2022-2023年安徽省安慶市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2022-2023年安徽省安慶市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

WhenIfirstlearnedLisp(表處理語言),whatIlikedmostaboutitwasthatitconsideredme______.

2.

Majordepressionsseemtooccuronlytopeoplewhohaveafamilyhistoryofdepression.

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3.

Whatareretireesbelowtheageof65suggestedtodowhentheirCOBRArunsout?

A.ToapplyforMedicalbenefits.

B.Tobuyanotherinsurancepolicy.

C.TorenewtheirCOBRA

D.Toaskforhelpfromthegovernment.

4.

______iscalled"blackcarbon"pollution.

5.HeadachesExplained

Aheadacheisasymptom,notadisease.Aheadacheisrarelythesymptomofaseriousillness,butsevereorfrequentheadachescanbeexhaustingandcanaffectdailylife.Therearethreebasictypesofheadaches:vascularheadache,musclecontractionheadache,andinflammatoryheadache.

Vascularheadaches

Thevascularheadacheoccurswhenbloodvesselsintheheadenlargeandpressonnerves,causingpain.Themostcommonvascularheadacheisthemigraine(偏頭痛).Onetheoryaboutmigraineheadachesisthattheyoccurwhenthebloodvesselsintheheadexpandandpressonthenerves,causingpain.Anothertheoryisthattheyresultfromthebloodvesselsconstrictingandthusblockingbloodflowtopartsofthebrain;thismaycausethevisualsufferingthatoftenaccompanyorprecedeamigraineheadache.Thebloodvesselsthenbecomefullofbloodandpressonsurroundingnerves,causingpain.

Womenaremoreeasytosuffermigrainesthanaremen,andacertainpersonalitytypecompulsive,perfectionist,andverysuccessorientedseemstobemorelikelytobeaffectedwithmigraineheadaches.

Causes

Anumberofphysicalandemotionalfactorsmaycontributetomigraineheadaches.Migrainesmaybetriggeredbyasharpreductionincaffeineintakeorbyallergiestocertainfoods.Emotionalstresscanalsocausemigraineheadaches,ascandrinkingalcohol,smoking,oraninterruptioninroutineeatingandsleepinghabits(allofwhichmayberesponsiblefor"weekend"headachessufferedbysomepatients).Cyclical,seasonal,oremotionalfactorsmayalsobeassociatedwiththetendencytodevelopmigraineheadaches.Atendencytodevelopthistypeofheadachemaybeinherited.

Symptoms

Thepredominantsymptomofamigraineheadacheisasharppainononeorbothsidesofthehead.Paleness,sweating,andsensitivitytolightmayaccompanythepain.Awarningsensationmayindicateanapproachingmigraineheadache.Beforethepainbegins,someindividualsmayseeflashinglightsor"shootingstars",hearnoises,orhaveanuncomfortablefeelinginthearmsorlegs.

Diagnosis

Vascularheadachesarediagnosedbyacarefulreviewofthecircumstancessurroundingtheheadachesaswellasbyaphysicalexaminationtoruleoutanyotherdisorderthatmightbecausingthesymptoms.Eliminationtestsmaybedonetoidentifytheexactcauseofmigrainessufferedbypeoplewhoseemtoreacttocertainfoodsorchangesineatingandsleepinghabits.Inaneliminationtest,allthesubstancesthataresuspectedofcausingthetroubleareeliminatedandthenreintroducedoneatatimetoidentifythespecificcauseofthemigraineheadaches.

Treatment

Treatmentofamigrainealreadyinprogressusuallyconsistsofadrugtherapyprogramchosenfromavarietyofpainkillers,tranquilizers,andspecialprescribedmedications.

Prevention

Preventionofmigrainesispossiblewithseveraltypesofmedication.Antidepressantdrugsandbeta-blockershavebeenshowntopreventmigrainesinsomepatients.Thesedrugsworkinthebodytoblockwhatarecalledthebetaeffects,oneofwhichisexpansionofthebloodvessels.Whileitisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesedrugsprovidereliefresearchsuggeststhattheyactbypreventingtheinitialconstrictionofbloodvesselsthatcausesmigraine.

MuscleContractionHeadaches

Amusclecontractionheadacheoccurswhenmusclesoftheface,neck,orscalpremaintightenedforlongperiodsoftime.Thesemusclesarethensaidtobeinspasm(痙攣).Atensionheadacheisanexampleofamusclecontractionheadache.

Causes

Amusclecontractionheadacheusuallyoccursafteraspecificeventthathascausedthemusclestotense.Thetensionisthentranslatedintophysicaldiscomfortintheform.ofaclenchedjaw,achingneck,

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6.AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewerecausedby______.

7.Whenreservingahotelroomwithyourcheckcard,youhavetodecidehowmuchmoneyinyouraccounthastobeonhold.

8.

BarrierstoeffectivecommunicationbetweenmenandwomencontributetothehighdivorcerateintheU.S.

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9.Floods

WaterisoneofthemostusefulthingsonEarth.Wedrinkit,batheinit,cleanwithitanduseittocookfood.Mostofthetime,itiscompletelybeneficialtothehumans.Butinlargeenoughquantities,theverysamestuffweusetowashatoothbrushcanoverturncars,destroyhousesandevenkill.Floodinghasclaimedmillionsoflivesinthelasthundredyearsalone,morethananyotherweatherphenomenon.

Howwaterexistsonourplanet

ThetotalamountofwateronEarthhasremainedfairlyconstantformillionsofyears(thoughitsdistributionhasvariedconsiderablyinthattime).Everyday,averysmallamountofwaterislosthighintheatmosphere,whereintenseultravioletrayscanbreakawatermoleculeapart,butnewwaterisalsoemittedfromtheinnerpartoftheEarth,byvolcanicactivity.Theamountofwaterthatiscreatedandtheamountthatislostareprettymuchequal.

Atanyonetime,thisvolumeofwaterisinmany,differentforms.Itcanbeliquid,asinoceans,riversandrain;solid,asintheglaciersoftheNorthandSouthPoles;orgaseous,asintheinvisiblewatervaporintheair.Waterchangesfromstatetostateasitismovedaroundtheplanetbywindcurrents.

Windcurrents

Windcurrentsaregeneratedbytheheatingactivityofthesun.ThesunshinesmoreontheareaaroundEarth'sequatorthanitdoesonareasfarthernorthandsouth,causingaheatdiscrepancyoverthesurfaceoftheglobe.Inwarmerregions,hotairrisesupintotheatmosphere,pullingcoolerairintotheunoccupiedspace.Incoolerregions,coldairsinks,pushing/drivingwarmerairintotheunoccupiedspace.TherotationoftheEarthbreaksthiscycleup,sothereareseveral,smallerair-currentcyclesallalongtheglobe.

Overall,windcurrentsintheatmospherearefairlyconsistent.Atanyparticulartimeofyear,currentstendtomoveinacertainwayacrosstheglobe.Consequently,specificlocationsgenerallyexperiencethesamesortofweatherconditionsyeartoyear.Butonaday-to-daybasis,theweatherisnotsopredictable.Windcurrentsandprecipitation(降水)areaffectedbymanyfactors,chieflygeographyandneighboringweatherconditions.Ahugenumberoffactorscombineinaninfinitevarietyofways,producingallsortsofweather.Occasionally,thesefactorsinteractinsuchawaythatanatypicalvolumeofliquidwatercollectsinonearea.Forexample,conditionsoccasionallycausetheformationofahurricane,whichdumpsalargequantityofrainwhereveritgoes.Ifahurricanelingersoveraregion,ormultiplehurricaneshappentomovethroughthearea,thelandreceivesmuchmoreprecipitationthannormal.

Waterways

Sincewaterwaysareformedslowlyovertime,theirsizeisproportionatetotheamountofwaterthatnormallyaccumulatesinthatarea.Whenthereissuddenlyamuchgreatervolumeofwater,thenormalwaterwaysoverflow,andthewaterspreadsoutoverthesurroundingland,Atitsmostbasiclevel,thisiswhatafloodis—anabnormalaccumulationofwaterinanareaofland.

Sourcesoffloods

Ashasbeenmentionedabove,floodsoccurwhenanatypicalvolumeofwatercollectsinanarea.Thereareanumberofwaysthismighthappen,andthereareawiderangeofeventsthatoccurwhenitdoes.

-Rainstorms

Thesortoffloodingthatmostpeoplearefamiliarwithoccurswhenanunusuallylargenumberofrainstormshitanareainafairlyshortperiodoftime.Inthiscase,theriversandstreamsthatdivertthewatertotheoceanaresimplyoverwhelmed.Thevaryingtemperaturesofdifferentseasonsleadtodifferentweatherpatterns.Inthewinter,forexample,theairovertheoceanmightbewarmerthantheairovertheland,causingthewindflowtomovefromthelandouttosea.Butinthesummer,theairoverthelandheats

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10.

Inapaperlessoffice,recordsmightbe______withoutatrailbeingleft.

11.

Yourcalorieintakeforbuildingmessisdeterminedby______.

12.

StephenWinstonwasthefirstprofessionalorganizer.

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13.

Whatwillhappentoaperson'shealthinsuranceafteranearlyretirement?

A.Hewilllosealltheprotectionagainstmedicalproblem.

B.Hewillbecoveredbythesamepolicyforacertaintime.

C.Hedoesn'thavetopayforthehealthinsuranceanylonger.

D.Heonlyhastopaypartofhismonthlyinsurancepremium.

14.

Themeaningofmoversandshakersis______.

15.

Accordingtointerpersonaltheoryofdepression;peoplemightbementallyillwithoutenough______.

16.

Bookscanbeordered______.

17.TheWonderfulWorldofSmall

There'saquietrevolutiongoingon,anditsnameisnanotechnology.Ahostofinnovationsarecomingourway.Someseemalmostmagical,likethenewmaterialcreatedin2004byRayBaughman,aprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.It'sstrongerthansteel,transparent,very,verylight.Ahectare-sizesheetwouldweighjust280grams.

Whentheprofessorannouncedthathehadn'tdecidedwhattocallit,hestartedtogetemailsfromaroundtheworldsuggestingnames.Sinceitwassolightandstrong,peoplestartedcallingit"mithril"--thenameofahighlyprizedtypeofarmorusedinTheLordofRings.

Thereareotherdiscoveriestoo--perhapsnotsoastounding,butpracticalandpleasant.Nowtherearesocksthatdon'tgetsmelly,pantsthatresiststains,windowsthatrepeldirtandtoiletsthatcleanthemselves.Allthisresultsfromexploringtheworldofthevery,verysmall.

NanocomesfromtheGreekwordfromdwarf.Usuallynanotechnologyisdefinedasthestudyandmanipulationofmattersmallerthan100nanometers(毫微米)--that'sthescaleofthingslikemoleculesandviruses.Tenhydrogenatomspressedtogetheragainsteachotherarejustonenanometerlong.Andonemillionnanometersfitintoamillimeter.Hardtograsp?Thinkofitthisway:IfeveryoneinManilawereananometerwide,theentirepopulation,standingshouldertoshoulder,wouldfitonyourthumbnail.

StunningUsesofNanotechnology

LikeAliceinWonderland,researchersinNanolandfindthemselvesinaworldwhereoldrulesdon'tapply.Smallthingsbehavedifferently.Thisisbehindseveralinnovations,includingtheself-cleaningtoilet.Thetoiletbowlissealedwithasuper-smoothglaze(涂層)thathasmicroscopicholesunder30nanometers.Becausethey'resmallerthanbacteriaorothertinyparticles,there'snotenoughroomfordirttogetstuckinthesurface.Flushingisbasicallyalltheworkyouhavetodo.

ResearchersinNanolandarealsomakingreally,reallysmallthingswithastonishingproperties--likethecarbonnanotube.ChrisPapadopoulosoftheUniversityofVictoria,says,"Thecarbonnanotubeistheposterboyfornanotechnology."

Inyourpencil,carbon,intheform.ofgraphite(石墨),issoftandeasilybroken.Butacarbonnanotubeistoughasnails--muchtougherinfact.It'sverythinsheetgraphitethat'sformedintoatube.Thesetinystraw-likecylinders,whichcanbeassmallashalfananometerwide,areupto100timesstrongerthansteelandsixtimeslighter.Theyarethehardest,stiffest,strongestmaterialsknownandareamongtheworld'sbestconductorsofheatandelectricity.Theycancarrysome1000timesmoreelectricitycurrentthancopperwire.Everybodywantsthem,butuntilnowthey'vebeeninshortsupplyandpricey.Thecurrentannualproduction,worldwide,isonly300kilograms.At$860agram,carbonnanotubescost50timesmorethangold.

Whenitcomestofindingusesforcarbonnanotubes,therangeishuge.TheNationalResearchCouncilCanada(NRC)islookingatharnessingtheirstrengthbyembeddingtheminconstructionmaterials,amongotherapplications.TheBoeingCompanythinksnanotubesmaybethesourceoffututeimprovementsforhigh-performanceaircraft.SomeofthemoststunningusescomeoutofRayBaughman'sresearch.Employingwhathecallsthe"ancienttechnologyofspinning,"Baughmanandhisteamdevelopedawayofspinningcarbonnanotubesintofibersthatarefourtimestougherthanspidersilk,thetoughestnaturalfilament(細(xì)絲).Sincetheyalsoconductelectricity,thefuturisticyarnscouldbewoveninto"smart"clothingthatstoreselectricity,ispotentiallybulletproofandincorporatessensorscapableofadjustingthetemperatureofgarment.Thefiberscouldalsobemadeintocablesforsuspensionbridgesmuchlongerthananywe

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18.

FreudlearnedfromCharcoteverythingheneededtoknowabouthowtocurementallyiiipatients.

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19.

WhenNancyWoods'parentsreachedtheirmid-80s,Nancy______.

A.cookedeverymealforthem

B.hadtheirmealsdelivered

C.letthemliveonoatmealporridge

D.hadanutritiousdietdesignedforthem

20.Theideaofusingdogstopullsledsbegan______.

A.some35000yearsago

B.1000yearsago

C.before1000B.C.

D.before1908

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:ItwasjustfiveyearsagothattheiPodfirsthitthemarket.Nowwhereveryougo,youaresuretoseethosewhiteearbuzzes.Steve,didAppleunderstandwhatitwaslaunchingfiveyearsago?

M:Notreally,itwasafteriPodcameoutthattheyrealizedeveryonecouldenjoythis.ThentheydecidedtoextendittotheWindowsplatform,andmillionsofpeopletookoffwithiPods.

W:Whatexactlyhasitbrought?

M:ItchangedApplefromacompanywithasmallmarketsharewithmillionsofcomputerstoonewithamassivemarketshareinanincrediblyimportantnewproductcategory.

W:TheniPodhascompletelychangedApple'sprofile.

M:Right.PeoplearenowbeingdrivenfromiPodstoApple'scomputersasopposedtoviceversa.Theysay,"ThisiPodisamazing.Mywholemusiccollectionsarewithme.It'ssoeasytouse.Iloveit."AndtheylookatApple'ssoftwareaswell.

W:Howmanyarebeingsold?

M:67million.It'sgoingtobe70millionprettysoon.Ithinknextyearitwillhit100million.

W:That'sincredible.Doyouthinkitisthepeakorwillitkeepmoving?

M:Keepmoving.TakealookatthefirstiPods,theyweresortofhuge.Theyaregettingsmaller,andthisyearwe'vegotevensmaller.

W:Iguessthat'stheotherthingaboutiPods.Theyareamazing,goodinyourhands,souser-friendly.They'rereallyimaginative.

M:Yeah,themoreyouuseit,themoreyoubecomeemotionallyattachedtoit.Youknowwhat'sreallychanged?Idon'tthinkApplewantstodothis.Themusicbusinessworld.OntheiTunestore,youcanpickanysongyoulikeandbuyitanytimeyoulike.

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A.HowiPodhaschangedApplecomputers.

B.TheimpactiPodhashadontheworld.

C.TheadvantagesofpossessinganiPod.

D.ThepopularityofiPodamongpeople.

22.聽力原文：W:Pleasesitdown.Let'ssee,you'reMr.Walsh,isthatright?

M:Right.

W:Andyouarelookingforajob?

M:Yes,Iam.I'llgraduatefromcollegenextJune.I'mmajoringinarchitecture.

W:Isee.Haveyoueverdoneanyworkinthisfield?

M:No,nothing.Wedidsomepracticeworkinclassthough.

W:Doyouhavecopiesofyourlettersofrecommendationwithyou?

M:Yes.One'sfromDr.Hiltonandone'sfromMr.Phelps.

W:Good.Nowwhatkindofsalaryareyouhopingtoget?

M:FromwhatI'vereaditseemsthatastartingsalarywouldbearound＄12,000ayear.

W:Hereyouwouldstartat＄10,500forthefirstyear--akindoftrainingperiod.Thenyouwouldgoto＄15,000.Afterthatyourraiseswoulddependonhowwellyouwork.

M:Thatsoundsfairenough.Whataboutotherbenefits,thingslikevacation?

W:Thoseareallexplainedinthispamphlet.Youcantakeitalongandlookatit.

M:IsitallrightifIsendintherestofthethingsformyapplication?

W:Thatwouldbefine.AfterMr.Sheehanlooksalltheapplicationsoverhe'llmakethefinaldecision.

M:Whatdoyouthinkarethechancesofmygettingthejob?

W:Well,I'mtalkingtothreepeopletodayandfourtomorrow.We'llbehiringtwopeople.

M:IsurelyhopethatIcanworkhere.ButIguessI'lljusthavetogohomeandwait.

W:You'llhearsometimenextmonth.Goodluckandthanksforcomingtoday.

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A.＄15,000.B.＄10,500.C.＄14,000.D.＄16,000.

23.

【B4】

24.SectionC

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

Afewyearsagoitwas【B1】______tospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents【B2】______thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand【B3】______,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?【B4】______thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Many【B5】______arguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe【B6】______thatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlifestyles.Inmore【B7】______societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand【B8】______of,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewith【B9】______.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,【B10】______.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,【B11】______.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.

【B1】

25.(32)

A.HecanstaywithhisrelativesintheUS.

B.Hecanplayhide-and-seekwithAmericanboys.

C.Hemusthaveatemporaryhomeandgotoschool.

D.HeshouldbesentbacktoCuba.

26.(35)

A.Theyshowedmorerespecttothegovernment'snewplan,

B.Theyignoredthegovernment'sdecisiontomove.

C.Theylosthopeandkilledthemselves.

D.Theyfoughtagainstthewhitewithgreatanger.

27.(24)

A.Trytobeveryconfidentinyourself.

B.Trytoknowmoreabouttheinterviewers.

C.Practiceaninterviewwithyourbestfriend.

D.Gooverpossiblequestionswithsomefriends.

28.(22)

A.Learnmoregrammarandvocabulary.

B.WatchmoreBBCtelevisionprograms.

C.UnderstandSpanishcultureswell.

D.DomorepracticeinspeakingSpanish.

29.(43)

30.聽力原文：M:AreyousurethisiswhatIordered?Thislookslikechickensaladtome.

W:Oh.Youorderedvegetarianfood,didn'tyou?I'msorryandI'llberightbackwiththerightsalad.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shehastherightsaladnow.

B.Shedroppedtheman'sfood.

C.She'llbringavegetablesalad.

D.Thechickensaladissoldout.

31.SectionC

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

聽力原文：AsoccerrefereesuspendedforscoringagoalwhiletakingchargeforagamehasresignedafterbeingfoundguiltyofbringingthegameintodisreputebytheEssexCountyFootballAssociation.Lastyear,whenBrianSavillwastakingchargeofagameintheSouthofEnglandbetweenEarlsandWimpole,Wimpolewaslaggedfarbehindwithascoreof18-1.

With10minutesremaining,SavillfoundtheballathisfeetinfrontoftheEarlsgoalandpromptlybangeditintothenet,beforesignalingagoal.Thelawsofthegamestatethattherefereeispartoftheplayingareaandthatthegamecontinuesiftheballstrikeshim.Thereisnoprovisionintilelawstodifferentiatebetweenanaccidentalordeliberatecontact.Savill'sbizarregoalmadelittledifferencetotheoutcomeasEarlswentontowin20-2,buttheofficialswereimpressed.TheEssexCountyFAfinallyfound47-year-oldSavillguiltyofbringingthegameintodisreputeandprobhibitedhimfromholdinghispostforsevenweeks.Savill,arefereewith18years'experience,lefthisjobafterfindingoutaboutthedecision."Theyhaven'tgotasenseofhumor,"hetoldtheTimesnewspaper."Itbroughtenjoymenttoeveryone'slives.ItshowsrefereeingcanbeenjoyableandthatwearenotHitlersrunningaroundblowingwhistlesallthetime."However,headvisedotherrefereesagainstfollowinghisexample.

Asoccerreferee(36)______forscoringagoalwhiletakingchargeforagamehas(37)______afterbeingfoundguiltyofbringingthegameintodisreputebytheEssexCountyFootball(38)______.Lastyear,whenBrianSavillwastakingchargeofagameintheSouthofEnglandbetweenEarlsandWimpole,Wimpolewas(39)______farbehindwithascoreof18-1.

With10minutes(40)______,SavillfoundtheballathisfeetinfrontoftheEarlsgoaland(41)______bangeditintothenet,before(42)______agoal.Thelawsofthegamestatethattherefereeispartofthe(43)______areaandthatthegamecontinuesiftheballstrikeshim.(44)____________.Savill'sbizarregoalmadelittledifferencetotheoutcomeasEarlswentontowin20-2,buttheofficialswereimpressed.TheEssexCountyFAfinallyfound47-year-oldSavillguiltyofbringingthegameintodisreputeandprohibitedhimfromholdinghispostforsevenweeks.Savill,arefereewith18years'experience,lofthisjobafterfindingoutaboutthedecision."(45)____________."Itbroughtenjoymenttoeveryone'slives.(46)____________.However,headvisedotherrefereesagainstfollowinghisexample.

32.

【B10】

33.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Itmaybetrue,andwehavetorecognizeobviously,thatthepopulationisbadlyhousedandthatweneedmorehousing.However,housingusesupourscarceresources.Itisprettymeaningless,therefore,totalkaboutprovidingmorehousingwithouttakingintoaccountthealternativeuseofresources.Toprovidemorehousing,whenyouhavescarceresources,alsoimplies,perhaps,makingachoicebetweenhousingandotherthingswhichwecouldprovide.Now,therefore,it'saquestionofpriority.ThisistheproblemwhichistrueinU.K.marketandit'salsotrueinanyhousingmarket.Thedecisiontoprovidemorehousingwouldinvolvegivingupsomething.Thequestion,therefore,arises.Towhatextentisthehousingthegreaterprioritythan,say,healthcareandeducation.Sowecometoaproblemaboutchoice.Howarechoicestobemadeinanyeconomy,concerninghowmuchhousingisgoingtobeprovided?

Indeed,howarethechoicesgoingtobemadeinanyeconomyaboutanythingwhichisprovided?Andwhoisgoingtomakethatchoice?Basically,choicesabouthowresourcesareallocatedinanyeconomyboildowntotwopossiblewaysofsolvingtheproblem.Youeitherhavethechoicesmadedirectlybythegovernment,orthechoicesaremadeindirectlythroughthemarket.

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A.Onhousing.

B.Oneconomy.

C.Onmarketing.

D.Onchoiceofresources.

34.(36)

A.Allthetime.

B.Formostoftheyear.

C.Inthesummermonths.

D.Foraminimumofsixmonthsofeachyear.

35.(38)

36.

【B11】

37.(21)

A.Learningtodrive.

B.Drivingacar.

C.WatchingTV.

D.Playingacassetterecorder.

38.

【B7】

39.(29)

A.Itwillallowfewertreestobecut.

B.Itwillrequirelesslaborcosts.

C.Itsavessomeshippingcosts.

D.Itwillmakethemmorecompetition.

40.SectionC

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

Theuniversitiesareschoolsofeducation,andschoolsofresearch.Buttheprimaryreasonfortheir(36)______isnottobefoundeitherinthemereknowledge(37)______tothestudentsorinthemereopportunitiesforresearch(38)______tothemembersofthefaculty.

The(39)______fortheexistenceofauniversityisthatitpreservestheconnectionbetweenknowledgeandthe(40)______forlife,byunitingtheyoungandtheoldinthe(41)______considerationoflearning.Theuniversityimpartsinformation,butitimpartsitimaginatively.Atleast,thisisthefunctionwhichitshould(42)______forsociety.Auniversitywhichfailsinthis(43)______hasnoreasonforexistence.Thisatmosphereofexcitement,arisingfromimaginativeconsideration,transformsknowledge.Afactisnolongerabarefact:itisinvestedwithallitspossibilities.(44)____________.

Imaginationisnottobedivorcedfromthefacts:itisawayofilluminatingthefacts.Itworksbyelicitingthegeneralprincipleswhichapplytothefacts,andthenbyanintellectualsurveyofalternativepossibilitieswhichareconsistentwi