大学英语六级阅读模拟题

　　The Caledonian Market in London is a clearing house of the junk (旧货、废弃物 ) of theuniverse. Here, rubbish is a commodity and rubbish picking is a sport. Somebody,somewhere, wanted these things, perhaps just to look at. You learn here the incredibleobscurity of human needs and desires. People grope (摸索), with fascinated curiosity, amongthe turned?out debris (废墟) of thousands of attic rooms. Junk pours in twice a week, year inand year out. The Market is the penultimate (倒数第二的) resting place of banished vases,musical instruments that will not play, sewing machines that will not sew, paralyzedperambulator, epileptic bicycles and numerous other articles from which all morale and hopehave long departed. There are stories of fortunes being picked up in the Market. Once sevenhundred gold sovereigns were found in a secret drawer of a crazy old bureau. And bookbuyers have discovered valuable editions of Milton and Dickens and Carlyla. There is nothingone can not buy in the Market. ?

　　21. The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is ?____.

　　A) Why People Buy What They Do

　　B) Reflections on A Famous Junk Market

　　C) The Cause for Fascinated Curiosity

　　D) What Happens to Attic Debris

　　22. The articles for sale in the Caledonian Market ?____

　　A) are wanted to look at

　　B) are collected 100 times a year

　　C) reveal obscure needs and desires

　　D) bring fortune to the buyers

　　23. From the style of this passage one might assume that it was taken from ____?.

　　A) a report on marketing

　　B) a guide book

　　C) directions for a stage setting

　　D) an information essay

　　Questions 24 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animalsdo the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can onlyinvolve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuoussensory contact can be maintained. It is found primarily in vertebrates(脊椎动物), in thosespecies that are diurnal, and usually in those that spend much of their lives in the air, in openwater or on open plains.?

　　In birds, allelomimetic behavior is the rule rather than the exception, though it mayoccasionally be limited to particular seasons of the year as it is in the redwing blackbird. Itsprincipal function is that of providing safety from predators(掠食者), partly because the flockcan rely on many pairs of eyes to watch for enemies, and partly because if one bird reacts todanger, the whole flock is warned.?

　　Among mammals, allelomimetic behavior is very rare in rodents(啮齿动物), which almostnever move in flocks or herds. Even when they are artificially crowded together, they do notconform in their movements. On the other hand, such behavior is a major system amonglarge?hoofed mammals,such as sheep.?

　　In the pack?hunting carnivores(食肉类飞禽), allelomimetic behavior has another function ofcooperative hunting for large prey(被捕食者) animals,such as moose. Wolves also defend theirdens as a group against larger predators, such as bears.?

　　Finally, allelomimetic behavior is highly developed among most primate groups, where it hasthe principal function of providing warning against predators,as though combined defensivebehavior is also seen in troops of baboons(狒狒). ?

　　24. The main topic of the passage is the ?____?.?

　　A) value of allelomimetic behavior in vertebrate and invertebrate species

　　B) definition and distribution of allelomimetic behavior?

　　C) relationship of allelomimetic behavior to the survival of the fittest

　　D) personality factors that determine when an individual animal will show allelomimeticbehavior ?

　　25. Which of the following places is the most likely setting for allelomimetic behavior??

　　A) A lake. B) A cave. ?

　　C) An underground tunnel. D) A thick forest. ?

　　26. The author implies that allelomimetic behavior occurs most often among animals that____?.?

　　A) prey on other animals ?

　　B) are less intelligent than their enemies?

　　C) move in groups ?

　　D) have one sense organ that dominates perception ?

　　27. Which of the following is the most clear example of allelomimetic??

　　A) Bears hunting for carnivores.?

　　B) Cattle fleeing from a fire.?

　　C) Horses running at a racetrack.?

　　D) Dogs working with police officers. ?

　　28. According to the passage the primary function of allelomimetic behavior

　　in bird is to ?____.?

　　A) defend nests against predators?

　　B) look at each other?

　　C) locate prey?

　　D) warn against predators ?

　　29. According to the passage, what happens to the behavior of rodents when they areartificially crowded together??

　　A) Their allelomimetic behavior increases.?

　　B) Continuous cooperation between them is maintained.?

　　C) They become aggressive and attack each other.?

　　D) They show little allelomimetic behavior. ?

　　30. Which of the following groups of human beings would probably show the greatestamount of allelomimetic behavior??

　　A) A group of students taking a test.?

　　B) Tennis players competing in a tournament.?

　　C) A patrol of soldiers scouting for the enemy.?

　　D) Drivers waiting for a traffic light to change. ?