大學(xué)英語六級考試精解真題全解PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversaiton,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1W：I'mtryingtofindhowthedishwasherworks.ThemanualisinFrench.Ican'twaitforBilltotranslateitforme．M：Don'tworry，Mary.Icandothedishesbeforethemachinestartstowork．Q:WhatdoesthemanmeanA.HewilltellMaryhowtooperatethedishwasher.B.Hewillwashthedisheshimselfinstead.C.HewillhelpBilltotranslatethemanual.D.Hehimselfwilloperatethedishwasher.BestAnswer:B詳解：［答案］B)。信息明示。男士說在洗碗機(jī)可以使用之前他來洗碗，故選B)。2M：ThedoctorsaidifIkeptsmokingIwouldincreasemychancesofhavingaheartattack．W：Didhesuggestreducingweight，tooQ:WhatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshouldalsodoA.Loseweight.B.Quitsmoking.C.Weighhimselffrequently.D.Haveatalkwiththedoctor.BestAnswer:A詳解：[答案]A）。推斷題。男士說：醫(yī)生說如果我繼續(xù)吸煙會增加得心臟病的可能。女士問了一句：他還建議你減肥嗎？這也實際是女士的觀點，故選A）。3W：Thepeoplenextdooraremakingsomuchnoise.Ijustcan'tconcentrateon.M：Whydidn'tyoustayatthelibraryIt’smuchquieterthere.Q：WhatdoesthemanmeanA.Thewomanshouldhavecomplainedtoherneighbor.B.Thewomanshouldstayoutuntiltheneighborsarequiet.C.Thewomanshouldhavestayedatthelibrary.D.Thelabwillbeabetterplaceforreading.BestAnswer:C詳解：［答案］C)。信息明示。女士說隔壁的人噪聲太大，她無法集中注意力。男士說：你為什么不去圖書館？那里安靜多了。故C)為正確答案。4M：Thisishopeless.Thesefiguresstilldon'taddupright．Let'sdothecalculationsoveragain.W：Yes，butwhynotdothemtomorrowIt'sverylatenow.Q：WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydoA.Checkthefigureslatertoday.B.Dothecalculationsagaintomorrow.C.Bringacalculatortomorrow.D.Calculatethenumberrightnow.BestAnswer:B詳解：[答案]B)。信息明示。男士說這些數(shù)字加得不對，建議再算一遍。女士說：何不明天再做呢，現(xiàn)在太晚了。故選B）。5M：Tocollectdataformyreport，Ineedtotalktosomeonewhoknowsthatsmallcityverywell．Iwastoldthatyoulivedthereforquitealongtime.W：Oh，IwishIcouldhelp．ButIwasonlyachildthen.Q：WhatdoesthewomanimplyA.Shedoesn'tremembermuchaboutthecity.B.She'sneverbeentothecity.C.Shewouldfindsomeoneelsetohelp.D.Shewouldtalktothemanlater.BestAnswer:A詳解：[答案］A）。推斷題。男士說為了收集報告的資料，需要跟非常了解這個小城的人談?wù)?，而他還聽說女士在那里生活了很長時間。女士說：我希望我能幫上忙。但那時我還是個孩子。女士的言外之意是她對小城已記不得多少了，故選A）。6M：AreyoumovingintoanewhouseNeedahandforthoseboxesW：That'sO.K．Icanmanage．Theylookbigbuttheyaren'theavyactually.Q：WhatdoesthewomanmeanA.Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier.B.Shedoesn'tneedtheman'shelp.C.Shedoesn'tknowtheboxesareheavy.D.Shewantsthemantohelpwiththeboxes.BestAnswer:B詳解：[答案]B)。綜合理解題。男士問女士在搬家時是否需要幫助搬那些箱子。女士說：我能行。這些箱子實際上并不重?？梢?，她并不需要男士的幫助，故選B)。7M:It'sgoodyoubroughtthebooksback.W：Ithoughtyoumightneedthemattheweekend．Thanksforlettingmeusethem．Q：WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanfromtheconversationA.Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.B.Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.C.Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.D.Sheofferedtohelptheman.BestAnswer:C詳解：[答案]C)。信息明示。女士說：我想你在周末可能會需要這些書。謝謝你讓我用這些書。所以，女士是從男士那兒借了這些書，故選C）。8M：Doyouwanttoturnontheair-conditioneroropenthewindowsW：Ilovefreshair，ifyoudon'tmind．Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthewoman’sanswerA.She'dliketohavethewindowsopen.B.Shelikestohavetheairconditioneron.C.Theairisheavilypolluted.D.Thewindowsarealreadyopen.BestAnswer:A詳解：答案］A）。推斷題。男士問女士是想開空調(diào)還是打開窗子。女士說她喜歡新鮮空氣。言外之意是她想打開窗子，故選A）。9W：Hi，Michael．Icanhardlyrecognizeyou．WhyareyousodresseduptodayAreyougoingtothetheatreM：No，actually，Ijusthadaninterviewataphotostudiothismorning.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMichaelfromthisconversationA.He'sgoingtovisitaphotostudio.B.He'sjusthadhispicturetaken.C.He'sonthewaytothetheater.D.He'sjustreturnedfromajobinterview.BestAnswer:D詳解：[答案]D)。信息明示。男士說他今天上午剛?cè)z影工作室進(jìn)行了面試,D)與題意相符。10M：Goodmorning，whatcanIdoforyouW:I'dliketohavemyemergencybrakefixed．ThecarrollswhenIparkitonthehill．Q：WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceA.Atagasstation.B.Inapark.C.Inanemergencyroom.D.Atagarage.BestAnswer:D詳解：[答案]D）。推斷題。女士說得讓男士修理一下她的緊急剎車。車子停在山上時自己就滑動。另外根據(jù)男士的職業(yè)用語我們可知對話應(yīng)是在修理廠進(jìn)行的，故選D)。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageALastAugustSusanand42otherstudentsgotwetanddirtywhileremoving6tonsofgarbagefromtheriverrunningacrosstheircity.Theycleaneduptheriverasapartofaweek-longenvironmentalcamp．LikeoneinthreeAmericanrivers，thisriverissopollutedthatitisunsafeforswimmingandfishing.Still，Susan，whohasjustcompletedherthirdsummerontheriverclean-up，hasseenthechangeinthisriver.“Sincewestartedthreeyearsago，theriverisgettingalotcleaner，”shesays.Environmentalscientistspraisedtheteenagersforremovinggarbagethatcanharmwildlife.Water-birds，forexample，canchokeonplasticbottleringsandgetcutbyscrapmetal．Threeyearsago，whentheclean-upstarted，garbagewaseverywhere．Butthisyeartheteenagershadtohuntforgarbage．Theyturnedtheclean-upintoacompetitiontoseewhocouldfindthemostgarbage，andunloadtheirboatsfastest．Bytheendofthesix-hourshift，theyhadremovedenoughgarbagetofillmorethantwolargetrucks.“Seeingallthatgarbageintherivermakespeoplebegintocareabouttheenvironmentalissues，”Susansays.Shehopesthatwhenothersreadthatsheandherpeescareenoughtocleanitup，maybetheywillthinktwicebeforetheythrowgarbageintheriver.11.WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutAmericanrivesA.Onesixthofthemareseriouslypolluted.B.Onethirdofthemareseriouslypolluted.C.Halfofthemareseriouslypolluted.D.Mostofthemareseriouslypolluted.BestAnswer:B詳解：答案］B)。此題測試學(xué)生回答細(xì)節(jié)題的能力。美國三分之一的河流受到嚴(yán)重污染，故選B)。12.WhatdidthestudentsfindwhentheycametotheriverthisyearA.Therewasnogarbagelefttocleanup.B.Therewasmoregarbagethanbeforeandtheyhadtoworkharder.C.Theriverhadbecomesocleanthatalotofwater-birdscameback.D.Theriverwasmuchcleanerandtheyhadtosearchforgarbage.BestAnswer:D詳解：答案］D）。此題主要測試學(xué)生抓住文中重要事實的能力。原文提到,“但今年他們得去找尋垃圾了?！痹闹械膆untfor對應(yīng)選項D）中的searchfor。13.Whatistheexpectedreactionofthelocalpeopletothestudents'effortsA.Mostofthemwouldbeindifferentandkeeponthrowinggarbageintotheriver.B.Theywouldjointhestudentsinchangingthesituation.C.Theywouldbecomemoreawareofthepollutionproblem.D.Theywouldthinktwicebeforetheywentswimmingorfishingintheriver.BestAnswer:B詳解：答案］B)。推斷題。也許人們在向河里扔垃圾時會三思，由此可見，通過學(xué)生們的努力，人們會更清楚地意識到污染問題，并做出努力，故選B)。PassageBWhydowecryCanyouimaginelifewithouttearsNotonlydotearskeepyoureyeslubricated，theyalsocontainasubstancethatkillscertainbacteria，sotheycan'tinfectyoureyes．Giveupyourtearsandyoulosethison-the-spotdefense．Norwouldyouwanttogiveupthefloodofactualtearsyouproduce．Whenyougetsomethingphysicalorchemicalinyoureyes，tearsarevery．goodatwashingthisirritatingstuffout．Anotherthingyoucouldn’tdowithoutyourtearsiscryfromjoy,angerorsadness．Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatproducetearsinrespondtoemotions.Andmostpeoplesayagoodcrymakesthemfeelbetter:Manyscientiststhereforebelievethatcryingsomehowhelpsthemcopewithemotionalsituations.TearresearcherWilliamFreeistryingtofigureouthowithappens．“Onepossibility，”hesays，“isthattearsdischargecertainchemicalsfromyourbody，chemicalsthatbuildupduringstress.”“Whenpeopletalkaboutcryingitout，Ithinkthatmayactuallybewhatthey'redoing，”hesays．IfFreeisright，whatdoyouthinkwillhappentopeoplewhorestraintheirtearsBoys，forexample，cryonlyaboutaquarterasoftenasgirlsoncetheyreachtheirteenages.Andweallcryalotlessnowthanwedidasbabies.CoulditpossiblybethatwefacelessstressMaybewefoundotherwaystodealwithitormaybewejustfeelembarrassed．14.What'sthetopicdiscussedinthispassageA.Whypeopleholdbacktheirtears.B.Whypeoplecry.C.Howtorestrainone'stears.D.Howtearsareproduced.BestAnswer:B詳解：[答案]B〕。本題考查考生抓住主題的能力。文章一開始就開門見山“Whydowecry”整篇文章都是對這一問題的回答，故選B〕。15.WhatisWilliamFreetryingtofindoutA.Whatchemicalstearsarecomposedof.B.Whethercryingreallyhelpsusfeelbetter.C.Whysomepeopletendtocrymoreoftenthanothers.D.Howtearshelppeoplecopewithemotionalproblems.BestAnswer:D詳解：［答案］D）。綜合理解題。許多科學(xué)家因此認(rèn)為哭在一定程度上有助于人們解決感情問題。眼淚研究專家WilliamFree正試圖弄明白哭是怎樣做到這一點的，故選D）。16.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutteenageboysandgirlsA.OnlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboysB.Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.C.Girlscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.D.Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesn'tcryoften.BestAnswer:C詳解：［答案］C］。細(xì)節(jié)題。只有四分之一的少年男孩像女孩子一樣經(jīng)常哭泣，故選C)。17.What'sthedifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandotheranimalswhensheddingtearsA.Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.B.Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.C.Onlyhumantearscanresisttheinvadingbacteria.D.Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.BestAnswer:A詳解：[答案]A〕。細(xì)節(jié)題。人類是惟一通過流淚而對感情做出反應(yīng)的動物，故A〕為正確答案。PassageCImaginethis：youwakeupeachmorningtofindyoursisterlyingbesideyou．Togetdressedandtieyourshoes，youuseonehandandsheusesanother．Youdoeverythingouttogethertoo，evensittingonthesamechairatlunchandridingonthesamebicycle.That’swhatlifeislikeforsix-year-oldBettyandAbbeys.Likemosttwinsthetwogirlslookverymuchalike.Butunlikemosttwins，BettyandAbbeyssharepartsofthesamebody.TwinslikeBettyandAbbeysarerare．Onlyabout40setsarebornintheU.S.eachyear．FewsurviveaslongasBettyandAbbeys.That'sbecausetwinsoftensharevitalorgans，likeaheartorbrain.Theirsharedorgansareoftenbadlyshapedandmaynotbe第5頁共20頁strongenoughtosupportbothtwins.ButBettyandAbbeyseachhasherownhead，heartandstomachwhichfunctionnormally.Thegirlssharethreeorfourlungswhichprovideplentyofoxygenforbothtwins.Mostoftheircompletelysharedorgansliebelowthewaist.BettyandAbbeysliverelativelynormallives.Theyattendaregularschoolandeachdoesherownschoolwork．Theyprefertodosomeprojectstogether，though．Forexample，tocutout.paperdolls，onetwinholdsthepaperwhiletheotherusesthescissors.Andsometimesthegirlsdon'twarttodothesamething.Forexample，sometimestheywanttoplaywiththeirdifferenttoys．Whatdotheydothen“Wetossacoin，”saysAbbeys.18.InwhataspectdoBettyandAbbeysdifferfrommosttwinsA.Theymakedecisionsbytossingcoins.B.Theyarenotphysicallyseparated.C.Theythinkexactlythesameway.D.Theysharemostoftheirvitalorgans.BestAnswer:B詳解：[答案]B)。本題考查考生抓住主要事實的能力。由BettyandAbbeyssharepartsofthesamebody.可知Betty和Abbeys為連體雙胞胎，故B)為正確答案。19.WhatdoesthepassagetellusabouttwinswhosharepartsofthesamebodyA.Fewofthemcanlivelong.B.Fewofthemgetalongwellwitheachother.C.Mostofthemliveanormallife.D.Mostofthemdifferintheirlikesanddislikes.BestAnswer:A詳解：[答案]A）。本題考查考生記住細(xì)節(jié)的能力。沒有幾對連體雙胞胎能活到Betty和Abbeys這樣大。故選A)。20.WhatdoesthepassagesayabouttheeducationofthetwingirlsA.Theygotoaregularschool.B.Theyattendaspecialschool.C.Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.D.Theyhaveaprivatetutor.BestAnswer:A詳解：［答案］A)。細(xì)節(jié)題。Betty和Abbeys上的是一所正規(guī)學(xué)校，故選A)。PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageAOurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatinAmericancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.Ourlinguistic(語言上的)andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingusfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多語的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation'sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall,Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs：wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.21.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably_________.A.standstillB.jumpasideC.stepforwardD.drawbackBestAnswer:D詳解:D）。推斷題。本題問美國人如果被中東人靠得太近，最有可能干什么，根據(jù)第二段最后兩句可知，“而且，我們往往認(rèn)為自己很友好，卻喜歡與別人保持至少3英尺或一臂之長的距離。拉丁和中東國家的人喜歡離得很近并有身體接觸，而這樣卻會使美國人感到極不舒服?！庇纱丝芍?，中東國家的人離美國人很近的時候，美國人會后退以保持一定的間距，故選D）。22.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir________.A.culturalself-centerednessB.casualmannersC.indifferencetowardsforeignvisitorsD.drawbackarrogancetowardsotherculturesBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。推斷題。本題問作者舉例批評美國人的什么，作者開始就提與美國人不僅覺得自己的語言是通用的，甚至自己的手勢也是盡人皆知的。在第二段中作者又列舉了幾個例子，均是批評美國人在文化上的以自我為中心的態(tài)度，故選A）。本文講的是美國人盲目的文化中心主義，而不是對其他文化的傲慢，因此D）選項中的arrogance用詞不夠準(zhǔn)確；B）、C）都只是細(xì)節(jié)。23.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans__________.A.areisolatedbythelocalpeopleB.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierC.tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesD.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurantsBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。推斷題。由第五段可知，美國人去國外時總是聚集在講英語的飯店、賓館中，獲得的信息和抱有的態(tài)度極大地受到講英語的比較有錢的當(dāng)?shù)厝说挠绊?。除了國家外交場合，連做生意也是通過翻譯進(jìn)行的，可見，在別的國家，大多數(shù)美國人是與當(dāng)?shù)厝嗣撾x開的，故選A）。24.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill________.A.affecttheirimageintheneweraB.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldC.limittheirroleinworldaffairsD.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollarBestAnswer:C詳解:C）。推斷題。該題考美國人文化盲目和語言無知帶來的后果。文章第三段指出，我們在語言和文化上的盲目性和隨意性正在使我們在世界上失去朋友，生意和尊重。在文章最后兩段，作者進(jìn)一步指出，美國人在文化和語言上的盲目性在過去還行得通，但現(xiàn)在卻不同了。美元不再能買到所有好東西，美國人慢慢地開始意識到他們在世界上所起的作用在改變。1979年Harris，民意測驗表明55％的美國人想讓美國在世界事務(wù)上發(fā)揮更重要的作用。由此可見，美國人在文化和語言上的無知和盲目會限制他們在世界事務(wù)中的作用，這正是C）的內(nèi)容。25.Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat_______A.itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsB.itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairsC.itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesD.itistimetogetacquaintedwithotherculturesBestAnswer:D詳解:D）。結(jié)論題。本題問了作者寫文章的目的。作者在文章中指出美國人無視別國文化，這在現(xiàn)在行不通了，所以為了繼續(xù)保持自己在世界事務(wù)中所發(fā)揮的重要作用，該是美國人了解別國文化的時候了，故選D）。其他選項過于細(xì)節(jié)化，起不到概括作者目的的作用。PassageBIndepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andcolors.Buttheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.WhataretheyTheyarehighheels—awoman'sworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Highheelshoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticatedforwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedinposingshortaswellaslongtermhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasetheminordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.Forthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaerating(使通氣)lawns.AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabieseliminatesallneedtocallforalawncarespecialist,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthosemessychunksofdirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequitefunctionalfordefenseagainstoncomingenemies,whocaneasilybescaredawaybythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionaccessories.Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoone'sphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist（足病醫(yī)生）andyouwillhearthatthemajorityoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuchasdeformedfeetandtorntoenails.Theriskofseverebackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforahighheelwearerthanforaflatshoewearer.Wearingheelsalsocreatesthethreatofgettingaheelcaughtinasidewalkcrackorasewer-grate(陰溝柵)andbeingthrowntotheground-possiblybreakinganose,back,orneck.Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherswollen,achingfeet.26.WhatmakeswomenblindtothedeceptivenatureofhighheelsA.Themulti-functionaluseofhighheels.B.Theirattempttoshowofftheirstatus.C.Therichvarietyofhighheelstyles.D.Theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance.BestAnswer:D詳解:D）。細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考原因，問的是什么使得婦女注意不到高跟鞋的欺騙性本質(zhì)。文章第一段講高跟鞋是最大的欺騙（deception），而倒數(shù)第二句“Fashionmythshaveledwomantobelieve...”指出，“服裝神話使得女士們認(rèn)為穿上高跟鞋會更漂亮或更成熟。”說明婦女穿高跟鞋主要是覺得漂亮，是為了改善自己的外表。D）與題意符合。至于其他高跟鞋的多功能、多樣式以與婦女為了炫耀地位都沒有在本段中表達(dá)。27.Theauthor'spresentationofthepositivesideofhighheelsismeant________.A.tobeironicB.topokefunatwomenC.tobefairtothefashionindustryD.tomakehispointconvincingBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。推斷題。本題問作者提出高跟鞋的好的方面是為了什么。作者在第一段和第三段指出，高跟鞋是女士們最大的敵人；穿高跟鞋對身體健康極為有害。但在第二段中，作者寫道：“為公平起見，必須指出穿高跟鞋還具有其積極的一面。首先，高跟極有利于草坪通氣。其次，高跟對抵御敵人十分有效，用這么兩只尖尖的可致人于死地的鞋跟威脅敵人可輕易地嚇得他們逃之夭夭?！弊髡咴谶@一段中用詞幽默，實則具有諷刺意味，故選A)。B)取笑婦女：C)體現(xiàn)公平：D)使自己更有說服力，都不可能是作者的目的。28.Theauthorusestheexpression“thosebabies”(Line3,Para.2)torefertohighheels________.A.tobeironictoshowtheirfragilecharacteristicsB.toindicatetheirfemininefeaturesC.toshowwomen'saffectionforthemD.toemphasizetheirsmallsizeBestAnswer:C詳解:C）。推斷題。本題考第二段中作者用thosebabies指高跟鞋的目的。由27題題解可知，作者在第二段通過諷刺語氣實則要傳達(dá)他真正的意圖：高跟鞋對身體有害?？膳總円廊幌矚g穿高跟鞋，“穿著這雙寶貝只在院子里走上一圈就沒必要再請草坪養(yǎng)護(hù)專家，高跟鞋走過會在地上留下大小正合適的一個個小洞，這給草坪提供了氧氣，?dblquote。baby一詞在文章中不是一般的意義，而是用了比喻意義，美國人把自己的戀人，情人或者喜歡的事物稱作baby,可見，作者運(yùn)用這個短語是為表示女士對高跟鞋的鐘愛，故選C)。這也不是像D)所說為了強(qiáng)調(diào)高跟鞋的小巧(smallsize)。29.Theauthor'schiefargumentagainsthighheelsisthat________.A.theyposeathreattolawnsB.theyareinjurioustowomen'shealthC.theydon'tnecessarilymakewomenbeautifulD.theyareineffectiveasaweaponofdefenseBestAnswer:B詳解:B)。細(xì)節(jié)題。這道題目問了作者反對高跟鞋的主要論點是什么。此題考查了主題句的作用。由第三段第一句可知，“不管高跟鞋是否具有這些實際用途，事實是穿高跟鞋對身體健康有害?！边@是本段的主題句，接下來便圍繞這一主題展開，論述高跟鞋對婦女健康的傷害，B)與題意吻合。30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould________.A.seethroughtheverynatureoffashionmythsB.boycotttheproductsofthefashionindustryC.gotoapodiatristregularlyforadviceD.avoidfollowingfashiontoocloselyBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。結(jié)論題。由第一段可知，女士們認(rèn)為穿上高跟鞋會更漂亮或更成熟，這都是因為她們相信了這些服裝神話。在第三段中作者指出穿高跟鞋對身體有害。所以從文章中可推斷出，女士們應(yīng)該看透服裝神話的真正本質(zhì)，這正是A)的內(nèi)容。B)講讓婦女抵制流行行業(yè)的產(chǎn)品:D)說婦女應(yīng)該避免太緊跟潮流，文中都沒有提與。PassageCItishardlynecessaryformetocitealltheevidenceofthedepressingstateofliteracy.ThesefiguresfromtheDepartmentofEducationaresufficient:27millionAmericanscannotreadatall,andafurther35millionreadatalevelthatislessthansufficienttosurviveinoursociety.Butmyownworrytodayislessthatoftheoverwhelmingproblemofelementalliteracythanitisoftheslightlymoreluxuriousproblemofthedeclineintheskillevenofthemiddle-classreader,ofhisunwillingnesstoaffordthosespacesofsilence,thoseluxuriesofdomesticityandtimeandconcentration,thatsurroundtheimageoftheclassicactofreading.Ithasbeensuggestedthatalmost80percentofAmerica’sliterate,educatedteenagerscannolongerreadwithoutanaccompanyingnoise(music)inthebackgroundoratelevisionscreenflickering(閃爍)atthecorneroftheirfieldofperception.Weknowverylittleaboutthebrainandhowitdealswithsimultaneousconflictinginput,buteverycommon-senseintuitionsuggestsweshouldbeprofoundlyalarmed.Thisviolationofconcentration,silence,solitude(獨處的狀態(tài))goestotheveryheartofournotionofliteracy；thisnewformofpart-reading,ofpart-perceptionagainstbackgrounddistraction,rendersimpossiblecertainessentialactsofapprehensionandconcentration，letalonethatmostimportanttributeanyhumanbeingcanpaytoapoemorapieceofproseheorshereallyloves,whichistolearnitbyheart.Notbybrain,byheart；theexpressionisvital.Underthesecircumstances,thequestionofwhatfuturethereisfortheartsofreadingisarealone.Aheadofuslietechnical,psychic(心理的),andsocialtransformationsprobablymuchmoredramaticthanthosebroughtaboutbyGutenberg,theGermaninventorinprinting.TheGutenbergrevolution,aswenowknowit,tookalongtime；itseffectsarestillbeingdebated.Theinformationrevolutionwilltoucheveryfacetofcomposition,publication,distribution,andreading.Nooneinthebookindustrycansaywithanyconfidencewhatwillhappentothebookaswe'veknownit.31.ThepictureofthereadingabilityoftheAmericanpeople,drawnbytheauthor,is________.A.ratherbleakB.fairlybrightC.veryimpressiveD.quiteencouragingBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。細(xì)節(jié)題。作者在第一段指出，“我沒有必要列舉出所有的證據(jù)說明美國人受教育的狀況是多么令人沮喪（depressing）。”然后作者用兩個具體的數(shù)字論證他的觀點，證明了美國人的讀寫能力不容樂觀。原文中的depressing“使人沮喪的，使人悲觀的”對應(yīng)選項A）中的bleak“相當(dāng)黯淡的；凄慘的”。32.Theauthor'sbiggestconcernis_______.A.elementaryschoolchildren'sdisinterestinreadingclassicsB.thesurprisinglylowrateofliteracyintheU.S.C.themusicalsettingAmericanreadersrequireforreadingD.thereadingabilityandreadingbehaviorofthemiddleclassBestAnswer:D詳解:D）。細(xì)節(jié)題。本題實際考查考生理解長難句的能力。由第二段第一句可知，“但我今天擔(dān)憂的不是美國人最基本的認(rèn)字問題，而是另外一個更奢華的問題，即美國中產(chǎn)階層讀者閱讀藝術(shù)的衰退，他們不愿意給自己留出安靜的空間，呆在家里，花費時間專注地閱讀，這是圍繞著古典閱讀技巧形象的問題。”D）與題意吻合。33.Amajorproblemwithmostadolescentswhocanreadis________.A.theirfondnessofmusicandTVprogramsB.theirignoranceofvariousformsofartandliteratureC.theirlackofattentivenessandbasicunderstandingD.theirinabilitytofocusonconflictinginputBestAnswer:C詳解:C）。推斷題。本題問大部分能夠閱讀的青少年存在的主要問題是什么。從第二段第二句起，作者指出：“有人指出幾乎80的有文化的，受過教育的年輕人閱讀理解時必須伴有背景音樂和閃爍的電視熒屏。?8943.閱讀的核心觀念不再是專注，安靜和獨處，這種沒有完全沉浸于閱讀，沒有完全理解，不排除背景干擾的行為不可能使人完全理解和專注?！盋).與題意吻合，其中的attentiveness和understanding對應(yīng)原文中的concentration和apprehension.34.Theauthorclaimsthatthebestwayareadercanshowadmirationforapieceofpoetryorproseis______.A.tobeabletoappreciateitandmemorizeitB.toanalyzeitsessentialfeaturesC.tothinkitoverconscientiouslyD.tomakeafairappraisalofitsartisticvalueBestAnswer:A詳解:A）。細(xì)節(jié)題。本題問讀者如何最好地欣賞詩歌和散文。作者第二段最后一句指出，一個人如果真的喜歡一首詩或一篇散文，那他就會背誦下來（learnbyheart）。A)與題意符合。learnitbyheart就是memorize。35.Aboutthefutureoftheartsofreadingtheauthorfeels________.A.upsetB.uncertainC.alarmedD.pessimisticBestAnswer:B詳解:B)。推斷題。本題考讀者對最后一段的理解。第三段第一句為一承上啟下的過渡句：“在這種情況下，真正的問題是未來的閱讀藝術(shù)會是什么樣子。我們將來還會面對更富戲劇性的技術(shù)，心理和社會變革。?dblquote接著說“信息革命會涉與寫作，出版，發(fā)行和閱讀的每個方面。在書籍產(chǎn)業(yè)沒有人能滿懷信心地說對我們所熟知的書籍來說會發(fā)生些什么.”“Nooneinthebookindustrycansaywithanyconfidence...”的意思就是“不確定”，故選B)uncertain。PassageDForcenturies,explorershaveriskedtheirlivesventuringintotheunknownforreasonsthatweretovaryingdegreeseconomicandnationalistic.ColumbuswentwesttolookforbettertraderoutestotheOrientandtopromotethegreatergloryofSpain.LewisandClarkjourneyedintotheAmericanwildernesstofindoutwhattheU.S.hadacquiredwhenitpurchasedLouisiana,andtheApolloastronautsrocketedtothemooninadramaticshowoftechnologicalmuscleduringthecoldwar.Althoughtheirmissionsblendedcommercialandpolitical-militaryimperatives,theexplorersinvolvedallaccomplishedsomesignificantsciencesimplybygoingwherenoscientistshadgonebefore.TodayMarslooms(隱約出現(xiàn))ashumanity'snextgreatterraincognita(未探明之地).Andwithdoubtfulprospectsforashort-termfinancialreturn,withthecoldwararapidlyfadingmemoryandamidagrowingemphasisoninternationalcooperationinlargespaceventures,itisclearthatimperativesotherthanprofitsornationalismwillhavetocompelhumanbeings