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六级阅读真题

2005年12月24日

Passageone

Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly（无情的）manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.

Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.

Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who—incidentally—wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.

Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.

AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.

WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.

IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere’sthecrazyirony,Idon’twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan’stoomuchfun.

21.What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?

A）Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.

B）Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.

C）Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.

D）Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.（D）

22.PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto________.

A）showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren

B）drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause

C）sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificway

D）helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren（B）

23.Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause________.

A）theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents

B）theyhavelearnfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren

C）theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyadtheygrowolder

D）theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless（A）

24.Bysaying“...myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme”（Line2-3,Para.6）,theauthormeansthat________.

A）herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild

B）herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarms

C）herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild

D）herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior（A）

25.Whatdoestheauthorreallyoftheideaofhavingchildren?

A）Itdoesmoreharmthangood.

B）Itcontributestooverpopulation.

C）Itistroublesomebutrewarding.

D）Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders:

inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer（1782）hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered（无拘无束的）andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself...Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil（干苦力活），starve,andbleed:

wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.

Ournationalmythology（神化）isfullofillustrationtheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican’sbest-sellingauthorwithrags-to-richestales.Thenotionofsuccesshauntsus:

wespendmillioneveryyearreadingabouttherichandfamous,learninghowto“makeafortuneinrealestatewithnomoneydown,”and“dressingforsuccess.”Themythofsuccesshaseveninvadedourpersonalrelationships:

todayit’sasimportanttobe“successful”inmarriageorparenthoodsasitistocomeoutontopinbusiness.

Butdreamseasilyturnintonightmares.EveryAmericanwhohopesto“makeit”alsoknowsthefearoffailure,becausethemythofsuccessinevitablyimpliescomparisonbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots,thestarsandtheanonymouscrowd.Underpressureofthemyth,webecomeindulgedinstatussymbols:

wetrytoliveinthe“right”neighborhoods,wearthe“right”clothes,eatthe“right”foods.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwebelievestronglyinthefundamentalequalityofall,yetstriveashardaswecantoseparateourselvesfromourfellowcitizens.

26.WhatistheessenceoftheAmericanDreamaccordingtoCrevecoeur?

A）Peoplearefreetodeveloptheirpowerofimagination.

B）Peoplewhoarehonestandworkhardcansucceed.

C）Peoplearefreefromexploitationandoppression.

D）Peoplecanfullyenjoyindividualfreedom.（D）

27.Bysaying“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”（Line10,Para.1）,theauthormeans________.

A）themorediligentoneis,thebiggerhisreturns

B）laboriousworkensuresthegrowthofanindustry

C）aman’sbusinessshouldbedevelopedstepbystep

D）acompany’ssuccessdependsonitsemployees’hardwork（A）

28.ThecharactersdescribedinHoratioAlger’snovelsarepeoplewho________.

A）succeedinrealestateinvestment

B）earnedenormousfortunesbychances

C）becamewealthyafterstartinglifeverypoor

D）becamefamousdespitetheirmodestorigins（C）

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphthat________.

A）businesssuccessoftencontributestoasuccessfulmarriage

B）Americanswishtosucceedineveryaspectoflife

C）goodpersonalrelationshipsleadtobusinesssuccess

D）successfulbusinesspeopleprovidegoodcarefortheirchildren（B）

30.WhatistheparadoxofAmericancultureaccordingtotheauthor?

A）TheAmericanroadtosuccessisfullofnightmares.

B）Statussymbolsarenotarealindicatorofaperson’swealth.

C）TheAmericanDreamisnothingbutanemptydream.

D）WhatAmericansstriveafteroftencontradictstheirbeliefs.（D）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Publicdistrustofscientistsstemsinpartfromtheblurringofboundariesbetweenscienceandtechnology,betweendiscoveryandmanufacture.Mostgovernment,perhapsallgovernments,justifypublicexpenditureonscientificresearchintermsoftheeconomicbenefitsthescientificenterprisehabroughtinthepastandwillbringinthefuture.Politiciansremindtheirvotersofthesplendidmachines‘ourscientists’haveinvented,thenewdrugstorelieveoldailments（病痛）,andthenewsurgicalequipmentandtechniquesbywhichpreviouslyintractable（难治疗的）conditionsmaynowbetreatedandlivessaved.Atthesametime,thepoliticiansdemandofscientiststhattheytailortheirresearchto‘economicsneeds’,thattheyawardahigherprioritytoresearchproposalsthatare‘nearthemarket’andcanbetranslatedintothegreatestreturnoninvestmentintheshortesttime.Dependent,astheyare,onpoliticiansformuchoftheirfunding,scientistshavelittlechoicebuttocomply.Liketherestofus,theyaremembersofasocietythatratesthecreationofwealthasthegreatestpossiblegood.Manyhavereservations,butkeepthemtothemselvesinwhattheyperceiveasaclimatehostiletothepursuitofunderstandingforitsownsakeandtheideaofaninquiring,creativespirit.

Insuchcircumstancesnooneshouldbetoohardonpeoplewhoaresuspiciousofconflictsofinterest.Whenwelearnthatthedistinguishedprofessorassuringusofthesafetyofaparticularproductholdsaconsultancywiththecompanymakingit,wecannotbeblamedforwonderingwhether