2022-2023年山西省運城市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年山西省運城市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

IfyouwanttogetmoreinformationaboutITEMONE,youcancallat714-824-781

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2.

TheunderworldtendedtousetheInternetandadvancedintelligenttechnologiestocommitcrimes.

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3.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment

JamesEisenstein,MarkKessler,BruceA.WilliamsandJacquelineVaughnSwitzer.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernment.NewYorkSt.Martin'sPress,1996.639pp.Tables,appendices,glossary,references,index.ISBN0-312-13662-5.

TherearedozensofAmericanGovernmenttextbooksonthemarket,manyofthemveryrespectedandsuccessful,someevenregardedasclassicsintheirumpteenth(無數(shù)次的)edition.Frequentlythereislittlethatdistinguishesonefromanother,otherthananidiosyncratic(特殊的)"conceptualframework,"thenumberandkindsofgraphics,boxes,andphotos,orthepackageofancillary(輔助的)materialsavailabletotheadopter.ThePlayofPower:AnIntroductiontoAmericanGovernmentistypicalofthestandardAmericanGovernmenttextbookonthemarket.Itprovidesbalancedcoverageofpoliticalandconstitutionalhistory,Americanpoliticalinstitutionsandprocesses,andpoliticalparticipation.Thisbasicversiondoesnotincludeseparatechaptersonpublicpolicy,butmanypolicyissuesareaddressedinthecoverageofthecongress,thepresidency,thebureaucracy,thecourts,andinterestgroups.

Thechaptersareorganizedinalogicalsequencebuttheyarewrittensothattheymaybeusedinanalternativesequenceifaninstructorwouldsodesire.Thewritingstyle.isverystraightforwardandnotunnecessarilyacademicandjargonistic.Thetoneisrespectfulofstudentsandtheirexperiencesand,despitemultipleauthors,itremainsconsistentthroughoutthetext.

ThereareanumberoffeaturesofThePlayofPowerthatmakeitattractiveandthatmakeitoneofthetextbooksthatIhaveusedwithsatisfactionforseveralyears.Asissuggestedbythetitle,theauthorsdescribepoliticsasagameofpowerplayedbymanyplayers,thoughtheirsisnotanapplicationofformalgametheoriestopolities.Instead,theyaskstudentstothinkofanumberoffamiliargames,likebasketballorMonopoly(強手棋),andthewaysthattherules,strategies,andresourcesshapehowplayersgoaboutpursuingtheirgoalsandwithwhateffect.Theauthorsinvitestudents,then,tolookatpolitiesasagame—a"grand"gamewithsometimesdeadlyconsequences—thatisshapedbycertainrules(somefoundintheConstitution),thatisplayedbymanyplayers(politicians,voters,organizedinterests,etc.)whobringvariousandun-equalresources(money,status,connections,etc.)tothegame,andwhowinvariousmaterialandsymbolicoutcomes.The"gameofpolitics"metaphorissometimesdifficulttosustainthroughoutthecoverageofmanytopics,butitprovidesausefulorganizationalframework.ItdashessomeoftheidealisticnotionsofAmericangovernmentandpoliticsthatstudentsmayhavepickedupinhighschoolcivicsclasses,aswellasthemorecynicalnotionsthattheypickupinthepopularmedia.Intheend,Ithinkitisusefulinhelpingstudentsmakesenseofwhogetswhat,andhow,aswellaswhodoeswhat,andwhy—andwithwhatsuccess.

AnotherattractivefeatureofThePlayofPowerisaserious,consistent,andultimatelysuccessfulefforttodrawonstudents'ownexperiencetouncovertherelevanceofpoliticsandgovernment.Theauthorscompareandcontrastpoliticalissuesanddilemmastostudentissues,tostudentrelationshipsamongthemselves,withtheuniversity,withtheirparents,andwithlocalgovernment.Thishelpsstudentsseetherule-makingandchoice—making,aswebasthetradeoffs(權(quán)衡)ofthepoliticalprocess.

TheauthorsofThePlayofPoweralsopallofffairlyeffectivelythechallengeofdescribingtherolesofminoritiesandwomeninAmericanpoliticalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.ThishasbecomeanincreasinglycommonundertakingforauthorsofAmericangovernmenttextbooks.Someauthorsweaveadiscussionofthese

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4.

LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

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5.Cellphone:yournextcomputer

Onehundrednineteenhours,41minutesand16seconds.That'stheamountoftimeAdamRappoport,ahighschoolseniorinPhiladelphia,hasspenttalkingintohissilverVerizonLGphonesincehegotitasagiftlastChristmas.That'snoteventhefullextentofhishabit.Healsospendscountlessadditionalhoursusinghisphone'sInternetconnectiontochecksportsscores,downloadnewring-tonesandsendshortmessagestohisfriends'phones,eveninthemiddleofclass."Iknowthetouch-tonepadonthephonebetterthanIknowakeyboard,"hesays,"I'maphoneguy."

InTokyo,halfwayaroundtheworld,SatoshiKoisoalsocloselyeyeshismobilephone.Koiso,acollegejunior,livesintheglobalcapitaloffancynewgadgets—20percentofallphonesinTokyolinktothefastestmobilenetworksintheworld.TokyoitesusetheirphonestowatchTV,readbooksandmagazinesandplaygames.ButKoisoalsodependsonhisphoneforsomethingsimplerandmoreprofound:ananti-smokingmessagethatpopsuponhissmallscreeneachmorningaspartofaprogramtohelpstudentskickcigarettes.

Technologyrevolutionscomeintwoflavors:greatlyfastandimperceptiblyslow.Thefastkind,likethesuddenubiquityofiPodsortheproliferation(增殖)ofmusic-sharingsitesontheNet,seemtoinstantlyreshapetheculturallandscape.Theslowerupheavalsgrindawayoverthecourseofdecades,subtlytransformingthewayweliveandwork.

Thereare1.5billioncellphonesintheworldtoday,morethanthreetimesthenumberofPCs.Mobilephonesaresointegraltoourlivesthatit'sdifficulttorememberhowthelifeweevergotonwithoutthem.

Canthecellphoneturnintothenextcomputer?

Asourphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnectathighspeedstotheInternet,anobviousquestionarises:isthemobilehandsetturningintothenextcomputer?Inonesense,italreadyhas.Today'smostsophisticatedphoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid-1990sPCwhileconsuming100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'sphoneshavecomputer-likefeatures,allowingtheirownerstosende-mail,browsetheWebandeventakephotos;84millionphoneswithdigitalcameraswereshippedlastyear.Changeitintoanothersamequestion,though,toaskwhethermobilephoneswillevereclipse,orreplace,thePC,andtheissuesuddenlybecomescontroversial.PCproponentssayphonesaretoosmallandconnecttoosluggishlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnowperformedon-theluxuriouslylargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday'scomputers.Fansofthephonerespond:justwait.

Cominginnovationswillsolvethelimitationsofthephone."Oneday,2or3billionpeoplewillhavecellphones,andtheyareallnotgoingtohavePCs,"saysJeffHawkins,inventorofthePalmPilotandthechieftechnologyofficerofPalmOne."Themobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife."

Smartcellphones

PalmOneisamongthefirmsracingtotrotoutthefull-featuredcomputer-likephonesthattheindustrydubs"smart-phones".Hawkins'newestproduct,thesleek,pocket-sizeTreo600,hasatinykeyboard,abuilt-indigitalcameraandslotsforaddedmemory,etc.Otherdevicemakershaveintroducedtheirownuniqueversionsofthesmart-phone.Nokia'sN-Gage,launchedlastfall,withanewversiontohitstoresthismonth,playsvideogames.Motorola'supcomingMPxhasanifty"dual-hinge"design:thehandsetopensinonedirectionandlookslikearegularphone,butitalsoflipsopenalonganotheraxisandlookslikeane-maildevice,withtheexpandedphonekeypadservingasasmallQWERTYkeyboard.Therearealsosmart-phonesonthewaywithvideocameras,GPSantennasandaccesstolocalWi-Fihotspots,thesuperfastwirelessnetworksoftenfoundinoffices,airportsandlocalca

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6.

Itwas______fromherdesperatedadthatflungNancyWoodsandherparentsintoaction.

7.

Treescanindirectlyhelptheexpositionofcalciumandmagnesiumwiththeirroots______.

8.IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

9.

Inourworld,anystoryofthiskindmakespeople______.

10.

Bytheendofthe19thcenturypeoplehadshownenormousenthusiasmfor______.

11.

AccordingtothepollbytheNationalSleepFoundation,comparedtothatofwomen?thenumberofmenwithsnoringproblemis______.

A.largerB.smallerC.nearlythesameD.quitedifferent

12.

Ifyouhaveafever,youmuststayinbed.

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13.

DuringtheCivilWarMarkTwainbecameariverpilot.

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14.

TheEPArecommend______totreatbuilding's"sick".

A.notusingair-conditionandopeningthewindows

B.cuttingenergycostsandlettingtheairin

C.usingroutinemaintenanceofHVACsystems

D.notworkinginofficebuildings

15.

Thepassagemanlyrefutesthewrongideasabouttheeconomicinteractionbetweenrichandpoorcountries.

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16.

Thesharpincreaseinthenumberofshareholdersattheendof1984wasdueto______.

17.

Forcrammers,theycanalwaysimprovetheirgradesby______.

18.

GermanyandJapanarethetwopioneersintheresearchesandexperimentsofmaglevtrains.

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19.

PennsylvaniaStateUniversityconsistsoftheSmealCollegeofBusinessandtheCollegeofEngineering.

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20.

Yourdivorceapplicationcanbeacceptedifyoumakeitinhalfayearafteryoufindanyadulteryofyourspouse.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(34)

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Never.

22.聽力原文：M:So,whatexactlyareyoudoingtoprotecttheelephantshere?

W:Well,wehavemanagedtoraisealotofmoneyforthisproject.Alotofitisbeingusedtocompensatefarmersforthedamagethatelephantsdototheircrops.

M:Hog,doesthatprotecttheelephants?

W:sincetheelephantscausedamagetothecrops,farmersareoftentemptedtogooutandkilltheelephants.

M:Isee.So,thefarmersdon'thavearealproblemwiththeelephantsuntiltheelephantsstarteatingthecrops.Butwhydotheelephantsdothat?

W:Well,therearen'tenoughtreestoprovidethemwithfoodonthelandthathasbeenreservedforthem.

M:Mm.But:ifyousuccessfullyprotecttheelephants,theirnumberswillgrowandtheywillneedmorefood,thatmeansthatthey'llneedmoreland.

W:That'strue,butwe'vesolvedthatproblemtoo.Whatwedoismovesomeelephantstoreservationswheretherearerelativelyfew.

M:Sothat'swhereyouspendanotherlargeproportionofthemoneyyouraise.

W:Actually,itisn'tveryexpensivebecausewesharethecostwiththepeoplewhoruntheotherreservations.

M:Isee.Howdoyoudecidewhichelephantstomove?

W:Weusetwocriteria.Thefirstisthatwemaintainthegeneticdiversityoftheelephantherd.Thesecondisthatwetransportthemoreaggressivemembersoftheherd,whichresultsinusspendinglessmoneycompensatingfarmers.

M:Arethereanyplanstoexpandthereservation?

W:Wehaveallocatedsomemoneytolandpurchases,butsuchpurchasescouldhaveadetrimentaleffectonthelocalhumanpopulationsowerarelydoit.

M:Whatkindsofresearchareyoudoingontheelephantshere?

W:We'remainlystudyingthewaythatelephantsinteractwitheachotherwithinaherd.

M:Isee.Well,thanksverymuchforyourtime.

W:Mypleasure.

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A.Water.B.Crops.C.Money.D.Trees.

23.

【B4】

24.(39)

25.【B11】

26.

【B7】

27.(19)

A.Shesuggestsheshouldtellthecompanythetruth.

B.Shesuggestsheshouldbeconfidenttocallthecompany.

C.Shesuggestsheshouldpromisethecompanyhecanlearnfast.

D.Shesuggestsheshouldgainachancebylyingtothecompany.

28.

【B2】

29.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Tomostofussharksarethemostdangerousfishintheseaandtheyattackhumans.HoweveraccordingtoDr.Clarkwhohasstudiedthebehavior.ofsharksfor12years,humansarenotnormallyonashark'smenu.Whatdosharksfeedon?Mainlyfishandothersmallseaanimals.Dr.Clarkalsofoundthatsharksdon'teatasmuchaspeoplethink.Forinstance,a9-footsharkonlyneeds2poundsoffoodadaytokeephealthy.Butshesayssometimesharksstarveandtheothertimestheyfeedthemselveswithwhattheyhavekilled.

Aroundtheworldthereareonlyabout100sharkattacksonhumanseachyeartenofwhichprovefatal.Butconsiderthis,intheU.S.alone,about3millionpeoplearebittenbydogseachother.Ofthese,thirteenpeopledied."Ifsharkbitesyou",saysDr.Clark,"Thereasonisusuallybecauseitmistakesyouforitsnaturalfood."Forexample,sayyouwhenunderwaterfishingandsawashark,youcouldbeintrouble.Thesharkmightgofortheinjuredfishyouhadattackedandtakeabigbiteatyouatthesametime.Ifyougointoasharks'territoryandthreatenit,itmighttrytobiteyou.becausesharksareterritorialandtendtoguardtheirterritory.Likedogs,theyprotecttheareathethinkistheirown.

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A.Theyeathugeamountsoffood.

B.Theyusuallycattwiceaday.

C.Theyusuallyeattotheirhearts'content.

D.Theycatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.

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A.Sheisn'tthereinthemorning.

B.Herassistantisn'tthereinthemorning.

C.Shewon'thavetheformsheneedsuntiltheafternoon.

D.Sheisn'tasbusyintheafternoon.

31.SectionA

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

聽力原文：F:IfanybodywantsticketsforFriday'sgame,letmeknow.Myroommatehastwoshecan'tuse.

M:Whatissheasking?

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

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A.Whattheroommate'snameis.

B.Whattheroommatewantsinexchangeforthetickets.

C.Howmanyticketstheroommatehas.

D.Whattheroommatesaidbefore.

32.(16)

A.Seveno'clock.

B.Seventhirty.

C.Eighto'clock.

D.Eightthirty.

33.【B6】

34.(36)

A.Theypaythesamewage.

B.Theyinvolveworkingoutdoors.

C.Theycanbesubstitutedfurcollegestudents.

D.They'repert-time.

35.

【B10】

36.(13)

A.Havinganinterview.

B.Fillingoutaform.

C.Talkingwithafriend.

D.Askingforinformation.

37.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forinstance,inAmericanculturethesmileistypicallyanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotherfunctions.Asmilemayshowaffection,conveypoliteness,ordisguisetruefeelings.Itisalsoasourceofconfusionacrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersmpublictobeunusualandevensuspiciousbehavior.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplace;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon'tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoveremotionalpainorembarrassment.

Ourfacesrevealemotionsandattitudes,butweshouldnotattemptto"read"peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"read"someonefromourownculture.Thedegreeoffacialexpressivenessoneexhibitsvariesamongindividualsandcultures.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanother.doesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturalrestraintsontheamountofnonverbalexpressivenesspermitted.

Ifwejudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionsaredifferentaccordingtoourownculturalnorms,wemaymakethemistakeof"reading"theotherpersonincorrectly.

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A.Themeaningoffacialexpressionsdependsonsituations.

B.Facialexpressionscancausemisunderstandingacrossculture.

C.Peoplefromoneculturemaytackfacialexpressionsbecausetheyexperiencelessemotions.

D.Facialexpressionsmaydisguisetruefeelings.

38.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Thebagis＄18now.

W:Yes,it'sexactlyahalfmorethanitwastwomonthsago.

Q:Whatwasthepriceofthebagtwomonthsago?

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A.＄9.B.＄18.C.＄12.D.＄36.

39.聽力原文：W:Thisevening,theguestspeakerwithusisDr.Bush.He'sgoingtotalkaboutcopyrightingworksofart.

M:Well,acopyrightisaproofofauthorship.Itprotectsartistsagainstsomeoneelseusingtheirworkwithouttheirpermission.

W:So,allartists'workswillbeprotectedbycopyrightlaw?

M:It'simportanttorememberthatUnitedStatesCopyrightLawprotectsartisticexpressionssuchaspaintings,butdoesnotprotectanyideas,concepts,proceduresortechniques.

W:Howcanartistsobtaincopyrightprotection?

M:Thelawhaschangedin1978andagainin1989.Forartiststhecurrentlawmeanseverythingtheycreateisautomaticallyandimmediatelycopyrighted.Theydon'thavetofileanydocumentsandundertheprotectionoftheCopyrightLaw,anyrecreationsoftheiroriginalworksuchasprintsarealsocoveredbytheartist'scopyright.Furthermore,anychangesartistsmadetotheiroriginalworksarecovered.TheLawalsomakesitclearthatwhensomeonebuystheworkofart,theyarenotallowedtodestroyorchangethatworkofart.

W:Whatiftheworkwassoldtoanewowner?

M:Artistskeepthecopyrightevenaftersellingtheworkofart.Thepurchasermaybuythephysicalwork,buttherighttomakeprintsorcopiesisstilltheartists'andthebuyerdoesnotautomaticallyhaveanyrighttomakeandsellprintsorcopiesofwork.

W:Doyouhaveanysuggestionstoourartistsinthisarea?

M:Althoughworksareautomaticallycopyrighted,artistsareencouragedtoregistertheirworkwithUnitedStatesCopyrightOffice.Registeringartprovidesadditionallegalprotectionandalsogivesthepeoplearoundtheworldtheabilitytoapproachthehonorsaboutlicensingandpurchasingright.

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A.Protectingbuyersofpaintings.

B.Whycopiesoffamouspaintingsaremade.

C.HowpaintingsaresoldintheUnitedStates.

D.Protectingartistsfromillegaluseoftheirwork.

40.聽力原文：W:George,wherewereyouyesterdayevening?Iexpectedtoseeyouattheconcert.

M:Oh,IwaitedforyouatthecomerofThomasStreet.ThenIlookedforyouatyourflat,butthehousekeepersaidyouwereout.

Q:Whydidn'ttheymeetthatevening?

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A.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentconcerts.

B.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

C.Theywenttothestreetcorneratdifferenttimes.

D.Themanwenttotheconcertbutthewomandidn't.

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

Theauthormightprobablydisagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?

A.Someerrorsandfailuresareunavoidable.

B.Bothanorganizationandtheircustomerareresponsibleforcertainerror.

C.Anattitudeofindifferencetowardstheircustomersmightresultinaheavylossofprofit.

D.Onlyregularcustomersdeservegoodtreatment.

42.

Theauthorwasmostcriticalofshareholdersbecausetheywereunawareof______.

43.

Inordertohandlethegreenhouseeffect,theUNEPwarnsthat______.

A.theworldmustagreeonwhathascausedthechangingclimate

B.theworldmustagreeonwhatmayresultfromthechangingclimate

C.allthecountriesshouldagreeonhowtoreducethegreenhousegases

D.allthecountriesshouldtakepartinlookingforthesolutions

44.

Itissafetoinferfromthepassagethat______.

A.lateralthinkingisusefulforcreativeproblem-solving

B.alateralthinkerisfreefromtherestraintofassumptions

C.lateralthinkingcanproducebetterandmoreeffectivesolutionstoproblemthanverticalthinking

D.bothAandB.

45.Accordingtothepassage,inthejobmarket,workersbornafter1980______.

A.earnmuchmorethantheirpredecessors

B.havebeenaffectedbytheeconomicdownturn

C.gainacompetitiveedgewithgoodeducation

D.areundoubtedlyidealworkersfortheeconomy

46.Akeyloggerisasoftwarethatcouldbeusedto______.

47.SectionB

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

Talktoanyparentofastudentwhotookanadventurousgapyear(ayearbetweenschoolanduniversitywhensomestudentsearnmoney,travel,etc.)andamistylookwillcomeintotheireyes.Therearesomedisastersandeventhemostmotivated,organisedgapstudentdocsrequirefamilyback-up,financial,cmotionalandphysical.Theparentalmistinessisnotjustaboutthebrilliantexperiencethathasmaturedtheiroffspring;itisvicariousliving.Weallwishpre-universitygapyearshadbeenthefashioninourday.Wecanseehowmuchtougherourkidsbecome,howmuchmorepreparedtobenefitfromuniversityortodecidepositivelythattheyaregoingtodosomethingotherthanadegree.

Gapyearsarcfashionable,asisreflectedinthehugegrowthinthenumberofcharitiesandprivatecompaniesofferingthem.PicturesofPrinceWilliamtoilinginChilehavehelped,butthetrendhasbeengatheringsteamforadecade.Therangeofgappackagesstartswithbackpacking,andincludesworkingwithcharities,buildinghospitalsandschoolsand,verycommonly,workingasalanguageassistant,teachingEnglish.Withthistrend,however,comesadanger.Onceparentsfeelthatawell-structuredyearisessentialtotheirwould-beundergraduate'sprogresstoabetteruniversity,agooddegree,animpressiveCVandwellpaidemployment,asthegapcompanies'blurbs(產(chǎn)品推介)suggestitmightbe,thenparentswillstartorganizing--andpayingfor--thegaps.

Wheretherearedisasters,accordingtoRichardOliver,directorofthegapcompanies'umbrellaorganization,theYearOutGroup,itisusuallybecauseofpoorplanning.Thatcanbethefaultofthecompanyorofthestudent,hesays,butthebestinsuranceisthoughtfulpreparation."Whenpeoplegetitwrong,itisusuallymedicalor,especiallyamonggirls,itisthattheyhavenotbeenawayfromhomebeforeorbecauseexpectationdoesnotmatchreality."

Thepointofagapyearisthatitshouldbethetimewhentheschoolleavergetstodothethingthatheorshefancies.The18-year-old,whowasdispatchedbyhisparentsattwoweeks'noticetoCanadatolearntobeasnowboardinginstructoratacostof5800,probablycamebackwithlittlemorethanahangover.The18-year-oldonthesamepackagewhoworkedforhisfareandspenttherestofhisyearinstructinginresortsfromNewZealandtoSwitzerland.andcamebacktoapplyforuniversity,isthepositivecounterbalance.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthatparentsofgapstudentsmay______.

A.helpchildrentobepreparedfordisasters

B.receiveallkindsofsupportfromtheirchildren

C.haverichexperienceinbringingtiptheiroffspring

D.experiencewatchingchildrengrowup

48.

QuitecontrarytotheconsuminghabitsofAmericansandBritish,peopleinAsiahavebeen______.

49.

Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconclude"beingfat"______inAmericansociety.

A.willalwaysremainataboo

B.isnotconsideredasataboobymostpeople

C.haslongbeenataboo

D.maynolongerbeataboosomeday

50.Thousandsofteachersattheelementary,secondary,andcollegelevelscantestifythattheirstudents'writingexhibitsatendencytowardasuperficialitythatwasn'tseen,say,10or15yearsago.Itshowsupnotonlyintheirlackofanalyticalskills,butinpoorcommandofgrammarandrhetoric.I'vebeenaskedbyagraduatestudentwhatasemicolonis.ThemechanicsoftheEnglishlanguagehavebeentorturedtopiecesbyTV.Visual,movingimages--whicharethevenueoftelevision--can'tbeheldinthenetofcarefullanguage.Theywanttobreakout.Theyreallyhavenothingtodowithlanguage,grammar,andrhetoric,andtheyhavebecomefractured.

Recentsurveysbydozensoforganizationsalsosuggestthatupto40%oftheAmericanpublicisfunctionallyilliterate.Thatis,ourcitizens'readingandwritingabilities,iftheyhaveany,areimpairedsoseriouslyastorenderthem,inthathandyjargonofourtimes,dysfunctional.Thereadingistaught--TVteachespeoplenottoread.Itrendersthemincapableofengaginginanactivitythatnowisperceivedasstrenuous,becauseitisnotapassivehypnotized(著迷的)state.Passiveasitis,televisionhasinvadedourculturesocompletelythatthemedium'seffectsareevidentineveryquarter,eventheliteraryworld.Itshowsupinsupermarketpaperbacks,fromStephenKing(whohasacertaincleverskill)topulpfiction.ThesereallyareformsofverbalTVliteraturethatissosuperficialthatthosewhoreaditcanrevelinthesamesensationstheyexperiencewhenwatchingtelevision.

Evenmoreimportantly,thegrowinginfluenceoftelevision,Kernansays,haschangedpeople'shabitsandvaluesandaffectedtheirassumptionsabouttheworld.Thesortofreflective,critical,andvalue-ladenthinkingencouragedbybookshasbeenrenderedobsolete.Inthiscontext,wewoulddowelltorecalltheCyclops--theraceofgiantsthat,accordingtoGreekmyth,predatedman.

Quiteliterally,TVaffectsthewaypeoplethink.InFourArgumentsfortheEliminati