六级阅读特训.docx

1、六级阅读特训六级阅读训练（1）Since its foundation in 1954, the United Nations has written into its major covenants(契约) the need to establish minimum ages for marriage. But the custom of marriage is a highly sensitive cultural issue, mainly because it is so unpleasantly involved with womens rights and societal tra

2、ditions and practices, and rules on marriage vary widely between countries. Some countries, particularly in West Africa, still do not have a legal minimum age for marriage.In the West, a 13-year-old is still considered a child. Even getting married in ones late teens is not usually encouraged becaus

3、e married life is likely to interfere with a young womans education and consequently restrict opportunities in later life. And there are also physical dangers in giving birth so young. The World Health Organization has over the past ten years identified early childbirth as a major cause of female mo

4、rtality in many countries.Under Islamic religious law, the age of consent for sex and marriage is puberty, which Muslims say is in harmony with the biological transition from childhood into adulthood. In Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan, the age of puberty at around 13 or 14

5、is the legal age for marriage, but in Turkey it is 15, and in Egypt and Tunisia, 18 the same minimum age as in many Western countries. It is argued that by allowing earlier marriages, Islamic law is promoting stable relationships, while Western laws are encouraging promiscuity among young people.In

6、many countries, the trends of urbanization and education for girls have seen a drop in the number of child brides. However, early marriages continue to occur in poor rural areas, where society works very much on personal arrangement between families, villages and communities. And it doesnt only happ

7、en in countries which dont have a legal minimum age. In India, for example, the legal age of marriage for a girl is 18 and to a boy, 21. Yet, according to government statistics, 18 percent of ten to fourteen-year old girls in the poor, rural state of Rajasthan in the northwest of the country are mar

8、ried. There are obvious social and economical advantages for doing this: by marrying off their daughters early, families no longer have to provide for them ; and the younger the bride the smaller the dowry(嫁妆), or wedding price, demanded by the grooms family.It is clear, then, that child marriages a

9、re connected with poverty, lack of education and rural customs such as dowries; there dont tend to be any child marriages in urban or rich areas. So, unless these real causes are addressed, it will be extremely hard to enforce change, even when change is dictated by a countrys governing body. (451 w

10、ords)1.What is the topic of this passage?A. Child brides.B. Early marriages.C. Minimum age for marriage.D. Different attitudes towards early marriages.2.The word “promiscuity”(Line 9, Para. 3) means_.A. unstable partnership B. firm partnershipC. diverse relationship D. single relationship3. _islikel

11、y to marry late.A. Women from less educated backgroundB. Women from rural areasC. Women from Islamic countriesD. Women from cities4.Child marriages are NOT related to _according to the passage.A. social position B. rural customsC. personal arrangements D. religion5.According to the passage, getting

12、married early does all of the following EXCEPT_.A. reducing a young womans educationB. limiting a young womans chancesC. causing infant deathD. doing harm to a young womans health 答案：BCDAC六级阅读训练（2）As you all know, the United States is a country on wheels. Nearly eight million new cars are made each

13、year; four households out of five own at least one car, and more than a quarter have two each. Yet youll be surprised to learn that some of the car-owners even suffer from malnutrition（营养不良）.In 1968, a nation-wide survey of malnutrition was made for the first time. It found that 10 million people ar

14、e suffering in health through inadequate feeding; the causes of their plight（困境）were varied. Unemployment over a long period should be considered as the main factor. And unemployment, strange to say, nine times out of ten results from automation, both in industrial and agricultural areas. For exampl

15、e, in the rural South when a cotton plantation suddenly cuts its force from 100 people to three, the problem to help the displaced arises. So is the case with industrial automation. In fact, probably 2 million jobs are made unnecessary each year in the whole country as a result of the automation pro

16、cess, thus making unemployment a chief social concern. According to government statistics, the number of people unemployed was over 5 percent for the period from 1958 to 1963. In July 1981, it rose to 7.8 percent. As a matter of fact, it has long been known that even during the most prosperous perio

17、ds there have been people without enough to eat. So I think thats why President Kennedy said in his inauguration speech in 1961, if the government did not help the poor, it could not save the rich.In 1966, the Social Security Administration calculated that a family of four needed an income of $3,355

18、 a year to be above the line of poverty. And in 1977, the average poverty line of the country was slightly more than $6,200 annual income for a non-farm family of four. According to the Social Security Act, families of that size below poverty line are eligible to receive benefits from the special we

19、lfare program. The average weekly payment of benefits now is equivalent to 36 percent of the workers normal wage. And the number of people who receive government benefits is increasing. In 1973, social insurance payments by governments, mainly to old age pensioners and people who had lost their jobs

20、 or were off work through illness, amounted to $86,000 million. Those not fully qualified for insurance payments received $29,000 million in public aid.But problems still exist. Many people are not reached by the anti-poverty program, because local authorities and agencies do not want to play their

21、part or do not gave the resources to do so. Some poor people will not accept help for various reasons. Of course, there are some more important factors which lie in the structure of the society, but I dont consider it necessary to dig into them here. Yet we will perhaps agree that social welfare pro

22、grams have solved to some extent the problems of feeding, clothing and housing those below the poverty line. On the whole, it perhaps might be said that American people are living a better life than people in most other countries.1.The United States is called a country on wheels because_.A. about on

23、e-fourth Americans own two carsB. a bit over one out of four households are the owners of two carsC. nearly 8 million new cars drive in the country every yearD. 80% Americans have at least one car2.According to a 1968 survey, ten million Americans found themselves in a difficult health situation chi

24、efly due to _.A. inadequate feedingB. malnutritionC. unemploymentD. automation3.The author use ”the displaced”(Line 9, Para. 2) to refer to those who are _.A. unemployedB. disabledC. sickD. poor4.The word “eligible”(Line 6, Para.3) is synonymous with “_”A. necessaryB. urgentC. neededD. worthy5.Ameri

25、cans are living a better life than those in most of other countries because, to some degree, _.A. many Americans receive benefits from the special welfare programB. some poor people can receive help for some reason or otherC. there is the anti-poverty program in the U.S.D. social welfare programs ha

26、ve some measure settled the problems of those below the poverty line. 答案：BCADD六级阅读训练（3）A scientific panel convened by the World Health Organization recommended guidelines on Friday for doctors conducting clinical studies of SARS patients. The panel urged doctors to apply the guidelines in analyzing

27、the masses of potentially useful information about various therapies that were collected in this years epidemic. Much of that information has not been published or analyzed.“It is a matter of urgency to get better analysis and review,” said Dr. Simon Mardel, a WHO official who led the two-day meetin

28、g that ended on Friday. He said thousands of potential therapies and compounds had been tested so far as researchers try to determine treatments for SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. “We recognize that having no treatment for SARS is hindering our ability to control an epidemic in so many

29、ways.” He said. In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments, like drugs to fight the virus or strengthen the immune system, as well as traditional Chinese medicine, were delivered under emergency conditions, in widely different settings and countries to patients suffering from varying stag

30、es of the illness. Those conditionsgenerally without standardized measurements or controlled situationshave made it hard to interpret results. Standard supportive therapy like nursing, and in severe cases the use of mechanical respirators（呼吸器）to help patients breathe, is the mainstay（主要支持）of SARS ca

31、re, and helped many patients survive. But doctors still do not know how best to treat SARS patients who have breathing difficulties. Dr. Mardel said. One method is invasive ventilation. A second method involves blowing oxygen into the lungs through a mask. Both carry the risk of transmitting the vir

32、us to hospital employees. Without proper analysis, the panel was unable to say definitively which treatment worked best, or which caused the most harm. “There is a lack of shared information,” Dr. Mardel said, noting that a lot of data have not been published. The panel also agreed on guidelines that would allow doctors to conduct quick and safe clinical trials, a process that generally takes years to complete. The world Health Organization, a United Nations agency did not release the guideli