In 2001 the United Kingdom was hit again by foot-and-mouth disease, the first time since the 1960s, causing a national crisis．However, much of the panic and confusion was spread largely as a result of ignorance of the disease．

　　Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious (传染性的) disease found in Africa, South America, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe．It affects cloven-footed (偶蹄) domestic animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and goats, as well as wild animals like rats and deer and zoo animals such as elephants．Horses, however, cannot contract (感染) the disease．

　　It is very rare for humans to catch the disease．Indeed, only one case has been recorded in Great Britain and that was in 1967．

　　Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious (潜伏的) and can be spread by direct or indirect contact with infected animal．The disease can be spread in the wind, and can also be spread by people, equipment or vehicles which have been in contact with the disease．

　　Although the authorities do not really know where this latest outbreak of the disease originated, it can enter a country in frozen meat imported from other countries where the disease is common．Unlike Mad Cow Disease (BSE) and the human equivalent CJD, foot-and-mouth has no implications (影响) for the human food chain．Any meat, milk, cheese, and other dairy products can be consumed quite safely．

　　It seems that the only way to contain the disease is to kill infected animals．There is no cure for the disease, and although adult animals normally recover in 23 weeks, they sadly remain carriers of the virus (病毒) for up to two years．

　　From the time the disease was first reported to the time the epidemic (流行) was officially declared over, one and a half million and more domestic animals were slaughtered and large areas of the countryside were closed to the public．These areas included parks, woods and forests, and various leisure attraction situated in the countryside．

1．The main purpose of writing this text is________．

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A．to warn people of the danger of the disease

B．to describe the disaster caused by the disease

C．to share some of the facts about the disease

D．to declare the success in control of the disease

2．Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious because it is spread ________．

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A．by farmers and farm vehicles

B．in so many different ways

C．by being carried in the air

D．mainly by people who have been in contact with infected animals

3．How is foot-and-mouth different from Mad Cow Disease?

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A．It affects the human food chain．

B．People cannot consume dairy products．

C．It is found in frozen meat．

D．Meat is still safe to eat．

　　As someone who loves animals, you care about what will happen to them in the future．CSIA has been treating sick and injured animals since 1938．It's hard to imagine what would happen to the hundreds of thousands of pets who need us every year if we no longer existed．

　　But in fact, we simply could not continue if it wasn't for a very special kind of gift people like you leave to us in their wills．

　　Can we depend on your kindness, too?

　　If you haven't already done so, please consider including a gift to CSIA in your will．For free information on how to go a-bout it, please call our helpline on 0800 8421950．Your love for animals can live on with a gift in your will to CSIA．

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1．This advertisement is trying to persuade people to ________．

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A．buy a gift for a pet

B．give money for animal care

C．work for an animal hospital

D．treat sick and injured animals

2．The advertisement is mainly aimed at ________．

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3．What is CSIA most likely to be?

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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．

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

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A．Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

B．Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

C．Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

D．Environmental Protection

2．According to the text, people________;．

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A．do not produce harmful waste in their daily life

B．do not know where to place the dangerous waste

C．are not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem is

D．are not sure about where harmful waste ends

3．What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?

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A．How to get government support．

B．How to increase their production．

C．How to store harmful waste．

D．How to cut down the related costs．

4．What can be inferred from the passage?

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A．The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products．

B．Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem．

C．Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem．

D．To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society．

　　For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth's natural conditions．Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside．It may be one hundred times worse．

　　Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems．Some pollutants (污染物) can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer．Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution．People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s．It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy．To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside．They also began using man-made building materials．These materials are now known to let out harmful gases．As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it．They discovered a natural pollution control system for building green plants．Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution．They believe that a plant's leaves absorb or take in the pollutants．In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots．Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space．Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals．So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants．Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place．

1．Scientists believe indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because________．

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A．the man-made building materials let out dangerous gases inside houses

B．there may be smaller amounts of harmful gases outside houses

C．the flow of indoors air is limited

D．indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill

2．The indoor air pollution is caused________．

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A．by the building method through which the builders can save energy

B．by the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside

C．by man-made building materials

D．not only by the limit of air-flow but also by the man-made materials

3．The most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because________．

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A．they may let out more oxygen which people need

B．they can absorb different kinds of harmful indoor chemicals

C．they can drive pollutants out of the house

D．they can make your house prettier and healthier

　　Our surroundings are being polluted faster than before and man's present efforts cannot prevent it．Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials．

　　What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man by his desire for a modern way of life．We make increasing industrialization (工业化) our main aim．So we are often ready to offer everything: clean water, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children．There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society．But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem．

　　Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? It makes one of the stories about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: I've some good news and some bad news．The good news is that we are making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour．The bad news is that we are lost and don't know where we are going．The bad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society．

1．People crowd into the cities because________．

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A．they want very much to have a look at cities

B．they are eager to have a modern way of life in cities

C．they have become tired of living in their own towns

D．they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

2．The story about the airline pilot tells us that________．

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A．man knows where the society is going

B．people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society

C．man can do little about the problem of pollution

D．he is worried about the future of our society

3．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Man can prevent the world from being polluted．

B．We should use man-made materials．

C．The writer gives us a good way to settle this problem．

D．It is man himself that has polluted his surroundings．

4．What does the writer really want to say in this passage?

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A．The development of technology has become a serious problem．

B．We should slow down the speed of development to stop pollution．

C．It's time we did something to reduce pollution．

D．As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result．

　　As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the USA and Canada, is now without any living things．

　　Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight．Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years because the first organisms (生物体) to be affected are either plants or plankton．But these organisms are the food of fish and birds and other creatures．When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too．In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it's not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river's edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening．

　　Where do the substances which pollute the water come from? There are two main sources of sewage (污水) and industrial waste．As more detergent (洗涤剂) is used in the home, more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas．Detergents harm water birds, dissolving the natural substances which keep their feathers water-proof．Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need．Industrial waste is even more harmful as there are many highly poisonous things in it, such as copper and lead (铅)．

　　So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clear before flowing into the water．It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once．

1．Pollution of water is noticed ________．

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A．when the first organisms are affected

B．when a good many fish and birds die

C．when poisonous things are poured into water

D．as soon as the balance of nature is destroyed

2．The living things die because there is no________ in the lake or river．

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3．Which of the following is harmful according to the passage?

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A．Organisms．

B．Plants and plankton in the water．

C．Waste water from cleaning．

D．Industrial waste already treated．

4．The way to stop water pollution is to________．

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A．realize the serious situation

B．put oxygen into the river

C．make the waste material harmless before flowing into the water

D．restrict the use of detergents

　　Beijing is to spend up to US $ 20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st century one for the 2008 Olympics．

　　The government managed to host the 2008 games．The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008．

　　Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city's homes, taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60,000 buses will use liquefied gas instead of petrol．

　　The money also will be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts．By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing's waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present．

　　Olympic officials realize the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such cities as Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka．

　　City officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to relieve traffic congestion and cut down pollution．They include construction of Beijing's first light railway, a 40.5-kilometre line which is expected to be completed in 2005．

　　Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25-kilometre-long subway to add to the existing 53 kilometers．Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened．

Beijing also plans to build a 70-metre-wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas．

1．The government will pipe natural gas to the city's homes in order to________．

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A．solve the problem of being short of fuel

B．bring down the cost of daily life

C．reduce the pollution of our capital

D．deep up with the development of modern society

2．The underlined word relocating in this report means ________．

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3．From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that ________．

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A．lengthening the existing 53-kilometre subway is among the 50 large projects

B．a 40.5-kilometre line will be added to Beijing's first light railway

C．the length of the subway will be up to 135.25 kilometers in 2005

D．a 70-metre-wide green belt will supply us with enough water

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．The environment of London is better than that of Toronto．

B．In the first paragraph “a 21st century one” refers to a modern and advanced capital．

C．Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning．

D．Liquefied gas is more expensive than petrol．

　　Zinedine Zidane (齐达内), who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row (连续的) this month, has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words．

　　He became one of the world's most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy's Juventus (尤文图斯队) for US $ 66 million．And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3 -0 defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final．

　　Though he made great success, Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground．He leads a quiet family life, there is little gossip (闲话) about him．“I don't like to talk about myself to the world．” he often said．

　　Even as a child playing football in the poor area of Marseille (马赛) France, where he was raised by his Algerian (阿尔及利亚) parents, Zidane was shy．He loved football even as a little boy．“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking,” he said．Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread, Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich．

Before he was 10 years old, it was clear that he could become a great footballer．He was offered his first professional contract when he was just 20．Now, at the age of 29, he was already picked up two World Player of the Year (世界足球先生) awards．

1．According to this article, what are Zidane's main characteristics (特性)?

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A．He's a quiet and realistic person．

B．He likes to show himself off to the public．

C．He's proud of his success as a world top footballer．

D．He leads a simple life but not a down-to-earth person．

2．How do you understand the underlined words football made his poor childhood rich in this passage?

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A．Football made his poor family very rich when he was a

child．

B．Zidane knew that football could bring his fame and wealth even when he was a child．

C．Football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family．

D．Football made his life in childhood more colourful but too poor．

3．Which of the following is the most suitable main idea of the whole passage?

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A．A strange person who has always kept his feet on the ground．

B．A great footballer from poor beginnings to a very expensive player．

C．A successful young man in Football World Cups．

D．A famous football star not only in France but in Africa．

　　If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child a genius, they will cause great damage to him．According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will fail．Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children．

　　However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their child．

　　Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons．Although Michael's father plays the trumpet (小号) in a large orchestra (管弦乐队), however, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to．

　　Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he does not win．“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered．” Winston's father tells him．Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．

1．The main idea of the passage is________．

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A．how parents should make a child a musician

B．how parents should bring up a child

C．what differences there are between two kinds of parents

D．what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

2．Michael is lucky because ________．

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A．his parents help him in a sensible way

B．his family is rich enough to have a car

C．his father is a musician in an orchestra

D．he is free to do anything that he likes best

3．Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that ________．

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A．he has to try his best to do everything

B．he has made greater progress in music

C．he is afraid he may disappoint them

D．he often wants to kill himself some day

4．It is one of parents' worst mistakes if ________．

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A．they want their child to be a musician

B．they help their child to win music competitions

C．they don't care much for their child's education

D．they make their child try to achieve too much

　　Many people will remember the flight of the spaceship Challenger, in June, 1983．The achievement of Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut to fly into space, made this flight especially memorable．Students from two Camden, New Jersey, high schools, however, are probably to remember Nor-ma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight．

　　Norma didn't travel alone．She brought about 100 companions along with her．Norma was an ant, a queen ant who, with her subject, made up the first ant colony (群体) to travel into space．The ants were part of a science experiment designed by students to test the results of weightlessness on insects．

　　The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip．The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container

was returned to the school and opened．The problem did not happen in space, but on the ground after Challenger had landed．The spaceship remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was removed．The hot, dry desert air dried out the colony's container and the ants died from lack of moisture (水分)．

　　In spite of the death of the ants, the project was considered a success because it did provide useful information．Students will continue their tests to point out exactly what went wrong．They will try to prevent the same difficulties from happening again on future missions (使命)．They don't want to be discouraged by the demise of the ants or by the $ 10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space．

1．The story is mainly about________．

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A．Sally Ride's first ride

B．space equipment for insects

C．a space experiment with ants

D．going to school in New Jersey

2．The underlined word demise is another word for ________．

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3．The project wasn't a failure because ________．

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A．important things were learned

B．dead ants are better

C．everything went as scientists had wished

D．many people still remembered it

4．The ants died because________．

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A．weightlessness harmed them

B．space caused too much pain

C．no one fed them in space

D．they landed in the desert

5．On the next space trip, ants ________．

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A．will be sent without people

B．should avoid being left in the desert

C．will have to pay double fare

D．will avoid the trip completely