大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷46（共180題）

大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷46（共9套）（共180題）大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套一、長篇閱讀(本題共30題，每題1.0分，共30分。)WhatWilltheWorldBeLikeinFiftyYears?A)Thisweeksometopscientists,includingNobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvisionofhowdieworldwilllooklikein2056,fromgas-poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealthadvances.JohnInghamreportsonwhattheworld’sfinestmindsbelieveourfutureswillbe.Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworldofalmostperpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobotsbecomeourcompanions.Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonisingouterspace.Betterstill,ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexhaustible,safe,greenenergy,andthatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.Iftheyarerightwewillhaveremovedtwoofthemaincausesofwar—ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.B)Willwereally,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeveroratleastcheattheageingprocesssothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealthwarning.HarvardprofessorStevenPinkersays:"Thisisaninvitationtolookfoolish,aswiththepredictionsofdomedcitiesandnuclear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade50yearsago."AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWakeForestInstituteinNorthCarolina,believesfailingorganswillberepairedbyinjectingcellsintothebody.Theywillnaturallygostraighttotheinjuryandhelphealit.Asystemofinjectionswithoutneedlescouldalsoslowtheageingprocessbyusingthesameprocessto"tune"cells.C)BruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityofChicago,anticipatestheabilitytoproduce"unlimitedsupplies"oftransplantablehumanorganswithouttheneedforhumandonors.Theseorganswouldbegrowninanimalssuchaspigs.Whenapatientneededaneworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontactacommercialorganproducer,givehimthepatient'simmunologicalprofileandwouldthenbesentakidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownbyintroducingthemintoanimalhosts,andallowingthemtodevelopintoanorganinplaceoftheanimal'sown.ButProf.Lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrainswouldbe"offlimits".Hesays:"Veryfewpeoplewouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedbysomeoneelse'sandweprobablydon'twanttoputahumanbraininananimalbody."D)RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientistscoulddevelop"authenticanti-ageingdrugs"byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimalssuchaswhalesandhumansresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:"Itisnowroutine,inlaboratorymammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesameprotectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveastoday'speopleintheir60s."E)ColinPillinger,professorofplanetarysciencesattheOpenUniversity,says:"IfancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidstarttoevolveonMarsaswellasEarth."Within50yearshehopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinMartianmeteorites(隕石).ChrisMcKay,aplanetaryscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCenter,believesthatin50yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlifeintheancientpermanentfrostofMarsoronotherplanets.Headds;"ThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.ItmightbeasdifferentasEnglishistoChinese."F)PrincetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit"likely"thatlifefromouterspacewillbediscoveredbefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchasopticalandradiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.Hesays:"Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforandadditionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymayalsochangethewaywelookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse."G)RichardGott,professorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars,whichwouldbea"lifeinsurancepolicy"againstwhatevercatastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth."TherealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthontootherworldsbeforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout."H)EllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstituteinPhiladelphia,foreseescuresforinjuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflictedSupermanstarChristoperReeve.Shesays:"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprescribedrugsthatcausesevered(斷裂的)spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttoberepairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorautomobile:byreplacingthedamagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart."Shepredictsthatwithin5to10yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttoberegrownafewyearslater.Repairstothenervoussystemwillstartwithopticnervesand,intime,thespinalcord."Within50yearswholebodyreplacementwillberoutine,"Prof.Heber-Katzadds.I)SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterinCalifornia,wonthe2002NobelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumanswillsurviveandevolutionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower."Obesity,"hesays,"willhavebeensolved."J)RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticsatMIT,saystheproblemsofdevelopingartificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asaresult,"thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely."K)BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifornia,says:"Themostsignificantbreakthroughwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource."Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.L)GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNewMexico,says:"TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnotaprerequisite(前提)forordinaryhumandecency.""Thus,sciencewillkillreligion—notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamorepractical,universalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhumaninteraction."Healsopredictsthat"absurdlywasteful"displaysofwealthwillbecomeunfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.Thesethreechanges,hesays,willhelpmakeusall"brighter,wiser,happierandkinder".1、Robotswillworkwithhumansasaresultofthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence.標準答案：J知識點解析：由題干中的robots和artificialintelligence定位到J)段。細節(jié)歸納題。J)段主要講述未來機器人的發(fā)展。題干是對本段的概括，題干中的workwithhumans對應原文中的workingwithpeople，故選J)。2、Bysettingupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars,humansmightsurviveallcatastrophesonEarth.標準答案：G知識點解析：由題干中的aself-sufficientcolony定位到G)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。G)段主要講述理查德.戈特對于未來火星殖民地的設想。題干中的humansmightsurviveallcatastrophesonEarth對應原文中的“mall…againstwhatevercatastrophes，naturalorotherwise，mightoccuronEarth”，故選G)。3、Notallofthescientiststhinkhighlyofthesepredictionsaboutthefutureworld.標準答案：B知識點解析：由題干中的thesepredictions定位到B)段。細節(jié)歸納題。B)段主要講述了哈佛教授史蒂文·品克和北卡羅來納州威克森林研究所的主任安東尼.阿塔拉對這些預測的看法。題干是對定位段的概括，故選B)。4、Peoplewilldislikewastefullyshowingoffwealth.標準答案：L知識點解析：由題干中的wastefully和wealth定位到L)段第三句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。L)段主要講述未來世界社會發(fā)展的情況將會如何。題干中的dislike對應原文中的unfashionable；wastefullyshowingoffwealth對應原文中的“absurdlywasteful”displaysofwealth，故選L)。5、Thediscoveryofalienlifemaychangeouropinionofourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.標準答案：F知識點解析：由題干中的thediscoveryofalienlife和ourplaceintheuniverse定位到F)段。細節(jié)歸納題。F)段主要講述未來世界能否發(fā)現(xiàn)外星人以及發(fā)現(xiàn)外星人對人類自身的影響。題干是對本段的概括，題干中的thediscoveryofalienlife對應原文中的suchdiscoveries；changeouropinion對應原文中的changetheway，故選F)。6、Therewillbenoneedforhumanstodonatetheirorgansfortransplantation.標準答案：C知識點解析：由題干中的donate和organs定位到C)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。C)段第一句提到，布魯斯.蘭恩教授預測在未來世界人類沒有必要再捐獻器官。題干中的therewillbenoneed對應原文中的withouttheneed；donatetheirorgansfortransplantation對應原文中的transplantablehumanorgans和humandonors，故選C)。7、Themostsignificantbreakthroughwillbeaninexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan’tbeusedtomakeweapons.標準答案：K知識點解析：由題干中的significantbreakthrough和greenenergy定位到K)段。細節(jié)歸納題。K)段主要講述未來世界能源的發(fā)展情況。題干是對本段的概括，題干中的can’tbeusedtomakeweapons對應原文中的itcouldnotbemadeintoweapons，故選K)。8、Thisweeksomescientiststalkedaboutthevisionoftheworldinthefuture.標準答案：A知識點解析：由題干中的thisweek和visionoftheworld定位到A)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。A)段對全文進行了概述，首句就指明一些科學家暢談了他們想象中的2056年的世界。題干中的talkedaboutthevisionoftheworldinthefuture對應原文中的gavetheirvisionofhowtheworldwilllooklikein2056，故選A)。9、Smallpeoplewillhavemoreadvantagesinevolution.標準答案：I知識點解析：由題干中的smallpeople定位到I)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。I)段第一句主要講述悉尼-布倫納對未來世界肥胖問題的看法。題干中的willhavemoreadvantagesinevolution對應原文中的evolutionwillfavour，故選I)。10、Peoplewillliveto100andmorewithvitalitybyturningoncertainprotectivesystems.標準答案：D知識點解析：由題干中的liveto100和protectivesystems定位到D)段最后一句。細節(jié)歸納題。D)段主要講述理查德.米勒關于未來人類壽命的預測。題干是對本段的概括，題干中的liveto100andmorewithvitality對應原文中的createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductive，故選D)。AnOscar-NominatedFilmInspiresaNewApproachtoAutismA)Dinosaurs,StarWars,trainschedules,Disneyprincesses,maps,LEGO—subjectssuchasthesecanbecomeall-consumingpassionsforchildrenontheautism(自閉癥)spectrum.Whattherapistsandeducatorsoftencall"circumscribed(受限制的)"or"restricted"interests(or,moregenerously,"special"interests)makeupacharacteristicsymptomofautismspectrum(范圍；光譜)disorder(ASD).ThecurrenteditionofPsychiatry'sDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisordersdescribesthemas"highlyrestricted,fixatedintereststhatareabnormalinintensityorfocus."Roughly90percentofhigh-functioningkidswithASDdisplayatleastonesuchinterestduringtheirelementaryschoolyears,accordingtoa2007surveyconductedattheYaleUniversityChildStudyCenter,oneofthefewstudiestohaveexaminedthetopic.B)Therapistsandeducatorshavetraditionallytriedtosuppressormodulateachild'sspecialinterest,oruseitasatoolforbehaviormodification:Keepyourhandsstillandstopflapping,andyouwillgettowatchaStarWarsclip;completeyourhomeworkornoHarryPotter,Butwhatiftheseobsessionsthemselvescanbeturnedintopathwaystogrowth?Whatiftheseintellectualcul-de-sacscanopenupworlds?ThatistheideaexploredinthefilmLife,Animated,acontenderfortheAcademyAwardforBestDocumentarythisSundaynight.C)Thefilmisbasedonthe2014bookofthesametitlebythePulitzerPrize-winningjournalistandauthorRonSuskind.Ittellstheremarkablestoryofhowtheauthorandhiswife,Cornelia,wereabletoreachtheirsilentandwithdrawnautisticson,Owen,byactivelyembracingandnurturinginhispassionateinterestinanimatedDisneyfilms.D)Disneytherapy—watchingthefilmstogether,talkingaboutthecharactersandtheirfeelings,relatingthemtoOwen'slife,relishingthem—becameawayoflifeintheSuskindhome,ultimatelyhelpingOwenfindhisvoiceandplaceintheworld.E)Whydiditwork?RonSuskindbelievesitisbecausekidswithautism"havethefullcomplementofemotionsandtheywanttosharethemandgrowinallthewaystherestofusgrow,"asheexplainedinaninterview."Whatwebegantorealizeisthatjustbylovingwhatheloved,weweresignalingtohimawholebasketofthingsthatparentsaretraditionallyabletosignaltotheirchildren.Andthemorewedidthat,themoreheopenedup."Anothercrucialelement,Suskindsays,issharingjoy."Owenwasnoticingourdesire24/7to'fix'him,butyoucan'tspendyourlifetryingtofixsomeone.It'snotanappropriaterelationshipbetweenaparentandachild.Werealizedwewerenotfindingjoytogether,andthat'sabigpartofthisequation."F)Suskind'sbookandtheOscar-nominatedfilmquicklycaughttheattentionoftheautismcommunity,andhavetriggeredagrowingreappraisalofrestrictedinterests,whichtheSuskindscall"affinities."Theresulthasbeennewtechnologyand,soon,aspurtofnewresearch.Suskindfirmlybelievesanyaffinity—evensomethingasdryasmapsortrainschedules—canbecome"apathway,notaprison"iftappedwithimaginationandperhapsthehelpofsomethinglikeSidekicks(《夢幻英雄》，好萊塢影片名)."Thinkaboutmaps,"hesays."Mapsarethetwo-dimensionalrenderingsofallhumanityandhavebeenforthousandsofyears.Amapisnotonlygeographyandtopography—itisalsoidentity,it'swhereyousitintheworld."Familieswithamapkidcantapthisaffinity,ifthey"learntospeakmap."G)KirstinBirtwell,aclinicalpsychologistatMassachusettsGeneralHospital'sLurieCenterforAutism,willbeoverseeingapilotstudyinvolving30childrenwithASD.Halfofthemwillget12weeklytherapysessionsinvolvingtheSidekicksapp.Birtwell'sresearchteamwillthenlookforeffectsonemotionalregulation,expressivespeech,socialcommunicationandproblem-solving.H)Birtwell,whosestudyisnotfundedbySuskind'scompany,haspatientswhoareusingtheappontheirown."MycolleaguesandIattheLurieCenterareveryexcitedaboutthistechnology,butit'sdifficulttoputtoomuchstockinitquiteyetwithoutthescientificevidencetodoso,"shesays."Wewanttovalidatepatients'andfamilies'experiences."Ifthepilotexperimentshowspromise,sheadds,"wewouldwanttoconductamuch,muchlargerstudy."I)Othersintheresearchcommunityarealsotakingacloserlookataffinities.AtMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,neuroscientistJohnGabrieliisabouttoshineanfMRIscanneronthesubject.Histeamwillberecruiting40childrenwithASDforastudythatwillexaminewhathappensintheirbrainswhentheyareshownvideosknowntobedeeplytiedtotheiraffinities,contrastingthatwiththeirreactionstorelatedmaterialsthatthechildrenortheirfamilieshaveindicatedaresomewhatlesscompelling."Weareindividuallytailoringthestimulustoeachchild'sselectedinterest,"heexplains.GabrieliisalsounaffiliatedwithSuskind'scompany.J)Apreliminarytrialwithonesubjectshowedselectiveactivationintheorbitalfrontalcortex,whichisamajorcomponentofthebrain'srewardcircuitry(電路).Thisfindingwouldneedtobeconfirmedbythefullstudy—buttheideamakessense,becauseformanykidswithASDthereisnothingmorerewardingthanengagingintheirspecialinterest.Ultimately,Gabrielihopesabetterunderstandingoftheneuralunderpinningsofaffinitycouldhelpidentifywhichkidswouldbenefitfromanaffinity-relatedintervention—whetherSidekicksorsomethingelse.Ingeneral,henotes,ithasbeen"spectacularlydifficult"tounderstandwhat'sgoingonintheautisticbrain.Andtheareaofaffinitieshasbeenparticularlyunderstudied.K)Inanadditionalefforttofillthatgap,AutismSpeaks—thelargestautism-relatedadvocacyorganizationintheUS—hascollaboratedwiththeSidekicksgrouptoconductanonlinesurveythatwillattempttomeasuretheprevalenceofaffinitiesamongkidswithautism.Thesurvey,whichlaunchedtoday,willexaminethevarioustypesofaffinities,whethertheyareahelporahindranceandhowindividualsusetheiraffinities,alongwithagreatdealofrelatedinformation.Giventheorganization'sreachof1.7millionfollowersofitsFacebookpage,thispromisestobethelargestandmostcomprehensivesurveyeverdoneonthesubject.L)Suskindhashighhopesthatthesurveywillultimatelyhelpindividualswhosharethesameorrelatedaffinitiestoconnectwithoneanotherinvirtualcommunities."WithAutismSpeaksandwithotherautismorganizationswewillbuildoutcommunityforumsandsitesforpeopletogatheraroundthecampfireoftheirsharedpassions,"heexplains.Itispartofwhatheseesasamovementthat"willnotonlychangehowweseepeopleonthespectrum,buthowwejudgewhattheyhavetooffer."M)AnOscar,ofcourse,wouldaddlittleglitztothatmovement.OnSundaynight,Owen,hisparentsandolderbrotherwillstepontotheredcarpetattheDolbyTheaterinLosAngeles.ThetwoyoungmenwillbewearingtuxedosbydesignerTommyHilfiger,himselfan"autismdad."ForajourneythatbeganwithDisneyfilms,it'safittingmilestone.11、TheOscar-nominatedfilmbringsmorevividfactorsintothethoughtsofchildrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.標準答案：F知識點解析：由題干中的Oscar-nominatedfilms和vivid定位到原文F)段第三句。細節(jié)歸納題。定位句提到，薩斯金德認為即使像地圖或火車時刻表這樣枯燥的東西，一旦與想象相聯(lián)系，佐以類似《夢幻英雄》這樣的影片，也能變成一種途徑，而不是牢籠。由此可知，奧斯卡提名影片可以為自閉癥孩子的思維注入一些生動元素。題干中的vivid與原文中的imagination相呼應，故選F)。12、AnonlinesurveyorganizedbyAutismSpeaksisaimingtoknowmoreaboutaffinitiesamongautisticchildren.標準答案：K知識點解析：由題干中的onlinesurvey和AutismSpeaks定位到原文K)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。定位句提到，美國最大的與自閉癥相關的組織與其他團體合作開展了一項在線調(diào)查，目的在于評估患有自閉癥的兒童中有偏執(zhí)性興趣的究竟占多少。由此可知，這個組織發(fā)起的調(diào)研是為了增加對自閉癥兒童偏執(zhí)性興趣的了解。題干中的aiming和autisticchildren分別與原文中的attempt和kidswithautism相對應，故選K)。13、Professionalpsychologistsaredoingpreliminarystudyonthenewtherapywithacertainapp.標準答案：G知識點解析：由題干中的psychologists定位到原文G)段前兩句。細節(jié)歸納題。G)段第一句指出臨床心理學家克斯汀.波特維爾將監(jiān)督一項涉及30名自閉癥兒童的初步實驗。隨后一句提到其中一半的孩子通過《夢幻英雄》手機應用嘗試上文提到的新療法。題干是對定位部分的概括，題干中的preliminarystudy對應原文中的pilotstudy；withacertainapp對應原文中的involvingtheSidekicksapp，故選G)。14、Researchersintendtocomparethereactionsofchildren’sbrainstotheirrestrictedinterestswiththosetootherstimuli.標準答案：I知識點解析：由題干中的reactionsofchildren’sbrains定位到原文I)段。細節(jié)歸納題。I)段提到了神經(jīng)學家的團隊將針對40名息有自閉癥的兒童開展研究，要研究他們在看到與其偏執(zhí)性興趣有關的錄像時腦部的反應，并將其與他們看到其他材料時的反應相比較。由此可知，研究人員要將偏執(zhí)性興趣與其他刺激對孩子們腦部的影響進行對比。題干中的restrictedinterests對應原文中的affinities，故選I)。15、Suskindwishesthattheeffortaboutaffinitiescandrawpeople’sattentionandchangetheirconceptionaboutautism.標準答案：L知識點解析：由題干中的Suskind和wishes定位到原文L)段。細節(jié)推理題。L)段第一句指出了薩斯金德非常希望這一調(diào)查能幫助有偏執(zhí)性興趣的人們互相交流，隨后一句說希望人們因共同的熱情而匯聚，最后一句又指出他希望這些活動能發(fā)起一場運動，改變?nèi)藗儗τ谧蚤]癥的看法。題干是對該段的推斷，題干中的changetheirconceptionaboutautism對應原文中的changehowweseepeople0nthespectrum，故選L)。16、Studiesaboutthenewtherapyhavemadesomeprogress,butneedfurtherconfirmation.標準答案：J知識點解析：由題干中的thenewtherapy和confirmation定位到原文J)段第二句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。J)段第二句指出了關于偏執(zhí)性興趣腦部神經(jīng)反應的實驗取得的發(fā)現(xiàn)還需要進一步驗證，但是這個新發(fā)現(xiàn)還是有意義的。題干中的confirmation對應原文中的confirmed，故選J)。17、Researchershaveacquiredaccuraterecognitionanddetaileddescriptionofthecircumscribedinterests.標準答案：A知識點解析：由題干中的description和circumscribedinterests定位到原文A)段第二、三句。細節(jié)歸納題。A)段第二句提到偏執(zhí)性興趣是自閉癥的一個典型癥狀，而隨后的第三句則介紹了目前精神病學使用的是《精神病診斷與統(tǒng)計手冊》中對偏執(zhí)性興趣癥候的描述。由此可知，研究人員對于這種癥候已經(jīng)有較為準確的認識和詳細的描述。題干中的description對應原文中的describes，故選A)。18、Tomakethenewtherapyreallywork,Suskindsuggestsasharingrelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.標準答案：E知識點解析：由題干中的work和relationship定位到原文E)段。細節(jié)歸納題。E)段第一句是設問句，引出本段的話題。而接下來則指出，自閉癥兒童的家長如果總是站在糾正孩子的立場上，就無法和孩子建立起恰當?shù)年P系，應該學會跟孩子分享快樂。題干是對該段的概括，題干中的sharingrelationship對應原文中的sharingjoy和appropriaterelationship，故選E)。19、Birtwell’sstudyintendstoprovidescientificbackingforthenewtherapy.標準答案：H知識點解析：由題干中的Birtwell’sstudy和scientificbacking定位到原文H)段。細節(jié)歸納題。H)段提到波特維爾有獨立使用《夢幻英雄》手機應用的病人，她和同事們對這種應用很感興趣，但是認為沒有科學依據(jù)始終是不行的，他們想要測試和驗證這些病人及其家人的經(jīng)歷。題干是對該段的概括，題干中的scientificbacking對應原文中的scientificevidence，故選H)。20、Thetraditionaltherapyhastreatedtherestrictedinterestsasameanstomodifychildren’sbehavior.標準答案：B知識點解析：由題干中的traditionaltherapy定位到原文B)段第一句。同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。B)段第一句指出，治療師和教育工作者傳統(tǒng)上是試圖壓制和矯正孩子們的特殊興趣，或?qū)⑵渥鳛樾袨槌C正的工具，并在該句的后半部分進行了舉例說明。由此可知，傳統(tǒng)療法將偏執(zhí)性興趣作為修正孩子行為的一種途徑。題干中的restrictedinterests對應原文中的achild’sspecialinterest；ameanstomodifychildren’sbehavior對應原文中的atoolforbehaviormodification，故選B)。Self-PublishingA)Toawriter,self-publishingisanincrediblypowerfulandalluringconcept.Onthesimplestlevel,it'sanintriguingsolutiontoanageoldproblem:Howdoyougetyourwordstoawideaudience(ideally,whileearningsomemoneyalongtheway)?Onamoreartisticlevel,itisauniqueextensionofthecreativeprocess.Beyondputtingwordsonthepage,theself-publisheractuallycontrolseveryaspectofauthoring—heorshecreatesthephysicalbookandactivelybringsittoanaudience.It'sauniquelyharmoniousandsatisfyingmeldingofartandbusiness.BeginningthebookB)Inmostcases,thefirststepinself-publishingisdevelopinganideaforyourbook.Youcanself-publishalmostanythingyouwant,butifyouwanttomakeaprofit,ithelpstoconsideryourbooknotjustasapieceofartbutalsoasasellableproduct.Whataudienceisinterestedinthesubjectandhowdoyougettheirattention?C)Everybodyhasanopiniononwhatsells,andwewon'tgetintothattoomuchhere—it'spartoftheindividualcreativeprocessthatself-publishersgothrough.Theimportantpointisthatasaself-publisher,youhavetoconsidersalesjustasalargepublisherwould.Steponeisarrivingatanapproachtothebookthatwillmakeitvaluabletoanaudience.Amongotherthings,thatmeansseeingwhatsimilarbooksareoutthere,andseeinghowthey'vesold(checkingAmazonrankingsisagoodplacetostart).D)Moneyisn'teverything,ofcourse.Fewbooksaregoingtobeblockbusters(轟動一時的書籍),andmanyself-publishersaren'tthatconcernedwithmakingmoneyatall.Butevensettingprofitaside,itisessentialthatyouhaveabusinessplanbasedonwhatyoureasonablybelieveyoucansell.Toputitanotherway,there'snopointinprinting10,000booksifbookslikeyourstypicallytakethreeyearstosell1,000copies.Whatsortofbook?E)Youcertainlydon'tneedtoknowexactlyhowmanypagesyourbookisgoingtobebeforeyouevengetstartedwriting.Butifyouhaveatarget,andyouknowwhattypeofbookyou'recreating,youcanplanyourbudgetaccordingly.Thebroaddecisionfirst:Doyouwantahardbackbookoratradepaperbackbook?Hardbackbooksaresignificantlymoreexpensivetoprint,andbecauseofthehighercoverprice,mayselllessthanapaperbackbook.But,forsomebooks—amammoth(巨大的)textbook,say—hardbackbooksarereallytheonlywaytogo.F)Afteryou'vemadethisdecision,youcandecidehowmanypagesyou'llwant.Thinkaboutthescopeofwhatyouhavetosayandlookatthepagecountinbookswithsimilarcontent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