大学英语六级模拟试题新题型16.docx

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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