阅读理解是大学英语六级中的重头戏，所以大家在备考时应该把精力多放在阅读练习上。以下是小编整理的12月英语六级阅读突破练习题，供大家备考。
Beethoven And Lennon
Ludwig Van Beethoven1 was one of the greatestmusicians in the 19 th century. John Lennon2 wasone of the greatest musicians in the 20 th ough there is a period of about 200 yearsbetween them, they are quite similar in certain ways.
Both men expressed the spirit of their time in theirmusic. Beethoven lived in the period of risingcapitalism. At that time, people were trying to break the shackles of feudalism3 , and theywere pursuing freedom, equality, and universal love. This social trend, especially the Frenchrevolution, greatly inspired Beethoven. His music was very active, passionate, and of his works praised heroism, some conveyed the love for nature, and some extolled4harmony among people. Similarly, Lennon's music revealed his time. In the 1960s and 1970 s,the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the societyand were longing to build a new one . Most of Lennon's songs expressed the ideas of theyouth. In one of his songs entitled Imagine, he sings, "Imagine all the people , living underpeace", and "The world will be united together as one". These words show his anti-war attitudeand his hope for peace , and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70 s.
Both men were social rebels to some extent. They refused to bow to social conventions andpower. Beethoven was a devoted republican. When Napoleon5 was in power, who claimed to bea defender of republicanism, Beethoven admired him so much that he dedicated his SymphonyNo. 3, the theme of which is heroism, to him. But then Napoleon crowned6 himself and becamean emperor. Beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had saidabout Napoleon, regardless of possible persecution. Lennon was also considered a trouble-maker by the authorities because of his support for youth movements. For a time he was noteven allowed to give public performances. But he ignored all this and stuck to his belief.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. Fin d the correct me anings of the words in the left from the right side :
1. passionate A. praise somebody or something highly
2. dedicate B. discouraged, not satisfied
3. frustrated C. caused by or showing strong feelings
4. stick to D. not change something; keep to
5. extol E. address ( one's book, a piece of music) to somebody as a way of showing respect
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks :
1. At the time of capitalism, people were trying to break the _____________( 枷锁) offeudalism to pursue freedom _____________( 平等) and _____________( 博爱) . 2. In the 60s and 70s, the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the _____________( 歧 视) and_____________( 不公正) in the society and were longing to build a new one. 3. They refusedto bow to social _____________( 习俗) and power and Beethoven was a _____________( 忠实的) republican. 4. But then Napoleon ________( 加冕) himself and became an emperor.
参考答案:
Ⅰ. 1. C 2 . E 3. B 4 . D 5. A
Ⅱ. 1. shackles / equality / universal love rimination / injustice 3. conventions / devoted4. crowned
英语六级阅读提升训练
Jefferson continued to insist that no republic could maintain itself in strength without the broad education of its people, and he favored beginning at the bottom with elementary schools. He extolled the vital importance of education to republican government. In December 1778, he proposed the plan"for the more general diffusion of knowledge".
The plan that Jefferson offered called for each county to be divided into "hundreds" and a school built ineach hundred so conveniently located that all free boys and girls might attend daily. For three years all children would receive free schooling, and any child might attend longer at private expense. Pupils would be taught reading, writing, and common arithmetic and become acquainted with Greek, Roman, English, and American history through the books used for reading. From each group of about ten elementary schools one boy"of the best and most promising genius and disposition" whose parents were too poor to continue his schooling would be chosen each year to proceed to one of the grammar schools serving several counties. He would be boarded and his tuition paid by the state. Other qualified students whose parents could support their education also would be admitted to the grammar schools, where they would be taught Latin, Greek, English grammar, geography, and advanced arithmetic. After one year, the least promising third of the state-supported scholars would be cut, and after two years only one-"the best in genius and disposition"-would be allowed to continue at public expense for another four years. With twenty grammar schools proposed, Jefferson envisioned "twenty of the best geniuses selected from the rubbish annually". From this select group, each grammar school in alternate years would send the most promising scholar to the College of William and Mary to be educated, boarded, and clothed at state expense for three years. In a system with twenty grammar schools, ten "public foundationers" would thus annually reach the peak of the educational pyramid.
The contribution of Jefferson's plan was not equal universal education but a system by which the most talented children from whatever condition of society could be given an opportunity for education. An "aristocracy of virtue and talent" thus could be recruited from all classes. Jefferson's interest in education rested on his conviction that the only way of preserving republican government and preventing those entrusted with political power from resorting to tyranny was "to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of thepeople at large". Also, in order to have the best laws and well-administered government, it was important that those persons "whom nature has endowed with genius and virtue" be liberally educated and called to government service "without regard to wealth,birth or other accidental condition or circumstance".
erson advised that broad education for the people should start from________________.
erson's plan was intended to help the most promising boys from__________________families.
long would "the best in genius and disposition" study at the grammar school?
contribution of Jefferson's plan was to set up a system to give all the most talented children_____________________.
erson suggested that the only way to preserve republican government was to illuminate_________________.
答案：
1.[elementary schools]
[定位]根据题干中的broad education定位到第1段第l句。
解析：该句中的beginning at the bottom with与题目中的start from表意一致，因此答案为with后面的elementary schools.
2.[poor]
[定位]根据题干中的most promising定位到第2段第4句。
解析：原文提到每年有一个资质、性情俱佳且最有前途的男生受到资助。定语从句whose parents were too poor...限定了获得帮助的资格范围，故答案为poor。
3.[Six years.]
[定位]根据题干中的`the best in genius and disposition定位到第2段第7句。
解析：此题需要简单的计算才能得出答案，原文该句提到after two years, another four years，由此可知,the best in genius and disposition一共要在grammar school接受6年的教育。
4.[an opportunity for education]
[定位]根据题干中的The contribution of Jefferson's plan和most talented Children定位到第3段首句。
解析：注意原文中的结构，作者的侧重点在but后，即“让那些最有天赋的儿童不论来自何种背景都有受教育的机会”，原文是被动语态，此处只需填入given后面的内容即可。
5.[the minds of the people at large]
[定位]根据题干中的the only way, preserve republican government和illuminate定位到第3段第3句。
解析：该题的关键在于分析句子结构。原文that从句的主干是the only way... was to...， 题目只是把of preserving改为to preserve，答案为illuminate后面的宾语“the minds of the people at large”。
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