大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷15（共185题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷15（共9套）（共185题）大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第1套一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)Researchershavesuggestedthatone'semotionalintelligence(EQ)isagreaterindicatorofsuccessandsatisfactionthanhisintellectualintelligence(IQ)contrarytoanassumptionthatpeoplewithhighIQsareboundtoaccomplishalotinlife.PsychologistsJackHayerandPeterSaloveyintroducedtheconceptofemotionalintelligence,orEI,intheearly1990s.Accordingtothem,emotionalintelligenceisaperson'sabilitytounderstandhisownemotionandthoseofothers,andtoactappropriatelyusingtheseemotions.Onapersonallevel,EQincludeshavingmotivationandpursuingagoalsuccessfully.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatthefoundationforemotionalintelligenceisbuiltinearlychildhoodandemotionalintelligencecanbetaughtanddeveloped.Therefore,nomatterwhatone'sinnateabilityis,hecanlearntheskillssuchasmakingfriends,beingagoodparentandgettingalongwithcoworkers.ThereisnobigdifferencebetweenmenandwomenontotalEQ,butusuallymentendtobebetteratstresstoleranceandwomentendtobebetteratempathyandinterpersonalrelationship.Intellectualintelligenceoffersvirtuallynopreparationfortheproblemsonecanfaceinthemiddleofhislife.EventhoughpeoplealreadyknowthatahighIQisnoguaranteeofsuccess,theygetusedtopayingmoreattentiontointellectualintelligencenotemotionalintelligence.HavingahighIQ,thatishavingagoodmemory,doesnotnecessarilymeanthepersoniscapableofdealingwithemotions.Therearepeoplewholackthesocialskillsassociatedwithhighemotionalintelligence,eventhoughtheyareveryintelligent.IQisjusttheindicatorofschoolachievementandeducationalsuccess.Lowemotionalintelligence,however,canaffectintellectualcapabilities.Forexample,depressionexertsinfluenceonone'smemoryandconcentration.PsychologicaltestshaveproventhatfeelingsofrejectioncandramaticallyreduceIQ,resultinginaggressivenessandbeingoutofself-control.HavingahighIQalonedoesnotmeanthatapersonwillreachhispotential.ModeratetosubstantialgeneticinfluenceonIQhasalsobeenfoundthroughmanystudiesanditiswidelyrecognizedthatnotallindividualsareendowedwiththesameintelligence,butitshouldnotbeignoredthatgenesinteractwiththeenvironment.Socialfactorswillsurelyaddtointelligence.One'ssuccessisoftendecidedbythreefactors—experienceandtraining,IQ,andEQ—amongwhichIQistheleastimportantfactorandEQplaysamajorrole.Especiallyleadershipsuccessisfoundtobeattributabletoemotionalintelligence.FortunatelywhileIQisfixedandstatic,EQcanbedevelopedandimprovedthroughoutlifebytraining,heightening,andexpandingemotionalsensitivityandself-awareness.1、WhatisthedefinitionofEQingeneralaccordingtothepassage?A、EQisaperson’scompetencetobeawareofhisorother’semotionandtoactinaccordancewithit.B、ApersonwithhighEQishighlymotivatedtoachievesuccess.C、EQisanindicatorofinteractionandlifestyle.D、EQishowpeopleinteractwithothersandnature.标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。题干问，根据原文情商大体上是如何定义的?定位于第一段“Accordingtothem，emotionalintelligenceisaperson’sabilitytounderstandhisownemotionandthoseofothers，andtoactappropriatelyusingtheseemotions．”可知正确选项是A。选项B为干扰项，第一段最后一句，“Onapersonallevel，EQincludeshavingmotivationandpursuingagoalsuccessfully．”是从个人层面讲，而题干问总体上，所以有偏差。选项C与选项D，与文章表述差别较大。2、WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutEQaccordingtothepassage?A、Emotionalintelligencecanbelearnedanddevelopedthroughoutlife.B、Emotionalintelligenceisarelativelyrecentideacomparedtotheother.C、ThereisamajordifferencebetweenmaleandfemaleontotalEQ.D、Emotionalintelligenceinfluencesothersdramatically.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。原文第二段“ThereisnobigdifferencebetweenmenandwomenontotalEQ…”男女情商总体上没什么大差别。而选项C，男女在情商上有较大差别，与原文意思恰好相反。选项A对应第二段第一句；选项B对应第一段第二句；选项D对应第三段。3、WhichoneofthefollowinginNOTTRUEaboutIQaccordingtothepassage?A、IQispaidmuchlessattentionbypeople.B、Intellectualintelligenceisproventohavemoretodowithgenes.C、Intellectualintelligenceisnotsubjecttochangethroughoutlife.D、IQistheleastimportantfactorinone’ssuccess.标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。题干问选项中哪一个关于智商的描述不符合原文。根据原文第三段“theygetusedtopayingmoreaRentiontointellectualintelligencenotemotionalintelligence”人们习惯于更关注智商而不是情商，选项A意为智商较少得到人们关注，与原文意思相反，故选A。选项B对应第五段第一句；选项C对应第五段最后一句；选项D对应第五段第三句。4、Whytheauthormentioneddepressioninparagraph4?A、Todemonstratetheimportanceofemotionalintelligence.B、Tointroduceanewlydevelopeddisease.C、ItistobeservedasanexampletosupporttheideathatlowEQcanaffectIQ.D、Itisatransitionalsentence.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。题干问，作者在第四段提到抑郁症的原因。联系上下文，第四段第一句指明，低情商会影响智商。紧接着，举例抑郁症会对记忆力和注意力产生影响。可知，应选择C，抑郁症被用作一个例子来支持低情商会影响智商的观点。5、Howtorankthreefactors(experienceandtraining,IQ,EQ)intheorderofimportancefromhightolow?A、IQ,EQ,experienceandtraining.B、EQ,IQ,experienceandtraining.C、IQ,experienceandtraining,EQ.D、EQ,experienceandtraining,IQ.标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。题干问，如何按从高到低的重要性来排列这三个因素：经验和训练、智商、情商。原文最后一段第三句，“amongwhichIOistheleastimportantfactorandEQplaysamajorrole．”意为智商最不重要，情商最重要。所以，正确排序应是选项D。TheWesternisauniquelygenrewhichhasfoundexpressioninthemediousofliterature,radio,televisionandthemovies.WesternsderivetheirnamefromthefactthattheyaresetWestoftheMississippibeforetheseareasweredevelopedandsettled.ManyWesternsthustakeplaceinfrontieroutpostsinthelatterhalfoftheNineteenthCentury.Westerns,whilenotaspopularastheyoncewere,continuetobeproducedbecausetheirsettingremainscompellingandallowsfortheexpressionofsomebasichumanconflicts.PopulariconsoftheWesternincludethegun,thehorse,thesaloonandtheopenprairie.TheWesternportrayedaviolentandisolatedsocietywhichplacedapremiumonfreedomandindependence.OftenWesternsshowedconflictbetweenwhitesettlersandNativeAmericans.Anothercommonconflictwasbetweenthefocusoflawandorder,oftenrepresentedbythetownsheriff,andcriminalelementssuchascattlerustlers,bankrobbersandgunsforhire.Westernswereparticularlypopularfromtheturnofthe20thCenturyupuntilthemid1960s.IntheearlypartofthecenturyWesternstoriesusuallyappearedininexpensive"pulp"magazines.Inthe1920sradiodramassuchastheLoneRangercameintovogue.Westernsreachedtheirgreatestaudience,howeverwiththelargenumberofmoviesmadefromthemid1930stomid1960s.WesternmoviestarssuchasJohnWayne,GaryCooperandmorerecentlyClintEastwoodhaveremainedextremelypopularwiththeAmericanpublic.Withtheadventoftelevisioninthe1950s,anewavenueopenedupfortheWesternandprogramssuchasGunsmokeandBonanzaexposedawholenewgenerationtothemythologyoftheAmericanWest.WesternsareoftenthoughttobecrudeandunsophisticatedastheypaintaromanticizedandunrealisticportraitoftheAmericanWestofthetime.WhilethismaybetrueofmanyWesterns,somecriticshavenotedthatthebestWesternsoftenshowaneverpresenttensioninAmericansociey:betweentheneedforsocietyontheonehandandthedesireofindividualstoexpresstheirpersonalimpulsesontheotherhand.BecausethisisfundamentaltoUSculture,theWesterngenrewilllikelytobewithusforyearstocome.6、WhatisthereasonfornamingagenreasTheWestern?A、Itisaspecificgenreintheformsofthemassmedia.B、ThebackgroundissetinthewestofMississippi.C、Amajorityofaudiencesareinterestedinthisname.D、TherapiddevelopmentofurbanizationinAmerica.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。题干问，西部文艺名字从何而来?定位于第一段“WesternsderivetheirnamefromthefactthattheyaresetWestoftheMississippibeforetheseareasweredevelopedandsettled．”derivefrom“来源于”。原句意为“西部文艺这个名称来源于：在这些地方被开发和定居之前，人们将密西西比河西部作为背景”。即选项B，置于密西西比河西部的背景。7、BesidesconflictsbetweenwhitesettlersandnativeAmericans,whatistheotherconflictportrayedinWesterns?A、Conflictsbetweenlawsandregulation.B、Strugglebetweenlifeincitiesandtowns.C、Conflictsbetweennatureandhumanbeings.D、Strugglebetweenfreedomandlimitation.标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。题干问，除了白人定居者和美洲土著人之间的冲突外．在西部文学作品中还描绘了什么样的冲突?根据conflict这一关键词，定位于原文第二段最后一句，“Anothercommonconflictwasbetweentheforcesoflawandorder．”即此题的答案，法律的强制力与秩序之间的矛盾。“regulation”也是“秩序，规则”的意思。8、Theword"advent"(Line7,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto______.A、inventionB、suppressionC、appearanceD、evolution标准答案：C知识点解析：语义题。“advent”一词的原句为“Withtheadventoftelevisioninthe1950sanewavenueopenedupfortheWestern…”意为，20世纪50年代，电视的出现为西部文艺开辟了新道路。选项A“发明”，选项B“抑制”，选项D“进化”，均不符合。选项C“出现”为近义词替换。9、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?A、Westernsareconsideredtobefierceandunsophisticated.B、Westernshavebeenandwillbeproducedcontinuously.C、DespitedifferentopinionsonWesterns,theyareapartofAmericanculture.D、WesternsareanunrealisticportraitoftheAmericanWest.标准答案：C知识点解析：推断题。段落大意题。第四段的大意，选项A、B、D均为本段中的细节．以偏概全，不是段落的大意。本段描述了对西部文艺的两种态度，选项C涵盖了主旨。10、Whichoneofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthispassage?A、CareersoffamousWesternmoviestarsB、HowtheAmericanWestwassettledC、ComparisonbetweenWesternsandothergenresD、AhistoricalandculturalexplanationforWestern标准答案：D知识点解析：主旨题。题干问，该篇文章合适的标题。此题用排除法。选项A“西部文艺电影明星的事业”，很明显没有提及电影明星的话题；选项B“美国人如何在西部定居下来的”，本篇文章每段围绕西部文艺，美国人定居下来只是一笔带过；选项C“西部文艺与其他体裁的对比”，文章在开头只是提及西部文艺作为体裁的一种，之后便再没出现。所以，选项D“对西部文艺的历史和文化解读”为正确答案。Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocioeconomicbackgroundstendtodolesswellinoureducationsystem.ThatisobservednotjustinNewZealand,butalsoinAustralia,BritainandAmerica.Inanattempttoovercomethateducationalunderachievement,anationwideprogramcalled"Headstart"waslaunchedintheUnitedStatesin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopreschoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthechildrenofpoorerfamiliessucceedinschool.Despitesubstantialfunding,resultshavebeendisappointing.Itisthoughtthattherearetwoexplanationsforthis.First,theprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditattheageofthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandmeasurableintelligence.Second,theparentswerenotinvolved.Attheendofeachday,"Headstart"childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Asaresultofthegrowingresearchevidenceoftheimportanceofthefirstthreeyearsofachild'slifeandthedisappointingresultsfrom"Headstart",apilotprogramwaslaunchedinMissouriintheUSthatfocusedonparentsasthechild'sfirstteachers.The"Missouri"programwaspredicatedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamily,ratherthanbypassingtheparents,isthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetofftothebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefouryearspilotstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandwhorepresentedacrosssectionofsocioeconomicstatus,ageandfamilyconfigurations(结构).Theyincludedsingleparentandtwoparentfamilies,familiesinwhichbothparentsworked,andfamilieswitheitherthemotherorfatherathome.Theprograminvolvedtrainedparenteducatorsvisitingtheparents'homeandworkingwiththeparent,orparents,andthechild.Informationonchilddevelopment,andguidanceonthingstolookforandexpectasthechildgrowswereprovided,plusguidanceinfosteringthechild'sintellectual,language,socialandmotorskilldevelopment.Periodiccheckupsofthechild'seducationalandsensorydevelopment(hearingandvision)weremadetodetectpossiblehandicapsthatinterferewithgrowthanddevelopment.Medicalproblemswerereferredtoprofessionals.Attheageofthree,thechildrenwhohadbeeninvolvedinthe"Missouri"programwereevaluatedalongsideacrosssectionofchildrenselectedfromthesamerangeofsocioeconomicbackgroundsandfamilysituations,andalsoarandomsampleofchildrenthatage.Theresultswerephenomenal.Bytheageofthree,thechildrenintheprogramweresignificantlymoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopmentthantheirpeers,hadmadegreaterstridesinproblemsolvingandotherintellectualskills,andwerefurtheralonginsocialdevelopment.Infact,theaveragechildontheprogramwasperformingatthelevelofthetop15to20percentoftheirpeersinsuchthingsasauditorycomprehension,verbalabilityandlanguageability.11、Whohasmoreopportunitytobeadmittedtoinvolvein"Headstart"programme?A、Achildattheageofthreefromawealthyfamily.B、Achildattheageofthreefromapoorerfamily.C、Anadultfrompoorerfamily.D、Ateenagerattheageofthirteenfromarichfamily.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。题干问，谁更有机会被允许加入“领先起跑”组织?第一段最后一句．“Ittookchildrenintopre—schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthechildrenofpoorerfamiliessucceedinschool．”可看出有两个条件，第一是三岁的小孩，第二是家境贫困的小孩。所以，正确答案是B。12、Whatisthemajordifferencebetween"Headstart"programmeand"Missouri"programme?A、Thewaytheyapproachchildren.B、Thestandardtheyset.C、Thefundingtheyreceive.D、Thewaytheyregardtheroleofparents.标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。题干问两项目的主要不同点。原文第二段倒数第二句，“theparentswerenotinvolved．”和第三段第二句，“TheMissouriprogramme…showingthatworkingwiththefamily，ratherthanbypassingtheparents…”对比可看出，两者的差异在于家长是否有参加。所以应选D。13、Whichoneofthefollowingisnotincludedineitheroftwoprogrammes?A、Childrenareadministeredtopoorandwealthyfamilies.B、Sufficientfundingisprovided.C、Theassistanceiscontinuedwithfollow-upinelementaryschools.D、Educatorsmadevisitstoparents’home.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。题干问，两个项目都没有涉及的?此题用排除法。选项A，对应第三段第三句，“whorepresentedacross-sectionofsocio-economicstatus”；选项B，对应第一段倒数第二句，“Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit．”；选项D，对应第四段第一句．“Theprogrammeinvolvedtrainedparent-educatorsvisitingtheparents’home…”。选项C“援助在中学还将继续”，文中并没有提及。所以，正确选项是C。14、Whatisthepurposeoftheestablishmentofthesetwoprogrammes?A、Itisdesignedtoimprovepre-schoolers’educationaldevelopment.B、Itaimstoenhanceearlychildhoodeducationinstitutions.C、Itsgoalistolayasolidfoundationforadulthood.D、Thepurposeistoexpandchildren’svision.标准答案：A知识点解析：推断题。题干问，建立两个项目的目的。选项B“提高早期儿童发展机构水平”．原文受益对象不是机构。所以错误；选项C“为成人打坚实的基础”，文中未提及：选项D“为了扩大儿童的视野”，文中也没有提及。选项A“它们是为了提高学前儿童的教育”。本文介绍了两个帮助三岁前儿童的教育项目来提高学前教育水平，所以选项A正确。15、Theword"phenomenal"(Line4,Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto______.A、disappointingB、unsettledC、remarkableD、doubtful标准答案：C知识点解析：语义题。此题需要联系上下文。此句后例子包括，“significantlymoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment”(儿童在语言发展方面有明显进步)；“madegreaterstridesinproblemsolving”(儿童在解决问题方面跨出一大步)。由此例子可知．结果肯定是好的，应选褒义词，选项C“显著的”，符合题意。Asenseofselfdevelopsinyoungchildrenbydegrees.Theprocesscanusefullybethoughtofintermsofthegradualemergenceoftwosomewhatseparatefeatures:theselfasasubject,andtheselfasanobject.WilliamJamesintroducedthedistinctionin1892,andcontemporariesofhis,suchasCharlesCooley,addedtothedevelopingdebate.Eversincethenpsychologistshavecontinuedbuildingonthetheory.AccordingtoJames,achild'sfirststepontheroadtoself-understandingcanbeseenastherecognitionthatheorsheexists.Thisisanaspectoftheselfthathelabelled"self-as-subject",andhegaveitvariouselements.Theseincludedanawarenessofone'sownagency(i.e.one'spowertoact),andanawarenessofone'sdistinctivenessfromotherpeople.Thesefeaturesgraduallyemergeasinfantsexploretheirworldandinteractwithcaregivers.Cooley(1902)suggestedthatasenseoftheself-as-subjectwasprimarilyconcernedwithbeingabletoexercisepower.Heproposedthattheearliestexamplesofthisareaninfant'sattemptstocontrolphysicalobjects,suchastoysorhisownlimbs.Thisisfollowedbyattemptstoaffectthebehaviourofotherpeople.Forexample,infantslearnthatwhentheycryorsmile,someonerespondstothem.Oncechildrenhaveacquiredacertainlevelofself-awareness,theybegintoplacethemselvesinwholeseriesofcategories,whichtogetherplaysuchanimportantpartindefiningthemuniquelyas"themselves".ThissecondstepinthedevelopmentofafullsenseofselfiswhatJamescalledthe"Self-as-object".Thishasbeenseenbymanytobetheaspectoftheselfwhichismostinfluencedbysocialelements,sinceitismadeupofsocialroles(suchasstudent,brother,colleague)andcharacteristicswhichderivetheirmeaningfromcomparisonorinteractionwithotherpeople(suchastrustworthiness,shyness,sportingability).Cooleyandotherresearcherssuggestedacloseconnectionbetweenaperson'sownunderstandingoftheiridentityandotherpeople'sunderstandingofit.Cooleybelievedthatpeoplebuilduptheirsenseofidentityfromthereactionsofotherstothem,andfromtheviewtheybelieveothershaveofthem.Hecalledtheself-as-objectthe"looking-glassself,sincepeoplecometoseethemselvesastheyarereflectedinothers.Mead(1934)wentevenfurther,andsawtheselfandthesocialworldasinextricablyboundtogether:"Theselfisessentiallyasocialstructure,anditarisesinsocialexperience...itisimpossibletoconceiveofaselfarisingoutsideofsocialexperience."Finally,perhapsthemostgraphicexpressionsofself-awarenessingeneralcanbeseeninthedisplaysofragewhicharemostcommonfrom18monthsto3yearsofage.Inalongitudinalstudyofgroupsofthreeorfourchildren,Bronson(1975)foundthattheintensityofthefrustrationandangerintheirdisagreementsincreasedsharplybetweentheagesof1and2years.Often,thechildren'sdisagreementsinvolvedastruggleoveratoythatnoneofthemhadplayedwithbeforeorafterthetug-of-war:thechildrenseemedtobedisputingownershipratherthanwantingtoplaywithit.Althoughitmaybelessmarkedinothersocieties,thelinkbetweenthesenseof"selfandof"ownership"isanotablefeatureofchildhoodinWesternsocieties.16、WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthedevelopmentofchildren’ssenseofidentity?A、Thetwoprocesses—"selfasasubject"and"selfasanobject"developatthesametime.B、Theprocessofchildren’ssenseofidentitydevelopsgradually.C、Thetheoryofasenseofselfdevelopmentisstillunderdebate.D、WilliamJamesdistinguished"selfasasubject"from"selfasanobject"in1892.标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。此题应用排除法。选项B，对应第一段“Asenseofselfdevelopsinyoungchildrenbydegrees．”孩子的自我认知是逐渐形成的：选项C，对应第一段“thedevelopingdebate”，逐渐扩大的辩论；选项D，对应第一段“WilliamJamesintroducedthedistinctionin1892”。选项A“主体自我和客体自我同时发展”，不正确。由第三段第一句，“Oncechildrenhaveacquiredacertainlevelofself-awareness…calledtheself-as-object．”意思是一旦孩子获得一定程度的自我认知，他们才开始客体自我的认知。所以，正确选项是A。17、Whydoinfantstrytogainthepossessionofphysicalobjects?A、Physicalobjects,suchastoysareattractivetoinfants.B、Thecontrolofphysicalobjectsisasignalforthepowerfulmanipulation,reflectinginfants’senseofselfasasubject.C、Infantshavenoawarenessofanyphysicalobjects.D、Itisasignalthatinfantsareawareofthesenseofselfasanobject.标准答案：B知识点解析：推断题。根据关键词“physicalobjects”定位于第二段，“Cooleysuggestedthatasenseoftheself-as—subjectwasprimarilyconcernedwithbeingabletoexercisepower．Heproposedthatearliestexamplesofthisareaninfant’sattemptstocontrolphysicalobjects．”意思是，Cooley认为主体自我的意识主要与行使权力有关。他提出，最早的例子是婴儿试图控制实物。由此可知，选项B“控制实物是权力控制的表现”，反应了婴儿的自我主体意识，是正确答案。18、Whatelementsareincludedinselfasanobject?A、Environmentandparents’education.B、Schooleducation.C、Socialrolesandcharactersinfluencedbyenvironment.D、Othersjudgmentandstatus.标准答案：C知识点解析：细节题。原文第三段最后一句，“Thishasbeenseenbymanytobetheaspectoftheselfwhichismostinfluencedbysocialelements，sinceitismadeupofsocialrolesandcharacteristicswhichderivetheirmeaningfromcomparisonorinteractionwithotherpeople．”This指代客观自我认识。很多人认为它受社会因素影响大，因为客体自我有社会角色和来自与其他人比较或互动而产生的特征构成。所以，选项C“社会角色和受环境的性格”符合原文大意。故选C。19、Whichoneofthefollowingrhetoricsisappliedinparagraph4?A、Metaphor.B、Personification.C、Contrast.D、Exaggeration.标准答案：A知识点解析：推断题。第四段中作者运用了什么修辞手法?第四段第三句，“Hecalledtheself-as—objectthe‘looking—glassself’”他将客体自我称为镜中自我。可知作者将客体比作一面镜子。所以，选项A，比喻，为正确选项。选项B，拟人；选项C，对比；选项D，夸张，均不符合原文修辞用法。故选A。20、Theword"rage"(Line2,Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto______.A、disappointmentB、wrathC、dismayD、silence标准答案：B知识点解析：语义题。第五段第一句，“finally，perhapsthemostgraphicexpressionsofself-awarenessingeneralcanbeseeninthedisplaysofrage…”最终，一半自我认知最形象的表达方式是愤怒。联系下文，也可推断出。第二句“theintensityofthefrustrationandangerintheirdisagreementsincreasedsharply”争论中产生的挫败感和愤怒增加。选项A，失望；选项C，沮丧；选项D，沉默，均不符合原文大意。正确答案是B。愤怒。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5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)Itmayseemridiculous,butinthehuntforsourcesofalternativeenergyresearchershavecomeupwithfuelcellswhicharepoweredbycheese—oratleastwhey,aby-productincheesemaking.Wheyisrichinlactose,asugarwhichGeorgiaAntonopoulou,abiochemicalengineerattheUniversityofPatras,Greece,sayscanbeconsumedbyculturesofbacteriacontainedwithinafuelcelltogenerateanelectriccurrent.Microbialfuelcells,assuchdevicesareknown,arenotanewideabuttheyareattractingmoreattention.Theorganiccontentsofwheyposeanenvironmentalhazardandmanygovernmentsnowimposestrictregulationsrequiringfactoriestopayforitstreatmentbeforedisposal.Wheyconstitutesabout70%ofthevolumeofthemilkwereusedtomakecheese.So,justonesmallfetafacilitywillneedtodisposeofassuchas4,000tonnesofwheyinasingleyear,saysDrAntonopoulou.Microbialfuelcellscouldhelp,andnotjustinthecheese-makingindustry.Breweries,pigfarms,food-processingplantsandevensewageworkscouldgainfromthetechnology.Traditionalfuelcellsworkbyusingacatalyticmaterialtooxidizeafuel,suchashydrogen,andmakeanelectriccurrentflowbetweentwoelectrodes.Microbialfuelcellsfunctioninmuchthesamewayexceptthatthecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriacontainedwithinthefuel-cellchamber.Underanaerobicconditions(whereoxygenisabsent),metabolisingthefuelbyfeedingoffitandindoingsoproducenaturalchemicalreactionsthatproduceacurrent.Intheorymicrobialfuelcellscanrunonalmostanykindoforganicmatters,saysChrisMelhuish,headoftheBristolRoboticsLaboratory,England."Allyouhavetodoismatchthemicrobialculturewiththetypeofstuffyouwanttouseasfuel,"hesays.DrMelhuishhasbeentryingtopowerrobotsondomesticwaste-water,butitistricky.Ideallyyouwouldwanttousecheapraw-wasteproducts,hesays.Buttraditionallythefuelcellsworkbestwitharefinedfuelintheformofsolutionscontainingsyntheticsugars,suchasglucose.However,DrAntonopoulouhasnowshownthat,usingacultureofbacteriaobtainedfromherlocalwaste-waterplant,itispossibletogetalmostasmuchpowerfromrawwheyasfromrefinedfuel,providedthewheyisdiluted.Thetroubleisthepoweroutputstillonlyamountstomilliwatts,barelyenoughtotrickle-chargeacellphone.Andworkingwithrawwastewateralsopresentschallenges.InitiallyDrAntonopoulouandhercolleaguesfoundthatthecoulombicefficiencyoftheircells-ameasureofhowmanyelectronsproducedactuallyflowintoacircuit-wasparticularlylow,ataroundjust2%.Thisturnedouttobebecauseasecondsetofmicrobes,withinthewheyitself,wasabsorbingthem.So,bysterilizingthewheyfirsttokilltheseotherbugstheyhavenowboostedthecoulombicefficiencytoaround25%.1、Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A、Fuelcellscanbepoweredbycheese.B、LactoserichinwheycangenerateanelectriccurrentC、Fuelcellscanbepoweredbycheeseforwheyinit.D、Theideathatfuelcellscanbepoweredbycheesemayseemridiculous.标准答案：C知识点解析：主旨题。文章开头提到依靠奶酪驱动燃料电池，接着讲到其原理是奶酪生产中的副产品乳清中的乳糖可以变身电流，因而，第，一段的主要观点是：奶酪中的乳清可以为燃料电池提供驱动。C项正确。2、Whichofthefollowingmaynotbenefitfrommicrobialfuelcells?A、Fetafacilities.B、Toyfactories.C、Sewageplants.D、Breweries.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。根据题目中benefitfrommicrobialfuelcells可定位至文章第二段Microbialfuelcellscouldhelp，andnotjustinthecheese-makingindustry．Breweries，pigfarms，food-processingplantsandevensewageworkscouldgainfromthetechnology．(微生物燃料电池的研发不仅可以帮助奶酪制造业解决此难题，酿酒厂、养猪场、食品加工厂甚至污水处理厂均可从中获益。)，A项fetafacilities指“羊奶酪生产基地”，属于奶酪制造业，C、D项也属于收益范畴。而B项“玩具厂”文中并未提到．故选择B。3、Whatisthefunctionprincipleofmicrobialfuelcells?A、Thecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriacontainedwithinthefuel-cellchamber.B、Thecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriaoutsidethefuel-cellchamber.C、Thecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriaintheaerobicconditions.D、Thecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriaviaunnaturalchemicalreactions.标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。根据题目中thefunctionprincipleofmicrobialfuelcells可定位至文章第三段，根据第三段Microbialfuelcellsfunctioninmuchthesamewayexceptthatthecatalyticreactionsarecarriedoutbybacteriacontainedwithinthefuel—cellchamber．(微生物电池的工作原理也是如此，只是其中的催化反应是通过储存于电池内部的细菌来实现的)可知A项符合文意，故选择A。4、Whyisthecoulombicefficiencyofmicrobialfuelcellsparticularlylow?A、Becauseitisdifficulttoworkwithrawwastewater.B、Becausethefuelishardtoobtain.C、Becausethescientistshaven’tgotthetechnologytosterilizethebacteriainwhey.D、Becauseanotherkindofmicrobesisabsorbingtheelectronsatthesametime.标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。根据题目中thecoulombicefficiencyofmicrobialfuelcells可定位至文章最后一段，根据…thecoulombicefficiencyoftheircells-ameasureofhowmanyelectronsproducedactuallyflowintoacircuit-wasparticularlylow，ataroundjust2％．Thisturnedouttobebecauseasecondsetofmicrobes．withinthewheyitself,wasabsorbingthem．(……这种电池的库伦效率相当低，只有约2％。之后他们发现这是因为乳清自身的另一类微生物正在吸引它们。)可知D项正确。因此选择D。5、Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe______.A、WheyCanPoseEnvironmentalHarzardB、TheWheytoGreenerElectricityC、WhytheWheyCanGenerateElectricityD、ASeeminglyRidiculousResearch标准答案：B知识点解析：主旨题。本文主要讲述了奶酪中的乳清可以用于加工微生物电池，这样不仅可以提供新的能源，而且可以清除乳清所含的有机物对环境造成的危害，可谓变废为宝，乳清变身成了绿色能源。B项最符合文意，故选择B。大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第3套一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)Yamagata-bornKenOkuyama,wellknowninautomobiledesigncircles,wasbroughtintostylethecompany'ssuperglossynewCruiseTrain.Holdingamaximumof34passengers,theCruiseTrainwillhave10carriagesmadeupoffivesuites,onedeluxesuite,twoglass-walledobservationcars,adiningcarandlounge.Okuyamahasworkedasachiefdesigne