大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷166

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷166

一、词汇理解(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。)

Ofthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestslikethe

SAT,nervesand[Cl],surprisingly,maynotrankveryhigh.Infact,according

toanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety—notto

mentionfatigue一mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.Thestudywasconductedby

psychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfcr.They[C2]239

collegefreshmen,eachofwhomagreedtotakethreedifferentversionsoftheSAT

reasoningtestgivenonthree[C3]Saturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtake

thrcc-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfivc-and-a-haif-hours,andwouldbe

administeredina[C4]order(oeachof(hestudents.To[C5]thestress

levelin(hestudents-whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgotteninto

college—AckermanandKanterofferedacash[C6]toanyvolunteerswhobeat

iheirhigh-schoolscore.BeforethetestbeganoneachofihethreeSaturdays,ihesiudents

filledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,[C7]and

confidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetest

andoncemoreattheend.Together,allofthese[C8]asortoffeverchartofthe

students'energyandanxietythroughouttheexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredthe

results,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers'fatigueandstressrose[C9]asthe

testgotlonger.Whatwas[CIO]wastheircorrespondingperformance:asthe

lengthofthetestincreased,sodidthestudents'scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-

and-a-halfhourtestwas1,209outof1,600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas

1,222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1,237.A)providedB)randomC)outrage

D)bonusE)dramaticallyF)recruitedG)termina(edH)eliminateI)consecutiveJ)exhaustion

K)deliberateL)unexpectedM)boostN)sleadilyO)mood

K[Cl]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处需填入与nerves并列的名词。该句提到，紧张和……并不是特

别重要的因素。后一句进一步说明，少许焦虑(疲惫暂且不提)可能有好处。nerves

与下一句中的alittleanxiety对应，故空格要对应fatigue0名词中的exhaustion“疲

惫''符合语境。

2、[C2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处需填入谓语动词，时态上应与上文一致，为一般过去时。做研究

需要对象，recruited"招募，吸收”符合语义，指招收239名大学新生参与研究。

3、[C3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰Saiurdaymornings的名词、形容词或分词。此处说

的是学生在三个……的星期六早上参加不同版本的SAT推理测试，consecutive”连

续的''代入后符合逻辑。实验一般不会在三个“任意的''周六上午进行，故排除

randomo

4、[C4]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰order的名词、形容词或分词。为了使研究具有普遍

代表性，通常会随机测试，不特意设定顺序，random”任意的，随机的”符合语义。

5、[C5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：t。提示此处需填入动词原形。破折号中的定语从句表明受试学生以前

考过SAT,再结合句末“成绩超过高中分数”(beattheirhigh-schoolscore),推知研究

人员给学生设定更大的压力。boost“增加”符合语义。

6、[C6]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：不定冠词a表明此处需填入可数名词单数形式，为。ffered的直接宾

语，间接宾语是分数更高的学生。空格前的cash(现金)提示bonus“奖金”符合逻

辑。

7、[C7]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：此处需填入与fatiguelevel和confidence并列的名词。文章首段提到

影响考试的两大因素是anxiety和fatigue,词库中的mood“心情，情绪”可概括

anxiety,符合测试受试者考试状态的语境。

8、[C8J

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处需填入谓语动词的过去式。空格前的ihese指代questionnaires,

句意为：这些问卷调杳……考生精力和紧张程度的焦虑状况图，provided”提供”符

合语义逻辑。

9、[C9]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰rose的副词。本句说志愿者的疲劳感和压力随着考

试时间延长而上升，nosurprise表明上升的状态是正常的，故steadily“稳定地，稳

固地”符合逻辑。

10、[C10]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：空格为主语从句的一部分，应填入形容词或分词。通过研究才知道考

试时间越长，学生的分数越高，之前人们并不一定知道，故选unexpected“想不

到”，呼应上文的nosurprise。

二、长篇阅读(本题共70题，每题L0分，共70分。)

TradingModernistforMcmansion[A]In1949W.ClintonBackusandhiswifehireda

43-year-olddesignernamedGretaMagnussonGrossmantobuildahouseinthehillsof

BelAir.TheLosAngelescommunitywaswell-to-doeventhen,butitwasn'tparticularly

extravagant.Grossman,aSwedishemigre(移居者)，hadachievedsomefameasatrader

ofmoderndesign;herfurniturewasoftenmentionedinthesamebreathandsoldatthe

samestoresasCharlesEames's,GeorgeNelson's,andEeroSaarinen's—araredistinction,

atthetime,forawoman.[B]FortheBackuses,Grossmandesignedatastefultwo-story

modernisthomesitonaprivateslope,withsharplines,wallsofglass,andfar-reaching

views.Itwas3bedrooms,3bathrooms,and1,800squarefeet—500squarefeetsmaller

thantoday'saverageAmericanhome—anditfitrightin.[C]Notanymore.TheBackus

HousestillhoversonthesameBelAirhillsidewhereGrossmanbuiltit.Butbecauseof

thesprawlingmegamansionsthathavesprunguparoundtheproperty,andbecauseofthe

increasinglyoverheatedstateoftheSouthernCaliforniarealestatemarket,Grossman's

elegantmodernistcreation-oneofthefewsurvivingexamplesofresidentialarchitecture

byaninnovativewomannowrankedamongthefinestdesignersofherera—maynot

survivemuchlonger.(D]There'sanironyhere.Startinginthe1920s,thecombinationof

climate,terrain,andayoung,progressivecommunityofarchitectsandclientstriggereda

floweringofmodernresidentialdesigninLosAngelesthatculminatedin(hefamous

CaseStudyHouseProgram(1945-66)—aseriesofexperimentalmodelhomessponsored

bythelocalmagazineArts&Architectureanddesignedbysomeoftheperiod'sgreatest

architects.Themodernsingle-familydwellingmayhavebeeninventedinEurope,but

manybelieveitwasperfectedinSouthernCalifornia[E]Now.decadeslater,modernist

architecturehasneverbeenmorepopular.Dwellmagazineisamonthlylovelettertothe

style,andhomesdesignedbyanyoftheregion'snumerousarchitecturalgiants—Richard

Ncutra,R.M.Schindler,JohnLautncr—tendtocommandconsiderablepremiums

whenevertheymaterializeonthemarket.[F]Butacertainkindofmodernistproperty—

namely,alesser-knownhousesituatedonaprimelotinanexpensiveneighborhood-is

stillatrisk,andmaybeespeciallyjeopardizedinLosAngeles'scurrentresidential

market,whichhaspostedthenation'slargestincreaseinaveragesalepriceoverthelast

year."Aneconomicdownturnisalwaysagoodthingforpreservation,"saysRegina

O'Brien,chairpersonof(heModernCommitteeoftheLosAngelesConservancy."Alot

fewerdevelopersaremakingalotlessmoney,andtherefore(heyhavealotless

motivationtopursuetheseprofil-orientedflips(翻新).Buttheproblemisthatthe

oppositeistruewhen(hemarketpicksbackup."[GlAsagingownersrealize(heiraging

homescannowfetchtopdollar,thebuyersmostinclinedtopreservethesemodernist

gems(珍品)areoutbidbythosemostinclinedtoreplacethemwithtastelesslyshowy

Mediterraneansuper-villas.IHJ"Mostmodernisthomesareconsideredverymodestby

(hestandardsoftheseneighborhoods,wherepeoplewantfarmorehousethantheyneed,"

saysNateColeofUniqueCaliforniaProperty,aLongBeachbrokeragespecializingin

modernistarchitecture."Buyersseeanythingthattheydeemacompromise,andoulcome

(hetractors."(I]AdrivebytheBackusHousetells(hestory.Afterrollingthrough(he

imperialgatesofBelAir,youwindyourwaynorthpastabundantbanksof

bougainvillea(叶子花属植物),Federer-leveltenniscourts,andever-inoreelaborate

estatesuntilyoufinallyreachNimesRoad.DowntheblockfromtheBackusHouseisa

19-bedroon\24-bathroom,38,000-square-footmansion.Nextdoorisa39,000-square-

fbotcastlewith25bedroomsand32bathrooms.Acrossthestreet,meanwhile,isthe

48,000-square-footLeBelvedere,featuringa1,000-foot-longhand-chiseled(手工凿

的)Jerusalemstonewall,aswanpond,a5.000-bo(tlewinecellar,andan$85million

pricetag.Themostextravagantproperty,however,isdirectlybehindtheBackusHouse:

amysterioushilltopVersaillessurroundedby100-foot-tallconcretewallsandhalfa

dozenrazed(被拆毁的)lots.["Boostedbyitsluxuriousneighbors,therelativelymodest

BackusHouseisnowforsalefor$6.9million,ornearly$4.000persquarefool.(In2012

theaverageAmericanhomesoldfor$86.30persquarefoot.)Atthatprice,whoever

purchasesi(won'twanttoliveinahousewith"only"threebathrooms.Theywillwantto

keepupwiththelegendaryJoneses-thelistingpracticallybegsyoutocrushtheBackus

Houseinorderto"buildyourdreamhomeononeofthemostdistinguishedstreets...in

LosAngeles"—andanotherpieceofthecity'sricharchitecturalhistorywilllikelybe

leveled.[KJThat'swhathappenedearlierthisyeartotheKingsleyResidence(1947).

Designedforanocean-facingsiteinthePacificPalisadesbyJ.R.Davidson,afriendly

GermanwhowasresponsibleforthefirstoftheCaseStudyHouses,thepropertyseemed

fromthestreettobeanundistinguishedbuilder'scattlefarm.Butinsideitwasamarvel:a

"housewithouthalls,"asrequestedbytheclients,withairyrooms,ingeniouscustom

lightingandfurniture,andlargeslidingglassdoorsthatopenedontoelevatedterraces.

(L|Whenitwentupforsalefbr$4.2millioninFebruary,theKingsleyResidencewasthe

lastunalteredDavidsonhousein(hecity.Twoweekslateritwasincontract,andon

April2itsoldtor$360.000over(heaskingprice.Now,asarscentvisitconiirmed,the

KingsleyResidenceiswellonitswaytobecomingapileofrubble;thegarageisfilled

withbrokenboardsandcrushedplaster,andappliancesarescatteredacrosstheyard.The

buyerevidentlybelievesthatagrander,newerestatewouldbettersuittheneighborhood,

which,inthedecadessinceDavidson'stime,hasbecomehometothelikesofSteven

Spielberg,andArnoldSchwarzenegger.[M]At-riskmodernisthousesdon'talwaysmeet

suchasadfate.InApriltheSchairerHouse,designedin1949bythegreatCalifornia

architectGregoryAinforaRANDCorporationaerospaceengineer,wentupforsale.

Anotherposhneighborhood,anothermultimillion-dollarpricetag.Atthetime,observers

werecertainthattheSchairerHousewasdestinedfordestruction."1949GregoryAinin

BrentwoodHitstheMarketfortheFirstTime,ProbablyasaTeardown,"readthe

headlineonrealestatesiteCvibedLA.Butnow,80daysafteritsold,theSchairerHouse

isstillstanding——andasourcewithknowledgeofthetransactiontellsthatthenew

ownershavehiredanarchitectiosuperviseacompleterestoration.[NlWheiherthatnews

warmsyourheartorleavesyoucoldisamatterofperspectiveandtaste;noteveryone

lovesmodernistarchitecture.ButinLosAngeles,atleast,theremaybemoreatstake

thanarchitecturalfancy.Thehistoryandcharacterofthecityarcreflectedineachof

thesepurebredhomes.lOJRightnow,anotherGregoryAinpropertyisupforsale:the

FeldmanHouse(1953)inBeverlyHills.Inaperfectworld,theFeldmanHousewould

surviveforanother60yearsormore.Buteventhelistingagent,JoyceRey,isworried."I

wanttofindsomeonewhowillrestoreit,"shesays."Buthere'sthething:allthebuyers

whowanttorestoreitcan'taffordi(rightnow,andthebuyerswhocanafforditare(he

oneswhowant(oreplaceitwithsomethingelse.It'sheartbreaking.',?

11Theincreasingoverheatoftherealestatemarketmaycontributetothedestruction

oftheBackusHouse.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据increasingoverheat与realestatemarket定位到C段第3句。该句

提到由于豪宅不断涌现和房地产市场过热，格罗斯曼优提的现代设计可能维持不r

多久。题目内容源自此句，题目中的destruction与原文的maynotsurvivemuch

longer对应。

12、Modernresidentialdesignwasatitspeakfrom1940sto1960s.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：根据1940sl。1960s定位到D段第2句。该句提到现代派家居设计达

到顶峰的标志是案例住宅计划(CaseStudyHouseProgram),出现于1945-1966年。

题目中的atitspeak与原文的culminated对应。

13、Grossman,aSwedishfemaledesigner,washiredtobuildtheBackusHouseinthe

1940s.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据washired和inthe1940s定位至ijA段。该段第1句说至ijBackus

夫妇雇用设计师格罗斯曼建房子。本题是原文该句的同义转述。

14、Someonesaidaneconomicdeclinewasbeneficialforthepreservationofmodernist

houses.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据aneconomicdecline和preservation定位到F段第2句。该段后

半部分内容提到fReginaCTBrien的观点。他认为经济下滑有利于保存现代派建

筑，因为开发商挣到的钱少了很多，追求高利润的动机也变小了。题H中的

decline与原文的downturn对应，wasbeneficial对应原文agoodthing。

15、ItisbelievedthatCaliforniais(heplacewheremodernsingle-familydwellingswere

perfected.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据modernsingle-familydwellings和wereperfected定位到D段最后

一句。该句I提到现代单元式住宅在欧洲发明，但很多人认为它的进一步完善发生在

美国加利福尼亚南部，题目是这句话的同义转述。

16、TheKingdleyResidencewasinitsoriginalslatewhenitwasforsale.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：根据TheKingsleyResidence和forsale定位到L段首句。题目中的in

itsoriginalstate对应原文的unaltered,其他信息与原文一致。

17>TheBackusHouseissurroundedbyluxurioushouses,amongwhich,theproperty

behinditis(hemostextravagantone.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：由themostextravagant定位到【段。题Fl中的issurroundedby

luxurioushouses概括了原文对巴克斯宅周围房屋的描写(Downthe

block....pricetag),本题句子后半部分的信息与原文末句一致“本题句子概

括了该段内容。

18、Unexpectedbyobservers,aboutthreemonthsaftertheSchairerHousewassold,it's

stillstanding.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据observers和SchairerHouse定位至M段。该段提到，观察家们

确信谢勒宅注定会被拆除，但它在出售80天后仍然屹立于原地。题目内容与该段

对应。

19、TheinterioroftheKingsleyResidenceisquitemarvelouseventhoughtheexterior

maylooklikeafarm.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：由theKingsleyResidence,exterior和interior定位至K段。该段第2

句提到金斯利故居的外观看起来像奶牛场(cattlefarm),笫3句说它的内部令人惊

叹。题目中的interior与原文的inside对应，manelous对应原文的marvelo

20、Evenagentsareconcernedabouttheproblemthatthosewhocanaffordthe

modernisthousesarcthosethatwanttoreplacethem.

标准答案：O

知识点解析：根据agents,affordthemodernisthouses和replace定位到O段。该段

最后引用上市代理人JoyceRcy的话，总结目前现代派建筑面临的困境；那些想修

复现代派建筑的买家暂时负担不起，而买得起的人却想对其进行改造。题H中的

areconcernedabout对应该段第3句中的beworried；本题句子中的thosewho

can...replacethem与段末的直接引语内容一致。

三、仔细阅读(本题共10题，每题1・0分，共10分。)

Whyinanageofadvancedtechnology,shouldsomanypeoplestillclingtoanancient

belief?Inpanitmustbebecauseastrology-claimstotellussomethingaboutourselves,

andallofusareinterestedinourselves.Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifit

wcicasciencebyitsmudciiipiautiliunci,andmanypeopleaicmisledbythis.Infact,

astrologywasneverascience.Itwasnotahypothesisortheorydevelopedtodescribe

naturalphenomena,anduntilfairlyrecenttimes,therewasnotaitempitestorverifyits

predictions.AstrologybeganapproximatelythreethousandyearsagoinBabylonia;it

wasappliedtomonarchsandkingdoms,butnottoindividuals.Itspreadinthe6th

centuryBCasfarasIndia,whereitflourishestoday.TheEgyptians,meanwhile,

developedtheirownkindofastrology.ButtheastrologynowpracticedinEuropeand

AmericaisthatdevelopedbytheGreeks,whosynthesizedtheideasoftheBabylonians

andEgyptiansandenrichedthemwithconceptsfromtheirownfertileimaginations.The

Greeksbelievedthattheearthwascomposedoffourelements,andtheheavensofa

perfectcrystallinematerial.Theplanetsthemselveswerevariouslythoughttobegods,

residencesofgods,oratleastmanifestationsofgods.Thegodswereimmortal,but

otherwisehadthesameattributesofanger,happiness,jealousy,rageandpleasureaswe

do.Nowifwhatthegods'thoughtwascapricious(变化无常的)，atleasttheplanetswere

predictableintheirmovements.Becauseourownlotinlifeissounpredictable,itmustbe

purelyatthemercyofgods.Butifthegodsaretheplanets,orsomehowassociatedwith

(hem,thenwehaveonlytolearntherulesofthemotionsoftheplanetstounderstandthe

whimsofthegodsandhowtheyshapeourownlives.Sothebeliefdevelopedthateach

ofourlivesispreordainedbythepreciseconfigurationoftheplanetsintheskyatthe

timeofourbirth.Astrologycouldnot,ofcourse,haveseemedasincredible(o(he

ancientsasitdoestous.Theroleofthesuninfluencingourdailyandyearlylivesis

obvious;itwasanaturalextensiontoattributeotherpowerstotheotherplanetsaswell.It

wasn'tuntilthetimeofNewtonthatweunderstoodthatthelawsofNatureapplytothe

celestialworldsaswellastotheterrestrialone.Duringantiquity,however,allgreat

scholarsbelievedinastrology.

21、Manypeoplearemisledbyastrologybecausei(ispresentedbythepractilionersas

A、atheorythatcandescribenaturalphenomena

B、amagicalkeytounderstandingthemselves

C、anancientbeliefthathadlongbeenappliedtomonarchs

D^amysteriouspowerbeyondtheexplanationofscience

标准答案：A

知识点解析：首段末句表明人们受占星术的误导是因为占星术看起来像一门科学，

而根据第2段开头两句可以知道，科学应该包括描述自然现象的假说或理论，由此

可见.A中的theory与原文提到的\cience意义最为相近，为本题答案c

22>WhiletheGreeksdevelopedastrology,theybelievedthat.

A、(heearthwasmadeupoffourelementsandtheheavens

B、theheavensweremadeupofamaterialofpurecrystal

C、theideasoftheBabylonianswerenotimaginative

D^(heirideaswouldsoonspreadthroughoutEurope

标准答窠：B

知识点解析：第2段第7句的and引出的应该是一个具有主谓结构的句子，对比分

析可看出theheavens和of之间省略了werecomposed,由此可确定B为对该分句

的正确理解。干扰项A是对该省略句的错误理解。

23、Itisimpliedthatastrologyisbasedonthebeliefthat.

A^thegods'intentionsarehardtopredict

B、thefateofourlivesareunpredictable

C、thegodsarecloselyrelatedtotheplanets

D、thegodshavethesameattributesaswedo

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段主要描述占星术的由来，总结这些句子可以看出，占星术之所

以发展起来，主要是因为人们相信众神与星辰有关，预测了星辰的活动就能知道众

神的旨意，由此可见，C是与这个意思最相近的概括。

24WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthescholarsbeforethetimeofNewton?

A^Allofthemwereconvincedbyastrology.

B、Theydidn'tknowthelawsofNatureapplytoallplanets.

C、Theyplayedimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofastrology.

D、Mostofthemfoundastrologyincredible.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：末段倒数第2句是一个强调句，表明牛顿时代之前，人们都不知道自

然规律适用于celestialworlds（即天体），该句中的“人们”当然也包括题干中的

scholars,故B为正确答案。

25.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A^Tocastdoublontheoriginofastrology.

B、Tocompareastrologywithrealsciences.

C、Topointoutthepopularityofastrology.

Tojustifytheincredibilityofastrology.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首段首句和第2段首句都表明作者认为占星术并非science,末段首

句更明确表明占星术incredible,由此可见，本文的写作目的是为了解释为什么占

星术不可信。

It'sperhapstheworld'smostfamousunderwaterattraction,immortalizedinfilmandin

legend:theTitanic.Butnowexpertssaytheoceanliner,onceawonderofthehighseas,

isfallingtopieces.Capt.AlfredMcLaren,thescientistwhoinJulyled（hemostrecent

expeditiontotheship'sundenvatergrave,saidhisteamsawclearsignsofthewreck's

acceleratingdecay.Therewasdamagelikelycausedbyrustandsealife,andthecaptain's

cabinhadcollapsed."Iwasabsolutelyastonished,"McLarensaid.Worsestill,thefallen

mastthatcrushedtheship'sdeckisbelievedbymanytobetheresultofanunapproved

salvageoperation."Itwasalmostdepressingtoseehowquicklyshewasdeteriorating,"

McLarensays."Iwouldbereallysurprisedifthere'sverymuchstandingupfromthe

bottom,twodecadesfromnow."EdKamuda,whorunstheTitanicHistoricalSocietyin

Springfield,Mass.,saysadventuretourists——whopay$36,003eachtovisitthewreck—

arcalsocontributingtothecrumblingoftheTitanic."ThisissomethingIexpected.Ijust

didn'texpectittohappensoquickly,"Kamudasaid."Peoplearegoingdownjustasan

egotriptosay'Iwasthere.'Allthistakesatollon(heship."TheTitanichassalatthe

bottomoftheAtlanticsinceitsankafterhittinganicebergonitsmaidenvoyageonApril

14,1912.Morethan1,500peoplediedthatnight.Theshipcametorestatthebottomof

thefrigidNorthAtlantic,morethan2milesbeneaththewaves.Thewreckwas

discoveredin1985,andsincethenithasbeenrepeatedlyvisitedbytreasurehunters.But

stillsomescientistssaythosedivers,andotherthrillseekersarenotnecessarilytoblame

fortheTitanic'scurrentwoes.Capt.CraigMcLeanoftheNationalOceanicand

AtmosphericAdministrationwentonanexpeditiontotheTitanicinJuneaspartofa

governmentstudythatismonitoringtheconditionoftheship.Hesaysifsunclearwhat

partofthedamageisfromMotherNatur