大学英语六级复习习题精编

Questions 36 to 45 are based an the following passage.

It's an annual occurrence in the dry season: a smoky, hazardous haze blankets southern Malaysia and Singapore. This year it was so bad that in some affected areas there was a 100 percent rise in the number of asthma cases. Hundreds of schools were closed, and the government of Malaysia (36)______gas masks.

The source of the pollution lies across the Malacca Strait in Indonesia where (37) ______burning of forests to clear space for palm oil plantations continues unabated Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono offered a public

(38)______for what has happened and asked for the understanding of Singapore and Malaysia.

The Indonesian president promised to prosecute anyone(39)______in illegal slash-and-bum activities.Eight Southeast Asian companies are reportedly under (40)______But the ongoing deforestation seems to contradict past promises. In 2009, President Yudhoyono pledged to reduce by 26 percent greenhouse gas (41)______, caused mostly by deforestation. And in 2011he instituted a moratorium protecting designated forest areas. In exchange, (42)______ conscious Norway pledged $1 billion to support these efforts.

Ariana Alisjahbana at the World Resources Institute says local officials are not supporting the national plan."Actually it's a lack of coordination and lack of enforcement. So when we look over all the different rules Indonesia has on the books, (43) ______ speaking they're very, very good ones. But they're just not (44)______ "said Alisjahbana.

Although the economic incentive to replace forests with farms hampers conservation, Alisjahbana says long-term progress is being made.But she says a greater commitment to stop the slash-and-bum (45)______through incentives and strict penalties for violations is needed.

A. transport

B. illegal

C. apology

D. cheat

E. deforestation

F. out

G. enforced H. involved I. distributed J. environmentally

K. theoretically L. emissions M. practical N. examination O. investigation

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any(36)____you may have. Ask to see the buyer in a large store. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain(37)____. In a chain store ask to see the manager.

Even the bravest person finds it difficult to complain face to face, so if you do not want to do it in (38)_____,write a letter. Be sure to39____to the facts and keep a