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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