大学英语六级-96
(总分710, 做题时间90分钟) Part Ⅰ Writing 1.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by refer- ring to the saying \"Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.\" You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problem and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your letter on Answer Sheet 1.
On Happiness SSS_TEXT_QUSTI 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 106.5 答案:
On Happiness
With regard to happiness, opinions may vary from person to person. Some say that happiness is a life free of trouble and
problems. Others hold that happiness is not the absence of problems, but lies in the course of coping with the difficulties. In my opinion, I am strongly in favor of the latter view.
Life is full of problems, but how we approach those problems often determines whether we're happy or miserable. Bob Maynard says, \"Problems are opportunities in disguise.\" If we approach problems with this attitude, we see that problems are really opportunities to learn about others and ourselves. They enable us to live happier and more fulfilling lives.
Therefore, happiness derives from the optimistic mind to deal with problems rather than avoid them. If you can figure out how to solve the problems that arise in every life, if you can learn to deal with them constructively and positively, and if you take each one on as a challenge rather than an impossible difficulty, then your so-called problems are no longer really problems at all. They are only problems until you solve them; then they are solutions to gaining happiness because you then know you can achieve anything you set your mind to.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more
questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. SSS_SIMPLE_SIN1. A. She will give him the receipt later. • B. The man should make his own copies. • C. She has not got the man's copies ready. • D. The man forgot to make the copies for her.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here's the receipt.
W: I'm sorry, sir. But we are a little behind. Could **e back in a few minutes?
Q: What does the woman mean? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN2. A. She phoned Fred about the book. • B. She was late for the appointment. • C. She ran into Fred on her way here. • D. She often keeps other people waiting.
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A B C D
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W: I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by a friend's home to pick up a book on my way here.
M: Well, that's not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know you're going to keep someone waiting.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 3.
A. Mark is not fit to take charge of the Student Union. • B. Mark is the best candidate for the post of chairman. • C. It won't be easy for Mark to win the election.
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D. Females are **petitive than males in elections.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union, isn't he?
M: Well, that guy won't be able to win the election unless he gets the majority vote from women students. And I'm not sure about that. Q: What does the man mean? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 4. A. He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather. • B. He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks. • C. He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures. • D. He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:A
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M: This truck looks like what I need but I'm worried about
maintenance. For us it'll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.
W: We have several models that are especially adaptive for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them?
Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN5. A. She cannot stand her boss's bad temper. • B. She has often been criticized by her boss. • C. She has made up her mind to resign. • D. She never regrets any decisions she makes.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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M: I think your boss will be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.
W: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions. Q: What do we learn about the woman? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 6. A. Because she does not like it.
• B. Because it does not fit her very well. • C. Because it's too formal for the occasion. • D. Because the man likes the other dress better.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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M: Which dress do you plan to wear?
W: I like the black one, and it fits me better, but it's probably too dressy. I suppose I'll wear the red one.
Q: Why doesn't the woman wear the black dress? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 7. A. Satisfied with their price.
• B. Dissatisfied with their quality.
• C. Pleased with modem mass-productions techniques.
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D. Dissatisfied with their **plexity.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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M: In the old days, people took pride in their work and built things to last.
W: Nowadays you are lucky if they don't fall apart before you get them home.
Q: How do the man and woman feel about products manufactured nowadays? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 8.
A. She is going to try to be more persuasive. • B. She'll accept **mittee's proposal.
• C. She thinks **mittee will accept the proposal.
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D. She'll revise the proposal before she talks to **mittee.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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M: You'll have to be a lot more persuasive if you want to convince **mittee to accept your proposal.
W: I'm not sure what else I could say. Besides I don't think they'll reject it.
Q: What does the woman mean? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN9. A. How to deal with the problems in a family. • B. How to ask a neighbor to turn down the music.
• C. How to get along with those not so likable neighbors. • D. How to compromise with the management of one's building.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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M: For years, people have been trying to get along with their
neighbors, but how can we? Joining us with some simple tips on how to deal with those not so likeable neighbors is Betty Wong, the
Executive Editor of Family Circle magazine. Good morning, Betty. W: Good morning, John.
M: Well, in an ideal world, I guess we would all get along with our neighbors, wouldn't we? W: Right. We hope so.
M: But why is it important to have a good relationship with them? W: Well, since how you get along with your neighbors really plays a large part in your health, well-being and happiness, your neighbors really kind of make your home. It's important to establish a good or at least polite relationship with your neighbors. Prevent problems later on, or maybe call on them for a favor, like you are on a vacation and you need them to water your plants and pick up your mail.
M: Yeah, neighbors can be really helpful, but of course they can also be annoying. My neighbor plays music, really loudly. It's extremely loud from early in the morning to late at night. What can I do? W: Loud music is one of those **plaints, and I think he probably isn't even aware of the fact that he is causing problems to his neighbors. If you bring it to your neighbor's attention, he will be more than happy to fix it. You could say something like: I'm really a light sleeper. Can you help me out by turning down the music during evening hours or in the early morning? Or come up with a compromise. M: Don't just call the police, right? Which a lot of people do. But, sometimes we can have unpleasant smells. My neighbor upstairs cooks a lot, and a smelly food **es right to the vent. Then what should I do? W: Well, that's a tough one. You try to approach them politely, reasonably, and if that doesn't work, you could just talk to the management because maybe there is something wrong with the
ventilation system. That might be a quick fix, without having that uncomfortable conversation.
M: And the neighbor **es to visit and won't go away?
W: I think there might be somebody who is really lonely and wants a friend. Often I think a five-or ten-minute visit is fine. You don't have to be best friends with your neighbor at all. You can just be civil and polite.
M: Well, that's important. Thank you so much for the tips. W: My pleasure.
What are the speakers mainly talking about? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 10. A. Call the police to solve the problem.
• B. Come up with a compromise which works for both. • C. Talk with the neighbor and explain the problem. • D. Establish a good relationship with the neighbor.
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A B C D
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What may NOT be Betty's suggestion to a person whose neighbor plays loud music? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN11. •
A. Five.
B. Four.
• C. Three. • D. Two.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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How many different types of neighbors are mentioned in the talk? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 12. A. Good or bad, they are there to stay. • B. Like it or not, you have to use them. • C. Believe it or not, they have survived. • D. Gain or lose, they should be modernised.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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W: There is an element there **petition then, isn't there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry, there's only one
railway system in the country. If you don't like a particular kind of bean, you can go and buy another. But if you don't like a particular railway, you can't go and use another.
M: Some people who write to me say this. They say that if you don't have monopoly, you won't be able to do the things you do. Well, I don't think we do anything deliberately to upset our customers. We have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized.
W: Do you think that's a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?
M: Oh I think so, yes. Because in general, modes of transport are all around. Let's face the fact. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that.
W: So what are you saying then? Is it that if the railways hadn't been nationalized, they would simply have disappeared?
M: Oh, I think they would have. They're disappearing fast in America. Er, the French railways lose 1 billion pounds a year. The German
railways, 2 billion pounds a year. But you see, those governments are preparing to pour money into the transport system to keep it going.
W: So in a sense, you cope between two extremes. On the one hand, you're trying not to lose too much money. And on the other hand, you've got to provide the best service. M: Yes, you are right.
What does the woman say about British railways? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 13. A. The frequent train delays. • B. The high train ticket fares.
• C. The food sold on the trains. • D. The monopoly of British Railways.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
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What do some people who write to the **plain about? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 14. A. The low efficiency of their operation. • B. Competition from other modes of transport. • C. **plaints from passengers.
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D. The passing of the new transport act.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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What does the man say threatens the existence of railways? SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 15. A. They will be de-nationalised. • B. They provide worse service.
• C. They are fast disappearing. • D. They lose a lot of money.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
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What does the man say about railways in other countries? Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Passage One SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 1. A. They could agree upon certain signs. • B. They could write them down.
• C. They **municate with each other.
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D. They **bine them.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they **municate with each other, and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their association—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore,
learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and tasteless.
What was one of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions?
题目问的是人类创造某种声音来表达思想行动的原因。文中第一段第二句提到“...men...invented certain sounds to express...so that they **municate with each other”，所以应该选择C项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 2. A. It exists in properties.
• B. It exists in characteristics. • C. It exists in peculiarity.
• D. It exists in representative functions.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
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What can we learn about the real power of words?
题目问的是我们可以从文中得知什么是文字的真正意义。第二段第一句提到
“The power of words, then, lies in their association—me things they bring up before our minds.”，这里指文字具有代表性的功能，不同的词代表不同含义，所以D项为正确答案。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN3. A. Great writers are able to confuse the readers. • B. Great writers are able to move humans to tears. • C. Great writers are able to move us to action. • D. Great writers are able to confuse our feelings.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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Which of the following is TRUE?
题目问的是下列哪项是正确的。文中第三段第四句提到“He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position
and association can move men to tears.”与B项吻合，而其他几项均未提到，所以选B项。 Passage Two SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 1. A. Red-haired women were regarded as more reliable. • B. Brown-haired women were rated as more capable. • C. Golden-haired women were considered attractive. • D. Black-haired women were judged to be intelligent.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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To see if hair color affects a person's chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant's picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people, and red hair as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of **mon practice of stereotyping.
A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carry in their minds about groups of people. For example, \"lawyers are
shrewd and dishonest\" is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, or some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting a needlepoint. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic with mechanics.
What did researchers at California State University find?
题目问加利福尼亚州立大学的研究人员们发现了什么。本题实质上考查人们对拥有不同颜色头发的女性的看法。文章中提到人们认为棕色发女性能力更强，金发女性不太聪明，红发女性则喜怒无常。因此答案为B。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 2. A. They are smart and eloquent. • B. They are ambitious and arrogant. • C. They are shrewd and dishonest. • D. They are wealthy and industrious.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?
题目问人们对律师的普遍偏见是什么。文章明确提到“'lawyers are shrewd and dishonest' is a popular stereotype.”因此答案为C。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 3. A. They force people to follow the cultural mainstream. • B. They exaggerate the roles of certain groups of people. • C. They emphasize diversity at the expense of uniformity. • D. They hinder our perception of individual differences.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
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Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes?
题目问为什么说话者认为我们应该摈弃偏见。文章末尾提到我们应该摈弃偏见，因为偏见把所有人强制性地归入同一个简单的类型，偏见不能说明个体的差异性。因此答案为D。 Passage Three SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 1. A. Whether it can be detected and checked.
• B. Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.
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C. Whether global warming will speed up the future. • D. Whether it will affect their own lives.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
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If the earth gets hotter in the new century, what will happen to the animals and the plants which animals depend on for survival? The question offers another way of looking at the \"Greenhouse Effect\". People have talked about the general problem of \"Global Warming\" for some time. But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the coast. Biologists and other scientists turn their attention to plants and animals at an important meeting that took place last October. They had reviewed evidence that plants and animals are sensitive to climate. Since the Ice Age ended ten
thousand years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north. If the predictions about the Greenhouse Effect are correct, temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next one hundred years as they did in the past ten thousand. Will animals and plants be able to adapt that quickly to changes in the environment? Many won't. Certain species will probably become very rare. Experts say plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire. Forest fires may become **mon. That, in turn, may harm animals that depend on the trees for food and migrate for shelter. Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become useless as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes. Change is part of life, but rapid change, says scientist George Wood well, is the enemy of life.
What is the concern of ordinary people about the \"Greenhouse Effect\"?
题目问的是普通人对温室效应关注的重点。前三项更多是科学家们所关注的，文中第四句指出普通人更多关注“...about things like whether to buy a home on the coast”，也就是与自己生活相关的问题。所以选D项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN2.
A. Many species have moved further north. • B. Many new species **e into existence.
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C. Many species have developed a habit of migration.
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D. Many species have become less sensitive to climate.
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:A
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What has happened since the end of the Ice Age?
题目问的是冰川世纪结束后发生了什么事情。文中第七句指出“Since the Ice Age ended ten thousand years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north.”，所以答案是A项。 SSS_SIMPLE_SIN3. A. Storms and floods. • B. Disease and fire.
• C. Less space for their growth.
• D. Rapid increase of the animal population.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B
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What will be possible threats to plants in the future?
题目问的是未来植物有可能遭受哪些威胁。根据文中倒数第五句，专家提出“...plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire.”，所以答案是B项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 4. A. They will gradually die out.
• B. They will be able to survive in the preserves. • C. They will have to migrate to find new homes.
• D. They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.
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A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:C
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According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?
题目问的是濒临灭绝的物种可能面临哪些境遇。文章倒数第二句指出“Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become useless
as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes.”，意思是濒于灭绝的物种会被迫迁移去寻找新家，所以选C项。 Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
The human body is a remarkable food processor. As an adult, you may consume 1 a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a pound of body weight. You are 2 harnessing and consuming energy through the intricate 3 of your body in order to remain in energy balance. To 4 a given body weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the 5 energy balance is upset, and
your 6 weight will either fall or 7 .
The term body image 8 the mental image we have of our own physical appearance, and it can be influenced
by 9 factors, including how much we weigh or how that
weight is distributed. Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight. Similar findings have also been reported at the high school level, mainly with female students. At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first-year students desired to change their body weight. The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society in general assigns to physical appearance.
Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males generally desire muscularity. The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it 10 appearance; most want to lose excess body fat while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight. SSS_FILL 1. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:over
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The human body is a remarkable food processor. As an adult, you may consume over a ton of food per year and still not gain or lose a
pound of body weight. You are constantly harnessing and consuming energy through the intricate mechanism of your body in order to remain in energy balance. To maintain a given body weight, your
energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the overall energy balance is upset, and your normal weight will either fall or increase.
The term body image refers to the mental image we have of our own physical appearance, and it can be influenced by a variety of factors, including how much we weigh or how that weight is
distributed. Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and 55 percent of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight. Similar findings have also been reported at the high school level, mainly with female students. At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first-year students desired to change their body weight. The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society in general assigns to physical appearance.
Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males generally desire muscularity. The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance; most want to lose excess body fat while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight. SSS_FILL 2. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:constantly SSS_FILL3. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:mechanism SSS_FILL 4. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:maintain SSS_FILL
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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
For generations of explorers, the cold Himalayan valleys, with their glaciers stretching for kilometers, seemed to symbolize a kind of cold, brutal permanence. But now that was changed.
After hiking through zero-visibility conditions and atrocious (极其恶劣的) weather for five days, veteran explorer Ian McNaught-Davis came out in a village surrounded by 1 scenery. But, he was also 2 with a shocking truth: The glaciers in Qomolangma were melting very quickly.
In Europe's Alps, mountaineers report that rock pillars that were held on to their crags (悬崖，峭壁) by ice for thousands of years are simply 3 away as the ice melts. Glaciers in the African peaks of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya are
also 4 rapidly, and the same is happening in the South American Andes.
Scientists believe global warming could be to blame. This is the first time the scientists have suggested such a link.
This 5 has been repeated in all the world's coldest places.
Antarctica has been the scene of huge 6 of ice shelves. In the Arctic, 7 melting around the North Pole has led to a suggestion that soon shipping will be able
to 8 the North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Intergovernmental Conference on Climate Change has
already established that the 9 temperature on Earth rose by 0.6 degrees Centigrade in the 20th century. They predict that by 2100 it will be between 1.4 degrees and 5.8 degrees warmer than it was in 1990. The sea could rise 10 from 9 centimetres to as high as 88 centimetres.
A. investigate I. pattern B. everywhere J. navigate C. average K. damages D. confronted L. reasonable E. anywhere M. crumbling F. seasonal N. collapses G. receding O. Conceding H. breathtaking SSS_FILL
1. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:H SSS_FILL2. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:D SSS_FILL 3. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:M SSS_FILL4. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:G SSS_FILL 5. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:I SSS_FILL 6. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:N SSS_FILL 7.
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:F SSS_FILL 8. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:J SSS_FILL 9. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:C SSS_FILL 10. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 3.55 答案:E
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
The Truth About Lying
[A] I've been wanting to write on a subject that intrigues and challenges me: the subject of lying. I've found it very difficult to do. Everyone I've talked to has a quite intense and personal but often rather intolerant point of view about what we can—and can never never—tell lies about. I've finally reached the conclusion that I can't present any ultimate conclusions, for too many people would promptly disagree. Instead, I'd like to present a series of moral puzzles, all concerned with lying. I'll tell you what I think about them. Do you agree?
Social Lies
[B] Most of the people I've talked with say that they find social lying acceptable and necessary. They think it's the civilized way for folks to behave. Without these little white lies, they say, our relationships would be short and brutish (野蛮的) and nasty. It's arrogant, they say, to insist on being so incorruptible and so brave that you cause other people unnecessary embarrassment or pain by compulsively assailing (攻击) them with your honesty. I basically agree. What about you?
[C] Will you say to people, when it simply isn't true, \"I like your new hairdo\you\\"We're busy that night—so sorry we can't come\" when the truth is you'd rather stay home than dine with the so-and-sos?
[D] There's one man I know who absolutely refuses to tell
social lies. \"I can't play that game,\" he says; \"I'm simply not made that way.\" And his answer to the argument that saying nice things to someone doesn't cost anything is, \"Yes, it does—it destroys your credibility.\" Now, he won't, unsolicited, offer his views on the painting you just bought, but you don't ask his frank opinion unless you want frank, and his silence at those moments when the rest of us liars are muttering, \"Isn't it lovely?\" is, for the most part, eloquent enough. My friend does not indulge in what he calls
\"flattery, false praise and mellifluous (甜美的) comments.\" When others tell fibs (小谎) he will go along. He says that social lying is lying, that little white lies are still lies. And he feels that telling lies is morally wrong. What about you? Peace-Keeping Lies
[El Many people tell peace-keeping lies; lies designed to avoid irritation or argument; lies designed to shelter the liar from
possible blame or pain; lies designed to keep trouble at bay without hurting anyone. I tell these lies at times, and yet I always feel they're wrong. I understand why we tell them, but still they feel wrong. And whenever I lie so that someone won't disapprove of me or think less of me or holler (叫喊) at me, I feel I'm a bit of a
coward, I feel I'm dodging responsibility, I feel—guilty. What about you?
[F] Do you, when you're late for a date because you overslept, say that you're late because you got caught in a traffic jam? Do you, when you didn't remember that it was your father's birthday, say that his present must be delayed in the mail? And when you're planning a weekend in New York City and you're not in the mood to visit your
mother, who lives there, do you conceal—with a lie, if you must—the fact that you'll be in New York? Or do you have the courage—or is it
the cruelty?—to say, \"I'll be in New York, but sorry—I don't plan on seeing you?\"
Protective Lies
[G] Protective lies are lies folks tell—often quite serious lies—because they're convinced that the truth would be too damaging. They lie because they feel there are certain human values that
supersede (取代) the wrong of having lied. They lie, not for personal gain, but because they believe it's for the good of the person they're lying to. They lie to those they love, to those who trust them most of all, on the grounds that breaking this trust is justified.
[H] They may lie to their children on money or marital matters. They may lie to the dying about the state of their death. They may lie to their closest friend because the truth about her talents or son or psyche would be—or so they insist—utterly devastating. I sometimes tell such lies, but I'm aware that it's quite presumptuous (专横的) to claim I know what's best for others to know. That's called playing God. That's called manipulation and control. And we never can be sure, once we start to juggle (耍弄) lies, just where they'll land, exactly where they'll roll.
[I] And furthermore, we may find ourselves lying in order to back up the lies that are backing up the lie we initially told. Yet, having said all that, I still believe that there are times when protective lies must nonetheless be told. What about you? Trust-Keeping Lies
[J] Another group of lies are trust-keeping lies, lies that involve triangulation, with A (that's you) telling lies to B on
behalf of C (whose trust you'd promised to keep). Most people concede that once you've agreed not to betray a friend's confidence, you can't betray it, even if you must lie. But I've talked with people who don't want you telling them anything that they might be called on to lie about.
[K] \"I don't tell lies for myself,\" says Fran, \"and I don't
want to have to tell them for other people.\" Which means, she agrees, that if her best friend is having an affair, she absolutely doesn't want to know about it. \"Are you saying,\" her best friend asks, \"that if I went off with a lover and I asked you to tell my husband I'd been with you, that you wouldn't lie for me, that you'd betray me?\" Fran is very pained but very adamant (坚决的). \"I wouldn't want to betray you, so—don't ask me.\" Fran's best friend is shocked. What about you?
[L] Do you believe you can have close friends if you're not prepared to receive their deepest secrets? Do you believe you must always lie for your friends? And what if your friend were your boss—
if you were perhaps one of the President's men—would you betray or lie for him over, say, Watergate? As you can see, these issues get terribly sticky.
[M] It's my belief that once we've promised to keep a trust, we must tell lies to keep it. I also believe that we can't tell Watergate lies. And if these two statements strike you as quite
contradictory, you're right—they're quite contradictory. But for now they're the best I can do. What about you?
[N] Some say that truth will out and thus you might as well tell the truth. Some say you can't regain the trust that lies lose. Some say that even though the truth may never be revealed, our lies pervert (使变坏，腐蚀) and damage our relationships. Some say—well, here is what some of them have to say. \"I'm a coward,\" says Grace, \"about telling close people important, difficult truths. I find that I'm unable to carry it off. And so if something is bothering me, it keeps building up inside till I end up just not seeing them any more.\" \"I suffer most from the misconception (误解) that children can't take the truth,\" says Emily. \"But I'm starting to see that what's harder and more damaging for them is being told lies, is not being told the truth.\"
[O] And then there are those who have no talent for lying.
\"Over the years, I tried to lie\always got found out and I always got punished. I guess I gave myself away because I feel guilty about any kind of lying. It looks as if I'm stuck with telling the truth\". I liked the remark of a friend of mine who said, \"I'm willing to lie. But just as a last resort—the truth's always better.\" I tend to feel that way too. What about you? SSS_FILL1. People sometimes choose to tell serious lies rather than the harsh truth because they want to protect their loved ones. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:G SSS_FILL 2.
One of the author's friends who refuses to tell social lies insists that it is morally wrong even to tell white lies. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:D
SSS_FILL3. The author sometimes tells protective lies but he doubts whether such lies are really good for those he lies to. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:H SSS_FILL 4. Telling white lies in some social settings can save people from embarrassment and pain. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:B SSS_FILL 5. The author sometimes tells lies in order not to hurt anyone but he feels guilty for these lies. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:E SSS_FILL 6. Some people are just not good at lying for they feel guilty about any kind of lying. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:O SSS_FILL 7. Some liars tell lies not for themselves but for other people's trust. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:J
SSS_FILL8. The author justifies his inability to give a final answer to the
issue of telling lies because people may have quite opposite opinions about it. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:A SSS_FILL 9. A succession of lies may have to be told to back up a previous one. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:I SSS_FILL 10. People give different reasons for not telling lies in order to keep the trust of a third party. 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 7.1 答案:N
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say about their school experiences. In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the
MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs. Anecdotal (名人秩事的) reports support this. Pablo
Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow, an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, \"Never was so dull a boy.\" Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated.
Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not scholastic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and
consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: \"Because I had found it difficult to attend to anything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to teach.\" As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be strong-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity (不墨守成规) and
stubbornness (and Yeats's level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to conflicts with teachers.
When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy (神童) studied by David Feldman and Lynn Goldsmith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children in Australia studied by Miraca
Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades. SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 1. The main point the author is making about schools is that ______. A. they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds
• B. they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students
• C. they should organize their classes according to the students' ability
• D. they should enroll as many gifted students as possible
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:B
这是一道要点归纳题。根据第一段最后一句：“Often these children
realize that they know more than their teachers,...”可知天才学生常常觉得他们比老师知道得多，B项与题意相符，因此正确答案是B项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 2. The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachers to ______.
A. provide support for his argument that some great figures actually did poorly in school
• B. illustrate the strong will of some gifted children • C. explain how dull students can also be successful • D. show how poor Oliver's performance was at school
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:A
这是一道细节题。引用出现在第一段倒数第二句：“Never was so dull a boy.”在这一段中作者引用了一些名人轶事证明很多有成就的人都对他们的学校经历评价不高。在这里引用Oliver的老师的评论，目的也是证明自己的观点，A项与题意相符，因此正确答案为A项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 3. Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who ______. A. paid no attention to their teachers in class • B. contradicted their teachers much too often
• C. could not cope with their studies at school successfully • D. behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:C
这是一道细节题。根据第二段第一、二句话：“Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not
scholastic. Maybe we can account for Picasso in this way.”一些天才学生在学校里表现不好是因为他们的天赋不是学术方面的。毕加索属于这一类。这一类即指功课不好的那类，C项与题意相符，因此正确答案是C项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 4. Many gifted people attributed their success ______.
•
A. mainly to parental help and their education at home
B. both to school instruction and to their parents' coaching • C. more to their parents' encouragement than to school training
• D. less to their systematic education than to their talent
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:A
这是一道归纳题。问题是许多天才把他们的成功归因于什么。从文章第三段第一句话：“When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or
teachers.”可知，当问到什么对他们能力发展很重要时，他们更多提及的是他们的家庭，而不是学校和老师，A项与题意相符，因此正确答案为A项。
SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 5. The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that ______.
A. their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble • B. they were seldom praised by their teachers
• C. school courses failed to inspire or motivate them • D. teachers were usually far stricter than their parents
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:C
这是一道主旨归纳题。问题是许多天才学生对学校没有什么好的记忆的根本原因是什么。对这道题的回答涉及到对整篇文章的理解。作者在文章中探讨的是天才儿童的成长与学校教育的关系，矛盾的焦点是学校，C项与题意相符，因此正确答案是C项。 Passage Two
For years, doctors advised their patients that the only thing taking multivitamins does is give them expensive urine (尿). After all, true vitamin deficiencies are practically unheard of in
industrialized countries. Now it seems those doctors may have been wrong. The results of a growing number of studies suggest that even a modest vitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health. Although
proof of the benefits of multivitamins is still far from certain, the few dollars you spend on them is probably a good investment.
Or at least that's the argument put forward in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ideally, say Dr. Walter Willett and Dr. Meir Stampfer of Harvard, all vitamin supplements would be evaluated in scientifically rigorous clinical trials. But those studies can take a
long time and often raise more questions than they answer. At some point, while researchers work on figuring out where the truth lies, it just makes sense to say the potential benefit outweighs the cost. The best evidence to date concerns folate (叶酸), one of the B vitamins. It's been proved to limit the number of defects in embryos (胚胎), and a recent trial found that folate in combination with vitamin B 12 and a form of B6 also decreases the re-blockage of arteries after surgical repair.
The news on vitamin E has been more mixed. Healthy folks who take 400 international units daily for at least two years appear
somewhat less likely to develop heart disease. But when doctors give vitamin E to patients who already have heart disease, the vitamin doesn't seem to help. It may turn out that vitamin E plays a role in prevention but cannot undo serious damage.
Despite vitamin C's great popularity, consuming large amounts of it still has not been positively linked to any great benefit. The body quickly becomes saturated with C and simply excretes (排泄) any excess.
The multivitamins question boils down to this: Do you need to wait until all the evidence is in before you take them, or are you willing to accept that there's enough evidence that they don't hurt and could help?
If the latter, there's no need to go to extremes and buy the biggest horse pills or the most expensive bottles. Large doses can cause trouble, including excessive bleeding and nervous system problems.
Multivitamins are no substitute for exercise and a balanced
diet, of course. As long as you understand that any potential benefit is modest and subject to further refinement, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot of sense. SSS_SIMPLE_SIN1. At one time doctors discouraged taking multivitamins because they believed that multivitamins ______.
A. could not easily be absorbed by the human body • B. were potentially harmful to people's health • C. were too expensive for daily consumption
• D. could not provide any cure for vitamin deficiencies
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:A
这是一道细节题。根据文章第一段第一句：“For years, doctors advised their patients that the only thing taking multivitamins does is give them expensive urine.”，服用复合维生素产生的唯一作用是使他们(病人)的小便变得昂贵(即维生素都从尿液中排掉了)，A项与题意相符，因此正确答案为A项。 SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 2. According to the author, clinical trials of vitamin supplements ______.
A. often result in misleading conclusions
• B. take time and will not produce conclusive results • C. should be conducted by scientists on a larger scale • D. appear to be a sheer waste of time and resources
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:B
这是一道理解题。题干中的“clinical trials”和“vitamin supplements”指向第二段第二句，该段第三句“...those studies can take a long time(=B项中的take time)and often raise more questions than they answer(=B项中的will not produce conclusive results).”，B项与题意相符，因此正确答案为B项。 SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 3. It has been found that vitamin E ______.
A. should be taken by patients regularly and persistently • B. can effectively reduce the recurrence of heart disease • C. has a preventive but not curative effect on heart disease • D. should be given to patients with heart disease as early as possible
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:C
这是一道推断题。根据第四段第二、三、四句，可以推断出维生素E对心脏病可能只起到预防的作用，而没有治疗的功效，C项与题意相符，因此正确答案为C项。 SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 4. It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins ______.
•
A. may bring about serious side effects
B. may help prevent excessive bleeding
• C. are likely to induce the blockage of arteries • D. are advisable for those with vitamin deficiencies
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:A
这是一道细节题。倒数第二段第二句：“Large doses can cause trouble, including excessive bleeding and nervous system problems.”，大剂量服用复合维生素可能引起包括大出血和神经系统紊乱的麻烦，A项与题意相符，因此正确答案为A项。 SSS_SIMPLE_SIN 5. The author concludes the passage with the advice that ______. A. the benefit of daily multivitamin intake outweighs that of exercise and a balanced diet
• B. it's risky to take multivitamins without knowing their specific function
• C. the potential benefit of multivitamins can never be overestimated
• D. it's reasonable to take a rational dose of multivitamins daily
•
A B C D
该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 14.2 答案:D
这是一道归纳题。作者在最后一段第二句提出建议：“As long as you understand that any potential benefit is modest and subject to further refinement, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot of
sense.”，只要明白任何潜在的收益都是适度的并且需要进一步地改善，每天服用复合维生素确实很有道理。D项与题意相符，因此正确答案是D项。 Part Ⅳ Translation
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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中国的剪纸美丽精巧，带着独特的东方神韵，使人感到浓浓的生活气息和欢乐喜庆的气氛。中国的剪纸艺术大约有2000多年的历史，是中国民间十分常见的工艺品。中国的剪纸大多出自农村妇女之手，图案有家禽(fowls)、家畜、农作物和吉祥图案等，常常在过年过节和喜庆吉日时使用，给中国普通百姓的生活带来了欢乐和喜气。中国剪纸已经被联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)列入世界文化遗产。
SSS_TEXT_QUSTI 该题您未回答:х 该问题分值: 106.5 答案:
Chinese paper-cutting is pretty and exquisite, with unique oriental style. It presents the real life and festive atmosphere. Paper-cutting is a popular folk art of more than 2000 years in China. They are mostly made by women in rural areas, so the designs are fowls, domestic animals, crops, auspicious symbols and so on. Generally during the Chinese Lunar New Year or other festivals, they bring delight and festivity for Chinese people. Chinese paper-cutting has been listed as one of the World's Cultural Heritages by UNESCO.
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