大学英语六级模拟试卷72

大学英语六级模拟试卷72

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIsaDiploma

Everything?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese.1.目前社会存在着迷信文凭现象2.造成这一现象的原因3.我对此的观

点IsaDiplomaEverything?

标准答案：IsaDiplomaEverything?Nowadaysthereisawidelyheldbeliefthat

diplomaiseverything.Somepeoplewillgainahigherdiplomaatallcosts,andothers

forcetheirchildrentogetahigherdiploma.Th

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共10

分。）

GossipEvenifyou'venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you've

probablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinetheGreat.Accordingtothelore,CatherineII,

EmpressofRussia,diedunderquestionablecircumstancesinvolvingahorse.Ifyouask

someonewhohasafondnessforhistoryorurbanlegends,though,you'lllearnthatthe

storyisn'ttree.CatherineIIreallydiedofastroke,andnohorseswerepresent.

IntroductionThestoryofCatherinetheGreatandthehorseisn'tarecentinvention一it

startedoutasgossipmorethan200yearsago.It'snotjustajuicystory;it'sagood

illustrationofthenatureofgossip.It'salmostimpossibletofigureoutwhotoldthestory

first.HistoriansbelievethattheFrenchupperclasscreatedtherumorinanattemptto

destroyCatherine'sreputation.Itstartedmsamalicious（用意歹毒的）attemptto

slander（诽谤）someoneandpossiblytoimprovethesocialstandingofthepeoplewho

madeupthestory.Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue,inspiteofits

inherentoullandishness（订怪）.Thetaleispersistentandwidespread.It'sstayedaround

forhundredsofyears,andnomatterhowmanyhistoriansrefuteit,peoplestillpassiton.

It'sthekindofnewsmostpeoplecan'thelpspreadingaround,evenifthey'veresolvedto

spendlesstimegossiping.Eventhoughsomeofthedetailsmighthavechanged,thecore

ofthestoryisthesameasitwas200yearsago.Inthisrespect,realgossipisdifferent

fromthe"telephonegame"oftenusedtoteachchildrenaboutitshazards.However,

unlikethestoryofCatherineH,notallgossipismaliciousoruntrue.Likeswearing,

anotheruseoflanguagemanypeopletrytoavoid,gossipplaysanumberofroleswithin

socialgroups,andsomeofthemcanactuallybeuseful.Sociologists,linguists,

psychologistsandhistoriansareamongthepeoplewhoresearchgossipandhowit

functionsinsociety.It'satrickyphenomenontostudy,though.Peopleusuallygossip

spontaneouslyandinprivate,soit'salmostimpossibletostudygossipinalaboratory

setting.Infact,manyresearchersstudygossipbyeavesdropping（偷听）ongossipers.In

addition,whenresearchersstudygossip,theydon'tallusethesamedefinition.Moststart

withthesamebasicidea:Gossipisaconversationbetweentwopeoplethatconcernsa

thirdpersonwhoisnotpresent.Differentresearchersthenaddarangeofstipulations.

Theconversationtakesplaceinprivate.Thepeople-talkingaretransmittinginformation

asthoughitwerefact,buttheyhavenotconfirmedtheinformationasfactual.Thepeople

gossipingandthepersonbeinggossipedaboutknoweachotherinreallife.Bythis

definition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthespeakerandthelistenerare

friendswiththecelebrityinquestion.Somethinginthespeaker'sbodylanguageortone

ofvoicesuggestsamoraljudgmentabouttheinformationbeingrelayed.Forexample,

thesentence"Claragotapuppy"soundsprettyneutral.ButifClaralivesinacollege

dormthatdoesn'tallowpetsandthepersonspeakingsoundsscandalized,thesentence

becomesgossip.Thepeoplegossipingcompare,themselvesinsomewaytotheperson

beinggossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothesubject.

Gossipisfullofcontradictions.Peopledoiteventhoughtheythinktheyshouldn't.

Gossipcanbolster（助长）oneperson'sreputationwhiledestroyinganother's,anditcan

establishatrustingbondbetweentwopeoplewhilebetrayingthetrustofathird.People

whogossiptoomuchcandevelopareputationforbeinguntrustworthyortootalkative.

Butpeoplewhodon'tgossipcandevelopareputationfbrbeingdistant,uptightor

snobbish.1hesefictionalexamplesexplorethedifferentsidesofgossipanditsmoral

implications.MalicewithaPurposeMickey,AmyandJoeyareinelementaryschool

MickeytellsAmythatJoeyfailedatest.Withthispieceofgossip,Mickeyestablishes

thathe'ssmarterthanJoeyandimpliesthatAmyis,too.AmyandMickeypositionthem

selvesasbetterthanJoey,whichcanraisetheirsocialstandingcomparedtohimandthe

restoftheclass.Thisisn'taparticularlykindpieceofgossip,sinceit'slikelytocause

classmatestoteaseJoeyandhurthisfeelings.Inaddition,MickeyandAmymayhaveto

continuetogossipabouttheirclassmatesinordertomaintaintheirmorepopularplace

withinthesocialgroup.Thisisacommonuseforgossip-peoplecomparethemselves

favorablytoothers,raisingtheirownstatuswithinasocialcirclewhileloweringsomeone

clsc's.Falseorslanderousgossipusuallyworksinmuchthesameway.UsVersusThem

Mirabelleisamemberofachoralgroup,andafterbeingnamedoneofthegroup's

sectionleaders,shestartstoslackoff.Sheskipsrehearsals,arriveslateandleavesearly.

Twoothermembersofthegroup,GinaandDavid,generallycomeearlyandstaylateto

helpothermembers.They'vealsovolunteeredtoorganizeandstoreallofthegroup's

sheetmusic.Oneday,anewmembernamedMichaeljoinsthegroup.Afterrehearsal,

GinaandDavidtakeMichaeltodinnerandfillhiminaboutMirabelle'shabits.This

conversationallowsallthreepeopleinvolvedtoformabond-ingeneral,peoplewhoare

unitedagainstacommonhardshiporenemybecomeclosertoeachother.Infact,the

groupasawholemightbecomestrongerasitcompensatesforMirabelle'sshortcomings.

Thisisanothercommonuseforgossip-onestudyhasevenshownthattheamountof

gossipinateamenvironmentpeakswhentheteamviewsoneofitsmembersas

inefficient.ThispieceofgossipalsomakesMichaelawareofGinaandDavid's

expectationsofhim.HegetsadvancewarningofissueshemighthavewithMirabelle.

However,somewouldarguethatGinaandDavidaresimplybadmouthingacolleague

ratherthantakingstepstoaddresstheproblem.DelicateInformationJasonissuddenly

terminatedfromhisjob.Hisco-workersbegintoworryabouttheirownjobsecurity

Jasonwaswcll-likcdandefficient,andhisbeingfiredcameoutoftheblue.Morale

beginstosufferaspeoplewonderwhethertheywillbenext.Soon,peoplelearnthrough

theofficerumorthatJasonhadbeenstealingmoneyfromthecompany'scharityfund

drive,whichhewascoordinating.Jason'sco-workersneedthisinformationtofeelsecure

intheirownjobs,butitwouldnotbeappropriateforthecompanytobroadcastit.Inthis

kindofsituation,acompany'sofficialsourcesofinformationcan'tansweremployees'

questions,sotheemployeesturntounofficialsources.Forthisreason,gossipisoften

prevalentinbusinessesthatdonotcommunicatewellwiththeiremployees.Spreading

thisinformationcouldbeconsideredaviolationofJason'sprivacyoranassaultonhis

character.Inaddition,itcanbearguedthatpeople'sconfidenceinJasonismore

iinporlantthantheirsenseofjabsecurity.Thisexamplealsodemonstratessomething

that'stypicalofalotofgossip.MostpeoplewouldprobablyreacttothenewsofJason's

theftwithdisbelief.However,everyonetruststhatthesourceoftheinformationistelling

thetruth-theysuspendtheirdisbelief.Althoughtheideathatsomeoneaskindand

responsibleasJasoncouldbeathiefcanseemabsurd,peoplewillpassitonifthey

believeittobetrue.BeingPreparedAmandalivesinanapartment.Onenight,someone

breaksintotheapartmentupstairs.Amandalearnsthatherupstairsneighborsweredrug

dealersandhadrecentlybeenarrested.Herlandlordevictedtheneighbors,butthey'dleft

mostoftheirpossessionsintheapartment.Policetheorizethatthethiefhadboughtdrugs

fromtheneighborsandhadbrokeninlookingfordrugsormoney.Amanda'slandlords

cleanouttheupstairsapartmentandrentittoafamilywhohasayoungdaughter.

Concernedfortheirsafety,Amandatellshernewneighborsaboutthepreviousneighbors

andthebreak-in.Mostpeoplethinkofgossipasnegative,butinthissituation,Amanda

couldfeelmorallyobligatedtogossip.She'sgivingherneighborsinformationthatthey

needtohavetoensuretheirphysicalsafety.Sheandherneighborsalsodevelopabondof

trustduringtheconversation,whichcanmakeitmorelikelythattheywillbeabletotrust

andhelpeachotherinthefuture.

2、Althoughitisusuallyunclearwhostartsthegossip,peopletendtobelieveit.

A、Y

N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关健词whostartsthegossip和believeit可将答案定位至第一个

标题Introduction卜第二段第一句以及第四段。Ifsalmostimpossibletofigureout

whotoldthestoryfirst;Whenpeoplerepeatittoday,theybelieveitistrue..。这证明本

题陈述正确。

3、Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词evilinlenlion,unlruen「将答案定位至第一个标题卜.第

八段第一句。However,unlikethestoryofCatherineD,notallgossipismaliciousor

untrue,由此证明本题陈述有误。

4、Someresearcherstriedtostudygossips,whichtheyfoundalmostimpossibleinthe

labenvironment.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词labenvironment可将答案定位至第一标题下第九段第三

句。Peopleusuallygossipspontaneouslyandinprivate,soit'salmostimpossibleto

studygossipinalaboratorysetting,这里只是说在实验室环境下不太可能研究流言，

但没有说这是通过实际研究发现的，因此本题的答案应是信息未曾提及。

5、Accordingtosomeresearchers*criteria,gossipsaboutfamouspeoplearenotreal

gossips.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词gossipsaboutfamouspeople可将答案定位至第一标题下

第十三段第二句。Bythisdefinition,celebritygossipisnotreallygossipunlessthe

speakerandthelistenerarefriendswiththecelebrityinquestion,unless这个条件句证

明本题陈述有误。

6、Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossiped

ones,andthinkthemselves.

标准答案：superior

知识点解析：由题I■关键词comparethemselvestothegossipedones可将答案定位至

第一标题下倒数第二段。Thepeoplegossipingcomparethemselvesinsomewaytothe

personbeinggossipedabout,usuallyconsideringthemselvestobesuperiortothe

subject,据此，空格中可以填入superior。

7^AsinthestoryofMickey,AmyandJoey,agossipmaycause______tothegossiped.

标准答案：hurt.―

知识点解析：由题干关键词storyofMickey,AmyandJoey可将答案定位至第二个

标题下第二段第一句。Thisisn'taparticularlykindpieceofgossip,sinceit'slikely

tocauseclassmatestoteaseJoeyandhurthisfeelings,句中hurt就是答案，这里变为

名词使用。

8、ThestoryofMirabelleillustratesacommonuseofgossip-itmakesthegossiping

ones.

标准答案：formabond/united

知识点解析：由题干关键词storyofMirabelle和acommonuse可将答案定位至第三

个标题下第二段第一句。Thisconversationallowsallthreepeopleinvolvedtoforma

bond—ingeneral,peoplewhoareunitedagainstacommonhardshiporenemybecome

closertoeachother.根据题干的意义和语法要求，句中的formabond或united都

可以作为答案。

9、GossipaboutJasonappearedpartiallybecausethecompanymanagementfailedto

havewiththestaff.

标准答案：goodcommunication

知识点解析：山题干关键词Jason,companymanagementfailed可将答案定位至第

四个标题下第二段第三句。Forthisreason,gossipisoftenprevalentinbusinessesthat

donotcommunicatewellwiththeiremployees.根据题干语法要求,需将donot

communicatewell改为goodcommunication0

10、ThestoryofJasonshowsthatalthoughgossipsareusuallyincredible,peopletendto

believeinthe.

标准答案：sourceoftheinformation

知识点解析：由题干关键词storyofJason和believein可将答案定位至第四个标题

下第四段第三句。However,everyonetruststhatthesourceoftheinformationistelling

thetruth...,据此可知答案。

11、Ifagossipbringsgoodtothegossiping,thepeopleinvolvedarelikelytodevelop

标准答案：abondoftrust

知识点解析：由题干关键词develop可将答案定位至文章最后一句。Shesadher

neighborsalsodevelopabendoftrustduringtheconversation...,据此，空格里应承入

abondoftrusto

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分0）

12、

A、Themanalwayslovedstudy.

B、Thewomanwasopposedtogotoschooleveryday.

C>Themansuggestedthewomanhavearest.

D、Thewomanobjectedtohavingexams.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：M:Ithoughtyoualwaysenjoyedlessons.Yousoundsorelieved.W:

Well,yes.Idon'tmindadmittingthatIam.IenjoyedschoolbutIdidobjecttohavingto

goeverydayoncewchaddoneallourexams.Q:Whatdowclearnfromthe

conversation?

13、

A^Maryshouldselectanothercourseinstead.

B、Someonehasbrokendowntheelectivesystem.

C、Maryshouldcheckoutoncemorerightnow.

D、Marystillhasachancetoregistertheclassthissemester.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:Ijustfoundouttheregistrationoftheinternationalfinanceclassisfull

intheelectivesystem.NowIhavetowaitanothersemestertogetin.M:Oh,Mary,why

don'tyoucheckbackafterthefirstweekinstead?Somebodymightdropit.Q:Whatdoes

themanmean?

14、

A、Shewasaskedtoworkovertimeafterfivep.m.

B、Shewastoldherservicewouldnotbeneededanymore.

C、ShewasofferedanewjobbyhisbossMr.King.

D、Shewaswarnednottoleavethecompanyearlierthan5p.m.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：M:ThismorningMr.Kingaskedyoutogotoseehiminhisoffice.MayI

knowwhathesaidtoyou?W:Hetoldmetoworkatthecompanyuntilfivep.m.every

day,orIwillbenolongerneededhere.Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?

15、

A、Thetroublewillcomesoon.

B、Themanhassettledsomeproblemswell.

C^Somethinghasbeenoutoftheirexpectations.

D、Thewomanisalwaysoptimistic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：M:Everythinghasgoneassmoothasclockwork—justlikeweplanned.

Youneverlookatthepositivesideofthings.Everythinghasbeensoeasy!W:There's

troubleonthehorizon.Haveityourway.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

16、

A^Themanisverygoodatsports.

B、Thewomandoesn^likeswimmingverymuch.

C、Themanplannedatripinanothercity.

D、Thewomandoesn'thaveexperienceinboating.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：M:Howaboutgoingonacampingtripthisweekendwithus?Weare

planningonhikingandboatinginthecitypark.W:Thatsoundsgreat.BuiI'dbetterwarn

you:EveneverbeenintheboatingandIamnotmuchtheswimmereither.Q:Whatcan

welearnfromtheconversation?

17、

A、Thewomandoesn^likehermajor.

B、Thewomanlikesbiochemistry.

C^Thewomanshouldlearnabetterfield.

D、Thewomanworkshardonbiochemistry.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:W:Ifinallygotthegranttogotograduateschool.I'mgoingtodoitin

biochemistrywhichisbeyondmyinterest.M:Soundslikeaninterestingfield.Actually,

biochemistryisamuchbetterfieldfbryou.AndIknowthatyou'vegotsomeyearsof

hardstudyaheadofyou.Q:Whatcanwegetfromtheconversation?

18、

A^Thewomanwantstoexplaintheexperiment.

B、Thewomanwantstoobservetheexperiment.

C^Themansuggeststheyshouldstaywithexperiment.

D^Themanissorryfbriheinsecureexperiment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：W:There'snoreasononearthwhyweshouldstayheretokeepaneyeon

theexperiment.M:Yes,thereis!It'sbettertobesafethansorry.Q:Whatcanwe

concludefromtheconversation?

19、

Theteachershouldteachhisstudentsmoreaboutthesubject.

B、Theteachershouldaffordhisstudentsmorediscussion.

C、Theteachershouldbehonesttohisstudents.

D^Theteachershouldaskhisstudentsmorequestions.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:M:Tobehonest,Ifelttheclassdiscussionisawasteoftime!W:Yeah,

theprofessorshouldteachusmoreaboutthesubjectinsteadofkeepaskingustodiscuss

allthetime.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktheteachershoulddo?

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分,共3分。）

20、

A、He'stryingtobuyausedcar.

B、He'stryingtopassadrivingtest.

C、He'*tryingtohavehiscarrepaired.

D、He'stryingtosellacar.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:Whatisthemantryingtodo?

21、

A、Ithasseveralscratchesinit.

B、Itcan'tbeopenedinanormalway.

C、Thedoorhandleismissing.

D、Itcan,tbeopenedatall.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Whatistheproblemwiththedoorofthevehicle?

22、

A、Thewomangivesthevehicleup.

B>Ihcwomanwillbuythevehicle.

C、Thewomanasksforalowerprice.

D、Thewomanwilltalktothemanager.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whatcanweconcludefromtheendoftheconversation?

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A、Howtogetapart-timejob.

B、Atenibleaccidentoncampus.

C、Howtohelpaclassmate.

D^Independenceofcollegestudents.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：WhataretheIwospeakerstalkingabout?

24、

A、Shecouldn'tfindapart-timejob.

Shewasexpelledbyiheschool.

C>Shecouldn'tcontinueherstudy.

D、Sherefusedtostudyatschool.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：WhichistrueaboutJane'sparentsaccordingtheconversation?

25、

A、Theyhavestoredsomemoneyfortheirdaughter'sschooling.

B、Theybothwentabroadwithouttellingtheirdaughter.

C、Theypreventtheirdaughterundertakinganypart-timejob.

D、Theybothlosttheirlivesinthesameterribleaccident.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：What'sthematterwithJane?

26、

A、RecommendingJaneapart-timejob.

B、AskingmorepeopletohelpJane.

C、Organizingapublicdonationfbrher,

D、GivingJanealltheirsavingsandearnings.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：WhatdoesthemansuggesttosolveJane'sproblem?

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Becausetheirhomesaretoofarfromtheircompanies.

B、Becausetheyarenotallowedtoleavetheoffice.

C、Becausetheydon'twanttocookbythemselves

D^Becausetheyhaveotherarrangementsduringthelunchtime.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whydon'lmostLondonersgohometorlunch?

28、

A、Foodservedincanteensisexpensive.

B、Thenumberofdishesservedincanteensislarge

C^Employeesincanteensgetdishesfromthecounterbythemselves.

D、Therearenowaitersorwaitressesin'allcafes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

29、

A、CanteensinLondon.

B、Placesforeating.

C、Employees'lunchinLondon.

D、ServicesinLondon.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Whichisthemainideaofthispassage?

30、

A、Categorizingthedifferentkindsofsharks.

B>Warninghumansofthedangersposedbysharks.

C、Describingthecharacteristicsofsharkteeth.

D、Clearingupsomemisconceptionsaboutsharks.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

31、

A、Thewhaleshark.

B、Thegreatestwhiteshark.

C、Thebullshark.

D、Thetigershark.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whichisprobablythelongestshark?

32、

A、Allsharkshaveteethtocutprey.

Itissurethatsharksliketoattackhumans.

C、Thelargesttypesofsharksareknowntobeaggressive.

D^Tigersharkisoneofthosethathavetheworstrecords.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Theycouldearnmuch,buttheymustworkhard.

B、Manyofthemearnedtheirmoneyinadishonestway.

C、Theywereallfrompoorfamilies.

D、Theywereallthin,youngboys.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebaggageboys?

34、

A、Itiswrongtogivemorepaytothepassengers.

B>Don'tbelievethemiftheyarepayingyoumore.

C^Don'tfollowotherstooverchargethepassengers.

D、Itisdifficulttoworkhardandliveasanhonestboy.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Whatdoesthefather^adviceimply?

35、

A、Becausehethinksitisatotallysharedexperience.

B、Becausehethinksitisconsideredasthemostdangerous.

C^Becausehethinksitdoesgreatharmtohumanrelationship.

D、Becausehethinksitmayleadtothelossofhissportsteam.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Whycan'tthespeakerputupwithstealing?

36、

A、Hisfather^advicehelpedhimtodecidewhichjobtotakeup.

B、Workinginasportsteamwashismostimportantexperience.

C、Helearnedmuchfromhissharedexperiencewithhisteammembers.

D、Hisexperienceasabaggageboyhadagreatinfluenceonhislaterlife.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whatcanbeconcludedfromthispassageaboutthespeaker?

八、听力复合式听写(本题共〃题，每题分，共

〃分。)

Tobereallyhappyandrealsafe,oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies,andthey

mustallbereal.Itisnouse(36)lateinlifetosay:"Iwilltakean(37)in

thisorthat."Amanmayacquiregreat(38)oftopicsunconnectedwithhisdaily

work,andyetgethardlyany(39)orrelief.Itisnousewhatyoulike;youhave

gottolikewhatyoudo.Broadlyspeaking,humanbeingsmaybe(40)intothree

classes:thosewhotoiledtodeath,thosewhoare(41)todeath,andthosewhoare

boredtodeath.Itisnouseinvitingthe(42)ortheprofessionalorbusinessman,

whohasbeen(43)orworryingaboutseriousthingsforfivedays,toworkor

worryabouttriflingthingsattheweekend.Itmayalsobesaidthatrational,industrious,

usefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses:(44).Ofthesethe

formerarethemajority.Thelonghoursintheofficeorthefactorybringwiththemas

theirreward,notonlythemeansofsustenance,butakeenappetiteforpleasureeveninits

simplestandmostmodestform.(45).Forthemtheworkinghoursare

neverenough.Eachdayisaholiday,andordinaryholidays,whentheycome,arejustlike

enforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvacation.(46).

37、Tobereallyhappyandrealsafe,oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies,

andtheymustallbereal.Itisnouse(36)lateinlifetosay:"Iwilltakean

(37)inthisorthat."Amanmayacquiregreat(38)oftopicsunconnected

withhisdailywork,andyetgethardlyany(39)orrelief.Itisnousewhatyou

like;youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.Broadlyspeaking,humanbeingsmaybe

(40)intothreeclasses:thosewhotoiledtodeath,thosewhoare(41)to

death,andthosewhoarcboredtodeath.Itisnouseinvitingthe(42)orthe

professionalorbusinessman,whohasbeen(43)orworryingaboutseriousthings

forfivedays,toworkorworryabouttriflingthingsattheweekend.Itmayalsobesaid

thatrational,industrious,usefulhumanbeingsaredividedintotwoclasses:

(44).Ofthesetheformerarethemajority.Thelonghoursintheofficeor

thefactorybringwiththemastheirreward,notonlythemeansofsustenance,butakeen

appetiteforpleasureeveninitssimplestandmostmodsstform.(45).For

themtheworkinghoursarcneverenough.Eachdayisaholiday,andordinaryholidays,

whentheycome,arejustlikeenforcedinterruptionsinanabsorbingvacation.

(46).,

标准答案：starting

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：interest

知识点解析•：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：knowledge

知识点解析•：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：benefit

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、

标准答案：divided

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、

标准答案：worried

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、

标准答案：politician

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、

标准答案：working

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、

标准答案：first,thosewhoseworkisworkandwhosepleasureispleasure;and

secondly,thosewhoseworkandpleasureareone

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、

标准答案:Buttothesecondclass,theirlifeisanaturalharmony

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、

标准答案：Yettobothclasses,theneedofanalternativeoutlook,ofachange

atmosphere,ofadiversionofeffort,isessential

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题

分,共10分。）

AreconstructionofanancienttreefromoneofEarth'sfirstforestsrevealsthattheplants

weretoppedwithfronds（蕨类植物的叶子）andnotleaves.Thecrown（树冠）ofan

ancienttreefoundinaplacefromwhichstoneisdugoutinNewYorkhasshedlighton

thelookoftheworld'searliestforestsbelievedtohavethrivedabout390millionyears

ago.Thediscoveryofthis390-millionyear-old,six-footupperportionofanancienttree

trunkallowedscientiststocreateacompositepictureoftheentireplantwhentheyputit

togetherwithfragmentsofatrunkfoundinthesamesiteayearbeforeandwithtree

stumpsrecoveredmorethan130yearsago.Theremainshavebeenwidelyreportedas

"evidenceoftheEarth'soldestforest,"accordingtoapaperpublishedinthisweek's

Nature."Thebasicpointofthispaperistwothings,"saysleadauthorWilliamStein."We

nowhaveclearevidencewhatthesestumpsreallywere,"andwealsohave"realstrong

evidenceofthestructureoftheseforms."Fromthefossilreconstruction,theteamof

scientistsdeterminedthatatreecomprisingallthesepartscouldgrowabout30feettall.

AccordingtoStein,thebasewouldhavebeenmassive—ontheorderof2.5feetin

diameter-andalarge,singletrunkwithverticalridges,toppedbyaleaflesscrownofa

materialresemblingfrondsonferns（蕨类）andpalms.Bypiecingtogetherthefragments,

theteamwasabletogetanideaofwhatforestmighthavelookedlike390millionyears

ago.Steinestimatesthesetreeswouldhavebeen"fairlycloselyspaced,"about3to16

feetapart,andthattheywouldhavedroppedaloadoffrondsfromtheirbranchesontothe

forestfloor.Amongstthesetreeswerelikelysmallerplantsandshrubs.Thesetreeslikely

letmoresunlightthroughthanmodern-daycounterparts,fortheirbranchstructuresdid

notfanoutasfar,forminganumbrella-likeshape.Steinnotesthattheriseofforestswith

treeslikethesecausedtheremovalofCO2fromtheairandtemperaturestodrop,

creatingclimateslikethoseexperiencedtoday.ThedropCO2inlevels,hesays,likely

ledtotheevolutionofflatleavesontreestoattractandretainmoreofthegas,which

plantsneed.Upnext,hesays:researchwillfbcuson"theinternalstructureoftheplants

toworkouthowtheygrew"aswellas"howtheyfunctionedphysiologically,particularly

therelationshipwithCO2."

48WhatcanpeopleknowfromthecrownofanancienttreefoundinNewYork?

A、Ithelpspeopleknowthatancienttreeshavenotrunk.

B、Itprovidesusnewinformationabouttheappearanceoftheearliestforest.

C>Itprovidesevidenceibrtheexistenceoftrees397millionyearsago.

D、Itprovidesevidencefbrthebloomoftrees397millionyearsago.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:根据题干中thecrownofanancienttreefoundinNewYork,可以定位

到首段末句Thecrown（树冠）ofanancienttree...hasshedlightonthelookofthe

world'searliestforestsbelievedtohavethrivedabout390millionyearsago.细节题。

这句提到一个古树树冠在纽约的一个采石的地方被发现，这为了解3亿9千万年前

世界早期森林的样子提供了新的信息。3亿9千万年前树木很茂盛是人们所认为

的，但这个古树树冠的出土并未证明这一点，故可排除D。

49>Accordingtothefossilreconstruction,whatmainpartsdidatreecomprise?