1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷 195及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_2.Section C（分数：10.00）_I have worked with so many people over the years that have made me wonder how on earth they can work at their desk when everything that was in their d
2、rawers and in their filing cabinets has ended up in piles on top of their keyboard. One co-worker of mine couldnt remember what colour the top of his desk was! I had to say something, but when I did, he told me that he knew where everything was and needed all that paperwork for different projects he
3、 was working on. Some study suggests that about 15% of our time is wasted on looking for misplaced files and paperwork at the office. People get really defensive when you tell them that their desk is a mess. They say that they dont have time to clean up, as they are too busy. And if they would file
4、certain items they would forget to work on it and would therefore miss the deadline. Hence, first things first, get yourself some folders and a black marker. Take every piece of paper on your desk one by one and file them. Make sure that everything you need to do with these papers is written down on
5、 a “to-do“ list or even better in your computer organiser. For example, if you have to work on your budget next Monday, write down “work on budget“ in your computer organiser so that when Monday comes, your computer will send you a reminder that you need to work on your budget today. Then file that
6、paper in a folder named “budget“. Put that folder awaynot on your desk! But in your filing cabinet. Proceed this way with every bit of information that clutters your desk. Do not get distracted by a form that reminds you that you need to do something. Instead, jot it down on your “to-do“ list or in
7、your organiser. You wont forget it as it has been written down. File it and move on. Keep focused. Only do one thing at a time for the moment and that is to organise and clean your desk.（分数：10.00）(1).By mentioning his co-worker couldnt remember the color of the desk top, the author implies that_.（分数
8、：2.00）A.the color of the desk top was too trivial to rememberB.people were always kept too busy with office workC.people always misplaced their files and paperworkD.disorganized office was hard to tolerate(2).What did the author most probably say to his co-worker?（分数：2.00）A.The author told him to pu
9、t away the unnecessary paperwork.B.The author asked him for the paperwork he was working on.C.The author advised him to remember where everything was.D.The author suggested he deal with the projects one by one.(3).Some people regarded the files left on the desk top as _.（分数：2.00）A.functionally a com
10、puterB.side products of a projectC.reminders of the work to doD.evidence for their busy work(4).A “budget“ folder is used for _.（分数：2.00）A.keeping the “to-do“ listB.recording what has been doneC.registering the companys budgetD.filing the relevant papers for future tasks(5).According to the author,
11、the most important thing right now is to_.（分数：2.00）A.sort out the priority of the office workB.clean the desk by filing the paperworkC.be concentrated on what is being doneD.stop piling everything on the desk topIn 1951, Time magazine set out to paint a portrait of the nations youth, those born into
12、 the Great Depression. It doomed them as the Silent Generation, and a generally dull lot: cautious and obedient, uninterested in striking out in new directions or shaping the great issues of the daythe outwardly efficient types whose inner agonies the novel “Revolutionary Road“ would analyze a decad
13、e later. “Youths ambitions have shrunk,“ the magazine declared. “Few youngsters today want to mine diamonds in South Africa, ranch in Paraguay, climb Mount Everest, find a cure for cancer, sail around the world or build an industrial empire. Some would like to own a small, independent business, but
14、most want a good job with a big firm, and with it, a kind of suburban idyll(田园生活).“ The young soldier “lacks flame,“ students were “docile notetakers.“ And the young writers talent “sometimes turns out to be nothing more than a byproduct of his nervous disposition.“ “The best thing that can be said
15、for American youth, in or out of uniform, is that it has learned that it must try to make the best of a bad and difficult job, whether that job is life, war, or both,“ Time concluded. “The generation which has been called the oldest young generation in the world has achieved a certain maturity.“ Tod
16、ay we are in a recession the depth and duration of which are unknown; Fridays job loss figures were just the latest suggestion that it could well be prolonged and profound rather than shorter and shallower. So what of the youth shaped by what some are already calling the Great Recession? Will a publ
17、ication looking back from 2030 damn them with such faint praise? Will they marry younger, be satisfied with stable but less exciting jobs? Will their children mock them for reusing tea bags and counting pennies as if this paycheck were the last? At the very least, they will deal with tremendous inst
18、ability, just as their Depression forebears did. “The 30s challenged the whole idea of the American dream, the idea of open economic possibilities,“ said Morris Dickstein, an English professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. “The version you get of that today is the loss o
19、f confidence on the part of both parent and children that life in the next generation will inevitably be better.“ How todays young will be affected 10, 20 or 40 years on will depend on many things. If history is any guide, what will matter most is where this recession generation is in the historical
20、 process.（分数：10.00）(1).What did the novel “Revolutionary Road“ analyze?（分数：2.00）A.The inner pain of the Silent Generation.B.The personality of the Silent Generation.C.The characteristics of the efficient people.D.The impact of the Depression on the youth.(2).By commenting that “students were docile
21、notetakers“, the Time magazine suggested that students should have been_.（分数：2.00）A.more independentB.more ambitiousC.more creativeD.more diligent(3).What is the advantage of the Great Depression, according to Time?（分数：2.00）A.It increased the youth chances for a better job.B.It increased the youths
22、crisis awareness.C.It made the youth learn to be mature.D.It made the youth more patriotic.(4).The author thinks that Time commented on the Silent Generation with _.（分数：2.00）A.heartfelt sympathyB.solid evidenceC.disguised praiseD.convincing criticism(5).Morris Dickstein points out that people now _.
23、（分数：2.00）A.tend to believe in a prosperous futureB.can rely on their children for a better lifeC.lose faith in the open economic possibilitiesD.was hopeless at a better life for their childrenNo woman can be too rich or too thin This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人)of Windsor embodi
24、es much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue. The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the betteror worsepart of my life.
25、 Being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have
26、 certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianitys seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wea
27、lth and well-being. Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fator even only somewhat overweightis bad because it implies a lack of moral strength. Our obsession(迷恋)with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in
28、this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the asso
29、ciated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problemtoo much fat and a lack of fiberthan a weight problem. The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung
30、 health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get(or already are)thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from pa
31、ying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣).（分数：10.00）(1).In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that_.（分数：2.00）A.the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueB.looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC.being thin is viewed as
32、a much desired qualityD.religious people are not necessarily virtuous(2).Swept by the prevailing trend, the author _.（分数：2.00）A.had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeB.could still prevent herself from going off the trackC.had to seek help from rich distant relativesD.had to wear highly
33、 fashionable clothes(3).In human history, peoples views on body weight_.（分数：2.00）A.were closely related to their religious beliefsB.changed from time to timeC.varied between the poor and the richD.led to different moral standards(4).The author criticizes womens obsession with thinness _.（分数：2.00）A.f
34、rom an economic and educational perspectiveB.from sociological and medical points of viewC.from a historical and religious standpointD.in the light of moral principles(5).Whats the authors advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?（分数：2.00）A.They should be more concerned with their ov
35、erall life style.B.They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C.They should gain weight to look healthy.D.They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.Economists say confidence in the U.S. economy has improved since the financial crisis began, but it is still at a very low lev
36、el. This week, the New York-based Conference board said its consumer confidence is about half of what it was this time last year. As people struggle to deal with job losses and dwindling retirement funds, their outlook of the countrys economic situation remains pessimistic during the biggest consume
37、r spending time of the year. Claire Rusk, a shopper in Alexandria, Virginia, says she is changing her holiday spending habits this year because of the economic crisis, even though her nine-year-old son expects Christmas as usual. “His list is longer than ever, so I was listening to how you tell him
38、that his list better be shorter this year,“ she said. Rusk says the crisis is forcing her to think hard about her purchases. “Im just going to be more careful. Im going to make a list. Im not going to randomly shop,“ she noted. “I usually just go out and shop, but Im going to have a plan before I go
39、 out this year.“ And Rusk is not alone. Kilmer Caban, a shopper at the Pentagon City Mall outside Washington, D.C., says he is going to try to spend the same amount for gifts as last year, but he knows some of his family members are cutting back. “My sister and her husband say they will not be spend
40、ing as much, due to the cost of gas and the economy and everything,“ he explained. Some retail store owners, who normally make the bulk of their profits this time of year, are hopeful that the holiday shopping season will still be able to pull them out of the recent slump. Victoria Birkett, the owne
41、r of Embellishments, a gift store in Alexandria, Virginia, says shes a little worried, but she is looking forward to the holiday rush. “In this retail business I have cut my order down a little bit from prior years, but I can see people are being a little more cautious in their spending,“ she said.
42、“Im a little concerned, but it is just before Thanksgiving, so Im hopeful that things will pick up just after Thanksgiving.“ Birkett says her gift shop has not felt the effects of the economic crisis as much as other store owners she knows because it is close to Washington D.C. and benefits from tou
43、rism. Alexander McCall, a manager at Game Stop, in the Pentagon City Mall remains optimistic as well. “People are a little bit more careful with their money now, the spending has gone down a little, but I think all in all its going to be a good business holiday for everybody,“ he said. Despite the s
44、lump in consumer confidence McCall still expects demand for some items to rise next month.（分数：10.00）(1).How are the retired people influenced by the economic situation?（分数：2.00）A.They are forced to retire at an earlier age.B.They have to cope with reduced pensions.C.Their spending power has increase
45、d to record high.D.Their confidence has dropped to the lowest level.(2).Claire Rusk wanted to ask for advice on how to_.（分数：2.00）A.get through the economic crisisB.plan for the Christmas shoppingC.explain the economic situation to her sonD.change her random holiday spending habits(3).Kilmer Caban is
46、 mentioned in order to stress that_.（分数：2.00）A.few shoppers can keep their spending habitsB.Claire Rusk faces the same situationC.Christmas is the biggest spending timeD.the economic crisis has a sweeping influence(4).What has Victoria Birkett done in order to deal with the economic situation?（分数：2.
47、00）A.She has reduced the goods in stock.B.She has special Thanksgiving gifts on sale.C.She will try to attract more tourists.D.She will move her shop to Washington D.C.(5).According to the retailers, the shoppers are_with their money.（分数：2.00）A.pessimisticB.restrainedC.hopefulD.miserly大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）
48、-试卷 195答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_解析：2.Section C（分数：10.00）_解析：I have worked with so many people over the years that have made me wonder how on earth they can work at their desk when everything that was in their drawers and in their filing cabinets has ended up in piles on top of their keyboard. One co-worker of mine couldnt remember what colour the top of his desk
