历年大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案汇总

上学吧：上学吧为您提供外语类考试资料下载：年1月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProtestsattheuseofanimalsinresearchhavetakenanewandfearfulcharacterinBritainwiththeattemptedmurderoftwoBritishscientistsbytheterroristtechniqueofthepre-plantedcar-bomb.Theresearchcommunitywillrightlybealarmedatthesedevelopments,whichhavetwoobjectives:toarousepublicattentionandtofrightenpeopleworkinginresearchwithanimals.Thefirstneedisthateverythingshouldbedonetoidentifythoseresponsibleforthecrimesandtoputthemontrail.TheDefenceResearchSocietyhastakenthepracticalstepofofferingarewardof10,000poundsforinformationleadingtothoseresponsible,butpastexperienceisnotencouraging.Peopleareunlikelytobetemptedbysuchoffers.Theprofessionalpolicewillsimilarlybeconfrontedbytheusualproblemoffindinganeedleinahaystack.Thatiswhytheintellectual(知识分子)communityinBritainandelsewheremustactmorevigorouslyinitsowndefence.Thereareseveralstepsthatcanbetaken,ofwhichthechiefoneistodemandofalltheorganizationsthatexistwiththedeclaredobjectivesofsafeguardingtheinterestsofanimalsthattheyshoulddeclareclearlywheretheystandonviolencetowardspeople.Anditwillnotbeenoughforthechairmenandchairwomenoftheseorganizationstoutterplacatory(安抚的)statementsonbehalfofalltheirmembers.Thesepeopleshouldalsoundertakethatitwillbeatestofcontinuingmembershipintheirorganizationsthatmembersandwouldbemembersshoulddeclarethattheywilltakenopartinactsofviolenceagainsthumanbeings.Evensuchundertakingswouldnotbefullyeffective:people,afterall,canlie.Butatleasttheywoulddistinguishtheorganizationsentitledtoacontinuingvoiceinthedialoguewiththeresearchcommunityabouttherightsofanimalsinresearchfromtheorganizationsthatdeservenosay.21.Thewords“thesedevelopments”(Para.2,Line1)mostprobablyreferto________.A)theactsofviolenceagainstscientistsB)theuseofanimalsinresearchC)thetechniquesofplantingbombsincarsD)theestablishmentofnewanimalprotectionorganization22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A)Thepoliceabandonedtheireffortstofindthecriminals.B)Theterroristsescapedwiththehelpoftheirorganizations.C)TheattemptedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.D)PeoplesympathizedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.23.Theauthor’spurposeinwritinghisarticleistodemandthatanimal-protectingorganizations________.A)declaretheirobjectivesclearlyB)giveuptheuseofviolenceC)continuethedialoguewiththescientificcommunity上学吧：上学吧为您提供外语类考试资料下载：)helptofindthoseresponsiblefortheattemptedmurder24.Intheauthor’sopinion________.A)sincepeoplecanlie,theproblemabouttheirrightsofscientistscan’tbesolvedB)animal-protectingorganizationsaboutbeheldresponsibleforactsofviolenceagainstscientistsC)animalprotectionorganizationsshouldbedeclaredillegalD)thescientistsshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestoprotectthemselves25.Whatdoestheword“they”(Para.3,Line3)referto?A)Theanimal-protectingorganizations.B)Theorganizationsthatwilltalkwiththeresearchcommunity.C)Thosewhosupporttheuseofanimalsinresearch.D)Thosewhosupporttheanimal-protectionorganizations.Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theearliertypeofsuburb,whichwasmostdependentontherailroad,hadaspecialadvantagethatcouldbefullyappreciatedonlyafterithaddisappeared.Thesesuburbs,spreadoutalongarailroadline,werediscontinuousandproperlyspaced;andwithouttheaidoflegislation(法规)theywerelimitedinpopulationaswellasarea;forthebiggestrarelyheldasmanyastenthousandpeople,andunderfivethousandwasmoreusual.In1950,forexample,Bronxville,NewYork,atypicalupper-classsuburb,had6,778people,whileRiverside,Illinois,foundedasearlyas1869,hadonly9.153.Thesizeandscaleofthesuburb,thatofneighborhoodunit,wasnotentirelytheresultofitsopenplanning,whichfavoredlowdensities.Beingservedbyarailroadline,withstationstopsfromthreetofivemilesapart,therewasanaturallimittothespreadofanyparticularcommunity.Househadtobesited“withineasywalkingdistanceoftherailroadstation,”assomeoldresidentswouldpointout;andonlythosewealthyenoughtoaffordahorseandacarriagedaredtopenetratefartherintotheopencountry.Throughitsspacedstationstops,therailroadsuburbwasatfirstkeptfromspreadingorexcessivelyincreasinginnumbers,foranaturalgreenbelt,oftenstillundercultivationaspark,gardens,remainedbetweenthesuburbsandincreasedtheavailablerecreationarea.Occasionally,inafewhappyareaslikeWestchester,between1915and1935aparkway,liketheBronxRiverparkway,accompaniedbycontinuousstripofparkforpedestrian(散步的人)use,notyetoverrunbyaconstantstreamofurbantraffic,addedtotheperfectionofthewholesuburbanpattern.Whateveronemightsayofthesocialdisadvantagesthiswasinmanywaysaperfectphysicalenvironment.Butitlastedlessthanageneration.26.Whatwasthespecialadvantageoftheoldtypeofsuburb?A)Itsnearnesstotherailroad.B)Thevastnessofitsopenspace.C)Itssmallsizeinareaandpopulation.D)Thehighsocialstatusofitsresidents.27.Thesizeoftheoldsuburbwaslimitedbecause________.A)peoplewantedtoliveneararailroadstationB)itwasoriginallyplannedbyrailroadcompanies上学吧：