英語四級(jí)改革后到15年12月閱讀真題及答案

1、1四級(jí)改革后到15年12月閱讀真題及答案1.PassageOneGlobalwarmingmaymaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcenturybutregardlessofwhetheritisisn’t–wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritmayevenasanationmakesomefairlysolemnsoundingcommitm

2、entstoavoidit.Butthemedramaticmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseemthelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.AlGecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth”asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknow

3、enoughtorelieveglobalwarming–withoutmajtechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050thewld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billiona42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersontechnologyremainthesameto

4、talenergyusegreenhousegasemissions(mainlyCO2)willbe42%higherin2050.butthat’stoolowbecausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemeenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemnthewld’spototheirpresentpovertyfreezeeveryoneelse‘slivingstar

5、ds.Withmodestgrowthenergyusegreenhouseemissionsmethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusagedrivingtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Stillpoliticians

6、wanttoshowthey’re“doingsomething.”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol(京都議定書).Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990)manysignaties(簽字國)didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestoh

7、ittheir20082012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchdevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingdependenceonfossilfuelsdealingwithit.T

8、hetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamalproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblemwe’rehelpless.57.WhatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraphA

9、)Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B)Itisanissuerequiringwldwidecommitments.C)Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidstopit.D)Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.58.Accdingtotheauth’sunderstingwhatisAlGe’sviewonglob

10、alwarmingA)Itisarealitybothpeoplepoliticiansareunawareof.B)Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C)Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.D)Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.59.Greenhouseemissio

11、nswillmethandoubleby2050becauseof_______.A)economicgrowthB)thewideninggapbetweentherichpoC)wastefuluseofenergyD)therapidadvancesofsciencetechnology60.TheauthbelievesthatsincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol________.A)politic

12、ianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationB)fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuseC)reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD)internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvir

13、onmentalproblems61.WhatisthemessagetheauthintendstoconveyA)Globalwarmingismeofamalissuethanapracticalone.B)TheultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnologyC)Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthro

14、ughs.D)Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomftstostopglobalwarming.32.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouareamaleyouarereadingthiscongratulations:youareasurviv.Accdingtostatistics.youaremethantwic

15、easlikelytodieofskincancerthanawomanninetimesmelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturaltermabout78yearsfmeninAustraliayouwilldieonaveragefiveyearsbefeawoman.Therearemanyreasonsfthistypicallymentakemerisks

16、thanwomanaremelikelytodrinksmokebutperhapsmeimptantlymendon’tgotothedoct.“Menaren’tseeingdoctsasoftenastheyshould”saysDr.Gullotta“Thisisparticularlysoftheover40swhendiseasestendtostrike.”Gullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisi

17、tthedocteveryyeartwo.Fthoseover45itshouldbeatleastonceayear.TwomonthsagoGullottasawa50yearoldmawhohaddelayeddoinganythingabouthissmoker’scoughfayear.“WhenIfinallysawhimithadalreadyspreadhehassincediedfromlungcancer”hesay

18、s“Earlierdetectiontreatmentmaynothavecuredhimbutitwouldhaveprolongedthislife”Accdingtoarecentsurvey95%ofwomenagedbetween15early40sseeadoctonceayearcomparedto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.“Alotofmenthinktheyareinvincible（不可戰(zhàn)勝

19、的）”Gullottasays“Theyonlycomeinwhenafriendsdeadonthegolfcoursetheythink”Geezifitcouldhappentohim.Thenthereistheostrichapproach”somemenarescaredofwhatmightbetherewouldrathernotknow”saysDr.RossCartmill.“Mostmengettheircarss