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20xx年6月高校英語六級模擬閱讀題

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20xx年6月高校英語六級模擬閱讀題（附答案）

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20xx年6月高校英語六級模擬閱讀題：Great

changes

Inthelasttwohundredyearstherehavebeen

greatchangesinthemethodofproductionofgoods.

Thisisnowalsotrueofthebuildingindustry;for

mechanizationhasbeenintroduced.Systembuilding

cansavebothtimeandmoney.Theprincipleofsystem

buildingisthatthebuildingismadefromasetof

standardunits.Theseareeithermadeatthe

building-siteoratafactory.Somedesigners,infact,

arestandardizingthedimensionsofrooms.Theyare

madeinmultiplesofasinglefixedlength,usuallyten

centimeters.Thisiscalledamodular（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)件的）

system,anditmeansthatmanufacturescanproduce

standardizedfittingsatalowercost.Themost

importantfactaboutsystembuildingisitsspeed.A

ten-storeyflat,forexample,canbecompletedinfour

months.

Thereareseveralnewmethodsofsystembuilding.

Oneisthepanelmethod.Inthiscase,theconstruction

companysometimeserectsafactoryonthesite.The

wallsandfloorsofthebuilding,calledpanels,arecast

inahorizontalorverticalposition.Conduitsfor

electricalwiresandsleevesforpipesarecastinthe

panelswhentheyarebeingmade.Themouldsfor

makingthesecastingsaresituatedallaroundthe

building.

Aftertheconcretepanelsarecast,theyare

allowedtosetandhardenforaweek.Nexttheyare

liftedbyatowercraneontoanysectionofthebuilding.

Therethepanelsarecementedtogetherattheirjoints

andthefloorcoveringislaid.

Afterthepanelshavebeencementedtogether,

thecraneliftsacaseintothearea.Itcontainsallthe

fittingstobeinstalled,suchaswash-basins,radiators

andpipes.Finishingtradesmen,suchasplumbers,

plasterers,paintersandelectricians,followbehindto

completethework.

Insomebuildingdevelopments,insomecountries,

wholeflatswithinternalfeaturesliketheirbathrooms,

bedroomsandconnectingstairs,andweighingasmuch

astwentytons,arecarriedtothebuilding-site

ready-made.Agiantoverheadcraneisusedtolift

themintoposition.Inthefuture,thismethodmay

becomemorewidespread.

1.WhichofthesestatementsisTRUEofsystem

building?

A.Itemploysmoremen.

B.Itisdifficultanddangerous.

C.Itcansavebothtimeandmoney.

D.Itmeanslessmechanization.

2.Themaindifferencebetweenpanelmethodand

themethoddiscussedinthelastparagraphis.

A.thelatterusesready-madeinternalfeatures

B.panelsarecastinalevelposition

C.theformerisusedtobuildwallsandfloors

whilethelattertoconstructbathroomsorbedrooms

D.theformerismoreexpensivethanthelatter

3.Accordingtothepassage,theprincipleof

systembuildingisthat.

A.constructionmethodsaresafer

B.buildingsaremadefromasetofstandardized

units

C.similarbuildingscanbeproduced

D.allunitsareproducedonthesite

4.Whatliftstheconcretepanelsontothebuilding?

A.Cranes.

B.Man-power.

C.Pulleys.

D.Hydraulicjacks.

5.Theusualfixedlengthinthemodularsystem

is.

A.twentycentimeters

B.tenmillimeters

C.fiftycentimeters

D.tencentimeters

參考答案：

l.C2.A3.B4.A5.D

20xx年6月高校英語六級模擬閱讀題：

Immunologist

Wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquely

vulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemstoaffectthe

immunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.Inone

experiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist（免

疫學(xué)家）MarkLaudenslager,attheUniversityof

Denver,gavemildelectricshocksto24rats.Halfthe

animalscouldswitchoffthecurrentbyturningawheel

intheirenclosure,whiletheotherhalfcouldmot.The

ratsinthetwogroupswerepairedsothateachtime

oneratturnedthewheelitprotectedbothitselfandits

helplesspartnerfromtheshock.Laudenslagerfound

thattheimmuneresponsewasdepressedbelow

normalinthehelplessratsbutnotinthosethatcould

turnofftheelectricity.Whathehasdemonstrated,he

believes,isthatlackofcontroloveranevent,notthe

experienceitself,iswhatweakenstheimmunesystem.

Otherresearchersagree.JayWeiss,apsychologist

atDukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,hasshownthat

animalswhoareallowedtocontrolunpleasantstimuli

dontdevelopsleepdisturbancesorchangesinbrain

chemistrytypicalofstressedrats.Butiftheanimalsare

confrontedwithsituationstheyhavenocontrolover,

theylaterbehavepassivelywhenfacedwith

experiencestheycancontrol.Suchfindingsreinforce

psychologistssuspicionsthattheexperienceor

perceptionofhelplessnessisoneofthemostharmful

factorsindepression.

Oneofthemoststartlingexamplesofhowthe

mindcanaltertheimmuneresponsewasdiscovered

bychance.In1975psychologistRobertAderatthe

UniversityofRochesterSchoolofMedicineconditioned

（使形成條件反射）micetoavoidsaccharin（糖精）by

simultaneouslyfeedingthemthesweetenerand

injectingthemwithadrugthatwhilesuppressingtheir

immunesystemscausedstomachupsets.Associating

thesaccharinwiththestomachpains,themicequickly

learnedtoavoidthesweetener.Inordertoextinguish

thisdislikeforthesweetener,Aderreexposedthe

animalstosaccharin,thistimewithoutthedrug,and

wasastonishedtofindthatthosemicethathad

receivedthehighestamountsofsweetenerduring

theirearlierconditioningdied.Hecouldonlyspeculate

thathehadsosuccessfullyconditionedtheratsthat

saccharinalonenowservedtoweakentheirimmune

systemsenoughtokillthem.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theexperienceof

helplessnesscausesratsto.

A)trytocontrolunpleasantstimuli

B)turnofftheelectricity

C)behavepassivelyincontrollablesituations

D)becomeabnormallysuspicious

2.Laudenslagersexperimentshowedthatthe

immunesystemofthoseratswhocouldturnoffthe

electricity.

A)wasstrengthened

B)wasnotaffected

C)wasaltered

D)wasweakened

3.ThereasonwhythemiceinAdersexperiment

avoidedsaccharinwasthat.

A)theydislikeditstaste

B)itaffectedtheirimmunesystems

C)itledtostomachpains

D)theyassociateditwithstomachaches

4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthe

immunesystemsofanimals.

A)canbeweakenedbyconditioning

B)canbesuppressedbydruginjections

C)canbeaffectedbyfrequentdosesofsaccharin

D)canbealteredbyelectricshocks

5.Thepassagetellsusthatthemostprobable

reasonforthedeathofthemiceinAdersexperiment

wasthat.

A)theyhadbeenweakenedpsychologicallybythe

saccharin

B)thesweetenerwaspoisonoustothem

C)theirimmunesystemshadbeenalteredbythe

mind

D)theyhadtakentoomuchsweetenerduring

earlierconditioning

參考答案：

l.C2.B3.D4.A5.C

20xx年6月高校英語六級模擬閱讀題:Thelandof

Disney

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodand

year-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsucha

glamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.If

so9youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureof

happiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappiness

withfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittle

ornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperience

duringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafter

anact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,

watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthat

helpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsand

maybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,

becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshave

aroletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshas

nothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautiful

individualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,

fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells

"happiness'oButinmemoiraftermemoir,celebrities

revealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun：

depressionalcoholism^drugaddiction9broken

marriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeven

thoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.If

heshonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmaking

acommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.

Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureand

excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyare

notitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohave

childrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunover

painfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywant

andsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfant

childrenareluckytogetawholenightssleepora

three-dayvacation.Idontknowanyparentwhowould

choosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappiness

hasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberating

realizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime：

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcan

genuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney：

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldo

nothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.

Anditliberatesusfromenvy：wenowunderstand

thatallthoserichandglamorouspeoplewewereso

surearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingso

muchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

l.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhavean

importantroletoplaythatisto_.

A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

B.tellthepublicthat