大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷62（共200题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷62（共9套）（共200题）大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第1套一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)ProductionoftheAmbassador,thefirstcartobemadeinIndia,hasbeenhaltedbecauseoffallingdemand.ModelledontheMorrisOxford,thecar'sdesignhaschangedlittlesinceitfirstwentintoproductionin1957.ButmotoringjournalistHormazdSorabjeeisnottooupsettoseeitgo.Generationsgrewupwiththiscar.Itwasataxiformanyandafamilycarfortherich.Ittransportedprimeministers,MPsandbureaucrats.ItwastrulyIndia'snationalcar,dominatingtheroadsfordecades.WhenIndia'seconomywasliberalisedintheearly1990s,globalcar-makersandtheirlatestmodelswereallowedintothecountryforthefirsttime.ButtheAmbassadorcontinuedtohavealoyal,althoughfast-shrinking,fanfollowing.Moderncarsintheirquestforsleekerstylingandbetterdynamicscomewithlowerrooflines.TheycannevermatchtheAmbassador'shighseatingpositionandgenerousheadroom.Thismadegettinginandouteasy,whilethecar'slowfrontbenchgaverearpassengersawonderful,uninterruptedviewoftheroadahead.Today'scarswiththeirbigbucketseats,thickpillars(structuraluprightsthatsupportacar'sroof)andhighwindowlinesjustdon'thavethesamesenseofairiness.Therecanbenodoubt,theAmbassador'sdeparturemarkstheendofanera.However,forme,it'sanerabestforgotten.TheAmbassadorwasasymbolofallthatwaswrongwithIndia'scontrolledeconomyanditsstiflingregulations.Carmakerscouldnotincreasepricesormakemorecarswithoutthegovernment'sapproval.Theycouldn'timporttechnologyorcomponentsandhadtomakedowithlocallydevelopedbitsandpiecesthatwerecarelesslyproduced.Buyersweresaddledwithcarsofverybadquality,whichconstantlybrokedownandyetthewaitinglisttobuyonecouldstretchuptoeightyears!AndtherewereAmbassadorjokesaplenty,myfavouriteonebeing:"Theonlythingthatdoesn'tmakeasoundinanAmbassadoristhehorn!"Forthebestpartof30years,theAmbassadorgotonlyminimalcosmeticupgrades.Thefirstbigchange,possiblypromptedbyemissionregulations,wasanall-newengine.WhenItestedtheAmbassadorforanautomobilemagazineinthemid-1990s,itwasthefastest-acceleratingcarinIndia,outpacingthemoremodernFiatsandMaruti-Suzukisofthatage.Thatitneededthelengthofanairportrunwaytostopitwasanothermatter.Themakerhadbarelyupgradedthebrakes.ModerncarshavetakenawayeverylastreasonlefttobuyanAmbassadorexceptone:tohaveasliceofautomotivehistorysittinginyourgarage.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheAmbassador______.A、isabigcarwithasleekstyle.B、isthefirstcartobemadeinIndia.C、isacaronlyrichpeoplecanbuy.D、stilldominatetheIndianmarket.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是对于这个汽车的了解。A项讲这个车有流线型的风格，从文中Moderncarsintheirquestforsleekerstyling可知这是现代汽车的特点，这里张冠李戴了。C项讲它只是富人的车。从文中Itwasataxiformanyandafamilycarfortherich可知它也可以作为出租车，被一般人乘坐。D项讲它仍然主导市场显然不对，因为文章一开始就指出ProductionoftheAmbassador．thefirstcartobemadeinIndia，hasbeenhaltedbecauseoffallingdemand，即因为需求小它停产了。因此，正确答案是B。2、WhytheauthorsaytheerarepresentedbyAmbassadorbestbeforgotten?A、Becauseitisatimeofsocialdisorder.B、Becauseitisatimeofextremepoverty.C、Becauseitisatimeofcontrolledeconomyanditsstiflingregulations.D、Becauseitisatimeofcivilwars.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的theerarepresentedbyAmbassador可以定位到文中的Therecanbenodoubt，theAmbassador’sdeparturemarkstheendofanera．However，forme，it’sanerabestforgotten．TheAmbassadorwasasymbolofallthatwaswrongwithIndia’scontrolledeconomyanditsstiflingregulations，从这里可以看出它代表的是计划经济和死板的管理的时代，所以最好被遗忘。C项的内容与此相符。其它的选项在文中都没有提及。因此，正确答案是C。3、Whatdoesthejokeinfifthparagraphshow?A、TheAmbassadorisofverybadquality.B、TheIndianpeopleareveryhumorous.C、TheIndianpeopleareverypositive.D、Theroadsatthattimewereverybad.标准答案：A知识点解析：推断题。题干中的明确指出是第五段中的笑话，可以直接定位到文中Buyersweresaddledwithcarsofverybadquality，whichconstantlybrokedownandyetthewaitinglisttobuyonecouldstretchuptoeightyears!AndtherewereAmbassadorjokesaplenty,myfavouriteonebeing：“Theonlythingthatdoesn’tmakeasoundinanAmbassadoristhehorn!”，从这里可以看出后面的笑话是为了说明前文汽车质量差的观点。因此，正确答案是A。4、WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthefirstbigchangeaboutTheAmbassador?A、Itwasmainlyduetoemissionregulations.B、Itwasanall-newengine.C、Itwasanewbrakes.D、Itneededthelengthofanairportrunwaytostopit.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的thefirstbigchange可以定位到文中的Thefirstbigchange，possiblypromptedbyemissionregulations，wasanall—newengine．WhenItestedtheAmbassadorforanautomobilemagazineinthemid-1990s．itwasthefastest—acceleratingcarinIndia，outpacingthemoremodemFiatsandMaruti-Suzukisofthatage．Thatitneededthelengthofanairportrunwaytostopitwasanothermatter．Themakerhadbarelyupgradedthebrakes，由此可知这个变化是由于排气规定促成的．变化的是换了一个全新的引擎。但是却要飞机跑道那么远的距离才能停下来，因为没有更新刹车。所以A、B、D项是正确的，C讲是一个全新的刹车与事实相悖。因此．正确答案是C。5、What’sthethemainideaofthepassage?A、ThequalityoftheAmbassador.B、ThehistoryabouttheAmbassador.C、ThenostalgicfeelingtowardstheAmbassador.D、ThedepartureoftheAmbassador.标准答案：D知识点解析：主旨题。本文一开篇就指出了印度的老牌汽车“大使”汽车由于销量不佳而停产。接着介绍了这种汽车与现代汽车的对比，并指出它的退隐象征着一个时代的结束，简要介绍它的质量和历史，最后再次说明现代车辆已经彻底取代了这种古老的车。所以主要讲的是这个汽车退出了历史舞台。D项符合，A、B、C都只是文章中的次要部分。因此，正确答案是D。Adietrichinproteinisthebestwaytoloseweight,leadingnutritionalscientistswillsaytoday.Millionscouldkeepintrimsimplybyensuringtheyeatplentyofmeat,fish,eggsanddairyeveryday.High-proteindietschecktheurgetoeatmorefattyfoods.Butcountingcaloriescanbeawasteoftime,theysay.Dieterswouldseefargreaterresultsbyforgettingaboutcaloriesandensuringtheyeatmoreleanmeatandreduced-fatdairy.Giventhecomplexwayourappetiteswork,eatingtoolittleproteinincreasestheriskthatpeoplewilleatmorefattyfoods.Researcherssayitisnocoincidencethatobesityrateshavesoaredoverthepast60yearswithBritainnowinthegripofanepidemicatatimewhenweeatlessprotein.NutritionalecologistProfessorDavidRaubenheimer,fromtheUniversityofSydney,said:"Wecanusethisinformationtohelpmanageandpreventobesity."Hesaidthefindings,tobepresentedattheSocietyforExperimentalBiologymeetinginManchestertoday,mayexplainwhyhigh-proteinregimessuchastheAtkinsdiet,havebeenshowntohelpweightloss.Buthewarned:"Wealsoneedtogetthebalanceoffatsandcarbsright."For,whilehigh-proteindietsappeartohelpweightloss,theyarealsohighinsaturatedfatwhichcanincreasecholesterollevels.This,inturn,canleadtootherhealthproblemssuchasheartdisease.Hesaidthebestapproachforpeopleistogiveupprocessedjunkfoodtoleadahealthierlife.ProfessorRaubenheimersaid:"Asimpleruleforhealthyeatingistoavoidprocessedfoods—theclosertorealfoods,thebetter."Nohumanpopulationhasuntilrecentlyencountered'ultra-processedfoods',madefromindustriallyextractedsugars,starchesandsalt.Ourbodiesandappetitesarenotadaptedtobiscuits,cakes,pizzasandsugarydrinks,andweeattoomuchofthematourperil."EleanaPapadopoulou,nutritionscientistattheBritishNutritionFoundation,said:"Protein-richfoodstendtomakepeoplefeelfullerthanfoodsrichincarbohydratesorfat."Butshewarnedagainstsomepopularhigh-protein,low-carbohydratedietsthat"claimtohelppeopleloseweight"whileincreasingintakeoffats.Proteinisessentialforgrowthandrepairofthebody,maintaininggoodhealthandprovidingenergy.6、Whyadietrichinproteinisthebestwaytoloseweight?A、Becauseithaslittlefat.B、Becauseitmakespeopledigestbetter.C、Becauseitcheckstheurgetoeatmorefattyfoods.D、Becauseitdoesnotaddsfatinourbody.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是为什么吃富含蛋白质的食品是减肥的最佳渠道，可以定位到第二段中的High-proteindietschecktheurgetoeatmorefattyfoods．和Giventhecomplexwayourappetiteswork，eatingtoolittleproteinincreasestheriskthatpeoplewilleatmorefattyfoods，由此可知原因是人们吃这类食物会抑制吃更多高脂肪食物的冲动。这与C项的内容符合。其它选项文中没有提及。因此，正确答案是C。7、Whyobesityrateshavesoaredoverthepast60yearsaccordingtothepassage?A、Peopleeattoomuchfastfood.B、Peopleeatlessprotein.C、Peopleeatmuchmorefood.D、Peopleeattoomuchprocessedjunkfood.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的obesityrateshavesoaredoverthepast60years可以定位到文中的Researcherssayitisnocoincidencethatobesityrateshavesoaredoverthepast60yearswithBritainnowinthegripofanepidemicatatimewhenweeatlessprotein，由此可知主要原因是人们吃的蛋白质更少了。B项符合文意。其它的选项文章没有直接提及。因此，正确答案是B。8、Whyshouldweavoidprocessedfoods?A、Theycontainsmanyharmfulingredients.B、Ourbodiesandappetitesarenotadaptedtoprocessedfood.C、Theyhaveverylittleprotein.D、Theycontaintoomuchfat.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的avoidprocessedfoods可以定位到文中的“Nohumanpopulationhasuntilrecentlyencountered‘ultra-processedfoods’，madefromindustriallyextractedsugars，starchesandsalt．Ourbodiesandappetitesarenotadaptedtobiscuits，cakes，pizzasandsugarydrinks，andweeattoomuchofthematourperil．”，由此可知原因是人类之前没有遇到过加工食品，我们的身体和胃口难以适应。B项的内容符合。因此，正确答案是B。9、Whichofthefollowingisnotincludedinthebenefitsofprotein?A、Itisessentialforgrowthandrepairofthebody.B、Eatingitcanmakepeopleloseweight.C、Itcanprovideenergy.D、Itiseasytobedigested.标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是蛋白质的益处，在文章一开始就指出食用富含它的饮食可以减肥，所以B项是对的。从文中Proteinisessentialforgrowthandrepairofthebody,maintaininggoodhealthandprovidingenergy可以看出它有助于生长和机体修复，还能提供能量，所以A、C项是它的优点。D讲它有助于消化，文中没有提及。因此，正确答案是D。10、What’sspecialaboutproteinrichfoodcomparedwithfoodsrichincarbohydratesorfat?A、Theyaremoredelicious.B、Theymakepeoplefeelfuller.C、Theycanprovidemoreenergy.D、Theyhelpstomaintaingoodhealth.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的foodsrichincarbohydratesorfat可以定位到文中EleanaPapadopoulou，nutritionscientistattheBfitishNutritionFoundation，said：“Protein-richfoodstendtomakepeoplefeelfullerthanfoodsrichincarbohydratesorfat．”，由此可见它的特别之处在于可以使人们觉得更饱。C、D项是它的好处，不是特殊之处，A项的内容没有提及。因此，正确答案是B。AhugelywealthywifeissuingTheRitzinLondonaftershelost￡2millioninasingleeveningatitscasino,sayingitknewshewasagamblingaddictandshouldhavestoppedher.Multi-millionairessNoraAl-Daher,50,postedthestunninglossinjustafewhoursattheWestEndcasinoinApril2012,foolingawaythousandsuponthousandsattheRitzClub'spuntobancocardtable.Nowshewantsthemoneyshepaidouttobereturned.Sheclaimsthatclubstaff,whoshesaysknewofheraddiction,stoodbehindheratthetableencouraginghertokeepplaying.TheOmanipolitician'swifetoldtheHighCourt:Ineededsomeonethatnighttotellmetostopplayingandbringmetomysenses.IfIhadbeentoldtostop,ofcourseIwouldstopimmediately.Nooneevertoldmetostoporthinkaboutmygambling.Theyshouldhavediscouragedme,butinsteadtheytookadvantageofme."ThecourtheardMrsAl-Daher,wholivesinMuscat,hadalreadysufferedsubstantiallossesatothercasinoswhenshearrivedatTheRitzontheeveningofApril3,2012.Shesaidatfirstshedidnotwanttoplay,butonlyamatterofhourslater,her￡1.7millionchequecashinglimithadbeenreachedandthenextended,andshewas￡2milliondown.Herlawyer,RobertDeacon,toldJudgeAnthonySeysLlewellynthatMrsAl-Daherhadmadeitclearwhenshearrivedthatshewas"agamblingaddict",hadmadesubstantiallosseselsewhereanddidnotwanttoplay."Thestaffpaidnoregardtoherupsetbehaviorsorwhatshetoldthem,"hesaid."Shebegangamblingand,asherlossesmounted,staffencouragedhertocontinue,sayingshewasgoingtowin.Ashergamblingcontinued,staffstoodbehindherwithprewrittenchequeswhichwereprovidedtoheruntil￡2millionwasgambledandlost.Staffpositivelyencouragedherwhenshewaslosing,saying'anythingforyou,PrincessNora...wetrustyou...noproblem...relax...Don'tworry...nexttimeyouwillgetyourmoneyback'.TheRitzHotelandCasinoLtdfailedtotakeanyreasonablemeasurestopreventorlightentheconsequencesorworseningofself-inflictedharmbytheassumptionofcontroloverher."MrsAl-Dahersaidshefirstrealisedshewasagamblingaddictin1999butstruggledtoadmittoherselfhowseriousherproblemwas.Between1999and2012shelostmorethan￡7millionattheRitzalone.11、WecanknowfromthepassagethatNoraAl-Daher______.A、isapoliticianB、isveryrichwifeofabusinessmanC、isamulti-millionairessD、isadrugaddict标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是对于萝拉·阿黛尔的了解，A项内容与文中TheOmanipolitician’swifetoldtheHighCourt相悖，她自己不是政治家，她丈夫是。B项讲她是有钱商人的妻子也不对，她是政治家的妻子。D项与文中MrsAl-Daherhadmadeitclearwhenshearrivedthatshewas“agamblingaddict”相悖，她是赌瘾不是毒瘾。C项的内容与文中Multi-millionairessNoraAl-Daher，50的内容相符，她是一个身价数百万的富婆。因此，正确答案是C。12、WhydoesNoraAl-DahersueTheRitzinLondon?A、Becausethehotelowesheralotofmoney.B、Becauseitknewshewasagamblingaddictandstillencouragedhertoplay.C、Becauseshehaslostalotofmoneythere.D、Becausethestafftherethereinsultedher.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是萝拉起诉伦敦利兹酒店的原因．文章一开头就说明了原因AhugelywealthywifeissuingTheRitzinLondonaftershelost￡2millioninasingleeveningatitscasino，sayingitknewshewasagamblingaddictandshouldhavestoppedher和Sheclaimsthatclubstaff,whoshesaysknewofheraddiction,stoodbehindheratthetableencouraginghertokeepplaying，由此可知理由是他们知道她有赌瘾却还鼓励她赌。B项的内容与此一致，其它选项文章没有提到。因此。正确答案是B。13、WhichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromRobertDeacon’swords?A、TheRitzshouldreturnhermoney.B、Thestaffisresponsibleforherhugeloss.C、Thestafftookadvantageofheraddiction.D、Shewas"agamblingaddict".标准答案：D知识点解析：推断题。根据题干中的RobertDeacon可以定位到文中的Herlawyer,RobertDeacon，toldJudgeAnthonySeysLlewellynthatMrsAl-Daherhadmadeitclearwhenshearrivedthatshewas“agamblingaddict”．hadmadesubstantiallosseselsewhereanddidnotwanttoplay．“Thestaffpaidnoregardtoherupsetbehaviorsorwhatshetoldthem，”hesaid…TheRitzHotelandCasinoLtdfailedtotakeanyreasonablemeasurestopreventorlightentheconsequencesorworseningofself-inflictedharmbytheassumptionofcontroloverher．”从这里可以推断出他认为利兹酒店的员工对她的损失负有责任，因为员工利用了她的赌瘾，因此，酒店应该把钱还给她。所以A、B、C项的内容都可以推导出，D项讲她有赌瘾是文中直接提出来的，不是推断出的。因此，正确答案是D。14、Whatdoestheauthormeanby"bringmetomysenses"inthirdparagraph?A、Makingherrealizeitisfoolishtokeepgambling.B、Tellinghertoleaveimmediately.C、Makinghercalmdown.D、Stoppingherwithallmeans.标准答案：A知识点解析：语义题。根据题干中的bringmetomysenses可以定位到文中的TheOmanipolitician’swifetoldtheHighCourt：Ineededsomeonethatnighttotellmetostopplayingandbringmetomysenses．IfIhadbeentoldtostop，ofcourseIwouldstopimmediately．Nooneevertoldmetostoporthinkaboutmygambling．Theyshouldhavediscouragedme，butinsteadtheytookadvantageofme．”。这句话的原意是使人恢复理智，在这个语境中可知它的意思是使她意识到自己赌博的愚蠢，A项最贴切，B、C、D偏离了原意。因此，正确答案是A。15、Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe?A、CasinoatTheRitzB、AStunningLossofMoneyC、TwoMillionGamblingLossD、LawsuitAboutGamblingLoss.标准答案：D知识点解析：主旨题。本文主要讲了萝拉因为自己在利兹酒店输了两百万而把酒店告上法庭的事，并介绍了理由。因此D项最符合。A、B、C只关注赌场和输的钱偏离了中心。因此，正确答案是D。ForLondon-basedMichelleBrideau,10yearsinthetravelindustryfeltlikeaneternity.Whatstartedaslowpayandhighstress—butgreatperks—hadevolvedintolowpay,highstress,noperksandlotsofcompetitionfromtheinternet.Brideauwasreadyforachange.Sheconsideredrunningamobilecoffeecartforcommutersinherneighbourhood,buttheideaofLondonwintersspentoutsidequicklynixedthoseplans.Shedecidedonacareerintechnology.Theproblem:noexperience.Atsomepointinalmosteveryone'scareercomesthedesiretochangefieldsandtrysomethingcompletelydifferent.Butoneofthemostcommonstumblingblockstomakingadramaticcareerchangeisalackofexperienceinthenewfield.Gainingthatexperienceoftenmeanstakingwhatcanbefeltlikeagiantstepbackwardsinyourcareer,whetherit'sbyre-enteringthestudents'worldorsigningonforaninternship.Choiceslikethesecanbefinanciallydrainingintheshortterm,butthelong-termhopeisthattheywillpayoffbeforetoolong.Brideauneededtolearntocodeifshewasgoingtolaunchacareerintechnology.Butshe'dbeenundertheimpressionitwouldtakeyearsofschoolworktolearnwhatsheneededinordertomaketheswitch,shesaidinanemail.ThensheheardabouttheMakersAcademy,ahighlyselectivecodingprograminLondonthatteacheswebdevelopment.Theintensive10-weekprogram,(itnowcosts￡7200andisthreemonthslong)meantBrideauwasstudyingcodewhenevershe"wasn'teatingorsleeping."Withthecodingexperienceunderherbelt,Brideauspenttwomonthslookingfortherightjoborinternship."Imadesuretogetoutintothedevelopercommunityasmuchaspossible:meetups,events,conferences,jobfairsandsuch,"shesaid."Ialsowenttointerviews,wasinvitedtodocodeexercisesaspartofthejobapplicationprocess,andIcontinuedtostudyathome."Eventually,throughtheconnectionsshemade,Brideaulandedasix-monthpaidcode-writinginternshipatLondon-basedEnternships,whichplacedstudentsandrecentgraduatesinpositionswithstartsupsandsmallbusinesses.Onceherinternshipisover,shehopestofindapositionasajuniorcoder."ThehardestpartwastakingtheleaptodoingsomethingsocompletelydifferentthanIhaveeverdonepreviously,"saidBrideau.ShelikenedittothemoveshehadmadefromCanadatotheUK."Youkeepmovingforwardwithalotofunansweredquestionsnotknowinghowitwillallturnoutuntilonedayyoufindyourselfathomeinyournewsurroundings."16、Whichofthefollowingwordshasasimilarmeaningwith"nixed"(Line3,Para.2)?A、Curlup.B、Nestled.C、Stop.D、Mix.标准答案：C知识点解析：语义题。根据题干中的单词nixed可以定位到文中的Sheconsideredrunningamobilecoffeecartforcommutersinherneighbourhood，buttheideaofLondonwintersspentoutsidequicklynixedthoseplans．Shedecidedonacareerintechnology．这句话的意思是她打算在自己家周围开一个移动咖啡售卖车卖给乘车上班的人，但是想到伦敦冬天那么冷还要在外卖东西，她打消了这个计划。她决定从事科技行业。很明显伦敦的冬天使她弃放了咖啡车的计划，所以nixed的意思是使停止的意思。C项符合。因此，正确答案是C。17、Accordingtothepassagewhatpreventpeoplefrommakingachangeintheircareers?A、Lackofconnection.B、Lackofexperience.C、Toughhauntingmarket.D、Difficulttofindanewjob.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是阻止人们换职业的原因。可以定位到文中的Atsomepointinalmosteveryone’scareercomesthedesiretochangefieldsandtrysomethingcompletelydifferent．Butoneofthemostcommonstumblingblockstomakingadramaticcareerchangeisalackofexperienceinthenewfield．从这里可以看出最主要的问题没有经验。B项符合文意。A、C、D项的内容文中没有直接提及。因此，正确答案是B。18、WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheMakersAcademy?A、Itisahighlyselectiveprogram.B、ItisinLondon.C、Itoffersintensivetraining.D、Studentscaneatandsleepatthecenter.标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的MakersAcademy可以定位到文中的ThensheheardabouttheMakersAcademy，ahighlyselectivecodingprograminLondonthatteacheswebdevelopment．Theintensive10-weekprogram．(itnowcosts￡7，200andisthreemonthslong)meantBrideauwasstudyingcodewhenevershe“wasn’teatingorsleeping．”从这里可以看出这是一个高度专业的项目，位于伦敦，向学员提供集中训练。所以A、B、C项是真的。D项讲那里提供食宿是错误的，文中说除了吃饭睡觉都得学习编码，是指学习强度很大，很密集，不是讲可以在那里吃饭睡觉。因此，正确答案是D。19、WhyBrideaucomparedthechangetothemovefromCanadatotheUK?A、Theuncertaintyoftheresultandalotofunansweredquestions.B、Hardtogetusedtothenewsurroundings.C、Similarmotives.D、Bothareverydifficult.标准答案：A知识点解析：推断题。本题考查的是她把这个变化比作从加拿大搬到英国的原因，可以定位到文中的ShelikenedittothemoveshehadmadefromCanadatotheUK．“Youkeepmovingforwardwithalotofunansweredquestionsnotknowinghowitwillallturnoutuntilonedayyoufindyourselfathomeinyournewsurroundings．”从这里可以看出主要原因是二者都包含许多未解的问题和不可预料的结果。所以A项符合。B、D不是直接原因。C项在文中没有直接提及。因此，正确答案是A。20、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatBrideau______.A、isarichwomanB、isapositivewomanC、isbraveanddaretotrynewthingsD、hateLondon’sweather标准答案：C知识点解析：推断题。本题考查的是对于卜丽渡女士的了解。本文主要讲述了卜丽渡女士换职业的经历，以及她是如何克服没有经验的问题，学习编码的过程，还提到她从加拿大搬到英国，从此可以看出她很勇敢，敢于尝试新事物，不怕困难。A、B、D项在文中没有直接提及，C项讲她是一位勇敢的，敢于尝试新事物的女性，符合原文。因此，正确答案是C。大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第2套一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)"Theworld'senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:fromlocalsmog(烟雾)toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling(砍伐)offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.Afterall,theworld'spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutputhasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consumedandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900(or1950,orindeed1980),theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.Buttheydon't.Thereasonswhytheydon't,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenruined,havetodowithprices,technologicalinnovation,socialchangeandgovernmentregulationinresponsetopopularpressure.Thatiswhytoday'senvironmentalproblemsinthepoorcountriesought,inprinciple,tobesolvable.Rawmaterialshavenotrunout,andshownosignofdoingso.Logically,onedaytheymust:theplanetisafiniteplace.Yetitisalsoverybig,andmanisveryingenious.Whathashappenedisthateverytimeamaterialseemstoberunningshort,thepricehasrisenand,inresponse,peoplehavelookedfornewsourcesofsupply,triedtofindwaystouselessofthematerial,orlookedforanewsubstitute.Forthisreasonpricesforenergyandformineralshavefalleninrealtermsduringthecentury.Thesameistrueforfood.Pricesfluctuate,inresponsetoharvests,naturaldisastersandpoliticalinstability;andwhentheyrise,ittakessometimebeforenewsourcesofsupplybecomeavailable.Buttheyalwaysdo,assistedbynewfarmingandcroptechnology.Thelong-termtrendhasbeendownwards.Itiswherepricesandmarketsdonotoperateproperlythatthisbenign(良性的)trendbeginstostumble,andthegenuineproblemsarise.Marketscannotalwayskeeptheenvironmenthealthy.Ifnooneownstheresourceconcerned,noonehasaninterestinconservingitorfosteringit:fishisthebestexampleofthis.1、Accordingtotheauthor,moststudents______.A、believetheworld’senvironmentisinanundesirableconditionB、agreethattheenvironmentoftheworldisnotasbadasitisthoughttobeC、gethighmarksfortheirgoodknowledgeoftheworld’senvironmentD、appearsomewhatunconcernedaboutthestateoftheworld’senvironment标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。根据moststudents定位到第一段“Theworld’senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy．Discuss．”Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic，moststudentswouldtearitapart，offeringalonglistofcomplaints：fromlocalsmogtoglobalclimatechange，fromthefellingofforeststotheextinctionofspecies“‘全球环境非常好。请做出讨论。’如果这是一个考试题目的话，大多数学生会把试题撕碎，列出一长串的抱怨：从当地的烟雾污染到全球的气候变化，从砍伐森林到物种灭绝。”可知学生撕碎题目是对题目的不认可，有很多抱怨说明全球环境不好。和A选项“全球环境并不理想”意思一致，其中undesirable表示“不受欢迎的，不理想的”。所以A选项为答案。2、Thehugeincreaseinworldproductionandpopulation______.A、hasmadetheworldaworseplacetoliveinB、hashadapositiveinfluenceontheenvironmentC、hasnotsignificantlyaffectedtheenvironmentD、hasmadetheworldadangerousplacetolivein标准答案：C知识点解析：推断题。根据productionandpopulation定位到第二段和第三段前两句，大意是“毕竟，本世纪全球人口增加了三倍多，全球产量也有巨幅增加，因此你可能会认为地球会受到影响。的确，如果人们还像1990年或1950年甚至1980年那样居住、消费和生产的话，那么到现在，地球很可能是一个令人厌恶的地方：恶臭、肮脏、有毒气、危险。但是人们没有这样做。人们为什么没有这样做以及环境为什么还没有被破坏的原因……”既然人们没有这么做，环境没有被破坏，就说明生产力和人口的增长并没有严重影响环境，和C选项叙述一致，所以选C。3、Oneofthereasonswhythelong-termtrendofpriceshasbeendownwardsisthatA、technologicalinnovationcanpromotesocialstabilityB、politicalinstabilitywillcauseconsumptiontodropC、newfarmingandcroptechnologycanleadtooverproductionD、newsourcesarealwaysbecomingavailable标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。根据prices、downwards锁定文章第四段Whathashappenedisthateverytimeamaterialseemstoberunningshort，theprice，hasrisenand，inresponse，peoplehavelookedfornewsourcesofsupply，triedtofindwaystouselessofthematerial，orlookedforanewsubstitute．Forthisreasonpricesforenergyandformineralshavefalleninrealtermsduringthecentury．“真实的情况是．每当一种资源似乎快要匮乏的时候，价格已经上涨，相应地，人们已经开始寻找新的供给来源，努力找到节省原料的方法，或者寻找新的替代物。因此，本世纪的能源和矿产的价格实际上已经下降。”可知长远来看，价格下降的原因之一是人们总能获得新的资源。所以选D。4、Fishresourcesarediminishingbecause______.A、nonewsubstitutescanbefoundinlargequantitiesB、theyarenotownedbyanyparticularentityC、impropermethodsoffishinghaveruinedthefishinggroundsD、waterpollutionisextremelyserious标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。联系根据fish定位到最后一段最后一句Ifnooneownstheresourceconcerned，noonehasaninterestinconservingitorfosteringit：fishisthebestexampleofthis．“如果某种相关的资源不属于任何人，人们就没有兴趣保护、培育它：鱼类资源就是一个最好的例子。”可知鱼类资源减少的原因是它不属于任何一个实体，因此选B。5、Theprimarysolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsis______.A、toallowmarketforcestooperateproperlyB、tocurbconsumptionofnaturalresourcesC、tolimitthegrowthoftheworldpopulationD、toavoidfluctuationsinprices标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。根据environmentalproblems对应到文章最后一段environmenthealthy所在两句Itiswherepricesandmarketsdonotoperateproperlythatthisbenigntrendbeginstostumble，andthegenuineproblemsarise．Marketscannotalwayskeeptheenvironmenthealthy．“在价格和市场不能正常运转的地方，这种良性趋势开始动摇，就会产生真正的问题。市场不能总是保持环境的健康发展。”解决环境问题的主要方法是让市场力量适当地运作，和A表述内容一致。所以答案为A。Breedinginmostorganismsoccursduringapartoftheyearonly,andsoareliablecueisneededtotriggerbreedingbehaviour.Daylengthisanexcellentcue,becauseitprovidesaperfectlypredictablepatternofchangewithinayear.Inthetemperatezoneinspring,temperaturesfluctuategreatlyfromdaytoday,butdaylengthincreasessteadilybyapredictableamount.Theseasonalimpactofdaylengthonphysiologicalresponsesiscalledphotoperiodism,andtheamountofexperimentalevidenceforthisphenomenonisconsiderable.Forexample,somespeciesofbirds'breedingcanbeinducedeveninmidwintersimplybyincreasingdaylengthartificially(Wolfson1964).Otherexamplesofphotoperiodismoccurinplants.Ashort-dayplantflowerswhenthedayislessthanacertaincriticallength.Along-dayplantflowersafteracertain