大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷45（共225题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷45（共9套）

（共225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。）

In1915EiiiblcinmadealiiptoGulliiigcntogivesumclecturesaltheiiivilalionofIlie

mathematicalphysicistDavidHilbert.Hewasparticularlyeager-tooeager,itwould

turnout-toexplainalltheintricaciesofrelativitytohim.Thevisitwasa[Cl]

andhesaidtoafriendexcitedly"Iwasableto[C2]Hilbertofthe

generaltheoryofrelativity."AmidallofEinstein*spersonallurmoil（焦躁）atthelime,a

newscientificanxietywasabouttoemerge.Hewasstrugglingtofindtherightequations

thatwoulddescribehisnewconceptofgravity,onesthatwoulddefinehowobjectsmove

throughspaceandhowspaceiscurvedbyobjects.Bytheendofthesummer,herealized

themathematicalapproachhehadbeen[C3]foralmostthreeyearswas

flawed.Andnowtherewasa[C4]pressure.Einsteindiscoveredtohis

[C5]thatHilberthadtakenwhathehadlearnedfromEinstein's[C6]

andwasracingtocomeupwiththecorrectequationsfirst.Itwasan

enormouslycomplextask.AlthoughEinsteinwasthebetterphysicist,Hilbertwasthe

bettermathematician.SoinOctober1915Einstein[C7]himselfintoa

month-long-franticendeavorinwhichhereturnedtoanearliermathematicalstrategyand

wrestledwithequations,proofs,correctionsandupdatesthatherushedtogiveaslectures

toBerlin'sPrussianAcademyofSciencesonfour[C8]Thursdays.Hisfirst

lecturewasdeliveredonNov.4,1915,anditexplainedhisnewapproach,thoughhe

admittedhedidnotyethavetheprecisemathematicalformulationofit.Einsteinalso

tooktimeofffrom[C9]revisinghisequationstoengageinanawkward

fandango（胡闹）withhiscompetitorHilbert.Worriedaboutbeingscooped（抢先），he

sentHilbertacopyofhisNov.4lecture.*'Iam[CIO]toknowwhetheryou

willtakekindlytothisnewsolution,"Einsteinnotedwithatouchofdefensiveness.

A）ridiculouslyE）traumaI）pursuingM）competitiveB）compatibleF）lecturesJ）convince

N）successiveC）thrustingG）furiouslyK）curiousO）threwD）triumphH）persuadeL）

horror

1、[Cl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的wasa和空格后的逗号可以判断，此处需

要填入一个不是以元音发音开头的可数名词的单数形式。备选词汇中，只有

triumph（胜利）符合此处语境,故选D。

2、[C2]

标准答案：J

知识点解析•：动词辨义题。根据空格前的wasableto可知，此处需要填入一个动词

原形。根据空格后的of可判断出，该动词必须可以与介词。f搭配使用。备选词汇

中，只有convince（说服）符合此处语境。convincesb.ofsth,为固定词组，意为“说

服某人（做）某事“，故选J。

3、[C3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：动词辨义题。空格所在句子缺少谓语动词，根据空格前的hadbeen

可判断，此处需要填入一个动词的现在进行式。备选词汇中，只有pursuing（追求）

符合此处语境，故选I。

4、[C4]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：形容词辨义题。根据空格前的a和空格后的pressure可知，此处需要

填入一个形容词。后文中提到爱因斯坦发现希尔伯特在争取抢先想出正确的方程

式，由此可以判断爱因斯坦感觉到了竞争压力。备选词汇中，compe出ive（竞争的）

符合此处语境，故选M。

5、[C5]

标准答案：L

知识点0析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的his可判断，此处需要填入一个名词。备

选词汇中，只有horror（惊骇）符合此处语境，用来描述爱因斯坦发现希尔伯特向自

己学习并在争取抢先想出正确方程式时的惊讶之感，故选L。

6、[C6]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的learnedfiomEinstein飞可判断，此处需要

填入一个名词。上文中提到旁因斯坦应希尔伯特之激到哥廷根做了几次演讲，因而

此处填入lectures（演讲）符合语境，故选F。

7、[C7]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：动词辨义题。空格所在的句子缺少谓语动词，根据从句中的relumed

可判断，此处需要填入一个动词的过去式形式，且能够和空格后的介词into搭配

使用。备选词汇中，只有throw（投；抛）符合此处语境，故选O。

8、[C8]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：形容词辨义题。根据空格前的four和空格后的Thursdays可判断，此

处需要填入一个形容词来修饰Thursdays。备选词汇中，只有successive（连续的）符

合此处语境，故选N。

9、[C9]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：副词辨义题。空格所在句子并不缺少任何成分，所以该处需要填入一

个副词用来形容空格后的动词revising。备选词汇中，只有furiously（狂暴地）符合此

处语境，故选G。

10、[C10]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：形容词辨义题。根据空格前的am和空格后的toknow可判断，此处

应填入一个可以修饰人的形容词。备选词汇中，只有curious（好奇的）符合此处语

境,故选K。

二、长篇阅读（本题共10题，每题L0分，共70分。）

TheMoralityTestA）FromcancertoAlzheimer's（早老性痴呆病）todiabetes,advances

ingeneticsciencemeanthatmanyofusarcsoongoingtoknow-oratleasthavethe

optiontoknow—moreaboutourrisksforawiderangeofillnessesthanwe'dever

thoughtpossible.Onthesurface,thatsoundslikeagoodthing,anditisinmanyrespects.

Butwhileknowledgemaybepower,genetictestingalsobringswithittremendous

physicalandpsychologicalcollapse.B）Inthepasttwodecades,thenumberofgenetic

testsavailablehasjumpedfromafewhundredtonearly3,000.RebeccaNagy,president

oftheNationalSocietyofGeneticCounselors（NSGC）,recallsthatwhensheenteredthe

field15yearsago,ittookayeartogettheresultsofaBRCA（乳癌）test.Today,youget

thembackinaweekortwo.C）Asthecostoftestingdeclines,saysLawrenceBrody,an

investigatorwiththeNationalInstitutesofHumanGenome（基因组）ResearchInstitute.

Medicineismovingtoward"multiplextestingforlotsofthingsatonce”.We'reatthe

point,heexplains,wheresequencingaperson'sentireexome（夕卜显子组）canbedonefbr

somewhereintheneighborhoodof$1,000."Whereasbeforeitwouldhavebeenreally

bizarretohavesomeone'sentiregenomesequencedbecauseitcostaboutthesameasthe

GDPofseveralsmallcountries.Withexomesequencing,apatientmaygoinwith

questionsabouthisprostate（前歹U腺）andcomeoutwithareportshowingincreasedrisks

foreverythingfrombloodclots（凝块）tokidneydisease.D）Suchdatapointsareknown

as"incidentalfindings",andtheyareattheheartofthehottestethicaldebatenow

prevailinginthefield,saysNagy."Whatresultsdoyoudisclosetosomeoneandwhat

resultsdoyouwithhold?Anddoyougivepatientsthatchoice?"Onecommonlycited

example:whathappenswhenatoddler'sexomeissequencedtodeterminethecauseofa

developmentaldelayandthelabdiscoversthatthechildhastheBRCA1mutation(变

异)?Shouldthelabwithholdthatinformation?E)Nagyexplainsthat"abasicprinciple

ofgeneticsisthatpatientsshouldhaveautonomy”—meaningtherighttochoosewhat

theydoanddonotwanttoknow.ButtheAmericanCollegeofMedicalGeneticsand

Genomicsissuedastatementcontendingthat,inthecaseofcertainspecificharmfuland

activegenes,doctorshaveanethicalobligationtoalertpatientstothediscoveredrisks.

Balancingthis"dutytowarn"withanindividual'srighttoautonomyistrickyenoughon

itsown.Butthereareothercomplicatingfactorstoconsider.Whatifdisordersarelikely

toimpactotherfamilymembers?Andwhataboutallthemutationsthatwillpopupbut

thatwedon'tyetunderstand?"Themenuisprobablymorevastintermsofwhatyoucan

lookatthanpeoplearcpreparedfor,andtheresultswillcontainmoreuncertaintythan

peoplearepreparedfor."F)SocialworkerKatieBerryhasafront-rowviewofallthe

issuesthatthisnewmedicallandscapeisraising.ThroughColumbiaPresbyterian

HospitalinNewYork,BerrycounselsmenandwomenathighriskforHuntington's(亨

廷顿症),aninheritedncurodegencrativedisorder(退行性神经紊乱)thattypically

appearsinmidlifewithsomebrutalcombinationofphysical,cognitive,andpsychiatric

decline.ApersonwiththeHuntington'sgenecanexpecttogetsickatsomepointdown

theroad.Thereisnocureand,unlikewithbreastcancer,nopreventivemeasuresbeyond

maximizinggeneralhealthwiththeaimofdelayingonset.G)Berryworkssolelywith

individualsnotyetexperiencingsymptoms.Somehavealreadybeengene-tested.Others

knowthatthediseaserunsintheirfamilyandarehesitatingaboutwhethertogettested—

andwhen.WithnopreventiveoptionsavailableforHuntington's,thequestionofwhento

testisoftendictatedbyloomingdecisionsaboutmarriageorparenthood.Mostofthe

patientswhocometoBenyareintheir30sorearly40s."Peoplewhoareintheirteens

andearly20stendnottobethinkingaboutthesethings,1'sheexplains."There'salevelof

denialinveryyoungadults."H)Butaspeoplestartpairingupandsettlingdown,the

stakesofnotknowinggethigher.(PeoplewiththeHuntington'sgenehavea50percent

chanceofpassingittoachild.)"TheyknowthereisthisswordofDamocleshanging

overtheirheads,"saysBerry.Butuntilthetestisdone,theycanclingtothehopethat

theyescapedthegeneticbullet."Theythink,'It'spossibleI'llnevergetit.It'spossibleI

cancontinuetolivethelifeI'mlivingnow,“'shesays."Knowingcreatesawholeother

reality—ahugelydifferentreality."I)Indeed,thenewsthatone'sgenomecontainsa

potentialtimebombpresentsnumerous,extremelypainfulpsychologicalhurdles.

Breakingthenewstofamilycanbeaparticularlyroughpartoftheprocess,andnot

simplybecauseoftheheartbreakitbringslovedones.Learningthatafamilymemberhas

aparticularmutationcansuddenlyforcebrothersandsisters,childrenandparentsto

confrontunsettlingquestionsabouttheirowngenes-questionsthatmanypeoplewould

prefernottohaveraisedatall.J)Tofacilitatesharing,medicalfacilitiesareincreasingly

providingaidandguidance.Visvanathan'sclinicinvitespatientstohavefamilycomein

andtalkwiththestaff."Wetrytotakesomeofthatburden,nsheexplains.Hospitalsat

placeslikeGeorgetownUniversityandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaoftenprovide

patientswithlettertemplatestailoredspecificallytowardinformingfamily.K)Then

there*sthelong-termchallengeoflivingwithageneticghosthidinginthebackground.

Attimes,theanxietycancausegreatdamage,saysBerry."Peopletalkfrequentlyabout

howtheygothroughperiods—andIsuspectit'strueofanyonewhofacesachronic

illnessorpotentiallyfataldisease—periodsthatlastdays,weeks,months,orevenyears

whenthere,sahyper-alertnessaboutthebody."Everytwitch,twinge,orticklespursa

rawterrorthattheillnesshasbeguntotakehold."Peoplesaythey'reconvincedtheyhave

thediseaseeventhoughthere'snothingobviouslysymptomaticaboutthem,"Berrysays.

L)Forthemedicalcommunity,addressingthesechallengeswillmeanchangingmedical­

schoolcurriculaandinvestingincontinuingeducation."Itmeansusgoingoutto

physicians'officesandhelpingthemunderstandwhenit'sappropriatetoreferapersonto

ageneticcounselor,"Nagysays."It'smakingthemfeelcomfortablethat,oncereferred,

theirpatientswillcomebacktothemtbrongoingcare.''M)Muchmorebroadly,the

generalpublicisincreasinglygoingtoneedagraspofgeneticbasicstobettermanage

theirhealth,saysVisvanathan."Maybethegeneticaspectsofhealthneedtobebrought

intoschools,"shesays."Informingpeopleatayoungagewouldbehelpful."Whereand

whenthiseducationshouldtakeplaceis,infact,alreadyunderdiscussion."Iwasata

conferencelastyearinBostonwherepeopleweretalkingabouthowtoeducate

elementaryschoolkids,"Nagyrecalls.N)Equallyimportant,therewillbeaneedfor

moreorganizationstodothesimpleworkoflinkingthosefacingsimilarlycloudyfutures

tooneanother.Havingasupportnetworkofotherswhounderstandthefears,thoughts,

medicalpeculiarities,andeventhelanguageofyourdisordermakesahugedifference,

saysBerry."Youseeapositiveeffectwhenpeoplerealizethattheyarenotjourneying

alone."Insomecases,justhavingaregularchancetoventprovidesameasureofrelief.

"Wehaveheardfrompatientsthattheylovethesupportgroupbecauseitallowsthemto

gatherallthatnegativeenergy,worry,andanxietyandspewitoutinaone-ortwo-hour

period,"shesays."Thentherestofthemonththeydonthavetothinkaboutitsomuch.”

Buttheanxietyneverfadesentirely,saysBerry.nIt'salwayspresent,alwaysniggling.'*

O)Suchistheburdenofknowledge一and,morespecifically,foreknowledge.Itisa

burdenmoreandmoreofusaregoingtohavetodecidewhethertoassumeandonethat

ourmedicalsystemisjustbeginningtolearnhowtohelpusshoulder."Thisreallyisa

slightlydifferentpatternformedicine/'saysBrody."It'sgoingtotakealotofwork.,

11、Visvanathansuggestseducatingstudentsaboutthebasicknowledgeofgenesin

ordertobettermanagetheirhealth.

标准答案：M」

知识点解析：题干意为，维斯瓦纳坦建议教育学生掌握基因基础知识以便促进他们

更好地管理自己的健康。根据题干中的关键词Visvanathan可定位到M段。该段第

二、三句提到，维斯瓦纳坦认为也许基因方面的健康知识需要被引入学校，在人们

年轻的时候就了解此事是有好处的。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选

Mo

12、PeoplewithpotentialthreatofHuntington'softenwon'tdecidetohaveagenetest

untiladecisionhastobemadeonwhethertogetmarriedorhaveababy.

标准答案：G'

知识点解析：题干意为，有亨廷顿症潜在危险的人经常是在不得不做出结婚或生子

的决定时才会想去做基因检测。根据题干中的关键词Huntington's可定位到G段。

该段第四句提到，亨廷顽症没有预防性的措施，人们往往拖到必须决定是否结婚或

生子时才会决定做基因检测。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选G。

13、TheAmericanCollegeofMedicalGeneticsandGenomicsadvocatesinforming

patientswithcertaingeneproblemsofpotentialrisks.

标准答案：E'

知识点解析：题干意为，美国医学遗传学和基因组学研究院主张告知基因有某些问

题的病人他们面临的潜在危险。根据题干中的关键词AmericancollegeofMedical

GeneticsandGenomics可定位到E段。该段第二句提到，美国医学遗传学和基因组

学研究院声明称若病人具有某些特定的有害并活跃的基囚，医生有道德上的义务警

示病人患病的风险。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选E。

14、Wehavetobeawareofthenegativeeffectofgenetictesting,whichmaydoharmto

ourbodyandmind.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干意为，我们需要注意到基因测试的负面作用，这种测试可能会对

我们的身体和心理造成伤害。根据题干中的关键词bodyandmind可定位到A段。

该段末句提到，虽然知浜或许就是力量，但是基因测试也会给我们的身心带来崩溃

性的后果。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选A。

15、AccordingtoLawrenceBrody,peoplecandotestswithvariouscomplicateditems

atonceinhospitalsnowsinceitcostsmuchlesstodothem.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干意为，根据劳伦斯.布罗辿的看法，由于现在做测试的花销大大

降低，人们能够在医院里即刻完成对多项复杂内容的检测。根据题干中的关键词

LawrenceBrody可定位到C段。该段首句提到，劳伦斯.布罗迪认为随着测试成本

的下降，医学界正在朝着“即刻完成众多项目的复杂检测”的方向发展。由此可知，

题干是对原文的同义转述，故选C。

16、Usuallywhenafamilymemberisdiagnosedwithgeneproblem,othermembersnot

onlyfeelsadbutalsoworryaboutthemselves.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：题干意为，通常当某个家庭成员被诊断出有基因问题时，其他成员不

仅感到难过，而且也担心自己。根据题干中的关键词family和member可定位到I

段。该段第二、三句提到，向家人告知某个家庭成员有基因问题的过程尤为困难。

家人不仅为该成员感到伤心，而且该家庭成员的兄弟姐妹、子女及父母都得面对对

自身基因产生某种特定突变的质疑。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选

Io

17、It'sdifficultfbrustoacceptthebadresultofagenetictestbutdoctorsandexperts

arctryingtofindwaystohelpuslearnhowtobearit.

标准答案：0

知识点解析：题干意为，我们难以接受基因检测出的不良结果，但是医生及专家们

正努力寻找帮我们学会承受的方法。根据题干中的关键词doctorsandexperts可定

位到O段。该段第一、二句提到，这是知情——更确切地说，是预知——的负

担。我们越来越多的人将不得不决定是否要承受这一负担，我们的医疗体系也才刚

刚开始学会如何帮助我们承受。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选0。

18>Itwillbegoodforpeoplewithgeneticproblemstofindwaystoreleasetheir

pressure.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：题干意为，有基囚问题的人寻找方法来减轻压力会对他们有好处。根

据题干中的关键词pressure可定位到N段。该段第四句提到，在某些情况下，找个

正常的渠道发泄也是一种缓解措施。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选

No

19NPeopleareoptimisticabouttheirchancesofbeingcaughtbyaninheriteddisease

beforethegenetictestisdone.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：题干意为，人们在做基因检测前对自己得某种遗传病的可能性持乐观

态度。根据题干中的关键词geneliclesi可定位到H段。该段第四句提到，人们会

守着这样一种希望：他们可能会侥幸躲过基因的“子弹”，直到做了测试为止。由此

可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选H。

20、Peopleneedcouragetolivewiththelactofhavingageneticproblemfbralong

periodandsometimestheybecomeanxious.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：题干意为，人们需要勇气长久地面对有基因问题这个事实，有时他们

会变得焦虑不安。根据题干中的关键词anxious可定位到K段。该段第一句和第二

句提到，和潜伏在身边的遗传幽灵一起生活是个长期的挑战。有时这种焦虑会带来

巨大的伤害。山此可知，题干是对原文的问义转述，故选K。

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetagoodscoreona

certainkindoftest,oreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Theseareatbestonly

indicationsofsomethinglarger,deeper,andfarmoreimportant.Byintelligencewcmean

astyleoflife,awayofbehavinginvarioussituations.Thetruetestofintelligenceisnot

howmuchweknowhowtodo,buthowwebehavewhenwedon'tknowwhattodo.The

intelligentperson,youngorold,meetinganewsituationorproblem,openshimselfupto

it.Hetriestotakeinwithmindandsenseseverythinghecanaboutit.Hethinksaboutit,

insteadofabouthimselforwhatitmightcausetohappentohim.Hegrapples（搏斗）

withitboldly,imaginatively,resourcefully（机智地），andifnotconfidently,atleast

hopefully;ifhefailstomasterit,helookswithoutfearorshameathismistakesand

learnswhathecanfromthem.Thisisintelligence.Clearlyitsrootslieinacertainfeeling

aboutlife,andone'sselfwithrespecttolife.Justasclearly,unintelligenceisnotwhat

mostpsychologistsseemtosuppose,thesamethingasintelligenceonlylessofit.Itisan

entirelydifferentstyleofbehavior,arisingoutofanentirelydifferentsetofattitudes.

Yearsofwatchingandcomparingbrightchildrenwiththenot-bright,orlessbright,have

shownthattheyareverydifferentkindsofpeople.Thebrightchildiscuriousaboutlife

andreality,eagertogetintouchwithit,embraceit,unitehimselfwithit.Thereisno

wall,nobarrier,betweenhimselfandlife.Ontheotherhand,thedullchildisfarless

curious,farlessinterestedinwhatgoesonandwhatisreal,moreinclinedtoliveina

worldoffantasy.Thebrightchildlikestoexperiment,totrythingsout.Helivesbythe

maxim（格言）ihatihereismoreihanonewaytoskinacat.Ifhecan'tdosomethingone

way,he'lltryanother.Thedullchildisusuallyafraidtotryatall.Ittakesagreatdealof

urgingtogethimtotryevenonce:ifthattryfails,heisthrough.Nobodystartsoffstupid.

Hardlyanadultinathousand,ortenthousand,couldinanythreeyearsofhislifelearnas

much,growasmuchinhisunderstandingoftheworldaroundhim,aseveryinfantlearns

andgrowsinhisfirstthreeyears.Butwhathappens,aswcgrowolder,tothis

extraordinarycapacityforlearningandintellectualgrowth?Whathappensisthatitis

destroyed,andmorethanbyanyotheronething,bytheprocessthatwemisname（误称）

education-aprocessthatgoesoninmosthomesandschools.

21、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesintelligencemean?

A、Itisendowedwithatraditionaldefinition.

Itbecomesawaytomeasureone'sacademicability.

C、Itturnsintoameasurementoflivingstandard.

D、Itreferstohowapersonlooksatlifeandactsuponit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查本文对智力的定义。文章首段对“intelligence”进行

了解释，指出：“我们所谓的智力指的是一种生活方式，一种在各种各样的情况下

的行为方式。”由此可见，本文中的智力指如何看待生活并根据看待生活的态度行

事的方式。D项与文意相符，故选Do该项中howapersonlooksatlife和actsupon

分别与原文中astyleoflife和behaving对应。

22、Itcanbeinferredthatwhenconfrontedwithaproblem,anunintelligentperson

usually

A、thinksaboutitonceandagainandarrivesatacorrectdecision

B、cherisheshopeandpaysmoreattentiontothepositiveside

CNescapesfromtherealityanddocsnotgiveanactivereaction

D、indulgesinthevirtualworldanddoesthingswithimagination

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。取据题干中的problem和allunintelligentperson定位到第二

段第一句至第四句。这四句描述有智慧的人怎样对待问题，指出；“有才智的人，

不论年长年幼，遇到新的情况或问题时，都会豁达地面对。他会努力用心和感知去

尽可能多地弄清楚问题的所有细节。他思考问题，而不是考虑自己或是这个问题将

给他带来什么后果。他大胆地、富有想象地、机智地去应对这个问题，而且，就算

不是信心十足，至少也是满怀希望。”显然，文中对有智慧的人使用的都是表示积

极态度的褒义词，由此可推断愚蠢之人会回避现实并消极应对，C项与文意相符,

故选C。

23>Tobeintelligent,childrenareexpectedto.

A、becleverenoughtoworkoutverydifficultquestions

B、beactiveinlifeandholdsoptimisticattitudestowardsit

C、beinvolvedindifficultiesasmuchaspossible

D、getunitedwithotherpeopleinthesociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。艰据题干中的children定位到第二段第二、三句。对于什么

是聪明的孩子，这两句有出：“聪明的孩子对生活和现实充满了好奇，渴望与之接

触、拥抱、合而为一。也和生活之间没有围墙，没有障碍。”由此可见，聪明的孩

子对待生活态度积极而乐观，B项与文意相符，故选B。

24、Whatdoesthemaximthatthereismorethanonewaytoskinacat(Line7,Para.3)

mean?

A^Therearemanywaystokillacat.

B>Youmaygoyourwaytoskinacat.

CxTherearemanywaystoreachyourgoal.

D、Youhavemanychoicesbeforemakingdecisions.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。根据题干可直接将答案线索定位到第三段，这句格言出自该

段第五句。这句格言的含义在下文，即第六句，进行了解释——种办法行不通，他

会尝试另一种。由此可知C选项符合原文，故选C。

25、What'stheauthor'sopinionabouteducation?

A、Ithindersthedevelopmentofintelligenceinsteadofpromotingit.

B、Itstimulatestheprocessofthedevelopmentofintelligence.

C、Itmakesussmarterinunderstandingthings.

D、Itoffersmoreopportunitiesforintellectualgrowth.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的education定位到第四段最后一句。关于教育

对智力的影响，该句指出：“它遭到了破坏，它是被我们误称为“教育”的过程-

一个在大多数家庭和学校里进行的过程——破坏的，这要比任何其他事物的破坏都

严重得多。“由此可见，按照作者的说法，教育不仅没有促进智力的发展，反而阻

碍了它的发展。A项与文意相符，故选A。

Thestressoforganisingabigweddingcanleavemanycouplesatbreakingpoint,asthey

battletocoordinateacelebrationonascalewhichwouldtaxevenprofessionalevent

planners.Butcoupleswrestlingwith150-sealtableplansshouldtakeheart,fornew

researchsuggeststhatbiggerweddingspredictmoresuccessfulmarriages.Although

cynicsmayarguethatpeoplewhocanaffordanopulent(奢华的)weddingarelikelyto

befinanciallysecure,andthereforehappier,theresearchersclaimthatthecorrelation

remainsevenwhencontrollingforwealth.Theybelievethatmarryinginfrontofalarge

numberofpeopledemonstratesgreatercommitmenttotheunionwhilealsodiscouraging

divorce."Thereissomereasontobelievethathavingmorewitnessesataweddingmay

actuallystrengthenmaritalquality,"saidleadauthorDr.GalenaRhoades."Wetryto

keepourpresentattitudesandbehavioursinlinewithourpastconduct.Thedesirefor

consistencyislikelyenhancedbypublicexpressionsofintention."Weddingsmayfoster

supportforthenewmarriagefromwithinacouple'snetworkoffriendsandfamily.Those

whoholdaformalweddingarelikelytohavestrongersocialnetworksinthefirstplace."

ThereportispartoftheongoingNationalMarriageProjectintheUSwhichhasbeen

studyingwhatmakesmarriagesworksince1997.Thesurveyof418peoplefoundthat

only30percentofcoupleswhohad50orfewerguestsattheweddinghadhighly-

successfulmarriages.Incontrast,nearlyhalf(47percent)ofcoupleswhohad150guests

ormorehadstrongunions.NationalMarriageProjectdirectorBradWilcoxadded:

"Coupleswithlargernetworksoffriendsandfamilymayhavemorehelp,and

encouragement,innavigatingthechallengesofmarriedlife.*'Theresearchalso

discoveredthatcoupleswhohadfewerpartnersbeforemarriagewerehappierandmore

content.Havingseveralrelationshipsbeforegettingmarriedmayleadcouplestocompare

theircurrentpartnerswithformerlovers,theauthorswarn."Wegenerallythinkthat

havingmoreexperienceisbetter.Ifyouwerehiringanarchitect,fbrexample,youwould

wanttohireanarchitectwithmore,notless,experiencetobuildyourhouse,'*saidDr.

Rhoades."Butwhatwefindforrelationshipsisjusttheopposite.Havingmore

experiencewasrelatedtohavingalesshappymarriage."Havingmorerelationship

experiencemayleadtoagreatersenseofwhatthealternativesare.Ifyouhaveagreater

senseofotheroptionsitmaybehardertoinvestin,orcommittoamarriage."The

researcherscallitthe"VegasFallacy"—noteverythingthathappensinVegas,staysin

Vegas,theywarn."Thepastdoesnotalwaysstayinthepast"addedDr.Rhoades.

26Whatdoestheword"tax"meaninParagraph1?

A、Extractmoneyfromsomebody.

Makesomebodyfeelstressful.

C>Hiresomebody.

D、Surprisesomebody.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。艰据题干中的tax一词定位到原文第一段，该段前半句中提

到，筹划一场盛大的婚礼的压力可使众多爱侣变为怨偶。后半句紧承前文，再由靠

近句末的even一词可以推知，此处是在通过职业婚礼策划人的感受来强调筹办婚

礼带给人的压力。tax作动词时，其常用语义为“对……征税”，还有一个语义为“造

成重负，使超过极限“，该句中应该是采用的第二个释义。本句意为：他们为这场

庆典竭力协凋，即便是职业婚礼策划人也会倍感煎熬。四个选项中与此含义最为接

近的是B项，故选B。

27、Whatdocynicsthinkoftheresultofthenewresearch?

A、Theydon'tthinkpeoplewithmoremoneyarehappier.

B、Theydon'tthinkahappymarriageisrelatedtowealth.

C、Theythinkfinancialsecuritystrengthenmaritalquality.

D、Theythinktheresearchjustcoveredrichpeople.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。艰据题干中的cynics定位到原文第二三段，该段中指出，

虽然愤世嫉俗的人或许会说，那些有能力负担奢华婚礼的夫妻基本经济条件无忧，

所以日子自然过得愉悦。不过研究人员声称，即便是拥有财富，婚礼规模与婚姻幸

福这二者之间的关系也依然存在。由此可知，四个选项中，只有C项表述符合原

文，故选C。

28、WhatdowelearnabouttheNationalMarriageProjectfromthepassage?

A、Itwasstartedin1977andisstillgoingon.

B、Itmainlystudieswhatimprovesrelationships.

C^Itdidasurveyamong418peopleintheUK.

D、Itaimstofindoutwhatmakesmarriagework.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：（细节题。根据题干中的NationalMarriageProject定位到原文第八

段，该段明确地提到了该项目,指出NationalMarriageProject从1997年开始便致

力于研究婚姻长久幸福的秘密。D项表述符合原文，故选D。A项中提到的始于

1977年这一说法不符合原文。该项目研究的是婚妪长久的因素，而不是改善情感

关系的囚素，故B项表述也不正确。该段提到了该研究是在美国进行的，而非英

国，故也可以排除C项。

29、Whycoupleswhohadfewerpartnersbeforemarriagewerehappier?

A^Theyarclesslikelytokeepintouchwiththeirformerlovers.

B、Theyaremorewillingtoinvestinandcommittomaniage.

C^Theytendtohavemorefaithineachother.

D^Theyhavemoreconfidenceinthemselves.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题c跟据题干中的hadfewerpartnersbeforemarriagewerehappier

定位到原文第十一段，该段及其后面的段落对结婚之前恋爱次数较少的夫妻进行了

论述。第十四段中引用DLRhoades的话指出，恋爱经验丰富的人可能会更懂得给

自己留回旋的余地。如果你总是觉得还有别的选择，那就会更难去投入或恪守婚

姻。由此可以推知，恋爱次数少的夫妻之所以婚姻更加幸福，也在于他们更加愿意

去投入和恪守婚姻，B项表述正确，故选B。其他几项在原文中并未提及。

30、WhatdoesDr.Rhoadesmeanbysaying"Thepastdoesnotalwaysstayinthepast"

inthelastparagraph?

A、Weshouldletgoofthepast.

B、Peopleshouldcherishthepast.

C、Thepastwillalwaysexistinourmind.

D、Thepastmayhaveinfluenceonthecurrent.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：语义题。本题考查DLRhoades在文章最后说的一句话的意思。从字

面上来看，意思是“过去并不总是停留在过去”，而前面的几个段落中一直在陈述的

都是婚前恋爱经历丰富的人婚姻幸福程度不如婚前恋爱经历少的夫妻，并分析了原

因在于恋爱史丰富的人会更容易拿现在的伴侣去和以前的情人比较，也更难去对一

段感情投入或者坚守婚姻。题目中考查的句子紧接前文，由此不难推断该句想要表

达的意思，即过去不会止步于过去，会对以后有影响，故选D。

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷第2套

一、词汇理解(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)

InhisnewbookCreativeIntelligence,BruceNussbaumarguesthatcreativityisan

undervaluedskillthatanyonecancultivate.Notjustforartistsand[Cl]he

argues,creativeintelligence-orCQforshort-iswhat[C2]thewinnersand

losersofthebusinessworldaswell.Whatiscreativeintelligence?Taking[C3]

ideasandscalingthemintothecreationofnewproductsandservices.Weare

all[C4]withacapacitytobecreative,andwegetitbeatoutofusinalotof

theschoolsthatwegoto.Wehaveto[C5]it,andit'snotthathard.Howcan

webemorecreative?Creativityisallaboutmakingconnectionsandseeingpatterns.It's

notalightbulbthatgoesoffinyourhead.Beforethatlightbulbgoesoff,lotsofthings

arehappening.Lotsofideas.Weneedtimetostepbackandmake[C6]

betweenthosethings.Weneedtostop