1、大学英语六级分类模拟题 356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)Reading the World in 196 BooksA. Writer Ann Morgan set herself a challengeto read a book from every country in the world in one year. She describes the experience and what she learned. B. I used to think of myself as a fa
2、irly cosmopolitan sort of person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and the odd Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles. C. Worse still, I hardly ever tackled anything in translation. My reading was
3、confined to stories by English-speaking authors. D. So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country (well, all 195 UN-recognised states plus former UN member Taiwan) in a year to find out what I was missing. E. With no idea how to go about this beyond
4、 a sneaking suspicion that I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet“s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English
5、. F. The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers, like Turkmenistan“s Ak Welsapar and Panama“s Juan
6、David Morgan, sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of Brits who only speak English. G. Even with such an extraordinary team of bibliophiles behind me, however, sourcing books was no easy task. For a start, with
7、translations making up only around 4.5 per cent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions of stories was tricky. Small states H. This was particularly true for francophone and lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) African countries. There“s precious little on offer for st
8、ates such as the Comoros, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau and MozambiqueI had to rely on unpublished manuscripts for several of these. I. And when it came to the tiny island nation of Sao Tome it“s also cultural. Professionals, managers, and executives with a smartphone spend 72 hours a week (including th
9、e weekend) checking work e-mail. It“s become a nonstop world, especially for professional workers. G. But all employers are offering fewer vacation days and sick days than they used to. And those who are lucky enough to get paid vacation days aren“t using them. A Glassdoor survey found that three-qu
10、arters of American employees don“t use all of their vacation time. The average person takes just half of what she“s allotted. Fifteen percent don“t take any time whatsoever. A different study estimated that we leave about three vacation days unused each year. Even 60 percent of those who took time o
11、ff in the Glassdoor survey still worked on vacation, many of them because they felt like they couldn“t truly log off. H. At the same time, we“re working harder and for longer days. The 40-hour workweek is mostly a thing of the past. Ninety-four percent of professional workers put in 50 or more hours
12、, and nearly half work 65 or above. All workers have managed to cut down on our time on the job by 112 hours over the last 40 years, but we“re far behind other countries: The French cut down by 491 hours, the Dutch by 425, and Canadians by 215 in the same time period. Workers in Ireland and the Neth
13、erlands are also working less. I. We“re also increasing our productivity, getting more done in the time we spend at work. It went up by nearly 25 percent between 2000 and 2012. J. This overwork shows up in our sleep. Out of five developed peers, four other countries sleep more than us. That has agai
14、n worsened over the years. K. In 1942, more than 80 percent of Americans slept seven hours a night or more. Today, 40 percent sleep six hours or less. A lack of sleep makes us poorer workers: People who sleep less than seven hours a night have a much harder time concentrating and getting work done.
15、L. Perhaps it would be worth all of this if working longer and harder produced better results, fuelled the economy, and created wealth for everyone. But that“s not likely. Taking some time off actually improves a worker“s productivity at work. A study from Ernst it“s also cultural. Professionals, ma
16、nagers, and executives with a smartphone spend 72 hours a week (including the weekend) checking work e-mail. It“s become a nonstop world, especially for professional workers. G. But all employers are offering fewer vacation days and sick days than they used to. And those who are lucky enough to get
17、paid vacation days aren“t using them. A Glassdoor survey found that three-quarters of American employees don“t use all of their vacation time. The average person takes just half of what she“s allotted. Fifteen percent don“t take any time whatsoever. A different study estimated that we leave about th
18、ree vacation days unused each year. Even 60 percent of those who took time off in the Glassdoor survey still worked on vacation, many of them because they felt like they couldn“t truly log off. H. At the same time, we“re working harder and for longer days. The 40-hour workweek is mostly a thing of t
19、he past. Ninety-four percent of professional workers put in 50 or more hours, and nearly half work 65 or above. All workers have managed to cut down on our time on the job by 112 hours over the last 40 years, but we“re far behind other countries: The French cut down by 491 hours, the Dutch by 425, a
20、nd Canadians by 215 in the same time period. Workers in Ireland and the Netherlands are also working less. I. We“re also increasing our productivity, getting more done in the time we spend at work. It went up by nearly 25 percent between 2000 and 2012. J. This overwork shows up in our sleep. Out of
21、five developed peers, four other countries sleep more than us. That has again worsened over the years. K. In 1942, more than 80 percent of Americans slept seven hours a night or more. Today, 40 percent sleep six hours or less. A lack of sleep makes us poorer workers: People who sleep less than seven
22、 hours a night have a much harder time concentrating and getting work done. L. Perhaps it would be worth all of this if working longer and harder produced better results, fuelled the economy, and created wealth for everyone. But that“s not likely. Taking some time off actually improves a worker“s pr
23、oductivity at work. A study from Ernst it“s also cultural. “然而，不仅仅是政策使我们加班，同时还有文化的影响。”题干中 encourage和原句 fuel 为对应点。(6).About 40% Americans cannot ask for a sick leave and take a paid day off to see a doctor or look after their family members.（分数：2.00）解析：D解析 本题意为：40%的美国人不能请带薪休假的一天病假去看病或者照顾生病的家人。题干中的定位词
24、是数字 40%和名词 sick leave，将答案锁定在 D段 If they or their family members get sick, there“s no guarantee that they“ll be able to take a paid day off to deal with it，and about 40 percent can“t. “如果他们自己或是家人生病了，并不能保证他们可以带薪休假一天，至少将近 40%的人不行。”(7).The increasing productivity dwarfs the increase in workers“ wages.（分
25、数：2.00）解析：O解析 本题意为：生产率的提高使工人工资的增长相形见绌。题干中名词 workers“ wages 为关键词，出现在文章 O段内 Workers, white collar and blue collar alike, have seen a decade go by without much of an increase in wages despite their increasing productivity. The infamous one percent have taken home 47 percent of total income growth betwe
26、en 1976 and 2007. “尽管生产效率提高了，但是工人、白领和蓝领的工资在这十年以来却没有太多的增长。从 1976年至 2007年，生产效率提高了 47%，而工资却只提高了 1%。”题干中 dwarf作为动词意思为“超出；使相形见绌”。(8).Nearly 25% Americans do not have paid vacation to enjoy.（分数：2.00）解析：C解析 本题意为：25%的美国人没有带薪休假可以享受。题干中的数字 25% Americans和名词paid vacation为定位词，锁定 C段 That leaves nearly a quarter o
27、f Americans without any access to paid vacation time.“而在美国，将近四分之一的人没有带薪休假。”题干中 25%是对 a quarter的同义表述。(9).Many Europeans have the whole August to enjoy their month-long vacation.（分数：2.00）解析：A解析 本题意为：很多欧洲人有整个八月份的时间享受假期。题干的 August为关键词，定位到A段首句 This time of year, many Europeans are looking forward to thei
28、r month-long holiday in August.“每年这个时候，许多欧洲人都在期盼着他们长达一个月的八月长假。”(10).Overwork cuts down Americans“ sleeping time, and lack of sleep in turn lowers the quality of work.（分数：2.00）解析：K解析 本题意为：过度工作减少了美国人的睡眠时间，而睡眠不足造成了工作效率低。题干的数字 lack of sleep为关键词，定位到 K段 A lack of sleep makes us poorer workers: People who
29、sleep less than seven hours a night have a much harder time concentrating and getting work done. “睡眠不足让我们工作质量下降。每天的睡眠时间在 7小时以下的人会更难集中精神工作。”FriendsA. On my recent travels, I came to realize still more fully the significance of the word “friend“. B. Seven or eight days ago, I said to a friend whom I h
30、ad just come to know, “I can“t help feeling embarrassed before my friends. You“re all so nice to me. I simply don“t know how to repay your kindness.“ I did not make this remark out of mere modesty and courtesy. I truly meant what I said. The next day, I said goodbye to this friend, not knowing if I
31、could ever see him again. But the little warmth that he gave me has been keeping my heart throbbing with gratitude. C. The length of my days will not be unlimited. However, whenever I look back on my brief past life, I find a beacon illuminating my soul and thereby lending a little brightness to my
32、being. That beacon is friendship. I should be grateful to it because it has helped me keep alive up to now and cleared away the shadow left on me by my old family. D. Many people forsake their friends in favour of their own families, or at least draw a line of demarcation between families and friend
33、s, considering the former to be many times more important than the latter. That seems to be a matter of course. I have also seen with my own eyes how some people abandon their friends as well as their own careers soon after they get married. E. Friends are transient whereas family are lastingthat is
34、 the tenet, as I know, guiding the behaviour of many people. To me, that is utterly inconceivable. Without Mends, I would have been reduced to I don“t know what a miserable creature. F. Friends are my saviours. They give me things which it is beyond my family to give me. Thanks to their fraternal lo
35、ve, assistance and encouragement, I have time and again been saved from falling into an abyss while on its verge. They have been enormously generous towards me. G. There was a time when my life was miserable and gloomy. My friends then gave me in large quantities sympathy, love, joy and tearsthings
36、essential for existence. It is due to their bountiful free gifts that I also have my share of warmth and happiness in my life. I accepted their kindnesses quietly without ever saying a word of thanks and without ever doing anything in return. In spite of that, my friends never used the epithet “self
37、-cantered“ when referred to me. They are only too generous towards me. H. I visited many new places and met new friends on my recent trip. My time was mostly taken up by looking around, listening, talking and walking. But I never ran into any trouble because nay friends had done their utmost to make
38、 sure that I would be short of nothing. Whatever new places I called at, I always felt at home as if I were back in my old residence in Shanghai which had been already been raged to the ground by Japanese troops. I. No matter how hard up and frugal my friends themselves were, they would unstintingly
39、 share with me whatever they had, although they knew I would not be able to repay them for their kindness. Some, whom I did not even know by name, showed concern over my health and went about inquiring after me. It was not until they saw my suntanned face and arms that they began to smile a smile of
40、 relief. All that was enough to move one to tears. J. Some people believe that, without writing, I would lose my livelihood. One of my sympathizers, in an article published two months ago in the Guangzhou Republic Daily Supplement, gives a full account of the conditions of my life. He also says that
41、 I would have nothing to live on once I should lay down my pen. That is not true at all. It has already been proved by recent travels that my friends would never let me suffer from cold and hunger even if I should go without writing a single word. There are a great many kind-hearted people in the wo
42、rld who never attach undue importance to themselves and their own families and who never place themselves and their families above anything else. It is owing to them that I still survive and shall continue to survive for a long time to come. K. I owe my friends many, many kindnesses. How can I repay
43、 them? But, I understand, they don“t need me to do that. L. Recently I came across the following words in a book by a French philosopher: M. One condition of life is consumption. Survival in this world is inseparable from generosity, without which we would perish and become dried-up from within. We
44、must put forth flowers. Moral integrity and unselfishness are the flowers of life. N. Now so many flowers of life are in full bloom before my eyes. When can my life put forth flowers? Am I already dried-up from within? O. A friend of mine says, “If I were a lamp, I would illuminate darkness with my
45、light.“ P. I, however, don“t qualify for a bright lamp. Let me be a piece of firewood instead. I“ll radiate the heat that I have absorbed from the sun. I“ll burn myself to ashes to provide this human world with a little warmth.（分数：20.00）(1).My friends generously gave me sympathy, love and joy but ex
46、pected nothing for return.（分数：2.00）解析：G解析 本题意为：我的朋友很慷慨，他们给了我同情、爱和欢乐，但是从不要求任何回报。题干中的 sympathy, love and joy可以将答案定位在 G段，大意为“我的生活曾经是悲苦的，黑暗的。然而朋友们把多量的同情，多量的爱，多量的欢乐，多量的眼泪分了给我，这些东西都是生存所必需的。这些不要报答的慷慨的施舍，使我的生活里也有了温暖，有了幸福。我默默地接受了它们。我并不曾说一句感激的话，我也没有做过一件报答的行为。但是朋友们却不把自私的形容词加到我的身上。对于我，他们太慷慨了。”(2).It is friendsh
47、ip which helped me to live till now and led me get out of the shadow of my old family.（分数：2.00）解析：C解析 本题意为：是友谊让我活到现在，走出旧家庭的阴影。题干中名词 the shadow of my old family将答案定位在 C段 I should be grateful to it because it has helped me keep alive up to now and cleared away the shadow left on me by my old family.“我
48、应该感谢它，因为靠它我才能够活到现在；而且消除了旧家庭给我留下的阴影。”题干中 led me get out 和原文 cleared away为同义替换。(3).If I am a piece of firewood, I will give out the little flame to illuminate the world.（分数：2.00）解析：P解析 本题意为：如果我是一块木柴，我愿意用自己仅有的光点亮这个世界。题干中 a piece of firewood是关键词，可以将答案定位在 P段 Let me be a piece of firewood instead. I“ll ra
49、diate the heat that I have absorbed from the sun. I“ll bum myself to ashes to provide this human world with a little warmth. “那么就让我做一块木柴吧。我愿意把我从太阳那里受到的热发散出来，我愿意把自己烧得粉身碎骨给人间添一点点温暖。”题干中的 give out the little flame和句中bum, illuminate和 warmth互为对应点。(4).Life blossoms moral integrity and unselfishness, without which human life would come to an end.（分数：2.00）解析：M解析 本题意为：生命开出了道德和慷慨的花，若没有道德和慷慨，生命将会枯萎。题干中名词moral integrity, unselfishness是关键词，可以将答案定位在 M段 Survival in this world is inseparable from generosity, without which we would perish and become dried-up from within. We must put for
