GU Zhaodi, 60, had taken water for granted for years. In fact, no one in the beautiful lake city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province had bothered to spare a thought on water.

    But all that changed dramatically overnight last month when taps in the city ran dry. Due to a blue-green algae(藻类)  outbreak in Taihu Lake, China’s third largest freshwater lake and the source of drinking water for 4 million Wuxi residents(居民),water from the city’s taps became dark and smelly.

   “I can’t believe there is no water for drinking, let alone cooking and washing,” said Gu.

   The lake was blanketed with the algae, giving off a strong smell of rotting meat. A stone thrown into it took a long time to sink. Experts said that algae usually boom because of hot water and rich chemicals like phosphor(磷)in the water.

   “High temperature and a lack of rain in the past few months helped the growth of algae,” said Zhang Lijun, an official from the State Environment Protection Administration. “However, pollution from human activity should be most blamed for the disaster.”

    Taihu Lake is surrounded by many small factories, which sprang up in the 1980s.Inthe 1990s,many foreign-funded(外资的) companies joined in. The industries prospered(繁荣),Wuxi has grown into one of the wealthiest cities in East China.

    But that came at the price of pollution. The lake was treated like a waste dump(垃圾堆),with factories emptying industrial waste and untreated sewage(污水)into it.

    Although, after the government's effort, life in the city has gone back to normal, the one-week crisis(危机)rang a bell for the government and local people.” It’s time to rebuild the beauty of nature, or our lives will be at risk,” said Gu.

   “A safe environment comes first. Economic growth will be nothing without fresh water to drink and clean air to breathe.” said China Daily.

 

 36. The following can help the blue green algae grow______

 A. high water temperature  B. rich chemicals in the water

 C. a lack of rain               D. plentiful water and sunshine

37.  What can we learn from the passage?

A. The one-week disaster has made the local people realize the importance of building a beautiful city.

B. It is human activity rather than the algae that is to blame for the water Pollution.

C. Only when the environment is safe and friendly can man live a better and healthier life.

D. Environment should be taken into consideration first if a city plans to develop its economic.

38. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Who is to blame, man or algae?   B. Water turned off

C. Water pollution troubled Wuxi    D. Algae threatened Taihu Lake

39. According to the passage ,Taihu Lake________

A. is the third largest lake in China.

B. is surrounded by many foreign-funded factories and companies.

C. used to be a waste dump.

D. suffered from industrial waste,untreated sewage and algae.

40. The underlined phrase “sprang up” in the sixth paragraph means______

A. develop quickly              B. produce goods quickly

C. come to life                   D. grow up

Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being,although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge of the safety of the students.

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time.They want to do everything.they watch on TV and never think at the consequences,and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher.

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results.

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing,how he is writing,or if he understands the explanations.At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper.

And many times,the child grows fond of the teacher at home,who becomes his best friend,and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to.    

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home,because school makes children communicate and socialize.Keeping a child at home for fear that there might be something bad happening to him only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is.Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child.

All in all,schools have been created to help children,not to harm them,so it’s best to keep children in these special places,where they learn,laugh,have fun and make new friends.

53.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to          .

A.teach parents the ways to keep theft children safe

B.show solutions to developing children’s character

C.explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

D.analyze an education problem and give opinions

54.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B.Who is to Blame.Parents or Schools?   

C.which is Better, School Study or Home Study  

D.The Relationship between Teachers and Children   

55.Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT that            

A.More and more violence acts occur in schools   

B.Parents want to improve their Children's grades   

C.Parents are concerned about their children’s safety

D.The education system is far from satisfactory   

56. We can infer from the passage that          .

A.violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B.the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C.children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D.there ale too many students in class for a teacher to teach

 

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