1. A
根据题干中的信息词recover from computer disasters定位到本文的第一段。
2. B
根据题干中的信息词computer disaster recovery和many of us定位到本文的第二段第11句话，computer disaster recovery is a blind spot for many of us。
3. B
根据题干中的信息词offsite storage plan and the right tools定位到本文的第二段倒数第二句话。
4. C
根据题干中的信息词most devastating causes定位到第一个小标题下第一段的第一句话可知原文提到了家庭火灾和水灾是个人电脑危机的最具毁灭性的根源。
5. C
根据题干中的信息词back up our system及medium定位到第一个小标题下第一段的最后一句话。
6. E
根据题干中的信息词find a remote place to store your backups定位到第一个小标题下第三段的第一句话。
7. F
根据题干中的信息词physical disaster定位到第二个小标题下的前两句话。
8. F
根据题干中的信息词backup and recovery tools及computer crises定位到第二个小标题下的最后一句话。
9. G
根据题干中的信息词The quality of your backup tools和frustrated定位到第三个小标题下第一段的第一句话。
10.H
根据题干中的信息词prepare for your computer，总结文章最后一段大意即可找到答案。
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英语六级新题型长篇阅读模拟题六
Definitions of Obesity
A： How does one define when a person is considered to be obese and not just somewhat overweight? Height-weight tables give an approximate guideline as to whether one is simply overweight or has passed into the obese stage.
B： The World Health Organization recommends using a formula that takes into account a person's height and weight. The \（BMI） is calculated by dividing the person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters， and is thus given in units of kg/m2. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is considered to be the healthiest. A BMI of between 25 and 29.9 is considered to be overweight， while a BMI of over 30 is considered to be obese.
C： However， it is recognized that this definition is limited as it does not take into account such variables as age， gender and ethnic origin， the latter being important as different ethnic groups have very different fat distributions. Another
shortcoming is that it is not applicable to certain very muscular people such as athletes and bodybuilders， who can also have artificially high BMIs. Agencies such as the National Cholesterol Education Program （NCEP） in the USA and the International Diabetes Foundation （IDF） are starting to define obesity in adults simply in terms of waist circumference.
Health Effects of Obesity
D： Over 2000 years ago， the Greek physician Hippocrates wrote that \who are naturally very fat are apt to die earlier than those who are slender\observation remains very true today. Obesity has a major impact on a person's physical， social and emotional well-being. It increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 （\） and also makes Type 2 diabetes more difficult to control. Thus weight loss improves the levels of blood glucose and blood fats， and reduces blood pressure. The association between obesity and coronary heart disease is also well-known.
Cancer
E： Furthermore， in 2001 medical researchers established a link between being overweight and certain forms of cancer， and estimated that nearly 10，000 Britons per year develop cancer as a result of being overweight. This figure was made up of 5，893 women and 3，220 men， with the strongest associations being with breast and colon cancers. However， it is thought that being overweight may also increase the risk of cancer in the reproductive organs for women and in the prostate gland for men. F： The link between breast cancer and nutritional status is thought to be due to the steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone， which are produced by the ovaries， and govern a woman's menstrual cycle. Researchers have found that the more a woman eats， or the more sedentary her lifestyle， the higher are the
concentrations of progesterone. This link could explain why women from less affluent
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countries have lower rates of breast cancer. Women from less affluent nations tend to eat less food and to lead lifestyles which involve more daily movement. This lowers their progesterone level， resulting in lower predisposition to breast cancer.
G： The Times newspaper， in 2002 reported that obesity was the main avoidable cause of cancer among non-smokers in the Western world！
Aging
H： Research published by St Thomas' Hospital， London， UK in 2005 showed a correlation between body fat and aging， to the extent that being obese added 8.8 years to a woman's biological age. The effect was exacerbated by smoking， and a non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added 7.4 years to their biological age. The combination of being obese and a smoker added at least ten years to a woman’s biological age， and although the study only involved
women， the lead researcher Professor Tim Spector believes the finding would also apply to men.
I： The aging effect was determined by measuring the length of telomeres， tiny \， which help protect the DNA from the ageing process. Indeed， telomeres have been dubbed the \， as an organism ages， they become progressively shorter， and can be used to determine the age of the organism. Beyond a certain point， the telomere becomes so short that it is no longer able to prevent the DNA of the chromosome from falling apart. It is believed that excess body fat， and the chemicals present in tobacco smoke release free radicals which trigger inflammation. Inflammation causes the production of white blood cells which increases the rate of erosion of telomeres.
Dementia
J： Recent research （2005） conducted in the USA shows that obesity in middle age is linked to an increased risk of dementia， with obese people in their 40s being 74% more likely to develop dementia compared to those of normal weight. For those who are merely overweight， the lifetime risk of dementia risk was 35% higher. K： Scientists from the Aging Research Centre at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have been able to take information such as age， number of years in
education， gender， body mass index， blood pressure level， physical activity and genetic factors， assigning each a risk score. They then used this information to devise a predictive test for dementia. This test will enable people at risk， for the first
time， to be able to affect lifestyle changes which will reduce their risk of contracting dementia.
Other Problems
L： The world-wide upsurge in obesity， particularly in children， is of major economic concern，liable to drain economies. Of further concern is that research conducted in Australia and published in 2006， shows that up to one third of breech
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pregnancies were undetected by the traditional \， the danger being greatest for those women who are overweight or obese—a growing proportion of mothers. This means that such women are not getting the treatment required to turn the baby around in time for the birth， and in many cases require an emergency Caesarean section.
M： This is a true health-care crisis， far bigger than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome （SARS） and ultimately， even bigger than AIDS.
1. You can judge whether one is simply overweight or has passed into the obese stage according to the height-weight table.
2. Using the \
limited， because it does not takes into account many variables such as age， gender and ethnic origin.
3. A person's emotional well-being would be affected by obesity.
4. Obesity has something to do with cancer in the prostate gland for man.
5. Women from less affluent nations tend to have much less breast cancer.
6. A non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added 7.4 years to her biological age.
7. The excess body fat， like the chemicals present in tobacco smoke， can lead to inflammation.
8. Obese people in middle age run an increased risk of dementia .
9. The predictive test for dementia will help people to affect lifestyle changes that will reduce their risk of contracting dementia.
10. The world-wide upsurge in obesity， particularly in children， will possibly drain economies.
答 案
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. E 5. F 6. H 7. I 8. J 9. K 10. L
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英语六级新题型长篇阅读模拟题七
A： Pizza Hut was started in 1958， by two brothers in Wichita， Kansas. Frank and Dan Carney had the idea to open a pizza parlor. They borrowed $600 from their mother， and opened the very first Pizza Hut. In 1959， the first franchise unit opened in Topeka， Kansas. Almost a decade later， Pizza Hut would be serving one million customers a week in their 310 locations. In 1970， Pizza Hut was put on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PIZ.
B： In 1986， Pizza Hut introduced delivery service， something no other
restaurant was doing. By the 1990's Pizza Hut sales had reached $4 billion worldwide. In 1998， Pizza Hut celebrated their 40th anniversary， and launched their famous campaign \， Pizza Hut sales in the United States were over $5 million. Out of all the existing pizza chains， Pizza Hut had the largest market share， 46.4%. However， Pizza Hut's market share has slowly eroded because of intense competition from their rivals Domino's， Little Caesar's and newcomer Papa John's. Home delivery was a driving force for success， especially for Pizza Hut and Domino's. C： However， this forced competitors to look for new methods of increasing their customer bases. Many pizza chains decided to diversify and offer new non-pizza items such as buffalo wings， and Italian cheese bread. The current trend in pizza chains today is the same. They all try to come up with some
newer， bigger， better， pizza for a low price. Offering special promotions and new pizza variations are popular today as well. For example， chicken is now a common topping found on pizzas.
D： In the past， Pizza Hut has always had the first mover advantage. Their marketing strategy in the past has always been to be first. One of their main strategies that they still follow today is the diversification of the products they offer. Pizza Hut is always adding something new to their menu， trying to reach new markets. For example， in 1992 the famous buffet was launched in Pizza Hut restaurants worldwide. They were trying to offer many different food items for customers who didn't necessarily want pizza.
E： Another strategy they used in the past and are still using is the diversification of their pizzas. Pizza Hut is always trying to come up with some innovative way to make a pizza into something slightly different - different enough that customers will think it’s a whole new product. For example，let's look at some of the pizzas Pizza Hut has marketed in the past. In 1983， Pizza Hut introduced their Pan Pizza， which had a guarantee of being ready to eat in 5 minutes when dining at Pizza Hut restaurants. In 1993， they introduced the \，\slices. In 1995， they introduced \，\filled with cheese. In 1997， they marketed \，\
toppings all the way to the edge of the pizza. Currently， they are marketing \NewYorker，\ F： Another opportunity that Pizza Hut has is their new ordering online system. Anyone with Internet access can order whatever they wish and get it delivered to their house without even speaking to someone. This program has just been started， so we do not have any numbers to support whether or not it will be a success.
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