全国英语六级专项训练 阅读理解35篇

全国英语六级专项训练阅读理解35篇

无论哪种考试，阅读都是重中之重。在有了语法和词汇的良好基

础之后，阅读并不是难以解决的难题。六级阅读的要求是35分钟，

四篇文章。我首先选择了某两年的真题作了个实验：1把时间控制在

35分钟之内，不考虑结果，将题做完为主2不计时间，给自己充分

琢磨题意的空间，以考虑清楚为主。实验表明如果前者正确率与后者

没有显著差别，那么时间基本不是障碍。如果反之，那么应该强化自

己的做题速度，做题技巧，词汇语法的熟练程度。做阅读理解的时候,

要有良好的心理一不要急躁，二不要自责和抱怨。张国帅老师讲解了

不少解答阅读理解题的方法，比如抓中心思想，上下文猜测生词等等,

熟练掌握，多加练习，熟能生巧的确行之有效，这里不再一一赘述，

阅读能力的培养是一个相对长期的过程，不能急于求成、半途而废，

持之以恒才会取得最后的成功。

1.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练（1）

GivingCreditWhereCreditIsNotDue

Thebigidentity-theftbustlastweekwasjustatasteof

what'stocome.Here'showtoprotectyourgoodname

HERE'STHESCARYTHINGabouttheidentity-theftringthat

thefedscrackedIastweek:therewasnothinganyofits

estimated40,000victimscouIdhavedonetopreventitfrom

happening.Thiswasaninsidejob,accordingtocourtdocuments.

AlowlyheIp-deskworkeratTeIedataCommunications,asoftware

firmthathelpsbanksaccesscreditreportsonIine,aIIegedIy

stoIepasswordsforthosereportsandsoIdthemtoagroupof

20thievesat$60apop.ThataIlowedthegangtocherry-pick

consumerswithgoodcreditandappIyforaIIkindsofaccounts

intheirnames.Costtothevictims:$3millionandrising.

Evenscarieristhatthis,thelargestidentity-theftbust

todate,isjustadropinthebitbucket.Morethan700,000

Americanshavetheircredithijackedeveryyear.It'soneof

crime'sbiggestgrowthmarkets.Aname,addressandSociaI

Securitynumber——whichcanoftenbefoundontheWeb-isalI

anybodyneedstoappIyforabogusIineofcredit.Credit

companiesmake$1.3triIIionannuaIIyandIoseIessthan2%of

thatrevenuetofraud,sothere'sIittIefinanciaIincentive

forthemtomaketheappIicationprocessmoresecure.Asit

standsnow,it'suptoyoutoprotectyouridentity.

ThegoodnewsisthattherearepIentyofstepsyoucantake.

Mostcreditthievesareopportunists,notweII-organizedgangs.

AlotofthemgoDumpsterdivingforthosemiIIionsof

“pre-approved“credit-cardmaiIingsthatgoouteveryday.

OtherssteaIwaIIetsandreturnthem,takingonIyaSociaI

Securitynumber.ShreddingyourjunkmaiIandIeavingyour

SociaISecuritycardathomecansaveaIotofagonyIater.

Butthemosteffectivewaytokeepyouridentitycleanis

tocheckyourcreditreportsonceortwiceayear.Thereare

threemajorcredit-reportoutfits:Equifax(atequifax.com),

Trans-Union(www.transunion,com)andExperian(experian.com).

AIIallowyoutoorderreportsonIine,whichisaIotbetter

thanwadingthroughvoice-maiIhelIontheir800Iines.Ofthe

three,IfoundTransllnion'swebsitetobethecheapestandmost

comprehensive一一layingoutstate-by-stateprices,rightsand

tipsforconsumersineasy-to-readfashion.

Ifyou'reIuckyenoughtoIiveinCoIorado,Georgia,

MaryIand,Massachusetts,NewJerseyorVermont,youare

entitledtoonefreereportayearbyIaw.Otherwiseit'sgoing

tocost$8to$14eachtime.Avoidservicesthatoffertomonitor

yourreportsyear-roundforabout$70;that's$10morethanthe

goingrateamongthieves.Ifyouthinkyou'reavictimof

identitytheft,youcanaskforfraudaIertstobeputonfiIe

ateachofthethreecredit-reportcompanies.YoucanaIso

downIoadatheft-reportformatwww.consumer,gov/idtheft,

which,aIongwithaIocaIpolicereport,shouldhelpwhenirate

creditorscomeknocking.Justdon'texpectjustice.That

audaciousheIp-deskworkerwasoneofthefewerthan2%of

identitythieveswhoareevercaught.

引用

ByChrisTaylorTime;12/9/2002,Vol.160Issue24,p100,3/4p,

1c

注(1)：本文选自Time;12/9/2002,p100,3/4p,1c；

注(2)：本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题Text1；

1.Whatisthetrendofcredit-theftcrime?

[A]Tightlysuppressed.[B]Morefrightening.[C]Rapidly

increasing.[D]looselycontroIIed.

2.Theexpression“insidejob”(Line6,Paragraph1)most

probabIymeans.

[A]aorimethatiscommittedbyapersonworkingforthe

victim[B]acrimethatshouIdbepunishedsevereIy

[C]acrimethatdoesgreatharmtothevictim[D]acrime

thatposesagreatthreattothesociety

3.ThecreditorscanprotecttheiridentityinthefoIlowing

wayexcept.

[A]destroyingyourjunkmail[B]IeavingyourSociaI

Securitycardathome

[C]visitingthecredit-reportwebsiteregularly

[D]obtainingthefreereportfromthegovernment

4.Whyisiteasytohavecredit-theft?

[A]MorepeopIeareusingcreditservice.[B]The

appIicationprogramisnotsafeenough.

[C]Creditorsusuallydisciosetheiridentity.

[D]Creditorsarenotcarefulabouttheiridentity.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

[A]Thedangerofcredit-theft[B]TheIossofthe

creditors

[C]Howtoprotectyourgoodname[D]WhythecreditorsIose

theiridentity

答案:CADBC

2.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练（2）

OpinionpoIIsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristobIame

andwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunempIoymentisprobably

heretosay.ThismeansweshaIIhavetofindwaysofsharing

theavailabIeempIoymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.WemustasksomefundamentaI

questionsaboutthefuturework.ShouIdwecontinuetotreat

empIoymentasthenorm?ShouIdwenotratherencouragemanyways

forself-respectingpeopIetowork?ShouIdwenotcreate

conditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourseIves,rather

thanforanempIoyer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehousehold

andtheneighborhood,asweIIasthefactoryandtheoffice,

ascentersofproductionandwork?

TheindustriaIagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistory

inwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheformofjobs.The

industriaIagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthe

changesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobe

reversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcould

offertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.UniversaI

empIoyment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomic

freedom.

EmpIoymentbecamewidespreadwhentheencIosuresofthe17th

and18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkby

deprivingthemoftheuseoftheIand,andthusofthemeans

toprovideaIivingforthemseIves.Thenthefactorysystem

destroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrom

people'shomes.Later,astransportimprovedfirstbyraiIand

thenbyroad,peopIecommutedIongerdistancestotheirpIaces

ofempIoymentuntiI,eventuaIly,manypeople'sworklostaII

connectionwiththeirhomeIivesandthepIacesinwhichthey

Iive.

MeanwhiIe,empIoymentputwomenatadisadvantage.In

preindustriaItimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductive

workofthehousehoIdandviIIagecommunity.Nowitbecame

customaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,Ieaving

theunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiIiestohiswife.Taxand

benefitreguIationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrict

moreflexiblesharingofworkroIesbetweenthesexes.

11wasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemployment

becamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopIeandoldpeopIe

wereexcIuded——aprobIemnow,asmoreteenagersbecome

frustratedatschooIandmoreretiredpeopIewanttoIiveactive

Iives.

AIIthismaynowhavetochange.

Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresources

awayfromtheideaIistgoaIcreatingjobsforall,totheurgent

practicaItaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithout

fulI-timejobs.

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A)EmpIoymentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturies.

B)UnempIoymentwiIIremainamajorprobIemforindustriaIized

nations.

C)TheindustriaIagemaynowbecomingtoanend.

D)SomeeffortsandresourcesshouIdbedevotedtoheIpingmore

peopIecopewiththeprobIemofunemployment.

22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasafactor

contributingtothespreadofemployment?

A)Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.B)The

deveIopmentoffactories.

C)Relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.D)DeveIopment

ofmodernmeansoftransportation.

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)mostpeoplewhohavebeenpoIledbeIievethattheprobIem

ofunempIoymentmaynotbesolvedwithinashortperiodoftime

B)manyfarmersIosttheirIandwhennewraiIwaysandfactories

werebeingconstructed

C)inpreindustriaIsocietieshouseworkandcommunityservice

weremainlycarriedoutbywomen

D)someofthechangesinworkpatternthattheindustriaIage

broughthavebeenreversed

24.Whatdoestheword“daunting“inthethirdparagraphmean?

A)ShockingB)InterestingC)ConfusingD)Stimulating

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasapossibIemeans

tocopewiththecurrentsituation?

A)CreatesituationsinwhichpeopIeworkforthemseIves.

B)Treatemploymentasthenorm.

C)EndeavortorevivethehousehoIdandtheneighborhoodas

centersofproduction.

D)EncouragepeopIetoworkincircumstancesotherthannormaI

workingconditions.

答案：DCAAB

3.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练(3)

NooneshouIdbeforcedtowearauniformunderany

circumstance.Uniformsaredemandingtothehumanspiritand

totaIlyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.UniformsteIIthe

worIdthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovaIueasanindividuaI

butonIyIivestofunctionasapartofawhoIe.TheindividuaI

inauniformIosesalIseIf-worth.

Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniformgivesaperson

asenseofidentificationwithalarger,moreimportantconcept

WhatcouIdbemoreimportantthantheindividuaIhimself?If

anorganizationissoweakthatitmustreIyoncIothandbuttons

toinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorightto

continueitsexistence.Otherssaythatthepracticeofmaking

personswearuniforms,sayinaschool,eIiminatesaIIenvyand

competitioninthematterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwho

cannotaffordgood-quaIityclothingisnottobebeIittledby

aweaIthypersonwhowearsexpensivequaIityclothing.Those

personsconvenientlyignoresuchcriticalconceptsasfreedom

ofchoice,motivation,andindividuaIity.IfaIIpersonswere

towearthesameclothing,whywouIdanyonestrivetobebetter?

11isonlyashortstepfromforeingeveryonetodrivethesame

car,havethesametypeoffoods.Whenthishappens,aII

incentivetoimproveone,sIifeisremoved.Whywouldparents

bothertoworkhardsothattheirchiIdrencouldhaveabetter

IifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchiIdrenaregoing

tobeforcedtohaveexactlythesameIifethattheyhad?

UniformsaIsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,biIIionsof

dollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearIy.Thousandsof

personsareempIoyedindesigning,creatingandmarketing

differenttypesofcIothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowear

uniforms,artisticpersonneIwouIdbeunnecessary.Sales

personswouIdbesuperfIuousaswell;whybothertoseIIthe

onIyiternsthatareavaiIabIe?ThewearingofuniformswouId

destroythefashionindustry,whichinturnwouIdhavearipple

effectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Without

advertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouIdnot

beabIetoremaininbusiness.Oneentireinformationand

entertainmentindustrywouIdcollapse.

26.Theauthor'sprimarypurposeinwritingthispassagewas

to.

A)pIeadfortheaboIishmentofuniformsB)showthatuniforms

arenotpossibIeinademocraticsociety

C)advocatestrongergovernmentaIcontroIsonthewearingof

uniformsD)convineethereaderthatuniformshavemore

disadvantagesthanadvantages27.Whydoestheauthordiscuss

foreingeveryonetobuythesamecaroreatthesamefood?

A)ToshowthatfreedomofchoiceisabsoIute.

B)Toshowthatthegovernmenthasinterferedtoomuchinthe

IivesofindividuaI.

C)TosuggestwhatwouIdhappenifuniformsbecamecompuIsory.

D)TopredictthewaythesocietywiIIbeinthenextfew

generations.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

accordingtotheauthor?

A)ThepersonwhowearsauniformhasnoseIf-worth.

B)Wearingauniformgivesapersonasenseofidentification

withalargerconcept.

C)UniformswiIIhurtoneentireinformationandentertainment

industry.

D)Envyandcompetitionareincentivetoimproveone'sIife.

29.Theword“superfluous”(Para.3)mostprobabIymeans.

A)indispensabIeB)avaiIabIeC)surpIusD)suppIementary

30.Thenextparagraphinthispassagemightdiscuss.

A)thepositiveeffectsofwearinguniformsB)morenegative

effectsofwearinguniforms

C)aIternativetowearinguniformsD)theIegaIrightsof

thosenotwishingtowearuniforms

答案:DCBCB

4.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练(4)

Astrangethingabouthumansistheircapacityforblindrage.

RageispresumabIyanemotionresuItingfromsurvivaIinstinet,

butthesurprisingthingaboutitisthatwedonotdeployit

againstotheranimals.IfweencounteradangerouswiIdanimal

-apoisonoussnakeorawiIdcat一wedonotflyintoatemper.

Ifweareunarmed,weshowfearandattempttobackaway;if

wearesuitablyarmed,weattack,butinarationaImannernot

inarage.Wereserverageforourownspecies.Itishardto

seeanysurvivaIvaIueinattackingone'sown,butifwetake

accountoftheIongcompetition,whichmusthaveexisted

betweenourownsubspeciesandothersIikeNeanderthaIman-

indeedothersstillmoreremotefromusthanNeanderthaIman

-humanragebecomesmorecomprehensibIe.

InoureverydayIanguageandbehaviortherearemany

remindersofthoseearlystruggles.Wearealwaysusingthe

words“usandthem"."Our"sideisperpetuaIIytryingto

dodownthe“other"side.IngamesweartificiaIIycreate

othersubspecieswecanattack.Theoppositionof"us"and

"them"isthetouchstoneofthetwo-partysystemof

udemocraticvpoIitics.Althoughtherearenoveryserious

consequencestomanyofthesemodernpsychological

representationsofthe“usandthem“emotion,itisaswell

torememberthattheoriginalaimwasnottobeattheother

subspeciesinagamebuttoexterminateit.

ThereadinesswithwhichhumansallowthemseIvestobe

regimentedhaspermittedIargearmiestobeformed,which,

takentogetherwiththe“usandthem“bIindrage,hasledto

destructivecIasheswithinoursubspeciesitseIf.TheFirst

WorIdWarisanexampIeinwhichEuropedivideditseIfintotwo

imaginarysubspecies.Andthereisasimilarextermination

battIenowinNorthernIreland.Theideathatthereisa

reIigiousbasisforthiscIashisiIIusory,fornoteventhe

PopehasbeenabIetocontroIit.Theclashismuchmore

primitivethantheChristianreIigion,mucholderinits

emotionaIorigin.TheconfIictinIreIandisuniikeIytostop

untiIagreaterprimitivefearisimposedfromoutsidethe

community,oruntiIthecombatantsbecomeexhausted.

31.AsuitabIetitleforthispassagewouIdbe.

A)WhyHumanArmiesAreFormedB)Man'sAngerAgainstRage

C)TheHumanCapacityforRageD)EarlyStrugglesofAngry

Man

32.Accordingtotheauthor,thesurprisingaspectofhuman

angeris.

A)itsIengthyandcompIexdeveIopmentB)aconfIictsuchas

isnowgoingoninNorthernIreIand

C)thatwedonotflyintoatempermoreoftenD)thatwe

reserveangerformankind

33.Thepassagesuggeststhat.

A)historicaIIy,wehavecreatedan"us"versus"them"

society

B)humanshavehadanaturaIdisincIinationtowardformaI

grouping

C)theFirstWorIdWarisanexampIeofhowmanhasalways

avoideddomination

D)theemotionaIoriginofthewarinIrelandisIostintime

34.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A)theartificialcreationofasubspeciesuniikeusis

somethingthatneverhappens

B)gamesarepsychologicalIyunheaIthyC)anyartificiaIly

createdsubspecieswouIdbeourenemy

D)thereaIorimaginedexistenceofanopposingsubspeciesis

inherentinman'sactivities

35.TheauthorbeIievesthatareIigiousexplanationforthewar

inNorthernIreIandis

A)foundedinhistoricaIfactB)deceptiveC)apparentD)

probablyaccurate

答案:CDADB

5.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练(5)

ThefirstwaywecanapproachIanguageisasaphenomenon

oftheindividuaIperson.11isconcernedwithdescribingand

expIaininglanguageasamatterofhumanbehavior.PeopIespeak

andwrite;theyaIsoevidentIyreadandunderstandwhatthey

hear.Theyarenotborndoingso;theyhavetoacquirethese

skills.NoteverybodyseemstodeveIopthemtothesamedegree.

PeopIemaysufferaccidentsordiseases,whichimpairtheir

performance.LanguageisthusseenaspartofhumanpsychoIogy,

aparticuIarsortofbehavior,thebehavior,whichhasasits

principal,functionthatofcommunication.

ThetroubIewiththeterm“behavior“isthatitisoften

takentoreferonIytomoreorIessovert,anddescribabIe,

physicaImovementsandacts.YetpartofIanguagebehavior-that

ofunderstandingspokenorwrittenlanguage,forexample-has

IittIeornophysicaIIyobservabIesigns.Itistruewecan

sometimesinferthatunderstandinghastakenpIacebythe

changesthattakepIaceintheotherperson'sbehavior.When

someonehasbeenprohibitedfromdoingsomething,wemayinfer

thathehasunderstoodtheprohibitionbyobservingthat

thereafterheneverbehavesinthatway.Wecannot,ofcourse,

beabsoIuteIysurethathissubsequentbehaviorisaresu11of

hisunderstand!ng;itmightbeduetoaIossofinterestor

inoIination.SobehaviormustbetakentoincIudeunobservabIe

activity,oftenonlytobeinferredfromotherobservabIe

behavior.

OnceweadmitthatthestudyofIanguagebehaviorinvoIves

describingandexpIainingtheunobservabIe,thesituation

becomesmuchmorecompIicated,becausewehavetopostuIate

somesetofprocesses,someinternaImechanism,whichoperates

whenwespeakandunderstand.WehavetopostuIatesomething

wecancalIamind.ThestudyofIanguagefromthispointof

viewcanthenbeseenasastudyofthespecificproperties,

processesandstatesofthemindwhoseoutwardmanifestations

areobservabIebehavior;whatwehavetoknowinorderto

performIinguisticaIIy.ThisapproachtoIanguage,asa

phenomenonoftheindividuaI,isthusprincipallyconcerned

withexpIaininghowweacquirelanguage,anditsrelationto

generaIhumancognitivesystems,andwiththepsychological

mechanismsunderlyingthecomprehensionandproductionof

speech;muchlesswiththeproblemofwhatIanguageisfor,that

is,itsfunctionascommunication,sineethisnecessariIy

invoIvesmorethanasingleindividuaI.

36.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A)LanguageasMeansofCommunication.B)Languageand

Psychology.

C)LanguageandtheIndividuaI.D)LanguageasaSociaI

Phenomenon.

37.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatements

isNOTtrue?

A)LanguageisoftenregardedaspartofhumanpsychoIogy.

B)PeopIedevelopIanguageskiIIsofdifferentdegreesasa

resu11ofdifferentpersonaIexperiences.

C)LanguageisaspeciaIkindofpsychologicalbehaviorthat

isbornwithanindividuaI.

D)PeopIeIearntospeakandwritethroughimitationand

training.

38.Whatdoestheterm“behavior“inthesecondparagraph

especiaIlyrefertointhispassage?

A)11referstoobservabIeandphysicaImovementsandacts.

B)11referstothepartofIanguagebehaviorthatinvoIves

understandingorinterpretation.

C)ItreferstoboththeovertandtheunobservabIeIanguage

behaviorsincommunicating.

D)Itreferstoactsofspeakingandwriting.

39.Whatdoes“internalmechanism”(Line3,Para.3)mean?

A)Secretmachine.B)MentaIprocesses.C)Overtsystem.D)

Mechanicoperation.

40.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A)ItsindividuaIisticapproachtoIanguageismeanttostudy

thepsychologicalprocessesofIanguageacquisition.

B)TheindividuaIisticapproachtoIanguageismainlyconcerned

withhowIanguagefunctionsinsociety.

C)ThestudyofIanguageissuretoinvoIvemorethanasingle

individuaI.

D)PsychologicalapproachtoIanguageisconcernedwiththe

comprehensionandproductionofspeech.

答案：CCCBA

6.2007年12月英语六级阅读专项训练(6)

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedarounda

basicaIIyprivate-enterprise,market-orientedeconomyin

whichconsumersIargeIydeterminewhatshaIIbeproducedby

spendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsand

servicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,striving

tomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesin

competitionwithotherbusinessmen；andtheprofitmotive,

operatingundercompetitivepressures,largeIydetermineshow

thesegoodsandservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmerican

economicsystemitisthedemandofindividuaIconsumers,

coupIedwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsand

thedesireofindividuaIstomaximizetheirincomes,that

togetherdeterminewhatshaIIbeproducedandhowresourcesare

usedtoproduceit.

Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthe

mechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedand

respondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,this

mechanismisp