大学英语六级模拟试卷436

大学英语六级模拟试卷436

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledOn

FoodSafetyIssues.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:1.食品安全的现状2.造成食品安全问题的原因3.我们应该如何应对On

FoodSafetyIssues

标准答案:OnFoodSafetyIssuesWhileitistruethatthereisadeclineinthenumber

ofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,thesafetyoffoodremainsa

seriousprobleminthisindustry.Food-born

知识点解析：本文要求就食品安全问题展开讨论。根据提纲，第一段陈述目前食品

安全的现状，及其对人民身体健康的危害；第二段分析造成食品安全问题的原因；

第三段针对食品安全问题提出应对的措施。

二、快速阅读理解(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共7。

分。)

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispart,you

willhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand,answerthequestionsonAnswer

Sheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.Natural-gasVehiclesKermittheFrogoncesaid,"It'snotthateasybeinggreen.

"Althoughhewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefbr

theautoindustrytoday:designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeen

aneasytask,whichiswhygasoline-poweredvehiclesstillruletheworldandiossilfuels

stillaccountfbralmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinesoar

andconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsthatrunonalternatefuel

sourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anatural-gasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfect

exampleofsuchacar-it'sfuel-efficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelatively

lowcostofownership.NaturalgasbasicsTheword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseit

isusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarbutnotexactlythesame.

Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,cr

petroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedunderground

bythedecayofancientmarineanimals.Naturalgasalsocomesfromthedecayofancient

organisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousforminsteadofaliquidform.Naturalgas

commonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsand

aquatic(水生的)organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoften

dissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealso

reservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnon-associatcdgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane（沼气）andotherhydrocarbongases.

Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonand

hydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbons（饱和熠

becausetheycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.Likegasoline,

naturalgasiscombustible（易燃的）,whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionengine

likegasoline.Butcarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe

1930s.FromfieldtofordWeextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsby

drillingwellsintotheearth.Amodemwell,equippedwithdiamond-studdeddrillbits,

candrilltodepthsapproaching25.000feet.Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseof

naturalgasremainedlocalizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesof

gasoverlongdistances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeit

possibletotransportgasmilesfromthesource.Improvementsinpipelinetechnology

continuedoverthenexttwodecadesuntillong-distancegastransmissionbecame

practical.From1927to1931,laborersconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgas

transmissionsystemsintheUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourcefor

manyapplications.Theoilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewed

interestinnaturalgasasafuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.Today,ownersof

natural-gasvehiclescanfilluptheircarsatoneof1,30。fuelingstationslocatedinthe

UnitedStates.Hondaalsooffersapersonalnaturalgaspumptopeoplewhopurchaseits

natural-gas-poweredCivic.Thepumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbe

installedfor$500to$1.500.Natural-gasvehicledesignNatural-gasvehiclesusethe

samebasicprinciplesasgasoline-poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel（naturalgas

inthiscase）ismixedwithairinthecylinderofafour-strokeengineandthenignitedbya

sparkplugtomoveapiston（活塞）upanddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferences

betweennaturalgasandgasolineintermsofflammabilityandignitiontemperatures,

NGVsthemselvesoperateonthesamefundamentalconceptsasgasoline-powered

vehicles.Still,somemodificationsarerequiredtomakeanNGVworkefficiently.These

changesareprimarilyindiefuelstoragetank,theengineandthechassis（底盘）.

AdvantagesThebiggestadvantageofNGVsisthattheyreduceenvironmentallyharmful

emissions.Natural-gasvehiclescanachieveuptoa93percentreductionincarbon

monoxideemissions,33percentreductioninemissionsofvariousoxidesofnitrogenand

a50percentreductioninreactivehydrocarbonswhencomparedtogasolinevehicles.

NGVsalsoratehigherinparticulatematter10（PM10）emissions.PM10particles

transportanddeposittoxicmaterialsthroughtheair.NGVsthatoperateindiesel

applicationscanreducePM10emissionsbyafactorof10.Natural-gasvehiclesalsooffer

thesebenefits:NGVsarcsafer.ThefuelstoragetanksonanNGVarcthickerand

strongerthangasolineordieseltanks.TherehasnotbeenanNGVfuel-tankrupturein

morethantwoyearsintheUnitedStates.Naturalgascostsarelowerthangasoline.On

average,naturalgascostsone-thirdlessthangasolineatthepump.Naturalgasis

convenientandabundant.-Awell-established,pipelineinfrastructureexistsintheUnited

Statestodelivernaturalgastoalmosteveryurbanareaandmostsuburbanareas.There

aremorethan1,300NGVfuelingstationsintheUnitedStates,andmorearebeingadded

everyday.Naturalgaspriceshaveexhibitedsignificantstabilitycomparedtooilprices.

Historically,naturalgaspriceshaveexhibitedsignificantpricestabilitycomparedtothe

pricesofpetroleum-basedfuels.Thisstabilitymakesiteasiertoplanaccuratelyforlong-

termcosts.NGVshavelowermaintenancecosts.Becausenaturalgasburnssocleanly,it

resultsinlesswearandtearontheengineandextendsthetimebetweentune-upsandoil

changes.DisadvantagesOneofthebiggestcomplaintsaboutNGVsisthattheyaren'tas

roomyasgasolinecars.ThisisbecauseNGVshavetogiveuppreciouscargoandtrunk

spacetoaccommodatethefuelstoragecylinders.Notonlythat,thesecylinderscanbe

expensivetodesignandbuild-acontributingfactortothehigheroverallcostsofa

natural-gasvehiclecomparedtoagasoline-poweredcar.Anotherdrawbackisthelimited

drivingrangeofNGVs,whichistypicallyabouthalfthatofagasoline-poweredvehicle.

Forexample,Honda'snaturalgasCivic,theCivicGX,cangoupto220mileswithout

refueling.Atypicalgasolinc-powcrcdCiviccangoapproximately350mileswithout

refueling.IfadedicatedNGVranoutoffuelontheroad,itwouldhavetobetowedto

theowner'shomeortoalocalnaturalgasrefuelingstation,whichmightbehardertofind

thana"regular"gasstation.Finally,itshouldbenotedthatnaturalgas,likegasoline,isa

fossilfuelandcannotbeconsideredarenewableresource.Whilenaturalgasreservesin

theUnitedStatesarestillconsiderable,theyarenotinexhaustible.Somepredictthatthere

areenoughnaturalgasreservesremainingtolastanother67.1years,assumingthatthe

2003levelofproductioncontinues.

2、Thegasoline-poweredvehiclesareprevalentasaresultof.

A、comparativelylowpriceoffossilfuels

B、reducinglessharmfulemissions

C、difficulttaskstodesign,developandsale"green"cars

D、highfuelefficiencyandprotectingenvironment

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题卜中的beprevalent与原文中的ruletheworld属于同义转换；题干

中的asaresultof意为“由于，原因是……”，与原文中why…也属于同义转换，所

以引导词which所指代的部分就是本题答案，即designing,developingand

markething"green"carshasnotbeenaneasytask。所以本题答案应为C。

3、Whatistheprincipalconstituentofnaturalgas?

A、Carbonandhydrogen.

B、Methaneandotherhydrocarbongases.

C、Saturatedhydrocarbons.

D、Non-associatedgas.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：本题提问天然气的主要成分。题干中的theprincipalconstituentof与

原文中的consistsprimarilyof属于同义转换，所以consistsprimarilyof后面的

methaneandotherhydrocarbongases即是本题的答案所在，故本题答案为B。

4、Thefirstcarthatcouldusenaturalgasaspowerinthecombustionengineemergedin

thehistorycameoutin.

A、the19thcentury

B、the1930s

C、thelate1960s

D、theearly1970s

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干中的emerge有“出现，浮现”的意思，与原文中的appear意思相

同：题干中的first...emergedinthehistory与原文中的notappearonthesceneuntil...

属于同义转换，都含有“第一次出现”的意思。所以until后面的ihe1930s即是本题

的答案。故本题答案为B。

5、Whydidpeoplereconsidertomakenaturalgasasafuelsourceinthelate1960sand

early1970s?

A、Becausethepriceofgasolinewashigh.

B、Becausenaiural-gasvehiclesaremuchfasterthanochervehicles.

C>Becausepeoplemademuchaccountofenvironmentalprotection.

D、Becauseitwasshortofoil.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干中的reconsidertomakenaturalgasasafuelsource与原文中的

broughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasasafuelsource属于同义转换，而且时间也一

模一样。本题要问的是20世纪60年代末70年代初，人们重新考虑用天然气作燃

料的原因。根据定位句，不难看出theoilshortages即是原因所在，故本题答案为

Do

6、IntheUnitedStates,thefuelingstationsofferingforfillingnaturalgashavereached

to.

A、1,300

B、500

C、1,500

D、2,500

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干.主语变成了thefuelingstations,而offeringforfillingnaturalgas

作其定语；定位句中的主语是ownersofnatural-gasvehicles,而filluptheircars是

其谓语部分，其实两者意思相近。题干要问的是能提供充填天然气的加油站的数

目，而原文中提到“遍布美国的1300个加油站”，两者相符。故本题答案为A,

7、Thepistonofanatural-gasvehiclemovesupanddownbythepowerof.

A、thesparkplug

B、thefour-strokeengine

C、theairinthecylinder

D、theheatofnatural-gasburning

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目考查的是活塞上下运动的动力来源。仔细分析定位句可知，t。后

面的内容表示结果(即n'oveapistonupanddown),to前面的内容表示原因，所以to

前面的即是本题的答案所在。定位句中讲到“天然气在四冲程引擎的气缸里与空气

混合，并被火花塞引燃”；由此可知是天然气燃烧所产生的热能使活塞上下运动。

故本题答案为D。

8、Comparedtogasoline-poweredcars,thenatural-gasvehiclespossesstheunparalleled

benefitof.

A^reductionincarbonmonoxideemissions

BNreductioninemissionsofoxidesofnitrogen

C、reductioninparticulatematter10

D、reductioninenvironmentallyharmfulemissions

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干考查与汽油动力汽车相比，天然气汽车的不可比拟的优势；题干

中的unparalleledbenefit与原文中的thebiggestadvantage属于同义转换，故that引

导的从句即是本题的答案，即本题答案为D。

9、Naturalgasburnssocleanlythattheownersofthenatural-gasvehicleshave.

标准答案：lowermaintenancecosts

知识点解析：本题考查“天然气燃烧得如此干净，天然气车主有……o”定位句指出

了使用天然气作燃料所带来的好处是“减少汽车引擎的磨损和延长检修时间”，而归

根到底是“降低了天然气车主的日常维护费用故本题答案为lowermaintenance

costs©

10、NGVsaren'tasroomyASgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunk

spacetoaccommodate.

标准答案：thefuelstoragecylinders

知识点解析：本题考查天然气作燃料的交通工具不够宽敞的原因。对比定位句与题

干，很容易就知道accommodate后面的内容thefuelstoragecylinders即是本题的答

案。

11、Bothnaturalgasandgasolinecannotbeconsideredrenewableresources,because

theyare.

标准答案：fossilfuels

知识点解析：本题考查天然气和石油为不可再生能源的原因。定位句指出天然气和

汽油都是化石燃料(fossilfuel),故均不能再生。故本题答案为fossilfuels。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。)

12、

A、Bossandsecretary.

B、Husbandandwife.

C>Colleagues.

D^Friends.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在对话中，女士让男士在回家路上买一些牛奶，男士说他今晚可能不

能按时回家。从中我们能轻易获取关键词home,因此可以判断二者是夫妻关系，

所以本题答案为B项。

13、

A^Hehasbrokenupwithhiswife.

B、Hehasagreatmarriage.

C、Hehasatoughrelationshipwithhiswife.

D、Hehasgotmarriedfortwoyears.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第一句ICarTtstandMonicaanymore可知，男士与Monica相处得

不是很好；从女士说的youtwojustgotmarriedtwoweeksago可推知Monica是这位

男士的妻子，并可排除D项项。所以本题选C项。

14、

A、Itwillbethemostfantasticone.

B、Itwillbethesameasthepreviousones.

C、Itdependsontheman'sscoresintheexams.

D^ItwillbespentinTibet.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中，女士说暑假会去期待已久的西藏度假，并询问男士的假期计

划：男士回答说很难说，如果通过了期末考试，他将有一个美好的假期，如果没有

通过，只能像往常一样过暑假了。由此可推断，男士暑假的好坏与他的成绩挂钩，

故选C项。

15、

A、Onthestreet.

B、Inapark.

C、Atamuseum.

D^Inthepolicestation.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中，女十称呼男十为。fficer.并告诉他自己找不到女儿了，故可

推知男士是警察，对话发生在警局。故答案为D项。

16、

A^It'sterrible.

BNIt'svaluable.

C、It'sawesome.

D、It'soneofherfavorites.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话中，男士问女士是否听「ProfessorLee的演讲，并表示自己对演

讲深感失望，女士说她完全同意男士的看法，尽管她很喜欢该教授。故答案为A

项。

17、

A、TheyaregoingtoMichaefs.

B>TheyareatMichaePs.

C^Theywillgohomebysubway.

D^TheywilltreatMichael.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中，女士说他们应该上路了，因为开车回家需要两个小时，不然

他们不能在午夜之前到家了；男士同意女士的说法，并说要去感谢Michael的款

待，可知他们说活时在Michael家，故B项为答案。

18、

A、Shewon'tgotoplaytennis.

B、Shecan,tplaytennis.

C、Shedoesn'tlikedoingsports.

D、Sheisnotgoodatplayingtennis.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话中，男士邀请女士去打网球，女士回答说自从上次她被球击中

后，她再也不想打网球了。故答案为A项。

19、

A、Thestyledoesn'tfitherwell.

B、Thecolorsuitsher.

C、Itisalittlebitexpensive.

D^Itgoeswithhershoes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中，女士问男士觉得她的新裙子如何，并说明她仅仅为此花费了

30美元；男士认为价格确实很便宜，而且裙子很合体，颜色也很好，但是与女士

的鞋子似乎不是很搭配。故本题答案为B项。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Annoyinganddislikable.

B、Annoyingbutcommon.

CNCommonandacceptable.

D、Impolitebutcommon.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：男士首先提出很多顾客大声要求付账这一现象，并表示了不满；女士

认为这种现象很正常，但是有一点不礼貌，由此可知D为本题答案。

21、

A、Atthegym.

B>Atarestaurant.

C^Inthepark.

D^Onthestreet.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中女士提到…soIwalkedintheparkforacoupleofmiles...Isaw

Bill,由此可知，女士是在公园里碰见Bill的。故本题答案为C。

22、

A、Bendingtheelbowsaslowaspossible.

B、Keepingthebodystraight.

C、Bendingthebodyatthewaist.

D、Keepingthefeettothefloor.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士在讲解做俯卧撑的动作时提到Themostimportantthingisto

remembertokeepyourbodystraight.,即最重要的是保持身体笔直。因此本题答案

为B。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Hostandguest.

Hostessandguest.

C、Interviewandinterviewee.

D、Reporterandmoviestar.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话一开始，男士就说WelcometoStars.TodaywehaveEmma

Thompsonhereasourdistinguishedguest.所以本题答案为A。

24、

A、HewashousedbyEmmaThompsonfiveyearsago.

HehasgraduatedfromanEnglanduniversity.

C>HehasbecomeaBritishcitizen.

D、Hewillbe15yearsoldinApril.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：细节题。对话中有一段话说到这个childsoldier,Emma五年前收养

了他，他现在正在英国上大学，并且今年就要成为英国公民了。所以本题答案为

Ao

25、

A、Easyandfunny.

B>Easyandinteresting.

C^Hardandridiculous.

D^Hardandmeaningful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题目问EmmaThompson对公民人籍测试中所提的问题的看法，对话

中Emma说whichhasmadeuslaughbecausethequestionstheyaskaresoridiculous,

所以本题答案是C。

26、

A、ShewillbemakingNannyMcEhccHI.

B、Shewillcelebrateitforawholeyear.

C^ShewillgotoEngland.

D、Shewillwriteasongforherself.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中Emma提到自己如何庆祝她的50岁生H时说，自己会拍the

secondNannyMcPhcc,还会去苏格兰旅游，并且计划庆祝一整年。故本题答案为

Bo

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分,共6分。）

27、

A^Itwassettledmorethan300yearsago.

B、AlexanderGrahamBellvisitedthere.

C、Alargenumberofitsresidentsweredeaf.

D、Eachfamilylivingtherehadmanychildren.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：综合理解题。文章一开始就提出了鲜明的观点，thepresenceofihe

unusuallylargedeafpopulationo问题是关于这个地区人们的特殊之处体现在哪里，

故答案为C项。

28、

A、Toestablishhislaboratory.

B、Tohaveavacation.

C、Tovisitmembersofhisfamily.

D、Tostudydeafnessamongthefamilies.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章中的关键问就是AlexanderGrahamBell,他访问

小岛是出于什么H的，什么原因。aprominentresearcherintohearingloss,由此我

们可以得知他是为了研究耳聋而去的，故答案为D项。

29、

A^Thepatternsofmarriagehavechanged.

B、Manydeafpeoplehaveregainedtheirhearing.

C、Mostoftheoriginalpopulationhavelefttheisland.

D、Theislandhasbecomefamousforitsresearchfacilities.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：综合理解题。文章最后提到在20世纪该岛的现状，ihelocal

populationhasmixedwithpeopleofftheislandandtherateofdeafnesshasfallen,以前

的婚姻模式已经得到了改变，由此deafness的数量也减少了，正确答案选A项。

30、

A、Awarmsun.

B、Acleansea.

C、Adeliciousmealofseafood.

D^Asandybeach.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题文章一开始提出观点，对于一个理想的假期是在海滩

上，有温暖的阳光，干净的海水，沙滩海岸(Awarmsun,acleanseaandasandy

shorearcmostpeople'sideaoftheperfectholidaysetting),运用排除法,本题答案为

C项。

31、

A、33poundspersquareinch.

B、14.7poundspersquareinch.

C>600poundspersquareinch.

D、280poundspersquareinch.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:细节辨认题结合问题,找到关键词thenormalpressure,onland,文

章在第一段中间就提到了，人在陆地上所承受的压力是14.7poundstothesquare

inch.因此本题选B项。

32、

A、Thepressurethatpeopleget.

B、Thecoldanddarkness.

C>Thegreatestoneisbreathing.

D、Thebeachisnotclean.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题。问题是关于大海对人类最有害的方面是什么。短文最

后提到，Ofcoursethegreatestproblemofallisbreathing,可知最大的危害是呼吸方.

面。所以本题正确答案选C项。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A^Whypeopleholdbacktheirtears.

B、Whypeoplecry.

C^Howtorestrainone'stears.

D^Howtearsareproduced.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨大意题。本文首句就点明了文章主题：Whydowecry?故本题

选B项。

34、

A、Whatchemicalstearsarecomposedof.

B、Whethercryingreallyhelpsusfeelbetter.

C、Whysomepeopletendtocrymoreoftenthanothers.

D、Howtearshelppeoplecopewithemotionalproblems.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。短文指出许多科学家相信哭泣能够帮助我们处理情感

问题，而Frey则试图查明哭泣是如何做到这一点的，故选择D项。

35、

A、Onlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboys.

B、Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.

C、Girlscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.

D、Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesn'tcryoften.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语意理解题。文章指出Boys,forexample,cryonlyaboutaquarteras

oftenasgirlsoncetheyreachtheirteenageyears,即男孩哭泣的次数只有女孩的四分

之一，换而言之，女孩哭泣的次数是男孩的四倍，故本题选择C项。

36、

A、Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.

B、Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.

C、Onlyhumantearscanresistinvadingbacteria.

D、Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语意推断题。文中明确指出Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatproduce

tearsinresponsetoemotions,故A项正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Microsoftisaworld-knowncorporationanditsmainproductissoftware.Themanwho

willsoonbecomeMicrosoft'snewchief[Bl]officer,SteveBallmer,saidon

Thursdaythatitwouldbe"[B2]recklessandirresponsible"tobreakupthe

massive[B3]firm.UIthinkitwouldbeabsolutelyrecklessand[B4]

foranyonetotrytobreakupthiscompany,''Ballmersaidatanews[B5]after

ChairmanBillGatesintroducedhimasthenewCEO.Thecompanyisinthemiddleof

[B7]withtheUSGovernmentina[B6]antitrustcase.The

governmentfavorsbreakingupMicrosoftCorp,bestknownforcreatingWindows

computeroperatingsystems.Abreak-upwouldsettlethecase,people[B8]

withthemediationtalkstakingplaceinChicagohavesaid.[B9],sourcessaid.

ButBallmerandGatessaidthatonlyaunifiedcompanyabletodeliveracross-the-board

solutionscouldadd"realvalue".Whenbeingaskedwhathethoughtaboutbreakingup

thecompany,Gatesreplied,"[BIO]."AfterBallmer'sstatement,aJustice

DepartmentspokespersoninWashington,D.C.declinedtostatethegovernment'sview."

[Bl1],“saidthespokesperson,GinaTalamona.

37、［Bl］

标准答案：executive

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、［B2］

标准答案：absolutely

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、［B3］

标准答案：software

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、［B4］

标准答案：irresponsible

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、［B51

标准答案:conference

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、［B6］

标准答案:negotiations

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：landmark

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［B8］

标准答案:familiar

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、［B9］

标准答案；Detailsoftheapproachbeingtakenbythegovernmentremainfluidand

unclear

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、［BIO］

标准答案：I'msurprisedpeoplecankeepastraightfacewhentheysaythatwouldbe

properthingtodo

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bill

标准答案：Becauseofthecurrentpostureofthecase,itwouldbeinappropriateforusto

debatethemeritsofanyparticularremedy

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Nowadays,nodocumentissafeanymore.Counterfeiting,oncethedomainofskilled

deceiversthatusedexpensiveengravingandprintingequipment,hasgonemainstream

sincethepriceofdesktoppublishingsystemshasdropped.Inancienttimes,

counterfeitingwasahangingoffence.Today,desktopcounterfeitershavelittlereasonto

worryaboutprison,becausethesystemstheyusearcubiquitous（普遍存在的）andthere

isnomeansoftracingforgeddocumentstothemachinethatproducedthem.This,

however,maysoonchangethankstotechnologydevelopmentbyGeorgeChiu,ananti­

counterfeitingengineer.Hisapproachisbasedondetectingimperfectionsintheprint

qualityofdocuments.Old-schoolscientistswereabletotracedocumentstoparticular

typewritersbasedonquirks（构槽）oftheindividualkeys.Heemploysasimilar

approach,exploitingthefactthattherotating（转动）drumsandmirrorsinsideaprinter

areimperfectpiecesofengineeringwhichleaveuniquepatternsofbandingintheir

products.Althoughthesepatternsareinvisibletothenakedeye,theycanbedetectedand

analyzedbycomputerprograms,anditisthesepatternsthatDr.Chiuhasspentthepast

yeardevising.Sofar,hecannottraceindividualprinters,buthecantellprettyreliably

whichmakeandmodelofprinterwasusedtocreateadocument.That,however,isonly

thebeginning.Whileitremainstobeseenwhetheritwillbepossibletotracea

counterfeitdocumentbacktoitsguiltycreatoronthebasisofmanufacturing

imperfections,Dr.Chiuisnowworkingoutwaystomakethoseimperfectionsdeliberate.

Hewantstomodifytheprintingprocesssothatunique,invisiblesignaturescanbe

incorporatedintoeachmachineproducedwhichwouldmakeanydocumenttraceable.

Ironically,itwasafteryearsofcollaboratingwithprintingcompaniestoreducebanding

andthusincreasethequalityofprints,thathecameupwiththeideaofintroducing

artificialbandingthatcouldencodeidentificationinformationintoadocument.Usingthe

bandingpatternsofprinterstosecuredocumentswouldbebothcheaptoimplementand

hard,ifnotimpossible,forthosewithout,specialistknowledgeandhardwaretoevade.

Notsurprising,theAmericanSecretServiceismonitoringtheprogressofthisresearch

veryclosely,andisprovidingguidelinestohelpDr.Chiutotravelinwhattheservice

thinksistherightdirection,whichisfinelorcatchingcriminals.Buthowthelegitimate

usersofprinterswillreacttoBigBrotherbeingabletotrackanydocumentbacktohis

sourceremainstobeseen.

48、Bysayingnodocumentissafeanymore,theauthorprobablymeans.

A、affordableprintersmakeitpossibleforanyonetoforgedocuments

theAmericanSecretServicewillbeabletotraceanydocument

C、everyprinteddocumentwillbesecretlymarkedoutthroughhigh-tech

D、counterfeitershavemoreadvancedtechnologytouse

标准答案：A〜

知识点解析：题干nodocumentissafeanymore（任何文件都不再安全）强调造假的普

遍性，联系原文首段第二句“造假，本来是使用昂贵的篆刻和印刷机器的专业罪犯

的领域，现在已经由于台式印刷系统价格的降低而成为主流”，由此推断A“买得

起打印机使每个人伪造文件成为可能''含义与之相符。

49、Whatliesatthecoreofbotholdandnewwaysofanti-counterfeitingis.

A、thequirksofthekeysofthetypewriters

B、thedrumsandmirrorsoftheprinters

C、thesubtleflawsofprintingdevices

D、thespecialskillsoftheexperts

标准答案：c

知识点露析：原文第二段第一句就说“他的方法建立在检测文件打印质量的瑕疵

上“，然后下文接着说老式的方法主要靠打字机键盘的特定字体弯曲来追踪文件，

又说他的方法与老式的相似，利用打印机内部的滚筒和磁镜设计方面有瑕疵的事实

来追踪文件。因此可以推断新旧两种方式的共同核心在于印刷设备的细微缺陷。故

C含义与之相符，为正价答案。

50、AccordingtoDr.Chin,whatmakesitpossibletotrackdownanypaperworkisto

A、makealltheimperfectionsofmachinesdeliberate

B、findouttheguiltycreatorofthecounterfeitdocument

C、allowmoreimperfectlydesignedprinterstobesold

D、markalltheprintersinaspecialandsecretway

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文第四段末句说“他想对印刷过程进行调整，以便独一无二的、肉

眼看不见的标记可以被植入每一台机器中，这会使得任何文件都能够被追踪由

此可以推测，让任何文件都能被追踪的方式是以特殊和秘密的方式在打印机上做出

标记。D含义与之相符，故为正确答案。

51、Theadvantageofusingbandingpatternstotracedocumentsisthat.

A、itiseconomicallyaffordableandtechnicallypractical

B、itstrengthensthecollaborationbetweenprintingcompanies

C、itmakesprinterscheaperandhardtobetakenaround

D、itisabletoidentifyeventhemostspecializedcriminals

标准答案：A

知识点解析：原文第五段最后一句说“利用打印机频带模式来确保文件的安全性。

不仅在安装上成本低，而且那些没有专业知识和硬件的罪犯很难逃脱由此可以

推测出利用频带模式追踪文件的优势在于经济上可以承受而且技术上可行。故A

含义与之相符，为正确答案。

52、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A、Dr.Chiuwillberememberedforhisspecialcontribution

B、thetrackingofalldocumentsmightresultincontroversies

C、AmericanSecretServiceisheavilyfinancingDr.Chiu'sresearch

D^printermanufacturersarereluctanttoimplementdeliberatebanding

标准答案：B

知识点解析：原文最后一句说“但是打印机的合法用户对老大（政府）能够追踪任何

文件来源如何反应还仍不可知”。由此可以推测其言外之意也即B“追踪所有文件

的来源可能会引发争议”，故为正确答案。

Whentheeconomyissinkingandinflationfadingrapidly,isthereanymeritincutting

interestratesgradually?OnDecember4ththeBankofEnglandagainoptedforboldness.

Itcutitsbenchmark（基准）ratebyapercentagepoint,to2%,followingastunningone-

and-a-haft-pointreductionamonthearlier.OnthesamedaySweden'scentralbank

slasheditsrate,from3.75%to2%,andsaidbigcutswereneededbecausemonetary

policywaslesseffectivethanusual.ButtheEuropeanCentralBank（ECB）wasstuck

somewherebetweencautionandboldness.LessthananhouraftertheBankofEngland's

decision,theECBreduceditsmainratebythree-quarlersofapercentagepoint,to2.5%.

Thatwasthebiggestcutinitsten-yearhistory.Itmaylookdaring,butinthe

circumstancesseemsinadequate.OnereasonfortheBankofEngland'shasteisthat（he

Britisheconomy,withitshousingbustandexposuretofinancialservices,isfallingfast.

Yettheeuroareaisstrugglingalmostasbadly.Acloselywatchedindexofactivity,

basedonsurveysofpurchasingmanagersinmanufacturingandservices,slumpedin

Novembertoitslowestlevelever.Thatsuggestscuro-arcaGDPisshrinkingfast,andfor

athirdsuccessivequarter.Businessandconsumerconfidenceisata15-yearlow,

accordingtoasurvey