大学英语六级分类模拟题450文档格式.docx
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sanoddthought.Whywouldanyonemaketheirworkmoredifficultthanitalready:
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Yetweknowthatdifficultycanpayunexpecteddividends.In1966,soonaftertheBeatleshadfinishedworkon"
RubberSoul"
PaulMcCartneylookedintothepossibilityofgoingtoAmericatorecordtheirnextalbum.TheequipmentinAmericanstudioswasmoreadvancedthananythinginBritain.whichhadledtheBeatles"
greatrivals,theRollingStones,tomaketheirlatestalbum,"
Aftermath"
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sonlywhenadifficultyisremovedthatwerealisewhatitwasdoingforus.Formorethantwodecades,startinginthe1960s,thepoetTedHughessatonthejudgingpanelofanannualpoetrycompetitionforBritishschoolchildren.Duringthe1980shenoticedanincreasingnumberoflongpoemsamongthesubmissions,withsomerunningto70or80pages.Thesepoemswereverballyinventiveandfluent,butalso"
strangelyboring"
.AftermakinginquiriesHughesdiscoveredthattheywerebeingcomposedoncomputers,thenjustfindingtheirwayintoBritishhomes.
[E]Youmighthavethoughtanytoolwhichenablesawritertogetwordsontothepagewouldbeanadvantage.Buttheremaybeacosttosuchfacility.InaninterviewwiththeParisReviewHughesspeculatedthatwhenapersonputspentopaper,"
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[F]Ourbrainsrespondbettertodifficultythanweimagine.Inschools,teachersandpupilsalikeoftenassumethatifaconcepthasbeeneasytolearn,thenthelessonhasbeensuccessful.Butnumerousstudieshavenowfoundthatwhenclassroommaterialismadehardertoabsorb,pupilsretainmoreofitoverthelongterm,andunderstanditonadeeperlevel.
[G]Asapoet,TedHugheshadanacutesensitivitytothewayinwhichconstraintsonself-expression,likethedisciplinesofmetreandrhyme(韵律),spurcreativethought.Whatappliestopoetsandmusiciansalsoappliestoourdailylives.Wetendtoequate(等同)happinesswithfreedom,but,asthepsychotherapistandwriterAdamPhillipshasobserved,withoutobstaclestoourdesiresit"
shardertoknowwhatwewant,orwherewe"
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lackofmoney.Peopleoftenassumethatmoremoneywillmakethemhappier.Buteconomistswhostudytherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinesshaveconsistentlyfoundthat,aboveacertainincome,thetwodonotreliablycorrelate.Despitetheeasewithwhichtherichcanacquirealmostanythingtheydesire,theyarejustaslikelytobeunhappyasthemiddleclasses.Inthisregardatleast,F.ScottFitzgeraldwaswrong.
[I]Indeed,easeofacquisitionistheproblem.ThenovelistEdwardStAubynhasanarratorremarkoftheveryrichthat,"
nothavingtoconsideraffordability,theirdesiresrambledonlikeunstoppablebores,relentless(持续不断的)andwhimsical(反复无常的)atthesametime."
WhenBostonCollege,aprivateresearchuniversity,wantedabetterfeelforitspotentialdonors,itaskedthepsychologistRobertKennytoinvestigatethemindsetofthesuper-rich.Hesurveyed165households,mostofwhichhadanetworthof$25mormore.Hefoundthatmanyofhissubjectswereconfusedbytheinfiniteoptionstheirmoneypresentedthemwith.Theyfoundithardtoknowwhattowant,creatingakindofexistentialbafflement.Oneofthemputitlikethis:
Youknow,Bob,youcanjustbuysomuchstuff,andwhenyougettothepointwhereyoucanjustbuysomuchstuff,nowwhatareyougoingtodo?
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shugesuccessisrootedinthesimplebutprofoundinsightthatinamediumwithinfinitespaceforself-expression,themostinterestingthingwecandoisrestrictourselvesto140characters.ThemusicserviceThisIsMyJamhelpspeoplenavigatethetensofmillionsoftracksnowavailableinstantlyviaSpotifyandiTunes.Userspicktheirfavouritesongoftheweektosharewithothers.Theyonlygettochooseone.Theservicewasonlylaunchedthisyear,butbytheendofSeptember650,000jamshadbeenchosen.Itsco-founderMattOgleexplainsitsraisond"
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sdonkeywork,andwehavemorefreedomsthanever:
wecanwearwhatwelikeandcommunicatewithhundredsoffriendsatonceatthecrickofamouse.Obstaclesareeverywheredisappearing.Fewofuswishtoturntheclockback,butperhapsweneedtoremindourselveshowusefultherightobstaclescanbe.Sometimes,thebestroutetofulfilmentisthepathofmoreresistance.(分数:
(1).Therigorousrequirementsplacedonthewritingofpoetrystimulatethepoet"
screativity.(分数:
7.10)
解析:
G[解析][G]段第一句提到,作为诗人,特德·
休斯对表达方式的禁忌及其敏感性,如韵律的规则,可促进其创造性思维。
题干中的stimulate对应原文中的spur;
creativity对应原文中的creativethought,故答案为[G]。
由题干关键词poetry和poet"
screativity定位到原文划线处。
(2).Withcreativity,evenold-fashionedinstrumentsmayproducespectacularsoundeffects.(分数:
C[解析][C]段提到,正是因为他们使用了老式机器工作,乔治·
马丁和其团队的工程师才被迫发挥其每一分创造力,创作了像《明天从未知道》、《永远的草莓地》和《在生命中的一天》这些歌曲,它们都极具革命性的声音效果。
题干中的spectacular对应原文中的revolutionary,故答案为[C]。
由题干关键词old-fashioned和soundeffects定位到原文划线处。
(3).Moremoneydoesnotnecessarilybringgreaterhappiness.(分数:
H[解析][H]段第二、三句提到,人们常以为更多的钱会让他们更快乐。
但经济学家研究发现,金钱与幸福之间的关系并非总是成正比。
超过一定收入之后,这两者间的关联并不紧密。
由此可知,更多的钱并不一定能带来更大的幸福。
题干是对定位句的概述,故答案为[H]。
由题干关键词money和happiness定位到原文划线处。
(4).Itisafalseassumptionthatlessonsshouldbemadeeasiertolearn.(分数:
F[解析][F]段提到,在学校,老师和学生都经常假设如果某个概念简单易学,那么这门课程就是成功的。
但无数的研究发现,课堂材料设置得更难于理解消化时,学生会长期记住其大部分内容,并能够理解得更透彻。
由此可知,课程设置得简单并不利于学生学习。
题干是对定位句的概述,故答案为[F]。
由题干关键词lessons和easier定位到原文划线处。
(5).Obstaclesdeliberatelyplacedinthecreationofmusiccontributetoitssuccess.(分数:
A[解析][A]段提到,表演时,杰克·
怀特故意把乐器的位置放在不方便拿取的地方,因此当他从吉他演奏换成风琴演奏时就得在舞台上狂奔。
为什么呢?
因为他要避免他所描述的每个艺术家都会沾染上的一种疾病:
“易用性”。
怀特说,音乐制作得太容易时,就会更难于演唱。
由此可知,在音乐的创作中故意设置各种障碍有助于成功。
题干是对定位段的概述,故答案为[A]。
由题干关键词deliberately和creationofmusic定位到原文划线处。
(6).Thosewhoenjoytotalfreedommaynotfindthemselveshappy.(分数:
G[解析][G]段提到,我们往往把幸福等同于自由。
但是,正如心理治疗师及作家亚当·
菲利普斯所观察到的那样,如果我们的愿望不会遇到任何障碍就能实现,我们就很难知道我们想要什么,或者我们的方向在哪里。
由此可知,那些享受完全自由的人可能发现自己并不开心。
题干中的totalfreedom对应原文中的withoutobstaclestoourdesires,故答案为[G]。
由题干关键词freedom和happy定位到原文划线处。
(7).TedHughesdiscoveredmanylongpoemssubmittedforpoetrycompetitionwerecomposedoncomputers.(分数:
D[解析][D]段提到,诗人特德·
休斯一直是英国小学生年度诗歌比赛的评审团成员。
在20世纪80年代,他注意到,在提交的作品中长诗出现得越来越多,经过多方打听,休斯发现这些作品都是在计算机上创作的。
题干是对定位句的概述,故答案为[D]。
由题干关键词TedHughes和longpoems定位到原文划线处。
(8).Maybeweneedtobearinmindthattherightobstacleshelpleadustogreaterachievements.(分数:
K[解析][K]段提到,我们需要提醒自己的是,适当的障碍用处很大。
有时候,取得成功的最佳途径是那条充满了更大阻力的道路。
由此可知,适当的障碍有助于引导我们取得更大的成就。
题干中的bearinmind对应原文中的remindourselves;
greaterachievements对应原文中的fulfillment,故答案为[K]。
由题干关键词therightobstacles定位到原文划线处。
(9).Aninvestigationfoundthatmanyofthesuper-richwerebaffledbytheinfinitechoicestheirmoneymadeavailable.(分数:
I[解析][I]段提到,罗伯特·
肯尼曾调查过超级富豪们的心态,他发现其中许多受试者对金钱带给他们的无限选择表示很困扰。
题干中的baffled对应原文中的confused;
theirmoneymadeavailable对应原文中的theirmoneypresentedthemwith,故答案为[I]。
由题干关键词investigate和super-rich定位到原文划线处。
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