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英语六级阅读理解提分练习和答案

英语六级阅读理解提分练习和答案英语六级阅读理解提分练习和答案：The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who would not get out of the way. In just seven years from the early 1980s, the population fell 20 per cent.Hands Around the World, a native American cultural association, says the Yanomano are believed to be the most culturally intact people in the world. They wear loin cloths, use fire sticks and decorate their bodies with dye from a red berry(桨果). They dont use the wheel and the only metal they use is what has been traded to them by outsiders. When a Yanomano dies, the body is burned and the remaining bones crushed into a powder and turned into a drink that is later consumed by mourners in memory of the dead.A Hands Around the World report says that in South America not only are the cultures and traditions in danger of disappearing, but some tribes are in danger of extinction. “The Yanomano is a well-known tribe that is rapidly losing its members through the destruction of Western disease,”the report says. Before illegal gold miners entered their rainforest, the Yanomano were isolated from modern sociaty.They occupy dense jungle north of the Amazon River between Venezuela and Brazil and are catalogued by anthropologists(人类学家) as neo-indians with cultural characteristics that date back more than 8,000 years. Each community lives in a circular communal house, some of which sleep up to 400, built around a central square.Though many Yanomano men are monogamous, it is not unusual for them to have two or more wives. Anthropologists from the University of Wisconsin say polygamy is a way to increase ones wealth because having a large family increases help with hunting and cultivating the land. These marriages result in a shortage of women for other men to marry, which has led to inter-tribal wars.Each Yanomano man is responsible for clearing his land for gardening, using slash-and-hum farming methods. They grow plantains, a type of banana eaten cooked, and hunt game animals, fish and anaconda(南美热带蟒蛇) using bows and arrows. (396 words)1. Miners flocked into the forest and shot those Yanomano who _______.A. sheltered in thick rainforestB. would not leave their jungle homelandC. lived a self-contained existenceD. would stand in their way2. The organization called Hands Around the World believes that culturally, the Yanomano is the worlds__________.A. most primitive peopleB. most backward peopleC. most advanced peopleD. oldest people3. Which of the following is NOT true according to an American cultural association report?A. In South America, the cultures are on the verge of extinction.B. In South America, the traditions are on the verge of extinction.C. In South America, the Yanomano can survive extinction.D. In South America, some tribes are on the verge of extinction.4. _________caused the Yanomano to have inter-tribal wars.A. The shortage of women resulting from polygamyB. The difference in wealth resulting from polygamyC. The shortage of women resulting from monogamyD. The difference in wealth resulting from monogamy5. We can infer from the passage that it is imperative for us to protect the Yanomano because__________.A. it is a clturally most intact peopleB. it is a primitive people deep in jungleC. it is a native people of the Amazon basinD. it is primitive people in danger of disappearing1. D 细节理解题。

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Passage★★★☆☆Questions1to5are based on the following passage.In the last12years total employment in the United States grew faster than at any time in the peacetime history of any country–from82to110million between1973and1985–that is,by a full one third.The entire growth, however,was in manufacturing,and especially in no–blue-collar jobs. This trend is the same in all developed countries,and is,indeed,even more pronounced in Japan.It is therefore highly probable that in25years developed countries such as the United States and Japan will employ no larger a proportion of the labor force in manufacturing than developed countries now employ in farming–at most,10percent.Today the United States employs around18million people in blue-collar jobs in manufacturing industries.By2010,the number is likely to be no more than12million.In some major industries the drop will be even sharper.It is quite unrealistic,for instance,to expect that the American automobile industry will employ more than one–third of its present blue-collar force25years,hence,even though production might be50percent higher.If a company,an industry or a country does not in the next quarter century sharply increase manufacturing production and at the same time sharply reduce the blue-collar work force,it cannot hope to remain competitive–or even to remain“developed.”The attempt to preserve such blue–collar jobsis actually a prescription for unemployment.This is not a conclusion that American politicians,labor leaders or indeed the general public can easily understand or accept.What confuses the issue even more is that the United States is experiencing several separate and different shifts in the manufacturing economy.One is the acceleration of the substitution of knowledge and capital for manual labor.Where we spoke of mechanization a few decades ago,we now speak of“robotization“or “automation.”This is actually more a change in terminology than a change in reality.When Henry Ford introduced the assembly line in1909,he cut the number of man–hours required to produce a motor car by some80percent in two or three years–far more than anyone expects to result from even the most complete robotization.But there is no doubt that we are facing a new, sharp acceleration in the replacement of manual workers by machines–that is,by the products of knowledge.1.According to the author,the shrinkage in the manufacturing labor force demonstrates_____.[A].the degree to which a country’s production is robotized[B].a reduction in a country’s manufacturing industries[C].a worsening relationship between labor and management[D].the difference between a developed country and a developing country2.According to the author,in coming25years,a developed country or industry,in order to remain competitive,ought to_____.[A].reduce the percentage of the blue-collar work force[B].preserve blue–collar jobs for international competition[C].accelerate motor–can manufacturing in Henry Ford’s style[D].solve the problem of unemployment3.American politicians and labor leaders tend to dislike____.[A].confusion in manufacturing economy[B].an increase in blue–collar work force[C].internal competition in manufacturing production[D].a drop in the blue–collar job opportunities4.The word“prescription”in“a prescription for unemployment”may be the equivalent to____.[A].something recommended as medical treatment[B].a way suggested to overcome some difficulty[C].some measures taken in advance[D].a device to drive5.This passage may have come from_____.[A].a magazine about capital investment[B].an article on automation[C].a motor-car magazine[D].an article on global economy每日一句（Daily Sentence）Sometimes you have to fallbefore you can fly.有时候，你得先跌下去，才能飞起来。

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六级阅读第三十八天（加强卷）完整版Passage★★★☆☆Questions1to5are based on the following passage.Analysis of ice cores drilled from the glaciers of the Tibetan plateau shows that the region is warmer now than any other time since the so-called"Holocene maximum",between6,000and8,000years ago. And the temperatures in central China during the past50years were a full degree Celsius warmer than those of the previous50years.The results are important because computer simulations show that central Asia is likely to be the first place where significant global warming due to the greenhouse effect will show up.Lonnie Thompson and his colleagues from Ohio State University have been working with researchers from Chinese Academy of Science and the University of Copenhagen.They drilled the ice cores from the large ice cap which lies high on the Tibetan plateau,south of the Gobi desert. The cores provide a record extending back well into the time of the latest ice age,and perhaps beyond100,000years ago.Such ice cores yield information about past climates in two ways—from analysis of the varying.dust content at different layers in the core,and from measurements of the relative abundance of isotopes(同位素)of oxygen locked up in the molecules of the ice.The amount of dust in the ice depends on how dry the atmosphere was when it was laid down,while the isotopic studies provide a direct measure of the averagetemperature.The amount of water evaporating from sea and falling as snow is different for water containing each of the two mainoxygen isotopes.The ratio between these depends on temperature in a well-determined way. Using these two lines of attack,Thompson and his colleagues have shown that,in the late stages of the most recent ice age,conditions were colder,wetter and dustier than today.This matches expectations based on the idea that stronger winds blew around an expanded northern ice cap.The new study is very interesting,however.It focuses on the discovery that the past60years were at least as warm as any period in the record,with highest values in the1940s,1950s and1980s.Scientists have recently carried out computer simulations which show that the central part of the Asian continent is likely to be one of the regions most strongly affected by the anticipated global warming caused by the greenhouse effect./doc/b714329779.html,puter simulations show that______.[A].central Asian continent will affect the global climate[B].central Asian will become one of the warmest regions in the world[C].greenhouse effect will affect the climate in central Asia first[D].greenhouse effect will have a strongest effect on the central Asian climate2.The ice cores from the Tibetan plateau provide information about climate______.[A].beyond100,000years ago[B].from the100,000years ago to the latest ice age[C].as far as the latest ice age or even before[D].since the Holocene maximum3.The phrase"these two lines of attack"(Line3,Para.3)refers to______.[A].dust content analysis and isotopic study[B].calculating the ratio between water evaporating from sea and water falling as snow[C].comparing the two main oxygen isotopes[D].ice content analysis and average temperature measurement4.In the new study,researchers are interested in the fact that______.[A].the weather in the past60years was as warm as or warmer than before[B].the weather became warmer and warmer in the past60years[C].the warmest weather occurred in1940,1950and1980[D].the weather was colder60years ago than it is today5.The most suitable title for the passage is______.[A].Climate in Central Asia and Greenhouse Effect[B].Chinese Ice Reveals Stronger Warming Trend[C].Ice Cores Yield Information about Past Climate[D].Climate Changes during the Last Century in Central Asia每日一句（Daily Sentence）If not now,when?If not me,who?——Mayun此时此刻，舍我其谁！——马云Words1.drill:[dr?l]vt.&vi.钻（孔），打（眼）2.plateau:['pl?t??]n.高原3.simulation:[?s?mju?le??n]n.模仿，模拟4.show up:(使)清晰，(使)变得明显，(使)显现出来5.evaporate:[i?v?p?reit]vt.&vi.（使某物）蒸发掉6.extend:[?k'stend]vt.&vi.延伸，扩大，推广7.content:[?k?ntent]n.所容纳之物，所含之物，内容，目录，目次8.measure:[?me??(r)]vt.测量，估量n.测量，测度9.yield:[ji:ld]v.出产（作物），产生（收益、效益等），提供；屈服，让步题目解析1.选[C]。

英语六级阅读理解提分试卷附答案

英语六级阅读理解提分试卷附答案2017年英语六级阅读理解提分试卷附答案become a scholar, famous oath not to return to study.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的.2017年英语六级阅读理解提分试卷附答案，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families，while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people， and there was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of this century，men‘s and women’s roles were becoming less firmly fixed.In the 1950s， economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare，men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact，some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition，many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.In terms of numbers，the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers andbusiness executives alike cut down on “overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors， lawyers， and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.In the 1970s，the feminist movement，or women‘s liberation， produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs as public school teaching，nursing，and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations：police work，banking，dentistry，and construction work. Women were asking for equal work，and equal opportunities for promotion.Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally， there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations.1.Which of the following best express the main idea of Paragraph 1?A.Women usually worked outside the home for wages.B.Men and women‘s roles were easily exchanged in the past.C.Men’s roles at home were more firmly fixed than women‘s.D.Men and women’s roles were usually quite sepa rated in the past.2.Which sentence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.The first sentence.B.The second and the third sentences.C.The fourth sentence.D.The last sentence.3.In the passage the author proposes that the counterculture___.A.destroyed the United States.B.transformed some American values.C.was not important in the United States.D.brought people more leisure time with their families.4.It could be inferred from the passage that___.A.men and women will never share the same goals.B.some men will be willing to exchange their traditional male roles.C.most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives.D.more American households are headed by women than ever before.5.The best title for the passage may be ___.A.Results of Feminist MovementsB.New influence in American LifeC.Counterculture and Its consequenceD.Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles.答案： DCBCB【2017年英语六级阅读理解提分试卷附答案】。

英语六级阅读理解强化练习及答案

英语六级阅读理解强化练习及答案六级阅读理解强化练习1：Without regular supplies of some hormones our capacity to behave would be seriously impaired; without others we would soon die. Tiny amounts of some hormones can modify moods and actions, our inclination to eat or drink, our aggressiveness or submissiveness, and our reproductive and parental behavior. And hormones do more than influence adult behavior; early in life they help to determine the development of bodily form and may even determine an individuals behavioral capacities. Later in life the changing outputs of some endocrine glands and the bodys changing sensitivity to some hormones are essential aspects of the phenomena of aging.Communication within the body and the consequent integration of behavior were considered the exclusive province of the nervous system up to the beginning of the present century. The emergence of endocrinology as a separate discipline can probably be traced to the experiments of Bayliss and Starling on the hormone secretion. This substance is secreted from cells in the intestinal walls when food enters the stomach; it travels through the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to liberate pancreatic juice, which aids in digestion. By showing that special cells secret chemical agents that are conveyed by the bloodstream and regulate distant target organs or tissues. Bayliss and starling demonstrated thatchemical integration could occur without participation of the nervous system.The term “hormone” was first used with reference to secretion. Starling derived the term from the Greek hormone, meaning “to excite or set in motion. The term “endocrine” was introduced shortly thereafter “Endocrine” is used to refer to glands that secret products into the bloodstream. The term “endocrine” contrasts with “exocrine”, which is applied to glands that secret their products though ducts to the site of action. Examples of exocrine glands are the tear glands, the sweat glands, and the pancreas, which secrets pancreatic juice through a duct into the intestine. Exocrine glands are also called duct glands, while endocrine glands are called ductless.1.What is the authors main purpose in the passage?A.To explain the specific functions of various hormones.B.To provide general information about hormones.C.To explain how the term “hormone” evolved.D.To report on experiments in endocrinology.2.The passage supports which of the following conclusions?A.The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.B.Synthetic hormones can replace a persons natural supply of hormones if necessary.C.The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a persons age.D.The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone deficiency early in life.3.It can be inferred from the passage that before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed that chemical integration occurred only___.A.during sleep.B.in the endocrine glands.C.under control of the nervous system.D.during strenuous exercise.4.The word “liberate” could best be replaced by which of the following?A.EmancipateB.DischargeC.SurrenderD.Save5.According to the passage another term for exocrine glands is___.A.duct glandsB.endocrine glandsC.ductless glandsD.intestinal glands.六级阅读理解强化练习答案：BDCBA六级阅读理解强化练习2：If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the worlds busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late May, it carried its one millionth passenger, having run only a limited service between London, Paris and Brussels since November 1994, starting with two trains a day in each direction to Paris and Brussels. By 1997, the company believes that it will be carrying ten million passengers a year, and continue to grow from there.From July, Eurostar steps its service to nine trains each way between London and Paris, and five between London and Brussels. Each train carries almost 800 passengers, 210 of them in first class.The airlines estimate that they will initially lose around 15%-20% of their London-Paris traffic to the railways once Eurostar starts a full service later this year (1995), with 15 trains a day each way. A similar service will start to Brussels. The damage will be limited, however, the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.In the short term, the damage caused by the 1 million people-levels traveling between London and Paris and Brussels on Eurostar trains means that some air services are already suffering. Some of the major carriers say that their passenger numbers are down by less than 5% and point to their rivals-Particularly Air France-as having suffered the problems. On the Brussels route, the railway company had less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5% drop to no visible decline in traffic.The airlines optimism on returning traffic levels is based on historical precedent. British Midland, for example, points to its experience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which saw passenger numbers fold by 15% when British Rail electrified and modernized the railway line between London and Yorkshire. Two years later, travel had risen between the two destinations to the point where the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.1.British airlines confide in the fact that__.A.they are more powerful than other European airlines.B.their total loss wont go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.C.their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.D.traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air.2.The authors attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as__.A.worried.B.delightedC.puzzled.D.unrivaled.3.In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to__.A.provide a comparison with Eurostar.B.support the airlines optimism.C.prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.D.call for electrification and modernization of the railway.4.The railways Brussels route is brought forth to show that__.A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.B.the airlines can well compete with the railway.C.the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.D.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering.5.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in the following part the author is going to__.A.praise the airlines clear-mindedness.B.warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.C.propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.D.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model. 六级阅读理解强化练习答案：CABCB。

六级阅读第二十六天(提高卷)完整版

Passage★★★☆☆Questions1to5are based on the following passage.In the past century Irish painting has changed from a British-influenced lyrical tradition to an art that evokes the ruggedness and roots of an Irish Celtic past.At the turn of the twentieth century Irish painters,including notables Walter Frederick Osborne and Sir William Orpen,looked elsewhere for influence.Osborne’s exposure to“plein air”painting deeply impacted his stylistic development;and Orpen allied himself with a group of English artists, while at the same time participated in the French avant-garde experiment, both as painter and teacher.However,nationalist energies were beginning to coalesce(接合)，reviving interest in Irish culture-including Irish visual arts.Beatrice Elvery’s(1907),a landmark achievement,merged the devotional simplicity of fifteenth-century Italian painting with the iconography(肖像画法)of Ireland’s Celtic past, linking the history of Irish Catholicism with the still-nascet(初生的)Irish republic.And,although also captivated by the French plein air school.Sir John Lavery invoked the mythology of his native land for a1928 commission to paint the central figure for the bank note of the new Irish Free very chose as this figure,with her arm on a Celtic harp(竖琴)，the national symbol of independent Ireland.In Irish painting from about1910,memories of Edwardian romanticismcoexisted with a new sense of realism,exemplified by the paintings of Paul Henry and Se Keating,a student of Orpen’s.realism also crept into the work of Edwardians Lavery and Orpen,both of whom made paintings depicting World WarⅠ,Lavery with a distanced Victorian nobility,Orpen closer to the front,revealing a more sinister and realistic vision.Meanwhile,counterpoint to the Edwardians and realists came Jack B.Yeats,whose travels throughout the rugged and more authentically Irish West led him to depict subjects ranging from street scenes in Dublin to boxing matches and funerals.Fusing close observations of Irish life and icons with an Irish identity in a new way, Yeats changed the face of Irish painting and became the most important Irishartist of his century.1.Which of the following art most probably exerted the greatest influence on Irish painting in the19th century?[A].British lyrical tradition[B].French avant-garde experiment[C].notionalist energies[D].Italian painting2.It is implied_____was least influenced by the contemporary art of Frence.[A].Sir John Lavery[B].Sir William Orpen[C].Beatrice Elvery[D].Se Keating3.Which of the following best explains the author’s use of the word “counterpoint”in referring to Yeats?[A].Yeats’paintings differed significantly in subject matter from those of his contemporaries in Ireland.[B].Yeats reacted to the realism of his contemporary artists by invoking nineteenth-century naturalism in his own painting style.[C].Yeats avoided religious and mythological themes in favor of mundane portrayals of Irish life.[D].Yeats built upon the realism painting tradition,elevating it to unprecedented artistic heights.4.The author points out the coexistence of romanticism and realism most probably in order to show that_____.[A].Irish painters of the early twentieth century tended to romanticize the harsh reality of war[B].for a time painters from each school influenced painters from the other school[C].Yeats was influenced by both the romantic and realist schools of Irish painting[D].the transition in Irish painting from one predominant style to the other was not an abrupt one5.The most likely topic of the paragraph followed is_____.[A].The Role of Celtic Mythology in Irish Painting[B].Who Deserves Credit for the Preeminence of Yeats among Irish Painters?[C].Realism vs.Romanticism:Ireland’s Struggle for National Identity[D].Irish Paintings:Reflections of an Emerging Independent State每日一句（Daily Sentence）Smile and let everyone knowthat today you're a lot strongerthan you were yesterday.用微笑告诉世人，今天的你比昨天更加强大。

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Passage★★★☆☆Questions1to5are based on the following passage. Federal Reserve System,central banking system of the United States, popularly called the Fed.A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking community and the government;it also issues the national currency, conducts monetary policy,and plays a major role in the supervision and regulation of banks and bank holding companies.In the U.S.these function are the responsibilities of key officials of the Federal Reserve System:the Board of Governors,located in Washington,D.C.,and the top officers of12 district Federal Reserve banks,located throughout the nation.The Fed’s actions,described below,generally have a significant effect on U.S.interest rates and,subsequently,on stock,bond,and other financial markets.The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Governors,which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and supervision and in most aspects of monetary control.The board enunciates the Fed’s policies on both monetary and banking matter. Because the board is not an operating agency,most of the day-to day implementation of policy decisions is left to the district Federal Reserve banks,stock in which is owned by the commercial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System.Ownership in this instance,however,does not imply control;the Board of Governors and the heads of the Reserve banksorient their policies to the public interest rather than to the benefit of the private banking system.The U.S.banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex;the authority of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example,in mergers or the examination of banks with other Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).In the critical area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national economic goals,however,the Federal Reserve is independent within the government,Income and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the board of governors are not subject to the congressional appropriation process;the Federal Reserve is self-financing.Its income($20.2billion in1992)comes mainly from Reserve bank holdings of income-earning securities,primarily those of the ernment.Outlays ($1.5billion in1992)are mostly for operational expenses in providing services to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and monetary policy.In1992the Federal Reserve returned416.8billion in earnings to the U.S.treasury.1.The Fed of the United States___.[A].function as China Bank[B].is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China[C].is subjected to the banking community and government[D].has13top officers who can influence the American financial market2.The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks___.[A].doesn’t mean the latter is in control[B].means the latter is in control[C].means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks[D].means the Reserve banks orient the latter’s policies3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?[A].The fed is a very big,complex and significant system which comprises many local banks.[B].All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.[C].Board of governors is the supreme policy-makers of America.[D].District Reserve banks rather than Board of governors perform the day-to-day policies.4.The authority of the federal Reserve___.[A].has to be shared with other establishments.[B].is exclusive at other times[C].isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC[D].is limited by Board of governors5.Income of the Board of governors___.[A].is borrowed from the U.S.treasury[B].is used by the government to make various policies[C].comes from the U.S.Treasury[D].is not granted by the government每日一句（Daily Sentence）I love you more and more eachday as time goes by.——Bertie Higgins《Casablanca》时光流逝，我对你的爱与日俱增。

六级阅读第二十天(提高卷)完整版

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Imagine three spaces that are sparsely populated, yet well watered and fertile, in a time before written history. Two are river valleys, another lies between two rivers forming a rich plain. Imagine that humans settle in these regions and domesticate plants and animals. The domestication made possible by these river territories and the success of that domestication —farming and grazing —lure increasingly greater human and animal migration to these spaces. As these populations increase, so do their needs. These needs give rise to the social and political economic formations that characterize the ancient urban spaces and states of Mesopotamia, the Indus and Nile valleys. Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Indus Valley civilizations are noted for their dense populations, urbanization processes, and cultural innovation. These elements are tied to the growth of commerce and broader cultural interaction. That is, as empires these civilizations can be thought of as collections of peoples, goods, and ideas whose existence and dynamism were built on movement and exchange. The initial formation of these civilizations is based on the movement of peoples into the river valleys and plains. They often described their environments as god-like and characterized their nearby rivers as life-giving. The transformation of these valleys and plains into places capable of physically nurturing the various peoples who moved into them was one of the first acts of cultural innovation and exchange. The use of these valleys’soil and water was signs of innovation and exchange. For the Mesopotamians, the key to making the land fertile was the technology of irrigation. In fact, irrigation became the key feature of the civilization. As a result of the need for irrigation, religious and legal codes in many Mesopotamian societies focused on water use. Egypt and the Nile Valley civilizations were defined by the rich alluvial soils(冲击土)that annual floods deposited along the Nile banks and in the delta and flood plains. The use of water and the timing of flood seasons gave rise to a number of technological innovations, such as the calendar. These cultural and technologicalinnovations also guaranteed the growth of large populations and increased the possibility that some of those populations would be located in central urban centers. These societies’agricultural and ecological technologies drew immigrants and travelers who often brought foods and ideas that contributed to the culture of these civilizations. The ability of these areas to sustain population —an ability that can be thought of as a richness—attracted more peoples. Some of these people entered the areas peaceably. Others used force to maintain or expand geographic and cultural spaces, indicating imperial activity. An interesting pattern emerging here in some urban centers was constructed to protect against invading forces, and seen in the walled settlements of the Indus Valley and early Mesopotamia. However, as much as these walled settlements repelled invaders, they also attracted them. The river valleys and the plains, and their agricultural richness, supported the formation of cities. The cities became emblems of their respective empires and either allowed for the extension of the empire or resisted the threats of other powers. The historical activities of the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, and Egypt indicate that various peoples moved in and out, contested the regions’ spaces, and sought to control other peoples, their goods and their resources. This interaction had profound consequences on how those involved thought about themselves and each other. Their ideas were tested, challenged, and in many instances, changed. These regions’ cities probably were seen as symbols of wealth; therefore, groups in and outside of the region often sought to control them. Richness is understood as the population’s ability to produce goods and services in quantity not just agriculture, but skills such as metal working, pottery, or commerce. Thus, richness in population meant surpluses allowed the cities and the areas they controlled to support a ruling and administrative class, and maybe an army. Frequently, product surpluses were exchanged, providing wealth for the area and drawing other peoples to it. The Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all experienced the results of a rich and productive population. New language patterns, such as the early substitution of the Akkadian tongue for Sumerian, demonstrate the innovations encouraged by movement and exchange. The gathering of peoples, languages, and cultures was part of the creation of a world view, though, a limited one. By 700 BC, the extent of the Assyrian Empire literally limited it to the activities of the Egyptian quest for empire status. That linkage can be expressed as interaction and exchange. Diplomatic exchange as well as military struggle resolved conflict over the empires’boundaries and areas of control. Marriage was a highly visible form of diplomacy and amounted to an exchange between ruling families that linked them politically and economically. These arrangements often resulted in the cessation of hostilities, greater regional stability, and greater economic exchange. Marriages across the ruling classes of these societies offer one way to conceptualize the world. Political marriages and royal hostages both provided for the sharing of culture across religious and ethnic divisions and differences that may well have contributed to humankind’s history. Movement and interaction also are seen in the clash of armies, which may have meant technological and cultural innovation. For instance, many historians believe that the clash between the Hyksos and Egyptians resulted in the exchange of important military innovations for the Egyptians. Throughthis conflict, the Egyptians discovered the advantages of iron weaponry over bronze and the superiority of the chariot(二轮战车)as an assault weapon. Within the movement and exchange that epitomized(集中体现)the Indus, Meso-potamian, and Nile civilizations, rising empires imposed a stability that occasionally resulted in greater interaction between states and peoples because of the inherent security of the empire. The most striking example of this greater interaction is trade. Many scholars argue that the collection of peoples in certain areas and changes in demographic(人口的)concentration are related to patterns of trade. Urban growth can be explained by looking at the spaces where trade was possible and the ways in which that trade might have drawn together people and their goods or services. Those spaces necessitated some authority to provide order and security. The goods and security offered by these urban spaces lured the merchants not only to travel from place to place carrying goods and ideas but also often to become residents in distant places, establishing new communities within communities. At times, some of these merchants served as ambassadors. They presented information that was important to maintaining good relations between their home societies and those they adopted through trade. We might select any of the remarkable points of these three areas and see them replicated in some form across the others. The reason for this replication, and its differences, reiterates(重申)that the establishment of empires, and the civilizations they represented, was not the creation of discrete imperial space so much as a way of ordering interaction between possible discrete spaces. The structures of these civilizations—these empires, states, cities —did not stop the interaction and the flow of goods, people, and ideas. On the contrary, they encouraged it. That encouragement resulted in the earliest formations of what has been called the Afro-Eurasian Old World —the interaction between the Indus, Mesopotamian, and Nile river systems.1．Which of the following is a remarkable feature of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Indus Valley civilizations?A．Fertile soil and abundant water resources.B．Sparse population.C．Broader cultural interaction.D．Cultural innovation.正确答案：D解析：第一句说这三大文明以其人口密集、城市化进程和文化创新而闻名。

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2.Don't let such a ______ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.（分数：3.00）A.trivial√B.partialC.slightD.minimal解析：不要让这么件小事形成我们之间的障碍，以便我们能够将精力集中在主要的事情上。

3.The toy maker produces a ______ copy of the space station, exact in every detail.（分数：3.00）A.minimalB.minimumC.miniature√D.minor解析：玩具制造商生产了一种小型的太空站模型，每一个细节都很精确。

4.They're going to build a big office block on that ______ piece of land.（分数：3.00）A.voidB.vacant√C.blankD.shallow解析：他们打算在那块空地上建造一座办公大楼。

5.They were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab.（分数：2.00）A.submergedB.drownedC.immersed√D.dipped解析：他们埋头于科学研究，就连实验室外面发生了什么事情都不知道。

2023年12月英语六级仔细阅读卷新版卷新编卷三含答案

2023年12月英语六级仔细阅读答案(卷一文都版)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage oneIt is easy to miss amid the day-to-day headlines of global economic recession, but there is a less conspicuous kind of social upheaval(剧变)underway that is fast altering both the face of the planet and the way human beings live. That change is the rapid acceleration of urbanization. In 2023, for the first time in human history, more than half the world’s population was l iving in towns and cities. And as a recently published paper shows, the process of urbanization will only accelerate in the decades to come—with an enormous impact on biodiversity and potentially on climate change.As Karen Seto, the led author of the paper, points out, the wave o f urbanization isn’t just about the migration of people into urban environments, but about the environments themselves becoming bigger to accommodate all those people. The rapid expansion of urban areas will have a huge impact on biodiversity hotspots and on carbon emissions in those urban areas.Humans are the ultimate invasive species—when the move into new territory, the often displace the wildlife that was already living there. And as land is cleared for those new cities—especially in the dense tropical forests—carbon will be released into the atmosphere as well. It’s true that as people in developing nations move from the countryside to the city, t he shift may reduce the pressure on land, which could in turn be good for the environment. This is especially so in desperately poor countries, where residents in the countryside slash and burn forests each growing season to clear space for farming. But the real difference is that in developing nations, the move from rural areas to cities often leads to an accompanying increase in income — and that increase leads to an increase in the consumption of food and energy, which in turn causes a rise in carbon emissions. Getting enough to eat and enjoying the safety and comfort of living fully on the grid is certainly a good thing — but it does carry an environmental price.The urbanization wave can’t be stopped —and it shouldn’t be. But Seto’s paper does underscore the importance of managing that transition. If we do it the right way, we can reduce urbanization’s impact on the environment. “There’s an enormous opportunity here, and a lot of pressure and responsibility to think about how we urbanize,” says Seto. “One thing that’s clear is that we can’t build cities the way we have over the last couple of hundred years. The scale of this transition won’t allow that.” We’re headed towards an urban planet no matter what, but whether it becomes heaven or hell is up to us.56. What issue does the author try to draw people’s attention to?A. The shrinking biodiversity worldwide.B. The rapid increase of world population.C. The ongoing global economic recession.D. The impact of accelerating urbanization.57. In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species?A. They are much greedier than other species.B. They are a unique species born to conquer.C. They force other species out of their territories.D. They have an urge to expand their living space.58. In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment?A. More land will be preserved for wildlife.B. The pressure on farmland will be lessened.C. Carbon emissions will be considerably reduced.D. Natural resources will be used more effectively.59. What does the author say about living comfortably in the city?A. It incurs a high environmental price.B. It brings poverty and insecurity to an end.C. It causes a big change in people’s lifestyle.D. It narrows the gap between city and country.60. What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto?A. Slowing down the speed of transition.B. Innovative use of advanced technology.C. Appropriate management of the process.D. Enhancing people’s sense of responsibility.答案：56 D The impact of accelerating urbanization57 C they force other species out...58 B the pressure on farmland will...59 A it incurs a high environmental...60 C appropriate management...Passage TwoWhen Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched in Feb. 2023, even he could not imagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is what this website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.To the children of this connected era, the world is one giant social network. They are not bound — as were previous generations of humans — by what they were taught. They are only limited by their curiosity and ambition. During my childhood, all knowledge was local. You learned everything you knew from your parents, teachers, preachers, and friends.With the high-quality and timely information at their fingertips, today’s children are rising normally tame middle class is speaking up against social ills. Silicon Valley executives are being shamed into adding women to their boards. Political leaders are marshalling the energy of millions for elections and political causes. All of this is being done with social media technologies that Facebook and its competitors set free.As does every advancing technology, social media has created many new problems. It is commonly addictive and creates risks for younger users. Social media is used by extremists in the Middle East and elsewhere to seek and brainwash recruits. And it exposes us and our friends to disagreeable spying. We may leave our lights on in the house when we are on vacation, but through social media we tell criminals exactly where we are, when we plan to return home, and how to blackmail(敲诈)us.Governments don’t need informers any more. Social media allows government agencies to spy on their own citize ns. We record our thoughts, emotions, likes and dislikes on Facebook; we share our political views, social preferences, and plans. We post intimate photographs of ourselves. No spy agency or criminal organization could actively gather the type of data that we voluntarily post for them.The marketers are also seeing big opportunities. Amazon is trying to predict what we will order. Google is trying to judge our needs and wants based on our social-media profiles. We need to be aware of the risks and keep working to alleviate the dangers.Regardless of what social media people use, one thing is certain: we are in a period of accelerating change. The next decade will be even more amazing and unpredictable than the last. Just as no one could predict what would happen with social media inthe last decade, no one can accurately predict where this technology will take us. I am optimistic, however, that a connected humanity will find a way to uplift itself.61. What was the purpose of Facebook when it was first created?A. To help students connect with the outside world.B. To bring university students into closer contact.C. To help students learn to live in a connected era.D. To combine the world into an integral whole.62. What difference does social media make to learning?A. Local knowledge and global knowledge will merge.B. Student will become more curious and ambitious.C. People are able to learn wherever they travel.D. Sources of information are greatly expanded.63. What is the author’s greates t concern with social media technology?A. Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.B. Government will find it hard to protect classified information.C. People may disclose their friends’ information unintentionally.D. People’s att ention will be easily distractedfrom their work in hand.64. What do businesses use social media for?A. Creating a good corporate image.B. Conducting large-scale market surveys.C. Anticipating the needs of customers.D. Minimizing possible risks and dangers.65. What does the author think of social media as a whole?A. It will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.B. It will pose a grave threat to our traditional ways of life.C. It is bound to bring about another information revolution.D. It breaks down the final barriers in human communication.答案：61 B to bring university students into closer...62 D sources of information are greatly expanded63 A individuals and organizations may use it for evil purpose64 B anticipating the needs of customers65 A it will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.2023年12月英语六级仔细阅读答案(卷二新东方版)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneNothing succeeds in business books like the study of success. The current business-book boom was launched in 1982 by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman with “In Search of Excellence”. It has been kept going ever since by a succession of gurus and would-be gurus who promise to distil the essence of excellence into three(or five or seven)simple rules.The Three Rules is a self-conscious contribution to this type; it even includes a bibliography of “success studies”. Messrs Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman. They employall the tricks of the success genre. They insist that their conclusions are “measurable and actionable”-guide to behavior rather than analysis for its own sake. Success authors usually serve up vivid stories about how exceptional business-people stamped their personalities on a company or rescued it from a life-threatening crisis. Messrs Raynor and Ahmed are happier chewing the numbers: they provide detailed appendices on “calculating the elements of advantage” and “detailed analysis”.The authors spent five years studying the behaviour of their 344 “exceptional companies”, only to come up at first with nothing. Every hunch(直觉)led to a blind alley and every hypothesis to a dead end. It was only when they shifted their attention from how companies behave to how they think that they began to make sense of their voluminous material.Management is all about making difficult tradeoffs in conditions that are always uncertain and ever-changing. But exceptional companies approach these trade-offs with two simple rules in mind, sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously. First: better before cheaper. Companies are morelikely to succeed in the long run if they compete on quality or performance than on price. Second: revenue before cost. Companies have more to gain in the long run from driving up revenue than by driving down costs.Most success studies suffer from two faults. There is “the halo (光环) effect”, whereby good performance leads commentators to attribute all manner of virtues to anything and everything the company does. These virtues then suddenly become vices when the company fails. Messrs Raynor and Ahmed work hard to avoid these mistakes by studying large bodies of data over several decades. But they end up embracing a different error: stating the obvious. Most businesspeople will not be surprised to learn that it is better to find a profitable niche(缝隙市场)and focus on boosting your revenues than to compete on price and cut your way to success. The difficult question is how to find that profitable niche and protect it. There, The Three Rules is less useful.56. What kind of business books are most likely to sell well?A) Books on excellence.B) Guides to management.C) Books on business rules.D) Analyses of market trends.【答案】A57. What does the author imply about books on success so far?A) They help businessmen on way or another.B) They are written by well-recognised experts.C) They more or less fall into the same stereotype.D) They are based on analyses of corporate leaders.【答案】C58. How does The Three Rules different from other success books according to the passage?A) It focuses on the behavior of exceptional businessmen.B) It bases its detailed analysis on large amount of data.C) It offers practicable advice to businessmen.D) It draws conclusion from vivid examples.【答案】B59. What does the passage say contributes to the success of exceptional companies?A) Focus on quality and revenue.B) Management and sales promotion.C) Lower production costs and competitive prices.D) Emphasis on after-sale service and maintenance.【答案】A60. What is the author’s comment on The Three Rules?A. It can help to locate profitable niches.B. It has little to offer to businesspeople.C. It is noted for its detailed data analysis.D. It fails to identify the keys to success.【答案】BPassage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Until recently, the University of Kent prided itself on its friendly image. Not any more. Over the past few months it has been working hard. With the help of media consultants, to play down its cosy reputation in favour of something more academic and serious.Kent is not alone in considering an image revamp (翻新). Changes to next year’s funding regime are forcing universities to justify charging students up to £9,000 in fees.Nowadays universities are putting much more of a focus on their brands and what their value propositions are .While in the past universities have often focused on student social life and attractions of the university town in recruitment campaigns, they are now concentrating on more tangible(实在的)attractions, such as employment prospects, engagement with industry, and lecturer contact hours, making clear exactly what students are going to get for their money.The problem for universities is that if those benefits fail to materialize, students notice. That worries Rob Behrens, who deals with student complaints. “Universities need to be extremely careful in describing what’s going to happen to students” he says. “As competition is going to get greater for attracting gifted students, there is a danger that universities will go the extra mile.”One university told prospective engineering students they would be able to design a car and race it at Brands Hatch, which never happened, he says. Others have promised use of sophisticated equipment that turned out to be broken or unavailable. “If universities spent as much money on handling complaints and appeals appropriately as they spend on marketing, they would do better at keeping students, and in the National Student Survey returns,” he says.Ongoing research tracking prospective 2023 students suggests that they are not only becoming more time researching evidence to back up institutional claims.Hence the growing importance of the student survey. From next September. All institutions will also be expected to publish on their websites key information sets, allowing easier comparison between institution, between promises and reality, and the types of jobs and salaries graduates go on to.As a result, it is hardly surprising that universities are beginning to change the way they market themselves. While the best form of marketing for institutions is to be good at what they do, they also need to be clear about how they are different from others.And it is vital that once an institution claims to be particularly good at something, it must live up to it, The moment you position yourself, you become exposed, and if you fail in that you are in trouble.61. What was the University of Kent famous for?A. Its comfortable campus life.B. Its up-to-date course offerings.C. Its distinguished teaching staff.D. Its diverse academic programmes.【答案】A62. What are universities trying to do to attract students?A. Improve their learning environment.B. Upgrade their campus facilitiesC. Offer more scholarships to the gifted.D. Present a better academic image.【答案】A63. What does Rob Behrens suggest universities do in marketing themselves?A. Publicise the achievements of their graduates.B. Go to extra lengths to cater to students needs.C. Refrain from making promises they cannot honor.D. Survey the expectations of their prospective students.【答案】C64. What is students’ chief consideration in choosing a university?A. Whether it promises the best job prospects.B. Whether it is able to deliver what they want.C. Whether it ranks high among similar institutions.D. Whether it offers opportunities for practical training.【答案】B65. What must universities show to win recruitment campaigns?A. They are positioned to meet the future needs of society.B. They are responsible to students for their growth.C. They are ever ready to improve themselves.D. They are unique one way or another.【答案】D2023年12月英语六级仔细阅读答案(卷三)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some q uestions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A). B). C) andD). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.International governments’inaction concerning sustainable development is clearly worryin g but the proactive(积极出击的) approaches of some leading-edge companies are encouraging. Toyota, Wal-Mart, DuPont, M&S and General Electric have made tackling environmental wastes a key economic driver.DuPont committed itself to a 65% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the 10 yea rs prior to 2023. By 2023, DuPont was saving $2.2 billion a year through energy efficie ncy, the same as its total declared profits that year. General Electric aims to reduce the energy intensity of its operations by 50% by 2023. They have invested heavily in pr ojects designed to change the way of using and conserving energy.Companies like Toyota and Wal-Mart are not committing to environmental goals out of the goodness of their hearts. The reason for their actions is a simple yet powerful realization that the environmental an d economic footprints fit well together. When M&S launched its “Plan A”sustainability program in 2023, it was believed that it would cost over £200million in the first fiv e years. However, the initiative had generated £105million by 2023/12.When we prevent physical waste, increase energy efficiency or improve resource producti vity, we save money, improve profitability and enhance competitiveness. In fact, there are often huge “quick win”opportunities, thanks to years of neglect.However, there is a considerable gap between leading-edge companies and the rest of the pack. There are far too many companies still delayin g creating a lean and green business system, arguing that it will cost money or requiresizable capital investments. They remain stuck in the “environment is cost”mentality.Being environmentally friendly does not have to cost money. In fact, going beyond compl iance saves cost at the same time that it generates cash, provided that management adopt s the new lean and green model.Lean means doing more with less. Nonetheless, in most companies, economic and environm ental continuous improvement is viewed as being in conflict with each other. This is one of the biggest opportunities missed across most industries. The size of the opportunity is enormous. The 3% Report recently published by World Wildlife Fund and CDP shows tha t the economic prize for curbing carbon emissions in the US economy is $780 billion bet ween now and 2023. Itsuggests that one of the biggest levers for delivering this opportu nity is “increased efficiency through management and behavioral change”—in other words, lean and green management.Some 50 studies show that companies that commit to such aspirational goals as zero w aste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of non-renewable resources are financially outperforming their competitors. Conversely, it was foun d that climate disruption is already costing $1.2 trillion annually, cutting global GDP b y 1.6%. Unaddressed, this will double by 2030. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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tpo23阅读及答案urban cliamtes1. enormous巨大的，所以正确答案是c的very large。

单词所在句的前句说城市的物质和能量的输入和输出的废水、空气污染物、物质和能量是相当的，接着这句话就说这一过程涉及的物质的量是怎么样的，对于一个城市来说，输入和输出的物质的量当然都很大，所以答案是c，a增长b吓人d严格控制都不靠谱2. surpass超过，所以正确答案是be higher than。

从单词本身看，sur 表示加强，pass表示过，所以合在一起表示超过之意。

原句说冬天城市里产生的热量可以等于或者怎么样太阳提供的热量，跟等于并列的要么是多于要么是少于，所以正确答案是b3. 以warmed house和outside air做关键词定位至第二句，说当房间隔热差的时候，热量散失最快，所以散失的快慢应该取决于房屋的隔热状况，所以正确答案是b，其他答案都没说4. except题，排除法。

a的motor vehicles做关键词定位至第一句的cars，说fuel燃烧不是唯一****，明显是一个****，所以a正确，不选;b在上一段有说到，所以也正确，不选(我的版本b答案和上一题的b答案是一样的，我怀疑是搞错了，而且如果只是像题目问的根据第三段，这个答案又不对，但选项c也错了，谁能告诉我是肿么回事);c的vegetation做关键词定位至第五句，但说的是countryside，没说urban，所以c错，选;d的reflection做关键词定位至两个ways的第一个，正确，不选5. 以lower heat capacity做关键词定位至第五句，说农村的heat capacity低于城市是因为植被覆盖使得heat不那么容易进入或者流出地表，所以正确答案是d。

a的only source，b的construction materials都没说，c说反了，原文说不那么容易6. 问整段的，看开头和第二句。

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Passage★★★★☆Questions1to5are based on the following passage.In recent decades,there is a phenomenon which makes us give some attention;the so-called Southeast Asian"tigers"have rivaled the western "lions"for stock cliches that make economic headlines.The myth of American economic hegemony(霸权)over Asia in the imposing and patriarchal figure of Uncle Sam has provided frequent political grist(有利) for Southeast Asian political leaders,particularly Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir.He has attempted to forge an international reputation as a snarling tiger,but lately sounds more like a barnyard dog groaning at shadows.Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements of the newly developing economies of Malaysia,Thailand and Indonesia,these nations at times appear to be their own worst enemies.This is often exemplified by Dr.Mahathir,who rails at Western evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides an opportunity。

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试卷239(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷239(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS.[B] Lance Bass of ‘N Sync (an American boy band) was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30, 2002, due to lack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it.[C] These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off.[D] In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle.Space Accommodations[E] Russia’s Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001, the Russian Aerospace Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily delayed the first tourist trip into space.[F] The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be called Destination Mir. The Survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. Participants on the show were to go through training at Russia’s cosmonaut (宇航员) training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled out NBC’s space plans for now. NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006.[G] Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating “commercial space infrastructure (基础结构)’’that will resemble the Discovery spacecraft in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Space Island says it will build its space city out of empty NASA space-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so), and place it about 400 miles above Earth. The space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as Earth’s.[H] According to their vision statement, Space Adventures plans to “fly tens of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on Earth and in space, to and from private space stations, and aboard dozens of different vehicles...” Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years away.[I] Initially, space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests won’t find the luxurious surroundings of ahotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. However, the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience.[J] In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might not. The small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even be able to take space walks.[K] Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots? The Most Expensive Vacation[L] Will space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars. Currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload (有效载重) costs about $10,000 to put into Earth’s orbit.[M] NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the VentureStar, which could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. If the VentureStar takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millions.[N] A joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic. [O] Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, “Isn’t that great—when do I get to go?” Well, our chance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles.1．Within the next two decades, space travel could be as common as intercity air travel.正确答案：O解析：根据within the next two decades定位到O段。