2009年12月英语六级真题及答案

　　Part Ⅴ　　 Cloze(15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in England as Keep Britain Tidy called on fast-food companies to do more to tackle customers who drop their wrappers and drinks cartons(盒子)　in the streets.

　　Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy,　 62　 its new Dirty Pig campaign, said it was the first time it had investigated which　 63　 made up “littered England” and the same names appeared again and again. “We　 64　 litterers for dropping this fast food litter　 65　 the first place but also believe the results have pertinent(相关的) messages for the fast food　 66　. McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway need to do more to　 67　 littering by their customers.”

　　He recognized efforts made by McDonald’s,　　68　 lacing litter bins and increasing litter patrols, but its litter remained “all too prevalent”. All fast food chains should reduce　 69　 packaging, he added. Companies could also reduce prices　 70　 those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off vouchers (代金券) or other　 71　 for those who returned packaging and put more bins at　 72　 points in local streets, not just outside their premises. A　 73　 for McDonald’s said: “We do our best. Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly.” Trials of more extensive, all-day litter patrols were　 74　 in Manchester and Birmingham. KFC said it took its　 75　 for litter management “very seriously”, and would introduce a programme to reduce packaging　 76　 many products. Subway said that it worked hard to　 77　 the impact of litter on communities,　 78　 it was “still down to the　 79　 customer to dispose of their litter responsibly”. Greggs said it recognized the “continuing challenge for us all”,　 80　 having already taken measures to help　 81　 the issue.

　　62 A) elevating　　C) convening

　　B) launching　　D) projecting

　　63 A) signals　　C) signs

　　B) commercials　　D) brands

　　64 A) disregard　　C) uncover

　　B) condemn　　D) refute

　　65 A) in　　C) off

　　B) toward　　D) around

　　66 A) profession　　C) industry

　　B) career　　D) vocation

　　67 A) discourage　　C) retreat

　　B) exclude　　D) suppress

　　68 A) containing　　C) comprising

　　B) incorporating　　D) including

　　69 A) unreliable　　C) unnecessary

　　B) unrelated　　D) unimportant

　　70 A) with　　C) to

　　B) about　　D) for

　　71 A) dividends　　C) merits

　　B) incentives　　D) accessories

　　72 A) curious　　C) strategic

　　B) mysterious　　D) strange

　　73 A) spokesman　　C) mediator

　　B) broker　　D) narrator

　　74 A) off hand　　C) in season

　　B) at risk　　D) under way

　　75 A) commission　　C) administration

　　B) responsibility　　D) liability

　　76 A) around　　C) above

　　B) on　　D) by

　　77 A) suspend　　C) minimise

　　B) degrade　　D) divert

　　78 A) but　　C) so

　　B) whether　　D) if

　　79 A) respective　　C) individual

　　B) concrete　　D) unique

　　80 A) despite　　C) except

　　B) via　　D) without

　　81 A) cope　　C) deal

　　B) dispose　　D) tackle