大学英语六级（阅读）模拟试卷9

大学英语六级（阅读）模拟试卷9

一、短文回答（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Thereisnodoubtthatadults,andevenhighly-educatedadults,varygreatlyinthespeed

andefficiencyoftheirreading.Someproceedveryslowlythroughout;othersclashalong

tooquicklyandthenhavetoregress（退回）.Poorreadersinparticularmaylacktheability

tovarytheirmannerofreadingaccordingtothetypeofreadingmatterandtotheir

SpeedReading

intentionsinreadingit.Agoodreader

canmoveatgreatspeedthroughthetextofanovelorsimilarlightreadingmatter.He

maybeabletoskimapage,pickingupawordortwohereandthere,andgainageneral

ideaofwhatthetextisaboulwithoutreallyreadingit.Inreadingmoredifficultmaterial,

withtheintentionoftakinginthewholeofit,hewillproceedmoreslowly,buteventhen

hewillvaryhispace,concentratingonthekeywordsandpassages,perhapsre-reading

themseveraltimes,andpassmorequicklyovertheremainder.Alessefficientreader

tendstomaintainthesamespeedwhateverthematerialhereads.Consequently,even

lightreadingmattergiveshimlittlepleasurebecausehereadssoslowly.Butthispace

maybetoofastforreallydifficultmaterialwhichrequiresspecialconcentrationat

difficultpoints.Atypeofreadingwhichrequirescarefulattentiontodetailis

proofreading（校对）,inwhichthereader,inordertodetectmisprintsinasampleprint,

hastonoticenotsomuchthemeaningofwhathereadsastheexactshapeandorderof

lettersandwordsinthetext.Thisisextremelydifficultformostpeoplesincetheyare

accustomedtooverlookingsuchdetails.Infact,considerablepracticeisrequiredto

practicethistaskefficientlyanditcanbedoneonlybyreadingveryslowly,andby

payingcomparativelylittleattentiontothegeneralmeaningofthetext.

1、Agoodreadercanadoptproperinaccordancewithdifferentreadingmaterial

andreadingpurpose.

标准答案：mannerofreading

知识点解析：第一段最后一句指出阅读能力不好的人尤其缺乏根据读物类型和阅读

目的来调整阅读方式的能力。由此可以看出阅读能力好的人可以根据不同的阅读材

料和阅读目的采取适当的阅读方式。故答案为mannerofreadingo

2、Whilereadingmoredifficultmaterial,goodreadingwillfocuson.

标准答案：thekeywordsandpassages

知识点解析：第二段第三句指出，在阅读较难的素材时，能力强的阅读者为了掌握

全文，会读得较慢，但是即使是这样他也会调整自己的阅读速度，把自己的注意力

集中在关键的词汇和篇章上面，甚至还会把这部分重复阅读儿遍。题目中的focus

on对应文中的concentrateon»故答案为thekeywordsandpassages©

3、Inreadingalightreadingmatter,goodreaderscangetthanlessefficient

readers.

标准答案：morepleasure

知识点解析：第二段倒数第二句指出阅读效率低的读者因为速度太慢，即使轻松的

读物也只能给他带来很少的乐趣。题目的主语是goodreaders,那能获得的自然是

更多的乐趣了。

4、Goodproofreadersfocuslesson.

标准答案：themeaningofwhathereads

知识点解析：根据题目中的关键词proofreaders定位到在第三段首句。句子提及校

对注意更多的是字母和单词的格式和顺序，而不太注意文章的大意(nolicenotso

muchthemeaningofwhathereads)o题目中focuslesson和文中的noticenotsomuch

是同义表达，判断出这一点，本题就迎刃而解了。

5、Agoodproofreadershouldalwayspaygreatattentiontodetailswhicharealwaysby

mostpeople.

标准答案：overlooked

知识点解析：最后一段倒数第二句提到，校对对于大多数人来说是件十分困难的事

情，因为大多数人通常都会忽略这些细节(overlookingsuchdetails)o题目是将主动

语态转换成了被动语态。

Recentstoriesinthenewspapersandmagazinessuggestthatteachingandresearch

contradicteachother,thatresearchplaystooprominentapartinacademicpromotions,

andthatteachingisbadlyundcrcmphasizcd.Thereisanelementoftruthinthese

statements,buttheyalsoignoredeeperandmoreimportantrelationships.

Researchexperienceisanessential

elementoffacultyhiringandpromotionataresearchuniversitybecauseitisthe

emphasisonresearchthatdistinguishessuchauniversityfromanartscollege.Some

professors,however,neglectteachingforresearch,andthatpresentsaproblem.Most

researchuniversitiesrewardoutstandingteaching,butthegreatestrecognitionisusually

givenforachievementsinresearch.Partofthereasonisthedifficultyofjudging

teaching.Ahighlyresponsibleandtoughprofessorisusuallyappreciatedbytopstudents

whowanttobechallenged,butdislikedbythosewhoserecordsarclessimpressive.The

mildprofessorgetsoverallratingsthatareusuallyhigh,butthereisasenseof

disappointinentonthepartofthebeststudents,exactlythoseforwhomthesystemshould

presentthegreatestchallenges.Thus,auniversitytryingtopromoteprofessorsprimarily

onthebasisofteachingqualitieswouldhavetoconfrontthisconfusion.Asmodern

sciencemovesfaster,twoforcesareexertedonprofessors:oneisthetimeneededtokeep

upwiththeprofession;theotheristhetimeneededtoteach.Thetrainingofnew

scientistsrequiresoutstandingteachingattheresearchuniversityaswellasthearts

college.Althoughscientistsareusually"made"intheelementaryschools,scientistscan

be“lost"bypoorteachingatthecollegeandgraduateschoollevels.Thesolutionisnotto

separateleachingandresearch,buttorecognizethatthecombinationisdifficultbutvital.

Thetitleofprofessorshouldbegivenonlytothosewhoprofess.Professorsunwillingto

teachcanbecalled"distinguishedresearchinvestigators",orsomethingelse.Thepaceof

modernsciencemakesitincreasinglydifficulttobeagreatresearcherandagreat

teacher.Yetmanyarcdescribedinjustthoseterms.Thosewhosaywccanseparate

teachingandresearchsimplydonotunderstandthesystem,butthosewhosaythe

problemwilldisappeararenotfulfillingtheirresponsibilities.

6、Theauthorindicatedinthefirstparagraphthattherelationshipbetweenand

researchshouldn'tbesimplified.

标准答案：teaching

知识点解析：第一段指出，报纸和杂志上的一些报道表明教学和研究相互抵触，研

究在学术晋升中所占角色过重，而教学则被严重忽视了，这些说法有一定的道理，

但却忽略了其中更深层次的且更为重要的关系。由此可知作者的意思是教学与研究

的关系不应该被简化。

7、Itisthoughtthatcandifferaresearchuniversityfromanartscollege.

标准答案：emphasisonresearch

知识点解析：根据线索词anartscollege定位在第二段。文中说因为是对研究的重

视将这样一所大学与其池文科类学院区分开的。题干中的differ是对原文中的

distinguish的同义转述。文中的suchauniversity指的就是上文中的research

university,本题考查强调句中强调的部分，理解这几点，便很容易得出答案了。

8、Inacademicpromotions,researchuniversitiesstillattachmoreimportancetoresearch

partlybecauseof.

标准答案:thedifficultyofjudgingteaching

知识点解析：根据线索词moreimportancetoresearch定位在第三段的第一、二句话

上，文中说虽然大多数研究性的大学更加注重研究方面的突出成就。而这其中的部

分原因在于人们很难对教学工作做出客观的评价。题干是对两句话的综述，由

becauseof找到答案定位点reason非常关键c

9^Torecognizetheofteachingandresearchisvitalincultivatingthetalented.

标准答案：combination

知识点解析：第四段第三、四句指出虽然科学家们往往是在小学“造就”的，但科学

家仍有可能在大学或研究生院的层次被低劣的教学水平给毁了。解决办法不是把教

学和研究分开而是认识到二者结合是很难的，但又是至关重要的。题目是对这两句

话的综合，培养优秀人才意识到教育和科研结合是至关重要的，故此处填

combinationo

10、Thosewhothinkthatthedifficultyofbeingbothagreatresearcherandagreat

teacherwilldisappeararenotaccordingtothelastparagraph.

标准答案:fulfillingtheirresponsibilities

知识点解析：文章最后一段说现代科学发展使得人们很难同时做好一个研究者和一

个教授，如果有人说这种问题将消失，那他就没有尽到责任。理解文中的ihe

problem指代的内容是解答本题的关键。

InsuranceinrespectofthepropertywillbecarriedoutbytheSocietyinaccordancewith

therulesandthemortgageconditionswithsuchinsurancecompaniesastheSocietymay

determine.TheSocietyhasawideexperienceofinsurancecompaniesandoftheterms

offeredbytheirpolicies,andplacesinsurancewithmanycompanieswhoareableto

providethecoverwhichtheSocietyconsidersnecessary.YoumayliketheSocietyto

insurewithaparticularcompany,andifsopleasecontactimmediatelytheBranchOffice

towhichyousubmittedyourapplicationforloan,andsolongasthatcompanyandits

termsareacceptabletotheSocietythecoverwillbeanangedaccordingly.Ifyoushould

suggestacompanyanditisnotonewithwhichtheSocietydoesbusinessyouwillbe

informedandofferedachoiceofothercompanies.Youmayrequestchangeofinsurance

companyatanytimeduringthelifeofthemortgage.Ifyourmortgageisunderthe

endowmentschemeorsupportedbyaninsuranceguaranteeorifthedocumentsoftitle

specifythecompanytobeuseditmaynotbepossibletoacceptyourchoice.

Theinitialsuminsured

willbethefigureshownundertheheading"AmountofPropertyInsurance"intheDetails

ofLoan.ThisfigureistheamountrecommendedbytheSociety'svaluer,ashisestimate

ofthereplacementcostofthebuildingatthedateofvaluation,unlesssomeotheramount

hasbeenagreedinwritingbetweenyouandtheSociety.Nowarrantyisgivenorimplied

thattheamountofinsurancewillcovercompleteloss.Youareremindedthatthemarket

valueofyourpropertybearsnorelationshiptothecostofreplacement.Theamountfor

whichthepropertyisinsuredshouldthereforenotbelessthanthecost,atthetimeof

repairorreplacement,ofrebuildingallthepropertycoveredinthesamematerials,form,

styleandconditionaswhenitisnew.Itshouldalsoincludeincomplyingwiththe

requirementsoftheLocalAuthorityandinremovingdebris,etc.Theterm"property'

includesdomesticoutbuilding,garages,walls,landlordsfixturesandfittings,etc.,but

excludesthevalueoftheland.Themarketvalueofahouseisthereforelikelytobeless

thanthecostofrebuilding,especiallyifthepropertyiselderly.Evenifthepropertyis

recentlybuilt,theworkinvolvedinreinstatementwillbemoreexpensivethanthe

buildingcostwhichcanbeachievedbyabuilderbuildingonanestatebasis.

11Ifyouwanttoinsurewithaparticularcompanybutitisnotacceptabletothe

Society,whatwilltheSocietyprobablydo?

标准答案：Itwillofferachoiceofothercompanies

知识点解析：第一段中提到了客户要求办理财产保险时挑选保险公司的几种情况。

第三句中提到，如果客户想投保某一家公司，而这家公司及其条款都是保险协会可

接受的，协会就会为其办理相应手续。第四句说，如果客户想投保的公司与协会没

有业务往来，那么协会将为其推荐其他公司。鉴于协会的盈利性质，一定不会置之

不理，只可能是第四句话的情形。

12、Whenyourmortgageissupportedbyaninsuranceguarantee,youarenotallowedto

标准答案：changetheinsurancecompany

知识点解析：第一段最后一句提到了几种申请更换财产保险公司而不会被批准的情

况，其中一个就是你的纸押财产有保险担保人。根据题干要求将原文的名词短语转

换为动词短语。

13、Whoestimatestheinitialsumofinsuranceofyourproperty?

标准答案：TheSociety、valuer

知识点解析：根据关键词estimate找到第二段第二句话。可以看出对保险金额的估

价是由保险协会的估价师作出的。

14、Accordingtothepassage,whatcannotbeincludedinrespectoftheterm

"properly"?

标准答案:Thevalueoftheland

知识点解析：根据关键词theterm“property”，定位在第三段最后一句话，notbe

includedin是对原文中excludes的同义转述，答案为thevalueoftheland。

15、Thepassageimpliesthatusuallyrebuildingahousecostsmorethanits.

标准答案：marketvalue

知识点解析：根据关键词rebuildingaproperty,marketvalue找到第四段第一句

话，由文意可知房屋的重建价值一般都比房屋的市场价值高，故填marketvalue。

Inthetwodecadesbetween1910and1930,overtenpercentoftheBlackpopulationof

theUnitedStateslefttheSouth,wherethedominanceoftheBlackpopulationhadbeen

located,andmigratedtonorthernstates,withthelargestnumbermoving,itisclaimed,

between1916and1918.Ithasbeenfrequentlyassumed,butnotproved,thatthemajority

fromruralareasandweremotivatedbytwoconcurrentfactors:thecollapseofthecotton

industryfollowingthebollweevil（棉子象鼻虫）infestaiion,whichbeganin1898,and

increaseddemandintheNorthforlaborfollowingtheceasingofEuropeanimmigration

causedbytheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.Thisassumptionhasledtothe

conclusionthatthemigrants'subsequentlackofeconomicmobilityintheNorthistiedto

ruralbackground,abackgroundthatimpliesunfamiliaritywithurbanlivingandalackof

industrialskills.1一________________________________Butthe

questionofwhoactually'efttheSouthhasneverbeenrigorouslyinvestigated.Although

numerousinvestigationsdocumentanexodus（大批的离去）fromruralsouthernareasto

southerncitiespriortotheGreatMigration,noonehasconsideredwhetherthesame

migrantsthenmovedontonortherncities.In1910over600,000Blackworkers,orten

percentoftheBlackworkforce,reportedthemselvestobeengagedin"manufacturing

andmechanicalpursuits*',thefederalcensuscategoryroughlyencompassingtheentire

industrialsector.TheGreatMigrationcouldeasilyhavebeenmadeupentirelyofthis

groupandtheirfamilies.Itisperhapssurprisingtoarguethatanemployedpopulation

couldbeluredtomove,butanexplanationliesinthelaborconditionsthenprevalentin

theSouth.Aboutthirty-fivepercentoftheurbanBlackpopulationintheSouthwas

engagedinskilledtrades.Somewerefromtheoldartisanclassofslavery—blacksmiths,

masons（石匠）,carpenters—whichhadamonopolyofcertaintrades,buttheywere

graduallybeingpushedoutbycompetition,mechanization,andtimes.Theremaining

sixty-fivepercent,morerecentlyurbanized,workedinnewlydevelopedindustries-

tobacco,lumber,coalandironmanufacture,andrailroads.WagesintheSouth,however,

werelow,andBlackworkerswereaware,throughlaborrecruitersandtheBlackpress,

thattheycouldearnmoreevenasunskilledworkersintheNorththantheycouldas

artisansintheSouth.Afterthebollweevilinfestation,urbanBlackworkersfaced

competitionfromthecominuinginfluxofbothBlackandWhiteruralworkers,whowere

driventoundercutthewagesformerlypaidforindustrialjobs.Thus,amovenorthwould

beseenasadvantageoustoagroupthatwasalreadyorganizedandsteadilyemployed,

andtheeasyconclusiontyingtheirsubsequenteconomicproblemsintheNorthtotheir

ruralbackgroundcomesintoquestion.

16、Accordingtothepassage,theimmigrationofBlackpeopleintheUnitedStates

between1910and1930possiblywaspartlycausedbythedecayoftheindustry

accompaniedbytheincreasedlaborneedintheNorth.

标准答案：cotton

知识点解析：第一段首句指出1910年至1930年间美国南方黑人移民北方现象显

著。第二句指出一个普遍认为但未证实的观点是：棉花产业由于虫害衰败，同时北

方劳动力需求增长，题目中的possible对应文中的notproved,decay同义转述文中

的collapse,accompaniedby对应文中的concurrent,故此处需将因泰之一的棉花产

业的衰败补充完整，答案为colton。

17、Unfamiliarwithurbanlivingandlackingindustrialskills,themigrantsislack

ofintheNorth.

标准答案：economicmobility

知识点解析：笫一段最后一句指出，在这个未被证实的假说下可以得出如下结论：

移民们后来在北方缺乏经济流动性与他们的乡村背景有关，他们不熟悉城市生活，

缺乏工业技能。题目是对文中这个多重复合句的简短概括，可直接摄取答案：

economicmobilityo

18、Ablacksmith'sskillwouldnotbringfbrthemintheNorththanintheSouth.

标准答案：moremoney

知识点解析：根据关键词blacksmith可定位到第三段。在本段中blacksmith只是有

技能的人的一个例子。这些黑人在南方曾是该行业的垄断者，但是对北方经济来

说，他们的技艺是没有，介值的.由本段倒数第二句可以看出，南方的黑人是无法靠

他们的技能在北方赚取更多的钱，故答案为：moremoneyo

19、Theemployedblackpopulationmigratedtothenorthto.

标准答案：earnmoremoney

知识点解析：第三段倒数第三句中提到，城市的黑人工人非常清楚，在北方，他们

即使作为不熟练工赚的钱，也比在南方赚的多。加之南方农村人大量向城市移民，

他们在南方城市的工作机会受到了威胁，所以他们最终选择了移民北方。目的很明

显：赚更多的钱。

20、Accordingtothepassage,"agroupthatwasalreadyorganizedandsteadily

employed"refersto.

标准答案:urbanBlackworkersintheSouth

知识点解析：根据题干，找到原文第三段最后一句话，北移对于那些有组织并且得

到稳定工作的集体来说是有利的，前一句中提到在棉子象鼻虫虫灾之后，城市的黑

人工人面临来自不断涌入的黑人和白人乡村工人的竞争。所以agroupthatwas

alreadyorganizedandsteadilyemployed指的就是urbanBlackworkersintheSoutho

Itisaneverydayobservationthatanimalsarcborn,grow,andmaturethenbegintolose

someoftheircapabilities,andfinallydie.Thislossofcapabilitiesisprogressive,

irreversible,andcommonforallmembersofaspeciesandiscalledaging.Inhumansit

showsinmanyways,someveryvisible:declineinheight,shrinkageofmuscle,thinning

andgrayingofhair,andwrinklingofskin.Internally,andevenmoresignificantly,there

istheprogressivelossofcellsinthebrain,kidneys,andothervitalorgans.Thiscellloss

hasresultedinstoppagecfavitalprocess.Whateverthereason,importanttissuesranging

fromthemusclestothebrainshrinkandbecomelesscompetentwithage.Manyofthese

changesarcreflectedinfunctionaldeclines.Notonlydonervecellsatlevelsfromthe

braintothespinalcord（脊髓）diminish,butalsothosethatremainconductimpulsesata

slowerratesothatthereactiontimeofolderanimalisslowed.Memoryoftenshowsa

thelossofcellsinvolvedinthehearingprocess.Thelossismostmarkedforhighpitches

andmayrequiretheassistanceofabattery-operatedhearingaid.Moresubtlearesuch

declinesasthoseintheprocessesinvolvedwithbeingimmunetodisease,whichresultin

alessenedabilityoftheolderorganismtocopewithinfection.Indeed,pneumonia（肺

炎）isoneofthemostcommoncausesofdeathamongtheelderlypopulationofmost

nations.Mixedwithtrueagingprocessesarediseaseprocessesthatmaybesocommonas

tobemistakenforaging.Forinstance,thebuildupofdepositsoffattymaterialsin

arteriestendstobeprogressivewithaging;everythingelsebeingequal,thenarrowingof

arteriesresultsinsuchser