2012年大学英语六级考试考前预测卷（第四套）
Part I Writing(30 minutes)
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essayentitled On Graduation Thesis．You shouldwrite at least 150 words following the outline given below．
1．每个学校都要求本科毕业生写毕业论文：
2．有人支持这个做法，有人反对：
3．你的看法。
On GraduationThesis
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Part IIReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)
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1．Children are usually taught that success results from________．
A)luck
B)habits
C)diligence
D)beauty
2．According to V.Bhaskar，compared withthose less pretty，good-looking peopletend to________．
A)havebetter ability
B)get promotions faster
C)perform worse D)earn more
3．We discriminate according to looks because________．
A)humanshave a nature of selecting a good mate
B)beauty is a major factor in career
C)theyare more productive at work
D)they are generally healthier
4．What did the psychologists at the University of Plymouth find?
A)Peopleoften notice the dirt on others’ desk．
B)People with good hygiene are regarded as pure．
C)Cleanlinesshas nothing to do with godliness．
D)Cleanliness reduces the chances of promotion．
5．The song“ExpressYourself”by Madonna is presentedto emphasize________．
A)singingas a way to gain popularity
B)the power of unique personality
C)theimportance of facial expressions
D)the significance of smiles at work
6．In an interview，theinterviewers are probably in favor of________．
A)a limphandshake
B)a strong woman
C)a limp man
D)direct eye contact
7．What facial features are thought to be trustworthy?
A)Anupturned nose．
B)Eyes brows go up in the middle．
C)Asquare face．
D)A big mouth．
8．The phenomenon that the warmth and friendliness you show will makethe interviewer think better of your other
traitsis called________.
9．In order to reduce the blood pressure and stress levels，it is helpful to________．
10．Heading to a park is a good way to relax because it can shift youfrom directed attention to________．
PartIV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
Section A
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47．According to the new policy launched by the University of Kentucky．smokers are banned from smoking if they step into________ ．
48．More than 365 U．S．colleges and universities instituted antismoking rules both indoorsand out for the purpose of________ ．
49．The smoke-tree buffer zone adopted by many colleges and universitiesis mainly used to prevent people from__________.
50．The penalty of violating the Iowa Smokefree Air Act is upto_________．
51．According to Toni Troester，it is not feasible to keep track of who is smoking in the Universityof Iowa due to________．
Section B
Passage One
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52．During her career, Lisa Jackson had spent the longest timein_________．
A)beingall environmental officer at the national level
B)being the top environmental officer in New Jersey
C)defendingthe integrity of science
D)researching chemical engineering
53．By mentioning what the politician did to her，Kathryn Mahaffey most probably intends to reveal_________．
A) the reasonwhy she left EPA
B) that EPA has been corrupted for years
C) whatoutside scientists think about EPA
D)the difference between politicians and scientists
54．What is EPA’s attitude towards carbon emission，according to the fourth paragraph?
A) It Willimpose restrictions on carbon emission．
B)It will finance the regulation of carbon emission．
C) It severelypunishes carbon emission．
D) It refuses to regulate carbon emission．
55．California and other states are most likely to think that thepresent auto emission standards are_________．
A)toostrict
B) inflexible
C) too loose
D)influential
56．According to Dena Mottola Jaborska，the state of New Jersey_________．
A) has aworse and worse problem with warming climate
B) shouldmake more efforts to clean up toxic waste sites
C)benefits from Jackson’s plan to slash carbon emissions
D) willsoon appoint Jackson chief of staff to the Governor
Passage Two
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57. Thepassage mainly focuses on discussing __________.
A) a newsource to replace carbon fuel
B) the problems on using fossil fuels
C) a newway to deal with carbon release
D) the impact of CO2 on the atmosphere
58.Governments and industry have begun to pay more attention to CCS because_________.
A)fossil fuels will be used up in years
B) we will be using fossil fuels for years
C) CCSwill become the best renewable energy
D) running a renewable energy plant is too cosdy
59. What does the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change think of CCS?
A) Itmay not produce immediate impacts.
B) It is expected to be applied worldwide.
C) Itseffects are not clearly known yet.
D) It can effectively help reduce carbon.
60. CCSwas first used to __________.
A)locate oil-bearing rock layers
B) make oil industry more profitable
C)decrease the volume of CO2 in oil
D) improve the technique of oil-pumping
61. Whatdid the Norwegian government do to reduce CO2 emission?
A)Enforcing a carbon tax.
B) Pumping CO2 under the seabed.
C) Urging Statoil to store CO2.
D)Terminating natural-gas exploitation
PanV Cloze
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62. A) surge
B) recur
C) verify
D) defy
63. A) smash
B) slide
C) competition
D) rally
64.
A) measures
B) hinders
C) revives
D) controls
65. A) forward
B) back
C) along
D) across
66. A) slump
B) recovery
C) plunge
D) decline
67. A) incentive
B) stimulus
C) performance
D) alternative
68. A) what
B) how
C) that
D) when
69. A) narrowing
B) overflowing
C) expanding
D) intriguing
70 A) repairing
B) redoing
C) rebuilding
D) relieving
71. A) set
B) pair
C) pack
D) flock
72. A) consistently
B) clearly
C) particularly
D) partially
73.
A) absolute
B) entire
C) unique
D) concise
74.
A) unless
B) because
C) while
D) meanwhile
75.
A) fraud
B) spur
C) support
D) crime
76. A) match
B) rival
C) amend
D) avert
77. A) since
B) as
C) if
D) where
78. A) revealed
B) alleged
C) terminated
D) presumed
79. A) relative
B) symbolized
C) economic
D) dominant
80. A) therefore
B) however
C) thus
D) moreover
81. A) restoration
B) imitation
C) administration
D) appearance
Part VITranslation (5 minutes)
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82．Change is the only absolute in the world，__________ (你可以依赖的唯一一样东西)．
83．It not only means that __________(人们必须遵守法律的条文)，also means doing the
rightthing and fighting for what you believe is right．
84．He received the Nobel Peace Prize for(把他的精力甚至生命献给和平事业)．
85．The combination of his high IQ and highEQ__________(使他能够处理任何棘手的问题)．
86．Under no circumstance should__________ (公民的言论自由被剥夺)．
答案及解析
Part VI Translation
