The link between environment and poverty is central to that great race for sustainability. It is a pity, then, that several powerful fallacies (谬论) keep getting in the way of sensible debate. One popular myth is that trade and economic growth make poor countries' environmental problems worse: Growth, it is said, brings with it urbanization, higher energy consumption and industrialization —all factors that contribute to pollution and pose health risks.

    Another common view is that poor countries should pollute now and clean up later. Certainly poor countries should not be made to adopt American or European environmental standards. But there is evidence to suggest that poor countries can and should try to tackle some environmental problems now, rather than wait till they have become richer.

    One powerful—and until recently ignored—weapon in the fight for a better environment is local people. Much academic research has shown that the poor are often victims of resource depletion (损耗) : it tends to be rich locals or outsiders who are  responsible for the worst exploitation (开发). Local people usually have a better knowledge of local ecological conditions than experts in faraway capitals, as well as a direct interest in improving the quality of life in their village.

　　  1. From the first paragraph we can learn that——.

　　　　  A. in developing countries 6 million people die from environmental factors each year

　　　　  B. in developing countries 3 million people lose their lives each year because of water shortage

　　　　  C. in developing countries environmental factors are the biggest cause for abnormal death

　　　　  D. in developing countries more people die from malnutrition

　　  2. According to the author, which of the following contributes most to environmental problems in poor countries?

　　　　    A. poverty　　　　　　　　 B. urban air pollution

　　 C. water-related diseases　　  D. rich locals and outsiders

　　  3. The main idea of Para. 3 is

　　　　    A. poor countries should pollute now and clean up later

　　　　    B. poor countries should take environmental problems seriously as early as possible

　　　　    C. poor countries should follow American or European environmental standards

　　　　    D. some poor countries hold a false guideline in tackling environmental problems

　　  4. According to the author, people who can play an important role in tackling environmental problems are ——.

　　　　    A. rich locals　　　　　　  B outsiders

　　　　    C. local residents　　　　   D environmental experts

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36   first into the mud. David   37   her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”   38  , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more   39   since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40   danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41   of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42  .

　　One day, David's teacher announced a   43   homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44  ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　　An idea   45   David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I   46   your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　　“   47   the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　　“No, Mom, I   48   make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49   returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50   as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51  . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52   !”

　　In July 1999, David was  53   national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54  .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55   is becoming well accepted.

Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already  38  interested in the differences in her friends'  39 that she would spend hours 40  them. After  41  college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
　　Michel says that it is  43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44  of what she needs to know simply   45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good  50  of what kind of person the    51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow   52  I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman  54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.

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　　Two men are in hospital living 1 door to each other. 2 are alive because of 3 sixteen-year-old boy, a high school student 4 Jim Brand. One of the men he 5 was his father; the other was his boss.

　　Driving to the park with his son last Sunday, 6 suddenly 7 a pain in his chest（胸部）Jim 8 him to their family doctor, who 9 that he should be sent to the hospital at once. Mr Brand said it was not 10 , but Jim begged him to 11 the doctor's advice 12 they got to the hospital, Mr Brand had a had 13 attack. If he had been anywhere 14 , he would have 15 .

　　 Two days 16 , as Jim drove out to the store where he worked part time, he saw a man 17 away. Then his boss, Mr Green staggered（摇摇晃晃）out to Jim's 18 and fell down 19 it. He was injured（受伤）seriously by that time. Jim rushed him to the hospital just 20 to save his life.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

The first day at school has left a deep   1   on me. I'll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom，the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in，but she was  2  ，no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to  3  me in the course of class unless…”She was speaking when I heard a  4  “Lily，Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn't realize I was bare feet  5    then. I wanted to  6  them, but I dared not do that. I shook my hand，  7  “Don't wait here any longer. Leave quickly". As I did so，I still  8  my eyes on my teacher. I really didn't want her to take  9 of me，but she did. she went out to get the socks. When she gave them to  me. she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned   10   and my heart   11   faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately 1 was so nervous that my   12   hands couldn't get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I   13   from my seat quickly. “Can you 14   the numbers from one to one hundred?'’ the teacher asked. I nodded.  15  her surprise，I did very well. Finally she said，“Be  16  ，please. Study hard.” I looked  17   her to find a smile on her face. I felt   18   at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my  19  as something embarrassing (尴尬) but  20  .

1. A. memory　　　　   B. impression C. imagination　　    D. feeling

2. A. modern　　　　   B. humorous　　    C. gentle　　　　    D. serious

3. A. trouble　　    B. question　　　　   C. interrupt　　   D. excuse

4. A. voice　　  B. sound　　  C. noise　　  D. word

5. A. before　　  B. after    C. just    D. until

6. A. get    B. throw    C. accept　　 D. wear

7. A. saying　　 B. meaning　　  C. crying　　  D. shouting

8. A. fixed    B.1aid    C. opened　　   D. shut

9. A. care    B. interest    C. attention　　   D. notice

10. A. pale    B. white    C. red    D. black

11. A. beat    B. jumped　　  C. struck　　 D. felt

12. A. small    B. dirty    C. shaking　　  D. own

13. A. rose    B. raised    C. stood    D. jumped

14. A. add    B. count    C. recognize　　    D. write

15. A. With    B. For    C. To    D. Great to

16. A. careful  B. sitting    C. quiet    D. seated

17. A. up at    B. over    C. around    D. through

18. A. story　　　　　　　　 B. relaxed    　　C. disappointed　　　　   D. puzzled

19. A. mind    B. classroom　　   C. memory    D. heart

20. A. strange　　　　 B. sweet　　   C. nervous　　   D. forever