2022-2023年山西省晉城市大學英語6級大學英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Mr.Anglesaysaheterogeneousswarmofrobotswilltakecareofthehouseinsteadof______.

2.

Urbanozoneisprimarilycausedby__________________,whichareproducedbyfossilfuels.

3.

Thearticledealswiththelinkbetween____________________andthesuggestionstopreventthem.

4.

Theaimofthepsychologicaltestsadministeredbymanyscientistsis______.

5.

Inmostcircumstances,comparedwithnotesandcoinsthepredominanceofaphoneorasmartcardinvolves______.

A.fastnessB.convenienceC.popularityD.anonymity

6.

AmericansliketoadoptKoreachildrenbecausetherearemoreorphanedandabandonedchildreninSouthKorea.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.GriffithworkedforafirmthatspecializedineconomicdevelopmentinWashingtonD.C.becausesheneededmoneytopayforherdebt.

8.

Whatistheadvantageoftheretirementsavings?

A.Governmentwithdrawsalighttaxontheretirementsavings.

B.Employeescangetmoneyastheretirementsavingsfromtheiremployers.

C.Anyonewiththeretirementsavingsisqualifiedfora401Kplan.

D.Morethan50%Americansenjoyfreemoneyintheretirementsavings.

9.

ClaireFreemanthinksthatlackofmutualtrustresultsin______.

10.AccordingtothedescriptionofBuckminsterFuller,themainadvantageofatriangleinstrengthwas______.

11.

In2005,Wal-Martwasaccusedofofferingnoovertimepay,forbiddingemployeestounionize,providingindecenthealthcare,andwomen______.

12.

Themajorproblemofwaterefficiencyinindustryisa______.

13.Comparedwiththeir1960scounterparts,theundergraduatesinMs.Blum'sresearchpreferto______.

A.challengethenotionofauthorshipandoriginality

B.establishauniqueandauthenticidentity

C.haveatryonmanydifferentpersonas

D.domoresocialworkbyWeb-linking

14.

Asickinfantmaystareandhave____________orcoldlimbs.

15.

ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst______.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

16.

InordertoargueagainstDr.Suddendorf,somecomparativepsychologistshavebeenconductingexperimentstoproveanimalscan______.

17.

Nowcohabitationnormallyhappensbeforemarriage.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Agricultureaccountsforabout______percentoffreshwaterusedinman'slife.

19.

ThemainproposeofPara.2istoemphasizehowquickly______isrising.

20.

AccordingtotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica,before2001______wasratedasthethirdmostpopularmusicgenre.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B11】

22.聽力原文：W:Canyouhavemycarreadyatfiveo'clock,please?

M:Sure.Thedamageisminor.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(15)

A.Atamine.

B.Inanewcarshowroom.

C.Inaparkinglot.

D.Atacarrepairshop.

23.(16)

A.Geology.B.Ecology.C.Medicine.D.Geography.

24.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Themoretimeswehavewalkedaroute,thelongerwejudgeittobe,aUKresearcherhasconfirmed.His【B1】______couldhelpexplainwhydaily【B2】______cangrowtoseeminterminablylong.

Neuroscientistshavelongknownthatourbrainsarepooratestimatingaset【B3】______suchasakilometre.Butmoststudiesofthis【B4】______havebeencarriedoutinsimpleartificial【B5】______where,forexample,peoplewalkalongpathstapedoutinagymnasium.

AndrewCromptonatManchesterUniversity,UK,wantedtoseehowgoodweareat【B6】______distancesintherealworld.Heasked140【B7】______studentsintheirfirst,secondandthirdyearsofstudyto【B8】______thedistancefromtheuniversity'sstudent-unionbuildingtofamiliardestinationsalongastraightroad,【B9】_______________________________.

【B10】_______________________.Firstyearstudents,forexample,estimatedamile-longpathtobearound1.24milesonaverage,whilethirdyearstudentsstretcheditto1.45miles.CromptonpublishedhisresultsinEnvironmentandBehavior.

【B11】_____________________."Itseemstofitinwithanemergingtheme,"saysaprofessorwhohascarriedoutsuchexperimentsathisuniversityinCanada.

【B1】

25.(22)

A.Tofindoutwhetherhewantstogocanoeing

B.Totellhimwhetherhercarisrepaired.

C.Tofindoutwhatkindoffoodheisbringing.

D.Totellhimwhattimetheyareleaving.

26.(24)

A.Gettingbacktoschoolandtakeacourse.

B.Takingaholidayandgoingonacruise.

C.Increasinginvestmentonstaffrelationship.

D.Doinganinternshiporapprenticeship.

27.(21)

A.Bears.B.Panda.C.Mice.D.Monkey.

28.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

TodayAmericanparentsarefindingthemselvesina【B1】______abouthowtodealwithteenagedrinking,aserioussocialproblem.Arecentsurveyhas【B2】______that92%ofhighschool【B3】______havetriedalcoholatleastonceandtwo-thirdstakeadrinkonceamonth.Alcoholhasresultedinalotofteenagecarcrashes,aswellas【B4】______andmurders.Parentsarewonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirchildrenfromdrinking.Nowmanyarebeginningto【B5】______thatitisnotthekidsbuttheparentswhoshouldbeheldresponsiblefortheir【B6】______attitudes.Someparentsfindthat【B7】______attitudesandmethodsareimpracticalandineffective.Theytrytoteachtheirchildrentodrinkresponsibly.Manyparentsbelievethat【B8】______drinkingisasafesolution.【B9】______.Therefore,hardlinersarestrivingtoform.aunitedfronttolaydowncommonrolestobestrictlyenforced.Andthemostpopularmethodinsomecommunitiesiswhattheycall"safehomes",whereunsupervisedpartieswithalcoholareforbidden.【B10】______.butexpertsandeducatorsfearthatsuchattitudesmightinviteoutrightrebellionfromthechildren.【B11】______.

【B1】

29.(14)

A.PublicBusesarefastandcheaptransportationtools.

B.Parkingisbecomingabigproblem.

C.Subwaytrainsareevensaferthantaxies.

D.Taxiesaremoreconvenientthanbuses.

30.聽力原文：M:DidyouseetheshiningdiamondringBillgavetoLinda?

W:Isuredid.Wehavebeentalkingaboutitformorethanhalfanhour.Itmusthavecosthimanarmandaleg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthering?

(14)

A.Lindadidn'tlikeit.

B.Billlostit.

C.Itwasveryexpensive.

D.Itwasverysmall.

31.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Respectbeginswithintheindividual.Theoriginalstateofrespectis【B1】______onawarenessoftheselfasauniquebeing.Theelevated【B2】______ofknowing"whoIam'arisesfromarealplaceofpureworth.Withsuchinsight,thereisfaithintheselfandwholenessandcompletenesswithin.Withself-realization,oneexperiencestrueself-respect.

【B3】______takesplacewhentheawarenessofone'soriginalnatureandtheoriginaloftheotherislacking.Asaresult,external【B4】______influencesrulesupremeoverrespect.Tobestabilizedintheelevatedstageoftheselfensuresgenuinerespectforandfromothers,sinceoneactsintheconsciousnessthateveryhumanbeinghasinnateworthwhichispureand【B5】______.Suchamindsetguaranteesfinalvictory,sinceinteractiononthatbasis【B6】______thattheinternetgoodnessoftheselfandtheotheremerges.

Todevelopthevalueofrespectwithintheselfandtogiveitpracticalexpressionindailylifeisthe【B7】______Obstaclesareencounteredtotestthestrengthofrespect,andtheseareOftenfeltatthemost【B8】______times.【B9】______.Insituationswhenallsupportsseemtohavevanished,whatremainsloyalistheextenttowhichonehasbeenabletobecomeself-reliantintently.

【B10】______.Theremustberecognizedasthecentralfocustodrawfrompeopleacommitmenttoahigherpurposeinlife.【B11】______.Theeminenceoflifeispresentineveryone,andeveryhumanbeinghasarighttothejoyoflivingwithrespectanddignity.

【B1】

32.(46)

33.(28)

A.Becausehewasallearstothosewhocameforadvice.

B.Becausehehadagoodmasteryofcommunicationskills.

C.Becausehehadmuchbusinessexperiencebehindhim.

D.Becausehecouldprovideeffectivesolutionstopracticalproblems.

34.(17)

A.Adentist.B.Acook.C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

35.(31)

A.Whatyouareinterestedin.

B.Themostimportantnews.

C.Amenuofpoliticalstories.

D.Localandinternationalnews.

36.聽力原文：W：Hi．MayIhelpyou?

M：Yeah．Um，yousee，Ineedsomeflowersformywife，anduh，and，youknow，I．．．

W：Letmeguess．(22)Youforgetyouranniversary,andyou'retryingtomakethingsup,right?

M：(22)Oh．Yeah，isitthatobvious?

W：Well，yeah．Weseemenlikeyouallthetimethataresoinvolvedintheirworkthattheysimplyforgetaboutus．M：Well，inthiscase，it'snotlikethat．

W：Sure．Whatdoyouneed?

M：Well，uh，I'dliketogetadozenrosesandaverynicecard。

W：Doyoureallythinkadozenrosesaregoingtocutit?

M：Well，yeah．．．

W：Imean，ifmyhusbandforgotouranniversary，(23)hewouldneedatleasttwodozenroses,adozenballoons,andaromanticeveningatanexpensiverestauranttogetmyforgiveness．

M：Well，thanksforyouradvice．Doyouhaveballoons，bytheway?

w：Weonlyhaveflowers．But(24)youcangetsomeinMay'sGroceryrightatthecorner．It'sjustbetweenSusie'sBarandJack'sRestaurant．

M：Thanksagain．Sogivetwodozensroses，please．

w：Whichcolorofrosesdoyouwant?(25)Theredrosesare$10adozen,yellowroses$9,pink$8，andwhite$10．Well，Istronglyrecommendtheredones；womenalllikethem．Theystandforpassionandeternallove．

M：Well．(25)Iwouldpreferadozenwhiterosesandadozenpinkones．Theyareherfavoritecolors．

W：Isee．Letmewraptheflowersforyou．andwewillofferyouafreecard．

(23)

A.Becauseitishiswife'sbirthdaytoday.

B.Becauseitistheirweddinganniversarytoday.

C.Becausehewantstosurprisehiswife.

D.Becausehewantstoapologizetohiswife.

37.【B11】

38.聽力原文：W:Henry,whydon'twegoouttolunchtodayandvisitsomefriends?

M：Andmisstoday'sfootballgame?WashingtonandLosAngelesareplayingandthiswillbeoneofthebestgamesofyear.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.Heisgoingtojoininthegame.

B.HeisgoingtoWashingtonandLosAngeles.

C.Hewantstowatchthefootballgame.

D.Hedoesn'tcareifhemissesthegame.

39.聽力原文：Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenbedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemerethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andisnumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure.

Theaimofconversationis,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofanevening,duringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationalists.

(30)

A.Toexchangeideas.

B.Toprovetheirvalue.

C.Toachievesuccessinlife.

D.Toovercometheirfearofsilence.

40.(15)

A.Heplanstosellthebookstoacollector.

B.Theoldbooksareworthalottocollectors.

C.Hewon'tsellthebooksuntilhehasreadthem.

D.Thebooksprobablyaren'tworthmuchintermsofmoney.

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

Fromthepassage,wecaninferthattheauthor'sattitudetowardsIndiansis______.

42.(58)

43.

SinceHabitrolcontainsnicotine,itcanonlybeusedinthosewho______.

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

AsPresidentObamaandhiscriticspreparefortheclimacticbattleoverhealthcare,theyfaceaseemingparadox:MillionsofAmericanssaythesystemtheydependonforeverythingfromroutineflushotstolife-savingheartsurgeryisbrokenandneedsfixing.YetmostAmericansalsosaythey'reprettysatisfiedwiththeirhealthcare.Theexplanationfortheapparentcontradiction-andabigreasonhealthcarehasturnedintosuchanincendiaryfight—isthatit'snotonecrisis,it'sabundleofcrises.And,sincemostpeoplearefairlyhealthymostofthetime,problemscangolargelyunnoticeduntilcalamitystrikes.

Medicalcostsarespiralingupmuchfasterthaninflationorpersonalincome,forinstance,buttheimpactiscushionedforamajorityofAmericansbecausetheystillhavejob-relatedinsurance.Whileemployersareshiftingmoreandmoreofthepremiums'costontoworkers,theincreasesaregradualandlumpedinwithotherpayrolldeductions.Formany,it'sonlyafteramedicalproblemoccursthattheydiscoverthecoveragegapsandotherlimitationsintheirinsurancecanturnsicknessintofinancialcalamity.Thereareproblemswithqualityaswell.Americansliketothinktheyhavethebesthealthcareintheworld,andatitsbest,Americanmedicinemaystillbeaworldleader.Butoverall,theevidencesuggeststhatalmosteveryotherdevelopednationdeliversbetterhealthcareatsubstantiallylesscost.ItisagainstthisbackgroundthatOhamaaddressesCongresstonightonhealthcareoverhaul.

Costsareexpectedtorise71%inthenextdecade,accordingtotheCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices.Insurancepremiumsarerisingwiththem.Evenwithhigherpremiums,largecompaniesarenarrowingthescopeofwhat'scovered.And,amongsmallercompaniesinsomestates,onemajorcancercasecanpushpremiumssohighthattheemployerisforcedtodrophealthbenefitsaltogether.What'sdrivingupcosts?Partlyit'stheabundanceofnewtechnologies,whicharebotheffectiveandexpensive.Inefficiencies"defensivemedicine"designedtoprotectagainstlawsuits,failuretousebestpractices,andariseinfor-profithealthcareentities—alsocontribute.Someexperts,suchasHarvardUniversityeconomistDavidCutler,arguethatmodernizingthehealthcaresystemcouldsavehundredsofbillionsofdollarsannually.Evena1%dropincostswouldmakeitpossibletocovertheuninsured,hecalculates.

Costsforemployer-basedinsurancepremiumshaverisen119%overthelastdecade,morethanthreetimesfasterthanwageincreases.Atthatpace,theaveragefamilypremiumcouldreach$23,842by2020,accordingtoastudybytheCommonwealthFund,anonpartisanhealthcarepolicythinktank.Risingcostshavedrainedresourcesemployersmightotherwisehavedevotedtowageincreases;somecompanieshavecutbenefitsandshiftedpremiumcoststoemployees.

Accordingtothewriter,thehealthcaresystemisconfrontedwith______.

45.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Itisunwisetooffertheaudienceafalserealitypicturewithoutviolence.

B.Themediahavetheresponsibilitytopreventtheaudiencefromwatchingviolence.

C.Wemaycomeacrossvariousviolentsceneinreallife.

D.Themediaplayanimportantroleinsettingupagoodexampleofwhatismorallyright.

46.

Whataretherelativemeritsofcars?

47.

【C4】

48.

What'sthegoalofAmericanparentstoraisechildren?

A.Togainmorefreedom.

B.Toshowrespecttotheirparents.

C.Tobeindependent.

D.Tounderstandthemeaningofafamily.

49.

WhataretheFederalReserve'sactualinterestratesnow?

A.Lowerthan1%.

B.Alittlebithigherthanitstargetrate.

C.Quitelargeroomlefttofurthercutting.

D.Higherthan1%.

50.

Somepeopledislikefairytalesbecausetheyfeelthey______.

51.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______.

A.youarecertaintoearnmuchmoneyinthenetworkmeting

B.successinthenetworkmarketingisuptoyouandyourprogress

C.makingmoneyinthenetworkmarketingisaneasyjob

D.youdon'tbesofeeltoworkwithanetworkmarketingcompany

52.WhatdidPeterHarveymeanby"tickingtimebombs"?

A.Havingstress-relatedillness.

B.Carryingoutbombattacks.

C.Leavingtheteachingprofession.

D.Attemptingsuicidesduetostress.

53.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutpopulationincrease?

A.Theremightbeanincreaseof2.2billionpersonsfrom1975totheyear2000.

B.About50,000babiesarebornannuallyatpresent.

C.Between8000B.C.andthepresent,thepopulationincreaseisabout80,000,000personseachyear.

D.Thepopulationincreasedfasterbetween8000B.C.and1650thanbetween1650andthepresent.

54.Theauthorsuggeststhatmenwouldnotpass______towomenevenifitwasintrouble.

55.

Accordingtothepassage,whatwasonedisadvantageoflandexpansion?

A.Itwasinconvenient.

B.Itdevelopedtooslowly.

C.Itwasunplanned.

D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.

56.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChristmastreatwhenthemoonpassedinfrontofthesunresultinginapartialsolareclipse.

Solareclipsesoccurwhenthemoon【C1】______betweentheearthandthesun,andthemoon'sshadowcoverspartoftheearth;andatotalsolareclipsetakesplacewhenthemoon'sshadowblocksoutthesun【C2】______.WhatmadethisparticularsolareclipseuniquewasthatthiseventhasoccurredonDecembertwenty-filthonly30times【C3】______thepast5000years,thelasttimein1954.

Butpeoplemustbeexceptionally【C4】______whenattemptingtoviewasolareclipse.Withouttakingprecautionary【C5】______,onecanpermanentlydamagetheretinaoftheeye;however,thereareseveralsafemethodsof【C6】______thisheavenlymarvel.

First,youcanviewasolareclipsebyusingeclipsesafetyglassesforfilteringoutthesun's【C7】______rays.Theyshouldbeusedwhenanypartofthesunisvisible.

Sunglassescanblockoutsomeofthesun'sultravioletrays,buttheresultscanbeverydeceptive.Theeye'snatural【C8】______tothisdarkenedstatewhenwearingsunglassesistomakethepupillarger,whichallowsinmorelightandcan【C9】______thedamagetoyoureye.

Youcanwatchaneclipsebyprojectingthesun's【C10】______onapieceofpapereitherbyusingatelescope,oreasieryet,bycreatingapinholeinapieceofpaperandviewingtheresultonanotherpieceofpaper,thuscalledapinholeprojector.

[A]lively[I]during

[B]passes[J]intensify

[C]among[K]measures

[D]careful[L]reaction

[E]target[M]investigating

[F]entirely[N]harmful

[G]image[O]poses

[H]witnessing

【C1】

57.

Theword"hawk"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans______.

A.sellB.transportC.placeD.deliver

58.SectionB

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

Insomewaystheemploymentinterviewislikeapersuasivespeechbecausetheapplicant(interviewee)seekstopersuadetheemployer(interviewer)toemployhim.Severalsuggestionsmightprovehelpfultotheapplicantaspreparationfortheactualinterview.

Ajobapplicanthastheresponsibilityofascertainingcertaintypesofinformationpriortotheinterview.First,theapplicantshouldknowwhatkindofjobhewantsandhowthatjobrelatestohiscareerobjective.Itisimportantthattheapplicantbeabletostatehisreasonsforwishingtoworkforaparticularcompany.Second,theapplicantshouldseekasmuchinformationaspossibleconcerningthecompany.Relevantinformationfortheapplicanttolocateincludessuchitemsas-thelocationofthehomeandregionaloffices,thefinancialstatusofthecompany,plansforexpansion,andphilosophy.Informationaboutmostmajorcorporationsisavailableinreferencebooksandperiodicals.

Aftergatheringinformationconcerningthecompany,theapplicantisreadyfortheinterview.Theinterviewer'sfirstimpressioncomesfromtheinterviewee'sappearance.Formostinterviews,appropriatedressformenisaconservativedark-coloredsuitwithalong-sleeve,whiteorlightblueshirtandconservativetie.Forwomenaconservative,tailoredsuitordressisappropriate.Bothmenandwomenshouldhaveneathair.

Althoughhairstyle.anddressaremattersofpersonaltaste,manypersonneldirectorsgetinitialimpressionsfromthesecharacteristics.Forexample,onecollegegraduate,whofelthimselfqualified,wasinterviewedforapubicrelationsjobrecently.However,thepersonnelmanagerconsideredthisyoungman'slonghair,sloppydress,andoverlycasualmannerunsuitedforthisparticularposition.

Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.telltheapplicanthowtoprepareforaninterview

B.teachtheinterviewerhowtochooseapplicants

C.telltheapplicanthowtoobtaininformationofthemajorcorporations

D.teachtheapplicantwhatclothestowear

59.

Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingmaymakecitypeopleunhappyEXCEPT______.

A.housingconditions

B.lackofcommunication

C.asenseofisolation

D.aseriousgenerationgap

60.OncolddayspeopleinManhattanliketotaketheirchildrentoPlaySpace,anindoorplaygroundfullofwonderfulclimbingandslidingcontraptions.There'sjustoneirritatingdetail:whenyoupayyourmoney,thecashierpullsoutafelt-tripmarkerandanadhesivelabeltagandasksyouyourname.

"Frum,Isay."No,yourfirstname.""Whatdoyouneedmyfirstnamefor?"Towriteonthetag,soallthechildrenandthestaffwillknowwhattocallyou."Inthatcase,write'Mr.Frum.'"

AtwhichIamshotalookasifIhadaskedtobecalledtoDukeofPlazaToro.

Inencouragingfive-year-oldstoaddressgrownupsbytheirfirstnames,PlaySpaceisonlyslightlyaheadofthetimes.Asajournalist,Ifaithfullyreportthatthecustomofaddressingstrangersformallyisasdeadasthepracticeofleavingavisitingcard.There'shardlyasecretaryleftwhodoesnotreply,whenIgiveamessagefroherboss,"I'lltellhimyoucalled,David."Orapublicrelationsagent,whetherinBangororBangkok,whodoesnotbeginhistelephonicspiel(長篇大論)withacheerful"Hello,David!"

Youdon'thavetobeajournalisttocollectamazingfirst-namestories.Placeacollectcall,andtheoperatorfirst-namesyou.Theteenagerbehindthecounteratafastfoodrestaurantasksa70-year-oldcustomerforhisfirstnamebeforetakinghisorder.

Habitualfirst-namesclaimtheyaremotivatedbynothingworsethanuncontrollablyhigh-spiritedfriendliness.Idon'tbelieveit.IfIaskedthefast-foodorder-takerstolendme＄50,theirfriendlinesswouldvanishinawhoosh.ThePRmandropsallhischeerfulnessthemomenthehearsIwon'tgoalongwithhisstoryidea.No,it'snotfriendlinessthatdrivesfirst-namers;it'saggression.ThePRagentswhocallmeDaviduninvitedwouldnever,iftheycouldsomehowgethimonthephone,addresspressbaronRupertMurdochthatway.ThewomanatthebankwhocalledmeDavidwouldneverfirst-namethebank'schairman.Likethemock-cheerystaffatPlaySpace,theyareengagedinasmile-facedactofbelittlement,anassertionofpowerdisguisedasgoodcheer.

"PR"inparagraph6standsfor______.

A.personalrequest

B.personalrespect

C.publicrelations

D.publicreview

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S6】

62.

【S5】

63.

【S3】

64.

【S4】

65.

【S9】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Accordingtorecentresearch,___________________(退休的人如果找不到什么事情可做，常會意志消沉).

67.___________________________,weshouldtryourbesttoovercomethem.(不管我們碰到什么困難)

68.HousingCommitteehasdecidedto____________________(給予夫妻雙方都是獨生子女的年輕夫婦一定的優惠)．

69.Thisresearchhadamoresignificantmeaningforthemthan__________________________.(對于我們的意義)

70.I'mverygladtoknowthat_________________(作為一些服務的回報,我的老板慷慨地同意將我欠的債一筆勾銷).

參考答案

1.ahumanoidrobotmaidahumanoidrobotmaid解析：全文最后一段最后一句：Ratherthanahumanoidrobotmaid，"it'sgoingtobeaheterogeneousswarmofrobotsthatwilltakecareofth