2009年12月英语六级阅读理解全真模拟题(六)

　　The second element is the notion that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. Psychologists speak of the infantile myth of omnipotence (万能). A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that infantile notion that our wishes cause things to happen.

　　21. What is said about the two deceased elderly women?

　　A) They lived out a natural life.

　　B) They died due to lack of care by family members.

　　C) They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride.

　　D) They weren’t accustomed to the change in weather.22. The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because ________.

　　A) he wanted to console the two families

　　B) he was an official from the community

　　C) he had great sympathy for the deceased

　　D) he was priest of the local church23. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ________.

　　A) they couldn’t find a better way to express their grief

　　B) they believe that they were responsible

　　C) they had neglected the natural course of events

　　D) they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction24. In the context of the passage, “... the world makes sense” (Line 2, Para, 4) probably means that ________.

　　A) everything in the world is predetermined

　　B) the world can be interpreted in different ways

　　C) there’s an explanation for everything in the world

　　D) we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

　　25. People have been made to believe since infancy that ________.

　　A) everybody is at their command

　　B) life and death is an unsolved mystery

　　C) every story should have a happy ending

　　D) their wishes are the cause of everything that happens