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大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案解析(5)

d)togivethechildrenequalopportunitiestopygas

24a)itbenefitsthechildrentolearnrethings

b)itdoesn'thelpchildren'slearning

c)ithelpschildrenalotinscienceorthetics

d)itdoesn'thelpchildrentokefriends

25a)letthechildrenjudgetheirownwork

b)teachersshouldn'twastetheirtionhelpingchildren

c)childrenwillfigureouttheirstakesalltheti

d)allthechildrenneedareanswerbooksatschool

partiiireadingrehension

?sectiona

directionsthissection,thereisapassagewithtenbnksyouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachbnkfrolistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassagereadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforekingyourchoiceseachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterpleaserktherrespondingletterforeachitenanswersheet2withasinglelihroughthecentreyouynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankrethanonce

questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

aordingtosoeducators,funandgasarenothingwrongrecently,theeducationarcadehascalledinternationalgadesigners,teachers,publishersandpolicykerstogetherandheldanferenceintheeducationarcadeisagroupwhichatthessachusettsinstituteoftechnology,nearbostonandtheaifthenferencewastotalkoverthefutureoftheeducationalgastheexpined,"viavideogasanduter,weexpecttochangethewayoflearning"

what'sre,thenferencewasalsoapartofe-three,theelectronicentertainntexpositionthee-threeisatradeshowheldonceayearforaniestoshowtheirnewgasandeducationalproducts

professorsfroheeducationarcadeandcrosoftanywitheachotheronagas-to-teachproject,inwhichtheeducationarcadewasinchargeoftheresearchparttheprojectwastonewwaystolytechnologytoteachingandlearninggadesignerswereinvitedtojoinandhelpdevelopideasonhowtoxgapyingwithscienceand

awhileago,theeducationarcadeannouncedthatsoproductswouldbepcedwitha"gasforlearning"andwouldbegintoearintherketwithinsixnthsthegoalistoprotethatgasareteachingaswelsfunbesides,italsohelpsaniestogettoproducereteachinggas

aniesaredevelopingrerole-pyinggassyste,likehand-heldeducationaldevices,arebeingcreated,tooagacalled"revolution"isunderdevelopntinthelonialwilliaburgfoundationinvirginia,andtpyersaregoingtothearicanrevolutiononline

a)exploreb)beginc)businessd)showed

e)statentf)startedg)receiveh)working

i)experiencej)estitedk)lboratedl)thetics

educationaln)nalyo)participants

?sectionb

directionsthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatentsattachedtoiteachstatentntainsrtiongiveninoneoftheparagraphsidentifytheparagraphfrohichthertionisderivedyouychooseaparagraphrethanonceeachparagraphisrkedwithaletteranswerthequestionsbyrkingtherrespondingletteronanswersheet2

a)therewardsofbeingrightaboutclitechangearebittersweetjashansenshouldknowthisbetterthanst—hewarnedofthiswholethingbeforengressin1988,whenhewasdirectorofnasa'sinstituteforspacestudiesattheti,theworldwasexperiencingitswarstfive-nthrunsincewestartedrerdingteeratures130yearsearlierhansensaid,"itistitostopwafflingsochandsaythattheevidenceisprettystrongthatthegreenhouseeffectishere"

b)fastforward28yearsand,whilewe'rehardlyoutofthewafflehouseyet,weknowchreaboutclitechangesciencehansenisstillworriedthattherestofusaren'tworriedenough

c)stsuer,priortountries'unitednationsnegotiationsinparis,hansenand16lboratorsauthoredadraftpaperthatsuggestedweuldseeatleast10feetofsea-levelriseinasfewas50years10feetofsea-levelriseisrethanenoughtoeffectivelykickusoutofeventhestwell-endowedastalcitiesstitchingtogetherarchaeologicalevidenceofpastclitechange,currentobservations,andfuture-tellingclitedels,theauthorssuggestedthatevenasluntofglobalwarngcanrackupenorusnsequences—andquickly

d)sowhat'sthedealtheauthorshighlightseveralofthethreatstheybelievewe'llfacethiscentury,includingnyfeetofsea-levelrise,ahaltingofjoroceancircutorycurrents,andanoutbreakofsuperstorthesearethebigthreatswe'vebeenafraidof—andhansealsaytheyuldbeherebeforeweknowit

sea-levelrise

e)thescientistsestitethatexistingclitedelsaren'taountingwellenoughforcurrenticelossoffofthegreenndandantarcticicesheetsrightnow,antarcticaandgreenndicesheetsbothntributeunderornear1llitertosea-levelriseeveryyear;theyeachntainenoughstoredicetodriveupoceanlevelsby200and20feet,respectively

f)thisstudysuggeststhat,sincetherateoficelossisincreasing,weshouldthinkofitnotasastraightlinebutasanexponentialcurve,doublingeveryfewyearsbuthowchtidoesittaketokeabigdifferencerightnow,asurentsoficelossaren'tclearenoughtoevenkeastrongestiteabouthowlongthatperiodghtbeisit10yearsor40it'shardtosaybasedontheliteddatawehavenow,whichwouldkeabigdifferenceeitherway

g)naturetendstoputlitsonexponentialgrowth,joughin—auniversityofwashingtonresearcherunaffiliatedwiththepaperandwhohasstudiedthetippingpointsofantarcticgciers—pointsouthere'sonlysofastyoucanveiceoutofanicesheet,"joughinexpinedwhilesoicessesybelpsingatanaeleratingrate,otherswon'tbeasvotile

h)thisans,whilesopartsoficesheetlpseyverywellproceedexponentially,wecan'texpectsuchsiletheticstodenythingintherealworldexcepttheterrorspikeofthekingdaka

oceanturnover

i)we'retalkingabouttheatnticridonaloverturningcircution,orac,andothercurrentslikeitasldltwaterflowsoffofgciersandicesheetsatenorusrates,itpoolsattheocean'ssurface,tringthedenserbutwarrsaltwaterbeneathitthiscanseriouslysswiththevingpartsoftheocean,theso-called"nveyorbelts"thatcycledeepnutrient-richwatertothesurfacetheseslowcurrentsaredrivenbyrge-scalecliteprocesses,likewind,anddriveothers,likethecarboncyclebuttheyalsorelyongradientsinteeratureanddensitytorun;iftoochldwaterfrohegcierspoolsatthesurface,thewholenveyorbeltuldstuttertoastop

j)inthenorthatntic,thiswouldanwatersgetlder,whilethetropics,deniedtheirinfluxoflderwater,wouldheatupprecipitouslyhansensayswe'realreadyseeingthebeginningsofac'sslowdownere'saspotofunusuallyolwaterhangingoutoffofgreennd,whiletheuseastastntinuestoseewarrandwarrteeratureshansensaiditpinlyinacallwithreportersthinkthisisthebeginningofsubstantialslowdownoftheac"

superstor

k)astheteeraturegradientbetweenthetropicandtheporoceansgetssteeper,thankstothatslowingofocean-xingcurrents,weuldseestrongerstor,toothisissurprisinglyintuitivectureateeraturegradientlikeahill,withthehighteeraturesupatthetopandthelowteeraturesdownatthebottosthehighsgethigherandthelowsgetlower,thathillgetsalotsteeper—andthestorarethebowlingballsyouchuckdownthehilbowlingballwillpickupalotrespeedonasteephill,andhurtalotrewhenitfinallyrunsintosothinglikewise,bythetithesesuperchargedstoraresingintoastsintheddletitudes,theywillbecarryingawholelotofdeadlyforcewiththep>sowhatdoesitaln

l)whetherotherscientistsquibbleovertheseresultsornot—andtheyprobablywill—theoverallssageishardlynewit'sbad,youguysitghtbereally,truly,deeplybad,oritghtbeslightlylessbadeitherway,sayshansen,whatweknowforsureisthatit'stitodosothingaboutit"angthetopexperts,there'saprettystrongagreentthatwe'vereachedapointwherethisistrulyurgent,"hesaid

sohansenisfrustratedoncerewiththefailureofhunitytorespondadequatelytheresulthe'dhopedforwhenhereleasedanearlyversionofthepaperonlinestsuerwastogetworldleaderstotogetherinparistoagreeonaglobalpriceoncarboncarbonpricesandessionscutsshouldberethepurviewofpoliticiansanddiplots

n)still,trueurgencywouldrequirereofusthanjustslowingthegrowthofessions—itrequiresstoppingtheltogetherinapaperpublishedin2013,hansenfoundthatwehavetocut6percentofouruseofcarbon-basedfuelseveryyear,ifwewanttoavoiddangerousclitechangehesaidonapresscall"that6percentreduction—that'snotadvocacy,that'sscienceandtheniwouldadvocatethatwedothat!"

o)thefutureiswetter,stranger,andstorerunlesswekeseriousvestoalternativeenergysourcesnowwillweybewe'vestartedbutwestillhavealong,longwaytogoifit'saracebetweenusandtheicesheets,neitherinorjashansennoranyoneelsecantellyouforsurewhowillwin

36superstorarecapableofcausinggreatdage

37oceanturnoverhasacloseretionshipwithteeraturechange

38icelossisexponential

39nationsshouldoperatetogethertocutcarbonpricesandessions