英语六级必背短语及英语阅读续

situp不睡，熬夜；坐直

standfor代替，代表，意味着，主张，支持；［用与否定、疑问句］容忍，接受

standout清晰地显出，引人注目；杰出，出色

stepup提高，加快，加紧

stickout（把…）坚持到底;突出，显眼

takeafter（在外貌、性格等方面）与（父、母等）相象

takeaway减去

takedown拆卸；记下，写下

take...for把…认为是，把…看成是

takeoff脱下；起飞；匆匆离开

takeon开始雇佣；呈现，具有；同…较量，接受…的挑战；承担，从事

taketo对…产生好感，开始喜欢；形成…的习惯，开始从事

takeupwith与…成朋友

takeup开始从事；把…继续下去；着手处理；占去，占据；（on）接受邀请

throwaway扔掉，抛弃；错过（机会），浪费（金钱等）

touchon/upon谈到，论及

turndown关小，调低；拒绝

turnin交还，上交；上床睡觉

turnoff关掉：拐弯，离开…转入另一条路

代词作主语时的一致

people,police,cattle,poultry（家禽）,militia（民兵）等通常都用作复数.

Cattlearegrazingonthepasture.

Thepolicearelookingforhim.

有些名词单复数同形，可根据意思决定谓语动词的数:

Passagetwo（ViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLaw）

Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it's

amazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.Wemayspeak

contemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesof

slaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausethey

mistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethem

condescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewno

better.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanyless

blood-thirsty?Whydo1boxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversal

interest?Don'tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesome

violence?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.Theonly

differencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonest

enoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapart

andeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefend

sportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteas

barbarousas,say,2publichangingsor3bearbaiting.

Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingor

bull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbatter

eachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythe

sightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letus

notdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof'thesportingspirit*issheerhypocrisy.People

takepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectators

arewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweight

championshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeopleare

disappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeel

disappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureof

witnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.

Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmay

wellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeen

tryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittle

success.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupin

cages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhich

werecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthe6grimforbiddingplaces

theyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsofthe

world.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechanges

havecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountably

improved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawis

thebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreat

civilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbe

movingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethat

violenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sopinionof

nowadays7humanbeingsis

A.notveryhigh.B.high.

C.contemptuous.D.critical.

2.Themainideaofthispassageis

A.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylew.

B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.

C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.

D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.

3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis

A.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday'speople.

B.togiveanexample.

C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.

D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.

4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?

A.Three.B.Five.

C.Six.D.Seven.

5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis

A.that,bybanningthev