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大学英语六级模拟试题：阅读训练(二)

Depending on which player you ask, the "Fevernova" ball that sports equipment maker Adidas says provides the ultimate soccer experience is Uncontrollable, too big or just simply "stupid". The ball also has its fans, like England's David Beckham. but so far they seem to have been outnumbered by critics.

Adidas says the ball. splashed with gold coloring. is quite simply the best around-25 percent more accurate than the ball used at France 98 thanks to meticulous testing by scientists in Germany.

The tongue-twisting nature of its contents confirms that the World Cup ball has come a long way from the leather-and-laces variety that was common as recently as the 1960s.

The Fevernova's secret. Adidas says. is its radically improved Syntactic foam and unique knitted Raschel fabric.

Given that this is supposed to make the ball faster and provide the freekick specialists like Beckham with more power, it may not be surprising that goalkeepers like Buffon are unhappy. Spain goalkeeper Pedro Contreras said the bail acts "strangely", while Danish keeper Thomas Sorensen admitted gloomily that it would probably result in more spectacular goals. "As a goalkeeper, you have to live with the fact that the makers create balls for the benefit of strikers." he said before leaving Copenhagen for South Korea.

But outfield players have also weighed in with criticism, many saying the ball is too light and therefore hard to control. "It’s big and it's too light," Japan's Jiji news agency quoted Brazilian forward Edilson as saying earlier this month. while striker Rivaldo said it soared too far when kicked.

Journalists at the main press centre in Yokohama have been given the chance to try out the Fevernova from the penalty spot, with the aim of hitting special targets in the goal. So far. few have been able to score more than five out of ten, although this may have little to do with the quality of the ball.

Putz. admits that the ball is on the light side of FIFA's 420 to 445 gram weight requirement. but says it is no bigger than previous balls.

The controversy over the ball also has an off-pitch dimension. Industry insiders say it may be no coincidence that players from Brazil. sponsored by Adidas rival Nike, have been among the ball's most vociferous critics.

The same might go for the praise dished out for the ball by Beckham. one of the main players used to promote Adidas equipment.

大学英语六级试题：

1. How does Adidas describe the "Fevernova”ba11?

A) The experience provided by the ball is the best so far.

B) The ball is almost impossible to control because of its large size.

C) The ball has gone through a long way of development.

D) The experience provided by the ball is most welcome by strikers.

2. What does the author think about the Syntactic foam and unique Raschel fabric chat are used to make the ball?

A) The materials have long been used in history.

B) The materials do not sound Familiar.

C) The materials are new and advanced.

D) The materials improve che precision of the ball.

3. The goalkeepers tend to admit reluctantly that_____________.

A) the ball is too strange to control

B) the ball is so light that it goes too fast

C) the ball may make the game more thrilling

D) the ball may help to enhance the strikers' skills

4. Which of the following js true according to Putz?

A) The ball is lighter than but of the same size as the previous ones.

B) The ball should have been heavier to meet the required weight.

C) The ball should have been bigger than the previous ones.

D) The ball is light but still meets the weight requirement.

5. According to industry insiders. Beckham's comment on the ball_____________.

A) is justified in his daily training

B) is out of commercial purpose

C) goes as radical as the Brazilian players'

D) is similar to that by the Brazilian players

大学英语六级答案详解

1.阿迪达斯如何形容“飞火流星”球?

A) 这个球所带来的体验是迄今为止最好的。

B) 这个球基本上不可能控制，因为体积太大了。

C) 这个球已经经过了很长时间的开发。

D) 这个球所带来的体验最为前锋所欢迎。

[A]首段首句中的ultimate experience表明Adidas公司认为“飞火流星”是至今最完美的足球，因此选项A为本题答案。

2. 作者怎么看用来制造这个球的复合泡沫塑料以及独特的拉歇尔经编针织物?

A) 在历史上这种材料已经使用了很长时间。

B) 这种材料听上去很陌生。

C) 这种材料是新型的先进的。

D) 这种材料提高了球的精准度。

[B]第3段开头的tongue-twisting表明人们对于制作“飞火流星”的材料及其功能都并不熟悉，因此选项B为本题答案。第3段表明“飞火流星”的材料经过很长时间才研制出来，并非长久以来一直在使用，由此可见。选项A不正确;第4段是Adidas公司的看法，并非作者的看法，因此选项C不符合题意;根据第2段可判断选项D也是Adidas公司的看法。而并非作者的看法。

3.守门员会不情愿地承认，______________。

A) 这个球很奇怪，很难控制 B)这个球很轻，速度太快

C) 这个球会让整场比赛更加精彩 D)这个球可以提高前锋的技艺

[C]本题题干中的reluctantly是关键词，指出本题要求查找的是“飞火流星”具有的优点，而这个优点是守门员们不想面对或承认的。选项C与第5段第2句中的gloomily that it would probably result in more spectacular goals 内容相近，符合题意.为本题答案。

4.根据Putz所说，下列哪一种说法是正确的?

A) 相比以前同样大小的球，这种球更加轻。

B) 这种球本应该更重一些，才能达到要求的重量。

C) 这种球本应该比以往的球更大一些。

D) 这种球很轻，但是仍能达到要求的重量。

[D]本题要求正确理解第8段中的on the light side of FIFA's 420 to 445 gram weight requirement，该句应理解为“飞火流星”重量偏轻，但仍属于要求范围内，选项D是正确的理解，为本题答案。

5. 根据业内人士所称，贝克汉姆对这种球的评价_________________.

A) 是根据他平时的训练所作出的 B)是出于商业目的的考虑

C) 跟巴西球员的评价一样激烈 D) 与巴西球员的评价类似

[B]概括最后两段可以得知，业内人士认为对“飞火流星”的批评和称赞都与赞助公司有关，也就是说，这些评价都出于商业目的，由此可推断选项B为本题答案。选项A中的training在原文根本没有提及;末段开头的The same might go 表明的是Beckham和巴西球员对“飞火流星”做出的评价源于相似的目的，而非表明他们的评价内容相似，程度相同，因此选项C和D都不正确。

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大学英语六级模拟试题：阅读训练The History of Chinese AmericansChinese have been in the United States for almost two hundred years. In fact. the Chinese had business relations with Hawaii prior to relations with the mainland when Hawaii was not yet part of the United States. But United States investments controlled the capital of Hawaii at that time. In 1788,a ship sailed from Guangzhou to Hawaii. Most of the crewmen were Chinese. They were considered the pioneers of Hawaii. The Immigration Commission reported that the first Chinese arrived in the United States in 1820. eight in 1830 and seven hundred and eighty in 1850. The Chinese population gradually increased and reached 64,199 in 1870.For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and laundries. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that faced them in this country.The First Chinese to reach the mainland United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Like most of the other people there, they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land,the men staked a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground. However. either because the Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in turning a seemingly worthless mining claim into a profitable one, they became che scapegoats of their envious competitors. They were harassed in many ways. Often they were prevented from working their claims; some localities even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims. The Chinese therefore started to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to do che laundry for the white miners; others set up small restaurants. (There were almost no women in California in those days,and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this“woman's work”.) Some went to work as farmhands or as fishermen.In the early 1860's many more Chincse arrived in California.This time the men were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad.They were sorely needed because the work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As in the case of their predecessors,these Chinese were almost all males; and like them, too, they encountered a great deal of prejudice. The hostility grew especially strong afrer the railroad project was complete, and the imported laborers returned to California-thousands of them, all out of work. Because there were so many more of them this time,these Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group did. They were so very different in every respect: in their physical appearance, including a long“pigtail”at the back of their otherwise shaved heads; in the strange, non-Western clothes they wore; in their speech (few had learned English since they planned to go back to China); and in their religion. They were contemptuously called “heathen Chinese” because there were many sacred images in their houses of worship.When times were hard. they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men. who were in many cases recent immigrants themselves. Anti-Chinese riots broke out in several cities. culminating in arson and bloodshed. Chinese were barred from using the courts and also from becoming American citizens. Californians began to demand that no more Chinese be permitted to enter their state. Finally. in 1882. they persuaded Congress to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped the immigration of Chinese laborers. Many Chinese rerurned to their homeland, and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of this century. However. during the World War II,when China was an ally of the United States. the Exclusion laws were ended; a small number of Chinese were allowed to immigrate each year, and Chinese could become American citizens. In 1965, in a general revision of our immigration laws,may more Chinese were permitted to settle here,as discrimination against Asian immigration was abolished.From the start,the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods, which came to be known as “Chinatowns”. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes. Unable to find jobs on the outside, many went into business for themselves-primarily to serve their own neighborhood. As for laundries and restaurants. some of them soon spread to other parts of the city,since such services continued to be in demand among non-Chinese, too. To this day. certain Chinatowns. especially those of San Francisco and New York. are busy. thriving communities, which have become great attractions for tourists and for those who enjoy Chinese food.Most of today's Chincse Americans are the descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers. Those immigrants had come from the vicinity of Canton in Southeast China. where they had been uneducated farm laborers.The same kind of young men,from the same area and from similar humble origins,migrated to Hawaii in those days. There they fared far better, mainly because they did not encounter hostility. Some married native Hawaiians, and other brought their wives and children over. They were not restricted to Chinatown and many of them soon became successful merchants and active participants in general community affairs.Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture. even after having lived here for several generations. For Example, their family ties continue to be remarkably scrong (encompassing grandparents. uncles, aunts, cousins. and others). Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are imbued with the old values and attitudes. including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family. This helps co explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency (少年犯罪 ) among them.The high regard for education which is deeply imbedded in Chinese culture.and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors. lawyers, and other professionals.(Many of the most outstanding Chinese American scholars,scientists, and artists are more recent arrivals, who come from China's former upper class and who represent its high cultural traditions.)Chinese Americans make up only a tiny fraction of our population; there are fewer than half a miilion, living chiefly in California. New York. and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences have changed in recent years, the long-reviled Chinese have gained wide acceptance. Today, they are generally admired for their many remarkable characteristics, and are often held up as an example worth following. And their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated.【大学英语六级试题】1.Most Chinese Americans worked in restaurants and laundries because of______________.A)the skills they acquired at the motherlandB)local people's discrimination against themC)their high employment ratesD)their comparatively high pay2. During the California Gold Rush.restaurant and laundry were regarded as________________.A)unprofitable work B)comfortable workC)woman's work D)Chinese work3. In the early l860's, more Chinese were shipped to California to work as________________.A)gold miners B)railroad builders C)steelworkers D)farmhands4.Few Chinese learned English at that time because_________________.A)they seldom used Engiish in ChinatownB)they were too old to learn a new tongueC)they couldn't find good English teachersD)they wouldn't stay in America for long5.The Chinese Exclusion Act came to an end_________________.A)by the California governor then B)after a massive bloodshedC)during WWII D)in 19656.One of the Chinatowns as a busy and thriving community now is located in________________.A)Florida B)Hawaii C)New Jersey D)New York7. Chinese immigrants to Hawaii found that they________________.A)were treated without discriminationB)were provided with fewer job choicesC)couldn't travel to mainland AmericaD)could only live or work in Chinatown8.The old values and attitudes imparted into the young Chinese Americans effectively help prevent_______________.9.China's high cultural traditions are represented by the Chinese American_____________.10.The contributions made by Chinese to America had gained much_____________.更多关于大学英语六级考试的备考技巧，备考干货，新闻资讯等内容，小编会持续更新。