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大学英语六级模拟试题新题型16
大学英语六级模拟试题新题型(16)
(1/1)PartⅠWriting
rections:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledCollegeStudents´StartingTheirOwnUndertakingsAfterGraduationfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
1、现在有不少大学生毕业后开始自主创业;
2、分析产生这一现象的原因;
3、我认为……下一题
(1~10/共10题)PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
DaylightSavingTime(DST)
WhenDidDaylightSavingsBeginin2012?
FormostAmericans,daylightsavingtimein2012began2a.m.onSunday,March11,whenmoststatessprangforwardanhour.TimefellbacktostandardtimeagainonSunday,November4,2012,whendaylightsavingtimeended.
HowandWhenDidDaylightSavingTimeStart?
BenjaminFranklin-of"earlytobedandearlytorise"fame-wasapparentlythefirstpersontosuggesttheconceptofdaylightsavings.
WhileservingasU.S.ambassadortoFranceinParis,Franklinwroteofbeingawakenedat6a.m.andrealizing,tohissurprise,thatthesunwouldrisefarearlierthanheusuallydid.Imaginetheresourcesthatmightbesavedifheandothersrosebeforenoonandburnedlessmidnightoil,Franklin,tonguehalfincheek,wrotetoanewspaper.
Itwasn´tuntilWorldWarIthatdaylightsavingswererealizedonagrandscale.Germanywasthefirststatetoadoptthetimechanges,toreduceartificiallightingandtherebysavecoalforthewareffort.Friendsandfoessoonfollowedsuit.
IntheU.S.afederallawstandardizedtheyearlystartandendofdaylightsavingtimein1918-forthestatesthatchosetoobserveit.
DuringWorldWarIItheU.S.madedaylightsavingtimemandatory(强制的)forthewholecountry,asawaytosavewartimeresources.BetweenFebruary9,1942,andSeptember30,1945,thegovernmenttookitastepfurther.Duringthisperioddaylightsavingtimewasobservedyear-round,essentiallymakingitthenewstandardtime,ifonlyforafewyears.
Manyyearslater,theEnergyPolicyActof2005wasenacted,mandatingacontroversialmonth-longextensionofdaylightsavingtime,startingin2007.
Butdoesdaylightsavingtimereallysaveanyenergy?
DaylightSavingTime:
EnergySaverorJustTimeSuck?
Inrecentyearsseveralstudieshavesuggestedthatdaylightsavingtimedoesn´tactuallysaveenergy-andmightevenresultinanetloss.
EnvironmentaleconomistHendrikWolff,oftheUniversityofWashington,co-authoredapaperthatstudiedAustralianpower-usedatawhenpartsofthecountryextendeddaylightsavingtimeforthe2000SydneyOlympicsandothersdidnot.Theresearchersfoundthatthepracticereducedlightingandelectricityconsumptionintheeveningbutincreasedenergyuseinthenowdarkmornings-wipingouttheeveninggains.
That´sbecausetheextrahourthatdaylightsavingtimeaddsintheeveningisahotterhour."Soifpeoplegethomeanhourearlierinawarmerhouse,theyturnontheirairconditioning,"theUniversityofWashington´sWolffsaid.
Infact,Hoosier(美国印第安纳州人的)consumerspaidmoreontheirelectricbillsthanbeforetheymadetheannualswitchtodaylightsavingtime,thestudyfound.
Butotherstudiesdoshowenergygains.
InanOctober2008daylightsavingtimereporttoCongress,mandatedbythesame2005energyactthatextendeddaylightsavingtime,theU.S.DepartmentofEnergyassertedthatspringingforwarddoessaveenergy.
Extendeddaylightsavingtimesaved1.3terawatt(太瓦)hoursofelectricity.ThatfiguresuggeststhatdaylightsavingtimereducesannualU.S.electricityconsumptionby0.03percentandoverallenergyconsumptionby0.02percent.
Whilethosepercentagesseemsmall,theycouldrepresentsignificantsavingsbecauseofthenation´senormoustotalenergyuse.
What´smore,savingsinsomeregionsareapparentlygreaterthaninothers.
California,forinstance,appearstobenefitmostfromdaylightsavingtime-perhapsbecauseitsrelativelymildweatherencouragespeopletostayoutdoorslater.TheEnergyDepartmentreportfoundthatdaylightsavingtimeresultedinanenergysavingsofonepercentdailyinthestate.
ButWolff,oneofmanyscholarswhocontributedtothefederalreport,suggestedthatthenumbersweresubjecttostatisticalvariability(变化)andshouldn´tbetakenashardfacts.
Anddaylightsavings´energygainsintheU.S.largelydependonyourlocationinrelationtotheMason-DixonLine,Wolffsaid.
"TheNorthmightbeaslightwinner,becausetheNorthdoesn´thaveasmuchairconditioning,"hesaid."ButtheSouthisadefiniteloserintermsofenergyconsumption.TheSouthhasmoreenergyconsumptionunderdaylightsaving."
DaylightSavingTime:
HealthyorHarmful?
Fordecadesadvocatesofdaylightsavingshavearguedthat,energysavingsorno,daylightsavingtimeboostshealthbyencouragingactivelifestyles-aclaimWolffandcolleaguesarecurrentlyputtingtothetest.
"InanationwideAmericantime-usestudy,we´reclearlyseeingthat,atthetimeofdaylightsavingtimeextensioninthespring,televisionwatchingissubstantiallyreducedandoutdoorbehaviorslikejogging,walking,orgoingtotheparkaresubstantiallyincreased,"Wolffsaid."That´sremarkable,becauseofcoursethetotalamountofdaylightinagivendayisthesame."
Butotherswarnofilleffects.
TillRoenneberg,auniversityprofessorinMunich(慕尼黑),Germany,saidhisstudiesshowthatourcircadian(生理节奏的)bodyclocks-setbylightanddarkness-neveradjusttogainingan"extra"hourofsunlighttotheendofthedayduringdaylightsavingtime.
Onereasonsomanypeopleinthedevelopedworldarechronically(长期地)overtired,hesaid,isthattheysufferfrom"socialjetlag."Inotherwords,theiroptimalcircadiansleepperiodsdon´taccordwiththeiractualsleepschedules.
Shiftingdaylightfrommorningtoeveningonlyincreasesthislag,hesaid. "Lightdoesn´tdothesamethingstothebodyinthemorningandtheevening.Morelightinthemorningwouldadvancethebodyclock,andthatwouldbegood.Butmorelightintheeveningwouldevenfurtherdelaythebodyclock."
Otherresearchhintsatevenmoreserioushealthrisks.
A2008studyconcludedthat,atleastinSweden,heartattackrisksgoupinthedaysjustafterthespringtimechange."Themostlikelyexplanationtoourfindingsisdisturbedsleepanddisruptionofbiologicalrhythms,"OneexperttoldNationalGeographicNewsviaemail.
DaylightSavingsLoversandHaters
Withverdicts(定论)onthebenefits,orcosts,ofdaylightsavingssosplit,itmaybenosurprisethattheyearlytimechangesinspirepolarizedreactions.
IntheU.K.,forinstance,theLighterLatermovement-partof10:
10,agroupadvocatingcuttingcarbonemissions-arguesforasortofextremedaylightsavings.First,theysay,movestandardtimeforwardanhour,thenkeepobservingdaylightsavingtimeasusual-addingtwohoursofeveningdaylighttowhatwecurrentlyconsiderstandardtime.
ThefolksbehindS,ontheotherhand,wanttoabolishdaylightsavingtimealtogether,callingenergy-efficiencyclaims"unproven."
NationaltelephonesurveysbyRasmussenReportsfromspring2010andfall2009deliverthesameanswer.Mostpeoplejust"don´tthinkthetimechangeisworththehassle(麻烦的事)."Forty-sevenpercentagreedwiththatstatement,whileonly40percentdisagreed.
ButSeizetheDaylightauthorDavidPrerausaidhisresearchondaylightsavingtimesuggestsmostpeoplearefondofit.
"Ithinkifyouaskmostpeopleiftheyenjoyhavinganextrahourofdaylightintheeveningeightmonthsayear,theresponsewouldbeprettypositive."
第1题
Itcanbelearntfromthebeginningofthepassagethat______.
A.daylightsavingtimeusuallycomesinMarch
B.daylightsavingtimecouldbelongerthanhalfayear
C.alloftheAmericanshavethesamedaylightsavingtime
D.whendaylightsavingtimeends,wespringforwardanhour
第2题
WhyisBenjaminFranklinregardedasthefirstpersontocomeupwiththeideaofDST?
A.BecausehewasanambassadortoFrance.
B.Becausehebelievedin"earlytobedandearlytorise".
C.Becausehewrotetoanewspaperabouttheconcept.
D.BecauseDSTstartedinhisdays.
第3题
WhichcountryisthefirsttoadopttheDST?
A.Germany.
B.TheU.S.
C.TheUnitedKingdom.
D.Australia.
第4题
WhendidtheU.S.makedaylightsavingtimemandatoryforthewholecountry?
A.In1918.
B.In1942.
C.In1945.
D.DuringWorldWarⅡ.
第5题
Californiaappearstobenefitmostfromdaylightsavingtimebecause______.
A.theweatherthereiswindy
B.itisclosetothePacificOcean
C.peopletheretendtostayoutdoorslater
D.peopletherehavemoretimetodoexercise
第6题
AccordingtoWolff,______.
A.theEnergyDepartment´sreportwasaccurate
B.theamountofdaylightsavings´energygainsisstable
C.theSouthsavesmoreenergythantheNorthduringDSTperiod.
D.daylightsavings´energygainscouldbevariedindifferentplaces
第7题
TillRoennebergpointedoutthat______.
A.daylightsavingtimewasbeneficialtohealth
B.peopleweretiredoftoomuchsunlight
C.daylightsavingtimeincreasedsocialjetlag
D.socialjetlagcouldbepreventedandcured
第8题
Accordingtoa2008study,thereasonwhytheheartattackrisksinSwedenincreasedafterthespringtimechangewasmostprobably______.
第9题
Thosewhowanttoabolishdaylightsavingtimealtogetherarethefolks______.
第10题
Accordingto