2021年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第3套 仔细阅读2篇

2021年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案 第3套 仔细阅读2篇

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Schools are not just a microcosm (缩影) of society; they

mediate it too. The best seek to alleviate the external

pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to

understand and handle the world outside -- at once sheltering

them and broadening their horizons. This is ambitious in any

circumstances, and in a divided and unequal society the two

ideals can clash outright(直接地).

Trips that many adults would consider the adventure of a

lifetime -- treks in Bomeo, a sports tour to Barbados -- appear

to have become almost routine at some state schools. Parents

are being asked for thousands of pounds. Though schools cannot

profit from these trips, the companies that arrange them do.

Meanwhile, pupils arrive at school hungry because their

families can't afford breakfast. The Child Poverty Action Group

says nine out of 30 in every classroom fall below the poverty

line. The discrepancy is startlingly apparent. Introducing a

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fundraising requirement for students does not help, as

better-off children can tap up richer aunts and neighbours.

Probing the rock pools of a local beach or practising French

on a language exchange can fire children's passions, boost

their skills and open their eyes to life 's possibilities.

Educational outings help bright but disadvantaged students to

get better scores in A-level tests. In this globalised age,

there is a good case for international travel, and some parents

say they can manage the cost of a school trip abroad more easily

than a family holiday. Even in the face of immense and mounting

financial pressures, some schools have shown remarkable

determination and ingenuity in ensuring that all their pupils

are able to take up opportunities that may be truly

life-changing. They should be applauded. Methods such as

whole-school fundraising, with the proceeds(收益) pooled, can

help to extend opportunities and fuel community spirit.

But 3,000 pounds trips cannot be justified when the average

income for families with children is just over 30,000 pounds.

Such initiatives close doors for many pupils. Some parents pull

their children out of school because of expensive field trips.

Even parents who can see that a trip is little more than a party

or celebration may well feel guilt that their child is left

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behind.

The Department for Education 's guidance says schools can

charge only for board and lodging if the trip is part of the

syllabus, and that students receiving government aid are exempt

from these costs. However, many schools seem to ignore the

advice; and it does not cover the kind of glamorous, exotic

trips, which are becoming increasingly common. Schools cannot

be expected to bring together communities single-handed. But

the least we should expect is that they do not foster divisions

and exclude those who are already disadvantaged.

46. What does the author say best schools should do?

A) Prepare students to both challenge and change the

divided unequal society.

B) Protect students from social pressures and enable them

to face the world.

C) Motivate students to develop their physical as well as

intellectual abilities.

D) Encourage students to be ambitious and help them to

achieve their goals.

47. What does the author think about school field trips?

A) They enable students from different backgrounds to mix

with each other.

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B) They widen the gap between privileged and disadvantaged

students.

C) They give the disadvantaged students a chance to see the

world.

D) They only benefit students with rich relatives and

neighbours.

48. What does the author suggest can help build community

spirit?

A) Events aiming to improve community services.

B) Activities that help to fuel students' ingenuity.

C) Events that require mutual understanding,

D) Activities involving all students on campus.

49. What do we learn about low-income parents regarding

school field trips?

A) They want their children to participate even though they

don't see much benefit.

B) They don't want their kids to participate but find it

hard to keep them from going.

C) They don't want their kids to miss any chance to broaden

their horizons despite the cost.

D) They want their children to experience adventures but

they don't want them to run risks.

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50. What is the author's expectation of schools?

A) Bringing a community together with ingenuity.

B) Resolving the existing discrepancies in society.

C) Avoiding creating new gaps among students.

D) Giving poor students preferential treatment.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Rising temperatures and overfishing in the pristine(未受污染的) waters around the Antarctic could see king penguin

populations pushed to the brink of extinction by the end of the

century, according to a new study. The study's report states

that as global warming transforms the environment in the

world's last great wilderness, 70 percent of king penguins

could either disappear or be forced to find new breeding grounds.

Co-author Celine Le Bohec, from the University of

Strasbourg in France, warned: "If there're no actions aimed at

halting or controlling global warming, and the pace of the

current human-induced changes such as climate change and

overfishing stays the same, the species may soon disappear."

The findings come amid growing concern over the future of the

Antarctic. Earlier this month a separate study found that a

combination of climate change and industrial fishing is

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threatening the krill(磷虾) population in Antarctic waters,

with a potentially disastrous impact on whales, seals and

penguins. But today's report is the starkest warming yet of the

potentially devastating impact of climate change and human

exploitation on the Antarctic's delicate ecosystems.

Le Bohec said: "Unless current greenhouse gas emissions

drop, 70 percent of king penguins -- 1.1 million breeding pairs

-- will be forced to relocate their breeding grounds, or face

extinction by 2100." King penguins are the second-largest type

of penguin and only breed on specific isolated islands in the

Southern Ocean where there is no ice cover and easy access to

the sea. As the ocean warms, a body of water called the Antarctic

Polar Front -- an upward movement of nutrient-rich sea that

supports a huge abundance of marine life -- is being pushed

further south. This means that king penguins, which feed on fish

and kill in this body of water, have to travel further to their

feeding grounds, leaving their hungry chicks for longer. And

as the distance between their breeding, grounds and their fool

prows, entire colonies could be wiped out.

Le Bohec said: "The plight of the king penguin should serve

as a warming about the future of the entire marine environment

in the Antarctic. Penguins, like other seabirds and marine

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mammals, occupy higher levels in the food chain and they are

what we call bio-indicators of their ecosystems." Penguins are

sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems. As such,

they are key species for understanding and predicting impacts

of global change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic marine

ecosystems. The report found that although some king penguins

may be able to relocate to new breeding grounds closer to their

retreating food source, suitable new habitats would be scarce.

Only a handful of islands in the Southern Ocean are suitable

for sustaining large breeding colonies.

51. What will happen by 2100, according to a new study?

A) King penguins in the Antarctic will be on the verge of

dying out.

B) Sea water will rise to a much higher level around the

Antarctic.

C) The melting ice cover will destroy the great Antarctic

wilderness.

D) The pristine waters around the Antarctic will disappear

forever.

52. What do we learn from the findings of a separate study?

A) Shrinking krill population and rising temperatures

could force Antarctic whales to migrate.

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B) Human activities have accelerated climate change in the

Antarctic region in recent years.

C) Industrial fishing and climate change could be fatal to

certain Antarctic species.

D) Krill fishing in the Antarctic has worsened the

pollution of the pristine waters.

53. What does the passage say about king penguins?

A) They will turn out to be the second-largest species of

birds to become extinct.

B) Many of them will have to migrate to isolated islands

in the Southern Ocean.

C) They feed primarily on only a few kinds of krill in the

Antarctic Polar Front.

D) The majority of them may have to find new breeding

grounds in the future.

54. What happens when sea levels rise in the Antarctic?

A) Many baby king penguins can't have food in time.

B) Many king penguins could no longer live on kill.

C) Whales will invade king penguins' breeding grounds.

D) Whales will have to travel long distances to find food.

55. What do we learn about the Southern Ocean?

A) The king penguins there are reluctant to leave for new

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breeding grounds.

B) Its conservation is key to the sustainable propagation

of Antarctic species.

C) It is most likely to become the ultimate retreat for

species like the king penguin.

D) Only a few of its islands can serve as luge breeding

grounds for king penguins.

Passage one

46.B

47.B

48.D

49.A

50.C

Passage two

51.A

52.C

53.D

54.A

55.D

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