第六讲阅读理解真题练习及解析详解.docx
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第六讲阅读理解真题练习及解析详解
第六讲阅读理解真题练习及答案详解
一、2001年1月CET-6阅读理解真题
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Birdsthatareliteralyhalfasleep-withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.
Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfbrainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemiphere’seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.
Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessin
themorevulnerable,endoftherowsleepers.Sureenough,theendbirdstended
towatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirections.
Also,birdsdozing(打盹)attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafourduckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalfasleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.
“Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain,”theresearcherssay.
Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongstandingsuppositionthatsinglehemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingsidebysideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbymirror.Themirrorsideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.
Usefulashalfsleepingmightbe,it’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwater
mammals(哺乳动物)asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.
Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbrids’halfbrainsleep“isjustthetipoftheiceberg(冰
山)”.Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookat
otherspecies.
11.Anewstudyonbirds’sleephasrevealedthat____.
A)halfbrainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds
B)halfbrainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves
C)birdscancontroltheirhalfbrainsleepconsciously
D)birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest
12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause____.
A)theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks
B)theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest
C)thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured
D)theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions
13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat____.
A)thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread
B)birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity
C)evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity
D)asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror
14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto____.
A)alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy
B)emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe
C)besensitivetotheeverchangingenvironment
D)avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents
15.By“justthetipoftheiceberg”(Line2,Para.8),Siegelsuggeststhat____.
A)halfbrainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather
B)themysteryofhalfbrainsleepisclosetobeingsolved
C)mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers
D)halfbrainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Anineyearoldschoolgirlsinglehandedlycooksupasciencefairexperimentthatendsupdebunking(揭穿……的真相)awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa’stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TTforshort),whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients’“energyfield”tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousills.YetEmily’stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan’tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners(行医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,“Agedoes’tmatter.It’sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience.”
Emily’smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfor
nearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate80s’,whenshelearned
itwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000trainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)don’teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient’sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey’rein“balance.”TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto70anhour,tosmoothpatient’senergy,sometimesduringsurgery.
YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting—somethingtheyhaven’tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.(He’shadonetakersofar.Shefailed.)AskepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourthgrader?
SaysEmily:
“Ithinktheydidn’ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI’makid.”
Theexperimentwasstraightforward:
21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs—leftorright—andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they’ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn’tfeelit.
16.WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatTTiswidelypracticed?
A)TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.
B)Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.
C)TTtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.
D)Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.
17.VeryfewTTpractitionersrespondedtothe1millionofferbecause____.
A)theydidn’ttaketheofferseriously
B)theydidn’twanttorisktheircareer
C)theywereunwillingtorevealtheirsecret
D)theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice
18.ThepurposeofEmilyRosa’sexperimentwas____.
A)toseewhyTTcouldworkthewayitdid
B)tofindouthowTTcuredpatients’illnesses
C)totestwhethershecouldsensethehumanenergyfield
D)totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted
19.WhydidsomeTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmily’sexperiment?
A)Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.
B)Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.
C)Itwasmorestraightforwardthanotherexperiments.
D)Theysensednoharminalittlegirl’sexperiment.
20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A)Somewidelyacceptedbelielfscanbedeceiving.
B)Solidevidenceweighsmorethanpuretheories.
C)LittlechildrencanbeascleverastrainedTTpractitioners.
D)TheprincipleofTTistooprofoundtounderstand.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?
Theanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelyadopted.Twodistincetypesareonthedrawingboard.Thefirstisaspecialpurposelanesystem,inwhichcertainlanesarereservedforautomatedvehicles.Thesecondisamixedtrafficsystem:
fullyautomatedvehicleswouldsharetheroadwithpartiallyautomatedormanuallydrivencars.Aspecial-purposelanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensivephysicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisesthegreatestgainsinfreeway(高速公路)capacity.
Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishing
thisinfomationtoacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhaps
justbeforereachingtheautomatedhighway.Ifamixedtrafficsystemwasinplace,automateddrivingcouldbeginwheneverthedriverwasonsuitablyequippedroads.Ifspecialpurposelaneswereavailable,thecarcouldenterthemandjoinexistingtrafficintwodifferentways.Onemethodwoulduseaspecialonramp(入口
引道).Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstalledontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinationandtoascertainthatithadtheproperautomationequipmentingoodworkingorder.Assumingitpassedsuchtests,thedriverwouldthenbeguidedthrough
agateandtowardanautomatedlane.Inthiscase,thetransitionfrommanualto
automatedcontrolwouldtakeplaceontheentranceramp.Analternativetechnique
couldemployconventionallanes,whichwouldbesharedbyautomatedandregularvehicles.Thedriverwouldsteerontothehighwayandmoveinnormalfashiontoa
“transition”lane.Thevehiclewouldthenshiftundercomputercontrolontoa
lanereservedforautomatedtraffic.(Thelimitationoftheselanestoautomated
trafficwould,presumably,bewellrespected,becausealltrespassers(非法进入者)
couldbeswiftlyidentifiedbyauthorities.)
Eitherapproachtojoiningalaneofautomatedtra
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