1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 284及答案与解析 Section C 0 In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high-speed pan-European train network【 B1】 _Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. If their proposal becomes a reality, it will【 B2】_train travel in Eu
2、rope. Journey between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train, not plane. When the network is complete, it will【 B3】 _three types of railway
3、 line: totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour,【 B4】_lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and【 B5】 _of freight. If businesspeople can choose between a three-hour train journey from
4、city-center to city-center and one-hour flight, theyll choose the train, says an executive travel【 B6】 _. They wont go by plane any more. If you【 B7】 _flight time, check-in and travel to-and-from the airport, youll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late【 B8】 _bad weather or air tr
5、affic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their【 B9】_first. Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer-per-hour high-speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981, the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many【 B10】 _/airlines have lost up to 90% of thei
6、r passengers to high-speed trains. If people accept the Community of European Railways plan, the 21st century will be the new age of the train. 1 【 B1】 2 【 B2】 3 【 B3】 4 【 B4】 5 【 B5】 6 【 B6】 7 【 B7】 8 【 B8】 9 【 B9】 10 【 B10】 10 Farmers usually use ploughs to prepare their fields for planting crops.
7、 Ploughs cut into the ground, and lift up weeds, and other unwanted plants. However, ploughing【 B1】 _causing severe damage to topsoil by【 B2】 _the plants that protect the soil from being blown or washed away. Many farmers in South Asia are now trying a process called Low Till Farming. Low Till Farmi
8、ng limits the use of ploughs. In this method of farming, seeds and fertilizer are put into the soil through small cuts made in the【 B3】 _of the ground. Low Till Agriculture leaves much or all of the soil and 【 B4】 _of plants on the ground. They【 B5】 _a natural fertilizer and help support the roots o
9、f future crops. They take in rain and allow it to flow into the soil instead of【 B6】 _. It has been proved that Low Till Farming increases harvests and reduces water use, and this method reduces the need for【 B7】 _products because there are fewer unwanted plants. Scientists say Low Till Farming is b
10、ecoming popular in South Asia, which is facing a【 B8】 _water shortage. They say the area will become【 B9】 _on imported food unless water is saved through methods like Low Till Farming.【 B10】 _, more than 115 million people in South Asia depend on local rice and wheat crops. Farmers grow rice during
11、wet weather. During the dry season they grow wheat in the same fields. Farmers are using the Low Till method to plant wheat after harvesting rice. Scientists say Low Till Agriculture is one of the best examples in the world of technologies working for both people, and the environment. 11 【 B1】 12 【
12、B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 16 【 B6】 17 【 B7】 18 【 B8】 19 【 B9】 20 【 B10】 20 Juan Louis, a junior geology major, decided to give an【 B1】 _speech about how earthquakes occur. From his audience and analysis he learned that only 2 or 3 of his classmates knew much of anything about geology. Juan real
13、ized then that he must present his speech at an【 B2】 _level and with a minimum of scientific language. As he prepared the speech, Juan kept asking himself, “How can I make this clear and【 B3】_to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological【 B4】 _?“ Since he was speaking in the Midwest,
14、he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history【 B5】 _not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811. If such an earthquake happened today, it would be felt from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and would【 B6】 _most of the cities in the Mis
15、sissippi valley. That, he figured, should get his classmates【 B7】 _. Throughout the body of the speech, Juan dealt only with the basic mechanics of earthquakes and carefully avoided technical【 B8】 _. He also prepared visual aids, diagramming fault line, so his classmates wouldnt【 B9】 _. To be absolu
16、tely safe, Juan asked his roommate, who was not a geology major, to listen to the speech. “Stop me,“ he said, “any time I say something you dont understand.“ Juans roommate stopped him four times. And at each spot, Juan【 B10】 _a way to make his point more clearly. Finally, he had a speech that was i
17、nteresting and perfectly understandable to his audience. 21 【 B1】 22 【 B2】 23 【 B3】 24 【 B4】 25 【 B5】 26 【 B6】 27 【 B7】 28 【 B8】 29 【 B9】 30 【 B10】 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 284答案与解析 Section C 【知识模块】 讲座 1 【正确答案】 extending from 【知识模块】 讲座 2 【正确答案】 revolutionize 【知识模块】 讲座 3 【正确答案】 integrate 【知识模块】 讲座 4 【正确答案】
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