大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷1（共200题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷1（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、词汇理解（本题共70题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

Thekeyclcmcnllusuccessfulinterviewingisnotyouicxpciicnuc,yvuigiadcs,wliaL

classesyoutook,yourextracurricular（课夕卜的）activities,oranyoftheotherbasic

necessities.Thoseskillsarewhatgotyoutheinterview.Thekeyelementtosuccessful

interviewingcanbesummedupinoneword:attitude.Ifyouwanttoriseaboveothers

withbetterexperience,bettergrades,orbetteranything,youwillneedtoworkon

developingahighly[Cl]workattitude.Yourattitudedetermineswhetheryou

will"makethecut（过关）"orbe[C2]Thereareplentyofcompetitorswiththe

abilitytodoalmostanygivenjob~~especiallyattheentrylevel.Thewaymostemployers

[C3]attheentrylevelisbycandidates'attitudestowardthejob.Yourattitude

isoftenwhatrecruiterswillrememberwhenthedusthassettledafterreviewingten,

twentyormorecandidates-theonewhowas[C4]willingtoputforthhisvery

besteffort.Ifyouhavetheattitudeofwantingtodoyourverybestforthecompany,of

beingfocusedonthecompany'sneeds,ofputtingyourselfforthasthepersonwhowillbe

committedand[C5]tofulfillingtheirneeds,youwilllikelybetheonechosen.

Whyisattitudesoimportant?Becausemostcompaniesalreadyhavetheirfullshareof

multi-talentedsuperstarswhocareaboutnoonebutthemselves.Askanymanagerwho

themostvaluablememberofhisteamis,andhewillpointnottothe[C6]

superstar,buttothepersonwhohasthe"cando"attitude,thepersonwhocanbe

countedoninanysituation,thepersonwhotrulystrivesfor[C7].Givemea

teamplayerwhoisachievingat99%andIwilltakeheroveraflashysuperstarwhois

runningat50%[C8]anydayoftheweek.Andsowill99%ofallhiring

managers.Sodon'tworryifyouarenot"superstar"quality.Ifyoucanshowme,inyour

wordsandactions,thatyouaxereadytoputforthyourverybestefforttowardachieving

excellence,youwillbechosenoverthesuperstar.Youcanshowyourwinningattitudein

thewayyoupresentyourself.[C9]theactualwords"positiveattitude",

"excellence"and"strivingtobemybest"intoyourinterviewlanguage.Ifyoucanshow

me,bywordsandexamples,your"cando"attitude,itisyouIwillhire,whileallofthe

superstarswillreceivepolite[CIO]letterstoaddtotheirgrowingcollections.

A)dedicatedI)IncorporateB)efficiencyJ)deficiencyC)chronicK)sincerelyD)positive

L)overratedE)coherentlyM)rejectionF)excellenceN)differentiateG)designated

O)dissipateH)discarded

1、[Cl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句句意为：如果你想在面试中胜过那些拥有更好的经历，更优异的

成绩和其他优势的竞争对手的话，你需要努力培养高度工作态度°再联系下文的

positiveatlitude,备选形容词中的positive“积极的”更符合句意，故D)为答案。

2、[C2]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：结合or前的makethecut可推知，or后面应该表达出“被淘汰”之意，

备选动词中的discarded“被丢弃，被抛弃”符合句意，故H)为答案。

3、[C3]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：空格所在部分mostemployersattheentrylevel是修饰theway

的定语从句；结合上文的Thereareplentyofcompetitorswiththeabilitytodoalmost

anygivenjob—especiallyattheentrylevel可推知，本句的句意应为：在初级阶段，

招聘人员往往通过面试者对工作的态度来做出决定，故N)diffcrcntiatc”区分，区

别''为答案。

4、[C4]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：由空格所左部分whowaswillingtoputforthhisvery

besteffort“愿意尽心尽力工作的人”是修饰theone的定语从句，备选副词中的

sincerely“真诚地，诚恳地”可修饰willing,故K)为答案。

5、[C5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由卜文的youwilllikelybetheonechosen可知，愿意为了公司利益兢

兢业业努力奉献的你才有可能被聘用，备选形容词中的dedicaled可以组成短语be

dedicatedtosth.,与becommittedtosth.同义，意为“致力于...，献身

于……"，故A)为答案。

6、[C6]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：结合上文提及的fullshareofmulti-talentedsuperstarswhocareabout

noonebutthemselves”才华横溢,但自私自利、只关心自己的超级明星”可推知,这

些superslar往往会高估自己，备选形容词中的overrated”对（质量、能力等）估价过

高的''符合句意，故L）为答案。

7、[C7]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：空格所在句有修饰iheperson的三个who引导的定语从句，前两个从

句的意思是：“具有，我能，的工作态度的人；任何情况下都靠得住的人，由此可推

知空格所在的第三个从句的意思为：一直努力争取做得出色的人，故

F）excellence“优秀，卓越”为答案。

8、[C8]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句中的takeAoverB意为“选择A,不选择B”，具体到本句中，作

者选择的是ateamplayerwhoisachievingat99%”一个工作效率为99%的普通

人”，而不是aflashysuperstarwhoisrunningat50%------anydayoftheweek”—周内

每天的工作效率都是50%的超级明星”，故B）efficiency“效率”为答案。

9、[C9]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：结合句意：在面试中，你可以在自己的语言中加入诸如“积极的态

度”、“优秀，、”努力做到最好”的词汇。备选动词中的Incorporate”把……合并，吸

收''可以与in。搭配，意为“把……加入到/合并到……中去”，故I）为答案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由表示对比关系的while前面的Ifyoucanshowme,bywordsand

examples,yourt4cando^attitude,itisyouIwillhire可推知,那些超级明星收到的只

能是拒绝信。拒绝信的英文表达是rejectionletters,故M）rcjcction“拒绝”为答案。

二、长篇阅读（本题共10题，每题L0分，共70分。）

TheKitchenof2013:ExpertsDish[A]Thereignofthetrophy（奖品）kitchenisofficially

over.Thedreamkitchensoftodayaren'taboutthesexiestsix-burnerrangeorthemost

exoticcountertopmaterial.Ascookinghasreturnedtocenterstageandremodeling

budgetshavesobered,thekitchenislandisnurturingfamilytogethernessandreviving

casualentertaining.[B]Inkitchenswithasmallfootprint,glasstiles,quartzcountersand

dishdrawersareaddingsparkleandpracticality.Thekitchenof2013hassoul."That

industrial,commercialstylewaslookingalittlecold/'saysSamanthaEmmcrling,

kitcheneditoratHearstDesignGroup."Peoplearespendingalltheirtimeinthere,and

theywantitwarmandinviting,aswellaslow-maintenance."[C]Akitchenrenovationis

stillcostly.Theaverage2013kitchenremodelingjobis$47,308,down$3,742from

lastyear,accordingtotheNationalKitchen&BathAssociation.Designerssaythelook

todayislesstradition,moretransition.Clientsarechoosingmoremoderntouchessuchas

whiteorgraycabinets,graywallsandneutralquartzcounters,individualizedwith

differenttexturesandtouchesofcolor.[D]"Tenyearsago,everyoneshowedupwiththe

samephotosofwhattheywanted,"saysPaulLobkovich,anarchitectandkitchen

designeratLobkovichKitchenDesignsinTysonsCorner.'*Nowpeoplearemuchmore

creative.They'veseenplentyofHGTVshowsandscouredHouzzandotherWebsites.

TheyhaveaPinterest（品趣志，图片社交分享网站）boardfullofstufftheylike.This

givespeopleawiderangeofuniquelooks.Anditmakesitmoreexcitingforus

designers."[E]Yes,thekitchenisstillthemostobsessed-aboutroominthehouse,butit's

clearthathomeownerswantmorethanjusttrends.Homeownersareseekingacalming

spacethatmakesthemhappy."Latelyit'sbeenlessthekindofstars-in-the-eyes

approachandabitmorepracticalwithasimplifiedaesthetic,HsaysdesignerEric

Lieberknecht,whoownsakitchendesignfirminAlexandria."Peoplehaveawide

portfolioofthingstheywant,andnotjustwhattheirneighborhas."[F]NadiaSubaran,

seniordesigneratBethesda'sAidanDesign,callsthedesigndirection"moderncottage."

"It'snotstarkmoderndesign,"Subaransays."Ithasnaturalmaterials,texturesand

layering,withlotsofwhitesandgrays.Thereisnothingfussyordecorativeaboutit."

Althoughstainlessstillreigns,thereisgrowinginterestinwhiterangesandrefrigerators

inanewglossyfinish,aswellassoapstonecountertopsandHoatingshelves.[G]"People

arereallylookingtomakethemostoftheirspace,theywantpracticalandfunctional,"

saysLizaHausman,avicepresidentatHouzz,ahomedesignWebsiteandmobileapp.

The2013membersurveybytheNationalKitchen&BathAssociationidemifiedamenu

ofsomeoftoday'stopstylechoicesinkitchens.Hereisinsiderinformationonsevenof

them.1.WhiteCabinets[H]Thechoiceofcabinetsisarguablythemostimportant

decisionwhenredoingakitchen.Theselectionsetsthelook.IntheNationalKitchen&

BathAssociationsurvey,67percentofrespondentssaidthatwhitewastheirfirstchoice

forcabinetry,ajumpof20percentagepointsinthepasttwoyears."Overtheyears,white

isalwaysapopularcolorandtherearetimesitistheNo.1color,"saysJohnMorgan,

PresidentoftheassociationandownerofkitchenproductssupplierMorganPinnaclein

Glyndon,Md."Iwouldsaythatwhiteanddarkcherryarebothtimeless.2.Quartz

Counters[I]AccordingtoLorenzoMarquez,vicepresidentofmarketingforCosentino

NorthAmerica,Silcstone'sparentcompany,themostpopularcolorsrightnowarewhite

andgray."Quartzcounterisaprettyhonestmaterial,anditfunctionssonicely,nsays

WashingtondesignerPaulSherrillofSolisBetancourt&Sherrill."Ifyoudon'thavea

tolerancefornaturalstoneandwhatit'sgoingtodoovertime,goforit."3.ManyShades

ofGray[J]Grayseemstobethecolorofthemoment.Althoughwhiteandoff-whiteare

stillthetopcolors,graysareshowinguponcabinets,countersandwalls.Alexandria

colorconsultantJeanMolesworthKeeofthePaintedRoomsays,"I'mseeingalotof

quickredoswheretheyarepaintingoldwoodcabinetsalightgrayandtotallygettingrid

ofanythingTuscanredoryellow."Butshecautionsagainstgrayoverload."Ifthereis

toomuchgray,itcanlookreallychillyanddepressing.You'llthinkyouarestirringyour

potinanoperatingroom.Youneedalotofwhitetobalanceitout."4.LedLighting

[K]MoreandmoreremodeledkitchensnowhaveLEDlighting,especiallybelow

cabinets.LEDbulbsaremoreefficientandgeneratelittleheat."Wearedoingalotof

LEDunder-cabinetlighting,"saysLarryRosen,ownerofJackRosenCustomKitchensin

Rockville."Halogen（卤素）andXenon（®）lightingactuallybumveryhot.Ifyou

accidentallytouchabulb,youcanburnyourself.LEDismoreexpensive,buttheysave

onelectricity,arecoolandlastareallylongtime."5.ElectronicFaucels（龙头）［L/

Whenpeoplerenovatetheirkitchen,it'snotjustfunctionalityandbeauty,'*saysHouzz's

LizaHausman."Theyarethinkingabouthowtoincludethelatesttechnology.nOneof

thesenewtoysisthetricked-outfaucet.Bothtouch-activatedfaucetsandhands-free

faucetsarebeginningtoappearinkitchenremodelingcontracts.AccordingtoTom

Tylicki,theMoenMotionSensehands-freefaucetrespondstoconsumers'kitchenwork

stylesandhelpspreventthespreadofgerms.It'salsoagoodchoiceforgardenerswhose

handsarefrequentlycoveredindirt.6.SatinNickel（雾银）Finishes|M］"Satinnickelis

thenewoiledbronze,"Sherrillsays.Forhim,themattenickelfinishreflectsthe

increasinglymodernistkitchenlook.Thesurveyfoundthatpolishednickelandpolished

chrome（铭）werelessrequestedthanlastyear,andthedullerfinishwasgrowingin

popularity.Somedesignersfeelthatthisfinishbestcomplementsstainlesssteel

appliances;otherssaythegraymetalcolorsetsoffgraycabinets,countersandwalls.7.

GlassBacksplashes（橱柜的后挡板）［N］Glasstilesarethejewelryofakitchenfor

TynesiaHand-Smith,aBloomingdaleinteriordesigner,"Theyaddgreatshimmer,"she

says.Withneutralcolorsrulingincabinetsandcounters,glasstileisonewaytoadd

colorandpersonality."Reds,greensandblues,vibrantcolorsaretrendingrightnow,as

isiridescentglass,1'saysDccDccGundbcrg,anAnnSacksTileproductdevelopment

manager.Insteadofusingtheubiquitouswhitesubwaytilebacksplash,shesuggests

substitutinglarge-formalglasstileinasimilarshape."Lightblueglasstilesarestillvery

traditionalwithwhitecabinetsbutlookveryfresh,"Gundbergadds.

11、Thechoiceofcabinetsisthemostimportantforhomeownerswhentheydecideto

remodeltheirkitchens.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：［H］段主要介绍了在重新装修厨房的时候，最重要的决定也许就是选

择什么样的橱柜。题干中的remodeltheirkitchens对应原文中的redoingakitchen,

故选|H］。

12、Thekitchenof2013becomesimpressiveandpracticalbecausenewmaterialsare

usedinthekitchen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：［B］段主要介绍了在空问狭窄的厨房里，使用了玻璃瓷质、石英石台

面和石英石橱柜，既可以增光添彩，乂可以提高实用性。于是2013版的厨房具有

灵魂性。题干中的impressiveandpractical对应原文中的sparkleandpracticality,故

选网。

13、MoreandmoreremodeledkitchensuseLEDlighting,becauseLEDbulbsuseless

electricityandproducelittleheat.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Homeownersnoton'ywantmorethanjusttrends,butalsowanttomaketheir

kitchensacomfortableplacetoenjoythemselves.

标准答案：E'

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Grayisafashioncolorbutcan'tbeusedtoomuchinrooms.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、AccordingtoLizaHausman,theidealkitchensshouldbepracticalandfunctional.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、MoenMotionSensethinksabouttheirconsumers5cookingstylesandproduces

hands-freefaucetwhichstopthespreadofgerms.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：［L］段主要介绍了MoenMotionSense公司生产的感应式水龙头考虑到

了消费者在厨房的烹饪方式，并且能帮助他们预防病菌的传播。题干中的stopthe

spreadofgerms对应原文中的preventthespreadofgerms,故选［L］。

18、Thedreamkitchenoftodayiscultivatingcloserrelationsamongfamilymembers.

标准答案：A'^

知识点解析：IA］段主要介绍/当今理想的厨房不在于具拥有时尚的六眼灶，也小

在于其台面使用了异域风情的材料，而在于注重培养家庭成员的亲密关系以及唤醒

轻松愉悦的进餐心情。题干是对定位句的概括，故选［A］。

19、AccordingtoPaulSherrill,quartzcountersurfacesareverygoodmaterialsin

remodelingkitchens.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：［I］段主要介绍了PaulSherrill认为石英柜台面这种材料货真价实，功

能良好。题干中的AccordingtoPaulSherrill对应原文中的saysWashingtondesigner

PaulSherrill,故选［I］.

20Gundbcrgbelievesthatwhenremodelingakitchen,peopleshouldn'tusewhite

subwaytilebacksplashbutlargeformatglasstileinsimilarshapes.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：［N］段主要介绍了Gundberg建议使用相同形状的大块玻璃瓷砖来替代

那些无处不在的白色地铁瓷砖橱柜后挡板。题干中的not…but对应原文中的

Insteadof,故选［N］。

三、仔细阅读（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

Scientistshavebegunusingsatellite-basedsystemstopredictvolcaniceruptions.This

allowsblanketcoverageoftheentireworld.Envisatisthemostadvancedcraftofthis

type.Ithassensorsthat,byrecognizingthecharacteristicopticalsignatureofvarious

substancesintheatmosphere,candetectthepresenceofspecificgases,suchassulphur

dioxide（二氧化硫）.Thesemayindicateanimminent即将来临的）volcaniceruption.

MikeAbrams,ascientistatAmerica'sspaceagency,NASA,saysthatthelimitingfactor

onallsuchsatellitesis,surprisingly,nottechnological,buttemporal.Theorbitsinwhich

theyareplacedallowthemtoobservetheentireearth,buttheycannotpassovera

particularspotmorefrequentlythanonceevery15daysorso.Dr.Abramsarguesthat

moresatellitesareneededtogathersufficientdataontheearth'svolcanoes.Ecisting

satellites,though,doatleastserveasanearlywarningsystem.Ifoneofthemdetects

somethingamiss,localvolcanologistscanthenintensifytheirlocalmonitoringefforts.If

necessary,theycaneveninitiateanevacuation.Inaddition,itisimportanttopredict

lahars（火山泥石流）,flowingmixturesofrock,debris,ashandwater,whichareoftenset

offwhenhotlavameetscoldsnow.Laharscantraveldownamountainasfastas60

kilometresperhour.In1985alaharsetoffbytheeruptionoftheNevadadelRuiz

volcanoinColombiakilled25,000people.Withacousticflowmonitors,suchasthose

developedbytheUSGSinthelastfiveyears,suchatragiclossoflifemighthavebeen

averted.Theflowmonitorsareseismometers（地震检波器），whichmeasurevibration,

andaresensitivetohigherfrequenciesthanthoseoftenusedtorecordearthquakesand

volcanicactivity.Thisletsthemhearlaharsfromalongwayoff,creatingavaluableextra

houroftimethatcanbeusedtoevacuate.Suchsystemsarenowinplaceallroundthe

world.Volcaniceruptionaredangerousnotonlytopeopleontheground,butalsoto

thoseintheair.AccordingtotheUSGS,morethan80commercialaircrafthaveruninto

unexpectedvolcanicashinthepast15years,withtheresultingdamagecostinghundreds

ofmillionsofdollars,Iftheoptimistsareright,thethreatfromvolcanoescouldoneday

becomeaknownone.Thereisaproblem,though.Theworkthatneedstobedonerelies

onthecontinualuseofsatellitesandgroundmonitoring.Volcanologistsarenowissuing

anewwarning:itisparticularlyhardtogetfundingforthiskindofwork.Thisis

somethingthateverybodyshouldbebotheredabout.

21、Howcanexistingsatellitespredictvolcaniceruption?

A^Theyusemonitoringsystemstodetectthepresenceofspecificgases.

B、Theyusesensorstodetectthepresenceofspecificgases.

C、Theydetectthepresenceofspecificgasesbygatheringdataontheearth'svolcanoes.

D^Theirorbitsallowthemtoobservetheentireearthandpredictvolcaniceruptions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段指出，恩维赛特的传感器通过识别大气中各种物质的光学识别

标记能测出像二氧化硫这类特有气体的存在。这些可以预测即将到来的火山爆发。

故答案为B）“利用传感器来测出特殊气体的存在”。

22、Bysaying"moresatellitesareneededtogathersufficientdataontheearth's

volcanoes"（Lines5-6,Para.2）,Dr.Abramsimpliesthat.

A、moresatelliteshavealreadybeenusedtoobservetheentireearth

B、thefrequencyofsatellites*passingoveraparticularspotistoolow

C、itisdifficulttopredictvolcaniceruptions

D^satellitesusedtopredictvolcaniceruptionsarcnotsufficient

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第二段第三句指出艾伯拉穆斯博士还认为，需要更多的卫星收集足够

的地球火山的资料，说明用来预测火山爆发的卫星还不够多，因此答案为D）。

23>TheexampleofalaharfromtheNevadadelRuizvolcanoin1985isusedtoshow

thatacousticflowmonitors.

A、areeffectiveinpredictinglahars

B、areusedallaroundtheworld

C、cancompletelypreventlahars

D、aresensitivetohigherfrequencies

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：山题干关键词theNevadadelRuizvolcanoin1985位至第三段。第三

段讲述了人们运用声学流动监控系统预测火山泥石流的优势。这样，监控系统就能

听到很远之外的火山泥石流，并能创造较多的宝贵时间进行撤离。该例子是为了说

明人们利用声学流动监控器对火山泥石流的有效预测，故答案为A)o

24、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A^Effectivecontrolovervolcaniceruptions.

B、Effectivepredictionaboutlahars.

C、Damageofvolcaniceruptionstohumanheings.

D、Perspectiveofpredictionaboutvolcaniceruptions.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文主要讲述了科学家们利用卫星系统预测火山爆发，以及利用卫星

预测的制约因素，不过，目前的卫星至少可以用作预先警报系统。另外，文章还讲

述了利用流动监控系统对火山泥石流的预测。但作者在文章最后讲了火山爆发的预

测前景令人担忧，资金问题得不到落实，这也是本文的主旨所在。综上所述，答案

为D)。

25、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheprospectofvolcaniceruptionprediction?

A、Pessimistic.

B、Skeptical.

C、Bothered.

D、Regretful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第四段最后两句指出“这项工作获得资助尤为困难。这是每个人都应

担忧的问题。”这说明，作者对火山爆发的预测前景颇为担忧，故答案为C)“担忧

的”。

SinceWorldWarII,allnationsoftheworldhaveshownagreatinterestineconomic

growth.MostofthemhaveshownapercentageincreaseoftheirGNPcachyear,the

highlydevelopednationshavingshownthegreatestgrowthrates.However,inspiteof

theirgrowthrates,thesenationshavebeenplaguedbyiwoseriousproblems:inflation

andunemployment.Atonetimeeconomistsbelievethattherewasatradeoffbetween

inflationandunemployment:thatgenerallypriceswouldrisefasterthanwagesand

employment,butthesewouldquicklyfall,andthatafallinwageswouldbringafallin

prices.However,forsometimetheWesteneconomicshavebeensufferingfromboth

continuallyincreasinginflationandcontinuityincreasingunemployment.Otherproblems

haveaccompaniedtechnologicaldevelopment.Theseincludethepollutionofwaterand

airbythewasteoffactories,dumpedsolidwastesfrommanytechnical

operations(includingatomicones),andthedeteriorationofworkers'healthinmany

factories,minesandotherindustrialoperations.Theconcentrationofpopulationincities

hasgivenrisetomanyproblemsofhousing,educationalandmedicalservices,andhigher

andhighercrimerates.Thesearethesocialcostsofeconomicgrowthwhichmustbemet

bythesociety.YetthecostsformeetingtheseproblemsisnotcomputedintheGNP

Technologicaldevelopmentandtheeconomicgrowthdependentonithavebroughtabout

greatchangesintheeconomicsystemswhichweredescribedbytheclassicaleconomists.

Productionhasbeenconcentratedintoafewlargecorporations,suchastheoilcompanies

andtheautomobileproducers.Atthesametime,ithasbeenthepracticeforlarge

companiestobuywholeorcontrollinginterestsinunrelatedareasofproduction:aircraft

companieswhichownradioandtelevisionstationsorevenbookpublishingcompanies,

forexample.Someoftheselargecorporationsarcfrequentlyoperatinginmanycountries

oftheworld;theyarethencalledmultinationalcompanies.Thesepracticeshave

centralizedeconomicactivity,completelydestroyingthefreemarketwhichwasthebasis

ofclassicaleconomics,andhavegreatlychangedtheconceptoffreetrade.This

developmentintheWesternworldhasbroughtitseconomicsystemsclosertothe

commandmarketsystemsoftheformerUSSR.InboththeWesternandEastern

economicsystemtherehasbeenagreatercentralizationofeconomicproduction,which

hasbroughtaboutmoreconfusingcomplexityintherelationshipsofeconomicactivities.

Atthesametimelargerbureaucracies,bothinprivatelyownedcorporationsandin

governments,havebecomenecessarytocopewiththeincreasinglycomplexproblems.

26Theword"plagued"(Line4,Para.1)probablymeans.

A、disturbed

B、interfered

C^suffered

D、annoyed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由题干提示定位至第一段第三句，由定位句可知，尽管这些国家的国

民生产总值增长率高，但它还是受到两个严重的问题的困扰，后面谈到的通货膨胀

和失业，这两个问题确实是阻挠性的，因此猜测plague意为“困扰，折磨，使苦

恼”，故选D)。

27、Whatseriouseconomicproblemhastroubleddevelopingeconomiesinspiteofthe

growthoftheGNPinthem?

A、Populationgrowth.

Afallinprice.

C、Inflationandunemployment.

D^Afallinwages.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段第三句直接指出，是通货膨胀与失业阻碍了经济的发展，故

C）正确。

28>Accordingtothepassage,itcanbeinferredthatoneoftheproblemsof

technologicaldevelopmentis.

A、thepollutionofwaterandair

B、anincreaseinthegeneralstandardofliving

C、animprovementinworkers'healthinmanyindustrialoperations

D、suburbanproblemsofhousing,highercrimerates,etc.

标准答案：A--

知识点解析：由第二段前两句可知，空气和水的污染是科技发展带来的问题之一，

故A）为正确答案。

29、Whathascausedthegreatchangesintheeconomicsystems?

A、Thecentralizationofeconomicactivityinafewlargecorporations.

Thedestructionoftheclassicalfreemarket.

C^Thedevelopmentoflargebureaucracies,bothprivateandgovernmental.

D、Technologicaldevelopmentandtheeconomicgrowthonit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第三段第一句可知，技术的发展以及依赖技术发展的经济增长使

得古典经济学家所描述的经济体系发生了巨大变化。因此D）”技术的发展以及依赖

技术发展的经济增长”为正确答案。

30、Thebusinesspracticesofthemulti-nationalcompaniesresultin.

A、theenhancementofthebasisofclassicaleconomics

B、theeconomicgrowtharoundtheworld

C^thechangeoftheideaoffreetrade

D、thedecentralizedeconomicactivity

标准答案：C

知识点解析♦：由第三段第五句可知，这些举动将经济活动集中起来，从而彻底破

坏了自由市场一一古典经济的基础，极大地改变了自由贸易的观念。因此C）“改变

了自由贸易的观念”为最佳答案。

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7.0分，共20分。）

Thereisnothinglikethesuggestionofacancerrisktoscareaparent,especiallyoneof

theover-educated,eco-conscioustype.Soyoucanimaginethereactionwhenarecent

USATodayinvestigationofairqualityaroundthenation'sschoolssingledoutthosein

thesmugly（自鸣得意的）greenvillageofBerkeley,Calif,asbeingamongtheworstin

thecountry.Thecity'spublichighschool,aswellasanumberofdaycarecentres,

preschools,elementaryandmiddleschools,fellinthelowest10%.Industrialpollutionin

ourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperimentsbreathingina

laboratory'sworthofheavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.This

isacitythatrequiresschoolcaleteriastoserveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organic

lunch,toxiccampus.SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,

neighbourhoodactivists（活跃分子）andvariousparcnt-tcachcrassociationshave

engagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity:overtheguiltofthesteel-castingfactoryon

thewesternedgeoftown,overunionjobsversuschildren'shealthandoverwhat,if

anything,oughttobedone.Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwith

conflictingscientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?Istheretrulyathreathere,

weaskedoneanotheraswedroppedoffourkids,andifso,howgreatisit?Andhow

doesitcomparewiththeother,seeminglyperpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanic

overleadinsyntheticathleticfields?Ratherthanjustanotherweirdepisodeinthetown

thatbroughtyouprotestingenvironmentalists,thislatestdramaisatrialforhowtoday's

parentsperceiverisk,howwctrytokeepourkidssafe—whetherit'spossibletokeep

themsafe—mwhatfeelslikeanincreasinglythreateningworld.Itraisesthequestionof

what,inourtime,nsafencouldevenmean."There'snowayaroundtheuncertainty,0says

KimberlyThompson,presidentofKidRisk,anon-profitgroupthatstudieschildren's

health."Thatmeansyourchoicescanmatter,butitalsomeansyouaren'tgoingtoknow

iftheydo."A2004reportinthejournalPaediatricsexplainedthatnervousparentshave

moretofearfromfire,caraccidentsanddrowningthanfromtoxicchemicalexposure.To

whichIsay:Well,obviously.Butsuchconcretehazardsarebesidethepoint.It'sthe

dangersparentscan't—andmaynever-quantifythatoccurallofsudden.That'swhyI'

veridmycupboardofmicrowavefoodpackedinbagscoatedwithapotentialcancer­

causingsubstance,butalthoughI'velivedblocksfromamajorfaultline（地质断层）for

niorethan12years,Istillhaven'lboiledourbookcasestothelivingroomwall.

1、WhatdoesarecentinvestigationbyUSATodayreveal?

A、Heavymetalsinlabteststhreatenchildren,shealthinBerkeley.

B、Berkeleyresidentsarequitecontentedwiththeirsurroundings.

C、TheairqualityaroundBcrkelcy,sschoolcampusesispoor.

D、ParentsinBerkeleyareover-sensitivetocancerriskstheirkidsface.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。艰据题干关键词USAToday,定位至第一段第二句，调查

表明那些本自鸣得意的地方，如伯克利绿色村庄却被指出是全国空气质量最差地区

之一。C选项poor与原文theworst为近义替换。A项仅是伯克利附近空气质量差

的一个表现。B项与原文大意恰好相反。原文并没有提及D项。因此，正确答案

是Co

2、WhatresponsedidUSAToday'sreportdraw?

A、Aheateddebate.

B、Popularsupport.

C>Widespreadpanic.

D^Strongcriticism.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。题干问报道带来的影响。可定位至第二段whenthereport

cameout...haveengagedinafiercebattlcoheateddebate与原文I的afiercebattle相对

应。即引发了激烈的讨论。选项D为干扰项，属于过度推测。

3、Howdidparentsfeelinthefaceoftheexperts'studies?

A、Iheyfeltverymuchrelieved.

Theywerefrightenedbytheevidence.

C^Theydidn'tknowwhotobelieve.

D、Theyweren'tconvincedoftheresults.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。题干问家长对专家研究的反应。原文第二段第二句Withall

sidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflictinzscientificstudies,whom

shouldparentsbelieve?在各方专家发表自己的观点后，家长应该相信谁?言下之意

指，家长不知道应该相信谁。因此，正确答案是C

4、Whatistheviewofthe2004reportinthejournalPaediatrics?

A、Itisimportanttoquantifyvariousconcretehazards.

B、Dailyaccidentsposeamoreseriousthreatto