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6月英语六级考试阅读理解模拟试题附答案

6月英语六级考试阅读理解模拟试题附答案2017年6月英语六级考试阅读理解模拟试题附答案做学问的`功夫，是细嚼慢咽的功夫。

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以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年6月英语六级考试阅读理解模拟试题附答案，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(任意的) from the population,it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put themin different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth playsa part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.26. Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Paragraph 1?A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.27. It is suggested in this passage that_______.A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligenceB. close relations usually have similar intelligenceC. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligenceD. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence28. Brothers and sisters are likely to_______.A. have similar intelligenceB. have different intelligenceC. go to the same universityD. go to the same factory29. In Paragraph 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.A. intelligenceB. lifeC. environmentsD. housing30. The best title for this article would be_______.A. On IntelligenceB. What Intelligence MeansC. We Are Born with IntelligenceD. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence 参考答案26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A【2017年6月英语六级考试阅读理解模拟试题附答案】。

CET6阅读理解完形填空模拟试题

CET6阅读理解完形填空模拟试题2017年CET6阅读理解完形填空模拟试题A house divided against itself cannot stand. 以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年CET6阅读理解完形填空模拟试题，希望能给大家带来帮助!During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within 11 countries; the cities with their industries have attracted people away from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed 12 in a factory or office was more attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one's work 13 by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, the development of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people to do the same 14 of work.Thus, at the same time when the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more 15 and more quickly in factories, agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some other crop that would 16 the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soilrich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was 17 from the same land two centuries ago.In many countries farmers find it more 18 to raise only one crop or one kind of animal. They choose the kind that gives the best results. Then they sell all that they produce, instead of trying to grow a little of everything and consume what they grow. This is a more feasible type of 19 because modern methods and machinery are adapted to specific animals and specific crops.Therefore, it would be too expensive to do all the work by hand, or to buy the 20 needed for several different kinds of farming.A. salaryB. freelyC. profitableD. obtainedE. desertedF. operationG.amountH. paymentI. equivalentJ. enrichK. fruitfulL. equipmentM. destroyedN. certainO. cheaply参考答案：II. N 12. A 13. M 14. G 15. O 16. J 17. D 18. C 19. F 20. L。

2017年12月英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解答案

书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟2017 年12 月英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解答案Renewable EnergyIn the past century,it has been seen that the consumption of non-renewable sources of energy has caused more environmental damage thanany other human activity. Electricity generated from fossil fuels such as coaland crude oil has led to high concentrations of harmful gases in the atmosphere.This has in turn led to many problems being faced today such asozone depletion and global warming. Vehicular pollution has also been amajor problem.Therefore,alternative sources of energy have become very importantand relevant to today's world.These sources,such as the sun andwind,can never be exhausted and therefore arc called renewable.They causeless emission and are available locally.Their use can. to a large extent,reducechemical,radioactive, and thermalpollution. They stand out as a viable sourceof clean and limitless energy.These are also known as non-conventionalsources of energy.Most of the renewable sources of energy are fairfy non-polluting and considered clean though biomass,a renewable source,is a majorpolluter indoors.Solar EnergySolar energy is the most readily available source of energy.It does notbelong to anybody and is,therefore,free.It is also the most important of thenon-conventional sources of energy because it is non-pollutingand,therefore.helps in lessening the greenhouse effect.Solar energy has been used since prehistoric times.but in a mostprimitive manner.Before 1970,some research and development was carried。

2017英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解

2017 英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解task 1The Health Benefits of Drinking Water-ls Bottled Drinking Water Healthier Than Filtered Tap Water?Water is a key ingredientin a healthy diet and lifestyle.There are manyhealth benefits of drinking water.It helps flush impurities and toxins out ofour systems.It aids in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients.Infact,nearly everysystem in our bodies relies on water for proper functioning.But what will happen if the water you drink every day is unhealthy?In past decades,concerns about tap water and its impact on overall health led some people to turn to bottled drinking water instead.However,inthose days,there were few choices of bottled waters.You could pay to have a company deliver large bulky plastic bottles of water for the water cooler.Oryou could purchase gallon jugs of distilled or “drinking water”at the grocerystore.In recent years,there has been an explosion in the number of different bottled waters available,with big distributors such as Coke and Pepsi jumpingon the bandwagon.But are bottled drinking waters like Coke's Dasani brand,Pepsi's Aquafina,or Wal-Mart's store brand really any healthier than your tap water? Or would you be better off with a drinkingwater filtration system?As we have learned more about the water we drink.the technology behind drinking water filters and purification systems has improved dramatically.There are filters to remove impurities,chemicals,heavy metals,bacteria and most every contaminant you can think of.With the right。

上半年英语六级快速阅读真题模拟及答案

上半年英语六级快速阅读真题模拟及答案2017上半年英语六级快速阅读真题模拟及答案想要通过考试，必须不断练习，多接触习题才是最重要的.，以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017上半年英语六级快速阅读真题模拟及答案，希望能给大家带来帮助!I live in the land of Disney， Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous， fun-filled place are happier than others. If so， you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper， more abiding emotion.Going to an amusement park or ball game，watching a movie or television，are fun activities that help us relax，temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness， because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play， it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich，beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties， fancy cars， expensive homes， everything that spells “happiness”。

英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解

英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解英语六级阅读模拟试题及详解2017在英语越来越普及的21世纪，学好英语成了学生的.首要目标。

为帮助学生掌握好英语知识，下面是小编为大家搜索整理的英语六级辅导练习，希望能给大家带来帮助!In general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic(官僚主义的) management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human –relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live an die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again – by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by theirsuperiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one’s fellow – competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the preidustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise “ capitali sm? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities – those of all love and of reason – are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.1. By “a well-oiled cog in the machinery “ the author intends to deliver the idea that man is ____.A. a necessary part of the society though each individual’s function is negligibleB. working in complete harmony with the rest of the societyC. an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the societyD. a humble component of the society, especially when working smoothly2. The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that ____.A. they are likely to lose their hobsB. they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in lifeC. they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existenceD. they are deprived of their individuality and independence3. From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _____.A. who are at the bottom of the societyB. who are higher up in their social statusC. who prove better than their fellow – competitorsD. who could dip far away from this competitive world4. To solve the present social problems the author puts foruard a suggestion that we should ______.A. resort to the production mode of our ancestorsB. offer higher wages to the workers and employeesC. enable man to fully develop his potentialitiesD. take the fundamental realities for granted5. The author’s attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of ______.A. approvalB. dissatisfactionC. suspicionD. susceptibility答案：CDDCB。

2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟(六)英语试题含答案

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where does this conversation probably tae place?A.At home.B.In a shop.C.At the doctor's.2.What will the woman probably do?A.Buy boos.B.Borrow boos.C.Read in the library.3.How long has the woman been woring inside?A.Five days.B.One wee.C.Three days.4.What do we now about Charlene?A.She made an ecuse.B.She always had a good reason.C.She was willing to tae the advice.5.Why does the woman refuse to lend the man her bag?A.She doesn't have a bag but a baset.B.She has to use it to carry boos.C.She has many things in it.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

2017年12月英语六级阅读模考试题及答案

2017 年12 月英语六级阅读模考试题及答案task 1The birth of computers has brought with it a new set of opportunities for mischief and crime. Today, computers are easy to come by and many people know how computer technology 11 . More importantly, the growing use of computer networks can multiply the violation of security, making large numbers of people more vulnerable than would be the case if they were using 12 , stand-alone computers.What's more, computer experts agree that—despite recent widespread publicity-computer viruses are 13 one of the many computer security problems facing the nation.The U. S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has requested that the Research Council's Science and Technology Board 14 the security problems posed by computer technology, see what 15 may already exist, review research efforts 16 at avoiding security problems in the future, and evaluate existing policies 17 to computer security. The study committee will examine the 18 of security for a broad spectrum of users, including the business, national security, and academic communities, as well as the 19 public.David. Clark, senior research scientist, Laboratory for Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will chair the 20 of experts inelectronic security, net-work security, computer law, software engineering ? and operating systems. The committee will also include computer users from the defense and banking industries.。

2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题附答案

2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题附答案2017年大学英语六级考试就要到了，为了帮助考生备考阅读理解，接下来，店铺为你分享2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题，希望对你有帮助。

2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题(一)Beethoven And LennonLudwig Van Beethoven1 was one of the greatestmusicians in the 19 th century. John Lennon2 wasone of the greatest musicians in the 20 th century.Although there is a period of about 200 yearsbetween them, they are quite similar in certain ways.Both men expressed the spirit of their time in theirmusic. Beethoven lived in the period of risingcapitalism. At that time, people were trying to break the shackles of feudalism3 , and theywere pursuing freedom, equality, and universal love. This social trend, especially the Frenchrevolution, greatly inspired Beethoven. His music was very active, passionate, and vigorous.Some of his works praised heroism, some conveyed the love for nature, and some extolled4harmony among people. Similarly, Lennon's music revealed his time. In the 1960s and 1970 s,the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the societyand were longing to build a new one . Most of Lennon's songs expressed the ideas of theyouth. In one of his songs entitled Imagine, he sings, "Imagine all the people , living underpeace", and "The world will be united together as one". These words show his anti-war attitudeand his hope for peace , and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70 s.Both men were social rebels to some extent. They refused to bow to social conventions andpower. Beethoven was a devoted republican. When Napoleon5 was in power, who claimed to beadefender of republicanism, Beethoven admired him so much that he dedicated his SymphonyNo. 3, the theme of which is heroism, to him. But then Napoleon crowned6 himself and becamean emperor. Beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had saidabout Napoleon, regardless of possible persecution. Lennon was also considered a trouble-maker by the authorities because of his support for youth movements. For a time he was noteven allowed to give public performances. But he ignored all this and stuck to his belief. 2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题目及答案阅读自测Ⅰ. Fin d the correct me anings of the words in the left from the right side :1. passionate A. praise somebody or something highly2. dedicate B. discouraged, not satisfied3. frustrated C. caused by or showing strong feelings4. stick to D. not change something; keep to5. extol E. address ( one's book, a piece of music) to somebody as a way of showing respectⅡ. Fill in the blanks :1. At the time of capitalism, people were trying to break the _____________( 枷锁) offeudalism to pursue freedom _____________( 平等) and _____________( 博爱) .2. In the 60s and 70s, the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the _____________( 歧视) and_____________( 不公正) in the society and were longing to build a new one.3. They refusedto bow to social _____________( 习俗) and power and Beethoven was a _____________( 忠实的) republican.4. But then Napoleon ________( 加冕) himself and became an emperor.参考答案:Ⅰ. 1. C 2 . E 3. B 4 . D 5. AⅡ. 1. shackles / equality / universal love 2.discrimination / injustice 3. conventions / devoted4. crowned2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题(二)Better Known As Mark TwainThe remarkable man went to a log-cabin schooluntil he was twelve years old. That was the end ofhis formal education. In spite of this, he became themost famous literary figure of his generation .Mark Twain was born in a small Missouri village nearthe Mississippi River2 in 1835. At that time, AndrewJackson3 was the president of the country. AbrahamLincoln was still a young farm laborer in Illinois. The first railroad had been built seven yearsbefore. The Industrial Revolution was at hand. 4 The economic collapse of Americanprosperity, called the Panic of 1837, still lay ahead. This was also the literary period later calledthe“New England Renaissance ”Mark Twain was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the firstwinte r. But with his mother’s tender care , he managed to survive. He had been born in a tinytwo-room cabin. Eight people lived together there . He had four brothers and sisters. A slavegirl lived with them too.As a boy, Mark Twain caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play practical jokes on allof his friends and neighbors. The nature of his jokes often led to violence . He hated to go toschool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearbyMississippi. He was fascinated by that mighty river. He liked to sit on the bank of the river forhours at a time and just gaze at the mysterious islands and the passing boats and rafts. Hewas nearly drowned nine different times. Helearned many things about the river during thosedays. He learned all about its history and the unusual people who rode up and down5 it. Henever forgot those scenes and those people. He later made them part of the history of Americain his books T om Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn6.2017年大学英语六级阅读理解练习题目及答案阅读自测Ⅰ. This is the summary of the passage. Try to fill in the blanks with proper words :Mark Twain was born in a small village near the __________River in 1835. He was not a healthybaby, so he was not expected to live __________ the first winter. Thanks to his mother’s__________care, he managed to survive . He has been born in a tiny two-room __________ . __________people lived together there. He had __________brothers and sisters and a girl livewith them too. When he was a boy, he used to play __________jokes on his friends andneighbors. He hated to go to school but was __________ by the mighty river. He learned allabout its history and __________the unusual people who rode __________ and __________it. Later in his works Tom Sawyer and he made them part of American history.Ⅱ. Quizzes:1. What has four eyes ( Ⅰ) but cannot see?2. It is said that river is richer than any other things. Why?参考答案:Ⅰ. Mississippi / through / tender / cabin / Eight / four/ slave / practical / fascinated up / down /Huckleberry FinnⅡ. 1. Mississippi. 2. Because on each side of the river,there is one bank.。

2017年12月英语六级阅读模考测试题及答案

2017 年12 月英语六级阅读模考测试题及答案At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don't act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo(禁忌的) behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It's not taboo to talk about fat; it's taboo to be fat. The in look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline, and self- respect. In an image-conscious society like the U. S. , thin is in, fat is out.It's not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed (着迷) with staying slim and in shape. The pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the sole reason for。

2017年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析(全三套)精选全文完整版

精选全文完整版2017年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析（全三套）六级听力第一套：Section AConversation 1M: And now, for the lighter side of the news, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world when it comes to food waste.W: That’s right John. This week the Italian government pass legislation that aims to dramatically reduce the amount of food wasted in the country. New laws have been put into place that would make it easier for farms and supermarkets to donate unsold foods to those who are in need.M: Yes. And in addition to this, businesses would now be rewarded for successful efforts to cut food waste.W: Italy is not the only country to focus on reducing food waste. Just earlier this year, the European Parliament voted in favor of legislation that would stop grocery giants from unfair trading practices that result in overproduction, thus creating waste.M: In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations.W: While there is still much progress to be made, other countries could learn a thing or two from the example set by France and Italy. In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten. Despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food, one major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government.M: All this could change soon. This wave of new laws in Europe will definitely put more pressure on law makers to reduce food waste here. We turn now to a spokesperson from Harvard University’s Food Law and Policy Clinic for more on the story. And now, let’s welcome Prof. Edward Becker to speak to us.Q1: What does the woman say about the new laws in Italy?Q2: What did the European Parliament do reduce food waste?Q3: What has the French government done recently?Q4: What is the major cause of food waste in the United States?Q1. C) They facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy.Q2. B) It passed a law aiming to stop overproduction.Q3. D) It has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods.Q4. A) The confusion over food expiration labels.Conversation 2M: Thank you for calling Saks Fifth Avenue department store. How can I be of assistance to you today?W: Hello. I was in your store this past weekend and bought a few items. Yesterday, my friend told me that the annual anniversary sales had begun. It turned out she bought the same sweater as I did but for a much lower price.M: Yes. Our anniversary sale started on Monday. We do offer price adjustments within seven days of purchase to ensure our customer satisfaction. You said you did the purchase here this past weekend?W: Yes. I was shopping in your store last Sunday afternoon.M: That would definitely fall within the price adjustment window. Do you have an account with us? We can credit your account directly with the difference if you wish. Otherwise we can send a gift card by mail if you prefer.W: Crediting my account would be wonderful. Thank you. Now that you mention there's a sale going on, I do remember a dress I quite like when I was in the shop on Sunday. Is it on offer as well?M: Yes, ma'am. All the new arrivals are 15-20% off. In addition to the sale, we're running a promotion for complimentary tailoring if you need it.W: That's a good news. The dress really caught my eye but I did have some concerns about the length. How long will the alterations take?M: Our tailoring department guarantees alterations to be completed within five working days. If you like I can set one aside for you. If you're able to come this afternoon, you can give your name to the sale manager and they will be able to assist you.Q5. What do we learn about Saks department store?Q6. What does the man say Saks department store offers?Q7. What does the woman want the store to do to address the price difference?Q8. What is the service Saks department store offers in addition to the promotional sale?Q5. B) It has just launched its annual anniversary sales.Q6. D) Price adjustments within seven days of purchase.Q7. C) Credit it to her account.Q8. D) Complimentary tailoring.Section BPassage 1Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They’re thin, tall, long-legged and virtually unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie has had more than 180 differentcareers-including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut–her body shape hasn’t changed much.Last year Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot, rather than forcing her to be “in heels” all the time like the original Barbie is.Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes while the original, tall and thin Barbies will continue to be sold.In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people, and to give girls everywhere infinitely more ways to spark their imagination and play out their stories.Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction, some people say they don’t go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original, tall, thin Barbies.Sales of Barbie dolls have been falling “every year since 2012,” according to CBC News.The toys aren’t in stores yet but they will be sold online at the Barbie website, starting this week, for $9.99.Q9. What do we know about the original Barbie dolls?Q10. 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What should you think about when you look for the right job according to the Australian website?16.D) They choose a job without thinking it through.17.B) Find out what job choices are available.18.A) The qualifications you have.Recording 2Kwanzaa is a cultural festival, during which African-American celebrate and reflect upon their rich heritage as the products of the two worlds. It begins December 26th and last for seven days. Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Karenga, a college professor and African-American leader, who believed that a special holiday could help African Americans meet their goals of building strong families, learning about their history and creating a sense of unity. After conducting extensive research in which he studied the festivals of many African groups of people, he decided that the new holiday should be a harvest or first fruit’s celebration. In cooperating ideas from many different harvest traditions. 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Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover may shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic aircraft flying overhead; we do not have the option of refusing to breathe polluted air; and we do not have the option of living in a non-atomic age. Unlike science progress, technology must be measured in terms of the human factor. 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A) must be strictly objective B) usually take into consideration people's likes and dislikes C) should conform to popular opinions D) always appear in perfect and finished forms 24. The author states that technology itself _____. A) is responsible for widespread pollution and resource exhaustion B) should serve those who wish to gain advantage for themselves C) will lead to a better world if put to wise use D) will inevitably be for bad purpose 25. The tone of the author in this passage is _____. A) positive B) negative C) factual D) criticalPassage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy, for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour. Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education. Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects. In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be even more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed. 26. The topic treated in this passage is _____. A) education in general B) Americans' attitudes C) higher education D) American education 27. Americans' attitudes toward education have always been _____. A) certain B) contradictory C) ambitious D) unclear 28. Today, financial success is closely related to the need for _____. A) higher education B) public education C) responsible citizens D) learning the basics 29. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____. A) information is our only product B) education in the future will be specialized C) we are entering an age of information D) we are living in an age of information 30. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A) The History of American Education. B) The Need for Specialized Education. C) The Future of the American Educational System. D) Attitudes toward American Education. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. A growing world population and the discoveries of science may alter this pattern of distribution in the future. As men slowly learn to master diseases, control floods, prevent famines, and stop wars, fewer people die every year; and in consequence the population of the world is steadily increasing. In 1925 there were about 2,000 million people in the world; by the end of the century there may well be over 4,000 million. When numbers rise the extra mouths must be fed. New lands must be brought under cultivation, or land already farmed made to yield larger crops. In some areas the accessible land is so intensively cultivated that it will be difficult to make it provide more food. In some areas the population is so dense that the land is parceled out in units too tiny to allow for much improvement in farming methods. Were a large part of this farming population drawn off into industrial occupations, the land might be farmed much more productively by modern methods.There is now a race for science, technology, and industry to keep the output of food rising faster than the number of people to be fed. New strains of crops are being developed which will thrive in unfavorable climates: there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle in Siberia and North America; irrigation and dry-farming methods bring arid lands under the plough, dams hold back the waters of great rivers to ensure water for the fields in all seasons and to provide electric power for new industries; industrial chemistry provides fertilizers to suit particular soils; aeroplanes spray crops to destroy locusts and many plant diseases. Every year some new means is devised to increase or to protect the food of the world. 31. The author says that the world population is growing because _____. A) there are many rich valleys and fertile plains B) the pattern of distribution is being altered C) people are living longer D) new land is being brought under cultivation 32. The author says that in densely populated areas the land might be more productively farmed if _____. A) the plots were subdivided B) a large part of the people moved to a different part of the country C) industrial methods were used in farming D) the units of land were made much larger 33. We are told that there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle. This has been made possible by _____. A) producing new strains of crops B) irrigation and dry-farming methods C) providing fertilizers D) destroying pests and disease 34. Which of these words is nearest in meaning to the word "strains"? A) types B) sizes C) seeds D) harvests 35. The author's main purpose is to _____. A) argue for a belief B) describe a phenomenon C) entertain D) propose a conclusion Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies-and other creatures-learn to do things because certain actslead to "rewards"; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological(⽣理的) "drives" as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise. It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome. Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to "reward" the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children's responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement "switched on" a display of lights-and indeed that they were capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this result, for instance, two le f t o r t w o r i g h t , o r e v e n t o m a k e a s m a n y a s t h r e e t u r n s t o o n e s i d e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 7 " > P a p o u s e k ' s l i g h t d i s p l a y w a s p l a c e d d i r e c t l y i n f r o n t o f t h e b a b i e s a n d h e m a d e t h e i n t e r e s t i n g o b s e r v a t i o n t h a t s o m e t i m e s t h e y w o u l d n o t t u r n b a c k t o w a t c h t h e l i g h t s c l o s e l y a l t h o u g h t h e y w o u l d " s m i l e a n d b u b b l e " w h e n t h e d i s p l a y c a m e o n . P a p o u s e k c o n c l u d e d t h a t i t w a s n o t p r i m a r i l y t h e s i g h t o f t h e l i g h t s w h i c h p l e a s e d t h e m , i t w a s t h e s u c c e s s t h e y w e r e a c h i e v i n g i n s o l v i n g t h e p r o b l e m , i n m a s t e r i n g t h e s k i l l , a n d t h a t t h e r e e x i s t s a f u n d a m e n t a l h u m a n u r g e t o m a k e s e n s e o f t h e w o r l da n db r i n g i t u n d e r i n t e n t i o n a lc o n t r o l . b r bd s f i d = " 1 5 8 " > 0 0 3 6 . A c c o r d i n g t o t he a u t h o r , b ab i e s l e a r n t o d o t h i n g s w h ic h . b r bd s f i d = " 1 5 9 " > 0 0 A ) a re d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d t o p l e a s u r e b r b d sf i d = " 1 6 0 " > 0 0 B ) w i l l m e e t t h e i r p h y s i c a l n e e d s b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 1 " > 0 0 C ) w i l l b r i ng th e m a f e e li n g o f s u c c e s s b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 2 " > 0 0 D ) w i l l s a t i s f y t h e i r c u r i o s i t y b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 3 " > 0 0 3 7 . P a p o u s e k n o t i c e d i n h i s s t u d i e s t h a t a b a b y . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 4 " > 0 0 A ) w o u l d m a k e l e a r n e d r e s p o n s e s w h e n i t s a w t h e m i l k b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 5 " > 0 0 B ) w o u l d c a r r y o u t l e a r n e d m o v e m e n t s w h e n i t h a d e n o u g h t o d r i n k b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 6 " > 0 0 C ) w o u l d c o n t i n u e t h e s i m p l e m o v e m e n t s w i t h o u t b e i n g g i v e n m i l k b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 7 " > 0 0 D ) w o u l d t u r n i t s h e a d t o r i g h t o r l e f t w h e n i t h a d e n o u g h t o d r i n k b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 8 " > 0 0 3 8 . I n P a p o u s e k ' s e x p e r i m e n t b a b i e s m a k e l e a r n e d m o ve m e n t s of t h e h e a d i n o r d e r t o . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 9 " > 0 0 A ) h a v e t h e l igh t s t u r n e d o n b r b d s fi d = " 17 0 " > 0 0 B ) b e r e w a r d e d w i t h m i l k b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 1 " > 0 0 C ) p l e a s e t h e i r p a r e n t s b r b d s f i d = " 1 72 " > 0 0 D ) b e p r a i s e d b r b d s f i d = " 1 73 " > 0 0 3 9 . T h e b a b i e s w o u l d " s m i l e a n d b u b b l e " a t t h e l i gh t s b e c a u s e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 4 " > 0 0 A ) t h e l i g h t s w e r e d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d t o s o m e b a s i c " d r i v e s "b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 5 " > 0 0 B ) t h e s i g h t o f t h e l i g h t s w a s i n t e r e s t i n g b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 6 " > 0 0 C ) t h e y n e e d n o t t u r n b ac k t o w a t c h t h e l i g h t s b r bd s f i d = " 1 7 7 " > 0 0 D ) t he y s u c c e e d e d i n " s w i t c h i n g o n " t h e l i g h t s b r b d sf i d = " 1 7 8 " > 0 0 4 0 . A c c o r d i ng t o P a p o u s e k , th e p l e a s u r e b a bi e s g e t i n a c h i e v i n g s o m e t h i n g i s a r e f l e c t i o n o f . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 9 " > 0 0 A ) a b a s i c h u m a n d e s i r e t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d c o n t r o l t h e w o r l d b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 0 " > 0 0 B ) t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f c e r t a i n p h y s i o l o g i c a l n e e d s b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 1 " > 0 0 C ) t h e i r s t r o n g d e s i r e t o s o l v e c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 2 " > 0 0 D ) a f u n d a m e n t a l h u m a n u r g e t o d i s p l a y t h e i r l e a r n e d s k i l l s。

英语六级仔细阅读模拟练习试题

英语六级仔细阅读模拟练习试题2017年英语六级仔细阅读模拟练习试题学习要注意到细处，不是粗枝大叶的'，这样可以逐步学习、摸索，找到客观规律。

—下面是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年英语六级仔细阅读模拟练习试题，希望能给大家带来帮助!Culture is the total sum of all the traditions, customs, beliefs, and ways of life of a given group og human beings. In this sense, every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us.To the professional anthropologist, there is no intrinsic superiority of one culture over another, just as to the professional linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy among languages.People once thought of the languages of backward groups as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact established by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers that description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely com#plex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the transfer of ideas. They fall behind our Western languages not in their sound patterns or grammatical structures, which usually fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which reflects the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, however, two things are to be noted: 1. All languages seem to possess the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring namesand distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly numerous and com#plicated. An accidental language distinguishes merely between two degrees of remoteness ("this" and "that"); some languages of the American Indians distinguish between what is close to the speaker, or to the person addressed, or removed from both, or out of sight, or in the past, or in the future.This study of language, in turn, casts a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all culture are to be viewed independently, and without ideas of rank or hierarchy.1.the language of uncivilized groups as com#pared to Western languages are limited in ___.A.sound patternsB.vocabulariesC.grammatical structuresD.both A and B2.The author says that professional linguists recognize that ___.A.Western languages are superior to Eastern languagesB.All languages came from grunts and groansC.The hierarchy of languages is difficult to understandD.There is no hierarchy of languages3.The article states that grunt-and-groan forms of speech are found ___.A.nowhere todayB.among the Australian aboriginesC.among Eastern culturesD.among people speaking "backward" languages4.According to the author, languages, whether civilized or not, have ___.A.the potential for expanding vocabularyB.their own sound patternsC.an ability to transfer ideasD.grammatical structures5.Which of the following is implied but not articulated in the passage?A.The study of languages has discredited anthropological studies.B.The study of language has reinforced anthropologists in their view that there is no hierarchy among cultures.C.The study of language is the same as the study of anthropologists.D.The study of languages casts a new light upon the claim of anthropologists.答案：BDAABEvery day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation's school children are transported to and from school safely.Even though the number of school bus casualties(死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done—particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory (强制性的)?Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using themroutinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.Opponents of seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children won't wear seat belts anyway, and that they may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children.A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study com#mittee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.The report sponsored by the Department of Transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses.26. Each year, children killed outside buses in the loading zones are about_______.A. 10B. 40C. 30D. 5027. Which of these words is nearest in meaning to the words "are divided" in Paragraph2?A. disagreeB. separateC. arrangeD. concern28. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control of the school buses' "safety"?A. A New Research Council.B. The Department of Transportation.C. The Medical Organizations.D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.29. It may be inferred from this passage that_______.A. many of the opponents of seat belt installation are parents and officials of the Department of TransportationB. proposal of seat belts on school buses would be seriously consideredC. an alternate safety device (raising seat backs four inches) may be taken intoconsiderationD. The Department of Transportation may either take the idea of seat belts or other measures when it reviews the whole situation30. The best title which expresses the idea of the passage is_______.A. Making School Buses Even Safer for ChildrenB. Seat Belts Needed on School BusesC. Alternate Safety Devices and ProceduresD. Safety in and around School Buses参考答案：26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. AOf all the continents, the most drastic reduction in wildlife has occurred in North America, where the transition from a rural to a highly industrialized society has been most rapid. Among the victims are birds, mammals, and fish. We will never again see the passenger pigeon or the eastern elk. They have been wiped out. Of many other species, only a few representatives still survive in the wild. The U. S. Department of the Interior has put no fewer than 109 species on the endangered species list. (An endangered species is one with poor prospects for survival and in need of protection. ) This list includes everything from the timber wolf to the whooping crane. Even the bald eagle, our national symbol, isthreatened.Animals that kill other game for food are called predators. The predators include the wolf, mountain lion, fox, bobcat, and bear. Attack against these animals began with the arrival of the first European settlers, who wished to protect their livestock. Eventually, a reward was offered to hunters for every predator that was killed. This reward is called a bounty. Ironically, the Federal government is the chief founder of predator-control programs.The settlers also brought in their Old World fears and superstitions concerning predators. Whether preying (捕食) on livestock or not, predators were shot on sight. This attitude continues to this day for coyotes, eagles, foxes, mountain lions, and bobcats, and is largely responsible for placing the eastern timber wolf, grizzly bear, and bald eagle on the endangered species list.Yet every animal, including the predator, has its place in nature's grand design. Predators help maintain the health of their prey species by eliminating the diseased, young, old and injured. Predators like the mountain lion and the wolf help to keep the deer herds healthy. Occasional loss of livestock must be weighed against the good these animals do in maintaining the balance of nature.26. In North America, the number of wild animals has reduced most greatly mainlybecause_______.A. the birds, mammals and fish there are most predatorsB. the development there has been at the highest paceC. only a few species still live in the worldD. many species have been put on the endangered specieslist27. The first European settlers killed predators chiefly in order to_______.A. eat their meatB. protect themselvesC. please the Federal governmentD. protect their livestock28. Some animal species are in danger of disappearing altogether from the earth as a result of_______.A. people's superstitious attitudeB. people's dislike of some animals, such as bald eagleC. people's hunting gamesD. the self-killing of the predators29. Bounty hunters are people who_______.A. take care of wilderness areasB. preserve our wildlifeC. kill meat-eating animals for moneyD. work in the fund of predator-control programs30. According to the writer, even if the meat-eating animals sometimes caused losses of livestock, man should_______.A. estimate the value of predatorsB. com#pare the losses with the benefits of predatorsC. keep the balance of natureD. raise more livestock参考答案：26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B。

2017年上半年英语六级真题模拟测试题附答案解析（2）

2017年上半年英语六级真题模拟测试题附答案解析（2）2017年上半年英语六级真题模拟测试题附答案解析36. Not many young people eligible for voting are interested in local or national elections thesedays.37. Parents are concerned that their children may get involved in criminal offences once theyreach their teens.38. Even during the turbulent years of last century, youth rebellion was often exaggeratedin the media.39. Teenagers of today often turn to their parents for advice on such important matters ascareer choice.40. The incidence of teenage crime and misbehavior is decreasing nowadays.41. Young people should have lofty ideals in life and strive to be leaders.42. Some young people like to keep something to themselves and dont want their parents toknow about it.43. It is beneficial to encourage young people to explore the broader world and get ready tomake it a better place.44. Many teenagers now offer to render service to the needy.45. Interviews with students find many of them are only concerned about personal matters.七、Section C 仔细阅读Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. , B. , C. and D.. Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules onhow they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal TradeCommission.The commissions revised "Green Guides" warn marketers against using labels that make broadclaims, like "eco-friendly". Marketers must qualify their claims on the product packaging andlimit them to a specific benefit, such as how much of the product is recycled."This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they arebuying a product and that businesses have when they are selling a product," said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the commission.The revisions come at a time when green marketing is on the rise. According to a new study, the number of advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since1987, and peaked in 2008 at 10.4%. In 2009, the number dropped to 9%.But while the number of advertisements may have dipped, there has been a rapid spread ofecolabeling. There are both good and bad players in the eco-labeling game.In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmentalclaims. It is clear that consumers dont always know what they are getting.A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of usingmisleading environmental labels. In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits (集体诉讼) were filedagainst SC Johnson for using "Greenlist" labels on its cleaning products.The lawsuits said thatthe label was misleading because it gave the impression that the products had been certifiedby a third party when the certification was the companys own."We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that wewill prevail in these cases," Christopher Beard, director of public affairs for SC Johnson, said, while acknowledging that "this has been an area that is difficult to navigate."Companies have also taken it upon themselves to contest each others green claims.David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last twoyears the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringingagainst each other for false or misleading environmental product claims."About once a week, I have a client that will bring up a new certification Ive never even heardof and Im in this industry, said Kevin Wilhelm, chief executive officer of Sustainable BusinessConsulting. "Its kind of a Wild West, anybody can claim themselves to be green." Mr. Wilhelmsaid the excess of labels made it difficult for businesses and consumers to know which labelsthey should pay attention to.46. What do the revised "Green Guides" require businesses to do?A) Manufacture as many green products as possible.B) Indicate whether their products are recyclable.C) Specify in what way their products are green.D) Attach green labels to all of their products.47. What does the author say about consumers facing an explosion of green claims?A) They can easily see through the businesses tricks.B) They have to spend lots of time choosing products.C) They have doubt about current green certification.D) They are not clear which products are truly green.48. What was SC Johnson accused of in the class-action lawsuits?A) It gave consumers the impression that all its products were truly green.B) It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.C) It misled consumers to believe that its products had been certified by a third party.D) It sold cleaning products that were not included in the official "Greenlist".49. How did Christopher Beard defend his companys labeling practice?A) There were no clear guidelines concerning green labeling.B) His companys products had been well received by the public.C) It was in conformity to the prevailing practice in the market.D) No law required the involvement of a third party in certification.50. What does Kevin Wilhelm imply by saying "Its kind of a Wild West" (Line 3，Para. 11)?A) Businesses compete to produce green products.B) Each business acts its own way in green labeling.C) Consumers grow wild with products labeled green.D) Anything produced in the West can be labeled green.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Americas education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure totransmit inequality from one generation to the next.Thats why school reform is so critical. This is an issue of equality, opportunity and nationalconscience. Its not just about education, but about poverty and justice.Its true that the main reason inner-city schools do poorly isnt teachers unions, but poverty. Southern states without strong teachers ，unions have schools at least as awful as those inunion states. Some Chicago teachers seem to think that they shouldnt be held accountableuntil poverty is solved. Therere steps we can take that would make some difference, andMayor Rahm Emanuel is trying some of them—yet the union is resisting.Id be sympathetic if the union focused solely on higher compensation. Teachers need to bemuch better paid to attract the best college graduates to the nations worst schools. But, instead, the Chicago union seems to be using its political capital primarily to protect weakperformers.Theres solid evidence that there are huge differences in the effectiveness of teachers. The goldstandard study by Harvard and Columbia University scholars found that even in high-povertyschools, teachers consistently had a huge positive or negative impact.Get a bottom 1% teacher, and the effect is the same as if a child misses 40% of the schoolyear. Get a teacher from the top 20%, and its as if a child has gone to school for an extramonth or two.The study found that strong teachers in the fourth through eighth grades raised the skills oftheir students in ways that wouldlast for decades. Just having a strong teacher for oneelementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers,a bit more likelyto go to college and earning more money at age28.How does one figure out who is a weak teacher? Yes, thats a challenge. But researchers areimproving systems to measure a teachers performance throughout the year, and, with threeyears of data, ifs usually possible to tell which teachers are failing.Unfortunately, the union in Chicago is insisting that teachers who are laid off—often for beingineffective—should get priority in new hiring. Thats an insult to students.Teaching is so important that it should be like other professions, with high pay and goodworking conditions but few job protections for bottom performers.This isnt a battle between garment workers and greedy bosses. The central figures in theChicago schools strike are neither strikers nor managers but 350,000 children. Protecting theunion demand sacrifices those students, in effect turning a blind eye to the injustice in theeducation system.51. What do we learn about Americas education system?A) It provides a ladder of opportunity for the wealthy.B) It contributes little to the elimination of inequality.C) It has remained basically unchanged for generations.D) It has brought up generations of responsible citizens.52. What is chiefly responsible for the undesirable performance of inner-city schools?A) Unqualified teachers. C) Unfavorable learning environment.B) Lack of financial resources. D) Subconscious racial discrimination.53. What does the author think the union should do to win popular support?A) Assist the city government in reforming schools. C) Demand higher pay for teachers.B) Give constructive advice to inner-city schools. D) Help teachers improve teaching.54. What is the finding of the gold standard study by Harvard and Columbia Universityscholars?A) Many inner-city school teachers are not equal to their jobs.B) A large proportion of inner-city children often miss classes.C) Many students are dissatisfied with their teachers.D) Student performance has a lot to do with teachers.55. Why does the author say the Chicago unions demand is an insult to students?A) It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.B) It underestimates students, ability to tell good teachers from poor ones.C) It makes students feel that they are discriminated against in many ways.D) It totally ignores students，initiative in the learning process.八、翻译Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.旗袍(qipao)是一种雅致的中国服装，源于中国的满族(Manchu Nationality)。

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以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年6月六级阅读理解考试模拟试题，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!According to the latest research in the' United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University, has noticed the difference in the style of boy's and girl's conversations from an early age. She says that little girls' conversation is less definite than boys' and expresses more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts—although they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for woman, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship.Teaching is one job where the differences between men's and women's ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in. But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk andinterrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre?programmed for language. As we are usually taught to speak by women, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias(倾向性) in its programming,otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at all.1. In the opinion of the writer, women encourage men to talk becauseA. it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationshipB. it will help to establish status with their listenersC. it will help to express more clearlyD. it will help to communicate better2. There are_______in little girls' conversation than in boys'.A. fewer doubtsB. more demandsC. more doubtsD. fewer uncertainties3. Some scientists believe that brain is pre-programmed for language. The word "pre programmed" means_______.A. programmed alreadyB. programmed before one is bornC. programmed earlyD. programmed by women4. In private conversation, women speakA. the same things as menB. less than menC. more than menD. as much as men5. The theme of this article is _______.A. women are naturally more helpfulB. men and women talk different languagesC. men talk most and interrupt other speakers moreD. little girls' conversation is less definite参考答案：1. A2. C3. B4. D5. B。

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2017年英语六级阅读模拟试题It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. Afterall, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth injust a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut(初次登台) on NASDAQ in May,Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Zynga, Yelp, Pandora, OpenTable,Groupon, LinkedIn, and Angie's List combined, plus that of the bulk of the publicly tradednewspaper industry:As shocking as this utter failure may be to the nearly 1 billion faithful Facebook usersaround the world, it's no surprise to anyone who read the initial public offering (IPO)prospectus (首次公开募股说明书). Worse still, all the crises that emerged when thecompanydebuted-overpriced shares, poor corporate governance, huge challenges to the core business,and a damaged brand-remain today. Facebook looks like a prime example of what Wall Streetcalls a falling knife-that is, one that can cost investors their fingers if they try to catch it.Start with the valuation(估值). To justify a stock price close to the lower end of theprojected range in the IPO, say $ 28 a share, Facebook's future growth would have needed tomatch that of Google seven years earlier. That would have required increasing revenue by some80 percent annually and maintaining high profit margins all the while.That's not happening. In the first half of 2012, Facebook reported revenue of $ 2.24 billion, up38 percent from the same period in 2011. At the same time, the company's costs surged to $ 2.6 billion in the six-month period.This so-so performance reflects the Achilles' heel of Facebook's business model, which thecompany clearly stated in a list of risk factors associated with its IPO: it hasn't yet figured outhow to advertiseeffectively on mobile devices, The number of Facebook users accessing thesite on their phones surged by67 percent to 543 million in the last quarter, or more than half itscustomer base.Numbers are only part of the problem. The mounting pile of failure creates a negativefeedback loop that threatens Facebook's future in other ways. Indeed, the more Facebook'sdisappointment in the market is catalogued, the worse Facebook's image becomes. Not onlydoes that threaten to rub off on users, it's bad for recruitment and retention of talentedhackers, who are the lifeblood of Zuckerberg's creation.Yet the brilliant CEO can ignore the sadness and complaints of his shareholders thanks tothe super- voting stock he holds. This arrangement also was fully disclosed at the time of theoffering. It's a pity so few investors apparently bothered to do their homework.61. What can be inferred about Facebook from the first paragraph?A.Its market meltdown has been easily halted.B.It has increased trade with the newspaper industry.C.It has encountered utter failure since its stock debut.D.Its shareholders have invested $ 50 billion in a social network.62. The crises Facebook is facing_____A.have been disclosed in the IPO prospectusB.are the universal risks Wall Street confrontsC.disappoint its faithful usersD.have existed for a long time63. To make its stock price reasonable, Facebook has to____A.narrow the IPO price rangeB.cooperate with GoogleC.keep enormously profitableD.invest additional $ 2.6 billion64. It can be inferred from the context that the "Achilles' heel" (Line 1, Para. 5) refersto____A.deadly weaknessB.problem unsolvedC.indisputable factD.potential risk65. What effect will Facebook's failure in the market have?A.Its users' benefits will be threatened.B.Talented hackers will take down the website.C.The CEO will hold the super-voting stock.D.The company's innovation strength will be damaged.参考答案61.C)。

本题考查第一段的主旨大意。

此种题型可以使用排除法，将各选项代入原文来验证对错。

A)“脸谱网的市场崩溃已被轻而易举地制止了”，原文开篇指出，说脸谱网的市场崩溃将要结束未免太简单了.A)与原文不符，故排除;B)“脸谱网增加了与报纸业之间的商务往来”，原文首段末句plus that of…中的that指的是value，意指脸谱网自登陆纳斯达克以来，损失的价值等同于几个大型互联网企业加上大部分报业价值的总和，B)与原文不符，故排除;C)“脸谱网自股票上市以来遭遇了巨大失败”，由第一段中的burned，lost等词可以推断脸谱网上市后遭遇了巨大失败，故为答案。

62.D)。

事实细节题。

D)‘‘已经存在很长时间了”，与定位句中remain today 的意思相同，故为答案。

63.C)。

本题考查脸谱网如何才能使其制定的股价合理，题干中的reasonable对应原文中的justify。

定位句提到，要实现接近其公开募股说明书上的较低股价，比如每股28美元，这就要求脸谱网年收益增长要高达80%，并始终保持高利润率，故答案为c)。

64.A)。

本段提到，脸谱网现在还未解决如何有效地在移动设备上做广告这一问题，而用手机登录其网站的用户数量却不断飙升，且文章通篇语义色彩都是消极的，故可推出此处应指脸谱网商业模式中的致命软肋，故答案为A)。

65.D)。

由定位句可知，脸谱网在市场上的失意不仅会影响到用户，还会影响招募和挽留天才黑客，而这些人正是扎克伯格创造力的命脉。