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英语六级阅读理解模拟试题及答案卷一

2021年英语六级阅读理解模拟试题及答案（卷一）

　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　TheAmericanHeartAssociationandothergroupshavesaidformanyyearsthatpeoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingaheartattackbyeatinglessofthefoodsrichincholesterol（胆固醇）.Theseincludesuchfoodsasmeats,milkproductsandeggs.TheHeartAssociationnotedanumberofstudieswhichshowthatnationswherepeopleeatalotofhighcholesterolfoodshaveahighernumberofdeathsfromheartdisease.However,thenewreportdisagrees.ItwasmadebytheFoodandNutritionBoardoftheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofSciences.Thenewreportbyateamof15scientistssaidthereisnoevidencetolinkcholesterolinfooddirectlytoheartdisease.Itnotedsevenmajorstudiesinvolvingpeoplewhosedietwaschangedtoincludeonlyfoodslowincholesterol.Thestudiesfoundonlyaverysmallreductioninthenumberofheartattacksandtherewasnoreductioninthenumberofheartattackdeaths.Otherstudieshaveshownsimilarresults.Theyfoundthatachangetolowcholesterolfoodswillhaveonlyaminoreffectontheamountofcholesterolinaperson'sbloodandonlyaminoreffectonthenumberofdeaths.Medicalscientistshopethattwohugenewstudiesmaysettlethecholesteroldispute.Thetestsaredesignedtolearniflowcholesterolfoodsoranticholesteroldrugs,orboth,canreducetheamountofthesubstanceinthebloodandreducethechanceofaheartattack.Thetwonewstudieswillbefinishedinthenextyearortwo.ThenewAcademyofSciencesreportalsodiscussedotherpossiblelinksbetweenfoodanddisease.Thescientists,ingeneral,theyaredeeplyconcernedaboutsomeoftherecentadvicegivenaboutfood.Theynotedthatanumberofprivategroups,governmentagenciesandseveralpopularbookshaveadvisedthatpeoplecanpreventheartdisease,cancerandothersicknessesbychangingthekindsoffoodstheyeat.Thenewreportsaidthereisoftennogoodscientificevidencetosupportsuchadvice.Infact,thescientistssaidsuchideasoftenproduceonlyfalsehopesorunnecessaryfears.

　　31.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingheartattackby____.

　　A）eatinglessfoodswithalotofcholesterol　B）eatinglessoflowcholesterolfoods

　　C）eatingalotofhighcholesterolfoodsD）eatingdrugs

　　32.Highcholesterolfoodsinclude____.

　　A）eggs,meatsandmilkproductsB）potatoes,greenvegetablesandtomatoes

　　C）corn,wheatandbeefD）sugar,riceandbutter

　　33.Somescientistsbelievethatthereisnoevidencethatcholestrolinfoodisdirectlylinkedto____.

　　A）blooddiseaseB）heartdiseaseC）infectiousdiseaseD）mentaldisorder

　　34.Medicalscientistsbelievethat____.

　　A）testshavebeendesignedtosettlethecholesteroldispute

　　B）drugshavebeentestedtoreducetheamountofthesubstanceinblood

　　C）lowcholesterolfoodsoranticholesteroldrugsorbothcanreducethechanceofaheartattack

　　D）noneofthestatementsmentionedaboveiscorrect

　　35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

　　A）Onecanavoidaheartdiseasebyeatinglessfoodswithlittlecholesterol.

　　B）Onecanavoidaheartdiseasebytakingthedoctor'sadvicetoeatlowcholesterolfoodsandanticholesteroldrugsorboth.

　　C）Therehasbeengoodscientificevidencethatcholesterolfoodscanproducethechanceofsufferingaheartdisease.

　　D）Peopleusuallybelievethatcholesterolfoodsaredirectlylinkedtoheartdisease.

　　【答案】

　　31-35BABCC

　Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Themostinterestingarchitecturalphenomenonofthe1970'swastheenthusiasmforrefurbishingoldbuildings.Obviously,thiswasnotanentirelynewphenomenon.Whatisnewisthewholesaleinterestinreusingthepast,inrecycling,inadaptiverehabilitation.Afewtrialefforts,suchasGhirardelliSquareinSanFrancisco,provedtheirfinancialviabilityinthe1960's,butitwasinthe1970's,withstronggovernmentsupportthroughtaxincentivesandrapiddepreciation,aswellasgrowinginterestinecologyissues,thatrecyclingbecameamajorfactorontheurbanscene.OneofthemostcomprehensiveventureswastherestorationandtransformationofBoston'seighteenthcenturyFaneuilHallandtheQuincyMarket,designedin1824.Thissectionhadfallenonhardtimes,butbeginningwiththeconstructionofanewcityhallimmediatelyadjacent,ithasreturnedtolifewiththeintelligentreuseofthesefineoldbuildingsunderthedesignleadershipofBenjaminThompson.Hehasprovidedamarveloussettingfordining,shopping,professionaloffices,andsimplywalking.ButlerSquare,inMinneapolis,examplifiesmajorchangesinitscomplexofoffices,commercialspace,andpublicamenitiescarvedoutofamassivepiledesignedin1906asahardwarewarehouse.Theexcitinginteriortimberstructureofthebuildingwashighlightedbycuttinglightcourtsthroughtheinteriorandaddinglargeskylights.

　　SanAntonio,Texas,offersanobjectlessonfornumerousothercitiescombatingurbandecay.Ratherthanbringinginthebulldozers,SanAntonio'sleadersrehabilitatedexistingstructures,whilesimultaneouslycleaninguptheSanAntonioRiver,whichmeandersthroughthebusinessdistrict.

　　36.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

　　A）Duringthe1970's,oldbuildingsinmanycitieswererecycledformodernuse.

　　B）Recentinterestinecologyissueshasledtothecleaningupofmanyrivers.

　　C）TheSanAntonioexampleshowsthatbulldozersarenotthewaytofighturbandecay.

　　D）StronggovernmentsupporthasmadeadaptiverehabilitationarealityinBoston.

　　37.WhatisthespaceatQuincyMarketnowusedfor?

　　A）Boston'snewcityhall.

　　B）Sportsandrecreationalfacilities.

　　C）Commercialandindustrialwarehouses.

　　D）Restaurants,offices,andstores.

　　38.Accordingtothepassage,BenjaminThompsonwasthedesignerforaprojectin____.

　　A）SanFranciscoB）BostonC）MinneapolisD）SanAntonio

　　39.WhenwastheButlerSquarebuildingoriginallybuilt?

　　A）Intheeighteenthcentury.B）Intheearlynineteenthcentury.

　　C）Inthelatenineteenthcentury.　D）Intheearlytwentiethcentury.

　　40.Whatistheauthor'sopinionoftheSanAntonioproject?

　　A）Itisclearlythebestoftheprojectsdiscussed.

　　B）Itisagoodprojectthatcouldbecopiedinothercities.

　　C）Theextensiveuseofbulldozersmadetheprojectunnecessarilycostly.

　　D）Theworkdoneontheriverwasmoreimportantthantheworkdoneonthebuildings.

　　【答案】

　　36-40ADBDD

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Therearetwomethodsoffighting,theonebylaw,theotherbyforce;thefirst　methodisthatofmen,thesecondofbeasts;butasthefirstmethodisoften　insufficient,onemusthaverecoursetothesecond.Itis,therefore,necessary　foraprincetoknowwellhowtouseboththebeastandtheman.Thiswascovertlytaughttorulersbyancientwriters,whorelatedhowAchillesandmanyothers　ofthoseancientprincesweregiventoChironthecentaurtobebroughtupandeducatedunderhisdiscipline.Theparableofthissemianimal,semihumanteacherismeanttoindicatethataprincemustknowhowtousebothnatures,andthattheonewithouttheotherisnotdurable.Aprince,beingthusobligedtoknowwellhowtoactasabeast,mustimitatethefox,andthelion,forthelioncannotprotecthimselffromtraps,andthefoxannotdefendhimselffromwolves.Thosethatwishtobeonlylionsdonotunderstandthis.Therefore,aprudentruleroughtnottokeepfaithwhenbydoingso　itwouldbeagainsthisinterest,andwhenthereasonswhichmadehimbindhimselfnolongerexist.Ifmenwereallgood,thispreceptwouldnotbegood;but　astheyarebad,andwouldnotobservetheirfaithwithyou,soyouarenotboundtokeepfaithwiththem.Norhavelegitimategroundseverfailedaprincewho　wishedtoshowcolorableexcuseforthenonfulfilmentofhispromise.Ofthisonecouldfurnishaninfinitenumberofexamples,andshowhowmanytimespeacehasbeenbroken,andhowmanypromisesrenderedworthless,bythefaithlessnessofprinces,andthosethathavebestbeenabletoimitatethefoxhavesucceededbest.Butitisnecessarytobeabletodisguisethischaracterwell,andtobeagreatfeigneranddissembler,andmenaresosimpleandsoreadytoobeypresentnecessities,thattheonewhodeceiveswillalwaysfindthosewhoallowthemselvestobedeceived.

　　21.Theauthorofthepassagedoesnotbelievethat____.

　　A）peoplecanprotectthemselves　B）thetruthmakesmenfree

　　C）leadershavetobeconsistentD）princesarehuman

　　22.Thelionrepresentsthosewhoare____.

　　A）tootrustingB）strongandcarefulC）reliantonforceD）lackinginintelligence

　　23.Thefox,inthispassage,is____.

　　A）admiredforhistrickeryB）nomatchforthelion

　　C）pitiedforhistrickD）consideredworthless

　　24.Thewritersuggeststhatasuccessfulleadermust____.

　　A）beprudentandfaithfulB）cheatandlie

　　C）haveprincipletoguidehisactions

　　D）tellthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

　　25.Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate____.

　　A）gaveupallhisopportunitiesB）promisedtotryagainnexttime

　　C）overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

　　D）toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

　　【答案】21-25DCABC

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　TheforestfromwhichMantakeshistimberisthetallestandmostimpressiveplantcommunityonEarth.IntermsofMan'sbrieflifeitappearspermanentandunchanging,savefortheseasonalgrowthandfalloftheleaves,buttoforesteritrepresentstheclimaxofalongsuccessionof