6至12六级阅读题及答案.docx
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6至12六级阅读题及答案
2009年6月英语六级阅读真题
PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
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。
51.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive
B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout
C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinction
D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction
52.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”(Line1,Para.2)?
A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.
B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.
C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.
D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.
53.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?
A.Theirinadequatefoodsupply.
B.Unregulatedcommercialfishing.
C.Theirlowerreproductivelyability.
D.Contaminationofseawater
54.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?
A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.
B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.
C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.
D.Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.
55.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。
56.What’stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?
A.Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.
B.Itdoesn’tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.
C.Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.
D.Goingtocollegedoesn’tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.
57.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe20thcentury,________.
A.enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesanduniversities
B.thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduates
C.competitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantoday
D.thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduatesnarrowed
58.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan________.
A.savemoreontuition
B.receiveabettereducation
C.takemoreliberal-artscourses
D.avoidtravelinglongdistances
59.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents________.
A.regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestment
B.placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollege
C.thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollege
D.considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct
60.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?
A.Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.
B.Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.
C.Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.
D.Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.
2009年12月英语六级阅读真题
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycarephysicianjustscratchthesurfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.
Primarycareshouldbethebackboneofanyhealthcaresystem.Countrieswithappropriateprimarycareresourcesscorehighlywhenitcomestohealthoutcomesandcost.TheU.S.takestheoppositeapproachbyemphasizingthespecialistratherthantheprimarycarephysician.
ArecentstudyanalyzedtheproviderswhotreatMedicarebeneficiaries(老年医保受惠人).ThestartlingfindingwasthattheaverageMedicarepatientsawatotalofsevendoctors—twoprimarycarephysiciansandfivespecialists—inagivenyear.Contrarytopopularbelief,themorephysicianstakingcareofyoudoesn’tguaranteebettercare.Actually,increasingfragmentationofcareresultsinacorrespondingriseincostandmedicalerrors.
Howdidweletprimarycareslipsofar?
Thekeyishowdoctorsarepaid.Mostphysiciansarepaidwhenevertheyperformamedicalservice.Themoreaphysiciandoes,regardlessofqualityoroutcome,thebetterhe'sreimbursed(返还费用).Moreover,theamountaphysicianreceivesleansheavilytowardmedicalorsurgicalprocedures.Aspecialistwhoperformsaprocedureina30-minutevisitcanbepaidthreetimesmorethanaprimarycarephysicianusingthatsame30minutestodiscussapatient'sdisease.Combinethisfactwithannualgovernmentthreatstoindiscriminatelycutreimbursements,physiciansarefacedwithnochoicebuttoincreasequantitytoboostincom
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