大学英语六级模拟试卷156

大学英语六级模拟试卷156

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRe.marksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150

wordsandbaseontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.I.竞争是存在于当今社会的普

遍现象2.竞争的好处3.竞争的同时不要忘记合作

标准答案：AFewRemarksonCompetitionInourmodernsocietyyoumayfeel

competitioneverywhere.Tileathletes,forexample,fightwitheachotherfor

championships.Thestudentscompeteforprizesandscholarshipsatschool.The

unemployedstruggleforanyopportunitiesavailableinthejobmarket.Andeverydayin

thebusinessworldthefiercestcompetitionistakingplaceaseachenterprisetriestogeta

biggersliceofthemarketHardascompetitionis,ithascertainadvantagesaswell.

Firstly,itprovidescitizens,whateversocialstatustheyhave,withopportunitiesto

achievetheirgoals.Everyonewithhisowneffortsisequalonthewaytosuccess.

Secondly,peopleusuallyfeelstimulatedbythechallengesfromrivals.Under

competitiononeturnsouttobemoreactiveandefficient.Furthermore,competitiongives

impetustothefastdevelopmentofthemodernworld,inwhicheachpersonshowsgreater

initiativeatwork.However,acompetitivesocietycanneverneglecttheimportanceof

cooperation,forcompetitiondoesnotmeantheisolationfromothers.Infact,right

cooperationwithotherpeoplewillmakewiserandmoreeffectiveuseofourintelligence

andenergy,andthusincreasetheforcefulnessofcom-petition.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。)

FoodsThatFightDiseaseWithremarkableconsistency,recentresearchhasfoundthata

diethighinplant-basedfoods—fruits,vegetables,driedpeasandbeans,grains,and

starchystaplessuchaspotatoes—isthebody'sbestweaponinthwartingmanyheakh-

relatedproblems.Thesefbodsworkagainstsomanydiseasesthatthesamehealthy

ingredientsyoumightusetoprotectyourheartorwardoffcancerwillalsobenefityour

intestinaltractandbones.Here'swhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthesedifferentdisease-

fightingfoods.CancerFightersPreventingcancerisacompellingreasontoloadupyour

cartintheproducedeparUnent.Scientistshaverecentlyestimatedthatapproximately30

to40percentofallcancerscouldbeavertedifpeopleatemorefruits,vegetables,and

plant-basedfoodsandminimizedhigh-fat,high-calorieediblesthathavescant

nutritionalvalue.Upto70percentofcancersmightbeeliminatedifpeoplealsostopped

smoking,exercisedregularly,andcontrolledtheirweight.Inthepast,researchershad

linkedfatconsumptionwiththedevelopmentofcancers,buttheycurrentlybelievethat

eatingfruits,vegetables,andgrainsmaybemoreimportantinpreventingthediseasethan

noteatingfat."Theevidenceaboutahigh-fatdietandcancerseemedalotstronger

severalyearsagothanitdoesnow,**saysMelaniePolk,aregistereddietitiananddirector

ofnutritioneducationattheAmericanInstituteforCancerResearch.Althoughscientists

arestillnotcertainaboutthespecifics,they'rebeginningtocloseinonthehealthful

constituentsofplant-basedfoods.Inparticular,they'relookingcloselyattwo

componentsantioxidantsandphytochemicals.Antioxidants.Theantioxidants

(carotenoids,suchasbetacaroteneandlycopene,andvitaminsCandE)foundinfruits,

vegetables,andotherplant-basedfoodsfightfreeradicals,whicharccompoundsinthe

bodythatattackanddestroycellmembranes.Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsis

believedtocausemanycancers.Thecarotenoids,inparticular,whichgivefruitsand

vegetablestheirbrightyellow,orange,andredcolors,arenowgainingrecognitionfor

theirnutritionalworth.Numerousstudieshaveextolledthevirtuesoflycopene(the

carotenoidthatmakestomatoesred)inpreventingprostatecancer.Onesuchstudyat

HarvardUniversityfoundthatmenwhoincludetomatoproductsintheirmealstwicea

weekcouldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancerbyonethirdcomparedwith

menwhonevertouchtomatoes.Otherlycopene-richfoods,suchaswatermelon,red

grapefruit,andguava,arenowpiquingtheinterestofresearchers.Watermelonnotonly

yieldsmorelycopeneperserving(15mgin11/2cups)thanrawtomatoes(11mgper

11/2cups),butit'salsoarichsourceofvitaminsAandC.Canwatermelonhelpreduce

theincidenceofcancer?Nooneknowsforsurebecausetherehaven'tbeensufficient

studies."Weassumethatwe'llseebenefits,"saysPenelopePerkinsVeazie,Ph.D.,a

researchscientistwiththeUSDA'sAgriculturalResearchService.Researchersthereplan

tocomparepeoplewhocatwatermelonwiththosewhocatprocessedtomatoesbecause

cookingenhanceslycopeneabsorption-oseewhichgroupabsorbsmorelycopene.(A

11/2cupservingoftomatosaucepacks53mgoflycopene.)Phytochemicals.The

phytochemicalspresentinfruitsandvegetablesprotectthebodybystuntingthegrov/th

ofmalignantcells.Phytochemicals,naturallyoccurringsubstances,includeindoles(［生

化川引口朵)incabbageorcauliflower,saponins(［生化］皂角背)inpeasandbeans,and

isoflavones(异黄酉同)insoymilkandtofu.Investigatorhaveonlyaninklingofhow

manyphytochemicalsexistandhowtheywork.Theyareconfident,however,thatyou

cangetabasketfulofanti-cancernutrientsbymixingandmatchingatleastfiveservings

adayoffruitsandvegetableswithsevenormorestarchyorprotein-richplantfoodssuch

asgrains,peasandbeans,andpotatoes.Supplementscanhelpyougetsomeofthe

benefitsofthesesubstances,buttheyarenoreplacementforrealfood,"Whenyoutakea

supplement,you'regettingspecificvitaminsandminerals,butnotthethousandsof

phytochemicalsthatmightbepresentinfruitsandvegetables,"saysregistereddietitian

AmyJamiesonofTheClevelandClinicFoundationinOhio."Ifyoueatasweetpotato

withitsskin,whichisagreatsourceofbothbetacaroteneandfiber,you'llconsumeat

least5,000phytochemicalsthataren'tpresentinabetacarotenesupplement.That'sa

reallyimportantdifference.0Bone-BuildingFoodsTheroadtostrongbonesispaved

withcalcium-richfood.Leafygreenvegetablesandlew-fatdairyproductsare

excellentsourcesofcalcium,themineralthatputsstiffnessintoyourskeletalsystemand

keepsyourbonesfromturningrubberyandfragile.Yourbodyusescalciumformore

thankeepingyourbonesstrong.Calciumpermitscellstodivide,regulatesmuscle

contractionandrelaxation,andplaysanimportantroleinthemovementofproteinand

nutrientsinsidecells.Ifyoudon'tabsorbenoughfromwhatyoucattosatisfythese

requirements,yourbodywilltakeitfromyourbones.Becauseyourbodydoesn'tproduce

thisessentialmineral,youmustcontinuallyreplenishthesupply.Eventhoughthe

recommendeddailya-mountis1,200mg,mostadultsdon'teatmorethan500mg.One

reasonmayhavebeentheperceptionthatcalcium-richdairyproductswerealsoloaded

withcalories."Inthepast,women,inparticular,worriedthatdairyproductswerehighin

calories/'saysLethaY.Griffin,M.D.,ofPeachtreeChlhopaedicsinAtlanta."Buttoday

youcangetcalciumwithouteatinganyhigh-fatorhigh-caloriefoodsbychoosing

skimmilkorlow-fatyogurt,"Also,low-fatdairyproductscontainphosphorous（磷）

andmagnesium（镁）andaregenerallyfortifiedwithvitaminD,allofwhichhelpyour

bodyabsorbandusecalcium.Ifyoufinditdifficulttoincludeenoughcalciuminyour

diet,askyourdoctoraboutsupplements.They'reapotentwaytogetcalciumaswellas

vitaminDandotherminerals.Butthere'sadownside,[fyourelyonpillsinlieuofa

calcium-richdiet,youwon'tbenefitfromtheothernutrientsthatfoodprovides.Getting

therecommendedvitaminDmaybeeasy,sinceyourbodymakesthevitaminwhenyour

skinisexposedtothesun'srays.

2^Accordingtothispassage,adiethighinplant-basedfoodsplaysanimportantrolein

fightingallkindsofdiseases.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实理解题。在本文的一开头就提道：以植物为主的饮食有抵御疾病

的作用，其中提到保护心脏、预防癌症以及有益于肠道和骨骼等。根据上述这些内

容，我们不能得出如下的错误结论，即：以植物为主的饮食能抵御所有的疾病。

3、Theauthorsuggestedthatpeopleshouldeatmorefruits,vegetables,andplant-based

foods,eatlesshigh-fat,high-caloriefoodswithinsufficientnutritionalvalue,stop

smoking,exerciseoftenandcontroltheirweightinordertoreducecancer.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案:A

知识点解析：综合判断题。在本文的第一大部分（CancerFighters）的第一段中就提

到：吃蔬菜和水果以及少吃没有什么营养的高脂肪一、高热量的东西能消除30%到

40%的癌症；如果不抽烟、常锻炼和控制体重可以消除70%的癌症。这和本小题的

内容是一致的。

4、Itisprovedthattheuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalscausedmanycancers.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词语理解题。在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighlers)的第四段中就提

至lj：“Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsisbelievedtocausemanycancers"。这

说明：人们认为自由基的无控制活动会导致许多癌症。所以，说力tisproved”是没

有依据的。

5、Researcherssaythatsupplementscancompletelytaketheplaceofrealfoodinthe

nearfuture.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点。析：分析判断题。通读全文，我们只发现"补充品不能代替真正食物”的描

述，文章根本没有“补充品在不久的将来代替真正食物'’的预言。

6、Investigatorsdon'thowmanyphytochcmicalsexistandhowtheywork.

标准答案：knowmuchabout

知识点解析：在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighters)的第八段中就提到：

Investigatorshaveonlyaninklingofhowmanyphytochemicalsexistandhowthey

worko句中的"haveonlyaninklingo『即指"don'tknowmuch”。

7、Astudyshowsthatmenwhoeattomatoproductstwiceaweekcouldprobablyavoid

developingprostatecancerbyone-thirdincomparisonwiththose.

标准答案：thatnevertouchtomatoes

知识点解析：在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighlers)的第五段中就提到："Onesuch

studyatHarvardUniversityfound...couldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancer

byone——thirdcomparedwithmenwhonevertouchtomatoes”。

8、Fruits,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowexcitingtheinterestof

researchersbecause.

标准答案：theyarerichinlycopene

知识点解析：云本文的第一大部分(CancerFighters)的第六段中就提到："Other

lycopene—richfoods,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenow

piquingtheinterestofresearchers^o这说明：这些水果引起研究人员兴趣的原因是它

们包含番茄红素。

9、Ifyouwanttohavestrongbonesyoushouldeatfood.

标准答案：richincalcium

知识点解析：在本文的第二大部分(Bone—BuildingFoods)的第一句话就提到：“The

roadtostrongbonesispavedwithcalcium-richfood."。这表明：要想具有强壮的骨

骼，你就应该吃含钙高的食物。

10、Calciumpermitscellstodivide,regulatesmusclecontractionandrelaxation,and

playsanimportantroleinthemovementofproteinandnutrientsinsidecellsbesides

helping.

标准答案：tokeepyourbonesstrong

知识点解析：在本文的第二大部分(Bone—BuildingFoods)的第二段就提到：“Your

bodyusescalciumformerethankeepingyourbonesstrong.Calciumpermitscellsto

divide句中的划线部分与本小题意思一样，只是换用了句型而已。

11、Calcium-richfooditssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrients

likevitaminDandotherminerals.

标准答案：haveanadvantageover

知识点解析：在本文的第二大部分（Bone—BuildingFoods）的最后一句话中说到：如

果你发现你食物中很难包含足够的钙质，那么就向你的医生咨询补充品；如果你依

赖补充品（取代饱含钙质的饮食），那就不能得益于该食物所提供的其他营养。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

B、Tolearnhowtoseperatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C^Tobewell-informed.

D、Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士对男士说“你把时间都花在读书上，如果你不读报纸，你怎么会

知道发生了什么事?''而问题是“根据女士所讲男士为什么应该读报纸?”很明显，不

管男士讲什么都与本题无关，重要的是女士讲什么，由此可知正确答案为C。

13、

A、Thefoodspoiled.

B、Thegroupwasshameful.

C、Theweatherwasbad.

D、Theprogramdirectorwantedtohaveitonanotherday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析♦：男士说道“我们不得不推迟外出，因为天气很恶劣”，关键词是

inclementweather,由此可知答案为Co

14、

A、HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B、HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C>Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D、Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士对男士说道“汤姆本应该邀请玛丽来参加派对。’'关键部分是过去

虚拟语气shouldhaveinvitedMarytotheparty,由此可知，实际上答案C才是对

的。

15、

A、NooneknowshowMarygetstowork.

B、Shedoesn'tthinktherecordplayerworks.

C、Shethrowstheoldrecordaway.

D、It'ssurprisingthatMarycouldrepairtherecordplayer.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士提到“她能让那台录音机工作，这令我感到很意外。”此句就暗示

了答案为D。

16、

A、12:15.

B、1:00.

C、1:10.

D、12:30.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中提到两个时间12:15和45minutes,由此可知答案为B。

17、

A、Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B、Thewomandidn'tcometosecEverett.

C、Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D、Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士找不到她早上做的一夸脱橙汁，男士讲到“你刚才有没有听到一

声碰撞声，我总是那么笨手笨脚的。'‘关键部分是acrash和asclumsyasever,由此

可知正确答案为Do

18、

A、$39.

B、$35.

C、$4.

D、$5.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：红色的桌布是10.95美元，而绿色的才是15美元，两者差价在4.05

美元，由此可知正确答案为C。

19、

A、Nextyear.

B>Soon.

C>Whenshefinisheswriting.

D^Afterhevisitsher.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士提到“我一做完论文就邀请你去我家"，由此可知C为正确答

案，而男士的话则是干次项。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Unusual.

Freak.

C、Eccentricity.

D、Strange.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从男士所说的“butaneccentricissomeonewhobehavesinatotally

differentmannerfromthose…”可知答案选CEccentricity（怪异）。

21、

A、Beam.

B、Panda.

C、Mice.

D、Monkey.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在对话中提到的动物包括“snakes,bears,rats,monkeysand

eagles”,没有提到熊猫，而且熊猫也不算stranger,所以选

22、

A、Heusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures.

B、Guestswhocametodinnerhadtobepreparedforamostunusualmenu.

C^Onceheeventriedtomakesoupfromelephant,strunk.

D、Aboveall.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Buckland被认为怪异、疯狂的行为A,B,C三个选项都包括，因此

选D。

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、Conservative.

B、Feminist.

C、Housewife.

D^Politician.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这位妇女居然反对妇女有辅选权，证明她是一位保守主义分子，选

Ao

24、

A、Thewomanapprovesofthemovement.

B、Themovementdoeshaveharmtothesociety.

C、Thewomandoesn'tcarethatmovement.

D、Thedemonstrationswerealwayspeaceful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中妇女认为妇女运动不会有太大作用，从她的语气可知她对此运

动不感兴趣，所以选C,

25,

A、Shelovesherfamily.

B、Shehatespolitics.

C^Menareinterestedofthat.

D、Shethinksthatisnotherbusiness.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从整篇对话看，A,B,C三个选项都无法从对话内容里推测出来，

选D。

26、

A、Theyloveeachother.

B、Theyhateeachother.

C、Theyarenotverygoodfriends.

D、Notofaboveall.

标准答案：c

知识点解析：她和这些朋友关系只是一般，她的好朋友中没有参加妇女运动的人，

选C。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Soil.

B>Humanpopulation.

C^Forest.

D、Water.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章中看出有土壤、森林、水资源、动植物等方面，而没提及对人

口造成的影响。

28、

A、Byusingsatelliteimages,maps,etc.

B>Bystudyingspecifictarmmgmethods.

C、Bystudyingthevariationofhumanpopulation.

D、Byanalyzingthequalityofcrops.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：相关句子："Thegroupsusedsatelliteimages,mapsandmodern

equipmenttostudytheeffectofagricultureontheenvironment."而B、C、D选项在

文中均没具体提及。

29、

A、Byforcingthemfarming.

B、By'affectingthequalityofsoils.

C、Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D^Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:相关句子:"Thereportalsosaysasmuchasthirtypercentoftheworld's

forests,have,been,cutdownsothelandwildlifeandtheirenvironments.”可见由于

对居住环境的影响导致了动物的减少，因此D选项正确。

30、

A^Toestimatetheextremeweather.

B、Todevelopthesatellitetechnology.

C、Toimproveagriculturaloutput.

D^Tolearnhowtochangeinformationtomapsmoreefficiently.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：相关句子："Themapsalsomayhelpscientistsestimatethepossibilityof

extremelydryweatherandsevereskrnns.”可见研究的目的在于预报天气灾害。

31、

A、Byturningtheintensityofsunshineintomaps.

B、Byanalyzingtherecentweatherreport.

CNBycapturingthemicrowaveradiationfromrtesoil.

D、Byanalyzinginformationprovidedbygroundobservationcenters.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：相关句子："Eachdishreceivermeasuresthewetnessofthesoilby

capturingthenaturalreleaseofmicrowaveradiationfromthesoil.”因此是通过检现i］土

壤微波辐射的方式。

32、

A、Acquireinformationfromsatellitesmoreefficiently.

B、Torealizefullcoverageofareathesatellitepassesover.

C、Buildingmoregroundobservationcenters.

D、Comparesatellitesinformationwiththosefromground.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:相关句子:"Mr.Jacksonnowplanstocomparethemicrowavedish

receiverfindingswithinformationfromtestsonEarth'ssoil."A,B,C均不是未来的

工作目标。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Beggingfoodfromthetourists.

B、Attackingthetourists.

C、Droppingwastesonthetourists.

D、Makingloudnoisetodisturbthetourists.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题问的是飞鸟给游人造成什么困扰。从短文中可以听到它们

“fbreingtouristsandpassers-bytoseekrefugeunderumbrellas”,后文进一步提到它们

“coatcars,buildingsandanyonewhohasnotfoundcoverwithbirddroppings,

Touristsareadvisedtocarryumbrellasorraincoatsatdusk”。因此，选项C为正确答

案。

34、

A、Broadcastingfrightenedsoundsofthebirdstoscarethemaway.

Makingshootingsoundstoscarethebirdsaway.

C>Hiringspecialworkerstodrivethemaway.

D、Capturingthemandthentransportingthemaway.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：本题问的是科学家用什么方法驱赶飞鸟。从短文中可以听到科学家将

“broadcastbird，distresscalls'overloudspeakers”,而且进一步提到这种“distresscalls”

为“thesoundthatthesebirdsmakewhenthereisdanger”,听到危险时发出的遇险呼

叫只能是害怕的声音。因此，选项A为正确答案。

35、

A、TootherEuropeancountries.

B、Totheremoteareasandsuburbs.

C、Tothenaturalparksforbirds.

D、Backtotheirnests.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问的是鸟儿离开罗马中心市区后飞往何处。短文中的细节“Then

thebirdswillheadtooutlyingparksandsuburbs”告诉我们选项B为正确答案。

36、

A、France.

B、Russia.

C、Poland.

D、Germany.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问的是选项中哪个国家不是鸟儿的来源国。从短文中可以听到

“BetweenOctoberandFebruarysomefourmillionbirdsmigratetotheItaliancapital

fromGermany,PolandandRussia..短文中没有提到的是法国。因此，选项A为

正确答案。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题分，共

〃分。）

ToallAmericans,anotherbasic[Bl]intheirconstitutionistheBillofRights,

adoptedin1971.Thisconsistsof10veryshortparagraphswhich[B2]

freedomandindividualrightsandforbid[B3]withlivesofindividualsbythe

government.Each[B4]isanAmendmenttotheoriginalConstitution.TheBill

ofRightsguaranteesAmericanstherighttoaspeedy[B5]ifaccusedofa

crime.Thetrialmustbebya[B6]andtheniheaccusedpersonmustbe

allowedrepresentationbyalawyerandmustbeabletocallin[B7]tospeak

forhimorher.Cruelandunusualpunishmentis[B8].IntheBillofRights,

[B9].Theyhavetherighttoassembleinpublicplaces,to

protestgovernmentactionsandtodemandchange.Theyhavetherighttoownweaponsif

theywish.BecauseoftheBillofRights,neitherpolicenorsoldierscanstopandsearcha

personwithoutgoodreason.[BIO]Therewere16

otheramendmentstotheConstitutionasof1991.Thechangesarenotmanyconsidering

thattheconstitutionwaswrittenin1787.Onlyafewneedtobementionedhere.One

forbidsslaveryandthreeothersguaranteecitizenshipandfullrightsofcitizenshiptoall

peopleregardlessofrace.[Bill.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：foundation

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、［B2］

标准答案：guarantee

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、［B3］

标准答案：interference

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、［B4］

标准答案：paragraph

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、［B5］

标准答案：trial

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、［B6］

标准答案：jury

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、［B7］

标准答案：witness

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［B8J

标准答案：forbidden

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、［B9］

标准答案：Americansareguaranteedfreedomofreligion,ofspeechandofthepress

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、［BIO］

标准答案：Theyalsocannotsearchaperson'shomewithoutlegalpermissionfroma

court

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bll］

标准答案：Anothergiveswomentherightstovoteandanotherloweredthenational

votingageto18years

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1.0

分，共10分。）

Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoa

youngpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis"Don'tButitisuselesstotryto

discouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact,thoughthechancesofhisbecoming

famousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonly

studentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Then

theyoungactororactresstakesupworkwitharepertorycompany,usuallyasanassistant

stagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatre:painting

scenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareofthecostumes,andevenactinginvery

smallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed.Thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.But

youngactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy,waitingfbrthechancesofworking

withabettercompany,orperhapsinfilmsortelevision.Ofcourse,somepeoplehave

unusualchanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislonganddulltraining.

ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilm

producerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrove

pastinhisbigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothegirl.Heasked

herifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andatfirstshethoughthewas

joking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice,htooktheproducertwenty

minutestotellConniethathewasserious.Thenanappointmentwasmadeforhertogo

tothestudiothenextday.Thetestwassuccessful.Theygavehersomenecessarylessons

andwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamous

actorsoftheday.Ofcourse,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-

famous.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon!

48、Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonwhyyoungpeopleshouldbediscouraged

frombecomingactorsis.

A、actorsareveryunusualpeople

B、thecourseatthedramaschoollaststwoyears

C、actingisreallyahardjob

D、therearealreadytoomanyactors

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文第一句话就谈到了这一点：Actingissuchanover-crowded

professionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoing

onthestageis“DoiTt!”这里的一个关键词组是anover-crowdedprofession（拥挤不堪

的职业），即从事演员这个职业的人太多了。

49、Anassistantstagemanager'sjobisdifficultbecausehehasto

A、doallkindsofstagework

B、workforlonghours

C、waitforabettercompany

D、actwell

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文第一段中间说得非常具体、详细，而题目是用概括性的语言来表

达这一点：Thentheyoungactororactresstakes,upworkwitharepertorycompany,

usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodoin

thetheatre：paintingscenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareIfthecostumes,

andevenactinginverysmallparts.

50、Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"Butyoungactorswiththestageintheir

bloodarehappy"attheendofthefirstparagraphmeans.

A、theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B、theylikethestagenaturally

C>theyarebornhappy

D、theyareeasilysatisfied

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段主要谈论的是要想做演员出名是如何地难，可尽管如此，那些

血液里都有舞台的年青演员还是感到很高兴，这里withthestageintheirblood是一

种形象说法，相当于汉语的说法：骨子里都有舞台，即他们天生喜欢演戏、当演

员。

51、ConniePrattsoonbecameafamousactressby.

A、learningsomelessonsabouttheartofspeaking

B、onceplayingherpartinthe"BlueMoon"

C、successfullymatchingthemostfamousactors

D、actingaleadingpartwithamostfamousactoratthattime

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文第二段讲的是ConniePratl偶然成为名演员而没有付出艰苦的努

力这I羊——4、特例J：Theygavehersomenecessarylessonsandwithinafewweeksshe

wasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.Of

course,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-famous.

52、Thephrase"onceinabluemoon"inlastlinerefersto.

A^allatonce

B>onceforalongtime

C、onceinawhile

D、onceandforall

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考的是习语。习语“onceinabluemoon”的意思是“千载难逢地”,

与“onceforalongtime”基本同义。在阅读理解中做语义题•定要结合习语所在的句

了以及短文的上下文。本文最后段训I：的是ConniePiall这样•个特例，像她这

样成功的情况是极少的，即像这样的机会是千载难逢的。只要准确地理解上下文，

这样的语义题是不难做的。allatonce指“突然，忽然”；onceinawhile指“偶尔，

不时地”；onceandforall指“永久地，一劳永逸地

Thetraditionaltwo-parentsfamilyisfastgivingwayintheAmericaofthe1980sto

householdsinwhichoneadultmustjuggletheoftenenormousdemandsofmakinga

livingandraisingchildren.Formany,singleparenthoodissynonymouswitheconomic

need.Morethan3millionsingle-parentfamiliesliveinpoverty,accordingtothe

CensusBureau,andjoblessness,pluscutsinpublicassistance,hashelpeddriveupthe

numberofpoorchildreninsuchfamiliesbyabout20percentinjustthreeyears.The

biggestburdenfallsonhouseholdsthatareheadedbysinglemothers.Nearlyhalfofthese

familiesarebelowthepovertyas"themostcompellingsocialfact"ofthelast10years.

Thisdeprivationisnotonlyhardonitsvictimsbutexpensivefortaxpayerssincesingle

womenandtheiroffspringreceive40to80percentofthebenefitsinvariouswelfare

programsthatcostthegovernmentatotalof40billiondollarsayear.Despitecutsin

benefitsaveraging10percent,risingnumberofeligiblewomenarelikelytokeepthe

overallcostup,accordingtoeconomistAliceRivlin,formerdirectoroftheCongressional

Budgetoffice.Fanningthesingle-parentspiralaretwodramaticoffshootsofthesexual

revolution:divorceandunwed（未婚的）motherhood.Thedivorceratehasdoubledinthe

last15years,andthenumberofillegitimatebirthshasmorethandoubledto700,000

annually.Onetenthofwhitechildrenandmorethanonehalfofblackchildrenarenow

bornoutofwedlock.What'smore,thereisastrongtendencynowforwomenand

teenagerswhohaveillegitimatechildrentokeepthemratherthanputthemupfor

adoption.TypicalisRufinaNeraofLosAngeles.Whenshebecamepregnantat15,

abortionwasnevermentionedinherhome.Instead,hermotherencouragedhertohave

thechild,saysNcra,adding:"Sheevengaveababyshowerforme.Now,Ncrasharesa

crowdedbedroomwithher2-year-olddaughteraswellashersister.Sheholdsnohope

ofhelpfromthefather,althoughheremarkedduringtheonlytimehesawthechildthat

shewasprettierthanhisotherillegitimatebaby.Evenso,Neratriestokeepherattention

ontwogoals:movingintoherownapartmentandgettingenougheducationtobecomea

secretaryoranurse.HerfirststepalongthatpathisattendingRamonaHighSchool,an

"opportunityschool"wheresheand110othergirlsstudywhiletheirbabiesarecaredfor

inanursery.

53、Whateffectdoesjoblessnessandcutsinpublicassistancehaveonchildrenofsingle

-parentfamilies?

A、Another3millionofthemliveinpoverty.

B>Thenumberofthemincreasedbyabout20percentinjustthreeyears.

C^Thenumberofthemincreasedbyabout3percentinthe1980s.

D、Theywerenotaffectedatall.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这使得单亲家庭贫穷孩子的人数增加了约20%。短文第二段很潸楚

地讲至U/这一点：...a