2022年福建省泉州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2022年福建省泉州市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Theexistingsatellitesarenotgoodatdetectingthethicknessoftheicepartlybecausetheorbitsofsatelliteswith______donotcovereveryportionoftheocean.

2.

TheConfuciusInstitutesaimatpromotingtheChineselanguageandcultureoverseasthroughInternetor___________courses.

3.

Theresearchersarenowtryingtofigureout______.

A.whetherobservedantibodiescanblocktheinfectionofHIV

B.whetherthecombinationofvaccinesstimulatesnewmolecules

C.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescanworkwell

D.whetherthecombinationofvaccinescouldbetestedinnormalpeople

4.

Ifoneattemptstoremembereverythingratherthantorememberselectivelyduringreading,he/shemayhaveacomparativelyslowreadingrate.

A.YB.NC.NG

5.

Thegreatnumberofpatientsvisitingthecomplementary-medicinecenteratNewYork'sHospitalforSpecialSurgeryreflects______intheUS.

6.

Itis,partlyatleast,owingtotheeffectivenessofcigarettegiants'advertisingthatsmokingforeignbrand-namecigaretteshasalmostbecomeafashioninAsia.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

Evenentry-levelsalespositionsdemandprevioussalesexperience,especiallytheexperiencesellinginthehealthcareindustry.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

9.

Intheeyesofanadult,sportsinhighschoolareactually______ratherthansimpleextensionsoftheclassroom.

10.

Rangachari'sstudycaughttheattentionofIndiangovernment.

A.YB.NC.NG

11.

In1988,theworldwidebankingcommunityadopted______soastopreventlaundersfromusingthefinancialsystem.

12.Mr.Youngusuallyholdsa______withtheworkerwhoisasubstanceabusertodiscusshowtosolvetheproblem.

13.

CuttingbudgetforscienceresearchanddevelopmentfurthersmothersincentivesforAmericanstudentsto______.

14.

InChina,someriversaresopollutedthatfishcan'tgrowinthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Unlikehotdogs,hamburgersareafavoritepicnicfood.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

75percentofthepressureonjointscanbereducedifyouswim______.

17.

Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithcustodyandaccess,youcansolveitby______.

18.Topreventanemployee'spossiblevengefulbehaviours,Ms.Edwardsadvicestheemployerto

A.showrespectwhenlayingofftheemployee

B.restraintheemployee'sbehaviours

C.orderthesecuritytodrivetheemployeeaway

D.threatentotaketheemployeetocourt

19.WhatEaster'sallabout

EasteristhemostimportantfestivalintheChristiancalendar.ItisthecommemorationofJesus'deathandhisrisingfromthedead,alsoknownastheresurrection.ItcomesattheendofLent.TheweekleadinguptoitiscalledHolyWeek.PalmSundayisthefirstdayofHolyWeekandcelebratesJesus'arrivalinJerusalemridingonadonkey.Crowdsofpeoplecameoutofthecitytogreethim,throwingdownpalmbranchesontheroad.Manychurchesgiveoutsmallcrossesmadefrompalmleaves,asareminderofJesus'entranceintoJerusalemandhisdeathonthecross.OnThursdayChristiansrememberwhenJesusatethePassovermealwithhisdisciples,breakingbreadanddrinkingwine,whichisnowknownastheLastSupper.Sincethenthismealhasbeensymbolicallyre-enactedbymanyChristiansasawayofdrawingclosertoGod.ThisiscalledtheEucharist,whichmeans"thanksgiving".ItisareminderthatJesussacrificedhislifeformankind.

TheBibletellsusthat,laterthatnight,JesuswasbetrayedbyJudasIscariot.Afterhisarrest,JesuswasbroughtbeforetheJewishhighpriestswhofoundhimguiltyofblasphemybecausehecalledhimselftheSonofGod.TheyhandedhimovertotheRomangovernor,PontiusPilate.AswasthecustomatthetimeoftheFeastofPassover,Pilategavethecrowdsthechoiceastowhichofthetwoprisonersshouldbefreed:Jesus,orBarrabas,anotoriouscriminal.Ironically,thesamecrowdwhohadwelcomedJesuswithpalmbranchesafewdaysearliernowchoseBarrabastobereleased,andPilatecondemnedJesustodeathbycrucifixion.OnGoodFriday,manychurcheshold3hourservicesmeditatingontheeventsleadinguptoChrist'sdeath:hisinterrogation,flogging,themockingbytheRomansoldiers,andhisjourneywiththecrosstoGolgotha,theplaceofhisdeath.Finallyhewasstrippednakedandnailedtothecross,wherehehunginagonyforthreehours,jeeredatbythecrowds,beforehedied.Thisisthedaywhenpeopletraditionallyeathotcrossbuns,becausethecrossonthebunisareminderofthecrossJesusdiedon,andareminderoftheChristianbeliefthatJesusdiedtosaveusall.

EasterSundaymarksJesus'resurrection.TheBibletellsusthatMaryMagdalenewenttothetomb,followedlaterbysomeofJesus'disciples.TheydiscoveredJesus'bodyhadgoneandthatthetombwasempty.JesusthenappearedtoMaryandmanyofhisdisciples,speakingwiththemonseparateoccasionsduringthefollowingfortydays.Asheleftthemforthelasttime,JesuspromisedtosendtheHolySpiritsothediscipleswouldknowGodwouldneverleavethem.Hethenascendedintoheaven.TheChurchcelebratesthisonAscensionDay.

WhydoweeatEastereggsatEaster?

ForChristians,Eastereggssymbolizenewlife.Theybelievethat,throughhisresurrection,Jesusdefeateddeathandsinandofferspeoplethepromiseofeternallifeiftheyfollowhisteachings.ThisiswhythereisatraditionforChristianstobebaptizedatEaster,whichcelebratesnewlifeinGod.However,thefestivalofEasterstretchesbacktopre-Christiantimes,too.Itgetsitsnameandsomesymbols,includingtheEasterBunny,fromthePaganSpringEquinoxfestival,whichisacelebrationofspringandalsoofnewlife.

WherearetheaccountsofEasterintheBible?

TheaccountoftheEasterstorycanbereadinMark,Chapters14to16,orLuke,Chapters22to24,andelementsofitcanbefoundintheothergospelstoo.ManyoftheeventsintheEasterstoryareforetoldintheOldTestamentinIsaiahchapter53.

WhydoesthedateofEasterchangefromyeartoyear?

ThedateofEasterSundayvariesfromyeartoyearbecauseitisbasedonthelunarcalendar.ItiscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoon,onorafterMarch21st.

&

A.YB.NC.NG

20.WhatdidthesurveyofJuniorAchievementshowabouttheteenagers?

A.Quiteafewofthembelievethatcheatingisgenetic.

B.Manyofthemseedeceivingasessentialforsuccess.

C.Cheatingoccursmorecommonlyamongthem.

D.Theyarethevictimsofthelyingcultureinfact.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.【B2】

22.(25)

A.It'sright.B.It'sawful.C.It'swrong.D.It'safact.

23.(24)

A.It'seasytolocate

B.It'sinaverywindyarea.

C.It'sexceptionallybeautiful.

D.It'spartiallycoveredbywater.

24.(34)

A.Theytrustthemedia.

B.Theyrespectexperts.

C.Theyarewillingtolearnaboutnewthings.

D.Theyaregoodatlearningforeignlanguages

25.

【B11】

26.聽力原文：W:ProfessorWilson,canyousparemeafewminutes?

M:That'sOK.Actually,I'monmywaytoanappointmentwithstudents,sopleasemakethisquick.

W:MynameisMariaTaylor,andI'minyourPsychologyclassat2:00.

M:Oh,yes.Irecallnow.Youalwaysaskgoodquestionsaboutthelectures.WhatcanIdoforyounow?

W:YousayinyourlecturelastweekthatIQchangeslittlefromchildhood,buttheskillsofemotionalintelligencecanbelearnedatanyage.

M:Right,it'snoteasy,however.Youknow,growingyouremotionalintelligencetakespracticeandcommitmentandimprovingyouremotionalintelligencetakestime,say,severalmonths.

W:Whydoyousayimprovinganemotionalintelligencetakesmonthsratherthandays?

M:Well,youknow,theemotionalcentersofthebrainareinvolved.

W:Theemotionalcentersofthebrain?

M:Yes.Thethinkingbrainlearnstechnicalskillsandpurelycognitiveabilities.Itgainsknowledgeveryquickly,buttheemotionalbraindoesnot.

W:Why?

M:Becausetomasteranewbehavior,theemotionalcentersneedrepetitionandpractice.

W:Soittakestime.

M:Yes.Improvingyouremotionalintelligence,then,issimilartochangingyourhabits.Youhavetochangeyouroldhabitsandreplacethemwiththenewones.

W:Oh,Isee.AndanotherquestionIwanttoaskyouis.canwesayemotionalintelligenceistheoppositeofIQ?

M:No.Youknowsomepeopleareblessedwithalotofbothwhilesomewithlittleofeither.Whatwearedoingnowistryingtofindouthowtheycomplementeachother.

(23)

A.Ascientistandhisassistant.

B.Aphysicianandanurse.

C.Apsychologistandanewsreporter.

D.Aprofessorandhisstudent.

27.

【B3】

28.(21)

A.SheWastoobusytorememberifshehadreturnedthem.

B.Shedidn'treturntheminfact.

C.Shegavethemtothelandlordtoreturn.

D.Shedidreturnthembutsomehowthelibrarymadeamistake.

29.聽力原文：BenjaminFranklinwasawriter,printer,inventoranddiplomat.Hewastheonlypersontosignfourhistoricdocuments.TheyaretheDeclarationofIndependence,theTreatyofAlliancewithFrance,theTreatyofPeacewithGreatBritainandtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.

BenjaminFranklinwasborninBoston,Massachusetts.Heleftschoolattheageoftenbecausehisparentscouldnotpayforhiseducation.Hetaughthimselfmathematics,scienceandfiveforeignlanguages.Heworkedforseveralprinters.Thenheboughthisownprintshop.HewroteandpublishedanewspapercalledthePennsylvaniaGazette.Hebecamewellknownasthepaperbecamesuccessful.FranklinhadevenmoresuccesswithapublicationcalledPoorRichard'sAlmanac.Itwasfamousforwisesayingsthatpeoplestillusetoday.Hereisone:"Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise."

BenjaminFranklinwasalsoascientist.Hisexperimentsprovedthatlightningisacurrentofelectricity.Heinventedthelightningrodtoprotectbuildingsfromdamage.Healsoinventedastovethatheatedaroommoreeffectivelythanothers.

BenjaminFranklinwantedtoimprovelifeinPhiladelphiawhenheservedasitspostmaster.Hanizedafiredepartment.Hestartedaprogramtolightcitystreets,gatheredmoneytoopenahospitalandhelpedestablishthecity'sfirstuniversity.

Asweallknow,BenjaminFranklinalsohelpedestablishtheUnitedStatesgovernmentbyhelpingtowritetheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitution.

(30)

A.BenjaminFranklinwasagreatscientist.

B.BenjaminFranklinsignedfourhistoricdocumentsinhislifetime.

C.BenjaminFranklindidn'tleaveschooluntilhewastwenty.

D.BenjaminFranklinoncehadhisownprintshop.

30.聽力原文：M:Goodafternoon,Madam.CanIhelpyou?

W:Oh,Yes,Please.Iboughtthispairofleathershoesformyhusbandtheotherday.Theyaresmart,aren'tthey?Buthedoesn'tlikethecolor.Haveyougotblackones?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

(18)

A.Toreturntheshoesandgettherefund.

B.Tobuyanotherpairofshoes.

C.Tochangetheshoesforanotherstyle.

D.Tochangetheshoesforadifferentcolor.

31.(36)

A.Tohavearest.

B.Toraisemoremoney.

C.Tohavecleaningwork.

D.Tosavemoney.

32.

【B8】

33.SectionA

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

聽力原文：W:Howdoyoufindyournewapartment?

M:Well，it'squitenicereally,althoughIhaveahardtimegettingusedtolivinginabigplace.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?

(12)

A.Hecan'tfindhisnewapartment.

B.Hehadabiggerapartmentbefore.

C.Hefindsthenewapartmenttoobig'forhim.

D.He'slookingforanapartment.

34.(31)

A.Ithadmanymorepagesthannewspapers.

B.Itwasgivenawayforfree.

C.Itdealtwithissuesratherthanevents.

D.Itwasmorewidelyavailablethannewspapers,

35.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Advertisingisaform.ofselling,forthousandsofyearstherehavebeenindividualswhohavetriedtopersuadeotherstobuythefoodtheyhaveproducedorthegoodstheyhavemadeortheservicestheycanperform.

Butinthe19thcenturythemassproductionofgoodsresultingfromtheIndustrialRevolutionmadeperson-to-personsellinginefficient.Themassdistributionofgoodsthatfollowedthedevelopmentofthehighwaymadeperson-to-personsellingtooslowandexpensive.Atthesametime,masscommunication,firstnewspapersandmagazines,thenradioandtelevision,mademasssellingthroughadvertisingpossible.

Theobjectiveofanyadvertisementistoconvincepeoplethatitisintheirbestgainstotaketheactiontheadvertiserisrecommending.Theactionmaybetopurchaseaproduct,useaservice,voteforapoliticalcandidate,oreventojointheArmy.

AdvertisingasabusinessdevelopedfirstandmostrapidlyintheUnitedStates,thecountrythatusesittothegreatestextent.In1980advertisingexpenditureintheU.S.exceeded55billiondollars,orapproximately2percentofthegrossnationalproduct.Canadaspentabout1.2percentofitsgrossnationalproductonadvertising.

Whileadvertisingbringstheeconomiesofmasssellingtothemanufacturer,itproducesbenefitsfortheconsumeraswell.Someofthoseeconomiesarepassedalongtothepurchasersothatthecostofaproductsoldprimarilythroughadvertisingisusuallyfarlessthanonesoldthroughpersonalsalespeople.Advertisingbringspeopleimmediatenewsaboutproductsthathavejustcomeonthemarket.Finally,advertisingpaysfortheprogramsoncommercialtelevisionandradioandforabouttwothirdsofthecostofpublishingmagazinesandnewspapers.

Advertisingisaform.ofselling.Forthousandsofyearstherehavebeenindividualswhohavetriedto(36)______otherstobuythefoodtheyhaveproducedorthegoodstheyhavemadeortheservicestheycan(37)______.

Butinthe19thcenturythemassproductionofgoods(38)______fromtheIndustrialRevolutionmadeperson-to-personsellinginefficient.Themass(39)______ofgoodsthatfollowedthedevelopmentofthehighwaymadeperson-to-personsellingtooslowand(40)______.Atthesametime,masscommunication,firstnewspapersandmagazines,thenradioandtelevision,mademasssellingthrough(41)______possible.

Theobjectiveofanyadvertisementistoconvincepeoplethatitisintheirbestgainstotaketheactiontheadvertiseris(42)______.Theactionmaybetopurchaseaproduct,useaservice,voteforapolitical(43)______,oreventojointheArmy.

(44)____________.In1980advertisingexpenditureintheU.S.exceeded55billiondollars,orapproximately2percentofthegrossnationalproduct.Canadaspentabout1.2percentofitsgrossnationalproductonadvertising.

(45)____________.Someofthoseeconomiesarepassedalongtothepurchasersothatthecostofaproductsoldprimarilythroughadvertisingisusuallyfarlessthanonesoldthroughpersonalsalespeople.Advertisingbringspeopleimmediatenewsaboutproductsthathavejustcomeonthemarket.(46)____________.

36.(18)

A.Hewillgotoinsteadofhiswife.

B.Hewillgotowhenhefinisheshisreport.

C.Hewillaskhisbossforaleave.

D.Itwouldbebetterforherwifetogoto.

37.(15)

A.Shewilltakethenonstoptrainat2:15.

B.Shewilltakethefastertrainat2:00.

C.Shewillgetabitetoeat.

D.Sheisnotsurewhichtraintotake.

38.(32)

A.Homeaccidentsareasseriousasroadaccidents.

B.Thecarelessuseofelectricityisoneofthemaincausesofhomeaccidents.

C.modernelectricequipmentistoodangeroustobeusedwithchildrenandelderlypeoplearound.

D.Sofarpeoplepaylittleattentiontohomeaccidents.

39.(16)

A.Shesuggeststhemanscatterhismoneyaround.

B.Shesuggeststhemanshouldsaveeveryofhispennies.

C.Shesuggeststhemanshouldkeephiswaistbelttight.

D.ShesuggeststhemanvisitTibetinthenextsummervacation.

40.(28)

A.Acamera.B.Afilm.C.Aphoto.D.apicture.

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

Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare______,whichmaystayinfectiousforupto30days.

42.

WhichofthefollowingwouldJoyceCarolOatesbemostlikelytowrite?

A.Astorywithanunhappyending.

B.Aromancenovelsetinthenineteenthcentury.

C.Asciencefictionnovel.

D.Adialogueforatalkshow

43.

Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcrows?

A.Theyseldomliveinanyoneplaceorverylong.

B.Theythriveinawidevarietyofenvironments.

C.Theyhavemarkedpreferencesforcertainkindsoffoods.

D.Theyuseuptheresourcesinoneareabeforemovingtoanother.

44.

Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Anewwayofdetectingcancer.

B.Thehistoryofthermography.

C.Thevalueofthermography.

D.Howtointerpretathermogram.

45.

Theparagraphfollowingthisonewouldmostlikelydealwith______.

A.whysomepeoplecanhearbetterthanothers

B.whatcanbedonetohelpthehearingimpaired

C.howthisnewauditorytestisconducted

D.whichhearingproblemsarethemostsevere

46.

Sometimesinterveningobstaclesmay_____pushand/orpullfactors.

47.

Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewtwotalkshows______.

A.havemonopolizedthetalkshowcircuit

B.exploittheweaknessesinhumannature

C.appearatdifferenttimesoftheday

D.aretargetedatdiferentaudiences

48.

Theauthorcomparesrainforeststocoralreefsbecause______.

A.theyareapproximatelythesamesize

B.theysharemanysimilarfeatures

C.mostoftheirinhabitantsrequirewater

D.bothhavemanydifferentformsoflife

49.

Inthecontextofthepassage,"sethissightshigh"(Line1,Para.3)meansthatPresidentKalam______.

A.haspicturedabrightfutureforhiscitizens

B.seeshopeinsolvingthesocialproblemsinnearfuture

C.isambitioustohandlebothdomesticandforeignaffairs

D.isfarsightedtoplanthefuturedevelopmentsofhisparty

50.

【C8】

51.Recently-marriedwomencan'tsleepassoundlyasthosemarriedlongerbecausetheymaybe______withtheirhusband.

52.Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That'samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearcherhasbeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled"Noah'sArk".

Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M'sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineandapioneerinembryotransferworkandrelatedprocedures,sayshesalutestheChineseeffortand"Iwishthemallthebestsuccesspossible.It'saworthwhileproject,certainlynotaneasyone,andit'sverymuchlikewhatwe'reattemptinghereatTexasA&M--tosaveanimalsfromextinction."

Noah'sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos,semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Kraemersaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.

Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammmals,birdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctoverthenext100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.

Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.

Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete."Thenucleartransferofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailablepandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,"Kraemerbelieves."Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy.Ittakesalongtimeandit'sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,"addsKraemer,whoisoneoftheleadersoftheMissyplicityProjectatTexasA&M,thefirsteverattemptatcloningadog.

"Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat'sneverbeendone.Icertainlyapplaudtheireffortandthere'salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It'saresearchthatisverymuchneeded."

Theaimof"Noah'sArk"projectisto______.

A.implantembryointoahostanimals

B.salutetheChineseeffortsinsavingpandas

C.saveendangeredanimalsfromextinction

D.introduceanewspecies

53.

Accordingtotheauthor,howtodealwiththemedicalinsuranceduringunemployment?

A.Youhavetoaskforpaymentfromyourex-company.

B.YouhavetoaskforpaymentfromCOBR

C.Youhavetopaybyyourselfbetterthannothin

54.

ManntoldNewScientistthathehopedtohavemoreinquiryto______.

55.

Accordingtotheauthor,howwouldanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselvestoday?

56.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe55menframingtheConstitutionistrue?

A.ThomasJeffersonwasnotamongthem.

B.Allofthemwerefamous.

C.Allofthemcontributedmuchtotheframing

D.GeorgeWashingtonandBenjaminFranklinwereamongthem.

57.Accordingtotheauthor,whenadoctortellsapatientto"returnnextWednesday",thedoctorisineffect______.

A.advisingthepatienttoseekasecondopinion

B.admittingthattheinitialvisitwasineffective

C.instructingthepatienttobuymoremedicalservices

D.warningthepatientthatahospitalstaymightbenecessary

58.SectionB

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

"WelcometotheU.S.A.!Majorcreditcardsareaccepted!"

Bythemillionstheyarecomingnolongerthetired,thepoor,thewretchedmasseslongingforabetterliving.Thesearethewealthy."Wedon'thaveabudget,"saysabiologistfromBrazil,asshewalkswithtwocompanionsthroughNewYorkCity'sSouthStreet."Wejustuseourcreditcards."

TheUShaslongbeenoneoftheworld'smostpopulartouristdestinations,butthisyearhasbeenexceptional.First,therewastheWorldCup,whichdrewthousandsfromeverycomeroftheglobe;thencametheweakeningoftheUSdollaragainstmajorcurrencies.NowtheUS,stilltheworld'ssuperpower,canalsoclaimtobetheworld'sbargainbasement(廉價(jià)商品).

NobodyundersellsAmericathesedaysonjustabouteverything,fromconsumerelectronicstofashionclothestotennisrackets.Bottomretailpricesanywherefrom30%to70%lowerthanthoseinEuropeandAsiahaveattractedsome47millionvisitors,whoareexpectedtoleavebehind$79billionin1994.That'supfrom$74billiontheyearbefore.

True,noteveryonecomesjustforbargains.ThereremainsanundeniablefascinationintherestoftheworldwithallthingsAmerican,nourishedbyHollywoodfilmsandUStelevisionseries.ButshoppingtheUSAisprovingirresistible.Everyweekthousandsarrivewithemptysuitcasesreadytobefilled;someevenrentanadditionalhotelroomtoholdtheirpurchases.Thebuyingbinge(無節(jié)制)hasbecomeasimportantaswatchingOldFaithfulFountainseruptinYellowstoneParkorsunbathingonabeachinFlorida.

TheUShascomeatlasttoappreciatewhatothercountrieslearnedlongago:thepouringinofforeigntouristsmaynotalwaysbeconvenient,butitdoesputmoneyinthebank.Andwithatradedeficitatabout$130billionandgrowingforthepast12months,theUSneedsallthedepositsitcanget.ComparedwithAmericantouristsabroad,visitorstotheUSstaylongerandspendmoremoneyateachstop;anaverageof12.2nightand$1624atravelerversustheAmericans'fournightsand$298.

FromwhattheBrazilianbiologistsays,weknowthattouristslikeher______.

A.arereluctanttocarrycashwiththem

B.simplydon'tcarehowmuchtheyspend

C.arenotgoodatplanningtheirexpenditure

D.oftenspendmoremoneythantheycanafford

59.

Tomakemuchprogresswiththem,howshouldamanagerevaluatehissubordinates?

60.(57)

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S3】

62.

【S7】

63.Punctualitymeansobservingregularorappointedtime.Amanwhogets

upatseveno'clockeverymorningispunctual.AmanwhohaspermittedtoS1.______

callonafriendatfiveo'clockintheafternoonandactuallydoessuchatthatS2.______

hourisalsopunctual.Punctualityisagoodhabit,andunpunctualityisabad

one.Afewminutesdelaymaynotbeaseriousmatter.Butitmayhavebadre-S3.______

sults.Gettingupfiveminuteslaterthanusuallymayupsettheplanoftheday.S4.______

Callonafriendfiveminuteslaterthantheappointedtimemaycausehimsomeun-S5.______

expectedtrouble.Nevertheless,habitualunpunctualityleadstoindolence(懶惰)S6.______

andevenfailureinlife.Onedelayafteranothermakesamanunabletoexerthim-

self.

Italsoproveshimbeuntrustworthy.ThosewhoareunpunctualshouldtryS7.______

theirbesttogetridfromtheirbadhabit.Indoingthis,theyshouldavoidmakingS8.______

anykindofexception.Theyshouldeversaytothemselves:"Afewminutes'delayS9.______

doesnotmatterthistime.Ishallbepunctualnexttime."Thosewhothinkinthis

waywillfindexcusesfordelayfromtimetotime,andwillatlastgiveuptheat-

temptcultivatethegoodhabitofpunctuality.S10.______

Likeallothergoodhabits,punctualitybecomessecondnaturewiththosewho

havedulycultivatedit.

【S1】

64.

【S9】

65.

【S10】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.Thereisnoevidencethat______(大多數(shù)人愿意對(duì)生態(tài)環(huán)境無害的產(chǎn)品支付更多的錢).

67.Locatedonafiver,thismedievaltown____________(由許多與眾不同的特色建筑構(gòu)成).

68.____________________________(知道如何充分利用你的才能)ismuchmoreimportantthanworkinghard.

69.The