2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)通遼市大學英語6級大學英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）

2022年內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)通遼市大學英語6級大學英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Thewaterpiledupbythehurricaneiscalled______.

2.

Theaccountnumberissecuresinceaccordingtofederallaw,thenumberofthecardholders'accountprintedoutare______.

3.

AccordingtothepollbytheNationalSleepFoundation，comparedtothatofwomen，thenumberofmenwithsnoringproblemis_____.

A.largerB.smallerC.nearlythesameD.quitedifferent

4.

Salopeksaidthathe______toSudantoreportagainalthoughtherewerealotofdifficulties.

5.

Theresearchersarelookingafterwardsfor______.

A.theproteinstostopHIVvirus

B.thebloodofthosewhowerevaccinated

C.thebloodofthosewhowerenotvaccinated

D.themoleculesthataremoreabundantinhealthypeople

6.

Iftheagesofthesiblingsarecloser,theyoungeronesintendtoresistthehabitsintroducedbytheolderones.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Becauselittleresearchhadbeendoneontheexplanationofhappiness,beforegoingintothelab,Lyubomir-skyhaddonesome______.

8.

Accordingtorecentresearch,______and______arenotinterdependent.

9.

Thispassagetoldustheexperiencesof______captains'narrowescapes.

10.

Inthetension-releasemethodofrelaxation,oneshouldtenseallhisorhermusclestogetherafter______.

11.

Inordertomeet______,low-incomeshoppersmustconsideralotoffactorswhenselectingfoodproducts.

12.

Accordingtothepassage,incertainsituationsourformerexperiences______.

A.willalwaysworkonceagain

B.canimprovetheefficiencyofsolvingproblems

C.canbeourpersonaltreasure

D.mayhinderusfromconceivingbetterideas

13.

Riverwaterlosseshappenmainlybecauseofseepageintoshallowordeeprocklayers.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

______isquitedifferentfromtheArcticmarinefauna.

15.

Ifyonwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

16.

Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?

A.Theyaresickbecauseofyearsofpollution.

B.Theyaresickbecauseofindustriesontheirdoorsteps.

C.Theyaresickbecauseofpesticidesfromagriculture.

D.Theyaresickbecauseofairpollution.

17.

Parentsknowtheirchildrenbest,buttheymaystillhaveproblems______.

18.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

Who'sAfraidofGoogle?

RarelyifeverhasacompanyrisensofastinsomanywaysasGoogle,theworld'smostpopularsearchengine.Thisistruebyjustaboutanymeasure:thegrowthinitsmarketvalueandrevenues;thenumberofpeopleclickinginsearchofnews,thenearestpizzaparlororasatelliteimageoftheirneighbor'sgarden;thevolumeofitsadvertisers;orthenumberofitslawyersandlobbyists.

Suchanascentisenoughtoevokeconcerns--bothparanoid(偏執(zhí)的)andjustified.ThelistofconstituenciesthathateorfearGooglegrowsbytheweek.Televisionnetworks,bookpublishersandnewspaperownersfeelthatGooglehasgrownbyusingtheircontentwithoutpayingforit.TelecomsfirmssuchasAmerica'sAT&TandVerizonareannoyedthatGoogleprospers,intheireyes,byfree-ridingonthebandwidththattheyprovide;anditisabouttobidagainsttheminaforthcomingauctionforradiospectrum.ManysmallfirmshateGooglebecausetheyreliedonexploitingitssearchformulastowinprimepositionsinitsrankings,butdroppedtotheInternet'sequivalentofHadesafterGooglemodifiedthesealgorithms(運算法則).

Andnowcomethepoliticians.LibertariansdislikeGoogle'sdealwithChina'scensors.Conservativesmoanaboutitsuncensoredvideos.Butthebignewfearistodowiththeprivacyofitsusers.Google'sbusinessmodelassumesthatpeoplewillentrustitwithevermoreinformationabouttheirlives,tobestoredinthecompany's"cloud"ofremotecomputers.Someusersnowkeeptheirphotos,blogs,videos,calendars,e-mail,newsfeeds,maps,contacts,socialnetworks,documents,spreadsheets(電子數(shù)據(jù)表),presentations,andcredit-cardinformation--inshort,muchoftheirlives--onGoogle'scomputers.

Buttheprivacyproblemismuchsubtlerthanthat.AsGooglecompilesmoreinformationaboutindividuals,itfacesnumeroustrade-offs.Atoneextremeitcoulduseaperson'ssearchhistoryandadvertisingresponsesincombinationwith,say,hislocationandtheitineraryinhiscalendar,toserveincreasinglyusefulandwelcomesearchresultsandads.ThiswouldalsoallowGoogletomakemoneyfromitsmanynewservices.Butitcouldscareusersaway.Asawarning,PrivacyInternational,ahuman-rightsorganizationinLondon,hasberatedGoogle,chargingthatitsattitudetoprivacy"atitsmostblatantishostile,andatitsmostbenignisambivalent".

AndGooglecouldsoon,ifitwanted,compilefilesonspecificindividuals.Thispresents"perhapsthemostdifficultprivacyissuesinallofhumanhistory,"saysEdwardFelten,aprivacyexpertatPrincetonUniversity.Speakingformany,JohnBattelle,theauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirer,recentlywroteonhisblogthat"I'vefoundmyselfmoreandmorewary"ofGoogle"outofsomeprimal,lizard-brainfearofgivingtoomuchcontrolofmydatatoonesource."

MoreJPMorganthanBillGates

GoogleisoftencomparedtoMicrosoft;butitsevolutionisactuallyclosertothatofthebankingindustry.Justasfinancialinstitutionsgrewtobecomerepositoriesofpeople'smoney,andthusguardiansofprivateinformationabouttheirfinances,Googleisnowturningintoasupervisorofafarwiderandmoreintimaterangeofinformationaboutindividuals.Yes,thisappliesalsotorivalssuchasYahoo!andMicrosoft.ButGoogle,throughthesheerspeedwithwhichitaccumulates

A.enteredadesperatefuture

B.transferredadifferentattitudeonGoogle

C.droppedtothecompetitionofInternet

D.obtainedpredominanceintherankings

19.

Scientistshaveexertedgreateffortstosearchotherplanetsforanylifeforms.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedinthehistorycameoutin______.

A.the19thcentury

B.the1930s

C.thelate1960s

D.theearly1970s

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.

【B8】

22.

【B10】

23.(26)

A.Toapplyforastudentloanfromtheuniversity.

B.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogramsoftheuniversity.

C.Tolookupforapart-timejobtoearnthemoney.

D.Tosignupforawork-studyprogramatanyuniversity.

24.(31)

A.SigourneyWeaver.

B.BillMitchell.

C.KevinKline.

D.IvanReitman.

25.聽力原文：Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand,(32)hewantstoteachthem,andhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.

Whatvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,notwords.(33)Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolors,outofthecountlessbillionspossible,isunusuallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolors,orhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.

Mostartiststaketheirshapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotionandrest;theirchoicesindicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingat,thattheycontainbeautifulsights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpattern,thatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.(34)Ifonepainterchoosestopaintaninfectedlegandanotheralakeinmoonlight,eachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.(35)Eachpainteristellingussomething,showingussomething,emphasizingsome-thing,allofwhichmeanthat,consciouslyorunconsciously,heistryingtoteachus.

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A.Theywanttoshowtheirdifferencesfromothers.

B.Theywanttoberememberedasamaster.

C.Theywantunderstandingfromthepublic.

D.Theywantthepublictolearnfromthem.

26.

【B6】

27.(29)

A.TheSinacompany.

B.ChinaDaily.

C.People'sDaily.

D.Netease.

28.

【B9】

29.聽力原文：M:WasIsupposedtogivetheseminarpresentationthisweek?

W:No.IassignedittoJoan.

Q:Whatwillhappenthisweek?

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A.Joanwillgiveouttheassignments.

B.Joanwillspeakintheseminar.

C.Joanwon'tbepresentattheseminar.

D.Joanwon'tsignthepetitions.

30.SectionB

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

聽力原文：InBritainthereare11nationaldailynewspapersandmostpeoplereadoneofthemeveryday.Therearetwokindsofnewspaper.Oneislargeinsizeandhasmanydetailedarticlesaboutnationalandinternationalevents.Thesenewspapersarecalledtheseriouspapersorthequalitypapers.Theotherkind,calledthetabloids,aresmallerinsize,havemorepictures,oftenincolor,andshortarticles,oftenaboutlessimportanteventsorabouttheprivatelivesofwell-knownpeople.Althoughsomepeopledisapproveoftabloids,morepeoplebuythemthanbuytheseriousnewspapers.TheSun,forexample,whichisatabloid,isthebiggest-sellingnewspaperinBritain.Thetabloidsaresometimescalledthegutterpress.Andin1997,somephotographreportersofthetabloidsweresaidtobeinvolvedinthetragicdeathofPrincessDianainFranceandtheywerecriticizedasPaparazzibythepublic.

MostnationalnewspapersinBritainexpressapoliticalopinionandpeoplechoosethenewspaperthattheyreadaccordingtotheirownpoliticalbeliefs.Mostofthenewspapersareright-wingwhichmeanstheysupporttheConservativeParty.ThesearetheDailyTelegraph,whichistheseriousnewspaper,theDailyExpress,DailyMail,DailyStar,theSunandToday,whicharealltabloids.Oftheotherseriousnewspapers,TheTimes,theoldestnewspaperinBritain,didnotformerlyhaveonestrongpoliticalviewbutitisnowmoreright-wing.TheIndependentdoesnotsupportanypoliticalparty,andneitherdoestheFinancialTimes,whichconcentratesonbusinessandfinancialnews.TheDailyMirroristhevoiceoftheLaborParty.

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A.Probingintotheprivacyoffamouspeople.

B.Shortarticlesaboutlessimportantevents.

C.Colorfulpicturesandsmallersize.

D.Allabove.

31.聽力原文：M:Comeon,Jully,how'rewegoingtoconvinceeverybodythatI'mthebestcandidate?

W:Itwon'tbeeasy!

M:Thanksalot!

W:Oh,justkidding.Actually,Ithinkonceweshoweveryonehowwellyoudidasjuniorclasstreasurer,you'resuretobeelectedpresident.

M:Well.What'syourstrategy?

W:OnethingIwasthinkingofistohangcampaignpostersinallthehallways.

M:Buteverybodyputsupposters.Weneedtodosomethingdifferent.

W:Letmefinish.Thecampusradiostationiswillingtoletyouhavefiveminutestomorrowmorningatseventooutlineyourplansfortheyear.Lotsofstudentswillhearyouthen.

M:Greatidea!

W:I'vealsoarrangedforyoutogiveaspeechduringdinnertomorrow.Overahundredstudentswillbethere.Andyoucananswerquestionsafteryoufinishspeaking.

M:ThatmeansI'dbettercomeupwithaspeechprettyquickly.HowaboutifIwriteittonightandshowittoyouafterchemistryclasstomorrow?

W:Fine,I'llseeyouafterclass.

M:You'rerealtygoodatthis.I'mgladyouagreedtohelpmeout.

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A.Theelectionforsenator.

B.Theelectionfortreasurer.

C.Theelectionforsecretary.

D.Theelectionforpresident.

32.聽力原文：M:Openwide.Nowshowmewhereithurts.

W:Hereonthetop,especiallywhenIbiteintosomethinghotorcold.

Q:Whoistheman?

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A.Adentist.B.Acook.C.Adietician.D.Atwirler.

33.

【B3】

34.(44)

35.SectionC

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

Itiscommonlyheldthatdrinkingmoderateamountsofalcoholcanreducetheoddsofhavingadeadlyheartattack.More【B1】______benefitstothehearthave【B2】______whenpeoplehadthreetosevendrinksperday.Butdoctorsadviseagainstthatbecauseheavydrinkingisassociatedwitha【B3】______ofproblems.Itcanbeliverdamagesor【B4】______fertility.Dr.PekkaKarhunen,oftheUniversityofTampereinFinland,saidthat【B5】______reportsthatoneortwoalcoholicdrinksperdaycouldhelp【B6】______offheartdisease.Thatappearedtohavebeen"【B7】______".Ofhisstudy,releasedattheAmericanHeartAssociations【B8】______meeting,Karhunensaidinaninterviewthat"thereisnodangerinoneortwodrinksperday,butthebenefitisquitelow."【B9】______.Thedrinksincludebeer,wineorliquor.Karhunenandhiscolleagueschose700Finnishmenwhohaddiedbetweentheagesof33and70.Theresearchers【B10】______.Thescientistsfoundthathavingfewerthanthreedrinksperdaydidnotreducetheprogressofanyheartdiseaseandonly"slightly"minimizedthechanceofhavingafatalheartattack.【B11】______.

【B1】

36.聽力原文：M:Doyoulikethisbook?I'veheardthatthenewspapergaveitaterriblereview?

W:Itdependsonwhichnewspaperyouread.

Q:Whatdocsthewomanmean?

(18)

A.Youshouldbelieveeverythingyouread.

B.Shethinksthebookisexcellent.

C.Shewonderswhichnewspaperhereads.

D.Reactiontothebookhasbeenvaried.

37.聽力原文：M:Susan,Ifeelsohappynow.I'vejustgotthenewsthatI'vewonthescholarshipforthenextschoolyear.

W:Youcertainlydeserveit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(15)

A.Itisquiteunexpected,

B.Shehasalreadygotthenews.

C.Shehasconfidenceintheman.

D.Itisnotexcitingtolearnaboutit.

38.聽力原文：M:Ofthetwohouseswehaveseen,whichonedoyouthinkfitsourneedsbetter,thefirstoneorthesecondone?

W:Thesecondone.Itseemsveryexpensive.Butinthelongrun,itwillsaveusthemoneyonthemaintenance.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthereasonforherchoice?

(19)

A.Thefirsthousetheysawistooexpensive.

B.Sheishappywiththepricesetbytheseller.

C.Theymaysavesomemoneyforthetimebeing.

D.Lessmoneywillbespentinmaintainingthehouse.

39.(36)

A.Potatochips.B.Cola.C.Spinach.D.Cookies.

40.【B3】

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

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

BRITAIN'Suniversitiesareinanawfulspin.Topuniversitieswereoverwhelmedbythe24%ofA-levelapplicantswithindistinguishablestraightAsneweronesarebeatingthebywaysforbodies.

Curiously,bothimagesofeducation—theweepingwillowsofCambridgeandthefuturisticarchitectureofUEL—arecherishedbythegovernment.Ministerswanttoseehalfofallyoungpeopleinuniversitiesby2010(numbershavestalledat42%),withoutlettinggooftheworld-classqualityofitstopinstitutions.

Manyarguethatthetwogoalsareincompatiblewithoutspendingalotmoremoney.Researchersscrabbleforfunds,andstudentscomplainoflargeclassesandreducedteachingtime.Tohelpsolvetheproblem,thegovernmentagreedin2004toletuniversitiesincreasetuitionfees.

Thoughlow,thefeeshaveintroducedamarketintohighereducation.Universitiescanoffercut-pricetuition,althoughmosthavestuckclosetothe￡3,000.Otherincentivesaremorepopular.NewcomerstoSt.Mark&St.John,ahigher-educationcollegelinkedtoExeterUniversity,willreceivefreelaptops.

Asuniversitiesenterthethirdweekof"clearing",themarketinghasbecomeweirder.BradfordUniversityisluringstudentswiththechanceofwinninganMP3playerinaprizedraw.PlymouthUniversitystudentsvisitedCornishseasideresorts,temptingyoungholiday-makerswithsurfboardsandcinemavouchers.Theseofferssuggestthatsupplyhassurpasseddemand.

Notsothetopuniversitiesthatmakeupthe"Russellgroup",however.TheirranksincludethelikesofImperialCollegeLondonandBristolUniversityalongwithOxfordandCambridge.Swampedwithapplicants,onlyhalfofferanyplacesthroughclearing.Theyhaveadifferentproblem:theyneedmoneytocompeteforhighqualitystudentsandacademics,bothBritishandforeign,whocouldbetemptedoverseasbybetterheeledAmericanuniversitiesorfastimprovinginstitutionsindevelopingcountriessuchasIndia.

Higherfeesandexcesssupplyarecausingstudentstolookmorecriticallyatjustwhatdifferentuniversitieshavetooffer.Andthecriticalsituationcouldbecomemoreacute.Thenumberof18-year-oldsinBritainwilldroparound2010anddeclineoverthefollowingtenyears,accordingtogovernmentprojections.

BahramBekhradnia,thedirectoroftheHigherEducationPolicyInstitute,athinktank,saysthegovernmenthasn'tahopeofgetting50%ofyoungBritonsintohighereducationby2010.Andthedeclineofhome-grownstudentnumberswillhavea"differentialeffect"onuniversities,hereckons.Thoseatthebottomendwillhavetobecomeincreasingly"innovative"aboutwhomtheyadmitandsomemaynotsurvive.

TheCambridgeshadesevokedbyRupertBrookeweregentle,nostalgicones.Manyvicechancellorstodayarepursuedbyfarmorerevengefulmonstersofemptycampuses,desertedlaboratories,failedinstitutions.Markets,afterall,createwinners—andlosers.

Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Manytopuniversitiesstruggledtoenrollstraight-Astudents.

B.Britain'suniversitiesarerequiredtobecometheworld-classuniversities.

C.Britain'suniversitiesarefacinganunbalancedenrollment.

D.MostBritain'suniversitiesarefoundbythegovernment.

42.

【C2】

43.

WhydoestheauthormentionThomasEdison'soffertoCarver?

44.SectionB

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

DuringthenextseveralweeksIwentcompletelytothewolves.Itookatinytentandsetitupontheshoreofhay.ThebigtelescopewassetupinthemouthofthetentinsuchawaythatIcouldobservethewolvesbydayornight.

QuitebyaccidentIhadpitchedmytentwithintenyardsofoneofthemajorpathsusedbythewolves.ShortlyafterIhadtakenupresidence,oneofthewolvescamebackanddiscoveredmeandmytent,buthedidnotstoporhesitateinhispace.Later,oneormorewolvesusedthetrackpastmytentandneverdidtheyshowtheslightestinterestinme.Ifeltuncomfortableatbeingsototallyignored.ThenextdayInoticedamalewolfmakeboundarymarkersbypassingwaterontheroundsofhisfamilylands.

OnceIhadbecomeawareofthestrongfeelingofpropertyrightswhichexistedamongthewolves,Idecidedtousethisknowledgetomakethematleastrecognizemyexistence.Oneevening,aftertheyhadgoneofffortheirregularnightlyhunt,Istakedoutapropertyclaimofmyown,includingalongsectionofthewolves'path.Inordertoensurethatmyclaimwouldnotbeoverlooked,Imadeapropertymarkonstones,dumpsofmoss,andpatchesofvegetationwithalotoftea.Beforethehunterscameback,taskwasdone,andIretired,somewhatexhausted,toobserveresults.Afewminuteslatertheleadingmaleappeared.Asusualhedidnotbothertoglanceatthetent,butwhenhereachedthepointwheremypropertylineintersectedthetrail,hestoppedasabruptlyasifhehadrunintoaninvisiblewall.

Cautiouslyheextendedhisnoseandsniffedatoneofmymarkedbushes.Afteraminuteofhesitationhehackedawayafewyardsandsatdown.Then,helookeddirectlyatthetentandatme.

HisglareseemedtobecomefiercerasIattemptedtostarehimdown.Thesituationwasbecomingintolerable.Tobreak.theimpasseIturnedmybackonthewolf.Thenbriskly,andwithanairofdecision,heturnedhisattentionawayfrommeandbeganasystematictourofthearea.

Ihadstakedoutasmyown.Ashecametoeachboundarymarkerhesniffeditonceortwice,thencarefullyplacedhismarkontheoutsideofmine.

Theauthorismostprobablya______.

A.hunterB.biologistC.journalistD.traveler

45.Ourbodiesarewonderfullyskilfulatmaintainingbalance.Whenthetemperaturejumps,wesweattocooldown.Whenourbloodpressurefalls,ourheartspoundtocompensate.Asitturnedout,though,ournaturalstateisnotasteadyone.Researchersarefindingthateverythingfrombloodpressuretobrainfunctionvariesrhythmicallywiththecyclesofsun,moonandseasons.Andtheirinsightsareyieldingnewstrategiesforkeepingawaysuchcommonkillersasheartdiseaseandcancer.Onlyonedoctorin20hasagoodknowledgeofthegrowingfieldof"chronotherapeutics,"thestrategicuseoftime(chronoa)inmedicine.ButaccordingtoanewAmericanMedicalAssociationpoll,threeoutoffourareeagertochangethat."Thefieldisexploding",saysMichaelSmolensky."Doctorsusedtolookatuslike,'Whatspaceshipdidyouguysgetoffof?'Nowthey'rethirstytoknowmore."

Inmedicalschool,mostdoctorslearnthatpeoplewithchronicconditionsshouldtaketheirmedicineatsteadyrates."It'saterriblewaytotreatdisease,"saysDr.RichardMartin.Forexample,asthmatics(氣喘患者)aremostlikelytosufferduringthenight.Yetmostpatientsstrivetokeepaconstantlevelofmedicineintheirblooddayandnight,whetherbybreathinginonaninhaler(吸入器)fourtimesadayortakingapilleachmorningandevening.Inrecentstudies,researchershavefoundthatalargemid-afternoondoseofabronchodilator(支氣管擴張劑)canbeassafeasseveralsmalldoses,andbetterforpreventingnight-timeattacks.

Ifthenightbelongstoasthma,thedawnbelongstohighbloodpressureandheartdisease.Heartattackstwiceascommonat9a.m.asat1lp.m.Partoftilereasonisthatourbloodpressurefallspredictablyatnight,thenpeaksaswestarttoworkfortheday."Doctorsknowthat",saysDr.HenryBlackofChicagoMedicalCenter,"butuntilnow,wehaven'tbeenabletodoanythingaboutit."Mostbloodpressuredrugsprovide18to20hoursofrelief.Butbecausethey'retakeninthemorning,they'releasteffectivewhenmostneeded."Youtakeyourpillat7andit'sworkingby9,"saysDr.WilliamWhiteoftheUniversityofConnecticutHealthCenter."Butbythattimeyou'vegonethroughtheworstfourhoursofthedaywithnoprotection,"Bedtimedosingwouldpreventthatlapse,butitwouldalsopushbloodPressuretodangerouslylowlevelsduringthenight.

Accordingtothepassage,howdohumanbodiesmaintainbalance?

A.Theyadjustthemselvestimelyinlinewiththeirphysicalconditions.

B.Peopleincreaseorlowerthebodytemperaturebysweating.

C.People'sheartspoundtocompensatewhenthebloodpressuregoesup.

D.Ournaturalstateisnotasteadyone.

46.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu?

47.SectionB

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

Agoodmarriagemeansgrowingasacouplebutalsogrowingasindividuals.Thisisn'teasy;marriagehasalwaysbeendifficult.Whythenareweseeingsomanydivorcesatthistime?Yes,ourmodernsocialfabricisthin,andyes,thepermissivenessofsocietyhascreatedunrealisticexpectationsandthrewthefamilyintodisorder.Butdivorceissocommonbecausepeopletodayareunwillingtoexercisetheself-disciplinethatmarriagerequires.Theyexpecteasyjoy,liketheentertainmentonTV,thethrillofagoodparty.

Marriagetakessomekindofsacrifice,notdreadfulself-sacrificeofthesoul,butsomelevelofcompromise.Someofone'sfantasies,someofone'slegitimatedesires,havetobegivenupforthevalueofthemarriageitself.."Whileallmartialpartnersfeelshackledattimes,itistheywhoreallychoosetomakethemartialtiesintoconfiningchainsorsupportingbends,"saysDr.Whtaker.Marriagerequiressexual,financialandemotionaldiscipline.Amanandawomancannotfolloweveryimpulse,cannotallowthemtostopgrowingorchanging.

Adivorceisnotanevilact.Sometimesitprovidessalvationforpeoplewhohavegrownhopelesslyapartorwerefrozeninpatternsofpainormutualunhappiness.Divorcecanbelikethefirstcutofthesurgeon'sknife,asteptowardnewhealthandagoodlife.tontheotherhand,ifthepartnerscanstaypastthebreakingupoftheromanticmythsintothedevelopmentofrealloveandintimacy,theyhaveachievedaworkasamazingasthegreatestcathedralsoftheworld.Marriagesthatdonotfailbutimprove,thatpersistdespiteimperfections,arenotonlyrarethesedaysbutofferawondrousshelterinwhichthefaceofourmutualhumanitycansafelyshowitself.

Accordingtotheauthor,anidealmarriagelife______.

A.requiresconsiderablesacrificeonbothpartners

B.requiresthatthecouplebeemotionallyinvolved

C.allowsforthegrowthofthehusbandandwifeasacoupleandastwoindividuals

D.isonlyanillusionintoday's

48.

What'stheresultofanaccumulationofice?

A.Anaccumulationoficewouldmaketheglobalclimatesystemaltered.

B.Anaccumulationoficewouldmakesnowmoredifficulttomelt.

C.Anaccumulationoficewouldincreasetheamountofmoistureintheair.

D.Anaccumulati