【B15】A．usedB．spentC．costD．needed

B.An inspiration．

C.A teacher．

D.An example．

根据以下资料，回答下列各题： New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harshconditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the artrecords of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found．Tell el-Amarna was the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh (法老) Akhenaten, who abandoned most of Egypts old gods in favor of the Aten sun disk andbrought in a new and more expressive style. of art．Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt between 1379 and 1362BC, built and lived in Tell el-Amarna in central Egypt for 15 years．The city was largely abandoned shortlyafter his death and the ascendance of the famous boy king Tutankhamun to the throne．Studies on the remains of ordinary ancient Egyptians in a cemetery in Tell el-Amarna showed thatmany of them suffered from anem/a (贫血症 ), fractured bones, stunted growth and high juvenilemortality rates, according to professors Barry Kemp and Jerome Rose, who led the research．Rose, a professor of anthropology (人类学) in the University of Arkansas in the United States, saidadults buried in the cemetery were probably brought there from other parts of Egypt．"This means that wehave a period of deprivation in Egypt prior to the Amarna phase．So maybe things were not so good for theaverage Egyptian and maybe Akhenaten said we have to change to make things better," he said．Kemp, director of the Amarna Project which seeks in part to increase public knowledge of Tell el-Amarna and surrounding region, said little attention has been given to the cemeteries of ordinary ancient Egyptians．Rose displayed pictures showing spinal (脊柱) injuries among teenagers, probably because of accidents during construction work to build the city．The study showed that anemia ran at 74 percent among children and teenagers, and at 44 percentamong adults, Rose said．The average height of men was 159 cm (5 feet 2 inches) and 153 cm among women．"Adult heights are used as an indicator for overall standard of living," he said．"Short statures(身长) reflect a diet deficient in protein．．．People were not growing to their full potential．" What is the findings of the study mentioned in the passage？

A.The ancient Tell el-Amarna was famous for its art records．

B.The artistic exhibition of ancient Tell el-Amarna was trustworthy．

C.The art records of Tell el-Amarna showed ancient Egyptians real life．

D.Life was really tough for average Egyptians in ancient Tell el-Amarna．

A.Indifferent．

B.Sympathetic．

C.Sorrowful．

D.Admiring．

A.The liquid in the bottles would absorb limited amount of converted BPA．

B.The infants should be seriously bothered by such disease as heart attack．

C.Babies would consume more BPA if they drink the liquid in the bottles．

D.The infants would undoubtedly refuse to drink the liquid in the bottles．

A.It proved the assumption on BPA that studies previously．

B.It clarified the high risks that BPA may pose to peoples health．

C.It confirmed the principal source of the substance BPA．

D.It showed whats responsible for the rising level of BPA in humans.

B.They have explored more chances to communicate．

C.They have strengthened the relationship between people．

D.They have altered the character of relationships．

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.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。

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 natural disasters.

A.Its statistics look embarrassing.

B.It deserves our closest attention.

C.It is invalid in terms of methodology.

D.Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated.

A.put their money together instead of keeping it separately

B.discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship

C.make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets

D.avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic