大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案9.docx
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2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InthevillagesoftheEnglishcountrysidetherearestillpeoplewhorememberthegoodolddayswhennoonebotheredtolocktheirdoors.Theresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryabout.
Amazingly,thesehappytimesappearstilltobewithusintheworld’sbiggestcommunity.AnewstudybyDanFarmer,agiftedprogrammer,usinganautomatedinvestigativeprogramofhisowncalledSATAN,showsthattheownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors.
SATANcantryoutavarietyofwell-knownhacking(黑客的)tricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin.Farmerhasmadetheprogrampubliclyavailable,amidmuchcriticism.Apersonwithevilintentcoulduseittohuntdownsitesthatareeasytoburgle(闯入…...行窃).
ButFarmerisveryconcernedabouttheneedtoalertthepublictopoorsecurityand,sofar,eventshaveprovedhimright.SATANhasdonemoretoalertpeopletotherisksthancausenewdisorder.SoistheNetbecomingmoresecure?
Farfromit.Intheearlydays,whenyouvisitedaWebsiteyourbrowsersimplylookedatthecontent.NowtheWebisfulloftinyprogramsthatautomaticallydownloadwhenyoulookataWebpage,andrunonyourownmachine.Theseprogramscould,iftheirauthorswished,doallkindsofnastythingstoyourcomputer.
Atthesametime,theNetisincreasinglypopulatedwithspiders,worms,agentsandothertypesofautomatedbeastsdesignedtopenetratethesitesandseekoutandclassifyinformation.Allthesemakewonderfultoolsforantisocialpeoplewhowanttoinvadeweaksitesandcausedamage.
Butlet’slookonthebrightside.Giventhelackoflocks,theInternetissurelytheworld’sbiggest(almost)crime-freesociety.Maybethatisbecausehackersarefundamentallyhonest.Orthattherecurrentlyisn’tmuchtosteal.Orbecausevandalism(恶意破坏)isn’tmuchfununlessyouhaveapeculiardislikeforsomeone.
Whateverthereason,let’senjoyitwhilewecan.Butexpectitalltochange,andsecuritytobecomethenumberoneissue,whenthemostinfluentialinhabitantsoftheNetaresellingservicestheywanttobepaidfor.
21.Bysaying“...ownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors”(Lines3-4,Para.2),theauthormeansthat________.
A)thosehappytimesappearstilltobewithus
B)theresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryabout
C)manysitesarenotwell-protected
D)hackerstryouttricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin(C)
22.SATAN,aprogramdesignedbyDanFannercanbeused________.
A)toinvestigatethesecurityofInternetsites
B)toimprovethesecurityoftheInternetsystem
C)topreventhackersfrombreakingintowebsites
D)todownloadusefulprogramsandinformation(A)
23.Fanner’sprogramhasbeencriticizedbythepublicbecause.
A)itcausesdamagetoNetbrowsers
B)itcanbreakintoInternetsites
C)itcanbeusedtocausedisorderonallsites
D)itcanbeusedbypeoplewithevilintent(D)
24.Theauthor’sattitudetowardSATANis________.
A)enthusiastic
B)critical
C)positive
D)indifferent(C)
25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthat________.
A)weshouldmakefulluseoftheInternetbeforesecuritymeasuresarestrengthened
B)weshouldalertthemostinfluentialbusinessmentotheimportanceofsecurity
C)influentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecurity
D)netinhabitantsshouldnotletsecuritymeasuresaffecttheirjoyofsurfingtheInternet
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Icameawayfrommyyearsofteachingonthecollegeanduniversitylevelwithaconvictionthatenactment(扮演角色),performance,dramatizationarethemostsuccessfulformsofteaching.Studentsmustbeincorporated,made,sofaraspossible,anintegralpartofthelearningprocess.Thenotionthatlearningshouldhaveinitanelementofinspiredplaywouldseemtothegreaterpartoftheacademicestablishmentmerelysilly,butthatisnonethelessthecase.OfEzekielCheever,themostfamousschoolmasteroftheMassachusettsBayColony,hisonetimestudentCottonMatherwrotethathesoplannedhislessonsthathispupils“cametoworkasthoughtheycametoplay,”andAlfredNorthWhitehead,almostthreehundredyearslater,notedthatateachershouldmakehis/herstudents“gladtheywerethere.”
Since,wearetold,80to90percentofallinstructioninthetypicaluniversityisbythelecturemethod,weshouldgivecloseattentiontothisformofeducation.Thereis,Ithink,muchtruthinPatriciaNelsonLimerick’sobservationthat“lecturingisanunnaturalact,anactforwhichGoddidnotdesignhumans.Itisperfectlyallright,nowandthen,forahumantobepossessedbytheurgetospeak,andtospeakwhileothersremainsilent.Buttodothisregularly,onehourand15minutesatatime...foronepersontodragonwhileotherssitinsilence?
...IdonotbelievethatthisiswhattheCreator...designedhumanstodo.”
Thestrange,almostincomprehensiblefactisthatmanyprofessors,justastheyfeelobligedtowritedully,believethattheyshouldlecturedully.Toshowenthusiasmistoriskappearingunscientific,unobjective;itistoappealtothestudents’emotionsratherthantheirintellect.Thustheideallectureisonefilledwithfactsandreadinanunchangedmonotone.
Thecult(推崇)oflecturingdully,likethecultofwritingdully,goesback,ofcourse,someyears.EdwardShils,professorofsociology,recallstheprofessorsheencounteredattheUniversityofPennsylvaniainhisyouth.Theyseemed“apriesthood,ratherunevenintheirmeritsbutuniformintheirbearing;theyneverreferredtoanythingpersonal.Somereadfromoldlecturenotesandthenhaltinglyexplainedthethumb-wornlastlines.Otherslecturedfromcardsthathadservedforyears,tojudgebythewornedges...Theteachersbeganontime,endedontime,andlefttheroomwithoutsayingawordmoretotheirstudents,veryseldombeingdetainedbyquestioners...Theclasseswerenotlarge,yettherewasnodiscussion.Noquestionswereraisedinclass,andtherewerenoofficehours.”
26.Theauthorbelievesthatasuccessfulteachershouldbeableto________.
A)makedramatizationanimportantaspectofstudents’learning
B)makeinspiredplayanintegralpartofthelearningprocess
C)improvestudents’learningperformance
D)makestudyjustaseasyasplay(B)
27.Themajorityofuniversityprofessorspreferthetraditionalwayoflecturinginthebeliefthat________.
A)itdrawsthecloseattentionofthestudents
B)itconformsinawaytothedesignoftheCreator
C)itpresentscoursecontentinascientificandobjectivemanner
D)ithelpsstudentstocomprehendabstracttheoriesmoreeasily(C)
28.Whattheauthorrecommendsinthispassageisthat________.
A)collegeeducationshouldbeimprovedthroughradicalmeasures
B)morefreedomofchoiceshouldbegiventostudentsintheirstudies
C)traditionalcollegelecturesshouldbereplacedbydramatizedperformances
D)interactionshouldbeencouragedintheprocessofteaching(D)
29.Bysaying“Theyseemed‘apriesthood,ratherunevenintheirmeritsbutuniformintheirbearing...’”(Lines3-4,Para.4),theauthormeansthat________.
A)professorsareagroupofprofessionalsthatdifferintheiracademicabilitybutbehaveinthesameway
B)professorsarelikepriestswearingthesamekindofblackgownbuthavingdifferentrolestoplay
C)thereisnofundamentaldifferencebetweenprofessorsandprieststhoughtheydifferintheirmerits
D)professorsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniausedtowearblacksuitswhichmadethemlooklikepriests(A)
30.Whoseteachingmethodisparticularlycommendedbytheauthor?
A)EzekielCheever’s.
B)CottonMather’s.
C)AlfredNorthWhitehead’s.
D)PatriciaNelsonLimerick’s.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Takethecaseofpubliceducationalone.Theprincipaldifficultyfacedbytheschoolshasbeenthetremendousincreaseinthenumberofpupils.Thishasbeencausedbytheadvanceofthelegalageforgoingintoindustryandtheimpossibilityoffindingajobevenwhenthelegalagehasbeenreached.Inviewofthetechnologicalimprovementsinthelastfewyears,businesswillrequireinthefutureproportionatelyfewerworkersthaneverbefore.Theresultwillbestillfurtherraisingofhelegalageforgoingintoemployment,andstillfurtherdifficultyinfindingemploymentwhenhatagehasbeenattained.Ifwecannotputourchildrentowork,wemustputtheminschool.
Wemayalsobequiteconfidentthatthepresenttrendtowardashorterdayandashorterweekwillbemaintained.Wehavedevelopedandshallcontinuetohaveanewleisureclass.Alreadythepublicagenciesforadulteducationareswampedbythetidethathassweptoverthemsincedepressionbegan.Theywillbelittlebetteroffwhenitisover.Theirsupportmustcomefromthetaxpayer.
Itissurelytoomuchtohopethattheseincreasesinthecostofpubliceducationcanbebornebythelocalcommunities.Theycannotcareforthepresentrestrictedandinadequatesystem.Thelocalcommunitieshavefailedintheireffortstocopewithunemployment.Theycannotexpecttocopewithpubliceducationonthescaleonwhichwemustattemptit.TheanswertotheproblemofunemploymenthasbeenFederalrelief.Theanswertotheproblemofpubliceducationmayhavetobemuchthesame,andproperlyso.Ifthereisonethinginwhichthecitizensofallpartsofthecountryhaveaninterest,itisinthedecenteducationofthecitizensofallpartsofthecountry.Ourincometa
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