大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案doc.docx

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大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案doc2019年6月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案2013年6月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案SectionADirection：

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassageHighlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughitsoftenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,theresabundantevidencethatthisisntthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJacksonsstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy（天才）.Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated（羞辱）constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJacksonsfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildrenspecial,”Michaelsmothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Accordingtotheauthor,achildsmusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir.48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.49.Becauseoftheirfatherspressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.50.Michaelsextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewasbyhismother.51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis参考答案47.Accordingtotheauthor,achildsmusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeirmotivationandpractice48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenownleisuretime49.Becauseoftheirfatherspressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecamemusiciansanddancers50.Michaelsextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewastreatedasspecialbyhismother。

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisthekeyfactorSectionBDirections：

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?

Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsivelyandthereforemakebaddecisionswhenonline?

Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor：

aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomershands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?

Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.Thatswhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.B）Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.C）Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.D）Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A）Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.B）Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.C）Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.D）Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.54.Whatisthepurposeofauthorsexperiment?

A）Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.B）Tofindoutpeoplesreactiontohisrecentbook.C）Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.D）Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A）AsenseofdisappointmentC）AsubtlelossofinterestB）Moremotivatedtoownit.D）Lesssensitivetoitstexture.56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A）Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.B）Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.C）Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.D）Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia：

thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmericasMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanelslatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.And,fortunately,thisyearsdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation：

Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures（期货）didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel（葡式耳）inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcornattheexpenseofmanyoftheworldspoorestpeople.BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.Whenwell-meaningcamp