| 四六级考试六级每日一练（2018/5/14） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题：Culture is the sum total of all the tradition, customs, beliefs, and ways to life of a given group of human being. In this sense, every group has a culture, however savage, undeveloped, or uncivilized it may seem to us. To the professional anthropologists, there is no intrinsic superiority of one culture over another, just as to the professional ;linguist there is no intrinsic hierarchy among languages. People once thought of the languages of backward groups as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisted largely of grunts and groans. While it is possible that language in general began as a series of grunts and groans, it is a fact establish by the study of "backward" languages that no spoken tongue answers the description today. Most languages of uncivilized groups are, by our most severe standards, extremely complex, delicate, and ingenious pieces of machinery for the transfer of ideas. They fall behind our western language not in their sound patterns or grammatical structure, which usually are fully adequate for all language needs, but only in their vocabularies, which reflect the objects and activities known to their speakers. Even in this department, However, two things are to be noted: 1. All languages seem to possess the machinery for vocabulary expansion, either by putting together words already in existence or by borrowing them from other languages and adapting them to their own system. 2. The objects and activities requiring names and distinctions in "backward" languages, while different from ours, are often surprisingly numerous and complicated. A western language distinguished merely between two degrees of remoteness ("this" and "that"); some languages of the American Indians distinguish between what is close to the speaker, or to the person addressed, or removed from both, or but of sight, or in the past, or in the future. This study of language, in turn casts a new light upon the claim of the anthropologists that all cultures are to be viewed independently, and without ideas of rank or hierarchy. 46. The language of uncivilized groups as compared to western language are limited in _______. A. vocabularies B. grammatical structures C. sound patterns D. both A and B 47. The statement that "every group has a culture" grows out of the author's ______. A. definition of culture B. philosophy C. feeling about human beings D. bias in regard to civilized human 48. According to the author, anthropologists would have all culture viewed _____. A. comparatively B. independently C. intrinsically D. hierarchically 49. According to the author, language whether "civilized or not" have ____. A. the potential for expanding vocabulary b. the potential for increasing sound patterns C. the same way to transfer ideas D. the same grammatical structures 50. Implied but not stated: ______. A. the study of language is the same as the study of anthropology B. the study of language has reinforced anthropologists in their view that there is no hierarchy cultures C. the study of languages discredited the anthropological studies D. the study of language casts a new light upon the claims of anthropologists |
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| 第6题：The fire（）a lot of smoke but little damage was caused. A.sent up B.gave away C.let out D.emitted |
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| 第7题：Mr. Brown____some tea. A.reminded Mrs. Brown to take B.reminded Mrs. Brown of tooking C.asked Mrs. Brown taking D.asked Mrs. Brown took |
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| 第8题：（）theirhelp,wewouldn'thavesucceeded. A.Hadn'tbeenfor B.Haditnotbeenfor C.Ithadn'tbeenfor D.Hadn'titbeenfor |
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| 第9、10、11、12、13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14题：The Hotel____$100 for a single room with bath a night. A.pays B.charges C.expends D.spends |
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| 第15题：Careful questioning of the suspect will eventually（） the truth. A.bring up B.bring down C.bring forward D.bring out |
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| 第16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17题：A women has to be （）a man to go half as far A. twice as good as B. as twice good as C. twice good as D. twice so good as |
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| 第18题：Therisingcrimerateis____majorconcernof_____society.（） A.the;the B.a;/ C.a;the D./;the |
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