2012年6月16日大学英语六级考试真题及答案

24. A) It was named after a land owner in the old days. B) It is located in the eastern part of Harrogate. C) It is protected as parkland by a special law.

D) It will be used as a centre for athletic training. 25. A) The beautiful flowers. B) The refreshing air. C) The mineral waters.

D) The vast grassland. Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Passage one

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A)He specializes for University students. B) He start specialized sinse University. C) He specialized in interpersonal relationship.

D)He specializes in interpersonal relationship. 27. A) Students who scored low standardized tests. B) Black freshmen with high standardized test scores. C) Students who are accustomed to living in dorms.

D) Black students from families with low incomes. 28. A) They at the college dorms at the end of the semester. B) They were of the university’s housing policy.

C) They generally spend more time together that white pairs.

D) They broke up more often than same-race roommates. 29. A) Their racial attitudes improved. B) Their test scores rose gradually.

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C) They grew bored of each other.

D) They started doing similar activities. Passage two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A) It will become popular gradually. B) It will change the concept of food. C) It has attracted worldwide attention.

D) It can help solve global flood crises. 31. A) It has been increased over the years. B) It has been drastically cut by NASA. C) It is still far from being sufficient.

D) It comes regularly from its donors. 32. A) They are less healthy than we expected. B) They are not as expensive as believe. C) They are more nutritious and delicious.

D) They are not as natural as we believed. Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A) He has better memories of childhood. B) He was accused of family violence. C) He is a habitual criminal.

D) He was wrongly imprisoned.

34. A) The jury’s prejudice against his race. B) The evidence found at the crime scene. C) The two victims’ identification.

D) The testimony of his two friends.

35. A) The US judicial system has much room for improvement. B) Frightened victims can rarely make correct identification. C) Eyewitnesses are often misled by the layer’s questions.

D) Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.

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SECTION B

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 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.

注意：此部分的试题请在答题卡2上作答。

About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a (36)_________improvement in the drop-out rate in 2010, a top education (37) _________said.

Mexico’s economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, (38) _________an estimated 7 percent due to a (39) _________in U.S. demand for Mexican exports such as cars.

The (40) _________led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left (41) _________or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who (42) _________the nation’s adult education program and keeps a close watch on drop-out rates.

“(43) _________rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult.” Castro told Reuters in an interview earlier this month.

(44)___________________________________________________________________________________________________.As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said. “There will be some improvement, but not significant,” Castro said.

(45)_________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________. And children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or word in restaurants.

(46)___________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mexico’s politicians have resisted mending the country’s tax, energy and labor laws for decades, leaving its economy behind countries such as Brazil and Chile.

PartⅣ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2 Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.

In face of global warming, much effort has been focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of strategies. But while much of the research and innovation has concentrated on finding less-polluting energy alternatives, it may be decades before clean technologies like wind and solar meet a significant portion of our energy needs.

In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “As long as we’re consuming fossil fuels, we’re putting out CO2,”says Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia, University” We cannot let the CO2 in the atmosphere rise indefinitely.”

That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2, which the IPCC says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global warming.“We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions,” says Kim Corley, Shell’s senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs. That forward thinking strategy is gaining support. The U.S. Department of Energy recently proposed putting $1 billion into a new $2.4

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