In the social and economic fields the UN increased its efforts to fight against poverty, ignorance, hunger, and disease and to help raise the standards of living in the newly developing countries.

The sixteenth General Assembly placed considerable emphasis on the idea of economic development by planning the current decade as the United Nations Decade of Economic Development. The agreement called upon UN members to help the newly developing countries achieve a minimum rate of growth of 5% by the end of the decade. It also emphasized the need for industrial development and encouraged cooperation with respect to regional-development programs.

In the past the organs and agencies of the UN in the economic field have concentrated largely on economic development. Increased attention was directed towards the need for balance and integration in economic and social development. It was emphasized at various UN meetings that particular attention must be given in the new nations to such problems as urbanization, housing, community development, and child welfare.

The Assembly has also offered a $100,000,000 world food program designed to use surplus (过剩的) food to encourage the development of needy countries. The program would improve upon the present unsatisfactory method of disposing of surplus food supplies and would enable the poorer nations to use more of their resources for development purposes.

Many of the UN specialized agencies increased their budgets. This means that such agencies as the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Labor Organization will be pushing ahead at an increasing rate to deal with problems in their respective fields.

The Assembly again set $150,000,000 as the target figure for the work of the UN Technical Assistance Program and the Special Fund. If funds are available, technical assistance will move ahead at a faster speed.

72. What was the sixteenth General Assembly’s goal?

  A. To help increase the economy of the world.

  B. To help emphasize the importance of the economic field.

  C. To help newly developing countries to develop.

  D. To get their ideas accepted by all the UN members.

73. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

  A. UN has done a lot to help all the member countries.

  B. UN has called upon all the new countries to develop economy.

  C. UN has realized all their goals to develop the world economy.

  D. UN has done a lot to help develop the economy of the new countries.

74. The attitude of the author of the above passage is ______.

  A. praising                B. objective            C. personal            D. imaginary

75. The best topic of the above passage might be ______.

  A. UN, Efforts to Help Needy Countries 

  B. UN, a Helpful and Developing Organization

  C. UN, Past and Future Developments   

  D. UN, Balance of World Economy

If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer, you can hear frogs singing 1.__ (joy) here and there. It seems as if they were performing a field symphony.

The frog is a good and useful creature that benefits human beings. They can catch fast-moving insects. Each frog eats a large number of pests that are harmful _2.__ crops. This little creature is regarded __3._ “the natural enemy of pests”．

4._ now frogs are getting fewer and fewer. This is because they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy, human beings. It is __5.__ shameless and cruel act, isn’ t it？_6._ cause responsible for the rapid reduction of frogs is that farmers use insecticides (杀虫剂) to kill pests and frogs get killed as a result of drinking poisoned water __7._ eating poison-killed insects.

Something must be done without delay _8._(save) frogs. If we don’t punish those __9._ sell and kill frogs to make money, then one day all of us __10.__(punish) by nature for failing to keep the balance of nature.

One of the most exciting and attractive fields of work today is the fashion industry. Some of the most well-known people in this industry are the fashion designers with unbelievable financial (金融的) Kingdoms. But most of the clothes that you wear have been designed by people that the world has never heard of. Although these unknown fashion designers will never make a very large amount of money as their famous workmates, most still would not think of changing their careers. They are doing what they love.

If you spend hours looking through fashion magazines and like making your own clothes, a career as a fashion designer might be right for you. You do not have to go to design school to become a fashion designer, but many people who want a career in this field do. One of the most famous places to study is the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. It is located in the heart of the “garment” district on Eighth Avenue, also known as Fashion Avenue.

Becoming a fashion designer is not just a matter of classroom education. Students know that they cannot just leave school and start designing on their own. Many think that they need at least four years’ experience working for someone else after they graduate. The best schools encourage students to work closely with the fashion industry while they are still studying.

You need ambition (抱负) and hard work to get a career in fashion. Students often work 12 hours a day. They are encouraged to have realistic ambitions and not to expect success overnight, if ever. Success means finding a job in the fashion industry and more years of hard work.

What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Some famous fashion designers can make a lot of money.

B. Most of the clothes are designed by famous designers.

C. Most fashion designers don’t like their own jobs.

D. Unknown fashion designers can earn a large amount of money.

In order to have a career in fashion design, one had better ___________.

A. look through magazines

      B. go to New York City

      C. study in a design school

      D. graduate from high school

The following can lead to the success of a fashion designer EXCEPT___________.

      A. working with the fashion industry          B. realistic ambitions   

C. hard work                                         D. expectation of success overnight

Which of the following old sayings shows the writer’s opinion about learning fashion design?

A. Better late than never.

B. Experience is the best teacher.

C. Well begun is half done.

D. Seeing is believing.

What can be inferred from the passage?

      A. To be a fashion designer, design school education is a must.

      B. All famous design schools are located in New York City.

      C. Design school students had better do some practice while studying.

      D. All students have to work with famous designers first.

One of the most exciting and attractive fields of work today is the fashion industry. Some of the most well-known people in this industry are the fashion designers with unbelievable financial (金融的) Kingdoms. But most of the clothes that you wear have been designed by people that the world has never heard of. Although these unknown fashion designers will never make a very large amount of money as their famous workmates, most still would not think of changing their careers. They are doing what they love.
If you spend hours looking through fashion magazines and like making your own clothes, a career as a fashion designer might be right for you. You do not have to go to design school to become a fashion designer, but many people who want a career in this field do. One of the most famous places to study is the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. It is located in the heart of the “garment” district on Eighth Avenue, also known as Fashion Avenue.
Becoming a fashion designer is not just a matter of classroom education. Students know that they cannot just leave school and start designing on their own. Many think that they need at least four years’ experience working for someone else after they graduate. The best schools encourage students to work closely with the fashion industry while they are still studying.
You need ambition (抱负) and hard work to get a career in fashion. Students often work 12 hours a day. They are encouraged to have realistic ambitions and not to expect success overnight, if ever. Success means finding a job in the fashion industry and more years of hard work.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

One of the most exciting and attractive fields of work today is the fashion industry. Some of the most well-known people in this industry are the fashion designers with unbelievable financial (金融的) Kingdoms. But most of the clothes that you wear have been designed by people that the world has never heard of. Although these unknown fashion designers will never make a very large amount of money as their famous workmates, most still would not think of changing their careers. They are doing what they love.

If you spend hours looking through fashion magazines and like making your own clothes, a career as a fashion designer might be right for you. You do not have to go to design school to become a fashion designer, but many people who want a career in this field do. One of the most famous places to study is the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. It is located in the heart of the “garment” district on Eighth Avenue, also known as Fashion Avenue.

Becoming a fashion designer is not just a matter of classroom education. Students know that they cannot just leave school and start designing on their own. Many think that they need at least four years’ experience working for someone else after they graduate. The best schools encourage students to work closely with the fashion industry while they are still studying.

You need ambition (抱负) and hard work to get a career in fashion. Students often work 12 hours a day. They are encouraged to have realistic ambitions and not to expect success overnight, if ever. Success means finding a job in the fashion industry and more years of hard work.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Some famous fashion designers can make a lot of money.

B. Most of the clothes are designed by famous designers.

C. Most fashion designers don’t like their own jobs.

D. Unknown fashion designers can earn a large amount of money.

2.In order to have a career in fashion design, one had better ___________.

A. look through magazines

       B. go to New York City

       C. study in a design school

       D. graduate from high school

3.The following can lead to the success of a fashion designer EXCEPT___________.

       A. working with the fashion industry               B. realistic ambitions   

C. hard work                                                       D. expectation of success overnight

4.Which of the following old sayings shows the writer’s opinion about learning fashion design?

A. Better late than never.

B. Experience is the best teacher.

C. Well begun is half done.

D. Seeing is believing.

5.What can be inferred from the passage?

       A. To be a fashion designer, design school education is a must.

       B. All famous design schools are located in New York City.

       C. Design school students had better do some practice while studying.

       D. All students have to work with famous designers first.