大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷259

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷259

一、词汇理解(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)

Aristotledefinedafriendas"asinglesouldwellingintwobodies".Membersof

Facebookwhose"friends'reachtriplefiguresmayhavealooserdefinition,buthow

manyfriendswehave,andhoweasilywemake,[Cl]andlosethem,hasa

significantimpactonour[C2]well-being.It'snosurprise,then,thatfriendscan

improvejustabouteveryaspectofourlife.Arecentstudysaysthattherecoveryfroma

surgeryincluded,[C3],areductioninthelevelofpainfeltbypatientswiththe

mostfriends.Likewise,friendscanprotectusfromtheaftershocksofbereavement(丧失

亲人)or[C4].Theydon'tevenhavetobegreatfriends-someofthe[C5]

effectissimplydowntothecompany:haveapintwithamateandyou'reby

definitionnotsocially[C6].Wefirstrecognisetheimportanceoffriendsin

childhood,whenwe'renotreallysurehowtomakethem.Whilesomeofusmay[C7]

afewchildhoodfriends,thebiggestopportunityforfriendshipcomesinhigher

education.Astudyoflong-termfriendshipsfoundthatfriendshipsformedduringcollege

yearsstayedclose20yearslater,iftheyscoredhighlyinclosenessaswellas

communicationtobeginwith.Thesefriendships[C8]greatdistancesandan

averageofsixhousemoves.MAtcollegeyoucancultivateclosefriendshipsbecause

you'reinsuchclose[C9]forsustainedperiods,"saysGlennSparks,Purdue's

professorofcommunication."Theserelationshipsare[CIO]andhardto

replicate;they'reveryunusualoutsidefamilyrelationships.Evenwhendistance,jobs,

familytendedtopullthemapart,thesefriendswouldsaythatoncetheyre-established

contact,theydidn'tmissabeat."A)positiveB)suspiciouslyC)proximityD)retainE)

submittedF)emotionalG)divorceH)maintainI)sensitiveJ)rareK)survivedL)reunion

M)isolatedN)ambiguityO)incredibly

1、[Cl]

标准答案：H

知识点解析•：此处需填入动词原形与make,lose并列作主语从句的谓语。结交朋

友(make)、失去朋友。。⑹的中间阶段是拥有，词库中maintain”维持”符合此处语

义。

2、[C2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰well-being的词。友情应是在精神层面对我们的幸福

感起影响,故选emotional”感情上的"。

3、[C3]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：空格将动词included及其宾语areduction分隔开，且前后都有逗号，

应填入副词。此句意为有了朋友的陪伴，病人从外科手术中恢复的过程要减少很多

痛苦。incredibly”难以置信地”说明朋友的神奇作用。呼应本段首句所说的朋友能够

改善我们生活的各个方面。

4、[C4]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：填入空格的词与bereavement并列，应为名词且包含消极的词义色

彩，divorce“离婚”符合比处语义。

5、[C5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处需填入修饰effecl的词，可为名词、形容词或分词。承接上一

句，本句讲的是即便只是普通朋友也能对我们有所帮助，故填入的词应表积极意

义，positive”积极的；正面的”符合语义。

6、[C6]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：副词socially提示此处需填入分词或形容词。前面指出，朋友的作用

可能只是陪伴。冒号后的内容进行解释，有人陪着一起喝酒自然不会觉得……。

isolated“孤独的"符合句意。

7、[C7]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：may表明此处需填入动词原形，作谓语。根据句意：虽然我们会……

一些儿时的伙伴•，但建立友谊最佳的时期是在上大学时。动词库中retain”保持；保

留”符合句意。

8、[C8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：此处需填入动词过去式，作谓语。thesefriendships指代大学期间建立

的友谊，它可以在20年后依然很亲密，可见即使受外在不利因素影响（距离遥远、

平均搬6次家），这种友谊仍能“幸存下来”，survived符合上下文语义。

9、[C9J

标准答案：C

知识点解析：空格前的such表明此处需填入名词。在大学能够培养亲密的友谊是

因为有很长一段时间可以相处，proximity”接近；亲近”符合语义，与上文的

closeness呼应。

10、[C10]

标准答案：J

知识点.析：空格作句子的表语，可为名词、形容词或分词。根据空格后的“难以

复制”可知，这些关系很珍贵，rare”罕见的；珍奇的”符合语义。

二、长篇阅读（本题共70题，每题L0分，共70分。）

CanMixofTeachers,ComputersLeadtoPupilSuccess?[A]WhenvisitorstotheCarpe

Diemcharterschoolsee175studentswearingheadphonesandstaringintocomputer

screensfromsmallcubicles,principalMarkForncrisreadyforaskepticalreaction."Our

criticssayitlookslikeatelemarketingcallcenter,"hesaid,pre-emptively（先发制人地）.

"Itellpeopleitremindsmeofauniversitylibrary."|B]Thelightlyarrangedcubed

seatinginalarge,openroomisn'ttheonlywayCarpeDiemdoesn'tlooklikeatraditional

school.There'salsothisfact-thereareonlyfiveteachersfor175students.That'sa35-1

student-to-teacherratio,alittleoutoflineforwhatmanymiddleandhighschoolsoffer.

Eventually,thefiveteachers-withtheassistanceofaides-willbeexpectedtoeducate

300studentsastheschoolgrows,creatinga60-1ratiomorecommoninThirdWorld

countries.|C]That'sbecauseCarpeDiemoffersa"blendedlearning"curriculum.It'sa

cutting-edgeandcontroversialconceptthatdeliversabigchunkofinstructiontostudents

viacomputeratschoolandoccasionallyalhomeandmixesitwithperiodicsmallgroup

discussionsandone-on-oneinstruction.[D]CarpeDiem,whichservesgrades6to12

witha13-inemberstaff,broughtblendedlearningtoIndianapolisforthefirsttimelast

year.ThreemoreblendedlearningcharterschoolsrecentlyopenedinIndianapolis—

PhalenLeadershipAcademy,NexusAcademyandEnlaceAcademy—buttheconceptis

onlystartingtorampup.Morethanadozenblendedlearningschoolsareplannedtoopen

hereoverthenextfiveyears.|E]"Ourintuitionisthatitdoeswork/'saidEarlMartin

Phalen,founderofthePhalenAcademycharterschool."Ifyouwatchatwo-year-oldgrab

aniPadandflipthroughit,youseeourkidsareprettyadeptwithtechnology.We

certainlyunderstanditcanbealearningtool."[F]Electronicinstructionishardlynew一

online-onlyschoolshavebeenaroundformorethanadecade.Butblendedschoolsclaim

tohavedevelopedahybridtheysayismureeffuclivvfbrmanykids.Ilallowssluduiilsto

workattheirownpacetoconquerconceptstheycanhandleandconsultateacherortheir

peerswhentheyneedextrahelp.Learningmodelorprofitmachine?|G]Criticsof

blendedlearning,however,lumpthisconceptinwithotheronlineschoolsandsaythey

haveconcernsaboutthequalityofthelearningexperienceandthetruemotivationsofthe

purveyors（承办商）ofelectronicinstruction.Somewonderiftheycaremoreabout

learningorprofits.Afterall,itcanbefarcheapertoteachastudentwithacomputerina

cubiclethanwithanactualpersonstandinginfrontoftheclassroom.That,inturn,can

freeupdollarsthatcanbepaidoutinprofitthatcangotoschooloperatorsandthetesting

companiesthatmakeseveralofthehot-sellingsoftwareprogramstheybuy.|H]Last

year,theconsultingfirmTheParthenonGroupdidastudythataimedtoestimatethecost

ofblendedlearninginstructioncomparedwithatraditionalclassroommodel.Itfoundthe

differentcouldbeasmuchas$2,400perstudentbelowwhattraditionalpublicschools

spendoninstruction.That'salmost25%lessthanwhatthetypicaltraditionalpublic

schoolspends,thestudysaid.[I]Phalen,whosecharterschoolopenedinIndianapolis

thisyear,acknowledgedthattherearethosewhouseonlinetoolstocutcosts.Buthesaid

hisschoolsandotherslikethemaretryingtodowhateverybusinessaimstodo-find

waystodeliverservicesthatarccheaperandbetteratthesametime.PhalenAcademyis

notentirelyablendedlearningschoolbutusessomeblendedlearningtechniquesinits

classes.|J]RickOgston,whofoundedCarpeDieminArizona,saidcost-cuttingwasthe

lastthingonhismindwhenhebeganexperimentingwithblendedlearningathisfirst

school.Hismotivation,hesaid,wastofindawaytotailorinstructiontothepointwhere

itwaspersonalizedtoeachstudent.Personalizedinstruction[K]CarpeDiem's

Indianapolisprincipal,MarkForner,isaformerinsuranceagentwhochangedcareersto

becomeateacherbyjoiningTeachforAmerica,aprogramthatplacesnewteachersin

needyschoolsnationwide.Forner,47,saidhestudiedblendedlearningingraduate

school."Thegreatthingaboutblendedlearningisnotwokidsmoveatthesamepace,"

hesaid."Intraditionalschoolifyouareakidwhogetsit,youhavetowaituntilthenext

yeartomoveuptothegrade.Hereyoudon'thavetowaitforthecohort（大部队）[L]

That'swhatbroughtstudentSydneyPedigotoCarpeDiemfromWesternBooneHigh

SchoollastyearasalOth-grader.Amathgenius,shesaidshewasoftenboredinmath

class.Evenwhenteachersgavehermoreadvancedworktodoonherownshewould

oftenzipthroughitandbestuckwaitingfortherestoftheclass.|M|CarpeDiem's

approachissometimescalledthe"flipped"classroom.Lecturesthatusedtotakeplacein

classareinsteadroutinelywatchedonlineonvideo.Studentsthenworktheirwaythrough

exercisesbasedonthelecturecontentandtakeashortquiz.Alessontypicallytakes

about40minutes（ocomplete.Then,whenstudentsgotoclass,ihcirworkisfocusedon

discussion,groupworkandindividualhelp,saidLizRctana,theschoofsEnglishteacher.

Sofar,theresultsareimpressive.|N]Mostnewcharterschoolsstartwithlowstudent

scores,andthegoodonesraisethemovertime.Initsfirstyear,CarpeDiemsaw73%of

itsstudentspassEnglishandmathonIndianaStatewideTestingforEducational

Progress,justahalf-pointbelowthestateaverage.Bycomparison,IndianapolisPublic

School27,whichtwoyearsagoconvertedtothehighlyregardedCenterforInquiry

curriculum,sawjust54.7%pass.Thetwoschoolshaveverysimilardemographics.Carpe

Diemhasslightlymorepoorandminoritystudentsandslightlyfewerstudentslearning

Englishasasecondlanguageorinspecialeducation.Movingtooquickly?[O]Butler

UniversityeducationprofessorsShellyFurunessandKelliEsteves,whohave

experimentedwithblendedlearningintheircollegeclassesandsupporttheidea,

nonethelessworryabouttheworkloadforteacherssuchasRetana.[P]Furunessand

Esteveshaveusedblendedlearningforcorefoundationcoursesinlearningtheories,

educationconceptsandeducationalhistoryatButler.Theirdecisiontotryblended

learningwasalsoinfluencedbythegoalofindividualizedinstruction.Butthetwowere

quicktopointoutthattheyco-teachaclasswith25studentswhentheydoblended

learning—a12-1ratioofstudentstoteacher-andonlyforselectclasses.Thetwoare

skepticalofblendedlearningasacentralconceptfbrawholeschool.|Q]Furunesssaid

sheworrieswhenshehearsaboutstudentswhoquicklycompletehighschoolcoursesby

relyingheavilyononlinetools.Atcollegelevel,shesaid,studentsoftenstrugglenot

becausetheyhaven'tpassedtestsonbasicconceptsbutbecausetheycan'tconnectthose

conceptsthroughcriticalihinking.Thatsortofskillistypicallypolishedupin

conversationwithteachersandpeers."Sometimesthey'recollectinggoldstarswhenthey

shouldbeconnectingclots,"Furunesssaid.[R]Forner,CarpeDiem'sprincipal,doesn't

disagree."Weareveryclearwithparentsvvearenotanonlineschoolandthatwehave

high-qualityteachers,"hesaid."Therearesomethingsyoucannotgetfromanonline-

onlyschoolthatyoucanonlygetwithahigh-qualityteacher.Thatincludesreal-world

application.Youcanonlygetthatfromagreatteacherdownintheclassroom.

11、Severalschoolswithblended-learningmethodhaveopenedrecentlyinIndianapolis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据openedrecently定位到D段第2句。题目中的several与原文

threemore对应，题目是对这句话的同义转述。

12、Forsomevisitors,CarpeDiemresemblesacallcenter,eventhoughtheprincipal

disagrees.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由visitors和acallcenter定位到A段。题目中的resembles与原文

lookslike对应；面对一些人的批评，校长说“它让我想起大学的图书馆“，可见校

长不同意（disagrees）他人的看法，本题是对该段末句的归纳。

13、InCarpeDiem,it'sexpectedtoofferonlyoneteacherforaboutsixtystudentsinthe

future.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目涉及师生比例问题,D、P段都有所涉及。但oneteacherfor

aboutsixtystudenls（I：60）的比例仅出现在B段，本题是对该段末句的同义转述。

14、Someteachersworryaboutthequick-learningspeedinblendedlearningbecause

studentsmaynotacquiretheskillsnecessaryatcollegelevel.

标准答案：Q-

知识点解析：根据collegelevel定位到Q段。该段提到某些老师的担忧：那些依靠

网上工具快速完成中学课程的学生可能缺乏某方面的技能，而这些技能是通过师生

互动得以提高的。题目是对该段第1-2句的归纳，题目中studentsmaynot

acquire…对应原文的theycannotconnect...thinkingo

15、Eventhoughblendedschoolsappearlaterthanonline-onlyschools,theyclaimlobe

amoreeffectiveapproach.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据online-onlyschools和moreeffective定位到F段。本段内容主要

讲混合式学习学校相对网络学校的优势。题目概括了该段第1-2句的内容。题目中

的eventhough从句与该段首句对应，effecliveapproach与原文effectiveformany

kids呼应。

16^Accordingtoastudyconductedbyaconsultingfirm,thecostofblendedlearning

couldbemuchlowerLtianthatofIradilionalpublicschools.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据consultingfirm和thecost定位到H段。该段比较（混合式学习

学校和公立学校的花费。题目概括了本段内容。题目中的thecost…muchlowc「与

第2句couldbeasmuchas...below意思相符。

17、ForthefounderofCarpeDieminArizona,hismotivationistocreateapersonalized

instructioninsteadofcuttingcost.

标准答案：J'

知识点解析：根据CarpeDieminArizona和personalizedinstruction定位至UJ段。该

段提到，亚利桑那州卡尔佩迪姆学校的创建者在开始试验混合式学习法时没想过要

削减成木，他最初的动机是为学生定制个性化的指导。原文的tailor

instruction…eachstudent与题中personalizedinstruction对应。题目是对本段内容的

概括。

18、Aflippedclassroomconsistsofvideo-watching,exercisingandin-classlearning,

whichhasexcellentresultsfornow.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由flippedclassroom定位至M段。该段介绍了混合式学习法（也叫翻

转课堂）的具体模式。学生观看网上视频，自行做完相关练习并测试，然后参加课

堂小组讨论或由老师进行个别辅导。题目概括了M段内容，题目中的video.

watching,exercisingandin-classlearning复现原文信息，excellentresults与原文末

句theresultsarcimpressive对应。

19、Fortwoschoolswithsimilardemographics,whenitcomestothepassinEnglish

andmath,theonewithblendedlearningstandsout.

标准答案：N」

知识点解析：由passinEnglishandmath定位到N段。本段比较了采用混合式教育

法的学校和普通公立学校英语和数学考试的通过率。文中提到CarpeDiem英语和

数学考试的通过率为73%o而印第安纳波利斯二十七公立学校的通过率只有

54%,题目是对此段的同义转述。

20、Founderofacharterschooladmittedsomeschoolstrytocutcostthroughonline

tools.

标准答案：I

知识点解析:根据charterschool与cutcost定位至I段。题目是对该段首句的同义

转述，题目中的admitted对应原文的acknowledged。

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

The35-year-oldBeringwomaniswatchinganadshowingagianttelevisionmadebythe

ChinesecompanyHaier.Astreamofintroductionforthetelevisionfloatsinandoutof

view,includingoneaboutreceivingelectronicmailoverthetube.Asurferridesthe

wavesbetweenskyscrapers,hiswashleavingan"@"inthewater.Theadis"toodirect",

shetellsaninterviewer."Thereisthisguytalking,tellingmeallabouttheproduct,

showingmesomeimages.Wcgetit-butwedon'tlikeit."SinceaShanghaitelevision

stationairedChina'sfirstTVcommercialin1979,mosthavebeentheplain,

straightforward,tell-the-name-of-the-product-and-whal-it-doeskind.Thosestarted

disappearingintheU.S.inthelate1960sinfavorofmoresubtlepitchesusingironyand

humor.NowastudysaysChinesecommercialsdon'thavetotalkdowntoconsumers

anymoreeither-atleasttheone-thirdofthemlivinginChina'sprosperouscities,and

whomostinterestadvertisers.EventheWesternagenciesthatwinawardselsewherefor

hip,inventivecommercialsusuallykeepitsimpleinChina.Afterallthiscountryonly

beganopeningup20yearsagoandisfairlynewtoadvertising.Andtoconsumerculture,

too.Chinaisstilladevelopingnationwhereanincomeofjust$20,000ayearqualifiesan

urbanhouseholdasmiddle-class.Ontheotherhand,citypeoplewhoonceaspiredtoown

the"bigthree1*一atelevision,refrigeratorandwashingmachine-havealreadymovedup

toDVDplayersandmobilephones.Andwithapopulationof1.3billion,theworld's

largest,Chinaisahugemarket.Thatiswhytheworld'slargestcompanies,fromCoca-

ColatoProcter&Gamble,arebattlingitoutinChina.Advertisersspentmorethan5500

milliondollarsthroughthefirsthalfoftheyear,estimatesmarketresearcher,making

ChinathelargestadvertisingmarketinAsiaafterJapan.Theprevailingviewofmanyof

thoseadvertisersandtheiragenciesisthattheChinesedon'tyetgetcleverorsubtle

advertisingandtheypreferastraightforwardadwithlotsofinformation.ButtheApril

surveyofalmost500peopleinfiveChina'slargestcitiesdiscovered"asavvyurban

population,tiredofadietof'boring'adsandhungrytobetreatedasthesophisticated

decision-makerstheyare."Inshort,theChineseappreciationofwhatmakesagoodadis

nodifferentfromtheircounterpartsanywhereelseintheworld.

21、The35-year-oldwomanisdissatisfiedwiththeadofHaierTVbecause.

A、thereistoomuchmisleadinginformationinit

B、ithasn'tgivenathoroughintroductionoftheproduct

C^itistoodifficulttounderstand

D、ithasbeenshowedinasimple-mindedway

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首段第4句中的toodirect表明该女士认为海尔电视机的广告方式过

于简单直接，本题应选D。

22Bysaving℃hinesecommercialsdon'thavetotalkdowntoconsumers"(Line4,

Para.2),theauthorsuggeststhat.

A>theplainandstraightforwardwayofadvertisingshouldbeabolished

B、itisnotnecessarytotakeupironyandhumorinadvertisement

C、advertisersaremoreinterestedinhowtoattractthehigh-classcitizens

D>thosedisappearingintheU.S.maybejustappropriateinChina

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第2段末句开头的now…eimer表明上句提到的在美国己弃用的广告

方式现在也可在中国弃用了。而根据上句开头thosestarteddisappearing可推断在美

国弃用的广告方式是指本段首句提到的简单直接的广告方式，由此可见，本题应选

Ao

23、WhatcanwelearnabouttheconsumercultureinChina?

A、ItisnotascomplicatedasthatoutsideChina.

B、Ithasnotbeenfullyunderstoodyet.

C、Itsinfluenceonadvertisingisstilllimited.

D、Itisoneofthemostimportantproductsofopeninguppolicy.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：第3段第3句是一个省略句，省略的内容在第2句提及，表明中国对

消费文化也不太熟悉，即对它了解还不够，因此B为正确的说法。

24、TheauthoragreesthatChina'smiddle-classhouseholds.

A、areinterestedininventiveadsinsteadofsimpleones

B、earnlessthantheoverseasmiddle-classhouseholds

C^contributemosttoChina'sconsumermarket

D、nolongeraspiredtoownthe"thebigthree"

标准答案：B

知识点解析：原文只有第3段第4句提到了中国的中产阶级，其中just一词表明作

者认为中国中产阶级的收入其实不高，该段一开始提到了西方国家，因此可以推

断，作者衡量中国中产阶级收入时是以西方国家中产阶级的收入为对照标准的，因

此B为本题最合适的答案。

25、Thepassagemainlyintendstodiscuss.

A、themosteffectivewaysofadvertisinginChina

B、thedevelopmentofadvertisingstylesinChina

C、consumers'viewontheadsinChina

D、amisconceptionontheadsinChina

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文以某个消费者对广告的看法开始，又以消费者对广告的看法结

束，中间两段虽然提及了一些世界名牌，也提到了消费市场等，但作者提到这些都

是为了说明消费者对广告在态度上的变化，因此，本文最关注的应该是消费者对广

告的看法，即C为本题答案。

Itisnogooddwellingonthepast.Whatexistedorhappenedinthepastmayhavebeen

beautifulorexcitingandmaynowbringprofoundandpreciousmemories,butthepastis

dead,anditisnothealthyforlivingspiritstolingeroveraworldinhabitedbyghosts.The

pastmayalsobeaplaceofhorror,ofregret,ofunfortunatedeedsthat"cannotbe

undone".Itispainfulandpointlesstofixontheperiodwhichcannotberelivedor

repaired.Itisunproductiveself-punishment.Thepastmustbekeptinitsplace,outlived

andoutgrown.Itisalsouselesstoworryaboutthefuture.Whyflytoheavenbeforeit's

time?Whatanxiousvisionshauntthepersonwhothinkstoomuchaboutthefuture?He

mayenvisionthehorriblemushroomcloud,theearthshrivelingfromradiation,the

overpopulated,abusedearthgonedead.Hemayimaginehisownlifegoingaway,

appointmentsmissed,advancementsgivenlosomeoneelse,hishouseburnedtothe

ground,hislovelost,everylliinginhislife,asinanighlniare,slippingawayfromhim.

Thereisnoendtothedisastersapersoncanworryaboutwhenhefocusedanxiouslyon

thefuture.Thereareeventsinhisfuture,includinghisowndeath,overwhichhehaslittle

ornocontrol,buthecanruinhislifeworryingaboutthem.Therearcsomedisastershe

maybeabletoprevent,buthemustdothatbylivingwellinthepresent,notsimplyby

worryingaboutthefuture.Thepresentmomentwhichisevennowmovingintothepast,

istheonlyrealityIknow,andIdon'twanttomissit.Thewild-chcrrycoughdrop

dissolvinginmymouthissweetandsoothing.Evenmysorethroatandbackachehave

meaning.Thecoolnightair,thecracklingnoisesofmyfurnace,mycatyawningand

stretching—thesearethetangiblerealitiesIcanrecognize.Theyexistinthismoment,

togetherwithmyownbreathing.Alongwiththesearetherealitiesofotherpeopleandof

alllifeonthisearththatmatterstomenow,notatsomepastorfuturetime.Everyone

needsasenseofhistory,buthistoryneedstokeepitsdistancetobeappreciated.Itisalso

vitaltoleavesomesenseof