英语六级新题型模拟题六套全Word格式.docx
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Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DaylightSavingTime(DST)
HowandWhenDidDaylightSavingTimeStart?
[A]BenjaminFranklin—of“earlytobedandearlytorise”fame—wasapparentlythefirstpersontosuggesttheconceptofdaylightsavings.WhileservingasU.S.ambassadortoFranceinParis,Franklinwroteofbeing
awakenedat6a.m.andrealizing,tohissurprise,thatthesunwouldrisefarearlierthanheusuallydid.Imagine
theresourcesthatmightbesavedifheandothersrosebeforenoonandburnedlessmidnightoil,Franklin,tonguehalfincheek,wrotetoanewspaper.
[B]Itwasn’tuntilWorldWarIthatdaylightsavingswererealizedonagrandscale.Germanywasthefirststatetoadoptthetimechanges,toreduceartificiallightingandtherebysavecoalforthewareffort.Friendsandfoessoonfollowedsuit.IntheU.S.afederallawstandardizedtheyearlystartandendofdaylightsavingtimein1918—forthestatesthatchosetoobserveit.
[C]DuringWorldWarIItheU.S.madedaylightsavingtimemandatory^强制的)forthewholecountry,asawaytosavewartimeresources.BetweenFebruary9,1942,andSeptember30,1945,thegovernmenttookitastepfurther.Duringthisperioddaylightsavingtimewasobservedyear-round,essentiallymakingitthenewstandardtime,ifonlyforafewyears.Manyyearslater,theEnergyPolicyActof2005wasenacted,mandatingacontroversialmonth-longextensionofdaylightsavingtime,startingin2007.
DaylightSavingTime:
EnergySaverorJustTimeSuck?
[D]Inrecentyearsseveralstudieshavesuggestedthatdaylightsavingtimedoesn’tactuallysaveenergy—andmightevenresultinanetloss.EnvironmentaleconomistHendrikWolff,oftheUniversityofWashington,co-authoredapaperthatstudiedAustralianpower-usedatawhenpartsofthecountryextendeddaylightsavingtimeforthe2000SydneyOlympicsandothersdidnot.Theresearchersfoundthatthepracticereducedlightingandelectricityconsumptionintheeveningbutincreasedenergyuseinthenowdarkmornings—wipingouttheeveninggains.That’sbecausetheextrahourthatdaylightsavingtimeaddsintheeveningisahotterhour.“Soifpeoplegethomeanhourearlierinawarmerhouse,theyturnontheirairconditioning,”theUniversityofWashington’sWolffsaid.
[E]Butotherstudiesdoshowenergygains.InanOctober2008daylightsavingtimereporttoCongress,mandatedbythesame2005energyactthatextendeddaylightsavingtime,theU.S.DepartmentofEnergyassertedthatspringingforwarddoessaveenergy.Extendeddaylightsavingtimesaved1.3terawatt(太瓦)hoursofelectricity.ThatfiguresuggeststhatdaylightsavingtimereducesannualU.S.electricityconsumptionby0.03percentandoverallenergyconsumptionby0.02percent.Whilethosepercentagesseemsmall,theycouldrepresentsignificantsavingsbecauseofthenation’senormoustotalenergyuse.
[F]What*smore,savingsinsomeregionsareapparentlygreaterthaninothers.California,forinstance,appearstobenefitmostfromdaylightsavingtime—perhapsbecauseitsrelativelymildweatherencouragespeopletostayoutdoorslater.TheEnergyDepartmentreportfoundthatdaylightsavingtimeresultedinanenergysavingsofonepercentdailyinthestate.
[G]ButWolff,oneofmanyscholarswhocontributedtothefederalreport,suggestedthatthenumbersweresubjecttostatisticalvariability(变化)andshouldn’tbetakenashardfacts.Anddaylightsavings,energygainsintheU.S.largelydependonyourlocationinrelationtotheMason-DixonLine,Wolffsaid.“TheNorthmightbeaslightwinner,becausetheNorthdoesn’thaveasmuchairconditioning,”hesaid.“ButtheSouthisadefiniteloserintermsofenergyconsumption.TheSouthhasmoreenergyconsumptionunderdaylightsaving.”
HealthyorHarmful?
[H]Fordecadesadvocatesofdaylightsavingshavearguedthat,energysavingsorno,daylightsavingtimeboostshealthbyencouragingactivelifestyles—aclaimWolffandcolleaguesarecurrentlyputtingtothetest.“InanationwideAmericantime-usestudy,we’reclearlyseeingthat,atthetimeofdaylightsavingtimeextensionin
thespring,televisionwatchingissubstantiallyreducedandoutdoorbehaviorslikejogging,walking,orgoingto
theparkaresubstantiallyincreased,”Wolffsaid.“That’sremarkable,becauseofcoursethetotalamountofdaylightinagivendayisthesame.”
[I]Butotherswarnofilleffects.TillRoenneberg,auniversityprofessorinMunich(慕尼,黑),Germany,saidhisstudiesshowthatourcircadian(生理节奏的)bodyclocks—setbylightanddarkness—neveradjusttogainingan“extra”hourofsunlighttotheendofthedayduringdaylightsavingtime.
[J]Onereasonsomanypeopleinthedevelopedworldarechronically(长期地)overtired,hesaid,isthattheysufferfrom“socialjetlag.”Inotherwords,theiroptimalcircadiansleepperiodsdon"
taccordwiththeiractualsleepschedules.Shiftingdaylightfrommorningtoeveningonlyincreasesthislag,hesaid.“Lightdoesn’tdothesamethingstothebodyinthemorningandtheevening.Morelightinthemorningwouldadvancethebodyclock,andthatwouldbegood.Butmorelightintheeveningwouldevenfurtherdelaythebodyclock.”
[K]Otherresearchhintsatevenmoreserioushealthrisks.A2008studyconcludedthat,atleastinSweden,heartattackrisksgoupinthedaysjustafterthespringtimechange.“Themostlikelyexplanationtoourfindingsisdisturbedsleepanddisruptionofbiologicalrhythms,”OneexperttoldNationalGeographicNewsviaemail.
DaylightSavings!
LoversandHaters
[L]Withverdicts(定论)onthebenefits,orcosts,ofdaylightsavingssosplit,itmaybenosurprisethattheyearlytimechangesinspirepolarizedreactions.IntheU.K.,forinstance,theLighterLatermovement—partof10:
10,agroupadvocatingcuttingcarbonemissions—arguesforasortofextremedaylightsavings.First,theysay,movestandardtimeforwardanhour,thenkeepobservingdaylightsavingtimeasusual—addingtwohoursofeveningdaylighttowhatwecurrentlyconsiderstandardtime.ThefolksbehindStandardtime.com,ontheotherhand,wanttoabolishdaylightsavingtimealtogether,callingenergy-efficiencyclaims“unproven.”
[M]NationaltelephonesurveysbyRasmussenReportsfromspring2010andfall2009deliverthesameanswer.Mostpeoplejust“don’tthinkthetimechangeisworththehassle(麻烦洽勺事).”Forty-sevenpercentagreedwiththatstatement,whileonly40percentdisagreed.ButSeizetheDaylightauthorDavidPrerausaidhisresearchondaylightsavingtimesuggestsmostpeoplearefondofit.“Ithinkifyouaskmostpeopleiftheyenjoyhavinganextrahourofdaylightintheeveningeightmonthsayear,theresponsewouldbeprettypositive.”
46.Daylightsavings,energygainsmightbevariousduetodifferentclimates.
47.Disturbedsleepanddisruptionofbiologicalrhythmsmaybethebestexplanationtohigherheartattackrisksinthedaysafterthespringtimechange.
48.AresearchindicatedthatDSTmightnotsaveenergybyincreasingenergyuseinthedarkmornings,thoughitreducedlightingandelectricityconsumptionintheevening.
49.Germanytooktheleadtosavewartimeresourcesbyadoptingthetimechangesandreducingartificiallighting.
50.Auniversityprofessorstudiedtheeffectofdaylightsavingtimeandsoundedthealarmofitsnegativeeffects.
51.Socialjetlagcanpartlyaccountforpeople’schronicfatiguesyndromeindevelopedcountries.
52.ThefigureofastudyintheU.S.suggestedthatDSTcouldsavealotofenergynationally.
53.Supportersofdaylightsavingshavelongconsidereddaylightsavingtimedoesgoodtopeople’shealth.
54.AgroupadvocatingcuttingcarbonemissionslaunchestheLighterLatermovementtobackakindofextremedaylightsavings.
55.Ascholarcontributingtoafederalreportsuggestedthattheamountofsavedenergyhadsomethingtodowithgeographicposition.
partⅣTranslation(30minutes)
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
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2013年12月英语六级新题型模拟题
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PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionB(原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解,篇章长度和难度不变。
BeautyandBodyImageintheMedia
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