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[1]When the world was a simpler place, the rich were fat, the poor were thin, and right-thinking people worried about how to feed the hungry．Now, in much of the world, the rich are thin, the poor are fat, and ________．
[2]Thanks to rising agricultural productivity, lean years are rarer all over the globe．According to the UN, the number of people short of food fell from 920 million in 1980 to 799 million 20 years later, even though the world's population increased by 1.6 billion over the period．This is mostly a cause for celebration．Mankind has won what was, for most of his time on this planet, his biggest battle：to ensure that he and his offspring had enough to eat．But every silver lining has a cloud, and the result of prosperity is a new trouble．
[3]Fatness is the world's biggest public-health topic today－the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria, war, the major risk factor in diabetes(糖尿病), heavily connected with cancer and other disease．Since the World Health Organization labeled fatness an“epidemic”(流行病)in 2000, reports on its fearful results have come thick and fast．
[4]Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco?Possibly．In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history．But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century's dinning to overload．And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds．That's why there is now an agreement among doctors that governments should do something to stop them．
1．What is the main idea the writer intends to tell us in this passage?(please answer within 8 words)
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2．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in the meaning to the following one?
While it is good that mankind has no trouble having enough to eat, a side-effect arises．
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3．Why does the author compare smoking with the fatness problem in this passage?(please answer within 20 words)
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4．In the First Paragraph, the two sentences show a striking contrast．What can be filled in the blank to complete the sentence?
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5．Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese．
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James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3_ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the _10__ of James’s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
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1. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked
2. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What
3. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
4. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair
5. A. point B. reason C. result D. right
6. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save
7. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect
8. A. Or B. So C. For D. But
9 A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge
10. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening
11. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety
12. A. brand B. number C. size D. type
13. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble
14. A. all B. enough C. much D. some
15. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
16. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted
17. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly
18. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working
19. A. since B. if C. than D. though
20. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
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China’s position on the World Trade Organization（WTO） issue has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said yesterday at a routine press briefing.
However, the atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks has been spoiled by NATO’S bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade （贝尔格莱德）, he added.
Zhang stressed the US - led NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia had aroused the strong indignation of the Chinese people, and put Sino - U. S. relations into difficult straits. （困境）
The bombing incident has affected the atmosphere surrounding the two sides’ negotiation on the WTO accession, he said China demanded prompt, adequate and effective compensation（赔偿） for the Chinese loss of lives, injuries and loss of property.
Shen Guofang, China’s acting permanent representative to the United Nations, said on Wednesday that “Kosovo is Part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and it is not the United Nation’s trustee territory”.
Shen, who took the floor at an international conference on Kosovo as the senior representative of Chinese Foreign Minister TangJiaxuan, called on the international community to respect the sovereignty （国家主权）and territorial integrity （领土完整）of Yugoslavia.
Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?
A. China’s view point on the entry to WTO has changed little.
B. The atmosphere surrounding the WTO accession talks was not at all influenced by NATO’S bombing.
C. The U.S. - led NATO must answer for all the loss caused by the bombing incident.
D. It is reasonable for the strong countries to control the weak countries.
“Take the floor”in the last paragraph means to“________”.
A. make a speech
B. occupy the floor
C. make use of the place
D. attend the meeting
Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A. The U. S - led NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia made us very angry
B. Sino- U. S. relation got into trouble as a result of the bombing.
C. It’s wrong to stich one’s nose into the home affairs of other countries.
D. The U. S. - led NATO would like to compensate the loss caused by the bombing of the Chinese Embassy.
We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ________ in the world’s foreign affairs.
A. all the countries should always have their sovereignty respected
B. we should help other countries for our own purpose
C. the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all the countries must be greatly respected and be put in the first place
D. there always exists respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all
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