英语六级阅读练习题及答案解析试稿

PAGE页码页码__英语六级阅读练习题及答案解析试稿英语六级阅读练习题及答案解析英语六级阅读练习题及答案解析ToliveintheUnitedStatestodayistogainanappreciationforDahrendorf’sassertionthatsocialchangeexistseverywhere.Technology,theapplicationofknowledgeforpracticalends,isa____jorsourceofsocialchange.Yetwewoulddowelltoremindourselvesthattechnologyisahu____ncreation;itdoesnotexistnaturally.Aspearorarobotisasmuchaculturalasaphysicalobject.Untilhu____nsuseeartohuntgameorarobottoproduce____chineparts,neitherismuchmorethanasolid____ssof____tter.Forabirdlookingforanobjectonwhichtorest,aspearorrobotservesthepurposeequallywell.TheexplosionoftheChallengershuttleandtheRussiannuclearaccidentatChernobyldrivehomethehu____nqualityoftechnology;theyprovidecasesinwhichwell-plannedsystemssuddenlywenthaywire(变得混乱)andtherewasnoreadyhandtosetthemright.Sincetechnologyisahu____ncreation,weareresponsibleforwhatisdonewithit.Pessimistsworrythatwewilluseourtechnologyeventuallytoblowourworldandourselvestopieces.Buttheyhavebeensayingthisfordecades.andsofarwehave____nagedtosurviveandevenflourish.Whetherwewillcontinuetodosointheyearsaheadre____insuncertain.Clearly,theimpactoftechnologyonourlivesdeservesacloserexamination.Fewtechnologicaldevelopmentshavehadagreaterimpactonourlivesthantheputerrevolution.Scientistsandengineershavedesignedspecialized____chinesthatcandothetasksthatonceonlypeoplecoulddo.Therearethosewhoassertthattheswitchtoaninfor____tion-basedeconomyisinthesamecampasothergreathistoricalmilestones,particularlytheIndustrialRevolution.YetwhenweaskwhytheIndustrialRevolutionwasarevolution,wefindthatitwasnotthe____chines.Thepri____ryreasonwhyitwasarevolutionaryisthatitledtogreatsocialchange.Itgaveriseto____ssproductionand,through____ssproduction,toasocietyinwhichwealthwasnotconfinedtothefew.Insomewhatsimilarfashion,puterspromisetorevolutionizethestruccureofAmericanfife,particularlyastheyfreethehu____nmindandopennewpossibilitiesinknowledgeandmunication.TheIndustrialRevolutionplementedandreplacedthemusclesofhu____nsandani____lsbymechanicalmethods.Theputerextendsthisdevelopmenttoplementandreplacesomeectsofthemindofhu____nbeingsbyelectronicmethods.nisthecapacityoftheputerforsolvingproblemsand____kingdecisionsthatrepresentsitsgreatestpotentialandthatposesthegreatestdifficultiesinpredictingtheimpactonsociety.1.Aspearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit.A)isusedbothasaculturalandaphysicalobjectB)servesdifferentpurposesequallywellC)isutilizedby____nD)canbeofusecoboth____nandani____l2.TheexamplesoftheChallengerandChernobylcitedbytheauthorservetoshowthat.A)ifnotgivencloseexamination,technologycouldbeusedtodestroyourworldB)technologyisahu____ncreation,soweareresponsibleforitC)technologyusuallygoeswrong,ifnotcontrolledby____nD)beingahu____ncreation.technologyisliabletoerror3.Accordingtotheauthor.theintroductionoftheputerisarevolution____inlybecause.A)theputerhasrevolutionizedtheworkingsofthehu____nmindB)theputercandothetasksthatcouldonlybedonebypeoplebeforeC)ithashelpedtoswitchtoaninfor____tiontechnologyD)ithasagreatpotentialimpactonsociety4.Byusingthephrasethehu____nqualityoftechnology(Line7,Para.2),theauthorreferstothefactthattechnology.A)hasagreatimpactonhu____nlifeB)hassomecharacteristicsofhu____nnatureC)canreplacesomeectsofthehu____nmindD)doesnotexistinthenaturalworld5.Thepassageisbasedontheauthor39;s.A)keeninsightintothenatureoftechnologyB)prejudicedcriticismoftheroleoftheIndustrialRevolutionC)cautious____ysisofthereplacementofthehu____nmindbyputersD)exaggerateddescriptionofthenegativeconsequencesoftechnology1.长矛和机器人只有在什么时候才有技术含量A)它们被用作文化和物理实体的时候。B)它们能同样满意不同的须要的时候。C)它们被人类所利用的时候。D)它们可以被人类和动物所利用的时候。[C]第2段第3句提到，除非人们用矛去捕获猎物或用机器人去生产机器零件，否则二者都只不过是硬梆梆的物体而已。也就是说只有这些东西为人类所用的时候，它们才具有科技含量，C正确。其他选项利用原文个别信息，胡乱拼凑而成，不符题意。2.作者引述了挑战者和切诺比的例子是为了论证。A)假如技术没有经过严密的检查，就告被用来摧毁我们的世界B)技术是人类创建出来的，所以我们应当对它们负责C)技术假如不受人类限制的话通常会出问题D)技术是人类创建出来的，简单出错[D]依据题干关键词theChallengerandChernobyl查找到第2段第5句。该句提到，美国挑战者号航天飞机的____以及俄罗斯切尔诺贝利核泄露事务彻底暴露了技术的人为性特征。也就是说技术是人为创建出来的，简单出问题,D正确。B虽然文中有所提及，却不是作者举例要说明的问题，A.C在原文中找不到依据。3.作者认为，电脑的引入是一种革命，主要的缘由是。A)电脑大大变更了人类的工作B)电脑现在可以做以前只能由人来做的工作C)电脑帮助促成了信息技术D)电脑对社会有很大的潜在影响力[D]第3段倒数第2句提到，工业革命之所以是一场革命，缘由不在于机器的革新，主要缘由是工业革命引发了巨大的社会改变，因此D正确。其他三个选项为这一改变的某一详细表现，不够全面，因此解除。4.作者运用了“技术的人为性”(第2段第7行)，指的是技术。A)能对人类生活产生很大的'影响B)有着一些人性的特点C)可以取代人