【正文】 ment rebuffed(回絕) the claims from SSE. John Hayes, minister for energy, said: “we are alive to the challenge facing us. The bill before parliament will set the conditions of for the investment needed to keep Britain’s lights on in the longterm. The amount of spare power available today is currently fortable. As old infrastructure（基礎設施）closes over the ing years we expect this margin to reduce but we will make sure it stays manageable.”L) Most of the UK’s nuclear power plants are planned for closure by 2022, and many coalfired stations must be closed or run at reduced capacity with the next few years because of EU rules on pollution.M) Experts have warned for years of a looming “energy gap” between demand and supply. The building of wind farms and other forms of renewable energy, which were supposed to fill the gap, has been below expectations, in part due to planning laws. Hayes said: “ we are not placent(沾沾自喜)about this… We are confident in our approach and in the responsiveness of the market in providing secure power supplies.” Joss Garman, political director of Greenpeace, said: “Not content with the profits they are making from skyhigh energy bills the gas industry now seems to be trying to hold everybody to ransom‘give us even more of your cash or we’ll turn out the lights’.” N) Cheap coal and the collapse of the carbon price have made gas burning less profitable, but that’s the reason to ban unabated(為減弱的)coal burning and reform the carbon market, not to give handouts to the big six energy panies. “Gasfired generation should only be a lastditch backup for renewable energy sources, and ministers should priorities support for interconnectors, storage, and bined heat and power stations that would pliment renewables and guarantees we have secure power.”46. Many of the UK’s nuclear power plants and coalfired stations are planned to be shut down due to EU rules on pollution. 47. The shutdown of power plants at Scottish and Southern Energy will cause the electricity shortage of 2 million homes. 48. The EU puts a price on carbon emissions in its emissions trading scheme. 49. According to SSE, gasfired power was not economic, because gas was more expensive than coal. 50. The UK had to import fuel from other countries at higher prices, because the cold weather raised the demand for it. 51. Andrew Pendleton thought the energy firm’s purpose of threatening power cut was to get financial benefits. 52. The parliament of the UK is discussing an energy bill at the present time.53. The sudden decrease of the carbon price and cheap coal has caused gas burning to be less profitable.54. The “dash for gas” would make gas bee the dominant fuel in Britain’s power generation market. 55. By blasting dense rocks apart under high pressure, the US can have an increasingly large supply of cheap gas.Section C 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 with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. What makes a group intelligent? You might think a group’s IQ would be simply the average intelligence of the group’s members, or perhaps the intelligence of the team’s smartest participant. But researchers who study groups have found that this isn’t so.　　Rather, a group’s intelligence emerges from the interactions that go on within the group. A team’s intelligence can be measured, and like an individual’s IQ score, it can accurately predict the team’s performance on a wide variety of tasks. And just as an individual’s intelligence is expandable, a group’s intelligence can also be increased. Here are five suggestions on how to guide the development of smart teams:　　Choose team members carefully, The smartest groups are posed of people who are good at reading one another’s social cues, according to a study led by Carnegie Mellon University professor Anita Williams Woolley and published in the journal Science.　　Talk about the “how”. Many members of teams don39。 population and it helps show what behaviours prevent people from getting ill,” says Cary Cooper, professor of health psychology at Lancaster University. “Maybe in stroke.“This is signigicant as we have a (n) 42 41 40 39 38 37 36大學英語四級模擬試卷（一）Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on “too much care spoils a child”, You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked