2021-2022年云南省麗江市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatwemayhave______toworkonthebigprojectweareundertakingifsomeoneelsegetstheknowledgeaboutwhatweredoing.

2.Thisgivesusgoodreasontohopethatifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsthatstillremain,wewill______.

3.

Theschoolsadvocatingconstructivistmatharguethetraditionalparentsareaccustomedtobeingdeeplyinvolved______theirchildren'slives.

4.AdvertiserswouldliketopaymoretoJoostbecause______.

A.Joosthasfoundatotallynewbusinessmodel

B.Joostwilllimitthenumberofitsadvertisements

C.Joostwillimprovetheeffectofadvertisements

D.Joostisthebest-knowninternet-videowebsite

5.

ThereasonforthesellertosellITEMFIVEisthathehasbeenoperatedonhisshoulder.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Ifyouwanttogetofftotherightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

AccordingtoDr.Salim,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Somepeoplewhogotvaccinatedkepthealthy.

B.Anumberofeffectivevaccinesweredevelopedjustonthehypothesis.

C.Thehypothesisforvaccineshasneverworkedwelluntilnow.

D.ThewhitebloodcellsaretherootcauseofHIVinfection.

8.Wecanconsiderourchildrenunderstresswhenthey______.

A.areunabletocommunicatetheirfeelingsaccurately

B.havetroublecommunicatingtheirresponsestoevents

C.oftenfeelabdominalpainwithoutaknownreason

D.haveapoorandovercrowdedfamily

9.AccordingtoKevinLygo,theBBCfailstoattractyoungerviewersbecauseitsprogramsare______.

A.toorebellious

B.abitconservativeandoutdated

C.lackinginintegrity

D.toohigh-minded

10.

IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

What,accordingtotheauthor,causedthedeclineoftheatrebusiness?

A.Therearenotprofessionaltheatresinlargeprovincialtowns.

B.DuringWorldWarⅡ,alotoftheatresweredestroyed.

C.SomepeoplebegintochoosestayathomeandwatchTV.

D.Theperformanceoftheplaysisbecomingworseandworse.

12.

Usuallytubewormsliveinhigh-temperatureenvironment.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.Whenyoufeelyourproblemisseriousandturntopsychologistsorsocialworkers,theywillprovide

14.

Whatisthemainfunctionofcyanobacteria?

A.Tomakemoreduststorms.

B.Tokeepthesoilflying.

C.Tokeepthesoiltotheground.

D.Tocreatemorerocks.

15.

ThejournalSpinoffisintendedtointroduce______.

A.NASA'sproductsforcommercialuse

B.medicaladvancementsinAmerica

C.thedevelopmentofspacetechnology

D.thehistoryandtheroleofNASA

16.

The"WildGoose",whichwasbeingtowed,wassuddenlycoveredbyamistandpulledunderwater.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Hedecidedthatthestrengthoftheforcekeepingaplanetinorbitaroundthesundependedontwothings.Onewas______.Theotherwas______.

18.

Therearemitigativewaystohelpreduce______.

19.

Inallhostagesituations,thehostage-takerinvariablywantssomethingandtherealtargetisathirdparty.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Thegovernments'policestoattractnewresidentsandslowdepopulationprocessmightbecomefutileonce______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B7】

22.

【B7】

23.(44)

24.(31)

A.HeattendedaterroristtrainingcampinPakistan.

B.Hehadn'townedweaponsandparticipatedinexplosivestraininginPakistan.

C.Hewrotethedocumentonhowtobuildabomb.

D.HekeptintouchwiththeterroristsinPakistan.

25.(36)

A.Weareshortofpaper.

B.Theprintingisnotimportant.

C.Weshouldsavepaper.

D.Wehavetopayforthepaper.

26.

【B9】

27.SectionA

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

(12)

A.Inanoffice.

B.Inahotel.

C.Atadinnertable.

D.Attheman'shouse.

28.聽力原文：M:Howdoyouandyourhousemateslikethenewco-op?I'mthinkingofjoiningitmyself.

W:Welikeitquiteabit.Wegetsomeveryfreshproduceandbulkstaplesoffairprices,butitcertainlyhasn'tsavedustime.

M:Then,what'sfor?

W:Well,theco-opdoesn'tcarryeverything,suchascleaningsupplies,battery,thatsortofthing.Iwishtheco-opsoldthoseitems.

M:Whatdomembershavetodo?Justpayamembershipfee?

W:Yeah,there'safeeandameeting,buttheattendanceisn'trequired.Butwedohavetoworkthereforanhoureveryweek,whichisn'ttoobad.

M:Iwouldn'tmindworkingtheresometime.Yougettolearnabouttheproducts.Butisthefoodfreeofadditives?ThatwouldbethemainreasonIjoin.I'maconvert(皈依者)fromjunkfood.

W:Well,alotoffoodispureandpesticide-free.Theyalsohavevitaminsupplements,andsoyandtofu,andthatkindofthing.

M:I'dliketotryjustforamonthorso.Dotheyhavetrialmembership?

W:Theirshortestmembershiptimeisonemonth.Thenifyoulikeit,youcanjoinforlongerperiodsanditbecomescheaper.

M:Couldyougivemesomedetailsaboutthelongerperiodsofmembership?

W:Oh,Ican'tremembertheexactregulations,butasix-monthmembershipcostsalmostasmuchasfiveindividualmonths.

M:Soundsprettyeasy.MaybethenexttimeImnintoyou,itwillbeinthecheckoutlineattheco-op.

W:Yeah,ifyouareinterestedinit,justjoinit!

M:Iwill.Thanksalot.

W:Notatall.

(23)

A.Membershipinaco-op.

B.Thebenefitsofhealthfood.

C.Shoppinginthesupermarket.

D.Thecurrentcostoffood.

29.(43)

30.聽力原文：M:So,whatdoyoumeanwehavealottotalkaboutmyson?Whatistheproblemwithhim?

W:Oh,Iamafraidyoudidn'tknowhehadmadeupallsortsofreasonstoskipschoolrecently.

Q:Whataretheygoingtotalkabout?

(18)

A.Themanneedstotalktohissonmore.

B.Theman'ssonbehavedbadlyinschool.

C.Thewomanhaslotsofreasontoexpeltheman'sson.

D.Themanalwaysshowslesscaretohisson.

31.聽力原文：W:I'mreallylookingforwardtothistripwithourgeologyclass.ButI'mnotcertainIhavethestrengthtocarryabackpackupanddownthemountain,especiallywhenit'sfulloftools.

M:Theyaretakingtwodonkeystocarrythetools.Wejusthavetocarryourpersonalitems,theclothingandsleepingbags.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Hedoesn'tknowwhattoolstobring.

B.Hedoesn'tmindhelpingthewoman.

C.Thewomanwon'thavetocarrytools.

D.Thedonkeyswillcarrythewoman'spersonalitems.

32.(38)

33.(21)

A.Theyshouldbeavoidedbyallmeans.

B.Theyarebadforeffectivemanagement.

C.Theycanbegoodforanorganization.

D.Theyaresurprisinglycomplicated.

34.(32)

A.EffortlessB.ImpossibleC.DifficultD.Unnecessary

35.(25)

A.Arealisticgoalforlearnersistoreachacertainleveloflanguageproficiency,notnativefluency.

B.Studentscanachievenative-likepronunciationthroughfocusedstudy.

C.Learnersshouldinteractwithnativespeakerstogaingreaterfluency.

D.Teachersneedtohelpstudentsfosteragoodself-esteemandconfidence.

36.聽力原文：M:Hello,Iamajuniorstudent.Couldyoutollmewhetherthisreferenceroomisonlyforthepostgraduates?

W:No,it'salsoopentotheundergraduates,iftheyhavetheirprofessor'swrittenpermission.

Canthemanstudyinthereferenceroom?

聽力原文：M:HowareyourFrenchlessonsgoingon?

W:It'sOK.IspendthreehourstoreviewthelessonseverydayandhavemissedmanywonderfulTVprograms.ButmyteacherthinksI'mmakingprogress,andIfindthelessonswellworththetimeandtrouble.

WhatdoesthewomanthinkofherFrenchlessons?

(17)

A.Theyareveryrewarding.

B.Theygivehertoomuchtrouble.

C.Theteacheristoostrict.

D.Shedoesn'tlikethelessonsbecausetheytaketoomuchtime

37.(35)

A.Atleast20minutesaday.

B.Lessthan20minutesaday.

C.Exactly20minutesaday.

D.Morethan20minutesaday.

38.(39)

39.聽力原文：W：Shouldn'tsomeonepickuptheclothesfromthecleaner's?Theyhavebeenthereformorethanfivedays．

M：Don'tlookatme．

Q：Whatdoesthemanimply?

(13)

A.Theclothesdon'tlookcleantohim.

B.Hedoesn'tintendtogettheclothes.

C.Thewomancanpickupherownclothes.

D.Thewomanshouldstopstaringathisclothes.

40.(29)

A.Philipwasarudeboy.

B.Philipwasaskedtoleavethelibrary.

C.Philipwasnotoldenoughtoreadinthislibrary.

D.Philipdamagedthebookbyfallingittothefloor.

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

Afterreadingthispassage,youcanconcludethat______.

A.therelationshipbetweentherichandthepoorhaschanged

B.thegoodeconomywillsoonend

C.povertywillbeobliteratedasaresultofincreasedwealth

D.allpeoplebenefitfromgoodeconomicconditions

42.Lifeonearthdependsonwater,andthereisnosubstituteforit.Thecurrentassumptionisthatourbasicneedsforwater-whetherfordrinking,agriculture,industryortheraisingoffish-willalwayshavetobemet.Giventhatpremise,therearetwobasicrouteswecango:moreequitable(平衡的)accesstowaterormoredrasticengineeringsolutions.

Lookingattheengineeringsolutionfirst,alotofmyresearchconcentratesonwhathappenstowetlandswhenyoubuilddamsinriverbasins,particularlyinAfrica.Theecologyofsuchareasisalmostentirelydrivenbytheseasonalregimeoftheriver—thepulseofthewater.Andthefactisthatifyoubuildadam,yougenerallywreckthedownstreamecology.Inthepast,suchproblemshavebeenhiddenbyalackofinformation.Butinthiscentury,governmentswillhavenoexcusefortheirignorance.

Theengineers'abilitytocontrolwaterflowshascreatednewkindsofunpredictabilitytoo.DamsinAfricahavemeantfewerfish,lessgrazingandlessfloodplain(泛濫平原)agriculture,noneofwhichwereanticipated.Andtheiraverageeconomiclifeisassumedtobethirtyyears.Damsdon'texistforever,butwhatwillreplacethemisnotclear.

Thechallengeforthenextdecadeistofindnewmeansofcontrollingwater.AlthoughGMtechnologywillallowustobreedbetterdry-landcrops,thereisnomarketincentiveforcompaniestodevelopcropssuitableforthemicro-climatesoftheSahelandelsewhereinAfrica.WhoisgoingtopayforresearchonlocallyappropriatecropsintheThirdWorld?

Thisbringsustothekeyissueinanydiscussionofwater:money.Totalkaboutawatercrisiscoversdifficultproblemssuchaspoverty.InthenextdecadeeveryhouseholdinBritainwillhaveawatermeter,andwewillpayforwhatweusejustaswedoforgasorelectricity.ThatcanberesolvedandasimilarsystemwilleventuallybeadoptedacrossEuropeandtheUS.ButconsidertheproblemsofwatersupplyinMexicoCityorDelhi.Ifyou'rerich,youdrinkmineralwaterandmayevenhaveaswimming-pool—yetmillionsinsuchcitiescan'tgetsafedrinkingwater.Thereisacomingwatercrisiswhichisoneforthepoor.

Theword"premise"(Para.1)probablymeans"______".

A.assumptionB.promiseC.needD.crisis

43.

Accordingtothetext,whatisbeyondman'sabilitynow?

44.SectionB

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

TheworldisconsumedwithoneofthebiggestscandalsinItaliansoccerhistory.Thereiscurrentlyamassiveinvestigationintowhethergameswerefixedbygamblinginterests,aswellasallegationsthatelitesoccerclubs—includingItaly'smostwell-knownteam,Juventus—paidforfavorablemediacoverageandcontrolledreferees'assignmentsfortheirmatches.ThisItalianmesscomesafterrecentmatch-fixingscandalsinGermany,Brazil,BelgiumandPortugal.ItassuresthattheWorldCup,thebiggestsportingeventonearthwillbegininGermanyonaworrisomenote.

Itishardlysurprisingthatsoccerisanattractivetargetforgamblers.Sincethesportistakenchargeofbyasinglerefereewithhelpfromtwoassistantreferees,there'satremendousamountofpowervestedin(授予)asingleperson.Becausethegameissolowscoring,asinglemistakencallcanoftendeterminetheoutcome.

Therewerenoallegationsofcorruption,atleastnoofficialones,inthe2002WorldCupinSouthKoreaandJapan,butthereweremanyexamplesofobviouslyimpropercall.Thisisnottosaythatanyoftheofficialsinquestionwerecorrupt.Thereisnoreasontobelieveanyofthesestumblescamefromanythingotherthanhumanerrorinpursuitofadifficulttask,oneinwhichdifficultieshavebeenaggravatedbytheincreasedspeedofthegames.Still,allegationsliketheItalianonesincreaseoursuspicionsinanerawhenwehavethetechnologicalmeans—instantreplayandsensorsinsidesportingequipment,forexample—tosecond-guessareferee.

Thereisnofull-proofprotectionagainsthumanweaknessinmind.Butthebestwaytoprotecttheintegrityofourgamesistoincorporateasmuchtechnologicalinnovationaspossibletosupportofficials.It'sunderstandablethatbaseballrefereesareresistanttoaballs-and-strikescallingmachinethatdouble-checkstheirproficiency.Nobodylikestohavesomebody,letalonesomegadget(小裝置),lookingovertheirshoulder.ButIstilllookforwardtoaneweraoftenniswhereruleschangesandinstant-replaytechnologywillallowsomedisputedlinecallstohaveamoresatisfyingresolution.AndIregretthattheWorldCupofficialshaveshownnosimilarvisionandinclinationtoinnovate.Theyfoolishlypassedonachancetoincorporatecomputerchipsinsoccerballsthatcouldhavemadedefinitivethedifficultdecisionastowhetheraballhascrossedthelineintothegoal.Thecontemptfortechnologyinvitescontroversyand,worse,scandal—andinevitablyrisksdiminishingwhatareagreatevent.ForthoseonthelosingsideoffatallybadcallsintheWorldCup,thereisnoconsolationin"waituntilfouryearsfromnow."

WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphaboutJuventusthat______.

A.itwascriticizedofunfairpracticeincompetition

B.itmightbedisqualifiedfromtheWorldCup

C.itsmemberswereinvolvedingamblingactivities

D.itpaidmoneytorefereesassignedforitsmatches

45.

Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthormostprobablyagreeaboutthetranslationmistakes?

A.Manyinternationalcompaniesmaketranslationmistakesinadvertising.

B.Translationmistakeshavetheworstimpactonacompany'smarketing.

C.Translationmistakesaremadeduetothetranslators'ignoranceofculturaldistinctions.

D.Word-for-wordtranslationshouldbeabandonedinordertoavoidtranslationmistakes.

46.SectionB

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

Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmoderntimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfusing,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningsandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossible,supposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge(facts).

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientistcontinuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited(使不足信).Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Mancannotbesatisfiedwithrecognizingthatsecretsexistinnatureorthatquestionsareunanswerable;hemustsolvethem.Towardthatendspecialistsinthefieldofbiologyandrelatedfieldsofinterestaredirectingmuchoftheirtimeandenergy.

Actually,twobasicapproachesleadtothediscoveryofnewinformation.One,aimedatsatisfyingcuriosity,isreferredtoaspurescience.Theotherisaimedatusingknowledgeforspecificpurpose--forinstance,improvinghealth,raisingstandardsofliving,orcreatingnewconsumerproducts.Inthiscaseknowledgeisputtoeconomicuse.Suchanapproachisreferredtoasappliedscience.

Sometimespractical-mindedpeoplemissthepointofpurescienceinthinkingonlyofitsimmediateapplicationforeconomicrewards.Chemistsresponsibleformanyofthediscoveriescouldhardlyhaveanticipatedthattheirfindingswouldonedayresultinapplicationsofsuchapracticalnatureasthosedirectlyrelatedtolifeanddeath.Thediscoveryofonebitofinformationopensthedoortothediscoveryofanother.Somediscoveriesseemsosimplethatoneisamazedtheywerenotmadeyearsago;however,oneshouldrememberthattheconstructionofthemicroscopehadtoprecedethediscoveryofthecell.Thehostofscientistsdedicatingtheirlivestopuresciencearenotapologetic(抱歉的)aboutignoringthepracticalsideoftheirdiscoveries;theyknowfromexperiencethatmostknowledgeiseventuallyapplied.

Todefinesciencewemaysimplycallit______.

A.thestudyofunrelatedfields

B.classifiedknowledge

C.thestudyofunrelatedsubjects

D.anattempttoexplainnaturalphenomena

47.

Aferretisprobablyakindof______.

A.tameanimal

B.fierceanimal

C.lovelyanimal

D.tamableanimal

48.

Inordertoprovidegreatereconomicstabilityforfarmers,theU.S.government______.

A.employedconservationagentstodemonstratebettertechniques

B.offeredfreeserviceandcashpaymenttoimprovethefarmer'sland

C.sacrificedthenationalinteresttohelpthefarmers

D.deliberatelyreducedtheamountoffarmproductstoraiseprices

49.SectionB

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

WhenitcomestopubliceducationintheUnitedStates,freemarketsandfleemindsaremutuallyexclusive.Recentcommercialventuresintheclassroomdemonstratethatwhencorporationsattempttocashinonthecrisisineducation,theyaremoreinterestedinyouthaspassiveconsumers--tobemarketedtothehighestbidder-thanasactivethinkers.Themostglaringoftheseventures(企業(yè))isChannelone,acommercialTVprogramwhichWhittleCommunicationsbroadcastsintoalmost12,000juniorhighandhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Foreachthirty-secondcommercialonChannelOne(theprogramcontainstwominutesofcommercialsperbroadcast),Whittlegarners(收取)＄195,455fromadvertisersincludingBurgerKing,Procter&Gamble,andReebok.

Thislessoninclassroomcommercialismdefinesdemocracy--notascivicresponsibilityorcommunityinvolvement--butasbuyer'schoice.Commercialismreduceseducationtoaspectatoreventandstudentstoatargetaudience.Butstudentsaredefyingmarketers'visionofthemaseasyconvertstobrandloyalty.Youtharenotjustsittingbackmemorizingadvertisingjingles:increasingly,theyaretakingactionagainstcommercialsintheirschools.

StudentsatCoronadoHighSchoolinCoronado,California,forinstance,wroteaneditorialintheirschoolpaperheadlined"ChannelOneInvadesCoronadohighSchool"whichasked:"DoyougetthefeelingthatBigBrotherwillbewatching?Ido....WemustinvestigatethemakersofChannelonemorebeforeweputsuchahugeamountoftrustintheirhands....Sellingadvertisingmutesoutofourschooldayexploitstheentireeducationalprocess.Itcheapensit.Educationnolongerbecomesalearningprocess,itbecomesabillboard."

Manyyoungpeople,however,feelthattheissueismoreaboutfreedomthanitisthemotivesofcorporationsthatexploiteducationforadvertisingpurposes.

Whatisthemaintopicofthisarticle?

A.Corporationsattempttocashinonthecrisisineducation.

B.Communicationsbroadcastsintoalmost12,000juniorhighandhighschools.

C.Educationnolongerbecomesalearningprocess.

D.Thisarticleillustratesfreemarketsandfreemindsaremutuallyexclusive.

50.

WhichofthefollowingideasmightprobablybepreferredbyMalcolmMuggeridge?

A.Literaturewillbecomedominantinpresentingwarstories.

B.Peopleshouldhavetheirownideasofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.

C.TVimagesarepreoccupyingbecausetheyexpressreality.

D.TVprogramsoftenaimtoassaultthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsociety.

51.

WhichofthefollowingisnorincludedinGoogle'snewservicewhichextendsAdSense?

A.Advertiserswillbeabletoselectthespecificsiteswheretheywanttheiradstoappear.

B.Advertiserspayonthebasisofthenumberofpeoplewhobrowsethead.

C.Advertisersareofferedadswithanimation.

D.Advertiserswillbeadvisedonthecontents.

52.

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthatpeoplewere______.

A.nolongerlegallyentitledtotheirownland

B.badlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

C.notadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.forcedtolookelsewhereformeansforsupportingthemselves

53.

Ifitfindssomeemployeetransmittingsensitiveinformation,VericeptProtectwill______.

54.

DrDavies(para.4)impliesthat______.

A.cosmeticsurgery,thoughexpensive,isworthhaving

B.cosmeticsurgeryistooexpensive

C.forawomen,cosmeticsurgeryisthemostimportantthingtodo

D.cosmeticsurgeryisnotexpensiveatall

55.

【C10】

56.Howcanhighlyratedcompaniesfundwhentheyrunoutofcredit,cashandundrawnbankfacilities?

57.Muchofthelanguageusedtodescribemonetarypolicy,suchas"steeringtheeconomytoasoftlanding"or"atouchonthebrakes",makesitsoundlikeaprecisescience.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thelinkbetweeninterestratesandinflationisuncertain.Andtherearelong,variablelagsbeforepolicychangeshaveanyeffectontheeconomy.Hencetheanalogythatlikenstheconductofmonetarypolicytodrivingacarwithablackenedwindscreen,acrackedrearviewmirrorandafaultysteeringwheel.

Givenallthesedisadvantages,centralbankersseemtohavehadmuchtoboastaboutoflate.Averageinflationinthebigsevenindustrialeconomiesfelltoamere2.3%lastyear,closetoitslowestlevelin30years,beforerisingslightlyto2.5%thisJuly.Thisisalongwaybelowthedouble-digitrateswhichmanycountriesexperiencedinthe1970sandearly1980s.

Itisalsolessthanmostforecastershadpredicated.Inlate1994thepane]ofeconomistswhichTheEconomistpollseachmonthsaidthatAmerica'sinflationratewouldaverage3.5%in1995.Infact,itfellto2.6%inAugust,andisexpectedtoaverageonlyabout3%fortheyearasawhole.InBritainandJapaninflationisrunninghalfapercentagepointbelowtheratepredictedattheendoflastyear.Thisisnoflashinthepan;overthepastcoupleofyears,inflationhasbeenconsistentlylowerthanexpectedinBritainandAmerica.

EconomistshavebeenparticularlysurprisedbyfavorableinflationfiguresinBritainandtheUnitedStates,sinceconventionalmeasuressuggestthatbotheconomies,andespeciallyAmerica's,havelittleproductiveslack.America'scapacityutilization,forexample,hithistoricallyhighlevelsearlierthisyear,anditsjoblessrate(5.6%inAugust)hasfallenbelowmostestimatesofthenaturalrateofunemployment—theratebelowwhichinflationhastakenoffinthepast.

Whyhasinflationprovedsomild?Themostthrillingexplanationis,unfortunately,alittledefective.Someeconomistsarguethatpowerfulstructuralchangesintheworldhaveup-ended(顛倒)theoldeconomicmodelsthatwerebaseduponthehistoricallinkbetweengrowthandinflation.

Fromthepassagewelearnthat______.

A.thereisadefiniterelationshipbetweeninflationandinterestrates

B.economywillalwaysfollowcertainmodels

C.theeconomicsituationisbetterthanexpected

D.economistshadforeseenthepresenteconomicsituation

58.Ifpeopleundergo______fromtheiremotions,thoughtsorbehavior,theymaybesufferingfrommentaldisease.

59.

Basedon______,weconcludethatthewideninggapbetweentherichesttechcompaniesandmidsizeoneshasreachedarecord.

60.

【C9】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplace

inthebody:Thebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;

muscletensionandsweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympathetic

nervoussystemactivity.Thisrestlessstatenotonlyallowsthebodytorepair【S1】_________

andrestoreitselfbutithasacalmingeffectontheconscious.【S2】_________

Howtoachieveatthisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterofopinion,【S3】_________

andinsomemedicalmiracles,amatterofcontroversy.Arecentreport

byDr.DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"American

Psychologist"saysthatsimplysittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficial

characteristicsforthebodyformeditationdoes.Researchersofotherrelaxation【S4】_________

techniquesdisagree.Theseexpertsbelievethatmorestructuredtechniques,

suchasmeditation,leadingtoaconditionofdeeprelaxation.【S5】_________

Thedebategoeson.Butonethingappearstobeclear:therelaxation

responsecanbereachedbyanumberofmethod.However,thereisnofixeduseful【S6】_________

method.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareaboutallthe【S7】_________

methods,youcanfindtheonewhichworksbestforyou.【S8】_________

Someoftherelaxationtechniquessuchasmeditation,auto-analysisand

progressivemusclerelaxationresponse,theyhavetheaddingbenefitsofstructure【S9】_________

anddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappeartobeeffectiveformost【S10】_________

individualsthanjustsittingquietinachair.