2000, 1Passage One
21. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ___.
B) Unusually popular（显著的流行）
22. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _____.
A) remain fascinated by them（依旧被他们着迷）
23. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
C) Family budget planning.（家庭的预算计划）
24. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both __.
C) instructive（具有教育意义的）
25. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ______.
D) are targeted at different audiences（面对不同的观众）
Passage Two
26. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence, _____.
C) the customer-centred approach（以消费者为中心的一种方法）
27. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?B) The efficiency of production.（生产效率）
28.According to the passage, “to move as much of these goods as possible” (Lines 3-4, Para. I) means “___”.A) To sell the largest possible amount of goods（尽可能的销售最大数量的货物）29. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?D) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.（产品必须设计来满足消费者的口味）
30. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on（集中_______.
A) its main characteristic（它的主要特征）
Passage Three
31.In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is B) oversimplified过分简单化了
32. Professor Charles R. Schwenk?s research shows __.C) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflict（在确定最理想冲突水平上的困难）
33. We can learn from Schwenk?s research that__.A) a person’s view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organization（一个人的冲突观念被他的组织的目的所影响）
34. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations ____________.
D) success lies in general agreement（成功位于一致的同意）
35. People working in a not-for-profit organization _____________.
B) are free to express diverse opinions（表达不同的观点是自由的）
Passage Four
36. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________.
D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious（当保持其美味而使食物不肥腻）
37. The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ____________.
D) quite unexpected（将是一个极其意想不到的）
38. Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that _____________.
A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed（没有被吸收而通过大肠）
39. What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?
C) It may increase the risk of cancer.（它也许增加癌症的风险）
40. Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra?
B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.（人们也许被引诱比必要吃的更多）2000.6Passage One
21. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?
B) The shrinking of overseas markets.(海外市场的缩水)
22. The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was __.
C) to prevent farmers from going bankrupt（防止农民破产）
23. The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to __________.
A) reduce their scale of production（减少生产的规模）
24.The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that the Act _.
D) benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others（在损害其他人的情况下受益一些市民）
25.It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at .
B) conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation（为了国家长远的利益而保护土地）Passage Two
26.The author says that the powerful computers of today __.D) still cannot communicate with people in a human language（依旧不能以人类语言和人们交流）
27. The new trend in artificial intelligence research stems from（源于）________.
B) the belief that human intelligence cannot be duplicated with logical, step-by-step programs（人类智能不能用逻辑、按部就班的程序所复制的这种信念）
28. Conrad and his group of AI researchers have been making enormous efforts to _______.
C) find out how intelligence developed in nature（发现智能是如何自然发展的）
29. What?s the author?s opinion about the new AI movement?
D) It may prove to be in the right direction though nobody is sure of its future prospects.（尽管没有能确定它将来的前景但它也许证明是在正确的方向上）
30.Which of the following is closest in mean ing to the phrase “the only game in town” (Line 3, Para.4)?A) The only approach to building an artificially intelligent computer.（建造人工智能电脑位唯一的方法）
Passage Three
31. From the passage we know that the increased use of cars will ______.B) have serious consequences for the well-being of all nations(对所有国家安乐有严重的后果)
32. The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because __________
C) other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissions（别的国家将抗议他增加的温室气体的排放）
33. Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in the passage?
C) The development of electric cars.（电车的发展）
34.Which of the following is practical but only makes a marginal contribution to solving the problem of greenhouse emissions?A) The use of fuels other than gasoline.除了汽油燃料的使用
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
B) Car are popular in western Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.（即使燃料价格相当的高，轿车在西欧是流行的）
Passage Four
36. One reason why Reebok?s managerial personnel don?t like their shoes to be called “footwear for yuppies” is that __.A) they believe that their shoes are popular with people of different age groups（他们认为他们的鞋子流行于不同年代的群体）
37. Reekbok?s view that “consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution（分销商）” (Line 5, Para.2) implies that__.D) consumers believe that first-rate
products are only sold by high-quality stores（消费者认为第一流的产品仅仅被销售在高质量的商店）
38. Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors（分销商）because ____________.
A) its supply of products fell short of demand（它的产品储量不能满足需求）
39. Although the Reebok Company has solved the problem of fulfilling its orders, it ______.
C) is still particular about who sells its products（它依旧是有所选择的对于经销商）
40. What lesson has Reebok learned fr om Nike?s distribution problems?
D) A company should correctly evaluate the impact of a new craze on the market.（一个公司应该正确地评价一款新产品在市场上的影响）
2001.1Passage One
11. A new study on birds? sleep has revealed that __.C) half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds（在一个广泛的各种鸟类中发现半个大脑休眠）
12. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because ______________.
A) they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions（他们不得不不断地观察同伴）
13.The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that__.C) a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror（一个单个的宠物鸟喜欢看它在镜子中自己的反射）
14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to __________.
B) emerge from water now and then to breathe（浮出水面不时的呼吸）
15. By “just the tip of the iceberg” (Line 2, Para.8), Siegel suggests that ____________.
D) half-brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species（半脑睡觉可能是存在于其他物种中的一种现象）
Passage Two
16. Which of the following is evidence that TT is widely practiced?
C) TT therapists are often employed by leading hospitals.（TT治疗医生经常被大医院雇佣）
17. Very few TT practitioners responded to the $1 million offer because ____________.
C) they were unwilling to reveal their secret（他们不想揭穿他们的秘密）
18. The purpose of Emily Rosa?s experiment was ____________.
D) to test whether a human energy field really existed（测试个人的能量区域是否真的存在）
19. Why did some TT practitioners agree to be the subjects of Emily?s experiment?D) They sensed no harm in a little girl’s experiment.（他们认为没什么伤害在一个小姑娘的试验中）
20. What can we learn from the passage?
A) Some widely accepted beliefs can be deceiving.（一些广泛接受的思想可能是欺骗性的）Passage Three
21. We learn from the first paragraph that two systems of automated highways ____.
A) are being planned（正在计划当中）
22. A special-purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that ________________.
B) it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiency（它能达到最大高速公路交通效率）
23. Which of the following is true about driving on an automated highway?
C) The driver should inform his car computer of his destination before driving onto it.（在他驾车之前司机应该将目的地信息输入车子电脑）
24. We know form the passage that a car can enter a special-purpose lane __________.
B) by way of a ramp with electronic control devices（经由电子设备控制的一个坡道）
25. When driving in an automated lane, the driver ___________.
D) doesn’t have to hold not to the steering wheel（没必要一定握着方向盘）
Passage Four
26. According to the author, the conventional notion of intelligence measured in terms of one?s ability to read, write and compute_.A) is a widely held but wrong concept（是一个广泛接受但错误的概念）
27. It is implied in the passage that holding a university degree _____________.
D) does not mean that one is highly intelligent（并不意味着他具有高智商）
28. The author thinks that an intelligent person knows__.C) how to avoid depression and make his life worthwhile（如何避免沮丧并且使他的生活有价值）
29. In the last paragraph, the author tells us that _____________.
A) difficulties are but part of everyone’s life（困难仅仅是人们日常生活的一部分）
30. According to the passage, what kind of people are rare?
B) Those who are aware of difficulties in life but know how to avoid unhappiness.（认识到生活中的困难且知道怎样避免不开心的人们）
2001.6Passage One
21. It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably_.D) draw back（退缩）
22. The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their ___________.
A) cultural self-centeredness（自我为中心的文化）
23. In countries other than their own most Americans __.（在除了他们自己以外的国家里）
B) are not well informed due to the language barrier（并不很好告知由于语言的障碍）
24. According to the author, America ns? cultural blindness and lin guistic ignorance will _______.
C) limit their role in world affairs（限制他们在世界事务中的角色）
25. The author?s intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that ________.
D) it is time to get acquainted with other cultures（该是认识其他文化的时候了）
Passage Two
26. What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels?
D) Their wish to improve their appearance.（他们希望提高他们的外表）
27.The author?s presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant A) to be ironic将是讽刺的
28. The a uthor uses the expression “those babies” (Line 3, Para.2) to refer to high heels ______.
C) to show women’s affection for them（展示了女人对它们的喜爱）
29. The author?s chief argument against high heels is that ____________.
B) they are injurious to women’s health（对女人的健康是有伤害的）
30. It can be inferred from the passage that women should _______________.
D) avoid following fashion too closely（避免跟随潮流太近）
Passage Three
31. The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is ___.
A) rather bleak（相当的暗淡）
32. The author?s biggest concern is__.D) the reading ability and reading behavior of the middle class（中产阶级的阅读能力和阅读行为）
33. A major problem with most adolescents who can read is ___________.
C) their lack of attentiveness and basic understanding（他们专心和基本理解的缺乏）
34. The author claims that the best way a reader can show admiration for a piece of poetry or prose is ___.A) to be able to appreciate it and memorize it（能够欣赏它且记住他）
35. About the future of the arts of reading the author feels ____.B) uncertain（不确定）Passage Four
36. According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was__.D) to pursue commercial and state interests（去追求商业和国家的利益）
37.At present, a probable inducement(诱因)for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is __.C) scientific research（科学研究）
38. What is the main goal of sending human missions to Mars?
A) To find out if life ever existed there.（发现生命是否存在在哪里）
39. By saying “With Mars the scientific stakes（赌注）are arguably higher than they have ever been” (Line 1, Para.4), the author means that__.B) in the case of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very high（在火星的情况下，科学探索的回报是非常高）
40. The passage tells us that proof of life on Mars would ____.C) reveal the kind of conditions under which life originates（揭示了在这种环境下生命的起源）
2002.1Passage One
21. We learn from the passage that navigation computers（导航电脑）________.
C) are likely to be accepted by more drivers（很可能被更多的驾驶者所接受）
22. With a navigation computer, a driver will easily find the best route to his destination ______.
A) by inputting the exact address（通过输入确切的地址）
23. Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars ________.
C) work on more or less the same principles（或多或少工作具有相同的原理）
24. The navigation computer functions ________.
B) basically on satellite signals and a map database（基本上是卫星信号和地图数据）
25. The navigation systems in cars like Lexus, BMW and Audi are mentioned to show ________.
D) the different ways of providing guidance to the driver（给司机提供不同方法的指导）Passage Two
26. According to the author, most students__.A) believe the world’s environment is in an undesirable condition（认为世界的环境处于一种不理想的状况）
27. The huge increase in world production and population ________.
C) has not significantly affected the environment（并不对环境有很深远的影响）
28. One of the reasons why the long-term trend of prices has been downwards is that ________.
D) new sources are always becoming available（新的资源总是变的可以利用）
29. Fish resources are diminishing because ________.
B) they are not owned by any particular entity（他们不属于任何特定的实体）
30. The primary solution to environmental problems is ________.
A) to allow market forces to operate properly（容许市场力量适当地运作）
Passage Three
31. Why did the intelligence test become unpopular in the past few decades?B) It was considered discriminative against minority children.（它认为是对少数民族孩子的歧视）
32. The recent legal action（诉讼）taken by some black parents in California aimed to__.
C) remove the state’s ban on intelligence tests（违反国家禁令开展智力测试）
33. The author believes that intelligence testing __D) can help black parents make decisions abut their children’s education（可以帮助黑人父母亲做个决定紧邻他们孩子的教育）
34. The author?s opinion of child adoption seems to be that___.
A) no rules whatsoever can be prescribed（没有任何规则可制定）
35.Child adoption is mentioned in the passage to show that_D) American opinion can shift when it comes to sensitive issues（美国人的观念会改变当他们认识到这些敏感的问题的时候）Passage Four
36. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph?
A) Two contrasting views are presented（提出了两种截然不同的意见）.
. 37. According to the passage, it was once a common belief that urban residents____.
B) could not develop long-standing relationships（不能够发展长期存在的关系）
38. One of the consequences of urban life is that impersonal relationships among neighbors ____.
C) cause them not to show concern for one another（造成他们彼此之间不关注）
39. It can be inferred from the passage that the bigger a community is, ________.
C) the more tolerant and open-minded it is（越具有容忍性和思想越开放）
40. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Similarities in the interpersonal relationships between urbanites and small-town dwellers.（在大都市人和小城镇居民人际关系的类似型）
2002.6Passage One
21. Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged ______.
A) to give up his former way of life（放弃他以前的生活方式）
22. Earth scientists have come to understand that climate ______.
D) has gone through periodical changes（经受周期性的变化）
23. Scientists believe that human evolution ______.
C) has largely been effected by climatic changes（很大程度上受气候变化的影响）
24. Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that ______.C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future（地球的气候一定在将来显著的改变）
25. The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that ______.
B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate（面对巨大气候变化人类实际上是无助的）
Passage Two
26.In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _.一个奇特的现象是现在就是
C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality（变瘦视为一个非常令人羡慕的品质）
27. Swept by the prevailing trend（刮起大势所趋）, the author ______.
A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life（不得不节食为生活的绝大部分）
28. In human history, people?s views on body weight ______.
A) were closely related to their religious beliefs（紧密地和他们的宗教联系在一起）
29. The author criticizes women?s obsession with thinness ______.
B) from sociological and medical points of view（从社会和医学的角度）
30. What?s the author?s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?
A) They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.（他们更应关注他们的全面的生活方式）
Passage Three
31. Human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior in that ______.
B) it is influenced by society（它被社会所影响）
32. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is ______.
A) to control violence within a society（在社会中控制暴力）
33. What does the author mean by saying “… in lega l systems, the responsibility for revenge
becomes depersonalized and diffused（人格化的扩散）” (Lines 5-6, Para. 2)
D) Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved（惩罚不能够直接由相关的个人来完成）.
34.The word “allegiance（效忠）” (Line 5, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to __.A) loyalty（忠诚）
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?D) Governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war（在战争年代政府为了国家的利益也许会牺牲个人）. Passage Four
36.According to the first paragraph, researchers unfamiliar with the target cultures are inclined to.
B) view them from their own cultural perspective（从他们自己文化的观点在评论他们）
37.What does the author say about the emic approach（主位）and the etic approach（宾位）?
A) They have different research focuses in the study of ethnic issues（在研究民族问题上他们有不同的研究焦点）.
38. Compared with the etic approach, the emic approach（主位）is apparently more ______.
D) culture-specific（文化特属）
39. The etic approach（宾位）is concerned with ______.
C) features shared by various cultures or ethnic groups（各种文化和民族团体所共享的特征）
40. Which of the following is true of the ethnic minority families in the U.S. according to the passage?
D) They have closer family ties than White families（他们比白人家庭有更紧密的关系）. 2003.1Passage One
21. According to Paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses dominated by purer disciplines（校园商业被纯学科主导）?A) Scornful（轻蔑的）
22. It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been fueled mainly by ___.
B) the success of many non-MBAs（许多非MBA人员的成功）
23. What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?
D) They are not good at dealing with people.（他们并不擅长处理人际关系）
24. From the passage we know that most MBAs _______.
D) cherish unrealistic expectations about their future（对于他们的将来怀不实际的期望）
25. What is the passage mainly about?
C) Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.（对MBA学位持用者的怀疑）Passage Two
26. We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded ______.
A) by both the local and state governments（被当地和州政府双重支柱）
27. One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was _______.
D) to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schools（迫使Michigan州的立法者增加对当地学校的州财政预算）
28. The author seems to disapprove of（不同意）_______.
B) the shutting of schools in Kalkaska（在Kalkaska关闭学校）
29. We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are more concerned about ___.
D) making a political issue of the closing of the schools（关闭学校制造的政治问题）
30. According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a crisis because of ____.
B) the political motives on the part of the educators（部分教育者的政治动机）
Passage Three
31. The world?s first workers? compensation law was introduced by Bismarck _______.
C) out of religious and political considerations（是出于宗教和政治的考量）
32. We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe _______.A) was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidents（伴随着工伤事故的大幅增加）33. One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early 19th century was that ______.D) they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accident（他们必须提供证据来证明他们的雇主对工伤事故由责任）34. After 1972 workers? compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to workers so that _______.
C) the number of workers suing for damages increased（损害赔偿起诉的工人人数激增）
35. The author ends the passage with the implication that ___B) the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system（工人并不仅仅是从赔偿系统中受益的一类）Passage Four
36. The emergence of the affluent society（富足社会）after World War II ________.
D) resulted in the worship of consumerism（导致了消费的崇拜）
37. Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is _.
D) the concept that one’s success is meas ured by how much they consume（一个人的成功由他消费多少这一观念来界定）
38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing（好坏参半之事）?
B) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.（因为在追求物质满足的过程汇总道德牺牲了）
39. According to the passage, consumerist culture ________.
C) cannot satisfy human spiritual needs（不能满足人们的精神追求）
40. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.D) how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem（如何保持合理的消费是个问题）
2003.6Passage One
By saying “…owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors” (Line 3-4, Para.2), the author means that ______.
C) many sites are not well-protected（许多网站没有很好的被保护）
22. SATAN, a program designed by Dan Farmer, can be used ______.
A) to investigate the security of Internet sites（调查因特网的安全）
23. Farmer?s program has been criticized by the public because ______.
D) it can be used by people with evil intent（被一些有恶意的人们所使用）
24. The author?s attitude toward SATAN is ______.C) positive（积极地）
25. The author suggests in the last paragraph that __C) influential businessmen should give priority to the improvement of Net security（有影响的生意人给网络安全的提高给予优先权）Passage Two
26. The author believes that a successful teacher should be able to ______.B) make inspired play an integral part of the learning process（获得灵感作为学习过程的主要部分）
27. The majority of university professors prefer the traditional way of lecturing in the belief that .
C) it presents course content in a scientific and objective manner（以科学和客观的方式来介绍课程内容）
28. What the author recommends in this passage is that ______.D) interaction should be encouraged in the process of teaching（在教学的过程中互动应该被鼓励）
29. By saying “They seemed …a priesthood, rather uneven（不平均的）in their merits but
uniform in their bearing…?” (Lines 3-4, Para.4), the author means that ______.
A) professors are a group of professionals that differ in their academic ability but behave in the same way（教授是一群在学术能力方面不同而在行为方面相同的专业人员）
30. Whose teaching method is particularly commended by the author?A) Ezekiel Cheever’s. Passage Three
31. What is the passage mainly about?B) How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education（怎样处理公共教育资金的不足）
32. What is the reason for the increase in the number of students?
B) Raising of the legal age for going to work.（提高去工作的法律年龄。）
33. The public agencies for adult education will be little better off because ______.
B) a new leisure class has developed（一个新的休闲阶级发展了）
34.According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government _
A) should allocate Federal funds for public education应该为公共教育分配联邦资金
35. Why does the author say “Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require” (Lines 10-11, Para. 3)?
C) People all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the next generation.（为了下一代的利益全国的人们应该做贡献给教育）
Passage Four
36. The new contact lens（隐形眼镜）is meant for ______.
C) those with vision defects（视力有缺陷的这些人）
37. What do the two instruments mentioned in the second paragraph (Line 5) refer to?
D) The aluminum mirror and the wave-front sensor.（铝镜和波阵面的传感器）
38. Individualized contact lenses (Line 7, Para.2) are lenses designed ______.
B) to suit the wearer’s specific needs（适合特殊需要的佩戴）
39. Accor ding to Bille, with the new lenses the wearer?s vision ______.D) will be sharper by a much greater degree at night than in the daytime（晚上比白天将有一个更高的清晰度）
40. Which of the following is true about Bille?s lenses?
B) They will be sold at a very low price.（它们被出售以低廉的价格）
2004.1Passage One
21.At one time（曾经）doctors discouraged taking multivitamins because they believed that multivitamins ____.
A) could not easily be absorbed by the human body（不容易被人们的身体所吸收）
22. According to the author, clinical trials of vitamin supplements ____.
B) take time and will not produce conclusive results（从容进行且将不产生确定性的结果）
23. It has been found that vitamin E _____.
C) has a preventive but not curative effect on heart disease（对心脏病有预防但无治疗效果）
24. It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins _____.
A) may bring about serious side effects（也许产生严重的副作用）
25. The author concludes the passage with the advice that _____.
D) it's reasonable to take a rational dose of multivitamins daily（采取合理的多重维生素剂量是理性的）
Passage Two
26. The word "portend（预示）" (Line 2, Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “___”.B) signal（信号）
27. It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, _____.D) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being（更多的人宁愿暂时保持单身）
28. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, _____.
C) their marriage ties can be strengthened（它们的婚姻关系将比加强）
29. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that _____.
A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom（他们感觉到他们掠夺了他们自由）
30. Which of the following statements can best summarize the author's view in the passage?
D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.（增长的妇女劳动力对结婚的影响改变了从每宗个案）
Passage Three
31. The traditional view of "human nature" was strongly challenged by _____.
A) the emergence of the evolutionary theory（进化论的出现）
32. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings _____.
C) are born without a fixed nature（出生没有一个固定的性格）
33. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to _____.D) support the idea that some human traits are acquired（支持一些人们特性可以获得的观点）
34. The word "untenable（站不住脚的）" (Line 3) in the last paragraph of the passage most probably means ___.D) indefensible（无辩护余地的）
35. Most philosophers believed that human nature _____.
A) is the quality distinguishing man from other animals（是人区别其他动物的本质）Passage Four
36. According to Richard Satava, the application of virtual reality to medicine _____.（虚拟技术在医药上的应用）D) can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield（可能为在战斗中负伤的战士动手术缩短时间）
37. Richard Satava has visions of （想象到）_____.A) using a remote-control technique to treat wounded soldiers fighting overseas（使用遥控的技术治疗海外战斗中负伤的战士）38. How is virtual reality surgery performed?A) It is performed by a computer-designed high precision device.（它由特制的计算机高精度设计执行）
39. During virtual reality operations, the surgeon can have a better view of the cuts in the body because _____.D) he is wearing 3-D glasses（他佩戴3D眼镜）
40. Virtual reality operations are an improvement on conventional surgery in that they _____.
D) are done by robot surgeons with greater precision（由有更大精确度的机器人医生做）2004.6Passage One
21. Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history?D) It caused the largest number of casualties.（它造成了很大的人员伤亡）
22. Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when
A) a strong ice storm tilted the ship（一个坚固的冰雹倾斜在船上）
23.The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little talked about for more than half a century because Germans A) were eager to win international acceptance（期望获得国际社会的接受）
24. How does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?
D) By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman（通过描述年轻怀孕妇女的幸存.）
25. It can be learned from the passage that Germans no longer think that
A) they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy（如果他们谈论Wilhelm Gustloff灾难时他们将可能被误解）
Passage Two
26. The main point the author is making about schools is that B) they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students（他们经常不能迎合有才能学生的需求）
27. The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachers
A) to provide support for his argument（对他的论点提供支持）
28. Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who D) behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers（在他们老师面前表现傲慢和倔强）
29. Many gifted people attributed their success .A) mainly to parental help and their education at home（主要是父母亲的帮助和在家的教育）
30. The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that
C) school courses failed to inspire or motivate them（学校的课程失败产生或激发他们）Passage Three
31. Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people's privacy（秘密）
D) is more prevalent in business circles（在工商界很普遍）
32.We know from the passage that D) lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers' buying habits立法者倾向于放手为商业来调查消费者的购买习惯33. When the "free trial（免费使用）" deadline is over, you'll be charged（收费）without notice for a product or service if A) you fail to cancel it within the specified period（如果你失败在规定的特殊时期内取消它）
34. Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because
B) it is considered "transaction and experience" information unprotected by law（它被认为交易和阅历信息没有被法律保护）
35. We can infer from the passage that C) consumers' privacy will continue to be invaded（消费者的秘密将继续被侵袭）
Passage Four
Terrorists have obviously taken advantage of（利用D) the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service（移民的低效率和移入的服务）
37. We learn from the passage that coordinated efforts（同等的效果）will be made by various U.S. government agencies to B) ward off terrorist suspects at the border（避开恐怖分子在国境上的怀疑）
38. It can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens（外侨）with expired visas
A) might have them extended without trouble （也许没有困难的被延长）
39.It is believed by many that all these years the INS B) has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminately是太自由在不加选择地同意签证对旅行者和移民
40. Before Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricter immigration laws because
A) they might have kept away foreign students and cheap labor（他们也许失去外国留学生和便宜的劳动力）
2005.1Passage One
21. What is said about the two deceased（已故的）elderly women?
A) They lived out a natural life.（他们活过1百岁）
22. The author had to conduct the two women?s funerals probably because ________.
D) he was priest of the local church（他是当地教堂的一名牧师）
23. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ________.
B) they believe that they were responsible（他们认为他们是有责任的）
24.In the context of the passage, “the world makes sense” (Line 2, Para, 4) probably means that _.
C) there’s an explanation for everything in the world（对世界上的每一件事情有一种解释）
25. People have been made to believe since infancy that ___.D) their wishes are the cause of everything that happens（他们的希望是每件所发生的事的原因）
Passage Two
26.What step were Bay Area officials going to take regarding e-waste disposal（电子废物处理）?
B) Lay down relevant local regulations themselves.（放弃与自己有关的地方性法规）
27. The two bills stalled in the California Assembly both concern ___.（两个法案延迟了在加州的集会两个涉及到）D) the reprocessing of the huge amounts of electronic waste in the state （在加州巨大数量电子废物的回收）
28. Consumers are not supposed to（被期望着）throw used computers in the trash because ___.
A) they contain large amounts of harmful substances（他们包含大量有害的物质）
29. High-tech groups believe that if an extra $30 is charged on every TV or computer purchased in California, consumers will_.B) buy them from other states（从其他的州购买这个东西）
30. We learn from the passage that much of California?s ele ctronic waste has been _______.
C) exported to foreign countries（出口到国外）
Passage Three
31. According to the passage, the teaching of science and math in America is ________.
B) characterized by its diversity（以多样性为其特征）
32. The fundamental flaw（基本的确定）of American school education is that ________.
A) it lacks a coordinated national program（它缺乏一个同等的国家方案）
33. By saying that the U.S. educational environment is “a mile wide and an inch deep” (Line 2, Para. 5), the author means U.S. educational practice ________.
D) scratches the surface of a wide range of topics（在一个宽泛的主题上浅尝即止）
34. The new National Science Education Standards are good news in that they will ________.
A) provide depth to school science education（为学校的科学教育提供深度）
35. Putting the new science and math standards into practice will prove difficult because ______.
C) school districts are responsible for making their own decisions（学区为形成他们自己的决定负责）
Passage Four
36. By “stupid endeavor（愚蠢的努力）” (Line 2, Para. 1), We sthusin means to say that ______.
D) human cloning is a foolish undertaking（人类克隆是个愚蠢的事业）
37. What does the first paragraph tell us about Westhusin?s dog cloning project?
B) Its outcome remains uncertain.（他的结果依旧是不确定的）
38. By cloning Missy, Mark Westhusin hopes to ________.
D) find out the differences between Missy and its clones（查明Missy和它的克隆体的差异）
39. We learn from the passage that animal clones are likely to have _______.
C) defective organs（有缺陷的器官）
40. It can be seen that present cloning techniques___.A) still have a long way to go before reaching maturity（依旧有个很长的陆要走在达到成熟之前）
2005.6Passage One
11. We learn from the passage that the traditional view of slash-and-burn farming is that .
B) it destroys rainforest soils（它毁坏了热带雨林的土壤）
12. Most rainforest soils are thin and poor because .
C) organic matter is quickly lost due to heat and rain（由于热量和降雨有机物很快失去了）
13. Glaser made his discovery by .A) studying patches of fertile soils in the central Amazon（在亚马逊可的中心研究肥沃土地的碎片）
14. What does Glaser say about the regrowth of rainforests?D) They can recover easily after slash-and-burn farming.（在砍烧耕作之后他们可以很容易的恢复）
15. From the passage it can be inferred that .D) there once existed an urban civilization in the Amazon rainforests（在亚马孙热带森林曾经有一个城市的文明）
Passage Two
16. More and more young Europeans remain single because .A) they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism（它们被一个无法抗拒个人主义的见识所驱使）
17. What is said about European society in the passage?
B) It is getting closer to American-style capitalism.（它更接近于美国方式的资本主义）
18. According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are .
D) healthy and wealthy（健康的和有财富的）
19. The author quotes Eppendorf to show that .A) some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom（一些现代的女人更选择个人自由的一种生活）
20. What is the author?s purpose in writing the passage?
C) To examine the trend of young people living alone.（调查年轻人独处的一种趋势）Passage Three
21. The passage centers on the controversy（争论）.C) over the possible adverse effect of a GM bacterium on plants（关于一个GM细菌对植物可能的反作用）
22. Ingham insists that her testimony（证词）is based on .
B) the results of an experiment she conducted herself（他自己所作的实验的结果）
23. According to Janet Anderson, the EPA（美国环保署）.
B) hasn’t reviewed the findings of Ingham’s research（没有评论Ingham研究的发现）
24. According to Ann Clarke, the New Zealand（新西兰）Life Sciences Network .
C) shouldn’t demand that Ingham be disciplined for voicing her views（不应该要求Ingham 被惩罚就发表她的评论）
25. Which of the following statements about Ingham is TRUE?
A) Her testimony hasn’t been supported by the EPA.（他的论点并没有被美国环保署支持）Passage Four
26. What is the probable cause of Krentz?s problem?D) Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes（她的生物钟对季节的变化可怜的调整）.
27. By saying that Linda Krentz “saw the light”(Line 4, Para. 1), the author means that she “”.
B) realized what her problem was（认识到了她问题所在）
28.What is the current view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?
C) It proves to be an effective therapy.（它被证明是一个有效的治疗）
29. What is psychologist Michael Terman?s major concern?D) Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients.（日光治疗可能被特定的精神病人误用）
30. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience.（尽管它不方便但冬天的郁闷更容易被日光治疗）
2006.1Passage one
21. What?s the purpose of the proposed organization Planned Grandparenthood（祖父母计划组织）?
D) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.（劝阻人们坚持养孙子）
22. Planned Grandparenthood would include depressed grandparents on its staff in order to____.
B) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may cause（引起对孙子造成的麻烦和困难的注意）
23. According to the passage, some couples may eventually choose to have children because_____.
A) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents （他们发现反抗他们父母亲萝卜加大棒的方法是很难的）
24.By saying “… my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on（压榨）me” (Line 2-3,Para.
6), the author means that _________.
A) her parents kept pressuring her to have a child （她的父母亲强迫她养孩子）
25.What does the author really of the idea of having children?
C) It is troublesome but rewarding. （这是麻烦，但是值得的。）
Passage Two
26. What is the essence of the American Dream according to Crevecoeur?
D) People can fully enjoy individual freedom.（人们可以全面的享受个人自由）
27.By saying “the rewards of a man?s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” (Line 10, Para. 1), the author meansA) the more diligent one is, the bigger his returns多劳多得
28. The characters described in Horatio Alger?s novels are people who _______.
C) became wealthy after starting life very poor（开始生活非常贫穷之后变的富有）
29. It can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that _________.
B) Americans wish to succeed in every aspect of life（美国人希望在生活的每一方面成功）
30. What is the paradox（自相矛盾的话）of American culture according to the author?
D) What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs（美国人奋斗的经常和他们的信念向矛盾）.
Passage Three
31. What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research?
B) The reduction of public expenditure.（财政支出的减少）
32. Scientis t have to adapt their research to …economic needs? in order to _________ .
C) obtain funding from the government（从政府获得财政支持）
33. Why won?t scientists complain about the government?s policy concerning scientific research?
A) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.（他们认为他们为了自由追求知识在一个不友好的环境中工作）
34. According to the author, people are suspicious（怀疑）of the professional judgment of scientists because ___________ . D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned （他们可能受到与项目相关协会的影响）
35. Why does the author say that public distrust of scientists can have damaging effects?
B) People would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.（当他们告诉真实时人们也将不相信科学家）
Passage Four
36. According to the first paragraph, the chances in the business environment in the past decades can be attributed to ____. D) the globalization of economy（经济的全球化）
37. what idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph ?
B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions（在商业交易中信息技术除去了时间和空间的限制）
38. If a business wants to thrive in the Post-Industrial economy,__________
C) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distribution （他不应该忽略信息、服务、支持和分配的重要性）
39. In the author?s view, destructive technologies are innovations which _________
A) can eliminate an entire business segment（可以消除整个的业外片段）
40. With the fragmentation of consumer and business markets ______________
D) businesses hav e to meet individual customers’ specific needs in order to succeed（为了成功商业不得不满足个人消费者特殊的需求）
2006.6Passage One
21. Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games?
D) Showing violence is thought to be entertaining（展示暴力被认为是娱乐的）
22. What is the skeptics（怀疑者）(Line 3. Para.3) view of media violence?
B) Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.（多数研究在观众中夸大了媒体暴力的效果）
23. The author uses the term “alarmists（大惊小怪者）” (Line 1. Para.5) to refer to those who ___.
C) assert a direct line between violent media and aggressive behavior（声称在暴力的媒体和好斗的行为之间成正相关）.
24. In refuting（反驳）the alarmists, the author advances his argument by first challenging____.
D) their definition of violence（他们对暴力的定义）
25. What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence?A) More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn（在得出结论之前更多的研究应该被管理）.
Passage Two
26. What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.?
A) A quarter of Americans can't afford their prescription drubs（四分之一的美国人将不能支付他们处方的打击）.
27. It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug Prices（遏制药品价格的飞涨）by _.D) exercising price control on brand-name drugs（行使对名牌药品的价格控制）.
28. How do propagandists（宣传员）argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy?B) High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs（高价格对新药研究资金是必须的）.
29. What should be the priority of America?s health-care system according to the author?
C) To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits（让绝大多数人受益）.
30. What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits?C) Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies（减少一些加拿大不合作药业的供给）.
Passage Three
31. We learn from the first paragraph that____.A) offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice（长者提供优惠，已成为日常商业实践）
32. What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts?
C) The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need human help from society.（老年人，最为财政上的下层社会，需要来自社会人们的帮助）
33. According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will___.
B) intensify conflicts between the young and the old（强化了年轻人和老年人之间的冲突）
34. How does the author view the Social Security system?
C) It benefits the old at the expense of the young（在损害年轻人的基础上受益老人）.
35. Which of the following best summarizes the author?s main argument?
D) Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age（老年人的优惠可以是年龄的一种类型）Passage Four
36. To the author, the auction（拍卖）of his great-grandfather is a typical example of____.
A) crime against humanity（人性的犯罪）
37. The barrier to democracy in 21st century America is____.
C) deep-rooted socio-economic inequality（根深蒂固的社会经济不平等）
38. What problem remains unsolved in the two Reconstructions（在两个重建中）?B) The blacks are not compensated for their unpaid labor（黑人并没有被赔偿为他们未付款的劳动力）
39. It is clear that the wealth enjoyed by most whites____.
D) has been accumulated from generations of slavery（被积累从奴隶几代）
40. What does the author think of the current situation regarding racial discrimination?
B) Inequality of many kinds remains virtually untouched（许多类型的不平等实际上仍旧未被触及）.
2007.1Passage One
21. The author felt surprised in the amusement park（游乐园）at the face that________.
A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster ride as expected（他的儿子并没有像期望的一样兴奋当骑过山车的时候）
22. According to the author, children are bored__.D) even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment（即使暴露于越来越来的娱乐类型中）
23. From his own experience. the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect ___.
C) ever-changing thrilling forms of recreation（不断变化娱乐兴奋地方式）
24. In Para. 6 . the author expresses his doubt about the effectiveness of trying to change children indifference toward much of life by__.B) prescribing medications for their temporary relief（开药方为他们暂时的减轻）
25. In order to alleviate（减轻）children?s boredom, the author would probably suggest ____ .
A) adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulation（调整生活的步调和激励的强度）Passage Two
26. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that people used to place a high value on _______ .
C) corporate loyalty（企业忠诚度）
27. The author is strongly critical of today?s rich capitalists for _________.
B) maximizing their profits at the expense of workers（在损害工人的情况下最大的获利）
28. The immediate consequence o f the new capitalists? practice is ________ .
C) a higher rate of unemployment（一个很高的失业率）
29. The rich try to sway（左右）the policy of the government by ________ .
B) making monetary contributions to decision-makers（拿钱上供给这些决策者）
30. What is the author?s purpo se in writing this passage?
D) To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests（催促中产阶级苏醒并且保护他们自己的权益）.
Passage Three
31.When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordian knot（快刀斩乱麻）, he meant to _______.
C) settle the dispute on stem cell research quickly（快速地解决干细胞研究的争论）
32. For UCSF to carry on stem cell research, new funds have to come from _______.
A) interested businesses and individuals（感兴趣的商业和个人）
33. As a result of the limits Bush placed on stem cell research, American universities will _____.
D) have to raise money to build separate labs（必须加钱建造分离的实验室）
34. We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely unless ___.A) human stem cells are used in the research （除非人类干细胞被使用在试验中）
35. The reason lying behi nd President Bush?s placing limits on stem cell research is that _______.
B) he did not want to offend its opponents（不想冒犯他的反对者）
Passage Four
36. We learn form the passage that SB1403 will benefit _______.
D) tenants renting a house over a year（租户租用房子超过一年）
37. A 60-day notice before eviction（逐出）may not be early enough for renters because ___.
B) appropriate housing may not be readily available（合适的住房也许并不容易被找到）
38. Very often landlords don?t return tenants? deposits on the pretext that _______.
C) tenants have done damage to the house（房客损坏了他的房子）
39. Why did the sponsor of the AB 2330 bill finally give in on the interest section?D) To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bill.（对于州集会来说使它更容易通过法案）
40. It can be learned from the passage that ________.
A) both bills are likely to be made state laws（两个法案很可能被州的法律制定）
2007.6Passage One
52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society?
B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness?（富裕为什么不能保证幸福）
53. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because ________.
D) materialism has run wild in modern society（唯物主义在现代社会盛行）
54. Why do people feel squeezed（压榨）when their average income rises considerably?
A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings（他们的物质追求远超了他们的收入）.
55.What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable（可任意使用的）American” (Line 3, Para.
5)?D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs（不再有安全工作的工人）
56. What has affluence（富裕）brought to American society?
C) New conflicts and complaints（新的冲突和埋怨）
Passage Two
57. The first paragraph describes in detail ________.
B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan（在日本儒家对性别规范的影响）
58. What change has been observed in today?s young Japanese women?
B) They use fewer of the deferential linguistic form（他们更少使用孝敬的语言形式）
59. How do some people react to women?s appropriation（占有）of men?s language forms as reported in the Japanese media?D) They express strong disapproval他们表达了强烈的不赞成
60.According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in to day?s young women _.
A) may lead to changes in social relations（也许导致在社会关系方面的改变）
61. The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is ______.
C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society（在男性主导的社会进行竞赛的策略之一）
2008.1Passage One
52. The author was disappointed to find that__.C o ne’s occupation affects the way one is treated
as a person（一个人的职业影响一个人作为个人被对待的方式）.
53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?
A Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them（一些消费者简单地展示了对服务于他们的人员的不尊重）.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?D She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior（她发现作为职业对待她作为下等人是很自然地）. 55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn?t get the difference between server and servant”(Lines 3-4, Para.7)?B Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants（工作在服务行业的人员不应该像仆人一样对待）.
56. The author says she?ll one day take her clients to di nner in order to ________.
A See what kind of person they are（看看他们是什么类型的人）.
Passage Two
57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America?
C The inequality in the distribution of wealth（在财富分配上的不平等）.
58. What do we learn from M ortimer Zuckerman?s lamentation（哀叹）?
C The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth（尽管它是富裕的但美国的民族变的越来越分离了）
59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ________.
B The very rich are politically sensitive（非常有钱的人政治上是敏感的）.
60. What is the real reason for plutocrats（富豪）to express solidarity with the middle class?
C They want to gain support for global economics’ integration（他们想获得支持为了全球经济的综合）.
61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles（障碍）in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods?D Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return（外国将设置同样经济障碍最为回击）.
2008.6Passage One
52.Why do Americans feel humiliated（羞耻）?B)Their currency has slumped他们的货币暴跌
53.How does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans?
C) They have to spend more money when buying imported goods（在购买进口商品时不得不化更多的钱）.
54 How do many Europeans feel about the U.S with the devalued dollar（美元贬值）?
D) They think of it as a good tourist destination（他们认为是个好的旅行目的地）.
55 what is the aut hor?s advice to Americans?
C) They vacation at home rather than abroad（他们应该度假在国内而非国外）.
56 What does the author imply by saying “currencies don?t turn on a dime” (Line 2,Para 7)?
A) The dollar’s value will not increase in the short term（在短期内美元将不会升值）. Passage Two
57.Why dose the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?
D) They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves（他们过多的担心他们的孩子将去那所大学而非孩子本身）.
58.Why do parents urge their children to apply to more school than ever?
A) They want to increase their children’s chances of entering a prestigious college（他们想增加进入声望高的大学的机会）.
59.What does the author mean by kids count more than their college(Line1,para.4?
C) Kid’s actual abilities are more impor tant than their college backgrounds（孩子的实际能力比他们的大学背景更重要）.
60.What does Krueger study tell us?B) Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs（重点大学的学位并不保证进入毕业程序）.
61.One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that______
C) they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation（他们在工作以后经历更多工作的不满）
2017年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案第1套选词填空 After becoming president of Purdue University in2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education’s most important goals: critical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study of college graduates had shown that more than a third had made no 26 gains in such mental abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to__27__ the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the percentage of Americans who say a college degree is "very important" has fallen 28 in the last 5-6 years. Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students' critical thinking skills. Yet like many college " such as a graduate's ability to investigate and reason. However, the professors need not worry so much. The results of a recent experiment showed that professors can use __31__ metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy. Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly __32__ earlier studies. The organizers of the experiment concluded that far fewer students were achieving high levels on critical thinking than they were doing for written communication or quantitative literacy. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation. American universities, despite their global 33__ for excellence in teaching, have only begun to demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important, but employers are still important, but employers are __34__ advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be __35__ measured, more people will seek higher education—and come out better thinkers. A. accurately B. confirm C. demanding D. doubtful E. drastically F. justify G. monopolized H. outcome I. predominance J. presuming K. reputation L. significant M. signify N. simultaneously O. standardized 答案：(26)L. significant (27)F. justify (28)E. drastically (29)D. doubtful (30)H. outcome (31)O. standardized (32)B. confirm (33)K. reputation (34)C. demanding (35)A. accurately 2017年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案第1套仔细阅读2篇 Open data sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many researchers broadly agree that public access to raw data would accelerate science, most are reluctant to post the results of their own labors online. Some communities have agreed to share online—geneticists, for example, post DNA sequence sat the GenBank repository (库) , and astronomers are accustomed to accessing images of galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some500 million objects—but these remain the excepti on, not the rule. Historically, scientists have objected to sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work; until recently, good databases did not
Reading Comprehension for CET 6 Passage 1 In the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia,one scene shows an American newspaper reporter eagerly snapping photos of men looting a sabotaged train.One of the looters,Chief Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat clan,suddenly notices the camera and snatches it.Am I in this?he asks,before smashing it open.To the dismayed reporter,Lawrence explains,He thinks these things will steal his virtue.He thinks you're a kind of thief. As soon as colonizers and explorers began taking cameras into distant lands,stories began circulating about how indigenous peoples saw them as tools for black magic.The ignorant natives may have had a point.When photography first became available,scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated accounts.But in some ways,anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.Up into the 1950s and 1960s,many ethnographers sought pure pictures of primitive cultures,routinely deleting modern accoutrements such as clocks and Western dress.They paid men and women to re-enact rituals or to pose as members of war or hunting parties,often with little regard for veracity.Edward Curtis,the legendary photographer of North American Indians,for example,got one Makah man to pose as a whaler with a spear in 1915--even though the Makah had not hunted whales in a generation. These photographs reinforced widely accepted stereotypes that indigenous cultures were isolated,primitive,and unchanging.For instance,National Geographic magazine's photographs have taught millions of Americans about other cultures.As Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins point out in their 1993 book Reading National Geographic,the magazine since its founding in 1888 has kept a tradition of presenting beautiful photos that don't challenge white,middle-class American conventions.While dark-skinned women can be shown without tops,for example,white women's breasts are taboo.Photos that could unsettle or disturb,such as areas of the world torn asunder by war or famine,are discarded in favor of those that reassure,to conform with the society's stated pledge to present only kindly visions of foreign societies.The result,Lutz and Collins say,is the depiction of an idealized and exotic world relatively free of pain or class conflict. Lutz actually likes National Geographic a lot.She read the magazine as a child,and its lush imagery influenced her eventual choice of anthropology as a career.She just thinks that as people look at the photographs of other cultures,they should be alert to the choice of composition and images. 1.The main idea of the passage is______________. [A]Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values. [B]There is a complicated relationship between the Western explorers and the primitive peoples. [C]Popular magazines such as National Geographic should show pictures of the exotic and idealized worlds to maintain high sales. [D]Anthropologists ask the natives to pose for their pictures,compromising the truthfulness of their pictures. 2.We can infer from the passage that early travelers to the native lands often_________. [A]took pictures with the natives [B]gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands
英语阅读理解专项习题及答案解析及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Every day I see advertisements in the newspapers and on the buses claiming that it is easy and quick to learn English. There is even a reference to William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens to encourage learners even more. When I see advertisements like this, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. But many people must believe these ridiculous claims, or else the advertisements would not appear. Of course it is clear that students who go to England to learn English have a great advantage over others, but too many cannot afford to do so. Some go to the opposite extreme and think they can teach themselves at home with dictionaries. But it is wrong to assume that each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language, let alone produces good pronunciation and intonation. Most teaching is still based on behaviorist psychology. Behaviorists are fond of making students repeat phrases and making sentences. If we were parrots or chimpanzees, these methods might be successful. A large number of theorists seem to think it is a pity we aren't, because it would make it easier to use their methods. In my personal opinion, no one can ever learn to speak English or any other language unless he is interested in it. Human beings, unlike parrots and chimpanzees, do not like making noises unless they understand what the noises mean and can relate them to their own lives. It is worth remembering that language is a means of communication. What they listen to and read cannot be a formula. It must be real. There is another relevant point worth mentioning here. We need other people to talk to and listen to when we communicate. They can work with us and practice the unfamiliar forms with us in real situations, talking to each other about real life language. （1）Many people believe advertisements in the newspapers and on the buses probably because . A. they are encouraged by William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens B. they are eager to learn and then believe them C. the ways advertised can help them to save time and efforts D. the ways advertised prove effective and helpful （2）What may behaviorists argue towards English learning? A. Human beings make more interesting noises than parrots and chimpanzees. B. Human beings should relate their speech to their own lives. C. Language is a formula with lots of repetitions and practices. D. Language is a means of communication. （3）What opinion does the author hold? A. A quick method that suits all the students does exist. B. English can be mastered within a very short period of time. C. Each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language. D. No one can learn English well without being interested in it.
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/8511911699.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址）1999年6月六级试题译文 Passage One 译文 我们有时认为惟有人类易受忧虑伤害，但紧张情绪似乎也影响了低级动物的免疫系统。例如，在一次实验中，丹佛大学的行为免疫学家马克·朗顿斯拉格对24只老鼠进行了轻微的电击。一半老鼠能通过转动笼子里的一个轮子切断电源，而另一半却不能。朗顿斯拉格将两组老鼠配成对，每次一只老鼠转动轮子，它就能保护自己和无能为力的伙伴免遭电击。朗顿斯拉发现，无能为力的老鼠免疫反应降至正常以下，但那些能够切断电流的老鼠却没有。他认为，他所证明的是缺乏控制事件的能力会削弱免疫系统，而非经历本身。 其他研究者也同意他的看法。杜克大学医学院的心理学家琼·伟斯已经证明：被允许控制不快刺激的动物不出现睡眠障碍，大脑化学成分也不发生变化，这些正是老鼠紧张的典型表现。但是，如果动物遭遇过不能控制的情况，以后它们面对能控制的事件时行为就会被动。这些发现加强了心理学家的猜疑，无助的经验或感知是压抑情绪中最有害的因素之一。 心情改变免疫反应最令人惊讶的例子之一是偶尔发现的。1975年，罗切斯特大学医学院的心理学家罗伯特·阿德通过同时给老鼠喂糖精和注射抑制免疫系统的药使其胃部不适，使老鼠形成条件反射避开糖精。因为把糖精和胃痛联系起来，老鼠很快就学会避开糖精。为消除对糖精的厌恶，阿德再次给这些老鼠喂糖精，但这次没给药;他惊讶地发现一些老鼠死了，这些老鼠在以前形成条件反射期间吃的糖精最多。他只能这样推测：他成功地使老鼠形成条件反射，现在仅用削弱其免疫系统的糖精就足以使其致死。 Passage Two 译文 破坏自然资源和污染食物的事不断发生，这主要是因为对那些不顾后果肆意破坏环境的人难以追究法律责任。通过立法、经济刺激和善意劝说等防止污染的努力遇到诉讼、个人和企业的否认及旷日持久的拖延——不仅在接受责任方面，更重要的是在有关其处理方面。 看来只有当政府决定采取税收优惠或牺牲生产时，才会主动改变。保护人类的伟大宝库是一项最重要的责任，企业和我们对此的共识何在?如果有环境卫生专业人员到第一线来领导解决环境问题的时刻，这时刻便是现在。 人们正在要求我们，实际上，公众正在命令我们采取积极行动。作为环保专业人员，我们的责任是要改变现状。是的，生态学家、环境保护活动家和资源保护者起沟通刺激人们思想、促进行为变化的作用。然而，正是我们这些人领取了报酬来决定发展、改善和执行环境保护标准，我建议、我们必须负起领导责任。 我们必须认识到环境健康问题并不局限于城市以内、县界、州界甚至联邦边界。在方法上我们再不能目光狭隘了。我们必须从各方面看待问题，以作出客观的决策。我们必须清楚地表达我们的观点，以防媒体曲解和公众迷惑。 我认为，目前我们有三方面任务。第一，我们必须继续主张高质量的生活，这一点人们自己可以做到。第二，我们必须调查，并搞清环境和健康之间的关系。第三，我们必须能够以公民能理解的形式传播技术信息。如果我们能在这个10
2018年12月英语六级阅读练习题及答案（五） Everyone has a moment in history, which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person ―the world today‖ or ―life‖ or ―reality‖ he will assume that you mean this moment, even if it is fifty years past. The world, through his unleashed(释放的)emotions, imprinted itself upon him, and he carries the stamp of that passing moment forever. For me, this momentfour years in a moment in historywas the war. The war was and is reality for me. I still instinctively live and think in its atmosphere. These are some of its characteristics: Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the president of the United States, and he always has been. The other two eternal world leaders are Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. America is not, never has been, and never will be what the song and poems call it, a land of plenty. Nylon, meat, gasoline, and steel are rare. There are too many jobs and not enough workers. Money is very easy to earn but rather hard to spend, because there isnt very much to buy. Trains are always late and always crowded with ―service men‖. The war will always be fought very far from America, and it will never end. Nothing in America stands still for very long, including the people who are
（英语）英语阅读理解专项习题及答案解析 一、阅读理解 1．根据短文内容选择正确答案。 D If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming. Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance. When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chan ces all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she w asn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted. She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ours elves. The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty. （1）From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that . A. being out of work is a sad thing B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting C. life in a film is more exciting than real life. D. chance never appears when we need it （2）What troubles Allison after graduation? A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job. B. She had no money to start a business. C. She was not sure what to do. D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school. （3）How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience? A. Uncertain. B. Amazed . C. Sorry. D. Satisfied. （4）What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
2018年12月英语六级阅读理解100篇：社会生活 Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents. If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? Morelikely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week or Boy. I can’t wait to get back to work.While all work and no play is not good, all play and no work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives. The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once y ou’ve been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel youhave very little choice about jumping ship if things aren’t turning out as you’d planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice. If you find yourself resenting your job because you can’t afford to quit. it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a cyanide capsule. He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent bas such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If
大学英语六级阅读理解练习及答案 导读：我根据大家的需要整理了一份关于《大学英语六级阅读理解练习及答案》的内容，具体内容：下面是我给大家整理的，希望对大家有帮助。Laziness is a sin(罪), everyone knows that. We have probably all had ... 下面是我给大家整理的，希望对大家有帮助。 Laziness is a sin(罪), everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons rather than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of ridicule or of having their idea stolen. These people who seem lazy may be ruined by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies (幻想) may prevent work; some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements that they are unable to deal with whatever "lesser" work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work; strictly speaking, they are merely procrastinating rescheduling their day.
高考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world. Westerners' understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage(针灸，拔罐和按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on U. S. swimmer Michael Phelps，back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016. As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs. Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients (原材料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs. Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou's winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria (疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time. （1）Why does the author mention the example of Michael Phelps? A. Because he was injured in his swimming. B. Because cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment. C. Because westerners know a little about TCM. D. Because westerners attach great importance to TCM. （2）Why don't some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine? A. Because Chinese herbs can get rid of diseases. B. Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture. C. Because Western medicine is more effective. D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly. （3）Compared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4? A. The methods of planting herbs. B. The effectiveness of prescription. C. Lacking in standardization. D. Its stable functions.