大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷52（共200题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷52（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。）

Ofllicmanyfiiulursthatcoiiliibulclupuoipcrfumiaiiucunslandaidizcdtestslikedie

SAT,nervesand[Cl],surprisingly,maynotrankveryhigh.Infact,according

toanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety-notto

mentionfatigue-mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.Thestudywasconductedby

psychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.They[C2]239

collegefreshmen,eachofwhomagreedtotakethreedifferentversionsoftheSAT

reasoningtestgivenonthree[C3]Saturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtake

three-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-haif-hours,andwouldbe

administeredina[C4]ordertoeachofthestudents.To[C5]thestress

levelinthestudents—whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgotteninto

college-AckermanandKanferofferedacash[C6]toanyvolunteerswhobeat

theirhigh-schoolscore.BeforethetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudents

filledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,[C7]and

confidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetest

andoncemoreattheend.Together,allofthese[C8]asortoffeverchartofthe

students'energyandanxietythroughouttheexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredthe

results,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers'fatigueandstressrose[C9]asthe

testgotlonger.Whatwas[CIO]wastheircorrespondingperformance:asthe

lengthofthetestincreased,sodidthestudents'scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-

and-a-halfhourtestwasL209outof1.600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas

1,222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1,237.A)providedB)randomC)outrage

D)bonusE)dramaticallyF)recruitedG)terminatedH)eliminateI)consecutiveJ)exhaustion

K)dclibcratcL)uncxpcctcdM)boostN)stcadilyO)mood

1、[Cl]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处需填入与nerves并列的名词。该句提到，紧张和……并不是特

别重要的因素。后一句进一步说明，少许焦虑（疲惫暂且不提）可能有好处。nerves

与下一句中的alittleanxiety对应，故空格要对应fatigue。名词中的exhaustion"疲

惫''符合语境。

2、[C2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处需填入谓语动词，时态上应与上文一致，为一般过去时。做研究

需要对象，recruited”招募，吸收”符合语义，指招收239名大学新生参与研究。

3、[C3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰Saturdaymornings的名词、形容词或分词。此处说

的是学生在三个……的星期六早上参加不同版本的SAT推理测试，consecutive”连

续的”代入后符合逻辑。实验一般不会在三个“任意的”周六上午进行，故排除

randomo

4、[C4]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰。rder的名词、形容词或分词。为了使研究具有普遍

代表性，通常会随机测试，不特意设定顺序，random”任意的，随机的“符合语义。

5、[C5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：t。提示此处需填入动词原形。破折号中的定语从句表明受试学生以前

考过SAT,再结合句末“成绩超过高中分数”（beattheirhigh-schoolscore）,推知研究

人员给学生设定更大的压力。boos俨增加”符合语义。

6、[C6]

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：不定冠词a表明此处需填入可数名词单数形式，为。ffered的直接宾

语，间接宾语是分数更高的学生。空格前的cash（现金）提示bonus”奖金”符合逻

辑。

7、[C7]

标准答案：。

知识点解析：此处需填入与fatiguelevel和confidence并列的名词。文章首段提到

影响考试的两大因素-是anxiety和fatigue,词库中的mood“心情，情绪”可概括

anxiety,符合测试受试者考试状态的语境。

8、[C8]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处需填入谓语动词的过去式。空格前的these指代queslionnaires,

句意为：这些问卷调查……考生精力和紧张程度的焦虑状况图，provided“提供”符

合语义逻辑。

9、[C9]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰rose的副词。本句说志愿者的疲劳感和压力随着考

试时间延长而上升,nosurprise表明上升的状态是正常的,故steadily”稳定地，稳

固地”符合逻辑。

10、[C10]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：空格为主语从句的一部分，应填入形容词或分词。通过研究才知道考

试时间越长，学生的分数越高，之前人们并不一定知道，故选unexpected“想不

到“，呼应上文的nosurpriseo

二、长篇阅读（本题共，0题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

1FadingModernistforMcmansionLAJln1949W.ClintonBackusandhiswifehireda

43-year-olddesignernamedGretaMagnussonGrossmantobuildahouseinthehillsof

BelAir.TheLosAngelescommunitywaswell-to-doeventhen,butitwasn'tparticularly

extravagant.Grossman,aSwedishemigre（移居者），hadachievedsomefameasatrader

ofmoderndesign;herfurniturewasoftenmentionedinthesamebreathandsoldatthe

samestoresasCharlesEames's,GeorgeNelson's,andEeroSaarinen's—araredistinction,

atthetime,forawoman.[B]FortheBackuses,Grossmandesignedatastefultwo-story

modernisthomesitonaprivateslope,withsharplines,wallsofglass,andfar-reaching

views.Itwas3bedrooms,3bathrooms,and1,800squarefeet—500squarefeetsmaller

thantoday'saverageAmericanhome—anditfitrightin.[C]Notanymore.TheBackus

HousestillhoversonthesameBelAirhillsidewhereGrossmanbuiltit.Buibecauseof

thesprawlingmegamansionsthathavesprunguparoundtheproperty,andbecauseofthe

increasinglyoverheatedstateoftheSouthernCaliforniarealestatemarket,Grossman's

elegantmodernistcreation—oneofthefewsurvivingexamplesofresidentialarchitecture

byaninnovativewomannowrankedamongthefinestdesignersofherera—maynot

survivemuchlonger.|D|There'sanironyhere.Startinginthe1920s,thecombinationof

climate,terrain,andayoung,progressivecommunityofarchitectsandclientstriggereda

floweringofmodernresidentialdesigninLosAngelesthatculminatedinthefamous

CaseStudyHouseProgram（1945-66）-aseriesofexperimentalmodelhomessponsored

bythelocalmagazineArts&Architectureanddesignedbysomeoftheperiod'sgreatest

architects.Themodernsingle-familydwellingmayhavebeeninventedinEurope,but

manybelieveitwasperfectedinSouthernCalifornia[EJNow,decadeslater,modernist

architecturehasneverbeenmorepopular.Dwellmagazineisamonthlylovelettertothe

style,andhomesdesignedbyanyoftheregion'snumerousarchitecturalgiants-Richard

Neutra,R.M.Schindler,JohnLautner-tendtocommandconsiderablepremiums

whenevertheymaterializeonthemarket.[F]Butacertainkindofmodernistproperty—

namely,alesser-knownhousesituatedonaprimelotinanexpensiveneighborhood—is

stillatrisk,andmaybeespeciallyjeopardizedinLosAngeles'scurrentresidential

market,whichhaspostedthenationslargestincreaseinaveragesalepriceoverthelast

year."Aneconomicdownturnisalwaysagoodthingforpreservation,"saysRegina

O'Brien,chairpersonoftheModernCommitteeoftheLosAngelesConservancy."Alot

fewerdevelopersaremakingalotlessmoney,andthereforetheyhavealotless

motivationtopursuetheseprofit-orientedflips（翻新）.Buttheproblemisthatthe

oppositeistruewhenthemarketpicksbackup."[G]Asagingownersrealizetheiraging

homescannowfetchtopdollar,thebuyersmostinclinedtopreservethesemodernist

gems（珍品）areoutbidbythosemostinclinedtoreplacethemwithtastelesslyshowy

Mediterraneansuper-villas.[H]"Mostmodernisthomesareconsideredverymodestby

thestandardsoftheseneighborhoods,wherepeoplewantfarmorehousethantheyneed,1'

saysNateColeofUniqueCaliforniaProperty,aLongBeachbrokeragespecializingin

modernistarchitecture."Buyersseeanythingthattheydeemacompromise,andoutcome

thetractors."|I|AdrivebytheBackusHousetellsdiestory.Afterrollingthroughthe

imperialgatesofBelAir,youwindyourwaynorthpastabundantbanksof

bougainvillea（叶子花属桎物）,Federer-leveltenniscourts,andever-moreelaborate

estatesuntilyoufinallyreachNimesRoad.DowntheblockfromtheBackusHouseisa

19-bcdroom,24-bathroom,38,000-square-footmansion.Nextdoorisa39,000-square-

footcastlewith25bedroomsand32bathrooms.Acrossthestreet,meanwhile,isthe

48,000-square-footLeBelvedere,featuringa1,000-foot-longhand-chiseled（手工凿

的）Jerusalemstonewall,aswanpond,a5,000-bottlewinecellar,andan$85million

pricetag.Themostextravagantproperty,however,isdirectlybehindtheBackusHouse:

amysterioushilltopVersaillessurroundedby100-fbot-tallconcretewallsandhalfa

dozenrazed（被拆毁的）lots.[/Boostedbyitsluxuriousneighbors,therelativelymodest

BackusHouseisnowforsalefor$6.9million,ornearly$4,000persquarefoot.（In2012

theaverageAmericanhomesoldfor$86,30persquarefoot.）Atthatprice,whoever

purchasesitwon'twanttoliveinahousewith"only"threebathrooms.Theywillwantto

keepupwiththelegendaryJoneses—thelistingpracticallybegsyoutocrushtheBackus

Houseinorderto"buildyourdreamhomeononeofthemostdistinguishedstreets...in

LosAngeles"一andanotherpieceofthecity'sricharchitecturalhistorywilllikelybe

leveled.[KJThat'swhathappenedearlierthisyeartotheKingsleyResidence（1947）.

Designedforanocean-facingsiteinthePacificPalisadesbyJ.R.Davidson,afriendly

GermanwhowasresponsibleforthefirstoftheCaseStudyHouses,thepropertyseemed

fromthestreettobeanundistinguishedbuilder'scattlefarm.Butinsideitwasamarvel:a

"housewithouthalls,*'asrequestedbytheclients,withairyrooms,ingeniouscustom

lightingandfurniture,andlargeslidingglassdoorsthatopenedontoelevatedterraces.

|L|Whenitwentupforsalefor$4.2millioninFebruary,theKingsleyResidencewasthe

lastunalteredDavidsonhouseinthecity.Twoweekslateritwasincontract,andon

April2itsoldfor$360,000overtheaskingprice.Now,asarecentvisitconfirmed,the

KingsleyResidenceiswellonitswaytobecomingapileofrubble;thegarageisfilled

withbrokenboardsandcrushedplaster,andappliancesarescatteredacrosstheyard.The

buyerevidentlybelievesthatagrander,newerestatewouldbettersuittheneighborhood,

which,inthedecadessinceDavidson'stime,hasbecomehometothelikesofSteven

Spielberg,andArnoldSchwarzenegger.[M]At-riskmodernisthousesdon'talwaysmeet

suchasadfate.InApriltheSchairerHouse,designedin1949bythegreatCalifornia

architectGregoryAinforaRANDCorporationaerospaceengineer,wentupforsale.

Anotherposhneighborhood,anothermultimillion-dollarpricetag.Atthetime,observers

werecertainthattheSchairerHousewasdestinedfordestruction."1949GregoryAinin

BrentwoodHitstheMarketfortheFirstTime,ProbablyasaTeardown,"readthe

headlineonrealestatesiteCurbedLA.Butnow,80daysafteritsold,theSchairerHouse

isstillstanding—andasourcewithknowledgeofthetransactiontellsthatthenew

ownershavehiredanarchitecttosuperviseacompleterestoration.[N]Whetherthatnews

warmsyourheartorleavesyoucoldisamatterofperspectiveandtaste;noteveryone

lovesmodernistarchitecture.ButinLosAngeles,atleast,theremaybemoreatstake

thanarchitecturalfancy.Thehistoryandcharacterofthecityarcreflectedineachof

thesepurebredhomes.|O|Rightnow,anotherGregoryAinpropertyisuptbrsale:the

FeldmanHouse(1953)inBeverlyHills.Inaperfectworld,theFeldmanHousewould

surviveforanother60yearsormore.Buteventhelistingagent,JoyceRey,isworried."I

wanttofindsomeonewhowillrestoreit,"shesays."Buthere'sthething:allthebuyers

whowanttorestoreitcan'tafforditrightnow,andthebuyerswhocanafforditarethe

oneswhowanttoreplaceitwithsomethingelse.Ifsheartbreaking."?

11、Theincreasingoverheatoftherealestatemarketmaycontributetothedestruction

oftheBackusHouse.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据increasingoverheat与realestatemarket定位到C段第3句。该句

提到由于豪宅不断涌现和房地产市场过热，格罗斯曼优雅的现代设计可能维持不了

多久。题目内容源自此句，题目中的destruction与原文的maynotsurvivemuch

longer对应。

12、Modernresidentialdesignwasatitspeakfrom1940sto1960s.

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：根据1940sto1960s定位到D段第2句。该句提到现代派家居设计达

到顶峰的标志是案例住宅计划(CaseStudyHouseProgram),出现于1945-1966年。

题目中的atitspeak与原文的culminated对应。

13、Grossman,aSwedishfemaledesigner,washiredtobuildtheBackusHouseinthe

1940s.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据washired和inthe1940s定位到A段。该段第1句说到Backus

夫妇雇用设计师格罗斯曼建房子。本题是原文该句的同义转述。

14、Someonesaidaneconomicdeclinewasbeneficialforthepreservationofmodernist

houses.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据aneconomicdecline和preservation定位至ijF段第2句。该段后

半部分内容提到了ReginaOBricn的观点。他认为经济下滑有利于保存现代派建

筑，因为开发商挣到的钱少了很多，追求高利润的动机也变小了。题目中的

decline与原文的downturn对应，wasbeneficial对应原文agoodthingo

15、ItisbelievedthatCaliforniaistheplacewheremodernsingle-familydwellingswere

perfected.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据modernsingle-familydwellings和wereperfected定位至UD段最后

一句。该句提到现代单元式住宅在欧洲发明，但很多人认为它的进一步完善发生在

美国加利福尼亚南部，题目是这句话的同义转述。

16、TheKingdlcyResidencewasinitsoriginalstatewhenitwasforsale.

标准答案：L

知识点解析:根据TheKingsleyResidence和forsale定位到L段首句。题目中的in

itsoriginalstate对应原文的unaltered,其他信息与原文一致。

17、TheBackusHouseissurroundedbyluxurioushouses,amongwhich,theproperty

behinditisthemostextravagantone.

标准答案：I-

知识点解析：由themostextravagant定位至U1段。题目中的issurroundedby

luxurioushouses概括了原文对巴克斯宅周围房屋的描写(Downthe

block....pricetag)；本题句子后半部分的信息与原文末句一致。本题句子概

括了该段内容。

18、Unexpectedbyobservers,aboutthreemonthsaftertheSchairerHousewassold,it's

stillstanding.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据observers和SchairerHouse定位至M段。该段提到，观察家们

确信谢勒宅注定会被拆除，但它在出售80天后仍然屹立于原地。题目内容与该段

对应。

19、TheinterioroftheKingsleyResidenceisquitemarvelouseventhoughtheexterior

maylooklikeafarm.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：由theKingsleyResidence,exterior和inlerior定位至K段。该段第2

句提到金斯利故居的外观看起来像奶牛场(cattlefarm),第3句说它的内部令人惊

叹。题目中的interior与原文的inside对应，marvelous对应原文的marvelo

20、Evenagentsareconcernedabouttheproblemthatthosewhocanaffordthe

modernisthousesarethosethatwanttoreplacethem.

标准答案：O

知识点解析：根据agents,affordthemodernisthouses和replace定位到O段。该段

最后引用上市代理人JoyceRey的话，总结目前现代派建筑面临的困境：那些想修

复现代派建筑的买家暂时负担不起，而买得起的人却想对其进行改造。题目中的

areconcernedabout对应该段第3句中的beworried；本题句子中的thosewho

can...replacethem与段末的直接引语内容一致c

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Whyinanageofadvancedtechnology,shouldsomanypeoplestillclingtoanancient

belief?Inpartitmustbebecauseastrology-claimstotellussomethingaboutourselves,

andallofusareinterestedinourselves.Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifit

wereasciencebyitsmodernpractitioner,andmanypeoplearemisledbythis.Infact,

astrologywasneverascience.Itwasnotahypothesisortheorydevelopedtodescribe

naturalphenomena,anduntilfairlyrecenttimes,therewasnotattempttotestorverifyits

predictions.AstrologybeganapproximatelythreethousandyearsagoinBabylonia;it

wasappliedtomonaichsandkingdoms,butnuttoindividuals.Itspieadindie6lh

centuryBCasfarasIndia,whereitflourishestoday.TheEgyptians,meanwhile,

developedtheirownkindofastrology.ButtheastrologynowpracticedinEuropeand

AmericaisthatdevelopedbytheGreeks,whosynthesizedtheideasoftheBabylonians

andEgyptiansandenrichedthemwithconceptsfromtheirownfertileimaginations.The

Greeksbelievedthattheearthwascomposedoffourelements,andtheheavensofa

perfectcrystallinematerial.Theplanetsthemselveswerevariouslythoughttobegods,

residencesofgods,oratleastmanifestationsofgods.Thegodswereimmortal,but

otherwisehadthesamealtributesofanger,happiness,jealousy,rageandpleasureaswe

do.Nowifwhatthegods'thoughtwascapricious（变化无常的）,atleasttheplanetswere

predictableintheirmovements.Becauseourownlotinlifeissounpredictable,itmustbe

purelyatthemercyofgods.Butifthegodsarctheplanets,orsomehowassociatedwith

them,thenwehaveonly（olearntherulesofthemotionsoftheplanetstounderstandthe

whimsofthegodsandhowtheyshapeourownlives.Sothebeliefdevelopedthateach

ofourlivesispreordainedbythepreciseconfigurationoftheplanetsintheskyatthe

limeofourbirth.Astrologycouldnot,ofcourse,haveseemedasincredibletothe

ancientsasitdoestous.Theroleofthesuninfluencingourdailyandyearlylivesis

obvious;itwasanaturalextensiontoattributeotherpowerstotheotherplanetsaswell.It

wasn'tuntilthetimeofNewtonthatweunderstoodthatthelawsofNatureapplytothe

celestialworldsaswellastotheterrestrialone.Duringantiquity,however,allgreat

scholarsbelievedinastrology.

21、Manypeoplearemisledbyastrologybecauseitispresentedbythepractitionersas

A、atheorythatcandescribenaturalphenomena

amagicalkeytounderstandingthemselves

C>anancientbeliefthathadlongbeenappliedtomonarchs

D、amysteriouspowerbeyondtheexplanationofscience

标准答案：A

知识点解析：首段末句表明人们受占星术的误导是因为占星术看起来像一门科学，

而根据第2段开头两句可以知道，科学应该包括描述自然现象的假说或理论，山此

可见，A中的theory与原文提到的science意义最为相近，为本题答案。

22、WhiletheGreeksdevelopedastrology,theybelievedthat.

A、theearthwasmadeupoffourelementsandtheheavens

B、theheavensweremadeupofamaterialofpurecrystal

C、theideasoftheBabylonianswerenotimaginative

D^theirideaswouldsoonspreadthroughoutEurope

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：第2段第7句的and引出的应该是一个具有主谓结构的句子，对比分

析可看出theheavens和of之间省略了werecompos已d,由此可确定B为对该分句

的正确理解。干扰项A是对该省略句的错误理解。

23Itisimpliedthatastrologyisbasedonthebeliefthat.

A^thegods'intentionsarehardtopredict

B>thefateofourlivesareunpredictable

C^thegodsarecloselyrelatedtotheplanets

D^thegodshavethesameattributesaswedo

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段主要描述占星术的由来，总结这些句子可以看出，占星术之所

以发展起来，主要是因为人们相信众神与星辰有关，预测了星辰的活动就能知道众

神的旨意，由此可见，C是与这个意思最相近的概括。

24、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthescholarsbeforethelimeofNewton?

A、Allofthemwereconvincedbyastrology.

B、Theydidn'tknowthelawsofNatureapplytoallp.anets.

C、Theyplayedimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofastrology.

D、Mostofthemfoundastrologyincredible.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：末段倒数第2句是一个强调句，表明牛顿时代之前，人们都不知道自

然规律适用于celestialworlds（即天体），该句中的“人们”当然也包括题干中的

scholars,故B为正确答案。

25、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A、Tocastdoubtontheoriginofastrology.

B、Tocompareastrologywithrealsciences.

C、Topointoutthepopularityofastrology.

D、Tojustifytheincredibilityofastrology.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首段首句和第2段首句都表明作者认为占星术并非science,末段首

句更明确表明占星术incredible,由此可见，本文的写作目的是为了解释为什么占

星术不可信。

It'sperhapstheworld'smostfamousunderwaterattraction,immonalizedinfilmandin

legend:theTitanic.Butnowexpertssaytheoceanliner,onceawonderofthehighseas,

isfallingtopieces.Capt.AlfredMcLaren,thescientistwhoinJulyledthemostrecent

expeditiontotheship'sunderwatergrave,saidhisteamsawclearsignsofthewreck's

acceleratingdecay.Therewasdamagelikelycausedbyrustandsealife,andthecaptain's

cabinhadcollapsed."Iwasabsolutelyastonished,"McLarensaid.Worsestill,thefallen

mastthatcrushedtheship'sdeckisbelievedbymanytobetheresultofanunapproved

salvageoperation."Itwasalmostdepressingtoseehowquicklyshewasdeteriorating,"

McLarensays."Iwouldbereallysurprisedifthere'sverymuchstandingupfromthe

bottom,twodecadesfromnow."EdKamuda,whorunstheTitanicHistoricalSocietyin

Springfield,Mass.,saysadventuretourists—whopay$36,000eachtovisitthewreck一

arealsocontributingtothecrumblingoftheTitanic."ThisissomethingIexpected.Ijust

didn'texpectittohappensoquickly,"Kamudasaid."Peoplearegoingdownjustasan

egotriptosay'Iwasthere.'Allthistakesatollontheship."TheTitanichassatatthe

bottomoftheAtlanticsinceitsankafterhittinganicebergonitsmaidenvoyageonApril

14,1912.Morethan1,500peoplediedthatnight.Theshipcametorestatthebottomof

thefrigidNorthAtlantic,morethan2milesbeneaththewaves.Thewreckwas

discoveredin1985,andsincethenithasbeenrepeatedlyvisitedbytreasurehunters.But

stillsomescientistssaythosedivers,andotherthrillseekersarenotnecessarilytoblame

fortheTitanic'scurrentwoes.Capt.CraigMcLeanoftheNationalOceanicand

AtmosphericAdministrationwentonanexpeditiontotheTitanicinJuneaspartofa

governmentstudythatismonitoringtheconditionoftheship.Hesaysit'sunclearwhat

pariofthedamageisfromMotherNatureandwhichisfromhumannature."It'stooearly

andthereisinsufficientevidencetoputourfingersonanything,"McLeansaid.

Regardless,mostagreethere'slittlethatcanbedoneforthismostfamousofwrecks.And

soon,themightyTitaniccouldwellbelostagain.

26、AccordingtoAlfredMcLaicu,thedecayuftheTilaniuwasmostprubably

acceleratedby.

A、MotherNature

B、humannature

C、thrillseekers

D、adventuretourists

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第2段末句中的rustandsealife就是造成泰坦尼克号损坏加速的总

因，这些都属于自然的因素，故选A。其他选项均是人为原因，与A相对。

27>McLarenexpectedthatintwentyyears

A、thewreckwouldbecompletelydestroyedbyunapprovedtreasurehunters

B、onlysalvageoperationwiththepurposeofresearchwouldbeapproved

C、onlyaminorpartofthewreckwouldremainasitis

D、thewreckwouldbedeterioratingatafasterspeed

标准答案：C

知识点解析:第4段末句中的Iwouldbereallysurprisedif…表明McLaren预测20

年后会发生的事与该句中if引出的假设相反，因此C为本题答案。

28、Whatisthetourists?purposeotvisitingthewreck,accordingtoKamuda?

A、TohelpfinancethepreservationoftheTitanic.

B、Tosatisfytheircuriosityandadventurousness.

C、TobetterunderstandthehistoryoftheTitanic.

D、TocontributetothecrumblingoftheTitanic.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第6段第2句中的eg。trip表明参观泰坦尼克号残骸的游客的目的是

自私的，而t。say-wasthere'则明确说明这些游客来这里只是为了表明自己曾到此

一游，满足自己的好奇心和探险精神，B是与原文内容最相近的猜测。

29、CraigMcLeanisoneofthescientistswhobelieve.

A、theinfluenceofthethrillseekersonthewreckwillfinallybedetermined

B、thedeteriorationoftheTitanicisnotnecessarilyattributedtotheadventuretourists

C^thegovernmentshouldcontributemoretothemonitoringoftheTitanic

D、visitorsshouldnotbeprohibitedtheTitanicandotherfamouswrecks

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第8段提出了某些科学家的观点，第9段提到的CraigMcLean就是

其中一位，这些科学家都认为没有足够的证据证明游客造成了泰坦尼克号的损坏，

因此B就是他们的想法。其他选项均在文中无据可依。

30、TheauthorismostlikelytoagreethatthefutureoftheTitanicis.

A、vague

B、controllable

C、promising

D、discouraging

标准答案：D

知识点解析：木文末段对泰坦尼克号的将来作了预测。从littlethatcanbedone,

lostagain等词可以看出作者对它的未来并不乐观，因此D为本题答案。

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L0分，共20分。）

They'restillkids,andalthoughthere'salotthattheexpertsdon'tyetknowaboutthem,

onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatkidsuseandexpectfromtheirworldhaschanged

rapidly.Andit'sallbecauseoftechnology.Tothepsychologists,sociologists,and

generationalandmediaexpertswhostudythem,theirdigitalgearsetsthisnewgroup

apart,evenfromtheirtech-savvy（懂技术的）Millennitilelders.Theywanttobe

constantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheiroldersiblingsdon'tquiteget.

Thesedifferencesmayappearslightly,buttheysignalanall-encompassingsensibility

thatsomesaymarksthedawningofanewgeneration.ThecontrastbetweenMillennials

andthisyoungergroupwassoevidenttopsychologistLarryRosenofCaliforniaState

Universitythathehasdeclaredthebirthofanewgenerationinanewbook.Rewired:

UnderstandingtheinGenerationandtheWayTheyLearn,outnextmonth.Rosensays

thetcch-dominatcdlifeexperienceofthosebornsincetheearly1990sissodifferentfrom

theMillennialshewroteaboutinhis2007book.Me,MySpaceandI:ParentingtheNet

Generation,thattheywarrantthedistinctionofanewgeneration,whichhehasdubbed

the"iGeneration".'*Thetechnologyistheeasiestwaytoseeit,butit'salsoamind-set,

andthemind-setgoeswiththelittle'i',whichI'mtalkingtostandfor'individualized'/'

Rosensays."Everythingisdefinedandindividualizedto'me'.Mymusicchoicesare

definedtome.WhatIwatchonTVanyinstantisdefinedto'me'."Hesaysthe

iGenerationincludestoday'steensandmiddle-schoolers,butit'stoosoontotellabout

clcmcntary-schoolagesandyounger.RosensaystheiGenerationbelievesanythingis

possible."Iftheycanthinkofit,somebodyprobablyhasorwillinventit,"hesays."They

expectinnovation."Theyhavehighexpectationsthatwhatevertheywantorcanuse"will

beabletobetailoredtotheirownneedsandwishesanddesires."Rosensaysportability

iskey.Theyareinseparablefromtheirwirelessdevices,whichallowthemtotextaswell

astalk,sotheycanbeconstantlyconnected-eveninclass,wherecellphonesare

supposedlybanned.Manyresearchersaretryingtodeterminewhethertechnology

somehowcausesthebrainsofyoungpeopletobewireddifferently."Theyshouldbe

distractedandshouldperibrmmorepoorlythantheydo,"Rosensays."Butfindingsshow

teenssurvivedistractionsmuchbetterthanwewouldpredictbytheirageandtheirbrain

development."Becausethesekidsaremoreimmersedandatyoungerages,Rosensays,

theeducationalsystemhastochangesignificantly."Thegrowthcurveontheuseof

technologywithchildrenisexponential（指数的）,andweruntheriskofbeingoutofstep

withthisgenerationasfarashowtheylearnandhowtheythink,"Rosensays."Wehave

togivethemoptionsbecausetheywanttheirworldindividualized."

1、ComparedwithMillennialgeneration,whatisthedistinctfeatureofthenew

generation?

A、Theyarefamiliarwithmoretechnologythantheirelders.

B、Theyprefertoliveafreeandcolourfullife.

C^Theyareequippedwithmoremoderndigitaltechniques.

D、Theyarelikelytocommunicatewithothersbyhigh-techmethodscontinually.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。题干问和千禧年一代相比，新一代的特征。原文第二段第二

句，“Theywanttobeconstantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheirolder

siblingsdorftquiteget."他们逅要持续地与外界保持联系。可知，选项D,他们倾

向于用高科技与他人保守交流，是正确答案。选项A是干扰项，因为该段第一句

“evenfromtheirtech-savvyMillennialelders^.可看出。千禧年一代有懂技术的人，

所以不是新一代的人都比上一代懂技术。故选D。

2、WhyisthenewgenerationcalledasiGeneration?

A、Becausethisgenerationemphasizesonanindividualizedstyleoflife.

Becausethisgenerationischaracterizedbytheadoptionofhigh-techdevices.

C、Becausethisgenerationarcmoreinteresting.

D、Becausethisgenerationareinaconnectionwithinternet.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：细节题。题干问新一代被称为'Generation”的原因。定位于原文第四

段，“thelittle*i\whichI'mtalkingtostandfor4individualized,,M<Everythingis

defincdandindividualized⑹me'."字母I指代个人化。所有的事物都被定义且个人

化到“我:由此可知，选项A,这一点强调个人化的生活方式，符合文章大意。故

选Ao

3、WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheiGcnerationaccordingtothepassage?

A、Thisgenerationissoinnovativethattheycaninventandcreatenewthings

B、Everythingmustbeadaptedtothepeculiarneedofthegeneration.

C、High-techsuchaswirelessdevicesisanecessityto