6至12六级阅读题及答案.docx

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6至12六级阅读题及答案

2009年6月英语六级阅读真题

PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles（海龟）havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings（幼龟）downtothewater’sedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead.AformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you’dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.

　　ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom“threatened”to“endangered”—meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.

　　Whichraisestheobviousquestion:

whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?

Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland（asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings）,wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.“Thethreatisfromcommercialfishing,”saysGriffin.Trawlers（whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor）andlonglinefishers（whichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles）takeaheavytollonturtles.

Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs（恐龙）willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　51.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

　　A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

　　B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

　　C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinction

　　D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction

　　52.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”（Line1,Para.2）?

　　A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

　　B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.

　　C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.

　　D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.

　　53.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?

　　A.Theirinadequatefoodsupply.

　　B.Unregulatedcommercialfishing.

　　C.Theirlowerreproductivelyability.

　　D.Contaminationofseawater

　　54.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?

　　A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.

　　B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.

　　C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.

　　D.Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.

　　55.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto________.

　　A.persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtles

　　B.stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotected

　　C.callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles’survival

D.warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspecies

　　PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.

　　A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”—ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat’sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearned—decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance（报复性地）sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.

　　There’snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn’tcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity（tuition,roomandboard$49,260in2007-08）yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasanout-of-statestudent（$35,542）?

Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudentattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofincomeasbeinganin-statestudent（$17,380）there?

Notlikely.

　　No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren’tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,butratherasaconsumerproduct—likeacarorclothesorahouse.Andwithsuchpurchases,priceisonlyoneofmanycrucialfactorstoconsider.

　　Aswithautomobiles,consumersintoday’scollegemarketplacehavevastchoices,andpeoplesearchfortheonethatgivesthemthemostcomfortandsatisfactioninlinewiththeirbudgets.Thisaccountsforthewillingnessofpeopletopaymorefordifferenttypesofexperiences（suchasattendingaprivateliberal-artscollegeorgoingtoanout-of-statepublicschoolthathasagreatmarine-biologyprogram）.Andjustastwoautopurchasersmightspendanequalamountofmoneyonverydifferentcars,collegestudents（or,moreaccurately,theirparents）oftenshowawillingnesstopayessentiallythesamepriceforvastlydifferentproducts.Sowhichisit?

Iscollegeaninvestmentproductlikeastockoraconsumerproductlikeacar?

Inkeepingwiththeautomotiveworld’shottestconsumertrend,maybeit’sbesttocharacterizeitasahybrid（混合动力汽车）;anexpensiveconsumerproductthat,overtime,willpayrichdividends.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　56.What’stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?

　　A.Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.

　　B.Itdoesn’tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.

　　C.Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.

　　D.Goingtocollegedoesn’tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.

　　57.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe20thcentury,________.

　　A.enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesanduniversities

　　B.thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduates

　　C.competitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantoday

　　D.thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduatesnarrowed

　　58.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan________.

　　A.savemoreontuition

　　B.receiveabettereducation

　　C.takemoreliberal-artscourses

　　D.avoidtravelinglongdistances

　　59.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents________.

　　A.regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestment

　　B.placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollege

　　C.thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollege

　　D.considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct

　　60.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?

　　A.Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.

　　B.Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.

　　C.Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.

　　D.Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.

2009年12月英语六级阅读真题

PassageOne

　　Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycarephysicianjustscratchthesurfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.

　　Primarycareshouldbethebackboneofanyhealthcaresystem.Countrieswithappropriateprimarycareresourcesscorehighlywhenitcomestohealthoutcomesandcost.TheU.S.takestheoppositeapproachbyemphasizingthespecialistratherthantheprimarycarephysician.

　　ArecentstudyanalyzedtheproviderswhotreatMedicarebeneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）.ThestartlingfindingwasthattheaverageMedicarepatientsawatotalofsevendoctors—twoprimarycarephysiciansandfivespecialists—inagivenyear.Contrarytopopularbelief,themorephysicianstakingcareofyoudoesn’tguaranteebettercare.Actually,increasingfragmentationofcareresultsinacorrespondingriseincostandmedicalerrors.

　　Howdidweletprimarycareslipsofar?

Thekeyishowdoctorsarepaid.Mostphysiciansarepaidwhenevertheyperformamedicalservice.Themoreaphysiciandoes,regardlessofqualityoroutcome,thebetterhe'sreimbursed（返还费用）.Moreover,theamountaphysicianreceivesleansheavilytowardmedicalorsurgicalprocedures.Aspecialistwhoperformsaprocedureina30-minutevisitcanbepaidthreetimesmorethanaprimarycarephysicianusingthatsame30minutestodiscussapatient'sdisease.Combinethisfactwithannualgovernmentthreatstoindiscriminatelycutreimbursements,physiciansarefacedwithnochoicebuttoincreasequantitytoboostincom