2020年度大学英语四级真题模拟试卷含答案

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6月大学英语四级真题

PartIWriting(30

minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteashortessayonthe

topicofOnlineShopping.Youshould

writeatleast120wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

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。

PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimming

andScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutes

togooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswer

SheetLForquestions1-7,choose

thebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Forquestions8-10,completethesen-

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fenceswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage.

BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNew

Britishcuisine（烹与hascomeofageinrecent

yearsaschefs（厨师）combinethebestofoldand

new.

WhydoesBritishfoodhaveareputationfor

beingsobad?Becauseitisbad!Thosearenot

themostencouragingwordstohearjustbefore

eatinglunchatoneofHongKong'ssmartest

Britishrestaurants,Alfie*sbyKEE,buthead

chefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.

“Thepast15yearsorsohavebeena

noticeableperiodofimprovementforfoodin

England/*theEnglishchefsays,citingthe

trendinBritishcuisineforbetteringredients,

preparationandcookingmethods,andmore

appealingpresentation.ChefssuchasDelia

Smith,NigelSlater,JamieOliverandGordon

Ramsaymadethepublicrealisethatcooking-

andeating-didn'thavetobeaboringthing.

Andnow,mostoftheBritishpublicisfamiliar

evenwiththeextremesofHestonBlumenthaPs

moleculargastronomy,aformofcookingthat

employsscientificmethodstocreatetheperfect

dish.

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“It'snolongerthecasethatthecommonman

inEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknows

aboutfood/*Tomessays.

Therewasplentyofroomforimprovement.

Theproblemswiththenation'scuisinecanbe

tracedbacktotheSecondWorldWar.Before

theWar,muchofBritain'sfoodwasimported

andwhenGermanU-boatsbeganattacking

shipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwent

on（配给）.

“Asrationingcametoanendinthe1950s,

technologypickedupandwasusedto

mass-producefood,“Tomessays.nAndbythen

peoplewerejusthappytohaveadecent

quantityoffoodintheirkitchens.n

Theyweren'tlookingforcuredmeats,

organicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;they

werelookingforwhatevertheycouldgettheir

handson,andthisprioritisationofquantity

overqualityprevailedfordecades,meaninga

generationwasbroughtupwithfoodthat

couldn'tcompetewithneighbouringFrance,

Italy,BelgiumorSpain.

BeforestarchefssuchasOliverbegan

makingcookingfashionable,itwashardto

findarestaurantinLondonthatwasopen

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after9pm.ButinrecentyearsthecapitaVs

culinary（烹饪的）scenehasdevelopedtothe

pointthatitisnowconfidentofitsabilityto

pleasethetastesofanyinternationalvisitor.

WiththeopeningofAlfie,sinApril,and

otherssuchasThePawn,twoyearsago,

modernBritishfoodhasmadeitswaytoHong

Kong."WithBritishfood,IthinkthatHong

KongrestaurantsarekeepingupJsaysDavid

Tamlyn,theWelshexecutivechefatThePawn

inWanChai.nHongKongdinersareextremely

responsivetonewideasorpresentations,which

isgoodnewsfornewdishes.n

ChefsagreethatdinersinHongKongare

embracingthemodernBritishtrend.Some

restaurantsaremodifyingtherecipes（菜谱）of

Britishdishestobreathenewlifeintothe

classics,whileothersareusingbetterquality

ingredientsbutremainingtruetoBritish

traditionsandtastes.

Tamlynisinthesecondcamp.nWeselectour

foodveryparticularly.WeuseUSbeef,New

Zealandlambandforour（牛奶蛋糊）

weuseBird*sCustardPowder/*Tamlynsays.

“Somerestaurantsgoforcustardmadefresh

witheggs,sugarandcream,butBritishcustard

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isdifferent,andwestaytruetothat.”

MatthewHill,seniormanageratthe

two-year-oldSoHorestaurantYorkshire

Pudding,alsousesbetteringredientsasa

meansofimprovingdishes.nTherearealotof

existingperceptionsaboutBritishfoodandso

wecan'talterthesetoomuch.We*rea

traditionalBritishrestaurantsotherearesome

staples（主菜）thatwillremainessentially

unchanged.n

Thesetraditionaldishesincludefishandchips,

steakandkidneypieandlargepiecesofroasted

meats.AtAlfie*s,thenewestoftheBritish

restaurantsintownandperhapsthemost

gentlemen'sclub-likeindesign,NeilTomes

explainshispassionforprovenance（原产地）.

“Britainhasstartedtobecomereallyproudof

thefoodit'sproducing.Ithasexcellentorganic

farms,beautifullycraftedcheeses,high-quality

meats.n

However,theBritishdon'thaveahistoryof

exportingtheirfoodstuffs,whichmakesit

difficultforrestaurantsinHongKongto

sourceauthenticingredients.

“Wecangetalotofouringredientsoncea

weekfromtheUKJTamlynexplains.nBut

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thereisalsopressuretobuylocalandsaveon

foodmiles,whichmeanswetakeourvegetables

fromthelocalmarkets,andtherearealotthat

workwellwithBritishstaples.n

ThePhoenix,inMid-Levels,offersthewidest

interpretationof"Britishcuisinen,whilestill

tryingtomaintainitssoul.Thegastro-pubhas

existedinvariouslocationsinHongKong

since,SingaporeanheadchefTommyTeh

KumChaioffersdailyspecialsonablackboard,

ratherthanstickingtoamenu.Thisenables

himtoreinterpretBritishcuisinedependingon

whatisavailableinthelocalmarkets.

“Weusealotofingredientsthatpeople

wouldn'tperhapsassociateasBritish,butare

presentedinaBritishway.Bellpeppersstuffed

withcouscous,alongsideratatouille,isavery

populardish.”

Althoughtheingredientsmaynotstrike

dinersasbeingtraditional,theycanbefoundin

dishesacrossBritain.

Eventhetraditionalchefsareawareofthe

needtoadapttolocaltastesandcustoms,while

maintainingtheBritishnessoftheircuisine.

AtYorkshirePudding,Hillsaysthathisstaff

asksdinerswhethertheywouldliketoshare

theirmeals.Smalldishes,sharedmealsand

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nmixingitupnisnotsomethingcommonlydone

inBritain,butYorkshirePuddingwillbring

fulldishestothetableandofferindividual

platesforeachdiner.nThatway,peoplestillget

thepresentationofthedishesastheywere

designed,butcancarvethemuphoweverthey

like,"Hillsays.

ThispracticeisalsopopularatThePawn,

althoughlargelyforrotisseries(烤肉馆)，

Tamlynsays."Sometableswillarriveona

Sunday,orderawholechickenandashoulder

oflamborababypig,andjuststayforhours

enjoyingeverythingwebringoutforthem.**

SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred(神圣

的)tomesswith,however,Tomessays."I'd

neverchangeafullEnglishbreakfast.n

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?

A)Itsuniqueflavour.C)Itsspecialcooking

methods.

B)Itsbadtaste.D)Itsorganic

ingredients.

2.TheSecondWorldWarledtoinBrih

A)aninadequatesupplyoffoodC)an

increaseinfoodimport

B)adecreaseofgrainproductionD)a

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changeinpeople'seatinghabits

3.Whycouldn'tBritaincompetewithsomeof

itsneighbouringcountriesintermsoffood

inthepost-wardecades?

A)Itsfoodlackedvariety.C)Itw

B)Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity.D)Itdi

4.Withculinaryimprovementinrecentyears,

London'srestaurantsarenowableto

appealtothetastesof.

A)mostyoungpeopleC)allkindsof

overseasvisitors

B)elderlyBritishdinersD)upp

5.WhatdoHongKongdinerswelcome,

accordingtoWelshexecutivechefDavid

Tamlyn?

A)Authenticclassiccuisine.C)Nev

B)Locallyproducedingredients.D)The

6.Whileusingqualityingredients,David

Tamlyninsiststhatthedishesshould.

A)benefitpeople'shealthC)beo

B)lookbeautifulandinvitingD)mail

7.WhydoesNeilTomessayhelovesfood

ingredientsfromBritain?

A)Theyappealtopeoplefromalloverthe

world.

B)Theyareproducedonexcellentorganic

farms.

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C)Theyareprocessedinascientificway.

D)Theycomeinagreatvariety.

8.Tamlynsaysthatbesidesimporting

ingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,his

restaurantalsobuysvegetablesfrom

9.ThePhoenixinMid-Levelsmaynotuse

Britishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes

10.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhich

willbringfulldishestothetablebutoffer

platestothosedinerswhowouldliketo

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

conversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestions

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmust

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readthefourchoicesmarkedAB),

C)andD)fanddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Hei

B)Heisashamedofhispresentcondition.

C)Hechangesjobsfrequently.

D)Heshaveseveryotherday.

12.A)Jam

B)Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.

C)HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.

D)HeisirritatedathavingtowaitforJane.

13.A)Trai

B)Makingpreparationsfora

trans-Atlantictrip.

C)Coilectinginformationaboutbaseball

games.

D)Analyzingtheirrivals*on-field

performance.

14.A)He1

B)Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.

C)Helosthismothertwoweeksago.

D)Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.

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15.A)The

B)Themanhaddifficultyunderstanding

thelecture.

C)Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.

D)Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.

16.A)Hei

B)Statisticsandlogicarebothchallenging

subjects.

C)Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthe

tutoringservice.

D)Tutoringservicesareverypopularwith

students.

17.A)Herovercoatisas

stylishasJill's.C)Jillworethe

overcoatlastweek.

B)Jillmissedherclasslastweek.D)She

18.A)Acomputergame.C)Anexciting

experience.

B)Animaginarysituation.D)Avs

Questions19to21arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Beautifulsceneryinthecountryside.C)Pain

B)Dangersofcross-countryskiing.D)A

sportheparticipatesin.

20.A)Hecan*tfindgoodexamplestoillustrate

hispoint.

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B)Hecan'tfindapeacefulplacetodothe

assignment.

C)Hedoesn'tknowhowtodescribethe

beautifulcountryscenery.

D)Hecan'tdecidewhethertoincludethe

effortpartofskiing.

21.A)New

B)Muchtimeisspentoncollectingdata.

C)Alotofeffortismadeinvain.

D)Thewriter'spointofviewoftenchanges.

Questions22to25arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Joui

B)Directorofeveningradioprograms.

C)Produceroftelevisioncommercials.

D)HostessoftheweeklynBusinessWorld**.

23.A)Hei

B)Heandhiswifedideverythingby

themselves.

C)Heworkedbothasacookandawaiter.

D)Hehiredacookandtwolocalwaitresses.

24.A)HeI

B)Headvertisesalotonradioandin

newspapers.

C)HespendshugesumsonTVcommercials

everyyear.

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D)Hehireschildrentodistributeadsin

shoppingcenters.

25.A)Therestaurantlocation.C)The

B)Therestaurantatmosphere.D)The

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3short

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoices

markedA)fB),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre,

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

26.A)Itsprotectionisoftenneglectedby

children.B)Itcannotbefullyrestoredonce

damaged.

C)Therearemanyfalsenotionsaboutit.

D)Therearevariouswaystoprotectit.

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27.A)Itmaymakethewearerfeeltired.

B)Itwillgraduallyweakentheeyesof

adults.

C)Itcanleadtothelossofvisionin

children.

D)Itcanpermanentlychangetheeye

structure.

28.A)Itcanneverbedoneevenwithhigh

technology.

B)Itisthebestwaytorestoredamaged

eyesight.

C)Itisamajorachievementineyesurgery.

D)Itcanonlybepartlyaccomplishednow.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

29.A)Theythinktheyshouldfollowthe

currenttrend.

B)Nursinghomesarewell-equippedand

convenient.

C)Adultday-carecentersareeasily

accessible.

D)Theyhavejobsandothercommitments.

30.A)Theydon'twanttouseupalltheirlife

savings.

B)Theyfeartheywillregretitafterwards.

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C)Theywouldliketospendmoretimewith

them.

D)Theydon'twanttoseetheirhusbands

poorlytreated.

31.A)Provideprofessionalstandardcare.C)Befi

B)Beaffectionateandcooperative.D)Mak

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

32.A)Healthandsafetyconditionsinthe

workplace.

B)Rightsandresponsibilitiesofcompany

employees.

C)Commoncomplaintsmadebyoffice

workers.

D)Conflictsbetweenlaborand

management.

33.A)Replaceitsout-datedequipment.

B)Improvethewelfareofaffectedworkers.

C)Followgovernmentregulationsstrictly.

D)Provideextrahealthcompensation.

34.A)The

B)Theyquitworktoprotecttheirunborn

babies.

C)Theysoughthelpfromunion

representatives.

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D)Theywantedtoworkshorterhours.

35.A)Tos

B)Toattracttheattentionfromthemedia.

C)Toprotestagainstthepoorworking

conditions.

D)Toprotectthemselvesagainstthecold

weather.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheara

passagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredto

fillintheblanksnumberedfrom36

to43withtheexactwordsyouhave

justheard.Forblanksnumbered

from44to46youarerequiredtofill

inthemissinginformation.For

theseblanks,youcaneitherusethe

exactwordsyouhavejustheardor

writedownthemainpointsinyour

ownwords.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaits

fornoone,timeslowsdownwhenyouareon

themove.Italsoslowsdownmoreasyou

movefaster,whichmeansastronauts(宇航员)

somedaymay(36)solonginspacethat

theywouldreturntoanEarthofthe(37)

future.Ifyoucouldmoveatthespeedof

light,yourtimewouldstandstill.Ifyoucould

movefasterthanlight,yourtimewouldmove

(38).

Althoughnoformofmatteryet(39)

movesasfastasorfasterthanlight,(40)

experimentshavealreadyconfirmed

thataccelerated(41)causesatraveler's

timetobestretched.AlbertEinstein(42)

thisin1905,whenhe(43)the

conceptofrelativetimeaspartofhisSpecial

TheoryofRelativity.Asearchisnowunder

waytoconfirmthesuspectedexistenceof

particlesofmatter(44)

■

Anobsession(沉迷)withtime-saving,

gaining,wasting,losing,andmasteringit-(45)

Humanityalsohasbeenobsessedwithtrying

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tocapturethemeaningoftime.Einstein(46)

Thus,timeandtime*srelativityare

measurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,or

anatomicclockthatcanmeasureabillionthof

asecond.

PartIVReadingComprehension(Reading

inDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassage

withtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfroma

listofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoicein

thebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

/naynotanyofthewordsin

thebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneed

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lesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,

scientistssaidyesterday.

Whileelderlypeople_47—tosleepfor

fewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywere

younger,thishasa（n）—48—effectontheir

brain*sperformanceandtheywouldbenefit

fromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.

SeanDrummond,a,psychiatrist。心理医

生）attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,

saidolderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrom

brokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetter

atsleeping_49—straightthroughthenight.

Moresleepinoldage,however,is—50—

withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewould

feelbetterandmore_51—iftheysleptfor

longerperiods,hesaid.

“Theabilitytosleepinonechunk（整块时

间）overnightgoesdownasweagebutthe

amountofsleepweneedto_52—welldoesnot

change,“DrDrummondtoldtheAmerican

AssociationfortheAdvancementofScience

conferenceinSanDiego.

"It's_53—amyththatolderpeopleneed

lesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,

themoretheysleepliketheydidwhenthey

were_54—.Ourdatasuggeststhatolder

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adultswouldbenefitfrom_55—togetas

muchsleepastheydidintheir30s.Thafs

—56—frompersontoperson,buttheamount

ofsleepwehadat35isprobablythesame

amountasweneedat75.“

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.

Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA)fB)fC)andD).

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeing

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randomly（随机地）assignedtoaroommateof

anotherracecanleadtoincreasedtolerance

butalsotoagreaterlikelihood（可能性）of

conflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwitha

studentofadifferentracemaydecrease

prejudiceandcompelstudentstoengagein

moreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofound

thatblackstudentslivingwithawhite

roommatesawhigheracademicsuccess

throughouttheircollegecareers.Researchers

believethismaybecausedbysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye-

theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyear

floor-saidthat“ifyou'resurroundedby

whites,youhavesomethingtoprove.n

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresulting

frompairinginterracialstudentsin

residences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomly

assignedroommatesofdifferentracesare

morelikelytoexperienceconflictssostrained

thatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthat

interracialroommateswerethreetimesas

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likelyastwowhiteroommatestonolonger

livetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

GraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewas

notsurprisedbythefindings."Thismaybe

thefirsttimethatsomeofthesestudentshave

interacted,andlived,withsomeoneofa

differentrace/*shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicate

racewhenapplyingforhousing.

“Oneofthegreatthingsaboutfreshman

housingisthat,withsomeexceptions,the

processthrowsyoutogetherrandomly/1said

UndergraduateAssemblychairmanAlec

Webley.nThisisthedefinitionofintegration.0

'Tveexperiencedroommateconflicts

betweeninterracialstudentsthathaveboth

brokendownstereotypesandreinforced

stereotypes,0saidonePennresidentadvisor

(RA).TheRAoftwoyearsaddedthatwhile

someconflictsnprovidedmoremulticultural

acceptanceandmelding(融合)Jtherewere

alsonjarringculturalconfrontations.n

TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealso

occurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.

Kaosaidshecautionsagainstformingany

generalizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,

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notingthatmorebackgroundcharacteristics

ofthestudentsneedtobestudiedand

explained.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.Whatcanwelearnfromsomerecent

studies?

A)Conflictsbetweenstudentsofdifferent

racesareunavoidable.

B)Studentsofdifferentracesare

prejudicedagainsteachother.

C)Interraciallodgingdoesmoreharmthan

good.

D)Interraciallodgingmayhavediverse

outcomes.

58.WhatdoesSamBoakye*sremarkmean?

A)Whitestudentstendtolookdownupon

theirblackpeers.

B)BIackstudentscancompetewiththeir

whitepeersacademically.

C)Blackstudentsfeelsomewhat

embarrassedamongwhitepeersduringthe

freshmanyear.

D)Beingsurroundedbywhitepeers

motivatesablackstudenttoworkharder

tosucceed.

59.WhatdoestheIndianaUniversitystudy

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show?

A)Interracialroommatesaremorelikelyto

fallout.

B)Fewwhitestudentslikesharingaroom

withablackpeer.

C)Roommatesofdifferentracesjustdon't

getalong.

D)Assigningstudents*lodgingrandomlyis

notagoodpolicy.

60.WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobethe

"definitionofintegrationn?

A)Studentsofdifferentracesarerequired

tosharearoom.

B)Interraciallodgingisarrangedbythe

schoolforfreshmen.

C)Lodgingisassignedtostudentsof

differentraceswithoutexception.

D)Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommates

withoutregardtorace.

61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayabout

interraciallodging?

A)Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizations

aboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.

B)Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmaking

decisionsaboutstudentlodging.

C)Students*racialbackgroundshouldbe

consideredbeforelodgingisassigned.

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D）Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbe

assignedtohandletheproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan

300,000deathsandabout$125billionin

economiclosseseachyear,accordingtoa

reportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,an

organizationledbyAnnan,theformerUnited

Nationssecretarygeneral.

Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,

analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,

disaster,populationandeconomictrends.It

foundthathuman-influencedclimatechange

wasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfrom

illnessesincludingmalnutrition（营养不良）and

heat-relatedhealthproblems.

Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereport

drewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimate

andrisk,whoquestioneditsmethodsand

conclusions.

Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaid

thatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarily

inpoorcountries,werebeingseriously

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affectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthat

thenumberwoulddoubleby2030.

RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistat

theUniversityofColorado,Boulder,who

studiesdisastertrends,saidtheForum's

reportwasnamethodological

embarrassmentnbecausetherewasnowayto

distinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelated

tohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthe

muchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowth

inpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentin

vulnerable（易受伤害的）regions.Dr.Pielke

saidthat“dimatechangeisanimportant

problemrequiringourutmostattention."But

thereport,hesaid,"willharmthecausefor

actiononbothclimatechangeanddisasters

becauseitissodeeplyflawed（有瑕疵的）

However,SorenAndreasen,asocialscientist

atDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswho

supervisedthewritingofthereport,defended

it,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumbers

wereroughestimates.Hesaidthereportwas

aimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetin

CopenhageninDecembertonegotiateanew

internationalclimatetreaty.

Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.

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Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationsto

focusonincreasingtheflowofmoneyfromrich

topoorregionstohelpreducetheir

vulnerabilitytoclimatehazardswhilestill

curbingtheemissionsoftheheat-trapping

gases.Morethan90%ofthehumanand

economiclossesfromclimatechangeare

occurringinpoorcountries,accordingtothe

report.

62.Whatif

A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateof

economicdevelopment.

B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesseshaverisen

duetoglobalwarming.

C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealth

problemsinpoorcountries.

D)Economictrendshavetodowith

populationandnaturaldisasters.

63.Whatd

A)Itwaschall