六级深度阅读练习与解析 12.20

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.

　　Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.

　　Laziness is a sin, everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of ridicule or fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be paralyzed by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies may prevent work: some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements that they are unable to deal with; strictly speaking, they are merely procrastinating--rescheduling their day.

　　Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators, some people may look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, contemplating, researching. We should remember that some great scientific discoveries occurred by chance or while someone was goofing off. Newton wasnt working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have some lazy build the car or stove we buy, particularly if that laziness were caused by the workers taking time to check each step of his work and to do his job right. And sometimes, being lazythat is, taking time off for a restis good for the overworked student or executive. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard, to doctor whos simply working himself overtime too many evenings, at the clinic. So be careful when youre tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting, or planning his or her next book.

　　47. What is the main idea of this passage?

　　48. According to the first paragraph, some people appear lazy because ___________________ _ .

　　49. What do you think of laziness according to the second paragraph?

　　50. According to the author, we cannot call the people lazy who are not at work because _______________________.

　　51. The word fantasies probably means _______________________.

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　　Section A

　　原文精译

　　【47】每个人都知道，懒惰是种罪过。我们可能都接受过这样的训诫：懒惰是不道德的，是浪费生命，懒人一生都不会有什么成就。但懒惰的害处却远不止于此;它通常是更复杂的原因所致，并不仅仅是简单的怠工。看似懒惰的人们，其实正遭受着更严重的问题。【50】他们可能对同伴极不信任，害怕被嘲弄或怕自己的想法被别人窃取，以至于不能参加团队工作。这些看似懒惰的人，可能因为害怕面临工作不能取得成效的失败而停顿不前。其他类型的幻想也可能妨碍工作：他们忙于计划，有时他们计划的是实际上达不到的伟大成就;严格来讲，他们只是在拖延不断重新规划他们的每一天。

　　【47】【49】事实上懒惰可能会有帮助。就像那些有拖沓习惯的人一样，有些人看起来很懒，但实际上他们在思考问题、制定计划、深入思索、进行研究。我们应该记住，有些伟大的科学发现是偶然发生的，或恰好有人不经意时看到。苹果砸到牛顿时，他并不在果园里工作，而他却发现了万有引力定律。我们都希望懒惰的人构造我们所买的车或炉子，尤其是这种懒惰出现的原因是，工人要花时间去一步步检查自己的工作，来把工作做好。有时候，懒惰 即，花时间休息一下对超量工作的学生或行政长官来讲很有好处。对拼命训练的运动员或在医院连续数夜加班的医生来讲，休息一下特别有好处。所以，当你想叫别人懒人时，一定要小心。【48】那个人有可能正在思考问题，正在休息，或正在构思下一部书。

　　47.答案There are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy.

　　解析：这篇文章分两部分讲，第一段讲到懒惰的缺点;第二段提及懒惰的优点。考生要将两部分结合起来，本文主要讲了懒惰的优缺点。注意答案首字母大写。

　　48.答案they are distrustful of their fellow workers

　　解析：根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第一段。有些人看起来很懒惰，原因在于不信任他人。

　　49答案Laziness can actually be helpful sometimes.

　　解析：根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第二段。段首讲述了本段话的主要内容：懒惰有时候很有好处。.

　　50答案they may be thinking，resting，or planning their next work

　　解析：根据题干，考生可锁定文章的第二段。段末讲到，想叫某人懒人时一定要小心，因为他有可能在思考、休息、或构思下一部书。

　　51答案delusions

　　解析：此空比较简单。fantasy这里指的是delusion，意为幻想，考生要注意用名词复数形式。