六级阅读训练练习.docx
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Racket,dinclamor,noise,whateveryouwanttocallit,unwantedsoundisAmerica’smostwidespreadnuisance.Butnoiseismorethanjustanuisance.Itconstitutesarealandpresentdangertopeople’shealth.Dayandnight,athome,atwork,andatplay,noisecanproduceseriousphysicalandpsychologicalstress.Nooneisimmunetothisstress.Thoughweseemtoadjusttonoisebyignoringit,theear,infact,neverclosesandthebodystillresponds—sometimeswithextremetension,astoastrangesoundinthenight.
Theannoyancewefeelwhenfacedwithnoiseisthemostcommonoutwardsymptomofthestressbuildingupinsideus.Indeed,becauseirritabilityissoapparent,legislatorshavemadepublicannoyancethebasisofmanynoiseabatementprograms.Themoresubtleandmoreserioushealthhazardsassociatedwithstresscausedbynoisetraditionallyhavebeengivenmuchlessattention.Nevertheless,whenweareannoyedormadeirritablebynoise,weshouldconsiderthesesymptomsfairwarningthatotherthingmaybehappeningtous,someofwhichmaybedamagingtoourhealth.
Ofmanyhealthhazardstonoise,hearinglossisthemostclearlyobservableandmeasurablebyhealthprofessionals.Theotherhazardsarehardertopindown.Formanyofus,theremaybeariskthatexposuretothestressofnoiseincreasessusceptibilitytodiseaseandinfection.Themoresusceptibleamongusmayexperiencenoiseasacomplicatingfactorinheartproblemsandotherdiseases.Noisethatcausesannoyanceandirritabilityinhealthpersonsmayhaveseriousconsequencesforthesealreadyillinmindorbody.
Noiseaffectsusthroughoutourlives.Forexample,thereareindicationsofeffectsontheunbornchildwhenmothersareexposedtoindustrialandenvironmentalnoise.Duringinfancyandchildhood,youngstersexposedtohighnoiselevelsmayhavetroublefallingasleepandobtainingnecessaryamountsofrest.
Why,then,istherenotgreateralarmaboutthesedangers?
Perhapsitisbecausethelinkbetweennoiseandmanydisabilitiesordiseaseshasnotyetbeenconclusivelydemonstrated.Perhapsitisbecausewetendtodismissannoyanceasapricetopayforlivinginthemodernworld.Itmayalsobebecausewestillthinkofhearinglossasonlyanoccupationalhazard.
1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas___.
A.unrealistic B.traditional C.concerned D.hysterical
2.InParagraph1,thephrase“immuneto”areusedtomean___.
A.unaffectedby B.hurtby
C.unlikelytobeseenby D.unknownby
3.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Noiseisamajorproblem;mostpeoplerecognizeitsimportance.
B.Althoughnoisecanbeannoying,itisnotamajorproblem.
C.Noiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbeenrecognizedassuch.
D.Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone.
4.Theauthorcondemnsnoiseessentiallybecauseit___.
A.isagainstthelaw B.canmakesomepeopleirritable
C.isanuisance D.inagangertopeople’shealth
5.Theauthorwouldprobablyconsiderresearchabouttheeffectsnoisehasonpeopletobe___.
A.unimportant B.impossible. C.awasteofmoney D.essential
CACDD
TheReader’sdigestinvestigationaskedAmericanswhichwasthebiggestthreattothenation’sfuture—bigbusiness,biglabororbiggovernment.Awhopping67percentreplied“biggovernment”
Opinionresearchersrarelyseesuchavastchangeinpublicattitude.Whenputinhistoricalperspective,fromthetimeofFranklinRoosevelt’sNewDealtothepresent,thefallenstatusofgovernmentasaprotectorandbenefactorisextraordinary.We’vereturnedtotheinstinctiveAmericanwarinessofWashingtonsocommonbeforetheGreatDepression.
Inourpoll,takenbeforetheNovemberelections,theoverwhelmingmajorityofourrespondentswantedtostoporrollbacktheimpactofgovernment.InanswertoanotherquestionposedbyTheDigest,79percentsaidtheywantedeithernomorethanthecurrentlevelofgovernmentservicesandtaxes,orlessgovernmentandlowertaxes.
“Itseemstomethatweinthemiddleclassbearmostoftheburden,”saysJoneNellNorman,61,anurseinDyersburg,Tenn.,whooftenwondersaboutthegovernment’sjudgementinspendinghermoney.
OfAmericansinoursample,62percentbelievethatpolitician’sethicsandhonestyhavefallen.AndwhataboutCongress?
Isitdoingagoodjob?
Ordomembers“spendmoretimethinkingabouttheirpoliticalfuturesthanpassinggoodlegislation?
”Acrossgenerations,athumping89percentthoughtthelatter.“Congressalwaysseemstobescrewingup,”saysoneyoungXer.
However,Americansaresatisfiedwiththeirownlivesandjobs.Fouroffiverespondentswere“completely“or“somewhat“satisfied.Thefiguresheldupacrossallages–includingXer,whommanypunditshaveclaimedarepessimisticabouttheirfuture.
Lookingdeeperatjobs,wefound70percentofAmericansbelievetheyareaboutwheretheyshouldbe,giventheirtalentsandeffort.Thisisanissuewhereagealwaysmakesadifference,sinceolderpeople,whoaremoreestablishedintheirjobstendtobemoresatisfied,whileyoungerworkersarestilltryingtofindtherightniche.Sureenough,Xersscored65percent,aboutfivepointsbelowaverage.
1.”Xers”isrepeatedseveraltimestoreferto
A.accusersB.youngerrespondents
C.collegestudents D.blue-collarworkers
2.TheU.S.governmentstatusinthepublicmindbeforetheGreatDepression____.
A.wasregardedasquitenormal
B.usedtobeverylow
C.remainedadifficultproblemforthefederalgovernment
D.remindedpeopleoftheprincipleslaiddownbyWashington
3.The61-years-oldnurseNormanismentionedinthearticletoshowthat____.
A.thegovernmenthascheatedheroutofhermoney
B.itishardforhertoearnaliving
C.evenaretirednursehaslostfaithinthegovernment
D.themorethegovernmentdoesthegreaterstaketax–payers’moneywillbeputat
4.”Screwingup“inparagraph5maybeparaphrasedas____.
A.indecisiveinmakingdecisions B.benefitingthenationinearnest
C.makingamessofeverything D.debatinghotly
5.”Politicalfuture“inparagraph5maybeparaphrasedas____.
A.thefutureofthewholenation B.people’swell–beinginthefuture
C.apositionofhigherrank D.awarenessofconsistencyinpolicies
BBDCC
Yet,accordingtooneauthorityonthesubject,wecaneachprobablyrecognisemorethan1,000faces,themajorityofwhichdifferinfinedetails.This,whenonecomestothinkofit,isatremendousfeat,though,curiouslyenough,relativelylittleattentionhasbeendevotedtothefundamentalproblemsofhowandwhyweacquirethisgiftforrecognizingandrememberingfaces.Isitaninbornpropertyofourbrains,oranacquiredone?
Assooftenhappens,theexpertstendtodiffer.
Thegiftofbeingabletodescribeafaceaccuratelyisarareone,aseveryexperiencedpoliceofficerknowstohiscost.AstheLancetputitrecently:
”Whenwetrytodescribefacespreciselywordsfailus,andweresorttoidentikit(拼脸型图)procedures.”
Thus,somearguethatitisinborn,andthatthereare“specialcharacteristicsaboutthebrain’sabilitytodistinguishfaces”.Insupportofthisthesetheynotehowmuchbetterweareatrecognizingafaceafterasingleencounterthanweare,forexample,inrecognizinganindividualhorse.Ontheotherhand,therearethose,andtheyareprobablyinthemajority,whoclaimthatthegiftisanacquiredone.
Butofallthese,sightispredominant.Formedattheverybeginningoflife,theabilitytorecognizefacesquicklybecomesanestablishedhabit,andonethatis,essentialfordailyliving,ifnotnecessarilyforsurvival.Howessentialandvaluableitisweprobablydonotappreciateuntilweencounterpeoplewhohavebeendeprivedofthefaculty.
Theargumentsinfavourofthislatterview,itmustbeconfessed,areimpressive.Itisahabitthatisacquiredsoonafterbirth.Watch,forinstance,howaquiteyoungbabyrecogniseshismemberbysight.Grantedthathisothersenseshelp–thesoundothervoice,hissenseofsmell,thedistinctivewayshehandleshim.
Thisunfortunateinabilitytorecognizefamiliarfacesisknowntoall,butsuchpeoplecanoftenrecognizeindividualsbytheirvoices,theirwalkingmannersortheirspectacles.Withtypicalhumaningenuitymanyoftheseunfortunatepeopleovercometheirhandicapbyrecognizingothercharacteristicfeatures.
1.Itisstatedinthepassagethat______.
A.itisunusualforapersontobeabletoidentifyafacesatisfactorily
B.theabilitytorecognizefacesunhesitatinglyisanunusualgift
C.quitafewpeoplecanvisualizefacestheyhaveseen
D.fewpeoplecangiveexactdetailsoftheappearanceofaface
2.Whatisthefirstsuggestedexplanationoftheoriginoftheability?
A.Itisoneofthecharacteristicspeculiartohumanbeings.
B.Itisacquiredsoonafterbirth.
C.Itissomethingwecandofromtheverymomentweareborn.
D.Itislearnedfromourenvironmentandexperiences.
3.Whattheauthorfeelsstrangeaboutisthat_______.
A.peoplehavethetremendousabilitytorecognizemorethan1,000faces
B.peopledon’tthinkmuchoftheproblemofhowandwhyweacquiretheabilitytorecognizeandrememberfaces
C.peopledon’trealizehowessentialandvaluableitisforthemtohavetheabilitytorecognizefaces
D.peoplehavebeenarguingmuchoverthewaypeoplerecognizeandrememberfaces
4.Accordingtothepassage,howimportantistheabilitytorecognizefaces?
A.Itisusefulindailylifeb
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