大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷39（共251题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷39（共9套）

（共251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30题，每题1.0分，共30分。)

Judgingfrumicucnlsuivcys,uivblcxpurlbinsleepbcliaviuiagiccihalllicicisvirtually

anepidemicofsleepinessinthenation.*'lcan'tthinkofasinglestudythathasn'tfound

Americansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto."saysDr.David.Thebeginningofour

sleepdeficitcrisiscanbe[Cl]totheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.

Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonal[C2]fromthe18thand19thcenturies,

sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout

9.5hoursanight.Bythe1950sand1960s,thatsleepschedulehadbeenreduced[C3]

tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock.

"Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon'teven[C4]they'redoingit,"saysDr.

David."Theythinkthey'reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreally

need7.5,8orevenmoretofeelideally[C5]Perhapsthemostmercilessrobber

ofsleep,researcherssay,isthe[C6]oftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,

family,friendsandcommunitymount,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleast[C7]

itemontheagenda."Inoursociety,you'reconsidereddynamicifyousayyou

onlyneed5.5hours*sleep.Ifyousayyou'vegottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulack

[C8]andambition."Toassessthe[C9]ofsleepdeficit,researchers

haveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetests."We'vefoundthat

ifyou'resleep-deprived,performance[CIO]saysDr.David."Shorl-term

memoryisimpaired,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate."

A)consequencesBComplexityOingeniousD)dramaticallyE)suffersF)trackedG)realize

H)expensiveI)slightlyJ)tracedK)detachesL)vigorousM)inspirationN)accountsO)drive

1、[Cl]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：canbe表明此处需填入名词、形容词或分词作表语，且能与介词t。

搭配。由句子主语Thebeginningofoursleepdeficitcrisis(初现睡眠不足)和宾语the

inventionofthelightbulbacenluryago（一世纪前发明了电灯），可知此处在探寻睡眠

不足的原因。traced"追溯……的发展”可与t。搭配，符合上下文语境。tracked表示

“追踪，跟踪”时，是及物动词，故排除。

2、[C2]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处需填入personal所修饰的名词，与句中的diaryentries（日记）并

列，因此应该也是复数形次。personalaccounls指“个人叙述”，符合此处语境。

3、[C3]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处需填入副词，修饰谓语动词reduced。根据空格后belween7.5

and8hours,可知相比之前的9.5hours,睡眠时间减少了很多，故选用

dramatically"显著地”。

4、[C4]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格前出现否定助动词dont故此处需填入动词原形。上文说人们

偷走了（chealon）睡眠时间，空格前的even"甚至”表示递进关系，realize"意识至唳'符

合句意，表示他们甚至都没有意识到这一点。

5、[C5]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：此处需填入名词、形容词或分词，作feel的表语。本句意为：他们认

为睡6.5小时也没有问题（okay）,而实际上他们需要睡7.5或8个小时，甚至更

多才能感觉……。由前后两个时间的对比和空格前的ideally（理想地）可知，

vigorous”精力充沛的”符合句意、o

6、[C6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：the...of结构表明此处需填入名词。由下文“来自工作、家庭、朋

友及社会的压力''，可知填入的名词表消极含义，故complexity“错综复杂”符合句

意，表示睡眠被无情夺走的原因是每天各种错综复杂的事务。

7、[C7]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：此处需填入名词、形容词或分词，修饰i【em（项目）。上文提到人冶的

睡眠时间越来越少，由此可知很多人不重视睡眠时间。空格前的least表示否定，

故填入expensive“昂贵的；浪费的

8、[C8]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：此处需填入与ambilion（抱负）并列的抽象名词，作lack的宾语。drive

作名词时意为“干劲”，符合此处语境，表示“如果你说要睡8.5小时，人们就会觉

得你缺少干劲和抱负

9、[C9]

标准答案:A

知识点解析：the…of结构表明此处需填入名词。由后文We'vefoundthat...可

知，研究专家做试验的目的是为了知道唾眠不足的后果，consequences指不太好的

后果，故为正确答案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：此处需填入谓语动词，由主语performance可知是第三人称单数形

式。根据后文提到的Short-tcirnmemoryisimpaired（短期记忆受损）等，可知在

sleep-deprived（睡眠不足）的情况下，行为应该会受到不良影响，故suffers”受损害”

符合语境。

DietingadvisorDr.RobertAtkinsrecommendseatingadiethighinproteinforthose

whowanttoloseweightandkeepitoff.Thehamburgerpattyisgood,thehamburgerbun

bad,accordingtothe[Cl]ofAtkins,whohasturnedhisphilosophiesintoa

dietingrevolution,startingwithhisfirstbook,Dr.AtkinsDietRevolution,in1972.

Atkins'books[C2]topbest-sellerlists.Atkinscompanieshavemademillions

ofdollarsinsalesofspecialtylow-carbfoodproductsandcarb-countingscales.Butthe

popularityofAtkins'eatingadvice,nowappealingtoanothergeneration,is[C3]

somefoodcompanieswhorelyontheconsumer[C4]forcarbohydrate-

ladenfoodssuchaspastasandpizzas,cakes,cookiesandcereals,toaddweighttotheir

ownbottomlines."Ourindustryhastodosomething,andsoon.Itisstartingtobecomea

[C5]beliefthatcarbohydratesarebad/'saidJudiAdams,directoroftheWheat

FoodsCouncil.Partofthesociety'spushwillbeinWashington,wherefederalhealth

officialsarestartingtalkson[C6]tothenation's11-year-oldFoodGuide

Pyramid.Currently,thepyramidputsbread,cereals,riceandpastaasthe[C7]

forhealthyeating.ThestrategyisadirectattackonAtkins:Americanswho

followtheAtkinsdiet[C8]theirriskofhealthproblemsthatinclude

cardiovasculardisease,highcholesterol,kidneydamageandsomecancers,theWheat

FoodsCouncilsays.AccordingtoAtkins,heisnotlookingtogotowarwiththefood

companies,andevenAtkinsdie-hardsallowforan[C9]doughnutorcookie.

"Weteachpeoplehowtorespectitand,onrareoccasions,haveitin[CIO]he

said."Weknowpeoplecan'tstayawayfromitforever."A)mainstreamB)increase

C)profilableD)occasionalE)roulinelyF)panickingG)lbundalionH)hastyI)recommends

J)appetiteK)teachingsL)revisionsM)empiricallyN)moderationO)merge

11、[Cl]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：（he...of结构表明此处应为名词。从该段开头提及的“汉堡肉当

好，汉堡小圆面包则不好”可以推断该词应表示Atkins博士的“观点”、“看法”等，

故teachings”教义，学说”符合于上下文语义。

12、[C2]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：空格前后的books和top分别是句子的主语和谓语，故此处需填入副

词。后文提到Atkins的公司挣了很多钱，因此可推断他的书经常居于畅销书之

首，routinely“惯常地”符合语义。

13、[C3]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处应为动词的现在分词，与is构成现在进行时的谓语。从上文可

知Atkins博士认为碳水化合物不利健康，因此本句应该表示他的这一说法使生产

碳水化合物食品的公司“很恐慌''等意思，panicking在词形和词义上都符合要求。

14、[C4]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处应为名词，为relyon的宾语，且能与for搭配。后文举例提到各

种碳水化合物食品，因此选择叩petite”胃口；爱好”，表示这些食品公司依靠人们

对富含碳水化合物食品的喜好来实现盈利。

15、[C5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处应为belief的修饰成分，可为名词、形容词或动词的分词形式。

该句要表明JudiAdams担心Atkins博士的观点会成为“影响广泛”的观念，故

mainstream“主流"正确。

16、[C6]

标准答案：L

知识点解析•：此处应为名词，作介词on的宾语。此句描述的是小麦食品协会对付

Atkins的对策,故revisions“修订”正确。revisionsto意为“对...的修订“。

17、[C7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格前的the表明此处应为名词，作as的宾语。面包、谷类、米饭和

面食都是富含碳水化合物的食品，应处于金字塔底端，因此foundation“基础”正

确。

18、[C8]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处应填入谓语动词，宾语为iheirrisk；句子主语为Americans,故

填入动词原形。前文说到这个策略是对Atkins理论的直接进攻，因此按照Atkins

的方法饮食的美国人，出现健康问题的风险会increase“增加”。

19、[C9]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处应填入以元音开头的名词、形容词或动词分词作定语。本句及下

句的rareoccasions表明Atkins并非绝对禁止他的追随者吃碳水化合物食物，他们

可以“偶尔”吃这些食物，因此选occasional。

20、[CIO]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处应为名词，作介词in的宾语。根据该句中的rareoccasions可以

知道Atkins主张可以偶尔吃吃碳水化合物食品，但也要控制数量，因此

moderation"适度'正确。haveitinmoderation意为“适量地吃

Aresmarterkidssmartenoughtoavoidalcoholanddrugs?Fordecades,scientistshad

documentedthatthosewithlowerIQandlesseducationweremorelikelytobecome

addictedtoalcoholorotherdrugs,probablybecauselowerlevelsofeducationandlower

IQareassociatedwiththe[Cl]effectsofpovertyandbecausehavingless

intelligenceoffersfewermentalresourcestoallowuserstomoderateandavoidproblems.

Thelatestdata,publishedinAlcoholism:ClinicalandExperimentalResearch,doesn'l

[C2]thosefindings.Druguseisnotthesameasdrugaddiction—higher

intelligenceisaprotectivefactoragainstalcoholismandaddictions;[C3]

smarterpeoplearcmorelikelytodrinkortrydrugs.Socialdrinkinginmany

countriesandnon-problematicdrinkingismore[C4]andcommonamong

peoplewithhighereducation.Butwhy?Whatprotectsthemfrom[C5]into

addiction?Intelligencecanserveasavehiclefor[C6]whenitcomestoalcohol

ordruguse—themoreeducatedpeopleare,themoretheyinternalizeandappreciatethe

dangersandrisksof[C7]Intelligencecanalso[C8]morecuriosity

andopennesstonewexperiences.Andthatincludesexperimentingwithalcoholand

drugs.Peoplehavetheimpressionthatintelligenceissomehowrelatedtobeing[C9]

andbookwormish,butlargestudiesdefinitelyfindthatintelligenceisassociated

withsensation-seekingandseekingdifferentkindsofexperiences,includinglearning

newthings.Itcouldberelatedtothenatureofintelligence.Suchexperimentationdoesn't

alwaysleadtoaddictionorproblematicbehaviorbecausethistypeofexposureoften

involvesafewexperiencesbeforethepersonmovesontothenext[CIO]

A)executionB)moderationC)compcllingD)indulgenceE)nonethelessF)decent

G)frequentH)noveityl)spurJ)damagingK)deviateL)slidingM)exceptionally

N)introvertedO)contradict

21、[Cl]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：空格在定冠词ihe和名词之间，应为名词、形容词或分词作定语。此

句解释为什么智商较低和受教育程度较低的人更容易染上泗瘾和毒瘾，其原因与

“贫穷”的影响有关，因比填入空格处的词应具有消极词义色彩，damaging”有破坏

性的''符合句意。

22、[C2]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：空格在助动词does1n之后，应为动词原形。本段第2句提到“高智商

是让人远离酒瘾和毒瘾的保护性因素”，可见最新的数据与之前的研究结果相近，

contradict符合句意，表示“最新的数据与以前的研究成果一致

23、[C3]

标准答案：E

知识点。析：空格在分号和逗号之间，应为副词，说明两个分句之间的逻辑关系。

前一个分句说“高智商能让人远离酒瘾和毒瘾”，后一个分句说“聪明的人更可能喝

酒或尝试吸毒“，可见两个分句之间存在转折关系，因此选用nonetheless。

24、[C4]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格后的and表明此处应填入与common并列的形容词。本句紧接上

文讲“受教育程度高的人”喝酒的情况，common提示此处讲喝酒的普遍性，故应选

用frequent,表示“在受教育程度高的人群中，社交喝酒和非问题性喝酒更加频繁

和普遍

25、[C5]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：空格位于词组protect...from之后，为介词from的宾语。根据空

格后的介词into（表示进入某种状态）可确定填入此处的词应表示某个动作，并能与

into搭配。sliding符合语法结构和句意，表明受教育程度高的人虽然常喝酒，但不

会“滑落”到酗酒的深渊。

26、[C6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格在介词for之后，应为名词。句子谓语serveas"充当''表明这里讲

智力的作用，再结合appreciateihedangersandrisks（辨别出危险之处何知，这种作

用应该是自我节制的能力，moderation符合文中语境。

27、[C7]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空格在介词of之后，应为名词othedangersandrisksof…具体说明这

些人能识别出某种危险，结合上段末句的问题可推断，该词应与addiction近义，

据此选用indulgenceo

28、[C8]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：空格在助动词can和宾语morecuriosityandopenness之间，应为动词

原形。根据后文提到的“很多研究发现智力与寻求刺激和不同体验有关，包括学习

新事物”可推知，此处应讲智力能“激发”人对新鲜事物的好奇心，故选用spur。

29、[C9]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：and表明此处应填入与bookwomiish并歹U的开?容词或分词，且带有消

极含义。此处应选用imroverled,说明人们以为聪明的人都是“性格内向的''书呆

子。

30、[C10]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：空格在ihenext后面，应为名词。本段的主要内容是：智力高的人容

易对新鲜事物产生好奇心，他们会去尝试各种新鲜事物，所以不会沉迷。moveson

io和Ihenext表明智力高的人容易“转移到下一个目标”，这个目标应该与前文提及

的newexperiences或newthings意思相近，故选用novelty最为合适。

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第2套

一、词汇理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Webuybooks,andthentheywaitforustoreadthemDays,months,evenyears.Books

are[Cl]That'sOKforbooks,butnotfornewauthors.Ifpeopledon'tread

theirfirstbooks,they'llnevermakeitioasecond.That'swhyEternaCadencia,an

independentpublisherandbookstore,decidedtocreatesomethingdifferentto[C2]

theirnewauthorsintothemarket—"TheBooksThatCan'tWait",whichseeks

to[C3]bondsbetweenfirst-timewritersandtheirreadersbygettingtheir

booksreadquickly.Whafsthat?Theydevelopedthe[C4]kindofink,anink

thatstartstodisappearwhenitcomesincontactwithlightandair.Thentheyprinteda

[C5]ofworksbythebestnewAmericanLatinauthor,usingthisink,to

createanewkindofbook-abookthatlastsonlytwomonthsonceyouopenitThis

makesforaninterestingapproachtomotivatebookbuyerstoreadbooksmore[C6]

givingfirst-timeauthor'stheattentiontheyneedtosurvive.They[C7]

"TheBookThatCan'tWait"forthecriticsandthepress.Theinventionwas

[C8].Hundredsofpeoplecametothebookstoretopickuptheirbook.They

gaveawaytheentirefirsteditiontheverysamedayitwasreleased.They[C9]

receivedthousandsofrequestsforthebook.Thistimetheyhadthe[CIO]

thattheirnewauthorswereread.Thentheyaregoingtousethebookasa

platformforotherdifferenttitles,becausethere'realotofliteraturesouttherethatdon't

deservetowaitontheshelf.Andtheirswon'twaitatall.A)collectionE)opaqueI)

strengthenM)turbulentB)guaranteeF)pledgeJ)subsequentlyN)uniqueC)launchG)

presentedK)tolerantO)vanishedD)occasionallyH)promptlyL)triumphant

1、[Cl]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：空格在be动词后，说明books的特点，应为作表语的名词、形容词

或分词。根据上文的wait、days^monthsyears等词，可推断此处空格的词义与

“时间”或“等待”有关，此处应选用tolerant,表示“书籍很有耐性地等待我们去读”。

2、[C2]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：空格在不定式标记t。后，应为动词原形。上一段提及新出道的作家

经不起长时间的等待，这里则讲到ElernaCadencia设法改善这种情况。动词launch

可与intothemarket搭配，表示“推出新出道的作家。让他们进入市场

3、[C3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：空格在不定式标记2之后，应为动话原形。空格后的“使读者更快读

完他们的书“提示，"'TheBooksThatCanTWait”对读者和新出道的作家之间的联

系起积极的作用，故选用strengthen“增强”。

4、[C4]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：空格在定冠词【he和名词之间，应为名词、形容词或分词作定语，概

括ink的特点。这种墨汁在接触光和空气后会逐渐消失。据此可见，这种墨汁很特

别，unique符合文中语境。

5、[C5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：空格在不定冠词a和介词of之间，应为名词。printed提示此处的名

词应与某种印刷品有关，据此选collection一词。acollectionofworks意为“作品

集”。

6、(C61

标准答案：H

知识点解析：空格在比较级标记more之后，应为修饰不定式动词read的副词。根

据上文对于墨汁和书的描述，可以推断这种书会让读者抓紧时间读书，赶在字体消

失之前把书读完，此处选用promptly最为合适。

7、[C7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格在主语和宾语之间，应为动词充当句子谓语。本段与上一段都使

用了过去时态，故该空格也应是动词过去式。此处应选用presented,表示“他们把

《不能等的书》赠送给评论家和新闻界”。

8、[C8]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：空格在be动词后，可为名词、形容词或分词作表语，说明该发明怎

样°根据后一句提到的“许多人跑去书店买书''可知，新发明的这种书占有了市场，

应该是成功的，故此处选用triumphant最为合适。

9、[C9]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：空格位于句子开头，其后被逗号与句子其他部分隔开，可见空格应为

副词。上一句提到，第一版书在发行当天就全部售完；本句则说出版商接到了许多

订单。此处应选用subsequently“随后”，表明前后旬子谓语动作发生的先后顺序。

10、[C10]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格在定冠词ihe之后，应为名词。本题应从词库中选用guarantee,

该句意为：现在他们有了“保障”新出道的作家的作品不会被束之高阁的方法。词库

中其他名词与上下文语义不符。

二、长篇阅读（本题共10题，每题L0分，共70分。）

eBay[A]eBayisaglobalphenomenon-theworld'slargestgaragesale,onlineshopping

center,cardealerandauctionsitewith147millionregisteredusersin30countriesasof

March2005.Youcanfindeverythingfromencyclopediastoolivestosnowbootsto

stereostoairplanesforsale.AndifyoustumbleonitbeforetheeBayoverseersdo,you

mightevenfindahumankidneyoravirtualdate.eBayBasics|B|eBayis,firstand

foremost,anonlineauctionsite.YoucanbrowsethroughcategorieslikeAntiques,Boats,

Clothing&Accessories,Computers&Networking,Jewelry&WatchesandVideo

Games.Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,youclickontheauctiontitleandviewthe

details,includingpictures,descriptions,paymentoptionsandshippinginformation.[C]If

youplaceabidonanitem,youenteracontractualagreementtobuyitifyouwinthe

auction.Allauctionshaveminimumstartingbids,andsomehaveareserveprice—a

secretminimumamounttheselleriswillingtoacceptfortheitem.Ifthebiddingdoesn't

reachthereserveprice,thesellerdoesn'thavetopartwiththeitem.Inadditionto

auctions,youcanfindtonsoffixed-priceitemsoneBaythatmakeshoppingtherejust

likeshoppingatanyotheronlinemarketplace.Youseewhatyoulike,youbuyit,youpay

foritandyouwaitforittoarriveatyourdoor.[D]YoucanpayforanitemoneBay

usingavarietyofmethods,includingmoneyorder,cashier'scheck,cash,personalcheck

andelectronicpaymentserviceslikePayPalandBidPay.It'suptoeachsellertodecide

whichpaymentmethodshe'llaccept.[E]JustasyoucanbuyalmostanythingoneBay,

youcansellalmostanything,too.Usingasimplelistingprocess,youcanputallofthe

junkinyourbasementupforsaletothehighestbidder.WhenyousellanitemoneBay,

youpaylistingfeesandturnoverapercentageofthefinalsalepricetoeBay.Onceyou

register(forfree)witheBay,youcanaccessallofyoureBaybuyingandsellingactivities

inasinglelocationcalled"MyeBay."eBayInfrastructure|F|Aseriesofservice

disruptionsin1999causedrealproblemsforeBay'sbusiness.Overthecourseofthree

days,overloadedserversintermittentlyshutdown,meaninguserscouldn'tcheck

auctions,placebidsorcompletetransactionsduringthatperiod.Buyers,sellersandeBay

wereveryunhappy,andacompleterestructuringofeBay'stechnologicalarchitecture

followed.[G]In1999,eBaywasonemassivedatabaseserverandafewseparatesystems

runningthesearchfunction.In2005,eBayisabout200databaseserversand20search

servers.Thearchitectureisatypeofgridcomputingthatallowsfbrbotherrorcorrection

andgrowth.Withtheexceptionofthesearchfunction,everythingabouteBaycan

actuallyrunonapproximately50servers—Webservers,applicationserversanddata­

storagesystems.Eachserverhasbetween6and12microprocessors.These50orso

serversrunseparately,buttheytalktoeachother,soeverybodyknowsifthereisa

problemsomewhere.eBaycansimplyaddserverstothegridastheneedarises.[H]

Whilethemajorityofthesitecanrunon50servers,eBayhasfourtimesthat.The200

serversarehousedinsetsof50infourlocations,allintheUnitedStates.Whenyou're

usingeBay,youmaybetalkingtoanyoneofthoselocationsatanytime—theyallstore

thesamedata.Ifoneofthesystemscrashes,therearethreeotherstopickuptheslack.|I|

Whenyou'reontheeBayWebsiteandyouclickonalistingfbraPersianrug,your

computertalkstoWebservers,whichtalktoapplicationservers,whichpulldatafrom

storageserverssoyoucanfindoutwhatthelatestbidpriceisandhowmuchtimeisleft

intheauction.eBayhaslocalpartnersinmanycountrieswhodelivereBay'sstaticdatato

cutdownondownloadtime,andtherearcmonitoringsystemsin45citiesaroundthe

worldthatconstantlyscanforproblemsinthenetwork.UsingeBay:Security[J|Inorder

tomakebuyersfeelsaferwhenmakingpurchasesoneBay,alltangible(有形的)items

areautomaticallyinsuredfor$200,Arecipethatwassupposedtobedeliveredtoyouvia

e-mailisnotconsideredatangibleitem.Butifyoupurchasedasetofspeakersthatnever

arrived,andyougothroughthedisputeprocessandeBaydeterminesyouweredefrauded

(欺骗)，youcangetyourmoneybackupto$200.[K]Buyerfraudistypicallyless

damagingthansellerfraud.Themostcommontypeoffraudabuyercancommitis

simplynotpayingforanitem.Sellerscandealwithnon-payingbiddersbyfilingan

UnpaidItemdispute.eBaywillthenattempttocontactthebuyerandgethertopay.If

shedoesnotrespondtoeBay'sattemptsaftereightdays,thesellerisreimbursed(赔哨)

foreBay'scutofthefinalsalepriceandcanrelisttheitemforfree.|L|Ifthebuyerdoes

respond,thedisputecanendinoneofthreeways:(1)Thebuyerdecidestopay,and

everybody'shappy.(2)Thebuyerandthesellerdecidetogethertoabandonthe

transaction,thesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefeeandreliststheitemforfree,

andeverybody'shappy.(3)Thesellerdecidesnottodealwiththebuyer,thebuyergets

anunpaid-itemstrikeagainsther,andthesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefee

andreliststheitemforfree.|M]Intheend,thedamagetothesellerisrelativelysmall.

Anothertypeofbuyerfraudoccurswhenabuyersendsfalsepayment.Inmostcases,this

isintheformofabouncedcheck,andthesellerfindsoutaboutitbeforeshippingthe

item.BouncedchecksareascommononeBayastheyareintherestoftheworld,and

manysellerschoosenottoacceptpersonalchecksforthisreason.[N]Sellerfraudiswhat

mostpeoplethinkaboutwhentheyworryaboutusingeBay.Therearetwomainwaysin

whichabuyercanbedefraudedbyaseller:Theitemthebuyerpurchasedisdramatically

differentfromhowitwasdescribedinthelisting;ortheitemsimplyneverarrives.|O]

Onethingtokeepinmindwhenyouthinkyou'vebeendefraudedisthat

miscominunicationiscommononeBay.Forinstance,ifyoudidn'treadeverywordofthe

auctionlistingforyouritem,youmayhavemissedthepartthatsaidthesellerwouldbe

outoftownforthreeweeksandwouldn'tbeabletoshiptheitemuntilshereturned.This

couldbewhyyoudon'thaveyouritemandthesellerisn'tansweringyoure-mails.Also,

e-mailisnotthemoststraightforwardformofcommunication.Ifyouritemhasn'tarrived

aftertwoweeks,andyou'vec-mailcdthesellerbuthaven'theardback,it'sagoodideato

checkyourjunkmailfolder.Yoursellermayhavesentaresponsee-mailthatjustnever

madeittoyourinbox.Ifthere'snothingfromthesellerinyourjunkfolder,youcan

requestthateBayrevealyourseller'sphonenumbersoyoucangivehimacallandsee

what'sgoingon.[P]Ifyoudon'tgetananswertoyourphonecall(orifyoursellerlives

inanothercountryanditwouldcosttoomuchmoneytocall),yournextstepistostart

thedisputeprocess.Whenabuyerbelieveshehasbeendefrauded,hecanfilea

complaint,andeBaywillworktosolvetheproblem.WhenyoufileacomplaintineBay's

"ItemNotReceivedorSignificantlyNotasDescribed"system.eBaywillactas

middlemanbetweenyouandyoursellertotrytosettlethedispute.Ifthatfails,youcan

fileaclaimtogetreimbursedforyourpurchase.

11、OneBay,youuanbuyursellalmostanyitemasyouwish.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：在eBay上，你几乎可以随意买卖任何货品。根据youcanbuy和sell

定位到E段。该段首句说，正如你在eBay上几乎能买到任何东西一样，你也几乎

可以在上面出售任何东西。本题句子的anyitem对应原文的anything0

12、Manysellerstendtorefusepersonalchecksforfearofbouncedchecks.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：很多卖家为了避免空头支票而倾向于拒绝个人支票。根据personal

checks和bouncedchecks定位到M段末句。该句子指出，空头支票在全世界其他

地方随处可见，在eBay上也是如此，因此很多卖家都选择不接受个人支票付款。

本题句子的tendtorefuse对应原文的choosenottoaccepto

13、EachofeBay'sserversisequippedwithsixtotwelvemicroprocessors.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：每个eBay服务器都配备有6到12个微处理器。根据server和

microprocessors定位到G段。该段说的是eBay服务器,倒数第3句提到，每台服

务器有6到12个微处理器。本题句子与原文一致。

14、SellersmayconiacieBayforhelpiftheyarefacedwithnon-payingbidders.

标准答案：K''

知识点解析：如果面对不付款的投标者，卖方可以联系eBay寻求帮助。根据non­

payingbidders定位到K段。该段第3、4句指出，卖方可以通过向eBay”出价不买

纠纷处理平台”提出申请来对付那些不付款的买家。eBay随后会尝试联系买家，使

之付款。本题句子概括了原文意思。

15、Sellershavetherighttorefusethedealiftheofferislowerthanthereserveprice.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：如果出价低于底价，卖方有权拒绝交易。根据sellers和reserveprice

定位C段。该段第3句说，如果投标达不到底价，卖方就不必出售该商品。本题

句子的havetherighttorefusethedeal对应原文的doesn'thavetopartwiththeitem。

16、Eachsellerdecideswhetherhe'llacceptcheck,cashoranyotherpaymentmethods.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：每个卖家刍行决定是否接受支票、现金或者其他付款方式。根据

check,cash和paymenlmethods定位到D段。该段说，到底用哪种方式付款取决

于各个卖家愿意接受哪种方式。本题句子是对该段末句的同义转述。

17、Arecipeisnotconsideredatangibleitemifitissenttothebuyerthroughe-mail.

标准答案：J'

知识点解析：一份食谱如果是通过邮件发给买家，就不会被认为是有形物品。根据

recipe,tangible和e-mail定位到J段。该段指出，eBay上买卖的有形物品会自动投

保。不过一份通过电子邮件发送给买家的食谱就不被认为是一件有形物品了。本题

句子的sent对应原文的delivered,而through对应原文的via。

18、Duringthedisputeprocessbetweenthesellerandthebuyer,eBayplaystheroleof

middleman.

标准答案：P

知识点解析：在买方与卖方的争执处理中，eBay担任中间人的角色。根据

middleman定位至P段倒数第2句。该句子讲到，当你在eBay的“物品未收到或与

描述的严重不符''系统提出投诉时，eBay会作为你和卖方的中间人进行纠纷调解。

本题句子的playstheroleof对应原文的actas。

19、YoumayhappentofindvirtualdatesoneBayifitsoverseersdon'tdiscoveritin

time.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：如果eBay监察员没有及时发现，你就很可能在eBay上找到虚拟约

会。根据virtualdates和eBayoverseers定位到A段。该段说，如果你在eBay监察

员插手之前偶然上上eBay网，你甚至可能找到一个人体肾脏或一个虚拟约会对

象。题目中的happentofind与原文的stumbleon对应。

20、WhenyouclickonalistingontheeBayWebsite,yourcomputerfirst

communicatestoWebservers.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：当你点击eBay网站上的某个目录，你的电脑首先与Web服务器进行

沟通。根据eBayWebsite,youcrickonalisting和Webservers定位到I段。该段举

了一个例子来说明过程：你登录eBay网站，点击一下波斯小地毯的目录，你饵电

脑便会将信息传达给Wub服务器，Web服务器又将信息传达给应用服务器……。

第一步就是电脑与Web服务器的沟通。本题句子的communicatesto对应原文的

talkstoo

三、仔细阅读（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

Takingchargeofyourselfinvolvesputtingtorestsomeveryprevalentmyths.Atthetop

ofthelististhenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplex

problems;toread,writeandcomputeatcertainlevels;andtoresolveabstractequations

quickly.Thisvisionofintelligenceassertsformaleducationandbookishexcellenceas

thetruemeasuresofself-fulfillment.Itencouragesakindofintellectualprejudicethat

hasbroughtwithitsomediscouragingresults.Wehavecometobelievethatsomeone

whohasmoreeducationalmeritbadges,whoisverygoodatsomeformofschool

disciplineis"intelligent".Yetmentalhospitalsarefilledwithpatientswhohaveallofthe

properlyletteredcertificates.Atruerindicatorofintelligenceisaneffective,happylife

livedeachdayandeachpresentmomentofeveryday.Ifyouarehappy,ifyouliveeach

momentforeverythingit'sworth,thenyouareanintelligentperson.Problemsolvingisa

usefulhelptoyourhappiness,butifyouknowthatgivenyourinabilitytoresolvea

particularconcernyoucanstillchoosehappinessforyourself,orataminimumrefuseto

chooseunhappiness,thenyouareintelligent.Youareintelligentbecauseyouhavethe

ultimateweaponagainstthebigN.B.D.—NervousBreakDown."Intelligent"peopledo

nothaveN.B.D.'sbecausetheyarcinchargeofthemselves.Theyknowhowtochoose

happinessoverdepression,becausetheyknowhowtodealwiththeproblemsoftheir

lives.Youcanbegintothinkofyourselfastrulyintelligentonthebasisofhowyou

choosetofeelinthefaceoftryingcircumstances.Thelifestrugglesareprettymuchthe

sameforeachofus.Everyonewhoisinvolvedwithotherhumanbeingsinanysocial

contexthassimilardifficulties.Disagreements,conflictsandcompromisesareapartof

whatitmeanstobehuman.Similarly,money,growingold,sickness,deaths,natural

disastersandauuidunlsarcallevenlswhichpresentproblcinstovirtuallyallhuman

beings.Butsomepeopleareabletomakeit,toavoidimmobilizingdepressionand

unhappinessdespitesuchoccurrences,whileotherscollapseorhaveanN.B.D.Those

whorecognizeproblemsasahumanconditionanddon'tmeasurehappinessbyan

absenceofproblemsarethemostintelligentkindofhumansweknow;also,themost

rare.

21、Accordingtotheauthor,theconventionalnotionofintelligencemeasuredintenns

ofone'sabilitytoread,writeandcompute.

A、isawidelyheldbutv/rongconcept

B、istherootofallmentaldistress

C、willhelpeliminateintellectualprejudice

D、willcontributetoone'sself-fulfillment

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第1段第3、4句”这种智力观把正规教育和书面成绩当作自

我价值的真正测量标准。这种标准鼓励了一种智力上的偏见，并已产生了不良的后

果”，可知A与这两句的意思相符；其余三项显然与文章的观点相悖。

22、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatholdinga