长喜英语6级考前冲刺试题二附答案文档格式.docx

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PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledImproperTranslationsofSignsinPublicPlacesfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

1.公共场所中的提示标牌翻译不当甚至错误的现象屡见不鲜

2.这种现象会带来什么影响

3.你怎么看待这种现象

ImproperTranslationsofSignsinPublicPlaces

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheFueloftheFuture

WhichsourceofrenewableenergyismostimportanttotheEuropeanUnion?

Solarpower,perhaps?

（Europehasthree-quartersoftheworld’stotalinstalledcapacityofsolarphotovoltaicenergy.）Orwind?

（Germanytrebleditswind-powercapacityinthepastdecade.）Theanswerisneither.Byfarthelargestso-calledrenewablefuelusedinEuropeiswood.

Initsvariousforms,fromstickstopellets（颗粒）tosawdust,wood（ortouseitsfashionablename,biomass）accountsforabouthalfofEurope’srenewable-energyconsumption.Insomecountries,suchasPolandandFinland,woodmeetsmorethan80%ofrenewable-energydemand.EveninGermany,homeoftheEnergiewende（energytransformation）whichhaspouredhugesubsidiesintowindandsolarpower,38%ofnon-fossilfuelconsumptioncomesfromthestuff.AfteryearsinwhichEuropeangovernmentshaveboastedabouttheirhigh-tech,low-carbonenergyrevolution,themainbeneficiaryseemstobethefavouredfuelofpre-industrialsocieties.

Theideathatwoodislowincarbonsoundsbizarre.ButtheoriginalargumentforincludingitintheEU’slistofrenewable-energysupplieswasrespectable.Ifwoodusedinapowerstationcomesfromproperlymanagedforests,thenthecarbonthatbillowsoutofthechimneycanbeoffset（抵消）bythecarbonthatiscapturedandstoredinnewlyplantedtrees.Woodcanbecarbon-neutral.Whetheritactuallyturnsouttobeisadifferentmatter.Butoncethedecisionhadbeentakentocallitarenewable,itsusagesoared.

Intheelectricitysector,woodhasvariousadvantages.Plantingfieldsofwindmillsisexpensivebutpowerstationscanbeadaptedtoburnamixtureof90%coaland10%wood（calledco-firing）withlittlenewinvestment.Unlikenewsolarorwindfarms,powerstationsarealreadylinkedtothegrid.Moreover,woodenergyisnotintermittent（断续的）asisthatproducedfromthesunandthewind:

itdoesnotrequirebackuppoweratnight,oroncalmdays.Andbecausewoodcanbeusedincoal-firedpowerstationsthatmightotherwisehavebeenshutdownundernewenvironmentalstandards,itisextremelypopularwithpowercompanies.

Moneygrowsontrees

Theupshotwasthatanalliancequicklyformedtobackpublicsubsidiesforbiomass.Itboundtogethergreens,whothoughtwoodwascarbon-neutral;

utilities,whichsawco-firingasacheapwayofsavingtheircoalplants;

andgovernments,whichsawwoodastheonlywaytomeettheirrenewable-energytargets.TheEUwantstoget20%ofitsenergyfromrenewablesourcesby2020;

itwouldmissthistargetbyacountrymileifitreliedonsolarandwindalone.

Thescrambletomeetthat2020targetiscreatinganewsortofenergybusiness.Inthepast,electri