大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷52（共200題）

大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷52（共9套）

（共200題）

大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷第1套

一、詞匯理解（本題共70題，每題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]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：J

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入與nerves并列的名詞。該句提到，緊張和……并不是特

別重要的因素。后一句進(jìn)一步說明，少許焦慮（疲憊暫且不提）可能有好處。nerves

與下一句中的alittleanxiety對(duì)應(yīng)，故空格要對(duì)應(yīng)fatigue。名詞中的exhaustion"疲

憊''符合語境。

2、[C2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入謂語動(dòng)詞，時(shí)態(tài)上應(yīng)與上文一致，為一般過去時(shí)。做研究

需要對(duì)象，recruited”招募，吸收”符合語義，指招收239名大學(xué)新生參與研究。

3、[C3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾Saturdaymornings的名詞、形容詞或分詞。此處說

的是學(xué)生在三個(gè)……的星期六早上參加不同版本的SAT推理測(cè)試，consecutive”連

續(xù)的”代入后符合邏輯。實(shí)驗(yàn)一般不會(huì)在三個(gè)“任意的”周六上午進(jìn)行，故排除

randomo

4、[C4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾。rder的名詞、形容詞或分詞。為了使研究具有普遍

代表性，通常會(huì)隨機(jī)測(cè)試，不特意設(shè)定順序，random”任意的，隨機(jī)的“符合語義。

5、[C5]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：M

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：t。提示此處需填入動(dòng)詞原形。破折號(hào)中的定語從句表明受試學(xué)生以前

考過SAT,再結(jié)合句末“成績(jī)超過高中分?jǐn)?shù)”（beattheirhigh-schoolscore）,推知研究

人員給學(xué)生設(shè)定更大的壓力。boos儼增加”符合語義。

6、[C6]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析?：不定冠詞a表明此處需填入可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式，為。ffered的直接賓

語，間接賓語是分?jǐn)?shù)更高的學(xué)生?？崭袂暗腸ash（現(xiàn)金）提示bonus”獎(jiǎng)金”符合邏

輯。

7、[C7]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：。

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入與fatiguelevel和confidence并列的名詞。文章首段提到

影響考試的兩大因素-是anxiety和fatigue,詞庫中的mood“心情，情緒”可概括

anxiety,符合測(cè)試受試者考試狀態(tài)的語境。

8、[C8]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入謂語動(dòng)詞的過去式。空格前的these指代queslionnaires,

句意為：這些問卷調(diào)查……考生精力和緊張程度的焦慮狀況圖，provided“提供”符

合語義邏輯。

9、[C9]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：N

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾rose的副詞。本句說志愿者的疲勞感和壓力隨著考

試時(shí)間延長(zhǎng)而上升,nosurprise表明上升的狀態(tài)是正常的,故steadily”穩(wěn)定地，穩(wěn)

固地”符合邏輯。

10、[C10]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：L

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：空格為主語從句的一部分，應(yīng)填入形容詞或分詞。通過研究才知道考

試時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)，學(xué)生的分?jǐn)?shù)越高，之前人們并不一定知道，故選unexpected“想不

到“，呼應(yīng)上文的nosurpriseo

二、長(zhǎng)篇閱讀（本題共，0題，每題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（葉子花屬桎物）,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（手工鑿

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

pricetag.Themostextravagantproperty,however,isdirectlybehindtheBackusHouse:

amysterioushilltopVersaillessurroundedby100-fbot-tallconcretewallsandhalfa

dozenrazed（被拆毀的）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.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)increasingoverheat與realestatemarket定位到C段第3句。該句

提到由于豪宅不斷涌現(xiàn)和房地產(chǎn)市場(chǎng)過熱，格羅斯曼優(yōu)雅的現(xiàn)代設(shè)計(jì)可能維持不了

多久。題目?jī)?nèi)容源自此句，題目中的destruction與原文的maynotsurvivemuch

longer對(duì)應(yīng)。

12、Modernresidentialdesignwasatitspeakfrom1940sto1960s.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D」

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)1940sto1960s定位到D段第2句。該句提到現(xiàn)代派家居設(shè)計(jì)達(dá)

到頂峰的標(biāo)志是案例住宅計(jì)劃(CaseStudyHouseProgram),出現(xiàn)于1945-1966年。

題目中的atitspeak與原文的culminated對(duì)應(yīng)。

13、Grossman,aSwedishfemaledesigner,washiredtobuildtheBackusHouseinthe

1940s.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)washired和inthe1940s定位到A段。該段第1句說到Backus

夫婦雇用設(shè)計(jì)師格羅斯曼建房子。本題是原文該句的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

14、Someonesaidaneconomicdeclinewasbeneficialforthepreservationofmodernist

houses.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)aneconomicdecline和preservation定位至ijF段第2句。該段后

半部分內(nèi)容提到了ReginaOBricn的觀點(diǎn)。他認(rèn)為經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑有利于保存現(xiàn)代派建

筑，因?yàn)殚_發(fā)商掙到的錢少了很多，追求高利潤(rùn)的動(dòng)機(jī)也變小了。題目中的

decline與原文的downturn對(duì)應(yīng)，wasbeneficial對(duì)應(yīng)原文agoodthingo

15、ItisbelievedthatCaliforniaistheplacewheremodernsingle-familydwellingswere

perfected.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)modernsingle-familydwellings和wereperfected定位至UD段最后

一句。該句提到現(xiàn)代單元式住宅在歐洲發(fā)明，但很多人認(rèn)為它的進(jìn)一步完善發(fā)生在

美國加利福尼亞南部，題目是這句話的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

16、TheKingdlcyResidencewasinitsoriginalstatewhenitwasforsale.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：L

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析:根據(jù)TheKingsleyResidence和forsale定位到L段首句。題目中的in

itsoriginalstate對(duì)應(yīng)原文的unaltered,其他信息與原文一致。

17、TheBackusHouseissurroundedbyluxurioushouses,amongwhich,theproperty

behinditisthemostextravagantone.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I-

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：由themostextravagant定位至U1段。題目中的issurroundedby

luxurioushouses概括了原文對(duì)巴克斯宅周圍房屋的描寫(Downthe

block....pricetag)；本題句子后半部分的信息與原文末句一致。本題句子概

括了該段內(nèi)容。

18、Unexpectedbyobservers,aboutthreemonthsaftertheSchairerHousewassold,it's

stillstanding.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：M

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)observers和SchairerHouse定位至M段。該段提到，觀察家們

確信謝勒宅注定會(huì)被拆除，但它在出售80天后仍然屹立于原地。題目?jī)?nèi)容與該段

對(duì)應(yīng)。

19、TheinterioroftheKingsleyResidenceisquitemarvelouseventhoughtheexterior

maylooklikeafarm.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：K

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：由theKingsleyResidence,exterior和inlerior定位至K段。該段第2

句提到金斯利故居的外觀看起來像奶牛場(chǎng)(cattlefarm),第3句說它的內(nèi)部令人驚

嘆。題目中的interior與原文的inside對(duì)應(yīng)，marvelous對(duì)應(yīng)原文的marvelo

20、Evenagentsareconcernedabouttheproblemthatthosewhocanaffordthe

modernisthousesarethosethatwanttoreplacethem.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：O

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)agents,affordthemodernisthouses和replace定位到O段。該段

最后引用上市代理人JoyceRey的話，總結(jié)目前現(xiàn)代派建筑面臨的困境：那些想修

復(fù)現(xiàn)代派建筑的買家暫時(shí)負(fù)擔(dān)不起，而買得起的人卻想對(duì)其進(jìn)行改造。題目中的

areconcernedabout對(duì)應(yīng)該段第3句中的beworried；本題句子中的thosewho

can...replacethem與段末的直接引語內(nèi)容一致c

三、仔細(xì)閱讀（本題共10題，每題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（變化無常的）,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

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：首段末句表明人們受占星術(shù)的誤導(dǎo)是因?yàn)檎夹切g(shù)看起來像一門科學(xué)，

而根據(jù)第2段開頭兩句可以知道，科學(xué)應(yīng)該包括描述自然現(xiàn)象的假說或理論，山此

可見，A中的theory與原文提到的science意義最為相近，為本題答案。

22、WhiletheGreeksdevelopedastrology,theybelievedthat.

A、theearthwasmadeupoffourelementsandtheheavens

B、theheavensweremadeupofamaterialofpurecrystal

C、theideasoftheBabylonianswerenotimaginative

D^theirideaswouldsoonspreadthroughoutEurope

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B」

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段第7句的and引出的應(yīng)該是一個(gè)具有主謂結(jié)構(gòu)的句子，對(duì)比分

析可看出theheavens和of之間省略了werecompos已d,由此可確定B為對(duì)該分句

的正確理解。干擾項(xiàng)A是對(duì)該省略句的錯(cuò)誤理解。

23Itisimpliedthatastrologyisbasedonthebeliefthat.

A^thegods'intentionsarehardtopredict

B>thefateofourlivesareunpredictable

C^thegodsarecloselyrelatedtotheplanets

D^thegodshavethesameattributesaswedo

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段主要描述占星術(shù)的由來，總結(jié)這些句子可以看出，占星術(shù)之所

以發(fā)展起來，主要是因?yàn)槿藗兿嘈疟娚衽c星辰有關(guān)，預(yù)測(cè)了星辰的活動(dòng)就能知道眾

神的旨意，由此可見，C是與這個(gè)意思最相近的概括。

24、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthescholarsbeforethelimeofNewton?

A、Allofthemwereconvincedbyastrology.

B、Theydidn'tknowthelawsofNatureapplytoallp.anets.

C、Theyplayedimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofastrology.

D、Mostofthemfoundastrologyincredible.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：末段倒數(shù)第2句是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句，表明牛頓時(shí)代之前，人們都不知道自

然規(guī)律適用于celestialworlds（即天體），該句中的“人們”當(dāng)然也包括題干中的

scholars,故B為正確答案。

25、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A、Tocastdoubtontheoriginofastrology.

B、Tocompareastrologywithrealsciences.

C、Topointoutthepopularityofastrology.

D、Tojustifytheincredibilityofastrology.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：首段首句和第2段首句都表明作者認(rèn)為占星術(shù)并非science,末段首

句更明確表明占星術(shù)incredible,由此可見，本文的寫作目的是為了解釋為什么占

星術(shù)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

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段末句中的rustandsealife就是造成泰坦尼克號(hào)損壞加速的總

因，這些都屬于自然的因素，故選A。其他選項(xiàng)均是人為原因，與A相對(duì)。

27>McLarenexpectedthatintwentyyears

A、thewreckwouldbecompletelydestroyedbyunapprovedtreasurehunters

B、onlysalvageoperationwiththepurposeofresearchwouldbeapproved

C、onlyaminorpartofthewreckwouldremainasitis

D、thewreckwouldbedeterioratingatafasterspeed

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析:第4段末句中的Iwouldbereallysurprisedif…表明McLaren預(yù)測(cè)20

年后會(huì)發(fā)生的事與該句中if引出的假設(shè)相反，因此C為本題答案。

28、Whatisthetourists?purposeotvisitingthewreck,accordingtoKamuda?

A、TohelpfinancethepreservationoftheTitanic.

B、Tosatisfytheircuriosityandadventurousness.

C、TobetterunderstandthehistoryoftheTitanic.

D、TocontributetothecrumblingoftheTitanic.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第6段第2句中的eg。trip表明參觀泰坦尼克號(hào)殘骸的游客的目的是

自私的，而t。say-wasthere'則明確說明這些游客來這里只是為了表明自己曾到此

一游，滿足自己的好奇心和探險(xiǎn)精神，B是與原文內(nèi)容最相近的猜測(cè)。

29、CraigMcLeanisoneofthescientistswhobelieve.

A、theinfluenceofthethrillseekersonthewreckwillfinallybedetermined

B、thedeteriorationoftheTitanicisnotnecessarilyattributedtotheadventuretourists

C^thegovernmentshouldcontributemoretothemonitoringoftheTitanic

D、visitorsshouldnotbeprohibitedtheTitanicandotherfamouswrecks

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第8段提出了某些科學(xué)家的觀點(diǎn)，第9段提到的CraigMcLean就是

其中一位，這些科學(xué)家都認(rèn)為沒有足夠的證據(jù)證明游客造成了泰坦尼克號(hào)的損壞，

因此B就是他們的想法。其他選項(xiàng)均在文中無據(jù)可依。

30、TheauthorismostlikelytoagreethatthefutureoftheTitanicis.

A、vague

B、controllable

C、promising

D、discouraging

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：木文末段對(duì)泰坦尼克號(hào)的將來作了預(yù)測(cè)。從littlethatcanbedone,

lostagain等詞可以看出作者對(duì)它的未來并不樂觀，因此D為本題答案。

大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷第2套

一、仔細(xì)閱讀（本題共20題，每題L0分，共20分。）

They'restillkids,andalthoughthere'salotthattheexpertsdon'tyetknowaboutthem,

onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatkidsuseandexpectfromtheirworldhaschanged

rapidly.Andit'sallbecauseoftechnology.Tothepsychologists,sociologists,and

generationalandmediaexpertswhostudythem,theirdigitalgearsetsthisnewgroup

apart,evenfromtheirtech-savvy（懂技術(shù)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（指數(shù)的）,andweruntheriskofbeingoutofstep

withthisgenerationasfarashowtheylearnandhowtheythink,"Rosensays."Wehave

togivethemoptionsbecausetheywanttheirworldindividualized."

1、ComparedwithMillennialgeneration,whatisthedistinctfeatureofthenew

generation?

A、Theyarefamiliarwithmoretechnologythantheirelders.

B、Theyprefertoliveafreeandcolourfullife.

C^Theyareequippedwithmoremoderndigitaltechniques.

D、Theyarelikelytocommunicatewithothersbyhigh-techmethodscontinually.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。題干問和千禧年一代相比，新一代的特征。原文第二段第二

句，“Theywanttobeconstantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheirolder

siblingsdorftquiteget."他們逅要持續(xù)地與外界保持聯(lián)系?？芍x項(xiàng)D,他們傾

向于用高科技與他人保守交流，是正確答案。選項(xiàng)A是干擾項(xiàng)，因?yàn)樵摱蔚谝痪?/p>

“evenfromtheirtech-savvyMillennialelders^.可看出。千禧年一代有懂技術(shù)的人，

所以不是新一代的人都比上一代懂技術(shù)。故選D。

2、WhyisthenewgenerationcalledasiGeneration?

A、Becausethisgenerationemphasizesonanindividualizedstyleoflife.

Becausethisgenerationischaracterizedbytheadoptionofhigh-techdevices.

C、Becausethisgenerationarcmoreinteresting.

D、Becausethisgenerationareinaconnectionwithinternet.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A-

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。題干問新一代被稱為'Generation”的原因。定位于原文第四

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

defincdandindividualized⑹me'."字母I指代個(gè)人化。所有的事物都被定義且個(gè)人

化到“我:由此可知，選項(xiàng)A,這一點(diǎn)強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)人化的生活方式，符合文章大意。故

選Ao

3、WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheiGcnerationaccordingtothepassage?

A、Thisgenerationissoinnovativethattheycaninventandcreatenewthings

B、Everythingmustbeadaptedtothepeculiarneedofthegeneration.

C、High-techsuchaswirelessdevicesisanecessityto