horse是什么意思英语六级阅读每日一练(10、11、12)

2021年1月26日发(作者：英语加减乘除)
英语六级阅读每日一练
(10)
It
is
doing
something
better
than
other
people
that
makes
us
unique.
Yet
a
surprising number of people still see individuality as a surface thing. They wear
bright clothes, dye their hair strange colors and decorate their skin with tattoos
(
纹身
) to make some kind of social statement.
The whole purpose of individuality is excellence. The people who comprehend
the
simple
principle
of
being
unique
through
performance
make
our
entire
political and economic system work. Those who invent, who improve, who know
more
about
a
subject
than
other
people
do,
and
who
take
something
that
doesn't work and make it work
—
these people are the very soul of capitalism.
Charles Kettering didn't like the idea of cranking a car to make it start, so he
invented the electric starter
. Henry Ford figured out the assembly-line technique
and made it possible to mass-produce automobiles. Lewis Waterman saw no
need to go on dipping a pen into an inkwell, so he put the ink into the pen.
George
Westinghouse
told
the
world
how
to
stop
a
train,
and
Elisha
Otis,
inventor
of
the
elevator
,
indirectly
created
the
city
skyline.
These
people
understood that individualism means working at the top of one's capacity.
Fortunately, enough Americans have been inspired to do something with their
uniqueness that we have developed in less than three centuries from a frontier
outpost
into
not
only
a
country
of
freedom
but
a
country
strong
enough
to
protect
that
freedom.
These
people
prized
the
notions
of
individuality
and
excellence above all things and thus kept the great machine functioning. The
ones with the purple hair and the horrorable jewelry are just along for the ride,
trying to be
1.
The student who earns A's on his report card has grasped the idea and has
found the real meaning of individuality. So has the youngster who has designed
his own spaceship, who paints pictures of the world around him, or who can
name all the states and their capitals. According to the author unique individuals
are persons who______.
A. do something better than other people

B. know more about a subject than other people
C. excel others in work






D. all of the above
2.
People who regard individuality as a surface thing always do the following
EXCEPT
A. wearing bright clothes




B. coloring their hair
C. doing better than others




D. decorating their skin with tattoos
3.
Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Henry Ford invented assembly- line technique.
B. Elisha Otis was the inventor of the lift
C. George Westinghouse created cranks.
D. Lewis Waterman put the ink into the pen.
4.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. the real secret to being unique lies in our excellent work
B. if we want to be different we'd gain more profit
C the student who earns A's on the report card has not grasped the real meaning
of

individuality
D. all Americans work miracles In the writer's opinion
5.
who has understood the sense of individuality?
A. The youngster who designed his own spaceship.
B. The youngster who painted worthy pictures.
C. The youngster who was interested in wearing strange clothes.
D. Both A and B.
参考答案：
D

C

C

A

D

英语六级阅读每日一练
(11)
At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange
or terrible. However
, chances are that you don't act on your impulse, but let it
pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that
other people will not accept your behavior
.
Perhaps
the
most
interesting
thing
about
the
phenomenon
of
taboo(
禁忌的
)
behavior
is
how
it
can
change
over
the
years
within
the
same
society,
how
certain
behavior
and
attitudes
once
considered
taboo
can
become
perfectly
acceptable
and
natural
at
another
point
in
time.
Topics
such
as
death,
for
example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo
to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as
On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more
aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are
more willing to talk about this taboo subject.
One of the newest taboos in American society is the topic of fat. Unlike many
other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. It's not taboo
to talk about fat; it's taboo to be fat. The
world,
most
companies
prefer
youthful-looking,
trim
executives
to
sell
their
image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with
youth, vigor
, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as
lazy
and
lacking
in
energy,
self-discipline,
and
self-respect.
In
an
image-conscious society like the U. S. , thin is
It's not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become obsessed (
着
迷
)
with
staying
slim
and

shape
The
pursuit
of
a
youthful
physical
appearance is not, however
, the sole reason for America's obsession with diet
and
exercise. Recent research has
shown the
critical
importance
of
diet and
exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the
life-style of North Americans has changed dramatically during the course of the
last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once
forced to do by hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As
a result of inactivity and disuse, people's bodies can easily become weak and
vulnerable to disease. In an effort to avoid such a fate, millions of Americans are
spending more of their time exercising every day.
1.
From the passage we can infer taboo is .
A. a strong desire to do something strange or terrible