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Making pulp (纸浆) and paper is a traditional industry in Canada. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world"s wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be left. Recently, a possible way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp (麻). Hemp has been grown for a long time. It produces fiber which can be made into paper, fuel, oil, food and rope. For centuries, it was very important to the economies of many countries because it was used to make big ropes used on sailing ships. The worldwide trading network would not have been possible without hemp. Nowadays, ships" ropes are usually made from wire or fibers, but scientists are now suggesting growing hemp. In fact, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the large-scale growing of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada"s forests. However, there is a problem: hemp is illegal in many countries of the world. This plant, which is related to the plant from which a drug called marijuana (大麻毒品) is produced, is very useful for fiber, rope, oil and fuel. In the late 1930s,a movement to ban the drug marijuana began, resulting in the banning of the growing not only of the plant used to produce the drug, but also of the commercial fiber producing hemp plant. In fact, the drug marijuana cannot be produced from the hemp plant, since it doesn"t contain the active ingredient (成 分)in the drug. In recent years, many people try to make it legal to grow the plant and sell the fiber for production. |
1. Why is pulp and paper production important to Canada? |
A. Canada needs to find a way to use all its spare wood. B. Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books. C. Pulp and paper export is a major source of earning money for Canada. D. Hemp is a traditional plant of Canada. |
2. In the past worldwide trade, the plant hemp was used as _______. |
A. a material for ships" ropes B. a very rewarding export C. fuel for ships D. food for sailors |
3. Hemp was banned because _______. |
A. it is related to the marijuana plant B. it can be used to produce marijuana C. it was no longer a useful crop D. it was harmful to the land |
4. According to the passage, what can be used to make paper? |
A. Trees. B. Hemp plant. C. Marijuana plant. D. Both trees and hemp plant. |
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The new dollar coin honors Thomas Jefferson, the nation"s third president. The nation"s first president, George Washington, was honored with a similar coin in February. A coin honoring second president John Adams appeared in May. And one honoring fourth president James Madison will follow in November. Congress created the program in the Presidential Dollar Coin Act of 2005. it calls for the secretary of the treasury to design and produce presidential dollar coins honoring each president in the order in which they served. Four coins will be released each year. The coins show the president and his years in office on one side. The other side shows the Statue of Liberty. The presidential coins are the same size and color and have an educational value. They can teach the American public about past presidents. A study carried out last month found that the public does not really know much about the presidents. Only about thirty percent of Americans could name Thomas Jefferson as the nation"s third president. Ninety-four percent knew that George Washington was the first president. But only seven percent could name the first four presidents in order. |
1. How many presidential coins have been released by now according to Para.1 _____. |
A. None B. Two C. Three D. Four |
2. According to the passage, presidential coins _____. |
A. are released in the order in which presidents served B. will be released four coins each year C. are the same size and color and have an educational value D. all the above |
3. A study showed the following statements EXCEPT ______. |
A. only about 30% of Americans could know Thomas Jefferson B. 94percent knew that George Washington was the first president C. only seven percent could name the first four presidents in order D. only about 30% of Americans could name Thomas Jefferson as the nation"s third president |
4. The presidential coins aims to _____. |
A. teach the American public about past presidents B. release some new coins for the public C. help collectors of coins D. show America are rich and developed |
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For centuries, farmers have used windmills to pump water, crush grain and perform other tasks. Today, farmers can earn money with high-powered wind turbines (发电机) that produce electricity. Wind power has become big business, especially in Europe. In the United States, less than one percent of electricity is produced from wind energy. But production increased one hundred sixty percent between 2000 and 2005. So says Keith Collins, the chief economist at the Department of Agriculture, in a statement he prepared for a Senate committee last month. An even greater increase is expected between 2005and 2010. Farmers are providing land to turbine owners or, in some cases, owing the equipment themselves. Mister Collins says one reason for the increase is high prices for natural gas. Another is a federal tax credit (税收抵免) for wind production. The credit is almost two cents per kilowatt hour for the first ten years of production for a project. The production tax credit for renewable forms of energy was supposed to end this December. But Congress has extended it through 2008 Other reasons for the expansion include improved turbine technology and lower production costs. They also include policies that make it easier for wind power producers to sell their electricity. And they include the growth of markets for "green power"-energy that does not create pollution. California is the leading state for wind power. But Mister Collins says production is also growing in Minnesota and other Midwestern states, all the way down to Texas. And he says many states in the West and Midwest have the wind resources to produce much more wind power. Wind power offers farmers a way to earn money for use of their land or, if they want, to operate their own turbines. Wind is free, of course. Not only that, the land under the turbines can usually be farmed. And farmers may be able to earn extra money by charging visitors to see their wind farm. But wind farms are not perfect. Keep in mind that there has to be enough wind to earn a profit. Also, the turbines can kill birds. And people sometimes object to the development of wind farms. They consider them ugly and noisy. |
1. In ____ wind power is widely used to produce electricity. |
A. America B. Midwest C. Europe D. West |
2. According to Mister Collins the reasons for the increase of wind using are ______. |
A. natural gas is expensive B. the tax is less for wind production C. wind energy is green energy D. both A and B |
3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word in the last paragraph? |
A. refuse B. accept C. agree to D. are afraid of |
4. From the passage we can conclude that _____. |
A. the government in the USA supports the use of wind power B. California has the most wind resource in the world C. visitors can watch the wind farm free D. wind power can bring farmers some trouble |
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New economy online People are talking about the "new economy". It"s very different from the "old economy". In the old economy, people travel to walk. They buy things in stores. They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face-to-face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries. In the new economy, people do business through the "net", which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new economy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail. Businesses have"virtual (虚拟的) stores". They are websites on which customers can see the products. Business can sell to customers anywhere in the world. In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is double-edge sword (双刃剑). Its disadvantage is also obvious. For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit care (信用卡) cheating. Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned(禁止的) goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card information could even be for sale in an illegal website. So people in the new economy should be smarter and knowledgeable. |
1. The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is ______. |
A. the change of people"s idea B. the business people do C. the use of the Internet D. the change of people"s life |
2. In the old economy, people can do the following things EXCEPT______. |
A. getting information from books B. communicating with friends by telephone C. meeting people face to face D. shopping online |
3. "But the new economy is a double-edge sword." in the last passage means______. |
A. the new economy is as sharp as a sword B. the new economy has advantages and disadvantages C. the new economy is better than the old economy D. both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages |
4. Which of the following is NOT true? |
A. People can get all kinds of information on the Internet. B. Telephone, radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy. C. People in the new economy should have high quality. D. Life in the new economy is more comfortable than the one in the old economy. |
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In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they"ve become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in 10 citizens will go abroad. Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonald"s and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling departing customers to "Have a nice day" has caught on. "Let"s be nicer", says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm. "Nothing happens without competition." Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls "the revengeful consumer". When the government opened up com- petition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, "People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service." The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half hour. The graceless EIAI Airlines, which is already at auction, has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan, "you can feel the change in the air." For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets. |
1. It may be inferred from the passage that _____. |
A. customer service in Israel is now improving B. wealthy Israeli customers are hard to please C. the tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel D. Israeli customers prefer foreign produce to domestic ones |
2. In the author"s views, higher service standards are impossible in Israel _____. |
A. if customer complaints go unnoticed by the management B. unless foreign companies are introduced in greater numbers C. if there"s no competition among companies D. without strict routine training of employees |
3. If someone in Israel today needs a repairman in case of a power failure, _____. |
A. they can have it fixed in no time B. it"s no longer necessary to make an appointment C. the appointment takes only half a day to make D. they only have to wait half an hour at most |
4. The example of E1Al Airlines shows that _____. |
A. revengeful customers are a threat to the monopoly of enterprises B. an ad campaign is a way out for enterprises in financial difficulty C. a good slogan has great potential for improvement service D. staff retraining is essential for better service |
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Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the job"s wages, its holidays and its other benefits. Job sharing differs from conventional (常规的) part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment. Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities. As would be expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carded out in 1988 by Britain"s Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence. The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals. |
1. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing? |
A. Work sharing requires more working hours. B. Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs. C. Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary. D. Work sharing depends on the employer"s decision. |
2. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because _____. |
A. they sought higher social status B. they were over ideal working ages C. they had difficulty finding full-time jobs D. they had to take care of both work and family |
3. In job sharing the partners should _____. |
A. enjoy equal social status B. have similar work experience C. keep in touch with each other D. know each other very well |
4. The main purpose of the passage is to _____. |
A. describe job sharing in general B. discuss how to provide more jobs C. recommend job sharing to women D. compare job sharing with work sharing |
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