六级阅读理解
英语六级阅读理解100篇
1 We can begin our discussion of ―population as global issue‖with what most persons mean when they discuss ―the populationproblem‖: too many people on earth and a too rapid increase in the number added each year. The facts are not in dispute It wasquite right to employ the analogy that likened demographic growth to ―a long thin powder fuse that burns steadily and haltinglyuntil it finally reaches the charge and explodes.‖To understand the current situation which is characterized by rapid increases in population it is necessary to understand thehistory of population trends. Rapid growth is a comparatively recent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8000 years ofdemographic history we find that populations have been virtually stable or growing very slightly for most of human history.For most of our ancestors life was hard often nasty and very short. There was high fertility in most places but this wasusually balanced by high mortality. For most of human history it was seldom the case that one in ten persons would live pastforty while infancy and childhood were especially risky periods. Often societies were in clear danger of extinction becausedeath rates could exceed their birthrates. Thus the population problem throughout most of history was how to preventextinction of the human race. This pattern is important to notice. Not only does it put the current problems of demographic growth into a historicalperspective but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for morechildren but an improvement in the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality. Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long slow growth which extended from about 8000BC.till approximately AD. 1650. In the first period of some 9600 years the population increased from some 8 million to 500million in 1650. Between 1650 and the present the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. And it is estimated that by theyear 2000 there will be 6.2 billion people throughout the world. One way to appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstractnumbers is to reduce the time frame to something that is more manageable. Between 8000BC and 1650 an average of only50000 persons was being added annually to the world‘s population each year. At present this number is added every six hours.The increase is about 80000000 persons annually.1.Which of the following demographic growth pattern is B.About 50000 babies are born every six hours at present.most suitable for the long thin powder fuse analogy C.Between 8000 BC and the present the population increaseA.A virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a is about 80000000 persons each year.sudden explosion of population. D.The population increased faster between 8000BC andB.A slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid 1650 than between 1650 and the present.dramatic increase.C.Too many people on earth and a few rapid increase in the 4.The author of the passage intends to___.number added each year. A.warn people against the population explosion in the nearD.A long period when death rates exceeds birthrates and then future.a short period with higher fertility and lower mortality. pare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650.2.During the first period of demographic history societies C.find out the cause for rapid increase in population in recentwere often in danger of extinction because___. years.A.only one in ten persons could live past 40. D.present us a clear and complete picture of the demographicB.there was higher mortality than fertility in most places. growth.C.it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poorconditions. 5.Theword ―demographic‖in the first paragraph means___.D.our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more children. A.statistics of human. B.surroundings study.3.Whichstatement is true about population increase C.accumulation of human.A.There might be an increase of 2.2 billion persons from D.development of human.now to the year 2000.答案：ABADA 2 Most of us are taught to pay attention to what is said—the words. Words do provide us with some information but meaningsare derived from so many other sources that it would hinder our effectiveness as a partner to a relationship to rely too heavilyon words alone. Words are used to describe only a small part of the many ideas we associate with any given message.Sometimes we can gain insight into some of those associations if we listen for more than words. We don‘t always s ay what wemean or mean what we say. Sometimes our words don‘t mean anything except ― I‘m letting off some steam. I don‘t really wantyou to pay close attention to what I‘m saying. Just pay attention to what I‘m feeling.‖Mostly we mean several things at once. Aperson wanting to purchase a house says to the current owner ―This step has to be fixed before I‘ll buy.‖The owner says ― It‘sbeen like that for years.‖Actually the step hasn‘t been like that for years but the unspoken message is: ― I don‘t want to f ix it.We put up with it. Why can‘t you‖The search for a more expansive view of meaning can be developed of examining amessage in terms of who said it when it occurred the related conditions or situation and how it was said. When a message occurs can also reveal associated meaning. Let us assume two couples do exactly the same amount ofkissing and arguing. But one couple always kisses after an argument and the other couple always argues after a kiss. Theordering of the behaviors may mean a great deal more than the frequency of the behavior. A friend‘s unusually docile behaviormay only be understood by noting that it was preceded by situations that required an abnormal amount of assertiveness. Someresponses may be directly linked to a developing pattern of responses and defy logic. For example a person who says ―No‖toa serials of chargeslike ―You‘re dumb‖―You‘re lazy‖and ―You‘re dishonest‖may alsosay ―No‖and try to justify his or herresponse if the next statement is ―And you‘re good looking.‖We would do well to listen for how messages are presented. The words ―If sure has been nice to have you over‖can be saidwith emphasis and excitement or ritualistically. The phrase can be said once or repeated several times. And the meanings weassociate with the phrase will change accordingly. Sometimes if we say something infrequently it assumes more importancesometimes the more we say something the less importance it assumes. 1.Effective communication is rendered possible between C.the condition of the step is only a minor fault.two conversing partners if ___. D.the cost involved in the fixing should be shared.A.they use proper words to carry their ideas.B.they both speak truly of their own feelings. 4.Some responses and behaviors may appear very illogicalC.they try to understand each other‘s ideas beyond words. but are justifiable if___.D.they are capable of associating meaning with their words. A.linked to an abnormal amount of assertiveness. B.seen as one‘s habitual pattern of behavior.2.―I‘m letting off some stea m‖in paragraph 1 means___. C.taken as part of an ordering sequence.A.I‘m just calling your attention. D.expressed to a series of charges.B.I‘m just kidding.C.I‘m just saying the opposite. 5.The word ―ritualistically‖in the last paragraph equalsD.I‘m just giving off some sound. something done___.A.without true intention.3.The house-owner‘s example shows that he actuallyB.light-heartedly.means___.C.in a way of ceremony.A.the step has been like that for years.D.with less emphasis.B.he doesn‘t think it ne cessary to fix the step.答案：DBABC3 A controversy erupted in the scientific community in early 1998 over the use of DNA deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprintingin criminal investigations. DNA fingerprinting was introduced in 1987 as a method to identify individuals based on a patternseen in their DNA the molecule of which genes are made. DNA is present in every cell of the body except red blood cells.DNA fingerprinting has been used successfully in various ways such as to determine paternity where it is not clear who thefather of a particular child is. However it is in the area of criminal investigations that DNA fingerprinting has potentiallypowerful and controversial uses. DNA fingerprinting and other DNA analysis techniques have revolutionized criminal investigations by giving investigatorspowerful new tools in the attempt to trove guilt not just establish innocence. When used in criminal investigations a DNAfingerprint pattern from a suspect is compared with a DNA fingerprint pattern obtained from such material as hairs or bloodfound at the scene of a crime. A match between the two DNA samples can be used as evidence to convict a suspect. The controversy in 1998 stemmed form a report published in December 1991 by population geneticists Richard C.Lewontin of Harvard University in Cambridge Mass. and Daniel L. Hartl called into question the methods to calculate howlikely it is that a match between two DNA fingerprints might occur by chance alone. In particular they argued that the currentmethod cannot properly determine the likelihood that two DNA samples will match because they came from the sameindividual rather than simply from two different individuals who are members of the same ethnic group. Lewontin and Hartlcalled for better surveys of DNA patterns methods are adequate. In response to their criticisms population geneticists Ranajit Chakraborty of the University of Texas in Dallas and KennethK.Kidd of Yale University in New Haven Conn. argued that enough data are already available to show that the methodscurrently being used are adequate. In January 1998 however the federal Bureau of Investigation and laboratories that conductDNA tests announced that they would collect additional DNA samples form various ethnic groups in an attempt to resolvesome of these questions. And in April a National Academy of Sciences called for strict standards and system of accreditationfor DNA testing laboratories. 1.Before DNA fingerprinting is used suspects____.A.would have to leave their fingerprints for further 2.DNA fingerprinting can be unreliable when____.investigations A.the methods used for blood- cell calculation are notB.would have to submit evidence for their innocence accurateC.could easily escape conviction of guilt B.two different individuals of the same ethnic group mayD.cold be convicted of guilt as well have the same DNA fingerprinting patternC.a match is by chance left with fingerprints that happen to coming from two individual membersbelong to two different individuals B.enough data of DNA samples should be collected toD.two different individuals leave two DNA samples. confirm that only DNA samples form the same person can match3.To geneticists like Lewontin and Hartl the current C.enough data are yet to be collected from various ethnicmethod ____. groups to determine the likelihood of two different DNAA.is not so convincing as to exclude the likelihood that two samples coming form the same personDNA samples can never come from two individualsD.additional samples from various ethnic groups should beB.is arguable because two individuals of the same ethnic collected to determine that two DNA samples are unlikely togroup are likely to have the same DNA pattern. come from the same personC.Is not based on adequate scientific theory of geneticsD.Is theoretically contradictory to what they have been 5.National Academy of Sciences holds the stance that ____.studyingA.DNA testing should be systematizedB.Only authorized laboratories can conduct DNA testing4.The attitude of the Federal Bereau of Investigation showsC.The academy only is authorized to work out standards forthat ____. testingA.enough data are yet to be collected form various ethnicD.The academy has the right to accredit laboratories forgroups to confirm the unlikelihood of two DNA samples DNA testing答案：CBABB 4 Racket din clamor noise whatever you want to call it unwanted sound is America‘s most widespread nuisance. But noise ismore than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to people‘s health. Day and night at home at work and atplay noise ca n produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust tonoise by ignoring it the ear in fact never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme tension as to a strangesound in the night. The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us.Indeed because irritability is so apparent legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs.The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much lessattention. Nevertheless when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise we should consider these symptoms fair warning thatother thing may be happening to us some of which may be damaging to our health. Of many health hazards to noise hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. Theother hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increasessusceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heartproblems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences forthese already ill in mind or body. Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers areexposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood youngsters exposed to high noise levels mayhave trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest. Why then is there not greater alarm about these dangers Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilitiesor diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss .。
六级考试英语阅读习题附答案解析.doc
六级考试英语阅读习题附答案解析阅读理解是六级英语考试中十分重要的题型，需要考生多做练习提高阅读理解能力。
六级考试英语阅读习题一The "paperless office" has earned a proud placeon lists of technological promises that did not eto pass. Surely, though, the re dest goal ofhe carbon-paperless office is within thereach ofmankind? Carbon paper allows two copies of a document to be made at once. Nowadays, acouple of keystrokes can do the same thing with a lot less fuss.Yet carbon paper persists. Forms still need to be filled out in a way that produces copies.This should not e as a surprise. Innovation tends to create new ches 合适的职业, ratherthan refillthose that already exist. So technologies may bee marginal, but they rarely goextinct. And today the little ches in which old technologies take refuge are ever re viableandaccessible,thanks to the Internet and the fact that production no longer needs to be somass; making all numbers of obscure items is growing easier.On top of that, a widespread Technology of nostalgia技术怀旧 seeks to preserve all theways people he ever done anything, simply bXXuse they are kind of neat. As a resulttechnologies fromall the way back to the stone age persist and evenflourish in the dernworld. According to What Technology ts, a book by Kevin Kelly, one of the founders ofWired magazine, America'sflintknappers 燧石 produce over a million newarrow and spearheads every year. One of the things technology ts, it seems, is to survive.Carbon paper, to the extent that it may he a desire for self-preservation, may also takefort in the fact that, for all that this is adigital age, many similar products are hangingon,and even making ebacks. Indeed, digital technologies may prove to be re transient thantheir predXXssors. They are based on the idea that the medium on which a file's constXXent0s and1s are stored doesn't matter, and on Alan Turing's insightthat any puter canmimic any other, given mery enough and time. This suggests that new digital technologiesshould be able to wipeout their predXXssors pletely. And earlydigital technologies doseem to be vashing. The music cassette is enjoying a little renaissance, its very faithlessnessapparently part of itsrm; but digital audio tape seems doomed revolutionary digital technologies mayyet discard older ones to the dustbin. Perhapsthis will be the case with a remarkable breakthrough in lecular分子的technology thatcould, inprinciple, store all the data everrecorded in a device that could fit in the back of an. In this instance, it would not be a matter of the new extinguishing the old. Though it maynever hebeen used for MP3s and PDFs before, DNA has been storing data for over threebillion years. And it shows no sign of goingextinct.56. Which of the following is TRUE about the carbon paper?A It is the key to paperless office.B It will be replaced by the puter soon.C It is re troublesome than the puter.D It can hardly survive in the digital age.57. According to the passage, "viable" Line 4, Para. 2 means __A secureB dynamXX feasibleD flexible58. Why does the author mention the example of What Technology ts by Kevin Kelly?A To int out that old Technology of nostalgia will flourish in the dern world.B To illustrate the imrtance of flintknappers.C To show that flintknapping is one of the stone age technologies.D To prove that old technologies seemingly never die.59. What can be inferred about digital technologies?A Digital audio tape will be vashed bXXuse of its accuracy.B Digital technologies he been proved to outlive the old technologies.C Early digital technologies will never go extinct.D The future of digital technologies will be used for DNA research.60. The passage mainlyconcerned withA the difficulty of the realization of paperless officeB the fact that newest technologies may die out while the oldest surviveC the reason why old technologies will never be on the edge of extinctionD the imrtance of keeping improving technologies all the time六级考试英语阅读习题答案56.C。
英语六级阅读理解模拟练习附答案
英语六级阅读理解模拟练习附答案六级阅读理解模拟练习一：Which is safer-staying at home， traveling towork on public transport，or working in the office?Surprisingly， each of these carries the same risk，which is very low. However， what about flyingcompared to working in the chemical industry?Unfortunately， the former is 65 times riskier thanthe latter! In fact， the accident rate of workers inthe chemical industry is less than that of almost anyof human activity， and almost as safe as staying at home.The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause deathto those living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately，they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947)，Flixborough(1974)，Seveso (1976)， Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984)。
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small.No one died at Seveso， and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all wasBhopal， where up to 3，000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. ThePemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives， justa month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate aparticular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵)，which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault ofmanagement， which tookrisks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Sevesoaccident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on theirdoorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town， local leaders were incapable oftaking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in anovercrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction os exploding storage tanks. Yet， by amiracle， the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire，then 3，000 strongrescue team and fire fighters would all have died.1.Which of the following statements is true?A.Working at the office is safer than staying at home.B.Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.C.Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.D.Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.2.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.A.they are very rareB.they often cause loss of lifeC.they always occur in big citiesD.they arouse the interest of all the readers3.According to passage， the chemical accident that caused by the fault of managementhappened at ____.A.Texas cityB.FlixboroughC.SevesoD.Mexico City4.From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.A.natural gas， which can easily catch fireB.fertilizer， which cant be stored in a great quantityC.poisonous substance， which cant be used in overcrowded areasD.fuel， which is stored in large tanks5.From the discussion among some experts we may coclude that ____.A.to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industryB.the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemicalindustryC.all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure hadbeen takenD.natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe参考答案：DBABC六级阅读理解模拟练习二：40 years ago the idea of disabled people doingsport was never heard of. But when the annualgames for the disabled were started atStokeMandeville, England in 1948 by Sir LudwigGuttmann, the situation began to change.Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven toEngland in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been askedby the British government to set up an injuriescenter at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries includedsport for the disabled.In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, fiveteams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come fromabroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held inRome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the OlympicGames for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games,although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held atStoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in LosAngeles, along with the other Olympics.The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship andunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you cant enjoy sport. Onesmall source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games,however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to includedisabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are stillneeded to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellowathletes should not be excluded.21. The first games for the disabled were held______after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived inEngland.A. 40 yearsB. 21 yearsC. 10 yearsD. 9 years22. Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in______.A. New YorkB. LondonC. RomeD. Los Angeles23. In Paragraph 3, the word "athletes" means______.A. people who support the gamesB. people who watch the gamesC. people who organize the gamesD. people who compete in the games24. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.B. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.C. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.D. Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.25. From the passage, we may conclude that the writer is ______.A. one of the organizers of the game for the disabledB. a disabled person who once took part in the gamesC. against holding the games for the disabledD. in favor of holding the games for the disabled 参考答案：21. D 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D。
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。
大学英语六级阅读理解练习5篇
1There was on shop in the town of Mufulira，which was notorious for its color bar. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter，a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but，when their turn came to be served，were rudely treated by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest against this kind of thing，and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store and waited outside to see what would happen when I went in.I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard language that is only used by an employed when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in English that I should be served. The manager became exasperated and said to me in English，“If you stand there till Christmas I will never serve you.”I went to the District commissioner's office. Fortunately the District Commissioner was out，for he was one of the old school；however，I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that if ever I wanted anything more from the drugstore all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did，and I well remember him saying to the manager，“Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council，and you treat him like a common servant.” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said，“If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was，then，of course I should have given him proper service.”I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store…any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend？I want to prove that any man of any color，whatever his position，should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted.1.“Color bar” in the first paragraph comes closest in meaning to ___.A.a bar which is painted in different colors.B.the fact that white and black customers are served separately.C.a bar of chocolate having different colors.D.a counter where people of different colors are served with beer.2.The writer was，at the time of the story，___.A.a black school teacherB.an African servantC.a black，but a friend of EuropeansD.a rich black3.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in a bastard language because ___.A.he hadn't learned to speak polite English.B.he thought the writer wouldn't understand English.C.that was the usual language used by Europeans when speaking to Africans.D.that was the only language he could speak when he was angry.4.In the third paragraph，“he was one of the old school” means ___.A.he believed in the age-old practice of racial discrimination.B.he was a very old man.C.he graduated from an old，conservative school.D.he was in charge of an old school.5.Why didn't the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other black African？A.Because he thought he was educated and should be treated differently.B.Because he thought，being an important person，he should not be kept waiting.C.Because he thought his white friends would help him out.D.Because he wanted to protest against racial discrimination.答案：ＢＡＣＡＤ2Look at the keyboard of any standard typewriter or computer. "Q," "W," "E," "R," "T" and "Y"are the first six letters. Who decided on this arrangement of the letters? And why?People tried for centuries to invent the typewriter. In 1714 in England, Henry Millfiled a patent for a machine called An Artificial Machine or Method for the Impressing orTranscribing of Letters, Singly or Progressively one after another, as in Writing, wherebyall Writing whatsoever may be Engrossed in Paper or Parchment so Neat and Exact as not to bedistinguished from Print. That machine probably didn' t sell because no one could rememberits name!The first practical typewriter was patented in the United States in 1868 by ChristopherLatham Sholes. His machine was known as the type-writer. It had a movable carriage, a leverfor turning paper from line to line, and a keyboard on which the letters were arranged inalphabetical order.But Sholes had a problem. On his first model, his "ABC" key arrangement caused the keysto jam when the typist worked quickly. Sholes didn' t know how to keep the keys fromsticking, so his solution was to keep the typist from typing too fast.Sholes asked hisbrother-in-law to rearrange the keyboard so that the commonest letters were not so closetogether and the type bars would come from opposite directions. Thus they would not clashtogether and jam the machine.The new arrangement was the QWERTY arrangement typists usetoday. Of course, Sholes claimed that the new arrangement was scientific and would add speedand efficiency. The only efficiency it added was to slow the typist down, since almost anyword in the English language required the typist' s fingers to cover more distance on thekeyboard.The advantages of the typewriter outweighed the disadvantages of the keyboard. Typistsmemorized the crazy letter arrangement, and the typewriter became a huge success. By thetime typists had memorized the new arrangement of letters and built their speed, typewritertechnology had improved, and the keys didn' t stick as badly as they had at first.1.We know from the passage that the inventor of the first practical typewriter is_____.A.Henry MillB.Christopher Latham SholesC.Sholes'brother-in-lawD.Allbert Einstein2.The author thinks the machine invented by Henry Mill could not be sold because_____.A.it was difficult for people to accept new thingsB.there were great disadvantages of the keyboardC.the machine could not be distinguished from printD.the name of the machine was too long3.Sholes decided the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard in orderto_____.A.arrange the letters in alphabetical orderB.cause the keys to jam when the typist worked quicklyC.solve the problem of the keys jammingpete with "ABC" key arrangement4.It is inferred that the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard__.A.is the most scientific arrangementB.adds speed and efficiency of typistsC.keeps the typist from typing too fastD.is easy for typists to memorize5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A.The Arrangement of The Letters on KeyboardB.The Story of Christopher Latham SholesC.How to Invent The TypewriterD.The First Practical Typewriter参考答案：BDCCA3A scientific panel convened by the World Health Organization recommended guidelines on Friday for doctors conducting clinical studies of SARS patients. The panel urged doctors to apply the guidelines in analyzing the masses of potentially useful information about various therapies that were collected in this year’s epidemic. Much of that information has not been published or analyzed.“It is a matter of urgency to get better analysis and review,” said Dr. Simon Mardel, a WHO official who led the two-day meeting that ended on Friday. He said thousands of potential therapies and compounds had been tested so far as researchers try to determine treatments for SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. “We recognize that having no treatment for SARS is hindering our ability to control an epidemic in so many ways.” He said.In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments, like drugs to fight the virus or strengthen the immune system, as well as traditional Chinese medicine, were delivered under emergency conditions, in widely different settings and countries to patients suffering from varying stages of the illness. Those conditions—generally without standardized measurements or controlled situations—have made it hard to interpret results.Standard supportive therapy like nursing, and in severe cases the use of mechanical respirators（呼吸器）to help patients breathe, is the mainstay（主要支持）of SARS care, and helped many patients survive. But doctors still do not know how best to treat SARS patients who have breathing difficulties. Dr. Mardel said. One method is invasive ventilation. A second method involvesblowing oxygen into the lungs through a mask. Both carry the risk of transmitting the virus to hospital employees. Without proper analysis, the panel was unable to say definitively which treatment worked best, or which caused the most harm. “There is a lack of shared information,” Dr. Mardel said, noting that a lot of data have not been published.The panel also agreed on guidelines that would allow doctors to conduct quick and safe clinical trials, a process that generally takes years to complete. The world Health Organization, a United Nations agency did not release the guidelines. Dr. Mardel said they were flexible because no one knew where, when and in what setting SARS would return. Experts in many countries have already listed the treatments they want to test, and the health agency is leaving these decisions to individual nations.1. Guidelines recommended by the scientific panel can be used for _____.A. gathering potentially useful information about various therapies collectedB. conducting clinical studies of SARS patientsC. determining treatment for SARSD. publishing all the information about SARS2. According to the passage, it is difficult to interpret the results of certain treatments for SARS because _____.A. patients were in different countriesB. patients were given medicines in widely different settingsC. patients were at different stages of the illnessD. these conditions had no standardized measurements or controlled situations3. According to doctors, the two methods to treat SARS patients who have breathing difficulties both _______.A. carry the risk of infecting hospital employeesB. are effective in curing patients who have breathing difficultiesC. don’t run the risk of transmitting the virus to hospital employeesD. prove to work effectively and cause no harm4. According to a WHO official, Dr. Mardel, the guidelines were flexible because _____.A. SARS would reemerge in poor countriesB. no one knew where, when and in what setting SARS would returnC. SARS would not appear in developed countriesD. no one knew whether SARS would return or not5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. SARS, a Dreadful DiseaseB. No Good Methods to Treat SARSC. SARS Will Return One DayD. Health Panel Recommends New Guidelines on SARS参考答案: B D A B D4In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago, when hardly any texts in that field were available. Today, excellent anthologies（文选）and other introductory texts exist, and books on individual Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even professors who are experts in the field find it difficult to decide which of these to assign to students; non-experts who teach in related areas and are looking for writings for and by Asian American to include in survey courses are in an even worse position.A complicating factor has been the continuing lack of specializedone-volume reference works on Asian Americans, such as biographical dictionaries or desktop encyclopedias. Such works would enable students taking Asian American studies courses (and professors in related fields) to look up basic information on Asian American individuals, institutions, history, and culture without having to wade through（费力的阅读冗长或艰深的材料）mountains of primary source material. In addition, given such works. Asian American studies professors might feel more free to include more challenging Asian American material in their introductory reading lists, since good reference works allow students to acquire on their own the background information necessary to interpret difficult or unfamiliar material.1. The author is primarily concerned with ______.A. responding to a criticismB. describing a course of studyC. discussing a problemD. evaluating a past course of action2. The “dilemma”(Line 2, Para.1) can best be characterized as being caused by the necessity to make a choice when faced with a ______.A. lack of acceptable alternativesB. lack of strict standards for evaluating alternativesC. preponderance of bad alternatives as compared to goodD. multitude of different alternatives3. Biographical dictionaries and desktop encyclopedias are _____A. primary source materialsB. introductory textsC. excellent anthologiesD. reference materials4. Which of the following is implied about the introductory courses in Asian American studies a few decades ago?A. The range of different textbooks that could be assigned for such courses was extremely limitedB. The texts assigned as readings in such courses were often not very challenging for studentsC. Students often complained about the texts assigned to them in such coursesD. Such courses were offered only at schools whose libraries were rich in primary sources5. According to the passage, the existence of good one-volume reference works about Asian Americans could result in ______.A. increased agreement among professors of Asian American studies regarding the quality of the sources available in their fieldB. an increase in the number of students sighing up for introductory courses in Asian American studiesC. increased accuracy in writings that concern Asian American history and cultureD. the inclusion of a wider range of Asian American material in introductory reading lists in Asian American studies参考答案：C D D A D5As you all know, the United States is a country on wheels. Nearly eight million new cars are made each year; four households out of five own at least one ear, and more than a quarter have two each. Yet you’ll be surprised to learn that some of the car-owners even suffer from malnutrition（营养不良）.In 1968, a nation-wide survey of malnutrition was made for the first time. It found that 10 million people are suffering in health through inadequate feeding; the causes of their plight（困境）were varied. Unemployment over a long period should be considered as the main factor. And unemployment, strange to say, nine times out of ten results from automation, both in industrial and agricultural areas. For example, in the rural South when a cotton plantation suddenly cuts its force from 100 people to three, the problem to help the displaced arises. So is the case with industrial automation. In fact, probably 2 million jobs are made unnecessary each year in the whole country as a result of the automation process, thus making unemployment a chief social concern. According to government statistics, the number of people unemployed was over 5 percent for the period from 1958 to 1963. In July 1981, it rose to 7.8 percent. As a matter of fact, it has long been known that even during the most prosperous periods there have been people without enough to eat. So I thinkthat’s why President Kennedy said in his inauguration speech in 1961, if the government did not help the poor, it could not save the rich.In 1966, the Social Security Administration calculated that a family of four needed an income of $3,355 a year to be above the line of poverty. And in 1977, the average poverty line of the country was slightly more than $6,200 annual income for a non-farm family of four. According to the Social Security Act, families of that size below poverty line are eligible to receive benefits from the special welfare program. The average weekly payment of benefits now is equivalent to 36 percent of the worker’s normal wage. And the number of people who receive government benefits is increasing. In 1973, social insurance payments by governments, mainly to old age pensioners and people who had lost their jobs or were off work through illness, amounted to $86,000 million. Those not fully qualified for insurance payments received $29,000 million in public aid.But problems still exist. Many people are not reached by the anti-poverty program, because local authorities and agencies do not want to play their part or do not gave the resources to do so. Some poor people will not accept help for various reasons. Of course, there are some more important factors which lie in the structure of the society, but I don’t consider it necessary to dig into them here. Yet we will perhaps agree that social welfare programs have solved to some extent the problems of feeding, clothing and housing those below the poverty line. On the whole, it perhaps might be said that American people are living a better life than people in most other countries.1. The United States is called a country on wheels because______.A. about one-fourth Americans own two carsB. a bit over one out of four households are the owners of two carsC. nearly 8 million new cars drive in the country every yearD. 80% Americans have at least one car2. According to a 1968 survey, ten million Americans found themselves in a difficult health situation chiefly due to _______.A. inadequate feedingB. malnutritionC. unemploymentD. automation3. The author use ”the displaced”(Line 9, Para. 2) to refer to those who are _______.A. unemployedB. disabledC. sickD. poor4. The word “eligible”(Line 6, Para.3) is synonymous with “_______”A. necessaryB. urgentC. neededD. worthy5. Americans are living a better life than those in most of other countries because, to some degree, _____.A. many Americans receive benefits from the special welfare programB. some poor people can receive help for some reason or otherC. there is the anti-poverty program in the U.S.D. social welfare programs have some measure settled the problems of those below the poverty line.参考答案：B C A D D。
英语六级阅读理解专练题附答案
英语六级阅读理解专练题附答案英语阅读在六级考试中占有很大的分值，加强英语阅读的练习十分重要。
下面店铺为大家带来英语六级阅读理解专练题，供考生阅读练习。
英语六级阅读理解专练题(一)In the United States, where“casualness”is considereda great virtue, people often sit with feet on chairs oreven desks. They sometimes sit with their backsides( buttocks) on tables and desks as a way ofexpressing their individuality or career attitude.They feel comfortable crossing their legs and sittingwith one ankle on the other knee . Poor posture —slumping oneself over while sitting in a chair and placing feet on whatever object is around — isa common U. S. behavior. It is designed to show that the perso n is casual, honest, sincere,and“ just one of the folks ”. In the United States, even millionaires, corporation presidents,government leaders, and movie stars try to pretend they are ordinary people by using“the U.S. slouch ”and“ the feet-on-the -furniture”maneuver.Unfortunately, other countries interpret this behavior as being sloppy and as reflecting ageneral lack of alertness, interest, and respect. People from the United States do not usuallyrealize that what they regard as casualness is viewed very differently and very negatively bymany people around the world.People in many cultures are expected to sit erect. Such cultures include many countriesin LatinAmerica, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. In the United States, slouching is acceptable and isa positive sign of being casual and friendly. In the United States, crossing legs is a sign of goodetiquette . Many cultures say thatcrossing legs is okay, but placing the ankle on the kneewhilecrossing one’s legs is totally unacceptable .One reason for not putting the ankle on the knee is that when you do so, one foot or the soleof the shoe is usually pointing at someone . This is a very severe insult in many countriesaround the world, especially Muslim countries. Under few circumstances should you point yourfoot at anyone , because the foot is cons idered the least sacred part of the body in manysocieties. In some countries such as Nepal, pointing the foot at a cow is an outrage , becausethe cow is a sacred animal. In Buddhist countries, pointing the foot at statue of the Buddha isa severe offense. Moving objects with the feet is very rude in Thailand, Nepal, and Taiwan. InBangladesh, you should not touch books with a foot or shoe; if you do, you must make anelaborate apology.As you can tell, posture is a very strong messenger. It conveys much about a particu larperson. Posture ( in many cultures) says something about the person’s honesty, alertness,intelligence, religiousness, respect, and overall decency — or the opposite of all of these !Posture tells people whether they want to get to know a stranger, and it also tells what to thinkabout the people already known.阅读自测Translate the sentences into English with the words in parentheses :1. 这座纪念碑是为内战中牺牲的烈士们而建立的。
大学英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案
大学英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案大学英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Once youre prepared for a situation, youre 50 percent of the way toward overcoming nervousness. The other 50 percent is the physical and mental control of nervousness; adjusting your attitude so you have confidence, and control of yourself and your audience.I was in the theater for many years and always went to work with terrible stage fright—until I was in "The King and I". While waiting offstage one night, I saw Yul Brynner, the shows star, pushing in a lunging position against a wall. It looked as though he wanted to knock it down. "This helps me control my nervousness," he explained.I tried it and, sure enough, freed myself from stage fright. Not only that, but pushing the wall seemed to give me a whole new kind of physical energy. Later I discovered that when you push against a wall you contract the muscles that lie just below where your ribs begin to splay (展开).I call this area the "vital triangle".To understand how these muscles work, try this: sit in astraight-backed chair and lean slightly forward. Put your palms together in front of you, your elbows pointing out the sides, your fingertips pointing upward, and push so that you feel pressure in the heels of your palms and under your arms.Say ssssssss, like a hiss. As youre exhaling the s, contract those muscles in the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up. The vital triangle should tighten. Relax the muscles at the end of your exhalation, then inhale gently.You can also adjust your attitude to prevent nervousness. What you say to yourself sends a message to your audience. If you tell yourself youre afraid, thats the message your listener receives. So select the attitude you want to communicate. Attitude adjusting is your mental suit of armor against nervousness. If you entertain only positive thoughts, you will be giving out these words: joy and ease, enthusiasm, sincerity and concern, and authority.21. To overcome nervousness, one should_______.A. adjust his attitude as well as make preparation for a gatheringB. ask the audience to give him confidenceC. try not to be knocked down by stage frightD. wait offstage22. "The King and I" should be_______.A. a filmB. a novelC. a playD. a song23. The writer cites examples in Paragraphs 4 and 5 to support his statement that_______.A. you will have a positive effect by putting energy into your voiceB. youre 50 percent of the way towards overcoming nervousness once you are prepared for a situationC. you will have a whole new kind of physical energy by pushing against a wallD. if you master the techniques informed by the author your will never be nervous again24. Yul Brynner pushed the wall in order to_______.A. show the writer how to overcome nervousnessB. pull down the wallC. get physical energyD. overcome his own nervousness25. If you have active thoughts, your audience will detect ______.A. that you are full of fear and depressionB. that you are tightening your vital triangleC. that you are joyful and easy-goingD. that you are relaxing your muscles21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. C大学英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Heres to Your Health As the only freshman on his schools varsity(代表队) wrestling team, Tod was anxious to fit in with his older teammates. One night after a match, he was offered a whisky bottle on the ride home. Tod felt he had to accept,or he would seem like a sissy. He took a swallow, and every time the bottle was passed back to him, he took another swallow. After seven swallows, he passed out. His terrified teammates carried him into his home, and his mother then rushed to the hospital. After his stomach was pumped, Tod learned that his blood alcohol level had been so high that he was lucky not to be in a coma or dead.Although alcohol sometimes causes rapid poisoning, frequently leads to long-term addiction, and always threatens self-control, our society encourages drinking. Many parents, by their example, give children the impression that alcohol is an essential ingredient of social gatherings. Peer pressure turns bachelor parties, fraternity initiations (同仁联谊会入会) , and spring-semester beach vacations into competitions in "getting trashed. " In soap operas, charming characters pour Scotch whiskey from crystal bottle as readily as most people turn on the faucet for tap water. In films and rock videos, trend-setters party in nightclubs and bars. And who can recall a televised baseball or basketball game without a beer commercial? By the age of 21, the average American has been drinking on TV about 75, 000 times. Alcohol ads appear with pounding frequency—in magazines, on billboards, in college newspapers—contributing to a harmful myth about drinking.Part of the myth is that liquor signals professional success. In a mens magazine, one full-page ad for Scotch whiskey shows two men seated in an elegant restaurant. Both are in their thirties, perfectly groomed, and wearing expensive grey suits. The windowsare draped (悬挂) with velvet (天鹅绒) the table with spotless white linen. Each place-setting consists of a long-stemmed water goblet, silver utensils and thick silver plates. On each plate is half-empty cocktail glass. The two men are grinning andshaking hands, as if theyve just concluded a business deal. The caption reads, "The taste of success. "Contrary to what the liquor company would have us believe, drinking is more closely related to lack of success than to achievement. Among students, the heaviest drinkers have the lowest grades. In the work force, alcoholics are frequently late or absent, tend to perform poorly, and often get fired. Although, alcohol abuse occurs in all economic classes, it remains most severe among the poor.Another part of the alcohol myth is that drinking makes you more attractive to the opposite sex. "Hot, hot, hot," one commercials soundtrack(电影配乐) begins, as the camera scans a crowd of college-age beachgoers. Next it follows the curve of a womans leg up to her bare hip and lingers there. She is young, beautiful, wearing a bikini. A young guy, carrying an ice chest (箱子), positions himself near to where she sits. He is tan, muscular. She doesnt show much interest—until he opens the chest and takes out a beer. Now she smiles over at him. He raises his eyebrows and, invitingly, holds up another can. She joins him. This beer, the song concludes, "attracts like no other. "Beer doesnt make anyone sexier. Like all alcohol, it lowers the levels of male hormones in men and of female hormones in women—even when taken in small amounts. In substantial amounts, alcohol can causeinfertility(不生育) in women and impotence (阳萎|) in men. Some alcoholic men develop enlarged breasts, from their increased female hormones.The alcohol myth also creates the illusion that beer and athletics are a perfect combination. One billboard features three high-action images: a baseball player running at top speed, a surfer riding a wave,and a basketball player leaping to make a dunk shot. A particular light beer, the billboard promises, "wont slow you down. "。
2023年英语六级CET阅读理解考试题及答案
2023年英语六级CET阅读理解考试题及答案雨的阅读理解答案推举度：党课考试题及答案推举度：高考阅读理解高频单词推举度：党课考试题目及答案推举度：2023年英语六级CET阅读理解考试题及答案The productivity of Americans employed in private businesses has declined. The productivity of workers in countries such as Japan and Germany is increasing. American machine tools, on average, are old, relatively inefficient, and rapidly becoming obsolete, whereas those of our competitors overseas, in comparison, are newer and more efficient. We are no longer the most productive workers in the world. We 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 our own collective hard work. We 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 continuesto grow.One thing that must change is the rate at which we substitute capital equipment for human labor. Simply put, our labor force has increased at a far greater rate than has our stock of capital investment. We seem to have forgotten that our past productivity gains, to a large extent, were realized from substitutions of capital for human labor. Today, 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 factories. Representing a new generation of technology, robots will replace factory labor much as the farm tractor replaced the horse. Robot technology has much to offer. It 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.21. The word obsolete(Para. 1) most probably means_______.A. weakB. oldC. newD. out of date22. The author is anxious about_______.A. his people no longer taking the lead in industrial innovationB. his country no longer being a wealthy nationC. his people forgetting to raise their productivityD. his country falling behind other industrial nations23. According to the author, in his country_______.A. the proportion of labor force to capital investment is quite lowB. the growth rate of labor force should be greater than that of capital investmentC. the productivity increases should be achieved by the increases of labor forceD. capital investment should have increased more rapidly than labor force24. So far as the influence on society is concerned, _______.A. robot technology seems to be much more promising than computer technologyB. computer technology has less to offer than robot technologyC. robot technology can be compared with computer technologyD. robot technology cannot be compared with computer technology25. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to showthat_______.A. robots will help increase labor productivityB. robots will rule American factoriesC. robots are cheaper than human laborersD. robots will finally replace humans in factories参考答案21. D 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. A。
英语六级阅读理解真题及答案【9套卷全】
Passage OneWhen the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is no stretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.56. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?【C】A. Lack of money.B. Subprime crisis.C. Unemployment.D. Social instability.57. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?【D】A. Take effective measures to curb inflation.B. Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.C. Formulate policies to help financial institutions.D. Pour money into the market through asset buying.58. What is a greater concern of the general public?【B】A.Recession.B. Deflation.C. Inequality.D. Income.59. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?【C】A. Develop a new monetary program.B. Restore public confidence.C. Tighten financial regulation.D. Reform the credit system.60. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?【A】A. She possesses strong persuasive power.B. She has confidence in what she is doing.C. She is one of the world's greatest economists.D. She is the most powerful Fed chief in history. Passage TwoAir pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself.61. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other【A】A. To get their share of clean air.B. To pursue a comfortable life.C. To gain a higher social status.D. To seek economic benefits.62. What does the author accuse western politicians of?【D】A. Depriving common people of the right to clean air.B. Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.C. Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.D. Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.63. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?【B】A. The massive burning of fossil fuels.B. Our relationship to the plant world.C. The capacity of plants to renew polluted air.D. Large-scale deforestation across the world.64. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet according to the a?【D】A. By showing respect for plants.B. By preserving all forms of life.C. By tapping all natural resources.D. By pooling their efforts together.65. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?【C】A. Expand the sphere of living.B. Develop nature's potentials.C. Share life with nature.D. Allocate the resources.Passage OneI'll admit I've never quite understood the obsession (难以破除的成见) surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops.56. How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage?【B】A. They will eventually ruin agriculture and the environment.B. They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.C. They have proved potentially harmful to consumers' health.D. They pose a tremendous threat to current farming practice.57. What does the author say is vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of the debate? 【D】A. Breaking the GM food monopoly.B. More friendly exchange of ideas.C. Regulating GM food production.D. More scientific research on GM crops.58. What is the main point of the Nature articles? 【A】A. Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.B. Popularizing GM technology will help it to live up to its initial promises.C. Measures should be taken to ensure the safety of GM foods.D. Both supporters and opponents should make compromises.59. What is the author's view on the solution to agricultural problems? 【D】A. It has to depend more and more on GM technology.B. It is vital to the sustainable development of human society.C. GM crops should be allowed until better alternatives are found.D. Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.60.What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops? 【C】A. It arises out of ignorance of and prejudice against new science.B. It distracts the public attention from other key issues of the world.C. Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.D. Neither side is likely to give in until more convincing evidence is found.Passage TwoEarly decision--you apply to one school, and admission is binding--seems like a great choice for nervous applicants.61. What are students obliged to do under early decision?【B】A. Look into a lot of schools before they apply.B. Attend the school once they are admitted.C. Think twice before they accept the offer.D. Consult the current students and alumni.62. Why do schools offer early decision?【A】A. To make sure they get qualified students.B. To avoid competition with other colleges.C. To provide more opportunities for applicants.D. To save students the agony of choosing a school.63. What is said to be the problem with early decision for students?【C】A. It makes their application process more complicated.B. It places too high a demand on their research ability.C. It allows them little time to make informed decisions.D. It exerts much more psychological pressure on them.64. Why are some people opposed to early decision?【D】A. It interferes with students' learning in high school.B. It is biased against students at ordinary high schools.C. It causes unnecessary confusion among college applicants.D. It places students from lower-income families at a disadvantage.65. What does the author advise college applicants to do?【B】A. Refrain from competing with students from privileged families.B. Avoid choosing early decision unless they are fully prepared.C. Find sufficient information about their favorite schools.D. Look beyond the few supposedly thrilling options.Passage OneThe report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated．Unemployment in January jumped to a l6一year high of 7．6 percent，as 598 000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December，1974．With l．8 million iobs lost in the last three months．there is urgent desire to boost the economy as quickly as possible．But Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to the grim numbers．56．What d0 we learn from the first paragraph?【A】A.1me US economic situation is going from bad to worse．B.Washington is taking drastic measures to provide more jobs．C.111e US government is slashing more jobs from its payrolls．D.The recent economic crisis has taken the US by surprise．57．、Ⅳhat does the author think of the unemployment figures and other statistics?【D】A.They form a solid basis for policy makin9．B.The．y represent the current situation．C.They signal future economic trend．D.They do not fully reflect the reality．58．One problem with the payroll survey is that________．【B】A.it does not include all the businessesB.it fails to count in the self—employedC.it magnifies the number of the joblessD.it does not treat all companies equally59．111e household survey can be faulty in that_________．【C】A)people tend to lie when talking on the phone B.not everybody is willing or ready to respondC.some people won’t provide truthful informationD.the definition of unemployment is too broad 60．At the end of the passage，the author suggests that_______．【B】A.statisticians improve their data assembling methodsB.decision makers view the statistics with a critical eyeC.politicians listen more before making policy decisionsD.Democrats and Republicans cooperate on crucial issuesPassage TwoAt some point in 2008，someone，probably in either Asia or Africa，made the decision to move from the countryside to the city．This nameless person pushed the human race over a historic threshold，for it was in that year that mankind became，for the first time in its history，a predominantly urban species．61．In what way is the year 2008 historic? 【A】A.For the first time in history，urban people outnumbered rural people．B.An influential figure decided to move from the countryside to the city．C.It is in this year that urbanisation made a start in Asia and Africa．D.The population increase in cities reached a new peak in Asia and Africa．62．What does the author say about urbanisation? 【B】A.Its impact is not easy to predict．B.Its process will not slow down．C.It is a milestone in human progress．D.It aggravates the squalor of cities．63．How does the author comment on Peter Smith’s new book?【D】A.It is but an ordinary coffee—table book．B.It is flavoured with humourous stories．C.It serves as a guide to arts and commerce．D.It is written in a lively and interesting style．64．What does the author say in the chapter on skyscrapers? 【D】A.The automatic lift is indispensable in skyscrapers．B.People enjoy living in skyscrapers with a view．C.Skyscrapers are a sure sign of a city’s prosperity．D.Recession closely follows a skyscraper boom．65．What may be one criticism of Mr．Smith’s book?【C】A)It does not really touch on anything serious．B.It is too long for people to read from cover to cover．C.It does not deal with any aspect of city life in depth．D.It fails to provide sound advice to city dwellers．2014.12【1】International governments’ inaction concerning sustainable development is clearly worrying but the proactive (主动出击的) approaches of some leading-edge companies are encouraging. Toyota, Wal-Mart, DuPont, M&S and General Electric have made tackling environmental wastes a key economic driver.56.What does the author say about some leading-edge companies? 【B】A. They operate in accordance with government policies.B. They take initiatives in handling environmental wastes.C. They are key drivers in their nations’ economic growth.D. They are major contributors to environmental problems.57.What motivates Toyota and Wal-Mart to make commitments to environmental protection? 【C】A. The goodness of their hearts.B. A strong sense of responsibility.C. The desire to generate profits.D. Pressure from environmentalists.58.Why are so many companies reluctant to create an environment-friendly business system? 【C】A. They are bent on making quick money.B. They do not have the capital for the investment.C. They believe building such a system is too costly.D. They lack the incentive to change business practices.59.What is said about the lean and green model of business? 【A】A. It helps businesses to save and gain at the same time.B. It is affordable only for a few leading-edge companies.C. It is likely to start a new round of intense competition.D. It will take a long time for all companies to embrace it.60.What is the finding of the studies about companies committed to environmental goals? 【B】A. They have greatly enhanced their sense of social responsibility.B. They do much better than their counterparts in terms of revenues.C. They have abandoned all the outdated equipment and technology.D. They make greater contributions to human progress than their rivals.Passage TwoIf you asked me to describe the rising philosophy of the day, I’d say it is data-ism. We now have the ability to gather huge amounts of data. This ability seems to carry with it certain cultural assumptions — that everything that can be measured should be measured; that data is a transparent and reliable lens that allows us to filter out emotionalism and ideology; that data will help us do remarkable things — like foretell the future.61.What do data-ists assume they can do? 【D】A. Transform people’s cultural identity.B. Change the way future events unfold.C. Get a firm grip on the most important issues.D. Eliminate emotional and ideological bias.62.What do people running for political office think they can do? 【B】A. Use data analysis to predict the election result.B. Win the election if they can raise enough funds.C. Manipulate public opinion with favorable data.D. Increase the chances of winning by foul means.63.Why do many teachers favor the idea of tailoring their presentations to different students? 【C】A. They think students prefer flexible teaching methods.B. They will be able to try different approaches.C. They believe students’ learning styles vary.D. They can accommodate students with special needs.64.What does James Pennebaker reveal in The Secret Life of Pronouns? 【D】A. The importance of using pronouns properly.B. Repeated use of first-person pronouns by self-centered people.C. Frequent use of pronouns and future tense by young people.D. A pattern in confident people’s use of pronouns.65.Why is the author skeptical of the data revolution? 【C】A. Data may not be easily accessible.B. Errors may occur with large data samples.C. Data cannot always do what we imagine it can.D. Some data may turn out to be outdated. 2014.12【2】Nothing succeeds in business books like th e study of success. The current business-book boom was launched in 1982 by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman with In Search of Excellence. The trend has continued with a succession of experts and would-be experts who promise to distil the essenceof excellence into three (or five or seven) simple rules.56.What kind of business books are most likely to sell well?【A】A. Books on excellence.B. Guides to management.C. Books on business rules.D. Analyses of market trends.57.What does the author imply about books on success so far?【C】A. They help businessmen one way or another.B. They are written by well-recognised experts.C. They more or less fall into the same stereotype.D. They are based on analyses of corporate leaders.58.How does The Three Rules differ from other success books according to the passage? 【B】A. It focuses on the behaviour of exceptional businessmen.B. It bases its detailed analysis on large amounts of data.C. It offers practicable advice to businessmen.D. It draws conclusions from vivid examples.59.What does the passage say contributes to the success of exceptional companies? 【A】A. Focus on quality and revenue.B. Management and sales promotion.C. Lower production costs and competitive prices.D. Emphasis on after-sale service and maintenance.60.What is the author’s comment on The Three Rules?【D】A. It can help to locate profitable niches.B. It has little to offer to business people.C. It is noted for its detailed data analysis.D. It fails to identify the keys to success.Passage TwoUntil recently, the University of Kent prided itself on its friendly image. Not any more.Over the past few months it has been working hard, with the help of media consultants, to play down its cosy reputation in favour of something more academic and serious.61.What was the University of Kent famous for?【A】A. Its comfortable campus life.B. Its up-to-date course offerings.C. Its distinguished teaching staff.D. Its diverse academic programmes.62.What are universities trying to do to attract students? 【D】A. Improve their learning environment.B. Offer more scholarships to the gifted.C. Upgrade their campus facilities.D. Present a better academic image.63.What does Rob Behrens suggest universities do in marketing themselves? 【C】A. Publicise the achievements of their graduates.B. Go to extra lengths to cater to students’ needs.C. Refrain from making promises they cannot honour.D. Survey the expectations of their prospective students.64.What is students’ chief consideration in choosing a university?【B】A. Whether it promises the best job prospects.B. Whether it is able to deliver what they want.C. Whether it ranks high among similar institutions.D. Whether it offers opportunities for practical training.65.What must universities show to win recruitment campaigns? 【D】A. They are positioned to meet the future needs of society.B. They are responsible to students for their growth.C. They are ever ready to improve themselves.D. They are unique one way or another.Passage OneIt is easy to miss amid the day-to-day headlines of global economic recession,but there is a less conspicuous kind of social upheaval (剧变) underway that is fast altering both the face of the planet and the way human beings live. That change is the rapid acceleration of urbanization.56.What issue does the author try to draw people’s attention to?【D】A. The shrinking biodiversity worldwide.B. The rapid increase of world population.C. The ongoing global economic recession.D. The impact of accelerating urbanization.57.In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species?【C】A. They are much greedier than other species.B. They are a unique species born to conquer.C. They force other species out of their territories.D. They have an urge to expand their living space.58.In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment?【B】A. More land will be preserved for wildlife.B. The pressure on farmland will be lessened.C. Carbon emissions will be considerably reduced.D. Natural resources will be used more effectively.59.What does the author say about living comfortably in the city?【A】A. It incurs a high environmental price.B. It brings poverty and insecurity to an end.C. It causes a big change in people’s lifestyle.D. It narrows the gap between city and country.60.What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto?【C】A. Slowing down the speed of transition.B. Innovative use of advanced technology.C. Appropriate management of the process.D. Enhancing people’s sense of responsibility. Passage TwoWhen Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is what this website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.61.What was the purpose of Facebook when it was first created?【B】A. To help students connect with the outside world.B. To bring university students into closer contact.C. To help students learn to live in a connected era.D. To combine the world into an integral whole.62.What difference does social media make to learning?【D】A. Local knowledge and global knowledge will merge.B. Students will become more curious and ambitious.C. People are able to learn wherever they travel.D. Sources of information are greatly expanded.63. What is the author’s gre atest concern with social media technology?【A】A. Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.B. Government will find it hard to protect classified information.C. People may disclose their friends’ information unintentionally.D. People’s attention will be easily distracted from their work in hand.64.What do businesses use social media for?【B】A. Creating a good corporate image.B. Anticipating the needs of customers.C. Conducting large-scale market surveys.D. Minimizing possible risks and dangers.65.What does the author think of social media as a whole?【A】A. It will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.B. It will pose a grave threat to our traditional ways of life.C. It is bound to bring about another information revolution.D. It breaks down the final barriers in human communication.Passage OneTexting has long been bemoaned (哀叹) as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.56. What do critics say about texting?【C】A．It is mainly confined to youngsters. B．It competes with traditional writing.C．It will ruin the written language. D．It is often hard to understand.57. In what way does the author say writing is different from talking? 【A】A．It is crafted with specific skills. B．It expresses ideas more accurately.C．It does not have as long a history. D．It is not as easy to comprehend.58. Why is LOL much used in texting? 【A】A．It brings texters closer to each other. B．It shows the texter's sophistication.C．It is a trendy way to communicate D．It adds to the humor of the text.59.Examples like meat and silly are cited to show . 【D】A．the difference between writing and talking B．how differently words are used in texting C．why people use the words the way they do D．the gradual change of word meaning60. What does the author think of texting? 【B】A．It facilitates exchange of ideas among people. B．It is a new form of verbal communication. C．It deteriorates people's composition skills. D．It hastens the decline of the written word. Passage TwoIt's possible to admire Oprah Winfrey and still wish Harvard hadn't awarded her an honorary doctor of law degree and the commencement (毕业典礼) speaker spot at yesterday's graduation. 61. What do we learn about Oprah Winfrey from the passage? 【B】A．She was a distinguished graduate of Harvard School of Law.B．She worked her way to success in the entertainment industry.C．She used to abuse her children when she was a young mother.D．She achieved her fame through persistent advocacy of fake science.62. Why does the author deem it inappropriate for Harvard to confer an honorary degree on Oprah Winfrey? 【B】A．She did not specialize in the study of law.B．She was known as s supporter of fake science.C．She was an icon of the entertainment industry.D．She had not distinguished herself academically.63. How did Harry Lewis react to Harvard's decision in his blog post? 【A】A．He was strongly against it. B．He considered it unpopular.C．He thought it would help enhance Harvard's reputation.D．He thought it represented the will of the Harvard community.64.What is the author's regret about many American universities? 【C】A．They show inadequate respect for evidence-based inquiry.B．They fall short of expectations in teaching and research.C．They attach too much importance to public relations.D．They are tolerant of political and religious nonsense.65. What does the author think a prestigious university like Harvard should focus on? 【D】A．Cultivation of student creativity. B．Defense of the scientific method.C．Liberation of the human mind. D．Pursuit of knowledge and truth.2014.06【2】Passage OneTechnology can make us smarter or stupider, and we need to develop a set of principles to guide our everyday behavior and make sure that tech is improving and not hindering our mental processes. One of the big questions being debated today is: What kind of information do we need to have stored in our heads, and what kind can we leave "in the cloud," to be accessed as necessary? 56. What is the author's concern about the use of technology?【D】A．It may leave knowledge "in the cloud". B．It may misguide our everyday behavior.C．It may cause a divide in the circles of education.D．It may hinder the development of thinking skills.57. What is the view of educators who advocate digital literacy? 【D】A．It helps kids to navigate the virtual world at will.B．It helps kids to broaden their scope of knowledge.C．It increases kids' efficiency of acquiring knowledge.D．It liberates kids from the burden of memorizing facts.58. What does evidence from cognitive science show? 【B】A．Knowledge is better kept in long-term memory.B．Critical thinking is based on factual knowledge.C．Study skills are essential to knowledge acquisition.D．Critical thinking means challenging existing facts.59. What does the author think is key to making evaluations? 【C】A．Gathering enough evidence before drawing conclusions.B．Mastering the basic rules and principles for evaluation.C．Connecting new information with one's accumulated knowledge.D．Understanding both what has happened and why it has happened.60. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? 【D】A．To warn against learning through memorizing facts.B．To promote educational reform in the information age.C．To explain human brains' function in storing information.D．To challenge the prevailing overemphasis on digital literacy.Passage TwoAmerica's recent history has been a persistent tilt to the West--of people, ideas, commerce and even political power. California and Texas are the twin poles of the West, but very different ones. For most of the 20th century the home of Silicon Valley and Hollywood has been the brainier and trendier of the two.61. What does the author say about California and Texas in Paragraph 17【B】A．They have been competing for the leading position.B．California has been superior to Texas in many ways.C．They are both models of development for other states.D．Texas's cowboy culture is less known than California's.62. What does the author say about today's California? 【C】A．Its debts are pushing it into bankruptcy. B．Its budgets have been cut by $26 billion.C．It is faced with a serious financial crisis. D．It is trying hard to protect the vulnerable.63. In what way is Texas different from California? 【A】A．It practices small government. B．It is home to traditional industries. C．It has a large Hispanic population. D．It has an enviable welfare system.64. What problem is Texas confronted with? 【C】A．Its Hispanic population is mostly illiterate. B．Its sunrise industries are shrinking rapidly. C．Its education cannot meet the needs of the knowledge economy.D．Its immigrants have a hard time adapting to its cowboy culture.65. What do we learn about American politics from the passage? 【A】A．Each state has its own way of governing. B．Most states favor a bipartisan approach. C．Parties collaborate in drawing public policies.D．All states believe in government for the people.2014.06【3】Passage One"Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art..56. What does the author say about "deep reading"?【B】A．It serves as a complement to online reading. B．It should be preserved before it is too late. C．It is mainly suitable for reading literature. D．It is an indispensable part of education. 57. Why does the author advocate the reading of literature? 【A】A．It helps promote readers' intellectual and emotional growth.B．It enables readers to appreciate the complexity of language.C．It helps readers build up immersive reading habits.D．It is quickly becoming an endangered practice.58. In what way does printed-page reading differ from online reading? 【B】A．It ensures the reader's cognitive growth. B．It enables the reader to be fully engaged.C．It activates a different region of the brain. D．It helps the reader learn rhetorical devices. 59. What do the studies show about online reading? 【D】A．It gradually impairs one's eyesight. B．It keeps arousing readers' curiosity.C．It provides up-to-date information. D．It renders reading less enjoyable.60. What do we learn from the study released by Britain's National Literacy Trust? 【A】A．Onscreen readers may be less competent readers.B．Those who do reading in print are less informed.C．Young people find reading onscreen more enjoyable.D．It is now easier to find a favorite book online to read.Passage TwoMany current discussions of immig ration issues talk about immigrants in general, as if they were abstract people in an abstract world. But the concrete differences between immigrants from different countries affect whether their coming here is good or bad for the American people.61. What does the author say about immigrants in America? 【C】A．They all hope to gain citizenship and enjoy the welfare.B．They come to America with different dreams and purposes.C．Their background may determine whether they benefit the American people.D．Their cultures affect the extent to which they will achieve success in America.62. What does the author try to say by citing Milton Friedman's remark? 【A】A．It is hardly practical to find an ideal solution to America's immigration problem.B．Ideal outcomes could be produced only by comprehensive immigration reform.C．As for immigration, good results cannot be achieved without good intentions.D．The proper solution of immigration issues is an ideal of the American public.63. What is the author's view regarding America's immigration policy? 【C】A．America should open its borders to immigrants from different countries.B．Immigrants have contributed greatly to the welfare of American people.C．Unrestricted immigration will undermine the American welfare state.D．There is no point building a wall around the American welfare state.64. What is the author's purpose in citing the recent terrorist attacks on the streets of Boston and London? 【D】A．To show that America should join hands with Europe in fighting terrorists.B．To prove that it is high time America made comprehensive immigration reforms.C．To prove that terrorism is the most dangerous threat to America and the world in general. D．To show that immigrants' cultural incompatibility with the host country has consequences. 65. What is the author's attitude towards "comprehensive immigration reform"?【B】A．Supportive. B．Negative.C．Wait-and-see. D．Indifferent.（此文档部分内容来源于网络，如有侵权请告知删除，文档可自行编辑修改内容，供参考，感谢您的配合和支持）。
六级英语阅读理解练习附答案解析
六级英语阅读理解练习附答案解析六级英语阅读理解试题是试卷中分值最重的题型，需要考生重视对阅读的练习。
下面是我为大家带来六级英语阅读理解练习附答案解析，盼望对大家的六级英语考试备考有所关心!六级英语阅读理解练习：可再生能源Renewable EnergyIn the past century,it has been seen that the consumption of non-renewable sources of energy has caused more environmental damage than any other human activity. Electricity generated from fossil fuels such as coal and crude oil has led to high concentrations of harmful gases in the atmosphere.This has in turn led to many problems being faced today such as ozone depletion and global warming. Vehicular pollution has also been a major problem.Therefore,alternative sources of energy have become very important and relevant to todays world.These sources,such as the sun and wind,can never be exhausted and therefore arc called renewable.They cause less emission and are available locally.Their use can. to a large extent,reduce chemical,radioactive, and thermal pollution. They stand out as a viable source of clean and limitless energy.These are also known as non-conventional sources of energy.Most of the renewable sources of energy are fairfy non-polluting and considered clean though biomass,a renewablesource,is a major polluter indoors.Solar EnergySolar energy is the most readily available source of energy.It does not belong to anybody and is,therefore,free.It is also the most important of the non-conventional sources of energy because it is non-polluting and,therefore.helps in lessening the greenhouse effect.Solar energy has been used since prehistoric times.but in a most primitive manner.Before 1970,some research and development was carried out in a few countries to exploit solar energy more efficiently,but most of this work remained mainly academic.After the dramatic rise in oil prices in the 1970s,several countries began to formulate extensive research and development programmes to exploit solar energy.When we hang out our clothes to dry in the sun,we use the energy of the sun.In the same way, solar panels absorb the energy of the sun to provide heat for cooking and for heating water.Such systems are available in the market and are being used in homes and factories.Solar energy can also be ursed to meet our electricity requirements.Through Solar Photovoltaic(SPV)cells,solar radiation gets converted into DC electricity directly.This electricity can either be used as it is or can be stored in the battery.This storedelectrical energy then can be used ac night.Hydro PowerHydro power is one of the best,cheapest,and cleanest source of energy,although,with big dams,there are many environmental and social problems.Small dams are,however,free from these problems.This is in fact one of the earliest known renewable energy sources.in the country(since the beginning of the 20th century).In fact,for the last few hundred years,people living in the hills of the Himalayas have been using water mills.or chakki,to grind wheat.Besides being free from the problem of pollution.small hydropower plants are also free from issues and controversies that are associated with the bigger ly affecting the lives of thousands of people living along the banks of the rivers.destruction of large areas under forest.and seismological threats.New environmental laws affected by the danger of global warming have made energy from small hydropower plants more relevant.These small hydropower piants can serve the energy needs of remote rural areas independently.The real challenge in a remote area lies in successful marketing of the energy and recovering the dues.Local industries should be encouraged to use this electricity for sustainable development.It is a technology with enormous potential.which could exploit the water resources to supply energy to remote rural areas with little access to conventional energy sources.It also eliminates most of the negative environmental effects associated with large hydro projects.Energy From the Sea-Ocean Thermal,Tidal and Wave EnergyOn an averaige,the 60 million square kilometre of the tropical seas absorb solar radiation equivalent to the heat content of 245 billion barrels of oil.Scientists feel that if this energy can be tapped a large source of energy will be available to the tropical countries and to other countries as well.The process of harnessing this energy is called OTEC(ocean thermal energy conversion).It uses the temperature differences between the surface of the ocean and the depths of about lOOOm to operate a heat engine.which produces electric power.Energy is also obtained from wavcs and tides.In some countries such as Japan small scale power generators run by energy from waves of the ocean,have been used as power sources for channcl marking buoys.BiomassBiomass is a renewable energy resource derived from the carbonaceous waste of various human and natural activities.It isderived from numerous sources,including the by-products from the timber industry.agricultural crops,raw material from the forest,major parts of household waste and wood.Biomass does not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as it absorbs the same amount of carbon in growing as it releases when consumed as a fuel. Its advantage is that it can be used to generate electricity with the same equipment of power plants that are now burning fossil fuels.Biomass is an important source of energy and the most important fuel worldwide after coal,oil and natural gas.Traditional use of biomass is more than its use in modern application.In the developed world biomass is again becoming important for applications such as combined heat and power generation.In addition,biomass energy is gaining significance as a source of clean heat for domestic heating and community heating applications.In fact in countries like A and Sweden the per capita biomass energy used is higher than it is in India.China or in Asia.Geothermal EnergyWe live between two great sources of energy,the hot rocks beneath the surface of the earth and the sun in the sky.Our ancestors knew che value of geothermal energy;they bathed and cooked in hot springs.Today we have recognized that this resource has potentialfor much broader application.The core of the earth is very hot and it is possible to make use of this geothermal energy(in Greek it means heat from the earth).These are areas where there are volcanoes.hot springs,and geysers,and methane under the water in the oceans and seas. n some countries,such as in the USA water is pumped from underground hot water deposits and used to heat peoples houses.The utilization of geothermal energy for the production of electricity dates back to the early part of the twentieth century.For 50 years the generation of electricity from geothermal energy was confined to Italy and interest in this technology was slow co spread elsewhere.In 1943 the use of geothermal hot water was pioneered in lceland.Co-generationCo-generation is the concept or producing two forms of energy from one fuel.One of the forms of energy must always be heat and the other may be electricity or mechanical energy.In a conventional power plant,fuel is burnt in a boiler to generate high-pressure steam.This steam is used to drive a turbine.which in turn drives an alternator through a steam turbine to produce electric power.The exhaust steam is generally condensed to water which goes back to the boiler.As the low-pressure steam has a large quantum of heat which is lost in the process of condensing,the efficiency of conventional power plants is only around 35%.In a cogeneration plant,very high efficiency levels,in the range of 75%-90%,can be reached.This is so,because the low-pressure exhaust steam coming out of the turbine is not condensed,but used for heating purposes in factories or houses.Since co-generation can meet both power and heat needs, it has otber advantages as well in the form of significant cost savings for the plant and reduction in emissions of pollutants due to reduced fuel consumption.阅读理解练习测试题：1.High concentrations of harmful gases are resulted from______________.A) ozone depletion B) global warmingC) the consumption of fossil fuels D) serious water and air pollution2.The sun and wind are called renewable energy because they are____________.A) natural B) inexhaustibleC) newly-found D) clean3.Biomass,though a renewable energy,mainlycauses_______________.A) indoor pollution B) outdoor pollutionC) industrial pollution D) agricultural pollution4.In the l970s,some countries began to be concerned about solar energy because of___________.A) economic recession B) sharp rise in oil pricesC) reduced oil production D) increased research funds5.In the hills of the Himalayas,"chakki'are used for_____________.A) purifying water B) keeping animalsC) producing power D) exchanging goods6.What is recommended to be used by the remote rural areas with little access to conventional energy sources?A) Small hydropower plants. B) Solar energy heaters.C) Wind power mills. D) Hot spring thermal energy.7.It is mentioned that,between the surface and the depth of the ocean,there are great differences in_____________.A) dissolved substance B) natural resource varietyC) marine life species D) water temperature8.After coal oil and natural gases,the fourth most important fuel is_____________.9.ICeland was the first counfry that______________.10.In the conventional power plants,a large quantum of heat is lost in the process of condensing______________.阅读理解练习答案解析：1.[C][定位]依据题干中的high concentrations of harmful gases 查找到第1段第2句。
英语六级阅读理解经典题目及答案
英语六级阅读理解经典题目及答案According to recent research in the United States。
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英语六级阅读理解真题及详解
英语六级阅读理解真题及详解英语六级阅读理解真题及详解英语六级阅读理解是六级考试中的一大重点，通过阅读理解题目的训练，可以提高自己的阅读理解能力。
下面给大家分享一篇英语六级阅读理解真题及详解，希望对大家备考六级有所帮助。
Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.According to the text, 127 countries have legislation protecting a citizen’s right to communicate privately by mail; 87 countries have entered into mutual legal assistance arrangements with other nations; and 66 countries have passed legislation mandating privacy in some areas. The U.S. does not have privacy legislation. However, according to the text, a right to privacy is constitutionally supported in the U.S. Le Code de Création pour l’Internet, passed in May 1996, declares illegal any attempt to threaten the privacy of citizens communicating, chatting, and entering into e-contracts with foreign merchants via the worldwide web.1. This passage mainly discusses ______.A) privacy legislation in different countriesB) codes of conduct for good communicationC) legal protection for Internet purchasersD) legislation for international mutual assistance2. According to this passage, 127 countries ______.A) have legislation agreeing to privacy of communication by mailB) have passed legislation to support online shoppingC) have entered into mutual legal assistance agreementsD) have supported the right to privacy constitutionally3. In the U.S., ______.A) citizens’ right to privacy is supported by the constitutionB) privacy legislation fully protects e-contractingC) threatening others’ privacy is illegal on the InternetD) the right to privacy is not constitutionally supported4. The French have ______.A) developed an international code of communicationB) introduced a taxation code for Internet communicationC) forbidden the Internet to merchants dealing with foreign consumersD) p assed a law to safeguard citizens’ privacy on the Internet5. Privacy is protected by legislation in ______ countries.A) 87 B) 66 C) 127 D) 214解析:1. A。
英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案 (细选2篇)
英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案(细选2篇)英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案1英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案2英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案 (菁选2篇)扩展阅读大学英语六级阅读理解练习题2英语六级考前阅读理解冲刺练习题2英语六级考试阅读理解的练习题1英语六级考试阅读理解的练习题2初中英语阅读理解练习题及答案1英语六级阅读理解真题及答案2英语六级阅读理解真题及答案3英语六级英语阅读理解技巧11 确立主题,明确主旨.圈定关键,找出主线.2 扫读文章,定位关键.跳读剩余,删除多余.3 无词定位,分析选项.逻辑判断,排除干扰.4 顽固不化,无法推出.各段首末,进行反推.扫读文章,定位关键.关键词的特点:1 名词或名词词组(人名，地名,时间，数字都是特别好找的)2 如名词重复太多，或不突出，也可以找动词3 实在没有选择之下，也可以考虑用题目中的形容词和副词作为关键词4 注意，用过的关键词在另外一道题目就不要再用了5 词组永远比一个单词好用，因为比较容易找。
扫读的目的:了解文章的大意和主题思想，并对文章的结构有个总的概念.扫读时，应特别注意关键词,因为它们往往是出题的地方，解题的关键。
找到关键词，要标记题号，不然回头再找就麻烦了。
跳读剩余,删除多余.(特指非出题部分)找到文章中的无关范围以后，立即删除不需要阅读的部分，不要浪费时间。
就算有难题，需要再次阅读文章内容，而且要通过推理、判断、弄清文章中“字里行间”潜在意思。
可借助这个，减少阅读份量，加强对重点的.分析，以达到针对题目的透彻理解。
不需要阅读的部分:1 题目后段落通过最后一题所在的位置，判断文章后面的段落是没有出题，如果没有出题，就全部省略不看。
要特别注意，最后一题是否主题题，如果是，要回到文章开头找答案，然后判断倒数第二题所在地。
2 例子先不看例子的存在是为了前面的句子,更重要的是看例子前句的内容.可是当题目中涉及了例子涉及的内容的时候,要仔细阅读.3 地点，特别是连续的地点不看，属于无法考核的内容。
2023年英语六级阅读理解题带答案
2023年英语六级阅读理解题带答案【完整版】英语六级阅读理解题带答案扩展阅读大学英语六级阅读模拟练习3英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案2英语六级翻译练习素材及答案1 计量，古称度量衡，是实现单位制统一，保证量值精确牢靠的活动，是现代国家经济、科技、社会进展的重要根底。
计量历史悠久，关系国计民生。
公元前221年秦朝建立，秦始皇统一度量衡，成为中国古代统一计量制度的里程碑。
1875年5月20日《米制公约》的签署，开拓了全球范围内推行国际单位制的近代计量新纪元。
以量子物理为根底的现代计量科学技术的讨论与应用，为人类文明进展供应了更加精准的现代计量技术保障。
1999年第21届国际计量大会打算：自2023年起，每年5月20日为“世界计量日”。
2023年世界计量日的中国宣传主题与国际主题全都，为“计量与光”。
参考译文：Measurement, which is called metrology in ancient times, is the important foundation of social development of the modern countries’economy, science and technology. It has a long history and plays an important role in national welfare and the people“s livelihood. Established in 221 BC, in the Qin dynasty, Qinshihuang unifiedweights and measures, and became a unified system for the measurement of milestone in ancient China. On May 20th, 1875, the signing of the convention on metric, opened up a worldwide to implement new era of modern international system of units of measurement. Based on quantum physics, research and application of modern measurement science and technology, provides more accurate modern metrology technical support for the development of human civilization. In 1999, the 21st international conference on measurement made a decision that since 2023, May 20 is for “World Metrology Day“. China“s propaganda theme of 2023 is in line with international theme for “measurement and light“.。
六级考试阅读理解练习题及答案
六级考试阅读理解练习题及答案六级考试阅读理解练习题原文：Western airliner manufacturers seem to be tripping over themselves in their eagerness to sign collaborative agreements with Asian partners as a low-cost route to developing new airliners. Their potential Asian partners seem to be tripping over themselves to sign such agreements，as a low-cost route to acquiring new airliner technology. If they are not careful the two sides will end up tripping over each other： the one by selling its birth-right for short-term gain， the other by trying to break into a market which isnt big enough to sustain it.Technology transfer works in a growing market， where the aspirations of the new entrant receiving that technology can be met through expansion. The airliner market is not such a device.Even the most optimistic projections of airliner sales for the next 20 years show that airliner manufacture can only be profitable if a small number of aircraft builders share the available sales. It follows that if new manufacturers come into the market and take sales， their sales must come from substitution， not expansion.Given the complexity of todays airliners， it is unlikely that any new entrant will have both the financial and technical resources to come into the market without the involvement of an established manufacturer. In the short term， such involvement may not be to the exclusive benefitof the new entrant： most of the established manufacturers are searching for ways to reduce costs of manufacture.In the short term，， it can be of benefit to an established Western manufacturer to have either components of complete air – frames made or assembled in lower-wage economics such a China， Taiwan or Korea， while retaining the design， development and marketing of aircraft for itself. It would be a very unwise Western manufacturer which did not heed the fact that these developing economies are acquiring skills ( like computing ) at least as quickly as they are acquiring skills in metallbashing.The danger comes when the new entrant no longer needs the established Western partner because it has acquired the technical and intellectual ability to design and build its own aircraft. An Asian partner may well find itself in the happy position of having the low-cost labour base，the high-cost technology base and the vital financial base to build a new airliner.六级考试阅读理解练习题：1.The authors attitude towards Western/eastern collaboration can be depicted as ________.A.positiveB.progressiveC.conservativeD.negative2.“The airliner market is not such a device ” means that the airliner market _______.A.does not encourage technology transferB.is too limited to offer chances of successC.requires hi-tech rather than unaccepted devicesD.is full of competitions even for new entrants3.Established manufacturers search for partners in order to _______.A.save the cost of the airframeB.improve some aircraft componentsC.save the cost of labourD.develop new technology4.According to the author，a wise established manufacturer should ______.A.try to benefit from both financial and technical resourcesB.break up his partnership with the East once profits are madeC.keep a tight told over hi-tech development and marketing of airlinersD.collaborate with Asian partners for a short time5.The word “base” in the last paragraph represents_______.A.a production placeB.the initial operation of building aircraftC.a research instituteD.a position where to start building六级考试阅读理解练习题答案：CDADA六级考试阅读理解练习题相关。
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Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ) ,B．, C．and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Technology can make us smarter or stupider, and we need to develop a set of principles to guide our everyday behavior and make sure that tech is improving and not hindering our mental processes. One of the big questions being debated today is: What kind of information do we need to have stored in our heads, and what kind can we leave "in the cloud," to be accessed as necessary?An increasingly powerful group within education are championing "digital literacy". In their view, skills beat knowledge, developing "digital literacy" is more important than learning mere content, and all facts are now Google-able and therefore unworthy of committing to memory. But even the most sophisticated digital literacy skills won't help students and workers navigate the world if the), don't have broad base of knowledge about how the world actually operates. If you focus on the delivery mechanism and not the content, you're doing kids a disservice.Indeed, evidence from cognitive science challenges the notion that skills can exist independent of factual knowledge. Data from the last thirty years leads to a conclusion that is not scientifically challengeable: thinking well requires knowing facts, and that's true not only because you need something to think about. The very processes that teachers care about most-critical thinking processes-are intimately intertwined (交织) with factual knowledge that is stored in long-term memory.In other words, just because you can Google the date of Black Tuesday doesn't mean you understand why the Great Depression happened or how it compares to our recent economic slump. There is no doubt that the students of today, and the workers of tomorrow, will need to innovate, collaborate and evaluate. But such skills can't be separated from the knowledge that gives rise to them. To innovate, you have to know what came before. To collaborate, you have to contribute knowledge to the joint venture. And to evaluate, you have to compare new information against knowledge you've already mastered.So here's a principle for thinking in a digital world, in two parts. First, acquire a base of factual knowledge in any domain in which you want to perform well. This base supplies the essential foundation for building skills, and it can't be outsourced (外包) to a search engine. Second, take advantage of computers' invariable memory, but also the brain's elaborative memory. Computers are great when you want to store information that shouldn't change. But brains are the superiorchoice when you want information to change, in interesting and useful ways: to connect up with other facts and ideas, to acquire successive layers of meaning, to steep for a while in your accumulated knowledge and experience and so produce a richer mental brew.56. What is the author's concern about the use of technology?A．It may leave knowledge "in the cloud".B．It may misguide our everyday behavior.C．It may cause a divide in the circles of education.D．It may hinder the development of thinking skills.57. What is the view of educators who advocate digital literacy?A．It helps kids to navigate the virtual world at will.B．It helps kids to broaden their scope of knowledge.C．It increases kids' efficiency of acquiring knowledge.D．It liberates kids from the burden of memorizing facts.58. What does evidence from cognitive science show?A．Knowledge is better kept in long-term memory.B．Critical thinking is based on factual knowledge.C．Study skills are essential to knowledge acquisition.D．Critical thinking means challenging existing facts.59. What does the author think is key to making evaluations?A．Gathering enough evidence before drawing conclusions.B．Mastering the basic rules and principles for evaluation.C．Connecting new information with one's accumulated knowledge.D．Understanding both what has happened and why it has happened.60. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A．To warn against learning through memorizing facts.B．To promote educational reform in the information age.C．To explain human brains' function in storing information.D．To challenge the prevailing overemphasis on digital literacy.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.America's recent history has been a persistent tilt to the West--of people, ideas, commerce and even political power. California and Texas are the twin poles of the West, but very different ones. For most of the 20th century the home of Silicon Valley and Hollywood has been the brainier and trendier of the two. Texas has trailed behind: its stereotype has been a conservative Christian in cowboy boots. But twins can change places. Is that happening now?It is easy to find evidence that California is in a panic. At the start of this month the once golden state started paying creditors in IOUs (欠条). The gap between projected outgoings and income for the current fiscal (财政的) year has leapt to a horrible $26 billion. With no sign of a new budget to close this gulf, one credit agency has already downgraded California's debt. As budgets are cut, universities will let in fewer students, prisoners will be released early and schemes to protect the vulnerable will be rolled back.By contrast, Texas has coped well with the recession, with an unemployment rate two points below the national average and one of the lowest rates of housing repossession. In part this is because Texan banks, hard hit in the last property bust, did not overexpand this time. Texas also clearly offers a different model, based on small government. It has no state capital-gains or income tax, and a business-friendly and immigrant-tolerant attitude. It is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state.Despite all this, it still seems too early to hand over America's future to Texas. To begin with, that lean Texan model has its own problems. It has not invested enough in education, and many experts rightly worry about a "lost generation" of mostly Hispanic Texans with insufficient skills for the demands of the knowledge economy.Second, it has never paid to bet against a state with as many inventive people as California.Even if Hollywood has gone into depression, it still boasts an unequalled array of sunrise industries and the most brisk venture-capital industry on the planet. The state also has an awesome ability to reinvent itself--as it did when its defense industry collapsed at the end of the cold war.The truth is that both states could learn from each other. Texas still lacks California's great universities and lags in terms of culture. California could adopt not just Texas's leaner state, but also its more bipartisan (两党的) approach to politics. There is no perfect model of government: it is America'sgenius to have 50 public-policy laboratories competing to find out what works best.61. What does the author say about California and Texas in Paragraph 17A．They have been competing for the leading position.B．California has been superior to Texas in many ways.C．They are both models of development for other states.D．Texas's cowboy culture is less known than California's.62. What does the author say about today's California?A．Its debts are pushing it into bankruptcy.B．Its budgets have been cut by $26 billion.C．It is faced with a serious financial crisis.D．It is trying hard to protect the vulnerable.63. In what way is Texas different from California?A．It practices small government.B．It is home to traditional industries.C．It has a large Hispanic population.D．It has an enviable welfare system.64. What problem is Texas confronted with?A．Its Hispanic population is mostly illiterate.B．Its sunrise industries are shrinking rapidly.C．Its education cannot meet the needs of the knowledge economy.D．Its immigrants have a hard time adapting to its cowboy culture.65. What do we learn about American politics from the passage?A．Each state has its own way of governing.B．Most states favor a bipartisan approach.C．Parties collaborate in drawing public policies.D．All states believe in government for the people.。