大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷71（共9套）（共230題）大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套一、詞匯理解(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)In1915EinsteinmadeatriptoGottingentogivesomelecturesattheinvitationofthemathematicalphysicistDavidHilbert.Hewasparticularlyeagertoexplainalltheintricaciesofrelativitytohim.Thevisitwasatriumph,andhesaidtoafriendexcitedly,"Iwasableto【C1】______Hilbertofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity."AmidallofEinstein'spersonalturmoil(焦躁)atthetime,anewscientific【C2】______wasabouttoemerge.Hewasstrugglingtofindtherightequationsthatwould【C3】______hisnewconceptofgravity,onesthatwoulddefinehowobjectsmovethroughspaceandhowspaceiscurvedbyobjects.Bytheendofthesummer,herealizedthemathematicalapproachhehadbeen【C4】______foralmostthreeyearswasflawed.Andnowtherewasa【C5】______pressure.Einsteindiscoveredtohis【C6】______thatHilberthadtakenwhathehadlearnedfromEinstein'slecturesandwasracingtocomeupwiththecorrectequationsfirst.Itwasanenormously【C7】______task.AlthoughEinsteinwasthebetterphysicist,Hilbertwasthebettermathematician.SoinOctober1915Einsteinthrewhimselfintoamonth-longfrantic【C8】______inwhichhereturnedtoanearliermathematicalstrategyandwrestledwithequations,proofs,correctionsandupdatesthatherushedtogiveaslecturestoBerlin'sPrussianAcademyofSciencesonfour【C9】______Thursdays.HisfirstlecturewasdeliveredonNov.4,1915,anditexplainedhisnewapproach,thoughheadmittedhedidnotyethavetheprecisemathematicalformulationofit.Einsteinalsotooktimeofffrom【C10】______revisinghisequationstoengageinanawkwardfandango(方丹戈雙人舞)withhiscompetitorHilbert.A)extinctionB)describeC)furiouslyD)complexE)repetitiveF)anxietyG)contendingH)competitiveI)convinceJ)successiveK)endeavorL)dartedM)horrorN)coarselyO)pursuing1、【C1】標準答案：I知識點解析：wasableto表明此處需填入動詞原形。根據前文的triumph(勝利)，以及空格后的sb．ofsth．的結構，選擇convince“說服”，表示愛因斯坦能夠讓Hilbert相信廣義相對論了。2、【C2】標準答案：F知識點解析：空格前的a表明此處需填入單數名詞，被newscientific所修飾。其中new提示此名詞應該和逗號前的turmoil(焦躁)意思相近，指出愛因斯坦的另外一種焦慮，故選anxiety。3、【C3】標準答案：B知識點解析：would提示此處需填入動詞原形，為定語從句的謂語。根據空格后的賓語newconcept(概念)可知，愛因斯坦竭盡全力要找到正確的方程式，應該就是為了驗證關于重力的新概念。describe“描述”填入文中語義通順，為本題答案。4、【C4】標準答案：O知識點解析：hadbeen表明此處應填入動詞分詞，作定語從句的謂語，賓語是先行詞themathematicalapproach(數學方法)。pursuing“追尋”符合語境，指他一直追尋的數學方法。5、【C5】標準答案：H知識點解析：此處需填入名詞、形容詞或分詞修飾pressure。后文說Hilbert正在爭取率先提出正確的方程式，wasracingto說明他們之間存在“競爭的”關系，故competitive正確。6、【C6】標準答案：M知識點解析：his表明此處需填入名詞。上文的pressure表明愛因斯坦非常害怕Hilbert會先提出正確的方程式，故horror符合語境。toone’shorror表示“令某人恐懼的是”。7、【C7】標準答案：D知識點解析：空格位于副詞與名詞之間，應填入形容詞或分詞。句首的it指代上文提到的“找到正確的方程式”。上文提到愛因斯坦發現自己苦苦探求了將近三年的數學方法存在缺陷，可見此任務很艱巨，極為復雜。complex符合語境。8、【C8】標準答案：K知識點解析：此處需填入名詞，作into的賓語。上文說這是一項極為復雜的任務，Hilbert是更為優秀的數學家。本句的so表明結果是愛因斯坦需要投入更多時間和精力，故endeavor“努力”正確，且與下文wrestledwith(努力解決，絞盡腦汁)呼應。9、【C9】標準答案：J知識點解析：此處需填入修飾Thurdays的詞。句中提到愛因斯坦在柏林的普魯士科學研究院作演講，根據空格前的數詞four可知，這里應該是講連續四個周四作演講，故successive“連續的”正確。repetitive是指“重復的”，用在這里是同一個周四之意，不正確。10、【C10】標準答案：C知識點解析：此處需填入副詞，修飾revisinghisequations(修改方程式)。此句應該說Einstein從“拼命地”修改方程式的時間中抽出空來。furiously有“緊張地，猛烈地”之義，可以描述工作非常努力且速度飛快。二、長篇閱讀(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)BabyBoomersAreKillingThemselvesatanAlarmingRate[A]Ithaslongheldtruethatelderlypeoplehavehighersuicideratesthantheoverallpopulation.ButnumbersreleasedinMaybytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionshowadramaticriseinsuicidesamongmiddle-agedpeople,withthehighestincreasesamongmenintheir50s,whoseratewentupbynearly50percentto30per100,000;andwomenintheirearly60s,whoseraterosebynearly60percent(thoughitisstillrelativelylowcomparedwithmen,at7in100,000).Thisisanalarmingtrendamongbabyboomers.[B]Therearenolarge-scalestudiesyetfiguringoutthereasonsbehindtheincreaseinbabyboomersuicides.Partofitislikelytiedtotherecenteconomicdownturn.Butthetrendstartedadecadebeforethe2008recession,andpsychologistsandacademicssayitlikelystemsfromacomplexseriesofissues.[C]"We'vebeenaprettyyouth-orientedgeneration,"saidBobKnight,professorofgerontology(老人醫學)andpsychologyattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whoisalsoababyboomer."Wehaven'tidealizedgrowingupandgettingmatureinthesamewaythatagegroupshave."Evenastheybecomegrandparentsanddealwithnormalsignsofgettingold,suchashearingandvisionlosses,manyboomersarereluctanttoaccepttherealitiesofaging,Knightsaid.Tothosegrowingupinthe1950sand'60s,Americaseemedtopromisealimitlessarrayofpossibilities.TheGreatDepressionandWorldWarIIwereover,medicalinnovationssuchasthepoliovaccine(脊髓灰質炎疫苗)andantibiotics(抗生素)appearedtowipeoutdiseaseanddisability;thebirth-controlpillsparkedasexualrevolution.Theeconomywasthriving,andastheycameofage,boomersembracednewwaysofliving—ascivilrightsactivists,ashippies,asfeminists,aswarprotesters.[D]"Therewasasenseofrebelliousness,of'Idon'twanttolivethewaymyparentsdidortheirparentsdid,'"saidPatrickArbore,directorandfounderoftheCenterforElderlySuicidePreventionatSanFrancisco'sInstituteonAging."Therewasalotofmovementtodifferentpartsofthecountry.Withthatcamealotoffreedom,buttherealsocamealossofconnections.Itwasnotuncommontoseepeoplemarriedthreeorfourtimes."[E]Howdidagenerationthatstartedoutwithsomuchgoingforitendupsodesperateinmidlife?Itcouldbethatthoseveryadvantagesmadeithardertocopewithsetbacks,saidBarryJacobs,directorofbehavioralsciencesattheCrozer-KeystoneFamilyMedicineResidencyPrograminPennsylvania."Therewasanillusionofchoice—wherepeoplethoughtthey'dbeabletore-createthemselvesagainandagain,"hesaid."Thesepeoplefeelagreatersenseofdisappointmentbecausetheirexpectationsofleadinggloriouslivesdidn'tcometorealization."[F]Instead,comparedwiththeirparents'generation,boomershavehigherratesofweightproblems,prescriptionandillegaldrugabuse,alcoholism,divorce,depressionandmentaldisorders.Astheyage,manyaddtothatlistofchronicillness,disabilitiesandthestrainsofcaringfortheirparentsandforadultchildrenwhostilldependonthemfinancially.[G]Perhapsalittlemoreadversityinyouthcouldhavehelpedpreparethemfortheinevitableindignitiesofaging,Knightsuggested,addingthat"theearlier-bornaresortoftougherinthefaceofstress."Despitethehardshipsoflifeinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,hesaid,oldergenerationsdidn'thavethesamekindofconceptofbeingstressedout.[H]Oldergenerationsalsohadclearermilestonesforsuccess."TheywontheGreatWar,theysavedtheworld,"saidDavidJobes,aprofessorofpsychologyatCatholicUniversityandaclinicianattheWashingtonPsychologicalCenterinFriendshipHeights.[I]Babyboomers,ontheotherhand,havestruggledmorewithexistentialquestionsofpurposeandmeaning.Growingupinapost-Freudiansociety,theywereraisedwithanewvocabularyofemotionalawarenessandanemphasisonself-actualization.Butthatdidnotnecessarilytranslateintoanincreasedabilitytocopewithdifficultemotions—especiallyamongmen.Womentendtobebetterconnectedsociallyandsharetheirfeelingsmorefreely—protectivefactorswhenlookingattheirriskforsuicide.AndAfricanAmericansandHispanicstendtohavelowerratesofsuicidethanwhites,possiblybecauseofstrongercommunityconnections,orbecauseofdifferentexpectations.[J]Combinehighexpectationswithaweakereconomy,andtheriskgoesup."Weknowthatwhatmenwanttodoiswork—that'saverystrongethicforthem,"Arboresaid."Whentheirjobsarebeingthreatened,theyseethemselvesasstillneedingtobeinthatrole;theyfeelashamedwhenthey'renotabletofindanotherjob.Theideathatsomanyofusinthiscountryhavebeenbroughtupwith—thatyouworkhard,yougetyourhouse,yougetyourAmericandream,everythingissunny—hasn'tworkedout.Alotoftheseboomersaren'tgoingtoearnasmuchmoneyastheirparentsdid.Theyaren'tgoingtobeassecureastheirparentswere.Andthat'squitetroublingfortheboomers."[K]MikeMurrayofRisingSun,Md.,struggledwithmajordepressionformostofhisadultyears,evenashemarried,raisedtwochildrenandownedasuccessfulgrass-mowingbusiness.Hiswife,BeckyMurray,whoranthebusinesswithhim,describeshimasaperfectionist."Healwaysdidwellinschool,hewasastraight-Astudent;anythinghedid,hedidwell,"shesaid.[L]Butin2004abackinjuryforcedhimtogoondisability—andonpowerfulpainmedications.In2010hemadetwoattemptstooverdose,andinearly2011,twodaysafterhis49thbirthday,hekilledhimselfwithashotgun."Hewashandsome,hewassmart,peoplelovedhim,"Murraysaid,butaddedthathefeltincreasinglydepressed.Andwhilehewasgratefulforhisdisabilitychecks,shesaid,"Itwasveryhardforhimtoacceptthisandtonotcontributetohisfamily."[M]Norarewomenimmune.WhenLizStrand's53-year-oldfriendkilledherselftwoyearsagoinCalifornia,herhousewasunderwaterandneededrepairs,shehadapainfulanklethatwasmadeworsebybeingoverweight,andalthoughshehadtriedtofindapartner,shewasunmarried,likeone-thirdofbabyboomers.[N]"Wheneverythingstartedexplodingonheritwastoomuchforher,"Strandsaid,addingthatasaboomersheherselfrecallstheshockofrealizingthatthegoodtimeswerenoteternal."Ijustthoughteverythingwasgoingtocontinuetoimprove.Irememberhearingatonepointinacollegeclassthat,'No,it'sapendulum.'Itwasarealwake-upcall."[O]Whatmakesboomers'anxietyworseisasensethattheworldismorehazardousthanwhentheywereyoung,Arboresaid.Then,theatombombsseemedlarge,buttheyweredistantandabstract;attacksliketheonesontheWorldTradeCenterandtheBostonMarathonhavechangedthepattern."Theseeventsusedtohappen6,000milesaway;nowtheyhappenhere,"Hesaid.[P]Itisunclearwhetheryoungergenerationswillfolloworresisttheboomertrendastheyage,orifboomerswillcontinuetokillthemselvesatsuchhighratesastheymoveintoretirement.11、Womenareinclinedtohavebettersocialconnectionsandsharetheirfeelingsmorefreely.標準答案：I知識點解析：根據bettersocialconnections和sharetheirfeelingsmorefreely定位到I段。該段第4句講到，女性往往有更好的社會關系，并且更自在地分享自己的感受，這是減少女性自殺風險的保護因素。題目句子出自此處，其中areinclinedto與原文的tendto對應；havebettersocialconnections對應原文的bebetterconnectedsocially。12、Thesensethattheworldisgettingmoredangerousmakesboomersmoreanxious.標準答案：O知識點解析：根據sense，theworld和moreanxious定位到O段第1句。該句指出，現在的世界比他們年輕時的年代更加危險，這種感覺加深嬰兒潮出生的人的焦慮。本題句子是對原文的同義改寫，其中dangerous對應原文的hazardous。13、Accordingtopsychologistsandacademics,theincreaseinbabyboomersuicidesmightoriginatefromacomplexseriesofissues.標準答案：B知識點解析：根據psychologistsandacademics和acomplexseriesofissues定位到B段。該段提及嬰兒潮一代人自殺率增長的原因。末句提及心理學家和學者的觀點：自殺率增長的原因可能源自一系列復雜的情況。本題句子中的originatefrom與原文的stemfrom對應。14、TheAmericandreamdoesnotseemtoworkoutonthegenerationofbabyboomers.標準答案：J知識點解析：根據Americandream和workout定位到J段第4句。該句講到，伴隨這個國家許多人成長的想法——努力工作就會有房子，美國夢會實現，一切都陽光燦爛——并沒有起作用。本題句子的theAmericandream對應原文破折號中間的內容thatyouworkhard…sunny：題目中的doesn’tseemtoworkout復現原文信息hasn’tworkedout。15、Therealitythatbabyboomersfailtoreachtheirexpectationsofleadingasplendidlifeleadstotheirgreatdespair.標準答案：E知識點解析：根據failtoreachtheirexpectations定位到E段。該段首先提出疑問：最初懷著那么多追求的一代人是如何在中年時變得如此絕望?接著加以具體分析。末句提到，這些人倍感失望，因為他們過上輝煌生活的期望沒有得以實現。題目句子是對末句的同義轉述．greatdespair與末句中的agreatersenseofdisappointment對應，failtoreachtheirexpectations對應末句的theirexpectations…didn’tcometorealization。16、Althougholdergenerationsledahardlifeinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,theydidn’thavethefeelingofbeingstressedout.標準答案：G知識點解析：根據oldergenerations，ledahardlife和beingstressedout定位到G段。該段末句提到了老一代人雖然生活艱辛，但不會像嬰兒潮出生的那代人一樣有壓力過大的概念。題目句子是對原文的同義轉述，其中Although對應原文的Despite，而ledahardlife對應原文的hardshipsoflife。17、Menintheir50sshowthefastestgrowthinsuiciderates.標準答案：A知識點解析：根據intheir50s，suiciderates定位到A段。該段第2句提到，數據顯示中年人自殺人數急劇上升，50多歲的男性自殺人數上升最快，達到每10萬人有30人自殺。本題句子的fastestgrowth對應原文的highestincreases。18、Hardshipsinyoungagemighthavedonegoodtobabyboomerswhentheyarefacingtheunavoidableindignitiesofaging.標準答案：G知識點解析：根據indignitiesofaging定位到G段。該段首句Knight指出，年輕時多點逆境可能有助嬰兒潮出生的那代人做好心理準備去面對變老帶來的不可避免的屈辱。本題句子是對原文的同義轉述，hardships與原文的adversity對應，havedonegood對應原文的helpedprepare，而unavoidable則對應原文的inevitable。19、Manybabyboomersareunwillingtoacceptthefactofgettingold.標準答案：C知識點解析：根據areunwillingtoaccept和gettingold定位到C段。該段第3句中，Knight說道：甚至當他們成為祖父母并要應對變老的正常征兆諸如喪失聽覺和視覺時，許多嬰兒潮出生的人不愿意接受變老的現實。本題句子的unwilling與原文的reluctant對應，gettingold對應aging。20、Comparedwiththeoldergeneration,babyboomerswereconfrontedwithalotmoreproblems,includingprovidingfinancialsupporttotheiradultchildren.標準答案：F知識點解析：根據alotmoreproblems和financialsupporttotheiradultchildren定位到F段。該段講到，與父母那一代相比，嬰兒潮出生的人肥胖、吃藥、非法使用毒品、酗酒、離婚、精神失常等的幾率更高。年老以后，許多人還要遭受更多的問題，如慢性疾病、殘疾、照顧父母和孩子的壓力。題目簡要概括本段內容。題目中的providingfinancialsupport與原文段末的whostilldependonthemfinancially對應。三、仔細閱讀(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)Theneedforsolarelectricityisclear.Itissafe,ecologicallysound,efficient,continuouslyavailable,andithasnomovingparts.Thebasicproblemwiththeuseofsolarphotovoltaicdevicesiseconomics,butuntilrecentlyverylittleprogresshadbeenmadetowardthedevelopmentoflow-costphotovoltaicdevices.Thelargerpartofresearchfundshasbeendevotedtothestudyofsinglecrystalsiliconsolarcells,despitetheevidencethatthistechniqueholdslittlepromise.Thereasonforthispatternisunderstandableandhistorical.Crystallinesilicon,however,isparticularlyunsuitabletoterrestrialsolarcells.Crystallinesiliconsolarcellsworkwellandaresuccessfullyusedinthespaceprogram,wherecostisnotanissue.Whilesinglecrystalsiliconhasbeenproveninextraterrestrialusewithefficienciesashighas18percent,andothermoreexpensiveandrarematerialscanhaveevenhigherefficiencies,costsmustbereducedbyafactorofmorethan100tomakethempracticalforcommercialuses.Besidesthefactthatthestartingcrystallinesiliconisexpensive,95percentofitiswastedanddoesnotappearinthefinaldevice.Recently,therehavebeensomeimaginativeattemptstomakepolycrystallineandribbonsiliconwhicharelowerincostthanhigh-qualitysinglecrystals;buttodatetheefficienciesoftheseapparentlylower-costmaterialshaveunacceptablysmall.Thisdifficultycanbeavoidedbypreparingcompletelydisorderedoramorphousmaterials.Amorphousmaterialshavedisorderedatomicstructureascomparedtocrystallinematerials:thatis,theyhaveonlyshort-rangeorderratherthanthelong-rangeperiodicityofcrystal.Theadvantagesofamorphoussolarcellsareimpressive.Crystallinesiliconmustbemade200micronsthicktoabsorbasufficientamountofsunlightforefficientenergyconversion,whereasonly1micronoftheproperamorphousmaterialsisnecessary.Crystallinesiliconsolarcellscostinexcessof100persquarefoot,butamorphousfilmscanbecreatedatacostofabout50centspersquarefoot.Althoughmanyscientistswereawareoftheverylowcostofamorphoussolarcells,theyfeltthattheycouldneverbemanufacturedwiththeefficienciesnecessarytocontributesignificantlytothedemandforelectricpower.Thiswasbasedonamisconceptionaboutthefeaturewhichdeterminesefficiency.Forexample,itisnottheconductivityofthematerialinthedarkwhichisrelevant,butonlythephotoconductivity,thatis,theconductivityinthepresenceofsunlight.Already,solarcellswithefficiencieswellabout6percenthavebeendevelopedusingamorphousmaterials,andfurtherresearchwilldoubtlesslyfindevenlesscostlyamorphousmaterialswithhigherefficiencies.21、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestaboutcrystalsilicon?A、Ithaslongbeenstudiedforitsterrestrialuse.B、Itisoflittleuseinsolarphotovoltaicdevices.C、Itissoeconomicalthatitiswidelyusedinthespaceprogram.D、Ithasbeenefficientlyusedinextraterrestrialsolarcells.標準答案：D知識點解析：D是對第2段首句的近義改寫，為本題答案。22、Bysayingthat"thistechniqueholdslittlepromise"(Line5,Para.1),theauthormeansthat______.A、crystalsiliconisimpracticalforcommercialuseB、littleprogresswillbemadeontheresearchofcrystalsiliconC、researchfundswillbecutdownonthestudyofcrystalsiliconD、researcheswillnotcontinuetostudycrystalsilicon標準答案：A知識點解析：從首段和第2段可以概括出晶體硅電池最大的缺點是其費用昂貴，在不用考慮成本的航天計劃中它發揮了很好的作用，由此可以推斷，作者說晶體硅技術沒有前途，實際上是指它難以普及于日常生活，A為最合理的推斷。23、Whichofthefollowingaccountsforthehighcostofcrystalsilicon?A、Itismostlyusedinthespaceprogram.B、Ithashigherefficiencythanothermaterials.C、Itismostdifficulttofindinnature.D、Ithasaverylowutilizationrate.標準答案：D知識點解析：第2段第3句中的Besides…95percentofitiswasted表明晶體硅的利用率很低，這使得本來就昂貴的晶體硅成本更高，故D正確。24、Manyscientistsbelievedthattheefficiencyofamorphousmaterialsisrelatedto______.A、theirconductivityinthesunB、theirconductivityinthedarkC、theiratomicstructureD、theirsizeandthickness標準答案：A知識點解析：末段第3句開頭的Forexample表明本句陳述的就是科學家們認為與非晶體材料效率有關的特性，句中的not…but…表明but后引出的就是決定非晶體材料效率的因素，也就是A。25、Inthispassage,theauthormainlydescribes______.A、theadvantagesofsolarcellsB、theefficienciesofsolarcellsC、howsolarcellsaremanufacturedD、inwhatwayssolarcellsareused標準答案：B知識點解析：全文有四段，前兩段關于晶體硅太陽能電池的性能，后兩段關于非晶體太陽能電池的性能，可見本文主要關于太陽能電池的性能，這也可從文中多次出現efficiency，efficiencies這一字眼看出來，故選B。Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopolyandpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.Onlyunderthemostexceptionalcircumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;his1939patentforcolorTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallifetherewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent;indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistoplagiarize(抄襲)adeadpatent.likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost"new"ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityofnewtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefromthelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.26、Thepatentgrantedtoaninventorusuallydetermines______.A、howtheinventionwillbeusedB、howtheinventionwasmadeC、whentheinventionwillbecomepublicD、whentheinventionwillbeoutofuse標準答案：C知識點解析：第2段中非限制性定語從句中的which指的就是主句中的patent，從句中的后半段表明專利一旦獲得，它規定的壟斷時間過后，發明人就要將發明公之于眾，故選C。27、Itcanbeinferredthatthetermofapatentcanbeprolongedif______.A、thefirsttermwasgrantedbeforethe1970sB、theusefulnessoftheinventionisnotprovedinthefirsttermC、theinventionisstillusefulforthepublicafterthefirsttermD、theinventordoesn’tgetasmuchrewardasheexpectsinthefirstterm標準答案：B知識點解析：第4段中because引出的原因從句表明，GeorgesValensi的專利權年限得到延長是因為他的發明在正常年限里沒能真正發揮作用，即這個發明的用處得不到證實，因此選項B為本題答案。28、Whatismostprobablyrecommendedbythepatentexpertsaboutpatenting?A、Patenttheideasinasmanyareasaspossible.B、Checkthevalidityofideasstoredinthelibrary.C、Conductathoroughsearchthroughlivepatents.D、Re-patentthedeadpatentsolderthanhalfacentury.標準答案：D知識點解析：第5段首句中的indeed表明后面的內容是對前面的sometimesevenrepatent的補充說明，由此可見，句末提到的plagiarizethedeadpatents指的就是重新申請失效的專利，而失敗的專利就是指年限超過50年的，故D為本題答案。29、Thepatentsandinventionsbecomeprofitablewhen______.A、theybecomecommercializedB、theyarededicatedtothepublicC、newtechnologyisavailableD、thereisnecessityforthem標準答案：A知識點解析：末段第2句是一個強調句，句中的either…or…結構可視為插入成分，從剩下的內容中即可找到答案，A就是對句子主語theirreductiontocommercialpractice的近義改寫，為本題答案。30、Theword"anticipate"(Line5,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto______.A、predictB、precedeC、expectD、surpass標準答案：B知識點解析：末段末句通過舉例說明該段首句的觀點：很多新的發明專利都基于一些舊的想法，由此可見，末句中主語所述的事件是后于賓語所述的事件，故anticipate應意為“先于，在……前(發生，出現)”，故選B。大學英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套一、詞匯理解(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)Manycountrieshaveaholidaytocelebrateworkers'rightsonoraroundMay1,butLabourDayinCanadaiscelebratedonthefirstMondayofSeptember.Canada'sLabourDaywas【C1】________celebratedinthespringbutitwasmovedtothefallafter1894.TheoriginsofLabourDaycanbetracedbacktoApril15,1872,whentheTorontoTradesAssemblyorganizedCanada'sfirstsignificant【C2】________forworker'srights.Theaimwastoreleasethe24leadersoftheTorontoTypographicalUnionwhowereimprisonedfor【C3】________tocampaignforanine-hourworkingday.Atthistime,tradeunionswerestillillegalandwhattheydidwasseenasacriminalconspiracyto【C4】________trade.Inspiteofthis,theTorontoTradesAssemblywasalreadyasignificantorganizationandencouragedworkerstoformtradeunions,【C5】________indisputesbetweenemployersandemployeesandsignaledthe【C6】________ofworkers.Therewas【C7】________publicsupportforthedemonstrationandtheauthoritiescouldno"longerdenytheimportantrolethatthetradeunionshadtoplayinthe【C8】________.Canadiandemocraticsociety.Afewmonthslater,asimilardemonstrationwasorganizedinOttawaandpassedthehouseofCanada'sfirstprimeminister,SirJohnMacdonald.Laterintheday,heappearedbeforethegatheringandpromisedto【C9】________allCanadianlawsagainsttradeunions.Thishappenedinthesameyearand【C10】________ledtothefoundingoftheCanadianLabourCongressin1883.Asimilarholiday,LaborDayisheldonthesamedayintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Canadiantradeunionsareproudthatthisholidaywasinspiredbytheireffortstoimproveworkers'rights.A)abolishE)eventuallyI)mistreatmentM)perpetualB)disruptF)gestureJ)mutteringN)practicallyC)emergingG)lashedK)originallyO)strikingD)enormousH)mediatedL)parade1、【C1】標準答案：K知識點解析：空格在動詞被動語態was…celebrated之間，應為副詞。上文提到現在加拿大的勞動節是每年9月的第一個星期一，空格所在句中的inthespring和moved等詞表明勞動節原先并不是在9月慶祝的，故選用originally，表示勞動節“原先”在春天慶祝。1894年之后才改為在秋天慶祝。2、【C2】標準答案：L知識點解析：空格位于形容詞之后，介詞之前，應為名詞。從下文可知加拿大勞動節起源于一場工人運動，填入此處的名詞應與下一段第1句提到的demonstration同義，指一場“運動”或一次“罷工游行”。parade符合句意。3、【C3】標準答案：O知識點解析：空格在介詞for之后，可為名詞或現在分詞。根據句意，for引出24位工人領袖被囚禁的原因，據此可推測他們因某種行為而入獄。詞庫中striking原形是strike“罷工”，符合文中語境，故為答案。4、【C4】標準答案：B知識點解析：空格在不定式標記to之后，應填入動詞原形?？崭袼诰涮岬?，當時工會所做的事情被視為“犯罪陰謀”，故空格的動詞應帶有消極含義。此處應選用disrupt，填入文中表示工會所做的事情被視為“妨礙貿易”的犯罪陰謀。5、【C5】標準答案：H知識點解析：結合句中多個連接謂語動詞的and可知，空格處應為動詞的過去式，與encouraged和signaled并列。本句描述工會當時的積極作用，根據disputesbetweenemployersandemployees(勞資雙方的爭端)可推斷此處應選用mediated“調停”。6、【C6】標準答案：I知識點解析：空格在定冠詞the和介詞of之間，應填入名詞。此處仍然是講工會對工人所起的積極作用，mistreatment為本題答案。表明工會讓外界知道工人所受到的不公正對待。7、【C7】標準答案：D知識點解析：空格在名詞詞組publicsupport之前，應為形容詞或分詞，說明外界對罷工游行的態度。本句后部分提到“當局不能再否認工會所扮演的重要角色”，由此可推知外界對罷工游行給予了“大力”支持，故此處選用enormous最合適。8、【C8】標準答案：C知識點解析：空格在定冠詞the和名詞詞組之間，應為形容詞或分詞。此處說明了當時加拿大民主社會處于一種什么狀態。emerging符合句意，表示“逐漸成形的民主社會”。9、【C9】標準答案：A知識點解析：空格在不定式標記to之后，應為動詞原形。該句表明總理承諾會對不利工會的法律條文做出處理。動詞詞庫中abolish“廢除”符合句意，為本題答案。10、【C10】標準答案：E知識點解析：空格在連詞and之后，在謂語動詞ledto之前，故應為副詞。ledto與前面的happened為并列謂語，這兩個動作在時間上有先后之分，且ledto常用于引出事件的結果或結論，據此判斷此處最佳選擇是eventually。二、長篇閱讀(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)WhattheHeckDoesVincentvanGoghHaveToDoWithInternetMarketing?[A]Nothingandeverything!TuckeddiscreetlyawayonmymodestmarketingwebsiteisacopyofaVincentvanGoghportraitIcreatedforacharityfundraisersomeyearsback.Afewofthepeoplewhohavestumbleduponithavesentmepuzzlingemails—vanGoghandInternetMarketing?What'stheconnection?[B]Itallboilsdowntostubbornoldlearninghabitsthatneverdie!Letmeexplain—Iamtrainedasanartist—oneofthebestwaystolearnhowtodraworpaintistocopytheMasters.SpendafewhourscopyingavanGogh,aMonetoraDurerandyouwilllearnmoreinthosefewhoursthanmonthsspentintheclassroompouringovercolortheories,compositioncharts,andpaintmixtures.Learnbyseeingthroughtheeyesofthemasters![C]Theyhavebeenthere,donethat,andtheyhavesolvedallthemajorproblemsforyou.Itworksperfectlyandartistshavebeenlearningthiswayforcenturies.[D]WhenIfirststartedInternetmarketingIappliedthesamemethod.(DidImentionIwasStubborn!)AfewhoursstudyingtheMasters—theirtechniques,theirmarketingtools,theirmindsets-savedmeandtheywillsaveyoufrommonths(ifnotyears)oftrialanderror.Studythemastersfirst-handandyouwillgainamorecompleteandbroaderunderstandingofthedifferentmarketingtechniques,methods,andsystemsthatthesemarketersapply.Spendingafewyearsstudyingthetopmarketersmaypaybigdividendsdowntheroadwhenyouapplyallthisknowledgetolesserknownmarketingniches.[E]Manymaybeskepticalaboutthissuggestion,spendtwoorthreeyearsstudyingtopmarketers,you'vegottobejoking!Notreally,it'swherethatoldartisttrainingcomesin—artistsspendalifetimestudyingthemasters.Andneverregretaminuteofit!Butjusthowdoyoufindthesemarketingmasters?[F]FindingtheMasterswasthehardestpart!Withsomanyproclaimedandself-proclaimed"gurus"ontheweb,findingthegenuinearticleamongallthe"bovinedeposits"wasextr