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If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:
584 Asians
124 Africans
95 Eastern and Western Europeans
84 Latin Americans
55 former Soviets ( including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
52 North Americans
6 Australians and New Zealanders The people of the village would speak:
165 Mandarin
86 English
83 Hindu/Urdu
64 Spanish
58 Russian
37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half
of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.
This year 28 babies will be bom. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from can-cer. Two
of the deaths will be of babies bom within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the
village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 re-ceive only
2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget (预算), public and private, of over $3 million-$ 3,000 per person if
it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with
deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together. |
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| 1. Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text? |
A. Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.
B. About 8.25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
C. About 16. 5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
D. Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village. |
| 2. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text? |
A. Poverty.
B. Education.
C. Environment.
D. Marriage. |
| 3. The underlined part "have access to" (in Para. 4) means _____. |
A. use
B. buy
C. produce
D. try |
| 4. The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____. |
A. a peaceful world
B. good education
C. better health care
D. a life without anxiety |
答案
| 1-4: CDAA |
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| 1. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintmgs? |
A. Apollo.
B. The Week.
C. New Internationalist.
D. The Guardian Weekly. |
| 2. It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ______. |
A. men
B. women
C. children
D. grown-ups |
3. Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world"s
most popular newspapers? |
A. Apollo & The Week.
B. Apollo & New Internationalist.
C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week.
D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist. |
| 4. The purpose of writing these four texts is to ______. |
A. tell the readers the latest news
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C. show the importance of the four magazines
D. introduce the four magazines to new readers |
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Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontario"s most treasured special places, the parks
in our area.
We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45
parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards
we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased,
and we"ve made other facility (设施) improvements. In addition, we"ll be providing more educational programs.
This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity
about nature and history.
Through the Internet, you"ll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your
family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon or find up-to-date
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So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and friends,
for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich our souls and
"recharge our internal (内部的) batteries". They provide chances to explore nature, see wildlife, swim, canoe,
camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike… You"ll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the
world.
We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and have an Ontario Parks experience! |
| 1. The writer"s purpose in writing the text is to _____. |
A. tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks
B. attract more people to explore the parks on line
C. praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks
D. have more people visit the parks |
| 2. The facility improvements of Ontario Parks include _____. |
A. new programs and services
B. new comfort stations and campsites
C. comfort stations and special activities
D. new campsites and educational programs |
| 3. From paragraph 4, we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors _____. |
A. the world"s new sports and games
B. the most exciting adventures in the world
C. many choices to relax and refresh themselves
D. chances to experience all the outdoor activities |
| 4. According to the text, we can safely say that _____. |
A. some visitors suggested more campsites
B. about 15,000 people visited 45 parks last season
C. many more people will visit Ontario Parks in 2006
D. the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors |
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February 4and 5,2004 The Lido Holiday Inn | | 阅读理解。 | While in Banff, make time for a walk around town. A special treat is to go up the mountainside on the
Banff Gondola for a surprising view of the valley below. Here is The Pines, whose cook has developed a
special way of mixing foreign food such as caribou,wild boar,and reindeer with surprising sauces.
Best time to visit is during the off-season, from early May to mid-June, or in October. This way you
can avoid sharing the high way with mobile (移动的) homes which can be pulled by cars. But whatever
the season, take some lunch with you from Banff,because there are only a few food stops on the road.
Forty minutes north of Banff, side by side with the Banff National Park,sits world-famous Lake Louise.
This surprisingly small body of water is attractive with towering mountains around it. Glaciers, huge masses
of ice, moving very slowly against rocks, produce what is called glacier rock flour, making its water dark to
see. It is worth taking a walk around the grounds of the Chateau Lake Louise, another beauty, proud of its
early 20th century history.
Back on the road, and it"s time to continue north past the astonishing Columbia Icefield,then turn off the
highway and take the short road to the base of the Athabaska Glacier.You can rent ice cleats (夹板) and do
some climbing or do a more pleasant snowmobile tour.Either way, you can enjoy endless beautiful sights.
Finally you"ll reach Jasper,the usual turning around the place for the Banff-Jasper loop (回路). It"s worth
riding the Jasper Skytram, and be sure to visit the wonderful Jasper Park Lodge, also dating back to the
1920s. If you can have lunch there, do it.The restaurant has an adventurous menu and their wine list would
put a smile on any visitor"s face. | | 1. According the passage, the pines is a _____. | A. place in which you can see many mobile homes
B. mountain where you can get a good view of the valley
C. town which happens to be near the Banff National Park
D. restaurant where you can ask for some special kinds of food | | 2. What will probably happen when visitors come at the end of June? | A. They may have trouble finding a restaurant.
B. They may come across traffic jams.
C. They may travel more easily with cars.
D. They may do much more sightseeing. | | 3. Similar to the Chateau Lake Louise, _____. | A. the Banff National Park is to the west of Banff
B. the Columbia Icefield lies between Lake Louise and the Banff National Park
C. the Jasper Skytram has a history of more than 80 years
D. the Jasper Park Lodge was built in the 1920s | | 4. Besides the beautiful sights in Jasper Park Lodge, visitors to Jasper can enjoy themselves by _____. | A. taking the Jasper Skytram and eating in the restaurant
B. taking the Banff-Jasper loop and Jasper Skytram
C. having a lot of food to order in the restaurant
D. taking the Jasper Skytram back to Banff | | 阅读理解。 | 8:30 PM
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When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a
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10:00 PM
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Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is "yes", according to the
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similar to what"s achieved with Hypertension drugs. | | 1. The main purpose of writing these three texts is _____. | A. to invite people to see films
B. to invite people to topic discussions
C. to attract more students to attend lectures
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B. Children who are good at mathematics.
C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.
D. Children who are interested in playing chess. | | 4. In Science / Health ; "Johns Hopkins" is _____. | A. a famous university
B. a medical center
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D. a drug company | | 5. According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug? | A. Exercise plus a healthy diet.
B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.
C. Six months of exercise without drugs.
D. Low-salt and low-fat food. | 最新试题
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