[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷398及答案与解析.doc
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1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 398及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Travel-mate Wanted. You should write at least 150 words following the Outline given below: 假设你是李明,假期即将到来,你 打算做一次为期三周的旅行,希望找个外国朋友作为游伴(Travel-mate)。拟一个寻游伴的启事
2、,交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求等,并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。 Travel-mate Wanted 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark: Y (for YES) i
3、f the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will h
4、ave 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Happy Earth Day The Good News Here
5、s the good news: our air is cleaner, our lakes are purer, our forests are healthier, endangered species are recovering, toxic emissions axe down, and acid rain has diminished dramatically. And yet, if youve looked at a newspaper or watched the evening news lately, you might think our environment is
6、under siege (围攻 ). Media coverage of the environment is heavy on doomsday, but the truth is not at all bleak: nearly all environmental trends in the United States are positive and have been for years-if not decades. Eco-legislation, green organizations, corporate cooperation and new inventions have
7、all quietly steered our environment in a positive direction. We cant afford to be complacent (自满的 ), though-especially when it comes to greenhouse gases, since global warming is the one huge problem we havent really tackled. But almost every measure taken by government agencies end grass-roots effor
8、ts to improve the environment has shown encouraging results-usually faster than expected and at a lower cost. Now thats good news. Scientists and environmentalists think that even the worrisome fact of global warming can be ameliorated (改善 ). There is a strong scientific consensus that the global wa
9、rming threat requires action, but if current environmental trends persist and the reduction of most pollutants continues to be accomplished faster end more cheaply than expected, we may be able to control and reduce greenhouse gases in both affordable and practical ways. Consider some of the environ
10、mental improvements the United States has witnessed over the last three decades. Improved Air Quality Take a nice, big cleansing breath. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, emissions of the primary smog-causing chemicals from cars and trucks have declined 54 percent since 1970, even th
11、ough the number of registered cars and trucks has more than doubled, from 108,407,000 to 230,428,000, and they are now driven one and a half times as far annually. Keep breathing, because the fine particulates linked to respiratory disease, including those sometimes seen as soot(煤烟 ), are down by ab
12、out one-third since 1979 (though fewer cities were surveyed back then). The level of carbon monoxide, a dangerous odorless gas, is down 53 percent since 1970. And emissions of sulfur dioxide, often the major culprit behind acid rain, are down 49 percent since 1970, despite the fact that the United S
13、tates now bums far more coal, the main source of this pollutant. These improvements have translated into better air quality for millions of Americans. Between 1976 and 1990, the Los Angeles area averaged some 150 days per year in violation of federal smog standards; in 2004, that figure dropped to j
14、ust 27 violation days, the fewest ever for that city. And, in case you are wondering, federal standards have become stricter, not weaker, during this period. Of course, there is more to be done-27 smog days in Los Angeles are still 27 too many, and Atlanta, Houston and other cities continue to exper
15、ience air-pollution problems. But overall, air-quality trends are strongly positive. Now, exhale. Better Water Quality Other environmental trends are equally encouraging. Water quality has improved, too, and rates of waterborne disease are also in decline. Its hard to believe, but just a generation
16、ago, factories and municipal plants actually discharged untreated wastewater directly into rivers; today, though some raw sewage often makes it to waterways, almost all wastewater in the United States is treated before discharge. Even our largest metropolises have seen dramatic changes in their wate
17、rways. Remember when the filthy condition of Boston Harbor became a contentious issue in the 1988 presidential campaign? Today, Boston Harbor is sparkling again. The Potomac River, which in the 1960s literally gave off a stench (恶臭 ), now boasts a thriving waterfront restaurant scene. And the Chicag
18、o River, a virtual open sewer in the 1960s, now hosts charming dinner cruises. Innovation Goes Green Invention has always been an important force in American history. When major reductions in automobile pollution were first mandated by the Clean Air Act of 1970, automakers either called the goals im
19、possible or claimed that cars would become ruinously expensive. Then the catalytic converter was invented. This device reduces the level of many pollutants from automobile exhaust both cheaply and reliably. Today, it is estimated that new cars and light trucks emit just 3 to 4 percent of the amount
20、of pollution that a new car would have emitted in 1968, before regulation; soon cars emitting less than 1 percent could be seen driving around your neighborhood. Other inventions, such as an enormous device known as the electrostatic precipitator, have reduced severe emissions from power-plant smoke
21、stacks, eliminated toxic substances from manufacturing processes, and replaced CFCs, the chemicals that cause ozone-layer depletion, with other more benign compounds. And by the way, the ozone layer appears to be restoring itself. Legislation In Action Government regulation has also been an importan
22、t force in the drive to protect the environment. The reason the catalytic converter and other antipollution devices were invented in the first place is because the government required big reductions in pollution, via the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and other legislation. Some environmental regula
23、tion may be too cumbersome (麻烦的 ) and needs to be streamlined-standards can vary wildly between regions-but there isnt any doubt that environmental regulation actually works. Citizens for Change Individual activism has been another important factor in the amazing progress we have seen in our natural
24、 world. Without the continued pressure from environmentalists, antipollution legislation would not have been enacted, and many pollution-reducing devices would not have been invented. Grass-roots organizations have been particularly essential to the ongoing creation and maintenance of new parks, wil
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