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份cet4真题
partIWriting(30minute)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicofstudentsselectingtheir
fectures.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinewhenbellow:
1.随着全球变暖现象越来越严重,我身边的着怎样的变化。
2.日常生活中,你认为怎么做才是真正的绿色生活。
OnStudentsSelectingLecturers
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
GulfWrackedByKatrina'sLatestLegacy-Disease,Poisons,Mold
AmonthafterHurricaneKatrinatorethroughtheU.S.GulfCoast,medicalexpertsarenowstrugglingwiththelatestcrisisintheregion;contamination(污染).
KatrinaleftNewOrleansandothercommunitiestaintedwithoil,sewage,andpossiblypoisonsleachedfromfederaltoxicwastesites,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)says.
Thepollution,combinedwiththelackofregularmedicalservicesintheregion,hasraisedseriousquestionsaboutthesafetyofNewOrleansandothercoastaltownsaspeoplelongingforhomebegintogoback.
"Idon'tthinkNewOrleansissafeforpeopletoreturnto,fromapublichealthandenvironmentalhealthstandpoint,"saidMiriamAschkenasy,anenvironmentalhealthexpertworkingwithOxfamAmericaintheregion.
Muchofthecontaminationrestsinthebrown,filmysediment(沉淀物)leftbehindbyKatrina'spollutedfloodwaters.
RecentEPAtestsofthesedimentconfirmedhighlevelsofE.colibacteria,oilandgaschemicals,andlead,aswellasvaryingquantitiesofarsenic.
Thehealthrisksposedbythesedimentareimmediate,expertssay,becausethesludge(淤泥)isnearlyimpossibleforreturningresidentstoavoid.InNewOrleans,itcoverseverysurfacethatwasflooded,fromcarsandnow-deadlawnstotheentirecontentsoffloodedhomes,stores,hospitals,andschools.
"Whenpeoplecomeback,theyareexposedtothesediment,"saidWilmaSubra,achemistfromNewIberia,Louisiana,whoisanalyzingthesediment."It'sintheiryardsandhouses."
OldPollutionResurfacing
PlaqueminesParish,aruralcountyonthepeninsulasouthofNewOrleans,isnowcoveredwithevenmoretoxicsedimentthanitwastwoweeksago,thankstoHurricaneRita.
"Sixinchesuptoonefoot(15to30centimeters)ofsludge,"Subrareported.
MuchofthesludgeinPlaqueminesistheproductofnearbybayousandbaybottoms,wheresedimentwasliftedupbyKatrina'sandRita'sstormsurges.
Thesedimenthasbeenpollutedovertheyearswithindustrialchemicalsandheavymetals,saidSubra,whotestedthesedimentfortheSouthernMutualHelpAssociation,anonprofitorganizationinNewIberia,Louisiana.
"Thesewaterbodieshavereceivedindustrialwastesfordecades,"shesaid."Thismaterialhastoxicchemicals,metals,andorganicpetrochemicals(石化产品)."
MattershaveonlybeenmadeworsebymultipleoilspillscausedbyKatrinaandRita.AccordingtotheU.S.CoastGuard,11oilspillshaveoccurredinsouthernLouisiana,totaling7.4milliongallons(28millionliters)ofoil,mostofwhichhasbeencontained.
BacterialevelsarealsoespeciallyhighinthePlaqueminessludge,saidRodneyMallett,spokespersonfortheLouisianaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality.
"Thesewagetreatmentplantswereunderwater,"heexplained."Betweentheanimalwasteandthehumanwaste,you'vegotalotofbacteria."
ProtectionKits
Healthandenvironmentalagenciesareadvisingpeopletoavoidcontactwiththesludge.Theyrecommendthatpeopleweargloves,goggles,anddustmasks,andthattheywashpromptlyifexposureoccurs.
EPAofficialsaredirectingpeopletoitsWebsite(www.epa.gov)toinformthemselvesofthecontaminationrisks.
Butmostpeoplereturningtotheareadon'thavecomputerstogetthatinformation,saidErikOlson,anattorneyfortheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,anenvironmentaladvocacygroup.
"Ifyou[do]readtheWebsite,"headded,"youpracticallyhavetohaveadegreeinchemistrytounderstandit."
Tobetterinformpeopleofhealthrisks,theSouthernMutualHelpAssociationandOxfamAmericaaredevelopingaprogramtogiveeveryreturningresidentaprotectivekit.
Eachkitwouldcontainwaterproofsuits,goggles(风镜),shoecovers,andmasks,alongwithinformationaboutpotentialhazards,Volunteerswouldgiveoutthekitsatthesecuritycheckpointsthatnowstandatthemajorentrancestoaffectedcities.
Thegroupshavemadeahundreddemonstrationkits,whichcostabout$100(U.S.)eachtoproduce,andhaveshownthemtostateleadersinLouisiana.
"Thegovernorisreallyinfavorofthis,"Subrasaid."Wejusthavetodeterminehowwe'regoingtofundthem."
ToxicMoldBlooms
Inadditiontothetoxicsediment,sprawlingbloomsofmoldhavenowtakenholdinmanyfloodedhomes."Themoldisgrowingeverywhere-homesarejustcoatedwithit,"Subrasaid.
TheproblemhasbecomesowidespreadthatfederalhealthofficialswarnedWednesdayofallergicreactionsandtoxicresponsestothemold.Professionalsshouldbehiredtocleanmoldthatcoversmorethantensquarefeet(onesquaremeter),theyurged.
"Those[surfaces]thatcan'tbecleanedneedtoberemoved,"saidStevenRedd,chiefoftheAirPollutionandRespiratoryHealthBranchoftheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC).
TheeffectsofthemoldarealreadysurfacinginMississippi,whererespiratory(呼吸的)problemsareamongtheillnessesdoctorstherearereporting.
"We'reseeingalotofasthmafrominhalingthemold,"saidRichardPaat,teamleaderofatemporaryEastBiloxiclinic."Andmouthsoresfromthebadwater."
Duetocontactwithuncleanwater,33peopleinthefloodzonehavecontractedVibrioinfections,accordingtotheCDC.Theinfectionsarecausedbyafamilyofbacteriathatliveincontaminatedsaltwater.Theycancauseseriousillness,especiallyinpeoplewithcompromisedimmunesystems.
Todate,sixpeoplehavediedfromVibrioinfections.
"Peoplehadopenwoundandwalkedthroughfloodwaterwithsewageinit,"CDCspokespersonVonRoebucksaid."AndthesefolkswerehavingthesewoundsinfectedwithVibrio."
DisasterResponseCare
"Thisisahighlycontaminatedarea,"saidSusanBriggs,thephysicianoverseeingFEMA'sdisaster-responsemedicalteamsinLouisianaandAlabama.
HerteamshavebeeninoculatingresidentsfortetanusandHepatitisAandB.Hepatitisisadangerwhenpeopleareexposedtosewage,throughwaterorfood,Briggsexplained.Tetanuscanoccurwhenpeoplecutthemselvesonuncleanmaterials,asmayhappenwhencleaningdebris.
Therudimentary(根本的)livingconditionsinmanyKatrina-struckareasmakeitmorelikelythatpeoplewillgetsickandinjured,Briggssaid.
"Theyhavenoelectricity,nocleanwater,noairconditioning,"shesaid."Therearecollapsedstructuresandstrayanimals.Therearehugeamountsofstraydogs,andpeoplehavebeenbitten."
Briggsandotherdoctorsintheareahavebeentreatingmanycasesofdiarrhea,rashes,andupper-respiratoryillnesses.
Alloftheseconditionsaretobeexpectedafternaturaldisasters,accordingtotheCDC.Butit'stoosoontoknowiftheseailmentsarerelatedtocontamination,theCDC'sRoebucksaid.
"We'relookingatthatquestion,"hesaid."We'dliketoknowtheanswer."
1.ThepassagegivesadescriptionofthecontaminationinNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrina.
2.KatrinaleftNewOrleansandothercommunitiestaintedwithoilandsewage.
3.PlaqueminesParishisnowcoveredwithevenmoretoxicsedimentthatitwastwoweeksago.
4.Peoplearebeingadvisedtoavoidcontactwiththesludgebyhealthandenvironmentalagencies.
5.TheSouthernMutualHelpAssociationandOxfamAmericaaredevelopingaprogramtoselleveryreturningresidentaprotectivekit.
6.TheconditionsinNewOrleansafterHurricaneKatrinaisspecial.
7.Inadditiontothetoxicsediment,sprawlingbloomsofmoldhavenowtakenholdinmanyfloodedhomes,anditisgrowingeverywhere.
8.Todate,sixpeoplehavediedfrom¬________.
9.TherudimentarylivingconditionsinmanyKatrina-struckareasmakeitmorelikelythatpeoplewillget________.
10.Alloftheseconditionsaretobeexpectedafter________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.[A]Sherefusestogotodinner.
[B]Sheagreestogotodinner.
[C]Sheisangry.
[D]Sheissurprised.
12.[A]ShelearnsEnglishquickly.
[B]HerEnglishisn'tverygood.
[C]HerEnglishisverygood.
[D]Shelearnsnewsentencesslowly.
13.[A]Atabank.
[B]Ataninn.
[C]Ontheriverside.
[D]Onabasketballfield.
14.[A]GotoParisagain.
[B]LiveinParis.
[C]Gosomewhereelse.
[D]Difficultto