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大学英语六级阅读理解模拟试题1TherewasonshopinthetownofMufulira，whichwasnotoriousforitscolorbar.Itwasadrugstore.WhileEuropeanswereservedatthecounter，alonglineofAfricansqueuedatthewindowandoftennotonlywerekeptwaitingbut，whentheirturncametobeserved，wererudelytreatedbytheshopassistants.OnedayIwasdeterminedtomakeapublicprotestagainstthiskindofthing，andmanyoftheschoolboysinmyclassfollowedmetothestoreandwaitedoutsidetoseewhatwouldhappenwhenIwentin.Isimplywentintotheshopandaskedthemanagerpolitelyforsomemedicine.AssoonashesawmestandingintheplacewhereonlyEuropeancustomerswereallowedtostandheshoutedatmeinabastardlanguagethatisonlyusedbyanemployedwhenspeakingtohisservants.IstoodatthecounterandpolitelyrequestedinEnglishthatIshouldbeserved.ThemanagerbecameexasperatedandsaidtomeinEnglish，“IfyoustandtheretillChristmasIwillneverserveyou.”IwenttotheDistrictcommissioner'soffice.FortunatelytheDistrictCommissionerwasout，forhewasoneoftheoldschool；however，IsawayoungDistrictOfficerwhowasafriendofmine.HewasveryconcernedtohearmystoryandtoldmethatifeverIwantedanythingmorefromthedrugstoreallIhadtodowascometohimpersonallyandhewouldbuymymedicineforme.Iprotestedthatthatwasnotgoodenough.Iaskedhimtoaccompanymebacktothestoreandtomakeaprotesttothemanager.Thishedid，andIwellrememberhimsayingtothemanager，“HereisMr.KaundawhoisaresponsiblememberoftheUrbanAdvisoryCouncil，andyoutreathimlikeacommonservant.”Themanagerofthedrugstoreapologizedandsaid，“Ifonlyhehadintroducedhimselfandexplainedwhohewas，then，ofcourseIshouldhavegivenhimproperservice.”Ihadtoexplainonceagainthathehadmissedmypoint.WhyshouldIhavetointroducemyselfeverytimeIwentintoastore„anymorethanIshouldhavetobuymymedicinebygoingtoaEuropeanfriend？Iwanttoprovethatanymanofanycolor，whateverhisposition，shouldhavetherighttogointoanyshopandbuywhathewanted.1.“Colorbar”inthefirstparagraphcomesclosestinmeaningto___.A.abarwhichispaintedindifferentcolors.B.thefactthatwhiteandblackcustomersareservedseparately.C.abarofchocolatehavingdifferentcolors.D.acounterwherepeopleofdifferentcolorsareservedwithbeer.2.Thewriterwas，atthetimeofthestory，___.A.ablackschoolteacherB.anAfricanservantC.ablack，butafriendofEuropeansD.arichblack3.Themanagerofthedrugstoreshoutedatthewriterinabastardlanguagebecause___.A.hehadn'tlearnedtospeakpoliteEnglish.B.hethoughtthewriterwouldn'tunderstandEnglish.C.thatwastheusuallanguageusedbyEuropeanswhenspeakingtoAfricans.D.thatwastheonlylanguagehecouldspeakwhenhewasangry.4.Inthethirdparagraph，“hewasoneoftheoldschool”means___.A.hebelievedintheage-oldpracticeofracialdiscrimination.B.hewasaveryoldman.C.hegraduatedfromanold，conservativeschool.D.hewasinchargeofanoldschool.5.Whydidn'tthewriterwaitatthewindowofthedrugstorelikeotherblackAfrican？A.Becausehethoughthewaseducatedandshouldbetreateddifferently.B.Becausehethought，beinganimportantperson，heshouldnotbekeptwaiting.C.Becausehethoughthiswhitefriendswouldhelphimout.D.Becausehewantedtoprotestagainstracialdiscrimination.答案：ＢＡＣＡＤLookatthekeyboardofanystandardtypewriterorcomputer.Q,W,E,R,TandYarethefirstsixletters.Whodecidedonthisarrangementoftheletters?Andwhy?Peopletriedforcenturiestoinventthetypewriter.In1714inEngland,HenryMillfiledapatentforamachinecalledAnArtificialMachineorMethodfortheImpressingorTranscribingofLetters,SinglyorProgressivelyoneafteranother,asinWriting,wherebyallWritingwhatsoevermaybeEngrossedinPaperorParchmentsoNeatandExactasnottobedistinguishedfromPrint.Thatmachineprobablydidn'tsellbecausenoonecouldrememberitsname!ThefirstpracticaltypewriterwaspatentedintheUnitedStatesin1868byChristopherLathamSholes.Hismachinewasknownasthetype-writer.Ithadamovablecarriage,aleverforturningpaperfromlinetoline,andakeyboardonwhichtheletterswerearrangedinalphabeticalorder.ButSholeshadaproblem.Onhisfirstmodel,hisABCkeyarrangementcausedthekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquickly.Sholesdidn'tknowhowtokeepthekeysfromsticking,sohissolutionwastokeepthetypistfromtypingtoofast.Sholesaskedhisbrother-in-lawtorearrangethekeyboardsothatthecommonestletterswerenotsoclosetogetherandthetypebarswouldcomefromoppositedirections.Thustheywouldnotclashtogetherandjamthemachine.ThenewarrangementwastheQWERTYarrangementtypistsusetoday.Ofcourse,Sholesclaimedthatthenewarrangementwasscientificandwouldaddspeedandefficiency.Theonlyefficiencyitaddedwastoslowthetypistdown,sincealmostanywordintheEnglishlanguagerequiredthetypist'sfingerstocovermoredistanceonthekeyboard.Theadvantagesofthetypewriteroutweighedthedisadvantagesofthekeyboard.Typistsmemorizedthecrazyletterarrangement,andthetypewriterbecameahugesuccess.Bythetimetypistshadmemorizedthenewarrangementoflettersandbuilttheirspeed,typewritertechnologyhadimproved,andthekeysdidn'tstickasbadlyastheyhadatfirst.1.Weknowfromthepassagethattheinventorofthefirstpracticaltypewriteris_____.A.HenryMillB.ChristopherLathamSholesC.Sholes'brother-in-lawD.AllbertEinstein2.TheauthorthinksthemachineinventedbyHenryMillcouldnotbesoldbecause_____.A.itwasdifficultforpeopletoacceptnewthingsB.thereweregreatdisadvantagesofthekeyboardC.themachinecouldnotbedistinguishedfromprint