大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷46（共180题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷46（共9套）

（共180题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

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一、长篇阅读（本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。）

WliaiWilltheWorldBeLikeinFiftyYears?A）Thisweeksometopscientists,including

NobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvisionofhowdieworldwilllooklikein2056,fromgas-

poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealthadvances.JohnInghamreportsonwhattheworld's

finestmindsbelieveourfutureswillbe.Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,

2056willbeaworldofalmostperpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryand

robotsbecomeourcompanions.Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonising

outerspace.Betterstill,ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.

Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexhaustible,safe,greenenergy,

andthatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.Iftheyarerightwewillhaveremovedtwo

ofthemaincausesofwar-ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.B）Willwe

really,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeveroratleastcheattheageing

processsothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscome

withascientifichealthwarning.HarvardprofessorStevenPinkersays:"Thisisan

invitationtolookfoolish,aswiththepredictionsofdomedcitiesandnuclear-powered

vacuumcleanersthatweremade50yearsago."AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWake

ForestInstituteinNorthCarolina,believesfailingorganswillberepairedbyinjecting

cellsintothebody.Theywillnaturallygostraighttotheinjuryandhelphealit.Asystem

ofinjectionswithoutneedlescouldalsoslowtheageingprocessbyusingthesame

processto"tune"cells.CiBruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityof

Chicago,anticipatestheabilitytoproduce"unlimitedsupplies"oftransplantablehuman

organswithouttheneedfbrhumandonors.Theseorganswouldbegrowninanimalssuch

aspigs.Whenapatientneededaneworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontacta

commercialorganproducer,givehimthepatient'simmunologicalprofileandwouldthen

besentakidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedof

humancells,grownbyintroducingthemintoanimalhosts,andallowingthemtodevelop

intoanorganinplaceoftheanimal'sown.ButProf.Lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrains

wouldbe"offlimits".Hesays:"Veryfewpeoplewouldwanttohavetheirbrains

replacedbysomeoneclse'sandwcprobablydon'twanttoputahumanbraininananimal

body."D)RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientists

coulddevelop"authenticanti-ageingdrugs"byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimals

suchaswhalesandhumansresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:"Ilisnowroutine,in

laboratorymammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesameprotective

systemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareas

vigorousandproductiveastoday'speopleintheir60s."E)ColinPillinger,professorof

planetarysciencesattheOpenUniversity,says:"Ifancythatatleastwewillbeableto

showthatlifedidstarttoevolveonMarsaswellasEarth.*'Within50yearshehopes

scientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinMartianmeteorites(陨石).ChrisMcKay,

aplanetaryscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCenter,believesthatin50yearswemay

findevidenceofalienlifeintheancientpermanentfrostofMarsoronotherplanets.He

adds;"ThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.Itmightbeas

differentasEnglishistoChinese."F)PrincetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit

"likely"thatlifefromouterspacewillbediscoveredbefore2056becausethetoolsfor

findingit,suchasopticalandradiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.He

says:"Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforand

additionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohave

revolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymayalso

changethewaywclookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse."G)RichardGou,

professorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-sufficientcolonyon

Mars,whichwouldbea"lifeinsurancepolicy"againstwhatevercatastrophes,naturalor

otherwise,mightoccuronEarth."Therealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoff

Earthontootherworldsbeforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout."H)Ellen

Heber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstituteinPhiladelphia,foreseescuresforinjuries

causingparalysissuchastheonethatafflictedSupermanstarChristoperReeve.Shesays:

"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprescribedrugsthatcause

severed(断裂的)spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.

Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttoberepairedfrom

within,inmuchthesamewaythatwcfixanapplianceorautomobile:byreplacingthe

damagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart."Shepredictsthatwithin5to10

yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttoberegrownafewyears

later.Repairstothenervoussystemwillstartwithopticnervesand,intime,thespinal

cord."Within50yearswholebodyreplacementwillberoutine,"Prof.Hcbcr-Katzadds.

I)SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterinCalifornia,

wonthe2002NobelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersome

humanswillsurviveandevolutionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughto

supporttherequiredamountofbrainpower."Obesity,1hesays,"willhavebeensolved.

"J)RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticsatMIT,saystheproblemsofdeveloping

artificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asaresult,"the

possibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely."K)BillJoy,green

technologyexpertinCalifornia,says:"Themostsignificantbreakthroughwouldbeto

haveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthanany

existingenergysource."Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesaleinthatitcouldnotbemade

intoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themain

greenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.L）GeoffreyMiller,evolutionary

psychologistattheUniversityofNewMexico,says:"TheUSwillfollowtheUKin

realizingthatreligionisnotaprerequisite（前提）forordinaryhumandecency.""Thus,

sciencewillkillreligion—notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamore

practical,universalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhumaninteraction."Healso

predictsthat"absurdlywasteful"displaysofwealthwillbecomeunfashionablewhilethe

importanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.Thesethree

changes,hesays,willhelpmakeusall"brighter,wiser,happierandkinder".

1、Robotswillworkwithhumansasaresultofthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence.

标准答案：J」

知识点解析：由题干中的robots和artificialintelligence定位到J）段。细节归纳题。

J）段主要讲述未来机器人的发展。题干是对本段的概括，题干中的workwilh

humans对应原文中的workingwithpeople,故选J）。

2、Bysettingupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars,humansmightsurviveallcatastrophes

onEarth.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：由题干中的aself-sufficientcolony定位到G）段第一句。同义转述题。

G）段主要讲述理查德.戈特对于未来火星殖民地的设想。题干中的humansmight

surviveallcatastrophesonEarth对应原文中的“malL..againstwhatevercatastrophes,

naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth”，故选Gio

3、Notallofthescientiststhinkhighlyofthesepredictionsaboutthefutureworld.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：由题干中的thesepredictions定位到B）段。细节归纳题。B）段主要讲

述了哈佛教授史蒂文・品克和北卡罗来纳州威克森林研究所的主任安东尼.阿塔拉对

这些预测的看法。题干是对定位段的概括，故选臼。

4、Peoplewilldislikewastefullyshowingoffwealth.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：由题干中的wastefully和wealth定位到L）段第三句。同义转述题。L）

段主要讲述未来世界社会发展的情况将会如何。题干中的dislike对应原文中的

unfashionable：wastefullyshowingoffwealth对应原文中的“absurdlywasteful”

displaysofwealth,故选L）。

5、Thediscoveryofalienlifemaychangeouropinionofourselvesandourplaceinthe

universe.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：由题干中的thediscoveryofalienlife和ourplaceintheuniverse定位到

F）段。细节归纳题。F）段主要讲述未来世界能否发现外星人以及发现外星人对人类

自身的影响。题干是对本段的概括，题干中的thediscoveryofalienlife对应原文中

的suchdiscoveries；changeouropinion对应原文中的changetheway,故选F）。

6、Therewillbenoneedforhumanstodonatetheirorgansfortransplantation.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干中的donate和organs定位至UC）段第一句。同义转述题。C）段

第一句提到，布鲁斯・兰恩教授预测在未来世界人类没有必要再捐献器官。题干中

的therewillbenoneed对应原文中的withouttheneed；donatetheirorgansfor

transplantation对应原文中的transplantablehumanorgans和humandonors,故选

C）o

7、Themostsignificantbreakthroughwillbeaninexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethat

can'tbeusedtomakeweapons.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：由题干中的significantbreakthrough和greenenergy定位至I」K）段。细

节归纳题。K）段主要讲述未来世界能源的发展情况。题干是对本段的概括，题干

中的can'tbeusedtomakeweapons对应原文中的itcouldnotbemadeintoweapons,

故选K）o

8、Thisweeksomescientiststalkedaboutthevisionoftheworldinthefuture.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干中的thisweek和visionoftheworld定位到A）段第一句c同义

转述题。A）段对全文进行了概述，首句就指明一些科学家畅谈了他们想象中的

2056年的世界。题干中的talkedaboutthevisionoftheworldinthefuture对应原文

中的gavetheirvisionofhowtheworldwilllooklikein2056,故选A）。

9、Smallpeoplewillhavemoreadvantagesinevolution.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：由题干中的smallpeople定位到I）段第一句。同义转述题。I）段第一

句主要讲述悉尼-布伦纳对未来世界肥胖问题的看法。题干中的willhavemore

advantagesinevolution对应原文中的evolutionwillfavour,故选I）。

10、Peoplewillliveto100andmorewithvitalitybyturningoncertainprotective

systems.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由题干中的liveto100和protectivesystems定位到D）段最后一句。细

节归纳题。D）段主要讲述理查德.米勒关于未来人类寿命的预测。题干是对本段的

概括，题干中的liveto100andmorewithvitality对应原文中的createthefirstclass

of100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductive,故选D）。

AnOscar-NominaledFilmInspiresaNewApproachtoAutismA）Dinosaurs,StarWars,

trainschedules,Disneyprincesses,maps,LEGO-subjectssuchasthesecanbecomeall-

consumingpassionsforchildrenontheautism（自闭症）spectrum.Whattherapistsand

educatorsoftencall^circumscribed（受限制的）"or"restricted"interests（or,more

generously,"special"interests）makeupacharacteristicsymptomofautismspectrum（范

围;光谱）disorder（ASD）.ThecurrenteditionofPsychiatry'sDiagnosticandStatistical

ManualofMentalDisordersdescribesthemas"highlyrestricted,fixatedintereststhatare

abnormalinintensityorfocus."Roughly90percentofhigh-functioningkidswithASD

displayatleastonesuchinterestduringtheirelementaryschoolyears,accordingtoa

2007surveyconductedattheYaleUniversityChildStudyCenter,oneofthefewstudies

tohaveexaminedthetopic.B)Therapistsandeducatorshavetraditionallytriedto

suppressormodulateachild'sspecialinterest,oruseitasatoolforbehavior

modification:Keepyourhandsstillandstopflapping,andyouwillgettowatchaStar

Warsclip;completeyourhomeworkornoHarryPotter,Butwhatiftheseobsessions

themselvescanbeturnedintopathwaystogrowth?Whatiftheseintellectualcul-de-sacs

canopenupworlds?ThatistheideaexploredinthefilmLife,Animated,acontenderfor

theAcademyAwardforBestDocumentarythisSundaynight.C)Thefilmisbasedon

the2014bookofthesametitlebythePulitzerPrize-winningjournalistandauthorRon

Suskind.Ittellstheremarkablestoryofhowtheauthorandhiswife,Cornelia,wereable

toreachtheirsilentandwithdrawnautisticson,Owen,byactivelyembracingand

nurturinginhispassionateinterestinanimatedDisneyfilms.D)Disneytherapy一

watchingthefilmstogether,talkingaboutthecharactersandtheirfeelings,relatingthem

toOwen'slife,relishingthem-becameawayoflifeintheSuskindhome,ultimately

helpingOwenfindhisvoiceandplaceintheworld.E)Whydiditwork?RonSuskind

believesitisbecausekidswithautism"havethefullcomplementofemotionsandthey

wanttosharethemandgrowinallthewaystherestofusgrow,"asheexplainedinan

interview."Whatwebegantorealizeisthatjustbylovingwhatheloved,wewere

signalingtohimawholebasketofthingsthatparentsaretraditionallyabletosignalto

theirchildren.Andthemorewedidthat,themoreheopenedup."Anothercrucial

element,Suskindsays,issharingjoy."Owenwasnoticingourdesire24/7to'fix'him,

butyoucan'tspendyourlifetryingtofixsomeone.It'snotanappropriaterelationship

betweenaparentandachild.Werealizedwewerenotfindingjoytogether,andthat'sa

bigpartofthisequation."F)Suskind'sbookandtheOscar-nominatedfilmquickly

caughttheattentionoftheautismcommunity,andhavetriggeredagrowingreappraisal

ofrestrictedinterests,whichtheSuskindscall"affinities."Theresulthasbeennew

technologyand,soon,aspurtofnewresearch.Suskindfirmlybelievesanyaffinity—

evensomethingasdryasmapsortrainschedules-canbecome"apathway,nota

prison"iftappedwithimaginationandperhapsthehelpofsomethinglikeSidekicks

(《梦幻英施》，好莱坞影片名)."Thinkaboutmaps,1,hesays."Mapsarethetwo-

dimensionalrenderingsofallhumanityandhavebeenforthousandsofyears.Amapis

notonlygeographyandtopography—itisalsoidentity,it'swhereyousitintheworld."

Familieswithamapkidcantapthisaffinity,ifthey"learntospeakmap."G)Kirstin

Birtwcll,aclinicalpsychologistatMassachusettsGeneralHospital'sLurieCenterfor

Autism,willbeoverseeingapilotstudyinvolving30childrenwithASD.Halfofthem

willget12weeklytherapysessionsinvolvingtheSidekicksapp.Birtwell'sresearchteam

willthenlookforeffectsonemotionalregulation,expressivespeech,social

communicationandproblem-solving.H)Birtwell,whosestudyisnotfundedby

Suskind'scompany,haspatientswhoareusingtheappontheirown."Mycolleaguesand

IattheLurieCenterareveryexcitedaboutthistechnology,butit'sdifficulttoputtoo

muchstockinitquiteyetwithoutthescientificevidencetodoso,"shesays."Wewantto

validatepatients'andfamilies'experiences.HIfthepilotexperimentshowspromise,she

adds,"wewouldwanttoconductamuch,muchlargerstudy."I)Othersintheresearch

communityarealsotakingacloserlookataffinities.AtMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology,neuroscientistJohnGabrieliisabouttoshineanfMRIscanneronthe

subject.Histeamwillberecruiting40childrenwithASDforastudythatwillexamine

whathappensintheirbrainswhentheyareshownvideosknowntobedeeplytiedtotheir

affinities,contrastingthatwiththeirreactionstorelatedmaterialsthatthechildrenor

theirfamilieshaveindicaiedaresomewhatlesscompelling."Weareindividually

tailoringthestimulustoeachchild'sselectedinterest,"heexplains.Gabrieliisalso

unaffiliatedwithSuskind'scompany.J)Apreliminarytrialwithonesubjectshowed

selectiveactivationintheorbitalfrontalcortex,whichisamajorcomponentofthebrain's

rewardcircuitry(电路).Thisfindingwouldneedtobeconfirmedbythefullstudy-but

theideamakessense,becauseformanykidswithASDthereisnothingmorerewarding

thanengagingintheirspecialinterest.Ultimately,Gabrielihopesabetterunderstanding

oftheneuralunderpinningsofaffinitycouldhelpidentifywhichkidswouldbenefitfrom

anaffinity-relatedintervention-whetherSidekicksorsomethingelse.Ingeneral,he

notes,ithasbeen"spectacularlydifficult"tounderstandwhat'sgoingonintheautistic

brain.Andtheareaofaffinitieshasbeenparticularlyunderstudied.K)Inanadditional

efforttofillthatgap,AutismSpeaks—thelargestautism-relatedadvocacyorganization

intheUS—hascollaboratedwiththeSidekicksgrouptoconductanonlinesurveythat

willattempttomeasuretheprevalenceofaffinitiesamongkidswithautism.Thesurvey,

whichlaunchedtoday,willexaminethevarioustypesofaffinities,whethertheyarea

helporahindranceandhowindividualsusetheiraffinities,alongwithagreatdealof

relatedinformation.Giventheorganization'sreachof1.7millionfollowersofits

Facebookpage,thispromisestobethelargestandmostcomprehensivesurveyeverdone

onthesubject.L)Suskindhashighhopesthatthesurveywillultimatelyhelpindividuals

whosharethesameorrelatedaffinitiestoconnectwithoneanotherinvirtual

communities.HWithAutismSpeaksandwithotherautismorganizationswewillbuild

outcommunityforumsandsitesforpeopletogatheraroundthecampfireoftheirshared

passions,"heexplains.Itispartofwhatheseesasamovementthat"willnotonlychange

howwcseepeopleonthespectrum,buthowwcjudgewhattheyhavetooffer."M)An

Oscar,ofcourse,wouldaddlittleglitztothatmovement.OnSundaynight,Owen,his

parentsandolderbrotherwillstepontotheredcarpetattheDolbyTheaterinLos

Angeles.ThetwoyoungmenwillbewearingtuxedosbydesignerTommyHilfiger,

himselfan"autismdad,"ForajourneythatbeganwithDisneyfilms,it'safitting

milestone.

11、TheOscar-nominatedfilmbringsmorevividfactorsintothethoughtsofchildren

withautismspectrumdisorder.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：由题干中的Oscar-nominatedfilms和vivid定位到原文F)段第三句。

细节归纳题。定位句提到，萨斯金德认为即使像地图或火车时刻表这样枯燥的东

西，一旦与想象相联系，佐以类似《梦幻英雄》这样的影片，也能变成一种途径，

而不是牢笼。由此可知，奥斯卡提名影片可以为自闭症孩子的思维注入•些生动元

素。题干中的vivid与原文中的imagination相呼应，故选F)。

12、AnonlinesurveyorganizedbyAutismSpeaksisaimingtoknowmoreabout

affinitiesamongautisticchildren.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：由题干中的onlinesurvey和AutismSpeaks定位到原文K）段第一勺。

同义转述题。定位句提到，美国最大的与自闭症相关的组织与其他团体合作开展了

一项在线调查，目的在于评估患有自闭症的儿童中有偏执性兴趣的究竟占多少。由

此可知，这个组织发起的调研是为了增加对自闭症儿童偏执性兴趣的了解。题干中

的aiming和autisticchildren分别与原文中的attempt和kidswithautism相对应，故

选K）。

13^Professionalpsychologistsaredoingpreliminarystudyonthenewtherapywitha

certainapp.

标准答臬：G

知识点解析：由题干中的psychologists定位到原文G）段前两句。细节归纳题。G）

段第一句指出临床心理学家克斯汀・波特维尔将监督一项涉及30名自闭症儿童的初

步实验。随后一句提到其中一半的孩子通过《梦幻英雄》手机应用尝试上文提到的

新疗法。题卜是对定位部分的概括，题干中的preliminarysludy对应原文中的pilot

study：withacertainapp对应原文中的involvingtheSidekicks叩p,故选G）。

14、Researchersintendtocomparethereactionsofchildren'sbrainstotheirrestricted

interestswiththosetootherstimuli.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：由题干中的reactionsofchildren'sbrains定位到原文I）段。细节归纳

题。I）段提到了神经学家的团队将针刻40名息有自闭症的儿童开展研究，要研究

他们在看到与其偏执性兴趣有关的录像时脑部的反应，并将其与他们看到其他材料

时的反应相比较。山此可知，研究人员要将偏执性兴趣与其他刺激对孩子们脑部的

影响进行对比。题干中的restrictedinterests对应原文中的affinities,故选I）。

15、Suskindwishesthattheeffortaboutaffinitiescandrawpeople'sattentionand

changetheirconceptionaboutautism.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：由题卜中的Suskind和wishes定位到原文L）段。细节推理题。L）段第

一句指出了萨斯金德非常希望这一调查能帮助有偏执性兴趣的人们互相交流，随后

一句说希望人们因共同的热情而汇聚，最后一句又指出他希望这些活动能发起一场

运动，改变人们对于自闭症的看法。题干是对该段的推断，题干中的changeiheir

conceptionaboutautism对应原文中的changehowweseepeopleOnthespectrum,故

选L）。

16、Studiesaboutthenewtherapyhavemadesomeprogress,butneedfurther

confirmation.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：由题干中的Ihenewtherapy和confirmation定位到原文J）段第二句。

同义转述题。J）段第二句指出了关于偏执性兴趣脑部神经反应的实验取得的发现还

需要进一步验证，但是这个新发现还是有意义的。题干中的confirmation对应原文

中的confirmed,故选J）。

17、Researchershaveacquiredaccuraterecognitionanddetaileddescriptionofthe

circumscribedinterests.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干中的description和circumscribedinterests定位到原文A）段第

二、三句。细节归纳题。A）段第二句提到偏执性兴趣是自闭症的一个典型症状，

而随后的第三句则介绍了目前精神病学使用的是《精神病诊断与统计手册》中对偏

执性兴趣症候的描述。由此可知，研究人员对于这种症候已经有较为准确的认识和

详细的描述。题卜中的description对应原文中的describes,故选A）。

18、Tomakethenewtherapyreallywork,Suskindsuggestsasharingrelationship

betweenparentsandchildren.

标准答藁：E

知识点解析：由题干中的work和relationship定位到原文E）段。细节归纳题。E）段

第一句是设问句，引出本段的话题。而接下来则指出，自闭症儿童的家长如果总是

站在纠正孩子的立场上，就无法和孩子建立起恰当的关系，应该学会跟孩子分享快

乐。题干是对该段的概?S,题干中的sharingrelationship对应原文中的sharingjoy

和appropriaterelationship,故选E）。

19、BirtwelTsstudyintendstoprovidescientificbackingforthenewtherapy.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：由题干中的Birtwclfsstudy和scientificbacking定位到原文H）段，细

节归纳题。H）段提到波特维尔有独立使用《梦幻英雄》手机应用的病人，她和同

事们对这种应用很感兴趣，但是认为没有科学依据始终是不行的，他们想要测试和

验证这些病人及其家人的经历。题干是对该段的概括，题干中的scientificbacking

对应原文中的scientificevidence,故选H）。

20、Thetraditionaltherapyhastreatedtherestrictedinterestsasameanstomodify

children'sbehavior.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干中的iraditionaltherapy定位到原文B）段第一句。同义转述

题。B）段第一句指出，治疗师和教育工作者传统上是试图压制和矫正孩子们的特殊

兴趣，或将其作为行为侨正的工具，并在该句的后半部分进行了举例说明。由此可

知，传统疗法将偏执性兴趣作为修正孩子行为的一种途径。题干中的resided

interests对应原文中的achild'sspecialinterest；ameanstomodifychildren'sbehavior

对应原文中的atoolforbehaviormodification,故选B）。

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