2014年12月大学英语六级精讲试题及答案（4）

　　Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

　　Directions: There are four passages in this part.Each passage is　followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　Joblessness is far more than an economic misfortune.It can be a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families.It can cause illness,divide families and create a downward spiral of feelings of worthlessness and lack of self?esteem.?According to research done by M. Harvery Brenner,associate professor of health at Johns Hopkins University,every 1% increase in the unemployment rate translates

　　into 37,000 deaths over the next 6 years,including over 20,000 deaths from heart attcks,900 suicides and nearly 500 deaths from cirrhosis of the liver.In addition,Brenner estimates that 7,500 unemployed or their families will be admitted　to prison after committing a crime or to a mental hospital.“The impact goes　well beyond the individual who loses a job,”said Brenner.“stress caused by economic factors affects our national life at every level.”?

　　Men who have been socialized as the family breadwinner are especially hard hit by unemployment.They suffer greater depression and anxiety and have a higher possibility of psychotic behavior than men who are employed.“Nine months seems to be a crucial point when hope and patience give out,”said a leading psychologist.

　　After that,“illness,suicide,alcoholism,divorce,and even crime grow at epidemicrate.”?

　　Left without a job,many workers feel they have nothing to look forward to.They miss their co?workers and the routine of going to work.For many,the sense of hopelessness grows worse every time they are rejected for a new job.When this happens often enough,the rejection unemployed workers feel may be exacerbated if some　friends and neighbors avoid them as if they had a contagious disease.?

　　21. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true??

　　A.Joblessness is an economic misfortune.?

　　B. Joblessness is a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families. C.Joblessness can cause the unemployed to commit suicide.?

　　D.Joblessness is a contagious disease. ?

　　22. In what way does the unemployment affect the unemplayed and their families?

　　A.It makes them ill.?

　　B.It causes the divorce.?

　　C.it creates a feeling of worthlessness and lack of self?esteem.?

　　D.All above. ?

　　23. According to M. Harvey Brenner's research,if there is 1% increase in the

　　unemployment rate,how many people will die from cirrhosis of the liver??

　　A.37,000 B.20,000 C.900 D.500 ?

　　24. If a man has been unemployed for a year,he ?____?.?

　　A.will be happy and relieved. B.will be hopeless.?

　　C.will lose patience D.both B and C ?

　　25. What is the best title for this passage??

　　A.An Economic Misfortune. B.The Harm of Joblessness?

　　C.An Scientific Research D.How to Treat The Unemployed ?