英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析

1、英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析第1頁共94頁英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析1.PassageOneGlobalwarmingmaymaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcenturybutregardlessofwhetheritisisn’t–wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritmayevenasanationmakesomef

2、airlysolemnsoundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemedramaticmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseemthelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.AlGecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth”asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Butthe

3、realtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming–withoutmajtechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050thewld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billiona42%increase.Ifenergyuseperperso

4、ntechnologyremainthesametotalenergyusegreenhousegasemissions(mainlyCO2)willbe42%higherin2050.butthat’stoolowbecausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemeenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemnthewld’spototheirpresentpovertyfree

5、zeeveryoneelse‘slivingstards.Withmodestgrowthenergyusegreenhouseemissionsmethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusagedrivingtravel)thatmightcutbackglob

6、alwarming.Stillpoliticianswanttoshowthey’re“doingsomething.”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol(京都議定書).Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990)manysignaties(簽字國)didn’ta

7、dopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir20082012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchdevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingdependenceon

8、fossilfuelsdealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamalproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblemwe’rehelpless.57.Whatissaidaboutglobalw

9、arminginthefirstparagraphA)Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B)Itisanissuerequiringwldwidecommitments.英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析英語四級閱讀題庫含答案解析第3頁共94頁reconstructwhoyouarewhereyouarewhatyoulike.InsomecasesasimpleGooglesearchcanrev

10、ealwhatyouthink.Likeitnotincreasinglyweliveinawldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:DoesthatmatterWhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacymostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessi

11、mismaboutprivacywith60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis“slippingawaythatbothersme.”Butpeoplesayonethingdoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschangeanybehavisinaneffttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndown

12、adiscountattollbooths(收費站)toavoidusingtheEZPasssystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.fewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinfmationlik

13、eSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhsonapitiful50centsoffcoupon(優(yōu)惠券).Butprivacydoesmatter–atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth:Whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemetoprotectit.62.Whatdoestheauthm

14、eanbysaying“the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked”(Lines34Para.2)A)People’spersonalinfmationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.B)Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers’secrets.C)Peopletendtobemefrank

15、witheachotherintheinfmationage.D)Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.63.WhatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriendsA)Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.B)Friendsshouldalwaysbefai

16、thfultoeachother.C)Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.D)Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.64.Whydoestheauthsay“weliveinawldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret”(Line5Para.3)A)Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoano