大学英语六级模拟试卷438

大学英语六级模拟试卷438

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

PigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

ouilinegivenbelow.1.有一则新闻报道了大学毕业生养猪致富的故事2.很多人非常

不理解3.你的看法PigFarmerwithaBachelorDegree

标?隹答案：PigFarmerwithaBachelorDegreeRecently,apieceofnewscatchesthe

attentionofinnumerablepeople.Auniversitygraduate,ayoungmanwithabachelor

degree,madethedecisionofgoingbacktohissmallvillage

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共10

分。)

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispart,you

willhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswer

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

C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.GeneticallyModifiedFoods-FeedtheWorld?Ifyouwanttosparkaheated

debateatadinnerparty,bringupthetopicaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods.Formany

people,theconceptofgeneticallyaltered,high-techcropproductionraisesallkindsof

environmental,health,safetyandethicalquestions.Particularlyincountrieswithlong

agrariantraditions-andvocalgreenlobbies—theideaseemsagainstnature.Infact,

geneticallymodifiedfoodsarealreadyyewmuchapartofourlives.Athirdofthecorn

andmorethanhalfthesoybeansandcottongrownintheUSlastyearweretheproductof

biotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresof

geneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticisoutofthe

bottle.Yetthereareclearlysomeveryrealissuesthat,needtoberesolved,lakeanynew

productenteringthefoodchain,geneticallymodifiedfoodsmustbesubjectedtorigorous

testing.Inwealthycount,des,thedebateaboutbiotechistemperedbythefactthatwe

havearicharrayoffoodstochoosefrom—andasupplythatfarexceedsourneeds.In

developingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations;theissue

issimplerandmuchmoreurgent:Dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?Ihe

statisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld's

populationreached6billion.Andby2050,theUNestimates,itwillbeprobablynear9

billion.Almostallthatgrowthwilloccurindevelopingcountries.Atthesametime,the

world'savailablecultivablelandperpersonisdeclining.Arablelandhasdeclined

steadilysince1960andwilldecreasebyhalfoverthenext50years,accordingtothe

InternationalServicefortheAcquisitionofAgri-BiotechApplications（ISAAA）.How

canbiotechhelp?Biotcchnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedricethatis

fortifiedwithbeta-carotene（P-胡萝卜素）一whichthebodyconvertsintovitaminA-and

additionaliron,midtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.

Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecaused

bycropdamageattributiontopests,drought,poorsoilandcropviruses,bacteriaorfungi

（真菌）.Damagecausedbypestsisincredible.TheEuropeancornborer,lorexample,

destroys40milliontonsoftheworld'scomcropsannually,about7%ofthetotal.

Incorporatingpest-resistantgenesintoseedscanhelprestorethebalance.Intrialsofpest­

resistantcottoninAfrica,yieldshaveincreasedsignificantly.Sofar,fearsthatgenetically

modified,pest-resistantcropsmightkillgoodinsectsaswellasbadappearunfounded.

Virusesoftencausemassivefailureinstaplecropsindevelopingcountries.Twoyears

ago,Africalostmorethanhalfitscassava（树薯）crop---akeysourceofcalories-tothe

mosaicvirus.Geneticallymodified,virus-resistantcropscanreducethatdamage,ascan

drought-tolerantseedsinregionswherewatershortageslimittheamountoflandunder

cultivation.Biotechcanalsohelpsolvetheproblemofsoilthatcontainsexcess

aluminum,whichcandamagerootsandcausemanystaple-cropfailures.Agenethat

helpsneutralizealuminumtoxicity（毒性）inricehasbeenidentified.Manyscientists

believebiotechcouldraiseoverallcropproductivityindevelopingcountriesasmuchas

25%andhelppreventthelossofthosecropsaftertheyareharvested.Yetforallthat

promise,biotechisfarfrombeingthewholeanswer.Indevelopingcountries,lostcrops

areonlyonecauseofhunger.Povertyplaysthelargestrole.TodaymorethanIbillion

peoplearoundtheglobeliveonlessthanIdollaraday.Makinggeneticallymodified

cropsavailablewillnotreducehungeriffarmerscannotaffordtogrowthemorifthe

localpopulationcannotaffordtobuythefoodthosefarmersproduce.Biotechhasitsown

"distribution"problems.Private-sectorbiotechcompaniesintherichcountriescarryout

muchoftheleading-edgeresearchongeneticallymodifiedcrops.Theirproductsare

oftentoocostlyforpoorfarmersinthedevelopingworld,andmanyofthoseproducts

won'tevenreachtheregionswheretheyaremostneeded.Biotechfirmshaveastrong

financialincentivetotargetrichmarketsfirstinordertohelpthemrapidlyrecoupthe

highcostsofproductdevelopment.Butsomeofthesecompaniesarerespondingtoneeds

ofpoorcountries.Moreandmorebiotechresearchisbeingcarriedoutindeveloping

countries.Buttoincreasetheimpactofgeneticresearchontilefoodproductionofthose

countries,thereisaneedforbettercollaborationbetweengovernmentagencies—both

localandindevelopedcountries-andprivatebiotechfirms.TheISAAA,forexample,is

successfullypartneringwiththeUSAgencyforInternationalDevelopment,local

researchesandprivatebiotechcompaniestofindanddeliverbiotechsolutionsforfarmers

indevelopingcountries.Will"Franken-foods"feedtheworld?Biotechisnota

panacea（治百病的药）,butitdoespromisetotransfbnragricultureinmanydeveloping

countries.Ifthatpromiseisnotfulfilled,therealloserswillbetheirpeople,whocould

sufferforyearstocome.Theworldseemsincreasinglytohavebeendividedintothose

whofavorgeneticallymodified（GM）foodsandthosewhofearthem.Advocatesassert

thatgrowinggeneticallyalteredcropscanbekindertotheenvironmentandthateating

foodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysay,geneticengineering-whichcan

induceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemorenutritiousfoods-willsoon

becomeanessentialtoolibrhelpingtofeedtheworld'sburgeoning（迅速发展的）

population.Skepticscontendthatgeneticallymodifiedcropscouldposeuniquerisksto

theenvironmentandtohealth—riskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly.Takingthatview,

manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingandimportationofgenetically

modifiedagriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebatehingesonperceptionsofsafety.But

whatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsayaboutthehazards?Twoyearsagoin

Edinburgh,Scotland,eco-vandalsstormedafield,crushingcanolaplants.Lastyearin

Maine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan3,000experimentalpoplartrees.Andin

SanDiego,protesterssmashedsorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.This

far-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotestsbackfired:all

thedestroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,activistsmistookordinary

plantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties.It'seasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,

geneticallymodifiedcrops-nowonsome109millionacresoffarmlandworldwide-

areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortouchageneinsertedintoaplantorsenseitseffects

ontheenvironment.Youcan'ttell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeign

genecanpoisonbutterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityisprecisely

whatworriespeople.How,exactly,willgeneticallymodifiedcropsaffectthe

environment—andwhenwillwenotice?Advocatesofgeneticallymodifiedortransgenic

cropssaytheplantswillbenefittheenvironmentbyrequiringfewertoxicpesticidesthan

conventionalcrops.Butcriticsfearthepotentialrisksandwonderhowbigthebenefits

reallyare."Wehavesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants,"remarksGuentherStotzky,a

soilmicrobiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwedon'tknowandneedto

findout."Asgeneticallymodifiedcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedented

numbersofresearchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissinginformation.

Someoftheirrecentfindingsarcreassuring;otherssuggestaneedforvigilance.

2、Majorityofpeopleinthosecountriesmaintainingalonghistoryofagriculturebelieve

A^geneticallymodifiedcropisbeneficial

B、geneticallymodifiedcropcausesenvironmentalproblems

C^high-techcropisagreatbenefittotheworld

D^geneticallymodifiedfoodsisaheatedtopic

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干中的majorityofpeople和文章中的manypeople意思相近：题干

中的longhistoryofagriculture意为“悠久的农业历史”，与文章第一段最后一句中的

longagrarian[raditions意思相同；分析定位句可以得出大多数的人，尤其是有悠久

农业历史的国家的人普遍认为转基因作物会引起环境、健康等问题，所以本题答案

为Bo

3、HowmuchgeneticallymodifiedcornwasplantedintheUSlastyear?

A、Morethanhalf.

B、65millionacrcs.

C、Onethird.

D、Threequarters.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据定位句可知，去年的转基因玉米的种植面积占到三分之一，转基

因大豆和棉花种植面积占到一半多。因此本题答案应为C。

4、Whyisthedebateongeneticallymodifiedfoodsmoreheatedindeveloping

countries?

A、Becausetheyhavearichrangeoffoods.

B、Becausethesupplyoutstripstheneed.

C、Becausetheyhavetofeedfast-growingpopulations.

D、Becausetherisksoutweighthebenefits.

标准答案：

知识之解析C：第三段讨论的是发达国家和发展中国家对待转基因食品的态度。由于

发达国家的食品种类丰富并且供过于求，所以debateaboutbiotechislempered（缓和

的）：而发展中国家人口增长迅速且大多吃不饱，需要大量食品，所以对于是否要

采用转基因食品来解决人口和健康问题就显得很迫切。由此可知C为本题答案。

5、AccordingtotheUN'sprediction,thegrowthpopulationfromnowto2050isnearly

allin.

A、westerncountries

B>Africancountries

C、developedcountries

D^developingcountries

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干在文章中的定位，题干中的prediction和文章中的estimate

是同义词，都是“估计，预测”的意思、；题干中的nearly和文章中的almost也是同义

词；而第四句中的ihal指代的就是第三句中联合国估计的增长人口；occur有“发

生，出现”的意思：即增长的人口几乎都发生在developingcountries；所以，本题

答案为Do

6、Geneticallymodifiedcropscanhelploimprove.

A^nutrientcontentsandfarmingproductivity

B、beta-carotenecontentsinrice

C^vitaminAandironelementsincrop

D、attributiontoresistinsects

标准答案：A

知识点解析：分析题干可知，本题考查的是对文章内容的总结能力。该段第一句主

要讲述了生物科技改善大米及其他作物的营养成分；第二句讲述了生物科技改善农

业生产力。由此可知转基因作物能改善作物的营养成分和农业生产力。故本题答案

为Ao

7、WhatwasthereasonthatledtothelossofmorethanhalfofAfricanmainfoodtwo

yearsago?

A、Drought.

B>Toxininthecrop.

C^Themosaicvirus.

D^Thebarrensoil.

标准答案：c

知识点常析：题干考查的是两年前导致非洲玉米主要食物损失一半以上的原因。根

据定位句，可以找出题干中所指的mainfood指的是文章中的akeysourceof

calories,即cassavacrop；因此，根据定位句可知这一损失是由themosaicvirus引

起的。所以本题答案为C。

8、Themostimportantfactorthatleadstohungerindevelopingcountriesis.

A、lostcrops

B、globalgreenhouseeffect

C>economiccrisis

D、poverty

标准答案：D

知识点解析：定位句讲到了lostcrops是导致饥饿的一个因素，接着在第三句中讲

到poverty扮演着最大的角色，其中在thelargestrole后省略了incausinghungero

所以，本题答案为D。

9、Thosepeopleandcountrieswhicharcrestrictingandopposedtogeneticallymodified

plantsworryabout.

标准答案：thesafetyofgeneticallymodifiedfood

知识点解析：定位句中讲到“许多欧洲国家严格限制转基因农作物产品的种植和进

口”，而在下一句指出“主要的争议集中在基因改造食物的安全性”(Muchofthe

debatehingesonperceptionsofsafety.),所以在题干的空白处应填入thesafetyof

geneticallymodifiedfoodo

10、Thefar-flungoutragedestroysfieldsandplantsbecausetheymisidentified.

标准答案：ordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties

知识点解析：题干中的misidentified和文章中的mistook都有“弄错，误解”的意

思，所以mistook后面所跟的短语ordinaryplantsforgeneticallymodifiedvarieties即

是本题的答案。

11、Somepeopleboostgeneticallymodifiedcropsontheconditionthatthesealtered

plantscontain.

标准答案：fewertoxicpesticides

知识点解析：题干中的peopleboostgeneticallymodifiedcrops和文章中的advocates

ofgeneticallymodifiedortransgeniccrops属于同义转换；而原文是

will...by...结构表示“在一定的条件下将会...”，与题干中的onthe

conditionthat属于同义结构转换；原文中的require与题干中的contain意思相近，

故requiring后面的内容fewertoxicpesticides即是本题的答案。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分0）

12、

A^Theywillgoandbuycoffee.

B、Theywillgoandbuythelottery.

C^Theywillfinishthejob.

D^Theywillbeginwiththejob.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：女士说自己要到楼下去买咖啡，并且表示愿意请男士喝一杯。由此可

知本题答案为A。

13、

A^Shewillgetmarriedwiththemalespeaker.

B、Shewillgetmarriedthiswinter.

C、Shehasgotmarriedforaboutsixmonths.

D、ShehasdecidedtomarryinJune.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中男士说他听说女士马上要结婚了，问她是哪一天；女士回答说

计划在六月份举办婚礼，但是没有确定具体时间。由此可知本题答案为D。

14、

A、Colleagues.

Customermanagerandclient.

C、Bossandsecretary.

D、Professorandstudent.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中女士告诉男士彼得森先生在前台等他；男士让她领他到会议

室，并让她将信件分类。可知他们之间的关系是老板和秘书的关系。故本题答案为

CO

15、

A、Hehastoworkovertime.

B、Heisundergreatpressureofthejob.

C、Hedoesn'tgetalongwithhisworkmates.

D、Heisnotsatisfiedwithhissalary.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中女士问男士失落的原因；男士回答说其他都挺好，就是在办公

室好像不太受大家的欢迎。故本题答案为C。

16、

A、HegrewupinEngland.

B、HewasborninSpain.

C、HespenthisteenyearsinLondon.

D^HewenttoacollegeintheUSA.

标准答案：B”

知识点解析：对话中，女士询问男士来自哪里；从男士的回答中我们得知他“出生

在西班牙，但是小时候就来到了美国，不过后来又在英国上了两年大学”。故本题

答案为Bo

17、

A^Annoyingandmean.

B>Kindandfriendly.

C^Intelligentbutmean.

D^Intelligentbutannoying.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。对话中女士说Grace很烦人并且总是指正别人，并自以为是

个万事通；男士也有同感，并且说他觉得Grace有时候的评价很对，但是却有点伤

人。故本题答案为D。

18、

A、Whoisgoingtodothedishes.

B、Whoisgoingtosweepthefloor.

C、WhatprogramisonTV.

D、Whattheyaregoingtodo.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话中，女士问“能不能洗一下碗”；但是男士说自己已经扫了地，而

且他喜欢的足球比赛就要开始了，意思是不想洗碗了。故本题答案为A。

19>

A、Atteatimethisafternoon.

B>AtlunchnextTuesday.

C、AtlunchonWednesday.

D、AtteatimeonWednesday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中，女士想在男士去度假之前见他一面，于是问他下午茶的时候

是否有空；男士说这周很忙，只在本周三午餐时间有空。故本题答案为C。

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、Hehasfinishedthefirstdraft.

B、Hehasjustgotstarted.

C、Hehasfinishedtheoutline.

D^Hehashandedthepaperin.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士在开始的时候说他打算写论文的主体剖份(Iplannedtostart

writingthemainbodytoday),后面又说他对提纲已经修改了三次(Ihaverevisedthe

outlineatleastthreetimes...)可知男士已经完成了论文的提纲，故本题答案为C。

21、

A、Responsiblebuttoodirect.

B>Responsibleandnice.

C、Helpfulandpatient.

D、Strictandpicky.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据对话中男士说的Youshouldknov/thathe(Mr.Simpson)isfamous

forbeingstrict,orrather,picky.可知，Mr.Simpson很严格，也很挑剔。故D为本题

答案。

22、

A、Havedinnerwithhim.

B、Writethepaperfbrhim.

C、Helphimwiththepaper.

D^Gotoclasseswithhim.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中，男士表示希望可以和女士一起去图书馆学习，以期得到女士

在写论文方面的建议，故本题答案为C。

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、SpendingmorehoursontheInternet.

SpendingfewerhoursontheInternet.

C、Theirbrighterexpectationsnotbeingmet.

D^TheirbadstateofbeingontheInternet.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：当谈到人们越来越压抑和孤独的原因时，男士提到：并不是长时间上

网使人们产生不良情绪，而是因为人们上网的状态。故本题答案为D。

24、

A、TheNetisnothealthyforpeople.

B>TheNetdoesnothelpwithpeople'scommunication.

C、TheNetishealthierthanTV.

D^TheNetdoesnogoodtopeople'spsychologicalwell-being.

标准答案：C'」

知识点解析：对话中男士提到他们最初的一些良好期待，他们认为网络会比电视更

健康。故本题答案为C。

25、

A、BecausepeoplegiveloomuchtimetotheInternet.

BecausepeoplehavemorefriendsontheInternet.

C、Becausepeoplehavelesstacc-to-taccconversationsthanbefore.

D、Becausepeoplestayathomelongerthanbefore.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：spiritualaspect在文中的近义词应该是psychologically,对话中有这样

一句话thiskindoffacelessandbodilesscommunicationislesspsychologically

satisfyingthanactualconversationo故本题答案为C。

26、

A、Thefast-developingtechnology.

B、TheincreasinginformationandcommunicationviatheNet.

C、ThewayhowpeoplemakeuseoftheInternet.

D、Thepeoplewhodesigndiflerentapplications.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：在对话的最后，女士说是否应该把这种现象的发生归咎于网络；男士

说他并不这样认为，这种现象与科技无关，而与如何运用科技有关。故本题答案为

CO

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Latin,Spanish,FrenchandMandarin.

Latin,French,GermanandSpanish.

C>French,Spanish.,GermanandMandarin.

D^English,Spanish,GermanandMandarin.

标准答案:A

知识点解析:文中首先提到BrightonCollege...alreadyteachesLatin,Spanishand

Frenchtoits1,200pupils.然后又说从下一学年开始，所有的学生必须学汉语。所以

本题答案为A项。

28、

A、HemakesMandarinacompulsorycourseathiscolege.

B>HewantsmorenativeChinesestudentsathiscollege.

C>HewillbegintostudyMandarin.

D^HewillbegintoteachMandarin.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中提到Mr.Cairnsisconsideredaradicalpersonhimself是因为他将

作为一名普通学生开始，也的汉语课程(hewillbeginMandarinclassesinSeptemberas

apupilinanordinaryclassofstudents)0所以本题答案为C项。

29、

A、loletthemknowanotherlanguage.

B、Toenablethemtosucceedinbusiness.

C、ToletthemknowthefactthatChinaisthefastestgrowingcountry.

D、TomakelearningMandarinanationaltrend.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文中可以看出，Mr.Cairns认为对于那些已经在商业领域取得成功

的学生学习汉语至关重要，故本题答案为B项。

30、

A、86wereinjured,22dead.

B、22wereinjured,86dead.

C、Noonewasinjuredordead.

D^Onlytheheadengineerwasinjured.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章中提到，加州的一辆货运列车因为人为原因造成脱轨，所幸只有

司机长的手腕受伤，并无其他人伤亡。故本题答案为D项。

31、

A、Chemicals,lumberandcattle.

B、Chemicals,lumberandautomobiles.

C、Chemicals,automobilesandcattle.

D、Lumber,automobilesandcattle.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章中提到，加州境内的列车经常运载一些危险的货物，如化学品

等。但幸运的是，这辆货运列车出时运送的只是木材、汽车和牲畜而己。故本题答

案为D项。

32、

A、Theycaughtthemonthespot.

B、Theyfoundsomeevidenceatthescene.

C、Theydiscoveredthemonthevideo.

D、Theygotcluesfromsomewitnesses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章的最后提到，加州公路巡逻队发言人称他们确定TofuforYou团

体是这起事故的主谋，因为他们现场留下了他们的宣传册。故本题答案为B项。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

33、

ANSpendsometimewithpeoplewhoyoulove.

B、Say"Iloreyou"topeopleyoulove.

C^Showlovetopeopleyoulovebybuyingflower.

D^Helppeoplewhoyoulove.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章的开头指出任务就是在本周内告诉你所爱之人，你爱他们。由此

可知B为本题答案。

34、

A^Itwashardtoachieve.

B、Itwentagainstwhattheyhavebeentaught.

C、Itwasbeyondtheircapability.

D^Itwentagainsttheirinstinct.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中指出，这些人生长的年代教他们不应该展示情感或者哭泣，可知

B为本题答案。

35、

A、Hehadn'ttalkedwithhisfatherfbrfiveyears.

B、Hehadn'tmethisfatherfbrfiveyears.

C、Hehadbeenquarrelingwithhisfatherforfiveyears.

D、Hehadsomefinancialproblemwithhisfather.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据James的讲述可知，James已经五年没有跟他的父亲说过话了。

由此可知A为本题答案。

36、

A、Thestudentsattendedclasstwiceaweek.

B、Menwerequiteactiveduringtheclasses.

C、DennisandJamesweregreatfriends,

D、Theteacherwasnotsupposedtoassignhomework.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由文章开头两句Irecentlydidthe"unpardonable",Igavetheclass

homework!可知老师不应该留作业。故本题答案为D。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Hewasafunny-lookingmanwithacheerfulface,good-naturedandagreattalker.He

was[Bl]byhisstudent,thegreatphilosopherPlato,as"thebestandmostjust

andwisestman”.Yetthissamemanwas[B2]todeathforhisbeliefsbyajury

composedoftheleadingfiguresofthetimeinAthens.ThemanwastheGreek

philosopherSocrates,andhewasputtodeathfornotbelievingintherecognizedgods

andfor（B3]yuungpeople.Thesecondchargeslemniedfromhis[B4]

withnumerousyoungmenwhocametoAthensfromalloverthe[B5]

worldtostudyunderhim.Socrates*methodofteachingwastoaskquestionsand,by

[B6]nottoknowtheanswers,to[B7]hisstudentsintothinkingfor

themselves.Histeachingshad[B8]influenceonallthegreatGreekandRoman

schoolsofphilosophy.Yetfbrallhisfameandinfluence,Socrateshimselfneverwrotea

word.Socrates[B9]inAthens.Theywantedhimsilenced.Yetmanywere

probablysurprisedthatheaccepteddeathsoreadily.Socrates[BIO].But

Socrates,asafirmbelieverinlaw,reasonedthatitwaspropertosubmittothedeath

sentence.[Bill.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：described

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案：condemned

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：corrupting

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：association

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B51

标准答案:civilized

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：pretending

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：press

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［B8］

标准答案：unsurpassed

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、［B9］

标准答案；encouragednewideasandfreethinkingintheyoung,andthiswas

frighteningtotheconservatives

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、［BIO］

标准答案：hadtherighttoaskforalessseverepenalty,andheprobablycouldhave

persuadedthejurytochangetheverdict

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bill

标准答案：Sohecalmlyacceptedhisfateanddrankacupofpoisoninthepresenceof

hisgrief-strickcnfriendsandstudents

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。）

TheSuperBowlisoneofthebiggesteventsontheadvertisingcalendar,ascompanies

vietoproducethemostmemorableandinnovativeads.ThebattlefortheNational

FootballLeague'sultimateprizeattractsmoreviewersthananythingelseonAmerican

televisionandprovidesa"symbolicpulsetaking*'forthsadvertisingindustryevery

February,saysJohnFrelinghuysen,ananalystatBainandCompany,aconsultancy.But

thisyearthepatientisinpoorhealth.Alltheadvertisingslots（广告摊位）forthe2008

SuperBowlhadbeensoldbytheendofNovember2007,despitethe$2.6millionprice

ofeach.For2009thepricehasrisento$3million,butatleast,tenslots（outof67）are

stilllookingforabuyer.GeneralMotors,whichran11adsonSuperBowlSundayin

February2008,hasalreadysaidthatitwillnotrunanyin2009.America'stwootherbig

carmakers,FordandChrysler,arelikelytofollowsuit.Tellingly,Monstercom,anonline

job-searchcompany,saidrecentlythatitwasbuyingaslot.Insteadoftheusualparadeof

expensiveadspayingtributetoAmericanconsumerism,2009'sSuperBowlwillreflecta

countryinrecessionandindicateahardyearfortheadvertisingindustry.Mostforecasts

fornextyearsaythatadspendinginAmericawilldeclineby5%ormore.Muchdepends

onthefateoftheautomotiveindustry:carmakersanddealersnormallyspendaround$20

billionayearonadvertising,butChryslerandFordscaledbacktheirexpenditureby

morethan30%inthefirstninemonthsof2008,andareexpectedtomakefurthercutsin

2009astheystruggleforsurvival.Thecarindustry'ssituationwillhurtallmedia,but

especiallytelevision.AnalystsatBMOCapitalMarketspredictthattotalspendingon

televisionadswillfallbyalmost9%nextyear.Onlynewspapers,whereadeclineof12%

isexpected,areforecasttofareworse.Carmakershavealreadyshiftedsomeoftheir

advertisingspendingtotheInternet,andarelikelytogofurtherin2009.Caradsmakeup

25%ofadvertisingrevenuesforlocaltelevisionchannels,andcarmakershavebeen

amongthemostconsistentbuyersofhigh-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.Sofarlocal

stationshavebeenmostaffectedbyfallingspendingoiladvertising.Nationalstations

havebeensafer,because:hcyoperateonlonger-termcontractswithadvertisers.Butin

theNewYeartheywillalsoteelthechill,ascompaniesfailtorenewtheircontracts.

Television,whichhasremainedstrongasprintmediahavelostadvertisingdollarsand

readerstotheInternet,couldenteradeclineofitsown."NextonthelistisTVstations,"

saysAnthonyDiclemente,amediaanalystatBarclaysCapital.

48、WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuperBowl?

A、BecauseitisthemostpopularfootballgamesinAmerica.

B、Becauseitshowsadvertisers,enthusiasminrunningslotshasdropped.

C、Becauseitisaneventthatattractstheattentionofadvertisers.

D、BecauseitwillberightoninAmericain2009.

标准答案：R:

知识点解析：推理判断题。由定位句可知，SuperBowl是广告界的大事，很多公司

借此机会打广告宣传自己的产品。通读全文可知本文主耍讨论广告业的暗淡现状，

可推断SuperBowl一例肯定与此有关，由定位句下文可知2008年SuperBowl的所

有广告摊位到2007年11月份时已全部售罄，但2009年的摊位到目前却还有剩

余，这就表明广告商原来的热情减少了，也就说明广告业目前的艰难处境，B符合

题意。

49、Whycan'tatleasttenslotsfindabuyer(Lastsentence,Para.1)accordingtothe

passage?

A^Thepriceforrunningtheadvertisingslotshasrisento$3million.

BNItisnotattractiveanymorefortheadvertisingindustry.

C、Theadvertisingindustryissufferingahardyear.

D、Theadvertisingslotshavebeenontherisesince2007.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。定位句提到了2009年广告摊位有剩余的事实。文章第

二段最后一句提到2009,sSuperBowlwillreflectacountryinrecessionandindicatea

hardyearfortheadvertisingindustry,可见广告摊位的剩余反映了经济的不景气和广

告业的艰难境况，C符合题意。

50、Whatmaythecarmakersresorttoforpromotingtheirautomobilesandcuttingdown

expenditure?

A、Buyinglow-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.

Renewingnewcontractswithnationalstations.

C、ShiftingtheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet.

D^Relyingonsuchprintmediaasnewspapers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。由定位句可知，汽车制造商会将其广告开销用在网络

上，C符合题意。

51、Whatdoesthesentence"NextonthelistisTVstations"(lastparagraph)saidby

AnthonyDiclementemean?

A、WhatheisgoingtoanalyzenextisTVstations.

B、whatadvertiserspreferiouseisTVstations.

C、TVstationisthenexttobedefeatedbyInternet.

D、HewouldchooseTVstationasasecondchoice.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义理解题。定位句前一句提到television,whichhasremainedstrong

asprintmediahavelostadvertisingdollarsandreaderstotheInternet,couldentera

declineofitsown,可知原来比较强大的电视媒体也要步印刷媒体的后尘，失去自

己的市场，可推知“NextonthelistisTVstations”是指电视台将继印刷媒体之后被网

络击败，C符合题意。

52、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A、FordandChryslerwillruntheadvertisingslotsin2009

2009,sSuperBowlwillstillbeanexpensiveadsparade

C^America'sadspendingthisyearwilldeclineby5%ormore

D、Carmakers'fatedeterminestocertainextenttheadspendinginAmerica

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。第三段第二句提到adspendinginAmerica...Much

dependsonthefateoftheautomotiveindustry,可见汽车业的业绩很大程度上决定了

广告的开销，D符合题意。

"Wethoughttherewasafutureinnuclearpowerwhennooneelsebelievedinit,"says

AnneLauvergeon,chiefexecutiveofAreva.TheFrench,government-ownedcompanyis

buildingthefirstnuclearreactor