大学英语六级分类模拟题347及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语六级分类模拟题 347及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, research suggests. A study has found that people who appear to be constantly 1 have more “working memory“, giving them the ability to hold a lot of information in the

2、ir heads and 2 it mentally. Children at school need this type of memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks, such as 3 teachers“ instructions or remembering dictated sentences. During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one of two simple tasks 4 which researchers checked to ask if the pa

3、rticipants“ minds were wandering. At the end, participants measured their working memory capacity by their ability to 5 a series of letters interspersed with simple math questions. Daniel Levinson, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, said that those with highe

4、r working memory capacity reported “more mind 6 during these simple tasks“, but their performance did not suffer. The results, published online in the journal Psychological Science , appear to 7 previous research that found working memory allows humans to juggle multiple thoughts 8 . Dr Jonathan Sma

5、llwood, of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science in Leipzig, Germany, said: “What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren“t very difficult, people who have 9 working memory resources deploy them to think about things other than what they“re

6、doing.“ Working memory capacity is also 10 with general measures of intelligence, such as reading comprehension and IQ scores, and also offers a window into the widespread, but not well understood, realm of internally driven thoughts. A. following B. wandering C. from D. sequentially E. associated F

7、 during G. focusing H. distracted I. remember J. confirm K. conflicting L. manipulate M. concentrative N. additional O. simultaneously（分数：20.00）Visitors to Britain may find the best place to 11 local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be minefields of potential gaffe

8、s for the uninitiated. An anthropologist and a team of researchers have 12 some of the arcane rituals of British pubsstarting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no 13 you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they w

9、ould have to 14 their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose. Pub culture is designed to promote 15 in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the Briti

10、sh Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely 16 and really quite normal behaviour. “If you haven“t been to a pub, you haven“t been to Britain.“ This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists“ Guide to Pub Etiquette , a customer“s 17 of conduct

11、for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture“. The trouble is that if you do not 18 the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing 19 the regular customers and bar st

12、aff more than a gang of strangers 20 all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order. A. fetch B. offensive C. code D. blocking E. ingratiate F. sociability G. break H. unveiled I. sample J. irritates K. follow L. overturned M. appropriate N. waiters O. responsibility（分数：20.00）T

13、he number of people who surf the Internet via mobile devices in China has for the first time 21 the number using computers to go online, an industry report said on Monday. The number increased by 14.42 million over the past six months, so that now 83.4 percent of China“s Internet surfers are using m

14、obile phones to go online, according to the report 22 by the China Internet Network Information Centre, a government-backed industry administrative body. The total number of Chinese netizens was 632 million by the end of June, 527 million of whom 23 onto the World Wide Web through their smartphones,

15、 the report said. It is the first time that the number of mobile Internet users has surpassed that of those surfing the Web in 24 ways, such as with personal computers and laptops, said Liu Bing, deputy director with the CINIC. “In other words, the mobile phone can be 25 as the key terminal device f

16、or Chinese to get online,“ he said. As the mobile network has taken the lead in the country“s Internet development, its status has also become 26 among netizens, he said. The increasing number of smartphone owners has driven a rapid rise in e-commerce, instant messaging and entertainment application

17、s, “which reflects a 27 demand of netizens“, he said. According to the report, the number of users who use mobile phones to make 28 has increased 63.4 percent from January to June, with the growth of payment apps likewise surging in that period. “The mobile payment is becoming much closer with consu

18、mers and it has been making greater 29 to e-commerce development,“ Liu said. Yin Jingxue, a mobile Internet analyst, confirmed that mobile devices have played the more 30 role in Web development in the country. A. traditional B. firmer C. obstacles D. logged E. contributions F. advanced G. important

19、 H. diverse I. changeable J. issued K. lagged L. regarded M. exceeded N. surfed O. payments（分数：20.00）Much meaning can be 31 , clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at stranger, but not too long. And if he is 32 tha

20、t he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other“s 33 with you that way. Eyes do spea

21、k, right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 34 . But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to 35 his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make he

22、r understand that he is admiring her. However, the normal eye contact for two people 36 in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is 37 . If a sp

23、eaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to 38 you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary. In f

24、act, continuous eye contact is 39 to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show. 40 that words cannot express. A. dominate B. engaged C. suitable D. affection E. confined F. observation G. stare H. hostile I. attentive J. aggressive K. sensing L. avert M. att

25、ract N. received O. conveyed（分数：20.00）Psychologists take opposing views of how 41 rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviourists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cog

26、nitive researchers, who study various aspects of 42 life, 43 those rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, 44 among educators. But the careful use of small 45 rewards sparks in grade-school children sug

27、gesting that properly presented inducements indeed 46 inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “If they know they“re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively 47 task, they show the most creativity,“ says Robert Eisenberger of the Univers

28、ity of Delaware in Newark. “But it“s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much 48 for rewards.“ A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As

29、 an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and 49 falling grades. In earlier grades, the use of so-called 50 economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows pr

30、omise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. A. maintain B. challenging C. eliminate D. internal E. hinder F. especially G. restore H. monetary I. ordinary J. aid K. external L. anticipation M. generally N. token O. mental（分数：20.00）大学英语六级分类模拟题 347答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分

31、钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, research suggests. A study has found that people who appear to be constantly 1 have more “working memory“, giving them the ability to hold a lot of information in their heads and 2 it mentally. Children at

32、school need this type of memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks, such as 3 teachers“ instructions or remembering dictated sentences. During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one of two simple tasks 4 which researchers checked to ask if the participants“ minds were wandering. At the

33、 end, participants measured their working memory capacity by their ability to 5 a series of letters interspersed with simple math questions. Daniel Levinson, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, said that those with higher working memory capacity reported “more

34、 mind 6 during these simple tasks“, but their performance did not suffer. The results, published online in the journal Psychological Science , appear to 7 previous research that found working memory allows humans to juggle multiple thoughts 8 . Dr Jonathan Smallwood, of the Max Planck Institute for

35、Human Cognitive and Brain Science in Leipzig, Germany, said: “What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren“t very difficult, people who have 9 working memory resources deploy them to think about things other than what they“re doing.“ Working memory capacity is also

36、10 with general measures of intelligence, such as reading comprehension and IQ scores, and also offers a window into the widespread, but not well understood, realm of internally driven thoughts. A. following B. wandering C. from D. sequentially E. associated F. during G. focusing H. distracted I. re

37、member J. confirm K. conflicting L. manipulate M. concentrative N. additional O. simultaneously（分数：20.00）解析：H解析 该空所在句是 people的定语从句，空前是 appear to be结构，空后是整个句子的谓语have，故此处应填一个形容词，文章开头提到“研究显示，那些爱走神的孩子也许脑子更灵活”。由此可知，总走神的人拥有更多“工作记忆”，H 项 distracted意为“思想不集中的”，符合句意。因此选择distracted“思想不集中的”。解析：L解析 该空所在句是“working

38、 memory”的伴随状语，空前是 and，该空所填词与 hold并列，故此处应填一个动词，空后 it代指 information，“工作记忆”使他们能在大脑中储存信息，然后灵活操纵这些信息才能体现出更多的“工作记忆”。L 项 manipulate意为“操控，操纵”，符合句意。因此选择 manipulate“操控，操纵”。解析：A解析 该空所填词与 remembering并列，故此处应填一个动名词，其搭配的对象是 teachers“ instructions，根据常识并结合该段首句“学校中的孩子每日需要这类记忆来完成各种任务”推知，学生一般是“遵从老师的教导”，A 项 following意为“

39、遵循，跟随”，符合句意。因此，选择following“遵循，跟随”。解析：F解析 空前的句子结构完整“在研究过程中，研究人员让志愿者执行两个简单任务的其中之一”，空后句子意为“研究者不时询问参与者是否在走神”。前后两句关系是“在执行任务期间，研究者不时询问参与者是否在走神”。故此处应填 during，与 which结合构成“介词加关系代词”结构的定语从句。因此选择 during。解析：I解析 该空所在句是 by引导的方式状语，句子主干为“participants measured their working memory capacity(参与者测算自己的工作记忆容量)”。由此推知，参与者通过

40、记忆穿插着简单数学题的一连串字母来测算自己的工作记忆容量，I 项 remember符合句意。因此选择 remember。解析：B解析 文章第二段讲到“一项研究发现，那些似乎总走神的人拥有更多工作记忆”，结合此空所在句已知信息“那些工作记忆容量更大的人在执行这些简单任务时更常 -|_|-”推知，工作记忆容量更大的人更容易走神，B 项 wandering意为“(人的思想等)走神”，符合句意。因此选择 wandering。解析：J解析 空前是 appear to，空后是名词 previous research，则此处应填一个动词，构成 appear to do结构，I、J、L 项入选，I 项和 L项

41、已被选择，故选择 J项 confirm(证实)，则此句意为“这一研究结果似乎证实了先前的研究发现”，符合文意。因此选择 confirm“证实”。解析：O解析 该空所在句结构完整，故此处应填一个副词，D 项和 O项入选,D 项 sequentially意为“相继地”，不符合句意，0 项 simultaneously意为“同时地”，即“工作记忆让人类能够同时思考多样事情”，符合文意。因此选择 simultaneously“同时地”。解析：N解析 空前是动词 have空后是名词 working memory resources，则此处应填一形容词，根据该句已知内容“这项研究似乎表明，当完成任务的环境

42、不是很困难时，有 -|_|-工作记忆容量的人会运用这部分容量来思考所执行的任务以外的其他事情”。要思考任务以外的事情，而且完成的任务不是很困难，因此会有多余的工作记忆容量来思考其他事情。N 项 additional意为“额外的”，符合句意。因此选择 additional“额外的”。解析：E解析 根据常识可知：工作记忆容量和阅读理解和智商得分等智力衡量通用方法之间的关系是“相互联系”。E 项 associated有“联系”之意，be associated with 意为“与有关”，符合句意。因此选择 associated“联系”。Visitors to Britain may find the

43、best place to 11 local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be minefields of potential gaffes for the uninitiated. An anthropologist and a team of researchers have 12 some of the arcane rituals of British pubsstarting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs ha

44、ve no 13 you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to 14 their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose. Pub culture is designed to promote 15 in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the b

45、ar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely 16 and really quite normal behaviour. “If you haven“t been to a pub, you haven“t been to Britain.“ T

46、his tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists“ Guide to Pub Etiquette , a customer“s 17 of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture“. The trouble is that if you do not 18 the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you

47、are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing 19 the regular customers and bar staff more than a gang of strangers 20 all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order. A. fetch B. offensive C. code D. blocking E. ingratiate F. sociability

48、G. break H. unveiled I. sample J. irritates K. follow L. overturned M. appropriate N. waiters O. responsibility（分数：20.00）解析：I解析 空前是 find the best place to，空后是名词 local culture，故此处应填一动词，文章主要讲了英国酒吧与英国文化之间的密切关系，由此可推知，传统英国酒吧是最能领略当地文化的地方，I项 sample意为“抽样调查，用样品来检验”，在此，以英国酒吧为样品来调查英国文化，符合句意。因此选择 sample“抽样调查”。解

49、析：H解析 该空所在句是文章第二段首句，接下来作者具体介绍了英国酒吧文化。由此可知，一位人类学家和一组研究人员揭示了某些鲜为人知的英国酒吧文化，使得英国酒吧文化为公众知晓。H 项unveiled意为“揭幕，揭露”，符合句意。因此选择 unveiled“揭幕，揭露”。解析：N解析 根据该空所在句已知内容“大多数英国酒吧都没有 -|_|-你得自己到吧台去买酒”。可知，酒吧没有服务员，故选择 N项 waiters“服务员”。解析：A解析 该空所在段明确提到“大多数英国酒吧都没有酒保，你得到吧台去买酒”。而此处提及一个具体事例，即“一伙意大利年轻人等了三刻钟才明白他们得自己 -|_|-”，由此可推知，他们得自己去拿酒。A 项 fetch意为“拿取，取来”，符合句意。因此选择 fetch“拿取，取来”。解析：F解析 该空所在句提到“英国是一个因保守而出名的国家”，而下一段又讲到“排队的时候可以和其他等待买酒的人交谈”。由此可推知，酒吧文化的设计是为了促进社会交往，缓解保守引起的冷漠问题。F 项 sociability意为“社交”，符合句意。因此选择 F项 sociability“社交”。解析：