2022-2023年四川省樂山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年四川省樂山市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)測(cè)試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

HowdomostcollegesuseSATIIscores?

A.Theyusethescoresforadmissionpurposes.

B.Theyusethescorestoplacethestudentsintherightprograms.

C.Theyusethescorestoselectstudents'leaders.

D.Theyusethescorestograntscholarships.

2.

Theearthisunfrozentodaywiththeappearanceof______.

A.themethaneblanket

B.amile-thicklayerofice

C.newlifeforms

D.thecarbondioxide

3.

InsomeAsiancountriesknownforstrictdisciplinesuchasJapanandSingapore,youngpeoplesufferseriouspsychologicalproblems.

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4.

IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

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5.CholesterolandHeartDisease

Doyouknowyourcholesterollevel?Manypeopledon't.Ahighlevelofcholesterolinthebloodisanimportantriskfactorforheartdisease.

Somepeoplesaythatthedangerofheartdiseaseisexaggerated.However,heartdiseaseisamaincauseofdeathindevelopedcountries.EveryyearmorethanonemillionAmericanshaveheartattacks,andhalfofthemdie.Peoplewithheartdiseasesufferchestpainsthatmakesimpleactivities,suchaswalking,shaving,ortakingashower,difficult.

Researchhasproventhatcholesterollevelsareconnectedwithheartdisease.OneprojectinMassachusettshasstudiedthesamegroupofmenandwomensince1948.Theresearchershavefoundthatthepeoplewhohavehighlevelsofcholesterolhavemoreheartattacks.

Anaturalsubstanceintheblood,cholesterolcomesfromtheliver.Theamountofcholesterolisaffectedbydietandbyphysicalqualitiesweinheritfromourparents.Onekindofcholesterolsticksfattothewallsofarteries,makingthemsmallerandfinallyblockingthem.Itproducesaconditioncalled"hardeningofthearteries,"whichcausesheartattacks.Withtinycameras,doctorscanseebloodcirculatingthroughtheheartvalves.Angiograms(血管造影照片)arex-raysoftheheartarteries.

Theyshowfatdepositsandblockagescausedbyhighcholesterol.Heartdiseasebeginsinchildrenasyoungas3yearsold.Itoccursearlierinboysthaningirls.Nearlyhalfofteenagershavesomefatdepositsontheirarterywalls.Heartdiseasedevelopsfasterifwehavehighcholesterollevelsandalsosmoke.

Whatisasafelevelofcholesterol?Adultshaveahighriskofheartattackiftheircholesterollevelisabove240milligramsperdeciliter(1/10公升)ofblood.Below-200isbetter.IntheMassachusettsstudy,noonewithacholesterollevelbelow150haseverhadaheartattack.However,abouthalfofAmericanadultshavecholesterollevelsabove200.

Tolowerourcholesterollevel,wemustchangeoureatinghabits.Anythingthatcomesfromananimalishighinfatandhighincholesterol.TheAmericanHeartAssociationNationalCholesterolEducationProgramsaysthatfatshouldbenomorethan30percentofourdiet.Bloodcholesterollevelsstarttofallafter2to3weeksoffollowingalow-cholesterol,low-fatdiet.Dietarychangesalonecanresultina10percentreductionoftheaverageperson'scholesterollevel.Aerobicexercisehelps,too.Arteryblockagecanbereducedbyasmuchas40percentthroughchangesindietandamountofexercise.

Wemusteducateeveryone,includingchildreninelementaryschools.Wemustteachthemresponsibilityfortheirhealththroughclassesinnutritionandaerobicexercise.Forexample,thesmartsnackisfruit.Childrenmustbeservedfruitintheschoolcafeteria,alongwithlow-fatmeals.Schoolsmustsendrecipeshomewiththechildren.Parentsmustincludechildreninplanningandpreparingmealsandshoppingforfood.

Adults,includingpersonsovertheageofsixtyfive,canlowertheircholesterolby30or40percent.Itisnevertoolatetochange.Onemanbeganhishealthprogramwhenhewasseventy:three.Bythetimehewasseventy-seven,hehadloweredhisarterialblockagefrom50percentto13percentandhischolesterolfrom320to145withoutdrugs.Hewentonavegetariandietwithonly10percentfat,plusprogramstoreducestressandgetmoreexercise.

Alow-cholesteroldietthatcutsoutmostanimalproductsandhigh-fatvegetablesmaybeunfamiliartopeople.TheHeartAssociationsaystousenoaddedfatofanykind.Don'tfryfoodinoil.Cookitinwater,vinegar,orvegetablewater.Learnaboutgrainsandvegetables.Avoideggyolks(theyellow-partoftheegg).Eatpotatoes,beans,low-fatvegetables,andfruit.Peop

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6.

Higher-incomehouseholdspurchasedless______RTEcerealthanlow-incomehouse-holds.

7.

Rangachari'sstudycaughttheattentionofIndiangovernment.

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8.

Whatistheprincipalconstituentofnaturalgas?

A.Carbonandhydrogen.

B.Methaneandotherhydrocarbongases.

C.Saturatedhydrocarbons.

D.Non-associatedgas.

9.

Accordingtothepassage,______canpostponetheprocessofcelldecayanddecreasethechancesofcellsbecomingcancerous.

10.

Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifitsanctionscreditcardsdecoratedwith______.

11.

ThecostsofaComputer-BasedRecordingSystemarelowerthanthatofacomponent-basedHardwareSystem.

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12.DoesGeneticResearchThreatenOurCivilLiberties?

TheCurrentGeneticResearch

Thescienceofgeneticsisaflourishingnewindustry,nourishedinlargepartbythefederallyfundedHumanGenomeProject.Thegoalofthisambitiousresearchendeavoristoidentifyeverygenefoundinthehumanbody,perhaps100,000inall.Severalmonthsago,theU.S.governmentandaprivatecorporationannouncedthattheyhad"completed"the"map"ofthegenome,althoughactuallytherearestillmanygaps.Muchrelatedresearchfocusesongeneticdiagnostics--testsdesignedtoidentifygenesthoughttobeassociatedwithvariousmedicalconditions.Morethan50newgenetictestshavebeenidentifiedinthepastfiveyearsalone.

Theincreasingspeed,sophistication,affordability,andinterconnectivityofcomputersystemsallowtherapidmonitoringandmatchingofmanymillionsofrecords.A1994benchmarkstudybytheACLUfoundthat"concernsaboutpersonalprivacyrundeepamongtheAmericanpeople".

Thepromotionofanideologyofgeneticizationfostersthebeliefthatgenesaredeterminativeofanindividual'sbehavior,character,andfuture.Capitalisteconomicrelationshavecreatedascramble(爭(zhēng)奪)forventurecapital,thealteringofpatentlaws,andcallsformassgenetictestingbyresearcherswhotradeontheoldimageofthealtruisticscientisttomasktheirconflictsofinterestintestinglabs,patents,consultingcontracts,etc.

TheTechnologicalSociety

Technologiesarenotvalue-neutral;theyusuallyembodytheperspectives,purposes,andpoliticalobjectivesofpowerfulsocialgroups.ThedominantideologyinWesternsocietyproclaimsthatscienceandtechnologyarevalue-neutral,andtheonlyproblemscausedbytechnologiesareeither"externalities"(unintendedsideeffects)orabuses.However,becausetechnologiesaretheresultofhumaninterventionsintotheotherwisenaturalprogressionofactivities(andnotactsofGodorofnature),theyarethemselvesactuallyimbuedwithhumanintentionsandpurposes.Currenttechnologiesdonotequallybenefitallsegmentsofsociety(andindeedarenotintendedtodoso),althoughtomaximizepublicsupportforthesedevelopmentsandtominimizepotentialopposition,theirproponentsrarelyacknowledgethesedistributionalramifications(分歧).

TheUnitedStatesisasocietyinwhichthedifferentialaccesstowealthandpowerhasbeenexacerbatedduringrecentyears.Thus,thosepeoplewithmorepowercandeterminethekindsoftechnologicaldevelopmentsthatareresearchedandimplemented.Becauseoftheirsize,scale,andrequirementsforcapitalinvestmentsandforknowledge,modemtechnologiesarepowerfulinterventionsintothenaturalorder.Theytendtobethemechanismsbywhichalreadypowerfulgroupsextend,manifest,andfurtherconsolidatetheirpowers.Thus,technologiesthemselvesarenotneutral;theyaresocialandpoliticalphenomena.Genetictechnologiesandcomputerizationexhibitthesecharacteristics,andreflectpowerdifferentialsinthesociety.

Theresultsoftechnologicaladvancementappeartoofferagoodfuturecapabilitiesofenhancedsurveillance(監(jiān)視)andcontroloverpeopleandevents,aswellaspromisesofperfectionism(thusleadingtobothalossofprivacyandincreasedopportunitiesfordiscriminationbypowerfulentities).Predictabilitywillreplaceatolerancefornaturalvariationanddiversity.

LossofPrivacy

Geneticprivacy,likemedicalprivacyingeneral,involvesnotionsofthedignityandintegrityoftheindividual.Isdataaccurate?Canindividualsaccesstheirownfiles?Canthedonorcorrectinaccuratedata?Arethecustodiansfaithfulandaretechnicalsecuritysystemsprotectingthedatawherepossible?Doestheindividualhavecontroloverwhichthirdpartiesareallowe

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13.

MichaelRossresignedandspenthisunemploymenttimeplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusinessforhelookedatthisasan______,ratherthanapenalty.

14.Brightcoveprofitsbymakinguseofmediafirms'wishto______.

15.

Adepressedpersonmightfeelhopeless,helplessandoverwhelmedifheisinclinedto______oflife.

16.Ifyoufailtosay"thankyou"tothereceptionists,theywillhavenegativeimpressionsofyou.

17.

______workswhenpatientstalkfreelyaboutthingstroublingthemandthenlearntocontroltheirfears.

18.Sleep

Sleepisoneofthosefunnythingsaboutbeingahumanbeing—youjusthavetodoit.Haveyoueverwonderedwhy?Andwhataboutthecrazydreams,tiketheonewhereabadpersonischasingyouandyoucan'trunoryell.Doesthatmakeanysense?

CharacteristicsofSleep

Weallknowhowsleeplooks—whenweseesomeonesleeping,werecognizethefollowingcharacteristics:

-Ifpossible,thepersonwillliedowntogotosleep.

-Theperson'seyesareclosed.

-Thepersondoesn'thearanythingunlessitisaloudnoise.

-Thepersonbreathesinaslow,rhythmicpattern.

-Theperson'smusclesarecompletelyrelaxed.Ifsittingup,thepersonmayfalloutofhisorherchairassleepdeepens.

-Duringsleep,thepersonoccasionallyrollsoverorrearrangeshisorherbody.Thishappensapproximatelyonceortwiceanhour.Thismaybethebody'swayofmakingsurethatnopartofthebodyorskinhasitscirculationcutofffortoolongaperiodoftime.

Inadditiontotheseoutwardsigns,theheartslowsdownandthebraindoessomeprettyfrighteningthings.

Inotherwords,asleepingpersonisunconscioustomostthingshappeningintheenvironment.Thebiggestdifferencebetweensomeonewhoisasleepandsomeonewhohasfaintedorgoneintoacomaisthefactthatasleepingpersoncanbearousedifthestimulusisstrongenough.Ifyoushaketheperson,yellloudlyorflashabrightlight,asleepingpersonwillwakeup.

Foranyanimallivinginthewild,itjustdoesn'tseemverysmarttodesigninanecessaryeight-hourperiodofnear-totalunconsciousnesseveryday.Yetthatisexactlywhatevolutionhasdone.Sotheremustbeaprettygoodreasonforit!

WhoSleeps?

Reptiles(爬行動(dòng)物),birdsandmammalsallsleep.Thatis,theybecomeunconscioustotheirsurroundingsforperiodsoftime.Somefishandamphibiansreducetheirawarenessbutdonoteverbecomeunconsciouslikethehighervertebrates(脊椎動(dòng)物)do.Insectsdonotappeartosleep,althoughtheymaybecomeinactiveindaylightordarkness.

Bystudyingbrainwaves,itisknownthatreptilesdonotdream.Birdsdreamalittle.Mammalsalldreamduringsleep.

Differentanimalssleepindifferentways.Someanimals,likehumans,prefertosleepinonelongsession.Otheranimals(dogs,forexample)liketosleepinmanyshortbursts.Somesleepatnight,whileotherssleepduringtheday.

SleepandtheBrain

Ifyouattachanelectroencephalograph(腦電圖儀)toaperson'shead,youcanrecordtheperson'sbrainwaveactivity.Awakingandrelaxedpersongeneratesalphawaves,whichareconsistentvibrationsatabout10cyclespersecond.Analertpersongeneratesbetawaves,whichareabouttwiceasfast.

Duringsleep,twoslowerpatternscalledthetawavesanddeltawavestakeover.Thetawaveshaveoscillationsintherangeof3.5to7cyclespersecond,anddeltawaveshaveoscillationsoflessthan3.5cyclespersecond.Asapersonfallsasleepandsleepdeepens,thebrainwavepatternsslowdown.Theslowerthebrainwavepatterns,thedeeperthesleep—apersondeepindeltawavesleepishardesttowakeup.

REMSleep

Atseveralpointsduringthenight,somethingunexpectedhappens—rapideyemovement(REM)sleepoccurs.MostpeopleexperiencethreetofiveintervalsofREMsleeppernight,andbrainwavesduringthisperiodspeeduptoawakelevels.IfyoueverwatchapersonoradogexperiencingREMsleep,youwillseetheireyesflickeringbackandforthrapidly.Inmanydogsandsomepeople,arms,legsandfacialmuscleswilltwitch(抽搐)duringREMsleep.PeriodsofsleepotherthanREMsleepareknownasNREM(non-REM)sleep.

REMsleepiswhenyoudream,ff

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19.

Whatdoes“giveitago”inParagraph5mean?

A.Letitgo.B.Gooutside.C.Setupagoal.D.Haveatry.

20.

Inthehappinesspiechart,errorfactorsaccountfor10percent.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W：MayIborrowyourladderforanhour，Mr.Riley?

M：Ofcourseyoumay，butIdon'tthinkyoushouldtrytopickthosegreenapplesintheupperbranchesforatleasttwomoreweeks.Bythattimetheywillallbered.

Q：Whydidn'tMr.Rileythinkthewomanshouldborrowhisladderatthattime?

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A.Theladderwasborrowedawayatthattinge.

B.Thelowerbranchesdidn'thaveanygreenapples.

C.Theapplesonthetopbranchesweren'tripe.

D.Therearelessapplesintheupperbrachesatthattime.

22.

【B6】

23.(18)

A.Shedoesn'tremembermuchaboutthecity.

B.She'sneverbeentothecity.

C.Shewouldfindsomeoneelsetohelp.

D.Shewouldtalktothemanlater.

24.(34)

A.Warsornaturaldisastersmakethemlosetheirfamilies.

B.Theywanttohelptheirfamiliesearnenough,mooneytosurvive.

C.Theyarepoor.

D.Alltheabove.

25.

【B11】

26.聽力原文：Tearskeepyoureyeswetandtheyalsocontainsubstancethatkillscertainbacteriasoitcan'tinfectyoureyes.Giveupyourtearsandyoulosethison-the-spotdefense.Anotherthingyoucouldn'tdowithoutyourtearsiscryfromjoy,angerorsadness.Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatproducetearshiresponsetoemotions.Andmostpeoplesayagoodcrymakesthemfeelbetter.Thathasledmanyscientiststobelievethatcryingisanadaptiveresponsetostress,thatitsomehowhelpsuscopewithemotionalsituations.TearresearcherWilliamFreyistryingtofindouthowithappens.

"Onepossibility,"besays,"isthattearsdischargecertainchemicalsfromyourbody,chemicalsthatbuildupduringstress.Whenpeopletalkaboutcryingitout,Ithinkthatmightactuallybewhattheyaredoing."Hesays.IfFreyisright,howdoyouthinknotcryingaffectsthosewhotendto"holditin"?Boys,forexample,cryonlyaboutaquarterasoftenasgirlsoncetheyreachtheirteenageyears.Andweallcryalotlessnowthanwedidasbabies.CouldItpossiblybethatwefacelessstress?Maybewe'vefoundotherwaystodealwithit.Ormaybewejustfeelembarrassed.

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A.Tokeepyoureyesabitdrier.

B.Toprotectyoureyesfrominfection,

C.Tocryforyoursadnessonly.

D.Toconcealyourhappiness.

27.(29)

A.Theyarewillingtodonatetheirfaces.

B.Theyareconcernedaboutmoralproblems.

C.Theywouldaccepttheideaoffacetransplant.

D.Theyhavenocluewhatfacetransplantmeans.

28.聽力原文：M:Hi.Lisa.Haveyouregisteredforthecoursesyet?

W:yes,Ihave,Max.

M:Oh,sorry,but...canyoutellme...whatisyourmajoragain?

W:Sure.Imajorincomputerscience.

M:Whydidyouchooseit?AsfarasIknow,mostgiftsdonotlikethat.

W:That'strue,butnotinmycase.Iamcrazyaboutcomputers.Besides,computersareverypopularanditwillbeeasiertdfindajobaftergraduationandalsocomputer-relatedjobsarewellpaid.

M:Yes,Iagree.Informationtechnologydoeshaveaverybigeffectonourlives.Itallowsustostoreverylargeamountsofinformation,transmitalotofinformationquicklyandprocessalotofinformationassoonaswereceiveit.But,don'tyouthinktheArtsarequiteinterestingandcreative?

W:Yeah,IhavenothingagainsttheArts.Ijustdon'thavetalentinthatarea.Well,actually,manyartscanbeplayed,produced,andenjoyedthroughcomputersandtheinternet,forexample,youcanwatchmoviesonlineandevenreceiveTVprogramsfromanothercountry.Isn'tthatfantastic?

M:Itsureis.Itseemsthatfewerpeoplenowadayscanappreciatetraditionalandfineart.

W:Idon'tseeanythingwrongaboutthat.Timeischanging.Everythingisdeveloping.Whycan'twehaveartsinanewway?

M:Reasonable.ButIstillpreferthegood,oldthings.

W:Comeon,Max.Don'tyouthinkitismuchtooexpensivetostudyfinearts?Anditismuchlesslikelytobefinanciallysecureaftergraduation?

M:Yeah...butmanypeoplechooseartstostudyinspiteofthat.

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A.Becauseitisinterestingandcreative.

B.Becauseithasabigeffectonourlives.

C.Becauseshecanmakebigmoneywithit.

D.Becauseshecangraduatemoreeasily.

29.【B11】

30.(46)

31.(24)

A.Bylisteningtodocumentaries.

B.BywatchingTVcommercials.

C.Bywatchingforeignmovies.

D.Bylisteningtoforeignsongs.

32.聽力原文：Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,onlyonekindisverydangerous,andmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundonathreadofsilk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristooshortsightedtoseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwon'tbedisturbed.IntheUnitedStates,onekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.RistheBlackWidow,socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.TheBlackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismostcommoninthesouthandthewest.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofrocksornearthefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defence.InspiteoftheBlackWidow'sfrighteningreputation,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlackWidow,andevenmoreunusual.forthebitetoprovefatal.Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerful,andthateventhoughsheisshy,sheshouldberespected.

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A.Howtohandlespiders.

B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People'sfearofspiders.

D.Aspecialkindofspider.

33.(35)

A.Theyarelessintelligent.

B.Theyarelessmoral.

C.Theyaremorenumerous.

D.Theyoftenspeakanon-Englishlanguageathome.

34.【B1】

35.【B10】

36.聽力原文：W：Let'sgototheamusementparkthisSunday，shallwe?I'veheardthattheyarenowofferingastudentdiscount，30%off．Andweonlyneedtopay70yuan．

M：Yeah，thatisreallyattractive．ButIlostmystudentcardlastweek，andthesubstitutewon'tcomeoutuntilnextFriday．

Q：HowmuchwillthemanpayfortheamusementparkticketifhegoestherethisSunday?

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A.100yuan.B.70yuan.C.80yuan.D.30yuan.

37.聽力原文：M:Ourrentisnowalready$600amonth.

W:Iknow.It'sexactlyone-thirdmorethanitwaswhenwefirstmovedin.

Q:Howmuchrenthadbeenpaidatfirst?

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A.$300.B.$200.C.$500.D.$400.

38.聽力原文：M:MydoctortoldmeIneededtogoforsomeexpensivetreatmentformyinjuredknee.

W:Areyousure?Maybeyouneedasecondopinion.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(18)

A.Goforsomeexpensivetreatment.

B.Donotlistentothedoctor'sadvice.

C.Consultanotherdoctor.

D.Besureofthetreatment.

39.

【B5】

40.(13)

A.Maryshouldselectanothercourseinstead.

B.Someonehasbrokendowntheelectivesystem.

C.Maryshouldcheckoutoncemorerightnow.

D.Marystillhasachancetoregistertheclassthissemester.

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

WhichwayofexpenseisNOTsuitableinthepassage?

A.Tochangeyourstocksintocashatonce.

B.Tospendoutsideaslittleaspossible

C.Tocutdownthefeesforconsultation.

D.Tosavereceiptsforlesstaxpayment.

42.Accordingtothepassage,SergeyBrinandLarryPage______.

A.arehighlightedinRandallStross'book

B.bringSiliconValleythemostadvancedtechnology

C.arepioneersinthetechnologyindustry

D.neverstoptryingtomaketheworldbetter

43.

Accordingtothepassage,theadvantageclaimedforrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit______.

44.

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.

A.toleranceB.dissatisfactionC.indifferenceD.approval

45.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Itmayseemanoddtimetoworryaboutsavings.ThisweektheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchdeclaredthattheworld's,largesteconomy,America,hadbeeninrecessionsinceDecemberlastyear.TheeconomiesofJapanandmuchofWesternEuropehavebeendeclining.Arapid,global,private-sectorshifttothriftisexactlywhattheworldeconomydoesnotneed.That'swhygovernmentsaroundtheworldhavebeenpassinghurriedmeasurestotrytoencouragepeopletospendmoreoftheirincomes.

Insomecountries,theyshould.Asians(andGermanstoo),havebeensavingtheirmoneywithexcessiveenthusiasm.Butothercountries'citizenshavebeenputtingtoolittleasidefortheiroldage.InAmerica,thehouseholdsavingsratio(theproportionofdisposableincomenotusedforconsumption)hasbeenbelow2.5%since1999;inBritain,ithasbeenbelow3%ineachofthepasttwoyears.TheAsians'thriftmadetheAnglo-Saxons'extravagancepossible.ThroughtheirIncreasinglysophisticatedfinancialsystems,theAmericansandBritishwereabletoborrowfromthethriftyAsianstofinancetheirspending.And,becausetheirhousepriceswererisingsofast,theyhadtheconfidencetodoso.

Inotherwords,Anglo-Saxonswereabletosavetheircakeandeatit.Theydidnothavetosacrificeconsumptioninordertobuildupassetsforthefuture,becauseloosemonetarypoliciesencouragedborrowingthatpushedupthepricesofhousingandotherassets,whichgavethemtheillusionofhavingsavedenough.Butnowthisdebtburdenisbeingunwound,assetpricesarecollapsingandsavingsratesarerisingbecauseconsumersareunwilling,orunable,toborrow.

ThoughthisisbadnewsfortheAmericanandBritisheconomiesintheshortterm,itoughttobegoodnewsinthelongterm.Howgood,though,dependsasmuchonwherepeopleputtheirsavingsasonhowmuchtheyputaside.

TheeconomyofAmerica,sinceDecemberlastyear,hasbeenundergoingastateof______.

46.

Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.

A.RoleofWomenandMinoritiesinManagement

B.TheImportanceofBeingVisible

C.JobPerformanceandAdvancement

D.SexandCareerSuccess

47.

Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears______.

A.theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

B.thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

C.manknowsnothingaboutDNA

D.manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

48.

Itistruethat______.

A.everyoneisinterestedinscientificfindings

B.theaveragemanoftenusesinhisownvocabularywhatwasoncetechnicallanguagenotmeantforhim

C.aneducatedpersonwouldbeexpectedtoknowmosttechnicalterms

D.variousprofessionsandoccupationsofteninterchangetheirdialectsandjargons

49.

Thereasonwhy1994wasexceptionalisthat______.

A.itsawanunusuallylargenumberoftouristtothe

B.itwitnessedadropinthenumberoftouriststotheUS

C.tourismwashardlyaffectedbytheweakeningoftheUSdollarthatyear

D.touristscametotheUSforsightseeingratherthanforbargainsthatyear

50.

Developmentsininternationalcooperationareoftenconsideredtheresultof______.

A.articlesinlearnedjournals

B.programmesinitiatedbygovernments

C.friendshipsformedbyscholarsatmeetings

D.theworkofinternationalagencies

51.

WhatisthepurposeofgivingtheexampleofJanuarypollbyPrincetonSurveyResearchAssociates?

A.Patientscommonlypaycashfortheirmedicalservice.

B.Patientsarereluctanttotelltheirembarrassingillnesstodoctors.

C.ThePrincetonSurveyResearchAssociatesenjoysthebestreputationinconductingpolls.

D.Thepatients'disguisingoftheirmedicalinformationwidelyexists.

52.

Theunderlinedword"pronounced"inparagraphIisclosestinmeaningto"______."

53.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Doctorswillbeheldguiltyiftheyrisktheirpatients'death.

B.Modernmedicinehasassistedterminallyillpatientsinpainlessrecovery.

C.TheCourtruledthathigh-dosagepain-relievingmedicationcanbeprescribed.

D.Adoctor'smedicationisnolongerjustifiedbyhisintentions.

54.Superfastbroadbanddeliveredbyfibresavesusersofinstantcommunicationfromdelayswhich______

55.Tostrengthenmoralinstruction,parentsshouldfixintotheirchildren'smindasenseof______.

56.

Thearticleconcludesthatoureffortsandresourcesintermsoftackingemploymentare______.

57.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Accordingtoamuch-reportedsurveycarriedoutin2002,Britainthenhad4.3millionclosed-circuittelevisioncameras(CCTV)--oneforevery14peopleinthecountry.Thatfigurehassincebeenquestioned,butfewdoubtthatBritonsarecloselyobservedwhentheywalkinthestreets.Itissupposedtopreventanddetectcrime.Eve