1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷 177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）_The idea of using your dishwasher to cook a meal has been around since the 80s. Its been used to cook 1mainly fish. The Times ran a recipe on dishwa
2、sher-cooked salmon back in 1986. The recipe said to 2the salmon in foil then run it through a full cycle without using any soap. That sounds like a fun dinner-party 3but not exactly a good way to 4your carbon emission. Whats more, using water and electricity to run a load without 5cleaning anything
3、sounds like a waste of time and money. But a recent survey suggested the technique could be making a 6It may have a little something to do with the change to the original cooking technique that could prove to be 7to a new, eco-friendly, convenience-focused generation in the kitchen. Lisa Casali, an
4、Italian author, wrote a book on dishwasher cooking thats actually meant to save energy. The book, “Cucinare in lavastoviglie“ suggests recipes for meals cooked in airtight 8jars during a regular dish cycle, with detergent, including one for cooking pasta with vegetables in the dishwasher. A little s
5、almon in a jar cooked next to last nights dirty dishes doesnt sound all that 9Initially, you may feel 10by such an idea, but when you get past that stage, it does make sense for the busy parent or college student looking to save time. Will we see dishwasher-cooked fish on a restaurant menu anytime s
6、oon? Probably not, but sounds like its worth a try. Let us know if youve used your dishwasher to cook or if youre willing to give it a try. A)trick B)appetizing C)sealed D)decrease E)attractive F)comeback G)protein H)profoundly I)prolonged J)shocked K)actually L)wrap M)accordingly N)misleading O)men
7、u（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:_Electronic cigarettes are handheld nicotine-delivery devices that, despite a devoted following, are currently swirling in controversy. New York is pushing to become the first state to ban the devices, which so far remai
8、n 1and mostly unstudied. With cute colors, fruity flavors, clever designs and other options, e-cigarettes may hold too much 2for young people, critics warn, offering an easy gateway to nicotine addiction. But those criticisms clash with 3strong arguments for the value of e-cigarettes. The devices, w
9、hich are tobacco-free, may be a safer 4to cigarettes, say advocates, who point to thousands of smokers who say they have used e-cigarettes to help them quit. Electronic cigarettes 5use a rechargeable battery-operated heating element to vaporize the nicotine in a replaceable pipe. Nicotine is the sub
10、stance in tobacco that people can become addicted to. Some e-cigarettes are made to look like real cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Others look like pens or USB memory devices. No tobacco is 6in e-cigarettes and there is no smoke either. Instead, as users breathe in, they take in nicotine-filled vapor.
11、By isolating nicotine, e-cigarettes should carry far fewer chemical risks than 7cigarettes. Tobacco contains about 5,000 8chemicals with as many as 100,000 more that havent yet been known. E-cigarettes 9many of those ingredients. Researchers also found evidence that e-cigarettes reduce desires among
12、 smokers, not just for nicotine but also for the need to hold something in their hands and put something in their mouths. As a cigarette-quitting strategy, its not that the devices are good for anyone, but they are just better than what theyre meant to 10 A)alternative B)engaged C)regular D)opaque E
13、)involved F)typically G)solely H)appeal I)momentum J)equally K)replace L)unregulated M)eliminate N)detect O)identified（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:_The number of executive branch employees retiring this fiscal year, which ends next month, is on track
14、 to be nearly twice the total who retired in 2009, according to government figures. And the rate looks certain to 1In 2000, about 94,000 people age 60 and older worked for the government. Last year, the number was 262,000. The wave of retirement is helping to bring down the size of the federal 2andw
15、here funding is availablecould afford agencies the chance to hire younger workers with 3skills. The retirement of clerks could clear the way for experts in cyber security and information technology. But among those leaving are people with specific 4that cannot easily be replacedfor instance, nuclear
16、 physicists at the Energy Department and a large number of air traffic controllers who were hired three decades ago. And with most hiring on hold, the 5are already reshaping agencies that cannot replace most of the retirees or mentor and train new executives. In some corners of government, the chall
17、enge is grim. By 2016, 642 percent of the Department of Housing and Urban Development workforce will be 7to retire. At the Small Business Administration, its 44 percent. There is no 8retirement age for most civilian federal employees, but retiring is looking ever more attractive, employees say, with
18、 their salaries frozen for three years by Congress and public service 9by many politicians. “It finally got to the point where I got completely 10said Richard Swensen, 60, who retired from the Agriculture Department last year after 38 years. “You get weary of work that doesnt pay off.“ A)abolished B
19、)payroll C)mandatory D)previously E)crucial F)departures G)huddles H)eligible I)disappointed J)criticized K)institutions L)accelerate M)presumably N)prevalent O)expertise（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 177答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、R
20、eading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：20.00）_解析：2.Section A（分数：20.00）_解析：The idea of using your dishwasher to cook a meal has been around since the 80s. Its been used to cook 1mainly fish. The Times ran a recipe on dishwasher-cooked salmon back in 1986. The recipe s
21、aid to 2the salmon in foil then run it through a full cycle without using any soap. That sounds like a fun dinner-party 3but not exactly a good way to 4your carbon emission. Whats more, using water and electricity to run a load without 5cleaning anything sounds like a waste of time and money. But a
22、recent survey suggested the technique could be making a 6It may have a little something to do with the change to the original cooking technique that could prove to be 7to a new, eco-friendly, convenience-focused generation in the kitchen. Lisa Casali, an Italian author, wrote a book on dishwasher co
23、oking thats actually meant to save energy. The book, “Cucinare in lavastoviglie“ suggests recipes for meals cooked in airtight 8jars during a regular dish cycle, with detergent, including one for cooking pasta with vegetables in the dishwasher. A little salmon in a jar cooked next to last nights dir
24、ty dishes doesnt sound all that 9Initially, you may feel 10by such an idea, but when you get past that stage, it does make sense for the busy parent or college student looking to save time. Will we see dishwasher-cooked fish on a restaurant menu anytime soon? Probably not, but sounds like its worth
25、a try. Let us know if youve used your dishwasher to cook or if youre willing to give it a try. A)trick B)appetizing C)sealed D)decrease E)attractive F)comeback G)protein H)profoundly I)prolonged J)shocked K)actually L)wrap M)accordingly N)misleading O)menu（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：L）填空
26、项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）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：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）解析：解析：空格位于系动词 feel之后，应填入名词、形容词或分词。前半句讲人们刚开始对用洗碗机煮鱼的感受，后半句指出，对于那些繁忙的父母或想节省时间的大学生而言，这种做法是明智的。but 前后内容形成对比，词库中的 shocked符合文中语境。Electronic cigarettes are handheld nicotine-deliver
27、y devices that, despite a devoted following, are currently swirling in controversy. New York is pushing to become the first state to ban the devices, which so far remain 1and mostly unstudied. With cute colors, fruity flavors, clever designs and other options, e-cigarettes may hold too much 2for you
28、ng people, critics warn, offering an easy gateway to nicotine addiction. But those criticisms clash with 3strong arguments for the value of e-cigarettes. The devices, which are tobacco-free, may be a safer 4to cigarettes, say advocates, who point to thousands of smokers who say they have used e-ciga
29、rettes to help them quit. Electronic cigarettes 5use a rechargeable battery-operated heating element to vaporize the nicotine in a replaceable pipe. Nicotine is the substance in tobacco that people can become addicted to. Some e-cigarettes are made to look like real cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Othe
30、rs look like pens or USB memory devices. No tobacco is 6in e-cigarettes and there is no smoke either. Instead, as users breathe in, they take in nicotine-filled vapor. By isolating nicotine, e-cigarettes should carry far fewer chemical risks than 7cigarettes. Tobacco contains about 5,000 8chemicals
31、with as many as 100,000 more that havent yet been known. E-cigarettes 9many of those ingredients. Researchers also found evidence that e-cigarettes reduce desires among smokers, not just for nicotine but also for the need to hold something in their hands and put something in their mouths. As a cigar
32、ette-quitting strategy, its not that the devices are good for anyone, but they are just better than what theyre meant to 10 A)alternative B)engaged C)regular D)opaque E)involved F)typically G)solely H)appeal I)momentum J)equally K)replace L)unregulated M)eliminate N)detect O)identified（分数：20.00）填空项
33、1:_ （正确答案：L）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）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：O）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）解析：解析：不定式标记 to提示空格为动词原形。此句总结电子香烟并不完美，但至少比普通香烟好。句中 they指“电子香烟”，句中比较关系表明 what应指“普通香烟”，replace 符合句意，指出电子香烟比它所要取代的香烟好。The number of executive branch
34、 employees retiring this fiscal year, which ends next month, is on track to be nearly twice the total who retired in 2009, according to government figures. And the rate looks certain to 1In 2000, about 94,000 people age 60 and older worked for the government. Last year, the number was 262,000. The w
35、ave of retirement is helping to bring down the size of the federal 2andwhere funding is availablecould afford agencies the chance to hire younger workers with 3skills. The retirement of clerks could clear the way for experts in cyber security and information technology. But among those leaving are p
36、eople with specific 4that cannot easily be replacedfor instance, nuclear physicists at the Energy Department and a large number of air traffic controllers who were hired three decades ago. And with most hiring on hold, the 5are already reshaping agencies that cannot replace most of the retirees or m
37、entor and train new executives. In some corners of government, the challenge is grim. By 2016, 642 percent of the Department of Housing and Urban Development workforce will be 7to retire. At the Small Business Administration, its 44 percent. There is no 8retirement age for most civilian federal empl
38、oyees, but retiring is looking ever more attractive, employees say, with their salaries frozen for three years by Congress and public service 9by many politicians. “It finally got to the point where I got completely 10said Richard Swensen, 60, who retired from the Agriculture Department last year af
39、ter 38 years. “You get weary of work that doesnt pay off.“ A)abolished B)payroll C)mandatory D)previously E)crucial F)departures G)huddles H)eligible I)disappointed J)criticized K)institutions L)accelerate M)presumably N)prevalent O)expertise（分数：20.00）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：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：O）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）解析：解析：空格位于动词 get的后面，且被副词 completely修饰，应为形容词或过去分词。该段最后一句中，说话人提到他“厌倦没有奔头的工作”，据此可以推断他对于工作感到很“失望”，所以选择辞职退休，故选择 disappointed一词。
