大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷40

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷40

一、仔细阅读(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

Therewasatimewhenbig-leagueuniversitypresidentsreallymattered.TheNewYork

Timescoveredtheireverymove.Presidents,therealones,soughttheircounsel.For

WoodrowWilsonandDwightEisenhower,beingheadofPrincetonandColumbia,

respectively,wasastepping-stonetotheWhiteHouse.Today,though,thejobofcollege

presidentislessandlessremovedfromthatoftheAvonlady(cxccptthehousecallsarc

madetothedoorstepsofwealthyalums).RuthSimmons,thenewlyinstalledpresidentof

BrownUniversityandthefirstAfricanAmericantoleadanIvyLeagueschool,isa

throwbacktothecrusadingcampusleadersoftheold.Shedoesn'tmerelymarshalfunds;

sheinveststheminthegreateducationalcausesofourday.Withthemorethan$300

millionsheraisedaspresidentofSmithCollegefrom1995to2001,Simmonsestablished

anengineeringprogram(thefirstatanywomen'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

HarvardtocamaPh.D.inRomancelanguages.SimmonshasmadediversityherNo.1

campuscrusade.ShenearlydoubledtheenrolmentofblackfreshmenatSmith,largelyby

travellingtohighschoolsinthenation'spoorestZIPcodestorecruit.Concernedwiththe

livesofminoritystudentsoncetheyarrivedatschool,shehasfoughttoeasetheracial

standoffsthatplaguesomanycampuses.AtSmithsheturneddownarequestbystudents

(ohaverace-specificdorms.In1993,whileviceprovostatPrinceton,shewroteanow

famousreportrecommendingthattheuniversityestablishanofficeofconflictresolution

todefuseracialmisunderstandingsbeforetheyboiledover.HerfirsttaskatBrownwill

betohealonesuchrupturelastspringafterthestudentpaperpublishedanincendiaryad

byconservativepolemicistDavidHorowitzarguingthatblackseconomicallybenefited

fromslavery."There'snosafegroundforanybodyinracerelations,butcampuses,unlike

anyotherinstitutioninoursociety,providetheopportunitytocrossraciallines,"says

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

line."

1、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,therealones,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their指代大学校长，而。ncs指代国家总统。所以，选项D

是正确答案。

2、WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUEonhowSimmonsspendwiththefunds

shehadraised?

A、Sheenlargedthenumberofthosestudentswhocanwinscholarship.

B、Shepaidmoreattentiononpublicspeakingbyaddingmoreseminars.

C、Anengineeringprogramwasestablishedbyher.

D^Sheencouragedprofessorstopracticetheirideas.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。题干问，关于Simmons校长怎么利用她筹集的款项，选项

中哪一项不正确?此题定位于原文第二段。选项B,对应原文“addedseminars

focusedonpublicspeaking''；选项C,对应“Simmonsestablishedanengineering

program”；选项D,原文中一位教授提出他的课能否多加两次讨论环节，Simmons

回答说再大胆些。可知她是鼓励教授们实践自己的想法的。选项A,她增加了获得

奖学金的人数，文中并未提及。故选A。

3、Whatcanweinferfrom"waslikewakingup"inparagraph3?

A^Simmonsisrealistic.

B、Simmonsiscreative.

C、Simmonsiscoward.

D、Simmonsisoptimistic.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。原文第三段讲述Simmons年少时的经历。原文第二句

44ThoughshewascalledNegroonherwalktoschool,enteringtheclassroom,she

says,“waslikewakingup.”上学时有人叫她黑鬼。但她进教室却说：“这唤醒了

我。”然后奋发努力取得奖学金并在哈佛取得博士学位。由此可看出，她非常乐

观，选项D符合逻辑。选项A,现实的；选项B,创新的；选项C,胆小的，均与

原文大意不相符。故选Do

4、WhydidSimmonsrejectihcrequesttoallowstudentswithsameracetolivetogether

inonedormitory?

A、Sheintendedtoallowstudentstomakemorefriends.

B、Sheexpectedstudentsfremdifferentracestoknowmoreabouteachother,thus

reducingracialmisunderstanding.

C>Studentsfromthesameracewouldheisolated.

D^Sheanticipatedavoidingquarrelsofstudentsfromdiversebackground.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。题干问。为什么Simmons拒绝了让来自同一种族的学生住

在一起这个要求?根据关键词可定位于第四段。原文意思是，Simmons把多样性作

为校困改革的头等大事。她首使黑人新生入学人数增加了一倍。少数民族学生来校

后，她一直关心学生的情况，一直为缓解令很多校园十分苦恼的种族冷漠情绪而奋

斗。由此可看出。她拒绝学生提出的按种族分宿舍的要求是出于想通过不同种族学

生之间的交流互动，来减少相互之间的不理解。原文第五段，providetheopportunity

tocrossraciallines",提供机会跨越种族界限，也可以解释她这样做的原因。所以，

正确选项是B。

5、WhatisatypicalroleplayedbycollegesfromtheperspectiveofSimmons?

A、Asafegroundforstudents.

B、Aremoteareaforentertainment.

C、Aplacewithlessdiscrimination.

D^Asmallsocietyfbrstudentstogetpreparedfor(hefuture.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。定位于原文最后一段，当有学生发表有争议的言论，称黑人

受益于奴隶制，Simmons回应道“There'snosafegroundforanybodyinrace

relations,butcampuses,unlikeanyotherinstitutioninoursociety,providethe

uppoiluiiilylucrssiacialliiics.”意思是在种族关系中，任何人都没有安全地。但不

同于社会上的其他机构，校园提供了跨越种族界限的机会。选项C,少一点歧视的

地方，符合题意。

RogerRosenblatt'sbookBlackFiction,inattemptingtoapplyliteraryratherthan

sociopoliticalcriteriatoitssubject,successfullyalterstheapproachtakenbymost

previousstudies.AsRosenblattnotes,criticismofBlackwritinghasoftenservedasa

pretextforexpoundingonBlackhistory.AddisonGayle'srecentwork,fbrexample,

judgesthevalueofBlackfictionbyovertlypoliticalstandards,ratingeachwork

accordingtothenotionsofBlackidentitywhichitpropounds.Althoughfictionassuredly

springsfrompoliticalcircumstances,itsauthorsreacttothosecircumstancesinways

otherthanideological,andtalkingaboutnovelsandstoriesprimarilyasinstrumentsof

ideologycircumventsmuchofthefictionalenterprise.Rosenblatt'sliteraryanalysis

disclosesaffinitiesandconnectionsamongworksofBlackfictionwhichsolelypolitical

studieshaveoverlookedorignored.WritingacceptablecriticismofBlackfiction,

however,presupposesgivingsatisfactoryanswerstoanumberofquestions.Firstofall,is

(hereasufficientreason,other(hanthefacialidentityoftheauthors,togrouptogether

worksbyBlackauthors?Second,howdoesBlackfictionmakeitselfdistinctfromother

modernfictionswithwhichitislargelycontemporaneous?RosenblattshowsthatBlack

fictionconstitutesadistinctbodyofwritingthathasanidentifiable,coherentliterary

tradition.LookingatnovelswrittenbyBlackoverthelasteightyyears,hediscovers

recurringconcernsanddesignsindependentofchronology.Thesestructuresarethematic,

andtheyspring,notsurprisingly,fromthecentralfactthattheBlackcharactersinthese

novelsexistinapredominantlywhiteculture,whethertheytrytoconformtothatculture

orrebelagainstit.BlackFictiondoesleavesomeaestheticquestionsopen.Rosenblatt's

thematicanalysispermitsconsiderableobjectivity:heevenexplicitlystatesthatitisnot

hisintentiontojudgethemeritofthevariousworks—yethisreluctanceseemsmisplaced,

especiallysinceanattempttoappraisemighthaveledtointersstingresults.Forinstance,

someofthenovelsappeartobestructurallydiffuse.Isthisadefect,oraretheauthors

workingoutof,ortryingtoforge,adifferentkindofaesthetic?Inaddition,thestyleof

someBlacknovels,likeJeanToomer'sCane,vergesonexpressionismorsurrealism;

doesthistechniqueprovideacounterpointtoiheprevalentthemethatportraysthefate

againstwhichBlackheroesarepitted,athemeusuallyconveyedbymorenaturalistic

modesofexpression?Inspiteofsuchomissions,whatRosenblattdoesincludedinhis

discussionmakesforanastuteandworthwhilestudy.BlackFictionsurveysawide

varietyofnovels,bringingtoourattentionintheprocesssomefascinatingandlittle

knownworkslikeJamesWeldonJohnson'sAutobiographyofanEx-ColoredMan.Its

argumentistightlyconstructed,anditsforthright,lucidstyleexemplifieslevelheadedand

penetratingcriticism.

6^InwhatwaysisthebookBlackFictiondifferentfromtraditionalones?

A、Theopinionstheauthorholds.

B、Therhetoricsusedinthebook.

C、Thewaythatitadoptsliterarystandardtostudyitstopic.

D、Thebackgroundofblackpeople'ssociallife.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。题干问《黑人小说》这本书和传统的不同之处。定位于第一

段第一句，"RogerRosenblatt'sbookBlackFiction,inattemptingtoapplyliterary

ratherthansociopolilicalcriteriatoitssubject,successfullyalterstheapproachtakenby

mostpreviousstudies.”这本书试图采取文学的而不是在会政治的标准来研究主

题.成功地改变了以往大多数的研究方法。选项C,t4Thewayitadoptsliterary

standardtosludyitstopic.”是原句的近义替换。所以，正确答案是C。

7、Theword"affinities"(Line4,Para.2)isclosetinthemeaningto.

A、relationship

B、affability

C、concentration

D、vigilance

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。定位于原文“Rosenblatt'sliteraryanalysisdisclosesaffinities

andconnectionsamongworksofBlackfiction”.意思是他的文学分析揭示了黑人小说

之间的密切关系和联系。通过and连接并列结构且前后意思一致原则，可推断选项

A与connection意思最贴近。选项B,和蔼；选项C,关注；选项D,警觉，均不

符合原文意思。故选择A。

8、ItisgenerallyacknowledgedthattheBlackcharactersinliteraryworks.

A^liveinawhite-dominatedenvironment

B、attempttotightagainstwhiteculture

C、becomemoreindependentthanbefore

D^sufferfromseverecompetition

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。根据关键词“Blackcharacters”定位于第三段，uthecentralfact

thatthcBlackcharactersinthesenovelsexistinapredominantlywhiteculture,whether

(heyirytoconformtothatcultureorrebelagainstit.”重要事实是.小说中的黑人角色

生存在白人支配的环境中，不管他们试图迎合还是反抗。选项B,试图反抗白人文

化，以偏概全；选项C、D.文中未提及。所以，选项A,生活在白人主导的环境

下，是正确答案。

9、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothebookDiackFiction?

A、Indifferent.

B、Argumentative.

C、Positive.

D、Critical.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：态度题。题干问作者对这本书的态度。文章最后一段中，力nspiteof

suchomissions.whatRosenblattdoesincludeinhisdiscussionmakesfbranastute

andworlhwhilestudy.”意思是，尽管有遗漏，但他的研究很精明而且具有价值。从

“astuteandworthwhile”可判断,作者是赞同并认可的。选项A,漠视；选项B,有

争议的；选项D,批评的，均不正确。因此正确答案是选项C,认可的。

1。、TheauthorofthetextemploysallofthefollowinginthediscussionofRosenblatt's

bookEXCEPT.

A^rhetoricalquestions

B、definitionofterms

C、comparisonandcontrast

D、specificexamples

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。作者讨论《黑人小说》这本书，没有用到的修辞方法。选项

A,对应第三段第一、三句：选项C,对■应第一段第一句：选项D,对应第四段第

三句。选项B,对术语的定义，未在文中提及，故选B。

"Iwanttocriticizethesocialsystem,andtoshowitatwork,atitsmostintense."Virginia

WoolfsprovocativestatementaboutherintentionsinwritingMrs.Dallowayhas

regularlybeenignoredbythecritics,sinceithighlightsanaspectofherliteraryinterests

verydifferentfromthetraditionalpictureofthe"poetic"novelistconcernedwith

examiningstatesofreverieandvisionandwithfollowingtheintricatepathwaysof

individualconsciousness.ButVirginiaWoolfwasarealisticaswellasapoeticnovelist,

asatiristandsocialcriticaswellasavisionary:literarycritics'cavalierdismissalof

Woolfssocialvisionwillnotwithstandscrutiny.Inhernovels,Woolfisdeeplyengaged

bythequestionsofhowindividualsareshaped(ordeformed)bytheirsocialenvironments,

howhistoricalforcesimpingeonpeople'slives,howclass,wealth,andgenderhelpto

determinepeople'sfates.Mostofhernovelsarerootedinarealisticallyrenderedsocial

settingandinaprecisehistoricaltime.Woolfsfocusonsocietyhasnotbeengenerally

recognizedbecauseofherintenseantipathytopropagandainart.Thepicturesof

reformersinhernovelsarcusuallysatiricorsharplycritical.EvenwhenWoolfis

fundamentallysympathetictotheircauses,sheportrayspeopleanxioustoreformtheir

societyandpossessedofamessageorprogramasarrogantordishonest,unawareofhow

(heirpoliticalideasservetheirownpsychologicalneeds.(HerWriter'sDiarynotes:"the

onlyhonestpeoplearetheartists/'whereas"thesesocialreformersandphilanthropists...

Harbour...discreditabledesiresunderthedisguiseoflovingtheirkind...")Woolf

detestedwhatshecalled"preaching"infiction,(oo,andcriticizednovelistD.H.

Lawrence(amongothers)fbrworkingbythismethod.Woolfsownsocialcriticismis

expressedinthelanguageofobservationratherthanindirectcominentary,sinceforher,

fictionisacontemplative,notanactiveart.Shedescribesphenomenaandprovides

materialsforajudgmentaboutsocietyandsocialissues;itisthereader'sworktoputthe

observationstogetherandunderstandthecoherentpointofviewbehindthem.Asa

moralist,Woolfworksbyindirection,subtlyunderminingofficiallyacceptedmores,

mocking,suggesting,callingintoquestion,ratherthanasserting,advocating,bearing

witness:hersisthesatirist'sart.Woolfsliterarymodelswereacutesocialobserverslike

ChekhovandChaucer.AssheputitinTheCommonReader,"Itissafetosaythatnota

singlelawhasbeenframedoronestonesetuponanotherbecauseofanythingChaucer

saidorwrote;andyet,aswereadhim,weareabsorbingmoralityateverypore."Like

Chaucer,Woolfchosetounderstandaswellastojudge,toknowhersocietyrootand

branch——adecisioncrucialinordertoproduceartratherthanpolemic.

11、Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheliterarycriticsinthefirstparagraph,canbe

describedas.

A^disapproving

B、ironic

C、resigned

D、sceptical

标准答案：A

知识点解析：态度题。题干问作者对文学评论家们的态度。根据第一段，"literary

critics^avalierdismissalofWoolfssocialvisionwillnotwithstandscrutiny.”意思

是，文学评论家们傲慢地忽视伍尔夫的社会视角，这是经不起推敲的。根据这一句

话，可明确推断，选项A,不赞成的，是正确答案。选项B,讽刺的；选项C,顺

从的；选项D,怀疑的，均和原文表达的态度不一致。

12、Whatis(heroleofreformersportrayedbyWoolfinherliteraryworks?

AsIronicalbuthumorous.

B、Pride,dishonestandselfish.

C、Radicalandcreative.

D、Intelligentandambitious.

标准答案：B

知识日解析：细节题。题干问伍尔夫笔卜.的改革者形象。根据“reformers”定位于原

文第三段，“EvenwhenWoolfisftindamentallysympatherictotheircauses,she

portrayspeopleanxious(oreform(heirsocietyandpossessedofamessageorprogram

asarrogantordishonest,unawareofhow(heirpoliticalideasservetheirown

psychologicalneeds.”意思是，即使伍尔夫从根本上理解他们的事业，但她还是将

那些急于改革社会、怀揣纲领的人描述成傲慢自大、不诚实、意识不到自己的政治

理想是如何满足自己心里欲望的形象。由此可知，正确答案是B。

13、WhatisthemainwritingstyleofWoolfsliteraryworks9

A、Ironic.

B、Argumentative.

C、Satire.

D、Asserting.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。题干问伍尔夫最主要的写作风格。此题的解题关键在于，第

四段结尾处，“Woolfworksbyindirection»subtlyunderminingofficiallyaccepted

mores,mocking,suggesting,callingintoquestion,ratherthanasserting,

advocating,bearingwitness：hersisthesatirist'sart.”伍尔夫间接巧妙地对公认的道

德进行抨击，她嘲讽、暗示、质疑，但不下论断，不鼓吹自己的观点，或是充当公

知：她的作品是讽刺家的艺术。由此可判断，她最主要的写作风格是讽刺。故选

Co

14、WhatreasonscanweinferfromthelastparagraphthatwhyWoolfchoseChauceras

aliteraryexample?

A、ChaucerwasthefirstEnglishauthortopayattentiontobothsocietyandindividuals.

B、Chaucerwasanhonestauthor,whereasothernovelistsareextremelyradical.

C、Chaucerwasmoreconcernedwiththosedisadvantagedgroupsinsociety.

D、Chaucer'swritingwasgreatlyeffectiveininfluencingthemoralattitudesofhis

readers.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。从最后一段可以推断出伍尔夫选择乔叟作为文学榜样的原

因。原文最后一段“aswereadhim,weareabsorbingmora.ityateverypore”意思是当

我们阅读他的作品时，我们会全身心地吸收其道德思想。所以，选项D,乔叟的作

品能够有效影响其读者的道德态度，是原文的近义替换。故选D。

15、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

A^Chaucer'sInfluencesontheNovelsofVirginiaWoolf

B、VirginiaWoolf:CriticandCommentatoronSocialReformers

C、VirginiaWoolfsNovels:CriticalReflectionsontheIndividualandonSociety

D^StreamofUnconsciousnessasaKeytoUnderstandingVirginiaWoolfsNovels

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题。题干问最适合这篇文章的题目。选项A,乔叟对伍尔夫作品

的影响；选项B,伍尔夫对改革者的批评，这两者虽然都在文中提及，但只是作为

一方面，不够提纲挈领。选项D,意识流是理解伍尔夫小说的关键，未在文中提

及。所以，选项C,伍尔夫小说——对个人和社会的批判反思，囊括了全文大意,

适合作为本篇文章的题目。因此，选择C。

Toomuchtelevisioncanbedetrimenlalforkids'developmentevenwhenthey*renot

ploppeddirectlyinfrontofthescreen.Andyourkidsmightbegettingmoreexposureto

suchbackgroundTVthanyouthink,anewstudyfinds.Theresearchersfoundthatthe

averageAmericankidwasexposedto232.2minutesofbackgroundtelevisionperday一

whentheTVwason,butthechildwasengagedinanotheractivity.Youngerchildrenand

African-Americachildrenwereexposedtothemostbackgroundtelevisiononaverage.

"Wcwerereadyandwillingtoacceptthattheexposurewouldbehigh,butwewerekind

ofshockedathowhighitreallywas,"saysstudyauthorMatthewLapierre,adoctoral

candidateandlecturerattheUniversityofPennsylvania'sAnnenbergSchoolfor

Communication."Thefactthatkidsarcexposedtoaboutfourhoursonaverageperday

definitelyknockedusbackonourheelsabit."Previousresearchhasfoundthatexposure

(obackgroundtelevisionislinkedtolowerattentionspans,fewerandlower-quality

parent-childinteractionsandreducedperformanceincognitivetasks,theauthorssaidin

(hestudy.Thecurrentfindingscamefromdatagatheredinanationallyrepresentative

telephonesurveyof1,454Americanparentswithatleastonechildbetweentheagesof8

monthsand8years.TheparentswereaskedabouthowofteniheirTVwasonwhenno

onewaswatchingandwhethertheirchildhadaTVintheirbedroom."Foreveryminute

oftelevisiontowhichchildrenaredirectlyexposed,thereareanadditional3minutesof

indirectexposure,makingbackgroundexposureamuchgreatsrproportionoftimeina

youngchild'sday,"theauthorssayinthestudy.Whattheyfoundevenmoreconcerning

wasthatkidsunder2andAfrican-Americanchildrenareexposedto42%and45%more

backgroundTV,respectively,thantheaveragechild."It'sparticularlyconcernedbecause

thereisanevidencethisexposurehasnegativeconsequencesfordevelopment,"says

Lapierre.Accordingtotheauthors,thesehighratescouldhetheresultofparentsnot

countingbackgroundTVasexposureorthinkingtheirkidsaretooyoungtobeaffected

byit."Thisstudyshouldbeawarningtoparentsandday-careproviderstoshutoffthe

televisionwhennooneiswatching,andcertainlytoconsidertheconsequencesofhaving

atelevisioninachild'sbedroomnomauerhowyoungtheymaybe,"saidCynthiaSlohl,

(heInternationalCommunicationAssociationpresidentandprofessorofcommunication

attheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,inastatemeni.Theresearchersarehopeful

(heirfindingswillfurthertheunderstandingofhowhomemediapracticesrelate(o

backgroundtelevisionexposure,sorecommendationsforreducingkids'exposurecanbe

made.

16、Theword"detrimentarXLineI,Para.l)isclosestinmeaningto.

A、beneficial

B、harmful

C、fundamental

D、accessible

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。定位于原文第一段第一句，4tToomuchtelevisioncanbe

detrimentalforkids'development”意思是太多电视对儿童发屣有害。如果不知道

delrimenial的意思，可先阅读下文。尤其在第八段第一句"Itsparticularly

concerningbecause(hereisevidence(hisexposurehasnegativeconsequencesfor

development”明确指出有负面影响，可推断出，应选择B,选项A,有益的；选项

C,基础的：选项D,可接近的，均不符合题意。故选B>

17^Accordingtothestudy,t