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生命中，不断地有人离开或进入于是，望见的，看不见的；记住的，遗忘了生命中，不断地有得到和失落于是，看不见的，望见了；遗忘的，记住了然而，看不见的，是不是就等于不存在？记住的，是不是恒久不会消逝英语六级阅读理解练习题

（五）温馨提示帮考网外语免费练习题，如需完整题库请登录://news.bangkaowIn todays world,insurance playsa vitalrole in the economicand socialwelfare of the entirepopulation.The wish to guardagainst dangersto lifeand propertyis basicto humannature.By usingvarious kinds ofinsurance,society hasbeen ableto reducethe effectsof suchhazards.Nowhere isinsurance moreimportant thanin themanagement ofa business.In manyinstances,losses in a small（停滞）firm canmean thedifference betweengrowth andfailure,vitality andstagnation.Very fewsmallbusinesses haveeven aportion of the financialresources availableto largerenterprises.Frequently,theymust operateon avery slightmargin ifthey hopeto stayin business.And thus,they areparticularly sensitivetounexpected losses.Without enoughinsurance,what happensto sucha firmwhen theowner diesor issuddenly disabledWhen afirebreaks outand destroysthe firms buildingor stockWhen anemployee isfound to have stolencompanyfunds Whena customeris awardeda liabilityjudgment foran accidentToo often,the businessis forcedto the wall,its futureoperations drasticallycurbed;sometimes,it isdamaged beyondrepair,its abilitytocontinue completelycrushed.Almost always,a smallbusinessman wouldfind itimpossible tohandle thefull burdenof hispotential risk.The amountof moneyhe would have toset asideto coverpossible losseswould leavehim nothing,or almostnothing,to runhis businesswith.If losswere tooccur whichhe couldrepair byusing hisreserve fund,一what assurancewould hehave that another loss—the samekind ordifferent mightnot occurnext week,nextmonth Butthen hewouldhaveno reservefund andlittle likelihoodof staying in businessat all.

1.This selectiondeals mainlywithA.the relationbetween insuranceand societyC.business failuresD.the importanceof insuranceto business

2.In Paragraph3,“forced to the wallnmeansB.accidents andlossesA.driven todespair B.stayingin a strongpositionC.doing wellD.climbing up_____________

3.The authorthinks that.A.accidents alwayshappenB.a businessmanshould takerisksC.businesses shouldhave adequateinsuranceD.insurance isa socialwelfare project

4.Adequate insurancewill do all of the followingEXCEPT that it will.A.free somebusiness fundsB.add to benefits foremployeesC.relieve somemanagement problemsD.provide forunexpected incidents

5.The word“curbed“in Paragraph3is nearestin meaningto.A.checked B.advancedC.expanded D.disturbed答案

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.APlastics arematerials whichare softenedby heatand setinto lastingform whenshaped in a mold.Some are半合成的，natural;some aresemi-synthetic theresult ofchemical actionon naturalsubstance;some aresynthetic,built upfrom theconstituents ofoil orcoal.All arebased on the chemistryof carbon,with itscapacityfor formingchains.The moleculesthat composethem monomerslink togetherin thesetting orcuring硫化process toform chainspolymers,which giveplastics theirflexible strength.Some plasticsretaintheir abilityto be softened andreshaped;like wax,they arethermoplastic.Others setpermanently in theshapes they are givenby heatand pressure;like eggs,they arethermosetting.From industrialbeginnings in the nineteenthcentury,plastics havestruggled througha hundredand twentyyearsof glory,failure,disrepute andsuspicion on the slowroad topublic acceptance.Now,at last,one canpositivelysay thatplastics areappreciated andenjoyed forwhat they are;that theymake modernlife richer,more comfortableand convenient,and alsomore fun.Plastics arewarm materials,sympathetic to the humantouch,and theirtransformation intothings thatcome intocontact withhuman beingsis entirelyappropriate.The fact that there are plasticantiques comesas ashock tomost people.How cana materialthat seemssoessentially twentiethcentury,and onethat isso muchassociated withcheap,disposable products,has ahistoryat allIt isa youngtechnology,and agreat partof thefun ofcollecting plasticsis thatbeautiful piecesofhistorical interest can stillbe foundvery cheaply.

1.The word“sympathetic“in Paragraph2most probablymeans.A.harmful B.agreeableC.pitiful D.sorry

2.It canbe concludedfrom this passage that.A.plastics aresynthetic materialsB.plastics wonpublic acceptance120years agoC.plastics arevery harmfulin modernlifeD.plastics arecheap as antiques

3.Which of the followingis essentialto createany typeof plasticsA.Carbon.B.Eggs.C.Oil.D.Coal.

4.Plastics thatharden intopermanent shapesare called.A.chained B.thermoplasticC.synthetic D.thermosetting

5.Which of the followingis thebest title for the passageA.The Importanceof PlasticsintheNineteenth Century.B.Why PeopleAre Suspiciousof Plastics.C.The Developmentof Plasticsas aModern Material.D.How PlasticsAre Manufactured.答案

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.CDuring thenineteenth andtwentieth centuries,migrations havetaken placewithin_1_countries;the citieswiththeir industrieshave attractedpeople awayfrom thecountry.The possibilityof earninga fixed_2_ina factoryor officewas moreattractive thanthe possibilityof stayingonthefarm andhaving ones work_3_by frost,storms,or droughts.Furthermore,the developmentof agriculturalmachinery made it possibleforfewer peopleto dothe same_4_of work.Thus,at thesame timewhen theindustrial revolutionmadeitpossible toproduce goodsmore_5_and morequicklyin factories,agricultural revolutionalso tookplace.Instead ofleaving fieldsempty everythird year,farmersbegan toplant cloveror someother cropthat would6the soil.Instead ofusing only animal fertilizer,farmersbegan to use chemicalfertilizers tokeep thesoil rich.These methodshave enabledFrench farmers,for example,to getfive timesas muchwheat aswas_7_from thesame landtwo centuriesago.In manycountries farmersfind itmore_8_to raiseonly onecrop orone kindof animal.They choosethe kindthatgives thebest results.Then theysell allthat theyproduce,instead oftrying togrow alittle ofeverythingand consumewhat theygrow.This isa morefeasible typeof―9―because modernmethods andmachinery areadaptedto specificanimals andspecific crops.Therefore,it would be too expensive todoallthe workby hand,orto buythe10needed forseveral differentkindsoffarming.A.salary E.deserted I.equivalent M.destroyedB.freely F.operation J.enrich N.certainobtained H.payment L.equipmentC.profitable G.amount K.fruitful

0.cheaply答案

5.

06.J

7.D

8.C

9.F

10.L

1.N

2.A

3.M4,GA giftof thegods.According to an oldGreek myth,Prometheus andhis brother,Epimetheus,heroes ofa raceofgiants calledthe Titans,were giventhe taskof creatingman.Epimetheus was also toprovide allthe animalswithmeans ofdefense orflight.To somehe gavecourage,strength,and clawswith whichto fight,and to others（慷慨的）long legs,nimble feet,or wingswith whichto escape.So lavishwas hewith thesegifts to the loweranimalsthat hehad nothingleft togive toman.Prometheus,however,was determinedthat manshould notbeneglected andso,according to the myth,he gainedaccess toheaven and1ighted his torch atthe chariotofthe sun.Returning toearth,he presentedfire toman,and withthis giftcame man,s dominionover alltheearth.The firstcook.It tooka longtime,however,to learnhow touse thisgift.For centuriesmen livedlike wildanimals.Their foodconsisted ofnuts,herbs,fruit,and theflesh ofanimals.Cooking wasunknown,and whenawild animalwas captured,the savagetore itapart and ate theraw flesh.According toone legend,a hunter,（缓慢燃烧的）after along tramp,succeeded incatching arabbit.On hisway homehe founda smolderingfirewhich hadbeen started by lightning.Throwing hisrabbit ona log,he laydown andwent tosleep.When heawoke,he foundthat hisrabbit hadfallen into the fire.In attemptingto rescueit,the savagegot someofthejuiceof theroasted rabbiton hisfingers.By instinct,he puthis burntfingers tohis mouth,and thetaste wassopleasing thathe immediatelyfinished therabbit,and thisis howman learnedto cook.Reduction ofmetals.Ages later,man begantousefire to make metalsand toform theminto spearsand hatchetsforhunting andfighting.The alchemists,as weknow,used firein theirattempts tochange thebase metalsintogold,and todayfires areburning inmany furnacesproducing,if notgold,metals offar greatervalueto theprogress ofcivilization.Copper,bronze,iron,and steel,produced byfire,have beenthe steppingstonesof mans progressthrough theages.The chemistryinvolved inthe extraction,purification,and alloyingofmetals isso interestingand ofsuch greatimportance thatvolumes have been writtenon thissubject.Heating homes.We are so accustomedto livingin heatedhomes thatit isonly whensomething goeswrong withthe furnace thatwe giveany thoughtto theblessed fire.To thesavage shiveringin hiscave,however,a firewas a realblessing,even ifit didfill hiseyes withsmoke.Keeping thehome firesburning第wasadifficult taskfor theAmerican Indian,who delegatedthis tohis wife.Woe beto thesquaw E[1安女子或妻子who letthe firego out.In thewintertime,the firewas builtontheground inthe centerofthe tent,which hada smallhole inthe topto actasasmokestack.Even thepalaces ofthe wealthyin theMiddle Ages were cold anddamp,the fireplacesbeing soinefficient thatonlyaportion ofone roomcould beheatedata time.Not untila comparativelyrecent date1742were stovesinvented,and furnaceswere unknownevenwhen yourgrandfather wasa boy.How firesare startedand stopped.You havelearned thatburning israpid oxidationwhich givesoff lightand heat.In orderto start a fire,three conditionsare necessary1something toburn;2something tosupportthe combustion;and3a meansof lightingthe fuelraising itto itskindling temperatureHaving livedallhis lifeinahome wherethefurnaceis keptburning allwinter,the averageperson seldomthinks ofthedifficulty ofstarting a fire.To getsome idea ofthedifficulty ofstarting fires,imagine yourselfshipwrecked likeRobinson Crusoeuponan uninhabitedisland.To builda fire,the firstcondition would be metby collectingsome wood.The secondconditionwouldbeno problemas air is alwayspresent tosupport combustion.The thirdcondition,raisingthe fuelto itskindling temperature,would offera realdifficulty.Two methodshavebeenused.The firstis to employthe heatof frictioncaused byrubbing twodry stickstogether.This soundssimple,but muchskilland practiceare essentialtothesuccess ofthis operation.The secondmethod isto makesparks bystriking极硬的东西，燧石two piecesof flinttogether.This maywork ifthe operatoris persistentand ifhis fuelissufficiently fineand dry.But beforehe succeeds in gettingafirestartedbyeither method,our RobinsonCrusoewill dosome thinkingabout theusefulness ofthe commonmatch.Poison matches.There aretwo kindsof phosphorusused in making matches,white andred.White phosphorushasan advantageandadisadvantage.White phosphorus is cheaperand,at onetime,its usewas quitecommon.Whitephosphorus ispoisonous,however,and forthis reasonits use inmakingmatches isprohibited bylaw innearlyall civilizedcountries.Men working in match factories whichused whitephosphorus weresubject to a diseasewhichcaused the jaw bonesto decay.The dangerof smallchildren beingpoisoned bythese matches is alsoevident.Fortunately,chemists havediscovered amethod of making aform ofphosphorus which is not poisonous.Whenwhite phosphorusis gentlyheated forseveral hoursinaclosed vesselfrom whichairisexcluded,it slowlychangesin colorand theno-poisonous red phosphorusisformed.In additiontothefactthatit is notpoisonous,redphosphorushas otheradvantages.Its kindling temperature ismuch higherthan thatofthewhite variety,and thismakes redphosphorus lessdangerous toship and to store.Another methodof makingphosphorus safeforuseinmatchesisto combineit withsulphur.To dothis,the twoelements aremixed andheated intheabsence ofair.The phosphorussulphide,whichisformed,is notpoisonous.

1.With thehelp ofhis brother,Prometheus succeededin presentingfire toman.

2.Fire gaveman anadvantage overother animals.

3.Man learnedto cookby accident.

4.In theMiddleAgeseven thepalaces ofthe wealthywerecoldbecause woodwas muchtooexpensive.

5.In strikinga match,friction raisesthe phosphoruscompound inthe tiptothekindlingtemperature.

7.Fire hasplayed animportant roleintheprogress ofcivilization.

8.The smallhole inthe topoftheAmerican Indiantent wasused asa

6.Red phosphorusis theonly meansofmakingphosphorus safe.

9.Employees inmatchfactoriesused tosuffer froma diseasethejawbones.

10.Air isneeded tostartafire becauseit答案I.N

2.Y

3.Y

4.N

5.NG

6.N

7.Y・8smokestack

9.which decayed

10.supports combustion（罪）,Laziness isa sineveryone knowsthat.We haveprobably allhad lecturespointing outthat lazinessisimmoral,thatit is wasteful,and thatlazy peoplewill neveramount toanything inlife.But lazinesscanbe moreharmful thanthat,and it is oftencaused bymore complexreasons ratherthan simplewishtoavoidwork.Some peoplewho appearto belazy aresuffering frommuch moreserious problems.They may besodistrustfulof theirfellow workersthat they are unableto joinin anygroup taskfor fear of ridiculeor ofhaving theirideastolen.These peoplewho seemlazy may be ruinedby afearoffailure thatprevents fruitfulwork.Or（幻想）other sortsof fantasiesmay preventwork;some people aresobusy planning,sometimes planninggreatdeals offantastic achievementsthat theyare unableto dealwith whatever“lesser”work ison hand.Stillother peopleare not avoiding work;strictly speaking,theyaremerely procrastinatingrescheduling theirday.Laziness canactually behelpful.Like procrastinators,some peoplemay looklazy when theyarereally thinking,planning,researching.We shouldall rememberthat greatscientific discoveriesoccurred bychance.Newtonwasn tworkinginthe orchardwhentheapple hithim andhe devisedthe theoryof gravity.All ofus wouldliketohavesomeone“lazy”build thecar orstove webuy,particularly ifthat“laziness”were causedby theworkers taking time to一check eachstep ofhis workandtodo hisjob right.And sometimes,being“lazy”that is,,takingtimeofffor arest-is goodfor theoverworked studentsor executives.Taking arestcanbe particularlyhelpful totheathlete whois trying too hardor thedoctor whos simplyworking himselfovertime toomany eveningsatthe clinic.So becareful whenyou retempted tocall someonelazy.That personmaybethinking,resting,or planninghis orher nextwork.

1.The mainideaofthispassageis thatA.laziness isa moralsinB.thereareadvantages anddisadvantages inbeing lazyC.laziness is the signof deep-seated emotionproblemsD.lazy peopledo morecareful workA.doctors B.athletesC.executives D.those whooverwork themselves答案D

3.C

4.C

5.DL B

2.

2.The passagestates thatA.laziness isa diseaseB.laziness ismore beneficialthan harmfulC.a gooddefinition oflaziness isemotional illnessD.some peopleappear lazybecause theyare insecure

3.Which ofthe followingconclusions doesthe passagesupportA.Most ofthe timelaziness isa virtue.B.Most assemblyworkers arelazy.C.The wordlaziness issometimes appliedincorrectly.

5.D.Most insecurepeoplearelazy.

4.As usedin thispassage,the word“devised”Para.2meansA.understood B.wroteC.made D.provedBeing lazymaybegood forWhatdo wethink withOnly the brain Hardly.The brainis like a telephone exchange.It isthe switchboard,but notthe wholesystem.Its functionistoreceive incomingsignals,make properconnection,and sendthemessages throughto theirdestination.For efficientservice,the bodymust functionasawhole.？But whereisthe“mind Isit inthe brainOr perhapsinthe nervous systemAfter all,can wesay thatthe mind isin anyparticular placeIt isnotathing,likealeg,or eventhebrain.It isa function,anactivity.Aristotle,twenty-three hundredyears ago,observed thatthe mindwas tothe bodywhat cuttingwasto theax.When theax isnot inuse,there isno cutting.So withthemind.Mind,said CharlesIL Woolbert,aiswhat the body isdoing.”If thisactivity isnecessary forthinking,itisalso necessaryfor carryingthought fromone personto another.Observe howpeople goabout thebusiness ofordinary conversation.If you have neverdone thispainstakingly,youhavea surprisein store,for goodconversationalists arealmost constantlyin motion.Their headsarecontinually noddingand shakingsometimes sovigorously thatyou wonderhow theirnecks canstand thestrain.Even thelegs andfeet areactive.As forthe handsand arms,theyareseldom stillfor morethan afew secondsatatime.These people,remember,are notmaking speeches.They aremerely commonfolk tryingtomakeothers understandwhatthey havein mind.They arenot consciousof movement.Their speechisnotstudied.They arejust humancreaturesinahuman environment,tryingtoadapt themselvestoa social situation.Yet theyconverse,notonly withoral language,but withvisible actionsthat involvepractically everymuscle inthebody.In short,because peoplereally thinkall over,a speakermust talkall overif hesucceedsinmaking peoplethink.

1.The besttitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.Bodily CommunicationB.Spoken LanguageC.Bodily ActionsD.Conversation

2.Which ofthe followingstatements wouldthe authoragree withA.Thinking isasocialphenomenon.B.Thinking issolely abrain function.C.Thinking isa function ofthenervous system.D.Thinking isthe sumtotal of bodily activity.

3.In communication,itisessential notonly to employ speech,but also.A.to speakdirectly tothe other personB.toemploya varietyofbodilymovementsC.tobecertain thatthe otherperson islisteningI,to paygreat attentiontotheotherpersons behavior

4.It canbe inferredfrom thepassage thatthe basicfunctionofbodily activityin speechisto.A.make thelistener feelemotionalB.strengthen thespeaker sunderstandingC.strengthen orintensify thespeaker simplied meaningtothelistenerD.convey thespeaker simplied meaningtothelistener

5.Which ofthe followingis TRUEA.The brainis comparedtoatelephoneexchange.B.The mindis anactivity ofthenervoussystem.C.Some peopleremain stillwhi1e talkingtoothers.D.Many peoplemove theirbodies onpurpose whiletalking.答案

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A。