英语六级阅读真题训练及答案
英语六级阅读理解练习试题附答案.doc
英语六级阅读理解练习试题附答案英语六级阅读理解练习原文：What does the future hold for the problem of housing? A good deal depends, of course, on the meaning of “future”. If one is thinking in terms of science fiction and the space age, it is at least possible to assume that man will have solved such trivial and earthly problems as housing. Writers of science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards, have had little to say on the subject. They have conveyed the suggestion that men will live in great comfort, with every conceivable apparatus to make life smooth, healthy and easy, if not happy. But they have not said what his house will be made of. Perhaps some new building material, as yet unimagined, will have been discovered or invented at least. One may be certain that bricks and mortar(泥灰，灰浆) will long have gone out of fashion.But the problems of the next generation or two can more readily be imagined. Scientists have already pointed out that unless something is done either to restrict the worlds rapid growth in population or to discover and develop new sources of food (or both), millions of people will be dying of starvation or at the best suffering from underfeeding before this century is out. But nobody has yet worked out any plan for housing these growing populations. Admittedly the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world, where housing can be light structure or in backward areas where standards are traditionally low. Buteven the minimum shelter requires materials of some kind and in the teeming, bulging towns the low-standard “housing” of flattened petrol cans and dirty canvas is far more wasteful of ground space than can be tolerated.Since the war, Hong Kong has suffered the kind of crisis which is likely to arise in many other places during the next generation. Literally millions of refugees arrived to swell the already growing population and emergency steps had to be taken rapidly to preventsqualor(肮脏)and disease and the spread crime. The city is tackling the situation energetically and enormous blocks of tenements(贫民住宅)are rising at an astonishing aped. But Hong Kong is only one small part of what will certainly become a vast problem and not merely a housing problem, because when population grows at this rate there are accompanying problems of education, transport, hospital services, drainage, water supply and so on. Not every area may give the same resources as Hong Kong to draw upon and the search for quicker and cheaper methods of construction must never cease.英语六级阅读理解练习题目：1. What is the authors opinion of housing problems in the first paragraph?A. They may be completely solved at sometime in the future.B. They are unimportant and easily dealt with.C. They will not be solved until a new building material has been discovered.D. They have been dealt with in specific detail in books describing the future.2. The writer is sure that in the distant future ____.A. bricks and mortar will be replaced by some other building material.B. a new building material will have been invented.C. bricks and mortar will not be used by people who want their house to be fashionable.D. a new way of using bricks and mortar will have been discovered.3. The writer believes that the biggest problem likely to confront the world before the end of the century ___.A. is difficult to foresee.B. will be how to feed the ever growing population.C. will be how to provide enough houses in the hottest parts of the world.D. is the question of finding enough ground space.4. When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that in these parts ___.A. standards of building are low.B. only minimum shelter will be possible.C. there is not enough ground space.D. the population growth will be the greatest.5. Which of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3?A. Hong Kong has faced a serious crisis caused by millions of refugees.B. Hong Kong has successfully dealt with the emergency caused by millions of refugees.C. Hong Kongs crisis was not only a matter of housing but included a number of other problems of population growth.D. Many parts of the world may have to face the kind of problems encountered by Hong Kong and may find it much harder to deal with them. 英语六级阅读理解练习答案：AABDD。
六级考试英语阅读习题附答案解析.doc
六级考试英语阅读习题附答案解析阅读理解是六级英语考试中十分重要的题型，需要考生多做练习提高阅读理解能力。
六级考试英语阅读习题一The "paperless office" has earned a proud placeon lists of technological promises that did not eto pass. Surely, though, the re dest goal ofhe carbon-paperless office is within thereach ofmankind? Carbon paper allows two copies of a document to be made at once. Nowadays, acouple of keystrokes can do the same thing with a lot less fuss.Yet carbon paper persists. Forms still need to be filled out in a way that produces copies.This should not e as a surprise. Innovation tends to create new ches 合适的职业, ratherthan refillthose that already exist. So technologies may bee marginal, but they rarely goextinct. And today the little ches in which old technologies take refuge are ever re viableandaccessible,thanks to the Internet and the fact that production no longer needs to be somass; making all numbers of obscure items is growing easier.On top of that, a widespread Technology of nostalgia技术怀旧 seeks to preserve all theways people he ever done anything, simply bXXuse they are kind of neat. As a resulttechnologies fromall the way back to the stone age persist and evenflourish in the dernworld. According to What Technology ts, a book by Kevin Kelly, one of the founders ofWired magazine, America'sflintknappers 燧石 produce over a million newarrow and spearheads every year. One of the things technology ts, it seems, is to survive.Carbon paper, to the extent that it may he a desire for self-preservation, may also takefort in the fact that, for all that this is adigital age, many similar products are hangingon,and even making ebacks. Indeed, digital technologies may prove to be re transient thantheir predXXssors. They are based on the idea that the medium on which a file's constXXent0s and1s are stored doesn't matter, and on Alan Turing's insightthat any puter canmimic any other, given mery enough and time. This suggests that new digital technologiesshould be able to wipeout their predXXssors pletely. And earlydigital technologies doseem to be vashing. The music cassette is enjoying a little renaissance, its very faithlessnessapparently part of itsrm; but digital audio tape seems doomed revolutionary digital technologies mayyet discard older ones to the dustbin. Perhapsthis will be the case with a remarkable breakthrough in lecular分子的technology thatcould, inprinciple, store all the data everrecorded in a device that could fit in the back of an. In this instance, it would not be a matter of the new extinguishing the old. Though it maynever hebeen used for MP3s and PDFs before, DNA has been storing data for over threebillion years. And it shows no sign of goingextinct.56. Which of the following is TRUE about the carbon paper?A It is the key to paperless office.B It will be replaced by the puter soon.C It is re troublesome than the puter.D It can hardly survive in the digital age.57. According to the passage, "viable" Line 4, Para. 2 means __A secureB dynamXX feasibleD flexible58. Why does the author mention the example of What Technology ts by Kevin Kelly?A To int out that old Technology of nostalgia will flourish in the dern world.B To illustrate the imrtance of flintknappers.C To show that flintknapping is one of the stone age technologies.D To prove that old technologies seemingly never die.59. What can be inferred about digital technologies?A Digital audio tape will be vashed bXXuse of its accuracy.B Digital technologies he been proved to outlive the old technologies.C Early digital technologies will never go extinct.D The future of digital technologies will be used for DNA research.60. The passage mainlyconcerned withA the difficulty of the realization of paperless officeB the fact that newest technologies may die out while the oldest surviveC the reason why old technologies will never be on the edge of extinctionD the imrtance of keeping improving technologies all the time六级考试英语阅读习题答案56.C。
大学英语六级阅读训练题及参考答案
大学英语六级阅读训练题及参考答案Not only politeness but also an attitude ofreverence is demanded in church. If one is notfamiliar with1 the service, he may maintain arespectful silence, standing when others stand,sittingwhen they sit, and bowing during prayer. Onentering a church an usher2will probably show youto a seat and it is polite to take the one indicated byhim, though it is quite proper to whisper asuggestion that one does not want to sit too far tothe front, or thatone is a little deaf and would like to sit well forward.It is usual for anyone attending church to take some money along for the offering, as it is aregular part of every church service and is used for the work of the church. Good clothes,butnever evening clothes, are worn to a church service. In some churches it is improper for a ladynot to wear a hat. It is impolite and disrespectfulto talk or whisper, to eat orchew3anything, or to enter or leave during the service. One must come on time and stay till theservice is over. When the service is over, one passes quietly out of the church with theotherworshippers. In many churches it is considered irreverent to talk before one has reached theentrance hall.Sometimes the "Lord's Supper" or "Communion4" is observed at the end ofthe service. This isa special service for the fellowship of Christians, andone is not supposed to5 participateunlesshe is a Christian. He may sit quietly and observe the service if he wishes.阅读自测Ⅰ. Please add the exact p re fix 前缀 to the following words to change them into theirantonyms 反义词 :A. im-B. ir-C. il-D. dis 1. reverent 2. respectful 3 . proper 4. polite 5. regular 6. legalⅡ. Are these stateme nts True or False according to the article?1. It is necessary to take some money when going to church.2. In some churches it isacceptable for one to wear evening clothes.3. It is forbiddenfor non-Christians to attendand watch theCommunion.Ⅰ. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4 . A 5. B 6. CⅡ. 1. T 2. F 3 . FBuddhism is the only important foreign religiousinfluence that has become part and parcel2 ofChinese life. The influence is so deep that we nowspeak of children’s dolls, and sometimes thechildrenthemselves, as“ little Buddha ”, and the EmpressDowager3 herself was addressed as“Old Buddha”.The Goddess of Mercy and the laughing Buddha 4have become Chinese household words. Buddhismhas affected our language , our food, ourarts, our sculpture anddirectly inspired the characteristic pagoda5 . It has stimulated ourliterature and our whole world of imagination. The littlemonkish figure, with his bald head andhis gray robes, forms an intimate part of any panorama of society, and Buddhist temples,rather than those of Confucius, are the center of the town andvillage life, where the eldersgather to decide on6 village matters and annual celebrations. Its monks and nuns penetratethe privacies of Chinese households, on all occasions of births, deathsand weddings, as noother persons are allowed to do, and hardly a widow or virgin can be seduced , according to theChinese novels, without the help of these religious figures.Buddhism has conquered China as a philosophy and as a religion, as a philosophy for thescholars and as a religion for the common people. Whereas Confucianism has only a philosophyof moralconduct, Buddhism possesses a logical method, a metaphysics7 , and a theory ofknowledge . Besides, it is fortunate in having a high tradition of scholarship in the translationsof Buddhistclassics, and the language of these translations, so succinct and often sodistinguished by a beautiful lucidity of language and reasoning, cannot but attract scholarswith a philosophical bias.Hence Buddhism has always enjoyed a prestige among the Chinesescholars, which so far Christianity has failed to achieve.阅读自测Ⅰ. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets :1. The injury to their key player could be a________ decide factor inthe basketball game .2. The president is paying a ________ privacy visit to Europe.3. She had the good ________ fortunate to be free from the disease.4. Some ________ influence politicians change the world chaotic situation.5. The offer of a high salary and a free house is very________ seduce .6. He is a truly________ religion man who goes to church every day.Ⅱ. Answer the following question in your own words :Why can Buddhism win the favor of Chinese scholars?Ⅰ. 1. decisive / deciding 2. private 3 . fortune 4.influential 5 . seductive 6. religiousⅡ. Because Buddhism possesses a logical method,a metaphysics, and atheory of knowledge, inaddition, Buddhist classics have been translatedinto brief and beautiful Chinese .感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案
英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time they are twenty-eight days of age. They are taught to enter the cage through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft(鸽棚) , and gradually they are taken away for short distances in willow baskets and released. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.In their training flights or in actual races, the birds are taken to prearranged distant points and released to find their way back to their own lofts. Once the birds are liberated, their owners, who are standing by at the home lofts, anxiously watch the sky for the return of their entries. Since time is of the essence, the speed with which the birds can be induced to enter the loft trap may make the difference between gaining a win or a second place.The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter larger than that of the ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will persevere to the point of stubbornness; some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm.Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird is gifted with a form of built-in radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight,for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, while the sharp, prominent eyes can see great distances in daytime.Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this inherent skill; it is found in most migratory birds, in bees, ants, toads, and even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the missions that people demand.21. This passage is mainly about_______.A. homing pigeons and their trainingB. how to buy a homing pigeonC. protection of homing pigeons against the threat of extinctionD. liberation of homing pigeons22. According to the passage, what happens to homing pigeons when they are about a month old?A. They are kept in a trap.B. They enter their first race.C. They begin a training program.D. They get their wings clipped and marked.23. According to the passage, the difference between a homing pigeon and an ordinary one is_______.A. the span of the wingsB. the shape of the eyesC. the texture of the feathersD. the size of the brain24. The author mentions all of the following attributes that enablea homing pigeon toreturn home EXCEPT_______.A. instinctB. air sacsC. sensitive earsD. good eyes25. Why does the author mention bees, ants, toads, and turtles in the last paragraph?A. To describe some unusual kinds of pets.B. To measure distances traveled by various animals.C. To compare their home-finding abilities with those of homing pigeons.D. To interest the reader in learning about other animals.21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a persons intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reachesthose limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(任意的) from the population,it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth playsa part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.26. Which of these sentences best describes the writers point in Paragraph 1?A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.27. It is suggested in this passage that_______.A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligenceB. close relations usually have similar intelligenceC. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligenceD. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence28. Brothers and sisters are likely to_______.A. have similar intelligenceB. have different intelligenceC. go to the same universityD. go to the same factory29. In Paragraph 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.A. intelligenceB. lifeC. environmentsD. housing30. The best title for this article would be_______.A. On IntelligenceB. What Intelligence MeansC. We Are Born with IntelligenceD. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A。
英语六级阅读试题精选(附答案解析)
英语六级阅读试题精选（附答案解析）Directions: There are 4 passages in this Part. Each passage is followed by some questions or Unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneIn the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia, one scene shows an American newspaper reporter eagerly snapping photos of men looting a sabotaged train. One of the looters, Chief Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat clan, suddenly notices the camera and snatches it. Am I in this? he asks, before smashing it open. To the dismayed reporter, Lawrence explains, He thinks these things will steal his virtue. He thinks you're a kind of thief.As soon as colonizers and explorers began taking cameras into distant lands, stories began circulating about how indigenous peoples saw them as tools for black magic. The ignorant natives may have had a point. When photography first became available, scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated accounts. But in some ways, anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back. Up into the 1950s and 1960s, many ethnographers sought pure pictures of primitive cultures, routinely deleting modern accoutrements such as clocks and Western dress. They paid men and women to re-enact rituals or to pose as members of war or hunting parties, often with little regard for veracity. Edward Curtis, the legendary photographer of North American Indians, for example, got one Makah man to pose as a whaler with a spear in 1915--even though the Makah had not hunted whales in a generation.These photographs reinforced widely accepted stereotypes that indigenous cultures were isolated, primitive, and unchanging. For instance, National Geographic magazine's photographs have taught millions of Americans about other cultures. As Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins point out in their 1993 book Reading National Geographic, the magazine since its founding in 1888 has kept a tradition of presenting beautiful photos that don't challengewhite, middle-class American conventions. While dark-skinned women can be shown without tops, for example, white women's breasts are taboo. Photos that could unsettle or disturb, such as areas of the world torn asunder by war or famine, are discarded in favor of those that reassure, to conform with the society's stated pledge to present only kindly visions of foreign societies. The result, Lutz and Collins say, is the depiction of an idealized and exotic world relatively free of pain or class conflict.Lutz actually likes National Geographic a lot. She read the magazine as a child, and its lush imagery influenced her eventual choice of anthropology as a career. She just thinks that as people look at the photographs of other cultures, they should be alert to the choice of composition and images.1. The main idea of the passage is ______________.[A] Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values.[B] There is a complicated relationship between the Western explorers and the primitive peoples.[C] Popular magazines such as National Geographic should show pictures of the exotic and idealized worlds to maintain high sales.[D] Anthropologists ask the natives to pose for their pictures, compromising the truthfulness of their pictures.2. We can infer from the passage that early travelers to the native lands often _________.[A] took pictures with the natives[B] gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands[C] ask for pictures from the natives[D] gave the natives clocks and Western dresses3. The author mentions the movie Lawrence of Arabia to ___________.[A] show how people in the indigenous societies are portrayed by Westerners.[B] illustrate how people from primitive societies see cameras as tools of black magic that steal their virtues.[C] show how anthropologists portray untruthful pictures of native people.[D] show the cruel and barbarian side of the native people.4. “But in some ways, anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.” In this sentence, the “one [culture] that stares back” refers to _______.[A] the indigenous culture[B] the Western culture[C] the academic culture[D] the news business culture5. With which of the following statements would Catherine Lutz most probably agree?[A] Reporters from the Western societies should routinely delete modern elements in pictures taken of the indigenous societies.[B] The primitive cultures are inferior to the more advanced Western culture.[C] The western media are not presenting a realistic picture of the faraway societies.[D] People in the Western news business should try not to challenge the well-established white middle-class values.答案与解析1. 答案是[A] Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values.解析：本文的主题是，西方的媒体，为了迎合西方读者猎奇的心理，同时，为了不与西方读者的中产阶级价值观发生冲突，在他们拍摄的照片中，并不是真正客观公正地反映经济发展水平较为落后的社会中人们的生活。
英语6级阅读试题及答案
英语6级阅读试题及答案试题一：阅读理解Passage 1In recent years, the popularity of online courses has surged, with millions of students around the world taking advantage of the convenience and flexibility they offer. However, despite their growing popularity, there are concerns about the quality of education provided by these platforms.Questions:56. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The convenience of online courses is unmatched.B) Online courses are becoming increasingly popular.C) There are doubts about the quality of online education.D) The number of students taking online courses is declining.57. According to the passage, what is one of the reasons for the surge in online courses?A) They are more affordable than traditional courses.B) They offer a more personalized learning experience.C) They are more widely available than ever before.D) They are endorsed by many educational institutions.Passage 2The concept of a "smart city" has been gaining traction inurban planning circles. A smart city utilizes information and communication technology to enhance the quality and performance of urban services, to reduce costs and resource consumption, and to improve the quality of life for its citizens.Questions:58. What is the primary goal of a smart city?A) To increase the use of technology in everyday life.B) To improve the efficiency of urban services.C) To reduce the cost of living for its residents.D) To promote the use of renewable energy sources.59. What is one of the benefits of a smart city mentioned in the passage?A) It can provide better healthcare services.B) It can offer more job opportunities.C) It can enhance the quality of life for its citizens.D) It can increase the city's economic growth.试题二：快速阅读Passage 3The rise of social media has had a profound impact on society, changing the way we communicate, share information, and even do business. While social media platforms offer many benefits, they also present new challenges, such as privacy concernsand the spread of misinformation.Questions:60. What is the main topic of the passage?A) The benefits of social media.B) The impact of social media on society.C) The challenges posed by social media.D) The history of social media platforms.61. What is one of the challenges mentioned in the passage?A) The difficulty in regulating social media content.B) The increase in cyberbullying incidents.C) The potential for privacy breaches.D) The decline in face-to-face communication.答案56. B) Online courses are becoming increasingly popular.57. C) They are more widely available than ever before.58. B) To improve the efficiency of urban services.59. C) It can enhance the quality of life for its citizens.60. B) The impact of social media on society.61. C) The potential for privacy breaches.。
英语六级阅读理解专练题附答案
英语六级阅读理解专练题附答案英语阅读在六级考试中占有很大的分值，加强英语阅读的练习十分重要。
下面店铺为大家带来英语六级阅读理解专练题，供考生阅读练习。
英语六级阅读理解专练题(一)In the United States, where“casualness”is considereda great virtue, people often sit with feet on chairs oreven desks. They sometimes sit with their backsides( buttocks) on tables and desks as a way ofexpressing their individuality or career attitude.They feel comfortable crossing their legs and sittingwith one ankle on the other knee . Poor posture —slumping oneself over while sitting in a chair and placing feet on whatever object is around — isa common U. S. behavior. It is designed to show that the perso n is casual, honest, sincere,and“ just one of the folks ”. In the United States, even millionaires, corporation presidents,government leaders, and movie stars try to pretend they are ordinary people by using“the U.S. slouch ”and“ the feet-on-the -furniture”maneuver.Unfortunately, other countries interpret this behavior as being sloppy and as reflecting ageneral lack of alertness, interest, and respect. People from the United States do not usuallyrealize that what they regard as casualness is viewed very differently and very negatively bymany people around the world.People in many cultures are expected to sit erect. Such cultures include many countriesin LatinAmerica, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. In the United States, slouching is acceptable and isa positive sign of being casual and friendly. In the United States, crossing legs is a sign of goodetiquette . Many cultures say thatcrossing legs is okay, but placing the ankle on the kneewhilecrossing one’s legs is totally unacceptable .One reason for not putting the ankle on the knee is that when you do so, one foot or the soleof the shoe is usually pointing at someone . This is a very severe insult in many countriesaround the world, especially Muslim countries. Under few circumstances should you point yourfoot at anyone , because the foot is cons idered the least sacred part of the body in manysocieties. In some countries such as Nepal, pointing the foot at a cow is an outrage , becausethe cow is a sacred animal. In Buddhist countries, pointing the foot at statue of the Buddha isa severe offense. Moving objects with the feet is very rude in Thailand, Nepal, and Taiwan. InBangladesh, you should not touch books with a foot or shoe; if you do, you must make anelaborate apology.As you can tell, posture is a very strong messenger. It conveys much about a particu larperson. Posture ( in many cultures) says something about the person’s honesty, alertness,intelligence, religiousness, respect, and overall decency — or the opposite of all of these !Posture tells people whether they want to get to know a stranger, and it also tells what to thinkabout the people already known.阅读自测Translate the sentences into English with the words in parentheses :1. 这座纪念碑是为内战中牺牲的烈士们而建立的。
练习6级 六级阅读真题答案详细解析10篇
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4.考霸解析：正确答案为[D]。在那些外来移民数量多、社会福利优厚的州，高技术、受到较好教育的雇员的反对最 为强烈。他们最大的担心是外来移民带来的财政负担。故D项正确。
[D] The goals most people set are un realistic.
2.What does Maurice Schweitzer want to show by cit ing the exa mple of Enron?
[A]Sett ing realistic goals can turn a faili ng bus in ess into success.
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At the heart of the debate over illegal immigratio n lies one key questio n: are immigra nts good or bad for the economy? The America n p ublic overwhel min gly thi nks they're bad. Yet the consen sus among most econo mists is that immigrati on, both legal and illegal, p rovides a small net boost to the economy. Immigra nts p rovide chea p labor, lower the p rices of
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英语六级阅读真题训练及答案
英语六级考试中的阅读题是考试中的重点题型，需要考生多做阅读练习提高阅读能力，下面小编为大家带来英语六级阅读真题训练及答案，供各位考生模拟练习。
英语六级阅读真题训练1Some futurologists have assumed that
the vast upsurge (剧增) of women in the workforce mayportend a rejection of
marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would ratherwork than
marry. The converse (反面) of this concern is that the prospects of becoming
amulti-paycheck household could encourage marriages. In the past, only the
earnings andfinancial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision.
Now, however, the earningability of a woman can make her more attractive
as a marriage partner. Data show thateconomic downturns tend to postpone
marriage because the parties cannot afford to establisha family or are
concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds, the number
ofmarriages also rises.
Coincident with the increase in women working outside the home is
the increase in divorcerates. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple
cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact ofa wife’s work on divorce is no
less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realizationthat she can
be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will
choosedivorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally
plausible. Tensionsgrounded in financial problems often play a key role in
ending a marriage. Given highunemployment, inflationary problems, and
slow growth in real earnings, a working wife canincrease household income
and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising afamily’s。