大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案5.docx
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2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone’sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.
ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm’slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.
Ourlinguistic(语言上的)andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingusfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.
EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多语言的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.
Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Thenattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation’sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.
Formanyyears,Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwayshetheupperhand.
21.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.
A)standstill
B)jumpaside
C)stepforward
D)drawback(D)
22.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir________.
A)culturalself-centeredness
B)casualmanners
C)indifferencetowardsforeignvisitors
D)arrogancetowardsothercultures(A)
23.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans________.
A)areisolatedbythelocalpeople
B)arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrier
C)tendtogetalongwellwiththenatives
D)needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants(B)
24.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans’culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill________.
A)affecttheirimageinthenewera
B)cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworld
C)limittheirroleinworldaffairs
D)weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar(C)
25.Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat________.
A)itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriends
B)itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairs
C)itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplaces
D)itistimetogetacquaintedwithothercultures
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andcolors.Buttheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatarethey?
Theyarehighheels—awoman’sworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Highheelshoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticatedforwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedinposingshortaswellaslongtermhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasetheminordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.
Forthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaerating(使通气)lawns.AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabieseliminatesallneedtocallforalawncarespecialist,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthosemessychunksofdirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequitefunctionalfordefenseagainstoncomingenemies,whocaneasilybescaredawaybythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionaccessories.
Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoone’sphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist(足病医生),andyouwillhearthatthemajorityoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuchasdeformedfeetandtorntoenails.Theriskofseverebackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforaflatshoewearer.Wearingheelsalsocreatesthethreatofgettingaheelcaughtinasidewalkcrackorasewer-grate(阴沟栅)andbeingthrowntotheground—possiblybreakinganose,back,orneck.Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherswollen,achingfeet.
26.Whatmakeswomenblindtothedeceptivenatureofhighheels?
A)Themulti-functionaluseofhighheels.
B)Theirattempttoshowofftheirstatus.
C)Therichvarietyofhighheelstyles.
D)Theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance.(D)
27.Theauthor’spresentationofthepositivesideofhighheelsismeant________.
A)tobeironic
B)topokefunatwomen
C)tobefairtothefashionindustry
D)tomakehispointconvincing(B)
28.Theauthorusestheexpression“thosebabies”(Line3,Para.2)torefertohighheels________.
A)toshowtheirfragilecharacteristics
B)toindicatetheirfemininefeatures
C)toshowwomen’saffectionforthem
D)toemphasizetheirsmallsize(D)
29.Theauthor’schiefargumentagainsthighheelsisthat________.
A)theyposeathreattolawns
B)theyareinjurioustowomen’shealth
C)theydon’tnecessarilymakewomenbeautiful
D)theyareineffectiveasaweaponofdefense(B)
30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould________.
A)seethroughtheverynatureoffashionmyths
B)boycotttheproductsofthefashionindustry
C)gotoapodiatristregularlyforadvice
D)avoidfollowingfashiontooclosely
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itishardlynecessaryformetocitealltheevidenceofthedepressingstateofliteracy.ThesefiguresfromtheDepartmentofEducationaresufficient:
27millionAmericanscannotreadatall,andafurther35millionreadatalevelthatislessthansufficienttosurviveinoursociety.
butmyownworrytodayislessthatoftheoverwhelmingproblemofelementalliteracythanitisoftheslightlymoreluxuriousproblemofthedeclineintheskillevenofthemiddle-classreader,ofhisunwillingnesstoaffordthosespacesofsilence,thoseluxuriesofdomesticityandtimeandconcentration,thatsurroundtheimageoftheclassicactofreading.Ithasbeensuggestedthatalmost80percentofAmerica’sliterate,educatedteenagerscannolongerreadwithoutanaccompanyingnoise(music)inthebackgroundoratelevisionscreenflickering(闪烁)atthecorneroftheirfieldofperception.Weknowverylittleaboutthebrainandhowitdealswithsimultaneousconflictinginput,buteverycommon-senseintuitionsuggestsweshouldbeprofoundlyalarmed.Thisviolationofconcentration,silence,solitude(独处的状态)goestotheveryheartofournotionofliteracy;thisnewformofpart-reading,ofpart-perceptionagainstbackgrounddistraction,rendersimpossiblecertainessentialactsofapprehensionandconcentration,letalonethatmostimportanttributeanyhumanbeingcanpaytoapoemorapieceofproseheorshereallyloves,whichistolearnitbyheart.Notbybrain,byheart;theexpressionisvital.
Underthesecircumstances,thequestionofwhatfuturethereisfortheartsofreadingisarealone.Aheadofuslietechnical,psychic(心理的),andsocialtransformationsprobablymuchmoredramaticthanthosebroughtaboutbyGutenberg,theGermaninventorinprinting.TheGutenbergrevolution,aswenowknowit,tookalongtime;itseffectsarestillbeingdebated.Theinformationrevolutionwilltoucheveryfactofcomposition,publication,distribution,andreading.Nooneinthebookindustrycansaywithanyconfidencewhatwillhappentothebookaswe’veknownit.
31.ThepictureofthereadingabilityoftheAmericanpeople,drawnbytheauthor,is________.
A)ratherbleak
B)fairlybright
C)veryimpressive
D)quiteencouraging(A)
32.Theauthor’sbiggestconcernis________.
A)elementaryschoolchildren’sdisinterestinreadingclassics
B)thesurprisinglylowrateofliteracyintheU.S.
C)themusicalsettingAmericanreadersrequireforreading
D)thereadingabilityandreadingbehaviorofthemiddleclass(D)
33.Amajorproblemwithmostadolescentswhocanreadis________.
A)theirfondnessofmusicandTVprograms
B)theirignoranceofvariousformsofartandliterature
C)theirlackofattentivenessandbasicunderstanding
D)theirinabilitytofocusonconflictinginput(C)
34.Theauthorclaimsthatthebestwayareadercanshowadmirationforapieceofpoetryorproseis________.
A)tobeabletoappreciateitandmemorizeit
B)toanalyzeitsesse
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