原文中的Rather than与题目中的instead of一样表示否定,因此答案为Rather than之后的ahumanoidrobotmaido
17.C解析首段首句明确指出是the devastatingcollapse ofthe codstocks引起了纽芬兰渔场的灾难,[C]是原文的细节再现,故为答案其他三个选项是cod disaster引起的后果
18.B解析第4个标题下第1段的最后1句Last nightan uninvitedguestturned upto makefive forbridge.I hadthe kindof paperbook athand tomakebeing the fifth atbridge ajoy.中的“Being thefifth atbridge”是指作者成为多余的人,因此本题的答案为N
19.the ideal speaker/the mostappropriate speakerthe idealspeaker/the mostappropriatespeaker解析题干关键词mixing和sound comesout of定位到倒数第七段第二句When youlisten tomusic,the soundcomes fromtwoseparate speakers—during thepanning process,you adjusteach soundto makesureit comesfrom the ideal place.这与本题陈述意思相近,空格里缺的是theideal place但是就本题而言,直接写下这个答案,句意并不明确,应该结合上下文的意思,把theidealplace理解为theidealspeaker或与之相近的表达
20.C解析首段首句明确指出是the devastatingcollapse ofthe codstocks引起了纽芬兰渔场的灾难,C项是原文的细节再现,故为答案其他三个选项是cod disaster引起的后果
21.B解析信息明示题由文章中的be sureto bringa resumewith you可知,学生需要带上自己的简历去办公室,所以B正确
22.C
23.C解析What isthe conversationmainly about
24.the choicesmade thedifference between life and deaththe choicesmade thedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath
25.A
26.A解析综合推断题男士问快车是否是2:05开车,女士回答说是1:55开,还差五分钟了,由此可知,现在是1:
5027.B解析由对话中女士提到的you hada goodtime atthe concert和男士提到的everybody appreciatedit可知,观众都很喜欢这场音乐会,故答案为[B]
28.B解析对话中女士提到make surenothing isoff track,[B]中的areassurance对应女士说的make sure,故答案为[B]It justworks thatway.意为“这只是例行公事”be off track意为“偏离正常轨道”
29.D解析信息明示题男士说开车过去不是理想的方式,在这个时候,他总是乘地铁,由此可知,D正确
30.lack ofexercise overeatingunsuitable eatinginsufficient sleepexcessivesmoking and drinkinglack ofexercise,overeating,unsuitableeating,insufficientsleep,excessive smokinganddrinking
31.B解析根据题意和题干中的international flights,可以定位到第3段细节题这段讲到美国如何处理来自国外航班的可能的危险美国政府要求取消了六次巴黎飞往洛杉矶的航班,并且在12月29日一些飞往美国的国际航班被安排部署了武装的空军,故B正确根据本段第3句可知法国权力机构审讯并释放了一些乘客,不是美国政府所做的,故可排除A
32.LL解析该空格前为形容词natural,空格后为介词to,因此空格处应选能和t构成搭配的名词原句意为“当戴太阳镜时,眼睛对这种黑暗状态的自然就是增大瞳孔”,因此所选名词应意为“反应”,L(反应)最适合,且reaction to是固定搭配
33.A解析从第二段的最后一句话“Even ifsuch aprogram werewritten andintheory itcould be,given enoughpeople andenough time,thereisnocomputer capableof holdingthat muchdata.我们可以得知,计算机不可能获取和储存所有的信息,因此它也不可能预测到每一部棋子的活动,因此A,B,和C都是错误的,因此本题选A此外,文中的第一句话说的是Computershave beentaught toplay notonly checkers,but alsochampionship chess.”说明计算机不仪能和一般棋子下棋,也能和世界冠军下棋,更加印证了C learnfromchess-playing inthe earlystage andgo onto win the game是正确的答案
34.surprised改为surprisingsurprised改为surprising解析此处为形容词修饰物,故要用现在分词作定语
35.在is后加not在is后加not解析本题要求逻辑推理根据判断,煤不0o是环境保护主义者所接受的燃料,所以加not
36.destructible^-destructive
37.known^-unknownknown—unknown解析根据上下文的语义,应该是“人们并不知道搜索频道”
38.when—thatwhen-that解析连接词错误doubt当名词用在否定句中,后面接that引导的同位语从句
39.ofApages-theofApages-the解析此处what引导主语从句,因此系动词用is;to...paper为不定式短语作表语;put together意为“整理出;拼凑出“;outof意为“出于pages指报纸中的不同板块,如the sports/fash ionpage,故pages前要力口thethe outlinegiven belowinChinese:
1.越来越多的人接受整形手术
2.我的看法及理由
3.结论MyViewson PlasticSurgery
5.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledCredit Cardson Campus.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outlinegiven below.
1.有人认为信用卡进入大学校园是件好事
2.也有人持反对意见
3.你的想法Credit Cardson Campus
6.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitled ShouldRetirementAge BeRaised You shouldwrite atleast150words accordingto theoutlinegiven below.
1.有人赞成提高退休年龄
2.有人则反对
3.你的看法Should RetirementAge BeRaised
7.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledShould theState Interferewith PeoplesSmoking HabitsYou shouldwrite atleast150words followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.现在许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令,禁止公民在餐厅、酒吧、商店、办公场所等吸烟
2.我对政府颁布禁烟令是支持还是反对,并说出理由Should theStateInterferewithPeoplesSmokingHabits
8.假如你是李静,你想向校长申请参加西部大开发,你要给校长写一封信,信的内容包括
1.表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望;
2.简要说明自己的理由
9.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towriteashort essaycommentingontheevaluation ofteachers1performance doneby thestudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150words followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.
1.不少大学让学生参与任课老师教学情况的测评
2.对此改革措施校方、教师、学生的看法不一
3.学生测评教师的益处以及可能产生的问题
10.
1.面对今年的就业形势,很多大学生毕业后选择到农村去发展,比如去农村当“村官”
2.你认为到农村就业对大学生来说是好的就业选择吗请说明理由
二、
2.Reading ComprehensionSkimming andScanning10题Many companiesencourage theiremployees towith IBMone ofthem.To certainextent,GM cropsare regardedas sincethe geneinsertedinto aplant cannotbe seen,tasted ortouched.Mistakes inglobal marketingcan beembarrassingly humorous,but willinevitablyweaken acompanys positioninthemarket.Diet andphysicalqualitieswhich passeddown fromourparentsaffect anaturalsubstance inthe liverblood.The inequalitiesof marriagereflect.Mr.Angle saysa heterogeneousswarm ofrobots willtake careofthehouseinstead of.
11.According to the firstparagraph,what wasa majorfactor intheNewfoundland coddisasterA.The massunemployment.B.The collapse of marineecosystem.C.The codcollapse.D.The fleets*destructive fishing practices.“Being thefifth atbridgen showsus theauthor was thefifthwho playedcards.A.Y B.N C.NGIn theprocess ofmixing,you shouldalso make sure thateach soundcomes outof.
12.Part IIReading ComprehensionSkimming andScanningDirections:In thispart,you willhave15minutes togo overthe passagequicklyand answerthe questionson AnswerSheet
1.For questions1-7,choose thebestanswer from the four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].For questions8-10,complete thesentences withthe informationgiven inthe passage.Cod inTroubleA.In1992,the devastatingcollapseofthe codstocks off the east coast ofNewfoundlandforced theCanadian governmentto takedrastic measuresandclose thefishery.Over40,000people losttheir jobs,communities arestillstruggling torecover andthe marineecosystem isstill ina stateof collapse.Thedisintegration ofthis vitalfishery soundeda warningbell togovernments aroundthe world who were shockedthat arelatively-sophisticated,scientifically-basedfisheries managementprogram,not unliketheir own,could havegone sowrong.The Canadiangovernment ignoredwarnings that their fleetswere employingdestructive fishingpracticesand refusedto significantlyreduce quotasciting thelossof jobsas toogreat aconcern.B.In the1950s Canadianand USeastcoast waters providedan annual100,000tons incod catchesrising to800,000by
1970.This overfishing ledto acatch ofonly300,000tons by
1975.Canada andthe USreacted bypassing legislationtoextend theirnational jurisdictionsover marine-living resourcesout to200nautical milesand catchesnaturally declinedto139,000tons in
1980.Howeverthe Canadianfishing industrytook over and restartedthe overfishing andcatchesrose againuntil,from1985,it wasthe Canadianswhowerelanding morethan250,000tons ofnorthern codannually.This exploitationravaged thestocks andby1990the catchwas solow29,000tons thatin1992121/2000tons Canadahad to banall fishingin eastcoastwaters.In afishery thathad foroveracenturyyielded aquarter-million toncatches,there remaineda biomassof lessthan1700tons andthe FisheriesDepartment alsopredicted that,even withan immediaterecovery,stocks needatleast15years beforethey would be healthyenough towithstandprevious levelsof fishing.C.The devastatingfishing camefrom massiveinvestment pouredintoconstructing hugedraggers”.Draggers haulenormous netsheld openby acombinationof hugesteel platesand heavychains androllers thatplough theoceanbottom.They dragup anythingintheway,inflicting immensedamage,destroying criticalhabitat andcontributing to the destabilizationofthe northerncod ecosystem.The draggerstargeted hugeaggregations ofcod whilethey werespawning,a timewhenthefish populationis highlyvulnerable tocapture.Excessive trawlingon spawningstocks becamehighly disruptiveto thespawningprocess,and ecosystem.In addition,the trawlingactivity resultedinaphysicaldispersion ofeggs leadingto ahigher fertilizationfailure.Physical andchemicaldamage tolarvae causedby thetrawling actionalso reducedtheir chancesofsurvival.These draggersare nowbanned foreverfrom Canadianwaters.D.Canadian mediaoften citeexcessive fishingby overseasfleets,primarilydriven by the Capitalistethic,astheprimary causeofthefishing outofthe northAtlantic codstocks.Many nationstook fishoffthecoast ofNewfoundland andallused deep-sea trawlers,and manyoften blatantlyexceeded establishedcatchquotas andtreaty agreements.There can be littledoubt thatnon-North-American-fishing wasa contributingfactor inthe codstock collapse,and thatthe capitalistdynamics thatwere atwork inCanada wereall toosimilarfor theforeign vesselsand companies.ButA.The massunemployment.B.The collapseof marineecosystem.C.The codcollapse.D.The fleets*destructivefishingpractices.
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21.34A.A joblisting.B.A resume.C.A permissionslip.D.Their salaryrequirements.
22.听力原文M:My teethhave beenaching fora week.Can Icome tosee youtomorrowW:Sorry,Mr.Smith.I canttake youtomorrow.Eve gotanother appointmentalready.How aboutnext weekQ:To whomis Mr.Smith probablytalking13A.To adruggist.B.To adoctor.C.To adentist.D.To hiswife.
23.听力原文M:Last time,we outlinedhow the Civil Warfinally gotstarted.I want to talktoday aboutthe politicalmanagement ofthe waron bothsides:thenorth underAbraham Lincolnandthesouth underJefferson Davis.An importanttaskfor bothof thesepresidents was to justifyfor theircitizens justwhy the warwas necessary.W:It startedin1861,on July4th whenLincoln gavehis firstmajor speech,rightM:Yes,inthespeech hepresented thenorthern reasonsforthewar.It was,hesaid,to preservedemocracy,Lincoln suggestedthat thiswar wasa noblecampaignthat woulddetermine thefuture ofdemocracy throughouttheworld.For himthe issuewas whetheror notthis governmentofthepeople,by thepeoplecould maintainits integrity,could itremain completeand surviveitsdomestic foes.In otherwords,could afew discontentedindividuals andby thathemeant thosewho ledthe southernrebellion,could theybreak upthegovernment andput anend tofree governmenton earthW:The bestway forthe nationto survivewastocrush therebellion,rightM:At thetime,he washopeful thatthewarwouldnt lastlong andthe slaveownerswouldbeput downforever,but heunderestimated howdifficult thewarwould be.It wouldbe harderthan anythe Americanshad thoughtbefore orsince,largely becausethenorthhadtobreak thewill ofthe southernpeople,not justbyits army.But Lincolnrallied northernersto adeep commitmenttothecause andachievedthe success.23A.Advantages ofthenorthinthe Civil War.B.Civilian oppositiontotheCivil War.C.Reasons tojustify fightingtheCivilWar.D.Military strategyused intheCivilWar.[B9]
25.25A.To earnmoney forschool.B.To keephis familysyard lookingnice.C.To beabletowork outdoors.D.To getexercise whileworking.
26.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 thefourchoicesmarked A,B,C andD,and decidewhich isthebest answer.听力原文M:Excuse me,does theexpress trainleave at2:05W:No,at1:
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27.听力原文W:Icantell justby lookingat yourface thatyou hada goodtimeat the concert.M:Absolutely.And judgingfromtheamountofapplause,everybodyappreciated it.Q:What doesthe manmean19A.He doesntwant tobe judgedbythewoman.B.The audienceall seemedto enjoythe concert.C.Hes gladthatthewoman cantell howhe feels.D.More peoplewent totheconcertthan expected.
28.听力原文M:The facultyalready knowsthat attendingthe seminarsis arequirementfor completingthe program.Why doIneedto sign for itW:It justworks thatway.They justwanttomakesurenothing isofftrack.Q:What dowe learn fromtheconversation19A.The manforgot tosignforthe seminar.B.The signingis justa reassurance.C.The seminarwas actuallycancelled.D.The womanlikes theseminar verymuch.
29.听力原文W:Ihavetogototheother side ofthetown,but itsthe rushhournow.M:Driving isnot theideal way.I alwaystake thesubway atthis timeoftheday.Q:According tothe man,what isthe betterway togototheothersideofthetown13A.Driving acar.B.Taking ataxi.C.Taking atrain.D.Going bysubway.[BIO]
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4.Reading ComprehensionReading inDepth3题How didAmerican governmentdeal withpossible terrorfrom internationalflightsA.The Americanauthorities questionedthe suspectsamong thepassengers.B.Some flightswere cancelledandsomeinternational airlinesare placedarmedforce.C.Some pilotsand passengerswere arrestedin Parisand LosAngeles.D.A11flights fromabroad werecancelled onDecember29th.
30.[S8]Today,the chess-playing computercanbeprogrammed to.A.have trillionsof responsesinasecond toeach possible move andwinthegameB.store completedata andbeat thebest playersC.learnfromchess-playing inthe earlystage andgo onto winthe gameD.predicate everypossiblemovebut mayfail togive theright responseeach time
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