大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷78（共225题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷78（共9套）（共225题）大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第1套一、词汇理解(本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。)Whenyouthinkaboutthegrowthofhumanpopulationoverthelastcenturyorso,itisalltooeasytoimagineitmerelyasanincreaseinthenumberofhumans.Butaswe【C1】______sodoallthethingsassociatedwithus,includingourlivestock.Atpresent,thereareabout1.5billion【C2】______anddomesticbuffaloandabout1.7billionsheepandgoats.Withpigsandpoultry,theyforma【C3】______partofourenormousbiologicalfootprintuponthisplanet.Justhowenormouswasnotreally【C4】______untilthepublicationofanewreport,called"Livestock'sLongShadow,"bytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations.Considerthesenumbers.Globallivestockgrazingandfeedproductionuse"30percentofthelandsurfaceoftheplanet."Livestock—whichconsumemorefoodthanthey【C5】______—alsocompetedirectlywithhumansforwater.Andthedrivetoexpandgrazinglanddestroysmorebiologicallysensitiveland,rainforests【C6】______thananythingelse.Butwhatisevenmorestriking,and【C7】______isthatlivestockareresponsibleforabout18percentoftheglobalwarmingeffect,morethantransportation's【C8】______Greenhousegases,suchasmethaneandnitrogen,areresultedfromtheirdigestion.Grazingland,whichdestroysforests,addstotheeffect.Therearenoeasytrade-offswhenitcomestoglobalwarming—suchascuttingbackonlivestocktomakeroomforcars.Thehuman【C9】______formeatiscertainlynotabouttoendanytimesoon.As"Livestock'sLongShadow"makesclear,ourhealthandthehealthoftheplanetdependonpushinglivestockproductioninmore【C10】______directions.A)yieldB)contributionC)stainD)ideallyE)apparentF)multiplyG)cattleH)passionI)scrapeJ)criticalK)liableL)sustainableM)depositN)alarmingO)especially1、【C1】标准答案：F知识点解析：as从句缺少谓语，此处应填入动词。空格前面说到人口的增长，后面提到牲畜的数目，由此推断填入空格处的动词应与前面出现的increase意思相近，因此选multiply。2、【C2】标准答案：G知识点解析：and提示此处应是与buffalo并列的名词。结合上文和空格后罗列的动物可知，空格处的名词属于某种livestock(牲畜)，名词词库中的cattle最适合。3、【C3】标准答案：J知识点解析：空格处应为名词、形容词或分词作part的定语。本句表明牲畜是地球物种的组成部分，critical“关键的”符合句意。4、【C4】标准答案：E知识点解析：空格前的really提示此处应填入形容词或分词。根据后面的“直到新报告发布”可知，在报告发布前，牲畜的数量庞大到何种程度还是未知的，因此选apparent。5、【C5】标准答案：A知识点解析：more…than…表示的比较关系提示空格处应为动词，且意思应与consume相对，因此yield为本题答案。6、【C6】标准答案：O知识点解析：此处应为副词。rainforests将biologicallysensitiveland“生态敏感地区”的范围进一步缩小，更加具体指出热带雨林受到的影响“尤其”严重，especially符合句意。7、【C7】标准答案：N知识点解析：more和and提示此处应填入与striking并列的形容词，而且语义应比striking更进一步。本段讲的是畜牧业造成了全球变暖，在形容词词库中，alarming最符合句意。8、【C8】标准答案：B知识点解析：空格前的所有格提示此处应填入名词。根据本句内容：畜牧业对全球变暖造成的影响高过运输业。词库中的contribution“作用，影响”符合句意。9、【C9】标准答案：H知识点解析：此处应为名词，且可与介词for搭配。词库中可与介词for搭配的名词为passion，passionformeat意为“对肉类的爱好”，正好说明本段的观点：想解决全球变暖的问题，不能简单地靠少养牲畜或少吃肉。10、【C10】标准答案：L知识点解析：此处应填入定语成分修饰directions。这里是讲解决全球变暖，应该将畜牧业推向什么方向发展。可见，空格处应填入含有积极含义的词，sustainable符合句意，sustainabledirections意为“可持续发展的方向”。Peoplecannowavoidhavingtosortthroughalbumsfromseveraldifferentfriendswhentryingtoreliveparties,weddingsandothersharedevents.It'sthelatestinnovationintheincreasingly【C1】______photo-sharingmarketthathasFacebook,Google,Yahooandothersall【C2】______forphotouploads.TheFacebookuserwhomakesaSharedAlbumFeaturecanaddupto50contributors,whoin【C3】______canaddupto200photoseach.Previouslycreatedalbumscanbeturnedintosharedalbumsaswell.Thecreatorsetsthe【C4】______settingsfortheentirealbum,whichcanbecontributorsonly,friendsofcontributorsonlyorpublic.Whenpeoplearetaggedinphotos,theaudience【C5】______expandstofriendsofthepersontagged.Eachcontributoris【C6】______whennewphotosareadded.Thealbumcreatormaydeleteanycontributor'sphotos,soitmaybeagoodideatopreserveabackup【C7】______Contributorscanuploadphotosor【C8】______anexistingalbumintothesharedone.Theymayalsoaddothercontributorsandedittheirownphotos.Acontributorwho'skickedoutor【C9】______analbumhastogototheirActivityLogtodeletethephotosinthealbum.Mobileuserscanuploadphotostoasharedalbum.However,asharedalbumcan'tbecreatedfromamobiledeviceyet.Facebookprogrammersstarteddesigningthefeatureandputaworkingversiontogetherinamatterofhours.Butthe【C10】______ofthefeaturemorethaneightmonthslatershowstheeffortFacebookmustnowgothroughtodeliveraversionofsomethingthatworksforallofthe1.1billionpeopleonthesocialnetwork.A)privacyB)mergeC)cultivatedD)harnessE)leavesF)notifiedG)somewhereH)turnI)forthcomingJ)automaticallyK)strivingL)explicitM)releaseN)competitiveO)henceforth11、【C1】标准答案：N知识点解析：空格位于副词increasingly和名词短语photo-sharingmarket之间，据此推断此处应填入形容词。本句提到Facebook，Google和Yahoo都加入到相片分享市场，可见这个市场的竞争很激烈，因此选用competitive最合适。12、【C2】标准答案：K知识点解析：此处应填入动词原形或现在分词与has构成hassb．do／doing的结构。共享相册是一个创新(innovation)，再结合后面出现的几家公司，可推知他们争相占领这个市场。题库中striving符合语义。13、【C3】标准答案：H知识点解析：空格所在的定语从句主谓宾齐全，由此判断in…在从句中作状语。本句指出，Facebook用户可创建共享相册，每个相册上传人数限定50人，每个人可以上传200张照片。in可与名词turn构成固定搭配，inturn“依次，轮流”符合语义。14、【C4】标准答案：A知识点解析：空格在定冠词和名词之间，可为形容词、动词分词或名词作定语。结合定语从句的描述：只有向上传人、上传人的好友或面向公众开放，可知此处说的是关于隐私的设定，privacy符合语义。15、【C5】标准答案：J知识点解析：句子主谓宾齐全，判断空格处应为副词，修饰动词expands。词库中副词automatically“自动地”放入句中，句意通顺，指出照片上的人一旦被加上标注，相册会“自动”向其朋友开放。16、【C6】标准答案：F知识点解析：空格位于be动词之后，可以为名词、形容词或为分词。本句说的是有新照片加入共享相册的时候，相册的所有上传人(eachcontributor)会怎样。此处最适当的是notified，表示“得以告知”。17、【C7】标准答案：G知识点解析：空格所在句主谓宾结构完整，据此推断空格应为副词，表明保存照片的方式或地点。词库中只有副词somewhere符合语境。18、【C8】标准答案：B知识点解析：or提示空格需填入动词与前面的upload并列作句子的谓语，而且该动词可以与into搭配。后面的intothesharedone提示，此处说的是将现有相册放进共享相册，merge符合语义。19、【C9】标准答案：E知识点解析：空格需要一个与iskickedout并列的动词，本句提到照片的上传者要去活动日志删除照片的两种情况，一种是他们被赶出去(iskickedout)，另一种应该是“自动退出”，因此用leaves最适合。20、【C10】标准答案：M知识点解析：空格前的定冠词the提示这里应填入名词。后面提到，Facebook要做出努力(showstheeffortFacebookmustgothrough)以推出面向很多人的社交网络，由此推知，只有“推出”共享相册一段时间后，才能发现产品的缺陷，从而进一步完善产品，release符合语境。TheU.S.dollarwassupposedtobeattheendofitsrope.Kickingthebucket.Adyingsymbolofadyingempire.Well,maybenot.Thedollarcontinuesto【C1】______gloom-and-doompredictions.Afteraswoon(低迷)lastyear,thedollarisagainenjoyingamajor【C2】______TheU.S.dollarindex,whichmeasuresthedollar'svalueagainstothermajorcurrencies,isjustoffaneight-monthhigh.Themainreasonbehindthedollar'srecoveryisactuallynorealsurpriseatall.Thereisno【C3】______abletoreplacethedollarastheworld'sNo.lcurrency.Whatmakescurrenciessofascinatingisthattheirperceivedvalueisalwaysrelativetoothercurrencies.Sure,theU.S.budgetdeficitis【C4】______thegovernment'sdebtisincreasing,andWallStreetisstillrepairingitself.Butthedollarremainstheprettiestofaflockofuglyducklings.Isanyothermajorindustrializedeconomy【C5】______betteroffthantheU.S.?Notreally.Justaboutthe【C6】______developedworldissufferingwiththesameproblems.That'swhywheninvestorsgetnervous,theystillrushtothegoodolddollar.Thedollarwinsbecausenooneelseisreallyinthegame.Theeurohasbeenexposedasa【C7】______Onlyafewmonthsago,economiststrulybelievedtheeurocould【C8】______thedollarasthetopreservecurrency.Nowexpertsarequestioningiftheeurohasafutureatall.TheGreekdebtcrisishas【C9】______thattheeuroisonlyasstrongasitsweakestlink.Maybeoverthenext20or30years,thedollarwillslowlylosethe【C10】______statusitholdstoday.Thatprocess,however,couldwellbedrivenbytheappearanceofnewrivals.A)fraudB)consistentlyC)dominantD)expandingE)entireF)incentiveG)rivalH)allegedI)defyJ)particularlyK)alternativeL)relativeM)revealedN)intriguingO)rally21、【C1】标准答案：I知识点解析：continuesto表明此处需填入动词原形。上文的maybenot提示美元可能未没落，本句内容延续此意。而空格后的gloom-and-doompredictions表示“美元注定走向没落的预测”，故空格处填入的词应含有否定含义，defy“不服从，蔑视；挑战”符合语境。22、【C2】标准答案：O知识点解析：根据空格前的enjoying和a，可知此处应填入含积极意义的单数名词。rally有“价格回稳”之意，跟下文的aneight-monthhigh及recovery照应，表示美元经过了去年的低迷，再次止跌回升了。23、【C3】标准答案：K知识点解析：此处需填入名词。根据空格后的后置定语“能代替美元作为世界第一货币”，可知alternative“供选择的东西”符合语境，与replacethedollar…语义连贯。24、【C4】标准答案：D知识点解析：根据空格后两个并列句的结构，可知此处应填入与increasing和repairing形式一致的现在分词。空格后提到政府的债务正在增加，故此句所说的美国预算赤字应该也在增加。expanding表示“扩大，增加”，符合上下文语义。25、【C5】标准答案：J知识点解析：空格所在句主干结构完整，意为：是否有其他国家的工业化经济比美国还要好?故应填入副词。particularly“尤其”可形容程度，符合上下文语义。下文Notreally表明其他国家的工业化经济都比不上美国，故排除consistently“一贯地；一向”。26、【C6】标准答案：E知识点解析：此处应填入修饰developedworld的词。上文的Notreally表明没有哪个工业化国家比美国更好，故此处表示“全部的”发达国家都遭受同样的问题，entire与上文anyother呼应，符合语境。27、【C7】标准答案：A知识点解析：不定冠词a表示此处应填入可数名词单数形式。下文说到，经济学家之前完全相信(trulybelieved)欧元可以作为最好的储备货币，而现在专家们对此表示质疑(questioning)。因此空格所在句表达的意思应为欧元不可信，fraud“骗子”符合上下文语义。28、【C8】标准答案：G知识点解析：could表明此处需填入动词原形。根据空格后的asthetopreservecurrency(作为最佳储备货币)，可知此处表示欧元和美元竞争该殊荣，rival“竞争；相匹敌”符合语境。29、【C9】标准答案：M知识点解析：此处应填入动词的过去分词，与has一起构成完成时态。revealed“显露；透露”符合此处语境，表示希腊债务危机“显示了”欧元最强的一面也是其最弱的一面。30、【C10】标准答案：C知识点解析：此处需填入修饰status的词。上文表明美元现在还是处于重要地位，故dominant“主要的，统治的”正确，这里指未来20年或30年后美元可能会慢慢失去现有的统治地位。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。)Memoryappearstobestoredinseveralpartsofthelimbic(边缘的)systemofthebrain,andanyconditionthatinterfereswiththefunctionofthissystemcancauseamnesia.Agingisafrequentcause.Ashumansadvanceinage,theheart'saction,aswellasthewallsofbloodvessels,change.Itisthoughtthattoolittlebloodreachingbraincells,andsometimesthelackofcertainnutrients,causesthedeathofsmallportionsofthebrain.Oldmemoriesandnewonesarekeptindifferentportionsofthebrain,andmanyolderpeoplecanrecalleventsthattookplaceyearsbeforewhilebeingunabletorememberwhattheyateattheirlastmeal.Aninabilitytostoreorlearnnewinformationmayalsooccurwithadvancedage.Severaldegenerative(退化的)diseasesofoldagecancauseprofoundamnesia.Primarilyinoldermen,transient(暂时的)globalamnesiacausesseverelossofmemoryforminutesorhours.Thisisaprogressiveconditionaboutwhichlittlecanbedone.Alcoholismisanotherleadingcauseofamnesia.Manyheavydrinkerscannotrecalltheeventsofthetimewhentheywereintoxicated.Inalcoholismoflongduration,thegradualdeteriorationofbraincellstakesplace,andmemorycanbecomepermanentlyconfused.Injuriestotheheadoftenresultinamnesiaforthetimejustbeforeandjustafteranaccident.Astheinjuryheals,memorygraduallyreturns.Tumorsorothergrowthinthebrainthataffectthelimbicsystemcanalsocauseamnesia,whentreatmentofthegrowthissuccessful,theamnesiaiscured.Classicamnesiamaybedescribedastheconditionofanotherwisehealthypersonwho"wakesup"inastrangeplaceunabletorecallhisname,wherehecamefrom,orwhereheisgoing.Itisinterestingtonotethatsuchaperson,however,retainsknowledgeoflanguageandsocialcustoms.Thiskindofamnesiaisprobablyduetoemotionalstressandiscalledhystericalamnesia.Itoccurswhensomeeventisseenassoshamefulorwhenproblemsbecomesooverwhelmingthatthepersonconcernedisunabletofacereality.Instead,completeamnesiadevelops.Hystericalamnesiaistreatedthroughpsychotherapyandsometimestheadministrationofdrugssuchassodiumamobarbital,whichcausesapersontotalkfreely.Cluestothepastmayappearunderthesedation,andthepsychotherapistcanusethesetoprod(促使)thememoryofthepatient.1、Accordingtothepassage,theformingofamnesiaismostcloselyrelatedto_____.A、oldageB、useofdrugsC、damageofbrainD、lackofnutrients标准答案：C知识点解析：第1段首句提到，任何影响大脑边缘系统功能的状况都可能造成健忘症。第2段提到的引起健忘症的原因，如酒精中毒、边缘系统的脑部肿瘤，都是因为脑受损，因此本题答案为C。文中提到年龄的增长和某些营养成分缺乏是为了说明二者都会引起脑的部分组织死亡，从而导致健忘，其根源还是脑受损，故排除A、D项。B与末段提到的药物有关，但那是用于治疗健忘症的，故也排除。2、Evendoctorscandolittleabout_____.A、amnesiacausedbybraincellslackingbloodB、oldpeople’sinabilitytostoreorlearnnewinformationC、oldpeople’samnesiacausedbydegenerativediseasesD、lossofmemoryforminutesorlongertime标准答案：C知识点解析：第1段最后三句介绍了由老年生理退化引起的健忘症，倒数第二句开头的Primarily表明该句描述这种健忘症“主要的”表现；末句表明这种状况会逐渐加重，人们对此无能为力，句中this指的就是这种健忘症，因此C正确。A、B、D都与题干不相关，故排除。3、Memorymayneverreturnwhen_____.A、onedevelopslong-termalcoholismB、onegetsinjuredtotheheadC、onehastumorsinthebrainD、onegetsaffectedinthelimbicsystem标准答案：A知识点解析：第2段第3句讲到，长期酗酒使大脑细胞逐渐衰退，可能造成永久性的记忆混乱。其中permanently与题干中的neverreturn相对应，由此得出答案为A。根据文章内容，B、C、D造成的健忘症是可以治愈的。4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethathystericalamnesiamay_____.A、developintocompleteamnesiaifnotcuredB、bederivedfrompsychologicalproblemsC、resultinthepatient’sshamefulemotionD、causethelossoflanguageability标准答案：B知识点解析：末段第3句表明癔症性遗忘症(hystericalamnesia)很可能是情绪压力造成的，即属于心理问题，因此B为本题答案。该段第5句表明失忆如果不是由心理问题引起的话，就会形成彻底性遗忘症，由此可见A不正确；C是引起hystericalamnesia的原因而不是结果；D中的“失去语言能力”无原文根据。5、Whenapatientisundertheadministrationofdrugs,_____.A、hecooperatesfullywiththepsychotherapistB、hismemorywillberecoveredsoonC、hisemotionalstresswillbeeliminatedD、hetalksaboutthepastwithoutreservations标准答案：D知识点解析：末段倒数第2句句末指出，服用药物的作用是使病人自由倾诉。最后一句又讲到在药物的镇静作用下可以找到与过去有关的线索，由此可见D正确。其他三项都无原文依据，故排除。Womenwhodrankthreeormorecupsofcoffeeadaywere30percentlesslikelytohavememorydeclineatage65thanwhosewhodrankonecuporlessdaily.Andthebenefitincreasedwithage.Womenoverage80whodrankthreeormorecupsofcoffeeadaywereabout70percentlesslikelytohavememorydeclinethanthosewhodrankonecuporless,theresearcherssaid.Caffeinatedteahadthesameeffectinthewomen,thestudyfound,althoughmorewasneededtogetthesamecaffeineboost."Countroughlytwocupsofteaforacupofcoffee,"saidstudyleaderKarenRitchieofINSERM,theFrenchNationalInstituteforHealthandMedicalResearch.Buttheresearchersdidn'tfindasimilarlyprotectiveeffectinmen,althoughotherstudieshavefoundabenefittomales.Howmightcaffeinehelpwardoffcognitivedecline?"Itisacognitivestimulant,"saidRitchie.Italsohelpstoreducelevelsoftheproteincalledbetaamyloidinthebrain,shesaid,"whoseaccumulationisresponsibleforAlzheimer'sdiseasebutwhichalsooccursinnormalaging."Ritchiesaidshewasn'tsurewhymeninthestudydidn'tbenefitfromcaffeine."Ourhypothesisisthateitherwomenmetabolizecaffeinedifferentlythanmen,ortheremaybeaninteractionofthecaffeinewiththesexhormones,theestrogen-progesteronebalance,"shesaid.TheFrenchstudyconfirmspreviousresearch,saidWilliamScott,professorofmedicineattheUniversityofMiamiMillerSchoolofMedicine,whohasresearchedcaffeine'sbeneficialeffectsagainstParkinson'sdisease,alsoaneurodegenerativedisorder.Asforcaffeineonlyprotectingwomen,Scottnotedthatjust2,800ofthe7,000studyparticipantsweremen,andtheresultsmighthavedifferedifmoremenwereincluded.AstudypublishedinFebruaryintheEuropeanJournalofClinicalNutritionlookedat676healthymenandfoundthatregularcoffeedrinkershadalowerrateofcognitivedeclineovera10-yearfollow-upthanthosewhodidn'tdrinkcoffee.Thosewhodrankthreecupsdailyhadtheleastsignsofdecline.BothScottandRitchieagreedthatmorestudyisneeded.Ritchie'sresearchwillnextlookattherelationshipbetweencaffeineandAlzheimer's.6、Asitisindicatedinthefirstparagraph,howdoescoffeeinfluencewomen’smemory?A、Theolderthewomanwas,themoreremarkablehermemorywas.B、Themorecoffeethewomandrank,themoreslowlyhermemorydeclined.C、Theolderthewomanwas,themoreslowlyhermemorydeclined.D、Themorecoffeethewomandrank,themoreremarkablehermemorywas.标准答案：C知识点解析：首段第2句概括了该段的主要内容，句中的benefit指的是记忆衰退的减缓。因此本段内容为：年龄越长，记忆衰退就比同龄人越慢，即C。本段关注的是咖啡影响记忆的衰退程度，而非咖啡是否能增强记忆，A、D(记忆力的好坏)在本段并未论及；虽然本段对比了喝三杯或更多咖啡的女性与喝一杯或更少的女性的记忆衰退程度，但这并不意味着咖啡喝得越多越好，因此B、D中的themorecoffeethewomandrank这个前提不正确，故两项均错。7、Whatistrueaboutcaffeinatedtea?A、Itaffectedwomen’smemoryinthesamemannerascoffee.B、Itinfluencedwomen’smemoryaseffectivelyascoffee.C、Itboostedwomen’smemoryinthesamerateascoffee.D、Itcontainedthesameamountofcaffeineascoffee.标准答案：A知识点解析：第2段首句中的thesameeffect与上一段提到的benefit所指相同，故本句表明含咖啡因的茶和咖啡以同样的机制影响女性的记忆衰退程度，选A。第2段首句中although引出的让步状语从句表明咖啡的作用比茶明显，因此B不正确，这样看来，D(茶和咖啡含有同量的咖啡因)也是不正确的；C针对的是增强记忆，而非其衰退程度，不符合文章的论点，也不正确。8、AccordingtoRitchie,Alzheimer’sdiseaseisresultedfrom_____.A、thelackofcaffeineinthebrainB、theaccumulationofbetaamyloidC、highlevelofproteinsinthebrainD、abnormalmetabolisminnormalaging标准答案：B知识点解析：第4段末句中的betaamyloid…whoseaccumulationisresponsibleforAlzheimer’sdisease表明B为本题答案。本题根据Ritchie和Alzheimer’s定位原文后，答案就不难找到。9、WilliamScottwouldmostprobablyagreethatcaffeinehelped_____.A、reducetheriskofAlzheimer’sdiseaseB、retardtheprocessofcognitivedeclineC、balancetheproductionoffemalehormonesD、protectbothmenandwomenfromdiseases标准答案：B知识点解析：第6段首句开头的TheFrenchstudyconfirmspreviousresearch表明斯科特认同了法国人的研究结果，即咖啡因能减缓记忆衰退，因此本题选B。第4段提及咖啡因可以降低导致老年痴呆症的β淀粉酶的水平，但要注意的是，该段末也有提及老年痴呆症在正常的老化过程中也会出现，这意味着老年痴呆症也可能与B淀粉酶无关，那么，对于不是由B淀粉酶引起的老年痴呆症，咖啡因就不起作用了，强干扰项A的说法过于片面，可排除。10、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardstheresearchofcaffeine’sbeneficialeffectonmen?A、Doubtful.B、Convinced.C、Matter-of-fact.D、Cautious.标准答案：C知识点解析：本文是作者对一项研究结果的客观引述，没有涉及作者的个人态度，因此作者对文中任何观点话题的看法都只是持旁观者中立的态度，故选C。其他选项都具有积极或消极的词义色彩，不表明中立的态度，故均不能选。Googlemustbethemostambitiouscompanyintheworld.Itsstatedgoal,"toorganizetheworld'sinformationandmakeituniversallyaccessibleanduseful,"deliberatelyomitstheword"web"toindicatethatthecompanyisreachingforabsolutelyallinformationeverywhereandineveryform.Frombookstohealthrecordsandvideos,fromyourfriendshipstoyourclickpatternsandphysicallocation,Googlewantstoknow.Tosomepeoplethissoundsuplifting,withpromisesoffreeaccesstoknowledgeandhelpinmanagingourdailylives.Toothers,itissomewhatlikeanotherBigBrother,nolessfrighteningthanitstotalitarian(极权主义的)ancestorsforbeingintheprivateinformation.RandallStross,ajournalistattheNewYorkTimes,doesagoodjobofanalyzingthisunboundedambitioninhisbook"PlanetGoogle".OnechapterisaboutthehugedatacentersthatGoogleisbuildingwithaviewtostoringallthatinformation,anotheraboutthesetsofrulesattheheartofitswebsearchandadvertisingtechnology,anotheraboutitsapproachtoinformationboundinbooks,itsvisionforgeographicalinformationandsoforth.HeisathisbestwhenexplaininghowGoogle'smissioncasuallybutfatallysmashesintolong-existinginstitutionssuchas,say,copyrightlaworprivacynorms.Andyet,it'spuzzlingthathemostlyomitsthemostfascinatingcomponentofGoogle,itspeople.Googleiswhatitisbecauseofitstwofounders,SergeyBrinandLarryPage,whoseethemselvesaskindlyelitesandembodythelimitlessoptimismaboutscience,technologyandhumannaturethatisnativetoSiliconValley.Theworldisperfectible,andtheyaretheoneswhowilldomuchoftheperfecting,providedyouletthem.BrinandPagesetouttocreateacompanyandanentirecultureintheirimage.Fromthestart,theyprofessedthattheywouldinnovateasmuchinmanaging—rewarding,feeding,motivating,entertainingandeventransporting(viaWi-Fi-enabledfreeshuttlebuses)theiremployees—astheydoininternettechnology.IfGoogleisindangerofbecomingacaricature(讽刺画),thisisfirstapparenthere—intheover-engineeredday-carecenters,theShiatsumassagesandkombuchateas(康普茶).InrealityGooglersareaspronetopowerstruggleandofficepoliticsasanyoneelse.NoneofthatmakesitintoMrStross'account,whichattimesreadslikeadiligentsummaryofnewsarticles.Atthosemoments,"PlanetGoogle"takesarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain:theGooglestorychangessofastthatnobookcanstayuptodateforlong.Evenso,asoberdescriptionofthismomentinGoogle'squestiswelcome.EspeciallysinceGooglefullyexpects,asitschiefexecutive,EricSchmidt,saysattheendofthebook,totake300yearscompletingit.11、BydescribingGoogleasa"BigBrother",peoplethinkthatGoogle_____.A、isapioneerinITindustryB、isaninvaderofprivacyC、breaksitspromiseoffreeaccessD、overestimatesitsowninfluence标准答案：B知识点解析：首段末句讲到，Google像是另一个BigBrother，其干涉私人信息的惊人程度丝毫不亚于其极权主义的先辈，由此可知，谷歌侵犯了人们的隐私，故答案为B。第4句提到Google免费获取知识的承诺，但没讲到它违背承诺，故C错误；A和D缺乏原文依据。12、AccordingtoRandallStross,Google’sinfluenceoncopyrightlaworprivacynormsis_____.A、inevitableB、undeniableC、long-lastingD、unintentional标准答案：D知识点解析：第2段末句讲到，谷歌的使命虽是漫不经心地，但却给予长期存在的制度习俗带来致命的打击，例如版权法和隐私规范。D“非故意的”与句中causally“偶然地”意思相近，为本题答案。选项C与句中long-existing意思接近，但它描述的是institutions，故排除。13、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofSergeyBrinandLarryPage?A、TheyarethemostcrucialcomponentofGoogle.B、Theyaredeliberatelyomittedinthebook"PlanetGoogle".C、TheybringSiliconValleythemostadvancedscienceandtechnology.D、Theyarethepersonswhoneverstoppursuingabetterworld.标准答案：D知识点解析：第3段提到了谷歌创始人SergeyBrin和LarryPage。末句讲到，世界是可以变得完美的，而他们正是能够为这个完美做很多事的人，如果你允许他们做的话。由此推断D正确。A中的crucial与原文fascinated不符；两位创始人在书中被省略是事实，并非作者的想法，排除B；C无原文依据。14、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoogleemployeesinreality?A、Theyintrigueagainsteachotherintheoffice.B、Theyareallhard-workingandtalented.C、Theyappreciatethemanagingtechniques.D、Theyfeelencouragedbythecompany’sbenefits.标准答案：A知识点解析：第4段末句讲到了现实中谷歌的员工。其中的powerstruggleandofficepolitics表明其员工在办公室会勾心斗角，A中的intrigue“耍阴谋”与该句子意思吻合，为本题答案。15、Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying’"PlanetGoogle’takesarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain"?A、PlanetGooglewillbeindangerifitstaysuptodateforlong.B、PlanetGooglehavetotake300yearstocatchthespeedingtrain.C、TheboardofGooglewelcomesRandallStrosstocoverGooglestory.D、Awrittenbookcanonlycoveralittlepartoftheon-goingtechnology.标准答案：D知识点解析：末段第2句冒号后的内容对这句话作了解释：因为谷歌的故事变化太快，以至没有哪本书能长期地使内容保持最新。由此可推断，书籍是无法涵盖所有快速发展的科技，D符合文意。A中的indanger无原文依据；B中的300years只是谷歌老板所希望的事情，与题意无关；C中的board“董事会”误读其在原文的意思，它在原文中作动词，意为“登上”。Insuchachanging,complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneedsbecomecomplicated.Manyoflife'sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,friendsorcolleaguesarebeyondthecapabilityoftheextendedfamilytoresolve.Wheretoturnforexpertinformationandhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoacceptarequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.Inadditiontothis,thereisthegrowingmobilityofpeoplesinceWorldWarn.Asfamiliesmoveawayfromtheirstablecommunity,theirfriendsofmanyyears,theirextendedfamilyrelationships,theinformalflowofinformationiscutoff,andwithittheconfidencethatinformationwillbeavailablewhenneededandwillbetrustworthyandreliable.Thealmostunconsciousflowofinformationaboutthesimplestaspectsoflivingcanbecutoff.Thus,thingsoncelearnedsubconsciouslythroughthecasualcommunicationsoftheextendedfamilymustbeconsciouslylearned.Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormousstockpileofinformation.Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformationrelevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformationisthedevelopmentoftechnologieswhichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformationwithgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Computertechnologymakesitpossibletostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.Telecommunicationsdevelopmentsenablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision,radio,andveryshortly,electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmultitudesofmessages.Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunicationstoreporteventsattheinstantofoccurrence.Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithouttheparticipantsleavingtheirhomesand,orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformationandthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate,reliableup-to-dateinformationtosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,thecriticalproblemsoftheirbusiness,socialandfamilylife,willsurviveandsucceed."Knowledgeispower"maywellbethetruestsayingandaccesstoinformationmaybethemostcriticalrequirementofallpeople.16、Manyoflife’sproblemspeopleencountertodayaretheresultofthefactthat_____.A、theymovefarawayfromeachotherB、theyhavedifficultysecuringtheneededinformationC、theylacktheconfidenceofobtainingreliableinformationD、theydon’tknowhowtocommunicatewithothersnow标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第1段最后一句“到哪里寻求专家的建议以及如何确定接受哪一种专家建议，成了目前许多人面临的问题”，可知现在很多人遇到的问题是B。C虽然也说到了关键词information，但问题不在于是否有信心得到可靠信息，而在于是否能够得到所需信息，故排除C。17、Theauthorintendstotellusthatweusedto_____.A、solveourproblemsbyturningtofar-awayexpertsB、communicatewitheachotherunconsciouslyC、believethatreliableinformationwouldbeavailablewhenneededD、findtheinformationweneededwithinashorttime标准答案：C知识点解析：解答本题的关键是理解第2段第2句中的andwithittheconfidencethat…“需要时就能得到可靠信息的信心也随之丧失”，从本句话中可推知，在过去人们相信，需要时就能得到可靠信息，故C正确。18、Whathappenswhenweareavailablewithmoreinformationthaneverbefore?A、Itismoreconvenientforustolearnaboutthingsconsciously.B、Itcausesthemoderntechnologytodevelopfasterthanever.C、Wedon’thavetoturntoexpertsforadviceforsolvingourproblems.D、Itstilltakesusmuchtimetolocatetheaccurateinformationweneed.标准答案：D知识点解析：第3段第2句说“如今一个人获得的信息比以往任何一代人都多，而要找到与自己问题相关的信息不仅复杂、耗时，有时甚至令人难以招架。”D中的takesusmuchtime对应原文该句的time-consuming，故D正确。19、Itisimpliedinthefifthparagraphthat_____.A、eventswillbereportedrightwhenandwhereithappenssolelythroughsatellitesB、peoplewillspendlesstimeholdingmeetingsthroughteleconferenceC、itwillbeimpossibleforpeopletokeeptheirsecretswiththedevelopmentoftechnologyD、electronicmailwillsoonbecomeamajorwayofsendingmessages标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第5段第1句中的“很快，电子邮件将能给人们带来大量信息”，可知D与之相符，为正确答案。A错在solelythroughsatellites，在原文中用的是extended“扩展”一词；B、C原文未提及。20、Theauthormaymostprobablysuggestthat,inordertobesuccessful,weshould______.A、acquireaccurateinformationefficientlyB、obtainasmuchknowledgeaswecanC、makethebestuseofthemoderntechnologyD、gobacktothesocietyinwhichthingswerelearnedsubconsciously标准答案：A知识点解析：最后一段第2句的主干是Thosepeople…willsurviveandsucceed，who引导的定语从句回答了获得成功的条件，是本题答案所在。A“高效地获取准确的信息”是对who定语从句的概括，故选A。大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第3套一、词汇理解(本题共10题，每题