2009年12月大学英语六级考试模拟演练题(一)

　　At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution. This revolution aimed to (36)reduce American people’s reliance upon the government. He felt he had (37)fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore “the great, confident roar of American (38)progress and growth and optimism”.

　　Ronald Reagan was nominated by Republicans in 1980 and chose as his running mate former United Nations Ambassador George Bush. Reagan (39) won 489 votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.

　　On January 20, 1981, Reagan took (40)office Unfortunately, only about 69 days later he was (41) shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to (42) duty. Moreover, his grace and wit during the (43) dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.

　　Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense.(44)He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and government expenditures. He also refused to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit.

　　In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve “peace through strength”. (45)During his two terms he increased defense spending by 35 percent. He also sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union.In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader, he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war.

　　Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoring of prosperity, and (46) the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.

　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　47.It proves how dangerous the newer virus is. 本题问的是认识西班牙流感病毒和亚洲禽流感病毒的相似性的重要意义，定位到第三段中的“Nevertheless, the similarities… provide unusually concrete evidence of how dangerous the newer virus is.”

　　48.Science and Nature. 答案见第四段

　　49.they reconstructed the Spanish flu virus 此题题干与第五段首句意思相近。本题需填选that 引导的表语从句，故将原文的动名词结构reconstructing the Spanish flu virus 转换成主谓结构。

　　50.release a long-awaited pandemic plan 见第六段中的 “… if necessary, and that the government’s long-awaited pandemic plan will be release soon. 据题干要求，将本段末尾句的宾语被动式从句结构转换为主动式。

　　51.American Samoa and parts of Iceland 题中的During and after World WarⅠ与in 1918 and early 1919同义， 定位末段的第二句，将原文中的主语用作此题中介词except的宾语，从而得到答案。