六级阅读模拟11篇附答案.docx

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六级阅读模拟11篇附答案

1）　IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

　　Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

　　Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

　　IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

　　Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

　　Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

　　Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:

wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.

　　B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

　　C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

　　D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

　　2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto__.

　　A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

　　B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.

　　C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.

　　D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.

　　3.Intheauthor’sopinion,marriage___.

　　A.affordsgreaterfun.

　　B.leadstoraisingchildren.

　　C.indicatescommitment.

　　D.endsinpain.

　　4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.

　　A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight’ssleep.

　　B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.

　　C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.

　　D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.

　　5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill__.

　　A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.

　　B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.

　　C.giveafreehandtomoney.

　　D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.

2）　Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,men’sandwomen’sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.

　　Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.SomeyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.

　　Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon“overtime”worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.Somedoctors,lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.

　　Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen’sliberation,producedadditionaleconomicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsofsocietywereenteringtheworkforceingreaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen’sjobsaspublicschoolteaching,nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations:

policework,banking,dentistry,andconstructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequalwork,andequalopportunitiesforpromotion.

　　Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplaceintherolesofmenandwomen.Naturally,therearedifficultiesinadjustingtothesetransformations.

　　1.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?

　　A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.

　　B.Menandwomen’sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.

　　C.Men’srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen’s.

　　D.Menandwomen’sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.

　　2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?

　　A.Thefirstsentence.

　　B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.

　　C.Thefourthsentence.

　　D.Thelastsentence.

　　3.Inthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture___.

　　A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

　　B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

　　C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

　　D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

　　4.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

　　A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

　　B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

　　C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilitieswiththeirwives.

　　D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

　　5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___.

　　A.ResultsofFeministMovements

　　B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

　　C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

　　D.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

3）　Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfromourown—canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyofferusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

　　Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:

itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—aswellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartines—depictedtheseMexicanartists’deepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

　　Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.

　　1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecausearthistory__.

　　A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopoliticalvalues.

　　B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.

　　C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

　　D.alloftheabove.

　　2.Artissubjectiveinthat__.

　　A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.

　　B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

　　C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.

　　D.bothBand