Today, the world is rapidly urbanizing. With half of the world population expected to live in cities by the early part of the 21^st century, the Shanghai 2010 World Expo’s focus on a better city bears profound meaning.

   What might future cities look like 28 years from now? Here are some scenarios: things to come, things to go.

   Zero waste

   Waste disposal is one of the biggest headaches for cities. Apart from recyclable waste, everything is buried or incinerated（焚烧）, only to pollute the environment. Plastic waste remains underground for several decades. The world produces much more garbage than it can dispose of.

   Now at the Expo, all waste is delivered to a compression station where the waste is sorted, filtered, decontaminated, deodorized and compressed before finally being disposed of at designated spots. In Beijing, people living in the Asuwei area turn their household waste into organic fertilizers which are used to grow plants at residence communities.

   No more transportation problems during Spring Festival

   The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making obtaining travel tickets and the journey difficult.

   But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to have more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a rapid transportation network that will serve 90 percent of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so migration will no longer be so large-scale.

   Newspapers to disappear

   American scholar Philip Meyer predicts that newspaper will come to an end in 2043. Utagawa Reizou, former editor-in-chief of The Mainichi Daily News, believes that the newspaper will be gone in 2030.

   This kind of prediction may worry those in print news business. In the U . K. , the circulations of national newspapers are declining. Major Japanese newspapers have gone into debt. In the U. S. ,declining circulations and ad revenues have forced several newspapers to stop printing paper editions.

   Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch thinks the future of media relies on interaction through the Internet. In the future, digital newspapers will be sent to portal web terminals through wirelessly. Readers can discuss issues with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

   Oil to run out

   In August 2009, Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, said that oil is running out faster than expected and that the world will likely feel the tightness in supply in the next five years.

   Scientists have found substitutes for oil as fuel. Coal, natural gas, soar power, nuclear power and even water can replace oil as sources of energy. Flammable ice reserves alone can support humans for the next 1,000 years.

61. By now, the world population in cities has grow to about _________.

   A. 6.9 billion         B. 0.75 billion         C. 3.5 billion          D. 1.3 billion

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. Everything buried or incinerated, besides recyclable waste, pollutes the environment.

B. People deal with their household waste in an environmentally-friendly way in the Asuwei area, Beijing.

C. More than 2 billion people suffer from headaches during the Spring Festival in China.

D. By 2020, 90 percent of the population will have to go to other places to find a job.

63. According to the American predictor Philip Meyer, what will happen in 2043?

   A. Newspaper will disappear.

B. Japan has to stop printing newspapers.

C. Digital newspaper will be sent to portal web terminals.

D. Information will move faster.

64. _________ can replace oil as sources of energy in the future.

   A. Coal and natural gas                  B. Solar power and nuclear power

C. Water and flammable ice reserves       D. All the above

65. Which of the following can be best title for the passage?

   A. The Shanghai 2010 World Expo

B. What will city life be like in 28 years

C. A rapid urbanizing world

D. Things to come, things to go

The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he ___21____ three priceless Qing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in ___ 22___ when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence --- only the man kept pointing to the ___23___, saying, “There it is! That’s what made me fall.”

Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇). Roman emperors liked to kill ____ 24___ who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” --- an unlucky servant who could be ___25____ whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you’ll see how blaming others has turned into big __26_____ business. In one famous case, McDonald’s was ordered to pay $2.7 million to a woman who ____27____ burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later ___28_____ to $480,000, this case ____29___ businesses so much that they began to create 30   for their products that even an idiot（傻子）would understand. For example, “Hot coffee can be dangerous” (take away coffee cups) and “Don’t pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).

A. broke down           B. knocked over            C. crashed into              D. slid down

A. terror             B. amazement               C. sadness                     D. shock

A. shoelace         B. vase                         C. steps                        D. pieces

A. servants          B. ministers                  C. messengers               D. slaves

A. killed             B. sentenced                 C. rewarded                  D. beaten

A. legal                      B. public                      C. lawless                     D. legendary

A. deliberately            B. accidentally                     C. carelessly                 D. attentively

A. increased        B. reduced                    C. raised                    D. dropped

A. surprised        B. excited                     C. inspired                    D. terrified

A. advertisements   B. posters                         C. warnings           D. instructions

Many people to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard. He needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is symbol of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process writer’s complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name, it is a matter if responsibility to it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.

68. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

69. The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may       .

A. help to end a relationship

B. not get a reply

C. be accepted all the same

D. become a family problem

70. Some people don’t want their names known because they are         .

A. hesitant to make a donation         B. unwilling to draw public attention

C. afraid of an accusation            D. ready for involvement

71. The passage is mainly about           .

A. honour and writers                  B. identity and signature

C. signature and responsibility           D. anonymity and signature

Many people to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard. He needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

 “People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is symbol of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process writer’s complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name, it is a matter if responsibility to it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

2.The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may       .

A. help to end a relationship

B. not get a reply

C. be accepted all the same

D. become a family problem

3.Some people don’t want their names known because they are         .

A. hesitant to make a donation         B. unwilling to draw public attention

C. afraid of an accusation            D. ready for involvement

4.The passage is mainly about           .

A. honour and writers                  B. identity and signature

C. signature and responsibility           D. anonymity and signature

     Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

     There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

    Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.

What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

 A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

 B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

 C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

 D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may _______.

 A. help to end a relationship                    B. not get a reply

 C. be accepted all the same                     D. become a family problem

Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.

 A. hesitant to make a donation         B. unwilling to draw public attention

 C. afraid of an accusation             D. ready for involvement

The passage is mainly about _______.

 A. honour and writers                  B. identity and signature

 C. signature and responsibility           D. anonymity and signature