大学英语六级模拟试卷837

大学英语六级模拟试卷837

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowto

SurvivetheDepressingDays'!Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelow.1.每个人都会有抑郁的时候2.人们面对抑郁时的表现不一3.我们

应该...HowtoSurvivetheDepressingDays?

标准答案：HowtoSurvivetheDepressingDays?Asourlifeisnotshortofbad

moments,wearenotimmunetobadfeelings.Beitaseveredrelationshiporaroughday,

weinvariablyfeeldownanddepressed.Infaceofmelancholy,peoplewillchoosetocope

withhardfeelingsintheirownmanners.Somewilleatordrinktheirwayout.For

example,achocolatepicorabingedrinkingisusuallyanoptionfbrsomeonewhojust

gotdumped.Someotherswilldistracttheirattentionsbyturningthemselvesinto

workaholicstoavoidthereminiscenceofoldtimes.Toeaseourdepression,Ithinkwe

shouldadopta"cognition-action"method.Tostartwith,itisimportanttoallowourselves

tofeeldepressed.Theabilitytorecognizethedepressionhelpsreconcilewithit.Donot

feelguiltybecauseyouarenotfeelinghappy.Otherwise,aviciouscyclemaybeonthe

run.Giventhisunderstanding,wecandothingsthatwouldcheerusup,suchashaving

ourfavoritefood,takinganexotictourorwatchingacomedy.Withthistwo-step

method,weareboundtosurvivethosedepressingtimes.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70

分。）

CanTonyBlairSavetheWorldofBooks?AtthebeginningofAJourney,TonyBlair

boaststhathehas"thesoulofarebel".Lastweek,hemadegoodonthatboastby

conductingagravity-defyingactofliterarypresumption-publishingahardbackofsome

720pages,pricedat£25,trickedoutwithindex,acknowledgmentsand32pagesof

photographicplates.AccordingtoCathyRentzenbrink,manageroftheRichmond

Waterstone's:"ThesesalesarebrilliantandTeallyexciting.Youdon'toftenhave

customersalmostbreakingdownthedoortobuyabook,butBlairistotallyoutselling

Mandelson.I'venotseenanythingthisbigsinceHarryPotterorDanBrown.Thislooks

liketheChristmasbookoftheyear."Sheadds:"It'sveryrareforahardbacktooutsella

futurepaperback,butthismightbeoneofthoseexceptions."Rentzenbrinksaysshedoes

notknowitsAmazondiscount,orifthere'sasignificantebookandaudiobooksale.What

mattersisthatafathardbackwithabigprintrunisactuallyselling.Gointoany

bookshoptodayandyouwillfindtheunmistakableevidenceofabusinessinthemidstof

acollectivenervousbreakdown:hardbacksdiscountedat50%;heapedtablesof"3for2";

andotherhintsofthedeathofprint:audiobooksandadvertisementsfortheSonyReader,

ortheEloncxtouchscreen,ortheCybookOpus.Thisyear,therearcmorethan20

competinge-readers.AcrosstheAtlantic,Blair'schunkymemoir(回忆录)willseemeven

moreantique.TheAmericanreadingpublicisadoptingtheebookwiththeenthusiasmof

agreatconsumersociety.WhereveryougointheUS,theelectronicprintofthehand­

heldscreenglowslikefairytalemagic.Ebooksalesaresoaring,accompaniedbyterrible

predictionsaboutthefutureofpublishing.Thepictureisallthemoredisturbingbecause

it'ssohardtointerpret,withcompetingdiagnoses.Arewcinintensivecareorthe

morgue(太平间)？Since2000,theAnglo-Americanbookbusinesshasbeenrockedby

greatdisturbance.Googlehasdigitisedsome10milliontitles.BarnesandNobleisfor

sale.Borders,bankruptintheUK,clingsonintheUS.Here,Waterstone'sparent

company,HMV,wantstosell.Amazon'smarketsharecontinuestosoar.Asda,Tesco

andthesupermarketchainsaresaidtobedrainingthelifeoutofindependent

bookselling.IntheUS,it'sclaimedthatebooksarcnowoutsellingmanyhardbacks.By

theendofthisyear,10.3millionAmericansareexpectedtoowne-readers,buyingan

estimated100mebooks.IntheUK,electronicpublishinglagsbehindtheUS,butmany

ofthebrightestpublishingbrains,notablyEnhancedEditions,arelookinghardatthe

potentialofthebookasapplication.Onlyafewpeoplewoulddisputethatit'samatterof

timebeforetheebookjoinstheiPodandthemobilephoneasavitalcomponentofthe

waywelive.Ebooks,indeed,arealreadyintegraltotheiPadandlastweekAmazon

launchedasalescampaignforitslatestKindle.Deplorethisityoumust,butbeprepared:

eventheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnowconcedingthatitsthirdedition,21yearsin

themaking,willbepublishednotonpaperbutonline.The£25hardbackofBlair'sA

Journeywillcertainlybecomeatraditionalbestseller.Butmanynervousindustry

observersarewatchingtoseehowmanyebooksitsells.Withinthebooktradeitself,all

themainplayers(agents,editors,booksellers)haveconvertedtoe-reading,andnowsome

authorsareexploringthepotentialofthenewtechnology.StephenFryissaidtobe

developingarevolutionaryapplicationfbrhisforthcomingautobiography.Yetmany

traditionalpublishersprivatelysaythatprintedbookswillcontinuetobemanufactured,

boughtandcherished.Thebuzzsurroundinglastweek'sKindlelaunchraisesthe

possibilitythatthebookisabouttobecomeswallowedupbyan"iPodmoment"for

literature,similartothetransformationwroughtonthemusicindustrybydownloading.

Whoknows?Here'swheregazingintothecrystalballfbrthebiggestITrevolutionin500

yearsgetsreallydifficult.TimWaterstonc,whohashadanunusualsenseofwhatthe

Britishbookbuyerwants,remainssceptical.Heconcedesthatthereferencebook

market(dictionaries,encyclopedias)isHcertaintogoonline".Butwhataboutfiction?

Biography?Poetry?Children'sbooks?^'Pe^sonally,'^hesays,HIdon'tthinkso."Like

manygreatbooksellers,Waterstoneisaculturalconservative.Ashetalks,hespotsa

paperbackclassiconhis17-year-olddaughter'sbookshelves,andlaunchesintotheold

defenceofinkandpaper."That'sincrediblevalue,"saysWaterstone."She'sachildofthe

digitalageandshe'sstillbuyingbooks.'1Sowhat'sthefuture?Alongpause."Theonly

honestthingtosayis:Ireallydon'tknow."Anotherinnovator,thewriterWillSelf—

whoseWalkingtoHollyv/ood,anintroductionforthemoviebusiness,hasjustbeen

published—isinnodoubt."I'veunknowinglyacquiredaKindle/'saysSelf,MandIfind

thateverythingIreadonit,especiallyStiegLarsson,becomesnonsense.I'minclinedto

blamethetechnology.WithnophysicalsimilarityIthinkthetextlosesitsweight."Self

confessestobeingunsurehowmuchofhisownbacklistisavailableinebookform.Selfs

responsetothec-rcadcrisechoedontheshopfloorofWatcrstonc's.Nexttoadiscreet

signadvertising"readingaccessories"IfoundElizabethSquires,amotheroftwo,

hesitatedtobuyBlair.Thiswouldbeadepartureforherbecauseshebuys"20or30new

booksayear,allpaperback,allfiction".HalfoftheseshegetsfromAmazon.

Audiobooks?"Strictlyforthekids."Anebook?"No.WhyshouldI?Ihaven'tgot

anythingtoreaditon."Isshetempted?"I'vebeenthinkingaboutbuyingtheKindle,but

itwouldneverreplacemybookcollection.Bookloverswillalwayslovebooks.There's

somethingirreplaceableaboutabook.Itgivesyouaphysical,evenanaesthetic,

experience.Forme,it*sanemotionalthing.Mybooksarcmyfriends.There'ssomething

abouthavingabookinbed,aboutholdingit,evensmellingit,thatIcouldnevergetfrom

ane-reader.Isn'tthefirstthingyoudowhenyoumovehouse,toreairangeyourbooks?"

Elsewhere,therearrangementofthebooktradecontinuesquickly.Lastweek'sNewYork

TimesBookReviewcontainednofewerthanthreeseparateitemsaboutthedeathof

print.Butparadoxically,theageofdigitisationisbothagoldenageofinkandaboom

timefornarrative,inmanymedia,oncountless"platforms",fromblogs,audiobooksto

televisionsoapsandFacebook.Bookshopsarcchanging.Theworstarcbecomingnovelty

itemandgreetingscardbooth,butthegoodonesaresellingmorebooksthanever,and

thepublishers,cursingtheclimateandmoaningasusualaboutthestateoftheharvest,

showfewsignsofcuttingbackontheiroutput.Blair'ssuccesssuggeststhatthebook­

buyingpublicmaytalkdigitalbutactuallybuyprintedbooks.

2、AJourneyisabook.

A^whosepaperbackoutsellsahardback

thatistalkingaboutChristmas

C、whosesalesarcexcellentandexciting

D、thatoutsellsHarryPorter

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Whatdoesthehighdiscountofprintedbooksinstoresindicate?

A^Thedeathofprintingindustry.

B、Thepopularityofhardbackbooks.

C^Theprosperityofpaperbookbusiness.

D^Thepaperbookbusinessiscollapsing.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、WhydoestheauthorsayBlair'smemoirisevenmoreantiqueintheUS?

A、EbooksareembracedbymostUSreaders.

B、AutobiographyisnolongerpopularinAmerica.

C>PaperbacksarcreplacinghardbacksinAmerica

D、Fairytalesoutsellthepoliticianautobiographies.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Google'scampaignofdigitising10millionbooks.

A^isthetriggerofBorders'bankruptcy

isaresponsetoAmazon'sgrowth

C、stimulatesthegrowthofe-readers

D、hasatremendousimpactonbookbusiness

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Itiswidelyacceptedthatthetrendthatebooksbecomedailynecessitiesis

A、inevitable

B、impossible

C、invisible

D、unclear

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、ItissaidthatStephenFryisgoingto.

A、developarevolutionaryapplicationofe-reader

B、continuetomanufactureprintingbooks

C、exploreanewwaytodisplayhisautobiography

D、sellhisautobiographyonlyonline

标准答案：c-.‘

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、HowdoesTimWaterslonethinkaboutthefutureofpaperbook?

A^Hebelievesthereferencebookwon'tgoonline.

B、Anyoperationtodefendpaperbookisuseless.

C、Bookslikesfictionarelesslikelytogoonline.

D^Bookindustrywillbeswallowedupbyebooks.

标准答案.C

知识点而析：暂无解析

9、TheinnovatorWillSelfconsiderseverythinghereadine-reader.

标准答案：nonsense

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Unwillingtogiveupherbookcollection,ElizabethSquiresthinksthereis

somethinginaphysicalbook.

标准答案：irreplaceable

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、Accordingtotheauthor,theneweraofdigitisationisalsoagoldenageof

标准答案：inkandnarralive

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^HewouldliketotakeFrontStreet.

B、Theradioannouncerisalwaystellinglies.

C、ThetrafficinFrontStreetmaybebusy.

D、Theyshouldtrusttheradioannouncer.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说，如果广播员建议取道FronlSlreel,那他们就该选择另一条

路，也就是说，男士认为FrontStreet可能会交通排挤。C正确。

13、

A、Atthepostoffice.

Attheshop.

C、Attherestaurant.

D、Atthebank.

标准答案：B

知识之解析：男士问女士要不要等裙子包装好自己带走，女士请男士在本周内送

货，说明对话发生在商店里，只有在商店买东西的时候才会涉及到送货。B正确。

14、

A^Theman'sconditionnowisnotsuitableforexercise.

B、Themanisnotqualified（orfootballmatch.

C^Theman'slegwasinjuredinthelastfootballseason.

D、Theman'sfootballcoachisnotMichaelnow.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：男士想要明天就开始为足球赛季进行训练；女士则提出疑问：“你的

腿伤刚痊愈，马上就要踢球了吗?''可见女士是暗示男士现在的状况并不适合进行训

练，A正确。

15、

A、Shejustmadeadecision.

B、Sheisdepressed.

C>Shelikesthecommittee.

DsSheisglad.

标准答案：D

知识点解析♦：男士说几个星期没有见到女士（高兴成）这个样子了；女士说委员会最

终做出了决定，她不能期望比这更好的结果了。可见女士因为这个结果而感到高

兴，D正确。

16、

A^Hecanofferamuchcheaperpriceforthiscar.

Hisannualsavingsarequiteenoughtobuythiscar.

C、Thiscarneedslesspetrolthanmanyothercars.

D、Thiscarismoreexpensivethanmanyothercars.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说开着这辆车，你就会注意到每年在汽油消耗方面的显著节约。

可见这辆汽车比很多其地汽车用的汽油要少，C正确。

17、

A、ThemanwillnotgoanywherebutLondon.

ThemanwillnotspendhiswintervacationinLondon.

C、Themanwantstoseethemoderncapital.

D、Themanwillnothavewintervacationthisyear.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士问男士是否打算在伦敦度过寒假，而男士回答“伦敦以外的任何

地方“，可见他不打算在伦敦度假，B正确。

18,

A、Theforecastsaiditwouldn'train.

B、Theweatherwasgoodatthebeginning.

C>Hethoughttheforecastwouldchange.

D、Hedidn'tnoticetheweatheratall.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士问男士为什么没带伞，导致全身都湿透了；男士回答说出门的时

候是阳光灿烂的，B是同义表达。

19、

A、Tofindakindofgoodjoggingshoes.

B、Torunaroundthetown.

C、Totryanotherwaytobuytheshoes.

D、Toordersomecatalogues.

标准答案：c

知识点。析：男士说找不到自己想耍的慢跑鞋，女士问他为什么不从（邮购）目录上

订购。也就是说女士建议他试试用另一种方式来买鞋，C正确。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题人。

分，共3分。）

20、

A、TravelinginSouthAfricatoseekmedicalhelp.

B>PromotingawarenessandpreventionofAIDS.

C>Visitingclientsandsigningcontracts.

D^Collectingfundforthenewbusiness.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：选项均为现在分词，应该是问某人在做什么。对话开头就点明，总统

离职后一直在致力于提高人们的艾滋病防御意识，即Bo

21、

A、Africansarenotverybraveandresourceful.

B、Ihcrcisnotreatmentorhealthcarecenteratall.

C、Therewerenoeffectivepreventionsystems.

D、TherewasnoformaleducationinAfricaatall.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：选项均为否定意义的陈述，C是听到的原文实义词的重新组合，为答

案。

22、

A、Byinformingpeoplethatit'sanincurabledisease.

B、Byprovidingeffectivemedicinetostopitstransmission.

C、Bydiscipliningyoungpeopleagainstcontractingandspreadingit.

D、Bycombiningeducationandpreventionwithcareandtreatment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：by表示手段，因此问题应该是如何达到某种目的。对话结尾处明到

D中的四个实义词的并列结构，D为其同义表达。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Hekeepsforgettingtheimportantthingshehastodo.

B、HehasgreatdifficultyrememberingKoreanwords.

C^Hecan'tfindthemosthelpfulKoreandictionary.

D、HispronunciationofKoreanwordsconfusesothers.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话开头女士就问了男士在韩语学习中有没有问题，自然应该注意听

他的回答。B是对男士回答的概括。

24、

A、Hispoormemory.

B、Hisfatigue.

C、Hislackofdiligence.

D、Hismethod.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说“练习的方法比练习的次数更重要“，故选D。

25、

A、Becausethey'requiteimpressivewithastrongeffect.

B、Becausetheyarenotsofrustratingasotherexpressions.

C、Becausetheyarepracticedandrepeatedonceandagain.

D、Becausetheyaremostpeople'sfavoritewords.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文中提到swearwords时用了impressive一词，故A正确。

26、

A^Trytoretainasmanynewwordsaspossible.

B、Practicewordsatappropriateintervals.

C^Learndifficultwordswiththehighestfrequencies.

DNMakecomplicatedwordssimplythroughrepetition.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女十最后一条建议中的高频核心词是interval（间隔时间），故B正

确。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Itsreformindesign.

B、Itstargetatyoungpeople.

C、Itsimaginativedesignandinexpensive.

D、Itspracticaldesignandaffordability.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：宜家哲学是大众设计，这意味着以低廉的价格买到具备样式和功能的

产品。即实用性和低价位是宜家成名的因素。选D。

28、

A、Itpromotesitsmarketingstrategies.

B、Itusesdesigntofightback.

C、Itimprovesitsmanagementefficiency.

D、Itswitchestoaimattheup-market.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：宜家成名后，出现了很多山寨品和竞争者。宜家则以设计作为武器予

以还击。故选Bo

29、

A^Tomakegreatprofit.

B、Toboostmarketshare.

C、Todistinguishfromimitators.

D、Toenhanceitpopularity.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到，宜家推出的PS系列旨在将自己与竞争者和山寨品区分开

来。选C。

3。、

A、Beingtoounrealistic.

B、Havingaclearideaofstrengths.

C>Beingoverlyhardonyourself.

D、Havinganinaccurateself-perception.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到，糟糕的自我意识有时来自对自己要求过于严格（being

overlyhardonyourself）。不难判断C为答案。

31、

ANTheyfindthemselvesbrighterthanexpected.

B、Theyfeelregretontheirroughdecision.

C、Theystillhaveverylowself-concepts.

D^Theyenjoytheircollegelifeverymuch.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：当谈到重返学校读书的家庭主妇时，短文提到，她们当中大部分都激

动于发现原来自己要比想象中更有能力。选A。

32、

A、Acceptingbothgoodandbadevaluationsandignoringthem.

B、Payingattentiontothenegativefeedbackandseekingoutforhelp.

C、Acknowledgingyourvaluesandpointingoutyourshortcomings.

D、Tryingtofigureouttheunrealisticevaluationsbyyourself.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文提到，如果陷入糟糕的自我意识的状况，以下两种做法是很重要

的：重视你所接收到的不切实际的评价；寻求更多承认你的价值的人的帮助.并让

他们指出你的不足。B“重视负面反馈并寻求帮助”与文意相符，为答案。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、Ithappenedinthenight.

Therewasnosurvivor.

C、Alorrycollidedwithacoach.

D、Thecollisionwascausedbyfog.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第1则新闻提到，一辆乘载45人的长途大巴与一辆重型货车相撞，

造成至少6人死亡。C正确。

34、

A、Workers'longworkinghours.

B、WorkersJpoorworkingconditions.

C^Thelowrateofinflation.

D、Thehighlevelofunemployment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第2则新闻提到，英国首相与工会领导今天举行重要会谈，双方同意

共同努力，对抗通货膨胀，降低英国目前（较高）的失业率。D正确。

35、

A、Itendedsoonwhenthebusdrivers'demandwassatisfied.

B、Itwouldcontinuedespiteofferforwageincrease.

C、Itwouldn'tenduntilnextMonday.

D^Itfailedfbrbothsidescouldn'treachanagreement.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：第3则新闻一开始便谈到政府与罢工人员的沟通失败，新闻结束处又

再次提及，不难判断D为答案。

36、

A、Itburnedout6towns.

B、4peoplelosttheirlifesofar.

C、24peoplewereinjured.

D、About300,000houseswereburntdown.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：最后一则新闻提到，法国南部的森林大火目前已经造成4人死亡，20

多人受伤。B正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

AHourdreamshavesomethingtodowithourfeelings,fears,longings,wishes,needsand

memories.Ifapersonishungry,ortired,orcold,hisdreamsmay[Bl]a

feelingofthiskind.Ifthe[B2]onyourbody,suchasablanket,have[B3]

offyourbed,youmaydreamthatyouaresleepingoniceorinsnow.The[B4]

forthedreamyouwillhavetonightislikelytocomefromtheexperiencesyou

havetoday.Sothe[B5]ofyourdreamusuallycomesfromsomethingthathas

[B6]onyouwhileyouaresleepinganditmayalsouseyourpastexperiences

andthewishesandtheinterestsyouhavenow.Thisiswhyveryyoungchildrenarclikely

todreamof[B7],olderchildrenofschoolexaminations,hungrypeopleof

food,[B8]soldiersoftheirfamilies.Toshowyouhowthatishappeningwhile

youareasleepand[B9],hereisthestoryofanexperiment.Amanwasasleep

andthebackofhishandwasrubbedwithabsorbentcotton.Hewoulddreamthathewas

inahospitalandhischarminggiilfiiendwasvisitinghim,sittingonthebedandfeeling

hishandsoftly![BIO],andwhatthosedreamsmean.Theirexplanationof

dreams,thoughabitreasonable,[B11].Theybelievethatdreamsaremostly

expressionsofwishesthatdidnotcometrue.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：include

知识点解析：由may可知，此处需要原形动词；根据前面的内容可知，该词应表

示“包含，含有”之义。

38、[B2]

标准答案：covers

知识点解析：此处缺少一个名词，根据后面举的例子blanket及offyourbed可推

知.该词可能表示盖在身上的“覆盖物别漏写了s。

39、[B3]

标准答案:slipped

知识点解析：由前面的have可知，此处需要一个过去分词形式的动词。slip表示

“滑落”，注意要双写p.

40、[B4]

标准答案：material

知识点解析：此处缺少名词，作该句的主语中心词。由句意“你今晚做梦的就可能

来自你今天的经历”猜测，该词表示“环境.材料”之类的含义。注意该词中间的/

tic/应拼写成teo

41、[B5]

标准答案：subject

知识点解析：堂句缺少主语的中心语，根据。fyourdream可推知应该是一个名

词。subject表示"主题

42、[B6]

标准答案：effect

知识点解析：haseffeclon表示“对……有影响”，注意不要把名词effecl写成动词

affecto

43、[B7]

标准答案:fairies

知识点解析：此处需要一个名词，根据上下文猜测，很小的孩子可能梦见“仙

女.公主.王子”之类的在神话中经常出现的人物。拼写fairy的复数形式时要注意

变y为i，再加es。

44、[B8]

标准答案：home-sick

知识点解析：由前面并列的例子可知，此处需要形容词；由上文“饥饿的人梦见食

物'‘可猜测，、'想家的''士兵会梦见家，此处还可拼写成homesick。

45、[B9]

标准答案：howyourwishesorneedscanallbejoinedtogetherinadream

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Therearesomescientistswhohavemadeaspecialstudyofwhywedream,

whatwedream

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：isnotacceptedbyeveryone,butitoffersaninterestingwayofdealingwith

theproblem

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Amazon,corn'srecentannouncementthatsalesofc-booksattheonlinemcgastorchad

overtakensalesofhardcoverbookscameasnosurprise.Ithadtohappensometime.But

thenewsdidevokequiteaninterestingmentalimage:librariesthatfromnowonwill

looksmallerandlesscrowded.Forthemoment,let'snotarguewiththepropositionthat

peoplewillreadasmuchastheyeverhave.Thehabitsofreadersmaynotchange.Butif

readersaren'tchanging,theirenvironmentswill.Roomsthatonceheldbookswill-well,

whatevertheyholdfromnowon,itwon'tbebooks.Ornotasmanybooks.Theoretically,

yourspacewillbemorespare,lessdisordered.That'sthetheory,atleast.Allofthishas

alreadyhappenedbigtimeinthemusicbusiness,wheredownloadshavegraduallybut

surelyreplacedCDs.AllthoseCDstakingupspaceonthewall—gone.Fromnowon,

we'llownwhatmightbedescribedastheideaofstuff,sincetheactualphysicalthings一

records,tapes,photographs,CDs,andnowbooks—havebeenasgoodasvaporized,with

theinformationcontainedthereinstoredawayonaharddrive.This,ofcourse,ismerely

subordinatedamageinthedigitalrevolution,ifdamageitis.There'sasyetnowaytotell

ifthistransitionisgood,bad,both,orneither,butsurelytheabsenceofaphysicallibrary,

beitmusicalorliterary,marksafundamentalshiftinthewayweliveandthinkabout

things.Inmusic,forexample,theriseofiTunes,YouTube,andalltheotheronlinemusic

suppliershasquicklyerodedourdevotiontothelong-playingalbumastheprincipal

meansoforganizingmusic.Withbooks,theabsenceofpackagingdoesnothingtothe

contents.Icanbuyahardcovercopyof"Moby-Dick"ordownloaditontoane-reader,

andMelvilleisstillMelville.ButIgrewuplovingRockwellKent'sillustrationsofthat

novel,andlaterBarryMoser's.It'shardtothinkofthebookwithoutthem.Icandothat,

certainly,butsomelittlethingislost.Foryearsaudiophiles（唱片爱好者）havetriedto

persuademorecasualmusicfansthatavinylrecord（黑胶唱片）playedonadecentsound

systemsoundsbelterthanadigitalrecordingplayedonthesamesystem.Digitalsoundis

notaswarm,notasseductivetotheear.Somethingofthesameargumentmightbemade

forbooks,orforthetactile（触觉的）pleasureofholdingandreadingawell-madebook.At

itssimplest,abookisatool,oraninformation-deliverysystem.Toconceiveofaworld

withoutphysicalbooksistoconceiveofaworldsomehowdiminished.Itmaybemore

efficient—yes,youcantakea"stack"ofbooksonvacationwithane-reader.But

efficiencyisnosubstituteforpleasure.Thefuturemaybelessdisordered.Itmayalsobe

lessfun.

48、Whathappenedaccordingtoexpectation?

A、E-bookswouldbemorepopularthanhardcoverones.

R、Readerswouldeventuallygiveuphardcoverbooks.

C、Peoplewouldbeincreasinglyinterestedinreading.

D、Librarieswouldlooksmallerandlessdisordered.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题目中的accordingtoexpectation表示“正如所料”，第I段第1句中

的nosurprise和第2句Ithadtohapperu..都表明第1句提到的“电子书的销量已经超

过了精装书”是意料之内的事，A与此内容最为相近，故为本题答案。

49、Whatcanbeclassifiedastheideaofstuff,accordingtotheauthor?

A、Harddrives.

B、Downloadedmusic.

C^Musicstores.

D^CDs,recordsandtapes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第3段最后一句中的since表明前后两句构成因果关系。这一句表

明，我们现在拥有的东西可以称为theideaofstuff,因为theactualphysical

things（真实可见的东西）已经消失了，剩下的只有原先保存在这些东西里的信息，

而人们下载的音乐就属于这样的信息，因此，本题应选B。

50、Withoutthephysicallibrary,ourliveswill.

A、remainquitethesame

B、becomeunpredictable

C、changedramatically

D^begreatlydamaged

标准答案：C

知识点解析：解题关键在于对第4段第2句的理解，该句中的afundamental

shift（根本转变）表明，实体图书馆的消失会让我们的生活发生巨大的改变。因此，

本题应选C。

51、"Melville"ismostprobablythenameof.

A^anovel

B、acritic

C、alibrary

D、awriter

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首先可以判断“Moby-Dick”是一本小说。根据该段内容可大致推断，

Melville很可能与“Moby-Dick”一样是一本小说，或是“Moby-Dick”中的某个角色，

又或是“Moby-Dick”的作者，但其后提到的thatnovel和thebook都表明这里只有

“Moby-Dick”一本书。因此，Melville不可能是另一本小说的名字，这样看来，本

题最符合推断的是D。

52、Accordingtothelastparagraph,theaulhorbelievesthatphysicalbooks.

A、arenomorethanasimpletool

B、arcgenerallybetterthane-books

C、bringaboutadiminishedworld

D^bringaboutirreplaceabledelight

标准答案：D

知识点解析：倒数第3句表明电子书的“高效率”不能代替传统纸质书带来的“快

乐”,D中的delight和原文的pleasure和fun同义，irreplaceable为“不可代替''的意

思，与nosubstitute对应，可见D为本题答案。

ArcyourFacebookfriendsmoreinterestingthanthoseyouhaveinreallife?Hashigh­

speedInternetmadeyouimpatientwithslow-spccdchildren?Doyousometimesthink

aboutreachingforthefast-forwardbutton,onlytorealizethatlifedoesnotcomewitha

remotecontrol?Ifyouansweredyestoanyofthosequestions,exposuretotechnology

maybeslowlyreshapingyourpersonality.Someexpertsbelieveexcessiveuseofthe

Internet,cellphonesandothertechnologiescancauseustobecomemoreimpatient,

impulsive,forgetfulandevenmorenarcissistic（自我陶醉的）.Inastudytobepublished

inthejournalCyberpsychology,BehaviorandSocialNetworking,researchersfromthe

UniversityofMelbourneinAustraliasubjected173collegestudentstotestsmeasuring

riskforproblematicInternetandgamblingbehaviors.About5percentofthestudents

showedsignsofgamblingproblems,but10percentofthestudentspostedscoreshigh

enoughtoputthemintheat-riskcategoryforInternet'addiction."Technologyusewas

clearlyinterferingwiththestudents'dailylives,butitmaybegoingtoofartocallitan

addiction,saysNickiDowling,aclinicalpsychologistwholedthestudy.Ms.Dowling

preferstocallit"Internetdependence.nTypically,theconcernaboutourdependenceon

technologyisthatitlakesawayourtimewithfamilyandfriendsintherealworld.Bui

psychologistshavebecomeintriguedbyamoresubtleandinsidious（潜伏的）effectofour

onlineinteractions.ItmaybethattheimmediacyoftheInternet,theefficiencyofthe

iPhoneandtheanonymily（匿名状态）ofthechairoomchangethecoreofwhoweare.

Thereisnoeasywaytoconqueradependenceontechnology.NicholasCarr,authorof

thenewbook*'TheShallows:WhattheInternetIsDoingtoOurBrains/'saysthatsocial

andfamilyresponsibilities,workandotherpressuresinfluenceouruseoftechnology.

"Thedeeperatechnologyiswovenintothepatternsofeverydaylife,thelesschoicewe

haveaboutwhetherandhowwcusethattechnology,"Mr.Carrwroteinarecentblog

postonthetopic.Someexpertssuggestsimplytryingtoreducetheamountoftimeyou

spendonline.Setlimitsforhowoftenyouchecke-mailorforceyourselftoleaveyour

cellphoneathomeoccasionally.Theproblemissimilartoaneatingdisorder,saysDr.

KimberlyYoung,aprofessoralSt.BonaventureUniversityinNewYork.Technology,

likefood,isanessentialpartofdailylife,andthosesufferingfromdisorderedonline

behaviorcannotgiveitupentirelyandinstead