英语六级考试阅读理解练习题及答案
英语由古代从丹麦等斯堪的纳维亚半岛以及德国、荷兰及周边移民至不列颠群岛的盎格鲁、撒克逊和朱特部落的白人所说的语言演变而来，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到了世界各地。以下是小编整理的关于英语六级考试阅读理解练习题及答案，希望大家认真阅读!
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
One day in 1935 the management of Britian’s Southern Railway (as it was then called) announced its intention to close the branch line from Lynton to Barnstable in North Devon. The proposal was received by the local inhabitants with angry protest. For them, the tall-chimneyed locomotives and the little flower-bordered stations of Devon had become as much of an institution as the village church or tavern. Moreover, the line ran through the heart of a popular tourist district. What would the holidaymaker do without it? Closing down the railway line had been unthinkable, yet now some busybody official in remote London was threatening to destroy it with a stroke of the pen.
Mounting local opposition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple, where the crowed was joined by very vocal protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton.The meeting seemed to be going well for the railway supporters until the chairman politely inquired how many people from Lynton had traveled to Barnstaple by train. Out of the embarrassed silence that followed emerged the painful truth that, to a man, those who had come from Lynton to fight for the railway had come by highway. The fate of the Lynton and Barnstaple branch line was sealed.
This sad little story is typical of the attitude of many Englishmen toward their railways. Dissatisfied with the age of sheet metal, plastics, and reinforced concrete in which we find ourselves, we long more and more for the substantial, self-confident, and inspired products of the Victorian era. Of that age, Britain’s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.
1.One of the arguments against closing the railway line was that____.
A) fewer tourists would come into the area
B) people from outlying districts would be unable to attend religious services
C) the economy of the people would suffer greatly
D) it would be difficult to get from Lynton to Barnstaple
2.Who objected to the closing of the railway branch line?
A) Barnstaple people only.
B) Workers of the Southern Railway.
C) People of both Barnstaple and Lynton.
D) The management of the Southern Railway.
3.What is the author’s reaction to the people who called the town meeting?
A) He is amused by their political efforts.
B) He is sympathetic to their cause.
C) He is encouraged by their success.
D) He is critical of their attitudes.
4.The author seems to think that railways are reminders of the____.
A) personal concern and solid beauty of a past age
B) ugliness and oppression that modern society has overcome
C) benefits that the machine age has brought to man
D) growing dislike in England of the Victorian age
5.The passage suggests that the Southern Railway of Britain is now
A) controlled by the local people
B) in financial difficult
C) under a different name
D) financially sound
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Federal Reserve System, central banking system of the United States, popularly called the Fed. A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking community and the government; it also issues the national currency, conducts monetary policy, and plays a major role in supervision and regulation of banks and bank holding companies. In the U.S. these functions are the responsibilities of key officials of the Federal Reserve System: the Board of Governors, located in Washington, D.C., and the top officers of the 12 district Federal Reserve banks, located throughout the nation. The Fed’s actions, described below, generally have a significant effect on the U.S. interest rates and, subsequently, on stock, bond, and other financial markets.
The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Governors, which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and supervision and in most aspects of monetary control. The board enunciates the Fed’s policies on both monetary and banking matters. Because the board is not an operating agency, most of the day-to-day implementation of policies decisions is left to the district Federal Reserve banks, stock in which is owned by the commercial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Ownership in this insance, however, does not imply control; the Board of Governors and the heads of the Reserve banks orient their policies to the public interest rather than to the benefit of the private banking system.
The U.S. banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex; the authority of the Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example, in mergers or the examination of banks with other federal agencies such as the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation (FDIC). In the critical area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national economic goals, however, the Federal Reserve is independent within the government. In come and expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the Board of Governors are not subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is self-financing. Its income($20.2 billion in 1992) comes mainly from Reserve bank holdings of income-earning securities, primarily those of the U.S. government. Outlays ($1.5 billion in 1992) are mostly for operational expenses in providing services to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and monetary policy. In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned $16.8 billion in earnings to the U.S. Treasury.
6.The Fed of the United States____.
A) functions as China Bank
B) is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China
C) is subject to the banking community and government
D) has 13 top officers who can influence the American financial market
7.The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks____.
A) doesn’t mean the latter is in control
B) means the latter is in control
C) means the latter is subjected to the Reserve banks
D) means the Reserve banks orient the latter’s policies
8.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The Fed is a very big, complex and significant system which comprises many local banks.
B) All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.
C) Board of Governors is the supreme policy-makers of Federal Reserve System.
D) District Reserve banks rather than Board of Governors perform the daytoday policies.
9.The authority of the Federal Reserve____.
A) has to be shared with other establishmentsis
B) is exclusive at other times
C) isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC
D) is limited by Board of Governors
10.Income of the Board of Governors____.
A) is borrowed from the U.S. Treasury
B) is used by the government to make various policies
C) comes from the U.S. Treasury
D) is not granted by the government
参考答案
Passage One
短文大意：文章叙述了英国南方铁路公司因宣布关闭从林登到邦斯太博之间的铁路引起了一场抗议风波。从这个悲伤的小故事中可以看出当年英国人对他们铁路的态度。从中现代人也可以得到某些启示：我们不再满足于我们目前所处的时代，而以往的，实实在在的东西却令人难以忘怀。
1. 答 案A。
【参考译文】反对关闭铁路所争论的理由之一是什么?
【试题分析】本题为理解判断题，需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】在短文第一段里有一句话：Moreover, the line ran through the heart of popular tourist district. What would the holiday maker do without it? (这条路线穿过一个著名的旅游中心，没有了它，那些假日的游客怎么办?)从这里不难看出这是反对关闭铁路所持的理由之一，故A为正确答 案。
2. 答 案C。
【参考译文】是谁反对关闭这条铁路支线的?【试题分析】本题为理解判断题，需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】文章第二段开头说得很清楚：Mounting local oppsition resulted in a meeting at Barnstaple, where the crowd was joined by very local protestors from the other end of the line at Lynton. (当地反对的浪潮高如山，于是在Barnstaple召开了大会，铁路另一端的Lynton来的人加入了这个行列。) 这就清楚地说明这条铁路的关闭遭到了来自两个地方人的强烈抗议，即Barnstaple和Lynton的人们，故C为正确答 案。
3. 答 案D。
【参考译文】作者对召开这次大会的人们的态度有何反应?
【试题分析】本题考查对作者意图的理解。
【详细解答】作者对召开这次大会的人们持批评态度。这可以从文章第三段文字中所表达出来的语气中看得出来。当大会主席问到从Lynton来的人有多少是乘火车来的时候，人群中竟鸦雀无声，他们都是由公路乘汽车来的。这段文字的叙述充分表达了作者对这些人所持的批评态度，故D为正确答 案。
4. 答 案A。
【参考译文】作者似乎认为铁路成了什么纪念品了?
【试题分析】本题考查对作者意图的理解。
【详细解答】从文章的最后一段，特别是最后一句话，可以判断出作者的意图和想法。Of that age, Britain’s railways are the most eloquent and enduring reminders.(当年，英国的铁路成了最动人心弦、最令人依依不舍、缅怀往事的纪念品了)。故A为正确答 案。
5. 答 案C。
【参考译文】文章说明英国南方铁路现在____。
【试题分析】本题考查对文章细节的理解能力。需要根据关键词语进行推理。
【详细解答】文章一开头，就明确告诉读者：One day in 1935 the management of Britain’s Southern Railway (as it was called)announced…(1935年的一天，英国南方铁路公司(当时的名称)宣布…)。这里的关键句子是it was called，言外之意是：过去曾经叫南方铁路公司，现在不是这个名字，故C为正确答 案。
Passage Two
短文大意：本文是一篇说明文，对美国的联邦储备银行给予了较为详细的介绍。美联储是庞大的、复杂的和重要的银行系统，有许多地方银行。其权力主要集中在the Governors之手。美联储的权力有时是独享的，有时与其他机构共享。具体运作相当复杂。阅读本文后我们一定能对美联储有较清楚的了解。
6. 答 案B。
【参考译文】美联储____。
【详细解答】美国的联邦储备银行相当于中国人民银行。根据文章开头部分的“A central bank … issues the notional currency, conducts money policy, … (中央银行……发行货币,制订金融政策……)”可知其功能与我国的人民银行相同,故选B。A)作用同中国银行;C)与原文第二句“A central bank serves…”不相符。联邦储备银行的重要官员包括Board of Governors和“12个地方储备银行”，但未说明具体人数。
7. 答 案A。
【参考译文】联邦储备银行中的`股票归商业银行所有，____。
【详细解答】选项A中的in control意味“控制于别人”，此处即the latter (商业银行)控制股票。A与文中的Ownership…doesn’t imply control相符，而B则恰好与之相反。表面上看，C(意味着商业银行从属于联邦储备银行)和D(意味着储备银行左右着商业银行的政策)是正确的，而且原文中可找到根据，但C、D与题干毫无逻辑关系。一般说来，物主对属于自己的东西有控制权，而拥有股票的商业银行却不是这样。这是该题的逻辑所在。
8. 答 案C。
【参考译文】根据短文意思，下面哪种说法不对?
【试题分析】此题考查对文章细节的理解。
【详细解答】A)Fed.是一庞大的、复杂的和重要的银行系统，有许多地方银行。文章开头提到了“12 district Federal Reserve banks”,第三段首句提到了它的复杂性。B)不是所有的商业银行都是联邦储备银行的成员。第三段中间的定语从句“that are members of the Federal Reserve System ”说明了还有联邦储备银行之外的商业银行。D)(实施日常政策的是地方储备银行，而不是Board of Governors)与文中的“Because the board is not an operating agency,…left to the district Federal Reserve banks”相符。只有C)Board of Governors(是美国制订政策的最高权力者)与文章第二段首句内容不符，故C为选择答 案。
9. 答 案B。
【参考译文】联邦银行的权威性____。
【详细解答】文章第三段首句：“… is shared in some instances…with other federal agencies… (有时与其联邦机构分享)”说明有时是不与他人分享的;文章第二段首句也说明了某些方面Fed.是最权威的(… paramount)。因此B为正确选项。A)(必须与其机构分享)太绝对;C)(不受货币审计机构和FDIC的限制)与第三段首句内容恰好相反;D)(受到银行总裁们的限制)在文章中找不到根据。
10. 答 案D。
【参考译文】Board of Governors 的收入____。
【详细解答】文章末尾部分的句子“Income…are not subject to the congressional appropriation process (收入 … 不属于国会拨款之列)”表明选项D正确。B)(被政府用于制订各项政策)和C)(来源于美国国库)均与文章最后三个句子内容不相符。
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