版权所有 违者必究 SUMMER. NETEM: CA 44. Most patients' first reaction to the information of their terminal illness is a] becoming conscious of their privileges. [C] deny ing the reality of the situatio B] being eager to ask for assistance. I accepting their finiteness 45. It can be inferred from the passage that A]most patients are unable to cope with death until it is inevitable [B] dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death. [C] most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need ID] dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition Text 2 An image taken of the Pacific Ocean last September is astonishing. Made using data collected from satell ites monitored by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the picture shows the surface level of the Pacific as clearly as a yardstick ly ing across a lumpy bed. One sample of water with a volume 30 times that of all the great Lakes -- is white, ind icating that it is as much as 13 inches higher than its normal level El Niro experts are still striving to tackle the really big question: What is causing the abnormal El Nino behavior of the past two decades? But what? Some see the hand of global warming, accelerating the pace of El Nino formation and reinforcing each event. Supporters of global-warming-as-El Niro-instigator include Kevin Trenberth, a climate analyst with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, Theres evidence that global warming didn't have much impact until 1979, but now it's beginning to break through, he Two additional arguments are on the table. One theory is that the recent El Nino epidemic is simply one of nature's climatic riffs, but that we havent been hearing the tune long enough to recognize the change in key. One problem is that historical data on EI Nino is sketchy prior to the early 1970s and almost nonexistent going back more than 50 years. If one looks back further, however, fossil ev idence suggests that something about El Nino has indeed changed. Fossil records of coral in the Galapagos Islands show that some 4,000 years ago, an EI Nino ccurred only every 60 year or so. Studies of tree rings and ice cores ind icate a more recent cycle of seven year still much less frequent than the present cycle of every three or four years The other alternative? Records are accurate enough to show that we re in the second El Nino-intensive era of the past 100 years. The first was during the 1920s and 30s, and probably was responsible for the dust Bowl when drought destroyed hundreds of farms in Oklahoma and north Texas. The second seems to have started around 1976. These shifts seem to be due to periods of natural warming in the Pacific. The warming does not necessarily cause EI Nino but certainly amplifies it, creating the appearance of more EI Ninos 6. The picture as depicted by the writer in the first paragraph seems to be [A] fairly reassuring C]rather shocking. [B] very bleak. [] quite exception 47. The idea of the"global-warming- as-El Niio-instigator"(Lines 3, Para. 2)roughly refers to A] the contribution of global warming to the occurrence of El Nino 3]the unusual behavior of El Nino in the past two decades [C] the caution shown by authorities against the destruction of El Nino D] the accurate forecast for the approach of EI Nino 48. The reason why it is difficult to explain the odd El Nino behavior may be [AJ lack of detailed accounts [C] the need for advanced technology B] its inconsistent behavior I its increasing frequencies Wish your success! 6 Work hard and good luck!版权所有 违者必究 Wish your success! Work hard and good luck! 6 44. Most patients’ first reaction to the information of their terminal illness is [A] becoming conscious of their privileges. [B] being eager to ask for assistance. [C] denying the reality of the situation. [D] accepting their finiteness. 45. It can be inferred from the passage that [A] most patients are unable to cope with death until it is inevitable. [B] dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death. [C] most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need. [D] dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition. Text 2 An image taken of the Pacific Ocean last September is astonishing. Made using data collected from satellites monitored by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the picture shows the surface level of the Pacific as clearly as a yardstick lying across a lumpy bed. One sample of water —— with a volume 30 times that of all the Great Lakes —— is white, indicating that it is as much as 13 inches higher than its normal level. EI Niño experts are still striving to tackle the really big question: What is causing the abnormal EI Niño behavior of the past two decades? But what? Some see the hand of global warming, accelerating the pace of EI Niño formation and reinforcing each event. Supporters of global-warming-as-EI Niño-instigator include Kevin Trenberth, a climate analyst with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, “There’s evidence that global warming didn’t have much impact until 1979, but now it’s beginning to break through,” he says. Two additional arguments are on the table. One theory is that the recent EI Niño epidemic is simply one of nature’s climatic riffs, but that we haven’t been hearing the tune long enough to recognize the change in key. One problem is that historical data on EI Niño is sketchy prior to the early 1970s and almost nonexistent going back more than 50 years. If one looks back further, however, fossil evidence suggests that something about EI Niño has indeed changed. Fossil records of coral in the Galapagos Islands show that some 4,000 years ago, an EI Niño occurred only every 60 year or so. Studies of tree rings and ice cores indicate a more recent cycle of seven years, still much less frequent than the present cycle of every three or four years. The other alternative? Records are accurate enough to show that we’re in the second EI Niño-intensive era of the past 100 years. The first was during the 1920s and ’30s, and probably was responsible for the Dust Bowl, when drought destroyed hundreds of farms in Oklahoma and north Texas. The second seems to have started around 1976. These shifts seem to be due to periods of natural warming in the Pacific. The warming does not necessarily cause EI Niño but certainly amplifies it, creating the appearance of more —— and more severe — — EI Niños. 46. The picture as depicted by the writer in the first paragraph seems to be [A] fairly reassuring. [B] very bleak. [C] rather shocking. [D] quite exceptional. 47. The idea of the “global-warming-as-EI Niño-instigator” (Lines 3, Para.2) roughly refers to [A] the contribution of global warming to the occurrence of EI Niño. [B] the unusual behavior of EI Niño in the past two decades. [C] the caution shown by authorities against the destruction of EI Niño. [D] the accurate forecast for the approach of EI Niño. 48. The reason why it is difficult to explain the odd EI Niño behavior may be [A] lack of detailed accounts. [B] its inconsistent behavior. [C] the need for advanced technology. [D] its increasing frequencies. SUMMER : NETEM:CA6