2010年6月英语六级全真预测试卷及答案解析(5)

　　2010年6月大学英语六级考试全真预测试卷五答案详解

　　Part I Writing

　　Precious Water

　　No one doubts the importance of water. Human beings live on water, animals live on water, plants live on water and all living things live on water. You can’t imagine what would happen if there were no water in the world!

　　China is one of the countries in the world that are badly short of water. Water problem has become more acute in recent years with the increase of water consumption and pollution. In big cities, the water problem has become even worse. With the growth of population, more and more water is needed. With the development of the industry, a large quantity of water has been and is being polluted. Water pollution is the most serious problem that China is facing. It has spread to rivers, lakes, and even the oceans.

　　In order to survive, man has to be wise enough to treasure water and try to prevent it from being polluted. Man should also know that all resources in the world are limited, including water. Make good use of them, otherwise, man will be punished by nature. To treasure water is to treasure life; to protect our environment is to protect ourselves.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. A 细节题。根据题干信息词World Health Organization定位到第三段Air: the World Health Organization(WHO)says three million people are killed worldwide by outdoor air pollution annually from vehicles and industrial emissions，即：世界卫生组织公布，全世界每年有3百万人死于室外空气污染，故选A。

　　2. C 细节题。根据题干信息词Land can be polluted定位到第五段第三句话Agriculture can pollute land with pesticides, nitrate-rich fertilizers and slurry from livestock，即：来自农业的杀虫剂、富含硝酸盐的化肥以及家畜带来的泥浆都会污染土地，故选C。

　　3. D 细节题。根据题干信息词man. made chemicals和affected定位到第一个小标题下第二段末句Affected species include polar bears—so not even the Arctic is immune. And the chemicals climb the food chain, from fish to mammals，and to us，即：受人造化学制品影响的种类包括北极熊、从鱼到哺乳动物的生物链，也包括人，未提到鸟，故选D。

　　4. B 细节题。根据题干信息词local residents定位到第一个小标题下的末句So local residents，like many in poor communities around the globe，have faced the problem of investigating their claim that industries on their doorsteps are making them sick，即：当地居民声称他们门前的工业导致他们生病，故选B。

　　5. A 细节题。根据题干信息词The pesticide DDT定位到第二个小标题下的第二段The pesticide DDT does great damage to wildlife and can affect the human nervous system，but can also be effective against malaria(疟疾)，即：杀虫剂DDT会伤害野生动植物并且能影响人类的神经系统，但对预防疟疾是很有效的，故选A。

　　6. C 细节题。根据题干信息词a U.N. convention定位到第二个小标题末段第二句话There is a U.N. convention on trans-boundary air pollution, but that cannot cover every problem that can arise between neighbors，or between states which do not share a border，即：联合国在跨边界的空气污染上有协定，但是不包括邻国之间出现的每个问题，也不包括不接壤的州之间出现的问题，故选C。

　　7. C 细节题。根据题干信息词a way of cleaning up after ourselves定位到第三个小标题第二段One way of cleaning up after ourselves would be to throw less away，designing products to be recycled or even just to last longer，即：清洁的方法可以是少丢弃一些，设计可循环的产品或使用持久一些，未提到不再使用，故选C。

　　8. aggravate asthma symptoms in children。细节题。根据题干定位到第四个小标题首段末旬It found that increases in air pollution tended to aggravate asthma symptoms in children，即：空气污染的增加恶化孩子的哮喘症状，故得答案。

　　9. pollution coming from a particular plant。细节题。根据题干定位到第四个小标题第三段末句But，according to…prove that illnesses suffered were caused by pollution coming from a particular plant，即：证明疾病是由一种来自特殊植物的污染而造成的，故得答案。

　　10. improve the situation。细节题。根据题干定位到倒数第二段首句Martinus van Schalkwyk…said there were measures in place to improve the situation，即：环境和观光事业部长Schalkwyk参观了德尔班南部的盆地，并指出还是有措施可以改善现状的，故得答案。

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. A 语义替换题。女士说玛丽获得了英语演讲比赛的第一名，这真是件了不起的事情，男士说她应该得到这一荣誉，所以A正确。

　　12. D 信息明示题。男士说开车过去不是理想的方式，在这个时候，他总是乘地铁，由此可知，D正确。

　　13. B 综合推断题。男士说华盛顿有许多博物馆、艺术馆和餐馆，无论天气如何，他都非常高兴到那里去，由此推断，男士不在乎天气，所以B正确。

　　14. C 综合推断题。男士说爸爸想在郊外买一栋别墅，这与妈妈的意愿相悖，而且爸爸把妈妈的话当成耳旁风，由此可知，妈妈最近不高兴的原因是她和爸爸的意见不一致，所以C正确。

　　15. B 语义替换题。男士说自己的电话坏了，但他又有很多电话需要在下午回复，女士说自己将开会到五点，男士可以用她的电话，由此可知，B正确。

　　16. C 综合推断题。女士问：“为什么给我一张超速罚款单?我的行驶速度是每小时40英里。”男士说：“你难道没有看到附近的告示吗?时速限制是‘每小时l0英里’。”由对话中的关键词speeding ticket，40 miles per hour，10 mph limits可知，C正确。

　　17. A 综合推断题。由对话中的关键词On the shelves，book has been borrowed from here和look it up in the computer可知，对话应该发生在图书馆，所以A正确。

　　18. B 信息明示题。女士说，杰克似乎对绘画作品非常狂热，他卧室的墙上挂了许多著名的油画，其中一些还非常贵重，由此可知杰克非常喜欢画，所以B正确。