2022年12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案

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12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案 篇1

Plastics are materials which are softened by heat and set into lasting form when shaped in a mold. Some are natural; some are semi-synthetic(半合成的) , the result of chemical action on natural substance; some are synthetic, built up from the constituents of oil or coal. All are based on the chemistry of carbon, with its capacity for forming chains. The molecules that compose them (monomers) link together in the setting or curing(硫化) process to form chains (polymers) , which give plastics their flexible strength. Some plastics retain their ability to be softened and reshaped; like wax, they are thermoplastic. Others set permanently in the shapes they are given by heat and pressure; like eggs, they are thermosetting.

From industrial beginnings in the nineteenth century, plastics have struggled through a hundred and twenty years of glory, failure, disrepute and suspicion on the slow road to public acceptance. Now, at last, one can positively say that plastics are appreciated and enjoyed for what they are; that they make modern life richer, more comfortable and convenient, and also more fun. Plastics are warm materials, sympathetic to the human touch, and their transformation into things that come into contact with human beings is entirely appropriate.

The fact that there are plastic antiques comes as a shock to most people. How can a material that seems so essentially twentieth century, and one that is so much associated with cheap, disposable products, has a history at all? It is a young technology, and a great part of the fun of collecting plastics is that beautiful pieces of historical interest can still be found very cheaply.

1. The word "sympathetic" in Paragraph 2 most probably means_______.

A. harmful B. agreeable

C. pitiful D. sorry

2. It can be concluded from this passage that_______.

A. plastics are synthetic materials

B. plastics won public acceptance 120 years ago

C. plastics are very harmful in modern life

D. plastics are cheap as antiques

3. Which of the following is essential to create any type of plastics?

A. Carbon. B. Eggs.

C. Oil. D. Coal.

4. Plastics that harden into permanent shapes are called_______.

A. chained B. thermoplastic

C. synthetic D. thermosetting

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The Importance of Plastics in the .

B. Why People Are Suspicious of Plastics.

C. The Development of Plastics as a Modern Material.

D. How Plastics Are Manufactured.

参考答案：1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C

12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案 篇2

It is all very well to blame traffic jams,the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life,but mannerson the roads are becoming ybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the all very well,again,to have a tiger in the tank,but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter might tolerate the odd road-hog(莽撞驾车者)，the rude and inconsiderate driver,but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the aps the situation calls for a "Be Kind to Other Drivers"campaign,otherwise it may get completely out of hand.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized the other hand,a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring.A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness when they see it.

However,misplaced politeness can also be cal examples are the driver who brakes violently toallow a car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic,when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway;or the man who waves a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they care always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodiesof these grannies.

A veteran driver,whose manners are faultless,told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter correctlyinto traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages that give rise to bad rtunately,modern motorists can't even learn to drive,let alone master the subtler aspects of s age the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road is high fime for all of us to take this message to heart.

rding to the passage,people's behaviors on the roads are becoming_____________________.

does the author suggest in order to get control of the situation?

ers who can manage to control their impulse to revenge when they experience impolite behavior are considered as_________________by the author.

uraging old ladies to cross the road at the wrong moment is referred as______________by the author.

rts have long pointed out that all road users should be ready to yield to each other due to______________________.

答案：

1.[horrible]

[定位]根据题干中的behaviors on the roads定位到首段首句。

解析：题干中的people's behaviors是原文中manners的同义替换。空白处需要形容词作表语，故填人horrible即可。

2.[A"Be Kind to Other Drivers"campaign.]

[定位]根据题干中的get control和situation定位到首段末句。

解析：原文中的get out of hand意为“失控”，与题干中的get control of“控制”刚好相反。原文说需要发起某一活动来控制这种情形，否则后果严重，可见为了控制局面，就要发起这一活动，该活动即答案。

3.[the most cool-headed and good-tempered.]

[定位]根据题干中的drivers，to revenge等定位到第2段第2句。

解析：题干中的control their impulse to相当于原文的resist the temptation to,experience impolite behavior也是原文subjected to uncivilized behavior的同义替换。原文提到某些司机在遇到不文明行为时能忍住报复的冲动，空白处需填描述这些司机的形容词或名词(词组)，即the most cool-headed and good-tempered。

4.[misplaced politeness]

[定位]根据题干中的encouraging old ladies to cross the road定位到第3段。

解析：该段首句是主题句，讲述了misplaced politeness是很危险的行为，并举例证明。原文该段倒数第二句中的The same goes for指的就是这种行为。主题句中的主语即本题答案。

5.[the car-ownership explosion]

[定位]根据题干中的Experts和pointed out查找到末段倒数第2句。

解析：原文中的Years ago the experts warned对应题干中的Experts have long pointed out,而be ready to yield toeach other是原文中demand a lot more give-and-take的同义替换，故原文该句that从句中的主语the car-ownership explosion部分即为答案。

12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案 篇3

Two astronauts face a not-so-merry Christmas after being told to ration their food and hope a cargo ship with extra supplies docks on Dec. 21. Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao have been asked to cut out calories equal to three cans of Coke from their daily diet—around 10 percent of their daily __1__ and an amount that would be little noticed, NASA said.

Russian officials, quoted in the local media, have __2__ blamed the previous crew for overeating during their one-month mission earlier this year, leaving a __3__ of meat and milk and a surplus of juice and confectionery .

The Dec. 24 launch of the next Progress is now __4__ for the crew, stationed in orbit since October. It is due to __5__ with the ISS on Dec. 21.

NASA officials said their situation was not so different from being cut off on Earth, and their lives were not at risk. If they do not receive __6__supplies, the astronauts would have to __7__ the station and return to Earth on the Soyuz capsule that is docked there.

Russia has been the sole lifeline to the ISS for almost two years when the United States grounded its __8__ fleet after the fatal Columbia accident. Russia has often __9__ of its financial struggle to keep the ISS fully serviced single-handedly. Shuttle flights could __10__in May, officials have said, but in the meantime Russia will continue to launch all manned and cargo ships.

A) deficit B) complaine C) severely D) allowance

E) considerately F) shuttle G) evacuate H) absently

I) adequate J) dock K) resume L) vital

M) trivial N) evaluate O) fresh

1. D 空格前为形容词daily，空格后为连词and和an amount，分析句子结构可知，此处应填入一个名词。原文提到，俄罗斯和美国宇航员被要求减少摄取饮食中的热量，被减少的热量相当于三杯可乐的热量，大约减少了他们日常的10%，显然破折号前面的daily diet和此处的daily 表达相同的含义，结合选项可知daily allowance最合适，意为“每日供给量”。

2. C 空格前为have，空格后为blamed，判断此处应该填一个副词。选项中可以修饰blame的只有severely “严厉地”。

3. A 空格前为不定冠词a，判断此处应该填一个名词。分析句子结构可知，a of meat and milk和a surplus of juice and confectionery为并列结构，故此处应填一个和surplus相对或者相近的名词，结合选项，此处可填入 deficit，意为“不足”。

4. L 空格前出现了系动词is，空格后为for the crew，此处要表达下一阶段的`12月24日的发射对自从10月份就驻扎在太空轨道中的宇航员们来说是…，结合选项中给出的形容词，只有vital合适，意为“重要的”。

5. J 空格前为不定式符号to，后为介词with，分析此处应填入动词原形，且与with构成搭配。根据上下文语境：在12月21日，它将和国际空间站…，动词选项中只有dock符合文意，dock with为固定结构，意为“与 对接”。

6. O 空格前为动词，空格后为名词，分析此处应填一个形容词，来修饰空格后的名词。此处指出，如果他们没有收到供给，宇航员就不得不返回地球，结合选项中的形容词，此处填入fresh符合句意，fresh supplies意为 “新鲜供应”，也指“新增补给”。

7. G 空格前为have to,空格后为the station，分析此处应填一个动词原形。此处语境为：但如果他们没有收到新鲜的供给，宇航员就不得不…空间站并返回到位于地球的联盟号宇宙飞船中。回到地球，肯定就要“离开”空间 站，选项中只有表示“离开，撤离”。

8. F 空格前为形容词性物主代词its(指美国的)，空后为名词fleet，显然its fleet要表达的是“美国的 舰队”。此处语境为：自哥伦比亚号失事后，美国停飞了它的……，而这两年的时间里俄罗斯一直是国际空间站的唯一的生命线。此处显然要填表示“飞机;飞船” 的单词，shuttle fleet意为“航天飞机”，为固定搭配，符合句意。

9. B 空格前有助动词has,空格后为介词of,判断空处应填一个动词的过去分词，且可与of搭配。此处要表达：俄罗斯经常…它独自维持国际空间站运营的财政困难，结合选项，俄罗斯显然是在“抱怨”，complain of...意 为“抱怨……”，符合句意。

10. K空格前为情态动词could，空格后为in May，判断此处应填一个不及物动词。此句意为“官员说道，航天飞机会在五月…，但同时，俄罗斯会继续发射载人和载物飞船。”结合选项只有resume符合文意，意为“重新开始 (飞行)”

12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案 篇4

In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents (反对者 ) have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.

The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U. S. public health are very little. But to even further reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But don't expect them even on U. S. shores unless things change in Washington.

The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice-but-not-necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case when a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway.

A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York's Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid-60's. Millstone, completed for $ 101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $ 5 billion and delayed its use for many years.

Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham start up, used his power to force New York's public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. I'oday, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting.

author's attitude toward the development of nuclear power is______.

A. negative B. neutral

C. positive D. questioning

has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream?

A. The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation Commission. B. The enormous cost of construction and operation.

C. The length of time it takes to make investigations.

D. The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.

can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that______.

A. there are not enough safety measures in the U. S. for running new nuclear power plants

B. it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U. S.

C. there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U. S.

D. the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U. S.

24. Governor Mario Cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to_______.

A. stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation

B. urge the power company to further increase its power supply

C. permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions

D. help the power company to solve its financial problems

25. The phrase "single out" is closest in meaning to_______.

A. delay B. end up

C. complete D. separate

答案

21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D

12月英语六级考试阅读试题及答案 篇5

The General Electric Company, often criticized for the complexity of its structure and the resulting opacity of its numbers, said yesterday that it would break GE Capital, by far its largest business, into four businesses. The reorganization effectively eliminates the job of Denis J. Nayden, 48, the chairman of GE Capital. Each of the new units will have its own chief, who Will report directly to Jeffrey R. Immelt, G. E.'s chairman. "The reason for doing this is simple. I want more direct contact with the financial services teams," Mr. Immelt said.

The new businesses are GE Commercial Finance, GE Insurance, SE Consumer Finance and GE Equipment Management. Some support functions within GE Capital, including risk management and treasury, will now report to Dennis Dammerman, 57, a G. E. vice chairman who preceded Mr. Nayden as GE Capital's chlef. Mr, Nayden will remain at G. E. as an adviser for now, but is expected to leave shortly to start a financial services firm.

Mr. Dammerman insisted that the reorganization had nothing to do with the increasing clamor from investors, regulators and the news media for greater transparency in accounting and for chief executives to take more responsibility for businesses: Analysts seem to believe him. "This is just what it appears to be, a managerial, reorganization which gives leaders more direct access to the office of the chairman," said Martin A. Sankey, a G. E. analyst.

The executives leading the new units will also sit on G.. E. 's corporate executive council, a committee made up of the company's top 25 executives, which meets periodically and discusses various strategic and management issues.

GE Capital, the company's largest nit, provided $55 billion of G. E. 's $124 billion in revenue last year and $ 5.6 billion of its $19.7 billion in pretax profits. The rest of G. E. had been divided into 11 other businesses, many of them--lighting and appliances are examples-much smaller than the new GE Capital units, yet each run by someone who reports directly to the chairman. Mr. Dammermn said that Mr. Immelt began talking about breaking GE Capital into more manageable pieces as soon as he took over as chief executive last September. "Jeff didn't like the extra layer between him and the GE Capital businesses,"

G. E. has tried to make GE Capital less mysterious to 'the outside world. Although GE Capital was officially one unit, it had begun to report quarterly results in live product-related segments--a number that will be reduced to four with the new organization. And analysts say GE Capital's management has been more accessible than it was in past years, and that Mr. Immelt and other G. E. corporate executives have been willing to discuss GE Capital in more depth.

57. After the reorganization, GE will have altogether ______.

A) six businesses B) sixteen businesses

C) four businesses . D) fifteen businesses

58. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dennis Dammerman?

A) He is now a GE's vice chairman.

B) He is expected to leave GE to start a new financial services firm.

C) He was once the chairman of GE Capital.

D) He regards the reorganization of GE as an initiative of its own.

59. All the following statements are False of Denis Nayden EXCEPT that ______.

A) the reorganization makes him lose his position as a chairman

B) he will remain for some time at GE as an analyst

C) he is currently GE's chairman

D) he is expected to start a new GE financial firm in the near future

60. The reorganization will enable GE's chief executive to ______.

A) quiet down the unrest in the world

B) work in a more friendly business environment

C) have more direct contact with GE's financial services teams

D) appear less mysterious to the outside world

61. The General Electric Capital ______.

A) is divided into five product-related segments now

B) provided more than 1/3 of GE's revenue last year

C) is going to be broken into more businesses

D) now has smaller units than all other businesses in GE

答案解析：

57.文章第五段提到“the rest of G.E，had been divided into 11 other businesses”，也就是除 GE Capital之外共有11家公司。文章第一段指出GE Capital将被分成4家公司。因此，调整结构以后，GE共有15家公司。答案为D项。

58.第二段第二句指出Dennis Dammerman是GE的副总裁，曾在Nayden之前做过GE Capital的主席。因此，选项A和C都排除。第三段中，Dammerman否认GE的结构调整和外界的压力有关，因此选项D说结构调整是GE自己的主动性举措符合原文意思，可排除。而第二段的最后一句中明确陈述即将离开GE的是Nayden，故答案为B项。

59.根据文章第一段中的“The reorganization effectively eliminates the job of Denis J. Nayden，48，the chairman of GE Capital.”可知正确答案为A项。

60.第三段的最后一句“This is just what it appears to be，a managerial reorganization which gives leaders more direct access to the office of the chairman”文章最后一段提到调整结果时再次出现了这一信息，即“And analysts say GE Capital's management has been more accessible than it was in past years”，因此，答案为C项。

61.此题是关于GE Capital的细节信息题。文章第五段第一句“GE Capital，the company's largest nit，provided $55 billion of G.E.'s $124 billion in revenue last year and $5.6 billion of its $19.7 billion in pretax profits.”提到去年GE Capital收入550亿美金占GE总收入1240亿的三分之一多。因此，正确答案为B项。