大学英语六级阅读部分模拟练习套题(二)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 2</p><p> </p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>, <span word="psychologically">psychologically</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="physically">physically</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="inhabit">inhabit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ambiguity">ambiguity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="profusion">profusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="infant">infant</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flashing">flashing</span>, <span word="hissing">hissing</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="images">images</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tables">tables</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="unbearable">unbearable</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>; <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="blur">blur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="manageable">manageable</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painting">painting</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="devoid">devoid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="assigns">assigns</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handshake">handshake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whisper">whisper</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="perception">perception</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="intelligible">intelligible</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attribution">attribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prerequisite">prerequisite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="receivers">receivers</span>, <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="absorbing">absorbing</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assigning">assigning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="acquires">acquires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interpreter">interpreter</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="motive">motive</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attribution">attribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observer">observer</span>.</p>
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