英語四級(jí)考試真題及答案

英語四級(jí)考試真題及答案

2011年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofOnlineShopping.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)上購物已成為一種時(shí)尚

2.網(wǎng)上購物有很多好處，但也有不少問題

3.我的建議

OnlineShopping

注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNew

Britishcuisine(烹飪)hascomeofageinrecentyearsaschefs(廚師)combinethebestofoldandnew.

WhydoesBritishfoodhaveareputationforbeingsobad?Becauseitisbad!Thosearenotthemost

encouragingwordstohearjustbeforeeatinglunchatoneofHongKong'ssmartestBritishrestaurants,Aide's

byKEE,butheadchefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.

“Thepast15yearsorsohavebeenanoticeableperiodofimprovementforfoodinEngland,"theEnglish

chefsays,citingthetrendinBritishcuisineforbetteringredients,preparationandcookingmethods,andmore

appealingpresentation.ChefssuchasDeliaSmith,NigelSlater,JamieOliverandGordonRamsaymadethe

publicrealisethatcooking-andeating-didn'thavetobeaboringthing.Andnow,mostoftheBritishpublic

isfamiliarevenwiththeextremesofHestonBlumenthaPsmoleculargastronomy,aformofcookingthat

employsscientificmethodstocreatetheperfectdish.

"It'snolongerthecasethatthecommonmaninEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknowsaboutfood,"

Tomessays.

Therewasplentyofroomforimprovement.Theproblemswiththenation'scuisinecanbetracedbackto

theSecondWorldWar.BeforetheWar,muchofBritain'sfoodwasimportedandwhenGermanU-boats

beganattackingshipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwentonrations（酉己給）.

°Asrationingcametoanendinthe1950s,technologypickedupandwasusedtomass-producefood,"

Tomessays."Andbythenpeoplewerejusthappytohaveadecentquantityoffoodintheirkitchens.'1

Theyweren'tlookingforcuredmeats,organicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;theywerelookingfor

whatevertheycouldgettheirhandson,andthisprioritisationofquantityoverqualityprevailedfordecades,

meaningagenerationwasbroughtupwithfoodthatcouldn'tcompetewithneighbouringFrance,Italy,

BelgiumorSpain.

BeforestarchefssuchasOliverbeganmakingcookingfashionable,itwashardtofindarestaurantin

Londonthatwasopenafter9pm.ButinrecentyearsthecapitaFsculinary（烹飪的）scenehasdevelopedtothe

pointthatitisnowconfidentofitsabilitytopleasethetastesofanyinternationalvisitor.

WiththeopeningofAlfie'sinApril,andotherssuchasThePawn,twoyearsago,modernBritishfoodhas

madeitswaytoHongKong."WithBritishfood,IthinkthatHongKongrestaurantsarekeepingup,"says

DavidTamlyn,theWelshexecutivechefatThePawninWanChai."HongKongdinersareextremely

responsivetonewideasorpresentations,whichisgoodnewsfornewdishes."

ChefsagreethatdinersinHongKongareembracingthemodernBritishtrend.Somerestaurantsare

modifyingtherecipes（菜譜）ofBritishdishestobreathenewlifeintotheclassics,whileothersareusing

betterqualityingredientsbutremainingtruetoBritishtraditionsandtastes.

Tamlynisinthesecondcamp."Weselectourfoodveryparticularly.WeuseUSbeef,NewZealandlamb

andforourcustards（牛奶蛋糊）weuseBird*sCustardPowder,"Tamlynsays."Somerestaurantsgofor

custardmadefreshwitheggs,sugarandcream,butBritishcustardisdifferent,andwestaytruetothat/

MatthewHill,seniormanageratthetwo-year-oldSoHorestaurantYorkshirePudding,alsousesbetter

ingredientsasameansofimprovingdishes.uTherearealotofexistingperceptionsaboutBritishfoodandso

wecan'talterthesetoomuch.We'reatraditionalBritishrestaurantsotherearesomestaples（主菜）thatwill

remainessentiallyunchanged."

Thesetraditionaldishesincludefishandchips,steakandkidneypieandlargepiecesofroastedmeats.At

Alfie's,thenewestoftheBritishrestaurantsintownandperhapsthemostgentlemen'sclub-likeindesign,Neil

Tomesexplainshispassionforprovenance（原產(chǎn)土也）.“Britainhasstartedtobecomereallyproudofthefood

it'sproducing.Ithasexcellentorganicfarms,beautifullycraftedcheeses,high-qualitymeats.0

However,theBritishdon'thaveahistoryofexportingtheirfoodstuffs,whichmakesitdifficultfor

restaurantsinHongKongtosourceauthenticingredients.

"WecangetalotofouringredientsonceaweekfromtheUK,"Tamlynexplains."Butthereisalso

pressuretobuylocalandsaveonfoodmiles,whichmeanswetakeourvegetablesfromthelocalmarkets,and

therearealotthatworkwellwithBritishstaples."

ThePhoenix,inMid-Levels,offersthewidestinterpretationof“Britishcuisine'1,whilestilltryingto

maintainitssoul.Thegastro-pubhasexistedinvariouslocationsinHongKongsince2002.Singaporeanhead

chefTommyTehKumChaioffersdailyspecialsonablackboard,ratherthanstickingtoamenu.Thisenables

himtoreinterpretBritishcuisinedependingonwhatisavailableinthelocalmarkets.

nWeusealotofingredientsthatpeoplewouldn'tperhapsassociateasBritish,butarepresentedinaBritish

way.Bellpeppersstuffedwithcouscous,alongsideratatouille,isaverypopulardish."

Althoughtheingredientsmaynotstrikedinersasbeingtraditional,theycanbefoundindishesacross

Britain.

Eventhetraditionalchefsareawareoftheneedtoadapttolocaltastesandcustoms,whilemaintainingthe

Britishnessoftheircuisine.

AtYorkshirePudding,Hillsaysthathisstaffasksdinerswhethertheywouldliketosharetheirmeals.

Smalldishes,sharedmealsand"mixingitup"isnotsomethingcommonlydoneinBritain,butYorkshire

Puddingwillbringfulldishestothetableandofferindividualplatesforeachdiner."Thatway,peoplestillget

thepresentationofthedishesastheyweredesigned,butcancarvethemuphowevertheylike,"Hillsays.

ThispracticeisalsopopularatThePawn,althoughlargelyforrotisseries(烤肉館)，Tamlynsays."Some

tableswillarriveonaSunday,orderawholechickenandashoulderoflamborababypig,andjuststayfor

hoursenjoyingeverythingwebringoutforthem."

SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred(神圣的)tomesswith,however,Tomessays."Pdneverchangea

fullEnglishbreakfast.0

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?

A)Itsuniqueflavour.C)Itsspecialcookingmethods.

B)Itsbadtaste.D)Itsorganicingredients.

2.TheSecondWorldWarledtoinBritain.

A)aninadequatesupplyoffoodC)anincreaseinfoodimport

B)adecreaseofgrainproductionD)achangeinpeople'seatinghabits

3.Whycouldn'tBritaincompetewithsomeofitsneighbouringcountriesintermsoffoodinthepost-war

decades?

A)Itsfoodlackedvariety.C)Itwasshortofwell-trainedchefs.

B)Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity.D)Itdidn*thaveflavourfulfoodingredients.

4.Withculinaryimprovementinrecentyears,London'srestaurantsarenowabletoappealtothetastesof

A)mostyoungpeopleC)allkindsofoverseasvisitors

B)elderlyBritishdinersD)upper-classcustomers

5.WhatdoHongKongdinerswelcome,accordingtoWelshexecutivechefDavidTamlyn?

A)Authenticclassiccuisine.C)Newideasandpresentations.

B)Locallyproducedingredients.D)Thereturnofhome-styledishes.

6.Whileusingqualityingredients,DavidTamlyninsiststhatthedishesshould.

A)benefitpeople'shealthC)beofferedatreasonableprices

B)lookbeautifulandinvitingD)maintainBritishtraditionaltastes

7.WhydoesNeilTomessayhelovesfoodingredientsfromBritain?

A)Theyappealtopeoplefromallovertheworld.

B)Theyareproducedonexcellentorganicfarms.

C)Theyareprocessedinascientificway.

D)Theycomeinagreatvariety.

8.TamlynsaysthatbesidesimportingingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,hisrestaurantalsobuys

vegetablesfrom.

9.ThePhoenixinMid-LevelsmaynotuseBritishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes.

10.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhichwillbringfulldishestothetablebutofferplatestothosediners

whowouldliketo.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

1l.A)Heiscarelessabouthisappearance.

B)Heisashamedofhispresentcondition.

C)Hechangesjobsfrequently.

D)Heshaveseveryotherday.

12.A)Janemaybecaughtinatrafficjam.

B)Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.

C)HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.

D)HeisirritatedathavingtowaitforJane.

13.A)TrainingfortheMid-AtlanticChampionships.

B)Makingpreparationsforatrans-Atlantictrip.

C)Collectinginformationaboutbaseballgames.

D)Analyzingtheirrivals'on-fieldperformance.

14.A)Hehadanarrowescapeinacaraccident.

B)Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.

C)Helosthismothertwoweeksago.

D)Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.

15.A)Thewomanhasknownthespeakerforalongtime.

B)Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.

C)Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.

D)Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.

16.A)Hehasdifficultymakingsenseoflogic.

B)Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.

C)Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.

D)Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents.

17.A)HerovercoatisasstylishasJill's.C)Jillworetheovercoatlastweek.

B)Jillmissedherclasslastweek.D)Sheisinthesameclassastheman.

18.A)Acomputergame.C)Anexcitingexperience.

B)Animaginarysituation.D)Avacationbythesea.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Beautifulsceneryinthecountryside.C)Painandpleasureinsports.

B)Dangersofcross-countryskiing.D)Asportheparticipatesin.

20.A)Hecan'tfindgoodexamplestoillustratehispoint.

B)Hecan'tfindapeacefulplacetodotheassignment.

C)Hedoesn'tknowhowtodescribethebeautifulcountryscenery.

D)Hecan'tdecidewhethertoincludetheeffortpartofskiing.

21.A)Newideascomeupasyouwrite.

B)Muchtimeisspentoncollectingdata.

C)Alotofeffortismadeinvain.

D)Thewriter'spointofviewoftenchanges.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Journalistofalocalnewspaper.

B)Directorofeveningradioprograms.

C)Produceroftelevisioncommercials.

D)Hostessoftheweekly"BusinessWorld".

23.A)Heranthreerestaurantswithhiswife*shelp.

B)Heandhiswifedideverythingbythemselves.

C)Heworkedbothasacookandawaiter.

D)Hehiredacookandtwolocalwaitresses.

24.A)Hehardlyneedstodoanyadvertisingnowadays.

B)Headvertisesalotonradioandinnewspapers.

C)HespendshugesumsonTVcommercialseveryyear.

D)Hehireschildrentodistributeadsinshoppingcenters.

25.A)Therestaurantlocation.C)Thefoodvariety.

B)Therestaurantatmosphere.D)Thefoodprice.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Itsprotectionisoftenneglectedbychildren.B)Itcannotbefullyrestoredoncedamaged.

C)Therearemanyfalsenotionsaboutit.D)Therearevariouswaystoprotectit.

27.A)Itmaymakethewearerfeeltired.

B)Itwillgraduallyweakentheeyesofadults.

C)Itcanleadtothelossofvisioninchildren.

D)Itcanpermanentlychangetheeyestructure.

28.A)Itcanneverbedoneevenwithhightechnology.

B)Itisthebestwaytorestoredamagedeyesight.

C)Itisamajorachievementineyesurgery.

D)Itcanonlybepartlyaccomplishednow.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Theythinktheyshouldfollowthecurrenttrend.

B)Nursinghomesarewell-equippedandconvenient.

C)Adultday-carecentersareeasilyaccessible.

D)Theyhavejobsandothercommitments.

30.A)Theydon*twanttouseupalltheirlifesavings.

B)Theyfeartheywillregretitafterwards.

C)Theywouldliketospendmoretimewiththem.

D)Theydon'twanttoseetheirhusbandspoorlytreated.

31.A)Provideprofessionalstandardcare.C)Befrankandseekhelp

fromothers.

B)Beaffectionateandcooperative.D)Makefulluseofcommunityfacilities.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Healthandsafetyconditionsintheworkplace.

B)Rightsandresponsibilitiesofcompanyemployees.

C)Commoncomplaintsmadebyofficeworkers.

D)Conflictsbetweenlaborandmanagement.

33.A)Replaceitsout-datedequipment.

B)Improvethewelfareofaffectedworkers.

C)Followgovernmentregulationsstrictly.

D)Provideextrahealthcompensation.

34.A)Theyrequestedtotransfertoasaferdepartment.

B)Theyquitworktoprotecttheirunbornbabies.

C)Theysoughthelpfromunionrepresentatives.

D)Theywantedtoworkshorterhours.

35.A)Toshowhowtheylovewintersports.

B)Toattracttheattentionfromthemedia.

C)Toprotestagainstthepoorworkingconditions.

D)Toprotectthemselvesagainstthecoldweather.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.For

blanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,

youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaitsfornoone,timeslowsdownwhenyouareonthemove.Italso

slowsdownmoreasyoumovefaster,whichmeansastronauts(宇航員)somedaymay(36)solongin

spacethattheywouldreturntoanEarthofthe(37)future.Ifyoucouldmoveatthespeedoflight,your

timewouldstandstill.Ifyoucouldmovefasterthanlight,yourtimewouldmove(38).

Althoughnoformofmatteryet(39)movesasfastasorfasterthanlight,(40)experiments

havealreadyconfirmedthataccelerated(41)causesatraveler'stimetobestretched.AlbertEinstein(42)

thisin1905,whenhe(43)theconceptofrelativetimeaspartofhisSpecialTheoryofRelativity.

Asearchisnowunderwaytoconfirmthesuspectedexistenceofparticlesofmatter(44)

Anobsession(沉迷)withtime-saving,gaining,wasting,losing,andmasteringit-(45)

.Humanityalsohasbeenobsessedwithtryingtocapturethe

meaningoftime.Einstein(46).Thus,timeandtime'srelativity

aremeasurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,oranatomicclockthatcanmeasureabillionthofasecond.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientistssaid

yesterday.

Whileelderlypeople_47—tosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,thishasa(n)

—48—effectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.

SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidolderpeople

aremorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetteratsleeping_49—straight

throughthenight.

Moresleepinoldage,however,is_50—withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeelbetterand

more_51—iftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.

“Theabilitytosleepinonechunk(整塊時(shí)I訶)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountofsleepwe

needto_52—welldoesnotchange,“DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementof

ScienceconferenceinSanDiego.

“It's_53—amyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,themorethey

sleepliketheydidwhentheywere_54_.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefitfrom_55—to

getasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.That's_56_frompersontoperson,buttheamountofsleepwe

hadat35isprobablythesameamountasweneedat75.“

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A)alertI)formally

R)nqqcci分tpdI、function

C)attractingK)mixed

D)cliriQI)negative

E)continuingM)sufficient

F)definitelyN)tend

G)differentO)vounser

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecide

onthebestchoiceandmarkthecoiTespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly(隨機(jī)地)assignedtoaroommateofanotherrace

canleadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood(口J能性)ofconflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudiceandcompel

studentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofoundthatblackstudentslivingwithawhiteroommatesawhigher

academicsuccessthroughouttheircollegecareers.Researchersbelievethismaybecausedbysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye-theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyearfloor-saidthatnif

you'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingtoprove."

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracesaremorelikelyto

experienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthatinterracialroommateswerethreetimesaslikelyastwowhite

roommatestonolongerlivetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

GraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewasnotsurprisedbythefindings.nThismaybethefirsttimethat

someofthesestudentshaveinteracted,andlived,withsomeoneofadifferentrace,"shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicateracewhenapplyingforhousing.

"Oneofthegreatthingsaboutfreshmanhousingisthat,withsomeexceptions,theprocessthrowsyou

togetherrandomly/1saidUndergraduateAssemblychairmanAlecWebley."Thisisthedefinitionof

integration.M

"I'veexperiencedroommateconflictsbetweeninterracialstudentsthathavebothbrokendownstereotypes

andreinforcedstereotypes/1saidonePennresidentadvisor(RA).TheRAoftwoyearsaddedthatwhilesome

conflicts''providedmoremulticulturalacceptanceandmelding(融合)Jtherewerealso"jarringcultural

confrontations.0

TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealsooccurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.

Kaosaidshecautionsagainstforminganygeneralizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,notingthat

morebackgroundcharacteristicsofthestudentsneedtobestudiedandexplained.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

57.Whatcanwelearnfromsomerecentstudies?

A)Conflictsbetweenstudentsofdifferentracesareunavoidable.

B)Studentsofdifferentracesareprejudicedagainsteachother.

C)Interraciallodgingdoesmoreharmthangood.

D)Interraciallodgingmayhavediverseoutcomes.

58.WhatdoesSamBoakye'sremarkmean?

A)Whitestudentstendtolookdownupontheirblackpeers.

B)Blackstudentscancompetewiththeirwhitepeersacademically.

C)Blackstudentsfeelsomewhatembarrassedamongwhitepeersduringthefreshmanyear.

D)Beingsurroundedbywhitepeersmotivatesablackstudenttoworkhardertosucceed.

59.WhatdoestheIndianaUniversitystudyshow?

A)Interracialroommatesaremorelikelytofallout.

B)Fewwhitestudentslikesharingaroomwithablackpeer.

C)Roommatesofdifferentracesjustdon'tgetalong.

D)Assigningstudents*lodgingrandomlyisnotagoodpolicy.

60.WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobethe"definitionofintegration"?

A)Studentsofdifferentracesarerequiredtosharearoom.

B)Interraciallodgingisarrangedbytheschoolforfreshmen.

C)Lodgingisassignedtostudentsofdifferentraceswithoutexception.

D)Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommateswithoutregardtorace.

61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayaboutinterraciallodging?

A)Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizationsaboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.

B)Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmakingdecisionsaboutstudentlodging.

C)Students1racialbackgroundshouldbeconsideredbeforelodgingisassigned.

D)Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbeassignedtohandletheproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan300,000deathsandabout$125billionineconomiclosseseachyear,

accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationledbyAnnan,theformerUnited

Nationssecretarygeneral.

Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,populationand

economictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfrom

illnessesincludingmalnutrition(營養(yǎng)不良)andheat-relatedhealthproblems.

Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandrisk,who

questioneditsmethodsandconclusions.

Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyinpoorcountries,

werebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwoulddoubleby2030.

RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,whostudiesdisastertrends,

saidtheForum'sreportwasHamethodologicalembarrassment”becausetherewasnowaytodistinguishdeaths

oreconomiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthe

growthinpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable(易受傷害的)regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat

"climatechangeisanimportantproblemrequiringourutmostattention.^^Butthereport,hesaid,"willharm

thecauseforactiononbothclimatechangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵的)

However,SorenAndreasen,asocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswhosupervisedthe

writingofthereport,defendedit,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswereroughestimates.Hesaidthe

reportwasaimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetinCopenhageninDecembertonegotiateanewinternational

climatetreaty.

Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationstofocuson

increasingtheflowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerabilitytoclimatehazards

whilestillcurbingtheemissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%ofthehumanandeconomiclosses

fromclimatechangeareoccurringinpoorcountries,accordingtothereport.

62.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?

A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateofeconomicdevelopment.

B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesseshaverisenduetoglobalwarming.

C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealthproblemsinpoorcountries.

D)Economictrendshavetodowithpopulationandnaturaldisasters.

63.WhatdowelearnabouttheForum'sreportfromthepassage?

A)Itwaschallengedbysomeclimateandriskexperts.

B)Itarousedalotofinterestinthescientificcircles.

C)Itwaswarmlyreceivedbyenvironmentalists.

D)Itcausedabigstirindevelopingcountries.

64.WhatdoesDr.PielkesayabouttheForum'sreport?

A)Itss