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1、大学英语六级阅读练习题答案 阅读理解是考生复习英语六级考试时的重点题型，日常复习中阅读还是以做题为主，下面学习啦我带来六级英语阅读练习题，供考生阅读练习。 高校英语六级阅读练习题原文： When November 5 th comes, many people feel thatthey should give their dog a sedative, for somedogs get very nervous when they hear loud bangs,and the evening of Guy Fawkes Day is sure to benoisy if there are

2、 children living in your neighborhoodin England. November 5 th is a day on which, traditionally,children are allowed, under proper supervision, to let off fireworks, to make a bonfire and burnon it the figure of a ragged dummy ( a‘guy2 ’) made of old clothes, straw, and — if possib

3、le —one of father’s oldest hats. Even the smaller children are allowed to stay up until it is really dark,so that they can admire the rockets that burst in the sky and send down a shower of many-colored sparks. The origin of this custom lies in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 . In that year K

4、ing James I3 wason the throne . Harsh measures had been taken against members of the Roman Catholic faithand certain Catholics plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament4 on November 5th , whenthe King was to open Parliament and when, of course , all the Members would be present. Theplotters had hi

5、red premises adjoining the House of Lords, and had been able to obtain accessto a vault beneath the House. There, they had stored thirty-six barrels of gunpowder. Thesewere to be blown up, when the time came , by a very brave, cool-headed man, Guy Fawkes.Unfortunately, according to the traditional a

6、ccount, the plot was discovered when one of theplotters wrote to warn a relation. On November 4 th the vaults were searched , and Guy Fawkeswas found and arrested. It is said that he had been warned that the plot had been discovered,but he gallantly persisted in his purpose, hoping against hope 5 th

7、at he might be favored bychance and be able to rid his country of6 men whom he considered evil. He was condemned tobe hanged, along with others of his fellow conspirators. He met his death with great fortitude . It is the failure of this man, who was staunch in his faith though perhaps misguided in

8、actions,that is perpetuated by the children’s fireworks of November 5 th . It is a poor tribute toFawkes’s courage that his Christian name7, Guy, was long used in English to denote a personwho is a figure of fun chiefly because of his odd dress. 高校英语六级阅读练习题： . Fill in each blank accordin

9、g to the article : 1. Children are allowed, under proper supervision, to _( 燃放) fireworks, to make a_( 篝火) and burn on it the figure of a _( 衣衫褴褛的) dummy. 2. Certain Catholics _( 密谋, 策划) to ( 炸毁) the Houses of Parliament on November 5th . 3. He was_ ( 判刑) to be_ ( 绞死) , along with others of his fell

10、ow_( 阴谋者) . 4. He met his death with great_ ( 刚毅, 坚忍) . 5. It is the failure of this man, who was ( 坚决的) in his faith though perhaps misguided inactions, that is _( 使不朽) by the children’s fireworks of November 5 th. . Choose the item which best explains the meaning of the underlined word : 1.

11、They’ve long been plotting to kill him. A. 构思情节B. 密谋C. 标出……的位置 2. The newly built apartment house blocks our view. A. 视野B. 观点C. 视图 3. They condemned him for his treacherous behavior. A. 判刑B. 指责C. 迫使( 某人) 陷于不幸的境地 高校英语六级阅读练习题答案： . 1. let off / bonfire / ragged 2. plotted / blow up 3.condemned / hanged / conspirators 4. fortitude 5.staunch / perpetuated . 1. B 2. A 3 . B 高校英语六级阅读练习题答案本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第5页 共5页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页