英语六级阅读理解练习题五.doc

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生命中，不断地有人离开或进入。

于是，看见的，看不见的；记住的，遗忘了。

生命中，不断地有得到和失落。

于是，看不见的，看见了；遗忘的，记住了。

然而，看不见的，是不是就等于不存在？

记住的，是不是永远不会消失？

英语六级阅读理解练习题（五）

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Intoday‘sworld，insuranceplaysavitalroleintheeconomicandsocialwelfareoftheentirepopulation.Thewishtoguardagainstdangerstolifeandpropertyisbasictohumannature.Byusingvariouskindsofinsurance，societyhasbeenabletoreducetheeffectsofsuchhazards.

Nowhereisinsurancemoreimportantthaninthemanagementofabusiness.Inmanyinstances，lossesinasmallfirmcanmeanthedifferencebetweengrowthandfailure，vitalityandstagnation（停滞）.Veryfewsmallbusinesseshaveevenaportionofthefinancialresourcesavailabletolargerenterprises.Frequently，theymustoperateonaveryslightmarginiftheyhopetostayinbusiness.Andthus，theyareparticularlysensitivetounexpectedlosses.

Withoutenoughinsurance，whathappenstosuchafirmwhentheownerdiesorissuddenlydisabled？

Whenafirebreaksoutanddestroysthefirm’sbuildingorstock？

Whenanemployeeisfoundtohavestolencompanyfunds？

Whenacustomerisawardedaliabilityjudgmentforanaccident？

Toooften，thebusinessisforcedtothewall，itsfutureoperationsdrasticallycurbed;sometimes，itisdamagedbeyondrepair，itsabilitytocontinuecompletelycrushed.

Almostalways，asmallbusinessmanwouldfinditimpossibletohandlethefullburdenofhispotentialrisk.Theamountofmoneyhewouldhavetosetasidetocoverpossiblelosseswouldleavehimnothing，oralmostnothing，torunhisbusinesswith.Iflossweretooccurwhichhecouldrepairbyusinghisreservefund，whatassurancewouldhehavethatanotherloss—thesamekindordifferent—mightnotoccurnextweek，nextmonth？

Butthenhewouldhavenoreservefundandlittlelikelihoodofstayinginbusinessatall.

1.Thisselectiondealsmainlywith_______.

A.therelationbetweeninsuranceandsociety

B.accidentsandlosses

C.businessfailures

D.theimportanceofinsurancetobusiness

2.InParagraph3，“forcedtothewall”means“_______”。

A.driventodespairB.stayinginastrongposition

C.doingwellD.climbingup

3.Theauthorthinksthat_______.

A.accidentsalwayshappen

B.abusinessmanshouldtakerisks

C.businessesshouldhaveadequateinsurance

D.insuranceisasocialwelfareproject

4.AdequateinsurancewilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthatitwill_______.

A.freesomebusinessfundsB.addtobenefitsforemployees

C.relievesomemanagementproblemsD.provideforunexpectedincidents

5.Theword“curbed”inParagraph3isnearestinmeaningto_______.

A.checkedB.advanced

C.expandedD.disturbed

答案：

1.D2.A3.C4.B5.A

Plasticsarematerialswhicharesoftenedbyheatandsetintolastingformwhenshapedinamold.Somearenatural;somearesemi-synthetic（半合成的），theresultofchemicalactiononnaturalsubstance;somearesynthetic，builtupfromtheconstituentsofoilorcoal.Allarebasedonthechemistryofcarbon，withitscapacityforformingchains.Themoleculesthatcomposethem（monomers）linktogetherinthesettingorcuring（硫化）processtoformchains（polymers），whichgiveplasticstheirflexiblestrength.Someplasticsretaintheirabilitytobesoftenedandreshaped;likewax，theyarethermoplastic.Otherssetpermanentlyintheshapestheyaregivenbyheatandpressure;likeeggs，theyarethermosetting.

Fromindustrialbeginningsinthenineteenthcentury，plasticshavestruggledthroughahundredandtwentyyearsofglory，failure，disreputeandsuspicionontheslowroadtopublicacceptance.Now，atlast，onecanpositivelysaythatplasticsareappreciatedandenjoyedforwhattheyare;thattheymakemodernlifericher，morecomfortableandconvenient，andalsomorefun.Plasticsarewarmmaterials，sympathetictothehumantouch，andtheirtransformationintothingsthatcomeintocontactwithhumanbeingsisentirelyappropriate.

Thefactthatthereareplasticantiquescomesasashocktomostpeople.Howcanamaterialthatseemssoessentiallytwentiethcentury，andonethatissomuchassociatedwithcheap，disposableproducts，hasahistoryatall？

Itisayoungtechnology，andagreatpartofthefunofcollectingplasticsisthatbeautifulpiecesofhistoricalinterestcanstillbefoundverycheaply.

1.Theword“sympathetic”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.

A.harmfulB.agreeable

C.pitifulD.sorry

2.Itcanbeconcludedfromthispassagethat_______.

A.plasticsaresyntheticmaterials

B.plasticswonpublicacceptance120yearsago

C.plasticsareveryharmfulinmodernlife

D.plasticsarecheapasantiques

3.Whichofthefollowingisessentialtocreateanytypeofplastics？

A.Carbon.B.Eggs.

C.Oil.D.Coal.

4.Plasticsthathardenintopermanentshapesarecalled_______.

A.chainedB.thermoplastic

C.synthe