英语周报：2008年12月六级听力模拟试题(四)

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. What does this passage mainly talk about?

　　33. Which subject or skill learned in school is about remembering facts?

　　34. What is the function of doing a part-time job?

　　35. What can we learn from the passage if a student’s school performance is not good?

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Another (36)resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the same day, led to the (37)creation of United Nations Environment Program.

　　World Environment Day can be celebrated in many ways, including street (38)rallies , bicycles parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, (39)recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more.

　　Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment (40)deliver statements on that day and (41)commit themselves to care for the Earth. More serious (42)pledges are made which lead to the establishment of (43)permanent governmental structures dealing with environmental management and economic planning. (44) This observance also provides an opportunity to sign or ratify international environmental conventions.

　　The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2004 was held in Barcelona, Spain in close collaboration with the Universal Forum of Cultures. The World Environment Day theme selected for 2004 was Wanted! Seas and Oceans --- Dead or Alive? (45)The theme asked that we made a choice as to how we wanted to treat the Earth's seas and oceans. It also called on each and every one of us to act. Do we want to keep seas and oceans healthy and alive or polluted and dead? UNEP is honored that the City of Barcelona, the Catalan Regional Government and the Government of Spain will be hosting this important United Nations day.

　　World Environment Day is commemorated each year on 5 June. (46)It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.