2020年大学英语六级阅读理解试题及答案(卷十)

2020年大学英语六级阅读理解试题及答案（卷十）Themassmediaalsotendstoover-personalizescientificwork,depictingitastheproductofindividualgenius,whileneglectingthesocialorganizationwhichmakesscientificworkpossible.Afurthereffectofthisisthatsciencecomestobeseenasathinginitself:akindofunpredictableforce;atideofscientificprogress.Itisnosuchthing,ofcourse.Scienceiswhatscientistsdo;whattheydoiswhataparticularkindofsocietyfacilitates,andwhatisdonewiththeirworkdependsverymuchonwhohasthepowertoturntheirdiscoveriesintotechnology,andwhattheirinterestsare.52.Accordingtothepassage,ordinarypeoplehaveapooropinionofscienceandscientistspartlybecause______.A)ofthemisleadingofthemediaB)opinionpollsareunflatteringC)scientistsareshownnegativelyinthemediaD)scienceisconsideredtobedangerous53.Fewergirlsthanboysstudysciencebecause______.A)theythinkthatscienceistoodifficultB)theyareoftenunsuccessfulinscienceatschoolC)scienceisseenasaman\'sjobD)scienceisconsideredtobetedious54.Mediatreatmentofsciencetendstoconcentrateon_____.A)theroutine,everydayworkofscientistsB)discoveriesthatthepublicwillunderstandC)themoresensationalaspectsofscienceD)thesatisfactionsofscientificwork55.Accordingtotheauthor,over-personalizationofscientificworkwillleadscienceA)isolationfromtherestoftheworldB)improvementsonschoolsystemC)associationwith\"femaleness\"D)troubleinrecruitingyoungtalent56.Accordingtotheauthor,whatascientistdoes_______.A)shouldbeattributedtohisindividualgeniusB)dependsonthecoordinationofthesocietyC)showshisindependentpowerD)isunpredictable【答案】52-56ACCABQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:UnliketheirAmericanorEuropeancounterparts,carsalesmeninJapanworkhardtogetabuyer.Insteadoflyinglazilyaroundshowroomswaitingforcustomerstodropby,manyJapanesecarsalesmenstillgoouttogetthem.Theywalkwearilyalongthestreetscarsdoor-to-door.Newcustomersarehuntedwithfruitandcakesontheirbirthdays.Butlifeisgettingtough,andnotjustbecausenew-carsalesarefalling.WithmoreJapanesewomen(whooftencontrolthehouseholdbudget)goingouttowork,thesalesmenincreasinglyfindnobodyathomewhentheycall.Thatmeansanothervisitintheeveningortheweekend.Thentheyfaceanextraproblem:morepeople,especiallytheyoung,prefertochooseanewcarfromashowroomwheretheycancomparedifferentmodels.Evenaslateasthemid-1980ssome90%ofnewcarsweresolddoor-to-door.Insomeruralareasmostnewcarsarestillsoldthisway.Butinthebigcitiesmorethanhalfthenewcarsarenowsoldfromshowrooms.AlthoughinvestinginshowroomsisexpensivebecauseofthehighcostofJapaneseland,dealershavelittlechoice.AlaborshortageandhigherexpectationsamongJapan’sworkforcearemakingitdifficulttohiredoor-to-doorsalesmen.MostofaJapanesecarsalesmansworkingdayisspentdoingfavorsforcustomers,likearranginginsuranceorpickingupvehiclesforservicing,ratherthanactuallyselling.Japan’sdoorstepcarsalesmenarenotabouttovanish.Thepersonalservicetheyprovideissodeep-rootedinJapanthattheyarelikelytooperatealongs