06-11年英语四级真题及答案

2011年6月大学英语四级真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofOnlineShopping,You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.现在网上购物已成为一种时尚

2.网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题

3.我的建议

OnlineShopping

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Part11ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

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

andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththebrfonnationgiveninthepassage.

BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNew

Britishcuisine(烹第hascomeqfagein陀centyearsasch^i(厨师combinethebestqfoldandnew.

WhydoesBritishfoodhaveareputationforbeingsobad?Becauseitisbad!Thosearenotthemostencouraging

wordstohearjustbeforeeatinglunchatoneofHongKong'ssmartestBritishrestaurants,Alfie'sbyKEE,buthead

chefNeilIbmeshasmoretosay.

*Thepast15yearsorsohavebeenanoticeableperiodofimprovementfbrfoodinEngland,MtheEnglishchefsays,

citingthetrendinBritishcuisinefbrbetteringredients,preparationandcookingmethods,andmoreappealing

presentation.ChefssuchasDeliaSmith,NigelSlater,JamieOliverandGordonRamsaymadethepublicrealisethat

cooking-andeating-didn'thavetobeaboringthing.Andnow,mostoftheBritishpublicisfamiliarevenwiththe

extremesofHestonBlumenthaPsmoleculargastronomyaformofcookingthatemploysscientificmethodstocreate

theperfectdish.

"It'snolongerthecasethatthecommonmaninEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknowsaboutfood/Ibmes

says.

Therewasplentyofroomforimprovement.Theproblemswiththenation'scuisinecanbetracedbacktothe

SecondWorldWarBeforetheWar,muchofBritain'sfoodwasimportedandwhenGermanU-boatsbeganattacking

shipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwentonrations(酉己给).

nAsrationingcametoanendinthe1950s,technologypickedupandwasusedtomass-producefood,"Ibmessays.

"Andbythenpeoplewerejusthappytohaveadecentquantityoffoodintheirkitchens."

Theyweren'tlookingforcuredmeats,organicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;theywerelookingforwhatever

theycouldgettheirhandson,andthisprioritisationofquantityoverqualityprevailedfordecades,meaningageneration

wasbroughtupwithfoodthatcouldn'tcompetewithneighbouringFrance,Italy,BelgiumorSpain.

BeforestarchefssuchasOliverbeganmakingcookingfashionable,itwashardtofindarestaurantinLondon

thatwasopenafter9pm.Butinrecentyearsthecapital's(烹饪的)scenehasdevelopedtothepointthatit

isnowconfidentofitsabilitytopleasethetastesofanyinternationalvisitor.

WiththeopeningofAlfie'sinApril,andotherssuchasThePawn,twoyearsago,modemBritishfoodhasmade

itswaytoHongKong."WithBritishfood,IthinkthatHongKongrestaurantsarekeepingup,"saysDavidTamlyn,

theWelshexecutivechefatThePawninWanChai."HongKongdinersareextremelyresponsivetonewideasor

presentations,whichisgoodnewsfornewdishes.H

ChefsagreethatdinersinHongKongareembracingthemodemBritishtrend.Somerestaurantsaremodifyingthe

recipes俅谱)ofBritishdishestobreathenewlifeintotheclassics,whileothersareusingbetterqualityingredientsbut

remainingtruetoBritishtraditionsandtastes.

lamlynisinthesecondcamp.HWeselectourfoodveryparticularly.WeuseUSbee£NewZealandlambandfbr

ourcustardsweuseBird'sCustardPowder,HTamlynsays.nSomerestaurantsgoforcustardmadefreshwith

eggs,sugarandcream,butBritishcustardisdifferent,andwestaytruetothat?

MatthewHill,seniormanageratthetwo-year-oldSoHorestaurantYorkshirePudding,alsousesbetter

ingredientsasameansofimprovingdishes.nTherearealotofexistingperceptionsaboutBritishfoodandsowe

cantalterthesetoomuch.WeYeatraditionalBritishrestaurantsotherearesomestaples(主菜)thatwillremain

essentiallyunchanged.”

Thesetraditionaldishesincludefishandchips,steakandkidneypieandlaigepiecesofroastedmeats.AtAlfie's,the

newestoftheBritishrestaurantsintownandperhapsthemostgentlemen'sclub-likeindesign,NeilTomesexplainshis

passionfbrprovenance(原产外也)."Britainhasstartedtobecomereallyproudofthefoodifsproducing.Ithasexcellent

oiganicfarms,beautifullycraftedcheeses,high-qualitymeats.”

However,theBritishdon'thaveahistoryofexportingtheirfoodstuffs,whichmakesitdifficultforrestaurantsin

HongKongtosourceauthenticingredients.

,rWecangetalotofouringredientsonceaweekfromtheUK/'lamlynexplains.nButth求isalsopressuretobuy

localandsaveonfoodmiles,whichmeanswetakeourvegetablesfromthelocalmarkets,andtherearealotthat

workwellwithBritishstaples.n

ThePhoenix,inMid-Levels,offersthewidestinterpretationof"Britishcuisine**,whilestilltryingtomaintainits

soul.Thegastro-pubhasexistedinvariouslocationsinHongKongsince2002.SingaporeanheadcheflbmmyTeh

KumChaioffersdailyspecialsonablackboard,ratherthanstickingtoamenu.ThisenableshimtoreinterpretBritish

cuisinedependingonwhatisavailableinthelocalmarkets.

nWeusealotofingredientsthatpeoplewouldn'tpertiapsassociateasBritish,butarepresentedinaBritishway

Bellpeppersstuffedwithcouscous,alongsideratatouille,isaverypopulardish."

Althoughtheingredientsmaynotstrikedinei^asbeingtraditional,theycanbefoundindishesacrossBritain.

Eventhetraditionalchefsareawareoftheneedtoadapttolocaltastesandcustoms,whilemaintainingthe

Britishnessoftheircuisine.

AtYorkshirePudding,Hillsaysthathisstaffasksdinerswhethertheywouldliketosharetheirmeals.Smalldishes,

sharedmealsand"mixingitupnisnotsomethingcommonlydoneinBritain,butYorkshirePuddingwillbringfull

dishestothetableandofferindividualplatesforeachdiner'Thatway,peoplestillgetthepresaitationofthedishesas

theyweredesigned,butcancarvethemuphowevertheylike/Hillsays.

ThispracticeisalsopopularatThePawn,althoughlargelyfbrrotisseriesTamlynsays."Sometableswill

arriveonaSundayorderawholechickenandashoulderoflamborababypig,andjuststayfbrhoursenjoying

everythingwebringoutforthem.*1

SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred("申圣的)tomesswill%however;Tbmessays.'TdneverchangeafollEnglish

breakfest11

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?

A)Itsuniqueflavour.C)Itsspecialcookingmetfiods.

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'thaveflavourftilfoodingredients.

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.WhydoesNeilIbmessayhelovesfoodingredientsfromBritain?

A)Theyappealtopeoplefromallovertheworld.

B)Theyareproducedonexcellentorganicforms.

C)Theyareprocessedinascientificway.

D)Theycomeinagreatvariety.

8.TamlynsaysthatbesidesimportingingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,hisrestaurantalsobuysvegetables

from.

9.ThePhoenixinMid-LevelsmaynotuseBritishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes.

10.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhichwillbringfulldishestothetablebutofferplatestothosedinerswho

wouldliketo.

PartinListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThen

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.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.

25.Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.

26.Helosthismothertwoweeksago.

27.Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.

15.A)Thewomanhasknownthespeakerforalongtime.

B)Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.

C)Themanismakingafiissaboutnothing.

D)Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.

16.A)Hehasdifficultymakingsenseoflogic.

B)Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.

C)Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.

D)Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents.

17.A)HerovercoatisasstylishasJilFs.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.

QHedoesn'tknowhowtodescribethebeautifulcountryscenery.

D)Hecan'tdecidewhethertoincludetheeffortpartofskiing.

21.A)Newideascomeupasyouwrite.

B)Muchtimeisspentoncollectingdata.

C)Alotofeflfortismadeinvain.

D)Thewriter'spointofviewoftenchanges.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Journalistofalocalnewspaper

B)Directorofeveningradioprograms.

QProduceroftelevisioncommercials.

D)Hostessoftheweekly"BusinessWorld**.

23.A)Heranthreerestaurantswithhiswife!shelp.

B)Heandhiswifedideverythingbythemselves.

QHeworkedbothasacookandawaiter

D)Hehiredacookandtwolocalwaitresses.

24.A)Hehardlyneedstodoanyadvertisingnowadays.

B)Headvertisesalotonradioandinnewspapers.

QHespendshugesumsonTVcommercialseveryyear.

D)Hehireschildrentodistributeadsinshoppingcenters.

25.A)Therestaurantlocation.C)Thefoodvariety

B)Therestaurantatmosphere.D)Thefoodprice.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Itsprotectionisoftenneglectedbychildnen.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'twanttoseetheirhusbandspooriytreated

31.A)Provideprofessionalstandardcare.C)Befrankandseekhelpfromothers.

B)Beaffectionateandcooperative.D)Makefulluseofcommunityfacilities.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Healthandsafetyconditionsintheworkplace.

B)Rightsandresponsibilitiesofcompanyemployees.

C)Commoncomplaintsmadebyofficeworkers.

D)Conflictsbetweenlaborandmanagement

33.A)Replaceitsout-datedequipment.

B)Improvethewelfareofaffectedworicers.

C)Followgovernmentregulationsstrictly.

D)Provideextrahealthcompensation.

34.A)Theyrequestedtotransfertoasaferdepartment.

B)Theyquitworktoprotecttheirunbornbabies.

C)Theysoughthelpfromunionrepresentatives.

D)Theywantedtoworkshorterhours.

35.A)Toshowhowtheylovewintersports.

B)lbattracttheattentionfromthemedia.

C)lbprotestagainstthepoorworkingconditions.

D)Tbprotectthemselvesagainstthecoldweather.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shoukllistencarefullyfaritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.For

blanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,

youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaitsfornoone,timeslowsdownwhenyouareonthemove.Italso

slowsdownmoreasyoumovefaster,whichmeansastronauts(宇航员)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.A

searchisnowunderwaytoconfirmthesuspectedexistenceofparticlesofmatter(44)

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

.Humanityalsohasbeenobsessedwithtryingtocapturethe

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

measurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,oranatomicclockthatcanmeasureabillionthofasecond.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfivm

alistcfchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefidlybefore

makingyourchoices.EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.KMnotuse31yofthe

words访thebankmorethan(mce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientistssaidyesterday.

Whileelderlypeople_47_tosleepforfewerhouisthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,thishasa(n)_48_

effectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.

SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理医生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidolderpeople

aremorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetteratsleeping_49_straightthroughthe

night.

Moresleepinoldage,however,is_50_withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeelbetterandmore

_51_iftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.

'Theabilitytosleepinonechunk(整块时iW)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountofsleepweneedto

_52_welldoesnotchange；'DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience

conferenceinSanDiego.

"It's_53_amyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,themoretheysleep

liketheydidwhentheywere_54_.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefitfrom_55_togetasmuch

sleepastheydidintheir30s.That's_56_frompersontoperson,buttheamountofsleepwehadat35isprobably

thesameamountasweneedat75.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)alertI)formally

B)associatedJ)function

C)attractingK)mixed

D)clingL)negative

E)continuingM)sufficient

F)definitelyN)tend

G)different0)younger

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

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

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly(随机地)assignedtoaroommateofanotherracecan

leadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood(可能性)ofconflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudiceandcompel

studentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofoundthatblackstudentslivingwithawhiteroommatesawhigher

academicsuccessthroughouttheircollegecareers.Researchersbelievethismaybecausedbysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye-theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyearfloor-saidthat”if

you'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingtoprove.1*

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracesaremorelikelyto

experienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthatinterracialroommateswerethreetimesaslikelyastwowhite

roommatestonolongerlivetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

GraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewasnotsurprisedbythefindings.nThismaybethefirsttimethat

someofthesestudentshaveinteracted,andlived,withsomeoneofadifferentrace,"shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicateracewhenapplyingfbrhousing.

"Oneofthegreatthingsaboutfreshmanhousingisthat,withsomeexceptions,theprocessthrowsyou

togetherrandomly/1saidUndergraduateAssemblychainnanAlecWebley.HThisisthedefinitionofintegration/*

nPveexperiencedroommateconflictsbetweeninterracialstudentsthathavebothbrokendownstereotypes

andreinforcedstereotypes,HsaidonePennresidentadvisor(RA).TheRAoftwoyearsaddedthatwhilesome

conflicts"providedmoremulticulturalacceptanceandmelding(融合)」therewerealso'Jarringcultural

confrontations.H

TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealsooccurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.

Kaosaidshecautionsagainstforminganygeneralizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,notingthatmore

backgroundcharacteristicsofthestudentsneedtobestudiedandexplained.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡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)Assigningstudents1lodgingrandomlyisnotagoodpolicy.

60.WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobethe"definitionofintegration**?

A)Studentsofdifferentracesarerequiredtosharearoom.

B)Interraciallodgingisarrangedbytheschoolforfreshmen.

C)Lodgingisassignedtostudentsofdifferentraceswithoutexception.

D)Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommateswithoutregardtorace.

61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayaboutinterraciallodging?

34.Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizationsaboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.

35.Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmakingdecisionsaboutstudentlodging.

36.Students1racialbackgroundshouldbeconsideredbeforelodgingisassigned.

37.Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbeassignedtohandletheproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwanningiscausingmorethan300,000deathsandabout$125billionineconomiclosseseachyear,

accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationledbyAnnan,theformerUnited

Nationssecretarygeneral.

Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,populationand

economictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfromillnesses

includingmalnutrition(营养不良)andheat-relatedhealthproblems.

Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandrisk,whoquestioned

itsmethodsandconclusions.

Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyinpoorcountries,were

beingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwoulddoubleby2030.

RogerPielkeJr,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder;whostudiesdisastertrends,said

theForum'sreportwas“amethodologicalembarrassment0becausetherewasnowaytodistinguishdeathsor

economiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowth

inpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable(易受伤害的)regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat“climate

changeisanimportantproblemrequiringourutmostattention.^^Butthereport,hesaid,nwillharmthecausefbr

actiononbothclimatechangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵的).”

However,SorenAndreasen,asocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswhosupervisedthe

writingofthereport,defendedit,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswereroughestimates.Hesaidthereport

wasaimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetinCopenhageninDecembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimate

treaty.

Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationstofbcusonincreasingthe

flowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerabilitytoclimatehazardswhilestillcurbingthe

emissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%ofthehumanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangeare

occuiringinpoorcountries,accordingtothereport.

62.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?

A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateofeconomicdevelopment.

B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesseshaverisenduetoglobalwarming.

C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealthproblemsi