英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇83
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="with">with</span>? <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>? <span word="Hardly">Hardly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switchboard">switchboard</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span>? <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="place">place</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="function">function</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span>, <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ax">ax</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ax">ax</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Mind">Mind</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Woolbert">Woolbert</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Observe">Observe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="painstakingly">painstakingly</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="conversationalists">conversationalists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="nodding">nodding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="necks">necks</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strain">strain</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="active">active</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="studied">studied</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="converse">converse</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="succeeds">succeeds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span>. 21. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Bodily">Bodily</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Spoken">Spoken</span> <span word="LanguageC">LanguageC</span>. <span word="Bodily">Bodily</span> <span word="Actions">Actions</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Conversation">Conversation</span>22. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>. <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="function">function</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. 23. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="movementsC">movementsC</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="listeningD">listeningD</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>24. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bodily">bodily</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listener">listener</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="understandingC">understandingC</span>. <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listenerD">listenerD</span>. <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="listener">listener</span>25. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="TRUE">TRUE</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>. 21. <span word="A">A</span> 22. <span word="D">D</span> 23. <span word="B">B</span> 24. <span word="C">C</span> 25. <span word="A">A</span> </p>
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