2024年英语六级阅读理解练习及答案

1.3billionpeople currentlywithout it,〃said thereport.Overeating,undernourishment andwaste areall onthe riseand increasedfoodproductionmay facefuture constraintsfrom waterscarcity.〃We willneed a new recipetofeedtheworldinthefuture,〃said thereport,s editor,AndersJagerskog.A separatereport from the InternationalWater ManagementInstitute IWMIsaidthe bestwayfor countriesto protectmillions offarmers fromfoodinsecurity insub-Saharan Africaandsouth Asiawas tohelp theminvest insmallpumps andsimple technology,rather thantodevelop expensive,large-scaleirrigation projects.z，Farmem acrossthe developingworld areincreasingly relyingon andbenefitingfrom small-scale,locally-relevant watersolutions.These techniquescouldincrease yieldsup to300%andadd tensof billionsof U.S.dollars tohouseholdrevenues acrosssub-Saharan Africaand southAsia.〃said Dr.Colin Chartres,the directorgeneral.

61.What canbe inferredfromthe waterscientistswarningA.The recorddrought forceshalf ofthe U.S.to gohungry.B.The recorddrought drivesup foodprices mthe U.S.C.Severe foodshortage mayhappen withoutproper measures.D.A vegetariandietisthe onlyoption toavoid disastrousshortages.

62.What dothe scientistssay canbe donetoincreasefood supplyA.Grow moreanimal protein-rich food.B.Turn pasturesinto arablelands.C.Promote tradebetweencountriesself-sufficient infood.D.Increase theamount ofwater forfood production.

63.According tothewaterscientists report,A.per capitafood productionhasbeen increasingB.reduced foodsupply willmake morepeople malnourishedC.70%ofwaterwill beused tofeed2billion peopleby2050D.researchers beginto seeksolutions totackle waterproblem

64.In regardtotheproblem ofwatersupply,scientists believeA.morewatershould be allocated tosatisfy energy demandB.food productionmust beincreased to70%by mid-centuryC.energydemandwillintensifypressureonwater resourcesD.electricity generationmust beincreased by60%30years later

65.What doesthe IWMIsay isthe bestsolution tofood insecurityinsub-Saharan Africaandsouth AsiaA.Applying smallpumps andsimple technology.B.Launching large-scale irrigationprojects.C.Increase thelocal householdrevenues.D.Investing inanewexpensive irrigationproject.参考答案

61.C本题考查对水资源科学家警示的理解定位段指出，一些水科学带头人发O布了一个关于全球粮食供应的最高级警报，指出为了避免灾难性的粮食紧缺,在未来的四十年，世界人口的饮食可能不得不几乎全转换为素食，故答案为C

62.D o本题考查科学家对于增加食物供应量的建议定位句指出，科学家指出，素食的饮食习惯是在逐渐不稳定的气候条件下增加用来生产更多的食物的可用水资源总量的一种选择，故答案为D

63.A o本题考查对水资源科学家研究报告的‘理解文中第四段第一句指出，科学家们说“尽管人均粮食产量在持续增加，但仍有9亿人正在挨饿，20亿人营养不良，故答案为A

64.C o本题考查科学家对于水资源供给的态度文中第六段第一句指出，报告中提到，“联合国预测，到本世纪中叶，我们必须增加70%的粮食产量这会给本就紧张的水资源造成更大的压力”第三句指出，“与此同时，我们需要分配更多的水资源来满足世界能源的需求”，故答案为

1.Anita Rutnamcouldnt finishcollege mostprobably becauseA.she couldntget enoughconcern fromSyracuse UniversityB.she wasntphysically healthyenough tocontinue schoolingC.she stillkept thinkingabout killingherself wheneverat schoolD.she hasbeen troubledbythememory ofthe incidentvery often

2.What doesthe authorwant usto knowthrough AnitaRutnams storyA.The universitiesare notresponsible fortheir students.B.Suicides arepopular oncollege campusand should be handledproperly.C.Why Anitacommitted suicideis stilla mystery.D.Universities shouldget preparedin casetheir studentssue them.

3.What doesAnita accuseher formerschool ofA.Ignorance ofher abnormalbehaviors.B.Lack ofsafeguard againsther suicidalintention.C.Failure togive herproper academic instructions.D.Indifference toher physical disease.

4.How doesSyracuse Universitydefend itselfagainst AnitassuitA.It hasgiven herdue attentionas wellas help.B.Adult studentsshouldbeabletocontrol theirown behavior.C.It ismore thantheschoolsresponsibility tosupervise thestudents.D.Colleges canbeabreeding groundfor psychiatricproblems.

5.All thefollowing problemsare impliedas possiblecauses ofcampus suicideincidentsEXCEPT.A.poor academicresultsB.failing toget propersleepC.lack offamily concernD.family historyofmentalillness参考答案

1.[D]事实细节题根据题干定位第2段第

2、3句这两句之间存在隐含的因果关系，第2句是因，第3句是果只有选项D在第2句提到其他选项均未提及

2.[B]推理判断题本文开头的例子所支持的现点在第3段第1句，同时结合suicide,此题答案为B选项A、D的观点有误，选项C与本文的写作目的无关

3.[B]事实细节题第2段第3句中的malpractice和第4句中的虚拟语气说明，她认为学校没有对她的自杀企图采取足够的防范措施，故选B选项A具干扰性，但第3句说明学校关注过她的’问题，只是关注不够，因此选项A过于选项C中的academicinstructions和D中的physicaldisease属于与文章无关的信息

4.[A]事实细节题第4段倒数第2句引文是该校发言人的辩护词，与选项A的意思一致选项B、C为无关信息选项D是原文后一段的原句照搬，与此题不相关

5.[C]事实细节题后一段提到造成精神疾病的多种原因第1句中的generallypredisposed为先天具有之意，与选项D的内容吻合选项B和A分别对应文中破折号前后的内容。