2022-2023年湖南省常德市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年湖南省常德市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

AccordingtotheAsiaFoodInformationCentre,to______candecreaseoverallcancerincidencebyatleast20percent

2.

ForanAmericantorefusetotalktosomeoneelsepresentinthesameroomtogivethem__________,istheultimateform.ofrejection.

3.GriffithworkedforafirmthatspecializedineconomicdevelopmentinWashingtonD.C.becausesheneededmoneytopayforherdebt.

4.

Thevillagegrocer'sassistantsaretiredofgivingextraservicewhentheyfeelaboutit.

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Boyshaveahigherriskofdevelopingheartdiseasethangirls.

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6.Overcomingprocrastination:APracticalApproach

Doyoufindthatyouoftenbegincorrespondencewithaphraselike,"I'msorryit'stakenmelongtogetbacktoyou,"or,"Myapologiesforthedelayinresponding"?Thismaybeanindicationthatyou'reinthehabitofpurringthingsoff.Similarly,adeskoffilesfilledwithprojectswhichyouhaveyettobeginorwhicharepartiallycompletedbutinactive,isanothersuresignthatthere'sproblem,ffyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoinsistsoncleaningupallthelittleprojectsawaitingyou,inordertoremovethose"bothersomelittlethings"beforeyoubeginamajorproject,youareactuallyengaginginprocrastinationbyallowingyourselftofallvictimtothe"tyrannyofthetrivial".

Reasonsforprocrastination

Likemanyissuesinvolvingtimemanagement,procrastinationisabehavioralproblem,andlikeallsuchproblemsitcan,withsufficientmotivation,bechanged.Inordertochangeabehavioralparrem,however,itisnecessarytounderstandthereasonsforthatbehavior.

Don'tknowwheretostart

Ifyouthinkaboutit,thetaskswhichyoutendtopostponewillgenerallyfallintotwocategories.Thefirstoftheseisthefairlylargeorcomplextask.Suchtasksaregenerallyimportantintheiroutcome,whichonlyaddstothepressuretodoagoodjob,andyettheirverycomplesitymakesitdiffculttoknowjustwhereorhowtobegin.Theresultisthatthetaskisputoffuntilitsimplyhastobedealtwith.

Anunplesanttask

Thesecondcategoryoftaskcommonlypostponedisthatwhichiseitherunpleasanttodoormayhaveunpleasantconsequences.Thismaybesomeaspectofyourworkthatyousimplydon'tenjoy,oritmaybesomethinglikeanegativejobappraisalforanemployee,forwhichyouknowtherewillberepercussions.Again,thetaskisputoffuntilotherpressuresmakeitnecesaryforittobetackled.

Fearoffailure

Onahitmore"psychological"note,therearethosewhoputofftasksbecausetheyhaveasubconsciousfearthattheywillnotbeabletoperform.themsatisfactorily.Relatedtothisarcthosewhoholdthemselvestothestandardofperfectionforallworktheydo.Ifyoususpectthattheirworkwillbelessthanperfecttheymaybeinclinedtoputitoff.

Excusingsub-standardperformance

Attheoppositeendofthespectrumarethosewhouseprocrastination(generallynotonaconsciouslevel)asameansofexcusingworkwhichtheyknowisofpoorquality."IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"isthegeneralrefrainofsuchpeople,thoughoncloserexaminationitmaybefoundthattheydidn'thavetimebecausetheychosetoprocrastinate.Keepinmind,ofcourse,thattherearesomeprojectswhichdocomeupasemergenciesandforwhichyoureallydon'thavesufficienttime,sodon'tassumethatthisrefrainisalwaysasignofaprocrastinationproblem.

OvercomingProcrastination

Itisimportantthatyoutakethetimetorecognizewhichreasonsapplymosttoyouortoyourstaffmembers.Bydoingsoyouwillbeabletoselectfromthesolutionsthatfollow,theoneormorethatwillbesthelpyoutoovercomeprocrastination.

UsetheSWAPapproach.Ifyouanalyzeanoverwhelmingtaskthatiscurrentlyfacingyou,youwillprobablyfindthatitcanbebrokendownintoanumberofsmaller,moremanageablepieces.Alogicalorderwillemergeforcomplitingeachpart,oryoumayhavetoimposesuchanorderonthecomponentparts.YoucanthenSWAP—StartWithAPart.Andifyou'velistedthevariouspartsinwriting—whichisrecommended—youcanhavethepleasureofcrossingthemoffstepbystep,andseeingavisualrepresenta

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EuropeandJapanneedmorelaborforcebecausethepopulationgrowthinthesecountrieshasbeenverylow.

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8.

Peoplegenerallyregardparrots'speakinghumanlanguageas______.

A.meaningfulcommunication

B.conveyanceoffeelings

C.mindlessmimics

D.ridiculousnoises

9.

Whenunemployed,somecareeriststaketheopportunityto____________familymattersinadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering.

10.

______willbeoneofthepoliticalinitiativestakentotacklethesuicideprobleminAustralia.

11.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

12.

______beganin19

13.

ApersonshouldreturnhistaxestotheIRSserviceandprocessingcenterforthepurposeof______.

14.

Poorlyequipped"recyclingcentres"shouldbelimitedandprohibitedbecausethistypeofrecyclinghascausedseriousproblemsofenvironmentalpollution.

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15.

TheresignationofThaiPremierChavalitYongchaiyudhwasannouncedonNov.

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16.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?

A.Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.

B.Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.

C.TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.

D.Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.

17.

Dr.Horvitzrecentlydemonstratedavoicebasedsystemthatcouldshow______topatients.

18.

Besidesmakingbuildingsandworksofart,Mayasachievedgreataccomplishmentson______.

19.

Generally,itishardtostudyemotionsbecause______.

20.

Theargumentfordesigninglanguagesforbadprogrammersisthat______.

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

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

聽力原文：Owlisthegeneralnameforover130typesofbirdsfromthreefamilies,andmostofthemareactiveatnight.Whentheowlflies,itswingsarenoiselessjustlikethoseofabutterflybecausethewing'ssurfaceissimilartovelvet.Theowl'sfeathersarelightanddarkbrownincolor.Thesizeofthefemaleowlislargerthanthemale.Anowlusuallybuildsanestinabuilding,atreeholeofanabandonednestofotherbirds,andsomeevenmaketheirnestsonthegroundorinacave.Owlsmainlyeatinsects,birds,smallmammalsorfishandmostofthemliveonmice.Anowlhassharpearsandeyes,anditsfacecanhelpreflectthesoundtoitsearsduringnighttravelsoastodeterminethedirectionofahuntingtarget.Chinahas26outoftheworld's132owls.About120ofthemaretypicalowlswithlargeprominenteyesandroundtails.Owls'sizevariesfrom13to15centimeterstoupto70centimetersorevenlarger.TheyliveacrosstheworldexcepttheSouthPole,andmostofthemliketoliveinforestareas.AncientChineseliteraryworksrecordedthedescriptionsofowls.Owl'sfolknamesas"nightcat"and"cat'sheadeagle"derivefromitshabitsandappearance.TheChinesegovernmenthaslistedthebirdandoneofthewildlifeforthestatesecondclassprotection.

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A.Inabuilding.

B.Inatreehole:

C.inacave.

D.Alloftheabove.

22.

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23.聽力原文：M:IheardHelen'sgoingtocollege.What'sshestudying?

W:She'stakingcoursesinstatistics,economicsandaccounting.

Q:WhatcareerdoesHelenprobablyplantofollow?

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A.Secretary.

B.Businessadministration.

C.Homeeconomics.

D.Biology.

24.(35)

A.Toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.

B.Toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.

C.Tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.

D.Toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.

25.(25)

A.TheyproducedmorecarsthanAmericanmanufacturers.

B.Theyreducedcar-productioninAmerica.

C.Theygaveupmoremarketsharetothenatives.

D.Theytookoverplantsandmanufacturingcapacity.

26.(31)

A.Aplatform.worker.

B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.

D.Amachine.

27.(22)

A.Goseethelandlord.

B.Gotocourt.

C.Moveout.

D.Getpartoftheirdepositback.

28.【B7】

29.聽力原文：W:Kevin,Youarehavinganothercupofcoffee?That'syourthirdsincelunch.

M:(20)Yeah.Well,Istayedupallnightreviewingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn'tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.

W:Don'tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?

M:Whatdoyoumeanharmful?

W:Well,foronethingitmaycauseheartdisease.

M:(21)Butmostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisnotsopersuasive.Theconclusionisnotsodefinite.

W:Butcoffeehascaffeine,whichisaddictive.

M:Youcan'tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.

W:En,youcan.Don'tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferwithsymptoms,especially,headaches?

M:Onecureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Haven'tyouevernoticedthatmanydrugsforcuringheadacheusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.

W:(22)Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon'thavefewererrors.

M:Youknow,thatCoca-Colayouaredrinkinghascaffeineinit,too.

W:But12ouncesofcokehasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupofcoffee.Andacupofteahaslessthanthat.

M:ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.

W:Youcoulddrinkdecal,whichhasmuchlesscaffeine.

M:Decaldoesn'thaveasmuchflavorasregularcoffee.BesidesIwantsomethingthatwillkeepmealertinclass.

W:Well,youarestubborn.

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A.Theeffectsofcaffeine.

B.Somecausesofheadaches.

C.Howtodowellonexams.

D.Problemswiththestudentcafeteria.

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31.(26)

A.LearnmoreaboutAmericanwomen.

B.Joinacourseonwomenstudieswithhim.

C.Allowthehistoryprofessortosavehisface.

D.Listentosomeclassesonwomenstudies.

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33.

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34.聽力原文：Yourprofessorhasaskedmetotalktoyoutodayaboutthetopicthatshouldbeofrealconcerntocivilengineers:theerosionoftheUSbeaches.Letmestartwithsomestatistics.Didyouknowthat90%ofthecoastinthiscountryiseroding,onthegulfofMexicoforinstance,erosionaverages4to5feetperyear?Overthepast20years,therehasbeenallincreaseinbuildingalongthecoast,eventhoughgeologistsandenvironmentalistshavebeenwarningcommunitiesaboutproblemslikeerosion.Someway,communitieshavetriedtoprotecttheirbuildingsandroadsandtobuildseawalls.

However,geologistshavefoundthatsuchstabilizingstructuresactuallyspeedupthedestructionofthebeaches.Thesebeacheswithseawalls,calledstabilizedbeaches,aremuchnarrowerthanbeacheswithoutthem.Youmaywonderhowseawallsspeedupbeachloss.Theexplanationissimple.Iftheflowofthebeachesisgentle,thewaterenergyislessenedasitwashesupalongtheshore.Itisreducedevenmorethatreturnstotheseasoitdoesn'tcarrybackmuchsand.Ontheotherhand,whenthewaterhitsthenearly-verticalfaceoftheseawall,itgoesstraightbacktotheseawiththefullforceofitsenergyanditcarriesbackagreatdealofsand.Becauseoftherealriskoflosingbeaches,manygeologistssupportabanonalltypesofstabilizingconstructiononshorelines.

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A.Toprotectbeachfrontproperty.

B.Toreducethetrafficonbeachroads.

C.Toprovideprivacyforhomeowners.

D.Todefinepropertylimits.

35.【B3】

36.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Atonetimeitwasthemostimportantcityintheregion—abustlingcommercialcenterknownforitsmassivemonuments,itscrowdedstreetsandcommercialdistricts,anditsculturalandreligiousinstitutions.Then,suddenly,itwasabandoned.Withinagenerationmostofitspopulationdepartedandtheatoncemagnificentcitybecameallbutaghosttown.Thisisthehistoryofapre-ColumbiacitycalledTeotihuacan.ThenameistheAztecword,whichmeans"theplacethegodcallshome".Itwasonceametropolisofasmanyas2,000,000inhabitants33milesnorthwestofpresent-dayMexicoCity.AnditwasalsothefocusofagreatempirethatstretchedfromthearidplainsofcentralMexicotothemountainofGuatemala.

Whydidthiscitydie?Researchershavefoundnosignsofepidemicdiseaseordestructiveinvasions.ButtheyhavefoundsignsthatsuggesttheTeotihuacanosthemselvesburnedtheirtemplesandsomeoftheirotherbuildings.Therewereevidencerevealedthatpilesofwoodhadbeenplacedaroundthesestructuresandsetfire.SomespeculatethatTeotihuacan'sinhabitantsmayhaveabandonedthecitybecauseithadbecome"aclumsygiant..."Butotherexpertsthinkthattheancientinhabitantsmayhavedestroyedtheirtemplesandabandonedtheircityinrageagainsttheirgodsforpermittingalongfamine.

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A.It'sneartheMexicoCity.

B.It'sinGuatemala.

C.It'sstretchedfromtheplainsofcentralMexicotothemountainsofGuatemala.

D.It'sinAmerica.

37.(44)

38.(14)

A.Heisinteresting.

B.Heisknowledgeable.

C.Heisboring.

D.Heisnotveryboring.

39.(19)

A.Nextyear.

B.Soon.

C.Whenshefinisheswriting.

D.Afterhevisitsher.

40.聽力原文：WilliamShakespearewaschristenedinthemarkettownofStratfordonAvon,Warwickshire,onApril26,1564.Traditionally,hisactualbirthdaywasthreedaysearlier,onSt.George'sday,thesamedayashisdeathfifty-twoyearslater.Hisfather,John,wasarespectedmiddle-classtrader;andhismother,MaryArden,camefromafamilyoflocallandowners.ItseemsprobablethatyoungWilliamreceivedafaireducation(forhisday)atthelocalGrammarSchool.Attheageofeighteenhemarriedagirleightyearsolderthanhimself,AnneHathaway,whogavehimachildthefollowingyearandtwinsin1585.Littleelseisknownofhisearlylife,andsowecannottellwhatmadehimdecidetoleaveStratfordin1586forLondon,wherehestayeduntil1611.InLondon,hemustsoonhaveattractedattention,becauseby1592hewasapopularenoughwriterandactortobelaughedatbyanolderdramatistasanuneducatedJack-of-all-trades.Hewasmentionedasbeingamongtheprincipalactorsofthecityasearlyas1598,andwefindthatin1599hewasamemberofthecompanyrunningtheGlobeTheater,withone-tenthinterestintheprofits--showingabusinesssenserarelyseeninhisfellowwriters.Hispopularityisindicatedbythefactthatnotonlywerehisownplayspublishedunderhisname,whichwasarareprocedureinhisday,butalsoplaysbyothersaretobefoundattributedtohim,asiftoindicatethathisnamealonewouldpromiseagoodsale.

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A.OnApril26,1611.

B.OnApril23,1611.

C.OnApril26,1616.

D.OnApril23,1616.

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

Expertshavepointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,driversshouldbereadyto______.

42.

Whatisthetroublesomeproblemtotheforecaster?

43.

Inghaminsiststhathertestimonyisbasedon______.

A.evidenceprovidedbytheEPAoftheUnitedStates

B.theresultsofanexperimentsheconductedherself

C.evidencefromhercollaborativeresearchwithGermanbiologists

D.theresultsofextensivefieldtestsinCorvallis,Oregon

44.SectionB

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

Mountingevidencehasledastronomerstojustsuchanimprobableconclusion,atleast90percentandpossibly99percentofallmatterintheuniverseiscompletelyinvisible.Astronomerscallthisinvisiblestuffdarkmatter.

Anastronomerfirstreportedtheinvisiblematterafternotingsomeunusualbehavior.invisiblematter.In1993,SwissastrophysicistFritzZwickyobservedthatgalaxiesinaclusterofgalaxiestravelledathigherspeedsthanexpected.Heconcludedthatsomethingwascausingstrangegravitationaleffectsonthesegalaxies.

Galaxiesarelikevastislandsindeepspacecontainingbillionsofstarsthatareheldtogetherbytheforceofgravity.Somegalaxiesarepartoflargersystemscalledclusters,whichcontainmanygalaxies.Mostgalaxies,however,belongtosmallersystemscalledgroups.Groupsandclustersinturnform.evenlargerstructuresknownassuperclusters.Justastheforceofgravitykeepsstarstogetheringalaxies,sotheforceofgravityappearstokeepgalaxiestogetherinclusters.

Thissameforceofgravitykeepsplanetsorbitingaroundthesun,ratherthanflyingoffintospace.Howgreataforcegravityexertsdependsonthemassoftheobjectsattractedandthedistancebetweenthem,aprinciplediscoveredbyNewton.Theamountofmassandthedistancebetweenobjectsalsodeterminehowfasttheobjectstravelastheyorbiteachother.Forexample,inoursolarsystem,thesunisthemostmassiveobject,makingupabout99.9percentofthemassofthesolarsystem,andtheforceofitsgravitykeepsEarthandtheotherplanetsinorbitaroundit.Theorbitalspeedsoftheplanetsdeclinewithincreasingdistancefromthesun.Theplanetnearesttothesun,Mercury,travelsatanorbitalspeedof48kilometerspersecond,whilethedistantplanetPlutoorbitsatspeedof4.7kilometerspersecond.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ninetypercentofallthematterintheuniverseisinvisible.

B.Darkmattercausesvisiblemattertobehaveinastrangeway.

C.Galaxiesinaclustersometimesbehaveinanunusualmanner.

D.Invisiblematterkeepsgalaxiestogetherwithgravity.

45.

Accordingtothepassage,GMfoodwill______.

A.maketheworld'spopulationdrop

B.changepeople'swaysofpurchasingclothes

C.winacceptancewhenpeoplerealizetheyneedfewerpesticides

D.eliminatethescarcityoffood

46.

Theunderlinedword"hone"inparagraph4mostprobablymeans______.

A.sharpenB.grindC.boostD.acquire

47.

Themaindifferencebetweenconsumermarketsandindustrialonesis______.

A.consumermarketsfocusonresearchwhileindustrialonesfocusondeveloping

B.consumermarketsfocusontailorswhileindustrialonesfocusonmedicine

C.consumermarketsfocusonspecificwhileindustrialonesfocusongeneral

D.consumermarketsfocusonapplicationwhileindustrialonesfocusonplan

48.

Mr.NicholasHintoclaimsthatthegovernment'spurposefortheschemeis______.

49.FromDr.R.S.ScorerofBritain'sImperialCollegeofSciencecomesthelatesttheoryaboutthecauseoflightningflashes.Dr.Scorerbelievesthecauseishailfallingthroughsuper-cooledclouds.Iceparticlesbouncingoffthefallinghailacquiredapositivechargeandrisetothetopofthecloudwhilethehailcarriesanegativechargetothebottomofthecloud.

AccordingtoDr.Scorer,BenjaminFranklinfirstprovedthundercloudsarechargedwithelectricity.Laterinvestigationshowedthatthetopsofthecloudshaveagreatpositivechargeandthebottomsagreatnegativecharge.

Whenthechargesbecomegreatenoughtobreakdowntheinsulatingpropertiesoftheair,lightningflashescarrytheelectricitywithinthecloud,orfromcloudtocloud,orfromcloudtoearth.Butthequestionremained:howdothechargesdevelopwithinthecloud?

Toseekthecause,Dr.Scorerandhiscolleaguesatthecollegefirstduplicatedthundercloudcurrentsinaliquidtank.Theyfoundthatmixturetakesplaceonlyatthetopsoftheclouds.

NextastudyofthundercloudsovertheNorthAtlanticshowedthatlightningoccursonlywhentheairtemperaturearoundthecloudisbelowfreezing.Particlesatthetopofthecloudbegintofreezebutthoseintheremainderofthecloudstayunfrozenalthoughbelowfreezingtemperature.

Tomeasuremoisturethescientistssentplanesequippedwithexternalrefrigeratedrodsintotheclouds.Theideawasthatmoisturewouldfreezeontherodsandcouldlaterbemeasured.Themenfound,however,thatsomeofthemoistureparticlesbouncedofftherods.Hisaccidentaldiscoverysetthescientistsonanewcourseofaction.

Inthelaboratory,S.E.Reynoldswhirledarefrigeratedrodthroughiceparticlesandfoundthattheparticleswhichbouncedofftherodacquiredapositivecharge.Thiswasthemissinglink.Withouthailandsuper-cooledclouds,heconcluded,therecouldbenolightning.

Thispassageisabouta______.

A.lawB.hypothesisC.guessD.theory

50.

Commercialscreatethesensationofloudnessbecause______.

A.TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevels

B.theirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaklevels

C.theirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyranges

D.unlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawiderange

51.

Bysaying"Thisisnoflashinthepan"(Paragraph3,Line6),theauthorimpliesthat

A.thelowinflationratewillcontinue

B.theinflationratewillriseagain

C.inflationwilldisappearentirely

D.thereisnoinflationatpresent

52.

Whydidtheauthortellalietoherparentsthatshehadamarveloustime?

53.

Whatdoes"it"inthelastsentenceofParagraph3referto?

A.Todevelopthepotentialofamovieastheanartform.

B.AnentertainmentmediuminHollywood.

C.MovieindustryofAmerica.

D.Moneyfortheproducer,distributorandcinemamanagers.

54.

"Autonomy"inlastparagraphmeans______.

A.areaoccupiedbythepatient

B.therightofself-decisionofpatients

C.fieldofinfluenceofpatients

D.politicalpowerofpatients

55.

Somepeoplefearthatgenetic______maybecreatedbysuchaproject.

56.

Thecommerce______.

A.wasanimportantelementinbuildingtheRenaissanceculture

B.keptthepeopleincitiesalivewithfoodandclothes

C.broughtabouttheexchangeofideas

D.wasalwaysprosperousbetweencitystates

57.

TheAPECautomotivedialogueconsistsof______.

A.governmentleaders

B.ministersofsectorsofmembers

C.governmentandindustryrepresentatives

D.governmentandbusinessrepresentatives

58.Whatmayborrowerssufferfromtheviolentmovementsinexchangerates?

59.

Whoarelikelytoberejectedbyabright-futureproject?

A.Cholerics.B.Sanguines.C.Melancholics.D.Phlegmatics.

60.Manybankersmaybeworriedaboutwhethersomefancyproductdreamedupduringtheseyearsmightyetleadtoavisitfromthepolice.DanielDantas,afinancier,whohasprofitedbyoperatingattheopaqueplacewherebusinessandgovernmentmeetinBrazil,hasbeenopeningthedoortofindthepoliceoutsideformuchofthepastdecade.OnDecember2ndhewasconvictedofalesssophisticatedcrime:tryingtobribepoliceofficers.Mr.Dantas,whohasacquiredgreatnotorietyinBrazil,wasfined$5millionandsentencedtotenyearsinprison.Hehasappealedagainsthisconviction.

Thechargestemsfromapoliceinvestigationintomoney-laundering(洗錢)knownasOperationSatiagraha.ItgrewoutofapreviousinvestigationintoMr.Dantas'suseofKroll,asecurityconsultancy,towatchoverhisbusinesspartners.DuringthisinvestigationthepoliceseizedacomputerfromOpportunity,Mr.Dantas'sinvestmentbank,whichcontaineddatafromthemid-1990sto2004andapparentlyshowedsuspiciousmovementsofmoney.

ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes,viatwogo-betweens,tokeephisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation.Amanfittedwithabuggingdevicewasoffered$1millionincash,withanother$4milliontofollow,thepolicesay.TheyclaimthatMr.Dantas'strickinvolvedmoneytravellingtotheCaymanIslands,thenviatheBritishVirginIslandstoanaccountinIreland,ontoDelaware,andthenre-enteringBrazilasforeigninvestment.

ForMr.Dantashiscrimeisasteepfallfromgrace.Amanwhosleepslittleandsocializesless,heisavegetarianandself-madebillionaire,agiftedfinancierwhohasseriallyfallenoutwithhisbusinesspartners.Heoncecontrolledalargetelecomsfirm,actingforinvestorswhoincludedCitigroup.Hesaysheisthevictimofaconspiracymountedbythegovernment.

ItisMr.Dantas'supposedinfluenceingovernmentcirclesthathasaddedtohisnotoriety.Duringthe1990s,whenmanystate-ownedbusinesseswereprivatized,Mr.Dantaspositionedhimselfasthemanwiththeneededexpertiseandcontacts.HeenjoyedeasyaccesstothegovernmentofPresidentFernandoHenriqueCardoso,includingmeetingswiththepresidenthimself.ThatinfluencecarriedthroughintothegovernmentofPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilva.Mr.Dantasisallegedtohavebeenoneofthefundersofacash-for-votesschemeinBrazil'sCongressmountedbyleadersofLula'sWorkers'Partyin2003-2004.ManyofthosewhohavehaddealingswithMr.Dantasinsistthatthesehavebeenlegitimateandconductedingoodfaith.TheyincludeLuizEduardoGreenhalgh,alawyerandPTpolitician,whomhehiredasaconsultant.

WhatkindofcrimewasDanielDantasconvictedofaccordingtothepassage?

A.Acrimequiteexperiencedandtactful.

B.Acrimebyoperatingattheopaqueplace.

C.Acrimeattemptingtotemperpolicetoworkforhim.

D.Acrimeinmoneylaundering.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

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62.

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63.

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64.

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65.

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五、6.Translation(5題)66.Psychologistssuggestthatchildrenwhoareshyaremoreprone____________________________(在以后人生道路上更容易情緒消極和焦慮)

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

68.Whenspeakingofthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing,__________(我們關(guān)心的不僅僅是經(jīng)濟(jì)利益).

69.Itis:protectedbylawthat_________________________(連續(xù)工作6個月后，雇員就可以享受帶薪的假期和病假).

70.Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendonebyhand,______________________(恐怕早就失去了所有價(jià)值)bythetimetheywerefinished.

參考答案

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