2017年6月英语六级阅读理解练习及答案(3)
新东方网考研频道英语六级频道为大家整理了英语六级阅读理解练习，希望可以为大家带来帮助，先来收藏吧。The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of
the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of
living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth.
"Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things
that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as
transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of
which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a
country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water
supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and
minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess
perhaps only one of these things, and some regions possess none of them. The U.
S. A is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural
resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied.
The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. China is
perhaps as well off as the U. S. A. in natural resources, but suffered for many
years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons was. unable
to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom
from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources
peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally
well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the
technical efficiency of a country's people. Old countries that have, through
many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better
placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.
Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a
large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines
which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day.
1. A country's wealth depends upon______. ,
A. its standard of living
B. its money
C. its ability to provide goods and services
D. its ability to provide transport and entertainment
2. The word "foremost" means______.
A. most importantly B. firstly
C. largely D. for the most part
3. The main idea of the second paragraph is that______.
A. a country's wealth depends on many factors
B. the U. S. A. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world
C. the Sahara Desert is a very poor region
D. natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a
country
4. The third paragraph mentions some of the advantages which one country
may have over another in making use of its resources. How many such advantages
are mentioned in this paragraph?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5
参考答案：1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B
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