大学英语六级模拟试卷496

大学英语六级模拟试卷496

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上。分，共1分。）

1、i.接连发生的食品安全问题引起大家的密切关注，比如牛奶问题、鸡蛋问题

等；2.请分析一下食品安全的重要性；3.你认为相关部门应采取什么措施加强

食品安全。

标准答案：OnFoodSafety[1]Theproblemoffoodsafetyhasattractedmuchattention

recently.[2]Everyoneisastonishedatthenewsthatthousandsofbabiessufferedfrom

serioushealthproblemsbecausetheyhadbeenfedwithsomepoisonousmilkproducts.

[3]Theissueoffoodsafetyissoimportantthatwecannotaffordtoignoreit.[4]Forone

thing,foodsafetyconcernsthewell-beingofallthepeopleinthecountry.Asisshownin

thepoisonousmilkpowdercase,unsafefooddoesgreatharmtothehealthofconsumers.

[5]Foranother,failuretoensurethesafetyoffoodcausesdamagetotheimageofour

government,especiallywhensuchfoodisexportedtoothercountries.[6]Furthermore,

unsafefoodcanundermineconsumers'confidenceinthefoodindustry,whichmaycause

disastrouseffecttooureconomy.[7]Therefore,itishightimethatourgovernment

shouldtakeallmeasurestomakesurethatallthefoodinourcountryissafetoeat.The

governmentmuststrictlycarryoutfoodsafetystandards,andimposeseverepunishment

onthosewhoviolatethem.

知识点解析：|1]按照英文行文习惯，直接点明主题。⑵列举实例，说明食品安

全问题的严重程度。[3]段落的主题句。[4][5][6]:Foronething...Foranother...

Furthermore列举需要重视食品安全问题的原因。⑺总结全文。itishightime

that…句型用于呼吁有关单位采取行动。takemeasures,imposepun-ishmenton等都

是亮点短语。根据写作提纲，本文的写作思路如下：第•段介绍食品安全问题的现

状，说明H前社会上存在严重的食品安全问题，指出该问题已经到了不容忽视的地

步。第二段主体部分从三个角度分析食品安全问题的重要意义:食品安全事关人民

的身体健康；食品安全事关政府、国家的国际形象；食品安全事关国家产业竞争

力。因此，我们必须要重视食品安全问题。第三段呼吁有关部门采取措施加强食

品安全管理，如严格执行食品安全标准，加强市场监管力度，对出现问题的企业从

重处罚以起到震慑效果等。

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect?Ifyouhaven'tbeenlisteningtopopradiointhepast

fewmonlhs,you'vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamediumin

whichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpopvocalssuddenlysound

great.Betterthangreat:note-andpiich-perfeci,asifthere'sbeenanunspokenlightening

ofstandardsatrecordlabelsoranevolutionaryleapinthedevelopmentofvocalcords.

Attheotherextremearcafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwitha

precisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstlisten,theirsongssoundcomicallyartificial,likea

chorusof50srobotssingingMotown.Theforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniousplug­

incalledAuto-Tune,adownloadablestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantly

nudgeitontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It'slikePhotoshopforthe

humanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn'tmakeitpossibleforjustanyonetosinglikeapro,but

usedasitscreatorintended,itcantransformawaveringperformanceintosomething

technicallyflawless."Rightnow,ifyoulistentopop,everythingisinperfectpilch,

perfecttimeandperfecttune,'saysproducerRickRubin."That'showubiquitousAu(o-

Tuneis."AutoTune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHildebmnd,whoworkedforyears

interpretingseismicdatafortheoilindustry.Usingamathematicalformulacalled

autocorrelation,Hildebrandwouldsendsoundwavesintothegroundandrecordtheir

reflections,providinganaccuratemapofpotentialdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsaves

oilcompanieslotsofmoneyandallowedHildebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebatingthe

nextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchallengedhimtoinventaboxthat

wouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkeredwithautocorrelationforafewmonths,

Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.Almostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasa

tradesecrettofixflubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingtoredo

sessions.ThefirsttimecomrrionearsheardAuto-Tunewasontheimmenselyirritating

1998Cherhit"Believe."inthefirstverse,whenChersings"1can'tbreakthrough"as

thoughshe'sstandingbehindanelectricfan,that'sAuto-Tune-hulit'snottheway

Hildebrandmeantit(obeused.Theprogram'sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger's

voice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeansthattheoutputpitch

willgethalfwaytothetargetpitchin10milliseconds,"saysHildebrand."Butifyoulet

thatparametergotozero,itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitch

instantaneouslyn-eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesandmakingthesinger

soundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyoneintheirrightmindwouldwantto

dothat,"hesays.LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tune

quicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensable,ifinaudible,

partoftheengineer'stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(FahccmNajm),alittle-knownrapper

andsinger,accidentallystumbledontotheChereffectwhileAuto-Tuningsomeofhis

vocals."Itjustworkedformyvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTallahasseedrawl."And

therewasn'tanyoneelsedoingit."Sincehis2005debutalbum,T-Painhassentadozen

slightlyraunchy,mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.Hecontributedtofour

nominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceisstillspreading.When

KanyeWestwaslookingfbraneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenlyrics,heflewT-Pain

(oHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.Diddygaveapercentage

ofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Paininexchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrinceis

rumoredtobeexperimentingwithAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-

Tune]betterthananyone,"saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguringoutallthewaysyou

canuseittochangethemoodofarecord."Rubin,who'sproducedartistsasdiverseasthe

DixieChicksandMetallica,worriesthatthesafetynetofAuto-Tuneismakingsingers

lazy."Sometimesasingerwilldolotsoftakeswhenthey'rerecordingasong,andyou

reallycanheartheemotionaldifferencewhensomeonedoesagreatperformancevs.an

averageone,"saysRubin."Ifyou'repitch-correcting,youmightnotbothertomakethe

effort.Youmightjustgetitdoneandputitthroughthemachinesoit'sallintune."Rubin

hastakentohavinganethicalconversationbeforeeachnewrecordingsession."I

encourageartiststoembraceanaturalprocess,"hesays.WiththeexceptionofMilli

VaniHi's,poplistenershavealwaysbeenfairlyindulgent（纵容的）aboutperformers'

ethics.It'shitsthatmatter,andtheaveragepersonlisteningtojustonepopsongonthe

radiowillhaveahardtimehearingAuto-Tune'simpact;it'seffectivelydeceptive.But

whentrackaftertrackhasperfectpitch,thesongsarehardertodifferentiatefromone

anothcr-whichexplainswhypopisinaprettyseriouslullatthemoment.Italsochanges

thewaywchearunaffectedvoices."Theotherday,someonewastalkingabouthow

ArethaFranklinattheInaugurationwasabitpitchy,"saysAnderson."Isaid,'Ofcourse!

Shewassinging!,Andthatwasamusiciantalking.Peoplearcgettingusedtohearing

thingsdeadonpitch,andit'schangedtheirexpectations."DespiteRandyJackson'sstock

AmericanIdolcritique-"Alittlepitchy,dawg"-manybelovedsongsareactuallyoff-pitch

oroutoftune.There'sRingoStarron"WithaLittleHelpfromMyFriends,"ofcourse,

andjustabouteverybluessongslidesintonotesasopposedtohitting（hemdeadon.

EvenNorahJones,thepostergirlofpurevocals,isn'tperfect."There'ssomewonderful

imperfectionsofpitchon'Don'tKnowWhy'fromComeAwaywithMe,"saysAnderson,

"andmostoftheothertunesonthealbumaswell.ButIwouldn'twanttochangeasingle

note."Let'shopethatpopsfetishforuniformperfectpitchwillfade,evenifthespreadof

Auto-Tuneshowsnosignsofslowing.AS99versionforhomemusicianswasreleasedin

November2007,andT-PainandAuto-Tune'sparentcompanyarefinishingworkonan

iPhoneapp."It'sgonnaberealcool,"saysT-Pain."Basically,youcanaddAuto-Tuneto

yourvoiceandsendittoyourfriendsandputitontheWeb.You'llbeabletosoundjust

likeme."Askedifthatmightrenderhimnolongerunique,T-Painlaughs:"I'mnottoo

worried.1gotlotsoftricksyouain'tseenyet.It'severybodyelsethatneedstostepup

theirgame."

2、Whichofthefollowingisdescribedasa"Photoshopforthehumanvoice"?

A、Vocalcords.

B、Hip-hopsingers.

C、Motown.

D^Auto-Tune.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文该段第2句指出MslikePhotoshop...,结合上一句可以找到II指

代的是Aulo-Tune,由此可见，本题应选D。

3、BeforeAndyHildebrandretired,heworkedfor.

A、arecordfactory

B、theoilindustry

C、aconsultationcompany

D、theadvertisingindustry

标准答案：B、

知以点解析：原文该句句末的theoilindustry表明本题应选B。

4、AndyHildebrandinventedAuto-Tune.

A^whenhewas40

B、intheyear1996

C、forfinancialpurpose

forhisownchildren

标准答案：B

知识点解析：原文该句中的…wasbom…表明Aulo-Tune是在:1996年发明出来的，

因此本题应选B。选项A的数字40是Hildebrand退休的年龄，但他发明Auto­

Tune那一年是否就是他退伏那一年，原文并无提及。

5、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatCherwas.

A、apopsinger

B、astudioengineer

C、asoundtechnician

D、acomputerprogrammer

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第2句中的hit和第3句中的sings可以推断Cher是一个唱流行

音乐的歌手，因此本题应选A。

6、Wha(hashappenedtoT-Painsince2005?

A、Hewentoutoffashionsoon.

B、HehadtogiveupAuto-Tune.

C、Hebecameverysuccessful.

D、Heheldconcertsworldwide.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文该段首句提到T-Pain有多首歌进入了T叩10,第2句提到他有

四首歌获2009年度格莱美奖提名，由此可见，他很成功，因此本题应选C。

7、WhooncehadtolearntheAuto-TunetechniquefromT-Pain?

A^DixieChicks.

B、Metallica.

C、Diddy.

D^Prince.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文该句中的inexchangeforsomelessons表明该句开头提到的Diddy

向T-Pain学习有关技术，而学费就是Diddy唱片的部分收益，由此可见，本题应

选C。

8、AccordingtoRubin,Auto-Tuncmayhaveaeffectonsingers.

A、minor

B、major

C、positive

D、negative

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文该句句末的Auto-Tuneismakingsingerslazy表明Rubin认为

Aulo-Tune会对歌手造成不好的影响，因此，本题应选D,关于选项A和B,原文

没有相关的讨论。

9、Theissueofperformers'ethicshasalwaysbeentoleratedby.

标准答案：poplisteners

知识点解析：空白处应为名词（词组）。原文该句中的beenindulgentabout和题干中

的⑹erated意思相近，原文表明poplisteners对表演者的道德问题采取“容忍”的态

度,因此本题应填写poplistenerso

10、ArethaFranklinsounded"abitpitchy"attheInaugurationbecausehervoice

was.

标准答案：unaffected

知识点解析：空白处应为分词或形容词作表语。第8段笫5句提到AreihaFranklin

的风格是为了说明第4句的内容，这两句也可以连起来理解为:ArethaFranklin的声

音“没有修饰过“，因此听起来abitpitchy,因此本题应填写unaf-fected。

11>AspecialversionofAuto-Tunewasavailableat$99for.

标准答案：homemusicians

知识点解析：空白处应为名词（词组）。末段第2句提到9g美元的Auto・Tune上市，

销售对象是homemusicianso

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Shedoesn,tliketogooutonFridays.

B、Shewouldliketoinvitethemantothetheater.

C、Shewon'tbeabletocometothedinner.

D、Sheisgratefultothemanforgivinghertickets.

标准答案：c--

知识点解析：男士邀请女士下周五跟他和Lois一起吃晚饭，女士说她那天晚上要

去看戏剧，因此正确答案应该是C,不能赴宴。

13、

A、Thewomanwillbehappytomeethercousin.

B、Thewomanshouldgoto（heweddingceremony.

C、Heplanstogotravellingwiththewoman.

D、HehasneverbeentoCaliforniafbrit'sfaraway.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士拿不定生意是否去加利福尼亚州参加及兄弟的婚礼，男士没有

直接建议，而是含蓄地说，尽管路途很远，但他认为在那种场合会很愉快。不难判

断，他是在暗示女士应该去。

14、

A^Keeplookingfbrhiswalletmorecarefully.

B、Reportthetheftofhiswalletassoonaspossible.

C、Makeaphonecallto(hesecurityofficeimmediately.

D、Bemorecarefulwithhispossessionsinfuture.

标准答案：A

知识点解析；男士表示如果还不能很快找到自己的钱包就要去报失。女士劝他要

沉住气(Holdon),并建议他到处找找，因此正确答案应该是A。

15、

A、Marydoesn'thavemuchtalentfbrthepiano.

B、Marytaughtherselftoplaytheguitar.

C^Marypreferstoplaytheguitarnow.

D、Marygottheguitarunexpectedlyonherwayhome.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：pickup在此意为学某样东西；onherown意为靠自己，这里指自

学。明白了这两个词的意思，就可以很轻松地理解女士所说的内容并选择出正确答

案。

16、

A、Postponehisfavoritecoursetothenextsemester.

B、Asktheprofessortohelphimchooseothercourses.

C、Requestpermissiontotakethecoursestogether.

D、Takethecoursefromadifferentprofessor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：takeacourse意为选一门课，男士说今年想选心理学，但按要求必须

先选生物学。女士建议他去问一问教授是否可以同时选。

17、

A、Getpreparedfbrherfirstcampusinterview.

B、Polishherresumeformorejobopportunities.

C、VisitafamousElectronicscompanynextweek.

D、ApplyfbrajobtotheElectronicscompany.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：holdinginterviewsoncampus意为举行校园面试会，dropoffaresume

意为投递简历，女士想在这家公司找工作，因此选D。

18、

A^Hehasnevertakenpartinadebatethisyear.

B、Hebelievestheteamwaseliminatedalready.

C、Heistoobusytogotothecompetitionwithher.

Hedoesn'tknowiftheteamwassuccessful.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士问男士辩论小组是进了全国竞赛还是被淘汰了，男士则回答说最

近很忙，没有关注，答案显然是D（不知成功与否）。

19、

A^Waitandseehowshefeelsin24hours.

B、Gohomeimmediatelyandtakesomemedicine.

C^Returntothegrocerystoretopickupsomeaspirin.

D、Gotothenearbydrugsteretobuysomeaspirin.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士问男士是否有阿斯匹林，并说她曾路过药店但忘记买了。男士没

有，但告诉她沿这条街道下去，有一家24小时营业的药店，不难判断，男士的意

思是建议女士去那个药店买阿斯匹林。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、OrganismsfarbelowtheEarth'ssurface.

B、Newdrillingmethods.

C^Ahiddenundergroundworld.

D^Rareandinfectiousbacteria.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从对话的开头句可知布朗博士和他的团队在地底下发现了细菌，细

菌也是生物的一种，故选A。

21、

A、Modemexperiments.

B、Advancedtechnology.

C、Precisestatistics.

D^Keenobservation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话中，布朗博士提到，是科技帮了忙。尤其是钻孔技术突飞猛进，

因此选B。

22、

A、Theywouldbekilledbythehumanimmunesystem.

B、Theywoulddieoncebroughtto（hesurface.

C、Manyprecautionsandremediesareavailable.

D、Drillingoperationsarealwayscloselymonitored.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在最后一个话轮中，布朗博士提到，这些地底下的细菌在无氧的环境

下生存，在我们的环境中使无法存活，所以不用担心它们会传染疾病给人类，选项

B为原文的同义替换。

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、HehadthoughtChicagowasayoungcity.

B、HehadthoughtChicagowasverylarge.

C、HehadthoughtChicagoshouldbeanoldcity.

D、HehadthoughtChicagowastotallydestroyedbyfires.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说自己不知道原来芝加哥这么“年轻所以选C。

24、

A、FortDearbornwasbuiltin1833intheplacethatwouldbecomeChicago.

B、Chicagodidn'tofficiallybecomeatownin1893.

C、Only350peoplelivedinChicagowhenitofficiallybecameatown.

D、Another350peoplemovedintoChicagowhenitbecameatown.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据原文，芝加哥正式成为城镇的时候，人口只有350。所以选C。

25、

A^1（wasin1893whenChicagowasstillasmalltown.

B、ItbrokeoutwhenChicagowasn'tevenfortyyearsold.

C、Itdidn't'affectChicagosignificantly.

D、1（wasin1871whenChicagowasfburieenyearsold.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：对话提到，芝加哥大火发生在1871年，而当时芝加哥正式成为城市

还不到40年的时间,所以B正确。

26、

A、TheywillreviewtheseminaronChicagotogether.

B、TheywillattendMr.Johnson'sseminaragain.

C、TheywillattendaseminaronUSeconomy.

D、TheywillmeetagainonnextFridayforaseminar.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据对话，男士和女士下周还要参加Mr.John-sons的讲座，讲座的

内容是“芝加哥的经济所以选B。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A^FromtramtotrolleybustoRoutcinastcr.

B、FromtrolleybustoRouteinastertoredbus.

C、FromtrolleybustoRoutemastertomodernbus.

D、FromRoutemastertotrolleytomodernbus.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文说，在50年前，Routemaster,也就是redbus,取代了无轨电

车，现在又将被现代巴士所取代。故答案是C。

28、

A、Itisfullofrenaissancefavor.

B、Itisastarinafamousmovie.

C、Itisoneofthetouristhotspots.

D、ItisasymbolofLondon.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文说，Roulemaster与大本钟、白金汉宫、红色电话亭齐名，被视

为文化遗产之一。这些所提到的建筑物和物件是当地的象征，故答案是D。

29、

A、Itisinconvenienttotakethebaggageontoit.

B、Itisdifficulttosparetheroomforwheelchairs.

C、Ilisdangeroustogetinfrombothsidesofit.

D、Itiseasytohaveanaccidentonamovableplatform.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文说，在车尾的可伸缩平台本来是为方便乘客上车而设计的，但这

同时也增加了危险性。故答案是D。

30、

A、ToMichigan.

B、ToChina.

C、ToMaryland.

D、ToCanada.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文说，钻孔虫向北扩散至Ontario,Canada。故D是正确答案。

31、

A^Toclearuptheeggsofinsects.

B、Tohelptreesdeliverwater.

C、Tolookforthesignsofinsects.

D、Toprepareforcuttingdowntrees.

标准答案：C,

知识点解析：短文说，钻孔虫是在树上产卵，孵出的幼虫钻到内层树皮吸取营养,

故把部分树皮

32、

A^Collectashtreeseedsfbrexperiment.

B、Preservethehealthyashtreeseeds.

C、Setupanewseedbankforresearch.

D^Developanewbreedofashtree.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文说，实验室对种子进行检查和照X-ray,确保没有钻孔虫的受精

卵，只有最好的被保存起来。故答案是B。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、HeexploredthenightlifeofNewYork.

B、Hecollectedusedboxesfromthestreets.

C^Hejoinedmanyart-relatedactivities.

D^Heorganizedanartisticgroup.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据原文，Cornell参加许多与艺术有关的活动，例如：博物馆展览、

画廊开幕和舞蹈表演。故答案是C。

34、

A、Hespentallthetimeworkingonit.

B、Heworkedonitatnightandsleptduringtheday.

C、Heputtheobjectsinsidetheboxes.

D^Hecollectedandrearrangedpictures.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据原文，Cornell的创作特点是把不同的照片剪下来以创新和富有

想象力的方式再把它们放在一起，故答案是D。

35、

A、About40.

B、Almost200.

C、Over240.

D、Morethan72.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据原文，Smithsonian展览展出了约200件JosephCornell作品，所

以答案为B。

36、

A,Amapofcups.

B、Photosofseaanimals.

C、Twopipesforplaying.

D、Amusicbox.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据原文，名为“SoapBubbleSet”的作品里包含了一些海洋生物的照

片。故答案是B。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题1・0分，共

〃分。）

Amanstepsonwhatseemslikesolidgroundbutdiscoverswithhorrorthatthegroundis

givingwaybeneathhisfeet.Themanstruggles[Bl],butheismercilessly

[B2]Hecannotescape.Slowlyhesinksdeeperancdeeperuntilatlastheis

gone,[B3]inthetreacherousearth.Thesolidgroundwassolidonlyin

[B4]Itwasactuallyquicksand,whichisadeep[B5]offinesand

mixedwithwater.Howisquicksandformed?Waterpushesupfrombelowthesurface

andisheldbythesand.The[B6]ofsandareforcedapartbythewaler.They

cannotholdanyweight.Thesubsurfacewatermayhavecomefromaspring,ariver,ora

stream.Sometimespoolsofwaternearbeachesbecomefilledwithsand.Whenthesoil

underthesepoolsdoesnotallowforgooddrainage,thesandcanbecome[B7]

ofquicksand.Isittruethatamanwhostepsintoquicksandis【B8】todie?No,

fourmenhavefoughttheirwayfromquicksandtofirmlandagain.[B9].

Quickmovementswillmakethesandyieldtemporarily,butthenitrushesandsettles

solidlyaroundthebody.[BIO].Whentheweightofthesandhisbodyhas

displacedequalshisweight,hewillstopsinking.Withfeetheldstill,andslow

movementsofarms,[Bl1].

37、[Bl]

标准答案：desperately

知以点解析：此处需要•个副词修饰动同struggles,注意元音字母e、a的正确排

列。

38、[B2]

标准答案：impped

知识点解析：此处需要过去分词表被动，注意双写P。

39、[B3]

标准答案：buried

知识点解析：此处需要分词作伴随状语，bury是“埋”的意思，应该用过去分词。

40、[B4]

标准答案：appearance

知识点解析：此处需要名词作in的宾语，注意双写P和字母组合ance。

41、[B5]

标准答案：mass

知识点解析：此处需要单数可数名词，amassof为短语“大块，大量”，不可错写成

messo

42、[B6]

标准答案:grains

知识点解析：根据谓语arc,此处需要可数名词复数形式，grainsofsand表示“沙

粒”。

43、[B7]

标准答案：stretches

知识点解析：此处需要一个名词，连接介词of,注意用复数形式其后加es。

44、[B8]

标准答案：doomed

知识点解析：此处需要形容词或分词，bedoomedlod。sth.为固定表达，意为“注定

会……

45、[B9]

标准答案：Itispanicthatcreatesthecondilionthatcanresultindeath,forthemorea

personstruggles>theworsemattersbecome

知识点解析：panic,creates,condition,resultindeath,more,struggles,worsematters

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Amantrappedinquicksandshouldeitherlieback,ornotmoveatall,

excepttostretchouthisarms

知识点解析：trapped,lieback,notmove,excepttostretch,arms

47、[Bll]

标准答案：asinthebackstrokeinswimmingmenhavemanagedtorolltosafetyand

reachfirmground

知识点力单析：backstrokeinswimming,safetyandreachfirmground

九、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共加题，每题

分，共70分。)

Growingup,Iearnedmybestmarksforplayingwellwithothers.Formyhusband,I

livedinthreedifferentcountriesinfiveyears,andwhileabroad,1easilysparked

friendshipsbystartingbookclubsandhostinggirls'nights.Whenitcametomaking

friends,Ihadneverfaileduntilthebirthofmyfirstchild.MyhusbandandIrelocated

fromMoscowtoAlexandriain2006.Igavebirthtoourdaughter,Eloise,thatDecember.

Soonafterherarrival,IsoughtfriendshipsinplaceswhereIthoughtIcouldmeetcool

newmoms.Ininommy-and-meyogaclass,EloiseandIlunchedwiththeyogaladiesand

theirbabieswithregularity,andtruetoform,Ihostedmyfirstyoga-momsplaygroup.

Monthspassed,andEloiseandIbecameafixtureontheplaygroupcircuit.Themoms

andIcalkedandsharednursingnightmaresandmilestonemoments.Oneyearafter

movingtoAlexandria,Imeasuredmysocialsuccessbythelargenumberofguestsatour

backyardpicnic.ButasIwalked(hecrowd,Irealizedthatm>eyeshadglazedoverand

mymindhadwanderedawayfrommanyoftheconversations.Mynewso-calledfriends

surroundedme,butwithlittletosaytotheseladiesoutsideofplaygroup.IrealizedIhad

onlycreatedtheappearanceoffriendships.Asanewmominmyearly30s,Ilongedfor

thefriendshipbondsIhadenjoyedinmy20s.Timesofchangeandstresshadalwayssent

merunningintothearmsoffamilyandmybestgirlfriendsfromhighschoolandcollege,

asmallgroupofwomenIhavelaughedandcriedwithformorethan15years.According

toresearchandmyownexperiences,womenseekcomfortinotherfemalesduringtimes

ofstress.Likemanynewmoins,workandfamilydemandshadseparatedmefrommy

closestgirlfriends.Ithought(hathavingababywouldincreasemycircleofclosefriends,

butdespiteasupportivehusband,hundredsofFacebookfriendsandafullmomniy-and-

meschedule,Ifeltlikeahighschooleraloneatthelunchtable.Istruggledformonthsto

(urnmynewacquaintancesintorealfriends.Andaddtomybaby-talktirednessaweird

episode,inwhichoneplaygroupmombreast-fedanother'sbaby,andanuncomfortable

requestfromanother,whoaskedmetohidefinancialandimmigrationpapersfromher

cheatinghusband,andIstarted(orethinkthesefriendship.Eventually,Idivorcedthe

yoga-momsplaygroupbecauseIrealizedthatittakesmorethanababyincommonio

developatruefriendship.IdecidedtospendqualitytimewithEloiseandpeoplewe

reallyenjoyedlikemyneighborwhois20yearsolderthanIandhaskidsincollege-

ratherthanforcefalserelationshipstofillupmymommy-and-meschedule.

48、Theauthor'smostoutstandingqualityis.

A、travelingdifferentcountries

B、startingbookclubs

C、hostinggirls'nights

D、makingfriends

标准答案：D

知识点解析：RJ义转述题。题干中的mostoutstandingquality是对原文bestmarks

的同义转述。第一段第一句提到，在成长的过程中，作者最擅长的事情就是社交,

社交就意味着会交朋友，因此答案为D）。

49、TheauthormovedtoAlexandriabecause.

A、shewasagreattraveler

B、herhusbandwastransferred

C、shewasexpectingherdaughter

D、shewantedtomeetcoolnewmoms

标准答案：B

知识点解析；综合理解题。第二段第一句提到作者和丈夫2006年从莫斯科搬到亚

历山大，结合文章首段第二句提到，为了能与丈夫在一起，五年里她在三个国家生

活过。由此推测她丈夫的工作可能经常调动，因此答案为B)。

50、InAlexandria,whatcouldserveastheauthor'snilerforhersuccessfillfriendship?

A、Thesumofguestsattendinghergathering.

B、Theamountofexperiencesthatthemumswerewillingsharewithher.

C、Theshorttimebetweenthebirthandhergoingouttoseekfriendship.

D、Thesensitivitythatshemightmeetcoolmumsinyogaclass.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题。文中提到，作者搬到亚历山大一年后，她用后院野餐会

参与人数的众多来衡量社交成就。题干中rulerforhersuccessfulfriendship是对原文

+measuredmysocialsuccess的同义表达。因此A)“后院野餐会参与的人数”是作者

成功的社交成就的标尺。

51、Accordingtotheauthor,whatplaysnosignificantroleinrealfriendship?

A^Timespenttogether.

B、Gender.

C、Afullmommy-and-metimetable.

D、Somethingtotalkabout.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节辨认题。由定位句可知，尽管她有一个体贴的老公、儿百名

Facebook网站上的好友和排得满满当当的妈咪宝贝时间表，她仍感到很孤单。文

中despite说明这里列举的几条都是不重要的，因此选C),

52、Theauthorlefttheyoga-momsbecause.

A、sheneededtospendqualitytimewithherdaughter

B、shewantedtobewithpeopleshereallyliked

C、hermommy-and-meschedulewastoocrowded

D、herfriendshipneededtobebuiltonmoresolidbasis

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。第四段首句提到，最终作者还是脱离了瑜伽妈咪圈，因

为她意识到真正的友谊不能仅靠有小宝宝这一个共同点来培养。D)“她的友谊需要

建立在更坚实的基础上“，符合原文提出的直接理由，故为最佳答案。

AscivilwarseruptedthroughouttheRomanRepublicinthe1stcenturyB.C.,country

dwellersmayhavefledtocities.Beforetheyleft,somepeopleburiedtheirvaluablesto

hidethemfromarmies.Nowsocialscientistshavestudiedthesecoinstorestoanswera

long-standingRomanmystery.HistorianshavelongdebatedRome'spopulationsize

duringthe1stcenturyB.C.Startingin28B.C.,censuses(人口普查)conductedunder

tilefirstRomanemperorshowedthepopulationatabout5million-a10-foldincrease

overthatoftheRomanRepublicacenturyearlier.Aboutathirdofthisjumpcanbe

explainedbytheextensionotcitizenshiptoRomanalliesacrossItaly.Butwheredidthe

restofthepeoplecomefrom?Somehistorianssaytheanswerissimplypopulation

explosion.Othersarguethat(heempireincludedwomenandchildreninitscensus,

whereastherepubliconlycountedadultmales.Tosettlethedebate,socialscientistPeter

TurchinandhiscolleagueWalterScheidelturnedtocoinstores.Amateurantiquities

huntersarmedwithmetaldetectorshavefoundhundredsofclaypotsfilledwithsilver

coins,calleddenarii(古罗马便士)，throughoutItalydatingbacktotheRomanEmpire.

Turchinsaystheseburiedtreasurescanbeusedasasignalfortimesofsocialinstability.

Peoplewouldhidetheirmoneyduringdangeroustimes,andiftheywerekilledor

displacedbywar,theynevertooktheirtreasure.TurchinandScheidelcombinednumbers

ofcoinstoresfrom250B.C.to100B.C.withdatafromtheRomanRepubliccensusesto

checktherelationshipbetween(hem.Forexample,populationdroppedduringtheSecond

PunicWar(布匿战争),andthatcoincideswithajumpincoinstoresdatedtothattime.

Then,fromdataoncoinsstoredfrom100B.C.to50C.E.,theresearchersinferred

populationduringthatera.Therangepredictedbythecoinstoremodelisabouthalf(hat

ofthehighestimate,indicatingthatcivilwarsreducedabout100000people,the

researchersreportonlinetoday."Weknowthisperiodwasexiremelyviolentwith

internalwarfareacrossItaly."saysTurchin.Inall.thefindingsstrengthenthehypothesis

(hattheAugustancensuseswerenotconfinedtoadultmen."Thispaperhasthegreat

virtueofpushingthedebatebacktowardactualevidence,"sayshistorianIanMorrisof

StanfordUniversity.ButhistorianJ.GeoffreyKronoftheUniversityofVictoriain

Can