英语六级阅读理解及答案完美十篇.docx

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英语六级阅读理解及答案完美十篇

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WesternairlinermanufacturersseemtobetrippingoverthemselvesintheireagernesstosigncollaborativeagreementswithAsianpartnersasalow-costroutetodevelopingnewairliners.TheirpotentialAsianpartnersseemtobetrippingoverthemselvestosignsuchagreements,asalow-costroutetoacquiringnewairlinertechnology.Iftheyarenotcarefulthetwosideswillenduptrippingovereachother:

theonebysellingitsbirth-rightforshort-termgain,theotherbytryingtobreakintoamarketwhichisn‘tbigenoughtosustainit.Technologytransferworksinagrowingmarket,wheretheaspirationsofthenewentrantreceivingthattechnologycanbemetthroughexpansion.Theairlinermarketisnotsuchadevice.Eventhemostoptimisticprojectionsofairlinersalesforthenext20yearsshowthatairlinermanufacturecanonlybeprofitableifasmallnumberofaircraftbuilderssharetheavailablesales.Itfollowsthatifnewmanufacturerscomeintothemarketandtakesales,theirsalesmustcomefromsubstitution,notexpansion.Giventhecomplexityoftoday‘sairliners,itisunlikelythatanynewentrantwillhaveboththefinancialandtechnicalresourcestocomeintothemarketwithouttheinvolvementofanestablishedmanufacturer.Intheshortterm,suchinvolvementmaynotbetotheexclusivebenefitofthenewentrant:

mostoftheestablishedmanufacturersaresearchingforwaystoreducecostsofmanufacture.Intheshortterm,,itcanbeofbenefittoanestablishedWesternmanufacturertohaveeithercomponentsofcompleteair–framesmadeorassembledinlower-wageeconomicssuchaChina,TaiwanorKorea,whileretainingthedesign,developmentandmarketingofaircraftforitself.ItwouldbeaveryunwiseWesternmanufacturerwhichdidnotheedthefactthatthesedevelopingeconomiesareacquiringskills（likecomputing）atleastasquicklyastheyareacquiringskillsinmetallbashing.

ThedangercomeswhenthenewentrantnolongerneedstheestablishedWesternpartnerbecauseithasacquiredthetechnicalandintellectualabilitytodesignandbuilditsownaircraft.AnAsianpartnermaywellfinditselfinthehappypositionofhavingthelow-costlabourbase,thehigh-costtechnologybaseandthevitalfinancialbasetobuildanewairliner.

1.Theauthor‘sattitudetowardsWestern/easterncollaborationcanbedepictedas________.A.positiveB.progressiveC.conservativeD.negative

2.Theairlinermarketisnotsuchadevice―meansthattheairlinermarket_______.

A.doesnotencouragetechnologytransferB.istoolimitedtoofferchancesofsuccessC.requireshi-techratherthanunaccepteddevicesD.isfullofcompetitionsevenfornewentrants3.EstablishedmanufacturerssearchforpartnersinordertoA.savethecostoftheairframe

B.improvesomeaircraftcomponentsC.savethecostoflabourD.developnewtechnology4.Accordingtotheauthor,awiseestablishedmanufacturershould______.

A.trytobenefitfrombothfinancialandtechnicalresources

B.breakuphispartnershipwiththeEastonceprofitsaremade

C.keepatighttoldoverhi-techdevelopmentandmarketingofairliners

D.collaboratewithAsianpartnersforashorttime

5.Theword―base‖inthelastparagraphrepresents_______.

A.aproductionplaceB.theinitialoperationofbuildingaircraftC.aresearchinstituteD.apositionwheretostartbuilding答案：

CDADA

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Thegovernment-runcommandpostinTunisisstaffedaroundtheclockbymilitarypersonnel,meteorologistsandcivilians.Onthewallaremaps,crisscrossedwithbrightlycolorsarrowsthatpainstakinglytrackthefearsomepathoftheenemy.Whatkindofinvadergivesrisetosuchhigh-levelmonitoring?

Notman,notbeast,butthelowlydesertlocust.（蝗虫）Inrecentmonths,billionsofthe3-inch-longwingedwarriorshavedescendedonAlgeria,Libya,MoroccoandTunisia,blackeningtheskyandeatingupcropsandvegetation.Theinsectinvasion,theworstin30years,isalreadycreatinggreatdestructionintheMiddleEastandisnowtreatingsouthernEurope.Thecurrentcrisisbeganinlate1985neartheRedSea.UnusuallyrainyweathermoistenedthesandsoftheSudan,makingthemidealbreedinggroundsforthelocust,whichlaysitseggsintheearth.TheinsectonslaughtthreatenstocreateyetanotherAfricanfamine.Eachlocustcaneatitsweight（notquiteatenthofanounce）invegetationevery24hours.Agood-sizeswarmof50billioninsectseatsup100,000tonsofgrass,treesandcropsinasinglenight.All﹩150millionmaybeneededthisyear.TheU.S.hasprovidedtwosprayingplanesandabout50,000gal.ofpesticide.TheEuropeanCommunityhasdonated﹩3.8millioninaidandtheSovietUnion,Canada,JapanandChinahaveprovidedchemical-sprayingaircrafttohelpwipeoutthepests.Butreliefeffortsarehamperedbytherelativemildnessofapprovedpesticides,whichquicklylosetheirdeadlypunchandrequirefrequentreplications.ThemosteffectivelocustkillerdieldrinhasbeenlinkedtocancerandisbannedbymanyWesterncountriesandsomeoftheaffectedAfricannations.Morethen5millionacreshavebeendustedwithlocust-killingchemicals;another5millionwillbetreatedbytheendofJune.OnMay30,representativesofTunisia,Algeria,Libya,MoroccoandMauritaniawillmeetinAlgierstodiscusstacticstowipeouttheravenousswarms.Themoveisanimportantstep,butwhateverplanisdevised,thelocustplaguepromisedtogetworsebeforetheinsectscanbebroughtundercontrol.

1.Themainideaofthefirstsentenceinthepassageisthat__

A.thecommandpostisstationedwithpeopleallthetime.

B.thecommandpostiscrowedwithpeopleallthetime.

C.thereareclocksaroundthecommandpost.

D.theclockinthecommandpostistakencareofbythestaff.

2.Thefavorablebreedinggroundforthelocustis___.

A.richsoil.B.wetlandC.pacescoveredcropsandvegetationD.theRedSea

3.Peoplearealertatthethreatofthelocustbecause___.

A.theinsectsarelikelytocreateanotherAfricanfamine.

B.theinsectsmayblackedthesky.

C.thenumberoftheinsectsincreasesdrastically.

D.theinsectsaregatheringandmovingingreatspeed.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Oncethepesticidesareused,locustwilldieimmediately.

B.Reliefeffortsareprovedmostfruitfulduetotheeffectivenessofcertainpesticides.

C.Dieldrin,themosteffectivelocustkiller,hasbeenwidelyacceptedinmanycountries.

D.Over10millionacresofaffectedareawillhavebeentreatedwithlocust-killingchemicalsbytheendofJune.

5.ThepurposeforaffectednationstomeetinAlgiersonMay30is___.

A.todeviseantilocustplans.B.towipeouttheswarmsintwoyears.C.tocalloutforadditionalfinancialaidfromothernations.D.tobringtheinsectsundercontrolbeforetheplaguegetsworse.答案：

BBADA

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Improbableasitmayseem,anincreasingnumberofGermansaregivinguptheirelegantMercedeses,sleekBMWsandferociouslyfastPorschesandgettingbehindthewheelsofimportedAmericanmodels–froplushCadillacstomoreprosaicFords.UnlikethecarsproducedbyDetroit‘sEuropeansubsidiaries,thesecarsareasAmericanasapplepieandwaterybeer.Andthankstoafavorableexchangerate,theyaremoreaffordablethaneverLastyearGermansbought12477newU.S.–builtcars;salesareexpectedtodoublethisyear.Likebluejeans,thisbuy–AmericafadappealstoGermansfromallwalksoflife.Onceregardedasfaulty,flashy,gas–guzzlingGoliaths,Americanautosare–thanksinlargemeasuretoforeigncompetition–morestylishandreliablethaninyearspast.Tugged,off-roadvehicleslikethefour-wheeldriveJeepCherokeearenowthehotwheelstodriveamongGermany‘sthirty-somethingset.OwnersandAficionadosofAmerican–madecarealsoboasttheircarsarecheapertomaintain.Butthat‘snotthemainreasonGermanmotoristsarechoosingU.S.imports–It‘stheirprice.Evenafterthecostofoverseasshippingisincluded,American–madecarsoffermorevalue–anddeluxefeatures–forlessmoneythanGermanmodels.AChryslerLeBaronconvertiblesellsfor35000marks;aBMW320iconvertible,bycomparison,commands10000marksmore.AndU.S.autoscomewithstandardequipment–electricwindows,automaticlocksandsunroofs–that‘savailableonlyasexpensiveoptionsonGermanmodels.

OwninganAmericancarinGermanyisnotforeverybody.ButtheworstheadachescomeformtheGermanbureaucracy.JohannErben,aGreiburgdentallabtechnician,purchasedaLeBaronconvertibleduringaU.S.tripinNovember–andhasyettodriveitonekilometer.First,hewaitedmonthsfortheproperregistrationdocumentstoarrive;thenhespentmorethan1000markstohaveitcomplywithGermanregulations.Evenso,safetyinspectorsrefusedtoapproveituntilhechangedtheheadlightsandwindowstoEuropeanCommunitystandards.―ThereIwaswithmysupermodern,$20,000carandunabletogetitthroughinspection,‖Erbenrecalled.

1.Detroit‘sEuropeansubsidiaries_______.

A.producethesamemodelsasDetroitsuppliesintheU.S.market

B.providecarsofEuropeanstyles

C.producecarsthatarethoughttobeun-AmericanbyGermans

D.couldhardlymeetthedemandforAmericancarslastyear

2.Thebuy-AmericanfadthatappealstoGermansmostseemstobe_______.

A.bluejeansB.applepieC.U.S.-madecarsD.waterybeer

3.AsforGermans,Americancarsnotonlyarecheaperbut__

A.endureswearandtear

B.areadaptabletoroadconditions

C.providesgreaterspace

D.offersmoredeluxefeatures

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Americancarsusedtoconsumealotofoil.

B.JapanesecarsstillleadtheGermanmarket.

C.TheU.S.motorindustryisnowco