4. The underlined word “drawbacks” probably means _____.

A. weak points　　 B. changes

C. strong points　 D. improvements

3. In the new century the WTO will _____.

A. take the place of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

B. have new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property

C. make complete new rules in every area of international trade

D. have more members and do much more to settle more problems

2. Conpared with the GATT, the WTO _____.

A. can do better to settle disputes in more areas of international trade

B. got its members to sign the agreements more easily

C. has got too many areas of international trade to deal with to work effectively

D. didn’t pay enough attentiion to services and intellectual property

1. From the passage we know that the GATT stopped wording _____.

A. Soon after World War II ended

B. just in the year 1994

C. a little more than 50 years after World Waf II

D. seven years before the Uruguay Round talk

1．最后一段描述了百慕大三角区的方位。The points of the triangle are Bermuda, Puerto Rico and a particular place in the Gulf of Mexico, west of Florida.表明了百慕大三角区三个顶点分别是Bermuda, Puerto Rico, a particular place(位于佛罗里达半岛以西的墨西哥湾)。3. combed搜寻。4. 根据文中描述百慕大三角区的三个顶点Bermu da, Puerto Rico and a particular place in the Gulf of Mexico, A图符合文中的描述。

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The World Trade Organization (WTO). founded on January 1, 199S, aims to en courage international trade to flow as freely as possible, making sure that trade agree-ments are respected and that any disputes (争端) can be settled.

In the five years since its founding, the WTO has become well-known as one of the world’s most powerful economic (经济的) organizations, taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The system (制度) of global rules for international trade, however, dates back half a century to 1948 when the General Agreement on Tariffs (关税) and Trade (GATT) was formed after World War II.

As time went by it became clear that the GATT had two major drawbacks-the limit-ed areas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes.

After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994. the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system to settle disputes and new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property (知识产权).

Even after seven years of talks and 22500 pages of agreements there were still prob-[ems, especially the difficult-to-deal-with areas of agriculture and services.

The WTO. with its head office in Geneva, has 135 members with 30 more waiting to join.

4. Which of the following shows the correct position of the Bermuda Triangle.9 (F = Florida, Bm = Bermuda, PR = Puerto Rico, Bh-Bahamas, MG = the Gulf of Mexico. Atl=the Atlantic Ocean, B=Base)

答：1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A

解析：

3. The word “combed” in the passage means ______.

A. cover with　　　　　　 B. fly over

C. do up one’s hair with a comb

D. search all over

2. How many planes disappeared altogether that day?

A. Five.　　 B. Six.

C. Two.　　 D. Only one.

1. In what position did Flight 19 disappear?

A. In the southeast part of the Atlantic Ocean.

B. In the northeast part of the Atlantic Ocean.

C. To the southwest of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.

D. To the northeast of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.

1. 只要抓住三项赛事的时间August 26 and 27和第一段括号中(Sat, Sun)等关键信息，就能判断出答案。2. 计算题。从第一个赛事中的第三个数字可知答案。3. 为独测词义题，在读完第一个广告之后，可猜出leg的同义。4. 细节理解题。若抓不住competition一词，就会误选A项。文中是指日本队攀登表演而不是比赛。

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At 2:30 December 5, 1945, five US Navy training planes took off in clear weather from the base Lauderdale, Florida. The planes flew over the coast.., and disappeared. Tbe group was Flight 19, on a run between Florida and Bahamas, Tailor was the group leader. At aboul 3: 40, Tailor reported that his compasses (指南针) were not reading

properly. The other planes followed their leader’s aimlessly, first east, then west, then norlheast over the ocean, as Tailor tried to make sure of the direction by radio. Then, suddenly Tailor was heard to give orders to dive...

Quickly, two giant Martin seaplanes were up to search for Flight 19. Several hours later, lhe wind become strong and visibility (能见度) dropped. A return to base was or dcrcd. But only one of the Martin seaplanes landed. Four days later, lhe Navy and Coast Guard combed a 100 000 square-mile area with more than 100 planes and ships. No sign was ever shown of the missing planes.

Today. people have noted (留心) the disappearance of many ships and planes in the southwest part of the North Atlantic and began to call this area the Bermuda Triangle (百慕大三角区).

The points of the triangle are Bermuda, Puerto Rico and a particular place in the Gulf of Mcxico, west of Florida. It is a two-faced water world of tiny islands, bright beaches ami heautiful waters. Yet thick fogs, powerful currents (激流) and sudden storms are hidden behind this smiling surface.