大学英语六级模拟试卷9

大学英语六级模拟试卷9

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWritean

EnglishDiary.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

标准答案：WriteanEnglishDiaryEnglishlearnersspendmosttimeinpracticing

reading,listening,speakingandtranslation.Buttheyseldomtrytowriteanythingin

English.Writingdoescomethelastintheprocessoflanguag

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解(本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共7。

分。)

SpaceTravelintheFutureSpaceflightmaybeabouttoundergoatransformationfar

moreradicalthananythingplannedbynationalorinternationalspaceagencies.Inthe

nextfifteenyearsorso,therecouldbeafleetoffiftyspace-planescarryingamillion

peopleintoorbitabouttheEartheachyear,at$10,000perhead.Aprototypeofspace

planecouldbeupandflyingwithinfiveorsixyears.Perhapssurprisinglythemain

obstaclestorealizingthisdreamareneithertechnicalnorcommercial.Space

transportationisexpensiveandriskyatpresentbecausealllauncherssofarhaveused

largethrow-awaycomponentsthatarebasedonballisticmissiletechnology.Butthe

technologyalreadyexistsforaprototypeofafullyreusable,acro-plane-likelauncher,

anditsdevelopmentcostsneedonlybeequivalenttoabouttwospaceshuttle

flighis(aboui$1,000million).Thecostperprototypespace-planeflightwouldbeabout1

percentofthecostinthespaceshuttle.Coststhatlowwillnotbeachievedwithout

severalyearsofoperatingexperienceandcontinuousdevelopmenttocreateheatshields

androcketmotorsthatmeettheusualairlinerstandardsoflonglifeandlowmaintenance

costs.AccordingtorecentmarketresearchinJapan,morethanamillionpeopleayear

wouldbepreparedtopaysuchapriceforabriefvisittoaspacestation.Ifcorrect,this

levelofspacetourismwouldprovidethesortofcommercialincentiveandoperating

experienceneededtoachieveairlinerstandard.However,spacepolicyissodominatedby

politicsthatmorethansoundengineeringandcommercialargumentswillbeneededto

transformahigh-costindustryintoalow-costone.Manyaviationengineersin1961,was

asamemberofaspace-planestobefeasibleoverthirtyyeasago.(Myfirstjob,starting

in1961,wasasamemberofaspace-planedesignteam.)Theywerenotdeveloped

primarilybecausethemainplayerinthefiled,NASA,becausepreoccupiedwithitspart

intheColdWarandlockedintoaballisticmissilemindset.Asaresult,NASAhasnot

encouragedstudiesofspace-planesthatcouldbebuiltusingexistingtechnologyand

tendstoviewpredictionssuchasthoseoutlinedaboveasfar-fetched.Howthencanthe

transformationbebroughtabout?Fourrecenteventsshouldbetweenthemtriggerthe

requiredoverthrowofthemindset.Thefirstcomponentshavebeenmanufacturedforthe

InternationalSpaceStationandNASA,inconjunctionwiththeSpaceTransportation

Association,hasbegunthefirstofficialstudytheOrbitalScienceCorporationandthe

RockwellInternationalCorporation,fordevelopmentoftheX-34launcher.TheX-34has

areusablelowerstageandanexpendableupperstage,andisdesignedtoreducethecost

oflaunchingsmallsatellites.Unpilotedandlookingratherlikealarge,fatfighteraero­

plane,itislaunchedfromaconvertedBoeing747.Havingreleasedtheupperstageat

aboutonehalfsatellitespeed,therocket-poweredlowerstageglidesbacktobaseand

lands.Followinginspection,maintenanceandrefueling,thelowerstagewillbereadyfor

thenextflightatewdayslater.Thefirstorbitaltestflightisscheduledforjusttwoanda

halfyearsfromnow.InApril1995,NASAplacescompetitivestudycon-tractswith

Lockheed,McDonnellDouglasandRockwellfortheX-33demonstrator,whichistended

toleadtoanunpilotedsingle-stage-to-orbitlauncher.Whentheimplicationsofsuch

projectsbecomewidelyappreciated,thecaseforanewandrealisticwayaheadforspace

willbecomeoverwhelming.WhiletheX-34cannotbedescribedasatruespace-plane,

sinceithasanexpendableupperstage,ifitissuccessfulitwillprovideunassailable

evidenceforthefeasibilityofatruespace-plane.Apilotedtwo-stagespace-planeusing

existingtechnologywillthenbeseenasamongtheall-timebestaerospacebuys.Its

developmentcostwouldberecoveredbysavingjustthreeshuttleflights.Itisnotso

muchthatthespace-planewouldbeespeciallyefficient,butratherthattheshuttlesare

especiallyinefficient,andthatNASAhassofarsucceededinplayingdownthisfact.

BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-34,

buttheyarchandicappedbyagovernment,whichwouldnotpreparetoinvestineven

seedcornstudiesofnewlaunchers.Thelargestnewspaceprojectplannedatpresentis

theInternationalSpaceStation.Theestimatedcostisabout$20billionplusaboutthe

sameagaininlaunchcosts,includingsome28shuttleflights.Alargepartofthecostis

duetothecomplexityofintegratingthevariousmodulesfromtheUS,Canada,Europe,

Japan,andRussia.Ifthesemoduleswereadaptedtobeflownseparatelyasindependent

smallspacestations,notonlywouldcostscometumblingdown,butthesciencewouldbe

farbetterbecauseeachdiscipline——heitastronomy,atmosphericscience,Earth

observationormicrogravityresearch——hasadifferentoptimumorbit.Theresulting

constellationofsmallspacestationswouldrequiremorefrequentservicingandsupply

flightsthanthesinglelargeone.Thiswouldnotbeaffordableusingtheshuttlebutwould

bewiththenewspace-plane.Thetotalcostcouldbereducedbyatleast80percentto

lessthan$8billion.Thenallthatisneededisforsomeentrepreneurtorealizethatthe

bestwaytofinancenewspace-planeandspacestationsistocarrytourists.Andbefore

toolongamillionpeopleayearwillbetakingtheironcc-in-a-lifctimc,round-the-world

cruiseinorbit.

2、In1961,NASAhasencouragedstudiesofspace-planesthatcouldbebuiltusing

existingtechnology.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第4段的最后一句“…hasnotencouragedstudiesofspace-

planes?\1961年的时候，国家航空航天局不鼓励便用现有的技术进行建造太空飞

机的研究。

3、Spacepolicyisdominatedbypolities.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第4段的第1句可以找到答案，太空政策受到政治的支配。

4、Fourrecenteventsshouldbetweenthemtriggertherequiredoverthrowofthe

mindset.Thefirstcomponentsandsecondcomponentshavebeenmanufacturedforthe

InternationalSpaceStation.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第5段第3句中提到了国际空间站的第一批部件已经制造出来

了，但并没有提到第二部是否制造出来，所以不能加以判断。

5、BritishcompanieshaveproposeddesignsthataremoresuitablethantheX-33andX-

34,butthegovernmentdocsnotsupportit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析:第8段的最后1句，”...buttheyayehandicappedbyagovernment...”受

到了政府部门的阻碍。

6、countrieshaveworkedtogethertobuildtheInternationalSpaceStation.

标准答案：5

知识点解析：第9段第3句中“Alargepart...fromtheUS,Canada,Europe>J叩an

andRussia^^

7^Themaindifficultiesofspaceflightareneithernor.

标准答案：technical,commercial

知识点解析：第2段的第1句可以找到答案，要实现这一梦想并不是技术和商业上

的问题。

8、Thebestwaytofinancenewspace-plancsandspacestationsis.

标准答案：tocarrytourists

知识点解析：筹措建太空飞机和空间站的资金的最好方式就是运载游览观光者。

9、Thelargenewspaceprojectplannedatpresentisthe.

标准答案：InternationalSpaceStation

知识点解析：第9段第1句，目前制订的最大最新的航天计划是建立国际空间站。

10^TheX-34hasareusablelowerstageandanexpendableupper,thegoalofdesigns

is.

标准答案：toreducethecost

知识点解析：文章第6段第1句，X-34运载火箭有上下两级火箭组成，这样设计

的目的是减少发射小型卫星的成本。

11、InApril1995,makesthe.

标准答案：unpilotedsingle-stage-to-orbitlauncher

知识点解析：文章第6段的最后1句，1995年4月，所签署的具有竞争力和研究

性的合同，制造出了一种无人驾驶的单级轨道的运载火箭。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Commentingonapicture.

B、Lookingatsomepaint

C>Paintingapicture.

D、Comparingtwopaintings.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：M:ThatistheworstpaintingI'veeverseen.W:Comeon.It'snotthat

bad.Q:Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?

13、

Professorandstudent.

B、Shopassistantandcustomer.

C、Librarianandreader.

D、Twofriends.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:M:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?W:Threeweeks,butyoucanrenewit

ifyouneeditforalongertime.Q:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthe

speakers?

14、

A、Futurehappinessisauractive,

Themanshouldn'tworktoohardforthehappinessoffuture.

C、Themanshouldretireearly.

D、Today'shappinessislessimportantthantomorrow's.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：W:Youareburningthecandleatbothends.Youshouldtakeabreak.M:

ButIhaven'tsavedenoughfbrmyretirement.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

15、

A、Inabar.

B、Inarestaurant.

C^Inahotel.

D^Inagrocer's.

标准答案：C

矢n识点解析：W:Wouldyoumindsendingchampagneandstrawberriestomyroomai1

a.in.,please?M:Tiltry,ma'am,butonWednesdaythekitchenstaffleaveatmidnight.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

16、

A^Themanishandsome.

B、Themanusedtobeunhealthy.

C、Thelectureisnotveryclear

D^Themanhasbecomeabetterperson.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：W:Goodtoseeyou.Youlookfitterandbetter.M:Thanks.Ihadalotof

exerciseanddrankvegetablejuiceeveryday.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromthe

conversation?

17、

A、Buysomethingtoeatonthetrain.

Takethefiveo'clocktrain

C、Waittocatchalatertrain.

D、Takethetraintotheairport,

标准答案；A

知识点解析：M:Herearethetickets,miss.Thetrainwilldepartfromplatformfiveat

oneo'clock.W:Thankyou.Couldyoupleasetellmeifthereisasnackbaronthetrain?

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

18、

A、Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.

B、Sheworriesabouthercompetence.

C^Shethinkssheiswellprepared.

D、Shedoesn'tlikethetrainingbehindthewheel.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：M:Well,Mary,todayisthedayyou'regoingforyourdriver'sItcease.

Doyouthinkyouarereadyfbrthetest?W:Icertainlyhopeso!Tveputinsomanyhours

ofbehind-thewheeltraining,andI'vegonethroughthedrivingmanualsomanytimes.I

shouldbeperfect!Q:HowdocsMaryfeelaboutthetestfbrherdriver'slicense?

19、

A^Takeabreak.

B、Gotowork.

C、Dotheotherproblems.

D、Keeptrying.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:M:Ilustcan'tgettheanswertotheproblem!Tvebeenworkingonitfor

threehours.W:Maybeyoushouldgetsomerestandtryitagainlater.Q:Whatdoesthe

womansuggestthemandoing?

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分,共3分。）

20、

A、Chinese.

B、English.

C^French.

D^Italian.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whatlanguageisnotusedforleansincollegesaccordingtothe

conversation?

21、

A、Students,weight.

Maturity.

C、Wealth.

D、Beauty.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatisthemeaningfor"personalqualities"accordingtothe

conversation?

22、

A、Expensive.

B、Muchlower.

C^Everyonecouldachievescholarship.

D、Studcnts,parentsdon'thavetoberich.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcollegefee?

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Wenttoacinema.

B、WatchedTV.

C^Washedclothes.

D、Wentonstreet,

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Whatisthewomandoinglastnight?

24、

A、Helovesthecityverymuch.

B、Hedoesn'tseemtolovethecityverymuch.

C、Hehatesthecity.

D、Hedoesn'tknow.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：WhatStheinaifbfeelingtvwaidsNewYurk?

25、

A、Toomanypeople.

B、Dirtyair.

C、Crime.

D、Terrorism.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：WhatistheworsttroubleinNewYork?

26、

A、Beautiful.

B、Noworsethannow.

C^Terrible.

D、Joyful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：What'sNewYorklikeinthemovie?

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Theman^professor.

B>Theman'sroommate.

C^Aneighbor.

D^Theman'sbrother.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：WhoisColin?

28、

A、Heisloosloppy.

HeborrowsColin'sthings.

C、Hebringsguestsovertotheapartment.

D、Hedoesn'tusethekitchenenough.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:WhydocsColingetangrywiththenarrator?

29、

A^TrytotalktoColin.

B、Gohomeforaweek.

C、Waittilltheendofthisweek.

D、Havearoomchangeimmediately.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：WhatwillthenaiTatorprobablydo?

30、

A、Adelicateart.

B、Areligion.

C、Anexactscience.

D、Awayoflife.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Accordingtothespeaker,whatisonethingthatyogashouldnotbe

classifiedas?

31、

A、Hisgeneralhealthwillbenefitgreatly.

Hewillbegintobreathemoreregularly.

C、Hisflexibilitywilldecrease.

D、Hewillloseweightreadily.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Whathappciibifapersonpiauliscsyogaonafullslumacli?

32、

A、Beginbreathingthroughthenostrils.

B、Slowdownsomewhat,butcontinuestraining.

C、Stoptheparticularexerciseatonce.

D^Closehismonthimmediately.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Whenapersonpractisingaparticularyogaexercisehasstretchedhisbody

toapointwhereitstartstohurt,whatshouldhedo?

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Foodisnolongerabasicneedfbrus,whileitwasforprimitivepeople.

B、Weeatawidevarietyoffood.

C、Wenolongereatfruitthatprimitivepeopleeverate.

D、Wccatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledo.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Withregardtofood,howdowedifferfromtheprimitivepeople?

34、

A、Itisneededtoadjustthetemperatureofourbodies.

Itisoursecondneed.

C^Weneedittocoverourbodies.

D、Weatherischangingallthetime.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whydocsclothingneedtochangewithseasons?

35、

A、Theclimate.

One'ssocialposition.

C、Thematerialsavailable.

D、Familysize.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasgconditionthatshelter

dependson?

36、

A^HumanBasicNeeds.

B、MaterialComfori.

C^Food:HumanBasicNeed.

D、BasicNecessitiesofLife.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Singaporeisoneoftheworld'ssmallestcountriesbutitisalsooneofthemostsuccessful

countries.Itseconomicgrowthhas(36)8.9percentforthepast30years.Itisthe

world'ssecond-busiestseaportandthird-largestoil(37)centre.Itprospersasa

(38)financialcentre,amajor(39)manufacturerandahuge(40)

fortourists_6millionin1994.Foreign(41)totalmorethan$56billion.

Singaporeansenjoythehigheststandardof(42)inSoutheastAsiaandthesecond

bestinallofAsia,afterJapan,recentUS(43)reportsaidthe"qualityoflifein

Singaporehasreacheddevelopedcountrystandards."Theairisnotpolluted,

(44).Trashiscollectedfromeveryhouseeveryday,andmorethan90

percentofthepopulationownstheirownapartments.(45).Thecommon

viewofSingaporebyforeignersisapocket-sizebutstrongcountryineconomywith

severelawsagainstdrugs,(46).

37、Singaporeisoneoftheworld'ssmallestcountriesbutitisalsooneofthemost

successfulcountries.Itseconomicgrowthhas(36)8.9percentforthepast30

years.Itistheworld'ssecond-busiestseaportandthird-largestoil(37)centre.It

prospersasa(38)______financialcentre,amajor(39)manufacturerandahuge

(40)fortourists-6millionin1994.Foreign(41)totalmorethan$56

billion.Singaporeansenjoythehigheststandardof(42)inSoutheastAsiaandthe

secondbestinallofAsia,afterJapan,recentUS(43)reportsaidthe"qualityof

lifeinSingaporehasreacheddevelopedcountrystandards."Theairisnotpolluted,

(44).Trashiscollectedfromeveryhouseeveryday,andmorethan90

percentofthepopulationownstheirownapartments.(45).Thecommon

viewofSingaporebyforeignersisapocket-sizebutstrongcountryineconomywith

severelawsagainstdrugs,(46).

标准答案：averaged

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：refining

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：regional

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：electronics

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、

标准答案：attraction

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、

标准答案：reserves

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、

标准答案：living

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、

标准答案：embassy

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、

标准答案：thewaterispureandlushtropicalgreenerylinestheroads.

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、

标准答案:It'sanorderlyandhighlyadministratedplaceincontrasttomanyother

Asiancitiesthatarefullofnoiseandcrowds.

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、

标准答案：chewinggumandpurposefullydestroyingthepublicfacilities.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

10分。)

Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetween

youngpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproper

respectand(47),whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstand

thematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?

Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitis

builtintothe(48)ofoursociety.Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe

opportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirown(49)Inmoretraditional

societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheir

parents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand(50)of,andoftentocontinuethe

family(51).Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheir

educations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhom

theirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheir

parents.Inourupwardly(52)society,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodo

betterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthat

theywereunabletodo.Often,how-cvcr,the(53)thatparentshavefortheir

childrenareanothercauseofthe(54)betweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthat

theyhaveveryliltleincommonwitheachother.Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestake

placeinoursocietyisanothercauseofthe(55)betweenthegenerations.Ina

traditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheir(56),butinoursocietythe

knowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.WordBank:A)gapI)

ambitionsB)mobileJ)fabricC)reapK)approveD)justificationL)predominantE)

divisionM)occupationF)equalityN)dreadfulG)wisdomO)life-stylesH)obedience

48、Afewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetween

youngpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproper

respectand(47),whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstand

thematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?

Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitis

builtintothe(48)ofoursociety.Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe

opportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirown(49)Inmoretraditional

societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheir

parents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand(50)of,andoftenlocontinuethe

family(51).Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheir

educations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhom

theirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfrom(hoseofiheir

parents.Inourupwardly(52)society,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodo

betterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthat

theywereunabletodo.Often,how-ever,the(53)thatparentshavefortheir

childrenareanothercauseofthe(54)betweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthat

theyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestake

placeinoursocietyisanothercauseofthe(55)betweenthegenerations.Ina

traditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfbrtheir(56),butinoursocietythe

knowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.WordBank:A)gapI)

ambitionsB)mobileJ)fabricC)reapK)approveD)justificationL)predominantE)

divisionM)occupationF)equalityN)dreadfulG)wisdomO)life-stylesH)obedience

标准答案：H

知识点解析：此句的意思是：父母们抱怨孩子们对他们不够尊重和顺从。从上下文

的意思可以得出，选obedience较为合适。Obedience是“服从；顺从”的意思。又

如：obediencetoanorder服从一项命令：Sheshowedgreatobedience.她表现很顺

从。

49、

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填名词。这里意为：很多评论家认为代沟已经成

为我们社会结构得一部分。所以填fabric一词。fabric意为："构造，结构，组织；

体制

50、

标准答案：O

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填life-slyles一词。这里意为：代沟产生的原因

之一是孩子们有机会选择他们自己的生活方式。life-styles意为：“生活方式”。

51、

标准答案：K

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填动词。这里意为：选择父母认同的对象结婚。

所以填approve一词。approvevt.vi.认可；通过；（常与of连用）赞成，赞同。如：I

don"approveofwastingtime.我不赞成浪费时间。Themayoressapprovedthenew

buildingplans.女市长批准了新建筑计划。

52、

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填动词。这里意为：继续父母的职业。所以填

occupation一词。occupationI：作；职业。

53、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填形容词。这里意为：在这个向上爬的社会里。

所以填mobile一词。mobileadj.（社会地位等）升降很大的e.g.anupwardly

mobilegeneration社会地位上升的一代人。

54、

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填名词ambitions。这里意为：父母对孩子过高

的期望也是导致代沟的原因之一。ambitionn所希望的东西，野心；雄心；企图。

如：OneofhisambitionsistobecomethePresidentoftheMotorGeneral.他的抱负之

一是当通用汽车公司的总裁。

55、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填名词division,相当于gap。这里意为：父母

对孩子过高的期望也是导致代沟的原因之一。divisionn.分开，分割，区分，分界

线。

56、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：选gap。从文章前面的内容可以找出答案。文章一直在讨论

generationgap,这里刚好是反过来讲行考杳。句意：我们社会中变化发生的速度也

是导致代沟的原因。

57、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处应填名词。这里意为；在传统社会里，长者因其智

慧而受尊重。所以填wisdom一词。Wisdomn.智慧;才智。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Ourmultimillionnerve-cellcentralnervoussystemhasitsrootsinthescatterednerve

cellsoftiny,lowlyorganismsthatlivedinwaterhalfabillionyearsago.Nervecells

evidentlyfirstappearedinuoeleriLerales—"tiullow-gulied"organisnislikehydraandihe

seaanemone.Acoelenterate'snervenetworklacksanykindofcentralizedcontrol.This

probablybeganwithflatv/orms——thefirstcreaturestopossessahead,specializedsense

cellshelpflatwormsrespondmoreflexiblythanseaanemonestooutsidestimulus.But

likemostanimalswithoutabackbone,flatwormsactmostlybyinstinctandreflex.

Intelligentbehaviorremainedimpossibleuntiltheappearanceofrelativelybig,complex

typesofbrain—thetypeswefindamongthebackbonedanimals,orvertebrates.The

tiniestfishhasalargerbrainthanthelargestinsect.Bu;thedevelopmentofafish'sthree-

partbrainreflectsthatbeast'sunintellectualpriorities.Muchoftheforebraindealsonly

withsmell.Themidbrainhandlesvision,thehindbrain,balance.Withearlymammalsthe

braingrewlargerandmorecomplex.Sensecoordinationshiftedfromthemidbraintothe

forebrain,adevelopingstructurecappedbyafoldedcerebrumtohandlememoryand

learning.Meanwhilethehindbraingainedalargecerebellumtocoordinatecomplicated

movements.Advancedmammalssuchasmonkeys,apes,andhumans（theprimates）have

brainsderivedfromancestorsthattooktolivinginthetrees,whenvisionmatteredmore

thansmell.Accordinglytheonce-big"smell"partoftheforebraingrewsmaller,whilethe

partthathandlesvisiongrewmuchlarger.

58、Withwhattopicisthepassagemainlyconcerned?

A^Thesensoryorgansofinvertebrates.

B、Theanatomyoftinyorganisms.

C、Theoriginofthebrainandcentralnervoussystem.

D、Theimportanceofvisionforfishandadvancedmammals.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：很显然，本文从一开始就讨论了大脑和中枢神经系统的起源，从低等

微生物一直讲到高等动物的大脑演变。

59、Thehydraisakindof.

A、flatworm

coelenterate

C>seaanemone

D、nervecell

标准答案：B

知识点解析：学生肯定不知道hydra和coelenterate这两个词意思。没关系，看看

上下文就知道了：Nervecellsevidentlyfirstappearedincoelenterates------^hollow-

gutted''organismslikehydraandtheseaanemone.这里通过organisms就把这两个词

连起来：coelenterales就是“hollow—gutted^^organisms,而通过like这个词来举例,

hydraZH"hollow-guttedorganisms”即coelenterates的一种。

60>Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinsectsdonothave.

A、brains

B、backbones

C>nervecells

D、reflexes

标准答案：A

知识点解析：昆虫是低等生物，它们有backbones（脊骨），nervecells（神经细胞）和

reflexes（反射能力），而没有高等动物才有的brain。文章第二段谈到：最小的鱼也

比最大的昆虫的大脑大，这也就是说，昆虫等于没有大脑。

61、Accordingtothepassage,whathelpstocoordinatethecomplexphysicalactivityof

amammal?

A、Thecerebellum.

Theforebrain.

C、Thecerebrum.

D、Themidbrain.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：cerebellum（小脑）协调哺乳动物复杂的身体活动。文章第三段最后一

句谈至IJ『这——点：Meanwhilethehindbraingainedalargecerebellumtocoordinate

complicatedmovements.

62、Inthelastparagraph,thephrase"tookto"couldbebestreplacedbywhichofthe

following?

A^Began.

B、Fledto

C、Carriedto.

D^Becamefriendlytoward.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：laketo本身有“开始、喜欢、沉湎于，走向”等意思，即这四个选项的

意思都有，从本文上下文来看，动物生活在树上往往是受到别的动物威胁、迫不得

已而为之的选择，所以fleeto（逃向、走向）最合乎本句的意思。

Radioandcinemahadonenoveltyincommon:theywereformsofcommunicationv/hich

dispensedwiththewrittenword.Thewrittenwordhadgonehandinhandwith

civilizationfromthebeginning.Now,theoretically,anilliteratecouldbeaswell-

informedabouttheworldasthebest-readman.Readingmighthavebeenexpectedto

declineasaresult,butthisdidnothappen.Perhapstilehabitwastooinbred.Besides,

primaryeducation,nowalmostuniversalinEurope,madeliteracyalsouniversal,which

hadgreatlyincreasedtheircirculationduringtheFirstWorldWar,continuedtodoso

afterit.InGreatBritain,whichcardedtheprocessfurthest,thepressby1930ranked

twelfthamongBritishindustries,aheadofshipbuilding.Newspapersnowcountedtheir

readersbymillionswheretheyhadpreviouslycountedtheirreadersbythousands.They

hadbiggerheadlines,shorterparagraphs,simplerwriting.Theyderivedtheirincomes

mainlyfromadvertisements,notfromthehalfpenniesorpenniespaidbyreaders.The

decisivefigurewastheproprietor-NorthcliffeandBeaverbrookinGreatBritain,

HugenberginGermany—nottheeditor.Nearlyallthegreatnewspaperswere

conservativeincharacter,andoftenconservativeinallegiance.Theywereamongthe

mostmaterialisticelementsinamaterialisticage.Nevertheless,theyprovidedmorenews

thanhadbeenprovidedbyeventhemostesteemednewspaperofashorterpast.The

newspapers,likethecinemaandusuallytheradio,expressedpopularculture,and

observerstalkedasthoughthisweretheonlyculturewhichnowexisted.Thefloodofthe

messagewassupposedtohavesubmergedthestandardsofprevioustimes,butthiswas

farfrombeingthecase.Therewasalsoamiddlecultureandahighculture-the

distinctionsbetweenthemrestingonlevelsofsophistication(middlebrowandhighbrow),

notonclass.Themiddlebrowculturewastheleastinteresting,arepetitionofpast

patternsinterspersedwithlamentationsagainstanythin