英语六级阅读.docx
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表态度的形容词
褒义词:
admiring:
令人羡慕的 admiresb:
羡慕某人 concerned:
关心的,关切的
enthusiastic:
热情的 humorous:
幽默的 interesting:
有趣的
optimistic:
乐观的 positive:
积极地 pleasant:
愉快的
polite:
礼貌的 praising:
赞扬的 supportive/supporting:
支持的
appreciative:
欣赏的 grateful:
感恩的,感激的 sympathetic:
富有同情心的
approval:
同意的
态度中立词:
neutral:
中立的 impartial:
不偏袒的 indifferent:
冷漠的
impersonal:
不带个人感情的objective:
客观的 informative:
提供信息的
贬义词:
embarrassed:
窘的,尴尬的 skeptical:
怀疑的 critical:
批评的
frustrated:
沮丧的,受挫的 inflexible:
不够灵活的,僵硬的
impractical:
不够实际的,难以操作的 sarcastic:
讽刺的
ironic:
讽刺的 biased:
有偏见的 cynical:
悲观的,挖苦的
depressed:
沮丧的 disappointed:
失望的 negative:
否定的,反对的
pessimistic:
悲观的 sensitive:
敏感的 worried:
担忧的
废水
Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomemoreintenseandmorecomplex.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldecreasesubstantiallytheamountofwateravailablefordilutingwastes.Rapidlyexpandingindustrieswhichinvolvemoreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargevolumesofliquidwastes,andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharepoisonous.Tofeedourrapidlyexpandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolveever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturechemicals.Fromthis,itisapparentthatdrasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthepollutionproblem.
Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbelessened.Thefirstrelatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolvestheprocessingofsolidwastes"priorto"disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastes,oreffluents(废料),topermitthereuseofthewaterorbestreducepollutionuponfinaldisposal.
Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrient(养料)ororganicsupplement.Effluentsfromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthenutrientscontained.Effluentsfromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasasupplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessingplants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductionintomarketablebyproducts.Otherindustrieshavepotentialeconomicusesfortheirwasteproducts.
个性
Itisdoingsomethingbetterthanotherpeoplethatmakesusunique.Yetasurprisingnumberofpeoplestillseeindividualityasasurfacething.Theywearbrightclothes,dyetheirhairstrangecolorsanddecoratetheirskinwithtattoos(纹身)tomakesomekindofsocialstatement.
Thewholepurposeofindividualityisexcellence.Thepeoplewhocomprehendthesimpleprincipleofbeinguniquethroughperformancemakeourentirepoliticalandeconomicsystemwork.Thosewhoinvent,whoimprove,whoknowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeopledo,andwhotakesomethingthatdoesn'tworkandmakeitwork—thesepeoplearetheverysoulofcapitalism.
CharlesKetteringdidn'tliketheideaofcrankingacartomakeitstart,soheinventedtheelectricstarter.HenryFordfiguredouttheassembly-linetechniqueandmadeitpossibletomass-produceautomobiles.LewisWatermansawnoneedtogoondippingapenintoaninkwell,soheputtheinkintothepen.GeorgeWestinghousetoldtheworldhowtostopatrain,andElishaOtis,inventoroftheelevator,indirectlycreatedthecityskyline.Thesepeopleunderstoodthatindividualismmeansworkingatthetopofone'scapacity.
Fortunately,enoughAmericanshavebeeninspiredtodosomethingwiththeiruniquenessthatwehavedevelopedinlessthanthreecenturiesfromafrontieroutpostintonotonlyacountryoffreedombutacountrystrongenoughtoprotectthatfreedom.Thesepeopleprizedthenotionsofindividualityandexcellenceaboveallthingsandthuskeptthegreatmachinefunctioning.Theoneswiththepurplehairandthehorrorablejewelryarejustalongfortheride,tryingtobe"different"andnotknowinghowtogoaboutit.
胖
Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon'tactonyourimpulse,butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.
Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboo(禁忌的)behaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesociety,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.
OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It'snottaboototalkaboutfat;it'stabootobefat.The"in"lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,trimexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-discipline,andself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.,thinis"in",fatis"out".
It'snotsurprising,then,thatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomeobsessed(着迷)withstayingslimand"inshape".Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,thesolereasonforAmerica'sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people'sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.
观察某人
Theprocessofperceivingothersisrarelytranslated(toourselvesorothers)intocold,objectiveterms."Shewas5feet8inchestall,hadfairhair,andworeacoloredskirt."Moreoften,wetrytogetinsidetheotherpersontopinpoint(强调)hisorherattitudes,emotions,motivations,abilities,ideas,andcharacters.Furthermore,wesometimesbehaveasifwecanaccomplishthisdifficultjobveryquickly—perhapswithatwo-secondglance.
Ways.Bergersuggestsseveralmethodsforreducinguncertaintiesaboutothers;whoareknowntoyousoyoucancomparetheobservedperson'sbehaviorwiththeknownothers'behavior,observingapersoninasituationwheresocialbehaviorisrelativelyunrestrainedorwhereawidevarietyofbehavioralresponsesarecalledfor,deliberatelystructuringthephysicalorsocialenvironmentsoastoobservetheperson'sresponsestospecificstimuli(刺激因素),askingpeoplewhohavehadorhavefrequentcontactwiththepersonabouthimorher,andusingvariousstrategiesinface-to-faceinteractiontouncoverinformationaboutanotherperson—question,self-disclosures,andsoon.
Gettingtoknowsomeoneisanever-endingtask,largelybecausepeopleareconstantlychangingandthemethodsweusetoobtaininformationareoftenimprecise.Youmayhaveknownsomeonefortenyearsandstillknowverylittleabouthim.Ifweaccepttheideathatwewon'teverfullyknowanotherperson,itenablesustodealmoreeasilywiththosethingsthatgetinthewayofaccurateknowledgesuchassecretsanddeceptions.Itwillalsokeepusfrombeingtoosurprisedorshockedbyseeminglyinconsistentbehavior.Ironically,thosethingsthatkeepusfromknowinganotherpersontoowell(e.g.secretsanddeceptions)maybejustasimportanttothedevelopmentofasatisfyingrelationshipasthosethingsthatenableustoobtainaccurateknowledgeaboutaperson(e.g.disclosuresandtruthfulstatement).
圣诞购物
OnthelastshoppingdaybeforeChristmas,storesacrosstheUnitedStateswerebusybutnotjam-packedasshoppersscrambledforlast-minutegifts,eventhoughsomerefusedtoadmitit.AtBoston'sCopleyMall,asmallcrowdgatheredoutsidethemainentranceofluxurydepartmentstoreNeimanMarcus,butnoonewaitingforthestoretoopenwouldadmittobeingalast-minuteshopper."I'mreallyheretouseagiftcertificateandgetsomethingformyselfandmaybesomeoneelsewithwhat'sleftover,"saidMattDoran,wholivesinBostonandhadbeenwaitingsince8:
30a.m.forthestore's10a.m.opening.IlyaPolykoff,whomovedtoBostonfromRussia,saidhewaswaiting"becauseIhadthedayoffandIwantedtogetsomeperfume."ButheinsistedthathewasreallyshoppingearlybecauseforhimChristmascomesinJanuary.TheOrthodoxChristmaswillbecelebratedonJan.7.
"Therearelotsofmenouttheretoday,"saidKarenMcDonald,aspokes-womanformalloperatorTaubmanCenters,afterreturningfromtheLakesideMallinSterlingHeights,Michigan."Thereispanicouttherebutpeopleseemtobeingoodspirits,"shesaid,addingthatmostshoppingtrafficpeakedaroundmidday.AccordingtotheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters,December24wasthe
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