【正文】 Although 174 nations approved the admittedly flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the . walked away from them. There are vague promises of manufacturing fuel from herbs or powering cars with hydrogen. But for a country that tightly cites patriotism as one of its core values, the . is taking a pass on what might be the most patriotic struggle of all. It39。s hard to imagine a bigger fight than one for the survival of a country39。s coasts and farms, the health of its people and stability of its economy.The rub is, if the vast majority of people increasingly agree that climate change is a global emergency, there39。s far less agreement on how to fix it. Industry offers its pans, which too often would fix little. Environmentalists offer theirs, which too often amount to native wish lists that could weaken American39。s growth. But let39。s assume that those interested parties and others will always bent the table and will always demand that their voices be heard and that their needs be addressed. What would an aggressive, ambitious, effective plan look likeone that would leave the . both environmentally safe and economically sound?Halting climate change will be far harder. One of the more conservative plans for addressing the problem calls for a reduction of 25 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next 52 year. And yet by devising a consistent strategy that mixes and blends pragmatism(實用主義)with ambition, the . can, without major damage to the economy, help halt the worst effects of climate change and ensure the survival of its way of life for future generations. Money will do some of the work, but what39。s needed most is will. I39。m not saying the challenge isn39。t almost overwhelming, says Fred Krupp. But this is America, and America has risen to these challenges before.56. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Human wars. B. Economic crisis. C. America39。s environmental policies. D. Global environment in general.57. From the last sentence of paragraph 2 we may learn that the survival of a country39。s coasts and farms, the health of its people and the stability of its economy is__________. A. of utmost importance B. a fight no one can win C. beyond people39。s imagination D. a less significant issue58. Judging from the context, the word rub(Line 1, )probably means_______. A. friction B. contradiction C. conflict D. problem59. What is the author39。s attitude toward America39。s policies on global warming? A. Critical B. Indifferent C. Supportive D. Compromising60. The paragraphs immediately following this passage would most probably deal with___________. A. the new book written by Fred Krupp B. how America can fight against global warming C. the harmful effects of global warming D. how America can tide over economic crisis翻譯：　　With the nation’s financial system teetering on a cliff. The pensation arrangements for executives of the big banks and other financial firms are ing under close examination again.Bankers’ excessive risk taking is a significant cause of this financial crisis and has continued, to others in the past, in this case, it was fueled by low interest rates and kept going by a false sense of security created by a debtfueled bubble in the economy.　　Mortgage lenders gladly lent enormous sums to those who could not afford to pay them back dividing the laws and selling them off to the next financial institution along the chain, advantage of the same hightech securitization to load on more risky mortgagebased assets.　　Financial regulation will have to catch up with the most irresponsible practices that led banks down in this road, in hopes averting the next crisis, which is likely to involve different financial techniques and different sorts of assets. But it is worth examining the root problem of pensation schemes that are tied to shortterm profits and revenue’s, and thus encourage bankers to take irresponsible risks.Part V Writing (20%) Direction: In this section, you are asked to write an essay based on the following information. Make ments and express your own opinion. You should write at least 150 words on Answer Sheet 2. At present, there is no doubt that short message plays an increasingly important role in our lives . We are all aware that, like everything else, short message have both favorable and unfavorable aspects. Generally speaking, the advantages can be listed as follows. First of all, in festivals, we can send short messages to wish good luck to other people we know. It brings us a lot of convenience. In addition, short message connects its users with the outside world. For example, some people subscribe weather forecast or news short messages, with them, people’s life will be greatly enriched. But it is pity that every coin has two sides. The disadvantages of short message can’t be ignored. We spend too much time on spelling our words and sending short messages that we can’t focus on our studies. Also, you will always be annoyed by strangers’ short messages one after another. As is known to all, short message is neither good nor bad itself. In my opinion, we can use it. But we shouldn’t spend too much time on it and don’t let it disturb us from our lives.答案ECRION I 110 BACDD CBAAC 1120 BBABD DBACB SECTION 2 2130 CDDBC BDDBA 3140 BACDA DBCAC SECTION 3 4150 BBAAC CCBCC 5160 DCABD CAAAC SECTION 4 由于國家金融體制處于危機邊緣動蕩,一些大銀行和金融機構中的高級管理人員的補償金計劃就受到密切關注. 銀行家們過度冒險是金融危機的至關重要原因,一般是由低息引起并造成持續(xù)的錯覺,其實是一種債務泡沫經(jīng)濟. 抵押貸款人很樂意把大量資金借給無力償還的人,就把貸款瓜分了,并沿這樣的鏈條出售給下一個金融機構,這些做法都在利用高科技證券業(yè),結果,卻增加了抵押資產(chǎn)的風險. 金融條例必須能應付這種能使銀行下滑的,最不負責任的做法,以期扭轉下一個危機,因為那是眼前利益,但卻讓銀行家們不負責任的甘冒風險. 10 / 1