大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬試卷297

大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬試卷297

一、作文（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7分。）

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.近年來我國經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)取得了很大成就。2.但與

此同時(shí)，社會(huì)風(fēng)氣隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展也日益下降。3.我的觀點(diǎn)……

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：EconomicDevelopmentandMoralDeclineTheseyears,theeconomyin

Chinaisadvancingbyleapsandbounds.Withthenationaleconomicchanges,the

Chinesepeoplearegreatlyimprovingtheirlife,withmoreearnings.Buttheywantmore,

andperhapsthisishumannature.Theybelieveinmisconceptionthatmoneytalks.

Moneyworship,therefore,issweepingacrossthewholecountry.Andmanyimmoral

socialphenomenahaveemerged.Oneofthemismoraldecline.Leavingthetheftand

robberyaside,corruptconductsaregettingmorerampantandbribe-takingisnot

uncommoninthecountry,whichmanyconsideritasaccesstopromotion,privilegeand

wealth.Forinstance,businessmenseemtolikeofleringbribestoVIPs.Asubordinate

tendstoflatterasuperiorinmorethanoneway.Thereismoredishonestythanbeforein

society.Manufacturersproducefakeorevenharmfi.ilproducts,andsomemanufactures5

goodsaredishonestlyadvertise&Forsomeindividuals,especiallyyoungpeople,are

currentlyconfusedabouttheirlife.Toseekfun,moreguystakedrags,amongmanyother

unlawfulpractices.Inaword,theoverallnationalmoralseeminglydeclines.Confronted

withthenegativephenomenon,Idon'tthinkthatweshoulddiscardallthewealthandgo

backtothepast"poordays”.AndtheChinesewouldgivetheanswer"No”.Thewheelof

historycan'tbestoppedButifwethinkthatmoraldeclineistheside-effectofthe

nationaleconomicdevelopment,wecancertainlylaydownsemelawstostopmoral

degeneration.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

二、快速閱讀理解（本題共70題，每題7.0分，共70

分。）

HowtoFindTimetoReadDoyouwanttoknowhowtoimproveyourselfallthetime

withouthavingtospendmoretimereadingbecauseyougetinvolvedinworkeveryday?

Doesitsoundtoogoodtobetrue?Well,readon,please.AnAverageReaderIfyouare

anaveragereaderyoucanreadanaveragebookattherateof300wordsaminute.You

cannotmaintainthataverage,however,unlessyoureadregularlyeveryday.Norcanyou

reachthatspeedwithhardbooksinscience,mathematics,agriculture,business,orany

subjectthatisneworunfamiliartoyou.Thechancesarethatyouwillneverattemptthat

speedwithpoetryorwarntoracethroughsomepassagesinfictionoverwhichyouwish

tolinger.Butformostofthenovels,biographies,andbooksabouttravel,hobbiesor

personalinterests,ifyouarcanaveragereaderyoushouldhavenotroubleatallin

absorbingmeaningandpleasureoutof300printedwordsevery60seconds.Statisticsare

notalwayspractical,butconsiderthefollowing:Iftheaveragereadercanread300words

aminuteofaveragereading,thenin15minuteshecanread4500words.Multipliedby

7,thedaysoftheweek,theproductis315000.Anothermultiplicationby12,themonths

oftheyear,resultsinagrandtotalof1512000words.Thatisthetotalnumberofwords

ofaveragereadinganaveragereadercandoinjust15minutesadayforoneyear.Books

varyinlengthfrom60000to1000000words.Theaverageisabout75000words.In

oneyearofaveragereadingbyanaveragereaderfor15minutesaday,20bookswillbe

read.That'salotofbooks.Itis4timesthenumberofbooksreadbypublic-library

borrowersinAmerica.Andyetitiseasilypossible.SirWilliamOsierOneofthegreatest

ofallmodernphysicianswasSirWilliamOsier.HetaughtattheJohnsHopkinsMedical

SchoolHefinishedhisteachingdaysatMcGillUniversity.Manyoftheout-standing

physicianstodaywerehisstudents.Nearlyallofthepracticingdoctorsoftodaywere

broughtuponhismedicaltextbooks.Amonghismanyremarkablecontributionsto

medicinearchisunpublishednotesonhowthepeopledie.Hisgreatnessisattributedby

hisbiographersandcriticsnotalonetohisprofoundmedicalknowledgeandinsightbut

tohisbroadgeneraleducation,forhewasaveryculturedman.Hewasveryinterestedin

whatmenhavedoneandtaughtthroughouttheages.Andheknewthattheonlywayto

findoutwhatthebestexperiencesoftheracehadbeenwastoreadwhatpeoplehad

written.ButOsler'sproblemwasthesameaseveryoneelse's,onlymoreso.Hewasa

busyphysician,ateacherofphysicians,andamedical-researchspecialist.Therewasno

timeina4-hourdaythatdidnotrightlybelongtooneofthesethreeoccupations,except

thefewhoursforsleep,meals,andbodilyfunctions.Oslerarrivedathissolutionearly.

Hewouldreadthelast15minutesbeforehewanttosleep.Ifbedtimewassetfor11:00

Pm,hereadfrom11:00to11:15.Ifresearchkepthimupto2:00AM,hereadfrom2:00

to2:15.Overaverylongtime,Oslerneverbroketheroleoncehehadestablishedit.We

haveevidencethatafterawhilehesimplycouldnotfallasleepuntilhehaddonehis15

minutesofreading.Inhislifetime,Oslerreadasignificantlibraryofbooks.Justdoa

mentalcalculationforhalfacenturyof15-minutereadingperiodsdailyandseehow

manybooksyouget.Considerwhatarangeofinterestsandvarietyofsubjectsarc

possibleinonelifetime.Oslerreadwidelyoutsideofmedicalspecialty.Indeed,he

developedfromthis15-minutereadinghabitavocationalspecialtytobalancehis

vocationalspecialization.AmongscholarsinEnglishliterature,Oslerisknownasan

authorityonSirThomasBrowne,seventeenthcenturyEnglishprosemaster,andOsler's

libraryonSirThomasisconsideredoneofthebestanywhere.Agreatmanymorethings

couldbesaidaboutOslerscontributiontomedicalresearch,tothereformofmedical

teaching,andtotheintroductionofmodemclinicalmethods.Buttheimportantpointfor

ushereisthatheansweredsupremelywellforhimselfthequestionallofuswholivea

busylifemustanswer.HowcanIfindtimetoread?Theanswermaynotbethelast15

minutesbeforewegotosleep.Itmaybe15minutesadayatsomeothertime.Inthe

busiestofcalendarsthereisprobablymorethanone15-minuteperiodtuckedaway

somewherestillunassigned.I'veseensomecurioussolutionstotheproblemoffinding

timeforreading.APfcDuringarmydaysinthelastyearsofthewayIdiscoveredaPfc

inmysquadronwhoseemedunusuallywellread.Ifoundinhisfilearemarkablecivilian

andmilitarybiography.Hisfouryearsofserviceincludetwooverseas,allmeritorious

butwithoutheroics.Hadallofhisrecommendationsforpromotiongonethroughhe

wouldhavehadnotonlyhiscommission,butprobablytherankofcaptain.Butherehe

was,stillaprivatefirst-class-because,despitethemilitaryemphasisoneducation,

efficiency,loyalty,andallothercriteriafordeterminingpromotion,accidentplaysamost

importantpart.EverytimethisPfchadbeenrecommendedforpromotion,exceptonce,

hehadbeentransferred,orcomeupagainstatableoforganizationlimitations,oranew

changeinregulations,orasuperiorofficerswhohadfilledouttheformsincorrectlyor

forgottentheminhisthirdright-handdrawer.AndsohehadremainedaPfc,andhad

takenhisrewardinreading.Theamounthedidinthearmywasenormous.Iwascurious

abouthismethod.Andoneday,beforeIaskedhimIfoundapartialanswer.Everyday

theenlistedmenputinanhourofdrillandlormations.Duringthattimealleastonefairly

longperiodofrestwascalled.Imaginemysurpriseonmyfirstvisittothedrillfield

when,atthecommand"rest!*'Isawonemaninthewholelonglinepulloutapaper

pocketandbegintoread,standingup.WhenItalkedwithhim,Ifoundthatfrom

boyhoodhehadalreadydevelopedthehabitofcarryingalittlebookinhispocketwhich

hereadeveryminutewhenhewasnotdoinganythingelse.Hefoundabookespecially

usefulandrelaxingduringtheperiodsofwaitingwhichallofusexperiencedaily-waiting

formeals,buses,doctors,haircuts,telephonecalls,dates,performancetobegin,or

somethingtohappen.Therewerehis15minutesaday,ormore.Therewerehis20books

ayear1000inalifetime.One'sOwn15-minuteNouniversalformulacanbeprescribed.

Eachofusmustfindourown15-minuteperiodeachday.Itisbetterifitisregular.Then

alladditionalspareminutesaresomanybonuses.And,believeme,theopportunityfor

reading-bonusesaremanyandunexpected.Lastnightanuninvitedguestturnedupto

makefiveforbridge.Ihadthekindofpaperbookathandtomakebeingthefifthat

bridgeajoy.Theonlyrequirementisthewilltoread.Withityoucanfindthe15minutes

nomatterhowbusythedayis.Andyoumusthavethebookalhand.Notevensecondsof

your15minutesmustbewastedstartingtoread.Setthatbookoutinadvance.Putitinto

yourpocketwhenyoudress.Putanotherbookbesideyourbed.Placeoneinyour

bathroom.Keeponenearyourdiningtable.Thenplanyourtimeverycarefully.Makea

listofallyourweeklytasksandmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommitted

timesuchaseating,sleeping,meeting,classes,etc.,andthendecideongood,regular

timeforreading.Youcannotescapereading15minutesaday,andthatmeansyouwill

readhalfabookaweek,2booksamonth,20ayear,and1000ormoreinareadingtime.

It'saneasywaytobecomewellread.

2、AnaverageAmericanreaderoftenreadthebooksloudly.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，沒有任何關(guān)于普通讀者出聲讀書(readthebooks

loudly)的信息。由此可判斷本題的答案為NGo

3、Public-libraryborrowersinAmericacanread80booksinoneyear.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第1個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第3段的第3、5句：Inoneyearofaverage

readingbyanaveragereaderfor15minutesaday,20bookswillberead.Itis4times

thenumberofbooksreadbypublic-libraryborrowersinAmerica.Andyetitiseasily

possible.可知，美國公共圖書館的借閱人一年能讀5本書。因此本題的答案為

No

4、"Beingthefifthatbridge"showsustheauthorwasthefifthwhoplayedcards.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第4個(gè)標(biāo)題下第1段的最后1句：Lastnightanuninvitedguestturned

uptomakefiveforbridge.Ihadthekindofpaperbookathandtomakebeingthefifth

atbridgeajoy.中的“Beingthefifthatbridge”是指作者成為多余的人，因此本題的

答案為N。

5、OsierwasafamousscholarinEnglishliteratureaswellasagreatphysician.

A、Y

B、N

C>NG

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第2個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第1、4段第1、4句：Oneofthegreatestofall

modernphysicianswasSirWilliamOsler.AmongscholarsinEnglishliterature,Osler

isknownasanauthorityonSirThomasBrowne,seventeenthcenturyEnglishprose

master,andOsler'*librarySirThomasisconsideredoneofthebestanywhere.可知.

Osler既是一個(gè)偉大的內(nèi)科醫(yī)生，也是英國文學(xué)史上的偉大學(xué)者。因此本題的答案

為Yo

6、InatalkwiththePfc,theauthorfoundthePfc.haddevelopedthehabitofcarryinga

littlebookinhispocketwhenhejoinedthearmy.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第3個(gè)標(biāo)題卜面的第3段第1句:WhenItalkedwithhim,I

foundthatfromboyhoodhehadalreadydevelopedthehabitofcarryingalittlebookin

hispocketwhichhereadeveryminutewhenhewasnotdoinganythingelse.可知，他

在孩童時(shí)代就養(yǎng)成了這個(gè)習(xí)慣。因此本題的答案為N。

7、Accordingtotheauthor,theonlyneedtoreadis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：tobewillingtoread

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第四個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第2段的第1句：Theonlyrequirementisthe

willtoread.可知，閱讀的第一需要是樂意讀。

8、Accordingtothepassage,thekeyto"findtimetoread"is.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：toread15minutesatanytimeoftheday

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第3個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第5段的第1、2句：Theanswermaynotbe

thelast15minutesbeforewegotosleep.Itmaybe15minutesadayatsomeother

time.可知，發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)間閱讀的關(guān)鍵是在一天而任何時(shí)間找到屬于自己的15分釣。

9、AmongscholarsinEnglishliterature,Oslerisknownasanauthorityon.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：SirThomasBrown

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第2個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第4段第的5句：AmongscholarsinEnglish

literature,OslerisknownasanauthorityonSirThomasBrowne.可矢U應(yīng)是Sir

ThomasBrowno

10、Accordingtotheauthor,inoneyearofaveragereadingbyanaveragereaderfor15

minutesaday,bookswillberead.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：20

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第1個(gè)標(biāo)題下面的第3段第的2句：Inoneyearofaverage

readingbyanaveragereaderfor15minutesaday,20bookswillberead,可知盲目讀

20本書。

11>Thewords"theamount"inParagraph10referto.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：theamountofreading

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第10段的最后I句的上下文，可知此處的數(shù)量指閱讀量。

三、聽力短對(duì)話（本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8分0）

12、

A、6hours.

B、8.5hours.

C、3.5hours.

D、2.5hours.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

13、

A、Classmates.

Bossandsecretary.

C>Husbandandwife.

D、Teacherandstudent.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

14、

A、Itisbasedonalotofresearch.

B、Itcanbefinishedinafewweek'stime.

C、Ilhasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.

D、Itfallsshortofhersupervisor'sexpectations.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

15、

A^Attheinformationdesk.

B、Ontheplatform.

C、Onthetrain.

D^Nearthestairs.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

16、

A、Aboutamonth.

B、Aboutoneweek.

C>Aboutthreeweeks,

D、Abouttwoweeks.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

17、

A^History.

Ecology.

C、Psychology.

D、Sociology.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案.C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)而析：暫無解析

18、

A、Theclassthoughtthedemonstrationwastoocomplex.

B、Toomanystudentsshowedup.

C、Theprofessordidn'tshowup.

D、Theprofessorcancelledit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

19、

A>Themanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.

B、Thewomanisnothappywiththeman'sdecision.

C、Tilemanwantstobeabusinessmanager.

D、Thewomanisworkinginakindergarten.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

四、聽力長對(duì)話（含3小題）（本題共3題，每題1.0

分,共3分。）

20、

A、Atadrugstore.

B、Atauniversity.

C>Onthestreet.

D、Inanairplane.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

21、

A、HemetsomeonefromAfrica.

B、HewantstogotoapartyinSacramento.

C、Hecallsthewomanonthetelephone.

D、Heinvitesthewomantohishouse.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)W:索.D

知識(shí)"解扁暫無解析

22、

A、ShehastoworkverylateonFridaynight.

B>She'snevermettheman'ssister.

C、Shenevergavethemanacall.

D、Shecannotaccepttheman'sinvitation.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

五、聽力長對(duì)話（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、Narrowdownthetopicofherarticle.

B、Readandreviseheressay.

C、Providesomefactsforheropinion.

D^Givehersomeadviceonwritingapaper.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

24、

A、Keepinghertopicfocusedandsupportinghcropinionswithfacts.

Readingextensivelyandcollectingasmuchreferenceaspossible.

C^Avoidingsensitivepoliticalpointsandseekingmorepower.

D、Havingdiscussionswithemployeesandgivingthemmorefreedom.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

25、

A、Bylistingwomen'sresponsestodifferentparties.

B、Bydiscussingwomen'svotingfightsindemocracies.

C、Byquotingthepercentageofwomenofficersingovernments.

D、Bycallingforwomen'svotingfightsinherowncountry.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

26、

A、Byreadingherpolishedessay.

B、Byproofreadingherfirstdraft.

C^Bybringinghersomereferencebooks.

D、Byexaminingheroutline.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

六、聽力短文（含3小題）（本題共6題，每題7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Asurveywasconductedofmen.

B>Aquestion"whodoesthehousework'*wasaskedofpeople.

C、Acommissionwasestablishedtointerviewpeople.

D、Asurveywasconductedofwomen.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

28、

A、Britishhusbands.

B、Italianhusbands.

C、Danishhusbands.

D、BothAandC.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

29、

A、Britishandkalianmenarenottruthful.

DanishmenarethebesthusbandsinEurope.

C、Europeanwomenarcstilldoingmostofthehouseworkathome.

D、DanishwomenlivethehappiestlivesinEurope.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

30、

A、Theywerefirstmadeofwoodorstone.

BNTheywereinventedinGreek.

C、Theyweremeanttobringgoodluck.

D^Theywerechildren'sfavouritetoys.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

31、

A^Ragdolls.

B>Woodenandclaydolls.

C>Fashiondolls.

D^Stonedolls.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

32、

A、Around1600.

B、Around1700.

C、Around1800.

D、Around1900.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

七、聽力短文（含4小題）（本題共4題，每題1.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Sunny.

B、Pleasant.

C、Rainy.

D、Snowy.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

34、

A、Twoinches.

Fifteeninches.

C、Twenty-fourinches.

D、Onefoot.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：哲無解析

35、

A、NearDenver.

B、InFlorida.

C、InthedesertSouthwest.

D、AlongtheGulfcoast.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

36、

A、Florida.

B、Texas.

C^Arizona.

D、Boulder.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

八、聽力復(fù)合式聽寫（本題共〃題，每題1.0分，共

〃分。）

Knowledgemaybeacquiredthroughconversation,watchingtelevisionortraveling,but

thedeepestandmost[Bl]wayisthroughreading.Ifwcconsiderthe[B2]

populationoftheworld,wemayconcludethatafewspendtheirwholeliveson

[B3]reading;manyreadsomethinglightfor[B4],andafewdip

intosomethingmoreseriousnowandthen;whileverymanymen,womenandchildren

neveradvance[B5]thesportspageofanewspaper,afashionarticleorthe

[B6]Ifyouhavelearnttolovebooksasachild,thereadinghabitwillnever

[B7]you.Butifthishasnotbeenyourgoodfortune,youtendtothinkof

readingasabore.Afew,butveryfew,cometothehabitlateinlife.Inorderto[B8]

toreadonemustbecurious.[B9].Butmanyfailtodosoeither

becauseofanover-strictsystemwherewhatismostimportantismemoryworkor

becauseofacarelessandlazyonewlicieeventhebasicdisciplinesoflilciacyareignored

inthesacrednameoffreeexpression.[BIO].Andwemayadd.tothisthe

worldwideatmosphereofviolenceanddisorder,theNewDarkAgeinwhichwelive

today.Manyofusnolongerhavethepeaceofmindnecessarytoaquiethourwitha

hook.[B11].

37、[Bl]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：consistent

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

38、[B2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：literate

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

39、[B3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：academic

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

40、[B4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：pleasure

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

41、[B5]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：beyond

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

42、[B6]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：comics

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

43、[B7]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：desert

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

44、[B8]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：desire

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

45、[B9]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Afewchildrenareabletokeep.thiscuriosityandtheirmentalindependence

alivedespitetheeducationalsystemoftheircountry.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

46、[BIO]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Thus,variouscircumstancesarenotfavorableforthereadinghabit.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

47、[BU]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Butitispreciselybecauseofourpresenttroublesthatweshouldread.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：暫無解析

九、閱讀（常規(guī)閱讀理解）（本題共10題，每題

分,共10分。）

YaoMing'spreseasonperformances,however,werequestionable,andleftmany

wonderingwhyhewasthefirstoverallpick.Hestartedtheregularseasononthebench,

andseemedtobealongprojectandyearsawayfrombecomingamajorcontributortothe

team.However,hebegantoturnthingsaroundinmid-November.Inagameagainstthe

LosAngelesLakers,hescored20points,makingallofhisshots（9fieldgoalsandtwo

fleethrows）againstoneofthebestteamsintheNBA.Thisperformanceledtoa

memorabletelevisedincidentwhereTNTbasketballanalystCharlesBarkley,havinglost

abetinwhichhestatedYaowoodneverscore20pointsinagamefortheseason,was

supposedtoliterallykisstheassofTNTco-analystKennySmith,butwasforcedtofulfill

thebetonadonkeybroughtontotheIVsetbySmith.Iwogameslater,againstthe

Rockets'in-staterivalDallasMavericks,hedeposited30pointsandgrabbed16rebounds

inagamethatshowedthatYaocoulddefinitelyplayasastarter.Bytheendofthe

month,Yaowasfirmlyentrenchedinthestartinglineup.ByDecemberandJanuary,Yao

wasprovingtobeahighlyconsistentstarter.Heputuponlyafewbiggames,largely

becausehedidn'tplayasmanyminutesingames,buthehelpedhisteamwheneverhe

tooktothecourt.Eventually,hewasperceivedasarivaltotheLakers'starcenter

ShaquilleO'Neal,turningRockets/LakersgamesintoYaovs.Shaqgames.O'Nealwas

criticizedforcommentshemadebeforetheseasonwhenaskedaboutthematchups（對(duì)

手）,ashetoldareportertoleaveYaoamessagewhichmimickedtheChineselanguage.

Yaotookitinhisstride,andeasedthesituationbyjokingthat"Chineseisahard

languagetolearn."Thatsortofgoodhumourandlight-heartednessoffthecourt,plushis

reputationforbeingverypersonable,madehimextremelypopularamongfans.His

likeabilityinspiredacatchysongintheHoustonareabyartistsChanceMcClainand

KevinRyan（looselybasedonthepopular"Ole"chantsyouwoodhearataEuropean

footballgame）,andYaoquicklybecameoneoftheleague'smostmarketableplayers.

FeaturedinadvertisementsofApple,Gatorade,andapopularSuperBowladforVisa,it

didnottakelongfor"YanMing"tobecomeahouseholdname.

48HowdoestheauthorcommentonYao'sperformanceduringthepreseason?

A、Justso-so.

B、Satisfactory

C、Superb.

D、Incredible.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：判斷題。第一段的第一句表達(dá)了A的意思。

49、ItcanbeinferredAfromthepassagethat.

A、Yao'sperformanceduringtheregularseasonwasbeyondCharlesBarley's

expectations.

B、KennySmithdidnotthinkmuchofYaoMing.

C、CharlesBarkleydidnotthinkthatYaowoulddisappointhisfans.

D、Yao'sperformanceduringthefirstseveralgameswonhimgoodreputation.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：AJ」

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推論題。第一段的第五句提到籃球評(píng)論家CharlesBarkley和Kenny

Smith之間所打的賭,CharlesRarkley認(rèn)為“Yaowouldneverscore20pointsina

gamefortheseason",而姚明在與湖人隊(duì)的一戰(zhàn)中奪得20分，超出了他的估計(jì)，即

答案Ao

50、HowdidYaoreacttoO'Neil'scomment?

A、HeattackedO'Neilviolently.

B、HeridiculedO'Neilbeforethereporter.

C、Hefaceditwithasenseofhumor.

D、Heavoidedtoanswerthereporter'squestion.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段的最后一句中給出了姚明的反應(yīng)，第三段的第一

句話“thatsortofgoodhumorandlight-heartedness”表達(dá)\D的意思。

51、Whatdoes"Yantookitinhisstride"(Line6,Para.2)mean?

A、Yaoignoredit.

B、Yaodealtwithiteasily.

C、Yaowalkedonquickly.

D、Yaoimprovedhisskills.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：短語理解題?！癥a。look"inhisslride”現(xiàn)在第二段的最后一句,從上

下文可知姚明并沒有很在意別人對(duì)他的看法，只是幽默了一下，笑而對(duì)之，表明了

B的意思。

52、WhatplayedadecisiveroleinhelpingYaobecomepopularinashorttime?

A、Hisgoodimage.

B、Hisperformanceonthecourt.

C^ThesongbyChanceMcClainandKevinRyan.

D、Hisappearanceinseveraladvertisements.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段的最后一句表達(dá)了D的意思。

TheBankofEnglandwillkeepinterestratesonholdthismonth,afterAugust'scut,but

proofofslowingeconomicgrowthwillprobablyprovokeanotherreductionlatethisyear

orearlyin2006,aReuterspollshows.All47economistssurveyedbyRentersbetween

August30andSeptember1expectedthebank'sMonetaryPolicyCommittee(MPC)to

keepratesat4.50percentwhenitsmeetingendsonThursdaySeptember8.Themedian

forecastshowedratescutto4.25percentbytheendofnextMatchandstayingatthat

leveluntilend-2006.Lastmonth,thebankcutratesforthefirsttimeintwoyearstoboost

comerspendingandaReuterspollcarriedoutafterthemovehadforecastasecondcutby

year-end.ButminutesfromtheAugustmeeting,publishedsince,showedthatfourofthe

MPC'sninemembers-includingBankofEnglandGovernorMervynKing-hadvotedfor

keepingratesonhold.Somesaidthismadeanothermovethisyearlesslikely."After

suchaclosevoteinAugust,theMPCislikelytowantiowaitandgathermoreevidence

beforemovinginterestratesagainineitherdirection,HsaidJohnHawksworthatPwC.

whoexpectsaratecutsometimein2006.Seventeenoftheeconomistssaidthenextmove

wouldbeacutinthefinalquarterofthisyear,mostlikelyinNovember.Anequal

numberforecastacutin2006,eightoftheminFebruary.Eightsaidthenextmovewould

beahikeandfivesawratesonholduntiltheendof2006.Thoseeconomistswhoexpect

ratestobecutagainthisyearsaidevidenceofweakeconomicgrowthinthethirdquarter

couldspurthebankintoaction."BythetimeoftheNovembermeeting,itshouldbeclear

thatgrowthissettodisappointandhencethey(will)cut,"saidMichaelSaundersat

Citigroup.Eightoftheeconomistssaidthenextmoveinrateswouldbeareversalofthe

Augustcutsometimenextyear.Theyarguedthattheeconomywasnotdoingasbadlyas

somethought,andthatthingscouldimprovefurtherthisyear.Concernsaboutinflation

couldthenpromptmewedtightening.Consumerpriceinflationshotupto2.3percentin

July,risingabovetheBankofEngland's2.0percenttargetforthefirsttimesinceCPI

wasadoptedasBritain'smaininflationmeasureinDecember2003.Someanalystssaid

thebankwouldprobablybeunwillingtoriskfuellinginflationfurtherbycuttingrates.

Butothersarguedthattheriseininflationwasmainlyduetothehighoilpricesandcould

thusproveshort-lived.

53、TheBankofEnglandcutinterestrateslastmonthto.

A、controlconsumerspending.

B、stimulatepeopletospendmoney.

C、regulatethefinancialmarket.

D^helppeoplemakeendsmeet.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四段的第一句中“t。boostconsumerspending”表達(dá)了

D的意思。

54、Whatdoes"minutes"(Line1,Para5)mean?

A^Oneofthe60partsintowhichanhourisdivided.

B、Averyshortspaceoftime.

C、Assoonas.

D、Awrittenrecord.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：單詞理解題。從第五段中“ButminutesfromtheAugustmeeting...”可

知“minutes”為名詞，理解為“會(huì)議記錄”，即答案D,

55、Howmanyeconomistssurveyedexpectaratecutlatethisyearorearlyin2006?

A、17

B、34

C、42

D、47

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第七段的第一句中“Seventeenoftheeconomistssaidthe

nextmovewouldbeacut...thisyear...”表明今午看跌的有17人：第二句"An

equalnumberforecastacutin2006”表明明年看跌的人數(shù)與前者相同，也是17人，

兩者相加，即答案D。

56、Whatmightbethecauseoffurtherinterestratecut?

A、Disappointingeconomicgrowth

B、Inflation.

C、Highoilprices.

D、Tightgovernmentpolicies.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：判斷題。第一段的第句中“butproofofslowingeconomicgrowthwill

probablyprovokeanotherreduction”及第八段都表達(dá)了A的意思c

57、Cuttingratesmightleadto.

A、Disappointingeconomicgrowth

Inflation.

C、Highoilprices.

D、Tightgovernmentpolicies.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：判斷題。最后一段的第句中“…fuellinginflationfurtherbycutting

rates”表達(dá)了B的意思。

十、完型填空(本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。)

Fearsof"madcow"diseasespread[Cl]theglobelastweek[C2]

SouthMrica,NewZealandandSingaporejoiningmostofBritain'sEuropeanUnion

partnersin[C3]importsofBritishbeef.InLondon,steakrestaurantswere

emptyfollowingtheMarch20announcementbyscientiststhattheyhadfounda[C4]

linkbetweenmadcowdiseasefromBritishbeefanditshuman[C5],

Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease(CJD).Effortstoreassureconsumersandgovernmentsproved

[C6].France,Germany,Italy,Finlandand