大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷179及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷 179及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：20.00）_2.Section A（分数：20.00）_A tattoo may give parents of children with food allergies some peace of mind when they send their kids off to school. Yes, a tattoobut its a 1one. S

2、afetyTat sells colorful stick-on labels and wash-off tattoos that 2of a nut allergy or provide other important medical information. Michele Welsh, a mother-of-three, 3the company about five years ago. The idea came to her after she wrote her cell phone number on her kids arms with a pen in case they

3、 got 4while at an amusement park She then thought of her nephew, who has a 5fatal peanut allergy and how much time her sister-in-law had spent in the emergency room with him. What if she could just have a 6! Welsh pointed out that caregivers may remember not to give the child a peanut butter cookie,

4、 but 7they dont think to look on the packaging of other products. “Sometimes you need something visual to remind others to check the ingredients,“ she said “And for older kids its not as big of a 8because they know to check the ingredients themselves, but the little kids are still learning.“ However

5、 some have expressed 9that the labels would draw unwanted attention from schoolyard bullies. “A lot of kids do get bullied at school about their food allergies, so some parents fear that this might give more ammunition to kids,“ Kevin McGrath, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy. How

6、ever, he did say that the tattoos “may just be another thing to make parents feel more 10when sending their children off to a party or picnic or class trip.“ A)separated B)warn C)generally D)negotiated E)apparently F)established G)challenge H)reminder I)confident J)concerns K)potentially L)remind M)

7、temporary N)incentive O)radiant（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even been viewed as death ships 1to take the dead to living eternally. However, a

8、 new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea. The study indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there

9、point to people who were 2focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to 3real ships. The stone ships offer up 4about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age. “These consist of ar

10、eas that resemble hill forts and are located near easily 5points in the landscapethat is, near well-known waterways leading inland,“ Wehlin, head of the team, said. “While these areas have previously been thought to be much younger, recent age 6have dated them to the Bronze Age.“ Archaeologists have

11、 believed that bronze was 7to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this 8However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are 9addressed in these thoughts. “One reason why the meeting places of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we havent been ab

12、le to find them,“ Wehlin said. “This is in 10contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material.“ A)majorly B)represent C)evacuate D)rarely E)determinations F)clues G)anticipated H)inquiries I)intended J)approximatel

13、y K)accessible L)notion M)inevitable N)immense O)imported（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Marie Curie was the first female professor at Sevres, a college for girls who wanted to teach higher education. These twenty-year-olds would 1become professors. Ma

14、rie was not liked by her pupils during her first year as a professor. By her second year, the students loved her. One student reported that the courses taught by Marie were “the 2reference during the entire length of my career. She didnt dazzle us, she 3us, attracted us, held us with her simplicity,

15、 her desire to be useful to us, the sense she had of both our ignorance and our 4She was the first to take her students into the laboratory to physically manipulate their newly-learned theories. She also taught by example, and invited the physics class to hear the 5of her dissertation(论文). Marie arg

16、ued for the elimination of additional, difficult tests given only to the female students. She also 6the dean to provide calculus classes to the female students. Marie wanted the girls to have the tools to succeed in academia and fought tooth and nail to provide every 7 This woman is known for her sc

17、ientific discoveries and the progress 8from them. Of course her scientific discoveries are 9and useful. It is also important to understand the kind of woman that she was. She was stubborn, and she hated to lose, but it was her goal to use science to help the world in whatever way possible. Her stubb

18、ornness led to persistence and 10These qualities promoted the use of her brilliance. The love and support of her family taught Marie to never question the possibilities that stood before her. A)trivial B)convinced C)possibilities D)merely E)reassured F)impressive G)opportunity H)dispensable I)derive

19、d J)adaptabilities K)eventually L)defense M)confused N)determination O)essential（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷 179答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：20.00）_解析：2.Sectio

20、n A（分数：20.00）_解析：A tattoo may give parents of children with food allergies some peace of mind when they send their kids off to school. Yes, a tattoobut its a 1one. SafetyTat sells colorful stick-on labels and wash-off tattoos that 2of a nut allergy or provide other important medical information. Mic

21、hele Welsh, a mother-of-three, 3the company about five years ago. The idea came to her after she wrote her cell phone number on her kids arms with a pen in case they got 4while at an amusement park She then thought of her nephew, who has a 5fatal peanut allergy and how much time her sister-in-law ha

22、d spent in the emergency room with him. What if she could just have a 6! Welsh pointed out that caregivers may remember not to give the child a peanut butter cookie, but 7they dont think to look on the packaging of other products. “Sometimes you need something visual to remind others to check the in

23、gredients,“ she said “And for older kids its not as big of a 8because they know to check the ingredients themselves, but the little kids are still learning.“ However, some have expressed 9that the labels would draw unwanted attention from schoolyard bullies. “A lot of kids do get bullied at school a

24、bout their food allergies, so some parents fear that this might give more ammunition to kids,“ Kevin McGrath, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy. However, he did say that the tattoos “may just be another thing to make parents feel more 10when sending their children off to a party or

25、picnic or class trip.“ A)separated B)warn C)generally D)negotiated E)apparently F)established G)challenge H)reminder I)confident J)concerns K)potentially L)remind M)temporary N)incentive O)radiant（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：

26、H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）解析：解析：feel more 提示此处应填入形容词。上一段说的是提醒标签可能带来的负面影响。本段转折连词 However提示本段讲提醒标签的优点。据此选用 confident，表示提醒标签能让父母在送孩子去参加集体活动的时候感到更放心。Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even be

27、en viewed as death ships 1to take the dead to living eternally. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea. The stud

28、y indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there point to people who were 2focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to 3real ships. The stone ships offer up 4about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships

29、 that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age. “These consist of areas that resemble hill forts and are located near easily 5points in the landscapethat is, near well-known waterways leading inland,“ Wehlin, head of the team, said. “While these areas have previously been thought to be much yo

30、unger, recent age 6have dated them to the Bronze Age.“ Archaeologists have believed that bronze was 7to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this 8However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are 9addressed in these thoughts. “One reason why the meeting place

31、s of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we havent been able to find them,“ Wehlin said. “This is in 10contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material.“ A)majorly B)represent C)evacuate D)rarely E)

32、determinations F)clues G)anticipated H)inquiries I)intended J)approximately K)accessible L)notion M)inevitable N)immense O)imported（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：O）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：L）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N

33、解析：解析：空格在介词和名词之间，可见应为修饰名词的定语。北欧海盗时代(the Viking Age)有丰富的考古资料，而青铜器时代很多东西都没法找到，这两个年代区别很大，故选用 immense一词，in immense contrast意为“有巨大的差别”。Marie Curie was the first female professor at Sevres, a college for girls who wanted to teach higher education. These twenty-year-olds would 1become professors. Marie wa

34、s not liked by her pupils during her first year as a professor. By her second year, the students loved her. One student reported that the courses taught by Marie were “the 2reference during the entire length of my career. She didnt dazzle us, she 3us, attracted us, held us with her simplicity, her d

35、esire to be useful to us, the sense she had of both our ignorance and our 4She was the first to take her students into the laboratory to physically manipulate their newly-learned theories. She also taught by example, and invited the physics class to hear the 5of her dissertation(论文). Marie argued fo

36、r the elimination of additional, difficult tests given only to the female students. She also 6the dean to provide calculus classes to the female students. Marie wanted the girls to have the tools to succeed in academia and fought tooth and nail to provide every 7 This woman is known for her scientif

37、ic discoveries and the progress 8from them. Of course her scientific discoveries are 9and useful. It is also important to understand the kind of woman that she was. She was stubborn, and she hated to lose, but it was her goal to use science to help the world in whatever way possible. Her stubbornnes

38、s led to persistence and 10These qualities promoted the use of her brilliance. The love and support of her family taught Marie to never question the possibilities that stood before her. A)trivial B)convinced C)possibilities D)merely E)reassured F)impressive G)opportunity H)dispensable I)derived J)ad

39、aptabilities K)eventually L)defense M)confused N)determination O)essential（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：O）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：L）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）解析：解析：此处需填入与 persistence(坚持)并列的名词，说明 stubbornness(固执)所产生的积极影响。故空格处应填入与 persistence一样表积极含义的词。persistence and determination 是个常用的表达，意为“坚韧和果断”。