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大学英语六级阅读理解模拟考试题及答案
11998年1月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案一、阅读理解第1题：Afewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskindeep.One’sphysicalassetsandliabilitiesdon’tcountallthatmuchinamanagerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest. Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnotsobeautifulpeople.Thevirtuallyunanimousconclusion:Looksdomatter,morethanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,thatphysicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwellbytheirparents,soughtoutasfriends,andpursuedromantically.Withthepossibleexceptionofwomenseekingmanagerialjobs,theyarealsomorelikelytobehired,paidwell,andpromoted. UnAmerican,yousay,unfairandextremelyunbelievable?Onceagain,thescientistshavecaughtusmouthingpieties(虔诚)whileactingjustthecontrary.Theirtypicalexperimentworkssomethinglikethis.Theygiveeachmemberofagroup-collegestudents,orteachersorcorporatepersonnelmangers-apieceofpaperrelatinganindividual’saccomplishments.Attachedtothepaperisaphotograph.Whilethepapersallsayexactlythesamethingthepicturesaredifferent.Someshowastrikinglyattractiveperson,someanaveragelookingcharacter,andsomeanunusuallyunattractivehumanbeing.Groupmembersareaskedtoratetheindividualoncertainattributes,anythingfrompersonalwarmthtothelikelihoodthatheorshewillbepromoted. Almostinvariably,thebetterlookingthepersoninthepicture,thehigherthepersonisrated.Inthephrase,borrowedfromSappho,thatthesocialscientistsusetosumupthecommonperception,whatisbeautifulisgood. Inbusiness,however,goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen,anddeeperthanformen.AUtahStateUniversityprofessor,whoisanauthorityonthesubject,explains:Intermsoftheircareers,theimpactofphysicalattractivenessonmalesisonlymodest.Butitspotentialimpactonfemalescanbetremendous,makingiteasier,forexample,forthemoreattractivetogetjobswheretheyareinthepubliceye.Onanothernote,though,thereisenoughliteraturenowforustoconcludethatattractivewomenwhoaspire(追求)tomanagerialpositionsdonotgetonaswellaswomenwhomaybelessattractive. 1.Accordingtothepassage,peopleoftenwronglybelievethatinpursuingacareerasamanager________. A)aperson’spropertyordebtsdonotmattermuch B)aperson’soutwardappearanceisnotacriticalqualification C)womenshouldalwaysdressfashionably D)womenshouldnotonlybeattractivebutalsohighminded 2.Theresultofresearchcarriedoutbysocialscientistsshowthat________. A)peopledonotrealizetheimportanceoflookingone’sbest B)womeninpursuitofmanagerialjobsarenotlikelytobepaidwell C)goodlookingwomenaspiretomanagerialpositions D)attractivepeoplegenerallyhaveanadvantageoverthosewhoarenot
2 3.Experimentsbyscientistshaveshownthatwhenpeopleevaluateindividualsoncertainattributes________. A)theyobservetheprinciplethatbeautyisonlyskindeep B)theydonotusuallyactaccordingtotheviewstheysupport C)theygiveordinarylookingpersonsthelowestratings D)theytendtobasetheirjudgmentontheindividual’saccomplishments 4.“Goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen”(Line1,Para.5)meansthat________. A)attractivewomenhavetremendouspotentialimpactonpublicjobs B)goodlookingwomenalwaysgetthebestofeverything C)beingattractiveisnotalwaysanadvantageforwomen D)attractivewomendonotdoaswellasunattractivewomeninmanagerialpositions 5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthebusinessworld________. A)handsomemenarenotaffectedasmuchbytheirlooksasattractivewomenare B)physicallyattractivewomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallydoquitewell C)physicallyattractivemenandwomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallygetalongquitewell D)goodlooksareimportantforwomenastheyareformen1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第2题：Notcontentwithitsdoubtfulclaimtoproducecheapfoodforourownpopulation,thefactoryfarmingindustryalsoarguesthat“hungrynationsarebenefitingfromadvancesmadebythepoultry(家禽)industry”.Infact,ratherthanhelpingthefightagainstmalnutrition(营养不良)in“hungrynations,”thespreadoffactoryfarminghas,inevitablyaggravatedtheproblem. Largescaleintensivemeatandpoultryproductionisawasteoffoodresources. Thisisbecausemoreproteinhastobefedtoanimalsintheformofvegetablematterthancaneverberecoveredintheformofmeat.Muchofthefoodvalueislostintheanimal’sprocessofdigestionandcellreplacement.Neither,inthecaseofchicken,canoneeatfeathers,blood,feetorhead.Inall,onlyabout44%oftheliveanimalfitstobeeatenasmeat. Thismeansonehastofeedapproximately9—10timesasmuchfoodvaluetotheanimalthanonecanconsumefromthecarcass.Asasystemforfeedingthehungry,theeffectscanprovedisastrous.Attimesofcrisis,grainisthefoodoflife. Nevertheless,thehugeincreaseinpoultryproductionthroughoutAsiaandAfricacontinues.NormallyBritishorUSfirmsareinvolved.Forinstance,anAmericanbasedmultinationalcompanyhasthisyearannounceditsinvolvementinprojectsinseveralAfricancountries.Britain’slargestsupplierschickens,RossBreeders,arealsoinvolvedinprojectsallovertheworld. Becausesuchtradeisgoodforexports,Westerngovernmentsencourageit.In1979,afirminBangladeshcalledPhoenixPoultryreceivedagranttosetupaunitof6,000chickensand
318,000layinghens.Thisalmostdoubledthenumberofpoultrykeptinthecountryallatonce. ButBangladeshlackscapital,energyandfoodandhaslargenumbersofunemployed.Suchchickenraisingdemandscapitalforbuildingandmachinery,extensiveuseofenergyresourcesforautomation,andinvolvesfeedingchickenswithpotentialfaminereliefproteinfood.Atpresent,oneofBangladesh’smainimportsisfoodgrains,becausethecountryisunabletogrowenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation.Onwhatthencantheypossiblyfeedthechicken? 1.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat________. A)efficiencymustberaisedinthepoultryindustry B)raisingpoultrycanprovidemoreproteinthangrowinggrain C)factoryfarmingwilldomoreharmthangoodtodevelopingcountries D)hungrynationsmaybenefitfromthedevelopmentofthepoultryindustry 2.Accordingtotheauthor,infactory,vegetablefood________. A)iseasyforchickenstodigest B)isinsufficientfortheneedsofpoultry C)isfullyutilisedinmeatandeggproduction D)isinefficientlyconvertedintomeatandeggs 3.WesterngovernmentsencouragethepoultryindustryinAsiabecausetheyregarditasaneffectivewayto________. A)boosttheirownexports B)alleviatemalnutritioninAsiancountries C)createjobopportunitiesinAsiancountries D)promotetheexportsofAsiancountries 4.Theword“carcass”(Line2,Para.3)mostprobablymeans“________”. A)vegetablespreservedforfutureuse B)thedeadbodyofananimalreadytobecutintomeat C)expensivefoodthatconsumerscanhardlyafford D)meatcannedforfutureconsumption 5Whatthelastparagraphtellsusistheauthor’s________. A)detailedanalysisofthewaysofraisingpoultryinBangladesh B)greatappreciationofthedevelopmentofpoultryindustryinBangladesh C)criticalviewonthedevelopmentofthepoultryindustryinBangladesh D)practicalsuggestionfortheimprovementofthepoultryindustryinBangladesh1小题>、【正确答案】：C2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第3题：Weallhaveoffensivebreathatonetimeoranother.Inmostcases,offensivebreathemanatesfrombacteriainthemouth,althoughthereareothermorecauses. Untilafewyearsago,themostdoctorscoulddowastocounselpatientswithbadbreath
4aboutoralcleanliness.Nowtheyarefindingnewwaystotreattheusuallycurablecondition. Badbreathcanhappenwheneverthenormalflowofsaliva(唾液)slows.Ourmouthsarefullofbacteriafeedingonproteininbitsoffoodandshedtissue.Thebacteriaemitevilsmellinggases,theworstofwhichishydrogensulfide(硫化物). Mouthbacteriathriveinairlessconditions.Oxygenrichsalivakeepstheirnumbersdown.Whenwesleep,forexample,thesalivastreamslows,andsulfurproducingbacteriagaintheupperhand,producingclassic“morningbreath”. Alcoholhunger,toomuchtalking,breathingthroughthemouthduringexerciseanythingthatdriesthemouthproducesbadbreath.Socanstress,thoughit’snotunderstoodwhy.Somepeople’sbreathturnssoureverytimetheygoonajobinterview. Salivaflowgraduallyslowswithage,whichexplainswhytheelderlyhavemorebadbreathtroublethanyoungerpeopledo.Babies,however,whomakeplentyofsalivaandwhosemouthscontainrelativelyfewbacteriahavecharacteristicallysweetbreath. Formostofus,thesimple,drymouthvarietyofbadbreathiseasilycured.Eatingordrinkingstartssalivaandsweepsawaymanyofthebacteria.Breakfastoftenstopsmorningbreath. Thosewithchronicdrymouthfindthatithelpstokeepgum,hardcandy,orabottleofwaterorjuicearound.Brushingtheteethwipesoutdrymouthbadbreathbecauseitclearsawaymanyoftheoffendingbacteria. Surprisingly,onethingthatrarelyworksismouthwash.Theliquidcanmaskbadbreathodorwithitsownsmell,buttheeffectlastsnomorethananhour.Somemouthwashesclaimtokillthebacteriaresponsibleforbadbreath.Thetroubleis,theydon’tnecessarilyreachalloffendinggerms.Mostbacteriaarewellprotectedfrommouthwashunderthicklayersofmucus(粘液).Ifthemouthwashcontainsalcohol-asmostdo-itcanintensifytheproblembydryingoutthemouth. 1.Thephrase“emanatefrom”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“________”. A)thriveon B)accountfor C)originatefrom D)descendfrom 2.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasoneofthecausesofbadbreath? A)Toothtrouble. B)Sulfurrichfood. C)Toomuchexercise. D)Mentalstrain. 3.Accordingtothepassage,alcoholhassomethingtodowithbadbreathmainlybecause________. A)itkeepsoffendingbacteriafromreproducing B)itssmelladdstobadbreath C)itkillssomehelpfulbacteria D)itaffectsthenormalflowofsaliva 4.Mouthwashesarenotaneffectivecureforbadbreathmainlybecause________. A)theycan’tmaskthebadodorlongenough B)theycan’tgettoalltheoffendingbacteria C)theirstrongsmellmixeswithbadbreathandmakesitworse
5 D)theycan’tcoverthethicklayersofmucus 5.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat________. A)offensivebreathcan’teasilybecured B)elderlypeoplearelessoffendedbybadbreath C)heavydrinkersarelessaffectedbybadbreath D)offensivebreathislessaffectedbyalcohol1小题>、【正确答案】：C2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第4题：“WelcometotheU.S.A.!MajorCreditcardsaccepted!” Bythemillionstheyarecomingnolongerthetired,thepoor,thewretchedmasslongingforabetterliving.Thesearethewealthy.“Wedon’thaveabudget,”saysabiologistfromBrazil,asshewalkswithtwocompanionsthroughNewYorkCity’sSouthStreet.“Wejustuseourcreditcards.” TheU.S.haslongbeenoneoftheworld’smostpopulartouristdestinations,butthisyearhasbeenexceptional.FirsttherewastheWorldCup,whichdrewthousandsfromeverycorneroftheglobe;thencametheweakeningoftheU.S.dollaragainstmajorcurrencies.NowtheU.S.,stilltheworld’ssuperpower,canalsoclaimtobetheworld’sbargainbasement(廉价商品部).NobodyundersellsAmericathesedaysonjustabouteverything,fromconsumerelectronicstofashionclothestotennisrackets.Bottomretailprices-anywherefrom30%to70%lowerthanthoseinEuropeandAsia-haveattractedsome47millionvisitors,whoareexpectedtoleavebehind$79billionin1994.That’supfrom$74billiontheyearbefore. True,noteveryonecomesjustforbrains.ThereremainsanundeniablefascinationintherestoftheworldwithallthingsAmerican,nourishedbyHollywoodfilmsandU.S.televisionseries.ButshoppingtheU.S.A.isprovingirresistible.Everyweekthousandsarrivewithemptysuitcasesreadytobefilled;someevenrentanadditionalhotelroomtoholdtheirpurchases.Thebuyingbinge(无节制)hasbecomeasimportantaswatchingOldFaithfulFountainseruptinYellowstoneParkorsunbathingonabeachinFlorida. TheU.S.hascomeatlasttoappreciatewhatothercountrieslearnedlongago:thepouringinofforeigntouristsmaynotalwaysbeconvenient,butisdoesputmoneyinthebank.Andwithatradedeficitatabout$130billionandgrowingforthepast12months,theU.S.needsallthedepositsitcanget.ComparedwithAmericantouristsabroad,visitorstotheU.S.staylongerandspendmoremoneyateachstop;anaverageof12.2nightand$1624atravellerversustheAmericans’fournightsand$298. 1.FromwhattheBrazilianbiologistsays,weknowthattouristslikeher________. A)arereluctanttocarrycashwiththem B)simplydon’tcarehowmuchtheyspend C)arenotgoodatplanningtheirexpenditure
6 D)oftenspendmoremoneythantheycanafford 2.Thereasonwhy1994wasexceptionalisthat________. A)itsawanunusuallylargenumberoftouriststotheU.S. B)itwitnessedadropinthenumberoftouriststotheU.S. C)tourismwashardlyaffectedbytheweakeningoftheU.S.dollarthatyear D)touristscametotheU.S.forsightseeingratherthanforbargainsthatyear 3.Bysaying“nobodyundersellsAmerica”(Line4,Para.3),theauthormeansthat________. A)noothercountryunderestimatesthecompetitivenessofAmericanproducts B)nobodyexpectstheAmericanstocutthepricesoftheircommodities C)nobodyrestrainsthesellingofAmericangoods D)noothercountrysellsatalowerpricethatAmerica 4.WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners? A)BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia. B)Becausetheyrepresenttheworld’slatestfashions. C)Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology. D)Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations. 5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheU.S.hascometorealize________. A)theweakeningiftheU.S.dollarcanresultintradedeficits B)thelowertheretailprices,thegreatertheprofits C)tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomy D)visitorstotheU.S.arewealthierthanU.S.touristsabroad1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：A3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无
