People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.

　　Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白內障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

　　Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.

　　閱讀專項訓練題目：

　　1. We should take good care of our eyes .

　　A. only when we can see well

　　B. only when we cannot see perfectly

　　C. even if we can see well

　　D. only when we realize how important our eyes are

　　2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .

　　A. near-sighted B. far-sighted

　　C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts

　　3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .

　　A. experience B. imagine

　　C. feel pain D. are affected with

　　4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .

　　A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away

　　C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances

　　5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .

　　A. one eye bigger than the other

　　B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape

　　C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation

　　D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses

　　閱讀專項訓練答案：

　　1C 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 B

　　英語六級閱讀專項訓練2：

　　When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (對…過敏) flour can be painful.

　　But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

　　With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (標準粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘爐).

　　They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

　　閱讀專項訓練題目：

　　1. A good title for this passage would be .

　　A. A Sick Baker B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

　　C. An Old-fashioned Baker D. How to Overcome Allergy

　　2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .

　　A. suffered from allergy to flour B. didn’t like the job

　　C. wanted to make more money D. wanted to form his own company

　　3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .

　　A. he founded Arnold Bakery

　　B. he tried a new method of baking

　　C. he helped the company improve their production

　　D. he became successful in his business

　　4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

　　B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

　　C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

　　D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

　　5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .

　　A. determined B. brave C. unusual D. unhealthy

　　閱讀專項訓練答案：

　　1B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 A