英语六级阅读练习

英语六级阅读练习(1)

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintellige

needevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangely

enough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextent

ourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeduca

tioncanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.On

theotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldeve

lophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurrou

ndings.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,

butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvir

onment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedin

anumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwe

arebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeop

Ie,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketw

ounrelatedpeopleatrandom（任意

的）fromthepopulationjtislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligence

willbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenti

cal（完全相同

的）twinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Reiatio

nslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimil

arintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependso

nbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindiff

erentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversi

tyandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewoulds

oonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesth

atenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalso

suggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheac

hother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilarde

greesofintelligence.

26.Whichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriter'spointinP

aragraph1?

A.Tosomeextent,intelligenceisgivenatbirth.

B.Intelligenceisdevelopedbytheenvironment.

C.Somepeopleareborncleverandothersbornstupid.

D.Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironme

nt.

27.Itissuggestedinthispassagethat.

A.unrelatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavedifferentintelligence

B.closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligence

C.thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themorediffe

renttheyarelikelytobeinintelligence

D.peoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherarenotlikelyt

ohavesimilardegreesofintelligence

28.Brothersandsistersarelikelyto.

A.havesimilarintelligenceB.havedifferentintelligence

C.gotothesameuniversityD.gotothesamefactory

29.InParagraph1,theword"surroundings"means.

A.intelligenceB.life

C.environmentsD.housing

30.Thebesttitleforthisarticlewouldbe.

A.OnIntelligence

B.WhatIntelligenceMeans

C.WeAreBornwithIntelligence

D.EnvironmentPlaysaPartinDevelopingIntelligence

答案：

26.D27.B28.A29.C30.A

英语六级阅读练习(2)

Homingpigeonsareplacedinatrainingprogramfromabouttheti

metheyaretwenty-eightdaysofage.Theyaretaughttoenterthe

cagethroughatrapandtoexerciseaboveandaroundtheloft(鸽

棚）,andgraduallytheyaretakenawayforshortdistancesinwillow

basketsandreleased.Theyarethenexpectedtofindtheirwayho

meintheshortestpossibletime.

Intheirtrainingflightsorinactualraces,thebirdsaretakentopr

earrangeddistantpointsandreleasedtofindtheirwaybacktothei

rownlofts.Oncethebirdsareliberated,theirowners,whoaresta

ndingbyatthehomelofts,anxiouslywatchtheskyforthereturno

ftheirentries.Sincetimeisoftheessence,thespeedwithwhicht

hebirdscanbeinducedtoenterthelofttrapmaymakethediffere

neebetweengainingawinorasecondplace.

Theheadofahomingpigeoniscomparativelysmall,butitsbraini

sonequarterlargerthanthatoftheordinarypigeon.Thehoming

pigeonisveryintelligentandwillperseveretothepointofstubborn

ness;somehavebeenknowntoflyahundredmilesoffcoursetoa

voidastorm.

Somehomingpigeonexpertsclaimthatthisbirdisgiftedwithafo

rmofbuilt-inradarthathelpsitfinditsownloftafterhoursoffligh

t,forhiddenundertheheadfeathersaretwoverysensitiveears,w

hilethesharp,prominenteyescanseegreatdistancesindaytime.

Whydohomingpigeonsflyhome?Theyarenotuniqueinthisinh

erentskill;itisfoundinmostmigratorybirds,inbees,ants,toads,

andeventurtles,whichhavebeenknowntotravelhundredsofmil

estoreturntotheirhomes.Butintheanimalworld,thehomingpi

geonalonecanbetrustedwithitsfreedomandtrainedtocarryout

themissionsthatpeopledemand.

1.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.homingpigeonsandtheirtraining

B.howtobuyahomingpigeon

C.protectionofhomingpigeonsagainstthethreatofextinction

D.liberationofhomingpigeons

2.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenstohomingpigeonswh

entheyareaboutamonthold?

A.Theyarekeptinatrap.

B.Theyentertheirfirstrace.

C.Theybeginatrainingprogram.

D.Theygettheirwingsclippedandmarked.

3.Accordingtothepassage,thedifferencebetweenahomingpig

eonandanordinaryoneis.

A.thespanofthewingsB.theshapeoftheeyes

C.thetextureofthefeathersD.thesizeofthebrain

4.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingattributesthatenablea

homingpigeonto

returnhomeEXCEPT.

A.instinctB.airsacs

C.sensitiveearsD.goodeyes

5.Whydoestheauthormentionbees,ants,toads,andturtlesint

helastparagraph?

A.Todescribesomeunusualkindsofpets.

B.Tomeasuredistancestraveledbyvariousanimals.

C.Tocomparetheirhome-findingabilitieswiththoseofhomingpi

geons.

D.Tointerestthereaderinlearningaboutotheranimals.

答案

1.A2.C3.D4.B5.C

英语六级阅读练习（3）

Thedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobviousunderthecon

ditionsoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurface

oftheEarth.Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerandfillitto

thelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebuttendsto

diffusethroughoutthe_1_available;itmustthereforebekeptin

aclosedcontainerorheldbyagravitationalfield,asinthe2of

aplanet'satmosphere.Thedistinctionwasa_3__featureofearly

theoriesdescribingthephasesofmatter.Inthenineteenthcentury

,forexample,onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbe"dissol

ved"inavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity,andanothertheory4

_thatthetwophasesaremadeupofdifferentkindsofmolecules.

Thetheoriesnowprevailingtakeaquitedifferentapproachbyem

phasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshavein_5

_Theyarebothformsofmatterthathaveno_6

_structure,andtheybothflowreadily.

Thefundamentalsimilarityofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyap

parentwhenthetemperatureandpressureare7somewhat.S

upposeaclosedcontainer_8filledwithaliquidisheated.Theli

quidexpands,orinotherwordsbecomeslessdense;someofitev

aporates.Incontrast,thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomes

denserastheevaporatedmoleculesare_9__toit.Thecombinati

onoftemperatureandpressureatwhichthedensitiesbecome_1

0_iscalledthecriticalpoint.

A.addedB.caseC.prominentD.heldE.equalF.partiallyG.e

xampleH.previousI.spaceJ.liftedK.permanentL.partic

ularlyM.extendedN.raisedO.common

答案：

I.I2.B3.C4.D5.06.K7.N8.F9.A10.E

英语六级阅读练习(4)

Intoday'sworld,insuranceplaysavitalroleintheeconomicands

ocialwelfareoftheentirepopulation.Thewishtoguardagainstda

ngerstolifeandpropertyisbasictohumannature.Byusingvariou

skindsofinsurance,societyhasbeenabletoreducetheeffectsofs

uchhazards.

Nowhereisinsurancemoreimportantthaninthemanagementofa

business.Inmanyinstances,lossesinasmallfirmcanmeanthed

ifferencebetweengrowthandfailure,vitalityandstagnation(停

滞).Veryfewsmallbusinesseshaveevenaportionofthefinancialr

esourcesavailabletolargerenterprises.Frequently,theymustoper

ateonaveryslightmarginiftheyhopetostayinbusiness.Andth

us,theyareparticularlysensitivetounexpectedlosses.

Withoutenoughinsurance,whathappenstosuchafirmwhenthe

ownerdiesorissuddenlydisabled?Whenafirebreaksoutanddes

troysthefirm'sbuildingorstock?Whenanemployeeisfoundtoha

vestolencompanyfunds?Whenacustomerisawardedaliabilityj

udgmentforanaccident?Toooften,thebusinessisforcedtothe

wall,itsfutureoperationsdrasticallycurbed;sometimes,itisdama

gedbeyondrepair,itsabilitytocontinuecompletelycrushed.

Almostalways,asmallbusinessmanwouldfinditimpossibletoha

ndlethefullburdenofhispotentialrisk.Theamountofmoneyhe

wouldhavetosetasidetocoverpossiblelosseswouldleavehimn

othing,oralmostnothing,torunhisbusinesswith.Iflosswereto

occurwhichhecouldrepairbyusinghisreservefund,whatassura

neewouldhehavethatanotherloss—thesamekindordifferent一

mightnotoccurnextweek,nextmonth?Butthenhewouldhaven

oreservefundandlittlelikelihoodofstayinginbusinessatall.

1.Thisselectiondealsmainlywith.

A.therelationbetweeninsuranceandsociety

B.accidentsandlosses

C.businessfailures

D.theimportanceofinsurancetobusiness

2.InParagraph3,"forcedtothewall"means"

A.driventodespairB.stayinginastrongposition

C.doingwellD.climbingup

3.Theauthorthinksthat.

A.accidentsalwayshappen

B.abusinessmanshouldtakerisks

C.businessesshouldhaveadequateinsurance

D.insuranceisasocialwelfareproject

4.AdequateinsurancewilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthatitwi

II.

A.freesomebusinessfundsB.addtobenefitsforemployees

C.relievesomemanagementproblemsD.provideforunexpectedi

ncidents

5.Theword"curbed"inParagraph3isnearestinmeaningto

A.checkedB.advanced

C.expandedD.disturbed

答案:

1.D2.A3.C4.B5.A

英语六级阅读练习(5)

GivingCreditWhereCreditIsNotDue

Thebigidentity-theftbustlastweekwasjustatasteofwhat'stoc

ome.Here'showtoprotectyourgoodname.

HERBSTHESCARYTHINGabouttheidentity-theftringthatthefed

scrackedlastweek:therewasnothinganyofitsestimated40,000

victimscouldhavedonetopreventitfromhappening.Thiswasan

insidejob,accordingtocourtdocuments.Alowlyhelp-deskworker

atTeledataCommunications,asoftwarefirmthathelpsbanksacc

esscreditreportsonline.allegedlystolepasswordsforthosereport

sandsoldthemtoagroupof20thievesat$60apop.Thatallowe

dthegangtocherry-pickconsumerswithgoodcreditandapplyto

rallkindsofaccountsintheirnames.Costtothevictims:

$3millionandrising.

Evenscarieristhatthis,thelargestidentity-theftbusttodate,isj

ustadropinthebitbucket.Morethan700,000Americanshaveth

eircredithijackedeveryyear.It'soneofcrime'sbiggestgrowthma

rkets.Aname,addressandSocialSecuritynumber-whichcanoft

enbefoundontheWeb-isallanybodyneedstoapplyforabogus

lineofcredit.Creditcompaniesmake$1.3trillionannuallyandlose

lessthan2%ofthatrevenuetofraud,sothere'slittlefinancialinc

entiveforthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.Asit

standsnow,it'suptoyoutoprotectyouridentity.

Thegoodnewsisthatthereareplentyofstepsyoucantake.Most

creditthievesareopportunists,notwell-organizedgangs.Alotoft

hemgoDumpsterdivingforthosemillionsof"pre-approved"credit

-cardmailingsthatgoouteveryday.Othersstealwalletsandretu

rnthem,takingonlyaSocialSecuritynumber.Shreddingyourjunk

mailandleavingyourSocialSecuritycardathomecansavealoto

fagonylater.

Butthemosteffectivewaytokeepyouridentitycleanistocheck

yourcreditreportsonceortwiceayear.Therearethreemajorere

dit-reportoutfits:Equifax(),Trans-Union(www.tran

)andExperian().Allallowyoutoorderr

eportsonline,whichisalotbetterthanwadingthroughvoice-mail

hellontheir800lines.Ofthethree,IfoundTransUnion'swebsitet

obethecheapestandmostcomprehensive-layingoutstate-by-st

ateprices,rightsandtipsforconsumersineasy-to-readfashion.

Ifyou'reluckyenoughtoliveinColorado,Georgia,Maryland,Mass

achusetts,NewJerseyorVermont,youareentitledtoonefreerep

ortayearbylaw.Otherwiseit'sgoingtocost$8to$14eachtime.

Avoidservicesthatoffertomonitoryourreportsyear-roundforab

out$70;that's$10morethanthegoingrateamongthieves.Ifyou

thinkyou'reavictimofidentitytheft,youcanaskforfraudalertst

obeputonfileateachofthethreecredit-reportcompanies.Youc

analsodownloadatheft-reportformat/idthef

t,which,alongwithalocalpolicereport,shouldhelpwheniratecr

editorscomeknocking.Justdon'texpectjustice.Thataudacioushe

Ip-deskworkerwasoneofthefewerthan2%ofidentitythievesw

hoareevercaught.

1.Whatisthetrendofcredit-theftcrime?

[A]Tightlysuppressed.[B]Morefrightening.

[C]Rapidlyincreasing.[D]looselycontrolled.

2.Theexpression"insidejob”(Line6,Paragraph1)mostprobably

means.

[A]acrimethatiscommittedbyapersonworkingforthevictim

[B]acrimethatshouldbepunishedseverely

[C]acrimethatdoesgreatharmtothevictim

[D]acrimethatposesagreatthreattothesociety

3.Thecreditorscanprotecttheiridentityinthefollowingwayexce

Pt.

[A]destroyingyourjunkmail

[B]leavingyourSocialSecuritycardathome

[C]visitingthecredit-reportwebsiteregularly

[D]obtainingthefreereportfromthegovernment

4.Whyisiteasytohavecredit-theft?

[A]Morepeopleareusingcreditservice.

[B]Theapplicationprogramisnotsafeenough.

[C]Creditorsusuallydisclosetheiridentity.

[D]Creditorsarenotcarefulabouttheiridentity.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

[A]Thedangerofcredit-theft[B]Thelossofthecreditors

[C]Howtoprotectyourgoodname

[D]Whythecreditorslosetheiridentity

答案：CADBC

英语六级阅读练习(6)

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblame

andwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobabl

yheretosay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingthe

availableemploymentmorewidely.?

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestio

nsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemployment

asthenorm?Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-

respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhic

hmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?

Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,

aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionand

work??

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhich

mostpeople'sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemayn

owbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhich

itbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,

infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universal

employment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.?

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand1

8thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingth

emoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingfort

hemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesand

removedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportimprovedfirst

byrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirpla

cesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnec

tionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.?

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpreindustrial

times,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseho

Idandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandto

goouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeand

familiestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnorm

today,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexe

s.?

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbe

camethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeopleweree

xcluded-aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoo

Iandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.?

Allthismaynowhavetochange.?

Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresources

awayfromtheidealistgoalcreatingjobsforall,totheurgent

practicaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-ti

mejobs.?

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage??

A)Employmentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturie

S.?

B)Unemploymentwillremainamajorproblemforindustrialize

dnations.?

C)Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend.?

D)Someeffortsandresourcesshouldbedevotedtohelpingmo

repeoplecopewiththeproblemofunemployment.?

22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasafactorcontribu

tingtothespreadofemployment??

A)Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.?B)Thedevel

opmentoffactories.?

C)Relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.?D)Developme

ntofmodernmeansoftransportation.?

23.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.?

A)mostpeoplewhohavebeenpolledbelievethattheproblemof

unemploymentmaynotbesolvedwithinashortperiodoftime?

B)manyfarmerslosttheirlandwhennewrailwaysandfactories

werebeingconstructed?

C)inpreindustrialsocietieshouseworkandcommunityservicewe

remainlycarriedoutbywomen?

D)someofthechangesinworkpatternthattheindustrialagebr

oughthavebeenreversed?

24.Whatdoestheword"daunting"inthethirdparagraphmean??

A)ShockingB)lnteresting?C)ConfusingD)Stimulating?

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasapossiblemeansto

copewiththecurrentsituation??

A)Createsituationsinwhichpeopleworkforthemselves.?

B)Treatemploymentasthenorm.?

C)Endeavortorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhoodasce

ntersofproduction.?

D)Encouragepeopletoworkincircumstancesotherthannormal

workingconditions.?

答案：DCAAB

英语六级阅读练习(7)

Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniformunderanycircumstance.

Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryina

democraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowears

onehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofa

whole.Theindividualinauniformlosesallself-worth.?

Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniformgivesapersonasenseof

identificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemore

importantthantheindividualhimself?Ifanorganizationissoweakthatit

mustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganization

hasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeof

makingpersonswearuniforms,sayinaschool,eliminatesallenvyand

competitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannot

affordgood-qualityclothingisnottobebelittledbyawealthyperson

whowearsexpensivequalityclothing.Thosepersonsconvenientlyignore

suchcriticalconceptsasfreedomofchoice,motivation,andindividuality.

Ifallpersonsweretowearthesameclothing,whywouldanyonestriveto

bebetter?Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetodrivethesame

car,havethesametypeoffoods.Whenthishappens,allincentiveto

improveone'slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardso

thattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknow

thattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethat

theyhad??

Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespent

onthefashionindustryyearly.Thousandsofpersonsareemployedin

designing,creatingandmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryone

wereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.

Salespersonswouldbesuperfluousaswell;whybothertoselltheonly

itemsthatareavailable?Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythe

fashionindustry,whichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuch

industriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,

magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.One

entireinformationandentertainmentindustrywouldcollapse.

26.Theauthor'sprimarypurposeinwritingthispassagewasto.?

A)pleadfortheabolishmentofuniforms?

B)showthatuniformsarenotpossibleinademocraticsociety?

C)advocatestrongergovernmentalcontrolsonthewearingofuniforms

D)convincethereaderthatuniformshavemoredisadvantagesthan

advantages

27.Whydoestheauthordiscussforcingeveryonetobuythesamecaror

eatthesamefood??

A)Toshowthatfreedomofchoiceisabsolute.?

B)Toshowthatthegovernmenthasinterferedtoomuchinthelivesof

individual.?

C)Tosuggestwhatwouldhappenifuniformsbecamecompulsory.?

D)Topredictthewaythesocietywillbeinthenextfewgenerations.

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

author?

A)Thepersonwhowearsauniformhasnoself-worth.?

B)Wearingauniformgivesapersonasenseofidentificationwitha

largerconcept.?

C)Uniformswillhurtoneentireinformationandentertainmentindustry.

D)Envyandcompetitionareincentivetoimproveone'slife.?

29.Theword"superfluous”(Para.3)mostprobablymeans.?

A)indispensableB)available?C)surplusD)supplementary?

3O.Thenextparagraphinthispassagemightdiscuss.?

A)thepositiveeffectsofwearinguniforms?B)morenegativeeffectsof

wearinguniforms?

C)alternativetowearinguniforms?D)thelegalrightsofthosenot

wishingtowearuniforms

答案：DCBCB

英语六级阅读练习(8)

Astrangethingabouthumansistheircapacityforblindrage.Rag

eispresumablyanemotionresultingfromsurvivalinstinct,butthe

surprisingthingaboutitisthatwedonotdeployitagainstotheran

imals.Ifweencounteradangerouswildanimal-apoisonoussnak

eorawildcat-wedonotflyintoatemper.Ifweareunarmed,w

eshowfearandattempttobackaway;ifwearesuitablyarmed,w

eattack,butinarationalmannernotinarage.Wereserveragefo

rourownspecies.Itishardtoseeanysurvivalvalueinattackingo

ne'sown,butifwetakeaccountofthelongcompetition,whichmu

sthaveexistedbetweenourownsubspeciesandotherslikeNeand

erthalman-indeedothersstillmoreremotefromusthanNeandert

halman-humanragebecomesmorecx)mprehensible.?

Inoureverydaylanguageandbehaviortherearemanyreminders

ofthoseearlystruggles.Wearealwaysusingthewords"usandth

em".

"Our"sideisperpetuallytryingtododownthe“other”side.Ingam

esweartificiallycreateothersubspecieswecanattack.Theopposi

tionof"us"and"them"isthetouchstoneofthetwo-partysystemo

f"democratic"politics.Althoughtherearenoveryseriousconsequ

encestomanyofthesemodernpsychologicalrepresentationsofth

el,usandthem"emotion,itisaswelltorememberthattheorigin

alaimwasnottobeattheothersubspeciesinagamebuttoexter

minateit.?

Thereadinesswithwhichhumansallowthemselvestoberegiment

edhaspermittedlargearmiestobeformed,which,takentogether

withthe"usandthem"blindrage,hasledtodestructiveclasheswi

thinoursubspeciesitself.TheFirstWorldWarisanexampleinwh

ichEuropedivideditselfintotwoimaginarysubspecies.Andtherei

sasimilarexterminationbattlenowinNorthernIreland.Theideat

hatthereisareligiousbasisforthisclashisillusory,fornoteventh

ePopehasbeenabletocontrolit.Theclashismuchmoreprimitiv

ethantheChristianreligion,mucholderinitsemotionalorigin.The

conflictinIrelandisunlikelytostopuntilagreaterprimitivefearis

imposedfromoutsidethecommunity,oruntilthecombatantsbee

omeexhausted.

31.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe.?

A)WhyHumanArmiesAreFormed?B)Man'sAngerAgainstRage?

C)TheHumanCapacityforRage?D)EarlyStrugglesofAngryMan

?

32.Accordingtotheauthor,thesurprisingaspectofhumanangeri

s.?

A)itslengthyandcomplexdevelopment?B)aconflictsuchasisno

wgoingoninNorthernlreland?

C)thatwedonotflyintoatempermoreoften?D)thatwereserve

angerformankind?

33.Thepassagesuggeststhat.?

A)historically,wehavecreatedan"us"versus,,them^^society

B)humanshavehadanaturaldisinclinationtowardformalgroupin

g

C)theFirstWorldWarisanexampleofhowmanhasalwaysavoid

eddomination?

D)theemotionaloriginofthewarinIrelandislostintime?

34.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.?

A)theartificialcreationofasubspeciesunlikeusissomethingthat

neverhappens?

B)gamesarepsychologicallyunhealthy?

C)anyartificiallycreatedsubspecieswouldbeourenemy?

D)therealorimaginedexistenceofanopposingsubspeciesisinh

erentinman'sactivities?

35.TheauthorbelievesthatareligiousexplanationforthewarinN

orthernIrelandis.?

A)foundedinhistoricalfactB)deceptive?C)apparentD)probably

accurate

答案：CDADB

英语六级阅读练习⑼

Thefirstwaywecanapproachlanguageisasaphenomenonofthe

individualperson.Itisconcernedwithdescribingandexplaining

languageasamatterofhumanbehavior.Peoplespeakandwrite;they

alsoevidentlyreadandunderstandwhattheyhear.Theyarenotbom

doingso;theyhavetoacquiretheseskills.Noteverybodyseemsto

developthemtothesamedegree.Peoplemaysufferaccidentsordiseases,

whichimpairtheirperformance.Languageisthusseenaspartofhuman

psychology,aparticularsortofbehavior,thebehavior,whichhasasits

principal,functionthat