2017年6月大学英语六级冲刺模拟题 第七套（含答案）下

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　Children are getting so fat they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert claimed yesterday.

　　Today’s youngsters are already falling prey to potential killers such as diabetes because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with sedentary lifestyles dominated by televisions and computers could mean kids will die tragically　young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

　　At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a huge evolutionary shift because adults are getting so fat. Here in Britain, latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36-38in and may be 42-44in by 2032.

　　This compares with only 32.6in in 1972. Women’s waists have grown from an average of 22in in 1920 to 24 ins in the Fifties and 30in now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obese — double the number in the mid-Eighties. One in ten four-year-olds are also medically classified as obese. The obesity pandemic — an extensive epidemic — which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and the Middle East.

　　Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically　obese and well over half the population as overweight. Prof Prentice said the change in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy foods combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments.

　　He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how　obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for strokes and heart disease. An averagely obese person’s lifespan is shortened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more.

　　Prof Prentice said: “So will parents outlive their children, as claimed recently by an American obesity specialist?” The answer is yes — and no. Yes, when the　offspring become grossly obese. This is now becoming an alarmingly common occurrence in the US. Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of　life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health. So say No to that　doughnut and burger.

　　36.What does the word “sedentary (Para. 2)” mean?

　　A) sit still. B) eat too much. C) study very hardh. D) passive thinking.

　　37.Which statement is TRUE?

　　A) The average waist size for a man is 36-38in.

　　B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in.

　　C) In the mid-Eighties, more than half million under-16s in the UK are　classed as overweight.

　　D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America.

　　38.According to Prof Prentice, what are the reasons for the change in our　shape?

　　A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises.

　　B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast.

　　C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology.

　　D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy.

　　39.Obesity increases the risk factor of ____.

　　A) diabetes, short sight, cancer, strokes

　　B) diabetes, cancer, strokes, psychosocial illness

　　C) cancer, strokes, fatty, heart disease

　　D) strokes, heart disease, diabetes, headache

　　40.What does the author mean by “So say No to that doughnut and burger”?

　　A) Answering the question “will parents outlive their children?”.

　　B) The doughnut and burger should be banned.

　　C) We should lead a healthy life.

　　D) We should begin dieting.

Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)

　　Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part .For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　41.Water fills the ____ in the ground.

　　A) depression B) distress C) depressions D) prosperity

　　42.What you are discussing is a psychological problem and is out of the ____ of art.

　　A) domain B) range C) area D) region

　　43.Helen doesn’t know how much I spent in painting your house. If she ever found out, I’m sure ____.

　　A) she’d never forgive me C) she’ll never forgive me

　　B) she never forgives me D) she never forgave me

　　44.Do you think it possible to have the work ____ within 3 days.

　　A) to do B) done

　　C) to be done D) being done

　　45.A good scientist ____ into all aspects of a problem in order to find solutions.

　　A) pricks B) pokes C) probes D) peers

　　46.Most good writers use every means ____to make the reader’s way smooth and easy.

　　A) at their disposal B) at their request

　　C) at their will D) at their convenience

　　47.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ____ over the other children.

　　A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect

　　48.If most breadwinners ____a day’s pay to the Hope Project, then it will be hopeful.

　　A) gift B) present C) donate D) give

　　49.We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ____and we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.

　　A) out of hand B) out of order C) out of place D) out of way

　　50.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.

　　A)inclined to B)subjected to C)prone to D)bound to

　　51.The policeman ____ noted something different about the fellow’s accent.

　　A) undoubted B) doubtless

　　C) doubtful D) undoubting

　　52.In his unhappiness he had come even to question his ____.

　　A) diversity B) entity

　　C) prosperity D) minority

　　53.Rising energy costs increase operating costs ____for many older air-conditioning systems in large buildings, causing owners to seek help.

　　A) heatedly B) severely C) fiercely D) drastically

　　54.As you must have seen from my work, I’m perfectly ____of him.

　　A) indignant B) independent C) influential D) innocent

　　55.Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ____ from trying new fields of business activity.

　　A) entrepreneurs B) sportsmen

　　C) eolouists D) mediators

　　56.His____, scheduled for the week of Jan.23, was stated last week when he filed an appeal and asked the judge to spare his life.

　　A) desertion B) execution

　　C) suicide D) persecution

　　57.Happiness, like a deer in the forest , dislikes ____ attention and if you chase it, it will run away.

　　A) impatient B) purposeful C) undue D) uncomfortable

　　58.After the completion of that bridge, the ____company’s business has been shrinking.

　　A) navigation B) carriage C) marine D) ferry

　59.The teacher richly ____ the use of the word.

　　A) exemplifies B) embodies

　　C) typifies D) proclaims

　　60.Poor eyesight will ____ you from military service.

　　A) prevent B) restrain C) exempt D) stop

　　61.A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

　　A) shorthand B) scheme C) schedule D) sketch

　　62.In less than a millionth of a second the vast computer of an international airline can ____accept 800 booking inquiries, and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.

　　A) simultaneously B) implicitly C) cautiously D) confidentially

　　63.The____ spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.

　　A) expedition B) execution

　　C) employment D) exertion

　　64.Have you any proof that a headless ghost ____ that house?

　　A) hunted B) examined

　　C) haunted D) wandered

　　65.The streets are ____ with people.

　　A)live B)lively C)living D)alive

　　66.Psychologists have succeeded in ____parents’ confidence in their own authority.

　　A) underratingB) undervaluing C) underplaying D) undermining

　　67.A wrongdoer is constantly ____ by fear of discovery.

　　A) pursued B)haunted

　　C)stayed in D)hauled

　　68.The child was playing on the floor with his collection of ____ farm animals.

　　A) infinitesimal B) microscopic

　　C) trivial D) miniature

　　69.It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable ____.

　　A) origins B) sources C) resources D) amendes

　　70.The newly-elected President says the election was ____compliance with the law.

　　A) spacious B) sophisticated C) substantial D) steady