2022年湖南省湘潭市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2022年湖南省湘潭市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)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.Tolimitwrongdoing,governmentshavelongbeentryingtocontrol______.

2.

Theword"we"inLine3,Para5refersto"Britishpeople".

A.YB.NC.NG

3.

Oxygenwasformedbytheprocesscalled______.

4.

Inallcoastalcities,cellphonenetworkscouldnotkeepupwithdemand.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.TheVirtualShoppingMall

Peoplebuythings,items,fordifferentreasons.Theybuytheproductsbecausetheyneedthemorjustbecausetheywantthem.Peoplegoshopping:theylookaroundatdifferentstorestofindgooddeals.They"comparison-shop."Inotherwords,theylookatthesameproductinseveralstoresorfromseveralmanufacturers.Thentheychoosetopurchasethebestproductsforthemselves—theirfavoriteonesortheoneswiththelowestprices.However,manypeopleshopbecausetheyenjoyshopping.Theyliketowalkthroughstoreslookingatproducts.Theythinkabouttheproducts,andsometimestheybuythem.Todayshoppershavemanywaysthattheycangoshopping.

Peopleusedtogotothelocalmarkettodotheirshopping.Theywentfromstoretostoretofindtheproductsthattheywantedorneeded.Atthemeatmarket,customersboughtmeat,andatthebakery,theypurchasedbread.Atthedepartmentstore,consumerslookedattheattractive'displaysinthewindowsandontheracks.TheyboughttelevisionsetsandVCRsattheappliancestore.Shopperswentfromstoretostorecomparingtheproductsandtheprices.Thentheymadetheirdecisions,andtheyboughtitems.Theyshoppedforotherproductsinotherstores,suchasgrocerystores,pharmacies,hardwarestores,orflowershops.Theownersofthestoresadvertisedtheirproductstocompeteforbusiness.Insmalltowns,shoppersmaystillshopthisway.

Now,however,shoppershaveseveralchoiceswhentheywanttopurchaseproducts.Theymaygototheshoppingmall,wheretherearemanystoresinthesameplaceunderthesameroof.Theycanparktheircarsinthelargeparkinglotanddoalltheirshoppinginonestop.Also,theyprobablystudynewspaperadvertisementsinthemorningbeforetheygotothemall.Theadsinform.themaboutspecialsales,orbargains.Inthenewspaper,sometimestheseshoppersfinddiscountcouponsforspecialsales.Theyarereadytomakerationaldecisionsabouttheirpurchases.Theshoppingmallisveryconvenientformanypeople.Ontheotherhand,otherconsumersshopbymail.Theygetcatalogsandadvertisingflyersfrommanufacturersintheirmailboxes.Athome,theylookatthedisplaysofitemsonthepagesinthecatalogs.Thecatalogsshowcolorfulpicturesoftheproducts.Therearealsowrittendescriptionsoftheitems.Thesedescriptionstellthebuyeraboutthematerialsintheproduct,thesizes,thecolors,andtheprices.Theconsumersanalyzetheproductsandmakedecisions.Thentheymailtheirorderstothemanufacturer,ortheyusethetelephonetoplacetheirorders.Shoppingbycatalogisanotherconvenientwayfortheconsumertogoshopping.

Moderntechnologyhasaddedotherwaysforpeopletoshop.Shopperscannowshopforproductsandservicesfromtheirhomes.Ontheirtelevisionsets,viewerscanchooseashoppingchannel.ThesechannelsarelikecatalogsonTV.Forexample,shoppersseemodelswearingtheclothesorjewelry.Theycanwatchasalespersondemonstrateavideocamera.Ortheycanseeasalespersoncookamealonaspecialkindofkitchenappliance.Theproductsseemtocomealiveandbereal,notjustpicturesonapageinacatalog.Itiseasytopurchasetheitems.Thebuyersordertheitemsbycallinganumberonthetelephoneandgivingtheircreditcardnumbers.Sometimesthebuyercanpayfortheiteminseveralinstallments.Thebusinesssendstheproducttotheconsumerthroughthemail.Manybuyersarevulnerablebecauseitissoeasytoshopthisway.Theyusetheircreditcardsquickly,andsoontheyhavelargebillstopay.

Anotherwayshoppersusetechnologyisontheircomputers.Theyuseecommerce.Usingacomputer,theyshopforproductsandservicesacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld.Peopleusecomputerstohelpthemkeeptrackoftheirmoney.Forexample,theydotheirbankingan

A.YB.NC.NG

6.Aseriesofexperimentsdescribedinthepassageistoexaminewhetherthoughtandbehavior.can______.

7.

Childrenwitha104-degreetemperatureorhighermaybemorecomfortableiftheirfeverisloweredwith______.

8.

Marshasathinatmospherethatcontainslowconcentrationsof______.

9.

AChineseshouldpay______ifhewantstosubscribethemagazineforayear.

10.

Ifyourchildrenarecuriousabouttheircountry,youshould______.

11.

______isatthecoreoftheArabworld.

12.Manycompaniesencouragetheiremployeesto______withIBMoneofthem.

13.Tograbtheinterviewer'sattention,itisnecessarytoedittimeandtimeagainandmakearesumethatis______.

14.Howdoyoucreateasenseofpeacetoreleasethestressaccordingtothepassage?

A.BywatchingTV.

B.Bygoingshopping.

C.Bytalkingwithfriends.

D.Bylisteningtobeautifulmusic.

15.

TheChineseExclusionActcametoanend______.

A.bytheCaliforniagovernorthen

B.afteramassivebloodshed

C.duringWWII

D.in1965

16.

Hydrothermalventsareformedby______.

17.

Turkeyisthesourceplaceof______and______Rivers

18.AstotheNewfoundlandfisherycollapse,itislessatragedyofthegeneralpublicthanatragedyof______.

19.

Thetelevisionsatellitesstayingeosynchronousorbitand______.

A.transmitsignalinthedirect"lineofsight"

B.compressthesignal

C.keeppacewiththemoon

D.keeppacewiththeearth

20.

AccordingtoDr.DorisMccubbrey,dietingis______forweightcontrol.

A.inessentialB.necessaryC.harmlessD.helpful

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Sheisselfishandcruel.

B.Sheiskindandpolite.

C.Sheisproudandhelpful.

D.Sheislonelyandunhappy.

22.【B6】

23.

【B11】

24.聽(tīng)力原文：Parentsmaycamlessthan800yuanmonthly,buttheymaygivetheirchild300yuanaspocketmoneyeverymonth.ToomuchpocketmoneyisgiventochildreninShanghai,showedasurveyconductedbyAdolescenceCenterofShanghaiAcademyofSocialSciences.Thesurveycovers3,800studentsinelementaryandsecondaryschoolsand1,000parentsintheChina'sfinancialhub.Morethan69percentofelementaryand28.9percentofsecondaryschoolrespondentssaythattheycangetatleast50yuaneverymonthfromtheirparents,andsomeeven300yuan.Meanwhile,elementarystudentscanoftenreceivelargesumsofmoneyfromtheirrelativesduringtheLunarNewYear,with76percentofthemgetting500yuan,and11.8percenteven3,000yuan.Thisreporterfindsthat4.7percentofstudentrespondentswhosefamilyincomeislessthan800yuanmonthlyreceive300yuaneverymonth.Expertsthinkthesestudentsmustbeextravagantspenders,butwhatpuzzlesthemisthatonly4percentofstudentsfromrichfamilies(withafamilyincomeof10thousandyuanorabovemonthly)getsomuchforpocketmoneypermonth.Havingpocketmoneyisgoodforchildren.Itgivesasenseofindependence,andameasureofchoiceinmakingdecisionsabouthowthemoneyisspent,analystssaid.However,toomuchpocketmoneyisnotgoodforchildren'sdevelopment,andparentsneedtogivetheirchildrenmoneybasedonthefamily'seconomicconditions,saidSunBaohong,deputydirectorofthecenter.

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A.1,000students.

B.3,000students.

C.3,500students.

D.3,800students.

25.SectionA

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

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A.Thewomanwillbejobless.

B.Tilewomanwilltakeajobinterview.

C.Thewomanwillworkintheforeignlanguagedepartment.

D.Thewomanwillworkinherparents'company.

26.(31)

A.Becausetheyaretoomeantotreatothers.

B.Becausetheyaretooreservedtoexpressintimacy.

C.Becausethatiswhatgentlemanshipmeans.

D.Becausethatcanmakethemintegrateintothepubcrowd.

27.(34)

A.Bibs.B.Cardboardmilkcontainers.C.Spaceships.D.Rockets.

28.

【B8】

29.【B8】

30.(21)

A.Ahumanresourcesmanager.

B.Acomputerprogrammer.

C.Agraduate.

D.Ateacher.

31.(47)

32.(25)

A.Exploration.

B.Increaseoilproduction.

C.Alternativesourcesofenergy.

D.Notofaboveall.

33.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Thisrefrigeratorisnotworkingproperly.Ithinkweshouldbuyanewone,butIdon'tseehowwecanafforditrightnow.

M:Ifonlywehadn'tboughtthatmotorbike.

Q:Whydidn'ttheybuyanotherrefrigerator?

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A.Theyboughtthemotorbike.

B.Theyhadnotime.

C.Theydidn'twantarefrigerator.

D.There'snothingwrongwiththeoldone.

34.【B7】

35.【B10】

36.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Hi,Burt.Iheardyou'relookingforanewjob.Howisitgoing?

M:Ijusthadaninterviewyesterday.IthinkIdidwell.Thedirectorseemedtolikeme.TheysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionbythisFriday.IbelieveIhaveaverygoodchance.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisinterview?

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A.Hewillprobablyfail.

B.Thechanceishalf-and-half.

C.Hewillprobablygetthejob.

D.Heisnotsatisfiedwiththeoffer.

37.(26)

A.Shewantedtobeadanceteacher.

B.Shewantstobecomeaprofessionaldancer.

C.Shewantstobetrainedasadancedesigner.

D.Shewantstobeaprofessoroncurrentpolitics.

38.(35)

A.Trains.B.Airplanes.C.Trucks.D.Ships.

39.

【B10】

40.聽(tīng)力原文：Inwesternculturemusicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeotherculturesforexample,Islamicculture--itisoflowvalue,associatedwithsinandevil.IntheWestandinthehighculturesAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.First,classicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,films,andprint,andconsumedbytheurbanmasspublic.

tuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousritual.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfuneralmoodsandevents.Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressthecentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternmusic,theinterrelationshipofconductorandorchestrasymbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.

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A.InAsianculture.

B.InIslamicculture.

C.Inwesternculture.

D.Inancientculture.

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

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat,hadtheCivilRightsmovementnotpromptedaninvestigationofprisonconditions,______.

A.stateswouldneverhaveestablishedasylumsforthementallyiii

B.newtreatmentsformajormentalillnesswouldhavelikelyremaineduntested

C.theCivilRightsmovementinAmericawouldhavebeenpoliticallyineffective

D.conditionsinmentalhospitalsmighthaveescapedjudicialscrutiny

42.

Howmuchmoneydosinglewomenandtheirchildrengetfromwelfareprogramseveryyear?

A.40to80billiondollars.

B.16to40billiondollars.

C.32to40billiondollars.

D.16to32billiondollars.

43.

【C4】

44.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,impropercallsonthefootballfield______.

A.areevidenceofcorruptionbysomeofficials

B.areincreasedbythehigherspeedofthegame

C.resultfromreducedproficiencyofreferees

D.arecausedbyanythingotherthanhumanerror

45.

Economictheorycandirecttheeconomicdecisionsuchasdecisionsaboutrentcontrol,______andminimumwage.

46.

Theauthorholdstheriseofpredictionmarketdependson______.

A.managers'promotionofitamongthestaff

B.employees'applicationofitintrading

C.bosses'beliefinexperts'authority

D.firms'motivatingmethods

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefighters.We'repushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATprepcoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.Wesayourmotivesareselflessandsensible.AdegreefromStanfordorPrincetonistheticketforlife.IfAaronandNicoledon'tgetin,they'reforeverdoomed.

I'vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.It'sone-upmanship(能超越別人的本事)amongparents.Weseeourkids'collegepedigrees(門(mén)第,出身)astrophiesattestingtohowwell—orhowpoorly—we'veraisedthem.Butwecan'tacknowledgethatourobsessionismoreaboutusthanthem.

It'struethatgettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougherbecausethenumberofhigh-schoolgraduateshasgrown.Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;weworrythattherewon'tbeenoughtrophiestogoaround.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.

Underlyingthehysteriaisthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthat'splausible—andmostlywrong.Selectiveschoolsdon'tsystematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanless-selectiveschools,accordingtoastudy.Ontwomeasures—professors'feedbackandthenumberofessayexams—selectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.

Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates'lifetimeearnings.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke(僥幸的成功).Awell-knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.

Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemaysignifyintelligence,talentandambition.Butit'snortheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisn'tlife'sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition—thejobmarket,graduateschool—theresultsmaychange.

So,parents,lightenup.Thestakeshavebeenvastlyexaggerated.Uptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.Buttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.TheveryambitionweimposeonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.

ParentstendtoregardthediplomafromStanfordorPrincetonasthe______.

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,oursocietyis,ingeneral,becomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucratic(官僚主義的)managementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinerynowadays.Theoilingisoftendonewithhigherwages,well-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand"human-relations"experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotcompletelyalterthefactthatmanhasbecomemoreandmorepowerless,andthenthatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandwhite-collarworkershavebecomeeveneconomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomaticmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.

Boththeworkerandemployeeareveryanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinlifeatall.Theyliveanddiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.

Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellassubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthatmomentontheyaretestedagainandagain--bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalongwith,ect.Thisneedstoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone'sfellow-competitorcreateconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.

AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepre-industrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century"freeenterprise"capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemfromabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionendinthemselvesintoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities--thoseofallloveandreason--aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.

Bysaying"awell-oiledcoginthemachinery"(sentence1,Para.1),theauthorsuggeststhatmanis______,thoughfunctioningsmoothly.

49.

Contrastingtothefirstroundelection,therun-offelection

A.experiencedmoreviolence

B.wererejectedbysomevoters

C.wentthroughmoresmoothly

D.werecontrolledbyGeneralRiosMontt

50.

【C9】

51.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotionaworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappiness,noterrororhate.Trytoimaginetheconsequencesofsuchatransformation.Peoplemightnotbeabletostayalive:Knowingneitherjoynorpleasure,anxietynorfear,theywouldbeaslikelytorepeatactsthathurtthemasactsthatwerebeneficial.Theycouldnotlearn:Theycouldnotbenefitfromexperiencebecausethisemotionlessworldwouldlackrewardsandpunishments.Societywouldsoondisappear:Peoplewouldbeaslikelytoharmoneanotherastoprovidehelpandsupport.Humanrelationshipswouldnotexist:Inaworldwithoutfriendsorenemies,thereCouldbenomarriage,affectionamongcompanions,orbondsamongmembersofgroups.Society'seconomicunderpinnings(支柱)wouldbedestroyed:Sinceearning$10millionwouldbenomorepleasantthanearning$10,therewouldbenoincentivetowork.Infact,therewouldbenoincentivesofanykind.Foraswewillsee,incentivesimplyacapacitytoenjoythem.

Insuchaworld,thechancesthatthehumanspecieswouldsurvivearenexttozero,becauseemotionsarethebasicinstrumentofoursurvivalandadaptation.Emotionsstructuretheworldforusinimportantways.Asindividuals,wecategorizeobjectsonthebasisofouremotions.True,weconsiderthelength,shape,size,ortexture,butanobject'sphysicalaspectsarelessimportantthanwhatithasdoneorcandotoushurtus,surpriseus,angerusormakeusjoyful.Wealsousecategorizationscoloredbyemotionsinourfamilies,communities,andoverallsociety.Outofouremotionalexperienceswithobjectsandeventscomesasocialfeelingofagreementthatcertainthingsandactionsare"good"andothersare"bad",andweapplythesecategoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallifefromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclothesweweartohowwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept.Infact,societyexploitsouremotionalreactionsandattitudes,suchasloyalty,morality,pride,shame,guilt,fearandgreed,inordertomaintainitself.Itgiveshighrewardstoindividualswhoperform.importanttaskssuchassurgery,makesheroesoutofindividualsforunusualordangerousachievementssuchasflyingfighterplanesinawar,andusesthelegalandpenal(刑法的)systemtomakepeopleafraidtoengageinantisocialacts.

Humanbeingscouldnotbenefitfromexperienceinanemotionlessworldduetoitslackof______.

52.Thehouse-owner'sexampleshowsthatheactuallymeans______.

A.thestephasbeenlikethatforyears

B.hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytofixthestep

C.theconditionofthestepisonlyaminorfault

D.thecostinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared

53.Inthepassage,"bandwagonappeal"refersto______.

A.amassconsensusamongyoungpeople

B.auniversalwayofthinking

C.thepursuitofamoralcodeofbehavior

D.thedesiretosupportapopularcourseofaction

54.

Thepurposeofthetransgenicengineeringresearchisto______.

A.getpigsoflargersizeinashortertime

B.makesowsproducemoremilk

C.makecowsproducemoremilk

D.makepigsgrowmoreleanmeat

55.Ascientistbeinginterestedinaddingtoourgeneralknowledgeaboutoxygenwouldprobablycallhisapproach______.

A.appliedscience

B.environmentalscience,

C.purescience

D.agriculturalscience

56.Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningalivingiswastingtimethattheycouldspendenjoyingthemselvesoruncoveringtheirtruetalents.

Ifthisisthecasewithyou,recallyourlastlongvacation.Wasittwoweeksofcompleteenjoyment?Morelikelyitwasaweekandahalfoffuninthesun,withanotherhalfaweekof"Boy,Ican'twaittogetbacktowork."Ifyoudidn'tfeelsuchvacationblues,thenimaginetakingaleaveofabsence.Youcoulduseittoworkonanovel,enrollinclassesorjustsitaroundwatchingTV.Attheendofthreemonths,inalllikelihood,yourself-esteemwouldbeatanall-timelow.Whileallworkandnoplayisnotgood,allplayandnoworkisdisastrous.Weneedtofeelweareaccomplishingsomething.Wealsoneedsomeform.oforderinourlives.

Thesecondandperhapsmoreprevalentreasonforpeoplenottoliketheirworkisthattheyfeeltrapped.Onceyou'vebeenatacompanyforfiveyearsandhaveaspouse,amortgageandachild,youoftenfeelyouhaveverylittlechoiceaboutjumpingshipifthingsaren'tturningoutasyou'dplanned.Asteadypaycheckcanbethebiggestmanacleofall.Peopleresenthavingtodosomethingbecausetheyhavenootherchoice.

Ifyoufindyourselfresentingyourjobbecauseyoucan'taffordtoquit,itmaybetimetopreparewhatonecareercounselorhumorouslycallsa"cyanidecapsule".Herecallsspymoviesinwhichthesecretagenthassuchacapsulehiddensomewhereonhisbody.Ifhe'scapturedandtorturedunbearably,hehasanoption.Andhavinganoptiongiveshimthestrengthtoholdonalittlelongerinthehopethatthesituationmaychange.

Ratherthancyanide,youroptiontakestheform.ofanup-to-dateresume.Youmightalsotakeaweeklyglancethroughthehelp-wantedsection,andmakesomevisitstoindustryfunctionswherelow-keynetworkingcantakeplace.You'renotgivinguponyourcurrentjob.Rather,youareprovidingyourselfwithanoption.Ifthingsgetunbearableatwork,youcouldjumpship.Beinginthispositioncandowondersforyourattitude.Itallowsyoutoenjoyyourworksince,inreality,youarethereonlybecauseyouwanttobe.

Atthecoreofadoptingapositiveattitudetoyourworkplaceis,aboveall,assumingresponsibilityforyourownsituation.Mostpeoplefeelcontrolledbytheirenvironment,buttheyreallyaren't.Theyhavetolearntomanagethatenvironmentsotheycangetfromitwhattheyneed.

Thefirstmainreasonformanypeople'sunhappinessintheirjobsrisesfromtheirconvictionthat______.

A.workingislikekillingtheirtruetalents

B.workingatajobisjustwastingtheirtime

C.workingisnottheenjoymenttheyareafter

D.workingistheleastenjoyablewayofspendingtime

57.Therealcauseoftheincidentmaybe______thanwhatevidencesuggests.

58.

Despiteofthedifferencebetweentwotypesofconsultingindustry,theyareinpracticenot______.

59.SectionB

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

Caughtinasqueezebetweenthehealthneedsofageingpopulationsononehandandthefinancialcrisisontheother,governmentseverywherearelookingforwaystoslowthegrowthinhealthcarespending.Increasingly,theyarelookingtothegeneric-drugs(普通物)industryasasavior.InNovemberJapan'sfinanceministryissuedareportcomplainingthatthecountry'suseofgenericswaslessthanathirdofthatinAmericaorBritain.InthestonemonthCanada'scompetitionwatchdogcriticizedthecountry'spharmaciesforfailingtopassonthesavingsmadepossiblebytheuseofgenericdrugs.Thatgreed,itreckoned,coststaxpayersnearlyC＄1billionayear.

ThenonNovember28ththeEuropeanCommissionissuedthepreliminaryresultsofitsyear-longprobeintodruggiantsintheEuropeanUnion.Thereportreachedadamning,thoughprovisional,conclusion:thedrugsfirmsuseavarietyofunfairstrategiestoprotecttheirexpensivedrugsbydelayingtheentryofcheapergenericopponents.Thoughthisinitialreportdoesnotcarrytheforceoflaw(afinalreportisdueearlynextyear),ithascausedmuchcontroversy.NeelieKroes,theEU'scompetitioncommissioner,sayssheisreadytotakelegalactioniftheevidenceallows.

Onestrategytheinvestigatorscriticizeistheuseofthe"patentcluster(專利群)".Afirmkeentodefenditsdrugduetogooff-patentmayfiledozensorhundredsofnewpatents,oftenofdubiousmerit,toconfuseandterrifypotentialcopycatsandmaintainitsmonopoly.Anunnameddrugsfirmoncetookout1,300patentsacrosstheEUonasingledrug.Thereportalsosuggeststhatout-of-courtsettlementsbetweenmakersofpatenteddrugsandgenericsfinalsmaybeastrategyusedbytheformertodelaymarketentrybythelatter.