Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with the UN. My job with the UN is not paid but voluntary, and  1.  I said before, I visit countries where the UN has programmes to help people. So,  2.do I help by visiting these countries? Well,  3. I visit these countries, the television and press will follow and record my visits. This will increase people’s knowledge of the work of the UN. In addition, my visits will encourage people   4.  are working on the projects and draw local people’s attention 5.  the situation.

I have visited many countries in Africa. Recently, I was fortunate 6. to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have organized themselves into a group. They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add  7. to some money contributed by the government. With this, the women have enough money to acquire materials to make baskets. They then sell these at the market for  8. profit. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. Such programmes can transform people’s lives by giving them the ability to provide for themselevs and their families.

The UN passed a rule in the year 2004 to improve the quality of drink water and reduce deaths caused by drinking unhealthy water each year. The UN has already worked out the specific plan to reduce half of the number, that is, five thousand. The UN announced in the world there are about 1/6 of the world population can't meet the sanitation regulation of drinking water.

The water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn to stop wasting our quite limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done on this field. Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying(净化)factory. There it can be filtered(过滤) and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again , just as it were fresh from a spring. But even large cities purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All we would have to do to make use of seawater on earth is to get the salt out of it. This method has already been used in many parts of the world.

47. The way to stop wasting water is to ________ .

A. do experiments with water

B. purify the used water and reuse it

C. use fresh water once again

D. make use of seawater

48. The passage tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the process?

a. to have the used water filtered b. to put chemical in it

c. to pipe it to the user

d. to pipe the used water to be purified in a factory.

A. dabc B. bcda C. bdca D. dcba

49. There wouldn't be enough water for us if we didn't ________ .

A. turn to the ocean for more water

B. reuse used water and make use of seawater

C. make fresh water from the seawater

D. take steps to reuse all water on earth

50. The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to ________ .

A. the process of collecting salt from the ocean

B. the process of getting rid of the salt in seawater

C. purified water

D. seawater

Even before World War Ⅱ ended in 1945,many world leaders dreamed of a new organization that would keep international peace and safety,and encourage international cooperation（合作）.An organization was formed.The United Nations was to work to this ideal of mankind.

When the UN was founded in 1945,it was made up of fifty members.Fifteen members sat on the Security Council（安理会）.Five members—the United States,the Soviet Union,Great Britain,France and China—were given,not changing membership on the Council.The Council was given the power to settle fights among nations by persuasion,mediation（调解） or other means.A General Assembly（联合国大会）,which included every UN member,was also set up.The Assembly could consider,discuss,and pass resolutions（决议案）.

As the UN passed its fortieth birthday in 1985,it came under increasingly sharp attack by Americans.It declared that the UN is unfit as a peace keeper and cited（援引） 130 wars since 1945 as a proof（证据）.

The UN’s supporters say that the organization is the world’s best hope for peace.The UN provides,supporters also point out,much needed economic and technical help to less developed nations.

The function（功能）of the Security Council is ________.

A.to keep international peace and security and promote（促进） international cooperation

B.to consider,discuss,and pass on blinding resolutions

C.to settle disputes（争端） among nations by persuasion,mediation or other means

D.to keep international peace and security by force

Why has the UN come under increasingly sharp attack by Americans since 1985?

A.Because the UN has been unfit as a peace keeper.

B.Because 130 wars have broken out since 1945.

C.Because the US hasn’t been able to control the UN completely since 1985.

D.Because the US was not satisfied with the UN since 1985.

What do you think of the UN’s supporters’ words?

A.They are fair.                                                B.They are unfair.

C.They are for the UN’s supporters.                   D.They sharply attack Americans.

The UN’s supporters ________.

A.probably belong to the third world

B.are developed countries

C.must be people from Africa and Europe

D.may not be members of the UN

The UN passed a rule in the year 2004 to improve the quality of drink water and reduce deaths caused by drinking unhealthy water each year. The UN has already worked out the specific plan to reduce half of the number, that is, five thousand. The UN announced in the world there are about 1/6 of the world population can't meet the sanitation regulation of drinking water.
The water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn to stop wasting our quite limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done on this field. Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying(净化)factory. There it can be filtered(过滤) and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again , just as it were fresh from a spring. But even large cities purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All we would have to do to make use of seawater on earth is to get the salt out of it. This method has already been used in many parts of the world.
47. The way to stop wasting water is to ________ .
A. do experiments with water
B. purify the used water and reuse it
C. use fresh water once again
D. make use of seawater
48. The passage tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the process?
a. to have the used water filtered b. to put chemical in it
c. to pipe it to the user
d. to pipe the used water to be purified in a factory.
A. dabc B. bcda C. bdca D. dcba
49. There wouldn't be enough water for us if we didn't ________ .
A. turn to the ocean for more water
B. reuse used water and make use of seawater
C. make fresh water from the seawater
D. take steps to reuse all water on earth
50. The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to ________ .
A. the process of collecting salt from the ocean
B. the process of getting rid of the salt in seawater
C. purified water
D. seawater

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1.___________ her mother came to help her for the first few months _____ she _____ to begin her project.

她母亲头几个月来帮她的忙，这才使她得以开始自己的计划。

2.For forty years Jane Goodall has been _________ about making the rest of the world understand and _______ the life of these animals.

40年来，简·古道尔一直在呼吁世人了解并尊重这些动物的生活。

3.She has ______ that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for ______________ or advertisements.

她主张应该让野生动物留在野外生活，而不能用于娱乐或广告。

4.___________ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to _____ the world ______ hunger.

多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。

5.Yuan Longping is quite ________ with his life. However, he doesn’t care about ______________.

袁隆平很满意自己的生活。但他对自己的成名并不关心。

6.This ________ was a social _______ but was loved for his optimism and determination to ________ all difficulties.

这个角色是个社会中的失败者，但是他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心使得他深受（观众的）喜爱。

7.Charlie Chaplin worte, _________, and produced the ilms he _________ in.

卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。