大学英语六级考试模拟试卷四十四（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷四十四

(总分：32.00,做题时间：130分钟)

一、问答题(总题数：2,分数：2.00)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

thetopicofHowtoCuhivateAcademicIntegrityinUniversity.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsbutnomorethan,200words.

无(分数：1.00)

正确答案：(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，京津冀三地人力资源服务业从业人员资质实现一体化。高层次人才

户籍将可在京津冀地区自由流动。对许多毕业生而言，未来在天津、河北工作，

不仅机会更多，而且生活成本、落户难度比北京小。京津冀协同发展国家战略实

施以来，各类优惠政策不断出台，破解三地人才流通过程中的束缚与障碍，为区

域经济社会发展增添动力和活力，打造三地人才“朋友圈”。

无(分数：1.00)

正确答案：(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)人力资源服务业human-resourceservceso

(2)“京津冀”是有中国特色的词汇，可翻译为theBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeicity

cluster,ortheJingjinjiregion。

(3)“落户”可番羽译为acquirethepermanentresiden-cyin。

(4)“协同发展国家战略”可译为coordinateddevelopmentstrategy。

(5)“破解束缚"可译为breaktheconstraints。

⑹“增添动力和活力”可译为bringvitalityto。

⑺“朋友圈”可译为Circleoffriends。

二、单选题(总题数:30,分数: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.

空白处1应填

无(分数：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动词is,空后是副词up,此处应填一个动词与up构成动

词词组，又因为前面是be动词，所以此处的动词应该为非谓语形式。根据语境

可知，海洋占陆地面积应该是增加。H项creeping意为“上升”，符合句意。故

本题选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.

空白处2应填

无（分数: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：空前是名词people,空后是非谓语动词suffusing,此处应填一个动词

且后接V-ing形式。由句意可知，如今的海平面应该是比人们19世纪开始排放

二氧化碳时要高20厘米。N项began意为“开始"，符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处3应填

无（分数：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动词are,空后是动词不定式，此处应填人形容词或非谓语

动词。由句意可知，在未来的80年，海平面有可能上升半米，A项构成短语be

expectedto,意为"预计...",符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处4应填

无（分数：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：空前是名词storm,空后是介词like,此处应填名词。根据句意可知，

受到影响，海平面可能会上升两倍，比如2012年袭击纽约的飓风桑迪，

C项surges与storm构成短语，意为“风暴潮”，符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处5应填

无（分数: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：空后是名词，且该句结构完整，此处应填形容词修饰名词。此句意为：

本世纪，洪泛平原的面积预计将增长12%~20%,即70000-100000平

方千米。F项coastal"沿海的，沿岸的”符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处6应填

无（分数：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：空前后结构完整，因此判定空格所在短语为同位语。根据上句句意和

常识可知，沿海泛洪平原的面积相当于奥地利或缅因州的面积。E项roughly“大

致，概略地”符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处7应填

无（分数：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：空后为名词atolls,且句子结构完整，此处应填形容词。由句意可知，

像基里巴斯这样环状珊瑚岛可能会被永久淹没。根据常识可知，基里巴

斯是位于西太平洋的岛国，地势低洼，故B项Low-lying“低洼的”符合句意。

故本题选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.

空白处8应填

无（分数：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：空前是定冠词，空后是介词of,且句子结构完整，此处应填名词。由

下一句“海水受热会膨胀，当冰川和冰盖融化时，海平面就会上升”可知，第一

句应是说海平面的物理特性并不神秘，M项physics“物理学；物理现象”符合

句意。故本题选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.

空白处9应填

无（分数：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：空前结构完整，空后是how引导的宾语成分，此处应填介词。由句

意可知，政治家和经济学家在如何最好地应对后果方面存在分歧，D项over“关

于"符合句意。故本题选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.

空白处10应填

无(分数：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：空前形容词no,空后是介词for,此处应填名词。此句意为：然而争

论不是无所作为的。下一句说适应海平面上升的需要现在已成为生活中

的事实。excuse"借口"符合句意。故本题选I。

参考译文

海洋覆盖了地球表面面积的70.8%,且这一数据仍在上升。根据全球平均水

平，当今海平面比19世纪后期人们开始排放温室气体时要高出20厘米。在接下

来的80年里，预计海平面还会上升半米左右。在一些地方，海平面可能会上升

两倍，而在风暴肆虐的地区甚至会上升得更高，就像2012年飓风桑迪袭击纽约

时那样。本世纪，沿海洪泛平原的面积预计将增长12%-20%,即70000-100000

平方千米。这一面积相当于奥地利或缅因州，它是人类的家园，矗立着繁华的沿

海大都市。地球上75亿人口中有七分之一的人生活在海拔不到10米的地区。到

2050年，这一人口将达到14亿。而像基里巴斯这样地势低洼的环状珊瑚岛可能

会被永久淹没。到那时，价值数万亿美元的资产，包括中国珠江三角洲庞大的制

造业和无数的军事基地都将位于海平面之下。海平面的物理特性并不神秘。海水

受热会膨胀，当冰川和冰盖融化时，海平面就会上升。确实，科学家们正在讨论

海洋上升的高度和速度，而政治家和经济学家就如何最好地解决洪水、侵蚀、盐

碱地等问题争论。然而，争论不是无作为的借口。适应海平面上升的需要现在已

成为生活中的事实。

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