六级历届真题及复习资料.docx

2014年12月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案Part IIIreading comprehension　　Section A　　His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one XXXX expect. They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to the British(37)_____ told a TV reporter that he talked to his plants at his country house, Highgrove, to stimulate their growth. The Prince was being humorous- “My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day”, he said to his aids(随从)-but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating. The royal(38)_____ has been promoting radical ideas for most of his adult life. Some of his(39)_____, which once sounded a bit weird, were simply ahead of their time. Now, finally, the world seems to be catching up with him.　　Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went(40)_____ back in 1986. When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free(无瑕疵的) vegetables　　(单项选择题)_____　　A.conform　　B.eccentric　　C.environmentalist　　D.expeditions　　E.impact　　F.notions　　G.organic　　H.originally　　I.recognition　　J.respond　　K.subordinate　　L.suppressing　　M.throne　　N.unnaturally　　O.urging　　Section B　　Directions：Directions：In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.　　High School Sports Arent Killing Academics　　A)In this months Atlantic cover article, The Case Against High-School Sports, Amanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut. She writes that, unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessments, American schools put too much of an emphasis on athletics, Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else, she writ