大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷110

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷110

一、词汇理解(本题共30题，每题7.0分，共30分。)

IntheBritishMuseumonaSundayafternoon,ancientfaceslookbackatchildrenand

adultsalike.Insidetheirglasscases,pharaohs(法老)andpriestsare[Cl]bythe

crowds.Andcrowdstherealwaysare,forthesearethepaintedcoffinsandcarvedmasks

oftheancientEgyptians,antiquity(文物)ofaculturethathas[C2]theworldfor

thousandsofyears.Ancientcivilizationispartoftheworld'sheritage,andinrecenttimes

itseemednothingcouldseriouslythreatenthat[C3].Touristsvisitedsuchsites

asGizainEgyptandOlympiainGreecesafeintheassumedknowledgethatwewere

seeingwondersthatwouldalwaysbeavailabletoadmire.Yettheinstabilityoftheworld

in2012isathreattotheapparently[C4]monumentsofantiquity.InGreece,

beinganxiousandalienatedastheweakesteconomyintheeurozonefacesterrible

pressuretotransformitswayoflifehadatroublingreflectionatOlympialastweek,

whereamuseumoftheancientGreekgameswas[C5]bythieves.Perliapsthis

wascoincidence,butitisthesecondrecentmuseumrobberyinGreece.Meanwhilein

Egypt,tourismlevelshave[C6]sharplysincetherevolution,andhotelsarc

half-empty.Thisiswheretheword"tourism"becomesinitselfharmful.Peoplewhovisit

Egypttoseeancientartarecertainlytourists,inthecountrythatwasattheheartofthe

veryideaofmoderntourism.Butthiswordhasunfairlycometoimplyaselfish,shallow

formofconsumerspending,[C7]valuabletopoorcountriesbutirrelevanttothe

higherconcernsofnationalself-determinationanddemocraticchange.Toreducethe

problemsoftheEgyptiantouristindustrytothesecoldtermsiswrong.Manypeoplevisit

EgyptwithapassionatelongingtogazeontheeyesofTutankhamunandstandatthefoot

oftheGreatPyramid.Morepractically,the[C8]fromtourismhelpkeep

Egyptiansitesandmuseumsgoing.Iosaytheseplacesareonlyofinterestto"tourists"

wouldbe[C9]andmiserable.BothGreeceandEgyptareguardiansofsitesand

objectsofthehighestimportancetotheentireworld.IfUNESCOhasanyvalueitis

surelyto[CIO]thefateofantiquitiesintimeslikethese.Andifweshrugand

writeoffantiquityasthestuffoftourismandscholarship,"inelevant"tothese

extraordinarytimes,wearealreadywellonthewaytobarbarism(野蛮).A)inheritance

I)dcsccndcdB)tragicJ)complimcntC)undisturbcdK)pcaccfulD)asccndcd

L)cconomicallyE)raidcdM)rcfercnccF)scparatclyN)scrutinizeG)rcvcnuesO)entranccd

H)logical

1、[Cl]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句句意为：法老和祭司在玻璃展柜里未受到人群的干扰。

undisturbed意为“不受打扰”，故C）为答案。

2、[C2]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：该句句意为：因为这些是古埃及人的彩绘棺和雕刻面具，是使世人

了数千年的文化遗物。entrance原意为“入口”，作动词时意为“使……入迷：

使……陶醉”，符合题意，故O）为答案。

3、[C3]

标准答案:A

知识点解析：该句的“that”指的是前面提到的ancientcivilization（古代文明），

前半句话谈到：古代文明是世界遗产（heritage）的一部分，备选名词中的

inheritance”遗产”符合题意,故A）为答案。

4、[C4]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：本句句意为：2012年动荡的时局对于表面上_____文物古迹而言是

一种威胁，peaceful”平静的”符合句意，故K）为答案。

5、[C51

标准答案：E

知识点解析：结合下文的itisthesecondrecentmuseumrobberyinGreece”这一经是

最近在希腊发生的第二起博物馆抢劫案了“可推知，这次古希腊奥运会博物馆也遭

到了小偷的“抢劫”，故E）raided“被抢劫”为答案。

6、[C6]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：结合下文提及的hotelsarehalf—empty“旅馆入住率只有一半”可知，

当地的旅游业水平应该是“骤降”，故I）descended“下降”为答案。

7、[C7]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：结合句意：对于贫穷国家而言，旅游业在经济方面是有价值的，故

[economically"经济工地”为答案。

8、[C8]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：该句句意为：从更加现实的层面上来讲，旅游业的收益帮助维持埃及

遗址和博物馆的运营。备选名词中的revenues“收入”符合句意，故G）为答案。

9、[C9]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：结合空格后的andmiserable可知，空格处应该为miserable“可怜的"

的近义词，B)tragic"悲剧的，可悲的”符合句意，故B)为答案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：本句句意为：如果联合国教科文组织有任何价值的话，那就该在像如

今这样的时期里______古迹的命运。scrutinize“密切关注”符合句意，故N)为答

案。

I'vetwicebeentocollege-admissionswars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,something

differentishappening.It'sone-upmanshipamongparents.Weseeourkids*college

[Cl]astrophies(战利品)attestingtohowwellwe'veraisedthem.Butwecan't

acknowledgethatourobsessionismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe'vecontrivedvarious

[C2]thatturnouttobehalf-lruths,prejudicesormyths.Wehaveafull-blown

prestigepanic;weworrythattherewon'tbeenoughtrophiestogoaround.Fearful

parentsurgetheirchildren(oapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Underlyingthehysteriais

thebeliefthatscarce[C3]degreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduates

mustenjoymoresuccessbecause(heygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.

Allthat's[C4]—andmostlywrong.Selectiveschoolsdon*tsystematically

[C5]betterinstructionalapproaches(hanless-selectiveschools.Somedo;some

don't.Ontwomeasures—professors'feedbackandthenumberofessayexams—selective

schoolsdoslightlyworse.Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates'

lifetimeearnings.Thegainisreckonedat2percentto4percentforevery100-point

increaseinaschool'saverageSATscores.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablya[C6]

fluke(侥幸).Awell-knownstudybyPrincetoneconomistAlanKruegerandStacy

BergDaleofMathematicaPolicyResearchexaminedstudentswhogotintohighly

selectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfrom

otherschools.Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemay[C7]

intelligence,talentandambilion.Butit'snot(heonlyindicatorand,[C8]

,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.

Gettingintocollegeisn'tlife'sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition—thejobmarket,

graduateschool-theresultsmaychange.Old-boynetworksarebreakingdown.Krueger

studiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGraduateRecordExam

helpedexplainwhogotin;IvyLeaguedegreesdidn't.So,parents,lightenup.Thestakes

havebeenvastlyexaggerated.Uptoapoint,wecan[C9]ourpushiness(一意孤

彳j).Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.Buttoomuch

pushinesscanbe[CIO]Theveryambitionweimposeonourchildrenmayget

someintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.Onestudyofstudents20

yearsoutfoundthat,otherthingsbeingequal,graduatesofhighlyselectiveschools

experiencedmorejobdissatisfaction.Theymayhavebeensoconditionedtobeingontop

thatanythinglessdisappoints.A)junctionI)manipulatcB)cmployJ)plausiblcC)litcrally

K)contrarilyD)ranksL)statisticalE)rationalizeM)meditateFJeliteN)destructive

G)advan(ageousO)justificationsH)signify

11、[Cl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句句意为：我们把录取孩子的大学视为我们培养他们好坏程

度的战利品。联系上文的upmanship“胜人一筹”可知，备先名词中的ranks”排名，

等级”符合题意，故D）为答案。

12、［C2］

标准答窠：0

知识点解析：结合空格前的comrive”发明，设计”以及空格后面的Ihat从句“半真半

假的陈词、偏见和荒诞的说法''可知，justifications”辩解；正当的理由''符合句意，

故O）为答案。

13、［C3］

标准答案：F

知识点解析：该句句意为：人们这种歇斯底里的原因是他们相信少数学位肯

定有着更高的价值。一般来说，人们普遍认为名校的学位有着更高的价值，elite"

精英”符合句意，故F）为答案。

14、［C4］

标准答案：J

知识点解析：由破折号后fitandmostlywrong"大多数是错误的”可推知，这些说法

都是貌似合理的、似是而非的，故J）plausible”（解释或说法）貌似合理的”为答案。

15、［C51

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由空格后的betterinstnictionalapproaches“更好的教育方法”可推知，

空格处应该填一个表示“采用，使用”的动词，故B）employ“使用”为答案。

16、［C6］

标准答案：L

知识点解析：结合前一句话Thegainisreckonedat2percentto4percentforevery100

—*pointincreaseinaschoofsaverageSATscores.可知，这种优药也可能只是统计

学上的偶然，故L）statistica』统计（学）的”为答案。

17、［C7］

标准答案：H

知识点解析：结合句意“进入耶鲁大学聪明过人、才华横溢和雄心勃勃。”可

知，H）signify”象征，意味着”符合句意,故H）为答案。

18、［C8］

标准答案：K

知识点解析：空格后的itssignificanceisdeclining与前文提到的GettinginloYale

maysignifyintelligence,talentandambition在句意上构成一种转折关系，由此可推

知，K）contrarily“相反地”符合句意，故K）为答案。

19、[C9]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：下文的Americaisacompetitivesociety；ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat

是我们努力给自己的pushiness(狂热)找出的试图使我们的这一行为合理的解释，备

选动词中的rationalize”使...合理化；理性解释”在意义上与之吻合，故E)为答

案。

2。、[C10]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：本句句意为：但过分的逼迫(孩子)却是。destructive“破坏性

的；有害的”符合句意，故N)为答案。

Howmanytimeshaveyouheardtheexpressionthatmostpeoplespendmoretime

planningtheirvacation(hantheydoplanningtheirlives?Iwould[Cl]that

expressionbyaddingthatmostpeoplespendmoretime"thinking"abouttheirvacation

thantheydothinkingaboutwhat'simportantintheirlife.Whilerestandrelaxationarea

mustinlivinga[C2]life,it'snotwhatwewerecrea:edtodo.Afterall,the

MasterCreatortookhisR&R(RestandRecreation)on(heseventhday,onlyaftersixdays

of"definitelydirectedthought".WallaceD.Wattleswrote,"Thereisnolaborfrom

whichmostpeopleshrinkastheydofromthatofsustainedand[C3]thought;it

isthehardestworkintheworld."Andyetitisthefirstandprimarylaborof[C4]

.MyfriendMikeLitmanwroteanoutstandingarticletorhisezine(电子杂志)lhis

week.It'scalled"TheMillionaireComposite(合成物)"andit[C5]oneofthe

higdifferencesbetweensuper-successfulpeopleandeveryoneelse.Hewrites,"Irecently

visitedwithaRealEstateMultiMillionaireMogul(大人物).WhatdidIseenexttohis

desk?Hisvis沁nstatement,alongwithalistofwhathevaluesinlife一handwritten.""A

fewmonthsback,Iinterviewedanindividualwhohassoldoverabilliondollarsworthof

productsontelevision.Hetoldmethathereadshislifeandbusinessvisionandgoals

daily,andthatheTAKESTIMElo[C6]exactlywhathewantstocreate一

EACHNIGHTbeforefallingasleep."Whatisyourlife'spurposeoryourpersonal

missionstatement?Isitwrittendown?Doyoureviewitandthinkaboutitoften?Isyour

lifeorganizedaroundyourpurposeandasetofgoalsthatsupportthatpurpose?Without

purposeandgoals—definitelydirectedthought—youarelikethe[C7]"ship

withoutarudder(舵)”.Thereispowerinyourpurposeandinyourgoals.Itisthepower

thattakesyouoverobstacles,thefuelthat[C8]youtowardthelifeyou

envision.OneofmyfavoritepassagesofJamesAllenisonehewrotein"TheMasteryof

Destiny"Allsuccessfulpeoplearepeopleofpurpose.Theyhold[C9]loan

idea,aproject,aplan,andwillnotletitgo;theycherishit,brooduponit,tendand

developit;andwhenassailedbydifficulties,(heyrefusetobebeguiledintosurrender;

indeed,theintensityofthepurposeincreaseswiththegrowing[CIO]ofthe

obstaclesencountered."Andthat'sworththinkingabout.A)balancedI)analyzes

B)moderatelyJ)faslC)propelsK)expandD)mulli(udeL)persecuteE)achievement

M)visualizcF)magnitudcN)provcrbialG)consccutivcO)para'yscH)notorious

21、[Cl]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：结合本句后面的adding可知，空格处的动词意思应为“补充说明”，

备选动词中的expand"