大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟219.docx

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大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟219

[大学英语考试复习资料]大学六级模拟219

大学六级模拟219

PartⅠWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

问题:

1.中国在海外已经设立并将设立更多孔子学院

2.设立孔子学院有利于中国传统文化的传传播

3.对此有不同的看法，你如何看待

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld

答案:

China'sConfuciusCollegesintheWorld

Theverybeginningofthe21stcenturywitnessedtheestablishmentofmanyConfuciusCollegesinforeigncountries.ThesecollegesaremainlyinvolvedintheeffortstoteachChineselanguageandtodisseminateChineseculturetotheworld.

ManypeoplebelievethatthefoundingoftheseConfuciusCollegesispropitioustotheChinesepeople'srenaissance.Firstly,itbecomesahallmarkofChinesepeople'ssenseofprideandhelpsChinesepeopletorediscoverthemselves.Furthermore,itcanalsohelptheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesepeopleandChinesecultureaswellascurrentpoliciesofChinesepeoplesoastocreateaharmoniousenvironmentforChina'sfurtherdevelopment.

However,therearedifferentvoicesfromtheworldabouttheestablishmentoftheConfuciusCollegesabroad.Somewelcomethisnewphenomenonasacontributiontothediversityoftheworld,whileothersviewitasaformofculturalinvasionandasathreattotheworld.ThisisquitenormalfortherearealwaystwokindsofpeopleintheworldwhotakedifferentattitudestowardsChina'sdevelopment.What'sthebestinsuchasituationistotakefulladvantagesoftheConfuciusCollegestopromotetheworld'sunderstandingofChinaandthustochangethesecondattitudetoChina.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage,

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgivenin

thepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

GlobalWarming:

Causes,EffectsandSolutions

WhatCausesGlobalWarming?

Carbondioxideandotherairpollutantsintheatmospherelikeathickeningblanket,trapthesun'sheatandcausetheplanettowarmup.Coal-burningpowerplantsarethelargestU.S.sourceofcarbondioxidepollutiontheyproduce2.5billiontonseveryyear.Automobiles,thesecondlargestsource,createnearly1.5billiontonsofCO2annually.

Here'sthegoodnews:

Technologiesexisttodaytomakecarsruncleanerandbumlessgas,modernizepowerplantsandgenerateelectricityfromnonpollutingsources,andcutourelectricityusethroughenergyefficiency.Itissurethatthesesolutionsareputtouse.

IstheEarthReallyGettingHotter?

Althoughlocaltemperaturesfluctuatenaturallyoverthepast50years,theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedatthefastestrateinrecordedhistory.Andexpertsthinkthetrendisaccelerating:

The10hottestyearsonrecordhavealloccurredsince1990.Scientistssaythatunlesswecurbglobalwarmingemissions,averageU.S.temperaturescouldbe3to9degreeshigherbytheendofthecentury.

AreWarmerTemperaturesCausingBadThingstoHappen?

GlobalwarmingisalreadycausingdamageinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.In2002,Colorado,ArizonaandOregonenduredtheirworstwildfireseasonsever.Thesameyear,droughtcreatedsevereduststormsinMontana,ColoradoandKansas,andfloodscausedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsindamageinTexas,MontanaandNorthDakota.Sincetheearly1950s,snowaccumulationhasdeclined60percentandwinterseasonshaveshortenedinsomeareasoftheCascadeRangeinOregonandWashington.

Ofcourse,theimpactsofglobalwarmingarenotlimitedtotheUnitedStates.In2003,extremeheatwavescausedmorethan20,000deathsinEuropeandmorethan1,500deathsinIndia.Andinwhatscientistsregardasanalarmingsignofeventstocome,theareaoftheArctic'sperennial（常年不断的）polaricecapisdecliningattherateof9percentperdecade.

IsGlobalWarmingMakingHurricanesWorse?

Globalwarmingdoesn'tcreatehurricanes,butitdoesmakethemstrongerandmoredangerous.Becausetheoceanisgettingwarmer,tropicalstormscanpickupmoreenergyandbecomemorepowerful.Soglobalwarmingcouldturn,say,acategory-3stormintoamuchmoredangerouscategory-4storm.Infact,scientistshavefoundthatthedestructivepotentialofhurricaneshasgreatlyincreasedalongwithoceantemperatureoverthepast35years.

WhatArethePossibleConsequencesofGlobalWarming?

Globalwarmingisacomplexphenomenon,anditsfull-scaleimpactsarehardtopredictfarinadvance.Buteachyearscientistslearnmoreabouthowglobalwarmingisaffectingtheplanet,andmanyagreethatcertainconsequencesarelikelytooccurifcurrenttrendscontinue.Amongthese:

·Meltingglaciers,earlysnowmeltandseveredroughtswillcausemoredramaticwatershortagesintheAmericanWest.

·RisingsealevelswillleadtocoastalfloodingontheEasternseaboard,inFlorida,andinotherareas,suchastheGulfofMexico.

·WarmerseasurfacetemperatureswillfuelmoreintensehurricanesinthesoutheasternAtlanticandGulfcoasts.

·Forests,farmsandcitieswillfacetroublesomenewpestsandmoremosquito-bornediseases.

·Disruptionofhabitatssuchascoralreefsandalpine（高山上的）meadowscoulddrivemanyplantandanimalspeciestoextinction.

CouldGlobalWarmingTriggeraSuddenCatastrophe?

Recently,researchersandeventheU.S.DefenseDepartmenthaveinvestigatedthepossibilityofabruptclimatechange,inwhichgradualglobalwarmingtriggersasuddenshiftintheEarth'sclimate,causingpartsoftheworldtodramaticallyheatuporcooldowninthespanofafewyears.

InFebruary2004,consultantstothePentagon（五角大楼）releasedareportlayingoutthepossibleimpactsofabruptclimatechangeonnationalsecurity.Inaworst-casescenario,thestudyconcluded,globalwarmingcouldmakelargeareasoftheworlduninhabitableandcausemassivefoodandwatershortages,sparkingwidespreadmigrationsandwar.

Whilethisprospectremainshighlyspeculative,manyofglobalwarming'seffectsarealreadybeingobservedandfelt.Andtheideathatsuchextremechangeispossibleunderscorestheurgentneedtostartcuttingglobalwarmingpollution.

WhatCountryIstheLargestSourceofGlobalWarmingPollution?

TheUnitedStatesisthelargestsourceofglobalwarmingpollution.ThoughAmericansmakeupjust4percentoftheworld'spopulation,weproduce25percentofthecarbondioxidepollutionfromfossil-fuelburning—byfarthelargestshareofanycountry.Infact,theUnitedStatesemitsmorecarbondioxidethanChina,IndiaandJapan,combined.ClearlyAmericaoughttotakealeadershiproleinsolvingtheproblem.Andastheworld'stopdeveloperofnewtechnologies,wearewellpositionedtodosowealreadyhavetheknow-how.

HowCanWeCutDownGlobalWarmingPollution?

It'ssimple:

byreducingpollutionfromvehiclesandpowerplants.Rightaway,weshouldputexistingtechnologiesforbuildingcleanercarsandmoremodemelectricitygeneratorsintowidespreaduse.Wecanincreaseourrelianceonrenewableenergysourcessuchaswind,sunandgeothermal（土热）.Andwecanmanufacturemoreefficientappliancesandconserveenergy.

WhyAren'tTheseTechnologiesMoreCommonplaceNow?

Whilethetechnologiesexist,thecorporateandpoliticalwilltoputthemintowidespreadusedoesnot.ManycompaniesintheautomobileandenergyindustriesputpressureontheWhiteHouseandCongresstohaltordelaynewlawsorregulationsoreventostopenforcingexistingrulesthatwoulddrivesuchchanges.Fromrequiringcatalyticconverterstoimprovinggasmileage,carcompanieshavefoughteventhesmallestmeasuretoprotectpublichealthandtheenvironment.Ifprogressistobemade,theAmericanpeoplewillhavetodemandit.

DoWeNeedNewLawsRequiringIndustrytoCutEmissionsofGlobalWarmingPollution?

TheBushadministrationispromotinganinitiativeinwhichenergycompaniescutemissionsonlyiftheychoosetodoso.Asthepast10yearshaveclearlyshown,though,voluntaryprogramsdonotstopthegrowthofemissions.Proposalstocapemissionsofcarbondioxideandotherheat-trappingpollutantsfromAmerica'slargestsourcespowerplants,industrialfacilities,andtransportationfuelsaregainingsupportinCongress.

Stricterefficiencyrequirementsforelectricapplianceswillalsohelpreducepollution.Oneexampleisthe30percenttighterstandardnowinplaceforhomecentralairconditionersandheatpumps,aClinton-eraachievementthatwillpreventtheemissionof51millionmetrictonsofcarbon—theequivalentoftaking34millioncarsofftheroadforoneyear.ThenewrulesurvivedaBushadministrationefforttoweakenitwhen,inJanuary2004,afederalcourtsidedwithanNRDC-ledcoalitionandreversedtheadministration'srollback.

IsItPossibletoCutPowerPlantPollutionandStillHaveEnoughElectricity?

Yes.First,wemustusemoreefficientappliancesandequipmentinourhomesandofficestoreduceourelectricityneeds.Wecanalsophaseoutthedecades-old,coal-burningpowerplantsthatgeneratemostofourelectricityandreplacethemwithcleanerplants.Andwecanincreaseouruseofrenewableenergysourcessuchaswindandsun.Somestatesaremovinginthisdirection:

Californiahasrequireditslargestutilitiestoget