大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷417

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷417

一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

ZandraJohnsonisalivingproofthatitisnevertoolatetostartyourownbusiness.After

nearly40yearsofbeingahousewife,shelaunchedherbusinessattheageof64.She

designsmadc-to-ordcrchildren'sfurniturewhichallcomewithanindividualstorybook.

TheproductsarcmanufacturedinPoland.Shesaysshewasnotforcedintosclf-

cmploymcntfinancially—shesimplywantedtounleashhercreativeside."Isupposeit

wasalltheideasIhad,theyweresodifferentandthereweresomanyofthem,"shesaid.

"IdidalotofmarketresearchandtheresponseIgotwas,'Yesthat'sgreat,we'dsell

(hat.'SoIprogressedfromthere/'ShelaunchedFairytaleFurnitureattheonsetofthe

economiccrisisandhassurvivedthedownturn.Nowinitssixthyearoftrading,she

hopestofinallyturnaprofit.ZandraisalreadyexportingtoSouthAfrica.Dubaiand

SingaporeandhashereyeoncrackingtheUSmarket.Shebuysinexpertise,when

needed,includingamarketingexpertandanexportadviser.Shelovestheflexibilityof

beingself-employed."IcanworkatmidnightifIwantto,IcantakealongerlunchifI

wantto一especiallywhentheweatherisgood—andIcanmakethetimeuplater.Ijust

loveit,Iloveallofit.It'sfun,"Self-employmentisoneofthebiggeststoriesofthe

recovery.OneinsevenworkersintheUKarenowworkingforthemselves.Thelatest

jobsfiguresfromtheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS)showthattherearenow4.54

millionself-employedpeople.Thatisabout8%higherthanayearago.Infact,thereare

now780,000morepeopleinemploymentthantherewerethistimelastyear,and40%of

thosearcself-employed.Overthelongerterm,thebiggestriseinself-employmenthas

beenseeninthenumberofolderworkers.AccordingtotheONS,self-employment

amongtheover-50sisup36%on10yearsago.Theindependentthinktankthe

ResolutionFoundationbelievesthemainreasonforthisisthefactthatself-employment

seems(obegrowingasanalternative(oretirement.1hroughanalysisofdatafromthe

ONS,theResolutionFoundationalsofoundthatmorethanhalfofself-employedpeople

aged60orovernowworkpart-time,thatisupfrom46%in2305.Inotherwords,self­

employmentisincreasinglyanoption(hatallowsolderpeoplelokeepearningbutby

workingless.

1、AccordingtothepassagewhyZandraJohnsonstartedherownbusiness?

A、Becauseshewanttomakebigmoney.

B、Becauseshewantstounleashhercreativity.

C、Becausesheispoorandneedtoearnmoneyquickly.

D^Becauseshedoesnotwanttoretireathomedoingnothing.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。本文考查的是赞德拉・约翰森开创自己事业的原因，可以定

位至I］文中的Shesaysshewasnotforcedintoself-employmentfinancially—she

simplywantedtounleashhercreativeside."IsupposeitwasalltheideasIhad.they

weresodifferentandthereweresomanyofthem,“shesaid."Ididalotofmarket

researchandtheresponseIgotwas,'Yesthat'sgreat,We'dsellthat.'SoIprogressed

from(here.从这里可以看出她开创自己事业的原因主要是要是为了发挥自己的

创造力.所以B项符合文章意思。A、C讲她是因为经济方面的原因.这与文中

Shesaysshewasnotforcedintoself-employmentfinancially意思相悖。因此，正确答

案是Bo

2、Whyshelovesself-employment?

A、Ithasgreatflexibility.

B、Shelikesthefeelingofbeingaboss.

C、Itneedsjustalittlecapital.

D、Itdoesnotrequiremuchexpertise.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。本题考查的是赞德拉喜欢自己当老板的原因。可以定位到文

中的Shelovestheflexibilityofbeingself-employed."IcanworkatmidnightifIwant

lo,leantakealongerlunchifIwantto—especiallywhen(heweatherisgood—andI

canmakethetimeuplater.Ijustloveit,Iloveallofit.It'sfun,从这里可以看出她

喜欢自己当老板的原因是这样比较灵活、自由，可以自日决定工作的时间。这与A

项的意思相符。B、C项文中没有直接提及。D项讲不需要专业知识，与文中She

buysinexpertise,whenneeded,includingamarketingexpertandanexportadviser意

思相反。因此.正确答案是A。

3、ZandraJohnson'sstoryprovesthat.

A、youcanearnalotofmoneythroughself-employment

B、expertiseiscrucialtoasuccessfulbusiness

C、withcreativeideaanyonecanachievesuccess

D、youcanstartyourownbusinessevenifyouareveryold

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是赞德拉的故事证明了什么，可以定位到文中的

ZandraJohnsonisalivingproofthatitisnevertoolatetostartyourownbusiness.从这

里可以看出她的事例证明m老创业也不晚，这与D项意思效，因此，正确答

案是Do

4、Whytherearesomanyoldself-employmentpeopleaccordingtothepassage?

A、Becauseitallowsolderpeopletokeepearningbutbyworkingless.

B、Becausetheyhavealotofexperience.

C^Becauseself-employmentisprofilable.

D、Becauseself-cmploymcntisflexible.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是为什么有这么多白土创业的老年人，可以定位

至lj文中的Inotherwords,self-employmentisincreasinglyanoptionthatallowsolder

peopletokeepearningbutbyworkingless。从这里可以看出主要是因为老年人退休后

没什么事可干，而自己创业既可以继续工作，又可以不像给别人打工那么忙。

5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Sclf-cmploycdoldpeople.

B、Startingbusinessaloldage.

C、Recoverfromtheeconomiccrisis.

D^ZandraJohnsonandherFairytaleFurniture.

标准答案；A

知识点解析：主旨题。本文主要本文主要介绍了经济危机之后一大批老年人开始自

己创业当老板，赞德拉・约翰森只是其中一个比较具有代表性的例子。因此，正确

答案是Ao

FormostpeopleatripacrossEuropeancontinentisachancetoseethesightsandtrythe

continent'scuisine.Unless,likeBaptisteDubanchet,they'vegottheirheadburiedina

trashcan.TheFrenchman,whocelebrateshis26thbirthdaythismonth,hasspentthelast

10weekseatingonlydiscardedfood-fromFrancetoPolandonamissiontohighlight

theissueoffoodwaste."Ididn'treallybelieveIwouldsucceed,“Dubanchetsaid,"I

thoughtIwouldprobablystarveforfourorfivedaysandthen1wouldhavetobuy

sorneihing."Instead,Dubanchetwassurprisedaltheabundanceofdiscardedproducehe

wasable(ocollectfromsupermarkets,bakeriesandrestaurants.Hewaseasilyableto

fuelhimselfonhisepicjourneythroughLuxembourg,Belgium,(heNetherlands,

GermanyandtheCzechRepublic.Alongtheway,theformerfastfoodworkerhas

learnedvaluablelessonsaboutthetrashhabitsofthedifferentEuropeannationshe

visited."I*nitryingtoprotestagainstthehugewasteoffood.Itscompletelyabsurdand

pointless,"saysDubanchet,whoplannedhistriptocoincidewiththeEuropeanUnion's

declared"YearAgainstFoodWaste".Stickingtoastrictruleofonlyeatingfoodthathad

beenthrownoutorwasdestinedforthetrash,Dubanchetaskedthepermissionof

supermarketandrestaurantstaffbeforegoingthroughtheirrefuse.Occasionallyhe

climbedfencestoaccessdumpsters.Peopleinsomecountriesweremoreunderstanding

thanothers,hesays."IntheCzechRepublic,itwasquitedifficult,"hesays."People

didn'treallyunderstandwhattheprojectwas—theythoughtIwashomeless,theydidn't

reallyunderstandtheforeignerwhoaskedforfoodfromthetrashandall(he

supermarketshaditquitewelllockedup.Iwentfordayseatingmainlyjustbread."

Germany,hesays,wastheeasiestcountryfbrdumpsterdiving,notbecausetherewas

morefoodwaste,butbecausepeopleweremorereceptivetohismission."Ithinkallthe

countries'wasteisaboutthesame.Thesupermarketsinallcountriesworkinasimilar

way:thefruitandvegetablesmustlookperfectandtheonesthatdon'tgointhetrash."In

Germany,alotofpeopleweresupportiveoftheproject—sometimesatsupermarkets,my

requestwouldbeaskedofthebossandthebosswouldsayno.Butthenaguywould

comebackandsay,"I'mreallysorrymybosssaysno,butwait,mybossisajerk,so

comebacklaterandIwillgetyousomething."Dubanchetsayshehopesinthefutureto

workwithsupermarketsandrestaurantstofindwaysofreducingwaste.

6、WhyDubancheteatfoodfromthetrash?

A^Becauseheishomelessandpoor.

B、Becauseheisamadman.

C、Becausehewantstohighlighttheissueoffoodwaste.

D、Becauseheadvocatesasimple,primitivelife.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是BaptisteDubanchet吃垃圾桶里的食物的原

因。可以定位到文中的TheFrenchman,whocelebrateshis26thbirthdaythis

month,hasspentthelast10weekseatingonlydiscardedfood—fromFrancetoPoland

onamissiontohighlighttheissueoffoodwaste从这里可以看出他吃垃圾桶里面的食

物主要是因为他想引起人们对于食物浪贽的重视。C项的意思与这相符。因此，正

确答案是C。

7、WhyhisplanbecamedifficultintheCzechRepublic?

A、Becausetherewaslessfoodwaste.

B、Becausepeopletherearenotveryfriendly.

C、Becausepeopletheremisunderstoodhim.

D^Becausepeopletheredon'tlikeforeigners.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根捱题干中的CzechRepublic可以定位到文中的“Inthe

CzculiRcpubliu.itwasquitedifficullt"hesays.<4Pcoplcdidn'ticallyundcistandwhal

(heprojeciwas-theythoughtIwashomeless,theydidn'treallyunderstandthe

fbreignerwhoaskedforfoodfromtheirashandallthesupermarketshaditquitewell

lockedup.Iwentfordayseatingmainlyjustbread."灰这里可以看出他在捷克的行

程变得艰难的原因是因为那里的人不理解他的项目，以为他是无家可归的人，所以

C项符合文章意思，A、B、D都不是真正的原因。因此，正确答案是C。

8、WhyGermanywastheeasiestcountryfordumpsterdiving?

A、Becausetherewasmorefoodwaste.

B、Becausepeopletherearemorereceptivetotheproject.

C、Recausetheworkertherearesympatheticwithhim.

D、Becausepeopleareveryfriendlytoforeigners.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。本题考杳的是为什么在德国这个计划进行得比较容易，可以

定位至IJ文章的Germany,hesays,wastheeasiestcountryfordumpsterdiving,not

becausetherewasmorefoodwaste,butbecausepeopleweremorereceptivetohis

mission."Ithinkallthecountries'wastcisaboutthesame.Thesupermarketsinall

countriesworkinasimilarway：thefruitandvegetablesmustlookperfectandtheones

thatdon'lgointhetrash.MInGermany,alolofpeopleweresupportiveoftheproject,

从这里可以看出他在德国的行程进行得比较容易的原因是由于那里的人更能接纳他

的计划，更支持他的计戈L所以B项的意思符合原文，A项与文章意思相反。C、

D项文章没有提到。因此。正确答案是

9、Whichof(hefollowingcountryisnotincludedinhistrip?

A^Luxembourg.

B、Belgium.

C、Poland.

D、England.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。本题考查的是他的行程所涉及的国家。从文章Hewaseasily

abletofuelhimselfonhisepicjourneythroughLuxembourg,Belgium,the

Netherlands,GermanyandtheCzechRepublic可知包括卢森堡，比利时，所以A、

B项是包括在内的。从文中hasspentthelast10weekseatingonlydiscardedfood—

frombrancetoPolandonamissiontohighlighttheissueoiIcodwaste,可知路线是从

法国到波兰，所以波兰也在内。从文中FormostpeopleatripacrossEuropean

continentisachancetosecthesightsandtrythecontinent'scuisine.Unless,like

BaptisteDubanchet,ihey'vegottheirheadburiedinatrashcan可以看出他主要是穿越

欧洲大陆.所以英国不包括在内，因为英国是独立于欧洲大陆的一个岛国。因此，

正确答案是D=

1。、Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A、TheManWhoEatFoodWaste

B、EuropeanFoodWaste

C、YcaiAgainstFoodWaste

D、DemonstrationsAgainstFoodWaste

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。本文主要讲述了一位名叫BaplisteDubanchet的法国人穿越

欧洲大陆只吃被人扔掉的食物，来引起人们对于食物浪费的重视。所以A项最符

合题意。B、C、D在文中都有所涉及，但不是文章的最主要关注点。因此，正确

答案是A。

Asfarassymbolsofaresurgentcountry——andcity——go,therecanbefewasbullishasa

666-meter-long(2,185feet)dragon-shapedbridgethatbreathesfireandspoutswater.

OpenedlastyearinVietnam'scentralcoastcityofDaNang,(heRongCao(Dragon

Bridge)isanaward-winning,U.S.-designedmarvelofengineeringthat'sbecomea

favoriteofresidentsandvisitors,andaniconoftheprosperousfuturethisoncesleepy

townhasitseyeseton.Eachweekend,aftersunset,residentsandvisitorsaretreatedtoa

spectacularshowthataddsflairtowhatcouldhaveeasilybeenaroutinecivilengineering

project.Theroadisclosedjustbefore9p.m.,withcrowdsthrongingthesix-lanebridge.

Anexpectanthushdescends,andthen,witharoar,thedragon'sheadspitsfearsome

plumesoffire,followedbyhissingcloudsofwatervapor.TheDaNangDepartmentof

Sports,CultureandTourismexpectsthebridgetodraw3millionvisitorstothecitythis

year.Asoneofthecountry'srisingeconomicsuccessstories,DaNangisspendingbig

oninfrastructuretobringintourismdollars.It'spositioningitselfasaMICE(mcctings,

incentives,conventionsandcxhibitions)hubandasthegatewaytothehistoricallyrich

andsceniccentralcoastregion,whichincludesthetouristtownofHoiAntothesouth.

Asthecityhasdeveloped,itsinterconnectednesshasimprovedandthetwobanksofthe

Hanareincreasinglylinkedbyanetworkofbridges.Allareimpressivestructures,but

nonematchtheDragonBridge'sinventiveness."TheDragonBridgehasbeenthe

crowningachievementinthecity'sbridgeprogram,"NickIvaiioff,presidentofAmmann

&Whitney,oneofthekeycompaniesinvolvedinthebridge'screation,said,"City

officialshavesaiditwilllikelybecomethenewsymbolofDaNang.Webelievethe

DragonBridgecanbeasymbolforDaNang'sgrowthanddevelopmentasanimportant

transportation,educationalandculturalcenterincentralVietnam."Inadditiontothe

weekendshowsoffirebreathing,whichtakeplaceat9p.m.everySaturdayandSunday,

thebridgeisilluminatedeachnightwiththousandsofLEDlights,givingdynamic,

dazzlingviewsthatreflectoffthesurfaceoftheriver.Thebridgewasinauguratedon

March29,2013,tocommemoratethecountry'srichhistorybothancientlyand

recently.Thedatewaschosentomarkthe38thanniversaryoftheliberationofthecity,

andtheendoftheVietnamWar.Itscreators,thefirmsLouisBergerandAmmann&

Whitney,wererecipientsofthe2014AmericanCouncilofEngineering

Companies(ACEC)NationalEngineeringExcellenceAward.

11>What'sspecialabouttheDragonBridge?

A、ItisdesignedbyAmericanfirms.

B、Itisverylong.

C、Itbreathesfireandsproutswater.

D、Itisanaward-winningbridge.

标准答案：C、

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是龙桥的特别之处。可以定位到文中的Asfar

assymbolsofaresurgentcountry-andcity—go»therecanbefewasbullishasa666一

meter-long(2,185feet)dragon—shapedbridgethatbreathesfareandspoutswater,从

这里看出这座桥的最主要的特点就是可以喷火和水。所以C项符合文章意思。A、

B、D是它的特点却都不是最特殊之处。因此，正确答案是C。

12、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatcityDaNang.

A、isacoastalcity

B、isthecapitalofVietnam

C、isanimportanteconomic,educationalandculturalcenterincentralVietnam

D、istherichestcityinVietnam

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。本文考查的是对大南市的了解。A项讲它是一个沿海城

市.可以从文中Openedlas:yearinVietnam'scentralcoastcityofDaNang可以看出

大南市是一个沿海城市。C项“isanimportanteconomic,educationalandcultural

centerincentralVielnam”讲它是越南中部重要的经济，教育和文化中心，这与文中

的WcbclievetheDragonBridgecanbeasymbolfbrDaNang'sgrowthand

developmentasanimportanttransportation,educationalandculturalcenterincentral

Vietnam.”的意思有出入，不是经济中心，而是交通中心。B项讲它是越南的首都

与实际情况不符。而且文章也没提及。D项讲它是越南最富有的城市，文中也没有

提到。因此。正确答案是A。

13、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthebridge?

A^ItisdecoratedwiththousandsofLEDlights.

B、Itisaniconofthecity'sprosperousfuture.

C、Itisthegreatestachievementinthecity'sbridgeprogram.

D、ItisdesignedbyNickIvanoffhimself.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查的是对龙桥的了解。A项讲它有几千个LED灯装

饰可以从文中thebridgeisilluminatedeachnightwiththousandsofLEDlights,

givingdynamic,dazzlingviewsthatreflectoff(hesurfaceoftheriver得至lj验证。B项

讲它是该市未来繁荣的标志可以从文中theRongCao(DragonBridge)isanaward­

winning,U.S.一designedmarvelofengineeringthafsbecomeafavoriteof

residentsandvisitors,andaniconoftheprosperousfuturethisoncesleepytownhasits

eyeseton得到验证。C项讲它是该市桥梁项目上最伟大的成就可以从文中“The

DragonBridgehasbeenthecrowningachievementinthecity'sbridgeprogram得到验

证。D项讲它是Nicklvanoff亲自设计的。文章说NickIvanoff,prcsidcntof

Ammann&Whitney,oneof:hekeycompaniesinvolvedinthebridge'screation.即他

是主要设计公司之一的董事长.没有说是他自己设计的，所以不时。因此。正确答

案是D。

14>WhydidDaNangspendsomuchmoneyoninfrastructure,suchasDragonBridge?

A%Ilwaulstoimpiovcpeople,slivingqualily.

B、ItaimstobeaMICEhub.

C、Ithopestodrawvisitors.

D^IthopestobecomethemostbeautifulcityinVietnam.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的spendsomuchmoneyoninfrastructure可以定

位至II文中的Asoneofthecountry'srisingeconomicsuccessstories.DaNangis

spendingbigoninfrastructuretobringintourismdollars«可以看出舰港在基础设施建

设卜.大量投资的主要原因是为了吸引游客。C项符合文章意思。因此，正确答案是

Co

15、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraph?

A、DaNangisinthehistoricallyrichandsceniccentralcoastregion.

B、DaNangisafamoustouristcity.

C、Interconnectednesshasimproveddevelopmentofthe(wobanksoftheHan.

D、BridgesplayanimportroleinconnectingthetwobanksoftheHan.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：推断题。A项讲大南市是历史悠久，景色优美的沿海地区，是文章第

五段对与大南市连接的地区的描写，所以无法从第五段推断出。B项讲大南市是闻

名的旅游城市,是第五段中whichincludesthetouristtownofHoiAntothesouth的

内容。不是大南市，所以也无法推断出。C项由互联性促进了汉江两岸的发展.与

文中Asthccityhasdeveloped,itsinterconnectednesshasimprovedandthetwobanks

oftheHanareincreasinglylinkedbyanetworkofbridges意思有出入，原文意思是随

着城市的发展，它的互联性得到了改善，而且汉江两岸也被桥梁网连接起来。D项

讲桥梁在连接汉江两岸起到了重要作用.可以从twobanksoftheHanare

increasinglylinkedbyanetworkofbridges这句推断出。因此，正确答案是D。

Whileopenofficesmaybedesignedtoencouragecommunityandcollaboration,theycan

alsoleadtoneighborswantingtostrangletheworkerwhosays"Loveyou,sweetie"or

favoredcursewordstoomanytimesduringphonecallsthatcanbeheardbyall.So,

what'saworkertodowithacolleaguewhoconstantlygetstoopersonalonthephone?

What'sappropriate—andwhatisn't——whenitcomestophonecallsinanopenoffice?

ShowingrespectKlausisabigfanofbehaviourpromptsandspecificallyPost-Itnotes.

Sherecommendsplacingoneofthestickynotesnexttoyourphoneatworkwiththe

question"Isittheirbusiness?"writtenonit.(By"their,"she'sreferringtothepeople

sittingaroundyou.)Thatway,you'llberemindedeachtimeyoupickupthephone.°Ifit'

snottheirbusiness,thendon'ttalkaboutitintheoffice,"saidKlaus."Gointoa

conferenceroomortakeitoutside."Approaching(heoffenderHowyoudealwith

someonewhooversharesdependsonyourpersonalityandyourrelationship,accordingto

NewYork-basedcareeradviserandauthorVickyOliver."Ifyougetalongwithherwell,

youcanjustpassbyherofficeonedaywhenshe'sonthephonegabbing,knockonthe

wall,andwhenyoucatchhereye,putyourindexfingeruptoyourmouthtoindicatethat

youcanhearher."Ifthisoptionfeelstoorude,youmaydobetteroffmentioningit

discreetlytoyoursupervisor,suggestedOliver.Somethingalongthelinesof:"Doyou

thinkitwouldbeOKifIiiicfilioncdtoCindydialIcanuflcnhearherpers51dl

conversations?IfIcan,chancesareotherscan,too."Seewhatyoursupervisorsuggests.

"Treadlightlyhereandtrytobeconstructivewhenyoudotalktoher,"Oliveradvised.

BenefitofthedoubtBesensitive.Lackofmannersisn'talwaysthereasonbehindthe

volume.Sometimes,aloudvoicecanbeasignofahearingproblem,accordingtoKlaus.

"Theyinaynotbeabletohearthemselvesandhaveneverbeentoldbeforethatthereisa

problem."Evenifthereisamedicalbasisforthecondition,aconversation(hatisn't

appropriatefortheofficeneedstobetakenoutsideorintoaconferenceroom.Klaussaid.

And,ifthepersonisjustloudanddisruptivebuttalkingaboutwork-relatedissues,(hen

(hecompanyneedstomakethenecessaryaccommodations,suchassupplyingaphone

withamplification/clarificationtechnology,shesaid.

16^What'sKlaus'ssuggestionaboutphonecallsinanopenoffice?

A^Tellingthespeakerrightaway.

B、Overlookingit.

C、Usinganotetoremindyou.

D、Reportingittoyoursupervisor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根捱题干中的Klaus可以定位到文中的Klausisabigfan

ofbehaviourpromptsandspecificallyPo