大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷447

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷447

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:

hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,by

whichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsofhis

inventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.Onlyunderthemostexceptional

circumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;his1939patentforcolorTV

receivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallife

（herewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.Becausea

patentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibrary

attachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreefor

anyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent;indeed,patent

expertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearch

throughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor's

rightistoplagiarize（抄袭）adeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainany

otherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafeto

takeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedon

thesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventions

soonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductionto

commercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityof

newtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagnetic

recordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefrom

thelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwas

anticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

1、Thepatentgrantedtoaninventorusuallydetermines.

A^howtheinventionwillheused

B、howtheinventionwasmade

C^whentheinventionwillbecomepublic

D、whentheinventionwillbeoutofuse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段中非限制性定语从句中的which指的就是主句中的patent,从

句中的后半段表明专利一旦获得，它规定的垄断时间过后，发明人就要将发明公之

于众，故选C。

2、1(canbeinferredthat(hetermofapatentcanbeprolongedif.

A^thefirsttermwasgrantedbeforethe1970s

B、theusefulnessoftheinventionisnotprovedinthefirstterm

C、theinventionisstillusefulforthepublicafterthefirstterm

D、theinventordoesn'tgetasmuchrewardasheexpectsinthefirstterm

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：第4段中because引出的原因从句表明，GeorgesValcnsi的专利权年

限得到延长是因为他的发明在正常年限里没能真正发挥作用，即这个发明的用处得

不到证实，因此选项B为本题答案。

3、Whatismostprobablyrecommendedbythepatentexpertsaboutpatenting?

A、Patenttheideasinasmanyareasaspossible.

B、Checkthevalidityofideasstoredinthelibrary.

C、Conductathoroughsearchthroughlivepatents.

D、Re-patentthedeadpatentsolderthanhalfacentury.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第5段首句中的indeed表明后面的内容是对前面的sometimeseven

re-patent的补充说明，由此可见，句末提到的plagiarizethedeadpatents指的就是重

新申请失效的专利，而失效的专利就是指年限超过50年的，故D为本题答案。

4-.Thepatentsandinventionsbecomeprofitablewhen.

A^theybecomecommercialized

B、theyarededicatedtothepublic

C、newtechnologyisavailable

D^thereisnecessityforthem

标准答案：A

知识点解析：末段第2句是一个强调句，句中的either…or…结构可视为插入成

分，从剩下的内容中即可找到答案，A就是对句子主语theirreductionto

commercialpractice的近义改写。为本题答案。

5、Theword"anticipate"(Line5.Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A、predict

B、precede

C>expect

D、surpass

标准答案：B

知识点解析：末段末句通过举例说明该段首句的观点：很多新的发明专利都基于一

些旧的想法，由此可见，末句中主语所述的事件是后于宾语所述的事件，故

anticipate应意为“先于,在...前(发生，出现户,故选B,

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:

hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingi(,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.

Agrantedpatentis(heresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,by

whichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsofhis

inventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.Onlyunderthemostexceptional

circumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;his1939patentforcolorTV

receivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallife

(herewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardtortheinvention.Becausea

patentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibrary

attachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideas(hatarefreefor

anyonetouseand,ifolderihanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent;indeed,patent

expertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearch

throughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor's

rightistoplagiarize(抄袭)adeadpatent,likewise,becausepublicationofanideainany

otherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafeto

takeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedon

thesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventions

soonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductionto

commercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityof

newtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagnetic

recordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefrom

thelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwas

anticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

6、Thepatentgrantedtoaninventorusuallydetermines.

A、howtheinventionwillbeused

B、howtheinventionwasmade

C、whentheinventionwillbecomepublic

D^whentheinventionwillbeoutofuse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段中非限制性定语从句中的which指的就是主句中的patent,从

句中的后半段表明专利一旦获得，它规定的垄断时间过后，发明人就要将发明公之

于众，故选C。

7、Itcanbeinferredthatthetermofapatentcanheprolongedif.

A、thefirsttermwasgrantedbeforethe1970s

B、theusefulnessoftheinventionisnotprovedinthefirstterm

C、theinventionisstillusefulforthepublicafterthefirstterm

D^theinventordoesn'tgetasmuchrewardasheexpectsinthefirstterm

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第4段中because引出的原因从句表明，GeorgesValensi的专利权年

限得到延长是因为他的发明在正常年限里没能真正发挥作用，即这个发明的用处得

不到证实，因此选项B为本题答案。

8、Whatismostprobablyrecommendedbythepatentexpertsaboutpatenting?

A^Patenttheideasinasmanyareasaspossible.

B、Check(hevalidityofideasstoredinthelibrary.

C、Conductathoroughsearchthroughlivepatents.

D、Re-patentthedeadpatentsolderthanhalfacentury.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第5段首句中的indeed表明后面的内容是对前面的sometimeseven

repalent的补充说明,由此可见,句末提到的plagiarizethedeadpatents指的就是重

新申请失效的专利，而失败的专利就是指年限超过50年的，故D为本题答案。

Thepatentsandinventionsbecomeprofitablewhen.

A^theybecomecommercialized

B、theyarededicatedtothepublic

C、newtechnologyisavailable

D、thereisnecessityforthen

标准答案：A

知识点解析：末段第2句是一个强调句，句中的eithej.or…结构可视为插入成

分，从剩下的内容中即可找到答案，A就是对句子主语【heirreduciionlo

commercialpractice的近义改写，为本题答案。

10、Theword"anticipate"(Line5,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A、predict

B、precede

C、expect

D、surpass

标准答案：B

知识点解析：末段末句通过举例说明该段首句的观点：很多新的发明专利都基于一

些旧的想法，由此可见，末句中主语所述的事件是后于宾语所述的事件，故

aniicipale应意为“先于，在……前(发生，出现)“，故选B,

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:

hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,hy

whichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodotmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsothis

inventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.Onlyunderthemostexceptional

circumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

Thelongestextensionevergrantedwas(oGeorgesValensi;his1939patentfbrcolorTV

receivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becausefbrmostofthepatent'snormallife

(herewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.Becausea

patentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibrary

attachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreefor

anyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent;indeed,patent

expertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearch

throughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor's

rightisioplagiarize(抄袭)adeadpaieni.likewise,becausepublicationofanideainany

otherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,ilistraditionallysafeto

takeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedon

thesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventions

soonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductionto

commercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityof

newtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagnetic

recordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefrom

(helate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwas

anticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

11、Thepatentgrantedtoaninventorusuallydetermines.

A^howtheinventionwillbeused

B、howtheinventionwasmade

C、whentheinventionwillbecomepublic

D、whentheinventionwillbeoutofuse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段中非限制性定语从句中的which指的就是主句中的paleni,从

句中的后半段表明专利一旦获得，它规定的垄断时间过后，发明人就要将发明公之

于众，故选C。

12、Itcanbeinferredthatthetermofapatentcanbeprolongedif.

A、thefirsttermwasgrantedbeforethe1970s

B、theusefulnessoftheinventionisnotprovedinthefirstterm

C、theinventionisstillusefulforthepublicafterthefirstterm

D、theinventordoesn'tgetasmuchrewardasheexpectsinthefirstterm

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第4段中because引出的原因从句表明，GeorgesValensi的专利权年

限得到延长是因为他的发明在正常年限里没能真正发挥作用，即这个发明的用处得

不到证实，因此选项B为本题答案。

13、Whatismostprobablyrecommendedbythepatentexpertsaboutpatenting?

A^Patenttheideasinasmanyareasaspossible.

B、Check(hevalidityofideasstoredinthelibrary.

C^Conductathoroughsearchthroughlivepatents.

D、Re-patentthedeadpatentsolderthanhalfacentury.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第5段首句中的indeed表明后面的内容是对前面的sometimeseven

repatent的补充说明，由此可见，句末提到的plagiarizethedeadpatents指的就是重

新申请失效的专利，而失败的专利就是指年限超过50年的，故D为本题答案。

14、Thepatentsandinventionsbecomeprofitablewhen.

A、theybecomecommercialized

B、theyarededicatedtothepublic

C-newtechnologyisavailable

D^thereisnecessityforthen

标准答案：A

知识点解析：末段第2句是一个强调句，句中的eithej.or…结构可视为插入成

分，从剩下的内容中即可找到答案，A就是对句子主语theirreduclionlo

commercialpractice的近义改写，为本题答案。

15>Theword"anlicipate"（Line5,Para.6）isclosestinmeaningto.

A、predict

B、precede

C、expect

D^surpass

标准答案；B

知识点解析：末段末句通过举例说明该段首句的观点：很多新的发明专利都基于一

些旧的想法，由此可见，末句中主语所述的事件是后于宾语所述的事件，故

anticipale应意为“先于，在……前（发生，出现）”，故选B,

MercedesestatecarsandFiatrunarounds（轻便小汽车）arebeingusedtotestupto22

differentmonitorsdesignedtodetectifadriverisfallingasleepatthewheelandtriggera

seriesofdevicesdesignedtowakethemup.Theaimoftheproject,fundedby£4

millionofEuropeanUnionmoneyaswellasprivateinvestment,istoreducethe

estimated30%offatalaccidentswhicharecausedinEuropeeachyearbydriversdrifting

offatthewheel.Thetestcarshavebeenfittedwithinfraredcameraswhichmonitoreye

movement,（ouch-padsensorsthatmeasurethedriver'sgriponthesteeringwheeland

chassis（汽车底盘）monitorswhichcheckforveer（转向）.Shoulddriversstarttodozeoff

theycanbequicklywokenbyasuddenblastofair-conditionedcoldair.Atthesametime

avibratingalarmwillsoundandthedriver'sseatwillbemadetoshake.Daimler

Chrysler,ownerofMercedes,aswellasFiat,willownthepatentoftheawakesystem,

whichcouldbeinstalledincarsassoonasthisyear.IfthetrialsaresuccessfultheEUis

consideringintroducingadirectivewhichwouldmake（hesystemcompulsoryinlong­

distancelorries-aleadingcauseofroadaccidents.Accordingtotransportdepartment

figures,morethan300peopledieeachyearinBritaininaccidentsthoughttobecaused

bydriversfallingasleepatthewheel.TenpeoplediedintheSelbyrailcrashlastyear

whenacardriverfellasleeponamotor-way,crashedontoarailwaylineandderailed（使

脱轨）apassengertrain.Motoringorganizationssaidthenewsystemmightprevent

accidentssuchasSelbybutwerecautiousastowhetheritwouldprovepractical.The

safetysystemalsomonitorsbrakingfrequencyandcandetecteyemovementtowardsthe

rearandsidemirrors.Asnoonedrivesinexactlythesameway,thesystemmust"learn"

（heindividualcharacteristicsofitsownerorowners.Theresearchershadconsidered

systemsthatsquirted（喷射）arefinedversionofsmellingsaltsatthedozymotorist,

openedthewindowsandactivatedthebrakesautomatically.However,suchideashave

beenabandonedaspotentiallydangerous,startlingadriverandleadingtosudden

changesinsteering.

16、Accordingtothepassage,ifadriverfallsasleepinoneofthetestcars,.

A^（hecarbrakewillbeactivatedautomaticallytopreventanaccident

B、arefinedversionofsmellingsaltwillbesprayedatthedriver

C、thewindowwillbeopenedtoleti