2022-2023年甘肅省定西市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年甘肅省定西市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

MarkHaywardshadshown______fromhisearlyteensbuthiscounselorshadfailedtowarnhisparentsaboutit.

2.

Competenceperceptionisaboutyourunderstandingofyourownpotentialsandabilities.

A.YB.NC.NG

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"ghosting"fromthepassage?

A.ItisadoubleimageofTV.

B.Itreferstothespeedoflight.

C.Itwaseventuallysolvedbyengineers.

D.Itreferstothespeedoftheradiosignals.

4.

Besidesmakingbuildingsandworksofart,Mayasachievedgreataccomplishmentson______.

5.

Thefederalgovernmentencouragespeopletobuyhybridsbygivingtheownersaone-time______.

6.

Thosewholiveincoastalareasshouldbeawareofpossible______afteranearthquake.

7.

Thetwopollutantsthatcauseaciddepositionare______andnitrogenoxides(NOx).

8.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

ManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitantsEnglish,fortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEngland.Infact,theBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoplesandonlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesasEnglish.TheothersreferthemselvesasWelsh,Scottish,orIrish,asthecasemaybe;theyareoftenslightlyannoyedasbeingclassifiedasEnglish.

TheHighlands

ThedrivefromEnglandtoScotlandprovidesthetravelerwithmanypleasantchangesofscenery.Asitisafairlylongjourney,itisgoodtobeabletotravelwithafriendwhocantaketurnswithyouatthewheel.

ApatrioticScotsmantravellingwithanEnglishfriendmaytellhimheisgoingtosee,intheHighlands,thefinestsceneryintheworld.Thismaysoundexaggerated,butonarrivingintheHighlandsmostpeoplereallyagreethatthesceneryisindeedmagnificent.

TheHighlandsare,asthenameimplies,thehillyormountainousregionofthecountry;theyform.thegreaterpartofthewesternhalfofScotlandnorthofGlasgow.

OnthefirstnightinScotlandatouristmaychoosetoputupatahotelinthelittletownofCallander,whichisknownasoneof"theGateways"totheHighlands.Onthefollowingdayhecansetouttoseethevariouslakesintheneighborhood,andwillbedelightedwiththewildandromanticaspectofthecountryside.Whenhereturnstohishotelhewillbegladtoeata"hightea".Thisisamealwhich,inScotlandandmanypartsofnorthernEngland,takesplaceofteaanddinner.Itconsistsofonesubstantialcourse,suchasonewouldhaveatdinner,followedbybread-and-butter,withjamorhoney,andsomekindofcakeorcakes;teaisdrunkwiththemeal,whichistakenataboutsixo'clockintheevening.Onehasalightsupperlateintheevening.

Thenextmorningmanytouristsjourneyontothewestcoast,passingontheirwayLochLomond,oneofthelargestandmostfamousoftheScottishlakes.Theroadtwistsandturns,dipsandclimbs,butisnotdangerous.Thegreatesthazardistheblack-facedsheep:theseanimalsareasactiveasgoats,andfrequentlywanderrecklesslyintotheroad.Thetouristsmayalsoseeaherdoflong-hairedHighlandcattle,whichlooksavagebutarenomoresothanordinarycattle.Eventuallytheroadrunsparallelwiththesea,alongacoastlinefringedwithlittleislandsandmaderaggedwithrockybays.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh,thecapitalofScotland,isafineoldcitybuiltpartlyinthevalleyoftheRiverLeitfiandpartlyontherollinghillswhichsurroundit.Thecityisdominatedbythecastle,anancientfortress(要塞)standingonthesummitofamassiverock,whichhasbeenthesceneofmanybattlesthroughoutcenturiesofScottishhistory.Todaywhatremainsoftheoriginalcastleispreservedasamuseumpiece.

TheroadfromthecastletotheroyalpalaceofHolyroodhouseisknownas"TheRoyalMile".Itisaveryoldroadrunningthroughtheoldestpartofthecitywheretherearemanyfamoushistorichousesandnarrowlanescalled"closes".ThenewerpartofthecityliesnorthofthefamousPrincesStreet,whichisthewidestandmostimpressiveofthemanywidestreetsandelegantsquarethataretobefoundinEdinburgh.

ThetrainsbringingvisitorstoEdinburghrunrightintotheheartofthecity.Climbin

A.Britain

B.BritishIsles

C.England

D.Wales,ScotlandandIreland

9.

Whenusingadrive-upATM,you'dbetterdriveclosetothemachineaswellas______.

10.

FromaJapaneseperspective,commitmentanddedicationareprobablymoreimportantthanthedecisionitselfinadecisionmakingprocess.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

Accordingtosometheory,weonlyneedbreakfast,lunchandsuppereverydaybutnomorebecausewhilesleeping,wecanconsume______.

12.

O'Donnellthinksthatthecauseofher22-year-oldson'ssuicideis______.

13.AdSlogans

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeeninyourcarwithyourradioon,gottenout,andhourslater,hadsometingle(廣告詩)playinginyourhead?This,myfriends,isgoodadvertising.Thatjinglewassocatchythathoursafteryouhadbeenexposedtoit,itstilllingered.Thesamecanbesaidofadslogans.Everyday,wearesurroundedbycarads,creditcardads,travelads,foodads,clothingads...thelistgoeson.

TheBasics

Thepurposeofthestraplineorsloganinanadvertisementistoleavethekeybrandmessageinthemindofthetarget(that'syou).Itisthesign-offthataccompaniesthelogo.Itsgoalistostick:"Ifyougetnothingelsefromthisad,getthis...!"Afewwell-knownexamplesoftheseslogansinclude:

-AmericanExpress:"Don'tleavehomewithoutit"

-Apple:"Thinkdifferent"

-AT&T:"Reachoutandtouchsomeone"

-Timex:"Takesalickingandkeepsonticking"

-Wendy's:"Where'sthebeef?"

-Wheaties:"Thebreakfastofchampions"

Unfortunately,adslogansdon'talwayswork,usuallybecausetheyaregeneric,ready-to-wear,off-the-shelflinesthataretakenoutandshinedup,readytobeusedagainandagainwhenthecreativejuiceshavestoppedflowing.Dozensofadvertisersusethemwithoutblinking.Theiradagenciesshouldbeashamedofthemselves!

ThePerfectTagline

Aperfectly-formedtaglineshouldfulfillseveralcriteria.First,itshouldbememorable.Memorabilityhastodowiththeabilitythelinehastoberecalledunaided.Alotofthisisbasedonthebrandheritageandhowmuchthelinehasbeenusedovertheyears.Butifitisanewline,whatmakesitmemorable?Thebigideashouldbetoldintheadvertisement.Themorethetaglineresonateswiththebigidea,themorememorableitwillbe.

Guinnessusedtousetheline"Guinnessisgoodforyou"untiltheauthoritiesgotafterthem,saying"Comeon!Guinnessisstout(烈性啤酒)!Itcontainsalcohol!Itcan'tbegoodforyou!Sostopusingthatclaim!"So,theGuinnessadagencycameupwithastrokeofgenius.Theline?"Guinnessisn'tgoodforyou."Agoodsloganshouldrecallthebrandname,andideally,thebrandnameshouldbeincludedintheline."Mygoodness,myGuinness!"works,asdoes"Cokeisit?"Ontheotherhand,"Oncedriven,foreversmitten(深有感觸)"doesnoteasilyinvokethewordVauxhall—aBritishcarmadebyGeneralMotors.Ifitissuccessful,thelineshouldpassreadilyintocommonidiomasacatchphrase,suchas"BeanzmeanzHeinz"or"Where'sthebeef?".Inadditiontoaprovocativeandrelevantillustrationorstory,alliteration(頭韻)likeJaguar:"Don'tdreamit.Driveit.",coinedormade-upwords(LouisVuitton:"Epileather"),puns,andrhymesaregoodwaysofmakingalinememorable.Soisajingle.

Agoodtaglineshouldincludeakeybenefit:"Engineeredlikenoothercarintheworld"doesthisbeautifullyforMercedesBenz."Britain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline"isa"sowhat"statementforthelateAirEurope.Youmightwellsay"Iwantacarthatisengineeredlikenoothercarintheworld,"butitisunlikelythatyouwouldsay"IwanttwoticketstoParisonBritain'ssecond-largestinternationalscheduledairline!"

There'sawell-knownpieceofadviceintheworldofmarketing:"sellthesizzle,notthesteak."Itmeanstosellthebenefits,notthefeatures.Sincethetaglineistheleave-behind,orthetake-away,surelytheopportunitytoimplantakeybenefitshouldnotbemissed:

-HolidayInn:"Pleasingpeopletheworldover"

-Karry-Lite:"Takesthe'lug'outofluggage"

-Polaroid:"Thefundevelopsinstantly"

-TheEconomist:"Freeenterprisewitheveryissue"

Conversely,thefollowinglineshavenoobvious

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Rereadingofaslowreaderreflectsbothhis______andhislackofconfidenceinhiscomprehensionskills.

15.Theopeningofsocialnetworkmaynowaccelerateowingto______.

16.

Newtreeseedlingswillnotsurvivetoreachthecanopylevelunless

17.

The______ofthosecaloriesisofsignificancewhennutritionistakenintoconsideration.

18.

BasedonMs.Fay'sadvice,weknowthatanemergingspecialtywithstronggrowthinjobsexpectedmightbe______.

19.

Whentherecruiterseesyoumove,hewantstoinspectyour______.

20.

SincethejourneyfromEnglandtoScotlandisquitelong,it'sgoodto______.

A.drivealltheway

B.haveacompanion

C.takeanextrawheel

D.pickupafriend

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

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

聽力原文：ForeignstudentsarevaluabletotheUnitedStates.Masthavetopaythefullcoastsfortheireducation.Thathelpsuniversitiesmeettheirbudgets.Internationalstudentsandtheirfamiliesputtwelve-thousand-milliondollarsintotheAmericaneconomylastyear.ThatnumberisfromtheInstituteofInternationalEducation,basedinNewYork.

Now,manyeducationofficialsmytheyareconcernedthatfewerstudentswillcometotheUnitedStatesforthenextschoolyear.TheofficialsbasetheirconcernpartlyonadecreaseinstudentsplanningtoattendintensiveEnglishprogramsduringthesummer.

JustoverhalftheschoolsintheAmericanAssociationofIntensiveEnglishProgramswerequestionedforanonlinestudyinMay.Thememberssaidtheyexpectednineteenpercentfewerstudentsthanlastsummer.Theysaidtheyexpectedmorethanthirtypercentfewerstudentsthaninthesummeroftwo-thousand-one.

Thememberssaidonerex*onfortheexpecteddecreaseisslowerandmorerestrictiveUnitedStatesactionontraveldocuments.SecurityhasincreasedsincetheterroristattacksofSeptembereleventh,two-thousand-one.TheschoolsalsoblamedthetravelproblemscausedbytheoutbreakofSARS.

Inrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofstudentshavecometotheUnitedStatestostudy.TheInstituteofInternationalEducationsaysthesestudentsrepresentmorethanfourpercentofallstudentsinAmericancollegesanduniversities.Itsaysthenumberofinternationalstudentsreachedarecordhighofmorethanfivehundred-eighty-thousandlastyear.ThelargestnumbercamefromIndia.BeforelastyearthelargestnumbercamefromChina.

Forsomeyearsnow,ithasbeenpossibleforstudentsinothercountriestogetanAmericaneducationwithoutleavinghome.Severalschoolsofferacademicdegreesonline.TheseincludeJonesInternationalUniversityinEnglewood,Colorado,andtheUniversityofPhoenixinArizona.

ForeignstudentsarevaluabletotheUnitedStates.Mosthavetopaythefullcostsfortheireducation.Thathelpsuniversitiesmeettheir【B1】______.Internationalstudentsandtheirfamiliesputtwelve-thousand-milliondollarsintotheAmericaneconomylastyear.Thatnumberisfromthe【B2】______ofInternationalEducation,basedinNewYork.

Now,manyeducationofficialssaytheyareconcernedthatfewerstudentswillcometotheUnitedStatesforthenextschoolyear.Theofficialsbasetheir【B3】______partlyonadecreaseinstudentsplanningtoattend【B4】______Englishprogramsduringthesummer.

JustoverhalftheschoolsintheAmericanAssociationofIntensiveEnglishProgramswerequestionedforanonlinestudyinMay.Thememberssaidthey【B5】______nineteenpercentfewerstudentsthanlastsummer.Theysaidtheyexpectedmorethanthirtypercentfewerstudentsthaninthesummeroftwo-thousand-one.

Thememberssaidonereasonfortheexpecteddecreaseisslowerandmore【B6】______UnitedStatesactionontraveldocuments.Securityhasincreasedsincethe【B7】______attacksofSeptembereleventh,two-thousand-one.Theschoolsalsoblamedthetravelproblemscausedbythe【B8】______ofSAILS.

【B9】_____________________.TheInstituteofInternationalEducationsaysthesestudentsrepresentmorethenfourpercentofallstudentsinAmericancollegesanduniversities.【

22.(18)

A.Hismothertoldhimtobecomeateacher.

B.Hisfathertoldhimtobecomeagoodmanager.

C.Hisfathertoldhimtotrytobeateacherandhislifewillbeassured.

D.Histeachertoldhimtogethisteachingdegree.

23.(19)

A.Whetherthewomanneedshishelp.

B.Whetherthewomanhasanypets.

C.Wherethewomanisgoing.

D.Whetherthewomancantakecareofhispet.

24.

【B10】

25.(13)

A.Mostpeopleenjoyvisitingmuseums.

B.Mostofthemneedaspecialdiscounttosavemoney.

C.Theremightbevariedopinions.

D.Theyshouldnotmisstheopportunity.

26.聽力原文：M:I'dliketoborrowthatbookafteryou'vefinishedit.

W:Sure,butIpromisedittoJanefirst.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

(17)

A.IntroducethemantoJanesoon.

B.LetthemanhavethebookafterJane.

C.AskJanewhatshethoughtofthebook.

D.FinishwritingtoJaneassoonaspossible.

27.【B11】

28.【B9】

29.(24)

A.Ithasbeenthebestsellerforweeks.

B.Itadvisespeopletochangethemselves.

C.Itisbeingsoldataverylowprice.

D.Itdistinguishesco-operators.

30.聽力原文：W:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.

M:Fatherwouldliketoaffordanewvillainthefarawaysuburbs,whichgoesagainstherwishes.And,whatismore,heturnsadeafeartoherwords.

Q:WhyisMotherveryunhappyrecently?

(15)

A.Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

B.Sheisoffendedbyhernaughtychildren.

C.Shedisagreeswithfather.

D.Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

31.聽力原文：W:MayImakearecommendation,Sir?Theclamswithourspecialsaucearegood.TheyarefreshfromtheOcean.

M:Thankyou,butIdon'tcareforshellfish.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(15)

A.Atarestaurant.

B.Inastorespecializinginseashells.

C.Onafishingboat.

D.Inthefreshoceanair.

32.聽力原文：Whathappenswhenamerchantdisplaysaniteminhisstorewindowwithapricetagonit?Mustthemerchantselltheitemifthemoneyisoffered?Itisafactoflawthatadisplayofgoodsinastorewindowisnotanoffertosellthosegoods,whichcanbeacceptedbyacustomersayinghewillbuythem.Instead,thedisplayisknownasaninvitationbythemerchanttoreceiveoffersfrompotentialcustomers.Thecustomermakestheoffertobuyandthemerchantmayacceptthatoffer.Thenthegoodsaresold.Butthemerchantneednotaccepttheoffer,andwithoutsuchacceptance,thecustomercannotobtainthegoodsorsuethemerchantfornotlettinghimhavethem.

Unlesstheselleracceptstheofferbytakingcashfromthecustomer,thesellerisallowedtochangehismind.Themerchantmaywanttotakebackthegoodsbecausetheyhavebeendisplayedbymistakeorhadthewrongpricewrittenonthem,andheorshewouldhavethelegalrighttodothis.

(30)

A.Ontheitem.

B.Inthestore.

C.Onthewindow.

D.Onthestall.

33.聽力原文：W:Ican'tbelievemyroommatestillhasn'twashedthedishes,Thereisnotacleandishleftforustouse.

M:Don'tworryaboutit.Paperplatesarefine,

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(17)

A.Paperplatesarecheaperthandishes.

B.Dishesbreakmoreeasilythanpaperplates.

C.Thereisnoneedtowashanydishesnow.

D.Thewomen'sroommate,willreturnsoon.

34.

【B6】

35.

【B2】

36.聽力原文：W：Now，Mr．Black，don'thesitatetohelpyourselftosomemorepotatoes，vegetablesorroastbeef.

M：It'sbeenawonderfuldinner，butifIeatanotherbite，IthinkI'llburst．

Q：Whatwillthemando?

(18)

A.Totakesomemorevegetables.

B.Toavoidtakinganymorefood.

C.Topassthewomanthemeat.

D.Tohelptopreparethepotatoes.

37.(21)

A.Theylookatahousesitter'sscorereport.

B.Theyinterviewahousesitter'sfriends.

C.Theycheckahousesitter'sreferences.

D.Theyattendahousesitter'sparty.

38.聽力原文：W:IhopeyoulikethefictionIlentyou.Iwasn'tsurewhetheritwasthekindofbookyouwouldbeinterestedin.

M:Yonknow,Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstartedIsimplycouldn'tputitdown.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Heforgotwherehehadputthebook.

B.Hedoubtedwhetherhewouldfinishreadingthebook.

C.Hefoundthebooktoosimple.

D.Hewasfascinatedbythebook

39.聽力原文：M:CanwetraveltoNewYorktogether?

W:Certainly.I'llpickyouupat2:00andweshouldarriveinNewYorkby5:00ifthetrafficisn'ttooheavy.

Q:Whatmeansoftransportationarethemanandthewomanusing?

(13)

A.Airplane.B.Bus.C.Subway.D.Car.

40.

【B9】

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

Accordingtothepassage,malemarmosetandtamarinmonkeys______

A.can'tdefendmorethanonefemale

B.practicemonogamy

C.getmoreoffspring

D.investheavilyintheirpartnersandtheyoung

42.

Whatdocstheauthormeanbythelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Catssometimesseemtobeamusedbyhumanantics.

B.Peoplesometimesappeartobelaughingattheanticsofcats.

C.SomepeoplethinkcatsarelaughingattheKittyLitterPlant.

D.Somepeoplethinkcatsarelaughingatthefutilityoffirefightingprocedures.

43.

Thephrase"lettheAmericanbeefindustryoffthehook"(Line2,Para.4mostprobablymeans______.

A.theAmericanbeefindustrydeterminedtodosomething.

B.theAmericanbeefindustrygotoutofthedifficultsituation

C.theAmericanbeefindustrymadepeopleinterestedintheirproducts

D.theAmericanbeefindustrygotwhattheyneededandwanted

44.

Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_________.

A.publicrelationsplayanimportantroleintheentertainmentindustry

B.allpractitionersinpublicrelationsaregoodatpersuasion

C.publicrelationsareonlypopularinadvancedcountries

D.publicrelationshavenotbeenheardofindevelopingcountries

45.Developmentsininternationalcooperationareoftenconsideredtheresultof______.

A.articlesinlearnedjournals

B.programmesinitiatedbygovernments

C.friendshipsformedbyscholarsatmeetings

D.theworkofinternationalagencies

46.

ThecaseofSchutthelmetdemonstratedthatrecentlysomeinjuryclaims______.

47.

Thesecondmainreasonfortheirunhappinessisthat______.

A.theyarenotpermittedtochangeajob

B.theyhavetoworkontopayofftheirdebts

C.theyhavenootherwayoutthankeepworking

D.theyhavebeenworkinginacompanyfortoolong

48.

Theresearchersdidnotexpectthatone'sgenesmayhelpdetermine______.

49.

【C7】

50.Manhattantrigonometry(三解法)teacherTerryWebbertakeshisstudentstotheEastRivereveryyearandhasthemmeasurethedistanceacrosswithjustarulerandaprotractor(量角器).

ThestudentsthenridetheStatenIslandferryand,knowingonlytheheightoftheStatueofLiberty;calculatethedistancebetweenStatenIslandandManhattan.

That'sthekindofout-of-the-boxapproachthatWebberandothercriticsfearwillgooutthewindowwiththesweepingschoolreformsannouncedthisweekbyMayorBloombergandSchoolsChancellorJoelKlein.

"Wewon'thavetime,"Webbersaid.,"Wewillhavetoteachthemtomemorizecertainbitsofinformation,thensay,'Bubble(泡沫，幻想的計(jì)劃)inthistest.'"

Thereforms--includingamorerigoroustenure(任期)reviewfornewteachersandasysteminwhichtheschoolbureaucracy(官僚機(jī)構(gòu))isslashed(削減)andprincipalsarefreedfromadministrativesupervision--arelargelymadepossiblebyan"accountability"systemthatwillmeasureeverythingthatgoesoninschools,reducingthedatatoeasy-to-understandlettergrades:A,B,C,DorF.

PrincipalswhoseschoolsgetFscouldfacefiring.Newteacherswhosestudentsaren'tscoringwellcouldbedeniedtenure.

Andadministratorswillbeabletosurveylargeswathsofthecity's1,400schoolswithgreaterefficiency.

Thelettergradeswillfactorattendanceratesandtheresultsofparentandteachersurveys,butwillprimarilyhingeontestscores.

Studentsalsowillbetestedthroughouttheschoolyearsotheirprogresscanbemeasuredandpostedonlineforparents.

"Thisonlinesystemwilltrackprogressinrealtimeandtaketheguessworkoutofwhatgoodteachinglookslike--thusenablingteacherstotailorinstructiontotheparticularneedsofeachstudent,"Kleinsaidyesterday.

ButteacherslikeWebbersaynotallofthethingskidsneedtolearncanbereducedtodata.

"Somekidsarebetteratmakingpresentations.Somekidsarebetteratanalyzingthings."

Advocateswhoopposetestingarefuriousaboutthereforms.

"Thisistotallydeprofessionalizing(非專業(yè)化的，非職業(yè)化的)teachers,"saidJaneHirschmann,ofTimeOutFromTesting."Theywillbedoingdataentry.Testsweresupposedtobeameasureofreform.Instead,testshavebecomethereform.andtheyhavebecomethecurriculum."

______makesthestudentsmeasurethedistanceacrosstheEastRiverwithjustarulerandaprotractor.

A.O.HenryB.ThomasC.TerryWebberD.Manhattan

51.SectionB

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

Televisioneatsoutoursubstance.Mandercallsthisthemediationofexperience."WithTVwhatwesee,hear,touch,smell,feelandunderstandabouttheworldhasbeenprocessedforus."Whenwe"cannotdistinguishwithcertaintythenaturalfromtheinterpreted,ortheartificialfromtheorganic,alltheoriesoftheidealorganizationoflifebecomeequal."

Inotherwords,TVteachesthatalllifestylesandvaluesareequal,andthatthereisnoclearlydefinedrightandwrong.InAmusingOurselvestoDeath,oneofthebestrecentbooksonthetyrannyoftelevision,NeilPostmanwonderswhynobodyhaspointedoutthattelevisionpossiblyoverstepstheinstructionsintheBible.

Inthe1960sand1970s,manyofthetraditionalstandardsandmoresofsocietycameunderheavyassault.Indeed,theywereblownapart,largelywiththehelpofone'sown.Therewasanairofunrealityaboutmanydetailsofdailylife.EvenimportantmoralquestionssuffereddistortionwhentheywerereducedtoTVimages.DuringtheVietnamconflict,therewasmuchgraphicviolence--soldiersandciviliansactuallydying--onscreen.Onescenethatshockedthenationwasanexecutioninwhichthevictimwasshotintheheadwithapistolonprime-timeTV.People"tunedin"tothewareverynight,andcontroversialissuesaboutthecauses,conduct,andresolutionoftheconflictcouldbesummedupinthesesuperficialbroadcasts.

ThesamephenomenonwasseenagainintheGulfWar.Withstirringbackgroundmusicandsophisticatedcomputergraphics,eachnetwork'sbannerscript.readacrossthescreen,"WarintheGulf,"asifitwerejustanotherTVprogram.Warisn'taprogram--itisadirty,bloodymess.Peoplearekilleddaily.Yet,televisionallbutteachesthatthiscarnagemerelyisanotherdiversion,aform.ofblockbusterentertainment--thebigshowwithalltheinternationalstarspresent.

Inthelastyearsofhislife,MalcolmMuggeridge,apragmaticandprintjournalist,warned:"FromthefirstmomentIwasinthestudio,Ifeltthatitwasfarfrombeingagoodthing.IfeltthattelevisionwouldultimatelybeinimicaltowhatImostappreciate,whichistheexpressionoftroth,expressingyourreactionstolifeinwords."Heconcluded:"Idon'tthinkpeoplearegoingtobepreoccupiedwithideas.Ithinktheyaregoingtoliveinafantasyworldwhereyoudon'tneedanyideas.Theonethingthattelevisioncan'tdoisexpressingideas.Thereisadangerintranslatinglifeintoanimage,andthatiswhattelevisionisdoing.Itisthusfalsifyinglife.Recorderofwhatisgoingon,itistheexactopposite.Itcannotconveyrealitynordoesitevenwantto."

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstelevision?

A.Ambiguous.B.Skeptical.C.Critical.D.Appreciative.

52.

"Six-packMan"isprobablyavideogamethatcan______.

A.testfordrunkendriving

B.costyoualotofmoney

C.beadangertopublicmorals

D.helpconductexperimentalresearch

53.

Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutdesert-adaptedmammals?

A.Theydonotneedtoeatmuchfood.

B.Theycaneatlargequantitiesquickly.

C.Theyeasilylosetheirappetites.

D.Theycantravellongdistanceslookingforfood.

54.ShanthaRajaratnam'steamfindsthattasimelteonworks______thanmelatonin.

55.SectionB

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

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost＄26abarrel,upfromlessthan＄10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-80,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?

TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernh