A．What; what

B．What; how much

C．Where; how many

D．Which; how

________ is your nationality and ________ is the population of your country?

A．What; what

B．What; how much

C．Where; how many

D．Which; how

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

D

Around the globe, the tourist trade is booming and you are promised to enjoy all the comfort and convenience of modern tourism. The first-class systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other’s countries at a moderate cost. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within most people’s grasp. The package tour and chartered flights (包机) are quite popular to us. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which those on grand tours in the old days couldn’t have dreamed of. With all this coming and going, you would expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! So what’s the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other? So there is a great misdirection in tourist business, especially in conducted tour items.

    Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They purposely set out to “protect” their passengers from too much contact with the local population. Modern tourists lead a protected and separated life. They live at international hotels, where they eats their international food and sips their international drink while gazing at the natives from a distance. Designed tours to places of interest are carefully arranged. The tourists are allowed to see only what the organizers want them to see and no more. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourists to wander off on their own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so they might only be too happy to be protected in this way.

At its very worst, this merely leads to a new and terrible kind of colonization. The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of certain old ideas of other nations and countries. We don’t see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe what they are, even staying along with that from text books during our schooling.

You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, emotional, cold, pedantic (爱追究的), native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives just actually act as barriers, for we can’t do the job with certainty. So, frequently, when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm what you have already obtained as the first conceptions in your mind. And you get home only with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression, such as the saying, “Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites (伪君子)” and “Latin peoples shout a lot ”. However, to gain the real understanding, you only have to make a few foreign friends and you will know how ridiculousridiculous ridiculous ridiculous and harmful some old conceptions of other nations are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?

     Being carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. A very wild and limited outlook may stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact — how reasonless it sounds! – that all people are human. We are all similar to each other, while at the same time all unique.

What does “grand tour” bring people now?

A. It only offers us reasonable cost.           B. It is the best way of modern tourism.

C. It is not liked by rich people.          D. It is available for the majority to enjoy it.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. By travelling abroad, one can know a certain country well.

   B. Making friends is impossible for anyone staying abroad.

   C. The tourist organizations have the best way to do their duty.

   D. Traveling conditions are much more improved than before.

Which word in the following is the best to summarize “Latin people shout a lot”?

A. Silent.            B. Noisy.         C. Lively.             D. Active.

The purpose of the author’s writing is to point out ______.

A. conducted tour should be stopped    B. the way of touring should be changed

C. gained knowledge can’t be renewed       D. some nations stay the same as before

What is the author’s attitude toward the present tourism?

A. Objective         B. Negative.           C. Critical.           D. Appreciative.

 The main idea for this passage is that ______.

A. tourism does little to increase understanding between nations

B. tourism is terrible without the work of the tourist organizations   

C. conducted tour is so dull that nobody wants to accept it now

D. tourism really does something wonderful to many countries   

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

  So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poor countries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”

  Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

  However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

1... Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.

   A. improve the health of population in America alone

   B. improve the health of population all over the world

   C. avoid leaving his children too much money

   D. spare the American government the burden of health care

2... Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is ___.

   A. to set up more foundations for them           B. to aid them with natural resources

   C. to put more effort into the health issues in them    D. to help them take a more global view

3..  It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ___.

   A. Americans should care about people in other countries

   B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well

   C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

   D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

4... Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ___.

   A. his weakening health condition                B. his parents’ suggestions

   C. his great success in business             D. his concern for suffering people

5..  The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.

   A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful

   B. We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily

   C. Ships must follow the channel into the port   D. Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight

阅读理解

　　Millions of words have been written about young people in the USA. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and others for young people.

　　Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of(掌管) the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.

　　College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems, too.

1．The writer of this passage that young American today ________.

[　　]

A．pay much attention to their own interest

B．know little about their parents

C．care about others very much

D．are much interested in writing about themselves

2．In America today young people under twenty-five ________.

[　　]

A．are making up a plan to improve the life of older people

B．are getting ready to take office in the near future

C．want to go to the colleges or universities

D．are nearly as many as 50 per cent of the population

3．College students in America today ________.

[　　]

A．have a strong sense of social justice (正义)

B．are in charge of important tasks of the nation

C．do not think much about social problems

D．can not tell right from wrong

4．According to this passage, old people must try ________.

[　　]

A．to be strict with their children

B．to understand their children

C．to teach their children how to think and act

D．to write about their children

5．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．There are few disagreements between the young and the old in American families.

B．In America the old people have not been given a fair chance.

C．It seems that not only the USA has such family trouble.

D．College students have different ideas from the others.