2017年12月英语六级阅读模拟试题及答案

2017年12月英语六级阅读模拟试题及答案task1 Itisdoingsomethingbetterthanotherpeoplethatmakesusunique.Yetasurprisingnumberofpeoplestillseeindividualityasasurfacething.Theywearbrightclothes,dyetheirhairstrangecolorsanddecoratetheirskinwithtattoos(文身)tomakesomekindofsocialstatement. Thewholepurposeofindividualityisexcellence.Thepeoplewhocomprehendthesimpleprincipleofbeinguniquethroughperformancemakeourentirepoliticalandeconomicsystemwork.Thosewhoinvent,whoimprove,whoknowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeopledo,andwhotakesomethingthatdoesn'tworkandmakeitwork—thesepeoplearetheverysoulofcapitalism. CharlesKetteringdidn'tliketheideaofcrankingacartomakeitstart,soheinventedtheelectricstarter.HenryFordfiguredouttheassembly-linetechniqueandmadeitpossibletomass-produceautomobiles.LewisWatermansawnoneedtogoondippingapenintoaninkwell,soheputtheinkintothepen.GeorgeWestinghousetoldtheworldhowtostopatrain,andElishaOtis,inventoroftheelevator,indirectlycreatedthecityskyline.Thesepeopleunderstoodthatindividualismmeansworkingatthetopofone'scapacity. Fortunately,enoughAmericanshavebeeninspiredtodosomethingwiththeiruniquenessthatwehavedevelopedinlessthanthreecenturiesfromafrontieroutpostintonotonlyacountryoffreedombutacountrystrongenoughtoprotectthatfreedom.Thesepeopleprizedthenotionsofindividualityandexcellenceaboveallthingsandthuskeptthegreatmachinefunctioning.Theoneswiththepurplehairandthehorrorablejewelryarejustalongfortheride,tryingtobedifferentandnotknowinghowtogoaboutit. 1ThestudentwhoearnsA'sonhisreportcardhasgraspedtheideaandhasfoundtherealmeaningofindividuality.Sohastheyoungsterwhohasdesignedhisownspaceship,whopaintspicturesoftheworldaroundhim,orwhocannameallthestatesandtheircapitals.Accordingtotheauthoruniqueindividualsarepersonswho______. A.dosomethingbetterthanotherpeople B.knowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeople C.excelothersinwork D.alloftheabove 2、PeoplewhoregardindividualityasasurfacethingalwaysdothefollowingEXCEPT A.wearingbrightclothesB.coloringtheirhair C.doingbetterthanothersD.decoratingtheirskinwithtattoos 3、WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.HenryFordinventedassembly-linetechnique. B.ElishaOtiswastheinventorofthelift C.GeorgeWestinghousecreatedcranks. D.LewisWatermanputtheinkintothepen. 4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______. A.therealsecrettobeinguniqueliesinourexcellentwork B.ifwewanttobedifferentwe'dgainmoreprofit CthestudentwhoearnsA'sonthereportcardhasnotgraspedtherealmeaningofindividuality D.allAmericansworkmiraclesInthewriter'sopinion 5、whohasunderstoodthesenseofindividuality? A.Theyoungsterwhodesignedhisownspaceship. B.Theyoungsterwhopaintedworthypictures