英语六级阅读复习题和答案

　　下面是学习啦小编整理的英语六级阅读复习题和答案，希望对大家有帮助。

　　Debates among candidates are rare in most countries. But they have become a staple1 of American politics, particularly during the last 25 years. Americans like debates because the candidates can be compared in an unscripted, live performance. The candidates don't know what questions will be asked, nor what their opponent might say. History indicates that a bad performance, particularly a telling gaffe2, can badly damage a candidate in the polls. The debates are a “ key test” of the strength and abilities of the candidates, says CNN analyst Jeff Greenfield. A candidate cannot package himself in debates the way he can in party advertisements but must be quick on his feet3 to respond to unanticipated4 questions and criticisms, he adds.

　　The potential of debates to damage a vulnerable presidential hopeful is one reason why some candidates, particularly frontrunners10, are reluctant to risk their chances in such an uncontrolled environment——and the fewer debate rules there are,the less control the candidates have.But broadcast presidential debates,both in the primaries and in the general election,are now routine and expected by the American people.

　　Since 1987, the presidential debates have been organized by the bipartisan17 organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates. Its purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the two major parties. In Election 2000, the commission set a threshold18 for the participation of third party candidates in the debates. They must show they have the support——as evidenced in a number of opinion polls——of at least 15 percent of the population.

　　Whatever the quality of the debates in Election 2000, they are unlikely to equal the most famous political debates in American history which occurred long before the invention of radio and television. In 1858, Stephen Douglas debated Abraham Lincoln for a U.S. Senate seat. The debates were held at seven sites throughout Illinois, one for each of the seven congressional districts. Douglas, a pro-slavery Democrat,was the incumbent19.Lincoln was anti-slavery. “ Honest Abe,” as he was endearingly called, lost the Senate race, but two years later was elected the first Republican president of the United States. The Lincoln Douglas debates are still heralded20 for the quality of the discourse at a crucial time in the nation's history.

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage above.

　　1.According to the first paragragh,why do Americans like debates among candidates?

　　A.The quality of the debates is heralded.

　　B.A telling gaffe may make candidates awkward.

　　C.Debates are rare in other countries.

　　D.They can make comparison among candidates.

　　2. We know from the passage that one of the reasons for some candidates dislike debating is that_____.

　　A.it is difficult to control the circumstance in debating

　　B.the American people don't expect it

　　C.it is impossible to make debate rules needed

　　D.they don't want to hurt their opponents

　　3.In 2000,the presidential debates were organized by_____.

　　A.third party candidates

　　B.the Commission on Presidential Debates

　　C.Democrats and Republicans

　　D.Non-government Organization

　　4.The Lincoln-Douglas debates are spoken highly of because_____.

　　A.Lincoln was the first Republican president of the US

　　B.the historic speeches made by Lincoln were excellent

　　C.Stephen Douglas was the incumbent at that time

　　D.Abraham Lincoln was anti-slavery

　　5.In the eyes of the author,the debates in Election 2000_____.

　　A.has become the best debates in American History

　　B.were the worst nightmare of any presidential hopeful

　　C.could not be as good as the Lincoln-Douglas debates

　　D.had close relationship with the Lincoln-Douglas debates



 

　　1.选D.本题为主要细节正误题。根据第一段中“Americans like debates because the candidates can be compared in an unscripted, live performance”可判断最佳答案是D.

　　2.选A.本题为主要细节正误题。第二段说“some candidates, particularly frontrunners10, are reluctant to risk their chances in such an uncontrolled environment”，由此可知，这些候选人担心无法控制辩论情况，A选项与其意思一致。

　　3.选B.本题为主要细节正误题。从第三段“　Since 1987, the presidential debates have been organized by the bipartisan17 organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates”可以判断自1987年以来包括(2000年)的总统辩论由共和、民主两党组成的“总统辩论委员会”组织实施。

　　4.选B.本题为主要细节正误题。文章最后一段“The Lincoln Douglas debates are still heralded20 for the quality of the discourse at a crucial time in the nation's history”表明，他们之间的辩论由于其演说质量而今仍被人们称颂，B选项与其意思一致。

　　5.选C.本题为观点态度推断题。从最后一段“Whatever the quality of the debates in Election 2000, they are unlikely to equal the most famous political debates in American history……”可推知。




 

　　Look at the keyboard of any standard typewriter or computer. "Q," "W," "E," "R," "T" and "Y" are the first six letters. Who decided on this arrangement of the letters? And why?

　　People tried for centuries to invent the typewriter. In 1714 in England, Henry Mill filed a patent for a machine called An Artificial Machine or Method for the Impressing or Transcribing of Letters, Singly or Progressively one after another, as in Writing, whereby all Writing whatsoever may be Engrossed in Paper or Parchment so Neat and Exact as not to be distinguished from Print. That machine probably didn' t sell because no one could remember its name!

　　The first practical typewriter was patented in the United States in 1868 by Christopher Latham Sholes. His machine was known as the type-writer. It had a movable carriage, a lever for turning paper from line to line, and a keyboard on which the letters were arranged in alphabetical order.

　　But Sholes had a problem. On his first model, his "ABC" key arrangement caused the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly. Sholes didn' t know how to keep the keys from sticking, so his solution was to keep the typist from typing too fast.Sholes asked his brother-in-law to rearrange the keyboard so that the commonest letters were not so close together and the type bars would come from opposite directions. Thus they would not clash together and jam the machine.The new arrangement was the QWERTY arrangement typists use today. Of course, Sholes claimed that the new arrangement was scientific and would add speed and efficiency. The only efficiency it added was to slow the typist down, since almost any word in the English language required the typist' s fingers to cover more distance on the keyboard.

　　The advantages of the typewriter outweighed the disadvantages of the keyboard. Typists memorized the crazy letter arrangement, and the typewriter became a huge success. By the time typists had memorized the new arrangement of letters and built their speed, typewriter technology had improved, and the keys didn' t stick as badly as they had at first.

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage above.

　　1.We know from the passage that the inventor of the first practical typewriter is_____.

　　A.Henry Mill

　　B.Christopher Latham Sholes

　　C.Sholes'brother-in-law

　　D.Allbert Einstein

　　2.The author thinks the machine invented by Henry Mill could not be sold because_____.

　　A.it was difficult for people to accept new things

　　B.there were great disadvantages of the keyboard

　　C.the machine could not be distinguished from print

　　D.the name of the machine was too long

　　3.Sholes decided the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard in order to_____.

　　A.arrange the letters in alphabetical order

　　B.cause the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly

　　C.solve the problem of the keys jamming

　　D.compete with "ABC" key arrangement

　　4.It is inferred that the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard_____.

　　A.is the most scientific arrangement

　　B.adds speed and efficiency of typists

　　C.keeps the typist from typing too fast

　　D.is easy for typists to memorize

　　5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

　　A.The Arrangement of The Letters on Keyboard

　　B.The Story of Christopher Latham Sholes

　　C.How to Invent The Typewriter

　　D.The First Practical Typewriter



 

　　1.选B.本题为主要细节正误题。第三段第一句说“The first practical typewriter was patented in the United States in 1868 by Christopher Latham Sholes.”，由此可知，B选项正确。

　　2.选D.本题为观点态度推断题。第二段最后一句“That machine probably didn't sell because no one could remember its name!”可推知，坐着认为机器可能卖不出去是因为它的名字太长了，没有人能记住。

　　3.选C.本题为观点态度推断题。从第四段“……his "ABC" key arrangement caused the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly. ”可知，肖尔斯决定“QWERTY”这种排列是为了解决“ABC”键这种排列所引起的“键堵塞”问题。

　　4.选C.本题为主要细节正误题。从第四段中的“……his solution was to keep the typist from typing too fast.”和“The only efficiency it added was to slow the typist down……”可知，QWERTY排列只能让打字员的打字速度慢下来，C选项与其意思一致。

　　5.选A.本题为主旨归纳题。第一段的“Who decided on this arrangement of the letters? And why?”是全文的主旨句，文章后面的内容都是围绕这两个问题展开的。