小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题1:细节理解题。根据It is down to consumer demand for more efficient cars. 人们都愿意买节能的车，故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据The Peace Research Institute in Oslo says there have been fewer war deaths in the last decade than any time in the last century. 在上个世纪有更多的人死于战争，故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Never has there been less hunger, less disease or more prosperity (繁荣). Advances in medicine and technology mean that people across the world are living longer. 2012年饥饿少了，有更少的疾病还有医学的进步，这些都表明在2012年是最好的一年，选项C短文中没有提到，故选C。
小题4:作者意图题。根据2012 has been the greatest year in the history of the world. Never has there been less hunger, less disease or more prosperity (繁荣).2012年是有很少饥饿并且很繁荣的一年，故选B。
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