大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷四十四（帶答案）

大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷四十四

(總分：32.00,做題時間：130分鐘)

一、問答題(總題數(shù)：2,分數(shù)：2.00)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

thetopicofHowtoCuhivateAcademicIntegrityinUniversity.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsbutnomorethan,200words.

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正確答案：(HowtoCultivateAcademicIntegrityinUniver-sity

Nowadays,thephenomenonofstudents'lackofacademicintegrityinuniversity

isverycommon,(l)suchasplagiarismofhomeworkandfalsificationofpa-persj

(2)wluchwilldomuchharmbothtothestudentsandtheuniversity.Therefore,itisof

greatimportanceforthecollegestudentstocultivateacademicintegrity.

(3)Firstly,collegestudentsshouldstrivetoim-provetheirleveloflearning,

consciouslycultivatetheawarenessofacademicintegrity,andunderstandthe

im-portanceofacademicintegrityfromtheideologicalpointofview.Secondly,

universitiesshouldintroducesomepoliciesonacademicfraudtopunishstudents

appropri-atelyfortheiracademicfraudbehavior.Thirdly,thewholesocietyshould

advocatethecultivationofacadem-icintegrityamongcollegestudentsand

emphasizethees-tablishmentofintegrityvalues.

(4)AIIinall,thecultivationofacademicintegrityis(5)notonlybeneficialtotheir

studies,butalsocanpromotethehealthydevelopmentofhighereducation.We

shouldactivelyencouragethiskindofbehavior.)

解析：

2.目前，京津冀三地人力資源服務(wù)業(yè)從業(yè)人員資質(zhì)實現(xiàn)一體化。高層次人才

戶籍將可在京津冀地區(qū)自由流動。對許多畢業(yè)生而言，未來在天津、河北工作，

不僅機會更多，而且生活成本、落戶難度比北京小。京津冀協(xié)同發(fā)展國家戰(zhàn)略實

施以來，各類優(yōu)惠政策不斷出臺，破解三地人才流通過程中的束縛與障礙，為區(qū)

域經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展增添動力和活力，打造三地人才“朋友圈”。

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正確答案：(Now,(l)humanresourceserviceshavebeenfurtherintegratedin

(2)theBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeicitycluster;ortheJingjinjiregion,toencourageeasier

exchangesoftalentswithintheregion.Graduateswillhavemoreopportunitiesto

workand(3)acquirethepermanentresidencyinTianjinandHebeiProvincewitha

lowercostoflivingthanBeijing.SincetheimplementationoftheJingjinji

(4)coordinateddevelopmentstrategy,variouspreferentialpolicieshavebeen

introduced,(5)brealangtheconstraintsintheprocessoftalentflowinthisregion,

(6)bringingvitalitytotheeconomicandsocialdevelopment,andcreatinga⑺”Circle

offriends,,inJingjinjiregion.)

解析：(1)人力資源服務(wù)業(yè)human-resourceservceso

(2)“京津冀”是有中國特色的詞匯，可翻譯為theBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeicity

cluster,ortheJingjinjiregion。

(3)“落戶”可番羽譯為acquirethepermanentresiden-cyin。

(4)“協(xié)同發(fā)展國家戰(zhàn)略”可譯為coordinateddevelopmentstrategy。

(5)“破解束縛"可譯為breaktheconstraints。

⑹“增添動力和活力”可譯為bringvitalityto。

⑺“朋友圈”可譯為Circleoffriends。

二、單選題(總題數(shù):30,分數(shù):30.00)

3.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處1應(yīng)填

無(分數(shù)：1.00)

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creepingV

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

0.reasons

解析：空前是be動詞is,空后是副詞up,此處應(yīng)填一個動詞與up構(gòu)成動

詞詞組，又因為前面是be動詞，所以此處的動詞應(yīng)該為非謂語形式。根據(jù)語境

可知，海洋占陸地面積應(yīng)該是增加。H項creeping意為“上升”，符合句意。故

本題選Ho

4.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars-includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處2應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù):1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.beganV

O.reasons

解析：空前是名詞people,空后是非謂語動詞suffusing,此處應(yīng)填一個動詞

且后接V-ing形式。由句意可知，如今的海平面應(yīng)該是比人們19世紀開始排放

二氧化碳時要高20厘米。N項began意為“開始"，符合句意。故本題選N。

5.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處3應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expectedV

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

□.reasons

解析：空前是be動詞are,空后是動詞不定式，此處應(yīng)填人形容詞或非謂語

動詞。由句意可知，在未來的80年，海平面有可能上升半米，A項構(gòu)成短語be

expectedto,意為"預(yù)計...",符合句意。故本題選A。

6.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars-includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處4應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surgesV

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

O.reasons

解析：空前是名詞storm,空后是介詞like,此處應(yīng)填名詞。根據(jù)句意可知，

受到影響，海平面可能會上升兩倍，比如2012年襲擊紐約的颶風桑迪，

C項surges與storm構(gòu)成短語，意為“風暴潮”，符合句意。故本題選C。

7.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處5應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù):1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.CoastalJ

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

□.reasons

解析：空后是名詞，且該句結(jié)構(gòu)完整，此處應(yīng)填形容詞修飾名詞。此句意為：

本世紀，洪泛平原的面積預(yù)計將增長12%~20%,即70000-100000平

方千米。F項coastal"沿海的，沿岸的”符合句意。故本題選F。

8.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The___8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences——flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處6應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughlyJ

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

O.reasons

解析：空前后結(jié)構(gòu)完整，因此判定空格所在短語為同位語。根據(jù)上句句意和

常識可知，沿海泛洪平原的面積相當于奧地利或緬因州的面積。E項roughly“大

致，概略地”符合句意。故本題選E。

9.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences—flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處7應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lyingJ

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

□.reasons

解析：空后為名詞atolls,且句子結(jié)構(gòu)完整，此處應(yīng)填形容詞。由句意可知，

像基里巴斯這樣環(huán)狀珊瑚島可能會被永久淹沒。根據(jù)常識可知，基里巴

斯是位于西太平洋的島國，地勢低洼，故B項Low-lying“低洼的”符合句意。

故本題選Bo

10.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars—includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The___8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處8應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physicsV

N.began

□.reasons

解析：空前是定冠詞，空后是介詞of,且句子結(jié)構(gòu)完整，此處應(yīng)填名詞。由

下一句“海水受熱會膨脹，當冰川和冰蓋融化時，海平面就會上升”可知，第一

句應(yīng)是說海平面的物理特性并不神秘，M項physics“物理學(xué)；物理現(xiàn)象”符合

句意。故本題選Mo

11.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars一includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處9應(yīng)填

無（分數(shù)：1.00）

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.overV

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuse

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

□.reasons

解析：空前結(jié)構(gòu)完整，空后是how引導(dǎo)的賓語成分，此處應(yīng)填介詞。由句

意可知，政治家和經(jīng)濟學(xué)家在如何最好地應(yīng)對后果方面存在分歧，D項over“關(guān)

于"符合句意。故本題選D。

12.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceancovers70.8%oftheEarth'ssurface.Thatshareis1

up.Averagedacrosstheglobe,sealevelsare20cmhighertodaythantheywere

beforepeople2___suffusingtheatmospherewithgreenhousegasesinthelate

1800s.Theyare3torisebyafurtherhalf-metreorsointhenext80years;

insomeplaces,theycouldgoupbytwiceasmuch-andmorewhenamplifiedby

storm4liketheonethatHurricaneSandypropelledintoNewYorkin

2012.5floodplainsareexpectedtogrowby12-20%,or70,000-100,000

squarekilometers,thiscentury.Thatarea,6thesizeofAustriaorMaine,is

hometomassesofpeopleandcapitalinboomingsea-facingmetropolises.Onein

sevenofEarth's7.5bnpeoplealreadyliveslessthantenmetersabovesealev-el;by

2050,1.4bnwill.7atollslikeKiribatimaybepermanentlysubmerged.Assets

worthtril-lionsofdollars—includingChina'svastmanufacturingclusterinthePearl

riverdeltaandinnumer-ablemilitarybases——havebeenbuiltinplacesthatcould

oftenfindthemselvesunderwater.

The__8ofthesealevelisnotmysterious.Seawaterexpandswhen

heatedandrisesmorewhentoppedupbymeltwaterfromsweatingglaciersandice

caps.True,scientistsdebatejusthowhightheseascanriseandhowquicklyand

politiciansandeconomistsareatodds9howbesttodealwiththe

consequences一flooding,erosion,thepoisoningoffarmlandbybrine.Yetargumentis

no10forinaction.Theneedtoadapttohigherseasisnowafactoflife.

空白處10應(yīng)填

無(分數(shù)：1.00)

A.expected

B.Low-lying

C.surges

D.over

E.roughly

F.Coastal

G.bound

H.creeping

I.excuseV

J.at

K.likely

L.expanding

M.physics

N.began

0.reasons

解析：空前形容詞no,空后是介詞for,此處應(yīng)填名詞。此句意為：然而爭

論不是無所作為的。下一句說適應(yīng)海平面上升的需要現(xiàn)在已成為生活中

的事實。excuse"借口"符合句意。故本題選I。

參考譯文

海洋覆蓋了地球表面面積的70.8%,且這一數(shù)據(jù)仍在上升。根據(jù)全球平均水

平，當今海平面比19世紀后期人們開始排放溫室氣體時要高出20厘米。在接下

來的80年里，預(yù)計海平面還會上升半米左右。在一些地方，海平面可能會上升

兩倍，而在風暴肆虐的地區(qū)甚至?xí)仙酶?，就?012年颶風桑迪襲擊紐約

時那樣。本世紀，沿海洪泛平原的面積預(yù)計將增長12%-20%,即70000-100000

平方千米。這一面積相當于奧地利或緬因州，它是人類的家園，矗立著繁華的沿

海大都市。地球上75億人口中有七分之一的人生活在海拔不到10米的地區(qū)。到

2050年，這一人口將達到14億。而像基里巴斯這樣地勢低洼的環(huán)狀珊瑚島可能

會被永久淹沒。到那時，價值數(shù)萬億美元的資產(chǎn)，包括中國珠江三角洲龐大的制

造業(yè)和無數(shù)的軍事基地都將位于海平面之下。海平面的物理特性并不神秘。海水

受熱會膨脹，當冰川和冰蓋融化時，海平面就會上升。確實，科學(xué)家們正在討論

海洋上升的高度和速度，而政治家和經(jīng)濟學(xué)家就如何最好地解決洪水、侵蝕、鹽

堿地等問題爭論。然而，爭論不是無作為的借口。適應(yīng)海平面上升的需要現(xiàn)在已

成為生活中的事實。

13.TheDodgeBrothers

(A)ltwas100yearsagothisweekthattheDodgebrothersfoundedthepowerful

carbrandthatstillbearstheirname.Butfewhaveheardthetaleofhowthe

two-fistedbrothersstartedtheirbusinessinCanadaJohnandHoraceDodgespent

nearlyeightyearsworkinginWindsorasmachinistsjoundingtheirfirstcompany

here,andlearninghowtomassivelyproducemanufacturedgoods.

(B)TheEvans&DodgeBicycleCompanyisnearlyforgottennow.Butittaughtthe

brothershowtorunaleading-edgetechnologybusiness-whichitwasinthosedays,

saysWindsorautomotivehistorianMickeyMoulder.AftersellingouttoCCMin1900,

thebrotherstook$7,500incapitaloutofthelittleWindsorCompanybacktoDetroit

andfoundedDodgeBrothers.Solaidthefoundationofthegiganticfortunethey

managedtoproducebeforebothdyingin1920.

(C)WhatapairthequarrellingDodgebrotherswere,withtheirredhair,their

barrelchestsandten-dencyforheavyboozingandbarfighting.Horacewasthe

quietermechanicalbrain,doggedlyworkingoutproblemsonhisworkbenchwitha

micrometeruntilmidnght.Johnwastheplayboy,thesalesman,thespokesmanfor

thebothofthem.Althoughbornfouryearsapart,Johnin1864Horacein1868,they

wereinseparable.WhichiswhatbroughtthemtoWindsor.TheyhadmovedtoDetroit

fromruralNiles,Mich.,in1886atages22and18,takingjobsinthesamefac-tory,

Murphy'sBoilerWorks.lftheyneededanytougheningup,whichisdoubtful,they

learneditthereandthenearbywaterfronttaverns.

(D)ButafitoftuberculosiseventuallymadetheheavyworkimpossibleforJohn,

soin1892hecametoWindsorlookingforlighterdutiesattheDominionTypograph

CompanyonSandwichStreet(nowRiversideDrive).

(E)Accordingtofamilylegend,theownersofthecompany,locatedinthe

MedburyBlockjustwestofOuelletteAvenue,wantedtohireonlyonemachinist.But

JohnannouncedbothheandHoracewouldbehiredasateamorneitherofthem

wouldworkinCanada.Thetwoleadingtechnolo-giesofthedayweretypesetting

machinesandbicycles.AndDominionhappenedtomakeboth.Thatespeciallysuited

Horace.

(F)Moulder,acarcollectorandformerFordofCanadaexecutive,hasbeena

lifelongstudentofau-tomotivehistory.He'salsoco-chairmanoftheCanadian

TransportationMuseuminEssex,andhetellstheDodgestorywithenthusiasm.

“Bicycleswerethehigh-techmechanicaldeviceofthe1880sand1890s.Everybody

andthetwobrothers(literally)werefascinatedbythem,“Mouldersays,“The

Dodgebrothers,theLelandbrothers(Cadillac,Lincoln)andtheWrightbrothersall

builtbicyclesbeforetheirgasolinemachines,,.

(G)JohnbecameforemanatDominionTypograph,Horacea“skilledmachinist,“

accordingtotheWindsorCityDirectoryof1894.Withinfiveyearsitsowner,Fred

Evans,hadtakeninthebroth-ersasfullpartnersandtheydevotedthemselvesto

buildingbicyclesexclusively.

(H)Theirproductswereknownforbeingextremelysmooth,reliableandrobust,

justastheircarswouldbeafewyearslater.ByNovember,1897,Evans&Dodge

employed100peopleinWindsor.

(l)Buttheoverpopulatedbicycleindustrybeganconsolidating,andEvansand

Dodgedecidedtosell.AlthoughJohnhadmarriedaCanadianfromWa