大學(xué)英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

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大學(xué)英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

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一、詞匯理解(本題共10題，每題分，共10分。)

OnSaturday,BexarCountyDigitalLibrary-a$2.4million,4,000-square-footspace

locatedonthesouthsideofSanAntonio~openstothepublic.Thelibrary,builtwith

$1.9millionincountytaxmoneyand$500,000inprivate[Cl]isstocked

with10,000e-books,500e-readers,48computers,and20iPadsandlaptops.Ithasa

children'sarea,studyroomsandacafe.Most[C2]itwillhavenoprinted

material.Thisisn'tthefirsttimeapubliclibraryhas[C3]togobookless.

Consideringour[C4]awayfromprintandtowardallthingsdigital,theidea

ofthebooklesslibrarynolongerseemsso[C5]Aroundthecountry,a

numberofpubliclibrarieshaveundergone[C6]transformationstocaterto

theneedsofitsvisitors,oftenbymovingand[C7]itsbookcollectionsto

makewayfordigitalspacesthatcaneasilyadapttoemergingtechnologies.Chicago

PublicLibrary'sYOUmediaoffersspaceforteenstocreatedigitalcontentlikepodcasts

andvideogames.TheDistrictofColumbiaPublicLibrarysystemandtheColumbus

MetropolitanLibrarySysteminOhioarerenovatingmanyoftheirlocationstocreateall-

digitalareasandopenspacesfor[C8]toworktogether.ArizonaState

UniversityandtheScottsdalePublicLibrarysystemareevencollaboratingtoattract

smallbusinessesand[C9]toworkinlibrariesacrossthestate.InNewYork

City,40ofthe62QueensLibrarieshavebeenrenovatedinparttoincreasespacefor

jobseekerswhodon'thaveaccesstoacomputerathome.Theyarefocusedonprograms

andserviceslikeresumewriting,jobsearchtipsandlanguageclasses.Publiclibraries

nowofferoneprogramaday[CIO]intheU.S.A)attemptedE)donationsI)

innovativeM)scrutinyB)averagelyF)driftJ)justifiedN)supplementingC)

consolidatingG)entrepreneursK)patronsO)tentativeD)definitelyH)importantlyL)

radical

1、(Cl]

標準答案：E

知識點解析：空格需填入名詞，作介詞in的賓語。此句說明建造圖書館資金的來

源，從taxmoney和privale可推斷資金來源包括政府和私人捐獻兩種渠道，故選用

donationso

2、[C2]

標準答案：H

知識點解析：空格獨立于主句之外，并由逗號與主句分隔開來，應(yīng)為作狀語的副

詞。根據(jù)空格前的mosl和havenoprintedmaterial（無印刷材料）可推知，此處進

一步介紹數(shù)碼圖書館的特別之處，故選用importantly,體現(xiàn)出與前文的遞進關(guān)系。

3、[C3]

標準答案：A

知識點解析：空格位于thefirsttime所后接的從句中，該從句缺少謂語動詞，助動

詞has提示此處應(yīng)填入動詞過去分詞。This指代上文提及的數(shù)碼圖書館，isn,tthe

firsitime表明這種模式之前-出現(xiàn)，根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選用altempted,表示數(shù)碼

圖書館不是公立圖書館采用無書模式的首次嘗試。

4、[C4]

標準答案：F

知識點解析：our表明空格處應(yīng)為名詞。由方位詞awayfrom和toward推斷此處的

名詞應(yīng)表示一種“趨勢”，名詞庫中的drift“趨勢”為本題答案。

5、[C5]

標準答案：I

知識點解析：空格位于系動詞seems之后，應(yīng)為表語，而副詞so提示此處應(yīng)為形

容詞。根據(jù)上文提到的Thisisn'tthefirsttime和本句中的nolonger可以推斷這種數(shù)

碼圖書館“并不新奇”，故此處選用innovative最為適合。

6、[C6]

標準答案：L

知識點解析：空格在transformations前面，應(yīng)為修飾該名詞的定語，描述各地公共

圖書館發(fā)生了怎樣的轉(zhuǎn)變。根據(jù)空格后提及的makewayfordigitalspaces（為數(shù)碼

區(qū)騰出空間）可推知，傳統(tǒng)圖書館的轉(zhuǎn)變很大，故選用radical“根本的”。

7、[C7]

標準答案：C

知識點解析：and表明填入空格的詞與moving為并列關(guān)系，應(yīng)為動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞

形式。bymoving...collections是圖書館為數(shù)碼區(qū)騰出空間的方式，故選用

consolidating,意為圖書館通過“整合”藏書騰出更多空間。

8、LC8]

標準答案：K

知識點解析：空格在介詞for和不定式loworktogetherZ間，應(yīng)為名詞，構(gòu)成for

sb.todosth.的結(jié)構(gòu),詞庫中的名詞patrons符合句意，此處指"讀者本句是對圖

書館一般的描述，與“商業(yè)"、"生意''關(guān)系不大，故排除entrepreneurs。

9、[C9]

標準答案：G

知識點解析：and表明空格應(yīng)填入與businesses并列的名詞。圖書館除向“讀者”開

放之外，甚至還主動招商(attractsmallbusinesses)o詞庫中enlrepreneurs最符合

此處語境。

10、[CIO]

標準答案：B

知識點解析：句子主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu)完整，故空格應(yīng)為副詞作狀語。本段描述各公共圖書

館提供的數(shù)字化服務(wù)，最后一句對全段內(nèi)容做了小結(jié)。averagely符合句意，表明

美國的公共圖書館“平均”每天提供一項此類服務(wù)。

二、仔細閱讀(本題共萬題，每題分，共萬分。)

EconomistssayconfidenceintheU.S.economyhasimprovedsincethefinancialcrisis

began,butitisstillataverylowlevel.Thisweek,(heNewYork-basedConference

boardsaiditsconsumerconfidenceisabouthalfofwhatitwasthistimelastyear.As

peoplestruggletodealwithjoblossesanddwindlingretirementfunds,theiroutlookof

thecountry'seconomicsituationremainspessimisticduringthebiggestconsumer

spendingtimeoftheyear.ClaireRusk,ashopperinAlexandria,Virginia,sayssheis

changingherholidayspendinghabitsthisyearbecauseoftheeconomiccrisis,even

thoughhernine-year-oldsonexpectsChristmasasusual."Hislistislongerthanever,soI

waslisteningtohowyoutellhimthathislistbetterbeshorterthisyear,"shesaid.Rusk

saysthecrisisisforcinghertothinkhardaboutherpurchases."I'mjustgoingtobemore

careful.I'mgoingtomakealist.I'mnotgoingtorandomlyshop,"shenoted."Iusually

justgooutandshop,butI'mgoingtohaveaplanbeforeIgooutthisyear."AndRuskis

notalone.KilmerCaban,ashopperatthePentagonCityMalloutsideWashington,D.C.,

saysheisgoingtotrytospendthesameamountforgiftsaslastyear,butheknowssome

ofhisfamilymembersarecuttingback."Mysisterandherhusbandsaytheywillnotbe

spendingasmuch,duetothecostofgasandtheeconomyandeverything,"heexplained.

Someretailstoreowners,whonormallymakethebulkoftheirprofitsthistimeofyear,

arehopefulthattheholidayshoppingseasonwillstillbeabletopullthemoutof(he

recentslump.VictoriaBirkett,theownerofEmbellishments,agiftstoreinAlexandria,

Virginia,saysshe'salittleworried,butsheislookingforwardtotheholidayrush."Inthis

retailbusinessIhavecutmyorderdownalittlebitfromprioryears,butIcanseepeople

arebeingalittlemorecautiousintheirspending,"shesaid."Imalittleconcerned,butit

isjustbeforeThanksgiving,soI'mhopefulthatthingswillpickupjustafter

Thanksgiving."Birkettsayshergiftshophasnotfelttheeffectsoftheeconomiccrisisas

muchasotherstoreownerssheknowsbecauseitisclosetoWashingtonD.C.and

benefitsfromtourism.AlexanderMcCall,amanageratGameStop,inthePentagonCity

Mallremainsoptimisticaswell."Peoplearealittlebi(morecarefulwiththeirmoney

now,thespendinghasgonedownalittle,butIthinkallinallit'sgoingtobeagood

businessholidayforeverybody,"hesaid.Despitetheslumpinconsumerconfidence

McCallstillexpectsdemandforsomeitemstorisenextmonth.

11、Howaretheretiredpeopleinfluencedbytheeconomicsituation?

A、Theyareforcedtoretireatanearlierage.

B、Theirspendingpowerhasincreasedtorecordhigh.

C、Theyhavetocopewithreducedpensions.

D、Theirconfidencehasdroppedtothelowestlevel.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：首段末句中依struggle和dwindlingretirementfunds表明退休的人要

應(yīng)付退休金越來越少的生活，因此選B。A、C文中沒有亮到；D與文意相反。

12^ClaireRuskwantedtoaskforadviceonhowto.

A、getthroughtheeconomiccrisis

B、explaintheeconomicsituationtoherson

C、planfortheChristmasshopping

D、changeherrandomholidayspendinghabits

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第2段提到ClaireRusk在經(jīng)濟危機下正改變自己的假H消費習(xí)慣，

而她兒子仍像往常一樣期待圣誕節(jié)，文中直接引語Iwaslisteningtohowyoutell

himthat…表明ClaireRusk想知道該如何向兒子解釋在經(jīng)濟危機時期要縮減開支這

件事，因此選C。

13、KilmerCabanismentionedinordertostressthat

A、fewshopperscankeeptheirspendinghabits

B、Christmasisthebiggestspendingtime

C、ClaireRuskfacesthesamesituation

D^(heeconomiccrisishasasweepinginfluence

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第3段開頭提到Ruskisnotalone,接著舉了KilmerCaban改變消費

習(xí)慣的例子，目的是強調(diào)經(jīng)濟危機影響程度之深，選D“舉例的目的不是強調(diào)“很

少人能保持消費習(xí)慣”，排除A。B、C只是客觀陳述事實，并非事例所要強調(diào)的內(nèi)

容。

14、WhathasVictoriaBirkettdoneinordertodealwiththeeconomicsituation?

A^Shehasreducedthegoodsinstock.

B、Shewilltrytoattractmoretourists.

C、ShehasspecialThanksgivinggiftsonsale.

ShewillmovehershoptoWashingtonD.C.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第4段第3句中的cutmyorderdown（減少了進貨量），意味著

VictoriaBirkett有意減少店里的存貨量，因此選A。文中沒有提及VictoriaBirkett

會在感恩節(jié)廉價銷售特殊禮品，B不正確；選項C和D缺乏原文依據(jù)，故排除。

15、Accordingtotheretailers,theshoppersarewiththeirmoney.

A^pessimistic

B、hopeful

C、restrained

D、miserly

標準答案：B

知識點解析；第4段第3句講到人們在消費上變得有些謹慎，第5段第2句也提到

人們花錢時小心了一點點，從這兩處的cautious和careful可推知顧客花錢的時候

很克制，因此選B。選項A是某些人對目前經(jīng)濟狀況的態(tài)度；選項C是零售商對

未來生意額的態(tài)度，不是顧客的態(tài)度。選項D“吝嗇的”沒有原文依據(jù)。

Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastupsurge(居U增)ofwomenintheworkforce

mayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,accordingtothishypothesis,would

ratherworkthanmarry.Theconverse(反面)ofthisconcernisthattheprospectsof

becomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriages.Inthepast,onlythe

earningsandfinancialprospectsofthemancountedinthemarriagedecision.Now,

however,(heearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriage

partner.Datashowthateconomicdownturnslendtopostponemarriagebecausethe

partiescannotafford(oestablishafamilyorareconcernedaboutrainydaysahead.As

theeconomyrebounds,thenumberofmarriagesalsorises.Coincidentwiththeincrease

inwomenworkingoutsidethehomeistheincreaseindivorcerates.Yet,itmaybewrong

tojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theimpactofawife'sworkon

divorceisnolesscloudythanitsimpactonmarriagedecisions.Therealizationthatshe

canbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorce

overanunsatisfactorymarriage.Butthereverseisequallyplausible.Tensionsgrounded

infinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriage.Givenhigh

unemployment,inflationaryproblems,andslowgrowthinrealearnings,aworkingwife

canincreasehouseholdincomeandrelievesomeofthesepressingfinancialburdens.By

raisingafamily'sstandardofliving,aworkingwifemaysirer.gihenherfamily'sfinancial

andemotionalstability.Psychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidered.Forexample,a

wifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehouse.Shemayview

heronlychoiceasseekingadivorce.Ontheotherhand,ifshecanfindfulfillment

throughworkoutsidethehome,workandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastronger

andmorestableunion.Also,amajorpartofwomen'sinequalityinmarriagehasbeendue

tothefactthat,inmostcases,menhaveremainedthemainbreadwinners.Withhigher

earningcapacityandstatusoccupationsoutsideofthehomecomesthecapacityto

exercisepowerwithinthefamily.Aworkingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemaster

ofthehouse.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditions,itcould

createastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.

16、Theword"portend"(Line2,Para.1)isclosestinmeaning(o"

A^defy

B、sufferfrom

C、signal

D、resultfrom

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)后文講到的“很多女性寧愿工作而不結(jié)婚”，可確定signal”預(yù)示

著“符合語境，答案為B。

17、Itissaidinthepassagethatwhentheeconomyslides..

A、menwouldchooseworkingwomenastheirmarriagepartners

B、evenworkingwomenwouldworryabouttheirmarriages

C、morewomenwouldgetmarriedtoseekfinancialsecurity

D、morepeoplewouldprefertoremainsingleforthetimebeing

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第I段倒數(shù)第2句講到。有數(shù)據(jù)表明，經(jīng)濟衰退時，因為雙方負擔(dān)不

起組織家庭的費用，或者因為擔(dān)心往后的口子風(fēng)雨不順，人們傾向于推遲婚期。其

中economicdownturns即題目所說的whentheeconomyslides,所以答案為D。

18、Onereasonwhywomenwithnocareermayseekadivorceisthat.

A^(heyfeel(hattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedom

B、theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectations

C、theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbands

theytendtosuspecttheirhusbands'loyaltytotheirmarriage

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第3段第2句講到，妻子如果不能走出家匚從事自己的職業(yè)，她可能

就會有一種被困在家里的感覺。原文的feelcaged體現(xiàn)出沒有自由，選項A為其同

義改寫。

19、Ifwomenfindfulfillmertthroughworkoutsidethehome,.

A、theyaremorelikelytodominatetheirmarriagepartners

B、theirmarriagetiescanbestrengthened

C、theirhusbandsareexpectedtodomorehousework

D、(heytendtoputtheircareerbeforemarriage

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第3段最后一句講到，如果婦女通過家庭以外的工作找到成就感，工

作和婚姻就可以齊頭并進，從而形成更強更穩(wěn)定的聯(lián)合，C表述符合文意。A、D

項分別出現(xiàn)在最后一段和第1段，但都與題干沒有聯(lián)系，故排除。B沒有原文依

據(jù)。

20、Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthor'sview?

A、Thestabilityofmarriageand(hedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsituationof

(hecountry.

B、Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomeandremain

independent.

C、Evenwheneconomicallyindependent,mostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequality

inmarriage.

D、Theimpactofthegrowingfemaleworkforceonmarriagevariesfromcasetocase.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章最后總結(jié)道：“婦女外出工作既有可能產(chǎn)生更牢靠的平等夫妻關(guān)

系，也有可能造成新的不安定因素，這全取決于夫婦雙方對這幽新的情況做出怎樣

的反應(yīng)”，D為本題答案?；橐龅姆€(wěn)定和離婚率與經(jīng)濟形勢無關(guān)，排除A。最后一

段講到，隨著經(jīng)濟獨立，婦女在家中更有權(quán)力，故B錯誤。C的表述無原文依據(jù)。

Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarcbeingruthlessly（無情的）manipulatedinto

parent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependson

havingagrandchildtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpheatdownthepersistent

campaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It'stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,

whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.Partofitsmissionwouldbeto

promotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwould

includedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,

screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sitlingoftenturnsintoa

cryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheir

grandchild'sexpensivecollegeeducation.Plannedgrandparenthood'scarefullywritten

literaturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrandchild-free:acalmlivingroom,extra

moneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldbe

remindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it'spossibletohaveaconversationwith

yourkids,who—incidentally——wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.Meanwhile,

mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparents

aimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistent

parent,evenifthey'reloadedwithwork.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsome

moneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild'sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycover

expensesassociatedwiththeinfant'sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,

cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.AtPlanned

Grandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biased

informationabouttheinsanityofhaving（heirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychological

andeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorning

sicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwould

containstoriesaboutovenvhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadults

canrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.WhenI

thinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingat

thelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmy

DarcntswereDutting[hegrandchildsqueezeonme.IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthis

parenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere'sthecrazyirony.Idon'twantmychiId-freelife

back.Dylan'stoomuchfun.

21、What'sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?

A、Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.

B、Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.

C、Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.

D^Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第1段第2句講到，我們需要一個組織來殺殺那些執(zhí)意堅持抱孫

子的父母的氣勢，接下來?句則講“是時候建立PlannedGrandparenthood了"，可見

該組織的H的在于說服人們不要執(zhí)意堅持要孫子。D中的insistingonhaving

grandchildren是對原文thepersistentcampaigns的同文改寫，為本題答案。

22、PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorder

to.

A、showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren

B、sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientillcway

C、drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause

D^helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationfcrgrandchildren

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第2段第2句指出PlannedGrandparenthood組織的工作人員應(yīng)該包括

沮喪的祖父母，他們會向人們解釋孫子孫女如何打破燈具、亂咬亂叫、拳打腳踢。

結(jié)合末句提到的“更多的祖父母會作證說明他們還必須為孫子孫女支付昂貴的大學(xué)

費用”，可知B符合文意。

23、Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildren

because.

A、theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents

B、theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyastheygrowolder

C、theyhavelearnedfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren

D、theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第4段介紹了絕大部分子女很容易被說服生育孩子的原因，第1句和

第3句分別講述父母的威逼與利誘，符合選項A中“胡蘿卜加大棒政策”的含義。

其他選項文中沒有提到。

24、Bysaying"…myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme"(Lines2-3,

Para.6),(heauthormeansthat.

A、herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild

B、herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild

C、herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildin(heirarms

D^herparentskeptblamingherfbrherchild'sbadbehavior

標準答案：A

知識點解析：題干句子出自第6段，原文使用了虛擬語氣，說“當時我父母逼著我

生孩子的時候，要是我能夠求助于PlannedGrandparenthood就好了"，實際上作者

并沒有得以求助，由此可以推斷作者被逼迫生育小孩，答案為A,選項D利用原

文ourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa制造干擾。

25、Whatdoestheauthorreallythinkoftheideaofhavingchildren?

A^Itdoesmoreharmthangood.

B、Itcontributestooverpopulation.

C、Ilistroublesomebutrewarding.

D、Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：最后一段作者講到，如果她當時求助于PlannedGrandparenthood的

話，可能就不會陷入現(xiàn)在為人父母的窘境中，隨后又講到她又不想回到?jīng)]有孩f時

的生活?？梢娮髡邔τ行『⑦@件事是一分為二的，雖覺得麻煩，但也有令人欣慰的

東西，選項C的表述符合文意。

大學(xué)英語六級改革適用(閱讀)模擬試

卷第2套

一、長篇閱讀(本題共30題，每題1.0分，共30分。)

TheMysteryoftheNazcaLines[A]IfyouvisitthePeruviancoastaldesertfromnorthto

south,youwillnotethatsporadicallyyoucomeuponagreenandfertilevalley

surroundedbysand.ThevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastarelikeelongatedoasis,

throughwhichrunnarrowandtorrentialrivers(hatoriginateinthesnowcapped

mountainsof(heAndesandwhichflowtothePacificOcean.Asyoutravelmoretowards

(hesouth,thesevalleysbecomesmallerandtheriversarenanower.Manyoftheserivers

rundryformostpartoftheyearwiththeexceptionoftherainyseasoninthe

mountains(fromDecembertoMarch).[B]Nazcaisoneofthesevalleys.Herean

importantcivilizationdevelopedduringthefirstsixcenturiesafterChristItwasaculture

madeupofnoteworthytextileweaversandpotters(thebestpaintingsofancientPerucan

befoundontheceramicsfromNazca).Greatdesertplainsandplateausextendtothe

northandsouthofthisregion,alandofcompletearidnesswherethereisnovegetation,

wheretheairisverydryandwhereitseldomrains.Comparedtotheothernearby

valleys,thisvalleyisinhabitedbynoone.TheNazcaLincs[C]Acrosstheplainbetween

theIncaandNazcaValleys,thereliesanareameasuring37rriileslongandImilewide,

onwhichthereisanassortmentofperfectlystraightlines,manyrunningparallel,others

intersecting,formingagrandgeometricform.Inandaroundthelinestherearealso

trapezoidalzones,strangesymbols,andpicturesofbirdsandbeastsalletched(被侵蝕

的)onagiantscalethatcanonlybeappreciatedfrom(hesky.[DJThefigurescomeintwo

types:biomorphsandgeoglyphs.Thebiomorphsaresome70animalandplantfigures

thatincludeaspider,hummingbird,monkeyandaLOOO-foot-longpelican.The

biomorphsaregroupedtogetherinoneareaontheplain.Somearchaeologistsbelieve

theywereconstructedaround200B.C.,about500yearsbeforethegeoglyphs.[E|There

areabout900geoglyphsontheplain.Gcoglyphsarcgeometricformsthatinclude

straightlines,triangles,spirals,circlesandtrapezoids.Theyareenormousinsize.The

longeststraightlinegoesninemilesacrosstheplain.[F]Theformsaresodifficulttosee

fromthegroundthattheywerenotdiscovereduntilthe1930*swhenaircraft,when

surveyingforwater,spotted(hem.Theplain,crisscrossed(交義的),bythesegiantlines

withmanyformingrectangles,hasastrikingresemblancetoamodernairport.TheSwiss

writer,ErichvonDaniken,evensuggestedtheyhadbeenbuiltfortheconvenienceof

ancientvisitorsfromspacetolandtheirships.Astemptingasitmightbetosubscribeto

thistheory,thedesertflooratNazcaissoftearthandloosestoneandwouldnotsupport

thelandingwheelsofeitheranaircraftoraflyingsaucer.HowWereTheyBuilt?

[GJStraightlinescanhemadeeasilyforgreatdistanceswithsimpletools.Twowooden

stakesplacedasastraightlinewouldheusedtoguidetheplacementofathirdstake

alongtheline.Onepersonwouldsightalongthefirsttwostakesandinstructsasecond

personintheplacementofthenewstake.Thiscanberepeatedasmanytimesasneeded

tomakeanalmostperfectly-straightlinemilesinlength.Thesymbolswereprobably

madebydrawingthedesiredfigureatsomereasonablesize,thenusingagridsystemto

divideitup.Thesymbolcouldthenberedrawnatfullscalebyrecreating(hegridon(he

groundandworkingoneachindividualsquareoneatatime.SoWhyAretheLines

There?[H]TheAmericanexplorerPaulKosok,whomadehisfirstvisittoNazcain(he

1940s,suggestedthatthelineswereastronomicallysignificantandthattheplainactedas

agiantobservatory.Hecalledthem"thelargestastronomybookintheworld."Gerald

Hawkins,anAmericanastronomer,testedthistheoryin1968byfeedingthepositionofa

sampleoflinesintoacomputerandhavingaprogramcalculatehowmanylines

coincidedwithanimportantastronomicalevent.Hawkinsshowedthenumberoflines

thatwereastronomicallysignificantwereonlyaboutthesamenumberthatwouldbethe

resultofpurechance.ThismakesitseemunlikelyNazcaisanobservatory.[IJPcrhaps

thebesttheoryforthelinesandsymbolsbelongstoTonyMorrison,theEnglishexplorer.

ByresearchingtheoldfolkwaysofthepeopleoftheAndesmountains,Morrison

discoveredatraditionofwaysideshrines(神殿)linkedbystraightpathways.Thefaithful

wouldmovefromshrinetoshrineprayingandmeditating.Oftentheshrinewasassimple

asasmallpileofstones.MorrisonsuggeststhatthelinesatNazcaweresimilarin

purposeandonavastscale.Thesymbolsmayhaveservedasspecialenclosuresfor

religiousceremonies.[J]Rcccntlytworesearchers,DavidJohnsonandSteveMabcc,have

advancedatheorythatthegco-glyphsmayberelatedtowater.TheNazcaplainisoneof

thedriestplacesonEarth,gettinglessthanoneinchofrainayear.Johnson,while

lookingforsourcesofwaterintheregion,noticedthatancien:aqueducts(弓【水渠)seemed

tobeconnectedwithsomeofthelines.Johnsonthinksthattheshapesmaybeagiant

mapoftheundergroundwatersourcestracedontheland.Mabeeisworkingtogather

evidencethatmightconfirmthistheory.[K]Othcrscientistsarcmoreskeptical,butadmit

thatinaregionwherefindingwaterwasvitaltosurvival,theremightwellbesome

connectionbetweentheceremonialpurposeofthelinesandwater.JohanReinhard,a

culturalanthropologistwiththeNationalGeographicSociety,foundthatvillagersin

Boliviawalkalongastraightpathwaytoshrineswhileprayinganddancingforrain.

Somethingsimilarmayhavebeendoneat(heancientNascalines.|L)Thelinesa(Nazca

aren'ttheonlylandscapefiguresPeruboasts.About850milessouthoftheplainisthe

largesthumanfigureintheworldlaidoutuponthesideofSolitaryMountain.TheGiant

ofAtacamastands393feethighandissurroundedbylinessimilartothoseatNazca.

[M]AlongthePacificCoastinthefoothillsoftheAndesMountainsisetchedafigure

resemblingagiantcandelabrum.Furthersouth,SierraPintada,whichmeans"thepainted

mountain"inSpanish,iscoveredwithvastpicturesincludingspirals,circles,warriors

andacondor.Archaeologistsspeculatethatthesefigures,clearlyvisiblefromtheground,

servedasguidepostsforIncatraders.PreservingtheNazcaLines[NJItisdifficulttokeep

theNazcaLinesfreefromoutsideintervention.Aswithallancientruins,suchasMachu

Piccu,weatherbywindandrain,andhumantamperingwilltaketheirtollonthese

ancientLines.lOJInrecentyearstheNazcaLineshavesufferedgradualdestruction,as

(ombraidersseekingpre-Incaartifactsscartheterrainwithhundredsofburrows,

garbage,amongotherwastematerial.Aboomincopperandgoldminingisdefacing

partsoftheNazcalineswithtracksfromtrucktraffic.Overthepastdecade,advertisers

andpoliticalcampaignshavecarvedhugemessagesintherockandsandbetweenthe

ancientdesignsinthisregion250milessouthofLima.In1998,floodsandmudslides

fromtheElNinoweatherpatternseriouslyerodedseveralfigures.[PJThedamagetothe

linesunderscoresPeru'sdesperatestruggletopreserveitsnationalpatrimony.

Archaeologistssaytheyarewatchinghelplesslyasthequestforscholarshipand

conservationinacountryviewedasthecradleofNewWorldcivilizationislosingoutto

commercialinterests,bleakpovertyandthegrowingpopularityofheritagesitesastourist

attractions.

1、ThepropertiesofthedesertflooratNazcamakeitimpossibletoserveasaspotfor

thelandingofplaneorflyingsaucer.

標準答案：F''

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的thedesertflooratNazca和thelandingofplane

or...等可定位至F段。該段提到瑞士作家ErichvonDaniken認為平原上的圖形

是太空的拜訪者為方便飛船著陸而建的。而末句指出，納斯卡沙漠地面是松軟的土

壤和松散的石頭，無法支持飛機或飛碟著陸。題目句子與該段末句同義。

2、TheriverwaterinthevalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoastcomesfrommountainsof

theAndes.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中KvalleysofthePeruvianPacificcoast定位至A段第2

句。該句講到，秘魯太平洋海岸的谷地像綿延的綠洲，河流穿梭其中，這些溪流均

源自積雪覆蓋的安第斯山脈.題目句子是對原文的同義改寫,其中comesfrom與

文中的originatein同義。

3、TheAmericanexplorer'stheorythatNazcawasanobservatoryhasbeentested

unreasonable.

標準答案：H

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中fttAmericanexplorer'stheory和observatory定位至H段。

該段先提出PaulKosok的想法，接著用Hawkins的實驗進行驗證，最后說到“具有

天文學(xué)意義的線條的數(shù)目很少，只能看作是某種隨機因素的結(jié)果。這表明，納斯卡

不可能是個天文觀測臺”。題目中的Americanexplorer就是指PaulKosok,而

unreasonable是對末句makesitseemunlikely的概括。

4、Accordingtosomearchaeologists,(hebiomorphswereconstructedearlierthanthe

geoglyphs