大学英语六级模拟试卷539

大学英语六级模拟试卷539

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispartyyouarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLow-carbon

Life,Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.现在提

倡低能耗、低排放的低碳生活2.为什么要提倡低碳生活3.我们如何贯彻这一理

念Low-carbonLife

标准答案：Low-carbonLifeCurrently,anewconceptisgainingpopularity,whichis

low-carbonlifethatfeatureslowenergydemandandlowcarbondioxideoutput.People

areexpectedtoreducetheirconsumptionofenergyandresourcesandproduceless

pollution.Whyisthisconceptincreasinglydrawingpeople'sattention?Thereasonsare

multiple.First,therearegrowingsignsshowingthescarcityofenergyandresources.

Whatcanwcleaveourfollowinggenerationstoliveonifwcdon'treservethelimited

resources?Second,theworldisbeingpollutedmoreandmoreseriouslywithevery

passingday.Wewouldbeashamedofpassingonadirtyearthtoourkids.Third,people

cometorealizethatglobaleffortisrequiredtotackletheproblem,whichcallsforsome

strikingslogantouniteandencouragepeople.Ascollegestudents,wecanengage

ourselvesintwoaspects.First,weshouldrealize（hatlow-carbonlifeisnotonlyakindof

lifestylebutalsolifeattitude.Second,wearesupposedtoadvocatetheconceptoflow-

carbonlifeamongpeopleandstartthispracticefromscratch,suchasenergysaving,

watersaving.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题分，共70

分。）

HomeRemediesforAnxietyAnxiousbehaviorbefallsusallatonetimeoranother,yetit

doesn'thavetobeanongoingissue.Manystress-relieversexisttobringournervesback

intoalignmentagain,solet'stakealookathowournervoussystemhandlesanxiety,and

howwecanuseafewhomeremediesforanxietytocalmdownabit.StopingtheQuivers

Everyoneexperiencesanxietyatsomepointintheirlives.Pcihapsyou'resittinginyour

doctor'swaitingroom,anticipatingthehorsc-sizcdneedleandyourdoctoriswaitingfor

youontheothersideofthedoor.Ormaybeyou'vespentalldaycooking,butthelookon

yourmother-in-law'sfacesaysyourbesteffortswerewasted.Ormaybeyoureallyhate

yourjob.Anxietycanbeshort-orlong-lived,dependingonitssource.Themorelong-

lastingtheanxietyis,themoreadditionalsymptomsyouwillexperience.Ifyouranxiety

isareactiontoasingle,isolatedevent—theshotthedoctorisabouttogiveyou.for

exampleyouranxietylevelwilldecreaseandyoursymptomswilldisappearafterihe

event.Ifyouranxietyiscausedbyfrictionbetweenyouandyourmother-in-law,you're

likelytoexperienceanxietyforaperiodoflimebeforeandafteryouseeher.In（hiscase,

（hesymptomlistmayhavegrowntoincludediarrhea（腹泻）orconstipation（便秘）and

irritability.Thenthere'sthatjob,asourceofanxiety（hatneverleavesyou.Youdread

gettingupinthemorningbecauseyouhavetogotowork,dreadgoingtobedatnight

becausewhenyouwakeupyouhavetogotowork,dreadtheweekendbecausewhenit's

overyou'llhavetogotowork.Whenthesourceofyouranxietyisalwayspresent,you

mayalsoexperiencethefollowingsymptoms:chestpain,over-orunder-eating,insomnia

（失月民），lossofsexdrive.Allthreesituationsdescribedabovearetypesofeveryday

anxiety.Buteven（houghsuchanxietymaybecommon,it'stakingitstollonyou,

physically,mentally,andemotionally.WhatCausesAnxiety?Essentially,anxietyispart

ofthe"fightorflight"mechanism,acarry-overfromourancientancestors.Theywere

hunters,buttheyalsowerethehunted—theirinstinctsreadiedthemtoattackorrunfrom

anattack.Anxietykeptthemalive,asitcausedadrenaline（肾上腺素）tobereleasedinto

（hebloodstream.Whenthatbigbearwasbreathingdownourancestor'sneck,his

adrenalinesurgedasawarning,causinghislivertoreleaseenergy-stimulatingsugarsinto

hissystemtoreadyhimforthefight.Thatwarningsystemisstillnecessaryfortoday's

emergencies.Troubleisthatweexperiencethemanifestationsofthe"fightorflight"

mechanismevenwhenit'sno:reallyappropriatetoourmodernstressors.Youcouldrun

fromyourjoboryourdoctor,andyoucouldphysicallyfightyourmother-in-law,butthe

resultswouldnotbeashelpfulforyouastheywerewhenthatancestoroutranalionor

knockedoutabear!Certainly,yourmother-in-law'svisitmaynotbepleasant,butit'snot

life-threateningeither.Youmayfeelyourmusclesknotupattheverymentionofher

name,butthat,initself,isn'taproblem-theprobluinisllicbody'sresponsetosuch

stress.Whenanxietyissevereorprolonged,thepowerful"fightorflight"chemicalscan

damageyourbody'sorgans.Eventually,anxietycancauseafull-fledgedillness,suchas

headachesandhighbloodpressure.Whilestressismostoftenattherootofanxiety

symptoms,theycanbecausedbyphysicalproblemsaswell.Ifyouranxietysymptoms

arepersistent,getcheckedoutbyyourdoctorso（hatyoucanruleoutthefollowing:

Hyperthyroidism,whichmayproducesymptoms（hatresemblethoseofanxietyHeart

disorders,whichcancauserapidheartbeat,oftenassociatedwithanxietyCaffeine,which

canproducenervoussymptomseveninmoderateamountsPremenstrualsyndrome

（PMS）DietpillsAnemiaDiabetesHypoglycemiaSonowthatyouknowwhatanxiety

cando,it'stimetolearnwhatyoucandotocontrolit.Mildanxietycanbetreated

successfullyathomewithalittlecalmingmusic,alittlequiettime,andsomesoothing

remediesfromthekitchen.RemedyTreatmentsforAnxietyWhileacertainamountof

anxietywillcreepintoeveryone'slife,therearcsomeeasyhomeremediesyoucan

employtohelpyourbodyrelax.RemediesFromtheCupboardAlmonds（杏仁）.Soak10

rawalmondsovernightinwatertosoften,andthenpeelofftheskins.Putalmondsin

blenderwith1cupofwarmmilk,apinchofginger,andapinchofnutmeg.Drinkat

nighttohelpyourelaxbeforegoingtobed.Bakingsoda.Add1/3cupofbakingsodaand

1/3cupofgingertoanicewarmbath.Soakinthetubfor15minutestorelievetension

andanxiety.Oil.Sesameoilisgreat,butsunflower,coconut,orcornoilwillwork,too.

Forawonderful,anxiety-bustingmassage,heat6ouncesoiluntilwarm,nothot.Rub

overentirebody,includingyourscalpandthebottomsofyourfeet.Asmallrollingpin

feelsmarvelous!Usetheoilasamassagebeforethemorningbathtocalmyoudownfor

theday'sactivities.Ifanxietyiskeepingyouawake,tryusingitbeforeyougotobed,too.

RemediesFrom(heRefrigeratorCelery.Eat2cupsofcelery,onions,oramixtureofthe

two,raworcooked,withyourmealsforaweekortwo.Bothvegetablescontainlarge

amountsofpotassiumandfblicacid,deficienciesofwhichcancausenervousness.

Orange.Thearomaofanorangeisknowntoreduceanxiety.Allyouhavetodotogetthe

benefitsispeelanorangeandinhale.Youcanalsodropthepeelintoasmallpanor

potpourriburner.Coverwithwaterandsimmer.Whenheated,theorangepeelwill

releaseitsfragrantandcalmingoil.Orangejuice.Foraracingheartrateassociatedwith

anxiety,stirateaspoonofhoneyandapinchofnutmeginto1cupoforangejuiceand

drink.DoRememberKeepadiarytotrackandtheneliminateeventsthatmighttrigger

anxiety.Alsomakenoteoffoods,assomeofthethingsyoueatmayberesponsiblefor

(hesymptoms.Indulgeinnoncompetitiveexercising,suchaswalking,bicyclingor

swimming.It'sgoodforyou,bothphysicallyandemotionally.Meditate,pray,orindulge

inamentalflightoffantasy.Dowhateverittakestogiveyourmindabreak.Breathein,

breatheout.Slowly,deeply.Thisisrelaxing.Chatwithafriend,apsychotherapist,a

clergyman.Talkingaboutyouranxietycanrelieveit.Makeamentallistandcheckit

twice.Itdoesn'tmatterwhat'sonthelist.Thisissimplyanexerciseinrepetitivethinking

thatcandistractyoufromwhat'scausingtheanxiety.

2、Thefirstparagraphindicatesthat.

A^anxietyalwayslastsforalongtime

B、anxietyalwayshappenstomostpeople

C、fewofuscatchanxietyinourlife

D、anxietyhappenssuddenlyanddisappearsquickly

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节推断题。文章首句指出，每个人都会在某个时候患上焦虑症，但

它并不是一个持续不断的问题。由此推断，人们会突然患上焦虑症，但它不会持续

不断，患者会很快康复。

3、Whichofthefollowingsymptomsmayweexperienceifcuranxietylastsforaperiod

oftime?

A、Chestpain.

B、Insomnia.

C、Diarrhea.

D、Over-eating.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题。定位句指出，如果你的焦虑是由于你和你婆婆之间的摩

擦引起的，在看见她之前或之后你都有可能经历较长时间的焦虑。在这种情况下，

其症状就会包括腹泻、便秘和易怒。

4、Whatkindofanxietywillthejobcauseus?

A^Short-lasting.

B、Endless.

C、Occasional.

D、Emergent.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节辨认题。定位句指出，接下来就是工作，工作是一种永远都不会

离开你的焦虑的来源。答案B）是对定位句中neverleavesyou的同义转述。

5、Whatdocstheauthormeanbysaying"anxietyispartofthe'fightorflight'

mechanism"?

A、Anxietyisanorganofourbodyorpartofourbody.

B、Anxietyisawarningforustofightorescapefromdanger.

C、Anxietykeepspeoplealivewhenindanger.

D、Anxietyisacarry-overfromourancientancestors.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：同义转述题。定位句指出，本能使他们准冬好去攻击或者躲避攻击.

B）中的awarning是对原文中instincts的同义转述。

6、Thebasicsymptomofanxietyis.

A^heartdisorders

B、stress

C、anemia

D^insomnia

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节辨认题。题干中的basic是对定位句中attherootof的同义转

述。定位句指出，尽管压力通常是隹虑症的初步表现形式，它们也可能是由身体问

题所引起的。

7、Alittlecalmingmusicandalittlequiettimecancure.

A^hypoglycemia

anemia

C、mildanxiety

D、diabetes

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题。定位句指出，轻微的焦虑可以通过下列方法成功治愈：

听一些有镇静作用的音乐、享受一些安静的时间以及一些来自厨房的使人宽心的治

疗方法。

8、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpussleepbetter?

A^Orangeandbakingsoda.

B、Onionandcelery.

C、Almondsandsesameoil.

D、Oilandbakingsoda.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节归纳题。由定位句可知，晚上睡前饮用almonds有助于放松；同

时如果你由于焦虑而不能入睡，可以尝试睡前饮用。il。归纳可知，almonds和

sesameoil对睡眠有帮助。

9、Havingabathinthewaterthatismixedwithbakingsodacanhelpto.

标准答案：relievetensionandanxiety

知识点解析：细节辨认题。由定位旬可知，在浴盆中浸泡15分钟可以缓解压力和

焦虑，由此得出正确答案。

10>Thearomaofanorangeisfamousfor.

标准答案：reducinganxiety

知识点解析：同义转述题。由定位句可知，橘子的香气能够减轻焦虑。题干中

isfamousfor是原文中isknownto的同义转述。由于空格处作介词for的宾语，故将

文中的动词原形变为动名词形式即可。

11、Suchsportsaswalking,bicyclingorswimmingarecalled.

标准答案：noncompetitiveexercising

知识点解析：细节归纳题。由定位句可知，从事非竞争性的运动，如散步、骑自行

车和游泳。原文先提出概念再举例说明，而题干要求通过举例归纳概念，由此得出

答案。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Shewillgooutwiththemannexttime.

B、NightsceneinSanFranciscoisbeyondherexpectations.

C、Shelikes（henightsceneexceptforsomeproblems.

D、Shedoesn,tlikethecityfbrthedullnightscene.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。男士询问女士在旧金山玩得如何，有没有看看这儿的夜

景：女士表示她们确实去了不少的地方，她们喜欢这座城市的夜景，但也遇到一些

问题。

13、

A、Asklorasickleave.

B、Keeponworkingasbefore.

C、Givethebagtothewoman.

Sendgiftstohiscolleagues.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义理解题。女士建议David请个病假；男士赞同女士的提议，虽然

自己已经度过了最严重的阶段，但他不想把病传染给办公室的其他人。由此可知，

男士很有可能会请病假。

14、

ANTheticketsfortheshowtonight.

B、Ticketsoffrontseatsfortomorrow.

C、Ticketsofbackrowfortoday.

D^Ticketsinthemiddlesec:ionfortomorrow.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理判断题。男士提到今晚演出的门票已全部售完，但是女士可选择

明天的演出，从下午五点开始；女士询问是否有中间的座位。由此可知，女士要明

天中间座位的票。

15、

A、HeprefersworkingtorelaxinginFlorida.

B、Hehasjustthreedaystosignupfortheseminar.

C、Thewomansideasoundsgood.

D^Thewomanshouldhosttheseminar.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义理解题。女士提到他们应该报名参加一个研讨会，并询问男士在

加利福尼亚参加四天研讨会如何；男士表示没有什么比在加利福尼亚待四天三夜能

让人更好地从工作中恢复过来的了。由此可知，男士赞同女士的观点。

16、

A^Inaprofessor'soffice.

B、Inanaccountclass.

C、Inatradingmarket.

D^Inanoffice.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：场景推断题。男上提到他-检查完账目，发现下个月工资不能按时发

放；女士表示不可能，上个月资金流转说明我们不会有问题的。由此可知，该对话

很有可能发生在某公司办公室。

17、

A、Sendanothercatalogto(heman.

B、Tellthemanhernameandaddress.

C、Leaveherphonenumberfortheman.

D、Receiveanoldcatalogfrom(heman.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：行动计划题。女士询问男士她是否可以得到一份最新目录，男士表示

目录已经发完，但女士如果能留下姓名和地址就能及时得到新的目录。由此可知，

女士很有可能将她的姓名和地址留给男士。

18、

A、Someconcessionsinthenegotiation.

B、Adelayednegotiation.

C、Theschedulesforanewplan.

D、Abusinesscontract.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合理解题。男士抱怨为何这次交易谈判拖了这么长时间，他本以为

现在应该收尾了；女士表示对方想要更多的让步。南此可知，讲话者正在谈论一项

延期的淡判。

19、

A、Thewoman'schoiceiswise.

B、Itisnoteasylogotoanunusualsite.

C、Guidebookshouldbeupcated.

D^Theyshouldchoosethepopularsites.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合理解题。女士建议男士放下旅游指南，旅游者们总是参观相同的

景点，但她想去一些别人不常去的地方；男士表示女士的提议还算不错，但是他们

之前从没去过那儿并旦他们不会说当地的语言。由此可知，男士认为想去不同寻常

的旅游地其实并没有那么容易。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分,共3分。）

20、

A、Thewoman'stransfertoanotherdepartment.

B、Theman'stransfertoanothercollege.

C、Thewoman'soptionalcoursesfornextsemester.

D、Theman'sgradesofthissemester.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨大意题。对话开头女士提到了自己正绞尽脑汁想下一步的计划，

并询问男士有什么打算，男士回答说正在考虑春天转入另一所大学学习，接着女士

询问了男士转学的目的以及相应的打算，男士一进行了回答。对话最后女士鼓励男

士相信自己，并建议男士请老师写封推荐信。由此可知，两人主要讨论了男士转学

的事。

21、

A、Becausehepreferstogooutofthestate.

B、Becauseheneedstogainmorecredits.

C、Becausehewantstobeanassociateprofessor.

D、BecausehewantstogettheBachelor'sdegree.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：目的原因题。对•话中女士惊讶于男士在学习一年半之后有转学的打

算，男士提到虽然他喜欢该学校，但是该校财务管理系并不能颁发学士学位证书。

而他一直想取得学士学位。由此可知，男士之所以转学是因为他想要取得学士学

位。

22、

A^Askhisprofessortowritearecommendationletter.

B、Providetheschoolhisscores.

C、Buildstrongself-confidence.

D、Takeapsychologyclass.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题。女士最后反问男士，那还有什么可担心的事?只要让他

的教授给他写一封推荐信，一切就没问题了。由此可知，女士的建议是让教授给他

写推荐信。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Thebuildingwithlogshape.

B、Thetraditionallogcabin.

C、Theseniorhomeswithlogs.

D^Theblockingbeamsandwalls.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。对话中女士表示原木结构不再只是我们所认为的那种商

单传统的乡村原木屋。由此可知，原木结构最初指的就是传统的原木屋。

24、

A、In（herivervalleyofEuropean.

B、AlongtheDelawarerivervalley.

C、AlongthemountainofAmerica.

D^InaEuropeancounty.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。女士介绍有关原木建筑的历史背景时提到原木建筑首先

建丁•17世纪末的特拉华河谷地带。

25、

A、Theshapeofloghomeswassuitableforthem.

B、Theyhadeasyaccesstologsinthatarea.

C、TheywantedtochangetheEuropeantraditions.

D、Thewayofbuildingtheloghousewasnotcomplex.

标准答案：B,

知识点解析：目的原因题。女士提到在17世纪宋欧洲人移民到美国特拉华河谷，

带来了他们用原木进行建筑的传统；男士讲到在这个森林茂密的地方，原木确实很

容易得到。由此可知，用原木进行建筑的原因之一是该地区原木比较容易得到v

26、

A^Lookattheslidesofthemodernloghouses.

B、Seesomepicturesofthemountainretreats.

C、Listento（hepresentationoftheNewYorkers.

D、TakeatriptotheDelawarerivervalley.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：行动计划题。对话中男士提到，在给他们展示现代原木房子的幻灯片

之前，先给他们讲一些关于这个主题的历史背景：最后男士又提到，现在给我们看

看那些幻灯片吧。由此可知，他们接下来会看现代原木房子的幻灯片。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Itdoesnotwakeyouup.

B、Itstimulatesyournerves.

C、Itsuppliesnutritionforbrain.

D^Itmakesyoumoretired.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。本义开头指出，很多人声称每天早上必须喝杯咖啡才能

让大脑清醒，但是研究人员指出，咖啡因的刺激效果恐怕是一种错觉。由此可以推

断，咖啡不会让大脑清醒。

28、

A、Havecoffeeafterbreakfast.

B、Giveupthehabitofdrinkinginthemorning.

C、Abstainfromcaffeinecompletely.

D、Bealertabouttheriskofbeingparalyzed.

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：细节推断题。短文指山，研究表明，咖啡爱好者最好别在早晨习惯性

地喝一杯，因为这样会增加患有焦虑和高血压的风险。

29、

A^Itshowsgreatvarianceinlevelsofalertnessamongvolunteers.

B、Itprovesthatcoffeeimprovesmemoryandattentiveness.

C、Itsuggeststhatcaffeineonlybringsdrinkersbackuptonormal.

D、Itindicatesthatcoffeedrinkingisaddictive.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。短文最后明确指出，该研究表明咖啡因只不过使喝咖啡

的人回到正常状态而已U

30、

A^ToencouragebicyclinginandaroundcentralLondon.

B、TomakefulluseofthedockingstationsinLondon.

C、Tobuildanenvironmentallyfriendlycity.

D、Tosolvetheproblemoftrafficcongestion.

标准答案：A,

知识点解析：事实细节题。短文开头便指出，伦敦启动了自行车租赁计划，以鼓励

更多的人们骑自行车出行。

31、

A^Nofeeischargedtoparticipateinthescheme.

B、Noregistrationisneededtogetakey.

C、Feeischargedaccordingtothelengthoftime.

D、ItislaunchedbythePremierofBritain.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题。短文介绍说，首先要报名参加这一计划，领一把自行车

钥匙，当然这是需要交钱的，然后就可以随用随付费，根据使用自行车时间的长短

而付钱。

32、

A、Askuserstosignupforthescheme.

B、Havemoredockingstationsinplace.

C、Lowerthepriceitcoststohirethebicycles.

D^Giveupchargesasagestureofgoodwill.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。短文最后指出，这一计划实行的第一天，就有人发现无

法正确停车，他们对自行车的使用也没有登记。对此，伦敦交通局也承认，计划实

施初期有•些问题，但是为表达诚意，他们提出免除第•天用车的收费。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A^Theworkersontheplatformswerereplacedbymachines.

B、Itbecamethefirstcompletelyautomaticrailwayintheworld.

C、Acompletelyautomaticlinewasaddedtoitsnetwork.

D、Itstrainswereallcontrolledbythecomputer.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。短文开头提到1969年，伦敦第一条全自动火车线建

成，这条火车线是伦敦地铁的一部分，就建在伦敦最繁华的街道下，起名为“维多

利亚线由此可知，40多年前，伦敦地铁线路中出现了第一条全自动铁路线。

34、

A^Platformworker.

B、Thecommandspot.

C、Acomputer.

D、Amachine.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。短文中指出，在“维多利亚线”上，是机器在进行检票和

回收车票的工作，站台上一个工作人员都没有。

35、

A^Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.

B、Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.

C、Totakecareofthepassengersonthetrain.

D、Tosendcommandingsignalstothecommandspot.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节推断题。短文中间部分提到，在“维多利亚线”上，每列火车上只

有一位工作人员，通常只负责让火车启动，虽然他可以操纵火车，但一般情况下，

火车都是自动运行的。由此可知，在“维多利亚线”上，唯•的工作人员的职责是让

火车启动并在需要时进行鸾驶。

36、

A^Therewillbedangerofaccidentsontheline.

B、Thetrainwillrunofftherails.

C、Theirspeedswillbeautomaticallyfixedbythecomputers.

Thetrainwillkeepasafedistancefromeachother.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。短文指出会有机器设定火车的速度，使其保持安全距

离，这样就不会有碰撞的危险。由此可知，如果每列火车都按自己的速度任意行

驶，不互相照应，就会有发生事故的危险。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题九0分，共

〃分。）

Foryearstheadvicehasbeenclea亡Eatingfiveportionsada>offruitandvegetablesis

（hekeytoahealthylife.Butfivemaynolongerbeenough.Astudyhasfoundthattoget

[Bl]defenseagainstheartdisease,youneedtoeatatleasteightdaily[B2]

offreshfood.TheGovernment'sfive-a-dayadvicehasits[B3]in

WorldHealthOrganizationguidelinestoinclude14ouncesofvegetablesinadailydiet.

Buttherehavebeendoubtsoverwhethereatingmorethanthisleveloffruitand

vegetablemeantevengreaterhealth[B4].Nowthenewstudysuggestsevery

extraportionprovidesaddedprotection.[B5],thoseinthehighestcategory一

eatingeightormoreaday—havea22[B6]lowerchanceofdyingfromheart

diseasethanthosewho[B7]threeportions,theUKaverage.A"portion"

[B8]justunderthreeounces,equaltoasmallbanara,amediumappleora

smallcarrot.[B9]Dr.FrancescaCroweofOxfordUniversityisworkingonthe

project.Shesaidthatalthoughischaemic(缺血性的)heartdisease(IHD)—themost

commonform—[BIO].Inspiteofthesethings,thestudyspecificallyshowed

[Bl1],whichwasthosewhoatetwoorfewerportions.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：maximum

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格后是名词，所以空格处应该填人形容词。根据宾语

从句后半部分句意'、只有每天至少吃八份新鲜食品才能预防心脏病”，可以推测修饰

“预防”的形容词应该具有“最好的，最有效的。最大限度的”之意。结合录音，不难

填人maximumo

38、[B2]

标准答案：servings

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格前是数词和形容词，所以空格处应该填入名词。结

合本句句意可知，为了更好地预防心脏病，我们每天至少要吃八份新鲜食品，因此

空格处所填单词应该具有“一份食物”之意。结合录音，不难填入servings。

39.[B3]

标准答案：roots

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格前是its,因此空格处应填人名词。结合上下句

意，根据世界卫生组织所倡导的每餐含有14盎司蔬菜的标准，英政府向国民建

议，每日摄取的食物中应含有五份蔬果。因此空格处单词应具有“来源，根源，起

因'’的意思。结合录音，不难填入roots。

40、[B4]

标准答案：benefits

知识点解析：语义推断题。根据空格前的greaterhealth可以推断，空格处应该填入

名词。根据句意“有人怀疑是否多吃几份蔬果就意味着可以获得更多的健康”可以推

出，空格处的单词应具有“好处，益处”之意。结合录音，不难填入benefils。

41、[B5]

标准答案:Significantly

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格所在句成分完整，所以空格处应填入副词。根据逗

号后句意“每日摄入近八份或以上蔬果的人要比那些仅仅吃三份蔬果的人患心脏病

死亡的概率小22%”可推测出，空格处单词应具有“意义重大地”之意。结合录音，

不难填入Significantly。

42、[B6]

标准答案:percent

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格前面是数字22,所以空格处应该填入一个和数字

有关的名词。结合句意可推断出，空格处单词应具有“比例”之意。结合录音，不难

填人percento

43、［B7］

标准答案：consume

知识点解析：并列关系题。由空格前的thosewho及空格后的名词短语可以推断，

空格处应填人动词。由于空格所在句是由ihan连接的比较句，所以空格处单词应

与eating意义类似。结合录音，不难填入consume。

44、［R8］

标准答案：weighs

知识点解析：语义推断题。空格处所在句子缺谓语，所以空格处应填入动词。根据

空格后的threeounces可以推出。空格处所填词和重量有关。所以推测空格处单词

具有“称重”之意。结合录音，不难填入weighs。

45、［B9］

标准答案：ThefindingscomefromanongoingEuropeaninvestigationintodietand

health,lookingat300000peopleineightcountries

知识点解析：findings,Europeaninvestigation,dietandhealth,300000,eightcountries

46、［B10］

标准答案：waslesslikelyinthosewhoatelotsofvegetables,itcouldbeexplainedby

theprobablyhealthierlifestyles

知识点解析:lesslikely,vegetables,explained,healthierlifestyles

47、［Bill

标准答案：areducedriskofdyingfromIHDofaroundfourpercentforeachadditional

portionoffruitandvegetableconsumedabovethelowestcategory

知识点解析：areducedrisk,dying,IHD,fourpercent,additional,consumed,lowest

category

九、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共加题，每题7.0

分，共70分。)

Ifsnosecretweareacultureconsumedbyimage.Economistshavelongrecognized

what'sbeendubbedthe"beautypremium"—theideathatprettypeople,whatevertheir

aspirations,tendtodobetterin,well,almosteverything.Handsomemenearn,on

average,5percentmorethantheirless-attractivecounterparts(good-lookingwomenearn

4percentmore);prettypeoplegetmoreattentionfromteachers,bosses,andmentors;

evenbabiesstarelongeratgood-lookingfaces(andwcstarelongeratgood-looking

babies).Acoupleofdecadesago,whentheeconomywasthriving,wemighthave

brushedoffthosestatisticsassuperficial.Butin2010,there'sagrowingbundleof

researchtoshowthatourbiasagainsttheunattractiveismorepervasivethanever.And

whenitcomestotheworkplace,it'slooks,notmerit,thatalltoooftenrule.Newsweek

surveyed202corporatehiringmanagers,fromhuman-resourcesstafftosenior-levelvice

presidents,aswellas964membersofthepublic,onlytoconfirmwhatnoqualifiedor

unqualifiedemployeewantstoadmit:fromhiringtoofficepoliticstopromotions,even,

lookinggoodisnolongersomethingwecandismissasfrivolous(轻浮的)orvain.Fifty­

sevenpercentofhiringmanagerssaidqualifiedbutunattractivecandidatesarelikelyto

haveahardertimelandingajob,whilemorethanhalfadvisedspendingasmuchtime

andmoneyon"makingsuretheylookattractive"asonperfectingaresume.Askedto

rankemployeeattributesinorderofimportance,meanwhile,managersplacedlooks

aboveeducation:ofninecharactertraits,itcameinthird,belowexperience(No.1)and

confidence(No.2)butabove"whereacandidatewenttoschool"(No.4).Docsthatmean

youshoulddropoutofHarvardandinvestinanosejob?Probablynot.Butastateschool

mightbejustasmarketable."Thisisthenewrealityofthejobmarket,"saysoneNew

Yorkrecruiter,"h'sbettertobeaverageandgood-lookingthanbrilliantandunattractive."

Today'sworkingwomenhaveachieved"equality":theydominatetheworkforce,theyare

householdbreadwinners,andsotheybalkathavingtosubvert(颠覆)theirsexuality,

whetherintheboardroomoronthebeach.Yetwhiletheoutside-workmilieu(周围环境)

mightaccepttheempoweredyetfeminineideal,theworkplacesurelydoesn't.Studies

showthatunattractivewomenremainatadisadvantageinlow-levelpositionslike

secretary,whileinupper-levelfieldsthatarchistoricallymale-dominated,good-looking

womencansufferaso-calledbimboeffect.Theyarcviewedastoofeminine,less

iiilelligeiil,and,ullimaluly,lessconipulenl-nolonlybymenbutalsobyilieirfuniale

peers.

48、The"beautypremium"calledbyeconomistsmeansthat.

A^beautifulpeopleperformbetterin(heirjob

B、agoodimageisveryimportantinlandingajob

C、goodlooksensuresuccessinalmosteveryaspect

D、peopleshouldinvestmoneyandtimetobebetterlooking

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节推断题。定位句提到，经济学家早就认识到所谓的“美貌溢利”，

紧接着用破折号对其进行解释，这种观点是不管貌美者有何抱负，他们往往能在各

个方面表现得更为出色。I大此C)是对原文的同义转述。

49、Whathaveresearchesin2010provedwhenitcomestoworkplace?

A^Itissuperficialtoattachimportance(ophysicalappearance.

Itiscommontoprefertheattractiveandhaveabiasagainsttheunattractive.

C、Itisthegeneralruletovaluebeautifullooksmorethanmerit.

D^1(islooksratherthanability(hatplayacriticalrole.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。定位句提到，2010年，很多研究证明，人们对于不漂

亮的人有偏见，而这种偏见比以往任何时候都普遍。此外，这些研究还证明，工作

场所中，发挥重要作用的常常是外貌，而不是实力。原文使用r强调句型说明了外

貌的重要作用。文中的rule意为,,更为堂要”，其中abili【y刈应原文的meril,因此

答案为D）。

50、WhatcanwclearnfromthesurveyconductedhyNewsweek?

A、Aperfectresumedoesnotmatterinhuntingajob.

Beautifulpeopletendtobemoresei「confident.

C、Beautyisanadvantageforanyonewithanyeducation.

D^Cosmeticsurgeryissuggestedtomakepeoplemorecompetitive.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节推断题。第二段指出，《新闻周刊》调查结果发现，外表在办公

场所中非常关键，甚至一半以上的招聘经理建议求职者要像他们完善简历一样来完

善自己的外貌；而在员工特质的排名中，外貌甚至重于教育。由此得出答案为

C）“对于任何人来说，无论受过何种教育，美貌都是一种优势”。

51、Whatcanwelearnabouttoday'sworkingwomen?

A、Theyareenslavedbyridiculousbeautystandards.

B、Theymakeupafractionoftheworkforce.

C、Theyareconfinedtobetheroleofofficetoy.

D^Theyareunwillingtosubvert（heirsexuality.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节推断题。定位句表明，现在职业女性已经享有“平等”：她们在劳

动力大军中占很大比例，担起了养家糊口的重任，因此她们不愿意被迫颠覆自己的

女性特征,故答案为D）,文中balk意为“畏缩；阻碍”。

52、Whatis"bimboeffect"accordingtothelastparagraph?

A、Theideathatwomenareatadisadvantageinworkplaces.

Thebias（hatbeautifulwomenarefrivolousorvain.

C、Thenotionthatbeautifulwomenarenotintelligentorcompetent.

D^Theprejudicethatwomenshoulddojobsoflow-levelpositions.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义理解题。文章末句正是对bimboeffect的解释：貌美女性遭遇所

谓的“美女无脑”偏见，她们被认为女人味过浓，不够聪明，能力欠缺，因此答案为

C）o

Thepast50yearshaveseenmassiveexpansionofagriculture,withfoodproductionmore

thandoublinginordertomeetdemand.Butithasleftuswith60%ofallecosystem

servicesdegraded,acceleratedspeciesextinction,andhugelossingeneticdiversity.

Currently,fourplantspecies—wheat,maize,riceandpotato-providemorethanhalfof

theplant-basedcaloriesinthehumandiet,whileaboutadozenanimalspeciesprovide

90%ofanimalproteinconsumedglobally.Astheagriculturalfrontierhasexpanded,

thosefarmerspreviouslydependantonamorediversesourceoflivelihoodhave

convertedtocashcrops.Astraditionalvarietiesandbreedsdieout,sotoodothe

traditionalknowledgeandpracticesoflocalfanners.Thefocusonagricultural

commodiiiesrather(hanonfoodproductiontomeetthebasicneedsofpeoplehas

undermineddiversityandself-reliance,andleftfarmersvulnerabletovolatilemarkets,

politicalinstabilityandenvironmentalchange.Increasedfoodproduc