英语六级阅读理解.docx
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英语六级阅读理解
Passageone
questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage
sustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteberythingfromenergytocleanwaterandeconomicgrowth,andasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtouse.thisisespeciallytrueinagriculture,wheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistrorcalandculturalperspectives.
Tostartwith,itisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughouthistory,andwillcontinuetodoso.medievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefed,clothedandsheleredapredominantlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanitistoday.ithadminimaleffectonbiodiversity,andanypollutionitcausedwastypicallylocalized.intermsofenergyuseandthenutrientscapturedintheproductitwasrelativelyinefficient.
Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrialpetionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.throughoutthisperiodfoodbecamecheaper,safeandmorereliable.however,thesechangeshavealsoledtohabitatlossandtodiminishingbiodiversity.
What’smore,demandforanimalproductsindevelopingcountricsisgrowingsofastthatmeetingitwillrequireanextra300milliontonsofgrainayearby2050.yetthegrowthofcitiesandindustryisreducingtheamountofwateravailableforagricultureinmanyregions.
Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobeverydifferentfromhowitwasinthe20th.thiswillrequireradicalthinking.forexample,weneedtomoveawayfromtheideathattraditionalpracticesareinevitablymoresustainablethannewones.wealsoneedtoabandonthenotionthatagriculturecanbe“zeroimpact”.Thekeywillbetoabandontherathersimpleandstaticmeasuresofsustainability,whichcentreontheneedtomaintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamage.insteadweneedamoredynamicinterpretation,onethatlooksattheprosandconsofallthevariouswaylandisused.therearemanydifferentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesidesfoodyield:
energyuse,environmentalcosts,waterpurity,carbonfootprintandbiodiversity.Itisclear,forexample,thatthecarbonoftransportingtomatoesfromspaintotheUK
IslessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingandlighting.butwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbebetterforbiodiversity.
Whatiscrucialisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustaboutsustainablefoodproduction.
52.Howdopeopleofenmeasureprogressinagriculture?
A)ByitsproductivityC)Byitsimpactontheenvironmet
B)ByitssustainabilityD)Byitscontributiontoeconomicgrowth
53.Specialisationandtheefforttoinceaseyieldshaveesultedin________.
A)LocalisedpollutionC)competitionfromoverseas
B)theshrinkingoffarmlandD)thedecreaseofbiodiversity
54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfarmingpractices?
A)Theyhaveremainedthesameoverthecenturies
B)Theyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowth
C)Theyarenotnecessarilysustainable
D)Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly
55.Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury
A)Itwillgothroughradicalchanges
B)Itwillsupplymoreanimalproducts
C)Itwillabandontraditionalfarmingpractices
D)Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment
56Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A)Toremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopment
B)Tosuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproduction
C)Toadancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogress
D)Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis
PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)intheUnitedstateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnowhigherthanatanypointincethemid1920s
WearenotabouttogobacktothedayswhenCongressopenlyworriedaboutinferiorracespolluingAmerica’sbloodstream.Butonceagainwearewonderingwhetherwehavetoomanyofthewrongsortfonecomers.Theirloudestcitecsarguethatthenewwaveofimmigrantscannot,andindeeddonotwantto,fitinaspreviousgenerationsdid.
Wenowknowthattheseracistviewswerewrong.Intime,Italians,Romaniansandmembersofotherso-calledinferiorracesbecameexemplaryAmericansandcontributedgreatly,inwaystoonumeroustodetail,tothebuildingofthismagnificentnation.Thereisnoreasonwhythesenewimmigrantsshouldnothavethesamesuccess.
AlthoughchildrenofMexicanimmigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducationalandprofessionalattainment,thanthirparentsUCLAsociologistEdwardTelleshasfoundthatthegainsdon’tcontinme.Indeed,thefouthgenerationismarginallyworseoffthanthethirdJamesJackson,oftheUniversityofMichigan,hasfoudasimilarendamongblackCaribbeanimmigrants,TellsfearsthatMexican-AmericansmaybefatedtofollowinthefootstepsofAmericanblacks-thatlargepartsofthecommunitymaybecomemiredinaseeminglystateofpovertyandUnderachievement.LikeAfrican-Americans,Mexican-americansareincreasinglyrelegatedto(降入)segregated,substandyrdschools,andtheirdropoutrateisthehighestforany儿童会nicgroupinthecountry.
Wehavelearnedmuchaboutthefoolishideaofexcludingpeopleonthepresumptionoftheethnic/racialinferiority.ButwhatwehavenotyetlearnedishowtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.IamnottalkingaboutrequiringpeopletolearnEnglishortoadoptAmericanways;thosethingshappenprettymuchontheirown,butasargumentsaboutimmigrationhearupthecampaigntrail,wealsooughttoasksomebroaderquestionaboutassimilation,abouthowtoensurethatpeople,onceoutsiders,don’tfoveverremainmarginalizedwithintheseshores.
Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwithundocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,anditisonethataffectsnotonlynewcomersbutgroupsthathavebeenhereforgenerations.Itwillhavemoreimpactonourfuturethanwherewedecidetosettheadmissionsbarforthelasestwareofwould-beAmericans.Anditwouldbeniceifwefinallygottheanswerright.
57.HowwereimmigrantsviewedbyU.S.Congressinearlydays?
A)Theywereofinferiorraces.
B)TheywereaSourceofpoliticalcorruption.
C)Theywereathreattothenation’ssecurity.
D)Theywerepartofthenation’sbloodstream.
58.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewimmigrants?
A)TheywillbeadynamicworkforceintheU.S.
B)Theycandojustaswellastheirpredecessors.
C)Theywillbeverydisappointedonthenewland.
D)Theymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream.
59.WhatdoesEdwardTelles’researchsayaboutMexican-Americans?
A)Theymayslowluimprovefromgenerationtogeneration.
B)Theywilldobetterintermsofdeucationlattainment.
C)TheywillmeltintotheAfrican-Americancommunity.
D)Theymayforeverremainpoorandunderachieving.
60.Whatshouldbedonetohelpthenewimmigrants?
A)Ridthemoftheirinferioritycomplex.
B)UrgethemtoadoptAmericancustoms.
C)preventthemfrombeingmarginalized.
D)TeachthemstandardAmericanEnglish.
61.Accordingtotheauthor,theburningissueconcerningimmigrationgis_______.
A)howtodealwithpeopleenteringtheU.S.withoutdocuments
B)howtohelpimmigrantstobetterfitintoAmericansociety
C)howtostopillegalimmigrantsfromcrossingthecorder
D)howtolimitthenumberofimmigrantstoentertheU.S.'
Obesity
SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterinCalifornia,wonthe2002NoblelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumanswillsurvive-andevolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower.”Obesity,”hesays.”willhavebeensolved.”
Robots
RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsofdevelopingartificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asaresult,”thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely”
Energy
BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifomia,says:
”Themostsignificantbreakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource.”
Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.
Society
GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNewMexico,says:
”TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnoraprerequisite(前提)forordinaryhumandecency.
“This,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamorepractical,uniwersalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhumaninteraction.”
Healsopredictsthat“ahsurdlywasteful”displaysofwealthwillbecomeumfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.
Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall”brighe\ter,wiser,happierandkinder”.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.Whatisjohnlngham’sreportabout?
A)Asolutiontotheglobalenergycrisis
B)Extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.
C)Thelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscience
D)Scientists’visionoftheworldinhalfacentury
2.AccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictionsaboutthefuture_____.
A)mayinvitetrouble
B)maynotcometrue
C)willfoolthepublic
D)domoreharmthangood
3.Professor
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