大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷11（共205题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

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大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

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一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

AnumbervfsuicnliGustudieshavelounddialIlieaiiiuunlufsuguiweconsumeisa

majorfactorinhowbigAmericanshavebecome.Inthelasthalf-century,consumptionof

sugarsbytheaverageAmericanhasincreasedbymorethan24poundsayear,expanding

waistlinesandcrowdingoutmorenutritiousfoods.Furthermore,thestudiesindicatethat

themaindietaryculprit（罪魁祸首）forboththeincreaseinsugarandtheweightof

Americanshasbeentheever-growingconsumptionofsugarydrinks,especiallysoda.

Thesesoftdrinkscontribute7percentofthecaloriesAmericansconsume,makingthem

theleadingsourceofaddedsugarandthesinglelargestsourceofcaloriesinourdiet.

Criticshaverepeatedlyblamedhigh-fructosecornsyrup,theinexpensivesweetenerthat

hashelpedtokeepsodapricesdownandallowedconsumptiontosoar.Butinfact,no

sugarybeverageandnocaloricsweetenerareblameless.Notordinarytablesugar;not

brownsugarorrawsugar;nothoney;notevenfruitjuiceconcentrate.Allthese

sweetenerswhenaddedtodrinkscontributemostlyemptycaloricsthatdolittletosatisfy

theappetiteandendupasexcessenergythatthebodyultimatelyturnstofat.Andsoda,

thoughthemostcommonsugarybeverage,isnottheonlyoneinvolved.Infact,after

decadesofincreases,sodaconsumptionhaslevelledoff,butsportsdrinks,energydrinks

andsweetenedteashavebecomeincreasinglyimportantcontributorstotheliquidcalories

Americansconsume.Toimprovethehealthofitsresidentsanditscoffers,NewYork

Stateisconsideringaconsumptiontaxofaboutonepennyperounceonhigh-calorie

sweetenedbeverages.TheAmericanBeverageAssociation,whichtakesmajorcreditfor

an88percentreductioninsugaredsodacaloriesinthenation'sschools,hasseriously

undermineditscredibilitywithadsopposingtheso-calledsodatax.Inassociation-

sponsoredcommercialsontelevisionandradio,housev/ivesspouttheridiculous

argumentthatsuchataxwouldmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofeedtheirfamilies.But

onnonutritionist'slistareyoulikelytofindsodalistedasadesirabledietaryingredient.

Itisnotafood,norabasicnecessity.Infact,thepeoplelikelytobenefitmostfroma

sodataxthatdiscouragesconsumptionarethosewhofindithardesttomakeendsmeet.

Thesearcthepeoplewhocanleastaffordtowastehard-earneddollarsonemptycalorics

thatunderminetheirhealth.

1、1.Whathavemanystudiesfoundaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A、Americans'dietcontainstoomanynutritiousfoods.

B、SodaisonemajorcontributortoAmericans,overweight.

C^Americans,diethasthelargestnumberofcalories.

D、Americansconsumethemostsugarsintheworld.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。题干指明将答案定位在笫一、二段，“onemajorconiribuior”

对应原文第二段“themaindietaryculprit"；“overweight”对应第一、二段

4lexpandingwaistlines,\uboththeincreaseinsugarandtheweighed

2、Whatcanweknowabouttheemptycaloriesfromthepassage?

A^Theymakepeoplehavenoappetite.

B、TheyarethemainsourceofAmericans'energy.

C^TheyareAmericans,basicnecessity.

D、Theyarcbadfbrpeople'shealth.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。正序解题和排除法共用。A选项与原文第四段中“thatd。

littletosatisfytheappetite”陈述相反；B选项未提及；C选项必须通读原文至最后一

段可知是对“norabasicnecessity”的曲解；可先跳过C选项直接做D选项，发现D

选项内容和第四段“endupasexcessenergythatthebodyultimatelyturnstofat”内容

致，故选D。

3、WhatmeasuredoesNewYorkStatewanttotaketoimproveitspeople5shealth?

A、Itisplanningtoimposetaxesonsugarydrinkswithhighcalories.

B、ItisconsideringlimitingtheamountofliquidcaloriesAmericansconsume.

C、Itlimitstheamountofsugaraddedtothesugarydrinks.

D、Itencouragesthesellerstoraisethepriceofthedrinkswithhighcalories.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。A选项是对原文第五段“Toimprovethehealthofitsresidents

anditscoffers,NewYorkStateisconsideringaconsumptiontaxofaboutonepenny

perounceonhigh-caloriesweetenedbeverages.”的总结，故选A«

4、WhydidtheAmericanBeverageAssociationloseitscredibility?

A^Itdidnotthinkallthesugarydrinkswereharmful.

B、Iluppusedlureducingilbnativnschuolb'sodaualoiics.

C、Itdidnotsupporttheso-calledsodatax.

D、Itdiscouragedpeopletoconsumesodadrinks.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。艰据题干中的“credibility”定位至原文第六段“The

AmericanBeverageAssociation,whichtakesmajorcreditforan88percentreductionin

sugarcdsodacaloriesinthenatioifsschools,hasseriouslyundermineditscredibility

withadsopposingtheso-calledsodatax.C选项"didn'tsupport”是对“opposing”的

同义转换，故选C。

5、Whatishousewives,attitudetowardsthesodatax?

A、Indifferent.

Supporting.

C、Suspicious.

D、Disapproving.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：态度题。艰据题干中的“housewives”定位至原文第七段“In

association—sponsoredcommercialsontelevisionandradio,housewivesspoutthe

ridiculousar-gumentthatsuchataxwouldmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofeedtheir

families.D选项“disapproving”是对"ridiculous,makeitmoredifficultfbrthem...”

的同义转换，说明家庭主妇并不支持该项税收，故选D。

ThemoleculesofcarbondioxideintheEarth'satmosphereaffecttheheatbalanceofthe

Earthbyactingasaone-wayscreen.Althoughthesemoleculesallowradiationatvisible

wavelengths,wheremostoftheenergyofsunlightisconcentrated,topassthrough,they

absorbsomeofthelonger-wavelength,infraredemissionsradiatedfromtheEarth's

surface,radiationthatwouldotherwisebetransmittedbackintospace.FortheEarthto

maintainaconstantaveragetemperature,suchemissionsfromtheplanetmustbalance

incomingsolarradiation.Iftherewerenocarbondioxideintheatmosphere,heatwould

escapefromtheEarthmuchmoreeasily.Thesurfacetemperaturewouldbesomuchlow

thattheoceansmightbeasolidmassofice.Today,however,thepotentialproblemistoo

muchcarbondioxide.Theburningoffossilfuelsandtheclearingofforestshave

increasedatmosphericcarbondioxidebyabout15percentinthelasthundredyears,and

wecontinuetoaddcarbondioxidetotheatmosphere.Couldtheincreaseincarbon

dioxidecauseaglobalriseinaveragetemperature,andcouldsucharisehaveserious

consequencesforhumansociety?Mathematicalmodelsthatallowustocalculatetherise

intemperatureasafunctionoftheincreaseindicatethattheanswerisprobablyyes.

Underpresentconditions,atemperatureof-18℃canbeobservedatanaltitudeof5to6

kilometresabovetheEarth.Belowthisaltitude(calledtheradiatinglevel),the

temperatureincreasesbyabout6℃perkilometreapproachingtheEarth'ssurface,where

theaveragetemperatureisabout15°C.Anincreaseintheamountofcarbondioxide

meansthattherearemoremoleculesofcarbondioxidetoabsorbinfraredradiation.As

thecapacityoftheatmospheretoabsorbinfraredradiationincreases,theradiatinglevel

andthelemperatureof(hesurfacemusirise.Onemathemaiicalmodelpredictsthat

doublingtheatmosphericcarbondioxidewouldraisetheglobalmeansurface

temperatureby2.5℃.Thismodelassumesthattheatmosphere'srelativehumidity

remainsconstantandthetemperaturedecreaseswithaltitudeatarateof6.5℃per

kilometre.Theassumptionofconstantrelativehumidityisimportant,becausewater

vapourintheatmosphereisanotherefficientabsorberofradiationatinfrared

wavelengths.Becausewarmaircanholdmoremoisturethancoolair,therelative

humiditywillbeconstantonlyiftheamountofwatervapourintheatmosphereincreases

asthetemperaturerises.Therefore,moreinfraredradiationwouldbeabsorbedand

reradiatedbacktotheEarth'ssurface.Theresultantwanningatthesurfacecouldbe

expectedtomeltsnowandice,reducingtheEarth*srellectivity.Moresolarradiation

wouldthenbeabsorbed,leadingtoafurtherincreaseintemperature.

6、Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestpartofthesolarenergythatreachestheEarth

is.

A、concentratedintheinfraredspectrum

B、concentratedatvisiblewavelengths

C、absorbedbycarbondioxidemolecules

D、absorbedbyatmosphericwatervapour

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。限据第一段Althoughthesemoleculesallowradiationat

visiblewavelengths,wheremostoftheenergyofsunlightisconcentrated,topass

through,theyabsorbsomeofthelonger-wavelength,infraredemissionsradiatedfrom

theEarth'ssurface,radiationthatwouldotherwisebe(ransmittedbackintospace.“尽

管这些分子微粒允许可见光波长的辐射穿过，这里集中了大部分的H光能量，但

是，它们吸收一些来自地球表面具有较长波长的红外线辐射，这些辐射原木是应该

传回太空的。''可知大部分的日光能量集中在了可见光波长，句中sunlight和题干

solar互为对应点，所以B选项表达正确。

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueofthelasthundredyears?

A、Fossilfuelswereburnedforthefirsttime.

B、Greateramountsoflandwereclearedthanatanytimebefore.

C、TheaveragetemperatureattheEarth'ssurfacehasbecome2℃cooler.

D、Theamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherehasincreasedmeasurably.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。取据lasthundredyears定位到笫一段Theburningoffossil

fuclsandtheclearingofforestshaveincreasedatmosphericcarbondioxidebyabout

15percentinthelasthundredyears"矿物燃料的燃烧和森林的砍伐使大气不的:氧化

碳在过去的百年中增加了大约15%”可知D选项正确。

8、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardtheincreasing

amountofcarbondioxideintheatmosphereanditsconsequences?

A^Incredulous.

B、Completelydetached.

C、Objectiveyetconcerned.

D^Angryyetresigned.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。根据theincreasingamountofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere

定位到第二段。作者在第二段中首先提出二氧化碳过多的现状，然后找到原因-

矿物燃料的燃烧、森林的砍伐和排放的二氧化碳。之后作者提出问题一二氧化碳

的增加会导致全球的平均温度升高吗?会带来严重后果吗?作者通过数字模型很客观

地计算出二氧化碳增加与气温升高的关系，得出结论——答案是肯定的。作者逻辑

缜密，表达客观，但是字里行间表现出对二氧化碳过多这一问题的关注。所以答案

选C。

9、Itcanbeconcludedfrominformationcontainedinthepassagethattheaverage

temperatureatanaltitudeof1kilometreabovetheEarthis.

A、15℃

B、9℃

C、2.5℃

D、-12℃

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。眼据原文第三段Underpresentconditionsatemperatureof-

18℃canbeobservedatanaltitudeof5to6kilometresabovetheEarth.Belowthis

altitude(calledtheradiatinglevel),thetemperatureincreasesbyabout6℃per

kilometreapproachingtheEarth'ssurface,wheretheaveragetemperatureisabout

15。仁“在目前的环境下，在海拔五六千米的高度可以观测到・18式的气温，这一高

度被称作辐射水平面。在这一高度以下，距离地面每下降一千米温度就升高6。。

到达地面的时平均温度约为15。口”可计算这道数学题。地面的时平均温度约为

15℃o从地面每上升一千米温度就降低6。。那么距离地表一千米的地方温度应为

9℃,选B。

10、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheconstructionofthemathematicalmodel

mentionedinthepassageinvolvedtheformulationofwhichofthefollowing?

A、Anassumptionthattheamountofcarbondioxideaddedtotheatmospherewouldin

realitysteadilyincrease.

B、Anassumptionthathumanactivitiesaretheonlyagenciesbywhichcarbondioxide

isaddedtotheatmosphere.

C、Assumptionsaboutthesocialandpoliticalconsequencesofanycurtailmentofthe

useoffossilfuels.

D^Assumptionsaboutthephysicalconditionsthatarelikelytoprevailduringtheperiod

forwhichthemodelwasmade.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据theconstructionofthemathematicalmodel定位到最后一

段。数字模型预言大气中增加一倍的二氧化碳将会使全球的平均地表温度升高

2.5℃o而这一模型假定大气的相对湿度保持不变，该段解释的过程中有一个定

量，是恒定的相对湿度。D选项题干中的thephysicalconditionsthatarelikelyto

prevail是对原文constantrelativehumidity的同义转述，因此正确答案为Do

You'vcbeenworkingoutregularlyforquiteawhile,butyou'rcnowherenearyour

fitnessgoals.Sonowit'stimetobringinyourultimateweapon—yourmind.Ratherthan

thinkingoffitnessassomethingmysteriousthatyoudowithyourbody,takean

analytical,goal-orientedapproachtomakingphysicalimprovementsthatstick.Trythese

tipsforcreatingasmartfitnessplan:Defineyourgoals.Whetherifstolosefatandgain

muscleortorunatriathlon,it'svitaltohaveagoaltoworktoward.Knowingwhere

you'regoingmakesiteasiertotaketherightsteps.Getrealistic.Traininggainsaremet

throughconsistenteffortoveraperiodoftime.Don'texpectdramatic,overnightresults一

regardlessofwhatexerciseequipmentinfomercialsclaim.Rewardyourselfforallthe

littlepositivestepsyoutakeandforconsistentlystrivingforward.Beyourself.Work

towardagoalthatyoucanachievewithyourbody.Don'ttrytochangeyourbasicshape

ortogoagainstyourownuniquephysicalcapabilities.Takeanobjectivelookatyourself,

andthenworktowardenhancingwhatyou'vegotratherthantryingtoattainsomeone

else*sbody.Doyourresearch.Ifyouarcnotmakingprogress,askaqualifiedpersonal

trainertoanalyzeyourroutineandyourgoals.Readhealthandfitnessmagazines.There'

stonsofgreatfitnessinformationoutthere—tailorittofityou.Identifyyourweaknesses,

andthenuseyourbraintooutsmartthem.Manypeopleavoidiheirweakpointsorbad

habits,hopingthattheycanignorethemintooblivion.Instead,takethemupascluesto

howyoucanimprove.Keepafoodandfitnessjournalforamonth.Thenanalyzeitfor

negativepatterns.Ifyoualwaysovereatlateatnight,trygoingtoalate-nightmovieto

getyourmindofffood.Ifyoutendtofadeoutonyourworkoutsonweekends,plansome

funexercisewithfriendstospiceupyourlaggingroutine.Createafitnessnetwork.

Integratetheimportantpeopleinyourlifeintoyourfitnessquest.Getyourwholegroup

involvedinhealthyactivitiesandeating—thatwaytheywon'tbetemptingyoutofalloff

thefitnesswagon.Instead,you'llallbeleadingoneanothertowardhealthierbodiesand

minds.

11、Whatareyougoingtodoifyouarenotmakinganyprogressafterworkingoutfora

longtime?

A^Useaweapon.

B、Thinkoffitnessassomethingmysterious.

C、Makeasmartfitnessplantoimproveyourphysicalfitness.

D、Gotoagymtokeepfit.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根据第二段lakeananalytical,goal-orientedapproachto

makingphysicalimprovementsthatstick.Trythesetipsforcreatingasmartfitness

plan”要对此进行分析，明确目标，以持续有效地改善体质。制定一个聪明的健身

计划。试试以下建议”可知，运动相当长一段时间后若仍不见起色，这时就该制定

改善体质的健身计划了，所以C选项表达正确。

12、Whyisitofgreatimportancetohaveagoaltoworktoward?

A、Becausehavingacleartargethelpsyoutotaketherightsteps.

B、Becauseithelpsyoutolosefat.

C、Becauseithelpstogainmuscle.

D、Becauseithelpsyoutofinishatriathlonasquicklyaspossible.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。限据第三段it'svitaitohaveagoaltoworktoward.Knov/ing

whereyou^egoingmakesiteasiertotaketherightsteps.可知有一个努力的目标是至

关重要的，因为目标明确有利于采取正确的步骤。这和A选项表达一致，所以选

Ao

13>Workingouttowardsother'sbodyshapeisnotalwaysdesirablebecause.

A、thenyou'llhavethechancetobeoneofakind

B、other,sbodyshapeisnotflawless

C、itisimpossibletobuildaperfectbody

D、everybodyhashis/heruniquephysicalcapabilities

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据第五段Don'ttrytochangeyourbasicshapeortogo

againstyourownuniquephysicalcapabilities.Takeanobjectivelookatyourself,then

worktowardenhancingwhatyou'vegotratherthantryingtoattainsomeoneelse's

body.“不要试图改变自己的基本体型，也不要跟自己特有的身体素质对着干。客

观地审视自己，然后朝能够改进自己已有的身体状况这一目标努力.而不是非要练

出别人的体型不可。”可知锻炼出他人的体型并不总是可取，因为每个人的身体素

质情况不一样。所以选D。

14^Insteadofneglectingyourweakpoints,youshould.

Axseethemascluesfnryoutnimprove

B、keepafoodandfitnessjournal

C、notovereatlateatnight

D、findoutyourstrengthstobeconfident

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。限据原文第七段Manypeopleavoidtheirweakpointsorbad

habits,hopingthattheycanignorethemintooblivion.Instead,takethemupasclues

tohowyoucanimprove.”许多人回避自己的弱点或不良习惯,期望着忽视它们,它

们就会自动消失。其实，不妨把它们视为你如何改进的线索。”可知与其对自己的

弱点视而不见，不如把它们当做改进的线索，和A表述一致，因此选A。

15、Createafitnessnetworkhelpsyou.

A、tomeetandbefriendwithimportantpeople

tolivewithpeoplewhohavethesamegoal

C、toextentyourcircleoffriends

D、tobealeader

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。艰据文章最后一段Getyourwholegroupinvolvedin

hcalthyactiviticsandcating-thatwaytheywon'tbetemptingyoutofalloffthefimess

wagon.Instead,you'llallbeleadingoneanothertowardhealthierbodiesand

mi；ds.”让他们都来参加有益健康的活动和注重饮食健康——这样他们便不会诱惑

你半途而废。相反，你和大家将能携手并进，达到身心健康。”可知健身网能够帮

助自己身处目标相同的集体之中，因此正确答案为B。

Heavierpeoplearemorelikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredincaraccidentsthan

lighterpeople,accordingtonewresearch.Thatcouldmeancardesignerswillhaveto

buildinnewsafetyfeaturestocompensatefortheextrahazardsfacingoverweight

passengers.IntheUS,carmanufacturershavealreadyhadtoredesignairbagssothey

inflatetolowerpressures,makingthemlessofadangertosmallerwomenandchildren.

Butnooneyetknowswhatitisthatputsoverweightpassengersatextrarisk.Astudy

carriedoutinSeattle,Washington,lookedatmorethan26,000peoplewhohadbeen

involvedincarcrashes,andfoundthatheavierpeoplewereatfarmorerisk.People

weighingbetween100and119kilogramsarealmosttwo-and-a-halftimesaslikelytodie

inacrashaspeopleweighinglessthan60kilograms.Andimportantly,thesametrend

heldupwhentheresearcherslookedatbodymassindex(BMI)—ameasurethattakes

heightaswellasweightintoaccount.Someone1.8metrestallweighing126kilograms

wouldhaveaBMIof39,butsowouldaperson1.5metrestallweighing88kilograms.

PeoplearesaidtobeobeseiftheirBMIis30orover.Thestudyfoundthatpeoplewitha

BMIof35to39wereovertwiceaslikelytodieinacrashcomparedwithpeoplewitha

BMIofabout20.Itisnotjusttotalweight,butobesityitselfthat'sdangerous.Whilethey

donotyetknowwhythisisthecase,theevidenceisworthpursuing,saysCharlesMock,

asurgeonandepidemiologistattheHarborviewInjuryPreventionandResearchCentre

inSeattle,wholedtheresearchteam.Hethinksoneanswermaybefbrsafetyauthorities

touseheaviercrash-testdummieswhencertifyingcarsassafetodrive.Crashtests

normallyusedummiesthatrepresentstandard-sizedmalesweighingabout78kilograms.

Recently,smallercrash-testdummieshavealsobeenusedtorepresentchildreninside

crashingcars.Butlargerandheavierdummiesarenotused.Thereasonsforthehigher

injuryanddeathratesarcfarfromclear.Mockspeculatesthatcarinteriorsmightnotbe

suitablydesignedforheavypeople.Besides,obesepeople,withhealthproblemssuchas

highbloodpressureordiabetes,couldbefoundittoughertorecoverfrominjury.Richard

Kent,anexpertinimpactbiomechanicsattheUniversityofVirginia,thinksthenew

researchhasestablishedalegitimateconnectionbetweenobesityandsevereinjuryor

death.BecausetheresearchusedBMIdata;ithasnotconfusedtaller(andtherefore

heavierthanaverage)pcoplewiththosewhoareoverweight.Peoplewhoareobesemight

alsobeatriskbecausescatbelts(ionotholdthemassecurelyinacrash."Forexample,a

largeamountoffattissuebetweentherestraintsystemandthebonythoraxactsmuch

likeawintercoat:itintroduces*slack'intotherestraintsystemanddecreasesits

performance,"Kentsays.

16、Thereasonwhyheavypeoplegetinjuredorkilledmoreeasilyintrafficaccidents.

A、liesindrunkdriving

liesintheairbag

C>liesinthesafetybelt

D、isnotclearlyknownyet

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。眼据第二段Butnooneyetknowswhatitisthatputs

overweightpassengersatextrarisk.可知体重较重的人比体重较轻的人在车祸中死亡

或负重伤的可能性大，但是目前尚不清楚是什么使胖人面临额外的危险，所以D

选项表达正确。

17、Whichoneofthefollowingpeopleisthemostlikelytogetkilledinacaraccident?

A^Amanwhoweighs60kilograms.

B、Amanwhoweighs50kilograms.

C、AmanwhoseBMIis35.

D、AmanwhoseBMIis20.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。根据第三、四、五段内容可知，体重介于100到119公斤的

人在车祸中丧生的可能性几乎是体重在60公斤以下的人的2.5倍。BMI(人体综

合指数)介于35到39之间的人，其在车祸中死亡的可能性是BMI大约为20的人

的两倍。四个选项中C选项BMI为35的人比其他三人发生交通事故的可能性大，

所以选C。

18、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghasnoconnectionwithobesity?

A、Higherrateofdepression.

Higherdeathrateintrafficaccidents.

C、Higherinjuryrateintrafficaccidents.

D、Difficultyinrecoveringfromatrafficinjury.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。B、C选项肥胖的人在车祸中死亡、重伤的可能性大.是前

文出现过的内容;根据第八段Besides,obesepeople,withhealthproblemssuchas

highbloodpressureordiabetes,couldbefindingittoughertorecoverfrominjury.“止匕

外，患有高血压或者糖尿病的肥胖者，受伤后较难康复。”可知车祸后较难恢复也

和肥胖有关，D表达正确。只有A选项内容文章没有涉及.所以选A。

19、Theword"legitimate"(Line2,Para.9)maybereplacedby.

A、lawful

B、reasonable

C、casual

D、close

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。原文第九段该空所在句意为,‘弗吉尼亚大学研究撞击生物力

学的专家理查德・肯特认为，新的研究已经在肥胖症与重伤或死亡之间建立起了一

种关联性”。联系下一句内容，知道肯特的研究没有把高个子与超重者混淆，说明

他的研究是可信的、成立的，推断legitimate意思是“合理的“，与reasonable为近

义词.因此选B。

20、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A、Heavypeopleandlightpeople.

B、Newsafetymeasures.

C、Obesityandriskindriving.

D、Obesityandsafetybelts.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题。文章第一、八段都明确表示了文章的主题：体重较重的人比

体重较轻的人在车祸中死亡或负重伤的可能性大。而且在其他段落用一系列的调

查、课题研究和领域专家的实例对超重和交通事故的关系尝试做出现有的解释，C

项是对文章大意的概括：肥胖症与驾车的危险性。因此正确答案为C。

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。）

Intheworldofentertainment,TVtalkshowshaveundoubtedlyfloodedeveryinchof

spaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateach

onevariesinstyleandformat.Butnotwoshowsaremoreprofoundlyoppositein

content,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerand

theOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof"trash

talk（废话）Thetopicsonhisshowarcasshockingasshockingcanbe.Forexample,the

showtakesthecvcr-commontalkshowthemesoflove,sex,cheating,guilt,hate,conflict

andmoralitytoadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisadisplayand

exploitationofsociety'smoralcatastrophes（灾难）,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthe

intriguingpredicaments（困境）ofotherpeople'slives.LikeJerrySpringer,Oprah

WinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitsextreme,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.The

showfocusesontheimprovementofsocietyandanindividual'squalityoflife.Topics

rangefromteachingyourchildrenresponsibility,managingyourworkweek,togettingto

knowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonous

wastebeingdumpedonsociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha"finalword".Hemakesa

smallspeechthatsumsuptheentiremoraloftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwhere

mostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotfor

everyone.Theshow'smaintargetaudiencearemiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthese

peoplehavethetime,money,andstabilitytodealwithlife'stougherproblems.Jerry

Springer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofanassociationwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.

Theseare18to21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeinvolvelove,relationship,sex,

moneyandpeers.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearned

underneaththeshow'sexploitation.Whilethetwoshowsareasdifferentasnightand

day,bothhaveruledthetalkshowcircuitformanyyearsnow.Eachonecaterstoa

differentaudiencewhilebothhaveastrongfollowingfromlargegroupsoffans.

Ironically,bothuuuldalsobecunsidurudpioneersin（hetalkshowvvurld.

1、ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfrey

are.

A、morefamily-oriented

B、moreprofbund

C、relativelyformal

D^unusuallypopular

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第1段第3句“但是没有两个节目能像JerrySprings和Oprah

Winfrey那样，在内容上完全不同却又都比其他所有节目突出”和文章最后一段中的

“数年来，在电视访谈节目中，这两个节目一直处于领先地位……并拥有庞大而固

定的观众群“，可知只有D与文中所陈述的意思相符。

2、ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappeardistasteful,theaudience

A、remainindifferenttothem

B、arewillingtogetinvolvedinthem

C^remainfascinatedbythem

D、arereadytofaceupto由em

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第2段最后一句说“显然，JerrySpringer的访谈节目展示和

揭露了社会的道德灾难，但人们却乐意关注别人生活中遇到的困难”，特别是eai

up,inlriguing等词说明了人们对该节目十分着迷，因此，A与文中所陈述的意思

相悖；C与文中所表达的意思相符；B、D文中没有提及。

3、WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?

A、Streetviolence.

B、Racisthatred.

C、Anewtypeofrobot.

D、Familybudgetplanning.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第3段第2、3句说“Oprah访谈节目集中探讨社会状况的改善和

个人生活质量的提高。其话题包括培养孩子的责任感，安排自己一周的工作H程及

认识你的邻居等”，D属于前面所提到的内容，与文章所陈述的意思相符；A和B

都极有可能是Jerry访谈节目的内容，与题意不符；C文中并没有提及。

4、Despitetheirdifferentapproaches,thetwotalkshowsareboth.

A、cynical

B>instructive

C、sensitive

D、ironical

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从全文来看，Opmh节目谈论的是社会和家庭问题，从第3段末句用

知此节目能教会人一些东西；虽然Jerry的节目谈论都是社会的阴暗面，但在每集

节目结束前，Jerry都要作简短的发言，总结该集节目的道德意义，而大部分观

众，特别是年轻人能从中学到一些非常有用的东西，也能得到一些经验和教训。因

此，这两个节目均具有启发性和教育意义，故选B“有益的；教育性的

5、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows.

A^aretargetedatdifferentaudiences

B、appearatdifferenttimesoftheday

C、havemonopolizedthetalkshowcircuit

D、exploittheweaknessesinhumannature

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第5段“Oprah的节目主要是针对中产阶级”和“Jerry的节目

针对的则是年轻人“可知，这两个节目分别迎合不同观众的口味，A与文章内容相

符；文中并没有提到这两个节目的具体播出时间，B错；根据文章第1段：在美国

娱乐界，电视访谈节目充斥了日间电视屏幕，而这两个节目只是处于领先而非“垄

断”地位，故C错；D无原文依据。

Whilethemissionofpublicschoolshasexpandedbeyondeducationtoincludesocial

supportandextra-curricularactivities,theacademicschedulehaschangedlittleinmore

thanacentury.Reclaimingtheschooldayforacademicinstructionandescapingthe

time-boundtraditionsofeducationarevitalstepsintheschool-reformprocess,saysa

reportreleasedtodaybytheNationalEducationCommissiononTimeandLearning.The

commission'sreport,titled"PrisonersofTime/'callsthefixedclockandcalendarin

Americaneducationa"fundamentaldesignflaw"indesperateneedofchange."Time

shouldservechildreninsteadofchildrenservingtime,"thereportsays.Ihetwo-year

commissionfoundthatholdingAmericanstudentsto"world-classstandards,"will

requiremoretimeforclassroominstruction."Wehavebeenaskingtheimpossibleofour

students—thattheylearnasmuchastheirforeignpeerswhilespendinghalfasmuchas

incoreacademicsubjects,"itstates.TheCommissioncomparedtherelationships

betweentimeandlearninginJapan,Germany,andtheUnitedStatesandfoundthat

AmericanstudentsreceivelessthanhalfthebasicacademicinstructionthatJapaneseand

Germanstudentsareprovided.O