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，每题分，共10分。)

OnSaturday,BexarCountyDigitalLibrary-a$2.4million,4,000-square-footspace

locatedonthesouthsideofSanAntonio~openstothepublic.Thelibrary,builtwith

$1.9millionincountytaxmoneyand$500,000inprivate[Cl]isstocked

with10,000e-books,500e-readers,48computers,and20iPadsandlaptops.Ithasa

children'sarea,studyroomsandacafe.Most[C2]itwillhavenoprinted

material.Thisisn'tthefirsttimeapubliclibraryhas[C3]togobookless.

Consideringour[C4]awayfromprintandtowardallthingsdigital,theidea

ofthebooklesslibrarynolongerseemsso[C5]Aroundthecountry,a

numberofpubliclibrarieshaveundergone[C6]transformationstocaterto

theneedsofitsvisitors,oftenbymovingand[C7]itsbookcollectionsto

makewayfordigitalspacesthatcaneasilyadapttoemergingtechnologies.Chicago

PublicLibrary'sYOUmediaoffersspaceforteenstocreatedigitalcontentlikepodcasts

andvideogames.TheDistrictofColumbiaPublicLibrarysystemandtheColumbus

MetropolitanLibrarySysteminOhioarerenovatingmanyoftheirlocationstocreateall-

digitalareasandopenspacesfor[C8]toworktogether.ArizonaState

UniversityandtheScottsdalePublicLibrarysystemareevencollaboratingtoattract

smallbusinessesand[C9]toworkinlibrariesacrossthestate.InNewYork

City,40ofthe62QueensLibrarieshavebeenrenovatedinparttoincreasespacefor

jobseekerswhodon'thaveaccesstoacomputerathome.Theyarefocusedonprograms

andserviceslikeresumewriting,jobsearchtipsandlanguageclasses.Publiclibraries

nowofferoneprogramaday[CIO]intheU.S.A)attemptedE)donationsI)

innovativeM)scrutinyB)averagelyF)driftJ)justifiedN)supplementingC)

consolidatingG)entrepreneursK)patronsO)tentativeD)definitelyH)importantlyL)

radical

1、(Cl]

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privale可推断资金来源包括政府和私人捐献两种渠道，故选用

donationso

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mosl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,tthe

firsitime表明这种模式之前-出现，根据句意，此处应选用altempted,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、LC8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：空格在介词for和不定式loworktogetherZ间，应为名词，构成for

sb.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)o词库中enlrepreneurs最符合

此处语境。

10、[CIO]

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(本题共万题，每题分，共万分。)

EconomistssayconfidenceintheU.S.economyhasimprovedsincethefinancialcrisis

began,butitisstillataverylowlevel.Thisweek,(heNewYork-basedConference

boardsaiditsconsumerconfidenceisabouthalfofwhatitwasthistimelastyear.As

peoplestruggletodealwithjoblossesanddwindlingretirementfunds,theiroutlookof

thecountry'seconomicsituationremainspessimisticduringthebiggestconsumer

spendingtimeoftheyear.ClaireRusk,ashopperinAlexandria,Virginia,sayssheis

changingherholidayspendinghabitsthisyearbecauseoftheeconomiccrisis,even

thoughhernine-year-oldsonexpectsChristmasasusual."Hislistislongerthanever,soI

waslisteningtohowyoutellhimthathislistbetterbeshorterthisyear,"shesaid.Rusk

saysthecrisisisforcinghertothinkhardaboutherpurchases."I'mjustgoingtobemore

careful.I'mgoingtomakealist.I'mnotgoingtorandomlyshop,"shenoted."Iusually

justgooutandshop,butI'mgoingtohaveaplanbeforeIgooutthisyear."AndRuskis

notalone.KilmerCaban,ashopperatthePentagonCityMalloutsideWashington,D.C.,

saysheisgoingtotrytospendthesameamountforgiftsaslastyear,butheknowssome

ofhisfamilymembersarecuttingback."Mysisterandherhusbandsaytheywillnotbe

spendingasmuch,duetothecostofgasandtheeconomyandeverything,"heexplained.

Someretailstoreowners,whonormallymakethebulkoftheirprofitsthistimeofyear,

arehopefulthattheholidayshoppingseasonwillstillbeabletopullthemoutof(he

recentslump.VictoriaBirkett,theownerofEmbellishments,agiftstoreinAlexandria,

Virginia,saysshe'salittleworried,butsheislookingforwardtotheholidayrush."Inthis

retailbusinessIhavecutmyorderdownalittlebitfromprioryears,butIcanseepeople

arebeingalittlemorecautiousintheirspending,"shesaid."Imalittleconcerned,butit

isjustbeforeThanksgiving,soI'mhopefulthatthingswillpickupjustafter

Thanksgiving."Birkettsayshergiftshophasnotfelttheeffectsoftheeconomiccrisisas

muchasotherstoreownerssheknowsbecauseitisclosetoWashingtonD.C.and

benefitsfromtourism.AlexanderMcCall,amanageratGameStop,inthePentagonCity

Mallremainsoptimisticaswell."Peoplearealittlebi(morecarefulwiththeirmoney

now,thespendinghasgonedownalittle,butIthinkallinallit'sgoingtobeagood

businessholidayforeverybody,"hesaid.Despitetheslumpinconsumerconfidence

McCallstillexpectsdemandforsomeitemstorisenextmonth.

11、Howaretheretiredpeopleinfluencedbytheeconomicsituation?

A、Theyareforcedtoretireatanearlierage.

B、Theirspendingpowerhasincreasedtorecordhigh.

C、Theyhavetocopewithreducedpensions.

D、Theirconfidencehasdroppedtothelowestlevel.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：首段末句中依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文中没有亮到；D与文意相反。

12^ClaireRuskwantedtoaskforadviceonhowto.

A、getthroughtheeconomiccrisis

B、explaintheeconomicsituationtoherson

C、planfortheChristmasshopping

D、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H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Iwaslisteningtohowyoutell

himthat…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、fewshopperscankeeptheirspendinghabits

B、Christmasisthebiggestspendingtime

C、ClaireRuskfacesthesamesituation

D^(heeconomiccrisishasasweepinginfluence

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.

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,theshoppersarewiththeirmoney.

A^pessimistic

B、hopeful

C、restrained

D、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(居U增)ofwomenintheworkforce

mayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,accordingtothishypothesis,would

ratherworkthanmarry.Theconverse(反面)ofthisconcernisthattheprospectsof

becomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriages.Inthepast,onlythe

earningsandfinancialprospectsofthemancountedinthemarriagedecision.Now,

however,(heearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriage

partner.Datashowthateconomicdownturnslendtopostponemarriagebecausethe

partiescannotafford(oestablishafamilyorareconcernedaboutrainydaysahead.As

theeconomyrebounds,thenumberofmarriagesalsorises.Coincidentwiththeincrease

inwomenworkingoutsidethehomeistheincreaseindivorcerates.Yet,itmaybewrong

tojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theimpactofawife'sworkon

divorceisnolesscloudythanitsimpactonmarriagedecisions.Therealizationthatshe

canbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorce

overanunsatisfactorymarriage.Butthereverseisequallyplausible.Tensionsgrounded

infinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriage.Givenhigh

unemployment,inflationaryproblems,andslowgrowthinrealearnings,aworkingwife

canincreasehouseholdincomeandrelievesomeofthesepressingfinancialburdens.By

raisingafamily'sstandardofliving,aworkingwifemaysirer.gihenherfamily'sfinancial

andemotionalstability.Psychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidered.Forexample,a

wifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehouse.Shemayview

heronlychoiceasseekingadivorce.Ontheotherhand,ifshecanfindfulfillment

throughworkoutsidethehome,workandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastronger

andmorestableunion.Also,amajorpartofwomen'sinequalityinmarriagehasbeendue

tothefactthat,inmostcases,menhaveremainedthemainbreadwinners.Withhigher

earningcapacityandstatusoccupationsoutsideofthehomecomesthecapacityto

exercisepowerwithinthefamily.Aworkingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemaster

ofthehouse.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditions,itcould

createastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.

16、Theword"portend"(Line2,Para.1)isclosestinmeaning(o"

A^defy

B、sufferfrom

C、signal

D、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、menwouldchooseworkingwomenastheirmarriagepartners

B、evenworkingwomenwouldworryabouttheirmarriages

C、morewomenwouldgetmarriedtoseekfinancialsecurity

D、morepeoplewouldprefertoremainsingleforthetimebeing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第I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口子风雨不顺，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^(heyfeel(hattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedom

B、theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectations

C、theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbands

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匚从事自己的职业，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、Ifwomenfindfulfillmertthroughworkoutsidethehome,.

A、theyaremorelikelytodominatetheirmarriagepartners

B、theirmarriagetiescanbestrengthened

C、theirhusbandsareexpectedtodomorehousework

D、(heytendtoputtheircareerbeforemarriage

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、Thestabilityofmarriageand(hedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsituationof

(hecountry.

B、Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomeandremain

independent.

C、Evenwheneconomicallyindependent,mostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequality

inmarriage.

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幽新的情况做出怎样

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-freeadultsarcbeingruthlessly（无情的）manipulatedinto

parent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependson

havingagrandchildtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpheatdownthepersistent

campaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It'stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,

whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.Partofitsmissionwouldbeto

promotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwould

includedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,

screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sitlingoftenturnsintoa

cryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheir

grandchild'sexpensivecollegeeducation.Plannedgrandparenthood'scarefullywritten

literaturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrandchild-free:acalmlivingroom,extra

moneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldbe

remindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it'spossibletohaveaconversationwith

yourkids,who—incidentally——wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.Meanwhile,

mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparents

aimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistent

parent,evenifthey'reloadedwithwork.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsome

moneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild'sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycover

expensesassociatedwiththeinfant'sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,

cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.AtPlanned

Grandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biased

informationabouttheinsanityofhaving（heirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychological

andeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorning

sicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwould

containstoriesaboutovenvhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadults

canrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.WhenI

thinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingat

thelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmy

DarcntswereDutting[hegrandchildsqueezeonme.IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthis

parenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere'sthecrazyirony.Idon'twantmychiId-freelife

back.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〜句则讲“是时候建立PlannedGrandparenthood了"，可见

该组织的H的在于说服人们不要执意坚持要孙子。D中的insistingonhaving

grandchildren是对原文thepersistentcampaigns的同文改写，为本题答案。

22、PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorder

to.

A、showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren

B、sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientillcway

C、drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause

D^helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationfcrgrandchildren

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,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildren

because.

A、theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents

B、theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyastheygrowolder

C、theyhavelearnedfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren

D、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),(heauthormeansthat.

A、herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild

B、herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild

C、herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildin(heirarms

D^herparentskeptblamingherfbrherchild'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、Ilistroublesomebutrewarding.

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f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]IfyouvisitthePeruviancoastaldesertfromnorthto

south,youwillnotethatsporadicallyyoucomeuponagreenandfertilevalley

surroundedbysand.ThevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastarelikeelongatedoasis,

throughwhichrunnarrowandtorrentialrivers(hatoriginateinthesnowcapped

mountainsof(heAndesandwhichflowtothePacificOcean.Asyoutravelmoretowards

(hesouth,thesevalleysbecomesmallerandtheriversarenanower.Manyoftheserivers

rundryformostpartoftheyearwiththeexceptionoftherainyseasoninthe

mountains(fromDecembertoMarch).[B]Nazcaisoneofthesevalleys.Herean

importantcivilizationdevelopedduringthefirstsixcenturiesafterChristItwasaculture

madeupofnoteworthytextileweaversandpotters(thebestpaintingsofancientPerucan

befoundontheceramicsfromNazca).Greatdesertplainsandplateausextendtothe

northandsouthofthisregion,alandofcompletearidnesswherethereisnovegetation,

wheretheairisverydryandwhereitseldomrains.Comparedtotheothernearby

valleys,thisvalleyisinhabitedbynoone.TheNazcaLincs[C]Acrosstheplainbetween

theIncaandNazcaValleys,thereliesanareameasuring37rriileslongandImilewide,

onwhichthereisanassortmentofperfectlystraightlines,manyrunningparallel,others

intersecting,formingagrandgeometricform.Inandaroundthelinestherearealso

trapezoidalzones,strangesymbols,andpicturesofbirdsandbeastsalletched(被侵蚀

的)onagiantscalethatcanonlybeappreciatedfrom(hesky.[DJThefigurescomeintwo

types:biomorphsandgeoglyphs.Thebiomorphsaresome70animalandplantfigures

thatincludeaspider,hummingbird,monkeyandaLOOO-foot-longpelican.The

biomorphsaregroupedtogetherinoneareaontheplain.Somearchaeologistsbelieve

theywereconstructedaround200B.C.,about500yearsbeforethegeoglyphs.[E|There

areabout900geoglyphsontheplain.Gcoglyphsarcgeometricformsthatinclude

straightlines,triangles,spirals,circlesandtrapezoids.Theyareenormousinsize.The

longeststraightlinegoesninemilesacrosstheplain.[F]Theformsaresodifficulttosee

fromthegroundthattheywerenotdiscovereduntilthe1930*swhenaircraft,when

surveyingforwater,spotted(hem.Theplain,crisscrossed(交义的),bythesegiantlines

withmanyformingrectangles,hasastrikingresemblancetoamodernairport.TheSwiss

writer,ErichvonDaniken,evensuggestedtheyhadbeenbuiltfortheconvenienceof

ancientvisitorsfromspacetolandtheirships.Astemptingasitmightbetosubscribeto

thistheory,thedesertflooratNazcaissoftearthandloosestoneandwouldnotsupport

thelandingwheelsofeitheranaircraftoraflyingsaucer.HowWereTheyBuilt?

[GJStraightlinescanhemadeeasilyforgreatdistanceswithsimpletools.Twowooden

stakesplacedasastraightlinewouldheusedtoguidetheplacementofathirdstake

alongtheline.Onepersonwouldsightalongthefirsttwostakesandinstructsasecond

personintheplacementofthenewstake.Thiscanberepeatedasmanytimesasneeded

tomakeanalmostperfectly-straightlinemilesinlength.Thesymbolswereprobably

madebydrawingthedesiredfigureatsomereasonablesize,thenusingagridsystemto

divideitup.Thesymbolcouldthenberedrawnatfullscalebyrecreating(hegridon(he

groundandworkingoneachindividualsquareoneatatime.SoWhyAretheLines

There?[H]TheAmericanexplorerPaulKosok,whomadehisfirstvisittoNazcain(he

1940s,suggestedthatthelineswereastronomicallysignificantandthattheplainactedas

agiantobservatory.Hecalledthem"thelargestastronomybookintheworld."Gerald

Hawkins,anAmericanastronomer,testedthistheoryin1968byfeedingthepositionofa

sampleoflinesintoacomputerandhavingaprogramcalculatehowmanylines

coincidedwithanimportantastronomicalevent.Hawkinsshowedthenumberoflines

thatwereastronomicallysignificantwereonlyaboutthesamenumberthatwouldbethe

resultofpurechance.ThismakesitseemunlikelyNazcaisanobservatory.[IJPcrhaps

thebesttheoryforthelinesandsymbolsbelongstoTonyMorrison,theEnglishexplorer.

ByresearchingtheoldfolkwaysofthepeopleoftheAndesmountains,Morrison

discoveredatraditionofwaysideshrines(神殿)linkedbystraightpathways.Thefaithful

wouldmovefromshrinetoshrineprayingandmeditating.Oftentheshrinewasassimple

asasmallpileofstones.MorrisonsuggeststhatthelinesatNazcaweresimilarin

purposeandonavastscale.Thesymbolsmayhaveservedasspecialenclosuresfor

religiousceremonies.[J]Rcccntlytworesearchers,DavidJohnsonandSteveMabcc,have

advancedatheorythatthegco-glyphsmayberelatedtowater.TheNazcaplainisoneof

thedriestplacesonEarth,gettinglessthanoneinchofrainayear.Johnson,while

lookingforsourcesofwaterintheregion,noticedthatancien:aqueducts(弓【水渠)seemed

tobeconnectedwithsomeofthelines.Johnsonthinksthattheshapesmaybeagiant

mapoftheundergroundwatersourcestracedontheland.Mabeeisworkingtogather

evidencethatmightconfirmthistheory.[K]Othcrscientistsarcmoreskeptical,butadmit

thatinaregionwherefindingwaterwasvitaltosurvival,theremightwellbesome

connectionbetweentheceremonialpurposeofthelinesandwater.JohanReinhard,a

culturalanthropologistwiththeNationalGeographicSociety,foundthatvillagersin

Boliviawalkalongastraightpathwaytoshrineswhileprayinganddancingforrain.

Somethingsimilarmayhavebeendoneat(heancientNascalines.|L)Thelinesa(Nazca

aren'ttheonlylandscapefiguresPeruboasts.About850milessouthoftheplainisthe

largesthumanfigureintheworldlaidoutuponthesideofSolitaryMountain.TheGiant

ofAtacamastands393feethighandissurroundedbylinessimilartothoseatNazca.

[M]AlongthePacificCoastinthefoothillsoftheAndesMountainsisetchedafigure

resemblingagiantcandelabrum.Furthersouth,SierraPintada,whichmeans"thepainted

mountain"inSpanish,iscoveredwithvastpicturesincludingspirals,circles,warriors

andacondor.Archaeologistsspeculatethatthesefigures,clearlyvisiblefromtheground,

servedasguidepostsforIncatraders.PreservingtheNazcaLines[NJItisdifficulttokeep

theNazcaLinesfreefromoutsideintervention.Aswithallancientruins,suchasMachu

Piccu,weatherbywindandrain,andhumantamperingwilltaketheirtollonthese

ancientLines.lOJInrecentyearstheNazcaLineshavesufferedgradualdestruction,as

(ombraidersseekingpre-Incaartifactsscartheterrainwithhundredsofburrows,

garbage,amongotherwastematerial.Aboomincopperandgoldminingisdefacing

partsoftheNazcalineswithtracksfromtrucktraffic.Overthepastdecade,advertisers

andpoliticalcampaignshavecarvedhugemessagesintherockandsandbetweenthe

ancientdesignsinthisregion250milessouthofLima.In1998,floodsandmudslides

fromtheElNinoweatherpatternseriouslyerodedseveralfigures.[PJThedamagetothe

linesunderscoresPeru'sdesperatestruggletopreserveitsnationalpatrimony.

Archaeologistssaytheyarewatchinghelplesslyasthequestforscholarshipand

conservationinacountryviewedasthecradleofNewWorldcivilizationislosingoutto

commercialinterests,bleakpovertyandthegrowingpopularityofheritagesitesastourist

attractions.

1、ThepropertiesofthedesertflooratNazcamakeitimpossibletoserveasaspotfor

thelandingofplaneorflyingsaucer.

标准答案：F''

知识点解析：根据题目中的thedesertflooratNazca和thelandingofplane

or...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、TheriverwaterinthevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastcomesfrommountainsof

theAndes.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题目中KvalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoast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'stheorythatNazcawasanobservatoryhasbeentested

unreasonable.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据题目中fttAmericanexplorer'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,(hebiomorphswereconstructedearlierthanthe

geoglyphs