1998年6月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

大学考试
PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）
SectionA
Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），B），C）andD）anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:Youwillhear:
Youwillread:A）2hours.B）3hours.
C）4hours.D）5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］
1.A)Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughsetsforeverybody.
B)Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.
C)Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.
D)Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.
2.A)Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.
B)Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.
C)Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.
D)Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.
3.A)Johndidn'tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.
B)Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.
C)Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.
D)Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.
4.A)Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.
B)Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.
C)Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.
D)Themanworksforaroofingcompany.
5.A)Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.
B)Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.
C)Mr.smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.
D)Mr.smithisseldominhisoffice.
6.A)Shedon'thaveafaxmachine.B)Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.
C)Sheistiredofherpresentjob.D)Herphonenumberhaschanged.
7.A)Someonehastakenherluggage.B)Herflightis50minuteslate.
C)Herluggagehasbeendelayed.D)Shecan'tfindthemanshe'sbeenwaitingfor.
8.A)Todowhateverthecommitteeaskshimto.
B)Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.
C)Torunthecommitteehisway.
D)Tomakehimselfthecommitteechairman.
9.A)Thewomanfoundthemailboxempty.
B)Themaniswaitingforsomeimportantmail.
C)Themanhasjustsentouthisapplication.
D)Thewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherdaughter.
10.A)Readtheoperationmanual.B)Trythebuttonsonebyone.
C)Asktheshopassistantforadvice.D)Makethemachinerunslowly.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThemarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11tol4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyweredrawingpictures.B)TheywerewatchingTV.
C)Theyweremakingatelephonecall.D)Theyweretidyingupthedrawingroom.
12.A)Theylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingroom.
B)Theyseriouslyinjuredtheownersofthehouse.
C)TheysmashedtheTVsetandthetelephone.
D)Theytookawaysixteenvaluablepaintings.
13.A)Heaccusedthemofthetheft.B)Heraisedtherents.
C)Herefusedtoprolongtheirlandlease.D)Heforcedthemtoabandontheirtraditions.
14.A)Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers'interests.
B)Theywantedtoextendthereservationareaforbirds.
C)Theywantedtostealhisvaluablepaintings.
D)Theywantedtodrivehimawayfromtheisland.
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)ThroughfoodB)Throughair.
C)ThroughinsectsD)Throughbodyfluids.
16.A)Theyranahighfever.B)Theydiedfromexcessivebleeding.
C)TheirnervoussystemwasdamagedD)Theysufferedfromheart-attack.
17.A)Toseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheoutbreak.
B)Tostudyanimalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththedisease.
C)Tofindoutwherethevirusoriginates.
D)Tolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethedisease.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)TodeterminewhethertheEarth'stemperatureisgoingup.
B)Tostudythebehaviorofsomeseaanimals.
C)Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.
D)Tomeasurethemovementofwavesintheocean.
19.A)Theywerefrightenedanddistressed.
B)Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.
C)Theyswamcloserto“examine”thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.
D)Theydidn'tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.
20.A)Toattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingsite.
B)Todrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.
C)Tohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingtested.
D)Todeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）
Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B)，C)andD）.youshoulddivideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Cyberspace(网络空间)，datasuperhighways,mulletmedia-forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputers,televisionandtelephoneswillchangeourlivesforever,Yetforallthetalkofaforthcomingtechnologicalutopia(乌托邦)littleattentionhasbeengiventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththe“how,”thequestionof“forwhom”isputasideonceagain.
Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransitionalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavestoincreasetheircontrolonglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.
Forthemtheresultisinstability.Developingcountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As“futures”(期货)aretradedoncomputerscreens,developingcountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.
Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?Onealternativeisfordevelopingcountriestobuyinthelatestcomputersandtelecommunicationsthemselves-so-called“developmentcommunications”modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintsondevelopingcountries'economies.
CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries,Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtogain.
Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoexploitfirnativedevelopment.thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransitionalcorporationsmaybenefit,thoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.
21.Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof
_______.
A)therichcountriesB)scientificdevelopment
C)theeliteD)theworldeconomy
22.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.
A)internationaltradeshouldbeexpanded.
B)theinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughconsideration.
C)theexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbeincreased.
D)communicationstechnologyinthedevelopingcountriesshouldbemodernized.
23.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpacton
developingcountries?
A)Becauseitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalmarket.
B)Becauseitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorcountries.
C)Becauseitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorcountries.
D)Becauseitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdevelopingcountries.
24.Thedevelopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelopingcountriesmay_______.
A)hindertheirindustrialproduction.
B)causethemtolosecontroloftheirtrade.
C)forcethemtoreducetheirshareofexports.
D)costthemtheireconomicindependence.
25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis_______.
A)positiveB)criticalC)indifferentD)tolerant
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to35,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Hone-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion.
Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.
Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.
SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.”Theideais,‘Let'sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey'llseeit'snotasterribleasthey'vebeentold,andthey'llwanttocomeback.
Perhaps,butdon'tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolers,opposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation-whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild'sinterestsandnaturalpace-isbest.
“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.
ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn-bothintellectuallyandemotionally-thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.”
Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,”VanGalenwrites.“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”
26.Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare_______.
A)thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildren.
B)thosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschool.
C)thosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschooling.
D)thosewhodon'tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents.
27.Publicschoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschoolingbecause_______.
A)thereisn'tmuchtheycangotochangethepresentsituation.
B)theywanttoshowtheirtoletancefordifferentsituation.
C)homeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforchildren.
D)publicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforall
children.
28.Home-schooladvocatesareoftheopinionthat_______.
A)thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeensaid.
B)theirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublicschools.
C)homeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivein.
D)theirincreasedcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementof
publiceducation.
29.Mosthomeschoolers'oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfromtheir________.
A)respectfortheinterestofindividuals.
B)worryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicschools.
C)concernwiththecostinvolved.
D)devotiontoreligion.
30.AccordingtoVanGalensomehomeschoolersbelievethat_______.
A)publicschoolstakeupaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.
B)teachersinpublicschoolarenotasresponsibleastheyshouldbe.
C)publicschoolscannotprovideaneducationthatisgoodenoughfortheirchildren.
D)publicschoolsarethesourceofbureaucracyandinefficiencyinmodernsociety.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Everyyeartelevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthantheprogramming.Inaddition,televisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedforreasonsofefficiency.AccordingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksoundlevelofadsandprogramming.Giventhisinformationwhydocommercialssoundsoloud?
Thesensationofsoundinvolvesavarietyoffactorsinadditiontoitsspeaklevel.Advertisersareskilfulatcreatingtheimpressionofloudnessthroughtheirexpertuseofsuchfactors.Onemajorcontributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmushlessvariationinsoundleveloccursduringacommercial.Inregularprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralargerange.However,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.
Other“tricksofthetrade”arealsoused.Becauselow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigherfrequencysounds,advertisersfilteroutanynoisesthatmaydrownouttheprimarymessage.Inaddition,thehumanvoicehasmoreauditory(听觉的)impactinthemiddlefrequencyranges.Advertiserselectronicallyvaryvoicesoundssothattheystaywithinsuchafrequencyband.Anotherapproachistowritethescriptsothatlotsofconsonants(辅音)areused,becausepeoplearemoreawareofconsonantsthanvowel(元音)sounds.Finally,advertiserstrytobegincommercialswithsoundsthatarehighlydifferentfromthoseoftheprogrammingwithinwhichthecommercialisburied.Becausepeoplebecomeadaptedtothetypeofsoundscomingfromprogramming,adramaticchangeinsoundqualitydrawsvieweraattention.Forexample,noticehowmanycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsometype.
Theattention-gettingpropertyofcommercialscanbeseenbyobservingone-totwo-year-oldchildrenwhohappentobeplayingaroundatelevisionset.Theymaytotallyignoretheprogramming.However,whenacommercialcomeson,theirattentionisimmediatelydrawntoitbecauseofitsdramaticsoundquality.
31.Accordingtothepassage,themaximumintensityofsoundcomingfromcommercials_______.
A)doesnotexceedthatofprograms.
B)isgreaterthanthatofprograms.
C)variesoveralargerangethanthatofprograms.
D)islessthanthatofprograms.
32.commercialscreatethesensationofloudnessbecause_______.
A)TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevels.
B)theirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaklevels.
C)theirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyranges.
D)unlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawiderange.
33.Manycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekindbecause________.
A)popsongsattractviewerattention.
B)itcanincreasetheirloudness.
C)advertiserswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularprograms.
D)advertiserswanttomergemusicwithcommercials.
34.Oneofthereasonswhycommercialsareabletoattractviewerattentionisthat________.
A)thehumanvoicesincommercialshavemoreauditoryimpact.
B)peoplelikecheerfulsongsthatchangedramaticallyinsoundquality.
C)high-frequencysoundsareusedtomasksoundsthatdrownouttheprimarymessage.
D)theypossesssoundqualitiesthatmaketheviewerfeelthatsomethingunusualis
happening.
35.Inthepassage,theauthoristryingtotellus________.
A)howTVadsvaryvocalsoundstoattractattention.
B)howtheloudnessofTVadsisovercome.
C)howadvertiserscontrolthesoundpropertiesofTVads.
D)howtheattention-gettingpropertiesofsoundsaremadeuseofinTVads.
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
IntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectplantandanimalspecieshasbecomeahighlycontroversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageoftheEndangeredSpeciesActin1973.Theact,designedtoprotectspecies'livingareas,andpoliciesthatpreservelandandforestscompetewitheconomicinterests.Inthe1990's,forexample,thewoodcuttersintheWesternUnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascadeMountains.Thechallengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl(猫头鹰),whoseremainingpopulationoccupiestheseforestsandrequirestheintact,ancientforestforsurvival.Theproblematicsituationsettheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoseofcorporationsandofindividualswhostoodtolosejobs.Aftermonthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthewoodcutters-andtheowls-wasstillundecidedinmid-1992.
Similartensionsexistbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingnations.Manypeopleinindustrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelopingnationsintropicalregionsshoulddomoretoprotecttheirrainforestsandothernaturalareas.Butthedevelopingcountriesmaybeimpoverished(使穷困),withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameanstotemporarilyavoidworseningpovertyandstarvation.
ManyofthechangestoEarththatconcernscientistshavethepotentialtorobtheplanetofitsbiologicalrichness.ThedestructionofEarth'sozonelayer(臭氧层),forexample,couldcontributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmplantsandanimals.Andglobalwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochangingclimates.Clearly,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth'scomplexweblife.
36.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversial
issue?
A)Becausepeoplecan'tagreeastowhatspeciestoprotect.
B)Becauseitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchspecies.
C)Becauseitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofpeople.
D)Becauseitisamajorprobleminvolvingaseriesoflegalprocedures.
37.Accordingtothepassage,thepreservationofrainforests________.
A)mayhamperadevelopingcountryinitsfightagainstpoverty.
B)benefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandevelopingcountries.
C)shouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanpopulation.
D)willhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindevelopingcountries.
38.Accordingtothepassage,cuttingtresstogrowmorefood_______.
A)willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingcountries.
B)isbutashort-termrelieftothefoodproblem.
C)canhardlyalleviatetheshortageoffood.
D)provestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishednations.
39.Among“humanity'scurrentproblems”(Line6,Para.3),thechiefconcernofthescientists
is_______.
A)theimpoverishmentofdevelopingcountries.
B)theexplosionofthehumanpopulation.
C)thereductionofbiologicaldiversity.
D)theeffectofglobalwarming.
40.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis________.
A)todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity'scurrentproblems.
B)topresentthedifferentviewsonhumanity'scurrentproblems.
C)toanalyzethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity'scurrent
problems.
D)topointoutthathumanity'scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperation
ofnations.
PartⅢVocabulary（20minutes）
Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B)，C)andD）.ChosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
41.Thedirectionswereso_______thatitwasimpossibletocompletetheassignment.
A)ingeniousB)ambitiousC)notoriousD)ambiguous
42.Becauseadegreeformagooduniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationisoneof
themost________areasinJapaneselife.
A)sophisticatedB)competitiveC)considerateD)superficial
43.Ifapersontalksabouthisweakpoints,hislistenerisexpectedtosaysomethinginthe
wayof_______.
A)persuasionB)remedyC)encouragementD)compromise
44.Herinterestinredecoratingthebighousekepther________forawholeweek.
A)constrainedB)dominatedC)restrictedD)occupied
45.Ifwe_______ourrelationswiththatcountry,we'llhavetofindanothersupplierofraw
materials.
A)diffuseB)diminishC)terminateD)preclude
46.Moviedirectorsusemusicto_______theactiononthescreen.
A)contaminateB)complimentC)contemplateD)complement
47.Aterribletrafficaccidenthappened;peopleweresaddenedwhentheywatchedthe________
sightonTV.
A)panicB)patrioticC)patheticD)periodic
48.Manytouristswere_______bythecity'scomplicatedtrafficsystem.
A)degradedB)bewilderedC)evokedD)diverted
49.Overthelastfifteenyears,runninghasbecomeapopular________for30million
participantsofallages.
A)fantasyB)pastimeC)symposiumD)penalty
50.Somepeoplethinkthata________translation,orword-for-wordtranslation,iseasierthan
afreetranslation.
A)litetalB)literaryC)liberalD)linear
51.Manynovelsthatattempttomirrortheworldarereally_______oftherealitythatthey
represent.
A)reflectionsB)demonstrationsC)illuminationsD)reproductions
52.Itisthroughlearningthattheindividual_______manyhabitualwaysofreactingto
situations.
A)retainsB)gainsC)achievesD)acquires
53.Generally,itisonlywhenanimalsaretrappedthatthey________toviolenceinorderto
escape.
A)proceedB)appealC)resortD)incline
54.Maryonce_______withanothermusiciantocomposeapieceofpopmusic.
A)mergedB)collaboratedC)coincidedD)constituted
55.Duringtheirfistteachertrainingyear,thestudentsoftenvisitedlocalschoolsforthe
_______oflessons.
A)observationB)investigationC)inspectionD)examination
56.Heattendstothe_______ofimportantbusinesshimself.
A)transactionB)transitionC)tranwmissionD)transformation
57.Outof_______revenge,hedidhisworsttoblackenhercharacterandruinherreputation.
A)perfectB)totalC)sheerD)integral
58.Amost______argumentaboutwhoshouldgoandfetchthebreadfromthekitchenwasgoing
onwhenIcamein.
A)trivialB)delicateC)minorD)miniature
59.Thechildrencheeredupwhentheysawhundredsofcolorfulballons_______slowlyintothe
sky.
A)floatingB)raisingC)heavingD)ascending
60.Doyouhaveany______aboutwhatlivingbeingsonotherplanetswouldbelike?
A)idealB)comprehensionC)notionD)intelligence
61.Werarelyperceivemorethanaminute_______ofthesightsandsoundsthatfalluponour
senseorgans;thegreatmajoritypassusby.
A)fictionB)functionC)fractionD)friction
62.Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemost_______andbeneficialformofcare.
A)persistentB)appropriateC)thoughtfulD)sufficient
63.It'spleasureforhimto______hisenergyandevenhislifetoresearchwork.
A)dedicateB)dictateC)decorateD)direct
64.Theyarewell_______witheachothersincetheyoncestudiedinthesameuniversity.
A)identifiedB)recognizedC)acknowledgedD)acquainted
65.Thereisa_______differenceinmeaningbetweenthewordssurroundingsandenvironment.
A)gentleB)subtleC)feebleD)humble
66.Allthefinishedproductsarestoredina________ofthedeliveryportandshippingis
availableatanytime.
A)garageB)cabinetC)capsuleD)warehouse
67.whenhetriedtomakea________,hefoundthatthehotelwascompletelyfilledbecauseof
aconvention.
A)reservationB)claimC)messD)revision
68.Parentstakeagreatinterestinthe_______questionsbraisedbytheirchildren.
A)nastyB)naiveC)obscureD)offensive
69.Althoughitwashisfirstexperienceaschairman,be________overthemeetingwithgreat
skill.
A)presidedB)administeredC)masteredD)executed
70.bothpartisepromisedto______thecontracttobesignedthefollowingday
A)keepwithB)tanglewithC)adheretoD)devoteto

PartⅣShortAnswerQuestions（15minutes）
Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.ReadthePassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestPossiblewords(notexceeding10words)
MostAmericansspendfarmoreoftheirleisuretimewiththemassmediathaninanyotheroccupation.Inaddition,mostofushear,see,orreadsomeofthemediawhileengagedinotheractivities.thusanextremelylargenumberofourwakinghoursarespentwiththemassmedia.Ofallthemedia,televisionisclearlydominant,withnewspapersaclosesecond,atleastasasourceofnewsandotherinformation.Ourexposuretoallmediaisimportant,however,becauseallofthemcontributematerialsfortheconstructionofthatworldinourheads.Formostpeople,increaseduseofonemediumdoesnotdecreaseuseofanother.Infact,incertaincases,andespeciallyforcertainpurposes,themoreoneusesonemedium,themorelikelyoneistouseothers.
Therearevariousfactorsthatcancauseyoutoexposeyourselftothemediaselectively,avoidingmuchofthematerialwithwhichyoudisagree.Someofthatselectiveexposureisprobablyduetothepsychologicalpressureyoufeeltoavoidthediscomfortcausedbyconfrontationwithfactsandideascontrarytoyourbeliefs,attitudes,orbehavior.However,someselectiveexposureisnotduetothepressureforconsistencybuttootherfactors,suchasyourage,education,andeventheareainwhichyouliveandthepeoplewithwhomyouassociate.
Quiteadifferentsortoffactorthataffectsyourmediaexperiencesisthesocialcontextofexposure:whetheryouarealoneorwithotherswhenyouareexposedtoamedium;whetheryouareathome,attheoffice,inatheater,andsoon.Thesecontextsareasmuchasapotentialpartofthemessageyouwillformasfilmimagesonthescreenorwordsonthepage.Inaddition,thatsocialcontextaaffects-bothdirectlyandindirectly-themediaandthemediacontenttowhichyoubecomeexposed.Newfriendsorcolleaguesgetyouinterestedindifferentthings.Othermembersofthefamilyoftenselectmediacontentthatyouwouldnothaveselected,andyoubecomeexposedtoit.
Therevariousfactorshavesomuchinfluenceonyourmediaexposurethatsolittleofthatexposureisplanned.
Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。第条横线限写一个单词,标点符号不占格。)
S1.Exposuretoallmediaisimportantandpeoplesometimestendtousemoremediaif_______.
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S2.Whyarenewspapersconsideredasanimportantmediumaccordingtopassage?
______________________________________________________
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S3.Foronereasonoranother,people'sexposuretothemediaisoften_______.
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S4.Apartfrompersonalpreferences,whatdeterminesone'schoiceofthemediaandmediacontent?
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S5.Thelastsentenceofthepassageindicatesthatone'sexposuretothemediais_______.
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PartⅤWriting（30minutes）
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDo“LuckyNumbers”ReallyGoodLuck?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1、有些人认为某些数学会带来好运。
2、我认为数学和运气无关，……
Do“LuckyNumbers”ReallyBringGoodLuck?