大学英语六级阅读理解题冲刺辅导（五）

词汇题： 直接看有单词的那段［００１］

Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice onhow to get a job or how to get a promotion. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be themechanist' s trade or bookkeeping (簿记). Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, andrequires a different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the largebusiness or in government, employeeship is more important to success than the special professional knowledge or skill.Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not

adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executivework, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or professionalknowledge.

33. The word \"dubious\" ( L. 2, Para. 2) most probably meansA) valuableB) usefulC) doubtfulD) helpful

注：烂的，没意义的［００２］

Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support. Her mother agreed, \"It'sridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home.\" But sharing the family home

requires adjustments for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy (不受⼲扰的⽣活). Some families,however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been homethree times-and left three times. \"What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem, \" she explains.\"He never liked anyone I dated (约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' house.\"24. The word \"hassles\" in the passage (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means _____.(A) quarrels(B) worries(C) disadvantages(D) agreements注：不平衡的⾏为［００３］

To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and

performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes

earlier. \"We've found that if you're in sleep deficit, performance suffers, \" says Dr. David. \"Short-term memory is weakened, asare abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.\"34. The word \"subjects\" (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _____.(A) the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit(B) special branches of knowledge that are being studied(C) people whose behavior or reactions are being studied(D) the psychological consequences of sleep deficit注：做算术题和背⽂章指⼈

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The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illness maybe preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge. We all

enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. Thestructure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we sodesire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever food we want, and live a completely

sedentary life-style without any exercise. The freedom（这是对上⾯⼩并列的⼀个总括，不能只说其中之⼀就是他。如张、王、李、赵四个⼈的共同特征） to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the

wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty. As one example, ateenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is thesocially accepted thing to do.

37. To \"live a completely sedentary life-style\" (Line 7, Para. 1) in the passage means _____.(A) to \"live a decent life\"(B) to \"live an inactive life\"(C) to \"live a life of vice\"

(D) to \"live a life with complete freedom\" ［００５］

If sufficient rain falls the next year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the shrimps pass rapidly through theircycle of growth, adulthood, egg-laying, and death. Some years there is insufficient rain to form a lake: in this case, the eggswill remain dormant for another years, or even longer if necessary. Very, very occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred years,sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a month or more. In this case, the species passes through two cycles ofgrowth, egg-laying, and death. Thus, on such occasions, the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures itssurvival.

24. The word \"dormant\" (Para. 4, Line 3) most probably means _____.(A) inactive(B) strong(C) alert(D) soft［００６］

To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages, often more than ever produced before, is

disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work independently is threatening. But there is no need to approach theresearch paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome. Instead,consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.33. From the context, the word \"disconcerting\" (Para. 3, Line 2) most probably means _____.(A) misleading(B) embarrassing(C) stimulating a goal wit(D) upsetting注：焦虑anxiety［００７］

The process of perceiving (察觉) other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or other's into cold, objective terms. \"She was5 feet 8 inches tall, had had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt.\" More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint hisor her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters. Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we canaccomplish this difficult job very quickly -perhaps with a two-second glance.

21. The word \"pinpoint\" (para. 1,) basically means _______.A) appreciateB) obtainC) interpretD) identify［００８］

It is a curious paradox that we think of the physical sciences as \"hard\

sciences as somewhere in between, This is interpreted to mean that our knowledge of physical systems is more certain thanour knowledge of biological systems, and these in turn are more certain than our knowledge of social system. (In terms of ourcapacity to sample the relevant universes, however,后置了) and the probability that our images of these universes are atleast approximately correct, one suspects that a reverse order is more reasonable. We are able to sample earth' s socialsystems with some degree of confidence that we have a reasonable sample of the total universe being investigated. Our

knowledge of mal systems, therefore, while it is in many ways extremely inaccurate, is not likely to be seriously overturned bynew discoveries. Even the folk knowledge in social systems on which ordinary life is based in earning, spending, organizing,marrying, taking part in political activities, fighting and so on, is not very dissimilar from the more sophisticated images of thesocial system derived from the social sciences, even though it is built upon the very imperfect samples of personalexperience.

31. The word \"paradox\" (Para. 1,) means \"_________\" .A) implication （imply）B) contradictionC) interpretationD) confusion［００９］

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier andhealthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice forfinding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.26. The word \"liability\" (Para. 1) most probably means \"______\".A) misfortuneB) instabilityC) disadvantageD) burden［０１０］

The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world's great writers. Before consideringthis question, it will useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directedagainst one another is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving forsome thing which is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are.Conflict and vice of one another. Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation, the process by which social entities functionin the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition betweenindividuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited resources, but conflict is not. Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely tooccur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies.

28. The phrase \"function in the disservice of one another\" (Para. 1) most probably means \"_______\".A) betray each otherB) harm one another

C) help to collaborate with each other

D) benefit on another［０１１］

In the workplace, men have long had well defined precedents and role models for achieving success. It has been otherwisefor women. A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of \"masculine\" an d

\"feminine\" attributes they should convey by their professional clothing. The variety of clothing alternatives to women has alsobeen greater than that avail able for men. Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positionswhen the women display less \"feminine\" groom i n g ( Sb nb ) - s h o r t e r h a i r , m o d e r a t e u s e o f m a k e u p , a n d p la i n t a i l o r e d c l o t h i n g . A s o n e m a l e a d m i n i s t r a t o r c o n f e s s e d , \" A n a t t r a c t i v e w o m a n i s d e f i ni t e l y g o i n g t o g e t a l o n g e r i n t e r v i e w , b u t s h e w o n ' t g e t a j o b . \" / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 5 7 \" > / p > p b d s f id = \" 1 5 8 \" > 3 3 . T h e w o r d \" p r e c e d e n t \" ( L i n e 1 , P a r a . 4 ) p r o b a b l y r e f e r s t o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . / p > p bd s f i d = \" 1 5 9 \" > A ) e a r l y a c t s f o r m e n t o f o l l o w a s e x a m p l e s / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 6 0 \" > B ) p a r t i c u l a rp l a c e s f o r m e n t o o c c u p y e s p e c i a l l y b e c a u s e o f t h e i r i m p o r t a n c e / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 6 1 \" > C ) t hi n g s t h a t m e n s h o u l d a g r e e u p o n / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 6 2 \" > D ) m e n ' s b e l i e f s t h a t e v e r y t h i n g i n t he w o r l d h a s a l r e a d y b e e n d e c i d e d / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 6 3 \" > / p >