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(年)湖南省怀化市大学英语级大学20216英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:班级:姓名:考号:
一、l.Writing(10题)
1.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition on the topic:On collegeStudents*Renting Houses off Campus.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outline given belowin Chinese:
1.眼下大学生在外租房居住的现象十分普遍
2.对比分析在外租房居住和在学校座的利弊
3.我的看法On collegeStudents RentingHousesoffCampus
2.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition onthe topic:Precious Water.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingtheoutline given below:L举例说明水对人类的重要性
2.举例说明我国所面临的水资源问题
3.为了生存和发展人们要Precious Water
3.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledDoes IntensiveTraining CoursesReally HelpYou shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outlinegiven below:I.现如今各种考试的辅导班越来越多
2.人们对此看法不一
3.你的观点Does IntensiveTraining CoursesReally HelpC.it runsout offuel D.it explodesWesternersare familiarwith thejournalistic interviewbut most of themmay nothavebeen.
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6.Error Correction(3题)[S9][S6][sio]参考答案
1.According to a recent survey
18.7percent ofcollege students now live in theirrentedhomes“off campusinstead of the assigneddormitories on campus.TheySayin theirown smallkingdomthey areenjoying morefreedomthey deserve as grown-ups.It isAccording to arecentsurvey,
18.7percent ofcollegestudentsnowlivein their rented“homes“off campusinstead of theassigned dormitoriesoncampus.They Say,in theirown smallkingdom,they areenjoying morefreedom theydeserve asgrown-ups.It is
2.Precious WaterNo onedoubts theimportance of water.Human beingslive onwateranimals live on waterplants live on water and all living things liveon water.You cantimagine whatwould happenif there were no water in the world!Chinais one of the countries in the worldthat arebadly shortof water.Water problemhas become more acute inrecent yearswith theincrease of water consumptionand pollution.In bigcities the water problem has become even worse.With thegrowth of populationmore andmore water is needed.With the development ofthe industry a large quantityof waterhas beenand isbeing polluted.Waterpollution is the mostserious problemthat China is facing.It hasspread toriverslakes and even the oceans.In orderto surviveman has to bewise enoughtotreasure water and try m preventit frombeing polluted.Man shouldalso knowthat all resources in the world arelimited including water.Make gooduse of themotherwise man will bepunished bynature.To treasurewater isto treasurelife:toprotect ourenvironment isto protectourselves.Precious WaterNo onedoubts theimportanceofwater.Human beingsliveon water,animals liveonwater,plantslive onwaterand alllivingthingsliveonwater.You cantimagine whatwouldhappen iftherewerenowaterin theworld!Chinaisone of thecountriesin theworldthat arebadly shortofwater.Water problemhasbecomemoreacuteinrecent yearswith theincrease ofwater consumptionandpollution.In bigcities,thewaterproblemhasbecomeeven worse.With thegrowthof population,moreand morewater isneeded.With the development of theindustry,a largequantityof waterhas beenand isbeing polluted.Water pollutionis themost seriousproblemthat Chinais facing.It hasspread torivers,lakes,and even theoceans.Inorder tosurvive,man has to bewise enoughto treasurewaterandtrymprevent itfrombeing polluted.Man shouldalso knowthat allresourcesin theworldarelimited,includingwater.Make gooduse of them,otherwise,manwill bepunished bynature.To treasurewateristo treasurelife:to protectourenvironment isto protectourselves.
3.Does IntensiveTraining CoursesReally HelpTake ourcourse you will findexamis justa piece of cake!*Everywhere on the campuswe canfind suchadvertisementswhich1attract theeyeballs andtouch thedeep heart of thDoesIntensiveTraining CoursesReally Help”Take ourcourse,you willfind examisjust apieceofcake!Everywhere on the campuswe canfind suchadvertisementswhich1attract theeyeballs andtouch thedeep heartofth解析本文是一篇六级考试中常见的议论文,要求考生就“强化训练课程是否有用“这个话题展开论述根据题目要求,考生应首先描述大学校园存在很多的强化训练课程广告然后提出支持或反对强化训练的原因.最后阐明自己的观点,做出总结
一、大学校园有很多强化训练班的广告advertisements,intensive training,attract theeyeballs
二、支持者支持的原因
1.可以系统学习learn systematically
2.跟风,担心落后于他人follow thetrends,fall behind反对者反对的原因学习需要积累,参加培训班只是浪费钱财lasting learning,money-consuming
三、作者观点学习需要积累,培训班不是捷径只是增补accumulatedlearning,complementlattract theeyeballs“抓人眼球,吸弓I人注意2fbllow thetrends“随大流”3fall behind“落后”4yield“产生收益”,此处yield little意为“产生很少的成果”5nioney・consuming费钱的,注意这种组词结构的使用6count on”指望,依靠”⑺serveascomplements作为增补
4.ENTHUSIASM FORSPORTS Modernsports arebecoming morespectator-oriented thanparticipant oriented.Just think of millionsand millions ofpeople whospend countlesshours beforeTV setswatching sportsof allsorts:Olympic GamesWorld SeriesGames and the WorldCup SoccerGames.According to a surveysports havethe greatestnumber ofviewers78%amongvarious televisedevents.When animportant footballmatch istelevised livethestreets of a bigcity areoften leftdeserted.Even ifit makesspectators dog-tiredthe nextday they can not tear themselves away from the screen.They areeager toknowfor surethe finalscores.HTrue the scores will be available in the morningpaper says a football fan but thats not the same thing:whats goingon here!”Apassion for sports takes possession of thousands of people who go to stadiumswatch gameson TVor listento broadcasts.One of the primarycauses perhapsisthat sports can providealternative outletsfor emotionsand alternativesources ofsatisfaction.Modern scienceand technologyhas reducedmost ofwork andlife toaroutine.There isno varietynor challengenor risk.Everything ispredictable andcontrollable.Among theactivities throughwhich peopleseek releasefrom theircolorlessexistence orpent-up emotionssports offerthe purestform of escape andhealthiest outlet.Sports canobliterate awarenessof everydayreality discharge thetensions of a dayat worksatisfy thestarved needfor freefantasy and aggressiveurge and lift one toa moment of intense excitementand exhilaration.Enthusiasmfor sports also reflects the public feeling.For mostpeople it represents acommonbackground a shared interest.It has a bindingpower that transcendssocial classesand politicalviews.Strangers mayshare nothingin the way ofreligioneducation andpolitics but the shared interest insports isstrong enoughfor them to get along andeven become friends.Sports givepeople the opportunityto becomea part of acommunity.Just because of thenature of sport itself and ofhumanbeings sportscan always incite in them apassionateenthusiasm.ENTHUSIASM FORSPORTS Modernsports arebecoming morespectator-oriented thanparticipant oriented.Just thinkof millionsand millionsofpeople whospend countlesshours beforeTV setswatching sportsof allsorts:Olympic Games,World SeriesGames and the WorldCup SoccerGames.Accordingtoa survey,sports havethe greatestnumber ofviewers78%amongvarious televisedevents.When animportant footballmatch istelevised live,thestreets of a bigcity areoften leftdeserted.Even ifit makesspectators dog-tiredthe nextday,they cannottearthemselvesawayfrom thescreen.They areeager toknowfor surethe finalscores.True,thescoreswillbeavailablein themorningpaper,saysafootballfan,butthatsnotthesamething:whats goingon here!”A passionforsportstakespossessionofthousandsof peoplewhogotostadiums,watch gameson TVor listento broadcasts.One of the primarycauses perhapsisthat sportscan providealternative outletsfor emotionsand alternativesources ofsatisfaction.Modern scienceand technologyhas reducedmostofwork andlife toaroutine.There isno variety,nor challenge,nor risk.Everything ispredictableand controllable.Among theactivities throughwhich peopleseek releasefromtheir colorlessexistence orpent-up emotions,sports offerthe purestform,ofescape andhealthiestoutlet.Sports canobliterate awarenessof everydayreality,dischargethetensions ofa dayat work,satisfy thestarved needfor freefantasyand aggressiveurge,andliftonetoamomentofintenseexcitement andexhilaration.Enthusiasm forsportsalsoreflectsthepublicfeeling.*For mostpeopleitrepresentsa commonbackground,asharedinterest.It has a bindingpowerthattranscendssocial classesand politicalviews.Strangers maysharenothing in thewayof religion,education andpolitics,butthesharedinterestinsports isstrong enoughfor themtoget alongandevenbecomefriends.Sportsgive peopletheopportunityto becomea partofacommunity.Just because of thenatureofsportitselfandof humanbeings,sportscanalwaysincitein themapassionate enthusiasm.
5.Deepen ChinasReform The achievements of Chinas reformhave establishedafirm foundationfor deepeningreform.Politically China has adopted fileprinciple of governing the country according to law.Chinas economyisviDeepen ChinasReform.TheachievementsofChinasreform,have establishedafirm foundationfor deepeningreform.Politically,Chinahasadoptedfileprincipleofgoverningthecountryaccordingtolaw.Chinas economyis vi
6.My View on Choosing the Right Career Chasing the right career is veryimportant.Most ofus spenda great partof our lives at our jobs.For thatreason weshould try to find outwhat ourtalents are and howwe usethem.ThMy ViewonChoosing theRight CareerChasingtherightcareerisveryimportant.Most ofusspend agreatpartof ourlivesatourjobs.For thatreason weshouldtrytofindoutwhat ourtalents areand howwe usethem.Th
7.Cheating inExams Cheating in exams is not fresh on the campus.Many peoplethink that it is shamefulto doso forit showsones dishonestyand theweakness ofoneswill.If thosewho cheat are not punished others will follow suit.Theneveryone wouldtake studyasasilly gamewhich mayhave abad influenceon themorals of the whole society.But somehold theview thatsome of the coursestobe testedare notuseful forthem atall and therefore theyfind nointerest tolearnand nonecessity towaste theirtime onthese courses.Still someothers considercertaintests toodifficult.As faras Imconcerned exams arean effective way toprompt studentsto work harder and achieve better results in their study.Uselessness ofa certaincourse or difficulty of an exam cannot be the excuse forones lazinessand onesreluctance to study.On theother hand the formsof someexams can bechanged fromthe traditionalones whichrequire purememorizinginto someother formssuch aswriting termpapers orgiving speecheswhich mayarousecreativeness andinitiative onthe partofthestudents.CheatinginExamsCheating inexamsis notfreshonthecampus.Many peoplethinkthat it isshamefulto doso forit showsones dishonestyand theweakness ofoners will.Ifthose whocheatarenotpunished,otherswillfollowsuit.Then everyonewouldtake studyasasilly game,which mayhave abad influenceonthemoralsofthewhole society.But somehold theview thatsome ofthe coursesto betested arenotuseful forthem atall and therefore theyfind nointerest tolearn andnonecessity towaste theirtime onthese courses.Still someothers considercertaintests toodifficult.As faras Pmconcerned,examsareaneffectivewaytopromptstudents toworkharderandachievebetterresultsin theirstudy.Uselessness ofacertain courseordifficultyofanexamcannotbethe excuseforones lazinessandones reluctancetostudy.On theother hand,the formsof someexamscan bechanged fromthe traditionalones whichrequire purememorizing intosome otherformssuch aswriting termpapers orgiving speecheswhich mayarousecreativeness andinitiative onthe partofthestudents.
8.Left-behind Childrenin theCountryside Every year millionsofpeople fromrural areas
①pour intocities tofind jobs.©And thephenomenon ofleft-behindchildren isprevalent.®Left-behind childrenare sufferinga seriesof problems.They arenot takengood care of by their parents becauseofthe distance.Therefore manyofthem are ratherweak physicallyand psychologically.Besidesthey areeasily ledastray due to the absence of parental love and guidance.
③In myopinionmeasures should be takento solve the problem.Firstly both people in theCities andcountryside should endeavor to offer love and concern to these children.The parentsin particular should not make money3at thesacrifice ofignoranceof theirchildren.Secondly policies shouldbe implemented so that children fromcountryside can also
③have accessto educationalopportunities medical care andother services inthe city.Finally it is urgent to develop economy inthe rural areasso thatpeople canget well-paid jobsnear theirhomes.Left-behind Childrenin theCountrysideEveryyear,millionsofpeoplefromruralareas
①pour intocities tofindjobs.
①And thephenomenon ofleft-behind childrenisprevalent.
②Left-behind childrenare sufferinga seriesof problems.They arenottaken goodcareofbytheirparentsbecauseofthedistance.Therefore,many ofthemare ratherweak physicallyand psychologically.Besides,they areeasily ledastraydueto theabsenceofparentalloveandguidance.
③In myopinion,measures shouldbe takento solvethe problem.Firstly,bothpeopleintheCitiesand countrysideshouldendeavortoofferloveandconcernto thesechildren.Theparents inparticularshouldnotmakemoney
③at thesacrifice ofignorance oftheirchildren.Secondly,policiesshouldbeimplementedso thatchildrenfromcountrysidecanalso
③have accessto educationalopportunities,medicalcareandotherservicesinthecity.Finally,itisurgenttodevelopeconomyintheruralareas,sothatpeople canget well-paid jobsnear theirhomes.解析[写作点拨]
①审题及布局根据提纲,这篇作文的第一段阐述现象,第二段阐明此现象的弊端,第三段提出解决办法这三个部分的论述要有侧重点,我们可以把重点放在第二段或第三段第一段阐明留守儿童现象是随着大批进城务工者的出现而出现的第二段阐述留守儿童所遭遇的问题缺少父母的关爱,他们的身心都很有可能得不到健康的发展第三段可以根据弊端的根源即缺少关爱人手,提出一系列建议,让他们感受到关爱,得以健康成长
②语言这篇文章讨论的是当前的情况,用一般现在时即可在第
二、三段的论述中,为了达到表意清晰,逻辑性强,要使用各种关联词,同时注意用词的鲜明、准确
9.A Letter of ComplaintDecember26Dear PresidentIm ajunior in ouruniversity.Im writingto intimatesomething unsatisfactoryto you in our library.Firstly I have to say that our library is coveredwith dustof ages.The booksthebookshelves the desks and chairs andeventhedoors allare dimmedby thickdust.Waste tissuesand paperare scatteredall over the desks and floors for everystudenthastodust thedesks andchairs withseveral tissues or pieces of paperbeforehe sitsdown toread.But toour amazementthe library staff justsit therereading their newspapersas ifit werenot their duty to clean this poor library.Secondly alarge number of books in our library are too oldto serveus.Most ofthemare out of date.Some othersare dilapidated.Whats worseis that the booksare left at random.We haveto searchhere andthere to look for books we needwhile the library staffare busychatting witheach other.Thirdly we find that wecan hardlyfind auseful bookfor ourEnglish study.Most ofthe vastnumbers ofEnglish books are serious textbooksfor majorsof science.We cannotfindanything interesting to entertain ourselves.Lastly some students aretoo noisytalking among themselves and leavingmobile phonebeeping anytime.You knowthe libraryisthe place we are most proud of andwhere welike tospend mostofour time.And Ibelieve youunderstand howmuch ourlibrary weighs inour minds.These undesirablethings havealready donedamage to the fame of our universityand causeda lotof inconvenienceto theusers.Dear Presidentwe dohope thatsomething can be done to change thecurrent situation.Let ourcozy quieteffective library come back.Best wishes!A Letterof ComplaintDecember26Dear President,Im ajunior inour university.Im writingto intimatesomethingunsatisfactory toyouinourlibrary.Firstly,I havetosay thatourlibrary iscoveredwith dustof ages.The books,the bookshelves,thedesks andchairsandeven thedoors allare dimmedby thickdust.Waste tissuesand paperare scatteredall over thedesksandfloorsfor every studenthastodust thedesksandchairs withseveraltissuesorpiecesofpaper beforehe sitsdown toread.But toouramazement,thelibrarystaff justsit there,readingtheirnewspapers,as ifit werenottheirdutytocleanthispoorlibrary.Secondly,alargenumberofbooksinourlibrary aretoo oldto serveus.Most ofthemareoutofdate.Some othersaredilapidated.Whats worseis that the booksareleftatrandom.We haveto searchhereandtheretolookforbooksweneedwhile thelibrarystaffare busychattingwith eachother.Thirdly,wefindthatwecan hardlyfind auseful bookfor ourEnglishstudy.Most ofthe vastnumbers ofEnglishbooksareserioustextbooksfor majorsof science.We cannotfind anythinginterestingtoentertainourselves.Lastly,somestudentsaretoonoisy,talkingamongthemselvesandleaving mobilephonebeeping anytime.You know,thelibraryistheplacewearemostproud ofandwhere welike tospend mostofourtime.And Ibelieve youunderstand howmuchourlibraryweighsinourminds.These undesirablethings havealreadydone damagetothefameofouruniversityand causeda lotof inconveniencetothe users.Dear President,we dohope thatsomethingcan bedonetochangethecurrent situation.Let ourcozy,quiet,effectivelibrarycomeback.Best wishes!
10.Wealth and Health Withthedevelopmentof societypeople attachmoreimportance to wealth andhealth Butwhich ismore importantwealth orhealthDifferent peoplehave differentopinions.Some peoplethink wWealthand HealthWiththedevelopmentof societypeople attachmore importancetowealthandhealth Butwhich ismore important,wealth orhealth Differentpeople havedifferentopinions.Some peoplethink w
11.theycan reflect or absorb noisetheycanreflectorabsorbnoise解析定位到文章第十段第
二、三句;答案锁定在第三句“墙可以通过反射或吸收声音从而降低噪音”
12.1nformation technologyinformationtechnology解析:文章第六段中提到,信息技术作为未来社会的特色之一,具有非常重要的作用它使得知识可以快速传播到每个人手中
13.B解析本题涉及天然气交通工具的工作原理小标题Natural GasVehicleDesign下首段第一句指出天然气交通工具和汽油交通工具使用the samebasicprinciples,题干中的quite different与此相悖
14.C
15.research findingsoverthepast decade
16.the main sources ofmodern energythe mainsources of modem energy解析由文章第十三段第二句话“That leavesscope forthe continueduseoffossilfuels asthe mainsource ofmodemenergyif onlysome magicalway canbe foundtocapture anddispose ofthe associatedCO
2.“可知themainsourcesofmodemenergy”为正确答案
17.achieve rapid progress againstthem tooachieve rapidprogress against themtoo解析细节题根据题干定位到文章末段倒数第二句This givesus goodreason to hope that if we act to solvethe environmentalproblems thatstill remain,we willachieverapidprogressagainstthem too,即这给了我们一个很好的理由去希望,如果我们行动起来去解决仍然存在的环境问题,我们也会在对付这些环境问题上取得显著的进步,故得答案
18.B解析参看The BaselConvention部分的第一段最后一句话“TheBasel Convention,a legallybinding internationalagreement,was developedtoaddress the problem ofthe uncontrolledmovement anddumping ofhazardouswastes acrossinternational boundaries,particularly todeveloping nations.”可知要解决的应是发展中国家所面临的电子废物处理问题,而非发达国家所面临的问题
19.C解析首段首句提到出现两种截然相反的趋势(the rise of two seeminglyopposing trends,第二段首句解释出现这一现象的原因这两种趋势背后的推动者是一种名为Auto-Tune的巧妙的插件,一种可从网络下载的录音室软件,能将录下的歌声修改至正确的音调和音高,由此可知,答案为[C]题干中的the force是原文信息重现,two trendswhich appearopposite toeachother是对twoseeminglyopposing trends的同义转述,即第二段首句提到的both trends
20.B解析由第四段中后半部分“To obtainit,he enrolledin atechnical highschool,...But hedid notbother to take examinationsat theschool.Informedthat hewould notbe graduated,Honda commentedthatadiploma wasworthlessthan amovie theaterticket.A ticketguarantees that you canget into the theater.But adiploma doesntguarantee thatyou canmake a living、可见他不屑为了获得文凭而参加考试故此题判断为N0o
21.executiveexecutive解析[解析]根据前面的数词one的提示,空格内应填入一个可数名词的单数形式
22.D解析对话中女士首先介绍了公寓的情况,男士听后说Butif...located...well definitely buy it但是,如果位于…我们肯定会买它,由此可知,男士对女士介绍的公寓不太满意,故答案为[D]
23.leisure
24.C
25.A
26.C
27.C解析对话的一开始,男士提到了John在学习上的进步,并评价他现在学习刻苦,似乎开始喜欢学习;女士予以认同后,评价说他John
4.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acompositionbased onthe followinggraph.The titleis Enthusiasmfor Sports.You shouldwriteno lessthan150words andgive yourreasons whymany TVviewers preferto watch sportsprograms.Quote asfew figuresas possiblein yourPercentageof TVViewers ofVarious Programs
5.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition onthetopic:Deepen ChinasReform.You shouldwrite atleast150words accordingto theoutlinegiven belowin Chinese:
1.现有的改革成果已为进一步深化改革奠定了基础
2.然而改革的道路并不平坦
3.建议我们应该……
6.For thispart,you areallowed thirtyminutes towrite acomposition onthetopic MyViewonChoosingtheRightCareer.You shouldwrite atleast150words andbase yourcomposition onthe outlinegiven in Chinese below:
1.选择适合自己的职业的重要性;
2.如何选择适合自己的职业;
3.我的看法已经不是以前的他了故可知C为本题答案
28.They believethat onespersonal valueis equivalentto hisachievements in hiscareerThey believethat onespersonal valueis equivalentto hisachievements inhiscareer
29.sank
30.B解析题干的关键词是pocket veto,根据短文中提到的After apocket veto,that particularbill isdead...theyll haveto startalloverwith abrand newversionof the bill可知B项为答案
31.the worlds energy needstheworldsenergyneeds解析此处需要填入宾语从句的主语部分根据McCormick可以快速查找到倒数第4段,从他说话的内容可知他觉得咖啡油并不是解决世界能源需求的有效途径
32.B解析细节理解题答案可在第四段第三句里找到
13.interviewed inperson/interviewed personallyinterviewedinperson/interviewed personally解析参见本文第2段倒数第3句“然而,我们当中很少有人真正地亲自受过大众媒体的采访,尤其是电视采访J由此可见,西方人虽然对新闻采访很熟悉,但是大多数人都未被采访过
34.feelingsA—offeelingsA—of解析介词缺漏feeling作为名词时,可意为“感觉”,feelings offailure意为“失败的感觉
35.necessary^-necessarily necessary^-necessarily解析necessary—necessarily词性错误mean是动词,因此动词不能由动词necessary来修饰,应该用它的副词形式
36.competed—•competecompeted—compete解析从句法来看,本句中的making后面的宾语是children,宾语后面是宾补,宾补与宾语之间是主动关系,而且只表动作的一般性,所以宾补应当使用不带to的不定式形式
37.去掉that去掉that解析分析整个句子可知,本句为含有并列原因状语从句As…and as…”的复合句从句为As…and as...scale,主句为we mayuse...frontiers,主句不应该由引导词that引导;如果保留that,就会形成that引导的从句,从而造成主句的缺失,故将that去掉
38.which—whosewhich^whose解析连接词错误此处先行词指人,在从句中又与从句的主语构成所属格的关系,因此应当用关系代词whose o
39.or—and
7.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite apassage ofatleast150words inthe titleofCheating inExams.Please followthe outlinegivenbelow.
1.许多人对考试作弊持否定态度,认为这是不诚实的表现
2.也有人认为考试作弊情有可原
3.你的观点
8.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite ashort essayentitledLeft-behind ChildrenintheCountryside.You shouldwrite atleast150words followingthe outlinegivenbelow.
1.留守儿童的现象在农村非常普遍
2.这种现象带来的弊端
3.我诊断该如何时处理这些问题
9.Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite apassage ofatleast]50words inthe titleof ALetterofComplaint.Please followthe outlinegivenbelow.
1.列举图书馆存在的问题
2.说晨图书馆的重要性,并希望现状得到改善
10.For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite acomposition onthe topicWealthandHealth.You shouldwrite atleast150words andyou shouldbaseyour compositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:
1.有人认为财富比健康重要;
2.也有人认为健康比财富重要;
3.我的观点是The wallsframing thehighways areuseful indecreasing noisepollution,because.makes knowledgespread rapidlyand availableto everyone.The basicprinciples appliedto natural-gas vehiclesare quitedifferent fromthoseapplied togasoline-powered vehicles.A.Y B.N C.NG
11.Isnt ItTime toRight theWrong-By TomSeligsonIn thesummer of1944,Port Chicago-a Navybase30miles northeastof SanFrancisco-was thescene ofa devastatingexplosion.Hundreds oflives werelost inwhatsconsidered thedeadliest home-front disasterofthewar.Most ofthe deadandinjured wereAfrican-Americans,put inharms wayby asegregated militarylittleconcerned fortheir safety.Worse,racism layat theheartofthe disasterandlater ofan eventthat hasbeen calledone ofthe biggestmiscarriages ofjustice inourhistory.At thetime,Port Chicagowas thebusiest ammunitiondepot onthe WestCoast.The sailorsworked aroundthe clock,loading bombs,depth chargesand torpedoesontoships headedforthePacific theater.In thesegregated U.S.Navy,the jobofloading thedeadly ammunition was performedonly byblack sailors.nTo findyourself loadingammunitionwasa disappointment,recalls RobertRouth,an African-American sailorfrom Memphiswho was19at thetime.Weall wanted to beactually fighting.But weknew thatwhat wedid wasessential tothewar.”Essential butrisky.Loading ammunitionwas extremelydangerous,explainsRobert L.Allen,author ofThe PortChicago Mutinyandtheforemost authorityonthe events.The sailorswere givenno trainingfbr it.On topof that,it wascommonpractice forthe officersto pitthe menagainst eachother,betting to seewho couldload theirboat the fastest.*A Coast Guard detailworking atthe portwarned theNavy thatthese unsafeconditionscould leadtoadisaster.The Navyrefused tochange itsprocedures,andtheCoastGuardwithdrew itsmen.The NightCalm WasShatteredOn theevening ofJuly17,1944,two cargoships weretied upatthe pier.The E.A.Bryan wasalmost fullyloaded with4600tons ofcluster bombs,depth chargesand40millimeter shells.The QuinaltVictory hadjust docked.Robert Routhandfellow sailorPercy Robinson,18,from Chicago,were intheir barracks.At10:19,the nightcalm wasshattered.I wasin mybunk whenthe explosionoccurred,recalls Robinson.HI waslookingout thewindow,andallofasudden everythingturned tosun light.1jumped uptoseewhat washappening,and thenI feltthe concussion.Iinstinctively coveredmy facewith myarms.Then asecond explosionlifted meupand knockedme tothe floor.uRobert Routhalso turnedtoward thewindow atthe firstexplosion.It was thegreatest fireworksyou everwantedtosee/he recalls.It alsowasthelast thingheever saw.nWith thesecond explosion,glass wenteverywhere.It wasacombination ofthe glassandtheconcussion thatdestroyed myeyes.The secondexplosion wasso powerfulthat seismographs(地震仪)atBerkeley recordedit asan earthquake.The E.A.Bryan wasblown intotiny pieces.The QuinaltVictory wasripped apart,and PortChicagos woodenpier wascompletelydestroyed.The humancost wasevenworse.Everyone onthepierandaboard thetwo shipswas killed.Of the320fatalities,202were black.And ofthe390injured,233were black.As badas itwas,though,the disastermight nothave madehistory ifit werentforwhat followed.The NavysInsultA Navycourt ofinquiry ruledout sabotage.It heardtestimony aboutthe unsafeconditionsattheport,but itsfinal reportabsolved thewhite officersof anyresponsibilityand blamedthe tragedyon roughhandling oftheexplosives bythe black sailors.Then thewhite officerswere granted30-day leaves.MNone oftheblack sailorswere grantedleaves/says Robinson,who sufferedlacerations(裂伤)to hisface,headA.Y B.N C.NGIn thisarticle,the authorrelies chieflyontosupport hismain ideas.If agood waycanbefound totrap anddispose ofthe associatedCO2,there isthepossibility ofcontinuing touse fossilfuels as.This givesus goodreason tohopethat ifweacttosolvetheenvironmentalproblems thatstill remain,we will.
18.E-wasteIn Australiaweve seenrapid uptakeof newtechnology,from VCRsto personalorganizersto DVDplayers.Culturally,were somewhatproudofourtechno-savvy attitudes.We feelthatitreflects ourwillingness toaccept,ratherthan resist,change.Australia iscurrently oneofthetop tencountries usinginformationand communicationtechnology,ranking tenthintheworld forspendingper capitaand fifthintheworld forspending asa percentageof grossdomesticproduct.In short,we lovespending moneyon gadgets.However,with theconstant driveto havethe newestand latestproducts comestheinevitable wastageoftheold productsthey replace.Obsolete electronicgoods,ore-waste isoneofthefastestgrowing wastetypes andtheproblemofe-wasteis global.New electronic equipment technologyis constantlybeing developed,there israpid adoptionof this technology andthere isan increasingspeed withwhichthistechnologyreaches obsolescence(作废;过时).Andy,a30-year oldPR officer,bought herfirst computerin
1994.$2200got hera486PC packagewith acolor inkjet printer.The last9years andvariousemployers haveseen Andysmain computerchange5times.Each computerhassat onher deskfor anaverage ofonly eighteenmonths.There arean estimated
9.2million computersin usearound Australia.It isexpectedthat overthis yeara further
2.1million computerswill enterthe market,while3million willreach theend oftheir life.This amountsto thousandsof tonsofe-waste madeup ofobsolete computersalong withbroken monitors,usedtoner,modems,printers anda range of otherperipherals(夕卜围产品)andconsumables.The questionis WherehaveAndys andthe restof Australiasunwanted computers and ITwaste gone1Garage daysSojust whatdo youdo witha computerthatyouno longerneed Giveit awayTrashit RecycleitnI paida fewhundred togetaPentium processorand modemfor myold486sothat Icould usethe Internetat home,*says Andy.HEventually,I nolonger neededit.Even withthe upgradesI couldntgive itaway.No onewanted it.”Andys486sat inher garagefor fouryears beforeshe gaveit toComputer bank,aMelbourne-based not-for-profit organizationthat recyclescomputersanddonatesthem todisadvantaged andcommunity groups.Andy isnot alone.It isestimatedthat in2006there willbe around
1.6million computersdisposed ofin landfill,
1.8million putin storage(in additiontothe
5.3million alreadygathering dustingarages andother storageareas)and
0.5million recycledin Australiaalone.Why ise-waste aproblemIn Australiawere reasonablygood atrecycling throughcouncil collections.Thematerials collectedthrough curbsidecollections arelargely simplematerials-suchas glass,aluminum andmixed paper-that canbe sortedand resoldon thecommoditymarket.The difficultywith electronicwaste and many otherproductsis thatthey aremade froma hugerangeofcomponent materialsthat areuselessfor furthermanufacture untilthe productis dismantledandthecomponentmaterials areseparated-often avery difficultand expensiveprocess.Computers andother electronicequipment arcmade fromhundreds ofdifferentmaterials.Many ofthese materialsare inherentlyvaluable,such asgold andplatinum,andmanyare non-renewable.If theycanbeextracted theycan bereused in manufactureagain asa secondaryraw material.There arealso somenastiness ine-waste.Heavy metalsincluding lead,cadmium,mercury andarsenic areusedinelectronicequipment.When disposedof theycanleach fromlandfill tipsintothewater table.Printer inksand tonersoften containtoxicmaterials suchas carbonblack andcadmium.It isthese environmentalhealthimplications thathave pute-waste underthe spotlighA.Y B.N C.NG
19.What isthe forceoftheriseoftwo trendswhich appearopposite toeachotherA.The developmentofpopradio.B.Photoshop thatcan edithuman voice.C.A vocalsoftware calledAuto-Tune.D.The popularityofapop singernamed Cher.When enrolledin atechnical highschool toobtain basicknowledge ofcasting,Soichiro Hondafinally gotthe diplomaafter attendingthe examinations.A.Y B.N C.NG
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3.Listening Comprchcnsion10[B6]
22.Section ADirections:In thissection,youwillhear8short conversationsand2longconversations.At theend ofeach conversation,one ormore questionswill beaskedabout whatwas said.Both theconversation andthe questionswill bespokenonly once.After eachquestion therewillbea pause.During thepause,you mustread thefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD,and decidewhich isthebest answer.听力原文W:This apartmentconsists oftwo bedrooms,alivingroom withasatellite TV,a completelyequipped kitchenandagreat bathroom.And thechargeis quitereasonable,you know.M:Yes,thats right.But ifits locatedontheother sideof town,well definitelybuyit.Q:What doesthe manthinkofthe apartment12A.He likeseverything aboutit.B.He willdefinitelybuyit.C.He likesthe locationof it.D.He isnot verysatisfied withit.
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24.21A.Doing abit ofacting andphotography.B.Going toconcerts frequently.C.Playing traditionaljazz andfolk music.□.Traveling inEurope byhitch-hiking.
25.22A.Because thereisnota singlene in that book.B.Because thereare manyFrench wordsinthatbook.C.Because theEnglish translationof thatbook isstrange.□.Because thetranslator doesntmanage toleave eintheEnglish version.
26.听力原文M:Cant youturn offthe televisionI cantconcentrate onmystudy andIhaveto takea testtomorrow morning.W:Cant yousee Iminthemiddle ofwatching aninteresting programWhy notgotothelibraryQ:What doesthe womanimply19A.The womanis invitingthe man towatchthe programwith her.B.The womanthinks theman shouldnot studyinthelibrary.C.The womanwould notturn offthe television.D.The womanpermits themantoturn offthe television.
27.听力原文M:Have younoticed Johnsgreat progresshe hasmade inhisstudies Hestudies quitehard now.Whats more,he seemstotakea likingto thestudies.W:Yeah,you cansaythatagain.He isnot whathe usedto be.Q:What canwe inferfromtheconversation14A.John usedto doquite wellinhisstudies.B.John isalways goodat studies.C.John didntlike studiesbefore.D.John studiesas hardas before.
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3830.36A.The billbecomes lawimmediately.B.The billcant becomelaw unlessthewholeprocess beginsagain.C.Lawmakers mustreview thebill withinten days.D.The Presidentmust signthebillif itfspassed again.
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4.Reading ComprehensionReading inDepth3题McCormick considersthat wontbe solvedmerely bycoffee.It canbe inferredthatifa rocketmisses itstarget,it keepson travelingthroughspace until.A.it reachestheblackholeB.itiscaught inthe gravitationalfield ofanother planet。