英语六级一般指大学英语六级考试，又称CET-6，是由国家统一出题的，统一收费，统一组织考试，用来评定应试人英语能力的全国性的考试，每年各举行两次。读书之法，在循序而渐进，熟读而精思，如下是编辑给大家整理的英语阅读题六级【6篇】，欢迎阅读，希望对大家有一些参考价值。
Sleeping Position Reveals Personality Traits
Whether it's curled up in the fetal position , flat on the stomach or stretched out across the bed, the way people sleep reveals their personality, a British sleep expert said. The expert has identified six common sleeping positions and what they mean. "We are all aware of our body language when we are awake but this is the first time we have been able to see what our subconscious says about us, " he said. Crouched in the fetal position is the most popular sleep pattern and favored by 51 percent of women, according to the results of the study he conducted for a large hotel group. Fetal sleepers tend to be shy and sensitive while people who assume the soldier position, flat on their back with arms at their sides, are quiet and reserved. Sleeping on one's side with legs outstretched and arms down in what he refers to as the log, indicates a social, easygoing personality. But if the arms are outstretched in the yearning position, the person tends to be more suspicious. The free fall, flat on the tummy with the hands at the sides of the head, is the most unusual position. Only 6.5 percent of people prefer it and they are usually brash and gregarious. Unassuming, good listeners usually adopt the starfish position — on the back with outstretched arms and legs.The expert, who identified the positions by comparing personality traits of people.
阅读自测
Ⅰ. There a re some adjectives describing people's persona lity in the a rticle and please match them with phrases : brash, unassuming, reserved, easygoing, suspicious, gregarious
1. relaxed in manner and easy to deal with———
2. preferring to be with others rather than alone———
3. thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest, without being sure ———
4. confident in a rude or aggressive way———
5. showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment———
6. quiet and unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems———
Ⅱ. Answer the following question:
How many sleeping positions have the expert identified and what are they?
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. easygoing 2 . gregarious 3. suspicious 4 . brash 5 . unassuming 6. reserved
Ⅱ. There are six positions, they are fetal position, soldier position, log position, yearning position, free fall position and starfish position.
参考译文
睡姿揭示人的性格
一 位英国睡眠专家曾说过： 无论你是像胎儿一样蜷缩着睡觉， 或是趴在床上睡， 还是四肢伸开平躺着睡， 睡觉的姿势揭示了你的性格。该专家归纳了六种常见睡觉姿势， 以及这些姿势的含义。“ 醒着的时候， 我们都知道自己的肢体语言， 但这是我们第一次知道自己的潜意识在说些什么， ”他说。他对一家大型酒店集团所做的研究结果表明： 像胎儿一样蜷缩着睡觉是最流行的睡觉姿势， 有51% 的妇女喜欢这种姿势。采用胎儿式睡姿的人往往比较害羞， 也很敏感； 而采用仰卧、双臂放在身体两侧的士兵式睡姿的人则比较安静， 也不愿说话。侧卧、两腿伸直、双臂自然下垂的睡姿称为原木式睡姿。采用这种睡姿的人喜欢社交活动， 容易相处。但是如果双臂伸出， 呈渴望状， 这种人往往比较多疑。自由式， 即俯卧， 双手放在头的两侧， 这是最特别的睡姿。只有6.5% 的人喜欢这样睡， 他们通常性情急躁， 爱社交。谦虚忠实的听众通常选择仰卧且四肢伸展的海星式睡姿。该专家通过比较人物性格特征、他们喜欢的睡姿和最常见的睡姿归纳出以上这些睡姿。他说人们一旦采用了某种睡姿就很难再改变。
阅读导评
如今， 很多年轻人谈恋爱的时候， 总想知道对方的性格到底如何， 以检验与自己是否般配。对此， 不同的人有不同的方法， 有的人算姓名笔画和生辰八字， 有的看星座、生肖和血型， 其实我们也不妨留意一下对方的睡姿。“江山易改， 睡姿难移”, 大多数人一生中不大可能改变睡眠姿势， 因而睡姿也给我们提供了一个了解自己和他人的很好方式。
阅读讲解
1. 意识理论。他把人类的心理结构分为三层， 即意识( conscious) 、前意识( preconscious)和无意识( 即潜意识) 。他认为意识处于大脑表层， 是一个人所直接感知到的内容； 前意识主要是在意识与无意识之间起警戒作用， 阻止无意识的本能欲望进入意识之中； 无意识处于大脑底层， 毫无理性， 是决定人的行为和愿望的内在动力。
2. 这里的once 不是“ 一次”或“ 曾经”的意思， 不是副词， 而是连词， 意为“ 一旦， 一就”, 如： Once printed, this dictionary will be very popular! ( 一旦出版， 这本词典将会非常畅销！ )
Section A
Culture shock is an occupational disease for people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most illness, it has its own symptoms and a cure.
Culture shock is accelerated by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs include the thousand and one ways in which we orient ourselves to the situation of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of supports have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes discomfort: "The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad." For example, Americans who are in a strange land get together to grouse about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another phase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To a foreigner, everything becomes irrationally glorified. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
47. What kind of people may suffer from culture shock?
48. According to the passage, the signs and cues which we are familiar with help us _________.
49. Most of the cues which we depend on for our peace of mind and our efficiency are obtained ___________.
50. According to the author, how would people who are suffering from culture shock feel?
51. Apart from rejecting the new environment, people who are suffering from culture shock may overestimate _________.
参考答案：
Section A
47. People who suddenly enter a strange culture
或People who are suddenly transplanted abroad.
48. orient ourselves to the situation of daily life.
49. unconsciously in the course of growing up
50. frustrated and anxious.
51. the home environment.
The word religion is derived from the Latin noun religio, which denotes both earnest observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of meaning that reflects the enormous variety of ways the term can be interpreted. At one extreme, many committed believers recognize only their own tradition as a religion, understanding expressions such as worship and prayer to refer exclusively to the practices of their tradition. Although many believers stop short of claiming an exclusive status for their tradition, they may nevertheless use vague or idealizing terms in defining religion for example, true love of God, or the path of enlightenment. At the other extreme, religion may be equated with ignorance, fanaticism, or wishful thinking.
By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making claims about what it really is or ought to be. Religion is not an object with a single, fixed meaning, or even a zone with clear boundaries. It is an aspect of human experience that may intersect, incorporate, or transcend other aspects of life and society. Such a definition avoid the drawbacks of limiting the investigation of religion to Western or biblical categories such as monotheism (belief in one god only) or to church structure, which are not universal. For example, in tribal societies, religion unlike the Christian church usually is not a separate institution but pervades the whole of public and private life.
In Buddhism, gods are not as central as the idea of a Buddha. In many traditional cultures, the idea of a sacred cosmic order is the most prominent religious belief. Because of this variety, some scholars prefer to use a general term such as the sacred to designate the common foundation of religious life.
Religion in this understanding includes a complex of activities that cannot be reduced to any single aspect of human experience. It is a part of individual life but also of group dynamics. Religion includes patterns of behavior but also patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes a highly organized institution that sets itself apart from a culture, and it is sometimes an integral part of a culture. Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, and detailed rules of ethical conduct and law. Each of these elements assumes innumerable cultural forms. In some ways there are as many forms of religious expression as there are human cultural environments.
1.What is the passage mainly concerned about?
A.Religion has a variety of interpretation.
B.Religion is a reflection of ignorance.
C.Religion is not only confined to the Christian categories.
D.Religion includes all kinds of activities.
2.What does the word “observance” probably convey in Para. 1?
A.notice
B.watching
C.conformity
D.experience
3.According to the passage what people generally consider religion to be?
A.Fantastic observance
B.Spiritual practice
C.Individual observance of tradition
D.A complex of activities
4.Which of the following is not true?
A.It is believed by some that religion should be what it ought to be.
B.“The path of enlightenment” is a definition that the author doesn’t agree to.
C.According to the author, the committed believers define religion improperly.
D.The author doesn’t speak in favor of the definition of “the sacred”。
5.Which of the following is religion according to the passage?
A.Performance of human beings.
B.Buddha, monotheism and some tribal tradition.
C.Practice separated from culture.
D.All the above.
答案：ACBDB
选词填空
26.G hypotheses 假设
填名词，根据后面两个名词可知，这里一定填复数名词，即“好的科学基于假设、实验和方法论。”
27. C convincing 令人信服的
填形容词，“好的科学需要令人信服的理解、明确的解释和清晰的展示”
填形容词，意思与后文clear，consise为同义词。“好的科学需要令人信服的理解、明确的解释、简明的陈述”
28. A arena 舞台
填名词，“科学家愿意踏入公共的舞台(公众的视野)”。
29.B contextual
填形容词，与understandable并列，语义相同，即“语言是公众能根据上下文能理解的”
30.I incorporate 合并
填动词原形，to support… and to incorporate knowledges into…,incorporate into动词固定搭配。“把知识融入我们的公共交流中”
31.D devoted 奉献
填动词过去式。devote to固定搭配。“把17%的花费投入到研究和发展中”。
32.N reaping 获得
填现在分词。reaping decades of economic growth,“获得几十年的经济增长”。
33.E digits 位数
填名词。single digits个位数。“这个数字下降到个位数”。
34.M pride
填动词原形。pride一词多性，这里考察动词用法：pride oneself on sth，以某人为自豪。“我们不仅以研究为自豪，也为对世界的进步做出的贡献而自豪”。
35. F hasten
填动词原形。“为了促进科学从实验室到市场的发展”
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36. D. 题干讲消费者担心智能家居产品兼容性。D段有举例，并提到 there are so many compatibility issues to think about.
37. K. 只有这段提到。
38. B. 题干讲既没有下降也没有像过去一样快速增长，B段有：But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves-or shrinking markets in some cases…
39. L. 题干讲某研究员建议新产品的优缺点都要接受，L段有：Curren, the Accenture analyst, said… We have to understand and think about the implications, and balance these great innovations with the potential downside they naturally carry with them.
40. F. 题干讲更关注实用价值而不是炫酷，F段有：we are starting to see companies shift from what is… into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumer’s life.
41. A 题干讲越来越没有啥新玩意儿，A段有：Many of the collest gadgets this year are the same as the coolest gadgets last year-or the year befoere,even.
42. H. 题干讲消费者越来越不愿意提供个人信息去定制产品和服务，H段有：it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.
而J段是在讲已经不愿意定制个性化产品和服务段原因。
43. E. 题干讲CTA是CES段发起者，E段有：DuBravac works for CTA-which puts on the show each year-…
仔细阅读
46. A it is unfair to those climate-venerable nations.
细节题，题目定位词除了Paris climate agreement之外还有一个重点定位词critical，问作者为什么对此协议是批判态度，在文中并不是很明确找到。第一段交代这项协议的具体时间内容等，第二段才谈到作者的批判态度。即we reveal just how deep this injustice runs,作者认为这是不公的，this injustice指代前两句，遭遇气候伤害的国家(少数4%国家)却承担一大半全球温室气体排放的责任，这是不公的。injustice=unfair
47.C They hardly pay anything for the problem they have caused
细节题。定位词“free-riders”，这个词在第三段，冒号后解释说，通过大量温室气体排造成严重问题，同时却不用承担气候变化的代价。In other words后面的句子也在解释同一件事情。原文出现cost和problem 在正确答案中以pay和problem复现。
48.C They have to bear consequences they are not responsible for
细节题，定位词“forced-riders”和second-hand smokers，定位在第四段，who are suffering from climate impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.这些forced-riders没有助长全球变暖这个问题但却要承担气候问题的不良后果。答案为近义词替换：bear consequences=suffer from impacts，be not responsible for=scarcely contribute to
49.B There is no final agreement on where it will come from
细节题，定位词“100 billion”，定位到第7段，该段出现核心考点“however”，说明整个段落对这笔资金的使用是转折后的评价，即负评价。答案应该选择B或C两个包含负评价的词之一(均出现no)。其中B There is no final agreement on where it will come from是对应转折后面的两个不足中的第二个不足，即对There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or importantly who is responsible for their provision的同义改写，即协议中对谁提供资金及谁承担募集资金的责任没有做明确说明，探讨资金来源而非资金花费的方式。
50. D putting in effect the policies in the agreement at once
细节题，定位词urgent action 对应第8段(倒数第二段)，there must urgently be a meaningful mobilization of the policies outlined in the agreement即动用协定中拟定的政策，近义词替换put in effect(生效)=mobilization(动用)，及原词复现。
passage 2
51.C Teenagers’ mental problems are often too conspicuous not to be observed.
句子理解题。考查句子意思与上下文相同或相反，此处上下文无转折词，应读下一句话：Their risky behaviors can alert parents and teachers that serious problems are brewing.其意思是青少年的一些危险举动—喝酒吸毒等—能警告父母老师大事不妙了。对应答案青少年的心理问题是非常显而易见得观察到的。serious problems指心理问题，conspicuous behaviors指破折号中的危险举动的概括改写。
52. D Many hitherto unobserved youngsters may have psychological problems
细节题。对应第二段转折but a new study：有一些青少年(睡眠不足不爱活动等行为)可能会有着同样的得精神疾病(psychiatric symptoms)的危险，正确答案对此处是概括型改写，那些行为对应着unobserved youngsters，也与上文的易观察的`行为有着转折关系，psychological problems对应psychiatric symptoms。
53. B Their behaviors do not constitute a warning signal.
细节题，定位词invisible risk,对应第三段，直接给出原因句：because their behaviors are not usually seen as a red flag. 同义替换warning signal=red flag
54.A They are almost as liable to depression as the high-risk group
细节题，顺序原则+定位词invisible group，至定位句but the invisible group wasn’t far behind the high-risk set,with more than 13%of them exhibiting depression. 定位即答案，两句话均表示，这一群体和高危青少年群体在表现抑郁症的比例上几乎不相上下。
55. B it provides new early-warning signals for identifying teens in trouble.
细节题，Carli和significance 对应最后一段it provides new early-warning signs for parents teachers and mental healthcare providers.
Eye Language
Just back from a tour of several Arabian Gulf countries, a woman recalls how jumpy she felt talking to men there. "Not because of what they said," she explains, "but what they did with their eyes." Instead of the occasional blink, Arabs lowered their lids so slowly and languorously that she was convinced they were falling asleep. In Japan eye contact is a key to the way you feel about someone. And the less of it,the better. What a Westerner considers an honest look in the eye, the Oriental takes as a lack of respect and a personal affront. Even when shaking hands or bowing — and especially when conversing — only an occasional glance into the other person's face is considered polite. The rest of the time, great attention should be paid to fingertips, desktops, and the warp and woof of the carpet. "Always keep your shoes shined in Tokyo," advises an electronics representative who has spent several days there. "You can bet a lot of Japanese you meet will have their eyes on them."
阅读自测
I. Do you understand the meaning of the following sentences relating to eye and could you explain them in your own words ?
1. His eye s are bigger than his stomach.
2. He's got a black eye .
3. Mary spent the whole evening making eyes at other men.
4. The trip to Australia was quite an eye-opener.
5. My wife and I don't see eye to eye on this matter.
6. She is always the apple of her father's eye .
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:
1. The discovery of the murder weapon provided the key the mystery.
2. Please keep an eye the baby for me.
3. Can you look me the eye and say you didn't steal it?
4. For a moment her words didn't sink .
参考答案
Ⅰ.
1. He is too greedy in asking for or taking more food than he can eat.
2. He's been beaten by somebody and there is a dark bruised skin around his eye.
3. Mary spent the whole evening looking at other men amorously and seductively.
4. The trip to Australia was very enlightening and brought some surprises to me.
5. I don't agree with my wife on this matter.
6. She is loved much by his father.
Ⅱ. 1. to 2. on 3 . in 4 . in
参考译文
眼睛的语言
从波斯湾的几个国家旅行回来后， 一位女士回想起她同当地男子谈话时忐忑不安的情景。“不是他们说话的内容，”她解释说，“ 而是他们说话时的眼神让我紧张不安。”阿拉伯人不是偶尔眨一下眼睛，而是缓慢而倦怠地垂下眼睑，这使她误以为这些阿拉伯人就要睡着了。
在日本，眼神的接触是你了解别人的关键所在。眼神接触越少越好。西方人认为看着别人的眼睛是一种诚实的表现，而东方人则将盯视对方看作是不尊敬别人，是对他人的一种冒犯。实际上，在握手或鞠躬的时候，尤其是在两人交谈的时候，偶尔朝对方的脸上扫一眼才是礼貌的举动。其他时候，谈话人则应把注意力集中在指尖、桌面以及地毯表面的纹理上。“ 在东京，记住一定要让你的皮鞋保持光亮可鉴。”一位已经在那里呆了几天的电子产品代理人提出忠告，“ 我敢说许多你遇到的日本人都会对你的鞋盯上几眼的。”
阅读导评
眼睛被誉为“心灵的窗户”, 它传达着无声的语言， 具有反映深层心理的功能。眼神的交流是人们一个非常重要的交际手段。西方文化中有这样一句话———不要相信那些不敢直视你的人。在美国人看来， 不直视对方眼睛是不诚实、虚伪、心不在焉的表现； 而在东方人看来， 避免直视对方则是为了表示礼貌、尊敬或服从。因为文化不同而造成误解是在所难免的， 化解尴尬、成功交际的唯一办法是设法了解彼此间的文化差异和风俗习惯。
词意解析
1. 阿拉伯湾， 也称为Persian Gulf ( 波斯湾) , 是印度洋的一个边缘海， 位于伊朗高原与阿拉伯半岛之间。
2. languorously adv. 倦怠地， 无精打采地。该词的名词形式是languor ( 倦怠， 慵困) , 动词形式是languish, 如： His vigilance never languished. ( 他的警觉从未松懈过。)
3. 眼神接触越少越好。这种结构相当于汉语中的“ 越越”, 表示两个过程按比例同时递增。better 后面省略了it is, 因为这种结构往往有省略。例如： The sooner, the better.( 越早越好。)
4. 东方人， 尤指中国人和日本人。与该词相对应的是the Occidental ( 西方人， 欧美人) 。
5. take . . . as 视为， 把理解为， 如： She took what he said as a compliment. ( 她把他的002 话看作是恭维话。)
6. conversing 是converse 的动名词形式， 意为“ 谈话， 交谈”。其名词形式是conversation。例如： Although they were strangers, they conversed with ease. ( 他们虽然互不相识， 却谈得很自在融洽。)
7. warp n. ( 织物的) 经线； woof n. ( 织物的) 纬线； the warp and the woof of the carpet 指“ 地毯表面的纹理”。the warp and woof of sth. 还可以引申为“ 某事物的基础或结构”。
8. have one's eyes on 密切注意， 注视， 如： Businessmen always have their eyes on the new trade opportunities. ( 商人们总在关注着新的贸易机会。)
What most people don’t realize is that wealth isn’t the same as income. If you make $ 1 million a year and spend $ 1 million, you’re not getting wealthier, you’re just living high. Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.
The most successful accumulators of wealth spend far less than they can afford on houses, cars, vacations and entertainment. Why? Because these things offer little or no return. The wealthy would rather put their money into investments or their businesses. It’s an attitude.
Millionaires understand that when you buy a luxury house, you buy a luxury life –style too. Your property taxes skyrocket, along with the cost of utilities and insurance, and the prices of nearby services, such as grocery stores, tend to be higher.
The rich man’s attitude can also be seen in his car. Many drive old unpretentious sedans. Sam Walton, billionaire founder of the Wal – Mart Store, Inc., drove a pickup truck.
Most millionaires measure success by net worth, not income. Instead of taking their money home, they plow as much as they can into their businesses, stock portfolios and other assets. Why? Because the government doesn’t tax wealth; it taxes income you bring home for consumption, the more the government taxes.
The person who piles up net worth fastest tends to put every dollar he can into investments, not consumption. All the while, of course, he’s reinvesting his earnings from investments and watching his net worth soar. That’s the attitude as well.
The best wealth-builders pay careful attention to their money and seek professional advice. Those who spend heavily on cars, boats and buses, I’ve found, tend to skimp on investment advice. Those who skimp on the luxuries are usually more willing to pay top dollar for good legal and financial advice.
The self-made rich develop clear goals for their money. They may wish to retire early, or they may want to leave an estate to their children. The goals vary, but two things are consistent: they have a dollar figure in mind-the amount they want to save by age 50, perhaps – and they work unceasingly toward that goal.
One thing may surprise you. If you make wealth – not just income – your goal, the luxury house you’ve been dreaming about won’t seem so alluring. You’ll have the attitude.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Wealth is judged according to the life style one has.
B.Inheritance builds an important part in one’s wealth.
C.High income may make one live high and get rich t the same time.
D.Wealth is more of what one has made than anything else.
2.By the author’s opinion, those who spend money on luxury houses and cars_____.
A.will not be taxed by the government
B.have accumulated wealth in another sense
C.live high and have little saved
D.can show that they are among the rich
3.The rich put their money into business because_____.
A.they can get much in return to build their wealth
B.they are not interested in luxury houses and cars
C.their goal is to develop their company
D.that is the only way to spend money yet not to be taxed by the government
4.The U.S. government doesn’t tax what you spend money on _____.
A.cars Bhouses C.stock D.boats
5.To become wealthy, one should______.
A.seek as much income as he can
B.work hard unceasingly
C.stick to the way he lives
D.save up his earnings
答案：DCACB