大学英语六级模拟试卷263

大学英语六级模拟试卷263

一、作文(本题共/题，每题上。分，共1分。)

1、Directions:Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

PrivateCarsinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:1.简单介绍中国私家车发展的现状2.说明拥有私家车的利与弊3.指出私

家车在中国的未来发展方向Usefulwordsandexpressions：温室气体排放：

greenhouseemission交通堵塞：congestion/trafficjam

标准答案:PrivateCarsinChinaWiththeimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,

privatecarshavefoundtheirwaytoordinaryChinese'shomes.Remarkablenational

economicgrowthprovidesastrongbackingfortheincreasingtrend.Nowadays,more

andmorecitizensarcplanningtobuycars.Andforsomebetter-offfamilies,onemaynot

beenough.Peopleembraceprivatecarsprimarilyforitsconvenience,whichcanfreeus

fromtherigidtimetableandfixedrouteofbusesandmetros.Efficiencyisthesecond

attraction,sincedrivingisusuallyfasterthanothermeansoftransportation.This

advantagebecomesobviousespeciallyintheeventofemergencieswhenitisdifficultto

takeataxi.Despitethesemerits,contrastingargumentsareequallysalient.First,

efficiencyisusuallyamirage.Frequentcongestionsactuallyrender(hecitieshuge

parkinglots.Second,privatecarsareresponsibleforairpollution,asemissionsofcarbon

dioxideandethanecontributetoglobalwarming.Now(hat(hereseemsnoway(ostop

peoplefrombuyingcarsdueioconsumers'freedomofchoice,itisalmostcertainthatthe

numberofprivatecarsinChinawillcontinuetorise.Ifwecanimprovetheroadsystems,

anddevelopmoreenvironment-friendlycars,wemayminimizethenegative

consequenceswhileenjoyingthebenefits.

知识点解析：写作提示：本题是典型的论辩式议论文，需要考生论述某一事物或现

象的好坏。本题的提纲没有明确要求学生阐明自己的立场，但其实这已经包括在提

纲的第三部分了。第一段可以阐述中国私家车已经比较普遍，而且数量正在快速增

长。第二段可以用subjeclu-subjeci的方法分别说明其利与弊。从题干给出的词汇

看出论述时可能要涉及交通、环保等方面。提纲中所述的第三段看似模糊，但稍一

琢磨就会发现，其实谈发展方向就是指如何克服现有的困难，如何解决问题。

二、快速阅读理解(本题共70题，每题分，共70

分。)

TheDebateoverGeneticallyModifiedFoods*Riccwithbuilt-inVitaminAthatcanhelp

preventblindnessin100millionchildrensufferingfromVitaminAdeficiency・Atomato

thatsoftensmoreslowly,allowingittodeveloplongeronthevineandkeeplongeron(he

shelf•Potatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfried,changingtheever-popularFrenchfries

fromjunkfoodintoamorenutritionalfood,Strawberrj/cropsthatcansurvivefrost

Thesearesomeofthebenefitspromisedbybiotechnology.Thedebateoveritsbenefits

andsafety,however,continues.Dowereallyneed(ofearmuiant(突变体)weeds,killer

tomatoes,andgiantcomandwillthebenefitsbedelivered?ConventionalBreeding

VersusGeneticallyModified(GM)CropsForthousandsofyearsfarmershaveuseda

processofselectionandcrossbreedingtocontinuallyimprovethequalityofcrops.Even

innature,plantsandanimalsselectivelybreed,thusensuringtheoptimumgenepoolfor

futuregenerations.Traditionalbreedingmethodsareslow,requiringintensivelabor:

Whiletryingtogetadesirabletraitinabredspecies,undesirabletraitswillappearand

breedersmustcontinuetheprocessoverandoveragainuntilalltheundesirablesarcbred

out.Incontrast,organismsacquireonespecificgeneorafewgenestogetherthrough

geneticmodification,withoutothertraitsincludedandwithinasinglegeneration.

However,thistechnologytooisinherentlyunpredictableandsomescientistsbelieveit

canproducepotentiallydangerousresultsunlessbettertestingmethodsaredeveloped.

Traditionalbreedingisbasedonsexualreproductionbetween,likeorganisms.The

(ransferredgenesaresimilartogenesinthecelltheyjoin.Theyareconveyedincomplete

groupsandinafixedsequencethatharmonizeswiththesequenceofgenesinthepartner

cell.Incontrast,bioengineersisolateagenefromonetypeoforganismandsplice(接合)

ithaphazardlyintotheDNAofadissimilarspecies,disruptingitsnaturalsequence.

Further,becausethetransplantedgeneisforeigntoitsnewsurroundings,-itcannot

adequatelyfunctionwithoutabigartificialboost.Oneof(hemaindifferencesbetween

conventionalandgeneticallymodifiedcropsisthat(heformerinvolvescrosseseither

withinspeciesorbetweenverycloselyrelatedspecies.GMcropscanhavegeneseither

fromcloselyrelatedspeciesorfromdistantspecies,evenbacteriaandviruses.Benefits:

OneSideoftheDebate•EconomicalbenefitsGMsupporterstellfarmersthattheystand

toreapenormousprofitsfromgrowingGMcrops.Initially,thecostisexpensivebut

moneyissavedonpesticides.ToproducetheGMcrops,modernbiotechnologyisused

whichrequireshighlyskilledpeopleandsophisticatedandexpensiveequipment.Large

companiesneedconsiderableinvestmentsinlaboratories,equipmentandhuman

resources,hcnccthereasonwhyGMcropsarcmoreexpensiveforfarmersthan

traditionalcrops.GMcrops,farmersarctold,areafarbetteroption.Ittakesashorter

timetoproducethedesiredproduct.Itispreciseandtherearenounwantedgenes.

•Herbicide-ResistantCropsSowhatotheradvantagesdoGMcropsholdforfarmers?

GMcropscanbeproducedtobeherbicide-resistant.Thismennsthatfarmerscouldspray

thesecropswithherbicideandkilltheweeds,withoutaffectingthecrops.Ineffect,the

amountofherbicideusedinoneseasonwouldbereduced,withasubsequentreductionin

costsforfarmersandconsumsrs.ForIngardcotton,pest-resistancewasbuiltintothe

cotton,hencereducingandevenremovingtheuseofpesticides,whicharenotonly

expensivebut,moreimportantly,harmfultotheenvironment.Biotechnologycompanies

areevenexperimentingwithcropsthatcanbegeneticallymodifiedtobedrought-and

salt-tolerant,orlessreliantonfertilizer,openingupnewareastobefarmedandleading

toincreasedproductivity.However,theclaimsoflessherbicideusagewithGMcrops

havetillnownotbeenindependentlysupportedbyfacts.*Bct:crQualityFoodsEven

animalscanbegeneticallymodifiedtobeleaner,growfaster,andconsumelessfood.

Theycouldbemodifiedtohavespecialcharacteristics,suchasgreatermilkproductionin

cows.Thesemodificationsagainleadtoimprovedproductivityforfarmersandultimately

lowercostsfor(heconsumer.Modifiedcropscouldperhapspreventon(breakssuchas

footandmouthdisease,whichhasdevastatedmanyfarmersandlocaleconomies.No

suchproductshavebeenreleasedtodate;however,someareunderconsiderationfor

release.Forexample,GMsalmon,capableofgrowingalmost30timesfasterthannatural

salmon-maysoonbeapprovedhytheFDA(FoodandDrugAdministration)intheU.S.

forreleaseintoopenwaterswithoutasinglestudyontheimpactonhumanhealthorthe

environment.Risks:theOtherSideoftheDebateThemajorconcernsofthosewho

opposeGMfoodscenteronthefollowing:•EnvironmentalDamageTheproblemwith

GMcropsisthatthereislittleknownaboutwhateffect(heywillhavein,say,20years

time.ThegeneticstructureofanylivingorganismiscomplexandGMcroptestsfocuson

short-termeffects.Notalltheeffectsofintroducingaforeigngeneintotheintricate

geneticstructureofanorganismaretested.Willthepeststhatacropwascreatedtoresist

eventuallybecomeresistanttothiscrop?Thenthereisalwaysthepossibilitythatwemay

notbeabletodestroyGMcropsoncetheyspreadintotheenvironment.eRisktoFood

WebAfurthercomplicationisthatthepesticideproducedinthecropmay

unintentionallyharmcreatures.GMcropsmayalsoposeahealthrisktonativeanimals

thateatthem.Theanimalsmaybepoisonedbythebuilt-inpesticides.TestsintheU.S.

showedthat44%ofcaterpillarsofthemonarchbutterflydiedwhenfedlargeamountsof

pollen(花粉)fromGMcom.•Cross-Pollination(授粉)Cross-pollinationisaconcernfor

bothGMcropsandconventionalbreeding,especiallywiththemoreseriousweedsthat

arecloselyrelatedtothecrops.Withcarefulmanagementthismaybeavoided.Genetic

modificationtoherbicide-resistantcropscouldinsertthegenethatpreventstheproblem.

Thenumberofherbicide-tolerantweedshasincreasedovertheyearsfromasinglereport

in1978tothe188hcrbicidc-toicrantweedtypesin42countriesreportedin1997.They

areanever-increasingproblemandgeneticengineeringpromisestostopit.Butwill

genesfromGMplantsspreadtootherplants,creatingsuperweedsandsuperbugswe

won'tbeabletocontrol?,GMMix-UpsHumanscaninadvertentlyeatfoodsthatcontain

GMproductsmeantasanimalfeed,i.e.,cropsmodifiedforincreasedproductivityin

animals.ThishappenedintheU.S.,where(racesofaSiarLinkGMcrop,restrictedtouse

onlyinfeed,werefoundintacoshells.Apparentlynoonebecameiii,butothersuch

occurrencesmayleadtohealthproblems.,DiseaseAnotherconcernisdisease.Since

somecropsaremodifiedusingtheDNAfromvirusesandbacteria,willweseenew

diseasesemerge?WhatabouttheGMcropsthathaveantibiotic-resistantmarkergenes?

Markergenesareusedbyscientiststodeterminewhethertheirgeneticmodificationofa

plantwassuccessful.Willtheseantibiotic-resistantgenesbetransferredto

microorganismsthatcausedisease?Wealreadyhaveaproblemwithineffective

antibiotics.Howcanwcdevelopnewdrugstofightthesenewbugs?Conclusion

ProponentsofGMcropsclaimthatadvantagesmaybemany,suchas:•improvedstorage

andnutritionalquality*pcst-anddisease-resistance,sclcctivchcrbicidc-tolerance

,toleranceofwater,temperatureandsalineextremes,improvedanimalwelfare•higher

yieldsandqualityHowever,untilfurtherstudiescanshowthatGMfoodsandcropsdo

notposeseriousthreatstohumanhealthortheworld'secosystems,(hedebateover(heir

releasewillcontinue.Livingorganismsarecomplexandtamperingwiththeirgenesmay

haveunintendedeffects.Itisinourcommoninteresttosupportscientistsand

organizationsconcerned,suchasFriendsoftheEarthwhodemand"mandatorylabeling

debateovertheirreleasewillcontinue.Livingorganismsarecomplexandtampering

withtheirgenesmayhaveunintendedeffects.

6、isinherentlydangerousunlessbettertestingmethodsarcdeveloped.

标准答案：Geneticmodification

知识点解析：根据关键词inherencydangerous查读小标题ConventionalBreeding

VersusGeneticallyModified(GM)Crops下面第二段。

7、GrowingGMcropsisinitiallybutcheaperinthelongrun.

标准答案：expensive/costly

知识点解析：根据关键词costly杳读小标题EconomicalBenefits下面第二句

Initially,thecostisexpensive...

8、GMfieldsuseherbicides.

标准答案：less

知识点解析：根据关键词herbicides查读小标题Herbicide-ResistantCrops下面第一

段第四句...theamountofherbicideusedinoneseasonwouldbereduced...

9、NooneknowsexactlyhowGMcropswillaffecttheenvironmentbecausegenetic

structureiscomplexandtherelatedtestsnowmainlystudy.

标准答案：short-termeffects

知识点解析：根据关键词affecttheenvironment查读小标题EnvironmentalDamage

下面第二句ThegeneticstructureofanylivingorganismiscomplexandGMcroptests

fbcusonshort-termeffects.

10、ThenativeanimalsthateatGMcropsmightbepoisonedby.

标准答案:built-inpesticides

知识点解析:根据关键词thenativeanimals和poison查读小标题RisktoFoodWeb

下面第二句GMcropsmayalsoposeahealthrisktonativeiinimalsthateatthem.和第

三句Theanimalsmaybepoisonedbythebuilt-inpesticides.

11、Scientistsusetolestwhethertheirgeneticmodificationofaplantis

successful.

标准答案：markergenes

知识点解析：根据关键词test...geneticmodification查读小标题Disease下面笫四句

Markergenesareusedbyscientiststodeterminewhethertheirgeneticmodificationofa

plantwassuccessful.

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。)

12、

A^Enjoyable.

B、Moving.

C、Inspiring.

D、Dali.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、At7:30.

B、At6:30.

C、At6:00.

D、At5:30.

标准答案；B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Six.

B、Eight.

C^Seven.

D、Nine.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Sheissatisfied.

B、Sheistired.

C、Sheisimpatient.

D、Sheishappy;

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、InHongKong.

B、Onthewayback.

C、Athome.

D、Inuniversity.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A^Shehastoomanydreams.

B、Shedoesn'tputhisideasintopractice.

C、Shelikestosleep.

D^Shedoesn'thavemanygoodideas.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、SheisnotsureTomisjoking.

B、ShethinksTomwantstogointobusiness.

C、ShethinksTommaysellhisshop.

D^ShethinksTomhasalreadystudiedinuniversity.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Thefirstcartheysawistooexpensive.

B、Theymaysavesomemoneyforthetimebeing.

C、Sheishappywiththepricesetbytheseller.

D、Lessmoneywillbespentinthelongrun.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Howtodropacourse.

B、Themanneedsadviceaboutwhichclassestotake.

C、Howtogettheapprovaloftheprofessor.

D、Howtoaddacoursetotheman'sschedule.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Helosthisclassschedule.

B、Hecouldnotdroptheastronomycourse.

C>Heregisteredfortoomanyclasses.

D、Hemissedthedeadlineforaddingcourses.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Writeanastronomypaper.

B、Signtheform.

C、Decidewhichcoursetoadd.

D^Lookfortheastronomyprofessor.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Togetmedicaltreatment.

B、Totakeafinalexam.

C、Tofindouttheexamschedule.

D、Togetanextensionforapaper.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题对话中提到男士因需延长上交论文的期限需要主任的批

准。

24、

A^Hehasbeenill.

B、Hehasn'tyetfoundatopic.

C、Hewasbusystudyingforanexam.

D、Hedidn'tknowwhenitwasdue.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题对话中提到男士至今未开始写论文是由于他自上周六就

生病住院了。

25、

A^Hisparents.

B、Thedoctor.

C、ProfessorBrown.

D、DeanWilliams.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义推断题对话中女士提到填完申请表格之后，男士需要让医生签

字确认，由此可以判断离开女士的办公室后男士将去见医生。

26、

A、Thatsameday.

B、Fridayofthatweek.

C、Saturdayofthatweek.

D^Tuesdayofthefollowingweek.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：M间辨析题刈话中出现了几个不同的日期细节，从男士的鼓后一句

话可以得知他将在当天下午与女士再见面，并上交申请表格。

六、听力短文(含3小题)(本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。)

27、

A^Workersontheplalfbrmsandtrainswerereplacedbymachines.

B、Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

C、Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

D、Itstrainsbecamemanual-controlled.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合短文中fitTheworld'sfirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayhasbeen

builtunderthebusystreetsofLondon.及anditispartofthecompleteLondon

undergroundrailway....wasopenedin1969可知，B为答案

28、

A、Aplatformworker.

B、Acomputer.

C、Thecommandspot.

D、Amachine.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据短文中提到的Thestationsontheotherlinesneedalot-ofworkers

(oselltickets,andtocheckandtocollect(hem及ThisisalldifferentontheVictoria

Line.Hereamachinechecksandcollectsthetickets可知，维多利亚线上用机器而不

是工人进行所有检票和收票的工作，D为答案。

29、

A^Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.

B、Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.

C、Totakecareofthepassengersonthetrain.

D、Tosendcommandingsignalstothecommandspot.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由短文中提到的onthetrain(=OntheVictoriaLinetrain),thereisonly

oneworker.Ifnecessary>thismancandrivethetrain.Butusuallyhejuststartsit；it

runsandstopsbyitself可知，在维多利亚线运营的火车上，I：人只需启动火车，并

在必要时进行驾驶，B项正确。

30、

A^10points.

B、2points.

C、15points.

D^5points.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：与题干中的misspellsaword相关的原文信息是Amisspelledwordwill

costyou5points,由此可知，拼写错一个单词要扣5分，D为答案。

31、

A、Anessay,

B、Amagazinearticle

C、Apoem.

D^Ashortstory.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该题是就学生星期三的阅读作业提问。根据短文中的Your

assignmentforWednesdayistoreadHemingway'sshortstory…可知，星期三的阅读

作业是Ashortstory,D项正确。

32、

A、Theywilltakeoneofthesixmajortests.

B、Theywillbegivenapoptest.

C、Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoiyinclass.

D、Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该题就学生星期五的上课内容提问。短文中提到，Fridaywillbethe

lastclassdayofthisweek,soyoucanexpect（owriteashodin-classthemeforme

then。其中的theme意为“学生作文”，相当于composition,因此选项D正确。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A^Becausethewavescomingfromthecenterofaquakecanspreadtotheseplaces.

B、Becausetherearethethicknessofrocksmakinguptheearth'scrust.

C、Becausesomepartsoftheeartharcmorelikelytohavequakesthanothers.

D^Because-mountainousareasareeasytohaveearthquakes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Themostdangerousearthquakeswilltakeplace.

B、Fires,floodsandlandslideswilltakeplace.

C、Thegroundwillopenandswallowgreatnumbersofpeople.

D^Mountainswilllandslideandkilltherestofourlives.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A^Hoodsoftentakeplaceafterearthquakes.

B、Slidesoftentakeplaceafterearthquakes.

C、Slidesdonotoftentakeplaceafterearthquakes.

D、Disastersoftentakeplaceafterearthquake.

标准答案：D

知识点解析；暂无解析

36、

A、Lossoflifeandproperty.

B、After-effects.

C、Brokentransportationsystem.

D、Weakcco-systcm.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、听力复合式听写（本题共“题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Inmanycountries,authorityisseldom,ifever,questioned,eitherbecauseitishighly

[Bl],orbecauseiiisfeared.Sometimes,too,becauserankhasbeenimportant

incertain[B2]foralongtime,peoplehavebeentrainednevertoquestion

thoseinauthority.Inothercountries,[B3]America,childrenaretrainedto

questionandsearchforanswers.Whenachildasksaquestion,hewillbeoftentoldtogo

tothelibraryandfindtheanswerfbrhimself.Bythetimestudentsreachtheageof14or

15,theymaybe[B4]excitingnewideasinallfieldsofscienceand（hearts.To

[B5]suchcreativity,therearcmanynationalprizes[B6]tostudents

everyyearfortheirscientificdiscoveriesandartistic[B7].Thisinterestin

questioningand[B8]maybeconsideredbysomepeopleasbadforyoung

people'smanners,thatyoungpeoplelackrespectforauthority.[B9].However,

thisisbecausemanyAmericanshavedifferentattitudetowardsauthoritythatmayexist

inotherareasoftheworld.Inaworkorbusinesssituation,ideasarefreelyandopenly

discussedandargued.[BIO].Thetwoarequiteseparate.Thepurposeofthe

searching,questioning,andarguingistofindthefactsinaparticularsituation,and

[Bll].

37、[Bl]

标准答案：respected

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、［B2］

标准答案：societies

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、［B3］

标准答案：including

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、［B4］

标准答案：developing

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、［B5］

标准答案：encourage

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、［B6］

标准答案：offered

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、［B7］

标准答案：accomplishments

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［B8］

标准答案：searching

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、［B9］

标准答案：ThisimpressionmaybecreatedwhenvisitorsnoticeyoungAmericans

askingquestionsandarguingwitholderpeople.

知识点解析：哲无解析

46、［BIO］

标准答案：Itisimportanttorememberthatitistheperson'sideasthatarebeing

questioned,nottheindividualhimself.

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bill

标准答案：thereforeasolution,sothat(heworkofthebusinesscanprogressin(hemost

effectivemannerpossible.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共〃题，每题，.0

分，共10分。)

Sexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideologythatbiologyisdestiny.

Accordingto(hisideology,basicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesexistbetween

(hesexes.Thesedifferencesrequireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociallife.Women

aretheweakersex-bothphysicallyandemotionally.Thus,theyarenaturallysuited

muchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.Awoman'splace,under

normalcircumstance,iswithintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehome.Naturehas

determinedthatwomenplaycare-takerroles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.

Ontheotherhand,menarebestsuitedtogooutintothecompetitiveworldofworkand

politics,whereseriousresponsibilitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobetheproviders;

womenandchildrenaredependents.Theideologyalsoholdsthatwomenwhowishto

workoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfillthesejobsthatarcinlinewiththespecial

capabilitiesoftheirsex.Itisthusappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeemployedas

nurses,socialworkers,elementaryschoolteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksand

secretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen'sdomesticrole.Informal

distinctionsbetween"women'swork"and"men'swork"inthelaborforce,accordingto

(heideology,aresimplyafunctionalreflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweensexes.

Finally,theideologysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwillinanothersigniHcantway.

Forthehumanspecies(osurviveovertime,itsmembersmustregularlyreproduce.Thus,

womenmust,whetherathomeorinthelaborforce,makethemostoftheirphysical

appearance.Sogoestheideology.Itis,ofcourse,nottruetha:basicbiologicaland

psychologicaldifferencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesin

sociallife.Thereisampleevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsocietytosociety,andthose

roledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.Buttothedegreepeopleactuallybelieve

thatbiologyisdestinyandthatnatureintendsformenandwomentomakedifferent

contributionstosociety,sex-definedroleswillbeseenastotallyacceptable.

48、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheideologythatbiologyisdestiny?

A^Affirmative.

B、Negative.

C、Positive.

D、Passive.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：观点态度题文章前两段对“生理特征决定命运”这个观点进行了描

述，第三段中作者表达了自己的观点：既然不同的社会中两性的社会角色不尽相

同，那就说明这种区别并不是由生理特征决定的，故选B。

49、Women'splace,somepeoplethink,isintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehome

because.

A、womencanprovidebettercareforchildren

B、womenaretooweaktodoanyagriculturalwork

C、womenarebiologicallysuitedtodomesticjobs

D^womencannotcompetewithmeninanyfield

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题参见文章第一段第四句、第五句和第六句。

5。、Theauthorpointsoutthattheassignmentsofwomen'srolesinwork.

A、aredeterminedbywhattheyarebettersuitedto

B、growoutoftheirpositioninsidethehome

C、reflectabasicdifferencebetweenmenandwomen

D、aresuitabletothem,butnottomen

标准答案：B

知识点解析；细节题参见文章第二段第二、第二句话IIisthusappropriatefor

women...tobeemployedasnurses...Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen's

domesticrole.

51、Accordingtotheauthor,sexroles.

A、aresociallydetermined

B、areemotionallyandphysicallydetermined

C、canonlybedeterminedbywhateducationpeopletake

D、arebiologicallyandphysicallydetermined

标准答案：A

知识点解析：椎理题参见文章第三段最后,句话Thereisampleevidencethatsex

rolesvaryfromsocietytosociety...

52、WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Thedivisionofsex-definedrolesiscompletelyunacceptable.

B、Women'srolesinworkaretoolimitedatpresent.

C、Inonesociety,menmightperformwhatisconsideredwomen'sdutiesbyanother.

D、Someofthewomen'srolesindomesticdutiescannotbetakenoverbymen.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题选项A“性别角色的区分是完全不能接受的”与文章最后一句

说法矛盾。

Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillness,whichisprobablywhythereare

moremythsaboutitthananyoftheotherplaguesthatfleshisheirto.Themost

widespreadfallacyofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecaused

byvirusespassedonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,

directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwould

bereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthempermanently.Buttheydonot.

Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcoming

intocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesand

maildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWar,soldierswhospentlong

periodsinthetrenches,coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.Inthe

SecondWorldWar,prisonersalllicnotoriousAuschwitzuoiiuenlraliuncamp,nakedand

starving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonCold

ResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerslookpaninexperimentsinwhich(heysubmittedto

thediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetfbrlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,

theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobedousedwithcoldwater,andthen

stoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyrooms.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothers

exercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwith

acoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.If,then,coldandwethave

nothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymoreprevalentinthewinter?Despitethe

mostpainstakingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedby

scientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatother

times,and(hismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedor..Noonehasyetfounda

cureforcolds.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressorssuchasaspirin,butall(heydoisto

relievethesymptoms.

53、Accordingtothepassage,therearcmoremythsaboutthecommoncoldthanany

otherhumandiseasebecause.

A、itspreadsmorequickly