英语六级模拟卷二附答案.docx
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英语六级模拟卷二附答案
英语六级模拟卷二(附答案)
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Perhapsallcriminalsshouldberequiredtocarrycardswhichread:
“Fragile:
handlewithcare.”Itwillneverdo,thesesdays,togoaroundreferringtocriminalasviolentthugs.Youmustrefertothempolitelyas“socialmisfits”(不能适应社会的人).Theprofessionalkillerwhowouldn’tthinktwiceaboutusinghiscluborknifetobattersomeharmlessoldladytodeathinordertorobherofhermeagerlifesavingsmustneverbegivenadoseofhisownmedicine.Heisinneedof“hospitaltreatment”.Accordingtohismisguideddefenders,societyistoblame.Awickedsocietybreedsevilorsotheargumentgoes.Whenyoulistentothiskindoftalk,itmakesyouwonderwhywearen’tallcriminals.Wehavedoneawaywiththeabsurdlyharshlawsofthenineteenthcenturyandthisisonlyright.Butsurelyenoughisenough.ThemostsenselesspieceofcriminallegislationinBritainandanumberofothercountrieshasbeenthesuspensionofcapitalpunishment.
Theviolentcriminalhasbecomeakindofhero-figureinourtime.Heisglorifiedonthescreen;heispursuedbythepressandpaidvastsumofmoneyforhis“memories”.Newspaperswhichspecializeincrimereportingenjoyenormouscirculationsandthepublishersoftrashycopsandrobbersstoriesor“murdermysteries”haveneverhaditsogood.Whenyoureadabouttheachievementsofthegreattrainrobbers,itmakesyouwonderwhetheryouarereadingaboutsomegloriousresistancemovement.Thehardenedcriminaliscuddledandcossetedbythesociologistsontheonehandandadoredasaherobythemassesontheother.It’snowonderheisaprivilegedpersonwhoexpectsandreceivesVIPtreatmentwhereverhegoes.
Capitalpunishmentusedtobeamajordeterrent.Itmadetheviolentrobberthinktwicebeforepullingthetrigger.Itgavethecoldbloodedpoisonersomethingtoponderaboutwhilehewasshakinguporservinghisarseniccocktail.Itpreventedunarmedpolicemenfrombeingkilledwhilepursuingtheirdutybykillersarmedwithautomaticweapons.Aboveall,itprotectedthemostvulnerablemembersofsociety,youngchildren,frombrutalviolence.Itishorrifyingtothinkthatthecriminalcanliterallygetawaywithmurder.Weallknowthat“lifesentence”doesnotmeanwhatitsays.Aftertenyearsorsoofgoodconduct,themostdesperatevillainisfreetoreturntosocietywherehewillliveverycomfortably,thankyou,ontheproceedsofhiscrime,orhewillgooncommittingoffencesuntilheiscaughtagain.Peoplearealwayswillingtoholdliberalviewsattheexpenseofothers.It’salwaysfashionabletoposeasthedefenderoftheunder-dog,solongasyou,personally,remainunaffected.Didthedefendersofcrime,onewonders,intheirdesireforfairplay,consultthevictimsbeforetheysuspendedcapitalpunishment?
Hardly,yousee,theycouldn’t,becauseallthevictimsweredead.
21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinion?
A)Allcriminalsshouldberequiredtocarrycardsread:
“Fragile:
HandlewithCare.”
B)Capitalpunishmentistheonlywaytodetercriminals.
C)Societyistoblame.
D)Allcriminalsneedhospitaltreatment.
22.Thetonetakenbytheauthortowardsthesedefendersofcrimeinthepassageis.
A)ironicalB)criticalC)agitatedD)controversial
23.“Capitalpunishment”mostprobablymeans.
A)lifesentenceB)severepunishmentC)fineD)sentenceofdeath
24.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A)Therehasbeenamarkedtrendinsocietytowardsthehumanetreatmentoflessfortunatemembers.
B)Everyoneinsocietythinksitreasonablethatallcriminalsshouldbepunished.
C)Theauthorsympathizeswithallcriminals.
D)Robbersusuallythinktwicebeforeshooting.
25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?
A)Professionalkillersshouldnotbetreatedwithhumanetreatment.
B)Theviolentrobbersshouldthinktwicebeforepullingthetrigger.
C)Weshouldgivethepoisonertimetoponderaboutwhileheisshakinguporservinghisarseniccocktail.
D)Severepunishment,evendeathpenalty,shouldbegiventocriminals.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninterliving,longenoughtosettlebackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.
Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsanydaythesedaysontheissueofnuclearenergy.Giveitback,saysomeofthevoices,itdoesn’treallywork,we’vetrieditanditdoesn’twork,gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman.
Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceaboutnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,mattersofabsolutecertainty—Newtonianmechanics,forexample—haveslippedthroughourfingers,andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,ambiguities;someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears,somearecanceledoutright,someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.
JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear,thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday’simagining.
Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.
26.Whatcan’tbeinferredfromthe1stparagraph?
A)Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.
B)Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdinghostileattitudetowardscience.
C)Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.
D)Threehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosettlebackcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.
27.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.
A)manhasoverthrownNewton’slawsofphysics
B)manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles
C)manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries
D)manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories
28.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears.
A)theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary
B)thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine
C)manknowsnothingaboutDNA
D)manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA
29.Thewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat.
A)scienceisjustatitsbeginningB)sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman’slife
C)sciencehasmadeprofoundprogressD)sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings
30.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsscienceis.
A)criticalB)approvingC)neutralD)regretful
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thedesireforachievementisoneoflife’sgreatmysteries.Socialscientistshavedevotedlifetimestostudyingthedrivesthatspurusoutofbedinthemorning,compelustoworkorstudyhardandsparkallmannerofhumanendeavor.Indeed,a1992textbookactuallydocuments32distincttheoriesofhumanmotivation.
Giventhisdiversityofthought,it’seasytoforgetthatforahalfcentury,Americansocietyhasbeendominatedbythepsychologicalschoolknownasbehaviorism,orSkinnerianpsychology.Althoughbehaviorismanditsfundamentalprincipleof“positivereinforcement”havelongsincelosttheirswayinacademiccircles,theSkinnerianlegacyremainspowerfulineveryrealmoftrashout.Doit,andyoucangotothemoviesFridaynight.Notinthemoodforwork?
Keeppluggingaway,andyoumightgetabonus.Notinterestincalculus?
StriveforanAintheclass,andyouwillmakethehonorroll.Thetheorymaybebankrupt,butincentivesandrewardsaresomuchapartofAmericanculturethatit’shardtoimaginelifewithoutthem.
Yetthat’sexactlywhatagrowinggroupofresearchersareadvocatingtoday.Asteadystreamofresearchhasfoundthatratherthanencouraginganddiminishingperformance,“oursocietyiscaughtinawhoppingparadox,”assertsAlfieKohn,authorofthenewbookpublishedbyRewards(HoughtonMifflin),whichsurveysrecentresearchonthee
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