9．The report says that in Indian forests of long ago________.

　A. hunters were given permits to hunt game

　B. only dangerous animals were to be killed

　C. the killing of game animals was controlled

　D. no killing of animals was allowed

8．This report says that the need for protecting wildlife________.

　A. was understood centuries before this time

　B. was described by and Indian writer about 2300 years ago

　C. is met in many countries today

　D. is carried out in forests as well as in national parks

7．Babies feel ________when they hear these LP sounds.

　A. the sounds to be their mothers’ voices

　B. as ff they were inside their mothers

　C. the music natural and soft

　D. themselves sleeping together with their mothers

C

　In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.

　About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game animals was carefully governed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn wood, or trap animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.

　The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on. With mammals(哺乳i类动物), for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from A. D. 1 to 1800, the speed was about one sort every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world’s growing population.

6．What is true according to the passage?

　A. About 55% of the crying babies fall asleep after 41 seconds hearing the LP.

　B. The LP sounds were first recorded by Professor Hajime Minooka .

　C. The LP is produced and sold by Toshiba Music Company.

　D. One million and a half babies are born it Japan every year.

5．“Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!” The word “hit” means“________”

　A. popularity　　　　　B. amazement

　C. strike　　　　　　D. experiment

4．What do you learn from the news reports?

　A. In the rescue effort for the Norwegian oil workers, England led some other countries.

　B. Soon after the air accident doctors in Botkin Institute Hospital gave aids to the injured passengers.

　C. Peter Scott was still in danger because half - solid blood formed.

　D. The plat forms of North Seas Elko fish Oil Field are the heaviest in the world.

B

　Four hundred and three babies are crying loudly. Do you know how to make them quiet in 41 seconds? There is an amazing new product on sale in Japan which does exactly this. It is an LP (a long - playing record)of sounds from inside a mo her’s body, which a hospital doctor recorded. In tests with the record she played the LP to 403 crying babies. After 41 seconds not one baby was crying and 161 of them were sleeping.

　The record began as an experiment by Professor Hajime Minooka of the Nippon Medical University near Tokyo. He was looking for something natural that helps new- born babies go to sleep. The sound of the mother’s heart - beat and other body sounds are the things the babies heard inside their mothers. They feel safe and happy when they hear these sounds again. And they go to sleep.

　Hospitals in Osaka and Tokyo are using the LP. 10, 000 young couples are using it too. Toshiba Music Company who make and sell the records are very happy. One and a half million couples marry every year in Japan. Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!

3．One of the legs of the four- level platform in the North Seas Elofisk Oil Field broke. Why?

　A. Because of very strong winds.

　B. Because the“ Floating Hotel”was turned over.

　C. Because the quality of construction was bad.

　D. The report doesn’t mention.

2．How many persons were killed in the air accident near Sheremtyevo Airport?

　A. About 90.　　　　　 B. About 180.

　C. About 60.　　　　　 D. About 120.

1．What do you guess the word“piggy - back” means in the first item of news?

　A. Greedy.　　 B. Large.　　C. Dependent.　 D. Fragile.

20．From the passage, what problem is the world facing?

　A. Wars　　B. Terrorism　　C. Population　　D. Explosions