2012年6月英语CET6真题及答案.pdf

;. 2012 年 6 月全国大学英语六级考试试卷 Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2 Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. In face of global warming, much effort has been focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of strategies. But while much of the research and innovation has concentrated on finding less-polluting energy alternatives, it may be decades before clean technologies like wind and solar meet a significant portion of our energy needs. In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “As long as we ’ we’ re putting out CO2, ”says Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia, UniversityWe cannot ” let the CO2 in the atmosphere rise indefinitely. ” That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2, which the IPCC says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global warming. “Wesee the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions, says” Kim Corley, Shell ’seniors advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs. That forward thinking strategy is gaining support. The U.S. Department of Energy recently proposed putting $1 billion into a new $2.4 billion coa