1994年CET6阅读理解真题及答案模板.docx

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1994年CET6阅读理解真题及答案模板

1994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：

Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds.Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae（幼虫）.Inaddition,difficultasitistobelieve,therearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdrought（干旱）intheformofinactiveeggs.Thesearetheshrimps（小虾）thatliveintheMojaveDesert,anintenselydryregioninthesouth-westoftheUnitedStateswhereshadetemperaturesofover50Careoftenrecorded.

　　TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpsarethesizeandhavetheappearanceofgrainsofsand.Whensufficientspringrainfallstoformalake,onceeverytwotofiveyears,theseeggshatch（孵化）.Thenthewaterissoonfilledwithmillionsoftinyshrimpsaboutamillimetrelongwhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganismswhichalsogrowinthetemporarydesertlake.Withinaweek,theshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetretoalengthofabout1.5centimetres.

　　Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturing,thewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates.Therefore,fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime.Bythetwelfthday,however,whentheyareabout3centimetrelong,hundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales.Usuallybythistime,allthatremainsofthelakeisalarge,muddypatchofwetsoil.Onthethirteenthdayandthenext,duringthefinalhoursoftheirbrieflives,theshrimpslaytheireggsinthemud.Then,havingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvive,theshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates.

　　Ifsufficientrainfallsthenextyeartoformanotherlake,theeggshatch,andonceagaintheshrimpspassrapidlythroughtheircycleofgrowth,adulthood,egg-laying,anddeath.Someyearsthereisinsufficientraintoformalake:

inthiscase,theeggswillremaindormantforanotheryears,orevenlongerifnecessary.Very,veryoccasionally,perhapstwiceinahundredyears,sufficientrainfallstoformadeeplakethatlastsamonthormore.Inthiscase,thespeciespassesthroughtwocyclesofgrowth,egg-laying,anddeath.Thus,onsuchoccasions,thespeciesmultipliesconsiderably,whichfurtherensuresitssurvival.

　　1.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTdistinctivefeatureofMojaveshrimps?

　　A）Theirlivesarebrief.

　　B）Theyfeedonplantandanimalorganisms.

　　C）Theireggscansurviveyearsofdrought.

　　D）Theylaytheireggsinthemud.

　　2.Bysaying“fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime”（Para.3,line2）theauthormeans________.

　　A）theyhavetoswimfasttoavoiddangerintherapidlyevaporatinglake

　　B）theyhavetoswimfasttocatchtheanimalorganismsonwhichtheysurvive

　　C）theyhavetomultiplyasmanyaspossiblewithinthirteendays

　　D）theyhavetocompletetheirlifecyclewithinashortspanoftimepermittedbytheenvironment

　　3.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.

　　A）thelifespanoftheMojaveshrimps

　　B）thesurvivalofdesertshrimps

　　C）theimportanceofwatertolife

　　D）lifeintheMojaveDesert

　　4.Theword“dormant”（Para.4,Line3）mostprobablymeans________.

　　A）inactive

　　B）strong

　　C）alert

　　D）soft

　　5.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

　　A）appearanceandsizearemostimportantforlifetosurviveinthedesert

　　B）aspeciesmustbeabletomultiplyquicklyinordertosurvive

　　C）forsomespeciesonelifecycleinayearisenoughtosurvivethedesertdrought

　　D）somespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyharshconditions

1小题>、【正确答案】：

C

2小题>、【正确答案】：

D

3小题>、【正确答案】：

B

4小题>、【正确答案】：

A

5小题>、【正确答案】：

D

【参考解析】：

无

第2题：

Opportunitiesforrewardingworkbecomefewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhuntingbecomesevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersstayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianHellman’swords,theyhave“thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecan’tmakeuseof.“

　　Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminorities,thanamongyoungerwhitewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:

thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism（缺勤）,performaswellorbetter,aremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementyears.When“sexismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstepitmovesin,”accordingtoTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.

　　Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe“wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,mostself-reliantolderpopulationinourhistory.“Thisstatementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalargecompanymayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyyears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.

　　Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthematurepersoncanbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesn’tloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofone’s65thor70thbirthdayanymorethanonegrowsupinstantlyatage21.

　　1.Aftertheageof40,________.

　　A）mostworkersaretiredoftheirpresentjobs

　　B）manyworkerstendtosticktheirpresentjobs

　　C）peoplefindtheirjobsmorerewardingthanbefore

　　D）peoplestillwishtohuntformoresuitablejobs

　　2.FromHeilman’sremark,wecanseethat________.

　　A）fullusehasbeenmadeofthewisdomofolderpeople

　　B）thewisdomofolderpeopleisnotvaluedbyAmericansociety

　　C）olderpeoplearenolessintelligentthanyoungpeople

　　D）thewisdomofolderpeopleisofgreatvaluetoAmericansociety

　　3.TishSommersarguesthat________.

　　A）olderwomenfindithardtoescapepoverty

　　B）olderwomenusuallyperformbetterintheirjobs

　　C）themajorcauseofthepovertyofolderwomenissexism

　　D）morepeoplehavecometobelieveinsexismandageism

　　4.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,itcanbeseenthatolderAmericans________.

　　A）havemorejobopportunitiesthanyoungpeople

　　B）livebelowthepovertyline

　　C）havenewopportunitiestoremainactiveinsociety

　　D）nolongerbelieveinthepromiseofahappylifeuponretirement

　　5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthewriter________.

　　A）callsattentiontothelivingconditionsofolderAmericans

　　B）believesthatvalueofolderpeopleisgainingincreasingrecognition

　　C）attemptstojustifytheyouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureoftheUnitedStates

　　D）arguespeopleshouldnotretireattheageof65or70

1小题>、【正确答案】：

B

2小题>、【正确答案】：

C

3小题>、【正确答案】：

A

4小题>、【正确答案】：

C

5小题>、【正确答案】：

B

【参考解析】：

无

第3题：

Themostexcitingkindofeducationisalsothemostpersonal.Nothingcanexceedthejoyofdiscoveringforyourselfsomethingthatisimportanttoyou!

Itmaybeanideaorabitofinformationyoucomeacrossaccidentally—orasuddeninsight,fittingtogetherpiecesofinformationorworkingthroughaproblem.Suchpersonalencountersarethe“payoff”ineducation.Ateachermaydirectyoutolearningandevenencourageyouinit—butnoteachercanmaketheexcitementorthejoyhappen.That’suptoyou.

　　Aresearchpaper,assignedinacourseandperhapscheckedatvariousstagesbyaninstructor,leadsyoubeyondclassroom,beyondthetextsforclassesandintoaprocesswherethejoyofdiscoveryandlearningcancometoyoumanytimes.Preparingtheresearchpaperisanactiveandindividualprocess,andideallearningprocess.Itprovidesastructurewithinwhichyoucanmakeexcitingdiscoveries,ofknowledgeandofself,thatarebasictoeducation.Buttheresearchpaperalsogivesyouachancetoindividualizeaschoolassignment,tosuitapieceofworktoyourowninterestsandabilities,toshowotherswhatyoucando.Writingaresearchpaperismorethanjustaclassroomexercise.Itisanexperienceinsearchingout,understandingandsynthesizing,whichformsthebasisofmanyskillsapplicabletobothacademicandnonacademictasks.Itis,inthefullestsense,adiscovering,aneducation.So,toproduceagoodresearchpaperisbothausefulandathoroughlysatisfyingexperience!

　　Tosome,thethoughtofhavingtowriteanassignednumberofpages,oftenmorethaneverproducedbefore,isdisconcerting.Toothers,theveryideaofhavingtoworkindependentlyisthreatening.Butthereisnoneedtoapproachtheresearchpaperassignmentwithanxiety,andnobodyshouldviewtheresearchpaperasanobstacletoovercome.Instead,consideritagoaltoaccomplish,agoalwithinreachifyouusethehelpthisbookcangiveyou.

　　1.Accordingtothewriter,personaldiscoveries________.

　　A）willgiveoneencouragementanddirection

　　B）arehelpfulinfindingtherightinformation

　　C）arethemostvaluablepartofone’spersonaleducation

　　D）willhelponetosuccessfullycompleteschoolassignments

　　2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwritingaresearchpapergivesonechances________.

　　A）tofullydevelopone’spersonalabilities

　　B）tousetheskillslearntintheclassroom

　　C）toprovethatoneisaproductivewriter

　　D）todemonstratehowwellonecanaccomplishschoolassignmen