大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案.docx
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大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案
2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“Thereisasenselessnotionthatchildrengrowupandleavehomewhenthey’re18,andthetruthisfarfromthat,”sayssociologistLarryBumpassoftheUniversityofWisconsin.Today,unexpectednumbersofyoungadultsarelivingwiththeirparents,“Thereisamajorshiftinthemiddleclass,”declaressociologistAllanSchnaibergofNorthwesterUniversity,whoseson,19,movedbackinafteranabsenceofeightmonths.
Analystsciteavarietyofreasonsforthisreturntothenest.Themarriageageisrising,aconditionthatmakeshomeanditspleasantnessparticularlyattractivetoyoungpeople.Ahighdivorcerateandadecliningremarriageratearesendingeconomicallypressedandemotionallyhurtsurvivorsbacktoparentalshelters.Forsome,theexpenseofanaway-from-homecollegeeducationhasbecomesoexcessivelygreatthatmanystudentsnowattendlocalschools.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.
Livingathome,saysKnighton,aschoolteacher,continuestogivehersecurityandmoralsupport.Hermotheragreed,“It’sridiculousforthekidstopayallthatmoneyforrent.Itmakessenseforkidstostayathome.”Butsharingthefamilyhomerequiresadjustmentsforall.Therearethehasslesoverbathrooms,telephonesandprivacy(不受干扰的生活).Somefamilies,however,managethedelicatebalancingact.Butforothers,itprovestoodifficult.MichelleDelTurco,24,hasbeenhomethreetimes-andleftthreetimes.“WhatIconsideredasocialdrink,mydadconsideredanalcoholproblem,”sheexplains.“HeneverlikedanyoneIdated(约会),soIeitherhadtohideawayormeetthematfriends’house.”
Justhowlongshouldadultchildrenlivewiththeirparentsbeforemovingon?
Mostpsychologistsfeellengthyhomecomingsareamistake.Children,strugglingtoestablishseparateidentities,canendupwith“asenseofinadequacy,defeatandfailure.”Andagingparents,whoshouldbeenjoyingsomefinancialandpersonalfreedom,findthemselvesstuckwithresponsibilities.Manyagreethatbriefvisits,however,canworkbeneficially.
21.Accordingtotheauthor,therewasonceatrendintheU.S.________.
A)foryoungadultstoleavetheirparentsandliveindependently
B)formiddleclassyoungadultstostaywiththeirparents
C)formarriedyoungadultstomovebackhomeafteralengthyabsence
D)foryoungadultstogetjobsnearbyinordertolivewiththeirparents
22.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotaccountforyoungadultsreturningtothenest?
A)Youngadultsfindhousingcoststoohigh.
B)Youngadultsarepsychologicallyandintellectuallyimmature.
C)Youngadultsseekparentalcomfortandmoralsupport.
D)Quiteanumberofyoungadultsattendlocalschools.
23.Oneofthedisadvantagesofyoungadultsreturningtostaywiththeirparentsisthat________.
A)therewillinevitablybeinconveniencesineverydaylife
B)mostparentsfinditdifficulttokeep
C)theyoungadultstendtobeoverprotectedbytheirparents
D)publicopinionisagainstyoungadultsstayingwiththeirparents
24.Theword“hassles”inthepassage(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans________.
A)agreements
B)worries
C)disadvantages
D)quarrels
25.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthebestforbothparentsandchildren?
A)Theyshouldadjustthemselvestosharingthefamilyexpenses.
B)Childrenshouldleavetheirparentswhentheyaregrown-up.
C)Adultchildrenshouldvisittheirparentsfromtimetotime.
D)Parentsshouldsupporttheiradultchildrenwhentheyareintrouble.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thewordconservationhasathrifty(节俭)meaning.Toconserveistosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourselvesenjoyinsuchgoodconditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment.Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesofrawmaterials;mostofthem,evenuntilveryrecently,hadthefoolishideathatthetreasureswere“limitless”and“inexhaustible”.Mostofthecitizensofearliergenerationsknewlittleornothingaboutthecomplicatedanddelicatesystemthatrunsallthroughnature,andwhichmeansthat,asinalivingbody,anunhealthyconditionofonepartwillsoonerorlaterbeharmfultoalltheothers.
Fiftyyearsagonaturestudywasnotpartoftheschoolwork;scientificforestrywasanewidea;timberwasstillcheapbecauseitcouldbebroughtinanyquantityfromdistantwoodlands;soildestructionandriverfloodswerenotnationalproblems;nobodyhadyetstudiedlong-termsclimaticcyclesinrelationtoproperlanduse;eventheword“conservation”hadnothingofthemeaningthatithasforustoday.
Forthesakeofourselvesandthosewhowillcomeafterus,wemustnowsetaboutrepairingthemistakesofourforefathers.Conservationshould,therefore,bemadeapartofeveryone’sdailylife.Toknowaboutthewatertable(水位)inthegroundisjustasimportanttousasaknowledgeofthebasicarithmeticformulas.Weneedtoknowwhyallwatersheds(上游源头森林地带集水区)needtheprotectionofplantlifeandwhytherunningcurrentofstreamsandriversmustbemadetoyieldtheirfullbenefittothesoilbeforetheyfinallyescapetothesea.Weneedtobetaughtthedutyofplantingtreesaswellasofcuttingthem.Weneedtoknowtheimportanceofbig,maturetrees,becauselivingspaceformostofman’sfellowcreaturesonthisplanetisfigurednotonlyinsquaremeasureofsurfacebutalsoincubicvolumeabovetheearth.Inbrief,itshouldbeourgoaltorestoreasmuchoftheoriginalbeautyofnatureaswecan.
26.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentsituationintheexploitationofnaturalresourcesis________.
A)positive
B)neutral
C)suspicious
D)critical
27.Accordingtotheauthor,thegreatestmistakeofourforefatherswasthat________.
A)theyhadnoideaaboutscientificforestry
B)theyhadlittleornosenseofenvironmentalprotection
C)theywerenotawareofthesignificanceofnaturestudy
D)theyhadnoideaofhowtomakegooduseofrawmaterials
28.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthatearliergenerationsdidn’trealize________.
A)theinterdependenceofwater,soil,andlivingthings
B)theimportanceoftheproperuseofland
C)theharmfulnessofsoildestructionandriverfloods
D)thevalueofthebeautyofnature
29.Toavoidcorrectingthemistakeofourforefathers,theauthorsuggeststhat________.
A)weplantmoretrees
B)naturalsciencebetaughttoeverybody
C)environmentaleducationbedirectedtowardeveryone
D)wereturntonature
30.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“livingspace...isfigured...alsoincubicvolumeabovetheearth”(Lines7-8,Para.3)?
A)Ourlivingspaceontheearthisgettingsmallerandsmaller.
B)Ourlivingspaceshouldbemeasuredincubicvolume.
C)Weneedtotakesomemeasuretoprotectspace.
D)Wemustpreservegoodlivingconditionsforbothbirdsandanimals.
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemic(流行病)ofsleepinessinthenation.“Ican’tthinkofasinglestudythathasn’tfoundAmericansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,”saysDr.David.Evenpeoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmorerest.
Thebeginningofoursleep-deficit(睡眠不足)crisiscanbetracedtotheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight.“Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,whenwehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark.”Bythe1950sand1960s,thesleepschedulehadbeenreduceddramatically,tobetween7.5andeighthours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock.“Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon’tevenrealizethey’redoingit,”saysDr.David.“Theythinkthey’reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,eightorevenmoretofeelideallyvigorous.”
Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssayisthecomplexityoftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunitymount,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemonhisprogramme.“Inoursociety,you’reconsidereddynamicifyousayyouonlyneed5.5hours’sleep.Ifyou’regottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition.”
Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier.“We’vefoundthatifyou’reinsleepdeficit,performancesuffers,”saysDr.David.“Short-termmemoryisweakened,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate.”
31.Peopleinthe18thand19thcenturiesusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanightbecausetheyhad________.
A)nodriveandambition
B)noelectriclighting
C)thebestsleephabits
D)nothingtodointheevening
32.AccordingtoDr.David,Americans________.
A)areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressureoflife
B)oftenneglecttheconsequencesofsleepdeficit
C)donotknowhowtorelaxthemselvesproperly
D)cangetbyon6.5hoursofsleep
33.ManyAmericansbelievethat________.
A)sleepisthefirstthingthatcanbesacrificedwhenoneisbusy
B)theyneedmoresleeptocopewiththecomplexitiesofeverydaylife
C)tosleepissomethingonecandoatanytimeoftheday
D)enoughsleeppromotespeople’sdriveandambition
34.Thew
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