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2012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:AWorthyInvestment
Weeklyearningsin2010($)
Doctoraldegree
1,550
1,272
1,038
712
626
444
Master’sdegree
Bachelor’sdegree
Somecollege,nodegree
Highschooldiploma
Lessthanhighschooldegree







Source:U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics
EducationPays








PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
ShouldSugarBeRegulatedlikeAlcoholandTobacco?
Sugarposesenoughhealthrisksthatitshouldbeconsideredacontrolledsubstancejustlikealcoholandtobacco,argueateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco(UCSF).
Inanopinionpiececalled“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(肥胖),andacrosstheworldt