大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷603

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷603

一、词汇理解(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。)

Formanypeople,onmanyoccasions,foodisatrouble,especiallywhentryingtoeat

well.Supposewehadadefaultmealthatwasthenutritionalequivalentofwater:cheap,

healthy,[Cl]andhandy.Soylenlwillbe[C2]fordifferentbody

typesandcustomizablebasedonindividualgoals.Itallowsonetoenjoythehealth

benefitsofawell[C3]dietwithlesseffortandcost.Foranyonewho

struggleswithallergies,heartburn,acidreflux(胃酸反流)or[C4],has

(roublecontrollingweightorcholesterol(胆固醇),orsimplydoesn'thavethemeansto

eatwell,Soylenlisforyou.Soylenlfreesyoufromthetimeandmoneyspentshopping,

cookingandcleaning,putsyouinexcellenthealth,andvastlyreducesyour

environmentalimpactbyeliminatingmuchofthewasteandharmcomingfrom

agriculture,livestock,andfood-related[C5].50%ofthefoodproduced

globallyiswasted,andfoodmakesforthelargest[C6]ofmunicipalgarbage.

Ifnotforthiswastetherewouldbeplentyoffoodtoadequately[C7]

everyonealive.2millionpeoplearekilledannuallybysmokeinhalation(吸入)

fromindoorcookingstovesalone.70%ofAmericansareoverweightor[C8]

.1in7peoplegloballyarcmalnourished,and1in3inthedevelopingworld

suffersfrom[C9]Countlessothersarelivinghand-to-mouth,subsistence

farming,hinderingeconomicdevelopment.Eveninthedevelopedworld,agricultureis

themostdangerousindustrytoworkinbyoccupationalinjuriesandillnesses,andobesity

isontherise.Bytakingyearstospoil,[CIO]reducingcost,andeasing

transportationandstorage,Soylenlcouldhaveadramaticeffectonhungerand

malnutrition.ProceedsfromthepurchaseofSoylenlenableustoworkwithaidpartners

andreducehungerandenvironmentalimpactbothintheUnitedStatesandthe

developingworld.A)advantageousE)deficiencyI)nourishM)practicallyB)balanced

F)digestionJ)obeseN)strengthenC)componentC)dramaticallyK)obtainO)trashD)

convenientH)individuallyL)personalized

1、[Cl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：形容词辨义题。根据空格前的cheap,heallhy和空格后andhandy可

判断空格处应填入一个形容词与其他三个形容词并列。根据文中含义“试想，假如

人类有一种营养价值等同于水的默认食物：便宜、健康、_______且触手可得”，

显然，obese不合适，balanced和advantageous与前面的heallhy重复,只有

convenient合适，故选D“

2、[C2]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：动词辨义题。根据空格前的be可判断该题应选一个动词过去分词，

构成被动语态，根据文中含义“Soylent将会是基于个人目标，不同的体质

定制的新型食物替代品”，可判断备选词汇中只有personalized（为个人特制）符合此

处语境，故选L。

3、[C3]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：形容词辨义题。根据空格后的diet一词，可判断空格处应填入一个形

容词，根据文中含义“人们不必耗费过多精力和财力就可以享受饮食，获

得身体健康”，符合此处语境的只有balanced（平衡的），故选B。

4、[C4]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：名词辨义题。根据空格前内容struggleswithallergies,heartburn,acid

reflux可判断此处应填入•个表示疾病的名词，只有digestion与struggleswith搭配

后表示疾病，故选F。

5、[C5]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的内容comingfromagriculture,livestock.

andfood-related可知，空格处应填入一个名词。根据文中含义“并且能够消除大部

分源于农业、牲畜及与食物相关的所带来的浪费与损害，进而大大减少你

对环境的影响”，由此可以判断，此处空格需要填入一个表示消极意义的名词。备

选名词中irash（垃圾）符合语境，故选0。

6、[C6]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的thelargest和空格后的of可以判断，此处

需要填入一个名词。该句的前半句中讲到，全球生产的食品一半都被浪费掉了，由

此不难推断此处想要表达的是食物成为大城市垃圾的最大组成部分。备选词汇中，

component意为“组成部分，成分”，符合此处语境，故选C。

7、[C7]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：动词辨义题。根据空格前的toadequately和空格后的everyonealive,

可判断空格处应填入一个动词原形。根据文中含义“如果没有这种浪费，将有充足

的食物地球上的每个人”，可判定备选词汇中只有nourish（滋养）符合此处

语境，故选I。

8、[C8]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：形容词辨义题,根据空格前的overweightor可判断空格处应填入一

个与overweight意思相近的形容词，只有obese（肥胖的）符合此处语境，故选J。

9、[C9]

标准答案：E

知识点露析：名词辨义题。根据空格前的sufferfrom可判断空格处应填入一个名

词。根据文中含义“全球”7的人营养不良。发展中国家1/3的人食物

—“，可判断此处应填入一个表示消极意义的词，只有deficiency（缺乏，不

足）符合此处语境，故选E。

10、[C10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：副词辨义题。根据空格后的reducingcosi,可判断空格处应填入一个

副词，只有dramatically（大大地）与reducing搭配合适，故选G。

二、长篇阅读（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

WhatDotheHumanitiesTeachUs?A）Humanitiesprofessorshavecomeupwitha

seeminglyfoolproof（不会错的）defenseagainstthosewhotrashdegreesin,say,English

literatureorphilosophyaswastedtuitiondollars,one-wayticketstounemployment.Oh

no,wcsay—thehumanitiespreparestudentstosucceedintheworkingworldjustaswell

asallthoseallegedpracticalmajors,maybeevenbetter.B）Weoffertoolsofthought.We

teachourstudentstounderstandandanalyzecomplexideas.Wehelpthemdevelop

powersofexpression,writtenandverbal.Thelengthyessaysweassignenhancetheir

capacitytodoindependentwork.Atourbest,weteachthemhowtoreason—and

reasoningundergirds（从底层加强，巩固）everysuccessfulprofessionalproject.Inthe

shortterm,suchadefensemayseemeffective.Butitisdeadwrong.C）IntheChronicle

ofHigherEducation,adistinguishedhumanitiesscholarrecentlywrotewithprideabouta

studentofhis,aclassicsm可or,whowrotebrilliantlyonSpinozayetplanstobecomea

militarysurgeon.ArecentarticleinBusinessInsideroffered"11ReasonstoIgnorethe

HatersandNkijorintheHumanities."Forexample:You'llbeabletodothingsmachines

can'tdoinaserviceeconomy.You'lllearntoexplainandsellanidea.You'llstandoutin

（hecrowdinthecomingSTEMglut（供应过剩）.Inthesamepublication,Bracken

Darnell,thechiefexecutiveofLogitech,talkedaboutwhyheloveshiringEnglish

majors:"ThebestCEOsandleadersareextremelygoodwritersandhavethisabilityto

articulateandverbalizewhatLhey'rethinking."D）Someofmycolleaguesaregetting

quiteaggressiveaboutthislineofreasoning."Ithinkweactuallydoabetterjobgetting

peoplereadyforlawschoolandbusinessthanthepeopleineconomicsdo,"agoodfriend

whoteacheshumanitiestoldmenotlongago.Itseemsthatth,re'snoproblem,then.

Wantsuccess?Comeonin,ourtentflapisopen.I）Butthehumanitiesarcnotabout

success.They'reaboutquestioningsuccess-andeveryimportantsocialvalue.Socrates

taughtusthis,andweshouldn'tforgetit.Sure,someonewhostudiesliteratureor

philosophyislearningtothinkclearlyandwritewell.Butthoseskillsaremeanstoan

end.Thatend,asPlatosaid,islearninghowtoliveone'slife."Thisdiscussionisnot

aboutanychancequestion,"Plato'sSocratessaysinTheRepublic,"butabouttheway

oneshouldlive."F)That'swhat'sattheheartofthehumanities—informed,thoughtful

dialogueaboutthewayweoughttoconductlife.Thisdialoguehonorsnopieties:All

positionsarcdebatable;allvaluesarcupfordiscussion.RalphWaldoEmersonspeaksfor

thespiritofthehumanitiesinSelf-Reliancewhenhesaysthatwe"mustnotbehindered

bythenameofgoodness,butmustexploreifitbegoodness."Hewillnotacceptwhatthe

worldcalls"good"withoutconsideration.He'lllookintoitasSocratesdidandseeifit

actuallyisgood.G)WhenMontaignedoubtsreceivedopinionsandaskshimselfwhathe

reallyknowsandwhathedoesnot,heisactinginthespiritofthehumanities."Quesais-

Je?"or"WhatdoIknow?"washismotto.H)Socrates,whoprobablyconcentratesthe

spiritofthehumanitiesbetterthananyone,spenthistimeramblingaroundAthensasking

peopleiftheythoughttheywerelivingvirtuouslives.Hebelievedthathiscitywas

gettingproudandlazy,likeanoverfedthoroughbredhorse,andthatitneededhim,the

stinginggadfly(牛虫亡)，towakeitup.TheAthenianshadtoaskthemselvesifthelives

(heywereleadingreallyweregood.Socratesdidn'thelpthemwork(heirwaytosuccess;

hehelped(hemworktheirway(oinsightandvirtue.I)Now,Americansareinlovewith

success—successfortheirchildreninparticular.Asaparentofsonsintheir20s,I

understandthisandsympathizewithit.Butourjobashumanistsisn'ttosecondwhatever

valueshappentobeinplaceinsociety.We'reheretoquestionthosevaluesandmaybe一

usingthebestthathasbeenthoughtandsaid—offeralternatives.J)Wecommonlythink

inbinaries(对，双).Vanilla(香草)istheoppositeofchocolate.Theoppositeof

success-oftendefinedtodayashigh-statusworkandabigpaycheck—isfailure.Butthe

greatbookstellusthatthisisnotnecessarilytrue.ThinkofHenryDavidThoreau'slifeof

voluntarypovertyandhisdedicationtonatureandwriting.Semeofmystudentshave

cultivatedvaluessimilartoThoreau'sandhavedonesoatleastinpartthroughthestudy

ofthehumanities.They'vebecomeenvironmentalactivistsandparkrangers.Orthey

haveworkedmodestlypaidjobstospendallthetimetheycanoutdoors.Theyarenot

failures.Norarethosewhoworkforthepoor,orwhoexploretheirartistictalents,orwho

enlistinthemilitary.Thesestudentsareusuallynotinpursuitoftraditionalsuccess.They

haveoftenbeeninspiredbyworkthey'veencounteredinhumanitiescourses—and,fora

timeatleast,theyarcchoosingsomethingotherthanmiddle-classcorporatelife.K)The

humanitiesarcnotagainstconventionalsuccess;farfromit.Manyofourstudentsgoon

todistinguishedcareersinlawandbusiness.ButIliketothinktheydosowithafuller

socialandself-awarenessthanmostpeople.Fortheyhaveapproachedsuccessasamatter

ofdebate,notasanidolofworship.Theyhaveconsideredtheoptions.Theyhavecalled

"success"intoquestionand,afterdueconsideration,theyhavedecidedtopursueit.I

havetoimagine(hatsuchpeoplearefarbetteremployees(hanthosewhohavemoved

lockstep(因循守I口)intotheiroccupations.Ialsobelievethatself-aware,questioning

peopletendtobefarmoresuccessfulinthelongrun.L)Whatmakeshumanitiesstudents

differentisn'ttheirpowerofexpression,theircapacitytoframeanargumentortheir

abilitytodoindependentwork.Yes,thesearevaluablequalities,andwehumanities

teacherstrytocultivatethem.Buttruehumanitiesstudentsareexceptionalbecausethey

havebeen,andare,engagedin(heactivitythatPlatocommends—seeking(ounderstand

themselvesandhowtheyoughttoleadtheirlives.M)Ifsomeofourcurrentdefenders

havetheirway,thehumanitieswillsurvive,butinnameonly.Thehumanitieswill

becomesynonymous（FO义的）withunreflectivetrainingfbrcorporatesuccess.What

wouldSocratesthink?

11、ThereasonwhythechiefexecutiveofLogitechloveshiringEnglishmajorsis

becausehethinkstheyaregoodatwritingandexpressing.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：题干意为，罗技公司的首席执行官热衷于雇用英语专业学生的原因是

因为他认为他们擅长写作和表达。根据题干中的关键词thechiefexecutiveof

Logilech和Englishmajors可定位到C段。该段末句中提到，罗技公司的首席执行

官莱肯.达雷尔谈论了他喜欢雇用英语专业学生的原因：“最好的总裁和领导者都是

很出色的写手，具备阐述自己想法的能力。”由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转

述，故选C。

12、Theultimategoalofstudyingliteratureorphilosophyistolearnhowtoliveone's

life.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：题干意为，研究文学或哲学的终极目标是学会如何度过一生。根据题

干中的关键词goalofstudyingliteratureorphilosophy可定位到E段。该段第四句至

第六句中提到，研究文学或哲学的人正在学习如何清楚地思考和如何写好文章。但

是这些技能都只是实现某个终极目标的方式。那个终极巨标，正如柏拉图所说，就

是学习如何度过自己的一生。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选E。

13、SocratesvaluedthespiritofthehumanitiesthemostbyguidingtheAtheniansto

livevirtuouslives.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：题干意为，苏格拉底最为注重人文学科的精神，他引导雅典人过有德

行的生活。根据题干中的关键词Socrates和Athenians可定位到H段。该段首句提

到，苏格拉底可能比任何人都关注人文学科的精神，他经常在雅典城里漫步，询问

人们是否认为他们自己过的是有德行的生活。随后在该段最后一句指出，苏格拉底

没有帮助雅典人获取成功，而是帮助他们获得洞察力和美德。由此可知，题干是对

原文的同义转述，故选H。

14^HumanitiesprofessorsdisagreewiththeopinionthatstudentswhomajorinEnglish

literatureorphilosophywillhavetroublehuntingforjobs.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干意为，人文学科教授不同意英语文学或哲学专业的学生将会很难

就业这一观点。根据题干中的关键词Englishliteratureorphilosophy和huntingfor

jobs可定位到A段。该段首句提到，有些人抨击英语文学或哲学等学位是浪费学

费，是通往失业的单程票。对此，人文学科的教授已经提出了一个貌似无懈可击的

辩解。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选A。

15、Montaignetendedtoactinthespiritofthehumanitieshydoubtingreceived

opinionsandquestioninghisknowledge.

标准答案:G

知识点解析：题干意为，蒙HI倾向于通过质疑普遍接受的观点和质问自己的知识来

践行人文学科的精神。根据题干中的关键词：Montaigne和thespratofthe

humanities可定位到G段。该段首句指出，当蒙田对人们普遍接受的观点提出质

疑，并问自己到底知道什么，不知道什么时，他正在践行人文学科的精神。由此可

知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选G。

16、Whatmakeshumanitiesstudentsoutstandingisthattheytrytobeself-awareand

figureouthowtheyshouldlive.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：题干意为，人文学科的学生卓尔超群是因为他们努力去进行自我认知

和弄明白他们应该如何生活°根据题干中的关键词makeshumanitiesstudents

oulstanding可定位到L段。该段末句提到，但是人文专业学生真正优秀之处在于他

们做过并且正在践行柏拉图所推崇的事——力图了解自己并且知道自己应该过什么

样的生活。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选L。

17、TheauthortakesThoreau'sexampletotellusthatbeingrichdoesnotnecessarily

meansuccessfulandbeingpoordoesnotnecessarilymeanfailure.

标准答案：J-

知识点解析：题干意为，作者举梭罗的例子是为了告诉我们，富有并不一定意味着

成功，清贫也不一定意味着失败。根据题干中的关键词Thoreau可以定位到J段。

该段第四句提到，想想亨利.大卫.梭罗清贫的生活和对白然及写作的热爱。这句话

的出现是为了论证“当下人们的价值观未必是正确的”。由此可知，题干是对原文的

同义转述，故选J。

18、Theauthorbelievesthatpeoplewhoknowthemselveswellandliketoquestionwill

bemuchmoresuccessfulinthefuture.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：题干意为，作者相信，充分了解自己并且喜欢去质疑的人在将来会更

加成功。根据题干中的关键词knowthemselveswell和moresuccessful可定位到K

段。该段末句指出，我也相信从长远来看，有自我意识和质疑精神的人会取得更大

的成功。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转述，故选K。

19>InSelf-Reliance,RalphWaldoEmersonencouragedpeopletoexplorethegoodness

ofthingsbeforebelievingi(.

标准答案：F

知识点角》析：题干意为，在《论自助》中，拉尔夫.沃尔多.爱默生鼓励人们先去探

求事物的“善”而后再去相信它。根据题干中的关键词Self-Reliance和Emerson可定

位到F段。该段第三句提到，在《论自助》一文中。拉尔夫.沃尔多.爱默生道出人

文学科的精神，他说我们“不应被善的名义羁绊，而必须探求其是否为善他不会

不假思索地接受世人所谓的“善他会像苏格拉底那样探究清楚其是否真的为善。

由此可知，题干是对原文代同义转述，故选F。

20、Theauthorthinkstheirjobashumanistsistoquestionthepopularvaluesinsociety

andprovidepeoplewithdifferentchoices.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：题干意为，作者认为他们作为人文学者的任务就是去质疑社会中流行

的价值观，并为人们提供不同的选择。根据题干中的关键词iheirjobashumanists

可定位到I段。该段最后两句提到，但是作为人文学者，我们的工作不是赞同社会

中任何一种恰好大行其道佗价值观。我们的存在是要质疑这里价值观并且或许-

利用已有的思想和言论的精华——提供备选。由此可知，题干是对原文的同义转

述，故选I。

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Thisyearmarkedthe50thanniversaryofthepublicationofEPThompson'sTheMaking

oftheEnglishWorkingClass,whichrevolutionizedthestudyofhistory.Untilthen,

historyhadbeenmainlyaboutthepowerful—therulingorderofkingsandqueens,

aristocrats,industrialists,soldiers,politiciansandlandowners—andtheinterpretationof

（heworldthroughtheircultureandbeliefsystems.WithThompson'sbook,thiswas

turnedupsidedown—"historyfrombelow"wasanewwayofseeing由ework!through

theeyesofthenewrisingworkingclassoftheearly19thcenturyandthemovementsand

ideasthatitanditsalliescreated.Hesought"torescuethepoorstockinger,theLuddite

croDDer.（he'obsolete'（被淘汰的）hand-loomweaver,ihe'U【0Dian'arlisan.andeven【he

easy-cheatedfollowerJoar.naSouthcotL「romiheenoimousarroganceoffspring".

Thisapproachtohistoryisnewunderattackfromthetheoristofthenewrightandfrom

coalitioneducationministers.Butwhydoesthismatter?Thereareatleasttworeasons

whythisissuehasdirectrelevance.First,thecurrentdominanceofneoliberal（新自由主

义者）,elitistideologythreatenstocreateaculturallytotalitatian（极乐主义）Orwellian

societywithnospaceforalternativeconceptions.Thegapbetweentherichandpowerful

andtherestisaccompaniedbyasimilargulfinpoliticalperceptions.Theresultisthatthe

politicalprocessbecomesmoreandmorediscredited.Thisclosingdownofthe

discussionofalternativeanalysesisexemplifiedbytherevoltofeconomicsstudents

againstbeingtaughtexclusivelytheneoclassicalorthodoxies,andtheirdemandsthat

alternativetheories—thoseofMarx,AdamSmithandKeynes—shouldbeincludedin

（heircurriculums.Second,Thompsonshowedhowfundamentalsocialandpolitical

changecamefrommovementsofthe"commonpeople".Hehadlittletimeforpolitical

partiesandtheirbureaucratizedprocesses,stilllessforthebeliefthathistorywas

predetermined:hebelievedinthehumanagencyofordinarypeoplemakingtheirown

history.Asheputit,"Theworkingclassdidnotriselikethesunatanappointedtime.It

waspresentatitsownmaking."Inthissense,hispositionprefiguresthenon-aligned

progressiveleftoftheearly21stcentury—exemplifiedbytheGreens,theOccupy

movement,UKUncut,andtheoppositiontotherenewalofTrident.Theconsequencesof

forgettingtheselessonswouldbeprofound.Politicaldisillusionmentandalienationmay

increase.Avacuumindemocraticpoliticsislikelytoleadtotheriseofthepopulist,

xenophobic（恐惧外国人的）right,ascanbeseeninthecurrentpoliticsofboththeUK

andotherEuropeansocieties.Thestakescouldhardlybehiglier.

21>Whatdoes"this"(Line1,Para.2)referto?

A^Historyfrombelowwasanewwayofseeingtheworld.

B、Thecurrenthistorystudyismostlyabouttheworkingclass.

C、Neoclassichistoriansallownoalternativesbutorthodoxies.

D、Historyhadbeenpredominantlyaboutthepowerfulclass.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义题。根捱题干中的this可定位到原文第二段第一句。根据以往做

题经验，指代类题目应到关键词前后找答案。this之前的第一段第二句提到以往历

史都是关于权势人物的，ihis之后提到了汤普森从工人阶级的眼光去看待世界，要

把工人阶级“拯救”出来，而本文作者是支持汤普森的观点的，由此可判断this指代

“历史都是关于权势人物的”，故选Do

22、WhydidThompsonseek"torescuethepoorstockinger..offspring"(Line4,Para.

2)?

A^Becausetheylivedinpoorandmiserableconditions.

B、Becausetheywereoppressedbytherulingclass.

C、Becausetheyactuallycreatedhistorybutnoonevaluedthem.

Becausetheymadeterribleproductsandnoonelikedthem.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。根据题干中的rescueIhepoorslockinger可定位到原文第二段

第二句。该句提到汤普森要将织袜工等这些人从后人的无比傲慢中拯救出来。本题

的关键是理解“后人的傲慢”，第五段第二句提到“他相信大众创造自己的历史“，可

见汤普森认为后人并没有认可这些工人阶层，可知C选项符合题意，故选C。

23、Whatmadeeconomicsstudentsrebelagainsttheiruniversities?

A^Universitieschargedtoohightuitionfee.

B、Universitiesofferedterriblecoursesforthemtochoose.

C、Universitiesonlyteachthemneoclassicalorthodoxies.

D、Universitiesaskedstudentstolearnothertheories.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的economicsstuden〔s可定位到原文第四段最后

•句，该句提到，学生们抗议学校只教他们新古典主义经济理论，要求学校提供马

克思等人的理论，指出了学生们抗议的直接原因是学校只教他们单一的新古典主义

经济理论，故选C。

24Whataretheconsequencesofforgettinghistoricallessons?

A、Therewillbeincreasingpoliticaldisillusionmentandalienation.

B、Therewillbemoresocialchaosandrevolts.

C、Avacuumindemocraticpoliticsislikelytodisappear.

D、Thepopulist,xenophobicrightwilldecrease.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干中的theconsequencesofforgelling。historical

lessons可定位到原文最后一段前两句。该两句提到，忘记这些教训的后果是严重

的，政治幻想的破灭和疏离可能会增加，故A选项正确；民主的真空可能会导致

民粹主义和排外倾向增加，故C、D选项错误；B选项内容未提到，故不选。

25、Whichofthefollowingopinionsisrightaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Historyshouldbepredominatedbytherichandpowerful.

B、Theworkingclasscreatedhistoryandtheyshouldnotbeforgotten.

C、Thecurrentsocialmovementsareledbyneoclassictheorists.

D^Thenextgenerationshouldbetaughtorthodoxies.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。根据第二段第一句thiswasturnedupsidedown可知作者不赞

成“历史应该由权势人物霸占”，故排除A；C项内容原文未提到；由笫四段最后一

句可知学生们应学习各种经济学理论，D选项错误；由第五段第二句和第二段第二

句可知大众创造了历史，人们不应该忘记，B选项符合，故选B。

Anewstudy,publishedintheinternationalscientificjournalNature,revealedthatan

estimatedhalfamillioncubickilometersoflow-salinitywaterareburiedbeneaththe

seabedoncontinentalshelvesaroundtheworld."Thevolumeofthiswaterresourceisa

hundredtimesgreaterthantheamountwe'veextractedfromtheEarthssub-surfaceinthe

pastcenturysince1900,"saysleadauthorDr.VincentPostoftheNationalCentrefor

GroundwaterResearchandTraining(NCGRT)andtheSchooloftheEnvironmentat

FlindersUniversity.Dr.Postsaidthatwhilescientistsknewoffreshwaterunderthe

seafloor,theythoughtitonlyoccurredunderrareandspecificconditions.Thesereserves

wereformedoverthepasthundredsofthousandsofyearswhenonaveragethesealevel

wasmuchlowerthanitistoday,andwhenthecoastlinewasfurtherout,Dr.Post

explains."Sowhenitrained,thewaterwouldinfiltrateintothegroundandfillupthe

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andwhen(hesealevelrosewhenicecapsstartedmeltingsome20,000yearsago.these

areaswerecoveredbytheocean."Theseaquifers(含水层)protectedfromseawaterby

layersofclayandsedimentthatsitontopofthem."Theaquifersarcsimilartotheones

belowland,whichmuchoftheworldrelicsonfordrinkingwater,andtheirsalinityis

lowenoughfor(hemiobe(urnedintopotablewater.Dr.Postsays."Therearetwoways

toaccessthiswater-buildaplatformoutatseaanddrillintotheseabed,ordrillfromthe

mainlandorislandsclosetotheaquifers."Freshwateronourplanetisincreasinglyunder

stressandstrainsothediscoveryofsignificantnewstoresoffthecoastisveryexciting.It

means(hatmoreoptionscanbeconsideredtohelpreducetheimpactofdroughtsand

continentalwatershortages.1'Butwhilenationsmaynowhavenewreservesoffreshwater

offshore,Dr.Postsaystheywillneedtotakecareinhowtheymanagetheseabed:"For

example,wherelow-salinitygroundwaterbelowtheseaislikelytoexist,weshouldtake

carenottocontaminateit.DrPostalsowarnsthatthesewaterreservesarenon­

renewable:"Weshould