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1.Generally speaking,government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones.But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim,70km (45miles) east of Sao Paulo,have gone far beyond that.They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.
There's no more room to bury the dead,they can't be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery.So the mayor has proposed a strange solution:outlaw death.Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas."They have not taken local demands into consideration",he claims.
A 2003decree(法令) by Brazil's National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas.Mr.Pereira wants to build a new cemetery,but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered as a preservation area.
Biritiba Mirim,a town of 28,000inhabitants,not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away.The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death."I haven't got a job,nor am I healthy.And now they say I can't die.That's ridiculous,"Amarido do Prado,an unemployed resident said.
The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week."Of course the bill is laughable,illegal,and will never be approved,"said Gilson Soares de Campos,an assistant of the mayor."But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?"The bill states that"offenders will be held responsible for their acts."However,it does not say what the punishment will be.

32.What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?D
A.Ban on building a new cemetery.
B.Ban on parking in certain zones.
C.Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.
D.Prohibiting residents from dying early.
33.What can we infer from the phrase"have gone far beyond that"in the first paragraph?C
A.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have made these regulations.
B.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.
C.The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.
D.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.
34.What's the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?C
A.He remains silent about them.
B.He gives strong backing to them.
C.He objects to them.
D.He asks the residents for advice on them.
35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?C
A.The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation.
B.The residents of the town sing high praise for the bill.
C.No better resolution of the problems has been thought out.
D.The government is going to change the environmental decree.

分析 由于墓地短缺,Biritiba Mirim的官员草拟了一份不准人过早的死去的法案,这引起了当地居民的争论.

解答 32.D.细节理解题.根据第一段中"They plan to prohibit residents from dying early…"可知,Biritiba Mirim政府计划颁布法令禁止小镇居民"英年早逝".故选D项.
33.C.推理判断题.根据前句中"Generally speaking,government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones."可知,一般来说政府颁布在公共场所的"禁烟令"、某些地段"禁止泊车令"很正常.本句用but转折,说明"have gone far beyond that"意为"不正常,意料之外".故选C项.
34.C.观点态度题.根据最后一段中"Of course the bill is laughable,illegal,and will never be approved,"可知,他认为这个法令是可笑的,不合法的,并且不会得到批准的.故他对这个法令持反对的态度.故选C项.
35.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段中"But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?"可知,还没有想出更好的办法来解决墓地的问题.故选C项.

点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.

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