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阅读理解真题练习及答案详解

第六讲阅读理解真题练习及答案详解

一、2001年1月CET-6阅读理解真题

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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Birdsthatareliteralyhalfasleep-withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.

Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfbrainsleepinawiderangeofbrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbraineyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemiphere’seyestaysopenandalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessin

themorevulnerable,endoftherowenough,theendbirdstended

towatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheirintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirections.

Also,birdsdozing（打盹）attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducks16birdsthroughthepositionsinafourduckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalfasleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.

“Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain,”theresearcherssay.

Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongstandingsuppositionthatsinglehemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforpreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,he’sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingsidebysideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbymirrorsideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.

Usefulashalfsleepingmightbe,it’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwater

mammals（哺乳动物）asdolphins,whales,andkeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.

StudiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintoM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbrids’halfbrainsleep“isjustthetipoftheiceberg（冰

山）”.Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookat

otherspecies.

newstudyonbirds’sleephasrevealedthat____.

A）halfbrainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds

B）halfbrainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves

C）birdscancontroltheirhalfbrainsleepconsciously

D）birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest

tothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause____.

A）theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks

B）theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest

C）thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured

D）theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions

exampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat____.

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A）thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread

B）birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity

C）evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity

D）asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror

sleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto____.

A）alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy

B）emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe

C）besensitivetotheeverchangingenvironment

D）avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents

“justthetipoftheiceberg”（Line2,Para.8）,Siegelsuggeststhat____.

A）halfbrainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather

B）themysteryofhalfbrainsleepisclosetobeingsolved

C）mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers

D）halfbrainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Anineyearoldschoolgirlsinglehandedlycooksupasciencefairexperimentthatendsupdebunking（揭穿……的真相）awidelypracticedmedicalRosa’stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic（治疗的）touch（TTforshort）,whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients’“energyfield”tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousEmily’stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan’tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners（行医者）.Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,“Agedoes’t’sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience.”

Emily’smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfor

nearlyafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate80s’,whenshelearned

itwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationin100,000trainedpractitioners（48,000inthe.）don’teventouchtheir,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient’sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey’rein“balance.”TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreduceclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto70anhour,tosmoothpatient’senergy,sometimesduringsurgery.

YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting—somethingtheyhaven’tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.（He’shadonetakersofailed.）AskepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsonthewhocouldturndownaninnocentfourthgraderSaysEmily:

“Ithinktheydidn’ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI’makid.”

Theexperimentwasstraightforward:

21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughaheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs—leftorright—andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhandittheresultswererecorded,they’ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplytherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn’tfeelit.

ofthefollowingisevidencethatTTiswidelypracticed

A）TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.

B）Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.

C）TTtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.

D）Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.

fewTTpractitionersrespondedtothe1millionofferbecause____.

A）theydidn’ttaketheofferseriously

B）theydidn’twanttorisktheircareer

C）theywereunwillingtorevealtheirsecret

D）theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice

purposeofEmilyRosa’sexperimentwas____.

A）toseewhyTTcouldworkthewayitdid

B）tofindouthowTTcuredpatients’illnesses

C）totestwhethershecouldsensethehumanenergyfield

D）totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted

didsomeTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmily’sexperiment

A）Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.

B）Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.

C）Itwasmorestraightforwardthanotherexperiments.

D）Theysensednoharminalittlegirl’sexperiment.

canwelearnfromthepassage

A）Somewidelyacceptedbelielfscanbedeceiving.

B）Solidevidenceweighsmorethanpuretheories.

C）LittlechildrencanbeascleverastrainedTTpractitioners.

D）TheprincipleofTTistooprofoundtounderstand.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelikeTheanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelydistincetypesareonthedrawingfirstisaspecialpurposelanesystem,inwhichcertainlanesarereservedforautomatedsecondisamixedtrafficsystem:

fullyautomatedvehicleswouldsharetheroadwithpartiallyautomatedormanuallydrivenspecial-purposelanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensivephysicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisesthegreatestgainsinfreeway（高速公路）capacity.

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Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishing

thisinfomationtoacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhaps

justbeforereachingtheautomatedamixedtrafficsystemwasinplace,automateddrivingcouldbeginwheneverthedriverwasonsuitablyequippedspecialpurposelaneswereavailable,thecarcouldenterthemandjoinexistingtrafficintwodifferentmethodwoulduseaspecialonramp（入口

引道）.Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstalledontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinationandtoascertainthatithadtheproperautomationequipmentingoodworkingitpassedsuchtests,thedriverwouldthenbeguidedthrough

agateandtowardanautomatedthiscase,thetransitionfrommanualto

automatedcontrolwouldtakeplaceontheentrancealternativetechnique

couldemployconventionallanes,whichwouldbesharedbyautomatedandregulardriverwouldsteerontothehighwayandmoveinnormalfashiontoa

“transition”vehiclewouldthenshiftundercomputercontrolontoa

lanereservedforautomatedtraffic.（Thelimitationoftheselanestoautomated

trafficwould,presumably,bewellrespected,becausealltrespassers（非法进入者）

couldbeswiftlyidentifiedbyauthorities.）

Eitherapproachtojoiningalaneofautomatedtrafficwouldharmonizethemovementofnewlyenteringvehicleswiththosealreadycontrolhereshouldallowforsmoothmerging,withouttheusualuncertaintiesandpotential

foronceavehiclehadsettledintoautomatedtravel,thedriverwouldbefreetoreleasethewheel,openthemorningpaperorjustrelax.

learnfromthefirstparagraphthattwosystemsofautomatedhighways

____.

A）arebeingplannedB）arebeingmodified

C）arenowinwideuseD）areunderconstruction

specialpurposelanesystem