2023年四川省眉山市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)測試卷(含答案)

2023年四川省眉山市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英

語六級(jí)測試卷（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicClassSkippinginColleges.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前大學(xué)生逃課現(xiàn)象很普遍

2.分析大學(xué)生逃課的原因

3.你對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象的看法

ClassSkippinginColleges

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomplaint

lettertothecustomerservicedepartmentofthecompany'sheadoffice.You

boughtalaptopafewdaysagofromabigcomputerchainstore,butthelaptop

stoppedworking.Whenyoutookitbacktothestore,theyrefusedtodealwith

theproblem.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

1.計(jì)算機(jī)出現(xiàn)了什么問題。

2.與店方交涉的經(jīng)過。

3.你希望公司的客戶服務(wù)部門能盡快幫助解決問題。

3.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn

FakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinEnglish:

1.Whatistakecommodity?

2.Theharmoffakecommodity.

3.Howtoputanendtofakecommodities?

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopic:OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前很多父母在子女高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學(xué)習(xí)

2.形成這種趨勢(shì)的原因

3.我對(duì)此的看法

OverseasStudyatanEarlyAge

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEnergyShortage:HowtoSolveIt.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.能源是當(dāng)今人們最關(guān)心的重大問題之一。

2.節(jié)約使用是緩解能源短缺的手段之一。

3.但最好的解決辦法是開發(fā)新的能源。

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledEconomicDevelopmentandMoralDecline.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年來我國經(jīng)濟(jì)建設(shè)取得了很大成就。

2.但與此同時(shí)，社會(huì)風(fēng)氣隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展也日益下降。

3.我的觀點(diǎn)……

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicComputerGameAddiction.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,and

baseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.13:00起床，吃中飯

14:00去網(wǎng)吧玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲

17:00晚飯網(wǎng)吧叫外賣；開始通宵練級(jí)

9:00nextmorning回宿舍休息

上述安排為高校一個(gè)大學(xué)生的作息時(shí)間表，說明反映的現(xiàn)象

2.產(chǎn)生這一現(xiàn)象的原因及其危害

3.如何解決該問題

ComputerGameAddiction

8.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofcomplaint

aboutthenoisearoundyourschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你是李明，深受學(xué)校附近一家工廠的噪音之苦，現(xiàn)在你寫信給學(xué)校

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)反映情況，內(nèi)容包括以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.噪音污染的現(xiàn)狀和嚴(yán)重程度

2.引起噪音的原因

3.你希望校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能盡快采取措施解決問題

ALetterofComplaint

9.1.留守兒童的現(xiàn)象在農(nóng)村非常普遍

2.這種現(xiàn)象帶來的弊端

3.我診斷該如何時(shí)處理這些問題

10.1.圖書館的閱覽區(qū)內(nèi)濫用手機(jī)的現(xiàn)象很普遍

2.分析此現(xiàn)象造成影響

3.你的建議

MobilePhoneUsesshouldBeLimitedinLibrary

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)

11.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?

A.Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.

B.Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.

C.TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.

D.Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.

12.

WhataccidenthadhappenedtoalittlegirlcalledChloeHoson?

A.Shewasrobbedonherwaytoschool.

B.Shewaskidnappedandmurdered.

C.Shefellavictimtodomesticviolence.

D.Shedisappearedfornoreason.

13.ThestudyorganizedbyMMSindicatedthatifoilwasreleasedintodeep

seas,.

A.theoilwouldnotdispersebutsinktotheseafloor

B.theoilwouldkillallthefishesandmarineplants

C.muchoftheoilwouldremaininthewatercolumn

D.alltheoilwouldrisetothesurfaceveryquickly

14.Oneofthegreatdrawbacksofcellularnetworksisitsexpensive

implementingcost.

15.ABriefIntroductionofMarkTwain

Twain,Mark,pseudonym(筆名)ofSamuelLanghomeClemens(1835-

1910),Americanwriterandhumorist,whosebestworkischaracterizedby

broad,oftenirreverent(不敬的)humororbitingsocialsatire.Twain'swriting

isalsoknownforrealismofplaceandlanguage,memorablecharacters,and

hatredofhypocrisyandoppression.

EarlyYears

BominFlorida,Missouri,ClemensmovedwithhisfamilytoHannibal,

Missouri,aportontheMississippiRiver,whenhewasfouryearsold.There

hereceivedapublicschooleducation.Afterthedeathofhisfatherin1847,

ClemenswasapprenticedtotwoHannibalprinters,andin1851hebegan

settingtypeforandcontributingsketchestohisbrotherOrion'sHannibal

Journal.SubsequentlyheworkedasaprinterinKeokuk,Iowa;NewYork

City;Philadelphia,Pennsylvania;othercities.LaterClemenswasasteamboat

pilotontheMississippiRiveruntiltheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865)

broughtanendtotravelontheriver.In1861Clemensservedbrieflyasa

volunteersoldierintheConfederatecavalry.Laterthatyearheaccompanied

hisbrothertothenewlycreatedNevadaTerritory,wherehetriedhishandat

silvermining.In1862hebecameareporterontheTerritorialEnterprisein

VirginiaCity,Nevada,andin1863hebegansigninghisarticleswiththe

pseudonymMarkTwain,aMississippiRiverphrasemeaning"twofathoms

deep."AftermovingtoSanFrancisco,California,in1864,Twainmet

AmericanwritersArtemusWardandBretHarte,whoencouragedhiminhis

work.In1865TwainreworkedatalehehadheardintheCaliforniagoldfields,

andwithinmonthstheauthorandthestory,"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogof

CalaverasCounty,"hadbecomenationalsensations.

YearsofMaturity

In1867TwainlecturedinNewYorkCity,andinthesameyearhevisited

EuropeandPalestine.HewroteofthesetravelsinTheInnocentsAbroad

(1869),abookexaggeratingthoseaspectsofEuropeanculturethatimpress

Americantourists.In1870hemarriedOliviaLangdon.Afterlivingbrieflyin

Buffalo,NewYork,thecouplemovedtoHartford,Connecticut.Muchof

Twain'sbestworkwaswritteninthe1870sand1880sinHartfordorduring

thesummersatQuarryFarm,nearElmira,NewYork.RoughingIt(1872)

recountshisearlyadventuresasaminerandjournalist;TheAdventuresof

TomSawyer(1876)celebratesboyhoodinatownontheMississippiRiver;

ATrampAbroad(1880)describesawalkingtripthroughtheBlackForestof

GermanyandtheSwissAlps;ThePrinceandthePauper(1882),achildren's

book,focusesonswitchedidentitiesinTudorEngland;Lifeonthe

Mississippi(1883)combinesanautobiographicalaccountofhisexperiences

asariverpilotwithavisittotheMississippinearlytwodecadesafterheleft

it;AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt(1889)satirizesoppression

infeudalEngland.

AboutHisMasterpiece

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884),thesequeltoTomSawyer,is

consideredTwain'smasterpiece.Thebookisthestoryofthetitlecharacter,

knownasHuck,aboywhofleeshisfatherbyraftingdowntheMississippi

Riverwitharunawayslave,Jim.Thepair'sadventuresshowHuck(andthe

reader)thecrueltyofwhichmenandwomenarecapable.Anotherthemeof

thenovelistheconflictbetweenHuck'sfeelingsoffriendshipwithJim,who

isoneofthefewpeoplehecantrust,andhisknowledgethatheisbreaking

thelawsofthetimebyhelpingJimescape.HuckleberryFinn,whichisalmost

entirelynarratedfromHuck'spointofview,isnotedforitsauthenticlanguage

andforitsdeepcommitmenttofreedom.Huck'sadventuresalsoprovidethe

readerwithapanoramaofAmericanlifealongtheMississippibeforethecivil

War.Twain'sskillincapturingtherhythmsofthatlifehelpmakethebook

oneofthemasterpiec

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16.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage.

Euro(歐元)

Nationalcurrenciesarevitallyimportanttothewaymoderneconomies

operate.Theyallowustoconsistentlyexpressthevalueofanitemacross

bordersofcountries,oceans,andcultures.Wealthcanbeeasilystoredor

transportedascurrency.

Currenciesarealsodeeplyembeddedinourculturesandourpsyche.Think

abouthowfamiliaryouarewiththepriceofthings.Ifyou'vegrownupinthe

UnitedStates,youthinkofeverythingin"dollars,"justlikeyouthinkabout

distancesininchesandmiles.

OnJanuary1,2002,theeurobecamethesinglecurrencyof12memberstates

oftheEuropeanUnion.Thiswillmakeitthesecondlargestcurrencyinthe

world(theU.S.dollarbeingthelargest).Itwillalsobethelargestcurrency

eventinthehistoryoftheworld.Twelvenationalcurrencieswillevaporate

(蒸發(fā))andbereplacedbytheeuro.

DesigningtheEuro

TheEuropeanCommission(EC)wasgiventhetaskofcreatingtheeuro

symbolaspartofitscommunicationswork.Therewerethreethingsthe

designhadtoaccomplish:

Ithadtobeeasilyrecognized.

Ithadtobeeasilywrittenbyhand.

Ithadtobepleasingtolookat.

TheEChadmorethan30designsdrawnup.Theyselected10fromthoseand

letthepublicvote,whichnarrowedthose10downtotwo.Fromthemthey

madetheirfinalselection.ThedesignthatwasselectedisbasedontheGreek

letterepsilon,andalsoresemblesthe"e"asthefirstletteroftheword

"Europe."Thetwoparallellinesthroughthecenterofthe"c"represent

stability.

WhereDidtheIdeaComeFrom?

Theoriginalseedwasplantedin1946whenWinstonChurchillsuggestedthe

creationofthe"UnitedStatesofEurope."Hisgoalswereprimarilypolitical,

inthathehopedaunifiedgovernmentwouldbringaboutpeaceforacontinent

thathadbeentornapartbytwoWorldwars.

Then,in1952,sixwest-EuropeancountriestookChurchill'ssuggestionand

createdtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity（ECSC）Theseresources

werequitestrategictothepowerofeachcountry,soarequirementofthe

ECSCwasthateachcountryallowstheirresourcestobecontrolledbyan

independentauthority.Theirgoal,justasChurchillhadintended,wastohelp

preventmilitaryconflictbetweenFranceandGermany.

In1957,theTreatyofRomewassigned,declaringthegoalofcreatinga

commonEuropeanmarket.ItwassignedbyFrance,Germany,Italy,Belgium,

theNetherlands,andLuxembourg.

Aftermanyfalsestarts,theprocessofcreatingtheEurogotitsrealstartin

1989,whentheDelorsReportwaspublishedbyJacquesDelors,presidentof

theEuropeanCommission.Thisimportantreportoutlinedathree-stage

transition（過渡）planthatwouldcreateasingleEuropeancurrency.

PlanningtheTransition

AsoutlinedintheDelorsReport,thetransitiontoasingleEuropeancourtesy

followedathree-stageplan:StageonebeganonJuly1,1990,and

immediatelyabolished（廢止）（atleastinprinci

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17.

Themainmeasuretheforeignteachertakestogetpaidis.

18.

Globalizationisdistinctfromthetheorywhichclaimsthatculturalglobalism

issimplytheconsequenceofeconomicglobalism.

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19.PassageOne

Itcanbeshowninfactsendfiguresthatcyclingisthecheapest,most

convenient,endmostenvironmentallydesirableform,oftransportintowns,

butsuchcoldcalculationsdonotmeanmuchonthefrostywintermorning.

Therealappealofcyclingisthatitissoenjoyable.Ithasnoneofthe

difficultiesandtensionsofotherwaysoftraveling,soyouaremorecheerful

afteraride,eventhroughtherushhour.Thefirstthinganon-cyclistsaysto

youis:"Butisn'titterriblydangerous?"Itwouldbefoolishtodenythedanger

ofsharingtheroadwithmotorvehiclesanditmustbeadmittedthatthereare

analarmingnumberofaccidentsinvolvingcyclists.However,althoughpolice

recordsindicatethatthecardriverisoftentoblame,theanswerlieswiththe

cyclist.Itispossibletorideinsuchawayastoreduceriskstoaminimum.If

youdecidetojointhethousandsinBritainwhoarenowreturningtocycling

asacheap,satisfyingform,oftransportyourfirstproblemwillbetryingto

decidewhatbiketobuy.Herearethreesimplerolesofbuyingabike.

1)Alwaysbuythebestyoucanafford.Ofcoursetherehastobeameeting

pointbetweenwhatyouwouldreallylikeandeconomicreality,butaimas

highasyoucanendyouwillgetthebenefitnotonlywhenyouridebutalso

ifyouwenttosell.Well-madebikeskeeptheirvalueverywell.Anddon't

forgettoincludeinyourcalculationsthefactthatyou'llbeginsavingmoney

onfaresandpetroltheminuteyouleavetheshop.

2)Getthebestframe,themainstructureofthebicycle,foryourmoneyas

youcanCheapbrakes,wheelsorgearscaneasilybereplacedbymore

expensiveones,buttheframe,setstheupperlimitonanytransformationyou

shouldallowforthepossibilitythatyourcyclingambitionswillgrowwith

practice.WhenyoubeginthefourmilestoworkmaybethemostYonever

dreamof;butafterafewmonthsaSundayrideintothecountrybeginstolook

moreandmoredesirable-Thebestthingistobuyabikejustalittlebitbetter

thanyouthinkyou'llneed,andthengrowintoitotherwise,trytogetamodel

thatcanbeimproved.

3)ThefitisvitalHandlebarsandseatheightcanbeadjustedbutyoumustget

therightsizedframe.Onthewholeitisbesttogetthelargestsizeyoucan

manage.Frame,sizesaremeasuredininchesandtheusualadultrangefrom

21inchesto25inches,thoughextremesizesoutsidethosemeasurementscan

befound.Somepeoplesayifyoutakefourinchesfromyourinsideleg

measurementyouwillendupwiththerightsizeofbike.Thebasicprinciple,

though,isthatyoushouldbeabletostandwithlegscithersideofthecrossbar

(thebargoesfromthehandlebarstotheseat)withbothfeetcomfortablythat

ontheground

PassageTwo

Thirstingforknowledge?

ThinkingofsubscribingtotheTLS?Well,inthewordsofGeorgeSteiner,"It

isuniqueandindispensable."WhatsetstheTLSapartfromotherliterary

magazinesisnotjustthequalitybuttherangeofitscoverage.Ineveryweekly

issue,youwillfindin-depthcommenton30—40books,withreviewsand

essaysoneverysubjectfromAnthropologytoZoology,andasectiondevoted

tofilm,theatre,operaandthevisualarts.Infact,there'snotmuchthatmatters

intheworldofliterature,scholarshipandtheartsthatyoucan'tfindinour

pages—andallofitreviewedbytheleadingmindsandthebestwritersofour

time.

Wealsopublishthebestofcontemporarypoetryandshortstoriesbyleading

writers.

Therearenobetterreasonstobeginsubscribingtoday

Whatyoureceive

Subscribenowandreceive:

Savingsof30%ontheregularsubscriptionratewithatwo-yearsubscription

(104issues),20%witha12monthsubscription(52issues)and100Aonsix

months(26issues).

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20.

HowdoesIPrightsfosteracompetitivemarketplace?

A.Theyonlyofferprotectionforacertainperiodoftime.

B.Theyawardpeoplewhoimprovetheirinnovation.

C.Theyprovidealistofinnovationsforthesociety.

D.Theymaketheinventionofthewheelfreetothepublic.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽力原文：Climateresearchersstilldonotagreeonwhethertheearth

willbecomewarmerduringthecentury.Evenmoreimportantly,noneofthem

expecttheplanettogetverymuchwarmerintheforeseeablefuture.Theysay

thattheearthislikelytowarmbynomorethan2degreesCentigradeduring

thiscentury.

Satellitestudiesindicatedthatadditionalcloudcoverwouldmoderateany

warmingtrend.Highlyaccuratesatellitedataforthelastnineteenyearsshow

aslightcoolingoftheatmosphere.Mostoftheone-half-degreeCentigradeof

warmingthathasoccurredinthelastone-hundredyearstookplacebefore

1940—beforehumanityputverymuchCO2intotheair.Thusthereisstrong

evidencethatthetwoareunconnected.

Researchhasonlyrecentlyproducedacomputerizedclimatemodelable

accuratelytomimictheweathertheworldhasaccuratelyhad.Thismore-

accuratemodelprojectsonlya2-degreeCentigradeincreaseintemperatures.

Between900ADand1300AD,theearthwarmedbysome4to7degrees

Fahreheit-almostexactlywhatthemodelsnowpredictforthiscentury.

HistorybookscallittheLittleClimateOptimum.Writtenandoralhistory

tellsusthatthewarmingcreatedoneofthemostfavorableperiodsinhuman

history,cropswereplentiful,deathratesdiminished,andtradeandindustry

expanded—whileartandarchitectureflourished,

ResearcherstellusthatweneednotfearareturnoftheLittleClimate

Optimum.Ifthereisanyglobalwarminginthe21thcentury,itwillproduce

milderweatherthatmarkedthemedievalLittleOptimum-withtheadded

benefitofmoreCO2intheatmosphereandthereforeamoreluxuriantnatural

environment.

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A.Theearthwillgetwarmerinthenextcentury.

B.Someresearcherswishtheweathertobecomewarmer.

C.Anywarmingupoftheearth'satmospherewillbelimited.

D.Theearth'satmospherewillcoolsignificantly.

22.(24)

A.Bostonschools.

B.Frontierlife.

C.Teachingrequirements.

D.Immigrationpatterns.

23.(25)

A.Toprovidesomeinstructionsfortheelderly.

B.Toremindtheelderlyofthepersonalservicesinthebank.

C.Toasktheclerkstoofferhelpfortheelderly.

D.Tosimplifytheoperationofcomputerizedbankingservices.

24.(14)

A.Hereadthenewspaper.

B.Oneofhisstudentstoldhim.

C.Heattendedacabinetmeeting.

D.Helistenedtotheradioreport.

25.

[B7]

26.聽力原文：M:Whatamorning!Mytrainusuallytakes45minutesbut

todayittookmeoveranhourtogettocampus.

W:Isawsignsinthestationthatconstructionwillbegoingonforthenext

threemonths.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

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A.ProfessorSmithwasquiteangrywiththeman

B.Thetrainthemantookwasanhourlate.

C.Thetrainthemantookwasheldupbytheconstruction.

D.Thewomanquiteunderstoodtheman'sbeinglate.

27.(13)

A.Shethinksthedancewaspoor.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethewomanprotagonist.

C.Shedoesn'tlikethemanprotagonist.

D.Shethinkstheballetboring.

28.(39)

29.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:MayIaskwhereAnne'sClothingStoreislocated?

W:Ofcourse.Justkeepwalkingdownforanother3blocksandit'llbeon

yourfightbetweenthepostofficeandthecourt-house.

Q:Whereisthisdialogueoccurring?

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A.AtAnne'sClothingStore.

B.Insideashoppingcenter.

C.Atadowntownstreet.

D.Inasuburbanresidentialdistrict

30.聽力原文：WhenMidoriwastwoyearsold,sheoftenclimbedontothe

pianobenchandreachedfortheviolinthatbelongedtohermother,a38-year-

oldprofessionalmusician.

"Pleasedon'ttouch,Midori,"hermotherscolded.Theviolinwas,afterall,

worthmorethan$20,000.

ButMidoriinsisted,andshelongedtohandlethegracefulinstrumentthat

madebeautifulsounds.Finally,onherthirdbirthday,Midoriwashandeda

package:atinyviolin,abouthalfthenormalsize.

AlmostfromthemomentMidoriwasborn,hermotherknewshewassensitive

tomusic.Forseveralyearsmotheranddaughterpractisedtogetherdayafter

day.Shewaseagertolearn.Failureoftenledtotears,thoughsheneveronce

tamedfromtheinstrument.Instead,shepersisteduntiltheproblemwas

overcome.

OnedayJohnston,anAmericanmusician,heardMidoriplayingtheviolin.

Hecouldn'tbelieveshewasjusteightyearsold."ShemustmakeatapeandI

willtakeittotheUnitedStates."themusiciansaid.

AfamousAmericanviolinteacherheardthetape.He,too,haddifficultyin

believinghisears.Theplayingwasabsolutelyastonishing.Heimmediately

acceptedherasapupilandrecommendedherforafullscholarship.In1982,

MidoriandhermothermovedtoNewYorkCity,leavingbehinda

comfortablelifeinJapan.

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A.Ahousewife.B.Asinger.C.Ateacher.D.Amusician.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)

31.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Morewoodwasremovedfromforestsin2005thaneverbefore,oneofmany

troublingenvironmentalsignshighlightedonThursdayintheWorldwatch

Institute'sannualcheckoftheplanet'shealth.

TheWashington-basedthinktank's"VitalSigns2007-2008"reportpointsto

globalpatternsrangingfromrisingmeatconsumptiontoAsianeconomic

growthitsaysarelinkedtothebroaderproblemofclimatechange.

"Ithinkclimatechangeisthemosturgentchallengewehaveeverfaced,"said

ErikAssadourian,directoroftheVitalSignsproject."Youseemanytrendsin

climatechange,whetherwearetalkingaboutgrainproductionwhichis

affectedbydroughtsandflooding,ormeatproductionaslivestockproduction

makesupabout20percentofgreenhousegasemissions,"hetoldreportersin

atelephoneinterviewbeforethereport'srelease.

Assadouriansaidthekeymessageofthereportwasthatunsustainable

consumptionpatternswereresponsibleforclimatechangelinkedtocarbon

emissionsandotherecologicalwoes.Hesaidofthe44trendstrackedbythe

report,28were"pronouncedlybad"andonlysixwerepositive.Thetrends

rangefromthespreadofavianflutotheriseofcarbonemissionstothe

numberofviolentconflicts.Thegrowinguseofwindpowerisamongthefew

trendsseenaspositive.

Someofthepointshighlightedinthereportinclude:

—Meatproductionhitarecord276millionmetrictons(43kilogramsor95

poundsperperson)in2006.

—Meatconsumptionisoneofseveralfactorsdrivingrisingsoybeandemand.

RapidexpansionofsoybeanplantationsinSouthAmericacoulddisplace22

millionhectares(54millionacres)oftropicalforestandsavanna(熱帶大草

原)inthenext20years.

—Theriseinglobalseafoodconsumptioncomesasmanyfishspeciesbecome

scarcer.In2004,peopleate156millionmetrictonsofseafood,theequivalent

ofthreetimesasmuchseafoodperpersonasin1950.

Otheranalystsandthinktankshavefocusedondifferenttrendstheysaymean

lesscauseforalarm.Forexample,theypointoutthatwhilemorewoodis

beingremovedfromforestsonaglobalscale,manypartsofEuropeandNorth

Americahaveexperiencedreforestationinrecentdecades.

Accordingto"VitalSigns2007-2008"report,theglobalpatternslikerising

meatconsumptionarecloselyconnectedwith.

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestions

orcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearning

asacoreproposeofeducation.Lastmonth,thousandsofAmericanshonored

thelegacyofMartinLutherKingJr.byparticipatingintheNationalKingDay

ofService.Dr.Kingdreamofequality,justice,andunitytookwingthrough

hispledgetoserveothers.Hebelievedthatserviceisthehallmarkofafull

life.Healsoknewthatserviceisagreatequalizerinwhichpeoplefromall

backgroundscometogethertoaddressimportantpublicissues.

InspiredbyKing'svision,participantsinthenationaldayofservicecame

togethertoteachliteracyskills,rehabilitatehousing,andservemealstothe

hungryandhomebound,tonamejustafewexamples.Formany,particularly

youngpeople,theKing'sholidaywastheirfirstopportunitytoexperiencethe

powerofservice:workingforthecommongoodtomaketheworldabetter

placetolive.

WeencourageallAmericanstobuildontheNationalKingDayofServiceby

engaginginthepublicworkoftheircommunitiesandparticipatinginour

democraticsystem.Educatingouryouthsforcitizenshipisourmostimportant

publicwork.Wemustpurposefullynurturethevalueofserviceandcivic

engagementineachgenerationifourcountryistobecaringandjust.This

fundamentalidealdependsonawell-informedcitizenrythatunderstandsthe

importanceofengagementincivicandpoliticallife.

EducationleadersshouldworktoensurethattheKingDayofServiceisnot

limitedtoaone-dayshotofwell-intentionedvolunteerism.Toletthathappen

wouldminimizeavaluablelearningopportunityandmisconstruethe

importanceofKing'slegacy.Weurgeinsteadthatschooladministrators,

communityorganization,teachers,parents,andstudentsadvocatewithintheir

districtsandschoolsforthreeactionitemsthatwould:

Makeserviceanongoingpartoftheinstructionalprogramandnotmerelya

seriesofisolatedexperiences;Integrateserviceprojectsintoacademicstudy,

especiallythecivicscurriculum,sothatstudentsexploretheunderlyingsocial

andpolicycontextofthecommunityissuestheyseektoaddressthrough

communityinvolvement;andredefineservice-learningspecifically,andcivic

educationmoregenerally,asafundamentalobjectiveofteachingandlearning

andasignificantpartofdistrictreform,agendas.

Preparingyoungpeopletobecitizensrequiresustoembraceciviclearning

asacorepurposeofeducation.Yes,educationisaboutpreparingstudentsfor

collegeandcareer,butathirdvitalcomponentofschoolingonethatisoften

leftout,ispreparationforcitizenship.

King'sidealprobablyisthat.

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B.allsouthernpinesarenotsusceptible

C.thegeneticmarkerinsouthernpineswastheeasiesttoidentify

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AIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'scureandstronglydisagreethatS1.

"theAIDSepidemicisover",anewsurveyfinds.

Thefindings,relievedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationS2.

,reassureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcernabout

AIDSmightdisappearinnighttorecentnewsaboutadvancesinS3.

treatmentanddeclinesindeaths.

"Whilepeopleareverypessimisticabouttheadvances,they'reS4.

stillrealisticaboutthefactthatthere