2021-2022年遼寧省鐵嶺市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年遼寧省鐵嶺市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Peoplewhosufferfromthereactivedepressionareverypossiblyunabletoleadanormallife.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Epidemicdiseasesusuallyspreadthroughpeople'ssneeze,humancontact,and______.

3.

ThedemographicchangeinruralEuropewillhaveanegativeeffectoneveryaspectofthelocaleconomyfromtouristindustryincometoagriculturaloutputs.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

LackofpreventionstrategiesandtreatmentprogramsmakesthedevelopingcountriesthelargestinthenumberofHIVinfection.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.

A.toomuchphysicalillnesscanleadtoemotionalstress

B.physicalstressfromexercisecancauseirritablecolon

C.physicalexercisecandealwithmentalstress

D.emotionalactivityandphysicalactivitybothcancauseseriousstress

6.

Somesweetfoods,______________________,containchocolate.

7.

TheInternet's___________________programmingisn'tsuitableformobilephones.

8.Lesssleepcangainusweight,becauseitraisesourleptin,whichtriggersustoeatmore.

9.

Manysellerstendtorefusepersonalchecksforfearof______.

10.

Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby___________.

11.

Hydrogen-poweredfuel-cellvehiclesthatneednooilandemitno______willbedevelopedbytheDepartmentofEnergyandautomakersFord,GeneralMotorsandDaimlerChrysler.

12.

WhichisTRUEaboutIQtestaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplewhohasahigherIQisagenius.

B.IQtestmeasuresalimitedpartofaperson'sintelligence.

C.Hightestscoreshavelittletodowithrealgenius.

D.ThereisstillacontroversyonwhetherIQtestcantellallaboutthegenius.

13.

Thekindof______Wilcoxpossessedcanonlybenurturedbyyearsoflivingalifeinnature.

14.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Accordingtotheinsurancepolicy,policyholdersmust______inordertogetprotection.

16.______aretwoexamplesoffindingcreativewaystokeepingupservicesfortherapidlyagingpopulationinruralEurope.

17.

Theroomfortoday'sspecieswasmadeby______.

18.

Profs.JohnKemenyand______createdthecomputerlanguageBASIC,whichhelpedhastenthepersonal-computerrevolution.

19.

AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

WhileMoneyisjustaconvenientwayoftradingonefromofwealthforanother,wealthistheunderlyingstuff--______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B8】

22.聽力原文：Conversationsarereallykindofinteresting.Iguessit'sakindofhobbyofminetolistentoconversationsthatIcanhearinpublic.It'samazinghowdifferentthestyle.orthetoneorthecontentofdifferentconversationscanbeandtolistentothedifferencesinthelanguagethatpeopleusewhentheyspeaktodifferentpeople.

Ifyouareeverinabookstoreoradepartmentstore,it'sinterestingtohearhowthesamesalespersontalkstodifferentpeople.There'reotherinterestingplacestolistentoconversationstoo,Ithink,andoneplacethatI'vefoundisonbustrips.Peopleoftentalktoeachotherasifnooneelsewerethere.Iguesstheythinkpeoplecan'theartheirconversations.

RecentlyIwasonabus,andIwaslisteningtoaconversationoftwopeoplebehindme.Ican'treallysayIwaslistening.Iguessitwouldhavebeenhardnottohem'it.Itwasamusingtolistentothetwopeople,though,becausetheywereplayingakindoflanguage,uh,wordgameaboutstatesandstatecapitals.Onepersonwouldsaythenameofthestate,andtheotherpersonwouldsaythenameofthecapital.

Itsoundslikeakindofsimplegamethatdoesn'tinvolvemuchlanguage,andyouwouldn'tthinkthatitwouldinvolveverymuchconversation,butactuallythiswasn'tthecasebecauseastheywereplayingthegame,theycontinuedtocomplimentoneanotherandtotalkabouthowmuchtheyknewabouthistoryandhowmanyoftheotherthingstheycouldorcouldn'trememberaboutthoseplacesfromtheirtripsorfromtheirreading.

Itwasreallykindoffuntolistentothem.

(33)

A.Listeningtodifferentstylesofconversations.

B.Listeningtothecontentofdifferentconversations.

C.Listeningtohowsalesmentalktodifferentpeople.

D.Listeningtoconversationsinpublic.

23.(28)

A.Itmustbetrainedsoitwon'tbite.

B.Itneedsmoreloveandcare.

C.Itdemandsmorefoodandspace.

D.Itmustbelookedaftercarefully.

24.聽力原文：Forcenturies,parrotshavebeenprizedpetsbecauseoftheirstrangetalentforimitatinghumanspeech.Theyareabletohearvocalranges,memorizethetones,andthenrepeatwhattheyhaveheard.Oftenthisskillisusedtoentertainpeople.Butrecently,anAmazonparrot,namedBaby,wasabletoputthisabilitytoworkbyhelpingpolicebreakupagangofburglarsresponsibleforover＄50,000inpropertytheft.

Babyhelpedthepolicetoidentifythegangofthieves.ArecentrobberyvictimreportedtotheBaytown,Texaspolicethatherparrot,Babystartedactingstrangelyandsayingnewphrasesaftertherobbery.Beforetherobbery,Babyhadonlyatwenty-eightwordvocabulary;afterwards,thebirdstartedsayingtheadditionalphrases"Comeback,Robert!"and"Comeon,Ronnie!".

Thepolicedetectivesweredelighted.Althoughonemanhadalreadybeenarrested,RonnieandRobertwerethenamesoftheirtwotopsuspectswhowerebelievedtohaveaidedthefirstman.Underquestioning,thissuspectexplainedwhathadhappened.Whentherobbersenteredthehouse,theyheardBabytalkingandthoughtthatsomeonewashome.RonnieandRobertbeganrunningaway,whilethethirdmanyelledforthemtocomeback.Babyrememberedthisincidentandrecordedtheirvoicesinhermemory.

(33)

A.Avictim.B.Apolicedetective.C.Arobber.D.Apetbird.

25.聽力原文：Areyouafraid,toraiseyourhandinclass,evenwhenyouknowtheanswer?Ifyouare,mostpeoplewouldsaythatyouareshy.Ifyoufeelshy,youarenotalone.Nineoutoftenpeopleareatleastalittleshy.Buthowevershyyouare,scientificevidenceseemstoshowthatitisn'tyourfault.Youmayhavebeenbornthatway.

Howdopsychologistsmeasureshyness?Onewayisbyobservation.Theykeepdetailedrecordsofpeople'sactions—likehowoftenthesepeoplespeaktoothers,orhowlongittakessomeonetosay"Hello"toastranger.Anotherwaytomeasureshynessistoaskpeoplequestions.Thetestonlytakesabout10minutes.Itasksquestionlike"Doyoulikegoingoutalot?"and"Doyouhavemanyfriends?"Peoplemustanswereither"Yes"or"No".Thesequestionscanpredicthowpeopleactuallybehaveinsocialsituations.Supposethetesttellsyouthatsomeoneisshy.Chancesaregoodthatpersonwillactshy.

Whenscientistsmeasureshyness,theyarereallycomparingdegreesofshyness.Inotherwords,whenresearcherssaypeopleareshy,theyreallymeantheyaremoreshythanothers.

(30)

A.Becausemanypeopledon'tknowhowtobehaveinsocialsituations.

B.Becausemostpeopleareshybynature.

C.Nobodywilllaughatyouforbeingshy.

D.Shynessisdifficulttoovercome.

26.(26)

A.Uninterested.B.Apologetic.C.Sick.D.Annoyed.

27.聽力原文：W:I'msoupset,George!IfoundoutIdidn'tgetthepromotionIwashopingfor.

M:Isimplycan'tbelieveit!I'mreallysorry.!knowhowmuchyouwerecountingonit.Andifanyonedeservedit,youdid!

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromthisconversation?

(13)

A.Thewomanisupsetbecauseshedidn'tpasstheexamination.

B.Thewomandoesn'thopeforapromotion..

C.Themangetsusedtocountingonthewoman.

D.Themanthinksthatthewomenshouldbepromoted.

28.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Ifyouhadsignaledyourintentiontoturnalittlesooner,thiswouldn'thavehappened!

W:ButIsignaledintime!Justlookatthemessyou'vemadeofmycar!Youweredrivingcarelesslyandyourspeedwasabovethelimit!You'retheonewho'stoblame!

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

(12)

A.Adrivingtest.

B.Thebestwaytosignal.

C.APoliceMovie.

D.Atrafficaccident:

29.(42)

30.(29)

A.Self-confidence,hardwork,highereducationandapoorfamily.

B.Mom'sencouragement,cleargoals,self-confidenceandhardwork.

C.Cleargoals,mom'sencouragement,apoorfamilyandhighereducation.

D.Mom'sencouragement,apoorfamily,highereducationandopportunities.

31.聽力原文：M:IheardthatParkerElectronicsCompanyisgoingtobeholdinginterviewsoncampusnextweek．

W:Really?Whatday?I'dliketotalktothemanddropoffmyresume.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

(17)

A.Getpreparedforherfirstcampusinterview.

B.Polishherresumeformorejobopportunities.

C.VisitafamousElectronicscompanynextweek.

D.ApplyforajobtotheElectronicscompany.

32.(34)

A.Hephotographedherhouse.

B.Hephotographedherpaintings.

C.Hegaveheradviceonphotography.

D.Hegaveheradviceonpaintingtechniques.

33.聽力原文：M:IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabouttigerslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?

F:Well,yes.ButIwishIcould'vestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(14)

A.Shefellasleepwhenwatchingtheprogramme.

B.Shedidn'twatchtheprogrammeatall.

C.Sheenjoyedtheprogrammeverymuch.

D.Shedidn'tunderstandthethemeoftheprogramme.

34.(31)

A.Theanimalsover-fertilizethesoil.

B.Deadplantrootscan'tholdthesoiltogether.

C.Thewrongtypesofplantsareleftstanding.

D.Thereisabuildupofplantandanimalmatter.

35.聽力原文：M:Beforetheweatherreport,couldyoutellmesomeroadnews?

W:Yes,well,theA41isstillverybusyattheDomecornerthismorning.AnothertrafficjamwehaveisintheAiMupnearHatfield.HarrowRoad.TheA404,HarrowRoadisnowflowingfreely,noproblemsthere.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheroadsfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.TheA41attheDomecornerhasfewcars.

B.TheA1MnearHatfield,HarrowRoadhasheavytraffic.

C.TheA404,HarrowRoadisverybusywithmanycars.

D.TheA1Misnowflowingfreelywithoutproblems.

36.聽力原文：M:IwishIdidn'thavetomakeaspecialtriptothepostofficetogetmypackage.

W:Well,ifyoucalltheminthemorningthey'llgiveyourpackagetoyourmailcarrier-tobringouttoyou.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(15)

A.Deliverthepackageinperson.

B.Pickupthepackageatthepostoffice.

C.Findoutthehoursthepostofficeisopen.

D.Asktohavethepackagedeliveredtohishome.

37.

【B10】

38.(22)

A.Heshouldbecarefulwhenusinghiscreditcards.

B.Heoughttosellhiscartosavemoney.

C.Heshouldstopspendingmoneyonentertainment.

D.Heshouldn'tgoouttoeateverynight.

39.(35)

A.Anunhealthydiet.

B.Irregularperiodsofsleep.

C.SittingtoolongsurfingtheInternet.

D.Usinggoodmonitors.

40.

【B5】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthesituationin20or25years?

A.Therewillbestricterlawsandregulationsonemployment.

B.Therewillbefewerpeoplewhotakefull-timejobs.

C.Therewillbemoreolderemployees.

D.Therewillbemorepeoplewhoworkathomeandfarfromeachother.

42.

Accordingtotheolderwoman,herillnesshadmuchtodowith______.

A.herdifficultlife

B.herson'srarevisits

C.herbeinglonely

D.herson'sstressfulwork

43.SectionB

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

In-ancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantendhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympianathleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,kingoftheOlympianGods,eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,becamefirstanationaleventandthen,aftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenabolished,international..NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom7766B.C.ThegamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator.Slaves,womenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocomplete.Theexactsequenceofeventsuncertain,buteventsincludedboy'sgymnastics,boxing,wrestling,horseracingendfieldevents,thoughtherewerefewersportsinvolvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.

OnthelastdayoftheGames,allthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyoliveleavesplacedontheirheads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednoprizemoney,theywere,infact,richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Howtheirresultscomparedwithmodernstandards,weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.Afteranuninterruptedhistoryofalmost1,200years,theGamesweresuspendedbytheRomansin394A.D.Theycontinuedforsucha.lungtimebecausepeoplebelievedinthephilosophybehindfileOlympics:theideathatahealthybodyproducedahealthymind,andthatthespiritofcompetitioninsportsandgameswaspreferabletothecompetitionthatcausedwars.Itwasover1,500yearsbeforeanothersuchinternationalathleticgatheringtookplaceinAthensin1896.

Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinmm.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,includingastadium,swimmingpoolsandlivingaccommodation,butcompetingcountriespaytheirownathletes'expenses.

TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,lightedonMountOlympusbythesun'srays.Itiscarriedbyasuccessionofrunnerstothestadium.ThetorchsymbolizedthecontinuationoftheancientGreekathleticideals,andit,burnsthroughouttheGamesuntiltheclosingceremony.ThewellknowOlympicflag,however,isamodernconception:thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinentsparticipatingintheGames.

InancientGreece,theOlympicGames______.

A.weremerelynationalathleticfestivals

B.wereinthenatureofanationaleventwithastrongreligiouscolor

C.hadruleswhichputforeignparticipantsinadisadvantageousposition

D.wereprimarilynationaleventswithfewforeignparticipants

44.

ThepassageindicatesthatwhichofthefollowingistheprimaryvalueoftheUniversityofIowahearingtest?

A.Itwillreducemisdiagnosesofhard-to-testpatients.

B.Itwillleadtoacureforcongenitaldeafness.

C.Itwilleventuallymakeothermeansoftestinghearingobsolete.

D.ItwillwinNobelPrizeforoutstandingachievementinthefieldofmedicine.

45.SectionB

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

Localgovernmentispoliticaladministrationofthesmallestsubdivisionsofacountry'sterritoryandpopulation.Althoughtherearespecial-purposelocalgovernmentbodies(e.g.schoolboardsintheUnitedStates),moreimportantarethosethatcarryoutabroadrangeofpublicactivitieswithinadefinedareaandpopulation.Almostallsuchlocalgovernmentbodiessharecertaincharacteristics;acontinuingorganization;theauthoritytoundertakepublicactivities;theabilitytoenterintocontracts;therighttosueandbesued;andtheabilitytocollecttaxesanddetermineabudget.Areasoflocalgovernmentauthorityusuallyincludepublicschools,localhighways,municipalservices,andsomeaspectsofsocialwelfareandpublicorder.Animportantdistinctionamongtypesoflocalgovernmentisthatbetweenrepresentativebodies,whichareelectedlocallyandhavedecision-makingauthority,andnon-representativebodies,whichareeitherappointedfromaboveor,ifelectedlocally,havenoindependentgoverningauthority.Whilemostcountrieshavecomplexsystemsoflocalgovernment,thoseofFranceandGreatBritainhaveservedasmodelsformuchoftherestoftheworld.

TheBritishsystemoflocalgovernment,whichhasbeenthemodelformostofthatcountry'sformercolonies,includingtheUnitedStates,isthemostrepresentativeofthemajortypes.Largelyreformedinthe19thcenturyandextensivelyrestructuredinthe1970s,thesystemstresseslocalgovernmentautonomythroughelectedcouncilsonthecountyandsub-countylevels.Thissystemwasmarkedbylesscentralgovernmentinterferenceandgreaterlocalbudgetary(預(yù)算的)authoritythaninothersystems.However,in1986,sixmajorcountygovernmentswereabolishedbyParliament,whilethepowersofotherswererestricted.AspecialfeatureoftheBritishsystemisitsuseofanextensivecommitteesystem,insteadofastrongexecutive,forsupervisingtheadministrationofpublicservices.

Despitedifferencesamongstates,localgovernmentsoftheUnitedStatesfollowthegeneralprinciplesoftheBritishsystem,exceptthatastrongexecutiveiscommon.Thecountyremainstheusualpoliticalsubdivision,althoughithasretainedmoreauthorityinruralthaninurbanareas,whereincorporatedmunicipalitieshavemostofthelocalpower.Inbothruralandurbanareasthelocalgovernment'srelationshiptothestateisacomplexoneofsharedauthorityandcarefullydefinedareasoflegalcompetence.Localgovernmentsarepulledtwoways,increasinglyreliantonstateandfederalfundingtocarryouttheirexpectedduties,whilefearfuloflosingtheirtraditionaldegreeoflocalcontrol.

Allthelocalgovernmentbodiesaresimilarintheirlackofrightsto______.

A.signcontractswithcompanies

B.decideonthelocalexpenditureplan

C.takechargeinpublicservices

D.exertpoweroutsidetheirlocalarea

46.Byattendingcalligraphyclass,SteveJobs______.

A.gotgroundedinliterature,philosophyandhistory

B.droppedoutofOregon'sReedCollegepresently

C.gainedpartoftheinspirationfortheMacintosh

D.masteredclarityofwritingandverbalexpression

47.Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptationsforreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightincolor,andtoreflectratherthanabsorbtheSun'srays.Desertmammalsalsodepartfromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingaconstantbodytemperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenergy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturestorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturesashighas46degreesCelsiushavebeenmeasuredinGrant'sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecolddesertnight,andindeedthetemperaturemayfallunusuallylowbydawn,aslowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisisanadvantagesincetheheatofthefirstfewhoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andanexcessivebuildupofheatdoesnotbeginuntilwellintotheday.

Anotherstrategyoflargedesertanimalsistotoleratethelossofbodywatertoapointthatwouldbefatalfornon-adaptedanimals.Thecamelcanloseupto30percentofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,whereashumanbeingsdieafterlosingonly12to13percentoftheirbodyweight.Anequallyimportantadaptationistheabilitytoreplenish(Sheik)thiswaterlossatonedrink.Desertanimalscandrinkhugevolumesinashorttime,andcamelshavebeenknowntoimbibe(吸收)over100litersinafewminutes.Averydehydratedperson,ontheotherhand,cannotdrinkenoughwatertorehydrateatonesession,becausethehumanstomachisnotsufficientlybigandbecauseatoorapiddilutionofthebodyfluidscausesdeathfromwaterintoxication.Thetoleranceofwaterlossisofobviousadvantageinthedesert,asanimalsdonothavetoremainnearawaterholebutcanobtainfoodfromgrazingsparsepastures.Desert-adaptedmammalshavethefurtherabilitytofeednormallywhenextremelydehydrated,itisacommonexperienceinpeoplethatappetiteislostevenunderconditionsofmoderatethirst.

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Animalsdevelopeddifferentstrategiestosurvive.

B.Largeanimalscantakestrategiestoreducetheeffectofextremeheat.

C.Animalscantoleratethelossofbodywater.

D.Averydehydratedpersoncandrinkenoughwatertorehydrate.

48.

Fromthethirdparagraph,wecaninferthatDr.Panglossis______.

A.oneofLeibnitz'sfollowers

B.afictionalfigureinVoltaire'sbook

C.thepennameofLeibnitz

D.Voltaire'senemy

49.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemostpossiblecheatersarestudents______.

A.ingooduniversitiesasDuke,RutgersandCornell

B.intopuniversitiesasPrinceton,YaleandStanford

C.whocanusetheanti-plagiarismsoftware

D.whoneedtocompileacademicpaper

50.

【C3】

51.

HowmanystatesintheU.S.Ahavebeenthreatenedbysnakeheads?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

52.

WecanassumefromthepassagethatMikeDeWine______.

A.ishappytosupportBushwithallhismight

B.istoobusytojointhecampaigninhishomestate

C.isanimportantcandidateforthecomingelection

D.istooshytostandinfrontofthejournalists

53.Whichofthefollowingdoes"labormarketproblems"(Line1,Para.1)referto?

A.ShortageofJobsprovidingadequateincome.

B.Deficienciesinthetrainingoftheworkforce.

C.Traderelationshipsamongproducersofgoods.

D.Theoverallcausesofpoverty.

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ifitweresimplyamatterofpassingstronglawstoprotectit,theAmazonrainforest—theworld'slargesttropicalforest,aroundthesizeofWesternEurope—wouldbesafe.Brazil,whoseterritoryincludesabouttwo-thirdsoftheforest,hasimpressivelytoughlawsthat,onpaper,setmostofitasideasanaturereserveandimposestiffpenaltiesforillegallogging.Butthelatestannualfiguresfordeforestation(砍伐森林)intheBrazilianAmazonhaveconfirmedadisturbingrecenttrend:thedestructionisacceleratingdespiteaileffortstocurbit.Intheyear2004,morethan26000squarekilometersofforestwerechoppeddown,anarealargerthantheAmericanstateofNewJersey.

Theareadeforestedinthepastyearwasup6%in2003,farworsethantheBraziliangovernment'spredictionsthatitwouldrisebynomorethanabout2%.Ithadbeenthesecondworstyearforthedestructionoftherainforestsincesatellitesurveysbegan.ItisreckonedthatalmostafifthoftheBrazilianpartoftheforesthasnowbeenwipedout;ifitweretocontinueatthisrate,itwouldallbeflattenedwithinthenexttwocenturies.Worse,tropicalforestshavebeendisappearingatanevenfasterrateelsewhereintheworld,suchasinAfrica.Theworld'sgreateststoresofbiodiversity—andsomeofitsmainsuppliersoftheoxygenwebreathe—arestillbeingchewedupatanalarmingrate,despitedecadesoftalkamongworldleadersandenvironmentalistsabouttheneedtopreservethem.

AshasbeenseenbeforeinBrazil,thesurgeintherateofdeforestationisasignthatthecountry'seconomyisbooming—recentlyithasbeengrowingatanannualratearound5%.MostofthetimberfelledillegallyinAmazonissoldtodomesticbuyers,inparticulartotheconstructionindustryinBrazil'srichersouthernstates.Buttheforestisalsothreatenedbytherapidexpansionoffarmingandranching.

Therateatwhichtheforestisbeingflattenedcouldeasilyrisefurther.Toboosttheregion'seconomicdevelopment,thegovernmentplanstowidentheBR-163highwaythatslicestheforestroughlyinhalf,runningfromnorthtosouth.Thoughthegovernmenthasbeenworkingwithenvironmentalgroupsandotherstotrytolimitthescheme'simpact,pastexperiencehasshownthatimprovedroadaccessinvariablymeansmoreintrudingontheforestbyloggers,ranchers,farmers,mineralprospectorsandothers.

WhatevidenceisgiventoshowthattoughlawsalonearenotenoughtoprotecttheAmazonforestfromdestruction?

55.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,itcanbeseenthatolderAmericanswithnewopportunitiesremain______insociety.

56.Theauthorcondemnsnoiseessentiallybecauseit______.

A.isagainstthelaw

B.canmakesomepeopleirritable

C.isanuisance

D.isadangertopeople'shealth

57.

Itwillbeafewyearsbeforewecanseeelectronicbookforsalebecause

A.Thepowertheyneed.

B.theelectronicinkwhichmust.beconductivecouldn'tbeproducedinlargescale

C.theelectronicbookwillbetooexpensivetobuy

D.youcan'ttakeanelectronicbookwithyouanywhere

58.

WhatisthepositionoftheexecutiveofhumanresourcemanagementinanAmericanfirm?

A.Heisoneofthemostimportantexecutivesofthefirm.

B.Hispostislikelytodisappearwhennewtechnologieshavebeenintroduced.

C.Hehasnosayinmakingimportantdecisionsofthefirm.

D.Heisdirectlyunderthechieffinancialexecutive.

59.

WhyareweedyplantsasourceoftraditionalmedicinesaccordingtoColey?

A.Theyarewithinhumanreach.

B.Theygrowoncultivatedground.

C.Theycrowdoutcultivatedplants.

D.Theygrowprofuselywhereitisnotwanted.

60.

【C7】

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S3】

62.

【S6】

63.

【S10】

64.(69)

65.

【S4】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Ifyouneverworked,______(就沒有資格領(lǐng)取失業(yè)救濟(jì)金).

67.Pleasedon'ttakeoffence.Itis____________________(倒不是我不想和你一起去),butthatIhavebeenoccupied.

68.Itisunfairforthosechildren________________(只能接受較差的教育)simplybecausetheycan'taffordtoliveinthemiddle-classneighborhoodswithbetterschools.

69.SincemychildhoodIhavefoundthat______(沒有什么比讀書對(duì)我更有吸引力).

70.Inreform,thegreateststepisto______.(改變企業(yè)經(jīng)營機(jī)構(gòu))

參考答案

1.C解析：第1個(gè)小標(biāo)題TypesofDepression下Reactivedepress