大学英语六级阅读技巧训练

阅读理解技巧训练

2.1细节题

In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity （紧缩） programs to reduce their imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant, while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1930s.

In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference with supply and demand, and it represented the first national commitment to provide greater economic stability for farmers.

President Hoover's successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but which were based on the principle of soil conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the nation's soil was in the national interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy farm machinery, hybrid （杂交） grain, and fertilizers. （2002年6月）

21. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?

A） The impact of the Great Depression.

B） The shrinking of overseas markets.

C） The destruction caused by the First World War.

D） The increased exports of European countries.

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A） reduce their scale of production

B） make full use of their land

C） adjust the prices of their farm products

D） be self-sufficient in agricultural production

24. The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that

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A） might cause greater scarcity of farm products

B） didn't give the Secretary of Agriculture enough power

C） would benefit neither the government nor the farmers

D） benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others

25. It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were

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A） reducing the cost of farming

B） conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation

C） lowering the burden of farmers

D） helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayers 2.2 词汇、单句理解题

2.2.1词汇题

The word...in the first paragraph most probably means _____.

What is the meaning of ...?

By ...the author refers to...

（1）

We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, We must visualize issues from every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion. （1999. 6）

18. The word "tunnel-visioned" （Line 2, Para. 4） most probably means“”.

A）narrow-minded C） short-sighted

B）blind to the facts D） able to see only one aspect

（2）

We all have offensive breath at one time or another. In most cases, offensive breath emanates from bacteria in the mouth, although there are other more causes. （1998. 1）

31. The phrase “emanate from” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “”.

A） thrive on B）account for C）originate from D）descend from

（3）其它逻辑推导方式

例1

It is no secret among athletes that in order to improve performance you’ve got to work hard. However, hard training breaks you down and makes you weaker. It is rest that makes you stronger. Improvement only occurs during the rest period following hard training. This adaptation is accomplished by improving efficiency of the heart and certain systems within the muscle cells. During recovery periods these systems build to greater levels to compensate for the stress that you have applied. The result is that you are now at a higher level of performance.

If sufficient rest is not included in a training program, imbalance between excess training and inadequate rest will occur, and performance will decline. The“overtraining syndrome（综合症）”is the name given to the collection of emotional, behavioral, and physical symptoms due to overtraining that has persisted for weeks to months. It is marked by cumulative exhaustion that persists even after recovery periods.

2. By“overtraining”the author means ________.

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