大学英语六级模拟试题（三）

大学英语六级模拟试题（三）

Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage 1
　Opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to say.This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.　　
  But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work?　
  The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now becoming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reverseD.This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.　
　Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many peoples work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live.
　Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.　
　It was not only women whose work status suffereD.As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were exclude—a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
　All this may now have to change.
　The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuries.
B.Unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations.
C.The industrial age may now be coming to an end.
D.Some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment.

2. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment?
A.The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries.
B.The development of factories.
C.Relief from housework on the part of women.
D.Development of modern means of transportation.
 
3. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.most people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of time
B.many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructed
C.in perindustrial societies housework and community service were mainly carried out by women
D.some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed

4. What does the word“daunting" in the third paragraph mean?
A.Shocking   B.Interesting   C.Confusing   D.Stimulating

5. Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation?
A.Create situations in which people work for themselves.
B.Treat employment as the norm.
C.Edeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of production.
D.Encourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions.

Passage 2

  University Physics is intended for students of science and engineering. Primary emphasis is on physical principles and problem-solving historical background and specialized practical applications have been given a place of secondary importance. Many worked-out examples and an extensive collection of problems are included with each chapter.
　In this new edition, the basic philosophy and outline and the balance between depth of treatment and breadth of subject-matter coverage are unchanged from previous editions. We have tried to preserve those features that users of previous editions have found desirable, while incorporating a number of changes that should enhance the books usefulness.
　The textbook is adaptable to a wide variety of course outlines. The entire textbook can be used for an intensive course two or three semesters in length. For a less intensive course, many instructors will want to omit certain chapters or sections to tailor the book to their individual needs.
The arrangement of this edition facilitates this kind of flexibility.
　Conversely, however, many topics that were regarded a few years ago as of peripheral (外围的)importance and were omitted from introductory courses have now come to the fore again in the life sciences, earth and space sciences, and environmental problems. An instructor who wishes to stress these kinds of applications will find this textbook a useful source for
discussion of the appropriate principles.
　In any case, it should be emphasized that instructors should not feel constrained (受约束的)to work straight through the book from cover to cover.Many chapters are, of course, inherently sequential in nature, but within this general limitation instructors should be encouraged to select among the contents those chapters that fit their needs, omitting material that is not relevant to the objectives of a a particular course.

6. This textbook lays stress on .
A.the exposition of physical principles
B.the principles of physics and their application
C.the development of physics
D.the application of physics in different fields

7. Compared with the old one, this new edition .
A.has been made more applicable
B.is easier to learn
C.covers a wider range of subject-matter
D.has improved the balance between theory and practice

8. One of the features of this textbook is that .
A.some contents are dealt with in terms of philosophy
B.it has an outline for each chapter
C.it introduces the physical principles in great length
D.it can be used for different course arrangements

9. The underlined words“conversely, however”(ParA.4) indicate that .
A.many topics can be emphasized though they were not covered in the old edition
B.many topics can be emphasized though they were usually omitted by instructors
C.many topics have been added to the new edition as they
were not covered in the old one
D.many topics have been added to the new edition though they can be omitted by the instructors

10. To meet the needs of a particular course, the teacher of this book can omit some of the contents provided that .
A.his selection is based on the request of his students
B.he does not omit any chapter completely
C.his students are particularly intelligent
D.he keeps an eye on the internal relations between the chapters