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英语六级阅读训练●The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:"goods"suchasfoodandclothing,and"services"suchastransportandentertainment.　　Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'snaturalresources,suchascoal,gold,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals,andhaveafertilesoilandafavorableclimate;otherregionspossessperhapsonlyoneofthesethings,andsomeregionspossessnoneofthem.TheU.S.Aisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehasvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders,hersoilisfertile,andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaDesert,ontheotherhand,isoneoftheleastwealthy.　　Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.ChinaisperhapsaswelloffastheU.S.A.innaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonswas.unabletodevelopherresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'speople.Oldcountriesthathave,throughmanycenturies,trainedupnumerousskilledcraftsmenandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Wealthalsoproduceswealth.Asacountrybecomeswealthier,itspeoplehavealargemarginforsaving,andcanputtheirsavingsintofactoriesandmachineswhichwillhelpworkerstoturnoutmoregoodsintheirworkingday.　　1.Acountry'swealthdependsupon______.,　　A.itsstandardofliving　　B.itsmoney　　C.itsabilitytoprovidegoodsandservices　　D.itsabilitytoprovidetransportandentertainment　　2.Theword"foremost"means______.　　A.mostimportantlyB.firstly　　C.largelyD.forthemostpart　　3.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat______.　　A.acountry'swealthdependsonmanyfactors　　B.theU.S.A.isoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworld　　C.theSaharaDesertisaverypoorregion　　D.naturalresourcesareanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofacountry

1　　4.Thethirdparagraphmentionssomeoftheadvantageswhichonecountrymayhaveoveranotherinmakinguseofitsresources.Howmanysuchadvantagesarementionedinthisparagraph?　　A.2B.3　　C.4D.5　　5.Thesecondsentence.inParagraph3is______.　　A.themainideaoftheparagraph　　B.anexamplesupportingthemainideaoftheparagraph　　C.theconclusionoftheparagraph　　D.notrelatedtotheparagraph1.C2.A3.A4.B5.B●TheproductivityofAmericansemployedinprivatebusinesseshasdeclined.TheproductivityofworkersincountriessuchasJapanandGermanyisincreasing.Americanmachinetools,onaverage,areold,relativelyinefficient,andrapidlybecomingobsolete,whereasthoseofourcompetitorsoverseas,incomparison,arenewerandmoreefficient.Wearenolongerthemostproductiveworkersintheworld.Wearenolongertheleadersinindustrialinnovation(革新).Weareanimmensely　　wealthynationofeducatedmenandwomenwhoseemtohavelostsightofthefactthateverything—fromthesimplestnecessitiestothefinestluxuries—mustbeproducedthroughourowncollectivehardwork.Wehavecometoexpectautomaticincreasesinourcollectivestandardofliving,butweseemtohaveforgottenthattheseincreasesarepossibleonlywhenourproductivitycontinuestogrow.　　Onethingthatmustchangeistherateatwhichwesubstitutecapitalequipmentforhumanlabor.Simplyput,ourlaborforcehasincreasedatafargreaterratethanhasourstockofcapitalinvestment.Weseemtohaveforgottenthatourpastproductivitygains,toalargeextent,wererealizedfromsubstitutionsofcapitalforhumanlabor.Today,3timesasmanyrobotsarelistedascapitalassetsbyJapanesefirmsasbyUnitedStatesfirms.　　ThereisnodoubtthatrobotswillbecomeacommonsightinAmericanfactories.Representinganewgenerationoftechnology,robotswillreplacefactorylabormuchasthefarmtractorreplacedthehorse.Robottechnologyhasmuchtooffer.Itoffershigherlevelsofproductivityandqualityatlowercosts;inpromisestofreemenandwomenfromthedull,repetitioustoilofthefactory,itislikelytohaveanimpactonsocietycomparabletothatmadebythegrowthofcomputertechnology.

2　　1.Theword"obsolete"(Para.1)mostprobablymeans_______.　　A.weakB.old　　C.newD.outofdate　　2.Theauthorisanxiousabout_______.　　A.hispeoplenolongertakingtheleadinindustrialinnovation　　B.hiscountrynolongerbeingawealthynation　　C.hispeopleforgettingtoraisetheirproductivity　　D.hiscountryfallingbehindotherindustrialnations　　3.Accordingtotheauthor,inhiscountry_______..　　A.theproportionoflaborforcetocapitalinvestmentisquitelow　　B.thegrowthrateoflaborforceshouldbegreaterthanthatofcapitalinvestment　　C.theproductivityincreasesshouldbeachievedbytheincreasesoflaborforce　　D.capitalinvestmentshouldhaveincreasedmorerapidlythanlaborforce　　4.Sofarastheinfluenceonsocietyisconcerned,_______.　　A.robottechnologyseemstobemuchmorepromisingthancomputertechnology　　B.computertechnologyhaslesstoofferthanrobottechnology　　C.robottechnologycanbecomparedwithcomputertechnology　　D.robottechnologycannotbecomparedwithcomputertechnology　　5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistoshowthat_______.　　A.robotswillhelpincreaselaborproductivity　　B.robotswillruleAmericanfactories　　C.robotsarecheaperthanhumanlaborers　　D.robotswillfinallyreplacehumansinfactories1.D2.C3.D4.C5.A本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.

3　　Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique.　　Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents'pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.　　26.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?　　A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.　　B.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.　　C.Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.　　D.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.　　27.Thewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayis　　A.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly　　B.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwell　　C.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly　　D.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly　　28.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage,hesuggests,isby_______.　　A.pickingitupnaturallyasachild　　B.learningfromanativespeaker　　C.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuch　　D.undertakingsystematicwork　　29.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon_______.　　A.howcloselyheattendstothematter　　B.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaught　　C.histeacher'sapproachtopronunciation　　D.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling　　30.Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?　　A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.　　B.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponpronunciation.　　C.Bynotusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom.　　D.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds.本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]

426.C27.C28.D29.C30.B本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●Anindustrialsociety,especiallyoneascentralizedandconcentratedasthatofBritain,isheavilydependantoncertainessentialservices:forinstance,electricitysupply,water,railandroadtransport,theharbors.Theareaofdependencyhaswidenedtoincluderemovingrubbish,hospitalandambulanceservices,and,astheeconomydevelops,centralcomputerandinformationservicesaswell.Ifanyoftheseservicesceasestooperate,thewholeeconomicsystemisindanger.　　Itisthisinterdependencyoftheeconomicsystemthatmakesthepoweroftradeunionssuchanimportantissue.Singletradeunionshavetheabilitytocutoffmanyeconomicbloodsupplies.ThiscanhappenmoreeasilyinBritainthaninsomeothercountries,inpartbecausethelaborforceishighlyorganized.About55percentofBritishworkersbelongtounions,comparedtounderaquarterintheUnitedStates.Forhistoricalreasons,Britain'sunionshavetendedtodevelopalongtradeandoccupationallines,ratherthanonanindustry-by-industrybasis,whichmakeswagepolicy,democracyinindustryandtheimprovementofproceduresforfixingwagelevelsdifficulttoachieve.　　Thereareconsiderablestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement,someofthemarisingfromtheiroutdatedandinefficientstructure.Someunionshavelostmanymembersbecauseofindustrialchanges.Othersareinvolvedinargumentsaboutwhoshouldrepresentworkersinnewtrades.Unionsforskilledtradesareseparatefromgeneralunions,whichmeansthatdifferentlevelsofwagesforcertainjobsareoftenasourceofbadfeelingbetweenunions.Intraditionaltradeswhicharebeingpushedoutofexistencebyadvancingtechnologies,unionscanfightfortheirmembers'disappearingjobstothepointwherethejobsofotherunion'smembersarethreatenedordestroyed.TheprintingofnewspapersbothintheUnitedStatesandinBritainhasfrequentlybeenhaltedbytheeffortsofprinterstoholdontotheirtraditionalhighly-paidjobs.　　1.WhyisthequestionoftradeunionpowerimportantinBritain?　　A.Theeconomyisverymuchinterdependent.　　B.Unionshavebeenestablishedalongtime.　　C.TherearemoreunionsinBritainthanelsewhere.　　D.Therearemanyessentialservices.　　2.Becauseoftheirout-of-dateorganizationsomeunionsfinditdifficultto______.　　A.changeasindustrieschangeB.getnewmemberstojointhem　　C.learnnewtechnologiesD.bargainforhighenoughwages　　3.Disagreementsarisebetweenunionsbecausesomeofthem　　A.trytowinovermembersofotherunions

5　　B.ignoreagreements　　C.protecttheirownmembersattheexpenseofothers　　D.takeoverotherunion'sjobs　　4.Itisdifficulttoimprovetheproceduresforfixingwagelevelsbecause______.　　A.someindustrieshavenounions　　B.unionsarenotorganizedaccordingtoindustries　　C.only55percentofworkersbelongtounions　　D.someunionsaretoopowerful　　5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?　　A.Therearestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunionmovement.　　B.Someunionshavelostmanymembers.　　C.Someunionsexistintheoutdatedstructure.　　D.AhigherpercentageofAmericanworkersbelongtounionsthanthatofBritishworkers.1.A2.A3.C4.B5.D本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●It'sahotsummerday,andyou,yourfamily,andfriendsdecidetodrivetothebeachforacookout.　　Whenyougettothebeach,thesandandtherocksaresohotthattheyhurtyourbarefeet.Youputonsneakersinahurry.Thewaterissobrightandshininginthesunthatyoucanhardlylookatit.Whilethecharcoal(木炭)fireisstartingtoburninthecookoutstove,everyonegoesforaswim.Thewaterfeelsgood—warmatthetop,butcoolerdownaroundyourtoes.　　Alittlewindisblowingwhenyoucomeout.Thefireisn'tquitereadyforcookingyet,soyouplaytag(儿童捉人游戏)orread.　　Forlunchtherearehotdog,corn,saladandrolls,sodas,fruit,andcoffeefortheadults.Bythetimethecoffeewaterboilsandthecornandhotdogsarecooked,allthebathingsuitsaredry.Soarethetowelsspreadoutontherocks,inthesun.　　Lunchisgood.Justasyouarefinishing,itstartstorainsoyoupackupandrun.Butnobodymindstherain.Itwillcoolthingsoff.　　Atthesametimeyouwerehavingfunatthebeach,workwasbeingdone.Energyfromthesunwasdoingwork.Energy,inoneformoranother,doesalltheworkintheworld.　　Heatenergyfromthesundriedthetowels.Itheatedthesandandtherocks,thewaterandtheair.Itevenmadetherainandthewind.Heatfromthesundoessmallworkandbigwork,allovertheearth.　　Lightenergyfromthesunwasworkingonthebeachtoo.Itsuppliedthedaylight.　　Itlittheearthandmadethesandbrightandthewatersparkling.

6　　Thesunalsosuppliedtheenergythatgrewthefoodyouate.　　Plantsuselightenergyfromthesuntomakefoodforthemselves.Thefoodisakindofsugar.Itisalsoakindofenergycalledchemicalenergy.Greenplantschangelightenergyfromthesunintochemicalenergy.　　Plantsusesomeofthatenergyforeverydaylivingandgrowing.Theystoretherestintheirleavesandseeds,infruit,roots,stems,andberries.　　Thesaladandthecorn,therolls,fruit,andcoffeeallcamefromplants.Youandallanimalsdependonplantsforfood.　　Thecharcoalyouusedforcookingbeganasaplanttoo.Once,thatcharcoalwasalivingtreethatusedsunlighttomakefoodandthenstoredpartofthefooditmade.Theenergyinthisstoredfoodremained,evenafterthetreedied.Youusedthatenergywhenyouburnedthecharcoal.　　Thegasolineyouusedfordrivingtothebeachbeganwithenergyfromthesun,too.Itwasmadefromoil.　　Oilwasformedfromtheremainsofplantsandanimalsthatlivedonearthmillionsofyearsago.Theremainsofancientlivingthingsarecalledfossils.Thisiswhyoiliscalledafossilfuel.Coalandnaturalgasarefossilfuels,too.　　Nowfossilfuelsarebeginningtobeusedup.　　That'swhypeopleworryaboutrunningoutofenergy.　　Butaslongasthesunshines,theearthwillnotrunoutofenergy.Thesunpoursmoreenergyonearththanwecaneveruse.Mostofthatenergycomestousasheatandlight.Energyfromthesuniscalledsolarenergy.　　Solarenergyisasafekindofenergy.Itdoesn'tmakepollutionorhavedangerousleftovers.Thatiswhyscientistsandinventorsareexperimentingwithwaysofharnessingthesuntodosomeofthejobsfossilfuelshavebeendoing.　　Buttomakethesundoworklikethat,theyhavetosolvesomeproblems.　　Theyhavetocollectthesun'senergy.Collectingsunshineisn'teasy,unlessyouareaplant.　　Sunshineisn'teasytostore,either.Youcan'tfillatankwithitorputitinthewoodbox.Youcan'tmoveitthroughapipeorawire.Youcan'tturniton.　　Still,peoplehavebeenusingsolarenergytohelpdotheirworkforalongtime.Thereareoldwaysandnewwaysofcatchingsunshineandputtingittowork.　　Supposeyouwerelivinginacoldplaceandgoingtospendthewinterinacave.Wouldyouchooseacavethatfacedthewintersunoracavethatfacedawayfromit?　　Youmightmakethesamechoiceifyouwerebuildingahouseinacoldplace.Youwouldprobablybuildthehouse,sothewintersunwouldpourinthewindowstowarmit.Peoplehavebeenbuildinghousesthatwayforalongtime.　　Isitpossibletocatchstillmoreofthesun'sheatinahouse?Yes,Somehousesalsocollectheatontheroof,moveitindoors,storesome,usesometomakehotwaterandtherestforheating.Ahouselikethatiscalledasolarhouse.　　Peoplewhobuildsolarhouseshavelearnedhowtodothosethingsbyobservinghowtheearthitselfusessolarenergy.　　Rememberthebeach?　　Rememberthehotsandandthehotrocks?

7　　Somematerialstakeinheatenergyfromthesunandholdit.Theyabsorbtheheat.Sandandrocksdothis.Sodosomeothersolidmaterials,suchasmetals.Waterabsorbsthesun'sheattoo.　　Colorcanalsobeimportant.Dark,dullcolorsabsorbheat.Light-colored,shinysurfacesreflectheat.Theybounceitback.That'swhydarkclothesarewarmerinthewinterandlightcoloredclothesarecoolerinthesummer.　　Thelongerittakessomethingtoheatup,thelongerthatthingholdstheheat.Materialsthatheatupfastcoolofffast.　　Ifyougobacktothebeachintheeveningaftersunset,thesandandtherocks,whichheatedupfast,willbecool.Butthewater,whichheatedupslowly,willstillbewarm.　　Ittakesalongtimeforthesuntoheatthewaterinabiglakeorocean.Butbytheendofsummer,alargebodyofwaterwillhavecaughtandstoredenoughheatfromthesuntolastforagoodpartofthewinter.Waterstoresheatverywell.　　That'swhylandnearalargebodyofwaternevergetsquiteascoldinthewinteraslandfarawayfromthewater.Thestoredheatinthewaterkeepsthelandarounditwarm.　　Slowly,allwinterlong,heatfromthewatermovesoutintothecoldair.Heatalwaysmovesthatway—fromawarmerplaceorthingtoacoolerone.Onceyouknowwhichwayheatmoves,youunderstandhowthingsgethotandhowtheyloseheat.　　1.Alltheworkintheworldisdonebyenergycomingfromthesuninoneformoranother.　　2.Aswehumansdependonplantsforfood,plantsliveonchemicalenergyconvertedfromlightenergy.　　3.Unlessthesundies,itwillsupplyendlessenergyonearth.　　4.Ithasbeenalongtimesincepeoplebegantousesolarenergybecausesunshinecanbestoredinhouses.　　5.Theadvantageofthesolarhouseisthatithashotwaterandheating.　　6.Asolarhousedoesn'thavetouseelectricitywhenitmakesagooduseofsolarenergy.　　7.Thepassagegivesabriefaccountofhowsolarenergyisemployed.　　8.Wecanunderstandhowthingsgethotorloseheataslongasweknow______.　　9.Mostoftheenergythesunsuppliestousisintheformsof______.　　10.Peopleliketousefossilfuelstogetalmostallkindsofenergybecausetheyare______.I.Y2.Y3.Y4.N5.N6.NG7.N8.whichwayheatmoves9.heatandlight10.easytouse本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]

8　●Ihaveneverattendedalargecompany'sboardmeetinginmylife,butIfeelcertainthatthediscussionoftentakesthefollowinglines.The__1__ofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake8Opthedecentpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£l.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste(notspeciallygoodeither,butnotbad),andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;butthe__2__ofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswill__3__.Whenthatstartstohappenwewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit,whereuponpeoplewillrushtobuyiteventhoughitstillcostsaboutforty-threepercentmorethanits__4__price.　　Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatashametoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderordogfoodorwhatever.Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult,buthedoesn't.Abargainmustnotbe__5__Tobeoffereda"gift"ofonepennyislikebeinginvitedtodinnerandofferedonesinglepea(tastilycooked),andnothingelse.Evenifitrepresenteda__6__reductionitwouldbeaninsult.Still,peoplesay,onehastohavewashingpowder(orwhatever)andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.WhenIwasaboyinHungaryamanwas__7__ofmurderingsome¬oneforthesakeofonepengo,theequivalentofashilling,andpleaded__8__Thejudgeshouted__9__:"Tokillamanforashilling!Whatcanyousayinyour__10__?"Themurdererreplied:"Ashillinghere...ashillingthere..."Andthat'swhattoday'sshoppersays,too:"Apennyhere...apennythere..."　　A.missedB.defenseC.realD.cost　　E.anxiouslyF.attractionG.fairH.expense　　I.fallJ.angrilyK.dismissedL.accusedM.guiltyN.faultyO.securityI.D2.F3.I4.G5.A6.C7.L8.M9.J本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●Althoughcreditcardsarebecomingamoreacceptablepartofthefinancialscene,theyarestillregardedwithsuspicionbymanyasbeingamajorpartofthe"livenowpaylater"syndrome(^Jttt).Alongwithhire-purchase,rentalandleasingschemes,theyprovideencouragementtospendmoremoney.Ofcourse,itisonlythefoolhardywhoyieldtothetemptationtolive,temporarilyatleast,beyondtheirmeans,andsuchpeoplewouldnodoubtmanagetodosoevenwithoutcreditcards.　　Advertisingcampaignshave,however,promotedagrowingrealizationoftheadvantagesofthesesmallpiecesofplastic.Theyobviate(避免)needtocarrylargeamountsofcashandarealwaysusefulinemergencies.　　Allthecreditcardorganizationschargeinterestonamonthlybasiswhichmayworkoutashighas25percentayear,yetjudiciouspurchasingusingacardcanmeanthatyouobtainuptosevenweeks,interest-freecredit.Usingthecardabroad,whereitemsfrequentlytakealongtimetobeincludedonyouraccount,canextendthis

9periodevenfurther.　　Itisworthwhileshoppingaroundbeforedecidingonaparticularcreditcard.Itisnecessarytoconsidertheamountofcreditgranted;interestrates,whichmayvaryslightly;thenumberandrangeofoutlets,thoughmostcardscovermajorgarages,hotels,restaurantsanddepartmentstores;andofcourse,whathappensifyourcardislostorstolen.Acreditcardthiefmaybesittingonapotentialgoldmineparticularlyifthereisadelayinreportingthelossofthecard.　　However,ifusedwisely,acreditcardcancostnothing,oratleasthelptotideyouoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty.　　26.Whichofthefollowingcannotmakeyouspendmoremoney?　　A.Creditcards.B.Hire-purchase.　　C.Rentalandleasingschemes.D.Noneoftheaboveisright.　　27.Thefoolhardyarepeoplewho_______.　　A.spendmoremoneythantheyhaveB.spendlessmoneythanotherpeopleC.savemoneyD.makemoney　　28.Thedisadvantageofcreditcardsis_______.　　A.toenableyoutobuythingswithoutcarryinglargeamountofcash　　B.toencouragepeopletospendmoremoney　　C.tobealwaysusefulinemergencies　　D.tohelppeopletideoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty　　29.Accordingtothepassage,creditcardsaremadeof_______.　　A.paperB.gold　　C.plasticD.tin　　30.Decidingonaparticularcredit,youdonothavetoconsider______.　　A.theamountofcreditgranted　　B.thenumberandrangeofoutlets　　C.thepossibilityoflossofmoney　　D.thedepartmentstoreswhereyouaregoingtouseyourcreditcards26.D27.A28.B29.D30.C本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]MoreattentionwaspaidtothequalityofproductioninFranceatthetimeofReneCoty.CharlesDeschanelwasthenthefinancialminister.Hestressedthatworkmanshipandqualityweremoreimportantthanquantityforindustrialproduction.Itwouldbenecessarytoproducequalitygoodsfortheinternationalmarketstocompetewiththoseproducedinothercountries.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareofinternationalmarkettobalanceitsimportandexporttrade.　　Frenchindustrialandagriculturalproductionwasstillinadequatetomeettheimmediateneedsofthepeople,letalonelong-rangeddevelopments.Essentialimports

10hadstretchedthenationalcredittothebreakingpoint.Rentsweretightlycontrolled,buttheextremeinflationaffectedgeneralpopulationmostseverelythroughthecostoffood.Foodcoststookasmuchas80percentoftheworker'sincome.Wages,itistrue,hadrisen.Extensivefamilyallowancesandbenefitswerepaidbythestate,andtherewasfulltimeandovertimeemployment.Takentogether,thesefactorsenabledtheworkingclasstoexistbutallowedthemnosenseofsecurity.Inthisdiscouragingsituation,workmenwerewillingtoworkoverseasforhigherwages.　　Thegovernmentwasunwillingtoletworkersleavethecountry.Itwasfearedthatmigrationofworkerswouldreducethelaborforce.Thelackofqualifiedworkersmighthindertheimprovementinthequalityofindustrialproductsproduced.Qualifiedworkersemployedabroadwouldonlyincreasethequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinforeigncountries.AlsothequantityofqualitygoodsproducedinFrancewouldnotbeabletoincreaseaspartofitsualifiedlaborforcemovedtoothercountries.　　1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.　　A.explaintheFrenchgovernment'semphasisonqualityproducts　　B.discussCharlesDeschanel'scontributiontotheFrenchindustrialdevelopment　　C.comparethequalityofFrenchgoodswiththatofforeigngoods　　D.showFrenchworkmen'senthusiasmtoseekwell-paidjobsinforeigncountries　　2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatatthetimeofReneCoty.　　A.Francewasstillatthefirststageofindustrialdevelopment　　B.FrenchworkerswerebetterpaidthantheworkersinanyotherEuropeancountries　　C.theunemploymentrateinFrancewascomparativelyhigherthanthatinotherEuropeancountries　　D.Frenchworkerswereabletolivebetterwiththeincreaseintheirwages　　3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatatthattime_______.　　A.Francehadaverylargeshareofinternationalmarket　　B.theimportandexporttradeinFrancewasmakingasuccessfuladvance　　C.demandandsupplyinFrancewasbarelybalanced　　D.Francewasexperiencingeconomicdepression　　4.WhichofthefollowingisthebestindicatoroftheextremeinflationinFrance?　　A.Eightypercentincreaseinthepricesofconsumergoods.　　B.Highcostoffood.　　C.Highrentsforhouses.　　D.Lackofagriculturalproducts.　　5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?　　A.RentsinFranceweretightlycontrolled.　　B.Francewasfloodingtheinternationalmarketwithinferiorproducts.　　C.Frenchworkerswereprohibitedfromgoingabroadtofindjobs.　　D.ThemigrationofFrenchworkerswouldhindertheimprovementofqualityin

11industrialproduction.1.A2.A3.D4.B5.B本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●ScientistsatSussexUniversityappeartobeonthewayto___1___howthemosquito,carrierofdiseasessuchasmalariaandyellowfever,homesinonitstarget.Theproblemisthattheyhavefoundthatthebestwaytoavoidbeingbittenis:stopbreathing,stopsweating,andkeepdownthetemperatureofyourimmediatesurroundings.__2__thefirstsuggestionisimpossibleandtheothersverydifficult.　　Scientistshavefoundthattherearethree___3___stagesinamosquito'sassault.Stageoneisatfiftyfeetaway,whentheinsectfirstsmellsamanoraanimalto___4___.Stagetwoisthoughttocomeintooperationabouttwenty-fivefeetfromthetarget,whentheinsectbecomesguidedbythecarbondioxidebreathedoutbytheintendedvictim.Stagethreeiswhenthemosquitoisonlyamatterofinchesfromits___5___thewarmthandmoisturegivenoffbythevictimisthefinalclue.　　Theresearchersthen*___6___howrepellentsinterferewithitsthree-stageattack.Theyfoundrepellentsactmoresubtlythanbyjustgivingoffanastysmell.ACanadianresearchersaysthatrepellentsappearto___7___mosquitoesfirstwhenitisfollowingthecarbondioxideandsecondduringthefinalapproach,wherethewarmthandmoisturearetheinsect's___8___.　　Airpervadedbyoneofthemanychemicalrepellentsstopsthemosquitoreactingtothevictim'scarbondioxide,andtherepellentseemstoaffectthetinyhairswithwhichtheinsectsensesmoistureintheair.Thesensorsareblockedsothatthe___9___doesnotknowwhetheritisflyingthroughamoistcurrent,orthesensorsaremadetosendthe___10___signals.A.examinedB.animalC.wrongD.insectE.biteF.UnfortunatelyG.inventingH.distinctI.preyJ.guideK.checkedL.definiteM.UnnecessarilyN.confuse

12O.discovering1.O2.F3.H4.E5.I6.A7.N8.J9.D10.C本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●Sugarlessyoghurt(酸奶)couldhelpbeatbadbreath,toothdecayandgumdisease,sayscientists.Japaneseresearchersfoundeatingtheyoghurt62levelsofhydrogensulphide(硫化氢)—amajor63ofbadbreath—in80%ofvolunteers.The64areactivebacteriainyoghurt.　　Detailswere65atameetingoftheInternationalAssociationforDentalResearch.A(n)66of24volunteerswhoparticipatedinthestudyweregivenstrictinstructions67oralhealth,dietandmedicinetaking.Theyspenttwoweeks68yoghurtsandsimilarfoods,likecheese.Researchersthen69bacterialevelsandodor-causingcompounds,70hydrogensulphide.Thevolunteersthenate90gramsofyoghurtadayforsixweeks.　　Attheendofthestudy,researcherstook71again.Theyfoundhydrogensulphidelevels72in80%ofparticipants.　　Dr.NigelCarter,chiefexecutiveoftheBritishDentalHealthFoundation,said:"Thefoundationhaslongbeen73people'sattentiontosugar-freeyoghurtsasahealthysnack,soitispleasingtohearthatitmayhaveoralhealthbenefitswewerepreviously74of."　　"Althoughthisresearchisstillintheearlystagesthereisno75thatsugar-freeyoghurtsprovideamuchhealthier76tosweetsandchocolate,andwewouldencouragesnackersto77themintotheirdiet."　　78,Dr.Carterstressedthatthebestwaytobeatbadbreathwasby79agoodoralhealthroutine.Thisinvolvesbrushingtwice-a-daywithfluoride(氟化物)toothpaste,cutting80onthefrequencyofsugarysnacksanddrinksandvisitingadentist81.　　62.[A]increased[B]required　　[C]averaged[D]reduced　　63.[A]reason[B]cause　　[C]result[D]origin　　64.[A]strategies[B]matters　　[C]keys[D]emergencies　　65.[A]presented[B]submitted　　[C]exposed[D]written　　66.[A]whole[B]unit　　[C]total[D]amount　　67.[A]with[B]of

13　　[C]to[D]on　　68.[A]avoiding[B]prohibiting　　[C]preventing[D]refusing　　69.[A]balanced[B]evaluated　　[C1measured[D]counted　　70.[A]involving[B]including　　[C]containing[D]concerning　　71.[A]modes[B]examples　　[C]copies[D]samples　　72.[A]grew[B1remained　　[C1decreased[D]risen　　73.[A]drawing[B]paying　　[C]attracting[D]concentrating　　74.[A]uncertain[B]unaware　　[C]certain[D1aware　　75.[A]idea[B]hesitation　　[C]doubt[D]sense　　76.[A]selection[B]alternative　　[C]preference[D]substitute　　77.[A]convene[B]affiliate　　[C]constrain[D]incorporate　　78.[A]However[B]Moreover　　[C]Therefore[D]Otherwise　　79.[A]bringing[B]adopting　　[C]receiving[D]adapting　　80.[A]off[B]back　　[C]out[D]down　　81.[A]regularly[B]occasionally　　[C]rarely[D]normally

1462．【解析】选[D]。语义衔接题。本段第一句是本段的主题句，已经说明酸奶有助于防止口臭。解答本题要在63题之后。由63题可知，硫化氢是造成口臭的主要原因。可以判断，酸奶应该是能减少硫化氢的，选[D]reduced“减少，降低”。[A]increased“增加”；[B]required“要求”；[C]averaged“平均为”。63．【解析】选[B]。语义衔接题。此处要填的词意思为“原因”，表示硫化氢是造成口臭的主要原因，选[B]cause“原因”，指直接导致事情发生的原因。第二段的odor—causing有提示作用。[A]reason“理由”强调从逻辑推理上得出的结论性原因，不是直接说明起因。[C]result“结果”；[D]origin“源头”侧重指事物的起源或由来。64．【解析】选[C]。语义衔接题。前面说酸奶可以降低硫化氢的水平，本句说，酸奶中的活性菌是＿＿。选项[C]keys“关键”可使语义通顺，说明活性菌是酸奶降低硫化氢水平的关键所在。[A]strategies“策略”；[B]matters“问题”；[D]emergencies“紧急情况，突发事件”。65．【解析】选[A]。语义衔接题。本段显然是要介绍上段中提到的结论的具体情况，选[A]presented“介绍，展示”。[B]submitted“提交，递交”所提交的内容应该是某种正式的文件或方案；[C]exposed“揭露，透露”多指揭露丑闻、坏人坏事或各种阴谋，也可指某物暴露在外；[D]written“写”。66．【解析】选[C]。惯用衔接题。所填词可以使用a(n)～of结构，表示“总共”24名志愿者，适合的是[C]total。67．【解析】选[D]。惯用衔接题。所填词与instructions“指导”连用，表示指导某个方面的工作，选[D]on。[B]of后接指导人，不符合这里的语义要求。[A]with不与instruction连用；[C]to后接人，表示被指导人，或接动词不定式，不符合这里的语义要求。68．【解析】选[A]。语义衔接题。这里说的是实验的第一阶段：两个星期。后文中提到的实验的第二阶段是六个星期一直食用无糖酸奶。最后对两个阶段的测试数据进行了对比。显然前面说的是不食用无糖酸奶的情况，选[A]avoiding“避开，回避”，后接食物时，表示不吃这种东西。[B]prohibiting“禁止”禁止的是某种行为；[C]preventing“预防，阻止”指采取预防措施或设置障碍去阻止某人或某事；[D]refusing“拒绝”指拒绝别人的某种建议。69．【解析】选[C]。语义衔接题。研究者应该是“测量”被试口中的细菌水平和产生口臭的化合物，选[C]measured“测量，估量”，用于确定某种事物的多少或水平，符合这里的语义要求。[A]balanced“平衡”；[B]evaluated“评估，估计”多用于对人物或某种工作的评价；[D]counted“点…的数目”不与level连用。70．[解析]选[B]。语义衔接题。由前文可知，硫化氢正是造成口臭的主要因素，所以研究者测量的那些化合物中一定包括这个东西，所以选[B]including“包括”，强调包括作为整体的一部分，而没有排除在外。[A]involving“使成为必须，牵涉”往往指的是无形的东西；[C]containing“包含”后面列举包含的全部内容；[D]concerning“关系到，有关于”。71．【解析】选[D]。语义衔接题。前文讲过第一阶段2星期的实验结束后，研究者测量了被试口腔中的细菌和口臭化合物水平。现在是第二阶段结束后，显然还要采集样品测量一次，选[D]samples“样品”。[A]modes“方式，风格”；[B]examples“例子”，takeexamples“举例”；[C]copies“复制品”。72．【解析】选[C]。语义衔接题。本文说的是无糖酸奶减轻口臭的功能，所以食用酸奶后口腔中的硫化物的水平应该是下降的，所以选[C]decreased“减少，下降”。[A]grew“增长”；[B]remained“保持”；[D]risen“上升”。73．【解析】选[A]。语义衔接题。基金会的工作是把人们的注意力引导到无糖酸奶上，选[A]drawing，drawingpeople，sattentiontosth．。[B]paying的宾语只能是主语自己的注意力，不能是别人的；[C]attracting是要把注意力吸引到自己身上来，用在此处不合适；[D]concentrating与[B]同理排除。

1574．【解析】选[B]。语义衔接题。该基金会自己一直在提倡人们使用无糖酸奶，他们为之高兴的事情应该是自己以前不知道无糖酸奶还有其他的作用，而研究证明了这一点，排除[C]certain和[D]aware。根据句中的be～of结构，排除[A]uncertain，选[B]unaware“不明白的，不知道的”。75．【解析】选[C]。语义衔接题。本句是对无糖酸奶的作用的肯定，选[C]doubt，nodoubt“无疑地”。[A]idea“主意，观点”[B]hesitation“迟疑”指行为的迟疑，在这里不合适；[D]sense，nosense“没有理由，不必”。76．【解析】选[B]。语义衔接题。无糖酸奶显然是糖块和巧克力的更健康的替代品，选[B]alternative“替换物，替代品”。[A]selection“选择”；[C]preference“优先选择，爱好”；[D]substitute“替代”指的是某人或某物不在时可以用来代替的人或物，不符合文中说话者对无糖酸奶的倾向性态度。77．【解析】选[D]。语义衔接题。既然无糖酸奶是更健康的食品，医生应该鼓励节食者把它纳入食谱，选[D]incorporate．incorporatesth．intosth．“把…包含进…”。[A]convene“召集”；[B]affiliate“使…隶属，接纳“为成员”；[C]constrain“强制，约束”。78．【解析】选[A]。逻辑衔接题。上面两段都在讲卡特医生对于酸奶能减少口臭的认可。本段说的则是卡特强调“最好的防止口臭的方法还是良好的口腔卫生习惯”。语义上存在转折，所以选[A]However“不过，然而”。【点睛】[B]Moreover“而且，再者，此外”表示递进关系；[C]Therefore“因此，所以”表示因果关系，强调结果；[D]Otherwise“否则”也表转折，但讲的是如果某种条件或情况不发生时的情况，与此处的语义不符。79．【解析】选[B]。语义衔接题。此处的意思是“采取”良好的口腔卫生程序，只能选[B]adopting“采纳，采用”。[A]bringing“带来”；[C]receiving“接到”；[D]adapting意为“改造，改善”，良好的程序不需要改造。80．【解析】选[D]。语义衔接题。既然无糖酸奶对口腔有益，那么吃sugarysnacks(含糖零食)的频率(frequency)应该也是要降下来的，选[D]down，cutdown“降低，削减，减少”，符合这里的语义要求。[A]off，cutoff意思是“停止，切开”；[B]back，cutback“减少”常指减少开支；[C]out，cutout“切去，放弃，删除”。81．【解析】选[A]。语义衔接题。医生对防止口臭的建议，显然应该是定期看牙医，选[A]regularly“定期地”。[B]occasionally“偶尔地”；[C]rarely“极少地”．[D]normally“通常地，正常地”不符合这里的语境要求。本文转载自:[url=http://www.cet6.net]英语六级考试网[/url]●1.表达自己对该工作的渴求态度2.尽量展示自己的技能和经历3.信中应包括自己的联系方式【范文】

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