Part 3 Error Correction

　　1. An “epigram” is usually descried as a bright or witty thought that is tersely and ingeniously expressed.

　　A. described

　　B. discarded

　　C. deserved

　　D. disconcerted

　　2. Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication.

　　A. in that

　　B. in which

　　C. for that

　　D. for which

　　3. The Xinjiang Airlines serve passengers and customers in the southeast of China only.

　　A. serves

　　B. to serve

　　C. serving

　　D. service

　　4. The senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat in his legislation fights with his opponents.

　　A. both experiences

　　B. experiences both

　　C. experience both

　　D. experienced both

　　5. Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry.

　　A. become, in

　　B. made, in field of

　　C. became, in the field

　　D. been made of, in

　　6. Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.

　　A. reorganized

　　B. started

　　C. encouraged

　　D. taught

　　7. Many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’t have time.

　　A. did not because they say they did not

　　B. were against because they say they don’t

　　C. did not because they said they did not

　　D. were against coming because they said they don’t

　　8. Some of the Low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones.

　　A. on export market

　　B. in exporting market

　　C. in exported market

　　D. in the export market

　　9. Construction is expanding all over China, no doubt many materials will be needed at a very big amount in future.

　　A. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for a very big amount

　　B. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in a very big amount

　　C. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in large amounts

　　D. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for large amounts

　　10. The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans was another attempt resolving major differences among countries with conflicting interests.

　　A. resolve

　　B. resolves

　　C. to resolve

　　D. being resolved

　　11. Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water — either tap water or expensive mineral water — will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.

　　A. per-cent

　　B. per capita

　　C. percent

　　D. percentage

　　12. “We’re not bringing in millions of dollars,” says a director of development. “But we want to make sure the demand is there before we act to the project.”

　　A. of

　　B. off

　　C. on

　　D. for

　　13. By using new foreign textbooks, we could not only learn the right expression of business ideas, but also we will know the lastest developments in the business world.

　　A. but also will know the lastest

　　B. but also know the lastest

　　C. but also know the latest

　　D. but also come to know the latest

　　14. The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now take up over from exports as the main engine of growth.

　　A. take over from exports

　　B. take from exports

　　C. take exports

　　D. takes exports

　　15. Japan and the newly industrialized countries are passing labor-intensive sects as garmentmaking over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology and services.

　　A. sects like

　　B. sectors like

　　C. sections as

　　D. sections such as

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　　Section 2: Reading Comprehension (50 points) The time for this section is 70 minutes.

　　Questions 51 — 60 are based on the following passage.

　　The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up in 1988 to assess information on climate change and its impact. Its Third Assessment Report predicts global temperature rises by 2100 of between 1.4℃ and 5.8℃. Although the issue of the changing climate is very complex and some changes are uncertain, temperature rises are expected to affect countries throughout the world and have a knock-on effect with sea-level rises.

　　Scientists have argued about whether temperature rises are due to human activities or due to natural changes in our environment. The IPCC announced in 2001 that “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable to human activities”. This was a more forceful statement than in1996 when the Second Assessment Report stated that there was a “discernible human influence on the climate” which was the first time they had concluded such a link. Many experts believe the faster the climate changes, the greater the risk will be.

　　Key points of the projections for climate change globally include that by the second half of the 21st century, wintertime rainfall in the northern mid to high latitudes and Antarctica will rise, that meanwhile Australia, Central America and southern Africa are likely to see decreases in autumn precipitation, that some land areas in the tropics will see more rainfall, and that there will generally be more hot days over land areas.

　　16. IPCC probably does not ______.

　　A. analyse climate change information

　　B. record weather changes on its premises

　　C. predict what is to happen to the earth

　　D. collect weather date from many countries

　　17. According to the passage, a Chinese city that recorded 45 degrees Celsius at noon on August 4,2004, will most probably witness a temperature measuring _____ at 12:00 sharp in the year of 2100.

　　A. 46.1℃

　　B. 1.4℃

　　C. 5.8℃

　　D. a number that I do not know

　　18. According to the author, climate researchers _____.

　　A. are quite sure about why it’s getting hotter and hotter

　　B. declared that we humans are the cause why it’s getting hotter

　　C. have discussed the possible cause why it’s hotter

　　D. have claimed that changes in nature are the roots of hot days

　　19. Based on the text, we know that temperature rises will probably _____.

　　A. knock off sea levels

　　B. have a serious effect on sea-level rises

　　C. keep the sea level rising

　　D. keep knocking at the sea

　　20. The IPCC announcement three years ago that “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is” _____.

　　A. possibly due to human activities

　　B. possibly because human activities

　　C. due to likely human activities

　　D. human activities likely attributable

　　21. Which statement was more forceful?

　　A. “Global temperature will rise by 2100 between 1.4℃ and 5.8℃

　　B. “Temperature rises are expected to affect countries throughout the world”.

　　C. “Most of the warming is likely to be attributable to human activities”.

　　D. There was a “discernible human influence on the climate”.

　　22. The Second Assessment Report was released ____ years ago.

　　A. five

　　B. six

　　C. seven

　　D. eight

　　23. “Such a link” in the passage refers most probably to _____.

　　A. IPCC and climate changes

　　B. global temperatures and sea levels

　　C. natural changes and human activities

　　D. human activities and temperature rises

　　24. “The risk” mentioned in the text probably refers to _____.

　　A. a possibility that there will be more climate changes

　　B. a potential that sea level will possibly keep rising

　　C. temperature rises that are expected to affect all countries

　　D. a prediction warning human beings not to ruin the environment

　　25. Obviously, the word “precipitation” most probably refers to _____.

　　A. latitude

　　B. rainfall

　　C. temperature

　　D. projection