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英语六级阅读36套

第三篇

　　TheCaledonianMarketinLondonisaclearinghouseofthejunk（旧货、废弃物）oftheuniverse.Here,rubbishisacommodityandrubbishpickingisasport.Somebody,somewhere,wantedthesethings,perhapsjusttolookat.Youlearnheretheincredibleobscurityofhumanneedsanddesires.Peoplegrope（摸索）,withfascinatedcuriosity,amongtheturnedoutdebris（废墟）ofthousandsofatticrooms.Junkpoursintwiceaweek,yearinandyearout.TheMarketisthepenultimate（倒数第二的）restingplaceofbanishedvases,musicalinstrumentsthatwillnotplay,sewingmachinesthatwillnotsew,paralyzedperambulator,epilepticbicyclesandnumerousotherarticlesfromwhichallmoraleandhopehavelongdeparted.TherearestoriesoffortunesbeingpickedupintheMarket.Oncesevenhundredgoldsovereignswerefoundinasecretdrawerofacrazyoldbureau.AndbookbuyershavediscoveredvaluableeditionsofMiltonandDickensandCarlyla.ThereisnothingonecannotbuyintheMarket.

　　21.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideaofthispassageis____.

　　A）WhyPeopleBuyWhatTheyDoB）ReflectionsonAFamousJunkMarket

　　C）TheCauseforFascinatedCuriosityD）WhatHappenstoAtticDebris

　　22.ThearticlesforsaleintheCaledonianMarket____.

　　A）arewantedtolookatB）arecollected100timesayear

　　C）revealobscureneedsanddesiresD）bringfortunetothebuyers

　　23.Fromthestyleofthispassageonemightassumethatitwastakenfrom____.

　　A）areportonmarketingB）aguidebook

　　C）directionsforastagesettingD）aninformationessay

　　Questions24to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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　　llelomimeticbehaviormaybedefinedasbehaviorinwhichtwoormoreindividualanimalsdothesamething,withsomedegreeofmutualsimulationandcoordination.Itcanonlyinvolveinspecieswithsenseorgansthatarewellenoughdevelopedsothatcontinuoussensorycontactcanbemaintained.Itisfoundprimarilyinvertebrates（脊椎动物）,inthosespeciesthatarediurnal,andusuallyinthosethatspendmuchoftheirlivesintheair,inopenwateroronopenplains.Inbirds,allelomimeticbehavioristheruleratherthantheexception,thoughitmayoccasionallybelimitedtoparticularseasonsoftheyearasitisintheredwingblackbird.Itsprincipalfunctionisthatofprovidingsafetyfrompredators（掠食者）,partlybecausetheflockcanrelyonmanypairsofeyestowatchforenemies,andpartlybecauseifonebirdreactstodanger,thewholeflockiswarned.Amongmammals,allelomimeticbehaviorisveryrareinrodents（啮齿动物）,whichalmostnevermoveinflocksorherds.Evenwhentheyareartificiallycrowdedtogether,theydonotconformintheirmovements.Ontheotherhand,suchbehaviorisamajorsystemamonglargehoofedmammals,suchassheep.Inthepackhuntingcarnivores（食肉类飞禽）,allelomimeticbehaviorhasanotherfunctionofcooperativehuntingforlargeprey（被捕食者）animals,suchasmoose.Wolvesalsodefendtheirdensasagroupagainstlargerpredators,suchasbears.Finally,allelomimeticbehaviorishighlydevelopedamongmostprimategroups,whereithastheprincipalfunctionofprovidingwarningagainstpredators,asthoughcombineddefensivebehaviorisalsoseenintroopsofbaboons（狒狒）.

　　24.Themaintopicofthepassageisthe____.

A）valueofallelomimeticbehaviorinvertebrateandinvertebratespecies

B）definitionanddistributionofallelomimeticbehavior

C）relationshipofallelomimeticbehaviortothesurvivalofthefittest

D）personalityfactorsthatdeterminewhenanindividualanimalwillshowallelomimeticbehavior

　　25.Whichofthefollowingplacesisthemostlikelysettingforallelomimeticbehavior?

　　A）Alake.B）Acave.C）Anundergroundtunnel.D）Athickforest.

　　26.Theauthorimpliesthatallelomimeticbehavioroccursmostoftenamonganimalsthat____.

　　A）preyonotheranimalsB）arelessintelligentthantheirenemies

　　C）moveingroups

　　D）haveonesenseorganthatdominatesperception

　　27.Whichofthefollowingisthemostclearexampleofallelomimetic?

　　A）Bearshuntingforcarnivores.B）Cattlefleeingfromafire.

　　C）Horsesrunningataracetrack.D）Dogsworkingwithpoliceofficers.

　　28.Accordingtothepassagetheprimaryfunctionofallelomimeticbehaviorinbirdisto____.

　　A）defendnestsagainstpredatorsB）lookateachother

　　C）locatepreyD）warnagainstpredators

　　29.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstothebehaviorofrodentswhentheyareartificiallycrowdedtogether?

　　A）Theirallelomimeticbehaviorincreases.

　　B）Continuouscooperationbetweenthemismaintained.

　　C）Theybecomeaggressiveandattackeachother.

　　D）Theyshowlittleallelomimeticbehavior.

　　30.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofhumanbeingswouldprobablyshowthegreatestamountofallelomimeticbehavior?

　　A）Agroupofstudentstakingatest.

　　B）Tennisplayerscompetinginatournament.

　　C）Apatrolofsoldiersscoutingfortheenemy.

D）Driverswaitingforatrafficlighttochange.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　TheAmericanHeartAssociationandothergroupshavesaidformanyyearsthatpeoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingaheartattackbyeatinglessofthefoodsrichincholesterol（胆固醇）.Theseincludesuchfoodsasmeats,milkproductsandeggs.TheHeartAssociationnotedanumberofstudieswhichshowthatnationswherepeopleeatalotofhighcholesterolfoodshaveahighernumberofdeathsfromheartdisease.However,thenewreportdisagrees.ItwasmadebytheFoodandNutritionBoardoftheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofSciences.Thenewreportbyateamof15scientistssaidthereisnoevidencetolinkcholesterolinfooddirectlytoheartdisease.Itnotedsevenmajorstudiesinvolvingpeoplewhosedietwaschangedtoincludeonlyfoodslowincholesterol.Thestudiesfoundonlyaverysmallreductioninthenumberofheartattacksandtherewasnoreductioninthenumberofheartattackdeaths.Otherstudieshaveshownsimilarresults.Theyfoundthatachangetolowcholesterolfoodswillhaveonlyaminoreffectontheamountofcholesterolinaperson'sbloodandonlyaminoreffectonthenumberofdeaths.Medicalscientistshopethattwohugenewstudiesmaysettlethecholesteroldispute.Thetestsaredesignedtolearniflowcholesterolfoodsoranticholesteroldrugs,orboth,canreducetheamountofthesubstanceinthebloodandreducethechanceofaheartattack.Thetwonewstudieswillbefinishedinthenextyearortwo.ThenewAcademyofSciencesreportalsodiscussedotherpossiblelinksbetweenfoodanddisease.Thescientists,ingeneral,theyaredeeplyconcernedaboutsomeoftherecentadvicegivenaboutfood.Theynotedthatanumberofprivategroups,governmentagenciesandseveralpopularbookshaveadvisedthatpeoplecanpreventheartdisease,cancerandothersicknessesbychangingthekindsoffoodstheyeat.Thenewreportsaidthereisoftennogoodscientificevidencetosupportsuchadvice.Infact,thescientistssaidsuchideasoftenproduceonlyfalsehopesorunnecessaryfears.

　　31.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecouldreducethechanceofsufferingheartattackby____.

　　A）eatinglessfoodswithalotofcholesterol　B）eatinglessoflowcholesterolfoods

　　C）eatingalotofhighcholesterolfoodsD）eatingdrugs

　　32.Highcholesterolfoodsinclude____.

　　A）eggs,meatsandmilkproductsB）potatoes,greenvegetablesandtomatoes

　　C）corn,wheatandbeefD）sugar,riceandbutter

　　33.Somescientistsbelievethatthereisnoevidencethatcholestrolinfoodisdirectlylinkedto____.

　　A）blooddiseaseB）heartdiseaseC）infectiousdiseaseD）mentaldisorder

　　34.Medicalscientistsbelievethat____.

　　A）testshavebeendesignedtosettlethecholesteroldispute

　　B）drugshavebeentestedtoreducetheamountofthesubstanceinblood

　　C）lowcholesterolfoodsoranticholesteroldrugsorbothcanreducethechanceofaheartattack

　　D）noneofthestatementsmentionedaboveiscorrect

　　35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

　　A）Onecanavoidaheartdiseasebyeatinglessfoodswithlittlecholesterol.

　　B）Onecanavoidaheartdiseasebytakingthedoctor'sadvicetoeatlowcholesterolfoodsandanticholesteroldrugsorboth.

　　C）Therehasbeengoodscientificevidencethatcholesterolfoodscanproducethechanceofsufferingaheartdisease.

　　D）Peopleusuallybelievethatcholesterolfoodsaredirectlylinkedtoheartdisease.

　　Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Themostinterestingarchitecturalphenomenonofthe1970'swastheenthusiasmforrefurbishingoldbuildings.Obviously,thiswasnotanentirelynewphenomenon.Whatisnewisthewholesaleinterestinreusingthepast,inrecycling,inadaptiverehabilitation.Afewtrialefforts,suchasGhirardelliSquareinSanFrancisco,provedtheirfinancialviabilityinthe1960's,butitwasinthe1970's,withstronggovernmentsupportthroughtaxincentivesandrapiddepreciation,aswellasgrowinginterestinecologyissues,thatrecyclingbecameamajorfactorontheurbanscene.OneofthemostcomprehensiveventureswastherestorationandtransformationofBoston'seighteenthcenturyFaneuilHallandtheQuincyMarket,designedin1824.Thissectionhadfallenonhardtimes,butbeginningwiththeconstructionofanewcityhallimmediatelyadjacent,ithasreturnedtolifewiththeintelligentreuseofthesefineoldbuildingsunderthedesignleadershipofBenjaminThompson.Hehasprovidedamarveloussettingfordining,shopping,professionaloffices,andsimplywalking.ButlerSquare,inMinneapolis,examplifiesmajorchangesinitscomplexofoffices,commercialspace,andpublicamenitiescarvedoutofamassive