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　　In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources (n.资源；物力；财力 )seemed to be unlimited. Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.

　　Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods(n.方法), more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to cut down more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste is still put into the rivers or the seas and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the pollution of the world countries is rising at the present rate, in a few years, there Will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food useful for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.

(1)Today we have to think about the protection of our environment because ________.

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A．things on our planet are getting worse and worse

B．the limited natural resources are being used quickly

C．the environment is continuing to be polluted by too much waste and poison

D．worse and worse environment is endangering the lives of human beings

(2)which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．If we eat more meat, more food can be saved.

B．In the past there were few people who thought about the environment protection.

C．If we keep on cutting down trees, forests will disappear.

D．We should not take more and more fish out of the sea, or there will soon be no fish left.

(3)In order to slow the increase of the world population, ________.

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A．we should encourage young people to marry later

B．we should encourage the married to use modern methods of birth control

C．we should let the people have more education

D．all of the above

(4)According to the passage, the most important thing we must understand is that ________.

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A．we should keep our environment from being polluted

B．we must make enough laws to protect our natural re-sources

C．man will destroy himself if he doesn't solve the problems

D．we will have not enough food if the world population rises at the present rate

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　　By the time that a student reaches his senior year in high school, he is likely(可能的)to believe that he is an expert(专家)in reading. No matter how 1 he is, he can still improve. How do you read an article in a textbook? Do you have a certain 2 of doing it or do you just 3 at the beginning and keep reading 4 you come to the end? 5 students say that they use the“slow and sure”method. By this they mean they read every sentence slowly and 6 . Every time they come to an 7 word they stop 8 what it means and, if necessary, looking it up in the 9 . In this method a person 10 has no time left for 11 what he has read, for he has used all his 12 in trying to get the meaning of each word to 13 that he 14 everything.

　　Other students use what has been 15 the review method(复习方法). Here a person tries to arrange(安排)his time 16 he can read his lesson 17 twice. This type of reading is 18 than the“show and sure”method, for the lesson 19 be read rapidly or there will not be 20 time left for a second reading.

　　Which method do you think better?

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Marlon Brando, the son of a salesman and an actress, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924. His parents drank a lot of alcohol and argued often. His father sent him to a military school, but he did not do very well in the classes there.

　　 Marlon Brando moved to New York when he was 19. He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research. One of his teachers was Stella Adler, who taught the 'Method’style (方法派) of realistic acting. The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing. Critics (评论家) say he was probably the greatest Method actor ever. His teacher commented on his natural ability by saying that teaching him the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.

　　 Marlon Brando appeared in several plays. He got his first major part in a Broadway play in 1947. He received great praise for his powerful performance as Stanley Kowalski in the play A Streetcar Named Desire. He was nominated (提名) for an Academy Award for his performance in the film version of the play.

　　 Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies. He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards. Brando did not win an Oscar for Best Actor until 1954 for the movie On the Water front. The film’s director, Elia Kazan, said it was the best performance by a male actor in the history of film. Brando also won an Oscar for Best Actor in The Godfather in 1972, but he rejected it.

　　 The actor was also active in the civil rights movement. He often spoke out forcefully against racism (种族歧视).

　　 Brando’s influence on the American film industry was huge. When he died in 2004, many famous actors expressed regret. One of them said simply, "He was the best."

60. According to the first paragraph, we can infer that Marlon Brando _________.

A. did very well in his lessons

B. didn’t have a happy childhood

C. really wanted to become a solider

D. was gifted because of his mother

　　Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings's expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.

　　But Ed has to fight against Florida's changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed's entire crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts（霜）. When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer（层）of ice on the trees, Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.

　　What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method（方法）to save many orange trees.

　　But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must by used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the tree branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered and how much water should be used.

　　Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help ora computer, and we'll all have the benefits (or advantages) of a computer age oranges.

(1) The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．a farmer's expert care for his orange trees

B．the different uses of computers

C．growing oranges in Florida's changeable weather

D．different ways of frost protection

(2) In the writer's eyes, computers________.

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A．are too expensive for small farmers

B．can be a valuable tool for the farmer

C．can be used to help oranges grow bigger

D．cannot take the place of the farmer's experience and judgement

(3) Which of the following is NOT necessary for Ed Rawlings to do?

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A．He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing point.

B．He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.

C．He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.

D．He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.

(4) According to the passage, the computer technology can________

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A．get rid of the need for frost protection

B．help the farmer get a better harvest

C．tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes

D．prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point

Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida’s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings’ expert care , will produce a good crop of oranges this year.

But Ed has to fight against Florida’s changeable winter weather. In January and February. temperatures can destroy Ed’s entire orange crops. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts（霜）. When temperatures drop below freezing. Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer（层）of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.

What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method（方法）to save many orange crops.

But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also just the right quantity of water must he used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees’ branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.

Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and we’ll all have the benefits（or advantages） of computer – age oranges.

1．The passage is mainly about          .

       A．a farmer’s expert care for his orange trees                           

       B．the different uses of computers

       C．growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather

       D．different ways of frost protection

2．In the writer’s eyes, computers          .

       A．are too expensive for small farmers

       B．can be a valuable tool for the farmer

       C．can be used to help oranges grow bigger                              

       D．cannot take the place of the farmer’s experience and judgment

3．Which of the following is NOT NECESSARY for Ed Rawlings to do?

       A．He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing point.

       B．He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.

       C．He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.

       D．He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.

4．According to the passage, the computer technology can          .

       A．get rid of the need for frost protection

       B．help the farmer get a better harvest

       C．tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes

       D．prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point