2021年6月六级英语考试最新模拟试题(四)

XX年6月六级英语考试最新模拟试题（四）

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choi ___s

___rked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choi ___ and ___rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the ___ntre.

Passage 1

It is hard to predict how scien ___ is going to turn out, and if it is really good scien ___ it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advan ___. You cannot ___ke choi ___s in this ___tter. You either have scien ___ or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to aept the surprising and disturbing pie ___s of infor ___tion, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.

The only solid pie ___ of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the ___jor discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating pie ___ of news. It would have a ___zed the brightest minds of the 18th ___ntury Enlighte ___ent to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignoran ___ that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th ___ntury scien ___ to the hu ___n in ___ect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply ___de up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Because of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignoran ___, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.

But we are ___ a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can't be answered, sooner or later, including even the ___tter of consciousness. To be sure, there ___y well be questions we can't think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of hu ___n in ___ect, but that is another

___tter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.

21. Aording to the author, really good scien ___ . A. would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th ___ntury Enlighte ___ent B. will produ ___ results which cannot be foreseen C. will help people to ___ke the right choi ___ in advan

___D. will bring about disturbing results

22. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th ___ntury .A. thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of scien ___ B. were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research C. knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about

natureD. did more harm than good in promoting ___n's understanding of nature

23. Which of the following statements is NOT true of scientists in earlier times? A. They invented false theories to explain things they didn't understand. B. They falsely claimed to know all about nature. C. They did not believe in results from scientific observation. D. They paid little attention to the problems they didn't understand.

24. What is the author's attitude towards scien ___? A. He is depressed because of the ignoran ___ of scientists. B. He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties confronting it. C. He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties confronting it. D. He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.

25. The author believes that . A. ___n can find solutions to whatever questions con ___rning nature he can think up B. ___n cannot solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of hu ___n in ___ect C. sooner or

later ___n can think up all the questions con ___rning nature and answer them D. questions con ___rning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific research

Passage 2

Archaeology has long been an aepted tool for studying prehistoric cultures. Relatively re ___ntly the same techniques have been syste ___tically applied to stu ___s of more immediate past. This has been called“historical archaeology". A term that is used in the United States to refer to any archaeological investigation into North American sites that postdate the arrival of Europeans.

Back in the 1930s and 1940s, when restoration was popular, historical archeology was pri ___rily a tool of architectural reconstruction. The role of archaeologists was to find the foundations of historic buildings and then take back seat to architects.

The ___ina for reconstruction had largely subsided by the 1950s and 1960s. Most people entering historical

archaeology during this period came out of university anthropology departments where they had stu ___d

prehistoric cultures. They were, by training, social scientists, not historians, and their work tended to

reflect this bias. The questions they framed and the techniques they used were designed to help them understand, as scientists, how people behaved. But because they were treading on historical ground for which there was often extensive written documentation and because their own knowledge of these periods was usually limited, their contributions to American history re ___ined circumscribed. Their reports, highly technical and sometimes poorly written, went unread.

More re ___ntly, professional archaeologists have taken over. These researchers have sought to demonstrate that their work can b …… 此处隐藏：7014字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……