1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）-试卷 182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）_Some say it is evident that computers can damage a persons eyesight. Since the popularity of computers began to skyrocket, there have been questions
2、 1with computer screens and eye strain. There are plenty of symptoms that often show up as a result of eye strain from computer screens. It may first start with a little 2Then, it may progress to dry eyes, 3vision and even headaches. However, the extent to which computer screens damage eyesight is 4
3、unclear. Taking a ten to 15 minutes break every hour while working is a good way to help avoid this and rest your eyes, though your 5may not be as generous with your break periods. If possible, break up computer tasks and non-computer tasks throughout the day as much as possible. One of the major im
4、provements in computer screens has also helped. Still, even an LCD screen, if it is not adjusted 6or if it is too bright, can be just as hard on the eyes. This is very important as many people tend to keep their LCD screens too bright, simply because they are not viewing them from a proper angle and
5、 may be trying to 7for the “screen door“ effect. Fortunately, most of the eye damage, if it is to be called that, resulting from the use of computer screens tends to be a 8situation. Once the eyes are rested long enough, the symptoms tend to quickly go away. However, if the eyes are not 9rested, the
6、 symptoms may return quicker than they appeared at first once computer activities 10 A)somewhat B)principal C)temporary D)vulnerable E)soreness F)properly G)sufficiently H)whereby I)compensate J)employers K)associated L)prospect M)blurred N)proceeded O)resume（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
7、 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_A new study finds that even mild stress can affect your ability to control your emotions. A team of neuroscientists at New York University say that their findings suggest that certain 1that teach people how to better control their emotionssuch as those used to
8、treat social anxiety and phobias may not work as well during stressful situations. “We have long suspected that stress can 2our ability to control our emotions, but this is the first study to document how even mild stress can undercut therapies designed to keep our emotions in 3said senior author an
9、d psychology professor Elizabeth Phelps. “In other words, what you learn in the clinic may not be as 4in the real world when youre stressed.“ To help patients learn to 5their emotional impairment, therapists sometimes use cognitive restructuring techniques encouraging patients to alter their thought
10、s or approach to a situation to change their emotional response. These might include focusing on the positive or non-threatening aspects of an event or 6that might normally produce fear. To test how these techniques hold up in real-life situations, the team 7a group of 78 volunteers, who viewed pict
11、ures of snakes and spiders. Some of the pictures were paired with an electric shock, and participants 8developed a fear of these pictures. The subjects “reported more 9feelings of fear when viewing the pictures, compared with when they viewed images not paired with a shock.“ Next the participants we
12、re taught cognitive strategies, similar to those 10by therapists and known as cognitive-behavioral therapy, to learn to diminish the fears brought on by the experiment. A)check B)regulate C)eventually D)consequences E)impair F)stimulus G)bleak H)enlisted I)relevant J)prescribed K)therapies L)confine
13、d M)incidentally N)intense O)breach（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:_Rather than using custom machine tools to build early models of new parts, Ford is now using 3-D printing technology to design and test its engineers latest ideas. The new method allows
14、 product developers to have a 1in their hands in as little as a week after they create a new design compared with having to wait three to four months 2“Were building more and more parts every day using this 3,“says Harold Sears, a technical expert in rapid manufacturing at Fords design facility in D
15、earborn, Mich. Fords new hybrid transmission was developed on a 3-D printer that costs about $300,000 and which can turn a pile of aluminum powder into a working prototype in a day or two. While low-cost 3-D printing by consumers and small businesses looks like a market now ready for takeoff, large
16、businesses have already 4advanced versions of the technology. The result has been a 5improvement in the product-development process across a wide range of industries, including the 6of cars, consumer electronics, safety equipment and medical devices. The process has done more than just save time and
17、 money. Engineers say rapid prototyping using 3-D printing is producing more 7higher-quality productsfrom custom-fitted bicycle helmets to better-sounding ear buds and loudspeakers. Instead of waiting for tools and parts to come back from outside machine shops or injection-molding houses, product de
18、velopers on tight 8now get more hands-on time to test their models. 3-D printers allow them to test and 9more versions of their prototypesin some cases tripling the number of duplicates of a new product that can be 10before being produced on a large scale. A)previously B)thereafter C)process D)elast
19、ic E)deadlines F)manufacturing G)significant H)innovative I)ignited J)embraced K)lubricate L)prototype M)refined N)update O)mechanisms（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 182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)
20、1.Part III Reading Comprehension（分数：20.00）_解析：2.Section A（分数：20.00）_解析：Some say it is evident that computers can damage a persons eyesight. Since the popularity of computers began to skyrocket, there have been questions 1with computer screens and eye strain. There are plenty of symptoms that often s
21、how up as a result of eye strain from computer screens. It may first start with a little 2Then, it may progress to dry eyes, 3vision and even headaches. However, the extent to which computer screens damage eyesight is 4unclear. Taking a ten to 15 minutes break every hour while working is a good way
22、to help avoid this and rest your eyes, though your 5may not be as generous with your break periods. If possible, break up computer tasks and non-computer tasks throughout the day as much as possible. One of the major improvements in computer screens has also helped. Still, even an LCD screen, if it
23、is not adjusted 6or if it is too bright, can be just as hard on the eyes. This is very important as many people tend to keep their LCD screens too bright, simply because they are not viewing them from a proper angle and may be trying to 7for the “screen door“ effect. Fortunately, most of the eye dam
24、age, if it is to be called that, resulting from the use of computer screens tends to be a 8situation. Once the eyes are rested long enough, the symptoms tend to quickly go away. However, if the eyes are not 9rested, the symptoms may return quicker than they appeared at first once computer activities
25、 10 A)somewhat B)principal C)temporary D)vulnerable E)soreness F)properly G)sufficiently H)whereby I)compensate J)employers K)associated L)prospect M)blurred N)proceeded O)resume（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）
26、填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：O）解析：解析：once 引导的条件从句里，缺少谓语，因此空格处应该是动词。该从句是对现在的假设，谓语动词应使用一般现在时。the symptoms may return 肯定与继续使用电脑有关，resume 符合此处语义。注意，不要受空格前的 they appeared时态的误导，错误断定此处要使用过去时。A new study finds that even mild stress can affect your ability to control your emotions. A team of
27、 neuroscientists at New York University say that their findings suggest that certain 1that teach people how to better control their emotionssuch as those used to treat social anxiety and phobias may not work as well during stressful situations. “We have long suspected that stress can 2our ability to
28、 control our emotions, but this is the first study to document how even mild stress can undercut therapies designed to keep our emotions in 3said senior author and psychology professor Elizabeth Phelps. “In other words, what you learn in the clinic may not be as 4in the real world when youre stresse
29、d.“ To help patients learn to 5their emotional impairment, therapists sometimes use cognitive restructuring techniques encouraging patients to alter their thoughts or approach to a situation to change their emotional response. These might include focusing on the positive or non-threatening aspects o
30、f an event or 6that might normally produce fear. To test how these techniques hold up in real-life situations, the team 7a group of 78 volunteers, who viewed pictures of snakes and spiders. Some of the pictures were paired with an electric shock, and participants 8developed a fear of these pictures.
31、 The subjects “reported more 9feelings of fear when viewing the pictures, compared with when they viewed images not paired with a shock.“ Next the participants were taught cognitive strategies, similar to those 10by therapists and known as cognitive-behavioral therapy, to learn to diminish the fears
32、 brought on by the experiment. A)check B)regulate C)eventually D)consequences E)impair F)stimulus G)bleak H)enlisted I)relevant J)prescribed K)therapies L)confined M)incidentally N)intense O)breach（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案
33、：F）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：N）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）解析：解析：由空格后的 by therapists可推知，此处需要填入动词的过去分词作 those的后置定语，those指代下文的 cognitive-behavioral therapy，疗法得由治疗师开出，故 prescribed符合语法和语义。Rather than using custom machine tools to build early models of new parts, Ford is now using 3-D printing te
34、chnology to design and test its engineers latest ideas. The new method allows product developers to have a 1in their hands in as little as a week after they create a new design compared with having to wait three to four months 2“Were building more and more parts every day using this 3,“says Harold S
35、ears, a technical expert in rapid manufacturing at Fords design facility in Dearborn, Mich. Fords new hybrid transmission was developed on a 3-D printer that costs about $300,000 and which can turn a pile of aluminum powder into a working prototype in a day or two. While low-cost 3-D printing by con
36、sumers and small businesses looks like a market now ready for takeoff, large businesses have already 4advanced versions of the technology. The result has been a 5improvement in the product-development process across a wide range of industries, including the 6of cars, consumer electronics, safety equ
37、ipment and medical devices. The process has done more than just save time and money. Engineers say rapid prototyping using 3-D printing is producing more 7higher-quality productsfrom custom-fitted bicycle helmets to better-sounding ear buds and loudspeakers. Instead of waiting for tools and parts to
38、 come back from outside machine shops or injection-molding houses, product developers on tight 8now get more hands-on time to test their models. 3-D printers allow them to test and 9more versions of their prototypesin some cases tripling the number of duplicates of a new product that can be 10before
39、 being produced on a large scale. A)previously B)thereafter C)process D)elastic E)deadlines F)manufacturing G)significant H)innovative I)ignited J)embraced K)lubricate L)prototype M)refined N)update O)mechanisms（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：L）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）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：G）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：H）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）解析：解析：此处应填入名词、形容词或动词的分词形式。3-D 打印技术主要应用于产品的研发、调整阶段，因此产品在正式投入生产前还可以修改。填入空格的词应包含“修改，调整”之意，动词refined“精炼；使完善”符合句意。
