六级阅读答案

2013年12月1

56. What do we learn about new science Ph.D.s in the United States today?

C）They often have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.

57. What does the author say about America’s Ph.D. training?

A）It should be improved to better suit the job market.

58. What was recommended for Ph.D.s and postdoctoral researchers?

C）An IDP be made in consultation with an adviser.

59. Government agencies and the private sector often use IDPs to ________.

B）help employees make the best use of their abilities to achieve their career goals

60. What do we know about myIDP?

A）It is an effective tool of self-assessment and introspection for better career plans.

61. What does the author think about women’s progress so far?

A）It still leaves much to be desired.

62. In what countries have women made the greatest progress?

B）Where women’s rights are protected by law.

63. What do Newsweek rankings reveal about women in Canada?

D）They are underrepresented in politics.

. What does Anne-Marie Goetz think of a woman being in a nation’s top office?

B）It does not guarantee a better life for the nation’s women.

65. What does Hillary Clinton suggest we do to make the world a better place?

D）Tap women’s economic potential.

2013年12月2

56. Why does the author call the learning process a paradox?

C) Failure more often than not breeds success.

57. What does Kapur disapprove of in teaching?

C) Giving students detailed guidance and instruction.

58. What do people tend to think of providing strong “scaffolding” in teaching?

B) It is a sensible way of teaching.

59. What kind of problem should be given to students to solve according to Kapur?

D) It should be difficult enough but still within their reach.

60. What can be expected of “this tough-love teaching style” (Lines 8-9, Para. 5)?

A) Students will be grateful in the long run.

61. Why did Vernon Bowman get sued?

B) He planted soybeans without paying for the patent.

62. What are Monsanto’s critics hoping the Supreme Court will do?

C) Rule against Monsanto’s excessive extension of its patent rights.

63. What is the argument of Monsanto and its supporters?

A) Patent rights should be protected to encourage innovation.

. What is the key issue in the Bowman vs. Monsanto case?

D) Whether patent for living things applies to their later generations.

65. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

D) The ruling would be in Bowman’s favor if the case were argued in a Hollywood movie.

2013年12月3

56. What do we learn from the government report?

B) Raising children is getting expensive.

57. What is said to be the consequence of a shrinking population?

C) Economic downturn.

58. What accounted for America’s baby boom?

A) Optimism for the future.

59. Why do people in wealthy countries prefer to have fewer children?

D) They don’t rely on their children to support them in old age.

60. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

D) To appeal for tax reduction for raising children.

61. The author mentions Cyrano de Bergerac in order to show that _______.

A) imagination is the mother of invention

62. How did the general public view Kennedy’s space exploration plan?

C) It sounded very much like a dream.

63. What does the author say about America’s aim to explore space?

A) It may not bring about immediate economic gains.

. What is the author’s attitude toward space programs?

D) Supportive.

65. What does the author think of the problems facing human beings?

B) They can be solved sooner or later with human ingenuity.

2014年12月1

56. What does the author say about some leading-edge companies?

B) They take initiatives in handling environmental wastes.

57. What motivates Toyota and Wal-Mart to make commitments to environmental protection?

C) The desire to generate profits.

58. Why are so many companies reluctant to create an environment-friendly business system?

C) They believe building such a system is too costly.

59. What is said about the lean and green model of business?

A) It helps businesses to save and gain at the same time.

60. What is the finding of the studies about companies committed to environmental goals?

B) They do much better than their counterparts in terms of revenues.

61. What do data-ists assume they can do?

D) Eliminate emotional and ideological bias

62. What do people running for political office think they can do?

B) Win the election if they can raise enough funds.

63. Why do many teachers favor the idea of tailoring their presentations to different students?

C) They believe students’ learning styles vary.

. What does James Pennebaker reveal in The Secret Life of Pronouns?

D) A pattern in confident people’s use of pronouns.

65. Why is the author skeptical of the data revolution?

C) Data cannot always do what we imagine it can.

2014年12月2

56. What kind of business books are most likely to sell well?

A) Books on excellence.（成功）

57. What does the author imply about books on success so far?

C) They more or less fall into the same stereotype.

58. How does The Three Rules differ from other success books according to the passage?

B) It bases its detailed analysis on large amounts of data.

59. What does the passage any contributes to the success of exceptional companies?

A) Focus on quality and revenue.

60. What is the author’s comment on The Three Rules?

D) It fails to identify the keys to success.

61. What was the University of Kent famous for?

A) Its comfortable campus life.

62. What arc universities trying to do to attract students?

D) Present a better academic images.

63. What does Rod Behrens suggest universities do in marketing themselves?

C) Refrain from making promises they cannot honour.

. What is students’ chief consideration in choosing a university?

B) Whether it is able to deliver what they want.

65. What must universities show to win recruitment campaigns?

D) They are unique one way or another.

2014年12月3

56. What issue does the author try to draw people’s attention to?

D) The impact of accelerating urbanization.

57. In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species?

C) They force other species out of their territories.

58. In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment?

B) The pressure on farmland will be lessened.

59. What does the author say about living comfortably in the city?

A) It incurs a high environmental price.

60. What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto?

C) Appropriate management of the process.

61. What was the purpose of when it was first created?

B) To bring university students into closer contact.

62. What difference does social media make to learning?

D) Sources of information are greatly expanded.

63. What is the author’s greatest concern with social media technology?

A) Individual and organizations may use it for evil purposes.

. What do businesses use social media for?

B) Conducting large-scale market surveys.

65. What does the author think of social media as a whole?

A) It will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.

2014年6月1

56. What do critics say about texting?

D. It is often hard to understand.

57. In what way does the author say writing is different from talking?

C. It does not have as long a history.

58. Why is LOL much used in texting?

A. It brings texters closer to each other.

59. Examples like meat and silly are cited to show ______.

D. the gradual change of word meaning

60. What does the author think of texting?

B. It is a new form of verbal communication.

61. What do we learn about Oprah Winfrey from the passage?

B. She worked her way to success in the entertainment industry.

62. Why does the author deem it inappropriate for Harvard to confer an honorary degree on Oprah Winfrey?

B. She was known as s supporter of fake science.

63. How did Harry Lewis react to Harvard’s decision in his blog post?

A. He was strongly against it.

. What is the author’s regret about many American universities?

C. They attach too much importance to public relations.

65. What does the author think a prestigious university like Harvard should focus on?

D. Pursuit of knowledge and truth.

2014年6月2

56. What is the author’s concern about the use of technology?

D. It may hinder the development of thinking skills

57. What is the view of educators who advocate digital literacy?

D. It liberates kids from the burden of memorizing facts.

58. What does evidence from cognitive science show?

B. Critical thinking is based on factual knowledge.

59. What does the author think is key to making evaluations?

C. Connecting new information with one’s accumulated knowledge.

60. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

D. To challenge the prevailing overemphasis on digital literacy.

61. What does the author say about California and Texas in Paragraph 1?

B. California has been superior to Texas in many ways.

62. What does the author say about today’s California?

C. It is faced with a serious financial crisis.

63. In what way is Texas different from California?

A. It practices small government.

. What problem is Texas confronted with?

C. Its education cannot meet the needs of the knowledge economy.

65. What do we learn about American politics from the passage?

A. Each state has its own way of governing.

2014年6月3

56. What does the author say about “deep reading”?

B. It should be preserved before it is too late.

57. Why does the author advocate the reading of literature?

A. It helps promote readers’ intellectual and emotional growth.

58. In what way does printed-page reading differ from online reading?

B. It enables the reader to be fully engaged.

59. What do the studies show about online reading?

D. It renders reading less enjoyable.

60. What do we learn from the study released by Britain’s National Literacy Trust?

A. Onscreen readers may be less competent readers.

61. What does the author say about immigrants in America?

C）Their background may determine whether they benefit the American people.

62. What does the author try to say by citing Milton Friedman’s remark?

A）It is hardly practical to find an ideal solution to America’s immigration problem.

63. What is the author’s view regarding America’s immigration policy?

C）Unrestricted immigration will undermine the American welfare state.

. What is the author’s purpose in citing the recent terrorist attacks on the streets of Boston and London?

D）To show that immigrants’ cultural incompatibility with the host country has consequences.

65. What is the author’s attitude towards “comprehensive immigration

reform”?

B）Negative.

2015年12月1

56. What do some most influential medical groups recommend doctors do?

C) Take costs into account when making treatment decisions

57. What were doctors mainly concerned about in the past?

B) Effects of medical treatment.

58. What may the new guidelines being developed lead to?

A) The redefining of doctors’ roles.

59. What risk do doctors see in their dual role as patient care providers and financial overseers?

D) They may lose the respect of patients.

60. What do some experts say about doctors’ involvement in medical cost analysis?

C) It results from society’s failure to tackle the problem.

61. How does Obama view economic inequality?

A) It is the biggest obstacle to social mobility.

62. What do we learn about the inequality gap from Scott Winship’s data analysis?

B) It is not a reliable indicator of economic mobility.

63. Compared with Atlanta, metropolitan Salt Lake City is said to _____.

C) offer poor children more chances to climb the social ladder

. What is strongly correlated with social mobility according to economist Raj Cherty?

A) Family structure.

65. What does the author seem to suggest?

D) It is better to start from the community to help poor children move up the social ladder.

2015年12月2

56. Why did Jesse Jackson embrace the term “African American” for people of African descent?

A) It is free from racial biases.

57. What does the author say about the naming of an ethnic group ?

D) It is politically sensitive.

58. What do Erika Hall’s findings indicate?

A) Racial biases are widespread in the professional world.

59. What does Erika Hall find in her experiment about a man with the last name Williams?

C) People’s conception of a person has much to do with the way he or she is labeled.

60. What is Dr. Du Bois’s ideal?

A) All Americans enjoy equal rights.

61. What is Arum and Roksa’s finding about higher education in America?

B) It fails to prepare students to face the challenges of modern times.

62. What is responsible for the students’ lack of higher-level skills?

A) The diluted college curriculum.

63. What does Laura Hamilton say about college administrations?

D) They prioritize non-academic activities.

. What can be learned about the socially and financially privileged students?

B) They can afford to choose easier majors in order to enjoy themselves.

65. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

C) The current situation in American higher education may not last long.

2015年12月3

56. What is traditional educators’ interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first

paragraph ?

D) Education has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas.

57. In what way are college students different from children?

A) They have learned to think critically.

58. What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers?

B) It cultivates students’ ability to make scientific inquiries.

59. What is said to be the advantage of informal learning?

A) It allows for failures.

60. What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage?

C) Make full use of informal learning resources.

61. What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise?

B) It has a strong negative impact on space tourism.

62. What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic?

C) It was about ready to start regular business.

63. What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act?

D) To promote the space tourism industry.

. What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California?

D) Suspend Virgin Galactic’s licence to take passengers into space.

65. What does the author think of private space travel?

A) It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.

2015年6月1

56. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other

A) To get their share of clean air.

57. What does the author accuse western politicians of?

C) Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.

58. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?

B) Our relationship to the plant world.

59. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet

according to the author?

D) By pooling their efforts together.

60. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?

C) Share life with nature.

61. What are students obliged to do under early decision?

B) Attend the school once they are admitted.

62. Why do schools offer early decision?

A) To make sure they get qualified students.

63. What is said to be the problem with early decision for students?

C) It allows them little time to make informed decisions.

. Why are some people opposed to early decision?

D) It places students from lower-income families at a disadvantage.

65. What does the author advise college applicants to do?

B) Avoid choosing early decision unless they are fully prepared.

2015年6月2

56. How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage?

B) They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.

57. What does the author say is vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of the debate?

D) More scientific research on GM crops.

58. What is the main point of the Nature articles?

A) Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.

59. What is the author’s view on the solution to agricultural problems?

D) Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.

60. What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops?

C) Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.

61. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?

C) Unemployment.

62. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?

D) Pour money into the market through asset buying.

63. What is a greater concern of the general public?

B) Deflation.

. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?

C) Tighten financial regulation.

65. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?

A) She possesses strong persuasive power.

2015年6月3

56. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A) The US economic situation is going from bad to worse.

57. What does the author think of the unemployment figures and other statistics?

D) They do not fully reflect the reality.

58. One problem with the payroll survey is that ______.

B) it fails to count in the self-employed

59. The household survey can be faulty in that _______.

C) some people won’t provide truthful information

60. At the end of the passage, the author suggests that ______.

B) decision makers view the statistics with a critical eye

61. In what way is the year 2008 historic?

A) For the first time in history, urban people outnumbered rural people.

62. What does the author say about urbanisation?

B) Its process will not slow down.

63. How does the author comment on Peter Smith’s new book?

D) It is written in a lively and interesting style.

. What does the author say in the chapter on skyscrapers?

D) Recession closely follows a skyscraper boom.

65. What may be one criticism of Mr. Smith’s book?

C) It does not deal with any aspect of city life in depth.

2016年6月1

46. What do the revised “Green Guides” require businesses to do?

C) Specify in what way their products are green.

47. What does the author say about consumers facing an explosion of green claims?

D) They are not clear which products are truly green.

48. What was SC Johnson accused of in the class-action lawsuits?（被指控的原因）

C) It misled consumers to believe that its products had been certified by a third party.

49. How did Christopher Beard defend his company’s labeling practice?（如何辩解）

A) There were no clear guidelines concerning green labeling.

50. What does Kevin Wilhelm imply by saying “It’s kind of a Wild West” (Lines 2-3, Para.11)?

B) Each business acts its own way in green labeling.

51. What do we learn about America’s education system?

B) It contributes little to the elimination of inequality.

52. What is chiefly responsible for the undesirable performance of inner-city schools?

B) Lack of financial resources.

53. What does the author think the union should do to win popular support?

C) Demand higher pay for teachers.

54. What is the finding of the gold standard study by Harvard and Columbia University scholars?

D) Student performance has a lot to do with teachers.

55. Why does the author say the Chicago union’s demand is an insult to students?

A) It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.

2016年6月2

46. What does the author say about the use of raw sewage for farming?污水在农业上

C) Its benefits outweigh the hazards involved.（利大于弊）

47. What is the main problem caused by the use of waste water for irrigation?

C) Farmers and consumers may be affected by harmful bacteria.

48. What is environmental scientist Pay Drechsel’s attitude towards the use of untreated human waste in agriculture?

A) Favorable.

49. What does Pay Drechsel think of the risks involved in using untreated human waste for farming?

B) They can be dealt with through education.

50. What do we learn about James Bartram’s position on the use of human waste for farming?

A) He echoes Pay Drechsel’s opinion on the issue.赞同

51. What does the author say about the kitchen of today?

D) It is regarded as the center of a modern home.

52. Why does the Georgian-style kitchen sell at a very high price?

B) No duplicate is to be found in any other place.

53. What does the change in the status of the kitchen reflect?

D) Social change.

54. What was the Beecher sisters’ idea of a kitchen?

A) A place where women could work more efficiently.

55. What do we learn about today’s kitchen?

B) Many of its central features are no different from those of the 1920s.

2016年6月3

46. What does Colin Dixon mean by saying “It’s been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years” (Line 4, Para.1)?

D) Interactive television advertising has not achieved the anticipated results.

47. What is the public’s response to Cablevision’s planned interactive TV advertising program?

C) Somewhat doubtful.

48. What is the impact of the wide use of digital video recorders on TV advertising?

C) It has placed TV advertising at a great disadvantage.

49. What do we learn about Unilever’s interactive campaign?

B) It has done well in engaging the viewers.

50. How does the author view the hitherto high click-through rates?

A) They may be due to the novel way of advertising.

51. What does the author think is the root cause of mass unemployment in

America?

B) Insufficient demand.（需求不足）

52. What does the author think of the experts’ claim concerning unemployment?

D) Groundless.（没有根据的）

53. What does the author say helped bring down unemployment during the Great Depression?

A) The booming defense industry.（庞大的国防计划）

54. What has caused claims of huge structural problems to multiply?

A) Powerful opposition to government’s stimulus efforts.

55. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

C) To show the urgent need for the government to take action.