2022年大学英语六级模拟试题：仔细阅读

2022大学英语六级模拟试题：仔细阅读Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．,andD．.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage./PPOnthehigh-speedtrainfromAvignon(阿维尼翁)toParis,myhusbandandIlandedintheonlyremainingseatsonthetrain,inthemiddleofacar,directlyoppositeaFrenchwomanofmiddleyears.Itwasanextremelyuncomfortablearrangementtobelookingstraightintotheeyesofastranger.MyhusbandandIpulledoutbooks.

Thewomanproducedalargemakeupcaseandproceededtofreshenup.Exceptforalunchbreak,shecontinuedthisactivityfortheentirethree-hourtrip.Everyonceinawhileshesurveyedthecarwithabright-eyedglance,butneveroncedidshecatchmy(admittedlyfascinateD．eye.MyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablankwall.

Iwasamused,butsomepeoplewouldhavefeltinsulted,evenrepulsed(厌恶的).Thereissomethingaboutprimpinginpublicthatcallsupstrongemotionalreactions.Partlyit”saquestionofhygiene.(Nearlyeveryoneagreesthatnail-palingandhair-combingaresociallyconsideredunwisetodo.)Andit”samatterofdegree.

Grooming--aprivateact--hasawayofnegatingthepresenceofothers.Iwasonceseatedatapartywithamodel-actresswhoimmediatelywavedasillybrushandbegandustingherfaceatthetable,demonstratingthatwhileshewasnexttome,shewasnotwithme.

Infact,Iamgenerallyinhibitedfromthismaneuverinpublic,exceptwhenIaminthecompanyofcosmeticsexecutives(whenit”sconsideredunpleasantnottodoit)ormyfemalefriendswhenit”safunjust-us-girlsmoment.Inagatheringmoreprofessionalthansocial,Iwouldrefrain.

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KathyPeiss,ahistoryprofessorattheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherstandanauthorityonAmericanbeautyrituals,saysthatnose-powderingintheofficewasanoccasionforoutragein1920”sand30”s.Deploringthepracticeasawasteofcompanytime,tradejournalsadvisedmanagerstodiscourageitamongclericalworkers.Buthowmuchtimecouldittake?Certainlytheconcernwasoutofproportionwiththenumberofminuteslost.Peisstheorizesthatitwastheblatantassertion.ofafemalepracticeinwhathadbeenanall-maleprovincethatdisturbedcritics.

Peisstellsmethatafterthe30”s,pullingoutacompactwasnolongeranissue.Itbecameanacceptedpractice.

Iaskifshefeelsfreetoapplylipstickataprofessionallunchherself.Soundingmildlyshocked,shesaysshewouldsavethatfortheprivacyofhercarafterward.Why?Becauseitwouldbeagestureofinappropriatefemininity.

Oneguessisthatmostprofessionalwomenfeelthisway.Thereisevidenceofthepopularityofthenewlipsticksthatremaininplacealldaywithoutretouching.

It”samazingtothinkthatinourtalk-showsociety,whereeverysexualpracticeisopenlydiscussed,asimplesex-specificgesturecouldstillhavethepowertodisturb.Themovebelongsinthefemalearsenaland,likeweapons,mustbeusedwithcaution./PP56.Accordingtotheauthor,MyhusbandandIcouldhavebeenablankwall.(Line6,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“__________”.

A．Weweretreatedwithanexpressionlessface.

B．WelookedattheFrenchwomanexpressionlessly.

C．Weusedbooksasawalltoavoidthewoman”seyes.

D．WewereofnoexistenceintheFrenchwoman”seyes.

57.Intheauthor”sopinion,she__________.

A．allowspublicmakinguponcertainoccasions

B．feelscomfortbalewhenmakingupinpublic

C．onlymakesuponsocialoccasions

D．makesupbeforeanyprofessionalgatherings

58.AccordingtoPeiss,nosepowderinginanofficewascriticizedmainlyforthereasonthat__________.

A．normalofficeworkwasdisturbed

B．itdiscouragedwomen”sinterestincareer

C．maledominancewasemphasizedthere

D．itdistractedmaleworkers”focusonwork

59.Whydomostprofessionalwomengiveupusinglipsticksinpublic?

A．Becausetheyareworriedaboutbeinglookeddownupon.

B．Becauseitemphasizestheirfemalefeaturesinwrongsituations.

C．Becauseitimplieswomen”sdisadvantagesinacademicfields.

D．Becausetheyareashamedtobeseenmakingupinfrontofmales.

60.Itcanbeinfer