2015英语专四模拟题（6）

　　92、根据以下资料，回答92-111题：

　　The costs associated with natural disasters are increasing rapidly.As a result, officials in government and industry have focused more attention on disasters and their effects.The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has estimated that disasters cost the country about 1 billion per week.Hurricane Andrew, the Midwest flood of 1993, and the Hanshin earthquake have.shown that individual disasters can cost tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars.This increasing cost has resulted in greater funding from government and industty for the development of technologies related to disaster prediction, and has led to more research into the effective use of predictive information.

　　The insurance industry has long been aware of the dangers of natural disasters; the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California, bankrupted scores of insurance companies.But the industry has focused particular attention on disaster prediction in recent years, as spiraling costs revealed that many compames had underestimated their financial exposure.For instance, prior to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, many insurance experts thought that the worst hurricane possible would do no more than 8 billion in damages to the industry.The damages caused by Hurricane Andrew. estimated at about 17 billion, shattered these beliefs.Today, estimates of worst-case disaster scenarios Approach 100 billion.

　　The insurance industry has therefore increased its support for research into disaster prediction.One such effort ?revolves a number of companies that have joined together to support the Bermuda-based Risk Prediction Initiative, which funds disaster research.The expectation is that the resulting information will place the industry on a more

　　solid foundation to make decisions about the risk of future disasters.The industry has also lobbied for the ?government to bear some of the financial burden of disaster insurance.Such a program already exists for flood ?insurance, set up in the late 1960s by the federal government to insure flood-prone areas.These types of programs, effectively implemented, could be increasingly necessary m the future to make insurance available in areas prone ?to disasters.

　　Because the stakes are so high, the science of disaster prediction has a bright future. The various projects and programs illustrate that disaster prediction is a topic of concern to scientists and policy makers alike.Hurricanes,tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and 'volcanoes all show that the effective use of disaster predictions not only requires advanced technology but also requires that society consider the entire process of prediction forecasts, communication, and use of information.Because they cannot predict the future with certainty, and because much remains to be learned, scientists warn that society must understand the limits of scientific predictions and be prepared to employ alternatives.Wisely used, however, disaster prediction has the potential to reduce society's vulnerability to natural disasters.

　　According to the passage, what has the increasing cost of natural disasters led to?

　　A.Great loss suffered by commercial companies.?

　　B.The public's increased attention off disasters.?

　　C.Individual awareness to natural disasters.

　　D.More funds to support the prediction research.

　　93、 The actual loss caused by Hurricane Andrew was almost_________more than that of the worst case estimation by many insurance experts.

　　A.1 billion dollars

　　B.8 billion dollars

　　C.9 billion dollars

　　D.17 billion dollars

　　94、 What is supposed to be the immediate benefit for insurance companies to support disaster prediction research?

　　A.They can make more money fi'om the insured places.

　　B.They may thus have a better idea of the future risks.

　　C.They can get more sympathies from the government.

　　D.They will win more people's trust in the industry.

　　95、 Why does the author say that the science of disaster prediction has a bright future?

　　A.Because some government officials are quite interested in predicting disasters.

　　B.Because there are many projects being involved in disaster prediction.

　　C.Because it can substantially simulate the economy of the nation.

　　D.Because it counts a lot and has become a concern of the government and scientists.

　　96、 The key factor to reduce society's vulnerability to natural disasters is

　　A.insurance companies should be wise enough in their estimates of losses

　　B.the government should bear some of the financial risks of disaster insurance

　　C.the general public should be made fully aware of the possible damages

　　D.technology should be improved and three phases of prediction be considered

　　97、根据以下资料，回答97-116题：

　　1801.I have just returned from a visit to my landlord--the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

　　This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.A perfect misanthropisfs heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as 1 rode up, and when his fingers'sheltered themselves, with a jehlous resolution, still farther in his waistcoat, as I announced my name."Mr.Heathcliffl." I said.

　　A nod was the answer.

　　"Mr.Lockwood, your new tenant, sir.I do myself the honor of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts--""Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir," he interrupted, wincing.? "I should not allow anyone to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it--walk in!"

　　The "walk in" was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, "Go to the deuce": even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathizing movement to the words; and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation: I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself.

　　When he saw my horse's breast fairly pushing the barrier, he did put out his hand to unchain it, and then sullenly preceded me up the causeway, calling, as we entered the court: "Joseph, take Mr Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine."

　　"Here we have the whole establishment of domestics, I suppose," was the reflection suggested by this compound order.

　　No wonder the grass grows up between the flags, and cattle are the only hedge-cutters.

　　Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man: very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. "The Lord help us.? He soliloquized in an undertone of pecvish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse: looking, meantime, in my face so sourly that I charitably conjectured he must have need of divine aid to digest his dinner, and his pious ejaculation had no reference to my unexpected advent.

　　Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr Heathcliff's dwelling.? "Wuthering" being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather.Ptre, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed;, one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun.Happily, the architect had foresight to build it strong'.

　　the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the comers defended with large jutting stones.

　　The phrase "a suitable pair" (Line 4, Para.1) is used to suggest that both Mr.Heathcliffand "I" __________

　　A.like each other?

　　B.trust each other?

　　C.are reserved?

　　D.enjoy life in the city

　　98、 The word "misanthropist" (Line 3, Para.1) probably refers to people who __________

　　A.protect themselves too much?

　　B.avoid society

　　C.are unsociable

　　D.are not anthropologists

　　99、 The author would agree that __________

　　A.Mr.Heathcliff did not want to lease Thrushcross

　　B.Mr.Heathcliffwas easy to communicate with

　　C.Joseph was dissatisfied with Mr.Heathcliff

　　D.Joseph was the only servant in Wuthering Heights

　　100、 Which of the following statements about Joseph is TRUE?

　　A.He was much younger than he looked.?

　　B.He did not like the new tenant.

　　C.He had problems in digesting.

　　D.He was not strong.

　　101、 Wuthering Heights was named so to show __________

　　A.what the house was like in stormy weather?

　　B.what kind of person Mr.Heathcliff was

　　C.that the architect had foresight

　　D.that the house was very strong

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