2021年江西省抚州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2021年江西省抚州市大学英语6级大学英

语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大学生毕业后去大城市工作

2,也有人选择去小城镇工作

3.结合实际情况谈谈自己的想法

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewonOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.网上购物渐渐成为一种时尚，越来越多的大学生选择网上购物

2.分析大学生网上购物的原因

3.我对此现象的看法

MyViewonOnlineShopping

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicWhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.据统计，在网上聊天交友、玩网络游戏是目前我国大学生上网的主要

活动内容

2.专家认为，那些沉迷于聊天和游戏的大学生，不仅耗费了金钱、时间

和精力，还影响了正常的学业和人际交往

3.我们应当如何看待大学生上网的问题

WhatAreCollegeStudentsDoingontheInternet?

4.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicMyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.选择适合自己的职业的重要性；

2.如何选择适合自己的职业；

3.我的看法

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.目前许多大四女生不忙求职忙相亲

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

6.Direction:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshould

writeatleastl50wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

(giveninChinese)below.

1.目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品(fakecommodities)。为什么会有这种

现象？

2.举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人、社会的危害。

7.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.现代社会中竞争无处不在；

2.竞争和合作的关系。

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledonGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前很多人报考研究生；

2.你认为此现象的原因是什么；

3.你的看法。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWhatDoYouThinkofChallenge.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.挑战的意义。

2.如何迎接挑战。

3.我的看法是...

WhatDoYouThinkofChallenge?

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledMyViewonAutomobiles.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.汽车给人类带来的益处；

2.汽车给人类带来的副作用；

3.我的观点。

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)

11.

OneoftheeducationalactivitiesinEastHarlemHealthyHeartProgramis

12.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1一7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

AGuidetoJobHunting

Developingyourcareerandfindinganewjobcantakeoveryourlifeifyou're

notcareful.That'swhyrecruitmentexpertsKellyServiceshavecomeupwith

agreatlistofshortcutsandtoptipsthatwillhelpyoumanageyourtimeand

achieveyourgoals.AccordingtolatestresearchfromKelly,whichlastyear

foundover10000peoplepermanentjobsacrossawiderangeofbusiness

sectors,employersarelookingfortoptalentcombinedwithcommitmentand

enthusiasm.

Prioritizeyourneeds

Workoutyourpriorities.What'simportanttoyou,whatsortofcompanydo

youwanttoworkforandwhattypeofjobyouareafter?Howambitiousare

you,wouldyoubepreparedtorelocate,howfarareyouwillingtocommute

andhowimportantisjobsatisfaction?Thisinitialhomeworkwillhelpyouto

recognizeyourownkeyrequirementsandcouldsaveahugeamountoftime

thatcouldbewastedchasingafterthewrongtypeofjob.

Consulttheexperts

Takethehassleoutofjobhuntingbydiscussingyourcareeroptionswiththe

experts.StaffinggiantsKellyServiceshaveover500experiencedrecruitment

consultantsin120HighStreetlocationswhocantakethelegworkoutofjob

huntingforyou.Theyhavecontactswithmulti-national"bluechips"aswell

aswithsmallerlocalcompaniesand,withcuttingedgetechnologyinplace,

theycanlookatallavailablejobsnationwideatthetouchofabutton.

ExecutiveCVtips

SellingyourselfandyourskillsSuccessfullyinyourCVcanmakeallthe

differencebetweensecuringanintervieworfindingyourselfOntherejectlist.

Remembertofocusonyourachievements,togiveexamplesoftasksyouhave

successfullycompletedwhichdemonstrateyourstrengthsandcompetencies

andtoincludeactivitiesthatreflectyourattitudeandpersonality.YourCV

shouldbetailoredtospecificjobopportunitiesandyoushouldhavean

electronicversionaswellasapaperbasedone.MakingsurethatyourCVis

uptoscratchisoneoftheservicesofferedbyKelly,soifyoursisinneedof

anoverhaulcontacttheexperts.

Jobsonline

TheInternethasrevolutionizedthesearchforworkandthewebisagreat

placetolookforjobs.Therearehundredsofdifferentjobsadvertisedonwww.

kellyservices,co.uk-andbecauseit'savailable24-7youcancheckupon

yourjobopportunitieswheneveritsuitsyou.Onceyouhaveregisteredfor

workandgivenusallyourdetails,Kellywillcontactyouwhentherightjob

comesup-youdon'tevenhavetochaseus.Butmakesurethatyousetupa

privateemailaddressbecauseyouwon'twanttobebombardedatwork.

Getconnected

Theweb,whichgivesyouaccesstomorethanamillioncompaniesinevery

partoftheglobe,istheplacetoresearchyourpotentialemployers.Usea

searchenginetofindoutthelatestonspecificcompanies,industriesandwho's

beeninthenews.

Effectivetimemanagement

Usingyourtimeeffectivelyiscrucial,particularlyifyouareworkingwhile

lookingforyournewjob,andit'sherethatyourstrategyandplanofaction

willcomeintotheirown.Makesurethatyourplanhastargets,realistic

deadlines,andthatyousetcertainperiodsoftimeasidetofocusonyour

search.Onehourofconcentratedeffortisworthfourhoursofinterruptions,

somakesureyouarenotdisturbed!Intoday'sbusyworldit'sallabout

learningt

A.Managingtime.

B.Workingoutpriorities.

C.Consultingtheexperts.

D.Askingforthefamily'srequirements.

13.TheAmericanVisitor

ThebigredAmericanearwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.

WhenPaulCarsonsawitcomingtowardshim,hestoppedhisowncaratthe

side,tomakeroomforittopass.

Thebigcarwentslowlypast,soclosethatPaulcouldseeitsdriver'sface

quiteclearly.Itwasnotaprettyface.Themouthwastoolarge,andtheears

weretoosmall.Theblackhairwascutveryshort,andtheeyeswerehidden

behinddarkglasses.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"Paulwondered."Waitaminute.I

remembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper."Heturnedtohissister."Haveyou

stillgotyesterday'spaper,Nora?Ordidyoulightthefirewithitthismorning?

YouusuallydowhenIneedit."

"No,Ididn't,"laughedNora."Butit'sratherdirty.Iputthefishinitjustnow

astheyhadnopaperinthefishshop.It'sontheflooratthebackoftheear.

I'llgetitifyoulike."

Sheopenedthebackdoorandtookthefishoutofthepaper.Paulturned

quicklytothemiddlepageandshowedherthepicture.Itwaspartlycovered

withwetfish'sblood,butthefacewasclearenough.Itwasnotaprettyface.

Ithadalargemouthandsmallears,anditseyeswerehiddenbehinddark

glasses.

"Wantedbythepolice,"readPaul,"forpayingbillswithuselesschequesat

hotelsandshopsinMargate,Brightonandotherlargeseasidetowns.TheCity

Bankwillpayfiftypoundstoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

"DoesitsayanythingaboutanAmericancare"

"No.Butlistentothis.HeisEnglish,butheusuallytalksanddresseslikean

Americanvisitor.Perhapsit'sastolencar.Menlikehimuseadifferentcar

everyweek."

"That'strue.Whatareyougoingtodo,Paul?Callthepolice?"

"No.Iwanttomakesurefirst."Heturnedthecarandbegantodrivebackthe

sameway."Let'sfollowhimandwatchforafewminutes.What'shiscar

number?Whereishestaying?Togetourfiftypounds,wemustbeabletotell

thepoliceasmuchaspossible."

Soontheysawtheredcarinfrontofthem.Itseemedtobegoingveryslowly.

"Don'tgotoonear,Paul.Ifheseesus,we'llnevercatchhim.Oh,becareful,

he'sstopping!"

Paulstoppedhisowncarbehindanoldfarm-cartattheroadside,sothatthe

mancouldnotseehim.Thedooroftheredcaropened,anditsdrivergotout

andlookedround.Thenhestartedwalkingtowardsanoldwhitehouse,which

washalf-hiddenbytreesalittlewayfromtheroad.

"That'sSeldonManor,theLightfoot'shouse!"saidPaul."They'reawayin

Greecethissummer,stayingwithherfamily.DickLightfootmarriedaGreek

girl,youremember?Thegardeneristakingcareoftheplace,butthere'sno

onelivingthereatpresent."Helookedoncemoreatthepictureinthe

newspaper.Thenhegotoutofthecar.

"Listen,Nora.Youmuststayherewiththecar,I'mgoingacrossthefieldto

thesideofthehouse.Hewon'tseeme,butI'llbeabletowatchhim.Ifyou

hearmecall,driveuptothehouseasquicklyasyoucan."

Heleftherandranacrossthefield.Themanwascomingawayfromthefront

doorandwalkingroundthesideofthehouse.Thedoorofthegarden-room

wasopen,andhewentinside.

PaulCarsondidnotstoptothinkortoaskquestions.Heranacrossthegarden

andshutthedoor.Thenhefixeditsothatitcouldbeopenedonlyfromoutside.

Therewasnootherdoororwindow.Themanwascaught.

Pauldidnotwaittotalk.Heranbacktothecarasfastashecould.Behind

himhecouldheartheangrymantryingtobreakthedooropen.Butitwasa

strongdoor;hewouldsoongettiredofhittingit.

Whentheyreachedthepolicestation,Paulwentinandquicklytoldthepolice

officerallaboutth

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14.

Peopledrinkinapartyinorderto.

15.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

Forquestions8-10.completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

HowtoGetLuckyandLiveaCharmedLife

Forcenturies,peoplehaverecognizedthepowerofluckandhavedone

whatevertheycouldtotryseizingit.Takeknockingonwood,thoughttodate

backtopaganritualsaimedatelicitinghelpfrompowerfultreegods.Westill

doittoday,thoughfew,ifany,ofusworshiptreegods.Sowhydowepass

thisandothersuperstitionsdownfromgenerationtogeneration?Theanswer

liesinthepowerofhick.

LiveaCharmedlife

Toinvestigatescientificallywhysomepeopleareconsistentlyluckyand

othersaren't,Iadvertisedinnationalperiodicalsforvolunteersofboth

varieties.Fourhundredmenandwomanfromallwalksoflife—ages18to

84-responded.

Overaten-yearperiod,Iinterviewedthesevolunteers,askedthemto

completediaries,personalityquestionnairesandIQtests,andinvitedthemto

mylaboratoryforexperiments.Luckypeople,Ifound,getthatwayviasome

basicprinciples-seizingchanceopportunities;creatingself-fulfilling

propheciesthroughpositiveexpectations;andadoptingaresilientattitudethat

turnshadluckaround.

OpenYourMind

Considerchanceopportunities:Luckypeopleregularlyhavethem;unlucky

peopledon't.Todeterminewhy,Igaveluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,

andaskedthemtotellmehowmanyphotoswereinside.Onaverage,unlucky

peoplespentabouttwominutesunthisexercise;luckypeoplespentseconds.

Why?Becauseonthepaper'ssecondpage—inbigtype—wasthemessage

"Stopcounting:Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper."Luckypeople

tendedtospotthemessage.Unluckyonesdidn't.Iputasecondonehalfway

throughthepaper:"Stopcounting,telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthis

andwin$250."Again,theunluckypeoplemissedit.

Thelesson:Unluckypeoplemisschanceopportunitiesbecausethey'retoo

busylookingforsomethingelse.Luckypeopleseewhatisthereratherthan

justwhatthey'relookingfor.

Thisisonlypartofthestory.Manyofmylankyparticipantstriedhardtoadd

varietytotheirlives.Beforemakingimportantdecisions,onealteredhisroute

towork.Anotherdescribedawayofmeetingpeople.Henoticedthatatparties

heusuallytalkedtothesametypeofperson.Tochangethis,hethoughtofa

colorandthenspokeonlytoguestswearingthatcolor—womeninred,say,or

meninblack.

Doesthistechniquework?Well,imaginelivinginthecanterofanapple

orchard.Eachdayyoumustcollectabasketofapples.Atfirst,itwon'tmatter

whereyoulook.Theentireorchardwillhaveapples.Gradually,itbecomes

hardertofindapplesinplacesyou'vevisitedbefore.Ifyougotonewpartsof

theorchardeachtime,theoddsoffindingappleswillincreasedramatically.

Itisexactlythesamewithluck.

RelishtheUpside

Anotherimportantprinciplerevolvedaroundthewayinwhichluckyand

unluckypeopledealwithmisfortune.Imaginerepresentingyourcountryin

theOlympics.Youcompete,dowell,andwinabronzemedal.Nowimagine

asecondOlympics.Thistimeyoudoevenbetterandwinasilvermedal.How

happydoyouthinkyou'dfeel?Mostofusthinkwe'dbehappierafterwinning

thesilvermedal.

Butresearchsuggestsathleteswhowinbronzemedalsareactuallyhappier.

Thisisbecausesilvermedaliststhinkthatifthey'dperformedslightlybetter,

theymighthavewonagoldmed

A.thepowerofluck

B.thepowerofGod

C.thepowerofbelief

D.thepowerofintelligence

16.

InThailand,themostpopularsecondlanguagenowadaysisChinese.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

ManyAsianshavestrongbeliefthatfateinfluenceslife,andthisbeliefis

regardedbymanywesterners.

18.ThepesticideDDTcanbeeffectiveagainst.

A.malariaB.wildlifeC.animalsD.humannervoussystem

19.SpaceTravelintheFuture

Spaceflightmaybeabouttoundergoatransformationfarmoreradicalthan

anythingplannedbynationalorinternationalspaceagencies.Inthenext

fifteenyearsorso,therecouldbeafleetoffiftyspace-planescarryinga

millionpeopleintoorbitabouttheEartheachyear,at$10,000perhead.A

prototypeofspaceplanecouldbeupandflyingwithinfiveorsixyears.

Perhapssurprisinglythemainobstaclestorealizingthisdreamareneither

technicalnorcommercial.Spacetransportationisexpensiveandriskyat

presentbecausealllauncherssofarhaveusedlargethrow-awaycomponents

thatarebasedonballisticmissiletechnology.Butthetechnologyalready

existsforaprototypeofafullyreusable,aero-plane-likelauncher,andits

developmentcostsneedonlybeequivalenttoabouttwospaceshuttle

flights(about$1,000million).Thecostperprototypespace-planeflightwould

beabout1percentofthecostinthespaceshuttle.

Coststhatlowwillnotbeachievedwithoutseveralyearsofoperating

experienceandcontinuousdevelopmenttocreateheatshieldsandrocket

motorsthatmeettheusualairlinerstandardsoflonglifeandlowmaintenance

costs.AccordingtorecentmarketresearchinJapan,morethanamillion

peopleayearwouldbepreparedtopaysuchapriceforabriefvisittoaspace

station.Ifcorrect,thislevelofspacetourismwouldprovidethesortof

commercialincentiveandoperatingexperienceneededtoachieveairliner

standard.

However,spacepolicyissodominatedbypoliticsthatmorethansound

engineeringandcommercialargumentswillbeneededtotransform,ahigh-

costindustryintoalow-costone.Manyaviationengineersin1961,wasasa

memberofaspace-planestobefeasibleoverthirtyyeasago.(Myfirstjob,

startingin1961,wasasamemberofaspace-planedesignteam.)Theywere

notdevelopedprimarilybecausethemainplayerinthefiled,NASA,because

preoccupiedwithitspartintheColdWarandlockedintoaballisticmissile

mindset.Asaresult,NASAhasnotencouragedstudiesofspace-planesthat

couldbebuiltusingexistingtechnologyandtendstoviewpredictionssuch

asthoseoutlinedaboveasfar-fetched.

Howthencanthetransformationbebroughtabout?Fourrecenteventsshould

betweenthemtriggertherequiredoverthrowofthemindset.Thefirst

componentshavebeenmanufacturedfortheInternationalSpaceStationand

NASA,inconjunctionwiththeSpaceTransportationAssociation,hasbegun

thefirstofficialstudytheOrbitalScienceCorporationandtheRockwell

InternationalCorporation,fordevelopmentoftheX-34launcher.

TheX-34hasareusablelowerstageandanexpendableupperstage,andis

designedtoreducethecostoflaunchingsmallsatellites.Unpilotedand

lookingratherlikealarge,fatfighteraero-plane,itislaunchedfroma

convertedBoeing747.Havingreleasedtheupperstageataboutonehalf

satellitespeed,therocket-poweredlowerstageglidesbacktobaseandlands.

Followinginspection,maintenanceandrefueling,thelowerstagewillbe

readyforthenextflightafewdayslater.Thefirstorbitaltestflightis

scheduledforjusttwoandahalfyearsfromnow.InApril1995,NASAplaces

competitivestudycon-tractswithLockheed,McDonnellDouglasand

RockwellfortheX-33demonstrator,whichistendedtoleadtoanunpiloted

single-stage-to-orbitlauncher.

Whentheimplicationsofsuchprojectsbecomewidelyappreciated,thecase

foranewandrealisticwayaheadforspacewillbecomeoverwhelming.While

theX-34cannotbedescribedasatruespace-plane,sinceithasanexpendable

upperstage,ifitissuccessfulitwillprovideunassailableevidenceforthe

feasibilityofatruespace-plane.Apilotedtwo-stagespace-planeusing

existingtechnologywillthenbeseenasamongtheall-timebestaerospac

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20.

AU.S.scientificreportconcludedthatsometrendsofclimatechangewere

causedby.

三、3.ListeningComprehension（10题）

21.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins[Bl]PresidentsFord,Carterand

Bushat"thepresident'ssummitforAmerica'sfuture"[B2]at

recruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafter-school,weekendand

summerreadinghelpforuptothreemillionchildren.Mr.Clitonwillask

Congressthiscomingweekfornearlythree[B3]dollarstofunda

five-yearprogramcalled"AmericaReads".

Theprogramwouldfundthe[B4]effortsof20thousandreading

[B5]anditwouldalsogive[B6]tohelpparentshelpchildren

readbythethirdgrade,oraboutageeight.DuringhisSaturdayradio[B7]

,thepresidentexplainedwhythe[B8]isimportant."We

need'AmericaReads'andweneeditnow.studiesshowwhatifthefourth­

gradersfailtoreadwell,[B9]But,40percentofthemstillcan'tread

atabasiclevel."

Volunteertutors,whoprovidecommunityserviceinexchangeforcollege

funding,arebeingusedinliteracyandtutoringprograms.[B10].

ThepresidentsaysmanyofthePhiladelphiasummit'scorporatesponsorswill

recruittutors.[BH].

[Bl]

22.(25)

A.Climbershavetheopportunitytobeoutsideandenjoythescenery.

B.Climbingisn'tasexpensiveasothersports.

C.Learningtoclimbdoesn'ttakeaverylongtime.

D.Climbersdevelopskillsusefulinotheractivities.

23.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

WeddingCrashersisacomedythathadoncetakenthetopatNorthAmerican

boxofficein2005.Consideringthewaterloosmany(36)filmshave

experienced,Isupposeitisafairlyastonishingand(37)achievement

inthecompetitiveandunpredictablemarket.

Thestorylineisnot(38):WilsonandVaughnarelawyerssuccessful

indivorcesettlements,andtheyliketo(39)intheweddingcrashing

games.Intonsofweddingparties,theysing,dance,andeat,butthesearenot

their(40)motives.Theyareonlytoendupthedaywithsomepretty

femaleattendeetogetintobed.

Repeated(41)leadtounpleasantappetites.Attheendofthemarriage

season,they(42)apowerwedding,thebrideofwhichisthedaughter

oftheU.S.SecretaryoftheTreasury.ThereWilsonfallsinlovewithClaire,

sisterofthebride.Afterthewedding,WilsonisinvitedtotheSecretary's

house.However,hisliesarediscoveredandconsequentlyheis(43)

out.

Despiteallthese,thelovingflameinWilson'sheartdoesn'tseemtocrushout.

Havingaccumulatedeverynervehecanget,(44).Givingway

totheHollywoodromanticcomedyrule,thisfilmendsupwithahappycome-

off.,

Franklyspeaking,thisfilmisnotasfunnyasIthought.(45).

Anyhow,thehugeboxofficesuccessjustprovedtothewholeworldthat

Americanslovethisfilmalot.(46).

24.听力原文：CaptainJosephMackey'sairplanewasflyingovertheocean

onitswaytoGreatBritainwhenenginetroublestarted.Heturnedbackand

madeacrash-landingatnightinthedeepsnowofNewfoundland.Allthemen

intheplanewerekilledexceptCaptainMackey,whowasbadlyhurt.

CaptainMackeywaitedallthenextmorningforanairplanetocomeinsearch

ofhim.Intheafternoonhesetouttofindhelp.Hewentaboutamilebutfound

thathewastooweaktogoonthroughthesnow.Halfwalkingandhalf

crawling,hemadehiswaybacktotheplane.

Theseconddaymanyplanespassedabovehim,butnoneofthepilotssaw

him.ThethirddayCaptainMackeyheardaplanecomingnearerandnearer,

flyingveryslowly.Itflewrightoverhimandpassedon.Thenhegaveup

hopeofbeingfound.Inafewminutestheplanereturned,andpilotdipped

onewingtogetaclearerview.

Thepilotcamedowncloserforabetterlook,andthenhesawCaptainMackey

wavinghisarms.Thepilotquicklyclimbedhigherandsentaradiomessage.

Inashorttimeaplanecameanddroppedasleepingbag,food,medicine,and

toolsforCaptainMackey.

(33)

A.Nofuel.B.Iceonthewing.C.Enginetrouble.D.Nofood.

25.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthe

Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—Atypeparentsusuallybringabout

Atype[Bl]Buttheenvironmentmustalsohavea[B2]

effect,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomea

majorfactorinthelivesoftheir,children.

Oneplacewherechildren[B3]upAcharacteristicsisschool,which

is,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschools[B4]

the'winatallcosts'moralstandardand[B5]theirsuccessby

sportingachievements.Thecurrent[B6]formakingchildrencompete

againsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,in

whichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirBtypefellows.

Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthat

Pheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,[B7]deadsecondsafter

saying:'Rejoice,weconquer!'

Byfartheworstform,ofcompetitioninschoolsisthe[B8]emphasis

onexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthose

thingstheydowell[B9]____________________________

Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallAyoungsterschange

intoB's.[BIO]Itistopmanagement.

Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwaslessened,moretime

mightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.[Bll]

Itissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctors

exclusivelyfromAtypestock.B'sareimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

[Bl]

26.(18)

A.He'llprobablytalkaboutChapter16inclasstoday.

B.He'llprobablypostponethetestuntilhetalksChapter16.

C.Hemighttestthestudentsonmaterialnotdiscussedinclass.

D.Heusuallytellsthestudentsaheadoftimewhatwillbeonhistests.

27.(35)

A.SomeslaveswerebroughttoAmericainthe20thcentury.

B.Slaveswerenottreatedaspeople.

C.Beingbrutaltoslaveswasagainstthelaw.

D.Noslaveownerwaseverpunishedfortheirbrutality.

28.

[B7]

29.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

(12)

A.Shewantstomakesureifshegraduatedsuccessfully.

B.Shehasappliedfortheman'sschoolasapostgraduatethisautumn.

C.Shehascalledherteacherstoasksomeacademicquestions.

D.Sheispreparingforhergraduatepaper.

30.(13)

A.Tomwil