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1、英语六级阅读练习英语六级阅读练习(1)Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Onthe

2、otherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofapersonsintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasyto

3、showthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom(任意的)fromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoiden

4、tical(完全相同的)twinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauni

5、versityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintell

6、igence.26.WhichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriterspointinParagraph1?A.Tosomeextent,intelligenceisgivenatbirth.B.Intelligenceisdevelopedbytheenvironment.C.Somepeopleareborncleverandothersbornstupid.D.Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironment.27.Itissuggestedinthispassagethat_.A.un

7、relatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavedifferentintelligenceB.closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceC.thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themoredifferenttheyarelikelytobeinintelligenceD.peoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherarenotlikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence28.Brothersandsistersa

8、relikelyto_.A.havesimilarintelligenceB.havedifferentintelligenceC.gotothesameuniversityD.gotothesamefactory29.InParagraph1,thewordsurroundings means_.A.intelligenceB.lifeC.environmentsD.housing30.Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe_.A.OnIntelligenceB.WhatIntelligenceMeansC.WeAreBornwithIntelligenceD.E

9、nvironmentPlaysaPartinDevelopingIntelligence答案：26.D27.B28.A29.C30.A英语六级阅读练习(2)Homingpigeonsareplacedinatrainingprogramfromaboutthetimetheyaretwenty-eightdaysofage.Theyaretaughttoenterthecagethroughatrapandtoexerciseaboveandaroundtheloft(鸽棚) ,andgraduallytheyaretakenawayforshortdistancesinwillowbaske

10、tsandreleased.Theyarethenexpectedtofindtheirwayhomeintheshortestpossibletime.Intheirtrainingflightsorinactualraces,thebirdsaretakentoprearrangeddistantpointsandreleasedtofindtheirwaybacktotheirownlofts.Oncethebirdsareliberated,theirowners,whoarestandingbyatthehomelofts,anxiouslywatchtheskyfortheretu

11、rnoftheirentries.Sincetimeisoftheessence,thespeedwithwhichthebirdscanbeinducedtoenterthelofttrapmaymakethedifferencebetweengainingawinorasecondplace.Theheadofahomingpigeoniscomparativelysmall,butitsbrainisonequarterlargerthanthatoftheordinarypigeon.Thehomingpigeonisveryintelligentandwillperseveretot

12、hepointofstubbornness;somehavebeenknowntoflyahundredmilesoffcoursetoavoidastorm.Somehomingpigeonexpertsclaimthatthisbirdisgiftedwithaformofbuilt-inradarthathelpsitfinditsownloftafterhoursofflight,forhiddenundertheheadfeathersaretwoverysensitiveears,whilethesharp,prominenteyescanseegreatdistancesinda

13、ytime.Whydohomingpigeonsflyhome?Theyarenotuniqueinthisinherentskill;itisfoundinmostmigratorybirds,inbees,ants,toads,andeventurtles,whichhavebeenknowntotravelhundredsofmilestoreturntotheirhomes.Butintheanimalworld,thehomingpigeonalonecanbetrustedwithitsfreedomandtrainedtocarryoutthemissionsthatpeople

14、demand.1.Thispassageismainlyabout_.A.homingpigeonsandtheirtrainingB.howtobuyahomingpigeonC.protectionofhomingpigeonsagainstthethreatofextinctionD.liberationofhomingpigeons2.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstohomingpigeonswhentheyareaboutamonthold?A.Theyarekeptinatrap.B.Theyentertheirfirstrace.C.They

15、beginatrainingprogram.D.Theygettheirwingsclippedandmarked.3.Accordingtothepassage,thedifferencebetweenahomingpigeonandanordinaryoneis_.A.thespanofthewingsB.theshapeoftheeyesC.thetextureofthefeathersD.thesizeofthebrain4.TheauthormentionsallofthefollowingattributesthatenableahomingpigeontoreturnhomeEX

16、CEPT_.A.instinctB.airsacsC.sensitiveearsD.goodeyes5.Whydoestheauthormentionbees,ants,toads,andturtlesinthelastparagraph?A.Todescribesomeunusualkindsofpets.B.Tomeasuredistancestraveledbyvariousanimals.C.Tocomparetheirhome-findingabilitieswiththoseofhomingpigeons.D.Tointerestthereaderinlearningaboutot

17、heranimals.答案1.A2.C3.D4.B5.C英语六级阅读练习(3)ThedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobviousundertheconditionsoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurfaceoftheEarth.Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerandfillittothelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebuttendstodiffusethroughoutthe_1_available;itmustth

18、ereforebekeptinaclosedcontainerorheldbyagravitationalfield,asinthe_2_ofaplanetsatmosphere.Thedistinctionwasa_3_featureofearlytheoriesdescribingthephasesofmatter.Inthenineteenthcentury,forexample,onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbedissolvedinavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity,andanothertheory_4 _thatth

19、etwophasesaremadeupofdifferentkindsofmolecules.Thetheoriesnowprevailingtakeaquitedifferentapproachbyemphasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshavein_5 _Theyarebothformsofmatterthathaveno_6 _structure,andtheybothflowreadily.Thefundamentalsimilarityofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperatureandpress

20、ureare_7_somewhat.Supposeaclosedcontainer_8_filledwithaliquidisheated.Theliquidexpands,orinotherwordsbecomeslessdense;someofitevaporates.Incontrast,thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevaporatedmoleculesare_9_toit.Thecombinationoftemperatureandpressureatwhichthedensitiesbecome_10_iscalled

21、thecriticalpoint.A.addedB.caseC.prominentD.heldE.equalF.partiallyG.exampleH.previousI.spaceJ.liftedK.permanentL.particularlyM.extendedN.raisedO.common答案：I.I2.B3.C4.D5.O6.K7.N8.F9.A10.E英语六级阅读练习(4)Intodaysworld,insuranceplaysavitalroleintheeconomicandsocialwelfareoftheentirepopulation.Thewishtoguardag

22、ainstdangerstolifeandpropertyisbasictohumannature.Byusingvariouskindsofinsurance,societyhasbeenabletoreducetheeffectsofsuchhazards.Nowhereisinsurancemoreimportantthaninthemanagementofabusiness.Inmanyinstances,lossesinasmallfirmcanmeanthedifferencebetweengrowthandfailure,vitalityandstagnation(停滞).Ver

23、yfewsmallbusinesseshaveevenaportionofthefinancialresourcesavailabletolargerenterprises.Frequently,theymustoperateonaveryslightmarginiftheyhopetostayinbusiness.Andthus,theyareparticularlysensitivetounexpectedlosses.Withoutenoughinsurance,whathappenstosuchafirmwhentheownerdiesorissuddenlydisabled?When

24、afirebreaksoutanddestroysthefirmsbuildingorstock?Whenanemployeeisfoundtohavestolencompanyfunds?Whenacustomerisawardedaliabilityjudgmentforanaccident?Toooften,thebusinessisforcedtothewall,itsfutureoperationsdrasticallycurbed;sometimes,itisdamagedbeyondrepair,itsabilitytocontinuecompletelycrushed.Almo

25、stalways,asmallbusinessmanwouldfinditimpossibletohandlethefullburdenofhispotentialrisk.Theamountofmoneyhewouldhavetosetasidetocoverpossiblelosseswouldleavehimnothing,oralmostnothing,torunhisbusinesswith.Iflossweretooccurwhichhecouldrepairbyusinghisreservefund,whatassurancewouldhehavethatanotherlosst

26、hesamekindordifferentmightnotoccurnextweek,nextmonth?Butthenhewouldhavenoreservefundandlittlelikelihoodofstayinginbusinessatall. 1.Thisselectiondealsmainlywith_.A.therelationbetweeninsuranceandsocietyB.accidentsandlossesC.businessfailuresD.theimportanceofinsurancetobusiness2.InParagraph3, forcedtoth

27、ewallmeans_.A.driventodespairB.stayinginastrongpositionC.doingwellD.climbingup3.Theauthorthinksthat_.A.accidentsalwayshappenB.abusinessmanshouldtakerisksC.businessesshouldhaveadequateinsuranceD.insuranceisasocialwelfareproject4.AdequateinsurancewilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthatitwill_.A.freesomebusinessfundsB