大学英语六级阅读模拟题（一）

大学英语六级阅读模拟题（一）

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Iworkwithhighschoolstudents:I*mthedebatecoachattheschoolinmytown.Pvebeendoing

thisforquiteawhile,andoneofthebenefitsisgettingtobeaflyonthewallinthelivesofteens,

learningthingsImightotherwisemiss.SometimesIwouldprefertomissthesethings—for

instance,teenshavedreadfultasteinmoviesasageneralrule,combinedwithaninnatedriveto

repeateverythingthey,veseeninthosedreadfulmoviestooneanotheradinfinitum,to

apparentlyriotouseffectamongthemselvesandmindnumbingdesperationwithinyours

truly-butjustasoftenthesethingsareveryinformative.Needlesstosay,studentstalkalot

abouttheirlivesasstudents.Asabookpersonmyself,Tmespeciallyirtriguedwhentheytalk

abouttheirstudentlifevisavisbooks.Fromthesoundofit,it'smostlyprettybleak.

IthinkbacktoacoupleofteacherswhoinspiredmewhenIwastheirage.Thoseteachersdidn't

makemewriteendlesspapersexplainingthesymbolismofthisorthat,foronething.Thevast

majorityofwritersaremostlytellingstoriesandwhateversocalledsymbolismtheytossonto

thepageisprobablyaccidental;iftheyaredeliberatelyengaginginsomesortofdeepsymbolism,

theresultisusuallydull.Imagerycanbeevocative,buthowmuchcanyousayaboutit?The

imagesevokedbythenamesDickerschoseforhischaracters,forinstance,likeMurdstoneorPip

orGradgrind,dotheirjobinstantaneously.Whatmoredoweneedtosay?Ipitythepoorstudent

tryingtowritea“theme“onthis.AndIthanktheteacherswhoinspiredmefornotexpecting

suchwriting.MyinspirationssimplyweresoexcitedaboutwhatanamelikeMurdstonecoulddo,

thatjustwatchingtheireyeslightupwhentheymentioneditwasenoughforme.These

inspirationshadmaintainedtheirownenthusiasmfortheartofliterature,andtheytaught

enthusiasm,whichismuchbetteralessonthanteachingsomethinglike,“WhatistheThemeof

MobyDick?”Idon*tthinkevenMelvillecouldfigureoutthethemeofMobyDick,ifyou

wantmyopinion.That'soneofthebook,sgreatappeals.

PaulaMarantzCohenhasuncoveredforTheAmericanScholaranarticlewrittenbyOrsonWelles

withhisformerEnglishheadmasterentitledOntheTeachingofShakespeareandOtherGreat

Literature.Itraisessomequestionsaboutwhytheteachingofliteraturehasbecomeratherdull:

“TheauthorsnotethatwhileAmericanhighschoolstudentsareexposedtoaboutthree

Shakespeareplaysandasmatteringofothergreatworksofliterature,theyrarelydevelopareal

appreciationfortheworksandalmostneverreadthemagainlaterinlife.Thequestioniswhy

Itistheresult,theysay,oftheascendancyofscience,whichhasturnedthestudyofliterature

intoascientificendeavor.w

Inotherwords,welookatliteraturethroughthelensofobjectiveanalysisratherthansubjective,

whichisfineforthestudyofanyartsoonerorlater,butifwesimplywanttolovethatart?The

subjectivewillalwayscomefirst.

1."Aflyonthewall”inParagraph1indicatesthattheauthor.

A)isanobviousexistenceamongstudents

B)isverycuriousaboutstudents

C)canlearnalotfromthestudents

D)caneasilyobservethestudents

2.ThelivesofteensaredepictedasthefollowingEXCEPT.

A)theyliketoimitatewhatthey*veseeninthemovies

B)theirtastesinmoviesaresimilaramongthemselves

C)theyliketoreadandtalkaboutbooks

D)theyliketotalkabouttheirschoollives

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatagoodliteratureteacherwould.

A)tellstorieswithimaginary

B)teachhowtodiscoverthethemeofanovel

C)inspirestudentswithenthusiasm

D)engageindeepsymbolism

4.Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardsthe“theme“ofaliteraturework?

A)Enthusiastic.B)Biased.

C)Ambivalent.D)Disinterested.

5.AccordingtoOrsonWelles,what'sthereasonwhytheteachingofliteraturehasbecomerather

dull?

A)Studentsaremuchmoreinterestedinscience.

B)Studentsarestudyingliteratureinthesamewayasscience.

C)Studentsarelearningtoomanyliteratureworks.

D)TheShakespeareplaysaretoodifficultforstudentstoappreciate.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheBritishMedicalJournalrecentlyfeaturedastrongresponsetowhatwasjudgedan

inappropriatelylenientreactionbyamedicalschooltoastudentcheatinginan

examination.Althoughwehaveinsufficientreliabledataabouttheextentofthisphenomenon,its

prevention,oritseffectivemanagement,muchcanbeconcludedandactedupononthebasisof

commonsenseandconceptswithfacevalidity.

Thereisgeneralagreementthatthereshouldbezerotoleranceofcheatinginaprofession

basedontrustandoneonwhichhumanlivesdepend.ltisreasonabletoassumethatcheatersin

medicalschoolwillbemorelikelythanotherstocontinuetoactdishonestlywith

patients,colleagues,insurers,andgovernment.

Thebehavioursunderquestionarcmultifactorialinorigin.Thcrcarcfamilial,religious,and

culturalvaluesthatareacquiredlongbeforemedicalschool.Forexample,countries,cuhures,and

subculturesexistwherebribesanddishonestbehaviourarcalmostanorm.Therearesecondary

schoolsinwhichneitherstaffnorstudentstoleratecheatingandotherswherecheatingis

rampant;therearehomeswhichimbueyoungpeoplewithhighstandardsofethicalbehaviourand

otherswhichleaveethicaltrainingtotheharmfulinfluenceoftelevisionandthemarketplace.

Medicalschoolsreflectsocietyandcannotbeexpected(oremedyall(heillsofasociety.The

selectionprocessofmedicalstudentsmightbeexpectedtofavourcandidateswithintegrityand

positiveethicalbehaviour-ifonehadareliablemethodfordetectingsuchcharacteristicsin

advance.Medicalschoolsshouldbethemajorfbcusofattentionfbrimbuingfuturedoctorswith

integrityandethicalsensitivity.Unfortunatelytherearetroubling,ifinconclusive,datathatsuggest

thatduringmedicalschooltheethicalbehaviourofmedicalstudentsdoesnotnecessarily

improve;indeed,moraldevelopmentmayactuallystoporevenregress.

Thecreationofapervasiveinstitutionalcultureofintegrityisessential.ltiscriticalthatthe

academicandclinicalleadersoftheinstitutionsetapersonalexampleofintegrity.Medicalschools

mustmaketheirinstitutionalpositionandtheirexpectationsofstudentsabsolutelyclearfromday

one.Thedevelopmentofaschool'scultureofintegrityrequiresapartnershipwiththestudentsin

whichtheyplayanactiveroleinitscreationandnurturing.Moreover,theschool'sexamination

systemandgeneraltreatmentofstudentsmustbeperceivedasfair.Finally,thetreatmentof

infractionsmustbefirm,fair,transparent,andconsistent.

6.Whatdocstheauthorsayaboutcheatinginmedicalschools?

[AJExtensiveresearchhasbeendoneaboutthisphenomenon.

[B]Wehavesufficientdatatoprovethatpreventionisfeasible.

[C]Wearesafetoconcludethatthisphenomenonexistsonagrandscale.

[D]Reliabledataabouttheextent,preventionandmanagementofthephenomenonislacking.

7.Accordingtotheauthor,itisimportanttopreventcheatinginmedicalschools

because.

[AJThemedicalprofessionisbasedontrust.

[BJThereiszerotoleranceofcheatinginmedicine.

[CJThemedicalprofessiondependsonthegovernment.

[D]Cheatingexistsextensivelyinmedicalschools.

8.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthecause(s)ofcheating?

[A]Family,cultureandsocietyplayanactivepart.

[B]Badschoolenvironmentistheleadingcauseofstudentcheating.

[C]Parentsarealwaystoblamefortheirchildren'scheatingbehaviour.

[D]CheatingexistsprimarilybecausestudentslearnbadthingsfromTV.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whatprecautionsshouldmedicalschoolstaketopreventstudentsfrom

cheating?

[A]Medicalschoolsshouldestablishafirmmoralstandardtoweedoutapplicantswithlow

integrity.

[B]Medicalschoolsshouldmakeeffortstoremedytheillsofasociety.

[CJMedicalschoolsshouldteachfuturedoctorsintegrityandethicalvalues.

[D]Thereisnothingmedicalschoolscandotoimprovetheethicalbehaviouroftheirstudents.

lO.Thcauthorwillprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?

[AJMedicalschoolsshouldmakeexamseasierforthestudentstoalleviatethefiercecompetition.

[B]Promincntfiguresinthemedicalinstitutionshouldcreateasetofmoralstandardstobeapplied

inmedicalschools.

[CJMedicalstudentsshouldplayanactiveroleinthecreationandpreservationofacultureof

integrity.

[DJThosestudentswhocheatinihcexamsshouldbeinstantlyexpelledfromschool

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostpeoplerecognizethemanybenefitsoflearningaforeignlanguage:youcantraveltoforeign

countriesandfeelcomfortable,beamoreproductiveandenticingemployeeintoday's

competitivejobmarket,andimmerseyourselfinthevastculturesthatsurroundyou.Scientific

studieshaveevenshownthatlearninganewlanguagehelpstokeepmemoriessharpand

naturallyenhancesoverallbrainfunction.Butdidyouknowthatyoucanlearnanewlanguagein

aslittleas10days?ThePimsleurApproachtolearningnewlanguageshelpsuserspickupnew

languagesquickly.EventheFBIandNationalSecurityAgencyhavepurchasedthePimsleur

Approach.

Dr.Pimsleur,aPh.D.andspecialistinthefieldofappliedlinguistics,devotedhislifeandcareerto

learninglanguagesandunderstandingthepsychologyoflanguageacquisition.Herecognized

throughextensiveresearchthateffectivecommunicationinanylanguagedependsonmasteryof

arelativelylimitednumberofwords.And,tryingtolearntoomanywordsatfirstcanactually

slowthelanguageretentionprocess.However;oncethisucorevocabularywismasteredand

usedconsistently,itprovidesaframeworkforacceleratedlanguagelearning.ThePimsleur

Approachaimseachlessonatteachingyoutousethecorevocabularyofthelanguage,soyou

canspeakthemostintheleastamountoftime.It*snothowmanywordsyouknow,butrather,

whichwordsyoucanuse.EachPimsleurApproachlessonhasbeenscientificallysequencedto

rapidlylocklanguagematerialintoyourbrainafterjustonelisten.Justsitbackandlistenwhile

theaudiodoestheworkforyou.

TheentirePimsleurApproachiswhatlanguagelearningshouldbe:quick,funandeasy.You,II

absorbyournewlanguageeffortlesslywithoutanyreading,writingorcomputeruse.The

PimsleurApproachhasa100percentguarantee:speakin10daysoryoudon'tpay.

Asalanguageeducatorformorethan20years.Dr.Pimsleurhasnoticedthatchildrenhavean

amazingabilitytolearnnewlanguagesquickly.Hespenthislifedevelopingthiscoursetoletyou,

asanadult,learnanewlanguageaseasilyasachildwould.Youmightno:realizeit,butyou've

alreadylearnedonelanguageusingthePimsleurApproach,yourfirstlanguage.

Theprogramsnormallycost$19.95.Currently,newcustomersareofferedaspecialofferofhalf

offthelanguageofyourchoiceincludingfreeshipping.Betteryet,thecompanyisalsoofferinga

full30daymoneybackguarantee.(So,ifyoufindyouarenotlearnngasfastasyouwant,

simplyreturnitforafullrefund.)

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitoflearningaforeign

language?

A)Communicatingwellwhentravellingtoforeigncountries.

B)Doingabetterjobinacompany.

C)Learningmoreaboutforeigncultures.

D)Teachingachildbetterinthefamily.

12.AccordingtothePimsleurApproach,howcanpeoplelearnanewlanguagequickly?

A)Bypracticingalot.

B)Bylearningtheusageofcorevocabulary.

C)Bymasteringallwords.

D)Bypossessingagoodcommandofgrammar.

13.Howmuchdoesanewcustomerneedtopayforlearningonelanguage?

A)$19.95.

B)$10.

C)$9.98.

D)$9.9.

14.Ifapersonisnotsatisfiedwiththecoursehehasstartedtolearnwithin30days,whatcanhe

do?

A)Hecanchooseanothercourse.

B)Hecangiveupthecourseandgetallthemoneyback.

C)Hecangiveupthecourseandgethalfofthemoneyback.

D)Hecanaskforadditionalguidance.

15.Whoisthemostlikelywriterofthepassage?

A)Alanguageteacher.

B)Asalesman.

C)DoctorPimsleur.

D)Arecruiter.

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheBritishMedicalJournalrecentlyfeaturedastrongresponsetowhatwasjudgedan

inappropriatelylenientreactionbyamedicalschooltoastudentcheatinginan

examination.Althoughwehaveinsufficientreliabledataabouttheextentofthisphenomenon,its

prevention,oritseffectivemanagement,muchcanbeconcludedandactedupononthebasisof

commonsenseandconceptswithfacevalidity.

Thereisgeneralagreementthatthereshouldbezerotoleranceofcheatinginaprofession

basedontrustandoneonwhichhumanlivesdcpcnd.ltisreasonabletoassumethatcheatersin

medicalschoolwillbemorelikelythanotherstocontinuetoactdishonestlywith

patients,colleagues,insurers,andgovernment.

Thebehavioursunderquestionaremultifactorialinorigin.Therearefamilial,religious,and

culturalvaluesthatareacquiredlongbeforemedicalschool.Forexample,countries,cultures,and

subculturesexistwherebribesanddishonestbehaviourarealmostanorm.Therearesecondary

schoolsinwhichneitherstaffnorstudentstoleratecheatingandotherswherecheatingis

rampant;therearehomeswhichimbueyoungpeoplewithhighstandardsofethicalbehaviourand

otherswhichleaveethicaltrainingtotheharmfulinfluenceoftelevisionandthemarketplace.

Medicalschoolsreflectsocietyandcannotbeexpectedtoremedyalltheillsofasociety.Thc

selectionprocessofmedicalstudentsmightbeexpectedtofavourcandidateswithintegrityand

positiveethicalbehaviour-ifonehadareliablemethodfordetectingsuchcharacteristicsin

advance.Medicalschoolsshouldbethemajorfbcusofattentionfbrimbuingfuturedoctorswith

integrityandethicalsensitivity.Unfcrtunatelytherearetroubling,ifinconclusive,datathatsuggest

thatduringmedicalschooltheethicalbehaviourofmedicalstudentsdoesnotnecessarily

improve;indeed,moraldevelopmentmayactuallystoporevenregress.

Thecreationofapervasiveinstitutionalcultureofintegrityisessential.ltiscritical(hatthe

academicandclinicalleadersoftheinstitutionsetapersonalexampleofintegrity.Medicalschools

mustmaketheirinstitutionalpositionandtheirexpectationsofstudentsabsolutelyclearfromday

one.Thedevelopmentofaschool'scultureofintegrityrequiresapartnershipwiththestudentsin

whichtheyplayanactiveroleinitscreationandnurturing.Moreover,theschool'sexamination

systemandgeneraltreatmentofstudentsmustbeperceivedasfair.Finallyjhetreatmentof

infractionsmustbefirm,fair,transparent,andconsistent.

16.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcheatinginmedicalschools?

(AlExtensiveresearchhasbeendoneaboutthisphenomenon.

[B]Wehavesufficientdatatoprovethatpreventionisfeasible.

[C]Wearesafetoconcludethatthisphenomenonexistsonagrandscale.

[D]Reliabledataabouttheextent,preventionandmanagementofthephenomenonislacking.

17.Accordingtotheauthor,itisimportanttopreventcheatinginmedicalschools

because.

[AJThcmedicalprofessionisbasedontrust.

[B]Thereiszerotoleranceofcheatinginmedicine.

[C]Themedicalprofessiondependsonthegovernment.

[D]Cheatingexistsextensivelyinmedicalschools.

18.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthecause(s)ofcheating?

[A]Family,cultureandsocietyplayanactivepart.

[B]Badschoolenvironmentistheleadingcauseofstudentcheating.

[C]Parentsarealwaystoblamefortheirchildren'scheatingbehaviour.

[D]CheatingexistsprimarilybecausestudentslearnbadthingsfromTV.

19.Accordingtotheauthor,whatprecautionsshouldmedicalschoolstaketopreventstudentsfrom

cheating?

[A]Medicalschoolsshouldestablishafirmmoralstandardtoweedoutapplicantswithlow

integrity.

[B]Medicalschoolsshouldmakeeffortstoremedytheillsofasociety.

[CJMcdicalschoolsshouldteachfuturedoctorsintegrityandethicalvalues.

[D]Thereisnothingmedicalschoolscandotoimprovetheethicalbehaviouroftheirstudents.

2O.Theauthorwillprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements?

[A]Medicalschoolsshouldmakeexamseasierforthestudentstoalleviatethefiercecompetition.

[B]Prominentfiguresinthemedicalinstitutionshouldcreateasetofmoralstandardstobeapplied

inmedicalschools.

[C]Medicalstudentsshouldplayanactiveroleinthecreationandpreservationofacultureof

integrity.

[DJThosestudentswhocheatintheexamsshouldbeinstantlyexpelledfromschool

PassageFive

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Consideringthatindustryanalystsclaimthathospitalpricecalculationsarearbitrary,weasked

hospitalsnationwideasimplequestion:Howdoyoucalculateyourstickerprices?Fivedeclined

tocommentordidn,tprovideananswer;leavingMurrayAskinazi,seniorvicepresidentandCFO

ofLawrenceHospitalCenterinBronxville,NewYork,toofferthisexplanetion:Foranoutpatient

MRI,asanexample,hishospitalcalculatesitschargebasedonsuchfactorsasthecostofbuying

orleasingthemachinery,thewearandtearonthatmachine,staffsalaries,theclimatecontrol

andelectricbill,cleaningcosts,localcompetitivepricing,andothercostsrelatedtothehospital'

soverhead,likemalpracticeinsurance.

Surprisingly,medicalservicescanvarywildlyfromonehospitaltothenext.Themediancharge

foracuteappendicitisadmissionsat289medicalcentersandhospitalsthroughoutCalifornia,for

example,rangedfrom$1,529toalmost$183,000,anArchivesofInternalMedicinestudy

reportedinApril.WithinSanFranciscoalone,therangebetweenthelowestandhighestcharge

wasnearly$172,000.

Buthospitalstickerpricesmatteronlytoalimitedextentbecausetheytypicallygettrumpedbya

higherpower:theamountsthatinsurancecompaniesarewillingtopayforthoseservices.The

figuresaredeterminedbyanegotiatedcontractthatdictatestherateatwhichthecompanies

willreimbursethehospitalonthepatient,sbehalf.(Inaddition,theratespaidbyMedicareand

Medicaid,Askinaziadds,oftenfailtocoverthehospital'scostofprovidingtheserviceinthefirst

place,whichmeanssomeofthosecostsareoftenshiftedtocommerciallyinsuredpatients.)

Now,allthosefactorsaffectthemathforonesimpleoutpatienttest.Foraninpatienthospital

stay,thosecomputationssproutintoanintricatevineinwhicheveryservice(fromradiologyto

pathology)generatesitsowncharges.Thehospitalalsoh