大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷496

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷496

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Americanstodaydon'tplaceaveryhighvalueonintellect.Ourheroesareathletes,

entertainers,andentrepreneurs,notscholars.Evenourschoolsarewherewesendour

childrentogetapracticaleducation—nottopursueknowledgeforthesakeof

knowledge.Symptomsofpervasiveanti-intcllcctualisminourschoolsaren'tdifficultto

find."Schoolshavealwaysbeeninasocietywherepracticeismoreimportantthan

intellectn,sayseducationwriterDianeRavitch."Schoolscouldbeacounterbalance".

Ravitch'slatestbook,LeftBack:ACenturyofFailedSchoolReforms,tracestherootsof

anti-intellectualisminourschools,concludingtheyareanythingbutacounterbalanceto

theAmericandistasteforintellectualpursuits.Buttheycouldandshouldbe.Encouraging

kidstorejectthelifeofthemindleavesthemvulnerabletoexploitationandcontrol.

Withouttheabilitytothinkcritically,todefendtheirideasandunderstandtheideasof

others,theycannotfullyparticipateinourdemocracy.Continuingalongthispath,says

writerEarlShorris,"Wewillbecomeasecond-ratecountry.Wewillhavealesscivil

society"."Intellectisresentedasaform,ofpowerorprivilege",writeshistorianand

ProfessorRichardHofstadterinAnti-intellectualisminAmericanLife,aPulitzerPrize

winningbookontherootsofanti-intellectualisminU.S.politics,religion,andeducation.

Fromthebeginningofourhistory,saysHofstadter,ourdemocraticandpopulisturges

havedrivenustorejectanythingthatsmellsofelitism.Practicality,commonsense,and

nativeintelligencehavebeenconsideredmorenoblequalitiesthananythingyoucould

learnfromabook.RalphWaldoEmersonandotherTranscendentalistphilosophers

thoughtschoolingandrigorousbooklearningputunnaturalrestraintsonchildren,"We

areshutupinschoolsandcollegerecitationroomsfor10or15yearsandcomeoutatlast

withabellyfulofwordsanddonotknowathing".MarkTwain'sHuckleberryFinn

exemplifiedAmericananti-intellectualism.Itsheroavoidsbeingcivilized-goingto

schoolandlearningtoread,sohecanpreservehisinnategoodness.Intellect,according

toHofstadter,isdifferentfromnativeintelligence,aqualitywcreluctantlyadmire.

Intellectisthecritical,creative,andcontemplativesideofthemind.Intelligenceseeksto

grasp,manipulate,re-order,andadjust,whileintellectexamines,ponders,wonders,

theorizes,criticizesandimagines.Schoolremainsaplacewhereintellectismistrusted.

Hofstadtersaysourcountry'seducationalsystemisinthegripsofpeoplewho"joyfully

andmilitantlyproclaimtheirhostilitytointellectandtheireagernesstoidenticwith

childrenwhoshowtheleastintellectualpromise".

1、WhatdoAmericanparentsexpecttheirchildrentolearninschool?

A^Tobespirituallyindependent.

B、Toacquirehigherintelligence.

C、Toseekknowledgeforpractice.

D^Totrainemotionalintelligence.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：细节题。题干问，美国家长们希望孩子在学校学到什么?原文第一段

第三句，“Evenourschoolsarewherewesendourchildrentogetapractical

education—nottopursueknowledgeforthesakeofknowledge.“意思是，我们送孩子

去学校是为了让他们获得实践教育——而不是为了知识而学知识。可知选项C,符

合原文意思，学知识是为了实践。

2、Whatcontributestothecitizens'activeparticipationindemocracy?

A、Self-evaluation.

Criticalthinking.

C、Socialenvironment.

D、Lawenforcement.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。题干问，公民积极参与民主的原因是什么?根据关键词

“democracy”定位于第三段“Withouttheabilitytothinkcritically...theycannotfully

participateinourdemocracy.”可知答案是选项B,批判性思维。

3、TheopinionsheldbyRavitchandMarkTwainonschooleducationare.

A、identical

B、complementary

C、same

D、opposite

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。题干问，Ravitch和MarkTwain对于学校教育的观点是什么

样的?选项A与选项C是同一个意思，根据正确选项只有一个原则，可同时排除；

选项R.互补的：选项D.相反的.根据原文第四段.前者推崇教育.而第五段表

明马克吐温则避开去学校。可知，正确答案是D。

4、Accordingtothepassage,Emersonislikelytobe.

A、anopponentofenvironmentprotection

B、apioneerofclassicallearning

C、anadvocatorofanti-intellectualism

D、ascholaratcollege

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。根据关键词“Emerson”定位于第五段第一句，“Ralph

WaldoEmersonandotherTranscendentalistphilosophersthoughtschoolingandrigorous

booklcarningputunnaturalrestraintsonchildren.“他们认为学校和呆板的书本教育会

抑制孩子的天性。所以，正确答案是C。他反对知识主义教育。

5、Theword"hostility"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A、awareness

B、opposition

C^willingness

D、tolerance

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。最后一段最后一句，and引导并列结构，其后半部分表示他

们认同智商低的孩子，可知前半部分的态度应为一致，所以他们对智力应持的是反

对态度。选项A,意识；选项C,愿意；选项D,容忍，均不符合题意。选项B,

反对，是正确答案。

Competitionforadmissiontothecountry'stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,but

thisyearElisabethKrentsrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcame

whenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereKrentsisadmissiondirector,

andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingthe

infonnation(theydon'tuseanagecutoff),sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Theman

pausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering."Well,wedon'thaveachild

yet,"hetoldKrents."Wc'rctryingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthday

isnotaproblem."SchoolobsessionisspreadingfromManhattantotherestofthe

country.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswith

representativesofindependentandreligiousschoolsalltoldthesamestory:aglutof

applicants,higherrejectionrates."Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdown

theroad/saidMarilynCollinsoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati."Wehave

grandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.**Public-opinionpollafterpollindicatesthat

Americans'No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgiven

parentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetags

ofwellover$10,000ayear."We'regettingapplicantsfromabroaderarea,

geographically,thanweeverhaveinthepast/'saidBetsyHaughoftheLatinSchoolof

Chicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblem

fortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.*'Everyyear,there

areafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,hntthisyear,forthefirsttimethatTknow,

thereareasignificantnumberofchildrenwhodon'thaveplaces,"saidKrents,whoalso

headsaprivate-schooladmissiongroupinNewYork.Sowhatcanparentsdotogive

their4-ycar-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnofoolproofwaytopickaclasswhen

childrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetosiblingsoralumnichildren.Some

uselotteries.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatat

bestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsand

observationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Children

mayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,

orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingaparentcandoistopressure

preschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercises

beforethey'reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookfor

alternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat'sneeded.Parents,meanwhile,

mayneedamoreopenmindaboutrelativelyunknownprivateschools-oraboutmagnet

schoolsinthepublicsystem.There'snosignoftheprivate-schoolboomlettingup.

Dalton'sspringtours,forearlybirdsinterestedinthe2001-2002schoolyear,arefilled.

Thewaitlist?Forgetit.Tliat'sclosed,too.

6、Whytheauthormentionedtheexampleinparagraph1?

A、ToclaimtheeconomicsituationofAmericans.

B、Toidentifytheincreasingnumberofnuclearfamilies.

C、Tointroducethepopularityofprivateschools.

D、Todemonstratethefiercecompetitionfbrpreschoolersincurrentsituation.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。题干问，第一段中作者举例的原因是什么。该段第一句主题

句“Competitiontoradmissiontothecountry'stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeen

tough”的意思是，想要进全国最好的私立学校竞争非常激烈。随后引入例子。一位

家长甚至在未有孩子的情况下，打电话咨询幼儿园报名情况。可看出，作者举例的

原因是想说明当今幼儿园的激烈竞争，即选项D。

7、Theword^obsession"inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A、obesity

B、observation

C、besetment

D、administration

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。此空需要联系上下文理解。根据下文，uaglutof

applicants,higherrejectionrates”（申请者过多，落选率高涨）可知学校形势不容乐

观。选项C,“困扰”符合原文意思。选项A,肥胖；选项B,观察；选项D,行

政，均不符合原文，故排除。

8、Whichfactorfacilitatesthepopularityofprivateschools?

A^Parentshaveearnedmoremoneyfromeconomicprosperity.

B、Parentshaveopened:heirmindandbroadenedtheirview.

C^Childrenaremoreattractedbythoseprivateschools.

D、Theeducationalqualityofpublicschoolsisdecreasing.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。题干问，哪一项因素促进了私立学校的流行。原文第二段

“Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome.many

aretumingtoprivateschools”的意思是，长期的经济繁荣让家长有更多的可支配收

入，他们便转向了私立学校。选项A,“economicprosperity"是“economicboom”的

同义替换，所以，正确答案是A。

9、Whichoneofthefollowingisnotanactiontakenbymanyschools?

A、Childrenhavetotaketests.

B、Tocounttheawardchildrenhaveachieved.

C^Theycommunicatewithparentsaswell.

D、Schoolsarelikelytoobservethosechildren.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。题干问下列哪一项不属于学校采取的措施。此题需用排除

法。首先根据学校采取的措施定位于第四段。选项A对应“teststhatatbest

identifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential”；选项C,对,应“interviews

withparents^；选项D,对应“observationofapplicants”。选项B,数孩子获过的奖

项，文中并未提及。所以，正确答案是B。

10、Whichoneofthefollowingshouldparentsavoidtodoaccordingtothepassage?

A、Toforcechildrentolearn.

B、losearchtorotherchoices.

C、Toberelaxed.

D^Toopenminds.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。题干问，根据原文家长应该避免做什么?定位于原文最后一

段第一句，“Theworstthingaparentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform-

forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey'reready.”意思

是，家长最不应该给学前儿童压力，比如在他们还没准备好时，逼他们阅读或做数

学题。选项A与原文意思相违背，所以选A。

Largelyfor"spiritualreasons,"NancyManosstartedhome-schoolingherchildrenfive

yearsagoandhasstudiouslyavoidedpublicschoolseversince.Yetlastweek,shewas

enthusiasticallyenrollingher8-ycar-olddaughter,Olivia,insignlanguageandmodern

danceclassesatEagleridgeEnrichment—aprogramrunbytheMesa,Ariz,public

schoolsaretaughtbydistrictteachers.Manosstillwantstohandlethebasics,butlikes

thatEagleridgeofferstheextras,"thingsIcouldn'tteach,"Onedoubt,though,lingersin

hermind:whywouldthepublicschoolsystemwanttoofferhome-schoolfamilies

anything?Abigpartoftheansweriseconomics.Thenumberofhome-schooledkids

nationwidehasrisentoasmanyas1.9millionfromanestimated345,000in1994,and

schooldistrictsthatgetstateandlocaldollarsperchildarcbeginningtosuffer.In

MaricopaCounty,whichincludesMesa,thenumberofhome-schooledkidshasmore

thandoubledduringthatperiodto7,526;atabout$4,500achild,that'snearly$34

millionayearinlostrevenue.Noteveryone'shappywiththeseinnovations.Somestates

havetakentheoppositetack.Likeabouthalfofthestates,WestVirginiarefusestoallow

home-schooledkidstoplaypublic-schoolsports.AndinArizona,somecomplainthat

theirtaxdollarsarebeingusedtocreateprogramsforfamilieswho,essentially,eschew

participationinpubliclife."Thatmakesmyteethgrit,"saysDaphneAtkeson,whose10-

ycar-oldsonattendspublicschoolinParadiseValley.Evensomecommittedhome-

schoolersquestionthenewprograms,giventheircentralirony:theyturnhome-schoolers

intopublic-schoolstudents,saysBobParsons,presidentoftheAlaskaPrivateandHome

EducatorsAssociation."We*velostaboutonethirdofourmemberstothoseprograms.

They'resoenticing."MesastartedEagleridgefouryearsago,whenitsawhowmuch

moneyitwaslosingfromhome-schoolers,andhowunpreparedsomestudentswerewhen

theyre-enteredtheschools.Sinceitbegan,theprogram'senrolmenthasnearlydoubledto

397,andlastyearthedistrictmovedEaglcridgctoastripmall(bctwccnapizzajointand

alaser-tagarcade).Parentstypicallydropofftheirkidsonceaweek;becausemostofthe

childrenqualifyasquarter-timestudents,thedistrictcollects$911perchild.nIt'slike

gettingatasteofwhatrealschoolislike/'says10-ycar-oldChadLucas,who'slearning

computeranimationandcreativewriting.Otherschooldistrictsarealsoexperimenting

withnovelwaystocourthomeschoolers.ThetownofGalena,Alaska,(pop.600)hasjust

178students.Butin1997,itsschooladministratorsfiguredtheycouldreachbeyondtheir

borders.Undertheprogram,thedistrictgiveshome-schoolingfamiliesfreecomputers

andInternetserviceforcorrespondenceclasses.Inreturn,thedistrictgets$3,100per

studentenrolledintheprogram-S9.6millionayear,whichithasusedpartlyforanew

vocationalschool.Suchalternativesjustmightappealtootherdistricts.ErnestFelty,

headofHardinCountyschoolsinsouthernIllinois,has10homc-schoolcdpupils.That

maynotsoundlikemuch-exceptthathehasastaffof68,andat$4,500achild,"that's

probablyateacher'ssalary,"Feltysays.Withtherightroboticsorartclass,though,he

couldtakethehomeoutofhomeschooling.

11、WhatchangeswillOliviafaceinthefuture?

A、Shewillfacehermother'spunishment.

B、Shewillstarttolearnsomeknowledgeinthepublicschool.

C、HermotherNancyManosarelikelytoteachintheschool.

D、Herhome-learningisforbiddenbygovernment.

标准答案：B…

知识点解析：细节题.题干问，Olivia将会面临什么变化?根据原文第一段可知，

Olivia的母亲在五年前开始在家里教育自己的小孩，拒绝公办教育。然而在上一周

她给Olivia报名参加由公办学校举办的手语课和现代舞蹈课。所以，正确答案是

B,她将要在公立学校开始学习知识。

12、Whatcanweinferfromthestatisticsinparagraph2?

A、Itisagreatlossforthepublicschoolsystemtohavesomanyhome-schoolers.

B、Thenumberofthehcme-schoolersissteadilyincreasing.

C、Economicsisgreatlyinfluencedbysomanyhome-schoolers.

D、Home-schoolinghasanincomparableadvantageoverthepublicschoolsystem.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。题干问，我们可以从第二段的数据推出什么结论?第二段大

意是，全国在家受教育的孩子数量大幅上涨.而政府拨款给•些学区的标准是上学

人数，所以学校不可避免受到损害。随后列举梅萨所在的马利柯帕县，在家受教育

孩子的数量增长了两倍。达到了7526人。按一个孩子4500美元计算，这意味着

一年所损失的收入将达到近3.4亿美元。所以，所有的数据和例子都说明了，随

着在家受教育的儿童人数上涨。公立学校面临巨大损失。故正确答案是A。

13、Thestatement"Thatmakesmyteethgrit"inparagraph3impliesthat.

A^Iwasinfavourofwhatthepublicschoolhaddone

B、Iwantedtoeatsometliing

C、Iwasangryanddissatisfied

D、Iwasindifferenttothepolicy

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。首先第三段第一句便表明态度，4tNoteveryone'shappywith

theseinnovations.”并不是所有人都对这些创新感到开心；下文又说道，“Even

somecommittedhome-schoolersquestionthenewprograms,giventheircentralirony,,

即使那些在家接受教育的人也嘲讽新项目。所以，正确答案是C,感到很生气和不

满。

14>ThereasonwhyMesabeganEagleridgeisthat.

A、thepublicschoolsystemhasanincomparableadvantageoverhome-schooling

B、shecanobtainmoremoneyfromthosehome-schoolersbyhelpingthemdosome

preparation

C、moreandmorepeoplearewealthyenoughtopayforintuition

D、parentsaretoobusytotakecareoftheirchildren

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。题干问Mesa开办Eagleridge的原因。定位于原文第四段，

4tMesastartedEagleridgefouryearsago,whenitsawhowmuchmoneyitwaslosing

fromhomc.schoolers—andhowunpreparedsomestudentswerewhenthevre-entered

iheschools.”意思是，四年前，当意识到从那些在家接受教育的人身上损失了那么

多钱，并且当这些人重新入学时他们又是那么的毫无准备，梅萨便率先发起了

Eaglcridgc项目。可知，选项B,她可以通过帮助在家接受教育的孩子来赚钱，最

贴近原文意思。

15^Whichoneofthefollowingclassesisnotmentionedinthepassage?

A、Artclass.

B、Computeranimation.

C^Signlanguageclass.

D、Pizzamakingclass.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。此题可用排除法。选项A,出现在最后一段最后一句话，

4tWiththcrightroboticsorartclass...选项B,对应第四段最后一句，"who's

learningcomputeranimationandcreativewriting^^；选项C,对应第——段第二句，“in

signlanguageandmoderndanceclasses”。选项D是干扰项，虽然pizza在第四段出

现，但指上课的地点在一家比萨饼店与一个带巨大标记的拱廊之间“betweenapizza

jointandalaser-tagarcade^o所以，正确选项是D0

Therewasatimewhenbig-leagueuniversitypresidentsreallymattered.TheNewYork

Timescoveredtheireverymove.Presidents,therealones,soughttheircounsel.For

WoodrowWilsonandDv/ightEisenhower,beingheadofPrincetonandColumbia,

respectively,wasastepping-stonetotheWhiteHouse.Today,though,thejobofcollege

presidentislessandlessremovedfromthatoftheAvonlady(exceptthehousecallsare

madetothedoorstepsofwealthyalums).RuthSimmons,thenewlyinstalledpresidentof

BrownUniversityandthefirstAfricanAmericantoleadanIvyLeagueschool,isa

throwbacktothecrusadingcampusleadersoftheold.Shedoesn'tmerelymarshalfunds;

sheinveststheminthegreateducationalcausesofourday.Withthemorethan$300

millionsheraisedaspresidentofSmithCollegefrom1995to2001,Simmonsestablished

anengineeringprogram(thcfirstatanywomen'sschool)andaddedseminarsfocusedon

publicspeakingtopurgetheubiquitous"likes"and"urns"fromthecampusidiom.Ata

meetingtodiscussthefutureofSmith'smathdepartment,oneprofessortimidlyrequested

twomorediscussionsectionsforhiscourse.Herresponse:"Dreambigger."Herown

dreamwasborninasharecropper'sshackinEastTexaswheretherewasnomoneyfor

booksortoys-sheandher11siblingseachgotanapple,anorangeand10nutsfor

Christmas.ThoughshewascalledNegroonherwalktoschool,enteringtheclassroom,

shesays,"waslikewakingup."WhenSimmonswonascholarshiptoDillardUniversity,

herhighschoolteacherstookupacollectionsoshe'dhaveacoat.Shewentonto

HarvardtoearnaPh.D.inRomancelanguages.SimmonshasmadediversityherNo.1

campuscrusade.ShenearlydoubledtheenrolmentofblackfreshmenalSmith,largelyby

travellingtohighschoolsinthenation'spoorestZIPcodestorecruit.Concernedwiththe

livesofminoritystudentsoncetheyarrivedatschool,shehasfoughttoeasetheracial

standoffsthatplaguesomanycampuses.AtSmithsheturneddownarequestbystudents

tohaveracc-spccificdorms.In1993,whileviceprovostatPrinceton,shewroteanow

famousreportrecommendingthattheuniversityestablishanofficeofconflictresolution

todefuseracialmisunderstandingsbeforetheyboiledover.HerfirsttaskatBrownwill

betohealonesuchrupturelastspringafterthestudentpaperpublishedanincendiaryad

byconservativepolemicistDavidHorowitzarguingthatblackseconomicallybenefited

fromslaver)\"There'snosafegroundforanybodyinracerelations,butcampuses,unlike

anyotherinstitutioninoursociety,providetheopportunitytocrossraciallines,"says

Simmons,"Andevenifyou'rehurt,youcan'twalkaway.Youhavetowalkoverthat

line."

16、Whatdoesthe"ones"(Line2,Para.l)referto?

A、CounsellorsintheWhiteHouse

B、Famouspeopleinacountry

C、Presidentsofuniversities

D、Presidentsofnations

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义题。定位于原文中“Presidents,iherealones,soughttheir

counsel.”该段第一句说一流大学的校长举足轻重。该句意思是总统甚至都向他们

征求意见，所以该句的iheir指代大学校长，而ones指代国家总统。所以，选项D

是正确答案。

17、WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUEonhov/Simmonsspendwiththefunds

shehadraised?

A^Sheenlargedthenuinberofthosestudentswhocanwinscholarship.

B、Shepaidmoreattentiononpublicspeakingbyaddingmoreseminars.

C、Anengineeringprogramwasesta