当前位置:网考网 >> 四六级考试题库 >> 六级题库试题(节选)
The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods. 
This important change in women's life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full- or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them. 
36. It's probably now that women __________.
A. marry men younger than themselves
B. do not do housework 
C. do not want to give birth to children
D. provide the money to the family like her husband 
37. For women at the twentieth, the amount of time spent caring for children ______.
A. was shorter than in previous centuries
B. was longer than in previous centuries
C. was considered to be surprisingly long
D. accounted for a great part of their lives 
38. We are told that, in an average family about 1900 _______.
A. many children died before they were five
B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five
C. the youngest child would be fifteen
D. four of five children died when they were five 
39. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth century mother ______.
A. was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted one
B. would not expect to work
C. was very healthy and beautiful
D. was considered to have a rest at home
40. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _______.
A. is younger when her children are still young
B. does not like caring for children
C. need not worry about food for her children
D. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves
About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of.But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville,England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann,the situation began to change.Sir Ludwig Guttmann,who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany,had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at stoke Mandeville Hospital near London.His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled.
 In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part.The next year,1949,five teams took part.From those beginnings things developed fast.Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year.In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome.Now,every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held,if possible,in the same place as the normal Olympic Games,although
they are organized separately.In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville.In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games,1604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.Unfortunately,they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles,along with the other Olympics.
The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding,and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sports.One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games,however,has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the ablebodied.Perhaps
a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be
disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
31. The first games for the disabled were held____after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.
A.50 years 
B.21 years 
C.9 years 
D.4 years 
32. Beside Stoke Mandeville,surely the games for the disabled were once held
in____.
A.New York 
B.London 
C.Rome 
D.Los Angeles 
33. In paragraph 2,the word “athlete” means____.
A.people who support the games 
B.people who watch the games
C.people who organize the games 
D.people who compete in the games 
34. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.
B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.
C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.
D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British. 
35. From the passage we may conclude that writer is____.
A.one of the organizers of the games for the disabled
B.a disabled who once took part in the games
C.against holding the games for the disabled
D.in favor of holding the game for the disabled 
Joblessness is far more than an economic misfortune.It can be a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families.It can cause illness,divide families and create a downward spiral of feelings of worthlessness and lack of selfesteem.According to research done by M. Harvery Brenner,associate professor of health at Johns Hopkins University,every 1% increase in the unemployment rate translates
into 37,000 deaths over the next 6 years,including over 20,000 deaths from heart attcks,900 suicides and nearly 500 deaths from cirrhosis of the liver.In addition,Brenner estimates that 7,500 unemployed or their families will be admitted
to prison after committing a crime or to a mental hospital.“The impact goes
well beyond the individual who loses a job,”said Brenner.“stress caused by econo
mic factors affects our national life at every level.”
Men who have been socialized as the family breadwinner are especially hard hit by unemployment.They suffer greater depression and anxiety and have a higher possibility of psychotic behavior than men who are employed.“Nine months seems to be a crucial point when hope and patience give out,”said a leading psychologist.
After that,“illness,suicide,alcoholism,divorce,and even crime grow at epidemic
rate.”
Left without a job,many workers feel they have nothing to look forward to.They miss their coworkers and the routine of going to work.For many,the sense of hopelessness grows worse every time they are rejected for a new job.When this happens often enough,the rejection unemployed workers feel may be exacerbated if some
friends and neighbors avoid them as if they had a contagious disease.
21. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?
A.Joblessness is an economic misfortune.
B. Joblessness is a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families. C.Joblessness can cause the unemployed to commit suicide.
D.Joblessness is a contagious disease. 
22. In what way does the unemployment affect the unemplayed and their families?
A.It makes them ill.
B.It causes the divorce.
C.it creates a feeling of worthlessness and lack of selfesteem.
D.All above. 
23. According to M. Harvey Brenner's research,if there is 1% increase in the
unemployment rate,how many people will die from cirrhosis of the liver?
A.37,000 
B.20,000 
C.900 
D.500 
24. If a man has been unemployed for a year,he____.
A.will be happy and relieved. 
B.will be hopeless.
C.will lose patience 
D.both B and C 
25. What is the best title for this passage?
A.An Economic Misfortune. 
B.The Harm of Joblessness
C.An Scientific Research 
D.How to Treat The Unemployed 

T[ornadoes,whirlwinds,and watersprouts are rotating funnel cloud air masses of small diameter.They are differentiated by the intensity of their rotation and by
the surfaces that they traverse.Though tornadoes and whirlwinds both travel over land masses,whirlwinds are atmospheric systems smaller than tornadoes.Watersprouts are tornadoes that form or pass over a water surface.A tornado is a powerful vortex or “twister” whose rotational speeds are estimated to be near 300 miles per hour.The first visible indication of tornado development is usually a funnel cloud.As this funnel dips earthward,it becomes darker because of the debris
that is forced into its intensifying vortex.Some tornadoes give no visible warning until their destruction strikes the unsuspecting victim.Tornadoes often occur in groups,and several twisters sometimes descend from the same cloud base.The forward speed of a tornado is normally 30 to 40 miles per hour.In the short time that it takes to pass,a tornado can cause fantastic destruction.There have been cases reported in which blades of straw were embeded in fence posts.
31. How are tornadoes distinguished from whirlwinds?
A.Whirlwinds rotate in a different direction than tornadoes do.
B.Tonadoes travel over land and whirlwinds over water.
C.Tonadoes are larger than whirlwinds.
D.Only tornadoes are funnelshaped. 
32. Why do tornadoes appear to be dark?
A.They occur only at night.
B.They are funnel-shaped.
C.They pick up debris from the ground.
D.They are water-laden. 
33. According to the passage,which of the following behaviors is frequently
characteristic of funnel clouds?
A.Descending from different cloud bases.
B.Occurring in isolated areas.
C.Lasting a long time.
D.Occurring in groups. 
34. According to the passage,some tornadoes take people unaware because they__.
A.produce a sound similar to thunder.
B.cannot be seen until it is too late.
C.look so much like other clouds.
D.carry so many large pieces of debris. 
35. The author refers to straw embeded in fence posts in order to show __.
A.where tornadoes occur.
B.who makes reports about tornadoes.
C.when tornadoes take form.
D.how tornadoes affect physical objects. 
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Every day,thousands of managers,bankers,sales executives,lawyers,accountants,and
other professionals are driven to anger and despair by the hard realities of the changing world of work.The oncesolid foundation for millions of middleclass families—the corporate career—is in shambles.The Organization Man of the 1950s and 1960s is being replaced by the migrant manager and freelance professional of the 1990s.
The pain of change is all around us.Corporations are rushing to cut costs and downsize before year end.They want to take their lumps in 1991,in preparation for a stronger recovery in 1992.That means an unusual powerful wave of layoffs will sweep through the U.S. during the last quarter of 1991.Already,the drumbeat of bad news is growing louder.
Whitecollar workers will join the growing ranks of oncesecure employees who are finding themselves on the outside—alone,afraid,and angry.Who doesn ' t have a brother or a sister,a parent or a friend who has lost a job recently?The economic recovery will ease the pain,but it won't stop it.Forces of fierce global competition and industrial consolidation are compelling corporations to cut entire layers of middle managers and whole categories of professional staff.Few companies can hide from the intense pressure of international competition anymore.
36. The changing world of work is making American managers and professionals__. 
A.helpless B.desperate C.angry D.both B and C 
37. The corporate career is the foundation for
A.bankers B.lawyers and accountants
C.all top managers D.millions of middleclass families 
38. In order to get a stronger recovery,corporations are____.
A.reducing their sizes B.cutting costs
C.laying off employees D.all above 
39. Whitecollar workers will be_____.
A.on the inside B.on the outside
C.afraid and angry D.both B and C 
40. American corporations are_____.
A.free from international competition.
B.immune to industrial consolidation.
C.under the intense pressure of international competition.
D.stopping the pain of industrial consolidation. 
当前第1/8,首页 | 上一页 | 下一页 | 尾页
大家正在做