大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷40（共230題）

大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷40（共9套）（共230題）大學英語六級改革適用（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】標準答案：G知識點解析：此處需填入名詞、形容詞或動詞分詞?？崭窈蟮膇na…document表明無煙區(qū)立法的可能性在這個文件中寫明了或體現(xiàn)了，outlined“概述”符合語境。2、【C2】標準答案：E知識點解析：此處應填入動詞的過去分詞，與has構成完成時態(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應該是支持反吸煙方案的。championed“支持，擁護”符合上下文語義。3、【C3】標準答案：O知識點解析：空格前的the表明此處需填入名詞。本文都在講有關禁煙的事情，故填restrictions“限制”，指出MichaelBloomberg似乎開始對吸煙限制的程度持保留態(tài)度(qualify)。4、【C4】標準答案：C知識點解析：此處需填入名詞、形容詞或分詞，修飾impact“影響，沖擊”。因為面臨再次參選，MichaelBloomberg好像對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健康有不良影響，因而填negative“負面的”。再者，impact這個詞本身就含有不好的影響之意。5、【C5】標準答案：I知識點解析：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)實行禁令邏輯上也許行不通”。6、【C6】標準答案：F知識點解析：此處需填入名詞，與in構成地點狀語。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，室外應該允許吸煙”，circumstances“環(huán)境；情況”符合句意。7、【C7】標準答案：J知識點解析：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：這些戶外場所主要是給孩子用的，designated“指定”符合語義。8、【C8】標準答案：B知識點解析：此處應填入名詞、形容詞或分詞，作表語，說明fines(罰款)應該是什么樣的。ChristineQuinn是贊同禁煙計劃的，所以罰款應是modest“適當?shù)摹?，而非mild“溫和的，輕微的”。9、【C9】標準答案：L知識點解析：空格后用but轉(zhuǎn)折，根據(jù)increasing可知此處應填入表數(shù)量稀少的形容詞或分詞，作表語。rare“稀少的”符合要求。10、【C10】標準答案：N知識點解析：此處需填入動詞的過去分詞，與have一起構成現(xiàn)在完成時。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.標準答案：J知識點解析：根據(jù)domorethanonetask和productiveorprofitable可查找到J段。該段第2句講到，人們認為要效率高或有利可圖，就得同時完成多個任務。第3句JeffDavidson則指出事實是相反的，即同時完成多個任務不會提高效率或有利可圖。題目是對這兩句話的概括，其中domorethanonetask對應原文的accomplishmultipletasks，而atthesametime對應simultaneously。12、Itishardtorecognizethesourceofone’sstressinthatpeopleresponsedifferentlytothingsintheirlife.標準答案：B知識點解析：根據(jù)關鍵詞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，因為一個人的壓力可能是另一個人的快樂”，言下之意是說每個人對于生活中的事情的反應不一樣。題目句子是對這句話的同義概括。13、Accordingtotheauthor,oneshouldnotspendhourswatchingepisodesorplayingonlinegamesbutshouldstaywithfriends.標準答案：H知識點解析：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個小時的時間看電視劇或玩網(wǎng)絡游戲，這些時間應該用來和朋友相處。題目句子是對該段落最后幾句話的概括。14、Junkfoodcansignalthebraintostopproducingstresshormones,thusbringingshort-termcomfort.標準答案：G知識點解析：根據(jù)關鍵詞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。題目句子是對該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中stopproducingstresshormones對應原文的stopthedischargeofstresshormones。15、Sincethe1950s,peoplerealizethatstresswillbecomeworseifthepersondoesn’tcontrolitandispessimistic.標準答案：D知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的1950s可查找到D段第3句。題目是對該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。其中becomeworse與原文的aggravated同義，doesn’tcontrolit對應原文的hasnosenseofcontrol，而pessimistic一詞則是對原文hasnohopethatthingswillgetbetter的概括。16、Accordingtothestatisticsfromasurvey,wecanconcludethatalotofpeoplecan’thandlestressproperly.標準答案：E知識點解析：根據(jù)關鍵詞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”，接著用數(shù)據(jù)46％、57％和53％列舉了一項調(diào)查研究的結果。作者引入調(diào)查結果是為說明這些承受生活壓力的人很多都不能適當?shù)靥幚韷毫碓?，故題目結論出自E段。17、Whenwearefacedwithstress,ourbrainswillbestrickenfirstandthenourbodies.標準答案：A知識點解析：根據(jù)關鍵詞句Ourbrainswillbestrickenfirst和bodies可查找到A段。該段第6句講到，我們每個人都會受到壓力的攻擊，首先是大腦，其次是身體。題目句子是對該句子的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中first和then呼應原文的first和later。18、Astudyfromauniversityshowsthatstressmayaffectthemetabolismoffatsinthebody.標準答案：G知識點解析：根據(jù)Astudyfromauniversity和metabolismoffats可查找到G段。該段末句講到，俄亥俄州立大學的一項研究發(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.標準答案：N知識點解析：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技巧，即meditationormindfulness。20、Anexperimentfoundstudentsweremorelikelytoberelievedfromphysicalandmentalstresswhentheyrepeatedlywroteaboutasingletraumaticevent.標準答案：L知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的experiment，students和asingletraumaticevent定位至L段。該段提到的實驗將重復寫單一創(chuàng)傷事件的學生和寫中性事件的學生進行了對比，發(fā)現(xiàn)前者比后者更容易從壓力中緩解過來。題目是對該實驗發(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標準答案：B知識點解析：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％為標準，但是從下一句中的插入成分even…可以推斷，以前并非以20％為超重的標準的，現(xiàn)在以此為標準是因為人們對理想體重的標準改變了，因此選項B為本題答案。22、Bysaying"Soaretheattendanthealthrisks",theauthormeans______.A、AmericasuffershealthrisksaswellastheoverweightproblemB、healthrisksresultedfromoverweightareserioustooC、overweightisclassifiedasoneofthehealthproblemsD、peoplehavealsopaymuchattentiontothepossiblehealthrisks標準答案：B知識點解析：本題考點是一個倒裝句。第2段主要指出肥胖問題很嚴重，可以推斷本句中的so指的是thehealthrisks也很嚴重。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“超重造成對健康的危害”，結合這兩點的理解，可推斷選項B為本題答案。23、WhatdoesWilliamDietzthinkofoverweight?A、Overweightshouldbetreatedasapublichealthproblem.B、Overweightshouldbeattributedtogluttonyandsloth.C、Overweighthasmuchtodowithnutritionalproblems.D、Overweighthasnothingtodowiththeoveruseofcars.標準答案：A知識點解析：第5段首句是WilliamDietz對肥胖癥的看法，句中的obesityasapublichealthproblem表明Dietz認為肥胖癥是一個公共健康問題，因此選項A為本題答案。24、MostAmericansbelievethat______.A、theoverweightproblemhascostthenationmuchB、obesityisrelatedtoone’sphysicalconditionsC、peoplewhoareoverweightareunfortunateD、gluttonyandslotharetwodeadlysins標準答案：D知識點解析：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D為本題答案。25、Inordertosolvetheoverweightproblem,theauthorsuggeststhateveryoneneedto______.A、betaughttopreventgainingweightB、beeducatedtoloseweighteffectivelyC、seekhelpfromconsumerinformationD、knowwhatmakesahealthydinner標準答案：A知識點解析：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，結合這兩點，可推斷選項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.標準答案：C知識點解析：本題解題的關鍵在于理解第2段首句1中的them與上一段末句開頭的They所指相同，都是指各國的舊貨幣，因此本題應選C。27、Whenwilltheoldcurrenciesbenolongerused?A、Sincethe2002NewYear’sDay.B、Whenalltheautomatictellermachinesareready.C、Afterthetradershelpwithdrawtheoldcurrencies.D、Theexacttimeisnotsettledyet.標準答案：D知識點解析：第2段末句開頭的nextstep只表明歐元將代替舊貨幣，但具體的時間是不明確的，因此本題應選D。28、Since2002NewYear’sEve,travelersintheeurozonecan______.A、buysouvenirsonlywitheurosB、getonlyeurosfrommanyofEurope’sATMsC、stillgetoldcoinsfromtradersD、useeurosinanyEUcountries標準答案：B知識點解析：第3段末句中的dispensingnothingbuteuros表明許多ATM只提供歐元，選項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.標準答案：A知識點解析：第4段末句開頭的Sohave…是回應上一句提到的英國、丹麥和瑞典等國的做法的，表明該句提到的瑞士、挪威和捷克與上面提到的三個國家做法相同，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標準答案：B知識點解析：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B與此內(nèi)容相同，為本題答案。大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套一、仔細閱讀(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.標準答案：D知識點解析：細節(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)上周商務部報道，六月份的貿(mào)易逆差接近500億美元，這引起了新一輪對經(jīng)濟絕望的預言……悲觀者稱，如果這種不平衡繼續(xù)下去，那么它們會導致更緩慢的增長速度。)可知，悲觀者認為六月份的貿(mào)易逆差會導致國內(nèi)經(jīng)濟增長更緩慢。因此，正確答案是D。2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetradedataofthepasttwoyears?A、ItindicatesthateconomicactivitiesintheU.S.haveincreased.B、ItshowsthatU.S.economyisslippingfurtherintorecession.C、Itsignalsdecreasingdomesticdemandforgoodsandservices.D、Itreflectsthefluctuationsintheinternationalmarket.標準答案：A知識點解析：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，進出口數(shù)據(jù)好像并沒有發(fā)出雙重衰退的信號——在廣義層面上，美國經(jīng)濟活動不是再次衰退——而是一次經(jīng)濟擴張。)可知過去兩年的經(jīng)濟數(shù)值表明美國經(jīng)濟有所增長。因此，正確答案是A。3、Whoparticularlybenefitfromtherisingvolumeoftrade?A、Peoplewhohaveexpertiseininternationaltrade.B、Consumerswhofavourimportedgoodsandservices.C、Producersofagriculturalgoodsandrawmaterials.D、Retailersdealinginforeigngoodsandservices.標準答案：C知識點解析：細節(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)易呈增長趨勢對于那些在貿(mào)易敏感行業(yè)工作的人來說也是好消息，尤其是對于那些由世界需求來決定商品價格的生產(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)領域。)可知，貿(mào)易額上漲對于農(nóng)產(chǎn)品和原材料生產(chǎn)領域最有利。因此，正確答案是C。4、WhatisoneofthechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy?A、Competitionfromoverseas.B、People’sreluctancetospend.C、Slacktradeactivities.D、Decreasingproductivity.標準答案：B知識點解析：細節(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．(對于美國經(jīng)