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Demand for these cars is high, ________their high price.
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该句逗号前后所表示的是转折关系，根据句意和结构，此空应填介词 despite，表示“不管，尽管，任凭”.这句意思是“尽管这些汽车价格昂贵,对它们的需求仍然很高”. |
名校课堂系列答案 A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
An American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It was more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or in the Middle East.
Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth the same. Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.
Lack of water also may result in more international conflict. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries, such as Syria, Sudan, Cambodia, and so on, now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because industries often need a large amount of water.
The Population Action International study gives several ways to solve the water problem. One way is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture. The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.
【小题1】According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?
| A．More than eighteen | B．About twenty-eight |
| C．Less than forty | D．At least forty-six |
| A．335 | B．3,000 | C．3,305 | D．355 |
| A．The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same. |
| B．The report gives three solutions to water problem. |
| C．M ost of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones. |
| D．There’s only one long-term solution to solve the water problem, that is we must try our best to control the population growth. |
| A．water is very important for any people |
| B．PAI did a lot of study about water shortage |
| C．water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future |
| D．controlling the population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage |
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon –an English musician who rose to fame as one of the founding members of Liverpool pop band The Beatles – was shot dead outside his New York apartment.
In the 1960s and 70s, Lennon was one of the most iconic（偶像的）men on the planet. Some 30 years ago on from his death, he is still respected by many people in the West.
The Beatles, formed in 1960 in Liverpool, were one of the most commercial successful acts on the history of pop music, with, according to some estimates, global record sales over 1.1 billion.
The band conveyed the progressive ideals in which many young people of the time believed.
In the 1960s and 70s, widespread tension developed in both British and American society, regarding issues such as women’s rights and the Vietnam War.
Lennon in particular became known for his message of peace and for his opposition to the war in Vietnam. This led to an attempt by former US president Richard Nixon to drive him away from the US. Lennon’s second-wife Yoko Ono was also politically active.
Lennon was also hugely admired for his musical abilities. Along with fellow-Beatle Paul, Lennon and McCartney were the Beatle’s song-writing team.
After Lennon was shot by crazy fan Mark Chapman，one of his most iconic songs, Imagine, became a humanist anthem(颂歌).
Lennon’s legacy survived his death and continued till this day. In 2008, he was ranked the fifth greater singer of all time in US-based Rolling Stone magazine.
Former possessions of Lennon or furnishings from his homes continue to be sold for vast sums.
In an auction(拍卖) to be held next week in London, lines written by Lennon on the back of a demand for an outstanding bill are expected to sell for ￡350,000(3.7 million yuan).
In August, a bathroom from his last home in Britain, was auctioned for ￡9,500. And in 2009, a British film describing his early years before the Beatles began, was one of the most successful films of the years in the UK.
But do Lennon and his music continue to resonate(共鸣) with the young people of today?
1. The passage is written here to show that Lennon has _______.
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A．lasting appeal |
B．long history |
C．exciting records |
D．great success |
2.Which of the following is right about the Beatles according to the passage?
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A．It was founded in the 1960s in London. |
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B．It had 1.1 billion sales in Britain. |
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C．It was commercially successful. |
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D．Many of today’s young people believe its ideals. |
3.Lennon was forced to leave the US as a result of ________.
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A．the tension between Britain and America |
B．his wife’s political activity |
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C．his struggle for women’s rights |
D．his opposition to the war in Vietnam |
4.We can guess that the rest of the passage will tell us ________.
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A．why Lennon and his music are still popular with today’s young people |
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B．why Lennon and his music spoil today’s generations of young people |
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C．that today’s generations of young people don’t like Lennon’s songs |
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D．that today’s generations of young people like Lennon’s songs better |