英语六级0912年阅读真题.docx
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英语六级0912年阅读真题
2009年6月真题
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothewater’sedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead.AformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you’dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.
ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom“threatened”to“endangered”—meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.
Whichraisestheobviousquestion:
whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?
Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.“Thethreatisfromcommercialfishing,”saysGriffin.Trawlers(whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglinefishers(whichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles)takeaheavytollonturtles.
Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive
B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout
C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinction
D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction
53.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”(Line1,Para.2)?
A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.
B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.
C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.
D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.
54.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?
A.Theirinadequatefoodsupply.
B.Unregulatedcommercialfishing.
C.Theirlowerreproductivelyability.
D.Contaminationofseawater
55.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?
A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.
B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.
C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.
D.Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.
56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto________.
A.persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtles
B.stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotected
C.callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles’survival
D.warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspecies
PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.
A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”—ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat’sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearned—decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance(报复性地)sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.
There’snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn’tcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity(tuition,roomandboard$49,260in2007-08)yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasanout-of-statestudent($35,542)?
Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudentattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofincomeasbeinganin-statestudent($17,380)there?
Notlikely.
No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren’tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,butratherasaconsumerproduct—likeacarorclothesorahouse.Andwithsuchpurchases,priceisonlyoneofmanycrucialfactorstoconsider.
Aswithautomobiles,consumersintoday’scollegemarketplacehavevastchoices,andpeoplesearchfortheonethatgivesthemthemostcomfortandsatisfactioninlinewiththeirbudgets.Thisaccountsforthewillingnessofpeopletopaymorefordifferenttypesofexperiences(suchasattendingaprivateliberal-artscollegeorgoingtoanout-of-statepublicschoolthathasagreatmarine-biologyprogram).Andjustastwoautopurchasersmightspendanequalamountofmoneyonverydifferentcars,collegestudents(or,moreaccurately,theirparents)oftenshowawillingnesstopayessentiallythesamepriceforvastlydifferentproducts.Sowhichisit?
Iscollegeaninvestmentproductlikeastockoraconsumerproductlikeacar?
Inkeepingwiththeautomotiveworld’shottestconsumertrend,maybeit’sbesttocharacterizeitasahybrid(混合动力汽车);anexpensiveconsumerproductthat,overtime,willpayrichdividends.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57.What’stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?
A.Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.
B.Itdoesn’tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.
C.Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.
D.Goingtocollegedoesn’tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.
58.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe20thcentury,________.
A.enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesanduniversities
B.thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduates
C.competitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantoday
D.thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduatesnarrowed
59.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan________.
A.savemoreontuition
B.receiveabettereducation
C.takemoreliberal-artscourses
D.avoidtravelinglongdistances
60.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents________.
A.regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestment
B.placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollege
C.thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollege
D.considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct
61.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?
A.Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.
B.Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.
C.Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.
D.Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.
2009年12月真题
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thereisnothinglikethesuggestionofacancerrisktoscareaparent,especiallyoneoftheover-educated,eco-conscioustype.SoyoucanimaginethereactionwhenarecentUSATodayinvestigationofairqualityaroundthenation’sschoolssingledoutthoseinthesmugly(自鸣得意的)greenvillageofBerkeley,Calif.,asbeingamongtheworstinthecountry.Thecity’spublichighschool,aswellasanumberofdaycarecenters,preschools,elementaryandmiddleschools,fellinthelowest10%.Industrialpollutioninourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperimentsbreathinginalaboratory’sworthofheavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.Thisinacitythatrequiresschoolcafeteriastoserveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organiclunch,toxiccampus.
SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,neighborhoodactivists(活跃分子)andvariousparent-teacherassociationshaveengagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity:
overtheguiltofthesteel-castingfactoryonthewesternedgeoftown,overunionjobsversuschildren’shealthandoverwhat,ifanything,oughttobedone.Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflictingscientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?
Istheretrulyathreathere,weaskedoneanotheraswedroppedoffourkids,andifso,howgreatisit?
Andhowdoesitcomparewiththeother,seeminglyperpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanicoverleadinsyntheticathleticfields?
Ratherthanjustanotherweirdepisodeinthetownthatbroughtyou
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