2020年大學(xué)英語六級試題真題及答案

2020年大學(xué)英語六級試題真題及答案[問答題]1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthe（江南博哥）saying“Thebestpreparationfortomorrowisdoingyourbesttoday.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.正確答案：詳見解析參考解析：Thereisafamoussayingthatthebestpreparationfortomorrowistodogoodworktoday.Simpleasthesayingis,itinformsusthatonedoesn'tneedtoworryaboutthefutureifhecanseizethemoment.Itisgenerallybelievedthattakingimmediateactionisofgreatimportance.Doinggoodworktodayenablespeopletoachievetheirgreatgoalsstepbystep.AssumeacollegestudentwhoisindulgedinhiswishfulthinkingofpassingtheCET-6examwithahighscorewithoutanyeffortsandhardwork，andhewillbedevastatedtoaccepttherealitywhenhefails.Thesamethingmaybesaidofsomegrown-upswhoaspiretogainfameandfortunebutneverbothertoputtheirsplendidplansintopracticeimmediately.Therefore,bysomemeansorotherwemusttakeactiontopursueourgoals.Itisnecessaryforustoaimhighbutourbehaviorsshouldalsodeserveourdreams.Wearesupposedtoputoureffortsintoeverysingledayandneverlookdownuponthoselittletasks.Onlyinthiswaycanwefulfillourdreams.[問答題]2.《三國演義》(TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms)是中國著名的歷史小說，寫于14世紀(jì)。這部文學(xué)作品以三國時期的歷史為背景，描寫了從公元二世紀(jì)下半葉到公元三世紀(jì)下半葉的魏、蜀、吳三國之間的戰(zhàn)爭。小說中刻畫了近千個人物和無數(shù)的歷史事件。這些人物和事件雖然大都基于真實的歷史，但都不同程度地浪漫化和戲劇化了。《三國演義》是一部公認(rèn)的文學(xué)杰作。自面世以來，這部小說不斷吸引著一代又一代的讀者，并且對中國文化產(chǎn)生著廣泛而持久的影響。正確答案：TheRomanceofThreeKingdomswritteninthefourteenthcenturyisafamoushistoricalnovelinChina.BasedonthehistoryoftheThreeKingdomsperiod,thisliteraryhistorydescribesthewarbetweenWei,ShuandWufromthesecondhalfofthesecondcenturytothesecondhalfofthethirdcentury.Thenovelportraysalmostathousandcharactersandcountlesshistoricalevents.Althoughmostofthesecharactersandeventsarebasedonrealhistory,theyareromanticizedanddramatizedtovaryingdegrees.TheRomanceofThreeKingdomsisregardedasaliterarymasterpiece.Ithasattractedgenerationsofreaderssinceitspublication,anditalsoexertsawidespreadandlastinginfluenceonChinesehistory.參考解析：①《三國演義》寫于14世紀(jì)，是中國著名的歷史小說。解析：譯文保留一個謂語，事整句話更連貫，將“寫于14世紀(jì)”處理為過去分詞短語，修飾名詞《三國演義》；也可以處理為插入語形式：…,whichiswritteninthefourteenthcentury,…②從二世紀(jì)下半葉到三世紀(jì)下半葉解析：這是一個時間狀語，在翻譯時注意“下半葉”固定的表達為：thesecondof…③雖然這些人物和事件大多是基于真實的歷史，但它們都不同程度地被浪漫化和戲劇化了解析：這句話注意讓步的翻譯，如果上半句用了although，下半句句首不要出現(xiàn)but，二者只能出現(xiàn)一個；注意積累浪漫化和戲劇化的表達。④《三國演義》是一部公認(rèn)的文學(xué)巨著解析：該劇中的“公認(rèn)”可以處理為“被認(rèn)為”，對應(yīng)的詞組有：berecognized/regardedas…共享題干題【聽力原文】M:Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest.Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthorofthenewbookTotheEdge.MrsSanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:Let'sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?Whatareyoureferringto?W:Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20yearswehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.M:Butisthisafaircomparison?Howdoyouknow,how,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?W:Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutritionandmechanics.Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenotchangedinthousandsofyears,whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.M:That'sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.W:Theworldhasseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology,whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimein100meterdashor200meterswimmingrace.M:Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?W:Thatisaninterestingquestionandonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloy,whichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[單選題]1.Questions1.WhatdowelearnaboutAnnaSanchez?A.Sheisagreatathlete.B.Sheisafamedspeaker.C.Sheisafamousscientist.D.Sheisanotedinventor.正確答案：A參考解析：對話開頭提到說:“安娜·桑徹斯是三屆奧運會冠軍”，可知，她是一位很棒的運動員。故選項A正確。M:Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest.Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthorofthenewbookTotheEdge.MrsSanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:Let'sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?Whatareyoureferringto?W:Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20yearswehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.M:Butisthisafaircomparison?Howdoyouknow,how,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?W:Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutritionandmechanics.Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenotchangedinthousandsofyears,whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.M:That'sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.W:Theworldhasseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology,whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimein100meterdashor200meterswimmingrace.M:Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?W:Thatisaninterestingquestionandonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloy,whichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[單選題]2.Questions2.Whatisthewoman'sbookmainlyabout?A.Howknowledgeofhumanbiochemistryhasbeenevolving.B.Hownutritionhelpsathletes'performanceincompetitions.C.Howscientifictrainingenablesathletestosetnewrecords.D.Howtechnologyhashelpedathletestoscalenewheights.正確答案：D參考解析：對話中女士介紹說，她的書是關(guān)于科技是如何幫助人們挑戰(zhàn)身體極限的。D項中的scalenewheights(達到新的高度)是對話中pushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities(挑戰(zhàn)身體能力的極限)的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。故選項D正確。M:Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest.Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthorofthenewbookTotheEdge.MrsSanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:Let'sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?Whatareyoureferringto?W:Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20yearswehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.M:Butisthisafaircomparison?Howdoyouknow,how,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?W:Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutritionandmechanics.Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenotchangedinthousandsofyears,whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.M:That'sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.W:Theworldhasseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology,whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimein100meterdashor200meterswimmingrace.M:Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?W:Thatisaninterestingquestionandonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloy,whichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[單選題]3.Questions3.Whathaschangedinthepastthousandsofyears?A.Ourphysicalstructures.B.Ourscientificknowledge.C.Ourbiochemicalprocess.D.Ourconceptofnutrition.正確答案：B參考解析：對話中女士明確指出，在她看來，我們的身體在過去的幾千年里其實并沒有什么改變，改變的是科學(xué)知識。故選項B正確。M:Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest.Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthorofthenewbookTotheEdge.MrsSanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:Let'sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?Whatareyoureferringto?W:Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20yearswehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.M:Butisthisafaircomparison?Howdoyouknow,how,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?W:Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutritionandmechanics.Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenotchangedinthousandsofyears,whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.M:That'sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.W:Theworldhasseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology,whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimein100meterdashor200meterswimmingrace.M:Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?W:Thatisaninterestingquestionandonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloy,whichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[單選題]4.Questions4.Whatistheman'sconcernabouttheuseoftechnologyinsportscompetitions?A.Itmayincreasetheexpensesofsportscompetitions.B.Itmayleadtoathletes'overrelianceonequipment.C.Itmaygiveanunfairadvantagetosomeathletes.D.Itmaychangethenatureofsportscompetitions.正確答案：C參考解析：男士的最后一個問題表達出了他的擔(dān)憂。他問女士，對于其他運動員而言，科技是否會給某些運動員帶來不公平的優(yōu)勢。因此，他擔(dān)心的是科技會導(dǎo)致運動員之間的不平等競爭，故選項C正確。W:I'veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotoobeforeme.SoIguessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.M:Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?W:Allsorts,really.I'veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.M:Isee.Whatgoodsareyoutradingnow?W:InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.Ievenusethesamecontainer.It'saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.M:Thesamecontainer?Youmeanyouowna40-footcargocontainer?W:Yeah,that'sright.IhaveawarehouseinGenoa,ItalyandanotherinShanghai.Isourcemid-centurymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It'sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchittomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.M:SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.W:Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That'sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I'vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.M:Howmanytimesdoyouship?W:Idid12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That'sbothways,thereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.[單選題]5.Q5:Whatdoesthewomanthinkisrequiredtobesuccessfulininternationaltrade?A.Experience.B.Flexibility.C.Familybackground.D.Businessconnections.正確答案：B參考解析：女士在談到自己做國際貿(mào)易時說，趨勢和需求一直都在變化，所以想要成功就要非常靈活。故選項B正確。W:I'veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotoobeforeme.SoIguessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.M:Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?W:Allsorts,really.I'veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.M:Isee.Whatgoodsareyoutradingnow?W:InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.Ievenusethesamecontainer.It'saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.M:Thesamecontainer?Youmeanyouowna40-footcargocontainer?W:Yeah,that'sright.IhaveawarehouseinGenoa,ItalyandanotherinShanghai.Isourcemid-centurymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It'sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchittomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.M:SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.W:Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That'sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I'vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.M:Howmanytimesdoyouship?W:Idid12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That'sbothways,thereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.[單選題]6.Q6:Whatdoesthewomansayisspecialaboutherwayofdoingtrade?A.Buyingdirectlyfromfactories.B.Shippinggoodsinbulkbysea.C.Havingpartnersinmanypartsoftheworld.D.Usingthesamecontainerbackandforth.正確答案：D參考解析：女士的言語中并沒有提到special一詞，她只是說在中國和意大利之間進行貿(mào)易時，她選擇使用同一個集裝箱，而此后男士驚異的話語讓我們意識到這是非常少見的。故選項D正確。W:I'veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotoobeforeme.SoIguessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.M:Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?W:Allsorts,really.I'veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.M:Isee.Whatgoodsareyoutradingnow?W:InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.Ievenusethesamecontainer.It'saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.M:Thesamecontainer?Youmeanyouowna40-footcargocontainer?W:Yeah,that'sright.IhaveawarehouseinGenoa,ItalyandanotherinShanghai.Isourcemid-centurymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It'sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchittomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.M:SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.W:Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That'sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I'vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.M:Howmanytimesdoyouship?W:Idid12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That'sbothways,thereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.[單選題]7.Q7:WhatdoesthewomanhaveinbothItalyandChina?A.Warehouses.B.Factories.C.Investors.D.Retailers.正確答案：A參考解析：對話中女士提到，她在意大利熱那亞有一間倉庫，在中國上海有另一間倉庫。故選項A正確。W:I'veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotoobeforeme.SoIguessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.M:Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?W:Allsorts,really.I'veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.M:Isee.Whatgoodsareyoutradingnow?W:InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.Ievenusethesamecontainer.It'saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.M:Thesamecontainer?Youmeanyouowna40-footcargocontainer?W:Yeah,that'sright.IhaveawarehouseinGenoa,ItalyandanotherinShanghai.Isourcemid-centurymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It'sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchittomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.M:SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.W:Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That'sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I'vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.M:Howmanytimesdoyouship?W:Idid12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That'sbothways,thereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.[單選題]8.Q8:Whatdoesthewomansaymakesfurnituremarginallymoreprofitable?A.Trendystyle.B.Uniquedesign.C.Lowerimportduties.D.Lowershippingcosts.正確答案：C參考解析：對話最后，女士明確指出，之所以家具的利潤稍微高一點，是因為家具的關(guān)稅低一些。故選項C正確。“Toomanypeopleviewtheirjobsasafive-dayprisonfromwhichtheyareparoledeveryFriday,”saysJoelGoodman,founderoftheHumourProject,ahumourconsultinggroupinSaratogaSprings,NewYork.Humourunlockstheofficeprisonbecauseitletsadultsbringsomeoftheirchildlikespirittothejob.AccordingtoHowardPollio,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,anofficewithhumourbreaksisanofficewithsatisfiedandproductiveemployees.Pollioconductedastudythatprovedhumourcanhelpworkersexcelatroutineproductiontasks.Employeesperformbetterwhentheyhavefun.Inlargecorporationswithahierarchyofpower,thereisoftennooutletforstress.“Everycompanyneedsundergroundwaysofpokingfunattheorganization,”saysLynn...Mark,aspeakeronworkplacehumourforSt.Mary'sHealthCentreinSt.Louis.Kodak'sRochester,NewYorkbranchdiscoveredawayforits20000employeestouncorktheirbottled-upresentments.Their1000-square-footHumourRoomfeaturesatoystore.Amongtheroom'smanystress-reducinggadgets,themainattractionisabossdollwithdetachablearmsandlegs.Employeescantakethedollapartaslongastheyputitsarmsandlegsbackinplace.SandyCohen,ownerofagraphicprintproductionbusiness,createdtheQuoteBoardtodocumentthebizarrephrasespeoplesaywhenunderstrictdeadlines.“Whenyou'reunderstress,yousaystupidthings,”saysCohen.“Nowwejustlookateachotherandsay,that'sonefortheQuoteBoard.”[單選題]9.Questions9.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthumourintheworkplace?A.Ithelpsemployeestoreducetheirstress.B.Itpreventsemployeesfromfeelingbored.C.Itstrengthensharmonyamongemployees.D.Ithelpsemployeestoviewthingspositively.正確答案：A參考解析：短文通篇都在討論幽默對辦公室氣氛的益處，其中提到幽默會讓辦公室中充滿童趣，接下來又提到，在權(quán)力等級分明的大公司，壓力沒有出口。綜合考慮，幽默可以幫助員工減輕壓力。故選項A正確?！癟oomanypeopleviewtheirjobsasafive-dayprisonfromwhichtheyareparoledeveryFriday,”saysJoelGoodman,founderoftheHumourProject,ahumourconsultinggroupinSaratogaSprings,NewYork.Humourunlockstheofficeprisonbecauseitletsadultsbringsomeoftheirchildlikespirittothejob.AccordingtoHowardPollio,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,anofficewithhumourbreaksisanofficewithsatisfiedandproductiveemployees.Pollioconductedastudythatprovedhumourcanhelpworkersexcelatroutineproductiontasks.Employeesperformbetterwhentheyhavefun.Inlargecorporationswithahierarchyofpower,thereisoftennooutletforstress.“Everycompanyneedsundergroundwaysofpokingfunattheorganization,”saysLynn...Mark,aspeakeronworkplacehumourforSt.Mary'sHealthCentreinSt.Louis.Kodak'sRochester,NewYorkbranchdiscoveredawayforits20000employeestouncorktheirbottled-upresentments.Their1000-square-footHumourRoomfeaturesatoystore.Amongtheroom'smanystress-reducinggadgets,themainattractionisabossdollwithdetachablearmsandlegs.Employeescantakethedollapartaslongastheyputitsarmsandlegsbackinplace.SandyCohen,ownerofagraphicprintproductionbusiness,createdtheQuoteBoardtodocumentthebizarrephrasespeoplesaywhenunderstrictdeadlines.“Whenyou'reunderstress,yousaystupidthings,”saysCohen.“Nowwejustlookateachotherandsay,that'sonefortheQuoteBoard.”[單選題]10.Questions10.WhatdoesthestudybyHowardPollioshow?A.Weekendsareconducivetoreducingstress.B.Humorisvitaltointerpersonalrelationships.C.AlIworkersexperiencesomeemotionalstress.D.Humorcanhelpworkersexcelatroutinetasks.正確答案：D參考解析：短文中明確指出，霍華德·波利奧的研究證明，幽默可以使員工在日常的生產(chǎn)任務(wù)中表現(xiàn)更加出色。故選項D正確。“Toomanypeopleviewtheirjobsasafive-dayprisonfromwhichtheyareparoledeveryFriday,”saysJoelGoodman,founderoftheHumourProject,ahumourconsultinggroupinSaratogaSprings,NewYork.Humourunlockstheofficeprisonbecauseitletsadultsbringsomeoftheirchildlikespirittothejob.AccordingtoHowardPollio,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,anofficewithhumourbreaksisanofficewithsatisfiedandproductiveemployees.Pollioconductedastudythatprovedhumourcanhelpworkersexcelatroutineproductiontasks.Employeesperformbetterwhentheyhavefun.Inlargecorporationswithahierarchyofpower,thereisoftennooutletforstress.“Everycompanyneedsundergroundwaysofpokingfunattheorganization,”saysLynn...Mark,aspeakeronworkplacehumourforSt.Mary'sHealthCentreinSt.Louis.Kodak'sRochester,NewYorkbranchdiscoveredawayforits20000employeestouncorktheirbottled-upresentments.Their1000-square-footHumourRoomfeaturesatoystore.Amongtheroom'smanystress-reducinggadgets,themainattractionisabossdollwithdetachablearmsandlegs.Employeescantakethedollapartaslongastheyputitsarmsandlegsbackinplace.SandyCohen,ownerofagraphicprintproductionbusiness,createdtheQuoteBoardtodocumentthebizarrephrasespeoplesaywhenunderstrictdeadlines.“Whenyou'reunderstress,yousaystupidthings,”saysCohen.“Nowwejustlookateachotherandsay,that'sonefortheQuoteBoard.”[單選題]11.Questions11.WhatcanKodak'semployeesdointheHumourRoom?A.Smashthetoystoreleasetheirbottled-upresentments.B.Takethebossdollapartaslongastheyreassembleit.C.Designandinstallstress-reducinggadgets.D.Strikeatthebossdollashardastheylike.正確答案：B參考解析：短文中提到，紐約羅切斯特的柯達分公司發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個讓員工釋放不滿的方法﹐他們打造了一間幽默屋，它以玩具店為特色，在眾多的減壓物品中，最吸引人的就是老板模樣的玩偶，其胳膊和腿是可拆卸的，只要員工之后可以再把玩偶的胳膊和腿裝回去，他們就可以將玩偶拆散。故選項B正確。Publicinterestwasarousedbythelatestdiscoveryofachangedgeneinobesemice.ThenewswasmadeknownbyRockefellerUniversitygeneticistJeffreyFriedman.Theresearchersbelievethisgeneinfluencesdevelopmentofahormonethattellstheorganismhowfatorfullitis.Thosewiththechangedgenemaynotsensewhentheyhaveeatenenoughoriftheyhavesufficientfattytissue,andthuscan'ttellwhentostopeating.Theresearchersalsoreportedfindingagenenearlyidenticaltothemouseobesitygeneinhumans.Theoperationofthisgeneinhumanshasnotyetbeendemonstrated,however.Still,professionalslikeUniversityofVermontpsychologistEstherRothblumreactedenthusiastically:“Thisresearchindicatesthatpeoplereallyarebornwithatendencytohaveacertainweight,justastheyaretohaveaparticularskincolororheight.”Actually,behavioralgeneticistsbelievethatlessthanhalfoftotalweightvariationisprogrammedinthegenes,whileheightisalmostentirelygeneticallydetermined.Whateverrolegenesplay,Americansaregettingfatter.AsurveybytheCenterforDiseaseControlfoundthatobesityhasincreasedgreatlyoverthelast10years.Suchrapidchangeunderlinestheroleofenvironmentalfactors,liketheabundanceofrichfoods,inAmericans'overeating.TheCenterforDiseaseControlhasalsofoundthatteensarefarlessphysicallyactivethantheywereevenadecadeago.Acceptingthatweightispredeterminedcanrelieveguiltforoverweightpeople.Butpeople'sbeliefthattheycannotcontroltheirweightcanitselfcontributetoobesity.[單選題]12.Q12:Whatdoesthespeakersayhasarousedpublicinterest?A.Therecentfindingofachangedgeneinobesemice.B.Abreakthroughinunderstandinggenemodification.C.Anewlydiscoveredwayforpeopletoloseweight.D.Theself-repairingabilityofagenein