59. The main purpose of this article is _________.

　 A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

　 B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

　 C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

　 D. to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

答案　 56. D　 57.C　 58.D　 59.B

Passage 65

(07·福建B篇)

A small town in southwest Britain is banning(禁止) plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste－a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.

　　　 Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.

　　　 Last month, San Franciso became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where govermments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.

　　　 Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag ammesty(宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home. They will be sent for a recveling.

　　　 The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on manne life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response(反应) in the town so far had been “really positive”.

　　　 “Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television.

The Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are used yearly around the world.

58. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.

　 A. in the bike shop and your computer

　 B. in the police station and a security company

　 C. in a security company and your university

　 D. by yourself and in a security company

57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.

　 A. help you recognize your bike

　 B. help the police find your bicycle

　 C. stop someone stealing your bicycle

　 D. stop you worrying about your bike

56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

　 A. Locks.　　　　　　　　 B. Marking.　　　　　　 C. Registration.　　　　 D. Basic Security.

79. The passage is mainly concerned with ______.

A. an attempt at developing recyclable tents

B. some efforts at making full use of cardboards

C. an unusual success of a graduation project

　 D. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals

答案　 76.B　 7.C　 78.C　 79.A

Passage 64

(07·江苏A篇)

Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

78. It is implied in the passage that _______.

　 A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer

　 B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air

　 C. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailored

D. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.

77. Mr. Dunlop established his business ______.

　 A. independently with an interest-free loan from Mint

　 B. with the approval of the City’s administration

　 C. in partnership with a finance group

　 D. with the help of a Japanese architect

76. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _______.

　 A. economically desirable　　　 B. favorable to the environment

　 C. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster relief

75. 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.

答案　 72.C　 73.D　 74.C　 75.A

Passage 63

(07·上海D篇)

The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.

Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.

Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.

The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.

To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around £500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlop’s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.

Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.

For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space.

The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.

74. 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 stamp” remains to be revealed.

　 D. 2-or-3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.