【正文】 　　關(guān)于技術(shù)革命和全球變暖爭論之間的關(guān)系，應(yīng)該是技術(shù)革命會解決全球變暖問題，這也是作者所持的觀點。這里的engineering one是指工程問題，也就是實際問題?！　，全球變暖的終極解決辦法有賴于新技術(shù)。這一功能到底能否達到了呢?下面一句給出了答案，But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 20082012 targets，這里給出了兩點結(jié)果，一是它沒有減少二氧化碳排放量，二是許多簽署國沒有采取足夠嚴格的措施來實現(xiàn)20082012的目標(biāo)?！　，能耗的消減已經(jīng)大大減緩全球變暖形勢。此句的目的在于說明經(jīng)濟增長的必要性，和溫室排放量的關(guān)系不夠緊密。　　實際上這四個選項在第三大段中都有所提及，需要做出分辨。59. A　　溫室排放量到2050年不止于翻倍，原因是什么?！　∷膫€選項中，C的說法與上文的分析一致?！　〉诙翁岬紾ore的觀點只用了一個詞組，即inconvenient truth，字面意思是“會給人們帶來不方便的真相”，從這個詞組無法判斷出其具體含義?！　，全球變暖是一項事實，但大眾和政治家都沒有意識到它。這個語意群的重心同樣在轉(zhuǎn)折以后，也就是這些姿態(tài)(即提出的措施)被實行的可能性很小。這是一個轉(zhuǎn)折句，通常情況下，轉(zhuǎn)折之后的句子具有更重要的意義，或者說體現(xiàn)了作者的真實意圖。　　D，將不會采取什么措施來控制全球變暖。　　57. D　　題目問哪個是第一段中有關(guān)全球變暖的說法。這就是在作者看來的道德問題?！　∠乱欢我昧嗣绹案笨偨y(tǒng)戈爾的觀點：inconvenient truth，意思是承認了問題就能解決問題。2012年12月英語四級考試閱讀真題練習(xí)第十四篇　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but—regardless of whether it is or isn’t we won’t do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemnsounding mitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these mitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.Al Gore calls global warming an “inconvenient truth,” as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we don’t know enough to relieve global warming, and—without major technological breakthroughs—we can’t do much about it.From 2003 to 2050, the world’s population is projected to grow from billion to billion, a 42% increase. If energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. But that’s too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else’s living standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050.No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricity usage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show they’re “doing something.” Consider the Kyoto Protocol (京都議定書). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn’t. But it hasn’t reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (簽字國) didn’t adopt tough enough policies to hit their 20082012 targets.The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking our dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it.The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has bee a moral problem when it’s really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don’t solve the engineering problem, we’re helpless.57. What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?A) It may not prove an environmental crisis at all.B) It is an issue requiring worldwide mitments.C) Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it.D) Very little will be done to bring it under control.58. According to the author’s understanding, what is A1 Gore’s view on global warming?A) It is a reality both people and politicians are unaware of.B) It is a phenomenon that causes us many inconveniences.C) It is a problem that can be solved once it is recognized.D) It is an area we actually have little knowledge about.59. Greenhouse emissions will more than double by 2050 because of ________.A) economic growthB) wasteful use of energyC) the widening gap between the rich and poorD) the rapid advances of science and technology60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, ________.A) politicians have started to do something to better the situationB) few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy useC) reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warmingD) international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems61. What is the message the author intends to convey?A) Global warming is more of a moral issue than a practical one.B) The ultimate solution to global warming lies in new technology.C) The debate over global warming will lead to technological breakthroughs.D) People have to give up certain material forts to stop global warming.這是一篇講述全球變暖問題的材料。它就像健康，在你擁有它時，你注意不到它。D，人們在失去它的時候才珍惜它。66. D題目問根據(jù)這篇材料，隱私在什么地方與健康相似。兩段中的第一段講的是美國人口頭上的說法：most say they are concerned about losing it，多數(shù)人表示擔(dān)憂隱私泄露。D，他們只說不做。65. D題目問對于隱私保護，大多數(shù)美國人是如何做的。A的說法非?？辗?，也很武斷，第三段的內(nèi)容僅僅是人們進行電腦等操作會泄露信息，把這種個別現(xiàn)象上升為社會變革顯然不合適，也不是作者的意圖。第三段第一句話剛剛對朋友、愛人之間保持一定距離作出正面肯定，第二句話馬上就提出了反駁，few boundaries remain——界限幾乎已經(jīng)不復(fù)存在。B，人們在使用現(xiàn)代技術(shù)的時候會四處留下痕跡。由此看來，C的說法更為準(zhǔn)確，而A并不是作者的本來意圖。Healthy一詞是對人與人之間保持一定距離的肯定。題目中的關(guān)鍵信息是“心理學(xué)家”和“朋友”，文中第三段開頭就提到了心理學(xué)家和朋友、家庭、愛人等等，可以判斷答案就在此處。A，朋友應(yīng)該向彼此敞開心懷。A的說法與此一致。B，在21世紀(jì)，人們嘗試各種方式窺探別人的隱私。第一個大段指出人們對隱私泄露是心存憂慮的(most say they are concerned about losing it)，第二個大段則列舉人們在生活中如何言行不一，不注重隱私的保護。甚至簡單的Google搜索都能接觸到個人的秘密(a simple Google search can reveal what you think)。第二段則分析了什么人會窺視隱私。這個說法勉強可以算是對第三點看法的考查，因為第三點里出現(xiàn)了death，與壽命有關(guān)。相較而言，A因為沒有指明是長期還是短期，所以準(zhǔn)確度較B差些，還是應(yīng)該選擇B為正確答案。文中確實有相關(guān)描述，原文為inevitable place strain on the public purse，意為給公共錢包(意即公共支出)增加壓力。第二，預(yù)防疾病比治療疾病更加便宜。 題目問關(guān)于男性定期體檢Cartmill是如何說的。但這就是鴕鳥方式的特點。接下來文章講到男人們開始使用鴕鳥的方法，具體的方法如Cartmill所說：有些男人害怕可能有的東西(what might be there)，寧愿不知道(would rather not know)。D， 因害怕而不愿去發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的疾病。 題目問Cartmill所說的the ostrich approach是什么意思。本段開頭說到很多男性認為自己是不可戰(zhàn)勝的(invincible)，這句話照應(yīng)上文的內(nèi)容，應(yīng)該是男性不愿看醫(yī)生的原因所在。C， 我應(yīng)該覺得自己幸運。B的說法與此一致。題目的關(guān)鍵信息是reason和most important，第二段提到了reason一詞，而這里講的也確實是題目所要求的原因。A， 男性抽煙喝酒遠多于女性。D，他們一定會享受更長壽、快樂的生活。這句話里出現(xiàn)了average，顯然是考查第一段最后一句話。A，現(xiàn)在他們患重病而存活的幾率更高。作者在后面用數(shù)據(jù)解釋了如此恭喜的原因：“我”患皮膚癌和艾滋病而死亡的幾率遠遠大于女性。最后一段從看病成本上分析定期體檢的好處，指出從長遠來看，預(yù)防(體檢)的花費要低于得病后治療的花費。男性(尤其是四十歲以上的男性)看醫(yī)生的次數(shù)少于正常次數(shù)，