大学英语六级阅读理解及答案.docx

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大学英语六级阅读理解及答案

ReadingComprehensionforCET6

Passage1

Inthe1962movieLawrenceofArabia,onesceneshowsanAmericannewspaperreportereagerlysnappingphotosofmenlootingasabotagedofthelooters,ChiefAudaabuTayioftheHoweitatclan,suddenlynoticesthecameraandsnatchesIinthis?

heasks,beforesmashingitthedismayedreporter,Lawrenceexplains,Hethinksthesethingswillstealhisthinksyou'reakindofthief.

Assoonascolonizersandexplorersbegantakingcamerasintodistantlands,storiesbegancirculatingabouthowindigenouspeoplessawthemastoolsforblackignorantnativesmayhavehadaphotographyfirstbecameavailable,scientistswelcomeditasamoreobjectivewayofrecordingfarawaysocietiesthanearlytravelers'exaggeratedinsomeways,anthropologicalphotographsrevealmoreabouttheculturethatholdsthecamerathantheonethatstaresintothe1950sand1960s,manyethnographerssoughtpurepicturesofprimitivecultures,routinelydeletingmodernaccoutrementssuchasclocksandWesternpaidmenandwomentore-enactritualsortoposeasmembersofwarorhuntingparties,oftenwithlittleregardforCurtis,thelegendaryphotographerofNorthAmericanIndians,forexample,gotoneMakahmantoposeasawhalerwithaspearin1915--eventhoughtheMakahhadnothuntedwhalesinageneration.

Thesephotographsreinforcedwidelyacceptedstereotypesthatindigenouscultureswereisolated,primitive,andinstance,NationalGeographicmagazine'sphotographshavetaughtmillionsofAmericansaboutotherCatherineLutzandJaneCollinspointoutintheir1993bookReadingNationalGeographic,themagazinesinceitsfoundingin1888haskeptatraditionofpresentingbeautifulphotosthatdon'tchallengewhite,middle-classAmericandark-skinnedwomencanbeshownwithouttops,forexample,whitewomen'sbreastsarethatcouldunsettleordisturb,suchasareasoftheworldtornasunderbywarorfamine,arediscardedinfavorofthosethatreassure,toconformwiththesociety'sstatedpledgetopresentonlykindlyvisionsofforeignresult,LutzandCollinssay,isthedepictionofanidealizedandexoticworldrelativelyfreeofpainorclassconflict.

LutzactuallylikesNationalGeographicareadthemagazineasachild,anditslushimageryinfluencedhereventualchoiceofanthropologyasajustthinksthataspeoplelookatthephotographsofothercultures,theyshouldbealerttothechoiceofcompositionandimages.

mainideaofthepassageis______________.

[A]PhotographstakenbyWesternexplorersreflectmoreWesterners’perceptionoftheindigenousculturesandtheWesternvalues.

[B]ThereisacomplicatedrelationshipbetweentheWesternexplorersandtheprimitivepeoples.

[C]PopularmagazinessuchasNationalGeographicshouldshowpicturesoftheexoticandidealizedworldstomaintainhighsales.

[D]Anthropologistsaskthenativestoposefortheirpictures,compromisingthetruthfulnessoftheirpictures.

caninferfromthepassagethatearlytravelerstothenativelandsoften_________.

[A]tookpictureswiththenatives

[B]gaveexaggeratedaccountsofthenativelands

[C]askforpicturesfromthenatives

[D]gavethenativesclocksandWesterndresses

authormentionsthemovieLawrenceofArabiato___________.

[A]showhowpeopleintheindigenoussocietiesareportrayedbyWesterners.

[B]illustratehowpeoplefromprimitivesocietiesseecamerasastoolsofblackmagicthatstealtheirvirtues.

[C]showhowanthropologistsportrayuntruthfulpicturesofnativepeople.

[D]showthecruelandbarbariansideofthenativepeople.

4.“Butinsomeways,anthropologicalphotographsrevealmoreabouttheculturethatholdsthecamerathantheonethatstaresback.”Inthissentence,the“one[culture]thatstaresback”refersto_______.

[A]theindigenousculture

[B]theWesternculture

[C]theacademicculture

[D]thenewsbusinessculture

whichofthefollowingstatementswouldCatherineLutzmostprobablyagree?

[A]ReportersfromtheWesternsocietiesshouldroutinelydeletemodernelementsinpicturestakenoftheindigenoussocieties.

[B]TheprimitiveculturesareinferiortothemoreadvancedWesternculture.

[C]Thewesternmediaarenotpresentingarealisticpictureofthefarawaysocieties.

[D]PeopleintheWesternnewsbusinessshouldtrynottochallengethewell-establishedwhitemiddle-classvalues.

答案:

ABBAC

Passage2

TheBritishMedicalJournalrecentlyfeaturedastrongresponsetowhatwasjudgedaninappropriatelylenientreactionbyamedicalschooltoastudentcheatinginanwehaveinsufficientreliabledataabouttheextentofthisphenomenon,itsprevention,oritseffectivemanagement,muchcanbeconcludedandactedupononthebasisofcommonsenseandconceptswithfacevalidity.

Thereisgeneralagreementthatthereshouldbezerotoleranceofcheatinginaprofessionbasedontrustandoneonwhichhumanlivesisreasonabletoassumethatcheatersinmedicalschoolwillbemorelikelythanotherstocontinuetoactdishonestlywithpatients,colleagues,insurers,andgovernment.

Thebehavioursunderquestionaremultifactorialinarefamilial,religious,andculturalvaluesthatareacquiredlongbeforemedicalexample,countries,cultures,andsubculturesexistwherebribesanddishonestbehaviourarealmostaaresecondaryschoolsinwhichneitherstaffnorstudentstoleratecheatingandotherswherecheatingisrampant;therearehomeswhichimbueyoungpeoplewithhighstandardsofethicalbehaviourandotherswhichleaveethicaltrainingtotheharmfulinfluenceoftelevisionandthemarketplace.

Medicalschoolsreflectsocietyandcannotbeexpectedtoremedyalltheillsofaselectionprocessofmedicalstudentsmightbeexpectedtofavourcandidateswithintegrityandpositiveethicalbehaviour—ifonehadareliablemethodfordetectingsuchcharacteristicsinschoolsshouldbethemajorfocusofattentionforimbuingfuturedoctorswithintegrityandethicaltherearetroubling,ifinconclusive,datathatsuggestthatduringmedicalschooltheethicalbehaviourofmedicalstudentsdoesnotnecessarilyimprove;indeed,moraldevelopmentmayactuallystoporevenregress.

Thecreationofapervasiveinstitutionalcultureofintegrityisiscriticalthattheacademicandclinicalleadersoftheinstitutionsetapersonalexampleofschoolsmustmaketheirinstitutionalpositionandtheirexpectationsofstudentsabsolutelyclearfromdaydevelopmentofaschool'scultureofintegrityrequiresapartnershipwiththestudentsinwhichtheyplayanactiveroleinitscreationand,theschool'sexaminationsystemandgeneraltreatmentofstudentsmustbeperceivedas,thetreatmentofinfractionsmustbefirm,fair,transparent,andconsistent.

doestheauthorsayaboutcheatinginmedicalschools?

[A]Extensiveresearchhasbeendoneaboutthisphenomenon.

[B]Wehavesufficientdatatoprovethatpreventionisfeasible.

[C]Wearesafetoconcludethatthisphenomenonexistsonagrandscale.

[D]Reliabledataabouttheextent,preventionandmanagementofthephenomenonislacking.

totheauthor,itisimportanttopreventcheatinginmedicalschoolsbecause____________.

[A]Themedicalprofessionisbasedontrust.

[B]Thereiszerotoleranceofcheatinginmedicine.

[C]Themedicalprofessiondependsonthegovernment.

[D]Cheatingexistsextensivelyinmedicalschools.

doestheauthorsayaboutthecause（s）ofcheating?

[A]Family,cultureandsocietyplayanactivepart.

[B]Badschoolenvironmentistheleadingcauseofstudentcheating.

[C]Parentsarealwaystoblamefortheirchildren’scheatingbehaviour.

[D]CheatingexistsprimarilybecausestudentslearnbadthingsfromTV.

totheauthor,whatprecautionsshouldmedicalschoolstaketopreventstudentsfromcheating?

[A]Medicalschoolsshouldestablishafirmmoralstandardtoweedoutapplicantswithlowintegrity.

[B]Medicalschoolsshouldmakeeffortstoremedytheillsofasociety.

[C]Medicalschoolsshouldteachfuturedoctorsintegrityandethicalvalues.

[D]Thereisnothingmedicalschoolscandotoimprovetheethicalbehaviouroftheirstudents.

authorwillprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?

[A]Medicalschoolsshouldmakeexamseasierforthestudentstoalleviatethefiercecompetition.

[B]Prominentfiguresinthemedicalinstitutionshouldcreateasetofmoralstandardstobeappliedinmedicalschools.

[C]Medicalstudentsshouldplayanactiveroleinthecreationandpreservationofacultureofintegrity.

[D]Thosestudentswhocheatintheexamsshouldbeinstantlyexpelledfromschool.

答案:

DAACC

Passage3

Abigfocusofthecriticismofcomputergameshasconcernedthecontentofthegamesbeingthenarrativesofthegamesareanalyzedtheycanbeseentofallintosomegenres.ThetwogenresmostpopularwiththechildrenIinterviewedwere‘Platformers’and‘Beat-them-ups.’PlatformgamessuchasSonicandSuperMarioinvolveleapingfromplatformtoplatform,avoidingobstacles,movingonthroughthelevels,andprogressingthroughthedifferentstagesofthearethegameswhichhavecausedconcernovertheirviolentgamesinvolvefightsbetweenanimatedmanywaysthisviolencecanbecomparedtoviolencewithinchildren’scartoonswhereacharacterishitovertheheadorfallsofacliffbutwalksawayunscathed.

Controversyhasoccurredinpartbecauseoftheintensityofthegameplay,whichissaidtospilloverintochildren’severydayareworriesthatchildrenarebecomingmoreviolentandaggressiveafterprolongedexposuretothesecomputergamesinvolvesfeelingsofintensefrustrationandangerwhichoftenexpressesitselfinaggressive‘yells’attheisnotonlythe‘Beat-them-up’gameswhichproducethisaggression;platformgamesarejustasfrustratingwhenthecharacterslosealltheir‘lives’an