2018年12月英语四级考试真题.pdfVIP

2018 年 12 月英语四级真题选词填空 Part A: 选词填空 【试题】 Millions die early from air pollution each year. Air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious 26.______ occurring in the developing world. The figures include a number of costs 27.______ with air pollution. Only considering lost income alone amounts to $225 billion a year. The report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Indoor pollution, which includes 28.______ like home heating and cooking, has remained 29.______ over the past several decades despite advances in the area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grown rapidly along with rapid growth in industry and transportation. Director of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Chris Murray 30.______ it as an “urgent call to action.” “One of the risk factors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little 31.______,” he said. The effects of air pollution are worst in the developing world, where in some places lost labor income 32.______ nearly 1% of GDP. Around 9 in 10 people in low and middle income countries live in places where they 33.______ experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution. But the problem is not limited 34.______ to the developing world. Thousands die prematurely in the U.S. as a result of related ailments. In many European countries, where diesel 35.______ have become more common in recent years, that number reaches in the tens of thousands. 【解析】 26. [F] damage 解析：“Air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious ______ occurring in the developing world”; 由最高级限定“the most serious”可知此处为名词且内容应与前半句性质 相同，联系句义选项 [F]damage 符合。 27. [B] associated 解析：“The figures include a number of costs ______ with air pollution”; 此 处选词需与介词 with搭配，联系上下文，figures指代全球空气污染相关的花费 数据，选项 [B]associated符合句义。