英语六级必背短语及英语阅读续x

situp不睡,熬夜;坐直
standfor代替,代表,意味着,主张,支持;[用与否定、疑问句]容忍,接受
standout清晰地显出,引人注目;杰出,出色
stepup提高,加快,加紧
stickout(把…)坚持到底;突出,显眼
takeafter(在外貌、性格等方面)与(父、母等)相象
takeaway减去
takedown拆卸;记下,写下
take...for把…认为是,把…看成是
takeoff脱下;起飞;匆匆离开
takeon开始雇佣;呈现,具有;同…较量,接受…的挑战;承担,从事
taketo对…产生好感,开始喜欢;形成…的****惯,开始从事
takeupwith与...成朋友
takeup开始从事;把…继续下去;着手处理;占去,占据;(on)接受邀请
throwaway扔掉,抛弃;错过(机会),浪费(金钱等)
touchon/upon谈至ij,论及
turndown关小,调低;拒绝
turnin交还,上交;上床睡觉
turnoff关掉;拐弯,离开…转入另一条路代词作主语时的一致
people,police,cattle,poultry(家禽),militia(民兵)等通常都用作复数.
Cattlearegrazingonthepasture.
Thepolicearelookingforhim.
有些名词单复数同形,可根据意思决定谓语动词的数:
Passagetwo(ViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLaw)
Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it'samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecautheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespithembecautheymistookthegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecautheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydo工boxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Don'tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillesomeviolence?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyavertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourlvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousas,say,2publichangingsor3bearbaiting.
Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourlves.Anytalkof'thesportingspirit'issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecautheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.
Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimlfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthe6grimforbiddingplacestheyudtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecauhumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecaupositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.
Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sopinionofnowadays'humanbeingsis
A.notveryhigh.B.high.
C.contemptuous.D.critical.
Themainideaofthispassageis
viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbvlaw.
peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoeviolence.
tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.
peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.
ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis
A.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday'speople.
B.togiveanexample.
C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.
D,toindicatehumanbeingsareudtobloodthirsty.
Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?
A.Three.B.Five.
C.Six.D.Seven.
Thepurpooftheauthorinwritingthispassageis
that,bybanningtheviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourlves.
that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelaw.
thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.
toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchange.