2022-2023年江蘇省泰州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年江蘇省泰州市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

NotonlyistheentireSwedenIceHotelstructuremadetotallyoflee,butallofthedecorationsfoundwithinarealsoconstructedfromice.

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Becauseof______,travelingismuchmoreconvenientnow.

3.

Despiteknowinglittleaboutwhatwashappening,theauthor'smotherishappierin______.

4.SixWaystoAlterYourDreams

It'srarethatIhaveanexcitingorfundream.Two-headedmonstersortheabilitytobreatheunderwaterrarelycomeupwhenI'msleeping.ThemostinterestingdreamI'vehadrecentlyinvolvedmereturningtomycollegejobasanicecreamscooperandmutteringtoacoworker,"Man,thissucks!"Itsuredid.

YetmanyofmyfriendstellmefantasticnighttimetalesofflyingallovertheworldorofscandalousencounterswithCliveOwenonatrain.I'veheardthatit'spossibletocontrolthecourseofourdreamsvialuciddreaming,butIalwaysassumedthatitwasaninnateability.Infact,anyonecanlearntotakethereinsfromthesubconsciousandalterdreamsituations.Usingavarietyoftechniques,wecanturnmundanedreamsintofantasiesthatmakeitevenmoreexcitingtocrawlintobed.

1.DreamJournaling

Agoodplacetostarttheluciddreamingprocessistokeeparecordofpreviousdre,ams.Therearenumerouswaystorememberyourdreams,butoneoftheeasiestandmostpopularistokeepadreamjournal.Putanotebookandpennexttoyourbedandimmediatelyuponwakingwritedowneverythingyoucanrememberfromyourdreams.Ifwritingistoomucheffortsosoonaftersnoozing,tryavoicerecorderinstead.Thepointistokeeptrackconsistentlysothatyore"dreamrecallimprovesovertime.Afterall,what'sthepointofluciddreamingifyoucan'trememberitinthemorning?

2.MnemonicInductionofLucidDreams(MILD)

Thistechnique,createdbypsychophysiologistStephenLaBerge,stressestherecognitionofdreamingwhileit'sinprocess.Beginbymakingitagoaltowakeyourselfupwhenyonnoticethatyou'redreamingandchronicleeverythingyoucanrememberaboutthedream.Asyou'refallingbackasleep,focusonre-enteringyourpreviousdream,butthistimedirectyourselftoexplorethedreaminsteadofwakingyourselfup.KeepthatawarenessasyoufallintoREMsleep(thesleepstageduringwhichluciddreamingmostcommonlyoccurs).Itmighthelptostatealoud,"Iamawareofmydreamstate,"asyoudriftoff.

Lookforindications-alsocalleddreamsigns-thatalertyoutothefactthatyou'redreaming.Thesecouldbeanythingthatareoutoftheordinaryorwouldbeimpossibleinreallife(thepreviously-mentionedtwo-headedmonster,forexample).Thistechniquecantakeawhiletomaster,butwithsteadypractice,youcanlearntorecognizedreamsignswhilestillinthedreamstate,therebyputtingyourselfincontrolofthesituation.

3.RealityTesting

Realitytestingrequiresconstantattentiontotheworldaroundus-bothindreamsandinreallife.Whengoingthroughyourday,perform.smallcheckstodetermineifwhatyou'reseeingispossibleinreality.Theanswerwillusuallybeyessinceyonknowyou'reawake(andit'llprobablyfeelsillyatfirst),buttherepeatedquestioningwillsetyourminduptotakethesameactionsindreams.Forexample,somethingsimplelikeacarnotstartingisoftenoverlookedinadreambecausethat'ssomethingthatcouldhappeninreallife.Butifaspouse'shairisblondeinsteadofbrown,that'saclearsignalforsomeoneusingrealitytestingthatheorsheisactuallydreaming,andthisknowledgeallowsmorecontroloverthecourseofthedream.Togetintothehabit,setanalarmormakeitagoaltodorealitychecksacertainnumberoftimesperday.Thechecksareawaytoteachyourselftonoticeoutoftheordinaryoccurrencesindreamssothatyoucanreachthatcovetedawarenesswithoutfullywakingup.

4.Wake-InitiationofLucidDreams(WILD)

ThosewhousetheWILDmethodtoachieveluciddreamingmustlearntostayatleastsomewhatconscious(butnottooconscious,sincethatmightkeepyouawake)asyourbodymovesintodeepsleep.AccordingtotheL

A.Seeingatwo-headedmonster.

B.Beinganice-creamscooper.

C.Beingabletobreatheunderwater.

D.MeetingCliveOwenonatrain.

5.

WhentheAmericanmodelgoesintoothercountries,peoplealwayswelcomethechanges.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Apersonmightneed______caloriestomaintainahealthyconditioninaday.

A.nolessthan2,000

B.lessthan2,000

C.morethan2,000

D.roughlyabout2,000

7.

WildGiantPandasaresolelyfoundinSichuan,andthesouthwesternpartsofGansuandShanxiprovinces.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

______episodewellillustratesoneofthe"UnsolvedHistory"subjectsthatarewidelymisunderstood.

9.TheNextDisaster:AreWeReady?

AreWeReallyPrepared?

AftertheattacksonSeptember11andthehurricanesthatslammedtheGulfCoastlastyear,you'dexpectourmajorcitiestobereadywithdisasterplansthatwillsavelivesandproperty.There'snodoubtwe'llbehitagain—maybeevenharder—becausethelistofpossiblecalamities(災(zāi)難)islong:fromabirdflupandemictoamassiveCaliforniaearthquake,tomoremonsterstorms,toanotherterroristattack.

Butarewereallypreparedtoprotectpeople,aswellastheirhomesandbusinesses?Everymajorurbanareahasreceivedfederalfunding,muchofitfromtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS),inordertomaketheircitiesmoresecure.Buttherearenosetcriteriaformeasuringpreparedness(thefedsareworkingonthat),andthequalityofdisasterplansvarieswidelythroughoutthecountry.

Sowedecidedtodoanindependentassessmentof10high-riskurbanareas,focusingonkeysecurityindicators.Weanalyzedpublicdata,consultedwithfederalandlocalemergencyworkers,andcontactedthemayors'officestogauge(測量)thereadinessofthesecitiestomeetbothnaturalandman-madedisasters.

Ourcriteriafellunderthreemaincategories:EmergencyReadiness,CrisisCommunications,andMedicalResponse.

EmergencyReadiness

Arethereatleast1,000firstresponders(suchaspolice,fireandEMTs)per100,000residents?They'reourfirstlineofprotectioninalmostanydisastersituation—professionalswhoaretrainedtohandleeverythingfromrescuingvictimstoprovidingfirstaid,toenforcingquarantines(封鎖),todirectingtrafficforevacuations(疏散).

Aretherefederalsearch-and-rescueteamsbasedwithin50miles?Largecitiesoftenhavespecializedteamstodealwithsuchthingsashigh-rise-buildingrescuesorhazardouschemicalspills.Butthesesquadsaresometimessmall,ill-equipped,orrunonashoestring.Thisisnottrueoffederalurbansearch-and-rescuetaskforcesthattheDHSsupportsacrossthecountry.Eachtaskforceismadeof62membersand4canines,aswellasa"comprehensivecache"ofequipment.DHStaskforcesarenotautomaticallyassigned;acityneedstoapplyandpresentitscase.

Hasthecityorstateearned"greenstatus"fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention?Supposethatinthemidstofaflupandemicorbioterrorattack,yourcityranlowoncriticalmedicines.TheCDCstandsreadytohelpbydistributingdrugsandmedicalequipmentfromitsStrategicNationalStockpile.Buttheagencywantstoknowthatacityorstateisabletoquicklymobilizehundredsofhealthworkersandvolunteerstrainedtohandlethelogistics,andhasspacesetasideforstorageandrefrigeration.You'rebestoffifyourcityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus"—evenifthestateitselfhasnot—becauseitmeanslocalhealthteamscanhandlethesuppliesontheirown.

Doesthecitywebsiteexplainclearlywhattodoincaseofevacuation?WhocanforgettheimagesofstrandedNewOrleansresidents,orthe5-mphcrawloutofHouston?ItturnedoutthatNewOrleans'sevacuationplanswerebothinadequateandpoorlycommunicated.Onewaycitiescanavoidasimilarnightmareistoputclearandeasy-to-findevacuationinformationontheirwebsites.Somecities,suchasBostonandWashington,postthepreferredstreetroutes.Others,likeLasVegas,won'tdisclosedetailsduetosecurityfears,buttheirwebsitesmayprovidewaystoquicklygetevacuationdetailswhenyouneedthem(suchasnumberstocalloralertservicesyoucansignupfor).Amongthemoreimportantthingstoaddressarepeoplewithoutvehiclesoftheirown(ahugefailinginNewOrleans)andinstructionsforpetowners.

Doesthewebsiteincludedetailsforresidentswithspecialneeds?InJuly1995,aviciousheatwavekilled

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Asvascularplants,treesareorganizedintothreemajororgans:theroots,thestems,andtheleaves.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

TheeconomicbenefitstotheNorthfromfastergrowthinthethirdworld______thecosts.

12.

DiscoveryChannel'sweeklyseries"UnsolvedHistory"isoneofthebestamongsimilarTVprograms.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.StudioengineersbenefitgreatlyfromAuto-Tuneinthat______.

A.theynolongerneedtocorrectwrongnotes

B.ithelpsthemkeepsongssecretbeforegoingpublic

C.itistotallyfreeandthussavesthemlotsofmoney

D.theydon'thavetowastetimeonrecordingmusicagain

14.

Ifwewanttolearnthevastnessoflanguageandthelimitsofgrammar,weshould______.

15.

WhendopeoplewhoretirestartcollectingSocialSecuritybenefits?

A.Immediatelyaftertheyretire.

B.2monthsaftertheyretire.

C.2yearsafterthenormalretiringage.

D.2yearsbeforetheyretire.

16.

Thefirstuseoftheterm"organicfarming"isusuallycreditedto______inhis1940book,LooktotheLand.

17.

Somemiddle-agedpeopletendtosufferfromBiochemicaldepressionwhichmightresultfrom______withinthebrain.

18.

Ifyouwanttogetofftothefightstart,youshouldtreatthereceptionistsasyourpotentialbosses.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

20.ThemayorofaSpanishtownoncetriedtousefreeairpassageandhousingto______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：M:Excuseme,buthasanyoneturnedinaredbriefcase?I'velostmybriefcase.Itcontainsmydocumentsfortheconference,andtheyareprettyimportanttome.

W:Yes.Wehadabriefcasebroughtinthismorning.Waitherejustaminute,please.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(16)

A.Asktoseetheman'sIDcard.

B.Haveaconferencewiththeman.

C.Getthebriefcasefortheman.

D.Showthemanherdocuments.

22.SectionC

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

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank【B1】______creditcard.Theygivetheirowners【B2】______creditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andeven【B3】______andtheymakemany'bankingservices【B4】______aswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibleto【B5】______ordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe"cashlesssociety"isnotonthe【B6】______?—it'salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersofferthese【B7】______toconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.They.cankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformational-lowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionsto【B8】______orreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametime,【B9】______Andtheyalsoidentifypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.【B10】______Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.【B11】______.

【B1】

23.聽力原文：W:Therewasanewquizshowontelevisionlastnight,butwewerejustsittingdowntodinnerwhenitcameon.

M:Iwatcheditanditwasgreat!Thefirstfourcontestantswononlysmallprizes,butthefifthleftwithanewluxurycar.

Q:Whathappenedlastnight?

(15)

A.Fourcontestantsfailedtowinprizes.

B.Themanateduringtheshow.

C.Thewomanmissedtheshow.

D.Fivecontestantswoncars.

24.聽力原文：M:Ihavetoomanycoursesthissemester,I’mgoingtodroponeofthem.

W:Inordertodothat.you'llhavetogothroughtheproperchannels.

Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

(18)

A.Goforaswim.

B.Makebetteruseoftime.

C.Followtheofficialprocedure.

D.Watchtelevision.

25.(28)

A.Ithasbecomeaclumsygiant.

B.Thecityhassufferedfromlong-timefamine.

C.Therewasepidemicdiseasethattime.

D.Ithasbeensetonfire.

26.

【B7】

27.

【B11】

28.【B2】

29.聽力原文：M:IhavenoticedthatyoureceivelettersfromtheUnitedStatesnowandthen.Wouldyoumindsavingthestampsforme?Mylittlebrotherisinterestedincollectingthem.

W:Myneighboralwaysasksforthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(13)

A.Shecan'tgivethestampstotheman'sbrother.

B.Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sneighbor.

C.Shelikescollectingstampsherself.

D.Sheiswillingtosavethestampsfortheman'sbrother.

30.(22)

A.Togoshopping.

B.Todoresearchforthestory.

C.Tomeetwithherprofessor.

D.Totakeabreakfromherwork.

31.(44)

32.

【B10】

33.聽力原文：W:Tony,whoarethestreetpeople?Howdidtheygettobelivinginthestreet?

M:Well,someofthemlosttheirjobs,someofthemhavementalproblems,andsomeofthemdrink.

Q:Whichofthefollowingfactorsisnotmentionedasacauseofbecomingstreetpeople?

(18)

A.Unemployment.

B.Familybreakup.

C.Mentalproblems.

D.Drinking.

34.SectionC

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

InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricityfailure.The【B1】______promisedthatitwouldnothappenagain.Pessimistswerecertainthatitwouldoccuragainwithinfiveyearsatthelatest.InJuly1977,therewasarepeatperformancewhich,producedvaryingdegreesof【B2】______throughoutthecityofeightmillionpeople.In1965,thefailureoccurredinthecoolautumnandatatimeof【B3】______.In1977,thedisasterwasmuchmoreseriousbecauseitcamewhenun-employmentwashighandthecitywassufferingfromoneofitsworstheatwaves.

In1965,therewaslittlecrimeorlootingduringthedarkness,andfewerthanahundredpeople【B4】______.In1977,hundredsofstoreswerebrokenintoandlooted.Looters【B5】______shopwindowsandhelpedthemselvesto【B6】______,clothesortelevisionsets.Nearly4,000peoplewerearrestedbutfarmoredisappearedintothedarknessofthenight.Thenumberofpolicemen【B7】______wasquite【B8】______andtheywisely【B9】_________________________.

Hospitalshadtotreathundredsofpeoplecutbyglassfromshopwindows.【B10】_________________________.

ThevastmajorityofNewYorkers,however,werenotinvolvedinlooting.【B11】___________________________.Fortwenty-fourhours,NewYorkrealizedhowhelplessitwaswithoutelectricity.

【B1】

35.(36)

A.Massachusetts.B.Texas.C.California.D.Connecticut.

36.聽力原文：M：Excuseme．Hasanyoneturnedinablackleatherwallet?I'velostmine．There'remydriver'slicenseandmyfamilypicturewhicharereallyimportanttome．

W：Oh，yes．Wehadawalletbroughtinthismorning．Let'sseewhetherthefeaturesyousaidmatchthewalletornot．

Q：Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(19)

A.Showthemanherfamilypicture.

B.Givethemanhiswalletimmediately.

C.Confirmtheman'sdescriptionwiththewallet.

D.Askthemanforhisdriverlicense.

37.【B1】

38.(15)

A.Hemajorsinengineering.

B.Hewasn'tatthelectureatthattime.

C.Hehasonlyrecentlybecomeinterestedinphilosophy.

D.HethinksthewomanshouldalsoattendProf.Warner'sclass.

39.聽力原文：W:I'mtryingtofinishthesepracticetestquestionsbutI'vestillgotabout12questionstodo.Atthisrate,I'llbeburningthemidnightoilifIhopetofinish.

M:Oh,thatexplainswhyyou'vebeenhidinginhere.Youprobablyhaven'theardthattheprofessorpostponedtheexamuntilfurthernotice.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Theprofessorpostponedtheexamandwillinform.everyonelater.

B.Theprofessorphonedhimaboutthepostponingoftheexam.

C.Theprofessorcanceledtheexam.

D.Theprofessorputofftheexam.

40.(32)

A.Becauseitgivespeopleasenseofachievement.

B.Becausemostpeoplelikedoingiteveryday.

C.Becauseitisneitherbiochemicalnorpoisonous.

D.Becauseitincreasestheheartrateandcirculation.

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

Wecanconcludethatthisarticleisintendedfor______.

A.generalreaders

B.scientists

C.studentsmajoringinphysics

D.astronomers

42.

Nowadaysademandforthisspecialadvertisementhasbeencreatedbecause______.

A.umemploymentratehasbeenclimbing

B.thereisalackofjobsavailableforartist

C.thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart

D.thereisashortageoftopleveljobs

43.

"Putallyoureggsinjustonebasket"inthelastparagraphcomesfromafamousidiomanditis"______".

44.

InPara.3,inadditiontotheadvantagesofnoneedtocarrycashandbeingusefulinemergencies,whatelseissaidtobetheadvantageofcreditcards?

45.Virtuallyallconsumerswillhaveacreditcardintheirlives.Selectingacreditcardshouldnotbesomethingtakenlightly,cardcompaniesareconstantlylookingfornewconsumers,hatonlyafterwiselycomparingoffersshouldyouselectaprovider.Pickacompanythatwillgiveyouareasonablerateandonethatincentivizestheirprogramwithsometypeofrewardforusingtheircard.

Almostwithoutfail,rewardscardstypicallygiveconsumersmoneybackontheirpurchasesorallowyoutoaccumulatepointstowardprizesonfuturepurchases.Ifyoucharge$10,000peryearandyourrewardscardpaysyoua2%rewardonpurchases,youwillreceive$200fromthecompany.Usuallyyouwillgainthefundsintheform.ofseveralcreditstoyouraccountspreadoutoverthecourseerayear,butinsomecasesyouwillreceivetherewardsintheform.eracheek.

Rewardscardsarefreemoney?Onlyifyoudonothavetopayanannualfeeandyoupayyourcreditcardoffeverymonth.Ifyoudonotpayyourcardoffeverymonth,yourrewardcouldeasilybeovershadowedbymonthlyinterestpayments,especiallyifyourinterestrateishigh.Nheory,evenifyoucarrybalancesforaslittleas2-3monthsbeforepayingyourcardoffyoucouldfindyourrewardsfortheentireyearoutweighedbyfinancecharges.

Soyouneedtoconsiderthefollowingwhenselectingyourcard:First,isthereanannualcaponpurchases?Manyrewardscardswilllimittoyoutheamountofcashbackfundsorrewardspointsyoucanac,emulateinoneyear.Mostpeoplenevercomeclosetothefigure,butifyouareabusinesstraveleryoucanquicklyapproachandpasstheselimitationswithintheyear.Second,dopointseventuallydropoff?Themajorityofrewardscardsonlyallowyoutoaccumulatepointsforthreeyearsbeforetheybegintodropoff.Ifyournextcarpurchaseisfiveyearsawayandyouhaveaprogramthatdropsoffpoints,youcouldfindthefirsttwoyearsofcardusagetobeawasteasthosepointswouldvanish.Ifyoustillwantthatparticularrewardscard,onlyuseitinyears3,4,and5sothatwhenitcomestimetopurchaseyournewcaryouwillnothavelostanypoints.Youcouldconsidergettingandusinganotherrewardscardforadifferentrewardssystemtocoveryears1and2.

Allinall,rewardscar&canbeausefuloptionforthesavvyconsumer.Remember,pointsdofalloffandcarryingbalancesfrommonthtomonthwillwipeoutthevalueofthecardinshortorder.Byshowingplentyofdisciplineyoucanmakerewardscardsworkwellforyou.

Consumershadbetterchooseaproviderofacreditcardwith______.

A.thepromiseofgivingtheirmoneybackontheirpurchases

B.therewardsintheform.ofacheck

C.areasonablerateandrewardforusingtheircard

D.thechanceofgivingtheirmoneybackinashorttime

46.

Ina"primarysuccession",whatmakesitpossibleformossestotakeroot?

A.Thetypeofrock.

B.Theamountofsunlight.

C.Theamountofmoisture.

D.Theeffectoflichens.

47.

WhenwatchingTV,viewersarebelievedtobeinthestateof______.

48.SectionB

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

Withhandwrittendocuments,itisnotjustscholarswhoarefrustratedbytheirinaccessibility.Somesophisticatedhandwritingrecognitionsystemsareinuse.ButDr.Manmathasaidtheexperiencedevelopedfromthosesystemswasnotparticularlyuseful.Thecurrentsystemshavetocopewithonlyalimitedrangeofmaterial—forexample,namesandaddresses—writteninaconsistentformat.Ontopofthat,postalsystemshavelargenumbersofhumanreadersasbackups,somethingthatwouldn'tbepossibleforamanuscript.searchengine.

TheybeganbyworkingonavariationofanapproachusedtosearchdigitalphotographsandtheCongressdocuments,tryingtomatchspecifictypewrittenletterswithdigitalimagesoftheirhandwrittencounterparts.ButDr.Manmathasaidtheinherentvariationsinhandwritingquicklymadethatapproachtoocumbersome.

TheproblemwasalsomademoredifficultbythefactthatWashingtondictatedtoseveralsecretariesandwrotesomeofhisletterspersonally.Theresultisthathispaperscontainatleastfivehandwritingstyles.Thebreakthroughcamefromlookingatresearchintohowpeopleread,Dr.Manmathasaid.Ratherthananalyzingindividualletters,hesaid,peoplelookatwordsandevenpartsofsentencesaswholeunits.Todevelopsoftwarethatwouldtakeasimilarholisticapproach,Dr.ManmathaturnedtoanideadevelopedtoletsearchengineusersenterqueriesintheirownlanguagetofindWebpageswritteninanotherlanguage.Ratherthanmappingwordsbetweenthetwolanguagesoneforone,thosesystemsrelyonsoftwarethatistrainedtospotcommonground.

Outsideofaccuracy,thereweretwothingsthatneededimprovementinthesystem.ItcangenerallycopewiththedifferenceinthewritingstylesinWashington'spapersbecausetheycontainbroadsimilarities.Butsomewhatlikevoicerecognitionsoftware,theprogramhastoberetrainedbeforeitcandigestdocumentsinasignificantlydifferenthand.Dr.Manmathasaidthateliminatingorminimizingthatretrainingstepwouldbedifficult,butthathebelieveditwouldbepossible.

Accordingtothepassage,whyarehandwrittendocumentshardofaccessontheweb?

A.Theamountofsuchdocumentsishugeandhardtoread.

B.Handwritingdiffersgreatlyfrompersontoperson.

C.Handwritingshavenevergotdefinitedigitalcounterparts.

D.Lesspeoplearewillingtoreadhandwritingstoday.

49.

Bymeansofinductionanddeduction,______.

A.scientistscreatetheoriesbasedonNature

B.ordinarypeoplefulfilldailyactivities

C.ordinarypeoplebenefitfromNature

D.scientistsdevelopskillsinsciencework

50.

ParentslikeCamellaPricethinkthechildrenhadbetterhavecellphonessothattheycanaskforhelpontheway______.

51.SectionA

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

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

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

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

A)workI)directories

B)stressfulJ)brought

C)partlyK)real

D)returnL)designated

E)followedM)leisure

F)speciallyN)invade

G)sureO)directions

H)turn

【C1】