2014年6月英语六级长篇阅读真题及答案

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　　长篇阅读

　　第一篇：Lessons from a feminist paradise on Equal Pay Day

　　By Christina Hoff Sommers

　　本文选自2013年4月9日的 American Enterprise Institute

　　原文

　　46. Sweden has done more than other nations to close the gender gap, but it continues to exist.

　　答案J。

　　解析：“has done more than other nations”对应第一句“has gone farther than any other nation”, “close the gender gap”对应倒数第二句“close the gender divide”，“it continues to exist”对应最后一句“the divide persists”

　　47. Sweden is one of the most competitive economies in the world and its people enjoy the greatest life satisfaction.

　　答案I。

　　解析： “one of the most competitive economies in the world”对应第二句 “the world’s third most competitive economy”， “…enjoy the greatest life satisfaction”对应第三句“… also leads the world in life satisfaction and happiness”

　　48. More American women hold elite job positions in business than Swedish women.

　　答案M。

　　解析： “elite job positions” 对应第一句“elite competitive positions”， “More American…than Swedish women”对应第一句瑞士的政策正在“reducing the number of women in elite positions”,结合后文提到美国的情况，得出更多美国女性拥有高级职位。

　　49. Swedish family-friendly policies tend to exert a negative influence on women’s career.

　　答案D。

　　解析： “Swedish family-friendly policies”对应第一句“Generous parental leave policies and readily available part-time options”，“a negative influence”指的就是第二句提到的“they appear to weaken it”，这里的it指的是前文提到的“women’s attachment to the workplace” 。

　　50. The quota system in Sweden ensures women’s better representation in government.

　　答案A。

　　解析： “The quota system in Sweden”对应第四句“an unofficial quota system”，“representation in government” 对应后来提到的“45 percent of positions in the Swedish parliament” 。

　　51. Though the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirely.

　　答案H。

　　解析：“the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents”对应倒数第二句“Swedish system might work well for a majority of American parents”，“may not be accepted by them in its entirely”对应最后一句“unlikely to fully embrace the Swedish model”。

　　52. Swedish women are allowed the freedom and opportunity to choose their own way of life.

　　答案M。

　　解析：瑞典的女性有更多自由和机会来选择想要的生活。该句直接对应M段倒数第3句话：” the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer.”

　　53. Swedish employers are hesitant about hiring women for full-time positions because of the family-friendly policies.

　　答案E。

　　解析：因为家庭友好型政策，瑞典的雇主们在雇佣全职女性时会有顾虑。对应E段第一句话，” they make employers wary of hiring women for full-time positions at all.”句中 they 指的就是family-friendly policies，而be hesitant about是对be wary of的改写。

　　54. Gender-awareness education is becoming more and more popular in state-subsidized preschools in Sweden.

　　答案A。

　　解析：根据 “Gender-awareness education”对应到A段第3句话：“state-subsidized preschools where, gender-awareness education is increasingly common.” 而 “more and more popular”就是对 “increasingly common”的改写。

　　55. Some lawmakers in Sweden propose the genderless pronouns be used in the Swedish language.

　　答案L。

　　解析：根据”lawmakers”对应到L段第一句“legislators”，”the genderless pronouns” 对应 “replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative”。

　　第二篇：What If Middle-Class Jobs Disappear?

　　By Arnold Kling

　　本文选自2011年11月The American

　　原文

　　46. Even factory floor work today has become intellectually challenging rather than physically demanding.

　　答案：I

　　解析：I段倒数第二句， factory floor完全重现，work has become完全重现， less physically demanding对应 rather than physically demanding(而不是体力的需求)。

　　47. Increases in productivity prove beneficial though some people may lose their jobs temporarily.

　　答案：O

　　解析：O段第二句， productivity increases 完全重现， a good thing对应beneficial(有益处), though 完全重现， dislocation(脱离，失常) for some workers对应 lose their jobs(暂时失业)。

　　48. The unemployment rate remained high even two years after the government declared the recent recession was over.

　　答案：A

　　解析：A段第二句， two years完全重现，the official end of the recession对应the government declared the recent recession was over(官方宣布衰退结束)。

　　49. The author suggests that the recent high unemployment rate is mainly caused by a decrease of middle-class jobs.

　　答案：C

　　解析：C段第二句，I wish to suggest对应The author suggests， that structural change对应 a decrease of middle-class jobs(中产阶级的工作减少即结构变化) the current rate of high unemployment对应the recent high unemployment rate(最近的高失业率)。

　　50. The creation of a suburban economy in the 1950s created lots of office jobs.

　　答案：H

　　解析：H段第二句， the 1950s 完全再现， creation 对应created ， suburban economy完全再现， a plurality of white-collar workers(多数·白领工作)对应lots of office jobs.

　　51. In the first decade of the 21st century, only people with postgraduate degree experienced an increase in earnings.

　　答案：M

　　解析：M段第一句， from 2000 to 2010 对应the first decade of the 21st century,， college graduates 对应people with postgraduate degree(研究生文凭)。

　　52. One economics theory suggests using monetary and fiscal stimulus to cope with an economic recession.

　　答案：B

　　解析：B段第二句， the slump(暴跌) 对应an economic recession(经济的衰退)， monetary and fiscal stimulus完全重现。

　　53. The popularity of online courses may eliminate many teaching jobs.

　　答案：N

　　解析：N段最后一句·，this指代 online courses， teaching jobs 完全再现，eliminate完全再现。

　　54. Computer technology has brought about revolutionary changes in the record and book business.

　　答案：K

　　解析：K段第三句，Book stores are closing对应 revolutionary changes (书店关门即阅读方式发生革命性变化)， books on electronic readers 对应Computer technology。

　　55. White-collar workers accounted for more than half of the labor force by the end of the 20th century.

　　答案：I

　　解析：I段第三句，the proportion of white-collar work对应White-collar workers accounted for(白领工人所占比)， over the past 50 years 对应the end of the 20th century..