大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷709

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷709

一、长篇阅读(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

ClassicalMusicAimstoEvolve.BuildAudiencesWithoutAlienatingOldGuard[A]In

1913,classicalmusicsparkedariotinParis.IgorStravinskywasintroducinghis

revolutionary"RiteofSpring'ballettotheworld,withitsdiscordantmelodiesand

unorthodoxchoreography,andthepuristsinthecrowdexpressedtheirdisapprovalloud

andclear.Itmighthavebeenclassicalmusic'sversionofthetimeBobDylanwent

electricattheNewportFolkFestival."Thenoise,fighting,andshoutingintheaudience

gotsoloud,"NPR'smusicreporterMilesHoffmansaidoftheStravinskydebut,*'thatthe

choreographerhadtoshoutoutthenumberstothedancerssothattheyknewwhatthey

weresupposedtodo."[B]It'sdifficult(oimagineasimilardisturbanceoccurringtoday

withinAmerica'ssacredsymphonyhalls.Infact,it'shard(opictureanykindof

disruptiveactivityatall(unlesssomeone'scellphonehappenstogooff,andthenyou'd

betterwatchyourback).Amannerlyaurahangsovermostclassicalproceedings,and

manyofthegenre'sbiggestsupporterswouldhaveitnootherway.[C]Today,Western

audiencesforclassicalmusicandoperaandballetarealmostalwayswelldressed,older,

respectful,achinglysilentandoftenverywealthy(onehastobeabletoaffordmost

tickets).ButasmanyofAmerica'smoststoried"highbrow"institutionsstruggle

financially—thePhiladelphiaOrchestra'smuch-publicizedreboundfrombankruptcyis

justonerecentexample-classicalmusicfansandtheoristsarewonderinghowthe

mediumcanweaveitselfintothe21stcentury'sculturalfabricwithoutsacrificingits

integrity.[D]Forexample,shouldwcfeciOK"clapping"duringclassicalmusicevents,

evenifnobodyelseis?Whyshouldn'twecheerforsomethinggreat,likewedoatarock

concert?TheHuffingtonPostrecentlyranaGreatDebateon(hisissueandmany

commenterscameoutonthesideofsilence."Thereisnomorerewardingexperiencein

lifethanbeingpartofanaudiencewhereeverybodyisleaningforwardinsilence,

thoroughlycarriedawaybyagreatperformanceofamasterpiece,"onecommenterwrote.

“Whyisitsodifficultforfolkstodevelopanappreciationandunderstandingforthe

mannerismsandtraditionsofclassicalmusic?"askedanother.(E]Thetruthisthat

classicalmusicaudiencesweren'talwayssopolite.RobertGreenberg,anaward-winning

composer,saidthatwhenBeethovenfirstperformedhis7thSymphony,audiencesforced

theorchestratoperformencoresofcertainmovementsimmediately,applaudingwildly.

Andinthelastfewdecades,hesaid,manyaudiencesatoperaperformanceshave

abandonedpretenses,yelling"Bravo"whentheyfeellikeit.[F]"Idon'tthinkthere's

anythingwrongwithanaudienceshowingtheirenthusiasmforapropermomentby

applauding,showingtheirjoy,"Greenbergsaid,notingthatthestuffinessinconcerthalls

is"oneaspectofcontemporaiyconcertetiquette"hedoesn'tunderstand."Insteadof

waitinghalfanhourtoshowenthusiasm,whynotshowiteveryeightornineminutes?"

[G]Until(herulesaboutbehaviorandclothingchange,it'shardtoimaginemukiiudesof

youngpeoplefillingconcerthallsontheirownaccord.They'reprobablymorelikelyto

headtoCentralParktowatchafreeperformancewithabottleofwineandtheirfriends.

"Ithinkanyoneshouldbeabbtocomeintoaperformancedressedanywaytheylike,and

hecomfortableanywaytheylike,sittinginthatseatreadytoenjoythemselves,"

Greenbergsaid."Becauseit'senjoyable."IHJGreenbergstressedthathedoesn'twant

peopletostartrespectingthemusicless,andhe'snotsuggestingthatwe"dumbdown"

(heexperience.Rather,it'saboutopeningup"access".Whenoperasfirstinstituted

subtitlesduringshows,hesaid,manypuristsdidn'tliketheidea,believing(hatthe

audienceshouldinsteadstudytheworksbeforeattending.Butnowit'scommonplaceto

findtitlesontheseatbackinfrontofyou-choosealanguage,sitback,andunderstand

what'sgoingon.[I]AllisonVulgamore,presidentofthePhiladelphiaOrchestra,is

certainlylookingto(hefuture.Shesayscertain"classicsconcerts"dedicatedtotheold

masterswillalwaysexist,butnoteveryprogramhastofeatureBeethovenandBrahms—

orevenastageandseats."We'retryingtointroducedifferentkindsofconcertsin

differentways,"shesaid."Weareaninteractivesocietynow,wherepeopleliketolearn."

[J]AsthePhiladelphiaOrchestrareboundsfromitsfinancialstraits,itisalsoaimingto

experiment,withoutalienatingtheloyalists.VulganiorepointedtoCirquedela

Symphonic,arecentofferinginwhichjugglersandacrobatsinteractedwithmusicians.

AnupcomingcollaborationwithNewYorkCity'sRidgeTheatre,meanwhile,willfeature

a"suspendeddanceinstallation"andothertheatricalelementsoccurringinconjunction

withanorchestralpiece.|K]Theorchestraalsocontinuestooffer$25annual

membershipstoPhiladelphiastudents,whocanbuyrushticketstoeveryconcertonthe

schedule."Studentslineupfcrtheconcertstheywant,andwegetroughly300or350

kidsanightcomingtothese.Theytakeanyoftheopenseatsavailable,5minutesbefore

(heconcertstarts/'Vulgamoresaid."Il'sliketherunningofthebulls,(hatenergywhen

(hedoorsopen."[L]Ehrenbergthinksthatyouthfulenergyneedstobeharvested.

Conductorsdon'thavetobearrogantanduntouchable—theycanbeaccessible.Perhaps

therecouldevenbea"bitofhumor"aboutthem,hesuggested,andanabandoningof

pretensionwithinthehigh-artinstitutionsthemselves."Ononehand,theseorganizations

areallsayingthesamething:wewantmoregeneralaudiences,tobreakdowncultural

barriers,"hesaid."Butthentheycomeupwithsomeverysnootythingthatmakesyou

crazy."[M]JohnTerauds,acriticwhohascoveredToronto'sclassicalmusicscene

extensively,alsowantstodoawaywiththestuffiness.Hesuggestedthatthewarmeran

audienceis,thebetterthemusiciansthemselveswillrespond."Buttheproduceror

organizerhastoleteveryoneknowit*sOK,"hesaid."IfsOKtoenjoyyourself."Atthe

TorontoSymphonyOrchestra,forexample,conductorPeterOundjianoftenstops

betweenpieces,takingamomenttotalkaboutthecomposerorthemusicinavery

amiableway.Andsomenights,Teraudssaid,"atleastathird"oftheaudienceconsistsof

studentswhohavepurchasedcheapertickets.Onthesenights,theenergyoftheroom

drasticallyshifts.Itbecomesalessintimidatingplace.[N]BackinFebruary,Terauds

wroteonhisblogabouthowgoingtoclassicalperformancescanbeintimidating.Certain

people"thinktheyhavetodressup,"hewrote."Theythinktheyhavetoknowsomething

aboutthemusicbeforetheygo.And,I'msure,sittinginaseat,tremblinginfearthatthis

mightbethewrongtimetoapplaud,isalsooneofthefactors."[O]Everyoneinthe

classicalworldagreesontheneedforincreased"accessibility,"butachievingitisoften

easiersaidthandone.Nowadays,thereareunknown,unonhodoxoperasingerswowing

viewersonTVprogramslike"America'sGotTalent"and"TheVoice".Whatcanhigher

institutionsdowithanyofthat?Andiftheyappealtotheseoutlets,dotheyrisk

compromisingtheintegrityortheintelligenceofthemusic?[P]Vulgamorcseemsto

understandthis.Shethinksar.organizationcanhaveitbothways,claimingthenewwhile

keepingtheold.AndasshereorganizesthePhiladelphiaOrchestra,shewillattempttodo

justthat."Theworld'smostrespectedmusiciansbroughttogetherasanorchestrawill

alwaysexist,"shesaid."Butit'sessentialthatwebewillingtoexperimentandfail."

1、Itwasnotarareoccurrencethataudiencesbehavedwildlywhilelisteningtoclassical

music.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：题干：观众在听占典音乐时行为狂放，这种情况并不罕见。题干的关

键词notarareoccuirence、behavedwildly,以及其他关键词audiences、listeningto

classicalmusic与原文E段首句的weren'talwayssopolite及classicalmusicaudiences

相对应，题干是对E段第一句的同义替换。故本题选E。

2、Somehigh-artinstitutionsdon'tactuallymeanitwhentheysaytheywantmore

generalaudiences.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：题干：一些高等艺术机构说他们想要更多的普通观众，其实这并非它

们本意。题干的地点关键词Somehigh-artinstitutions,以及其他关犍词more

generalaudiencesdon'tactuallymeanit与原文L段第三句的highartinstitutions>

第四句的moregeneralaudiences及最后一句的Bu(thenthey...snootything相对应，

题干是对L段的概括总结。故本题选L。

3、Thetheatrewasinchaoswhenanunconventionalballetwasfirstputonstageinthe

capitalofFrance.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干：当一部非传统芭蕾舞剧首次在法国首都上演时，剧院陷入了混

乱。题干的地点关键词capitalofFrance,以及其他关键词allunconventional

ballet、inchaos与原文A段首句的地点Paris及第二句的revolutionary"Riteof

Spring''ballet和expressedtheirdisapprovalloudandclear相对应，题干是对A段的

概括总结。故本题选A。

4^Accordingtoonecritic,theaudience'swarmresponsewouldencouragethe

musicianstodoabetterjob.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：题干：根据一位评论家的意见，观众的热烈反应将鼓励音乐家们表现

得更好。题干的人物关键词onecritic,以及其他关键词theaudicnce'swaim

response与厚文M段首句的人物acritic及第二句的thewarmeranaudienceis相对

应，第二句的He指代首句的JohnTerauds,题干是对M段前两句的同义替换。故

本题选M。

5、Manycommentersarguedfortheaudienceenjoyingclassicalmusicquietly.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干：许多评论家主张观众安静地欣赏古典音乐。题干的人4勿关键词

Manycommenters,以及其他关键词enjoyingclassicalmusicquietly。D段第三句的

人物manycommenters及末句的developanappreciationandunderstanding...classical

music相对应，题干是对D段的概括总结。故本题选D。

6、Whalappearson(heseatbackscreenmakesitunnecessaryfortheaudiencetostudy

theworksbeforehand.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：题干：出现在座椅靠背屏幕上的内容使观众没有必要事先研究作品.

题厂的地点关键词(heseatbackscreen,以及其他关键词tostudy(heworks

beforehand与原文H段末句的地点ontheseatbackinfrontofyou及倒数第二句的

studytheworksbeforeattending相对应，题干是对H段的概括总结。故本题选H。

7、Itisgenerallyacceptedthatthereshouldbenodisturbancefromtheaudienceduring

classicalmusicperformance.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干：人们普遍认为，在古典音乐表演过程中不应受到观众的干扰。

题干的关键词Itisgenerallyacceptedthat,以及其他关键词shouldbenodisturbance

与B段第二句的it'shardtopictureanykindofdisruptiveactivityatall以及首句的

It'sdifficulttoimagineasimilardisturbanceoccurringtoday相对应，题干是对B段的

概括总结。故本题选B。

8、Higherinstitutionswillbeconcernedaboutcompromisingtheintegrityofclassical

musiciftheyhavetoresorttothetelevisionmedium.

标准答案：0

知识点解析：题干：如果亶等院校不得不求助于电视媒体，它们担心这将会破坏古

典音乐的完整性。题干的地点关键词Higherinstitutions,以及其他关键词

compromisingtheintegrityofclassicalmusic、televisionmedium与O段倒数第二句

的higherinstitutions及末句的compromisingtheintegrityortheintelligenceofthe

music、第二句的onTVprograms相对应，题干是对O段的概括总结。故本题选

0。

9、Heavilydiscountedrushticketshelpauractmanyyoungstudents(oattendclassical

concerts.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：题干：折扣力度较大的速达票有助于吸引许多年轻学生参加古典音乐

会。题干的人物关键词manyyoungstudents,以及其他关键词rushtickets与原文K

段首句和第二句的人物students及rushtickets相对应，题干是对K段的概括总结。

故本题选Ko

10^Theformalitiesofhigh-arttheatrescanintimidatesomepeopleattendinga

performance.

标准答窠：N

知识点解析：题干：高等艺术剧院的观演礼仪会吓退一些来看演出的观众们。题干

的关键词Theformalitiesofhigh-arttheatres,以及其他关键词intimidatesomepeople

与原文N段第二句的havetodressup及首句的intimidating末句的tremblingin

fear相对应，题干是对N段的概括总结。故本题选N。

FearofNature:AnEmergingThreattoConservation[A]Whatdowelosewhennatural

spacesandspeciesdisappear?Increasingly,researchhasshownthatasspeciesand

ecosystemsvanish,italsochipsawayatourabilitytopreservewhatremains—because

wenolongerunderstandwhatwe'relosing.[B|Youprobablyseeitallthetime.The

neighborwhoputspesticidesonhislawnratherthandealwithannoyingbees.The

politicianwhovotesagainstwildlifeprotectionbecauseshe'sneverseenawolfinthe

wild.Thecorporationthatwantstobulldoze（用推土机推平）thehabitatofararefrog.

[C]Atbestthiscanbetermed"theextinctionofexperience,"whereourculturaland

naturalhistoriesfadefromourmemoriesandthereforeourreality.Atitsworstit

becomessomethingevenmoreconcerning:"biophobia,"thefearoflivingthingsanda

completeaversiontonature.|D|Thisisn'tthefictionoflivinginacold,emptydystopia

（绝望的世界）.Sadly,it'sbecomingawayoflifefortoomanypeople—especially

children.ArecentstudyinJapanpaintsastrikingportraitofthisproblem.Asurveyof

morethan5,300schoolchildrenintheTochigiPrefectureexaminedtheirperceptionof14

localinsectspeciesandonespider.Theresults?Acollective'ew!"Mostofthestudents

sawthespeciesasthingstodislikeorfear,orevenassourcesofdanger.Theless

experience（hestudentshadwithnature,themorenegativetheirfeelings.|E|Theresults

werepublishedearlierthisyearinthejournalBiologicalConservation.Leadresearcher

MasashiSogawiththeUniversityofTokyosays（hestudystemmedfromobservations

abouttoday'snature-deficientchildren."Humansinherentlyavoiddangerousorganisms

suchasbees,butchildrenthesedaysavoidevenharmlessinsectssuchasbutterfliesand

dragonflies（蜻蜓）,“hesays.'Ihavelongwonderedwhysomanyoftoday'schildren

reactlike【his.”[F]Althoughthechildren'sreactionsweresomewhatexpected,thenew

studydidcontainanunexpectedfinding:Manyofthesurveyedchildrenrevealedthat

（heirparentsalsoexpressedfearordisgustofthesameanimals.Infacttheseparental

emotionswerestrongenoughtooverwhelmanypositiveexperiencesthechildrenmight

havegainedfromdirectexperiencesinnature.AsSogaandhiscoauthorswroteintheir

paper,"Ourresultssuggestthatthereislikelyafeedbackloopinwhichanincreasein

peoplewhohavenegativeattitudestowardsnatureinonegenerationwillleadtoafurther

increaseinpeoplewithsimilarattitudesinthenextgeneration."[G]Andthat'spossibly

thegreaterthreatposedbyextinctionofexperience.Sogasuggeststhegenerational

loss-aconditionpreviouslydubbedenvironmentalgenerationalamnesia（遗忘）一could

chipawayatoursocietalabilitytopreservewhatwerelosing,"Ibelievethatincreased

biophobiaisamajor,butinvisible,threattoglobalbiodiversity,"Sogasays."Asthe

numberofchildrenwhohavebiophobiaincreases,publicinterestandsupportfor

biodiversityconservationwillgraduallydecline.Althoughmanyconservationbiologists

stillconsiderthatpreventingthelossofwildlifehabitatisthemostimportantwayto

conservebiodiversity,Ithinkpreventingincreasedbiophobiaisalsoimportantfor

conservation."[H]What'stobedoneaboutthis?Thepapermakesseveral

recommendations,themostobviousofwhichisthatchildrenshouldexperiencenature

moreoften.Theauthorsalsosuggestestablishingpoliciestoguidethesenatural

experiencesandincreasingeducationalprogramsaboutthenaturalworld.[I]Helping

parentstoseespeciesaroundtheminanewlightwouldmakeadifference,too.And,of

course,maintainingsupportfbrpreservingthewildspaceswherethese"scary"creatures

liveisthemostimportantthingofall.Thal'sapointreinforcedbyanotherrecentstudy,

whichfound(hatwildspaceslocatedwithinurbanareas—andtheplantsandanimals(hat

thrivein(hem-areparticularlyimportantforhumanhealthandwell-being.[J]Published

inthejournalFrontiersinSustainableCities,thestudyexaminedattitudestoward

DiscoveryPark,theheavilyforested534acrepublicparkinSeattle,Washington.It

foundthatthepublichadthemostappreciationfor-andgainedthemostvaluefrom一

thewildestpartsofthepark.'Ihaveseenwhales,seals,fish,eagles,shorebirdsandmany

otherseacreaturesintheirnaturalhabitat,"onesurveyparticipantwrote."Cominghere

withpeoplehasallowedmetoconnectandtalkwiththemaboutconversationthatsimply

doesnothappenineverydaylife,"wroteanother.[K]Theparticipantsreportedthattheir

mostvaluableexperiencesintheparkincludedencounteringwildlife,walkingthrough

openspaces,exploringthebeachandfindingbeautifulviews."Wcsawthatalarge

majorityofparticipants'interactions,especiallytheirmostmeaningfulinteractions,

dependedonDiscoveryPark'srelativewildness,"saysleadauthorElizabethLev,a

master'sstudentintheuniversityofWashington'sHumanInteractionwithNatureLab.

Thisisonlypossiblebecausetheparkisrelativelywiki.Afterall.youcan'tenjoy

watchingbirdsiftherearenobirdstofollow;gazeatthesunsetifit'sobscuredby

skyscrapers;orstopandsmelltheHowersiftheydon'thaveroomtogrow.|L]Andyet

eventhislong-protectedspacecouldsomedaybecomelesshospitabletonature.Overthe

pastfewyearsalotofpeopleandorganizationshavesuggesteddevelopingpartsof

DiscoveryParkortheneighboringarea.Mostrecentlyaplanproposedbuilding34acres

ofmuch-neededaffordablehousingandparkingspacesadjacenttothepark,bringing

withthemnoise,trafficandpollution.[M]Ifanythinglikethathappened,boththepark

andthepeopleofSeattlecouldlosesomethingvital.Andthatwouldcontinuethetrendof

chippingawayatSeattle's—andtheworld's—naturalspaces,leavingjusttinypocket

parksandgreen-but-emptyspacesthatofferlittlerealvaluetc«wildlife,plantsorpeople.

[N]"Itistruethatanyinteractionwithnatureisbetterthannone,butIdon'twantpeople

tobesatisfiedwithanysmallbitofgrassandtrees,"Levsays,"Wchavebeeninthis

cycleofenvironmentalgenerationalamnesiaforalongtime,wherethebaselinekeeps

shiftingandwedon'tevenrealizewhatwe'relosinguntilit'sgone.Ifwecangetpeopleto

understandhowmuchmeaningandvaluecancomefromhavingmoreexperienceswith

morewildformsofnature,(hsnmaybewecanslop(hiscycleandmovetoward

conservingandrestoringwhatwehaveleft."[01Buildingthisunderstandinginanever­

morefearfuland(Jisconnectedworldmaybethebiggestchallenge.PeterKahn,(hesenior

authorofLev'spaperandthedirectorof(heHumanInteractionwithNatureLab,made

severalsuggestionsforbridgingthisgapinthis2011book.TechnologicalNature.They

echotherecommendationaboutgettingchildrenintonature,butalsoincludetelling

storiesofhowthingsusedtobe,imaginingwhatthingsmightbelikeinthefuture,and

developingacommonlanguageaboutnature,"awayofspeakingaboutwildand

domesticimeraciionpatterns,andthemeaningful,deepandoftenjoyfulfeelingsthatthey

generate."[P]Nomatterwha(techniquesweuse,thisgrowingfieldofresearchillustrates

thatsavingnaturerequiresencouragingpeopletoexperienceitmoreoftenandmore

deeply.Thatcallsforadditionalresearch—Levandhercoauthorshavepublisheda

toolkitthatothermunicipalitiescanfollowtostudythevalueoftheirownwildspaces­

andclearcommunicationoftheresults."Ifwecancontinuetoshowpeoplethebenefits

ofthesewildspaces,"Levsays,"maybepeoplewillbegintoseemorevalueinkeeping

(heseareasundeveloped—fbrthesakeofourmutualbenefit."

11、Anewstudyfoundparents'aversiontocertainanimalswouldpassontotheir

children.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：题干：一项新的研究发现，父母对某些动物的厌恶会传递给孩子。题

干的关键词parents'aversiontocertainanimals和passontotheirchildren与原文F段

第一句中的theirparentsalsoexpressedfearordisgustofthesameanimals,以及最后

一句中的peoplewhohavenegativeattitudestowardsnatureinonegenerationwilllead

toafurtherincreaseinpeoplewithsimilarattitudesinthenextgeneration相对应，题干

是对F段第一句和最后一句的概括总结。故本题选F。

12>Thedisappearanceofspeciesandecologicalsystemserodesourability(okeepwhat

isleft.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干；物种和生态系统的消失侵蚀了我们保留剩余资源的能力。题干

的关键词disappearanceofspeciesandecologicalsystems,erodesourability和keep

whatisleft与A段第二句中的speciesandecosystemsvanish,chipsawayatour

ability以及preservewhatremains相对应，题干是对A段第二句的同义替换。故本

题选Ao

13、Astudyshowed(hatihewildestareasofDiscoveryParkappealedmostto(he

public.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：题干：一项研究表明，探索公园最荒凉的地区最吸引公众。题干的关

键词thewildestareasofDiscoveryPark和appealedmostto(hepublic与原文J段第二

句中的thewildestpartsofthepark和thepublichadthemostappreciationfor相对应，

其中Ihepark指代首句的DiscoveryPark,题干是对J段第二句的同义替换。故本题

选J。

14、Thefearoflivingorganismsisbecomingmoreworrisome.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干：对生物体的恐惧越来越令人担忧。题干的关键词fearofliving

organisms和becomingmoreworrisome与C段第二句中的fearoflivingthings和

becomessomethingevenmoreconcerning相对应,题干是对C段第:句的同义替

换。故本题选C。

15、Preventingtheincreaseinchildren'sfearoflivingcreaturesisalsoimportantfbr

conservingbiodiversity.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：题干：防止儿童对生物变得越来越恐惧对保护生物多样性也很重要。

题干的关键词Preventingtheincreaseinchildren'sfearoflivingcreatures和important

fbrconservingbiodiversity是对G段最后——句preventingincreasedbio-phobiaisalso

importantforconservation的同义替换。故本题选Go

16、Researchshowsthatmoreanddeeperexperiencepeoplehavewithnaturewillhelp

saveit.

标准答案：P

知识点解析：题干：研究表明，人们对大自然有更多、更深入的体验将有助于拯救

它。题干的关键词moreanddeeperexperience和helpsaveit与P段第一句中的

experienceitmoreoftenandmoredeeply以及savingnature相对应，题干是对P段第

一句的同义替换。故本题选Pc

17、Thoughhumansnaturallytendtoavoiddangerousanimals,today'schildrentryto

stayawayfromevenharmlessones.

标准答案：E

知日点解析：题干：尽管人类天生倾向于避开危险的动物，但今天的孩子们甚至试

图远离无害的动物。题干的关键词humansnaturallytendtoavoiddangerousanimals

和stayawayfromevenharmlessones与E段第三句中的Humansinherentlyavoid

dangerousorganisms以及childrenthesedaysavoidevenhannlcssinsects相对应，题

干是对E段第三句的同义替换。故本题选E。

18、DevelopmentinandaroundDiscoveryParkcouldcauseheavylossestothepark

andthelocalresidents.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：题干：探索公园及其周围的开发可能会给公园和当地居民造成重大损

失。题干的关键词Development和causeheavylossestotheparkandthelocal

residents与M段首句中的anythinglikethathappened和theparkandthepeopleof

Seattlecouldlosesomethingvital相对应，其中anythinglikethat指代L段第一句中

的developingpartsofDiscoveryParkortheneighboringarea,题干是对M段首句的

同义替换。故本题选M。

19、Alargesurveyofschoolfoundthattheirnegativefeelingsgrewas(heirexperience

withnaturediminished.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干：一项针对学校的大型调查发现，随着学生们与大自然的接触减

少，他们的负面情绪越来越强烈。题干的关键词Alargesurveyofschool和their

negativefeelingsgrewastheirexperiencewithnaturediminished勺D段第四句「卜的A

surveyofmorethan5,300schoolchildren不口最后——句Thelessexperiencethestudents

hadwithnature>themorenegativetheirfeelings相对成，题干是对D段第四句和鼓

后一句的概括总结。故本题选D。

20、ElizabethLevbelievesincreasedcontactwithmorewildlifehelpsconserve

biodiversity.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：题干：伊丽莎白.列夫认为，增加与更多野生动物的接触有助于保护

生物多样性。题干中的人物关键词ElizabethLev和其他关键词increasedcontact

withmorewildlife>helpsconservebiodiversity,N段首句的Lev以及最后一句中的

havingmoreexperienceswithmorewildformsofnature,thenmaybewecanstopthis

cycleandmovetowardconservingandrestoringwhatwehave.left相对应，题干是乂寸N

段的概括总结。故本题选N。

二、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题分，共10分。）

Whilehumanachievementsinmathematicscontinuetoreachnewlevelsofcomplexity,

manyofuswhoaren'tmathematiciansatheart（orengineersbytrade）maystruggleto

rememberthelasttimeweusedcalculus（微积分）.Il'safactnotlostonAmerican

educators,whoamidrisingmathfailureratesaredebatinghowmathcanbettermeetthe

real-lifeneedsofstudents.Shouldwechangethewaymathistaughtinschools,or

eliminatesomecoursesentirely?AndrewHacker,QueensColegepoliticalscience

professor,thinksthatadvancedalgebraandotherhigher-levelmathshouldbecutfrom

curriculainfavorofcourseswithmoreroutineusefulness,liksstatistics."Wehearonall

sidesthatwe'renotteachingenoughmalhematics,andtheChinesearerunningrings

aroundus,"Hackersays."I'msuggestingwe'reteachingtoomuchmathematicstotoo

manypeople...noteverybodyhastoknowcalculus.Ifyou'regoingtobecomean

aeronaulical（航空的）engineer,fine.Butmostofusaren't."Instead,Hackerispushing

fbrmorecoursesliketheoneheteachesatQueensCollege:Numeracy101.There,his

studentsof"citizenstatistics"learntoanalyzepublicinformalionlike（hefederalbudget

andcorporatereports.Suchcourses,Hackerargues,arearemedyforthenumerical

illiteracyofadultswhohavecompletedhigh-levelmathlikealgebrabutareunableto

calculatethepriceof,say.acarpetbyarea.Hacker'sargumenthasmetwithopposition

fromothermatheducatorswhosaywhat'sneededistohelpstudentsdevelopabetter

relationshipwithmathearlier,ratherthanteachingthemlessmathaltogether.Maria

DroujkovaisafounderofNaturalMath,andhastaughtbasiccalculusconceptsto5-year-

olds.ForDroujkova,high-levelmathisimportant,andwhaticcoulduseinAmerican

classroomsisaninjectionofchildlikewonder."Makemathematicsmoreavailable,"

Droujkovasays."Redesignitsoit'smoreaccessibletomorekindsofpeople:young

children,adultswhoworryaboutit,adultswhoinayhavehadbadexperiences.MPamela

Harris,alecturerattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,hasasimilarperspective.Harris

saysthatAmericaneducationissufferingfromanepidemicof"fakemath"—anemphasis

onrotememorization（死记硬背）offormulasandsteps,ratherthananunderstandingof

howmathcaninfluencethewayswcseetheworld.AndrewHacker,fortherecord,

remainsskeptical."I'mgoingtoleaveittothosewhoareinmathematicstoworkoutthe

waystomaketheirsubjectinterestingandexcitingsostudentswarntotakeit,"Hacker

says."AllthatIaskisthatalternativesbeofferedinsteadofputtingallofusontheroad

tocalculus."

21、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutordinaryAmericans?

A^Theystruggletosolvemathproblems.

B、Theythinkmathisacomplexsubject.

C、Theyfindhigh-levelmathoflittleuse.

D、Theyworkhardtolearnhigh-levelmath.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。根捱题干关键词（heauthor,ordinaryAmericans定位至文章

第一段，,该段才首出Whilehumanachievementsinmathematicscontinuetoreach...we

usedcalculus［虽然人类数学成就的复杂性持续再创新高，但我们当中的许多人本身

并非数学家（或者职业并非工程师），可能很难记起我们最后一次使用微积分是什么

时候了］,其言外之意是现在美国人很少使用微积分，高等数学用处不大，C项“他

们发现高等数学用处不大”是对第一段的适度推断。故本题选C。A项“他们努力解

决数学问题”是对第一段中“我们当中的许多人本身并非数学家（或者职业并非工程

师），可能很难记起我们最后一次使用微积分是什么时候了”的曲解。B项”他们认

为数学是一门复杂的学科''与第一段中“人类数学成就的复杂性持续再创新高''表述

不符，这是•个现实情况，而非普通美国民众的观点。D项“他们努力学习高等数

学''属于无中生有。

22、WhatisthegeneralcomplaintaboutAmerica'smatheducationaccordingto

Hacker?

A、AmericaisnotdoingaswellasChina.

B、Mathprofessorsarcnotdoingagoodjob.

C、Itdoesn'thelpstudentsdeveloptheirliteracy.

D^Therehashardlybeenanyinnovationforyears.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。根扼题干关键词generalcomplaint,A