英语六级阅读理解练习题三.doc

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生命中，不断地有人离开或进入。

于是，看见的，看不见的；记住的，遗忘了。

生命中，不断地有得到和失落。

于是，看不见的，看见了；遗忘的，记住了。

然而，看不见的，是不是就等于不存在？

记住的，是不是永远不会消失？

英语六级阅读理解练习题（三）

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Climate，morethananyothersinglefactor，__1__thedistributionoflifeonEarth.Climaticboundariesestablishthelimitswithinwhichorganismscansurvive.Plants，evenmorethananimals，mustbe__2__adaptedtoclimateinordertosurvive.Theycannotmoveaboutortakeshelterbutmustbeequippedto__3__whateverweatherconditionsarelikelytooccur.Intheharshconditionsofthefarnorthoftheearth，forexample，lowgrowingmosses，lichens，andafewfloweringplantsallholdtothegroundforshelterfromicywinds.

Animals，despitetheir__4__tomoveaboutandfindshelter，arejustasmuchinfluencedbyclimateasplantsare.Creaturessuchasthecamelandthepenguinaresohighlyspecializedthattheyhavean__5__limiteddistribution.Others，suchasbears，areflexibleenoughtoadapttoa__6__rangeofclimates.。

Ocean-dwellingorganismsarejustassensitivetoclimaticchanges—inthiscasetemperatureandsalinity—aslandanimals.Reefcoralscansurviveonlyinclearwarmseawater.Certainforaminatersaresosensitivetochangesintheir__7__thattheirpresencecanbetakenasan__8__ofseatemperature.Humanbeingsareamongthe__9__specializedofallanimalsandcanlivealmostanywhere.Theirclothesandtheirhomes__10__asasortof“miniatureclimate”thatcanbetakenwiththemeverywhere.

A.leastB.determinesc.abilityD.urgently

E.broadF.behaveG.worstH.index

I.endureJ.extremelyK.entertainL.well

M.neighborhoodN.actO.environment

答案：

I.B2.L3.I4.C5.J6.E7.O8.H

Astheonlyfreshmanonhisschool‘svarsity（代表队）wrestlingteam，Todwasanxioustofitinwithhisolderteammates.Onenightafteramatch，hewasofferedawhiskybottleontheridehome.Todfelthehadtoaccept，orhewouldseemlikeasissy.Hetookaswallow，andeverytimethebottlewaspassedbacktohim，hetookanotherswallow.Aftersevenswallows，hepassedout.Histerrifiedteammatescarriedhimintohishome，andhismotherthenrushedtothehospital.Afterhisstomachwaspumped，Todlearnedthathisbloodalcohollevelhadbeensohighthathewasluckynottobeinacomaordead.

Althoughalcoholsometimescausesrapidpoisoning，frequentlyleadstolong-termaddiction，andalwaysthreatensself-control，oursocietyencouragesdrinking.Manyparents，bytheirexample，givechildrentheimpressionthatalcoholisanessentialingredientofsocialgatherings.Peerpressureturnsbachelorparties，fraternityinitiations（同仁联谊会入会），andspring-semesterbeachvacationsintocompetitionsin“gettingtrashed.”Insoapoperas，charmingcharacterspourScotchwhiskeyfromcrystalbottleasreadilyasmostpeopleturnonthefaucetfortapwater.Infilmsandrockvideos，trend-setterspartyinnightclubsandbars.Andwhocanrecallatelevisedbaseballorbasketballgamewithoutabeercommercial？

Bytheageof21，theaverageAmericanhasbeendrinkingonTVabout75，000times.Alcoholadsappearwithpoundingfrequency—inmagazines，onbillboards，incollegenewspapers—contributingtoaharmfulmythaboutdrinking.

Partofthemythisthatliquorsignalsprofessionalsuccess.Inamen’smagazine，onefull-pageadforScotchwhiskeyshowstwomenseatedinanelegantrestaurant.Bothareintheirthirties，perfectlygroomed，andwearingexpensivegreysuits.Thewindows‘aredraped（悬挂）withvelvet（天鹅绒）》thetablewithspotlesswhitelinen.Eachplace-settingconsistsofalong-stemmedwatergoblet，silverutensilsandthicksilverplates.Oneachplateishalf-emptycocktailglass.Thetwomenaregrinningandshakinghands，asifthey’vejustconcludedabusinessdeal.Thecaptionreads，“Thetasteofsuccess.”

Contrarytowhattheliquorcompanywouldhaveusbelieve，drinkingismorecloselyrelatedtolackofsuccessthantoachievement.Amongstudents，theheaviestdrinkershavethelowestgrades.Intheworkforce，alcoholicsarefrequentlylateorabsent，tendtoperformpoorly，andoftengetfired.Although，alcoholabuseoccursinalleconomicclasses，itremainsmostsevereamongthepoor.

Anotherpartofthealcoholmythisthatdrinkingmakesyoumoreattractivetotheoppositesex.“Hot，hot，hot，”onecommercial‘ssoundtrack（电影配乐）begins，asthecamerascansacrowdofcollege-agebeachgoers.Nextitfollowsthecurveofawoman’sleguptoherbarehipandlingersthere.Sheisyoung，beautiful，wearingabikini.Ayoungguy，carryinganicechest（箱子），positionshimselfneartowhereshesits.Heistan，muscular.Shedoesn‘tshowmuchinterest—untilheopensthechestandtakesoutabeer.Nowshesmilesoverathim.Heraiseshiseyebrowsand，invitingly，holdsupanothercan.Shejoinshim.Thisbeer，thesongconcludes，“attractslikenoother.”

Beerdoesn’tmakeanyonesexier.Likeallalcohol，itlowersthelevelsofmalehormonesinmenandoffemalehormonesinwomen—evenwhentakeninsmallamounts.Insubstantialamounts，alcoholcancauseinfertility（不生育）inwomenandimpotence（阳萎|）inmen.Somealcoholicmendevelopenlargedbreasts，fromtheirincreasedfemalehormones.

Thealcoholmythalsocreatestheillusionthatbeerandathleticsareaperfectcombination.Onebillboardfeaturesthreehigh-actionimages：

abaseballplayerrunningattopspeed，asurferridingawave，andabasketballplayerleapingtomakeadunkshot.Aparticularlightbeer，thebillboardpromises，“won‘tslowyoudown.”

“Slowyoudown”isexactlywhatalcoholdoes.Drinkingplaysaroleinoversixmillioninjurieseachyear—notcountingautomobileaccidents.Eveninsmallamounts，alcoholdullsthebrain，reducingmusclecoordinationandslowingreactiontime.Italsointerfereswiththeabilitytofocustheeyesandadjusttoasuddenchangeinbrightness—suchastheflashofacar’sheadlights.Drinkinganddriving，responsibleforoverhalfofallautomobiledeaths，istheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers.Continuedalcoholabusecanphysicallyalterthebrain，permanentlydamaginglearningandmemory.Long-termdrinkingisrelatedtomalnutrition，weakeningofthebones，andulcers.Itincreasestheriskofliverfailure，heartdisease，andstomachcancer.

Finally，accordingtothemythfosteredbythemediainourculture，alcoholgeneratesawarmglowofhappinessthatunifiesthefamily.Inonepopularfilm，theonlyfoodvisibleataweddingreceptionisanuntouchedweddingcake，butbeer，whiskey，andvodkaflowfreely.Mostoftheguestsaredrunk.Aftershoutingintothemicrophonetogeteveryone‘sattention，thebandleaderasksthebrideandgroomtocomeforward.Theyarepresentedwithtwowine-filledsilverdrinkingcups.“Ifyoucandrinkyourcupswithoutspillinganywine，”thebandleadertellsthem，“youwillhavegoodluckfortherestofyourlives.”Thecoupledraintheircupswithouttakingabreath，andthecrowdcheers.

Amarriage，however，isunlikelytobe“lucky”ifalcoholplaysamajorroleinit.Nearlytwo-thirdsofdomesticviolenceinvolvesdrinking.Alcoholabusebyparentsisstronglytiedtochildneglectandjuveniledelinquency.Drinkingduringpregnancycanleadtomiscarriageandisamajorcauseofsuchbirthdefectsasdeformedlimbsandmentalretardation.Thosewhodependonalcoholarefarfromhappy：

overafourthofthepatientsinstateandcountymentalinstitutionshavealcoholproblems;morethanhalfofallviolentcrimesarealcohol-related;therateofsuicideamongalcoholicsisfifteentimeshigherthanamongthegeneralpopulation.

Alcohol，somewouldhaveusbelieve，ispartofbeingsuccessful，sexy，healthy，andhappy.Butthosewhohavesufferedfromit—directlyorindirectly—knowotherwise.Foralcohol’svictims，“Here‘stoyourhealth”ringswithaterribleironywhenitisaccompaniedbytheclinkofliquorglasses.

1.Theauthorprovideslotsofevidencetorefutetheharmfulmythaboutdrinking.

2.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatthemediaandthecultureofAmericansocietypromotefalsebeliefsaboutalcohol.

3.Paragraphfourtellsusthatalcoholicswillneversucceediftheydon’tquitdrinking.

4.Insteadofmakingpeoplemoreattractive，alcoholmakesmanwomanlike.

5.Drinkingisoneofthemaincausesofdeathamongteenagers.

6.Thesentence“。

.。

oursocietyencouragesdrinking.”issimplybasedonthefactthattherearesomanyadsforalcoholinmagazinesandonTV.

7.Somethingmustbedonetorestrainalcoholabusebeforeitistoolate.

8.Oversixmillioninjurieseachyeararerelatedto______.

9.Thelifeofthosewhoareaddictedtodrinkingis______.

10.Besidesamajorcauseofbirthdefects，drinkingduringpregnancycanleadto______.

答案：

I.Y2.Y3.N4.N5.Y6.N7.NG8.drinking9.farfromhappy10.miscarriage

MoreattentionwaspaidtothequalityofproductioninFranceatthetimeofReneCoty.CharlesDeschanelwasthenthefinancialminister.Hestressedthatworkmanshipandqualityweremoreimportantthanquantityforindustrialproduction.Itwouldbenecessarytoproducequalitygoodsfortheinternationalmarketstocompetewiththoseproducedinothercountries.TheFrencheconomyneededalargershareofinternationalmarkettobalanceitsimportandexporttrade.

Frenchindustrialandagriculturalproductionwasstillinadequatetomeettheimmediateneedsofthepeople，letalonelong-rangeddevelopments.Essentialimportshadstretchedthenationalcredittothebreakingpoint.Rentsweretightlycontrolled，buttheextremeinflationaffectedgeneralpopulationmostseverelythroughthecostoffood.Foodcoststookasmuchas80percentoftheworker‘sincome.Wages，itistrue，hadrisen.Extensivefamil