六级阅读理解练习 2011.04.24
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Four">Four</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 36 <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="loosened">loosened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kin">kin</span>(亲戚) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substituted">substituted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="acquaintances">acquaintances</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span>-<span word="town">town</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kin">kin</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="Urbanism">Urbanism</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="likelier">likelier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="alienation">alienation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="city">city</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>.</p>
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