2022年內蒙古自治區興安盟大學英語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.

Mostofparentstoleratedtheconstructivistprogramforitsfirstseveralyears,buttheyweregreatlyinfluencedbythetraditionalmaththattheyurgedteachertoteachtraditionalexams.

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Trustiscomposedofthreeelements:thecapacityfortrusting,theperceptionofcompetence,and______.

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Parentsknowtheirchildrenbest,buttheymaystillhaveproblems______.

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Weneedn'tworrytoomuchaboutdepression.

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Asuccessfultaglineshouldnotfocusonthefeaturesofabrandname,butits______.

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Theresultsofcensushavealwaysbeenthecompromiseofcertaingroupsofinterest.

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Lifeinsuranceisuselessforsomeonewhoissingle.

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Howthepatientwillbetreatedwilldependontheresultofthe______.

9.

Sinceexercisesmaycontrolconditionssuchasdiabetesandhighbloodpressure,someoldpeopledon'tneedto______iftheybeginanexerciseprogram.

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Scientistsgatherinformationaboutclimatesystemsandusethisinformationto______.

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TheStateofRondoniaandParaStatebelongtothewestAmazon.

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Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

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Globalwarmingmaycausesomenaturaldisasterssuchaswildfireanddroughttobecomemoresevere.

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Theresearchesshowthatpeoplenowspendfarmoreonequipmentandchemicalsthanthey______.

15.Twins

Thesamefactorsthatgiverisetouncannyphysicalsimilaritiesbetweentwins--similaritiesaremirroredingeneticsimilaritiesthatcanhavemorenegativeimpact.AustralianresearcherDavidHayhasfoundthatonetypeofidenticaltwinseemstobeplaguedwithdevelopmentaldifficulties,especiallyinlanguageacquisition,andthatbothparentsandteachersaddtothesedifficultiesbyrespondingmorepositivelytotheolderofthetwo.

Hayhasfoundthatjustasmanyidenticaltwinsare"mirrorimages"ofoneanother--withthefacialstructure,dominanthandandevenfingerprintsofoneexactlyreversedintheother---theirbrainsalsoseemtoreflectthesamephenomenon.

QuestionsaboutIdenticalTwins

"Itisalmostimpossibletofindidenticalpairs(oftwinswiththesamebrainstructure),"saysHay,whopresentedsomeofhisfindingsontwinsattheInternationalSocietyforTwinStudyConferenceinAmsterdaminSeptember."Thereisgenerallynorelationshipbetweenhowtheirbrainsfunction;thetwinsworkandthinkdifferently.""Thelefthalfofthebraincontrolslanguageskillsinonetwinwhileintheotheritistherighthalf,"hecontinues."Soonetwinmayhavedifficultyinthereceptionoflanguageandtheotherincommunication."

"Westillhavepilesofquestionsaboutidenticaltwins,"headds.

Hayheadsoneoftheworld'slargeststudiesontwinsatLaTrobeUniversityinMelbourne,andhasstudied587setsoftwinsandtheirsiblingsoverthelast10years.Hehasfoundthatbothgeneticandsocialfactorscombinetoputtwinsatadisadvantage,butthatstepscanbetakentosettheyoungstersonthepathtonormaldevelopment.Thetwinswhoexperiencethebulkoftheproblemsarethesecondoftwotypesofidenticaltwins,saysHay.Thefirsttype,comprisingone-thirdofallidenticaltwins,resultswhenthefertilizedeggsplitsthreetofourdaysafterconception.Theseembryoshaveseparateplacentas.Thesecondgroupformswhentheeggdividesfourtoeightdaysafterconception.Theysharethesameplacenta,andare"mirrorimage"twinsinabout70percentofthecases.Thisgroupisatthehighestriskforarangeofsocialandlearningproblems,aswellasforcongenitalabnormalitiessuchasspinalbifidaandcleftpalate.Haypointsoutthattwinstraditionallyhavebeenknowntohavedifficultiesacquiringlanguagesills."They'reolderwhentheysaytheirfirstword,theirsentencesareshorterandbabytalkpersistslongerthatitdoeswithotherchildren,'hesays."Theyarealsoknowntodevelopasecretlanguagetheyusetocommunicatewithoneanother."Hayhasfoundthatthisexclusivelanguageisusuallytheresultofonetwinomittinglettersandsyllablesasheorshehurriestogetamessageacrossbeforetheotheroneinterrupts."Inasensetheirlanguageisveryadaptivetotheirownenvironment,butunfortunately,maladaptivetoothersituations,"hesays."Untilrecentlyitwasbelievedlanguageproblemsgraduallydiminisheduntilaroundthetimeofstartingschoolforallchildren.Butnowitappearsthattwinsinparticulardevelopashakyfoundationinthisareathathastobecorrectedearly."

ProblemswithTwinBoys

Hayhasalsofoundthat"mirrorimage"identicaltwinboysareespeciallyatalossintryingtopickuplanguageskillsinschool.Theyareatadoubledisadvantage,henotes,becauseboysarenormallysloweratlanguageacquisitionthangirlsare.AccordingtoHay,asmanyas90percentofthe"mirrorimage"boysatprimarylevelhadsomereadingproblemswhile23percentwereseriouslylearning-disabled.Butenvironmentalfactorscontributeevenmoreheavilytotwins'troubles,Haybelieves.Identicaltwins,hisresearchshows,havecausetochallengetheirparents'fairness.Parentstendtolavishmoretimeandattentiononthefirst-borntwin,whoiso

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16.BigBlundersfromBigBusinesses

Internationalmarketingcanbeatrickybusiness.Withtheincreaseinglobaltrade,internationalcompaniescannotaffordtomakecostlyadvertisingmistakesiftheywanttobecompetitiveandprofitable.Understandingthelanguageandcultureoftargetmarketsinforeigncountriesisoneofthekeystosuccessfulinternationalmarketing.Toomanycompanies,however,havejumpedintoforeignmarketswithembarrassingresults.Outoftheirblunders,awholenewindustryoftranslationserviceshasemerged.

FaultyTranslations

Thevalueofunderstandingthelanguageofacountrycannotbeoverestimated.Translationmistakesareattheheartofmanyblundersininternationaladvertising.Sincealanguageismorethanthesumofitswords,aliteral,word-by-worddictionarytranslationseldomworks.Thefollowingexamplesprovethispoint.OtisEngineeringCompanyoncedisplayedaposteratatradeshowinMoscowthatturnedheads.Duetoapoortranslationofitsmessage,thesignboastedthatthefirm'sequipmentwasgreatforimprovingaperson'ssexlife.TheParkerPenCompanysufferedanembarrassingmomentwhenitrealizedthatafaultytranslationofoneofitsadsintoSpanishresultedinapromiseto"helppreventunwantedPregnancies."

AutomobilemanufacturersintheUnitedStateshavemadeseveralnotoriousadvertisingmistakesthathavebeenwellpublicized.GeneralMotorslearnedacostlylessonwhenitintroduceditsChevroletNovatothePuertoRicanmarket.Although"nova"means"star"inSpanish,whenitisspoken,itsoundslike"nova"whichmeans"itdoesn'tgo."Fewpeoplewantedtobuyacarwiththatmeaning.WhenGMchangedthenametoCaribe,salespickedupdramatically.Fordalsoranintotroublewiththenameofoneofitsproducts.Whenitintroducedalow-costtruckcalledthe"Fiera"intoSpanishspeakingcountries,Forddidn'trealizeuntiltoolatethatthenamemeant"uglyoldwoman"inSpanish.AnotherAmericanautomanufacturermadeamistakewhenittranslateditsVenezuelanadforacarbattery.ItwasnosurprisewhenVenezuelancustomersdidn'twanttobuyabatterythatwasadvertisedasbeing"highlyoverrated."

Airlinecompanieshavealsoexperiencedproblemsofpoortranslation.Aword-by-wordtranslationruinedawholeadvertisingcampaignforBraniffAirlines.Hopingtopromoteitsplushleatherseats,Braniff'sadurgedpassengersto"flyonleather."However,whenthesloganwastranslatedintoSpanish,ittoldcustomersto"flynaked."Anotherairlinecompany,EasternAirlines,madeasimilarmistakewhenittranslateditsmotto,"Weearnourwingsdaily"intoSpanish.Thepoortranslationsuggestedthatits'passengersoftenendedupdead.

Marketingblundershavealsobeenmadebyfoodandbeveragecompanies.OneAmericanfoodcompany'sfriendly"JollyGreenGiant"becamesomethingquitedifferentwhenitwastranslatedintoArabicas"IntimidatingGreenOgre."WhentranslatedintoGerman,Pepsi'spopularslogan,"ComeAlivewithPepsi"cameoutimplying"ComeAlivefromtheGrave."NowondercustomersinGermanydidn'trushouttobuyPepsi.EvenacompanywithanexcellentinternationaltrackrecordlikeKentuckyFriedChickenisnotimmunetotheperilsoffaultytranslation.Alotofsaleswerelostwhenthecatchphrase"fingerlickin'good"became"eatyourfingersoff"intheChinesetranslation.

AmanufacturerofonelaundrydetergentmadeanexpensivemistakeinapromotionalcampaignintheMiddleEast.Theadvertisementsshowedapictureofapileofdirtyclothesontheleft,aboxofthecompany'sdetergentinthemiddle,andcleanclothesontheright.Unfortunately,themessagewasincorrectlyinterpretedbecausemostpeopleintheMiddleEastreadfromrighttoleft.Itseemedtothemthatthedetergentturnedcleanclothesintodirtyones.

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17.UnderdevelopedPeople

TheIndianslivingonthehighplainsoftheAndesMountains,inSouthAmerica,haveabackgroundrichinhistorybutrichinlittleelse.ThesesevenmillionpeoplefromthegreatoldIndiannationsliveinalandoffewtrees,poorsoil,cuttingwindsandbitingcold.Theirfarmsdonotgiveenoughfoodtosupportthem.Theirchildrenfromtheageofthreeorfourmustworkinthefields.Thedeathrateoftheirbabiesisamongthehighestintheworld,theirstandardsofeducationamongthelowest.Theyliveatheightsoftenorfifteenthousandfeet,whereeventheairlacksthethingsnecessaryforlife.

TheneedsoftheseIndians,scatteredacrossthreecountries--Ecuador,PeruandBolivia--aregreat.Theirproblemsaredifficultandtheirdiseasesaredeeplyrootedinanold-fashionedwayoflife.Probablynosingleprogramofhelpcangreatlybettertheircondition.Healthprogramsarenogoodwithoutfarmprograms,andfarmprogramsfailwheretherehavebeennoprogramsofeducation.

FiveinternationalorganizationshavecombinedeffortstoseektheanswerstotheproblemsoftheunfortunatedescendantsoftheIncaIndians.TheyareworkingwiththegovernmentsofPeru,BoliviaandEcuadoronwhattheycalltheAndeanMission.Sixareashavebeenformed,oneeachinEcuadorandPeru,fourinBolivia.Heremethodsaretestedtoattackpooreducation,poorfood,poorlivingconditionsanddiseaseallatonce.

Wepassedfieldsoflowcornandthinwheat.Wholevillageswereatworkplantingpotatoes.Themenformedalineandwalkedslowlybackward,beatingthesoilwithsticks.Thewomen,onhandsandknees,followedthemen,breakingthehardearthwiththeirhands.Theirredandorangeskirtsflashedbrightlyinthesun.Thescenewasbeautiful,buttheland,seedsandcropswereallpoor.

Uponarrivingatavillage,wewenttovisittheschoolforcarpenters.Itwasinanoldbuildingwherethirtyboyswereattendingclasses.Thereweretwoclassroomscontainingcompletesetsoftools.Isawmoretoolstherethaninanycarpenter'sshopinLatinAmerica.Mostoftheboyswerecuttingboardsforpractice.Theyworkedsteadilyanddidn'tevenlookupwhenweentered.

Theteacherremarkedthatthegreatestproblematthemomentwasfindingwood,asalmostnotreesgrowonahighplain.Someoneremarkedthatitwouldnottakelongfortheschooltoproducetoomanycarpentersinanareawithouttrees,wheremostofthebuildingswereofstoneormud.Thewoodbroughtfromthejunglewastoocostlyformostofthepeople.Theanswerwasthattheoriginalpurposeoftheschoolwastotraincarpentersandmechanicstogotootherpartsofthecountry.Theywouldworkwherethegovernmentisdevelopingnewvillagesattheedgeofthejungle.

Acrossfromthecarpentry-roomtherewasamachineforproducingelectricpower.Withittheboyswouldbetaughttheirfirstlessonsinelectricity.Otherboysstudiedcarrepairing.

Intheyardagroupofboyssurroundedalargetractor.Theteacherwasshowingthemhowtooperateit.Noonewassurehowmanyothertractorstherewereinthearea.Guessesrangedfromtwototen.Iftheschoolturnedoutmoreboystohandlethemthanthefarmscoulduse,therest,itwashoped,wouldseekalivinginthelowervillageswheremorepeoplelived.

Thenextday,againstthecuttingwindsoftheBolivianmountains,weweregoingtoavillagethatistheoldestofthefourBolivianprojectsoftheAndeanmission.Behindus,acrossthevalley,rainfellfromtheblackcloudsbeyondthesnowymountain-tops.Thewindandrainbeatagainstthecaraswetraveledacrosstheopenfieldstocometotheyardofanoldfarm.

Mytriphadbeenpannedatthelastminute.Sincethevillagehasnotelegraphtotelephoneservices,noo

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18.

TheThamesRiverrunsrightthroughthecenterofthecity.SomeoneoncecalledtheThames"______"

19.

TheexamplesofAmyLowellandBeethoventellusthatweshouldwritedownagoodideaimmediatelyasitmayeasilydisappear.

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20.

Thewaterandnutrientstosupportthebiomassofthetreeareprovidedby______andconductedby______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(29)

A.Thefirstwaveisoftenthelargest.

B.Thewavefollowinglargevolumeofwaterisusuallynotverylongbutverytall.

C.Thewaveoftsunamiscanspreadacrosstheseainalldirections.

D.Thewaveoftsunamisusuallytravelsatalowerspeedatthebeginning.

22.聽力原文：M:What'sNeilgoingtodowhenheleavesschool?

W:Untilafewmonthsagohewasgoingtogotouniversity,buthe'schangedhismind.Nowhereckonshe'sgoingtomakeitinthepopworld.

M:Andhowdoyouparentsfeelaboutthat?

W:Wethinkhe'smakinganenormousmistake.

M:Butsurelyhecangobacktohisstudiesifhismusiccareerfails.

W:That'strue,butoncehegetsatasteoffreedom,he'llfinditmoredifficulttogobacktocollege.Ijustthinkit'ssuchawasteminthreeyears'time,he'llhavegothisdegreeandhe'llstillbeyoungenoughtotryoutthemusicbusiness.Atleastifitdoesn'tworkouthe'llhaveaqualificationbehindhim.

M:Haveyoudiscussedthiswithhim?

W:Ofcourse,buthe'smadeuphismind.We'rejusthopingthathe'llgetoutofhissystemandthencometohissenseandgobacktohisstudies.WhenIleftschoolIdidn'tgoontouniversity,andI'veregrettediteversince.Ijustdon'twanthimtomakethesamemistakeasIdid.

M:Willyousupporthimwhilehe'stryingtobeapopsinger?

W:Youmeanfinancially?No.Hewon'tbelivingathome,andwecan'taffordtopayforhimtoliveinLondon,soit'suptohimtomakeitwork.

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A.Gotouniversity.

B.Got6amusicschool.

C.Starthismusiccareerasapopsinger.

D.Startabusinessinthemusicworld.

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【B2】

26.聽力原文：Thecrowdcheeredandcheered.Themanwiththehornwavedandsmiledhisgreat,happysmile."More!More!"criedthecrowd.AndLouisSatchmoArmstrongtookhishornandbegantoplayagain.HerehewasinEngland.Nowasafamousman,hewasrich.Heknewmanyimportantpeople.Whereverhewent,peopleknewhisname.Theywantedtohearhismusic.AsLouisplayedthesad,slowsongs,hethoughtofhishomeinNewOrleans.Helivedthereasaboy.Howmanyyearsagowasit?Itwasabusy,excitingcity.ButLouis'familywasverypoor.Hewenttoworktohelphismother.Healsowenttoschool.OneofLouis'teachersaskedhimtobeintheschoolband."Thishornisyoursuntilyouleaveourschool,"histeachersaid.Louis'musicwasjazzandhelovedit.Herememberedallthemusicheheard.Hedidn'tlearntoreadmusicuntilhewasaman.Whenheleftschool,heplayedinmanybands.Helovedhisworkandpeoplelovedhim.Theyknewthathehadawonderfultalent.Louisplayedinlittletownsandinbigcities.Satchmo'shornhadasmanysoundsastenhorns--sometimesslowandsweet;sometimesfastandhot,highandlow.Hismusicwasalwaysstrongandexciting.

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A.Afamousfamily.

B.Arichfamily.

C.Apoorfamily.

D.Acommonfamily.

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28.(21)

A.Inaboat.B.Inacave.C.Inariver.D.Inatree.

29.聽力原文：M:Iforgotallaboutthetwoo'clockmeeting!Tom'sgoingtokillme!

W:Oh,God.Icanseewhyyou'reupset.Itcanreallybeannoyingwhensomethingimportantslipsyourmind.

Q:What'sthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman'sforgetfulness?

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A.She'sscornful.

B.She'ssympathetic.

C.She'sangry.

D.She'sworried.

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A.Theycanmeetformallyatfirst.

B.Theycandatealongwithhimandhisgirlfriend.

C.Theycangotoseeaplaytogether.

D.Theycanmakeaphonecallfirst.

31.SectionC

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

Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworld'sgreatwriters.Before【B1】______thisquestion,itwillbeusefultointroducesomerelatedconcepts.Conflict,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainstoneanotheris【B2】______fromcompetition,definedasoppositionamongsocialentities【B3】______strivingforsomethingwhichisininadequatesupply.Competitorsmaynotbeawareofoneanother,whilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictandviceofoneanother.

Oppositionisthus【B4】______withcooperation,theprocessbywhichsocialentitiesfunctioninthe【B5】______ofoneanother.Thesedefinitionsarenecessarybecauseitisimportanttoemphasizethatcompetitionbetween【B6】______orgroupsisinevitableinaworldoflimitedresources,butconflictisnot.Conflict,【B7】______,isverylikelytooccur,andisprobablyan【B8】______anddesirableelementofhumansocieties.

Manyauthorshavearguedfortileinevitabilityofwarfromthepremisethatinthestruggleforexistenceamonganimalspecies,onlythefittestsurvive.Ingeneral,howeverthisstruggleisnature'scompetition,notconflict.Socialanimals,suchasmonkeysandcattle,fighttowinormaintainleadershipofthegroup.【B9】______.Thosewhofailincompetitionstarvetodeathorbecomevictimstootherspecies.Thisstruggleforexistencedoesnotresemblehumanwar,butratherthecompetitionofindividualsforjobs,markets,andmaterials.【B10】______Amongnationsthereiscompetitionindevelopingresourcestrades,skills,andasatisfactorywayoflife.【B11】______.Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothers,andthusleadtoconflict,itcannotbesaidthatwar-likeconflictamongnationsisinevitable,althoughcompetitionis.

【B1】

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A.Preparingforbed.

B.Walkingtowardthecampus.

C.Lookingforaplacetolive.

D.Invitingsomefriendstovisit.

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34.(17)

A.Thewomanlikesarguing,

B.Thewomanshouldgetajob.

C.Thewomanshouldworkinafactory.

D.Thewomanspendstoomuchmoney.

35.【B4】

36.聽力原文：M:MayIseeDeanWilliamsplease?

W:DeanWilliamswon'tbeintheofficethisafternoon.I'manassistantdean.PerhapsIcanhelpyou.

M:Ineedanextensionforapaper.AndmyprofessorsaidIwouldhavetogetaspecialpermissionfromthedean'soffice.

W:Forwhatcourse?

M:Economics201,Prof.Brown'scourse.

W:Isthisatermpaperorapaperwritteninsteadofafinalexam?

M:It'stotaketheplaceofafinalexam.

W:Soordinarily,itwouldbedueonthelastdayoftheexamperiodwhichisthisFriday.That'stwodaysaway.Don'tyouthinkyoucouldhavethepaperfinishedbythen?

M:Ihaven'tevenstartedyet.Yousee,I'vebeensicksincelastSaturdaywithtonsillitis.Ijustcheckedoutoftheinfirmarythismorning.

W:Soyouwereintheinfirmaryforfourdays.

M:Yes,fromSaturdayuntiltodayWednesday.

W:Generally,foranillnesslikethis,wecanpostponeanexamortheduedayofthepaperthattakestheplaceofanexambythenumberofdaysthestudenthasbeenill.Inyourcase,byfourdays.

M:ThatmeansI'llbeabletohandinmypapernextTuesdayinsteadofthisFriday.

W:That'sright.Butfirstyou'llhavetofilloutthisform,givingthenameofthecourse,yourreasonforneedingtheextensionandsoon.Thentaketherequesttotheinfirmarytohaveasignbythedoctor.Thenbringitbacktometoday.I'llhaveacopysenttoProf.Brown.

M:Thankyouverymuch.I'llseeyoulaterthisafternoonwiththecompletedform.

W:I'mgladyou'refeelingbetter.

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A.Togetmedicaltreatment.

B.Totakeafinalexam.

C.Tofindouttheexamschedule.

D.Togetanextensionforapaper.

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38.(15)

A.Shehashalffinishedfillingouttheform.

B.Shedoesn'tremembertofillouttheform.

C.Sheisgladthatthemanmighthelpher.

D.Shefeelsfrustratedaboutfillingouttheform.

39.【B7】

40.聽力原文：Objectsthatarevibratingmakesounds.Rhythmicsoundvibrationsproducesoundwaveswhichtravelineverydirection.Thefrequencyofasoundisthenumberofwavesthatpassagivenpointeachsecond.[29]Themorerapid,anobjectvibrates,thegreaterthefrequencyofsounditmakes.Frequencyismeasuredinhertz.Onehertzequalsonesoundwavepersecond.Thefrequencyofsounddeterminesthedegreeofhighnessorlownessofthesound.Ahigh-pitchedsoundhasahigherfrequencythanalow-pitchedsound.[30]Humanshearsoundsthathavefrequenciesfromabout20hertzto20,000hertz.Soundwithafrequencyhigherthan20,000hertziscalledultrasoundwhichistoohigh-pitchedforhumanstohear.However,manyanimalscanhearultrasound.Batscanhearhighersoundsthananyotheranimal.Somecanhearupto210,000hertz.Batssendoutlotsofhigh-pitchedsqueaksandthenlistentotheechoesbouncingoffthingslikeinsects.Theshorterthetimeintervalbetweenthesqueakandtheecho,theclosertheyaretotheinsect.[31]Usingsoundtofindor"see"thingsiscalledecholocation.Anotheranimalthatusesultrasoundisthedolphin.Dolphinscanhearsoundsuptoabout150,000hertz.Dolphinsusesoundwavestofindfoodunderwater.[31]Theymakeclickingsoundsthathitwhateverisaroundthemandthenbouncebacktothedolphins.Dolphinscansendasmanyas2,000clickspersecond.Dolphins'ultrasoundabilityissosensitivethattheycandetectsmallfishfroml0feetaway.

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A.Thequickeritvibrates,thegreaterthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

B.Thesloweritvibrates,thehigherthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

C.Thequickeritvibrates,thelowerthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

D.Thefrequencyofsounditproducesisnotinproportiontothespeeditvibrates.

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

WhatwasthepercentageofhighschoolgraduatesadmittedtouniversitiesinBritainthirtyyearsago?

A.20%orso.B.About15%.C.Above30%.D.Below10%.

42.

Wecaninferfromtheword"ideal"inthelastparagraphthat______.

A.researchers'designistoounrealistic

B.everyonedreamsanidealworldtheycantest

C.peopleover15receivingtestsonceayearisjustwhatresearchersconceived

D.itisimpossibleforeveryoneover15totestonceayear

43.

ThelawofDecember,1988prohibitsemployersfromexamingpeoplewhoapplyforjobsexcept______.

44.AccordingtoMunichRe,riskassessmentnowalsodependson______.

45.

Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars______.

A.aremoreorlessthesameprice.

B.providedirectionsinmuchthesameway.

C.workonmoreorlessthesameprinciples.

D.receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites.

46.

Whodevisedanexperimentthatinvestigateddeductivereasoningwithouttheuseofanymarbles?

47.

WhatinspirationdoesMr.Stewart'sworkgivetheeconomistsaccordingtothepassage?

48.

Theresearcherstendtosuggestthatweshouldbe______insocializing.

49.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheeffectofAspirin?

A.Itcanpreventtheriskofheartattacksandstrokes.

B.Itcandriveawayoccasionalachesandpains.

C.Itcanpreventinsomnia.

D.Itcaninducestomachdiscomfort.

50.

Itishardtolayorganizedeffortsonwhatshouldbedonebecauseitconcernsmanypeoplewith______.

51.

Themostimportantcharacterexclusivetohumanbeingsis______.

A.humorB.courageC.determinationD.initiative

52.(54)

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Didyouknowthatallhumanbeingshavea"comfortzone"regulatingthedistancestheystandfromsomeonewhentheytalk?Thisdistancevariesininterestingwaysamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.

Greeks,othersoftheEasternMediterranean,andmanyofthosefromSouthAmericanormallystandquiteclosetogetherwhentheytalk,oftenmovingtheirfacesevencloserastheywarmupinaconversation.NorthAmericansfindthisawkwardandoftenbackawayafewinches.Studieshavefoundthattheytendtofeelmostcomfortableatabout21inchesapart.InmuchofAsiaandAfrica,thereisevenmorespacebetweentwospeakersinconversation.Thisgreaterspacesubtlylendsanairofdignityandrespect.Thismatterofspaceisnearlyalwaysunconscious,butitisinterestingtoobserve.

Thisdifferenceappliesalsototheclosenesswithwhichpeoplesittogether,theextenttowhichtheyleanoveroneanotherinconversation,howtheymoveastheyargueormakeanemphaticpoint.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,peopletrytokeeptheirbodiesaparteveninacrowdedelevator;inPadstheytakeitasitcomes!

AlthoughNorthAmericanshavearelativelywide"comfortzone"fortalking,theycommunicateagreatdealwiththeirhands—notonlywithgesturebutalsowithtouch.Theyputasympathetichandonaperson'sshouldertodemonstratewarmthoffeelingoranarmaroundhiminsympathy;theynudgea