2024年大学英语六级预测练习题及答案解析

2024年大学英语六级预测练习题及答案解析

大学英语六级预测练习题及答案解析1

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

SalaryorInterest

1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES)ifthe

statementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatement

contradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)ifthe

informationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFoolsSpecial:HistorysHoaxes

HappyAprilFoolsDay.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshas

compiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethe

lies,darned(可恨的)lies,andwhoppers(弥天大谎)thathavebeenperpetratedonthe

gullible(易受骗的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthe

jokeonothers.InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation（增殖）ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesare

bombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputer

virusesthatcauseuserstobenign（良性）chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orof

creditcardscamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,including

passwordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiveriseto

wry（歪曲的）chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.BanDihydrogenMonoxide（一星化二

氢）

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersof

dihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertoban

foam（泡沫）cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedin

foam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientific

termforwater."Itsembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociated

Press."Wehadaparalegal（律师助手）whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthe

dangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,

thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthat

dihydrogenmonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedinthe

productionof51丫「0£020^聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料）."

Otherdangerspranksters（爰开玩笑的人）associatedwiththechemicalincluded

acceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,including

thatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwatersdangers.Alabama

ChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforscienceandReason

containsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyApril

HolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastate

legislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159to

theroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicist

MarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地模仿legislativeandschoolboardattacksonthe

teachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBosloughssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscience

andReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.Originson

April1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)Laterthat

eveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumors

tobed.

ButtoThomasssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticle

tofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearn

thatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticlessatiricalintent,suchas

theApril1dateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress"dateline,hadbeenreplacedord.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislators

OnApril1,1996,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearn

fromafullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedthe

LibertyBellfromtheU.S.government.Theannouncementreportedthatthecompany

wasrelocatingthehistoricbellfromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.The

move,thecorporationsaidintheadvertisement,waspartofan"efforttohelpthe

nationaldebt".

Hundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepress

releaseonthematterputoutbyTacoBellspublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.Outraged

citizenscalledtheLibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheir

disgust.Afewhourslaterthepublicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpress

announcementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthat

thegovernmentwouldalsobe"sellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorComoany

andrenamingittheLincoln-MercuryMemorial".CropCircles

Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandin

themid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,and

believersintheparanormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

Asometimesvitriolic（讽束口的）debateontheiroriginshassinceensued（M艮着发生）,

andthecuriousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmore

elaborateastheyearsgoby.

Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernart

toemergefromthe23thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsof

extraterrestrialcommunicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin1991DougBowerandDaveChorley,two

elderlymenfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthe

cropcirclesthatappearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecircles

bypushingdownnearlyripecropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.Moon

Landing—aHoax

EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1972,skeptics

havequestionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up（领

先）theSovietUnionduringtheColdWar.Thedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendo

levelsinFebruary2001,whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:

DidWeLandontheMoon

GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthe

moon.Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmovie

studios,theysaid.Theconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmitted

fromthemoondonotincludestarsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthe

mooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthoughtobenobreezeonthemoon.

NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatany

photographerwouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydim

onthesamepieceoffilm.Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronauts

stridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheirsunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarswere

toofainttosee.Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackand

forthtogetinfirmlyplantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.2.Accordingto

thepassage,theonlyformofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

3.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasan

industrialsolvent.

4.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcausesever

burnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

5.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispread

wildlywasthatforwarded

thearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

6.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchasmaystillhoaxtheiraudiences

nowadays.

7.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvest

becausetheBritishdidnotknow.

8.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughtheLiberty

BellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp.

9.Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesigns

oforlandingsitesofUFOs.

10.SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmovie

studiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51are

basedonthefollowingpassage.

Wildducksandothermigratory（迁移的）birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadly

birdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolid

basisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavian

influenza（禽流感）sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.

Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors（带菌者）ofthevirus,theteamsays.

TheteamsstudywasledbyBjrnOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.Olsenruns

Europeslargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabird

feces（粪），canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehaviorof

dabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,

theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedat

ornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlivelytobepickedup.Perhapsasa

result,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudy

says.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.Other

speciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck（18.1percent）,blue-wingedteal（11.5

percent）,andnorthernpintail（11.2percent）.

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,

meaninginfectiondoesntusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"said

studyco-authorRonFouchier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,

Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeabouttheseviruses

canwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5N1strainofbirdflu"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate（变异）intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,

includingH5N1.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,the

birdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooillto

migrate.Swans,forinstsnce,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swans

apparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausethey

arenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

Butthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthe

sakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1has

adaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmay

beabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoften

grazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"

forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadenyknowncasesofH5N1.

47.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu

48.Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare,whichmaystay

infectiousforupto30days.

49.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"

(Para.6),theauthorsuggeststhatinfection.

50.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration

51.Accordingtothestudyteam,isapracticethatcanencourage

transmissionofthebirdflu.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],

[B],[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,using

sciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitem

ofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,was

piecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientific

experiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachto

humaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofthescientific

method,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereis

anargument.Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchand

violenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,

summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveit

back,"saysomeofthevoices,"Itdoesntreallywork,wevetrieditanditdoesntwork.

Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortherace

ofman."

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthe

depthofourignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,and

mattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthrough

ourfingers;andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,and

ambiguities.Someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears;someare

canceledoutright;someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywere

actsofCongress.

Justthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometry

oftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgenetics

wasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleanddear:thecellwasaneatlittle

machine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatiny

watch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filled

withstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtodaysimagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,or

whatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethanthe

conquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthe

cultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesof

livingthingsingeneralv/ewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

52.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph

[A]Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmany

valuableitems.

[B]Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitude

towardscience.

[C]Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogress

unanimously.

[D]Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackfor

criticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

53.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.

[A]manhasoverthrownNewtonslawsofphysics

[B]manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

[C]manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

[D]manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

54.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears.

[A]theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

[B]thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

[C]manknowsnothingaboutDNA

[D]manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

55.Thewritersmainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat.

[A]scienceisjustatitsbeginning

[B]sciencehasgreatlyimprovedmanslife

[C]sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

[D]sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

56.Thewritersattitudetowardsscienceis.

[A]critical[B]approving[C]neutral[D]regretful

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree（ll|

楂树）standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.

ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofany

variety—especially20,000squarefeetofgardens—onitsroof.

Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa

$1.5milliondemonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits"urbanheatislands",said

WilliamAbolt,thecommissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.Heatislands-dark

surfacesinthecity,likerooftops-soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakeabuilding,

makingitstubborntocooling.

TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetinthe

heartofdowntown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthanthe

actualtemperatureonthestreetbelow.

Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat/saidthecityofficials,"will

savethecitydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays.'Theprojectsavingsfromcooling

isabout$4,000ayearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthan

thatofatraditionalroof.

Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tierecbed

ofspecialsoil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand"waterproofmembrane"mall

tokeeptherooffromleaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rain

andplantlife.

Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsand

seedlingsareburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircular

brickstepping-stoneswindinguptohills.

"Theprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthe

topofCityHalltogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactonthe

environmentandhowthelittlethingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.

Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelptocleartheair.

Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,

arenotnew,noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsprouting

fromrooftops,commoninEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStatesas

peoplebecomeincreasinglyconsciousabouttheenvironment

RichardM.Daley,whourgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintothe

projectafternoticingrooftopgardensinHamburg,Germanyafewyearsago,has

praisedthegardenasthefirstofitskindonapublicbuildinginthecountry.

Itwillholdthousandsofplantsinmorethan150species-wildonionandbutterfly

weed,sky-blueasterandbuffalograss-toprovidedataonwhatspeciesadaptbest.

Smallplantsrequiringshallowsoildepthswerechieflyselected.

57.Therooftopgardenproject.

[A]iscommonandpopularinthecountry

[B]isademonstrationprojectandcoststhecitygovernment1.5milliondollars

[C]willmaketheordinarycoolingdownofthecityinsummerunnecessary

[D]aimsatgettingpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactonthe

environment

58.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall

[A]Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterof

thecity.

[B]ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

[C]Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelov/.

[D]ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

[A]Everyyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.

[B]ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationthe

weighttheroofcanstand.

[C]TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensin

HamburgandbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.

[D]Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveand

retainheatandwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.

60.WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanon

anyotherbuildings

[A]BecausetheCityHallislarge.

[B]Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

[C]Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetter

throughapublicbuilding.

[D]BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

61.Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans.

[A]alittlebit[B]infact[C]materially[D]considerably

参考答案：PartIWriting

SalaryorInterest

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemof

choosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students*opinionsdiffergreatlyon

thisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butothers

taketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.

Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendous

fascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbe

impossibletomeasurethevalueofone,sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmost

whenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhow

andwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparents

arebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghard

overthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily.Ihavetoshouldertheburdenof

supportingmyfamily.

Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

PartIIReadingComorehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y根据题干中的信息词age-olddesire定位到原文第一段，可知美国围家地理新闻整理

了近期历史上让人印象深刻的恶作剧，这些谎言欺骗的是那些易受骗的、轻易信任他人的人，用

以满足有些人想要捉弄他人的想法，故该句表述正确。

2.NG根据题干中的信息词Internethoaxes定位到第一个标题，可知互联网促送了恶

作剧的增多，该部分接着介绍了通过电子邮件骗人的把戏，但并没有表明电子邮件恶作剧是惟一

的网络恶作剧形式。

3.N根据题干中的信息词Dihydrogenmonoxide定位至」第I二个小标题，由该标题下的第

二段可知，所谓的一氧化二氢其实就是H20,也就是水。而关于水被用做工业溶剂的说法是吓

唬人的，故该句表述错误。

4.N根据题干中的信息词Dihydrogenmonoxide定位第二个小标题,再由corrosion

andrusting定位到该标题下的倒数第二段，可知爱开玩笑的人还将加速腐蚀和生锈、严重烧伤、

吸入致死等其他危险和一氧化二氢联系起来，结合前文提到的一氧化二氢就是水可知，这些不过

是哄弄人的说法，故该句表述错误。

根据题干中的信息词

5.severalnewsgroupreaders0AlabamachangedthevalueofPi

定位到第三个小标题，再由forwardedthearticle定位到该标题下第四段，可知有些新闻读者

将文章发给朋友，还将其登在其他新闻版块中。再结合上下文可知，正是这些新闻读者的做法导

致了那条虚假新闻的大肆传播。

6.newspapers,radio,andtelevision,,根据题干中的信息词traditionalmediaoutlets

定位到第四个小标题，可知在互联网出现之前，甚至是现在，报纸、广播和电视这类传统媒体有

时也会捉弄公众，由此可得答案。

根据题干中的信息词

7.muchabouttherestofEuropeoSwissspaghettiharvest

到第五个小标题，该部分最后一段提到，Boese表示，英国人不太了解欧洲其他国家。再结合

上文可知，这正是许多英国人相信瑞士的意大利面条大丰收的原因。

根据题干中的信息词和定位到

8.thenationaldebtoTacoBellCorporationLibertyBell

第六个〃'标题，再由Irvine定位到该标题下的第一段，可知一项公告报道TacoBell公司买下了

自由钟，并要将其挪到加利福尼亚的欧文市，该公司表示移动该钟是为了帮助缓解国家债务，由

此可得答案。

9.extraterrestrialcommunications。根据题干中的信息词cropcircles定位到倒数第二

个小标题，再由UFOs定/立到该标题下的倒数第二段，可知有些人认为麦田圈是现代艺术最伟

大的作品，也有人确信那是外太空通信的迹象或不明飞行物的着陆地。

10.stars。根据题干中的信息词Apolloprogram和picturestransmittedfromthemoon

定位到最后一个＜J\标题下的第二段，可知有人认为阿波罗计划是在摄影棚里拍摄出来的，他们指

出,从月球传回的画面上井没有星星，这应该就是他们怀疑登月真实性的部分原因。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

47.Wildducksandothermigratorybirds./Ducks,geeseandwadingbirds.

文章开头指出，野鸭以及其他迁徙鸟类可能是致命性禽流感的重要携带者，由此可得答案;

第二段又提到，鸭子可能在传染野鸟，而鹅和涉水鸟也可能是病毒的携带者，由此也可得答案。

48.birdfeces

根据题干中的关键词lakewater和30days定位到第四段，可知研究表明,湖水中的流感

病毒一般是通过鸟粪传播的，这些病毒的传染性可长达30天。

49.doesn1tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath

定位到第六段可知,作者提到birdfluviruses叩peartoexistinducksina

low-pathogenicform是想表明，传染通常不会导致严重的疾病和死亡。

50.Themutatedvirusfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations.

根据题干中的关键词spread和throughmigration定位到倒数第五段，可知在家禽体内，

禽病毒可能变异为像H5N1一样毒性更强的流感病毒，如果此类变异病毒被野鸟感染，这些鸟

就会通过迁徙传播流感。

51.grazinginhugeflocks

根据题干中的关键词studyteam和encouragetransmission定位到倒数第二段，互知研

究组表示，迁徙的鹅可能也是病毒携带者，因为它们经常聚在一起吃草，而这可能会促使病毒的

传播。

SectionB

PassageOne

52.C细节题。由文章第一段最后一句Thereisanargument可知，人们对科学的看法是

有争议的，选项C意思与其相反，故选c。D项干扰性大，对应第一段倒数第二句，表面上看与

文章表述意思相反，但文章接下来说Thereisanargument,由此可知，有的、人赞成倒数第二

句的观点，有的人反对（即D项的观点），故排除D。

53.D推断题。由文章第三段最后一句可知，人类对已有理论所采取的做法是修正或拦弃,

所以D正确。A、B对应第三段第二句，曲解了文章原意，C文中并未提及，均应排除。

54.D推断题。由文章第四段可知，30年前人们将DNA的发现称为生物革命，刚开始时,

人们认为DNA细胞很简单，但随着时间的推移，人们发现它其实极为复杂，由此推断,人们还

需要进一步研究，所以D正确。

55.A主旨题。由最后一段尤其是第一句中的thereiseverythingtodo可以看出，作者

认为关于科学还有很多方面有待于进一步研究、探索，即科学仍处于起步阶段，前面的路还很长

很长，所以A正确。

56.C观点态度题。通读全文可知，作者以客观的态度说明了科学的发展状况，并介绍了对

待科学的不同观点，综合而言，作者对科学的态度是C（中立的）。A（批评的），B（赞成的，满意的），

D（遗憾的）均不正确。

PassageTwo

57.D细节题。文章第三段第一句指出，该工程是全国为数不多的此类工程之一，所以排除

A;还说它是政府投资150万美元的示范工程的一部分，而不是全部，故排除B;文章第四段提到屋

顶花园可以降温,但并没有否定传统降温方式的必要性，故排除C;由文章第九段阿伯特先生所

说的话可知，D正确。

58.A细节题。由文章第五段可知，市政厅的屋顶有90年的历史，即市政厅建于90年前,

且是市中心最著名的建筑，所以A正确。第二段第一句中的anunhkelyspot否定了B项中的

根据第五段可排除根据第十段可排除

originallyproperC,notnewDo

59.B推断题。由文章第七段可知,市政厅屋顶花园是精心建造而成的，可以避免屋顶渗漏，

或是在土、雨和植物相混合