2022下半年大學(xué)英語六級閱讀理解習(xí)題新

千里之行，始于足下讓知識帶有溫度。第第2頁/共2頁精品文檔推薦2022下半年大學(xué)英語六級閱讀理解習(xí)題1.2022下半年高校英語六級閱讀理解習(xí)題

facedwithrapidchangeandthefearanduncertainty1thatgowithit,heearly1980stheideaofreturningtothewaysofthepasthadastrongappeal2tomanyamericanswhoincreasinglyviewedtheirpastasbeingbetterthantheirfuture.twofamousexpertshaveobservedthatuntilthe1970samericansgenerallybelievedthatthepresentwasabettertimefortheircountrythanthepastandthatthefuturewouldbebetterthanthepresent;by1978,however,publicopinionpolls3showedthatmanyamericanshadcometobelievethatjusttheopposite4wastrue:thepasthadbeenbetterforthecountrythanthepresent,andthepresentwasbetterthanthefuturewouldbe.

thepopularappealofreturningtothewaysofthepastasasolutiontotheproblemsofthe1980swasdemonstratedwhenronaldreagan5waselectedpresidentoftheunitedstatesin1980.timemagazinechosepresidentreaganasits“manoftheyear”andsaidofhim,“intellectually,emotionally,reaganlivesinthepast.”

oneofpresidentreagan’hosetimesbusinessinstitutionswerestrongandgovernmentinstitutionswereweak.reaganbelievesthattheamericanvaluesofindividualfreedomandcompetitionarestrengthenedbybusinessandweakenedbygovernment.therefore,hisprogramsaspresidenthavebeendesignedtogreatlystrengthenbusinessandreducethesizeandpowerofthenationalgovernment.bymovinginthiswaytowardthepracticesofthepast,presidentreaganbelievedthatthestandardoflivingofamericanswouldbegintoimproveoncemoreinthe1980sasithaddonethroughoutmostofthenation’shistory.

閱讀自測

Ⅰ.addthecorrectprefixtothefollowingwords:

plan———

bearable———

expected———

pay———

certain———

war———

known———

common———

decided———

Ⅱ.fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesinthepassage:

1.happinessdoesn’tnecessarily________(伴隨)money.

2.travelinghasastrong________(吸引力)tomanyyoungpeoplenowadays.

3.billclintonhaseverbeenchosenas________(年度風(fēng)云人物)inthe1990s.

4.weallwanttolearn________(盡可能)togetabetterfuture.5.weareconfidentthatthe________(生活水平)ofchinahasbeengreatlyimprovedsincetheopen-up.2.2022下半年高校英語六級閱讀理解習(xí)題

oneoftenhearsitsaidthattravelbroadensthemind:ifyoustayinyourowncountrythewholetime,yourideasremainnarrow;whereasifyoutravelabroadyouseenewcustoms,eatnewfoods,donewthings,andcomebackhomewithabroadermind.

butdoesthisalways—orevenusually—happen?anacquaintance2ofminewholivesinenglandandhadneverbeenoutsideituntillastsummer,decidedtogoover3tofranceforatrip.whenhereturned,iaskedhimhowhelikedit.“terrible,”washisanswer.“icouldn’tgetanicecupofteaanywhere.4thankgoodnessi’mback.”iaskedhimwhetherhehadn’thadanygoodfoodwhilehewasthere.“oh,thedinnerswereallright,”hesaid.“ifoundalittleplacewheretheymadequitegoodfishandchips.notasgoodasours,mindyou5,buttheywerepassable.butthebreakfastswereterrible:nobaconorkippers.ihadfriedeggsandchips,butitwasquitea6businessgettingthemtomakethem.theyexpectedmetoeatrolls.andwheniaskedformarmalade,theybroughtstrawberryjam.anddoyouknow,theyinsistedthatitwasmarmalade?thetroubleistheydon’tknowenglish.”

ithoughtituselesstoexplainthatweborrowedtheword‘marmalade’fromfrench,andthatitmeans,inthatlanguage,anykindofjam.soisaid,“butdidn’tyoueatanyofthefamousfrenchfood?”“what?me?”hesaid.“ofcoursenot!givemegoodoldenglishfoodeverytime!noneofthesefancybitsforme!”obviouslytravelhadnotbroadenedhismind.

thisdoesnot,ofcourse,happenonlytoenglishmeninfrance:allnationalities,inallforeigncountries,canbefoundjudgingwhattheysee,hear,tasteandsmellaccordingtotheirownhabitsandcustoms.peoplewhoarebettereducatedandwhohavereadalotaboutforeigncountriestendtobemoreadaptable7andtolerant8,butthisisbecausetheirmindshavealreadybeenbroadenedbeforetheystarttravelling.infact,itiseasiertobebroad-mindedaboutforeignhabitsandcustoms,ifone’sacquaintancewiththesethingsislimitedtobooksandfilms.theamericansmilestolerantlyovertheabsenceofcentralheatinginmostenglishhomeswhenheishimselfcomfortablyseatedinhisarmchairinhiscentrallyheatedhouseinchicago;theenglishmanreadsaboutthesanitaryarrangementsinacertaintropicalcountry,andtheinhabitantsofthelatterreadaboutlondonfogs,andeachsidemanagestobedetachedandbroad-minded.9butactualphysicalcontactwiththingsoneisunaccustomedtoismuchmoredifficulttobearphilosophically.

perhapstheidealwouldbeiftravelcouldsucceedinmakingpeopletolerantofthehabitsandcustomsofotherswithoutabandoningtheirown.thecriterionforjudgingaforeignercouldbe:doeshetrytobepoliteandconsideratetoothers?insteadof:ishelikeme?

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Ⅰ.trueorfalse:

1.itisoftensaidthatifyoutravelabroadtoseemanynewthings,yourmindwillbebroadened.

2.theenglishmanhadahappylifewhenhetravelledtofrance.

3.theword‘marmalade’isoriginallyafrenchword,whichmeansanykindofjam.

4.intheviewoftheauthor,peopleoftenjudgethingsaccordingtotheirownhabitsandcustoms.

5.theauthorthinksthatpeoplewhoarebettereducatedandreadalotareeasilytobetolerant.

6.tea,bacon,kippers,chipsarealltypicalenglishfood.3.2022下半年高校英語六級閱讀理解習(xí)題

oneofourexpectationsabouteducationisthatitwillpayoff1intermsofupwardmobility.historically,thecorrelationbetweeneducationandincomehasbeenstrong.butintheearly1970sacontradictiondevelopedbetweeneducationandtheeconomy.ourvalueofeducationandouraverageeducationalattainmentoutstrippedthecapacityoftheeconomytoabsorbthegraduates.sincethe1970s,high-schoolgraduateshaveexperiencedastrikingdecreaseinearnings,makingthemthefirstgenerationsinceworldwarⅡtofacealowerstandardoflivingthantheirparentshad.

expertshavearguedthatthiscontradictionisattheheartoftheproblemofpubliceducationtoday.itisnot,asbusinessleadersclaim,thattheschoolsarefailingtoproperlyeducatestudents,thattheyareturningout2youngpeoplewhoareinadequatelypreparedtofunctionintheworkplace.therealproblemisadearthofeconomicopportunitiesforstudentswhoarenotcontinuingontocollege.

collegegraduatesalsoarehavingdifficultyfindingjobs.evenwhentheydo,thejobsmaynotbecommensuratewith3theirtrainingandexpectations.partoftheproblemisthattoomanyyoungamericansaspiretohaveprofessionaljobs,makingdisappointmentandfrustrationinevitableforsome.manystudentsassumedthatwhatwastrueofanindividu-al—thatthehighertheeducation,thebetterthejobopportunities—wouldalsobetrueforanentiresociety4.butwhenthenumbersofbetter-educatedyoungpeoplebecametoogreat,theeconomycouldnolongerabsorbthem

anotherpartoftheproblemistheassumptionthatgreatereducationalattainmentguaranteescareeradvancement.infact,employersdonotroutinelyrewardeducationalattainment;rather,theyrewarditonlywhentheybelieveitwillcontributetotheemployee’sproductivity.

weshouldnotoverlookthefactthatthereisstillastrongcorrelationbetweeneducation,occupation,andincome.collegegraduateshaveastrongadvantageoverthosewithlesseducation.butthepayoffisneitheraslargenorascertainasitoncewas.

unfortunately,americanshavefocusedsostronglyontheeconomicpayoffthatmanyconsidertheircollegeeducationuselessifitdoesnotyieldadesirable,well-payingjob.onlyinthissensecanwespeakofan“oversupply”ofcollegegraduates.5wecouldarguethatalloratleastthemajorityofamericanswouldprofitbys