【正文】 nts need to be studied and explained. 注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)?答題卡 2 上作答。s report? A) Its statistics look embarrassing. C) It deserves our closest attention. B) It is invalid in terms of methodology. D) Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated. 65. What is Soren Andreasen39。s report was a methodological embarrassment because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to humandriven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受傷害的 ) regions. Dr. Pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost attention.” But the report, he said, will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的 ). However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty. In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heattrapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report. 62. What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum? A) Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development. B) Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming. C) Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries. D) Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters. 63. What do we learn about the Forum39。 A) alert I) formally B) associated J) function C) attracting K) mixed D) cling L) negative E) continuing M) sufficient F) definitely N) tend G) different O) younger Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Several recent studies have found that being randomly (隨機(jī)地 ) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性 )of conflict. Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and pel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships. An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure. In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on his freshman year floor said that if you39。t want to use up all their life savings. B) They fear they will regret it afterwards. C) They would like to spend more time with them. D) They don39。s. C) Jill wore the overcoat last week. B) Jill missed her class last week. D) She is in the same class as the man. 18. A) A puter game. C) An exciting experience. B) An imaginary situation. D) A vacation by the sea. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside. C) Pain and pleasure in sports. B) Dangers of crosscountry skiing. D) A sport he participates in. 20. A) He can39。 1. What is British food generally known for? A) Its unique flavour. C) Its special cooking methods. B) Its bad taste. D) Its anic ingredients. 2. The Second World War led to________ in Britain. A) an inadequate supply of food C) an increase in food import B) a decrease of grain production D) a change in people39。t alter these too much. We39。s cuisine can be traced back to the Second World War. Before the War, much of Britain39。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 17, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 810, plete the sen tences with the information given in the passage. British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New British cuisine (烹飪 ) has e of age in recent years as chefs (廚師 ) bine the best of old and new. Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong39。 they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn39。s clublike in design, Neil Tomes explains his passion for provenance (原產(chǎn) 地 ).Britain has started to bee really proud of the food it39。t have flavourful food ingredients. 4. With culinary improvement in recent years, London39。t know how to describe the beautiful country scenery. D) He can39。s time to be stretched. Albert Einstein (42) _____ this in 1905, when he (43) _____ the concept of relative time as part of his Special Theory of Relativity. A search is now under way to confirm the suspected existence