2024年大學英語六級預測練習題及答案解析

2024年大學英語六級預測練習題及答案解析

大學英語六級預測練習題及答案解析1

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

SalaryorInterest

1.如今的大學畢業(yè)生面臨的職業(yè)選擇：興趣重要還是工資重要

2.你的觀點

3.結論

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES)ifthe

statementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatement

contradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)ifthe

informationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFoolsSpecial:HistorysHoaxes

HappyAprilFoolsDay.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshas

compiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethe

lies,darned(可恨的)lies,andwhoppers(彌天大謊)thathavebeenperpetratedonthe

gullible(易受騙的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthe

jokeonothers.InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation（增殖）ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesare

bombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputer

virusesthatcauseuserstobenign（良性）chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orof

creditcardscamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,including

passwordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiveriseto

wry（歪曲的）chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.BanDihydrogenMonoxide（一星化二

氫）

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersof

dihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertoban

foam（泡沫）cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedin

foam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientific

termforwater."Itsembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociated

Press."Wehadaparalegal（律師助手）whodidbadresearch."

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthe

dangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,

thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthat

dihydrogenmonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedinthe

productionof51丫「0￡020^聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料）."

Otherdangerspranksters（爰開玩笑的人）associatedwiththechemicalincluded

acceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,including

thatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwatersdangers.Alabama

ChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforscienceandReason

containsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyApril

HolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastate

legislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159to

theroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicist

MarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地模仿legislativeandschoolboardattacksonthe

teachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBosloughssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscience

andReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.Originson

April1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)Laterthat

eveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumors

tobed.

ButtoThomasssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticle

tofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearn

thatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticlessatiricalintent,suchas

theApril1dateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress"dateline,hadbeenreplacedord.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislators

OnApril1,1996,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearn

fromafullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedthe

LibertyBellfromtheU.S.government.Theannouncementreportedthatthecompany

wasrelocatingthehistoricbellfromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.The

move,thecorporationsaidintheadvertisement,waspartofan"efforttohelpthe

nationaldebt".

Hundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepress

releaseonthematterputoutbyTacoBellspublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.Outraged

citizenscalledtheLibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheir

disgust.Afewhourslaterthepublicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpress

announcementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthat

thegovernmentwouldalsobe"sellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorComoany

andrenamingittheLincoln-MercuryMemorial".CropCircles

Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandin

themid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,and

believersintheparanormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

Asometimesvitriolic（諷束口的）debateontheiroriginshassinceensued（M艮著發(fā)生）,

andthecuriousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmore

elaborateastheyearsgoby.

Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernart

toemergefromthe23thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsof

extraterrestrialcommunicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin1991DougBowerandDaveChorley,two

elderlymenfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthe

cropcirclesthatappearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecircles

bypushingdownnearlyripecropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.Moon

Landing—aHoax

EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1972,skeptics

havequestionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up（領

先）theSovietUnionduringtheColdWar.Thedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendo

levelsinFebruary2001,whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:

DidWeLandontheMoon

GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthe

moon.Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmovie

studios,theysaid.Theconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmitted

fromthemoondonotincludestarsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthe

mooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthoughtobenobreezeonthemoon.

NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatany

photographerwouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydim

onthesamepieceoffilm.Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronauts

stridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheirsunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarswere

toofainttosee.Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackand

forthtogetinfirmlyplantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.2.Accordingto

thepassage,theonlyformofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

3.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasan

industrialsolvent.

4.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcausesever

burnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

5.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispread

wildlywasthatforwarded

thearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

6.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchasmaystillhoaxtheiraudiences

nowadays.

7.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereportofSwissspaghettiharvest

becausetheBritishdidnotknow.

8.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughtheLiberty

BellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp.

9.Thecropcircleswerethoughttobethegreatestworksofmodernart,thesigns

oforlandingsitesofUFOs.

10.SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmovie

studiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51are

basedonthefollowingpassage.

Wildducksandothermigratory（遷移的）birdscouldbeimportantcarriersofdeadly

birdflu,researcherssay.Evenso,theinfectious-diseaseexpertssaythereisnosolid

basisforkillingwildbirdstoprotectpoultryandminimizetheriskofhumaninfection.

TheEuropeanteaminvestigatingtheglobalspreadoftheH5N1strainofavian

influenza（禽流感）sayscertainduckspeciesmaybeinfectingwildbirdpopulations.

Geeseandwadingbirdsarealsopossiblevectors（帶菌者）ofthevirus,theteamsays.

TheteamsstudywasledbyBjrnOlsenofUmeaUniversityinSweden.Olsenruns

Europeslargestwild-birdflumonitoringprogram.

Studieshaveshownthatinfluenzavirusesinlakewater,generallypassedviabird

feces（糞），canstayinfectiousforupto30days.Themigrationorfeedingbehaviorof

dabblingduckscouldatleastpartiallyexplainthespreadoftheH5N1strainofbirdflu,

theresearchersadd.

Thisgroupofduckspeciesincludesmallards,teal,pintails,andothersthatfeedat

ornearthesurface,wherevirusesinwateraremostlivelytobepickedup.Perhapsasa

result,dabblershavethehighestknownratesofavianinfluenzainfection,thestudy

says.Forinstance,nearly13percentofmallardstestedpositiveforbirdflu.Other

speciestestedincludetheAmericanblackduck（18.1percent）,blue-wingedteal（11.5

percent）,andnorthernpintail（11.2percent）.

However,birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform,

meaninginfectiondoesntusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath.

"Dabblingducksareforsuretheprimehostsforlowpathogenicviruses,"said

studyco-authorRonFouchier,avirologistattheErasmusMedicalCenterinRotterdam,

Netherlands."Butthebigquestionis,howmuchofourknowledgeabouttheseviruses

canwetranslatetohigh-pathogenicvirusessuchastheH5N1strainofbirdflu"

Inpoultryavianvirusescanmutate（變異）intomorevirulentinfluenzastrains,

includingH5N1.Ifthismutatedvirusthenfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations,the

birdscouldthenspreadthediseasethroughmigration.

SomescientistshavearguedthatwildbirdsinfectedwithHN51wouldbetooillto

migrate.Swans,forinstsnce,appeartobeparticularlyvulnerabletothestrain."Swans

apparentlydropdeadquiteeasily,buttheyareunlikelytobethevectorbecausethey

arenotgoingtoflyveryfariftheyaredead,"Fouchiersaid.

Butthestudyteamsaysthatsomebirdsthathavebeenpurposelyinfectedforthe

sakeofresearchshowthatwildbirdscansurviveH5N1."ForsomereasonH5N1has

adaptedsoitnolongerkillsdabblingducks,"Fouchiersaid.Thismeanstheducksmay

beabletospreadthevirusoverawidearea.

Thestudyteamsaysmigratorygeesemayalsobevectors,becausetheyoften

grazeinhugeflocks,apracticethatcouldencouragetransmission.

Migratingducks,theresearchersadd,"couldprovideanintercontinentalbridge"

forbirdflutoNorthAmerica,whichhasnotyethadenyknowncasesofH5N1.

47.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethepossiblecarriersofbirdflu

48.Themainsourcesofinfluenzavirusesinlakewaterare,whichmaystay

infectiousforupto30days.

49.Bysaying"birdfluvirusesappeartoexistinducksinalow-pathogenicform"

(Para.6),theauthorsuggeststhatinfection.

50.Onwhatconditioncanthebirdsspreadtheinfluenzathroughmigration

51.Accordingtothestudyteam,isapracticethatcanencourage

transmissionofthebirdflu.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],

[B],[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,using

sciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitem

ofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,was

piecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientific

experiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachto

humaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofthescientific

method,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereis

anargument.Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchand

violenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,

summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveit

back,"saysomeofthevoices,"Itdoesntreallywork,wevetrieditanditdoesntwork.

Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortherace

ofman."

Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthe

depthofourignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,and

mattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthrough

ourfingers;andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,and

ambiguities.Someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears;someare

canceledoutright;someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywere

actsofCongress.

Justthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometry

oftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgenetics

wasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleanddear:thecellwasaneatlittle

machine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatiny

watch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filled

withstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtodaysimagining.

Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,or

whatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethanthe

conquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthe

cultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesof

livingthingsingeneralv/ewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.

52.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph

[A]Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmany

valuableitems.

[B]Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitude

towardscience.

[C]Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogress

unanimously.

[D]Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackfor

criticalappraisalofscientificmethod.

53.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.

[A]manhasoverthrownNewtonslawsofphysics

[B]manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles

[C]manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries

[D]manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories

54.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears.

[A]theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary

[B]thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine

[C]manknowsnothingaboutDNA

[D]manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA

55.Thewritersmainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat.

[A]scienceisjustatitsbeginning

[B]sciencehasgreatlyimprovedmanslife

[C]sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress

[D]sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings

56.Thewritersattitudetowardsscienceis.

[A]critical[B]approving[C]neutral[D]regretful

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree（ll|

楂樹）standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.

ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofany

variety—especially20,000squarefeetofgardens—onitsroof.

Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa

$1.5milliondemonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits"urbanheatislands",said

WilliamAbolt,thecommissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.Heatislands-dark

surfacesinthecity,likerooftops-soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakeabuilding,

makingitstubborntocooling.

TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetinthe

heartofdowntown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthanthe

actualtemperatureonthestreetbelow.

Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat/saidthecityofficials,"will

savethecitydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays.'Theprojectsavingsfromcooling

isabout$4,000ayearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthan

thatofatraditionalroof.

Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tierecbed

ofspecialsoil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand"waterproofmembrane"mall

tokeeptherooffromleaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rain

andplantlife.

Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsand

seedlingsareburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircular

brickstepping-stoneswindinguptohills.

"Theprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthe

topofCityHalltogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactonthe

environmentandhowthelittlethingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.

Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelptocleartheair.

Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,

arenotnew,noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsprouting

fromrooftops,commoninEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStatesas

peoplebecomeincreasinglyconsciousabouttheenvironment

RichardM.Daley,whourgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintothe

projectafternoticingrooftopgardensinHamburg,Germanyafewyearsago,has

praisedthegardenasthefirstofitskindonapublicbuildinginthecountry.

Itwillholdthousandsofplantsinmorethan150species-wildonionandbutterfly

weed,sky-blueasterandbuffalograss-toprovidedataonwhatspeciesadaptbest.

Smallplantsrequiringshallowsoildepthswerechieflyselected.

57.Therooftopgardenproject.

[A]iscommonandpopularinthecountry

[B]isademonstrationprojectandcoststhecitygovernment1.5milliondollars

[C]willmaketheordinarycoolingdownofthecityinsummerunnecessary

[D]aimsatgettingpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactonthe

environment

58.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCityHall

[A]Itwasbuiltninetyyearsagoandisthemostoutstandingfeatureinthecenterof

thecity.

[B]ItisoriginallypropertobuildagardenonthetopoftheCityHall.

[C]Thetemperatureonitstopisalittlebitlowerthanthatonthestreetbelov/.

[D]ItisthefirstbuildinginAmericatohaveagardenonit.

59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

[A]Everyyear,Chicagospendsabout$4,000oncoolingthecity.

[B]ThedesignofthegardenontheCityHallspeciallytakesintoconsiderationthe

weighttheroofcanstand.

[C]TheMayorurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttolookintorooftopgardensin

HamburgandbuildsimilaronesinAmerica.

[D]Heatislandsmainlyrefertothosedark-coloredrooftopswhichreceiveand

retainheatandwillnoteasilyreleasetheheat.

60.WhyshouldtherooftopgardenbebuiltonthetopofCityHallotherthanon

anyotherbuildings

[A]BecausetheCityHallislarge.

[B]Becausethemayorhadurgedtheenvironmentaldepartmenttodoso.

[C]Becauseitcanmakepeopleunderstandtheirimpactonenvironmentbetter

throughapublicbuilding.

[D]BecausetheexpertsjustwanttomaketheCityHallaconvenientlaboratory.

61.Theword"substantially"(Line2,Para.5)mostlikelymeans.

[A]alittlebit[B]infact[C]materially[D]considerably

參考答案：PartIWriting

SalaryorInterest

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemof

choosingtheircareers.Itistrulyatoughchoice.Students*opinionsdiffergreatlyon

thisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotheirinterestinthejob,butothers

taketheattitudethatsalaryisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheircareerchoices.

Asformyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Awell-paidjobexertsatremendous

fascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbe

impossibletomeasurethevalueofone,sjobintermsofmoney,salarycountsmost

whenIchoosemyfuturecareer.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonhow

andwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Icomefromapoorurbanfamilyandmyparents

arebothlaid-offworkers.Inordertofinancemytuition,theyhavebeenworkinghard

overthepastfouryears.Astheonlysoninmyfamily.Ihavetoshouldertheburdenof

supportingmyfamily.

Inshort,salaryisthefirstconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.

PartIIReadingComorehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.Y根據(jù)題干中的信息詞age-olddesire定位到原文第一段，可知美國圍家地理新聞整理

了近期歷史上讓人印象深刻的惡作劇，這些謊言欺騙的是那些易受騙的、輕易信任他人的人，用

以滿足有些人想要捉弄他人的想法，故該句表述正確。

2.NG根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Internethoaxes定位到第一個標題，可知互聯(lián)網(wǎng)促送了惡

作劇的增多，該部分接著介紹了通過電子郵件騙人的把戲，但并沒有表明電子郵件惡作劇是惟一

的網(wǎng)絡惡作劇形式。

3.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位至」第I二個小標題，由該標題下的第

二段可知，所謂的一氧化二氫其實就是H20,也就是水。而關于水被用做工業(yè)溶劑的說法是嚇

唬人的，故該句表述錯誤。

4.N根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Dihydrogenmonoxide定位第二個小標題,再由corrosion

andrusting定位到該標題下的倒數(shù)第二段，可知愛開玩笑的人還將加速腐蝕和生銹、嚴重燒傷、

吸入致死等其他危險和一氧化二氫聯(lián)系起來，結合前文提到的一氧化二氫就是水可知，這些不過

是哄弄人的說法，故該句表述錯誤。

根據(jù)題干中的信息詞

5.severalnewsgroupreaders0AlabamachangedthevalueofPi

定位到第三個小標題，再由forwardedthearticle定位到該標題下第四段，可知有些新聞讀者

將文章發(fā)給朋友，還將其登在其他新聞版塊中。再結合上下文可知，正是這些新聞讀者的做法導

致了那條虛假新聞的大肆傳播。

6.newspapers,radio,andtelevision,,根據(jù)題干中的信息詞traditionalmediaoutlets

定位到第四個小標題，可知在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)出現(xiàn)之前，甚至是現(xiàn)在，報紙、廣播和電視這類傳統(tǒng)媒體有

時也會捉弄公眾，由此可得答案。

根據(jù)題干中的信息詞

7.muchabouttherestofEuropeoSwissspaghettiharvest

到第五個小標題，該部分最后一段提到，Boese表示，英國人不太了解歐洲其他國家。再結合

上文可知，這正是許多英國人相信瑞士的意大利面條大豐收的原因。

根據(jù)題干中的信息詞和定位到

8.thenationaldebtoTacoBellCorporationLibertyBell

第六個〃'標題，再由Irvine定位到該標題下的第一段，可知一項公告報道TacoBell公司買下了

自由鐘，并要將其挪到加利福尼亞的歐文市，該公司表示移動該鐘是為了幫助緩解國家債務，由

此可得答案。

9.extraterrestrialcommunications。根據(jù)題干中的信息詞cropcircles定位到倒數(shù)第二

個小標題，再由UFOs定/立到該標題下的倒數(shù)第二段，可知有些人認為麥田圈是現(xiàn)代藝術最偉

大的作品，也有人確信那是外太空通信的跡象或不明飛行物的著陸地。

10.stars。根據(jù)題干中的信息詞Apolloprogram和picturestransmittedfromthemoon

定位到最后一個＜J\標題下的第二段，可知有人認為阿波羅計劃是在攝影棚里拍攝出來的，他們指

出,從月球傳回的畫面上井沒有星星，這應該就是他們懷疑登月真實性的部分原因。

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

47.Wildducksandothermigratorybirds./Ducks,geeseandwadingbirds.

文章開頭指出，野鴨以及其他遷徙鳥類可能是致命性禽流感的重要攜帶者，由此可得答案;

第二段又提到，鴨子可能在傳染野鳥，而鵝和涉水鳥也可能是病毒的攜帶者，由此也可得答案。

48.birdfeces

根據(jù)題干中的關鍵詞lakewater和30days定位到第四段，可知研究表明,湖水中的流感

病毒一般是通過鳥糞傳播的，這些病毒的傳染性可長達30天。

49.doesn1tusuallyleadtosevereillnessanddeath

定位到第六段可知,作者提到birdfluviruses叩peartoexistinducksina

low-pathogenicform是想表明，傳染通常不會導致嚴重的疾病和死亡。

50.Themutatedvirusfindsitswaybackintowildpopulations.

根據(jù)題干中的關鍵詞spread和throughmigration定位到倒數(shù)第五段，可知在家禽體內(nèi)，

禽病毒可能變異為像H5N1一樣毒性更強的流感病毒，如果此類變異病毒被野鳥感染，這些鳥

就會通過遷徙傳播流感。

51.grazinginhugeflocks

根據(jù)題干中的關鍵詞studyteam和encouragetransmission定位到倒數(shù)第二段，互知研

究組表示，遷徙的鵝可能也是病毒攜帶者，因為它們經(jīng)常聚在一起吃草，而這可能會促使病毒的

傳播。

SectionB

PassageOne

52.C細節(jié)題。由文章第一段最后一句Thereisanargument可知，人們對科學的看法是

有爭議的，選項C意思與其相反，故選c。D項干擾性大，對應第一段倒數(shù)第二句，表面上看與

文章表述意思相反，但文章接下來說Thereisanargument,由此可知，有的、人贊成倒數(shù)第二

句的觀點，有的人反對（即D項的觀點），故排除D。

53.D推斷題。由文章第三段最后一句可知，人類對已有理論所采取的做法是修正或攔棄,

所以D正確。A、B對應第三段第二句，曲解了文章原意，C文中并未提及，均應排除。

54.D推斷題。由文章第四段可知，30年前人們將DNA的發(fā)現(xiàn)稱為生物革命，剛開始時,

人們認為DNA細胞很簡單，但隨著時間的推移，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)它其實極為復雜，由此推斷,人們還

需要進一步研究，所以D正確。

55.A主旨題。由最后一段尤其是第一句中的thereiseverythingtodo可以看出，作者

認為關于科學還有很多方面有待于進一步研究、探索，即科學仍處于起步階段，前面的路還很長

很長，所以A正確。

56.C觀點態(tài)度題。通讀全文可知，作者以客觀的態(tài)度說明了科學的發(fā)展狀況，并介紹了對

待科學的不同觀點，綜合而言，作者對科學的態(tài)度是C（中立的）。A（批評的），B（贊成的，滿意的），

D（遺憾的）均不正確。

PassageTwo

57.D細節(jié)題。文章第三段第一句指出，該工程是全國為數(shù)不多的此類工程之一，所以排除

A;還說它是政府投資150萬美元的示范工程的一部分，而不是全部，故排除B;文章第四段提到屋

頂花園可以降溫,但并沒有否定傳統(tǒng)降溫方式的必要性，故排除C;由文章第九段阿伯特先生所

說的話可知，D正確。

58.A細節(jié)題。由文章第五段可知，市政廳的屋頂有90年的歷史，即市政廳建于90年前,

且是市中心最著名的建筑，所以A正確。第二段第一句中的anunhkelyspot否定了B項中的

根據(jù)第五段可排除根據(jù)第十段可排除

originallyproperC,notnewDo

59.B推斷題。由文章第七段可知,市政廳屋頂花園是精心建造而成的，可以避免屋頂滲漏，

或是在土、雨和植物相混合