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2018年12月大学英语六级阅读模拟试题3篇

2018年12月大学英语六级阅读模拟试题3篇

Passage1

TheGuidfordFour,freedlastweekafterspending15yearsinprisonforcrimestheydidnotcommit,wouldalmostcertainlyhavebeenexecutedforthepubbombingtheywereconvictedof.Theyhadthedeathpenaltybeeninforceatthetimeoftheirtrial.Theymaynowbeadecentintervalbeforethepro-hanginglobby,whichhasthesupportofthePrimeMinister,makesanotherattempttoreintroducethenoose.

Reflectionsalongtheselineswereabouttheonlykindofconsolationtobederivedfromthisgrossmiscarriageofjusticewhichisnowtobethesubjectofajudicial（司法的）inquiry.Inthemeantime,defenselawyersaredemandingcompensationandhaveinmindabouthalfamillionpoundsforeachoftheirclients.

Thefirstthreetobereleased-Mr.GeraldConlon,Mr.PaddyArmstrongandMs.CaroleRichardson-leftprisonwiththe34poundswhichisgiventoalldepartinginmates.Thefourth,Mr.PaulHill,wasnotreleasedimmediatelybuttakentoBelfast,wherehelodgedanappealagainsthisconvictionforthemurderofaformerBritishsoldier.Sincethisconviction,too,wasbasedonthenowdiscreditedstatementsallegedlymadetotheSurveypolice,hewasimmediatelyletoutonbail（保释）.Butheleftempty-handed.

Theimmediatereactiontothescandalwasreneweddemandforthere-examinationofthecaseagainsttheBirminghamSix,whoareservinglifesentencesforpubbombingsinthatcity.ThusfartheHomesecretary,Mr.DouglasHurd,isinsistingthatthetwocasesarenotcomparable;thatwhatisnowknownabouttheGuilfordinvestigationhasnorelevancetowhathappenedinBirmingham.

Mr.Hurdisrighttotheextentthattherewasasmall-thoughflimsyandhotly-contested-amountofcrimeevidenceintheBirminghamcase.ThedisturbingsimilarityisthattheBirminghamSix,liketheGuilfordFour,claimthatpoliceofficersliedandfabricatedevidencetosecureaconviction.

Makingscapegoats（替罪羊）ofafewroguepoliceofficerswillnotbesufficienttoeliminatetheGuilfordmiscarriageofjustice.Thesearealreadydemandsthatthelawshouldbechanged;firsttomakeitimpossibletoconvictonconfessionsalone;andsecondlytorequirethatstatementsfromaccusedpersonsshouldonlybetakeninthepresenceofanindependentthirdpattytoensuretheyarenotmadeunderpunishment.

ItwasalsobeingnotedthisweekthattheGuilfordFourowetheirreleasemoretobepersistenceofinvestigativereportersthantothediligenceofeitherthejudiciaryorthepolice.Yetinvestigativereports-particularlyontelevision-haverecentlybeenaparticulartargetforthecondemnationofMrs.ThatcherandsomeofherministerswhoseemtothinkthatTVshouldbemuzzled（钳制言论的手段）inthepublicinterestandlefttogetonwithsoapoperasandquizshows.

1.Thewordnoose（Line7,Para.1）hastheclosestmeaningto________.

[A].deathpenalty

[B].hanging

[C].trial

[D].punishment

2.Tocompensatethemiscarriageofjustice,thedefenselawyersmay_________.

[A].demand500,000poundsfortheGuilfordFour.

[B].demand500,000poundsforeachoftheGuilfordFour.

[C].demand1,000,000poundsforeachoftheGuilfordFour.

[D].demandare-examinationoftheBirminghampubbombings.

3.Whywasthereareneweddemandforthere-examinationofthecaseagainsttheBirminghamSix?

[A].TheBirminghamSixwerebelievedtohavecriminalconnectionswiththeGuilfordFour.

[B].Thetwocasesweresimilarinthatbothwereaboutpubbombings.

[C].ThebombingsinBirminghamhappenedatthesametime.

[D].TheBirminghamSixalsoclaimedthattherewerepolicemalpracticesintheircase.

4.Theexistinglawstatesthat________.

[A].convictionscanbemadeonconfessionsandstatementstakenbypoliceofficersfromaccusedpersonsarevalidlegalevidence.

[B].convictionscantbemadeonconfessionsaloneandthereshouldbeathirdpartywhentakingstatementsfromaccusedpersons.

[C].convictionscanbemadeonconfessionsandathirdpartyshouldbepresentwhentakingstatementsfromaccusedpersons.

[D].convictionscantbemadeonconfessionsaloneandthestatementstakenbypoliceofficersfromaccusedpersonsarevalidlegalevidence.

5.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingpartiescontributedmosttothereleaseoftheGuilfordFour?

[A].Reporters

[B].Lawyers

[C].Thepolice

[D].Thejudiciary

答案:

BBDAA

Passage2

InBrazil,thedebateovergeneticallymodifiedorganisms,orGMOs,affectsmostlysoybeanproduction.Brazilistheworld’ssecondlargestproducerofsoybeansbehindtheUnitedStatesandaheadofArgentina.MostEuropeanandAsianretailerswanttoremainGMfree.

Non-governmentalorganizations（NGOs）inBrazilaregoingonamediaoffensivetopreventthelegalizationofgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Environmentalistsandconsumergroupsforyearshavebeenabletothwartgovernmentandcompanies’attemptstolegalizealteredfood.Inradiodramasthatarebeingbroadcastinremoteregions,BrazilianNGOsaretellingsoyfarmerstheuseofgeneticallymodifiedseedscouldendangertheirhealth,theirfieldsandtheirbusiness.Wearenotsayingthatgeneticengineeringis,inprinciple,somethingbad;wesaythatweneedmoresciencetobesurethatitwillworkinanappropriatewaywithnoharminthefuture,saidcampaigncoordinatorJean-MarcvonderWeid.Thisisbothforhealthandenvironmentalreasons.Theotherquestionisoneconomics.WhatwethinkisthatinBrazil,ifweapprovetheGMOs,wewillloseaspectacularadvantagethatwehavenow.Wearesellingmoretotheinternationalmarket,mostlyforEuropeandAsia,thanwehavedoneinourhistory,becausewearenotGMOcontaminated.

Anotheroppositiongroup,ActionAid,hasbeenorganizinggrass-rootssupportinBrazilianfarmingregionstorouseconsumersentimentagainstlegalization.ActionAidpublicpolicydirectorAdrianoCampolinasaysheisfightingforfarmerstoremainindependent.Whenthesmall-scalefarmerorabigfarmerstartsusingthiskindofseed,thisfarmerwillbecompletelydependentonthetransnationals,whichcontrolintellectualpropertyrightsovertheseseeds,hesaid.

BrazilianscientistCrodowaldoPavansaidthereshouldbechecksonwhatmultinationalscando,butthatdoesn’tmeanGMseedsshouldbebanned.Hesaysfearsovertheirusageareunfounded.Despitetheofficialban,Dr.PavansaysuptoonethirdofBrazil’ssoycropisgeneticallymodified,becauseGMseedisbeingsmuggledfromArgentina.Brazil’sgovernmenthasinvestedheavilyinaGMprojectbytheU.S.biotechcompany,Monsanto,buttheprojectwasputonicefollowingasuccessfulcourtchallengebyconsumers.

Theanti-GMOgroupsarehopingthepoliticianspreoccupationwiththeOctoberpresidentialelectionwillgivethemtimetogatherenoughsupporttodefeatanyfutureattemptstolegalizegeneticallyalteredcrops.

6.Accordingtothepassage,theissueindisputeinBrazilis___________.

[A]contaminationoftheenvironmentbygeneticallymodifiedcrops.

[B]Brazilsstandingintheinternationalmarket

[C]theOctoberpresidentialelection

[D]thelegalizationofgeneticallymodifiedorganisms

7.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilistheworlds_____________soybeanproducer.

[A]largest

[B]secondlargest

[C]thirdlargest

[D]fourthlargest

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutNGOsinBrazil?

[A]Theybelievegeneticallymodifiedcropswillharmthefarmershealth.

[B]Theybelievegeneticengineeringisaltogetherabadpractice.

[C]TheybelievescientificmethodsshouldbeintroducedtoensureGMbringsnoharm.

[D]TheybelieveGMOswillharmBrazileconomically.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheorganizationcalledActionAid?

[A]Theyencouragethefarmerstoproducegeneticallymodifiedproducts.

[B]Theyencouragethefarmerstodependonthemselvesforseeds.

[C]Theystronglysupportthelegalizationofgeneticallymodifiedproducts.

[D]Theyencouragethefarmerstoupgradetheirfarmstobiggerones.

10.WhatdoestheBrazilianscientistCrodowaldoPavansayaboutgeneticallymodifiedproducts?

[A]Geneticallymodifiedseedsshouldbebanned.

[B]Brazilgovernmentshouldcrackdownonthesmugglingofgeneticallymodifiedseeds.

[C]Thefearovertheuseofgeneticallymodifiedseedsisuncalledfor.

[D]Consumersshouldfilemorelawsuitstoprotecttheirrights.

答案:

DBBBC

Passage3

Thestandardoflivingofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson’sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry’sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth.Wealthinthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:

goodssuchasfoodandclothing,andservicessuchastransportandentertainment.

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,enable