第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2.4分，滿分40分）
閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
LONDON—Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent(不大可能改變的) fast-forward.
Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough.But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.
Often,the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm.There is just time for a quick supper before homework.
In today's world,middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.
Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright.It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,”says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom.It's a very serious problem.
Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity.But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities.They include sports,language,music and math classes for children as young as four.
“There is a new parenting trend(趨勢(shì)) under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential(潛能) at a young age;otherwise you will let him down,”says Terry Apter,a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist(青少年精神病專家).
“It isn't entirely new:there have always been pushy parents.But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”
56.From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _____.
A.Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons
B.Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job
C.Hagner is interested in sports and music
D.Hagner busies herself by following a trend
57.British parents,as the writer described in this passage,_____.
A.treat their children as sports players
B.pay no attention to their children's lessons
C.bring up their children in a simple way
D.give their children little time to develop freely
58.The writer's opinion about after-achool clubs is that _____.
A.activities in the country are too competitive
B.children should attend four clubs at a time
C.some clubs result in competitive pressures
D.clubs should have more subjects for school children
59.The last paragraph tells us that in Britain_____.
A.parents used to take their children to every club
B.parents used to be wise on how to raise children
C.parents have all benefited from children's clubs
D.parents have come to know the standard of education
B
Old Americans are separating into two classes.Retirement(退休) can be either heaven or hell.“I do believe on the whole the retirees(退休者) of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years ago,”says Robert Friedland,director of the National Academy on Ageing.“But that's only part of the picture.”There is also a large group whose household income hasn't been growing very much.For them the future is unhappy.
“Nature is not always kind,”says Dr Robert Butler,an expert in medical care of old people,who was founding director of the National Institute on Ageing.The relationship between social-economic position and life expectancy(估計(jì)壽命) has been known for a long time.Race is also connected.And education is a powerful tool in lengthening life.
“The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in dirty neighbourhoods and have dirty jobs,they are left unprotected from environmental pollution,and the pressure of being poor wears down people's health,”according to Karen Davis,president of the Commonwealth Fund,which studies health issues.
“Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups,”says Elizabeth Whelan,president of the American Council on Science and Health.“If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don't think about the future,you are more likely to take up life threatening habits.”
60.The sentence“Retirement can be either heaven or hell”means “_____”.
A.If an American is out of work,he or she will feel happy
B.If an American retires from his post,he or she will lead a miserable life
C.Old people in America have to choose a life style
D.Some old people in America lead a hard life,others may lead a happy life
61.According to Dr Robert Butler's opinion,_____ plays the most important role in people's life expectancy.
A.natureB.raceC.educationD.colour
62.The reason why poor people are more likely to get ill as they grow old is that _____.
A.they live in the countryside
B.they work with their hands
C.their families are too large
D.they suffer a lot from poverty
63.What Elizabeth Whelan says means that _____.
A.smoking makes people poor and hopeless
B.smoking is very popular among poor people
C.poor people should give up smoking
D.rich people in America never smoke
C
Faced with the threat of water shortages,Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources.
Beijing will stick more strictly to watersaving policies through the readjustment(重新調(diào)整) of industrial structures.Beijing is expected to be short of 1.185 billion cubic metres of water by 2020.Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption(消耗) and pollution including electric power,steel and paper manufacturing equipments.Advanced and water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city.
Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted.Animal breeding and other“high efficient”agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed.
It is said that water used in agriculture will drop to 35 percent of the city's water consumption in 2010 from 43 percent in 1998,and the figure will continue to drop to 28～30 percent in 2020.Beijing will increase the speed of renovation(修復(fù)) of its urban water supply equipments.It is reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution(分發(fā)).Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic metres by 2010.
Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environments.Since 1998,the city has invested nearly US ＄169 million to treat its rivers,especially Suzhou Creek.The city's rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action.
The government will provide a further US ＄24 million for the treatment of rivers and US ＄12 million to treat sewage(污物).
This year's task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua,Yang-shupa and Hongkou.Another emphasis to rasise the water system is Songjiang New Area with a project worth US ＄4.8 million.Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources.
64.How many measures has Beijing taken to save water and protect water resources?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
65.Grain-growing areas in Beijing will be reduced because _____.
A.grain can't fetch a good price in China
B.a lot of ground water will be saved by this means
C.Beijing helps to develop advanced technology
D.highly effective agriculture needs less farmland
66.Beijing can save over 537 million cubic metres by 2010 by means of _____.
a.water-saving equipmentb.effective management
c.artificial rain falld.reducing water pollution
A.abB.bcC.bdD.abcd
67.The author wrote the passage to tell us _____.
A. Beijing and Shanghai are short of water
B.to save every drop of water in our daily life
C.big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are trying their best to protect water resources
D.water shortages have become one of the most important problems that China has to deal with
閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
LONDON—Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent(不大可能改變的) fast-forward.
Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough.But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.
Often,the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm.There is just time for a quick supper before homework.
In today's world,middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.
Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright.It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,”says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom.It's a very serious problem.
Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity.But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities.They include sports,language,music and math classes for children as young as four.
“There is a new parenting trend(趨勢(shì)) under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential(潛能) at a young age;otherwise you will let him down,”says Terry Apter,a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist(青少年精神病專家).
“It isn't entirely new:there have always been pushy parents.But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”
56.From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _____.
A.Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons
B.Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job
C.Hagner is interested in sports and music
D.Hagner busies herself by following a trend
57.British parents,as the writer described in this passage,_____.
A.treat their children as sports players
B.pay no attention to their children's lessons
C.bring up their children in a simple way
D.give their children little time to develop freely
58.The writer's opinion about after-achool clubs is that _____.
A.activities in the country are too competitive
B.children should attend four clubs at a time
C.some clubs result in competitive pressures
D.clubs should have more subjects for school children
59.The last paragraph tells us that in Britain_____.
A.parents used to take their children to every club
B.parents used to be wise on how to raise children
C.parents have all benefited from children's clubs
D.parents have come to know the standard of education
B
Old Americans are separating into two classes.Retirement(退休) can be either heaven or hell.“I do believe on the whole the retirees(退休者) of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years ago,”says Robert Friedland,director of the National Academy on Ageing.“But that's only part of the picture.”There is also a large group whose household income hasn't been growing very much.For them the future is unhappy.
“Nature is not always kind,”says Dr Robert Butler,an expert in medical care of old people,who was founding director of the National Institute on Ageing.The relationship between social-economic position and life expectancy(估計(jì)壽命) has been known for a long time.Race is also connected.And education is a powerful tool in lengthening life.
“The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in dirty neighbourhoods and have dirty jobs,they are left unprotected from environmental pollution,and the pressure of being poor wears down people's health,”according to Karen Davis,president of the Commonwealth Fund,which studies health issues.
“Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups,”says Elizabeth Whelan,president of the American Council on Science and Health.“If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don't think about the future,you are more likely to take up life threatening habits.”
60.The sentence“Retirement can be either heaven or hell”means “_____”.
A.If an American is out of work,he or she will feel happy
B.If an American retires from his post,he or she will lead a miserable life
C.Old people in America have to choose a life style
D.Some old people in America lead a hard life,others may lead a happy life
61.According to Dr Robert Butler's opinion,_____ plays the most important role in people's life expectancy.
A.natureB.raceC.educationD.colour
62.The reason why poor people are more likely to get ill as they grow old is that _____.
A.they live in the countryside
B.they work with their hands
C.their families are too large
D.they suffer a lot from poverty
63.What Elizabeth Whelan says means that _____.
A.smoking makes people poor and hopeless
B.smoking is very popular among poor people
C.poor people should give up smoking
D.rich people in America never smoke
C
Faced with the threat of water shortages,Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources.
Beijing will stick more strictly to watersaving policies through the readjustment(重新調(diào)整) of industrial structures.Beijing is expected to be short of 1.185 billion cubic metres of water by 2020.Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption(消耗) and pollution including electric power,steel and paper manufacturing equipments.Advanced and water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city.
Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted.Animal breeding and other“high efficient”agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed.
It is said that water used in agriculture will drop to 35 percent of the city's water consumption in 2010 from 43 percent in 1998,and the figure will continue to drop to 28～30 percent in 2020.Beijing will increase the speed of renovation(修復(fù)) of its urban water supply equipments.It is reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution(分發(fā)).Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic metres by 2010.
Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environments.Since 1998,the city has invested nearly US ＄169 million to treat its rivers,especially Suzhou Creek.The city's rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action.
The government will provide a further US ＄24 million for the treatment of rivers and US ＄12 million to treat sewage(污物).
This year's task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua,Yang-shupa and Hongkou.Another emphasis to rasise the water system is Songjiang New Area with a project worth US ＄4.8 million.Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources.
64.How many measures has Beijing taken to save water and protect water resources?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
65.Grain-growing areas in Beijing will be reduced because _____.
A.grain can't fetch a good price in China
B.a lot of ground water will be saved by this means
C.Beijing helps to develop advanced technology
D.highly effective agriculture needs less farmland
66.Beijing can save over 537 million cubic metres by 2010 by means of _____.
a.water-saving equipmentb.effective management
c.artificial rain falld.reducing water pollution
A.abB.bcC.bdD.abcd
67.The author wrote the passage to tell us _____.
A. Beijing and Shanghai are short of water
B.to save every drop of water in our daily life
C.big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are trying their best to protect water resources
D.water shortages have become one of the most important problems that China has to deal with