大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷28

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷28

一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

Thereisnobettersymbolofthebenefitsofglobalizationthanthecontainership.More

than9billiontonnesofgoodsandmaterialsweretransportedbyseain2012,withtrade

helpingtoliftglobalgrowthrates.Anever-expandingweboflinksconnectsrichand

poor;developingcountriesnowaccountforaround60%ofseabornetrade.Butshipsalso

showtherottensideoftrade:protectionism.Protectionisminshippingiscenturiesold.In

a1905studyRoyalMeeker,anAmericaneconomist,explainedhowasystemof

subsidiesdevelopedunderElizabethI.Rewardswerebasedontonnageofship,and

included"bounties*'paidtofishingboatsheadingfbrtheNorthSeainsearchofherring.

AdamSmithprovidedanearlyeconomicanalysisin"TheWealthofNations",lamenting:

"1(has,Iamafraid,beentoocommonforvesselstofitoutforthesolepurposeof

catching,notthefish,butthebounty."Thehandoutsdistortedtheshipbuildingindustry,

resultinginanoversizefishingfleetandawrongallocationofresources.Farfrom

avoidingthedistortionSmithspotted,governmentshavebeenkeentonurtureit.The

earlylogicwasmilitary.Astrongmerchantfleetmeantlotsofboatsthatcouldbe

commandeeredduringtimesofwar.Onewaytobolstershippinghasbeentogrant

profitablecontractsforpostaldelivery:Britain'sCunardlinesbenefitedhugelyfromsuch

adealinthe1830s.Anothermethod,usedbybothAmericaandJapanintheearly1900s,

waseasyfinance,intheformofcut-pricegovernmentloans.Modernshippingsubsidies

areusedtobuildeconomicheftratherthanmilitarymight.Governmentslikeshipping

duetotheknock-oneffectsofaboomingyard.Modernshipsarchuge(upto400m

long)andincludeupto30,000parts.Assemblingthemislabour-intensive,andsois

makingthepartsthatoutsidesuppliersprovidetotheshipyards.Arecentreportby

America'sMaritimeAdministrationestimatedthatmorethan107,000peopleworkinthe

country'sheavilyprotectedshipyards.Addinginthecompaniessupportingtheyards,and

(heshopsandservices(hatsupporttheseworkers,the(oialranto400,000,an

employment"multiplier"of4.So,theideais,byhelpingshippingagovernment

indirectlysupportsworkersinmanyotherindustries.Yeteconomists'viewsonsubsidies

havehardenedovertime.Indecidingwhetherasubsidyviolatestraderules,theWorld

TradeOrganisation(WTO)usesa"pricegap"approach.Theiceaissimple:ifacountiyis

producingandsellingsomethingatabigdiscounttowhatothersarecharging,thereis

probablysomethingfishygoingon.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthebestexampleof(hebenefits

oftheglobalization?

A、Developedcountries.

B、Developingcountries

C、Multinationalcorporations.

D^Containerships.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题，本题考杳的是什么是全球化益处的最好例证，实际上答案是

文章第一句话的改写，文章第一句话Thereisnobettersymbolofthebenefits

ofglobalization(hanthecomrinership的意思是“没有什么例子比货柜轮船能更好证

明全球化的好处了“。所以可知货柜轮船是最好的例证。因此，正确答案是D。

2、WhydidElizabethIgrantSubsidiestoships?

A^Theseshipsmaybehelpfultohernavyinwartime

Itwillpromotethecountry5seconomy,

C、Itcanpromoteinternationaltrades.

D、Shewantstocontrolthesea.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题，本题考查的是为什么伊丽莎白给船舶那么多津贴。可以定位

到第三段的FarfromavoidingthedistortionSmithspored.governmentshavebeen

keentonurtureit,Theearlylogicwasmilitary.Astrongmerchantfleetmeantlotsof

boatsthatcouldbecommandeeredduringtimesofwar,从这可以看出主要是由于军事

原因，庞大的商船队意味着打仗时可以政府可以征用很多商船。所以A项“打仗时

为海军提供帮助”是对的。B项、C项都不是军事原因，D项文中没有提及，也不

矩直接原因。因此，正确答案是A。

3、HowdidAmericaandJapanbolstershippingintheearly1900s?

A、Grantingprofitablecontractsforpostaldelivery.

B、Cut-pricegovernmentloans.

C、Offeringbountiestohugeships.

D、Reducingtaxes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题，根捱题干中的intheearly1900s可以定位到文中的

Anothermethod,usedbybothAmericaandJapanintheearly1900s>waseasy

finance,intheformofcut-pricegovernmentloans,从这里可以看出美国和日本采取

的办法是向船舶业提供利息很低的政府贷歉，所以B项符合文章意思。A项是英

国政府的措施，C项、D项文章没有提及。因此。正确答案是B

4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmodernshippingsubsidiesareoftenusedto

A、buildmilitarymight

maintainacountry,sinternationalstatus

C、ensurethesafetyofterritorialwaters

D、promoteeconomyandemployment

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节颍，本颍考杳的是现代的船舶津贴的用处，可以定位到文中的

Modernshippingsubsidiesareusedtobuildeconomicheftrather(hanmilitary

might...So,(heideais,byhelpingshippingagovernmentindirectlysupportsworkers

inmanyotherindustries.从这里我们可以看出主要目的是促进经济发展，促进就

业，所以D项符合文章意思，A项讲的是过去发放津贴的FI的，B项、C项文中没

有提及。因此，正确答案是D1.

5、Whal'sthemainideaofthepassage?

AsHowtodistinguishtheprotectionism.

B、Prolectionisminshipping.

C、Theimportanceofshippingindustry.

D^Containershipsbenefitshugelyfromglobalization.

标准答案；B

知识点解析：主旨题。本文主要讲述了船舶业里面的贸易保护主义。列举了过去的

和现在政府给船舶业的各种津贴和不同的目的，最后简要说明了如何判别贸易保护

主义。所以B项最准确，A项、D项只是甚少的一部分，C项文章几乎没提。因

此，正确答案是B。

WhenIreadlastweekthatAngelaAhrendtswasgettinguptoS68masawelcomegift

forjoiningApple,mymindskippeda(oncetoherhusband.Thislatestadditiontoher

vaststashofmoneymustcatapultherspouseGreggtotheverytopoftheglobalmy-

wife-earns-more-than-meleaguetable.Itisquiteanachievement.Ihavenoideaifthe

twoofthemlikeeachother,buttheyhavestuckitoutforalongtime.Theymetatschool

andhechuckedhisjobtofollowhertotheUKwhenshebecameheadofBurberry;he

seemstohavespentthelasteightyearsmainlylookingaftertaeirthreechildren,

revampingtheirhomeandputtingsupperonthetabicforherwhenshefinallystaggered

inonherfive-inchheels.IsuspecttherealgeniusofMsAhrendtslieslessinthewayshe

persuadedpeopletobuy£22.000raincoatswithpeacockfeathertrimsthanin

persuadingGreggtomarryher-andtostickwithhereversince.Itisnolonger

particularlyrareforwomentobethemainbreadwinner—intheUSaquarterofwives

nowearnmorethantheirhusbands-butwhatisrarerisforsucharelationshiptowork.

AhookpublishedlastweekbythejournalistFarnooshTorabidrawstogetherdata

showingjusthowharditis:high-earningwomenhavedifficultyfindingahusband,and

whentheydo,heisfivetimesaslikelytobeunfaithfulasotherhusbands.Thewoman

willprobablydomore(hanhershareofchores;thoughintheunusualevent(hathestarts

ironingandcooking,heislikelytoendupfeelingsounmanly.Eitherway,divorce

beckons.IfIthinkofmymanyfemalefriendswhohaveout-earnedtheirhusbands,a

suspiciouslylargenumberaredivorced.Onefriendcomplained(hatshenolongerknew

whatherhusbandwasfbrasheneithermademuchmoneynorshowedanydesiretohelp

outathome.Hardlysurprisingly,hisversionofeventswasdifferent:assheinsistedon

dominatingbothatworkandathome,he'dbeenleftun-mannedandwithoutarole.I

knowofonlytwosetsofgoodfriendswherethewomanearnsmoreandwherethe

marriageseemssolid.Inonetherearenochildren,sothetwospendtheirsparetime

beingnicetoeachother.Inthesecond,themanissogoodatchild-rearingandcooking

whilethewomanissohopelessaroundthehouse,soeveryoneseemshappy.The

majorityofcolleagues,evenveryyoungones,stillseemtobeinrelationshipswherethe

manmakesmore.Onefiercelycicvcryoungmalecolleaguesayshisequallyclever

feministgirlfriendhastoldhimshecouldnevermarryamanwhoearnedlessasshedidn

'tfancyalifespentproppinguphisego.

6、Whatcanweinferfrom(hefirsttwoparagraphs?

A、AngelaAhrendtsandherspouseGreggloveeachother.

B、Themarriageishardtosustainwhensheearnsmorethanhim.

C、AngelaAhrendtsisanextraordinarywoman.

D、Greggdevoteshimselftohisfamily.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。题干指明将答案定位在第一、二段，文章前两段讲到，安吉

拉・阿伦茨的收入远远多于她的丈夫，他们的婚姻却持续了很久，这让作者颇为惊

讶。根据第二段末句IsuspecttherealgeniusofMsAhrendtsliesless...thanin

pcrsuadingGrcggtomarryher-andtostickwithhereversince可)隹知，当妻子比丈夫

收入高时将很难维持婚姻。

7、Theword"chucked"(Line2,Para.2)canbereplacedby.

A、gaveup

B、changed

C、dreamedof

D^wasfedupwith

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。chucked所在句子为HechuckedtofollowhertoIheUKwhen

shebecameheadofBurberry«结合下文heseemstohavespentthelasteightyears

mainlylookingaftertheirthreechildren,revampingtheirhome…可知，当她成为博柏

利的首席执行官时.他应该是放弃了自己的工作跟随她来到了英国。A项“放弃”符

合原文。

8^Whichofthefollowingisnottheproblemwhenthewifeearnsmorethanher

husband?

A、Themanmaybemorelikelytobeunfaithfulthanotherhusbands.

B、Thewomanwillprobablydoorethanhershareofhousework.

C、Themanwillfeelthatheisbadlyinneedofmanliness.

D、Thewifemaylookdownonherhusband.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。根捱题干,11的theproblemwhenthewifecamsmorethan

herhusband可定位至第三段howharditis：high-earningwomenhavedifficulty

findingahusband,andwhentheydo,heisfivetimesaslikelytobeunfaithfulasother

husbands.Thewomanwillprobablydomorethanhershareofchores；thoughinthe

unusualeventthathestartsironingandcooking,heislikelytoendupfeelingso

unmanly.由此可知，A、B、C都正确，而D项“女人会看不起比自己收入低的文

夫”，文章中并没有提到这一点。

9、Whatdocsthelastsentenceofthispassagemean?

A^Thegirldidn'twant(orespectmen.

B、Thegirllookeddownonmenwhoearnedlessthanher.

C、Whensheearnsmorethanhim,losingofself-esteemisakeyfactorleadingto

divorce.

D^Howtosustainaman'sselTesteemisakindofknowledgethatishardtograsp.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。题干指明将答案定位在文章最后一段末句Onefiercely

cleveryoungmalecolleaguesayshisequallycleverfeministgirlfriendhastoldhimshe

couldnevermarryamanwhoearnedlessasshedidn'tfancyalifespentproppinguphis

ego.(他同样聪明的女权主义女友曾经告诉他，她绝不可能跟一个挣得比自己少的

男人结婚，因为她不愿把一辈子花在维护他的自尊心上.)由此可知，如果妻子比

丈夫收入高。那么婚姻得以继续的保障便是“一辈子维护他的自尊心”，可见，自尊

心的丧失是导致离婚的关键性因素.C项符合。

10、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A^Womenlookdownuponmenwhoearnlessthanhim.

B、Divorceisariskwhensheearnsmorethanhim.

C、Men,sself-esteemishardtofigureout.

D、Getmarriedwiththeoneswhoearnthesame.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。通读全文可知.当妻子比丈夫收入高时会产牛一系列问题，

最终难逃以离婚收场，作者身边的朋友就出现了很多类似的情况，文章以真实事例

引入话题，进而引用相关数据和研究论证这一说法，并以身边朋友为例，进一步证

实这•说法的正确性。可见，文章主要内容是：当妻子比丈夫收入高时便会面临离

婚的危险。

Moreandmoregadgetsseektoreplicatethesortsofthingsyourmotherusedtoneedle

youabout:gettingexercise,eatingmoreslowlyorbrushingyourteeth.Nowone

companyhasdecidedtoembracethatimage—ithasnameditsproduct"Mother".The

device,fromafirmcalledSense,caughtmyeyeatapresspreviewforthe2014

ConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegas,inpartbecauseofitsuniquedesign.Itlooks

likeacrossbetweenWALLE'sgirlfriendEVEandRussiannestingdolls.Motherhas

slightlycreepyglowingeyes—butsurelyhasyourbestinterestatheart?Mother's

potentialuseisintriguing:EachMotherunittalkswirelesslytoasetofsmallertracking

devices,dubbedcookies,whichcansensemotionandtemperature.Youcanputcookies

onthingsandpeople-onyourbodytogatherdataabouthowmuchyouwalk,onyour

coffeemachinetotrackmanyespressosyoudrink,onyourfrontdoortotrackwhenever

itisopened,onyourtoothbrushtoseehowoftenandhowlongyoubrush...andsoforth.

WheneverthecookiesgetclosetotheMotherunit,theywirelesslysendbacktheirdatato

(heInternet.ThecompanysaysusersofMother,whichissupposedtostartshippingin

(hespring,willbeablelookatalltheirinformationatonce,ordrilldownoncertain

topics.Andifsomethingisreallyimportant,youcanhaveanalertsenttoyourphone

whenasensordetectsachange.Sowhatdoesallthatdatadoforyou?That'saquestion

(hatbedevilsmanyInternetofThingsgadgetsondisplayhereatCES.Mother'smakers

saythedatashetrackscanhelpyougainpeaceofmindbyansweringspecificquestions

inyourlife,suchas,"AmIdrinkingenoughwater?"or,"Didsomebodyopenmysecret

drawer?"Lotsofcompanieswanttoconnectpartsofyourbody,homeandlifetothe

Internet—atrendcalledthe"InternetofThings".Mother'smaker,RafiHaladjian,toldme

hethinkshavingseparatedevicesforallthesethingsistooexpensiveandtoo

cumbersomebecausetheycan'ttalktoeachother."Therearenotsomanyneedsthatare

worth$200"foradistinctInternet-connecteddevice,hesaid.Mother,whichcosts$222

fbrabaseunitandfourcookiss,isdesigned(oberepurposedasnewchallengesorneeds

springtomind,hesaid.1('skindoflikeamobiledevicethatcanrunanever-changing

arrayofapps.Wheredidthenamecomefrom?"Weneedadevicethatdoesallsortof

things,"Haladjiansaid."Themetaphorthatmatchedthisnoblecaringfigureis(he

mother.Sheisnotanurse,agardeneroracopsheiseverythingatthesametime."

11>Whatcanwcinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A、Thecompanythatproduces"Mother"isbelterthanothers.

B、Theelectronicdevicestodayaremoreandmorehumanized.

C、Mothercandoeverythingwhatyourmotherscan.

D^Mothermustbemorecaringthanothersimilardevices.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。文章第一段讲到，“如今，越来越多的电子设备正学着扮演

母亲的角色，提醒你多锻炼、吃慢点、去刷牙。现在有家公司干脆决定用"母亲''给

一款新产品命名了。''可见，如今的电子产品越来越人性化了。故答案为B。A项

没有根据；C项文章未提到；D项属于过度推测。

12、Whatistherelationshipbetween"dubbedcookies"and"mother"?

A^Dubbedcookiescansensemotionandtemperatureofthingsorpeople.

B、Dubbedcookiescanheputonthingsandpeople.

C、Dubbedcookiesareasetofsmallertrackingdevices.

D、Dubbedcookiescanhelp"mother"collectdataandunittalkswirelessly.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。根据题目中的“dubbed30近5-11(1“1710加「”可定位至第二

段.根据第二段第四句"Mother'spotentialuseisintriguing：EachMotherunit

talkswirelesslytoasetofsmallertrackingdevices,dnhhedcookies,whichcansense

molionandlemperalure."可知，“曲奇”不仅可以与“母亲”无线通话，还能为"母亲”

收集数据，如人或物体的动作和温度。D项符合题意。

13、Whatarethedisadvantagesof"ThingsofInternet"accordingtoRafiHaladjian?

A、Differentthingscan'tcommunicatewitheachother.

B、Theyaretooexpensiveandwithoututility.

C、Thesafetyofthemcan'lbeensured.

D^Theymaythreatenpeople'sprivacy.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。根捱题目中的“ThingsofInternet”和RafiHaladjian可定位至

文章第六段第二句"Mother'smaker,RafiHaladjian»toldmehethinkshaving

separatedevicesforallthesethingsistooexpensiveandtoocumbersomebecause(hey

can'ttalktoeachother.曰此可知，RafiHaladjian认为“物联网”太昂贵，而且不

同设备之间不能相互交流，可见不实用。B项符合题意。

14>Whichofthefollowingisnotthedesigngoalof"mother"?

A^Toanswerthequestionssuddenlyappearedinusers'mind.

B、Tomeetusers'needsanywhereandanytime.

C、Tofulfilusers'cvcr-changingrequirements.

D、Toattractmoreusersbyitsname一"Mother".

标准答案：D

知识点解析：判断题u根据题目中的“thedesigngoaloPmother，”可定位至笫七段

“Mother,whichcosts$222ibrabaseunitandfourcookies,isdesignedtobe

repurposedasnewchallengesorneedsspringtomind,hesaid.It'skindoflikea

mobiledevicethatcanrunanever-changingarrayofapps.”,由此可知,A、B、C

三项均符合原文文意，D项文章未提到，故选择D。

15、Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.

A、ANew"Mother"toDigitallyNagYou

B、ANewElectronicDeviceComeintoBeing

C、MotherisBetterthanOtherDevices

D、MotheristoCareforYou

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。文章主要介绍了一款名为“母亲”的电子产品，介绍了“母亲”

的外观、工作原理和设计理念等。A项意为“一款新的电子产品——，母亲，将会在

你身边唠叨“，包含了文章的主旨大意；B项意为“一款新的电子产品上市“，并没

有提到本文的中心词“母亲。C项意为《母亲，比其他电子设备更好”，文章并没有

提到：D项意为“，母亲，将会关心你”，并未提及“母亲”是什么产品。因此，正确答

案是Ao

Indiatoppedalistofcountriesinitshopefulnessaboutretirement,accordingtoarecent

reportbyHSBCofpeople'sexpectationsabouttheirpost-worklife.Asmanyas78%of

Indianrespondentssaidtheyexpectedtobebetteroffthantheirparentswhentheyretire.

ThenextmostoptimisticpeopleweretheChinese,whiletheFrenchweretheleast

hopeful,withthevastmajorityofthemansweringthattheywouldbelesswelloffthan

(heirparents,theannualsurveysaid.About74%ofIndianrespondentsalsosaidtheyfell

veryoratleastpartiallyfinanciallypreparedibrretirement,againputtingitnearthetop

ofthelist,wellabove(heglobalaverageof56%whofeelthatway.Thestudyquestioned

around17.000workingpeopleacross17countries,whichincludedbothdeveloped

nationsliketheU.S.andFranceandemergingeconomieslikeBrazil,ChinaandIndia.It

probablyhelpsthatformostIndians,retirementisquitefaroff(thestudynotedthat

optimismaboutretirementwasininverseproportiontotheageoftherespondent).While

manyothercountriesinthesurveyarerapidlyaging,India,theworld'ssecond-most

populousnalion,hasaworking-agepopulationthatislikelyLuincreaseIbralleast11ic

nextthreedecades.Ingeneral,Asianswereamongthemostoptimisticpeoplewhenit

cameto(heiroudookonreiiremeni,whiledevelopedcountrieswerepessimistic.

RespondentsinNorthAmericaandEuropefeltthattheirparentswereenjoying"agolden

ageofretirement"thatisnotlikelytoberepeated,saysthereport.Onefactorthatcould

becontributingtowardthispessimismisthedifferenceinhouseholdsavingsrates,says

thestudy.WhileIndianhouseholdssavetheequivalentofaround35%oftheirGDP,

U.S.householdssaveonly3.9%oftheirGDP.AftertheUnitedArabEmirates,India

wasthecountrywherepeoplewereleastlikelytoexpectgovernmenthelpin

retirement-only3%ofrespondentssaidtheyexpectedastatepensiontobetheirbiggest

sourceofincomeafterretirement.Chinawasattheotherendofthescale,with40%

expectingtorelyonagovernmentpension.Familyplaysamuchmoreprominentrolein

Indiathanthegovernment-bothasasourceofpost-retirementworryandhelp.Of

IndianswhosaidtheyareworriedaboutcopingGnanciallywhentheystopworking,a

quartersaidtheywereconcernedaboutsupportingparents,puttingitnearthetopofthe

listofcountrieswhoITetaboutthis,justbehindChinaandSingapore.About85%)of

Indiansrankedextendedfamily"veryimportant"or"quiteimportant"totheirretirement

plans,whileaboutathirdsaidtheyexpectedtobelivingwithrelativesintheiroldage.

16、WhichofthefollowingisnotthefactorthatleadstoIndians'optimismtowards

retirement?

A、Theyfeltveryoratleastpartiallyfinanciallypreparedforretirement.

B、Thereisalargeworking-agepopulationwhichwillriseinIndia.

C、MostIndiansrelyonastatepensionafter(heirretirements.

D、HouseholdsavingsratesinIndiaarehigherthandevelopedcountries.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章开头提到，印度人在退休问题上表现得很乐观。接着文

章分析r引