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1、大学英语六级-146 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)题源 : The Huf fington Post 题材:科普知识 Friends who seem to post a photo of every meal they eat on Instagram or Twitter may not just be annoying, they may have a problem. The trend of “foodstagramming“ has bothered some restaurants to the point they have 1 diners from

2、 snapping photos of their meals. But Dr. Valerie Taylor argues that 2 documenting one“s meals could be a signal of a larger dieting problem. “I see clients for whom food has become 3 , and they struggle to go out and not have food be the key element of all social interaction: what they eat, when the

3、y ate, when they are going to eat again,“ Taylor said. Taylor spoke at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Vancouver last week about eating 4 and food“s role in our culture. While Taylor admitted that sharing photos of food on social media is relatively common, she said that in some cases it can come at

4、the 5 of everything else. “The 6 comes when all they do is send pictures of food. We take pictures of things that are important to us, and for some people, the food itself becomes 7 and the restthe venue, the company, etcis background.“ While Taylor argues that producing such images may signal an un

5、healthy preoccupation with food, others have linked the 8 of food photography to eating issues and weight gain. Taylor isn“t just focused on Instagram users. She 9 in her speech that food tattoos send a similar warning sign. “I think for some people it 10 how important food has become,“ Taylor said.

6、 “Just like the tattoos of “I love McDonald“s“ replacing the “I love Mom“ tattoo, food is taking on a very important role. It has moved beyond simply fuel.“ A. central F. exclusion K. obsessively B. concern G. gigantic L. overhears C. consumption H. highlights M. problematic D. disorders I. innovati

7、on N. prohibited E. endeavor J. noted O. roughly（分数：25.00）题源: The Guardian 题材:文化教育 Organised volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to 11 to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate“s resum

8、e, but now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalise the achievements of students who devote time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside 12 qualificat

9、ions. “Our students are a pretty active bunch, but we found that they didn“t 13 appreciate the value of what they did outside the lecture hall,“ says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. “Employers are much more demanding than they used to be. They used to look for

10、potential and saw it as part of their job to 14 the value of an applicant“s skills. Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are 15 to the job.“ Students who sign up for the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or voluntary work, attend four workshops o

11、n employability skills, take part in an intensive skills- related activity and, crucially, write a summary of the skills they have gained. 16 efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who 17 best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award which fosters employer-friendly spo

12、rts accomplishments. The experience does not have to be formally organised. “We“re not just interested in easily identifiable skills,“ says Goodman. “For instance, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so 18 negotiation skills. We try to make the experience have somethin

13、g to do with the individual lives.“ Goodman hopes the 19 will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active 20 to take up activities outside their academic area of work. A. academic F. employers K. perform B. conveyed G. Exceptional L. relevant C. cri

14、tics H. extract M. Reluctant D. demonstrated I. necessarily N. roughly E. device J. peers O. scheme（分数：25.00）题源: The Telegraph 题材:科普知识 A small bowl of porridge each day could be the key to a long and healthy life, after a major study by Harvard University found that whole grains reduce the risk of d

15、ying from heart disease. Although whole grains are widely believed to be 21 for health, it is the first research to look at whether they have a long-term impact on lifespan. Researchers 22 more than 100000 people for more than 23 years monitoring their diets and health outcomes. Everyone involved in

16、 the study was healthy in 1984 when they enrolled, but when they were followed up in 2010 more than 26000 had died. However, those who ate the most whole grains, such as porridge, brown rice and corn seemed protected from many illnesses and 24 heart disease. Oats are already the breakfast of 25 for

17、many athletes and also for dieters, who find the high fibre levels give them energy for a longer time. But scientists found that for each ounce (28g) of whole grains eaten a daythe 26 of a small bowl of porridgethe risk of all death was reduced by 5 percent and heart deaths by 9 percent. “These find

18、ings further support current dietary guidelines that 27 increasing whole-grain consumption,“ said the lead author Dr Hongyu Wu of Harvard School of Public Health. “They also provide 28 evidence that suggests a diet enriched with whole grains may confer benefits towards 29 life expectancy. “ The find

19、ings remained even when 29 for different ages, smoking, body mass index and physical activity. Whole grains are very popular in many dietary guidelines because they contain high levels of 31 like zinc, copper, manganese (锰) and iron. They are also believed to boost levels of antioxidants (抗氧化物) whic

20、h combat free-radicals. A. addicted F. equivalent K. particularly B. allowing G. extended L. promising C. beneficial H. followed M. proposition D. choice I. indulge N. recommend E. coincidentally J. nutrients O. specialties（分数：25.00）题源: Daily Mail 题材:科普知识 They are the generation who are likely to sp

21、end a large part of their lives sitting in front of a screen. While many claim this can damage 31 skills, a new study claims that children under two can learn to communicate just as well from videos as they can from their parents. The US study claims to be the first to 32 the effects of what are des

22、cribed as “educational commercial videos“ on infant learning. Emory University found that babies were 33 able to understand signs and pick out a photo of the object after watching a video for 15 minutes. Babies who watched the video 34 just as well in tests as babies who had been taught signs by the

23、ir parents under similar conditions. “This is the first controlled study to show that babies as young as 15 months can learn 35 skills from commercial videos just as well as from parents,“ says Shoshana Dayanim, a lead researcher. “They could recognise a novel photo of an object and 36 it using sign

24、s that they had only been exposed to from the video. “ The researchers caution that the results should not be seen as an 37 of video watching for children under two. “There are many 38 to our research: The nature of the learning material matters and a lot may depend on the learning context and the f

25、ormal features of the video,“ Professor Namy says. The research does, however, demonstrate that video can be an effective teaching tool for children under the right 39 “The key takeaway is that babies can learn from commercial videosat least signs,“ Professor Dayanim says. “It will be 40 to determin

26、e the conditions under which videos do and do not support infant learning“ A. adolescent F. customary K. isolate B. circumstances G. disciplined L. label C. coincide H. drastically M. performed D. communicative I. endorsement N. significant E. consistently J. interpersonal O. warnings（分数：25.00）大学英语六

27、级-146 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)题源 : The Huf fington Post 题材:科普知识 Friends who seem to post a photo of every meal they eat on Instagram or Twitter may not just be annoying, they may have a problem. The trend of “foodstagramming“ has bothered some restaurants to the point they have 1 diners from snapp

28、ing photos of their meals. But Dr. Valerie Taylor argues that 2 documenting one“s meals could be a signal of a larger dieting problem. “I see clients for whom food has become 3 , and they struggle to go out and not have food be the key element of all social interaction: what they eat, when they ate,

29、 when they are going to eat again,“ Taylor said. Taylor spoke at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Vancouver last week about eating 4 and food“s role in our culture. While Taylor admitted that sharing photos of food on social media is relatively common, she said that in some cases it can come at the 5

30、of everything else. “The 6 comes when all they do is send pictures of food. We take pictures of things that are important to us, and for some people, the food itself becomes 7 and the restthe venue, the company, etcis background.“ While Taylor argues that producing such images may signal an unhealth

31、y preoccupation with food, others have linked the 8 of food photography to eating issues and weight gain. Taylor isn“t just focused on Instagram users. She 9 in her speech that food tattoos send a similar warning sign. “I think for some people it 10 how important food has become,“ Taylor said. “Just

32、 like the tattoos of “I love McDonald“s“ replacing the “I love Mom“ tattoo, food is taking on a very important role. It has moved beyond simply fuel.“ A. central F. exclusion K. obsessively B. concern G. gigantic L. overhears C. consumption H. highlights M. problematic D. disorders I. innovation N.

33、prohibited E. endeavor J. noted O. roughly（分数：25.00）解析：N解析 动词辨析题。空格位于 have 与 diners 之间，应填入过去分词与 have 构成现在完成时，且该词能够和后面的介词 from 连用，构成 v.sb.from doing sth. 结构。由空格所在句前半部分的bothered some restaurants“惹怒一些餐馆”可知，餐馆应该是采取措施不让食客拍美食照片。结合备选项可知，prohibited“禁止”符合题意。解析：K解析 副词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格所在句 -|_|-documentingdieting

34、 problem 是 that 引导的宾语从句，作 argues 的宾语；该从句基本结构完整，因此空格处应填入副词修饰 documenting one“s meals。此处句意为：Valerie Taylor 博士认为， -|_|-给食物拍照，可能是一个更大的日常饮食问题的一种信号。结合文章第一段提到的post a photo of every meal“给每顿饭都拍照”可知，空格中应填入具有否定含义并含有“非常频繁”之意的副词，结合备选项可知，obsessively“过度地，痴迷地”符合题意。解析：M解析 形容词辨析题。空格位于系动词 become 之后，因此空格处应填入形容词或名词或形容词

35、性的分词。上一句提到，Valerie Taylor 博士认为， -|_|-给食物拍照，可能是一个更大的日常饮食问题的一种信号；本句是对上一句的具体解释，因此空格处应填入一个具有否定含义的的词语。结合备选项可知，problematic“难对付的，成问题的”符合题意。food“食物”本身不会是一种疾病，故可排除 disorders“失调，紊乱”。解析：D解析 名词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，eating -|_|-和。food“s role 作介词 about 的宾语，因此空格处应填入名词。此处句意为：Taylor 在上周温哥华举行的加拿大肥胖峰会上谈到饮食 -|_|-以及食物在我们的文化中扮演的角

36、色。在肥胖峰会上讨论的应该是关于饮食的问题。文章第二段也提到，Taylor 认为，沉迷于给食物拍照，可能是一个更大的日常饮食问题的一种信号，因此空格处应填入表示“问题”的名词。结合备选项可知，disorders“失调，紊乱”符合题意。解析：F解析 名词辨析题。空格位于定冠词 the 和介词 of 之间，因此空格处应填入名词。此处句意为：尽管 Taylor 承认在社交媒体上分享美食图片是比较常见的事情，但她表示，在有些情况下，它可能达到了 -|_|-其他一切事情的程度。结合备选项可知，exclusion“排除在外，排斥”符合题意。解析：B解析 名词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，句子缺少主语，再由谓语

37、 comes 可知，空格处应该填入单数名词。根据本段最后一句中的 unhealthy，eating issues 和 weight gain 可知，空格处所填名词应该有否定含义。结合备选名词可知，concern“忧虑，担心”符合题意。解析：A解析 形容词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填入形容词或名词或形容词性的分词。此处句意为：对一些人来说，聚会场所、公司等地均成了背景，美食本身变得 -|_|-。空格后的 and 连接了两个并列成分，故空格处应填入与 background 意思相反的词，结合备选项可知，central“重要的，主要的”符合题意。解析：C解析 名词辨析题。空格位于定冠词 th

38、e 和介词 of 之间，因此应填入名词。此处句意为：其他人已将拍美食照片 -|_|-与饮食问题和体重增加联系在一起。备选名词中，consumption“消费”符合题意。解析：J解析 动词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格所在句为主从复合句，且主句缺少谓语动词，因此空格处应填入动词，作主句的谓语。此处句意为：她在演讲中 -|_|-，“美食文身”同样能反映这一问题。备选动词中，noted“特别提到，指出”符合题意。解析：H解析 动词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，for some people it -|_|- how important food has become 是宾语从句，作动词 think 的宾

39、语，该宾语从句缺少谓语动词，因此空格处应填入动词。此处句意为：我觉得，对一些人来说，它 -|_|-食物变得是多么重要。备选动词中，highlights“使突出，使注意力集中于”符合题意。题源: The Guardian 题材:文化教育 Organised volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to 11 to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricul

40、ar adventures on a graduate“s resume, but now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalise the achievements of students who devote time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and

41、life skills alongside 12 qualifications. “Our students are a pretty active bunch, but we found that they didn“t 13 appreciate the value of what they did outside the lecture hall,“ says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. “Employers are much more demanding than they

42、 used to be. They used to look for potential and saw it as part of their job to 14 the value of an applicant“s skills. Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are 15 to the job.“ Students who sign up for the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or volu

43、ntary work, attend four workshops on employability skills, take part in an intensive skills- related activity and, crucially, write a summary of the skills they have gained. 16 efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who 17 best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award

44、which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments. The experience does not have to be formally organised. “We“re not just interested in easily identifiable skills,“ says Goodman. “For instance, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so 18 negotiation skills. We try t

45、o make the experience have something to do with the individual lives.“ Goodman hopes the 19 will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active 20 to take up activities outside their academic area of work. A. academic F. employers K. perform B. conveye

46、d G. Exceptional L. relevant C. critics H. extract M. Reluctant D. demonstrated I. necessarily N. roughly E. device J. peers O. scheme（分数：25.00）解析：F解析 名词辨析题。空格前后各有一个 to，前面的 to 是介词，后面的 to 是不定式符号，再结合 to deduce the potential 可以推断出空格处应填名词作此不定式的逻辑主语。空格后面提到从毕业生简历上的一系列课外活动来推断其潜能，与此行为相匹配的只有“雇主”，故选 employers

47、“雇主”。解析：A解析 形容词辨析题。空格前为介词 alongside，后为名词 qualifications，因此空格处应填形容词或动名词。结合句中提到的 students 和备选项可知，academic“学术的”符合题意，academic qualifications 意为“学历”。解析：I解析 副词辨析题。空格前为 didn“t，后为动词原形 appreciate，因此空格处应填副词，修饰动词 appreciate。此处句意为：我们的学生是非常活跃的一群人，但是我们发现，他们不 -|_|-明白他们在课堂之外所做的事情的价值。结合句意和备选副词可知，necessarily“一定”符合题意，

48、not necessarily 意为“未必，不一定”。解析：H解析 动词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，and 连接了两个并列结构，在并列结构二中，it 为形式宾语，不定式结构 to -|_|- the value of为真正的主语，因此空格处应填动词原形。结合空格后的短语 the Value of an applicant“s skills 以及空格前提到的 look for potential可以判断，备选动词中的 extract“取出”符合题意，这里指挖掘求职者具有的技能的价值。解析：L解析 形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词 are，后为介词 to，因此空格处应填形容词或分词，且该词能与 to 搭

49、配。本题考查 skills 与 the job 的关系，be relevant to 意为“与相关的”，符合题意，故选 relevant“有关的，切题的”。解析：G解析 形容词辨析题。分析句子结构可知， -|_|- efforts 应作该句主语，所以空格处较有可能填形容词修饰名词 efforts。结合句意“ -|_|-努力将会获得“杰出成就奖”可知，空格处应填具有肯定含义的形容词，备选形容词中，Exceptional“杰出的”符合题意。解析：K解析 动词辨析题。空格所在部分 who -|_|- best on the sports field 为一个缺少谓语动词的定语从句，该从句的先行词为 Those，因此空格处应填动词