xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题一.docx

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xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题一

xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题

（一）

xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题

（一）partiireadingprehension（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.theindustrialagemaynowbeingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.thisseemsadauntingthought.but,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplemutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.

meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.inpreindustrialtimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagemunity.nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexclude—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbeefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

allthismaynowhavetochange.

thetimehascertainlyetoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

1.whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

a.employmentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturies.

b.unemploymentwillremainamajorproblemforindustrializednations.

c.theindustrialagemaynowbeingtoanend.

d.someeffortsandresourcesshouldbedevotedtohelpingmorepeoplecopewiththeproblemofunemployment.

2.whichofthefollowingwasnotmentionedasafactorcontributingtothespreadofemployment?

a.theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.

b.thedevelopmentoffactories.

c.relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.

d.developmentofmodernmeansoftransportation.

3.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

a.mostpeoplewhohavebeenpolledbelievethattheproblemofunemploymentmaynotbesolvedwithinashortperiodoftime

b.manyfarmerslosttheirlandwhennewrailwaysandfactorieswerebeingconstructed

c.inperindustrialsocietieshouseworkandmunityserviceweremainlycarriedoutbywomen

d.someofthechangesinworkpatternthattheindustrialagebroughthavebeenreversed

4.whatdoestheword“daunting"inthethirdparagraphmean?

a.shocking

b.interesting

c.confusing

d.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）importanceandwereomittedfromintroductorycourseshavenowetotheforeagaininthelifesciences,earthandspacesciences,andenvironmentalproblems.aninstructorwhowishestostressthesekindsofapplicationswillfindthistextbookausefulsourcefordiscussionoftheappropriateprinciples.

inanycase,itshouldbeemphasizedthatinstructorsshouldnotfeelconstrained（受约束的）toworkstraightthroughthebookfromcovertocover.manychaptersare,ofcourse,inherentlysequentialinnature,butwithinthisgenerallimitationinstructorsshouldbeencouragedtoselectamongthecontentsthosechaptersthatfittheirneeds,omittingmaterialthatisnotrelevanttotheobjectivesofaaparticularcourse.

6.thistextbooklaysstresson.

a.theexpositionofphysicalprinciples

b.theprinciplesofphysicsandtheirapplication

c.thedevelopmentofphysics

d.theapplicationofphysicsindifferentfields

7.paredwiththeoldone,thisnewedition.

a.hasbeenmademoreapplicable

b.iseasiertolearn

c.coversawiderrangeofsubject-matter

d.hasimprovedthebalancebetweentheoryandpractice

8.oneofthefeaturesofthistextbookisthat.

a.somecontentsaredealtwithintermsofphilosophy

b.ithasanoutlineforeachchapter

c.itintroducesthephysicalprinciplesingreatlength

d.itcanbeusedfordifferentcoursearrangements

9.theunderlinedwords“conversely,however”（para.4）indicatethat.

a.manytopicscanbeemphasizedthoughtheywerenotcoveredintheoldedition

b.manytopicscanbeemphasizedthoughtheywereusuallyomittedbyinstructors

c.manytopicshavebeenaddedtotheneweditionastheywerenotcoveredintheoldone

d.manytopicshavebeenaddedtotheneweditionthoughtheycanbeomittedbytheinstructors

10.tomeettheneedsofaparticularcourse,theteacherofthisbookcanomitsomeofthecontentsprovidedthat.

a.hisselectionisbasedontherequestofhisstudents

b.hedoesnotomitanychapterpletely

c.hisstudentsareparticularlyin___igent

d.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'tnoticehowmonfishcallswereuntillobelstarteddivingwithavideocameraandanunderwatermicrophonelikethekindthenavyusestolistenforsubmarines.

lobelhaslearnedthatthefishplayingtheroleofthemale-hamletifishswitchesrolesfromonetrysttothenext-emitsaseriesofshort,lowsounds.thefemalerespondswithadownward,sweepingsoundlikeaslidewhistle.thepurposetothesecalls,sayslobel,isprobablytosynchronizespawning,sothatspermandegghaveafightingchanceofactuallymeetinginthewater.

then,atthemomentofspawning,thefemalefluttersherpectoralfins,contractsherabdominalmusclestosqueezeouttheeggs,andletsoutasoftcry,whichinpartmaysimplybethesoundofherswimbladdervibratingfromallthatmusclecontraction.“thesoundisnotascream,it'sonlyasloudasconversation,"sayslobel.

lobelhassincerecordedsoundsfromabouttwodozenotherfishspecies.hethinksfishcalls,likesomebirdcalls,maybeameansbywhichfishrecognizesuitablemates,andthatfishofthesamespeciesmayevenmunicateinregionaldialects.“lotsofpeoplesitandwatchtheirlittlefishintheiraquarium,"lobelsays,“well,it'slikelookingatabirdcagebehindsound-proofglass.thesethingsareallmakingsounds."

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