2021年12月英语六级阅读理解【篇一】2021年12月英语六级阅读理解EgyptEver since Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian and traveler, first described Egypt as“the gift of the Nile”, she has been capturing the imagination of all who visit her.The awe -inspiring monuments, left by the Pharaohs, Greeks and Romans as well as by the early Christians and Muslims, attract thousands of visitors every year — but the pyramids, temples, tombs, monasteries and mosques are just part of this country’s fas cination.Modern Egypt —where mud-brick villages stand beside Pharaonic ruins surrounded by towering steel, stone and glass buildings — is at the cultural crossroads of East and West, ancient and modern. While TV antennae decorate rooftops everywhere, from the crowded apartment blocks of Cairo to the mud homes of farming villages and the goatskin tents of the Bedouins, the fellahin throughout the Nile’s fertile valley still tend their fields with the archaic tools of their ancestors.In the gargantuan city of Cairo the sound of the muezzin summoning the faithful to prayer competes with the pop music of ghetto blasters and the screech of car horns. And everywhere there are people ： swathed in long flowing robes or western-style clothes, hanging from buses, weaving through an obstacle course of animals and exhaust-spewing traffic or spilling from hivelike buildings.Spectacular edifices aside, the attraction of this country lies in its incredible natural beauty and in the overwhelming hospitality of the Egyptian people .Through everything the Nile River flows serene and majestic, the lifeblood of Egypt as it has been since the beginning of history.阅读自测Ⅰ. Give the synonyms to the following words：1. archaic 2 . swathe 3. incredible 4 . screech 5. serene 6 . gargantuanⅡ. Translate the sentences into English with the wordsin parenthe ses ：1. 她的精彩表演使观众为之神往。

( capture )2. 她初见长城时, 敬畏之感油不过生。

( awe)3. 他被召进宫里。

( summon)4. 消除紧张的方法在于学会放松。

( lie )参考答案Ⅰ. 1. ancient / antique 2 . wrap / cloth e 3. unbelievable / inconceivable 4 . shriek / scream 5. quiet / tranquil / peaceful 6 . giant / huge / tremendousⅡ. 1. Her brilliant performance captured the audience’s imagination. 2. Her first view of the Great Wall filled her with awe. 3. He was summoned to the palace. 4. The cure for stress lies in learning to relax.【篇二】2021年12月英语六级阅读理解The Thanksgiving TurkeyOf all the Thanksgiving symbols the turkey has become the most well known. The wild turkey is native to northern Mexico and the eastern United States.The turkey has brown features with buff-colored feathers on the tips of the wing and on the tail. The male turkey is called a Tom and, as with most birds, is bigger and has brighter and more colorful plumage. The female is called a Hen and is generally smaller and drab in color. The Tom turkey has a long wattle (a fleshy, wrinkled, brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat) at the base of its bill and additional wattles on the neck, as well as a prominent tuft of bristles resembling a beard projecting downward from its chest.The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico, and was brought into Europe early in the 16th century. Since that time, turkeys have been extensively raised because of the excellent quality of their meat and eggs. Some of the common breeds of turkey in the United States are the Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, and Bourbon Red.Though there is no real evidence that turkey was served at the Pilgrim's first thanksgiving, in a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford, he does make mention of wild turkeys. In a letter sent to England, another Pilgrim describes how the governor sent "four men out fowling" returning with turkeys, ducks and geese.Benjamin Franklin once said, "I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a Bird of bad moral character; like those among Men who live by Sharping and Robbing, he is generally poor and very often lousy. The Turkey is a much more respectable Bird and withal a true original Native of North America. "阅读自测Ⅰ. Fill in each blank according to what you've read：Of all the symbols the turkey has become the most well known . The male turkey is called a , and the female turkey is calleda . The turkey was originally domesticated in . Turkeys have been extensively raised because of the excellent quality of their since the century. Benjamin Franklin once said that he wished turkeys but not had been chosen as the representative of the United States.Ⅱ. Question ：Why did Benjamin Franklin think that the Turkey but not the Bald Eagle should be chosen as the representative of the United States?参考答案Ⅰ. Thanksgiving / Tom / Hen / Mexico / meat and eggs / 16 th / the Bald Eagle Ⅱ. Becau se he thought the Bald Eagle was a bird of bad moral character, while the Turkey was much more respectable and it was the true original Native of North America.【篇三】2021年12月英语六级阅读理解AustraliaAn island country, a whole continent, Australia has a remarkably cohesive personality and one which, much to our surprise, is markedly foreign. It is no longer the infant colony, peopled by British convicts and pioneers, but a maturing, perhaps still somewhat adolescent individual, ruggedly steering a vital new course in life.Australia is a sprawl of rock and desert, fringed with lush valleys, snow fields, coral spectaculars, storm-stabbed cliffs and rolling beaches, a land rich in minerals, colors, curious flora , 230 species of mammals , 700 of birds, 400 of reptiles, 70 of amphibia, 2, 200 of fish and 50 , 000 species of insects — and seemingly infinite space . Australia is becoming the richest country in the world, materially.Total area of the continent is about half as big as Europe, or 25 times the size of Britain and Ireland. Population is bunched mainly in coastal cities, the biggest of which are capitals of the country’s states and thefederal capital Canberra . Canberra is a model of a planned garden city and is the seat of a major university. It is smallish in size , but big in importance. Sydney is the largest city, and commercial capital of the country.Throughout the country, the basic accommodation unit is the motel, a flat prefabricated sprawl of bedrooms. But prices are reasonable and, most important, the rooms are excellent and equipped usually with air-conditioning, a refrigerator and tea and coffee making facilities. Bath tubsare rare, as Australians prefer the convenience and hygieneof a shower. Porterage and other services are rare , as Australians don’t like doing a job which smacks of servility. After all, this is the land of equality and opportunity.参考译文澳大利亚澳大利亚是一个岛国, 但同时也是一个完整的大陆, 它具有突出一贯的个性。