2009年12月英語六級(jí)閱讀理解全真模擬題(四)

　　36. The emergence of the affluent society after World War II .��

　　A) led to the reform of the retailing system �� B)resulted in the worship of consumerism �� C)gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism �� D)gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers

　　37. Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is

　　A) the people's desire for a rise in their living standards �� B)the concept that one's success is measured by how much they consume �� C)the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption �� D)the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals

　　38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing? �� A) Because poverty still exists in an affluent society. �� B) Because overconsumption won't last long due to unrestricted population growth. �� C) Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization. �� D) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.

　　39. According to the passage, consumerist culture .�� A)will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries �� B)will not aggravate environmental problems ��

　　C)cannot thrive on a fragile economy �� D)cannot satisfy human spiritual needs

　　40. It can be inferred from the passage that .�� A)human spiritual needs should match material affluence �� B)whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue �� C)how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem �� D)there is never an end to satisfying people's material needs

　　Unit 8

　　21.B 22.A 23.A 24.B 25.B 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.C

　　31.D 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.B 36.B 37.B 38.D 39.D 40.C