2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练（二）
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07/10/04 15:31 | by admin ]
07/10/04 15:31 | by admin ]
【第一页】阅读正文&题目
【第二页】阅读答案&解析
21.What is the main idea of the passage?
A） Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuries.
B） Unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations.
C） The industrial age may now be coming to an end.
D） Some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment.
22.Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment?
A） The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries.
B） The development of factories.
C） Relief from housework on the part of women.
D） Development of modern means of transportation.
23.It can be inferred from the passage that____.
A） most people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of time
B） many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructed
C） in preindustrial societies housework and community service were mainly carried out by women
D） some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed
24.What does the word “daunting” in the third paragraph mean?
A） Shocking B） InterestingC） Confusing D） Stimulating
25.Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation?
A） Create situations in which people work for themselves.
B） Treat employment as the norm.
C） Endeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of production.
D） Encourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions.
【第二页】阅读答案&解析
引用
Opinion polls are now beginning to show that,whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on,high unemployment is probably here to say.This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.
But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work?
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people’s work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now becoming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people’s homes. Later, as transport improved first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people’s work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excluded—a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change.
The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work?
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people’s work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now becoming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people’s homes. Later, as transport improved first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people’s work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excluded—a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change.
The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
引用
21.What is the main idea of the passage?
A） Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuries.
B） Unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations.
C） The industrial age may now be coming to an end.
D） Some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment.
22.Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment?
A） The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries.
B） The development of factories.
C） Relief from housework on the part of women.
D） Development of modern means of transportation.
23.It can be inferred from the passage that____.
A） most people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of time
B） many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructed
C） in preindustrial societies housework and community service were mainly carried out by women
D） some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed
24.What does the word “daunting” in the third paragraph mean?
A） Shocking B） InterestingC） Confusing D） Stimulating
25.Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation?
A） Create situations in which people work for themselves.
B） Treat employment as the norm.
C） Endeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of production.
D） Encourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions.
[改错]短文改错专项训练（四）
[ 07/10/02 16:13 | by admin ]
07/10/02 16:13 | by admin ]
【第一页】短文改错正文&题目
【第二页】短文改错答案&解析
【第二页】短文改错答案&解析
引用
We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas,
beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we
feel comfortable with people with physical qualities
similar as ours.--71--
You may have noticed about how people who live or work --72--
closely together come to behave in a similar way.
Unconsciously we copy these we are close to or love --73--
or admire. So a sportsman’s individual way of walking
with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired fan; --74--
a pair or lovers both shake their heads in the same
way; an employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s --75--
habit of wagging (摆动) a pen between his fingers while thinking.
In every case, the influential person may consciously --76--
notice the imitation but he will feel comfortably in --77--
its presence. And if he does notice the matching of
his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he
is influencing people: they are drawn to them.--78--
Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and --79--
acquaintances all their lives., and winning affection
and respect in this way without aware of their methods. --80--
Now, for people who want to win agreement or trust,
affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend
the deliberate use of physical imitation.
beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we
feel comfortable with people with physical qualities
similar as ours.--71--
You may have noticed about how people who live or work --72--
closely together come to behave in a similar way.
Unconsciously we copy these we are close to or love --73--
or admire. So a sportsman’s individual way of walking
with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired fan; --74--
a pair or lovers both shake their heads in the same
way; an employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s --75--
habit of wagging (摆动) a pen between his fingers while thinking.
In every case, the influential person may consciously --76--
notice the imitation but he will feel comfortably in --77--
its presence. And if he does notice the matching of
his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he
is influencing people: they are drawn to them.--78--
Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and --79--
acquaintances all their lives., and winning affection
and respect in this way without aware of their methods. --80--
Now, for people who want to win agreement or trust,
affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend
the deliberate use of physical imitation.
2007年12月英语六级作文训练（一）
[ 07/10/02 16:10 | by admin ]
07/10/02 16:10 | by admin ]
引用
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Where Do You Prefer to Work, in City or in the Country? You should base your composition on the following instructions (given in Chinese.):
1. 有的人愿意去城市工作。
2. 有的人愿意去农村工作。
3. 你有何选择？
Your compositions should be no less than 120 words.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Where Do You Prefer to Work, in City or in the Country? You should base your composition on the following instructions (given in Chinese.):
1. 有的人愿意去城市工作。
2. 有的人愿意去农村工作。
3. 你有何选择？
Your compositions should be no less than 120 words.
引用
作文范文：Where Do you Prefer to Work, in City or in the Country?
People have many reasons for working in cities. In the first place, there are more and better jobs with good pay in cities which attract graduates fresh from schools and colleges who are badly in need of money. Not only do city dwellers have better jobs and higher salaries, they, too, have more opportunities to be promoted. Besides, cities also provide more entertainments and other facilities, such as concerts, exhibitions, amusement parks, museums, gymnasiums, theaters, and night-clubs. In a word, city life is more exciting and colorful.
Those who would like to work in the country probably think that a quiet, clean working and living environment free from pollution is more important than a well-paid job. They invariably like the fresh air, green lawns, exuberant trees and a peaceful life without tensions and cut-throat competitions.
Personally, I am more incline to work in a big city where I can be exposed to both good opportunities and severe competitions. I believe in “the survival of the fittest” and am prepared to meet the challenges of city life.
People have many reasons for working in cities. In the first place, there are more and better jobs with good pay in cities which attract graduates fresh from schools and colleges who are badly in need of money. Not only do city dwellers have better jobs and higher salaries, they, too, have more opportunities to be promoted. Besides, cities also provide more entertainments and other facilities, such as concerts, exhibitions, amusement parks, museums, gymnasiums, theaters, and night-clubs. In a word, city life is more exciting and colorful.
Those who would like to work in the country probably think that a quiet, clean working and living environment free from pollution is more important than a well-paid job. They invariably like the fresh air, green lawns, exuberant trees and a peaceful life without tensions and cut-throat competitions.
Personally, I am more incline to work in a big city where I can be exposed to both good opportunities and severe competitions. I believe in “the survival of the fittest” and am prepared to meet the challenges of city life.
[改错]短文改错专项训练（三）
[ 07/09/30 21:53 | by admin ]
07/09/30 21:53 | by admin ]
【第一页】短文改错正文以及题目
【第二页】短文改错答案&解析
【第二页】短文改错答案&解析
引用
Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has
been bound to the planet on which he originated and
developed. Now he had the capability to leave that planet ___1___
and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has
known previously only directly. Men have explored parts of ___2___
the moon, put spaceships in orbit around another planet and
possibly within the decade will land into another planet and ___3___
explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may be ___4___
able to colonize other planet within the not—too—distant ___5___
future? Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution
to the population problem. ship the excess people off to the
moon. But we must keep in head the billions of dollars we ___6___
might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain the earth’s
population at its present level. we would have to blast off into
space 7,500 people every hour of every day of the year.
Why are we spending so little money on space ___7___
exploration? Consider the great need for improving many ___8___
aspects of the global environment, one is surely justified in
his concern for the money and resources that they are poured ___9___
into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should
look at both sides of the coin before arriving hasty conclusions. ___10___
been bound to the planet on which he originated and
developed. Now he had the capability to leave that planet ___1___
and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has
known previously only directly. Men have explored parts of ___2___
the moon, put spaceships in orbit around another planet and
possibly within the decade will land into another planet and ___3___
explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may be ___4___
able to colonize other planet within the not—too—distant ___5___
future? Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution
to the population problem. ship the excess people off to the
moon. But we must keep in head the billions of dollars we ___6___
might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain the earth’s
population at its present level. we would have to blast off into
space 7,500 people every hour of every day of the year.
Why are we spending so little money on space ___7___
exploration? Consider the great need for improving many ___8___
aspects of the global environment, one is surely justified in
his concern for the money and resources that they are poured ___9___
into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should
look at both sides of the coin before arriving hasty conclusions. ___10___
2007年12月英语六级备考-完形（四）
[ 07/09/28 09:37 | by admin ]
07/09/28 09:37 | by admin ]
【第一页】完形填空正文&题目
【第二页】完形填空答案&解析
引用
Historically, humans get serious about avoiding disasters only after one has just struck them. __62__ that logic, 2006 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior. With the memory of 9/11 still __63__ in their minds, Americans watched hurricane Katrina, the most expensive disaster in U.S. history, on __64__ TV. Anyone who didn't know it before should have learned that bad things can happen. And they are made __65__ worse by our willful blindness to risk as much as our __66__ to work together before everything goes to hell.
Granted, some amount of delusion(错觉)is probably part of the __67__ condition. In A.D. 63, Pompeii was seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work __68__, in the same spot-until they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. But a __69__ of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at __70__ themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we __71__ did about the dangers we face. But it turns __72__ that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is __73__ the storm, the quake or the __74__ itself. More often it is ourselves.
So what has happened in the year that __75__ the disaster on the Gulf Coast?In New Orleans,the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls.They have got the walls to __76__ they were before Katrina,more or less.That's not __77__,we can now say with confidence.But it may be all __78__ can be expected from one year of hustle(忙碌).
Meanwhile,New Orleans offcials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to __79__ the sick and the disabled.The city estimates that 15,000 people will need a __80__ out.However,state officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken.The __81__ with neighboring communities are on going and difficult.
(本篇为07.6真题)
Granted, some amount of delusion(错觉)is probably part of the __67__ condition. In A.D. 63, Pompeii was seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work __68__, in the same spot-until they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. But a __69__ of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at __70__ themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we __71__ did about the dangers we face. But it turns __72__ that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is __73__ the storm, the quake or the __74__ itself. More often it is ourselves.
So what has happened in the year that __75__ the disaster on the Gulf Coast?In New Orleans,the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls.They have got the walls to __76__ they were before Katrina,more or less.That's not __77__,we can now say with confidence.But it may be all __78__ can be expected from one year of hustle(忙碌).
Meanwhile,New Orleans offcials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to __79__ the sick and the disabled.The city estimates that 15,000 people will need a __80__ out.However,state officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken.The __81__ with neighboring communities are on going and difficult.
(本篇为07.6真题)
引用
__62__ 62 A) To B) By C) On D) For
__63__ 63 A) fresh B) obvious C) apparent D) evident
__64__ 64 A) visual B) vivid C) live D) lively
__65__ 65 A) little B) less C) more D) much
__66__ 66 A) reluctance B) rejection C) denial D) decline
__67__ 67 A) natural B) world C) social D) human
__68__ 68 A) revising B) refining C) rebuilding D) retrieving
__69__ 69 A) review B) reminder C) concept D) prospect
__70__ 70 A) preparing B) protesting C) protecting D) prevailing
__71__ 71 A) never B) ever C) then D) before
__72__ 72 A) up B) down C) over D) out
__73__ 73 A) merely B) rarely C) incidentally D) accidentally
__74__ 74 A) surge B) spur C) surf D) splash
__75__ 75 A) ensued B) traced C) followed D) occurred
__76__ 76 A) which B) where C) what D) when
__77__ 77 A) enough B) certain C) conclusive D) final
__78__ 78 A) but B) as C) that D) those
__79__ 79 A) exile B) evacuate C) dismiss D) displace
__80__ 80 A) ride B) trail C) path D) track
__81__ 81 A) conventions B) notifications C) communications D) negotiations
__63__ 63 A) fresh B) obvious C) apparent D) evident
__64__ 64 A) visual B) vivid C) live D) lively
__65__ 65 A) little B) less C) more D) much
__66__ 66 A) reluctance B) rejection C) denial D) decline
__67__ 67 A) natural B) world C) social D) human
__68__ 68 A) revising B) refining C) rebuilding D) retrieving
__69__ 69 A) review B) reminder C) concept D) prospect
__70__ 70 A) preparing B) protesting C) protecting D) prevailing
__71__ 71 A) never B) ever C) then D) before
__72__ 72 A) up B) down C) over D) out
__73__ 73 A) merely B) rarely C) incidentally D) accidentally
__74__ 74 A) surge B) spur C) surf D) splash
__75__ 75 A) ensued B) traced C) followed D) occurred
__76__ 76 A) which B) where C) what D) when
__77__ 77 A) enough B) certain C) conclusive D) final
__78__ 78 A) but B) as C) that D) those
__79__ 79 A) exile B) evacuate C) dismiss D) displace
__80__ 80 A) ride B) trail C) path D) track
__81__ 81 A) conventions B) notifications C) communications D) negotiations
