During the last century we have moved from the Industrial Age through the Information Age to the Knowledge Age. The ability to obtain and apply the right knowledge effectively will become a key skill in the next century. Our ability will no longer be judged only by knowledge gained in the past, but will also be measured by our ability to learn and adapt in the future.

    Learning isn’t just about economic success, however. It is the key to achieving our full potential(潜能,潜力). Human beings are particularly adapted to learn and we have the ability to do so throughout our lives.

    Learning has the power to change us. Specifically, we can become more successful. Learning can enable us to solve problems and change our attitudes. It makes us more interesting to be with. It can be enormous fun. It can also be very challenging.

    We all have the ability, at any age, to change our lives through learning. Our survival in the twenty-first century as individuals, organizations and nations, will depend on our ability to learn. A learning population is healthier, more tolerant(容忍的,宽容的), independent and fulfilled. Learning can take place in a range of styles: anytime, anywhere, anyhow.

    None of us learn in isolation(隔绝,孤立). There are a whole range of factors that can affect us in learning. The key factors affecting people’s learning include: ●their resources ●their image of learning ●the rewards associated with any learning activity ●the availability of information about learning opportunities ●the climate created by government and employers in which learning takes place

What is the most important skill in the next century according to the passage?

A. Knowledge we obtained in the past.

B. Computer skill.

C. The ability to obtain and apply knowledge.

D. Foreign language.

What is the most important purpose of learning?

A. To succeed economically.

B. To achieve in life.

C. To solve problems.

D. To achieve our full potential.

In many ways learning has the power to transform us, so which of the following does NOT belong to the ways?

A. We can have a longer life.

B. We can become more successful through learning.

C. We can be more open-minded.

D. We can be more agreeable.

Which of the following proverbs can best go with the fourth paragraph?

A. Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.

B. It’s never too late to learn.

C. Reading makes a full man.

D. Knowledge is power.

Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States, but divorce(离婚) is becoming_1_as“popular”.Most American people get married, _2_,at the present time, and fifty percent of American marriages end _3_ divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not _4_ single. They get married a second time to _5_ partners. Sociologists(社会学家)tell us that in the next century, _6_American people will marry three _7_ four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, _8_this new social form serial(连续的)marriages. In his book Future Shock, Toffler gives many _9_ for this change in American marriage. In modern society, _10_ lives don't stay the same for very long.Americans_11_ change their jobs, their homes, and their circles of _12_So,the person who was a _13_ husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years _14_After some years of marriage, a husband and wife can _15 _that their lives have become very different, and they don't 16the same interests anymore. For this reason, Toffler says, people in the twenty first century will not _17_ to marry only one person for an _18_ lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then marry _19_.Most Americans will expect to have a “marriage carrier”that _20_ three or four marriages.

1. A. already           B. almost          C. ever        D. even

2. A. anyway           B. then            C. but         D. therefore

3. A. with             B. from            C. in          D. for

4. A. live              B. take            C. make       D. stay

5. A .new             B. old              C. young       D. pretty

6. A. most             B. main            C. few         D. mostly

7. A. and              B. by              C. or          D. to

8. A. asks             B. calls             C. tells        D. lets

9. A. causes           B. chances           C. problems    D. reasons

10. A. human's         B. people's          C. person's      D. man's

11. A. frequently       B. quickly           C. rapidly      D. fast

12. A. parents         B. classmates         C. neighbors    D. friends

13. A. polite           B. strict              C. good      D. unfriendly

14. A. late             B. latter            C. lately       D. later

15. A. imagine         B. feel              C. believe     D. suppose

16. A. enjoy           B. hold             C. divide      D. share

17. A. desire          B. plan              C. wish       D. design

18. A. entire          B. extreme           C. total       D. whole

19. A. the other       B. others             C. other       D. another

20. A. appears        B. happens           C. includes     D. carries

People being tested for radiation exposure

The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland.
Professor Links says workers within the nuclear plant are the only people at risk of extremely high doses of radiation.
JONATHAN LINKS: "Of course, we don't know what doses they've received, but the only persons at risk of acute radiation effects are the workers."
For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.
Professor Links says scientists can use computers to quickly model where radioactive material has blown and settled. Then they measure how large an area is contaminated. He says if the situation is serious enough, officials could take steps like telling people not to eat locally grown food or drink the water.
JONATHAN LINKS: "But that would only be the case if there was a significant release and, because of wind direction, the radioactive material was blown over the area, and then settled out of the air into and onto water, plants, fruits and vegetables."
The reactors at Fukushima are on the Pacific coast. But Professor Links says people should not worry about any radioactive material leaking into the ocean.
JONATHAN LINKS: "Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution. So the concentration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low."
Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it. That memory from World War Two would create a stronger "psychological sensitivity" to radiation exposure, Professors Links says.
Next month is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The nineteen eighty-six event was the world's worst accident in the nuclear power industry.
A new United Nations report says more than six thousand cases of thyroid cancer have been found. These are in people who were children in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by two thousand five the cancers had resulted in fifteen deaths.
The cancers were largely caused by drinking contaminated milk. The milk came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.
To get the latest updates, go to www.unsv.com.
Contributing: James Brooke
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us __________.

A.What measures the Japan Government takes to solve the nuclear crisis .
B.Worries and influences caused by the nuclear crisis .
C.With great efforts of scientists , the Japan Government has put the nuclear crisis under control .
D.To explain that the nuclear crisis has less effect on its neighboring countries.
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT the influences caused by the leak of Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station?
A.Workers at the nuclear station are suffering the risk of death .
B.People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.
C.The radioactive material may be blown over the area causing the pollution to water .
D.The concentration of radioactivity in the seawater can not be diluted.
【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “dilution”?
A.chemicalB.salt C.dissolutionD.elimination
【小题4】According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE ?
A.Water people drink ,food and vegetables people eat may be polluted by nuclear radiation .
B.Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it.
C.You can go to www.unsv.com. to get the latest news .
D.The nuclear accident in Japan is the worst in the nuclear power industry.


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UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world.The United Nations Children's Fund has released its " Humanitarian Action Report" for two thousand ten. The report lists twenty -eight countries and territories with some of the world's most pressing crisis affecting women and children.
Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January.The deputy executive director of UNICEF, Hilde Johnson, says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate.But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else.
The "Humanitarian Action Report" discusses several issues that UNICEF says increasingly threaten the basic rights of women and children.It says climate change has caused droughts and' food insecurity in many areas.High food prices and the global financial crisis of two thousand eight - two thousand nine have only added to poverty and malnutrition (营养不良).And armed conflict continues to threaten the lives of millions.
Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters.They face an increased risk of abuse, including sexual violence and other serious rights violations (侵犯).
UNICEF deals with about two hundred emergencies around the world every year.The greatest need last year was in sub - Saharan Africa.The report says drought, food insecurity and civil unrest affected about twenty - four million people.
Violence and displacements(驱逐)of people were especially bad in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.
In Asia, UNICEF expects its financial assistance needs to more than double this year.This is partly the result of adding Pakistan and the Philippines to the latest report.In Pakistan, it says, more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict in the.Swat Valley and other areas of the northwest.And in the Philippines, more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year.
This years UNICEF report talks about the value of public and private partnerships in helping children and families in emergencies.
And thats the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms.For a link to the UNICEF report listing the twenty - eight countries and territories in crisis, go to unsv.com.I'm Steve Ember.
72.According to Hilde Johnson,  the most easily affected persons suffering from conflicts and disasters are __________.
A.women     B.children    C.the old      D.the disabled
73.From this passage we know that the most serious problems in Asia are __________.
A.earthquakes and malnutrition
B.displacements and storms
C.sexual violence and other rights violations
D.droughts and food insecurity
74.By saying "……the quake  has only made the need for aid more immediate."  Hilde Johnson probably intends to convey the idea that "__________".
A.everything must have a beginning
B.grass never grows when the wind blows
C.cloudy mornings turn to clear evening
D.it never rains but pours
75.Which of the following might serve as a suitable title for this passage?
A.Haiti was in crisis due to the earthquake in January,
B.Violence in the twenty -eight countries and territories
C.UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children
D.the value of public and private partnerships in helping

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