英语六级阅读练习Word文件下载.docx

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　　B.Religionisareflectionofignorance.

　　C.ReligionisnotonlyconfinedtotheChristiancategories.

　　D.Religionincludesallkindsofactivities.

　　2.Whatdoestheword“observance”probablyconveyinPara.1?

　　A.notice

　　B.watching

　　C.conformity

　　D.experience

　　3.Accordingtothepassagewhatpeoplegenerallyconsiderreligiontobe?

　　A.Fantasticobservance

　　B.Spiritualpractice

　　C.Individualobservanceoftradition

　　D.Acomplexofactivities

　　4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

　　A.Itisbelievedbysomethatreligionshouldbewhatitoughttobe.

　　B.“Thepathofenlightenment”isadefinitionthattheauthordoesn’tagreeto.

　　C.Accordingtotheauthor,thecommittedbelieversdefinereligionimproperly.

　　D.Theauthordoesn’tspeakinfavorofthedefinitionof“thesacred”.

　　5.Whichofthefollowingisreligionaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Performanceofhumanbeings.

　　B.Buddha,monotheismandsometribaltradition.

　　C.Practiceseparatedfromculture.

　　D.Alltheabove.

　　Merchantandpassengershipsaregenerallyrequiredtohavealifepreserverforeverypersonaboardand,inmanycases,acertainpercentageofsmallersizesforchildren.AccordingtoUnitedStatesCoastGuardrequirements,lifepreserversmustbesimpleindesign,reversible,capableofbeingquicklyadjustedtofittheuninitiatedindividual,andmustbesodesignedastosupportthewearerinthewaterinanuprightorslightlybackwardposition.

　　Sufficientbuoyancy（浮力）tosupportthewearershouldberetainedbythelifepreserverafter48hourinthewater,anditshouldbereliableevenafterlongperiodofstorage.Thusitshouldbemadeofmaterialsresistanttosunlight,gasoline,andoils,anditshouldbenoteasilysetonfire.

　　Thepositioninwhichthelifepreserverwillsupportapersonwhojumpsorfallsintothewaterismostimportant,asisitstendencytoturnthewearerinthewaterfromaface-downpositiontoanuprightorslightlybackwardposition,withhisfaceclearofthewater,evenwhenthewearerisexhaustedorunconscious.

　　Themethodofadjustmenttothebodyshouldbesimple,andself-evidenttouninitiatedpersonseveninthedarkundertheconfusedconditionswhichfollowadisaster.Thus,thelifepreservershouldbereversible,sothatitisnearlyimpossibletosetitonwrong.Catches,straps,andtiesshouldbekepttoaminimum.Inaddition,thelifepreservermustbeadjustabletothewidevarietyofshapesandsizesofwearers,sincethisgreatlyaffectsthepositionoffloatingandtheself-rightingqualities.Asuitablelifepreservershouldalsobecomfortabletowearatalltimes,inandoutofthewater,notsoheavyastoencouragetotakeitoffonshipboardwhiletheshipisindanger,norsoburdensomethatithindersapersoninthewaterwhiletryingtoswim.

　　6.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

　　A）theusesoflifepreservers

　　B）thedesignoflifepreservers

　　C）thematerialsforlifepreservers

　　D）thebuoyancyoflifepreservers

　　7.Accordingtothepassage,alifepreservershouldbefirstofall,________.

　　A）adjustable

　　B）comfortable

　　C）self-evident

　　D）self-righting

　　8.UnitedStatesCoastGuarddoesNOTrequirethelifepreservertothemade________.

　　A）withasfewstringsaspossible

　　B）capableofbeingwornonbothsides

　　C）accordingtoeachwearer’ssize

　　D）comfortableandlighttowear

　　9.By“theuninitiatedindividual”（Para.1,line6）theauthorreferstotheperson________.

　　A）whohasnotbeeninstructedhowtousealifepreserver

　　B）whohasalittleexperienceinusingalifepreserver

　　C）whousesalifepreserverwithoutpermission

　　D）whobecomesnervousbeforeadisaster

　　10.Whatwouldhappenifapersonweresupportedbythelifepreserverinawrongposition?

　　A）Thewaveswouldmovehimbackwards.

　　B）Thewaterwouldchokehim.

　　C）Hewouldimmediatelysinktothebottom.

　　D）Hewouldbeexhaustedorunconscious.

Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically“proved”byeconomiststhatthelawsofsocietymadeitnecessarytohaveavastarmyofpoorandjoblesspeopleinordertokeeptheeconomygoing.Today,hardlyanybodywoulddaretovoicethisprinciple.ItisgenerallyacceptedthatnobodyshouldbeexcludedfromthewealthWesternindustrializedcountries,asystemofinsurancehasbeenintroducedwhichguaranteeseveryoneaminimumofsubsistence（生活维持费）incaseofunemployment,sicknessandoldage.Iwouldgoonestepfurtherandarguethat,eveniftheseconditionsarenotpresent,everyonehastherighttoreceivethemeanstosubsist（维持生活）,inotherwords,hecanclaimthissubsistenceminimumwithouthavingtohaveany“reason”.Iwouldsuggest,however,thatitshouldbelimitedtoadefiniteperiodoftime,let’ssaytwoyears,soastoavoidtheencouragingofanabnormalattitudewhichrefusedanykindofsocialobligation.

　　Thismaysoundlikeafantasticproposal,butso,Ithink,ourinsurancesystemwouldhavesoundedtopeopleahundredyearsago.Themainobjectiontosuchaschemewouldbethatifeachpersonwereentitledtoreceiveminimumsupport,peoplewouldnotwork.Thisassumptionrestsonthefallacyoftheinherentlazinessinhumannature,actually,asidefromabnormallylazypeople,therewouldbeveryfewwhowouldnotwanttoearnmorethantheminimum,andwhowouldprefertodonothingratherthanwork.

　　However,thesuspicionsagainstasystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimumarenotgroundless,fromthestandpointofthosewhowanttouseownershipofcapitalforthepurposeofforcingotherstoaccepttheworkconditionstheyoffer.Ifnobodywereforcedtoacceptworkinordernottostarve,workwouldhavetobesufficientlyinterestingandattractivetoinduceonetoacceptit.Freedomofcontractispossibleonlyifbothpartiesarefreetoacceptandrejectit;

inthepresentcapitalistsystemthisisnotthecase.

　　Butsuchasystemwouldnotonlybethebeginningofrealfreedomofcontractbetweenemployersandemployees,itsprincipaladvantagewouldbetheimprovementoffreedomininter-personalrelationshipsineverysphereofdailylife.

　　11.Peopleusedtothinkthatpovertyandunemploymentweredueto________.

　　A）theslowdevelopmentoftheeconomy

　　B）thepoorandjoblesspeople’sownfaults

　　C）thelackofresponsibilityonthepartofsociety

　　D）thelargenumberofpeoplewhowerenotwell-educated

　　12.Nowitiswidelyacceptedthat________.

　　A）thepresentsystemofsocialinsuranceshouldbeimproved

　　B）everybodyshouldbegrantedaminimumofsubsistencewithoutany“reason”

　　C）everybodyhastherighttoshareinthewealthofthecountry

　　D）peoplehavetochangetheirattitudetowardsthepoor

　　13.Thewriterarguesthatasystemofsocialinsuranceshould________.

　　A）providebenefitsforthesick,oldandunemployed

　　B）encouragepeopletotakeonmoresocialobligations

　　C）guaranteeeveryonetherighttobeemployed

　　D）provideevery