大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷49（共216题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷49（共9套）（共216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。)OnSaturday,BexarCountyDigitalLibrary—a$2.4million,4,000-square-footspacelocatedonthesouthsideofSanAntonio—openstothepublic.Thelibrary,builtwith$1.9millionincountytaxmoneyand$500,000inprivate【C1】________isstockedwith10,000e-books,500e-readers,48computers,and20iPadsandlaptops.Ithasachildren'sarea,studyroomsandacafe.Most【C2】________itwillhavenoprintedmaterial.Thisisn'tthefirsttimeapubliclibraryhas【C3】________togobookless.Consideringour【C4】________awayfromprintandtowardallthingsdigital,theideaofthebooklesslibrarynolongerseemsso【C5】________Aroundthecountry,anumberofpubliclibrarieshaveundergone【C6】________transformationstocatertotheneedsofitsvisitors,oftenbymovingand【C7】________itsbookcollectionstomakewayfordigitalspacesthatcaneasilyadapttoemergingtechnologies.ChicagoPublicLibrary'sYOUmediaoffersspaceforteenstocreatedigitalcontentlikepodcastsandvideogames.TheDistrictofColumbiaPublicLibrarysystemandtheColumbusMetropolitanLibrarySysteminOhioarerenovatingmanyoftheirlocationstocreateall-digitalareasandopenspacesfor【C8】________toworktogether.ArizonaStateUniversityandtheScottsdalePublicLibrarysystemareevencollaboratingtoattractsmallbusinessesand【C9】________toworkinlibrariesacrossthestate.InNewYorkCity,40ofthe62QueensLibrarieshavebeenrenovatedinparttoincreasespaceforjobseekerswhodon'thaveaccesstoacomputerathome.Theyarefocusedonprogramsandserviceslikeresumewriting,jobsearchtipsandlanguageclasses.Publiclibrariesnowofferoneprogramaday【C10】________intheU.S.A)attemptedE)donationsI)innovativeM)scrutinyB)averagelyF)driftJ)justifiedN)supplementingC)consolidatingG)entrepreneursK)patronsO)tentativeD)definitelyH)importantlyL)radical1、【C1】标准答案：E知识点解析：空格需填入名词，作介词in的宾语。此句说明建造图书馆资金的来源，从taxmoney和private可推断资金来源包括政府和私人捐献两种渠道，故选用donations。2、【C2】标准答案：H知识点解析：空格独立于主句之外，并由逗号与主句分隔开来，应为作状语的副词。根据空格前的most和havenoprintedmaterial（无印刷材料）可推知，此处进一步介绍数码图书馆的特别之处，故选用importantly，体现出与前文的递进关系。3、【C3】标准答案：A知识点解析：空格位于thefirsttime所后接的从句中，该从句缺少谓语动词，助动词has提示此处应填入动词过去分词。This指代上文提及的数码图书馆，isn’tthefirsttime表明这种模式之前已出现，根据句意，此处应选用attempted，表示数码图书馆不是公立图书馆采用无书模式的首次尝试。4、【C4】标准答案：F知识点解析：our表明空格处应为名词。由方位词awayfrom和toward推断此处的名词应表示一种“趋势”，名词库中的drift“趋势”为本题答案。5、【C5】标准答案：I知识点解析：空格位于系动词seems之后，应为表语，而副词so提示此处应为形容词。根据上文提到的Thisisn’tthefirsttime和本句中的nolonger可以推断这种数码图书馆“并不新奇”，故此处选用innovative最为适合。6、【C6】标准答案：L知识点解析：空格在transformations前面，应为修饰该名词的定语，描述各地公共图书馆发生了怎样的转变。根据空格后提及的makewayfordigitalspaces（为数码区腾出空间）可推知，传统图书馆的转变很大，故选用radical“根本的”。7、【C7】标准答案：C知识点解析：and表明填入空格的词与moving为并列关系，应为动词的现在分词形式。bymoving…collections是图书馆为数码区腾出空间的方式，故选用consolidating，意为图书馆通过“整合”藏书腾出更多空间。8、【C8】标准答案：K知识点解析：空格在介词for和不定式toworktogether之间，应为名词，构成forsb.todosth.的结构，词库中的名词patrons符合句意，此处指“读者”。本句是对图书馆一般的描述，与“商业”、“生意”关系不大，故排除entrepreneurs。9、【C9】标准答案：G知识点解析：and表明空格应填入与businesses并列的名词。图书馆除向“读者”开放之外，甚至还主动招商（attractsmallbusinesses）。词库中entrepreneurs最符合此处语境。10、【C10】标准答案：B知识点解析：句子主谓宾结构完整，故空格应为副词作状语。本段描述各公共图书馆提供的数字化服务，最后一句对全段内容做了小结。averagely符合句意，表明美国的公共图书馆“平均”每天提供一项此类服务。二、仔细阅读(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)EconomistssayconfidenceintheU.S.economyhasimprovedsincethefinancialcrisisbegan,butitisstillataverylowlevel.Thisweek,theNewYork-basedConferenceboardsaiditsconsumerconfidenceisabouthalfofwhatitwasthistimelastyear.Aspeoplestruggletodealwithjoblossesanddwindlingretirementfunds,theiroutlookofthecountry'seconomicsituationremainspessimisticduringthebiggestconsumerspendingtimeoftheyear.ClaireRusk,ashopperinAlexandria,Virginia,sayssheischangingherholidayspendinghabitsthisyearbecauseoftheeconomiccrisis,eventhoughhernine-year-oldsonexpectsChristmasasusual."Hislistislongerthanever,soIwaslisteningtohowyoutellhimthathislistbetterbeshorterthisyear,"shesaid.Rusksaysthecrisisisforcinghertothinkhardaboutherpurchases."I'mjustgoingtobemorecareful.I'mgoingtomakealist.I'mnotgoingtorandomlyshop,"shenoted."Iusuallyjustgooutandshop,butI'mgoingtohaveaplanbeforeIgooutthisyear."AndRuskisnotalone.KilmerCaban,ashopperatthePentagonCityMalloutsideWashington,D.C.,saysheisgoingtotrytospendthesameamountforgiftsaslastyear,butheknowssomeofhisfamilymembersarecuttingback."Mysisterandherhusbandsaytheywillnotbespendingasmuch,duetothecostofgasandtheeconomyandeverything,"heexplained.Someretailstoreowners,whonormallymakethebulkoftheirprofitsthistimeofyear,arehopefulthattheholidayshoppingseasonwillstillbeabletopullthemoutoftherecentslump.VictoriaBirkett,theownerofEmbellishments,agiftstoreinAlexandria,Virginia,saysshe'salittleworried,butsheislookingforwardtotheholidayrush."InthisretailbusinessIhavecutmyorderdownalittlebitfromprioryears,butIcanseepeoplearebeingalittlemorecautiousintheirspending,"shesaid."I'malittleconcerned,butitisjustbeforeThanksgiving,soI'mhopefulthatthingswillpickupjustafterThanksgiving."BirkettsayshergiftshophasnotfelttheeffectsoftheeconomiccrisisasmuchasotherstoreownerssheknowsbecauseitisclosetoWashingtonD.C.andbenefitsfromtourism.AlexanderMcCall,amanageratGameStop,inthePentagonCityMallremainsoptimisticaswell."Peoplearealittlebitmorecarefulwiththeirmoneynow,thespendinghasgonedownalittle,butIthinkallinallit'sgoingtobeagoodbusinessholidayforeverybody,"hesaid.DespitetheslumpinconsumerconfidenceMcCallstillexpectsdemandforsomeitemstorisenextmonth.11、Howaretheretiredpeopleinfluencedbytheeconomicsituation?A、Theyareforcedtoretireatanearlierage.B、Theirspendingpowerhasincreasedtorecordhigh.C、Theyhavetocopewithreducedpensions.D、Theirconfidencehasdroppedtothelowestlevel.标准答案：B知识点解析：首段末句中的struggle和dwindlingretirementfunds表明退休的人要应付退休金越来越少的生活，因此选B。A、C文中没有提到；D与文意相反。12、ClaireRuskwantedtoaskforadviceonhowto________.A、getthroughtheeconomiccrisisB、explaintheeconomicsituationtohersonC、planfortheChristmasshoppingD、changeherrandomholidayspendinghabits标准答案：C知识点解析：第2段提到ClaireRusk在经济危机下正改变自己的假日消费习惯，而她儿子仍像往常一样期待圣诞节，文中直接引语Iwaslisteningtohowyoutellhimthat…表明ClaireRusk想知道该如何向儿子解释在经济危机时期要缩减开支这件事，因此选C。13、KilmerCabanismentionedinordertostressthat________.A、fewshopperscankeeptheirspendinghabitsB、ChristmasisthebiggestspendingtimeC、ClaireRuskfacesthesamesituationD、theeconomiccrisishasasweepinginfluence标准答案：D知识点解析：第3段开头提到Ruskisnotalone，接着举了KilmerCaban改变消费习惯的例子，目的是强调经济危机影响程度之深，选D。举例的目的不是强调“很少人能保持消费习惯”，排除A。B、C只是客观陈述事实，并非事例所要强调的内容。14、WhathasVictoriaBirkettdoneinordertodealwiththeeconomicsituation?A、Shehasreducedthegoodsinstock.B、Shewilltrytoattractmoretourists.C、ShehasspecialThanksgivinggiftsonsale.D、ShewillmovehershoptoWashingtonD.C.标准答案：A知识点解析：第4段第3句中的cutmyorderdown（减少了进货量），意味着VictoriaBirkett有意减少店里的存货量，因此选A。文中没有提及VictoriaBirkett会在感恩节廉价销售特殊礼品，B不正确；选项C和D缺乏原文依据，故排除。15、Accordingtotheretailers,theshoppersare________withtheirmoney.A、pessimistiCB、hopefulC、restrainedD、miserly标准答案：B知识点解析：第4段第3句讲到人们在消费上变得有些谨慎，第5段第2句也提到人们花钱时小心了一点点，从这两处的cautious和careful可推知顾客花钱的时候很克制，因此选B。选项A是某些人对目前经济状况的态度；选项C是零售商对未来生意额的态度，不是顾客的态度。选项D“吝啬的”没有原文依据。Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastupsurge(剧增)ofwomenintheworkforcemayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,accordingtothishypothesis,wouldratherworkthanmarry.Theconverse(反面)ofthisconcernisthattheprospectsofbecomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriages.Inthepast,onlytheearningsandfinancialprospectsofthemancountedinthemarriagedecision.Now,however,theearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriagepartner.Datashowthateconomicdownturnstendtopostponemarriagebecausethepartiescannotaffordtoestablishafamilyorareconcernedaboutrainydaysahead.Astheeconomyrebounds,thenumberofmarriagesalsorises.Coincidentwiththeincreaseinwomenworkingoutsidethehomeistheincreaseindivorcerates.Yet,itmaybewrongtojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theimpactofawife'sworkondivorceisnolesscloudythanitsimpactonmarriagedecisions.Therealizationthatshecanbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorceoveranunsatisfactorymarriage.Butthereverseisequallyplausible.Tensionsgroundedinfinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriage.Givenhighunemployment,inflationaryproblems,andslowgrowthinrealearnings,aworkingwifecanincreasehouseholdincomeandrelievesomeofthesepressingfinancialburdens.Byraisingafamily'sstandardofliving,aworkingwifemaystrengthenherfamily'sfinancialandemotionalstability.Psychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidered.Forexample,awifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehouse.Shemayviewheronlychoiceasseekingadivorce.Ontheotherhand,ifshecanfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehome,workandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastrongerandmorestableunion.Also,amajorpartofwomen'sinequalityinmarriagehasbeenduetothefactthat,inmostcases,menhaveremainedthemainbreadwinners.Withhigherearningcapacityandstatusoccupationsoutsideofthehomecomesthecapacitytoexercisepowerwithinthefamily.Aworkingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemasterofthehouse.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditions,itcouldcreateastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.16、Theword"portend"(Line2,Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto"________".A、defyB、sufferfromC、signalD、resultfrom标准答案：B知识点解析：根据后文讲到的“很多女性宁愿工作而不结婚”，可确定signal“预示着”符合语境，答案为B。17、Itissaidinthepassagethatwhentheeconomyslides,________.A、menwouldchooseworkingwomenastheirmarriagepartnersB、evenworkingwomenwouldworryabouttheirmarriagesC、morewomenwouldgetmarriedtoseekfinancialsecurityD、morepeoplewouldprefertoremainsingleforthetimebeing标准答案：D知识点解析：第1段倒数第2句讲到。有数据表明，经济衰退时，因为双方负担不起组织家庭的费用，或者因为担心往后的日子风雨不顺，人们倾向于推迟婚期。其中economicdownturns即题目所说的whentheeconomyslides，所以答案为D。18、Onereasonwhywomenwithnocareermayseekadivorceisthat________.A、theyfeelthattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedomB、theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectationsC、theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbandsD、theytendtosuspecttheirhusbands’loyaltytotheirmarriage标准答案：A知识点解析：第3段第2句讲到，妻子如果不能走出家门从事自己的职业，她可能就会有一种被困在家里的感觉。原文的feelcaged体现出没有自由，选项A为其同义改写。19、Ifwomenfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehome,________.A、theyaremorelikelytodominatetheirmarriagepartnersB、theirmarriagetiescanbestrengthenedC、theirhusbandsareexpectedtodomorehouseworkD、theytendtoputtheircareerbeforemarriage标准答案：C知识点解析：第3段最后一句讲到，如果妇女通过家庭以外的工作找到成就感，工作和婚姻就可以齐头并进，从而形成更强更稳定的联合，C表述符合文意。A、D项分别出现在最后一段和第1段，但都与题干没有联系，故排除。B没有原文依据。20、Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthor’sview?A、Thestabilityofmarriageandthedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsituationofthecountry.B、Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomeandremainindependent.C、Evenwheneconomicallyindependent,mostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequalityinmarriage.D、Theimpactofthegrowingfemaleworkforceonmarriagevariesfromcasetocase.标准答案：D知识点解析：文章最后总结道：“妇女外出工作既有可能产生更牢靠的平等夫妻关系，也有可能造成新的不安定因素，这全取决于夫妇双方对这些新的情况做出怎样的反应”，D为本题答案。婚姻的稳定和离婚率与经济形势无关，排除A。最后一段讲到，随着经济独立，妇女在家中更有权力，故B错误。C的表述无原文依据。Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly(无情的)manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrandchildtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It'stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild'sexpensivecollegeeducation.Plannedgrandparenthood'scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrandchild-free:acalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it'spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who—incidentally—wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey'reloadedwithwork.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild'sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant'sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament(窘境).Buthere'sthecrazyirony.Idon'twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan'stoomuchfun.21、What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?A、Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.B、Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.C、Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.D、Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.标准答案：D知识点解析：文章第1段第2句讲到，我们需要一个组织来杀杀那些执意坚持抱孙子的父母的气势，接下来一句则讲“是时候建立PlannedGrandparenthood了"，可见该组织的目的在于说服人们不要执意坚持要孙子。D中的insistingonhavinggrandchildren是对原文thepersistentcampaigns的同文改写，为本题答案。22、PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto________.A、showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildrenB、sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificwayC、drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycauseD、helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren标准答案：B知识点解析：第2段第2句指出PlannedGrandparenthood组织的工作人员应该包括沮丧的祖父母，他们会向人们解释孙子孙女如何打破灯具、乱咬乱叫、拳打脚踢。结合末句提到的“更多的祖父母会作证说明他们还必须为孙子孙女支付昂贵的大学费用”，可知B符合文意。23、Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause________.A、theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparentsB、theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyastheygrowolderC、theyhavelearnedfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildrenD、theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless标准答案：A知识点解析：第4段介绍了绝大部分子女很容易被说服生育孩子的原因，第1句和第3句分别讲述父母的威逼与利诱，符合选项A中“胡萝卜加大棒政策”的含义。其他选项文中没有提到。24、Bysaying"…myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme"(Lines2-3,Para.6),theauthormeansthat________.A、herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachildB、herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachildC、herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarmsD、herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior标准答案：A知识点解析：题干句子出自第6段，原文使用了虚拟语气，说“当时我父母逼着我生孩子的时候，要是我能够求助于PlannedGrandparenthood就好了"，实际上作者并没有得以求助，由此可以推断作者被逼迫生育小孩，答案为A，选项D利用原文ourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa制造干扰。25、Whatdoestheauthorreallythinkoftheideaofhavingchildren?A、Itdoesmoreharmthangood.B、Itcontributestooverpopulation.C、Itistroublesomebutrewarding.D、Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe.标准答案：C知识点解析：最后一段作者讲到，如果她当时求助于PlannedGrandparenthood的话，可能就不会陷入现在为人父母的窘境中，随后又讲到她又不想回到没有孩子时的生活。可见作者对有小孩这件事是一分为二的，虽觉得麻烦，但也有令人欣慰的东西，选项C的表述符合文意。大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷第2套一、长篇阅读(本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。)TheMysteryoftheNazcaLines[A]IfyouvisitthePeruviancoastaldesertfromnorthtosouth,youwillnotethatsporadicallyyoucomeuponagreenandfertilevalleysurroundedbysand.ThevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastarelikeelongatedoasis,throughwhichrunnarrowandtorrentialriversthatoriginateinthesnowcappedmountainsoftheAndesandwhichflowtothePacificOcean.Asyoutravelmoretowardsthesouth,thesevalleysbecomesmallerandtheriversarenarrower.Manyoftheseriversrundryformostpartoftheyearwiththeexceptionoftherainyseasoninthemountains(fromDecembertoMarch).[B]Nazcaisoneofthesevalleys.HereanimportantcivilizationdevelopedduringthefirstsixcenturiesafterChristItwasaculturemadeupofnoteworthytextileweaversandpotters(thebestpaintingsofancientPerucanbefoundontheceramicsfromNazca).Greatdesertplainsandplateausextendtothenorthandsouthofthisregion,alandofcompletearidnesswherethereisnovegetation,wheretheairisverydryandwhereitseldomrains.Comparedtotheothernearbyvalleys,thisvalleyisinhabitedbynoone.TheNazcaLines[C]AcrosstheplainbetweentheIncaandNazcaValleys,thereliesanareameasuring37mileslongand1milewide,onwhichthereisanassortmentofperfectlystraightlines,manyrunningparallel,othersintersecting,formingagrandgeometricform.Inandaroundthelinestherearealsotrapezoidalzones,strangesymbols,andpicturesofbirdsandbeastsalletched(被侵蚀的)onagiantscalethatcanonlybeappreciatedfromthesky.[D]Thefigurescomeintwotypes:biomorphsandgeoglyphs.Thebiomorphsaresome70animalandplantfiguresthatincludeaspider,hummingbird,monkeyanda1,000-foot-longpelican.Thebiomorphsaregroupedtogetherinoneareaontheplain.Somearchaeologistsbelievetheywereconstructedaround200B.C.,about500yearsbeforethegeoglyphs.[E]Thereareabout900geoglyphsontheplain.Geoglyphsaregeometricformsthatincludestraightlines,triangles,spirals,circlesandtrapezoids.Theyareenormousinsize.Thelongeststraightlinegoesninemilesacrosstheplain.[F]Theformsaresodifficulttoseefromthegroundthattheywerenotdiscovereduntilthe1930'swhenaircraft,whensurveyingforwater,spottedthem.Theplain,crisscrossed(交叉的),bythesegiantlineswithmanyformingrectangles,hasastrikingresemblancetoamodernairport.TheSwisswriter,ErichvonDaniken,evensuggestedtheyhadbeenbuiltfortheconvenienceofancientvisitorsfromspacetolandtheirships.Astemptingasitmightbetosubscribetothistheory,thedesertflooratNazcaissoftearthandloosestoneandwouldnotsupportthelandingwheelsofeitheranaircraftoraflyingsaucer.HowWereTheyBuilt?[G]Straightlinescanbemadeeasilyforgreatdistanceswithsimpletools.Twowoodenstakesplacedasastraightlinewouldbeusedtoguidetheplacementofathirdstakealongtheline.Onepersonwouldsightalongthefirsttwostakesandinstructsasecondpersonintheplacementofthenewstake.Thiscanberepeatedasmanytimesasneededtomakeanalmostperfectly-straightlinemilesinlength.Thesymbolswereprobablymadebydrawingthedesiredfigureatsomereasonablesize,thenusingagridsystemtodivideitup.Thesymbolcouldthenberedrawnatfullscalebyrecreatingthegridonthegroundandworkingoneachindividualsquareoneatatime.SoWhyAretheLinesThere?[H]TheAmericanexplorerPaulKosok,whomadehisfirstvisittoNazcainthe1940s,suggestedthatthelineswereastronomicallysignificantandthattheplainactedasagiantobservatory.Hecalledthem"thelargestastronomybookintheworld."GeraldHawkins,anAmericanastronomer,testedthistheoryin1968byfeedingthepositionofasampleoflinesintoacomputerandhavingaprogramcalculatehowmanylinescoincidedwithanimportantastronomicalevent.Hawkinsshowedthenumberoflinesthatwereastronomicallysignificantwereonlyaboutthesamenumberthatwouldbetheresultofpurechance.ThismakesitseemunlikelyNazcaisanobservatory.[I]PerhapsthebesttheoryforthelinesandsymbolsbelongstoTonyMorrison,theEnglishexplorer.ByresearchingtheoldfolkwaysofthepeopleoftheAndesmountains,Morrisondiscoveredatraditionofwaysideshrines(神殿)linkedbystraightpathways.Thefaithfulwouldmovefromshrinetoshrineprayingandmeditating.Oftentheshrinewasassimpleasasmallpileofstones.MorrisonsuggeststhatthelinesatNazcaweresimilarinpurposeandonavastscale.Thesymbolsmayhaveservedasspecialenclosuresforreligiousceremonies.[J]Recentlytworesearchers,DavidJohnsonandSteveMabee,haveadvancedatheorythatthegeo-glyphsmayberelatedtowater.TheNazcaplainisoneofthedriestplacesonEarth,gettinglessthanoneinchofrainayear.Johnson,whilelookingforsourcesofwaterintheregion,noticedthatancientaqueducts(引水渠)seemedtobeconnectedwithsomeofthelines.Johnsonthinksthattheshapesmaybeagiantmapoftheundergroundwatersourcestracedontheland.Mabeeisworkingtogatherevidencethatmightconfirmthistheory.[K]Otherscientistsaremoreskeptical,butadmitthatinaregionwherefindingwaterwasvitaltosurvival,theremightwellbesomeconnectionbetweentheceremonialpurposeofthelinesandwater.JohanReinhard,aculturalanthropologistwiththeNationalGeographicSociety,foundthatvillagersinBoliviawalkalongastraightpathwaytoshrineswhileprayinganddancingforrain.SomethingsimilarmayhavebeendoneattheancientNascalines.[L]ThelinesatNazcaaren'ttheonlylandscapefiguresPeruboasts.About850milessouthoftheplainisthelargesthumanfigureintheworldlaidoutuponthesideofSolitaryMountain.TheGiantofAtacamastands393feethighandissurroundedbylinessimilartothoseatNazca.[M]AlongthePacificCoastinthefoothillsoftheAndesMountainsisetchedafigureresemblingagiantcandelabrum.Furthersouth,SierraPintada,whichmeans"thepaintedmountain"inSpanish,iscoveredwithvastpicturesincludingspirals,circles,warriorsandacondor.Archaeologistsspeculatethatthesefigures,clearlyvisiblefromtheground,servedasguidepostsforIncatraders.PreservingtheNazcaLines[N]ItisdifficulttokeeptheNazcaLinesfreefromoutsideintervention.Aswithallancientruins,suchasMachuPiccu,weatherbywindandrain,andhumantamperingwilltaketheirtollontheseancientLines.[O]InrecentyearstheNazcaLineshavesufferedgradualdestruction,astombraidersseekingpre-Incaartifactsscartheterrainwithhundredsofburrows,garbage,amongotherwastematerial.AboomincopperandgoldminingisdefacingpartsoftheNazcalineswithtracksfromtrucktraffic.Overthepastdecade,advertisersandpoliticalcampaignshavecarvedhugemessagesintherockandsandbetweentheancientdesignsinthisregion250milessouthofLima.In1998,floodsandmudslidesfromtheElNinoweatherpatternseriouslyerodedseveralfigures.[P]ThedamagetothelinesunderscoresPeru'sdesperatestruggletopreserveitsnationalpatrimony.ArchaeologistssaytheyarewatchinghelplesslyasthequestforscholarshipandconservationinacountryviewedasthecradleofNewWorldcivilizationislosingouttocommercialinterests,bleakpovertyandthegrowingpopularityofheritagesitesastouristattractions.1、ThepropertiesofthedesertflooratNazcamakeitimpossibletoserveasaspotforthelandingofplaneorflyingsaucer.标准答案：F知识点解析：根据题目中的thedesertflooratNazca和thelandingofplaneor．．．等可定位至F段。该段提到瑞士作家ErichvonDaniken认为平原上的图形是太空的拜访者为方便飞船着陆而建的。而末句指出，纳斯卡沙漠地面是松软的土壤和松散的石头，无法支持飞机或飞碟着陆。题目句子与该段末句同义。2、TheriverwaterinthevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastcomesfrommountainsoftheAndes.标准答案：A知识点解析：根据题目中的valleysofthePeruvianPacificcoast定位至A段第2句。该句讲到，秘鲁太平洋海岸的谷地像绵延的绿洲，河流穿梭其中，这些溪流均源自积雪覆盖的安第斯山脉。题目句子是对原文的同义改写，其中comesfrom与文中的originatein同义。3、TheAmericanexplorer’stheorythatNazcawasanobservatoryhasbeentestedunreasonable.标准答案：H知识点解析：根据题目中的Americanexplorer’stheory和observatory定位至H段。该段先提出PaulKosok的想法，接着用Hawkins的实验进行验证，最后说到“具有天文学意义的线条的数目很少，只能看作是某种随机因素的结果。这表明，纳斯卡不可能是个天文观测台”。题目中的Americanexplorer就是指PaulKosok，而unreasonable是对末句makesitseemunlikely的概括。4、Accordingtosomearchaeologists,thebiomorphswereconstructedearlierthanthegeoglyphs.标准答案：D知识点解析：根据题目中的somearchaeologists，biomorphs和geoglyphs定位至D段末句。该句中they指代上一句提到的thebiomorphs。题目中的earlierthanthegeoglyphs与原文中的…beforethegeoglyphs对应。5、Thegeometricformsontheplainwerediscoveredbyanaircraftwhichmadeasurveyforwater.标准答案：F知识点解析：根据geometricforms和discoveredbyanaircraft定位至F段。该段首句的forms承接上一段落指geometricforms，这里讲到，从地面上很难发现几何形状，直到20世纪30年代，一架飞机勘测水资源时才发现了此地貌形状。题目句子是对F段首句的同义转述。6、Incomparisonwithothernearbyvalleys,Nazcahasnoresidents.标准答案：B知识点解析：根据题目中的comparison，othernearbyvalleys定位至B段末句。原文该句中thisvalley就是Nazca，题目中的hasnoresidents是对原文isinhabitedbynoone的同义替换。7、ThefiguresatSierraPintadaarebelievedtohavebeenmadeinpurposeofdirectingtheIncatraders.标准答案：M知识点解析：根据题目中的SierraPintada和figures定位至M段最后两句。题目中的directingtheIncatraders与该段末句中的asguidepostsforIncatraders表达相符。8、Tobuildastraightlinemilesinlength,peopleshouldplacetwowoodenstakesasastraightlinefirst标准答案：G知识点解析：根据题目中的straightlinemilesinlength定位至G段。该段具体介绍了Nazcalines的建造，第4句中Thiscanberepeated．．．指出获得一条几乎完全平直、长达几英里的直线的方法，其中This指代第2句提到的“立两个木桩确定一条直线，从而用以指引在直线上立第三个木桩”，题目内容来自该段。9、Recently,theNazcalinesarebeingdamagedbytombraiderswhogotheretoseekpre-Incaartifacts.标准答案：O知识点解析：根据题目中的theNazcaLines和tombraiders定位至O段首句。该句讲到，最近纳斯卡图纹逐步遭到破坏，因为寻找前印加时代古器的盗墓者大肆挖掘，遗留下几百个洞穴、垃圾和废弃材料。题目中的arebeingdamaged对应原文的havesufferedgradual