最新英语六级阅读训练文档格式.docx
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suchasfoodandclothing,and"
services"
suchastransportandentertainment.
Acountry'
scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'
snaturalresources,suchascoal,gold,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals,andhaveafertilesoilandafavorableclimate;
otherregionspossessperhapsonlyoneofthesethings,andsomeregionspossessnoneofthem.TheU.S.Aisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehasvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders,hersoilisfertile,andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaDesert,ontheotherhand,isoneoftheleastwealthy.
Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.ChinaisperhapsaswelloffastheU.S.A.innaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonswas.unabletodevelopherresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'
speople.Oldcountriesthathave,throughmanycenturies,trainedupnumerousskilledcraftsmenandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Wealthalsoproduceswealth.Asacountrybecomeswealthier,itspeoplehavealargemarginforsaving,andcanputtheirsavingsintofactoriesandmachineswhichwillhelpworkerstoturnoutmoregoodsintheirworkingday.
1.Acountry'
swealthdependsupon______.,
A.itsstandardoflivingB.itsmoney
C.itsabilitytoprovidegoodsandservicesD.itsabilitytoprovidetransportandentertainment
2.Theword"
foremost"
means______.
A.mostimportantlyB.firstly
C.largelyD.forthemostpart
3.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat______.
A.acountry'
swealthdependsonmanyfactors
B.theU.S.A.isoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworld
C.theSaharaDesertisaverypoorregion
D.naturalresourcesareanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofacountry
4.Thethirdparagraphmentionssomeoftheadvantageswhichonecountrymayhaveoveranotherinmakinguseofitsresources.Howmanysuchadvantagesarementionedinthisparagraph?
A.2B.3
C.4D.5
5.Thesecondsentence.inParagraph3is______.
A.themainideaoftheparagraph
B.anexamplesupportingthemainideaoftheparagraph
C.theconclusionoftheparagraph
D.notrelatedtotheparagraph
1.C2.A3.A4.B5.B
●TheproductivityofAmericansemployedinprivatebusinesseshasdeclined.TheproductivityofworkersincountriessuchasJapanandGermanyisincreasing.Americanmachinetools,onaverage,areold,relativelyinefficient,andrapidlybecomingobsolete,whereasthoseofourcompetitorsoverseas,incomparison,arenewerandmoreefficient.Wearenolongerthemostproductiveworkersintheworld.Wearenolongertheleadersinindustrialinnovation(革新).Weareanimmensely
wealthynationofeducatedmenandwomenwhoseemtohavelostsightofthefactthateverything—fromthesimplestnecessitiestothefinestluxuries—mustbeproducedthroughourowncollectivehardwork.Wehavecometoexpectautomaticincreasesinourcollectivestandardofliving,butweseemtohaveforgottenthattheseincreasesarepossibleonlywhenourproductivitycontinuestogrow.
Onethingthatmustchangeistherateatwhichwesubstitutecapitalequipmentforhumanlabor.Simplyput,ourlaborforcehasincreasedatafargreaterratethanhasourstockofcapitalinvestment.Weseemtohaveforgottenthatourpastproductivitygains,toalargeextent,wererealizedfromsubstitutionsofcapitalforhumanlabor.Today,3timesasmanyrobotsarelistedascapitalassetsbyJapanesefirmsasbyUnitedStatesfirms.
ThereisnodoubtthatrobotswillbecomeacommonsightinAmericanfactories.Representinganewgenerationoftechnology,robotswillreplacefactorylabormuchasthefarmtractorreplacedthehorse.Robottechnologyhasmuchtooffer.Itoffershigherlevelsofproductivityandqualityatlowercosts;
inpromisestofreemenandwomenfromthedull,repetitioustoilofthefactory,itislikelytohaveanimpactonsocietycomparabletothatmadebythegrowthofcomputertechnology.
1.Theword"
obsolete"
(Para.1)mostprobablymeans_______.
A.weakB.old
C.newD.outofdate
2.Theauthorisanxiousabout_______.
A.hispeoplenolongertakingtheleadinindustrialinnovation
B.hiscountrynolongerbeingawealthynation
C.hispeopleforgettingtoraisetheirproductivity
D.hiscountryfallingbehindotherindustrialnations
3.Accordingtotheauthor,inhiscountry_______..
A.theproportionoflaborforcetocapitalinvestmentisquitelow
B.thegrowthrateoflaborforceshouldbegreaterthanthatofcapitalinvestment
C.theproductivityincreasesshouldbeachievedbytheincreasesoflaborforce
D.capitalinvestmentshouldhaveincreasedmorerapidlythanlaborforce
4.Sofarastheinfluenceonsocietyisconcerned,_______.
A.robottechnologyseemstobemuchmorepromisingthancomputertechnology
B.computertechnologyhaslesstoofferthanrobottechnology
C.robottechnologycanbecomparedwithcomputertechnology
D.robottechnologycannotbecomparedwithcomputertechnology
5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistoshowthat_______.
A.robotswillhelpincreaselaborproductivity
B.robotswillruleAmericanfactories
C.robotsarecheaperthanhumanlaborers
D.robotswillfinallyreplacehumansinfactories
1.D2.C3.D4.C5.A
●Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;
butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;
theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.
Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:
thefirst,knowledge;
thesecond,technique.
Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents'
pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.
26.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?
A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.
B.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.
C.Therearen'
tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.
D.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.
27.Thewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayis
A.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly
B.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwell
C.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly
D.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly
28.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage,hesuggests,isby_______.
A.pickingitupnaturallyasachild
B.learningfromanativespeaker
C.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuch
D.undertakingsystematicwork
29.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon_______.
A.howcloselyheattendstothematter
B.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaught
C.histeacher'
sapproachtopronunciation
D.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling
30.Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?
A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.
B.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponpronunciation.
C.Bynotusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom.
D.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetwe
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