2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)興安盟大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)興安盟大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Asapoli-scimajor'sdream,______alwaysencouragesinternshipsatgovernmentagencies,thinktanksandadvocacyorganizations.

2.

WelearnfromthepassagethatconditionsfortheearlywhitestravelingtoAmericabyshipsweremuchbetterthan______.

3.

Bennerandhisteamhypothesizedthatduplicationoftheancestralgeneoccurrednearthetime______.

4.

Aboutthebuzzingprodigies,peopleargue______.

5.

Therearethreepossibleexplanationsforthecontradictionoftheassumptionoflarge-packagepurchase:transportation,______limitations.

6.

Businessexecutiveswhoarenotalerttoculturaldifferencessimplycannotfunctionefficientlyoverseasandfailuretoresearchandunderstandaculturehasledtomanyinternationalbusinessblunders.

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7.OrganicFood

OrganicfarmingwasamongthefastestgrowingsegmentsofU.S.agricultureduringthe1990s.Thevalueofretail.salesoforganicfoodwasestimatedtobe$16billionin2004.AccordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,morethanhalfofAmericansnowbuyorganicfoodatleastonceamonth.Whyisorganicfoodbecomingsopopular?

WhatisOrganicFood?

InDecember2000,theNationalOrganicStandardsBoardoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)establishedanationalstandardfortheterm"organic".Organicfood,definedbyhowitcannotbemaderatherthanhowitcanbemade,mustbeproducedwithouttheuseofsewer-sludgefertilizers,mostsyntheticfertilizersandpesticides,geneticengineering(biotechnology),growthhormones,irradiationandantibiotics.Avarietyofagriculturalproductscanbeproducedorganically,includingproduce,grains,meat,dairy,eggs,andprocessedfoodproducts.

"Organic"doesnotmean"natural".Thereisnolegaldefinitionastowhatconstitutesa"natural"food.However,thefoodindustryusestheterm"natural"toindicatethatafoodhasbeenminimallyprocessedandispreservative-free.Naturalfoodscanincludeorganicfoods,butnotallnaturalfoodsareorganic.Onlyfoodslabeled"organic"havebeencertifiedasmeetingUSDAorganicstandards.

OrganicFarming

Thephrase'organicfarming'—firstappearedinLordNorthbourne'sbookLooktotheLand,publishedin1940.Butthetruthis,organicfarmingistheoldestform.ofagriculture.BeforetheendofWorldWarⅡ,farmingwithouttheuseofpetroleum-basedchemicals(syntheticfertilizersandpesticides)wastheonlyoptionforfarmers.Technologiesdevelopedduringthewarwerefoundtobeusefulforagriculturalproduction.Forexample,thechemicalammoniumnitrate(硝酸銨),whichwasusedasmunitions(軍需品),becameusefulasfertilizer,andorganophosphates(有機磷酸鹽)usedfornervegaswerelaterusedasinsecticide.

Thesedays,farmersareswitchingtoorganicagricultureonceagain,butnowwithanecologicallybased,systematicapproachthatincludeslong-termplanning,detailedrecordkeepingandmajorinvestmentinequipmentandsupplies.Althoughitisstillonlyasmallindustry,thenumberoforganicfarmersisgrowingbyabout12percentperyearandnowstandsatmorethan12,000nationwide.

OrganicFarmingintheU.S.Today

TheUSDA'sEconomicResearchServicereportsthatin1997,thelatestyearforwhichdataareavailable,farmersin49statesusedorganicproductionmethodsandthirdVpartyorganiccertificationserviceson1.35millionacresoutofatotalof828millionacresoffarmland.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofthecertifiedU.S.organicfarmlandwasusedforcrops,andone-thirdwasusedaspasture.

Largefarms,mostlylocatedintheMidwestandWest,producedprocessedtomatoes,organicwinegrapesandotherhigh-valuecropsonacommercialscale,whereasnumeroussmallfarms,concentratedintheNortheast,specializedinmixedvegetableproductionfordirectmarketingtoconsumersandrestaurants.

Whileorganicfoodcanbefoundthroughoutthecountry,Californiawastheleaderinproductionoforganicfruitsandvegetablesin1997,followedcloselybyArizona,Florida,Texas,andWashingtonindecreasingorderoftotalyield.Farmersandranchersin23statesraisedasmallnumberofcertifiedorganiccows,hogsandsheep.NewYork,WisconsinandMinnesotawerethetopproducersoforganicdairycows.

Production:Organicvs.Conventional

Asyoucanimagine,organicagriculturalpracticesarequitedistinctfromthoseof"conventional"fanning.

Organicfarmers:

feedsoilandbuildsoilmatterwithnaturalfertilizertogrowtheircropsuseinsectpredators,matingdisruption,trapsandbarrierstoprotectcropsfrom

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OsierwasafamousscholarinEnglishliteratureaswellasagreatphysician.

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9.ThewithdrawingofVioxxonlyledtosomeaccusationsaboutsomeotherpainrelievers.

10.

Asurveyshowsthatthesalerateofsmartphoneshasgrown______eachyear.

11.

Usually,terroristsorradicalpoliticalgroupscausethemostfamoushostagesituationswith______.

12.

Accordingtothepassage,booksandseminarscanbeasvaluableastheOrganizedExecutive.

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13.

China'smostfamousresearchuniversitieshiremostlythosewhoreceivedtheirgraduateeducationinU.K.andU.S.intherecentyears.

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14.

Alimitedliabilitycorporationprotectsinvestorsinthat______.

A.theyloseonlythefirstsumofmoneyputinthecorporation

B.theyonlydivideequallythecorporationdebts

C.theyneedn'tpaytaxtothegovernment

D.theycanputmoreinvestmentintothecorporation

15.

Theclearingoftreestodayisevidentlyattributedtocattlegrazingbecauseof______.

16.LynnJosephsuggeststhatbeforeconsideringthejobresearch,thedownsizedshouldfirst______.

A.modifytheirresumetomakeitmoreattractive

B.trytogetsomereemploymenttraining

C.seekhelpfromprofessionalcareercounselors

D.getoverthehurttotheirfeelingscausedbythelayoff

17.Low-incomeshoppersmaygain______onfruitandvegetableproducts.

18.

Neverisonesupposedtodoexteriorpaintingwhen,thetemperatureisbelow50degreesF.

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19.

BoeingandWhirlpool,meanwhile,areworkingtomeetemissionsreductiontargetseventhough______.

20.

Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobepackedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendagreatdealofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.

Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarehardlyconcernedwithimportantthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.

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A.Changeoffashioninwomen'sclothes.

B.Changeoffashioninman'sclothes.

C.Changeoffashioninfashiondesigners.

D.Women'sclothesandfashionindustry.

22.

【B5】

23.聽力原文：W：Thisdoesn'tlookatallfamiliar．Wemustbelost；we'dbettergetsomedirections．

M：Let'spullinhere.WhileI'mfillingthetank,youaskaboutthedirectionsandgetmeasoftdrink．

Q：Wherewillthemanandthewomangoforassistance?

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A.Gasstation.

B.Policestation.

C.Lostandfounddepartment.

D.Bat.

24.(26)

A.Bysubway.B.Bycablecar.C.Bybus.D.Onfoot.

25.(34)

A.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelstoamarket.

B.ThedistancebetweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries.

C.Thedistancethatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother.

D.ThedistancebetweenaThirdWorldCountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket.

26.聽力原文：W:Oh,no!It'safterseveno'clockandIpromisedSusanI'dmeetherinfrontofherofficerightatsix.

M:You'dbettercookupagoodstoryoryou'llbeinbigtrouble.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

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A.Makeagoodexcuse.

B.BuyasmallgiftforSusan.

C.CookSusan'sfavoritefood.

D.GettoSusan'sofficeimmediately.

27.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:IhavethiscameraherethatIboughtabout12monthsago.Butitsuddenlydoesn'twork.

W:Letmehavealookatyoursalesslip,Iamsorry,sir.Yourwarranty'sexpired.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Themancanhavehiscamerafixedhere.

B.Thewomanwillprobably{ixtheman'scameraherself.

C.Themanwillbuyanewcamera.

D.Thewomansuggeststhatthecamerashouldhavebeenbroughtinearlier.

28.(24)

A.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtofactorsbeyondtheircontrol.

B.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtointernalfactors.

C.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoexternalfactors.

D.Theirbehavior.shouldbeattributedtoothers.

29.聽力原文：Helloeverybody,andWelcomebacktothethrillinggameattheTokyoDomewiththeU.S.team.ThegamewiththeJapanesenationalteamisgoingintothesecondhalf,51to26.TheU.S.DreamTeamismadeupofNBAveterans--supposedlythebestwehavetooffers-buttheyneedamiracletodigthemselvesoutofaholeandcomebackatthispoint.

UnfortunatelyfortheDreamTeam,theirleadingscorer,High-FlyWilson,wasejectedoneminuteintothesecondquarterafterclimbingintothestandsandfightingwithaspectatorwhohadcontinuallyheckledWilsonforshootingthreeairballsinarow.AnotherbizarremomentcamelateinthesecondquarterwhentheJapanesecenter,TomohiroSuzuki,sufferedaconcussionandwasknockedoutcoldashecollidedwiththekneeofoneofhisownteammates.Therehavealsobeenseveralotherinjuries,includingthelossofstartingforward,MasaHarada.

SomeofthecoachesontheU.S.teamareattributingtheteam'ssluggishperformancetosomerawfishtheyhadlastnightwhileattendingabanquetintheirhonor.Whoknowswhat'llbenext.OK.Itlookslikewe'rereadyforthesecondhalf.

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A.Theyareleadinginthegame.

B.Thescoreisreallyclose.

C.TheDreamTeamiswaybehind.

D.Theywinthegame.

30.(29)

A.Byforcingthemfarming.

B.By'affectingthequalityofsoils.

C.Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D.Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

31.SectionC

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

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousand【B1】______;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.【B2】______thoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearing【B3】______clothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeople【B4】______.Aperson'sself-conceptis【B5】______inthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople's【B6】______.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa【B7】______effectonallareasoftheirlives.

Shypeopleareverysensitiveto【B8】______;theyfeelitconfirmstheirinferiority.【B9】______.Ashypersonmayrespondtoacomplimentwithastatementlikethisone:"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."【B10】______.

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?【B11】______.People'sexpectationsofthemselvesmustberealistic.Livingontheimpossibleleadstoasenseofinadequacy.

【B1】

32.(41)

33.聽力原文：W:Don'ttalktothebosstoday.Hemusthavegotoutofbedonthewrongside.

M:No,hisarthritisisprobablybotheringhim.It'sawfullydampout.

Q:Whatiswrongwiththebossaccordingtotheman?

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A.Hehasbeeninabadmoodsincehegotup.

B.Theweatheraffectedhim.

C.Hedoesn'tliketotalktopeople.

D.Hedoesn'taskanyone.

34.

【B4】

35.

【B11】

36.(35)

A.Ratflea.B.Catflea.C.Dogflea.D.Rabbitflea.

37.聽力原文：PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetwasstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylorsmovedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,TaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield8(1960)andWho'sAfraidofVirginiaWolf?(1966).

Taylor'sfameandpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegendofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky.Shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whydidn'ttheproducersletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirst?

34.WhatdidElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhaveincommon?

35.TowhatdidElizabethTaylordevoteherselfinherlaterlife?

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A.Theythoughtshewastooyoung.

B.Theythoughtshewassmallinsize.

C.Theythoughtshedidnotplaywellenough.

D.Theythoughtshedidnotshowmuchinterest.

38.(28)

A.Well-mannered.

B.Nice.

C.Woman-likeorshowingoff.

D.Ill-mannered.

39.(15)

A.Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.

B.Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

C.Thelibraryisclosedonweekend.

D.Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

40.【B8】

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

WhycouldAmericaneconomybecomethestrongestintheworld?

42.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemostpossiblecheatersarestudents______.

A.ingooduniversitiesasDuke,RutgersandCornell

B.intopuniversitiesasPrinceton,YaleandStanford

C.whocanusetheanti-plagiarismsoftware

D.whoneedtocompileacademicpaper

43.

Thelargestportionofchildren'stelevisionviewingtimeisspent______.

A.watchingweatherreport

B.playinggamesonthetelevisionset

C.watchingadultprogramsduringtheevening

D.watchingeducationalprogram

44.

Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitle'forthisarticle?

A.VoltaireandtheAppleStory.

B.VoltaireandNewton.

C.TheControversyontheAppleStory.

D.NewtonandtheAppleStory.

45.

Thecrucialfunctionofphotosynthesisintermsofplantneedsis______.

A.toform.sugars

B.topreservewater

C.tocombinecarbondioxidewithwater

D.toderiveenergyfromlight

46.

Whatdowelearnaboutexpressionism?

A.Itsobjectivewastodepictromanceandcarchases.

B.Itsaimwastodisplayman'svarioustypesofemotions.

C.ItwasdevelopedinAmericainthe1920s.

D.Itsmotivationwastoshowman'svariedfacialexpressions.

47.

ThelionsintheGirForestareespeciallyvulnerabletodiseasebecausethey______.

A.havedescendedfromadozenorsoancestors

B.aresmallerthantheAfricanlions

C.donothaveenoughtocat

D.arephysicallyweakerthantheAfricanlions

48.

Whywouldn'tdrugcompaniesbeinterestedinweedyplants?

A.Theyconsiderweedstobeundesirableortroublesomeplant.

B.Theywouldn'tliketodeveloptraditionalmedicines.

C.Theywouldn'tbelieveinthemedicaleffectsofweedyplants.

D.Theywouldn'tbesatisfiedwiththefinancialreturnsofdevelopingnewsdrugsfromweeds.

49.Accordingtothepassage,theunreasonablemale-dominatedmodelisbeing______andcanbereplacedbyabettermodel.

50.

GeorgesValensi'spatentlasteduntil1971because______.

A.nobodywouldofferandrewardforhispatentpriortothattime

B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime

C.thecolorTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime

D.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolorprogrammes

51.Accordingtothearticle,thevideogameplayercan______.

A.besuccessfulinhislifeifsuccessisclearlydefined

B.controltheworldofourownforatime

C.forgetabouttheuneasinessofreallifeforawhile

D.neverlosethegamewhenheplaysahero

52.Themediacanimpactcurrentevents.AsagraduatestudentatBerkeleyinthe1960s,IrememberexperiencingtheeventsrelatedtothePeople'sParkthatwereoccurringoncampus.SomeoftheseeventsweregivennationalmediacoverageinthepressandonTV.Ifounditinterestingtocomparemyimpressionsofwhatwasgoingonwithperceptionsobtainedfromthenewsmedia.Icouldbegintoseeeventsofthattimefeedonnewscoverage.Thisalsoprovidedmewithsomehealthyinsightsintothedistinctionsbetweentheserealities.

Electronicmediaarehavingagreaterimpactonthepeople'sliveseveryday.Peoplegathermoreandmoreoftheirimpressionsfromrepresentations.Televisionandtelephonecommunicationsarelinkingpeopletoaglobalvillage,orwhatonewritercallstheelectroniccity.Considertheinformationthattelevisionbringsintoyourhomeeveryday.Consideralsothecontactyouhavewithotherssimplybyusingtelephone.Thesemediaextendyourconsciousnessandyourcontact.Forexample,thevideocoverageofthe1989SanFranciscoearthquakefocusedon"liveaction",suchasthefiresortherescueefforts.Thisgavetheviewertheimpressionoftotaldisaster.TelevisioncoverageoftheIraqiWaralsodevelopedanimmediacy.CNNreportedeventsastheyhappened.Thiscoveragewasdistributedworldwide.Althoughmostpeoplewerefarawayfromtheseevents,theydevelopedsomeperceptionoftheserealities.

In1992,manypeoplewatchedinhorrorasriotsbrokeoutonasadWednesdayeveninginLosAngeles,seeminglyfedbyvideocoveragefromhelicopters.Thiseventwastriggeredbytheverdict(裁定)intheRodneyKingbeating.Wearenowinanagewherethepubliccanhaveaccesstoinformationthatenablesittomakeitsownjudgments,andmostpeople,whohadseenthevideoofthisbeating,couldnotunderstandhowthejury(陪審團)wasabletoacquit(宣布無罪)thepolicemeninvolved.Mediacoverageofeventsastheyoccuralsoprovidespowerfulfeedbackthatinfluencesevents.Thiscanhaveharmfulresults,asitseemedonthatWednesdaynightinLosAngeles.ByFridaynightthepublicgottoseeRodneyKingontelevisionpleading."Canweallgetalong?"BySaturday,televisionseemedtoprovidepositivefeedbackastheLosAngelesriotturnedoutintoarallyforpeace.Thetelevisionshowedthousandsofpeoplemarchingwithbannersandcleaningtools.Becauseofthat,manymorepeopleturnedouttojointhepeacefuleventtheysawunfoldingontelevision.Therealhealing,ofcoursewilltakemuchlonger,butelectronicmediawillcontinuetobeapart.ofthatprocess.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?

A.PartoftheeventsoccurringontheuniversitycampusatBerkeleyweregivennationalmediacoverage.

B.The1989SanFranciscoearthquakehasn'tbeencoveredbythevideoprogramme.

C.Electronicmediacanlimitone'scontactwiththeworld.

D.Thoselivingfarawayfromacertaineventcannothaveperceptionofrealities.

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Togetachocolateoutofaboxdemandsaconsiderableamountofunpacking:theboxhastobetakenoutofitspaperbagtheplasticwrapperhastobetomoff,thelidopenedandthepackingpaperinsideremoved;thechocolateitselfthenhastobeunwrappedfromitsownpieceofpaper.Similarlyapotoffacecreamcomessurroundedbylayersofpaper,wedgedinsideacardboardbox,andthewholethingwrappedtightlyinplastic.

Itisnotonlyluxurieswhicharewrappedinthisway.Withsomanygoodsnowproducedcentrallyandsoldinsupermarketsitisbecomingincreasinglydifficulttobuyanythingfromnailstopotatoesthatisnotalreadydoneupinplasticorpaper.

Thewrapperitselfisofnointeresttotheshopper,whousuallythrowsitawayimmediately.Uselesswrappingaccountsformuchofthe31poundsinweightofrubbishputoutbytheaverageLondonhouseholdeachweek.Sowhyisitdone?Someofit,likethewrappingonmeat,isnecessary,butmostoftherestissimplycompetitiveselling.Thisisstupid.Packagingisusingupscarceenergyandrawmaterialsandminingoursurroundings.Costsoftherawmaterialsusedinpackagingarerisingallthetime.Onebigfirmreportsthatitsglass,cansandpaperhaveallgoneupby30percentinthelastcoupleofmonths,whileplastichasincreasedby50percentandallthesepricesarestillrising.Thisseemsasyettohavehadsurprisinglylittleeffectonthepackagingpracticeofmanufacturers.

Littleresearchisbeingcardedoutonthecostsinenergyandmaterialsofotherpossibletypesofpackaging.Justhowpracticalisit,forinstance,forlocalauthoritiestosavewastepaperandre-manufactureitasegg-boxes?Woulditbecheapertoplantanotherforesttoproducenewpaper?

Onereasonfortheunorganizedbehaviourofeveryoneconcernedisprobablythevariednatureofthepackagingindustry.Somanypeople,withsomanydifferentinterestsoftheirown,areaffectedthatitisextremelyhardtoreachanyagreementonwhatshouldbedone.Also,packagerssaythatpreservingforestsandpreventingwasteisnottheirconcern.

Howmanylayersofwrappingmustyouremovebeforeyoucaneatachocolate?

54.

Whatissaidabouttherelationshipbetweentheseeducationorganizationsinthepassage?

A.TheAdultEducationAssociationwasthepredecessoroftheAmericanAssociationforAdultEducation.

B.TheOfficeofVocationalandAdultEducationisabranchoftheU.S.Dept.ofEducation.

C.TheAmericanAssociationforAdultandContinuingEducationwasdevelopedfromtheNationalAssociation.

D.TheU.S.Dept.ofEducationisresponsiblefortheAmericanAssociationforAdultandContinuingEducation.

55.

Whatisthefunctionoftheneocortex?

56.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghumanfeaturesevolvedfirst?

A.Thedevelopmentofhumanbrains.

B.Uprightpostureoftwo-legwalking.

C.Thechangeoftheskeletons.

D.Theuseoflanguage.

57.Whatisthereasonthatmakestheauthordosomuchthingforothers?

A.Thecontrastbetweentherichandthepoorontheisland.

B.Thestoryofamanwholikestogiveothersadvice.

C.Thelifeandworkofagreatfather.

D.Theinspirationofafather'swords.

58.

【C8】

59.

Whatisthetypicaloffolkcultures?

60.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.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohave