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1、新东方英语四级：http://edu.21cn.com/kcnet1820/四级qq群：238407043PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicChoosinganOccupation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.选择职业是一个人要面对的众多难题之一。2.需要花时间去选择职业。3.选择职业时可以向多人寻求建议和帮助。
2、ChoosinganOccupation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequest
3、ionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.WillWeRunOutofWater?Picturea"ghostship"sinkingintothesand,lefttorotondrylandbyarecedingsea.Thenimagineduststormssweepingupto
4、xicpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersfromthedryseabedandspewingthemacrosstownsandvillages.Seemlikeascenefromamovieabouttheendoftheworld?ForpeoplelivingneartheAralSeainCentralAsia,it'salltooreal.Thirtyyearsago,governmentplannersdivertedtheriversthatflowintotheseainordertoirrigate(providewaterfor
5、)farmland.Asaresult,theseahasshrunktohalfitsoriginalsize,strandingshipsondryland.Theseawaterhastripledinsaltcontentandbecomepolluted,killingall24nativespeciesoffish.Similarlarge-scaleeffortstoredirectwaterinotherpartsoftheworldhavealsoendedinecologicalcrisis,accordingtonumerousenvironmentalgr
6、oups.Butmanycountriescontinuetobuildmassivedamsandirrigationsystems,eventhoughsuchprojectscancreatemoreproblemsthantheyfix.Why?Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldaredesperateforwater,andmorepeoplewillneedmorewaterinthenextcentury."Growingpopulationswillworsenproblemswithwater,"saysPeterH.Gleick,anenv
7、ironmentalscientistatthePacificInstituteforstudiesinDevelopment,Environment,andSecurity,aresearchorganizationinCalifornia.Hefearsthatbytheyear2025,asmanyasone-thirdoftheworld'sprojected8.3billionpeoplewillsufferfromwatershortages.WhereWaterGo
