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六级阅读讲义

六级阅读讲义

主编王泓锦

Passage1

Likemostpeople,I’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupation,thatmyprofessionisagaugepeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,IwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople.IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned（示意）mebackwithhisfingerminutelater,complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon（勤杂工）plentyofpeople.Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtable,waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,Iheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked—cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarname.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,butpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.

It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,andfortunately,muchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.Still,itseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.

I’mnowapplyingtograduatedschool,whichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant,IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirst,andseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.

1.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.

A）one’spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone’sintelligence

B）talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejob

C）one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

D）professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

2.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?

A）Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.

B）Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded.

C）Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.

D）Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfornoreasonatall.

3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

A）Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.

B）Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.

C）Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.

D）Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.

4.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“…manyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant”（Lines3-4,Para.7）?

A）Thosewhocatertoothers’needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

B）Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.

C）Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

D）Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

5.Theauthorsaysshe’llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto________.

A）seewhatkindofpersontheyare

B）experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

C）showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoher

D）arousetheirsympathyforpeoplelivingahumblelife

Passage2

What’shotfor2007amongtheveryrich?

A$7.3milliondiamondring.AtriptoTanzaniatohuntwildanimals.Oh,andincomeinequality.

Sure,someleftishbillionaireslikeGeorgeSoroshavebeenrailingagainstincomeinequalityforyears.Butincreasingly,centristandright-wingbillionairesarestartingtoworryaboutincomeinequalityandthefateofthemiddleclass.

InDecember,MortimerZuckermanwroteacolumninU.S.News&WorldReport,whichheowns.“ournation’scorebargainwiththemiddleclassisdisintegrating,”lamented（哀叹）the117th-richestmaninAmerica.“Mostofoureconomicgainshavegonetopeopleattheverytopoftheincomeladder.Averageincomeforahouseholdofpeopleofworkingage,bycontrast,hasfallenfiveyearsinaraw.”Henotedthat“TensofmillionsofAmericansliveinfearthatamajorhealthproblemcanreducethemtobankruptcy.”

WilburRossJr.hasechoedZuckerman’sangeroverthebitterstrugglesfacedbymiddle-classAmericans.“It’sanoutragethatanyAmerican’slifeexpectancyshouldbeshortenedsimplybecausethecompanytheyworkedforwentbankruptandendedhealth-carecoverage,”saidtheformerchairmanoftheInternationalSteelGroup.

What’shappening?

TheveryricharejustastrendyasyouandI,andcanbesowhenitcomestopoliticsandpolicy.GiventherecentchangeofcontrolinCongress,thepopularityofmeasureslikeincreasingtheminimumwage,andeffortsbyCalifornia’sgovernortoofferuniversalhealthcare,theseguysdon’tneedtheirownpersonalweathermentoknowwhichwaythewindblows.

It’spossiblethatplutocrats（有钱有势的人）areexpressingsolidaritywiththestrugglingmiddleclassaspartofanefforttoinsulatethemselvesfromconfiscatory（没收性的）taxpolicies.Buttheprospectthatincomeinequalitywillleadtohighertaxesonthewealthydoesn’tkeepplutocratsupatnight.Theycanlivewiththat.

No,whattheyfearwasthatthepoliticalchallengesofsustainingsupportforglobaleconomicintegrationwillbemoredifficultintheUnitedStatesbecauseofwhathashappenedtothedistributionofincomeandeconomicinsecurity.

Inotherwords,ifmiddle-classAmericanscontinuetostrugglefinanciallyastheultrawealthygroweverwealthier,itwillbeincreasinglydifficulttomaintainpoliticalsupportforthefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalacrossborders.AndwhentheUnitedStatesplacesobstaclesinthewayofforeigninvestorsandforeigngoods,it’slikelytoencouragereciprocalactionabroad.Forpeoplewhobuyandsellcompanies,orwhoallocatecapitaltomarketsallaroundtheworld,that’stherealnightmare.

1.WhatisthecurrenttopicofcommoninterestamongtheveryrichinAmerica?

A）Thefateoftheultrawealthypeople.

B）Thedisintegrationofthemiddleclass.

C）Theinequalityinthedistributionofwealth.

D）Theconflictbetweentheleftandtherightwing.

2.WhatdowelearnfromMortimerZuckerman’slamentation?

A）Manymiddle-incomefamilieshavefailedtomakeabargainforbetterwelfare.

B）TheAmericaneconomicsystemhascausedcompaniestogobankrupt.

C）TheAmericannationisbecomingmoreandmoredivideddespiteitswealth.

D）ThemajorityofAmericansbenefitlittlefromthenation’sgrowingwealth.

3.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanlearnthat________.

A）theveryricharefashion-conscious

B）theveryricharepoliticallysensitive

C）universalhealthcareistobeimplementedthroughoutAmerica

D）congresshasgainedpopularitybyincreasingtheminimumwage

4.Whatistherealreasonforplutocratstoexpresssolidaritywiththemiddleclass?

A）Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromconfiscatorytaxation.

B）Theyknowthatthemiddleclasscontributesmosttosociety.

C）Theywanttogainsupportforglobaleconomicintegration.

D）Theyfeelincreasinglythreatenedbyeconomicinsecurity.

5.WhatmayhappeniftheUnitedStatesplacesobstaclesinthewayofforeigninvestorsandforeigngoods?

A）Thepricesofimportedgoodswillinevitablysoarbeyondcontrol.

B）Theinvestorswillhavetomakegreateffortstore-allocatecapital.

C）Thewealthywillattempttobuyforeigncompaniesacrossborders.

D）Foreigncountrieswillplacethesameeconomicbarriersinreturn.

Passage3

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?

ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’tafford