If the world were a village of 1,000 people, it would include:

    ★ 584 Asians

    ★ 124 Africans

    ★ 95 Eastern and Western Europeans

    ★ 84 Latin America

    ★ 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

    ★ 52 North Americans

   ★ 6 Australians and New Zealand

  The people of the village would speak:

   ★ 165 Mandarin

   ★ 86 English

   ★ 83 Hindu/Urdu

   ★ 64 Spanish

   ★ 58 Russian

   ★ 37 Arabic

  The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.

   One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipments.

   This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1018.

   In this village of 1,000 persons,200 people receive 75 percent of the income: another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.

   About one third have access to clean, safe drinking water.

   Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.

   The village has a total yearly budget(预算), public and private, of over $ 3 million--$ 3,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $ 3 million:

   ★ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare

   ★ 159,000 to education

   ★ 132,000 to health care

  These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.

Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

   A. Nearly one third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.

   B. About 25 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

   C. About 16.5 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

   D. Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.

Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

   A. Poverty       B. Education.     C. Environment.       D. Marriage.

The underlined part “have access to”(in Para. 4) means____.

   A. use     B. buy     C. produce     D. try

The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for ___.

   A. a peaceful world    B. good education    C. better health care  D. a life without anxiety

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and sports shirt—to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday. This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.

Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale（士气）. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

1.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because __________.  

2.David Smith wears casual clothes now, because __________.  

3.According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE? 

4.According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?   

5.In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except __________.    

A queen ant may ______ tens of thousands  of babies in one summer.

If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:
? 584 Asians   ? 124 Africans   ? 95 Eastern and Western Europeans  ? 84 Latin Americans
? 55 former Soviets ( including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
? 52 North Americans    ? 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:            ? 165 Mandarin（普通话）    ? 86 English   ? 83 Hindu/Urdu   ? 64 Spanish  ? 58 Russian  ? 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.
This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from can­cer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the    population of the village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 re­ceive only 2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget (预算) , public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.
77. Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
A. Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.
B. About 8.25 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
C. About 16. 5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
D. Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.
78. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Poverty.        B. Education.      C. Environment.    D. Marriage.
79. The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means_____.
A. use       B. buy        C. produce         D. try
80. The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____.
A. a peaceful world            B. good education
C. better health care          D. a life without anxiety    

As a reader，I，as many other book lovers do，often leave with a long sigh after visiting a bookstore.The prices printed on book jackets keep reminding me how thin my wallet is.

The price of books is now so high that I hesitate before buying a book I love.Many people feel the same way.But I remember that only a few years ago，when I was a college student，I bought several books almost every month，using what was left out of the living expenses sent by my parents，and that was not more than 200 yuan.

But now that I am working and the money I earn is only used to support my own expenses，I find I can’t afford many good books.

There is a saying，“Book lovers have no money，but rich people have no feelings for books.” This is exactly the case.Sometimes I wonder about who the books are published for，especially those books with beautiful hard covers.

It is said that usually，the listed price is more than twice as much as the book’s cost and we can see high profits from selling books.But now there is a contradiction.On one hand，readers who want to buy books aren’t able to，while on the other hand，publishers and sellers suffer from the large stockpiles of unsaleable books being stored in their warehouses.This situation is also a disadvantage to intellectual property right protection because many books of bestsellers are sold at a lower price at some book stands.

The key to resolve the problem is to cut the price to an acceptable level to both sellers and consumers.

I wish sincerely that in the near future common readers like me could buy the books we want without worrying about the high prices too much.

46．The first paragraph of this article tells us that________.

A．the prices of some books are too high

B．many readers are too poor to buy expensive books

C．the writer is one of those who can’t afford to buy books

D．all the above are correct

47．The writer ________at college.

A．often bought books when studying

B．was very rich when studying

C．was living a very simple life

D．hesitated to buying anything but books

48．“Book lovers have no money，but rich people have no feelings for books.” means________.

A．those who like reading maybe have not enough money to buy books

B．those who don’t want to study otherwise are very rich

C．everything in the world has been changed to its opposite

D．both A and B

49．From the fifth paragraph，we can see________.

A．publishers shouldn’t have set the prices of books so high

B．booksellers can hardly earn their living by selling books

C．it’s no good for publishers and sellers if the prices are too high

D．the high prices of books were set by many factors

50．The writer of this article wished________.

A．the prices of books could be acceptable

B．the prices of books would be low

C．the prices of books would be lowered down soon

D．he could buy books without worrying about the prices