6至12六级阅读题及答案.docx

1、6至12六级阅读题及答案2009年6月英语六级阅读真题Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine bi

2、ologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings (幼龟) down to the waters edge lest they become disoriented by headlights and crawl towards a motel parking lot instead. A formidable wall of bureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting on the Atlantic coastlines. With

3、all that attention paid to them, youd think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct.But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic turtle

4、s, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds. The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. The figures prompted Oceana to petition the government t

5、o upgrade the level of protection for the North Atlantic loggerheads from “threatened” to “endangered”meaning they are in danger of disappearing without additional help.Which raises the obvious question: what else do these turtles want from us, anyway? It turns out, according to Griffin, that while

6、we have done a good job of protecting the turtles for the weeks they spend on land (as egg-laying females, as eggs and as hatchlings), we have neglected the years spend in the ocean. “The threat is from commercial fishing,” says Griffin. Trawlers (which drag large nets through the water and along th

7、e ocean floor) and longline fishers (which can deploy thousands of hooks on lines that can stretch for miles) take a heavy toll on turtles.Of course, like every other environmental issue today, this is playing out against the background of global warming and human interference with natural ecosystem

8、s. The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm. Ultimately we must get a handle on those issues as well, or a creature that outlived the dinosaurs (恐龙) will meet it

9、s end at the hands of humans, leaving our descendants to wonder how creature so ugly could have won so much affection.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。51. We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A.human activities have changed the way turtles surviveB.efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying outC.

10、government bureaucracy has contributed to turtles extinctionD.marine biologists are looking for the secret of turtles reproduction52. What does the author mean by “Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness” (Line 1, Para. 2)?A.Nature is quite fair regarding the survival of turtles.B.Turtles

11、 are by nature indifferent to human activities.C.The course of nature will not be changed by human interference.D.The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.53. What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin?A.Their inadequate food sup

12、ply.B.Unregulated commercial fishing.C.Their lower reproductively ability.D.Contamination of sea water54. How does global warming affect the survival of turtles?A.It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.B.The changing climate makes it difficult for their eggs to hatch.C.The rising sea

13、levels make it harder for their hatchlings to grow.D.It takes them longer to adapt to the high beach temperature.55. The last sentence of the passage is meant to _.A.persuade human beings to show more affection for turtlesB.stress that even the most ugly species should be protectedC.call for effecti

14、ve measures to ensure sea turtles survivalD.warn our descendants about the extinction of speciesPassage Two Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-

15、figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the

16、“labor-market premium to skill”or the amount college graduates earned thats greater than what high-school graduate earneddecreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college d

17、egree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.Theres no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesnt come down merely to dol

18、lars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Bould

19、er yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student ($17,380) there? Not likely.No, in this consumerist age, most buyers arent evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer productlike a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucia

20、l factors to consider.As with automobiles, consumers in todays college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences

21、 (such as attending a private liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willi

22、ngness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the automotive worlds hottest consumer trend, maybe its best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive c

23、onsumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。56. Whats the opinion of economists about going to college?A.Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.B.It doesnt pay to run into debt to receive a college education.C.College education is rewarding in spit

24、e of the startling costs.D.Going to college doesnt necessarily bring the expected returns.57. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, _.A.enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universitiesB.the labor market preferred high-school

25、to college graduatesC.competition for university admissions was far more fierce than todayD.the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed58. Students who attend an in-state college or university can _.A.save more on tuitionB.receive a better educationC.take more liberal-

26、arts coursesD.avoid traveling long distances59. In this consumerist age, most parents _.A.regard college education as a wise investmentB.place a premium on the prestige of the CollegeC.think it crucial to send their children to collegeD.consider college education a consumer product60. What is the ch

27、ief consideration when students choose a college today?A.Their employment prospects after graduation.B.A satisfying experience within their budgets.C.Its facilities and learning environment.D.Its ranking among similar institutions.2009年12月英语六级阅读真题Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the follow

28、ing passage.Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.Primary care should be the backbone of any health care system. Countries with appropriate primary care resources sco

29、re highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost. The U.S. takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician.A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries (老年医保受惠人). The startling finding was that the average Medicare patient

30、 saw a total of seven doctors two primary care physicians and five specialists in a given year. Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you doesnt guarantee better care. Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.How d

31、id we let primary care slip so far? The key is how doctors are paid. Most physicians are paid whenever they perform a medical service. The more a physician does, regardless of quality or outcome, the better hes reimbursed(返还费用). Moreover, the amount a physician receives leans heavily toward medical

32、or surgical procedures. A specialist who performs a procedure in a 30-minute visit can be paid three times more than a primary care physician using that same 30 minutes to discuss a patients disease. Combine this fact with annual government threats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements, physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost incom