2021-2022年江西省新余市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年江西省新余市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Theforeignteacherplanstoaddtohisnewcontractthatheshouldget______.

2.What'sthepurposeofthemanufacturers'addingaswitchtomostnewtelevisionsets?

A.Tomakemoremoney.

B.Tospreadthecablesystem.

C.Tomakeordinaryviewingpossible.

D.Toadapttothenewdevelopmentofthecablesystem.

3.

AccordingtoaWorldBankofficial,therewillbe______inthenearfuture.

4.Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderhavea______ofbeingwatchedandjudgedbyothersandofdoingthingsthatwillembarrassthem.

5.

Oftenassociatedwithcrudeoil,naturalgasisprincipallymadeupof___________andotherhydrocarbongases.

6.

Australianschoolsandsocialinstitutionsmayhavecontributedtotheproblemofsuicideamongboysbyfocusingongivinggirlsmoreopportunitieswhileleavingboysontheirown.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.Eco-vandalsinEdinburghstormedafieldtwoyearsago,aimingat______.

8.Sleep

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

CharacteristicsofSleep

Weallknowhowsleeplooks—whenweseesomeonesleeping,werecognizethefollowingcharacteristics:

-Ifpossible,thepersonwillliedowntogotosleep.

-Theperson'seyesareclosed.

-Thepersondoesn'thearanythingunlessitisaloudnoise.

-Thepersonbreathesinaslow,rhythmicpattern.

-Theperson'smusclesarecompletelyrelaxed.Ifsittingup,thepersonmayfalloutofhisorherchairassleepdeepens.

-Duringsleep,thepersonoccasionallyrollsoverorrearrangeshisorherbody.Thishappensapproximatelyonceortwiceanhour.Thismaybethebody'swayofmakingsurethatnopartofthebodyorskinhasitscirculationcutofffortoolongaperiodoftime.

Inadditiontotheseoutwardsigns,theheartslowsdownandthebraindoessomeprettyfrighteningthings.

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

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

WhoSleeps?

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

Bystudyingbrainwaves,itisknownthatreptilesdonotdream.Birdsdreamalittle.Mammalsalldreamduringsleep.

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

SleepandtheBrain

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

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

REMSleep

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

REMsleepiswhenyoudream,ff

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

IfagoodwaycanbefoundtotrapanddisposeoftheassociatedCO2,thereisthepossibilityofcontinuingtousefossilfuelsas______.

10.

ThemostrecentrevisiontoU.S.immigrationlawraisedthenumberofallowedimmigrantsfromabout550,000toabout______peryear,includingrefugees.

11.

TheKeywordMethodcreates______ofthelanguageanditscounterpartinsomeform.ofwordplay.

12.

On,eBay,youbuyorsellanitemat______.

A.MyAccountB.MyMarketC.MyStoreD.MyeBay

13.

Thewaythatsomeonespendshismoneycanreflect______.

14.

Theparentsurgehighschoolteacherstodevelopmorelenientgradingsystemsbecausetheythinkitwill______.

A.enhancethechildren'sself-esteem

B.helpthechildrenwiththeacademicperformance

C.plummetthechildren'sself-esteem

D.makethechildrenmorecompetent

15.TrustMe,I'maRobot

Withrobotsnowemergingfromtheirindustrialcagesandmovingintohomesandworkplaces,roboticistsareconcernedaboutthesafetyimplicationsbeyondthefactoryfloor.Toaddresstheseconcerns,leadingrobotexpertshavecometogethertotrytofindwaystopreventrobotsfromharmingpeople.InspiredbythePugwashConferences—aninternationalgroupofscientists,academiesandactivistsfoundedin1957tocampaignforthenon-proliferationofnuclearweaponsthenewgroupofrobo-ethicistsmetearlierthisyearinGenoa,Italy,andannouncedtheirinitialfindingsinMarchattheEuropeanRoboticsSymposiuminPalermo,Sicily.

"Securityandsafetyarethebigconcerns,"saysHenrikChristensen,chairmanoftheEuropeanRoboticsNetworkattheSwedishRoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm.Shouldrobotsthatarestrongenoughorheavyenoughtocrushpeoplebeallowedintohomes?Is"systemmalfunction"ajustifiabledefenceforaroboticfighterplanethatcontravenes(違反)theGenevaConventionandmistakenlyfiresoninnocentcivilians?

"Thesequestionsmayseemhardtounderstandbutinthenextfewyearstheywillbecomeincreasinglyrelevant,"saysDr.Christensen.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope'sWorldRoboticsSurvey,in2002thenumberofdomesticandservicerobotsmorethantripled,nearlysurpassingtheirindustrialcounterparts.Bytheendof2003thereweremorethan600,000robotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowers—afigurepredictedtorisetomorethan4mbytheendofnextyear.Japaneseindustrialfirmsareracingtobuildhumanoidrobotstoactasdomestichelpersfortheelderly,andSouthKoreahassetagoalthat100%ofhouseholdsshouldhavedomesticrobotsby2020.Inlightofallthis,itiscrucialthatwestarttothinkaboutsafetyguidelinesnow,saysDr.Christensen.

Stoprightthere

Sowhatexactlyisbeingdonetoprotectusfromthesemechanicalmenaces?"Notenough,"saysBlayWhitby.Thisishardlysurprisinggiventhatthefieldof"safety-criticalcomputing"isbarelyadecadeold,hesays.Butthingsarechanging,andresearchersareincreasinglytakinganinterestintryingtomakerobotssafer.Oneapproach,which.soundssimpleenough,istrytoprogramthemtoavoidcontactwithpeoplealtogether.Butthisismuchharderthanitsounds.Gettingarobottonavigateacrossaclutteredroomisdifficultenoughwithouthavingtotakeintoaccountwhatitsvariouslimbsorappendagesmightbumpintoalongtheway.

"Regulatingthebehaviourofrobotsisgoingtobecomemoredifficultinthefuture,sincetheywillincreasinglyhaveself-learningmechanismsbuiltintothem,"saysGianmarcoVeruggio."Asaresult,theirbehaviourwillbecomeimpossibletopredictfully,"hesays,"sincetheywillnotbebehavinginpredefinedwaysbutwilllearnnewbehaviourastheygo."

Thenthereisthequestionofunpredictablefailures.Whathappensifarobot'smotorsstopworking,oritsuffersasystemfailurejustasitisperformingheartsurgeryorhandingyouacupofhotcoffee?Youcan,ofcourse,buildinredundancybyaddingbackupsystems,saysHirochikaInoue.Butthisguaranteesnothing,hesays."Onehundredpercentsafetyisimpossiblethroughtechnology,"saysDr.Inoue.Thisisbecauseultimatelynomatterhowthoroughyouare,youcannotanticipatetheunpredictablenatureofhumanbehaviour,hesays.Ortoputitanotherway,nomatterhowsophisticatedyourrobotisatavoidingpeople,peoplemightnotalwaysmanagetoavoidit,andcouldenduptrippingoveritandfallingdownthestairs.

Legalproblems

Inanycase,saysDr.Inoue,thelawsreallyjustsummarizecommonsenseprinciplesthatarealreadyappliedtothedesignofmostmodernappliances,bothdomesticandindustr

A.Thenon-proliferationofnuclearweapons.

B.Saferobotsinallaspectsoflife.

C.Robot-ethicsinthenewcentury.

D.Restrie6onontheuseofrobotsasaweapon.

16.

AsinthestoryofMickey,AmyandJoey,agossipmaycause______tothegossiped.

17.

Stockinvestmentsarebettertoearlyretireesthanothercommonretirementinvestmentsinthatwhencashedin,theyrequireonly______.

18.

WhodoesthewriterblameforthecollapseoftheNewfoundlandcodfishery?

A.TheUSfishingindustry.

B.TheCanadiangovernment.

C.Theforeignfishingindustry.

D.TheCanadianfishingindustry.

19.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou______foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

20.

Bysaying"Asyouexperiment,avoidrandommotion",theauthormeansyoushould______

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B8】

22.聽力原文：Readingtooneselfisamodemactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsoftheclassicalandmedievalworlds,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomecommonplace.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,inassumingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisadistractiontoothers,Examinationoffactorsrelatedtothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingrevealsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

The19thcenturysawasteadygradualincreaseinliteracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberofpotentiallistenersdecreased,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socametheflourishingofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,railwaycarriagesandoffices.Therereadingaloudwouldcausedistractiontootherreaders.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformation,andoverwhetherthereadingmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.IndeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducationHowever,whateveritsvirtuesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbythemassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicalchangesinthecenturyhadgreatlyalteredwhattheterm"reading"implied.

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A.Silentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Therewerefewplacesavailableforprivatereading.

C.Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Peoplereliedonreadingforentertainment.

23.(28)

A.Lincoln,EisenhowerandRichardNixonrespectivelyheldthepresidencyintheUSA.

B.TheRepublicansalwaysfailtowinamajorityinCongress.

C.TheRepublicanPartyismoreconservativethantheDemocracyParty.

D.Republicanswereblamedfortheeconomiccrisisof1929.

24.(41)

25.(21)

A.Hotel'scafeteria.

B.Italianpizzahouse.

C.Vegetarianrestaurant.

D.CoventGarden.

26.(13)

A.Heloveshispresentwork.

B.Heisgoingtoopenastore.

C.Heisabouttoretire.

D.Heworksinarepairshop.

27.(22)

A.Itisn'treliable.

B.Itneedschecking.

C.Itisdefinitelytrustworthy.

D.Itwon'thurttotry.

28.

【B4】

29.(29)

A.Byfilteringseawater.

B.Bytreatingseawaterwithchemicals.

C.Bytakingsaltoutofseawater.

D.Bydryingupseawater.

30.聽力原文：M:Doyouhavehotwaterinyourdorm?Becausewehaven'thadanyforthreedaysandIhatecoldshowers.

W:Oh,thatsoundsmiserable.Sincethegym'susuallyopen,whydon'tyoujustgoovertheretofixtheproblem?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(13)

A.Hecangotothegymtohaveabath.

B.Heshouldbuyanewpipefromthegyms.

C.Hecangotothegymtoconsulttheexperts.

D.Hecanturntothegymtohavethewaterpiperepaired.

31.聽力原文：M:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?

W:Threeweeks,butyoucanrenewitifyouneeditforalongertime.

Q:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

(13)

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Shopassistantandcustomer.

C.Librarianandreader.

D.Twofriends.

32.

【B9】

33.聽力原文：W:Youwantedtoseeme,Mr.Gray?

M:Yes,MissWright.You'llhavetostartgettingtoworkontimeoryourservicewillnolongerbeneededhere.

Q:WhathappenedtoMissWright?

(17)

A.Shewasgivenanewposition.

B.Shewasgivenaraise.

C.Shewascriticizedforbeinglate.

D.Shewaspraisedforherservice.

34.SectionB

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

聽力原文：TheearliesttimewhenanythinglikebadmintonwasplayedwassometwothousandyearsagowhenpeopleinChinaplayedagamekickingakindofshuttlecockaround.Muchlater,inthenineteenthcentury,agamecalled"Battledoreandshuttlecock"wasplayedindoorsinEnglishcountryhomes.Then,in1873,somearmyofficerswhowereplayingatBadmintonHouse,alargecountryhouseinthecountrynearAvoninEngland,namedthegame"Badminton".WhentheyreturnedtotheirdutiesinIndia,theycontinuedtoplayedbadmintonandproducedthefirstsetofrulesforthegame,whichtheyplayedoutofdoors.Soon,in1875,anofficers'badmintonclubwasstatedinFolkestone,onthesouthcoastofEngland.By1893,fourteenbadmintonclubshadbeenestablishedandtogethertheyformedtheBadmintonAssociationofEnglandandagreedonasetofLawsoftheGame.

Between1900and1934,thegamedevelopedrapidlyacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.Probably,themostinfluentialfigureinthesportatthattimewasamancalledGeorgeThomas.Hewon21All-Englandtitlesandovereightyinternationaltitles.

TheimportanceofbadmintonasaworldsportwasrecognizedfirstbytheintroductionoftheWorldChampionships,whichwerefirstheldinMalmo,Swedenin1977andthenbyitsinclusionintheBarcelonaOlympicGamesin1992.

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A.ItwasnamedbytheChinese.

B.ItwasnamedafteracountryhouseinEngland.

C.Itwasnamedbyafamoussportsplayer.

D.ItwasnamedbyIndianarmyofficers.

35.聽力原文：M:Hey,Amy,whereareyouoffto?

W:TotheRecreationCenter.I'vegotaphysicaleducationclass.

M:Whatcourseareyoutaking?

W:Fencing.

M:Oh,really?Isithard?

W:Iwasinthefencingclubinhighschool,soformeit'smostlyreview.

M:Ionceheardsomeonecallfencing"thethinkingperson'ssport."Wouldyouagreewiththat?

W:Itdoesrequirelotsofconcentration,andifyouwanttowinmatches,tacticsareimportant—justlikeinagameofchess.

M:AndIsupposeyouhavetobefastandstrongtowin.

W:Speedisimportant,andagility,butyoudon'thavetobeparticularlystrongtobeagoodfencer.ThemainreasonIlikefencing,though,isthatit'sgreatexercise.Ifindanhouroffencingisasgoodaworkoutworkoutas,assay,anhouroftennis.

(20)

A.Gotoameetingofthefencingclub.

B.Watchafencingmatch.

C.Reviewforanexam.

D.Attendaphysicaleducationclass.

36.聽力原文：W:Imadeaterriblemistaketoday.Yousee,Ireadastudent'sarticletothewholeclassandpointedhiserrorsout.Imeanttoletthestudentslearnfromit.ThenIsawhewasloweringhisheadandneverlookedupthroughouttheclass.

M:Itisourresponsibilitytopointoutstudents'errorsbutnotinpublic.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'swayofteaching?

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A.Negative.B.Favorable.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

37.(26)

A.Tohavesomesortofbalanceinlife.

B.TokeepofftheInternetcompletely.

C.Todevelopsomesortofhealthyrecreations.

D.Tohaveaface-to-facetalkwithapsychiatrist.

38.(36)

A.Accordingtowhatpeopleplay.

B.Accordingtowhatpeopledo.

C.Accordingtowhatpeopleneed.

D.Accordingtowhatpeoplehave.

39.

【B3】

40.(14)

A.Theyareataviolinshop.

B.Theyaxeatacircus.

C.Theyareataconcert.

D.Theyareinsideamovietheatre.

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

Inthepastfewdecadestheincreasingnumbersofmarriedwomentakingjobsoutsidehomehaveattributedtohavingchildren______.

42.Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmodemcivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninterliving,longenoughtosettlebackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.

Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsanydaythesedaysontheissueofnuclearenergy.Giveitback,saysomeofthevoices,itdoesn'treallywork,we'vetrieditanditdoesn'twork,gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman.

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceaboutnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,mattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthroughourfingers,andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,ambiguities;someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears,somearecanceledoutright,someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.

JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear,thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday'simagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

Whatcan'tbeinferredfromthe1stparagraph?

A.Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.

B.Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdinghostileattitudetowardscience.

C.Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.

D.Threehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosettlebackcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

43.

Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Flexibleworkinghourshasbeenexistingformanyyears.

B.Thegovernmentismakingeffortinhelpingparents.

C.Flexibleworkinghoursmakeseverybodyhappy.

D.Children'sopinionisusuallyignored.

44.

Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthecurrentmethodofearthquakeprediction______.

A.providesmoreaccuratedatathanthenewone

B.costslessthanthenewone

C.costsmorethanthenewone

D.warnspeopleonlyafewsecondsbeforetheearthquake

45.

WelearnfromthepassagethattheDigitalServiceCorpsinitiative______.

A.wasoriginatedbysomeuniversityprofessorsandstudents

B.willbemadepossiblebycashandequipmentdonations

C.willbemadetoworkwiththefeespaidbystudentswhoparticipate

D.willbefundedbytheUnitedNationsandsomefinancialagencies

46.

Oneoftheproblemswithmultipleauthorshipisthatitishardto______.

A.allocatetheresponsibilityifthepapergoeswrong

B.decideonhowmuchcontributioneachreviewerhasmade

C.assigntherolesthatthedifferentauthorsaretoplay

D.correspondwiththeauthorswhenthereadersfeeltheneedto

47.

Thepassagesuggeststhat______.

A.inpursuingmaterialgainstheFrencharesufferinglosseselsewhere

B.it'snowunlikelytoseeaFrenchmanenjoyingastrollbytheriver

C.theFrencharefedupwiththesmelloffreshlypickedapples

D.greatchangeshaveoccurredinthelifestyle.ofallFrenchmen

48.Whatkindofattitudeshouldamanagertakesoastohavegoodunderstandingoftheworkers?

49.Whetherpeoplecanhearselectivesoundsamidnoisedependsontheirabilityto______.

A.neglecttheinfluenceofthenoise

B.rememberthemeaningofthesounds

C.maketheassociatedbrainwavepatterns

D.tellmusicalsoundsfromspokenones

50.

【C8】

51.

Populationwillberedistributedasaresultof______.

A.themetropolitanstrategy

B.thefrontierstrategy

C.neitherthefrontierstrategynorthemetropolitanstrategy

D.boththefrontierstrategyandthemetropolitanstrategy

52.

Theauthorbelieves'that,inWesternsociety,dreamsarcconsideredtobe______.

A.shamefulB.beneficialC.unimportantD.artistic

53.

WhatHelmkesaidmeansthat______.

A.measuresshouldbetakentobridgetheworld'sdigitaldivide

B.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestocreatemoreWebsites

C.richcountriesshouldhelppoorcountriestodeveloptheireconomy

D.sustainabledevelopmentisimportanttobothpoorandrichcountries

54.Permissiveparentswould______.

A.lettheirchildrenreadanybookstheyliketo

B.notlettheirchildrenseeanyfilmstheyliketo

C.notlettheirchildrenreadanybookswithoutfirstcheckingtheircontents

D.lettheirchildrenseethefilmswiththeirfirstchecking

55.

【C7】

56.IntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames,______.

A.onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoparticipateinthegames

B.allGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorsocialstatus,wereallowedtotakepart

C.allGreeks,withtheexceptionofwomen,wereallowedtocompeteinGames

D.allmaleGreekswarequalifiedtocompeteintheGames

57.

TheaimofusingtechnologytoobservethechangeofEarthis______.

A.toshowthechangetakesplaceineveryminute

B.tofigureoutthetrueshapeofearth

C.toprovethatEarthisnotperfectlyround

D.todetectthemassdistributionsinsidetheplanet

58.ManyleadingscientistsdownthroughtheyearsfromGalileotoEinsteinhavebeendeeplyreligious.Theyhavebeenintriguedbytheessentialmysteryoflifeandmaterialexistence,andhaverecognizedthatspiritualaswellasscientificunderstandingisneeded.

Twobiologistsmightexaminealivingcellunderamicroscope.OnewillseetherethehandiworkofGod;theotherwillseeonlywhatevolutionhaschancedtoproduce.Andyetbothwillagreeonthecell'sbiologicalhistory,itscomposition,itsstructure,anditsfunction.OnephysicistwillfindGodintheexquisitelyorganizedandexactlawsofthephysicaluniverse.Anotherphysicistwillnotbeabletoseeanythingbeyondthelawsthemselves.Thereligiousviewsofascientistdonotcomefromhisscience;theycomefromhisentirephilosophy,hiswholeviewoftheworld.Butscientistsarenotuniqueinthismatter;thesamedisparityofthinkingistobefoundamongpeoplefromallwalksoflife.

Inthemodernworld,scienceservestwoimportantfunctions.Oneistoprovidethebasisforascientifictechnology.Itisinthiswaythatsciencehasthegreatestinfluenceonourdailyliving.Throughtechnology,weadvancethestructureofcivilizationandgainincreasingdominationovertheearthandadjoiningportionsoftheuniverse.Theotherpurposeservedbyscienceisoneofunderstanding.Throughscience,wediscoverhowphenomenaoccurand,toalimitedextent,whytheyhappenthewaytheydo.Vitalprocessesareanalysedandstudied,thatwemayknowmoreofhoworganismsfunction,andhowtheyhavecometobewhattheyare.Throughscience,weseektoknowwhatamanis—howhisbodyworksandwhyhethinksanddreams.Aswesearchtoknowourselvesandtheworkingsofourminds,weexpecttofindsolutionstoproblemsofconfusionanddiscontent.Scienceisawaytounderstanding,butinsomewaysitisanarrowpaththatdoesnottouchonallthequestionsposedbythefactsofhumanlife.Sciencedoesnotprovideawayoflife;itdoesnotcreateamoralorder.Itisquiteobviousthatnotallhumanknowledgecanbereducedtoscientificterms.Interpretationsoftheultimatemeaningandvalueoflifewill,inthefinalanalysis,bemademoreonthebasisofspiritualawarenessthanonscientificacuity.

Accordingtotheauthor,manyleadingscientists______.

A.haveacknowledgedthatonlyreligioncanexplainthemysteryoflife

B.havebeenpuzzledbythemysteryoflifeandmaterialthings

C.haveattemptedtoexplainphysicallifefromareligiouspointofview

D.havebeensointriguedastomakegreateffortstosolvethemysteryoflife

59.

WhatdocsD