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Part Reading Comprehension
（
15
minutes
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Directions: There are 2 passages in
this section. Each passages followed by some
questions or unfinished statements. For
each of them there are four choices marked
A), B), C) and D). You should decide on
the best choice and mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single
line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the
following passage.
Global warming is causing more than
300,000 deaths and about $$125 billion in
economic losses each year, according to
a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum,
an organization led by Kofi Annan, the
former United Nations secretary general.
The report, to be released
Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of
health, disaster,
population and
economic trends. It found that human-influenced
climate change was
raising
the
global
death
rates
from
illnesses
including
< br>malnutrition(
营养不良
)
and
heat-related
health
problems.
But
even
before
its
release,
the
report
drew
criticism
from some experts
on climate and risk, who questioned its methods
and conclusions.
Along with the deaths,
the report said that the lives of 325 million
people, primarily in
poor countries,
were being seriously affected by climate change.
It projected that the
number would
double by 2030. Roger Pielke Jr., a political
scientist at the University
of
Colorado,
Boulder,
who
studies
disaster
trends,
said
the
Forum’s
report
was
“a
methodological
embarrassment”
because
there
was
no
way
to
distinguish
deaths
or
economic
losses related to human-driven global warming amid
the much larger losses
resulting from
the growth in populations and economic development
in
vulnerable(
易
受伤害的
)
regions.
Dr.
Pielke
said
that
“climate
change
is
an
i
mportant
problem
requiring
our
utmost
attention.”
But
the
report,
he
said,
“will
harm
the
cause
for
action
on
both
climate
change
and
disasters
because
it
is
so
deeply
flawed(
有瑕疵
的
).”
However,
Soren
Andreasen,
a
social
scientist
at
Dalberg
Global
Development
Partners
who
supervised
the
writing
of
the
report,
defended
it,
saying
that
it
was
clear
that
the
numbers were rough
estimates. He said the report was aimed at world
leaders, who
will meet in Copenhagen in
December to negotiate a new international climate
treaty.
In
a
press
release
describing
the
report,
Mr.
Annan
stressed
the
need
for
the
negotiations to
focus
on increasing
the flow of
money
from
rich
to
poor regions
to
help reduce their vulnerability to
climate hazards while still curbing the emissions
of
the
heat-trapping
gases.
More
than
90%
of
the
human
and
economic
losses
from
climate change are
occurring in poor countries, according to the
report.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
1. What is the finding of
the Global Humanitarian Forum?
A) Rates of death from illnesses have
risen due to global warming.
B) Global temperatures affect the rate
of economic development.
C)
Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in
poor countries.
D) Economic
trends have to do with population and natural
disasters.
2
.
What do we learn about the Forum’s report from the
passage?
A) It caused a big
stir in developing countries.
B) It was warmly received by
environmentalists.
C) It
aroused a lot of interest in the scientific
circles.
D) It was
challenged by some climate and risk experts.
3. What does Dr. Pielke say
about the Foru
m’s report?
A) Its statistics look embarrassing.
B) It deserves our closest
attention.
C) It is invalid
in terms of methodology.
D)
Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated.
4
. What is Soren
Andreasen’s view of the report?
A) Its conclusions are based on
carefully collected data.
B) It is vulnerable to criticism if the
statistics are closely examined.
C) It will give rise to heated
discussions at the Copenhagen conference.
D) Its rough estimates are
meant to draw the attention of world leaders.
5. What does Kofi Annan say
should be the focus of the Copenhagen conference?
A) How human and economic
losses from climate change can be reduced.
B) How rich countries can
better help poor regions reduce climate hazards.
C) How emissions of heat-
trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale.
D) How rich and poor region
scan share responsibility in curbing global
warming.
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the
following passage.
It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we
not go
on holiday? My partner says no
because the boiler could go, or the
roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us.
I
say
you
only
live
once
and
we
work
hard
and
what’s
the
point
if
you
can’t
go
on
holiday. The joy of a recession means
no argument next year
–
we
just
won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the
things most likely to bring a relationship
to its knees, we should be grateful.
For many families the recession means more than
not
booking
a
holiday.
A
You
Gov
poll
of
2,000
people
found
22%
said
they
were
arguing
more with their partners because of concerns about
money.
What’s less clear
is
whether divorce and separation rates rise in a
recession
–
financial
pressures mean
couples
argue
more
but
make
splitting
up
less
affordable.
A
recent
research
shows
arguments
about
money
were
especially
damaging
to
couples.
Disputes
were
characterized by intense
verbal(
言语上的
) aggression,
tended to be repeated and not
resolved, and made men, more than
women, extremely angry.
Kim
Stephenson,
an
occupational
psychologist,
believes
money
is
such
a
big
deal because of what it symbolizes,
which may be different things to men and women.
“People
can
say
the
same
things
about
money
but
have
different
ideas
of
what
it’s
for,” he explains.
“They’ll say it’s to save, to spen
d,
for security, for freedom, to show
someone
you
love
them.”
He
says
men
are
more
likely
to
see
money
as
a
way
of
buying status and of
showing their parents that they’ve achieved
something.
“The biggest
problem is that couples assume ea
ch
other knows wha
t’s going on
with
their finances, but
they don’t. There seems to be more of a
taboo(
禁忌
) about talking
about money than about death. But you
both n
eed to know what you’re doing,
who’s
paying
what
into
the
joint
accountand
how
much
you
keep
separately.
In
a
healthy
relationship, you
don’t have to agree about money, but you have to
talk a
bout
it.”
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
6. What does the author say about
vacationing?
A) People
enjoy it all the more during a recession.
B) Few people can afford it
without working hard.
C) It
is the chief cause of family disputes.
D) It makes all the hard work
worthwhile.
7
.
What does the author mean by saying “money is
known ... to bring a relationship
to its knees” (Lines 1
-2,
Para. 2)?
A) Money is
considered to be the root of all evils.
B) Disputes over money may
ruin a relationship.
C) Few
people can resist the temptation of money.
D) Some people sacrifice
their dignity for money.
8.
The YouGov poll of 2,000 people indicates that in
a recession ________.
A)
couples show more concern for each other
B) it is more expensive for
couples to split up
C)
conflicts between couples tend to rise
D) divorce and separation rates
increase
9. What does Kim
Stephenson believe?
A) Men
and women view money in different ways.
B) Mone
y is
often a symbol of a person’s status.
C) Men and women spend money on
different things.
D) Money
means a great deal to both men and women.
10. The author suggests at
the end of the passage that couples should
________.
A) put their
money together instead of keeping it separately
B) discuss money matters to
maintain a healthy relationship
C) make efforts to reach agreement on
their family budgets
D)
avoid arguing about money matters to remain
romantic
Part
Translation (10 minutes)
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 10 minutes to
translate sentences from
Chinese into English. You should write
your answer on Answer Sheet.
1.
无论你是多么富有经验的演说
家，
无论你做了多么充分的准备，
你都很难在这
样嘈杂的招待会上发表演讲。
2.
服药后若有呕吐感，请立即停止服用并尽快咨询医生。
3.
这所学校把为学生做好人生准
备当作其职责，办法是提倡一整套能使所有学
生受益的道德标准。
4.
总结这次讨论时，
他说双方都要好好考虑怎样以最有效的方法来解决这一问
题。
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