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A.relieve B.accelerate C.worsen D.improve 4.Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern? A.Because indoor cleanliness was not emphasied. B.Because energy used to be inexpensive.
C.Because environmental protection was given top priority. D.Because they were technically unavoidable.
5.Thispassageismostprobably taken from an article entitled ———— A.Energy conservation B.House Building CrisisC.Air Pollution Indoors
D.Traps in Building Construction Passage 7
More and more private schools are being set up in China these days,ending the state monopoly of the country's educational system.Although private schools are still on the experimental stage and are much more expensive as compared with the public schools,there is no lack of application for enrollment.
People welcome private schools for good reasons.First of all,those schools are relieving our government of part of the burdens of financing so many schools.Second,parents are willing to send their only child to better schools even if it costs more.And having more money than the government?funded public schools,those private schools can attract better teachers.They can also offer better environments including superior living facilities and more advanced teaching equipments.However,adequate money doesn't guarantee good education.If not well guided and properly disciplined,the privileged young children might turn out to be new arist ocrats,and therefore unfit for our highly competitive modern society. 1. The private schools indeed have something better than the public schools but not—— A.living condition B.teachers C.students D.advanced teaching equipments 2. Which are the reasons for people welcome the private school? ———— a the government.
b.They break the traditional educational system. c.More money is connected with higher quality of teaching. d.Parents don't need to take charge of children so much like before e.Parents hope their children act more wonderful. A.a,b,c B.a,c,d C.a,b,e D.a,c,e 3. The writer is likely to talk about———— in the next paragraph A.private schools have more advantages than we imagine B.how the private schools guide student to the right way C.there are some disadvantages in the private schools D.how the public schools compete with the private schools Passage 8
A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers.When he goto
home,he went upstairs to his living room and put them on.He found that they were about two inches too long.
He went downstairs,where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things in
the kitchen.“These new trousers are too long,” he said.“They need to be cut short by about two inches.Would one of you mind doing this for me,please?”His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
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But as soon as his mother finished washing up,she went upstairs to her son's room and cut the
trousers short by two inches.She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later,after supper,the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers.She was akindhearted
girl,so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone,and shorted the trousers by two inches.
the younger sister went to the cinema,but when she came back,she,too,remembered what her
brother had said.So she ran upstairs with her scissors,needle,and thread,and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.
You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on thenext
morning
1. The main idea of this passage is that ————
A.the young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers B.the young man's new trousers were cut too short
C.the young man's mother and sisters hated to speak to each other
D.the young man was loved by his mother and sisters very much2. What can we infer from the passage?
A.The young man was very silly
B.The young man's mother and sisters never spoke to each other. C.Everyone in his family was ready to help him. D.The young man lived in a quiet house.
3. Why didn't the young man's mother and sisters give him a reply after he asked one of them to cut his trousers short?
A.Because they did not know how to answer him. B.Because they were too busy to answer him. C.Because they were used to keeping silence when they were busy. D.Because one of them wanted to do it. 4What would the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning? A.Worried. B.Cry. C.Surprising. D.Sad. Passage 9
Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world.Commuters(通勤者) rush to
and from their jobs in cars,buses,subways,trains,and even on bicycles.Large cities in the United States have two rush hours—one in the morning and one in the evening.But in cities in other parts of the world,there are four rush hours.In Athens and Rome,for example,many workers go home for lunch and a nap.After this midday break,they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours. In Tokyo,there's a big rush hour underground.Most of the people in Tokyo take the
subways.The trains are very crowded.Subway employees called packers wear whitegloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors close.They make sure that all purses,briefcases,clothes,and hands are inside the trains.
In Seoul,many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work.To hail a cab，many people stand
at crossroads and raise two fingers.This means they'll pay the cab driver double the usual fare.Some people even raise three fingers! They'll pay THREE times the normal rate。
Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds(摩托自行车)during rush
hours.The city can't make its streets wider,and it can't build new highways,because it doesn't want to disturb the many historic sites in the city,such as the Forum and the Colosseum.It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system.Construction had to stop every timeworkers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists(考古学家).
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In many big cities,there are special lanes on highways for carpools.These are groups of three
or more people who drive to and from work together.They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city.
Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world.Rush hour
traffic seems to be a universalproblem.
1. Big cities have traffic problems during rush hours because there are —— A.special lanes on highways B.many commuters
C.four rush hours D.many cars on the street 2.Most of the commuters in Tokyo ——
A.take subway trains to work B.are packers
C.take taxis to work D.carry briefcases to work 3. To “hail a cab”means to ——-
A.pay double the normal fare B.try to get a cab C.prefer to take taxis D.to stand at crossroads 4.Why did it take a long time to build a subwasystem in Rome? A.Because the streets were very crowded. B.Because there are many historic sites.
C.Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of interest. D.Because the traffic always stopped the construction 5.Commuters in carpools probably—— A.live in the city
B.take the subway to work
C.save money on gas and parking fees D.have special license plates(牌照) Passage 10
Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen again.Strangely,it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems—man.Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance isdisturbed,animals can disappear alarmingly(令人担忧地) fast.Every day,thousandsof species of animals draw closer to extinction.There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered. In many lakes the fish are dying.Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all.Scientists are beginning to get worried too.What is killing the fish? The problem is acid rain.Acid rain is a kind of air pollution.It is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gas.These factories send smoke high into the air.The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories.Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away. The rain in many places isn't natural and clean any more.It's full of acid chemicals.When it falls in lakes,it changes them too.The lakes become more acidic.Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice.It hurts when it gets in your eyes.It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water.That is why the fish are dying in lakes.
But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem.Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain.In some large areas trees are dying.Not just one tree here and there,but whole forests.At first scientists couldn't understand why.There were no bugs or diseases in these trees.The weather was not dry.But now they think that the rain was the cause.Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas.Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic.
Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals.For
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example,they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy becauseof acid rain.If deer are hurt by the rain,what about people? This is the question many people are beginning to ask.No one knows the answer yet.But it is an important question for us all. 1.Every year thousands of species of animals ———— A.are hunted for their meat and skins B.migrate to other places C.starve to death D.die out
2Acid rain is caused by———— A.natural gas
B.the oone(臭氧)layer depletion(损耗) C.acidic lake water
D.emissions of industrial enterprises 3 Which of the following is true?
A.Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain
B.Scientists are sure that acid rain is not harmful for mankind.
C.If we don't make an attempt to stop acid rain we may never see some animals again. D.There's no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease. 4.What is not mentioned in the text?
A.Acid rain is capable of dissolving(分解) some rocks and stones. B.Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals. C.Coal,oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt.
D.Scientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rain,people may be in great danger.
5.Factory smoke.—————— A.stays over the factories B.is usually clean now C.turns into air
D.can travel hundreds of miles Passage 11
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Driver Wanted
(1)Clean driving license. (2)Must be of smart appearance. (3)Aged over 25. Apply to:Capes Taxis,17 Palace Road,Boston.
2 Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted (1)Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. (2)Height 1.6m to 1.75m.
(3)Education to GCSE standard.
(4)Two languages.Must be able to swim.
Apply to:Recruitment office,Southern Airline,Heathrow Airport West.HR37KK
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Teacher Needed
For private language school.Teaching experience unnecessary.
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Apply to :The Director of Studies,Instant Language Ltd,279 Canal Street,Boston. 1.What prevents Jack,an experienced taxi driver,working for Capes Taxis? A.Fond of beer and wine.
B.Punished for speeding and wrong parking. C.Unable to speak a foreign language. D.Not having college education.
2.Ben,aged 22,fond of swimming and driving,has just graduated from a college.Which job might be given to him?
A.Driving for Capes Taxis.
B.Working for Southern Airlines. C.Teaching at Instant Language Ltd. D.None of the three.
3.What prevents Mary,aged 25,becoming an air hostess for international flights? A.She once broke a traffic law and was fined. B.She can't speak Japanese very well.
C.She has never worked as an air hostess before.
D.She doesn't feel like working long hours flying abroad.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the three advertisements? A.Marriage.
B.Male or female. C.Education.
D.Working experience. Passage 12?
Many immigrants(移民) to the United States find the decision to seek better lives for their familiesin America can have an unexpected and tragic consequence(后果).Deep differences with their children develop over language and culture. “Many immigrants arrive here without much education.Their kids soon gain language skills and also street smarts(耍时髦) on how to live in America,leaving the parents at a disadvantage,”Ileana,Rosas,pastor of a Methodist church group operaing in Virginia,said.?
“Not only that but they find they cannot relate to children who quickly absorb American culture,”she said. According to the US Census Bureau(人口调查),the number of foreign born or first generation Americans reached 55 million last year,a record one in five the totalpopulation. A government survey of 922 immigrants in 2000 found that nearly 40 percent of those who had been in the United States for more than 15 years would still like to take English classes if they had the time.
Two thirds of low income households depended on their children for translation. Psychologists(心理学家) and sociologists say parents can lose their position of authority(权威) in a family as a result and the effects of that can be farreaching.
Children exposed to American pop culture that glorifies(颂扬) youth and sexuality(性感)often rebel when their parents try to impose the conservative valuesthey brought with them. “Americaniation erodes(侵蚀) all critical(紧要的) aspects of parenting，”saidRichard Weissbourd,who teaches education at Harvard University.
“I feel a part of me is dying with my children.They don't listen to my music.I have to play it on Sunday morning when they are not around,”said an immigrant. 1.What troubles the immigrant parents most is .——
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