2013年12月大学英语四级(CET4)考试样卷改革后新题型(3)

understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K.

Objections from American university and business leaders led to improvements in the process and a reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students.

I) Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States has two

important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in the States and—like immigrants throughout history—strengthen the nation; and second, foreign

students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most cherished (珍视) values when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。

46. American universities prepare their undergraduates for global careers by giving

them chances for international study or internship. 47. Since the mid-1970s, the enrollment of overseas students has increased at an

annual rate of 3.9 percent. 48. The enrollment of international students will have a positive impact on America

rather than threaten its competitiveness. 49. The way research is carried out in universities has changed as a result of

globalization. 50. Of the newly hired professors in science and engineering in the United States,

twenty percent come from foreign countries. 51. The number of foreign students applying to U.S. universities decreased sharply

after September 11 due to changes in the visa process. 52. The U.S. federal funding for research has been unsteady for years.

53. Around the world, governments encourage the model of linking university-based

science and industrial application.

54. Present-day universities have become a powerful force for global integration.

55. When foreign students leave America, they will bring American values back to

their home countries.

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 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.

The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养 不良) and heat-related health problems.

But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.

Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030.

Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum’s report was ―a methodological

embarrassment‖ because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) 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 heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.

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56. What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum?

A) Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming. B) Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development. C) Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries. D) Economic trends have to do with population and …… 此处隐藏：5670字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……