大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷397
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Moving far more quickly than many had thought likely or possible, lawmakers in the 10-member House-Senate committee announced the agreement after less than 24 hours of negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: \\
1.\\(A)
A. stimulus for the economy
B. reform of the legal system
C. funding for the educational system
D. expenditure on the national defence
解析：本文多处提及与“经济”有关的词，如第2段中的income tax cuts，domestic spending，第3段的help the economy，turn our economy around，create jobs等，从这些词语可推断本文开头提到的agreement应该与经济政策有关，因此选A。
2.Which of the following statements about Harry Reid is TRUE?(B)
A. He comes from the Republic Party.
B. He comes from the Democratic Party.
C. He is optimistic about the future economy.
D. He is pessimistic about the future economy.
解析：第1段末句提到Harry Reid是参议院多数党领袖，而从第3段首句中的the Democratic majority可知参议院的多数派是民主党，由此可见B正确。C和D没有原文依据。
3.Susan Collins accepted the agreement with _____.(C)
A. mild reservations
B. reluctant compromise
C. firm confidence
D. reasonable skepticism
解析：第3段讲到，Susan Collins相信实施这个计划后，美国的经济会回暖，会创造更多的就业机会，减轻大部分家庭的经济压力。由此可推断C正确。A、B、D三个选项都表示对经济刺激计划持一定程度的怀疑，这与原文内容不符，故排除。
4.Arlen Specter most probably thought that _____.(B)
A. some senators would become undetermined in the process of voting
B. the economic problems should be solved immediately
C. deficit and national debt shouldn’t have been neglected
D. the measures in the agreement would not be as effective as expected
解析：第5段提到了Arlen Specter认为“必须采取行动”，再结合上下文可知他认为必须立刻采取行动解决经济问题，因此选B。Specter虽提及a very difficult vote，但原文并没有指出这是因为参议院在投票时犹豫不决，因此A不正确；文中虽出现了deficit和national debt这些字眼，但Specter没提及不能忽视这些，故排除C：D文中没有提及。
5.It can be inferred about the House from the passage that _____.(D)
A. it is led by a Republican leader
B. most Republicans are moderate
C. measures proposed by the Republicans are seldom passed
D. measures can be passed without the Republicans’ support
解析：最后一段第2句讲到，众议院的投票结果如何还不明朗，众议院里没有共和党人支持众议院通过的经济刺激方案，在众议院中，民主党人占的席位足够多，足以轻易通过法案，D为本题答案。
Age has its privileges in America, and one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age—in some cases as low as 55—is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one\’s need but by the date on one\’s birth certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent(有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that \\
6.We learn from the first paragraph that _____.(A)
A. offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice
B. senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent life
C. giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderly
D. sen
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