大學英語六級模擬試卷156

一、作文（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7分。）

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic"AFewRe.marksonCompetition".Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150

wordsandbaseontheoutline(giveninChinese)below.I.競爭是存在于當今社會的普

遍現象2.競爭的好處3.競爭的同時不要忘記合作

標準答案：AFewRemarksonCompetitionInourmodernsocietyyoumayfeel

competitioneverywhere.Tileathletes,forexample,fightwitheachotherfor

championships.Thestudentscompeteforprizesandscholarshipsatschool.The

unemployedstruggleforanyopportunitiesavailableinthejobmarket.Andeverydayin

thebusinessworldthefiercestcompetitionistakingplaceaseachenterprisetriestogeta

biggersliceofthemarketHardascompetitionis,ithascertainadvantagesaswell.

Firstly,itprovidescitizens,whateversocialstatustheyhave,withopportunitiesto

achievetheirgoals.Everyonewithhisowneffortsisequalonthewaytosuccess.

Secondly,peopleusuallyfeelstimulatedbythechallengesfromrivals.Under

competitiononeturnsouttobemoreactiveandefficient.Furthermore,competitiongives

impetustothefastdevelopmentofthemodernworld,inwhicheachpersonshowsgreater

initiativeatwork.However,acompetitivesocietycanneverneglecttheimportanceof

cooperation,forcompetitiondoesnotmeantheisolationfromothers.Infact,right

cooperationwithotherpeoplewillmakewiserandmoreeffectiveuseofourintelligence

andenergy,andthusincreasetheforcefulnessofcom-petition.

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、快速閱讀理解(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10

分。)

FoodsThatFightDiseaseWithremarkableconsistency,recentresearchhasfoundthata

diethighinplant-basedfoods—fruits,vegetables,driedpeasandbeans,grains,and

starchystaplessuchaspotatoes—isthebody'sbestweaponinthwartingmanyheakh-

relatedproblems.Thesefbodsworkagainstsomanydiseasesthatthesamehealthy

ingredientsyoumightusetoprotectyourheartorwardoffcancerwillalsobenefityour

intestinaltractandbones.Here'swhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthesedifferentdisease-

fightingfoods.CancerFightersPreventingcancerisacompellingreasontoloadupyour

cartintheproducedeparUnent.Scientistshaverecentlyestimatedthatapproximately30

to40percentofallcancerscouldbeavertedifpeopleatemorefruits,vegetables,and

plant-basedfoodsandminimizedhigh-fat,high-calorieediblesthathavescant

nutritionalvalue.Upto70percentofcancersmightbeeliminatedifpeoplealsostopped

smoking,exercisedregularly,andcontrolledtheirweight.Inthepast,researchershad

linkedfatconsumptionwiththedevelopmentofcancers,buttheycurrentlybelievethat

eatingfruits,vegetables,andgrainsmaybemoreimportantinpreventingthediseasethan

noteatingfat."Theevidenceaboutahigh-fatdietandcancerseemedalotstronger

severalyearsagothanitdoesnow,**saysMelaniePolk,aregistereddietitiananddirector

ofnutritioneducationattheAmericanInstituteforCancerResearch.Althoughscientists

arestillnotcertainaboutthespecifics,they'rebeginningtocloseinonthehealthful

constituentsofplant-basedfoods.Inparticular,they'relookingcloselyattwo

componentsantioxidantsandphytochemicals.Antioxidants.Theantioxidants

(carotenoids,suchasbetacaroteneandlycopene,andvitaminsCandE)foundinfruits,

vegetables,andotherplant-basedfoodsfightfreeradicals,whicharccompoundsinthe

bodythatattackanddestroycellmembranes.Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsis

believedtocausemanycancers.Thecarotenoids,inparticular,whichgivefruitsand

vegetablestheirbrightyellow,orange,andredcolors,arenowgainingrecognitionfor

theirnutritionalworth.Numerousstudieshaveextolledthevirtuesoflycopene(the

carotenoidthatmakestomatoesred)inpreventingprostatecancer.Onesuchstudyat

HarvardUniversityfoundthatmenwhoincludetomatoproductsintheirmealstwicea

weekcouldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancerbyonethirdcomparedwith

menwhonevertouchtomatoes.Otherlycopene-richfoods,suchaswatermelon,red

grapefruit,andguava,arenowpiquingtheinterestofresearchers.Watermelonnotonly

yieldsmorelycopeneperserving(15mgin11/2cups)thanrawtomatoes(11mgper

11/2cups),butit'salsoarichsourceofvitaminsAandC.Canwatermelonhelpreduce

theincidenceofcancer?Nooneknowsforsurebecausetherehaven'tbeensufficient

studies."Weassumethatwe'llseebenefits,"saysPenelopePerkinsVeazie,Ph.D.,a

researchscientistwiththeUSDA'sAgriculturalResearchService.Researchersthereplan

tocomparepeoplewhocatwatermelonwiththosewhocatprocessedtomatoesbecause

cookingenhanceslycopeneabsorption-oseewhichgroupabsorbsmorelycopene.(A

11/2cupservingoftomatosaucepacks53mgoflycopene.)Phytochemicals.The

phytochemicalspresentinfruitsandvegetablesprotectthebodybystuntingthegrov/th

ofmalignantcells.Phytochemicals,naturallyoccurringsubstances,includeindoles(［生

化川引口朵)incabbageorcauliflower,saponins(［生化］皂角背)inpeasandbeans,and

isoflavones(異黃酉同)insoymilkandtofu.Investigatorhaveonlyaninklingofhow

manyphytochemicalsexistandhowtheywork.Theyareconfident,however,thatyou

cangetabasketfulofanti-cancernutrientsbymixingandmatchingatleastfiveservings

adayoffruitsandvegetableswithsevenormorestarchyorprotein-richplantfoodssuch

asgrains,peasandbeans,andpotatoes.Supplementscanhelpyougetsomeofthe

benefitsofthesesubstances,buttheyarenoreplacementforrealfood,"Whenyoutakea

supplement,you'regettingspecificvitaminsandminerals,butnotthethousandsof

phytochemicalsthatmightbepresentinfruitsandvegetables,"saysregistereddietitian

AmyJamiesonofTheClevelandClinicFoundationinOhio."Ifyoueatasweetpotato

withitsskin,whichisagreatsourceofbothbetacaroteneandfiber,you'llconsumeat

least5,000phytochemicalsthataren'tpresentinabetacarotenesupplement.That'sa

reallyimportantdifference.0Bone-BuildingFoodsTheroadtostrongbonesispaved

withcalcium-richfood.Leafygreenvegetablesandlew-fatdairyproductsare

excellentsourcesofcalcium,themineralthatputsstiffnessintoyourskeletalsystemand

keepsyourbonesfromturningrubberyandfragile.Yourbodyusescalciumformore

thankeepingyourbonesstrong.Calciumpermitscellstodivide,regulatesmuscle

contractionandrelaxation,andplaysanimportantroleinthemovementofproteinand

nutrientsinsidecells.Ifyoudon'tabsorbenoughfromwhatyoucattosatisfythese

requirements,yourbodywilltakeitfromyourbones.Becauseyourbodydoesn'tproduce

thisessentialmineral,youmustcontinuallyreplenishthesupply.Eventhoughthe

recommendeddailya-mountis1,200mg,mostadultsdon'teatmorethan500mg.One

reasonmayhavebeentheperceptionthatcalcium-richdairyproductswerealsoloaded

withcalories."Inthepast,women,inparticular,worriedthatdairyproductswerehighin

calories/'saysLethaY.Griffin,M.D.,ofPeachtreeChlhopaedicsinAtlanta."Buttoday

youcangetcalciumwithouteatinganyhigh-fatorhigh-caloriefoodsbychoosing

skimmilkorlow-fatyogurt,"Also,low-fatdairyproductscontainphosphorous（磷）

andmagnesium（鎂）andaregenerallyfortifiedwithvitaminD,allofwhichhelpyour

bodyabsorbandusecalcium.Ifyoufinditdifficulttoincludeenoughcalciuminyour

diet,askyourdoctoraboutsupplements.They'reapotentwaytogetcalciumaswellas

vitaminDandotherminerals.Butthere'sadownside,[fyourelyonpillsinlieuofa

calcium-richdiet,youwon'tbenefitfromtheothernutrientsthatfoodprovides.Getting

therecommendedvitaminDmaybeeasy,sinceyourbodymakesthevitaminwhenyour

skinisexposedtothesun'srays.

2^Accordingtothispassage,adiethighinplant-basedfoodsplaysanimportantrolein

fightingallkindsofdiseases.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：事實理解題。在本文的一開頭就提道：以植物為主的飲食有抵御疾病

的作用，其中提到保護心臟、預防癌癥以及有益于腸道和骨骼等。根據上述這些內

容，我們不能得出如下的錯誤結論，即：以植物為主的飲食能抵御所有的疾病。

3、Theauthorsuggestedthatpeopleshouldeatmorefruits,vegetables,andplant-based

foods,eatlesshigh-fat,high-caloriefoodswithinsufficientnutritionalvalue,stop

smoking,exerciseoftenandcontroltheirweightinordertoreducecancer.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案:A

知識點解析：綜合判斷題。在本文的第一大部分（CancerFighters）的第一段中就提

到：吃蔬菜和水果以及少吃沒有什么營養的高脂肪一、高熱量的東西能消除30%到

40%的癌癥；如果不抽煙、常鍛煉和控制體重可以消除70%的癌癥。這和本小題的

內容是一致的。

4、Itisprovedthattheuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalscausedmanycancers.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：B

知識點解析：詞語理解題。在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighlers)的第四段中就提

至lj：“Theuncontrolledactivityoffreeradicalsisbelievedtocausemanycancers"。這

說明：人們認為自由基的無控制活動會導致許多癌癥。所以，說力tisproved”是沒

有依據的。

5、Researcherssaythatsupplementscancompletelytaketheplaceofrealfoodinthe

nearfuture.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標準答案：C

知識點。析：分析判斷題。通讀全文，我們只發現"補充品不能代替真正食物”的描

述，文章根本沒有“補充品在不久的將來代替真正食物'’的預言。

6、Investigatorsdon'thowmanyphytochcmicalsexistandhowtheywork.

標準答案：knowmuchabout

知識點解析：在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighters)的第八段中就提到：

Investigatorshaveonlyaninklingofhowmanyphytochemicalsexistandhowthey

worko句中的"haveonlyaninklingo『即指"don'tknowmuch”。

7、Astudyshowsthatmenwhoeattomatoproductstwiceaweekcouldprobablyavoid

developingprostatecancerbyone-thirdincomparisonwiththose.

標準答案：thatnevertouchtomatoes

知識點解析：在本文的第一大部分(CancerFighlers)的第五段中就提到："Onesuch

studyatHarvardUniversityfound...couldreducetheirriskofdevelopingprostatecancer

byone——thirdcomparedwithmenwhonevertouchtomatoes”。

8、Fruits,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowexcitingtheinterestof

researchersbecause.

標準答案：theyarerichinlycopene

知識點解析：云本文的第一大部分(CancerFighters)的第六段中就提到："Other

lycopene—richfoods,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenow

piquingtheinterestofresearchers^o這說明：這些水果引起研究人員興趣的原因是它

們包含番茄紅素。

9、Ifyouwanttohavestrongbonesyoushouldeatfood.

標準答案：richincalcium

知識點解析：在本文的第二大部分(Bone—BuildingFoods)的第一句話就提到：“The

roadtostrongbonesispavedwithcalcium-richfood."。這表明：要想具有強壯的骨

骼，你就應該吃含鈣高的食物。

10、Calciumpermitscellstodivide,regulatesmusclecontractionandrelaxation,and

playsanimportantroleinthemovementofproteinandnutrientsinsidecellsbesides

helping.

標準答案：tokeepyourbonesstrong

知識點解析：在本文的第二大部分(Bone—BuildingFoods)的第二段就提到：“Your

bodyusescalciumformerethankeepingyourbonesstrong.Calciumpermitscellsto

divide句中的劃線部分與本小題意思一樣，只是換用了句型而已。

11、Calcium-richfooditssupplementsbecauseitalsoprovidesothernutrients

likevitaminDandotherminerals.

標準答案：haveanadvantageover

知識點解析：在本文的第二大部分（Bone—BuildingFoods）的最后一句話中說到：如

果你發現你食物中很難包含足夠的鈣質，那么就向你的醫生咨詢補充品；如果你依

賴補充品（取代飽含鈣質的飲食），那就不能得益于該食物所提供的其他營養。

三、聽力短對話（本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Becausehereadstoomanybooks.

B、Tolearnhowtoseperatetheimportantfromtheunimportant.

C^Tobewell-informed.

D、Becausehealwayswasteshistime.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：女士對男士說“你把時間都花在讀書上，如果你不讀報紙，你怎么會

知道發生了什么事?''而問題是“根據女士所講男士為什么應該讀報紙?”很明顯，不

管男士講什么都與本題無關，重要的是女士講什么，由此可知正確答案為C。

13、

A、Thefoodspoiled.

B、Thegroupwasshameful.

C、Theweatherwasbad.

D、Theprogramdirectorwantedtohaveitonanotherday.

標準答案：C

知識點解析?：男士說道“我們不得不推遲外出，因為天氣很惡劣”，關鍵詞是

inclementweather,由此可知答案為Co

14、

A、HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn't.

B、HeinvitedMarytotheparty.

C>Hedidn'tinviteMarytotheparty.

D、Hedidn'twanttohaveapartybecauseofbusiness.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：女士對男士說道“湯姆本應該邀請瑪麗來參加派對。’'關鍵部分是過去

虛擬語氣shouldhaveinvitedMarytotheparty,由此可知，實際上答案C才是對

的。

15、

A、NooneknowshowMarygetstowork.

B、Shedoesn'tthinktherecordplayerworks.

C、Shethrowstheoldrecordaway.

D、It'ssurprisingthatMarycouldrepairtherecordplayer.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：女士提到“她能讓那臺錄音機工作，這令我感到很意外。”此句就暗示

了答案為D。

16、

A、12:15.

B、1:00.

C、1:10.

D、12:30.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：對話中提到兩個時間12:15和45minutes,由此可知答案為B。

17、

A、Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B、Thewomandidn'tcometosecEverett.

C、Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D、Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：女士找不到她早上做的一夸脫橙汁，男士講到“你剛才有沒有聽到一

聲碰撞聲，我總是那么笨手笨腳的。'‘關鍵部分是acrash和asclumsyasever,由此

可知正確答案為Do

18、

A、$39.

B、$35.

C、$4.

D、$5.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：紅色的桌布是10.95美元，而綠色的才是15美元，兩者差價在4.05

美元，由此可知正確答案為C。

19、

A、Nextyear.

B>Soon.

C>Whenshefinisheswriting.

D^Afterhevisitsher.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：女士提到“我一做完論文就邀請你去我家"，由此可知C為正確答

案，而男士的話則是干次項。

四、聽力長對話（含3小題）（本題共3題，每題7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Unusual.

Freak.

C、Eccentricity.

D、Strange.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從男士所說的“butaneccentricissomeonewhobehavesinatotally

differentmannerfromthose…”可知答案選CEccentricity（怪異）。

21、

A、Beam.

B、Panda.

C、Mice.

D、Monkey.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：在對話中提到的動物包括“snakes,bears,rats,monkeysand

eagles”,沒有提到熊貓，而且熊貓也不算stranger,所以選

22、

A、Heusedtosharehishouseopenlywiththestrangestcreatures.

B、Guestswhocametodinnerhadtobepreparedforamostunusualmenu.

C^Onceheeventriedtomakesoupfromelephant,strunk.

D、Aboveall.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：Buckland被認為怪異、瘋狂的行為A,B,C三個選項都包括，因此

選D。

五、聽力長對話（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A、Conservative.

B、Feminist.

C、Housewife.

D^Politician.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：這位婦女居然反對婦女有輔選權，證明她是一位保守主義分子，選

Ao

24、

A、Thewomanapprovesofthemovement.

B、Themovementdoeshaveharmtothesociety.

C、Thewomandoesn'tcarethatmovement.

D、Thedemonstrationswerealwayspeaceful.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：對話中婦女認為婦女運動不會有太大作用，從她的語氣可知她對此運

動不感興趣，所以選C,

25,

A、Shelovesherfamily.

B、Shehatespolitics.

C^Menareinterestedofthat.

D、Shethinksthatisnotherbusiness.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從整篇對話看，A,B,C三個選項都無法從對話內容里推測出來，

選D。

26、

A、Theyloveeachother.

B、Theyhateeachother.

C、Theyarenotverygoodfriends.

D、Notofaboveall.

標準答案：c

知識點解析：她和這些朋友關系只是一般，她的好朋友中沒有參加婦女運動的人，

選C。

六、聽力短文（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Soil.

B>Humanpopulation.

C^Forest.

D、Water.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章中看出有土壤、森林、水資源、動植物等方面，而沒提及對人

口造成的影響。

28、

A、Byusingsatelliteimages,maps,etc.

B>Bystudyingspecifictarmmgmethods.

C、Bystudyingthevariationofhumanpopulation.

D、Byanalyzingthequalityofcrops.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：相關句子："Thegroupsusedsatelliteimages,mapsandmodern

equipmenttostudytheeffectofagricultureontheenvironment."而B、C、D選項在

文中均沒具體提及。

29、

A、Byforcingthemfarming.

B、By'affectingthequalityofsoils.

C、Byaddingchemicalsandpollutethewaterways.

D^Byaffectingtheenvironmentstheylivein.

標準答案：D

知識點解析:相關句子:"Thereportalsosaysasmuchasthirtypercentoftheworld's

forests,have,been,cutdownsothelandwildlifeandtheirenvironments.”可見由于

對居住環境的影響導致了動物的減少，因此D選項正確。

30、

A^Toestimatetheextremeweather.

B、Todevelopthesatellitetechnology.

C、Toimproveagriculturaloutput.

D^Tolearnhowtochangeinformationtomapsmoreefficiently.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：相關句子："Themapsalsomayhelpscientistsestimatethepossibilityof

extremelydryweatherandsevereskrnns.”可見研究的目的在于預報天氣災害。

31、

A、Byturningtheintensityofsunshineintomaps.

B、Byanalyzingtherecentweatherreport.

CNBycapturingthemicrowaveradiationfromrtesoil.

D、Byanalyzinginformationprovidedbygroundobservationcenters.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：相關句子："Eachdishreceivermeasuresthewetnessofthesoilby

capturingthenaturalreleaseofmicrowaveradiationfromthesoil.”因此是通過檢現i］土

壤微波輻射的方式。

32、

A、Acquireinformationfromsatellitesmoreefficiently.

B、Torealizefullcoverageofareathesatellitepassesover.

C、Buildingmoregroundobservationcenters.

D、Comparesatellitesinformationwiththosefromground.

標準答案：D

知識點解析:相關句子:"Mr.Jacksonnowplanstocomparethemicrowavedish

receiverfindingswithinformationfromtestsonEarth'ssoil."A,B,C均不是未來的

工作目標。

七、聽力短文（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Beggingfoodfromthetourists.

B、Attackingthetourists.

C、Droppingwastesonthetourists.

D、Makingloudnoisetodisturbthetourists.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本題問的是飛鳥給游人造成什么困擾。從短文中可以聽到它們

“fbreingtouristsandpassers-bytoseekrefugeunderumbrellas”,后文進一步提到它們

“coatcars,buildingsandanyonewhohasnotfoundcoverwithbirddroppings,

Touristsareadvisedtocarryumbrellasorraincoatsatdusk”。因此，選項C為正確答

案。

34、

A、Broadcastingfrightenedsoundsofthebirdstoscarethemaway.

Makingshootingsoundstoscarethebirdsaway.

C>Hiringspecialworkerstodrivethemaway.

D、Capturingthemandthentransportingthemaway.

標準答案:A

知識點解析：本題問的是科學家用什么方法驅趕飛鳥。從短文中可以聽到科學家將

“broadcastbird，distresscalls'overloudspeakers”,而且進一步提到這種“distresscalls”

為“thesoundthatthesebirdsmakewhenthereisdanger”,聽到危險時發出的遇險呼

叫只能是害怕的聲音。因此，選項A為正確答案。

35、

A、TootherEuropeancountries.

B、Totheremoteareasandsuburbs.

C、Tothenaturalparksforbirds.

D、Backtotheirnests.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題問的是鳥兒離開羅馬中心市區后飛往何處。短文中的細節“Then

thebirdswillheadtooutlyingparksandsuburbs”告訴我們選項B為正確答案。

36、

A、France.

B、Russia.

C、Poland.

D、Germany.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：本題問的是選項中哪個國家不是鳥兒的來源國。從短文中可以聽到

“BetweenOctoberandFebruarysomefourmillionbirdsmigratetotheItaliancapital

fromGermany,PolandandRussia..短文中沒有提到的是法國。因此，選項A為

正確答案。

八、聽力復合式聽寫（本題共〃題，每題分，共

〃分。）

ToallAmericans,anotherbasic[Bl]intheirconstitutionistheBillofRights,

adoptedin1971.Thisconsistsof10veryshortparagraphswhich[B2]

freedomandindividualrightsandforbid[B3]withlivesofindividualsbythe

government.Each[B4]isanAmendmenttotheoriginalConstitution.TheBill

ofRightsguaranteesAmericanstherighttoaspeedy[B5]ifaccusedofa

crime.Thetrialmustbebya[B6]andtheniheaccusedpersonmustbe

allowedrepresentationbyalawyerandmustbeabletocallin[B7]tospeak

forhimorher.Cruelandunusualpunishmentis[B8].IntheBillofRights,

[B9].Theyhavetherighttoassembleinpublicplaces,to

protestgovernmentactionsandtodemandchange.Theyhavetherighttoownweaponsif

theywish.BecauseoftheBillofRights,neitherpolicenorsoldierscanstopandsearcha

personwithoutgoodreason.[BIO]Therewere16

otheramendmentstotheConstitutionasof1991.Thechangesarenotmanyconsidering

thattheconstitutionwaswrittenin1787.Onlyafewneedtobementionedhere.One

forbidsslaveryandthreeothersguaranteecitizenshipandfullrightsofcitizenshiptoall

peopleregardlessofrace.[Bill.

37、[Bl]

標準答案：foundation

知識點解析：暫無解析

38、［B2］

標準答案：guarantee

知識點解析：暫無解析

39、［B3］

標準答案：interference

知識點解析：暫無解析

40、［B4］

標準答案：paragraph

知識點解析：暫無解析

41、［B5］

標準答案：trial

知識點解析：暫無解析

42、［B6］

標準答案：jury

知識點解析：暫無解析

43、［B7］

標準答案：witness

知識點解析：暫無解析

44、［B8J

標準答案：forbidden

知識點解析：暫無解析

45、［B9］

標準答案：Americansareguaranteedfreedomofreligion,ofspeechandofthepress

知識點解析：暫無解析

46、［BIO］

標準答案：Theyalsocannotsearchaperson'shomewithoutlegalpermissionfroma

court

知識點解析：暫無解析

47、［Bll］

標準答案：Anothergiveswomentherightstovoteandanotherloweredthenational

votingageto18years

知識點解析：暫無解析

九、閱讀（常規閱讀理解）（本題共10題，每題1.0

分，共10分。）

Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoa

youngpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis"Don'tButitisuselesstotryto

discouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact,thoughthechancesofhisbecoming

famousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonly

studentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Then

theyoungactororactresstakesupworkwitharepertorycompany,usuallyasanassistant

stagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatre:painting

scenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareofthecostumes,andevenactinginvery

smallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed.Thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.But

youngactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy,waitingfbrthechancesofworking

withabettercompany,orperhapsinfilmsortelevision.Ofcourse,somepeoplehave

unusualchanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislonganddulltraining.

ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilm

producerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrove

pastinhisbigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothegirl.Heasked

herifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andatfirstshethoughthewas

joking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice,htooktheproducertwenty

minutestotellConniethathewasserious.Thenanappointmentwasmadeforhertogo

tothestudiothenextday.Thetestwassuccessful.Theygavehersomenecessarylessons

andwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamous

actorsoftheday.Ofcourse,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-

famous.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon!

48、Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonwhyyoungpeopleshouldbediscouraged

frombecomingactorsis.

A、actorsareveryunusualpeople

B、thecourseatthedramaschoollaststwoyears

C、actingisreallyahardjob

D、therearealreadytoomanyactors

標準答案：D

知識點解析：短文第一句話就談到了這一點：Actingissuchanover-crowded

professionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoing

onthestageis“DoiTt!”這里的一個關鍵詞組是anover-crowdedprofession（擁擠不堪

的職業），即從事演員這個職業的人太多了。

49、Anassistantstagemanager'sjobisdifficultbecausehehasto

A、doallkindsofstagework

B、workforlonghours

C、waitforabettercompany

D、actwell

標準答案：A

知識點解析：短文第一段中間說得非常具體、詳細，而題目是用概括性的語言來表

達這一點：Thentheyoungactororactresstakes,upworkwitharepertorycompany,

usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodoin

thetheatre：paintingscenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareIfthecostumes,

andevenactinginverysmallparts.

50、Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"Butyoungactorswiththestageintheir

bloodarehappy"attheendofthefirstparagraphmeans.

A、theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B、theylikethestagenaturally

C>theyarebornhappy

D、theyareeasilysatisfied

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第一段主要談論的是要想做演員出名是如何地難，可盡管如此，那些

血液里都有舞臺的年青演員還是感到很高興，這里withthestageintheirblood是一

種形象說法，相當于漢語的說法：骨子里都有舞臺，即他們天生喜歡演戲、當演

員。

51、ConniePrattsoonbecameafamousactressby.

A、learningsomelessonsabouttheartofspeaking

B、onceplayingherpartinthe"BlueMoon"

C、successfullymatchingthemostfamousactors

D、actingaleadingpartwithamostfamousactoratthattime

標準答案：D

知識點解析：本文第二段講的是ConniePratl偶然成為名演員而沒有付出艱苦的努

力這I羊——4、特例J：Theygavehersomenecessarylessonsandwithinafewweeksshe

wasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.Of

course,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-famous.

52、Thephrase"onceinabluemoon"inlastlinerefersto.

A^allatonce

B>onceforalongtime

C、onceinawhile

D、onceandforall

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考的是習語。習語“onceinabluemoon”的意思是“千載難逢地”,

與“onceforalongtime”基本同義。在閱讀理解中做語義題?定要結合習語所在的句

了以及短文的上下文。本文最后段訓I：的是ConniePiall這樣?個特例，像她這

樣成功的情況是極少的，即像這樣的機會是千載難逢的。只要準確地理解上下文，

這樣的語義題是不難做的。allatonce指“突然，忽然”；onceinawhile指“偶爾，

不時地”；onceandforall指“永久地，一勞永逸地

Thetraditionaltwo-parentsfamilyisfastgivingwayintheAmericaofthe1980sto

householdsinwhichoneadultmustjuggletheoftenenormousdemandsofmakinga

livingandraisingchildren.Formany,singleparenthoodissynonymouswitheconomic

need.Morethan3millionsingle-parentfamiliesliveinpoverty,accordingtothe

CensusBureau,andjoblessness,pluscutsinpublicassistance,hashelpeddriveupthe

numberofpoorchildreninsuchfamiliesbyabout20percentinjustthreeyears.The

biggestburdenfallsonhouseholdsthatareheadedbysinglemothers.Nearlyhalfofthese

familiesarebelowthepovertyas"themostcompellingsocialfact"ofthelast10years.

Thisdeprivationisnotonlyhardonitsvictimsbutexpensivefortaxpayerssincesingle

womenandtheiroffspringreceive40to80percentofthebenefitsinvariouswelfare

programsthatcostthegovernmentatotalof40billiondollarsayear.Despitecutsin

benefitsaveraging10percent,risingnumberofeligiblewomenarelikelytokeepthe

overallcostup,accordingtoeconomistAliceRivlin,formerdirectoroftheCongressional

Budgetoffice.Fanningthesingle-parentspiralaretwodramaticoffshootsofthesexual

revolution:divorceandunwed（未婚的）motherhood.Thedivorceratehasdoubledinthe

last15years,andthenumberofillegitimatebirthshasmorethandoubledto700,000

annually.Onetenthofwhitechildrenandmorethanonehalfofblackchildrenarenow

bornoutofwedlock.What'smore,thereisastrongtendencynowforwomenand

teenagerswhohaveillegitimatechildrentokeepthemratherthanputthemupfor

adoption.TypicalisRufinaNeraofLosAngeles.Whenshebecamepregnantat15,

abortionwasnevermentionedinherhome.Instead,hermotherencouragedhertohave

thechild,saysNcra,adding:"Sheevengaveababyshowerforme.Now,Ncrasharesa

crowdedbedroomwithher2-year-olddaughteraswellashersister.Sheholdsnohope

ofhelpfromthefather,althoughheremarkedduringtheonlytimehesawthechildthat

shewasprettierthanhisotherillegitimatebaby.Evenso,Neratriestokeepherattention

ontwogoals:movingintoherownapartmentandgettingenougheducationtobecomea

secretaryoranurse.HerfirststepalongthatpathisattendingRamonaHighSchool,an

"opportunityschool"wheresheand110othergirlsstudywhiletheirbabiesarecaredfor

inanursery.

53、Whateffectdoesjoblessnessandcutsinpublicassistancehaveonchildrenofsingle

-parentfamilies?

A、Another3millionofthemliveinpoverty.

B>Thenumberofthemincreasedbyabout20percentinjustthreeyears.

C^Thenumberofthemincreasedbyabout3percentinthe1980s.

D、Theywerenotaffectedatall.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：這使得單親家庭貧窮孩子的人數增加了約20%。短文第二段很潸楚

地講至U/這一點：...a