2011年12月英语六级考前每日一练

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　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.10)
        　　Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
        　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
        　　Most people would be 67 by the high quality of medicine 68 to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of 69 to the individual, a 70 amount of advanced technical equipment, and 71 effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must 72 in the courts if they 73 things badly.
        　　But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in 74 health care is organized and 75 . 76 to public belief it is not just a free competition system. The private system has been joined a large public system, because private care was simply not 77 the less fortunate and the elderly.
        　　But even with this huge public part of the system, 78 this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollars—more than 10 per cent of the U.S. budget—large numbers of Americans are left 79 . These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits 80 income fixed by a government trying to make savings where it can.
        　　The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control 81 the health system. There is no 82 to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate person concerned can do is 83 up.
        　　Two-thirds of the population 84 covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want 85 that the insurance company will pay the bill.
        　　The rising cost of medicine in the U.S. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 1981 the country's health bill climbed 15.9 per cent—about twice as fast as prices 86 general.
        　　67. A compressed B impressed C obsessed D repressed
        　　68. A available B attainable C achievable D amenable
        　　69. A extension B retention C attention D exertion
        　　70. A countless B titanic C broad D vast
        　　71. A intensive B absorbed C intense D concentrated
        　　72. A run into B come into C face D defy
        　　73. A treat B deal C maneuver D handle
        　　74. A which B that C what D when
        　　75. A to finance B financed C the finance D to be financed
        　　76. A Contrary B Opposed C Averse D Objected
        　　77. A looking for B looking into C looking after D looking over
        　　78. A which B what C that D it
        　　79. A over B out C off D away
        　　80. A for B in C with D on
        　　81. A over B on C under D behind
        　　82. A boundary B restriction C confinement D limit
        　　83. A to pay B paying C to be paid D to have paid
        　　84. A is being B are C have been D is
        　　85. A knowing B to know C they know D known
        　　86. A in B with C on D for
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.9)
        　　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
        　　The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
        　　Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job security and higher taxes than the previous generation.
        　　When they leave work late in the evening, they will be more likely to return to a small rented flat than to a house of their own. When, eventually, they retire, their pensions are far lower in real terms than those of their immediate forebears.
        　　These findings are revealed in a study of the way the ageing of Britain's population is affecting different generations.
        　　Anthea Tinker, professor of social gerontology(老人学)at King's College London, who carried out much of the work, said the growth of the proportion of people over 50 had reversed the traditional flow of wealth from older to younger generations.
        　　"Today's older middle-aged and elderly are becoming the new winners," she said. "They made relatively small contributions in tax but now make relatively big claims on the welfare system. Generations born in the last three to four decades face the prospect of handing over more than a third of their lifetime's earnings to care for them."
        　　The surging number of older people, many living alone, has also increased demand for property and pushed up house prices. While previous generations found it easy to raise a mortgage, today's under-thirties have to live with their parents or rent. If they can afford to buy a home it is more likely to be a flat than a house.
        　　Laura Lenox-Conyngham, 28, grew up in a large house and her mother did not need to work. Unlike her wealthy parents, she graduated with student and postgraduate loan debts of ￡13,000. She now earns about ￡20,000 a year, preparing food to be photographed for magazines. Her home is a one-bedroom flat in central London and she sublets(转租)the lunge sofa-bed to her brother.
        　　"My father took pity and paid off my student debts," she said. "But I still have no pension and no chance of buying a property for at least a couple of years—and then it will be something small in a bad area. My only hope is the traditional one of meeting a rich man."
        　　Tinker's research reveals Lenox-Conyngham is representative of many young professionals, especially in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol.
        　　57. By saying "the growth of the proportion...to younger generations." (Line 2, Para. 5), Anthea Tinker really means that ________.
        　　[A] currently wealth flows from old generation to younger generation
        　　[B] traditionally wealth flows from younger generation to old generation
        　　[C] with the increasingly big population of over 50, the trend arises that wealth flows from younger generation to old generation
        　　[D] with more and more people of over 50, traditions have been reversed
        　　58. Why are today's older middle-aged and elderly becoming the new winners?
        　　[A] Because they made relatively small contributions in tax, but younger generation will possibly hand over more than a third of their lifetime's earnings for the care of them.
        　　[B] Because they contributed a lot in tax and now can claim much on the welfare system.
        　　[C] Because they made small contributions, but now can make money easily.
        　　[D] Because they outnumber younger generation and enjoy more privileges in the present society.
        　　59. Which factor pushed up house prices?
        　　[A] Many young men, who live alone, have increased demand for houses.
        　　[B] Many young men need to rent more houses.
        　　[C] It is easy to apply for a mortgage for young generation.
        　　[D] The number of older people, many of whom live alone, becomes bigger and bigger.
        　　60. In what way does Laura Lenox-Conyngham make her living?
        　　[A] By taking photographs for magazines.
        　　[B] By marring a rich man.
        　　[C] By subletting the lounge sofa-bed to her brother.
        　　[D] By preparing food for photographs for some magazines.
        　　61. We can conclude from the passage that ________.
        　　[A] today's under-thirties are leading a miserable life in Britain
        　　[B] Laura Lenox-Conyngham's attitude to work and life represents that of many young professionals in Britain
        　　[C] Life can get harder for under-thirties in Britain
        　　[D] elders enjoy extremely high living standards in Britain
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.8)
        　　Section B
        　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
        　　Passage One
        　　Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
        　　For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, using science for the construction of what we call modern civilization. Every dispensable item of contemporary technology, from canal locks to dial telephones to penicillin, was pieced together from the analysis of data provided by one or another series of scientific experiments. Three hundred years seems a long time for testing a new approach to human inter-living, long enough to set back for critical appraisal of the scientific method, maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or not. There is an argument.
        　　Voices have been raised in protest since the beginning, rising in pitch and violence in the nineteenth century during the early stages of the industrial revolution, summoning urgent crowds into the streets on the issue of nuclear energy. "Give it back," say some of the voices, "It doesn't really work, we've tried it and it doesn't work. Go back three hundred years and start again on something else less chancy for the race of man."
        　　The principle discoveries in this century, taking all in all, are the glimpses of the depth of our ignorance of nature. Things that used to seem clear and rational, and matters of absolute certainty-Newtonian mechanics, for example-have slipped through our fingers; and we are left with a new set of gigantic puzzles, cosmic uncertainties, and ambiguities. Some of the laws of physics are amended every few years; some are canceled outright; some undergo revised versions of legislative intent as if they were acts of Congress.
        　　Just thirty years ago we call it a biological revolution when the fantastic geometry of the DNA molecule was exposed to public view and the linear language of genetics was decoded. For a while, things seemed simple and clear: the cell was a neat little machine, a mechanical device ready for taking to pieces and reassembling, like a tiny watch. But just in the last few years it has become almost unbelievably complex, filled with strange parts whose functions are beyond today's imagining.
        　　It is not just that there is more to do, there is everything to do. What lies ahead, or what can lie ahead if the efforts in basic research are continued, is much more than the conquest of human disease or the improvement of agricultural technology or the cultivation of nutrients in the sea. As we learn more about fundamental processes of living things in general we will learn more about ourselves.
        　　52. What CANNOT be inferred from the first paragraph?
        　　[A] Scientific experiments in the past three hundred years have produced many valuable items.
        　　[B] For three hundred years there have been people holding a hostile attitude toward science.
        　　[C] Modern civilization depends on science so man supports scientific progress unanimously.
        　　[D] Some people think three hundred years is not long enough to set back for critical appraisal of scientific method.
        　　53. The principle discovery in this century shows ________.
        　　[A] man has overthrown Newton's laws of physics
        　　[B] man has solved a new set of gigantic puzzles
        　　[C] man has lost many scientific discoveries
        　　[D] man has given up some of the once accepted theories
        　　54. Now scientists have found in the past few years ________.
        　　[A] the exposure of DNA to the public is unnecessary
        　　[B] the tiny cell in DNA is a neat little machine
        　　[C] man knows nothing about DNA
        　　[D] man has much to learn about DNA
        　　55. The writer's main purpose in writing the passage is to say that ________.
        　　[A] science is just at its beginning
        　　[B] science has greatly improved man's life
        　　[C] science has made profound progress
        　　[D] science has done too little to human beings
        　　56. The writer's attitude towards science is ________.
        　　[A] critical
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        　　[C] neutral
        　　[D] regretful
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.7)
        　　Section A
        　　Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on Answer Sheet 2.
        　　Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
        　　Scientists say they have high hopes for a drug that could one day provide a new form of treatment for HIV-AIDS. A compound, which interferes with an elusive protein used by the HIV virus to infect human cells, has worked extremely well in monkeys. If the drug proves effective in human trials, scientists say, it could bolster(加强)the effectiveness of two existing AIDS drugs, particularly in fighting drug-resistant strains of the virus.
        　　Researchers at the pharmaceutical(制药的)company Merck are very excited about an experimental drug, which has worked as well in monkeys infected with a primate version of the virus as any of the existing anti-AIDS drugs.
        　　It works by blocking one of three proteins, or enzymes, the HIV virus uses to gain entrance into and infect human immune system cells.
        　　Inhibitor drugs have been developed to block two of the proteins, to slow progression of the disease after infection. They have become standard therapy as a "cocktail" for people infected with HIV.
        　　Those enzymes are reverse transcriptase (转录酶)and protease(蛋白酶). The first converts the virus' genetic material into that of its host cells. The second chops up the resulting larger proteins into smaller pieces, producing smaller viral particles that infect new cells.
        　　The third prong of cellular attack is a protein called integrase(整合酶), which experts say has been harder to block. Once HIV fools host cells by changing its genetic information so it can enter them, integrase acts like a cut and paste operation in a word processor, deleting an immune cell's genetic material and replacing it with its own.
        　　An integrase inhibitor would give doctors a third line of attack against HIV infection, according to virologist Daria Hazuda of the division of Virus and Cell Biology at Merck.
        　　"This would offer a third class of anti-retroviral medications that can be combined with reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors. And since it is a new mechanism of action, these compounds are active against multi-drug resistant variants. So variants that are resistant to all current therapies have been selected in HIV-patients," she said.
        　　Current anti-AIDS drugs eventually become resistant to therapy, or stop working, because the virus changes its shape.
        　　While researchers are encouraged by the success with the compound's effectiveness in monkey trials, developing a drug that is equally effective in humans can be difficult.
        　　Steven Young is executive director of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck. He says, if scientists find a compound that is equally effective in people, the company would ask U.S. regulators to speed approval of the drug.
        　　"Yeah, I really think that's what we're hoping for," he said. "I mean, we need to get data that show it has robust anti-viral effects in people. And if we're able to get that data, I think we would petition for fast track status."
        　　Dr. Young says an integrase inhibitor has the potential to prevent drug resistance.
        　　"To ensure our best chance of preventing resistance, we would give this as part of a cocktail therapy," he added. "And I think it's really our plan that we would test this with reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors, as well."
        　　47. If the drug proves effective in human trials, it could enhance the effectiveness of existing AIDS drugs in ________.
        　　48. What has become standard cocktail therapy?
        　　49. While integrase deletes an immune cell's genetic material and replaces it with its own, it acts like ________ in a word processor.
        　　50. Why would anti-AIDS drugs stop working?
        　　51. According to Steven Young, if scientists get the data that ________, they would petition for fast track status.
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.6)
        　　Writing ( 30 minutes)
        　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a teacher. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
        　　你在写学期论文时遇到了一些困难，希望得到老师更具体的指导。给老师写封请求信。
        　　1．说明你论文大致方向和你遇到的困难；
        　　2．表达你希望得到老师更具体的指导的愿望；
        　　3．请老师指定可以拜访他/她的时间、地点，并表示感谢。
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.5)
        　　Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
        　　注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。只需写出译
        　　82. ___________ (无论我们会遇到什么困难), we'll help one another to overcome them.
        　　83. The fire was finally brought under control, but not __ (已经造成了大范围的破坏).
        　　84. It is essential that __ (这些申请表应当尽早地寄出)。
        　　85. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes,(使得更多的妇女能够利用) employment opportunities.
        　　85. The economic crisis has seriously affected that country's exports. At the same time, __________ ( 政府迫切需要引进外资).
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.4)
        　　Cloze (15 minutes)
        　　Directions, There are 20 blanks in the following, passage For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
        　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
        　　Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (颜料 ), has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20 000 years. Together with other activities that may have been ritualistic in（62）but have come to be designated as artistic (such as music or dance ), painting was one of the earliest ways in which man
        　　63 to express his own personality and his 54 understanding of an existence beyond the material world. And painting, like other arts, exhibits（65） qualities that make it easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and（66）
        　　The major extant (现存的) examples of early painting(67)in the world are found in Western Europe. But some 5 000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed（68）to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions.(69),Western shared a European cultural tradition--the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.
        　　Western painting is in general distinguished by its (70)on the representation of the human(71), whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world. The Renaissance（72）this tradition through aclose examination of the natural world and an（73）of balance, harmony, and perspective in the （74）world, linking painting to the developing sciences of anatomy (解剖学) and optics. The first real（75） from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries. The landscape and 76 traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was （77） concerned with "painterly" qualities of the（78）of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th century these interests（79）to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, （80） painting, which sought to uncover and express the true nature of paint and painting 81 action and form.
        　　62.
        　　A) depth
        　　B) essence
        　　C) retrospect
        　　D) origin
        　　63.
        　　A) manifested
        　　B) sought
        　　C) contemplated
        　　D) embarked
        　　54.
        　　A) .emerging
        　　B) submerging
        　　C) merging
        　　D) immersing
        　　65.
        　　A) abnormal
        　　B) universal
        　　C) conventional
        　　D) skeptical
        　　66.
        　　A) illuminate
        　　B) articulate
        　　C) appreciate
        　　D) anticipate
        　　67.
        　　A) somewhere
        　　B) elsewhere
        　　C) anywhere
        　　D) nowhere
        　　68.
        　　A) had shifted
        　　B) having shifted
        　　C) shifting
        　　D) shifted
        　　69.
        　　A) Nevertheless
        　　B) Moreover
        　　C) However
        　　D) Therefore
        　　70.
        　　A) condemnation
        　　B) concentration
        　　C) constitution
        　　D) contamination
        　　71.
        　　A) figure
        　　B) shape
        　　C) shadow
        　　D) form
        　　72.
        　　A) extracted
        　　B) extended
        　　C) extorted
        　　D) extruded
        　　73.
        　　A) configuration
        　　B) deviation
        　　C) investigation
        　　D) fluctuation
        　　74.
        　　A) incredible
        　　B) compatible
        　　C) unreliable
        　　D) visible
        　　75.
        　　A) break
        　　B) breakage
        　　C) breakdown
        　　D) breaking
        　　76.
        　　A) figurative
        　　B) defective
        　　C) alternative
        　　D) imperative
        　　77.
        　　A) respectively
        　　B) willingly
        　　C) similarly
        　　D) increasingly
        　　78.
        　　A) reaction
        　　B) transaction
        　　C) interaction
        　　D) contradiction
        　　79.
        　　A) distributed
        　　B) attributed
        　　C) contributed
        　　D) restricted
        　　80.
        　　A) eccentric
        　　B) abstract
        　　C) concise
        　　D) intricate
        　　81.
        　　A) through
        　　B) in
        　　C) from
        　　D) without
       
            
            

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        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.3)
       

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        　　57. The word "portend" ( Para.1 ) is closest in meaning to "__________".
        　　A) defy
        　　B) signal
        　　C) suffer from
        　　D) result from
        　　58. It is said in the passage that when the economy slides,
        　　A) men would choose working women as their marriage partners
        　　B) more women would get married to seek financial security
        　　C) even working women would worry about their marriages
        　　D) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being
        　　59. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home,
        　　A) they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners
        　　B) their husbands are expected to do more housework
        　　C) their marriage ties can be strengthened
        　　D) they tend to put their career before marriage
        　　60. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that_________
        　　A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom
        　　B) they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands
        　　C) they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations
        　　D) they tend to suspect their husbands' loyalty to their marriage
        　　61. Which of the following statements can best summarize the author's view in the passage?
        　　A) The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.
        　　B) Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.
        　　C) In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent.
        　　D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.
       
            
            

enone

        　　2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.2)
       

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        　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
        　　52. What do many non-Americans find very strange about the American culture?
        　　A) Every American citizen can carry guns legally.
        　　B) Only adults are allowed to possess guns.
        　　C) Every American has an easy access to guns.
        　　D) American teenagers can carry guns at school.
        　　53. Which can be inferred from the second paragraph?
        　　A) The death of teenagers was mostly caused by traffic accidents.
        　　B) Most people believe a gun is necessary for serf-protection.
        　　C) American children once had coupons for toy guns at Christmas.
        　　D) The unchecked prevalence of guns is a worrying problem.
        　　54. The major significance of the National Rifle Association is
        　　A) it helps ranchers get political support in small towns and rural areas
        　　B) it tries to prevent strict legislation on controlling the possession of guns
        　　C) it seeks to defend those who want to use guns for hunting
        　　D) it means to solve the problem of crime and violence in America
        　　55. It is suggested in this passage that gunftres be controlled by ___
        　　A) solving the problem of crime and violence in America
        　　B) forbidding the sale and private distribution of ammunition
        　　C) improving the sense of security of average citizens
        　　D) strictly testing the mental competency and stability of gun applicants
        　　56. The best title for this passage might be
        　　A) Firearms and Gun Control
        　　B) Children and Firearms
        　　C) The National Rifle Association
        　　D) Firearms and American Culture
       
            
            

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2011年6月英语六级考前每日一练(6.1)
        　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
        　　Section A
        　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
        　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
        　　

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        　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
        　　47. According to the first paragraph, the honest public has to pay higher prices when they go to the shops because __________
        　　48. Which ldnd of shop-lifters pose the biggest problem to store detectives?
        　　49. According to the passage, good citizens can possibly .
        　　50. According to the passage, what measure is taken in order to deal with the growing shop-lifting offences?
        　　51. The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that__________