2022年廣東省河源市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Becausemanyartists,writersandscientistshavesufferedfrommentalillness,somepeoplewonderiftheseillnesseslinkwith______.

2.

______is"needle-like".

3.

Themostimportantelementforaneconomicsystemis______.

4.

Nutritionalscience______threemajorquestionsaboutcalcium.

5.

Forstudentsmajoringincomputerscience,schoolstudyisnotenoughbecause______.

A.aworkingknowledgeofdatasecurityiscritical

B.thosejobsinvolveotherskillsbesidestechnology

C.adegreewillnotguaranteeasuccessfullanding

D.deepskillsarerequiredtomovefluidlywiththejob

6.

Commonsenseprinciplesareappliedtothedesignoftoasters,lawnmowersandmobilephonesto______.

7.

Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesignsof______orlandingsitesofUFOs.

8.

Shoppersshopforproductsandservicesacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld,theyuse______,usingacomputer.

9.

ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople______payforwhattheyneed.

11.ThereisaU.N.conventionthatcancover______.

A.problembetweenneighbors

B.problembetweenstateswhichdonotshareaborder

C.problemsonairpollution

D.trans-boundaryairpollution

12.

Buyingthemagazineatcheckoutcounterisanemotionalpurchasebutmanypurchaseare______.

13.

Anothercommonfaultthatiseasilyobserved'isheadmovement.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

IfaboyhasalowIQinaschool,hewouldprobablybesentto______.

15.

ThetwofactorscontributingtotheappealingofGMcropstofarmersareand______.

16.

Onceapersonistooweakorlosestheabilitytodothings,alivingwillisareliabledocumentforrequired______.

17.

Parentswithskilledmaths,______.

18.

Theauthorsaysthatforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoicebecause______ofthe50highestpayingjobsrequireafour-yearcollegedegreeexceptforairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators.

19.

Itisveryimportanttheactualpopulationintheworldisontheincrease.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Who'sAfraidofGoogle?

RarelyifeverhasacompanyrisensofastinsomanywaysasGoogle,theworld'smostpopularsearchengine.Thisistruebyjustaboutanymeasure:thegrowthinitsmarketvalueandrevenues;thenumberofpeopleclickinginsearchofnews,thenearestpizzaparlororasatelliteimageoftheirneighbor'sgarden;thevolumeofitsadvertisers;orthenumberofitslawyersandlobbyists.

Suchanascentisenoughtoevokeconcerns--bothparanoid(偏執的)andjustified.ThelistofconstituenciesthathateorfearGooglegrowsbytheweek.Televisionnetworks,bookpublishersandnewspaperownersfeelthatGooglehasgrownbyusingtheircontentwithoutpayingforit.TelecomsfirmssuchasAmerica'sAT&TandVerizonareannoyedthatGoogleprospers,intheireyes,byfree-ridingonthebandwidththattheyprovide;anditisabouttobidagainsttheminaforthcomingauctionforradiospectrum.ManysmallfirmshateGooglebecausetheyreliedonexploitingitssearchformulastowinprimepositionsinitsrankings,butdroppedtotheInternet'sequivalentofHadesafterGooglemodifiedthesealgorithms(運算法則).

Andnowcomethepoliticians.LibertariansdislikeGoogle'sdealwithChina'scensors.Conservativesmoanaboutitsuncensoredvideos.Butthebignewfearistodowiththeprivacyofitsusers.Google'sbusinessmodelassumesthatpeoplewillentrustitwithevermoreinformationabouttheirlives,tobestoredinthecompany's"cloud"ofremotecomputers.Someusersnowkeeptheirphotos,blogs,videos,calendars,e-mail,newsfeeds,maps,contacts,socialnetworks,documents,spreadsheets(電子數據表),presentations,andcredit-cardinformation--inshort,muchoftheirlives--onGoogle'scomputers.

Buttheprivacyproblemismuchsubtlerthanthat.AsGooglecompilesmoreinformationaboutindividuals,itfacesnumeroustrade-offs.Atoneextremeitcoulduseaperson'ssearchhistoryandadvertisingresponsesincombinationwith,say,hislocationandtheitineraryinhiscalendar,toserveincreasinglyusefulandwelcomesearchresultsandads.ThiswouldalsoallowGoogletomakemoneyfromitsmanynewservices.Butitcouldscareusersaway.Asawarning,PrivacyInternational,ahuman-rightsorganizationinLondon,hasberatedGoogle,chargingthatitsattitudetoprivacy"atitsmostblatantishostile,andatitsmostbenignisambivalent".

AndGooglecouldsoon,ifitwanted,compilefilesonspecificindividuals.Thispresents"perhapsthemostdifficultprivacyissuesinallofhumanhistory,"saysEdwardFelten,aprivacyexpertatPrincetonUniversity.Speakingformany,JohnBattelle,theauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirer,recentlywroteonhisblogthat"I'vefoundmyselfmoreandmorewary"ofGoogle"outofsomeprimal,lizard-brainfearofgivingtoomuchcontrolofmydatatoonesource."

MoreJPMorganthanBillGates

GoogleisoftencomparedtoMicrosoft;butitsevolutionisactuallyclosertothatofthebankingindustry.Justasfinancialinstitutionsgrewtobecomerepositoriesofpeople'smoney,andthusguardiansofprivateinformationabouttheirfinances,Googleisnowturningintoasupervisorofafarwiderandmoreintimaterangeofinformationaboutindividuals.Yes,thisappliesalsotorivalssuchasYahoo!andMicrosoft.ButGoogle,throughthesheerspeedwithwhichitaccumulates

A.enteredadesperatefuture

B.transferredadifferentattitudeonGoogle

C.droppedtothecompetitionofInternet

D.obtainedpredominanceintherankings

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(22)

A.ItwasleftinDavid'soffice.

B.ItwasleftinKate'soffice.

C.Itwaslostinthetrainsomeday.

D.ItwasleftintheJohnsons'.

22.(43)

23.(32)

A.Smallcompanies.

B.Industrialists.

C.Tradeunions.

D.Theyoungergeneration.

24.(39)

25.聽力原文：M:What'swrongwiththebookingoffice?ItoldthemIneededaticketonMarch30th,andtheysentmeonefortomorrow,March13th.

W:Probablysomethingwaswrongwiththeirearsorperhapsyoudidn'tmakeyourselfclear.

Q:What'sthedatewhentheconversationtakesplace?

(18)

A.March3rd.B.March29th.C.March12th.D.March30th.

26.聽力原文：W：Kellyissoannoying。Sheiscomplainingabouteverythinginthiscampusallthetime．Thefoodsinthecanteentasteawful；theprofessorsaretoooldanddull；thedormitoryissmallandcrowded．

M：Igetthepicture．Ifeelsorryforyou．

Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?

(19)

A.HehastakenphotosofKelly.

B.Hehastakenphotosofthecampus.

C.Hehasunderstoodwhatthewomanmeans.

D.HewillhaveatalkwithKelly.

27.

【B5】

28.(28)

A.Shebecamethefirstfemalephysician.

B.Shewasthefirstwomansurgeon.

C.Sheandseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren.

D.Sheestablishedthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

29.

【B6】

30.(31)

A.Christ'slastsupper.

B.Apopularfilm.

C.Alegendarystory.

D.Alocalcustom.

31.(35)

A.Theymayprobablybecomelonely.

B.Theymayprobablybecomeskillful.

C.Theymayprobablybecomerelaxed.

D.Theymayprobablybecomehesitant.

32.(16)

A.Themanwassorryforhismistake.

B.Thewomanlostherreport.

C.Thereportwaslost.

D.Thereportwaskeptonthecomputer.

33.(36)

A.Becausetheconversationwassointeresting.

B.Becausetheytalkedloudlyenough.

C.Becausetheystoodsocloselytothewoman,

D.Becausethelanguagetheyusedwassodifferent.

34.(18)

A.Moreknowledgeiscoveredinalecture.

B.Alessonrequiresstudentsactiveinvolvement.

C.Studentsusuallytakeanactivepartinalecture.

D.Thereisalargergroupofpeopleinterestedinlessons.

35.聽力原文：Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberecalledatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysandweeks.Incontrast,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishassecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobeginwith,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundedalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetherarefourwordssoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andtheadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

(33)

A.TostudyhowstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory.

B.TostudyhowstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary.

C.Tostudyhowtodevelopstudent'sabilityinEnglish.

D.Tostudyhowlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept.

36.(25)

A.Itwillreducetheamountofpollutantsintheair.

B.Itwillincreasetheamountofunpleasantodorsfromvehicles.

C.Itwilleventuallydestroytheozonelayer.

D.Itwillreducethecostofrunninglargevehicles.

37.聽力原文：W：IunderstandyoudroppedProfessorJordan'sclassesandtookoneofProfessorGeorge'sclasses，didn'tyou?Ishethatinteresting?

M：Letmeputitthisway.IcansafelysayIwillneverneedacupofcoffeebeforeIgototheclasses.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

(19)

A.ProfessorGeorge'sclassistooboring.

B.ProfessorJordan'sclassismoreinteresting.

C.ProfessorGeorge'sclassisveryinteresting.

D.ProfessorGeorgeneverallowsstudentstodrinkcoffeeinclass.

38.聽力原文：M:Well,madam,thefirstandthemostimportantthingIhavetotellyouisthatthereisreallynothingseriouslywrongwithyou,physicallythatis.Theanalyst'sreportshowsthatbasicallyyouareveryfit.

W:So,whyisitdoctorthatI'malwayssonervy...tense...readytojumponanybody—myhusband,children,andcolleagues?

M:Ithinkyourconditionhasalottodowithyourhabits.

W:Habits?

M:Yes...nowtellme,madam,yousmoke,don'tyou?

W:Yes,I'mafraidIdo,doctor.

M:And,veryheavily,Iimagine.

W:Yes,quiteheavily.

M:Whatdoyoueatnormally?

W:I'magoodeater.YesI'dsayI'magoodcater.ButIusually,Idon'teatbreakfast.

M:That'sbadforyourhealth.Ithinkyoushouldgetupearlyandhavebreakfast.And,anotherquestion,doyougetupearly?

W:No,Iusuallygetupat9:00.IgetuplatebecauseIgotobedtoolate.IstayuplatewatchingTVtillthemidnight.

M:Whatsportdoyouusuallydo?

W:Idon'tlikesports.ButsometimeIplaycardswithsomefriends,thatmaybemysport.

M:Ithink,madam,foryourhealth,you'dbetterchangeyourwayoflife.

W:Couldyoutellmeabitaboutwhyyouwantedtobeadoctorandhowyoufirstgotintothemedicalprofession?

(20)

A.Thepatientisphysicallyill.

B.Thepatientismentallyill.

C.Thepatientisbasicallyfit.

D.Thepatientisnervous.

39.(24)

A.Hefeelsangry.

B.Hewantstobenoticed.

C.He'sreluctanttomeethisfriends.

D.He'sverynervous.

40.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifyoustudycorrectlythesignsaroundyou,youmaytellimportantchangesinweather.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsroundthesunarealsoasignofcorningrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheirbones,Thisisasignofthecomingofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffreeweatheriscoming.Theyflynearthegroundifrainorstormyweatherisontheway,Itisprobablybecausetheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeinthecraning.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Lfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine,

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

(27)

A.Theweatherwinbeclearandfine.

B.Rainwillprobablycome.

C.Therewillbeafog.

D.Fineweatherwillcontinue.

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

Theauthorbelievestherealcausefortheincreaseofdivorcestodayisthat______.

A.peoplehavetoomanysourcesofentertainment

B.peoplehavelessinternalrestraints

C.peoplenolongerenjoyfamilylifeastheydidbefore

D.peopledonotwanttobeconfinedbymartialties

42.

WhatgoalistheChineseleadershiptryingtoreachforfearthatthenation'seconomygoesdirectlyfromaperiodofexpansiontoarecessionaccordingtothispassage?

43.

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheexampleoftheant-lioninthefirstparagraph?

A.Instinctsofanimalscanleadtounreasonablereactionsofanimalsinastrangesituation.

B.Whenitisengagedinachainactionsitcannotbeinterrupted.

C.Environmentandheredityaretwosupplementaryfactorsintheevolutionofinsects.

D.Alongthelinesofevolutionhereditybecomeslessandenvironmentmoreimportant.

44.

Whydotornadoesappeartobedark?

A.Theyoccuronlyatnight.

B.Theyarefunnel-shaped.

C.Theypickupdebrisfromtheground.

D.Theyarewater-laden.

45.Apersoncanbegoodatcriticalthinking,meaningthatthepersoncanhavetheappropriatedispositionsandbeadeptatthecognitiveprocesses,whilestillnotbeingagood(inthemoralsense)criticalthinker.Forexample,apersoncanbeadeptatdevelopingargumentsandthen,unethically,usethisskilltomisleadandexploitagullible(易受騙的)person,perpetrate(作惡)afraud,ordeliberatelyconfuseandconfound(挫敗),andfrustrateaproject.

Theexpertswerefacedwithaninterestingproblem.Some,aminority,wouldprefertothinkthatcriticalthinking,byitsverynature,isinconsistentwiththekindsofunethicalanddeliberatelycounterproductiveexamplesgiven.Theyfindithardtoimagineapersonwhowasgoodatcriticalthinkingnotalsobeinggoodinthebroaderpersonalandsocialsense.Inotherwords,ifapersonwere"really"a"goodcriticalthinker"intheproceduralsenseandifthepersonhadalltheappropriatedispositions,thenthepersonsimplywouldnotdothosekindsofexploitiveandaggravatingthings.

Thelargemajority,however,holdtheoppositejudgment.Theyarefirmintheviewthatgoodcriticalthinkinghasnothingtodowithanygivensetofethicalvaluesorsocialmores.Themajorityofexpertsmaintainthatcriticalthinkingconceivedofaswehavedescribeditabove,is,regrettably,notinconsistentwithitsunethicaluse.Atool,anapproachtosituations,thesecangoeitherway,ethicallyspeaking,dependingonthecharacter,integrity,andprinciplesofthepersonswhopossessthem.So,inthefinalanalysisthemajorityofexpertsmaintainedthat"itisaninappropriateuseofthetermtodenythatsomeoneisengagedincriticalthinkingonthegroundsthatonedisapprovesethicallyofwhatthepersonisdoing.Whatcriticalthinkingmeans,whyitisofvalue,andtheethicsofitsusearebestregardedasthreedistinctconcerns.

RichardPauldescribestwobeneficialdispositionsthatareencouraged(butnotguaranteed)bycriticalthinkingeducation:

"Fair-mindedthinkerstakeintoaccounttheinterestsofeveryoneaffectedbytheproblemandproposedsolutions.Theyaremorecommittedtofindingthebestsolutionthantogettingtheirway."Andacriticalthinker"hasconfidencethat,inthelongnm,one'sownhigherinterestsandthoseofhumankindatlargewillbebestservedbygivingthefreestplaytoreason,despitethedeep-seatedobstaclesinthenativecharacterofthehumanmindandinsocietyasweknowit."

Yes,reasonisuseful,itisnobleanddesirable,itshouldbehighlyvaluedandcarefullydeveloped.Butweshouldkeepthingsinperspective,regardingwhatreasoncanaccomplish.ProbablymostofuswillagreewithPaul(aboutthevalueofcriticalthinking)butalsowiththemajorityofexperts(thatbecomingskilledatcriticalthinkingdoesnotguaranteethatthispowerfultoolwillalwaysbeusedforthebenefitofothers).

Apersonwhoisgoodatcriticalthinkingis______.

A.agoodcriticalthinker

B.skilledatprojects

C.goodatarguments

D.unlikelytodeceivepeople

46.

【C6】

47.

WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutWesthusin'sdogcloningproject?

A.Itssuccessisalreadyinsight.

B.Itisdoomedtoutterfailure.

C.Itisprogressingsmoothly.

D.Itsoutcomeremainsuncertain.

48.SectionB

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

"TheGooglebrandhastakenonalifeofitsown,"concedesJimLanzone,thebossofA,thefourth-largestbutfastest-growingsearchengine,andthissimultaneouslyfrustratesanddelightshim.Itfrustrateshimbemusepeoplesaythey"Google"thingsevenwhentheygotoAskorotherenginestosearchtheweb;bemuseGoogleisconsidered,fornogoodreason(inhisopinion),"thesafechoiceunderpressure";andbemusemanypeople"don'tseemtowantchoice"andsticktoGoogleoutofmereinertia.

Butitdelightshim,becauseGoogle,havingmademanyenemies,mustnowfightmanybattles;andbecauseGoogle,perhapsoutofhubris,appearstobegettingdistracted.Thismonth,forinstance,Googleunveiledafreeonlinespreadsheetprogram,which,likemanyGoogleproducts,haslittletodowithwebsearchandismeanttoneedleMicrosoft,theworld'slargestsoftwarecompany,whichhasanear-monopolyonspreadsheetsthroughExcel.Google,inotherwords,hasimpressivemomentum,saysMr.Lanzone,butagoodmartial-artistcanusehisopponent'smomentumtoovercomehim,so"we'reusingsearchaikido."

Yahoo!,thelargestinternetportalwithabout400musers(ofitse-mail,instant-messaging,musicandotherproducts),hascomeupwithastrategytodifferentiateitsownsearchengine.Yahoo!hasbeenatthisgameforonlytwoyears,butnowhashundredsofengineersworkingonit.Incontrasttothequasi-religiousfaiththatGoogleplacesinitsmathematicalalgorithms,saysEckartWalther,oneofYahoo!'ssearchbosses,Yahoo!is"aboutcombiningthebestofpeoplewiththebestoftechnology".

Askistakingadifferenttack.IthascomeupwithExpertRank,analgorithmthatalsorankswebpagesbyincominglinksandlinksbytheme.Soinsteadofusingawebpage'soverallpopularitytocalculateitsranking,itfindsthepagesthataremostpopularamongexpertsonaparticularsubject,amethodthatoftenreturnsbetterresultsthanGoogle's.Askalsousesthesethematicclusterstosuggestthebestwaystonarroworexpandasearch,afeaturecalled"zoom"thatisverypopular.ChrisShermanofSearchEngineWatchthinksthatAskisasgoodasGoogleforgeneralwebsearch—butbetterthanGenieforfindingonlinemapsandimages.

AsforMicrosoft,ithasidentifiedGoogleasamortalthreattoitsbusinessandhaslaunchedanall-outefforttocatchupinonlineservicesingeneral,andinsearchinparticular.Lastwinter,ittriedtobuyitselfmarketsharebynegotiatingwithAOLforamerger—oratleastanagreementunderwhichAOLwouldswitchfromGoogle'ssearchtechnologytoMSN's;butGooglepre-emptedMicrosoftanditselftookadefensivestakeinAOL.Microsofthasalsohiredformerrivalswhoarewellrespectedintheindustry.

Whatisthecentralideaofthispassage?

A.Googledominatestheon-linesearchmarket.

B.Googleisconfrontedwithstiffcompetition.

C.Googlemanagestoseizemoremarketshareinsoftwarebusiness.

D.Google'sgrowththreatenscompanieslikeMicrosofttoalargeextent.

49.

【C4】

50.

Themainideaofparagraph3is______.

A.thatairandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities

B.whywildlifelikesthenoiseandcommotioninthecities

C.thatwildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecities

D.whywildlifeisreturningtocities

51.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotthebenefitofaregularsupplyofnewproducts?

A.Toenhancethecompany'sstatusincustomers.

B.Todrawpsychologists'attention.

C.Tomakefulluseofvariousresources.

D.Towinincreasedprofitsandincome.

52.

Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftelecommutingasdescribedinthepassage?

A.Ascientistinalaboratorydevelopingplansforaspacestation.

B.Atechnicalwritersendingviacomputerdocumentscreatedathome.

C.Acomputertechnicianrepairinganofficecomputernetwork.

D.Ateacherdirectingcomputertoassistlearninginaprivateschool.

53.

Whenthegrandchildrencame,whatisthefirstthingthatmyparentsdo?

54.SectionA

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

Theround-the-clockavailabilitythatcellphonesandpagershave【C1】______topeople'slivesmaybetakingatollonfamilylife,anewstudysuggests.Thestudy,which【C2】______morethan1,300adultsover2years,foundthatthosewhoconsistentlyusedamobilephoneorpagerthroughoutthestudyperiodweremorelikelytoreportnegative"spillover"betweenworkandhomelife--and,in【C3】______,lesssatisfactionwiththeirfamilylife.Spilloveressentiallymeansthatthelinebetweenworkandhomebeginstoblur.Worklifemay【C4】______homelife-whenaparentistakingjob-relatedcallsathome,forinstance-orhouseholdissuesmaystarttotakeup【C5】______time.

Theproblemwithcellphonesandpagersseemstobethattheyareallowingforevermorespilloverbetweenworkandhome,accordingtoChesley'sfindings.Thismaybe【C6】______trueforworkingwomen,thestudyfound.Amongmen,consistentuseofmobilephonesandpagersseemedtoallowmoreworkissuestocreepintofamilytime.Butforwomen,thespillovertendedtogoinboth【C7】______--being"connected"meantthatworkcutintohometime,andfamilyissuesseepedintoworklife.

Thepoint,Chesleysaid,isthatcellphonesandpagersseemtobeopeningmorelinesfor【C8】______exchangesamongfamilymembers,ratherthanpositiveones.Buttheremaybewaystostemthespillover,accordingtoChesley.Employers,shesaid,couldlookattheirpoliciesoncontactingemployeesafter-hourstomake【C9】______theirexpectationsare"reasonable".Fortheirpart,employeescoulddecidethatcellphonesandpagersgooffduring【C10】______familytime,Chesleysaid.

[A]work[F]specially[K]real

[B]stressful[G]sure[L]designated

[C]partly[H]turn[M]leisure

[D]followed[I]directories[N]invade

[E]return[J]brought[O]directions

【C1】

55.

Whatis"proxymeasurement"inParagraph1likelytoreferto?

A.Studyingthecharacteristicsofglaciers.

B.Measuringthegrowthsignsofaquaticorganism.

C.Takingadvantageofpreviouspictures.

D.Usingcluesleftfromthepast.

56.

Geomantsbelievethat______.

A.housesmustonlybepaintedred

B.housesmustfacemountains

C.natureandlifeshouldbeinharmony

D.greenisanunluckycolor

57.

Women'splace,somepeoplethink,isintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehomebecause______.

A.womencanprovidebettercareforchildren

B.womenaretooweaktodoanyagriculturalwork

C.womenarebiologicallysuitedtodomesticjobs

D.womencannotcompetewithmeninanyfield

58.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,oursocietyis,ingeneral,becomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucratic(官僚主義的)managementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinerynowadays.Theoilingisoftendonewithhigherwages,well-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand"human-relations"experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotcompletelyalterthefactthatmanhasbecomemoreandmorepowerless,andthenthatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandwhite-collarworkershavebecomeeveneconomicpuppetswhodan