英语六级(CET-6)模拟考试题与答案解析汇编

大学英语六级(CET-6)模拟试卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite

ashortessayentitledTheDecliningEmpoymentRateof

University

GraduatesYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedonthechart

andoutlinegivebelow:

1.近几年来大学毕业生就业率越来越低；

2.产生这种现象的原因；

3.我们大学生应该怎么做？

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15

minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogoover

thepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet

1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradietstheInformationgiven

inthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthe

passage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage.

WhatWillWeDoForWork

Ibelievethat90%ofwhite-collarjobsintheU.S.willbe

eitherdestroyedoralteredbeyondrecognitioninthenext10

to15years.

That'sacatastrophicprediction,giventhat90%ofusare

engagedinwhite-collarworkofonesortoranother.Evenmost

manufacturing

jobsthesedaysareconnectedtosuchwhite-collarservicesas

finance,humanresourcesandengineering.

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ItalkedtoanoldLondonloadersometimeback.Heallowedthat

in1970ittook108guysaboutfivedaystounloadatimbership.

Thencamecontainerization.Thecomparabletasktodaytakes

eightfolksoneday.Thatis,a98.5%reductioninman-days,

from540

totaltojusteight.

Thistimetheproductivityaimstoreconstruct-makethat

deconstruct-thewhite-collarworld.Infact,Iseea

five-sidedmovement

thatwillbringtomyapparentlyfantastic”90%in10years”

prediction.

FIRSTThedestructivenatureofthecurrentflavorof

competition,dotcomcompany.

Sure,mostwillfail.Butthesurvivorswillexertenormous

pressure—fast!—ontheBigGuys.WhenanAmazonora

Charles

Schwabmovesintoyourneighborhood,you'vegotmomentsto

react.OrtakekingentrepreneurJimClarkofNetscapefame.

Hislatest

venture,Healtheon/WebMD,intendstosqueezehundredsof

billionsofdollarsofwasteoutofthehealth-caresystem.

Thesenewfirms

aimtocreatenothinglessthanhavocinthetheatersinwhich

theyoperate.

SECONDEnterprisesoftware.

It'sanameforthetoolsthatwillhookupeveryaspectof

abusiness,sinnardsinternalorgans-personnel,production,

sales,

accounting-andthenhookupallthathooked-upstufftothe

restofthe“family“ofsuppliersandthesuppliers,suppliers

and

wholesalersandretailersandendusers.

Theyareyournightmare,these“white-collarrobots.vThe

complexproductsfromGermansoftwaregiantSAPwilldotoyour

company'sinternalorgansexactlywhatrobotsand

containerizationdidtotheblue-collarworldin1960.

Installingthesetoolsisnot

easy.Thetechnicalpartisdistressing;thepoliticsare

dreadful.Whentheblue-collarrobotsarrived,theunions

revoltedagainstit.This

timeit'smanagementofficialwhoareopposingtechnological

change.Why?Thesetoolsthreatentheircomfortablestatus,

carefully

craftedoverseveralgenerations.

Buttherobotsdidcome.Andtheytriumphed.

THIRDOutsourcing

M.LT.'sNo.1computerprofessor,MichaelDertouzos,said

IndiacouldeasilyboostitsGDPbyatrilliondollarsinthe

nextfew

yearsperformingsecretwhite-collartasksforWestern

companies.Heguessedthat50millionjobsfromthe

white-collarWestcould

gosouthtoIndia,whosepopulationhit1billionlastweek.

Theaverageannualsalaryforeachofthose50millionnew

Indianworkers:

$20,000.

FOURTHTheWeb.

Ford,GMandDaimlerChryslerannounceararecombination.They

willlinkalltheirtensofthousandsofsuppliersintoa

single,

Internet-basednetwork.Thisentitywillinclude$250billion

annuallyofsuppliers'products(andperhapsanadditional

$500billion

ofthosesuppliers'suppliers'products).Inshort,every

pennyofwastewillbecompressedfromthehugeprocurement

system.The

ordercyclewillspeedupdramatically.Medibuyaimsforthe

samehattrickinmedicalsupplies,DigitalThinkintraining,

CarStation

intheauto-body-shopworld.Thisisthewhite-hotworldofB2B

(businesstobusiness)electroniccommerce,whichwillsoon

encompass

trillionsofdollarsintransactions.

FIFTHTimecompression.

Ittook37yearsfortheradiotogetto50millionhomes.The

Webgotthereinfour.Hencemybeliefthatwhileittookabout

a

centurytorevolutionizeblue-collarjobpractices,thisbrave

newwhite-collarsocialsystemwillbemostlyinstalledina

tenthofthat

time-10years.

Eachofthesefiveforcesisfact,notimage.Eachinfluences

theothersmultiplicatively.ThereforeIamunwillingto

withdrawmy

predictionsaboutthepowerofthewhite-collarstormbearing

downonus.Upsettingmadnessisinprocess.Theseforcesare

liberating.

Blue-collarrobotsworkoutoffactoryandwarehouse.Thesame

willhappentowhite-collarwork.Mydaddiditfor41years

atthe

BaltimoreGas&ElectricCo.Hewas,sadtosay,awhite-collar

indenturedservant（契约佣工）.

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Theworldisgoingthroughmorefundamentalchangethanithas

inhundreds,perhapsthousandsofyears.Theheadeconomist

atSandiaNationalLaboratories,ArnoldBaker,saidit'sthe

“biggestchangesincethecavemenbeganbartering."Doyou

wanttobe

aplayer,afull-scaleparticipantwhoembraceschange?Here

istheopportunitytoparticipateinthelovely,messy

playgroundcalled

“Let'sreinventtheworld.”

Here'sanewrolemodelIcal1IconWoman:

Sheisturnedonbyherwork!

Theworkiscool!

Sheisanadventurer!

SheistheCEOofherlife!

MyIconWoman,ofcourse,embracesandexploitstheWeb.

ShesubmitsherresumeontheWebandkeepsitperpetually

activethere.

SheisrecruitedandnegotiatesandishiredontheWeb.

SheistrainedontheWeb.

ShecreatesandconductsbrilliantprojectsontheWebviaa

far-flung“virtualvstableofteammates(mostofwhomshe,

snever

met).

ShemanageshercareerontheWeb.Andshehasapersonal

website!

Inapproximately2010,shewillbeathome,working-forthe

nextseveralmonths-forFordonacrueldifficultengineering

problem.Her79-memberprojectteam,onlyoneofwhomshe's

metface-to-face(sheconsidersface-to-faceasaquaintidea),

comes

from14nations.Herfullywiredhomeishercastle.

Youmaybedisprove.Isthis“bewildandcrazyandWebbyand

CEOofyourownlife“picture—anythingotherthanNewAge/

neweconomy?

Ithinkitisrelevantandrealratherthanwildandcrazy-on

atleasttwoimportantscores.

Oneisthatthoughmy“house“isinVermont,I'vehungmy

professionallicenseinPaloAltosince1981.Allisbreaking

loose

“outthere/here."Thesefolksmaysoundweird,buttheymay

alsoberedefiningtheworld.

Twoisbacktothefuture!Iconstantlyremindmymiddle-aged

seminarparticipantsthatthequintessentialAmericansare

changing..Whoare?BenFranklin(thefatherofself-help

literature).RalphWaldoEmerson(self-reliancewashistrait).

WaltWhitman,

motivationalleaderTonyRobbins,andBentonville,ArkansasJ

SamWalton...andBillGates.

WHATIF?

Maybethewildnew-economyAmericaistheoldAmerica.Truer

toourselves.Wecameheretobreakfree,tomakeourrecords

inourawkwardways.

LikeGrandpa,Iamfacingextinction,onlybythisnewsetof

powerfulforces.Imakemostofmylivinggivingliveseminars

and

trainingprogramsandasamanagementconsultant.It,sall

gravitatingtotheWeb-gravitating.It'smovingatthespeed

oflight.Iam

scramblingtoreinventmyself,tonotjust"cope"butto

exploitthenewcommunicationandconnectionmedia.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.InU.S.,the90%ofthejobsarewhite-collarjobsasfinance,

humanresourceandengineering.

2.Containerizationmakesa98.5%reductioninman-dayson

unloadingtheship.

3.AmazonwantstodeveloptheHealtheon/webMDtosave

hundredsofbillionsofdollars.

4.Themanagementofficialwon,twelcometheblue-collarrobots

thattheunionsrevoltagainst.

5.TheprofessorMichaelDertouzosguessedthatIndiacould

increaseGDPbyatrilliondollarsintheflowingfewyearsby

wayof

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6.ThecombinationofFord,GMandDaimlerChrysleraimsto

compresswastefrom.

7.Accordingtotheauthor,itwilltakeaboutto

reconstructnewwhite-collarworld.

8.TheheadeconomistArnoldBakerbelievedthattheworldis

goingthroughthemostfundamentalchangesince.

9.ThenewrolemodelIconWomandealswitheverythingabout

workon.

10.Theauthorischanginghimselftotakefulladvantageof

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

conversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormore

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.(A)Hewenttoseethedentistlastweek.(B)Thewomanis

advisedtocancelherappointmentwiththe

dentist.

(C)Thewoman'stoothachewillbegoneverysoon.(D)Thewoman

shouldn'thaveputofftheappointment.

12.(A)Thewomandoesn'tdriveveryoften.(B)Thetraffic

isalwaysverybad.

(C)Takingpublictransportationisbetterthandriving.(D)

Thesubwayiscrowded.

13.(A)studentandschooladministrator(B)employerand

employee

(C)jobseekerandinterviewer(D)salespersonandcustomer

14.(A)Decidewhethertheyshouldgotothemovies(B)Decide

whichfoodtochoose

(C)Gotoamoviealittlelater(D)Choosearestaurantassoon

aspossible

15.(A)Shecomplainsthattheapartmentistoopricy(B)She

considersbuyingahouse.

(C)Shedoesn'thappywiththeview.(D)Shewantsmoreroom.

16.(A)Themanwillmissthelaststudygroup(B)Themanshould

takethestudyseriously

(C)Whatthemansaidiscompletelyright.(D)Thewomandoesn'

tunderstandtheMathematicsclass.

17.(A)Sheborrowedtheman'slaptoplastThursday.(B)The

man,slaptopisbroken.

(C)Shewilllendthelaptoptotheman.(D)She'11givethe

laptopbacktothemanbynextThursday.

18.(A)Themandoesn'treallywanttohelpherinthenext

experiment.

(B)Itisveryhardtofindalabpartnernowadays.

(C)Itistotheman'ssurprisethatthewomanchosehimas

herlabpartner.

(D)Themanblamesthatthewomandidn,ttaketheexperiment

seriously.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

19.(A)Heissosickthathecannotgotoclass.(B)Hewants

todeliversomethingtoheroffice.

(C)Hewantstoattendthemeetingwiththeprofessor.(D)He

wantstodropacoursefromtheprofessor.

20.(A)Findoutaboutacourse.(B)Seeanadviser.(C)Deliver

apaper.(D)Dropacourse.

21.(A)Writeapaperattheendofthecourse.(B)Giveanoral

report.

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(C)Takeafinalexam.(D)Readtherelevantbooks.

22.(A)Cometoherofficeafterthemeetingtoday.(B)Take

anon-artcourse.

(C)Meetwithhertomorrow.(D)Dosomeresearchonthecourse

himself.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

23.(A)Tobetterhisskiingandskatingskills.(B)Totake

avacation.

(C)Todosomesnowsports.(D)Tovisithisbrotheraboard.

24.(A)Herbrotherlivesthere.(B)Shereadalotofbooks

aboutthere.

(C)Sheoftengoestherebecauseitisnotfarfromthecity.

(D)Shevisitedtherelastyear.

25.(A)Thelowhumidity.(B)Thechangeableweather.(C)The

highaltitude.(D)Theextremetemperatures.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassage

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoice

marked

A)B)C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Peopledifferintheirbehavioralandphysical

characteristicsB)Humanfingerprintsprovideunique

information

C)People,sbehaviorcanbeeasilydescribedinwordsD)Human

faceshavecomplexfeatures

27.A)TheancientGreekaudienceB)ThemovieactorsC)

PsychologistsD)ThemodernTVaudience

28.A)Whyitisnecessarytoidentifypeople'spersonality

B)Whyitispossibletodescribepeople

C)HowtogettoknowpeopleD)Howtobestrecognizepeople

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)InterviewsB)ColumnC)EditorialD)Specialfeatures

30.A)TheyapplyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB)Theyjump

fromonenewspapertoanother

C)TheyappreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD)Theyusually

readanewspaperselectively

31.A)PeoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedinB)

Differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C)PeoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnewsD)

Peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

32.A)TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicalityB)The

CharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C)TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaperD)Howdopeoplereada

Newspaper

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)totel1usthedifferencesbetweenrobotsandmenB)to

tellusthereasonwhymenneedtosleep

C)totellustheneedforrobotstosavepowerD)totellus

thedangerofmenworkingatnight

34.A)weareworryingaboutoursafetyB)Weareoverworked

C)WeareinatentD)Weareawayfromhome

35A)TheyneedmoretimeforrestorationB)Theyareunlikely

tobeattackers

C)TheyaremoreactivethanhorseswhentheyareawakeD)They

spendlesstimeeatingtogetenoughenergy

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SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefully

foritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36

to43with

theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom

44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Forthese

blanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard

orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,when

the

passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

There'sanenergy(36)inAmerica,butithasnothing

todowithfossilfuels.Mostofusalreadyfeeltiredassoon

as

theygetupinthemorning."Ijustcan'tgetstarted."People

say.Butit'snot(37)energythatmostofuslack.

Sure,

wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,

peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Ican

almost(38)

thatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemis

notwithyourbody.

Whatyou'reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It'semotional

energy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtofinish

our

supply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamily(39).We

encounter(40)andpersonalcrises.Nowonderso

manyofussufferfromemotional(41),akindof

utter(42)ofthespirit.

Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitethe

unpleasant(43)of

theirlives.

(44)__________________________________________________________

________________________________Consider

LauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbodywrotethe

best-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenough

physicalenergytodragherselfoutofbetowrite.

(45)__________________________________________________________

Unlikephysicalenergy,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandis

irrelevanttogenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?(46)

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5

questionsorincompletestatements.

Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsor

completethestatementsin

thefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswer

Sheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Chinaisinthemidstofoneofthemostremarkableexpansions

ofhighereducationeverattempted.AndalthoughYunYing,a

professorofphysicseducationatSoutheastUniversityin

Nanjing,maybeonlyabitplayer,she'spassionateabout

reformingscience

education.

Yunisleadingherownminirevolution.Herintroductoryphysics

courseaddressesanationalpriority,namely,tofoster

economic

growthbyproducingnotjustmore,butmorecreative,

scientistsandengineers.

Thosetwoprinciplesunderlieher“BilingualPhysicsWith

Multimedia“textandCD-ROM,afreshmancourseshehasbeen

developingsincethemid-1980sthathasbeenadoptedby10

Chineseuniversities.ThecoursenotonlyteachestheEnglish

thatstudents

needtodiscussphysicsbutalsorequiresstudentstoresearch

physicstopicsandpresenttheirfindingstotheclass.That'

sadramatic

changefromthememorizationdemandedintypicalintroductory

sciencecourses.

Yun'scoursedeviatesfromthetraditionalapproachinChinese

schools,inwhichthosewhocanmemorizegetbetterscoreson

teststhanthosewholearnthetextcreatively.Thetextbook

containsstandardfreshman-levellessonsinmomentumand

energy,

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harmonicmotion,andwave-particleduality.Allexplanations

aregivenindepthinEnglishwithChinesetranslationsofkey

passages.

TheCD-ROMincludesvideoclipsillustratingvarious

principles.

Evenmoreunusualistherequirementthatstudentsselecta

topic,researchitontheirownorinasmallgroup,andthen

present

theirfindingsinaclassseminar-al1inEnglish.Other

studentscanaskquestions,makecomments,orchallengethe

conclusions一

unprecedentedconductforChineseundergraduates.

DespitetheuseofEnglish,Yunhasn,twatereddownthecontent.

SomeofthatmaybeduetoSoutheastJsrankingasoneofthe

country'stop10comprehensiveuniversities,withaparticular

strengthinengineering.

Yunispleasedwiththepositivereactiontohercourse.Two

yearsago,sheofferedateacher-trainingcourseforschools

considering

adoptionofthetextandCD-ROM,andnowshe'sworkingona

teachingandlearningguidebook.Theincreasingnumberof

faculty

memberswhoweretrainedintheUnitedStatesorEuropehas

sparkedinterestinreformingteachingatChineseuniversities.

Aonesemester

coursetakenprimarilybyengineeringstudentsmayhavea

1imitedimpactonChineseeducation.Butforthosecallingfor

an

educationalrevolutioninChina,it'sagoodplacetostart.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.AprofessorofSoutheastUniversity,YunYingiseagerto

48.Whatisdemandedintypicalintroductorysciencecourses?

49.InChinesethetraditionalapproach,whogetbetterscores

ontests?

50.Yunhasn'treducedthecontentpartlybecauseof

51.Becauseofpositiveactiontohercourse,nowYunisengaged

in.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

Answer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GeothermalenergyisnaturalheatfromtheinterioroftheEarth

thatisconvertedtoheatbuildingsandgenerateelectricity.

The

ideaofharnessingEarth,sinternalheatisnotnew.Asearly

as1904,geothermalpowerwasusedinItaly.Today,Earth's

natural

internalheatisbeingusedtogenerateelectricityin21

countries,includingRussia,Japan,NewZealand,Iceland,

Mexico,Ethiopia,

Guatemala,ElSalvador,thePhilippines,andtheUnitedStates.

Totalworldwideproductionisapproaching9,000MW(equivalent

to

ninelargemoderncoalburningornuclearpowerplants)-double

theamountin1980.Some40millionpeopletodayreceivetheir

electricityfromgeothermalenergyatacostcompetitivewith

thatofotherenergysources.InElSalvador,geothermalenergy

is

supplying30%ofthetotalelectricenergyused.However,at

thegloballevel,geothermalenergysupplieslessthan0.15%

ofthetotal

energysupply.

Geothermalenergymaybeconsideredanonrenewableenergy

sourcewhenratesofextractionaregreaterthanratesof

natural

replenishment.However,geothermalenergyhasitsorigininthe

naturalheatproductionwithinEarth,andonlyasmallfraction

ofthe

vasttotalresourcebaseisbeingutilizedtoday.Althoughmost

geothermalenergyproductioninvolvesthetappingofhighheat

sources,

peoplearealsousingthelow-temperaturegeothermalenergyof

groundwaterinsomeapplications.

TheaverageheatflowfromtheinterioroftheEarthisvery

low,about0.06W/m2.Thisamountistrivialcomparedwiththe

177

W/m2fromsolarheatatthesurfaceintheUnitedStates.

However,insomeareas,heatflowissufficientlyhightobe

usefulfor

producingenergy.Forthemostpart,areasofhighheatflow

areassociatedwithplatetectonicboundaries.Oceanicridge

systems

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(divergentplateboundaries)andareaswheremountainsare

beingupliftedandvolcanicislandarcsareforming(convergent

plate

boundaries)areareaswherethisnaturalheatflowis

anomalouslyhigh.

Theenvironmentalimpactofgeothermalenergymaynotbeas

extensiveasthatofothersourcesofenergy,butitcanbe

considerable.Whengeothermalenergyisdevelopedata

particularsite,environmentalproblemsincludeon-sitenoise,

emissionsof

gas,anddisturbanceofthelandatdrillingsites,disposal

sites,roadsandpipelines,andpowerplants.Developmentof

geothermal

energydoesnotrequirelarge-scaletransportationofraw

materialsorrefiningofchemicals,asdevelopmentoffossil

fuelsdoes.

Furthermore,geothermalenergydoesnotproducethe

atmosphericpollutantsassociatedwithburningfossilfuelsor

theradioactive

wasteassociatedwithnuclearenergy.However,geothermal

developmentoftendoesproduceconsiderablethermalpollution

fromhot

waste-waters,whichmaybesalineorhighlycorrosive,

producingdisposalandtreatmentproblems.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Inparagraph1,theauthorintroducestheconceptof

geothermalenergyby

A)explainingthehistoryofthisenergysourceworldwideB)

arguingthatthisenergysourcehasbeentriedunsuccessfully

C)comparingtheproductionwiththatofotherenergysources

D)describingthealternativesforgeneratingelectricpower

53.Whatistrueaboutgeothermalenergyproductionworldwide?

A)Becauseitisanewidea,veryfewcountriesaredeveloping

geothermalenergysources

B)OnlycountriesintheSouthernHemisphereareusing

geothermalenergyonalargescale

C)Untilthecostofgeothermalenergybecomescompetitive,it

willnotbeusedglobally

D)Geothermalenergyisalreadybeingusedinanumberof

nations,butitisnotyetamajorsourceofpower

54.Inparagraph2,theauthorstatesthatgeothermalenergy

isconsideredanonrenewableresourcebecause

A)theproductionofgeothermalenergyisanaturalprocessB)

geothermalenergycomesfromtheEarth

C)wearenotusingverymuchgeothermalenergynowD)wecould

usemoregeothermalenergythanisnaturally

replaced

55.whatisthemeaningof“Althoughmostgeothermalenergy

productioninvolvesthetappingofhighheatsources,people

arealso

usingthelow-temperaturegeothermalenergyofgroundwaterin

someapplications”?(Iine4,paragraph2)

A)Highheatisthesourceofmostofthegeothermalenergybut

lowheatgroundwaterisalsousedsometimes

B)Eventhoughlowtemperaturesarepossible,highheatisthe

bestresourceforenergyproductionforgroundwater.

C)Bothhighheatandlowheatsourcesareusedforthe

pr