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2011年6月英语六级考试冲刺练习：

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Withoutmostpeoplerealizingit,therehasbeenarevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattime,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylarge,richcompaniesthatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,smallcomputershavecomeontothemarketwhicharecapableofdoingtheworkwhichusedtobedonebymuchlargerandmoreexpensivecomputers,sonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem.

　　Themaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessors,orWP'sastheyareoftencalled.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofroutinework,suchasre-typinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss.Fromamanager'spointofview,secretarialtimeisbeingmadebetteruseofandmoneycanbesavedbydoingroutinejobsautomaticallyoutsideofficehours.

　　Butisitallgood?

Ifalotofroutinesecretarialworkcanbedoneautomatically,surelythiswillmeanthatfewersecretarieswillbeneeded.Anotherworryistheincreasingmedicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithvisualdisplayunits.Thecaseofaslowlossofsightamongpeopleusingwordprocessorsseemstohaverisengreatly.ItisalsofearedthatifawomanworksataVDUforlonghours,theunbornchildinherbodymightbekilled.SafetyscreenstoputoveraVDUhavebeeninventedbutfewcompaniesinEnglandbothertobuythem.

　　Whatevertheargumentsfororagainstwordprocessors,theyareakeyfeatureofthisrevolutioninofficepractice.

　　26.Tenyearsago,smallercompaniesdidnotuselargecomputersbecause_______.

　　A.thesecompanieshadnotenoughmoneytobuysuchexpensivecomputers

　　B.thesecomputerscouldnotdotheworkthatsmallcomputerscandotoday

　　C.thesecomputersdidnotcomeontothemarket　D.thesecompaniesdidnotneedtousethisnewtechnology

　　27.Accordingtothewriter,themainfeatureoftherevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyearsis_______.

　　A.thesavingoftimeandmoneyB.theuseofcomputersinsmallcompanies

　　C.thewideuseofwordprocessorsD.thedecreasingnumberofsecretaries

　　28.ItisimpliedbutNOTdirectlystatedinthepassagethatwiththeuseofwordprocessors_______.

　　A.somesecretarieswilllosetheirjobs　B.routinejobscanbedoneautomaticallyoutsideofficehours

　　C.medicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithaVDUhaveincreased

　　D.usingwordprocessors,secretariescangetmoretimetodomoreinterestingworkfortheirbosses

　　29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.Therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagesinusingawordprocessor.

　　B.TheBritishcompaniescaremuchforthehealthofthepeopleusingwordprocessors.

　　C.Thetechnologyinthefieldofcomputershasbeengreatlyadvancedoverthelasttenyears.

　　D.Usingworldprocessors,secretariescangetmoretimetodomoreinterestingworkfortheirbosses.

　　30.Itcanconcludedfromthepassagethat_______.

　　A.safetyscreensareofpoorquality　B.workingataVDUforalongtimeisgoodforone'shealth

　　C.moreandmoreBritishofficeswillusewordprocessors　D.Britishcompanieswillneedfewerandfewermanagers

2011年6月英语六级考试冲刺练习：

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Manypeopleoftenenjoyeatingouteitherbeforeorafteravisittothetheatre.However,mostofuswouldratherkeepthetwo11separate.Onemanwhothinksthattheycanbesuccessfullycombinedhasnotonlyexpressedhisideasinarecentbook,butalsosetupanestablishmentwherethetheoryisputvery12intopractice.ThemanisPaulThornton,andtheplaceistheHollics,anoldfarmhouse.

　　WheneverIvisitanewrestaurant,Ifeelthesameexcitementthatkeentheatre-goersmustexperienceonopeningnight.IhadthisfeelinglastFridayeveningatdusk,asmywifeandIweretakingawalkinthebeautifulgardensoftherestaurant13afterwehadarrived.Dinnerwasasexcellentaswehadbeen14.Thereisnomenu,forMr.Thorntoncreateshismealsratherasadirectorproducesaplay.Nevertheless,thevariouscombinationsof15ateachcoursearealways16asiftheyweredonebymagic.Heandhisteamofhighlyskilledhelpersserve,cutandcookthefood,movingaboutthe"stage"asconfidentlyas17actors.Themealisasdifferentfromwhatonefindsinordinaryrestaurantsasa18performanceofAMidsummerNight'sDreamwouldbefromasecond-ratetelevisionproduction.

　　MayIofferafewwordsofadviceincaseyouarethinkingofpayinghimavisit.Trynottoarrivejustafternoon,asMr.Thorntondoesnotserveanormallunch.His"brunch"which19thebest20ofatraditionalEnglishbreakfast,isservedaroundeleveno'clockandissoplentifulthatlunchisunnecessary.

　　A.featuresB.shortlyC.potentialD.definitely　E.perfectF.promotedG.liveH.professionalI.characters

　　J.promisedK.choicesL.includesM.pleasuresN.vigorouslyO.substitutions

2011年6月英语六级考试冲刺练习：

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40yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasneverheardof.ButwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestartedatStokeMandeville,Englandin1948bySirLudwigGuttmann,thesituationbegantochange.

　　SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeendriventoEnglandin1939fromNaziGermany,hadbeenaskedbytheBritishgovernmenttosetupaninjuriescenteratStokeMandevilleHospitalnearLondon.Hisideasabouttreatinginjuriesincludedsportforthedisabled.

　　Inthefirstgamesjusttwoteamsofinjuredsoldierstookpart.Thenextyear,1949,fiveteamstookpart.Fromthosebeginnings,thingshavedevelopedfast.TeamsnowcomefromabroadtoStokeMandevilleeveryyear.In1960thefirstOlympicsfortheDisabledwereheldinRome,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames.Now,everyfouryearstheOlympicGamesfortheDisabledareheld,ifpossible,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames,althoughtheyareorganizedseparately.InotheryearsGamesfortheDisabledarestillheldatStokeMandeville.Inthe1984wheelchairOlympicGames,1064wheelchairathletesfromabout40countriestookpart.Unfortunately,theywereheldatStokeMandevilleandnotinLosAngeles,alongwiththeotherOlympics.

　　TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding,andinprovingthatbeingdisableddoesnotmeanyoucan'tenjoysport.Onesmallsourceofdisappointmentforthosewhoorganizeandtakepartinthegames,however,hasbeentheunwillingnessoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteetoincludedisabledeventsatOlympicGamesfortheable-bodied.Perhapsafewmoreyearsarestillneededtoconvincethosefortunateenoughnottobedisabledthattheirdisabledfellowathletesshouldnotbeexcluded.

　　21.Thefirstgamesforthedisabledwereheld______afterSirLudwigGuttmannarrived

　　inEngland.

　　A.40yearsB.21years　C.10yearsD.9years

　　22.BesidesStokeMandeville,surelythegamesforthedisabledwereonceheldin______.

　　A.NewYorkB.London　C.RomeD.LosAngeles

　　23.InParagraph3,theword"athletes"means______.

　　A.peoplewhosupportthegamesB.peoplewhowatchthegames

　　C.peoplewhoorganizethegamesD.peoplewhocompeteinthegames

　　24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.SirLudwigGuttmannisanearlyorganizerofthegamesforthedisabled.

　　B.SirLudwigGuttmannisaninjuredsoldier.　C.SirLudwigGuttmannisfromGermany.

　　D.SirLudwigGuttmanniswelcomedbytheBritishgovernment.

　　25.Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethatthewriteris______.

　　A.oneoftheorganizersofthegameforthedisabled　B.adisabledpersonwhooncetookpartinthegames

　　C.againstholdingthegamesforthedisabled　D.infavorofholdingthegamesforthedisabled

2011年6月英语六级考试冲刺练习：

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Itiswellknownthatwhenanindividualjoinsagrouphetendstoacceptthegroup'sstandardsofbehaviorandthinking.Manyillustrations（例证）couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsistheextenttowhichpeople'sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.

　　Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualperception.Thevictimsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecollaborating（合作）withtheexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard,oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeunanimous（一致的）opinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?

AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecause