1.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

B.Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

C.Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

D.Environmental Protection

4. The purpose of writing these four texts is to______.

A. tell the readers the latest news

B. get more readers to subscribe(订阅)

C. show the importance of the four magazines

D. introduce the four magazines to new readers

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Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air,humans produce waste that is poured on the environment.Often,this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life.

One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is.Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill(废渣填埋场),the problem is often believed to end there.In addition,industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses.Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste,and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water.Often,chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste.The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past,but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.

　Every year,major health problems result from dangerous waste.Sadly,it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.

　Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem.They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.

Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem.They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste,and produce less harmful waste themselves.Many scientists think that waste production can be cut.The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods.

3. Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?

A. Apollo & The Week.

B. Apollo & New Internationalist.

C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week.

D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist.

2. It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are______.

A. men　　　 B. women　　　 C. children　　　 D. grown-ups

1. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?

A. Apollo. 　　　　　　　　B. The Week.

C. New Internationalist. 　　　D. The Guardian Weekly.

3. In writing the passage，the author intends to ______.

A. give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future

B. prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed

C. tell the historical development of the Earth

2. Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?

A. Because they could only live in the warm climate.

B. Because they once dominated the earth.

C. Because their extinction indicates future disasters.

D. Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.

1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author’s description of the disaster in 2094?

A. The whole world becomes extremely cold.

B. All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.

C. The whole mankind becomes extinct.

D. The visit of the comet results in wars.

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July 1994 Jupiter，the largest planet in our solar system，was struck by 21 pieces of a comet(彗星). When the fragments(碎片)landed in the southern part of the giant planet，the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?

The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet，but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.

On 17 July，a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.

Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth，but the north won’t escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust，temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.

Could it really happen? In fact，it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs(恐龙)were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn’t survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

　 A. The Greatest killer in the West

　 B. Heart Disease：Treat or Prevent

　 C. Modern Technollgy and Heart Surgery

　 D. Heart Surgery:Advantages and Disadvantages