2022年河北省秦皇岛市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:_ 班级:_ 姓名:_ 考号:_一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.Why the foreign teacher succeeded in getting paid was due to the situation in which the number of foreign teachers _ of so many desperate schools.2.Body parts that gather fat are completely different in male and female.A.Y B.N C.NG3.It is necessary to make frequent _ reading rate adjustment.4.The large-scale raid in 2005 indicates that the social order is a mess in Holland.A.Y B.N C.NG5.GM fields use _ herbicides.6.The show team reconstructed the gunfight in O.K. Corral to understand fully what happened _.7.In order to levy the income tax without legal barrier, Congress passed a_.8. Because little research had been done on the explanation of happiness, before going into the lab, Lyubomir-sky had done some _.9.The alternative the author suggests is that we should _.A.have a more plausible idealB.accept the world as it isC.ignore the changes of the worldD.devote ourselves to realizing our ideals10.Why is it important to have breakfast?11. Why are some people unwilling to get fit?A.The expenses of organized classes are too great for them.B.There is no activity they can take with their friends.C.They are afraid that the activities are beyond their abilities.D.There are few sports clubs or gyms available in the community.12.The root cause of this tragedy consisted in the prevalent racism in the U.S.A.Y B.N C.NG13.There are two different hybrid modes: one is called _ and the other series.14.Organic FoodOrganic farming was among the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture during the 1990s. The value of retail sales of organic food was estimated to be $16 billion in 2004. According to the Food Marketing Institute, more than half of Americans now buy organic food at least once a month. Why is organic food becoming so popular?What is Organic Food?In December 2000, the National Organic Standards Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established a national standard for the term organic. Organic food, defined by how it cannot be made rather than how it can be made, must be produced without the use of sewer-sludge fertilizers, most synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, genetic engineering (biotechnology), growth hormones, irradiation and antibiotics. A variety of agricultural products can be produced organically, including produce, grains, meat, dairy, eggs, and processed food products.Organic does not mean natural. There is no legal definition as to what constitutes a natural food. However, the food industry uses the term natural to indicate that a food has been minimally processed and is preservative-free. Natural foods can include organic foods, but not all natural foods are organic. Only foods labeled organic have been certified as meeting USDA organic standards.Organic FarmingThe phrase organic farming first appeared in Lord Northbournes book Look to the Land, published in 1940.But the truth is, organic farming is the oldest form. of agriculture. Be- fore the end of World War , farming without the use of petroleum-based chemicals (synthetic fertilizers and pesticides) was the only option for farmers, Technologies developed during the war were found to be useful for agricultural production. For example, the chemical ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵), which was used as munitions(军需品), became useful as fertilizer, and organophosphates(有机磷酸盐) used for nerve gas were later used as insecticide.These days, farmers are switching to organic agriculture once again, but now with an eco- logically based, systematic approach that includes long-term planning, detailed record keeping and major investment in equipment and supplies. Although it is still only a small industry, the number of organic farmers is growing by about 12 percent per year and now stands at more than 12,000 nationwide.Organic Farming in the U.S. TodayThe USDAs Economic Research Service reports that in 1997, the latest year for which data are available, farmers in 49 states used organic production methods and third-party organic certification services on 1.35 million acres out of a total of 828 million acres of farmland. Approximately two-thirds of the certified U.S. organic farmland was used for crops, and one-third was used as pasture.Large farms, mostly located in the Midwest and West, produced processed tomatoes, organic wine grapes and other high-value crops on a commercial scale, whereas numerous small farms, concentrated in the Northeast, specialized in mixed vegetable production for direct marketing to consumers and restaurants.While organic food can be found throughout the country, California was the leader in production of organic fruits and vegetables in 1997, followed closely by Arizona, Florida,