2007年6月23日大学英语六级考试真题预测及参考答案

    
37. The article is written to illustrate          .
A) the greenhouse effect
B) the solar effects on the earth
C) the models of solar-weather interactions
D) the factors responsible for the global climate
38. In spite of the greater consumption of fuel in the northern hemisphere, temperatures seem to be falling. This is          .
A) possibly because of the melting of the ice caps in the poles
B) mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising
C) partly due to the variations of the output of solar energy
D) because the sun presents its “colder” face to the earth
39. On the basis of the models, scientists are of the opinion that          .
A) the climate of the world should be becoming cooler
B) it’ll take thousands of years for the inertia of the earth’s climate to take effect
C) the man-made warming effect helps to increase the solar effects
D) the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect
40. If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct          .
A) the increased levels of carbon dioxide will warm up the earth even more quickly
B) the greenhouse effect will work to the advantage of the earth
C) the best way to overcome the cooling effect will be to burn more fuels
D) ice will soon cover the northern hemisphere
Part ⅢVocabulary(20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose  the ONE answer that best complete the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. The history of life on earth has been a history of          between living things and their surroundings.
    A) interactionB) intersectionC) interferenceD) intercourse
42. There wasn’t enough time for a proper meal so we got a          at a coffee shop.
A) snackB) snatchC) stackD)stitch
43. The police must have a search           to search the room, otherwise it’ll be considered as an illegal intrusion.
A) pledgeB) guaranteeC) licenseD)warrant
44. The president inherited the economic problems from his          .
    A) successorB) predecessorC) precedentD)forerunner
45. For those who missed the opportunity for higher education, a major          in the academic world now provides a second chance.
A) intrigueB) innovationC) inflationD) intuition
46. John is planning another travel abroad, yet his passport will          at the end of this month.
   A) terminateB) ceaseC) exceedD)expire
47. Jack found there wasn’t a good primary school in the          , so he sent his son to a boarding school far away from home.
A) localityB) locationC) vicinityD)proximity
48. The Western custom of exchanging love          on Valentine’s Day has been introduced into China and is becoming popular among young people.
   A) tokensB) tollC) transitD)titles
49. It is at          hat in such a prosperous country there should be so many homeless people.
   A) paradiseB) pastimeC) paradoxD)parade
50. The ancient temple and pagoda are still there, but not in its          .
A) humidityB) solidarityC) liabilityD) integrity
51. We are prepared to make some          on minor details, but we will not compromise on fundamentals.
A) recessionB) concessionC) transmissionD) illusion
52. For a month, my wife and I have been          the prospect of migrating to Europe.
A) fabricatingB) contrivingC) contemplatingD) facilitating
53. The views of the richest householders          with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.
A) convergedB) correlatedC) disregardedD) disputed
54. These American soldiers were accused of          treatment of prisoners of war.
A) bluntB) brutalC) briskD) bold
55. Expected noises are usually more          than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A) vulnerableB) controllableC) cozyD) tolerable