2022-2023年黑龍江省伊春市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年黑龍江省伊春市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Theword"we"inLine3,Para5refersto"Britishpeople".

A.YB.NC.NG

2.

Ifonehasthedesiretoimprovehisreadingspeed,themotivationtopracticeand,hemayimprovehisreadingspeed.

3.

ThereasonwhyDomino'swithdrewtheirpromotionwasthattheysufferedlegallyfrom______.

4.

Sincethebeginningoffileyear,thewon,SouthKorea'scurrencyhadfallen______againsttileU.S.Dollar.

5.

IfWaldoWilcoxshootsthemountainlionwithoutkillingit,hewillmakemuchmoneybysellingittoazoo.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Accordingtothepassage,peopletellprotectiveliessimplyfortheirownbenefits.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

8.

Thistextismainlyakindof_______forabusinesspublication.

9.

Oncewethoughtofpollutionasmeaningsimply______.

10.

Aratcanlearnandform.newmemoriesinitsbrainundertheeffectof

11.

TheBermudaTriangleseemstoform.atrianglebetween______,______,andtheoceaneastofPuertoRico.

12.

PaulwasconcernednotonlyabouthisownsafetybutaboutthesafetyofhisSudanesedriverandinterpreter.

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

AccordingtothestudyinthejournalSleep，thosepeoplewithsnoringproblemswillbemorelikelytosufferfrom______.

A.breathproblem

B.heartattack

C.highbloodpressure

D.stroke.

14.

TheGladstonefamilymadeagreatfortuneby______.

15.

Toimproveyouroutput,you'dbettercreateastandardforyouroutputandaredeterminedtoovertakeit

16.WaterWarnings

UrgentTasksforChina

Waterhaslongbeenconsideredaninexhaustibleresource.ButChinaisfacinganunmistakablewatercrisis,andrecently,becauseofincreasinglyhard-to-misssymptomsoftheshortage,peopleinallpartsofsocietyarebeginningtorealizejusthowpreciouscommoditywaterreallyis.

Atfirstglance,itseemslikethereshouldbeenough:China'stotalsupplyoffreshwaterresourcesrankssixthintheworld,afterBrazil,Russia,Canada,theUnitedStatesandIndonesia.Butdespitethisapparentadvantage,China'spercapitawaterresourcesfallfarbelowtheworldaverageof7,600cubicmetersper-capitaduetothecountry'senormouspopulationsize.China'sper-capitaamountof2,200cubicmetersisexpectedtodecreasefurtherasthecountrycontinuesitsrapideconomicgrowthandpopulationexpansion.

"Withoutexcessivelyexploitingundergroundwater,Chinahasawatergapofnearly40billioncubicmeters.Thecountry's320millionruralpeoplearen'tabletodrinksafewaterandover400citiesdon'thavesufficientwatersupply,110ofwhichfaceaseriousshortage,"WangShucheng,MinisterofWaterResources,saidrecently.

Somewaterresourcesexpertswarnthatthecurrentshortageisnomorethanawarningsignal,withagreatercrisisyettocome.TheMinistryofWaterResourcesissuedawatercrisiswarningasearlyasNovember2001.AtthetimeitsaidthatwhentheChinesepopulationpeaksat1.6billionin2030,China'sper-capitawaterresourcescouldfallto1,700cubicmeters,theinternationallyacknowledgedlevelbelowwhichanareaissaidtobeexperiencing"waterstress".

PoorNaturalConditions

Scantwaterresourcestoslakethethirstsofapopulationof1.3billion,andtheunevengeographicaldistributionoftheseresources,form.thebasisofwaterconditionsinChina.

Affectedbymonsoons(季候風(fēng)),China'sprecipitation(降水量)variesconsiderablyamongdifferent

seasons.Thetimeofprecipitationoverlaps(交迭)withthehottestseasons,mostlyinsummerandautumnandscarcelyinwinterandspring.Generally,regionswiththelowestprecipitationlevelsreceiveitconcentratedlyonlyatcertaintimesoftheyear,whicheasilygivesrisetodroughtinspringandfloodinginsummer.Meanwhile,twothirdsofChina'swaterresourcesiscomprisedofrunoffflooding,whichmeansriversoftenfloodintherainyseasonanddryupatothertimes.

China'swaterresourcesarealsodistributedgeographicallyunevenly,inconsistentwiththedistributionofland,mineralresourcesandproductivity.Generally,waterresourcesareconcentratedinthesouthernandeasternpartsofthecountry,andinmountainousareas.Annualprecipitationamountsvaryfrommorethan3,000millimetersinthesoutheasttolessthan50millimetersinthenorthwest.

Chinaispronetofloodsanddroughts,such-astheseveredroughtthathitChongqingandSichuaninsouthwestChinathissummer,thecountry'sworstin50years.Whilepercapitawaterresourcesinsomeareasofthenorthapproachthelevelofthedriestcountriesintheworld,thewater-richsouthoftensuffersfromseasonaldroughts,whichadverselyaffectsrice,themajorcropreliantonwatering,aswellasothercashcrops.Thelasttwodecadeshaveseenanominalchangeinthecountry'ssurfacewaterresourcesandtotalwaterresources.Yetcluetofactorssuchasglobalclimatechangeandriverdrainage,andtotalwaterresourcesinsouthChinaarerisingwhilewaterresourcesinthenortharefallingsignificantly.

ASeriesofMeasuresAdoptedbyChineseGovernment

Againstthesedifficultconditions,theChineseGovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasurestotryandguaranteethebasicwaterdemandsnecessaryfordailylifeandsocialandeconomicdevelopment.Sincethefoundingoft

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

Urbancenterslocatedalongriversresultinthefactthat______.

18.

SomeexpertsbelievethatWal-Martdoesharmtotheeconomybecausemanufacturershadtocutdownonexpensesby______.

19.

AccordingtoaFTCreport,U.S.mediacorporationsaremarketingviolententertainmenttochildrenactivelyand______________.

20.

Thefinaljudgmentwasthateveryoneinvolvedshouldgetathirdofthefish.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(32)

A.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstuniversity.

B.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstpostoffice.

C.Hehelpedestablishthecity'sfirstlibrary.

D.Hehelpedopenahospital.

22.(26)

A.Itisgoodforimprovingmuscletone.

B.Ithelpshimloseweight.

C.Ithelpsdevelopmentaltoughness.

D.Ithelpsstrengthentheheart.

23.

【B3】

24.聽力原文：W：Icouldn'thavewontheawardwithoutyourassistance．Thankyouverymuch．

M：Youhavebeenworkingsohard．Youdeservethehonor.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanworkedhardandwasgivenanaward.

B.Thewomanhelpedthemansucceed.

C.Themanisthankfultothewomanforherassistance.

D.Themandeservedtheaward.

25.聽力原文：Anyonewhospendsatleastonesemesterincollegenoticesthatsomestudentsgiveupontheirclasses.Thepersonwhositsbehindyouinaccounting,forexample,beginstomissalotofclassmeetingsandeventuallyvanishes.Oranotherstudentcomestoclasswithouttheassignment,writesaimlesslyinhisnotebookduringthelecture,andleavesduringthebreak.What'sthedifferencebetweenstudentslikethisandtheoneswhosucceedinschool?Mysurveymaybenon-scientific,buteveryoneIaskedsaidthesamething:attitude.Apositiveattitudeisthekeytoeverythingelse.

Whatdoes"apositiveattitude"mean?Itmeansnotonlyshowingupforyourclasses,butalsodoingsomethingwhileyou'rethere.Reallylisten.Takenotes.Askaquestionifyouwantto.Don'tjustwalkintoaclass,putyourmindinneutral,anddriftawaytonever-nerveland.

Havingapositiveattitudegoesdeeperthanthis,though.Itmeansbeingmatureaboutcollegeasaninstitution.Collegeclassescansometimesbedownrightdullandboring.Ifyouletaboringclassdiscourageyousomuchthatyouwanttoleaveschool,you'llloseinthelongrun.Lookatyourpriorities.Youwantadegree,oracertificate,oracareer.Ifyouhaveto,youcanmakeitthroughaless-than-interestingclassinordertoachievewhatyouwant.Getwhateveryoucanoutofeveryclass.Butifyousimplycan'tstandacertainclass,bedeterminedtofulfillitsrequirementsandbedonewithitonceandforall.

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A.Theydon'thaveapositiveattitude.

B.Theyhaveotherarrangements.

C.Theyaretoolazy.

D.Theygetuptoolate.

26.(21)

A.Itbillsthecustomeronceamonth.

B.It'sakindofATMcards.

C.It'sakindofcreditcards.

D.Ittakesoutthemoneyfromthecustomer'sbankaccount.

27.

【B4】

28.

【B5】

29.聽力原文：W:Whatisthatyouarelisteningto?Thatbeat'ssostrongthatIcan'tconcentrateonmywork.

M:Noproblem.1canswitchovertosomethinglighter.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

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A.Turndownthevolumeofthemusic.

B.Turnthemusicoff.

C.Playadifferentstyle.ofmusic.

D.Listentomusicinadifferentroom.

30.(25)

A.Indifferent.B.Sympathetic.C.Angry.D.Annoyed.

31.(43)

32.聽力原文：ThecolorfulInternetdrawsustocomputersandbringsusjoyandwealth.However,itisalsoaffectingourhealth,becauseofincreasedcomputeruse.Somepeoplehumorouslycallthesenegativeeffectsthe"sixdestructivefistsoftheInternet".

First,itdamagestheeyes.Howevergoodyourmonitoris,whetheritislow-raditionorLCD,youwilldefinitelyfeellight-headedafteradayofweb-surfing.

Secondly,itdamagesthehands.Theconstantrepetitiousmovementswillmakeyourfingersandwristssoreandaching.

Thirdly,itdamagesthemouth.WhenpeopleareroamingintheseaoftheInternetandchattingwiththekeyboard,themouthisthemostunusedorgan.

Fourthly,ithurtstheback.Peoplewillsitmotionlessinfrontofcomputersforseveralhours.Theirmidsectionsandskeletalsystemssufferthemost.

Fifthly,itdamagesthestomach.Itisalmostimpossibleforweb-surferstohavehealthystomachs.Theyalwayseatverysimply.Sometimestheywillhaveasleepfirst,insteadofeatinganything.

Lastly,itdamagestheliver,whichistheresultofirregularperiodsofsleepandanunhealthydiet.

Althoughthe"sixdestructivefistsoftheInternet"isonlythenicknamebyweb-surfersfortheirdiscomfort,itremindsusthatweshouldnotneglectourhealthwhenaddictedtothevibrancy,highspeedandefficiencyoftheInternet.

TheattractionoftheInternetisirresistible.However,addictiontoitwilldamageourphysicalandmentalhealth.Infact,theInternetandcomputersthemselvescan'tcausethediscomfortinourbody.WeshouldusecomputersreasonablytokeepupwiththeInternethealthily.

(33)

A.ThehighspeedandefficiencyoftheInternet.

B.ThehealthproblemsduetoaddictiontotheInternet.

C.ThejoyandcomfortprovidedbytheInternet.

D.TheirresistibleattractionoftheInternet.

33.聽力原文：Scientistshaveobservedthatplantsthemselvesproducemanypoisonouschemicalsfordefenceagainstinsects.Butinsectshavedevelopedwaysofdealingwiththemand,infact,havebeeneatingplantsforabout250millionyears.Nowinsectsareusingthesesamemechanismstodealwithman-madepoisons--insecticides.Thisiswhyresistanceofinsectstoinsecticideshasdevelopedsorapidly.

Whatshouldbedone?Scientistsstudyingtheproblemsuggestthatfarmersuselessinsecticides.Atthemoment,farmersregularlyspraycropsasaprecautionagainstproblemsthatarecausedbylargenumbersofpests.Theyshould,instead,sprayonlywherepestshaveactuallybeenseen.Secondly,farmerscoulduseacombinationoftwoorthreeinsecticidesatonce.Tosurvive,theinsectswouldneedtobecomeresistanttotwoormorepoisonsatthesametime.

Themostsurprisingsuggestion,perhaps,isthat,atcertaintimesoftheyear,farmersshouldactuallytrytoattractnewinsectsontothecropstheyaretryingtoprotect.Thenewinsectswillmatewiththosewhichsurvivedfromacertainkindofinsecticideandwilllessenthelatter'sresistancetoit.

Scientistshopethattheseandothermeasureswillpostponethedaywhenfarmersandscientistswillhavetostandbywhilenewsuper-bugswhichmayberesistanttoallourpoisonsinvadeourfarmsandeatourcrops.

(33)

A.Plantscanproducesomepoisonouschemicalfordefenceagainstinsects.

B.Insectshavebeeneatingplantsformanymillionyears.

C.Insectshavedevelopedwaysofdealingwithpoisonouschemicalsproducedbyplantsthemselves.

D.Insectshavealreadydevelopedsomeresistancetoman-madepoisons.

34.(31)

A.PeoplelivingintheUnitedStates.

B.PeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesandCanada.

C.ScientistslivingintheUnitedstatesandCanada.

D.EveryonebutexpertslivinginCanada.

35.

【B8】

36.(38)

37.(17)

A.He'llgivethequizatalatertime.

B.Thequizwillbeveryshort.

C.Thequizwon'tbereadyuntilThursday.

D.He'llscorethequizquickly.

38.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:MissHanson,thankyouforsendingmethisnote.I'msorrytohearMaryisbeingaproblem.

W:I'mnotsurewhat'shappeningtoMary.She'susuallyanexcellentstudent.Shecompletesallherworkandshe'squietinclass.Then,lastmonth,shejustchanged.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Thewomanistheman'sboss.

B.Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C.The'womanistheheadmasterofaschool.

D.Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

39.(22)

A.Thewomangetsaticket.

B.Themanarreststhewoman.

C.Thewomanistakentocourt.

D.Thewomanranaway.

40.聽力原文：Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsof36courses,eachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekfor15weeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollows,astudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheating,hastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumberofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

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A.32.B.36.C.34.D.38.

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

Theauthorthinksthewrapping,exceptthatonmeatorthealike,isonlyfor______.

42.

TheauthorreferstotheexcessiveintakebyAmericansofalcoholandtobaccoanddruguseinorderto______.

A.showthatsomehealthproblemscannotbeattackedbybettermedicalcare

B.demonstratethatuseoftobaccoandintoxicantsisdetrimentaltohealth

C.citeexamplesofindividualbehavior.thathaveadverseconsequencesforhealthstatus

D.illustratewaysinwhichexcessiveaffluencemaycontributetoapoorhealthstatus

43.Movingfarmorequicklythanmanyhadthoughtlikelyorpossible,lawmakersinthe10-memberHouse-Senatecommitteeannouncedtheagreementafterlessthan24hoursofnegotiations.

SenateMajorityLeaderHarryReid:"Likeanynegotiation,thisinvolvedgiveandtake,andifyoudon'tmindmysayingsothatisanunderstatement."

Theagreementdropsthetotalto$789billion,whilebothSenateandHouse-passedmeasuresexceeded$800billion.

Acombinationoflowandmiddleincometaxcuts,makingupabout35percentofthebill,anddomesticspending,itssupporterssayitmeetsPresidentBarackObama'sgoalofcreatingorsavingasmanyas4millionjobs.

SusanCollinsofMainewasamongonly3moderateSenateRepublicanswhojoinedtheDemocraticmajoritythere.Shesaysmoneytrimmedfromthebillreflectsanefforttofocusitmoresharplytohelptheeconomy.

"Itisafiscally-responsiblenumberthatreflectsoureffortstotrulyfocusthisbillonprograms,andpoliciesandtaxreliefthatwillhelpturnoureconomyaround,createjobsandproviderelieftothefamiliesofourcountry,"shesaid.

Collinssaidtheagreementincreasesspendingoninfrastructureprojects,morethan$150billionintheproposedmeasure.

Republicanopponentskeptuptheircriticisms,primarilythatthemeasurecontainsuntargetedspendingandnottherightleveloftaxrelief.

HouseRepublicanleaderJohnBoehnervoiceddisappointmentwiththeagreement,repeatinghisassertionthatthemeasurewillnotcreatejobsquicklyenough.

"ItappearsthattheyhavemadeabadbillworsebyreducingtheamountoftaxreliefforAmericanfamiliesandsmallbusinesses,andaddingmorewastefulWashingtonspending,"hesaid.

ButSenatorArlenSpecter,anothermoderateRepublicanwhoworkedwithDemocrats,saidactionwasrequired.

"Thisisobviouslyaverydifficultvoteinviewofthelargedeficitandnationaldebtwhichwehave,butIbelieveitisindispensable,thatstrongactionbetaken,"hesaid.

WhiteHouseaides,includingChiefofStaffRahmEmanuel,joinedinthenegotiationsonCapitolHill.

Lawmakersbehindtheagreementhopeafinalconferencereportwillbereadyinthenext2claysthattheHouseandSenatewillvoteon.ApprovalwouldsendthelegislationtoPresidentObamaforsignature.

AneventualSenatevoteisexpectedtomirrorearlierresultsinwhichmajorityDemocrats,withhelpfromthe3Republicans,achievedthe60votesneededtoovercomeanyproceduralblock.

ItremainstobeseenhowavotewillturnoutintheHouse,wherenoRepublicanssupportedaHouse-passedmeasure,butwhereDemocratsholdastrongenoughmajoritytopassmeasureseasily.

HouseRepublicanleadersdeclinedtopredictWednesdayhowmanyintheirpartymightsupportfinallegislation.

"Theagreement"(Line2,Para.1)ismostprobablyabillabout______.

A.stimulusfortheeconomy

B.reform.ofthelegalsystem

C.fundingfortheeducationalsystem

D.expenditureonthenationaldefence

44.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thesensuousappreciationofart.

B.Thebasicconceptionoftheaestheticexperience.

C.Howtoappreciatetheworkofart.

D.Therelationshipbetweenform.andcontentoftheworkofart.

45.Inthepassage,"bandwagonappeal"refersto______.

A.amassconsensusamongyoungpeople

B.auniversalwayofthinking

C.thepursuitofamoralcodeofbehavior

D.thedesiretosupportapopularcourseofaction

46.

Itwasbelievedthatthemostseriousconsequencespoiledchildrenwouldhavetofacewhentheygrewupwas______.

47.Recently-marriedwomencan'tsleepassoundlyasthosemarriedlongerbecausetheymaybe______withtheirhusband.

48.SectionB

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

Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniform.underanycircumstance.Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofawhole.Theindividualinauniform.losesallself-worth.

Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniform.givesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationissoweakthatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,say,inaschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawealthypersonwhowearsexpensive,qualityclothing.Thosepersonsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.Ifallpersonsweretowearthesameclothing,whywouldanyonestrivetobebetter?Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetowearthesameclothing,toforcingeveryonetodrivethesamecar,havethesametypeofhouse,eatthesametypesoffoods.Whenthishappens,allincentivetoimproveone'slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethattheyhad?

Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creatingandmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.Salespersonswouldbesuperfluousaswellswhybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable?Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustry,whichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Ourentireinformationandentertainmentindustrywouldcollapse.

Theauthor'stoneinthispassageis______.

A.impassionedB.hystericalC.dramaticD.sarcastic

49.

Inthispassage,whatdoestheauthormentionasanexampleofthepossiblemisuseofscientificknowledgewithseriousconsequences?

50.(61)

51.

Beatlesareplanningtosellitsmusic______.

A.throughiTunesandRhapsody

B.throughanIntemetstorebuiltbyMicrosoft

C.throughastorewithinthestore

D.throughtheirownInternetstores

52.

Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat______.

A.peopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals

B.peopleinsmalltownsstillsticktoolddisciplineandstandards

C.today'ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty

D.peopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities

53.SectionB

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

Stonetools,animalbonesandanincisedmammothtuskfoundinRussia'sfrigidfarnorthhaveprovidedwhatarchaeologistssayisthefirstevidencethatmodernhumansorNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan30,000yearsago,atleast15,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslythought.

AteamofRussianandNorwegianarchaeologists,describingthediscoveryintoday'sissueofthejournalNature,saidthecampsite,atMamontovayaKurya,ontheUraRiverattheArcticCircle,wasthe"oldestdocumentedevidenceforhumanpresenceatthishighlatitude."DigginginthebedofanoldriverchannelclosetotheUralMountains,theteamuncovered123mammalbones,includinghorse,reindeerandwolf."Themostimportantfind,"theysaid,wasafour-footmammothtuskwithgroovesmadebychoppingwithasharpstoneedge,"unequivocallytheworkofhumans."Thetuskwascarbon-datedatabout36,600yearsold.Plantremainsfoundamongtheartifactsweredatedat30,000to31,000years."

Otherarchaeologistssaidtheanalysisappearedtobesound.Buttheycautionedthatitwasdifficult,whendealingwithriverbeddeposits,tobesurethatartifactshadnotbecomejumbledoutoftheirtrueplace,andthustime,inthegeologiclayers.Theyquestionedwhetherthediscovererscouldreliablyconcludethatthestonetoolswereinfactcontemporarywiththebones.Butinacommentaryaccompanyingthearticle,Dr.JohnA.J.GowlettoftheUniversityofLiverpoolinEnglandwrote,"Althoughtherearequestionstobeanswered,theartifactsillustrateboththecapacityofearlyhumanstodotheunexpected,andthevalueofarchaeologists'researchinginunlikelyareas."

ThediscovererssaidtheycouldnotdeterminefromthefewstoneartifactswhetherthesitewasoccupiedbyNeanderthals,hominidswhobythenhadalonghistoryashuntersinEuropeandwesternAsia,orsomeofthefirstanatomicallymodernhumanstoreachEurope.

Inanycase,otherarchaeologistssaid,thefindingscouldbesignificant.

IfthesetoolmakerswereNeanderthals,thefindingssuggestedthatthesehumanrelatives,whobecameextinctafter30,000yearsago,weremorecapableandadaptablethantheyaregenerallygivencreditfor.LivingintheArcticclimatepresumablyrequiredhigherlevelsoftechnologyandsocialorganization.

Iftheyweremodernhumans,thenthesurpriseisthattheyhadpenetratedsofarnorthinsuchashorttime.TherehasbeennofirmevidenceformodernhumansinEuropebeforeabout35,000yearsago.IthadgenerallybeenthoughtthatthenorthernmostpartofEurasiawasnotoccupiedbyhumansuntilthefinalstageofthelasticeage,some13,000to14,000yearsago,whentheworld'sclimatebegantomoderate.Dr.GowlettsaidthenewfindingsindicatedthattheArcticregionofEuropeanRussiawasextremelycoldbutrelativelydryandice-freemorethan30,000yearsago.

Whatisthesignificanceofthediscovery?

A.ItshowsthatmodernhumanslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.

B.ItshowsthatNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.

C.Itshowstheoldestdocumentedevidenceforhumanpresenceatsuchhighlatitude.

D.Itshowshumancouldusetools30,000yearsago.

54.

Whoarelikelytoberejectedbyabright-futureproject?

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

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete