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大学英语六级模拟试题(四)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
MoreattentionwaspaidtothequalityofproductioninFranceatthetimeofReneCoty.CharlesDeschanelwasthenthefinancialminister.Hestressedthatworkmanshipandqualityweremoreimportantthanquantityforindustrialproduction.Itwouldbenecessarytoproducequalitygoodsfortheinternationalmarkettocompetewiththoseproducedinothercountries.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareoftheinternationalmarkettobalanceitsimportandexporttrade.
Frenchindustrialandagriculturalproductionwasstillinadequatetomeettheimmediateneedsofthepeople,letalonelong-rangeddevelopments.Essentialimportshadstretchedthenationalcredittothebreakingpoint.Rentsweretightlycontrolled,buttheextremeinflationaffectedgeneralpopulationmostseverelythroughthecostoffood.Foodcoststookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'income.Wages,itistrue,hadrisen.Extensivefamilyallowancesandbenefitswerepaidbythestate,andtherewasfull-timeandovertimeemployment.Takentogether,thesefactorsenabledtheworkingclasstoexistbutallowedthemnosenseofsecurity.Inthisprecarious(不稳定的)anddiscouragingsituation,workmenwerewillingtoworkoverseasforhigherwages.
Thegovernmentwasreluctanttoletworkersleavethecountry.Itwasfearedthisimmigrationofworkerswoulddepletethelaborforce.Thelackofqualifiedworkersmighthindertheimprovementinthequalityofindustrialproductsproduced.Qualifiedworkersemployedabroadwouldonlyincreasethequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinforeigncountries.AlsothequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinFrancewouldnotbeabletoincreaseaspartofitsqualifiedlaborforcemovedtoothercountries.
21.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchworkerswere________.
A)betterpaidthantheworkersinanyotherEuropeancountries
B)abletosavemoremoneywiththeincreaseintheirwages
C)anxioustoworkabroadD)oftenunabletofindworkinFrance
22.ReneCotyandCharlesDeschanelwerebothinterestedin________.
A)betterqualityinproductionB)increasingquantityinproduction
C)havingthegovernmentraisetariffsonforeignimports
D)eliminatingunionsinFrance
23.TheFrenchgovernmentwasreluctanttolettheworkersleavethecountrybecause________.
A)itwouldenlargetheworkingforce
B)itwouldhindertheimprovementofqualityinindustrialproduction
C)itwouldhindertheincreaseinquantityofexportsD)itwoulddamagetheimports
24.RentsinFrance________.
A)wereextremelyhighB)wereextremelycontrolled
C)tookasmuchas80percentoftheworkers'incomeD)haddoubledintwoyears
25.Accordingtothepassage,theFrenchgovernment________.
A)prohibitedFrenchtoworkabroadB)reducedtaxestofightinflation
C)paidfamilyallowancesandbenefits
D)prohibitedtheFrenchworkerstojoinlaborunions
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Foodcanbedividedintotwobasiccategories:
realfoodandpleasurefood.Realfoodisfuelforthebody'sneeds,whilepleasurefood,whichishighinfatandsugar,isprimarilyfortastesatisfaction.Thecategoriesareprettyobvious.Broccoliisrealfood.Cookiesareinthepleasuregroup.
Whenyouarehungry,youarefacedwithchoices.Ifyouaren'tsufferingfromexcessivehunger,youcanberationalaboutthem.Gototherefrigerator.Whatlooksgood?
Ifyouhavechosenarealfood,say,aturkeysandwich,youcanbecertainyourbodycanuseitforfuel.Eatitandenjoy.
Twohourslateryouarehungryagain.Backtotherefrigerator.Whatlooksgood?
Icecream.Stop!
Employyourwillpowerjustalittle.Icecreamisnotwhatyourbodyneeds.Doessomethingelselookgood?
Yes,apieceoftoastwithpeanutbutterandaglassofmilksoundgoodtoo.Okay,goahead,rememberingthathigh-fatrealfoodsshouldbeeateninmoderation.
Onetrickistoeliminatepleasurefoodsfromyourkitchen.Instead,keepavarietyofhigh-qualityfoodsavailableatalltimes.Inshort,buylotsofdeliciousrealfood,foodyoureallylike,andgetridofthejunk.
Butwhatifyouhaveicecreamonhandandnothingsoundsgood?
Althoughyoudon'twanttoeatpleasurefoodswhenevertheurgestrikes,thereisalegitimateplacefortheminyourdiet.Ifyouhaveanalyzedyourfeelingsandtherearenootherneedsimitatinghunger,eattheicecream.Youhavenotfailed.Onthecontrary,youhaveacceptedyournaturalappetite,butnotblindly.
Surprisingly,whenyouknowyoucaneatanythingyouwant,andthatyouneverhavetoputupwithunsatisfiedhungeragain,ittakesalotofpressureoff.Youwillbegintowanttoeatwhatyourbodyneeds,andyourbodywillbegintoneedfoodsthatwillleadtoslimness.
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)Theauthorisagainstgettingridofpleasurefoodaltogether.
B)Onecaneatthehigh-fatrealfoodsheartilysinceitisfuelforthebody.
C)Makesuretokeeppleasurefoodsuchasicecreaminyourdiet.
D)Ofcourseyoucansometimeshaveicecreamifyoureallywantto.
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A)RealFoodAndPleasureFoodB)ReducingWeight
C)LimitYourConsumptionOfPleasureFood
D)HowToChooseFoodWhenYouAreHungry
28.Whatcanyouassumefromthelastparagraph?
A)Beingabletoeatanythingdoesn'tnecessarilyimplypleasure.
B)Realfoodsmayleadtoslimness.C)Eatonlywhatyourbodyneeds.
D)Besuretosatisfyyourhungerwheneveritstrikesyou.
29.Whatcanbroccolibeexcept________.
A)icecreamB)cauliflowerC)aturkeysandwichD)apieceoftoast
30.Judgingfromthefourthparagraph,whatdoes"junk"mean?
A)Foodlikeicecream.B)Foodyoudonotlike.
C)Pleasurefoods.D)Low-qualityfoods.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Cloning,manipulatingacellfromananimalsothatitgrowsintoanexactcopyofthatanimal,istheforbiddenfruitofbiotechnology.Somescientistsweresosureitcouldnotbedonethat,inthe1970s,theydiscouragedmoralists(伦理学家)fromdiscussingitsmoralimplications.Yetatthesametimeotherscientists,secretly,inout-of-the-waylabs,weregettingeverclosertomakingclones.Fortenyears,scientistshavebeencloningsheepandcowsfromembryo(胚胎)cells.ButsofarDollyistheonlyanimalclonedfromanadultcell,notfromanembryo.Sheislivingproofthatscientistshavesolvedoneofthemostchallengingproblemsofcellbiology.
Thequestionnowishowsoonwillscientistsclonehumans."Nature",thescientificjournalthatpublishedtheDollypaper,commented,"Cloninghumansfromadultstissuesislikelytobeachievableanytimefromonetotenyearsfromnow."Mostscientistsagreethereisnoinsurmountableobstacleinhumancloning.Butahumanclone,eventhoughitmightresembletheindividualfromwhomitwasmade,woulddifferdramaticallyinpersonalityandcharacter,intelligenceandtalents."Youwillneverget100percentidentity,"sayspsychologistJeromeKaganofHarvard,"becauseofchancefactorsandbecauseenvironmentsareneverexactlythesame."
That,however,issmallcomforttomanypeople.ShortlyafterDolly'sbirthannouncement,PresidentClintonorderedagroupofexpertstocomeupwithproposalsforgovernmentaction.Withthecloningofhumanswithinreach,whetheritistobebannedorregulatedisnowonthenation'smoralagenda(议事日程).Someregardthecloningofhumansasinherentlyevil,amorallyunjustifiableintrusionintohumanlife.Theymeasurethemoralityofanyactbytheintentionbehindit;stillothersareconcernedprimarilywithconsequencesforsocietyaswellasforindividuals.
Forthemomentitseemsthatthelatestachievementinthebiotechfieldhasprovidedeveryonewithfoodforthought.
31.InwhatwayisDollydifferentfromearlierclones?
A)Itisclonedfromhumanembryo.B)Itisclonedfromahumancell.
C)Itisclonedfromanadultcell.D)Itisclonedfromanadultembryo.
32.Whatistheprospect,accordingtomostscientists,ofmakingclonesfromadulthumantissues?
A)Suchcloneswillbeexactlyliketheonefromwhomitwasmade.
B)Itwouldbepossiblewithinthedecade.
C)Therestillexistsometechnicalproblems.
D)Itisimpossibletomakesuchclonesinonetotenyearsfromnow.
33.WhydidClintonorderagroupofexpertstomakeproposalsforgovernmentaction?
A)Hewantstoquickenthepaceofcloningresearch.
B)Thesuccessofcloninginvolvesseriousmoralevaluationproblems.
C)Hewantstobanthehumancloningresearch.
D)Heisworriedaboutthefundingofthefurtherresearch.
34."Foodforthought"inthelastparagraphmeans________.
A)worryforfoodB)increasedfoodtobeexpected
C)somethingworthyofconsiderationD)reasonsfordeepunderstanding
35.Thebesttitlefortheselectioncanbe________.
A)BiotechnologicalSuccessAndItsPossibleConsequences
B)DollyIsOnlyTheBeginningC)TheDefinitionOfCloning
D)CloningHumansFromAdults'Tissues
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Failureisprobablythemostfatiguingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoreexhaustingthannotsucceeding,beingblocked,notmovingahead.Itisanevilcircle.Failurebreedsfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigue.
Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways,asstart-upfatigueandperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakeup.Eitherbecauseitistootediousorbecauseitistoodifficult,weavoidit.Andthelongerwepostponeit,themoretiredwefeel.
Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evennotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Theremedyisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:
willpowerexercise.ThemomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajob,orputtingitunderapileofthingsIhavetodo,
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