Many people say that the United States is a paradise for the children, a struggling field for the youth and a tomb for the aged. However, the situation is quite different in Australia. Different people have their own ways for enjoyment and their own worlds of pastime.
Most children often work hard in school since they have to face various exams. After school they do not want to confine themselves to books any more. Instead, they put aside their schoolbags at home and sneak quickly to some quiet street comers for their games. Bigger children like to shoulder their large kites to some steep cliffs, and jump to fly in the sky with their kites.
Some old people often get up early in the morning and go to parks to do newspaper reading. After breakfast, they come to horse races, dog races and sometimes car races for betting. If he wins, he will feed himself a good dinner. In the evening, they stay at home, watching TV sometimes with grandchildren. Some of the aged also enjoy fishing and gardening.
Young people prefer to go outing for holidays. At the weekends, they go to the seashore for swimming or to the forest for hunting and camping, or mountainous areas for picnicking. Then in the evenings on Sundays, they start their long bumper-to-bumper drive back on the highways. Nobody seems in a hurry.
The Australian government also encourages its people to have more relaxation after work. Sometimes, certain kind of financial help is distributed to people going on holidays and public holidays are purposely set on Monday or Friday so that Australians may have a longer weekend for enjoyment. They think people can word better only after they get a full relaxation. And it grows out of this idea that relaxation comes the top priority(优先权)for enjoyment in Australia.

1. 1.

   According to many people’s opinion, which of the following is NOT true?
   

   1. A.
      All people in the US live a desirable life.
   2. B.
      The competition among American young people is fierce.
   3. C.
      The life of the American old people is very terrible.
   4. D.
      Children in America are extremely happy.
2. 2.

   Australia is different from America because Australia_______.
   

   1. A.
      is not a paradise for children
   2. B.
      is not a struggling field for the youth
   3. C.
      is not a tomb for the aged
   4. D.
      has different worlds for different people
3. 3.

   There is an idea of enjoyment priority in Australia because____.
   

   1. A.
      enjoyment is more important than other aspects of life
   2. B.
      a full relaxation will make people work better
   3. C.
      enjoyment can make people happy
   4. D.
      Australian people are lazy
4. 4.

   The underlined part can be replaced by “ ______.
   

   1. A.
      adjust themselves to                                     
   2. B.
      prevent themselves form
   3. C.
      limit themselves to                                     
   4. D.
      satisfy themselves with

Chinese government departments of tax and environment will try to work out a taxation plan to promote environmental protection in 2008 and the plans are now under approval.

The environment tax, one of the key taxation policies China plans to put forward this year, is going through careful study and approval by the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation and State Environmental Protection Administration.

Two researchers with the Ministry of Finance Sun Gang and Xu Wen proposed three plans of  collecting environment tax in their report published in November of 2007, according to Beijing-based Caijing Magazine.

Based on the principle of “pay according to profits”, the first plan suggests government collect tax from companies in accordance with how much they earn from the products which consume (消费) resources or pollute the environment, said Dr. Xu Wen. He said this kind of general taxation will be put into use in all the companies since almost all the products consume resources.

According to the second plan, companies would pay tax according to how much pollutant they have discharged, said Xu, adding that the tax will target the discharge of sulfur(硫) or sulphide,(硫化氢) carbon dioxide, polluted water, solid waste and other forms of pollutant.

He said that the third plan would ask consumers of potentially polluting products, such as fossil fuel(矿物燃料), ozone-consuming(消耗臭氧) products, fertilizer and pesticide(农药), to pay tax.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance said it might be a more pressing task for them to raise the resource and consumption tax to give more consideration to environmental protection while expanding the current taxation system and adding new kinds of tax. Besides the plan for environment tax, the country has already adopted the law of environment protection and other regulations and is encouraging civil companies to introduce more environment-friendly technology and production models.

The public awareness of and participation in environment protection is also very important  in this period of time, when China is trying to adopt a scientific and sustainable mode of development, the newspaper said.

1．Which is not correct according to the plan of the environment tax?

       A．Companies will pay environment tax if they sell products which consume resources.

       B．Companies will pay tax if they discharge different forms of pollutant.

       C．Almost every citizen will pay environment tax.

       D．Almost all the companies will pay environment tax.

2．According to the passage you may pay tax if you         .

       A．use computer every day                       B．drink mineral water

       C．drive your car                                     D．take a bus

3．We can infer that when the government carries out the tax plan, they may be faced with      .

       A．pressure              B．support               C．attention              D．objection

4．The government put forward the environment tax plan in order to          .

       A．increase the income of the government

       B．help develop the economy of the country

       C．protect the environment and save energy

       D．make people live a more convenient life

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　　Although term “global warming” has become increasingly familiar to the general public, a recent survey carried out by the Chinchilla Institute for Environmental Studies clearly demonstrates(体现)that the full implications of the term are far from understood. As long as public awareness remains so low. the political measures required to deal with the potentially disastrous(损失惨重的)consequences are unlikely to come about.

　　Over 80 percent of the people interviewed in the Chinchilla Survey were unable to indicate any of the effects of a worldwide rise in temperature. Even more disturbing was the very small proportion of people interviewed(7.4 percent)who felt that their lives would be directly affected by global warming during the next 20 years.

　　This indifference is in sharp contrast to the concerns voiced by the team of professional who conducted the survey. Team leader Professor Ernest Wong stated that we should all expect to experience significant lifestyle changes as a result of the effects of global warming. In detailing the likely effects. Professor Wong emphasized that the climatic changes caused by rise in global temperature of only 1 degree Centigrade would result in enormous changes.

　　Primary among these changes would be the rise in sea level as a result of the melting of the polar icecaps. The consequent 30－centimetre rise in sea levels would have disastrous consequences for low－coastal cities would entirely escape severe flooding an damage. Although considerable debate surrounds the accuracy of Professor Wong's predictions, those who share his pessimistic(悲观的)prediction insist that governments must respond to the challenge by investing in coastal defence.

　　Even inland areas will not be able to avoid the consequences of global warming. Changes in the rainfall pattern are likely to result in flooding and desertification, both of which will influence agriculture throughout the world.

　　In a recent interview. Professor Wong illustrated these points with dramatic effect. Chinchilla itself, a medium－sized provincial city at the center of one of the country's ricegrowing areas, would, he claimed, be profoundly affected. Although, given its height and inland location, the city would not suffer from coastal flooding, the possible reduction in the rainfall would endanger the region's economy.

　　In concluding his interview, professor Wong left his audience in no doubt the urgency of the problem. “Unless we plan for the future, we will not at the necessary mobilization of forces at local, regional, national, and international level that are essential to face this issue－the issue of the 21st century.”

1．Who is well aware of the consequences of global warming?

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2．Global warming would affect ________.

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3．Professor Wong called for ________.

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A．awareness at all levels to effectively face global warming

B．people's efforts to stop global warming

C．dams being built along the coasts

D．people to change their lifestyle right away

4．This article is probable a(n)________.

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A．newspaper report or magazine article

B．forward for a research book

C．financial report of a certain department

D．abridged(改写的)novel