大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷44（共210题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷44（共9套）

（共210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。）

Theincreaseinthemarginrale（保证金率）from50%io70%wasnotananempiiostem

anyrampant（猛烈的）speculationonthepartofthepublic—actuallythemarketseemed

technicallyquitestrong,withpublicparticipationessentiallydignified——butratheran

attemptbytheFederalReserveBoardtopreservethesoundunderpinningsthatexistedin

themarket.Naturally,suchamovehada[Cl]chillingeffectuponpricesbutif

（heFRBhadbeenpreoccupiedwithunduespeculation,theincreasemighthavebeento

the80%oreven90%level.Suchincreasesinthemarginrateisa[C2]ofa

strongstockmarketandsince1989,suchincreaseshaveresultedininterimmarkethighs

overtwelvemonthslater.Obviously,therecouldbeno[C3]thatthiswould

onceagainbethecase,butifhistoryisanyguideline-andifbusinessandcorporate

earningsweretocontinueonthesamecourse-continuedoptimismovertheoutlookfor

thestockmarketwouldseemmore[C4]thanpessimism.Themarginincrease

[C5]thegoodrisethatstockshadenjoyedforthepreviousyear-andthefact

thata50%ratewasmaintainedaslongasitwaspointedupthefactthattherisewas

mainlyconservativeinthatitwasconcentratedinthebluechipsforthemostpart.Inpast

InvestmentLetterswchave[C6]thethoughtthatspecialitystockscould

outperformthegeneralmarketfromthispoint.Wccontinuetobelievethatthiscouldbe

thecase.Forexample,steelstockstendtosellatacertainfixedprice/earningsratio.

Belowacertainratiotheyareconsideredgoodvalue—aboveacertainratio,[C7]

______Ifacompanyproducesauniqueproduct,itisfarmoredifficultformarket

analysistoplaceanumericalratiouponthecompany'searnings.Wehavealsocontended

inthepastLettersthatthestockmarketreflectsmasspsychologyaswellasthebusiness

outlook.Wheninvestors-boththepublicandtheinstitutions-arenervousand[C8]

theydefinitelyhesitatetobuystocks:theyseeklowprice/earningsmultiplesand

high[C9]Thesesameinvestors—whentheyareinanoptimisticframeof

mind一becomefarless[CIO]withyieldsandmorewillingtopaya

premium(highp/emukiples)fbracceleratedgrowth.Ifthepublic'sattitudetowardsthe

autoindustryisanymeasure,thenthisperiodseemstohavebeenoneofoptimism.

A)confirmationI)specula:eB)prudentJ)preoccupiedCivoicedK)representation

D)invariablyL)momentarilyE)overpricedM)pessimisticF)vicinityN)underscored

G)yieldsO)intelligibleHiguarantee

1、[Cl]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：该句句意为：自然，联邦储备基金会的这--行动会使股价降

低.备选副词中只有momentarily"马上地，短哲地”在含义上弓句意吻合，故L)为

答案。

2、[C2]

标准答案：A

知i只点解析：结合下文的suchincreaseshaveresultedininterimmarkethighsover

twelvemonthslater可知，保证金率的提高证实了股票市场很强劲，备选名词中的

confirmation”确认，证实”符合句意，故A)为答案。

3、[C31

标准答案：H

知识点解析：由上文的Suchincreasesinthemarginrateisaconfirmationofastrong

stockmarketandsince1989,suchincreaseshaveresultedininterimmarkethighsover

twelvemonthslater(从1989年至今，保证金率的提高曾经在12个月内令股市再创

新高)可推知，本句的句意应为：显然，不可能保证这种情况会再次出现。备选名

词中的guarantee“保证”符合

4、[C4]

标准答案：B

知识点解析；由but后的两个从句ifhistoryisanyguideline—andifbusincssand

corporateearningsweretocontinueonthesamecourse”参照历史如果商业和公司

的利润仍然保持现有增长水平”可推知，股市的前景应该是稳健的，而不是更令人

悲观的。备选形容词中的pruden俨稳健的，审慎的”符合句意，故B)为答案。

5、[C5]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：由上文的Suchincreasesinthemarginrateisaconfirmationofastrong

stockmarket可推知，本句句意为：保证金的增长印证了股市上一年的强劲态势。

备选动词中的underscored"印证，表明，强调''符合句意，故N)为答案。

6、[C6]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：结合句意：在过去的投资函中，我们一直_____了这样的思想。备选

动词中的voiced"表达，吐露（观点或感情）”可以与空格后的thought搭配，故C）为

答案。

7、[C7]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：木句破折号前后是平行结构，由破折号前面的Belowacertainratio

theyareconsideredgoodvalue可推知，破折号后面的完整句子应该为：abovea

certainratio,theyareconsidered,“高于一定比率就是定价过高“，备选形容

词中的overpriced"对...定价过高的”符合句意，故E）为答案。

8、（C81

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由空格后的theydefinitelyhesitatetobuystocks可推知，当投资者心

情紧张，悲观失望的时候，他们买股票时就会犹豫不决。备选形容词中的

pessimistic“悲观的”符合句意，故M）为答案。

9、[C9]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：结合句意：他们寻求低价格/利润倍数和高额o根据常识，炒

股票要追求高额收益率，故G）yields“收益（率）”为答案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：由上文中的Wheninvestors...arcnervousandpessimisticthcydcfinitcly

hesitatetobuyslocks：theyseeklowprice/earningsmultiplesandhighyields可推断出

空格所在句意为：（这些投资者）就不太关注收益，更愿意支付溢价，追求高增长

率preoccupiedwith意为“关注...，关心”，故J）为答案。

二、长篇阅读(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。)

Self-Publishing[A]Toawriter,self-publishingisanincrediblypowerfulandalluring

concept.Onthesimplestlevel,it'sanintriguingsolutiontoanageoldproblem:Houdo

yougetyourwordstoawideaudicncc(idcally,whileearningsomemoneyalongthe

way)?Onamoreartisticlevel,itisauniqueextensionofthecreativeprocess.Beyond

puttingwordsonthepage,theself-publisheractuallycontrolseveryaspectof

authoring—heorshecreatesthephysicalbookandactivelybringsittoanaudience.It'sa

uniquelyharmoniousandsatisfyingmeldingofartandbusiness.Beginningthebook

[B]Inmostcases,thefirststepinself-publishingisdevelopinganideaforyourbook.

Youcanself-publishalmostanythingyouwant,butifyouwanttomakeaprofit,ithelps

toconsideryourbooknotjustasapieceofartbutalsoasasellableproduct.What

audienceisinterestedinthesubjectandhowdoyougettheirattention?[C]Everybody

hasanopiniononwhatsells,andwewon'tgetintothattoomuchhere—it'spartofthe

individualcreativeprocessthatself-publishersgothrough.Theimportantpointisthatas

aself-publisher,youhavetoconsidersalesjustasalargepublisherwould.Steponeis

arrivingatanapproachtothebookthatwillmakeitvaluabletoanaudience.Among

otherthings,thatmeansseeingwhatsimilarbooksareoutthere,andseeinghowthey've

sold(checkingAmazonrankingsisagoodplacetostart).|D]Moneyisnrteverything,of

course.Fewbooksaregoingtobeblockbusters(•鸣惊人者),andmanyself-publishers

aren'tthatconcernedwithmakingmoneyatall.Butevensettingprofitaside,itis

essentialthatyouhaveabusinessplanbasedonwhatyoureasonablybelieveyoucan

sell.Toputitanotherway,there'snopointinprinting10,000booksifbookslikeyours

typicallytakethreeyearstosell1,000copies.Whatsortofbook?|E|Youcertainlydon't

needtoknowexactlyhowmanypagesyourbookisgoingtobebeforeyouevenget

startedwriting.Butifyouhaveatarget,andyouknowwhattypeofbookyou'recreating,

youcanplanyourbudgetaccordingly.Thebroaddecisionfirst:Doyouwantahardback

bookoratradepaperbackbook?Hardbackbooksaresignificantlymoreexpensiveto

print,andbecauseofthehighercoverprice,mayselllessthanapaperbackbook.But,for

somebooks—amammoth(巨大的)textbook,say—hardbackbooksarereallytheonly

waytogo.[F]Afteryou'vemadethisdecision,youcandecidehowmanypagesyou'll

want.Thinkaboutthescopeofwhatyouhavetosayandlookatthepagecountinbooks

withsimilarcontent.Butalsothinkaboutwhatyouwantthebooktofeellike.Simply

pickoutabookthatisaboutthesamesizeandformatofwhatyouhaveinmind.

[GJWhenyoufindagoodmodeltoshoottor,countthenumberofwordsperpage.

Multiplythatbythenumberofpages.Thensubtractwordsforany"oddpages*'—the

firstandlastpagesofeachchapter(thesearen'tusuallyfilled),anyblanknumberedpages

andanypagesatthebeginningandendofthebook.Thiswillgiveyouaroughword

countforthebook.Ifyoucalculatehowmanywordsareonapageinyourword

processingprogram(orpaperifyouuseatypewriterorifyouwritelonghand),youcan

giveyourselfatargetpagecount.[H]Whydoesthismatter?Foronething,youneedto

thinkaboutthepsychologyofabook-buyer.Ifyou'relookingtocreateagiftbook

paperback,youdon'twantamassive500-pagcvolume,becauseitmayfeeltoomuchlike

areferenceencyclopedia(百科全书).Itsintendedaudiencehasmoreofacasualinterest,

soilshouldhavealighterfeel.Butifyou'repullingtogetherahow-toguide,aI(X)

bookisn'tgoingtoseemlikeagooddealtoyourpotentialcustomer.They'llpickthe

thickerbookontheshelfnexttoyours,becauseitseemsmoresubstantial.[I]Pricealso

playsarolehere.Morepagescostmore,andcertainmultiplesofpagesarecheaperthan

others.Printingpressesprintasetnumberofpagesinonepass—typically32pages,front

andback.Thismeansit'ssubstantiallycheapertoprinta320pagebookthana321page

book.Thisisn'tsomethingyouhavetofigureoutrightaway,butitshouldbeafactor

whenyouarelayingoutthefinishedbook.Creatingcontent[J]Onceyounaildownwhat

kindofbookyouwanttoendupwith,youcangetbusywriting.Theobviouswaytogo

aboutthisistoshutthedoortotheworld,writewhateveryouwantandworryabout

editingdowntheline.Showyourfriendsandfamilywhenyouwantto,butotherwise,do

ithoweveryoulike.Youdon'thaveapublishertowonyabout,soyoucanreallywrite

howeveryouwantto.|K|Tomanyself-publishers,thisdoesn'tworkverywell-ifsloo

unstructured,andtheygetlostwithoutsomebodytobounceideasoffof.Onesolutionis

tohireafreelance(自由职业者)developmentaleditor.Adevelopmentaleditorservesthe

samebasicfunctionastheeditoryouwouldworkwithatapublishinghouse—youcan

showthemdraftsandout'ines,andtheycanmakeeditstoimprovethebook.The

differenceofcourseisthatwhatyousayisthelastword,ratherthantheotherway

around.Ideally,themainthingtheybringisexpertiseinbookpublishing—a

developmentaleditorshouldbesomebodywhoknowshowtobuildagoodbook.|LThe

priceofadevelopmentaleditorgoesinyourtotalbudgetforthebook.Dependingonhow

youwork,itmaysaveyouenoughofyourownlimetomakeitaworthwhileexpense.

Selling［MJWhenyoufinallyreachyourpublishdate,youhaveonebasicjob:Getpeople

tobuyyourbook.Forindividualbook-buyers,thisisprettysimple.Theypaythecover

price,yourecordthetransactionandyoushiporgivethemthebooks.Butindividual

book-buyersarcthesmallestpieceofyourcustomerbase.Yourmajorcustomersinclude

independentbookstores,wholesalerswhotillordersfrommanybookstores(Theyonly

buywhattheyneedorexpecttheywillneed.),distributorswhobuybookstoactively

resellthemtobookstores,exclusivedistributors,whowillhandleeverythinginvolvedin

thesellingofyourbook,inexchangefortheexclusiverighttodistribute,andonline

booksellers.［N］Twonewfactorsenterthemixwiththesecustomers-discountsand

returns.Toensureaprofii,booksellersalwaysbuybookswellbelowthecoverprice,and

mostreservetheoptiontoreturnbookstheycannotsell.Ifthebooksarcundamaged,you

mustrefundthebuyers'money.You'llneedaterms-and-conditionssheetthatoutlines,in

detail,howyou'lloperateyourbusiness—whatkindofdiscountsyouoffer,howyou

handlereturns,howyouhandlebilling,etc.Yourtermsandconditionsareuptoyou.but

you'llhavetotreatparticulartypesofbuyersacertainwayinordertodobusiness.

［O］Sellingisanongoingprocessthatcanlastforyears.Whenyourunthroughyourfirst

shipment,andthere'sstilldemand,yougototheprinterforyournextshipment.Ifyour

bookreallycatcheson,youmaybeabletolandagooddealwithalargerpublisherwho

canpushyoursalestoahigherlevel.Overtheyears,manysuccessfulauthorshaveused

thisroadtogetonapublisher'sradar.|P|Thesweetspotofwritingisgenerallyatthe

beginningoftheprocess-whenyou'resittingatakeyboardputtingyourideasinto

words.Incontrast,thesweetspottopublishinggenerallycomesafteralltheworkis

done—whenyou'verecouped(弥补)yourinitialcosts,andcvcrybooksoldismoneyin

yourpocket.Thisisaself-publisher'sultimatereward.

11、Althoughsellingisanongoingprocess,theauthor'ssuccessdependsonthereaders*

demand.

标准答案：O

知识点解析：|O］段提到卖书是一个持续不断的过程，如果作者在卖第一本书时，

读者对此仍有需求，那么你可以开始写第二本书，如果你的书一直写下去，那么，

你就会得到大书商的青睐，从而把你的书卖的更火。题干中的author'ssuccess对应

原文中的successfulauthors,故选［O］。

12、Hardbackbookscostmuchtoprint,butitisamustforthepublicationofcertain

books.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：［E］段主要介绍了书的封面出版问题，对于某些书而言，比如大型的

教科书，只能用精装出版。题干中的amust对应原文中的theonlyway,故选［E］。

13、Adevelopmentaleditorwillbeworthyofthemoneybecauseheisabletosavethe

timeoftheself-publisher.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Self-publishingbecomesaninterestingideapartlybecauseitgetauthors,thoughts

toawideaudience.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Tosolvetheproblemoflackingfeedbacksfromothers,adevelopmentaleditormay

beemployed.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Self-publishershavetodecidewhatbookwillsellwellaccordingtotheirown

opinions.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Whenplanningthedetailsofhisdiscountsandreturns,aself-publisherneedsto

workoutdifferentwaystotreatparticulartypesofbuyers.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：［N］段提到合约条款由你（自助出版者）决定，但是你不得不用一种特

定的方式来应对特殊的买家。题干中的needstoworkoutdifferentways对应原文中

的aceriainway,故选［N］。

18、Togiveatargetpagecount,youhavetochooseabookwiththesamesizeand

formatofwhatyouhaveinmind.

标准答案：F-

知识点解析：|F］段提到计算每页上有多少字也好，是空白页也好，都是为了预估

一下大概的页数，必须决选一本开本和布局都符合你要求的书。题干中的choose

对应原文中的pickout,故选［F］。

19、Ifaself-publisherwantshisbooktocostless,certainmultiplesofpagesshouldbe

available.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：II］段提到人数越多，成本越高，而整印张印刷造价会更低。题干中的

beavailable对应原文中的arecheaper,故选［I］。

20、Individualbuyers,likethewholesalersanddistributors,shouldbeconsideredas

majorcustomersofself-publishers.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：|M|段提到自助出版者的主要客户包括书店老板、批发商、经销商。

题干中的beconsideredas对应原文中的include,故选［M］。

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Inameretwoyears,theproportionofteenagerswhoexpecttobefinanciallydependent

ontheirparentsuntiltheirmid-20shasdoubled.Thatgivesusallanotherreasonto色el

sympathyforparentswhohaveteenagersrightnow.AnewsurveyconductedbyJunior

Achievement,agroupthatteacheskidsaboutmoneyandjobs,foundthat25%ofteens

thinktheywon'tbeabletosupportthemselvesuntiltheirmid-20s.Twoyearsago,just

12%ofteenssurveyedsaidthatthey'dhavetoreachthe25-to27-year-oldagebracket（类

另ij）beforebeingabletopayalloftheirownbills.Correspondingly,theproportionof

teenswhoexpecttoachievefinancialindependencebytheagesof18to24has

plummeted,from75%in2011to59%today.Arethesekidsjustunmotivated?Maybe

someofthemare,butmanymorearefacingincreasingcollegecostsandpoorjob

prospects.Analarmingnumberhaveapoorunderstandingofbudgetingandbasicfinance

aswell.Today'steensapparentlydon'tmindtheideaofmovingbackinwiththerents,or

theyatleastunderstandthenecessityofmakingsuchamovegiventhestateofthe

economyandthelikelihoodoflargestudentloansdowntheroad.Providingaplaceto

liveisn't,theonlywayparentsarehelpingouttheiradultchildren.Inmanyfamilies,it's

becomethenormforparentstostepinandpaybillsforsmartphones,Internetaccess,

musicandTVsubscriptionservices.Abouttwo-thirdsofyoungrespondentsintheJunior

Achievementsurveythinkthey'llbeequallyorbetterofffinanciallythantheirparents.

Thisoptimismmightbeunfounded,though,becausetoday'syoungpeople—likesomany

youngpeoplebeforethem-don'thaveafirmgraspofpersonalfinanceissues.According

totheirresponses,aboutaquarteradmittheydon'tunderstandbudgeting,oneinfive

don'tknowhowtousecreditcards,androughlyathirddon'tknowhowtoinvestmoney.

"Partofthereasonteensexpecttolivewithparentslongermaybebecausetheyare

unsureabouttheirabilitytobudget,usecreditcardsorinvestmoney,"thestudysuggests.

It'soverlysimplistic,（hough,lothinkllialparuulscangivetheirkidsacrashcoursein

budgetingandexpectthemtoflythenestat18."TheGreatRecessionandsluggish（缓慢

的）recoveryhavetakenadisproportionatetollonyoungadults,"thePewstudypoints

out.Thecostofcollege-andthefactthattoday'steensareunpreparedforit-isone

reasontheymightbelivingintheiroldbedroomintotheirmid20s.Only9%of

respondentsintheJuniorAchievementsurveysaythey'resavingforcollege,andalmost

halfsaytheydon'tknowhowmuchtheyshouldbesaving,althougharoundtwo-thirds

saytheirparentshavetalkedaboutitwiththem.

21WhatcanwedrawfromtheresultsofthesurveyconductedbyJuniorAchievement?

A、Moreteenagersexpecttoliveindependentlyintheirmid-20sthanbefore.

B、Moreteenagersexpecttolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheirmid-20sthanbefore.

C>Moreteenagersexpecttoliveindependentlybytheagesof18to24thanbefore.

D^Moreteenagersexpecttolivewiththeirparentsaftertheirmid-20sthanbefore.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词thesurveyconductedbyJuniorAchievement定位到第二

段。由该段可知，25%的青少年认为在二十五六岁之前他们不能自立。两年前，只

有12%的受访者称只有当他们达到25至27岁时，才有能力偿付所有的账单。也

就是说，越来越多的青少年预计在二十五六岁之后才可以独立生活。因此选A）。

22Whathasmadeagrowingnumberofstudentschoosetomovebackinwiththeir

parents?

A、Theincreasingcostofcollegeeducationandlivingexpenses.

Thebadeconomicconditionsandpossiblestudentloans.

C、Theirlackofknowledgeofhandlingtheirexpenses.

D、Theirparents,insistencetohelpingthemwiththelivingexpenses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关健词movebackinwiththeirparents可以定位到第四段。该

段谈到他们这样做的原因：在当前的经济形势以及未来可能出现的数额巨大的助学

贷款面前，他们至少懂得如此行事的必要性。因此B广经济状况欠佳和可能出现的

学生助学贷款”符合文意，故B）正确。

23、Whydoestheauthorsaymanyteenagersareunreasonablyoptimistic?

AxBecausemanyofthemdon'tknowmuchaboutfinancesandbudgeting.

B、Becausetheyarctooyoungtoknowthehardreality.

C、Becausetheydependtoomuchontheirparentstoknowhowtoliveindependently.

D、Becausetheyknowonlyalittleabouthowtohandletheirfinancesandbudgeting.

标准答案：A」「

知识点解析：由题干关键词unreasonablyoptimise可以定位到第六段第二句。该

句指出：然而，这种乐观态度也许会毫无根据，因为当代的年轻人—正如他们之

前的许多年轻人一样一并不十分了解他们的个人财务问题。因此A）“他们许多人

不甚了解理财和制定预算”符合文意，故为正确答案。

24、Aftergivingtheirchildrensomesimplelessonsofbudgeting,parentsseemnaiveto

expecttheirchildrento.

A、pursuetheirowncareers

B、becomeindependent

C^starttheirownfamily

D、becomearesponsibleadult

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关健词lessonsofbudgeting可以定位到倒数第二段第一句：如

果认为父母能够给他们的孩子在规划预算方面提供一些速成课程，并期待他们在

18岁的时候获得独立的话，那么这种想法未免太过简单了。这里的flyihenesl的

意思是“变得独立”，因比选B）。

25、Whatproblemdomanyteenagershaveaboutsavingforcollege?

A、Theydon'tknowhowtosavemoney.

B>Theyhavenoideaofhowmuchtheyhavetosave.

C>Theydon'tknowwhatlessonstotaketolearnsaving.

D^Theydon'thavethesenseofsavingforsomething.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词sayingforcollege定位到最后一段最后一句。由定位句

可知，“尽管约三分之二的受访者表示他们的父母已经同他们谈论过存钱上大学的

事情，而几乎有一半的受访者表示他们不知道应该存多少钱”，因此B)符合文意。

AlmostathirdofallAmericansaretossingandturning,unabletogetagoodnight'ssleep

becausethey'rewoilyingabouttheeconomy,theirjobsortheirmoney,anewpollfinds.

Moneyproblemsfaroutweighotherproblems,suchasthewarsinIraqandAfghanistan,

globalwanning,orthethreatofaterroristattack,accordingtotheannualpollbythe

NationalSleepFoundation."WhatisverytellingisthattheseAmericanswhosesleepis

impactedbyfinancialworriesreportthattheirsleepdisturbancemakesthemmuchless

likelytoworkefficiently,exercise,eathealthily,andhavesexcomparedtotheirbetter­

sleepingfellowAmericans,nsaidreportcoauthorMichaelV.Vitiello,aprofessorof

psychiatryandbehavioralsciencesatUniversityofWashington.Thesesleep-disturbed

Americansalsoreportthatthey'remorethantwiceaslikelytomissparticipatingin

familyevents,leisureactivitiesandworkfunctionsbecauseoftheirsleepiness,Vitiello

added.Accordingtothepoll,27percentofthosesurveyedsaidtheyhaddisturbedsleep

inthepastmonthduetomoneyissues—includingpersonalfinanccs(16percent),theUS

economy(15percent),or'osingtheirjob(10percent).Althoughpeoplearegettingbetter

aboutrecognizingtheimportanceofsufficientsleeptotheirhealthandtheirabilityto

function,manyarestillexperiencingdisturbedsleep,leadingtoadverseeffectsontheir

healthanddailyfunctioning,Vitiellosaid.ThenumberofAmericansreportingsleep

problemshasincreased13percentsince2001.Conversely,thenumberofpeoplewho

reportgettingeighthoursofsleeponaregularbasishasdecreased,from38percentin

2001to28percenttoday.Also,onlyathirdofallAmericanswhoreportsleepproblems

alsoreportthatthey'vediscussedtheirsleepproblemswiththeirdoctors,Vitiellosaid."

GiventheongoingeconomiccrisisandpersonalfinancialstressesmanyAmericansare

experiencing,theNationalSleepFoundationencouragesAmericanstomaintainorto

developgoodsleep,exerciseanddiethabitstostayhealthyandproductive,particulaily

indifficulttimes,nVitielIosaid."Rememberthatgoodsleepisessentialtogoodhealth

andisnotnegotiable.Ifyouthinkyouhaveasleepproblemyoushouldspeakwithyour

physician."Dr.BruceNolan,medicaldirectoroftheSleepCenterattheUniversityof

Miami'sMillerSchoolofMedicine,saidsleepissensitivetothingsthatgoonduringthe

day."Thingsthatgoondaringthedaycandisturbpeople'snights,andthingsthatgoon

atnightcandisturbpeopleduringtheday,“Nolansaid.Peopleshouldtrytogetseven

hoursormoresleepanight,Nolansaid.Ifyouhaveproblemssleeping,youshouldseek

medicalhelp.TheUSNaiionalInstitutesofHealthestimatesthatsome70million

Americanssufferfromachronicsleepdisorderorintennittentsleepproblem.Women

experiencetheproblemsmoreoftenthanmen,andsleepdifficultiesincreasewithage.

26、Accordingtothepassage,themostdifficultproblemforAmericansnowis.

A^IraqiandAfghanistanwars

B、globalwanning

C、financialproblem

D^threatofaterroristattack

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词problem定位到第一段第二句，该句提到由于担心经

济、工作和金钱，几乎三分之一的美国人睡不好觉，因此可知C）正确。

27、ManyAmericans'healthanddailylifearcbadlyinfluencedby.

A、sleepdisorder

familygatherings

C、leisureactivities

D、heavyworkload

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词healthanddailylife定位到第二段最后一句，该句谈到

很多人受到睡眠紊乱的困扰，从而对他们的健康和日常生活产生不利影响，可知选

A）o

28、WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericans'sleepproblems?

A、ThenumberofAmericanswithsleepproblemshasincreasedlittlesince2001.

B、ThenumberofAmericanswitheighthoursofsleepregularlyhasincreasedsince

2001.

C、OnlyathirdofallAmericansdiscusstheirsleepproblemswiththeirdoctors.

D、NotmanyAmericanswithsleepproblemsseekdoctors'help.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干关键词sleepproblems定位到第三段前三句，这几句谈到那

些有睡眠问题的人只有1/3的说他们曾经和自己的医生讨论过睡眠问题，因此可

知D）正确。

29、Fromthepassagewecanknowthatgoodhealthdependsmostlyon.

A^regularexercise

B、diethabits

C、goodsleep

D^personalfinance

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词goodhealth定位到第三段倒数第二句，该句谈到好的

睡眠对于身体健康的重要性，因此可知选C）。

30、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A、Thingsliappcniiigduringdiedayandnightwillnulinlciactwitheaclioilier.

Peoplewithsleepproblemsshouldseektheirfriends,help.

C>ManyAmericanssufferfromanacutesleepdisorder.

D、Womenaremoresubjecttosleepproblemsthanmen.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由最后一段最后一句可知，女性比男性更易发生睡眠紊乱问题，故选

D）o

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。）

Technologycanmakeussmarterorstupider,andweneedtodevelopasetofprinciples

toguideoureverydaybehaviorandmakesurethattechisimprovingandnothindering

ourmentalprocesses.Oneofthebigquestionsbeingdebatedtodayis:whatkindof

informationdoweneedtohavestoredinourheads,andwhatkindcanweleave"in[he

cloud,"tobeaccessedasnecessary?Anincreasinglypowerfulgroupwithineducationarc

championing"digitalliteracy".Intheirview,skillsbeatknowledge,developing"digital

literacy"ismoreimportantthanlearningmerecontent,andallfactsarenowGoogle-able

andthereforeunworthyofcommittingtomemory.Buteventhemostsophisticateddigital

literacyskillswon'thelpstudentsandworkersnavigatetheworldiftheydon'thavea

broadbaseofknowledgeabouthowtheworldactuallyoperates.Ifyoufbcusonthe

deliverymechanismandnotthecontent,you'redoingkidsadisservice.Indeed,evidence

fromcognitivesciencechallengesthenotionthatskillscanexistindependentoffactual

knowledge.Datafromthelastthirtyyearsleadstoaconclusionthatisnotscientifically

challengeable;thinkingwellrequiresknowingfacts,andthat'struenotonlybecauseyou

needsomethingtothinkabout.Theveryprocessesthatteacherscareaboutmost-critical

thinkingprocesses-areintimatelyintertwined（交织）withfactualknowledgethatis

storedinlong-termmemory.Inotherwords,justbecauseyoucanGooglethedateof

BlackTuesdaydoesn'tmeanyouunderstandwhytheGreatDepressionhappenedorhow

itcomparestoourrecenteconomicslump.Thereisnodoubtthatthestudentsoftoday,

andtheworkersoftomorrow,willneedtoinnovate,collaborateandevaluate.Butsuch

skillscan'tbeseparatedfromtheknowledgethatgivesrisetothem.Toinnovate,you

havetoknowwhatcamebefore.Tocollaborate,youhavetocontributeknowledgetothe

jointventure.Andtoevaluate,youhavetocomparenewinformationagainstknowledge

you'vealreadymastered.Sohere'saprincipleforthinkinginadigitalworld,intwoparts.

First,acquireabaseoffactualknowledgeinanydomaininwhichyouwanttoperform

well.Thisbasesuppliestheessentialfoundationforbuildingskills,anditcan'tbe

oulsourced（夕卜包）toasearchengine.Second,takeadvantageofcomputers'invariable

memory,butalsothebrain'selaborativememory.Computersaregreatwhenyouwantto

storeintoimationthatshouldn'tchange.Butbrainsarethesuperiorchoicewhenyouwant

informationtochange,ininterestingandusefulways:toconnectupwithotherfactsand

ideas,toacquiresuccessivelayersofmeaning,tosteepforawhileinyouraccumulated

knowle