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　　Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family round table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member.

　　We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real. Our family was a unit and we supported each other, cared for each other, and liked each other, and－we were even willing to admit－we loved each other.

　　Today, the family round table has moved to the local fast-food franchise(特权) and talk is not easy, much less encouraged.

　　The working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old child.

　　So family conversation is no longer in existence and parental questions such as “What have you been doing, Bobby?” have been replaced by “I'm busy; go watch television.

　　And watch TV they do.

　　But it's usually not children's television that children watch. Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing.

　　But wait! Where are they to be found? Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings(哑剧) and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch. That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p.m., not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission.

　　Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some judgment. When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum(真空) cleaner. When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off.

　　It is not the same with the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!

　　Parents must exercise some control and interest themselves in the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed. Parents need to intervene(干预). Nonintervention(不干预) may be a popular policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be welcome at the United Nations or anywhere else.

1．From the first two paragraphs one may infer that the writer's attitude towards “the old days” is ________.

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2．The working parent is not willing to listen to her(his) four-year-old child talking about his sandbox games because she (he) is ________.

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3．If we use television with some ________, television can provide our young people with much knowledge.

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4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

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A．Parental nonintervention will have a bad effect on international affairs.

B．Nonintervention may be a good policy in international affairs.

C．Parents must exercise some control and interest themselves in the cultural influence on the children.

D．Parents have rights to intervene.

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。　　 　　

　　    Milan, the second largest city of Italy, has won an undesirable　　 (不受欢迎的) world record. Of the 54 big cities studied by the World　　 Health Organization and the United Nations, Milan was considered to　　 have the worst air pollution.　　

　　    According to these two 10-year studies, the level of air pollution　　 in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three　　 times those in Tokyo and London, and four times that in New York.

　　     The reason for Milan's bad pollution, according to the scientists,　　 is that the city is situated in a valley that holds back the poisonous　　 gases.

　　     Though Milan has taken some measures to lower the level of　　 pollution, the situation is still worrying. People joke about each　　 other, "If you're travelling to Milan, be sure to bring your gas mask."　　 　　

(1)  Which is not mentioned in the passage?  

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A. The reason for the air pollution in Milan.　　  

B. The measures taken by Milan to solve the problem.   

C. The city's air regarded to be worst polluted.  

D. The conclusion that the air in Milan was badly polluted.　　   

(2)  Which of the following correctly shows the level of air pollution 

in Milan? 

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　　  A.  　　 　　B.  　　 

    C.  　　     D.     

(3)  Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?

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A. Because the city lies in a place where it is difficult for   polluted air to move away.

B. Because too many cars are being driven in the city.

C. Because the city has some mountains. 

D. Because Milan has taken some worrying measures.  

(4) This passage tells us __________. 

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A. it is quite easy to breathe the air in Milan 　　   

B. it is dangerous to breathe the air in Milan 　　   

C. it is impossible to travel in Milan without a gas mask 　　   

D. it is funny to travel in Milan with a gas mask

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　　The villagers of Yaluma in Southern Mexico are some of the poorest people in the country. But now they have an extra source of income.They are being paid to grow and develop forests by the organization in charge of Formula One racing (一级方程式赛车),which pumps 5,500 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air every year.The idea is that the forests being planted around Yaluma will absorb this amount. It will also provide people there with money while wiping out motor racing's environmental debt.
　　Projects like this go under the name of "carbon trading". The basic idea is that governments and companies can buy the right to pump CO2 into the air by investing in green projrvyd. They can buy so-called "carbon credits" from countries which have succeeded in reducing CO2 emissions(排放物).
　　Supporters of carbon trading say that it brings money and green technology to poorer countries.It also provides a new way of doing busingess and spreading prosperity. They point out that the process of globalization will give people everywhere the most possible choice of products and services. Carbon trading is just another way of bringing that about. It is a "win - win" situation.
　　Opponents argue that nature comes before lifestyle. CO2 emissions need to be reduced, not bought and sold. And they believe that the rich world should lead the way.People might be willing to change the way they live to help save the world, but not to help the rich countries keep a lifestyle that depends on pollution.
　　Supporters of carbon trading believe in unlimited growth.Opponents believe that nature sets limits to the choices we make on how to live.It is "don't do " against "can do". It is life against lifestyle.
　　It is believed that modern lives are about choice.For example,the world can choose to take the danger of global warming seriously.And the sooner we choose to do it, the more choices we have about what to do next and the more time we have to do it in. We can also choose to pay no attention to the danger of global warming to keep our lifestyles. Then one day nature may give us no choice at all,and maybe not much of a life,either.
　　64.Carbon trading is discussed in the text in order to show the importance of ______ .
　　　A.reducing pollution B.taking care of forests
　　　C.spreading prosperity D.choosing lifestyle or nature
　　65."Carbon credits" may be used to ______.
　　　A.get the right to pump CO2 into the air
　　　B.get the right to pump CO2 into poor countries
　　　C.learn about the way to reduce CO2 emissions
　　　D.improve the way to reduce CO2 emissions
　　66.We can infer from the text that in the "win - win" situation _____.
　　　A.rich countries perform their duty to help poor countries
　　　B.poor countries get what they need from rich countries
　　　C.both rich countries and poor countries get what they need
　　　D.rich countries learn from poor countries in reducing pollution
　　67.In the opinion of people who are against carbon trading,the rich countries should ____.
　　　A.guide poor countries in reducing CO2 emissions
　　　B.show by example how to reduce emissions
　　　C.offer more help to save the world
　　　D.improve their lifestyles to keep the world clean

My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!

My wife called, “How long will you be with that      ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and       to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.

　 I       the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”

　 “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls,       the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me       I ask for?”

　 “Promise.” I      .

　 After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with      . Now I became a bit      . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on       a computer or any such       things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”      , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far       my belief.

On Monday morning, I       Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and      . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What       me was the hairless head of that boy.

“Sir, your daughter is       indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his       because of a disease. He       to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but        teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I       imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”

1.A. bowl               B. newspaper        C. book                            D. food

2.A. rushed     B. pulled                     C. jumped           D. shouted

3.A. took out           B. picked up          C. broke down     D. gave out

4.A. and        B. so                          C. or                D. but

5.A. what       B. where                C. which                             D. how

6.A. moved            B. doubted         C. agreed               D. disbelieved

7.A. expectation       B. confidence                   C. worry                         D. attraction

8.A. nervous           B. bored                C. excited                        D. relaxed

9.A. making             B. selling          C. getting             D. studying

10.A. valuable   B. useful                     C. wonderful                    D. expensive

11.A. Therefore  B. However             C. Besides           D. Anyway

12.A. to                  B. beyond               C. of                    D. within

13.A. met       B. helped                     C. dropped                      D. collected

14.A. shouted        B. smiled                C. waved                        D. stared

15.A. interested      B. frightened       C. pleased           D. surprised

16.A. careful          B. hard-working     C. graceful        D. great

17.A. friends          B. hair                             C. hope                            D. face

18.A. refused         B. wished                C. dreamed                      D. decided  

19.A. kind             B. hurtful                        C. harmless                      D. funny

20.A. usually           B. ever                  C. never                         D. nearly