大學英語六級新題8

［模擬］大學英語六級新題8

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheDaysWeShouldKeepinMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbutnomorethan200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

1.很多年輕人從不會忘記慶祝自己的生日，父母的生日卻不知道

2.這種現(xiàn)象說明了什么問題，原因是什么

3.我們應該怎么做

范文示例:

TheDaysWeShouldKeepinMind

Manyyoungpeopleneverforgettheirbirthday.Theyheldlittle

partiesandreceivegiftstocelebratetheirbirthdayeveryyear.However,

whentheyareaskedabouttheirparents'birthdays,mostofthemcannot

answerright.

Thereareseveralreasonswhichcausethisphenomenon.Onthe

onehand,nowadaysparentsfocusverymuchontheirchildren,buttoo

littleonthemselves.Manyparentscelebratetheirchildren'sbirthdays

whentheirkidsarestillveryyoung,maybeonly3or4yearsold.But

parentsseldomcelebratetheirownbirthday,andmaybetheydon'tmention

itatall.That'swhyyoungpeoplecannotrememberparents'birthdays.

Ontheotherhand,youngpeoplefocusverymuchonthemselves,buttoo

littleontheirparents.Sometimestheyjustthinkthattheirparentsare

notinterestedincelebratingbirthday.

Isyoungpeople'sbirthdaymoreimportantthantheirparents

’?Idon'tthinkso.Thedaysweshouldkeepinmindarenotourownbirthday,

butourparents".

PartIISectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear

8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

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第1題：

A.Hedranktheorangejuice.

B.Hecouldn'tfindthejuiceanywhere.

C.Hebroketheglassofjuice.

D.Hehadnoideawhathappened.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,andnow

Ican'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?M:Didyou

hearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.I'mjustasclumsyasever.Q:What

doesthemanimply?女士問男士知不知道她早上弄的橙汁發(fā)生了什么事，現(xiàn)在

找不到了；男士反問她剛才有沒有聽到一聲爆裂聲，就是那杯橙汁。可見男士打

碎了裝橙汁的杯子，C正確。

第2題：

A.Abiggerhouseisnotasgoodasanewcar.

B.Theyranoutofmoneyfrombuyinganewcar.

C.Theydonotneedabiggerhouserightnow.

D.Theyshouldselltheircartoaffordabiggerhouse.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］W:Isupposeweshouldlookforabiggerhouse,butIdon'tsee

howwecanafforditrightnow.M:Ifonlywehadn'tspentsomuchmoney

onourcarthisyear.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?女士說眼下負擔不起更

大的房子，男士說如果我們今年沒有在汽車上花那么多錢就好了，言下之意是錢

都花在買車上了，B正確。

第3題：

A.Theman'swifeisdefinitelyanegativeperson.

B.Shecouldn'tputupwiththeman'swifeanylonger.

C.Theman'swifemusthaveanunhappychildhood.

D.Theman'swifemaybeinfluencedbyherexperience.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］M：Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhy

sheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.W:Maybe

youshouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.Q:Whatdoes

thewomanimply?男士說他的妻子經(jīng)常消極地看待每件事物，女士就建議他了

解一下妻子的童年。也就是說，女士認為男士的妻子可能因為一些經(jīng)歷而使她形

成消極的觀點，D正確。

第4題：

A.Thesalesmanagerhasshortmemories.

B.Thewomanisanawkwardliar.

C.Thewomanhasnevermetthesalesmanager.

D.Thesalesmanageristoobusytomeetthewoman.

參考答案：A

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［聽力原文］M：Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.Are

yousureyouknowhim?W:We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.He

seemsalittleforgetful.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

男士說新的銷售經(jīng)理表示沒見過女士，而女士說他們已經(jīng)被介紹過大概三次了，

并且說他似乎有點健忘?？梢娦碌匿N售經(jīng)理記性不是太好，A正確。shortmemory

“健忘”。

第5題：

A.Shewitnessedanaccident.

B.Sheslepttoomuchthatday.

C.Sheexperiencedanearthquake.

D.Shefoundsomethinghorrible.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］M：Couldyoudescribewhatyouweredoingatthemoment?W:Well,

Iwasstillsleepingat6o'clock.Thentherewasthishorriblesoundand

thefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewaves,allatthesametime.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?根據(jù)女士的描述，當時地板就像波浪一樣顛

簸起伏，可以推斷女士經(jīng)歷了地震，C正確。

第6題：

A.Thewomanwantstodrinksomethingcold.

B.Themanwantstohaveafillingreplaced.

C.Thewomanishavingadentalcheckup.

D.Themansuggeststhewomantoremoveherteeth.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］W:Doctor,oneofmywisdomteethisbotheringme,andit

sometimeshurtswhenIdrinksomethingcold.M:Oh,thereisacavity

init,but...nottoobig.Well,we'regoingtoremovethedecay,andthen

putafillingin...Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?女士

對醫(yī)生說她的智齒很煩人，可見女士正在牙醫(yī)處檢查牙齒，故C為答案。

第7題：

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Brotherandsister.

C.Salesmanandcustomer.

D.Doctorandpatient.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］W:I'mactuallyfine.It'sjustthatI'vebeenalittletired

thelastfewdays,andmystomachiskindofupset.M:Well,thatdoesn

'tsurpriseme.Ihavesomenewsthatyoumightfindexciting.You're

pregnant.Q:What'stherelationshipbetweenthewomanandtheman?女

士描述自己不舒服的癥狀，男士就告訴她其實她懷孕了，可見他們是醫(yī)生和病人

的關系，D正確。

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第8題：

A.Shejustsawabirdflyinginthebush.

B.Theirteamwilldefinitelywin.

C.It'stooearlytodrawaconclusion.

D.Fourscoresaheadisneverenoughtowinthegame.

參考答案：c

［聽力原文］M:Ibetourteamwillwinthegame.We'realreadyfourscores

aheadoftheotherteam.W:It'sstillabirdinthebush.Youcannever

tell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?男士認為他們的隊會贏得比賽，因為已

經(jīng)領先對手4分了；女士卻說那還是沒到手之物，不好說。也就是說女士認為下

結(jié)論還太早，C正確。

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwo

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

［聽力原文］

W:Icanseebyyourresumeherethatyoustudiedbusinessadministration.

M:That'sright.

W:SoIwonderwhyyouwanttoworkforanewspaper.

M:Ididreportingfortheuniversitynewspaperatmyschool.AndFve

alwaysbeenveryinterestedinjournalism.

W:Butjournalism一it'saverydifferentprofessionfromadministration.

Youknowalotaboutadministration.Whydon'tyouchoosetoworkfora

companylookingfortrainmanagers?

M:Istudiedadministration,yes,butIammoreattractedtowriting

articles.Iwanttousemyknowledgeofbusinesstowritefinancialnews.

W:Anewreportermustexpecttoworkmanyhours.

M:Iknowthattheprofessionrequiresdedication.

W:Youshouldexpecttoworkmorethanfiftyhoursaweek.Andthereis

alotofpressureinthisjob.Youhavetogetstoriesinbythedeadline.

M:Iknowthatbeginningreportersworkmanyhours,Iamverywillingto

takeonthechallenge.

W:MayIaskhowwellyouknowthecity?

M:Igrewuphere.

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W:ButyouwenttocollegeinSeattle.Soyouhaven'tlivedhereforalmost

fiveyears,yes?

M:Yes,that'strue.ButIgrewuponthenorthsideoftown.AndIknow

thiscityverywell.IhavenotroublegettingwhereIneedtogo.

W:That'sgood.Becauseifyou'rehired,wewillbesendingyoueverywhere.

Thejobisinthecitynewsdepartment.

M:Yes,I'mawareofthat.

W:Alright,then.Wewillprobablybegivingyouacallintendaysor

so.Ihavetointerviewseveralmorepeople.

M:Thankyou,Mrs.Jones.

第9題：

A.Healwayslikessomethingmorechallenging.

B.Hewantstolivenearertohisfamily.

C.Hewantstoputhisadministrationknowledgeintopractice.

D.Hedidreportingbeforeandwasinterestedinjournalism.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whydoesthemanwanttoworkforanewspaper?當被問至！J為何

想在報社工作時，男士提到他曾在大學校報工作，并且對記者行業(yè)很感興趣。由

此判斷D為答案。

第10題：

A.Administrativenews.

B.Generalsocialconcerns.

C.Financialnews.

D.Localnews.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatkindofarticlesdoesthemanwanttowrite?男士說，他

喜歡寫文章，并且想根據(jù)自己所知的商業(yè)知識撰寫金融新聞。選C。

第n題：

A.Shocked.

B.Acceptable.

C.Incredible.

D.Indifferent.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatistheman'sreactiontotheworkinghoursmentionedby

thewoman?女士提醒男士，每周的工作時間要超過50小時，壓力大。男士欣然

接受，并表示自己愿意接受挑戰(zhàn)。故B是男士的態(tài)度。

第12題:

A.Sheonlywantstohirelocalpeople.

B.Shelivedinthecityforalongtime.

C.Shewillsendtheemployeeseverywhere.

D.Shewantstoknowmoreaboutapplicants.

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參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whydoesthewomanaskthemanifheknowsthecitywell?女

士問男士對這座城市有多少了解.男士說他在這里長大，雖然去了西雅圖讀書，

但他還是十分了解這座城市，知道每個方位。隨后女士解釋說.如果聘用男士，

會把他派往各個地點?？梢奀正確。

［聽力原文］

W:Excuseme.I'mlookingforsomeonewhocanhelpmewiththetextbook

reservationprogram.

M:Oh,well,Icandothat.Whatdoyouneed?

W:Okay.Um,myfriendtoldmethatIcouldgetusedbooksifIorder,

Imean,preorderthemnow.

M:That'sright.Doyouwanttodothat?

W:Ithinkso,butI'mnotsurehowitworks.

M:Actually,it'sfairlystraightforward.Wehaveashortformforyou

tofillout.Doyouknowwhatyou'regoingtotakenextsemester?

W:Yeah,Ido.

M:Andyouhavethecoursenamesandtheschedulenumbersforallyour

classes?

W:Un-huh.

M:Okay,then,justputthatinformationdownontheformand,uh,make

acheckmarkintheboxifyouwantrecommendedbooksaswellasrequired

books.Andyousaidyouwereinterestedinusedbooks,right?

W:Right.

M:Somarktheboxforusedbooks,signtheformandbringitbacktome.

W:DoIhavetopaynow?Or,doyouwantadeposit?

M:No,youcanpaywhenyoupickupthebooks.

W:AndwhencanIdothat?

M:Theweekbeforeclassesbegin.

W:That'sgood,but,um,whatifIchangemyschedule?Imean,Idon'

tplantobut...

M:...ithappens.Don'tworry.Ifyouchangeclasses,youcanjustbring

thebooksbackanytimetwoweeksfromthefirstdayofclasstogeta

fullrefund.

第13題：

A.Choosingcourses.

B.Preorderingtextbooks.

C.Dealingwithusedbooks.

D.Lookingforpart-timejobs.

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參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?對話一開始，女士便詢問

課本預定程序。接著對話一直圍繞著這一方面討論?？梢夿是答案。

第14題：

A.Namesoftherecommendedbooks.

B.Thenameandnumberofherprofessor.

C.Aletterofrecommendationfromthesupervisor.

D.Thecoursenamesandtheschedulenumbers.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］Whatinformationdoesthewomanneedtofillintheform?男

士問女士是否有課程名稱和序號，并告知女士只需將其填入即可。故選D。

第15題:

A.Whenshegetsthebooks,

B.Whentheclassesbegin,

C.Whenshehandsintheform,

D.Whensheisabletopay.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］Whenshouldthewomanpayforthebooks?女士問男士何時付款,

男士說在取書的時候付款即可。選A。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

recordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

［聽力原文］

Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedareferee

andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon'tcaremuchaboutwhowins

orloses,anditdoesn'tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.

Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonal

abilitiescannotbedirectlycompared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmove

instages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-up

ofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagame

initself.

Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren'sgamesexciting,andtheyoften

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feelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegamesagainandagain.

However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.

Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopular

person,andhecanfindhimselfbringausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhom,

heisordinarilyafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.

Hecanbeconfident,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplaceto

giveorders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,

ortokisssomeonehehascaught.

Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimaginea

situationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmore

importantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybe

childish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.

第16題：

A.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.

B.Theycanstopplayinganytimetheylike.

C.Theywanttopickabetterteam.

D.Theyallwanttobethewinner.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?

短文提到“游戲是否結(jié)束，并不困擾孩子們”。故B“他們可以在自己喜歡的任

意時刻停止游戲”正確。

第17題:

A.Hehastoplaybetterthanothers.

B.Heneedsonlytowaitforhisturn.

C.Heneedstobeapopularperson.

D.Hemustbeveryambitious.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatshouldachilddotobecomealeaderinagame?短文提

到“當輪到他時，他就成為領導”。故B正確。

第18題:

A.Theyusuallycompeteandfightwitheachother.

B.Theysometimeslaughatthelosers.

C.Theyknowtheruleswellandalwaysobey.

D.Theynevergiveorderstootherchildren.

參考答案：c

［聽力原文］Accordingtothespeaker,howdothechildrenbehaveduringthe

games?短文提到：“所有的小孩都了解這些規(guī)則，更重要的是，他們都按照規(guī)

則玩游戲?！盋是原文的同義替換，故為正確答案。

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［聽力原文］

NowHarrietBeecherStoweisbestknownforhernovelUncleTom'sCabin,

abookthatdetailstheharshnessofplantationlifeinthesouth.The

bookwasextremelypopularintheUnitedStatesaswellasinother

countries.Ironicallythough,fortheattentiongiventoUncleTom'sCabin,

itisfarfromStowe'sbestwork.Shedidwriteoneothernovelaboutlife

inthesouth.Butmuchofherbestworkhasnothingtodowiththesouth

atall.Infact,Stowe'sbestwritingisaboutvillagelifeintheNew

Englandstatesinthe19thcentury.Inrecordingthecustomsofthe

villagesshewroteabout,Stoweclaimedthatherpurposewastoreflect

theimageasrealisticallyaspossible.Sheusuallysucceeded,forher

settingswereoftendescribedaccuratelyandindetail.Inthissense,

shewasanimportantforerunnertotherealisticmovementthatbecame

popularlaterinthe19thcentury.Shewasoneofthefirstwritersto

uselocaldialectforhercharacterswhentheyspoke.Andshedidthis

forthirtyyearsbeforeMarkTwainpopularizedtheuseoflocaldialect.

ItmakessensethatStowewouldwriteaboutNewEnglandlife,sinceshe

wasborninConnecticut.Asayoungwomanthere,sheworkedasateacher.

Theteachingjobhelpedleadhertoherfirstpublishedwork,ageography

bookforchildren.Later,whenshewasmarried,herwritinghelpedto

supportherfamilyfinancially.Throughoutherlife,shewrotepoems,

travelbooks,biographicalsketchesandchildren'sbooksaswellasnovels

foradults.

第19題：

A.It'sthefirstnovelofStowe.

B.It'sthebestsellernowadays.

C.It'saboutthelifeintheSouth.

D.It'spopularonlyinAmerica.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutUncleTom'sCabin?短文中提

到：“《湯姆叔叔的小屋》講述了南方種植園的艱苦生活?！惫蔆正確。

第20題：

A.Toreflecttheimagerealistically.

B.Toshowthebeautifulscenery.

C.Tomakethevillagespopular.

D.Tounderstandthelocaldialect.

參考答案：A

［聽力原文］ForwhatpurposedidStowerecordthecustomsofthevillages?

短文提到：“斯托夫人稱，她的目的是盡可能真實的反映影像?！惫蔄正確。

第21題：

A.Shewastheinitiatoroftherealisticmovement.

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B.SheusedlocaldialectinworksearlierthanMarkTwain.

C.Hernovelsbecamepopularafterherdeath.

D.Herfamilysupportedherwritingcareer.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutHarrietBeecherStowe?短文

提到“早在馬克?吐溫使方言運用流行30年前她已經(jīng)這樣做了"。故B正確。

第22題：

A.Herhardwork.

B.Herjobasateacher.

C.Herhusband'ssupport.

D.Herwilltobecomeawriter.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Accordingtothespeaker,whathelpedStowepublishherfirst

book?短文提到：“教學工作讓她的第一本書一一一本面向兒童的地理書得以出

版?！惫蔅正確。

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［聽力原文］

Everyfouryears,Americanselectapresident.Accordingtothe

constitutionanyAmericancitizenover35yearsofagewhowasbornin

theU.S.canbepresident.Therearealwaysmanycandidateswhohopethey

willbeelected.TherearemanypoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates,

andmostofthesewillhavecandidatesforpresident.However,two

politicalpartiesaremuchstrongerthantheothers.Theyarecalledthe

DemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.Foroverahundredyears,the

manelectedaspresidenthasalwaysbeeneitheraDemocratoraRepublican.

AllAmericancitizensover18yearsofagecanvoteforapresident.The

processofelectingapresidenttakesnearlyayear.Duringtheelection

yeartherearenumerouslocalelections,calledprimaryelections,held

inmanyofthefiftystates.Theseelectionsindicatewhothemostpopular

candidatesare.Inprimaryelections,usuallyheldinthewinterand

spring,candidatesrunagainstmembersoftheirownparties.Inthisway

theytrytogetsupportofpartymembersaroundthecountry.Duringthe

summer,bothpartieshaveconventionswherethepartymembersmakethe

finalchoicefortheparty'spresidentialcandidate.Eachpartychooses

apersontorunforpresidentandapersontorunforvicepresident.The

twocandidatesworkasateam.Theywillwinorlosetheelectiontogether.

Oncethefinalcandidatesarechosen,theycampaignaroundthecountry,

tryingtowinvotes.ThenationalelectionisheldinNovember.The

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candidatewhowinsbecomespresidentthefollowingJanuary.

第23題：

A.AnyAmericanwholoveshiscountry.

B.Membersofthetwomajorparties.

C.CitizenswholiveinAmericaformorethan30years.

D.Natural-borncitizenswhoisover35earsold.

參考答案：D

［聽力原文］WhocanbeelectedasthepresidentofAmerica?短文提到，“依

據(jù)憲法，任何出生在美國35歲以上的美國公民都可能成為總統(tǒng)?！惫蔇正確。

第24題：

A.Givesupporttopartymembers.

B.Chooseapersontorunforvicepresident.

C.Runagainstmembersoftheirownparties.

D.Takepartinsomeactivitieswithfamilymembers.

參考答案：C

［聽力原文］Whatdothecandidatesdoduringtheprimaryelections?短文

提到“在一般于冬季或春季舉行的預選中，候選人跟黨內(nèi)的對手競爭。”故C

正確。

第25題:

A.Visitthecitizensofthestatestoraisemoney.

B.Campaignaroundthecountrytogetvotes.

C.Getsupportofpartymembersaroundthecountry.

D.Getsupportfromothercandidates.

參考答案：B

［聽力原文］Whatwillthefinalcandidatesdoaftertheyarechosen?短

文提到：“最終候選人確認后，他們就到全國活動以獲得更多選票?！惫蔅正確。

SectionCDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadoforsecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

Americansusuallyconsiderthemselvesafriendlypeople.Their

friendships,however,tendtobeshorterandmore_26_thanfriendships

amongpeoplefromother_27_.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstohave

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onlyoneclosefriendduringtheirlifetime.Thisattitudeprobablyhas

somethingtodowithAmericanmobilityandthefactthatAmericansdonot

liketo_28_otherpeople.

BecausetheUnitedStatesisahighlyactivesociety,fullof

movementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthego.Inthishighly

changedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseemimpatientor_29_.They

wanttogettoknowyouas_30_aspossibleandthenmoveontosomething

else.Sometimes,earlyon,theywillaskyouquestionsthatyoumayfeel

areverypersonal.Noinsultisintended;thequestions

usually_31_theirgenuineinterestor_32_,andtheirimpatiencetoget

totheheartofthematter.Andthesamegoesforyou.Ifyoudonot

understandcertainAmericanbehaviororyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,

donot33_toaskthemquestionsaboutthemselves.Americansareusually

eagertoexplainallabouttheircountryoranything"American"inwhich

youmaybeinterested.Somuchsoinfactthatyoumay

become341istening.Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseAmericanstendtobe

uncomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.Theywouldrathertalk

abouttheweatherorthelatestsportsscores,forexample,thandealwith

silence.

Ontheotherhand,don'texpectAmericanstobe_35_about

internationalgeographyorworldaffairs,unlessthosesubjectsdirectly

involvetheUnitedStates.

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Americansusuallyconsiderthemselvesafriendlypeople.Their

friendships,however,tendtobeshorterandmorecasualthanfriendships

amongpeoplefromothercultures.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstohave

onlyoneclosefriendduringtheirlifetime.Thisattitudeprobablyhas

somethingtodowithAmericanmobilityandthefactthatAmericansdonot

liketobedependentonotherpeople.

BecausetheUnitedStatesisahighlyactivesociety,fullof

movementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthego.Inthishighly

changedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseemimpatientorabrupt.

Theywanttogettoknowyouasquicklyaspossibleandthenmoveonto

somethingelse.Sometimes,earlyon,theywillaskyouquestionsthatyou

mayfeelareverypersonal.Noinsultisintended;thequestionsusually

growoutoftheirgenuineinterestorcuriosity,andtheirimpatienceto

gettotheheartofthematter.Andthesamegoesforyou.Ifyoudonot

understandcertainAmericanbehaviororyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,

donothesitatetoaskthemquestionsaboutthemselves.Americansare

usuallyeagertoexplainallabouttheircountryoranything"American”

inwhichyoumaybeinterested.Somuchsoinfactthatyoumaybecome

tiredoflistening.Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseAmericanstendtobe

uncomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.Theywouldrathertalk

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abouttheweatherorthelatestsportsscores,forexample,thandealwith

silence.

Ontheotherhand,don'texpectAmericanstobeknowledgeableabout

internationalgeographyorworldaffairs,unlessthosesubjectsdirectly

involvetheUnitedStates.

第26題：

參考答案：

casual

根據(jù)空格前的more可知此處應填入形容詞，構(gòu)成比較級，與前面的shorter

并列。casual指“隨便的”。

第27題：

參考答案：

cultures

根據(jù)空格前的other可推知此處應填入名詞，culture意為“文化”，注意

此處是復數(shù)形式，需加-s。

第28題:

參考答案：

bedependenton

根據(jù)空格前的不定式可推知此處緊跟動詞原形，bedependenton為常用短

語，表示“依靠”。

第29題：

參考答案：

abrupt

此空與空格前的impatient為并列關系，應包含消極的含義。abrupt指“唐

突的，沒禮貌的”。

第30題：

參考答案：

quickly

此空位于兩個as之間，可推知應填入形容詞或副詞。asquicklyaspossible

為常用短語。表示“盡快地”。

第31題：

參考答案：

growoutof

根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處應填入動詞或動詞詞組作句子謂語。growoutof

表示“產(chǎn)生自……”。

第32題：

參考答案：

curiosity

此空與前面的interest為并列關系，由此可推知應填入名詞。curiosity

意為“好奇心”。

第33題：

參考答案：

hesitate

根據(jù)前面的donot可知.此空應填入謂語動詞原形。hesitate為常見詞，

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意為“猶豫”。

第34題：

參考答案：

tiredof

此空填入的詞作become的表語。tiredof為固定短語，表示“對...厭煩”。

第35題：

參考答案：

knowledgeable

此空填入的詞作be的表語，并能與空格后的about構(gòu)成搭配。knowledgeable

意為“博學的，知識淵博的”。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Section

ADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithten

blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom

alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondin