英语六级0912年阅读真题.docx

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英语六级0912年阅读真题

2009年6月真题

　　SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles（海龟）havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings（幼龟）downtothewater’sedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead.AformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you’dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.

　　ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom“threatened”to“endangered”—meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.

　　Whichraisestheobviousquestion:

whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?

Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland（asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings）,wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.“Thethreatisfromcommercialfishing,”saysGriffin.Trawlers（whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor）andlonglinefishers（whichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles）takeaheavytollonturtles.

　　Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs（恐龙）willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

　　A．humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

　　B．effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

　　C．governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinction

　　D．marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction

　　53.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”（Line1,Para.2）?

　　A．Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

　　B．Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.

　　C．Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.

　　D．Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.

　　54.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?

　　A．Theirinadequatefoodsupply.

　　B．Unregulatedcommercialfishing.

　　C．Theirlowerreproductivelyability.

　　D．Contaminationofseawater

　　55.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?

　　A．Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.

　　B．Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.

　　C．Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.

　　D．Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.

　　56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto________.

　　A．persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtles

　　B．stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotected

　　C．callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles’survival

　　D．warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspecies

　　PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.

　　A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”—ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat’sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearned—decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance（报复性地）sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.

　　There’snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn’tcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity（tuition,roomandboard$49,260in2007-08）yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasanout-of-statestudent（$35,542）?

Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudentattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofincomeasbeinganin-statestudent（$17,380）there?

Notlikely.

　　No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren’tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,butratherasaconsumerproduct—likeacarorclothesorahouse.Andwithsuchpurchases,priceisonlyoneofmanycrucialfactorstoconsider.

　　Aswithautomobiles,consumersintoday’scollegemarketplacehavevastchoices,andpeoplesearchfortheonethatgivesthemthemostcomfortandsatisfactioninlinewiththeirbudgets.Thisaccountsforthewillingnessofpeopletopaymorefordifferenttypesofexperiences（suchasattendingaprivateliberal-artscollegeorgoingtoanout-of-statepublicschoolthathasagreatmarine-biologyprogram）.Andjustastwoautopurchasersmightspendanequalamountofmoneyonverydifferentcars,collegestudents（or,moreaccurately,theirparents）oftenshowawillingnesstopayessentiallythesamepriceforvastlydifferentproducts.Sowhichisit?

Iscollegeaninvestmentproductlikeastockoraconsumerproductlikeacar?

Inkeepingwiththeautomotiveworld’shottestconsumertrend,maybeit’sbesttocharacterizeitasahybrid（混合动力汽车）;anexpensiveconsumerproductthat,overtime,willpayrichdividends.

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　57.What’stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?

　　A．Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.

　　B．Itdoesn’tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.

　　C．Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.

　　D．Goingtocollegedoesn’tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.

　　58.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe20thcentury,________.

　　A．enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesanduniversities

　　B．thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduates

　　C．competitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantoday

　　D．thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduatesnarrowed

　　59.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan________.

　　A．savemoreontuition

　　B．receiveabettereducation

　　C．takemoreliberal-artscourses

　　D．avoidtravelinglongdistances

　　60.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents________.

　　A．regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestment

　　B．placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollege

　　C．thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollege

　　D．considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct

　　61.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?

　　A．Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.

　　B．Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.

　　C．Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.

　　D．Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.

2009年12月真题

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisnothinglikethesuggestionofacancerrisktoscareaparent,especiallyoneoftheover-educated,eco-conscioustype.SoyoucanimaginethereactionwhenarecentUSATodayinvestigationofairqualityaroundthenation’sschoolssingledoutthoseinthesmugly（自鸣得意的）greenvillageofBerkeley,Calif.,asbeingamongtheworstinthecountry.Thecity’spublichighschool,aswellasanumberofdaycarecenters,preschools,elementaryandmiddleschools,fellinthelowest10%.Industrialpollutioninourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperimentsbreathinginalaboratory’sworthofheavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.Thisinacitythatrequiresschoolcafeteriastoserveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organiclunch,toxiccampus.

SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,neighborhoodactivists（活跃分子）andvariousparent-teacherassociationshaveengagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity:

overtheguiltofthesteel-castingfactoryonthewesternedgeoftown,overunionjobsversuschildren’shealthandoverwhat,ifanything,oughttobedone.Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflictingscientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?

Istheretrulyathreathere,weaskedoneanotheraswedroppedoffourkids,andifso,howgreatisit?

Andhowdoesitcomparewiththeother,seeminglyperpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanicoverleadinsyntheticathleticfields?

Ratherthanjustanotherweirdepisodeinthetownthatbroughtyou