1、Weather+and+Climate 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer
2、 the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).Where do the speakers work?（分数：1.00）A.At an art school.B.At a newspaper office.C.At a stadium.D.At a publishing house.(2).Why did the man receive a ticket?（分数：1.00）A.He was speeding.B.He ran a red light.C.H
3、e went through a stop sign.D.He turned a comer too fast.(3).What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The man spends more than he makes.B.The man is not keen on arts.C.The woman is an artist.D.The woman looks down upon the man.(4).What is the womans profession?（分数：1.00）A.Editor.B.Journalist
4、.C.Teacher.D.Student.(5).What is the woman going to buy downtown?（分数：1.00）A.A newspaper.B.A suit.C.A coat.D.A blouse.（分数：5.00）(1).How are the guests going to New York?（分数：1.00）A.By bus.B.By plane.C.By car.D.By train.(2).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.They should go up to Bobs study.B.Bob should
5、 decide about English for himeself.C.Bob is leaving for England.D.They have to make an urgent decision.(3).What is the taste of the womans apple?（分数：1.00）A.It is nice and sweet.B.It looks nice but tastes sour.C.It is rather sour.D.It looks ugly but tastes sweet.(4).What was the man doing last night?
6、（分数：1.00）A.Waiting for the womans visit.B.Waiting for the womans call.C.Meeting his friends.D.Meeting the woman.(5).What happened to the mans bike?（分数：1.00）A.It was gone.B.The woman borrowed it.C.He sold it.D.He forgot where he put it.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)IQuestions 1113 are based on the follo
7、wing monologue./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the skin?（分数：1.00）A.Appreciated by most people.B.An organ of the body.C.An inactive organ.D.Relatively unimportant.(2).What is the normal internal temperature of the body?（分数：1.00）A.97 to 99 degrees.B.79 to 81 degrees.C.79 to 99 degrees.D.71 to 79 degrees.(3).By
8、 which is the average adult covered?（分数：1.00）A.Three feet of skin.B.Twelve yards of skin.C.Two square feet of skin.D.Two square yards of skin.Questions 14 17 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).What is Mr. Bushs main purpose of the trip?（分数：1.00）A.Sightseeing in Australia and the Far Ea
9、st.B.Visiting a friend in Cairo.C.Attending a conference in Sydney.D.Shopping in Hong Kong.(2).What will Mr. Bush probably buy?（分数：1.00）A.An excursion fare.B.A full return ticket.C.A single ticket.D.Two tickets.(3).What does the full fare cost?（分数：1.00）A.1 402 pounds.B.1 204 pounds.C.2 104 pounds.D.
10、4 102 pounds.(4).What will Mr. Bushs trip probably be?（分数：1.00）A.His homeSydneyCairo.B.His homeCarioSydney.C.CairoHis homeSydney.D.SydneyHis homeCairo.IQuestions 1821 are based on the following dialogue./I（分数：4.00）(1).What are the mans hobbies?（分数：1.00）A.Running and thinking.B.Running and jumping.C.
11、Running and climbing.D.Running and skiing.(2).What is the main reason that the man runs every day?（分数：1.00）A.To think out some difficult problems.B.To do some cross-country running.C.To finish a course in physical training.D.To keep fit and healthy.(3).What is the man going to do next year?（分数：1.00）
12、A.Enter for the London Marathon.B.Do a cross-country running.C.Climb the Alps with his wife.D.Complete a course in snow and ice climbing.(4).What is the speakers main topic?（分数：1.00）A.Training for a professional athlete.B.His ways of physical training.C.How to do cross-country running.D.How to do mo
13、untain climbing.Questions 22 25 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).As the conversation begins, what are the man and woman doing?（分数：1.00）A.Looking at some photographs.B.Selling cameras.C.Teaching a photography class.D.Repairing camera equipment.(2).Why doesnt the man carry a camera wit
14、h him?（分数：1.00）A.He has a professional photographer take picture for him.B.He doesnt think he knows enough about film processing.C.He doesnt have a flash attachment.D.He thinks a big camera would be too much trouble.(3).According to the woman, what is one major advantage of her camera?（分数：1.00）A.It
15、focuses automatically.B.It has a lot of specialized lenses.C.It is easy to load.D.It advances the film automatically.(4).What problem has the man had in taking pictures?（分数：1.00）A.He cant find good subjects to photogragh.B.His indoor shots are too dark.C.His pictures are often blurry.D.His camera is
16、 too big for good detail.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BText/BThere are two aspects which determine an individuals intelligence. The first is the brain he is bornU (26) /U. Human brains differ considerably, U(27) /Ubeing more able than others. U(28) /Uno matter how good a brain he has to begin wit
17、h, an individual Will have a low order of intelligenceU (29) /Uhe has opportunities to learn. So the second aspect is whatU (30) /Uto the individual the environment in which he is broughtU (31) /U. If an individual is handicappedU (32) /U, it is likely that his brain willU (33) /Uto develop and he w
18、illU (34) /Uattain the level of intelligence of which he isU (35) /U. The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can beU (36) /Uby the case history of the identical twins, Tom and Mike. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed inU (
19、37) /Ufoster homes. Ton, was reared by parents of low intelligence in anU (38) /Ucommunity with poor educationalU (39) /U. Mike, U(40) /Uwas educated in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environmentalU (41) /Ucontinued until the twins wereU (42) /Utheir late teens, U(43) /
20、Uthey were given test toU (44) /Utheir intelligence. Mikes I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than theU (45) /Uand fully forty points higher than his identical brother.（分数：20.00）A.forB.byC.withD.inA.mostB.someC.manyD.fewA.ButB.ForC.stillD.AndA.ifB.thoughC.asD.unlessA.refersB.appliesC.happensD.
21、concernsA.aboutB.upC.forwardD.forthA.relativeB.intelligentlyC.regularlyD.environmentallyA.failB.helpC.manageD.stopA.everB.neverC.evenD.nearlyA.ableB.capableC.availableD.acceptableA.demonstratedB.deniedC.neglectedD.ignoredA.separateB.similarC.remoteD.individualA.omittedB.isolatedC.enclosedD.occupiedA
22、.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.capacitiesD.responsibilitiesA.moreoverB.consequentlyC.thenD.howeverA.exceptionB.divisionC.differenceD.alterationA.inB.byC.atD.forA.whileB.sinceC.whenD.becauseA.estimateB.countC.decideD.measureA.averageB.commonC.usualD.ordinary四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BGl
23、obal warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong Kongs food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea levels rose. The report recommends building sea walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport rec
24、lamations and uses the most recent projections on climate change to point to a gloomy outlook for China.By 2050 about 30 to 40 percent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation it supports, with tropical and sub-tropical forest conditions shifting northward and hot desert cond
25、itions rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate. Crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too dry to grow crops such as rice. The growing season also is expected to alter, becoming shorter in southern a
26、nd central China, the mainlands breadbasket. The rapid changes make it unlikely that plants could adapt.“China will produce smaller crops. In the central and northern areas, and the southern part, there will be decreased production because of water limitations,“ said Dr. Rik Leemans, one of the auth
27、ors of the report. Famine could result because of the demands of feeding the population particularly if it grows and the diminished productivity of the land. “It looks very difficult for the world as a whole“, he said.Dr. Leemans said Chinas reliance on cola-fired power for its industrial growth did
28、 not bode well for the world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater than the environmental powers, and (greenhouse gas emissions) could accelerate“, Dr. Leemans said. “China is not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind
29、 of research to see what is going to happen.“The climate change report, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David Melville of WWF-Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to Hong Kong. Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Mayb
30、e we could afford to import food from elsewhere but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in southern China will take place elsewhere as welt“, he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much of d
31、eveloped Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land.“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on the whole area“, Mr. Melville said, adding that sea walls would be needed; Depleted fresh water supplies would be another problem because increased evapora
32、tion would reduce levels.（分数：10.00）(1).Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future effects of global warming?（分数：2.00）A.Disastrous.B.Potentially disastrous.C.Relatively optimistic.D.On balance things are going to be satisfactory.(2).Mr. David Melville suggests that in future more food cou
33、ld be imported into Hong Kong. He thinks these measures could be _.（分数：2.00）A.efficientB.sufficientC.insufficientD.inefficient(3).The main point of paragraph two is to describe _.（分数：2.00）A.effects of changes in the climate of China on food productionB.future changes in the vegetationC.future change
34、s in the growing seasonD.projected future changes in the climate of China(4).How would you describe the Dr. Leemans attitude towards China?（分数：2.00）A.Mainly favorable.B.Critical.C.Supportive in theory.D.Admiring.(5).In Paragraph 2 “negated“ is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.made ineffectiveB.mad
35、e possibleC.reducedD.paid forBText 2/BFor the first time in the scientific community, there is total agreement that the activity of humans is at least partly responsible for the rise of global temperature specifically the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which is released by the bur
36、ning of wood, coal and petroleum products. Reducing harmful emissions is just one area in which the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel is decidedly optimistic. For one thing, in the short term it might not prove that difficult. Efficiency improvements alone could cut energy needs by as much as 3
37、0 percent at virtually no extra cost and, in developed countries, emission reductions of up to 60 percent “are technically feasible“. In the longer term, harmful emissions will be reduced as the world changes over to cheaper, less environmentally damaging energy sources.So, if it is economically and
38、 technically feasible to reduce harmful emissions, why is almost nothing being done? There are two main reasons. The first stems from the uncertainty about how hot the planet is going to get. The current estimate is extremely broad between 0.8 and 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. If the former predictio
39、n is accurate, it may be that we can adapt to it without difficulty. If, on the other hand, the latter is closer to reality, a complete rethink of the worlds energy supplies is already long overdue.This leads directly to the second problem the time scale involved. It is difficult to get people to ac
40、t when predictions may take between 50 and 100 years to materialize. For politicians, who face elections every half decade or so. preventative action against a future threat the magnitude of which is still very uncertain carries heavy political risks.Even if politicians in the developed world were t
41、o be forced into action, what of the developing world. which is economically dependent on fossil fuels? Should it reduce emissions, and suffer the consequences, because of mistakes made by the developed world? One suggestion is that developing countries be given allowances above the current emission
42、 standards. This would enable them to meet their industrialized needs and ultimately help them to finance environmentally sound technologies. This would seem the only realistic way of getting agreement from developing countries a vital requirement because, if preventative action is going to work, yo
43、u really do have to have everyone on board.（分数：10.00）(1).In the longer span of the future what is most important in reducing harmful emissions?（分数：2.00）A.Efficiency improvements.B.New energy sources.C.New technologies.D.Burning less of wood. coal and petroleum.(2).What is peoples attitude towards wo
44、rldwide temperature rise?（分数：2.00）A.They are very optimistic and therefore havent done anything about it.B.They are very anxious and have began to reduce harmful emissions.C.They are uncertain and therefore take a wait-and-see attitude.D.They dont think the earth will be too hot to live on, hence th
45、ey take a passive attitude.(3).What will be the result of harmful emission reductions for the developing countries?（分数：2.00）A.They will be able to avoid the mistakes made by the developed countries in harmful emission.B.Their economy will collapse.C.They will be forced to meet a certain emission sta
46、ndard to protect the environment.D.They will have to develop new technologies so that the environment will not be threatened.(4).The sentence “. if preventative action is going to work you really do have to have everyone on board“ means（分数：2.00）A.everyone should be responsible for worldwide temperat
47、ure riseB.everyone should be alert in preventing the earth from becoming hotterC.people should take the initiative to preserve the fossil fuelsD.people should work together as a team to reduce harmful emission(5).According to the passage, which of the following statements is a major factor that bloc
48、ks the preventive action?（分数：2.00）A.The developing world is unwilling to take preventive action.B.People think the developed world should take more responsibility.C.People do not consider the preventive action an urgent task.D.Harmful emissions are hard to reduce in the developing countries.BText 3/BThe United States became a rich industrial nation toward the end of the 1800s. There were more goods, more services, more jobs, and a higher standard of living. There was more of everything, including problems. One problem was monopoly that is, be the only seller of a certa
