英語六級必背短語及英語閱讀續(xù)

situp不睡，熬夜；坐直

standfor代替，代表，意味著，主張，支持；［用與否定、疑問句］容忍，接受

standout清晰地顯出，引人注目；杰出，出色

stepup提高，加快，加緊

stickout（把…）堅持到底;突出，顯眼

takeafter（在外貌、性格等方面）與（父、母等）相象

takeaway減去

takedown拆卸；記下，寫下

take...for把…認(rèn)為是，把…看成是

takeoff脫下；起飛；匆匆離開

takeon開始雇傭；呈現(xiàn)，具有；同…較量，接受…的挑戰(zhàn)；承擔(dān)，從事

taketo對…產(chǎn)生好感，開始喜歡；形成…的習(xí)慣，開始從事

takeupwith與…成朋友

takeup開始從事；把…繼續(xù)下去；著手處理；占去，占據(jù)；（on）接受邀請

throwaway扔掉，拋棄；錯過（機會），浪費（金錢等）

touchon/upon談到，論及

turndown關(guān)小，調(diào)低；拒絕

turnin交還，上交；上床睡覺

turnoff關(guān)掉：拐彎，離開…轉(zhuǎn)入另一條路

代詞作主語時的一致

people,police,cattle,poultry（家禽）,militia（民兵）等通常都用作復(fù)數(shù).

Cattlearegrazingonthepasture.

Thepolicearelookingforhim.

有些名詞單復(fù)數(shù)同形，可根據(jù)意思決定謂語動詞的數(shù):

Passagetwo（ViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLaw）

Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it's

amazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.Wemayspeak

contemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesof

slaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausethey

mistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethem

condescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewno

better.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanyless

blood-thirsty?Whydo1boxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversal

interest?Don'tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesome

violence?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.Theonly

differencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonest

enoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapart

andeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefend

sportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteas

barbarousas,say,2publichangingsor3bearbaiting.

Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingor

bull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbatter

eachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythe

sightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letus

notdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof'thesportingspirit*issheerhypocrisy.People

takepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectators

arewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweight

championshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeopleare

disappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeel

disappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureof

witnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.

Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmay

wellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeen

tryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittle

success.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupin

cages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhich

werecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthe6grimforbiddingplaces

theyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsofthe

world.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechanges

havecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountably

improved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawis

thebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreat

civilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbe

movingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethat

violenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sopinionof

nowadays7humanbeingsis

A.notveryhigh.B.high.

C.contemptuous.D.critical.

2.Themainideaofthispassageis

A.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylew.

B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.

C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.

D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.

3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis

A.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday'speople.

B.togiveanexample.

C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.

D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.

4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?

A.Three.B.Five.

C.Six.D.Seven.

5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis

A.that,bybanningthev