37. Lowering the number of reported suicide by celebrities in the media in Korea　 .

A. will be limited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. didn’t affect people’s daily life

C. might cause fewer people to commit suicide

D. damage the fame of media

36. It doesn’t say but implies that　　 .

A. present hotlines are not enough for suicide counsellors

B. people choose suicide as the way to end their lives because they are short of love

C. cutting suicides by a fifth by 2011 is easy to carry out

D. authorities manage websites efficiently

35. Suicide rates in South Korea　　 .

A. have done great harm to the economical development　　　　　　　　　

B. are going from bad to worse

C. didn’t draw special attention of the government　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. arouse international concerns

34. The passage is mainly about　　 .

A. suicide problems in Korea 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how to reduce suicides in Korea

C. desperation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the relations between life and suicide

33. The teacher____________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. liked to be flattered as well

B. really knew nothing about the vulgar world

C . was in need of a high hat

D. was satisfied with the new hat

I

An increase in the number of suicides in South Korea, has led policeman Yoo Byoung-jong to a new job. He patrols(巡逻) Seoul’s bridges to stop desperate people from throwing themselves into the river.

According to South Korea’s health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.

The country has the fourth-highest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Co-operation and Development (OECD). It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100,000 people in 2003. That’s lower than Hungry, Finland and close neighbour Japan. But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year, faster than for all other OECD nations.

In a move to cut suicides by a fifth by 2011, the health ministry is running a television ad campaign. It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge. A voice over says: “Think five minutes more before you give it all away. Don’t forget you have a loving family.”

Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors. Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic(有毒的) chemicals.

Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.

Experts say the rising toll(死亡人数) in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent high-profile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities(名人) who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.

　“We saved 50 lives this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by ‘big shots’,” said the 38-year-oldYoo, in December.

Last July, the government and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides. But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.

32. The phrase “rose to his feet” means________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. stood up　　　 　　　　　　 B. kicked with his feet

C. became quite excited　 　　 D. raised his feet

31. The teacher was angry with__________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. himself　　 B .the society　　 C. his student　 D. high officials

30. The student would live among high officials by___________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. selling hats to them　 　　 B. making a hundred hats for them

C. flattering them　　　 　　 D. serving them

29. The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. he had got hundred hats to sell

B. he had got a fairly high position in society

C. he wanted to see his parents in his home town

D. he moved away to another city

28. It can be inferred that Mr. Mannering 　　.

A. knew that Bob was still at the cinema

B. knew that Bob was in the dormitory

C. knew exactly where Bob was

D. didn’t know clearly where Bob was

H

One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this.　 “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.