ReadingComprehension

Directions:Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthequestionsorstatementsafter

eachpassage.

PassageOne

Wehavefoundourwaytotheold.Andsomeofushavediscoveredthattheyoften

savetheyoung.

Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople.Atfirstherchildren

weredisappointed.Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighborsandhadher

childrendeliveritandvisit.Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriends,withwhomthey

sharedfood,storiesandprojects.“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely；*thereporter

said.

Theyoung,inturn,savetheold.OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedup

withababy.Shewasimmediatelysurrounded.Peoplewhohadn'tgottenoutofbedina

weeksuddenlywereringingforawheelchair.Eventhosewhohadseemedcomatose

wokeuptowatchthechild.Babieshaveanamazingpowertocomfortandheal.

MylifeisrichertoobecauseofthetimethatTvespentwithmyelders.Overthepast

threeyearsI'veinterviewedmyfiveaunts,listenedtofamilystories,lookedatpicturesand

eatenhome-cookedmeals.AsaresultIbetterunderstandmyownparentsandour

country*shistory.

Pvealsolearnedtheartofaging.I'vecomeawayfeelingmoreaccepting,more

grateful.AndIhavewitnessedtheincrediblecalculusofoldage;asmoreistaken,thereis

moreloveforwhatremains.

Tolearnfromtheold,wemustlovethem-notjustinabstractbutinflesh-besideusin

ourhomes,businesses,churchesandschools.Wemustworktogethertobuildthekinds

ofcommunitiesthatallowustocareforoneanother.

1.Thisarticledealswith

A)therelationshipamongtheyoung

B)therelationshipamongtheold

C)thegenerationgap

D)closingthegapbetweentheyoungandtheold

2.Whydidthereporterhadherchildrendeliverthebread?

A)Becausetheoldpeoplewerehungry.

B)Becauseshewantedherchildrentomakefriendswiththoseoldpeople.

C)Becauseshehopedthatherchildrencouldeatothers5food.

D)Becauseshehopedtogettoknowthoseoldpeople.

3.Whatcanbabiesdo?

A)Theycansavetheold,tosomeextent.

B)Theycanalwayscareforthemselves.

C)Theycanveryoftenbetroublesome.

D)Theycancomfortandhealtheirparents.

4.Bylivingwith“my”elders,41J

A)couldbetterseethemB)couldbetterinterviewthem

C)couldbetterunderstandthemD)couldbetterhearthem

5.Thewritersuggeststhatwelovetheold.

A)notonlyinourmindbutalsoinouraction

B)notonlyinourhomesbutalsoinourschools

C)notonlyinourbusinessesbutalsoinourchurches

D)notonlyintheblockbutalsointheresthome

PassageTwo

Indiahasaboutabillionpeopleandadozenmajorlanguagesofitsown.One

language,andonlyone,isunderstood—byanelite—acrossthecountry:thatofthe

foreignerswhoruleditforlessthan200yearsandleft52yearsago.

Today,India.Tomorrow,unofficially,theworld.Thatiswellunderway;atfirst,

becausetheBritishnotonlybuiltaglobalempirebutsettledAmerica,andnowbecause

theworld(andnotablyAmerica)hasacquireditsfirsttrulyglobal—and

interactive-medium,theInternet.

Itisestimatedthatsome350mpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.Maybe

250m?350mdoorcanuseitasasecondlanguage;inex-colonialcountries,notably,orin

English-majorityones,like30mrecentimmigrantstotheU.S.orCanada's6m

francophoneQuebeckers.Andelsewhere?Theguessis100m-1billiondependinghow

youdefine“can”.Letusbebold:inall,20%?25%ofearth's6billionpeoplecanuse

English;nottheEnglishofEngland,letaloneofDrJohnson,butEnglish.

Thegrowthofthecinema,andstillmoresooftelevision,hasspreadthedominant

language.Foreignmoviesorsitcomsmaybedubbedintomajorlanguages,butfor

smalleraudiencestheyareusuallysubtitled.Result:aDutchorDanishorevenArab

familyhasanaudio-visuallearningaidinitslivingroom,andusuallythelanguagespoken

on-screenisEnglish.

ThebirthofthecomputeranditsAmericanoperatingsystemsgaveEnglishanudge

ahead;thatoftheinternethasgivenitahugepush.Anyweb-linkedhouseholdtodayhas

alibraryofinformationavailableattheclickofamouse.And,unlikethebooksonitsown

shelvesorinthepubliclibrary,maybefourfifthsiswritteninEnglish.Thatproportionmay

lessen,asmorenon-Englishsitesspringup.ButEnglishwillsurelydominate.

1.InParagraph1，,heforeigners>,refersto.

A)TheBritishB)theAmericanC)theIndianD)theCanadian

2.Intheauthor'sopinion,onlyEnglishcanberegardedas

A)aforeignlanguageB)aworldlanguageC)atruelanguageD)a

language

3.thenumbermentionedinparagraph3are

A)toshowthelargepopulationoftheworld

B)toshowthemapoftheworld

C)toshowthewiderangeofpeoplespeakingEnglish

D)toshowthenumberofpeopleusingEnglishasasecondlanguage

4.WhatgoodhasthegrowingcinemaandTVdoforEnglish?

A)IthasmademoreEnglishplays.B)IthasnarrowedEnglish.

C)IthasdisappointedEnglishlearners.D)IthasspreadEnglish.

5.Four-fifthsoftheinformationontheinternetiswrittenin

A)AmericanB)EnglishC)non-EnglishD)variouslanguages

Passagethree

Manybusinesseswillbenefitfromthegrowingnumberofelderlyinthepopulation.

Therewilllikelybeincreasingdemandforgolfing,cruises,drugsandhealthservicesofall

kinds,eyeglasses,hearingaids,andtelemetrybraceletsforabsent-mindedelderlywho

wanderoffandneedtobelocated.

Manyproductswillberedesignedtobetterfitwithelderlyneeds:Therewillbemore

easy-gripdoorknobs,phoneswithbiggerbuttons,larger=sizedtypeinbooksand

magazines,biggertrafficsigns,andlongeruyellownlights.

However,theextensionofthelife-spanisraisinganumberofimportantissues.

Onegrowingissueistherapidreductionintheretirementage.In1890,about68%of

Americansover65continuedtowork.Thisdroppedto56%in1920,then41%in1950.By

1970,only25%ofpeopleover65worked,andthatnumberwascutto12.2%in1980.In

1993,only10.9%ofAmericansover65werestillonthejob.

SocialSecurity,pensions,andpersonalsavingshaveencouragedpeopletoretire

early.Whentheearlyretirementtrendiscombinedwiththetrendtowardgreaterlongevity,

theresultisagrowingchallengetogovernmentandprivateretirementprograms.Alikely

resultisthatthetrendtowardearlyretirementwillreverse,andmorepeopleover65will

remainintheworkforce.

Womenintheir65sarenowabletohavebabiesthankstoadvancingscience.Older

parentsmaybelessabletoareforchildrenandaremorelikelythanyoungerparentsto

dieorbecomedisabled.

Elderlyretiredpeopleareconsumingandincreasingshareofgovernmentfunds.

Mustworkingadultswithyoungchildrensupportolderpeoplewhoarestillcapableof

workingbutchoosenotto?

Workersmayexpressgrowingangerabouttaxestheymustpaytosupportretirees.A

proposalinSingaporewouldgiveaworkertwovotesagainstoneforaretiree.

1.Peoplewillhavetodesignmanythingsagainfor

A)betterqualitiesB)olderpeopleC)morequantitiesD)youngerpeople

2.Oneoftheproblemsresultedfromgrowingelderlypopulationis

A)extensionoflifespanB)socialsecurity

C)reductionintheretirementageD)privatepensions

3.Theauthorimpliesthat

A)olderparentscanbettercarefortheirchildren

B)childrenarelikelytodieorbecomedisabled

C)youngerparentscanbettercarefortheirchildren

D)childrencanbecomehomeless

4.TheexampleinSingaporeshowsthat.

A)workersarewelcomeB)retiredpeoplecanvotetwo

C)workerscanvoteoneD)retiredpeoplearewelcome

5.Thispassagediscusses.

A)wonderfulfutureinayoungersocietyB)manybusinessesinagrowing

society

C)growingangerinadevelopedsocietyD)emergingissuesinanaging

society

Passagefour

Anewcurrencycalledthe“euro”waslaunchedinEurope.Itw川replaceeleven

currenciesbytheyear2002sothatelevenEuropeancountrieswillshareacommoneuro

currency.Theeurowillmakeiteasierforthesecountriestotradewitheachotherandfor

othercountriestotradewiththem.

Theeuroisthelatestinaglobaleconomyofmoneywhichseeslargetradingof

currency24hoursaday.Everydaytrillionsofdollarsaremovedaroundtheworldvia

banks*computers.

Evenasnationssleep,thefibreopticcablesfaxandphonelines,andInternet

cyberspacehighwaysarebusywiththetradeinmoney.

Thisnewformofelectronicmoneyistakingtheplaceofthecashthatweknowfrom

everydaydealings.Moneyhasbeenusedformanycenturiesbutnotalwaysintheformof

coinsandnotes.Someculturesusedshells,clothandpreciousstones.EarlyMaoritraded

itemsofvaluesuchasfoodandgreenstones.Historically,gold,silver,copperandbrass

becamethecommonestcurrency,usedbytheChinese,Greeks,Romans,Arabsand

Indians.Papermoneywasusedinchinaasearlyathousandyearsago.Overtime,the

introductionofcheques,plasticcreditcard,andrecentlyelectronicbanking,hasmeant

thatnewstandardsformeasuringthevalueofmoneyhavebeensought.

EntertheMcDonald'shamburger.McDonald'sproducts,guaranteedbythe

company'smanualandconstantcomputerizedmeasurements,haveastrictfixed

standard.BecausetheBigMachamburgerformulaisthesameineverycountry,the

comparativepriceofaMcDonald'sBigMachamburgerisagoodmeasureofthe

comparativecostofingredients,laborandcompanyfees;thusameasureofeach

country'sdifferenteconomicstructure.Economistsknowthatonewayofmeasuringthe

valueofmoneyallaroundtheworldistolookatthecostofasingleitemsoldinmany

differentcountries.IntheBigMactheyhavetheperfectconstant.

1.“Euro”is

A)anewnameB)anewproductC)anewcreditcardD)anewcurrency

2.“Euro”wasintroducedinEuropeinorderthat.

A)countriescantrademoreeasily.B)moneycanbecountedmorequickly.

C)countriescanuseelectronicbanking.D)countriescanuseInternet.

3.Inhistory,whousedgoldandsilverascurrencies?

A)TheGreeksandtheMaori.B)TheRomansandtheAmericans.

C)TheChineseandtheIndians.D)TheArabsandtheJapanese.

4.Nowadays,whatwouldpeopleliketousetobuythings?

A)Goldandcheque.B)Chequeandcreditcard.

C)Copperandcash.D)Electronicbankingandsilver.

5.nTheBigMachamburger”hereisusedas.

A)aperfectconstantB)acurrencyC)avalueD)abestformula

Passagefive

Ilovechildrenandflowers.Ionceevensentcardstomygrandparentsforthatfake

GrandparentsDayholiday.Thafsnotgoingtohappenagain.ButnomatterhowmuchI

wanttobeanormal,manlyAmerican,Ican'tgetmyselftolikedogs.

Idon'twanttohatedogs.ButIjustcan'timaginesharingmyapartmentwithsome

dirty,dependentanimalwillingtotradeunconditionalloveforcannedfood.Howcan

peoplelovesomethingsomuchthattheyarewillingtowalkbehinditandgatheritsfeces

withtheirownhandseveryday?Ihaven'tmetawomanforwhomI'ddothat.

Dogownersareamysterytome.Ioncewentonalongseriesofnonproductivedates

withone,andeverytimewewereabouttokiss,shewouldhavetoleavetogohomeand

walkherdog.Theysenttheirpetstodogsalonsanddogdoctors,whogivethemdog

medicine.June25isthefirstTakeYourDogtoWorkDay.June26isWhyDoesThis

OfficeSmellBadDay.Whilethehomelessgoignored,almost28.5millionAmericans

boughttheirdogsChristmaspresentslastyear.Peopleevenknittheirdogsthings.Dog

owners,pleasedon'tbuythatleash-on-a-reelropethattakesup40feetofsidewalk.Save

yourselfsomemoneynletyourdogrunfreeandusealargesticktotrippeoplewith

instead.AndwhydoyougetoffendedwhenIrefertoyourdogas"七'？WasIsupposedto

becheckingoutitsexthewholetime?

No,Iwasn345tbittenbyadogasakidorraisedbycats.Ifsjustthatdogsfrightenme.

LastweekMexicoCity,uponwhichdogsdroparound120000tonsoffaceayear,

appealedtoownerstocleanupaftertheirdogsbecauseitwascausingmajorhealth

problems.Itisreallyadog-eat-dogworld.

1.*T*hatedogsbecause

A)IwasbittenbyadogasaboyB)Ihatedogowners

C)IhavenomoneytobuydogsD)Dogsarecausingseriousproblems

2.Theauthorimpliesthat

A)DogownersarenormalB)Dogownersaremanly

C)DogownersarecrazyD)Dogownersareeasy-going

3.“Alongseriesofunproductivedateswithone”，here,,,onenrefersto

A)adogownerB)adogC)apetD)adoctor

4.InParagraphFour,theauthorimpliesthat.

A)peoplehurtdogs

B)dogsareontheway

C)dogsshouldbereferredtoas“he”or“she”

D)dogsshouldwalkonthesidewalk

5.Thepassageiswritten

A)inarelaxingtoneB)inapoetictoneC)inawarmtoneD)inasatirical

tone

PassageSix

InancientGreeceathleticfestivalsveryimportantandhadstrongreligious

associations.TheOlympianathleticfestival,heldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,

eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,becamefirstanationalevent,andthen,aftertherules

againstforeigncompetitorshadbeenwaived,international.Nooneknowsexactlyhowfar

backtheOlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B.C.

TheGamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.Manythousandsof

spectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedeven

asaspectator.Slave,womenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocompete.The

exactsequenceofeventsisuncertain,buteventsincludedboys'gymnastics,horse-racing,

fieldeventssuchasdiscusandjavelinthrowing,andtheveryimportantfootraces.There

wasalsoboxingandwrestlingandspecialtestsofvariedabilitysuchasthepentathlonthe

winnerofwhichexcelledinrunning,jumping,discusandjavelinthrowingandwrestling.

Theeveningofthethirddaywasdevotedtosacrificialofferingstotheheroesoftheday,

andthefourthday,thatofthefullmoon,wassetasideasaholyday.

Onthesixthandlastsay,allthevictorswerecrownedwithholygarlandsofwildolive

fromasacredwood.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehis

nametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednoprizemoney,they

were,infact,richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Thepublichonoralsomadethe

strictdisciplineoftheten-monthtrainingperiodworthwhile.Inspiteofthelengthytraining,

however,runnerswereknowntodropdeadfromstrainatthewinningpost.Howtheir

resultscomparedwithmodernstandards,weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.

1.ThefirstOlympicGamestookplace

A)intheeighthcenturyA.D.

B)certainlybefore700B.C.

C)athousandyearsago

D)in1776

2.IntheancientOlympicGames,anycompetitorhadtobe

A)GreekB)makeC)unmarriedD)neitheraslavenora

foreigner

3.DuringtheGames,ontheeveningbeforethemoonwasfull,.

A)itwasaholyday

B)largesumsofprizemoneyweredistributedtotheheroes

C)theheroeswerehonoredwithsacrificialofferings

D)allthevictorswerecrownedwithgarlands

4.Competitorshadtotrain.

A)forfouryearsB)fortenmonths

C)untiltheywereexhaustedD)forperiodsdeterminedbytheauthorities

5.Modernathletesresultscannotbecomparedwiththoseoftheancientrunners

because

A)detailssuchastimeswerenotrecordedinthepast

B)theyaremuchbetter

C)theancientrunnersfelldowndead

D)theGreekshadnomeansoftellingthetime

PassageSeven

Animalsperformmanyusefulandentertainingjobs.Dogsareparticularlyvaluablein

guidingtheblind,protectingproperty,findinglostpeople,andhuntingcriminals.Horses

areusedinguardingherds,carryingmeninlandswheretherearenoroads,andhelping

farmersworktheirland.Pigeonshavelongbeenusedtocarrymessages.Wildanimals

fromthejungles,forestsandseasareverypopularperformersincircusesandmoving

pictures.Peoplerealizethat,althoughanimalsmaynothavethesameintelligenceas

humanbeings,theyaresmartenoughtolearncertainthings.

Thefirstthingadogistaughtistoobey.Itshouldnottaketoolongforhimtolearn

commands.Simpleorders,suchas"sit,liedown,staythere,comehere/1canevenbe

taughtbyachild.

Trainingadogtobeawatchdogoftenproducesunexpectedresults.Somedogs

quicklylearnthedifferencebetweenunwantedpeopleandfriends.Thisisbecausetheir

masterswelcomefriendsandinvitethemintotheirhouses.However,somedogswill

alwaysattackthepostmanwhocomestodeliverletter.Oneexplanationforthisbehavior

isthatalthoughthepostmancomestothehouseoften,heneverentersthehouse.

Therefore,thedogthinksthepostmanissomeonewhoisnotwanted,butkeepscoming

backanyway.

Dogsareextremelyusefulascompanionsforblindpeople.Whenadoghasbeen

properlytrained,hewillalwaysleadhisblindmasterintherightdirectionandkeephim

outofdanger.Forexample,seeing-eyedogslearnnevertocrossabusyroadwhencars

arecoming,eveniftheirmasterscommandthemtodoso.

Horsesarealsoabletolearnmanythings.Horsesthatareusedforguardorpolice

dutymustlearnnevertobefrightenedofnoisestraffic,andotherdisturbances.Racing

horsesareabletorunmuchfasterthanotherhorses,buttheyarealsoquitehighstrung.

Therefore,itisnecessaryforthosepeoplewhotrainthemtobeverypatientand

understanding.

Pigeonshaveanaturalinstincttoreturnhome,eveniftheyareveryfarawayandthe

tripishardordangerous.Menutilizethishominginstincttosendmessagesonsmall

piecesofpaperwhicharefastenedtothepigeons*backsorlegs.Inwartime,pigeons

havebeenknowntoflyasfastas75milesandhourandtocoverdistancesof500to600

miles.Thesehomingpigeonsbegintheirtrainingwhentheyareaboutfourweeksold.

Afterafewweekstheycanbeginflyingandcarryingmessages.Ifallgoeswell,theirflying

careerlastsaboutfouryears.

Animalscanlearntodomanythingsthat,whilenotnecessarilyuseful,arevery

amusingtowatch.Incircuses,animalsaretaughttodothetricksthataremostcompatible

totheirphysicalandtemperamentalmake-up.Lionsandtigerscanbetaughttoleapand

springgracefullywhentoldtodoso,ortostaynplaceoncommand.Elephantslearnto

walkinline,tostandontheirhindlegs,tolieontheirsides,andtostandontheirheads.

Theycanalsolearntodance.

1.Somedogsmaybesuspiciousofpostmenbecause.

A)postmencarrylarge,suspicious-lookingbags

B)postmenwearuniforms

C)postmenneverenterahouse

D)postmencometoahouseoften

2.Dogswhoaccompanyblindpeoplemustlearn.

A)toobeyallorders

B)toobeyonlysafeorders

C)nevertocrossbusyroads

D)tocrossroadswhencommandedtodoso

3.Racehorsesarehardtotrainbecausetheyare.

A)fasterthanotherhorses

B)smallerthanotherhorses

C)moresuspiciousthanotherhorses

D)morenervousthanotherhorses

4.Pigeonscancarrymessagesforabout.

A)twoweeksB)fourweeksC)twoyearsD)fouryears

5.Fromthispassage,wearetoldthat.

A)manyanimalsarecleverenoughtolearncertainusefulandintrestingthings

B)pigeonsareusedtoguardsheep

C)horsesareusedincarryinginformation

D)dogsarevaluableinperformance

PassageEight

ChinaandtheUnitedStatessingedanhistoricagreementonNovember15,1999.

TheagreementwillpavethewayforBeijingtoentertheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),

13yearsafteritappliedtojoin.WhileBeijinghasstilltocompletenegotiationswithother

WTOmembers,theUSwasthetoughestpartytodealwith.Theagreement,andaftersix

gruelingdaysandnightsofnegotiations,opensthewayforChinatojointheworld's

principaltradingbodyandisthemainland'smostimportanteconomiceventsince

December1979,whenitturnedfromstateplanningandisolationismtoreformandthe

openpolicy.

ThechiefUSnegotiator,TradeRepresentativeCharleneBarshefsky,describedthe

dealas"profoundlyimportanf,^absolutelycomprehensive"andanexcellentonfor

Americanbusiness.AtameetingwithMs.Barshefsky,PresidentJiangZemincalledthe

deal"good,historicandrealistic”，andawin-winforbothsideswhichshowedthatboth

countriessawtheissuefromastrategicviewpoint.

China'sentryintotheWTOwillhaveprofoundinfluenceonthecountry,bindinghrto

internationaltradingrulesandencouragingforeignfirmstoinvestbyprovidingasystem

basedontransparentlawsandregulations.ItalsomarksavitalpoliticalvictoryforPrime

MinisterZhuRongji,whoofferedasimilardealinWashingtoninApril.

Atanewsconferencejustbeforesheleftchina,Ms.Barshefskysaidthesupportof

thetwopresidentshadbeencrucial.PresidentsBillClintonandJiangZeminmetin

Aucklandandagreedtoputthetalksbackontrack,withadeadlineofthenextroundof

WTOtalksthatwillbegininseattieonNovember30.

1.WhendidChinaapplytojoinWTO?

A)In1999B)In1947C)In1969D)In1986

2.Whathappenedinchinain1979?

A)Chinacarriedoutreformandopenpolicy.

B)Chinacarriedoutstateplanning.

C)Chinacarriedoutisolationism.

D)Chinacarriedoutforgingbusiness.

3.WhoisCharleneBarshefsky?

A)Sheisarepresentative.B)Sheisatrader.

C)SheisthechiefUSnegotiator.D)Sheisamember.

4.WhatdidPremierZhuRongjidoinApril?

A)HeagreedtotalkinBejing.B)Hesuggestedanegotiationin

Washington.

C)HemadeaspeechinBeijing.D)HewouldvisitWashington.

5.Whatdidthetwopresidentsdo?

A)Theysignedandagreement.B)Theyvisitedeachother.

C)Theyrefusedtonegotiate.D)Theyagreedtoputthenegotiationon

track.

PassageNine

TheUnitedstatesgovernmenthaspublishedareportaboutwhattheearthmaybe

like,20yearsfromnow.governmentscientists,economistsandtechnicalexpertsstudied

presentproblems.Theypresentedpictureofthekindworldtheseproblemswillbringif

theyarenotsolved.

Thepictureofearthaftertheyear2000isnotapleasantone.Theworldwillbemore

crowdedbecausethepopulationcontinuestogrow.Thepopulationcouldbeasmanyas

6350millionpeople.Mostofthepeoplewouldliveincities,especiallycitiesindeveloping

countries.

Theexpertssayfoodproductionw川increase,butnotenoughtofeedallthesepeople.

Theysaidmostoftheincreasewouldbeincountriesthatalreadyproduceenoughfoodfor

theirpopulationstheysaidlittleincreaseinfoodproductioncouldbeexpectedinSouth

Asia,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.Damagetotheenvironmentcouldbeverysevere,Air

pollutionwillgetworseasindustrialcountriesburnmorecoalandoil.Energywillcontinue

tobeaproblem.

Thereportsayseconomicdifferenceswillincreasebetweendevelopedand

developingnations.Itwarnsthatmuchoftheworld'spopulationwillbeevenpoorerthan

today.

Theexpertssaidtheirpictureoftheearthin20yearsmaybewrong.Theysaidthey

onlycarriedforwardthesituationsortrendsthatexisttoday.Bychangingthesituation,by

solvingtheproblems,thepicturecanbechanged.Theysaidtherestillistimeforthe

nationsoftheworldtoworktogetheronaplanofaction.Buttheywarnedthatwaitingtoo

longtomakedecisionswillgreatlymissthechancesofsuccess.

1.Whatisthereportabout?

A)Ifsaboutthefutureoftheearth.

B)It'saboutthepresentpictureoftheearth.

C)It'saboutthepopulationoftheearth.

D)Ifsaboutthesuccessoftheearth.

2.Inthe21century,theworldw川be.

A)morespaciousB)biggerC)morecrowdedD)smaller

3.Inthefuture,thefoodproductionintheMiddleEast.

A)willhavedecreasedB)willhavenoincrease

C)willhavemuchincreaseD)willhavelittleincrease

4.Inindustrialcountries,airpollution.

A)willbecontrolledB)willgetworseC)willgetbetterD)willgetless

5.Whatistoldinthereportbythescientists.

A)isabsolutelyrightB)ishardlywrong

C)willsurelycometrueD)isnotnecessarilytrue

PassageTen

Toomuchnoisemaybedangeroustoyourhealth.Anumberofstudieshaveshown

thatlivingorworkingwherethereisagreatdealofnoisecancausehearingloss.But

therealsois