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A.diverse
B.same
C.different
D.indifferent
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Passage Two
America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.
Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.
36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.
A. America has put 2 million people in prison
B. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising
C. billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners
D. the prisoner population is the largest in the world
The institute says the growth in taking abroad programs is partly because of more choices of shorter semesters.More than half the American students who go abroad study in Europe, though fewer than in the past.Students have shown growing interest in Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Since 2001, New York University has been sending more students abroad than any other university in the United States.It offers classes in Argentina, China, Ghana and several countries in Europe.More than 960 undergraduates(大学生)from New York University will go abroad this fall.The largest number, 400, will study in Florence, Italy.Mostly local(当地的，本地的)professors teach 50 courses there.Twenty-six students, the smallest number, are going to Berlin, Germany, where just 8 courses are offered.
1、The institute says the growth in taking abroad programs is partly because of _____.
A.more choices of shorter semesters
B.the tuition of studying abroad is low
C.the experience can be got by studying abroad
D.parents wishing their children to study abroad
2、Students have shown growing interest in the following areas EXCEPT _____.
A.Asia
B.Latin America
C.Africa and the Middle East
D.Australia
3、Which university has sent most students abroad in America since 2001?
A.Harvard University.
B.New York University.
C.Stanford University.
D.Columbia University.
4、According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.The number of American students who study in other countries has been growing.
B.The most recent report showed that more than 223,000 students study abroad.
C.More than 960 undergraduates from New York University will go abroad this autumn.
D.The largest number, 4,000 students, will study in Florence, Italy.
5、According to the passage, which professors teach the courses in Florence?
A.Mostly local professors.
B.Professors from New York University.
C.Professors from Germany.
D.Professors from the USA.
Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people’s lives. It alters people's ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains (维持) modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高)people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.
The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible. To do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.
Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.
According to the author American television is poor in quality because ______.
A．advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas
B．it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radio
C．the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasons
D．it is controlled by radio companies
Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities？ That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death - such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.
(1)、The passage mainly deals with ______.
A：life and death
B：heroes and heroines
C：heroes and icons
D：icons and celebrities
(2)、Heroes and heroines are usually _________.
A：courageous
B：exemplary
C：self-sacrificing
D：all of the above
(3)、Which of the following statements is wrong？ _________
A：Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B：Superstars are famous for being famous.
C：One's look can contribute to being famous.
D：Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.
(4)、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love________.
A：when she was 19
B：when she became a princess
C： just before her death
D：after she gave birth to a prince
(5)、What is more likely to set an icon's status？ ________
A：Good looks.
B：Tragic and early death.
C：Personal attraction.
D：The quality of one's story.
Educational attainment in rural America reached a historic
height in 2000, with nearly one in six rural adults holding a 【M1】______
4-year college degree, and more than three in four complete 【M2】______
high school. As the demand of workers with higher educational 【M3】______
qualifications rises, many rural policymakers
have come to view local educational levels as a critical
determinant of job and income growth in their communities.
But policymakers are facing with two key questions. 【M4】______
First, does a better educated population lead to greater
economic growth？ According to a recent study, rural counties
with higher educational levels saw rapid earnings and 【M5】______
income growth over the past two decades than counties with
lower educational levels. However, economic returns to
education for rural areas continue to lag that for urban areas. 【M6】______
Second, are there Ways to improve local educational attainment,
particularly through improvements in elementary and high
schools, It can enhance the economic well-being of rural 【M7】______
residents and communities？ In fact, preliminary research
demonstrates a connection between better schools and positive
outcomes in terms of earnings and Income growth for rural
workers and rural communities.
Ultimately, the strength of the tie between education and
economic outcomes is influenced in part by the extent which 【M8】______
small rural counties lose young adults through
outmigration. The loss of potential workers from rural areas, as
young adults leave college and work opportunities in urban 【M9】______
areas, has concerned rural observers for many decades. This
rural "brain drain" not only deprives rural employers of an
education workforce, but also depletes local resources because 【M10】______
communities that have invested in these workers' education
reap little return on that investment.
【M1】
Passage two 2016年6月英语六级卷一试题
What can be done about mass unemployment？ All the wise heads agree: there’re no quick or easy answers. There’s work to be done, but workers aren’t ready to do it—they’re in the wrong places, or they have the wrong skills, Our problems are “structural, ”and will take many years to solve.
But don’t bother asking for evidence that justifies this bleak view. There isn’t any. On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in America is the result of inadequate demand. saying that there’re no easy answers sounds wise. But it’s actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act. In other words, structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursing real solutions.
The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared. Unemployment has surged in every major occupational category. Only three states. With a combined population not much larger than that of Brooklyn, have unemployment rates below 5%. So the evidence contradicts the claim that we’re mainly suffering from structural unemployment. Why, then, has this claim become so popular？
Part of the answer is that this is what always happens during periods of high unemployment—in part because experts and analysts believe that declaring the problem deeply rooted, with no easy answers, makes them sound serious.
I’ve been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now. Unemployment cannot be brought down rapidly, declared one 1935 analysis, because the workforce is“unadaptable and untrained. It cannot respond to the opportunities which industry may offer. ”A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy’s needs—and suddenly industry was eager to employ those“unadaptable and untrained”workers.
But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy. And that, fundamentally, is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been multiplying: they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling out economy and our society.
So what you need to know is that there’s no evidence whatsoever to back these claims. We aren’t suffering from a shortage of needed skills, We’re suffering from a lack of policy resolve. As I said, structural unemployment isn’t a real problem, it’s an excuse—a reason not to act on America’s problems at a time when action is desperately needed.
51. What does the author think is the root cause of mass unemployment in America？
A)Corporate mismanagement.
B)Insufficient demand.
C)Technological advances.
D)Workers’ slow adaptation.
52. What does the author think of the experts’ claim concerning unemployment？
A)Self-evident.
B)Thought-provoking.
C)Irrational.
D)Groundless.
53. What does the author say helped bring down unemployment during the Great Depression？
A)The booming defense industry.
B)The wise heads’ benefit package.
C)Nationwide training of workers.
D)Thorough restructuring of industries.
54. What has caused claims of huge structural problems to multiply？
A)Powerful opposition to government’s stimulus efforts.
B)Very Serious People’s attempt to cripple the economy.
C)Evidence gathered from many sectors of the industries.
D)Economists’ failure to detect the problems in time.
55. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage？
A)To testify to the experts’ analysis of America’s problems.
B)To offer a feasible solution to the structural unemployment.
C)To show the urgent need for the government to take action.
D)To alert American workers to the urgency for adaptation.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
W hat is the importance of the Afro American history to all Americans？ How could Afro Americans contribute anything to American history when they were just slaves and servants？ This is the image which many of us are taught when we go to school. This is the image many Afro Americans have of themselves also. The Afro Americans need to remake their real historical image so that it is known and accepted in its truthfulness by themselves and the rest of the world. Men and women of darker color are human beings entitled to respect and acceptance in history. When we think of famous scientists and inventors we immediately think of men such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Jonas E.Salk. This is because we associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race. But what about the Afro American inventors and scientists？ How many men during World War Ⅰ owe their lives to Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask？ Garrett Morgan also invented the traffic light which saves numerous lives on our streets. Daniel Hale Williams was the first successful heart surgeon. Charles Drew saved hundreds of thousands of lives during World War II by his discovery of the ways and means of preserving blood plasma. Percy Julian has helped millions suffering from the excruciating pain of arthritis. These men and others should be as easily recognized as Bell, Edison and Salk.
America is made up of many different blends of cultures. These many cultures have come to enrich and diversify the American way of life. We should not think, because history has neglected to include the background of a particular culture, that these people have an inferior history. We should search for the truth and set the record straight against the slanders, the stereotyping and false images which have identified these people. We should understand each of the cultures and learn of their specific contribution to America's life story.
Only after we are taught the complete and accurate history of our great country and learn that the blending of cultures and backgrounds gives us ourstrength, can we go forward on the path to peace.
36. The function of the first paragraph is to ____.
A) present the main idea or the summary of the essay
B) present an introduction to the topic
C) provide background to the main theme
D) present many cultures have contributed to American history
37. Which of the following statements is true？
A) Graham Bell, T.Edison and J.E.Salk are not very important people.
B) Black people who contribute to society should have equal recognition with their white colleagues.
C) We should not associate famous people with the Anglo Saxon race only.
D) G.Morgan, D.H.Williams and Charles Drew were not Afro Americans.
38. Paragraph three tells us that ____.
A) we should oppose slander and stereotyping
B) the American way of life is richer because it is made up of many cultures
C) some cultures have been completely neglected
D) Afro Americans have an inferior history
39. The word “image” refers to ____.
A) picture B) portray C) impression D) similar
40. The main idea of the passage is ____.
A) There are many Afro Americans who are famous as scientists and inventors
B) Many Afro Americans have devoted to American history
C) Afro American experience to American history
D) Afro American history must be recognized as an important part of American history
In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs.Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it.Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures.It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
26.The passage is chiefly concerned with _______.
A.American way of living
B.living conditions in different countries
C.space requirements in different cultures
D.space requirements and economic factors
27.According to the author, the amount of living space a person needs is decided by ______.
A.his cultural background
B.the relationship between the family members
C.his financial situations
D.how many rooms there are in his house
28.The example of American families seems to suggest that ______.
A.Americans are more eager to be alone when they are at home
B.psychological space needs are developed when one is very young
C.it is advisable to let the baby sleep with his parents
D.it is advisable to let the baby sleep in a separate room
29.Some families gather close to each other at home because _______.
A.they have limited living space
B.it satisfies their psychological space needs
C.they have been brought up in a small family
D.they haven’t small corners for themselves
30.According to the author, psychological space needs _______.
A.will change as one’s incomes reduced
B.can be changed at will
C.will change if you move to a smaller house
D.can hardly be changed altogether
1.The writer learned English in Wuhan University for about ()
A.a week
B.a month
C.a term
D.a year
2.According to the writer, () is a good way to improve your English.
A.thinking in English
B.learning English grammar
C.watching English films
D.reading English books
3.The underlined phrase “got it over” in Paragraph 3 means “()” in English.
A.stick to it
B.depend on it
C.overcome it
D.understand it
4.To the writer’s surprise, his English improved quickly ().
A.in the university
B.in the middle school
C.in China
D.in America
5.The best title for this passage should be().
A.The Importance of English
B.My English Learning Experience
C.My University Life
D.My American Friends
44 its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This " 45 " work force is the most important 46 in American business today, and it is 47 changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive 48 avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens 49 by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of 50 that came from being a loyal employee.
41. [A] swarm [B] stride [C] separate [D] slip
42. [A] For [B] Because [C] As [D] Since
43. [A] from [B] in [C] on [D] by
44. [A] Even though [B] Now that [C] If only [D] Provided that
45. [A] durable [B] disposable [C] available [D] transferable
46. [A] approach [B] flow [C] fashion [D] trend
47. [A] instantly [B] reversely [C] fundamentally [D] sufficiently
48. [A] but [B] while [C] and [D] whereas
49. [A] imposed [B] restricted [C] illustrated [D] confined
50. [A] excitement [B] conviction [C] enthusiasm [D] importance
and twelve million golfers.These figures would not surprise most people.But many would be surprised to learn that twenty million Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车).Few people realize that motorcycling is fast becoming one of America’s most popular sports.
According to the Cycle News，many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling.They include black people and white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers.Among them, about 55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in government service.
Such information is offered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public’s impression of the sport.The public has tended to believe that all motorcyclists are wild and lawless young men.
There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes.A motorcyclist’s appearance has something to do with this dislike.Motorcyclists often look dirty; in fact, they are dirty.On the road, there is little to protect them from mud.For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars.For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors.Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes suspected of having bad natures.
Probably motorcycles themselves also produce anger and fear.They are noisy， though some trucks are even noisier.But trucks are acceptable because they perform. a needed service.Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give their riders pleasure.Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and make babies cry.
Yet, as motorcycling becomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see how people in general feel about the sport.Perhaps it will someday become as “respectable” as tennis or golf.
11、According to the text, more and more Americans like___.
A.playing tennis
B.playing golf
C.motorcycling
D.car-racing
12、According to the Cycle News，over half of the motorcyclists are _____.
A.black people
B.white people
C.businessmen
D.professionals
13、The Cycle News wants to_________.
A.make motorcyclists lawful citizens
B.improve the image of motorcycling
C.persuade people to buy motorcycles
D.raise the status ofblue-coUar workers
14、Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because_________.
A.they want to be respectable
B.they want to be impressive
C.the colors look different
D.the colors suit their sport
15、Some people dislike the motorcycle because it is___________.
A.noisy
B.heavy
C.costly
D.illegal
