大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷5（共250题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷5（共9套）（共250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10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesand【C1】______,surprisingly,maynotrankveryhigh.Infact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety—nottomentionfatigue—mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.They【C2】______239collegefreshmen,eachofwhomagreedtotakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtestgivenonthree【C3】______Saturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-haif-hours,andwouldbeadministeredina【C4】______ordertoeachofthestudents.To【C5】______thestresslevelinthestudents—whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege—AckermanandKanferofferedacash【C6】______toanyvolunteerswhobeattheirhigh-schoolscore.BeforethetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,【C7】______andconfidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheend.Together,allofthese【C8】______asortoffeverchartofthestudents'energyandanxietythroughouttheexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers'fatigueandstressrose【C9】______asthetestgotlonger.Whatwas【C10】______wastheircorrespondingperformance:asthelengthofthetestincreased,sodidthestudents'scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-and-a-halfhourtestwas1,209outof1,600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas1,222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1,237.A)providedB)randomC)outrageD)bonusE)dramaticallyF)recruitedG)terminatedH)eliminateI)consecutiveJ)exhaustionK)deliberateL)unexpectedM)boostN)steadilyO)mood1、【C1】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random。4、【C4】标准答案：B知识点解析：此处需填入修饰order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：to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。boost“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offered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：O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questionnaires，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nosurprise。二、长篇阅读(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)TradingModernistforMcmansion[A]In1949W.ClintonBackusandhiswifehireda43-year-olddesignernamedGretaMagnussonGrossmantobuildahouseinthehillsofBelAir.TheLosAngelescommunitywaswell-to-doeventhen,butitwasn'tparticularlyextravagant.Grossman,aSwedishemigre(移居者),hadachievedsomefameasatraderofmoderndesign;herfurniturewasoftenmentionedinthesamebreathandsoldatthesamestoresasCharlesEames's,GeorgeNelson's,andEeroSaarinen's—araredistinction,atthetime,forawoman.[B]FortheBackuses,Grossmandesignedatastefultwo-storymodernisthomesitonaprivateslope,withsharplines,wallsofglass,andfar-reachingviews.Itwas3bedrooms,3bathrooms,and1,800squarefeet—500squarefeetsmallerthantoday'saverageAmericanhome—anditfitrightin.[C]Notanymore.TheBackusHousestillhoversonthesameBelAirhillsidewhereGrossmanbuiltit.Butbecauseofthesprawlingmegamansionsthathavesprunguparoundtheproperty,andbecauseoftheincreasinglyoverheatedstateoftheSouthernCaliforniarealestatemarket,Grossman'selegantmodernistcreation—oneofthefewsurvivingexamplesofresidentialarchitecturebyaninnovativewomannowrankedamongthefinestdesignersofherera—maynotsurvivemuchlonger.[D]There'sanironyhere.Startinginthe1920s,thecombinationofclimate,terrain,andayoung,progressivecommunityofarchitectsandclientstriggeredafloweringofmodernresidentialdesigninLosAngelesthatculminatedinthefamousCaseStudyHouseProgram(1945-66)—aseriesofexperimentalmodelhomessponsoredbythelocalmagazineArts&Architectureanddesignedbysomeoftheperiod'sgreatestarchitects.Themodernsingle-familydwellingmayhavebeeninventedinEurope,butmanybelieveitwasperfectedinSouthernCalifornia[E]Now,decadeslater,modernistarchitecturehasneverbeenmorepopular.Dwellmagazineisamonthlylovelettertothestyle,andhomesdesignedbyanyoftheregion'snumerousarchitecturalgiants—RichardNeutra,R.M.Schindler,JohnLautner—tendtocommandconsiderablepremiumswhenevertheymaterializeonthemarket.[F]Butacertainkindofmodernistproperty—namely,alesser-knownhousesituatedonaprimelotinanexpensiveneighborhood—isstillatrisk,andmaybeespeciallyjeopardizedinLosAngeles'scurrentresidentialmarket,whichhaspostedthenation'slargestincreaseinaveragesalepriceoverthelastyear."Aneconomicdownturnisalwaysagoodthingforpreservation,"saysReginaO'Brien,chairpersonoftheModernCommitteeoftheLosAngelesConservancy."Alotfewerdevelopersaremakingalotlessmoney,andthereforetheyhavealotlessmotivationtopursuetheseprofit-orientedflips(翻新).Buttheproblemisthattheoppositeistruewhenthemarketpicksbackup."[G]Asagingownersrealizetheiraginghomescannowfetchtopdollar,thebuyersmostinclinedtopreservethesemodernistgems(珍品)areoutbidbythosemostinclinedtoreplacethemwithtastelesslyshowyMediterraneansuper-villas.[H]"Mostmodernisthomesareconsideredverymodestbythestandardsoftheseneighborhoods,wherepeoplewantfarmorehousethantheyneed,"saysNateColeofUniqueCaliforniaProperty,aLongBeachbrokeragespecializinginmodernistarchitecture."Buyersseeanythingthattheydeemacompromise,andoutcomethetractors."[I]AdrivebytheBackusHousetellsthestory.AfterrollingthroughtheimperialgatesofBelAir,youwindyourwaynorthpastabundantbanksofbougainvillea(叶子花属植物),Federer-leveltenniscourts,andever-moreelaborateestatesuntilyoufinallyreachNimesRoad.DowntheblockfromtheBackusHouseisa19-bedroom,24-bathroom,38,000-square-footmansion.Nextdoorisa39,000-square-footcastlewith25bedroomsand32bathrooms.Acrossthestreet,meanwhile,isthe48,000-square-footLeBelvedere,featuringa1,000-foot-longhand-chiseled(手工凿的)Jerusalemstonewall,aswanpond,a5,000-bottlewinecellar,andan$85millionpricetag.Themostextravagantproperty,however,isdirectlybehindtheBackusHouse:amysterioushilltopVersaillessurroundedby100-foot-tallconcretewallsandhalfadozenrazed(被拆毁的)lots.[J]Boostedbyitsluxuriousneighbors,therelativelymodestBackusHouseisnowforsalefor$6.9million,ornearly$4,000persquarefoot.(In2012theaverageAmericanhomesoldfor$86.30persquarefoot.)Atthatprice,whoeverpurchasesitwon'twanttoliveinahousewith"only"threebathrooms.TheywillwanttokeepupwiththelegendaryJoneses—thelistingpracticallybegsyoutocrushtheBackusHouseinorderto"buildyourdreamhomeononeofthemostdistinguishedstreets...inLosAngeles"—andanotherpieceofthecity'sricharchitecturalhistorywilllikelybeleveled.[K]That'swhathappenedearlierthisyeartotheKingsleyResidence(1947).Designedforanocean-facingsiteinthePacificPalisadesbyJ.R.Davidson,afriendlyGermanwhowasresponsibleforthefirstoftheCaseStudyHouses,thepropertyseemedfromthestreettobeanundistinguishedbuilder'scattlefarm.Butinsideitwasamarvel:a"housewithouthalls,"asrequestedbytheclients,withairyrooms,ingeniouscustomlightingandfurniture,andlargeslidingglassdoorsthatopenedontoelevatedterraces.[L]Whenitwentupforsalefor$4.2millioninFebruary,theKingsleyResidencewasthelastunalteredDavidsonhouseinthecity.Twoweekslateritwasincontract,andonApril2itsoldfor$360,000overtheaskingprice.Now,asarecentvisitconfirmed,theKingsleyResidenceiswellonitswaytobecomingapileofrubble;thegarageisfilledwithbrokenboardsandcrushedplaster,andappliancesarescatteredacrosstheyard.Thebuyerevidentlybelievesthatagrander,newerestatewouldbettersuittheneighborhood,which,inthedecadessinceDavidson'stime,hasbecomehometothelikesofStevenSpielberg,andArnoldSchwarzenegger.[M]At-riskmodernisthousesdon'talwaysmeetsuchasadfate.InApriltheSchairerHouse,designedin1949bythegreatCaliforniaarchitectGregoryAinforaRANDCorporationaerospaceengineer,wentupforsale.Anotherposhneighborhood,anothermultimillion-dollarpricetag.Atthetime,observerswerecertainthattheSchairerHousewasdestinedfordestruction."1949GregoryAininBrentwoodHitstheMarketfortheFirstTime,ProbablyasaTeardown,"readtheheadlineonrealestatesiteCurbedLA.Butnow,80daysafteritsold,theSchairerHouseisstillstanding—andasourcewithknowledgeofthetransactiontellsthatthenewownershavehiredanarchitecttosuperviseacompleterestoration.[N]Whetherthatnewswarmsyourheartorleavesyoucoldisamatterofperspectiveandtaste;noteveryonelovesmodernistarchitecture.ButinLosAngeles,atleast,theremaybemoreatstakethanarchitecturalfancy.Thehistoryandcharacterofthecityarereflectedineachofthesepurebredhomes.[O]Rightnow,anotherGregoryAinpropertyisupforsale:theFeldmanHouse(1953)inBeverlyHills.Inaperfectworld,theFeldmanHousewouldsurviveforanother60yearsormore.Buteventhelistingagent,JoyceRey,isworried."Iwanttofindsomeonewhowillrestoreit,"shesays."Buthere'sthething:allthebuyerswhowanttorestoreitcan'tafforditrightnow,andthebuyerswhocanafforditaretheoneswhowanttoreplaceitwithsomethingelse.It'sheartbreaking."?11、TheincreasingoverheatoftherealestatemarketmaycontributetothedestructionoftheBackusHouse.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maynotsurvivemuchlonger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,washiredtobuildtheBackusHouseinthe1940s.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、Someonesaidaneconomicdeclinewasbeneficialforthepreservationofmodernisthouses.标准答案：F知识点解析：根据aneconomicdecline和preservation定位到F段第2句。该段后半部分内容提到了ReginaO’Brien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agoodthing。15、ItisbelievedthatCaliforniaistheplacewheremodernsingle-familydwellingswereperfected.标准答案：D知识点解析：根据modernsingle-familydwellings和wereperfected定位到D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、TheKingdleyResidencewasinitsoriginalstatewhenitwasforsale.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initsoriginalstate对应原文的unaltered，其他信息与原文一致。17、TheBackusHouseissurroundedbyluxurioushouses,amongwhich,thepropertybehinditisthemostextravagantone.标准答案：I知识点解析：由themostextravagant定位到I段。题目中的issurroundedbyluxurioushouses概括了原文对巴克斯宅周围房屋的描写(Downtheblock．．．．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’sstillstanding.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、TheinterioroftheKingsleyResidenceisquitemarvelouseventhoughtheexteriormaylooklikeafarm.标准答案：K知识点解析：由theKingsleyResidence，exterior和interior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marvel。20、Evenagentsareconcernedabouttheproblemthatthosewhocanaffordthemodernisthousesarethosethatwanttoreplacethem.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thosewhocan．．．replacethem与段末的直接引语内容一致。三、仔细阅读(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Whyinanageofadvancedtechnology,shouldsomanypeoplestillclingtoanancientbelief?Inpartitmustbebecauseastrology—claimstotellussomethingaboutourselves,andallofusareinterestedinourselves.Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifitwereasciencebyitsmodernpractitioner,andmanypeoplearemisledbythis.Infact,astrologywasneverascience.Itwasnotahypothesisortheorydevelopedtodescribenaturalphenomena,anduntilfairlyrecenttimes,therewasnotattempttotestorverifyitspredictions.AstrologybeganapproximatelythreethousandyearsagoinBabylonia;itwasappliedtomonarchsandkingdoms,butnottoindividuals.Itspreadinthe6thcenturyBCasfarasIndia,whereitflourishestoday.TheEgyptians,meanwhile,developedtheirownkindofastrology.ButtheastrologynowpracticedinEuropeandAmericaisthatdevelopedbytheGreeks,whosynthesizedtheideasoftheBabyloniansandEgyptiansandenrichedthemwithconceptsfromtheirownfertileimaginations.TheGreeksbelievedthattheearthwascomposedoffourelements,andtheheavensofaperfectcrystallinematerial.Theplanetsthemselveswerevariouslythoughttobegods,residencesofgods,oratleastmanifestationsofgods.Thegodswereimmortal,butotherwisehadthesameattributesofanger,happiness,jealousy,rageandpleasureaswedo.Nowifwhatthegods'thoughtwascapricious(变化无常的),atleasttheplanetswerepredictableintheirmovements.Becauseourownlotinlifeissounpredictable,itmustbepurelyatthemercyofgods.Butifthegodsaretheplanets,orsomehowassociatedwiththem,thenwehaveonlytolearntherulesofthemotionsoftheplanetstounderstandthewhimsofthegodsandhowtheyshapeourownlives.Sothebeliefdevelopedthateachofourlivesispreordainedbythepreciseconfigurationoftheplanetsintheskyatthetimeofourbirth.Astrologycouldnot,ofcourse,haveseemedasincredibletotheancientsasitdoestous.Theroleofthesuninfluencingourdailyandyearlylivesisobvious;itwasanaturalextensiontoattributeotherpowerstotheotherplanetsaswell.Itwasn'tuntilthetimeofNewtonthatweunderstoodthatthelawsofNatureapplytothecelestialworldsaswellastotheterrestrialone.Duringantiquity,however,allgreatscholarsbelievedinastrology.21、Manypeoplearemisledbyastrologybecauseitispresentedbythepractitionersas______.A、atheorythatcandescribenaturalphenomenaB、amagicalkeytounderstandingthemselvesC、anancientbeliefthathadlongbeenappliedtomonarchsD、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，由此可见，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、theearthwasmadeupoffourelementsandtheheavensB、theheavensweremadeupofamaterialofpurecrystalC、theideasoftheBabylonianswerenotimaginativeD、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werecomposed，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。23、Itisimpliedthatastrologyisbasedonthebeliefthat______.A、thegods’intentionsarehardtopredictB、thefateofourlivesareunpredictableC、thegodsarecloselyrelatedtotheplanetsD、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、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthescholarsbeforethetimeofNewton?A、Allofthemwereconvincedbyastrology.B、Theydidn’tknowthelawsofNatureapplytoallplanets.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,immortalizedinfilmandinlegend:theTitanic.Butnowexpertssaytheoceanliner,onceawonderofthehighseas,isfallingtopieces.Capt.AlfredMcLaren,thescientistwhoinJulyledthemostrecentexpeditiontotheship'sunderwatergrave,saidhisteamsawclearsignsofthewreck'sacceleratingdecay.Therewasdamagelikelycausedbyrustandsealife,andthecaptain'scabinhadcollapsed."Iwasabsolutelyastonished,"McLarensaid.Worsestill,thefallenmastthatcrushedtheship'sdeckisbelievedbymanytobetheresultofanunapprovedsalvageoperation."Itwasalmostdepressingtoseehowquicklyshewasdeteriorating,"McLarensays."Iwouldbereallysurprisedifthere'sverymuchstandingupfromthebottom,twodecadesfromnow."EdKamuda,whorunstheTitanicHistoricalSocietyinSpringfield,Mass.,saysadventuretourists—whopay$36,000eachtovisitthewreck—arealsocontributingtothecrumblingoftheTitanic."ThisissomethingIexpected.Ijustdidn'texpectittohappensoquickly,"Kamudasaid."Peoplearegoingdownjustasanegotriptosay'Iwasthere.'Allthistakesatollontheship."TheTitanichassatatthebottomoftheAtlanticsinceitsankafterhittinganicebergonitsmaidenvoyageonApril14,1912.Morethan1,500peoplediedthatnight.TheshipcametorestatthebottomofthefrigidNorthAtlantic,morethan2milesbeneaththewaves.Thewreckwasdiscoveredin1985,andsincethenithasbeenrepeatedlyvisitedbytreasurehunters.Butstillsomescientistssaythosedivers,andotherthrillseekersarenotnecessarilytoblamefortheTitanic'scurrentwoes.Capt.CraigMcLeanoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationwentonanexpeditiontotheTitanicinJuneaspartofagovernmentstudythatismonitoringtheconditionoftheship.Hesaysit'sunclearwhatpartofthedamageisfromMotherNatureandwhichisfromhumannature."It'stooearlyandthereisinsufficientevidencetoputourfingersonanything,"McLeansaid.Regardless,mostagreethere'slittlethatcanbedoneforthismostfamousofwrecks.Andsoon,themightyTitaniccouldwellbelostagain.26、AccordingtoAlfredMcLaren,thedecayoftheTitanicwasmostprobablyacceleratedby______.A、MotherNatureB、humannatureC、thrillseekersD、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原因，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、thewreckwouldbecompletelydestroyedbyunapprovedtreasurehuntersB、onlysalvageoperationwiththepurposeofresearchwouldbeapprovedC、onlyaminorpartofthewreckwouldremainasitisD、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’purposeofvisitingthewreck,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egotrip表明参观泰坦尼克号残骸的游客的目的是自私的，而tosay‘Iwasthere’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、theinfluenceofthethrillseekersonthewreckwillfinallybedeterminedB、thedeteriorationoftheTitanicisnotnecessarilyattributedtotheadventuretouristsC、thegovernmentshouldcontributemoretothemonitoringoftheTitanicD、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、vagueB、controllableC、promisingD、discouraging标准答案：D知识点解析：本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、词汇理解(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Whenthejobmarketworsens,manystudentsfiguretheycan'tindulgeinanEnglishorahistorymajor.Theyhavetostudysomethingthatwilllead【C1】________toajob.Soitisalmostinevitablethatoverthenextfewyears,aslabormarketsstruggle,thehumanitieswillcontinuetheirlong【C2】________.Thelabsaremoreglamorous(迷人的)thanthelibraries.However,letmestandupforthehistory,Englishandartclasses,eveninthefaceoftoday'seconomicrealities.Studyingthehumanitiesimprovesyourabilitytoreadandwrite.Youwillhave【C3】________powerifyouarethepersonintheofficewhocanwriteaclearandconcisememo.Studyingthehumanitieswillgiveyouafamiliaritywiththelanguageofemotion.Inaninformationeconomy,manypeoplehavetheabilityto【C4】________atechnicalinnovation:anewMP3player.Veryfewpeoplehavetheabilitytocreateagreatbrand:theiPod.Brandinginvolvesthelocationandarousal(觉醒，激励)of【C5】________,andyoucan'tdoitunlessyouareconversant(精通的)inthelanguageofromance.Finally,andmostimportantly,studyingthehumanitieshelpsyou【C6】________"TheBigShaggy".Overthepastcenturyorso,peoplehavebuilt【C7】________systemstohelpthemunderstandhumanbehavior;economics,politicalscience,gametheoryandevolutionarypsychology.Butnonecompletelyexplainbehaviorbecausedeepdownpeoplehavepassionsand【C8】________thatdon'tlendthemselvestosystemicmodeling.Theyhaveyearningsandfearsthat【C9】________inaninnerbeastyoucouldcall"TheBigShaggy".Ifyou're【C10】________about"TheBigShaggy",you'llprobablygeteatenbyit.A)affectionF)drivesK)observeB)awareG)dumbL)produceC)befriendH)dwellM)senseD)blindlyI)enormousN)slideE)directlyJ)murderO)various1、【C1】标准答案：E知识点解析：副词辨析题。空格处位于动词lead和介词to之间，因此需要填入一个副词。根据文章开头第一句句意“就业市场的情况越来越糟糕，很多学生认为他们不能再只专注于英语或者历史专业”可推断，空格所在句的句意为“他们不得不学一些能够直接让他们找到工作的专业”，故E)directly“直接地”为本题答案。2、【C2】标准答案：N知识点解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词long，根据句子结构可知，此处需要填入一个名词作宾语。根据空格处所在句子的前半部分句意“因此，在未来的几年里，随着就业市场的激烈竞争，人文学科不可避免地会持续________”可知，后半句要表达出人文学科在未来几年里会继续衰退的意思，备选名词中只有slide含有“下跌，下滑”之意，故N)为本题答案。3、【C3】标准答案：I知识点解析：形容词辨析题。空格位于动词have之后、名词power之前，根据句子结构可知，空格处需要填入一个形容词。空格所在段落主要讲述的是学习人文学科的好处，空格所在句的句意为“如果你是办公室里那个能写出清晰简洁的备忘录的员工，那么你会拥有________力量”。备选形容词中只有enormous“巨大的”可与power搭配，且符合此处语境，故选I)。4、【C4】标准答案：L知识点解析：动词辨析题。空格位于不定式符号to之后，根据句子结构可知，空格处需要填入一个动词原形。结合上下文可知，空格处所填动词意思应与下一句中的create相呼应，备选动词中produce与atechnicalinnovation搭配最为合适，且可与其后的createagreatbrand并列，故L)为本题答案。5、【C5】标准答案：A知识点解析：名词辨析题。空格位于介词of之后，根据句子结构可知，空格处需要填入一个名词。该段的主题句为“Studyingthehumanitieswillgiveyouafamiliaritywiththelanguageofemotion．”(学习人文学科可以让你精通情感语言。)因此，可以推断出此处应填一个与情感有关的名词，故A)affection“情感，喜爱”为本题答案。6、【C6】标准答案：C知识点解析：动词辨析题。空格位于helpsb．dosth．结构中，由此可知，空格处需要填入一个动词。该段主要讲述学习人文学科可以使人们了解自己的激情、恐惧与渴望(即每个人心中的“大毛怪”)，空格所在句是此段的中心句，故可推出其句意为“学习人文知识可以帮助你与‘大毛怪’做朋友”，故C)befriend“和……交朋友”为本题答案。7、【C7】标准答案：O知识点解析：形容词辨析题。空格位于动词havebuilt之后、名词systems之前，根据句子结构可知，空格处需要填入一个形容词。空格所填词修饰的systems为复数形式，并且下文列举了好几种不同的系统，因此备选形容词中various“各种各样的”符合句意，故O)为本题答案。8、【C8】标准答案：F知识点解析：名词辨析题。空格位于and之后，用and连接前后并列成分，因为passions为名词，由此可知，空格处需要填入一个名词。根据空格前的and可知，空格处所填的词应和passions并列作宾语，且与passions属同一语义场，是一个表达强烈感情的词。备选名词中drives“驱动力，干劲”符合此处句意，故F)为本题答案。9、【C9】标准答案：H知识点解析：动词辨析题。空格在that引导的从句中作谓语，且因从句主语为yearningsandfears，由此可知，空格处需要填入一个动词。根据空格所在句的句意“他们的渴望和恐惧都在一个可称为‘大毛怪’的野兽体内”可知，空格处应表达“居住，存在”的意思，且可与后面的介词in搭配，备选动词中只有dwell符合条件，故H)为本题答案。10、【C10】标准答案：G知识点解析：形容词辨析题。空格位于“be+adj．+aboutsth．”的结构中，由此可知，空格处需要填入一个形容词作表语。备选形容词中aware和dumb都能和about搭配，但B)aware不符合此处句意，故排除；dumbabout意为“不理睬”，故G)为本题答案。二、长篇阅读(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)ShoppingandtheInternet,MakingItClickA)TerryLundgrenandKevinRyanknowandlikeeachother.Butwhenitcomestothefutureofretailing,thebossofMacy's,anAmericandepartment-storegiant,andthechiefexecutiveofGiltGroupe,anonlineretailer,disagreewildly.Mr.Lundgrenremainsafirmbelieverinanempireofbricksandmortar(实体店).Mr.Ryanisbettingbigononline-onlyselling.B)"Itusedtobemail-ordercatalogueskillingphysicalstores,thenitwasTVshoppingandnowitisonlineretail,"saysMr.Lundgren.AlthoughhewillnotbepinneddownonwhethertheInternetisathreattoshopkeepersoranopportunityforthem,heisconvincedthathischainisontherightpath.Macy'sisembracing"omnichannel"integration,thatis,sellingstuffontelevision,throughmail-ordercataloguesandonline,aswellaskeepingitsdepartmentstores.Thecompanyruns810shopsacrossAmericaunderthemid-price,mid-marketMacy'sbrandand38moreluxuriousBloomingdale'soutlets.Mr.Ryanarguesthatbricks-and-mortarshopsaregravelythreatenedbyAmazonandotheronline-onlyretailers,andsayshecansee"noevidencethattherearebigopportunitiesfortraditionalretailersinonlineretail."C)Overall,retailsalesinAmericaareprettyflat,sothedouble-digitgrowthofonlinesellersiscomingattheexpenseofphysicalshops.Amazon'ssalesinthepastyearwere$48billion,comparedwithMacy's$26billion.LastyearonlinesalesinAmericareached$188billion,about8%oftotalretailsales.Theyareforecasttoreach$270billionby2015.Sofar,Mr.Lundgrenhasgoodreasonnottoworrythattheskyisfalling.MostrelevantforMr.Lundgren'sdebatewithhisfriendlyrival,onlinesalesfromthewebsitesofMacy'sandBloomingdale'sjumpedby40%.ThisreflectsMacy'seffortstoexpanditsonlinebusiness.Itisbuildinganewlogistics(物流)centerforonlinesalesinWestVirginiaandexpandinganexistingoneinTenn