Grady : You are a famous actor. But you always play 1 parts. Are you an unhappy man?

　　Dunn : Not at all. But it's 2 . I've never had a part as a good happy family 3 You see, my first big part was Ross, in Shakespeare’s Richard IV. Most actors played the part 4 a happy, simple way. They saw Ross 5 a sort of friendly uncle 6 the young Richard. I played the part very 7 .

　　 A few hours before 8 opened, I was climbing a tree in my back yard. 9 our cat climbed that tree, it climbed 10 high and couldn't get down again, 11 I had to climb up and 12 it down. Well, 13 it happened, the cat and I 14 climbed up a little too high this time, and we 14 fell out of the tree together. The cat was 15 of course, but I hurt my leg very 16 . By the time the play began, I could walk again and sit down, 17 , and soon, but not without pain, So Ross was an 18 , unhappy uncle that night. In fact everybody. from Richard himself, to Sir Bodkin, changed 19 me. We gave people quite a new idea of the play.

　　Grady : And 20 you played any happy parts since then?

　　Dunn : No, and all because of that silly cat.

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With the rapid expansion of mass transit system (公交体系), big cities like Shanghai should be able to ease the congestion（拥挤）and pollution caused by an excessive number of cars.

Statistics show that Shanghai’s subway lines will reach 350 km by the end of this year, making the city No. 3 in the world in terms of subway length. Shanghai could be ranked No. 1 when the length is extended to 430 km next May in time for the World Expo. This means about 5.5 million people each day could use the city’s subway system, thereby reducing traffic bottle-necks and air and noise pollution in downtown Shanghai.

At present, Shanghai suffers from severe traffic congestion, during not only rush hours and weekdays but also off-peak hours and weekends.

For years, car emissions (尾气) have been blamed for contributing 60 percent of the air pollution in the city center, causing various respiratory (呼吸道) diseases.

What’s more, Shanghai has not met its target of noise reduction for five years, which has become a major source of public complaints. Starting from August 1, cars that are considered highly polluting will be banned from entering the city centre.

Shanghai also plans to carry out the China IV emission standards, equivalent to Euro IV, on November 1, ahead of the 2011 national deadline. In addition, Shanghai is building 16 parking lots with 8,000 spaces near subway terminals so that people can park and ride the mass transit system instead of driving their cars into the city center.

Much more needs to be done for truly easing the traffic jams and air and noise pollution caused by automobiles. For example, the ban on using the horn, which was made effective from June 1, 2007, has hardly been enforced.

Many local people still regard owning and driving a car as a kind of demonstration of their wealth, without realizing the traffic and environmental hazards it can cause. When the subway system can take people to their destinations, driving a private car in downtown Shanghai could become a moral issue.

Shanghai should also show courage in leading Chinese cities to adopt the congestion charge system, which the city has been studying for the last eight years. A similar schedule, practiced in London and Singapore, has proved to be effective in reducing pollution and congestion in the city center.

Once Shanghai shows the way, other cities, like Beijing, too, may adopt the practice.

1.The best title for the passage may be___________.

A. Efforts to Ease Congestion & Pollution    B. Benefits of Public Transit System

C. Possibilities to Charge On Congestion     D. Ways to Reduce Car Emission

2.The following is true EXCEPT that Shanghai _________.

   A. plans not to carry out the Euro IV emission standards

 B. could be No. 1 in terms of subway length next May

C. has problems with crowding not only in rush hours

D. has strong public complaints about noise pollution

3.Guess the correct meaning of the underlined word “hazards”.

   A. sudden changes   B. violent forces     C. public dislikes   D. dangerous results

4.The writer of the passage intends to tell us________. 

  A. though many plans have been carried out, the situation is hopeless

  B. difficult as the situation seems, Shanghai is sure to overcome it

C. whether the problems will be solved depends on people’s action

D. environmental problem should be regarded as a moral issue.

Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children．

One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders．Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs．

A second study, looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood．But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters（年轻人）may watch lots of TV．

Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15．These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school．

    In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest．

    While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms．

1．According to the California study, the low-scoring group might________

    A．have watched a lot of TV

    B．not be interested in math

    C．be unable to go to college

    D．have had computers in their bedrooms

2．What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?

    A．Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV．

    B．Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest

    C．TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds．

    D．The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

3．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

    A．More time should be spent on computers．

    B．Children should be forbidden from watching TV．

    C．'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,

    D．Further studies on high-achieving students should be done

4．What would be the best title for this text?

    A．Computers or Television

    B．Effects of Television on Children

    C．Studies on TV and College Education

    D．Television and Children's Learning Habits