1Doctoraldegree1,5501,2721,038712626444Master’sdegreeBachelor’sdegreeSomecollege,nodegreeHighschooldiplomaLessthanhighschooldegree2012年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷（1）PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledEducationPaysbasedonthestatisticsprovidedinthechartbelow(Weeklyearningsof2010).Pleasewriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Education:AWorthyInvestmentWeeklyearningsin2010($)Source:U.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsEducationPaysPartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ShouldSugarBeRegulatedlikeAlcoholandTobacco?Sugarposesenoughhealthrisksthatitshouldbeconsideredacontrolledsubstancejustlikealcoholandtobacco,argueateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco(UCSF).2Inanopinionpiececalled“TheToxic(毒性的)TruthAboutSugar”publishedFeb.1inNature,RobertLustig,LauraSchmidtandClaireBrindisarguethatit’swrongtoconsidersugarjust“emptycalories.”Theywrite:“Thereisnothingemptyaboutthesecalories.Agrowingbodyofscientificevidenceisshowingthatfructose(果糖)cantriggerprocessesthatleadtolivertoxicityandahostofotherchronicdiseases.Alittleisnotaproblem,butalotkills—slowly.”Almosteveryone’sheardof—orpersonallyexperienced—thewell-knownsugarhigh,soperhapsthecomparisonbetweensugarandalcoholortobaccoshouldn’tcomeasasurprise.Butit’sdoubtfulthatAmericanswilllookfavorablyuponregulatingtheirfavoritevice.We’reanationthat’ssweetonsugar:theaverageU.S.adultdowns22teaspoonsofsugaraday,accordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation,andsurveyshavefoundthatteensswallow34teaspoons.Tocounterourconsumption,theauthorsadvocatetaxingsugaryfoodsandcontrollingsalestokidsunder17.Already,17%ofU.S.childrenandteensareobese(...
