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大学六级真题长篇阅读及参考详解

大学六级真题长篇阅读及参考详解

大学六级真题长篇阅读及参考详解大学英语六级考试是中国大陆高校学生的一项重要考试。

其中长篇阅读作为考试的难点之一,需要考生对文章内容进行准确理解和深入分析。

本文将通过解析真题,为考生提供参考和指导。

1. 题目解析大学六级真题长篇阅读部分通常由一篇长文和后续的多个问题组成。

考生需要仔细阅读文章,并根据问题选择正确的答案。

在解析文章之前,我们先来看看一个典型的真题:One of the great inventions of the Industrial Revolution was the idea of separating the place of work and the place of living. Before the 18th century, most people lived where they worked. They may have had a small farm or been a tradesman, and they fit their lives around their work. The advent of factories, though, forced people to leave their homes and work in a separate place. Shanghai industry(行业) has for over a century been built on the same principle-—the separation of work and living.But now, government officials in China's financial(金融的) hub(中心) have decided that the separation of work and living no longer holds. Theyare appropriating(拨用) planned factories and turning them into "creative spaces“, places where people can go to live and work. The reason, they say, is that living and working apart has created a culture of consumption(消费) rather than of creation.The so-called“creative spaces“ now taking shape represent a 180°shift(转变) in thinking. For generations, people were taught that work was work. It had its place. When they weren't doing it, they would retreat to their personal lives, very often being encouraged to do so by news organizations, which were supported by consumer advertising(广告). People would read newspapers as news-readership, too, was supported by advertising. Now, however, at work people are creating things and thus building cities.The concept is old, long lost in many parts of the world. But Shanghai is reclaiming(回收) it and presents a unique opportunity for the city to become a global leader in culture and design. Schools, theaters, galleries, museums and other forms of culture and art, along with clean manufacturing, are now springing up on the banks of the Huangpu River, and the government makes it easy for people to live and work in these spaces by subsidizing a large part of the rent.从这篇文章中,我们可以看出作者主要讲述的是中国的一个城市——上海,在近年来提倡“创意空间”发展模式,以期改变人们的工作和生活方式,从而达到创造性的发展。

大学英语六级阅读理解(集锦3篇)

大学英语六级阅读理解(集锦3篇)

大学英语六级阅读理解(集锦3篇)大学英语六级阅读理解(1)"I've never met a human worth cloning," says cloning expert M ark Westhusin from the cramped confines of his lab at Texas A&M University. "It's a stupid endeavor." That's an interesting choice of a djective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars tryin g to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expe ct to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy lat er this year---or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the re productive system of man's best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.Westhusin's experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed b y all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Miss yplicity project, using hundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs, the A&M team has produced only a dozen or so embryos carrying Miss y's DNA. None have survived the transfer to a surrogate mother. Th e wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously aborted fetuses ma y be acceptable when you're dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. "Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dan gerous," he says.Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice r esearch payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in, 1997, Wes thusin's phone at A&M College of Veterinary Medicinehas been ringing busily. Cost is no obstacle for customers like Missy's mysterious owner, who wishes m remain unknown to protec t his privacy. He's plopped down $3.7 million so far to fund the research because he wants a twin to carry on Missy;s fine q ualities after she dies. But he knows her clone may not have her te mperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy's owners and the A& M team say they are "both looking forward to studying the ways th at her clone differ from Missy."The fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusin's work. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive,大学英语六级阅读理解(2)1.大纲要求六级考试大纲对阅读理解题的要求为:既能理解个别句子的意义,也能理解上下文的逻辑关系;既能理解字面的意思,也能理解隐含的意思;既能理解事实和细节,也能理解所读材料的主旨和大意;能就文章的内容进行判断,推理和信息转换。

大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案

大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案

大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Music and LanguageMusic and language are two different ---1--- that are often linked together. For example, they both involve a type of communication and have a ---2--- impact on our emotions. However, music and language are fundamentally different in a number of ways.Unlike language, which is composed of words and grammar, music is a ---3--- art form. It uses tones, melodies, rhythms, and harmonies to create emotional ---4---. Language, on the other hand, mainly conveys meaning through the use of words and sentences.Another difference between music and language is their development in humans. ---5--- learn language through exposure to conversations and practice, while music seems to be ---6---. We all have the ability torecognize and appreciate music, even without any formal training. This suggests that our musical abilities may be innate.Furthermore, music and language are processed in different areas of the brain. Language is mainly processed in the left hemisphere, whereas music is ---7--- in both the left and right hemispheres. Evidence has shown that certain ---8--- patients who have lost their ability to speak can still sing, indicating that music may be connected to different neural pathways (神经通路) than language.Despite their differences, music and language are closely related in some ways. Studies have shown that music can assist with language ---9---. For example, listening to music can help ESL students improve their pronunciation and intonation. Similarly, playing a musical instrument can enhance the linguistic abilities of children.In conclusion, while music and language share certain similarities in terms of communication and emotional impact, they also have distinct characteristics. Understanding the differences and connections between music and language can help us appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of each art form.1. [A] skills [B] forms [C] techniques [D] systems2. [A] significant [B] flexible [C] optional [D] limited3. [A] controversial [B] visual [C] sensory [D] practical4. [A] reactions [B] viewpoints [C] expectations [D] contributions5. [A] Babies [B] Adults [C] Animals [D] Artists6. [A] inherited [B] acquired [C] displayed [D] distributed7. [A] analyzed [B] noted [C] localized [D] bypassed8. [A] music-loving [B] language-deficient [C] brain-damaged [D] memory-impaired9. [A] practice [B] revision [C] acquisition [D] retentionSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Do You Prefer to Stay Single?A. It’s often said that a woman who puts a high priority on her career ends up lying alone on a Saturday night. However, my research on this subject shows that it is basically a myth. In fact, in my surveys I found that highly educated career women are just as likely to form successful marriages as other women, and actually more likely to make a good choice the second time around. By contrast, women who don’t care quite so much about their career and are more willing to settle for less than Mr. Right are more likely to end up single.B. Is marrying for love a good or bad thing? Most of us, it seems, would say, “Good, of course!” But are we really thinking? In reality, marrying purely for love may be less likely to lead to a satisfying marriage. Many psychologists now believe that people who expect marriage to provide happiness are often disappointed. Marrying who we fall in love with is a romantic idea. But psychologists have found it often means falling in love with someone like ourselves and who is familiar to us. Love and passion are often considered separate from friendship and companionship (交往、友谊).C. According to the latest research, newlyweds who feel good abouttheir marriage are healthier than those who don’t. The work is one of thefirst of its kind to show how much influence someone’s thoughts can haveon their health. Researchers measured the heart rate, blood pressure, and cholesterol (胆固醇) levels of 28 married women as they argued with their husbands and measured the levels of a chemical (化学物质) linked to heart disease. The women were asked before having a disagreement if they were happy in their marriages. When the researchers reviewed the results, they discovered that the women who said they had happier marriages also had lower levels of the chemical than those who said their marriages weren’t going well.D. It is a cultural stereotype that young women like to date older men. In a study of 18 to 24-year-old college students, researchers found that about 80% of men were interested in dating women who were significantly younger, while 85% of women were keen on dating older men. Many participants explained this interest in terms of desire for maturity, not money.E. In the past, people routinely built relationships with neighbors, families, and communities. Now, however, only two in 10 Americans indicate that they regularly spend time with their neighbors, and only one-third of Americans report regularly spending time with their families. Loneliness, experts now suggest, is twice as deadly as obesity (肥胖) and is as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Additionally, loneliness can have a long-term impact on both physical and emotional health, increasing the risk for heart disease, depression, and premature death.F. In a research team studying married couples, researchers asked couples whether they felt close to their partners and if they had thought about separating from them. When the researchers reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (磁共振成像) scans of the participants’ brains, they found that those who had thought about leaving their partners showed activity in the brain regions associated with a variety of negative emotions, such as anger and sadness. On the other hand, couples who felt close and secure with their partners showed greater activation in areas of the brain associated with reward and attachment.11. Couples who feel happy about their marriage have better health.12. Men tend to be interested in dating younger women, while women prefer older men.13. Good family relationships are becoming less common nowadays.14. Love marriages may not always lead to satisfactory marriages.15. People who put a high priority on their careers are less likely to end up single.答案1. B2. A3. C4. A5. D6. B7. C8. C9. A10. B11. C12. D13. E14. B15. A以上是关于大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案的内容。

2021 年 12 月英语六级阅读真题(第二套)

2021 年 12 月英语六级阅读真题(第二套)

2021 年 12 ⽉真题(第⼆套)员⼯权益感、参与度和绩效:道德领导⼒的调节作⽤ Employee Entitlement, Engagement,and Performance: The Moderating Effect of Ethical LeadershipAccording to a recent study, a small but growing proportion of the workforce is affected to some degree by a sense of entitlement.Work is less about what they can contribute but more about what they can take.It can lead to workplace dysfunction and diminish their own job satisfaction.I'm not referring to employees who are legitimately dissatisfied with their employment conditions due to, say, being denied or flexible work practices.I'm talking about those who consistently believe they deserve special treatment and generous rewards.It's an expectation that exists irrespective of their abilities or levels of performance.As a result of that discrepancy between the privileges they feel they're 最近的⼀项研究显示,⼀⼩部分员⼯在某种程度上受到权益感的影响,⽽这种员⼯的数量正在增⻓。

12月大学英语六级阅读真题及答案一套

12月大学英语六级阅读真题及答案一套

12月大学英语六级阅读真题及答案一套12月大学英语六级阅读真题及答案(一套)12月英语六级考试于12月14日下午如期举行,考后由小编为各位考生整理英语六级真题及答案解析完整版(多题多卷),快来查看!As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours hasbecome a badge o? Plus, we live in a culture that 36 to the late–nighter, from 24-hourgrocery store to ? shopping site that never close. It’sno surprise, then, that more than half of American adults get the 7 to 9 hoursof shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts.Whether or not we can catch up on sleep – on the weekend, say- is ahotly 38 among sleep researchers. The latest evidence suggests thatwhile it isn’t 39 , it might ? when Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher andprofessor of medicine, brought 40 sleep-rest people into the lab for aweekend of sleep during which they lagged about 10 hours per night. ? showed41 in the ability of insulin(胰岛素) to process blood sugar. That suggests ? upsleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes, which is encouraging ? given howmany adults don’t get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn’t 43 to end the habit of sleeping lessand making up for it later.Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not 44 aneffective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will 45 one area of the brain,but there’s never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn’treally replicate (复制)the differentchemicals moving in and out of different parts ? the brain to go through thedifferent stages of sleep,” says Dr. Nancy Collop, direct or of the Em?University Sleep Center.A) alternatively I) negotiatedB) caters J) pierceC) chronically K) presumptionD) debated L) readyE) deprivation M) recommendedF) ideal N) surpassesG) improvements O) targetH) necessarily答案:BMDFO GELHJClimate change may be real, but it’s still not easy being greenHow do we convince our inner cavemanto be greener?We ask some outstanding social scientists.A) The road to climatehell is paved with our good intentions. Politicians may tackle polluters whilescientists do battle with carbon emissions. But the most pervasive problem isless obvious: our own behaviour. We get distracted before we can turn down theheating. We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor’s ripto India. Ultimately, we can’t be bothered to change our attitude. Fortunatelyfor the planet, social science and behavioral economics may be able to do thatfor us.B) Despite mournfulpolar bears and carts showing carbon emissions soaring, mot people find it hardto believe that global warming will affect them personally. Recent polls by thePew Research Centre in Washington, DC, found that 75-80 per cent ofparticipants regarded climate change as an important issue. But respondentsranked it last on a list of priorities.C) This inconsistencylargely stems from a feeling of powerlessness. “When we can’t actually removethe source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range ofdefense mechanisms,” says Tom Crompton, change strategistfor the environmentalorganization World Wide Fund for Nature.D) Part of the faultlies with our inner caveman. Evolution has programmed humans to pay mostattention to issues that will have an immediate impact. “We worry most aboutnow because if we don’t survive for the next minute, we’re not go ing to bearound in ten years’ time,” says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre forResearch on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York. If theThames were lapping around Big Ben, Londoners would face up to the problem ofemissions pretty quickly. But in practice, our brain discounts the risks—andbenefits—associated with issues that lie some way ahead.E) Matthew Rushworth,of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, seesthis in his lab every day. “One of the ways i n which all agents seem to makedecisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going tobe further away in the future,” he says. “This is a very sensible way for ananimal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful fo rhumans for thousands of years.”F) Not any longer. Bythe time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change, it could well be toolate. And if we’re not going to make national decisions about the future,others may have to help us to do so.。

2023年12月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)

2023年12月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)

2023年12月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全) 一、听力理解第一套第一节(共5小题)1. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Turn the television off.B. Turn the volume down.C. Turn the radio on.Answer: B2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the post office.B. At the bank.C. At the hotel.Answer: C3. What does the man imply about the woman?A. She hasn’t been to New York City.B. She needs to find a new job.C. She travels a lot for work.Answer: A4. How long has the man been waiting?A. For an hour.B. For half an hour.C. For ten minutes.Answer: B5. What is the woman doing?A. She is looking for her keys.B. She is waiting for someone to arrive.C. She is talking on the phone.Answer: C第二节(共5小题)6. What is the woman asking the man to do?A. Fix her computer.B. Help her find a job.C. Visit her tomorrow.Answer: A7. What does the man offer to do next?A. Take the woman to the restaurant.B. Prepare dinner for the woman.C. Look for a restaurant on the Internet.Answer: C8. What does the man say abo ut the woman’s computer?A. It can’t be fixed.B. It needs a software update.C. It needs a new battery.Answer: B9. What does the woman suggest doing after dinner?A. Go for a walk.B. Watch a movie at home.C. Go to a movie theater.Answer: B10. How do es the woman feel about the man’s suggestion?A. Excited.B. Indifferent.C. Annoyed.Answer: A二、阅读理解第一套An important part of a child’s development is the acquisition of social skills. Social skills help children to interact effectively with others and build healthy relationships. These skills are vital for success in school, work, and life in general.One of the best ways to help children develop social skills is through play. Play allows children to practice andmaster social, emotional, and cognitive skills in a relaxed and enjoyableenvironment. Through play, children learn valuable skills such as cooperation, sharing, problem-solving, and communication.There are different types of play that help in the development of social skills. Cooperative play is when children play and work together towards a common goal. This type of play helps children to learn teamwork and collaboration. Pretend play, on the other hand, allows children to develop empathy and understanding of others’ perspectives. They learn to take on different roles and pretend to be someone else, which helps in developing their social and emotional intelligence. Board games and group activities also promote social interaction and help children learn important skills such as taking turns, following rules, and resolving conflicts in a fair manner.Parents and educators play a crucial role in promoting social skills development. They can create opportunities for play and provide guidance and support. It is important for parents to encourage their children to engage in various types of play and provide them with age-appropriate toys and games. Educators can incorporate play-based learning activities in the classroom to foster social skills development.In conclusion, play is a valuable tool for social skills development. It allows children to practice and master important skills while having fun. Parents and educators should recognize the importance of play and provide opportunities and support for children to engage in different types of play.第二套The concept of time management is essential in today’s fast-paced world. Effective time management helps individuals to prioritize tasks, handle multiple responsibilities, and increase productivity. It allows individuals to make the most out of their time and achieve their goals efficiently.Here are some tips for effective time management:1.Set goals: Identify your long-term and short-termgoals. Break them down into smaller, manageable tasks.This will help you stay focused and motivated.2.Prioritize tasks: Determine which tasks are mostimportant and urgent. Focus on completing these tasks first.3.Create a schedule: Use a planner or online calendarto schedule your tasks and activities. Set deadlines for each task to stay organized and keep track of your progress.4.Avoid multitasking: Multitasking may seem like atime-saving technique, but it can actually decreaseproductivity. Focus on one task at a time and give it yourfull attention.5.Delegate tasks: If possible, delegate tasks to others.This will free up your time and allow you to focus on more important tasks.6.Take breaks: Schedule regular breaks to rest andrecharge. This will help you maintain focus and preventburnout.7.Avoid procrastination: Procrastination can lead tounnecessary stress and missed deadlines. Break tasks into smaller, manageable parts and tackle them one at a time.8.Learn to say no: Don’t overcommit yourself. Learn tosay no to tasks that are not essential or do not align withyour goals.e technology: Take advantage of technology toolssuch as productivity apps and time tracking apps. Thesecan help you stay organized and manage your time moreeffectively.10.Review and adjust: Regularly review your scheduleand tasks. Adjust as needed to accommodate unexpectedevents or changes in priorities.By implementing these tips, you can improve your time management skills and achieve greater success in your personal and professional life.第三套The importance of physical exercise cannot be overstated. Regular exercise has numerous health benefits and plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Physical exercise helps to strengthen the cardiovascular system, improve lung function, and increase muscle strength and endurance. It also promotes weight loss and helps to maintain a healthy body weight. Regular exercise reduces the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, andcertain types of cancer. It can also improve mental health by reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.In addition to the physical benefits, exercise is also important for cognitive function. Studies have shown that regular exercise improves memory, attention, and problem-solving skills. It can also enhance creativity and productivity.Exercise is not only beneficial for adults but also for children and adolescents. Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence helps to develop healthy bones, muscles, and joints. It improves coordination and balance, and reduces the risk of childhood obesity. It also has a positive impact on academic performance, including improved concentration and focus.There are many different forms of exercise that individuals can choose from, including aerobic exercise, strength training, flexibility exercises, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). It is important to find a form of exercise that you enjoy and can incorporate into your daily routine.In conclusion, regular physical exercise is essential for overall health and well-being. It has numerous physical and mental health benefits and should be a priority for individuals of all ages. Make exercise a part of your daily routine and reap the rewards of a healthy and active lifestyle.三、写作题目及答案第一套写作题目:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:。

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷1(题后含答案及解析) 题型有:1.The public must be able to understand the basics of science to make informed decisions. Perhaps the most dramatic example of the negative consequences of poor communication between scientists and the public is the issue of climate change, where a variety of factors, not the least of which is a breakdown in the transmission of fundamental climate data to the general public, has contributed to widespread mistrust and misunderstanding of scientists and their research. The issue of climate change also illustrates how the public acceptance and understanding of science (or the lack of it) can influence governmental decision-making with regard to regulation, science policy and research funding. However, the importance of effective communication with a general audience is not limited to hot issues like climate change. It is also critical for socially charged neuroscience issues such as the genetic basis for a particular behavior, the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, or the use of animal models, areas where the public understanding of science can also influence policy and funding decisions. Furthermore, with continuing advances in individual genome (基因组) sequencing and the advent of personalized medicine, more non-scientists will need to be comfortable analyzing complex scientific information to make decisions that directly affect their quality of life. Science journalism is the main channel for the popularization of scientific information among the public. Much has been written about how the relationship between scientists and the media can shape the efficient transmission of scientific advances to the public. Good science journalists are specialists in making complex topics accessible to a general audience, while adhering to scientific accuracy. Unfortunately, pieces of science journalism can also oversimplify and generalize their subject material to the point that the basic information conveyed is obscured or at worst, obviously wrong. The impact of a basic discovery on human health can be exaggerated so that the public thinks a miraculous cure is a few months to years away when in reality the significance of the study is far more limited. Even though scientists play a part in transmitting information to journalists and ultimately the public, too often the blame for ineffective communication is placed on the side of the journalists. We believe that at least part of the problem lies in places other than the interaction between scientists and members of the media, and exists because for one thing we underestimate how difficult it is for scientists to communicate effectively with a diversity of audiences, and for another most scientists do not receive formal training in science communication.1.What does the example of climate change serve to show?A.The importance of climate data is increasingly recognized.B.Adequate government funding is vital to scientific research.C.Government regulation helps the public understand science.D.Common folks’ scientific knowledge can sway policy making.正确答案:D解析:细节题。

大学六级真题阅读填空部分及参考分析

大学六级真题阅读填空部分及参考分析

大学六级真题阅读填空部分及参考分析填空是大学六级英语考试中的一大难点,需要考生掌握一定的词汇量和语义推测能力。

下面是大学六级真题阅读填空部分的参考分析,希望对考生能有所帮助。

1. 题目:According to the passage, people with higher incomes are more likely to ________.填空解析:根据文章,大学教育的闯入,人们开始意识到大学教育对个人未来的重要性。

故空格处应填入"invest in education"。

答案:invest in education2. 题目:The term "exchange rate" refers to ________.填空解析:根据文章,交换比率是一个国家货币与另一个国家货币之间的比值。

故空格处应填入"currencies' ratio"。

答案:currencies' ratio3. 题目:In the passage, the author discusses the factors that contribute to _______.填空解析:根据文章,作者提到了导致贫富差距扩大的两个因素。

故空格处应填入"the widening gap"。

答案:the widening gap4. 题目:According to the passage, self-confidence is closely related to _______.填空解析:根据文章,自信与一个人对自己的能力和成功的评估密切相关。

故空格处应填入"the evaluation of one's own ability and success"。

答案:the evaluation of one's own ability and success5. 题目:The passage suggests that travel has a positive effect on_______.填空解析:根据文章,旅行可以使人们开放心胸,增加对其他文化的理解。

2022年12月大学英语六级真题解析(仔细阅读卷二)

2022年12月大学英语六级真题解析(仔细阅读卷二)

2022 年 12 月份大学英语六级认真阅读译文及具体解析〔卷二〕Section CPassage One全文翻译及命题分析或许是时候让农场主们歇歇脚了,由于机器人正被用来监测庄稼生长、拔除杂草,甚至放牧。

商业种植面积及其广袤,需要数千工时来耕作。

澳大利亚最偏远的苏坡杰克·唐斯〔Suplejack Downs〕牛场就是一个典型的例子。

它位于北部地区,绵延 4000 平方公里,距离最近的主要城市艾丽丝泉〔Alice Springs〕逾13 个小时车程。

这些大规模农场极度偏远,往往无人照料,每年只能监测一两次,这意味着假设牲畜生病或需要救济,农场主可能需要很长时间才能觉察。

然而,机器人正前来救援。

机器人目前正在威尔士进展为期两年的试验,该试验将训练“农场机器人”放牧,监测牲畜的安康,并确保有足够的牧场供它们放牧。

这些机器人配备了很多传感器来识别环境、牛群以及食物的状况,使用热传感器和视觉传感器来探测体温的变化。

悉尼大学的萨拉·苏卡黎(Salah Sukarieh)将在南威尔士州中部的几个农场进展试验,他说:“你还可以用颜色、质地和外形传感器检测地面上的牧草质量。

”在试验期间,将对机器人的算法和技术性细节进展微调,使其更适合生病的牲畜,并确保它能够安全地绕过树木、淤泥、沼泽和丘陵等潜在障碍区。

苏卡黎说:“我们期望改善牲畜的安康品质,并让农场主更简洁维护牲畜在宽阔的草场上信步由缰的壮丽景象。

”机器人并不局限于放牧和监控牲畜,他们还被用来统计单果数量,检查农作物,甚至拔除杂草。

很多机器人配备有高科技传感器和简单的学习算法,以避开它们在与人类并肩工作时损害人类。

机器人还知晓最高效、最安全的通行方式,使工程师和农场主能够分析和更好地优化机器人的属性和任务,并供给现场直播,实时反响农场上正在发生的事情。

固然,农业工人担忧其岗位被取代。

然而,由于劳动力空缺的不断加剧,大规模生产难以维持,正是农场主们在力推技术进步。

2023英语六级阅读

2023英语六级阅读

2023英语六级阅读2023年英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案In the 1980s, a revolution in fashion took place. It was a change from traditional, formal, and often stuffy styles to more casual styles that were comfortable and allowed freer movement. This change was led by young people, who wanted to express their individuality through their clothing.The term "casual wear" was coined to describe this style of dress. Casual wear can be traced back to the 1930s, when it was first popularized by the American college student. However, it was not until the 1960s that it became a popular style in the United States. The rise of casual wear corresponded with the rise of youth culture and the hippie movement, both of which emphasized freedom and individual expression.Today, casual wear is everywhere. It has become the norm in many social and business situations, replacing the stuffy, formal styles that were once standard. This change in dress code has had a profoundimpact on society. It has made clothing less important in terms of status and has allowed people to express their personalities through their clothing choices.Q1: What does the word "casual" mean in the context of this passage?A1: Casual means not formal or stuffy, but comfortable and relaxed.Q2: When did casual wear first become popular?A2: Casual wear first became popular in the 1930s, when it was first popularized by the American college student. However, it was not until the 1960s that it became a popular style in the United States.Q3: What were the two movements that contributed to the rise of casual wear?A3: The two movements that contributed to the rise of casual wear were youth culture and the hippie movement. Both movements emphasized freedom and individual expression.。

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)大学英语考试根据理工科本科和文理科本科用的两个《大学英语教学大纲》,由教育部(原国家教育委员会)高等教育司组织的全国统一的单科性标准化教学考试,下面是小编给大家推荐的2023年6月英语六级真题及答案完整版。

欢迎大家来阅读。

2023年6月英语四级真题及答案完整版2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第一套听力1.B ) It was warm and comfortable .2.B ) She misses her roommates she used to complain about .3.C ) He had a similar feeling to the woman ' s .4.A ) Go to see the woman ' s apartment .5.D ) He has published a book recently .6.C ) It has not prepared young people for the jobi ja market .7.A ) More of the budget should go to science and technology .8.D ) Cultivate better citizens .9. A ) It is quite common .10. B ) Engaging in regular contemplation .11. D ) Reflecting during ones relaxation .12. C ) There existed post offices .13. D ) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected .14. B ) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail .15. C ) He examined its historical trends with data science .16. A ) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people ' s memory .17.C ) They measured the participants ' anxiety levels . SP18. B ) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance .19. D ) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry .20. C ) Speaking directly to their emotions .21.B ) Keep up with the latest technological developments .22. D )- Friendships benefit work .23. A ) The impact of friends on people ' s self - esteem .24. D ) They increase people ' s job satisfaction .25. A ) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule .2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第二套听力1.A) She is drawn to its integration of design andengineering .2.D) Through hard work3.C) It is long - lasting .4.A) Computer science .5.B) He is well known to the public .6.D) Serve as a personal assistant .7.D) He has little previous work experience .8.C) He has a high proficiency in several languages .9.A) They have fewer rules and pressures .10.B) They rob kids of the chance to cultivate their courage .11.C) Let them participate in some less risky outdooractivities .12.B) Tech firms intentionally design products to have shortlifespans13.C) List a repairability score of their products .14.D) Take the initiative to reduce e lectronie waste .15.A) It can be solved .16.B) How to prevent employees from cyberloafing .17.C) Cyberloafing may relieve employees of stress .18.A) Taking mini - breaks means better job performance19.D) There were no trees .20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it to promote hisideas .21.C) One million trees were planted throughout Nebraska22.B) They moved out of Africa about 60,000 years ago .23.D) The discovery of two modern human teeth in China .24.A) There must have been some reason for humanmigration .25.D) What path modern humans took to migrate out of Africa2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第三套听力:待更新2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第一套)Scientists recently examined studies on dog intelligence ..26.N surpass27.K previously28.O volumn29.M prove30.A affirmed31.G formidable32.D differentiate33.E distinct34.C completely35.I overstated2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第二套)Imagine sitting down to a big dinner ...26.H indulging27.I innumerable28.J morality29.A attributes30.K odds31.M regulatory32.G inclined33.N still34.E diminishing35.B comprised2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第三套)You might not know yourself as wellasyouthink ...26.L relatively27.I probes28.A activated29.k recall30.D consecutive31.C assessment32.G discrepancy33.E cues34.J random35.O terminate2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配1答案速查36-40 GDJHB41-45 ICLEN36.【 G 】 With only 26 students ...37.【 D 】I’ve had the priviledge of38.【 J 】 The average tuition at a small ...39.【 H 】" Living in close community ..40.【 B 】 In higher education the trend ...41.【 I 】 Sterling Collegein Craftsbury Common ..42.【 C 】 Tiny Colleges focus not just on mi43.【 L 】 The " trick " to making tiny colleges ...44.【 E 】 Having just retired from teaching at a ...45.【 N 】The ultimate justification for a tiny college……2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配236-40 CGAIF41-45 KDMBH36【 C 】 Defoe ' s masterpiece , which is often ..37【 G 】 There are multiple explanations ...38【 A 】 Gratitude may be more beneficiasm39【 I 】 Of course , act of kindness can also ...40【 F 】 Recent scientific studies support .41【 K 】 Reflecting on generosity and gratitude ...42【 D 】 When we focus on the things ....43【 M 】When Defoe depicted Robinson ...44【 B 】 While this research into ...45【 H 】 Gratitude also tends to strengthens a sense2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配3答案速查36-40 EAFCH41-45 BIEKG36.【 E 】 Curran describes socilly prescibed .37.【 A 】 When psychologist Jessica Pryor ...38.【 F 】 Perfectionism can , of course , be ...39.【 C 】 What ' s more , perfectionism ...40.【 H 】 While educators and parents have ...41.【 B 】 Along with other therapists ...42.【 I 】 Bach , who sees many students ....43.【 E 】Curan describes socially prescribed …44.【K 】Brustein likes to get his perfectionist clients to create ...45.【 G 】 Brustein says his perfectionist clients ...英语六级翻译答案6月2023年:城市发展近年来,中国城市加快发展,城市人居住环境得到显著改善。

历年英语六级考试真题(完整版)

历年英语六级考试真题(完整版)

历年英语六级考试真题(完整版)一、听力理解(一)短篇新闻1. 2019年6月真题:关于全球变暖对珊瑚礁的影响的研究报道。

2. 2018年12月真题:介绍了一项关于城市绿化对居民心理健康积极作用的研究。

3. 2018年6月真题:报道了某国航空公司推出新型环保飞机的消息。

(二)长对话1. 2019年6月真题:两位同学讨论如何提高英语口语水平。

2. 2018年12月真题:两位朋友谈论关于职业规划的见解。

3. 2018年6月真题:两位同事讨论如何应对工作压力。

(三)听力篇章2. 2018年12月真题:一篇关于如何培养孩子独立性的文章。

3. 2018年6月真题:一篇关于时间管理的讲座。

二、阅读理解(一)词汇理解1. 2017年12月真题:一篇关于网络购物趋势的文章,考察考生对特定词汇的理解。

2. 2017年6月真题:一篇关于太空探索的文章,测试考生对科普类词汇的掌握。

3. 2016年12月真题:一篇关于环保生活方式的文章,涉及日常生活词汇的辨析。

(二)长篇阅读1. 2019年6月真题:一篇关于数字货币发展的深度报道,要求考生分析文章结构和主旨。

2. 2018年12月真题:一篇关于共享经济对社会影响的分析文章,考察考生的信息提取能力。

3. 2018年6月真题:一篇关于青少年心理问题的研究论文,要求考生理解并概括文章观点。

(三)仔细阅读1. 2017年12月真题:一篇关于职场沟通技巧的论述文章,考生需分析作者观点并进行推理。

2. 2017年6月真题:一篇关于文化差异对国际交流影响的文章,考察考生的批判性思维能力。

3. 2016年12月真题:一篇关于教育改革的评论文章,要求考生对作者观点进行评价。

三、完型填空1. 2019年6月真题:一篇关于团队合作与领导力的文章,考生需在理解文章内容的基础上,填入合适的词语。

2. 2018年12月真题:一篇关于低碳生活倡议的文章,考察考生对语境的理解和词语搭配能力。

3. 2018年6月真题:一篇关于网络成瘾问题的文章,考生需根据上下文填入恰当的词汇。

大学六级英语阅读理解真题

大学六级英语阅读理解真题

大学六级英语阅读理解真题大学六级英语阅读理解真题Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with tenblanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Pursuing a career is an essential part of adolescent development.“The adolescent becomes an adult when he_26_a real job.”To cognitive researchers like Piaget,adulthood meant the beginning ofan_27_.Piaget argued that once adolescents enter the world ofwork,their newly acquired ability to form hypotheses allows them to create representations that are too ideal.The_28_of such ideals,without the tempering of the reality of a job or profession,rapidly leads adolescents to become _29_ of the non-idealistic world and to press for reform in a characteristically adolescent way.Piaget said:“True adaptation to society comes_30_when the adolescent reformer attempts to put his ideas to work.”Of course,youthful idealism is often courageous,and no one likes to give up dream s.Perhaps,taken_31_out of context,Piaget’s statement seems harsh.What he was_32_,however,is the way reality can modify idealistic views.Some people refer to such modification asmaturity.Piaget argued that attaining and accepting a vocation is one of the best ways to modify idealized views and to mature.As careers and vocations become less available during times of _33_,adolescents may be especially hard hit.Such difficult economic times may leave many adolescents_34_about their roles in society.Forthis reason,community interventions and government job programs that offer summer and vacation work are not only economically_35_but also help to stimulate the adolescent’s sense of worth.A)automatically I)incidentallyB)beneficial J)intolerantC)capturing K)occupationD)confused L)promisesE)emphasizing M)recessionF)entrance N)slightlyG)excited O)undertakesH)existence英语六级阅读理解解题技巧一、事实细节题识别:题目往往会以wh-疑问词(如what, who, which, when, where, why, how)提问。

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析) 题型有:1.The Paris climate agreement finalised in December last year heralded a new era for climate action. For the first time, the world’s nations agreed to keep global warming well below 2℃. This is vital for climate-vulnerable nations. Fewer than 4% of countries are responsible for more than half of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we reveal just how deep this injustice runs. Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate “free-riders”: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change’s impact on food and water. In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change. On the flip side, there are many “ forced riders” , who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem. Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions. This is much like a non-smoker getting cancer from second-hand smoke, while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health. The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing “climate justice” can be best described as sketchy. The goal of keeping global temperature rise “well below”2℃is commendable but the emissions-reduction pledges submitted by countries leading up to the Paris talks are very unlikely to deliver on this. More than $ 100 billion in funding has been put on the table for supporting developing nations to reduce emissions. However, the agreement specifies that there is no formal distinction between developed and developing nations in their responsibility to cut emissions, effectively ignoring historical emissions. There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or, importantly, who is responsible for their provision. Securing these funds, and establishing who is responsible for raising them will also be vital for the future of climate-vulnerable countries. The most climate-vulnerable countries in the world have contributed very little to creating the global disease from which they now suffer the most. There must urgently be a meaningful mobilisation of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change. And it is clearly up to the current generation of leaders from high-emitting nations to decide whether they want to be remembered as climate change tyrants or pioneers.1.The author is critical of the Paris climate agreement because______.A.it is unfair to those climate-vulnerable nationsB.it aims to keep temperature rise below 2℃onlyC.it is beneficial to only fewer than 4% of countriesD.it burdens developed countries with the sole responsibility正确答案:A解析:事实细节题。

大学英语六级阅读理解及答案

大学英语六级阅读理解及答案

大学英语六级阅读理解及答案(总21页)--本页仅作为文档封面,使用时请直接删除即可----内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小--Reading Comprehension for CET 6Passage 1In the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia,one scene shows an American newspaper reporter eagerly snapping photos of men looting a sabotaged of the looters,Chief Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat clan,suddenly notices the camera and snatches I in this?he asks,before smashing it the dismayed reporter,Lawrence explains,He thinks these things will steal his thinks you're a kind of thief.As soon as colonizers and explorers began taking cameras into distant lands,stories began circulating about how indigenous peoples saw them as tools for black ignorant natives may have had a photography first became available,scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated in some ways,anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares into the 1950s and 1960s,many ethnographers sought pure pictures of primitive cultures,routinely deleting modern accoutrements such as clocks and Western paid men and women to re-enact rituals or to pose as members of war or hunting parties,often with little regard for Curtis,the legendary photographer of North American Indians,for example,got one Makah man to pose as a whaler with a spear in 1915--even though the Makah had not hunted whales in a generation.These photographs reinforced widely accepted stereotypes that indigenous cultures were isolated,primitive,and instance,National Geographic magazine's photographs have taught millions of Americans about other Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins point out in their 1993 book Reading National Geographic,the magazine since its founding in 1888 has kept a tradition of presenting beautiful photos that don't challenge white,middle-class American dark-skinned women can be shown without tops,for example,white women's breasts are that could unsettle or disturb,such as areas of the world torn asunder by war or famine,are discarded in favor of those that reassure,to conform with the society's stated pledge to present only kindly visions of foreign result,Lutz and Collins say,is the depiction of an idealized and exotic world relatively free of pain or class conflict.Lutz actually likes National Geographic a read the magazine as a child,and its lush imagery influenced her eventual choice of anthropology as a just thinks that as people look at the photographs of other cultures,they should be alert to the choice of composition and images.main idea of the passage is______________.[A]Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values.[B]There is a complicated relationship between the Western explorers and the primitive peoples.[C]Popular magazines such as National Geographic should show pictures of the exotic and idealized worlds to maintain high sales.[D]Anthropologists ask the natives to pose for their pictures,compromising the truthfulness of their pictures.can infer from the passage that early travelers to the native lands often_________.[A]took pictures with the natives[B]gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands[C]ask for pictures from the natives[D]gave the natives clocks and Western dressesauthor mentions the movie Lawrence of Arabia to___________.[A]show how people in the indigenous societies are portrayed by Westerners.[B]illustrate how people from primitive societies see cameras as tools of black magic that steal their virtues.[C]show how anthropologists portray untruthful pictures of native people.[D]show the cruel and barbarian side of the native people.4.“But in some ways,anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.”In this sentence,the“one[culture]that stares back”refers to_______.[A]the indigenous culture[B]the Western culture[C]the academic culture[D]the news business culturewhich of the following statements would Catherine Lutz most probably agree?[A]Reporters from the Western societies should routinely delete modern elements in pictures taken of the indigenous societies.[B]The primitive cultures are inferior to the more advanced Western culture.[C]The western media are not presenting a realistic picture of the faraway societies.[D]People in the Western news business should try not to challenge the well-established white middle-class values.答案: A B B A CPassage 2The British Medical Journal recently featured a strong response to what was judged an inappropriately lenient reaction by a medical school to a student cheating in an we have insufficient reliable data about the extent of this phenomenon,its prevention,or its effective management,much can be concluded and acted upon on the basis of common sense and concepts with face validity.There is general agreement that there should be zero tolerance of cheating in a profession based on trust and one on which human lives is reasonable to assume that cheaters in medical school will be more likely than others to continue to act dishonestly withpatients,colleagues,insurers,and government.The behaviours under question are multifactorial in are familial,religious,and cultural values that are acquired long before medical example,countries,cultures,and subcultures exist where bribes and dishonest behaviour are almost a are secondary schools in which neither staff nor students tolerate cheating and others where cheating is rampant;there are homes which imbue young people with high standards of ethical behaviour and others which leave ethical training to the harmful influence of television and the market place.Medical schools reflect society and cannot be expected to remedy all the ills of a selection process of medical students might be expected to favour candidates with integrity and positive ethical behaviour—if one had a reliable method for detecting such characteristics in schools should be the major focus of attention for imbuing future doctors with integrity and ethical there are troubling,if inconclusive,data that suggest that during medical school the ethicalbehaviour of medical students does not necessarily improve;indeed,moral development may actually stop or even regress.The creation of a pervasive institutional culture of integrity is is critical that the academic and clinical leaders of the institution set a personal example of schools must make their institutional position and their expectations of students absolutely clear from day development of a school's culture of integrity requires a partnership with the students in which they play an active role in its creation and ,the school's examination system and general treatment of students must be perceived as ,the treatment of infractions must be firm,fair,transparent,and consistent.does the author say about cheating in medical schools?[A]Extensive research has been done about this phenomenon.[B]We have sufficient data to prove that prevention is feasible.[C]We are safe to conclude that this phenomenon exists on a grand scale.[D]Reliable data about the extent,prevention and management of the phenomenon is lacking.to the author,it is important to prevent cheating in medical schools because____________.[A]The medical profession is based on trust.[B]There is zero tolerance of cheating in medicine.[C]The medical profession depends on the government.[D]Cheating exists extensively in medical schools.does the author say about the cause(s)of cheating?[A]Family,culture and society play an active part.[B]Bad school environment is the leading cause of student cheating.[C]Parents are always to blame for their children’s cheating behaviour.[D]Cheating exists primarily because students learn bad things from TV.to the author,what precautions should medical schools take to prevent students from cheating?[A]Medical schools should establish a firm moral standard to weed out applicants with low integrity.[B]Medical schools should make efforts to remedy the ills of a society.[C]Medical schools should teach future doctors integrity and ethical values.[D]There is nothing medical schools can do to improve the ethical behaviour of their students.author will probably agree with which of the following statements?[A]Medical schools should make exams easier for the students to alleviate the fierce competition.[B]Prominent figures in the medical institution should create a set of moral standards to be applied in medical schools.[C]Medical students should play an active role in the creation and preservation of a culture of integrity.[D]Those students who cheat in the exams should be instantly expelled from school.答案: D A A C CPassage 3A big focus of the criticism of computer games has concerned the content of the games being the narratives of the games are analyzed they can be seen to fall into some genres. Thetwo genres most popular with the children I interviewed were‘Platformers’ and‘Beat-them-ups.’ Platform games such as Sonic and Super Mario involve leaping from platform to platform,avoiding obstacles,moving on through the levels,and progressing through the different stages of the are the games which have caused concern over their violent games involve fights between animated many ways this violence can be compared to violence within children’ s cartoons where a character is hit over the head or falls of a cliff but walks away unscathed.Controversy has occurred in part because of the intensity of the game play,which is said to spill over into children’ s everyday are worries that children are becoming more violent and aggressive after prolonged exposure to these computer games involves feelings of intense frustration and anger which often expresses itself in aggressive‘yells’ at the is not only the‘Beat-them-up’ games which produce this aggression;platform games are just as frustrating when the characters lose all their‘lives’ and‘die’ just before the end of the level is gaming relies upon intense concentration on the moving images on the screen and demands great hand-to-eye the player loses and the words‘Game over’ appear on the screen,there is annoyance and frustration at being beaten by the computer and at having made an anger and aggression could perhaps be compared to the aggression felt when playing football and you take your eye off the ball and enable the opposition to annoyance experienced when defeated at a computer game is what makes gaming‘addictive’:the player is determined not to make the same mistake again and to have‘one last go’ in the hope of doing better next time.Some of the concern over the violence of computer games has been about children who are unable to tell the difference between fiction and reality and who act out the violent moves of the games in fight on the problem with video games is that they involve children more than television or films and this means there are more implications for their social these games can lead to anti-social behavior,make children aggressive and affect their emotional stability.is the topic of this article?[A]How does playing computer games affect the level of violence in children[B]There is no difference between Platform games and‘Beat-Them-Ups’.[C]How to control anger while playing computer games[D]How to make children spend less time on computer gamesof the following games is supposed to contain violent content?[A]Sonic[B]Super Mario[C]Platformer[D]Beat-Them-Updoes unscathed(Paragraph 1,Last line)probably mean?[A]unsettled[B]unbeaten[C]unharmed[D]unhappyto the second paragraph,how does violence relate to playing computer games?[A]When losing computer games children tend to experience frustration and anger.[B]Beat-Them-Ups are more popular with children therefore more likely to produce violent behavior.[C]People who have good hand-eye-coordination tend to be more violent than others.[D]The violent content in the games gets children addicted to the games.to the author,why do video games lead to violence more than TV or movies?[A]Because children cannot tell fiction from reality.[B]Because children like to act out the scenes in the games on the playground.[C]Because computer games involve children more than TV or films.[D]Because computer games can produce more anti-social behavior.答案: A D C A CPassage 4In Brazil,the debate over genetically modified organisms,or GMOs, affects mostly soybean is the world's second largest producer of soybeans behind the United States and ahead of European and Asian retailers want to remain GM free.Non-governmental organizations(NGOs) in Brazil are going on a media offensive to prevent the legalization of genetically modified and consumer groups for years have been able to thwart government and companies' attempts to legalize altered radio dramas that are being broadcast in remote regions,Brazilian NGOs are telling soy farmers the use of genetically modified seeds could endanger their health,their fields and their are not saying that genetic engineering is,in principle,something bad;we say that we need more science to be sure that it will work in an appropriate way with no harm in the future,said campaign coordinator Jean-Marc von der is both for health and environmental other question is on we think is that in Brazil,if we approve the GMOs,we will lose a spectacular advantage that we have are selling more to the international market,mostly for Europe and Asia,than we have done in our history,because we are not GMO contaminated.Another opposition group,Action Aid,has been organizing grass-roots support in Brazilian farming regions to rouse consumer sentiment against Aid public policy director Adriano Campolina says he is fighting for farmers to remain the small-scale farmer or a big farmer starts using this kind of seed,this farmer will be completely dependent on the transnationals,which control intellectual property rights over these seeds,he said.Brazilian scientist Crodowaldo Pavan said there should be checks on what multinationals can do,but that doesn't mean GM seeds should be says fears over their usage are the official ban, Dr. Pavan says up to one third of Brazil's soy crop is genetically modified,because GM seed is being smuggled from 's government has invested heavily in a GM project by the . biotech company,Monsanto,but the project was put on ice following a successful court challenge by consumers.The anti-GMO groups are hoping the politicians’ preoccupation with the October presidential election will give them time to gather enough support to defeat any future attempts to legalize genetically altered crops.to the passage,the issue in dispute in Brazil is___________.[A]contamination of the environment by genetically modified crops.[B]Brazil’s standing in the international market[C]the October presidential election[D]the legalization of genetically modified organismsto the passage,Brazil is the world’s_____________soybean producer.[A]largest[B]second largest[C]third largest[D]fourth largestof the following statements is NOT true about NGOs in Brazil?[A]They believe genetically modified crops will harm the farmers’ health.[B]They believe genetic engineering is altogether a bad practice.[C]They believe scientific methods should be introduced to ensure GM brings no harm.[D]They believe GMOs will harm Brazil economically.of the following statements is true about the organization called Action Aid?[A]They encourage the farmers to produce genetically modified products.[B]They encourage the farmers to depend on themselves for seeds.[C]They strongly support the legalization ofgenetically modified products.[D]They encourage the farmers to upgrade their farms to bigger ones.does the Brazilian scientist Crodowaldo Pavan say about genetically modified products?[A]Genetically modified seeds should be banned.[B]Brazil government should crack down on the smuggling of genetically modified seeds.[C]The fear over the use of genetically modified seeds is uncalled for.[D]Consumers should file more law suits to protect their rights.答案: D B B B CPassage 5The Guidford Four,freed last week after spending 15 years in prison for crimes they did not commit,would almost certainly have been executed for the pub bombing they were convicted had the death penalty been in force at the time of their may now be a decent interval before the pro-hanging lobby,which has the support of the Prime Minister,makes another attempt to reintroduce the noose.Reflections along these lines were about the only kind of consolation to be derived from this gross miscarriage of justice which is now to be the subject of a judicial(司法的) the meantime,defense lawyers are demanding compensation and have in mind about half a million pounds for each of their clients.The first three to be Conlon, Armstrong and Richardson-left prison with the 34 pounds which is given to all departing fourth, Hill,was not released immediately but taken to Belfast,where he lodged an appeal against his conviction for the murder of a former British this conviction,too,was based on the now discredited statements allegedly made to the Survey police,he was immediately let out on bail(保释).But he left empty-handed.The immediate reaction to the scandal was renewed demand for the re-examination of the case against the Birmingham Six, who are serving life sentences for pub bombings in that city. Thus far the Home secretary, Mr. Douglas Hurd, is insisting that the two cases are not comparable; that what is now known about the Guilford investigation has no relevance to what happened in Birmingham.Mr. Hurd is right to the extent that there was a small-though flimsy and hotly-contested-amount of crime evidence in the Birmingham disturbing similarity is that the Birmingham Six,like the Guilford Four,claim that police officers lied and fabricated evidence to secure a conviction.Making scapegoats(替罪羊)of a few rogue police officers will not be sufficient to eliminate the Guilford miscarriage of are already demands that the law should be changed;first to make it impossible to convict o n“confessions”alone;and secondly to require that statements from accused persons should only be taken in the presence of an independent third patty to ensure they are not made under punishment.It was also being noted this week that the Guilford Four owe their release more to be persistence of investigative reporters than to the diligence of either the judiciary or the investigative reports-particularly on television-have recently been a particular target for the condemnation of and some of her ministers who seem to think that TV should be muzzled(钳制言论的手段) in the public interest and left to get on with soap operas and quiz shows.word“noose”(Line 7,has the closest meaning to________.[A].death penalty[B].hanging[C].trial[D].punishmentcompensate the miscarriage of justice,the defense lawyers may_________.[A].demand 500,000 pounds for the Guilford Four.[B].demand 500,000 pounds for each of the Guilford Four.[C].demand 1,000,000 pounds for each of the Guilford Four.[D].demand a re-examination of the Birmingham pub bombings.was there a renewed demand for the re-examination of the case against the Birmingham Six?[A].The Birmingham Six were believed to have criminal connections with the Guilford Four.[B].The two cases were similar in that both were about pub bombings.[C].The bombings in Birmingham happened at the same time.[D].The Birmingham Six also claimed that there were police malpractice’s in their case.existing law states that________.[A].convictions can be made on confessions and statements taken by police officers from accused persons are valid legal evidence.[B].convictions can’t be made on confessions alone and there should be a third party when taking statements from accused persons.[C].convictions can be made on confessions and a third party should be present when taking statements from accused persons.[D].convictions can’t be made on confessions alone and the statements taken by police officers from accused persons are valid legal evidence.to the article,which of the following parties contributed most to the release of the Guilford Four?[A].Reporters[B].Lawyers[C].The police[D].The judiciary答案: B B D A APassage 6The"standard of living"of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country country's standard of living,therefore,depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth."Wealth"in this sense is not money,for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy:"goods"such as food and clothing,and"services"such as transport and entertainment.A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors,most of which have an effect on one depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources,such ascoal,gold,and other minerals,water supply and so regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals,and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate;other regions possess perhaps only one of these things,and some regions possess none of is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders,her soil is fertile,and her climate is Sahara Desert,on the other hand,is one of the least wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to is perhaps as well off as the natural resources,but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,and for this and other reasons to develop her and stable political conditions,and freedom from foreign invasion,enablea country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily,and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's countries that have,through many centuries,trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely also produces a country becomes wealthier,its people have a large margin for saving,and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day.country's wealth depends upon______.,[A].its standard of living[B].its money[C].its ability to provide goods and services[D].its ability to provide transport and entertainmentword"foremost"means______.[A].most importantly[B].firstly[C].largely[D].for the most partmain idea of the second paragraph is that______.[A].a country's wealth depends on many factors[B]].the one of the wealthiest countries in the world[C].the Sahara Desert is a very poor region[D].natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a countrythird paragraph mentions some of the advantages which one country may have over another in making use of its many such advantages are mentioned in this paragraph?[A].2[B].3[C].4[D].5second Paragraph 3 is______.[A].the main idea of the paragraph[B].an example supporting the main idea of the paragraph[C].the conclusion of the paragraph[D].not related to the paragraph答案:C A A B BPassage 7The productivity of Americans employed in private businesses has productivity of workers in countries such as Japan and Germany is machine tools,on average,are old,relatively inefficient,and rapidly becoming obsolete,whereas those of our competitors overseas,in comparison,are newer and more are no longer the most productive workers in the are no longer the leaders in industrial innovation(革新).We are an immenselywealthy nation of educated men and women who seem to have lost sight of the fact that everything—from the simplest necessities to the finest luxuries—must be produced through ourown collective hard have come to expect automatic increases in our collective standard of living,but we seem to have forgotten that these increases are possible only when our productivity continues to grow.One thing that must change is the rate at which we substitute capital equipment for human put,our labor force has increased at a far greater rate than has our stock of capital seem to have forgotten that our past productivity gains,to a large extent,were realized from substitutions of capital for human ,3 times as many robots are listed as capital assets by Japanese firms as by United States firms.There is no doubt that robots will become a common sight in American a new generation of technology,robots will replace factory labor much as the farm tractor replaced the technology has much to offers higher levels of productivity and quality at lower costs;in promises to free men and women from the dull,repetitious toil of the factory,it is likely to have an impact on society comparable to that made by the growth of computer technology.word"obsolete"most probably means_______.[A].weak[B].old[C].new[D].out of dateauthor is anxious about_______.[A].his people no longer taking the lead in industrial innovation[B].his country no longer being a wealthy nation[C].his people forgetting to raise their productivity[D].his country falling behind other industrial nationsto the author,in his country_______..[A].the proportion of labor force to capital investment is quite low[B].the growth rate of labor force should be greater than that of capital investment[C].the productivity increases should be achieved by the increases of labor force[D].capital investment should have increased more rapidly than labor forcefar as the influence on society is concerned,_______.[A].robot technology seems to be much more promising than computer technology[B]puter technology has less to offer than robot technology[C].robot technology can be compared with computer technology[D].robot technology cannot be compared with computer technologypurpose of the author in writing this passage is to show that_______.[A].robots will help increase labor productivity[B].robots will rule American factories[C].robots are cheaper than human laborers[D].robots will finally replace humans in factories答案: D C D C APassage 8Pronouncing a language is a normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language;but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign there are many reasons for this,some obvious,some perhaps not so I suggest that the fundamental reason whypeople in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce,and consequently never set about tackling it in the right too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill—one that needs careful training of a special kind,and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of think even teachers of language,while recognizing the importance of a good accent,tend to neglect,in their practical teaching,the branch of study concerned with speaking the the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught;the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this,and should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close ,there should be occasions when other aspects of English,such as grammar or spelling,are allowed for the moment to take second place.Apart from this question of the time given to pronunciation,there are two other requirements for the teacher:the first,knowledge;the second,technique.It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary can generally be obtained from is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech,and of what we call general phonetic is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages,between the speech habits of English people and those,say,of your the teacher has such a picture,any comments he may make on his students' pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use,and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time wasted.does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages?[A].Only a few people are really proficient.[B].No one is really an expert in the skill.[C].There aren't many people who are even fairly good.[D].There are even some people who are moderately proficient.writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way is[A].an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly[B].a fundamental consequence of not speaking well[C].a consequence of not grasping the problem correctly[D].not an obvious cause of speaking poorlybest way of learning to speak a foreign language,he suggests,is by_______.[A].picking it up naturally as a child[B].learning from a native speaker[C].not concentrating on pronunciation as such[D].undertaking systematic workvalue the student puts on correct speech habits depends upon_______.[A].how closely he attends to the matter[B].whether it is English that is being taught[C].his teacher's approach to pronunciation[D].the importance normally given to grammar and spellingmight the teacher find himself wasting lesson time?[A].By spending lesson time on pronunciation.[B].By making ill-informed comments upon pronunciation.[C].By not using books on phonetics in the classroom.[D].By not giving students a clear mental picture of the difference between sounds.。

大学英语六级综合-阅读(十二)_真题(含答案与解析)-交互

大学英语六级综合-阅读(十二)_真题(含答案与解析)-交互

大学英语六级综合-阅读(十二)(总分60, 做题时间90分钟)Unit 1Passage OneOne negative result of people's interference with the environment is that many kinds of animals are becoming rare. In fact, their numbers are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of being extinct. Because worried and concerned experts want to make sure that these animals do not disappear, an "endangered species" list has been made, and ways to save them have been started. Some types of birds, like eagles, are in danger of extinction. This is the reason why many concerned citizens have organized into groups to try to save the birds. The National Audubon Society (NAS) is one such organization.The people of the NAS, ironically, once tried to encourage interest in birds. The present situation indicates that they Were too successful. Nowadays the same people are looking for ways to protect the birds from the people who want to watch them. Just a few years ago, bird watchers were stereotyped as harmless but strange: people thought of all bird watchers as eccentric hunters who chased their prey with binoculars to see better with, instead of guns to shoot with. Stereotypes of bird watchers were the subjects of jokes because the general public did not find birds interesting. However, with a little education and advertising, bird watching and bird watchers really changed. Bird watching became a national pastime, an interesting hobby, a favorite way to spend leisure time.Because of the efforts of the NAS, the numbers of amateur ornithologists(鸟类学者) have multiplied. Now between five and ten million non-professional bird watchers search for a glimpse of a golden pheasant, a pygmy swift, or a whooping crane. In the past decade, the NAS membership has quadrupled; such an increase of four times the number in only ten years indicates a surge of enthusiasmfor birds. Unfortunately, this great growth of interest has meant another kind of interest: the over-enthusiasm of some amateur ornithologists has resulted in harming the birds and their habitats, the special environments that the birds choose. For example, both vegetation and the nesting places have been trampled; the natural places have been destroyed by the feet of the small percentage of overly enthusiastic watchers. One professional ornithologist reported that so many people have become interested in birds that one rarebird can bring a flock of bird watchers. A result is that where there were once flocks of birds, there are now only a few.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.We can infer from the first paragraph that ______.A eagles are disappearingB some people have realized the danger of extinction of some animalsC people are in danger of extinctionD endangered species include rare birds该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B推断题。

大学英语六级阅读试题及答案

大学英语六级阅读试题及答案

大学英语六级阅读试题及答案大学英语六级阅读精选试题及答案All things are difficult before they are easy.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的大学英语六级阅读精选试题及答案,希望能给大家带来帮助!The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing (把…固定) legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon (放任). Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasion have been net by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays—not only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.It seems that only when government decides it can afford tax incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative for change. Where is industry’s and our recognition that protecting mankind’s great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there will be time for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now.We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and promote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who must lead the charge.We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion.I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link between environment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution dollars truly on prevention rather than on bandages.16. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because ________.A) they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doingB) they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interestsC) time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on itD) it is difficult for them to take effective measures17. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is ________.A) to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasionB) to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protectionC) to take radical measures to control environmental pollutionD) to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards18. The word “tunnel-visioned (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means “________”.A) narrow-mindedB) blind to the factsC) short-sightedD) able to see only one aspect19. Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problems?A) Legislation and government intervention.B) The industry’s understanding and support.C) The efforts of environmental health professionals.D) The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists.20. Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?A) Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures.B) More money should be spent in order to stop pollution.C) Ordinary citizens have no access to technical information on pollution.D) Environmental degradation will be stopped by the end of this decade.参考答案:BBDCC。

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2015年12月大学英语六级阅读真题&答案As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge o? Plus, we live in a culture that 36 to the late –nighter, from 24-hourgrocery store to ? shopping site that never close. It’s no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts.Whether or not we can catch up on sleep –on the weekend, say- is a hotly38 among sleep researchers. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn’t39 , it might ? when Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought 40 sleep-rest people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they lagged about 10 hours per night. ? showed 41 in the ability of insulin(胰岛素) to process blood sugar. That suggests ? up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes, which is encouraging ? given how many adults don’t get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn’t 43 to end the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not 44 an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will 45 one area of the brain, but there’s never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn’t really replicate (复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts ? the brain to go through the different stages of sleep,” says Dr. Nancy Collop, director of the Em? University Sleep Center.A) alternatively I) negotiatedB) caters J) pierceC) chronically K) presumptionD) debated L) readyE) deprivation M) recommendedF) ideal N) surpassesG) improvements O) targetH) necessarily答案:BMDFO GELHJClimate change may be real, but it’s still not easy being greenHow do we convince our inner caveman to be greener?We ask some outstanding social scientists.A)The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions. Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle with carbon emissions. But the most pervasive problem is less obvious: our own behaviour. We get distracted before we can turn down the heating. We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor’s rip to India. Ultimately, we can’t be bothered to change our attitude. Fortunately for the planet, social science and behavioral economics may be able to do that for us.B)Despite mournful polar bears and carts showing carbon emissions soaring, mot people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally. Recent pollsby the Pew Research Centre in Washington, DC, found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as an important issue. But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities.C)This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness. “When we can’t actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defense mechanisms,” says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature.D)Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman. Evolution has programmed humans to pay most att ention to issues that will have an immediate impact. “We worry most about now because if we don’t survive for the next minute, we’re not going to be around in ten years’ time,” says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York. If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben, Londoners would face up to the problem of emissions pretty quickly. But in practice, our brain discounts the risks—and benefits—associated with issues that lie some way ahead.E)Matthew Rushworth, of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, sees this in his lab every day. “One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to b e further away in the future,” he says. “This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years.”F)Not any longer. By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change, it could well be too late. And if we’re not going to make national decisions about the future, others may have to help us to do so.G)Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions—such as saving more in our pension plans—by changing the default options. Professor Weber believes thatenvironmental policy can make use of similar tactics. If, for example, building codes included green construction guidelines, most developers would be too lazy to challenge them.H)Defaults are certainly part of the solution. But social scientists are most concerned about crafting messages that exploit our group mentality(心态). ”We need to understand what motivates people, what it is that allows them to make change,” says Professor Neil Adger, of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich. ”It is actually about what their peers think of them, what their social norms are, what is seen as desirable in society.” In other words, our inner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to.I)The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring us against—our peer group. “Social norms are primitive and elemental,” says Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. “Birds flock together, fish school together, cattle herd together … just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behavior in the direction of the crowd.”J)These norms can take us beyond good intentions. Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people’s doors. Some of the messages mentioned the environment, some financial savings, others social responsibility. But it was the one that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use.K)Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour. The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas u sage on people’s bills.L)Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour. Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意地) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.Cialdini recommends some careful framing of the message. “Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour, the message needs to marginalise it, for example, by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV, it reduces our ability to beenergy-independent.”M)Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial. The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity. Take your average trade union member, chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action—much like Erica Gregory. A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of 1,100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.N)Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if your get the psychology right—in this case, by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups. “I think there must be something in it.” She is expecting up to 20 people at the first meeting she has called, at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro.O)Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of e nvironmental action lies. “Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change … and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil society networks in the UK,” he says. The “Love Food, Haste Waste” campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network—the Women’s Institute. Londoner Rachel Talor joined the campaign with the aim of making new friends. A year on, the meetings have made lasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen. “It’s always more of an incentive if you’re doing it with other people,” she says. “It motivates you more if you know that you’ve got to provide feedback to a group.”P) The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across the political establishment. In the US, the House of Representatives Science Committee has approved a bill allocating $10 million a year to studyingenergy-related behaviour. In the UK, new studies are in development and socialscientists are regularly spotted in British government offices. With the help of psychologists, there is fresh hope that we might go green after all.46. When people find they are powerless to change a situation, they tend to live with it.47. To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.48. It is the government’s responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.49. Politicians are beginning to realize the importance of enlisting psychologists’ help in fighting climate change.50. To find effective solutions to climate change, it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change.51. In their evolution, humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns.52. One study sho ws that our neighbors’ actions are influential unchanging our behavior.53. Despite clear signs of global warming, it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.54.We would take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late.55. Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people’s behaviour.答案:CLGPH DJBFOPassage OneMore than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called “preparation for future learning.” The researchers asked fifth graders and college students to create a recovery plan to protect bald eagles from extinction. Shockingly, the two groups came up with plans of similar quality( although the college students had better spelling skills). From the standpoint of a traditional educator, this outcome indicated that schooling and failed to help students think about ecosystems and extinction, major scientific ideas.The researchers decided to go deeper, however. They asked both groups to generate questions about important issues need to create recovery plans. On this task, they found large differences. College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their habitats(栖息地). Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles(“How big are they?” and “What do they eat?”). The college students had cultivated the ability to ask questions, the cornerstone of critical thinking. They had learned how to learn.Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools. At the Exploratorium in San Francisco, we recently studied how learning to ask good questions can affect the quality of people’s scientific inquiry. We found that when we taught participants to ask “What if?” and “How can?” questions that nobody present would know the answer to and that would spark exploration, they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit —asking more questions, performing more experiments and making better interpretations of their results. Specifically, their questions became more comprehensive at the new exhibit. Rather than merely asking about something they wanted to try, they tended to include both cause and effect in their question. Asking juicy questions appears to be a transferable skill for deepening collaborative inquiry into the science content found in exhibits.This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional settings. Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools. Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allow students to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum. But people must acquire this skill somewhere. Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment, say, or what we must do about global energy needs and demands. For that, we have a robust informal learning system that gives no grades, takes all comers, and is available even on holidays and weekends.56. What is traditional educator s’ interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first paragraph?A)Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems.B)College students are no better than fifth grader in memorizing facts.C)Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.D)Education has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas.57. In what way are college students different from children?A) They have learned to think critically.B) They are concerned about social issues.C) They are curious about specific features.D) They have learned to work independently.58. What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers?A)It arouses students’ interest in things around them.B)It cultivates students’ ability to make sc ientific inquiries.C)It trains students’ ability to design scientific experiments.D)It helps students realize not every question has an answer.59. What is said to be the advantage of informal learning?A)It allows for failures.B)It charges no tuition.C)It is entertaining.D)It meets practical needs.60. What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage?A)Train students to think about global issues.B)Design more interactive classroom activities.C)Make full use of informal learning resources.D)Include collaborative inquiry in the curriculumPassage Two“There’s an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talk about insurance.” In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category. But insurance will be cold comfort following the failure onOctober 31st of VSS Enterprise, resulting in the death of one pilot and the severe injury to another.On top of the tragic loss of life, the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism, even before it has properly begun.The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a &29million flight aboard a Russian spacecraft by Dennis Tito, a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak. Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then, for similarly astronomical price tags. But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable “suborbital” flights—briefer ventures just to the edge of space’s vast darkness. Virgin Galactic had, prior to this week’s accident, seemed closet to starting regular flights. The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would be space tourists, including Stephen Hawking.After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic’s founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015. That now seems an impossible timeline. In July, a sister craft of the crashed spaceplane was reported to be about half-finished. The other half will have to wait, as authorities of America’s Federal AviationAdministration(FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong.In the meantime, the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks(坐立不安). The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary (and thereby the FAA) from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers. That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to fly. It could also insist on checki ng private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft.; While that may make suborbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.How Virgin Glactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determinewhether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground. There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks, and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience.61. What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise?A)It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic.B)It has a strong negative impact on space tourism.C)It may discourage rich people from space travel.D)It has aroused public attention to safety issues.62. What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic?A)It has just built a craft for commercial flights.B)It has sent half a dozen passengers into space.C)It was about ready to start regular business.D)It is the first to launch “suborbital” flights.63. What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act?A)To ensure space travel safety.B)To limit the FAA’s f unctions.C)To legalize private space explorations.D)To promote the space tourism industry.64. What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California?A)Impose more rigid safety standards.B)Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies.C)Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments ActD)Suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to take passengers into space.65. What does the author think of private space travel?A)It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.B)It should not be confined to the rich only.C)It should be strictly regulated.D)It is too risky to carry on.答案:DABAC BCDDA2015年12月英语6级翻译真题&答案【汇总版】TranslationDirection:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中,中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。

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