六級閱讀理解訓練和答案

六級閱讀理解訓練和答案Thegiftofbeingabletodescribeafaceaccuratelyisarareone，aseveryexperiencedpoliceofficerknowstohiscost.AstheLancetputitrecently：“Whenwetrytodescribefacespreciselywordsfailus，andweresorttoidentikit拼臉型圖procedures.”Yet，accordingtooneauthorityonthesubject，wecaneachprobablyrecognisemorethan1，000faces，themajorityofwhichdifferinfinedetails.This，whenonecomestothinkofit，isatremendousfeat，though，curiouslyenough，relativelylittleattentionhasbeendevotedtothefundamentalproblemsofhowandwhyweacquirethisgiftforrecognizingandrememberingfaces.Isitaninbornpropertyofourbrains，oranacquiredone?Assooftenhappens，theexpertstendtodiffer.Thus，somearguethatitisinborn，andthatthereare“specialcharacteristicsaboutthebrain‘sabilitytodistinguishfaces”。Insupportofthisthesetheynotehowmuchbetterweareatrecognizingafaceafterasingleencounterthanweare，forexample，inrecognizinganindividualhorse.Ontheotherhand，therearethose，andtheyareprobablyinthemajority，whoclaimthatthegiftisanacquiredone.Theargumentsinfavourofthislatterview，itmustbeconfessed，areimpressive.Itisahabitthatisacquiredsoonafterbirth.Watch，forinstance，howaquiteyoungbabyrecogniseshismemberbysight.Grantedthathisothersenseshelp-thesoundothervoice，hissenseofsmell，thedistinctivewayshehandleshim.Butofallthese，sightispredominant.Formedattheverybeginningoflife，theabilitytorecognizefacesquicklybecomesanestablishedhabit，andonethatis，essentialfordailyliving，ifnotnecessarilyforsurvival.Howessentialandvaluableitisweprobablydonotappreciateuntilweencounterpeoplewhohavebeendeprivedofthefaculty.Thisunfortunateinabilitytorecognizefamiliarfacesisknowntoall，butsuchpeoplecanoftenrecognizeindividualsbytheirvoices，theirwalkingmannersortheirspectacles.Withtypicalhumaningenuitymanyoftheseunfortunatepeopleovercometheirhandicapbyrecognizingothercharacteristicfeatures..Itisstatedinthepassagethat.A.itisunusualforapersontobeabletoidentifyafacesatisfactorily.theabilitytorecognizefacesunhesitatinglyisanunusualgiftC.quitafewpeoplecanvisualizefacestheyhaveseenD.fewpeoplecangiveexactdetailsoftheappearanceofaface.Whattheauthorfeelsstrangeaboutisthat.A.peoplehavethetremendousabilitytorecognizemorethan1，000facespeopledon‘tthinkmuchoftheproblemofhowandwhyweacquiretheabilitytorecognizeandrememberfacesC.peopledon‘trealizehowessentialandvaluableitisforthemtohavetheabilitytorecognizefacesD.peoplehavebeenarguingmuchoverthewaypeoplerecognizeandrememberfacesWhatisthefirstsuggestedexplanationoftheoriginoftheability?A.Itisoneofthecharacteristicspeculiartohumanbeings.B.Itisacquiredsoonafterbirth.C.Itissomethingwecandofromtheverymomentweareborn.D.Itislearnedfromourenvironmentandexperiences.Accordingtothepassage，howimportantistheabilitytorecognizefaces?A.Itisusefulindailylifebutisnotnecessarilyessential.B.Itisabsencewouldmakenormaleverydaylifeimpossible.C.Undercertaincircumstanceswecouldnotexistwithoutit.D.Normalsociallifewouldbedifficultwithoutit.

Thispassageseemstoemphasizethat.A.theabilitytorecognizeindividualsisdependentonothersensesaswellassightsightisindispensabletorecognizingindividualsC.theabilitytorecognisefacesisaspecialinbornabilityofthebrainD.theimportanceoftheabilityofrecognizefacesinfullyappreciatedbypeople.答案：DBCBA□TherearespectaculardifferencesbetweenfinancialmarketsontheContinentofEuropeontheonehand，andinBritainontheotherhand.InBritain，themarketisreallytheCityofLondon.Itisafreemarket，anditcontrolsmostoftheflowofsavingstoinvestment.OntheContinent，eitherafewbanksorgovernmentofficialsdirecttheflowoffundstosuittheireconomicplans.InGermanytheflowisdirectedbyall-powerfulbanks.InBritainthereismorefreeinterplayofmarketforcesandfarfewerregulations，rulesand“redtape”。AFrenchbankersummeditupthisway：“OntheContinentyoucan‘tdoanythingunlessyou’rebeentoldyoucan;inEnglandontheotherhandyoucandoeverythingaslongasyouhaven‘tbeentoldnotto.”Therearemanybasicreasonsforthesedifferences.OneisthatContinentalsaverstendtoprefergold，cashorshort-termassets.Theyinvestonly10%oftheirsavingsininstitutionslikepensionfundsorinsurancecompanies.ButinBritain50%ofsavingsgoestothem，andthey，inturn，investdirectlyinequitymarket.AfarlowerproportionofsavingsisputinthebanksintheformofliquidassetsthanontheContinent.Continentalgovernmentsintervenedirectlyorthroughthebankstocollectsavingstogetherandtransformthemintomediumorlong-termloansforinvestment.Theequitymarketislargelybypassed.OntheContinenteconomicplanningtendstobefarmorecentralizedthaninBritain.InBritainitispossibletoinfluencedecisionsaffectingthecountry‘seconomyfromwithintheCity.Itattractsaskilledandhighlyqualifiedworkforce.InFrance，ontheotherhand，anskilledandhighlyqualifiedworkforce.InFrance，ontheotherhand，anintelligentyoungmanwhowantsacareerinfinancewouldprobablyfindthecivilservicemoreattractive.InBritainthemarket，ormoreaccurately，moneytendstoberegardedasanendinitself.OntheContinentitisregardedasameanstoanend：investmentintheeconomy.ToBritisheyescontinentalsystemswithpossibleexceptionoftheDutchseemslowandinefficient.ButthereisoneoutstandingfacttheCityshouldnotoverlook.Britain‘sgrowthratesandlevelsofinvestmentoverthelasttenyearshavebeenmuchlowerthanontheContinent.Therearemanyreasonsforthis，buttheCitymusttakepartoftheblame.Ifitisacceptedthatthebasicfunctionofafinancialmarketistosupplyindustryandcommercewithfinanceinordertoachievedesiredratesofgrowth，itcanbesaidthatbyconcentratingonthemarketforitsownsaketheCityhastendedtoforgetthatbasicfunction.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SavingsandtheGrowthRate.B.BankingandFinance：TwoDifferentRealities.C.MonetaryPolicyinBritain.D.TheEuropeanContinentandBritain.2.Whatseemstobethemostfundamentalreasonforthisdifference?A.TheBritishtendtoregardmoneyasanend，whereasContinentalEuropeanconsideritameanstoanend.B.TheBritishinvestonly10%oftheirsavingsinpensionfunds.C.OntheContinentyoucan‘tdoanythingunlessyouha