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Emma Morano, the oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday on November 29, 2016. Friends, neighbors and her doctor joined Morano in her small apartment home in the northern Italian mountain town of Verbania. She blew out three candles on her birthday cake. Each candle represented a number in her age. “I hope I don’t have to cut it,” Morano joked.

“She dressed up and she was very proud,” said her long-time doctor, Carlo Bava. “She posed for a photographer, and even asked if her hair looked good.” “I am happy to turn 117,” Morano told those attending her party. She received a greeting from Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella. He wished her peace and continued good health. She is thought to be the last living person born in the 1800s. She outlived all her brothers and sisters, including one who died at age 102.

Her doctor noted that when Morano was young, people used to say she was weak and often sick. “Yes, yes,” she said. The world’s oldest person told the Reuters (路透社) news agency that while she is lucky to have lived so long, parts of her life were “not so nice.” She worked in a factory until she retired at age 65. Morano once told a reporter that the first man she planned to marry was killed in World War One. Then, at age 26, she was forced to marry a man she did not love. She said the man threatened to kill her if he did not marry her. She had a son, but the baby died after just six months. She said the marriage was not happy and her husband was abusive (虐待的). She kicked him out in 1938 and has lived alone since then.

Emma Morano says one of her secrets to living long is eating at least two uncooked eggs every day. Her doctor credits Morano’s long life to her unusual diet, her genes (基因) and positive outlook on life.

1According to the text, when did Emma Morano retired from a factory?

A. In 2011 B. In 1925 C. In 1964 D. In 1994

2We can know from the text that _______.

A. Emma Morano’s baby died of her husband’s abuse

B. Emma Morano lived a bitter life in her youth

C. Although Emma Morano often falls sick, she lives the longest life so far

D. Other people’s caring about Emma Morano contributes greatly to her long life

3The underlined word “outlived” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. deserted B. respected C. disliked D. survived

4Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Secrets to the Longest Life

B. World’s Oldest Person Turns 117

C. Celebration of the Oldest Living Person

D. Backgrounds of the Oldest Living Person

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Climate change may make parts of the Middle East too hot for human beings, according to a new study.

Researchers have been studying weather conditions in the Middle East since 1970. They say “very hot” days in the area have doubled over that period. They say temperatures in summer in the Middle East and North Africa will continue rising. They believe by 2050, temperatures will not fall below 30 degrees Celsius at night in the hottest part of summer, and day-time temperatures could rise to 46 degrees Celsius. Temperatures at noon could reach as high as 50 Celsius. Heat waves are likely to last longer.

“If mankind continues to release carbon dioxide as it does now, people living in the Middle East and North Africa will have to expect about 200 unusually hot days,” says Panos Hadjinicolaou, a climate change expert with the Cyprus Institute.

The researchers also looked at the amount of “fine particulate (颗粒) air pollution” in the Middle East. They found that the amount of dust in the atmosphere over Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria jumped 70 percent since the start of the century. This, they say, could have resulted from an increase in the number of sand storms caused by climate change.

The researchers created two models. In one model, rising temperatures are limited because of reductions in greenhouse gases. The other model is said to be a “business as usual” model where nothing is done to stop climate change. Under both models, the future of the Middle East is not good, the researchers say. They added that climate change can result in a slow worsening of living conditions for people in North Africa and the Middle East and in time many people may have to leave the regions.

1The underlined word “fine” in the 4th paragraph probably has the same meaning as ________.

A. bright B. terrible C. very thin D. high-quality

2What is the right order of the events according to the text?

A. climate change →sand storms→dust in the atmosphere

B. sand storms →climate change→dust in the atmosphere

C. climate change →dust in the atmosphere→sand storms

D. sand storms →dust in the atmosphere→climate change

3Panos Hadjinicolaou’s attitude towards humans’ releasing carbon dioxide is ________.

A. indifferent B. casual C. skeptical D. concerned

4Where can we probably read this passage?

A. In a History Paper. B. In a News Report.

C. In a Literature Magazine. D. In a Travel Brochure.

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