六級英語強化閱讀練習題1

　　六級英語強化閱讀練習題

　　1.What effect does exceeding positive ionization have on some people?

　　A.They think they are insane.

　　B.They feel rather bad-tempered and short-fussed.

　　C.They become violently sick.

　　D.They are too tired to do anything.

　　2.In accordance with the passage, static electricity can be caused by___.

　　A.using home-made electrical goods.

　　B.wearing clothes made of natural materials.

　　C.walking on artificial floor coverings.

　　D.copying TV programs on a computer.

　　3.A high negative ion count is likely to be found___.

　　A.near a pound with a water pump.

　　B.close to a slow-flowing river.

　　C.high in some barren mountains.

　　D.by a rotating water sprinkler.

　　4.What kind of machine can generate negative ions indoors?

　　A.Ionisers.

　　B.Air-conditioners.

　　C.Exhaust-fans

　　D.Vacuum pumps.

　　5.Some scientists believe that___.

　　A.watching animals to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than depending on seismography.

　　B.the unusual behavior of animals cannot be trusted.

　　C.neither watching nor using seismographs is reliable.

　　D.earthquake

　　六級英語強化閱讀練習題答案

　　B C D A A

　　六級英語強化閱讀練習題2

　　A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible tolearn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics,economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects notonly the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. Inaddition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors—or of people very differentfrom our own—can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a timeand a place, and a study of it clearly offer us a deeper understanding than can be found in mosthistory books.

　　In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented;that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand,is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya wasperhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May 1808, hecriticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred yearslater, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war.Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco,and David Alfaro Siqueiros—as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martines—depicted theseMexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

　　In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years inEurope, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religiousbuildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible. Althoughmost people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on churchwalls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is)its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues areunholy.

　　六級英語強化閱讀練習題

　　1.More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than generalhistory because art history__.

　　A.show us the religious and emotions of a people in addition to political values.

　　B.provide us with information about the daily activities of people in the past.

　　C.give us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place.

　　D.all of the above.

　　2.Art is subjective in that__.

　　A.a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it.

　　B.it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems.

　　C.it will find a ready echo in our hearts.

　　D.both B and C.

　　3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A.Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinionsin their paintings.

　　B.History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

　　C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most peopleregarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

　　D.All the above mentioned.

　　4.The passage is mainly discussing__.

　　A.the difference between general history and art history.

　　B.The making of art history.

　　C.What can we learn from art.

　　D.The influence of artists on art history.

　　5.In may be concluded from this passage that__.

　　A.Islamic artists have had to create architectural decorations with images of flowers orgeometric forms.

　　B.History teachers are more objective than general history.

　　C.It is more difficult to study art history than general history.

　　D.People and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in orderto popularize the Bible.

　　六級英語強化閱讀練習題答案

　　D　D　D　C　A