大学英语六级阅读理解试题及答案卷九Word文件下载.docx

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　　[A]notatreenovelatall[B]anindependentdevelopmentofthenovel

　　[C]relatedinsomewaystothehistoricalnovel[D]aquiterespectableformoftheconventionalnovel

　　58.Thepassagesuggeststhatintellectualswritedetectivestoriesbecause

　　[A]theyenjoywritingthesestories[B]thestoriesareofteninfactveryinstructive

　　[C]detectivestoriesareanacceptedbranchofliterature[D]thecreationofthesestoriesdemandsconsiderableintelligence

　　59.Whatfeatureofthedetectivestoryissaidtodisqualifyitfromrespectfulconsiderationbyintellectualcritics?

　　[A]Thefactthattheguiltyarealwaysfoundoutandtheinnocentcleared.

　　[B]Thelackofinterestingenuinecharacterrevelations.

　　[C]Theexistenceofaneatclosely-knitstory.

　　[D]Themanyseeminglyimpossibleevents.

　　60.Oneofthemostincrediblecharacteristicsoftheheroofathrilleris

　　[A]hisexcitinglife[B]hisamazingtoughness

　　[C]thewayhedealswithenemies[D]hisabilitytoescapefromdangeroussituations

　　61.Inwhatwayarethedetectivestoryandthethrillerunlike?

　　[A]Inintroducingviolence.[B]Inprovidingexcitementandsuspense.

　　[C]Inensuringthateverythingcomesrightintheend.[D]Inappealingtotheintellectualcuriosityofthereader

　　答案BACBD

　Lookatthekeyboardofanystandardtypewriterorcomputer."

Q,"

"

W,"

E,"

R,"

T"

and"

Y"

arethefirstsixletters.Whodecidedonthisarrangementoftheletters?

Andwhy?

　　Peopletriedforcenturiestoinventthetypewriter.In1714inEngland,HenryMillfiledapatentforamachinecalledAnArtificialMachineorMethodfortheImpressingorTranscribingofLetters,SinglyorProgressivelyoneafteranother,asinWriting,wherebyallWritingwhatsoevermaybeEngrossedinPaperorParchmentsoNeatandExactasnottobedistinguishedfromPrint.Thatmachineprobablydidn’tsellbecausenoonecouldrememberitsname!

　　ThefirstpracticaltypewriterwaspatentedintheUnitedStatesin1868byChristopherLathamSholes.Hismachinewasknownasthetype-writer.Ithadamovablecarriage,aleverforturningpaperfromlinetoline,andakeyboardonwhichtheletterswerearrangedinalphabeticalorder.

　　ButSholeshadaproblem.Onhisfirstmodel,his"

ABC"

keyarrangementcausedthekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquickly.Sholesdidn’tknowhowtokeepthekeysfromsticking,sohissolutionwastokeepthetypistfromtypingtoofast.Sholesaskedhisbrother-in-lawtorearrangethekeyboardsothatthecommonestletterswerenotsoclosetogetherandthetypebarswouldcomefromoppositedirections.Thustheywouldnotclashtogetherandjamthemachine.ThenewarrangementwastheQWERTYarrangementtypistsusetoday.Ofcourse,Sholesclaimedthatthenewarrangementwasscientificandwouldaddspeedandefficiency.Theonlyefficiencyitaddedwastoslowthetypistdown,sincealmostanywordintheEnglishlanguagerequiredthetypist’sfingerstocovermoredistanceonthekeyboard.

　　Theadvantagesofthetypewriteroutweighedthedisadvantagesofthekeyboard.Typistsmemorizedthecrazyletterarrangement,andthetypewriterbecameahugesuccess.Bythetimetypistshadmemorizedthenewarrangementoflettersandbuilttheirspeed,typewritertechnologyhadimproved,andthekeysdidn’tstickasbadlyastheyhadatfirst.

　　1.Weknowfromthepassagethattheinventorofthefirstpracticaltypewriteris_____.

　　A.HenryMill　B.ChristopherLathamSholes　C.Sholes’brother-in-law　D.AllbertEinstein

　　2.TheauthorthinksthemachineinventedbyHenryMillcouldnotbesoldbecause_____.

　　A.itwasdifficultforpeopletoacceptnewthings　　B.thereweregreatdisadvantagesofthekeyboard

　　C.themachinecouldnotbedistinguishedfromprint　　D.thenameofthemachinewastoolong

　　3.SholesdecidedtheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboardinorderto___.

　　A.arrangethelettersinalphabeticalorder　　B.causethekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquickly

　　C.solvetheproblemofthekeysjamming　　D.competewith"

keyarrangement

　　4.ItisinferredthattheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboard_____.

　　A.isthemostscientificarrangement　B.addsspeedandefficiencyoftypists

　　C.keepsthetypistfromtypingtoofast　D.iseasyfortypiststomemorize

　　5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

　　A.TheArrangementofTheLettersonKeyboard　　B.TheStoryofChristopherLathamSholes

　　C.HowtoInventTheTypewriter　D.TheFirstPracticalTypewriter

　　答案：

BDCCA

　　Mostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid—thewords.Wordsdoprovideuswithsomeinformation,butmeaningsarederivedfromsomanyothersourcesthatitwouldhinderoureffectivenessasapartnertoarelationshiptorelytooheavilyonwordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmallpartofthemanyideasweassociatewithanygivenmessage.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeofthoseassociationsifwelistenformorethanwords.Wedon’talwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhatwesay.Sometimesourwordsdon’tmeananythingexcept“I’mlettingoffsomesteam.Idon’treallywantyoutopaycloseattentiontowhatI’msaying.JustpayattentiontowhatI’mfeeling.”Mostlywemeanseveralthingsatonce.Apersonwantingtopurchaseahousesaystothecurrentowner,“ThisstephastobefixedbeforeI’llbuy.”Theownersays,“It’sbeenlikethatforyears.”Actually,thestephasn’tbeenlikethatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis:

“Idon’twanttofixit.Weputupwithit.Whycan’tyou?

”Thesearchforamoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedevelopedofexaminingamessageintermsofwhosaidit,whenitoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhowitwassaid.

　　Whenamessageoccurscanalsorevealassociatedmeaning.Letusassumetwocouplesdoexactlythesameamountofkissingandarguing.Butonecouplealwayskissesafteranargumentandtheothercouplealwaysarguesafterakiss.Theorderingofthebehaviorsmaymeanagreatdealmorethanthefrequencyofthebehavior.Afriend’sunusuallydocilebehaviormayonlybeunderstoodbynotingthatitwasprecededbysituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountofassertiveness.Someresponsesmaybedirectlylinkedtoadevelopingpatternofresponsesanddefylogic.Forexample,apersonwhosays“No!

”toaserialsofchargeslike“You’redumb,”“You’relazy,”and“You’redishonest,”mayalsosay“No!

”andtrytojustifyhisorherresponseifthenextstatementis“Andyou’regoodlooking.”

　　Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesarepresented.Thewords,“Ifsurehasbeennicetohaveyouover,”canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitementorritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceorrepeatedseveraltimes.Andthemeaningsweassociatewiththephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesifwesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmoreimportance;

sometimesthemorewesaysomethingthelessimportanceitassumes.

　　1.Effectivecommunicationisrenderedpos