2010年6月大学英语六级考试听力预测试卷(7)

　　Water projects in the United States gained a new principle in the 1930’s.And during this time the nation sufferedits worst economic (36) ______and the Great Plains region suffered its worst (37)______ in recorded history.As the economy sank into a deep depression and (38)______rates increased,the political climate for direct federal government(39)______ in water projects improved.President Franklin Rooseveh’s first 100 days in office brought a (40)______ of new laws to deal with the (41)______economic depression.

　　The natural pattern of the Tennessee River was (42)______ by large spring flows that produced (43)______floods and low summer flows that inhibited navigation.(44)______________________________.To counter these natural obstacles,the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),a public agency with broad powers to promote development in the region,including the authority to build dams and reservoirs and to generate and sell hydroelectric power.(45)___________________________.The TVA inherited the Wilson Dam,

　　and by the beginning of the Second World War it had completed six additional multipurpose dams with power plants and locks for navigation.Investments in dams and hydropower facilities within the Tennessee Valley also received high priority during the war.

　　(46)_____________________________.The NIRA also gave the United States President unprecedented powers to initiate public works,including water projects.

　　参考答案：

　　Section A

　　11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A

　　Section B

　　Passage One 26.A 27.B 28.A

　　Passage Two 29.C 30.A 31.B

　　Passage Three 32.B 33.D 34.D 35.D

　　Section C

　　36.depression

　　37.drought

　　38.unemployment

　　39.involvement

　　40.number

　　41.severe

　　42.characterized

　　43.destructive

　　44.The intensity and frequency of the events discouraged development and contributed to persistent poverty in the valley

　　45.This organization used its authority to transform the River into one of the most highly regulated rivers in the world within about two decades

　　46.The NIRA authorized the creation of the Public Works Administration to create jobs while undertaking work of benefit to the community