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1.0分，共10分。)

Aristotledefinedafriendas"asinglesouldwellingintwobodies".Membersof

Facebookwhose"friends'reachtriplefiguresmayhavealooserdefinition,buthow

manyfriendswehave,andhoweasilywemake,[Cl]andlosethem,hasa

significantimpactonour[C2]well-being.It'snosurprise,then,thatfriendscan

improvejustabouteveryaspectofourlife.Arecentstudysaysthattherecoveryfroma

surgeryincluded,[C3],areductioninthelevelofpainfeltbypatientswiththe

mostfriends.Likewise,friendscanprotectusfromtheaftershocksofbereavement(喪失

親人)or[C4].Theydon'tevenhavetobegreatfriends-someofthe[C5]

effectissimplydowntothecompany:haveapintwithamateandyou'reby

definitionnotsocially[C6].Wefirstrecognisetheimportanceoffriendsin

childhood,whenwe'renotreallysurehowtomakethem.Whilesomeofusmay[C7]

afewchildhoodfriends,thebiggestopportunityforfriendshipcomesinhigher

education.Astudyoflong-termfriendshipsfoundthatfriendshipsformedduringcollege

yearsstayedclose20yearslater,iftheyscoredhighlyinclosenessaswellas

communicationtobeginwith.Thesefriendships[C8]greatdistancesandan

averageofsixhousemoves.MAtcollegeyoucancultivateclosefriendshipsbecause

you'reinsuchclose[C9]forsustainedperiods,"saysGlennSparks,Purdue's

professorofcommunication."Theserelationshipsare[CIO]andhardto

replicate;they'reveryunusualoutsidefamilyrelationships.Evenwhendistance,jobs,

familytendedtopullthemapart,thesefriendswouldsaythatoncetheyre-established

contact,theydidn'tmissabeat."A)positiveB)suspiciouslyC)proximityD)retainE)

submittedF)emotionalG)divorceH)maintainI)sensitiveJ)rareK)survivedL)reunion

M)isolatedN)ambiguityO)incredibly

1、[Cl]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：H

知識點(diǎn)解析?：此處需填入動詞原形與make,lose并列作主語從句的謂語。結(jié)交朋

友(make)、失去朋友。。⑹的中間階段是擁有，詞庫中maintain”維持”符合此處語

義。

2、[C2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾well-being的詞。友情應(yīng)是在精神層面對我們的幸福

感起影響,故選emotional”感情上的"。

3、[C3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：O

知識點(diǎn)解析：空格將動詞included及其賓語areduction分隔開，且前后都有逗號，

應(yīng)填入副詞。此句意為有了朋友的陪伴，病人從外科手術(shù)中恢復(fù)的過程要減少很多

痛苦。incredibly”難以置信地”說明朋友的神奇作用。呼應(yīng)本段首句所說的朋友能夠

改善我們生活的各個方面。

4、[C4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G

知識點(diǎn)解析：填入空格的詞與bereavement并列，應(yīng)為名詞且包含消極的詞義色

彩，divorce“離婚”符合比處語義。

5、[C5]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入修飾effecl的詞，可為名詞、形容詞或分詞。承接上一

句，本句講的是即便只是普通朋友也能對我們有所幫助，故填入的詞應(yīng)表積極意

義，positive”積極的；正面的”符合語義。

6、[C6]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：M

知識點(diǎn)解析：副詞socially提示此處需填入分詞或形容詞。前面指出，朋友的作用

可能只是陪伴。冒號后的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行解釋，有人陪著一起喝酒自然不會覺得……。

isolated“孤獨(dú)的"符合句意。

7、[C7]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：may表明此處需填入動詞原形，作謂語。根據(jù)句意：雖然我們會……

一些兒時(shí)的伙伴?，但建立友誼最佳的時(shí)期是在上大學(xué)時(shí)。動詞庫中retain”保持；保

留”符合句意。

8、[C8]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：K

知識點(diǎn)解析：此處需填入動詞過去式，作謂語。thesefriendships指代大學(xué)期間建立

的友誼，它可以在20年后依然很親密，可見即使受外在不利因素影響（距離遙遠(yuǎn)、

平均搬6次家），這種友誼仍能“幸存下來”，survived符合上下文語義。

9、[C9J

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：空格前的such表明此處需填入名詞。在大學(xué)能夠培養(yǎng)親密的友誼是

因?yàn)橛泻荛L一段時(shí)間可以相處，proximity”接近；親近”符合語義，與上文的

closeness呼應(yīng)。

10、[C10]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：J

知識點(diǎn).析：空格作句子的表語，可為名詞、形容詞或分詞。根據(jù)空格后的“難以

復(fù)制”可知，這些關(guān)系很珍貴，rare”罕見的；珍奇的”符合語義。

二、長篇閱讀（本題共70題，每題L0分，共70分。）

CanMixofTeachers,ComputersLeadtoPupilSuccess?[A]WhenvisitorstotheCarpe

Diemcharterschoolsee175studentswearingheadphonesandstaringintocomputer

screensfromsmallcubicles,principalMarkForncrisreadyforaskepticalreaction."Our

criticssayitlookslikeatelemarketingcallcenter,"hesaid,pre-emptively（先發(fā)制人地）.

"Itellpeopleitremindsmeofauniversitylibrary."|B]Thelightlyarrangedcubed

seatinginalarge,openroomisn'ttheonlywayCarpeDiemdoesn'tlooklikeatraditional

school.There'salsothisfact-thereareonlyfiveteachersfor175students.That'sa35-1

student-to-teacherratio,alittleoutoflineforwhatmanymiddleandhighschoolsoffer.

Eventually,thefiveteachers-withtheassistanceofaides-willbeexpectedtoeducate

300studentsastheschoolgrows,creatinga60-1ratiomorecommoninThirdWorld

countries.|C]That'sbecauseCarpeDiemoffersa"blendedlearning"curriculum.It'sa

cutting-edgeandcontroversialconceptthatdeliversabigchunkofinstructiontostudents

viacomputeratschoolandoccasionallyalhomeandmixesitwithperiodicsmallgroup

discussionsandone-on-oneinstruction.[D]CarpeDiem,whichservesgrades6to12

witha13-inemberstaff,broughtblendedlearningtoIndianapolisforthefirsttimelast

year.ThreemoreblendedlearningcharterschoolsrecentlyopenedinIndianapolis—

PhalenLeadershipAcademy,NexusAcademyandEnlaceAcademy—buttheconceptis

onlystartingtorampup.Morethanadozenblendedlearningschoolsareplannedtoopen

hereoverthenextfiveyears.|E]"Ourintuitionisthatitdoeswork/'saidEarlMartin

Phalen,founderofthePhalenAcademycharterschool."Ifyouwatchatwo-year-oldgrab

aniPadandflipthroughit,youseeourkidsareprettyadeptwithtechnology.We

certainlyunderstanditcanbealearningtool."[F]Electronicinstructionishardlynew一

online-onlyschoolshavebeenaroundformorethanadecade.Butblendedschoolsclaim

tohavedevelopedahybridtheysayismureeffuclivvfbrmanykids.Ilallowssluduiilsto

workattheirownpacetoconquerconceptstheycanhandleandconsultateacherortheir

peerswhentheyneedextrahelp.Learningmodelorprofitmachine?|G]Criticsof

blendedlearning,however,lumpthisconceptinwithotheronlineschoolsandsaythey

haveconcernsaboutthequalityofthelearningexperienceandthetruemotivationsofthe

purveyors（承辦商）ofelectronicinstruction.Somewonderiftheycaremoreabout

learningorprofits.Afterall,itcanbefarcheapertoteachastudentwithacomputerina

cubiclethanwithanactualpersonstandinginfrontoftheclassroom.That,inturn,can

freeupdollarsthatcanbepaidoutinprofitthatcangotoschooloperatorsandthetesting

companiesthatmakeseveralofthehot-sellingsoftwareprogramstheybuy.|H]Last

year,theconsultingfirmTheParthenonGroupdidastudythataimedtoestimatethecost

ofblendedlearninginstructioncomparedwithatraditionalclassroommodel.Itfoundthe

differentcouldbeasmuchas$2,400perstudentbelowwhattraditionalpublicschools

spendoninstruction.That'salmost25%lessthanwhatthetypicaltraditionalpublic

schoolspends,thestudysaid.[I]Phalen,whosecharterschoolopenedinIndianapolis

thisyear,acknowledgedthattherearethosewhouseonlinetoolstocutcosts.Buthesaid

hisschoolsandotherslikethemaretryingtodowhateverybusinessaimstodo-find

waystodeliverservicesthatarccheaperandbetteratthesametime.PhalenAcademyis

notentirelyablendedlearningschoolbutusessomeblendedlearningtechniquesinits

classes.|J]RickOgston,whofoundedCarpeDieminArizona,saidcost-cuttingwasthe

lastthingonhismindwhenhebeganexperimentingwithblendedlearningathisfirst

school.Hismotivation,hesaid,wastofindawaytotailorinstructiontothepointwhere

itwaspersonalizedtoeachstudent.Personalizedinstruction[K]CarpeDiem's

Indianapolisprincipal,MarkForner,isaformerinsuranceagentwhochangedcareersto

becomeateacherbyjoiningTeachforAmerica,aprogramthatplacesnewteachersin

needyschoolsnationwide.Forner,47,saidhestudiedblendedlearningingraduate

school."Thegreatthingaboutblendedlearningisnotwokidsmoveatthesamepace,"

hesaid."Intraditionalschoolifyouareakidwhogetsit,youhavetowaituntilthenext

yeartomoveuptothegrade.Hereyoudon'thavetowaitforthecohort（大部隊(duì)）[L]

That'swhatbroughtstudentSydneyPedigotoCarpeDiemfromWesternBooneHigh

SchoollastyearasalOth-grader.Amathgenius,shesaidshewasoftenboredinmath

class.Evenwhenteachersgavehermoreadvancedworktodoonherownshewould

oftenzipthroughitandbestuckwaitingfortherestoftheclass.|M|CarpeDiem's

approachissometimescalledthe"flipped"classroom.Lecturesthatusedtotakeplacein

classareinsteadroutinelywatchedonlineonvideo.Studentsthenworktheirwaythrough

exercisesbasedonthelecturecontentandtakeashortquiz.Alessontypicallytakes

about40minutes（ocomplete.Then,whenstudentsgotoclass,ihcirworkisfocusedon

discussion,groupworkandindividualhelp,saidLizRctana,theschoofsEnglishteacher.

Sofar,theresultsareimpressive.|N]Mostnewcharterschoolsstartwithlowstudent

scores,andthegoodonesraisethemovertime.Initsfirstyear,CarpeDiemsaw73%of

itsstudentspassEnglishandmathonIndianaStatewideTestingforEducational

Progress,justahalf-pointbelowthestateaverage.Bycomparison,IndianapolisPublic

School27,whichtwoyearsagoconvertedtothehighlyregardedCenterforInquiry

curriculum,sawjust54.7%pass.Thetwoschoolshaveverysimilardemographics.Carpe

Diemhasslightlymorepoorandminoritystudentsandslightlyfewerstudentslearning

Englishasasecondlanguageorinspecialeducation.Movingtooquickly?[O]Butler

UniversityeducationprofessorsShellyFurunessandKelliEsteves,whohave

experimentedwithblendedlearningintheircollegeclassesandsupporttheidea,

nonethelessworryabouttheworkloadforteacherssuchasRetana.[P]Furunessand

Esteveshaveusedblendedlearningforcorefoundationcoursesinlearningtheories,

educationconceptsandeducationalhistoryatButler.Theirdecisiontotryblended

learningwasalsoinfluencedbythegoalofindividualizedinstruction.Butthetwowere

quicktopointoutthattheyco-teachaclasswith25studentswhentheydoblended

learning—a12-1ratioofstudentstoteacher-andonlyforselectclasses.Thetwoare

skepticalofblendedlearningasacentralconceptfbrawholeschool.|Q]Furunesssaid

sheworrieswhenshehearsaboutstudentswhoquicklycompletehighschoolcoursesby

relyingheavilyononlinetools.Atcollegelevel,shesaid,studentsoftenstrugglenot

becausetheyhaven'tpassedtestsonbasicconceptsbutbecausetheycan'tconnectthose

conceptsthroughcriticalihinking.Thatsortofskillistypicallypolishedupin

conversationwithteachersandpeers."Sometimesthey'recollectinggoldstarswhenthey

shouldbeconnectingclots,"Furunesssaid.[R]Forner,CarpeDiem'sprincipal,doesn't

disagree."Weareveryclearwithparentsvvearenotanonlineschoolandthatwehave

high-qualityteachers,"hesaid."Therearesomethingsyoucannotgetfromanonline-

onlyschoolthatyoucanonlygetwithahigh-qualityteacher.Thatincludesreal-world

application.Youcanonlygetthatfromagreatteacherdownintheclassroom.

11、Severalschoolswithblended-learningmethodhaveopenedrecentlyinIndianapolis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)openedrecently定位到D段第2句。題目中的several與原文

threemore對應(yīng)，題目是對這句話的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

12、Forsomevisitors,CarpeDiemresemblesacallcenter,eventhoughtheprincipal

disagrees.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：由visitors和acallcenter定位到A段。題目中的resembles與原文

lookslike對應(yīng)；面對一些人的批評，校長說“它讓我想起大學(xué)的圖書館“，可見校

長不同意（disagrees）他人的看法，本題是對該段末句的歸納。

13、InCarpeDiem,it'sexpectedtoofferonlyoneteacherforaboutsixtystudentsinthe

future.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：題目涉及師生比例問題,D、P段都有所涉及。但oneteacherfor

aboutsixtystudenls（I：60）的比例僅出現(xiàn)在B段，本題是對該段末句的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

14、Someteachersworryaboutthequick-learningspeedinblendedlearningbecause

studentsmaynotacquiretheskillsnecessaryatcollegelevel.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Q-

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)collegelevel定位到Q段。該段提到某些老師的擔(dān)憂：那些依靠

網(wǎng)上工具快速完成中學(xué)課程的學(xué)生可能缺乏某方面的技能，而這些技能是通過師生

互動得以提高的。題目是對該段第1-2句的歸納，題目中studentsmaynot

acquire…對應(yīng)原文的theycannotconnect...thinkingo

15、Eventhoughblendedschoolsappearlaterthanonline-onlyschools,theyclaimlobe

amoreeffectiveapproach.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)online-onlyschools和moreeffective定位到F段。本段內(nèi)容主要

講混合式學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)校相對網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校的優(yōu)勢。題目概括了該段第1-2句的內(nèi)容。題目中

的eventhough從句與該段首句對應(yīng)，effecliveapproach與原文effectiveformany

kids呼應(yīng)。

16^Accordingtoastudyconductedbyaconsultingfirm,thecostofblendedlearning

couldbemuchlowerLtianthatofIradilionalpublicschools.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：H

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)consultingfirm和thecost定位到H段。該段比較（混合式學(xué)習(xí)

學(xué)校和公立學(xué)校的花費(fèi)。題目概括了本段內(nèi)容。題目中的thecost…muchlowc「與

第2句couldbeasmuchas...below意思相符。

17、ForthefounderofCarpeDieminArizona,hismotivationistocreateapersonalized

instructioninsteadofcuttingcost.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：J'

知識點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)CarpeDieminArizona和personalizedinstruction定位至UJ段。該

段提到，亞利桑那州卡爾佩迪姆學(xué)校的創(chuàng)建者在開始試驗(yàn)混合式學(xué)習(xí)法時(shí)沒想過要

削減成木，他最初的動機(jī)是為學(xué)生定制個性化的指導(dǎo)。原文的tailor

instruction…eachstudent與題中personalizedinstruction對應(yīng)。題目是對本段內(nèi)容的

概括。

18、Aflippedclassroomconsistsofvideo-watching,exercisingandin-classlearning,

whichhasexcellentresultsfornow.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：M

知識點(diǎn)解析：由flippedclassroom定位至M段。該段介紹了混合式學(xué)習(xí)法（也叫翻

轉(zhuǎn)課堂）的具體模式。學(xué)生觀看網(wǎng)上視頻，自行做完相關(guān)練習(xí)并測試，然后參加課

堂小組討論或由老師進(jìn)行個別輔導(dǎo)。題目概括了M段內(nèi)容，題目中的video.

watching,exercisingandin-classlearning復(fù)現(xiàn)原文信息，excellentresults與原文末

句theresultsarcimpressive對應(yīng)。

19、Fortwoschoolswithsimilardemographics,whenitcomestothepassinEnglish

andmath,theonewithblendedlearningstandsout.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：N」

知識點(diǎn)解析：由passinEnglishandmath定位到N段。本段比較了采用混合式教育

法的學(xué)校和普通公立學(xué)校英語和數(shù)學(xué)考試的通過率。文中提到CarpeDiem英語和

數(shù)學(xué)考試的通過率為73%o而印第安納波利斯二十七公立學(xué)校的通過率只有

54%,題目是對此段的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

20、Founderofacharterschooladmittedsomeschoolstrytocutcostthroughonline

tools.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I

知識點(diǎn)解析:根據(jù)charterschool與cutcost定位至I段。題目是對該段首句的同義

轉(zhuǎn)述，題目中的admitted對應(yīng)原文的acknowledged。

三、仔細(xì)閱讀（本題共10題，每題1.0分，共70分。）

The35-year-oldBeringwomaniswatchinganadshowingagianttelevisionmadebythe

ChinesecompanyHaier.Astreamofintroductionforthetelevisionfloatsinandoutof

view,includingoneaboutreceivingelectronicmailoverthetube.Asurferridesthe

wavesbetweenskyscrapers,hiswashleavingan"@"inthewater.Theadis"toodirect",

shetellsaninterviewer."Thereisthisguytalking,tellingmeallabouttheproduct,

showingmesomeimages.Wcgetit-butwedon'tlikeit."SinceaShanghaitelevision

stationairedChina'sfirstTVcommercialin1979,mosthavebeentheplain,

straightforward,tell-the-name-of-the-product-and-whal-it-doeskind.Thosestarted

disappearingintheU.S.inthelate1960sinfavorofmoresubtlepitchesusingironyand

humor.NowastudysaysChinesecommercialsdon'thavetotalkdowntoconsumers

anymoreeither-atleasttheone-thirdofthemlivinginChina'sprosperouscities,and

whomostinterestadvertisers.EventheWesternagenciesthatwinawardselsewherefor

hip,inventivecommercialsusuallykeepitsimpleinChina.Afterallthiscountryonly

beganopeningup20yearsagoandisfairlynewtoadvertising.Andtoconsumerculture,

too.Chinaisstilladevelopingnationwhereanincomeofjust$20,000ayearqualifiesan

urbanhouseholdasmiddle-class.Ontheotherhand,citypeoplewhoonceaspiredtoown

the"bigthree1*一atelevision,refrigeratorandwashingmachine-havealreadymovedup

toDVDplayersandmobilephones.Andwithapopulationof1.3billion,theworld's

largest,Chinaisahugemarket.Thatiswhytheworld'slargestcompanies,fromCoca-

ColatoProcter&Gamble,arebattlingitoutinChina.Advertisersspentmorethan5500

milliondollarsthroughthefirsthalfoftheyear,estimatesmarketresearcher,making

ChinathelargestadvertisingmarketinAsiaafterJapan.Theprevailingviewofmanyof

thoseadvertisersandtheiragenciesisthattheChinesedon'tyetgetcleverorsubtle

advertisingandtheypreferastraightforwardadwithlotsofinformation.ButtheApril

surveyofalmost500peopleinfiveChina'slargestcitiesdiscovered"asavvyurban

population,tiredofadietof'boring'adsandhungrytobetreatedasthesophisticated

decision-makerstheyare."Inshort,theChineseappreciationofwhatmakesagoodadis

nodifferentfromtheircounterpartsanywhereelseintheworld.

21、The35-year-oldwomanisdissatisfiedwiththeadofHaierTVbecause.

A、thereistoomuchmisleadinginformationinit

B、ithasn'tgivenathoroughintroductionoftheproduct

C^itistoodifficulttounderstand

D、ithasbeenshowedinasimple-mindedway

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點(diǎn)解析：首段第4句中的toodirect表明該女士認(rèn)為海爾電視機(jī)的廣告方式過

于簡單直接，本題應(yīng)選D。

22Bysaving℃hinesecommercialsdon'thavetotalkdowntoconsumers"(Line4,

Para.2),theauthorsuggeststhat.

A>theplainandstraightforwardwayofadvertisingshouldbeabolished

B、itisnotnecessarytotakeupironyandhumorinadvertisement

C、advertisersaremoreinterestedinhowtoattractthehigh-classcitizens

D>thosedisappearingintheU.S.maybejustappropriateinChina

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點(diǎn)解析：第2段末句開頭的now…eimer表明上句提到的在美國己棄用的廣告

方式現(xiàn)在也可在中國棄用了。而根據(jù)上句開頭thosestarteddisappearing可推斷在美

國棄用的廣告方式是指本段首句提到的簡單直接的廣告方式，由此可見，本題應(yīng)選

Ao

23、WhatcanwelearnabouttheconsumercultureinChina?

A、ItisnotascomplicatedasthatoutsideChina.

B、Ithasnotbeenfullyunderstoodyet.

C、Itsinfluenceonadvertisingisstilllimited.

D、Itisoneofthemostimportantproductsofopeninguppolicy.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B'

知識點(diǎn)解析：第3段第3句是一個省略句，省略的內(nèi)容在第2句提及，表明中國對

消費(fèi)文化也不太熟悉，即對它了解還不夠，因此B為正確的說法。

24、TheauthoragreesthatChina'smiddle-classhouseholds.

A、areinterestedininventiveadsinsteadofsimpleones

B、earnlessthantheoverseasmiddle-classhouseholds

C^contributemosttoChina'sconsumermarket

D、nolongeraspiredtoownthe"thebigthree"

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點(diǎn)解析：原文只有第3段第4句提到了中國的中產(chǎn)階級，其中just一詞表明作

者認(rèn)為中國中產(chǎn)階級的收入其實(shí)不高，該段一開始提到了西方國家，因此可以推

斷，作者衡量中國中產(chǎn)階級收入時(shí)是以西方國家中產(chǎn)階級的收入為對照標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的，因

此B為本題最合適的答案。

25、Thepassagemainlyintendstodiscuss.

A、themosteffectivewaysofadvertisinginChina

B、thedevelopmentofadvertisingstylesinChina

C、consumers'viewontheadsinChina

D、amisconceptionontheadsinChina

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點(diǎn)解析：本文以某個消費(fèi)者對廣告的看法開始，又以消費(fèi)者對廣告的看法結(jié)

束，中間兩段雖然提及了一些世界名牌，也提到了消費(fèi)市場等，但作者提到這些都

是為了說明消費(fèi)者對廣告在態(tài)度上的變化，因此，本文最關(guān)注的應(yīng)該是消費(fèi)者對廣

告的看法，即C為本題答案。

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