2021-2022年山西省運(yùn)城市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年山西省運(yùn)城市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Theauthorbelievesthatmanydiscoveriesinscience,engineeringandtheartsmixideasfrom______.

2.

WhenwewatchTV,our______aresemi-functionalatbest.

3.

Somepsychologistsinsistthatdreamscontainimageswithuniversalmeanings.

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4.ComparedwiththenumberofAmericanpeoplewhohadtheirbloodcholesterollevelscheckedin1990was______thanthatofin1983.

5.

MarkTwainwasnotasuccessful______,buthewasanoutstandingwriter.

6.

Youcanhavefastmovingandsafertrafficin______.

7.

Inordertolevytheincometaxwithoutlegalbarrier,Congresspasseda______.

8.

Acopyrightprotectstheexpressionofanideathrough______thatisoriginaltotheauthor.

9.

TheauthorofabookonGoogleandanearlyadmirerJohnBattellethinksthat______.

A.hebecomesmorewaryduetoGoogle

B.Googlemakesmanyusersuneasy

C.hepersistsinsupportingGoogle

D.Googlecontrolsonesource

10.

Ifamemberoftheeurorunsabudgedeficitof4.0percent,itwillbecharged______________________oftheirGDPbytheStabilityandGrowthPact.

11.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

12.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1—4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

GENETICALLYMODIFIEDFOODS

Aregeneticallymodifiedcropsanenvironmentaldreamcome-trueoradisasterinthemaking?Scientistsarelookingforanswers.

Theworldseemsincreasinglydividedintothosewhofavorgeneticallymodified(GM)foodsandthosewhofearthem.Advocatesassertthatgrowinggeneticallyalteredcropscanbekindertotheenvironmentandthateatingfoodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysay,geneticengineeringwhichcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemorenutritiousfoodswillsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworld'sburgeoningpopulation.SkepticscontendthatGMcropscouldposeuniqueriskstotheenvironmentandtohealthriskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly.Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingandimportationofGMagriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebatehingesonperceptionsofsafety.Butwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsayaboutthehazards?Theanswers,toooftenlostinreportsonthecontroversy,areservedupinthepagesthatfollow.

TwoyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotlandeco-vandalsstormedafield,crushingcanolaplants.LastyearinMaine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan3,000experimentalpoplartrees.AndinSanDiego,protesterssmashedsorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.

Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotestsbackfired:allthedestroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,activistsmistookordinaryplantsforGMvarieties.

It'seasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,GMcrops—nowonsome109millionacresoffarmlandworldwide—areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortouchageneinsertedintoaplantorsenseitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan'ttell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoisonbutterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityispreciselywhatworriespeople.How,exactly,willGMcropsaffecttheenvironment-andwhenwillwenotice?

AdvocatesofGM,ortransgenic,cropssaytheplantswillbenefittheenvironmentbyrequiringfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.Butcriticsfearthepotentialrisksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyare."Wehavesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants,"remarksGuentherStotzky,asoilmicrobiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwedon'tknowandneedtofindout."

AsGMcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersofresearchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissinginformation.Someoftheirrecentfindingsarcreassuring;otherssuggestaneedforvigilance.

FewerPoisonsintheSoil?

EveryyearU.S.growersshowercropswithanestimated971millionpoundsofpesticides,mostlytokillinsects,weedsandfungi.Butpesticideresidueslingeroncropsandthesurroundingsoil,leachingintogroundwater,runningintostreamsandgettinggobbledupbywildlife.Theconstantchemicaltrickleisanoldworryforenvironmentalists.

Inthemid-1990sagribusinessesbeganadvertisingGMseedsthatpromisedtoreduceafarmer'suseoftoxicpesticides.TodaymostGMcrops—main

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13.

RiceisoneofthemajorGMcropscontaininggeneswhichhelptoeitherresistinsectortolerateweed-killingherbicides.

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14.

Peoplewithsnoringproblemscangettreatedthroughdifferentsurgeryprocedures,suchasUPPP,LAUP,Somnoplastyand______.

15.

Thequestionaboutsatisfactionwithpayandbenefitsisnotincludedinthe12questionsbecauseit'simportanttoallemployees,whether______ornot.

16.

Fromthestudents'pointofview,______isthefirstreasontotaketestsperiodicallyonaccumulatedknowledge.

17.

Anotherbenefitofgroupactivitiesisthatprofessionalguidanceinthegroupcanhelpcureobesity,diabetes,andarthritis.

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18.TheScienceofLastingHappiness

ThedayImeetSonjaLyubomirsky,shekeepsgettingcallsfromherToyotaPriusdealer.Whenshefinallypicksup,sheisexcitedbythenews:shecanbuythecarshewantsintwodays.Lyubomirskywondersifherenthusiasmmightcomeacrossasmaterialism,butIunderstandthatsheisbuyinganexperienceasmuchasapossession.Twoweekslater,inlateJanuary,the40-year-oldLyubomirsky,whosmilesoftenandseemstoapproachlifewithzestandgoodhumor,reportsthatsheis"totallylovingthePrius."Butwillthefeelingwearoffsoonafterthenew-carsmell,orwillitlast,makinganaturallyhappypersonevenmoreso?

ThePossibilityofLastingHappiness

Anexperimentalpsychologistinvestigatingthepossibilityoflastinghappiness,Lyubomirskyunderstandsfarbetterthanmostofusthefollyofpinningourhopesonanewcar—oronanygoodfortunethatcomesourway.Wetendtoadapt,quicklyreturningtoourusuallevelofhappiness.Theclassicexampleofsuch"hedonicadaptation"(享樂適應(yīng))comesfroma1970sstudyoflotterywinners,whoayearaftertheirwindfall(意外橫財(cái))endedupnohappierthannonwinners.Hedonicadaptationhelpstoexplainwhyevenchangesinmajorlifecircumstances—suchasincome,marriage,physicalhealthandwherewelive—dosolittletoboostouroverallhappiness.Notonlythat,butstudiesoftwinsandadopteeshaveshownthatabout50percentofeachperson'shappinessisdeterminedfrombirth.This"geneticsetpoint"alonemakesthehappinessglasslookhalfempty,becauseanyupwardswinginhappinessseemsdoomedtofallbacktonearyourbaseline."There'sbeenatensioninthefield,"explainsLyubomirsky'smaincollaborator,psychologistKennonM.SheldonoftheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia."Somepeoplewereassumingyoucanaffecthappinessif,forexample,youpickedtherightgoals,buttherewasallthisliteraturethatsuggesteditwasimpossible,thatwhatgoesupmustcomedown."

TheHappinessPie

Lyubomirsky,Sheldonandanotherpsychologist,DavidA.SchkadeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,puttheexistingfindingstogetherintoasimplepiechartshowingwhatdetermineshappiness.Halfthepieisthegeneticsetpoint.Thesmallestsliceiscircumstances,whichexplainonlyabout10percentofpeople'sdifferencesinhappiness.Sowhatistheremaining40percent?"Becausenobodyhadputittogetherbefore,that'sunexplained,"Lyubomirskysays.Butshebelievesthatwhenyoutakeawaygenesandcircumstances,whatisleftbesideserrormustbe"intentionalactivity,"mentalandbehavioralstrategiestocounteractadaptation'sdownwardpull.

Lyubomirskyhasbeenstudyingtheseactivitiesinhopesoffindingoutwhetherandhowpeoplecanstayabovetheirsetpoint.Intheory,thatispossibleinmuchthesamewayregulardietandexercisecankeepathletes'weightbelowtheirgeneticsetpoints.ButbeforeLyubomirskybegan,therewas"ahugevacuumofresearchonhowtoincreasehappiness,"shesays.Thelotterystudyinparticular"madepeopleshyawayfrominterventions,"explainseminentUniversityofPennsylvaniapsychologistMartinE.P.Seligman,thefatherofpositivepsychologyandamentortoLyubomirsky.Whensciencehadscrutinized(細(xì)察)happinessatall,itwasmainlythroughcorrelationalstudies,whichcannottellwhatcamefirst—thehappinessorwhatitislinkedto—letalonedeterminethecauseandeffect.Findingoutthatindividualswithstrongsocialtiesaremoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthanloners,forexample,begsthequestionofwhetherfriendsmakeushappierorwhetherhappypeoplearesimplylikeliertoseekandattractfriends.

Lyubomirsky'sResearch

Lyubomirskybeganstudyinghappinessasagraduatestudentin1989afteranintriguingconversationwithheradviser,StanfordUniversitypsychologistLeeD.Ross,

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WhenweareapproachingtheREMstage,wemostprobablysee

A.vagueimages

B.familiarimages

C.animalimages

D.weirdimages

20.Inadigitalcablesystem,ifthereisnokeytodecodethesignal,then,wewillonlysee______.

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

A.Hedidn'texpecttobuyalot.

B.Hehadonlyonebagofgroceries.

C.Thesupermarketisjustdowntheblock.

D.Hethoughthe'dgetaridewiththeKramers.

22.(22)

A.Exchangethecomputerforthewoman.

B.Refundthewoman'smoney.

C.Givethewomananythingshelikesinthestore.

D.Givethewomanastorecreditwithwhichshecanbuyanythinginthestore.

23.SectionA

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

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A.Thewomaninvitesthemantohavedinner.

B.Themanwon'tvisitthewoman.

C.Themanisverybusythesedays.

D.Theman'swifeisrelativelyfree.

24.聽力原文：W:Thedoctorwillseeyouinaminute,Mr.Lewis.Whileyou'rewaiting,youcananswersomequestions.

M:But,nurse,youdon'tunderstand.I'mveryhealthy.Ionlywanttoseethedoctorabout…Imean,Iwanttopaythedoctorformywife'soperationlastmonth.

Q:Whatdidthemanwanttodo?

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A.Hewantedtoaskthedoctorsomequestions.

B.Hewantedtoseethedoctor.

C.Hewantedtopaythedoctor.

D.Hewantedtoseethenurse.

25.(34)

A.Thelackofaqualifiedsalesforce.

B.Lowerpriceinsuburbanshoppingmalls.

C.Unpleasanthighwaycommuting.

D.Limitedlandavailable.

26.

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27.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,onlyonekindisverydangerous,andmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywerehandled.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundonathreadofsilk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivestheimpressionthatitisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristooshortsightedtoseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwon'tbedisturbed.IntheUnitedStates,onekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrighteningreputationoftherest.RistheBlackWidow,socalledbecausethefemale,whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsherhusbandaftermakinglove.TheBlackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismostcommoninthesouthandthewest.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofrocksornearthefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspiderandmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.Whenshebites,itisusuallyinself-defence.InspiteoftheBlackWidow'sfrighteningreputation,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlackWidow,andevenmoreunusual.forthebitetoprovefatal.Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerful,andthateventhoughsheisshy,sheshouldberespected.

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A.Howtohandlespiders.

B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People'sfearofspiders.

D.Aspecialkindofspider.

28.SectionB

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

聽力原文：I'mhavingproblemslivingwithColin.We'vebarelyspokentoeachotherinamonth,andwhenwedo,it'stofight.Itstartedwhenwefirstmovedin.Ihadalotofthings,andColinwasn'tthrilled.He'snoteasytoplease,youknow.Iputallmystuffintheclosetinthekitchen.Thismadehimreallyupsetbecausehewantedtoputhissurfinggearthere.What'smore,Ilikeaneat,orderlyapartment,butColinissocarefree.Hispartoftheapartmentisalwaysamess.That'sokifhe'sjustmessyinhisroom,butwealsosharelivingspace,suchasthekitchen,livingroom,bathetc.Ihavetriedtalkingtohimaboutthis,butthenhestartsyellingatmeabouthowmyfriendsarealwayscomingoverwhenhehasalotofworktodo.Idon'tknowwhattodo.TheheadresidentpromisedtotalktoColin.Iwillseehowitgoes.IfIstillhaveaproblemattheendoftheweek,Iwillaskforaroomtochange.

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A.Theman'sprofessor.

B.Theman'sroommate.

C.Aneighbor.

D.Theman'sbrother.

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【B2】

30.聽力原文：Narrator:Firstweheardmedicalstudiessayingthatcaffeineincoffeewasprobablybadfortheheart,butrecentresearchshowedthatcoffeemaybegoodforthecardiovascularsystem,thatleftcoffeeloverslikeCorrineMckilloptowonder.

CorrineMckillop:I'dliketoknowwhichitis.It'sveryconfusing.Isitgoodorisitnotgood?

Narrator:Well,anewstudymayexplaintheconflictinginformation.Accordingtotheresearch,coffeecanbebothgoodandbad.Italldependsonyouandwhichversionofageneyouhave.

Dr.SeanKenniff:Researchersbelievethatabouthaftofusaxecarryingagenethatallowsthebodytobreakdowncaffeinequickly.Therestofushavethetypeofgenethatmoreslowlymetabolizesthestimulant.

Narrator:Inthestudyscientistsdiscoveredcoffeedrinkerswiththefasterversionofthegenehadnoincreasedriskofheartdisease;however,peoplewiththegenethatbreaksdowncaffeineslowlyhadasignificantlyhigherrisk.

Dr.SeanKcnniff:Whenthecaffeinecirculatesinyourbodyforalongperiodoftime,youmightinfactexperienceadversehealthconsequencesfromthat.Nowallofuswanttoknowthesamething.

CorrineMckillop:Well.I'dliketofindoutwhatgeneIhave.

Narrator:Well,that'sthebadnews.Thereisatesttofindout,butitprobablywon'tbereadilyavailableforawhile.Sowhattodountilthen,theansweris,inaword--moderation.Thestudyalsofoundthatpeoplewithaslowergenecanlimittheirriskiftheylimittheircoffeetooneortwocupsaday.

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A.Theinfluenceofcoffeeontheheart.

B.Whatkindofgeneisbeneficialtopeople.

C.Howtofindoutwhatgeneonehas.

D.Howmanycupsofcoffeepeopleshouldhaveeachday.

31.聽力原文：W:Canyouhelpme?Idon'tknowwhereIamonthismap.AndIdon'tknowwherethenewstudents'dormitoryis．

M:I'mafreshman.I'mheadingthatwaynow.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

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A.Asksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.

B.Askthewomanfordirections.

C.Showthewomanthemap.

D.Showthewomanwherethedormitoryis.

32.(18)

A.Theyareattendingaconcert.

B.Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

C.Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

D.Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfirm.

33.(32)

A.Toshowhowpoliticshavechangedovertheyears.

B.TopointoutthatT-shirtsoftenprovidepersonalinformation.

C.Toillustratehowtheprintingonclothinghasimproved.

D.TosupportthatT-shirtsareaform.ofart.

34.(38)

35.聽力原文：W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?

M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartedsellingafewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightnotfindhimselflookingforanewjob.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?

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A.Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.

B.Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.

C.Hemightgetfired.

D.Hehaslosthisjob.

36.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Atonetime,computerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocumentsbecausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewritten,storedandsentelectronically,alotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.

ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputers,althoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhenemailisintroduced,theprintersstartworkingovertime."Ifeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdown,"saysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.

Perhapsbestsignofhowcomputerandinternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitself,whichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.Earlierthisweek,Hewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocument,amedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-mail,eveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.Asthecompanyseesit,themoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.

Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcernshavebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.

"Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareof,becauseofrecycling,"saidKellyQuirke,directoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesarcgrowinginpopularity.Theactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwood,suchasagriculturalwaste.

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A.Theopeningupofnewmarkets.

B.Theprintingofhighqualitycopies.

C.TheincreaseduseoftheInternet.

D.Therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinesses.

37.聽力原文：W:ThisisEnglishLanguageCentre.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.I’mcallingtofindoutmoreinformationaboutyourprogram.Forexample,whatkindofcoursedoyouoffer?

W:Well,firstofall,thepurposeofourprogramisto(19)providelanguagelearningopportunitiestothisarea'scommunity,whetherastudent'sgoalistomasterbasicfunctionallanguageskills,let'ssay,forhisorherjob,ortostudyintensivelytoenteraUScollegeoruniversity.

M:Okay.I'mcallingforafriendwhoisinterestedinattendingaUSuniversity.Myfriendisconsideringaboutfurthereducation.

W:Andthat'sthekindof,uh,instructionthatweprovide,frombasiccommunicationcoursetocontent-basedclassessuchas(20)computerliteracy,interculturalcommunication,andbusinessEnglish.

M:Thatsoundsgreat.Whatareyourapplicationdeadlinesforthenextsemester?

W:Well,(21)weaskapplicantstoapplynolaterthantwomonthsbeforethesemesterbegins.

M:Alright.Whatisthetuitionforafull-timestudent?

W:Letmesee.It'stwothousandthirtydollarsforafull-timestudent.

M:Andhowdoesoneapply?Isitcomplicated?

W:Well,wecansendyouanapplicationandyoucanmailitbacktous,oryoucanfilloutourapplicationthat'sonourWebsite.

M:Great.Thankyouforhelp.Iappreciatethat.

W:Youarewelcome.Youcancallatanytimeifyouhaveanyotherquestions.Goodbye.

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A.Toprovidelanguagelearningopportunities.

B.Toteachstudentshowtobeexpertincomputer.

C.Toprovideworkopportunitiesforgraduatingstudentsinthecommunity.

D.Tohelpstudentspassmathexam.

38.(29)

A.Emphasizethegoodqualityofhisproducts.

B.Emphasizetherarityofhisproducts.

C.Emphasizethediscountofhisproducts.

D.Emphasizethefunctionofhisproducts.

39.(35)

A.Failuretorestduringtheday.

B.Lackofsleeponweekends.

C.Vigorousexerciseintheevening.

D.Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.

40.

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三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Theageofgildedyouthisover.Today'sunder-thirtiesarethefirstgenerationforacenturywhocanexpectalowerlivingstandardthantheirparents.

Researchintothelifestylesandprospectsofpeoplewhowerebonasince1970showsthattheyarelikelytofacealifetimeoflongerworkinghours,lowerjobsecurityandhighertaxesthanthepreviousgeneration.

Whentheyleaveworklateintheevening,theywillbemorelikelytoreturntoasmallrentedfiatthantoahouseoftheirown.When,eventually,theyretire,theirpensionsarefarlowerinrealtermsthanthoseoftheirimmediateforebears.

ThesefindingsarerevealedinastudyofthewaytheageingofBritain'spopulationisaffectingdifferentgenerations.

AntheaTinker,professorofsocialgerontology(老人學(xué))atKing'sCollegeLondon,whocarriedoutmuchofthework,saidthegrowthoftheproportionofpeopleover50hadreversedthetraditionalflowofwealthfromoldertoyoungergenerations.

"Today'soldermiddle-agedandelderlyarebecomingthenewwinners,"shesaid."Theymaderelativelysmallcontributionsintaxbutnowmakerelativelybigclaimsonthewelfaresystem.Generationsbonainthelastthreetofourdecadesfacetheprospectofhandingovermorethanathirdoftheirlifetime'searningstocareforthem."

Thesurgingnumberofolderpeople,manylivingalone,hasalsoincreaseddemandforpropertyandpusheduphouseprices.Whilepreviousgenerationsfounditeasytoraiseamortgage,today'sunder-thirtieshavetolivewiththeirparentsorrent.Iftheycanaffordtobuyahomeitismorelikelytobeafiatthanahouse.

LauraLenox-Conyngham,28,grewupinalargehouseandhermotherdidnotneedtowork.Unlikeherwealthyparents,shegraduatedwithstudentandpostgraduateloandebtsof￡13,000.Shenowearnsabout￡20,000ayear,preparingfoodtobephotographedformagazines.Herhomeisaone-bedroomfiatincentralLondonandshesublets(轉(zhuǎn)租)theloungesofa-bedtoherbrother.

"Myfathertookpityandpaidoffmystudentdebts,"shesaid."ButIstillhavenopensionandnochanceofbuyingapropertyforatleastacoupleofyears--andthenitwillbesomethingsmallinabadarea.Myonlyhopeisthetraditionaloneofmeetingarichman."

Tinker'sresearchrevealsLenox-Conynghamisrepresentativeofmanyyoungprofessionals,especiallyinLondon,Manchester,EdinburghandBristol.

Bysaying"thegrowthoftheproportion...toyoungergenerations."(Line2,Para.5),AntheaTinkerreallymeansthat

A.currentlywealthflowsfromoldgenerationtoyoungergeneration

B.traditionallywealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

C.withtheincreasinglybigpopulationofover50,thetrendarisesthatwealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

D.withmoreandmorepeopleofover50,traditionshavebeenreversed

42.

Whyisitwarmeronthesideofahillthanonthevalleyfloor?

A.Becausewarmerairliftsupandoffthevalleyfloor,especiallyonclearnights.

B.Becausethereisdifferencebetweenthetemperature.

C.Becausecoldwindblowsdowntothevalley.

D.Noinformationismentionedinthepassage.

43.SectionB

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

Noothercountryspendswhatwedopercapitaformedicalcare.Thecareavailableisamongthebesttechnically,evenifusedtoolavishlyandthusdangerously,butnoneofthecountriesthatstandaboveusinhealthstatushavesuchahighproportionofmedicallydisenfranchised(被剝奪了公發(fā)權(quán)利的)persons.Giventhcevidencethatmedicalcareisnotthatvaluableandaccesstocarenotthatbad,itseemsmostunlikelythatourbadshowingiscausedbythesignificantproportionwhoarepoorlyserved.Otherhypotheseshavegreaterexplanatorypower:excessivepoverty,bothactualandrelative,andexcessiveaffluence.

ExcessivepovertyisprobablymoreprevalentintheU.S.thaninanyofthecountriesthathaveabetterinfantmortalityrateandfemalelifeexpectancyatbirth.Thisisprobablytruealsoforallbutfourorfiveofthecountrieswithalongermalelifeexpectancy.Inthenotablypoorcountriesthatexceedusinmalesurvival,difficultlivingconditionsareamoreacceptedwayoflifeandinseveralofthem,agoodbasicdiet,basicmedicalcareandbasiceducation,andlifelongemploymentopportunitiesareaneverydayfactoflife.IntheU.S.anationalunemploymentlevelof10percentmaybe40percentintheghettowhilelessthan4percentelsewhere.Thecountriesthathavesurpassedusinhealthdonothavesuchsevereorentrenchedproblems.Noraresuchahighproportionoftheirpeopleinvolvedinthem.

Excessiveaffluenceisnotsoobviousacauseofillhealth,but,atleastuntilrecently,fewothernationscouldaffordsuchunhealthfulwaysofliving.Excessiveintakeofanimalproteinandfats,dangerousintakeofalcoholanduseoftobaccoanddrugs(prescr