大学英语六级模拟试卷255

大学英语六级模拟试卷255

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Directions:Forthispart,youarcallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitled

MyIdcnofPopmusic.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

bellow.1.有人认为流行音乐不能登大雅之堂。2.有人认为音乐无高低贵贱之分，

只有兴趣上的差别。3.我认为……MyIdeaofPopmusic

标准答案：MyIdeaofPopmusicPopmusicisheldincontemptbymanypeople.In

thesepeople'seyespopmusicisalwaysinsharpcontrastto"loftymusic".Thelatter

mainlyreferstosymphoniesandoperasoftheEuropeancountries.Theyshowgreat

concernforthefactthatmanypeoplepreferpopmusictosymphonies,becauseforthem

popmusicshouldbeexcludedfromtheholypalaceofmusic.Conversely,manypeople

haveanordorforpopmusic.Theyarguethatpeoplewhowantustolistenmsymphonies

arcadvocatingakindofeliteculture".Thisnotionisunaccptabletopopmusicfans,for

theydon'tbelievethatsymphoniesareloftierthanpopmusic.Thedifferenceonlyliesin

（heinterestsofdifferentpeople.Itisunfiarrmspeakofpopmusicwithcontemptwhile

speaking（ifsymphonieswithawe.Inconclusion,myideaisthatjustasthereisno

distinctionbetweenhighcultureandlowculture,soitisinappropriatetosaypopmusic

belongstothe"lower"peoplewhereassymphoniesisahigher,loftierformofmusic.

Afterall,therearemanybadly-composedsymphonies.Andwccan'texpecteverypiece

ofpopmusictobeexcellent.Popmusicreflectsthethoughtsandinterestsofacertain

agegroupofageneration.Itistheproductofacertainage,butitalsohassomething

universal,somethingthatbelongestoallhumanbeings,thatunderliesitsgreatsuccess

amongpeople.Inthissenseitisratherfoolishforsomepeopleofmediatoshowgreat

concernsimplybecausemanypeoplepreferpopmusic.Anywaypopmusichasbecome

anindispensablepartofthemusicfamily.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

WhyShouldWeWorryAboutWhatWeShouldn't?Ilwouldbealoleasiertoenjoyyour

lifeifthereweren'tsomanythingstryingtokillyoueveryday.Theproblemsstarteven

beforeyou'refullyawake.There'sthefalloutofbedthatkills600Americanseachyear.

There'stheearly-morningheartattack,whichis40%morecommonthanthosethatstrike

laterintheday.There'sthefatalplungedownthestairs,thebiteofsausagethatgets

lodgedinyourthroat,thetumbleontheslipperysidewalkasyouleavethehouse,the

high-speedautomotivepinballgamethatisyourdailycommute.Otherdangersstalkyou

alldaylong.Willacabbie'sbrakesfailwhenyou'reinthecrosswalk?Willyouhavea

violentreactiontobadfood?Andwhaiabouttherisksyoucarrywithyouallyourlife?

Thefatherandgrandfatherwhodiedofcoronariesintheir50sprobablypassedthesame

cardiacweaknessontoyou.Thetendencytotakechancesonthehighwaythathastwice

landedyouintrafficcourtcouldjustaseasilylandyouinthemorgue.Shadowedbyperil

asweare,youwouldthinkwe'dgetprettygoodatdistinguishingtheriskslikeliesttodo

usinfromtheonesthatarestatisticallongshots.Butyouwouldbewrong.Weagonize

overavianflu,whichtodatehaskilledpreciselynooneintheU.S.,buthavetobe

cajoledintogettingvaccinatedfbrthecommonflu.whichcontributestothedeathsof

36,000Americanseachyear.Wewringourhandsoverthemadcowpathogen(hatmight

be(butalmostcertainlyisn't)inourhamburgerandworryfarlessaboutthecholesterol

(hatcontributestotheheartdiseasethatkills700.000ofusannually.Weprideourselves

onbeingtheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,yetwehaveaconfounding

habitofworryingaboutmerepossibilitieswhileignoringprobabilities,building

barricadesagainstperceiveddangerswhileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.Six

Muslimstravelingfromareligiousconferencewerethrownoffaplanelastweekin

Minneapolis,Minn.,evenasunscreenedcargocontinuestostreamintoportsonboth

coasts.ShoppersstilllookaskanceatabagofspinachforfearofE.colibacteriawhile

fillingtheircartswithfat-soddenFrenchfriesandsalt-crustcdnachos.Weputfilterson

faucets,installairionizersinourhomesandlatherourselveswithantibacterialsoap."We

usedtomeasurecontaminantsdowntothepartspermillion,"saysDanMcGinn,aformer

CapitolHillstaffmemberandnowaprivateriskconsultant."Nowit'spartsperbillion."

Atthesametime,20%ofalladultsstillsmoke;nearly20%ofdriversandmorethan30%

ofbackseatpassengersdon'tuseseathells;iwo-ihirdsofusareoverweightorobese.We

dashacrossthestreetagainst(helightandbuildourhomesinhurricane-proneareasand

whenthey'redemolishedbyastorm,werebuildinthesamespot.Sensiblecalculationof

real-worldrisksisamultidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirely

beyondus.Andwhileitmaybetreethatit'ssomethingwe'llneverdoexceptionallywell,

it'salmostcertainlysomethingwecanlearntodobetter.Partoftheproblemwehave

withevaluatingrisk,scientistssay,isthatwe'removingthroughthemodemworldwith

whatis,inmanyrespects,aprehistoricbrain.Wemaythinkwe'vegrownaccustomedto

livinginapredator-freeenvironmentinwhichmostofthedangersofthewildhavebeen

drivenawayorfencedoff,butourcentralnervoussystem-evolvingataglacialpace—

hasn'tgotthemessage.Toprobetherisk-assessmentmechanismsofthehumanmind,

JosephLeDoux,aprofessorcfneuroscienceatNewYorkUniversityandtheauthorof

TheEmotionalBrain,studiesfearpathwaysinlaboratoryanimals.Heexplainsthatthe

jumpiestpartofthebrain—ofmouseandman—is(heamygdala,aprimitive,almond-

shapedclumpoftissuethatsitsjustabovethebrainstem.Whenyouspotpotential

danger-astickinthegrassthatmaybeasnake,ashadowaroundacomerthatcouldbea

mugger-it'stheamygdalathatreactsthemostdramatically,triggeringthefight-or-Oight

reactionthatpumpsadrenalineandotherhormonesintoyourbloodstream.It'snotuntila

fractionofasecondlaterthatthehigherregionsofthebraingetthesignalandbeginto

sortoutwhetherthedangerisreal.Butthatfractionofasecondcausesustoexperience

thefearfarmorevividlythanwedotherationalresponseanadvantagethatdoesn't

disappearwithtime.Thebrainiswiredinsuchawaythatnervesignalstravelmore

readilyfromtheamygdalatotheupperregionsthanfromtheupperregionsbackdown.

Settingoffyourinternalalarmisquiteeasy,butshuttingitdowntakessomedoing.

"Thereare(wosystemsforanalyzingrisk:anautomaiic,intuitivesystemandamore

thoughtfulanalysis,"saysPaulSlovic,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityof

Oregon."Ourperceptionofriskliveslargelyinourfeelings,somostofthetimewe're

operatingonsystemNo.I."There'sclearlyanevolutionaryadvantagetothisnatural

timorousness.Ifwe'remindfulofrealdangersandfleewhentheyarise,we'remorelikely

tolivelongenoughtopassonourgenes.Butevolutionaryrewardsalsocometothose

whostandandfight,thosewillingtotakerisks—andevensufferinjury—inpursuitofprey

oramale.Ourancestorshuntedmastodonsandstampededbuffalo,riskinggetting

trampledfor(hepossiblepayoffofmeatandpelt.Malesadvertisediheirreproductive

fitnessbyfightingothermales,willinglyengaginginacontestihatcouldmeandeathfor

oneandoffspringfortheother.Thesetwoimpulses—toengagedangerorturnfromit—

areconstantlyatwarandhaveleftuswithawelltunedabilitytoevaluatethecostsand

payoffsofshort-termrisk,saySlovicandothers.That,however,isnotthekindwetend

tofaceincontemporarysociety,wherethreatsdon'tnecessarilyspringfrombehinda

bush.They'remuchmorelikelytocometousintheformofrumorsornewsbroadcasts

oranescalationofthefederalterrorism-threatlevelfromorangetored.It'swhentherisk

andtheconsequencesofourresponseunfoldmoreslowly,expertssaythatouranalytic

systemkicksin.Thisgivesusplentyofopportunitytooverthink-orunderthink—the

problem,andthisiswherewestarttobollixthingsup.Whichrisksgetexcessive

attentionandwhichgetoverlookeddependsonahierarchyoffactors.Perhapsthemost

importantisdread.Formostcreatures,alldeathiscreatedprettymuchequal.Whether

you'reeatenbyalionordrownedinariver,yourtimeonthesavannaisover.Thal'snot

thewayhumansseethings.Tliemorepainorsufferingsomethingcauses,themorewe

(endtofearit;thecleaneroratleastquickerthedeath,(helessittroublesus;"Wedread

anythingthatposesagreaterriskforcancermorethanthethingsthatinjureusina

traditionalway,likeanautocrash,"saysSlovic."That'sthedreadfactor."Inotherwords,

themorewedread,themoreanxiousweget,andthemoreanxiousweget,theless

preciselywecalculatetheoddsofthethingactuallyhappening."It'scalledprobability

neglect,"saysCassSunstein,aUniversityofChicagoprofessoroflawspecializinginrisk

regulation.Thesameistruefor,say,AIDS,whichtakesyouslowly,comparedwitha

heartattack,whichcankillyouinseconds,despitethefactthatheartdiseaseclaims

nearly50timesasmanyAmericansthanAIDSeachyear.Wcalsodreadcatastrophic

risks,thosethatcausethedeathsofalotofpeopleinasinglestroke,asopposedtothose

thatkillinachronic,distributedway.Unfamiliarthreatsaresimilarlyscarierthan

familiarones.ThenextE.colioutbreakisunlikelytoshakeyouupasmuchasthe

previousone,andanythatfollowwilltroubleyouevenless.Insomerespects,thisisa

goodthing,particularlyiftheinitialreactionwasexcessive.

2、AvianflukilledmorepeoplethancommonflueintheU.S.Atodate.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析:参见第3段第3句：Weagonizeoveravianflu,whichtodatehaskilled

nooneintheU.S,buthavetcbecajoledintogettingvaccinatedforthecommonflu,

whichcontributes(o(hedeathof36,000Americanseachyear.到口前，美国尚未有人

死于禽流感而每年死于普遑流感的人数达36,000,孰多孰少，显而易见。因此本

题的答案为N。

3、Humanbeingistheonlyspeciesthatunderstandstheconceptofrisk,sowecanavoid

exposingourselvestorealdangers.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：参见第4段第1句：Weprideourselvesonbeing(heonlyspeciesthat

understandtheconceptofrisk,yetwehaveaconfoundinghabitofworryingaboutmere

possibilitieswhileignoringprobabilities,buildingbarricadeagainstperceived

dangerouswhileleavingourselvesexposedtorealones.大意是：人类虽是理解风险

概念的唯一物种，但我们却习惯于杞人忧天而忽视真正正能发生的危险，对想象中

的危险筑起层层堡垒，而却把自己暴露在真正的危险之中。

4、Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksseemsentirelybeyondusandit'ssomething

we'llneverdoexceptionallywell.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：参见第6段4-6行：Sensiblecalculationofreal-worldrisksisa

multidimensionalmathproblemthatsometimesseemsentirelybeyondus.Whileitmay

hetruethatwccanneverdoexceptionallywell.大意是:计算现实世界的风险是多领

域的数学题，似乎完全超越我们的能力，并且我们永远也不能做得太好。

5、Ourperceptionofriskliveslargelyinourfeelings,somostofthetimeweare

operatingonanautomaticsystemforanalyzingrisks.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：参见第9段：Therearetwosystemsforanalyzingrisk:anautomatic,

intuitivesystemandamorethoughtfulanalysis.Ourperceptionofriskliveslargelyin

ourfeelings,somostofthetimeweareoperatingonsysterr.No.1.systemNo.1指的

是自动直觉系统。

6、Amygdalais.

标准答案：thejumpiestpartofbrainthatreacttopotentialdangersdramatically

知识点解析：参见第7蕨4~6行：Heexplainsthejumpiestpartpfthebrainisthe

amygdala.Whenyouspotpotentialdanger,itistheamygdalathatreactsthemost

dramatically.

7、iscalledprobabilityneglect.

标准答案：Thatwecalculatetheoddsofthethingreallyhappeninglessprecisely

becauseofdreadingorbeingnervous

知识点解析：参见第11段倒数3行：Inotherwords,themorewedread,themore

anxiousweget,thelesspreciselywecalculatetheoddsofthingsactuallyhappening.It

iscalledprobabilityneglect.大意是：我们越恐惧，越焦虑，我们计宜事谪真正发

生的概率越不精确，这就口L可能性忽视。

8、WedreadAIDSmorethanheartdiseasebecause.

标准答案：illakesyouslowlythanheartattack

知识点解析：参见第11段倒数7〜5行：Themorepainorsufferingsomething

causes,themoretendtofearit,thecleaneroratleastquickerthedeath,thelessit

troubleus.第12段第1句：Aid,whichtakeyouslowlycomparedwithaheart

attack.虽然心脏病在数秒内即可致人于死地，但正因其快，所以不像艾滋病那样

让人恐惧。

9、Unfamiliarthreatsare.

标准答案：morescarier

知识点解析：参见第13段第1句：Unfamiliarthreatsaresimilarlyscarierthan

familiaroneso正如慢性致死的因素比快速致死的因素更使人可怕，不熟悉的威胁

比熟悉的威胁更吓人.

10、Wehaveproblemwithevaluatingriskpartlybecause.

标准答案：wearemovingthroughthemodernworldwithaprehistoricbrain

知识点解析：参见第6段第1句：Partoftheproblemwehavewithevaluatingrisks,

scientistssay,isthatwearemovingthroughthemodernworldwithaprehistoric

brain.虽然我们已进入到现代社会，可我们的脑子还是史前的.正如下句所讲：

虽然我们认为现实世界一无被野生动物伤害的危险，可我们的中枢神经系统还尚未

得到这一信息。

11、Incontemporarysociety,threatsaremorelikelytocometousinform.

标准答案：rumors,newsbroadcastoranescalationofthefederalterrorismlevel

知识点解析：参见第11段第3行：Thal,however,isnotthekindwe（endtofacein

contemporarysociety,wherethreatsdon'tnecessarilyspringfrombehinda

bush.Theyaremuchmorelikelytocometousintheformofrumors,news

broadcast,oranescalationoffederalterrorismlevel.当今社会，威胁呈现的方式更

可能是：流言、新闻广播或全国恐怖袭击级别的提升。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题上。分，共8分。）

12、

A、Shedoesiteveryday.

B、Shedoesnotdoitherself.

C、Herroommateisdoingit.

D、Sheisaresearcheratthelab.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A^Hedidn'tknowBillwasill.

B、HesentBilltothehospital.

C、HeforgottotellherBillwasill.

D^Hedidn'twanttogiveheracall.

标准答案：C「

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、It'sgoing(osnowagaintomorrow.

B、It'snotgoingtosnowtomorrow.

C、Theforecastisalwaysaccurate.

D^Themanshouldputoncoatandhat

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Thedoctorwillnotworktomorrow.

B、Thedoctoriscompletingabook.

C、Themanisveryunfortunate.

D^Themanshouldmakeanotherappointment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^hwillbewarmenough.

B、Itisverycoldatthebeach.

C、Sheisveryinterestedinit.

Sheisn'tinterestedinit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A^Goingtotheconcerttonight.

B、Goingtotheconcertlater.

C^Going(otheconcertafterawhile.

D^Goingto（heconcertinalongrun.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^Goforsomeexpensivetreatment.

B、Donotlistentothedoctor'sadvice.

C、Consultanotherdoctor.

D、Besureofthetreatment.

标准答案：B

知识点解析；暂无解析

19、

A、Sheisgoingtoputitoff.

B、Shewon'tdoanything.

C、Shewillcheckitoutbyherself.

D、Sheisgoingtofollowtheman,sadvice.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

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、102

B、103

C、201

D、notsure

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、$300

B、$345

C、$325

D、$100

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A^It'saone-bedroomapartment.

B、notexpensive.

C、MissSmithwilllivetherewithher.

D、It'sveryconvenienttoliveandgototheuniversity.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

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、Hewasunemployed.

B、Hehurthisfeet.

C、Hewentbankrupt.

D、Hefailedinthebusiness.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^Hismother.

B、Hisfather.

C、Histeacher.

D、Hisfriend.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Hehadnointerestinit.

B、Hisgradesaren'tgoodenough.

C、Hemissedthebusinesscoursetest.

D、Hecheatedintheexam.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Togoabroad.

B、Togooverhisbusinesscourse.

C、Tofindapart-timejob.

D、Tostayathome.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分,共6分。）

27、

A、Inourdailylife.

B、Inbusinessanduniversities.

C、Ingovernmentandindustry.

D、BothAandB.

标准答窠：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^Toallowstudentstotaketeststhroughcomputer.

B、Tostorestatisticsaboutstudents.

C、Tohelpprofessorsdoresearchwork.

D、Toaidinregistration.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A^Bycomputerizedtrafficcontrolandpersonalcomputersathome.

B、Bycomputerizedcashregistersinthestores.

C、Bycomputerizedbillingofcreditcardcompanies.

D,Allofabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

3。、

A、It'sbecausetherearemanydevelopingnations.

B、It'sbecausepeopleusetcomanyman-madematerials.

C、It'sbecausewehavemoreandmoreindustry.

D^It,sbecausewcarcbuildingmorevehicles.

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、Industry.

B、Health.

C、Thefutureofourchildren.

D、Cleanair.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Manknowswherethesocietyisgoing.

B、Peopledon'twelcometherapiddevelopmentofmodemsociety.

C、Theauthorisworriedaboutthefutureofourmodemsociety.

D^Mancandonothingabouttheproblemofpollution.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题L0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、TolookatthehistoryofmoviesintheUnitedStates.

B、Arrangementforthemoviecourse.

C、LookingatTheGoldDiggerof1933.

D、WatchingFrankCopra'sWhyWeFight.

标准答案：B

知识点解析；暂无解析

34、

A、Togetusstartedthissemester.

B、Givingbackgroundlecturesaboutsomebasiccinematicconcepts.

C、Havingbackgroundlecturesaboutsomebasiccinematicconcepts.

D、LearningthehistoryofmoviesintheUnitedStates.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A、AtJenningsAuditorium.

B、AtJane'sAuditorium.

C、AtJohn'sAuditorium

D、AtJunior'sAuditorium

标准”皇.A

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A^Discussing（hemovietheysawthenightbefore.

B、Coveringsilentmoviesinthiscourse.

C、Watchingmorefilms.

D^Choosingoneofthemas(hesubjectforanextensivewrittencritique.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、听力复合式听写(本题共“题，每题1.0分，共

“分。)

Therearcmanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.The

mainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawholly[Bl]decision.Asoftenas

not.employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,theychoosethecandidatewhomakesa

goodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,[B2]tothis

argumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomeso[B3]ininterviewingstaffthat

theyareabletomakeasound[B4]ofeachcandidate'slikelyperformance.The

mainargumentinfavoroftheinterviewisthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywitha

candidate'sability,butwiththe[B5]ofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticular

worksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasional[B6]

fromtheirsecretaryprovidedshehasapleasantpersonality.Icisperhapstruetosay,

therefore,that(herealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassessable[B7]

ofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemore[B8]things,suchas

personality,characterandsocialability.IInfortiinately,[R9],therearemany

peopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinlerviewwell.[BIO].Theyare

eitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyshow[Bl1].Theyarccitherover-

politeorrudelyabrupt.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：subjective

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案：reply

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：experienced

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：assessment

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：suitability

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：inefficiencies

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：aspects

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：tangible

知识点解析：哲无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：bothfortheemployersandapplicantsforjobs

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Candidateswhointerviewbadlytendtobeateitherendofthespectrumof

humanbehavior

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[BlI]

标准答案：eitheralackofenthusiasmoranexcessofit.Theyeithertalktoolittleor

neverstoptalking

知识点解析：哲无解析

九、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共加题，每题

分,共I。分。)

JulieWooldridge,SlimmingMagazine's"SlimmeroftheYear"for1984,lost63lbto

winthetitle.Witheverypoundlost,shegainedamorestartlingresemblancetoBritain's

PrincessDiana,andhasnowembarkeduponacareerasaroyallook-alike.Sheisoneof

theclientsofLookAlikes,aLondonagencyatpresentabletcprovidedead-ringersfor

273famous(andnotsofamous)people.Mostoftheagency'sclientsundertakeonly

photographicassignments.Advertisershopethat(heirmodel'sresemblancetoacelebrity

willsell(heproduct.Someclientsareofferedfewassignments,ornoneatall,if(heir

similarityistohistoricalfigures,long-forgoltenactors,minorpop-performers,orobscure

royalty.Indeed,theagencyboastslook-alikesforEinstein,DahliaLaviandGaryNuman,

tonamebutaFew.Onlyatinyminorityoflook-alikesareconstantlyindemand

"MarilynMonroe"and"HumphreyBogart"dowell,buttheundoubtedstarsofthe

agencyaretheBritishroyalfamilylook-alikes,whoareofferedworkintelevision,film,

videosandspecialpromotions,andwhosephotographicassignmentsareequalledbytheir

guestappearancesatbanquetsandcompanyfunctions.JulieWooldridgeandPeterHugo,

（hePrinceCharleslook-alike,aremuchsought-after,butthelong-servicemedalgoes（o

theladywhoplaystheQueen.In1971,theRoyalAcademy'ssummerexhibition

displayedaportraitbyJuneThorburn.Pressandpublicalikeweremuchtakenbyher

charmingpictureoftheQueen,onlytodiscoverthatthesitterwasnotHerMajestybuta

housewife,JeannetteCharles.Fromthatmoment.Mrs.Charleshasbeeninundated（充

满）withoffersofwork.HerresemblancetotheQueenappearstobemorethanskin-

deep;sheexudesthesameunaffectedfriendlinessanddignityastheQueendoesin

public.Thisislucky,asjournalistsabroadfrequently（realherasaBritishambassadress,

bombardingherwithquestionsaboutMrs.Thatcherand,morerecently,theminer's

strike.Astheoriginallook-alike（shebelievesthetermwascoinedafterherobjectionsto

theword"double"）,Mrs.Charlesisunenthusiasticabouttheboominherprofession.She

takesgreatprideinherartistry,imitatingtheQueenratherthancaricaturing（用漫画表

现）her,andfeelsthatroyaltyandheadsofgovernmentdesen-emorerespectthanthey

oftenget.Shehasalsobeenopentoabuse-anewspaperoncesuperimposedaphotograph

ofherheadontoaT-shirtedbodybearingasloganexhorting（激励）readerstofightfor

theFalklands.Mostofthetime,though,"it'salotoffun",shesays.InAustria,Mrs.

Charlesonceemergedfromherhotelroomtofindtwoguardsstationedoutside.German

television'sversionofthepracticaljokeprogramme,"CandidCamera",arrangedforher

royalappearanceataconcertinStuttgart.Shecommandedtheorchestraleadertoplaya

waltz,dancedwithhim,andleftwitharmedescortbeforetheunfortunatevictimrealized

thathehadbeenhad.

48、WhatbusinessdoestheLondonLookAlikesAgencydealwith?

A、Itchoosesthe"SlimmeroftheYear".

B、Itintroducesthefamousandnotsofamouspeopletothepublic.

C、Itprovidesringersforsomefamousandnotsofamouspeople.

Ittrainsthedead-ringersforthefamousandnotsofamouspeople.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：参见文章第1段的最后2句：LookAlikes,aLondonagencyatpresent

abletoprovidedeadringersfor273famous（andnotsofamous）people.（能为273位著

名的和不太著名的人提供外貌上和他们相像的人）因此正确答案为C。

49、Whyaresomeoftheagency'sclientsofferedfewornoneofphotographic

assignments?

A、Becausetheylooklikehistoricalfigures,minorpop-performance,orobscureroyalty.

B、Becausetheyarcroyallook-alikes.

C、Becausetheydonotbearresemblancetolong-forgottenactors.

D、Becausetheirsimilarityisnottohistoricalactors-

标准答案：A

知识点解析：参见文章第2段第2、3、4句：Someclientsareofferedfew

assignments»ornoneatall,iftheirsimilarityistohistoricalfigures,long-forgotten

actors,minorpop-performers,orobscureroyalty.一些客户被给予的工作很少，或

无活可干，如果他们长得像历史人物，长久被人遗忘的演员，不重要的流行乐表演

者，或者像不著名的土室成员。因此正确答案为A。

50、Whatkindoflook-alikesisoftenpopular?

A^Themajorityoflook-alikes.

B、Thelong-servicelook-alikes.

C、Royalfamilylook-alikes.

D、Einsteinlook-alikes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据在第3段。此段的大意是：只有极少数外貌上和英国皇室成员长

得像的客户，获得了更多的工作机会，最受欢迎。因此正确答案为C。

51、JeannetteCharlesisinconstantdemandbecause.

A^herresemblancetotheQueenisnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinnature

B、thejournalistsabroadfrequentlytreatherasaBritishambassadress

C、herartisticskillisveryexcellent

D、sheisadignifiedoldlady

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据在第4段。正是由于她不仅在外表卜，而且在性情方面也酷像女

王.才使得国外的记者经常把她错认为女王。因此，排除答案B;而C、D只片面

地强调了她的性情方面，而忽略了她的另一个重要力•面——外表醋像女王，故

c、D也排除。因此正确答案为A。

52.Theorchestraleaderistheunluckyvictimbecause.

A^hecouldn'tmakeoutMrs.Charles

B、hemistookMr.Charlesforaroyalmember

C、hewassurroundedbythearmedsoldiers

D、heobeyedtheordertodancewithher

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章最后1段第3句开始到文章结尾：arrangedforherroyal

appearanceataconcertinStuttgart.Shecommandedtheorchestraleadertoplaya

waltz,dancedwithhim,andleftwitharmedescortbeforetheunfortunatevictim

realizedthathehadbeenhad.此段大意是：安排她以女王的身份出现在音乐会上。

Perhapsallcriminalsshouldberequiredtocarrycardswhichread:"Fragile:handlewith

care."Itwillneverdo,thesedays,togoaroundreferringtocriminalasviolentthugs.

Youmustrefer（othempolitelyas"socialmisfits（不能适应社会的人）.Theprofessional

killerwhowouldn'tthinktwiceaboutusinghiscluborknifetobattersomeharmlessold

ladytodeathinordertorobherofhermeagerlifesavingsmustneverbegivenadoseof

hisownmedicine.Heisinneedof"hospitaltreatment".Accordingtohismisguided

defenders,societyistoblame.Awickedsocietybreedsevilorsotheargumentgoes.

Whenyoulistentothiskindoftalk,itmakesyouwonderwhywearen'tallcriminals.Wc

havedoneawaywiththeabsurdlyharshlawsofthenineteenthcenturyandthisisonly

right.Butsurelyenoughisenough.Themostsenselesspieceofcriminallegislationin

Britainandanumberofothercountrieshasbeenthesuspensionofcapitalpunishment.

Theviolentcriminalhasbecomeakindofhero-figureinourlime.Heisglorifiedonthe

screen;heispursuedbythepressandpaidvastsumofmoneyforhis"memories".

Newspaperswhichspecializeincrimereportingenjoyenormouscirculations.Whenyou

readabouttheachievementsofthegreattrainrobbers,itmakesyouwonderwhetheryou

arcreadingaboutsomegloriousresistancemovement.Thehardenedcriminaliscuddled

andcossetedbythesociologistsontheonehandandadoredasaheroby