2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（一）

PAGE六级真题六级真题(一)PAGE1六级真题六级真题(一）2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(一）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Knowledgeisatreasure，butpracticeisthekeytoit.”Youcangiveanexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)9C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。A)Prepareforhisexams. C)Attendtheconcert.Catchuponhiswork. D)Goonavacation.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.A)Anarticleabouttheelection. C)Anelectioncampaign.Atediousjobtobedone. D)Afascinatingtopic.A)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers5expectations.Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.A)Heisgoingtovisithismotherinthehospital.Heisgoingtotakeonanewjobnextweek.Hehasmanythingstodealwithrightnow.Hebehavesinawaynobodyunderstands.A)Alargenumberofstudentsrefusedtovotelastnight.Atleasttwentystudentsareneededtovoteonanissue.Majorcampusissueshadtobediscussedatthemeeting.Morestudentshavetoappeartomaketheirvoiceheard.A)Thewomancanhardlytellwhatshelikes.ThespeakerslikewatchingTVverymuch.ThespeakershavenothingtodobutwatchTV.ThemanseldomwatchedTVbeforeretirement.A)Thewomanshouldhaveregisteredearlier.Hewillhelpthewomansolvetheproblem.Hefindsithardtoagreewithwhatthewomansays.Thewomanwillbeabletoattendtheclassesshewants.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Persuadethemantojoinhercompany. C)Exportbikestoforeignmarkets.Employthemostup-to-datetechnology. D)Expandtheirdomesticbusiness.A)Thestatesubsidizessmallandmediumenterprises.Thegovernmenthascontroloverbicycleimports.Theycancompetewiththebestdomesticmanufacturers.Theyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.A)Extracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsabroad.Moreworkerswillbeneededtodopackaging.Theymightlosetoforeignbikemanufacturers.Itisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalagents.A)Reporttothemanagement. C) Conductafeasibilitystudy.Attractforeigninvestments. D) Consultfinancialexperts.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Coalburntdailyforthecomfortofourhomes.Anythingthatcanbeusedtoproducepower.Fuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromunderground.Electricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesrunning.A)Oilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergysources.Oilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinadecade.Oilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalproblems.Oilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwideby2025.A)Minimizetheuseoffossilfuels. C) Findtherealcauseforglobal warming.Startdevelopingalternativefuels. D) Takestepstoreducethegreenhouseeffect.SectionBDirections：Inthissection^youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends. C) Yearsofpracticalexperience.Arefinedtasteforartisticworks. D) Strictprofessionaltraining.A)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings. C) Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing. D) Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Joininneighborhoodpatrols.B)Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.A)Joininneighborhoodpatrols.B)Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.A)Deteriorationinthequalityoflife.B)Increaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.A)Theymaytakealongtimetosolve.B)Theyneedassistancefromthecity.Makesuggestionstothelocalauthorities.Renovationofthevacantbuildings.Violationofcommunityregulations.Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.Theyaretoobigforindividualefforts.

A)Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Childhoodandhealthygrowth.Pressureandheartdisease.A)Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.A)Theywouldgivehimatriplebypasssurgery.A)Childhoodandhealthygrowth.Pressureandheartdisease.A)Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.A)Theywouldgivehimatriplebypasssurgery.B)Theycouldremovetheblockinhisartery.Familylifeandhealth.Stressanddepression.Hismotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.Hiswifelefthimbecauseofhisbadtemper.Theycoulddonothingtohelphim.Theywouldtryhardtosavehislife.Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword“education，”theythinkofapupilasasortofanimatesausagecasing.Intothisemptycasing,theteachers26stuff“education.”Butgenuineeducation,asSocratesknewmorethantwothousandyearsago,isnot27thestuffingsofinformationintoaperson,butratherelicitingknowledgefromhim；itisthe28ofwhatisinthemind.“Themostimportantpartofeducation，”oncewroteWilliamErnestHocking，the29Harvardphilosopher,“isthisinstructionofamaninwhathehasinsideofhim.”And,asEdithHamiltonhasremindedus,Socratesneversaid,“Iknow,learnfromme.”Hesaid,rather,“Lookintoyourownselversandfindthe30oftruththatGodhasputintoeveryheart,andthatonlyyoucankindle(点燃）toa31.’’Inadialogue,Socratestakesanignorantslaveboy,withoutadayof32，andprovestotheamazedobserversthattheboyreally“knows”geometry—becausetheprinciplesofgeometryarealreadyinhismind,waitingtobecalledout.Somanyofthediscussionsand33aboutthecontentofeducationareuselessandinconclusivebecausethey34whatshould“gointo”thestudentratherthanwithwhatshouldbetakenout,andhowthiscanbestbedone.Thecollegestudentwhooncesaidtome,afteralecture,“spendsomuchtimestudyingthatIdon’thaveachancetolearnanything，”wasclearlyexpressinghis35withthesausage-casingviewofeducation.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionA .Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Innovation,the elixir(灵丹妙药）ofprogress,hasalwayscostpeopletheirjobs.IntheIndustrialRevolutionhandweaverswere36asidebythemechanicalloom.Overthepast30yearsthedigitalrevolutionhas37manyofthemid-skilljobsthatsupported20th-centurymiddle-classlife.Typists,ticketagents,banktellersandmanyproduction-linejobshavebeendispensedwith,justastheweaverswere.Forthosewhobelievethattechnologicalprogresshasmadetheworldabetterplace,suchdisruptionisanaturalpartofrising38Althoughinnovationkillssomejobs,itcreatesnewandbetterones,asamore39societybecomesricheranditswealthierinhabitantsdemandmoregoodsandservices.AhundredyearsagooneinthreeAmericanworkerswas40onafarm.Todaylessthan2%ofthemproducefarmorefood.Themillionsfreedfromthelandwerenotrendered41 ，butfoundbetter-paidworkastheeconomygrewmoresophisticated.Todaythepoolofsecretarieshas42,butthereareevermorecomputerprogrammersandwebdesigners.Optimismremainstherightstarting-point,butforworkersthedislocatingeffectsoftechnologymaymakethemselvesevidentfasterthanits43Evenifnewjobsandwonderfulproductsemerge,intheshorttermincomegapswillwiden,causinghugesocialdislocationandperhapsevenchangingpolitics.Technology’s44willfedlikeatornado(旋风），hittingtherichworldfirst,but45sweepingthroughpoorercountriestoo.Nogovernmentispreparedforit.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)benefitsF)joblessK)rhythmB)displacedG)primarilyL)sentimentsC)employedH)productiveM)shrunkD)eventuallyI)prosperityN)sweptE)impactJ)responsiveO)withdrawnSectionBDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identify,theparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhytheMonaLisaStandsOutHaveyoueverfallenforanovelandbeenamazednotfinditonlistsofgreatbooks?Orwalkedaroundasculpturerenownedasaclassic,strugglingtoseewhatthefussisabout?Ifso,you’veprobablyponderedthequestionapsychologist,JamesCutting,askedhimself：Howdoesaworkofartcometobeconsideredgreat?Theintuitiveansweristhatsomeworksofartarejustgreat：ofintrinsicallysuperiorquality.Thepaintingsthatwinprimespotsingalleries,gettaughtinclassesandreproducedinbooksaretheonesthathaveprovedtheirartisticvalueovertime.Ifyoucan’tseethey’resuperior,that’syourproblem.It’sanintimidatinglyneatexplanation.Butsomesocialscientistshavebeenaskingawkwardquestionsofit,raisingthepossibilitythatartisticcanons（名作目录）arelittlemorethanfossilisedhistoricalaccidents.C)Cutting,aprofessoratCornellUniversity,wonderedifapsychologicalmechanismknownasthe“mere-exposureeffect”playedaroleindecidingwhichpaintingsrisetothetopoftheculturalleague.Cuttingdesignedanexperimenttotesthishunch(直觉).Overalecturecourseheregularlyshowedundergraduatesworksofimpressionismfortwosecondsatatime.Someofthepaintingswerecanonical,includedinart-historybooks.Otherswerelesserknownbutofcomparablequality.Thesewereexposedfourtimesasoften.Afterwards,thestudentspreferredthemtothecanonicalworks,whileacontrolgroupofstudentslikedthecanonicalonesbest.Cutting’sstudentshadgrowntolikethosepaintingsmoresimplybecausetheyhadseenthemmore.D)Cuttingbelieveshisexperimentoffersaclueastohowcanonsareformed.Hepointsoutthatthemostreproducedworksofimpressionismtodaytendtohavebeenboughtbyfiveorsixwealthyandinfluentialcollectorsinthelate19thcentury.Thepreferencesofthesemenbestowed（给予）prestigeoncertainworks,whichmadetheworksmorelikelytobehungingalleriesandprintedincollections.Thefamepasseddowntheyears,gainingmomentumfrommereexposureasitdidso.Themorepeoplewereexposedto,themoretheylikedit,andthemoretheylikedit,themoreitappearedinbooks,onpostersandinbigexhibitions.Meanwhile,academicsandcriticscreatedsophisticatedjustificationsforitspreeminence（卓越） Afterall,it’snotjustthemasseswhotendtoratewhattheyseemoreoftenmorehighly.AscontemporaryartistslikeWarholandDamienHirsthavegrasped,critics5praiseisdeeplyentwined(交织）withpublicity.“Scholars”,Cuttingargues,“arenodifferentfromthepublicintheeffectsofmereexposure.E)TheprocessdescribedbyCuttingevokesaprinciplethatthesociologistDuncanWattscalls“cumulativeadvantage”：onceathingbecomespopular，itwilltendtobecomemorepopularstill.Afewyearsago,Watts,whoisemployedbyMicrosofttostudythedynamicsofsocialnetworks,hadasimilarexperiencetoCutting‘sinanotherParismuseum.Afterqueuingtoseethe“MonaLisa”initsclimate-controlledbulletproofboxattheLouvre,hecameawaypuzzled：whywasitconsideredsosuperiortothethreeotherLeonardosinthepreviouschamber,towhichnobodyseemedtobepayingtheslightestattention?F)WhenWattslookedintothehistoryof“thegreatestpaintingofalltime”,hediscoveredthat,formostofitslife,the“MonaLisa’’remainedinrelativeobscurity.Inthe1850s,LeonardodaVinciwasconsiderednomatchforgiantsofRenaissanceartlikeTitianandRaphael,whoseworkswereworthalmosttentimesasmuchasthe“MonaLisa”.Itwasonlyinthe20thcenturythatLeonardo’sportraitofhispatron5swiferocketedtothenumber-onespot.Whatpropelledittherewasn’tascholarlyre-evaluation,butatheft.G)In1911amaintenanceworkerattheLouvrewalkedoutofthemuseumwiththe“MonaLisa”,hiddenunderhissmock(工作服).Parisianswereshockedatthetheftofapaintingtowhich,untilthen,theyhadpaidlittleattention.Whenthemuseumreopened,peoplequeuedtoseethegapwherethe“MonaLisa“,hadoncehunginawaytheyhadneverdoneforthepaintingitself.Fromthenon,the“MonaLisa“，cametorepresentWesterncultureitself.H)Althoughmanyhavetried.,itdoesSeemimprobablethatthepainting‘suniquestatuscanbeattributedentirelytothequalityofitsbrushstrokes.Ithasbeensaidthatthesubjectseyesfollowthevieweraroundtheroom.Butasthepainting’sbiographer,DonaldSassoon,drylynotes,“Inrealitytheeffectcanbeobtainedfromanyportrait.’’DuncanWattsproposesthatthe“MonaLisa”ismerelyanextremeexampleofageneralrule.Paintings?poemsandpopsongsarebuoyed （使浮起）orsunkbyrandomeventsorpreferencesthatturnintowavesofinfluence,passingdownthegenerations.I)“Sayingthatculturalobjectshavevalue,”BrianEnooncewrote,“likesayingthattelephoneshaveconversations”.Nearlyalltheculturalobjectsweconsumearrivewrappedininheritedopinion；ourpreferencesarealways,tosomeextent,someoneelse’s.Visitorstothe“MonaLisa”knowtheyareabouttovisitthegreatestworkofarteverandcomeawayappropriatelyimpressed—orletdown.Anaudienceataperformanceof“Hamlet”,knowitisregardedasaworkofgenius,sothatiswhattheymostlysee.WattsevencallsthepreeminenceofShakespearea“historicalaccident”.J)Althoughtherigidhigh-lowdistinctionfellapartinthe1960s,westillusecultureasabadgeofidentity.Today’sfashionforeclecticism(折中主义）一“IloveBach,AbbaandJayZ”-is,ShamusKhan,aColumbiaUniversitypsychologist,argues,anewwayforthemiddleclasstodistinguishthemselvesfromwhattheyperceivetobethenarrowtastesofthosebeneaththeminthesocialhierarchy.K)Theintrinsicqualityofaworkofartisstartingtoseemlikeitsleastimportantattribute.Butperhapsit’smoresignificantthanoursocialscientistsallow.Firstofall,aworkneedsacertainqualitytobeeligibletobeswepttothetopofthepile.The“MonaLisa”maynotbeaworthyworldchampion,butitwasintheLouvreinthefirstplace,andnotbyaccident.Secondly,somestuffissimplybetterthanotherstuff.Read“Hamlet”afterreadingeventhegreatestofShakespeare’scontemporaries,andthedifferencemaystrikeyouasunarguable.L)AstudyintheBritishJournalofAestheticssuggeststhattheexposureeffectdoesn’tworkthesamewayoneverything,andpointstoadifferentconclusionabouthowcanonsareformed.Thesocialscientistsarerighttosaythatweshouldbealittlescepticalofgreatness,andthatweshouldalwayslookinthenextroom.Greatartandmediocrity(平庸) cangetconfused,evenbyexperts.Butthat‘swhyweneedtosee,andread,asmuchaswecan.Themorewe5reexposedtothegoodandthebad,thebetterweareattellingthedifference.Theeclecticistshaveit.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。AccordingtoDuncanWatts,thesuperiorityofthe“MonaLisa”，toLeonardo’sotherworksresultedfromthecumulativeadvantage.Somesocialscientistshaveraiseddoubtsabouttheintrinsicvalueofcertainworksofart.Itisoftenrandomeventsorpreferencesthatdeterminethefateofapieceofart.Inhisexperiment,Cuttingfoundthathissubjectslikedlesserknownworksbetterthancanonicalworksbecauseofmoreexposure.Theauthorthinksthegreatnessofanartworkstillliesinitsintrinsicvalue.Itistrueofcriticsaswellasordinarypeoplethatthepopularityofartisticworksiscloselyassociatedwithpublicity.Weneedtoexposeourselvestomoreartandliteratureinordertotellthesuperiorfromtheinferior.Astudyofthehistoryofthegreatestpaintingssuggestsevenagreatworkofartcouldexperienceyearsofneglect.Cultureisstillusedasamarktodistinguishonesocialclassfromanother.Opinionsaboutandpreferencesforculturalobjectsareofteninheritable.SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment,thatperson’sinfluenceisgreatlyexpanded.ThatisthepositioninwhichJanetYellen,whoisexpectedtobeconfirmedasthenextchairoftheFederalReserveBank(Fed)inJanuary,nowfindsherself.Ifyoubelieve,asmanydo,thatunemploymentisthemajoreconomicandsocialconcernofourday,thenitisnostretchtothinkYellenisthemostpowerfulpersonintheworldrightnow.Throughoutthe2008financialcrisisandtherecessionandrecoverythatfollowed,centralbankshavetakenontheroleofstimulatorsoflastresort,holdinguptheglobaleconomywithvastamountsofmoneyintheformofassetbuying.Yellen,previouslyaFedvicechair,wasoneoftheprincipalarchitectsoftheFed$3.8trillionmoneydump.Astareconomistknownforhergroundbreakingworkonlabormarkets,Yellenwasakindofprophetessearlyoninthecrisisforherwarningsaboutthesubprime(次级债)meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFedandthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetaryprograminhistorywithoutderailingthefragilerecovery.ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67,isparticularlywellsuitedtomeetthesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets,anappreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathumansufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse.SomeexpertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemploymenttotheneglectofinflation.Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatandtheeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-termunemployed,morepeopleworryabouttheopposite,deflation(通货紧缩）thatwouldaggravatetheeconomy’sproblems.Eitherway,theincomingFedchiefwillhavetowalkafinelineinslowlyendingthestimulus.Itmustbesteadyenoughtodeflatebubbles(去泡沫)andbringmarketsbackdowntoearthbutnotsoquickthatitcreatesanothercreditcrisis.UnlikemanypastFedleaders,Yellenisnotonetobuyintothefinanceindustry‘sargumentthatitshouldbeleftalonetoregulateitself.SheknowsallalongtheFedhasbeentooslackonregulationoffinance.Yellenislikelytoaddresstheissuerightaftershepushesunemploymentbelow6%,stabilizesmarketsandmakessurethattherecoveryismoreinclusiveandrobust.AsPrincetonProfessorAlanBlindersays,“She’ssmartasawhip,deeplylogical,willingtoarguebutalsoagoodlistener.Shecanpersuadewithoutcreatinghostility”Allthosetraitswillbeusefulastheglobaleconomy‘snewpowerplayertakesonitsmostannoyingproblems.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。WhatdomanypeoplethinkisthebiggestproblemfacingJanetYellen?Lackofmoney. C)Unemployment.Subprimecrisis. D)Socialinstability.WhatdidYellenhelptheFeddototacklethe2008financialcrisis?A)Takeffectivemeasurestocurbinflation.B)DeflatetheubblesintheAmericaneconomy.C)Formulatepoliciestohelpfinancialinstitutions.D)PourmoneyintothemarketthroughassetbuyingWhatisagreaterconcernofthegeneralpublic?Inequality.Income.Inequality.Income.Deflation.WhatisYellenlikelytodoinherpositionastheFedchief?Developanewmonetaryprogram. C)Tightenfinancialregulation.Restorepublicconfidence., D)Reformthecreditsystem.HowdoesAlanBlinderportrayYellen?Shepossessesstrongpersuasivepower.Shehasconfidenceinwhatsheisdoing.Sheisoneoftheworld’sgreatesteconomists.SheisthemostpowerfulFedchiefinhistory.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Airpollutionisdeterioratinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Thefactthatpublicparksincitiesbecomecrowdedassoonasthesunshinesprovesthatpeoplelongtobreatheingreen,openspaces.Theydonotallknowwhattheyareseekingbuttheyflockthere,nevertheless.And,inthesesurroundings,theyaregenerallybothpeacefulandpeaceable.Itisraretoseepeoplefightinginagarden.Perhapsstruggleunfoldsfirst,notataneconomicorsociallevel,butovertheappropriationofair,essentialtolifeitself.Ifhumanbeingscanbreatheandshareair,theydon^needtostrugglewithoneanother.Unfortunately,inourwesterntradition,neithermaterialistnoridealisttheoreticiansgiveenoughconsiderationtothisbasicconditionforlife.Asforpoliticians,despiteproposingcurbsonenvironmentalpollution,theyhavenotyetcalledforittobemadeacrime.Wealthycountriesareevenallowedtopolluteiftheypayforit.Butisourlifeworthanythingotherthanmoney?Theplantworldshowsusinsilencewhatfaithfulnesstolifeconsistsof.Italsohelpsustoanewbeginning,urgingustocareforourbreath,notonlyatavitalbutalsoataspirituallevel.Theinterdependencetowhichwemustpaytheclosestattentionisthatwhichexistsbetweenourselvesandtheplantworld.Oftendescribedas“thelungsoftheplanet”thewoodsthatcovertheearthofferusthegiftofbreathableairbyreleasingoxygen.Buttheircapacitytorenewtheairpollutedbyindustr