六级英语阅读训练习题

　　六级英语阅读训练习题原文

　　The judge found that Mr. Dantas tried to pay bribes, via two go-betweens, to keep hisname out of the Satiagraha investigation. A man fitted with a bugging device was offered $1million in cash, with another $ 4 million to follow, the police say. They claim that Mr. Dantas'strick involved money travelling to the Cayman Islands, then via the British Virgin Islands to anaccount in Ireland, on to Delaware, and then re-entering Brazil as foreign investment.

　　For Mr. Dantas his crime is a steep fall from grace. A man who sleeps little and socializesless, he is a vegetarian and self-made billionaire, a gifted financier who has serially fallen outwith his business partners. He once controlled a large telecoms firm, acting for investors whoincluded Citigroup. He says he is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by the government.

　　It is Mr. Dantas' supposed influence in government circles that has added to his notoriety.During the1990s, when many state-owned businesses were privatized, Mr. Dantas positionedhimself as the man with the needed expertise and contacts. He enjoyed easy access to thegovernment of President Femando Henrique Cardoso, including meetings with the presidenthimself. That influence carried through into the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva. Mr. Dantas is alleged to have been one of the funders of a cash-for-votes scheme inBrazil's 　Congress mounted by leaders of Lula's Workers' Party in 2003-2004. Many of thosewho have had dealings with Mr. Dantas insist that these have been legitimate and conducted ingood faith. They include Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, a lawyer and PT politician, whom he hired asa consultant.

　　六级英语阅读训练习题题目

　　61. What kind of crime was Daniel Dantas convicted of according to the passage?

　　A.A crime quite experienced and tactful.

　　B.A crime by operating at the middle place.

　　C.A crime attempting to temper police to work for him.

　　D.A crime in money-laundering.

　　62. How did the police convict the charge against Mr. Dantas according to the passage?

　　A.They seized a computer by chance and got some evidence.

　　B.They directly conducted a probe into him.

　　C.They found he tempered police officers to delete his name.

　　D.They questioned him and made sure the process of money-laundering.

　　63. Mr. Dantas' relationship with his business partners is that __

　　A.he usually gets along well with them

　　B.he does not have a good relationship with them

　　C.he totally trusts all of his business partners

　　D.he believes that they make him a victim

　　64. What can we learn about Mr. Dantas according to the passage?

　　A.He is a gifted financier and less socialized person.

　　B.He always enjoys notorious fame in economic and political field.

　　C.He is a vegetarian who likes making food by himself.

　　D.His tragedy was mounted by the government conspiracy.

　　65. What kind of relationship is reflected between Mr. Dantas and government in thepassage?

　　A.His influence on government may reduce his notoriety and crime.

　　B.In business privatization, he participated with demanding expertise.

　　C.He never meets the President himself.

　　D.People knowing him deem that he was sheer evil.

　　六级英语阅读训练习题答案

　　61.C)。定位：由题干中的crime was Daniel Dantas convicted of定位到文章第一段第三句：0nDecember 2nd he was convicted of a less sophisticated crime：trying to bribe police officers.

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句可知，他因一桩并不像老手所为的罪名而被定罪——试图贿赂警察，C)符合题意。由定位句可知，丹尼尔•丹塔斯的罪名并不像老手所为，故排除A);第二句指出丹尼尔•丹塔斯… hasprofited by operating at the middle place where business and government meet in Brazil，hasbeen opening the door to find the police outside for much of the past decade，可知他过去虽然一直在商界和政界之间谋利，却没有真正因此被定罪，故排除B);关于丹尼尔•丹塔斯洗钱的罪名是经进一步调查才发现的，故排除D)。

　　62.C)。定位：由题干中的the police convict the charge against Mr.Dantas定位到文章第二段第一句：The charge stems from…

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句可知，作者从第二段开始讲述丹塔斯先生的定罪过程。其中第三段第一句提到The judge found that Mr.Dantas tried to pay bribes…to ke his name out of the Satiagrahainvestigation，可见是因为法官发现丹塔斯先生试图贿赂警官，将其从调查的黑名单中删除才定的罪，C)符合题意。第二段第三句提到the police seized a computer from Opportunity，Mr.Dantas’s investmentbank，这 、里Opportunity指的是一家投资银行，并不是“偶然”之意(by chance)，故排除A);第二段第二句提到It grew out of a previous investigation into Mr.Dantas’use of Kroll，可见对丹塔斯先生的调查起源于他聘用克罗尔一事，并不是警方直接对他进行的，故排除B);第二段最后一句提到data from themid-1990s t0 2004…apparently showed suspicious movements of money，可见警方是通过数据才弄清楚钱的去向，并不是通过诘 问丹塔斯先生，故排除D)。

　　63.B)。定位：由题干中的Mr.Dantas’relationship with his business partners定位到文章第四段第一、二句：For Mr.Dantas…has serially fallen out with his business partners.

　　详解：推理判断题。由定位句可知，丹塔斯先生曾连续几次和他的商业伙伴闹翻，因此他与其伙伴的关系并不好，B)符合题意。由以上分析可知A)错误;第二段第二句提到Mr.Dantas’use of Kroll…to watchover his business partners，可见他并不相信自己的商业伙伴，故排除C);第四段最后一句中提到He sayshe is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by the government，可见他认为自己受到的迫害来自政府，并不是来自商业伙伴，故排除D)。

　　64.A)。定位：由题干可知，本题考查Mr.Dantas的相关情况，定位到文章第四段第二句：Amall whosleeps little and socializes less，he is a vegetarian and self-made billionaire，a gifted financier…

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句可知，他是很有天赋的金融家，却少社交，A)符合题意。第四段第一句提到For Mr.Dantas his crime is a steep fall from grace，可见其原来有很好的声誉;而且有很多事迹：self-made billionaire，a gifted financier，controlled a large telecoms firm，the man with theneeded expertise and contacts，one of the funders of a cash—for-votes scheme，这些都说明他的声誉不错，故排除B);由定位句可知，他是个素食主义者，依靠自己的力量发家致富，并没有说他自己做饭，故排除C);第四段最后一句提到He says he is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by thegovernment，这只是他本人这么认为，并没有得到证实，故排除D)。

　　65.B)。定位：由题干中的relationship between Mr.Dantas and government定位到文章最后一段第一句：It is Mr.Dantas’supposed influence in government circles that has added to hisnotoriety.

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句中supposed influence in government可知，本段是对丹塔斯先生和政府关 系的描述。其中第二句提到During the l990s，when many state-owned businesses wereprivatized，Mr. Dantas positioned himself as the man with the needed expertise andcontacts，可见在私有化改革时，丹塔斯先生参与并提供了专家型的指导意见，B)符合题意。由定位句可知，他在政府的影响力并没有减少其恶名和罪行，故排除A);第三句提到He enjoyed easy access to thegovernment…including meetings with the president himself，可见他是可以见到总统本人的，故排除C);倒数第二句提到Many of those who have had dealings with Mr.Dantas insist that thesehave been legitimate and conducted in good faith，因此并不是他 所有的行为都是违法的，故排除D)。