英语六级阅读理解备考练习题精编.docx

英语六级阅读理解备考练习题

英语六级阅读理解备考练习题在日常学习和工作中，我们最熟悉的就是练习题了，只有多做题，学习成绩才能提上来。学习就是一个反复反复再反复的过程，多做题。那么问题来了，一份好的习题是什么样的呢？以下是小编收集整理的英语六级阅读理解备考练习题，仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。英语六级阅读理解备考练习题1TheAmericanCharacterWhatdoAmericansbelievein2?WhatistheAmericancharacter?Thesequestionsarehardtoanswer,becausetherearesomanyAmericansandtheybelieveinsomanydifferentthings.However,thehistoryoftheUnitedStatesdoesprovidesomeunderstandingofcertainbasiccharacteristicsthatmanyAmericansshare.OneofthemainreasonswhytheearlysettlerscametoAmericawastoescapethecontrolstheyhadexperiencedinEurope.There,smallgroupsofwealthypeoplepreventedthemfrommovingintoahighersocialpositionorbemingwealthy,andgovernmentsupportedchurchescontrolledtheirreligiouspracticesandbeliefs.Becausetheseearlysettlerswantedtobefreefromsuchcontrols,theybroughttoAmericatheviewthattheindividualwassupremelyimportant.Thesettlerswereagainsttheeffortsofthechurch,thesociety,andparticularlythegovernment,tocontroltheiractions.Thesecontrolscametobeviewedas"un-American".ThisstrongAmericanbeliefinindividualismhasbothpositiveandnegativesides5.Onthepositiveside,ithasstrengthenedAmericans’inventivenessandtheirbeliefinhardwork.Onthenegativeside,thebeliefinindividualismhassometimespreventedAmericansfromusingtheirgovernmenttosolvetheirmmonproblems.Americansprefernottohavegovernmentsolutionstosocialproblems.ThebeliefinindividualismisabasicpartoftheAmericancharacter.Thisbeliefhasatleasttwoseparateparts—idealismandmaterialism6.Althoughthesetwobeliefsarequitedifferent,mostAmericanstrytolivewiththembothatthesametime,andidealismandmaterialismarebothverymuchapartoftheAmericancharacter.Americanidealismmeslargelyfromthenation’sProtestant7religiousheritage.EarlyAmericansdidnothavetobelongtoanyparticularchurchtohavethisbelief.ItinfluencedallAmericanssostronglythatidealismcametomeanthateachindividualshouldpossessahighmoralcharacter,andshouldlivebyhisorherownbeliefs.ThisiswhatAmericanidealismmeanstoday.Americansalsohaveastrongbeliefinmaterialism,thatis,thateachindividualsh