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1、于是，看不见的，看见了；遗忘的，记住了。然而，看不见的，是不是就等于不存在？记住的，是不是永远不会消失？ 英语六级阅读理解练习题（六）温馨提示：帮考网外语免费练习题，如需完整题库请登录 Like most parents， geologist Brain Atwater worries about his daughters safety. But these days， he has an unusual concern; The public school she_1_ in Seattle has unreinforced brick walls， a _2_being easy to

2、collapse during earthquakes. The same_3_of walls crushed hundreds of thousands of people during the 1976 Tangshan quake in China.A decade ago， Atwater would have paid little notice to schoolroom walls. But over the last several years， he and other scientists have found _4_signs that the Pacific Nort

3、hwest has experienced giant quakes in the distant past and that the area may be headed for a destructive shock in the near future.At a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December， researchers discussed the_5_uncovered evidence of quake potential in the Pacific Northwest. While some remain

4、unconvinced that huge earthquakeswith magnitudes of 8 or higherdo indeed_6_this region， a growing number consider such shocks a serious possibility.Whats worrisome， they say， is that northwestern cities such as Portland， Seattle and Vancouver have not prepared for earthquakes of this magnitude， whic

5、h could shake the regions _7_centers with enough force to make the recent San Francisco area damage seem _8_ in comparison.“I think its quite true to say that nothing has really been designed with one of these earthquakes in mind，” says seismologist Paul Somerville of Woodward. At the meeting， Somer

6、ville and his colleagues _9_estimates of the degree of shaking. Portland and Seattle would suffer during such a _10_earthquake.A. massive B. recently C. construction D. displayedE. relatively F. attends G. type H. strikeI. structure J. participates K. excessive L. mildM. disturbing N. population 0.

7、presented答案：1. F 2. C 3. G 4. M 5. B 6. H 7. N 8. L 9. O 10. AYou are about to go to the hospital for a routine surgical procedure. Which attitude is healthier？A. “Id better find out everything I can about this operationyou can never know too much. ”B. “Dont tell me the details. Its going to be fine

8、. ”Answer B is supposed to be the wrong one. Its an example of what psychologists call “denial，” a defence mechanism that minimizes uncomfortable information. Denial， they have argued， is stupid， self-defeating and ultimately dangerous.But research is showing that answer B is a faster route to recov

9、ery. Denialof a certain sort and at certain timescan be healthy. Of course， you do need to pay attention to some unpleasant facts. The trick is to know when its helpful to worry and when its counterproductive.Out-and-out denial may be the best approach to surgery， according to Richard S. Lazarus， pr

10、ofessor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley. With Frances Cohen， Lazarus studied 61 patients about to undergo operations （all relatively common operations）。 In general， patients followed one of two mental strategies; “avoidance” or “vigilance. ”Typically， avoiders had not discu

11、ssed their surgery in detail with anyone， didnt want to know about it and didnt dwell upon its risks.In contrast， vigilant types were alert to every detail. Many sought out articles about their disorders. They wanted to know the risks of surgery， the risks if surgery was not performed， the surgical

12、procedures， the potential complications and the likelihood of recurrence.When Lazarus and Cohen compared the two groups after surgery， they found that avoiders got on much better. They had a lower incidence of postoperative complications such as nausea （恶心）， headache， fever and infection. The net re

13、sult： they were discharged sooner.One reason may be that their denial make room for hope， or at least for a positive outlook， even under the grimmest of conditions. “Never deny the diagnosis， but do deny the negative opinion that may go with it，” advises Norman Cousins， author of Anatomy of an Illne

14、ss and The Healing Heart. Why？ Because grim warnings about diseases come from statistics on the average case. Cousins believes that most patients， given hope and determination， have a good chance to transcend the averages.Adds Dr. Hackett： “Deniers see the machines theyre hooked up to as helping the

15、m to get well， not as a sign of a badly functioning heart. Those who feel most positive about their ability to get well tend to do better than those who fear and worry more. ”Of course， none of these researchers would conclude that denial is the best approach to all medical matters. A diabetic must

16、monitor blood sugar; a kidney patient must keep track of dialysis （透析） ; a woman who finds a lump in her breast must not delay in having it diagnosed.The question to ask yourself， Dr. Lazarus explains， is whether the information you gather will help you solve a problem， or whether there is little you can