广东大学英语考试真题卷6.docx
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广东大学英语考试真题卷6
2022年广东大学英语考试真题卷(6)
本卷共分为1大题50小题,作答时间为180分钟,总分100分,60分及格。
一、单项选择题(共50题,每题2分。
每题的备选项中,只有一个最符合题意)
1.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}
OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandillAsia,dinosaurfossilsarenowbeingdiscoveredonallsevencontinents.Ahostofnewrevelationsemergedin1998thatpromisetoreshapescientists’viewsofdinosaurs,includingwhattheylookedlikeandwhenandwheretheylived.
ItisdoubtfulthatTyrannosaurusRexhadlipsorthatTriceratopshadcheeks,saysLawrenceWitmer,anassistantprofessorofanatomyatOhioUniversityinAthens,Ohio.WitmerwasaleadingresearcherforastudyondinosauranatomythatwaspresentedattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforVertebratePaleontology,whichconcludedonOctober3inSnowbird,Utah.
Witmer’sstudyreacheditsconclusionsbyusinghigh-techcomputerizedaxialtomography(CTorCAT)scans&longwithcomparativeanatomystudies.Forexample,thetheorythatTriceratopsandsimilardinosaurspecieshadcheekswasbasedonpastcomparisonswithmammalssuchassheep.ButWitmer’scarefulanalysisfoundthestructureofthetriceratopsjawandskullmadeitmorelikelythatTriceratopshadabeaklikethatofaneagle.Witmersaidthatscientistsshouldusebirdsandcrocodilesasmodelswhenresearchingtheappearanceofdinosaurs.
InearlyOctoberscientistsannouncedthattheyhadconfirmedthediscoveryofanewtypeofceratopsiandinosaur.Thedinosaur’sbones,foundinNewMexicoin1996,areforcingpaleontologiststorethinktheirtheoriesaboutwhenceratopsiansmigratedtowhatisnowNoahAmerica.
Scientistspreviouslythoughtthatceratopsians,thegroupthatincludedthewell-knownTriceratops,arrivedinNorthAmericafromAsiabetween70millionand80millionyearsago.Duringthistime,thelateCretaceousPeriod,thecash’stwosupercontinentsmLaurasiainthenorthandGondwanalandinthesouth--wereintheprocessofpullingapart,cuttingdinosaurpopulationsofffromeachotherandinterruptingmigratorypatterns.
Thefossilizedbones,foundbyeight-year-oldChristopherWolfeandhisfather,paleontologistDougWolfeoftheMesaSouthwestMuseuminArizona,datetoabout90millionyearsago.ThiscouldmeanthatceratopsiansoriginatedinNoahAmericaandmigratedtoAsiaratherthanthereverse,paleontologistssaid.DougWolfenamedtheimportantnewspeciesofdinosaurZuniceratopschristopheriafterhisson.
AnexpeditionfromtheUniversitiesofAlaskainAnchorageandFairbankshasdiscoveredaregioninremotenorthernAlaskasorichinfossilizeddinosaurtracksthatteammembersdubbeditthe"dineexpressway".Thetrampledareawasfoundduringthesummerof1998onAlaska’sNoahSlopeneartheBrooksRange.
Thetomfound13newtracksitesandmadecastsfromtheprintsoffivedifferenttypesofdinosaurs.Therockinwhichtheprintsworefounddatestomorethan100millionyearsago,orabout25millionyearsolderthanthepreviouslydiscoveredsignsofdinosaursintheArcticregion.PaleontologistssaidthatthenewfindingsprovideimportantevidencethatdinosaursmigratedbetweenAsiaandNoahAmericaduringtheearlyandmid-CretaceousPeriod,beforeAsiasplitoffintoitsowncontinent.
TworichfossilsitesinthehillsofBoliviahavebeenrecentlydiscovered,excitingpaleontologistsanddinosaurbuffs.Thisdiscoveryincludesoneofthemostspectaculardinosaurtrackwaysoverfound,
ThediscoveryofalargesiteinthemountainregionofKilaKilainsouthernBoliviawasannouncedinearlyOctober.Herescientistsfoundthetracksofatleasttwounknownspeciesofdinosaur.Theseincludedalargequadruped(four-footed)dinosaurthatwallprobablyabout20m(about70ft)long.
Theothersite,locatednotfarfromtheBoliviancityofSucre,wasuncoveredinacementquarrybyworkersseveralyearsagobutwasnotbroughttopaleontologists’attentionuntilthemiddleof1998.Thesitefeaturesaverticalwallcoveredwiththousandsofdinosaurprintsrepresentingmorethan100differentspecies.Thetracksdatebacktobetween65millionand70millionyearsago.Sincedinosaursarebelievedtohavediedoutaround65millionyearsago,theprintswerelikelymadebysomeofthelastdinosaursoncash.
Scientistsspeculatedthatthetracksweremadeattheedgeofalakeorswampandwerethenhardenedandpreserved,Therockcontainingthetrackswasthenpushedintoaverticalpositionovermillionsofyearsofgeologicactivity.Dinosaureggshavealsobeenfoundatthesite,whichpaleontologistsareworkingtopreservebeforeitfallsvictimtoerosion.Paleontologistshopetostudythesiteandlearnaboutthedietandphysicalcharacteristicsofthedinosaursthatarerepresentedthere,
Thepassagefocuseson______.
A.dinosaur’sgeographicallocation
B.shiftingviewsofdinosaurs
C.migrationpatternsofdinosaurs
D.geologicactivityofEarth
2.{{B}}PassageOne{{/B}}
A.Itcreatedmorejobopportunities.
B.Itofferedworkersmorechancesfortraining.
C.Itallowedworkerstolivefarfromtheirjobs.
D.Ithelpedshortentheworkinghours.
3.{{B}}PassageOne{{/B}}
A.Thelackofqualifiedpersonnel.
B.Adeclineinthenumberofcustomers.
C.Difficultyinfindingsuitablesites.
D.Increasestransportationcosts.
4.{{B}}PassageOne{{/B}}
A.Pricesarelowerindowntownstores.
B.Jobopportunitiesarebetterthere.
C.Highwaycommutinghasbecomeunpleasant.
D.Environmentalpollutionisnolongeraproblem.
5.
{{B}}Directions:
{{/B}}Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
{{B}}Passage1{{/B}}
{{B}}Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.{{/B}}
{{U}}Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelytheretobuyabookasapresent.{{/U}}Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometo-tallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.Yousoonbecomeengrossedinsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment-withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.
Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart’scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwithinevitablegreeting:
"CanIhelpyou,sir"Youneedn’tbuyanythingyoudon’twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing,then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.0{courseyoumaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis,butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldretirecarefullyandlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.
Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookonancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass-rubbing-somethingthathadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouupuntilthen.Thisvolumeonthesubject,however,happenedtobesowellillustratedandthepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointerestingthatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection."Dust-jacket"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.akindofclothes
B.protectingpapercoverofabook
C.bookcoverfullofdust
D.thetitleofabook
6.{{B}}Passage3{{/B}}
{{B}}Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.{{/B}}
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.(79){{U}}Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike"Iwaswrongaboutthat,"anditisevenhardertosay,"Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat."{{/U}}
Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofagrocerystoreintheneighbor-hoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing.
Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularclue,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
(80){{U}}Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanim-pressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.{{/U}}Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether;soIwenttowork.
Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheculprit(罪犯).Heseverelyscoldedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokene
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