04-10英語六級真題

1、2007年12月大學英語六級考試真題月大學英語六級考試真題PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Fquestions17choosethebestanswerfromth

2、efourchoicesmarked[A][B][C][D].Fquestions810completethesentenceswiththeinfmationgiveninthepassage.SevenWaystoSavetheWldFgettheoldideathatconservingenergyisafmofselfdenial—ridingbicyclesdimmingthelightstakingfewershowers.

3、Thesedaysconservationisallaboutefficiency:gettingthesame—better—resultsfromjustafractionoftheenergy.WhenaslumpinbusinesstravelfcedUlrichRǒmertocutcostcostsathisfamilyownedhotelinGermanyhereplacedhundredsofthehotel’swaste

4、fullightbulbsgettingthesamelightf80percentlesspower.Heboughtanewwaterboilerwithadigitallycontrolledpumpwrappedinsulationaroundthepipes.Spendingabout€100000ontheseotherimprovementsheslashedhis€90000fuelpowerbillby€60000.A

5、sabonusthehotel’slowerenergyneedshavereduceditsannualcarbonemissionsbymethan200metrictons.“Fussavingenergyhasbeenveryveryprofitable”hesays.“mostimptantlywe’renotgivingupasinglecomftfourguests.”Efficiencyisalsoagreatwayto

6、lowercarbonemissionshelpslowglobalwarming.Butthebestargumentfefficiencyisitscost—mepreciselyitsprofitability.That’sbecausequicklygrowingenergydemrequiresimmenseinvestmentinnewsupplynottomentionthedrainofrisingenergyprice

7、s.Nowonderefficiencyhasmovedtothetopofthepoliticalagenda.OnJan.10theEuropeanUnionunveiledaplantocutenergyuseacrossthecontinentby20percentby2020.LastMarchChinaimposeda20percentincreaseinenergyefficiencyby2020.EvenGegeW.Bu

8、shtheTexasoilmanisexpectedtotalkaboutenergyconversationinhisStateoftheUnionspeechthisweek.Thegoodnewsisthatthewldisfullofprovencheapwaystosaveenergy.Herearetheseventhatcouldhavethebiggestimpact:InsulateSpaceheatingcoolin

9、geatsup36percentofallthewld’senergy.There’svirtuallynolimittohowmuchofthatcanbesavedasprototype“zeroenergyhomes”inSwitzerlGermanyhaveshown.There’sbeenasurgeinnewwaysofkeepingheatincoldout(viceversa).Themostadvancedinsula

10、tionfollowsthelawofincreasingreturns:ifyouaddenoughyoucanscaledowneveneliminateheatingairconditioningequipmentloweringcostsevenbefeyoustartsavingonutilitybills.Studieshaveshownthatgreenwkplaces(onesthatdon’tconstantlynee

11、dtohavetheheatairconditionerrunning)havehigherwkerproductivitylowersickrates.ChangeBulbsLightingeatsup20percentofthewld’selectricitytheequivalentofroughly600000tonsofcoaladay.Ftypercentofthatpowersoldfashionedincescentli

12、ghtbulbs—a19thcenturytechnologythatwastesmostofthepoweritconsumesonunwantedpactfluescentlampsCFLsnotonlyuse75to80percentlesselectricitythanincescentbulbstogeneratethesameamountoflightbuttheyalsolast10timeslonger.Phasingo

13、ldbulbsoutby2030wouldsavetheoutputof650powerplantsavoidthereleaseof700milliontonsofcarbonintotheatmosphereeachftZoneWaterboilersspaceheatersairconditionershavebeennotiouslyinefficient.Theheatpumphasalteredthatequation.It

14、removesheatfromtheairoutsidethegroundbelowusesittosupplyheattoabuildingitswatersupply.Inthesummerthesystemcanbereversedtocoolbuildingaswell.MostnewresidentialbuildingsinSwedenarealreadyheatedwithgroundsourceheatpumps.Suc

15、hsystemsconsumealmostnoconventionalfuelatall.SeveralcountrieshaveusedsubsidiestojumpstartthemarketincludingJapanwherealmost1millionheatpumpshavebeeninstalledinthepasttwoyearstoheatwaterfshowershottubs.3.Ifyouaddenoughins

16、ulationtoyourhouseyoumaybeableto_______.[A]improveyourwkenvironment[B]cutyourutilitybillsbyhalf.[C]getridofairconditioners[D]enjoymuchbetterhealth4.Howmuchofthepowerconsumedbyincescentbulbsisconvertedintolight[A]Asmallpt

17、ion.[B]Some40percent[C]Almosthalf.[D]75to80percent.5.Somecountrieshavetiredtojumpstartthemarketofheatpumpsby_________.[A]upgradingtheequipment[B]encouraginginvestments[C]implementinghightech[D]providingsubsidies6.Germanc

18、hemicalsgiantBASFsaves€200millionayearby_________.[A]recyclingheatenergy[B]settingupfactiesinChina[C]usingthenewesttechnology[D]reducingtheCO2emissionsofitsplants7.Globalresidentialpowerconsumptioncanbecutby43percentif__

19、______.[A]weincreasetheinsulationofwallswaterpipes[B]wechoosesimplermodelsofelectricalappliances[C]wecutdownontheuseofrefrigeratsotherwhitegoods[D]wechoosethemostefficientmodelsofrefrigeratsotherwhitegoods8.Energyservice

20、contractsprofitbytakingapartofclients’__________.9.Manyenvironmentalistsmaintaintheviewthatconservationhasmuchtodowith___________.10.Thestrongestincentiveenergyconservationwilldrivefrom_____________.PartIIIListeningCompr

21、ehension(35minutes)SectionA11.[A]Proceedinhisownway.[B]Sticktotheiginalplan.[C]Compromisewithhiscolleague.[D]Trytochangehiscolleague’smind.12.[A]Manyhasakeeneyefstyle.[B]Nancyregretsbuyingthedress.[C]NancyMarywentshoppin

22、gtogetherinRome.[D]NancyMaryliketofollowthelatestfashion.13.[A]Washthedishes.[B]Gotothetheatre.[C]PickupGegeMartha.[D]Takeherdaughtertohospital.14.[A]Sheenjoysmakingupstiesaboutotherpeople.[B]Shecanneverkeepanythingtoher

23、selfflong.[C]Sheiseagertosharenewswiththewoman.[D]Sheisthebestinfmedwomanintown.15.[A]Acardealer.[B]Amechanic.[C]Adrivingexaminer.[D]Atechnicalconsultant.16.[A]Theshoppingmallhasbeendesertedrecently.[B]Shopperscanonlyfin

24、dgoodstesinthemall.[C]Lotsofpeoplemovedoutofthedowntownarea.[D]Thereisn’tmuchbusinessdowntownnowadays.17.[A]Hewillhelpthewomanwithherreading.[B]Theloungeisnotaplacefhimtostudyin.[C]Hefeelssleepywheneverhetriestostudy.[D]