阅读理解。 An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disap

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阅读理解。     An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale
of bottled water form Japan. The water is angrily argues in public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles "before
it reaches Western customers." transporting water halfway across the world is surely the extremely stupid
use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the OK." It is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying
praums( 对虾) from Indonesia (7,000 food miles) and carrots from South Africa (5,900 food miles).
     Counting the number of miles traveled done by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation
of the environmental damage done by an industry. Most food is transported around the world on container
ships that are extremely energy efficient (高能效的). It should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25
miles in a truck product transported hundreds of miles by sea. Besides,the idea of "of miles" ignores the
amount of fuel used in the production. It is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown
in Britain rather than those grown in Ghana; the difference is that the British one will have been raised in heated
greenhouses and the Ghanaian ones in the open sun.
     What the idea of "food miles "does provide, however, is the chance to cut out Third World Countries from
First World food markers. The number of miles traveled by our food should, as I see it, be regarded as a sign
of the success of the global (全球的) trade system, not a sign of damage to the environment. 1. The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that ____. A. OK wastes a lot of money importing food products
B. some imported goods cause environmental damage
C. growing certain vegetables cause environmental damage
D. people waste energy buying food fro other countries 2. The phrase "food miles"in the passage refers to the distance _____. A. that a food product travels to a market
B. that a food product travels from one market to another
C. between UK and other food producing countries
D. between a Third World country and a First World food market 3. By comparing tomatoes raised in Britain and in Ghana, the another tries to explain that _____.A. British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones
B. Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British ones
C. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel
D. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money4. From the passage we know that the author is most probably _____. A. a supporter of free global trade
B. a member of the Food Commission
D. a supporter of First World food markets
D. a member of an energy development group

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阅读理解。     "Who made your T-shirt?" A Geo letown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor
of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path
from Texas cotton. rim to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book.
The trat " s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy (经济).
     Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli
from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises
around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a
step toward a better are for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she
realizes that "it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market," where the price of a
shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color.
     Rivoli " s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the"muddy-sweet smell
(泥土香味) of the cotton." She says, "Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallo water Texas." Rivoli is
her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections, She even finds one between the free traders and
those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets
need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both. 1. What do we learn about Professor Rivoli? A. She used to work on a cotton farm.
B. She wrote a book about world trade.
C. She wants to give up her teaching job.
D. She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes. 2. By saying T-shirts "meet a real market", Rivoli means in Tanzania _____. A. cheaper T-shirts are needed
B. used T-shirts are hard to sell
C. prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently
D. prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable3. What does the word"them" underlined in the last paragraph refer to? A. Free markets.
B. Price changes.
C. Unexpected connections.
D. Chances opened up by trade.4. What would be the best title for the text? A. What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B. How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai
C. How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania
D. What T-shirts Can Teach Us

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阅读理解。     As societies develop, their members start to see things not so much according to what they need, but
according to what they want. When people have enough money, these wants become demands.
    Now, it" s important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they
are going to develop effective marketing strategies (策略). There are various ways of doing this. One way
at supermarkets (超市), for example, is to interview (采访) customers while they" re doing their shopping.
They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied. This provides
information on which to base future marketing strategies. It"s also quite normal for top managers from
department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public, as if
they were ordinary customers, to get an idea of how customers act.
     Another way to get information from customers is to give them something. For example, some fast food
restaurants give away tickets in magazines or on the street that permit customers to get part of their meal for
nothing. As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money, it
also allows the managers to get a feel for where to attract customers and which age-groups to attract. Another
strategy used at some well-known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers to spend at least one day in
their work, touting the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that. This provides them with a
perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being noticed. 1. The text is designed for _____. A. mangers
B. salesmen
C. researchers
D. customers 2. Which of the following can help managers get useful information? A. Visiting customers themselves.
B. Giving customers free food on the street.
C. Visiting parks as ordinary customers.
D. Asking customers questions at supermarkets. 3. What does the word "this" underlined in the last sentence refer to? A. Visiting Disneyland.
B. Wearing attractive clothes.
C. Acting Mickey Mouse.
D. Dressing up and walking around. 4. The main idea of the text is _____. A. how to do market research
B. how to develop marketing strategies
C. how to find out customers" social needs
D. how to encourage customers to spend more money

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阅读理解。      Last year more than one million Filipinos worked abroad as servants, nurses, sailors and in other difficult
but low-paid jobs. Southeast Asians leave their poorer countries for their richer neighbours.
     Many of these wage-earners return in the end. In the meantime, they send home huge amounts of money-
in the Philippines" case, over 10% of its GDP. Between January and November, the amount was up 18% on
the same period of 2005, Poverty and unemployment are still high in the Philippines and other labour-exporting
(劳务输出) countries. They would be far worse but for this outflow of bodies and inflow of dollars. As for
those Asian countries that import (输入) labour, as in Europe, falling birth rates mean they are going to need
more foreign workers.
     On January 13th leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement to
help migrant (流动的) workers-with the realization that the flow of labour between their countries is a growing
problem that they cannot blame on outsiders. A 2005 study showed that 8.4 million Southeast Asians worked
outside their home countries, but this did not include the huge numbers of Indonesians doing so without papers.
So the true total is probably rather higher.
     Of the ten ASEAN countries, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos export
labour, Singapore and Brunei import it, and Thailand and Malaysia do both. Sziraczki of the UN"s International
Labour Organization points out that, in the next ten years, the total labour force of the worker exporting
countries should grow by about a third. It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control.
     People in the receiving countries seem to be worried about competition for their jobs. Most Thais said their
government should admit (准入) no more foreign workers, and a few thought otherwise. Even in Singapore,
just over ball of people are against admitting more foreign workers. Malaysians think that the increase in foreign
workers has worsened crime rates (犯罪率). 1. It can be inferred from the case of the Philippines that _____. A. the country is Asia"s main source of migrant workers
B. labour exports lead to a 10% growth of its GDP
C. the outflow of labour helps solve its social problems
D. the country both exports and imports labour force 2. The flow of labour is a growing problem because _____. A. there is a greater flow of labour than reported
B. more Indonesians work abroad without papers
C. some countries suffer from low birth rates
D. the ASEAN is against admitting foreign workers 3. For the labour-importing countries, the flow of labour may lead to _____. A. higher birth rates
B. lower crime rates
C. greater money inflows
D. stronger job competition 4. The writer of the text seems to _____. A. support the flow of labour between countries
B. report fairly on the question of labour flow
C. express his worries over the ASEAN"s decision
D. regard the outflow of labour as a serious problem

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阅读理解。 Intellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial value. The concept dates back
to 1623 when the first patent law to protect IP sights was passed. IP rights protect the artist from having
his/her creative ideas copied by another. For example, if somebody generated an idea for a novel, that idea
is protected by IP rights. If someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/ she must
consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its use. Back in the 17th century,
IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing.
But today, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who creative music, art and literature.
In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology
which looks set to weaken them altogether; the Internet. Many years ago, if you wanted a recording of a
song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, form a book store. In those days, IP
rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it.
However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge
using the Internet. This practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which
we view IP rights. 1. According to the writer, in the beginning, If rights were mainly of use to ______. A. those creating music, art and literature
B. novelists
C. engineers and inventors
D. those not receiving financial reward for their work 2. What do we know about the internet according to the passage? A. It makes IP rights harder to protect.
B. It sells songs and films.
C. It does not affect the way we understand IP rights.
D. It prevents the production of artwork. 3. According to paragraph 2, what has "taken the world by storm"? A. Intellectual property rights.
B. The Internet.
C. Free downloading.
D. The large number of songs, films and books.4. A possible title for this passage could be ______. A. A History of IP Rights
B. Ways to Protect Your IP Rights.
C. The Present and the Future Of IP
D. IP Rights and Our Attitudes

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Reading comprehension.     Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.
     The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory
Commission announced yesterday. The good news: With the introduction of a "forever stamp", it may
be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.
    Beginning in May, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate
of a first-class stamp. As the name implies, "forever stamps" will keep their first-class mailing value
forever, even when the postage rate goes up.
     The new "forever stamp" is the United States Postal Service"s (USPS) answer to the complaints about
frequent rate increases. The May increase will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because
of inflation (通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits,
including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a spokesman for USPS.
     The USPS expects some financial gain from sales of the "forever stamp" and the savings from not
printing as many 2-or 3-cent stamps. "It"s not your grandfather"s stamp," says Mr. Saunders. "It could
be your great-grandchildren"s stamp."
     Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.
     Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says he"s interested in the public"s reaction.
"This is an entirely new class of stamps," Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he will buy the stamps because
he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him rich-the volume
printed will be too large for collectors. "We won"t be able to send our kids to college on these," he says,
laughing.
     The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commission"s decision, but
tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps. 1. The main purpose of introducing a "forever stamp" is _____. A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stamps
B. to help save the consumers" cost on first-class mailing
C. to respond to the complaints about rising postal rates
D. to compete with online bill paying 2. By saying "It could be your great-grandchildren"s stamp", Mr. Saunders means that forever stamps _____. A. could be collected by one"s great-grandchildren
B. might be very precious in great-grandchildren"s hands
C. might have been inherited from one"s great-grandfathers
D. could be used by one"s great-grandchildren even decades later 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.
B. America will be the first country to issue forever stamps.
C. The design of the "forever stamps" remains to be revealed.
D. 2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future. 4. What can be concluded from the passage? A. With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.
B. Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.
C. The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.
D. New interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.

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