8.The horizontal bar graph showing the daily attendance for Thursday,Friday and Saturday should be ________.

7.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected ________.

A.about 0.6 million people 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.250 000 people

C.less than half of the population 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one million people

F

The Princeville Country Market was held six days a week.The attendance(顾客人数) for Thursday,Friday and Saturday was reported as shown below:

3 168 is nearer to 3 000 than 3 500,so 3 000 is a number rounded to the nearest 500.

Can you make a horizontal bar graph(水平线条图) showing the daily attendance at the market for the above three days rounded to the nearest 500?

The following is a horizontal bar graph showing the daily attendance for Sunday,Monday and Tuesday.

The manager of the market studied the horizontal bar graph and found it more careful to him than any other kind of graph,because it showed him most clearly on which day he had the largest attendance.He acted according(相应地) and thus balanced his buying and selling.

6.How many pieces of advice does the writer offer in the passage?

A.10.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.9.　　　　　　　　　　　 C.8.　　　　　　　　　　　 D.7.

E

They are among the 250 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Newtherlands,a group that explains the cause of 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed.A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored(政府资助的) youth center,event among those who are continuing their studies.

“We study for jobs that don’t exist,”Nicollete Steggerda,23,said.

After thirty years of prosperity,unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent,affecting a total of 12.3 million people,and the number is climbing.

The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent.The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.

Recent surveys have found that the increasing argument in the last few years over the deployment(部署) in Europe of North Atlantic Treaty Organization missiles and the possibility of nuclear war have clouded European youths’ confidence(信心) in the future.

One form of protest(an action that shows disagreement) tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations,people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.

Young Europeans,brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability,seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents.Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation,even the right,to a standard of living that they see around them.

“And so we pass the days at the discos,or meet people at the cafe,and sit and stare,”said Isabella Cault.“There is usually not much conversation.You look for happiness.Sometimes you even find it.”

5.According to Mr. Gretz,the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.

A.more than 3% of th EU needs after the year 2010

B.only 3% of the EU needs before the year 2010

C.less than 3% of the EU needs before the year 2010

D.only 3% of the EU needs even after the year 2010

D

Do you love holidays, but hate the increase in weight that follows? You are not alone. Holidays are times for splendid meals and celebrating, especially with the cultural foods of our heritage.

With proper planning, though, it is possible to maintain (保持) normal weight during the holidays. The idea is to enjoy the holidays and think in terms of moderation (节制). Whether it is celebrating at the office party or sitting down for the traditional family dinner, approach (看待) eating as a time for tasting or sampling a variety of foods. Here are some tips to carry you through the round of celebrations and your social calendar without feeling having done wrong.

Set realistic goals. Unless you have special dietary needs, there are no forbidden foods. Don’t turn down the foods you enjoy, but be sensible.

Don’t skip meals. Before you leave home, have a small, low-fat meal or snack. This can help you to avoid excessive eating or drinking.

Control portions (食量). Use a small luncheon-size plate and avoid the large platters that may encourage you to “load up”. You should be most comfortable eating an amount of food about the size of your fist. Once you have had your “tasting” serving, move away from the buffet. Doing so will make it less tempting to be eating constantly as your appetite is stimulated by the sight of food.

Eat slowly and savor. Approach eating as a time for lasting or sampling a range of foods. Savor the flavors. Eat at a leisurely pace.

Fill up before hand with clear soup and raw fruit or vegetables and fruit in a yogurt dressing rather than cream and cheese sauces.

Drink a large glass of water before you eat to help you feel full.

If you have a sweet tooth, try mints, hard candies, and fruits. These don’t have the fat content of creamy desserts and chocolate.

Maintain physical activity. Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays.

　A 20-minute brisk walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories.

Avoid high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy may have a generous amount of fat. Choose lean meats. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.

4.According to the passage, if we want to receive the TV programme all over the world freely, how many satellites shall we have at least?

A.Two.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Three.　　　　　　　　　　　 C.Four.　　　　　　　　 D.Five.

C

A breakthrough in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Union (EU) could be brought forward by up to two decades,if a modest increase　 could be provided in the EU’s research effort in this field,according to the senior EU scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EU’s scientific laboratories at Ispra,near Milan.

The senior West German scientist in charge of the EU’s solar energy programme,Mr. Joachim Gretz,told reporters that at present levels of research spending,it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the EU’s energy requirements even after the year 2010.But they said that with a modest increase in the present sums,devoted by the EU to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

Mr. Gretz figures out that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EU’s needs,this could still produce a saving of about a billion dollars in the present bill for imported energy each year.And

he believes that with the possibility of using more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the EU’s future energy needs.

At present the EU spends about ＄2.6 million a year on solar research at Ispra,one of the EU’s official joint research centres,and another ＄3 million a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.

3.Which is true according to the news report?

A.The traffic accidents in 2002 will go up continuously.

B.Economic Daily said the traffic accidents caused a loss worth 2.9 million US dollars in 2000.

C.In January 2002, there were 3 821 highway traffic accidents.

D.There were more traffic accidents in January 2001 than in January 2002.

B

Microwaves that transmit television signals always travel in straight lines. Because the earth is round, it is impossible to send live television over a long distance. For example, if we tried to send television signals directly from Europe to America, the microwaves carrying the signals would shoot into space over the Atlantic and would never reach America.

If we want to send television signals around the surface of the earth, we must send them from point to point by the relay system. On land we can set up relay stations(转播站) for this purpose, and we can pass signals from station to station in a series of straight lines. However, we cannot do this so easily over water. In order to send pictures directly across the Atlantic, for example, we would need to build a chain of relay stations across the ocean, which is about 3 000 miles wide. One choice would be to build one great tower in the middle of the ocean. But the tower would have to be 500 miles high!

Both of these ideas are impossible. So we use the communication satellite thousands of miles in outer space to relay the television signals across the Atlantic. A satellite receives the picture signals in a straight line from the ground station on one side of the Atlantic, from England, for example. Then it sends signals down again. Also in a straight line, to the ground station on the other side of the Atlantic in the United States. The communication satellite must be within the view of both ground stations at the same time.

2. n 2000 ________ persons were killed in the traffic accidents.

A.1 000　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.53 000　　　　　　　　　　　 C.54 000　　　　　　　　　　　 D.55 000

1.In 2000 the total number of the traffic accidents was ________.

A.20 000　　　　　　　　　　　 B.250 000　　　　　　　　　　 C.290 000　　　　　　　　　　 D.310 000

4.切忌重复计数或丢三落四。

●歼灭难点训练

A

China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 2001 than in 2000 and a lower going continued in January this year.

The traffic accidents in 2001 totaled 270 000 fewer by 20 000 than in 2000.

But the number of the dead for 2001 was 54 000, an increase of 1 000 from the year before. The increase was not as slow as that in recent years.

A government official said in Beijing yesterday that 3 821 persons were killed in highway traffic accidents last month, a drop of 12.8 percent from January 2001. He also said there were 21 201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year, 10.1 percent fewer than January last year, and 11 700 people injured.

The traffic accidents last year caused a loss worth 27.32 million ?yuan,? about 2.9 million US dollars.

Economic Daily also said 170 000 persons were injured in the traffic accidents in 2001, fewer by 10 000 than in 2000.

　(From China Daily, February 16, 2002)

3.图表不放过，文字更重要。