2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicof

OnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast12()wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below:

I.目前網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物已成為一種時(shí)尚

2.網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物有諸多好處，但也有不少問題

3.我的提議

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注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-/0,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNew

Britishcuisine(烹飪)hascomeofageinrecentyearsaschefs(廚師)combinethebestofold

andnew.

WhydocsBritishfoodhaveareputationforbeingsobad?Becauseitisbad!Thosearcnotthe

mostencouragingwordstohearjustbeforeeatinglunchatoneofHongKong'ssmartestBritish

restaurants,Alfie'sbyKEE,butheadchefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.

"Thepast15yearsorsohavebeenanoticeableperiodofimprovementfbrfoodinEngland,"the

Englishchefsays,citingthetrendinBritishcuisineforbetteringredients,preparationand

cookingmethods,andmoreappealingpresentation.ChefssuchasDeliaSmith,NigelSlaier,Jamie

OliverandGordonRamsaymadethepublicrealisethatcooking-andeating-didn'thavetobea

boringthing.Andnow,mostoftheBritishpublicisfamiliarevenwiththeextremesofHeston

BlumenthaPsmoleculargastronomy,aformofcookingthatemploysscientificmethodstocreatethe

perfectdish.

"It'snolongerthecasethatthecommonmaninEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknows

aboutfood,'*Tomessays.

Therewasplentyofroomforimprovement.Theproblemswiththenation'scuisinecanbe

tracedbacktotheSecondWorldWar.BeforetheWar,muchofBritain'sfoodwasimportedand

whenGennanU-boatsbeganattackingshipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwentonrations

（配給）.

"Asrationingcametoanendinthe1950s,technologypickedupandwasusedtomass-produce

food,"Tomessays."Andbythenpeoplewerejusthappytohaveadecentquantityoffoodintheir

kitchens."

Theyweren*tlookingforcuredmeats,organicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;theywere

lookingforwhatevertheycouldgettheirhandson,andthisprioritisationofquantityoverquality

prevailedfordecades,meaningagenerationwasbroughtupwithfoodthatcouldn'tcompetewith

neighbouringFrance,Italy,BelgiumorSpain.

BeforestarchefssuchasOliverbeganmakingcookingfashionable,itwashardtofinda

restaurantinLondonthatwasopenafter9pm.Butinrecentyearsthecapital'sculinary（烹飪陽

scenehasdevelopedtothepointthatitisnowconfidentofitsabilitytopleasethetastesofany

internationalvisitor.

WiththeopeningofAlfie'sinApril,andotherssuchasThePawn,twoyearsago,modern

BritishfoodhasmadeitswaytoHongKong."WithBritishfood,IthinkthatHongKong

restaurantsarckeepingup,“saysDavidTamlyn,theWelshexecutivechefatThePawninWan

Chai."HongKongdinersareextremelyresponsivetonewideasorpresentations,whichisgoodnews

fornewdishes."

ChefsagreethatdinersinHongKongareembracingthemodemBritishtrend.Somerestaurants

aremodifyingtherecipes（菜譜）ofBritishdishestobreathenewlifeintotheclassics,whileothers

areusingbetterqualityingredientsbutremainingtruetoBritishtraditionsandtastes.

Tamlynisinthesecondcamp."Weselectourfoodveryparticularly.WeuseUSbeef,New

Zealandlambandforour（牛奶蛋糊）weuseBird'sCustardPowder,"Tamlynsays.

"Somerestaurantsgoforcustardmadefreshwitheggs,sugarandcream,butBritishcustardis

different,andwestaytruetothat."

MatthewHill,seniormanageratthetwo-year-oldSoHorestaurantYorkshirePudding,also

usesbetteringredientsasameansofimprovingdishes."Therearcalotofexistingperceptions

aboutBritishfoodandsowecan'lalterthesetoomuch.We'reatraditionalBritishrestaurantso

therearesomestaples（主菜）thatwillremainessentiallyunchanged."

Theseiradiiionaldishesincludefishandchips,steakandkidneypieandlargepiecesofroasted

meats.AtAlfie's,thenewestoftheBritishrestaurantsintownandperhapsthemostgentlemen's

club-likeindesign,NeilTomesexplainshispassionforprovenance（原產(chǎn)地）."Britainhasstartedlo

becomereallyproudofthefoodit*sproducing.Ithasexcellentorganicfarms,beautifullycrafted

cheeses,high-qualitymeats."

However,theBritishdon'thaveahistoryofexportingtheirfoodstuffs,whichmakesitdifficultfor

restaurantsinHongKongtosourceauthenticingredients.

"WccangetalotofouringredientsonceaweekfromtheUK,"Tamlynexplains."Butthereisalso

pressuretobuylocalandsaveonfoodmiles,whichmeanswelakeourvegetablesfromthelocal

markets,andtherearealotthatworkwellwithBritishstaples."

ThePhoenix,inMid-Levels,offersthewidestinterpretationof"Britishcuisine",whilestill

tryingtomaintainitssoul.Thegastro-pubhasexistedinvariouslocationsinHongKongsince

2023.SingaporeanheadchefTommyTehKumChaioffersdailyspecialsonablackboard,rather

thanstickingtoamenu.ThisenableshimtoreinteipretBritishcuisinedependingonwhatisavailable

inthelocalmarkets.

"Weusealotofingredientsthatpeoplewouldn'tperhapsassociateasBritish,butarcpre-

sentedinaBritishway.Bellpeppersstuffedwithcouscous,alongsideratatouille,isaverypopular

dish.”

Althoughtheingredientsmaynotstrikedinersasbeingtraditional,theycanbefoundindishes

acrossBritain.

Eventhetraditionalchefsareawareoftheneedtoadapttolocaltastesandcustoms,while

maintainingtheBritishnessoftheircuisine.

AtYorkshirePudding,Hillsaysthathisstaffasksdinerswhethertheywouldliketosharetheir

meals.Smalldishes,sharedmealsand"mixingitup"isnotsomethingcommonlydoneinBritain,but

YorkshirePuddingwillbringfulldishestothetabicandofferindividualplatesforeachdiner."That

way,peoplestillgetthepresentationofthedishesastheyweredesigned,butcancarvethemup

howevertheylike,"Hillsays.

ThispracticeisalsopopularatThePawn,althoughlargelyforrotisseries（烤肉館），Tamlyn

says."SometableswillarriveonaSunday,orderawholechickenandashoulderoflamborababypig,

andjuststayforhoursenjoyingeverythingwcbringoutforthem."

SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred（神圣的）tomesswith,however,Tomessays."I'd

neverchangeafullEnglishbreakfast."

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?

A)Itsuniqueflavour.C)Itsspecialcookingmethods.

B)Itsbadtaste.D)Itsorganicingredients.

2.TheSecondWorldWarledtoinBritain.

A)aninadequatesupplyoffoodC)anincreaseinfoodimport

B)adecreaseofgrainproductionD)achangeinpeople'seatinghabits

3.Whycouldn'tBritaincompetewithsomeofitsneighbouringcountriesintermsoffoodin

thepost-wardecades?

A)Itsfoodlackedvariety.C)Itwasshortofwell-trainedchefs.

B)Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity.D)Itdidn'thaveflavourfulfood

ingredients.

4.Withculinaryimprovementinrecentyears,London'srestaurantsarenowabletoappealto

thetastesof.

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.WhydoesNeilTomessayhelovesfoodingredientsfromBritain?

A)Theyappealtopeoplefromallovertheworld.

B)Theyareproducedonexcellentorganicfarms.

C)Theyarcprocessedinascientificway.

D)Theycomeinagreatvariety.

8.TamlynsaysthatbesidesimportingingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,hisrestaurant

alsobuysvegetablesfrom.

9.ThePhoenixinMid-LevelsmaynotuseBritishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes.

10.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhichwillbringfulldishestothetablebutofferplatesto

thosedinerswhowouldliketo.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachques-

tiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespond-

ingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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.

B)Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.

C)Helosthismothertwoweeksago.

D)Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.

15.A)Thewomanhasknownthespeakerforalongtime.

B)Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.

C)Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.

D)Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.

16.A)Hehasdifficultymakingsenseoflogic.

B)Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.

C)Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.

D)Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents.

17.A)HerovercoatisasstylishasJill's.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.

C)Hedoesn'tknowhowtodescribethebeautifulcountryscenery.

D)Hecan'tdecidewhethertoincludetheeffortpartofskiing.

21.A)Newideascomeupasyouwrite.

B)Muchtimeisspentoncollectingdata.

C)Alotofeffortismadeinvain.

D)Thewriter'spointofviewoftenchanges.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Journalistofalocalnewspaper.

B)Directorofeveningradioprograms.

C)Produceroftelevisioncommercials.

D)Hostessoftheweekly"BusinessWorld".

23.A)Heranthreerestaurantswithhiswife'shelp.

B)Heandhiswifedideverythingbythemselves.

C)Heworkedbothasacookandawaiter.

D)Hehiredacookandtwolocalwaitresses.

24.A)Hehardlyneedstodoanyadvertisingnowadays.

B)Headvertisesalotonradioandinnewspapers.

C)HespendshugesumsonTVcommercialseveryyear.

D)Hehireschildrentodistributeadsinshoppingcenters.

25.A)Therestaurantlocation.C)Thefoodvariety.

B)Therestaurantatmosphere.D)Thefoodprice.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Itsprotectionisoftenneglectedbychildren.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'twanttosectheirhusbandspoorlytreated.

31.A)Provideprofessionalstandardcare.C)Befiankandseekhelpfromothers.

B)Beaffectionateandcooperative.D)Makefulluseofcommunityfacilities.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Healthandsafetyconditionsintheworkplace.

B)Rightsandresponsibilitiesofcompanyemployees.

C)Commoncomplaintsmadebyofficeworkers.

D)Conflictsbetweenlaborandmanagement.

33.A)Replaceitsout-datedequipment.

B)Improvethewelfareofaffectedworkers.

C)Followgovernmentregulationsstrictly.

D)Provideextrahealthcompensation.

34.A)Theyrequestedtotransfertoasaferdepartment.

B)Theyquitworktoprotecttheirunbornbabies.

C)Theysoughthelpfromunionrepresentatives.

D)Theywantedtoworkshorterhours.

35.A)Toshowhowtheylovewintersports.

B)Toattracttheattentionfromthemedia.

C)Toprotestagainstthepoorworkingconditions.

D)Toprotectthemselvesagainstthecoldweather.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageis

readforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to

43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46

youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneither

usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaitsfornoone,timeslowsdownwhenyouareon

themove.Italsoslowsdownmoreasyoumovefaster,whichmeansastronauts(宇航員)

somedaymay(36)solonginspacethattheywouldreturntoanEarthofthe(37)

future.Ifyoucouldmoveatthespeedoflight,yourtimewouldstandstill.Ifyoucouldmove

fasterthanlight,yourtimewouldmove(38).

Althoughnoformofmatteryel(39)movesasfastasorfasterthanlight,(40)

experimentshavealreadyconfirmedthataccelerated(41)causesatraveler'stime

tobestretched.AlbertEinstein(42)thisin1905,whenhe(43)theconceptof

relativetimeaspartofhisSpecialTheoryofRelativity.Asearchisnowunderwaytoconfirm

thesuspectedexistenceofparticlesofmatter(44).

Anobsessionwithtime-saving,gaining,wasting,losing,andmasteringit-(45)

.Humanityalsohasbeenobsessedwithtryingto

capturethemeaningoftime.Einstein(46).Thus,

timeandtime'srelativityaremeasurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,oranatomicclockthat

canmeasureabillionthofasecond.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.notuseofthewords加

thebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientists

saidyesterday.

Whileelderlypeople_47_tosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,

thishasa（n）_48_effectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,

accordingtoresearch.

ScanDrummond,a.psychiatrist（心'理醫(yī)生）attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,

saidolderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetterat

sleeping_49_straightthroughthenight.

Moresleepinoldage,however,is_50_withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeel

betterandmore_51_iftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.

“Theabilitytosleepinonechunk（整塊時(shí)間）overnightgoesdownaswcagebuttheamountof

sleepweneedto_52_welldoesnotchange/1DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationtorthe

AdvancementofScienceconferenceinSanDiego.

"It's_53—amyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,the

moretheysleepliketheydidwhentheywere_54_.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswould

benefitfrom_55_togetasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.That's_56_frompersonto

person,buttheamountofsleepwchadat35isprobablythesameamountasvveneedat75.”

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A)alertI)formally

B)associatedJ)function

C)attractingK)mixed

D)clingL)negative

E)continuingM)sufficienc

F)definitelyN)tend

G)differentO)younger

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomec/uestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly(隨機(jī)地)assignedtoaroommateof

anotherracecanleadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood(也許14)ofconflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudice

andcompelstudentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofoundthatblackstudentslivingwithawhiteroommate

sawhigheracademicsuccessthroughouttheircollegecareers.Researchersbelievethismaybe

causedbysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye-theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyear

floor-saidthat"ifyou'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingtoprove."

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracesaremore

likelytoexperienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthatinterracialroommateswerethreelimesaslikelyas

twowhiteroommatestonolongerlivetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

GraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewasnotsurprisedbythefindings."Thismaybethe

firsttimethatsomeofthesestudentshaveinteracted,andlived,withsomeoneofadifferent

race,"shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicateracewhenapplyingforhousing.

"Oneofthegreatthingsaboutfreshmanhousingisthat,withsomeexceptions,theprocess

throwsyoutogetherrandomly/'saidUndergraduateAssemblychairmanAlecWebley,"Thisis

thedefinitionofintegration.'*

"I'veexperiencedroommateconflictsbetweeninterracialstudentsthathavebothbroken

downstereotypesandreinforcedstereotypes,"saidonePennresidentadvisor(RA).TheRAof

twoyearsaddedthatwhilesomeconflicts"providedmoremulticulturalacceptanceand

melding(融合),“therewerealso"jarringculturalconfrontations.'*

TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealsooccurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.

Kaosaidshecautionsagainstforminganygeneralizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,

notingthatmorebackgroundcharacteristicsofthestudentsneedtobestudiedandexplained.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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)Assigningstudents'lodgingrandomlyisnotagoodpolicy.

6().WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobethe"definitionofintegration"?

A)Studentsofdifferentracesarcrequiredtosharearoom.

B)Interraciallodgingisarrangedbytheschoolforfreshmen.

C)Lodgingisassignedtostudentsofdifferentraceswithoutexception.

D)Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommateswithoutregardtorace.

61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayaboutinterraciallodging?

A)Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizationsaboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.

B)Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmakingdecisionsaboutstudentlodging.

C)Students'racialbackgroundshouldbeconsideredbeforelodgingisassigned.

D)Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbeassignedtohandletheproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan30(),00()deathsandaboutSI25billionineconomic

losseseachyear,accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationled

byAnnan,theformerUnitedNationssecretarygeneral.

Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,

populationandeconomictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingthe

globaldeathratesfromillnessesincludingmalnutrition（營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良）andheat-relatedhealth

problems.

Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateand

risk,whoquestioneditsmethodsandconclusions.

Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyin

poorcountries,werebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumber

woulddoubleby2030.

RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,whostudies

disastertrends,saidtheForum'sreportwas"amethodologicalembarrassment"becausethere

wasnowaytodistinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarming

amidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowthinpopulationsandeconomic

developmentinvulnerable（易受傷害的I）regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat"climatechangeisan

importantproblemrequiringourutmostattention.^^Butthsreport,hesaid,"willhannthecause

foractiononbothclimatechangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed（行瑕疵的）.”

However,SorenAndreasen,asocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswho

supervisedthewritingofthereport,defendedit,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswere

roughestimates.Hesaidthereportwasaimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetinCopenhagenin

Decembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimatetreaty.

Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationsto

focusonincreasingtheflowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerabilityto

climatehazardswhilestillcurbingtheemissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%ofthe

humanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangeareoccurringinpoorcountries,accordingtothe

report.

62.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?

A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateofeconomicdevelopment.

B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesseshaverisenduetoglobalwarming.

C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealthproblemsinpoorcountries.

D)Economictrendshavetodowithpopulationandnaturaldisasters.

63.WhatdowclearnabouttheForum'sreportfromthepassage?

A)Itwaschallengedbysomeclimateandriskexperts.

B)Itarousedalotofintere