英语六级阅读专项王长喜六级考试标准的阅读5

　　第十七篇：

　　Hong Kong， major commercial center for Asia， and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million， is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts， both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman， going about his daily activities， simply must use public transportation at one time or another.

　　Because Hong Kong is in two parts， Kowloon， on the mainland side， and Hong Kong， the island， with Hong Kongs harbor in between， Hong Kongs mass transit systems， in addition to going over land must also cross water.

　　Going from home to work， or going shopping from one side of the harbor to the other， the Hong Kong resident has three choices. One way is to take a bus， which will cross the harbor through an underwater traffic tunnel moving slowly through bumper-to-bumper traffic. Another way is by ferryboat， a pleasant ride which crosses the harbor in from seven to fifteen minutes.

　　But by far the fastest way of crossing the harbor is the newly built underground electric railway， the Hong Kong Metro. If one boards the train in the Central District， the commercial area of Hong Kong on the island side， he can speed across the harbor in an astonishing three minutes. On the other side of the harbor the railway continues， snaking back and forth through the outlying districts of Kowloon， allowing one to get off a short distance from his destination.

　　The story of the Metro is an encouraging one for supporters of mass transit. Although building the system was certainly a challenging task， the Japanese firm hired to construct it did so in record time. Construction got underway in 1979 and it was completed in 1980.

　　For the average commuter the system has only one disadvantages： it is more expensive than by bus or ferry. One can ride the bus across the harbor for half as much， or he can ride the ferry across for less than one-fifth as much.

　　1.Hong Kong ___.

　　A.can do without mass transit.

　　B.finds public transportation too expensive.

　　C.needs public transportation.

　　D.has an insufficient mass transit system.

　　2.Hong Kong Public transportation extends ___.

　　A.over hills and valleys.

　　B.across land and water.

　　C.through mountains.

　　D.throughout the Kowloon area.

　　3.The traffic in the underwater traffic tunnel is ___.

　　A.heavy

　　B.light

　　C.fast

　　D.dangerous

　　4.Crossing the harbor by train is ___.

　　A.by far the most economical method.

　　B.the most pleasant method.

　　C.the least pleasant method.

　　D.the fastest method.

　　5.The business area on the island side of Hong Kong is referred to be as ___.

　　A.Kowloon

　　B.the Central District

　　C.the Hong Kong Metro

　　D.the Hong Kongs harbor.

　　答案：CBADB

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　　第十八篇：

　　The Readers digest investigation asked Americans which was the biggest threat to the nations futurebig business， big labor or big government. A whopping 67 percent replied big government

　　Opinion researchers rarely see such a vast change in public attitude. When put in historical perspective， from the time of Franklin Roosevelts New Deal to the present， the fallen status of government as a protector and benefactor is extraordinary. Weve returned to the instinctive American wariness of Washington so common before the Great Depression.

　　In our poll， taken before the November elections， the overwhelming majority of our respondents wanted to stop or roll back the impact of government. In answer to another question posed by The Digest， 79 percent said they wanted either no more than the current level of government services and taxes， or less government and lower taxes.

　　It seems to me that we in the middle class bear most of the burden， says Jone Nell Norman， 61， a nurse in Dyersburg， Tenn.， who often wonders about the governments judgement in spending her money.

　　Of Americans in our sample， 62 percent believe that politicians ethics and honesty have fallen. And what about Congress? Is it doing a good job? Or do members spend more time thinking about their political futures than passing good legislation? Across generations， a thumping 89 percent thought the latter. Congress always seems to be screwing up， says one young Xer.

　　However， Americans are satisfied with their own lives and jobs. Four of five respondents were completely or somewhat satisfied. The figures held up across all ages including Xer， whom many pundits have claimed are pessimistic about their future.

　　Looking deeper at jobs， we found 70 percent of Americans believe they are about where they should be， given their talents and effort. This is an issue where age always makes a difference， since older people， who are more established in their jobs tend to be more satisfied， while younger workers are still trying to find the right niche. Sure enough， Xers scored 65 percent， about five points below average.

　　1.The U.S. government status in the public mind before the Great Depression ____.

　　A.was regarded as quite normal

　　B.used to be very low

　　C.remained a difficult problem for the federal government

　　D.reminded people of the principles laid down by Washington

　　2.Xers is repeated several times to refer to A.accusers B.younger respondents

　　C.college students D.blue-collar workers 3.The 61-years-old nurse Norman is mentioned in the article to show that ____.

　　A.the government has cheated her out of her money

　　B.it is hard for her to earn a living

　　C.even a retired nurse has lost faith in the government

　　D.the more the government does the greater stake tax payers money will be put at

　　4.Screwing up in paragraph 5 may be paraphrased as ____.

　　A.indecisive in making decisions B.benefiting the nation in earnest

　　C.making a mess of everything D.debating hotly

　　5.Political future in paragraph 5 may be paraphrased as ____.

　　A.the future of the whole nation B.peoples well being in the future

　　C.a position of higher rank D.awareness of consistency in policies

　　答案：BBDCC

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　　第十九篇 ：

　　Everyone has a moment in history， which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him， and afterward when you say to this person the world today or life or reality he will assume that you mean this moment， even if it is fifty years past. The world， through his unleashed(释放的)emotions， imprinted itself upon him， and he carries the stamp of that passing moment forever.

　　For me， this momentfour years in a moment in historywas the war. The war was and is reality for me. I still instinctively live and think in its atmosphere. These are some of its characteristics： Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the president of the United States， and he always has been. The other two eternal world leaders are Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. America is not， never has been， and never will be what the song and poems call it， a land of plenty. Nylon， meat， gasoline， and steel are rare. There are too many jobs and not enough workers. Money is very easy to earn but rather hard to spend， because there isnt very much to buy. Trains are always late and always crowded with service men。 The war will always be fought very far from America， and it will never end. Nothing in America stands still for very long， including the people who are always either leaving or on leave. People in America cry often. Sixteen is the key and crucial and natural age for a human being to be， and people of all other ages are ranged in an orderly manner ahead of and behind you as a harmonious setting for the sixteen-year-olds of the world. When you are sixteen， adults are slightly impressed and almost intimidated by you. This is a puzzle finally solved by the realization that they foresee your military future： fighting for them. You do not foresee it. To waste anything in America is immoral. String and tinfoil are treasures. Newspapers are always crowed with strange maps and names of towns， and every few months the earth seems to lurch(突然倾斜)from its path when you see something in the newspapers， such as the time Mussolini， who almost seemed one of the eternal leaders， is photographed hanging upside down on a meat hook.

　　1.Which statement best depicts the main idea of the first paragraph?

　　A.Reality is what you make of it.

　　B.Time is like a river.

　　C.Emotions are powerful.

　　D.Every person has a special moment.

　　2.Why does the author still clearly remember the war?

　　A.Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President.

　　B.It was his personal reality and part of his life.

　　C.There was not much to buy.

　　D.The war would never end.

　　3.Which statement best describes the authors feelings about the war?

　　A.It was ever real for him， yet he was not actively involved.

　　B.It was real for him because he was a soldier at that time.

　　C.It was very unreal to him.

　　D.The war was very disruptive to the people at home.

　　4.Why does the author think that adults are impressed with sixteen-year-olds?

　　A.Adults would like to be young.

　　B.Sixteen-year-olds do not waste things.

　　C.Sixteen-year-olds read newspapers.

　　D.They will be fighting soon for adults.

　　5.Why does the author say that string and tinfoil are treasures?

　　A.The war has made them scarce.

　　B.They are useful to sixteen-year-olds.

　　C.He liked them when he was sixteen.

　　D.People are very wasteful.

　　答案：DBADA

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　　第二十篇：

　　In general， our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic(官僚主义的) management in which man becomes a small， well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages， Nell-ventilated factories and piped music， and by psychologists and human relations experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless， that he is bored with it. In fact， the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.

　　The worker and employee are anxious， not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live an die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.

　　Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job， they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again by the psychologists， for whom testing is a big business， and by their superiors， who judge their behavior， sociability， capacity to get along， etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than ones fellow competitor creates constant anxiety and stress， the very causes of unhappiness and illness.

　　Am I suggesting that we should return to the preidustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century free enterprise capitalism? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities those of all love and of reason are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end， and should be prevented from ruling man.

　　1.By a well-oiled cog in the machinery the author intends to deliver the idea that man is ____.

　　A.a necessary part of the society though each individuals function is negligible

　　B.working in complete harmony with the rest of the society

　　C.an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society

　　D.a humble component of the society， especially when working smoothly

　　2.The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that ____.

　　A.they are likely to lose their hobs

　　B.they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life

　　C.they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existence

　　D.they are deprived of their individuality and independence

　　3.From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _____.

　　A.who are at the bottom of the society

　　B.who are higher up in their social status

　　C.who prove better than their fellow competitors

　　D.who could dip far away from this competitive world

　　4.To solve the present social problems the author puts foruard a suggestion that we should ______.

　　A.resort to the production mode of our ancestors

　　B.offer higher wages to the workers and employees

　　C.enable man to fully develop his potentialities

　　D.take the fundamental realities for granted

　　5.The authors attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of ______.

　　A.approval B.dissatisfaction

　　C.suspicion D.susceptibility

　　答案：CDDCB

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