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英語(yǔ)六級(jí)難度閱讀理解100篇1Wecanbeginourdiscussionof“populat(yī)ionasglobalissue”withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss“thepopulationproblem”:toomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.Thefactsarenotindispute,Itwasquiterighttoemploytheanalogythatlikeneddemographicgrowthto“along,thinpowderfusethat(yī)burnssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthechargeandexplodes.”Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulat(yī)ion,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparat(yī)ivelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebee(cuò)nvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofhumanhistory.Formostofourancestors,lifewashard,oftennasty,andveryshort.Therewashighfertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedbyhighmortality.Formostofhumanhistory,itwasseldomthecasethatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,whileinfancyandchildhoodwereespeciallyriskyperiods.Often,societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecausedeathratescouldexcee(cuò)dtheirbirthrates.Thus,thepopulat(yī)ionproblemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtopreventextinctionofthehumanrace.Thispatternisimportanttonotice.Notonlydoesitputthecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistoricalperspective,butitsuggeststhatthecauseofrapidincreaseinpopulat(yī)ioninrecentyearsisnotasuddenenthusiasmformorechildren,butanimprovementintheconditionsthattraditionallyhavecausedhighmortality.Demographichistorycanbedividedintotwomajorperiods:atimeoflong,slowgrowthwhichextendedfromabout8,000BC.tillapproximatelyAD.1650.Inthefirstperiodofsome9600years,thepopulat(yī)ionincreasedfromsome8millionto500millionin1650.Between1650andthepresent,thepopulationhasincreasedfrom500milliontomorethan4billion.Anditisestimatedthat(yī)bytheyear2023therewillbe6.2billionpeoplethroughouttheworld.Onewaytoappreciat(yī)ethisdramaticdifferenceinsuchabstractnumbersistoreducethetimeframetosomethingthatismoremanageable.Between8000BCand1650,anaverageofonly50,000personswasbeingaddedannuallytotheworld’spopulat(yī)ioneachyear.Atpresent,thisnumberisaddedeverysixhours.Theincreaseisabout80,000,000personsannually.1.Whichofthefollowingdemographicgrowthpatternismostsuitableforthelongthinpowderfuseanalogy??A.Avirtuallystableorslightlydecreasingperiodandthenasuddenexplosionofpopulation.?B.Aslowgrowthforalongtimeandthenaperiodofrapid,dramaticincrease.?C.Toomanypeopleonearthandafewrapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.
D.Alongperiodwhendeathratesexcee(cuò)dsbirthratesandthenashortperiodwithhigherfertilityandlowermortality.
2.Duringthefirstperiodofdemographichistory,societieswereoftenindangerofextinctionbecause___.?A.onlyoneintenpersonscouldlivepast40.?B.therewashighermortalitythanfertilityinmostplaces.
C.itwastoodangeroustohavebabiesduetothepoorconditions.?D.ourancestorshadlittleenthusiasmformorechildren.
3.Whichstatementistrueaboutpopulationincrease?
A.Theremightbeanincreaseof2.2billionpersonsfromnowtotheyear2023.
B.About50,000babiesareborneverysixhoursat(yī)present.?C.Between8000BCandthepresent,thepopulat(yī)ionincreaseisabout80,000,000personseachyear.?D.Thepopulationincreasedfasterbetween8000BCand1650thanbetween1650andthepresent.
?4.Theauthorofthepassageintendsto___.
A.warnpeopleagainstthepopulationexplosioninthenearfuture.
B.comparethedemographicgrowthpat(yī)terninthepastwiththatafter1650.?C.findoutthecauseforrapidincreaseinpopulationinrecentyears.?D.presentusaclearandcompletepictureofthedemographicgrowth.??5.Theword“demographic”inthefirstparagraphmeans___(dá).?A.statisticsofhuman.
B.surroundingsstudy.
C.accumulationofhuman.?D.developmentofhuman.
答案:ABADA2Mostofusaretaughttopayattentiontowhatissaid—thewords.Wordsdoprovideuswithsomeinformat(yī)ion,butmeaningsarederivedfromsomanyothersourcesthatitwouldhinderoureffectivenessasapartnertoarelationshiptorelytooheavilyonwordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmallpartofthemanyideasweassociat(yī)ewithanygivenmessage.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeofthoseassociationsifwelistenformorethanwords.Wedon’talwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhat(yī)wesay.Sometimesourwordsdon’tmeananythingexcept“I’mlettingoffsomesteam.Idon’treallywantyoutopaycloseattentiontowhatI’msaying.JustpayattentiontowhatI’mfeeling.”Mostlywemeanseveralthingsatonce.Apersonwantingtopurchaseahousesaystothecurrentowner,“ThisstephastobefixedbeforeI’llbuy.”Theownersays,“It’sbeenlikethat(yī)foryears.”Actually,thestephasn’tbee(cuò)nlikethatforyears,buttheunspokenmessageis:“Idon’twanttofixit.Weputupwithit.Whycan’tyou?”Thesearchforamoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedevelopedofexaminingamessageintermsofwhosaidit,whenitoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,andhowitwassaid.Whenamessageoccurscanalsorevealassociatedmeaning.Letusassumetwocouplesdoexactlythesameamountofkissingandarguing.Butonecouplealwayskissesafteranargumentandtheothercouplealwaysarguesafterakiss.Theorderingofthebehaviorsmaymeanagreatdealmorethanthefrequencyofthebehavior.Afriend’sunusuallydocilebehaviormayonlybeunderstoodbynotingthat(yī)itwasprecededbysituationsthatrequiredanabnormalamountofassertiveness.Someresponsesmaybedirectlylinkedtoadevelopingpatternofresponsesanddefylogic.Forexample,apersonwhosays“No!”toaserialsofchargeslike“You’redumb,”“You’relazy,”and“You’redishonest,”mayalsosay“No!”andtrytojustifyhisorherresponseifthenextstatementis“Andyou’regoodlooking.”Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesarepresented.Thewords,“Ifsurehasbee(cuò)nnicetohaveyouover,”canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitementorritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceorrepeatedseveraltimes.Andthemeaningsweassociatewiththephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesifwesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmoreimportance;sometimesthemorewesaysomethingthelessimportanceitassumes.??1.Effectivecommunicationisrenderedpossiblebetwee(cuò)ntwoconversingpartners,if___.
A.theyuseproperwordstocarrytheirideas.
B.theybothspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelings.?C.theytrytounderstandeachother’sideasbeyondwords.?D.theyarecapableofassociatingmeaningwiththeirwords.?
2.“I’mlettingoffsomesteam”inparagraph1means___.
A.I’mjustcallingyourattention.
B.I’mjustkidding.?C.I’mjustsayingtheopposite.
D.I’mjustgivingoffsomesound.
?3.Thehouse-owner’sexampleshowsthat(yī)heactuallymeans___.?A.thestephasbeenlikethatforyears.
B.hedoesn’tthinkitnecessarytofixthestep.?C.theconditionofthestepisonlyaminorfault.
D.thecostinvolvedinthefixingshouldbeshared.?
4.Someresponsesandbehaviorsmayappearveryillogical,butarejustifiableif___(dá).?A.linkedtoanabnormalamountofassertiveness.?B.seenasone’shabitualpatternofbehavior.
C.takenaspartofanorderingsequence.
D.expressedtoaseriesofcharges.??5.Theword“ritualistically”inthelastparagraphequalssomethingdone___.?A.withouttrueintention.
B.light-heartedly.
C.inawayofceremony.
D.withlessemphasis.
答案:DBABC3Acontroversyeruptedinthescientificcommunityinearly1998overtheuseofDNA(deoxyribonucleicacid)fingerprintingincriminalinvestigations.DNAfingerprintingroducedin1987asamethodtoidentifyindividualsbasedonapatternsee(cuò)nintheirDNA,themoleculeofwhichgenesaremade.DNAispresentineverycellofthebodyexceptredbloodcells.DNAfingerprintinghasbeenusedsuccessfullyinvariousways,suchastodeterminepaternitywhereitisnotclearwhothefatherofaparticularchildis.However,itisintheareaofcriminalinvestigationsthatDNAfingerprintinghaspotentiallypowerfulandcontroversialuses.DNAfingerprintingandotherDNAanalysistechniqueshaverevolutionizedcriminalinvestigationsbygivinginvestigat(yī)orspowerfulnewtoolsintheattempttotroveguilt,notjustestablishinnocence.Whenusedincriminalinvestigations,aDNAfingerprintpatternfromasuspectiscomparedwithaDNAfingerprintpatternobtainedfromsuchmaterialashairsorbloodfoundatthesceneofacrime.AmatchbetweenthetwoDNAsamplescanbeusedasevidencetoconvictasuspect.Thecontroversy
in1998stemmedformareportpublishedinDecember1991bypopulationgeneticistsRichardC.LewontinofHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Mass.,andDanielL.Hartlcalledintoquestionthemethodstocalculatehowlikelyitisthatamat(yī)chbetweentwoDNAfingerprintsmightoccurbychancealone.Inparticular,theyarguedthatthecurrentmethodcannotproperlydeterminethelikelihoodthattwoDNAsampleswillmatchbecausetheycamefromthesameindividualratherthansimplyfromtwodifferentindividualswhoaremembersofthesameethnicgroup.LewontinandHartlcalledforbettersurveysofDNApatternsmethodsareadequat(yī)e.Inresponsetotheircriticisms,populationgeneticistsRanajitChakrabortyoftheUniversityofTexasinDallasandKennethK.KiddofYaleUniversityinNewHaven,1.BeforeDNAfingerprintingisused,suspects__(dá)__.
A.wouldhavetoleavetheirfingerprintsforfurtherinvestigations?B.wouldhavetosubmitevidencefortheirinnocence
C.couldeasilyescapeconvictionofguilt
D.coldbeconvictedofguiltaswell
?2.DNAfingerprintingcanbeunreliablewhen____.
A.themethodsusedforblood-cellcalculat(yī)ionarenotaccurat(yī)e
B.twodifferentindividualsofthesameethnicgroupmayhavethesameDNAfingerprintingpattern
C.amatchisbychanceleftwithfingerprintsthathappentobelongtotwodifferentindividuals?D.twodifferentindividualsleavetwoDNAsamples.??3.Togeneticistslike
LewontinandHartl,thecurrentmethod____.
A.isnotsoconvincingastoexcludethelikelihoodthattwoDNAsamplescannevercomefromtwoindividuals?B.isarguablebecausetwoindividualsofthesameethnicgrouparelikelytohavethesameDNApat(yī)tern.
C.Isnotbasedonadequatescientifictheoryofgenetics?D.Istheoreticallycontradictorytowhattheyhavebeenstudying??4.Theat(yī)titudeoftheFederalBereauofInvestigationshowsthat____.?A.enoughdataareyettobecollectedformvariousethnicgroupstoconfirmtheunlikelihoodoftwoDNAsamplescomingfromtwoindividualmembers?B.enoughdataofDNAsamplesshouldbecollectedtoconfirmthat(yī)onlyDNAsamplesformthesamepersoncanmat(yī)ch?C.enoughdataareyettobecollectedfromvariousethnicgroupstodeterminethelikelihoodoftwodifferentDNAsamplescomingformthesameperson?D.additionalsamplesfromvariousethnicgroupsshouldbecollectedtodeterminethattwoDNAsamplesareunlikelytocomefromthesameperson?
5.NationalAcademyofSciencesholdsthestancethat__(dá)__.
A.DNAtestingshouldbesystematized?B.Onlyauthorizedlaborat(yī)oriescanconductDNAtesting
C.Theacademyonlyisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortesting?D.TheacademyhastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtesting?答案:CBABB4Racket,dinclamor,noise,whateveryouwanttocallit,unwantedsoundisAmerica’smostwidespreadnuisance.Butnoiseismorethanjustanuisance.Itconstitutesarealandpresentdangertopeople’shealth.Dayandnight,at(yī)home,at(yī)work,andatplay,noisecanproduceseriousphysicalandpsychologicalstress.Nooneisimmunetothisstress.Thoughweseemtoadjusttonoisebyignoringit,theear,infact,neverclosesandthebodystillresponds—sometimeswithextremetension,astoastrangesoundinthenight.Theannoyancewefeelwhenfacedwithnoiseisthemostcommonoutwardsymptomofthestressbuildingupinsideus.Indeed,becauseirritabilityissoapparent,legislatorshavemadepublicannoyancethebasisofmanynoiseabagrams.Themoresubtleandmoreserioushealthhazardsassociatedwithstresscausedbynoisetraditionallyhavebeengivenmuchlessat(yī)tention.Nevertheless,whenweareannoyedormadeirritablebynoise,weshouldconsiderthesesymptomsfairwarningthatotherthingmaybehappeningtous,someofwhichmaybedamagingtoourhealth.Ofmanyhealthhazardstonoise,hearinglossisthemostclearlyobservableandmeasurablebyhealthprofessionals.Theotherhazardsarehardertopindown.Formanyofus,theremaybeariskthat(yī)exposuretothestressofnoiseincreasessusceptibilitytodiseaseandinfection.Themoresusceptibleamongusmayexperiencenoiseasacomplicatingfactorinheartproblemsandotherdiseases.Noisethatcausesannoyanceandirritabilityinhealthpersonsmayhaveseriousconsequencesforthesealreadyillinmindorbody.Noiseaffectsusthroughoutourlives.Forexample,thereareindicationsofeffectsontheunbornchildwhenmothersareexposedtoindustrialandenvironmentalnoise.Duringinfancyandchildhood,youngstersexposedtohighnoiselevelsmayhavetroublefallingasleepandobtainingnecessaryamountsofrest.Why,then,istherenotgreateralarmaboutthesedangers?Perhapsitisbecausethelinkbetwee(cuò)nnoiseandmanydisabilitiesordiseaseshasnotyetbeenconclusivelydemonstrated.Perhapsitisbecausewetendtodismissannoyanceasapricetopayforlivinginthemodernworld.Itmayalsobebecausewestillthinkofhearinglossasonlyanoccupat(yī)ionalhazard.?
1.InParagraph1,thephrase“immuneto”areusedtomean___.?A.unaffectedby?B.hurtby?C.unlikelytobeseenby?D.unknownby?
2.Theauthor’sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas___.
A.unrealistic
B.traditional?C.concerned?D.hysterical
?3.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Noiseisamajorproblem;mostpeoplerecognizeitsimportance.
B.Althoughnoisecanbeannoying,itisnotamajorproblem.
C.Noiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbee(cuò)nrecognizedassuch.?D.Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone.?
4.Theauthorcondemnsnoiseessentiallybecauseit__(dá)_.
A.isagainstthelaw?B.canmakesomepeopleirritable
C.isanuisance?D.inagangertopeople’shealth?
5.Theauthorwouldprobablyconsiderresearchabouttheeffectsnoisehasonpeopletobe___.?A.unimportant?B.impossible.?C.awasteofmoney?D.essential
答案:ACCDD5Islanguage,likefood,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildatacriticalperiodoflifecanbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybehopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokee(cuò)psilent.Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.What(yī)wasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.TodaynosuchseverelackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthat(yī)themotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyatrighttime,buttheprocessisslowandhardoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksababysmilesandmakesbowel–likesounds;at(yī)twelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthree(cuò)tofiftywords.Atthree(cuò)heknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinbornwiththecapacitytospeak.What(yī)isspecialaboutman’sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtocommectthesightandfee(cuò)lof,say,a
toy–bearwiththesoundpattern“toy–bear”.Andevenmoreincredibleistheyoungbrain’sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureofsoundaroundhim,toanalyse,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnewways.Butspee(cuò)chhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild’sbabbling,graspingandsmiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvioussignals,.Sensitivitytothechild’snon–verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentoflanguage.
1.ThepurposeofFrederickI’sexperimentwas___(dá)_.?A.toprovethatchildrenarebornwithabilitytospeak?B.todiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakwithouthearinganyhumanspeak?C.tofindoutwhatrolecarefulnursingwouldplayinteachingachildtospeak
D.toprovethatachildcouldbedamagedwithoutlearningalanguage?
2.Thereasonthat(yī)somechildrenarebackwardinspeakingismostlikelythat(yī)__(dá)__(dá).
A.theyareincapableoflearninglanguagerapidly?B.theyareexposedtotoomuchlanguageat(yī)once?C.theirmothersrespondinadequatelytotheirattemptstospeak?D.theirmothersarenotintelligentenoughtohelpthem?
3.Whatisparticularlyremarkableaboutachildisthat____.
A.heisbornwiththecapacitytospeak
B.hehasabrainmorecomplexthanananimal’s?C.hecanproducehisownsentences
D.heoweshisspeechabilitytogoodnursing?
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage??A.Thefacultyofspeechisinborninman.
B.Thechild’sbrainishighlyselective.
C.Mostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefinitestages.
D.Alltheabove
?5.Ifachildstartstospeaklaterthanothers,hewill___(dá)_infuture.?A.haveahighIQ
B.belessintelligent
C.beinsensitivetoverbalsignals
D.notnecessarilybebackward
答案:BCCDD6Everyonehasamomentinhistory,whichbelongsparticularlytohim.Itisthemomentwhenhisemotionsachievetheirmostpowerfulswayoverhim,andafterwardwhenyousaytothisperson“theworldtoday”or“l(fā)ife”or“reality”hewillassumethatyoumeanthismoment,evenifitisfiftyyearspast.Theworld,throughhisunleashed(釋放的)emotions,imprinteditselfuponhim,andhecarriesthestampofthatpassingmomentforever.Forme,thismoment—fouryearsinamomentinhistory—wasthewar.Thewarwasandisrealityforme.Istillinstinctivelyliveandthinkinitsatmosphere.Thesearesomeofitscharacteristics:FranklinDelanoRooseveltisthepresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhealwayshasbeen.TheothertwoeternalworldleadersareWinstonChurchillandJosephStalin.Americaisnot,neverhasbeen,andneverwillbewhatthesongandpoemscallit,alandofplenty.Nylon,meat,gasoline,andsteelarerare.Therearetoomanyjobsandnotenoughworkers.Moneyisveryeasytoearnbutrat(yī)herhardtospend,becausethereisn’tverymuchtobuy.Trainsarealwayslateandalwayscrowdedwith“servicemen”.ThewarwillalwaysbefoughtveryfarfromAmerica,anditwillneverend.NothinginAmericastandsstillforverylong,includingthepeoplewhoarealwayseitherleavingoronleave.PeopleinAmericacryoften.Sixteenisthekeyandcrucialandnaturalageforahumanbeingtobe,andpeopleofallotheragesarerangedinanorderlymanneraheadofandbehindyouasaharmonioussettingforthesixteen-year-oldsoftheworld.Whenyouaresixteen,adultsareslightlyimpressedandalmostintimidatedbyyou.Thisisapuzzlefinallysolvedbytherealizat(yī)ionthattheyforesee(cuò)yourmilitaryfuture:fightingforthem.Youdonotforeseeit.TowasteanythinginAmericaisimmoral.Stringandtinfoilaretreasures.Newspapersarealwayscrowedwithstrangemapsandnamesoftowns,andeveryfewmonthstheearthseemstolurch(忽然傾斜)fromitspathwhenyouseesomethinginthenewspapers,suchasthetimeMussolini,whoalmostseemedoneoftheeternalleaders,isphotographedhangingupsidedownonameathook.
1.Whichstatementbestdepictsthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
A.Realityiswhatyoumakeofit.
B.Timeislikeariver.?C.Emotionsarepowerful.
D.Everypersonhasaspecialmoment.
2.Whydoestheauthorstillclearlyrememberthewar??A.FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasPresident.
B.Itwashispersonalrealityandpartofhislife.
C.Therewasnotmuchtobuy.
D.Thewarwouldneverend.??3.Whichstatementbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingsaboutthewar?
A.Itwaseverrealforhim,yethewasnotactivelyinvolved.?B.Itwasrealforhimbecausehewasasoldieratthattime.
C.Itwasveryunrealtohim.
D.Thewarwasverydisruptivetothepeopleathome.??4.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatadultsareimpressedwithsixteen-year-olds?
A.Adultswouldliketobeyoung.
B.Sixteen-year-oldsdonotwastethings.?C.Sixtee(cuò)n-year-oldsreadnewspapers.?D.Theywillbefightingsoonforadults.
5.Whydoestheauthorsaythat(yī)stringandtinfoilaretreasures??A.Thewarhasmadethemscarce.?B.Theyareusefultosixtee(cuò)n-year-olds.?C.Helikedthemwhenhewassixteen.
D.Peopleareverywasteful.?答案:DBADA7Ingeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucratic(官僚主義的)managementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,well-oiledcoginthemachinery.Theoilingisdonewithhigherwages,Nell-ventilatedfactoriesandpipedmusic,andbypsychologistsand“human–relations”experts;yetallthisoilingdoesnotalterthefactthat(yī)manhasbecomepowerless,thatheisboredwithit.Infact,theblueandthewhite-collarworkershavebecomee(cuò)conomicpuppetswhodancetothetuneofautomatedmachinesandbureaucraticmanagement.Theworkerandemployeeareanxious,notonlybecausetheymightfindthemselvesoutofajob;theyareanxiousalsobecausetheyareunabletoacquireanyrealsatisfactionofinterestinglife.Theyliveandiewithouteverhavingconfrontedthefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistenceasemotionallyandintellectuallyindependentandproductivehumanbeings.Thosehigheruponthesocialladderarenolessanxious.Theirlivesarenolessemptythanthoseoftheirsubordinates.Theyareevenmoreinsecureinsomerespects.Theyareinahighlycompetitiverace.Tobepromotedortofallbehindisnotamatterofsalarybutevenmoreamatterofself-respect.Whentheyapplyfortheirfirstjob,theyaretestedforintelligenceaswellasfortherightmixtureofsubmissivenessandindependence.Fromthemomentontheyaretestedagainandagain–bythepsychologists,forwhomtestingisabigbusiness,andbytheirsuperiors,whojudgetheirbehavior,sociability,capacitytogetalong,etc.Thisconstantneedtoprovethatoneisasgoodasorbetterthanone’sfellow–competitorcreatesconstantanxietyandstress,theverycausesofunhappinessandillness.AmIsuggestingthatweshouldreturntothepreidustrialmodeofproductionortonineteenth-century“free(cuò)enterprise“capitalism?Certainlynot.Problemsareneversolvedbyreturningtoastagewhichonehasalreadyoutgrown.Isuggesttransformingoursocialsystemformabureaucraticallymanagedindustrialisminwhichmaximalproductionandconsumptionareendsinthemselvesintoahumanistindustrialisminwhichmanandfulldevelopmentofhispotentialities–thoseofallloveandofreason–aretheaimsofsocialarrangements.Productionandconsumptionshouldserveonlyasmeanstothisend,andshouldbepreventedfromrulingman.??1.By“awell-oiledcoginthemachinery“theauthorintendstodelivertheideathatmanis____.
A.anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual’sfunctionisnegligible?B.workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofthesociety?C.anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofthesociety?D.ahumblecomponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly
2.Therealcauseoftheanxietyoftheworkersandemployeesisthat(yī)____(dá).
A.theyarelikelytolosetheirhobs
B.theyhavenogenuinesatisfactionorinterestinlife?C.theyarefacedwiththefundamentalrealitiesofhumanexistence?D.theyaredeprivedoftheirindividualityandindependence??3.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatrealhappinessoflifebelongstothose___(dá)__.?A.whoareatthebottomofthesociety?B.whoarehigherupintheirsocialstatus
C.whoprovebetterthantheirfellow–competitors
D.whocoulddipfarawayfromthiscompetitiveworld?
4.Tosolvethepresentsocialproblemstheauthorputsforuardasuggestionthatweshould__(dá)__(dá)__.
A.resorttotheproductionmodeofourancestors?B.offerhigherwagestotheworkersandemployees
C.enablemantofullydevelophispotentialities
D.takethefundamentalrealitiesforgranted??5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsindustrialismmightbestbesummarizedasoneof______.
A.a(chǎn)pproval
B.dissatisfaction?C.suspicion
D.susceptibility答案:CDDCB8Westernairlinermanufacturersseemtobetrippingoverthemselvesintheireagernesstosigncollaborativeagree(cuò)mentswithAsianpartnersasalow-costroutetodevelopingnewairliners.TheirpotentialAsianpartnersseemtobetrippingoverthemselvestosignsuchagreements,asalow-costroutetoacquiringnewairlinertechnology.Iftheyarenotcarefulthetwosideswillenduptrippingovereachother:theonebysellingitsbirth-rightforshort-termgain,theotherbytryingtobreakintoamarketwhichisn’tbigenoughtosustainit.Technologytransferworksinagrowingmarket,wheretheaspirationsofthenewentrantreceivingthattechnologycanbemetthroughexpansion.Theairlinermarketisnotsuchadevice.Eventhemostoptimisticprojectionsofairlinersalesforthenext20yearsshowthatairlinermanufacturecanonlybeprofitableifasmallnumberofaircraftbuilderssharetheavailablesales.Itfollowsthatifnewmanufacteintothemarketandtakesales,theirsalesmustcomefromsubstitution,notexpansion.Giventhecomplexityoftoday’sairliners,itisunlikelythatanynewentrantwillhaveboththefinancia
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