Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) SectionA Directions:In this section.there is a passagewith ten blanks.You to select one word for eac blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a leter Please mark the coresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once Questions31 to 40 are ba on the following passage. There's no question that the Earth is getting hotter.The real questions are:How much of the waming isou fault.and are we 31 to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 32 for fossil fuels? Global warming can seem too 33 to worry about.or too uncertain-something projected by the same computer 34 that ofen can't get next week's weather right.On a raw winter day you might doubt about it Wa ning about 35 change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic,meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles. Comforting thoughts,perhaps.Unfortunately,however,the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now.and fast.Globally the is upover the past century but some of the mos spots have warmed much more The results aren't pretty.Ice is37 rivers are running dry,and coasts are3 .threatening communities The 39 are happening largely out of sight But they shouldn't be out of mind,because they are omens of what's in store for the 40 of the planet. A.remote B.techniques C.consisting D.rest E.willing F.climate G.skill H.appe etite I.me nishing K.eroding Ltemperature M.curiosity N.changes O.skillful Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some ar statements.For each of them four choicesm ked).B)C)and D).You shoud decide on the best choice and mark the coreponding leuer on Anser Sheet 2with a single line though the cent Passage One Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage My father's reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite:"You won tcatch me putting my money in therel"he declared,"Not in that glass box!" father isa gentleman of the of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting.but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of monev. In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (that could be carried.or stolen Consequ ntly.to attract the custom of a sensible man a bank had to have heavy walls barred windows and doors,to affirm ever untrue,that m oney w would be safe inside.If a buildings desig made it appear impenetrable,the institution was necessarily reliable,and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money. But the attitude toward money has,of course,changed.Excepting pocket money,cash of any kind is now rarely used:money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit A deficit ( economy. accompanied by huge expansion,has led us to think of money as product of the creative 4 Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once. Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage. There's no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How much of the warming is our fault, and are we 31_____ to slow the devastation by controlling our insatiable 32____for fossil fuels? Global warming can seem too 33______ to worry about, or too uncertain—something projected by the same computer 34_______ that often can't get next week's weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn't be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 35_______ change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our lifestyles. Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating up right now, and fast. Globally, the 36_____ is up 1°F over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results aren't pretty. Ice is 37_______ , rivers are running dry, and coasts are 38______ , threatening communities. The 39_______are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldn't be out of mind, because they are omens of what's in store for the 40______of the planet. A. remote B. techniques C. consisting D. rest E. willing F. climate G. skill H. appetite I. melting J. vanishing K. eroding L. temperature M. curiosity N. changes O. skillful Section B 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 41 to 45 are based on the following passage. My father's reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite: “You won t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!” Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money. In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity（实物） that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building s design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money. But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit（赤字） economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative