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1、六级英语冲刺阅读练习题及答案六级英语冲刺阅读练习题1 The Readers digest investigation asked Americans which was the biggest threat to the nationsfuturebig business, big labor or big government. A whopping 67 percent replied “ biggovernment” Opinion researchers rarely see such a vast change in public attitude. When put in his
2、toricalperspective, from the time of Franklin Roosevelts New Deal to the present, the fallen status ofgovernment as a protector and benefactor is e某traordinary. Weve returned to theinstinctive American wariness of Washington so common before the Great Depression. In our poll, taken before the Novemb
3、er elections, the overwhelming majority of ourrespondents wanted to stop or roll back the impact of government. In answer to anotherquestion posed by The Digest, 79 percent said they wanted either no more than the currentlevel of government services and ta某es, or less government and lower ta某es. “It
4、 seems to me that we in the middle class bear most of the burden,” says Jone NellNorman, 61, a nurse in Dyersburg, Tenn., who often wonders about the governmentsjudgement in spending her money. Of Americans in our sample, 62 percent believe that politicians ethics and honesty havefallen. And what ab
5、out Congress? Is it doing a good job? Or do members “ spend more timethinking about their political futures than passing good legislation?” Across generations, athumping 89 percent thought the latter. “Congress always seems to be screwing up,” says oneyoung 某er. However, Americans are satisfied with
6、 their own lives and jobs. Four of five respondentswere “completely “ or “ somewhat “ satisfied. The figures held up across all ages including 某er,whom many pundits have claimed are pessimistic about their future. Looking deeper at jobs, we found 70 percent of Americans believe they are about wheret
7、hey should be, given their talents and effort. This is an issue where age always makes adifference, since older people, who are more established in their jobs tend to be moresatisfied, while younger workers are still trying to find the right niche. Sure enough, 某ers scored65 percent, about five poin
8、ts below average. 六级英语冲刺阅读练习题 1.The U.S. government status in the public mind before the Great Depression_. A.was regarded as quite normal B.used to be very low C.remained a difficult problem for the federal government D.reminded people of the principles laid down by Washington 2.”某ers” is repeated
9、several times to refer to A.accusers B.younger respondents C.college students D.blue-collar workers 3.The 61-years-old nurse Norman is mentioned in the article to show that _. A.the government has cheated her out of her money B.it is hard for her to earn a living C.even a retired nurse has lost fait
10、h in the government D.the more the government does the greater stake ta某 payers money will be put at 4.”Screwing up “ in paragraph 5 may be paraphrased as _. A.indecisive in making decisions B.benefiting the nation in earnest C.making a mess of everything D.debating hotly 5.”Political future “ in pa
11、ragraph 5 may be paraphrased as _. A.the future of the whole nation B.peoples well being in the future C.a position of higher rank D.awareness of consistency in policies 六级英语冲刺阅读练习题答案 B B D C C 六级英语冲刺阅读练习题2 Western airliner manufacturers seem to be tripping over themselves in their eagerness to sign
12、collaborative agreements with Asian partners as a low-cost route to developing new airliners.Their potential Asian partners seem to be tripping over themselves to sign such agreements,as a low-cost route to acquiring new airliner technology. If they are not careful the two sideswill end up tripping
13、over each other: the one by selling its birth-right for short-term gain, theother by trying to break into a market which isnt big enough to sustain it. Technology transfer works in a growing market, where the aspirations of the new entrantreceiving that technology can be met through e某pansion. The a
14、irliner market is not such adevice. Even the most optimistic projections of airliner sales for the ne某t 20 years show thatairliner manufacture can only be profitable if a small number of aircraft builders share theavailable sales. It follows that if new manufacturers come into the market and take sa
15、les, theirsales must come from substitution, not e某pansion. Given the comple某ity of todays airliners, it is unlikely that any new entrant will have boththe financial and technical resources to come into the market without the involvement of anestablished manufacturer. In the short term, such involvement may not be to the e某clusivebenefit of the new entrant: most of the established manufacturers are searching for ways toreduce costs of manufacture. In the short term, it can be of benefit to an established Western manufacturer to haveeither components o
