1、公共英语四级-环境(一)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 1 5, you will hear a dialogue in which NASA scientist Mike is being interviewed by J sherry, a TV hostess, on how NASA studies earths climate. While you listen, fill out the table with the i
2、nformation you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box.Information about bow NASA studies earths climate.Earth Day began in the year of _. UU 1 /U/UThe main aim of Orbiting Carbon Observatory is to measure carbondioxide _.UU 2 /U
3、/UOver the past decade, global temperatures have always been on the _. UU 3 /U/UIn the long run, carbon dioxide is absorbed only by the _. UU 4 /U/UA large eruption of volcano may lead to _. UU 5 /U/U（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 6 10, you will h
4、ear a passage about the rain of Seattle. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer.Seattle is famous for its damp weather andspawning its own genuine _.UU 1 /U/UMy real reason for enjoying the rain is steeped inpure _.UU 2 /U/UNobody
5、 expects me to leave my house or doanything overly _.UU 3 /U/USummer in Seattle is beautiful but _. UU 4 /U/U_ work in their gardens, wash their carsand attend outdoor concerts in the park all in theUU 5 /U/Usame day !（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)For Questio
6、ns 11 20, you will hear two passages. Before listening to each one, read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C, or D. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.（分数：5.00）(1).The competition launched by Branson and Gore is aiming to _. A. remove carbon dioxide
7、 from Earths atmosphere B. capture carbon dioxide at power stations C. remove carbon dioxide at industrial centers D. reduce carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which is true about the Virgin Earth Challenge program? A. It is cofunded by Richard Branson and A1 Gore. B. The
8、winner will win twenty-five million dollars once the technology is developed. C. The winner will not get any money until the technology had worked successfully for ten years. D. The winner must develop a plan to remove industrial gases from the atmosphere without causing harm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Wh
9、at does the word “emergency“ mean in Gores words “people are facing an emergency“? A. A situation which needs immediate action to deal with. B. A threat. C. A danger. D. A serious problem.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What makes Mr. Gore become a world leading climate change expert? A. A famous speech at a w
10、orld climate conference. B. A bestseller on climate change. C. A documentary movie on climate change. D. The Virgin Earth Challenge program.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is not mentioned in the report released last month? A. Human activity is warming the Earth at a dangerous rate. B. I
11、ndustrial gases will reduce drastically in the atmosphere. C. The sea levels around the world would rise by five meters. D. Earths temperatures would rise drastically by the end of this century.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1).Chinas new nuclear power plants will be built in _. A. the coastal areas B.
12、central regions C. mountaineous regions D. both A and B（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is Not true about the nuclear disaster? A. Radioactive substances leak was detected at No. 1 nuclear plant. B. It was caused by a largest-ever earthquake in northeastern Japan. C. Radioactive substance
13、s leak was detected at both No. 1 plant and No. 2 plant. D. The amount of radiation at No. 1 plant reached a high level in the operating room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which statement is true about the effect of the disaster on China? A. Minor radioactive substances were detected in Chinas coastal regions
14、. B. China will not change its determination to develop nuclear power projects. C. Chinas nuclear power projects will be suspended for long. D. China will reduce and eventually give up the development of nuclear power.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the phrase “in the vicinity of“ mean in the last se
15、ntence? A. In the middle of. B. In the distance of. C. In the neighborhood of. D. In the rear of.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the best topic of this passage? A. The effects of Japans nuclear disaster. B. The development of Chinas nuclear power projects. C. The nuclear disaster in Japan. D. China wil
16、l not change plan for nuclear power projects.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each numbered blank.Tropical rainforests are the most U U 1 /U /Uecosystem (生态系统) on Earth, and also the oldest. Today, tropic
17、al rainforests cover only 6 percent of the Earths ground surface, but they arc home to over half of the planets plant and animal U U 2 /U /U.These forests receive between 160 and 400 inches of rain per year. The total U U 3 /U /Urainfall is spread pretty U U 4 /U /Uthroughout the year, and the tempe
18、rature rarely dips below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This U U 5 /U /Uclimate is due to the position of rainforests on the globe. Since rainforests are at the middle of the globe, located near the equator, they are not especially U U 6 /U /Uby climate change. They receive nearly the U U 7 /U /Uamount of s
19、unlight, and therefore heat, all year. U U 8 /U /U, the weather in these regions remains fairly U U 9 /U /UThe consistently wet, warm weather and ample sunlight give plant life everything it needs to U U 10 /U /U. Trees have the resources to grow to U U 11 /U /Uheights, and they live for hundreds, e
20、ven thousands of years.Rainforests are home to the U U 12 /U /Uof animal species in the world. And a great number of species who now live in other environments, including humans, originally U U 13 /U /Uthe rainforests. Researchers U U 14 /U /Uthat in a large rainforest area, there may be more than 1
21、0 million different animal species.In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests at an alarming U U 15 /U /U. Today, roughly 1.5 acres of rainforest are destroyed every second. People are cutting down the rainforests in U U 16 /U /Uof three major resources: 1. Land for crops. 2
22、. Lumber for paper and other wood products. 3. Land for livestock pastures. In the current economy, people obviously have a need for all of these resources. But almost all experts agree that, over time, we will suffer much more U U 17 /U /Uthe destruction of the rainforests than we will benefit.The
23、worlds rainforests are an extremely valuable natural resource, to be sure, but not for their lumber or their land. They are the main cradle of life on Earth, and they hold millions of U U 18 /U /Ulife forms that we have yet to discover. Destroying the rainforests is U U 19 /U /Uto destroying an unkn
24、own planetwe have no idea what were losing. If deforestation continues at its current rate, the worlds tropical rainforests will be U U 20 /U /Uout within 40 years.（分数：20.00）(1). A. volatile B. various C. diverse D. vigorous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. kinds B. species C. types D. sorts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
25、(3). A. annual B. general C. fruitful D. heavy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. commonly B. timely C. regularly D. evenly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. average B. steady C. stationary D. continual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. threatened B. imposed C. effected D. affected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. same B. ordinary C. aver
26、age D. balanced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. Consequently B. Generally C. Usurally D. Unexpectedly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. converse B. constant C. continuous D. versatile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. generate B. multiply C. thrive D. prosper（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. gigantic B. tremendous C. vast D. broad（分数
27、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. majority B. major C. mainstream D. magnitude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. maitained B. adapted C. inhabited D. initiated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. estimate B. insist C. propose D. expect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. ratio B. rate C. pace D. stand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. interest B. ga
28、in C. pursuit D. search（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. of B. with C. for D. from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. particular B. unique C. special D. strange（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. preferable B. advisable C. comparable D. controversial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. wiped B. deprived C. eliminated D. explored（分数：1.00）
29、A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Read the following text. Answer the questions below the text by choosing A, B, C or D.Warning on Global WarmingGlobal warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk fro
30、m flooding as sea levels rose. The report recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport reclamations. Published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most
31、 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 conditions rising in the west w
32、here 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 and central China, the mainl
33、ands 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,“ Dr. Rik Leemans, one of the authors of the report, said during a
34、 brief visit to the territory yesterday. Famine could result because of the demands of feeding the populationparticularly if it growsand the diminished productivity of the land. “It looks very difficult for the world as a whole,“ he said.Global warming is caused by the burning of large amounts of fo
35、ssil fuels, such as coal and oil, which release gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased this century by about 0.6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees by 2100.Dr. Leemans said Chinas reliance on coal-fired power fo
36、r its industrial growth did not bode well for the world climate. “I think the economic power in China is much greater than the environmental power, and (greenhouse gas emissions) could accelerate,“ Dr. Leemans said. “China is not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate
37、 this kind of research to see what is going to happen.“The climate change report, which will be released, focuses on China but Mr. David Melville of WWF-Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory. Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields.
38、“Maybe 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 well,“ he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much
39、 of developed Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land. Current projections are that sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimetres by 2100, depending on whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.“Hong Kong has Usubstantial/U areas built on reclaimed land and sea level ris
40、es could impact on that, not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamationthe whole lot,“ Mr. Melville said, adding that sea-walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels
41、. Mr. Melville said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and encouraged energy efficiency to reduce fuel-burning. He also called on the West to help China improve its efficiency.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the overall situation of the future effects of global warming
42、? A. Disastrous. B. Potentially disastrous. C. Rather encouraging. D. Relatively optimistic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Paragraph 2, the natural condition for plants will experience some changes except _. A. rainforests shifting northward B. hot desert rising in the west C. growing season beco
43、ming shorter in parts of China D. crop-growing areas decreasing in size（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Paragraph 3 is mainly about the topic of _. A. future changes in the climate of China B. projected future changes in the climate of China C. effects of changes in the climate of China on the growing season D.
44、 effects of changes in the climate of China on food production（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The main point of Paragraph 6 is to describe _. A. global warming B. the effects of global warming C. the causes and projected effects of global warming D. the causes and effects of global warming（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).
45、The word “substantial“ in Paragraph 7 means “_“. A. considerable B. worthwhile C. distinctive D. powerfull（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.Electric Cars are not as Environmentally Friendly as Imagine
46、dAn Auckland publisher has produced a report that criticises the electric car as being no more environmentally friendly than petrol cars.The 168-page report, entitled The Emperors New Car, has been written by Clive Matthew-Wilson, the editor of the Dog and Lemon Guide for car buyers. He said he spent three years researching the report with the aid of staffers and input from several international experts.U
