大學英語六級練習題03

深圳是中國廣東省II一座新開發(fā)的城市。Shenzhenisanewly-developedcityofGuangdongProvince,China.在改革開放之前，深圳不過是一個漁村，僅有三萬多人。Shenzhenwasjustafishingvillagewithover30,000residentsbeforetheReformandOpeningUp.20世紀80年代，中國政府創(chuàng)建了深圳經(jīng)濟特區(qū)，作為實施社會主義市場經(jīng)濟的試驗田。Inthe1980s,theChinesegovernmentestablishedShenzhenSpecialEconomicZone,whichservedastheexperimentalfieldofthesocialistmarketeconomy.如今，深圳的人口已超過1000萬，整個城市發(fā)生了巨大的變化。Now,Shenzhenhasundergonetremendouschangeswithamassivepopulationofover10million.到2014年，深圳的人均(per-capital)GDP已達25000美元，相當于世界上一些發(fā)達國家的水平。In2014,theper-capitaGDPofShenzhenhasreached$25,000,equivalenttothelevelofsomedevelopedcountriesintheworld.就綜合經(jīng)濟實力而言，深圳居于中國頂尖城市之列。Intermsofoveralleconomicstrength,ShenzhenranksamongthetopcitiesinChina.由于其獨特的地位，深圳也是國內(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品是否有效”，A項是該處錄音原句的概述，因此本題選A項?！靖蓴_項排除】①三個選項都出現(xiàn)了memory，推測問題可能與記憶力有關(guān)，聽音時留意相關(guān)信息。②B項“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項沒有提到記憶力，故不選；C項“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”來設(shè)置干擾；D項“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】說話人提到那類補品有很多并不一定名副其實，大部分的背后缺乏科學依據(jù)，D項“他們并非以真正的科學為基礎(chǔ)”是該句錄音的同義表達?！靖蓴_項排除】①四個選項的主語都是They,聽音時留意其指代什么事物。②A項“相較于年輕人，它們對年長者更有用”未在錄音中提及；說話人多次表示這些補品多數(shù)沒有什么效果，需謹慎服用，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“無論如何它們都是有益的”和C項“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，在一些東方國家，這類補藥屬于處方藥，劑量須由經(jīng)過訓練的執(zhí)業(yè)醫(yī)師所定，D項為該處錄音的概括，故為正確答案?！靖蓴_項排除】①四個選項的主語都是They，聽音時留意其指代什么事物。②A項“它們在多數(shù)鄉(xiāng)村集市上有售”和C項“它們是由農(nóng)民采集和種植的”均未在錄音中提及。B項“它們服用時的劑量相對較大”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：很多時候人們沒有真正意識到服用這類補藥帶來的影響，也不知道與其他藥物同服可能會增加出現(xiàn)某些不良情況的風險，B項為該處錄音的同義表達?！靖蓴_項排除】①根據(jù)選項出現(xiàn)的They、them、medications、effect等關(guān)鍵詞，推測問題可能問某樣藥物的作用，聽音時留意相關(guān)信息。②A項“它們通常被證實跟做腦力訓練一樣有效”、C項“它們的效果只持續(xù)一小段時間”和D項“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，在美國政府和納稅人的幫助下，美國銀行業(yè)得以復蘇，總統(tǒng)奧巴馬說銀行是時候要作出回報了：現(xiàn)在銀行更有義務(wù)去完成更大范圍的經(jīng)濟復蘇這一目標。C項與錄音相符。【干擾項排除】①選項都是原形動詞短語，推測問題可能與行為動作有關(guān)。②A項“向美國政府償還貸款”錄音沒有提到，是利用錄音個別字詞拼湊而成的；錄音沒有提到為那些經(jīng)濟嚴重困難的個人或企業(yè)提供貸款，因此B項錯誤。D項“加快銀行在房地產(chǎn)泡沫中的復蘇”是利用錄音中的recovery和thehousingbubble設(shè)置的干擾項。20．A.Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers．Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail．Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans．Manybankswillhaveto1ayoffsomeemployees．WhatisMartinNeilBaily'spredictionaboutthefinancialsituationinthefuture?[B]【解析】錄音提到，經(jīng)濟學家MartinNeilBaily認為銀行業(yè)危機并沒有結(jié)束，在2009年已經(jīng)有130多家美國銀行倒閉，預計在2010年會有更多規(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項與之相符。【干擾項排除】①選項中多次提及banks，推測問題與銀行業(yè)有關(guān)。②A項“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“銀行將難以提供更多的貸款”只是分析家的觀點，并不是MartinNeilBaily的預測，故排除；錄音只是提到高失業(yè)率可能會導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項錯誤。21．A.Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment．Itwillendeavortowriteoffbadloans．Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate．Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans．WhatdoesU.S.BankcorpchiefRichardDavissayaboutitsfutureoperation?【解析】在銀行的問題上，RichardDavis比一些經(jīng)濟專家更樂觀，他說借貸就好像煤炭對于引擎的作用一樣，所以我們要放出更多的貸款。D項中providemoreloans是錄音中makemoreloans的同義轉(zhuǎn)換，故為正確答案?！靖蓴_項排除】①從選項的內(nèi)容來看，題目與It（銀行）將來的舉動有關(guān)。②A項“與政府密切合作”、B項“努力注銷不良貸款”和C項“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，如果美國經(jīng)濟再次開始下滑，Baily認為應(yīng)該有充分的理由二度刺激經(jīng)濟，因此D項正確。【干擾項排除】①四個選項都是關(guān)于It的情況，留意題目中的It指代何物。②A項“它不會幫助美國經(jīng)濟好轉(zhuǎn)”和B項“它不會對主要商業(yè)銀行有好處”錄音均沒有提及，故予以排除；C項是利用錄音中Obamaadministration設(shè)置的干擾項，故排除。PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Interactivetelevisionadvertising，whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements，hasbeenpushedforyears．Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof“Friends”，apopularsituationc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finallyprovidedafiscalstimulusadequatetotheeconomy'sneeds—andsuddenlyindustrywaseagertoemploythose“unadaptableanduntrained”workers．Butnow．a(chǎn)sthen，powerfulforcesareideologicallyopposedtothewholeideaofgovernmentactiononasufficientscaletojump．starttheeconomy．Andthat，fundamentally,iswhyclaimsthatwefacehugestructuralproblemshavebeenmultiplying：theyofferareasontodonothingaboutthemassunemploymentthatiscripplingoureconomyandoursociety．Sowhatyouneedtoknowisthatthere'snoevidencewhatsoevertobacktheseclaims．Wearen'tsufferingfromashortageofneededskills；we're