1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 127及答案与解析 Section A 0 It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties【 C1】 _into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of consulting files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began
2、to meditate(冥想 ), consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no【 C2】 _. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But
3、the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped【 C3】 _the profits of his five companies. Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13 th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout(虔敬的 )traders, called “Wali Ull
4、ah“ or “those close to God“ ,【 C4】 _spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the native mysticism of Java. Legends attribute magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through【 C5】 _and fasting. Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts
5、 and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. Hadiziko hastened to add that his companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal qualifications are essential for a candidate even to be considered. Persp
6、ective investments also are considered through mystic meditation. With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be【 C6】 _in judging the risk of a new venture. Hadisiko explained, “ Meditation and contact with the wisdom of the old leaders【 C7】_your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply
7、 that intuition to the information you have and work hard to be successful. “ Mystic meditation helped reverse a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keys to a turning around th
8、at has brought【 C8】 _and profitability. Meditation helped him do these things right. One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. “Willpower and【 C9】 _mind are recognized
9、as important factors in business. Such approaches as psycho-cybernetics(心理控制论 ), Carnegies think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher【 C10】 _that we contact through meditation,“ he said. A)energetically I)indignant B)sharpens J)expansion C)e
10、xposition K)implicitly D)exception L)meditation E)foster M)boost F)intelligence N)literacy G)filed O)subconscious H)objective 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 Section B 10 Digital Jewelry AJewelry is worn for many reasons for aesthetics, to impress ot
11、hers, or as a symbol of affiliation or commitment. Basically, jewelry adorns the body, and has very little practical purpose. However, researchers are looking to change the way we think about the beads and bobbles we wear. In the next wave of mobile computing devices, our jewelry might double as our
12、 cell phones, personal digital assistants(PDAs)and GPS receivers. The combination of shrinking computer devices and increasing computer power has allowed several companies to begin producing fashion jewelry with embedded intelligence. Today, manufacturers can place millions of transistors on a micro
13、chip, which can be used to make small devices that store tons of digital data. Give me a ring BSoon, cell phones will take a totally new form, appearing to have no form at all. Instead of one single device, cell phones will be broken up into their basic components and packaged as various pieces of d
14、igital jewelry. Each piece of jewelry will contain a fraction of the components found in a conventional mobile phone, according to IBM. Together, the digital-jewelry cell phone should work just like a conventional cell phone. Various components are inside a cell phone:microphone, receiver, touchpad,
15、 display, circuit board, antenna and battery. CIBM has developed a prototype of a cell phone that consists of several pieces of digital jewelry that will work together wirelessly, possibly with Bluetooth wireless technology, to perform the functions of the above components. DThe following are the pi
16、eces of IBMs computerized-jewelry phone and their functions. Earrings Speakers embedded into these earrings will be the phones receiver. Necklace Users will talk into the necklaces embedded microphone. Ring Perhaps the most interesting piece of the phone, this “ magic decoder ring“ is equipped with
17、light-emitting diodes(二极管 )(LEDs)that flash to indicate an incoming call. It can also be programmed to flash different colors to identify a particular caller or indicate the importance of a call. Bracelet Equipped with a video graphics array(VGA,视频图形阵列 )display. This wrist display could also be used
18、 as a caller identifier that flashes the name and phone number of the caller. EWith a jewelry phone, the keypad and dialing function could be integrated into the bracelet, or else dumped altogethei“ its likely that voice-recognition software will be used to make calls, a capability that is already c
19、ommonplace in many of todays cell phones. Simply say the name of the person you want to call and the phone will dial that person. IBM is also working on a miniature rechargeable battery to power these components. FIn addition to changing the way we make phone calls, digital jewelry will also affect
20、how we deal with the ever-increasing bombardment of e-mail. Imagine that the same ring that flashes for phone calls could also inform you that e-mail is piling up in your in-box. This flashing alert could also indicate the urgency of the e-mail. Of mice and monitors GTwo of the most identifiable com
21、ponents of a personal computer are the mouse and monitor. These devices are as familiar to us today as a television set. However, in the next decade, we could witness the disappearance of these devices, at least in their current form. Several companies, including IBM and Charmed Technology, are work
22、ing on ways to create a head-mounted display. IBM is also working to shrink the computer mouse to the size of a ring and create a wrist-worn display. HThe mouse-ring that IBM is developing will use the companys TrackPoint technology to wirelessly move the cursor(光标 )on a computer-monitor display. Yo
23、ure probably most familiar with TrackPoint as the little button embedded in the keyboard of some laptops. IBM researchers have transferred TrackPoint technology to a ring, which looks something like a black-pearl ring. On top of the ring is a little black ball that users will rotate to move the curs
24、or, in the same way that the TraekPoint button on a laptop is used. IThis TrackPoint ring will be very valuable when monitors shrink to the size of watch face. In the coming age of ubiquitous(无处不在的 )computing, displays will no longer be tied to desktops or wall screens. Instead, youll wear the displ
25、ay like a pair of sunglasses or a bracelet. Researchers are overcoming several obstacles facing these new wearable displays, the most important of which is the readability of information displayed on these tiny devices. JWhile IBM is in a stage of development, Charmed Technology is already marketing
26、 its digital jewelry, including a futuristic-looking eyepiece display. The eyepiece is the display component of the companys Charmed Communicator, a wearable, wireless, broadband-Internet device that can be controlled by voice, pen or handheld keypad. The company says that the device could be ready
27、for the mainstream market by the end of 2001 or early 2002. The Communicator can be used as an MP3 player, a video player and a cell phone. The Java Ring KIt seems that everything we access today is under lock and key. Even the devices we use are protected by passwords. It can be frustrating trying
28、to keep with all of the passwords and keys needed to access any door or computer program. Dallas Semiconductor is developing a new Java-based, computerized ring that will automatically unlock doors and log in to computers. LThe Java Ring, first introduced at Java One Conference, has been tested at C
29、elebration School, an innovative K-12 school just outside Orlando, FL. The rings given to students are programmed with Java applets that communicate with host applications on networked systems. Applets are small applications that are designed to be run within another application. The Java Ring is sn
30、apped into a reader, called a Blue Dot receptor, to allow communication between a host system and the Java Ring. MThe Java Ring is a stainless-steel ring, 16-millimeters(0. 6 inches)indiameter, which houses a 1-million-transistor processor, called an iButton.The ring has 134 KB of RAM, 32 KB of ROM,
31、 a real-time clock and a Javavirtual machine, which is a piece of software that recognizes the Java languageand translates it for the users computer system. NAt Celebration School, the rings have been programmed to store electronic cashto pay for lunches, automatically unlock doors, take attendance,
32、 store astudents medical information and allow students to check out books. All of thisinformation is stored on the rings iButton. Students simply press the signet oftheir Java Ring against the Blue Dot receptor, and the system connected to thereceptor performs the function that the applet instructs
33、 it to. In the future, theJava Ring may start your car. OMobile computing is beginning to break the chains that tie us to our desks, butmany of todays mobile devices can still be a bit awkward to carry around. Inthe next age of computing, we will see an explosion of computer parts across ourbodies,
34、rather than across our desktops. Digital jewelry, designed tosupplement the personal computer, will be the evolution in digital technologythat makes computer elements entirely compatible with the human form. 11 Employing Bluetooth wireless technology will probably perform the functions of IBMs compu
35、terized-jewelry phone. 12 Body adornments are the basic role of wearing jewelry. 13 The traditional keypad and dialing function may be abandoned in a jewelry phone and replaced by voice-recognition software. 14 Tired of keeping various passwords, people will be glad to have a computerized ring that
36、can function automatically. 15 Users can rotate a little black ball on top of the ring to move the cursor. 16 IBMs computerized-jewelry phone can identify a caller through Ring and Bracelet. 17 With the monitors becoming smaller, the most difficult problem that researchers are facing is the readabil
37、ity of information. 18 The ultimate goal of digital jewelry is to make computer elements compatible with the human form, untying us from our desks. 19 While the Java Ring performs many functions for the students, they just need to press the signet against the Blue Dot receptor. 20 By embedding their
38、 basic components into pieces of digital jewelry, cell phones will be changed into digital jewelry. Section C 20 Better access to health care data helps local governments improve preventive health policies aimed at reducing overall medical costs, say researchers who released the third annual nationa
39、l County Health Rankings today. In general, the study shows that excessive drinking rates are highest in the Northern states, while Southern states have the highest rates of teen births, sexually transmitted infections and children in poverty. Though there has been little change in the overall stati
40、stics nationwide, officials use the findings to try to improve local health. In Hernando, Miss. , for example, Mayor Chip Johnson said the city saved so much on health care costs after one health fair that everyone got a 2% raise. “ It is going to take communities a while to improve their health,“ s
41、aid Bridget Catlin, director of county health at County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. Businesses and non-profits use the rankings, available at www. countyhealthrankings. org, to talk to politicians about what they can do to help. “Businesses are concerned about costs,“ Catlin said. “And theyre star
42、ting to do more in the workplace. But if you go home and theres no access to fresh food or a safe place to walk every day, then the lifestyle does not change. “ The rankings come from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The rankings use dea
43、th rates, air pollution rates, income levels, health access, physical inactivity rates and access to healthy foods. In Hernando, Miss. , Johnson, a Republican, said the government requires all new developments to include sidewalks to make it easier for residents to walk and exercise. He set up a hea
44、lth fair for city employees and watched premiums decrease by 15% . Johnson used that to give his employees a 2% raise. “If we prevent two heart attacks, that lowers our premiums,“ he said. “The first thing is always knowledge. “ When Johnson realized what was working for his community, he started wo
45、rking with other communities nearby to show them what worked. They do training sessions throughout the state. The solutions include new parks and community gardens all workable and comparatively cheap, he said. “This is preventive also,“ Johnson said. “This is going to save us dollars down the road.
46、 “ Other governments lack the resources or inclination to do more, said Jim McVay, director of health promotion at the Alabama Department of Public Health. “ Theres virtually no money for obesity education, and smoking prevention comes only through federal grants. “ Alabama, he said, could benefit f
47、rom policies that can limit health care spending. “We know Alabama has one of the highest rates of obesity,“ he said. “Diabetes(糖尿病 )has increased sharply it certainly gives us an idea of where were going. “ Some Alabama communities, McVay said, are trying to improve the quality of school lunches or
48、 attract markets or grocery stores to neighborhoods that dont have them. The health rankings show that communities with little or no access to fresh food have more health problems. 21 According to the study, the Northern states have the highest rates of _. （ A） alcohol abuses （ B） child births （ C）
49、sexual diseases （ D） poor children 22 With the rankings on the website, who go to the politicians to show how to help? （ A） Researchers. （ B） Local governments. （ C） Businesses. （ D） Organizations for profits. 23 In Hernando, the government asks every new development to have_. （ A） fresh foods （ B） sidewalks （ C） new parks （ D） community gardens 24 The sentence “ it certainly gives us an idea of where were going“(Last Line, Para. 13)means Alabama should_
