2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：Passage One答案及解析 Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the fut ure of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species.” Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” Hawking said, “which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.” While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,” he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new
英语六级阅读真题 1.1990年 A．Automation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operation of productive machinery. It reduces the human factors, mental and physical, in production, and is designed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers. The development of automation in American industry has been called the “Second Industrial Revolution”. Labour?s concern over automation arises from uncertainty about the effects on employment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labour has taken the view that resistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may well be an increase in employment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow up around manufacturing, maintaining, and repairing automation equipment. The interest of labour lies in bringing about the transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distress to the workers involved. Also, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increased production and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared by workers in the form of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standards. To protect the interests of their members in the era of automation, unions have adopted a number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefit plans. It is emphasized that since the employer involved in such a plan has a direct financial interest in preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning new installations so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignment. Some unions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanently dismissed workers be paid a sum of money based on length of service. Another approach is the idea of the “improvement factor”, which calls for wage increases based on increases in productivity. It is possible, however, that labour will rely mainly on reduction in working time. 21. Though labour worries about the effect of automation, it does not doubt that ________. A) automation will eventually prevent unemployment B) automation will help workers acquire new skills C) automation will eventually benefit the workers no less that the employers D) automation is a trend which cannot be stopped 22. The idea of the “improvement factor” (Line 6, Para. 3) probably implies that ________. A) wages should be paid on the basis of length of service B) the benefit of increased production and lower costs should be shared by workers C) supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promoted
2010年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案 以下是新东方在线为同学们整理的2010年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案，供各位考生参考。 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. Question: My ninth-grade art teacher doesn't give any grade above 94% because, she says, "There's always room for improvement." In previous years, I earned a 99% and a 100%. The 94 I received this term does not reflect the hard work that I put into this course. Because of her "improvement" theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve. Is her grading philosophy ethical (符合职业道德规范的)?
2017年12月英语六级第二套阅读真题与答案 Section A 26. I) permit 27. O) territory 28. F) exclusive 29. C) commercial 30. D) communities 31. E) essential 32. G) independent 33. M) sponsor 34. J) secure 35. N) stocks Section B 36. [E] Online services are so designed that the more they are used, the more profit they generate. 37. [L] The author admits using technology as an escape from the task at hand. 38. [I] Checking phones at dinners is now accepted as normal but not belching. 39. [O] To make proper use of technology, we should not only increase our awareness of how it is changing but also how it is impacting us. 40. [B] Most of us find it hard to focus on our immediate tasks because of Internet distractions. 41. [J] When one person starts checking their phone, the others will follow suit. 42. [F] The great majority of smartphone users don’t take the trouble to adjust their settings to suit their own purposes. 43. [D]The Internet is regarded by some as designed to distract our attention. 44. [L] The author attributes his tech addiction chiefly to his habit of putting off doing what he should do right away.
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. 中国是四大文明古国之一，有着五千多年的灿烂文化。尊老爱幼是中华民族的传统美德。早在汉朝时期(the Han Dynasty), 政府就曾多次颁布法令，提倡并奖励孝敬老人的行为。中国人以爱、友善和严格的方式对待子孙后代，体现了强烈的道德责任感。尊老爱幼的传统在现代社会得到了发扬。现在，中国的老人和儿童都有法定节日——老人节和儿童节。除此之外，政府还颁布特定的法律保护妇女儿童，法律也明确规定中国公民有义务赡养父母、抚养子女。 参考译文： As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has a splendid culture of more than 5,000 years. Respecting the old and caring for the young is a traditional Chinese virtue. As early as the Han Dynasty, the government issued laws many times to advocate and reward behavior relating to treating the old with filial respect. The Chinese people treat their offspring with love, kindness and strictness, embodying a strong sense of moral responsibility. The tradition of respecting the old and taking care of the young has been carried forward in modern times. At present, the old and the young in China have their own legal holidays—Elders’ Day and Children’s Day. Besides, the government has issued specific laws to protect women and children; and some laws also stipulate in explicit terms that Chinese citizens have obligations to support parents and rear children. 要点点拨： 1.四大文明古国：four ancient civilizations 2.尊老爱幼：respect the old and care for the young 3.道德责任感：a sense of moral responsibility 4.发扬：carry forward 5.法定节日：legal holiday 6.赡养父母、抚养子女：support parents and rear children Section A Directions: 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 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, U.S. government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have 36 such as tax-free interest. Some may even be 37 . Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.
六年级语文阅读理解试题 (一) _________________ ①王若飞同志是一位无产阶级革命家。解放前，他因为从事革命工作，被敌人逮捕了。在监狱里，他经常对难友们说："敌人要摧残我们，我们一定要爱护自己的身体。我们是革命者，决不能向恶劣的环境屈服，要坚持斗争。" ②若飞同志的身体不好，为了坚持对敌斗争，他想方设法，利用各种条件锻炼身体。 ③若飞同志在狱中的锻炼方法之一，是日光浴。他利用每天短暂的放风时间，到院子里晒太阳。后来，他得了严重的风湿性关节炎，敌人被迫允许他每天晒一两个小时。他就利用这个机会，躺在院子里让太阳晒全身，把皮肤晒得紫红紫红的。 ④冰水擦身，是王若飞同志锻炼身体的另一种方法。那时，反动派百般折磨政治犯。别说洗澡，就连喝的水也不供给。但王若飞的言行感动了出身贫苦的老看守员，他偷偷地给王若飞买了几只大碗，若飞同志每天用它盛冷水，用手巾蘸着擦身，擦到全身发红为止。 ⑤王若飞同志在狱中还有另外一种锻炼方法，叫做"室内体操"。体操包括伸腿、弯腰、屈臂等动作，不管三九天，还是三伏天，他都坚持锻炼。 ⑥一次，一个难友问王若飞："我有一件事不明白，你骂国民党，骂蒋介石，天不怕，地不怕，连死也不怕，真是好汉。可是，你坐在牢里，还天天做操，又好像很爱护自己的身体，你究竟是怎么回事？"王若飞同志说："我不怕死是因为敌人要损害我们的真理，我们必须拼命去保卫我们的真理；我爱护身体，是因为有了健壮的身体，才能更有力地保卫真理。我生为真理生，死为真理死，除了真理，没有我自己的东西！" ⑦他的道理讲得很透，难友们豁然开朗，精神振作，也都开始锻炼身体，投入更艰苦的斗争中去。 练习： 1. 短文可以分为三大段，请选出一个正确的分法，在( )里打"√"。 A．①②‖③④⑤‖⑥⑦ ( ) B．①‖②③④⑤‖⑥⑦ ( ) C．①‖②③④‖⑤⑥⑦ ( ) 2. 文中的第②自然段与第③、④、⑤三个自然段的关系是______。 3. "我生为真理生，死为真理死，除了真理，没有我自己的东西！"这里的"真理"指 的是什么？ ____________________________________________________ 4. 简要回答王若飞在狱中有哪些锻炼身体的方法？他为什么坚持锻炼身体？ _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. 根据短文主要内容，选择合适的题目写在文首横线上。 ①王若飞②为了真理 ③监狱里的锻炼④王若飞和他的难友们
2008年6月21日英语六级真题及答案Passage One Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you’re not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to a 26-year low against the pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8. The once all-powerful dollar isn’t doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against the euro and at a 30-year low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar. The weak dollar is a source of humiliation, for a nation’s self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its currency. It’s also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates. And yet there are substantial sectors of the vast U.S. economy-from giant companies like Coca-Cola to mom-and-pop restaurant operators in Miami-for which the weak dollar is most excellent news. Many Europeans may view the U.S. as an arrogant superpower that has become hostile to foreigners. But nothing makes people think more warmly of the U.S. than a weak dollar. Through April, the total number of visitors from abroad was up 6.8 percent from last year. Should the trend continue, the number of tourists this year will finally top the 2000 peak? Many Europeans now apparently view the U.S. the way many Americans view Mexico-as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while
专项卷——现代文阅读 一、阅读下面的记叙文,完成练习。(35分) 盲孩终于上学了,可是家里的人都没有时间送他到学校,于是他要强地决定自己走了。 那天,他起得很早,拎着竹竿出了门,心里念着路线:“出门向右拐,过马路……”他向右走去,忽然,竹竿触到了墙。路呢?他着急起来。怎么办呢? 他听到皮鞋声。“叔叔,盲校怎么走?”“不知道。”同情而又无可奈何。 他又听到高跟鞋的声音。“阿姨,盲校怎么走?”盲孩问,“你知道吗?”“盲校?没听说过。”声音由近而远。 他又听到一阵细碎的脚步声。“你知道盲校怎么走吗?”声音低得像对自己说。可是,没有回答。他只觉得竹竿的另一头被抬起来了,并且轻轻地向前走着,他不由自主地跟着走。“你知道盲校吗?”盲孩兴奋了。没人回答。“你要送我去哪儿?”又是无言。他急了,忙问:“你要带我去哪儿?”还是没有回音。他突然想起盲孩子被骗的故事,下意识地用另一只手顺着竹竿摸了摸,竹竿的另一头低一些。他想: 。 竹竿的另一头被放在地下了。他愣了一下,耳边响起了铃声。啊,到学校了。他正想说声谢谢,细碎的脚步声远去了。 放学了,他的竹竿又被抬起来,还是轻轻地,另一头低一些。他们还是一句话也没说。就这样,他们走过清晨,走过黄昏;走过春天,走过冬天。 有一天,盲孩突然感到那人的脚步声与平时的不一样,是那么沉重,竹竿另一头也高了许多,牵竿的力量也大了许多。盲孩急了,大声说:“不,你不是,我要跟他!” “他不会来了。他到河里去救人……本来,他那么小,应该喊大人,……可他……他喊不出声……”传来的是一个低沉的父亲的声音。沉默良久,盲孩突然失声地痛哭起来。他扔开竹竿,发疯似的跑着。他要去寻找那位默默无言的带路人…… 1.结合短文内容,下面最适合作为本文题目的是( )。(5分) A.盲孩的故事 B.盲孩与哑童 C.上学路上 D.默默无言的带路人 2.体会第5自然段中盲孩的心理活动,并在横线上写出来。(4分) 3.第5自然段盲孩遇到引路人后,心情发生了一系列变化,先是,接着是,最后是。(9分) 4.给盲孩带路的人不说话,是因为( )。(5分)
2016年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A)Project organizer B)Public relations officer. C)Marketing manager. D)Market research consultant. 2.A)Quantitative advertising research. B)Questionnaire design. C)Research methodology. D)Interviewer training. 3.A)They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits. B)They examine relations between producers and customers. C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products. D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period. 4.A)The lack of promotion opportunity. B)Checking charts and tables. C)Designing questionnaires. D)The persistent intensity. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A)His view on Canadian universities. B)His understanding of higher education. C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education. D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities. 6.A)It is well designed. B)It is rather inflexible.
历年英语六级阅读真题(2012,6---2006,12) 2012 年12 月英语六级阅读真题 (1) Passage One Amid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans. From self-service checkout lines at the supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal carcassesin slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs. Automation isn 'jut st affecting factory workers, either. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly paid human lawyers. “Robotscontinue to have an impact on blue-collar jobs, and white-collar jobs are under attack by microprocessors, sa”ys Edward Leamer, an economics professor at UCLA' s Anderson School of Management and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, a survey of the U.S. and California economies. Leamer says the recession permanently wiped out 2.5 million jobs. U.S. gross domestic product has climbed back to pre- recession levels, meaning we 're producin much as before, only with 6 percent fewer workers. To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers out there, with outsourcing stealing far more
六年级语文下学期课外阅读测试 班级姓名成绩__________ 第一题，选择（每题2分，共10题） 1.《如梦令》的作者是（） A.刘禹锡 B.李清照 C.李商隐 D.毛泽东 2.《鲁滨孙漂流记》的作者是（） A.曹雪芹 B.笛福 C.马克·吐温 D.施耐庵 3.《枫桥夜泊》的作者是（） A.张继 B.骆宾王 C.李白 D.王昌龄 4.《水浒传》的主人公有多少（） A.208 B.108 C.105 D.205 5.被称为“诗圣”的诗人是（） A.李白 B.杜甫 C.杜牧 D.陶渊明 6、不属于《红岩》中的英雄人物的选项是（A ）。 A郑克昌 B余新江 C李敬原 D彭松涛 7.叶挺被关进重庆“中美合作所”后，动笔在囚室的墙壁上写下了著名的（ A）。A《囚歌》 B《国歌》 C《革命者歌》 D《正气歌》 8、《绿山墙的安妮》作者蒙格玛丽是哪国人？（） A.英国 B.美国 C.加拿大 D.法国 9.（）是安妮最知心的朋友？ A.马修 B.玛丽拉 C.林德太太 D.巴里太太 10、海蒂在富兰克托因为过度思乡而得了（）。 A.头痛病 B.梦游症 C.发烧 二、连线（每题2分，共10题） 连作者： 《绿山墙的安妮》马克·吐温 《鲁滨孙漂流记》笛福 《小海蒂》斯比丽 《根鸟》蒙格玛丽 《汤姆·索亚历险记》曹文轩 连出处： 桃花流水鳜鱼肥《塞下曲》 单于夜遁逃《望洞庭》 白银盘里一青螺《渔歌子》 三十功名尘与土《短歌行》 青青子衿，悠悠我心。《满江红》 三、判断题（正确的打√，错误的打×）（10分） 1、《绿山墙的安妮》作者露西.蒙哥马利是加拿大人。（） 2、“绿山墙”是一个城堡的名字。（） 3、安妮剪短头发的原因是喜欢留短发。（） 4、我们经常用“少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。”来劝告人们不要太过于悲伤。（） 5、《汤姆索亚历险记》作者是英国作者马克吐温。（） 6、白居易的《长相思》是题目。 7、“春蚕到死丝方尽,蜡炬成灰泪始干”的作者是李商隐。（） 8、我们经常用“少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。”来劝告人们不要太过于悲伤。（） 9、宋代诗人陆游写的《示儿》是一首表现他强烈热爱祖国的诗。（）
2010 年6 月六级真题 Passage One 发达国家中只有两个国家不能保证提供用于照料新生儿的带薪休假。去年春天，这两个国家中的一个——澳大利亚——放弃了这种令人质疑的殊荣，建立了自2011 年起开始实施的带薪家庭休假制。在美国这并没有成为新闻，我并不感到意外——现在我们是唯一没有这项政策的富有国家。 美国确实有一个明确的家庭政策，这就是于1993 年通过的《家庭和医疗休假法》。它规定要照料新生儿或处理家庭医疗问题的工人有资格享受时间长达12 个星期的不带薪休假。尽管此法案带来的利益不明显，但当时商务部和其他一些商业团体都极力反对，称其为“政府负责的人事管理”和“危险的先例”。事实上，民主党领袖一直都致力于将能促进工作与家庭关系平衡的措施形成法律条文，但每一次的努力都遭到了商业团体的强烈反对。 正如耶鲁大学法学教授Anne Alstott 所辩解的那样，要肯定父母关爱的作用就要将家庭定义为一种社会商品，从某种意义上讲，社会要为此埋单。在她的书《无路可走：父母对孩子的亏欠以及社会对家长的亏欠》中，她认为父母在生活的多个方面都肩负重担：在谈到孩子的话题时，父母们“无路可走”：“社会希望也需要家长们能不间断地照看好他们的孩子，而且是人类用以开发智力、培养情感和树立道德的那种深度的、亲密无间的照看。社会还希望并需要父母们能坚守这一角色，18 年如一日，如有必要，甚至还可以更长。” 大部分父母出于爱都会照顾孩子，不照顾孩子的父母则会受到公众的处罚。换句话说，父母们所做的一切都是这个国家所密切关注的问题，原因很明显，照顾孩子不仅从道德上来说是迫切的而且对这个社会的未来至关重要。国家在大多数保障儿童福利的家庭法律中都认可了这一点，而父母们在履行社会所强加给他们的、会改变其命运的义务时得到的帮助却甚少。把养育孩子视为个人选择、集体没有责任的做法不仅仅忽视了良好家庭教育所产生的社会效益，而且会抹杀这部分社会效益，因为当今天的孩子成为明天的具有生产力的公民时这部分社会效益会属于整个社会。实际上，据估计父母对孩子投入的价值，包括时间和金钱的投入（包括失去的薪水）相当于国内生产总值的20%—30%。如果这些投入能够产生巨大的社会效益——很明显能产生——那么为家庭提供更多的社会支持所带来的效益将会更加显而易见。 Passage Two 塔夫茨大学公民学习和参与信息研究中心(CIRCLE)一份新的调查显示，现在有比以前更多的年轻人参与投票选举，美国发展中心2008 年的一份调查也表明越来越多的年轻选民和活动家开始支持传统的自由事业。但要看出这些调查数字在现实生活中的意义并非易事。在总统竞选期间，巴拉克·奥巴马以希望和改变为宣传口号组成了不同种族之间和不同意识形态之间人们的联盟。当新一届政府执政下的现实生活步入正轨的时候，有些支持者可能会大失所望。随着国家进一步走入奥巴马执政时代，参与政治的年轻人是会继续支持奥巴马及其施政议程还是会渐行渐远？ “O（奥巴马的简称）一代”是《新闻周刊》新开的一个博客，致力于记录那些支持奥巴马的年轻人的生活。“O 一代”的作者们想就上面的问题做出回答。未来的三个月，Michelle Kremer 和其他11 位年龄从19 岁到34 岁不等的奥巴马支持者将会用博客来记录美国社会的主流生活，一个不同之处在于：通过将他们所有的观点和经历与新任总统及其领导下的政府紧密结合，这些博客作者试图开启一场对话，探讨在当今美国，年轻并且在政治方面活跃到底意味着什么。24 岁的Malena Amusa 是该博客的一位作者，也是来自圣路易斯的一位舞者，她将这一项目看做是即时记录历史的一种方式。Amusa 今年春天为了完成其著作前往印度，后来又去塞内加尔教授英语，她和她的朋友一直在谈论奥巴马当政会如何改变他们的日常生活，她希望把其中的一些观点和她的全球性视角写到帖子里。她很兴奋，要看清楚世界，“我不必等上15 年”，她这样解释说。 Henry Flores 是圣玛丽大学的政治学教授，他将年轻一代的政治力量归因于他们对科技的拥护。“网络使他们接触到更多的思想，”他说，“不同地区想法相同的人们就会聚到一起。”这正是“O 一代”博主们所期待的事情。结果可能会出现一群年轻人，就像他们在二战后生育高峰期出生的父母一样，伴随一种强烈的目的感而成长，他们也会改变此前从“X 一代”人身上所继承下来的冷漠形象。由一群普通但有抱负的年轻人来管理博客是个不小的挑战，但“O 一代”的成员能胜任这项任务。
2015年6月大学英语六级考试阅读的section A选词填空，要求从15个题目中选出10个词填到文章中对应的空格部分。文章主题是论述科技的进步对于就业的影响。文都教育搜集整理了部分出题可能性较大的原题，供学习参考： 题目： Innovation, the elixir (灵丹妙药) of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution hand weavers were ___36___ aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has ___37___ many of the mid-skill jobs that underpinned 20th-century middle-class life. Typists, ticketagents, bank tellers and many production-line jobs have been dispensed with,just as the weavers were. For those who believe that technological progress has made the world a better place, such disruption is a natural part of rising ___38___. Although innovation kills some jobs, it creates new and better ones, as a more ___39___ society becomes richer and its wealthier inhabitants demand more goods and services. A hundred years ago one in three American workers was ___40___ on a farm. Today less than 2% of them produce far more food. The millions freed from the land were not rendered ___41___, but found better-paid work as the economy grew more sophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has___42___, but there are ever more computer programmers and web designers. Optimism remains the right starting-point, but for workers the dislocating effects of technology may make themselves evident faster than its ___43___. Even if new jobs and wonderful products emerge, in the short term income gaps will widen, causing huge social dislocation and perhaps even changing politics. Technology's ___44___ will feel like a tornado (旋风), hitting the rich world first, but ___45___ sweeping through poorer countries too. No government is prepared for it. 参考答案： 36. N swept 37. B displaced 38. I prosperity 39. H productive 40. C employed 41. F jobless 42. M shrunk