《六级阅读强化训练600题》是新东方考试研究**研发的英语六级阅读类书籍,特别适合备考六级考试的考生。全书参照2013年8月四六级考试改革后的*新六级阅读题型,一共分为三部分:选词填空、长篇阅读和仔细阅读。考生可以根据自身的需求单独强化训练某一题型,也可以自行将各部分的文章按照六级真题的结构组合起来,在考前进行充分的六级阅读实战模拟。
本书从文章的选材到题目的难度都尽可能地贴近真题,而且对每道题都作了精准的解析,帮助考生掌握快速解题的方法。除此之外,本书还给出了选项分析、长难句点睛、全文译文。“选项分析”引导考生对选词填空部分的备选词汇进行分类整理,做到心中有数,快速答题;“长难句点睛”对文章中的较难理解的句子从结构、语法等方面进行分析,提升考生的阅读理解能力;“全文译文”给出了本书全80篇文章的参考译文,帮助考生充分理解文意,加强学习效果。

六级阅读强化训练600题_新东方考试研究**_浙江教育出版社_

前 言
2013 年8 月,全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会对四、六级考试的试卷结构和测试题型进行了局部调整。调整后,四、六级的试卷构成相同,由写作、听力理解、阅读理解和翻译四个部分组成,分值比例为:写作15%,听力35%,阅读35%,翻译15%。
在六级考试中,写作、听力、阅读和翻译四大题型各有其重要性,其中,阅读题型所占的分值比重高达35%,其重要性自是不言而喻。如果考生在备考阶段能够掌握阅读技巧,并且进行一定量的阅读强化训练,提升阅读能力,那么无疑将为六级考试奠定制胜的基础。
为了帮助考生全面备战六级阅读各题型,取得好成绩,新东方考试研究**特别对全国大学英语四、六级考试改革后的*新阅读题型进行了深入剖析,总结历年真题命题规律,准确把握六级阅读的出题脉络,精心选材、命题,*终编写成了本书。本书的特点具体如下:
1. 精心选材,贴近真题
和历年六级阅读真题的文章一样,本书包含的80 篇阅读文章全部选自英美等**的主流报刊,选材的难度、题材都与真题高度契合,帮助考生及早熟悉六级阅读真题文章的难度,沉着应考。
2. 海量练习,灵活备考
六级考试的阅读理解一共包含三大题型,分别是选词填空(1篇)、长篇阅读(1 篇)和仔细阅读(2 篇)。本书参照六级阅读真题各题型的顺序和比例,共设置了20 篇选词填空、20 篇长篇阅读和40 篇仔细阅读,相当于20 套六级阅读全真模拟题。根据自身学习需求和习惯,考生可以单独强化训练某一题型,也可以自行将各部分的文章按照六级阅读真题的结构组合起来,进行实战模拟。
3. 全面讲解,提升能力
本书一共包含600 道习题,每道题都有精准的解析,帮助考生熟悉解题方法,提升答题能力。除此之外,书中还给出了选项分析、长难句点睛、重难点词汇和全文译文,帮助考生透彻理解文章中涉及的词汇、表达及语法,在提升阅读能力的同时,还能扩大词汇量,夯实英语基础,多方面提升英语能力。
真心希望本书能帮助广大考生顺利通过考试,并取得满意的成绩。由于时间有限,本书错误之处在所难免,恳请广大考生给我们提出宝贵意见,以便我们不断改善。
新东方考试研究**

目 录
PART 1 选词填空
01 A Cube That Can Walk 一个可以行走的方块 .................................................................................................................. 2
02 Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses记忆似乎易受根除恐惧反应的影响 .......................... 5
03 Online Privacy: How to Disappear 网络隐私:如何抹去上网痕迹 ............................................................................... 9
04 China’s Disposable Chopstick Addiction Is Destroying Its Forests中国人一次性筷子消费成瘾致森林遭受毁坏 ..... 14
05 Solar Power Could Serve All of the World’s Energy Needs太阳能可以满足全球能源需求 ........................................ 17
06 It’s No Better to Put Your Child Into a Gifted Program把孩子放入资优班并不见得好 ............................................... 21
07 Labor Markets: Glad to Be Grey 劳动力市场:乐于变老 ............................................................................................. 25
08 How to Live Longer: Find Your Purpose in Life怎样生活得更长寿:寻找生活中的目标 ......................................... 29
09 Security Group Plans for a Future Without Passwords**团体计划打造没有密码的未来世界 ................................ 32
10 Poverty Will Never Die in American Society? 贫穷永远无法在美国消亡? ............................................................... 36
11 Various Recreation Tastes 多种多样的休闲品味 ............................................................................................................ 41
12 Eating in Antarctica“食”在南极 ....................................................................................................................................... 45
13 Health Leaders Concerned by Resistance to Anti-malaria Drugs卫生组织官员担忧抗疟疾药耐药性 ........................ 49
14 Does Creative Intelligence Matter? 创造力重要吗? ..................................................................................................... 53
15 Physicians Integrate Yoga Into Medical Practice 医生将瑜伽纳入**实践 ................................................................ 57
16 A New Study Shows Benefit of Playing Video Games for Kids一项新研究表明玩电子游戏对孩子有益 ................... 61
17 Texting Makes You Stupid 发短信会使人变蠢 ............................................................................................................... 64
18 Smoking: Weight Watchers 抽烟=**? ........................................................................................................................ 68
19 Big in Norway: Slow TV 挪威大热——“慢电视” ........................................................................................................... 72
20 Replacing Food: An Engineer’s Approach to Body Fuel替代食品:工程师补充身体能量的方法 .............................. 75
PART 2 长篇阅读
01 The Amazon Mystery 亚马逊谜团 .................................................................................................................................... 82
02 Too Much Healthcare 过度的**护理 ............................................................................................................................ 90
03 The Health Risks of Small Apartments 小型公寓的健康风险 ......................................................................................... 98
04 Should Medical School Be Shortened to Three Years? 医学院的课程应该缩短到三年吗? ....................................... 106
05 Raising the Minimum Wage Reduces Poverty 提高*低工资可减少贫困...................................................................... 114
06 Why Do You Go to College? 你为什么上大学? ........................................................................................................... 122
07 Sardines Will Abandon You 沙丁鱼将离你而去 ............................................................................................................. 130
08 What America Won in the “War on Poverty”?“向贫困宣战”,美国赢得了什么? .................................................. 138
09 The Nuke That Might Have Been 核电本可以是这样的 ................................................................................................ 145
10 My Father Was a Wartime Spy 我父亲曾是战时间谍 .................................................................................................... 153
11 Don’t Worry, Be Happy 保持开朗,不要忧郁 ............................................................................................................... 161
12 Future Service Robots 未来的服务型机器人 ................................................................................................................. 169
13 The Morality Test 道德测试 ............................................................................................................................................ 177
14 Eating Our Young“剥削”年轻人 .................................................................................................................................. 186
15 The Drugs Don’t Work 失效的** ................................................................................................................................ 194
16 Save the Post Office From Extinction 拯救处境危难的美国邮局 ................................................................................. 203
17 What Dreams Are Made of? 是什么构成了梦境? ........................................................................................................ 211
18 Global Markets Hit by Fears of Growth Slowdown经济增长放缓之忧重创全球股市 ................................................. 219
19 Flexible Study for the Future Universities 未来大学的灵活性学习方法 ...................................................................... 227
20 What Do the Humanities Teach Us? 人文学科教会我们什么? .................................................................................... 235
PART 3 仔细阅读
01 Delivery by Drone? 用无人机送货? ............................................................................................................................ 244
02 Why You Have the Illusion That Your Phone Is Vibrating? 为什么会有手机震动的幻觉? ....................................... 248
03 Youth Unemployment 年轻人失业 ................................................................................................................................. 252
04 Tobacco Control Has Saved 8 Million Lives 控烟工作拯救了800万生命 .................................................................. 256
05 The Art Market: Fairly Popular 艺术品市场:备受欢迎 ............................................................................................... 260
06 Millennials Dream About Travel and Self-employment千禧一代梦想旅行和自主创业 .............................................. 264
07 Know Yourself: How Mindfulness Can Improve Self-knowledge认识自我——专注力如何提升自我认知 .............. 268
08 Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa Ever Fall? 比萨斜塔会倒塌吗? ................................................................................. 272
09 More Time Is Needed to Pay Off the Mortgage 还清房贷需要更长时间 ...................................................................... 275
10 Sorry, Marriage Is a “Luxury Good” 抱歉,婚姻可是**品 ....................................................................................... 279
11 Weak Hurricane Season: A Surprise and a Puzzle弱势飓风季:是惊喜,也是困惑 .................................................... 282
12 The Myth of Blind Conformity 人性盲从之谜 ............................................................................................................... 286
13 America’s Clash of Generations Is Inevitable 美国人代际之争不可避免 ..................................................................... 291
14 You Have Never Actually Used a Styrofoam Product其实你从未使用过泡沫塑料制品 .............................................. 295
15 It’s Better to Be Right Than Happy 正确比快乐更重要 ................................................................................................. 299
16 Form Good Habits Instead of Enhancing Self-control Ability培养好习惯而不是提高自控能力 ................................. 303
17 Are People Really Staring at You? 别人真的在盯着你看吗? ...................................................................................... 307
18 What If There Were No Gravity on Earth? 如果地球没有引力将会怎样? .................................................................. 311
19 Big Banks and High-cost Lenders 大银行与高成本借贷机构 ....................................................................................... 315
20 Is an Expensive Watch Any Better at Telling Time? 昂贵的手表报时更准吗? ........................................................... 319
21 The Brains of Men and Women Really Are Different男性的大脑和女性的大脑真的不同 .......................................... 323
22 Walt Disney 华特迪士尼 ................................................................................................................................................ 327
23 AIDS in India: The Cost of Living 艾滋病在印度:生存的成本 .................................................................................. 331
24 GM Maize and Health 转基因玉米与健康 ..................................................................................................................... 335
25 Intelligence 智力 .............................................................................................................................................................. 339
26 Bigger Weddings Lead to Happier Marriages 婚礼越盛大,婚姻越幸福 ..................................................................... 343
27 A Decline of the Traditional Work-moral Values传统工作道德价值观日趋下降 ......................................................... 348
28 Conceptions of the World Is Relative to the Language One Learns? 世界观与所学语言相关吗? .............................. 352
29 The Spice of Language 语言的调味料 ............................................................................................................................ 357
30 The Extinction of the Whales 鲸鱼的灭绝 ...................................................................................................................... 362
31 Too Much Choice Leads to Riskier Decisions过多的选择导致人们做出更冒险的决定 ............................................. 367
32 Ostracism Cuts Both Ways 排斥行为伤及双方 .............................................................................................................. 371
33 What Effect Does Extreme Cold Have on the Human Body? 极寒天气会给人体带来什么影响? ............................. 375
34 Retroviruses: Koala Killer 考拉杀手:反转录病毒 ....................................................................................................... 379
35 Growing Up Poor and Stressed Impacts Brain Function在贫穷和压力中成长会影响大脑功能 ................................. 383
36 Electricity From Waste Heat With More Efficient Materials使用**能材料可将废热转化为电能. ........................... 387
37 What You Should Ask Before Opting for Elective Surgery选择择期手术前你应该问些什么? ................................. 391
38 Why Are There So Many Tunnels Under London? 伦敦为什么有这么多隧道?........................................................... 395
39 Our History Is Under Attack 被攻击的历史. ................................................................................................................... 399
40 Scientists Discover Freshwater Under the Ocean科学家在海洋下发现淡水 ................................................................ 403

2013年8月,全国大学英语四、六级考试改革后,六级考试阅读题型改为了*新的阅读题型,即:选词填空、长篇阅读和仔细阅读。值得注意的是,虽然题型有了一些新的变化,但是阅读题在整个六级考试中所占的分值比重并未改变,仍然为35%。由此,阅读题型得分对于顺利通过六级考试的重要性显而易见。
为了���助广大六级考生能够为六级考试阅读题型做好充分的准备,新东方考试研究**集合众多一线教师和**编辑,在总结历年六级真题命题规律的基础上,对*新阅读题型进行了专业而权威的解读,经过长达数月的钻研、探讨、编撰和修改,*终编写成《六级阅读强化训练600题》一书。
本书覆盖六级考试阅读部分的所有题型,并参照*新改革要求及真题设置各题型文章数量和顺序,具体为20篇选词填空、20篇长篇阅读以及40篇仔细阅读。考生可以针对自己的学习习惯或学习需求进行各题型专项强化训练,也可以按照六级阅读真题题型比例,自行将本书所含篇目组合成20套全真六级阅读模拟题,想怎么学就怎么学,备考效率倍增。
此外,本书所有文章均选自国外主流英语报刊杂志,专项强化训练六级阅读之余,还能从阅读地道、时新英语文章中收获乐趣与智慧,自是妙不可言。
优势卖点
1. 所有文章均选自欧美主流报刊,与历年六级真题文章同源,*大程度接近真题;
2. 覆盖*新六级阅读三大题型,专项强化练习,全面备战六级阅读考试;
3. 题题精解,并对词汇、长难句进行点拨,扩大词汇量,夯实英语基础;
4. 全文翻译,全面帮助理解,尽显中英文语言的曼妙,提升语感;
5. 文章题材时新、多样,内容或新颖趣味,或精辟独到,于阅读中收获乐趣与智慧。