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1、xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题一xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题（一） xx年六级英语考试最新模拟试题（一） part ii reading prehension （35 minutes） directions: there are 4 reading passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c） and d）. you should decid

2、e on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. passage 1 opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to say. this means we shall have to find

3、ways of sharing the available employment more widely. but we need to go further. we must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. should we continue to treat employment as the norm? should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? should we not create conditi

4、ons in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? the industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples wo

5、rk has taken the form of jobs. the industrial age may now being to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed.this seems a daunting thought. but, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. universal employment, as its history show

6、s, has not meant economic freedom. employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. then the factory system destroyed the cottage

7、 industries and removed work from peoples homes. later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people muted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many peoples work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live. meanwhile, empl

8、oyment put women at a disadvantage. in preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village munity. now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. tax and benefit regulation

9、s still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes. it was not only women whose work status suffered.as employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excludea problem now, as more teenagers bee frustrated at school and m

10、ore retired people want to live active lives. all this may now have to change. the time has certainly e to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs. 1. what is the main ide

11、a of the passage? a.employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuries. b.unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations. c.the industrial age may now be ing to an end. d.some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unempl

12、oyment. 2. which of the following was not mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment? a.the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries. b.the development of factories. c.relief from housework on the part of women. d.development of modern means of transportation. 3. it can be infer

13、red from the passage that . a.most people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of time b.many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructed c.in perindustrial societies housework and munity service were

14、 mainly carried out by women d.some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed 4. what does the word “daunting in the third paragraph mean? a.shocking b.interesting c.confusing d.stimulating 5. which of the following is not suggested as a possible means to cope

15、 with the current situation? a.create situations in which people work for themselves. b.treat employment as the norm. c.endeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of production. d.encourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions. passage 2 universi

16、ty physics is intended for students of science and engineering. primary emphasis is on physical principles and problem-solving; historical background and specialized practical applications have been given a place of secondary importance. many worked-out examples and an extensive collection of proble

17、ms are included with each chapter. in this new edition, the basic philosophy and outline and the balance between depth of treatment and breadth of subject-matter coverage are unchanged from previous editions. we have tried to preserve those features that users of previous editions have found desirab

18、le, while incorporating a number of changes that should enhance the books usefulness. the textbook is adaptable to a wide variety of course outlines. the entire textbook can be used for an intensive course two or three semesters in length. for a less intensive course, many instructors will want to o

19、mit certain chapters or sections to tailor the book to their individual needs. the arrangement of this edition facilitates this kind of flexibility. conversely, however, many topics that were regarded a few years ago as of peripheral (外围的)importance and were omitted from introductory courses have no

20、w e to the fore again in the life sciences, earth and space sciences, and environmental problems. an instructor who wishes to stress these kinds of applications will find this textbook a useful source for discussion of the appropriate principles. in any case, it should be emphasized that instructors

21、 should not feel constrained (受约束的)to work straight through the book from cover to cover. many chapters are, of course, inherently sequential in nature, but within this general limitation instructors should be encouraged to select among the contents those chapters that fit their needs, omitting mate

22、rial that is not relevant to the objectives of a a particular course. 6. this textbook lays stress on . a.the exposition of physical principles b.the principles of physics and their application c.the development of physics d.the application of physics in different fields 7. pared with the old one, t

23、his new edition . a.has been made more applicable b.is easier to learn c.covers a wider range of subject-matter d.has improved the balance between theory and practice 8. one of the features of this textbook is that . a.some contents are dealt with in terms of philosophy b.it has an outline for each

24、chapter c.it introduces the physical principles in great length d.it can be used for different course arrangements 9. the underlined words “conversely, however” (para.4) indicate that . a.many topics can be emphasized though they were not covered in the old edition b.many topics can be emphasized th

25、ough they were usually omitted by instructors c.many topics have been added to the new edition as they were not covered in the old one d.many topics have been added to the new edition though they can be omitted by the instructors 10. to meet the needs of a particular course, the teacher of this book

26、 can omit some of the contents provided that . a.his selection is based on the request of his students b.he does not omit any chapter pletely c.his students are particularly in _igent d.he keeps an eye on the internal relations between the chapters passage 3 hamletfish are cautious lovers. each even

27、ing at twilight, many times an evening in fact, a pair of them will leave the safety of their caribbean reef and rush a few yards off the seafloor. positioning themselves side-to-side, head-to-tail they hurriedly release their eggs and sperm. then they turn sharply for home, leaves their gametes to

28、mix in silence. ichthyologist phillip lobel of the woods hole oceanographic institution has found that hamlet fish and many other fish emit “cries of ecstasy at the appropriate moment. biologists have long known that a few fish make sounds. the toadfish, for example, is named for its low call, which

29、 can be heard even above water. underwater, however, human ears dont work well. as a result researchers didnt notice how mon fish calls were until lobel started diving with a video camera and an underwater microphone like the kind the navy uses to listen for submarines. lobel has learned that the fi

30、sh playing the role of the male-hamletifish switches roles from one tryst to the next-emits a series of short, low sounds. the female responds with a downward, sweeping sound like a slide whistle. the purpose to these calls, says lobel, is probably to synchronize spawning, so that sperm and egg have

31、 a fighting chance of actually meeting in the water. then, at the moment of spawning, the female flutters her pectoral fins, contracts her abdominal muscles to squeeze out the eggs, and lets out a soft cry, which in part may simply be the sound of her swim bladder vibrating from all that muscle cont

32、raction. “the sound is not a scream, its only as loud as conversation, says lobel. lobel has since recorded sounds from about two dozen other fish species. he thinks fish calls, like some birdcalls, may be a means by which fish recognize suitable mates, and that fish of the same species may even municate in regional dialects. “lots of people sit and watch their little fish in their aquarium, lobel says, “well, its like looking at a birdcage behind sound-proof glass. these things are all making sounds. 11. th