大学英语六级阅读练习题.docx

大学英语六级阅读练习题

ComputersmonitoreverythinginSingaporefromsoilcompositiontolocationofmanholes.Attheairport,ittookjust15secondsforthecomputerizedimmigrationsystemtoscanandapprovemypassport.Ittakesonlyoneminutetobecheckedintoapublichospital.By1998,almosteveryhouseholdwillbewiredforinteractivecableTVandtheInternet,theglobalcomputernetwork.Shopperswillbeabletoviewandpayforproductselectronically.A24-hourcommunitytelecomputingnetworkwillallowuserstocommunicatewithelectedrepresentativesandretrieveinformationaboutgovernmentservices.Itisallpartofthegovernment’splantotransformthenationintowhatitcallsthe“IntelligentIsland”.Insomanyways,Singaporehaselevatedtheconceptofefficiencytoakindofnationalideology.Forthepasttenyears,Singapore’sworkforcewasratedthebestintheworld-aheadofJapanandtheU.S.-intermsofproductivity,skillandattitudebytheBusinessEnvironmentRiskIntelligenceservice.Behindthe“Singaporemiracle”isamanRichardNixondescribedasoneof“theablestleadersIhavemet,”onewho,“inothertimesandotherplaces,mighthaveattainedtheworldstatureofaChurchill.”LeeKuanYewledSingapore’sstruggleforindependenceinthe1950s,servingasPrimeMinisterfrom1959until1990.Today(1995),at71,hehasnominallyretiredtotheofficeofSeniorMinister,wherehecontinuestoinfluencehiscountry’sfuture.Leeofferedcompaniestaxbreaks,politicalstability,cheaplaborandstrike-freeenvironment.Nearly90percentofSingaporeanadultsnowowntheirownhomesandthankstostrictadherencetotheprincipleofmerit,personalopportunitiesabound.“Ifyou’vegottalentandworkhard,youcanbeanythinghere,”saysaMalaysian-bornwomanwhoholdsahigh-levelcivil-serviceposition.LeelikestoboastthatSingaporehasavoidedthe“moralbreakdown”ofWesterncountries.Heattributeshisnation’ssuccesstostrongfamilyties,arelianceoneducationastheengineofadvancementandsocialphilosophythatheclaimsissuperiortoAmerica’s.InaninterviewwithReader’sDigest,hesaidthattheUnitedStateshas“lostitsbearings”byemphasizinginpidualrightsattheexpenseofsociety.“Anethicalsociety,”hesaid,“isonewhichmatcheshumanrightswithresponsibilit