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四六级1
[2010四六级]12月考试阅读提高练习
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Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenow 11 . Justafewyearsago,itwas 12impolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonthestreet. Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakea 13 ofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.
Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry. Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?
Ordoesn'tit14?
Whatabouttablemanners?
Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?
Shouldyouleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?
TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalso15alargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.16isimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrives 17 tothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhis 18
Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable—19iftheyareyourguests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthe 20 calmlypickeduphisknife
andbeganeatinginthesameway.
A. especiallyB.attainableC.closeD.delay
E. consideredF.hostG.deliveryH.Preparation
I. shareJ.foolK.specificallyL.acceptable
M.matterN.Promptness0.care
答案:
11.L 12. E 13.J 14.M 15. I 16.N 17.C 18.D 19.A 20.F21.B 22.C 23.D 24.B 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.A 29.D 30.C
16.onaccountof(=becauseof)由于,因为
17.onnoaccount(=innocase,fornoreason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
18.accuse…of…(=charge…with;blamesb.forsth.;blamesth.onsb.;complainabout)指控,控告
19.beaccustomedto(=beinthehabitof,beusedto)习惯于
20.beacquaintedwith(=tohaveknowledgeof)了解;(=tohavemetsocially)熟悉
21.acton奉行,按照…行动;actas扮演;actfor代理
22.adaptoneselfto(=adjustoneselfto)使自己适应于
23.adapt…(for)(=makesth.Suitableforanewneed)改编,改写(以适应新的需要)
24.inaddition(=besides)此外,又,加之
25.inadditionto(=aswellas,besides,otherthan)除…外
26.adhereto(=abideby,conformto,complywith,clingto,insiston,persistin,observe,opinion,belief)粘附;坚持,遵循
27.adjacent(=nextto,closeto)毗邻的,临近的
28.adjust……(to)(=changeslightly)调节;适应;
29.admitof(=becapableof,leaveroomfor)…的可能,留有…的余地
30.inadvance(beforeintime)预告,事先
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7.Condemn
vt.
判刑,处刑,声讨,谴责
TheWhiteHousecondemnedtheattackasanactofterrorismthatnocausewhatsoevercanjustify.白宫谴责此次袭击是一次没有任何正当理由的恐怖主义行径。
8.Statement
n.
声明,陈述,综述
Thecoach,whowasinvolvedinasexscandal,declinedtomakeastatement.那个卷入性丑闻的教练拒绝发表声明。
9.Involve
vt.
包括,笼罩,潜心于,使陷于
Themayorwasinvolvinginabriberyscandal.市长正被卷入一宗贿赂丑闻中。
10.Issue
n.
出版,发行,(报刊等)期、号,论点,问题,结果,(水,血等的)流出vi.
发行,流出,造成...结果,进行辩护,传下
vt.
使流出,放出,发行(钞票等),发布(命令),出版(书等)发给
[律]子女,后嗣
TheTaiwanissueisheadacheproblem.台湾问题是个令人头疼的问题。
Thecriminalissuedastatementthathewasguilty.那罪犯发表声明说他是有罪的。
11.Council
n.
政务会,理事会,委员会,参议会,讨论会议,顾问班子,立法班子
ThecouncilreviewingJapan’sspaceprogramisexpectedtopresentanewplanthissummer.委员会评论到日本的太空计划有望在今年夏天提出新的计划。
12.Decade
n.
十年,十
PeoplewanttoknowwhatChinawantstobe–andwhatAsiamightbecome–inthedecadesahead.人们想知道在未来几十年,中国想成为什么样子,而亚洲又将变成什么样子。
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4.AirPollution
Airpollutionisoneofthemajorproblemsofthemodernworld.Agreatdealofenergyisneededtorunthefactoriesofmodernindustrialnations.Automobile,trains,planesandbussesneedenergy,too.Nearlyallofthisenergyisproducedbyburningfuels.Theburningproduceswastes,someofwhichremainintheair,causingairpollution.
Scientistsarefindingwaystostopairpollutionespeciallyinbigindustrialareasanddensely-populatedcities.Theyarestudyingnewwaysofgeneratingelectricitythatmaybelessdamagingtotheenvironment.Inthemeantime,manypowerplantsarebeingmodernizedtogiveofflesspollutedmaterial.Also,engineerstrytodesignandlocatenewpowerplantstodominimumdamagetotheenvironment.
However,itmaybethatwestillhavealongwaytogobeforewehavea"clean"world.Nearlyallofthecountriesaretryinghardtopreventandcontrolairpollution.Thereindeedseemstobenoendtotasksthatenvironmentalistswillberequiredtodo.Peoplewillcontinuallyfindnewwaystocontrolpollution.
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1.Thattheorymustgohandinhandwithpracticeisaprinciple_______(这是我们应当牢记的一条原则)
2.________(除了以身作则),there'snobetterwaytoteachchildren.
3.Themorethingsamanisashamedof,________(他就越受人尊敬).
4.Truewisdomconsistsnotonlyinseeingwhatisbeforeyoureyes,________(而且在于预见将来的事情).
5.Notuntilpeoplecancompletelytrustyou________(你才能对他们产生积极的影响).
6.Ifyoucan'tthinkupanewidea,tryfinding_________.(一个方法更好的利用老的观点)
7._________(为战争做好准备)isoneofthemosteffectualmeansofpreservingpeace.
8.________(如果全面考虑),workislessboringthanamusingoneself.
9.Theythoughtitapity________(没有邀请她).
10.Yourcharacterwillhavebeencompleted_________(当生命走到尽头时).
11.Thebosswouldbeangry________(假如老板发现你经常在办公室打私人长途电话)。
12.Thejourneytookthreedays________(比我们原先所预计的多用了)。
13.Theoldandyoungshouldbe________(尊重和照顾)。
14.(我为这些话所深深感动)________IusedthemlaterforaChristmascard.
15.(这就全看)________whetheryousupportme.
答案:
1.weshouldalwayskeepinmind
2.Apartfromsettingagoodexample
3.themorerespectableheis.
4.butalsoinforeseeingwhatistocome
5.willyoubeabletopositivelyinfluencethem.
6.awaytomakebetteruseofanoldidea.
7.Tobepreparedforwar
8.Everythingconsidered
9.nottohaveinvitedher
10.thetimeyourlifecomestoanend.
11.ifheshoulddiscoveryouoftenmakepersonallongdistancecallsintheoffice.
12.longerthanwehadexpected
13.respectedandtakencareof
14.Iwassoimpressedbythesewordsthat
15.Italldependson
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Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst1,theywerelikenewbornchildren,unabletousethis2tool.Yetoncelanguagedeveloped,thepossibilitiesforhumankind‘sfuture3andculturalgrowthincreased.
Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis4forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They5thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesus6aninnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlower7.Proponentsofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatour8forlanguageisinborn,butthatlanguageitselfdevelopsgradually,9afunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecritical10timesforlanguagedevelopment.
Current11ofinnatenesstheoryaremixed,however,evidencesupportingtheexistenceofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.12,moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtin13grades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeing14tothem,whileadultshaveamuchhardertimelearninganotherlanguageoncethe15oftheirfirstlanguagehavebecomefirmlyfixed.
16someaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnate,languagedoesnotdevelopautomaticallyinavacuum.Childrenwhohavebeen17fromotherhumanbeingsdonotpossesslanguage.Thisdemonstratesthat18withotherhumanbeingsisnecessaryforproperlanguagedevelopment.Somelinguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguage19thananyinnatecapacities.Thesetheoristsviewlanguageasimitative,learnedbehavior.20,childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparentsbyimitatingthem.Parentsgraduallyshapetheirchild'slanguageskillsbypositivelyreinforcingpreciseimitationsandnegativelyreinforcingimpreciseones.
1.A.generatedB.evolvedC.bornD.originated
2.A.valuableB.appropriateC.convenientD.favorite
3.A.attainmentsB.feasibilityC.entertainmentsD.evolution
4.A.essentialB.availableC.reliableD.responsible
5.A.confirmB.informC.claimD.convince
6.A.forB.fromC.ofD.with
7.A.organizationsB.organismsC.humansD.children
8.A.potentialB.performanceC.preferenceD.passion
9.A.asB.justasC.likeD.unlike
10.A.ideologicalB.biologicalC.socialD.psychological
11.A.reviewsB.referenceC.reactionD.recommendation
12.A.InawordB.InasenseC.IndeedD.Inotherwords
13.A.variousB.differentC.thehigherD.thelower
14.A.revealedB.exposedC.engagedD.involved
15.A.regulationsB.formationsC.rulesD.constitutions
16.A.AlthoughB.WhetherC.SinceD.When
17.A.distinguishedB.differentC.protectedD.isolated
18.A.expositionB.comparisonC.contrastD.interaction
19.A.acquisitionB.appreciationC.requirementD.alternative
20.A.AsaresultB.AfterallC.InotherwordsD.Aboveall
第六篇答案+解说:
1.【答案】B
【解析】此处意为:
当人类刚刚开始进化,他们如同新生儿一样不会运用语言这种工具。
evolved逐渐发展,进化符合题意。
generated生殖,发展;born(bear的过去分词)不能作谓语动词;originated起源,不能用first修饰。
2.【答案】A
【解析】根据语法分析,答案应用来修饰语言的。
valuable珍贵的;appropriate合适的,适当的;convenient方便的,便利的;favorite最喜欢的。
语言并不是人类选择的结果,而是人类在进化过程中慢慢发展起来的,对人类来说,应当是珍贵的。
3.【答案】A
【解析】此处意思是:
语言的发展增加了人类未来的成就和文化进步的可能性。
attainments成就;feasibility可行性;entertainments娱乐;evolution进化。
4.【答案】D
【解析】此处意为:
许多语言学家认为进化使人们产生和具备了语言的能力。
固定短语beresponsiblefor对……负
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