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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
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