2022年山西省臨汾市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

EveryCanadianuses______acre(s)atpresent.

2.

Inancienttimes.athletesWhoshowexcellentskillsinsportscouldbeentitledto______.

3.

HowmanyresidentsarelivinginDancingRabbitEcovillagenow?

A.Abouthalfahundred.

B.Aboutonehundred.

C.Aboutfivehundred.

D.Aboutonethousand.

4.

ThebookThePlayofPoweravoidsoveremphasizingondescribingtherolesof______inAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.

5.UsingLandWisely

Averyimportantworldproblem—infact,IaminclinedtosayitisthemostimportantofallthegreatworldproblemswhichfaceUSalthepresenttime—istherapidlyincreasingpressureofpopulationonlandandonlandresources.

Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworldbutitsrateofincreasewhichisimportant,Itworksouttobeabout1.6percentperannualnetincrease.Intermsofnumbersthismeanssomethinglikefortytoforty-fivemillionadditionalpeopleeveryyear.Canadahasapopulationoftwentymillion-ratherlessthansixmonths'climbinworldpopulation.TakeAustralia.TherearetenmillionpeopleinAustralia.So,ittakestheworldlessthanthreemonthstoaddtoitselfapopulation.LettheUStakeourowncrowdedcountry—EnglandandWales:forty-fivetofiftymillionpeople—justaboutayear'ssupply.

Bythistimetomorrow,andeveryday,therewillbeaddedtotheearthabout120,000extrapeoplejustaboutthepopulationofthecityofYork.

Iamnottalkingaboutbirthrate.Thisisnetincrease.Togiveyousomeideaofbirthrate,lookatthesecondhandofyourwatch.Everysecondthreebabiesarebornsomewhereintheworld.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Youcannotspeakquicklyenoughtokeeppacewiththebirthrate.

Thisenormousincreaseofpopulationwillcreateimmenseproblems.ByA.D.2000,unlesssomethingdesperatehappens,therewillbeasmanyas7,000,000,000peopleonthesurfaceofthisearth!Sothisisaproblemwhichyouaregoingtoseeinyourlifetime.

Whyisthisenormousincreaseinpopulationtakingplace?ItisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandthepracticeofwhatiscomingtobecalledDeathControl.YouhaveheardofBirthControl?DeathControlissomethingratherdifferent.DeathControlrecognizestheworkofthedoctorsandthenursesandthehospitalsandthehealthservicesinkeepingalivepeoplewho,afewyearsago,wouldhavediedofsomeoftheincrediblyseriouskillingdiseases,astheyusedtobe.Squalidconditions,whichwecanremedybyanimprovedstandardofliving,causedalotofdiseaseanddirt.Medicalexaminationsatschoolcatchdiseasesearlyandensurehealthierschoolchildren.Scientistsareatworkstampingoutmalariaandothermoredeadlydiseases.Ifyouareseriouslyillthereisanambulancetotakeyoutoamodemhospital.Medicalcarehelpstokeeppeoplealivelonger.Weusedtothinkseventywasagoodage;noweighty,ninety,itmaybe,arecomingtoberecognizedasanormalageforhumanbeings.PeoplearelivinglongerbecauseofthisDeathControl,andfewerchildrenaredying,sothepopulationoftheworldisshootingup.

ImaginethepositionifyouandIandeveryoneelselivingonearthsharedthesurfacebetweenus.Howmuchshouldwehaveeach?Itwouldbejustovertwelveacres—thesortofsizeofasmallholding.Butnotallthatisusefullandwhichisgoingtoproducefood.Wecancutoutone-fifthofit,forexample,asbeingtoocold.Thatislandwhichiscoveredwithiceandsnow—AntarcticaandGreenlandandthegreatfrozenareasofnorthernCanada.Thenwecancutoutanotherfifthasbeingtoodry—thegreatdesertsoftheworldliketheSaharaandtheheartofAustraliaandotherareaswherethereisnoknownwatersupplytofeedcropsandsotoproducefood.Thenwecancutoutanotherfifthasbeingtoomountainousorwithtoogreatanelevationabovesealevel.Thenwecancutoutanothertenthaslandwhichhasinsufficientsoil,probablyjustrockatthesurface.Now,outofthetwelveacresonlyaboutfourareleftassuitableforproducingfood.Butnotallthatisused.Itincludeslandwithenoughsoilandenoughrainfallorwater,andenoughheatwhich,atpresent,wearenotusing,suchas,forexample,thegreatAmazonforestsandtheC

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6.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnfitleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnorjustontherecipientcountries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarkets?areinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocalaboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbingortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhit;andMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100million,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressuresontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavorofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisionsandtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquityoftheseproductionsandalltheirspin-offproductsandbusinessesaroundt

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7.

WhydowecallMadagascaraDarwinianplayground?

A.Becauseofitsgeographicisolation.

B.Becauseitsnatureisstillinoriginalform.

C.Becausemostofitsplantsareendemic.

D.Becausemostofitsanimalsareendemic.

8.DaretoDream

Ourdreamsatnightmayaffectourlives(andviceversa)morethanweeverrealized,saysnewresearch.For11years,ananthropologistkeptajournalofnearly5,000dreams.Byanalyzingcolorpatternsinthedreams,Arizona-basedresearcherRobertHosscouldaccuratelypredictcertainthingsabouttheman'semotionalstate.Hosscorrectlyidentifiedtwoseparateyearswhenthemanexperiencedcrisesinhislife.Theanthropologistconfirmedthatin1997hehadclashedwithacolleagueoveramanagementissue,andin2003he'dhadafallingoutwithafriendthatleftdeepemotionalscars.

HowwasHossabletogaugethedreamer'sturmoil?"Theclueswereinthecolors."hesays.Theanthropologist'sdominantdreamhueswereredsandblacks,whichspikedduringdifficulttimes."Evenwithoutknowingtheeventsinhislife,"Hossobserves,"weaccuratelydeterminedtheemotionalstatesbasedonthosecolorsinhisdreams."

Hossisamongagrowinggroupofresearcherswho,thankstocuttingedgemedicaltechnologyandinnovativepsychologicalresearch,arebeginningtodecipherthesecretshiddeninourdreamsandtheroledreamingplaysinourlives.Alookatsomeoftheirlatestdiscoveriescangiveusnewinsightsintothelanguageofdreamsandhelpusmakethemostofourtimeasleep.

WhyDoWeDream?

Dreamsareawayforthesubconscioustocommunicatewiththeconsciousmind.Dreamingofsomethingyou'reworriedabout,researcherssay,isthebrain'swayofhelpingyourehearseforadisasterincaseitoccurs.Dreamingofachallenge,likegivingapresentationatworkorplayingsports,canenhanceyourperformance.Andcognitiveneuroscientistshavediscoveredthatdreamsandtherapideyemovement(REM)thathappenswhileyou'redreamingarelinkedtoourabilitytolearnandremember.

Dreamingisa"lmoodregulatorysystem,"saysRosalindCartwright,PhD,chairmanofthepsychologydepartmentatRushUniversityMedicalCenterinChicago.She'sfoundthatdreamshelppeopleworkthroughtheday'semotionalquandaries."It'slikehavingabuilt-intherapist,"saysCartwright.Whilewesleep,dreamscomparenewemotionalexperiencetooldmemories,creatingplaid-likepatternsofoldimageslaidontopofnewones.Assheputsit,"Youmaywakeupandthink,whatwasUncleHarrydoinginmydream?Ihaven'tseenhimfor50years.Buttheoldandnewimagesareemotionallyrelated."It'sthejoboftheconsciousmindtofigureouttherelationship.

Infact,dreamemotionscanhelprealtherapiststreatpatientsundergoingtraumaticlifeevents.Inanewstudyof30recentlydivorcedadults,Cartwrighttrackedtheirdreamsoverafive-monthperiod,measuringtheirfeelingstowardtheirex-spouses.Shediscoveredthatthosewhowereangriestatthespousewhiledreaminghadthebestchanceofsuccessfullycopingwithdivorce."Iftheirdreamswerebland,"Cartwrightsays,"theyhadn'tstartedtoworkthroughtheiremotionsanddealwiththedivorce."Fortherapists,thisfindingwillhelpdeterminewhetherdivorcedmenorwomenneedcounselingorhavealreadydreamedtheirtroublesaway.

OneInterpretationDoesn'tFitAll

Nodeviceletsresearchersprobethecontentofdreamswhilewesleep,butscientistsarefindingnewwaystointerpretdreamsoncewe'veawakened.Anewgenerationofpsychologistsinsiststhatdreamsymbolsdifferdependingonthedreamer.Inarecentstudy,UniversityofOttawapsychologyprofessorJosephDeKoninckasked13volunteerstomaketwolists:oneofdetailsrecalledfromrecentdreams,andanotherofrecenteventsintheirwakinglives.Whenanalystswereaskedtomatchwhichvolunteerexperiencedwhichdream,theyfailed.DeKoninck'sconclusion:Eachpersonunderstandshisorherdreamsbetterthananyoneelse--includingtraditionalpsychoanalysts.Inadream,som

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9.

Inthecaseofnegotiatingdivorce,anegotiatorisaskedtoconform.totheprincipleof______.

10.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kurtzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(遍密碼)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetooktopprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITofChina".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,andattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld-classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays.

Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceandengineering—Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:

--SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

--Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

--In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

--ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMike

GibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(鑄造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryandwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerpolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromotherindustrializednations.Inmath,Americanst

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11.

Theenormousincreaseinpopulationisreallyduetothespreadoftheknowledgeandthepracticeofwhatiscomingtobecalled______.

12.

IndiaandTailandalsohavesizableChinesecommunities.

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13.

Adepressedpersonmightfeelhopeless,helplessandoverwhelmedifheisinclinedto______oflife.

14.Topreventanemployee'spossiblevengefulbehaviours,Ms.Edwardsadvicestheemployerto

A.showrespectwhenlayingofftheemployee

B.restraintheemployee'sbehaviours

C.orderthesecuritytodrivetheemployeeaway

D.threatentotaketheemployeetocourt

15.

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

16.

DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

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17.

Whatareretireesbelowtheageof65suggestedtodowhentheirCOBRArunsout?

A.ToapplyforMedicalbenefits.

B.Tobuyanotherinsurancepolicy.

C.TorenewtheirCOBRA

D.Toaskforhelpfromthegovernment.

18.HowdoesRobertFeldmanseelittlewhitelies?

A.Theydoharmtobothpeopleandthesociety.

B.Theyaremoreacceptablethanhabituallies.

C.Theyarenecessaryinthesocialrelationships.

D.Theyaregood-intentionedandthusharmless.

19.TheBBCadopts"hammocking"techniqueinorderto______.

A.widenitsaudience

B.addyouthappealtoitsprograms

C.concealpublicservicethemesbeneathentertainment

D.getpeopletowatchworthystuff

20.ABriefIntroductionofMarkTwain

Twain,Mark,pseudonym(筆名)ofSamuelLanghorneClemens(1835-1910),Americanwriterandhumorist,whosebestworkischaracterizedbybroad,oftenirreverent(不敬的)humororbitingsocialsatire.Twain'swritingisalsoknownforrealismofplaceandlanguage,memorablecharacters,andhatredofhypocrisyandoppression.

EarlyYears

BorninFlorida,Missouri,ClemensmovedwithhisfamilytoHannibal,Missouri,aportontheMississippiRiver,whenhewasfouryearsold.Therehereceivedapublicschooleducation.Afterthedeathofhisfatherin1847,ClemenswasapprenticedtotwoHannibalprimers,andin1851hebegansettingtypeforandcontributingsketchestohisbrotherOrion'sHannibalJournal.SubsequentlyheworkedasaprinterinKeokuk,Iowa;NewYorkCity;Philadelphia,Pennsylvania;andothercities.LaterClemenswasasteamboatpilotontheMississippiRiveruntiltheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865)broughtanendtotravelontheriver.In1861ClemensservedbrieflyasavolunteersoldierintheConfederatecavalry.LaterthatyearheaccompaniedhisbrothertothenewlycreatedNevadaTerritory,wherehetriedhishandatsilvermining.In1862hebecameareporterontheTerritorialEnterpriseinVirginiaCity,Nevada,andin1863hebegansigninghisarticleswiththepseudonymMarkTwain,aMississippiRiverphrasemeaning"twofathomsdeep."AftermovingtoSanFrancisco,California,in1864,TwainmetAmericanwritersArtemusWardandBretHarte,whoencouragedhiminhiswork.In1865TwainreworkedatalehehadheardintheCaliforniagoldfields,andwithinmonthstheauthorandthestory,"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty,"hadbecomenationalsensations.

YearsofMaturity

In1867TwainlecturedinNewYorkCity,andinthesameyearhevisitedEuropeandPalestine.HewroteofthesetravelsinTheInnocentsAbroad(1869),abookexaggeratingthoseaspectsofEuropeanculturethatimpressAmericantourists.In1870hemarriedOliviaLangdon.AfterlivingbrieflyinBuffalo,NewYork,thecouplemovedtoHartford,Connecticut.MuchofTwain'sbestworkwaswritteninthe1870sand1880sinHartfordorduringthesummersatQuarryFarm,nearElmira,NewYork.RoughingIt(1872)recountshisearlyadventuresasaminerandjournalist;TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)celebratesboyhoodinatownontheMississippiRiver;ATrampAbroad(1880)describesawalkingtripthroughtheBlackForestofGermanyandtheSwissAlps;ThePrinceandthePauper(1882),achildren'sbook,focusesonswitchedidentitiesinTudorEngland;LifeontheMississippi(1883)combinesanautobiographicalaccountofhisexperiencesasariverpilotwithavisittotheMississippinearlytwodecadesafterheleftit;AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt(1889)satirizesoppressioninfeudalEngland.

AboutHisMasterpiece

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884),thesequeltoTomSawyer,isconsideredTwain'smasterpiece.Thebookisthestoryofthetitlecharacter,knownasHuck,aboywhofleeshisfatherbyraftingdowntheMississippiRiverwitharunawayslave,Jim.ThepailsadventuresshowHuck(andthereader)thecrueltyofwhichmenandwomenarecapable.AnotherthemeofthenovelistheconflictbetweenHuck'sfeelingsoffriendshipwithJim,whoisoneofthefewpeoplehecantrust,andhisknowledgethatbeisbreakingthelawsofthetimebyhelpingJimescape.HuckleberryFinn,whichisalmostentirelynarratedfromHuck'spointofview,isnotedforitsauthenticlanguageandforitsdeepcommitmenttofreedom.Huck'sadventuresalsoprovidethereaderwithapanoramaofAmericanlifealongtheMississippibeforetheCivilWar.Twain'sskillincapturingtherhythmsofthatlifehelpmakethebookoneofthemasterpiecesofAmericanliterature.

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

A.Therewasalongintervalbetweencauseandeffect.

B.Theweatherwasdifficultforustoforecast.

C.Weatherforecastwasinaccurate.

D.Ecologistsdidn'tappearuntilmoderntimes.

22.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Therateforaconferenceroomatthehotelexceedsourexpectations．We'realreadyrunninginthered．AndIdon'tthinkwecancontinuetheprojectifwekeepdoingthis．

M:Haveyouconsideredanauditoriuminthenearbycollege?

Q:What'sthewomanworryingabout?

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A.Theorganizationofaconference.

B.Thedecorationoftheconferenceroom.

C.Thereservationofacollegeauditorium.

D.Thecostofrentingahotelconferenceroom.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：America'snationalsymbol—theBaldEagle—almostwentextinct20yearsago.ButithasmadeacomebackInfact,theUSFishandWildlifeServiceisconsideringthepossibilityoftakingitofftheendangeredspecieslist.Once,morethan50000pairsofbaldeaglesnestedacrossthecountry.Butby1960,thatnumberhadfallenbelow400.ThechiefkillerwasthewidelyusedDDT.FishsoakedupDDTdiedandwerewasheduponshoreswherebaldeaglesfeastedonthem.(29)DDTpreventedeagleeggshellsfromthickening.Theshellsbecamesothinthattheyshatteredbeforethebabieshatched.Fortunately,in1972,alawwaspassedtobanDDT.whichsavedthebaldeaglefromtotalwipeout.(30)Andsincethen,wildlifebiologistshavereintroducedbaldeagleeggsfromCanadatoAmerica.TheresultwasthatlastyearUSbirdwatcherscounted11610baldeaglesinthecountry.Ifitweredroppedfromtheendangeredlist,thebaldeaglewouldstillbeathreatenedspecies.Thatmeansthebirdwouldcontinuetogetthesameprotection—nohuntingallowed,andnodisturbingofnests.(31)Butbaldeaglesstillfacetoughtimes.ThedestructionoftheirnaturalhomescouldbethenextDDTcausingeaglenumberstodropquickly.

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A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.

B.Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.

D.Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：W:So,what'syourmajor?

M:Well,(19)I'vebeenthinkingofgoingintobusiness,butIhaven'tdecidedyet.Andmydadkeepstellingmethatcomputingisagoodchoice,butI'mundeclaredatthemoment.

W:Ah,that'swhathappenedtomemyfreshmanyear.ButIwouldsuggestyousticktoyourdreams,becauseyouwillhavefuninit,justlikeme.Bytheway,Imajorinarchitecture.

M:Oh,sowhatyearareyouinschool?

W:I'masenior,andIonlyhavetotake10morecreditstograduate.Yeah!

M:Well.Thatmustfeelgreattobealmostfinishedwithschool.

W:Youcansaythatagain,butonceIgraduate,Ihavetostartrepayingastudentloan,soI'mnotlookingforwardtothat.

M:Butdidn'tyourparentshelpyououtwithyourcollegetuition?

W:No.Mydadsaidhewasn'tmadeofmoney,sohethoughtIshouldearnmyowneducation.

M:Really?Butisn'tthatsocruel?Ididn'tmeantooffendyou;Imean,itmustbesohard.

W:Well,actually,IwassoangrywithhimatfirstthatIavoidedtalkingtohim.Andafterafewmonths,Icametounderstandhim.(21)Youknow,heistheonlymanthathasajobinourfamily,andateacher'ssalaryisjustnotenough.

M:Thenhowdidyoumanageit?

W:(20)Ididseveralpart-timejobsandworkedlikecrazyduringholidaystocovermostofmycosts.And,Ireceivedsomefinancialaidandascholarshipone,ear,whichreallysavedme.

M:Well,haveyoulinedupajobyet?

W:Notyet,butI'mtryingtolineupafewinterviewsatthejobfairnextmonth.

M:That'scool.Goodluck!

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A.Business.

B.Computing.

C.Architecture.

D.Hehasn'tdecidedyet.

25.

【B10】

26.SectionA

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

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A.Hewantstodriveontheexpresswayinrushhours.

B.Hewantstosetoutearlysoastoavoidtheheavytraffic.

C.Healwayshasanightmareaboutdrivingontheexpressway.

D.Hehasanightmareaboutthetrafficduringtherushhours.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：M:WhynotaskTimtogoskatingwithusinthemountain?

W:He'dbethelastpersontodosuchathing.

Q:WhatcanweknowaboutTim?

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A.Hewasveryslowindoingthings.

B.Hewastherightpersontodosuchathing.

C.Heisexpectedtodosuchathing.

D.Hewouldneverdosuchathing.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Haveyougotthenewsthatthemanagerwillbetransferredtotheheadquartersofourcompany?

M:Really?Whowillbeournewmanager?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

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A.Whereisthemanagernow?

B.Whowillbehisnewmanager?

C.Whetherhismanagerisill.

D.Whenthemanagerwillgototheheadquarters.

29.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Isittruethatallofthemsurvivedthefirelastnight?