A new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the world’s most

A new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the world’s most

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A new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the world’s most important provider of fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization says fish farming is growing at a rate of 6.6 percent a year.
Fish farming now produces forty-six percent of the world’s supply of fish. That represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. The report also said fish farming earned more money in 2008 than traditional fisheries.
In fish farming, fish are raised in tanks or small bodies of water called ponds. They are also raised in cages or nets in oceans, lakes and rivers. The report says increased fish farming has helped people around the world eat record amounts of fish. The FAO says each person ate an average of almost seventeen kilograms of fish last year.
However, the FAO says the current yearly wild-fish harvest of ninety million tons shows no improvement. Decreasing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish. The FAO report says about thirty-two percent of world supplies are overfished. It says these supplies of fish need to be rebuilt at once.
Some scientists have criticized fish farming. They say the nets and cages permit fish diseases and pests to spread. Some fish farming critics doubt whether fish farming can keep growing at the current rate. But Wally Stevens of the trade group Global Aquaculture Alliance says the industry must continue developing to feed growing populations. Mr. Stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level. He notes that fish farming creates jobs and wealth, especially for people in coastal areas of China.
小题1:We learn that since the year 2006, fish farming has been ______.
A.earning more money than traditional fisheries
B.developing rapidly around the world
C.growing at a rate of 6.6 percent each day
D.producing 46% of the world’s supply of fish
小题2:According to Paragraph 3, thanks to fish farming, people around the world are able to ______.
A.buy more kinds of fishesB.eat more fish than before
C.eat much healthier fishD.eat much bigger fish
小题3:What is implied in Paragraph 4?
A.it is harder to catch wild fish than before.
B.It costs too much to rebuild supplies of fish.
C.There is no future for the market of wild fish.
D.Catching wild fish no longer brings benefits.
小题4:What does Wally Stevens think of fish farming?
A.It doesn’t have disadvantages at all.
B.It cannot keep growing at the current rate.
C.It is not a good way of raising fish.
D.It must develop fast to supply a growing population.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文叙述了渔业增长以每年6.6%的速度增长。但是与以前相比捕捞野生的鱼更难,渔业必须发展地快来供应日益增长的人口。
小题1:细节理解题。根据That represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. 故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据The report says increased fish farming has helped
people around the world eat record amounts of fish.人们比以前多吃很多鱼,故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。根据Decreasing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish.与以前相比捕捞野生的鱼更难,故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Mr. Stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level.渔业必须发展地快来供应日益增长的人口,故选D。
点评:做推理题干扰选项的特点夸大事实:一是对于原文中的细节或论断的某方面程度进行了夸大处理。二是无中生有:捏造原文并不存在的信息,并以此作为依据进行推理。三是掺入常识:根据考生已有的常识是正确的,但却不是基于文章。四是推理过头:引申过度,使结论过于绝对化。知道了这些特点在容易排除干扰项进而做出正确的判断。
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In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag(曲折的)method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.
A few explanations for this American style are as follows:
(1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.
(2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels(叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3) Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence(无知)of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders(入侵者).However, such alertness(警觉) is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).
小题1:Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.
A.the right handB.the left hand
C.both handsD.either of the two hands
小题2:As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _________________.
A.show their independence of Mother England
B.show their disrespect to Mother England
C.add a new tradition to those in Mother England
D.show off their creativeness to Mother England
小题3:In the last sentence, the word “juggle” probably means ____________.
A.hold B.play withC.pick upD.lay down
小题4:Also in the last sentence, the two “them” refer to ____________.
A.Americans
B.Europeans and Americans separately
C.Americans and Europeans separately
D.Europeans
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
B.The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.
C.The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.
D.European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.

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Commencement (毕业典礼) is a time for idealism.
But economic reality is cruel everywhere; especially for new graduate. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame(芝麻) to the global economy. But that’s not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at he Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin.
It is true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers.
The bad news, though, is that a college degree does not ensure a bigger share of the economics pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity. The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity gains.
Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nation’s income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top of 1 percent of Americans---whose average annual income was $ 1.1 million--- took in 21.8 percent of the nation’s income, their largest share since 1929.
Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income inequality, reflects an education gap. But Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show that in the case of men, the average bachelor’s degree is not enough to catch the rising tide of the global economy.
They argue that the real reason that inequality is worsening is the lack of strong policies that broadly distribute economic gains. In the past, for example, a more progressive income tax and unions promote equality. Positive measures have been eroding and new ones have not yet emerged, making the income gap even greater.
Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin conclude that only a new government policy can restore general prosperity. That’s a challenge to the nation’s leader and today’s graduates. America needs them to contribute to the development of the nation in global economy.
小题1:The passage is mainly about that _______.
A.there is a big income gap between female and male college graduates in America.
B.college graduates find it hard to find an ideal job after graduation in America.
C.research shows that American government should take measures to ensure income equality for college graduates
D.college degrees are losing value in America.
小题2:What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
A.The whole nation has enjoyed a big income growth with the growth of productivity.
B.Much of the total income in America has been gained by a few very rich people.
C.A small part of people in America have income increase.
D.Upper class Americans contribute most to productivity growth.
小题3:The underlined word “eroding” in paragraph 7 probably means _______.
A.being gradually destroyed by wind or rain
B.gradually reducing power
C.gradually disappearing
D.gradually not suitable
小题4:We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.female college graduates have higher income than male ones.
B.female college graduates have benefited from some governmental measures to ensure their income growth.
C.income tax can grantee income equality.
D.new measures and policies have been taken to promote income equality.
小题5:From the passage, some economists believe that the worsening income inequality is caused by ______.
A.lower college degree of college graduates
B.lack of proper governmental policies
C.gender discrimination
D.underdevelopment of economy and productivity.

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Bowing is a very important custom in Japan. Unlike people in many other countries, they greet each other by bowing instead of shaking hands. It is impolite not to return a bow to whoever bows to you.
Bowing has many functions in one. It expresses the feeling of respect, thanks, regret, and so on. You can bow when you say, “thank you”, “sorry”, “hello”, “goodbye”, “congratulations”, “excuse me”, “good morning”, and more.
Bowing seems simple, but there are different ways of bowing. Bowing techniques vary from a small nod of the head to a long, 90-degree bow. It depends on the social position or age of the person you bow to. If your opposite is of higher social position or older than yourself, you are supposed to bow deeper and longer than him or her. It is polite to bow from your waist. Men usually keep their hands at their sides, and women usually put their hands together on their legs with their fingers touching. If it is not a very formal situation, you can bow by nodding. The most common bow is a bow of about 15 degrees.
You might feel strange doing it, but try to bow in Japan. You will be considered very polite!
小题1:The author writes the passage mainly to _____.
A.introduce the history of bowing in Japan
B.describe the purposes of bowing in Japan
C.describe different ways of bowing in Japan
D.introduce the Japanese custom of bowing
小题2:By saying “Bowing has many functions in one”, the author means that _____.
A.one kind of bow has many similar functions
B.people can express different feelings by bowing
C.people bow to express their feelings
D.the more times you bow, the more respect you receive
小题3:How people greet in many countries?
A.by bowingB.by shaking hands
C.by kissing each otherD.by touching
小题4:If an assistant wants to show respect to her professor, she may bow like _____.

A            B          C           D
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF PANLAND
EXPORTS

小题1:Considering all imports and exports, what statement can be made about Panland’s trade?
A.Panland imports food and exports raw materials.
B.Panland imports manufactured goods and exports food.
C.Panland imports manufactured goods and exports raw materials.
D.Panland imports raw materials and exports manufactured goods.
小题2:With which of the following does Panland carry on the most trade?
A.Asia.B.Africa. C.Middle East. D.United States.
小题3:Judging from its economy, it could be concluded that most of Panland’s working people are _____
A.farmersB.fishing people C.unskilled laborers D.skilled factory workers

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Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday (Saturday, Beijing time) in Stockholm.
For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s   36  on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he   37  with the controversy(争论)that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.
He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and   38  that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up.   39 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez   40  him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.
“A person should be   41  in daily life, but follow one’s instinct(本能)and take control when it   42  to literary creation.”
He said the soul of   43  all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear   44 . He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm(缩影)of China and even the   45 .
His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with   46  realities.
“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a(n)  47  that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”
He said literature must be   48  on real life but go beyond it.
He also mentioned the   49  surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers.   50  he was a target for “stone throwers”.
“At first I thought I was the   51  of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had   52  to do with me.”
Mo   53  his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was   54 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to   __55  writing.
小题1:
A.affectionB.influenceC.occasionD.position
小题2:
A.agreedB.foughtC.dealtD.did
小题3:
A.addedB.warnedC.remindedD.imagined
小题4:
A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides
小题5:
A.preservedB.inspiredC.entertainedD.taught
小题6:
A.confidentB.certainC.comfortableD.modest
小题7:
A.goesB.comesC.turnsD.gets
小题8:
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.scarcelyD.always
小题9:
A.dangerB.sufferingC.relievingD.happiness
小题10:
A.cityB.villageC.worldD.province
小题11:
A.socialB.economicalC.agriculturalD.cultural
小题12:
A.encouragementB.dangerC.advantageD.event
小题13:
A.insistedB.spentC.basedD.passed
小题14:
A.contradictionB.contestC.contraryD.controversy
小题15:
A.MeanwhileB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Instead
小题16:
A.goalB.intentionC.targetD.purpose
小题17:
A.somebodyB.anythingC.nothingD.anybody
小题18:
A.adoptedB.concludedC.admittedD.concerned
小题19:
A.throwingB.acceptingC.offeringD.receiving
小题20:
A.carry onB.take onC.bring outD.put out

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