六级考试标准阅读60篇

六级考试标准阅读60篇I

第一篇(UnitonePassage1)

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuch

aglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideas

aboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunand

happinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.

Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefun

activitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.But

theydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthat

happinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstant

accesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells

“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshidden

beneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubled

childrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandless

satisfying.Ifhe'shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.For

commitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureand

excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfun

overpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.

Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight'ssleeporathree-dayvacation.

Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthe

mostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevote

morehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappiness

nowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserich

andglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingso

muchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

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.

第二篇(UnitonePassage2)

Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Men

workedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomen

cookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmly

fixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheir

roles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,men'sandwomen'sroleswerebecomingless

firmlyfixed.

Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butin

the1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthis

movementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresented

menandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbeganto

sharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedto

communalhomesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchildcareresponsibilitieswereshared

equallybybothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmale

roleofsoldier.Someyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarin

Vietnam.

Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.Butits

influencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbeganto

changetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutives

alikecutdownon“overtime“worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeir

families.Somedoctors,lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationsto

practicetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.

Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen'sliberation,producedadditional

economicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsofsocietywereentering

theworkforceingreaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen'sjobsas

publicschoolteaching,nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoenter

traditionallymaleoccupations:policework,banking,dentistry,andconstructionwork.

Womenwereaskingforequalwork,andequalopportunitiesforpromotion.

Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplaceintherolesof

menandwomen.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.Inthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture__.

A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

4.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat__.

A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilitieswiththeir

wives.

D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_.

A.ResultsofFeministMovements

B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

D.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

第三篇(UnitonePassage3)

Recentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircanhaveanilleffect

onpeople'sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatarepositiveions?Well,theairisfull

ofions,electricallychargedparticles,andgenerallythereisaroughbalancebetweenthe

positiveandthenegativecharged.Butsometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedanda

largerproportionofpositiveionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybeforethunderstorm,

earthquakeswhenwindssuchastheMistral,HamsinorSharavareblowingincertain

countries.Oritcanbecausedbyabuild-upofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsor

clothingmadeofman-madefibres,orfromTVsets,duplicatorsorcomputerdisplay

screens.

Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeopleexperience

unpleasanteffectssuchasheadaches,fatigue,irritability,andsomeparticularlysensitive

peoplesuffernauseaorevenmentaldisturbance.Animalsarealsoaffected,particularly

beforeearthquakes,snakeshavebeenobservedtocomeoutofhibernation,ratstoflee

fromtheirburrows,dogshowlandcatsjumpaboutunaccountably.ThishasledtheUS

GeographicalSurveytofundanetworkofvolunteerstowatchanimalsinaneffortto

foreseesuchdisastersbeforetheyhitvulnerableareassuchasCalifornia.

Conversely,whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent,thenpeoplehaveafeeling

ofwell-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselargeamountsarenearthesea,close

towaterfallsorfountains,orinanyplacewherewaterissprayed,orformsaspray.This

probablyaccountsforthebeneficialeffectofaholidaybythesea,orinthemountains

withtumblingstreamsorwaterfalls.

Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors,somescientistsrecommendtheuseof

ionisers:smallportablemachines,whichgeneratenegativeions.Theyclaimthationisers

notonlycleanandrefreshtheairbutalsoimprovethehealthofpeoplesensitivetoexcess

positiveions.Ofcourse,therearethedetractors,otherscientists,whodismisssuchclaims

andareskepticalaboutnegative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeoplecanonlymake

uptheirownmindsbyobservingtheeffectsonthemselves,oronothers,ofanegative

richorpoorenvironment.Afterallitisdebatablewhetherdependingonseismicreadings

toanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethanwatchingthecat.

1.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsomepeople?

A.Theythinktheyareinsane.

B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.

D.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.

2.Inaccordancewiththepassage,staticelectricitycanbecausedby__.

A.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.

B.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

D.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.watchinganimalstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethandependingon

seismography.

B.theunusualbehaviorofanimalscannotbetrusted.

C.neitherwatchingnorusingseismographsisreliable.

D.earthquake

第四篇(UnitonePassage4)

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossible

tolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,

economics,andwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflects

notonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,and

psychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orof

peopleverydifferentfromourown-canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressesthe

essentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyofferusadeeper

understandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;

thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheother

hand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFrancisco

Goyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political“artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThird

ofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.

Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso'sGuernicato

expressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsof

DiegoRivera,JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros-aswellastheworks

ofAlfredoRamosMartines-depictedtheseMexicanartists9deepangerandsadness

aboutsocialproblems.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.Forhundredsofyearsin

Europe,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.Churchesandother

religiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromthe

Bible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesin

thepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartinthe

MiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.Thisreflectsthe

Islamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.

1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistory

becausearthistory—.

A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopoliticalvalues.

B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.

C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

D.alloftheabove.

2.Artissubjectiveinthat—.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.

B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.

D.bothBandC.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressedtheirpolitical

opinionsintheirpaintings.

B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers9politicalviews.

C.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofartbecausemost

peopleregardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.

D.Alltheabovementioned.

4.Thepassageismainlydiscussing—.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.

B.Themakingofarthistory.

C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.

D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.

5.Inmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat—.

A.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimagesofflowersor

geometricforms.

B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.

C.Itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.

D.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsin

ordertopopularizetheBible.

第五篇(Unit2Passage1)

Iftheoldmaximthatthecustomerisalwaysrightstillhasmeaning,thentheairlinesthat

plytheworld'sbusiestairroutebetweenLondonandParishaveaflightontheirhands.

TheEurostartrainservicelinkingtheUKandFrenchcapitalsviatheChannelTunnelis

winningcustomersinincreasingnumbers.InlateMay,itcarrieditsonemillionth

passenger,havingrunonlyalimitedservicebetweenLondon,ParisandBrusselssince

November1994,startingwithtwotrainsadayineachdirectiontoParisandBrussels.By

1997,thecompanybelievesthatitwillbecarryingtenmillionpassengersayear,and

continuetogrowfromthere.

FromJuly,EurostarstepsitsservicetoninetrainseachwaybetweenLondonandParis,

andfivebetweenLondonandBrussels.Eachtraincarriesalmost800passengers,210of

theminfirstclass.

Theairlinesestimatethattheywillinitiallylosearound15%-20%oftheirLondon-Paris

traffictotherailwaysonceEurostarstartsafullservicelaterthisyear(1995),with15

trainsadayeachway.AsimilarservicewillstarttoBrussels.Thedamagewillbelimited,

however,theairlinesbelieve,withpassengernumbersreturningtopreviouslevelswithin

twotothreeyears.

Intheshortterm,thedamagecausedbythe1millionpeople-levelstravelingbetween

LondonandParisandBrusselsonEurostartrainsmeansthatsomeairservicesare

alreadysuffering.Someofthemajorcarrierssaythattheirpassengernumbersaredown

bylessthan5%andpointtotheirrivals-ParticularlyAirFrance-ashavingsufferedthe

problems.OntheBrusselsroute,therailwaycompanyhadlesssuccess,andtheairlines

reportanythingfromarounda5%droptonovisibledeclineintraffic.

Theairlines5optimismonreturningtrafficlevelsisbasedonhistoricalprecedent.British

Midland,forexample,pointstoitsexperienceonHeathrowLeedsBradfordservice

whichsawpassengernumbersfoldby15%whenBritishRailelectrifiedandmodernized

therailwaylinebetweenLondonandYorkshire.Twoyearslater,travelhadrisenbetween

thetwodestinationstothepointwheretheairlinewascarryingrecordnumbersof

passengers.

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.supporttheairlines9optimism.

C.provetheinevitabledropofairpassengers.

D.callforelectrificationandmodernizationoftherailway.

4.Therailway'sBrusselsrouteisbroughtforthtoshowthat—.

A.theEurostartrainserviceisnotdoinggoodbusiness.

B.theairlinescanwellcompetewiththerailway.

C.theEurostartrainserviceonlycausedlittledamage.

D.onlysomeairlines,suchasAirFrance,aresuffering.

5.Thepassageistakenfromthefirstofanessay,fromwhichwemaywellpredictthatin

thefollowingparttheauthorisgoingto_.

A.praisetheairlines,clear-mindedness.

B.warntheairlinesofhigh-speedrailservices.

C.proposeareductionofLondon/Parisflights.

D.advisetheairlinestofollowBritishMidlandastheirmodel.

第六篇(Unit2Passage2)

Withoutregularsuppliesofsomehormonesourcapacitytobehavewouldbeseriously

impaired;withoutotherswewouldsoondie.Tinyamountsofsomehormonescanmodify

moodsandactions,ourinclinationtoeatordrink,ouraggressivenessorsubmissiveness,

andourreproductiveandparentalbehavior.Andhormonesdomorethaninfluenceadult

behavior;earlyinlifetheyhelptodeterminethedevelopmentofbodilyformandmay

evendetermineanindividuaFsbehavioralcapacities.Laterinlifethechangingoutputsof

someendocrineglandsandthebody'schangingsensitivitytosomehormonesare

essentialaspectsofthephenomenaofaging.

Communicationwithinthebodyandtheconsequentintegrationofbehaviorwere

consideredtheexclusiveprovinceofthenervoussystemuptothebeginningofthe

presentcentury.Theemergenceofendocrinologyasaseparatedisciplinecanprobablybe

tracedtotheexperimentsofBaylissandStarlingonthehormonesecretion.This

substanceissecretedfromcellsintheintestinalwallswhenfoodentersthestomach;it

travelsthroughthebloodstreamandstimulatesthepancreastoliberatepancreaticjuice,

whichaidsindigestion.Byshowingthatspecialcellssecretchemicalagentsthatare

conveyedbythebloodstreamandregulatedistanttargetorgansortissues.Baylissand

starlingdemonstratedthatchemicalintegrationcouldoccurwithoutparticipationofthe

nervoussystem.

Theterm“hormone“wasfirstusedwithreferencetosecretion.Starlingderivedtheterm

fromtheGreekhormone,meaning“toexciteorsetinmotion.Theterm“endocrine”was

introducedshortlythereafter“Endocrine“isusedtorefertoglandsthatsecretproducts

intothebloodstream.Theterm“endocrine“contrastswith“exocrine"，whichisappliedto

glandsthatsecrettheirproductsthoughductstothesiteofaction.Examplesofexocrine

glandsarethetearglands,thesweatglands,andthepancreas,whichsecretspancreatic

juicethroughaductintotheintestine.Exocrineglandsarealsocalledductglands,while

endocrineglandsarecalledductless.

1.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplainthespecificfunctionsofvarioushormones.

B.Toprovidegeneralinformationabouthormones.

C.Toexplainhowtheterm“hormone“evolved.

D.Toreportonexperimentsinendocrinology.

2.Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingconclusions?

A.Thehumanbodyrequireslargeamountsofmosthormones.

B.Synthetichormonescanreplaceaperson'snaturalsupplyofhormonesifnecessary.

C.Thequantityofhormonesproducedandtheireffectsonthebodyarerelatedtoa

person'sage.

D.Theshortchildoftallparentsverylikelyhadahormonedeficiencyearlyinlife.

3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforetheBaylissandStarlingexperiments,

mostpeoplebelievedthatchemicalintegrationoccurredonly__.

A.duringsleep.

B.intheendocrineglands.

C.undercontrolofthenervoussystem.

D.duringstrenuousexercise.

4.Theword“liberate“couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Emancipate

B.Discharge

C.Surrender

D.Save

5.Accordingtothepassageanothertermforexocrineglandsis___.

A.ductglands

B.endocrineglands

C.ductlessglands

D.intestinalglands.

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingofall

geographicaladventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theheroicageofAntarctic

exploration”.Bytheirtremendousheroism,mensuchasShakleton,Scott,andAmundsen

causedanewcontinenttoemergefromtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemore

thanacenturyold,isalreadypassing.Modemscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizing

theendurance,futurejourneysintotheseicywasteswillprobablydependonmotor

vehiclesequippedwithcaterpillartractionratherthanonthedogsthatearlierdiscoverers

foundsoinvaluableandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthAmerica,and

enormousfieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.Thecoastsofthiscontinent

remaintobeaccuratelycharted,andthemapingofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsa

formidabletasktothecartographerswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsare

completed,itwillbepossibletoprospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientists

believewillfurnishoneofthelargesttreasurehoardsofmetalsandmineralstheworld

hasyetknown,andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesofcopper,coal,uranium,andmany

otheroreswillbecomeavailabletoman.Suchdiscoverieswillusherinaneraofpractical

exploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeated

byhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair-fieldsforthefuture

inter-continentalairservicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.Presentflyingroutes

willbecompletelychanged,fortheAntarcticrefuelingbaseswillmakeflightsfrom

AustraliatoSouthAmericacomparativelyeasyoverthe5,000milesjourney.

Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaninsuperableproblem,fortheexplorerAdmiralByrd

hasshownthattheclimateispossibleevenformencompletelyuntrainedforexpeditions

intothosefrozenwastes.Someofhispartiesweremenwhohadneverseensnowbefore,

andyetherecordsthattheysurvivedtherigorsoftheAntarcticclimatecomfortably,so

that,providedthattheappropriateinstallationsaremade,wemayassumethathuman

beingsfromallcountriescouldlivetheresafely.Byrdevenaffirmsthatitisprobablythe

mosthealthyclimateintheworld,fortheintensecoldofthousandsofyearshassterilize

thiscontinent,andrendereditabsolutelygermfree,withtheconsequencesthatordinary

andextraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfromwhichmansuffersinotherzoneswith

differentclimatesarehereutterlyunknown.Thereexistnoproblemsofconservationand

preservationoffoodsupplies,forthelatterkeepindefinitelywithoutanysignsof

deterioration;itmayevenbethatlatergenerationswillcometoregardtheAntarcticas

thenaturalstorehouseforthewholeworld.

Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheshoresofthiscontinent,and

whatsofewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinent”nowpromisestobeamost

activecenterofhumanlifeandendeavor.

1.WhendidmanbegintoexploretheAntarctic?

A.AboutlOOyearsago.

B.Inthiscentury.

C.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

D.In1798.

2.Whatmusttheexplorersbe,eventhoughtheyhavemodemequipmentandtechniques?

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.

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingofallgeograph

icaladventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled"theheroicageofAntarcticexploration

Bytheirtremendousheroism,mensuchasShakleton,Scott,andAmundsencausedan

ewcontinenttoemergefromtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemorethanacentu

ryold,isalreadypassing.Modernscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizingtheenduran

ce,futurejourneysintotheseicywasteswillprobablydependonmotorvehiclesequippe

dwithcaterpillartractionratherthanonthedogsthatearlierdiscoverersfoundsoinvalua

bleandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthAmerica,andeno

rmousfieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.Thecoastsofthiscontinentrem

aintobeaccuratelycharted,andthemapingofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformid

abletasktothecartographerswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,it

willbepossibletoprospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientistsbelievewillfurnis

honeofthelargesttreasurehoardsofmetalsandmineralstheworldhasyetknown,anda

Imostinexhaustiblesourcesofcopper,coal,uranium,andmanyotheroreswillbecomea

vailabletoman.SuchdiscoverieswillusherinaneraofpracticalexploitationoftheAnta

retiewastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeatedb

yhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair-fieldsforthefutureint

er-continentalairservicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.Presentflyingrouteswill

becompletelychanged,fortheAntarctic