2009年6月英語六級真題精講：快速閱讀
【指點迷津】
這是一篇摘自Newsweek 08年4月21日的文章。題目很有意思，但實際話題我們都很熟悉，不過由于這篇文章內(nèi)部沒有小標(biāo)題，給考生定位帶來了一定的困難?？焖匍喿x遵循同義替換的定位原則，包括詞匯替換及句型改寫兩個部分?？忌诖痤}時，一定要優(yōu)先鎖定大寫字母、數(shù)字和專有名詞(如人名、機(jī)構(gòu)名稱、地點等)，用這類詞匯可以快速定位原文及排除部分干擾選項。
【試題精講】
【原題】1. When Lenore Skenazy's son was allowed to take the subway alone, he_________.
A) was afraid that he might get lost???????????B) enjoyed having the independence
C) was only too pleased to take the risk?????D) thought he was an exceptional child
【快速解題】1.B)考生在答題時要首先鎖定人名Lenore Skenazy，題干和原文第1段第3句"when Lenore Skenazy...wrote about letting her son to take subway alone..."相對應(yīng)，原文的主動句在題干中變成了被動式，考生可以順著這句話在第2段的首句找到hve對這件事的反應(yīng)："My son got home, overjoyed with independence"，而選項B正與此意相符，其他選項均為干擾項。
【原題】2. Lenore Skenazy believes that keeping kids under careful watch _________.
A) hinders their healthy growth????????????????? B) adds too much to parents' expenses
C) shows traditional parental caution????????? D) bucks the latest parenting trend
【快速解題】2.A)此題可根據(jù)人名Lenore Skenazy和短語keeping kids under careful watch定位到原文第2段最后3句：“As if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kids. It's not. It's debilitating (使虛弱)-for us and for them.”選項A中的hinder與原文debilitate是同義替換，故為正確答案。
【原題】3. Skenazy's decision to let her son take the subway alone has met with _________.
A) opposition from her own family???????????? B) official charges of child abuse
C) approval from psychologists???????????????? D) somewhat mixed responses
【快速解題】3.D)根據(jù)題干中的Skenazy's decision，可定位到原文第3段的首句"Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy's decision to let her son go it alone."考生據(jù)此不難判斷，讀者對這一事件的反應(yīng)不一，有贊成，也有反對，選項D中的mixed responses即是原句中applauding and condemning的同義替換，是正確答案。
【原題】4. Skenazy started her own blog to _________.
A) promote sensible parenting????????????????? B) share parenting experience
C) fight against child abuse????????????????????? D) protect children's rights
【快速解題】4.A)這道題有點難度，考生可能會有些躊躇，選項A和B可能會成為最后的PK對象，但是根據(jù)原文第六段中的 "...promoting the idea that modern children need some of the same independence that her generation had"以及后文"Her blog, she says, is dedicated to sensible parenting."兩句可以推知，Skenazy宣揚的是一種很新很有爭議的教育方式，所以可以由此判斷promote sensible parenting是正確答案。
【原題】5.According to the author, New York City _________.
A) ranks high in road accidents??????????????? B) is much safer than before
C) ranks low in child mortality rates????????? D) is less dangerous than small cities
【快速解題】5.B)考生在鎖定關(guān)鍵詞New York City后，可找到原文中第8段 "New York City, for instance, is safer than it's ever been; it's ranked 136th in crime among all American cities."選項B中的much safer than before是safer than it's ever been的同義替換，故為正確答案，其他選項為干擾項。
【原題】6. Parents today are more nervous about their kids' safety than previous generations because _________.
A) there are now fewer children in the family
B) the number of traffic accidents has been increasing
C) their fear is amplified by media exposure of crime
D) crime rates have been on the rise over the years
【快速解題】6.C)題干與原文第9段的首句"...modern parents are more watchful and nervous about safety than previous generations" 相對應(yīng)，此段的第3句緊接著給出了這道題的答案 "Part of the problem is that with wall-to-wall Internet and cable news, every missing child case gets so much airtime that it's not surprising even normal parental anxiety can be amplified."考生可以發(fā)現(xiàn)選項C的意思與此句是一致的，而其他選項在原文中均未提及。
【原題】7. According to child experts, how and when kids may be allowed more freedom depends on _________.
A) the traditions and customs of the community
B) the safety conditions of their neighborhood
C) their parents' psychological makeup
D) their maturity and personal qualities
【快速解題】7.D)考生在鎖定關(guān)鍵詞child experts, how and when后，要迅速找到原文第11段，第4句 "It all depends on developmental issues, maturity, and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child"，可以判斷出選項D符合題意，選項C是干擾項，原文中提到的是makeup of that child，不是parents。
【原題】8. According to Gallagher and Skenazy, children who are watchful will be better able to stay away from _________.
【快速解題】 situations題干中提到了Gallagher and Skenazy兩個人名，考生要把答案鎖定在原文第12段，再根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞watchful可找到最后一句 "...and how to avoid unsafe situations by being watchful and on their toes."考生不難看出，題干中的stay away from是原文中avoid的同義替換，故正確答案為unsafe situations。
【原題】9. Being able to find out where a child is anytime helps lessen parents' _________.
【快速解題】y根據(jù)題干我們定位到原文的第13段第2句 "Being able to check in with a child anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little sooner."但是題目中的lessen一詞可能會導(dǎo)致部分考生誤填為control，因為與原文中的loosen較為相似。但是考生如果知道relieve和lessen是同義替換，就可以很快填出正確答案。
【原題】10. Nowadays with the help of GPS cell phones, parents can, from a distance, track their children's _________.
【快速解題】10. every movement考生可根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞GPS找到原文最后一段的第2句 "A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a child's every movement via the Internet-without seeming to interfere or hover."此題與第9題頗為相似，由于原文中出現(xiàn)了track一詞，考生極易誤填software，但with tracking software是GPS cell phones的修飾語，題干中的track與原文中的follow才是意義相同的詞，故正確答案為every movement。
