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历年大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案汇总
1993年1月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ProtestsattheuseofanimalsinresearchhavetakenanewandfearfulcharacterinBritainwiththeattemptedmurderoftwoBritishscientistsbytheterroristtechniqueofthepre-plantedcar-bomb.考试大-全国最大教育类网站(www.Examda。
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Theresearchcommunitywillrightlybealarmedatthesedevelopments,whichhavetwoobjectives:
toarousepublicattentionandtofrightenpeopleworkinginresearchwithanimals.Thefirstneedisthateverythingshouldbedonetoidentifythoseresponsibleforthecrimesandtoputthemontrail.TheDefenceResearchSocietyhastakenthepracticalstepofofferingarewardof10,000poundsforinformationleadingtothoseresponsible,butpastexperienceisnotencouraging.Peopleareunlikelytobetemptedbysuchoffers.Theprofessionalpolicewillsimilarlybeconfrontedbytheusualproblemoffindinganeedleinahaystack.采集者退散
Thatiswhytheintellectual(知识分子)communityinBritainandelsewheremustactmorevigorouslyinitsowndefence.Thereareseveralstepsthatcanbetaken,ofwhichthechiefoneistodemandofalltheorganizationsthatexistwiththedeclaredobjectivesofsafeguardingtheinterestsofanimalsthattheyshoulddeclareclearlywheretheystandonviolencetowardspeople.Anditwillnotbeenoughforthechairmenandchairwomenoftheseorganizationstoutterplacatory(安抚的)statementsonbehalfofalltheirmembers.Thesepeopleshouldalsoundertakethatitwillbeatestofcontinuingmembershipintheirorganizationsthatmembersandwouldbemembersshoulddeclarethattheywilltakenopartinactsofviolenceagainsthumanbeings.Evensuchundertakingswouldnotbefullyeffective:
people,afterall,canlie.Butatleasttheywoulddistinguishtheorganizationsentitledtoacontinuingvoiceinthedialoguewiththeresearchcommunityabouttherightsofanimalsinresearchfromtheorganizationsthatdeservenosay.
21.Thewords“thesedevelopments”(Para.2,Line1)mostprobablyreferto________.
A)theactsofviolenceagainstscientists
B)theuseofanimalsinresearch
C)thetechniquesofplantingbombsincars
D)theestablishmentofnewanimalprotectionorganization
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)Thepoliceabandonedtheireffortstofindthecriminals.
B)Theterroristsescapedwiththehelpoftheirorganizations.
C)TheattemptedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.
D)PeoplesympathizedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.
23.Theauthor’spurposeinwritinghisarticleistodemandthatanimal-protectingorganizations________.
A)declaretheirobjectivesclearly
B)giveuptheuseofviolence
C)continuethedialoguewiththescientificcommunity
D)helptofindthoseresponsiblefortheattemptedmurder
24.Intheauthor’sopinion________.
A)sincepeoplecanlie,theproblemabouttheirrightsofscientistscan’tbesolved
B)animal-protectingorganizationsaboutbeheldresponsibleforactsofviolenceagainstscientists
C)animalprotectionorganizationsshouldbedeclaredillegal
D)thescientistsshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestoprotectthemselves
25.Whatdoestheword“they”(Para.3,Line3)referto?
A)Theanimal-protectingorganizations.
B)Theorganizationsthatwilltalkwiththeresearchcommunity.
C)Thosewhosupporttheuseofanimalsinresearch.
D)Thosewhosupporttheanimal-protectionorganizations.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Theearliertypeofsuburb,whichwasmostdependentontherailroad,hadaspecialadvantagethatcouldbefullyappreciatedonlyafterithaddisappeared.Thesesuburbs,spreadoutalongarailroadline,werediscontinuousandproperlyspaced;andwithouttheaidoflegislation(法规)theywerelimitedinpopulationaswellasarea;forthebiggestrarelyheldasmanyastenthousandpeople,andunderfivethousandwasmoreusual.In1950,forexample,Bronxville,NewYork,atypicalupper-classsuburb,had6,778people,whileRiverside,Illinois,foundedasearlyas1869,hadonly9.153.
Thesizeandscaleofthesuburb,thatofneighborhoodunit,wasnotentirelytheresultofitsopenplanning,whichfavoredlowdensities.Beingservedbyarailroadline,withstationstopsfromthreetofivemilesapart,therewasanaturallimittothespreadofanyparticularcommunity.Househadtobesited“withineasywalkingdistanceoftherailroadstation,”assomeoldresidentswouldpointout;andonlythosewealthyenoughtoaffordahorseandacarriagedaredtopenetratefartherintotheopencountry.
Throughitsspacedstationstops,therailroadsuburbwasatfirstkeptfromspreadingorexcessivelyincreasinginnumbers,foranaturalgreenbelt,oftenstillundercultivationaspark,gardens,remainedbetweenthesuburbsandincreasedtheavailablerecreationarea.Occasionally,inafewhappyareaslikeWestchester,between1915and1935aparkway,liketheBronxRiverparkway,accompaniedbycontinuousstripofparkforpedestrian(散步的人)use,notyetoverrunbyaconstantstreamofurbantraffic,addedtotheperfectionofthewholesuburbanpattern.Whateveronemightsayofthesocialdisadvantagesthiswasinmanywaysaperfectphysicalenvironment.Butitlastedlessthanageneration.
26.Whatwasthespecialadvantageoftheoldtypeofsuburb?
A)Itsnearnesstotherailroad.来源:
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B)Thevastnessofitsopenspace.
C)Itssmallsizeinareaandpopulation.
D)Thehighsocialstatusofitsresidents.
27.Thesizeoftheoldsuburbwaslimitedbecause________.
A)peoplewantedtoliveneararailroadstation
B)itwasoriginallyplannedbyrailroadcompanies
C)therewasalawgoverningthesizeofthesuburb
D)localinhabitantsdidn’tliketooutinthecountry
28.“Happyareas”(Para.3,Line3)wereareaswhere________.
A)lifewasenjoyedbyeveryone
B)moreroadswerebuilttobypasstheheavytraffic
C)agreenbeltwasavailablesolelyforrecreation
D)peoplecouldhavelotsoffun
29.Itisevidentthatthewriter________.
A)findsurbanlifeuncomfortable
B)preferslifeinthecountryside
C)feelsdisappointedinthechangesofsuburbs
D)advocatestheideaofreturningtonature
30.Thetopicdiscussedinthepassageis“________”.
A)thesizeandscaleofsuburbanneighborhoodunits
B)theadvantageofold-typesuburbs
C)thelocationofrailroadstations
D)theconceptofthesuburbanpattern
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Recentstoriesinthenewspapersandmagazinessuggestthatteachingandresearchcontradicteachother,thatresearchplaystooprominentapartinacademicpromotions,andthatteachingisbadlyunderemphasized.Thereisanelementoftruthinthesestatements,buttheyalsoignoredeeperandmoreimportantrelationships.
Researchexperienceisanessentialelementofhiringandpromotionataresearchuniversitybecauseitistheemphasisonresearchthatdistinguishessuchauniversityfromanartscollege.Someprofessors,however,neglectteachingforresearchandthatpresentsaproblem.
Mostresearchuniversitiesrewardoutstandingteaching,butthegreatestrecognitionisusuallygivenforachievementsinresearch.Partofthereasonisthedifficultyofjudgingteaching.Ahighlyresponsibleandtoughprofessorisusuallyappreciatedbytopstudentswhowanttobechallenged,butdislikedbythosewhoserecordsarelessimpressive.Themildprofessorgetsoverallratingsthatareusuallyhigh,butthereisasenseofdisappointmentinthepartofthebeststudents,exactlythoseforwhomthesystemshouldpresentthegreatestchallenges.Thus,auniversitytryingtopromoteprofessorsprimarilyontheteachingqualitieswouldhavetoconfrontthisconfusion.
Asmodernsciencemovesfaster,twoforcesareexertedonprofessor:
oneisthetimeneededtokeeponwiththeprofession;theotheristhetimeneededtoteach.Thetrainingofnewscientistsrequiresoutstandingteachingattheresearchuniversityaswellastheartscollege.Althoughscientistsareusually“made”intheelementaryschools,scientistscanbe“lost”bypoorteachingatthecollegeandgraduateschoollevels.Thesolutionisnottoseparateteachingandresearch,buttorecognizethatthecombinationisdifficultbutvital.Thetitleofprofessorshouldbegivenonlytothosewhoprofess,anditisperhapstimeforuniversitiestoreserveitforthosewillingtobeanearnestpartofthecommunityofscholars.Professorunwillingtoteachcanbecalled“distinguishedresearchinvestigators”orsomethingelse.
Thepaceofmodernsciencemakesitincreasinglydifficulttobeagreatresearcherandagreatteacher.Yetmanyaredescribedinjustthoseterms.Thosewhosaywecanseparateteachingandresearchsimplydonotunderstandthesystembutthosewhosaytheproblemwilldisappeararenotfulfillingtheirresponsibilities.
31.Whatideadoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthefirstparagraph?
A)Itiswrongtooverestimatetheimportanceofteaching.
B)Teachingandresearcharecontradictorytoeachother.
C)Researchcanneverbeemphasizedtoomuch.
D)Therelationshipbetweenteachingandresearchshouldnotbesimplified.
32.Inacademicpromotionsresearchuniversitiesstillattachmoreimportancetoresearchpartlybecause________.
A)researchimprovesthequalityofteaching
B)studentswhowanttobechallengedappreciateresearchprofessors
C)itisdifficulttoevaluateteachingqualityobjectively
D)professorwithachievementsinresearchareusuallyresponsibleandtough
33.Accordingtothe