大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷40（共230題）

大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷40（共9套）（共230題）大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套一、詞匯理解(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)Smokersinthe"landofthefree"arefindingthemselvesincreasinglylessfreetopursuetheirhabit.NewYorkCityofficialsarethelatesttoconsiderbanningsmokingintheirparksandoutsidespaces.Thepossibilityofextendingsmokefreelegislationwas【C1】______inapublichealthpolicydocument.Howeverthemayor,MichaelBloomberg—whohas【C2】______anti-smokingprogrammesbutisupforreelection—appearedtoqualifytheextentofthe【C3】______.Hewanted"toseeifsmokinginparkshasa【C4】______impactonpeople'shealth",theNewYorkTimesreportedrecently,suggestingit"mightnotbe【C5】______possibletoenforceabanacrossthousandsofacres."CigarettemakersPhillipMorrisUSAdidnotliketheideaatall."Webelievethatsmokingshouldbepermittedoutdoorsexceptinveryparticular【C6】______,suchasoutdoorareasprimarily【C7】______forchildren,"acompanyspokesmansaid.Butthebanplanfromthecity'shealthcommissioner,ThomasFarley,wonsomebackingfromthecouncil'sspeaker,ChristineQuinn.Finesshouldbe【C8】______,shesaid,but"conceptually,that'sanideaI'mveryinterestedinandopento."Suchbansremain【C9】______butareincreasing,withCaliforniainthevanguard(前鋒).Statelegislatorstherehave【C10】______smokinginallstateparksandonpartsofbeaches,twoyearsafterLosAngelesextendeditsexistingbanonplaygroundsandbeachestoparks.Chicagostillallowssmokinginmanyofitsparks,butbansitatbeachesandplaygrounds.A)occurrencesB)modestC)negativeD)evacuatedE)championedF)circumstancesG)outlinedH)mildI)logisticallyJ)designatedK)provokedL)rareM)analyticallyN)prohibitedO)restrictions1、【C1】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入名詞、形容詞或動(dòng)詞分詞?？崭窈蟮膇na…document表明無煙區(qū)立法的可能性在這個(gè)文件中寫明了或體現(xiàn)了，outlined“概述”符合語境。2、【C2】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞，與has構(gòu)成完成時(shí)態(tài)，賓語是anti-smokingprogrammes(反吸煙方案)。第一段末句提到紐約市的官員們最近開始考慮在公園和戶外禁止吸煙，由此推斷MichaelBloomberg應(yīng)該是支持反吸煙方案的。championed“支持，擁護(hù)”符合上下文語義。3、【C3】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：O知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：空格前的the表明此處需填入名詞。本文都在講有關(guān)禁煙的事情，故填restrictions“限制”，指出MichaelBloomberg似乎開始對(duì)吸煙限制的程度持保留態(tài)度(qualify)。4、【C4】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入名詞、形容詞或分詞，修飾impact“影響，沖擊”。因?yàn)槊媾R再次參選，MichaelBloomberg好像對(duì)禁煙的程度持保留態(tài)度，他想先弄清楚在公園吸煙是否對(duì)健康有不良影響，因而填negative“負(fù)面的”。再者，impact這個(gè)詞本身就含有不好的影響之意。5、【C5】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾possible的副詞。logistically“邏輯上”符合此處語義，指“在幾千萬英畝的地區(qū)實(shí)行禁令邏輯上也許行不通”。6、【C6】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入名詞，與in構(gòu)成地點(diǎn)狀語。根據(jù)后文suchas所列舉的地方，可知此句講的是“除了一些特定情況，室外應(yīng)該允許吸煙”，circumstances“環(huán)境；情況”符合句意。7、【C7】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：J知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入primarily修飾的形容詞或分詞，與forchildren一起作outdoorareas的后置定語。此處大意是：這些戶外場(chǎng)所主要是給孩子用的，designated“指定”符合語義。8、【C8】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)填入名詞、形容詞或分詞，作表語，說明fines(罰款)應(yīng)該是什么樣的。ChristineQuinn是贊同禁煙計(jì)劃的，所以罰款應(yīng)是modest“適當(dāng)?shù)摹保莔ild“溫和的，輕微的”。9、【C9】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：L知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：空格后用but轉(zhuǎn)折，根據(jù)increasing可知此處應(yīng)填入表數(shù)量稀少的形容詞或分詞，作表語。rare“稀少的”符合要求。10、【C10】標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：N知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞，與have一起構(gòu)成現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。上一句提到加利福利亞州起了帶頭的作用(vanguard)，可見它的立法委員“禁止”在所有的州立公園和一部分海灘吸煙，prohibited符合句意。二、長(zhǎng)篇閱讀(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)5WeekstoaStress-FreeLife[A]Whowillyoubethisyear?Willyoubeabetter,wiserversionofyourselfbythetimethecalendarflipsagain?Orwillyouaddtoyourpotbelly,downgradeyourmood,andmoveoneriskfactorclosertoyourfirstheartattack?Everydayofyourlife,youanswerthesequestions—inthewaysyouhandlestress.That'snotajoke.Stressisonenationaldisasterthatstrikeseachofuswherewe'remostvulnerable:brainsfirst,andbodieslater.Unless,thatis,youlearntocontrolit.Notbymeansofwill,butbyemployinglab-testedstrategiesthatcantrulycalmyoudown.Andunlessyou'regettingarubdownfromEvangelineLillyeverynight,we'reguessingyoucouldusethem.Sohere'syour5-weekplan,completewithourfullanxiety-backguarantee.Week1:Separatethestressorsfromtheenergizers.[B]Somestressisunavoidable.Someisnot."Thetrickislearningtodistinguishbetweenthetwo,"saysPaulRosch,M.D.,presidentoftheAmericanInstituteofStress.Hecan'tidentifyyoursourcesofstressforyou,becauseoneman'sstressisanotherman'sjoy.Soyou'llhavetodothatpartyourself.Divideyourstressesintotwolists:"accept"and"change."[C]Asyoudrawupyourlists,you'llnaturallypayattentiontowhatyourbrainknowsaboutyoursourcesofstress,butmakesureyoulistentoyourbody'scomplaintsaswell.Whenareyouexperiencingthoseheadaches?Orbackpain?Isthereapatterntoyourheartburn,oraparticularstretchofyourcommutethatprovokesroadrage?"Learnhowyourbody,respondssoyoucandetectearlywarningsignsofstress,"saysDr.Rosch.[D]Youractivitiesduringthesefirst7daysarenotmerelyaprelude.Simplysittingdowntoidentifyallthethingsthatstressyouout,anddecidingtodosomethingaboutthem,isapowerfulstressbusterinitself.It'sbeenknownsincethe1950sthatstressisaggravatedifapersonhasnosenseofcontrolandnohopethatthingswillgetbetter.Havinggoals,andreachingthosegoals,isthehealthyoppositeofthat."Toooften,weareadriftontheseaoflife,"saysDr.Rosch.Dropanchor.Week2:Handsoffthehotbuttons.[E]Somemenareperfectspecimensofmentalhealth.Theycalmlyapplytheirconsiderableproblem-solvingabilitiestothesourcesoftheirstress.Thentherearetherestofuswhodon'tdealverywell.Accordingtoonesurvey,46%ofstressedadultsdon'tcarewhattheyeat,57%stopexercising,and53%losesleep.Inshort,weneedaweek(atleast!)justtoridourselvesofourself-destructiveoldwaysofcoping.Considerthesefive:alcohol,junkfood,television,theInternet,andtobacco.Wereachforthemoutofhabit,andthat'sexactlywhattheybecome:badhabits.[F]Alcoholisobviouslyariskywaytoself-medicate.Buthere'saninterestingfinding:Alcoholdoesn'treallytaketheedgeoffstress.Justtheopposite:Stresstakestheedgeoffalcohol,accordingtoUniversityofChicagoresearchers.Althoughstressincreasesourdesiretodrink,thosedrinksmakeusfeelsluggish,nothigh.You'llendupdrinkingmoreandenjoyingitless.[G]Asforjunkfood,yes,thehigh-fat,high-carbcontentofso-calledcomfortfoodsactuallydoesgiveshort-termcomfortbysignalingthebraintostopthedischargeofstresshormones.Butinthelongrun,itwilladdstresstoyourwaistband.AnOhioStateUniversitystudyfoundthatstresscausestriglyceridestolingerlongerinthebloodstream,thusinterferingwiththebody'snormalmetabolismoffats.[H]Andtelevision?Goahead,watchMyNameIsEarl.Manystudieshaveshownthatlaughterisstressmedicine—eventheanticipationofagoodlaughlowersstresshormonesintheblood.Butdon'twatch4hoursofoldSurvivorepisodesbeforehand.Samegoesforhangingoutinonlinecasinos.Thosehoursshouldbespentwithyourfriends.Socialtiesaretiedtolowerstress,longerlife,andquickerrecoveryfromillness.[I]Tobacco?Themoreyouuse,thegreateryourchancesofimpotence,andthereisperhapsnocalmmoreprofoundthanthepostcoitalone.Whyriskmessingwiththat?Week3:Stopmultitasking.[J]"It'sthedeathofpeople,"saysJeffDavidson,authorof36self-helpbooks,includingTheCompleteIdiot'sGuidetoGettingThingsDone.Peoplethinktheyhavetoaccomplishmultipletaskssimultaneouslyinordertobeproductiveandprofitable."Justtheoppositeistrue,"hesays.WhenDavidsongivesspeeches,heperformsanonstageexperiment:Hetakestwopeoplefromtheaudienceandgiveseach15pennies,15paperclips,andapenandpaper.Hetellsonepersontostackthepennies,linkthepaperclips,anddraw15stars—inthatorder.Hetellstheotherpersontoswitchbackandforthamongthetasks.Guesswhofinishesfirst.[K]WhatDavidsoncalls"sharpattention"ispossibleonlyifyoufocusononetaskatatime."Breakthroughthinkingdoesn'thappenwhenyou'remultitasking,"hesays,notingthatoursociety'scurrentfascinationwith"faster,better,more"addstoourstressinwayspeoplecouldn'thaveimaginedagenerationago.Heagreesthatsomemultitaskingisinevitable.Butforthisweek,cutthecord,takenotesaboutwhatdoesanddoesn'twork,thenreintroducethemultitaskingonlywhenitbenefitsyou.Week4:Releasethedemons.[L]It'salwaysthequietones,themenwhobottleitupinside,whoendupgoingonchain-sawmassacres,right?Maybequietistheenemy.Inanexperimentregarding"emotionaldisclosure,"studentssufferingfrompost-traumatic(外傷后的)stressatTempleUniversity,inPhiladelphia,wereaskedtowrite—longhand,notoncomputers—for20minutesaday.Afteronly3days,thosewhorepeatedlywroteaboutasingletraumaticeventshowedfewerphysicalandmentalsignsofstress.Even8weekslater,theyfeltbetterandweresicklessoftenthanstudentswhowroteaboutemotionallyneutralevents.[M]Theresultssurprisedtheclinicalpsychologistswhoconductedthisrecentresearch."Knowinghowharditisforpeopletochange,wewereimpressedthatthiscouldwork,"saysDeniseSloan,Ph.D.Butitdoeswork,Sloansays,because"often,peoplewhohavesurvivedtraumatrynottothinkaboutthoseevents.Andthemoreyouavoidsomething,themoreintenseandstressfulitbecomes.It'sgoodtobeexpressive."Sositdown3nightsthisweekandgetitoutthereonpaper,whereitwon'thurtyou.Week5:Findareleasevalve.[N]Nowwe'rereadytodiveintoalltherelaxationtechniquesyouwereprobablyexpectingtoreadaboutinthischapter.Here'sthething:Thereareliterallyhundredsofthem.Theycanbegroupedintosixcategories:stretchingexercises,alsoknownashathayoga;progressivemusclerelaxation;deep-breathingexercises;autogenictraining,inwhichyouquietlysuggesttoyourselfthatvariousbodypartsaregettingheavy,orwarm,orwhatever,imagery,whereinyoudaydreamofpeacefulsettings;andmeditationormindfulness,twodistinctmentalactivitiesthatbothrestrictattentionandcalmthemind.[O]Shouldyouarbitrarilysignonforoneofthesemethods?Noway.Youhavetofindwhichworksbestforyou."Nooneshoefitsall,"saysJonathanC.Smith,Ph.D.,directoroftheRooseveltUniversitystressinstitute,inChicago.Eachtechniqueproducesadifferentstateofmind,hesays,fromtheenergizedmentalstateofyogatothedisengagedframeofmindthatcomeswithautogenictraining.Buttheyallworktolowerstress.11、Itissaidthattryingtodomorethanonetaskatthesametimeisnotproductiveorprofitable.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：J知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)domorethanonetask和productiveorprofitable可查找到J段。該段第2句講到，人們認(rèn)為要效率高或有利可圖，就得同時(shí)完成多個(gè)任務(wù)。第3句JeffDavidson則指出事實(shí)是相反的，即同時(shí)完成多個(gè)任務(wù)不會(huì)提高效率或有利可圖。題目是對(duì)這兩句話的概括，其中domorethanonetask對(duì)應(yīng)原文的accomplishmultipletasks，而atthesametime對(duì)應(yīng)simultaneously。12、Itishardtorecognizethesourceofone’sstressinthatpeopleresponsedifferentlytothingsintheirlife.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞thesourceofone’sstress和response定位到B段。該段第4句說到“他(PaulRosch)不能解釋壓力來源，因?yàn)橐粋€(gè)人的壓力可能是另一個(gè)人的快樂”，言下之意是說每個(gè)人對(duì)于生活中的事情的反應(yīng)不一樣。題目句子是對(duì)這句話的同義概括。13、Accordingtotheauthor,oneshouldnotspendhourswatchingepisodesorplayingonlinegamesbutshouldstaywithfriends.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：H知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)watchingepisodes，playingonlinegames等可查找到H段。該段剛開始講到笑聲是緩解壓力的良藥，但第4句開始轉(zhuǎn)而指出，不宜花4個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間看電視劇或玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲，這些時(shí)間應(yīng)該用來和朋友相處。題目句子是對(duì)該段落最后幾句話的概括。14、Junkfoodcansignalthebraintostopproducingstresshormones,thusbringingshort-termcomfort.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞junkfood可查找到G段。該段首句便講到，垃圾食品的高脂肪和高碳水化合物通過示意大腦停止制造壓力荷爾蒙，的確能帶來短暫的舒適感。題目句子是對(duì)該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中stopproducingstresshormones對(duì)應(yīng)原文的stopthedischargeofstresshormones。15、Sincethe1950s,peoplerealizethatstresswillbecomeworseifthepersondoesn’tcontrolitandispessimistic.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題目中的1950s可查找到D段第3句。題目是對(duì)該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。其中becomeworse與原文的aggravated同義，doesn’tcontrolit對(duì)應(yīng)原文的hasnosenseofcontrol，而pessimistic一詞則是對(duì)原文hasnohopethatthingswillgetbetter的概括。16、Accordingtothestatisticsfromasurvey,wecanconcludethatalotofpeoplecan’thandlestressproperly.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞statistics，asurvey和handlestress可查找到E段。該段前幾句講到，“有些人是精神健康的完美范例。他們能運(yùn)用他們解決問題的能力處理他們的壓力來源，而其余的人卻做不到這一點(diǎn)”，接著用數(shù)據(jù)46％、57％和53％列舉了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查研究的結(jié)果。作者引入調(diào)查結(jié)果是為說明這些承受生活壓力的人很多都不能適當(dāng)?shù)靥幚韷毫碓?，故題目結(jié)論出自E段。17、Whenwearefacedwithstress,ourbrainswillbestrickenfirstandthenourbodies.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞句Ourbrainswillbestrickenfirst和bodies可查找到A段。該段第6句講到，我們每個(gè)人都會(huì)受到壓力的攻擊，首先是大腦，其次是身體。題目句子是對(duì)該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中first和then呼應(yīng)原文的first和later。18、Astudyfromauniversityshowsthatstressmayaffectthemetabolismoffatsinthebody.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)Astudyfromauniversity和metabolismoffats可查找到G段。該段末句講到，俄亥俄州立大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)壓力引起甘油三酸脂在血液中停留更久，從而影響體內(nèi)脂肪正常的新陳代謝。題目句子是對(duì)該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中affect是原文interferingwith的同義替換。19、Oneoftherelaxingmeasuresthatcanrestrictattentionandcalmthemindismeditationormindfulness.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：N知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)relaxingmeasures和meditationormindfulness等可查找到N段。該段提到了幾種放松技巧(relaxationtechniques)，題目句子正是該段末尾提到的最后一個(gè)技巧，即meditationormindfulness。20、Anexperimentfoundstudentsweremorelikelytoberelievedfromphysicalandmentalstresswhentheyrepeatedlywroteaboutasingletraumaticevent.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：L知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題目中的experiment，students和asingletraumaticevent定位至L段。該段提到的實(shí)驗(yàn)將重復(fù)寫單一創(chuàng)傷事件的學(xué)生和寫中性事件的學(xué)生進(jìn)行了對(duì)比，發(fā)現(xiàn)前者比后者更容易從壓力中緩解過來。題目是對(duì)該實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)的概括，原文中的showedfewer…與題目中的morelikelytoberelievedfrom…內(nèi)容一致。三、仔細(xì)閱讀(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,thenumberofadultscharacterizedasoverweightintheUnitedStateshasjumpedtoanastonishingone-thirdofthepopulation.Overweightinthiscasemeansbeingabout20percentormoreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight.Sincethefiguresfor"desirableweight"havemovedupwardoverthelastdecadeorso,totalpoundage—evenat20percentover—maybeconsiderable.Soaretheattendanthealthrisks.Excessweighthasbeenlinkedtocardiovasculardisease,hypertension,adult-onsetdiabetesandsomeformsofcancer,amongotherdiseases.Once,whenworkandschoolandthegrocerystorewereatwo-milehikeaway,Americanscouldaffordthecaloriestheyconsume.Butnotnow,notwhenmillionsspendfourorfivehoursadayinfrontofaTVset—alongwithabagofchips,abowlofbutteredpopcornandasix-pack—andthere'sacarortwoineverydriveway."Thereisnocommitmenttoobesity(肥胖)asapublichealthproblem,"saidDr.WilliamDietz,directorofclinicalnutritionattheNewEnglandMedicalCenterinBoston."We'veignoredit,andblameditongluttonyandsloth."Ifonedefinitionofapublichealthproblemisitscosttothenation,thenobesityqualifies.AccordingtoastudydonebyDr.GrahamAColditz,whoteachesatHarvardMedicalSchool,itcostAmericaanestimated$68.8billionin1990.Butwhat'swrongblamingitongluttonyandsloth?True,someunfortunateoverweightpeoplehaveanunderlyingphysicalorgeneticproblem.ButformostAmericans,theproblemiswithtwoofthesevendeadlysins.Losingweightisadesperatelydifficultbusiness.Preventinggain,however,isnot.Consumerinformationiseverywhere,andtherecanbefewadultswhotrulybelievethathotdogs,fries,asodaandacoupleofTwinkiesmakeagoodlunch.Buttheyeatthemanyway.AsmoreandmoreAmericansbecameeducatedtotherisksofsmoking,moreandmoreAmericansgaveupthehabit.NowitappearsthatAmericansneedanintensiveeducationintherisksofstuffingthemselvesandfailingtoexerciseaswell.Giventheseductivenessofchocolateandcheese,thecouchandthecar,thathabitwillbehardtobreak.Butifanounceofpreventioncanobviateapoundoffat,itiswellworththestruggle.21、Theauthorsetsupthestandardofoverweightpeoplebasedonthefactthat______.A、thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasastonishinglyincreasedB、peoplehaveadifferentideaabouttheirdesirableweightnowC、overweightbecomesathreattopeople’shealthD、theoverweightproblemhaslongbeenstudied標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：作者在第2段第2句定義了超重的概念，雖然沒有明確指出為什么要以超出20％為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但是從下一句中的插入成分even…可以推斷，以前并非以20％為超重的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的，現(xiàn)在以此為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是因?yàn)槿藗儗?duì)理想體重的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)改變了，因此選項(xiàng)B為本題答案。22、Bysaying"Soaretheattendanthealthrisks",theauthormeans______.A、AmericasuffershealthrisksaswellastheoverweightproblemB、healthrisksresultedfromoverweightareserioustooC、overweightisclassifiedasoneofthehealthproblemsD、peoplehavealsopaymuchattentiontothepossiblehealthrisks標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題考點(diǎn)是一個(gè)倒裝句。第2段主要指出肥胖問題很嚴(yán)重，可以推斷本句中的so指的是thehealthrisks也很嚴(yán)重。第3段第2句表明超重造成各種健康問題，由此可推斷本段首句中的theattendanthealthrisks可理解為“超重造成對(duì)健康的危害”，結(jié)合這兩點(diǎn)的理解，可推斷選項(xiàng)B為本題答案。23、WhatdoesWilliamDietzthinkofoverweight?A、Overweightshouldbetreatedasapublichealthproblem.B、Overweightshouldbeattributedtogluttonyandsloth.C、Overweighthasmuchtodowithnutritionalproblems.D、Overweighthasnothingtodowiththeoveruseofcars.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第5段首句是WilliamDietz對(duì)肥胖癥的看法，句中的obesityasapublichealthproblem表明Dietz認(rèn)為肥胖癥是一個(gè)公共健康問題，因此選項(xiàng)A為本題答案。24、MostAmericansbelievethat______.A、theoverweightproblemhascostthenationmuchB、obesityisrelatedtoone’sphysicalconditionsC、peoplewhoareoverweightareunfortunateD、gluttonyandslotharetwodeadlysins標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第6段句末的twoofthesevendeadlysins指的就是該段第3句提到的gluttonyandsloth，由此可見，選項(xiàng)D為本題答案。25、Inordertosolvetheoverweightproblem,theauthorsuggeststhateveryoneneedto______.A、betaughttopreventgainingweightB、beeducatedtoloseweighteffectivelyC、seekhelpfromconsumerinformationD、knowwhatmakesahealthydinner標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第7段第1、2句表明preventinggain的做法比較可行，而第8段末句表明education很重要，結(jié)合這兩點(diǎn)，可推斷選項(xiàng)A為本題答案。FortravelerstoEurope,fromJanuary2002there'ssomethingspecialonofferbesidesalltheusualsights.It'sthechancetobeontheendofanera,andthebirthofanewcurrency.Yes,it'sgoodbyetothefranc,themark,drachma,peseta,liraandmanyoftheothercurrencieswhichnowconfrontvisitorstoEurope.Theyhaveallbeenreplacedbytheneweuro.Whilealittleofthemysteryoftravelwillvanishwiththem,thechangeoverpromisesamuchsimplerlifeforvisitorstoEurope.OnDecember31,2001adozenmembersoftheEuropeanUnionswitchedtotheeuro—achangewhichaffects300millionpeople.Theeurocurrencyhasexistedinabstractformsince1999,andisalreadyusedforcheckandcreditcardtransactions.Thenextstepwastomakethemovefromabstracttophysical,byabandoningtheoldcurrenciesandusingtheneweuronotesandcoinsinstead.Sincethebeginningofthe2002NewYear,peopleinEuropehavethechoiceofpayingwiththeoldnotesandcoinsorwitheuros,buttradersaremeanttogivechangeonlyineuros.ManyofEurope's200,000orsoautomatictellermachines(ATMs)arealsomeanttobegindispensingnothingbuteurosfromthestrokeofNewYear'sEve.Morethan14.5billioneuronotesand50billioncoins—239tonsofthem—wereproducedfore-dayanddistributedacrossthecontinentunderheavysecurity.Theswitchtooplacesimultaneouslyinadozencountries.Britain,however,isstickingwiththepoundfornow,andEuropeanUnionmembersDenmarkandSwedenhavealsokepttheirowncurrencies.SohaveotherEuropeannationsthatdon'tbelongtotheEU,suchasSwitzerland,NorwayandtheCzechRepublic.However,travelerswillfindtheycanalsousethenewcurrencyinsomeplacesoutsidetheofficialeurozone;severallargeUK-basedretailchainswillacceptthenewnotesandcoins,includingMarks&Spencer,Virgin,SelfridgesandDixons.SmallernationssuchasAndorraandMonacohavealsoadoptedthenewcurrency.Fortravelers,thebigbenefitwillbefewercurrencyconversions.TheswitchwillalsomakeitmucheasiertocomparepricesthroughoutEurope,withouthavingtoindulgeincomplexgymnastics.NotthattheintroductionofanewcurrencysuddenlymakespricesthesamerightacrossEurope,buthavingonecurrencywillmakethosesortsofregionaldifferencesmuchmoreapparentthantheyarenow.26、Whatdidthetravelerstakeasmysterybeforetheswitchtotheeuro?A、Thebeautifulscenerythatthey’veneverseen.B、Theeurothathasneverbeenusedbyanyone.C、Thecurrenciesthatwillbereplacedbytheeuro.D、Theculturethattheyarenotfamiliarwith.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題解題的關(guān)鍵在于理解第2段首句1中的them與上一段末句開頭的They所指相同，都是指各國(guó)的舊貨幣，因此本題應(yīng)選C。27、Whenwilltheoldcurrenciesbenolongerused?A、Sincethe2002NewYear’sDay.B、Whenalltheautomatictellermachinesareready.C、Afterthetradershelpwithdrawtheoldcurrencies.D、Theexacttimeisnotsettledyet.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第2段末句開頭的nextstep只表明歐元將代替舊貨幣，但具體的時(shí)間是不明確的，因此本題應(yīng)選D。28、Since2002NewYear’sEve,travelersintheeurozonecan______.A、buysouvenirsonlywitheurosB、getonlyeurosfrommanyofEurope’sATMsC、stillgetoldcoinsfromtradersD、useeurosinanyEUcountries標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第3段末句中的dispensingnothingbuteuros表明許多ATM只提供歐元，選項(xiàng)B為正確的說法，為本題答案。29、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSwitzerland,NorwayandtheCzechRepublic?A、TheystillkeeptheirowncurrencieslikeDenmarkandSweden.B、TheyreplacetheirowncurrencieswiththeeuroliketheEUcountries.C、Theyrefusetoaccepttheeurolikealltheothernon-EUcountries.D、Theydon’thavebankswheretravelerscanexchangethenewcurrency.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第4段末句開頭的Sohave…是回應(yīng)上一句提到的英國(guó)、丹麥和瑞典等國(guó)的做法的，表明該句提到的瑞士、挪威和捷克與上面提到的三個(gè)國(guó)家做法相同，即它們都保留自己原有的貨幣，因此A為本題答案。30、TheuseoftheeuromakesiteasiertocomparepricesthroughoutEuropebecause______.A、thesamepriceswillbesetforthesameproductsB、thepricedifferenceswillbemuchmoreapparentC、consumerscanavoidcomplexcurrencyconversionsD、tradeacrossdifferentregionswillbecomemorefair標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第6段末句中的Not…but…句式表明原因可在該句的后半部分找到，選項(xiàng)B與此內(nèi)容相同，為本題答案。大學(xué)英語六級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套一、仔細(xì)閱讀(本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。)What'stheonewordofadviceawell-meaningprofessionalwouldgivetoarecentcollegegraduate?China?India?Brazil?Howabouttrade?WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJuneapproached$50billion,itsetoffanewroundofeconomicdoomsaying.Imports,whichsoaredto$200.3billioninthemonth,aresubtractedinthecalculationofgrossdomesticproduct.Thelargerthetradedeficit,thesmallertheGDP.Shouldsuchimbalancescontinue,pessimistssay,theycouldcontributetoslowergrowth.Butthere'sanotherwayoflookingatthetradedata.Overthepasttwoyears,thefiguresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession—areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates—butaneconomicexpansion.Therisingvolumeoftrade—moregoodsandservicesshuttlinginandoutoftheUnitedStates—isgoodnewsformanysectors.Companiesengagedinshipping,trucking,railfreight,delivery,andlogistics(物流)haveallbeenreportingbetterthanexpectedresults.Therisingnumberssignifygrowingvitalityinforeignmarkets—whenweimportmorestuff,itputsmorecashinthehandsofpeoplearoundtheworld,andU.S.exportsarerisingbecausemoreforeignershavetheabilitytobuythethingsweproduceandmarket.Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkintrade-sensitivebusinesses,especiallythosethatproducecommoditiesforwhichglobaldemandsetstheprice—agriculturalgoods,mining,metals,oil.Andwhileexportsalwaysseemtolag,U.S.companiesarebecomingmoreinvolvedintheglobaleconomywitheachpassingmonth.GeneralMotorssellsasmanycarsinChinaasinAmericaeachmonth.Whilethatmaynotdomuchforimports,itdoeshelpGM'sbalancesheet—andhencemakesthejobsofU.S.-basedexecutivesmorestable.OnegreatchallengefortheU.S.economyisslackdomesticconsumerdemand.Americansarepayingdowndebt,savingmore,andspendingmorecarefully.That'stobeexpected,givenwhatwe'vebeenthrough.Butthere'sabiggerchallenge.CanU.S.-basedbusinesses,largeandsmall,figureouthowtogetapieceofgrowingglobaldemand?UnlessyouwanttopickupandmovetoIndia,orBrazil,orChina,thebestwaytodothatisthroughtrade.Itmayseemobvious,butit'snolongerenoughsimplytodobusinesswithourfriendsandneighborshereathome.Companiesandindividualswhodon'thaveastrategytoexportmore,ortogetmoreinvolvedinforeignmarkets,ortoplayaroleinglobaltrade,areshuttingthemselvesoutofthelion'sshareofeconomicopportunityinourworld.1、HowdopessimistsinterprettheU.S.tradedeficitinJune?A、ItreflectsAmericans’preferenceforimportedgoods.B、ItsignifiesachangeinAmericaneconomicstructure.C、ItistheresultofAmerica’sgrowingfocusondomesticmarket.D、Itcouldleadtoslowergrowthofthenationaleconomy.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中pessimists和theU．S．tradedeficitinJune可定位至文章第二段，根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJuneapproached$50billion，itsetoffanewroundofeconomicdoomsaying…Shouldsuchimbalancescontinue，pessimistssay，theycouldcontributetoslowergrowth．(據(jù)上周商務(wù)部報(bào)道，六月份的貿(mào)易逆差接近500億美元，這引起了新一輪對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)絕望的預(yù)言……悲觀者稱，如果這種不平衡繼續(xù)下去，那么它們會(huì)導(dǎo)致更緩慢的增長(zhǎng)速度。)可知，悲觀者認(rèn)為六月份的貿(mào)易逆差會(huì)導(dǎo)致國(guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)更緩慢。因此，正確答案是D。2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetradedataofthepasttwoyears?A、ItindicatesthateconomicactivitiesintheU.S.haveincreased.B、ItshowsthatU.S.economyisslippingfurtherintorecession.C、Itsignalsdecreasingdomesticdemandforgoodsandservices.D、Itreflectsthefluctuationsintheinternationalmarket.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推斷題。根據(jù)題目中thetradedataofthepasttwoyears可定位至文章第三段，根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容Overthepasttwoyears，thefiguresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession--areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates--butaneconomicexpansion．(在過去的兩年里，進(jìn)出口數(shù)據(jù)好像并沒有發(fā)出雙重衰退的信號(hào)——在廣義層面上，美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)不是再次衰退——而是一次經(jīng)濟(jì)擴(kuò)張。)可知過去兩年的經(jīng)濟(jì)數(shù)值表明美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)有所增長(zhǎng)。因此，正確答案是A。3、Whoparticularlybenefitfromtherisingvolumeoftrade?A、Peoplewhohaveexpertiseininternationaltrade.B、Consumerswhofavourimportedgoodsandservices.C、Producersofagriculturalgoodsandrawmaterials.D、Retailersdealinginforeigngoodsandservices.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中therisingvolumeoftrade可定位至文章第四段，根據(jù)第四段最后一句Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkintrade-sensitivebusinesses，especiallythosethatproducecommoditiesforwhichglobaldemandsetstheprice--agriculturalgoods，mining，metals，oil．(貿(mào)易呈增長(zhǎng)趨勢(shì)對(duì)于那些在貿(mào)易敏感行業(yè)工作的人來說也是好消息，尤其是對(duì)于那些由世界需求來決定商品價(jià)格的生產(chǎn)商來說更是好事——包括農(nóng)產(chǎn)品、礦產(chǎn)、金屬和石油等生產(chǎn)領(lǐng)域。)可知，貿(mào)易額上漲對(duì)于農(nóng)產(chǎn)品和原材料生產(chǎn)領(lǐng)域最有利。因此，正確答案是C。4、WhatisoneofthechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy?A、Competitionfromoverseas.B、People’sreluctancetospend.C、Slacktradeactivities.D、Decreasingproductivity.標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題目中thechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy可定位至文章第七段，根據(jù)第七段前兩句OnegreatchallengefortheU．S．economyisslackdomesticconsumerdemand．Americansarepayingdowndebt，savingmore，andspendingmorecarefully．(對(duì)于美國(guó)經(jīng)