大学英语六级07-1阅读理解和答案解析.docVIP

2007年6月 You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的) 52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society? B B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness. 53. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because __D__. D) materialism has run wild in modern society 54. Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably? A A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings. 55. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)? D D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs. 56. What has affluence brought to American society? C C) New conflicts and complaints. Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. 57. The first paragraph describes in detail ____B____. B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan 58. What change has been observed in today’s young Japanese women? B B) The use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms. 59. How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in the Japanese media? D D) They express strong disapproval. 60. According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women _____B___. B) has been true of all past generations 61. The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is _____C___. C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society 2007年12月 Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. 52. The author was disappointed to find that ___________________. C) one’s occupatio