大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷128

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷128

一、词汇理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Thekeyelementtosuccessfulinterviewingisnotyourexperience,yourgrades,what

classesyoutook,yourextracurricular(课夕卜的)activities,oranyoftheotherbasic

necessities.Thoseskillsarewhatgotyoutheinterview.Thekeyelementtosuccessful

interviewingcanbesummedupinoneword:attitude.Ifyouwanttoriseaboveothers

withbetterexperience,bettergrades,orbetteranything,youwillneedtoworkon

developingahighly[Cl]workattitude.Yourattitudedetermineswhetheryou

will"makethecut(过关)"orbe[C2]Thereareplentyofcompetitorswiththe

abilitytodoalmostanygivenjob-especiallyattheentrylevel.Thewaymostemployers

[C3]attheentrylevelisbycandidates'attitudestowardthejob.Yourattitude

isoftenwhatrecruiterswillrememberwhenthedusthassettledafterreviewingten,

twentyormorecandidates—theonewhowas[C4]willingtoputforthhisvery

besteffort.Ifyouhavetheattitudeofwantingtodoyourverybestforthecompany,of

beingfocusedonthecompany'sneeds,ofputtingyourselfforthasthepersonwhowillbe

committedand[C5]tofulfillingtheirneeds,youwilllikelybetheonechosen.

Whyisattitudesoimportant?Becausemostcompaniesalreadyhavetheirfullshareof

multi-talentedsuperstarswhocareaboutnoonebutthemselves.Askanymanagerwho

themostvaluablememberofhisteamis,andhewillpointnottothe[C61

superstar,buttothepersonwhohasthe"cando"attitude,thepersonwhocanbe

countedoninanysituation,thepersonwhotrulystrivesfor[C7],Givemea

teamplayerwhoisachievingat99%andIwilltakeheroveraflashysuperstarwhois

runningat50%[C8]anydayoftheweek.Andsowill99%ofallhiring

managers.Sodon'tworryifyouarenot"superstar"quality.Ifyoucanshowme,inyour

wordsandactions,thatyouaxereadytopulforthyourverybestefforttowardachieving

excellence,youwillbechosenoverthesuperstar.Youcanshowyourwinningattitudein

thewayyoupresentyourself.[C9]theactualwordsnpositiveattitude",

"excellence"and"strivingtobemybest"intoyourinterviewlanguage.Ifyoucanshow

me,bywordsandexamples,your"cando'*attitude,itisyouIwillhire,whileallofthe

superstarswillreceivepolite[CIO]letterstoaddtotheirgrowingcollections.

A)dedicatedDincorporateB)efficiencyJ)deficiencyOchronicK)sincerelyD)positive

L)overratedE)coherentlyM)rejectionF)excellenceN)differentiateG)designated

O)dissipateH)discardcd

1、[Cl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句句意为：如果你想在面试中胜过那些拥有更好的经历，更优异的

成绩和其他优势的竞争对手的话，你需要努力培养高度工作态度。再联系下文的

positiveattitude,备选形容词中的positive“积极的”更符合句意，故D）为答案。

2、[C2]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：结合or前的makethecut可推知，o「后面应该表达出“被淘汰”之意，

备选动词中的discarded“被丢弃，被抛弃”符合句意，故H）为答案。

3、[C3]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：空格所在部分mostemployersattheentrylevel是修饰theway

的定语从句：结合上文的Thereareplentyofcompetitorswiththeabilitytodoalmost

anygivenjob—especiallyattheentrylevel可推知，本句的句意应为：在初级阶段，

招聘人员往往通过面试者对工作的态度来做出决定，故N）differentiate"区分，区

别”为答案。

4、[C4]

标准答案:K

知识点解析：由空格所在部分whowaswillingtoputforthhisvery

besteffort“愿意尽心尽力工作的人”是修饰theone的定语从句，备选副词中的

sincerely“真诚地，诚恳地”可修饰willing,故K）为答案。

5、[C5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由下文的youwilllikelybeIheonechosen可知，愿意为了公司利益兢

兢业业努力奉献的你才有可能被聘用，备选形容词中的dedicated可以组成短语be

dedicatedtosth.,与becommittedtosth.同义，意为“致力于...，献身

+……”，故A）为答案。

6、[C6]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：结合上文提及的fullshareofmulti一talentedsuperstarswhocareabout

noonebutthemselves”才华横溢，但自私自利、只关心自己的超级明星”可推知，这

些superstar往往会高估自己，备选形容词中的overrated”对（质量、能力等）估价过

高的''符合句意，故L）为答案。

7、[C71

标准答案：F

知识点解析：空格所在句有修饰theperson的三个who引导的定语从句，前两个从

句的意思是：“具有，我能'的工作态度的人；任何情况下都靠得住的人，由此可推

知空格所在的第三个从句的意思为：一直努力争取做得出色的人，故

F）excellence“优秀，卓越”为答案。

8、[C8]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句中的takeAoverB意为“选择A,不选择B”，具体到本句中，作

者选择的是ateamplayerwhoisachievingat99%”一个工作效率为99%的普通

人“，而不是aflashysuperstarwhoisrunningat50%-----anydayoftheweek"一周内

每天的工作效率都是50%的超级明星”，故B）efficiency“效率”为答案。

9、（C91

标准答案：I

知识点解析：结合句意：在面试中，你可以在自己的语言中加入诸如“积极的念

度“、“优秀”、“努力做到最好”的词汇。备选动词中的Incorporate"把......合并，吸

收”可以与into搭配，意为“把……加入到/合并到中去”，故I）为答案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由表示对比关系的while前面的Ifyoucanshowme,bywordsand

examples,yourt4cando“attitude,itisyouIwillhire可推知，那些超级明星收到的只

能是拒绝信。拒绝信的英文表达是rejectionletters,故M）rejeclion“拒绝”为答案。

二、长篇阅读（本题共70题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

TheKitchenof2013:ExpertsDish[A]Thereignofthetrophy（奖品）kitchenisofficially

over.Thedreamkitchensoftodayaren'taboutthesexiestsix-burnerrangeorthemost

exoticcountertopmaterial.Ascookinghasreturnedtocenterstageandremodeling

budgetshavesobered,thekitchenislandisnurturingfamilytogethernessandreviving

casualentertaining.[B]Inkitchenswithasmallfootprint,glasstiles,quartzcountersand

dishdrawersareaddingsparkleandpracticality.Thekitchenof2013hassoul."That

industrial,commercialstylewaslookingalittlecold/'saysSamanthaEmmcrling,

kitcheneditoratHearstDesignGroup."Peoplearespendingalltheirtimeinthere,and

theywantitwarmandinviting,aswellaslow-maintenance."|C]Akitchenrenovationis

stillcostly.Theaverage2013kitchenremodelingjobis$47,308,down$3,742from

lastyear,accordingtotheNationalKitchen&BathAssociation.Designerssaythelook

todayislesstradition,moretransition.Clientsarechoosingmoremoderntouchessuchas

whiteorgraycabinets,graywallsandneutralquartzcounters,individualizedwith

differenttexturesandtouchesofcolor.[D]"Tenyearsago,everyoneshowedupwiththe

samephotosofwhattheywanted,"saysPaulLobkovich,anarchitectandkitchen

designeratLobkovichKitchenDesignsinTysonsCorner.nNowpeoplearemuchmore

creative.They'veseenplentyofHGTVshowsandscouredHouzzandotherWebsites.

IheyhaveaPinterest（品趣志,图片社交分享网站）boardfullofstufftheylike.1'his

givespeopleawiderangeofuniquelooks.Anditmakesitmoreexcitingforus

designers."[E]Yes,thekitchenisstillthemostobsessed-aboutroominthehouse,butit's

clearthathomeownerswantmorethanjusttrends.Homeownersareseekingacalming

spacethatmakesthemhappy."Latelyit'sbeenlessthekindofstars-in-the-eyes

approachandabitmorepracticalwithasimplifiedaesthetic,HsaysdesignerEric

Lieberknecht,whoownsakitchendesignfirminAlexandria."Peoplehaveawide

portfolioofthingstheywant,andnotjustwhattheirneighborhas."[FJNadiaSubaran,

seniordesigneratBethesda'sAidanDesign,callsthedesigndirection"moderncottage."

"It'snotstarkmoderndesign,"Subaransays."Ithasnaturalmaterials,texturesand

layering,withlotsofwhitesandgrays.Thereisnothingfussyordecorativeaboutit.H

Althoughstainlessstillreigns,thereisgrowinginterestinwhiterangesandrefrigerators

inanewglossyfinish,aswellassoapstonecountertopsandfloatingshelves.[G]"People

arereallylookingtomakethemostoftheirspace,theywantpracticalandfunctional,"

saysLizaHausman,avicepresidentatHouzz,ahomedesignWebsiteandmobileapp.

The2013membersurveybytheNationalKitchen&BathAssociationidentifiedairenu

ofsomeoftoday'stopstylechoicesinkitchens.Hereisinsiderinformationonsevenof

them.1.WhiteCabinets[H]Thechoiceofcabinetsisarguablythemostimportant

decisionwhenredoingakitchen.Theselectionsetsthelook.IntheNationalKitchen&

BathAssociationsurvey,67percentofrespondentssaidthatwhitewastheirfirstchoice

forcabinetry,ajumpof20percentagepointsinthepasttwoyears."Overtheyears,white

isalwaysapopularcolorandtherearetimesitistheNo.1color,"saysJohnMorgan,

PresidentoftheassociationandownerofkitchenproductssupplierMorganPinnaclein

Glyndon,Md."Iwouldsaythatwhiteanddarkcherryarebothtimeless.2.Quartz

Counters|I]AccordingtoLorenzoMarquez,vicepresidentofmarketingforCosentino

NorthAmerica,Silestone'sparentcompany,themostpopularcolorsrightnowarewhite

andgray."Quartzcounterisaprettyhonestmaterial,anditfunctionssonicely,"says

WashingtondesignerPaulSherrillofSolisBetancourt&Sherrill."Ifyoudon'thavea

tolerancefornaturalstoneandwhatit'sgoingtodoovertime,goforit."3.ManyShades

ofGray[J]Grayseemstobethecolorofthemoment.Althoughwhiteandoff-whiteare

stillthetopcolors,graysareshowinguponcabinets,countersandwalls.Alexandria

colorconsultantJeanMolesworthKeeofthePaintedRoomsays,"I'mseeingalotof

quickredoswheretheyarepaintingoldwoodcabinetsalightgrayandtotallygettingrid

ofanythingTuscanredoryellow.*'Butshecautionsagainstgrayoverload."Ifthereis

toomuchgray,itcanlookreallychillyanddepressing.You'llthinkyouarestirringyour

potinanoperatingroom.Youneedalotofwhitetobalanceitout."4.LedLighting

[K]MoreandmoreremodeledkitchensnowhaveLEDlighting,especiallybelow

cabinets.LEDbulbsaremoreefficientandgeneratelittleheat."Wearedoingalotof

LEDunder-cabinetlighting/'saysLarryRosen,ownerofJackRosenCustomKitchensin

Rockville."Halogen（卤素）andXenon（®）lightingactuallyburnveryhot.Ifyou

accidentallytouchabulb,youcanburnyourself.LEDismoreexpensive,buttheysave

onelectricity,arecoolandlastareallylongtime."5.ElectronicFaucets（龙头）[L/

Whenpeoplerenovatetheirkitchen,it'snotjustfunctionalityandbeauty,"saysHouzz's

LizaHausman."Theyarethinkingabouthowtoincludethelatesttechnology."Oneof

thesenewtoysisthetricked-outfaucet.Bothtouch-activatedfaucetsandhands-free

faucetsarebeginningtoappearinkitchenremodelingcontracts.AccordingtoTom

Tylicki.theMoenMotionSensehands-freefaucetrespondstoconsumers'kitchenwork

stylesandhelpspreventthespreadofgerms.It'salsoagoodchoiceforgardenerswhose

handsarefrequentlycoveredindirt.6.SatinNickel（雾银）Finishes[M]HSatinnickelis

thenewoiledbronze,"Sherrillsays.Forhim,themattenickelfinishreflectsthe

increasinglymodernistkitchenlook.Thesurveyfoundthatpolishednickelandpolished

chrome（铭）werelessrequestedthanlastyear,andthedullerfinishwasgrowingin

popularity.Somedesignersfeelthatthisfinishbestcomplementsstainlesssteel

appliances;otherssaythegraymetalcolorsetsoffgraycabinets,countersandwalls.7.

GlassBacksplashes（橱柜的后挡板）［N］Glasstilesarethejewelryofakitchenfor

TynesiaHand-Smith,aBloomingdaleinteriordesigner."Theyaddgreatshimmer/she

says.Withneutralcolorsrulingincabinetsandcounters,glasstileisonewaytoadd

colorandpersonality."Reds,greensandblues,vibrantcolorsaretrendingrightnow,as

isiridescentglass,"saysDccDccGundbcrg,anAnnSacksTileproductdevelopment

manager.Insteadofusingtheubiquitouswhitesubwaytilebacksplash,shesuggests

substitutinglarge-formatglasstileinasimilarshape."Lightblueglasstilesarestillvery

traditionalwithwhitecabinetsbutlookveryfresh/'Gundbergadds.

11、Thechoiceofcabinetsisthemostimportantforhomeownerswhentheydecideto

remodeltheirkitchens.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：［H］段主耍介绍了在重新装修厨房的时候，最重要的决定也许就是选

择什么样的橱柜。题干中的remodeltheirkitchens对应原文中的redoingakitchen,

故选|H］。

12、Thekitchenof2013becomesimpressiveandpracticalbecausenewmaterialsare

usedinthekitchen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：田］段主要介绍了在空问狭窄的厨房里，使用了玻璃瓷砖、石英石台

面和石英石橱柜，既可以增光添彩，又可以提高实用性。于是2013版的厨房具有

灵魂性。题干中的impressiveandpractical对应原文中的sparkleandpracticality,故

选［B］°

13>MoreandmoreremodeledkitchensuseLEDlighting,becauseLEDbulbsuseless

electricityandproducelittleheat.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Homeownersnoton'ywantmorethanjusttrends,butalsowanttomaketheir

kitchensacomfortableplacetoenjoythemselves.

标准答索.F

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Grayisafashioncolorbutcan'tbeusedtoomuchinrooms.

标准答案：J

知识点》析：暂无解析

16、AccordingtoLizaHausman,theidealkitchensshouldbepracticalandfunctional.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、MoenMotionSensethinksabouttheirconsumers'cookingstylesandproduces

hands-freefaucetwhichstopthespreadofgerms.

标准答案：L、

知识点解析：|L］段主要介绍了MoenMotionSense公司生产的感应式水龙头考虑到

了消费者在厨房的烹饪方式，并且能帮助他们预防病菌的传播。题干中的slopihe

spreadofgerms对应原文中的preventthespreadofgerms,故选［L］。

18、Thedrcamkitchenoftodayiscultivatingcloserrelationsamongfamilymembers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：［A］段主要介绍了当今理想的厨房不在于其拥有时尚的六眼灶，也不

在于其台面使用了异域风情的材料，而在于注重培养家庭成员的亲密关系以及唤醒

轻松愉悦的进餐心情。题干是对定位句的概括，故选［A］。

19、AccordingtoPaulSherrill,quartzcountersurfacesareverygoodmaterialsin

remodelingkitchens.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：［I］段主要介绍了PaulSherrill认为石英柜台面这种材料货真价实，功

能良好。题干中的AccordingtoPaulSherrill对应原文中的saysWashingtondesigner

PaulSherrill,故选［I］。

20、Gundbergbelievesthatwhenremodelingakitchen,peopleshouldn'tusewhite

subwaytilebacksplashbutlargeformalglasstileinsimilarshapes.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：［N］段主要介绍了Gundberg建议使用相同形状的大块玻璃瓷砖来替代

那些无处不在的白色地铁瓷砖橱柜后挡板。题干中的noJ.but对应原文中的

Insteadof,故选［N］。

三、仔细阅读（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

Scientistshavebegunusingsatellite-basedsystemstopredictvolcaniceruptions.This

allowsblanketcoverageoftheentireworld.Envisatisthemostadvancedcraftofthis

type.Ithassensorsthat,byrecognizingthecharacteristicopticalsignatureofvarious

substancesintheatmosphere,candetectthepresenceofspecificgases,suchassulphur

dioxide（二氧化硫）.Thesemayindicateanimminent（即将来临的）volcaniceruption.

MikeAbrams,ascientistatAmerica'sspaceagency,NASA,saysthatthelimitingfactor

onallsuchsatellitesis,surprisingly,nottechnological,buttemporal.Theorbitsinwhich

theyareplacedallowthemtoobservetheentireearth,buttheycannotpassovera

particularspotmorefrequentlythanonceevery15daysorso.Dr.Abramsarguesthat

moresatellitesareneededtogathersufficientdataontheearth'svolcanoes.Ecisting

satellites,though,doatleastserveasanearlywarningsystem,［foneofthemdetects

somethingamiss,localvolcanologistscanthenintensifytheirlocalmonitoringefforts.If

necessary,theycaneveninitiateanevacuation.Inaddition,itisimportanttopredict

lahars（"<,山泥石流），flowingmixturesofrock,debris,ashandwater,whicharcoftenset

offwhenhotlavameetscoldsnow.Laharscantraveldownamountainasfastas60

kilometresperhour.In1985alaharsetoffbytheeruptionoftheNevadadelRuiz

volcanoinColombiakilled25,000people.Withacousticflowmonitors,suchasthose

developedbytheUSGSinthelastfiveyears,suchatragiclossoflifemighthavebeen

averted.Theflowmonitorsareseismometers(地震检波2M),whichmeasurevibration,

andaresensitivetohigherfrequenciesthanthoseoftenusedtorecordearthquakesand

volcanicactivity.Thisletsthemhearlaharsfromalongwayoff,creatingavaluableextra

houroftimethatcanbeusedtoevacuate.Suchsystemsarcnowinplaceallroundthe

world.Volcaniceruptionaredangerousnotonlytopeopleontheground,butalsoto

thoseintheair.AccordingtotheUSGS,morethan80commercialaircrafthaveruninto

unexpectedvolcanicashinthepast15years,withtheresultingdamagecostinghundreds

ofmillionsofdollars,Iftheoptimistsareright,thethreatfromvolcanoescouldoneday

becomeaknownone.Thereisaproblem,though.Theworkthatneedstobedonerelies

onthecontinualuseofsatellitesandgroundmonitoring.Volcanologistsarenowissuing

anewwarning:itisparticularlyhardtogetfundingforthiskindofwork.Thisis

somethingthateverybodyshouldbebotheredabout.

21、Howcanexistingsatellitespredictvolcaniceruption?

A>Theyusemonitoringsystemstodetectthepresenceofspecificgases.

B、Theyusesensorstodetectthepresenceofspecificgases.

C^Theydetectthepresenceofspecificgasesbygatheringdataontheearth'svolcanoes.

D、Theirorbitsallowthemtoobservetheentireearthandpredictvolcaniceruptions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段指出，恩维赛特的传感器通过识别大气中各种物质的光学识别

标记能测出像二氧化硫这类特有气体的存在。这些可以预测即将到来的火山爆发。

故答案为B)“利用传感器来测出特殊气体的存在”。

22、Bysaying"moresatellitesareneededtogathersufficientdataontheearth's

volcanoes"(Lines5-6,Para.2),Dr.Abramsimpliesthat.

A^moresatelliteshavealreadybeenusedtoobservetheentireearth

thefrequencyofsatellites,passingoveraparticularspotistoolow

C^itisdifficulttopredictvolcaniceruptions

D、satellitesusedtopredictvolcaniceruptionsarenotsufficient

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第二段第三句指出艾伯拉穆斯博士还认为，需要更多的卫星收集足够

的地球火山的资料•，说明用来预测火山爆发的卫星还不够多，因此答案为D)。

23TheexampleofalaharfromtheNevadadelRuizvolcanoin1985isusedtoshow

thatacousticflowmonitors.

A^areeffectiveinpredictinglahars

areusedallaroundtheworld

C>cancompletelypreventlahars

D^aresensitivetohigherfrequencies

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词theNevadadelRuizvolcanoin1985位至第三段。第三

段讲述了人们运用声学流动监控系统预测火山泥石流的优势。这样，监控系统就能

听到很远之外的火山泥石流，并能创造较多的宝贵时间进行撤离。该例子是为了说

明人们利用声学流动监控器对火山泥石流的有效预测，故答案为A)o

24、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A、Effectivecontrolovervolcaniceruptions.

B、Effectivepredictionaboutlahars.

C、Damageofvolcaniceruptionstohumanbeings.

D、Perspectiveotpredictionaboutvolcaniceruptions.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文主要讲述了科学家们利用卫星系统预测火山爆发，以及利用卫星

预测的制约因素，不过，目前的卫星至少可以用作预先警报系统。另外，文章还讲

述了利用流动监控系统对火山泥石流的预测。但作者在文章最后讲了火山爆发的预

测前景令人担忧，资金问题得不到落实，这也是本文的主旨所在。综上所述，答案

为D)。

25、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheprospectofvolcaniceruptionprediction?

A、Pessimistic.

B、Skeptical.

C、Bothered.

D^Regretful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第四段最后两句指出“这项工作获得资助尤为困难。这是每个人都应

担忧的问题。”这说明，作者对火山爆发的预测前景颇为担忧，故答案为C)“担忧

的”。

SinceWorldWarII,allnationsoftheworldhaveshownagreatinterestineconomic

growth.MostofthemhaveshownapercentageincreaseoftheirGNPeachyear,the

highlydevelopednationshavingshownthegreatestgrowthrates.However,inspiteof

theirgrowthrates,thesenationshavebeenplaguedbytwoseriousproblems:inflation

andunemployment.Atonetimeeconomistsbelievethattherewasatradeoffbetween

inflationandunemployment:thatgenerallypriceswouldrisefasterthanwagesand

employment,butthesewouldquicklyfall,andthatafallinwageswouldbringafallin

prices.However,forsometimetheWesteneconomicshavebeensufferingfromboth

continuallyincreasinginflationandcontinuityincreasingunemployment.Otherproblems

haveaccompaniedtechnologicaldevelopment.Theseincludethepollutionofwaterand

airbythewasteoffactories,dumpedsolidwastesfrommanytechnical

operalions(includingalornicones),andthedeleriorcilionofworkers'healthinmany

factories,minesandotherindustrialoperations.Theconcentrationofpopulationincities

hasgivenrisetomanyproblemsofhousing,educationalandmedicalservices,andhigher

andhighercrimerates.Thesearcthesocialcostsofeconomicgrowthwhichmustbemet

bythesociety.YetthecostsformeetingtheseproblemsisnotcomputedintheGNP

Technologicaldevelopmentandtheeconomicgrowthdependentonithavebroughtabout

greatchangesintheeconomicsystemswhichweredescribedbytheclassicaleconomists.

Productionhasbeenconcentratedintoafewlargecorporations,suchastheoilcompanies

andtheautomobileproducers.Atthesametime,ithasbeenthepracticefbrlarge

companiestobuywholeorcontrollinginterestsinunrelatedareasofproduction:aircraft

companieswhichownradioandtelevisionstationsorevenbookpublishingcompanies,

forexample.Someoftheselargecorporationsarefrequentlyoperatinginmanycountries

oftheworld;theyarethencalledmultinationalcompanies.Thesepracticeshave

centralizedeconomicactivity,completelydestroyingthefreemarketwhichwastheba