大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷405
词汇理解
In 1915 Einstein made a trip to Gottingen to give some lectures at the invitation of the mathematical physicist David Hilbert. He was particularly eager to explain all the intricacies of relativity to him. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly, \\
1.【C1】
I
解析：was able to表明此处需填入动词原形。根据前文的triumph(胜利)，以及空格后的sb．of sth．的结构，选择convince“说服”，表示爱因斯坦能够让Hilbert相信广义相对论了。
2.【C2】
F
解析：空格前的a表明此处需填入单数名词，被new scientific所修饰。其中new提示此名词应该和逗号前的turmoil(焦躁)意思相近，指出爱因斯坦的另外一种焦虑，故选anxiety。
3.【C3】
B
解析：would提示此处需填入动词原形，为定语从句的谓语。根据空格后的宾语new concept(概念)可知，爱因斯坦竭尽全力要找到正确的方程式，应该就是为了验证关于重力的新概念。describe“描述”填入文中语义通顺，为本题答案。
4.【C4】
O
解析：had been表明此处应填入动词分词，作定语从句的谓语，宾语是先行词the mathematical approach(数学方法)。pursuing“追寻”符合语境，指他一直追寻的数学方法。
5.【C5】
H
解析：此处需填入名词、形容词或分词修饰pressure。后文说Hilbert正在争取率先提出正确的方程式，was racing to说明他们之间存在“竞争的”关系，故competitive正确。
6.【C6】
M
解析：his表明此处需填入名词。上文的pressure表明爱因斯坦非常害怕Hilbert会先提出正确的方程式，故horror符合语境。to one’s horror表示“令某人恐惧的是”。
7.【C7】
D
解析：空格位于副词与名词之间，应填入形容词或分词。句首的it指代上文提到的“找到正确的方程式”。上文提到爱因斯坦发现自己苦苦探求了将近三年的数学方法存在缺陷，可见此任务很艰巨，极为复杂。complex符合语境。
8.【C8】
K
解析：此处需填入名词，作into的宾语。上文说这是一项极为复杂的任务，Hilbert是更为优秀的数学家。本句的so表明结果是爱因斯坦需要投入更多时间和精力，故endeavor“努力”正确，且与下文wrestled with(努力解决，绞尽脑汁)呼应。
9.【C9】
J
解析：此处需填入修饰Thurdays的词。句中提到爱因斯坦在柏林的普鲁士科学研究院作演讲，根据空格前的数词four可知，这里应该是讲连续四个周四作演讲，故successive“连续的”正确。repetitive是指“重复的”，用在这里是同一个周四之意，不正确。
10.【C10】
C
解析：此处需填入副词，修饰revising his equations(修改方程式)。此句应该说Einstein从“拼命地”修改方程式的时间中抽出空来。furiously有“紧张地，猛烈地”之义，可以描述工作非常努力且速度飞快。
长篇阅读
Baby Boomers Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate
[A]It has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic rise in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent to 30 per 100,000; and women in their early 60s, whose rate rose by nearly 60 percent(though it is still relatively low compared with men, at 7 in 100,000). This is an alarming trend among baby boomers.
[B]There are no large-scale studies yet figuring out the reasons behind the increase in baby boomer suicides. Part of it is likely tied to the recent economic downturn. But the trend started a decade before the 2008 recession, and psychologists and academics say it likely stems from a complex series of issues.
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11.Women are inclined to have better social connections and share their feelings more freely.
I
解析：根据better social connections和share their feelings more freely定位到I段。该段第4句讲到，女性往往有更好的社会关系，并且更自在地分享自己的感受，这是减少女性自杀风险的保护因素。题目句子出自此处，其中are inclined to与原文的tend to对应；have better social connections对应原文的be better connected socially。
12.The sense that the world is getting more dangerous makes boomers more anxious.
O
解析：根据sense，the world和more anxious定位到O段第1句。该句指出，现在的世界比他们年轻时的年代更加危险，这种感觉加深婴儿潮出生的人的焦虑。本题句子是对原文的同义改写，其中dangerous对应原文的hazardous。
13.According to psychologists and academics, the increase in baby boomer suicides might
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