大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷725
词汇理解
Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses. Several studies suggest that men feel the need to appear competent in all【C1】________, while women worry only about the skills in which they\’ve invested【C2】________.
Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time, and the woman is likely to jump in, while the man is likely to say he\’s not feeling too well.
Ironically, it is often success that leads people to flirt with failure. Praise won for【C3】________a skill suddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose. Rather than putting their reputation on the line again, many successful people develop a handicap—drinking,【C4】________, depression—that allows them to keep their status no matter what the future brings. An advertising executive【C5】________for depression shortly after winning an award put it this way: \\
1.【C1】
L
解析：空格前为介词in和形容词all，因此空格处应为名词(n.)。由句意可知，while表示对比关系，因此空格处的名词应与“领域，方面”表意相近。名词中只有L项realms“领域，场所”符合句意。故本题选L。
2.【C2】
C
解析：空格前为完成时结构have invested，因此空格处应为副词(ad.)。由句意可知，空格处的副词应与“很多”表意相近。副词中只有C项heavily“在很大程度上，大量地”符合句意。故本题选C。
3.【C3】
H
解析：空格前为介词for.，空格后为名词a skill，因此空格处应为动词的现在分词形式 (v.-ing)。由上文可知，空格处的动词应与“获得，学会”表意相近。动词中只有H项mastering“掌握，控制”符合句意。故本题选H。
4.【C4】
B
解析：空格前后均为名词drinking和depression，因此空格处应为名词(n.)。由句意可知，空格处的名词应与“酗酒，抑郁”表意相近，表示负面含义。名词中只有B项fatigue“疲劳，厌倦”符合句意。故本题选B。
5.【C5】
E
解析：空格前为名词executive，空格后为介词for，因此空格处应为形容词(a.)或动词的分词形式(v.-ing/v.-ed)。由句意可知，空格处的词语应与“入院，住院”表意相近。只有E项hospitalized“就医，使住院”符合句意。故本题选E。
6.【C6】
J
解析：空格前为代词those，空格后为介词短语with Success，因此空格处应为动词的分词形式。由句意可知，空格处的词语应与“重视，看重”表意相近。分词结构中只有J项obsessed“使痴迷，困扰”符合句意。故本题选J。
7.【C7】
F
解析：空格前为being，空格后为名词a failure，因此空格处应为动词的分词形式(v.-ed)或副词(ad.)。由上文可知，空格处的词语应与“被视作，被认为”表意相近。只有F项labeled“贴标签”符合句意。故本题选F。
8.【C8】
N
解析：空格前为动词短语lead to，空格后为句号，因此空格处应为名词(n.)。由句意可知，空格处的名词应与上文an effective way of coping with performance anxiety表意相反，含消极意义。名词中只有N项ruin“毁坏，一无所有”符合句意。故本题选N。
9.【C9】
K
解析：空格前为形容词true，空格后为and，因此空格处应为名词(n.)，与status并列。由句意可知，空格处的词应与“水平，实力”表意相近。名词中只有K项potential“潜力，潜质”符合句意。故本题选K。
10.【C10】
A
解析：空格前为定冠词the，空格后为逗号，因此空格处应为名词(n.)或-ed形式的形容词(v.-ed)。由句意可知，空格处的词应与despite their protests to the搭配，表示“尽管某人极力反对”。A项contrary“相反的事实(或事情、情况y’符合句意。故本题选A。
长篇阅读
Is Computer Coding A Foreign Language?
[A] As computer coding has become an increasingly sought-after skill, more K-12 schools are working it into their curriculums. Some states have considered allowing students to forgo (放弃) foreign language for coding classes, despite opposition from educators.
[B] There\’s a debate over whether it\’s appropriate to teach coding in elementary schools, with fierce opinions on each side. When it comes to allowing coding to fill foreign language requirements, though, most educators agree: Coding should be added to curriculums, but not at the expense of foreign language classes.
[C] The idea is that computer programming is a language, allowing people to communicate with machines and programs. It\’s the language of the 21st century and more valuable than a natural language, some advocates argue. The computer sci
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