六级阅读理解真题练习

六级阅读理解真题练习

导读：我根据大家的需要整理了一份关于《六级阅读理解真题练习》的内

容，具体内容：阅读理解在英语六级试卷中占有很大的分值，为了帮助大

家提高英语阅读能力，下面我为大家带来，欢迎考生阅读练习。llnthe

villagesoftheEnglish...

阅读理解在英语六级试卷中占有很大的分值，为了帮助大家提高英语阅

读能力，下面我为大家带来，欢迎考生阅读练习。

1

InthevillagesoftheEnglishcountrysidetherearestillpeople

whorememberthegoodolddayswhennoonebotheredtolocktheir

doors.Theresimplywasntanycrimetoworryabout.

Amazingly,thesehappytimesappearstilltobewithusinthe

worldsbiggestcommunity.AnewstudybyDanFarmer,agifted

programmer,usinganautomatedinvestigativeprogramofhisown

calledSATAN,showsthattheownersofwelloverhalfofallWorld

WideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors.

SATANcantryoutavarietyofwell-knownhacking（黑客的）tricks

onanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin.Farmerhasmade

theprogrampubliclyavailable,amidmuchcriticism.Apersonwith

evilintentcoulduseittohuntdownsitesthatareeasytoburgle

（闯入行窃）.

ButFarmerisveryconcernedabouttheneedtoalertthepublic

topoorsecurityand,sofar,eventshaveprovedhimright.SATAN

hasdonemoretoalertpeopletotherisksthancausenewdisorder.

SoistheNetbecomingmoresecure?Farfromit.Intheearlydays,

whenyouvisitedaWebsiteyourbrowsersimplylookedatthecontent.

NowtheWebisfulloftinyprogramsthatautomaticallydownloadwhen

youlookataWebpage,andrunonyourownmachine.Theseprograms

could,iftheirauthorswished,doallkindsofnastythingsto

yourcomputer.

Atthesametime,theNetisincreasinglypopulatedwithspiders,

worms,agentsandothertypesofautomatedbeastsdesignedto

penetratethesitesandseekoutandclassifyinformation.Allthese

makewonderfultoolsforantisocialpeoplewhowanttoinvadeweak

sitesandcausedamage.

Butletslookonthebrightside.Giventhelackoflocks,the

Internetissurelytheworldsbiggest(almost)crime-freesociety.

Maybethatisbecausehackersarefundamentallyhonest.Orthatthere

currentlyisntmuchtosteal.Orbecausevandalism(恶意破坏)isnt

muchfununlessyouhaveapeculiardislikeforsomeone.

Whateverthereason,letsenjoyitwhilewecan.Butexpectit

alltochange,andsecuritytobecomethenumberoneissue,whenthe

mostinfluentialinhabitantsoftheNetaresellingservicesthey

wanttobepaidfor.

21.Bysaying”…ownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWeb

siteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors”(Lines

3-4,Para.2),theauthormeansthat________.

A)thosehappytimesappearstilltobewithus

B)theresimplywasntanycrimetoworryabout

C)manysitesarenotwell-protected

D)hackerstryouttricksonanInternetsitewithoutactually

breakingin(C)

22.SATAN,aprogramdesignedbyDanFannercanbeused.

A)toinvestigatethesecurityofInternetsites

B)toimprovethesecurityoftheInternetsystem

C)topreventhackersfrombreakingintowebsites

D)todownloadusefulprogramsandinformation(A)

23.Fannersprogramhasbeencriticizedbythepublicbecause.

A)itcausesdamagetoNetbrowsers

B)itcanbreakintoInternetsites

C)itcanbeusedtocausedisorderonallsites

D)itcanbeusedbypeoplewithevilintent(D)

24.TheauthorsattitudetowardSATANis.

A)enthusiastic

B)critical

C)positive

D)indifferent(C)

25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthat.

A)weshouldmakefulluseoftheInternetbeforesecuritymeasures

arestrengthened

B)weshouldalertthemostinfluentialbusinessmentothe

importanceofsecurity

C)influentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytothe

improvementofNetsecurity

D)netinhabitantsshouldnotletsecuritymeasuresaffecttheir

joyofsurfingtheInternet

答案

21.C22.A23.D24.C25.A

2

Icameawayfrommyyearsofteachingonthecollegeanduniversity

levelwithaconvictionthatenactment(扮演角色)，performance,

dramatizationarethemostsuccessfulformsofteaching.Students

mustbeincorporated,made,sofaraspossible,anintegralpart

ofthelearningprocess.Thenotionthatlearningshouldhaveinit

anelementofinspiredplaywouldseemtothegreaterpartofthe

academicestablishmentmerelysilly,butthatisnonethelessthe

case.OfEzekielCheever,themostfamousschoolmasterofthe

MassachusettsBayColony,hisonetimestudentCottonMatherwrote

thathesoplannedhislessonsthathispupils"came:oworkasthough

theycametoplay,〃andAlfredNorthWhitehead,almostthreehundred

yearslater,notedthatateachershouldmakehis/herstudents"glad

theywerethere.z/

Since,wearetold,80to90percentofallinstructioninthe

typicaluniversityisbythelecturemethod,weshouldgiveclose

attentiontothisformofeducation.Thereis,Ithink,muchtruthin

PatriciaNelsonLimericksobservationthat"lecturingisan

unnaturalact,anactforwhichGoddidnotdesignhumans.Itis

perfectlyallright,nowandthen,forahumantobepossessedby

theurgetospeak,andtospeakwhileothersremainsilent.Butto

dothisregularly,onehourand15minutesatatime...foroneperson

todragonwhileotherssitinsilence?...Idonotbelievethatthis

iswhattheCreator...designedhumanstodo.〃

Thestrange,almostincomprehensiblefactisthatmanyprofessors,

justastheyfeelobligedtowritedully,believethattheyshould

lecturedully.Toshowenthusiasmistoriskappearingunscientific,

unobjective;itistoappealtothestudentsemotionsratherthan

theirintellect.Thustheideallectureisonefilledwithfactsand

readinanunchangedmonotone.

Thecult(推崇)oflecturingdully,likethecultofwritingdully,

goesback,ofcourse,someyears.EdwardShils,professorof

sociology,recallstheprofessorsheencounteredattheUniversity

ofPennsylvaniainhisyouth.Theyseemed〃apriesthood,rather

unevenintheirmeritsbutuniformintheirbearing;theynever

referredtoanythingpersonal.Somereadfromoldlecturenotesand

thenhaltinglyexplainedthethumb-wornlastlines.Otherslectured

fromcardsthathadservedforyears,tojudgebythewornedges...

Theteachersbeganontime,endedontime,andlefttheroomwithout

sayingawordmoretotheirstudents,veryseldombeingdetainedby

questioners...Theclasseswerenotlarge,yettherewasno

discussion.Noquestionswereraisedinclass,andtherewereno

officehours.”

26.Theauthorbelievesthatasuccessfulteachershouldbeable

A)makedramatizationanimportantaspectofstudentslearning

B)makeinspiredplayanintegralpartofthelearningprocess

C)improvestudentslearningperformance

D)makestudyjustaseasyasplay(B)

27.Themajorityofuniversityprofessorspreferthetraditional

wayoflecturinginthebeliefthat.

A)itdrawsthecloseattentionofthestudents

B)itconformsinawaytothedesignoftheCreator

C)itpresentscoursecontentinascientificandobjectivemanner

D)ithelpsstudentstocomprehendabstracttheoriesmore

easily(C)

28.Whattheauthorrecommendsinthispassageisthat.

A)collegeeducationshouldbeimprovedthroughradicalmeasures

B)morefreedomofchoiceshouldbegiventostudentsintheir

studies

C)traditionalcollegelecturesshouldbereplacedbydramatized

performances

D)in