六级英语考试最新模拟试题五.docx

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六级英语考试最新模拟试题五

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1

　　Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretosay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

　　Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?

Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?

Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?

Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

　　Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereverseD.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

　　Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.

　　Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpreindustrialtimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

　　ItwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffereD.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexclude—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

　　Allthismaynowhavetochange.

　　Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

　　1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Employmentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturies.B.Unemploymentwillremainamajorproblemforindustrializednations.C.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend.D.Someeffortsandresourcesshouldbedevotedtohelpingmorepeoplecopewiththeproblemofunemployment.

　　2.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasafactorcontributingtothespreadofemployment?

A.Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.B.Thedevelopmentoffactories.C.Relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.D.Developmentofmodernmeansoftransportation.

　　3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.mostpeoplewhohavebeenpolledbelievethattheproblemofunemploymentmaynotbesolvedwithinashortperiodoftimeB.manyfarmerslosttheirlandwhennewrailwaysandfactorieswerebeingconstructedC.inperindustrialsocietieshouseworkandcommunityserviceweremainlycarriedoutbywomenD.someofthechangesinworkpatternthattheindustrialagebroughthavebeenreversed

　　4.Whatdoestheword“daunting"inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.ShockingB.InterestingC.ConfusingD.Stimulating

　　5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasapossiblemeanstocopewiththecurrentsituation?

A.Createsituationsinwhichpeopleworkforthemselves.B.Treatemploymentasthenorm.C.Endeavortorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhoodascentersofproduction.D.Encouragepeopletoworkincircumstancesotherthannormalworkingconditions.

　　Passage2

　　UniversityPhysicsisintendedforstudentsofscienceandengineering.Primaryemphasisisonphysicalprinciplesandproblem-solving;historicalbackgroundandspecializedpracticalapplicationshavebeengivenaplaceofsecondaryimportance.Manyworked-outexamplesandanextensivecollectionofproblemsareincludedwitheachchapter.

　　Inthisnewedition,thebasicphilosophyandoutlineandthebalancebetweendepthoftreatmentandbreadthofsubject-mattercoverageareunchangedfrompreviouseditions.Wehavetriedtopreservethosefeaturesthatusersofpreviouseditionshavefounddesirable,whileincorporatinganumberofchangesthatshouldenhancethebook'susefulness.

　　Thetextbookisadaptabletoawidevarietyofcourseoutlines.Theentiretextbookcanbeusedforanintensivecoursetwoorthreesemestersinlength.Foralessintensivecourse,manyinstructorswillwanttoomitcertainchaptersorsectionstotailorthebooktotheirindividualneeds.Thearrangementofthiseditionfacilitatesthiskindofflexibility.

　　Conversely,however,manytopicsthatwereregardedafewyearsagoasofperipheral（外围的）importanceandwereomittedfromintroductorycourseshavenowcometotheforeagaininthelifesciences,earthandspacesciences,andenvironmentalproblems.Aninstructorwhowishestostressthesekindsofapplicationswillfindthistextbookausefulsourcefordiscussionoftheappropriateprinciples.

　　Inanycase,itshouldbeemphasizedthatinstructorsshouldnotfeelconstrained（受约束的）toworkstraightthroughthebookfromcovertocover.Manychaptersare,ofcourse,inherentlysequentialinnature,butwithinthisgenerallimitationinstructorsshouldbeencouragedtoselectamongthecontentsthosechaptersthatfittheirneeds,omittingmaterialthatisnotrelevanttotheobjectivesofaaparticularcourse.

　　6.Thistextbooklaysstresson.A.theexpositionofphysicalprinciplesB.theprinciplesofphysicsandtheirapplicationC.thedevelopmentofphysicsD.theapplicationofphysicsindifferentfields

　　7.Comparedwiththeoldone,thisnewedition.A.hasbeenmademoreapplicableB.iseasiertolearnC.coversawiderrangeofsubject-matterD.hasimprovedthebalancebetweentheoryandpractice

　　8.Oneofthefeaturesofthistextbookisthat.A.somecontentsaredealtwithintermsofphilosophyB.ithasanoutlineforeachchapterC.itintroducesthephysicalprinciplesingreatlengthD.itcanbeusedfordifferentcoursearrangements

　　9.Theunderlinedwords“conversely,however”（ParA.4）indicatethat.A.manytopicscanbeemphasizedthoughtheywerenotcoveredintheoldeditionB.manytopicscanbeemphasizedthoughtheywereusuallyomittedbyinstructorsC.manytopicshavebeenaddedtotheneweditionastheywerenotcoveredintheoldoneD.manytopicshavebeenaddedtotheneweditionthoughtheycanbeomittedbytheinstructors

　　10.Tomeettheneedsofaparticularcourse,theteacherofthisbookcanomitsomeofthecontentsprovidedthat.A.hisselectionisbasedontherequestofhisstudentsB.hedoesnotomitanychaptercompletelyC.hisstudentsareparticularlyintelligentD.hekeepsaneyeontheinternalrelationsbetweenthechapters

　　Passage3

　　Hamletfisharecautiouslovers.Eacheveningattwilight,manytimesaneveninginfact,apairofthemwillleavethesafetyoftheirCaribbeanreefandrushafewyardsofftheseafloor.Positioningthemselvesside-to-side,head-to-tailtheyhurriedlyreleasetheireggsandsperm.Thentheyturnsharplyforhome,leavestheirgametestomixinsilence.

　　IchthyologistPhillipLobeloftheWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitutionhasfoundthathamletfishandmanyotherfishemit“criesofecstasy"attheappropriatemoment.

　　Biologistshavelongknownthatafewfishmakesounds.Thetoadfish,forexample,isnamedforitslowcall,whichcanbeheardevenabovewater.Underwater,however,humanearsdon'tworkwell.Asaresultresearchersdidn'tnoticehowcommonfishcallswereuntilLobelstarteddivingwithavideocameraandanunderwatermicrophonelikethekindtheNavyusestolistenforsubmarines.

　　Lobelhaslearnedthatthefishplayingtheroleofthemale-hamletifishswitchesrolesfromonetrysttothenext-emitsaseriesofshort,lowsounds.Thefemalerespondswithadownward,sweepingsoundlikeaslidewhistle.Thepurposetothesecalls,saysLobel,isprobablytosynchronizespawning,sothatspermandegghaveafightingchanceofactuallymeetinginthewater.

　　Then,atthemomentofspawning,thefemalefluttersherpectoralfins,contractsherabdominalmusclestosqueezeouttheeggs,andletsoutasoftcry,whichinpartmaysimplybethesoundofherswimbladdervibratingfromallthatmusclecontraction.“Thesoundisnotascream,it'sonlyasloudasconversation,"saysLobel.

　　Lobelhassincerecordedsoundsfromabouttwodozenotherfishspecies.Hethinksfishcalls,likesomebirdcalls,maybeameansbywhichfishrecognizesuitablemates,andthatfishofthesamespeciesmayevencommunicateinregionaldialects.“Lotsofpeoplesitandwatchtheirlittlefishintheiraquarium,"Lobelsays,“Well,it'slikelookingatabirdcagebehindsound-proofglass.Thesethingsareallmakingsounds."

　　11.Theprimarypurposeofthispassageisto.A.refuteamisconceptionthatfishdon'tmakesoun