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2020年12月英语六级冲刺模拟试卷及答案

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Wecanbeginourdiscussionof“populationasglobal

issue”withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss“the

populationproblem”：toomanypeopleonearthandatoo

tsare

notindispute,Itwasquiterighttoemploytheanalogythat

likeneddemographicgrowthto“along,thinpowderfuthat

burnssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthe

chargeandexplodes.”

Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichis

characterizedbyrapidincreasinpopulation,itis

necessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.

g

backatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthat

populationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingvery

tofourancestors,

lifewashard,oftennasty,ashigh

fertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedby

tofhumanhistory,itwasldomthe

cathatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,while

,

societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecaudeath

,thepopulation

problemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtoprevent

extinctionofthehumanrace.

ydoesitput

thecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistorical

perspective,butitsuggeststhatthecauofrapidincrea

inpopulationinrecentyearsisnotasuddenenthusiasmfor

morechildren,butanimprovementintheconditionsthat

traditionallyhavecaudhighmortality.

Demographichistorycanbedividedintotwomajorperiods：

atimeoflong,slowgrowthwhichextendedfromabout8,000

irstperiodofsome

9600years,thepopulationincreadfromsome8millionto

n1650andtheprent,the

populationhasincreadfrom500milliontomorethan4

stimatedthatbytheyear2000therewill

to

appreciatethisdramaticdifferenceinsuchabstractnumbers

istoreducethetimeframetosomethingthatismore

n8000BCand1650,anaverageofonly

50,000personswasbeingaddedannuallytotheworld’s

ent,thisnumberisaddedevery

reaisabout80,000,000personsannually.

fthefollowingdemographicgrowthpatternis

mostsuitableforthelongthinpowderfuanalogy?

allystableorslightlydecreasingperiodand

thenasuddenexplosionofpopulation.

rowthforalongtimeandthenaperiodof

rapid,dramaticincrea.

ypeopleonearthandafewrapidincreain

thenumberaddedeachyear.

eriodwhendeathratexceedsbirthratesand

thenashortperiodwithhigherfertilityandlowermortality.

thefirstperiodofdemographichistory,

societieswereoftenindangerofextinctionbecau___.

eintenpersonscouldlivepast40.

ashighermortalitythanfertilityinmost

places.

oodangeroustohavebabiesduetothepoor

conditions.

estorshadlittleenthusiasmformorechildren.

tatementistrueaboutpopulationincrea?

ightbeanincreaof2.2billionpersonsfrom

nowtotheyear2000.

50,000babiesareborneverysixhoursatprent.

n8000BCandtheprent,thepopulation

increaisabout80,000,000personachyear.

ulationincreadfasterbetween8000BCand1650

thanbetween1650andtheprent.

horofthepassageintendsto___.

opleagainstthepopulationexplosioninthe

nearfuture.

ethedemographicgrowthpatterninthepastwith

thatafter1650.

tthecauforrapidincreainpopulationin

recentyears.

tusaclearandcompletepictureofthe

demographicgrowth.

d“demographic”inthefirstparagraph

means___.

ticsofhuman.

ndingsstudy.

lationofhuman.

pmentofhuman.

参考答案：ABADA

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Mostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid—

oprovideuswithsomeinformation,but

meaningsarederivedfromsomanyothersourcesthatitwould

hinderoureffectivenessasapartnertoarelationshipto

reudtodescribe

onlyasmallpartofthemanyideasweassociatewithany

meswecangaininsightintosomeof

don’mes

ourwordsdon’tmeananythingexcept“I’mlettingoff

’treallywantyoutopaycloattention

towhatI’yattentiontowhatI’mfeeling.”

nwantingto

purchaahousaystothecurrentowner,“Thisstephas

tobefixedbeforeI’llbuy.”Theownersays,“It’sbeen

likethatforyears.”Actually,thestephasn’tbeenlike

thatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis：“Idon’t

’tyou?”The

archforamoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedeveloped

ofexaminingamessageintermsofwhosaidit,whenit

occurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhowitwas

said.

Whenamessageoccurscanalsorevealassociatedmeaning.

Letusassumetwocouplesdoexactlythesameamountof

couplealwayskissafteran

orderingofthebehaviorsmaymeanagreatdealmorethanthe

d’sunusuallydocile

behaviormayonlybeunderstoodbynotingthatitwas

precededbysituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountof

sponsmaybedirectlylinkedtoa

mple,

apersonwhosays“No!”toarialsofchargeslike

“You’redumb,”“You’relazy,”and“You’redishonest,”

mayalsosay“No!”andtrytojustifyhisorherrespon

ifthenextstatementis“Andyou’regoodlooking.”

Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesareprented.

Thewords,“Ifsurehasbeennicetohaveyouover,”canbe

meaningsweassociatewiththephrawillchangeaccordingly.

Sometimesifwesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmore

importance;sometimesthemorewesaysomethingtheless

importanceitassumes.

ivecommunicationisrenderedpossiblebetween

twoconversingpartners,if___.

eproperwordstocarrytheirideas.

thspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelings.

ytounderstandeachother’sideasbeyondwords.

ecapableofassociatingmeaningwiththeir

words.

2.“I’mlettingoffsomesteam”inparagraph1means___.

A.I’mjustcallingyourattention.

B.I’mjustkidding.

C.I’mjustsayingtheopposite.

D.I’mjustgivingoffsomesound.

-owner’xampleshowsthatheactually

means___.

phasbeenlikethatforyears.

n’tthinkitnecessarytofixthestep.

ditionofthestepisonlyaminorfault.

tinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared.

sponsandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,

butarejustifiableif___.

toanabnormalamountofasrtiveness.

one’shabitualpatternofbehavior.

spartofanorderingquence.

dtoariesofcharges.

d“ritualistically”inthelastparagraph

equalssomethingdone___.

ttrueintention.

-heartedly.

ofceremony.

smphasis.

参考答案：DBABC

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Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkon

publictransport,orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,

eachofthecarriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow.

However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthe

chemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65times

riskierthanthelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateof

workersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmost

anyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhen

thingsgowrongtheyoftencaudeathtotholivingnearby.

Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.

Fortunately,tfamousones

happenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),Seveso

(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984).

Someofthearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeven

iedatSeveso,and

staccidentofallwas

Bhopal,whereupto3,asCity

exfireata

storageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCity

took542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventat

Bhopal.

Someexpertshavediscusdtheaccidentsandudeach

eTexas

Cityexplosionwascaudbytonsofammoniumnitrate(硝酸

铵),

Flixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,whichtook

Sevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthorities

e

poisonousgasdriftedoverthetown,localleaderswere

exfirewasmade

,

byamiracle,

thecaughtfire,then3,000strongrescueteamandfire

fighterswouldallhavedied.

fthefollowingstatementsistrue?

gattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome.

llingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthan

workingattheoffice.

gathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemical

industry.

ginthechemicalindustryissaferthan

travelingbyair.

alaccidentsareusuallyimportantenoughtobe

reportedasnewsbecau____.

everyrare

tencaulossoflife

waysoccurinbigcities

outheinterestofallthereaders

ingtopassage,thechemicalaccidentthatcaud

bythefaultofmanagementhappenedat____.

City

epassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisa

kindof____.

lgas,whichcaneasilycatchfire

izer,whichcan'tbestoredinagreatquantity

oussubstance,whichcan'tbeudinovercrowded

areas

,whichisstoredinlargetanks

ediscussionamongsomeexpertswemaycoclude

that____.

danyaccidentsweshouldnotrepairthe

facilitiesinchemicalindustry

alauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththe

productionofthechemicalindustry

accidentscouldhavebeenavoidedor

controlledifeffectivemeasurehadbeentaken

lgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe

参考答案：DBABC