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1、2022-2023年山西省朔州市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:_ 班级:_ 姓名:_ 考号:_一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.Which year is the fewest in violation of federal smog standards in Los Angeles?A.1976 B.1979 C.1990 D.20042.Laura Bush: A Second Look at the First LadyA Teacher and EducatorWhen Laura Bush walked i
2、nto the room wearing a stunning tangerine(橘红色) suit, I wanted to sayjust the way I would to a friendHave you been working out? Have you changed your hairstyle? She looked slimmer and even younger than the woman I interviewed a little less than four years ago, on the day before the world changed. Bac
3、k then, on September 10, 2001, Washington, still reeling from an election that rested on a mere 537 votes in Florida, was recovering from culture shock. The Bushes ran a very different White House than the Clintons. They were on time for appointments, they spent quiet evenings with intimate friends,
4、 and they went to bed early. Not exactly a hip Hollywood lifestyle. But the First Ladya title she still thinks of as too lofty and inauthentic to describe herwas winning hearts and minds. She is, after all, a teacher and educator. She taught elementary school in Houston and Austin for several years,
5、 and produced an outstanding book fair in Washington with some of Americas greatest authors populating(聚集于) vast lawns filled with tents, talking to throngs about their works. Laura Bushs love of reading is partly what defines her. I always wondered if books were substitutes for the brothers and sis
6、ters she didnt have growing up in Midland, Texas if they kept her from feeling lonely.Why Shes So PopularOn the day of our visit last January, as my colleague Bill Beaman and I sat in a room waiting for the First Lady, we noticed a wall full of childrens books, and thought they might be some of her
7、favorites. The room was plain, rather cozy, and under-decorated. We were told the interview would take place in Mrs. Bushs office, and assumed this was a waiting room. Wrong. This was Laura Bushs office: child centric art and literature, a simple desk, a small sitting area, and thats it. How true to
8、 her style, I remember thinking. The tangerine suit was a compromise to the role of political wife. The office wasnt you could imagine her in jeans and a work shirt. The reason Laura Bush is perhaps the most popular First Lady since her mother-in-law, Barbara Bush, is because of the jeans and work-s
9、hirt attitude she projects to the country.Not Exactly a Desperate HousewifeTo her critics, Laura Bushs solid and consistent behavior. translates as dull, boring, shes been called a Stepford wife, obedient and risk opposing. But after 9.11, some began to see her true value. Laura Bush had become the
10、nurturer-in-chief, offering the kind of compassion and rhetoric to the 9.11 familiesand the countrythat you cant fake. She emerged from that tragedy as a true believer in the fight against terrorism. But her war would be waged in the classroom.She jump-started an educational reform. program in Afgha
11、nistan that would allow women to attend school for the first time. Women were not empowered(授权力), and the result was that one-half of the population could contribute to society, she says. We are building an American school in Kabul, where women teachers can be trained and have a safe place to live.a
12、 teachers institute, so they can go back to their provinces and teach.Laura Bushs commitment to education and literacy has gone well beyond chairing the occasional benefit fund-raiser, or offering photos as she tours schools. My whole life Ive been interested in education and children. Ive done a lo
13、t of work with teaching recruitment organizations, like Troops to Teachers and Teach for America. Id like to encourage people to choose teaching as a career because its so important. She taught underprivileged kids in Austin, where she was a librarian. Lauras daughter Jenna, a recent graduate of the
14、 University of Texas, has followed in her mothers footsteps and is teaching at a Washington, D.C., public school.Growing up an only child in Midland and havA.Y B.N C.NG3.The author suggests that couples should give first priority to _.4.According to Privacy International in London, which word can de
15、scribe Googles attitude to privacy exactly?A.Confusing. B.Adorable. C.Hypocritical. D.Indifferent.5.Are We Turning into a Nation of Loners?Marriage is down, and so is childbirth. But divorce is up, along with single-person living. This is Britain today.A period of unprecedented change in British fam
16、ily life, where adults lead more isolated lives, bringing up children on their own or not having them at all, is described in a report today. The independent Family Policy Studies Centre paints a picture of an evolving society with fewer children, fewer marriages, more divorces and more solo living, where marriage and partnerships are much more fragile tha
