英语六级阅读真题

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英语六级阅读真题

　　英语六级真题 1

　　Passage One

　　In the past few decades, remarkable findings have been made in ethology, the study of animal social behavior. Earlier scientists had (1) that nonhuman social life was almost totally instinctive or fixed by genetics. Much more careful observation has shown that (2) variation occurs among the social ties of most species, showing that learning is a part of social life. That is, the (3) are not solely fixed by the genes.

　　For example, young foxes are typically raised in a litter of siblings. At birth, they are quite (4) and helpless. Their mother cares for them, but once they are weaned, she does not feed them, but they must fend for themselves. It is at this point that the variation becomes obvious. In some litters, the stronger, more (5) pups dominate their weaker siblings, grabbing more than their fair share of food. In other litters, the pups cooperate more in hunting and food - sharing. These different behaviors are not simply the result of different genetic make - ups. The pups learn from their (6) and from experience.

　　The same is true of the young of most bird species. Once they are hatched, they are (7) to a period of parental care during which they learn many of the basic skills they need to survive in the world. But once they leave the nest, their survival depends on their ability to learn to adapt to changing conditions.

　　One example of this is the (8) of crows. Crows are notoriously poor at building nests. Yet, they are able to survive because they are very good at stealing eggs from other birds nests. They learn this behavior through (9) and by watching other crows.

　　This evidence shows that nonhuman animals are much more capable of learning and adapting than was previously thought. Their social behavior is not just (10) by their genes but is also shaped by their environment and their experiences.

　　Questions for Passage One:

　　1. A. assumed B. adopted C. believed D. surmised

　　2. A. considerable B. inconsiderable C. considerate D. inconsiderate

　　3. A. behaviors B. genes C. instincts D. ties

　　4. A. strong B. independent C. small D. large

　　5. A. aggressive B. amiable C. passive D. active

　　6. A. environment B. parents C. siblings D. genes

　　7. A. subjected B. submitted C. committed D. omitted

　　8. A. behavior B. species C. nest D. egg

　　9. A. trial B. error C. trial and error D. experience

　　10. A. determined B. decided C. fixed D. settled

　　Answer for Passage One:

　　1. A. assumed。“assume”有“假定、设想”的意思，早期科学家假定非人类的社会生活几乎完全是本能的或者由基因决定的。

　　2. A. considerable。“considerable”表示“相当多的、相当大的”，很多观察表明在大多数物种的社会关系中有相当多的变化。

　　3. D. ties。根据上文提到的“social ties”，这里说的是社会关系并非仅仅由基因决定。

　　4. C. small。幼狐出生时是相当小且无助的'。

　　5. A. aggressive。在一些幼崽中，更强壮、更具攻击性的幼崽会支配它们较弱的兄弟姐妹。

　　6. C. siblings。幼崽从它们的兄弟姐妹和经验中学习。

　　7. A. subjected。“be subjected to”是“遭受、经受”的意思，幼鸟一孵化出来就会经历一段父母照顾的时期。

　　8. A. behavior。这里说的是乌鸦的行为。

　　9. C. trial and error。乌鸦通过反复试验和观察其他乌鸦来学习偷蛋的行为。

　　10. A. determined。它们的社会行为不仅仅由基因决定，还受环境和经验的影响。

　　Passage Two

　　The health - care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or "provider" and purchaser or "consumer" in the typical doctor - patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer with various inducements of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Where circumstances permit the buyer no choice because there is effectively only one seller and the product is relatively essential, government usually asserts monopoly and places the industry under price and other regulations. Neither of these conditions prevails in most of the health - care industry.

　　In the health - care industry, the doctor - patient relationship is the mirror image of the ordinary consumer - provider relationship. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician - and even then there may be no real choice - it is the physician who usually makes all the significant decisions: whether the patient should return "next Wednesday", whether X - rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare patient who will challenge such professional decisions, especially when the disease is regarded as serious.

　　This is particularly significant in relation to hospital care. The physician must certify the need for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be discharged. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctors judgments that are final. Little wonder then that in the eyes of the hospital it is the physician who is the real "consumer". As a consequence, the medical staff represents the "power center" in hospital policy and decision - making, not the administration.

　　Although usually there are in fact several physicians who work together in the treatment of a patient, one physician typically has the final say. Doctors are not employees of the hospital in a strict sense, and the hospital does not really "buy" their services. The physician - patient relationship - doctor as provider, patient as consumer - is not the same as the hospital - physician relationship - hospital as provider, physician as consumer.

　　Questions for Passage Two:

　　1. The authors primary purpose in writing this passage is to ____.

　　A. criticize doctors for exercising too much control over patients

　　B. analyze some important economic relationships in the health - care industry

　　C. urge hospitals to reclaim their decision - making authority

　　D. inform potential patients of their health - care rights

　　2. In the health - care industry, the patient is ____.

　　A. the real "consumer"

　　B. the real "provider"

　　C. not the real "consumer"

　　D. not the real "provider"

　　3. According to the passage, when a patient needs hospitalization, the doctor is the one who ____.

　　A. decides what procedures will be performed

　　B. pays for the hospitalization

　　C. consults with the patient about the hospitalization

　　D. challenges the hospitals decision

　　4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. The doctor - patient relationship is more like a seller - buyer relationship in most sectors of the economy.

　　B. Hospital administrators should make more medical decisions.

　　C. Most patients would rather follow the doctors advice.

　　D. There is no competition among hospitals.

　　5. It can be inferred that the author ____.

　　A. is satisfied with the present doctor - patient relationship

　　B. thinks the doctor - patient relationship needs to be changed

　　C. believes patients should have more say in medical decisions

　　D. is in favor of the hospital - physician relationship

　　Answer for Passage Two:

　　1. B. The passage mainly analyzes the unique economic relationships in the health - care industry, such as the doctor - patient relationship and the hospital - physician relationship.

　　2. C. In the health - care industry, in the doctor - patient relationship, the doctor makes most of the decisions, so the patient is not the real "consumer" in this relationship.

　　3. A. When a patient needs hospitalization, the doctor decides what procedures will be performed.

　　4. C. Since it is rare for a patient to challenge a doctors professional decisions, it can be inferred that most patients would rather follow the doctors advice.

　　5. C. The passage points out that the doctor makes most of the decisions in the doctor - patient relationship, and this situation may not be ideal, so it can be inferred that the author believes patients should have more say in medical decisions.

　　英语六级真题 2

　　For example, in the 1960s, biologist Jane Goodall (4) that chimpanzees make and use tools, a behavior that was previously thought to be (5) to humans. It has since been discovered that tool use occurs in some form among all primates (灵长目动物), demonstrating that it is a(n) (6) learned behavior.

　　In a more recent study, researchers found that the type of environment in which chicks are raised can (7) the expression of certain genes. These genes influence the chicks social behavior. For example, chicks raised in a(n) (8) environment with a lot of space and few predators (捕食者) are more likely to be bold and (9) in their social relationships, while chicks raised in a more crowded environment with more predators are more likely to be (10) and submissive.

　　1. A. assumed B. adopted C. believed D. surmised

　　2. A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. considered

　　3. A. forms B. species C. ties D. behaviors

　　4. A. discovered B. invented C. found D. detected

　　5. A. unique B. specific C. exclusive D. single

　　6. A. innately B. instinctively C. genetically D. socially

　　7. A. influence B. effect C. impact D. affect

　　8. A. open B. large C. wide D. spacious

　　9. A. aggressive B. assertive C. offensive D. combative

　　10. A. timid B. shy C. cowardly D. fearful

　　答案：

　　1. A

　　2. B

　　3. C

　　4. A

　　5. C

　　6. D

　　7. D

　　8. D

　　9. B

　　10. A

　　解析：

　　1. “Earlier scientists had (1) that nonhuman social life was almost totally instinctive or fixed by genetics.”这里表示早期科学家“假定、认为”，assume有“假定、设想”的意思，adopt是“采纳、收养”，believe更强调相信（主观信念更强），surmise是推测（通常基于不充分的证据），这里assume更合适，所以选A。

　　2. “Much more careful observation has shown that (2) variation occurs among the social ties of most species”，这里需要一个形容词修饰variation（变化），considerable表示“相当多的、相当大的”，considerate是“体贴的”，considering是介词“考虑到”，considered是“经过深思熟虑的”，所以选B。

　　3. “That is, the (3) are not solely fixed by the genes.” 联系上文提到的“the social ties of most species”，这里说的是这种社会关系不是仅仅由基因决定的'，所以选C。

　　4. “biologist Jane Goodall (4) that chimpanzees make and use tools”，这里表示发现，discover强调发现原本存在但不为人知的事物，invent是发明（创造新事物），find是找到（更强调结果），detect是察觉、探测，这里用discover合适，所以选A。

　　5. “a behavior that was previously thought to be (5) to humans”，这里表示以前认为这种行为是人类所独有的，exclusive有“独有的、排他的”意思，unique侧重于独一无二，specific是特定的，single是单个的，exclusive更符合语境，所以选C。

　　6. “It has since been discovered that tool use occurs in some form among all primates (灵长目动物), demonstrating that it is a(n) (6) learned behavior.” 根据上文提到的“learning is a part of social life”可知这里是说这是一种社会习得的行为，所以选D。

　　7. “the type of environment in which chicks are raised can (7) the expression of certain genes.” 这里需要一个动词表示影响，affect是动词，influence和impact也有影响的意思，但它们多用作名词，effect作动词时表示“使发生、引起”，所以这里选D。

　　8. “For example, chicks raised in a(n) (8) environment with a lot of space and few predators (捕食者) are more likely to be bold...”这里形容环境有很多空间，spacious表示“宽敞的、广阔的”，open主要表示开放的，large和wide更多形容尺寸大小，这里spacious更合适，所以选D。

　　9. “are more likely to be bold and (9) in their social relationships”，assertive表示“坚定自信的”，aggressive有攻击性的，offensive冒犯的，combative好斗的，这里说在社会关系中坚定自信，所以选B。

　　10. “while chicks raised in a more crowded environment with more predators are more likely to be (10) and submissive.” 这里说在拥挤且有更多捕食者环境下长大的小鸡更可能是胆小的，timid表示“胆小的、羞怯的”，shy侧重于害羞，cowardly有懦弱的贬义，fearful是害怕的，timid最合适，所以选A。

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