大学英语六级考试模拟卷（有答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟卷

PartIWriting

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledElectronic

Waste.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese:

1.废弃的电子产品越来越多；

2.如何正确处理这些电子产品。

ElectronicWaste

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.

2、A.Stockbroker.

B.Physicist.

C.Mathematician.

D.Economist.

3、A.Improvecomputerprogramming.

B.Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.

C.Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

D.Promotenationalfinancialhealth.

4、A.Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.

B.Changingattitudestowardnature.

C.Chaostheoryanditsapplications.

D.Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.

5、A.Heinventedtherefrigerator.

B.Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.

C.Hewasadmittedtoauniversity.

D.HegotadegreeinMathematics.

6、A.Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B.HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C.HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D.Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

7、A.Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B.Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C.Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

D.Layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.

8、A.Tohaveathree-weekholiday.

B.Tospendhisremainingyears.

C.Topatenthisinventions.

D.Toteachatauniversity.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthetourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

9、A.Aphenomenonofagingfacebecauseoffacingcomputerforlong.

B.Afeatureofscreen-shapefacebecauseofpeoplefollowingfashionontheInternet.

C.Asymptomof"turkeyneck"becauseofpeopleimitatingtheturkey.

D.Arepresentationofwrinklesbecauseofpeopleliftingtheirheadsforlong.

10、A.Itcanwarnofficeworkersnottofrownatwork.

B.Itcanreducetheharmoffacingcomputer.

C.Itcanmakeofficeladies'expressionslovelier.

D.Itcanabsorbthecomputer'sradiation.

11、A.Takemirrorsalongwiththem.

B.Spendmoremoneyonmake-up.

C.Dosomebodyexerciseduringwork.

D.Domuchmoresportsafterwork.

12、A.ShewonamusiccompetitionandtheprizewasatriptoTanglewood.

B.Shehappenedtogetaticketfromherfriend.

C.Shewenttheretogiveaperformanceasaconductorintheband.

D.Sheaccompaniedherfriendtogotherewhowonamusiccompetition.

13>A.ItendsinthelastweekofSeptember.

B.Itw川lastforthreemonths.

C.ItusuallystartsonJuly1st.

D.Itconsistsoffortyconcerts.

14、A.Thesoundsystemissopoorthatpeoplecan'thearthemusicclearly.

B.Itmightrainandsometimesitisalittlecoolatnight.

C.Thedistanceissofarthatpeoplecan'tseetheperformersclearly.

D.Therearemanymosquitoesinthesummer.

15>A.Berkshireresidentsinvitedasymphonyorchestratoperformindoorconcerts.

B.Tanglewood'smusicfestivalgotstartedinarealsense.

C.AbusinessestatewasbuiltforTanglewood'smusicfestival.

D.LeonardBernsteinshowedupinTanglewood'smusicfestival.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

16、A.TheJapanesemathematicteachers.

B.BoththespeakerandhisGermanfriend.

C.BothAmericansandimmigrants.

D.Thesonofthespeaker'sGermanfriend.

17、A.Dopresent-daychildrenlearnlessthantheirforefathersinthegoodolddays?

B.WhydoJapanesebusinessmensendtheirchildrentoJapanese-staffedschools?

C.Whycan'tAmericanchildrenmemorizeenoughgeographicinformation?

D.IsAmericaneducationreallyworsethaneducationinothercountries?

18、A.ChildreninCaliforniaarenotlikelytolearncreativegeography.

B.ChildreninprivateschoolsrunbyJapanesearesmarter.

C.Theyexperimentfreelywithideasandbecomecreativewhentheygrowup.

D.Theyarelessinnovativethanotherchildrenintheworld.

19、A.Gasexplosion.B.Electricshock.C.Gaspoisoning.D.Fire

disaster.

20>A.Sleepinginanopenenvironment.

B.Usingfuelinsteadofelectricity.

C.Usingsmallandmovablegasgenerators.

D.Short-termcontactwithcarbonmonoxide.

21、A.Thedangerofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.

B.Thesourcesofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.

C.Thecharacteristicsofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.

D.Thepreventionofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning.

22、A.Protectingbuyersofpaintings.

B.Whycopiesoffamouspaintingsaremade.

C.HowpaintingsaresoldintheUnitedStates.

D.Protectingartistsfrom川egaluseoftheirwork.

23、A.Aftertheartworkisreviewedbylawyers.

B.Afteralldocumentsarefiled.

C.Whentheartistfirstgetsanidea.

D.Themomenttheworkofartisfinished.

24>A.Thebuyerhastherighttoreprintit.

B.Thebuyerisallowedtochangeit.

C.Theartistcontinuestoholdthecopyrightforit.

D.TheartistmustreportthesaletotheUnitedStatesCopyrightOffice.

25、A.TheUnitedStatesCopyrightOfficecreatedit.

B.Itdoesnotprotectartists'techniquesandprocedures.

C.Ithasnotbeenchangedsinceitscreation.

D.Itisappliedonlytocopiesoftheoriginalwork.

PartJUReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Muchmeaningcanbe26,clearly,withoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Do

youhavesuchkindofexperience?Inabusyoumaylookatstranger,butnottoolong.Andifhe

is27thatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.

Thesameisindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourself

upanddown,toseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangry

towardother's28withyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?

Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeand29.Butthingsaredifferentwhenit

comestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsand

refusesto30hisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,to

makeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.

However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeople31inconversationisthatthespeakerwill

onlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattention

towhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheis32.

Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriesto33you,youwillfeel

disconcerted.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehe

believesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.Quite

thecontrary.

Infact,continuouseyecontactis34toloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachother

tenderlyforalongtime,toshow.35thatwordscannotexpress.

A.dominateB.engagedC.suitableD.affection

E.confinedF.observationG.stareH.hostile

I.attentiveJ.aggressiveK.sensingL.avert

M.attractN.receivedO.conveyed

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids

A.Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?Probablynot.

Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistforTheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethe

subwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,

shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

B."Longstoryshort:Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,"SkenazywroteonApril4

inTheNewYorkSun."Longstorylonger:HalfthepeopleI'vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturn

meinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchisthe

rightwaytorearkids.Ifsnot.It'sdebilitating(使虚弱)——forusandforthem."

C.Onlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemning

Skenazy'sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN

(accompaniedbyherson)andonpopularblogslikeTheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiece

wasironicallyheadlined"MoreFromAmerica'sWorstMom."

D.Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocal

opposingcamps.AreModemparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicated

anddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderabout

unsupervised?

E.Fromthe"she'sanirresponsiblemother"campcame:"Shameonyouforbeingsocareless

abouthissafety,"inCommentsonTheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

"Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'tcomehome?"ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,with

womenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselves

atsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"helicopterparent"trend:"Goodfor

thisMom,"onecommenterwroteonTheHuffingtonPost."Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck."

F.Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog—FreeRange

Kids-promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethather

generationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walked

tothestore,tookbuses—andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicated

tosensibleparenting."AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsand

safetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneeda

securityguard."

G.Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?Arecities

andtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethan

theywereinpreviousgenerations?

H.Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'severbeen;it'sranked136thin

crimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there'sa

one-in-a-millionchanceachildw川betakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.

And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityrates

fromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthanthey

were25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003

deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

I.Thenthere'sthewholequestioncfwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervous

aboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wall

Internetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'snotsurprisingeven

normalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparent'shavegottenusedto

managingtheirchildren'stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaof

lettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'sparents

werekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.But

today,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkor

otherwisegetthemselvestoschool.

J.Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedabout

crime,andthey'reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'snotusedtopedestrians.

Ontheotherband,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,by

choiceorbynecessity.

K.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefor

takingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.

"Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydo

thisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,"saysDrRichard

Gallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

L.Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmore

freedom,there'snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachto

parenting.What'srightforSkenazy'snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Itall

dependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthat

child.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher."Theabilitytofollowparent

guidelines,thechild'slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'sgeneraljudgment

shouldbeweighed."

M.GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependencelike

takingpublictransportationalone."Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysare

generallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaught

howtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafe

situationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.1*

N.Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modemparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheir

parentsdidn't:Thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytoward

relievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygota

lotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'dloseitand

wantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom——amajorprincipleoffree-range

parenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.

O.Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopter

parent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellpheneswithtrackingsoftware

makeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingto

interfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitored

asthey'reonparole（假释）.

36>Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson

theirmaturityandpersonalqualities.

37、WhenLenoreSkenazy'ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,heenjoyedhavingthe

independence.

38>GallaghersharesthesameopinionwithSkenazythatnine-year-oldsareabletotakepublic

transportationalone.

39>Oneofthereasonswhyparentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanprevious

generationsisthattheirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime.

40、WiththehelpofanewgenerationofGPScellphones,parentscantracktheirchildreneasily.

41>Cellphonehelpslessenparents'anxietybymakingitpossibletofindoutwhereachildis

anytime.

42、Skenazystartedherownblogtopromotesensibleparenting.

43>Skenazy'sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwithmixedresponses.

44、NewYorkCityissaferthanbeforeandthecrimerateisrelativelylowamongallAmerican

cities.

45、DrRichardGallaghersaysthatsomechildrengotoschoolbybusorbysubwayalone

becausetheyhavenochoice.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

PassageOne

Womenarehalfthepopulationbutonly15%ofboardmembersatbigAmericanfirms,and10%in

Europe.Companiesthatfishinonlyhalfthetalentpoolwillloseouttothosethatcasttheirnetmore

widely.Thereisalsoevidencethatmixedboardsmakebetterdecisions.

Mindfulofthis,Europeancountriesarepassinglawsthatwouldforcecompaniestopromote

morewomentotheexecutivesuite.AnewFrenchlawrequireslistedfirmstoreserve40%ofboard

seatsforwomenby2017.NorwayandSpainhavesimilarlaws;Germanyisconsideringone.The

EuropeanParliamentdeclaredthismonththatsuchquotasshouldbeappliedthroughoutthe

EuropeanUnion.

Therearetwomainargumentsforcompulsoryquotas.Oneisthatthemenwhodominate

corporateboardsarehopelesslysexist:theypromotepeoplelikethemselvesandignoreany

femaletalent.

Thesecondargumentismoresubtle.Talentedexecutivesneedmentors（导师）tohelpthem

climbtheladder.Maledirectorsmentoryoungmenbutarereluctanttogetfriendlywithyoung

women,lesttherelationshipbemisinterpreted.Quotaswillbreakthisviciouscyclebyputtinglotsof

womenatthetop,whocanthenoffertheirsistersalegup.

Theremaybesomethinginbotharguments,butinmostrichcountriessexismisnolongerthe

mainobstacletowomen'scareers.Childrenare.Mostwomentakecareerbreakstolookafterthem.

Manycareforelderlyrelatives,too.Onestudyfoundthattwo-thirdsofAmericanwomenhadat

somepointswitchedfromfull-timeworktopart-timeorflexibletimetobalanceworkandfamily.

Suchchoicesmakeitharderforwomentogaintheexperiencenecessarytomakeittotheverytop.

Whatismore,bigcompaniesareincreasinglyglobal.Manywantabosswhohasworkedin

morethanonecountry.Suchforeignpostingsdisruptfamilies;manyv/omenturnthemdown.And

many,anticipatingacareerbreakatsomepointinthefuture,enterfieldswheretheirskillswillnot

quicklybecomeoutdated,suchaslaworhumanresources.Somelawyersmakegoodchief

executives.Butfirmsoftenwantpeoplewithfinancialoroperationalexperienceforthetopjobs,

andthesefieldsarestillmale-dominated.

Quotasaretoobluntatoolforsuchatangledproblem.Thewomencompaniesarecompelledto

putonboardsareunlikelytobeasusefulasthosetheyplacetherevoluntarily.Quotasforcefirms

eithertopadtheirboardswithtokennon-executivedirectors,ortoallocaterealpoweronthebasis

ofsexratherthanmerit.Enforcingquotasforwomenhasledtolargenumbersofinexperienced

womenbeingappointedtoboards,andseriouslydamagedthosefirms'performance.

46、Whatwillhappentoacompanyifmendominateitsexecutiveboard?

A.Itstalentpoolwilldryoutsooner.

B.Itscompetitivenesswillbeweakened.

C.Itswomenemployeeswillcomplain.

D.Itisboundtomakeunwisedecisions.

47、Whatseemstopreventwomenfrombecomingboardmembersapartfromsexism?

A.Manyofthemlackthecouragetofacethechallengeintheboardroom.

B.Maledirectorsareafraidofwomen'spotentialthreattotheirauthority.

C.Fewofthemhavethetrainingandqualificationsneededforexecutiveduties.

D.Maledirectorsrefrainfromgivingthemguidancetoavoidmisunderstanding.

48、Whatdoestheauthorsayistherealbarriertowomen'scareers?

A.Anapparentlackofnecessarylegislation.

B.Fiercecompetitionfrommalecolleagues.

C.Theburdenoftakingcareoftheirfamily.

D.Thewidespreadsexismintheworkplace.

49、Whydomanywomenchoosetoentersuchfieldsaslaworhumanresources?

A.Theyallowwomencareerbreaksifneedbe.

B.Theycanbringawoman'stalentintofullplay.

C.Theyofferhighsalariesandattractivebenefits.

D.TheypavethewayforwomentobecomeCEOs.

50、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepracticeofenforcingquotasforwomenexecutives?

A.Itisasimplesolutiontoatangledproblem.

B.Itisaneffectivetooltocombatsexism.

C.Ithelpsfilltheexecutiveboardwithtalents.

D.Itadverselyaffectsafirm'sperformance.

PassageTwo

Lightpollutionistheglowyoucanseeatnightabovecitiesandtowns.Itisaproblemthathasbeen

accompanyingmaneversincehestartedhisfirstfiresome15000yearsago,andtechnologyhas

onlymadeitworse.Lightpollutionisthestray（零落的）lightthatcomesfromstreetlights,billboard

signs,buildings,parkinglots,sportsarenasandanyothersourceof川uminationthatisreflectedor

directedintotheatmosphere.Lightpollutionismadeworsewithairpollution,asthesmallparticles

thatfloatintheairservetoscatterandreflectthelight,compoundingtheproblem.Theeffectof

lightpollutionistoreducethecontrast,andthereforethevisibilityofdimmerobjectsinthenightsky,

whichaffectsprofessional,aswellasamateurastronomers.

LightpollutionexistsoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.Urbanlightpollutionmeansthat

one-fifthoftheworld'spopulationcannolongerseetheMilkyWaywiththenakedeye.Manycity

kids,eveniftheydidpeerthroughtheorangesmogabovetheirheads,wouldprobablyseeonlya

handfulofstars.Wehavelostourviewofthestars,andwehavemuckedup(把...弄糟)our

nighttimeenvironmentaswell.

Lotsofpeoplefindtheever-brighteningnightannoying,andanimalsthatareprogrammedto

preferthedarkmayavoidbrightenedhabitat.Seaturtlescangetlostsearchingforabeachtolay

eggs,andtheirhatchlings(幼龟)mayconfuseover-litbeachfrontresortsfortheoceanhorizon,

wastingpreciousenergyneededtofindtheseaandescapepredators.Becausetheirnecksaren't

yetlongenoughtoseethingsfaraway,babyturtlesrelyonthemirrorimageofthemoontoguide

themtothesea,tobegintheirnewlife.Acarmayevenhitaparticularturtle,whichwasthinkingthe

lightfromanearbycitywasmoonlightreflectingofftheoceanwaves.Birdsthatliveinandaround

citiescandiebecauseofskyglow,too.Theabundanceofbrightlightscanblindthem,leadingto

countlesscollisionswithbuildings,billboardsandothertallstructures.

Thesearemerelyafewofthepossiblenegativeeffectslightpollutionhasonourworld.Avery

seriousissueinourmodern-daysocietyisthatlightpollutionisaterriblewasteofenergysince

lightingisresponsibleforone-fourthofallenergyconsumptionworldwide.

Reducinglightpollutionisnotdifficult.Lightpollutionistheeasiesttypeofpollutiontoend.On

anindividuallevel,peoplecanhelpreducemuchskyglowbyusinglightingonlywhennecessary

andbychoosingwellshieldedlightingfixtures.Thestarsaboveusareapricelessheritage—not

onlyforastronomersbutforallhumans.Moreofourchildrenshouldbeabletolookupatnightand

seethattheMilkyWayisnotjustacandybar.

51、Whatcanwelearnaboutlightpollutionfromthepassage?

A.Itcanbelessenedwithtechnology.B.Itisresultedfrommodern

technology.C.Ithasaggravatedtheairpollution.

D.Ithasobscuredourviewofthenightsky.

52、Whatisthesourceoflightpollution?

A.Artificiallight.B.Naturallight.C.IndoorlightD.Outdoorlight.

53、Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Howlightpollutionimpactsastronomicalresearch.B.Howlightpollutiondisrupts

ecosystems.C.Howexcessiveilluminationaffectswildlife.

D.Howexcessivelightleadstodiscomfort.

54、Lightpollutioninmodernsocietyis.

A.awayofenergywasteB.anecessitytorelectricityC.

asourceofgreenhousegasemissions

D.athreattonature

55、Whatcanindividualsdotoreducelightpollution?

A.Adjustthetypeoflightsused.B.Turnlightsoffwhennot

necessary.C.Trynottouselightsatall.

D.Redesignlightingplans.

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.

56、唐三彩

唐三彩(theTangtri-coloredglazedpottery)是一种以黄、褐、绿为基本色的陶器(ceramics),它

盛行于唐代.距今已有1300多年的历史°它吸取了中国国画、雕塑等工艺美术的特点,以其鲜明的

色彩、独特的制作工艺深得人们的喜爱。唐三彩富有生活气息(flavor),涉及生活的方方面面，从逼真

的动物造型、生动的人物形象到日常生活用品，展现了当时唐朝丰富多彩的社会生活和辉煌的文化。

作为一种传统工艺品，唐三彩不仅在中国的陶器史占据特殊地位，而且对中外文化的交流也起到了相

当重要的作用。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、ElectronicWaste

Withtheadvancementinmodernscienceandtechnology,electronicproductsarebeing

updatedandreplacedatsurprisingspeed,whichisproducingahugemassofe-wasteeveryday.

Thishasledtoseriouscontaminationoftheenvironmentandhasbecomeaproblemofgreat

concernforthemodernsociety.

Thebestwaytogetridofthee-wasteistogetitrecycled,whichrequiresthemanufacturersto

takebacktheirdiscardedproducts,foritisthemanufacturersthatknewbestwhattheirproducts

aremadeofandhowtodisassemblethemeffectively.Italsorequiresthecustomerstoputthe

deserteditemsinspecialplacesforrecycle,insteadofthrowingthemhereandthereandpolluting

theenvironment.

Itisbeyonddoubtthate-wasteisposinggreatthreattoourlife.Ifirmlybelievethatonlybythe

jointeffortsofthecompaniesandconsumers,cane-wasteproblembesolvedeffectivelyand

satisfactorily.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、D

［听力原文］

M:Cathy,Chaostheoryseemstobeabranchofphysicsormathematics.Youarean

economist.Sohowdoesitinflue