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王长喜■六级考试标准阅读160篇

第一篇(UnitonePassage1)

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsucha

glamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthe

natureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshave

littleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatwe

experienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthat

helpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbring

happiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshas

nothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,

fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,

celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drug

addiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.

Ifhe'shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisin

factquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Maniagehassuch

moments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunover

painfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswith

infantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight'ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowany

parentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemost

liberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehoursto

activitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcaror

thosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Andit

liberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeoplewewereso

surearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.

B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto

A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.

C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.

D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.

3.Intheauthor'sopinion,marriage___.

A.affordsgreaterfun.

B.leadstoraisingchildren.

C.indicatescommitment.

D.endsinpain.

4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.

A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight'ssleep.

B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.

C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.

D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.

5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill—.

A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.

B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.

C.giveafreehandtomoney.

D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.

第一篇答案：CBCDB

第二篇(UnitonePassage2)

Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworked

outsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemeals

andtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,and

therewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthis

century,men'sandwomen'sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.

Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sa

newforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnot

valuethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnew

rolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeir

wives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswherethe

economicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition,many

Americansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.Someyoungmenrefusedtobe

draftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.

Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.Butitsinfluence

spreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheir

economicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon

“overtime“worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.Somedoctors,

lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsin

poorerneighborhoods.

Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen'sliberation,producedadditionaleconomicand

socialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsofsocietywereenteringtheworkforcein

greaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen'sjobsaspublicschoolteaching,

nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations:

policework,banking,dentistry,andconstructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequalwork,and

equalopportunitiesforpromotion.

Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplaceintherolesofmenand

women.Naturally,therearedifficultiesinadjustingtothesetransformations.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.

B.Menandwomen'sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.

C.Men'srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen's.

D.Menandwomen'sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.

2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thefirstsentence.

B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.

C.Thefourthsentence.

D.Thelastsentence.

3.1nthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture_.

A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

4.1tcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilitieswiththeirwives.

D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___.

A.ResultsofFeministMovements

B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

□.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

第二篇答案DCBCB

第三篇(UnitonePassage3)

Recentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircanhaveanilleffecton

people'sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatarepositiveions?Well,theairisfullofions,

electricallychargedparticles,andgenerallythereisaroughbalancebetweenthepositiveandthe

negativecharged.Butsometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedandalargerproportionof

positiveionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybeforethunderstorm,earthquakeswhenwindssuch

astheMistral,HamsinorSharavareblowingincertaincountries.Oritcanbecausedbya

build-upofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsorclothingmadeofman-madefibres,orfrom

TVsets,duplicatorsorcomputerdisplayscreens.

Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeopleexperienceunpleasant

effectssuchasheadaches,fatigue,inilability,andsomeparticularlysensitivepeoplesuffernausea

orevenmentaldisturbance.Animalsarealsoaffected,particularlybeforeearthquakes,snakes

havebeenobservedtocomeoutofhibernation,ratstofleefromtheirburrows,dogshowlandcats

jumpaboutunaccountably.ThishasledtheUSGeographicalSurveytofundanetworkof

volunteerstowatchanimalsinanefforttoforeseesuchdisastersbeforetheyhitvulnerableareas

suchasCalifornia.

Conversely,whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent,thenpeoplehaveafeelingof

well-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselargeamountsarenearthesea,closeto

waterfallsorfountains,orinanyplacewherewaterissprayed,orformsaspray.Thisprobably

accountsforthebeneficialeffectofaholidaybythesea,orinthemountainswithtumbling

streamsorwaterfalls.

Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors,somescientistsrecommendtheuseofionisers:

smallportablemachines,whichgeneratenegativeions.Theyclaimthationisersnotonlyclean

andrefreshtheairbutalsoimprovethehealthofpeoplesensitivetoexcesspositiveions.Of

course,therearethedetractors,otherscientists,whodismisssuchclaimsandareskepticalabout

negative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeoplecanonlymakeuptheirownmindsbyobserving

theeffectsonthemselves,oronothers,ofanegativerichorpoorenvironment.Afterallitis

debatablewhetherdependingonseismicreadingstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethan

watchingthecat.

l.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsomepeople?

A.Theythinktheyareinsane.

B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.

D.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.

2.1naccordancewiththepassage,staticelectricitycanbecausedby___.

A.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.

B.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

0.copyingTVprogramsonacomputer.

3.Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound_.

A.nearapoundwithawaterpump.

B.closetoaslow-flowingriver.

C.highinsomebarrenmountains.

D.byarotatingwatersprinkler.

4.Whatkindofmachinecangeneratenegativeionsindoors?

A.Ionisers.

B.Air-conditioners.

C.Exhaust-fans

D.Vacuumpumps.

5.Somescientistsbelievethat___.

A.watchinganimalstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethandependingonseismography.

B.theunusualbehaviorofanimalscannotbetrusted.

C.neitherwatchingnorusingseismographsisreliable.

□.earthquake

第三篇答案BCDAA

第四篇(UnitonePassage4)

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearn

ingeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.

Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesof

apeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthe

dailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfromourown—canbeprovidedby

art.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearly

offerusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,

factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:

itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirst

truly"political"artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedthe

Spanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolic

imageswereusedinPabloPicasso'sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanother

continent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaro

Siqueiros—aswellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartines—depictedtheseMexicanartists,deep

angerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,

religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.Churchesandotherreligiousbuildings

werefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeople

couldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.By

contrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceof

humanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.

l.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecauseart

history_.

A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopoliticalvalues.

B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.

C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

D.alloftheabove.

2.Artissubjectiveinthat—.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.

B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.

D.bothBandC.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressedtheirpoliticalopinionsin

theirpaintings.

B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers7politicalviews.

C.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofartbecausemostpeople

regardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.

D.A11theabovementioned.

4.Thepassageismainlydiscussing__.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.

B.Themakingofarthistory.

C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.

D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.

5.1nmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat—.

A.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimagesofflowersorgeometric

forms.

B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.

C.Itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.

D.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsinorderto

popularizetheBible.

第四篇答案：DDDCA

第五篇(Unit2Passage1)

Iftheoldmaximthatthecustomerisalwaysrightstillhasmeaning,thentheairlinesthatplythe

world'sbusiestairroutebetweenLondonandParishaveaflightontheirhands.

TheEurostartrainservicelinkingtheUKandFrenchcapitalsviatheChannelTunneliswinning

customersinincreasingnumbers.InlateMay,itcarrieditsonemillionthpassenger,havingrun

onlyalimitedservicebetweenLondon,ParisandBrusselssinceNovember1994,startingwith

twotrainsadayineachdirectiontoParisandBrussels.By1997,thecompanybelievesthatitwill

becarryingtenmillionpassengersayear,andcontinuetogrowfromthere.

FromJuly,EurostarstepsitsservicetoninetrainseachwaybetweenLondonandParis,andfive

betweenLondonandBrussels.Eachtraincarriesalmost800passengers,210oftheminfirstclass.

Theairlinesestimatethattheywillinitiallylosearound15%-20%oftheirLondon-Paristrafficto

therailwaysonceEurostarstartsafullservicelaterthisyear(1995),with15trainsadayeachway.

AsimilarservicewillstarttoBiussels.Thedamagewillbelimited,however,theairlinesbelieve,

withpassengernumbersreturningtopreviouslevelswithintwotothreeyears.

Intheshortterm,thedamagecausedbythe1millionpeople-levelstravelingbetweenLondonand

ParisandBrusselsonEurostartrainsmeansthatsomeairservicesarealreadysuffering.Someof

themajorcarrierssaythattheirpassengernumbersaredownbylessthan5%andpointtotheir

rivals-ParticularlyAirFrance-ashavingsufferedtheproblems.OntheBrusselsroute,therailway

companyhadlesssuccess,andtheairlinesreportanythingfromarounda5%droptonovisible

declineintraffic.

Theairlines5optimismonreturningtrafficlevelsisbasedonhistoricalprecedent.BritishMidland,

forexample,pointstoitsexperienceonHeathrowLeedsBradfordservicewhichsawpassenger

numbersfoldby15%whenBritishRailelectrifiedandmodernizedtherailwaylinebetween

LondonandYorkshire.Twoyearslater,travelhadrisenbetweenthetwodestinationstothepoint

wheretheairlinewascarryingrecordnumbersofpassengers.

1.Britishairlinesconfideinthefactthat_.

A.theyaremorepowerfulthanotherEuropeanairlines.

B.theirtotallosswon'tgobeyondadropof5%passengers.

C.theirtrafficlevelswillreturnin2-3years.

D.travelingbyrailcannevercatchupwithtravelingbyair.

2.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedropofpassengersmaybedescribedas_.

A.worried.

B.delighted

C.puzzled.

D.unrivaled.

3.Inthepassage,BritishRail(Para6)ismentionedto_.

A.provideacomparisonwithEurostar.

B.supporttheairlines'optimism.

C.provetheinevitabledropofairpassengers.

D.callforelectrificationandmodernizationoftherailway.

4.Therailway'sBrusselsrouteisbroughtforthtoshowthat_.

A.theEurostartrainserviceisnotdoinggoodbusiness.

B.theairlinescanwellcompetewiththerailway.

C.theEurostartrainserviceonlycausedlittledamage.

D.onlysomeairlines,suchasAirFrance,aresuffering.

5.Thepassageistakenfromthefirstofanessay,fromwhichwemaywellpredictthatinthe

followingparttheauthorisgoingto—.

A.praisetheairlines9clear-mindedness.

B.warntheairlinesofhigh-speedrailservices.

C.proposeareductionofLondon/Parisflights.

D.advisetheairlinestofollowBritishMidlandastheirmodel.

第五篇答案：CABCB

第六篇(Unil2Passage2)

Withoutregularsuppliesofsomehormonesourcapacitytobehavewouldbeseriouslyimpaired;

withoutotherswewouldsoondie.Tinyamountsofsomehormonescanmodifymoodsand

actions,ourinclinationtoeatordrink,ouraggressivenessorsubmissiveness,andourreproductive

andparentalbehavior.Andhormonesdomorethaninfluenceadultbehavior;earlyinlifetheyhelp

todeterminethedevelopmentofbodilyformandmayevendetermineanindividual'sbehavioral

capacities.Laterinlifethechangingoutputsofsomeendocrineglandsandthebody'schanging

sensitivitytosomehormonesareessentialaspectsofthephenomenaofaging.

Communicationwithinthebodyandtheconsequentintegrationofbehaviorwereconsideredthe

exclusiveprovinceofthenervoussystemuptothebeginningofthepresentcentury.The

emergenceofendocrinologyasaseparatedisciplinecanprobablybetracedtotheexperimentsof

BaylissandStarlingonthehormonesecretion.Thissubstanceissecretedfromcellsinthe

intestinalwallswhenfoodentersthestomach;ittravelsthroughthebloodstreamandstimulates

thepancreastoliberatepancreaticjuice,whichaidsindigestion.Byshowingthatspecialcells

secretchemicalagentsthatareconveyedbythebloodstreamandregulatedistanttargetorgansor

tissues.Baylissandstarlingdemonstratedthatchemicalintegrationcouldoccurwithout

participationofthenervoussystem.

Theterm“hormone”wasfirstusedwithreferencetosecretion.Starlingderivedthetermfromthe

Greekhormone,meaning“toexciteorsetinmotion.Theterm“endocrine“wasintroducedshortly

thereafter“Endocrine”isusedtorefertoglandsthatsecretproductsintothebloodstream.The

term“endocrine"contrastswith“exocrine"，whichisappliedtoglandsthatsecrettheirproducts

thoughductstothesiteofaction.Examplesofexocrineglandsarethetearglands,thesweat

glands,andthepancreas,whichsecretspancreaticjuicethroughaductintotheintestine.Exocrine

glandsarealsocalledductglands,whileendocrineglandsarecalledductless.

1.Whatistheauthor\mainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplainthespecificfunctionsofvarioushormones.

B.Toprovidegeneralinformationabouthormones.

C.Toexplainhowtheterm“hormone“evolved.

D.Toreportonexperimentsinendocrinology.

2.Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingconclusions?

A.Thehumanbodyrequireslargeamountsofmosthormones.

B.Synthetichormonescanreplaceaperson'snaturalsupplyofhormonesifnecessary.

C.Thequantityofhormonesproducedandtheireffectsonthebodyarerelatedtoaperson'sage.

D.Theshortchildoftallparentsverylikelyhadahormonedeficiencyearlyinlife.

3.1tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforetheBaylissandStarlingexperiments,mostpeople

believedthatchemicalintegrationoccurredonly___.

A.duringsleep.

B.intheendocrineglands.

C.undercontrolofthenervoussystem.

D.duringstrenuousexercise.

4.Thewordttliberate^^couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Emancipate

B.Discharge

C.Surrender

D.Save

5.Accordingtothepassageanothertermforexocrineglandsis_.

A.ductglands

B.endocrineglands

C.ductlessglands

D.intestinalglands.

第六篇答案：BDCBA

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingofallgeographical

adventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theheroicageofAntarcticexploration”.Bytheir

tremendousheroism,mensuchasShakleton,Scott,andAmundsencausedanewcontinentto

emergefromtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemorethanacenturyold,isalreadypassing.

Modemscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizingtheendurance,futurejourneysintotheseicy

wasteswillprobablydependonmotorvehiclesequippedwithcaterpillartractionratherthanon

thedogsthatearlierdiscoverersfoundsoinvaluableandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthAmerica,andenormous

fieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.Thecoastsofthiscontinentremaintobe

accuratelycharted,andthemapingofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformidabletasktothe

cartographerswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,itwillbepossibleto

prospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientistsbelievewillfurnishoneofthelargesttreasure

hoardsofmetalsandmineralstheworldhasyetknown,andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesof

copper,coal,uranium,andmanyotheroreswillbecomeavailabletoman.Suchdiscoverieswill

usherinaneraofpracticalexploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeatedbyhuge

batteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair-fieldsfbrthefutureinter-continentalair

servicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.Presentflyingrouteswillbecompletelychanged,

fortheAntarcticrefuelingbaseswillmakeflightsfromAustraliatoSouthAmericacomparatively

easyoverthe5,000milesjourney.

Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaninsuperableproblem,fortheexplorerAdmiralByrdhasshown

thattheclimateispossibleevenfbrmencompletelyuntrainedforexpeditionsintothosefrozen

wastes.Someofhispartiesweremenwhohadneverseensnowbefore,andyetherecordsthat

theysurvivedtherigorsoftheAntarcticclimatecomfortably,sothat,providedthattheappropriate

installationsaremade,wemayassumethathumanbeingsfromallcountriescouldlivetheresafely.

Byrdevenaffirmsthatitisprobablythemosthealthyclimateintheworld,fortheintensecoldof

thousandsofyearshassterilizethiscontinent,andrendereditabsolutelygermfree,withthe

consequencesthatordinaryandextraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfromwhichmansuffersin

otherzoneswithdifferentclimatesarehereutterlyunknown.Thereexistnoproblemsof

conservationandpreservationoffoodsupplies,fbrthelatterkeepindefinitelywithoutanysignsof

deterioration;itmayevenbethatlatergenerationswillcometoregardtheAntarcticasthenatural

storehouseforthewholeworld.

Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheshoresofthiscontinent,andwhatso

fewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinent"nowpromisestobeamostactivecenterof

humanlifeandendeavor.

l.WhendidmanbegintoexploretheAntarctic?

A.AboutlOOyearsago.

B.Inthiscentury.

C.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

D.In1798.

2.Whatmusttheexplorersbe,eventhoughtheyhavemodernequipmentandtechniques?

A.Braveandtough

B.Stubbornandarrogant.

C.Well-likedandhumorous.

D.Stoutandsmart.

3.Themosthealthyclimateintheworldis_.

A.inSouthAmerica.

B.intheArcticRegion.

C.intheAntarcticContinent.

D.intheAtlanticOcean.

4.WhatkindofmetalsandmineralscanwefindintheAntarctic?

A.Magnetite,coalandores.

B.Copper,coalanduranium.

C.Silver,naturalgasanduranium.

D.Aluminum,copperandnaturalgas.

5.Whatisplannedforthecontinent?

A.Buildingdamsalongthecoasts.

B.Settingupseveralsummerresortsalongthecoasts.

C.Mappingthecoastandwholeterritory.

D.Settinguppermanentbasesonthecoasts.

第六篇答案：BDCBA

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingofallgeographicaladv

entures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theheroicageofAntarcticexploration”.Bytheirtreme

ndousheroism,mensuchasShakleton,Scott,andAmundsencausedanewcontinenttoemergefr

omtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemorethanacenturyold,isalreadypassing.Moder

nscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizingtheendurance,futurejourneysintotheseicywastesw

illprobablydependonmotorvehiclesequippedwithcaterpillartractionratherthanonthedogsth

atearlierdiscoverersfoundsoinvaluableandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthAmerica,andenormousfi

eldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.Thecoastsofthiscontinentremaintobeaccurate

lycharted,andthemapingofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformidabletasktothecartograph

erswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,itwillbepossibletoprospecttheva

stnaturalresourceswhichscientistsbelievewillfurnishoneofthelargesttreasurehoardsofmetal

sandmineralstheworldhasyetknown,andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesofcopper,coal,uraniu

m,andmanyotheroreswillbecomeavailabletoman.Suchdiscoverieswillusherinaneraofpra

cticalexploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeatedbyhugeb

atteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair-fieldsforthefutureinter-continentalai

rservicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.Presentflyingrouteswillbecompletelychange

d,fortheAntarcticrefuelingbaseswillmakeflig