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1、 2022年年12月四级真题与答案3Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choi ces marked A)，B)，C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singl
2、e line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race acros s the night sky
3、.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don”t threaten us.But th ere are also thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now.Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks.By the time we spot a
4、 fatal one，the scientists say，we”ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.But the cost wouldn”t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequence
5、s if the event occurs.Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry 500，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world.“If we don”t take care of these big asteroids，they”ll take care of us，“says one scientist.“It”s that
6、 simple.“The cure，though，might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?“The world has less to fear fromdoomsday(消灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，“ said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about aster
7、oids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very u
8、nlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It”s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alt
9、er thecourse of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is veryunlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conc
10、lude from the passage that .A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikelyto happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroidswith Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the author”s tone in this pass age?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary
