阅读强化六级第8讲

2016六级阅读备考北京新东方王双林多重定位法一、基本定位法专有名词，数字时间，限定逻辑；主语，宾语，介词短语二、特殊定位法1、词性替换2、词义替换3、夹挤定位4、结构定位段落结构总结一、主旨+论证若主旨句没有细节，则在第二句解题。

二、事例+评论在评论出题，事例不出题（或在事例前一句，或在事例后一句）。三、普遍+特殊/传统+新发现

两者皆可出题，依照问题而定。56.Whatdocriticssayabouttexting?2014年6月第一套

Textinghaslongbeenbemoaned(哀叹)asthedownfallofthewrittenword,"penmanshipforilliterates,"asonecriticcalledit.TowhichtheproperresponseisLOL.Textingproperlyisn'twritingatall.It'sa"spoken"languagethatisgettingricherandmorecomplexbytheyear.First,somehistoricalperspective.Writingwasonlyinvented5,500yearsage,whereaslanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80,000years.Thustalkingcamefirstwritingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thefirstwritingwasbasedonthe.waypeopletalk,withshortsentences.56.Whatdocriticssayabouttexting?2014年6月第一套57.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsaywritingisdifferentfromtalking?2014年6月第一套First,somehistoricalperspective.Writingwasonlyinvented5,500yearsage,whereaslanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80,000years.Thustalkingcamefirstwritingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thefirstwritingwasbasedonthe.waypeopletalk,withshortsentences.However，whiletalkingislargelysubconscious.andrapid,writingis;deliberateandslow.Overtime,writerstookadvantageofthisandstartedcraftinglong-windedsentencessuchasthisone:"Thewholeengagementlastedabove12hours,tillthegradualretreatofthePersianswaschangedintoadisorderlyflight,ofwhichtheshamefulexamplewasgivenbytheprincipalleadersand..."

57.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsaywritingisdifferentfromtalking?2014年6月第一套58.WhyisLOLmuchusedintexting?2014年6月第一套TakeLOL.Itdoesn'tactuallymean"laughingoutloud"inaliteralsenseanymore.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremotelyamusing.Jocelyntexts"Wherehaveyoubeen?"andAnnabelletextsback"LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours."LOLsignalsbasicempathy(同感)betweentexters,easingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdoessomething-conveyinganattitude-justlikethe-edendingconveyspasttenseratherthan"meaning"anything.LOL,ofallthings,isgrammar.Of-coursenoonethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,themeaningofawordoranexpressiondrifts-meatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot,blessed.58.WhyisLOLmuchusedintexting?2014年6月第一套59.Exampleslikemeatandsillyarecitedtoshow_____.2014年6月第一套59.Exampleslikemeatandsillyarecitedtoshow_____.TakeLOL.Itdoesn'tactuallymean"laughingoutloud"inaliteralsenseanymore.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremotelyamusing.Jocelyntexts"Wherehaveyoubeen?"andAnnabelletextsback"LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours."LOLsignalsbasicempathy(同感)betweentexters,easingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdoessomething-conveyinganattitude-justlikethe-edendingconveyspasttenseratherthan"meaning"anything.LOL,ofallthings,isgrammar.Of-coursenoonethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,themeaningofawordoranexpressiondrifts-meatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot,blessed.2014年6月第一套60.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftexting?2014年6月第一套Civilization,then,isfine-peoplebangingawayontheirsmartphonesarefluentlyusingacodeseparatefromtheonetheyuseinactualwriting,andthereisnoevidencethattextingisruiningcompositionskills;Worldwidepeoplespeakdifferentlyfromthewaytheywrite,andtexting-quick,casualandonlyintendedtobereadonce-isactuallyawayoftalkingwithyourfingers.60.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftexting?2014年6月第一套61.WhatdowelearnaboutOprahWinfreyfromthepassage?2014年6月第一套It'spossibletoadmireOprahWinfreyandstillwishHarvardhadn'tawardedheranhonorarydoctoroflawdegreeandthecommencement(毕业典礼)speakerspotatyesterday'sgraduation.There'snoquestionOprah'sachievementsplaceherinthetempleofAmericansuccessstories.Talent,charm,andanexceptionalworkethichaverarelyhurledanyoneasfarastheyhavethisformerabusedteenagemotherfromruralMississippiwhobecameoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulentertainmenticonsandthefirstAfrican-Americanfemalebillionaire.61.WhatdowelearnaboutOprahWinfreyfromthepassage?2014年6月第一套62.WhydoestheauthordeemitinappropriateforHarvardtoconferanhonorarydegreeon

OprahWinfrey?2014年6月第一套Honorarydegreesareoftenconferredonnon-academicleadersinthearts,business,andpolitics.Harvard‘slistinrecentyearshasincludedKofiAnnan,BillGates,MerylStreep,andDavidSouter.But

Oprah'sparticularbrandofcelebrityisnotagoodfitforthevaluesofauniversitywhosemotto(座右铭),Veritas,meanstruth.Oprah'spassionateadvocacyextends,unfortunately,toaheartyembraceoffakescience.Mostnotoriously,Oprah'svalidationofJennyMcCarthy'sclaimthatvaccinescauseautism(自闭症)hasnodoubtcontributedtomuchharmthroughthefoolishavoidanceofvaccines.62.WhydoestheauthordeemitinappropriateforHarvardtoconferanhonorarydegreeon

OprahWinfrey?2014年6月第一套63.HowdidHarryLewisreacttoHarvard'sdecisioninhisblogpost?2014年6月第一套ButthisvoteofconfidenceinOprahsendsatroublingmessageatpreciselythetimewhenAmericanuniversitiesneedtodomoretoadvancethecauseofreason.AsformerDeanofHarvardCollege,HarryLewis,notedinablogpostabouthisobjections,"ItseemsveryoddforHarvardtohonorsuchahighprofilepopularizeoftheirrational...atatimewhenpoliticalandreligiousnonsensesojeopardizetheruleofreasoninthisallegedlyenlighteneddemocracyandaroundtheworld.”63.HowdidHarryLewisreacttoHarvard'sdecisioninhisblogpost?2014年6月第一套64.Whatistheauthor'sregretaboutmanyAmericanuniversities?2014年6月第一套Unfortunately,manyAmericanuniversitiesseemawfullybusyprotectingtheirbrandnameandnotnearlybusyenoughprotectingthepursuitofknowledge.ArecentarticleinTheHarvardCrimsonnotedtheshockinggrowthofHarvard'spublicrelationsarminthelastfiveyearsanditquestionedwhetherafocusonriskmanagementandavoidingcontroversywasreallythebestoutward-lookingfaceofthisgreatinstitution.64.Whatistheauthor'sregretaboutmanyAmericanuniversities?2014年6月第一套65.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaprestigiousuniversitylikeHarvardshouldfocuson?2014年6月第一套AsAmericanresearchuniversitiesbegintoresembleprofitcentersandentertainmentcomplexes,it'seasytolosesightoftheirprimarymission:toproduceandspreadknowledge．Thismissiondependsontraditionsofrationaldiscourseandvigorousdefenseofthescientificmethod.OprahWinfrey'shonorarydoctoratewasastepinthewrongdirection.65.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaprestigiousuniversitylikeHarvardshouldfocuson?2014年6月第一套56.Whatistheauthor'sconcernabouttheuseoftechnology?2014年6月第二套Technologycanmakeussmarterorstupider,andweneedtodevelopasetofprinciplestoguideoureverydaybehaviorandmakesurethattechisimprovingandnothinderingourmentalprocesses.OneoftheDigquestionsbeingdebatedtodayis:Whatkindofinformationdoweneedtohavestoredinourheads,andwhatkindcanweleave“inthecloud,”tobeaccessedasnecessary?2014年6月第二套56.Whatistheauthor'sconcernabouttheuseoftechnology?57.Whatistheviewofeducatorswhoadvocatedigitalliteracy?2014年6月第二套Anincreasinglypowerfulgroupwithineducationarechampioning“digitalliteracy”.Intheirview,skillsbeatknowledge,developing“digitalliteracy”ismoreimportantthanlearningmerecontent,andallfactsarenowGoogle-ableandthereforeunworthyofcommittingtomemory.Buteventhemostsophisticateddigitalliteracyskillswon’thelpstudentsandworkersnavigatetheworldiftheydon'thaveabroadbaseofknowledgeabouthowtheworldactuallyoperates.Ifyoufocusonthedeliverymechanismandnotthecontent,you'redoingkidsadisservice.2014年6月第二套57.Whatistheviewofeducatorswhoadvocatedigitalliteracy?58.Whatdoesevidencefromcognitivescienceshow?2014年6月第二套Indeed,evidencefromcognitivesciencechallengesthenotionthatskillscanexistindependentoffactualknowledge.Datafromthelastthirtyyearsleadstoaconclusionthatisnotscientificallychallengeable:thinkingwellrequiresknowingfacts,andthat’struenotonlybecauseyouneedsomethingtothinkabout.Theveryprocessesthatteacherscareaboutmost—criticalthinkingprocessesareintimatelyintertwined（交织）withfactualknowledgethatisstoredinlong-termmemory.2014年6月第二套58.Whatdoesevidencefromcognitivescienceshow?

59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkiskeytomakingevaluations?2014年6月第二套2014年6月第二套Inotherwords,justbecauseyoucanGooglethedateofBlackTuesdaydoesn’tmeanyouunderstandwhytheGreatDepressionhappenedorhowitcomparestoourrecenteconomicslump.Thereisnodoubtthatthestudentsoftoday,andtheworkersoftomorrow,willneedtoinnovate,collaborateandevaluate.Butsuchskillscan'tbeseparatedfromtheknowledgethatgivesrisetothem.Toinnovate,youhavetoknowwhatcamebefore.Tocollaborate,youhavetocontributeknowledgetothejointventure.Andtoevaluate,youhavetocomparenewinformationagainstknowledgeyou'vealreadymastered.

59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkiskeytomakingevaluations?60.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?2014年6月第二套Sohere'saprincipleforthinkinginadigitalworld,intwoparts.First,acquireabaseoffactualknowledgeinanydomaininwhichyouwanttoperformwell.Thisbasesuppliestheessentialfoundationforbuildingskills,anditcan'tbeoutsourced（外包）toasearchengine.2014年6月第二套60.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?61.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutCaliforniaandTexasinParagraph1?2014年6月第二套America'srecenthistoryhasbeenapersistenttilttotheWest—ofpeople,ideas,commerceandevenpoliticalpower.CaliforniaandTexasarethetwinpolesoftheWest,butverydifferentones.Formostofthe20thcenturythehomeofSiliconValleyandHollywoodhasbeenthebrainierandtrendierofthetwo.Texashastrailedbehind:itsstereotypehasbeenaconservativeChristianincowboyboots.Buttwinscanchangeplaces.Isthathappeningnow?2014年6月第二套61.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutCaliforniaandTexasinParagraph1?62.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttoday'sCalifornia?2014年6月第二套ItiseasytofindevidencethatCaliforniaisinapanic.AtthestartofthismonththeoncegoldenstatestartedpayingcreditorsinIOUs（欠条）.Thegapbetweenprojectedoutgoingsandeforthecurrentfiscal（财政的）yearhasleapttoahorrible$26billion.Withnosignofanewbudgettoclosethisgulf,onecreditagencyhasalreadydowngradedCalifornia’sdebt.Asbudgetsarecut,universitieswillletinfewerstudents,prisonerswillbereleasedearlyandschemestoprotectthevulnerablewillberolledback.2014年6月第二套62.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttoday'sCalifornia?63.InwhatwayisTexasdifferentfromCalifornia?2014年6月第二套Bycontrast,Texashascopedwellwiththerecession,withanunemploymentratetwopointsbelowthenationalaverageandoneofthelowestratesofhousingrepossession.InpartthisisbecauseTexanbanks,hardhitinthelastpropertybust,didnotoverexpandt