大学六级-750及答案解析.doc

1、大学六级-750 及答案解析(总分：667.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.很多银行到学校推销信用卡2. 有人认为大学生使用信用卡是一种时尚，但有些老师和家长却为此担忧3. 我的看法Should College Students Use Credit Cards?_（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：4，分数：70.00)Are You Ready for More?In a world of climate change, abnormal storms are the new normal.

2、 Why were unprepared for the distressing future.Joplin, Mo. , was prepared. The tornado(龙卷风) warning system gave residents 24 minutes notice that a twister was moving quickly towards them. Doctors and nurses at St.Johns Regional Medical Center, who had practiced tornado drills for years, moved tast.

3、 And yet more than 130 people died in Joplin, including four people at SL. Johns, where the tornado sucked up the roof and left the building in ruins. like much of the shattered city.Even those who deny the existence of global climate change are having trouble dismissing the evidence of the last yea

4、r. In the U. S. alone, nearly 1,000 tornadoes have ripped across the heartland, killing more than 50o. people and causing $ 9 billion in damage. Worldwide, the 2010 heat wave in Russia killed an estimated 15,000 people. Floods in Australia and Pakistan killed 2,000 and left large areas of each count

5、ry under water. And the temperature keeps rising: 2010 was the hottest year on earth since weather records began.From these and other extreme-weather events, one lesson is sinking in with terrifying certainty. The stable climate of the last 12,000 years is gone. And we are not prepared.Picture Calif

6、ornia a few decades from now, a place so hot and dry the states trademark orange and lemon trees have been replaced with olive trees that can handle the new climate. Alternating floods and droughts have made it impossible for the reservoirs to capture enough drinking water. Theyre all changes that C

7、alitornia officials believe they need to prepare for within the next decade or two. And they arent alone. Across the U. S. ,its just beginning to dawn on cMcleaders that theyll need to help their communities brave coming dangers brought by climate change. Yet only 14 states are even planning, let al

8、one implementing, climate-change adaptation plans, says Terri Cruce, a climate consultant in California. The other 36 apparently are hoping for a miracle.The game of catch-up will have to happen quickly because so much time was lost to inaction.The burning of fossil fuels has raised atmospheric leve

9、ls of heat-trapping CO2 by 40% above what they were before the Industrial Revolution. The added heat in the atmosphere retains more moisture, builds up the energy in the system, and results in more violent and extreme weather. There is wide consensus that the 2 degrees Fahrenheit (华氏温度) of global wa

10、rming of the last century is behind the rise in sea levels, more intense hurricanes, more heat waves, and more droughts and floods. Even if the world went carbon-neutral tomorrow, wed be in for more; because of the CO2 that has already been emitted. were on track for another 5 degrees of warming.Cha

11、nging temperatures will have a profound effect on the plants and animals among us. Crops that flourished in the old climate regime will have to adapt to the new one, as some pests are already doing. Tropical diseases are reaching temperate regions. Yet most of us are naive about what climate-change

12、adaptation will involve. At the positive extreme,“ adapting“ sounds as pleasant as cities planting more trees, as Chicago, New York, Boston, and scores of others are doing. And it sounds as architecturally interesting as changing roofs: New York, which is looking at an average temperature increase o

13、f up to 3 degrees Fahrenheit by 2020,is planning to paint 3 million square feet of roofs white, to reflect sunlight and thus reduce urban heat-island effects.But those steps dont even hint at how disruptive and expensive climate-change adaptation will be.“ Ten years ago, when we thought climate chan

14、ge would be slow and linear ,you could get away with thinking that adaptation meant putting in permeable (渗水的) pavement. so that storm water would be absorbed rather than cause floods, “says BillMcKibben, author of the 2010 book Earth. “Now its clear thats not going to be at all sufficient. Adaptati

15、on is going to have to be a lot more than changing which trees cities plant. “States and cities will have to make huge investments in infrastructure to handle the rising sea and raging rivers. Keene, N, H. recently enlarged pipes along its highways so storm runoff would be less likely to wash out ro

16、ads. In the SanFrancisco Bay area, planners are considering increasing the height of the seawall on the citys waterfront at the SanFrancisco and Oakland airports. Because warmer air provides less lift, airport runways the world over will have to be lengthened in order for planes to take off.In Norfo

17、lk,Va. ,where the combination of global sea level rising and local-land sinking has brought water levels 13.5 inches higher since 1930,the city has tought a battle to stay ahead of the tide by elevating one often-flooded roadway by18 inches. An expected sea-level rise there of twice the global avera

18、ge means that 371 miles of highway are at risk of looking more like canals, while 2,500 historic and archeological sites could become real-life versions of Atlantis.In Alaska, six native villages on the coast, including Newtok and Shishmaref, are likely to get swamped as seas rise and storm surges i

19、ntensify. They also sit on permafrost (永冻层) , which isnt “ perma“ anymore. As the ground melts beneath the villages, the state is figuring out how and where to relocate them.The U.S. could take some advice from other countries like the Netherlands, which has more than a little experience keeping the

20、 ocean at bay. As part of a 200-year plan, the country has launched a 1.5 billion project to broaden river channels so they arent overwhelmed as a result of the higher flows. Rotterdam faised by two feet a storm gate at the port that holds back the (rising)North Sea, and elevated the ground the new

21、1,700-acre port sits on by a foot and a half to keep it from being submerged. all at a cost of some 50 million. All told, it will soon be spending some 4 billion a year to cope with what will happen. Britain, too. is taking adaptation seriously, planning to raise the height of the flood gates protec

22、ting central London from the Thames by 12 inches.So what lies behind America s resistance to action? Economist Sachs points to the lobbying power of industries that resist acknowledgment of climate changes impact. “The country is two decades behind in taking action because both parties are controlle

23、d by Big Oil and Big Coal.“ says Sachs. But the pioneers of action isnt waiting any longer. This week, representatives from an estimated 100 cities are meeting in Bonn, Germany, for the 2nd World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change. As Joplin. Mo., learned in the most tragic way poss

24、ible, against some impacts of climate change, mans minor efforts are useless. But time is getting short. and the stakes are high. Says Daniel Sarewitz, a professor of science and society at Arizona State University: “Not to adapt is to put millions of people to death and breakdown./（分数：49.00）(1).Sin

25、ce human beings had weather records, the temperature in 2010 was_.（分数：7.00）A.the highestB.the lowestC.moderateD.normal(2).In California, people will have substituted olive trees for orange and lemon trees in that the latter_.（分数：7.00）A.can better adapt to the new climateB.have negative effect on the

26、 environmentC.can not adapt to the changing climateD.are less beautiful and more expensive(3).Faced with the worsening climate change, only 14 states in the U.S.A. are_.（分数：7.00）A.carrying out the climate-change adaptation plansB.making plans to deal with the climate problemsC.hoping for something u

27、nexpected to happenD.making laws to prevent the damage of environment(4).People widely accept that the extreme weather conditions such as intense hurricanes and heat waves result from_.（分数：7.00）A.the wide damage to the earthB.planting less trees in the citiesC.the added heat in the atmosphereD.exces

28、sive burning of fossil fuels(5).What will be deeply influenced by the changing temperatures?（分数：7.00）A.Sea and river levels.B.Plants and animals.C.Peoples health.D.Peoples living style.(6).What is New York going to do in order to reduce urban heat-island effects?（分数：7.00）A.Paint the roofs white.B.Ch

29、zinge trees it has planted.C.Cut down CO2 emission.D.Use permeable pavement.(7).Why do airports all over the world have to make the runways longer?（分数：7.00）A.Planes can run faster on longer runways.B.Warmer air can not provide enough lift.C.New models of planes must run longer.D.People realize they

30、were wrong in the past.2.In Alaska, the government is planning to relocate some villages since the ground under them is 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_3.In Netherlands, the project to broaden river channels costs the country 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_4.Economist Sachs holds that the governments inaction can be attribute

31、d to some industries resistance to the acknowledgment of 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)A.He cant afford to buy an air conditioner now.B.Hes not sure how much an air conditioner costs.C.He will buy an air conditioner later this week.D.He got the mone

32、y he has saved a long time burnt.A.Not all of the advertised books were on sale.B.Some of the books were still packed.C.The store was too crowded for him to enter.D.He had to work at the bookstore this morning.A.The woman should buy more reference books.B.The woman should do more searching.C.The wom

33、an is not patient enough.D.The woman should turn to the others for help.A.She cant afford good food and clothes.B.She is particular about food and clothes.C.She is not satisfied with her office.D.She is not choosy about her office.A.Try to change his reservations.B.Travel by train instead of by plan

34、e.C.Continue trying to get a ticket.D.Cancel his December travel plans.A.To keep her topic to the point.B.Follow the mans advice about her paper.C.Write her paper on a more general topic.D.Choose an entirely new topic for her paper.A.He is not interested in climbing the hills.B.He is too busy to hav

35、e fun on campus.C.Hes looking forward to visiting his supervisor.D.He wouldnt do anything but meet his supervisor.A.Jennie will finish the book soon.B.Jennie is fond of reading the book.C.Jennie is impatient to read the book.D.Jennie will give up reading the book.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the

36、conversation you have just heard（分数：28.00）A.Boring.B.Interesting.C.Exciting.D.Disgusting.A.TV reports too much bad news.B.TV provides too many ads.C.He has no time to watch TV.D.He considers it a waste of time.A.Newspapers that are interesting.B.Newspapers that report more good news.C.Newspapers tha

37、t have less advertisements.D.Newspapers that agree with their political opinions.A.People are faced with too many choices.B.There are too many banner ads.C.People have to spend more money.D.Its hard to learn to use the Internet.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard（分数：

38、21.00）A.She thinks thats a great thing for ladies.B.She thinks thats because ladies are more competitive.C.She thinks that shows ladies are powerful nowadays.D.She thinks that reflects ladies current lifestyle.A.Women want to be equally wealthy to men.B.Women want to live a more flexible life.C.Wome

39、n want to develop their potential for business.D.Women want to show their advantage in business.A.Business strategy.B.Confidence.C.Opportunity.D.Ones ability.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.The lack of national academi

40、c standards.B.The lack of sufficient financial support.C.The lack of qualified teachers.D.The lack of creative teaching methods.A.It may attract more and more investment to the states.B.It brings the states more freedom for education reform.C.It helps the states compete for federal financial support

41、.D.It makes American students more and more competitive.A.They would violate the United States Constitution.B.They may add financial burden to the federal government.C.They could limit the ability of teachers to be creative.D.They prevent the individual development.A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.

42、D.Ambiguous.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard（分数：21.00）A.The closer the relationship is, the easier loneliness spreads.B.Loneliness spreads more easily among men than women.C.A wife can be strongly affected by the loneliness of her husband.D.Loneliness can be

43、 delivered indirectly from person to person.A.Overcoming sleeping difficulties.B.Getting rid of ones depression.C.Encouraging those in low spirits.D.Finding the roots of loneliness.A.Keeping away from the lonely person.B.Offering a hand to the lonely person.C.Raising the lonely persons daily emotion

44、.D.Developing the lonely persons trust in others.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard（分数：21.00）A.They are not easily found on the market.B.The cost of them is usually a little bit high.C.Students cant use them after completing the course.D.Computers provided a

45、re not enough for students to use.A.The cost of their e-textbooks.B.The improved technology.C.The altering of their study habits.D.The convenience for their use.A.He thinks that most of them lack interaction.B.He thinks that most of them are not interesting.C.He thinks that most of them are very hel

46、pful and useful.D.He thinks that most of them are different from printed ones.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the biggest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to the (36) come a close second.Most people have plenty of (37) ,and this seems

47、like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are (38) of falling in the most public of ways.In fact, (39) is not the best predictor of who does it well. (40) of what you are like in real life ,the key seems to be to act yourself.Actual acting, as in perfor

48、ming the scripted lines of a character other than yourself, is not an (41) way. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully (42) ,written scripts to speak from, there is always a hidden awareness among the audience that the words might not be true. Likewise, the (43) perfect speeches of m

49、any American academics are far from natural. You may end up buying their book on the way out, (44) Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Dianas funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally. A script rarely works and it is used to help most speakers. But, being you