2007年大學英語六級閱讀方法攻略及習題詳解

　　32.Professor Charles R. Schwenk's research shows________.

　　A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflict

　　B) the real value of conflict

　　C) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflict

　　D) the complexity of defining the roles of conflict

　　注：文章第二段

　　33.We can learn from Schwenk's research that________.

　　A) a person’s view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organization

　　B) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizations

　　C) different people resolve conflicts in different ways

　　D) it is impossible for people to avoid conflict

　　注：文章第三段

　　34.The passage suggests that in for - profit organizations_______.

　　A) there is no end of conflict

　　B) expression of different opinions is encouraged

　　C) decisions must be justifiable

　　D) success lies in general agreement

　　注：文章第四段，justifiable合法化

　　35.People working in a not - for - profit organization________.

　　A) seem to be difficult to satisfy

　　B) are free to express diverse opinions

　　C) are less effective in making decisions

　　D) find it easier to reach agreement

　　注：C和D出現比較級，不選

　　Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滯). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.

　　Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.

　　Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.

　　Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.

　　In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.

　　36. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that_______.

　　A) contains plenty of nutrients

　　B) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitamins

　　C) makes foods easily digestible

　　D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious

　　37.The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be_______.

　　A) commercially useless

　　B) just as anticipated

　　C) somewhat controversial

　　D) quite unexpected

　　38.Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that_______.

　　A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed

　　B) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the body

　　C) it helps reduce the incidence of heart disease

　　D) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins

　　39.What is a possible negative effect of olesira according to some critics?

　　A) It may impair the digestive system.

　　B) It may affect the overall fat intake.

　　C) It may increase the risk of cancer.

　　D) It may spoil the consumers' appetite.

　　40.Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olesira?

　　A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.

　　B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.

　　C) The function of the intestines may be weakened. 跨段

　　D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.

　　Imagine eating everything delicious you want - with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn't it?

　　New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (營養(yǎng)物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it's up to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.

　　注：eliminate消除

　　Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can't be digested at all.

　　Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (腸)“grab” molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecule of substances called fatty acids.

　　The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.

　　Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it's that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (類胡蘿卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.

　　Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.

　　簡短回答題評分原則及標準

　　1. 評分原則

　　簡答題要求考生在讀懂文章的基礎上，用正確簡潔的語言回答問題。在評分時應同時考慮內容和語言。每題滿分為2分，最低為0分。

　　2. 給分標準

　　2分--答出全部內容，語言正確;

　　1分--答出部分內容，語言正確;

　　0分--沒有答對問題。

　　扣分標準

　　(1)語言有錯誤扣0.5分(不包括引起歧義的，可以辨識的拼寫錯誤)，每題由于語言錯誤扣分不能超過0.5分;

　　(2)涉及無關內容者扣0.5分;其答案中有相互矛盾的內容，則內容矛盾的部分均不得分;

　　(3)整句原封不動照搬應扣分;照搬一句扣0.5分;照搬兩句及兩句以上者扣2分;

　　(4)考生所給答案超過10個單詞扣0.5分。

　　Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)

　　Joe Templer should have known better: after all, he works for a large auto-insurance company. It won't hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a self-service gas station. But moments latter as he was paying the money he saw the truck being driven away.

　　In 1987, 1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States-one every 20 seconds. If current trends continue, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.

　　Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. The cost is astonishing.

　　Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of thefts. It is a major money-maker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200.000 cars are smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.

　　Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinely conduct in-depth auto-investigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation (緩刑), not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.

　　One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work full-time on the state's 65,000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the state's auto-theft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.

　　How can you protect your car? If you live in a high-theft area or drive an expensive model, consider a security system. It may cost anywhere from $25 to $1,000. Some systems engage automatically - simply removing the key disables the fuel pump the fuel pump and the starter. When cars are equipped with such systems, thefts may drop by one-third. In some states, you may be able to sue a device that transmits radio signals, allowing stolen cars to be tracked by police.

　　Questions:

　　71. What is the passage mainly about?

　　________________________________________________________

　　72. What does the author think Joe Templer should be blamed for?

　　Leaving the key in the truck

　　73. How serious did the author predict the annual vehicle theft could in the United States in 1989?

　　________________________________________________________

　　74. What are the two ways thieves sell the stolen cars?

　　________________________________________________________

　　75. What type of security system can help the police track down a stolen car?

　　________________________________________________________

　　21.What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?

　　A) The impact of the Great Depression.

　　B) The shrinking of overseas markets.

　　C) The destruction caused by the First World War.

　　D) The increased exports of European countries.

　　22.The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was ______.

　　A) to increase farm production

　　B) to establish agricultural laws

　　C) to prevent farmers from going bankrupt

　　D) to promote the mechanization of agriculture

　　23.The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to ______.

　　A) reduce their scale of production

　　B) make full use of their land

　　C) adjust the prices of their farm products

　　D) be self-sufficient in agricultural production

　　24.The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that the Act ______.

　　A) might cause greater scarcity of farm products

　　B) didn't give the Secretary of Agriculture enough power

　　C) would benefit neither the government nor the farmers

　　D) benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others

　　25.It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at ______.

　　A) reducing the cost of farming

　　B) conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation

　　C) lowering the burden of farmers

　　D) helping farmers without shifling the burden onto other taxpayers

　　In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity (緊縮) programs to reduce their imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant, while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1939s.

　　In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference with supply and demand, and it represented the first national commitment to provide greater economic stability for farmers.

　　President Hoover's successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but which were based on the principle of soil conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the nation's soil was in the national interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy farm machinery, hybrid (雜交) grain, and fertilizers.

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