★A

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AjoggerwhoranpastbodyguardsknockedintoDavidCameronyesterday,

startingasecurityalert.

DeanFarley,28,ranintothePrimeMinisteroutsideLeedsCivicHallyesterday.

Expertsaccusedofficersofallowinga“verysignificantsecuritybreach

（漏洞）SecurityexpertspointedoutthatMrCameroncouldhavebeenattackedor

killed.Althoughhewasuninjured,policefacedseverecriticism.Aninvestigationhas

beenlaunchedtolookintotheincident.

DaiDavis,aformerheadofroyalprotection,saidpolicehadseriousquestionsto

answerabouttheirfailurestoprotectMrCameronyesterday."'Thisisaseriousfailure

ofsecurity/hetoldtheMail.'Thereshouldhavebeenaproperfbnnation（編隊(duì)）

whereyouhaveaninnerandouterringofprotectionofficers,withuniformedofficers

asback-up.Ifthathadhappened,thismanwouldhavegotnowherenearthePrime

Minister.”

Butthejoggersaidhedidn'tevenknowitwasthePrimeMinisterheknockedinto.

Heclaimedhehadmerely“brushedintosomeone“andhadnoideaitwasMr

Cameron,whowasinLeedsannouncingplanstoimproverailwaysintheNorth.He

wasarrestedandheldfor50minutesbeforebeingreleased.WestYorkshirePolice

saiditwas“nothingthreatening,justamaninthewrongplaceatthewrongtime”.

MrDavissaid:"Iamastonishedthatgiventhecurrentthreatlevel,therewasnot

enoughprotectionbecauseheisaworldwidetarget.Iftherehadbeentwoormore

attackersplottinganorganizedattack,thePrimeMinistermightnotbehere.Itismore

astonishingthatMrCameronisleftstandingalonecompletelyvulnerable（易受攻擊

的）forfivetosixsecondswhileallattentionwasonthisman.Noonegetshimsafely

inthecar.”

AndyRedhead,aformerpolicefirearmsofficer,alsodescribedtheincidentas

“shocking”."Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifpeopleontheteamaremovedtootherplaces

asaresult,“hesaid,adding:"Fortunatelythemanhadnoacid,noknife,andno

firearm.

1.Whatwasthesecurityincidentabout?

A.AyoungmanattemptedtoattackthePrimeMinisterbutwasarrested.

B.TheprotectionpoliceallowedtheyoungmantorunintothePrimeMinister.

C.Thebodyguardsdidn'tstoptheyoungmangettingclosetothePrime

Minister.

D.TheyoungmanknockedintothePrimeMinisteranddidn'tknowwhohe

was.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatMr.DavissaidinParagraphThree?

A.Theprotectionteamdidn'thaveaformationatall.

B.TherewerenotenoughofficerstoprotectthePrimeMinister.

C.Theprotectionofficersdidn'ttaketheirworkseriously.

D.TheyoungmanhadnowaybutknockintothePrimeMinister.

3.WhywasDeanFarleyarrested?

A.HewantedtoattackthePrimeMinister.

B.Heshouldn'thavebeeninthewayofthePrimeMinister.

C.HewascarelessandknockedintothePrimeMinister.

D.HewastakenforathreattothePrimeMinister.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthepassage?

A.ThePrimeMinisterwouldn'thavecometoLeeds.

B.ThePrimeMinisterwouldhavebeenattackedorkilled.

C.Theofficerscouldn'tstaywiththePrimeMinister.

D.TheattackersmighttakethePrimeMinisteraway.

5.Whatwouldbetheresultofthissecuritybreach?

A.Theprotectionteamwouldfacecriticismofthepublic.

B.Theofficersoftheprotectionteamwouldbereplaced.

C.Somestepswouldbetakentoimprovethesecuritylevel.

D.Moreofficerswouldjointheteamtoavoidsuchbreaches.

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AstheUNInternationalDayofOlderPersonsisdrawingnear,HelpAge

International'sGlobalAgeWatchIndexmeasuresthesocialandeconomicwelfareof

thoseover60.Theindexmeasuresfourareas-incomesecurity,health,personal

capabilityandwhetherthepersonlivesinan“enablingenvironment”.

Norwayisthebestplacetogrowold,accordingtotheindexofthequalityof

laterlifein96countries.HotoniheheelsofNorwaycomesSweden,closelyfollowed

bySwitzerland,CanadaandGermany.Thereportsaysthatby2050,some40

countriesintheindexwillhavepopulationswhere30%areaged60orover.

Thereportpredictsthatby2050,21%oftheglobalpopulationwillbeover60,

andthenumberofthoseaged60oroverwillreach1.4billionby2030.

Expertspointoutthattheincreasingnumbersofpeoplesurvivingintoolderage

are,acauseforcelebration-advancesinhealthcareandinnutrition,bettersanitation,

andmoreeconomicprosperityareallcontributoryfactors.Addinotherfactorslike

fallingbirthratesanditisclearwhyweseenotjustmorepeoplelivinglonger,but

countrieswithhigherpercentagesofolderpeopleaswell.

Butthequestioniswhetherthiscanbeturnedintomorepositiveagingforthose

whohavelittleornosocialprotectionorsavings-asharpchallengeformanyinthe

developingworld.Thereischangetakingplace.Thegrowthof“socialpensions”is

seenaskeytohelpingtodealwithinequalityfortheolderagegroup.

SeveralLatinAmericancountries-particularlyMexicoandPeru-haveleaptup

theindexasaresultoftheireffortsinensuring“socialpensions''forthepoorestolder

people.InMexico,nearlynineoutofevery10peopleaged65andoverreceivea

socialpension.Becauseofthis,Mexicoranksat30ontheindex,surpassingthe

BRICSnations-Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica.

1.WhatdocsHelpAgcIntcmationaPsGlobalAgcWatchIndexfocuson?

A.Socialprotectionandsavings.

B.Theeconomicdevelopment.

C.Healthcare,nutritionandsanitation.

D.Secureincomeforelderlypeople.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.An"'enablingenvironmenf'leadstomorepeople'solderage.

B.Europehasthebestenvironmentfortheoldintheworld.

C.Thefallingofbirthrateleadstothelargerolderpopulation.

D.Theinequalityliesintheincreaseof“socialpensions”.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmostprobablymeaninthesecondparagraph?

A.Standingveryclosetoeachother.

B.Feelinghotbecauseoflongwalk.

C.Followingcloselywithalmostnogap.

D.Havingagreatdifferencefrom.

4.Whatisthechallengeforthedevelopingworld?

A.Oldpeoplehavelittleornoprotectionorsavings.

B.Moreandmorepeoplearegettingolder.

C.Thereisinequalityfortheolderagegroup.

D.Itishardtogrow“socialpensions”fortheold.

anddisseminateinformation.

Someofthe$50millionwillsupportstrengtheningexistinghealthcaresystemsin

thecountriesaffectedbytheoutbreak,thefoundationsaid.

1.WhatwillthemoneycontributedbyGatesbeusedfor?

A.Prevention,supplies,education,diagnostictools.

B.Treatment,vaccines,research,food.

C.Supplies,vaccines,therapies,prevention.

D.Vaccines,research,prevention,hospitals.

2.Whyhavethefoundationofficialstalkedtoitspartnersaroundtheworld?

A.Tovaluethebestuseoftheirdonation.

B.Todecidehowtousethedonationspecifically.

C.TomeasuretheEbolasituationinWestAfrica.

D.TomakeaplantodealwithEbolaacrosstheworld.

3.Howmuchofthedonatedmoneybespentonemergencyoperations,treatmentand

research?

A.$40millon.

B.$20million.

C.$10million.

D.$5million.

4.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?

A.Gateshadcontributedmostoftheirmoneytotheworld.

B.GatesworriesthatEbolawillfrequentlyattackinWestAfrica.

C.WiththemoneyGatesdonated,thewaragainstEbolawillbewon.

D.ThesituationinWestAfricaisuncontrollable.

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmostprobablymeaninParagraphSix?

A.Collect.

B.Search.

C.Block.

D.Spread.

★D

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WhentheEgyptiangovernmentproudlyannouncedplanstobuildanewSuez

Canallastmonth,officialsweresopuffedupwithpridethattheytookthe

time-honoredstepofcommissioningaseriesofstampstomarkthe￡2.4billion

project.

Butinanembarrassingstarttothescheme,itappearsthatthestampsarcnotall

theyseem-thedesignershavemanagedtomixuptheircanals.Insteadoffeaturing

photographstakenonlyinEgypt,thestampshavebeenprintedwithpicturesofthe

otherworld-famouscanalthatrunsthroughPanama.

“Egyptissuesstampsof"newSuezCanal',butstealsanimageofthe“Panama

Canalinstead,“tweetedAmroAli,anacademicfromthecoastalcityofAlexandria.

“Majorfair9.ThestampsfeatureimagesofamapoftheSuezCanal,alongwith

photographsofawaterwayinadesertsettingwhichdoindeedappeartocomefrom

Egypt.Howevertheyalsoshowanothertwowatervzaysinagreen,fertilelandscape

whichbearsanincredibleresemblancetothePanamaCanal—the48mileCentral

AmericanpassagewhichlinkstheAtlanticandPacificOceans.

TheSuezCanalhaslongbeenanassetdesiredbyEuropeanempiresandlocal

Arabnationalistsalike.ItwasonceoneofthegatewaystotheBritishEmpireinIndia.

Alsorevenuesfromthecanal,whichtotalaround￡3billioneveryear,arenowa

hugelyimportantchannelofrevenuefortheEgyptiangovernment.

OfficialsinCairoannouncedtheirplanfora45-mileextensionofthewaterway

lastmonth.Theschemewillallowshipstotravelinbothdirectionsforasectionof

thewaterway.Butengineershavealreadyrunintohotwaterafteritemergedthat

thousandsofEgyptianshavebeenforcedtomoveawayfromtheirhomestomake

wayforthebypass.

Agovernmentofficial,speakingtoanEgyptiannewspaperYoum7,saidthatthe

postalservicewasawareofthemixupandwastryingtocorrectthemistake.

1.WhatmacletheEgyptianofficialsfeelproud?

A.Theyweregoingtobuilda￡2.4billionproject.

B.TheyweregoingtoissuestampsabouttheSuezCanal.

C.Theircountrywouldberichwiththehugerevenuesfromthecanal.

D.