第二部分：阅读理解Shanghai—Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national-water law that

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第二部分：阅读理解
Shanghai—Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national-water law that they say will help them protect the upper reaches of the Huangpu River and other water ways in Shanghai.
The new law, which came into effect yesterday, updates a law enacted（颁布） in 1988 that focused on supplying water to needy areas, but didn’t pay a great deal of attention to environmental protection.
The previous law, for example, gave local authorities power over waterways in these areas, but didn’t pay attention to the sources of those rivers and lakes. So, Shanghai was responsible for cleaning and protecting the lower reaches of the Chang Jiang River but had no say in how the river’s upper reaches, which feed into Shanghai, are maintained.
The new law will make it easier to control the amount of waste that ends up in local rivers and reduce inefficient use of waterways, said Zhang Jia-yi, director of the Shanghai Water Affairs Bureau, on the bureau’s website commenting on law yesterday.
Zhang said the new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious development of China’s population, its economy and environment.
Zhang also emphasizes the city will crack down on companies and individuals that pollute the city’s water sources. The bureau sets up a special force to investigate(调查) water pollution in March.
So far this year, the bureau has published more than 3 million in fines on various polluters, Zhang said.
36. The best title for the news report should be ______.
A. A new Law Is Born
B. A New Water Law to Protect Rivers
C. Is it Necessary to Protect the Rivers
D. Make Full Use of Water Sources
37. The underlined phrase “crack down on” means _____.
A. bring up carefully           B. speak highly of
C. deal with seriously            D. destroy completely
38. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The law in 1988 is suitable for the new requirements.
B. The new law will stop waste being poured into the Chang Jiang River.
C. A lot of polluting units have been fined this year.
D. The new law and the old one are the same in protecting the environment.
39. We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. the problem of protecting the water sources wasn’t paid much attention to
B. no laws were carried out to manage the water sources in Shanghai.
C. the new law mainly emphasizes how to make use of the water sources.
D. companies or individuals that polluted the water sources didn’t get fined.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C

解析

举一反三

During recent years, floods and flash floods have caused billions of dollars in damage each year. They are among the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Even more importantly, they’re No.1 weather-related killer. A flood can happen anywhere along the Mississippi, in New England, even in the desert.
The following are some fascinating facts about floods and flash floods.
A flood（commonly called river flood）is high flow of water from a river or similar body of water, happening over a period of time too long to be considered a flash flood. Flooding is caused in many ways. Winter or spring rains, together with melting snows, can fill rivers too quickly. Heavy rains from hurricanes or other tropical（热带的）systems can also produce river flooding. The Mississippi River Flood of 1993 was caused by repeated heavy rain from thunderstorms over a period of weeks.
Flash floods are quickly-rising floods which are usually the result of heavy rains over a short period of time, often only several hours or even less. They can also be caused by ice jams（冰塞）on rivers related to a winter or spring melting, or occasionally even a dam break. The constant influx（汇集） of water finally caused a great overflow to begin, powerful enough to sweep vehicles away, roll big stones into roadways, uproot trees, level（夷平） buildings, and knock bridges down. The speed of the rising of water is the most frightening.
Do remember: Move to higher ground and stay away from low areas during heavy rain. Stay out of flooded areas. Never allow children especially to play or walk in flowing water. Never drive your car into water of unknown depths.
43. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The power of floods              B. The damage of floods
C. The occurrence of floods           D. The facts about floods
44. The last paragraph is mainly about ______ .
A. flood safety tips                B. the reasons for floods
C. the waste water systems              D. the swift flood waters
45. According to the passage, people are afraid of _____ most during flash floods.
A. the constant influx of water
B. the sudden occurrence of flash floods
C. the quick rising water
D. the great damage of flash floods
46. According to the passage, flash floods are ______.
A. great floods resulted from heavy rains in a short time
B. floods rising quickly from heavy rains in a short time
C. quickly-rising floods in a long time
D. floods happening over a long time

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III. 完形填空：
Many of the world"s pollution problems have been 1    by the crowding of large groups of people into cities．Supply for the 2    of the people leads to 3    pollution by industry．If the 4   increase in human population 5    at the present rate（比率），there may be much greater harm． Some scientists speak of the 6   in number of people as“population pollution．”
About 2000 years ago，the world 7   was probably about 250 million． 8   reached a billion in 1850．By 1930the population was two billion．It is 9      six and a half billion．It is 10   to double by the year 2050．If the population continues to grow at the same 11   ， there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now．
Man has been using the earth"s 12    more and more rapidly over the years．Some of them are almost 13   ．Now many people believe that man"s greatest 14    is how to control the growth of his population．The 15   in the world will not support the human population，in time to come，if the 16    rate of increase continues． 17   there is over crowding in the 18    and hunger in some countries． Can man"s rate of increase 19   ？Many people believe that human survival（继续生存）in the future depends on the answer 20    the question．
1．A．made B．caused      C．led    D．worked out
2．A．needs B．satisfies    C．service      D．lacks
3．A．farther       B．less   C．further      D．better
4．A．harmful      B．small C．slow D．rapid
5．A．stops   B．continues C．slows down      D．adds to
6．A．increase      B．reduce      C．quality      D．quantity
7．A．people B．situation   C．population       D．land
8．A．They   B．You   C．We    D．It
9．A．now    B．in the past C．in the future     D．then
10．A．hoped B．expected  C．wished  D．looked forward to
11．A．time B．year C．rate   D．period
12．A．place B．oil     C．mines       D．resources
13．A．missed      B．rich   C．gone D．enough
14．A．problem   B．power       C．plan D．idea
15．A．food B．electricity C．energy      D．materials
16．A．past   B．present     C．future       D．slow
17．A．Already    B．Yet    C．Still D．Often
18．A．villages    B．mountains C．cities D．farms
19．A．continue   B．exist C．fall    D．keep
20．A．in     B．of     C．to      D．for

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When prices are low，people will buy more，and when prices are high，they will buy less．Every shopper knows this．But at the same time，producers want higher prices for their goods when they make more goods．According to the economic（经济的）point of view，changes in the prices of goods cause changes in supply and demand． As is shown in the graph（图表），people buy fewer shoes as the price of shoes goes up．On the contrary，a decrease in the price causes an increase in demand．

Business firms look for the perfect price at which the largest profits（利润）can be made．If the price of the shoes goes up to 50，the consumers（消费者）will not buy all of 3，000 shoes．The producers will have a surplus（剩余）of 2，000 shoes and they can only get 50，000．If the price of the shoes is lowered to10，as many as 5，000 shoes can be sold．Still，only 50，000 is made．
1．According to this article，the main idea of the first paragraph is that ____ ．
A．the lower the price is，the less people will buy
B．producers want to make more money by making fewer goods
C．every shopkeeper knows the price for goods
D．how changes in prices of shoes affect the number of shoes sold
2．From the passage，we can conclude that ____ is the best price for the producers to sell the shoes which are worth the highest price．
A.30 B.20 C.10 D.50

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第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分），满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Conserving water, the lifeblood of agriculture, will be a major focus in improving the well-being of rural people in coming years.
Instead of heavily 21   in water projects for irrigation, local authorities will focus more on   22 water to serve the drinking water and agriculture    23   of large rural populations.
"This year, the local government will 24     improving thousands of outdated reservoirs(水库), securing safe   25   water for millions of rural   26  and repairing water-saving irrigation for key   27   districts," Chen Lei, the minister of water resources said.
Chen also assured the public to    28   the water environment for rural residents by   29   local rivers or reducing pollution with rural electrification to improve people"s   30   of life.
21.A.;developing       B. investing          C. testing               D. running
22.A. pumping              B. cleaning          C. conserving            D. purifying
23.A. improvement     B. needs           C. uses                 D. safety
24.A. rely on           B. study on          C. focus on             D. depend on
25.A. drinking         B. washing           C. cooking                    D. swimming
26.A. farmers          B. residents           C. factories             D. companies
27.A.open             B. human            C. rural                D. irrigation
28.A. develop          B. increase           C. improve              D. preserve
29.A. keeping          B. pumping           C. affecting             D. strengthening
30.A. quality          B. wish             C. imagination                 D. quantity

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Before the widespread use of computers, managers could not make full use of large amounts of valuable information about a company’s activities. The information either reached managers too late or was too expensive to be used. Today, managers are facing a wide range of data processing and information instruments. In place of a few financial controls, managers can draw on computer-based information systems to control activities in every area of their company. On any kinds at performance measures, the information provided by these systems helps managers compare standards with actual results, find out problems, and take corrective action before it is too late to make changes.
The introduction of computerized information systems has sharply changed management control in many companies. Even a neighborhood shopkeeper may now use computers to control sales and other activities. In large companies, electronic data processing systems monitor entire projects and sets of operations.
Now, there are about 24 million microcomputers in use in the United States, one for every 10 citizens. It is estimated that by 1996, 61 percent of American managers will be using some sort of electronic workstation. In order for managers to be sure that the computer-based information they are receiving is accurate, they need to understand how computers work. However, in most cases they do not need to learn how to program computers. Rather, managers should understand how computerized information systems work; how they are developed; their limitations and costs; and the manner in which information system may be used. Such an understanding is not difficult to achieve.
One research found that business firms were more successful in teaching basic information about computers to business graduates than they were in teaching business subjects to computer science graduates.
46. In the second paragraph the author mentions a neighborhood shopkeeper to show that _____.
A. few people could afford a computer
B. computer is now becoming more and more widely used in business
C. only shopkeepers are wealthy enough to buy computers
D. computer is far more intelligent than man as far as business is concerned
47. From the third paragraph we learn that ________.
A. it is essential that managers know how to program computers
B. managers may sometimes receive inaccurate information from computers
C. in most companies, an employee has to share a computer with at least 9 other employees
D. computerized information system is perfect in every way
48. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _________.
A. computer science graduates are quick to learn business subjects because of their professional knowledge about computers
B. with the help of computers, company mangers are now more informed of what’s going on in their companies
C. computer is a great help for business management
D. computerized information enables managers to take timely measures to prevent possible mistakes
49. According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?
A. It’s a difficult task for the managers to deal with a wide range of computer-based information daily.
B. The introduction of computerized information system is a revolution in management
C. In order to perform good management, managers need to have much knowledge about computer.
D. A good knowledge of computer leads managers to success
50. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to teach information about computers to business graduates.
B. Computer’s growing popularity nationwide.
C. Application of computer in business management.
D. Computer training program for mangers.

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