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1、 6月英语六级阅读真题及答案(卷一)【3篇】 For the past severalyears, the Sunday newspaper supplement Paradehas featured a column called Ask Marilyn. People are invited to query Marilynvos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23years old; that gave her an IQ of 228 - the highest score eve
2、r recorded. IQtests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper afterit has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among othersimilar tasks. So it is a bit confusing when vos Savant fields such queriesfrom the average Joe (whose IQ is 100) as, Whats the differ
3、ence between loveand fondness? Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence? Itsnot obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numericalpatterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poetsand philosophers. Clearly, intelligenceencompasses more than a s
4、core on a test. Just what does it mean to be smart?How much of intelligence can be specified, and how much can we learn about itfrom neurology, genetics, computer science and other fields? The defining term ofintelligence in humans still seems to be the IQ score, even though IQ tests arenot given as
5、 often as they used to be. The test comes primarily in two forms:the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales(both come in adult and childrens version)。 Generally costing several hundreddollars, they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations ofthem po
6、pulate bookstores and the World Wide Web. Superhigh scores like vos Savants are nolonger possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical populationdistribution among age peers, rather than simply dividing the mental age by thechronological age and multiplying by 100. Other standardized tests
7、,such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam(GRE), capture the main aspects of IQ tests. Such standardized testsmay not assess all the important elements necessary to succeed in school and inlife, argues Robert J. Sternberg. In his article How Intelligent IsIntelligence
8、 Testing?, Sternberg notes that traditionaltest best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativityand practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and lifesuccess. Moreover, IQ test do not necessarilypredict so well once populations or situations change. Rese
9、arch has found thatIQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stressconditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated withleadership - that is, it predicted the opposite. Anyone who has toiled throughSAT will testify that test-taking skill also matter
10、s, whether its knowing whento guess or what questions to skip. 1、 Which of the following may be required in anintelligent test? A Answeringphilosophical questions. B Foldingor cutting paper into different shapes. C Tellingthe difference between certain concepts.(D) D Choosingwords or graphs similar
11、to the given ones. 2、 What can be inferred about intelligence testingfrom Paragraph 3? A People nolonger use IQ scores as an indicator of intelligence. B Moreversions of IQ tests are now available on the Internet. C The testcontents and formats for adults and children may be different.(C) DScientist
12、s have defined the important elements of human intelligence. 3、 People nowadays can no longer achieve IQ scoresas high as vos Savants because A thescores are obtained through different computational procedures. Bcreativity rather than analytical skills is emphasized now. C vosSavants case is an extr
13、eme one that will not repeat.(A) D thedefining characteristic of IQ tests has changed. 4、 We can conclude from the last paragraph that A testscores may not be reliable indicators of ones ability. B IQ scoresand SAT results are highly correlated. C testinginvolves a lot of guesswork.(A) Dtraditional
14、test are out of date. 5、 What is the authors attitude towards IQ test? ASupportive. BSkeptical. CImpartial.(B) D Biased. 6月英语六级阅读真题及答案(卷一 篇三 Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution, which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and
15、 usually foolish, but in the past human race managed to live with it. Modern ingenuity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an
16、 even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goe
17、s to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted. There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe
18、 this to be a big error. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements that are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them. The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been
19、very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men
20、 who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between different countries, but between man and the atom bomb. 1、 This p
21、assage implies that war is now _. A. worse than in the past. B. as bad as in the past C. not so dangerous as in the past D. as necessary as in the past 2、 In the sentence “To do this, we need to persuade mankind” (Para 1), “this” refers to _. A. abolish war B. improve weapons C. solve international
22、problems D. live a peaceful life 3、 From Paragraph 2 we learn that the author of the passage _. A. is an adherent of some modern ideologies. B. does not think that adoption of any ideology could prevent war. C. believe that the adoption of some ideology could prevent war. D. does not doubt the truth
23、 of any ideologies. 4、 According to the author, _. A. war is the only way to solve international disputes. B. war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weapons. C. it is impossible for the people to live without war. D. war must be abolished if man wants to survive. 5、 The last paragraph suggests that _. A. international agreements can be reached more easily now. B. man begins to realize the danger of nuclear war. C. nuclear war will definitely not take place. D. world opinion welcomes nuclear war 英语阅读题答案 1-5 AABDB
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