英语六级阅读训练与答案

　　下面是学习啦小编整理的英语六级阅读训练与答案，希望对大家有帮助。

　　Laziness is a sin(罪), everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons rather than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of ridicule or of having their idea stolen. These people who seem lazy may be ruined by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies (幻想) may prevent work; some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements that they are unable to deal with whatever "lesser" work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work; strictly speaking, they are merely procrastinating rescheduling their day.

　　Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators, some people may look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, researching. We should all remember that great scientific discoveries occurred by chance. Newton wasn't working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have someone "lazy" build the car or stove we buy, particularly if that "laziness" were caused by the worker's taking time to

　　check each step of his work and to do his job right. And sometimes, being "lazy"—that is,, taking time off for a rest—is good for the overworked students or executives. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor who's simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic. So be careful when you're tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting, or planning his or her next work.

　　26. The main idea of this passage is that_______.

　　A. laziness is a moral sin

　　B. there are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy

　　C. laziness is the sign of deep-seated emotion problems

　　D. lazy people do more careful work

　　27. The passage states that_______.

　　A. laziness is a disease

　　B. laziness is more beneficial than harmful

　　C. a good definition of laziness is emotional illness

　　D. some people appear lazy because they are insecure

　　28. Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?

　　A. Most of the time laziness is a virtue.

　　B. Most assembly workers are lazy.

　　C. The word laziness is sometimes applied incorrectly.

　　D. Most insecure people are lazy.

　　29. As used in this passage, the word "devised"(Para. 2) means_______.

　　A. understood B. wrote

　　C. made D. proved

　　30. Being lazy may be good for_______.

　　A. doctors B. athletes

　　C. executives D. those who overwork themselves

 

　　26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. D


 

　　During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, migrations have taken place within 11 countries; the cities with their industries have attracted people away from the country. The possibility of earning a fixed 12 in a factory or office was more attractive than the possibility of staying on the farm and having one's work 13 by frost, storms, or droughts. Furthermore, the

　　development of agricultural machinery made it possible for fewer people to do the same 14 of work.

　　Thus, at the same time when the industrial revolution made it possible to produce goods more 15 and more quickly in factories, agricultural revolution also took place. Instead of leaving fields empty every third year, farmers began to plant clover or some other crop that would 16 the soil. Instead of using only animal fertilizer, farmers began to use chemical fertilizers to keep the soil

　　rich. These methods have enabled French farmers, for example, to get five times as much wheat as was 17 from the same land two centuries ago.

　　In many countries farmers find it more 18 to raise only one crop or one kind of animal. They choose the kind that gives the best results. Then they sell all that they produce, instead of trying to grow a little of everything and consume what they grow. This is a more feasible type of 19 because modern methods and machinery are adapted to specific animals and specific crops. Therefore, it would be too expensive to do all the work by hand, or to buy the 20 needed for several different kinds of farming.

　　A. salary

　　B. freely

　　C. profitable

　　D. obtained

　　E. deserted

　　F. operation

　　G.amount

　　H. payment

　　I. equivalent

　　J. enrich

　　K. fruitful

　　L. equipment

　　M. destroyed

　　N. certain

　　O. cheaply

 

　　II. N 12. A 13. M 14. G 15. O 16. J 17. D 18. C 19. F 20. L