Every year 2.2 million tons of oil are spilled ( 散落，溅出 ) into the ocean. Actually, this only amounts to a small percentage of the total 1.6 billion tons of oil shipped around the world each year.However, this spilled oil has terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the off washes up onto shore. Some of the largest spills in history were caused by oil tankers running into each other or by an oil tanker sailing into shallow water and hitting the bottom of the ocean.

After these spills, officials try to discover who or what was at fault to help prevent similar accidents in the future.

One of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the Alaskan coastline in 1989. In this accident, 42,000 tons of oil spilled from a tanker which resulted in terrible damage to this sensitive natural area. In this spill, the tanker's captain, who was tired from overwork and drinking alcohol, had gone to___________. He gave control of the ship to the third mate. The third mate was unfamiliar with the path the ship took, and he ran the ship onto Blighe Reef. Blighe Reef is a natural underwater rock wall near the Alaskan coast. Damaged by the reef, the ship leaked oil out into the ocean. More than 1,600 kilometers of coastline were affected by the oil spill. Some scientists who studied nature in the area guessed that 580,000 birds and 5,500 otters died when the oil from the spill covered their skin. As well, smaller shellfish and other sea creatures were later eaten by seals, whales, and other animals. The most oil ever spilled was actually dumped on purpose as an act of ecological warfare. The term ecological warfare means to fight by doing harm to nature in the area under attack. In 1990, Iraq sent soldiers into Kuwait and set off the Persian Gulf War. As part of the Iraq war plan,900,000 tons of oil were let out into the Persian Gulf Way Iraq. This oil covered 1,500 square kilometers of water in the Persian Gulf. The oil also damaged 650 kilometers of the coastline of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. In some places, oil floating on the water was measured to be 43 centimeters thick. Water birds, water plants, and baby fish were all seriously affected by the oil. The long-term effects of this act on the food chain in the area are bound to cause problems tar into the future. 

71.What’s the best title of the passage?

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72.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Officials make efforts to do research into the oil spill accidents and don’t want to see the similar things happen again in the future

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73.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words)

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74.What do you think of the oil spill accident happening in 1990 in the Persian Gulf ?(within 30 words)

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75.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water，representing nearly 2％of the world’s total of fresh and salt water. As can be seen from the table below, the amount of water in our atmosphere is over 10 times as much as the water in all the rivers taken together. The fresh water actually available for human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible ground water amount to only about one-third of 1％of the world’s total water supply.

1.What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Fresh Water in the World                 B．Water Supply of the World

C．Salt Water of the Earth                   D．Protection of the Water in the World

2.It can be seen from the table______.

A．humans will have to use sea water in the future

B．there is enough fresh water for man to use

C．Water in the atmosphere is the least

D．the sea water takes up 98％of the water on earth

3.The fresh water that humans can use is _________.

A．about 1,086,700 cu mi                   B．about 6,300,000 cu mi

C．about 680,000 cu mi                     D．about 2,000,000 cu mi

4.Where does the majority of fresh water exists?

A．In Arctic Icecap and glaciers.               B．In Deep ground.

C．In the Antarctic Icecap.                   D．In the atmosphere.

5.What are the two places where equal amount of fresh water is stored?

A．Freshwater lakes and all rivers(average level)

B．Antarctic Icecap and water in the atmosphere

C．Ground water within half a mile from surface and Deep-lying ground water.

D．Deep-lying ground water and Arctic Icecap and glaciers

In the United States, 30 percent of the people have a “weight problem”。To many people the cause is obvious (明显的): they eat too much. But scientific evidence (证据) does little to support this idea. Going back to America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn’t watch television.

Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people don’t eat more on average than thinner people. A 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers showed that fat people eat less than slim (苗条的) people.

Studies also show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University found the following interesting facts:

The more the man ran, the greater loss of the body fat

The more they ran, the greater increase in food intake.

Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.

Nowadays many Americans have the problem that ______.

A. they are too slim         B. they work too hard C. they are too fat   D. they lose too much body fat

According to the passage, how many people in 900 Americans have a “weight problem”?

A. 150.               B. 300.            C. 600.                  D. 270.

Is there any scientific evidence to support the idea that eating too much is the cause of a “weight problem”?

A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.        B. Of course, there is some evidence to support this.

C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.     D. We are not sure.

The Americans in 1910 ________.   A. ate more food and had more physical activities   

B. ate less food but had more physical activities

C. ate less food and had less physical activities     D. had more problems

According to Japanese media, about eight thousand people are dead and more than twelve thousand people are missing . More than 300-thousand people have been forced to leave their homes and more than 200 thousand are staying in public shelters.

According to Japan's nuclear safety agency up to 190 people may have been exposed to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant(核电站).

According to Kyodo News Agency, more than 34-hundred buildings have been destroyed and at least 200 fires have broken out in cities across the country.

In northeastern Japan, power has been cut off in at least 5.5 million households, a million families are without water, and gas supplies have been cut off in nearly half a million homes. It is expected to be about 2 weeks before normal daily supply can be resumed.

China delivered 10 tons of bottled drinking water to Japan's earthquake-hit areas on Thursday in the country's latest round of relief donations sent to assist Japan's rescue and recovery efforts. The water, packaged in 800 boxes, was air-lifted from China's northeastern city of Changchun, Jilin Province, to Niigata in northeastern Japan on Thursday before it was taken by road to devastated Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said Duan Yingli, a foreign affairs official with Jilin provincial government.

Funds and other forms of aid have flowed from the Chinese government and the public after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's northeast coast and triggered an array of disasters, including a massive tsunami, last Friday.

China sent a 15-member international rescue team to Japan, while the Ministry of Commerce said it is providing 30 million yuan worth of emergency humanitarian assistance.

The first relief package -- 2,000 blankets, 900 cotton tents and 200 emergency lights -- was delivered early this week.

On Wednesday, Beijing boosted aid to Japan by pledging 20,000 tons of fuel -- 10,000 tons of gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel.

1.How many parts can be divided according to the main idea of the passage ?

2.How many people may have died in this disaster on March 11 ?

3.What kind of forms does China aid to Japan ?

A. Funds and a rescue team

B. 30million yuan , a team of scientists and many goods

C. Water , food ,package , gasoline and diesel

 ◇ Share Flats Happy Valley big flat, 1 room ready for use immediately. Quiet and convenient, fully furnished, park view. $6, 800 including bills with maid. Female nonsmoker. No pet. Sara 25720836 or 10077809.

◇ Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $800; oil painting, big, $900; Tianjin carpet, green 3×7, $600; double bed, $500; mirror, big, square, $500; fridge, big, double-door, $1000; old pictures, $140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867.

◇ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(电子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon.

1. The one who put on the first ad probably wants to _______.

A. rent(租) a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley

B. find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat

C. share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet

D. take on a maid to look after herself and the flat

2. according to the ads, you may _______.

A. buy an old picture for $150

B. call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park

C. buy two armchairs for $ 400

D. hire a maid by paying $6 800

3. If you want to buy some old furniture, you should_______.

A. get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS

B. call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday

C. do it before you move to another place

D. call at either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 on Saturday

4. Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.

A. you have to work at least 4 hours a day

B. you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan

C. you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends

D. you will get no more than $6 598 each month