| 四六级考试六级每日一练（2015-11-20） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题：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 |
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| 第6题：To him,Boston was a place____brought back to mind painful memories. A.where B.in which C.that D.there |
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| 第7题：He is（）for his dishonesty in business matters. A.popular B.famous C.notorious D.shameful |
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| 第8题：Unlike science,progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.Technology must be our slave and（）. A.not the reverse B.not the version C.not the same D.not the prejudice |
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| 第9题：（）hardiness,dayliliescanbecultivatedparticularlyeasily. A.their B.sincetheir C.itistheir D.becauseoftheir |
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| 第10题： Fire is（）in water. A.accessible B.insoluble C.responsible D.main |
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| 第11题：They say that the workers have to____if they are treated as slaves without human rights. A.stand aside B.stand clear C.stand together D.stand down |
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| 第12、13、14、15、16题：Icebergs are among nature's most spectacular creations, and yet most people have never seen one. A vague air of mystery envelops them. They come into being-somewhere-in faraway, line frigid waters, amid thunderous noise and splashing turbulence, which in most cases no one hears or sees. They exist only a short time and then slowly away just as unnoticed. Objects of sheerest beauty, they have been called. Appearing in an endless variety of shapes, they may be dazzlingly white, or they may be glassy blue, green, or purple, tinted faintly or in darker hues. They are graceful, stately, inspiring-in calm, sunlit seas. But they are also called frightening and dangerous, and that they are in the night, in the fog, and in storms. Even in clear weather one is wise to stay at a safe distance away from them. Most of their bilk is hidden below the visible top. Also, they may roll over unexpectedly, churning the waters around them. Icebergs are parts of glaciers that break off, drift into the water, float about a while, and finally melt. Iceberg afloat today are made of anowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time. They embody snows that drifted down hundreds, or many thousands, or in some cases maybe a million year ago. The snows fell in polar regions and on cold mountains, where they melted only a little or not at all, and so collected to great depths over the years and centuries. As each year's snow accumulation lay on the surface, evaporation and melting caused the snowflakes slowly fell on the top of the old, it too turned to icy grains. So blankets of snow and ice grains mounted layer upon layer and were of such great thickness that the weight of the upper layers compressed the lower ones. With time and pressure from above, the many small ice grains joined and changed to larger crystals, and eventually the deeper crystals merged into a solid mass of ice. 46. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The Name and Origin of Icebergs B. The Size and Shape of Icebergs C. The Dangers of icebergs D. The melting of Icebergs 47. The author states that iceberg are rarely seen because they are _____. A. broken by waves soon after they are found B. hidden beneath the mountains C. located in remote regions of the work D. surrounded by fog 48. In Para 5, line 6 the expression "from above" refer to _______. A. sunlit seas B. polar regions C. weight of mountains D. layers of ice and snow 49. According to the passage, icebergs are dangerous because they _____. A. usually melt quickly B. can turn over suddenly C. may create immense snowdrifts D. can cause unexpected avalanches 50. "Dazzlingly" in Para 2 line 2 probably means _____. A. brilliant B. faint C. beautify D. sick |
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| 第17、18、19、20、21题：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.Watersprouts 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 funnelshaped. 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. |
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| 第22题：How son will be （） robots become so intelligent that they will be able to do jobs which at the moment only human beings can do? A. before B. that C. when D. since |
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