2003年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(4)

Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)

Directions:    This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.

Example:

Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱.          1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as          2. _______\_______
a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television.                     3. ______the______

Thomas Malthus published his “Essay on the Principle of Population” almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was (S1) just around the next corner. The fast-growing population’s demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their (S2) supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation.

But in reality, the world’s total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated trouble (S3) spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of good harvests, the world’s food crisis has remained just (S4) around the corner. Most experts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century, (S5) although feeding 10 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons. Optimists (S6) point to concrete examples of continued improvements in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more (S7) fertilizer and advanced growing practices have more than double corn and wheat yields in an experiment. Elsewhere, (S8) rice experts in the Philippines are producing a plant with few (S9) stems and more seeds. There is no guarantee that plant breeders can continue to develop new, higher-yielding crop, but most researchers see their success to date as reason (S10) for hope.

Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions:    In this section you are required to write a composition on the topic Reduce Waste on Campus. You should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.     目前有些校园内浪费现象严重；

2.     浪费的危害；

3.     从我做起，杜绝浪费。

Reduce Waste on Campus