大学英语六级考试流程：14：50—15：00试音寻台时间；15：00—15：10播放考场指令，发放作文考卷；15：10取下耳机，开始作文考试；15：35发放含有快速阅读的试题册(但15：40才允许开始做)；15：40—15：55做快速阅读部分；15：55—16：00收答题卡一(即作文和快速阅读)；15：55—16：00重新戴上耳机，试音寻台，准备听力考试；16：00开始听力考试，电台开始放音；听力结束后完成剩余考项。17：20全部考试结束。
在这样严谨的考试时间安排流程下，“排除法”这种答题的策略和技巧是一定要准备好的。
Asawisemanoncesaid,weareallultimatelyalone.ButanincreasingnumberofEuropeanarechoosingtobesoatanevenearlierage.Thisisn’tthestuffofgloomyphilosophicalcontemplations,butafactofEurope’sneweconomiclandscape,embracedbysociologists,real-estatedevelopersandadexecutivesalike.Theshiftawayfromfamilylifetosololifestyle,observesaFrenchsociologist,ispartofthe“irresistiblemomentumofindividualism”overthelastcentury.Thecommunicationsrevolution,theshiftfromabusinesscultureofstabilitytooneofmobilityandthemassentryofwomenintotheworkforcehavegreatlywreakedhavocon(扰乱)Europeans’privatelives。
Europe’sneweconomicclimatehaslargelyfosteredthetrendtowardindependence.Thecurrentgenerationofhome-alonerscameofageduringEurope’sshiftfromsocialdemocracytothesharper,moreindividualisticclimateofAmerican-stylecapitalism.Raisedinaneraofprivatizationandincreasedconsumerchoice,today’stech-savvy(精通技术的)workershaveembracedafreemarketinloveaswellaseconomics.ModernEuropeansarerichenoughtoaffordtolivealone,andtemperamentallyindependentenoughtowanttodoso。
Onceuponatime,peoplewholivedalonetendedtobethoseoneithersideofmarriage—twentysomethingprofessionalsorwidowedseniorcitizens.Whilepensioners,particularlyelderlywomen,makeupalargeproportionofthoselivingalone,thenewestcropofsinglesarehighearnersintheir30sand40swhoincreasinglyviewlivingaloneasalifestylechoice.Livingalonewasconceivedtobenegative—darkandcold,whilebeingtogethersuggestedwarmthandlight.Butthencamealongtheideaofsingles.Theywereyoung,beautiful,strong!Now,youngpeoplewanttolivealone。
Theboomingeconomymeanspeopleareworkingharderthanever.Andthatdoesn’tleavemuchroomforrelationships.PimpiArroyo,a35-year-oldcomposerwholivesaloneinahouseinParis,sayshehasn’tgottimetogetlonelybecausehehastoomuchwork.“Ihavedeadlineswhichwouldmakelifewithsomeoneelsefairlydifficult。”OnlyanIdealWomanwouldmakehimchangehislifestyle,hesays.Kaufmann,authorofarecentbookcalledTheSingleWomanandPrinceCharming,thinksthisfiercenewindividualismmeansthatpeopleexpectmoreandmoreofmates,sorelationshipsdon’tlastlong—iftheystartatall.Eppendorf,ablondBerlinerwithadeeptan,teachesgradeschoolinthemornings.Intheafternoonshesunbathesorsleeps,restingupforgoingdancing.Justshyof50,shesaysshe’dneverhavewantedtodowhathermotherdid—giveupacareertoraiseafamily.Instead,“I’vealwaysdonewhatIwantedtodo:liveaself-determinedlife。”
52.MoreandmoreyoungEuropeansremainsinglebecause__________________。
A)theyaredrivenbyanoverwhelmingsenseofindividualism
B)theyhaveenteredtheworkforceatamuchearlierage
C)theyhaveembracedabusinesscultureofstability
D)theyarepessimisticabouttheireconomicfuture
这道题应用排出法就可又快又稳地做出。52.题干问越来越多的年轻欧洲人还在单身是因为什么？B)项是说他们在较早的年龄阶段开始工作，文章中没有谈到。C)项是说经济环境是稳定的，这恰好跟作者的分析说明相反。大家在速读文章时应该抓到“theshiftfromabusinesscultureofstabilitytooneofmobility…”。D)项是说年轻欧洲人对经济未来悲观，文章也没有讲过。答案是A)。
53.WhatissaidaboutEuropeansocietyinthepassage?
A)Ithasfosteredthetrendtowardssmallfamilies。
B)ItisgettingclosertoAmerican-stylecapitalism。
C)Ithaslimitedconsumerchoicedespiteafreemarket。
D)Itisbeingthreatenedbyirresistibleprivatization。
这道题也非常适合用排除法做。53.题干问文章中关于欧洲社会作者有哪些评论？A)项是说小规模家庭是趋势，文章没有提到过家庭大小的问题。C)项是说不发展自由市场而是限制了消费选择，也是与事实情况正好相反。D)项是说受到私有化的威胁。也是跟文章叙述的实情相反。
但是，用好“排除法”的前提条件是大家要对整个文章的关键信息有80%以上的掌握。那么我们之前也讲过通过各种方法四六级阅读抓关键信息(不要让生词成为拦路虎)。
