大學(xué)英語六級(jí)練習(xí)題03

深圳是中國(guó)廣東省II一座新開發(fā)的城市。Shenzhenisanewly-developedcityofGuangdongProvince,China.在改革開放之前，深圳不過是一個(gè)漁村，僅有三萬多人。Shenzhenwasjustafishingvillagewithover30,000residentsbeforetheReformandOpeningUp.20世紀(jì)80年代，中國(guó)政府創(chuàng)建了深圳經(jīng)濟(jì)特區(qū)，作為實(shí)施社會(huì)主義市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的試驗(yàn)田。Inthe1980s,theChinesegovernmentestablishedShenzhenSpecialEconomicZone,whichservedastheexperimentalfieldofthesocialistmarketeconomy.如今，深圳的人口已超過1000萬，整個(gè)城市發(fā)生了巨大的變化。Now,Shenzhenhasundergonetremendouschangeswithamassivepopulationofover10million.到2014年，深圳的人均(per-capital)GDP已達(dá)25000美元，相當(dāng)于世界上一些發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的水平。In2014,theper-capitaGDPofShenzhenhasreached$25,000,equivalenttothelevelofsomedevelopedcountriesintheworld.就綜合經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力而言，深圳居于中國(guó)頂尖城市之列。Intermsofoveralleconomicstrength,ShenzhenranksamongthetopcitiesinChina.由于其獨(dú)特的地位，深圳也是國(guó)內(nèi)外企業(yè)家創(chuàng)業(yè)的理想之地。Shenzhenisalsoanidealplacetostartbusinessesforbothdomesticandforeignentrepreneursduetoitsuniqueposition.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard（選自2016年6月卷一聽力）．12．A.Whethermemorysupplementswork．Whetherherbalmedicineworkswonders．Whetherexerciseenhancesone'smemory．Whetheramagicmemorypromisessuccess．12Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker?【解析】說話人在錄音開頭部分即提到“我曾經(jīng)經(jīng)常被問到這些記憶力補(bǔ)品是否有效”，A項(xiàng)是該處錄音原句的概述，因此本題選A項(xiàng)?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都出現(xiàn)了memory，推測(cè)問題可能與記憶力有關(guān)，聽音時(shí)留意相關(guān)信息。②B項(xiàng)“草藥是否有奇效”，錄音中雖提到herbal，但說話人被問的是是否真的有挽救記憶力的草本藥物，B項(xiàng)沒有提到記憶力，故不選；C項(xiàng)“鍛煉是否有助于提高記憶力”是利用錄音中提到的workout“鍛煉，練習(xí)”來設(shè)置干擾；D項(xiàng)“擁有神奇的記憶力能否保證取得成功”在錄音中未提及。13．A.Theyhelptheelderlymorethantheyoung．Theyarebeneficialinonewayoranother．Theygenerallydonothavesideeffects．Theyarenotbasedonrealscience．Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements?[D]【解析】說話人提到那類補(bǔ)品有很多并不一定名副其實(shí)，大部分的背后缺乏科學(xué)依據(jù)，D項(xiàng)“他們并非以真正的科學(xué)為基礎(chǔ)”是該句錄音的同義表達(dá)?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的主語都是They,聽音時(shí)留意其指代什么事物。②A項(xiàng)“相較于年輕人，它們對(duì)年長(zhǎng)者更有用”未在錄音中提及；說話人多次表示這些補(bǔ)品多數(shù)沒有什么效果，需謹(jǐn)慎服用，而且最后提到若跟其他藥同服，還有可能產(chǎn)生不良后果，B項(xiàng)“無論如何它們都是有益的”和C項(xiàng)“它們一般沒什么副作用”與錄音意思相反，均排除。14．A.Theyareavailableatmostcountryfairs．B?Theyaretakeninrelativelyhighdosage劑量C.Theyarecollectedorgrownbyfarmers．D?Theyareprescribedbytrainedpractitioners從業(yè)人員Whatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsineasterncultures?[D]【解析】錄音提到，在一些東方國(guó)家，這類補(bǔ)藥屬于處方藥，劑量須由經(jīng)過訓(xùn)練的執(zhí)業(yè)醫(yī)師所定，D項(xiàng)為該處錄音的概括，故為正確答案?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的主語都是They，聽音時(shí)留意其指代什么事物。②A項(xiàng)“它們?cè)诙鄶?shù)鄉(xiāng)村集市上有售”和C項(xiàng)“它們是由農(nóng)民采集和種植的”均未在錄音中提及。B項(xiàng)“它們服用時(shí)的劑量相對(duì)較大”與錄音所述不符。15．A?Theyhaveoftenprovedtobeashelpfulasdoingmentalexercise．B?Takingthemwithothermedicationsmightentailunnecessaryrisks．C?Theireffectlastsonlyashorttime．D?Manyhavebenefitedfromthem．Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend?【解析】錄音結(jié)尾，說話人提醒：很多時(shí)候人們沒有真正意識(shí)到服用這類補(bǔ)藥帶來的影響，也不知道與其他藥物同服可能會(huì)增加出現(xiàn)某些不良情況的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，B項(xiàng)為該處錄音的同義表達(dá)。【干擾項(xiàng)排除】①根據(jù)選項(xiàng)出現(xiàn)的They、them、medications、effect等關(guān)鍵詞，推測(cè)問題可能問某樣藥物的作用，聽音時(shí)留意相關(guān)信息。②A項(xiàng)“它們通常被證實(shí)跟做腦力訓(xùn)練一樣有效”、C項(xiàng)“它們的效果只持續(xù)一小段時(shí)間”和D項(xiàng)“很多人受益于它們”在錄音中均未提及，故予以排除。19．A.19．A.PaybacktheirloanstotheAmericangovernment．Provideloanstothoseinseverefinancialdifficulty．Contributemoretothegoalofawiderrecovery．D.Speeduptheirrecoveryfromthehousingbubble．19WhatdoesPresidentObamahopethebankswilldo?【解析】錄音一開始提到，在美國(guó)政府和納稅人的幫助下，美國(guó)銀行業(yè)得以復(fù)蘇，總統(tǒng)奧巴馬說銀行是時(shí)候要作出回報(bào)了：現(xiàn)在銀行更有義務(wù)去完成更大范圍的經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇這一目標(biāo)。C項(xiàng)與錄音相符?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①選項(xiàng)都是原形動(dòng)詞短語，推測(cè)問題可能與行為動(dòng)作有關(guān)。②A項(xiàng)“向美國(guó)政府償還貸款”錄音沒有提到，是利用錄音個(gè)別字詞拼湊而成的；錄音沒有提到為那些經(jīng)濟(jì)嚴(yán)重困難的個(gè)人或企業(yè)提供貸款，因此B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。D項(xiàng)“加快銀行在房地產(chǎn)泡沫中的復(fù)蘇”是利用錄音中的recovery和thehousingbubble設(shè)置的干擾項(xiàng)。20．A.Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers．Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail．Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans．Manybankswillhaveto1ayoffsomeemployees．WhatisMartinNeilBaily'spredictionaboutthefinancialsituationinthefuture?[B]【解析】錄音提到，經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家MartinNeilBaily認(rèn)為銀行業(yè)危機(jī)并沒有結(jié)束，在2009年已經(jīng)有130多家美國(guó)銀行倒閉，預(yù)計(jì)在2010年會(huì)有更多規(guī)模小的地區(qū)性銀行面臨倒閉，原因是商業(yè)地產(chǎn)貸款將到期，B項(xiàng)與之相符?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①選項(xiàng)中多次提及banks，推測(cè)問題與銀行業(yè)有關(guān)。②A項(xiàng)“一些銀行可能不得不與其他銀行合并”錄音沒有提及，故予以排除；C項(xiàng)“銀行將難以提供更多的貸款”只是分析家的觀點(diǎn)，并不是MartinNeilBaily的預(yù)測(cè)，故排除；錄音只是提到高失業(yè)率可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致借貸需求的減少以及銀行不愿意放貸，并沒有提及許多銀行將不得不解雇員工，因此D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。21．A.Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment．Itwillendeavortowriteoffbadloans．Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate．Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans．WhatdoesU.S.BankcorpchiefRichardDavissayaboutitsfutureoperation?【解析】在銀行的問題上，RichardDavis比一些經(jīng)濟(jì)專家更樂觀，他說借貸就好像煤炭對(duì)于引擎的作用一樣，所以我們要放出更多的貸款。D項(xiàng)中providemoreloans是錄音中makemoreloans的同義轉(zhuǎn)換，故為正確答案?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①?gòu)倪x項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容來看，題目與It（銀行）將來的舉動(dòng)有關(guān)。②A項(xiàng)“與政府密切合作”、B項(xiàng)“努力注銷不良貸款”和C項(xiàng)“嘗試降低利率”錄音均沒有提及，故予以排除。22．A.Itwon'thelptheAmericaneconomytorumaround．Itwon'tdoanygoodtothemajorcommercialbanks．ItwillwintheapprovaloftheObamaadministration．Itwillbenecessaryiftheeconomystartstoshrinkagain．WhatdoesMartinNeilBailythinkofasecondstimulustotheeconomy?[D]【解析】錄音最后提到，如果美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)再次開始下滑，Baily認(rèn)為應(yīng)該有充分的理由二度刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)，因此D項(xiàng)正確?！靖蓴_項(xiàng)排除】①四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是關(guān)于It的情況，留意題目中的It指代何物。②A項(xiàng)“它不會(huì)幫助美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)好轉(zhuǎn)”和B項(xiàng)“它不會(huì)對(duì)主要商業(yè)銀行有好處”錄音均沒有提及，故予以排除；C項(xiàng)是利用錄音中Obamaadministration設(shè)置的干擾項(xiàng)，故排除。PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Interactivetelevisionadvertising，whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements，hasbeenpushedforyears．Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof“Friends”，apopularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swithafewtapsontheirremotecontrol．“It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears，”saysColinDixonofadigital—mediaconsultancy．SothenewsthatCablevision，anAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutinteractiveadvertisementstoallitscustomersonOctober6thwasgreetedwithsomeskepticism．Duringcommercials．a(chǎn)noverlaywillappearatthebottomofthescreen，promptingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesampleororderacatalogue．Cablevisionhopestoallowcustomerstobuythingswiththeirremotecontrolsearlynextyear．Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost．Spendingfellby10％inthefirsthalfoftheyear．Thepopularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadvertiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped．SomeareturningtotheInternet，whichischeaperandoffersconcretemeasurementslikeclick—throughrates-especiallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight．Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising，“manyofthedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,”saysDavidKlineofCablevision.Orsotheindustryhopes．Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30secondspotsdonot．UnileverrecentlyrananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeodorant（除臭劑），whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthreeminutesonaverage．TheamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmallMagna，anadvertisingagency,reckonsitwillbeworthabout$138millionthisyear．Thatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdollarspeopleonceexpectedittogenerate．ButDirecTV,ComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.Aneweffort1edbvCanoeVentures，acoalitionofleadingcableproviders，aimstomakeinteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear．BrightLineiTV,whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads，say8interesthassurged：itexpectsitsrevenuesalmosttotriplethisyear．BSkyB，Britain'sbiggestsatellite-televisionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswithinteractiveads.Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision，a“l(fā)eanback”medium，craveinteraction.Click-thoughrateshavebeenhighsofar（around3-4％，comparedwithlessthan0．3％online），butthatmaybearesultofthenovelty．Interactiveadsandviewersmightnotgowelltogether．46．WhatdoesColinDixonmeanbysaying“It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears”（Line4，Para．1）?Interactivetelevisionadvertisingwillbecomepopularin10-12years.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasbeenunderdebateforthelastdecadeorso．Interactivetelevisionadvertisingissuccessfulwhenincorporatedintosituationcomedles.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasnotachievedtheanticipatedresults.47．Whatisthepublic'sresponsetoCablevision'splannedinteractiveTVadvertisingprogram?Prettypositive．Totallyindifferent．Somewhatdoubtful．Rathercritical.48．WhatistheimpactofthewideuseofdigitalvideorecordersonTVadvertising?IthasmadeTVadvertisingeasilyaccessibletoviewers.Ithelpsadvertiserstomeasuretheclick-throughrates.IthasplacedTVadvertisingatagreatdisadvantage.Itenablesviewerstocheckthesalesitemswithease.49．WhatdowelearnaboutUnilever'sinteractivecampaign?ItprovestheadvantageofTVadvertising．Ithasdonewellinengagingtheviewers．Ithelpsattractinvestmentsinthecompany.IthasboostedtheTVadvertisingindustry．50．Howdoestheauthorviewthehithertohighclick—throughrates?Theymaybeduetothenovelwayofadvertising．Theysignifythepopularityofinteractiveadvertising．TheypointtothegrowingcuriosityofTVviewers．Theyindicatethefuturedirectionofmediareform．PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage，Whatcanbedoneaboutmassunemployment?Allthewiseheadsagree：there'renoquickoreasyanswers．There'sworktobedone，butworkersaren'treadytodoit—they'reinthewrongplaces，ortheyhavethewrongskills．Ourproblemsare“structural，”andwilltakemanyyearstosolve．Butdon'tbotheraskingforevidencethatjustifiesthisbleakview．Thereisn'tany．Onthecontrary，allthefactssuggestthathighunemploymentinAmericaistheresultofinadequatedemand.Sayingthatthere'renoeasyanswerssoundswise，butit'sactuallyfoolish:ourunemploymentcrisiscouldbecuredveryquicklyifwehadtheintellectualclarityandpoliticalwilltoact．Inotherwords，structuralunemploymentisafakeproblem，whichmainlyservesasanexcusefornotpursuingrealsolutions.Thefactisjobopeningshaveplungedineverymajorsector,whilethenumberofworkersforcedintopart—timeemploym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