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中国名校六级密卷（清华大学）

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dataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpret

easilyandquickly.Asmeteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologies

inweatherforecastingoffices,Nowcastingisbecomingareality.

21.Theword“exceeded”inparagraph1mostprobablymeans____.

A）addeduptoB）weremorethan

C）wereaboutD）werelessthan

22.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherefailstopredictsuchashort-lived

tornadobecause____.

A）thecomputerisnotusedtoforecastspecificlocalevents

B）thecomputersarenotadvancedenoughtopredictit

C）theweatherdatapeoplecollectareoftenwrong

D）weatherconditionsinsomesmallregionsarenotavailable

23.Accordingtothepassage,theword“Nowcast”（paragraph3）means____.

A）awayofcollectingrawweatherdata

B）aforecastwhichcanpredicttheweatherconditionsinthesmallareain

anaccurateway

C）anetworktocollectinstantweatherdata

D）amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobservation

24.Accordingtothepassage,____isthekeyfactortomaking“Nowcasts”areality.A）

scientificandtechnologicaladvancessuchasradar,orsatellites

B）computerscientist

C）meteorologists

D）advancedcomputerprograms

25.Accordingtotheauthor,thepassagemainlydealswith____.

A）atornadoinEdmonton,Alberta

B）what’sa“Nowcast”

C）thedisadvantageofconventionalcomputermodelsoftheweatherforecast

D）abreakthroughinweatherforecast

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Bringingupchildrenisahardwork,andyouareoftentoblameforanybad

behaviorofyourchildren.Ifso,JudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.

Parents,sheargues,havenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopment

ofthepersonalityoftheirchildren.Farmoreimportantaretheirplayground

friendsandneighborhood.Ms.Harristakestohittingtheassumption,which

hasdominateddevelopmentalpsychologyforalmosthalfacentury.

Ms.Harris’sattackonthedevelopmentalists’“nature”argumentlookslikely

toreinforcedoubtsthattheprofessionwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatter,

whyisitthattwoadoptedchildren,rearedinthesamehome,arenomoresimilar

inpersonalitythantwoadoptedchildrenrearedinseparatehomes?

Orthata

pairofidenticaltwins,rearedinthesamehome,arenomorealikethanapair

ofidenticaltwinsrearedindifferenthomes?

Difficultasitistotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringing,itmay

behardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeer（同龄人）groupinchildhood

andadolescence.Ms.Harrispointstohowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoon

learnnottospeakatschoolinthewaytheirparentsspeak.Butacquiringa

languageissurelyaskill,ratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopmental

psychologistshuntfor.Certainlyitisdifferentfromgrowinguptenselyor

relaxed,orfromlearningtobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.Easythough

itmaybetoprovethatparentshavelittleimpactonthosequalities,itwill

behardtoprovethatpeershavevastlymore.

Moreover,mumanddadsurelycannotbeditchedcompletely.Youngadultsmay,

asMs.Harrisargues,bekeentoappearliketheirpeers.Buteveninthose

earlyyears,parentshavethepowertoopendoors:

theymayinitiallychoose

thepeerswithwhomtheiryoungassociate,andpickthatinfluentialneighborhood.

Moreover,mostpeoplesuspectthattheycometoresembletheirparentsmore

inmiddleage,andthatpeople’schildbearinghabitsmaybeformedpartlyby

whattheirparentsdid.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablycomplicated,

asmostparentsalreadysuspectedwithoutbeingabletodemonstrateitscientifically.

Evenifitturnsoutthatthegenestheypassonandthefriendstheirchildren

playwithmatterasmuchasaffection,disciplineandgoodexample,parents

arenotcompletelyoffthehook.

26.AccordingtoMs.Harris,____.

A）parentsaretoblameforanybadbehavioroftheirchildren

B）parentswillaffectgreatlythechildren’slifeinthelongrun

C）natureratherthannurturehasasignificanteffectonchildren’spersonality

development

D）children’spersonalityisshapedbytheirfriendsandneighbors

27.Whichofthefollowingviewsisconsistentwithwhatthedevelopmentalists

hold?

A）Childrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeersthanbytheirparents.

B）Twinsarequitedifferentiftheyarerearedintwoseparatefamilies.

C）Identicaltwinsrearedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonality.

D）Nurturehasalesssignificanteffectonchildren’spersonalitydevelopment.

28.AccordingtoPara.3,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）Itishardertotrackthepreciseeffectsofparentalupbringingthanthe

exactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildren.

B）Immigrantchildrentendtodiscardthewaytheirparentsspeakquicklywhen

theygotoschool.

C）Ithasbeenprovedthatpeershavemoreimpactonchildren’squalitiessuch

astobehonestorhard-workingorgenerous.

D）Itiseasierforchildrentoacquirealanguageatschoolthanathome.

29.Theword“ditched”（Line1,Para.4）couldbestbereplacedby____.

A）provedB）emphasized

C）comparedD）ignored

30.Whatistheauthor’smainpurpose?

A）TohighlypraiseMs.Harris’swork.

B）TocounterMs.Harris’swork.

C）ToobjectivelyreportonMs.Harris’swork.

D）TocriticallycommentonMs.Harris’swork.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Microsoftisnolongertheworld’sbiggestcompanybymarketcapitalization.

ThreeotherU.S.companieshaveovertakenthesoftwaregiantintermsofstock

marketvalue.Thefirm’svaluehasgonedownsharplyby41%sofarthisyear,

fromnearly$600billionto$358billion.Muchofthereasonforthefallhas

beentheuncertaintypromptedbytheon-goinganti-trustcase.Ithasbeenovertaken

byGeneralElectric,nowworth$506bn,Intel,worth$441bnandCiscoSystems,

$436bn.

OverthepastyearMicrosoftshareshavemoveddownwardsfromahighof$120

to$68inearlytradingon7June.MeanwhilerivalCiscohasseenitsshare

priceriseby$25tomorethan$60asthecompanyhasgaineditsroleinproviding

thehardwarefortheInternet.Andformostoftheyearithasbeencompeting

withcomputerchipmakerIntelforthesecondplace.Intel’sPentiumchipsare

widelyusedinpersonalcomputersworldwide.

Thecompanythatnowholdsthetitleoftheworld’sbiggestcompanyisanindustrial

giantwhichmakeseverythingfromtoasterstojetengines.GEhassalesof$110

bn—nearlytentimesthatofMicrosoftand340,000employeesworldwide.Ithas

seenitsprofitsgrowby15%ayearto$11bn.GECapitalServices,itsfinancial

subsidiary,makeupnearlyhalfitssales.GEproducespowergenerationsystems,

locomotive,medicalimagingequipmentandelectricalappliances.Italsoowns

theU.S.televisionnetworkNBCanditsfinancialnewssubsidiary,CNBC,and

ironically,ajointventurewithMicrosofttoprovidenewsontheInternet.

Microsoft’ssharesnowfaceafurtherperiodofuncertaintyasthecompany’s

legalbattlecontinues.Itcouldalsofacedifficultyinrecruitingandretaining

employeeswhosepayhasbeenboostedbytheirshareoptions.TheSeattlebased

firmislikelytogotoanappealscourtonanyrulings.Itcouldsufferfurther

lossesfromlawsuitsbroughtbycompetitors,whowouldbeabletoclaimtriple（三倍）damages

foranylossessuffered.Andwithitsenergyandresourcestiedupinthelawsuits,

thecompanymayfinditdifficulttocontinuetoinnovateinthefuture,or

movesoaggressivelytobuyupcompetitors.

31.Microsoft’ssharesaredevalueddrasticallyowingto____.

A）fiercecompetitionfromrivals

B）itsinvolvementinalawsuit（诉讼）

C）thecourtrulings

D）thedecreaseinsalesvolume

32.CiscoSystems’sharepricehasrisenconsiderably____.

A）afterithasovertakenpartofMicrosoft’sshares

B）afterithasbeatenIntelandrisentothesecondplace

C）sinceithasgainedafirmfootinginthemarket

D）becauseitisdevelopingjointlywithMicrosoft

33.WhichisnowthesecondbiggestcompanyintheUnitedStates?

A）GeneralElectric.B）Intel.

C）CiscoSystems.D）GECapitalServices.

34.WhichofthefollowingcompaniesisownedbyGeneralElectricandMicrosoft

together?

A）GECapitalServices.B）NBC.

C）CNBC.D）MSNBC.

35.WhyisitdifficultforMicrosofttoretainemployees?

A）Becauseitfacesanuncertainfuture.

B）Becauseitwillhaveprobleminnovatingitself.

C）Becauseitwillhaveproblempayingthem.

D）Becauseitmaybeboughtupbyitscompetitorsoneday.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ParadiseLostisMilton’smasterpiece.ItsstoryistakenfromtheBible,about

“thefallofman”,thatis,howAdamandEvearetemptedbySatantodisobey

GodbyeatingtheforbiddenfruitfromtheTreeofKnowledge,andhowtheyare

punishedbyGodanddrivenoutofParadise.InMilton’swords,thepurposeof

writingtheepicisto“justifythewaysofGodtomen”,butapparently,Milton

isutteringhisintensehatredofcruelnessoftherulerinthepoem.Bydepicting

Satanandhisfollowersaswellastheirfieryutteranceandbraveactions,

MiltonisshowingaPuritan’s（清教徒的）revoltagainstthedictatorandagainstthe

establishedCatholicsandtheAnglicanChurch.

InthepoemGod