英语六级真题阅读理解精讲.docx

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英语六级真题阅读理解精讲

2009年6月英语六级真题精讲：

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PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids

Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?

Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

"Longstoryshort:

Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,"SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun."Longstorylonger:

HalfthepeopleI'vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It'snot.It'sdebilitating（使虚弱）-forusandforthem."

OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy'sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN（accompaniedbyherson）andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined"MoreFromAmerica'sWorstMom."

Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?

Fromthe"she'sanirresponsiblemother"campcame:

"Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,"incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

"Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'tcomehome?

"ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"helicopterparent"trend:

"GoodforthisMom,"onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost."Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck."

Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog-FreeRangeKids-promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses-andevensubways-allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting."AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard."

Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?

Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?

Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'severbeen;it'sranked136thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there'saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

Thenthere'sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren'stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisegetthemselvestoschool.

Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andthey'reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms."Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,"saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there'snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What'srightforSkenazy'snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher."Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild'slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed."

GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone."Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes."

Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidn't:

thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom-amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.

Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'severymovementviatheInternet-withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasthey'reonparole（假释）.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_________.

A）wasafraidthathemightgetlost           B）enjoyedhavingtheindependence

C）wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk     D）thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch_________.

A）hinderstheirhealthygrowth                B）addstoomuchtoparents'expenses

C）showstraditionalparentalcaution        D）bucksthelatestparentingtrend

3.Skenazy'sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith_________.

A）oppositionfromherownfamily            B）officialchargesofchildabuse

C）approvalfrompsychologists                D）somewhatmixedresponses

4.Skenazystartedherownblogto_________.

A）promotesensibleparenting                 B）shareparentingexperience

C）fightagainstchildabuse                     D）protectchildren'srights

5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity_________.

A）rankshighinroadaccidents               B）ismuchsaferthanbefore

C）rankslowinchildmortalityrates         D）islessdangerousthansmallcities

6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_________.

A）therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

B）thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

C）theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

D）crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson_________.

A）thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

B）thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

C）theirparents'psychologicalmakeup

D）theirmaturityandpersonalqualities

8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfrom_________.

9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents'_________.

10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildren's_________.

【指点迷津】

这是一篇摘自Newsweek08年4月21日的文章。

题目很有意思，但实际话题我们都很熟悉，不过由于这篇文章内部没有小标题，给考生定位带来了一定的困难。

快速阅读遵循同义替换的定位原则，包括词汇替换及句型改写两个部分。

考生在答题时，一定要优先锁定大写字母、数字和专有名词（如人名、机构名称、地点等），用这类词汇可以快速定位原文及排除部分干扰选项。

【试题精讲】

【原题】1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_________.

A）wasafraidthathemightgetlost           B）enjoyedhavingtheindependence

C）wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk     D）thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

【快速解题】1.B）考生在答题时要首先锁定人名Lenore