大学英语六级试题列表
- Part V Writing[br] 写作指导[br] 这是一篇描写文 (Description)。用通俗的话说,描写文就是用文字给人物、地点、景物画象。一篇描写文主要是通过所感受的细节——所见所闻发展而来的。在写人 时,不仅仅要用细节描写其外貌,而要注重通过他的言行来表现其人物性格、思想和品德,更要抓住他区别于他人的性格特点,这样就容易给读者留下深刻的印象。短文的第一、二段叙述故事发生的时间、地点,故事发生的原因及故事所涉及的人物。文章的三、四、五段描写的是人物的外貌,穿着及性格特点。通过对人物言行 的简单描写来揭示主人翁的助人为乐的高尚精神。短文的最后一段,要用一句话概括作者对主人翁的看法: A good guy。文章有描述,有议论,要加叙加议,有血有肉,上下文连贯要紧密,首尾要呼应,人和事要给人们留下深刻印象。
- Part IV Translation[br] Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.[br] 每个人手里都有一张申请表,但却都不知道送往哪个办公室。
- Part V Writing[br] Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Keeping Fit. You should write at least 100—120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:[br] 1、保持健康的重要性;[br] 2、保持健康的有效途径;[br] 3、我的做法。
- Part IV Translation[br] Combined with the messaging service, the location service could help rescue teams to find stranded adventurers, the police to find stolen cars, exporters to follow the progress of cargoes, and haulage companies to check that drivers are not detouring the pub.(Passage Four)
- Part IV Translation[br] Satellite massagers have the same global coverage as satellite telephones, but carry text alone, which could be useful for those with laptop computers.(Passage Four)
- Part IV Translation[br] The personal service they provide is so deep-rooted in Japan that they are likely to operate alongside the glittering new showrooms. (Passage Three)
- Part IV Translation[br] Yet these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. (Passage Two)
- Part IV Translation[br] By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene. (Passage One)
- Part III Cloze[br] Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.[br] What makes a child speak a language has long been a puzzle to linguists. 61 speaking, there are two schools of linguists, both of whom try to explain 62 a child picks up a language so easily. The fact that a child picks a language 63 is 64 : At one year old, a child is able to say “bye-bye”; at two, he is able to use fifty; by there he begins to 65 tenses. The famous American linguist Noam Chomsky 66 that human being have a sort of built-in system for language use, and that the 67 is 68 . Children are not taught language 69 they are taught arithmetic. Other linguists, 70 , hold the view that a child learns 71 of his language from the hints in the environment. 72 , theorists of both schools 73 that there is a biological basis for language use. The 74 is which is more important, the inner ability or the environment. This is certainly a field 75 to be explored. Researchers from both schools are busy finding evidence to 76 their own theory, but 77 side is persuading the other.[br] It seems that in order to 78 why a child learns a language so easily, we have to 79 the joint efforts of both schools. Some linguist, like De Villiers, has recognized the value of cooperation, and 80 linguists of both sides to work together.[br] 61. A. Surprisingly B. Personally C. Properly D. Roughly[br] 62. A. that B. when C. why D. how[br] 63. A. independently B. naturally C. without help D. with ease[br] 64. A. confusing B. surprising C. questioned D. suspected[br] 65. A. master B. study C. have D. get[br] 66. A. doubts B. believes C. realizes D. criticizes[br] 67. A. help B. teacher C. environment D. hint[br] 68. A. quite essential B. very important C. not necessary D. only secondary[br] 69. A. as B. for C. when D. though[br] 70. A. in particular B. as a result C. however D. therefore[br] 71. A. a little B. some C. nothing D. most[br] 72. A. Before B. From now on C. Just now D. By now[br] 73. A. suspect B. disagree C. agree D. realize[br] 74. A. case B. argument C. problem D. question[br] 75. A. waiting B. planning C. never D. unlikely[br] 76. A. provide B. create C. supply D. support[br] 77. A. not a B. one C. neither D. either[br] 78. A. find out B. rule out C. search for D. look for[br] 79. A. get rid of B. trust in C. rely on D. persist in[br] 80. A. ordered B. criticized C. challenged D. urged
- Part II Vocabulary and Structure[br] Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.[br] 21. A great many cancers can be cured but only if before they have begun to spread or colonize in other parts of the body.[br] A. properly treat[br] B. properly treating[br] C. being properly treated[br] D. properly treated[br] 22. she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with.[br] A. Since B. However C. As far as D. While[br] 23. All the tourists gave the robber their money.[br] A. frightened B. frightening C. frighten D. frightful[br] 24. her age, she really did a good job in such a short time.[br] A. Giving B. Gives C. Give D. Given[br] 25. The soldier was with neglecting his duty.[br] A. charged B. conducted C. charged D. committed[br] 26. The reason why the car stopped was .[br] A. because the road was not good B. that the road was not good[br] C. due to the bad road D. because of the bad road[br] 27. You’d better hurry, you might be late for class.[br] A. or B. and C. unless D. but[br] 28. , he performed the task with success.[br] A. It was expected B. Which was expected[br] C. As was expected D. That was expected[br] 29. The doctor felt John’s arm to if the bone was broken.[br] A. work out B. find out C. look at D. see out[br] 30. He just my suggestion at the meeting yesterday.[br] A. put away B. shut down C. showed off D. brushed aside[br] 31. The question at the next meeting remain a secret.[br] A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. being discussed[br] 32. His laziness his failure in the final exam.[br] A. gave up B. contributed C. resulted in D. distributed[br] 33. The teacher’s to my statement about this poet led me to read widely about poems.[br] A. change B. charge C. challenge D. chance[br] 34. On most of the nights, Jane reading letters from her boyfriend.[br] A. stayed off B. stayed on C. stayed out D. stayed up[br] 35. The first-year students were learning form the army in Miyun, a suburb of Beijing near I lived.[br] A. what B. where C. that D. which[br] 36. Lynda and hundreds of young people like him the post of typist.[br] A. approached B. applied for C. appealed to D. approved of[br] 37. Anybody is entitled to such benefit of age or sex.[br] A. regardless B. whether C. in spite D. in case[br] 38. In this building each apartment could a family of six.[br] A. house B. cover C. make D. include[br] 39. I tried to get out of the business, I found impossible.[br] A. who B. which C. that D. what[br] 40. When he explained it again and again, the student’s patience .[br] A. ran over B. ran on C. ran out D. ran off[br] 41. When her neighbor Grandma Wang became ill, the girl often .[br] A. fitted in B. worked out C. held back D. helped out[br] 42. If you really want to apply for the dangerous job, I won’t , thought I think it’s a crazy idea.[br] A. stood in your way B. stand on the way[br] C. stand in your way D. stand by the way[br] 43. He was trying to read; , the phone kept ringing.[br] A. meanwhile B. then C. later D. afterwards[br] 44. I am out of those people who like a strenuous (费力的) holiday; I believe in .[br] A. took it easy B. taken it easy[br] C. taking it easy D. taking it easily[br] 45. The police matched the finger prints and found they were .[br] A. equivalent B. identical C. similar D. equal[br] 46. Formally, in the United States, many nurses worked as private duty nurses in hospitals.[br] A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than[br] 47. If you don’t mind. I do my homework than play cards with you.[br] A. had better B. prefer C. would rather D. would like[br] 48. Their idea was to get us to the strike at once.[br] A. call at B. call off C. call in D. call for[br] 49. My car so I had to come by bus.[br] A. fell down B. broke down C. fell over D. turned away[br] 50. I could tell he was surprised from the on his face.[br] A. appearance B. sight C. expression D. explanation[br] 51. Which is , North America or South America?[br] A. biggest B. the biggest C. more biggest D. bigger[br] 52. You should observe carefully how the audience his speech.[br] A. reach to B. refer to C. react to D. relate to[br] 53. These farmers got a good harvest last year, so they a big sum of money for new farm machines.[br] A. set aside B. set about C. set up D. set back[br] 54. One of my sayings is “where there is a will, there is a way.”[br] A. likely B. favorable C. alike D. favorite[br] 55. All is a continuous supply of fuel oil.[br] A. what is needed B. that is needed[br] C. the thing is needed D. for their needs[br] 56. The high income tax is harmful it may discourage people from trying to earn more.[br] A. in that B. that C. in which D. which[br] 57. A new technique out, the yield increases by 20%.[br] A. having working B. having been worked[br] C. at a loss D. for good[br] 58. The bird flew into the air and was soon .[br] A. out of sight B. in a hurry C. at a loss D. for good[br] 59. It is decided that he for a bus to meet the guests from Beijing.[br] A. call B. calls C. arrange D. arranges[br] 60. I know it’s not important but I can’t help about it.[br] A. to think B. thinking C. and think D. being thought
- Passage 4[br] Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:[br] The new global satellite communications systems will offer three kinds service, which may overlap in many different kinds of receivers.[br] VOICE. Satellite telephones will be able to make calls from anywhere on the Earth to anywhere else. That could make them especially useful to remote, third world villages (some of which already use stationary satellite telephones), explorers and disaster-relief teams. Today’s mobile telephones depend on earth-bound transmitters, where technical standards vary from country to country. So business travelers cannot use their mobile phones on international trips. Satellite telephones would make that possible.[br] MESSAGING. Satellite massagers have the same global coverage as satellite telephones, but carry text alone, which could be useful for those with laptop computers. Equipped with a small screen like today’s papers, satellite massagers will also receive short messages.[br] TRACKING. Voice and messaging systems will also tell their users where they are to within a few hundred meters. Combined with the messaging service, the location service could help rescue teams to find stranded adventurers, the police to find stolen cars, exporters to follow the progress of cargoes, and haulage companies to check that drivers are not detouring the pub. America’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite will provide better positioning information to anyone who has a receiver for their signals, but GPS does not carry messages, so such a receiver cannot be used on its own for tracking or rescue. By the mid-1990s, GPS receivers will be able to tell people where they are to within 70 meters anywhere in the world, and to within a meter or so in areas where the service is supplemented by ground-based transmitter.[br] 16. Global satellite communications systems will be useful to .[br] A. laptop computer users[br] B. remote villages[br] C. disaster-relief teams[br] D. all above[br] 17. Satellite telephone will make .[br] A. business travelers use mobile phones on international trips[br] B. possible calls from anywhere on earth to anywhere else[br] C. explorers happy[br] D. all above[br] 18. Which of the following is true?[br] A. The positioning precision of the voice system is better than that of GPS.[br] B. The positioning precision of GPS is Better than that of the voice system.[br] C. The positioning precision of the messaging system is better than of GPS.[br] D. The positioning precision of voice system is better than that of the messaging system.[br] 19. What can we say about the new global satellite communications systems?[br] A. They are widely used.[br] B. They are very helpful.[br] C. They are costly.[br] D. Both A and B.[br] 20. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?[br] A. Global Satellite Communications[br] B. New Voice and Messaging System[br] C. New Generation Satellite[br] D. Always in Touch
- Passage 3[br] Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:[br] Unlike their American or European counterparts, car salesmen in Japan work hard to get a buyer. Instead of lying lazily around showrooms waiting for customers to drop by, many Japanese car salesmen still go out to get them. They walk wearily along the streets cars door-to-door. New customers are hunted with fruit and cakes on their birthdays. But life is getting tough, and not just because new-car sales are falling.[br] With more Japanese women (who often control the household budget) going out to work, the salesmen increasingly find nobody at home when they call. That means another visit in the evening or the weekend. Then they face an extra problem: more people, especially the young, prefer to choose a new car from a showroom where they can compare different models.[br] Even as late as the mid-1980s some 90% of new cars were sold door-to-door. In some rural areas most new cars are still sold this way. But in the big cities more than half the new cars are now sold from showrooms.[br] Although investing in showrooms is expensive because of the high cost of Japanese land, dealers have little choice. A labor shortage and higher among Japan’s workforce are making it difficult to hire door-to-door salesmen. Most of a Japanese car salesman’s working day is spent doing favors for customers, like arranging insurance or picking up vehicles for servicing, rather than actually selling.[br] Japan’s doorstep car salesmen are not about to vanish. The personal service they provide is so deep-rooted in Japan that they are likely to operate alongside the glittering new showrooms. The two systems even complement each other. What increasingly happens is that the showroom attracts the interest of a potential buyer, giving the footsore salesmen a firm lead to follow up with a home visit.[br] 11. Japanese car sales usually do not wait at showrooms for customers to drop by; instead, .[br] A. they sell cars door-to-door[br] B. they buy presents for their customers[br] C. they enjoy themselves in recreation centers[br] D. they go out to do market researches[br] 12. Implied but stated: the competition in car market is .[br] A. light B. moderate C. fierce D. unfair[br] 13. Young people like to buy a new car .[br] A. at home B. from a showroom[br] C. made in the U.S.A. D. made in Japan[br] 14. The squadron of Japanese car salesmen is reducing because of .[br] A. a labor shortage[br] B. higher expectations among Japan’s workforce[br] C. high cost land[br] D. both A and B[br] 15. Japanese car salesmen to their customers many favors such as .[br] A. showing them around in an exhibition[br] B. arranging insurance[br] C. paying them a visit on weekends[br] D. selling ole cars for them
- Passage 2[br] Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:[br] The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown tat 40 percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures ate more prone to get certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.[br] 6. How has science done a disservice to mankind?[br] A. Because of science, most of the foods we eat today are contaminated.[br] B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.[br] C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances has been added to our food.[br] D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.[br] 7. What are nitrates used for?[br] A. They preserves flavor in packaged foods.[br] B. They preserve the color of meats.[br] C. They are the objects of research.[br] D. They cause the animals to become fatter.[br] 8. The FDA has tried repeatedly to control .[br] A. the attempt to fatten the animals[br] B. the attempt to cure sick animals[br] C. the using of drugs to animals[br] D. the using of additives to preserve the dolor of food[br] 9. The word “carcinogenic” means most nearly the same as .[br] A. trouble-making B. color-retaining[br] C. money-saving D. cancer-causing[br] 10. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[br] A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.[br] B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.[br] C. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of the food additives for over thirty-five years.[br] D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.
- Part I Reading Comprehension[br] Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by four comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.[br] Passage 1[br] Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:[br] Ask three people to look the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it.[br] Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush-hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what the senses—in this case our eyes—tell us.[br] Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.[br] 1. Seeing and perceiving are .[br] A. the same action[br] B. two separate actions[br] C. two actions carried on entirely by eyes[br] D. several actions that take place at different times[br] 2. Perceiving is an action that takes place .[br] A. in our eyes[br] B. only when we think very hard about something[br] C. only under the direction of a psychologist[br] D. in every person’s mind[br] 3. People perceive different things about the same scene because .[br] A. they see different things B. some have better eyesight[br] C. they cannot agree about things D. none of these[br] 4. Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?[br] A. Psychologists do not yet know people see.[br] B. The experiments in which all factors are controlled are better.[br] C. The study of perception is going on now.[br] D. Perception does not involve psychological factors.[br] 5. The best title for this selection is .[br] A. How We See[br] B. Learning about Our Minds through Science[br] C. What Psychologists Perceive[br] D. How to Because an Experimental Psychologist
- What does the future hold for the problem of housing? A good deal depends, of course, on the meaning of “future”. If one is thinking in terms of science fiction and the space age, it is at least possible to assume that man will have solved such trivial and earthly problems as housing. Writers of science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards, have had little to say on the subject. They have conveyed the suggestion that men will live in great comfort, with every conceivable apparatus to make life smooth, healthy and easy, if not happy. But they have not said what his house will be made of. Perhaps some new building material, as yet unimagined, will have been discovered or invented at least. One may be certain that bricks and mortar(泥灰,灰浆) will long have gone out of fashion.[br] But the problems of the next generation or two can more readily be imagined. Scientists have already pointed out that unless something is done either to restrict the world’s rapid growth in population or to discover and develop new sources of food (or both), millions of people will be dying of starvation or at the best suffering from underfeeding before this century is out. But nobody has yet worked out any plan for housing these growing populations. Admittedly the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world, where housing can be light structure or in backward areas where standards are traditionally low. But even the minimum shelter requires materials of some kind and in the teeming, bulging towns the low-standard “housing” of flattened petrol cans and dirty canvas is far more wasteful of ground space than can be tolerated.[br] Since the war, Hong Kong has suffered the kind of crisis which is likely to arise in many other places during the next generation. Literally millions of refugees arrived to swell the already growing population and emergency steps had to be taken rapidly to prevent squalor(肮脏)and disease and the spread crime. The city is tackling the situation energetically and enormous blocks of tenements(贫民住宅)are rising at an astonishing aped. But Hong Kong is only one small part of what will certainly become a vast problem and not merely a housing problem, because when population grows at this rate there are accompanying problems of education, transport, hospital services, drainage, water supply and so on. Not every area may give the same resources as Hong Kong to draw upon and the search for quicker and cheaper methods of construction must never cease.[br] 1.What is the author’s opinion of housing problems in the first paragraph?[br] A.They may be completely solved at sometime in the future.[br] B.They are unimportant and easily dealt with.[br] C.They will not be solved until a new building material has been discovered.[br] D.They have been dealt with in specific detail in books describing the future.[br] 2.The writer is sure that in the distant future ___.[br] A.bricks and mortar will be replaced by some other building material.[br] B.a new building material will have been invented.[br] C.bricks and mortar will not be used by people who want their house to be fashionable.[br] D.a new way of using bricks and mortar will have been discovered.[br] 3.The writer believes that the biggest problem likely to confront the world before the end of the century ___.[br] A.is difficult to foresee.[br] B.will be how to feed the ever growing population.[br] C.will be how to provide enough houses in the hottest parts of the world.[br] D.is the question of finding enough ground space.[br] 4.When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that in these parts ___.[br] A.standards of building are low.[br] B.only minimum shelter will be possible.[br] C.there is not enough ground space.[br] D.the population growth will be the greatest.[br] 5.Which of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3?[br] A.Hong Kong has faced a serious crisis caused by millions of refugees.[br] B.Hong Kong has successfully dealt with the emergency caused by millions of refugees.[br] C.Hong Kong’s crisis was not only a matter of housing but included a number of other problems of population growth.[br] D.Many parts of the world may have to face the kind of problems encountered by Hong Kong and may find it much harder to deal with them.
- In the last 12 years total employment in the United States grew faster than at any time in the peacetime history of any country – from 82 to 110 million between 1973 and 1985 – that is, by a full one third. The entire growth, however, was in manufacturing, and especially in no – blue-collar jobs…[br] This trend is the same in all developed countries, and is, indeed, even more pronounced in Japan. It is therefore highly probable that in 25 years developed countries such as the United States and Japan will employ no larger a proportion of the labor force I n manufacturing than developed countries now employ in farming – at most, 10 percent. Today the United States employs around 18 million people in blue-collar jobs in manufacturing industries. By 2010, the number is likely to be no more than 12 million. In some major industries the drop will be even sharper. It is quite unrealistic, for instance, to expect that the American automobile industry will employ more than one –third of its present blue-collar force 25 years hence, even though production might be 50 percent higher.[br] If a company, an industry or a country does not in the next quarter century sharply increase manufacturing production and at the same time sharply reduce the blue-collar work force, it cannot hope to remain competitive – or even to remain “developed.” The attempt to preserve such blue – collar jobs is actually a prescription for unemployment…[br] This is not a conclusion that American politicians, labor leaders or indeed the general public can easily understand or accept. What confuses the issue even more it that the United States is experiencing several separate and different shifts in the manufacturing economy. One is the acceleration of the substitution of knowledge and capital for manual labor. Where we spoke of mechanization a few decades ago, we now speak of “robotization “ or “automation.” This is actually more a change in terminology than a change in reality. When Henry Ford introduced the assembly line in 1909, he cut the number of man – hours required to produce a motor car by some 80 percent in two or three years –far more than anyone expects to result from even the most complete robotization. But there is no doubt that we are facing a new, sharp acceleration in the replacement of manual workers by machines –that is, by the products of knowledge.[br] 1.According to the author, the shrinkage in the manufacturing labor force demonstrates______.[br] A.the degree to which a country’s production is robotized[br] B.a reduction in a country’s manufacturing industries[br] C.a worsening relationship between labor and management[br] D.the difference between a developed country and a developing country[br] 2.According to the author, in coming 25years, a developed country or industry, in order t remain competitive, ought to ______.[br] A.reduce the percentage of the blue-collar work force[br] B.preserve blue – collar jobs for international competition[br] C.accelerate motor – can manufacturing in Henry Ford’s style[br] D.solve the problem of unemployment[br] 3.American politicians and labor leaders tend to dislike_____.[br] A.confusion in manufacturing economy[br] B.an increase in blue – collar work force[br] C.internal competition in manufacturing production[br] D.a drop in the blue – collar job opportunities[br] 4.The word “prescription” in “a prescription for unemployment” may be the equivalent to ______[br] A.something recommended as medical treatment[br] B.a way suggested to overcome some difficulty[br] C.some measures taken in advance[br] D.a device to dire[br] 5.This passage may have been excepted from ________[br] A.a magazine about capital investment[br] B.an article on automation[br] C.a motor-car magazine[br] D.an article on global economy
- Scattered through the seas of the world are billions of tons of small plants and animals called plankton. Most of these plants and animals are too small for the human eye to see. They drift about lazily with the currents, providing a basic food for many larger animals. Plankton has been described as the equivalent of the grasses that grow on the dry land continents, and the comparison is an appropriate one. In potential food value however, plankton far outweighs that of the land grasses. One scientist has estimated that while grasses of the world produce about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates each year. The sea’s plankton generates more than twice as much.[br] Despite its enormous food potential, little effort was made until recently to farm plankton as we farm grasses on land. Now marine scientists have at last begun to study this possibility, especially as the sea’s resources loom even more important as a means of feeding an expanding world population.[br] No one yet has seriously suggested that “planktonburgers” may soon become popular around the world. As a possible farmed supplementary food source, however, plankton is gaining considerable interest among marine scientists.[br] One type of plankton that seems to have great harvest possibilities is a tiny shrimplike creature called krill. Growing to two or three inches long, krill provide the major food for the giant blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit the Earth. Realizing that this whale may grow 100 feet and weigh 150 tons at maturity, it is not surprising that each one devours more than one ton of krill daily.[br] Krill swim about just below the surface in huge schools sometimes miles wide, mainly in the cold Antarctic. Because of their pink color, they often appear as a solid reddish mass when viewed from a ship or from the air. Krill are very high in food value. A pound of these crustaceans contains about 460 calories—about the same as shrimp or lobster, to which they are related.[br] If the krill can feed such huge creatures as whales, many scientists reason, they must certainly be contenders as new food source for humans.[br] 1.Which of the following best portrays the organization of the passage?[br] A.The author presents the advantages and disadvantages of plankton as a food source.[br] B.The author quotes public opinion to support the argument for farming plankton.[br] C.The author classifies the different food sources according to amount of carbohydrate.[br] D.The author makes a general statement about plankton as a food source and then moves to a specific example.[br] 2.According to the passage, why is plankton regarded to be more valuable than land grasses?[br] A.It is easier to cultivate.[br] B.It produces more carbohydrates.[br] C.It does not require soil.[br] D.It is more palatable.[br] 3.Why does the author mention “planktonburgers”?[br] A.To describe the appearance of one type of plankton.[br] B.To illustrate how much plankton a whale consumes.[br] C.To suggest plankton as a possible food sources.[br] D.To compare the food values of beef and plankton.[br] 4.What is mentioned as one conspicuous feature of krill?[br] A.They are the smallest marine animals.[br] B.They are pink in color.[br] C.They are similar in size to lobsters.[br] D.They have grass like bodies.[br] 5.The author mentions all of the following as reasons why plankton could be considered a human food source except that it is ___.[br] A.high in food value.[br] B.in abundant supply in the oceans.[br] C.an appropriate food for other animals.[br] D.free of chemicals and pollutants.
- Which is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.[br] The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947),Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984)。[br] Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.[br] Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵),which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.[br] 1.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.[br] A.they are very rare[br] B.they often cause loss of life[br] C.they always occur in big cities[br] D.they arouse the interest of all the readers[br] 2.Which of the following statements is true?[br] A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.[br] B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.[br] C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.[br] D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.[br] 3.According to passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at ____.[br] A.Texas city B.Flixborough C.Seveso D.Mexico City[br] 4.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.[br] A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry[br] B.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry[br] C.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure had been taken[br] D.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe[br] 5.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.[br] A.natural gas, which can easily catch fire[br] B.fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity[br] C.poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas[br] D.fuel, which is stored in large tanks
- More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international markets to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of international market to balance its import and export trade.[br] French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs of the people, let alone long-ranged developments. Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the worker's income. Wages, it is true, had risen. Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was fulltime and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security. In this discouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages.[br] The government was unwilling to let workers leave the country. It was feared that migration of workers would reduce the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its ualified labor force moved to other countries.[br] 1. The purpose of the passage is to_______.[br] A. explain the French government's emphasis on quality products[br] B. discuss Charles Deschanel's contribution to the French industrial development[br] C. compare the quality of French goods with that of foreign goods[br] D. show French workmen's enthusiasm to seek well-paid jobs in foreign countries[br] 2. It can be inferred from the passage that at the time of Rene Coty .[br] A. France was still at the first stage of industrial development[br] B. French workers were better paid than the workers in any other European countries[br] C. the unemployment rate in France was comparatively higher than that in other European countries[br] D. French workers were able to live better with the increase in their wages[br] 3. It is implied in the passage that at that time_______.[br] A. France had a very large share of international market[br] B. the import and export trade in France was making a successful advance[br] C. demand and supply in France was barely balanced[br] D. France was experiencing economic depression[br] 4. Which of the following is the best indicator of the extreme inflation in France?[br] A. Eighty percent increase in the prices of consumer goods. B. High cost of food.[br] C. High rents for houses. D. Lack of agricultural products.[br] 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?[br] A. Rents in France were tightly controlled.[br] B. France was flooding the international market with inferior product s.[br] C. French workers were prohibited from going abroad to find jobs.[br] D. The migration of French workers would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production.
- Everything____into consideration, I propose that the first prize should be given to Liu Qiang.
- I meant____ you about it, but I forgot to do so.
- While doing calculation for the project, the designers____a new solution to a geological problem.
- The mother almost____when she learned that her son was shot dead.
- The matter is not to be ____.
- They will never reconcile themselves to____.
- You’d better let me know as soon as there is a(n)____position in the branch office.
- Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the____charged on public transport were more reasonable.
- We are convinced____ the righteousness of our cause.
- According to the acoustics, continual exposure____ noise of high intensity would lead to loss of hearing.
- The physicists propose that our attention____the use of special methods of thinking and acting.
- Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love and discipline.
- “The president made a brilliant decision, didn’t he?”[br] “Yes, he did. I don’t know what I would have done if I____to make that decision.”
- To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equipment, the company will produce more of such equipment.
- In selecting a material, the engineer’s interest is in its properties,which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition____it is subject.
- 翻译训练:地域特色文明[br] 文明是多彩的,人类文明因多样才有交流互鉴的价值。文明是平等的,人类文明因平等才有交流互鉴的前提。文明是包容的,人类文明因包容才有交流互鉴的动力。[br] 当今世界,人类生活在不同文化、种族、肤色、宗教和不同社会制度所组成的世界里,各国人民形成了你中有我、我中有你的命运共同体。应该推动不同文明相互尊重、和谐共处,让文明交流互鉴成为增进各国人民友谊的桥梁、推动人类社会进步的动力、维护世界和平的纽带。应该从不同文明中寻求智慧、汲取营养,为人们提供精神支撑和心灵慰藉,携手解决人类共同面临的各种挑战。
- 翻译训练:普通话与方言[br] 中国土地广阔,人口众多。尽管全国都讲汉语,但是不同地区的人说汉语的方式不同,这被称为方言。方言一般被称为地方话,是汉语在不同地区的分支,只在特定地区使用。汉语方言非常复杂。它们有以下三方面不同:发音、词汇和语法。发音的区别最为显著。2000多年前,中国人发现社交时应该使用统一的语言。和方言相比,普通话(mandarin)能被所有人理解。普通话有利于不同种族、地区人民之间的信息传递和文化交流。
- 翻译训练:大学生创业[br] 近年来大学生创业(entrepreneurship)问题越来越受到社会的关注,因为受过多年教育的大学生属于高级知识分子,他们背负着社会的种种期望。在社会经济繁荣发展的同时,大学生创业也成为新气象。现代大学生有创新精神,有对传统观念和传统行业挑战的信心和欲望,而这种创新精神也成为大学生创业的动力源泉,成为成功创业的信心基础。大学生怀揣创业梦想,努力打拼,实现自己的理想,证明自己的价值。
- 翻译训练:[br] 酒和饮酒文化在中国的历史中占据着重要地位。从宋代开始,白酒(white liquor)成为中国人饮用的主要酒类。中国白酒制作工艺复杂,原料丰富多样,是世界著名的六大蒸馏酒(distilled liquor)之一。中国有很多优秀的白酒品牌,受到不同人群的喜爱。在当代社会,饮酒文化得到了前所未有的丰富和发展。不同地区和场合的饮酒习俗和礼仪已成为中国人日常生活中重要的部分。在几千年的文明史中,酒几乎渗透到社会生活中的各个领域,如文学创作、饮食保健等。
- 翻译训练:[br] 筷子(chopsticks) 是中国传统的独具特色的进食工具 (diningutensils) ,至今已有数千年的历史。筷子在古代被称为“箸”,大约从明朝开始才有了 “筷子”的称呼。筷子多为竹子制成,也有用木头、象牙(ivory)、金属或其他材料制作而成。它要么上方下圆,要么上下全圆而上粗下细。不管其形状如何,筷子必须是成对使用的,并且两只筷子的大小长短要相同。筷子是中国人日常生活的必备工具,它的发明充分反映了中国人民的智慧。
- 翻译训练:[br] 要了解中国文化,就应该对中国的戏曲文化有所了解。中国地方戏种类很多,其中京剧是一个具有代表 性的剧种。作为一个独立的剧种,京剧的诞生大约是在1840年至I860年。京剧是在吸收其他地方戏营养的基础 上形成的。京剧有明确的角色分工;在念白上用北京方言;在音乐上以胡琴为主要伴奏乐器。由于京剧是在融 合各种地方戏之精华的基础上形成的,所以它不仅为北京的观众所钟爱,也受到全国人民的喜爱。