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六级模拟6
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage1
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Usingapublictelephonemaywellbeoneoftheminorirritationsoflife,demandingpatience,determinationandastrongpossibilityoffailure,togetheronoccasionwithconsiderableunpopularity.
Thehopefulcaller(shallwecallhimGeorge?
)waitstillsixo’clockintheeveningtotakeadvantageoftheso-called“cheaprates”foralong-distancecall.Thetelephonebox,withtwobrokenpanesofglassintheside,standsat thejunctionoftwomainroadswithbuses,lorriesandcarsroaringpast.Itis pouringwithrainasGeorgejoinsaqueueoffourdepressed-lookingpeople.TimepassesslowlyandseemstocometoastandstillwhilethepersonimmediatelybeforeGeorgecarriesonanendlessconversation,pausingonlytoinsertanothercoineveryminuteorso.
Eventuallythereceiverisreplacedandthecallerleavesthebox.George entersandpicksuponeofthedirectoriesinside,onlytodiscoverthatsomeone unknownhastornouttheverypageheneeds.NothingforitbuttodialdirectoryEnquiries,waitpatientlyforareplydownthenumbergiven.
AtlastGeorgecangoaheadwithhiscall.Justasheisstartingtodial, however,thedooropensandanunpleasant-lookingfacepeersinwiththedemand,“Can’tyouhurryup?
”Ignoringsuchbarbarity,Georgecontinuestodialand hisunwantedcompanionwithdraws.Atlasthehearstheburr-burroftheringing tone,immediatelyfollowedbyrapidpipsdemandinghismoney,butheisnowsoupsetthatheknocksdownthecoinshehasplacedreadyonthetopofthebox.Havingatlastlocatedthem,hedialsagain:
thepipsarerepeatedandhehastily insertsthecoins.Acoldvoiceinformshim,“GrandHotel,ChalfontWells.”“
I’veanurgentmessageforaMr.Smithwhoisaguestinyourhotel.Couldyouputmethroughtohim?
I’mafraidIdon’tknowhisroomnumber.” Theresponseappearslessthanenthusiasticandalonglongsilencefollows.Georgeinsertsmorecoins.Thenthevoiceinformshim,“I’vebeentryingto locateMr.Smithbutthehallporterreportshavingseenhimleaveaboutaminuteago.”
Breathingheavily,Georgereplacesthereceiver,justastheknockingonthedoorstartsagain.
21.Themainintentionofthepassageistoprovide____.
A)instructionsabouthowtouseapubliccallbox
B)adviceabouthowtodealwithpublictelephoneproblems
C)criticismoftheefficiencyoftelephonesystem
D)anaccountofpossibleannoyancesinusingapublictelephone
22.Whichofthefollowingcallsareyouunlikelytomakeatthe“cheaprate”referredto?
A)TodiscussyouraccountinabankinScotland.
B)Tohaveachatwithanelderlyrelation.
C)Toaskaboutafriendinhospitalwhohasjusthadanoperation.
D)ToexpressChristmasgreetingstocousinsinAustralia.
23.Georgecanatleastbethankfulthat____.
A)thecallboxisinaconvenientposition
B)thetelephoneitselfisworking
C)hecanusethedirectoryintheboxtofindthenumber
D)heisabletogivehismessagetothehotelreceptionist
24.WhydoesGeorgehavetodialasecondtime?
A)Hehasn’trememberedtoputthemoneyinthebox.B)Hehasn’tgotenoughmoneywithhim.
C)Hehasgottofindthemoneytoputinthebox.D)Hecan’tfindthenumberhewantsinthedirectory.
25.WhatareGeorge’sfeelingswhenhecompleteshiscall?
A)Hehassomedifficultyincontrollinghisannoyance.
B)Heisverydisappointedatmissinghisfriends.
C)Heisannoyedwithhimselfforbeingsostupid.
D)Heisdepressedatthethoughtofhavingtotryagaintogetthrough.
Passage2
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whatdoesitfeelliketobeapproachingthewrongendofmiddleage?
Forthe momentatleast,thedifferencesbetweentheyoungdiplomatof30yearsagoand theagingwriteroftodayaremorepsychologicalthanphysical.Naturally.Ican hardlyignoretheinevitablechangeinmyoutwardappearance.Myhairhasgone—well,silver;thewhitesofmyeyesoccasionallylookmorelikeyolks;andI’ve gotheavierroundthemiddle.Butallthisismerelyonthesurfaceinside.I’m notreallyconsciousoffeelingverymucholderthanIdidmyyoungerdays.
Mentally,however,it’sanotherstory.Itisnolongerasurprisetocomeinto aroomandtofindthatI’mtheoldestpersoninit,butnoticethefactallthesame.It’salongtimesinceIstoppedworryingaboutpolicemenbeingyounger thanme;when,ontheotherhand,Ifindgenerals,archbishopsandHighCourtjudgesinthesamehappysituation.Itendtogrowthoughtful…
Nowforthecompensations.Andthereareplentyofthem,andbynomeanstheleastisanewfoundindependence.Untilnow,responsibilitiesseemtohaveincreasedyearbyyear;now,thankfullytheybegintodiminish,andarereplacedbynewopportunities.
Thesearepositivecompensations;therearealsonegativeoneswhichcanbeappreciatedjustasmuch.ImmensepleasurecanbegotfromPuttingThingsBehindOne.Myownrecentdecision—takenwithimmenserelief—hasbeentogiveupalleffortstounderstandmodernmusic.Thereismorethanenoughmusicfromthe17th,18thand19thcenturiestokeepmehappyfortherestofmylife.Now,at last,IcanfacethefactthatIjustdon’tlike20thcenturymusic.
Finally,it’sgoodbyetohypochondria.WhenIwasyoungIconstantlyworriedaboutmyhealthandimaginedIhadallsortsofterriblediseases.Nowthosedays areover.IloveeverymomentofmylifeandwantittogoonforaslongaspossibleuntilIbecomesenileoraburdentomyfamilyandfriends,atwhichpointIwouldlikeittostopatonce.IcanhonestlysaythatIhavehadandamstillhavingawonderfultime.
26.Inthepassage,whatisthewritermainlytalkingabout?
A)Weshouldtakeanobjectiveattitudetowardstheproblemofgettingold.
B)Wecanhavecompensationswhilegettingold.
C)Gettingoldisaterriblething.
D)Weshouldrefusetoacceptthefactofgettingold.
27.Accordingtothepassage,thechangesofthewriterwhilegettingold
arethefollowingexcept____.
A)thehairhasbecomewhite
B)thewhitesoftheeyeslooklikeyellow
C)themanbecomesfat
D)thedifferencebetweentheyoungandtheagingwriterismoreinhiso
utwardappearancethaninhisinside
28.Accordingtothewriter,whatisnottheadvantageofgettingold?
A)Newopportunitiestaketheplaceofresponsibilities.
B)Immensepleasurecanbegotfromnegativecompensations.
C)Generals,archbishopsandHighCourtjudgesareallhappywhilegettingold.
D)Hypochondriawillnotdisturbyouanylonger.
29.WhatisthemeaningofPuttingThingsBehindOne?
A)Toputthingsthatshouldbedoneafteranotherone.B)Togiveup.
C)Todothethingsasyoulike.D)Todelaythetimeoffinishingthework.
30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheproblemofgettingold?
A)Optimistic.B)Pessimistic.C)Indifferent.D)Tolerant.
Passage3
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Rumorhasitthatmorethan20booksoncreationism/evolutionareinthepublisher’spipelines.Afewhavealreadyappeared.Thegoalofallwillbetotryto explaintoaconfusedandoftenunenlightenedcitizenrythattherearenottwo equallyvalidscientifictheoriesfortheoriginandevolutionofuniverseandlife.Cosmology,geology,andbiologyhaveprovidedaconsistent,unified,andconstantlyimprovingaccountofwhathappened.“Scientific”creationism,whichisbeingpushedbysomefor“equaltime”intheclassroomswheneverthescientificaccountsofevolutionaregiven,isbasedonreligion,notscience.Virtuallyallscientistsandthemajorityofnon-fundamentalistreligiousleadershavecometoregard“scientific”creationismasbadscienceandbadreligion.
ThefirstfourchaptersofKitcher’sbookgiveaverybriefintroductiontoevolution.Atappropriateplaces,heintroducesthecriticismsofthecreationistsandprovidesanswers.Inthelastthreechapters,hetakesoffhisglovesandgivesthecreationistsagoodbeating.Hedescribestheirprogramsandtactics,and,forthoseunfamiliarwiththewaysofcreationists,theextentoftheirdeceptionanddistortionmaycomeasanunpleasantsurprise.Whentheirbasicmotivationisreligious,onemighthaveexpectedmoreChristianbehavior.
Kitcherisaphilosopher,andthismayaccount,inpart,fortheclarityandeffectivenessofhisarguments.Thenon-specialistwillbeabletoobtainatleast anotionofthesortsofdataandargumentthatsupportevolutionarytheory.Thefinalchaptersonthecreationistswillbeextremelycleartoall.Onthedust jacketofthisfinebook,StephenJayGouldsays:
“Thisbookstandsforreasonitself.”Andsoitdoesandallwouldbewellwerereasontheonlyjudgeinthe creationismIevolutiondebate.
31.Morethantwentybooks____.
A)areintendedtosupportcreationism
B)areintendedtoattackKitcher
C)arewritteninastyleofclarityandeffectiveness
D)includeKitcher’shook
32.“Creationism”inthepassagerefersto______.
A)evolutioninitstruesenseastotheoriginoftheuniverse
B)anotionofthecreationofreligion
C)thescientificexplanationoftheearthformation
D)thedeceptivetheoryabouttheoriginoft
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