2020年12月英语四级真题及习题与讲解完整版.pdf

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Nesreport1

(1)Apoisonousfishwhichhasastingstrong

enoughtokillahumanisinvadingtheMediterranean,

warnthescientist.TheInternationalUnionforthe

ConservationofNaturehasraisedconcernsafterthe

poisonousfishwasspottedinthewatersaroundTurkey,

CyprusandtheeasternMediterranean.NativetotheSouth

PacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfishhas

poisonousbarbsandanpainfulstingcapableofkilling

people.Althoughfatalitiesarerare,thestingscancause

extremepain,andstoppeoplebreathing.Thefish,also

knownastheDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasivea

species,(2)andenvironmentalistsfearitsarrival

couldendangerothertypesofmarinelife.Afterbeing

spottedintheMed,amarinescientistsays:"Thefishis

spreading,andthat'sacauseforconcern.”

Q1:Whatisreportedinthenews?

D.Adeadlyfishhasbeenspottedinthe

Mediterraneanwaters.

Q2:Whatistheenvironmentalistconcernaboutthe

spreadofdevilfirefishintheMediterranean?

B.Itcouldposeathreattoothermarinespecies.

NesReport2

(3)AlmosthalfthecenterofPariswillbe

accessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethisSundaytomark

World-Car-FreeDay.(4)Thisisinresponsetorising

airpollutionthatmadeParisthemostpollutedcityin

theworldforabrieftime.MayorAnnEthogopromotedthe

firstWorld-Car-FreeDaylastyear.Ethogoalsohas

supportedaPairs-briefs-DayonthefirstSundayofevery

month.Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemain

road.About400milesofstreetswillbeclosedtocars.

Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductionin

pollutionlevels.(4)Lastyear'sCar-FreeDayshoweda

40%dropinpollutionlevelsinsomepartsofthecity.

Accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor,

reportstheguardianandsoundlevelsdroppedby50%in

thecitycenter.

Q3:WhatwillhappenonWorld-Car-Free-D