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   Rapidly warming climate is likely to seriously change crop yields in the tropics

and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the

world’s population facing serious food shortages, according to a study to be published

on Friday in Science Magazine.

   The population of this equatorial (赤道的) belt is among the poorest on Earth and

is growing faster than anywhere else, the study said.

  ‘‘The stresses on global food production from temperature alone are going to be huge, and that doesn’t take into account water supplies stressed by the higher temperatures,” David Battisti, lead author of the study, said.

   Battisti, a professor at the University of Washington,cooperated with Rosamond

Naylor, director of Stanford University’s Program on Food Security and the Environment,to examine the influence of climate change on the world’s food security.

   By combining direct observations with data from 23 global climate models that

contributed to a Nobel Prize-winning research in 2007, Battisti and Naylor determined that there is greater than a 90 percent probability that by 2100 the lowest growing-season temperatures in the tropics and subtropics will be higher than any temperatures recorded there to date.  

   In the tropics, the higher temperatures can be expected to cut yields of the primary food crops, maize (玉米) and rice by 20 to 40 percent, the researchers said.

   The serious climate issues will not be limited to the tropics, the scientists conclude. As an example, they cite record temperatures that struck Western Europe in June, July and August of 2003. The summer-long heat wave in France and Italy cut wheat yields and fodder (饲料) production by one-third.

56. The direct result of the rapidly warming climate will be  

  A. food shortages         B. the change of weather

  C. a drop of crop yields      D. fast rising of sea water

57. According to David Battisti,   

  A. the temperature change is the only stress on global food production

  B. both the temperature change and the lack of water supplies are big problems

  C. water supplies stressed by the higher temperatures are even more serious

  D. it’s lucky that water supplies haven’t been stressed yet at present

58. Paragraph 5 tells us the following information EXCEPT that_______.

  A. Battisti and Naylor were the Nobel Prize winners in 2007

  B. the result comes from the direct observations and data from 23 global climate

   models

  C. data from 23 global climate models was a great help to Battisti and Naylor's 

   research

  D. the temperature in the tropics and subtropics will last till 2100

59. The underlined phrase “to date” probably means“    ”.

  A. so far    B. in history   C. up to then   D. at any time

60. We can infer from the text that   

  A.the serious climate issues will influence any place of the world

  B.Western Europe will suffer the most in crop yields

  C.half of the population of the world will starve to death by 2100

  D.warming climate will not affect other places except the tropics and Europe

D

   When going on vacation, it is very important to make a list about the things you

will need. These items include a watch,a hat,a camera,a cell phone,a notebook, a toothbrush and other small items. Make your list a few days in advance and add to it each time you think of another item. When packing, go over your list to make sure everything you have is on it. You may also go into your bathroom to see if there is anything else you will need. This is important as you will have fewer opportunities to buy these items once you set out.

   Putting together a travel toiletry (化妆品) bag in advance is a good way to ensure

you have everything you need. Buying travel size items at the grocery store or the drug store is less expensive than replacing full size bottles that you have forgotten to pack when returning from your vacation.

   Bringing a hat along on a ship can help protect you from the sun when on the deck. Most hats are not expensive, so you should be able to find one that you like. Broad-brimmed (宽边的) hats are the best; they offer the most protection. Find one in

a bright color and you are easy to be found by your partners.

Medicine can protect you from the sudden cold or other slight illness. Do remember to pack them. If you don’t want to bring the entire bottle with you, buy a travel case with the amount you will need on the vacation.

   All too often people are so excited about their vacation, so they forget the simplest things until it is too late. When making a holiday plan you can’t be too careful. If you are well-prepared you will appreciate it once you are settled in your hotel.

52. From the text we learn that  

  A. the items a traveler needs to take with him or her are all very valuable

  B. a traveler should make a list of the things he or she needs a day earlier

  C. a traveler will have fewer chances to buy the items after starting

  D. when starting a traveler should go over his or her list again and again

53. You are advised to buy travel size items   

  A. because they are always on sale   B. in case you forget to bring them back

  C. so that they can take up more room  D. because they are of high quality

54. According to the author, when making a travel plan you  

  A. shouldn't be very careful      B. should be very careful

  C. can make it in a short time     D. must spend much time

55. The author writes this text mainly to tell readers   

  A. some holiday planning tips     B. how to choose a place of interest

  C. how to have a pleasant vacation   D. the importance of having a well-planned holiday

C

Name:Abby Conkleton

Nationality:British

Date of Birth: 20th April,1980

Purpose:To build on my EFL experience through teaching abroad for a year.To do so is to become a fully qualified teacher in England.

Education:I got a master’s degree on education in Cardiff University,and I studied in International Teacher Training Organization for 4 weeks. I observed teaching practice on groups of different ability, including one to one teaching. I passed two research papers and a grammar test.

Classroom assistant volunteer:November 2005--February 2006,in Green Primary School. One-day-a-week practice for l0 weeks,working with children aged 5 and 6. This role enabled me to gain teaching assistant experience as I had to work with small groups of children, mostly in number counting, reading, writing and religious education. I thoroughly enjoyed this job and knew that I should definitely go into the teaching field.

Observer and classroom helper:May 2007--July 2007,in Hall Independent Primary School, children from 5 to 11 years old. Mostly observational work. However, I helped out during the examination period and with various events such as class trips and sports day.

Volunteer storyteller:September 2007--April 2008,in Children’s Peace Library. Volunteer storyteller to children aged between 3 and l0. I ran free storytelling events twice a month and also attended local events doing storytelling.

Interests:I like to exercise, including cycling, swimming and running. I also read many books and enjoy music and the self-taught Spanish course I am currently doing.

IT ability:Mastering Microsoft Word and using the Internet.

Driving license:I obtain a full driving license.

I can supply these on request.

48. Why does the author supply the information about himself?

  A. Because he wants to get further education abroad.

  B. Because he wants to live and study abroad for a year.

  C. Because he wants to get teaching experience abroad.

  D. Because he wants to find a good job in England.

49. What made the author decide to be a teacher?

  A. The studies in Cardiff University.  B. The work in Green Primary School

  C. The interest that he had as a child   D. The experience that he had abroad.

50. Where did the author stay longest?

  A. In Green Primary School.     B. In Hall Independent Primary School.

  C. In International Teacher Training Organization

  D. In Children’s Peace Library.

5 l. According to the text, we can infer that the author will    

  A. be popular among his students   B. become a teacher in England soon

  C. teach abroad for about two years  D. be too busy to teach himself

B

    China will plan to make new rules to give more controls over the growing number of blogs and webcasts (网上直播).

    Nowadays, advanced network technologies, such as Hogging and webcasting, are being improved to challenge the government’s ability to watch over the Internet.

    Chinese government was in the middle of making new rules over Internet publishing, and blogs and websites that publishing webcasts would fall under these rules.

    Government officials hope the new rules would ensure a more healthy and active Internet environment and would fully respect and protect Chinese citizens' freedom of speech. Specific details on what kind of rules would be carried out are still unknown to the public.

    Despite the growing popularity, bloggers and webcasters have been unpopular with publication institutions.

    In 2006, a series of cases involving bloggers who had dived into other people’s privacy and written materials ruining other’s fame urged the government to consider whether to require bloggers to use their real names when they login in.

    Webcasting without copyright and illegally “copying" products from copyrighted materials have also led government officials to consider starting a nationwide check of online video broadcasting, and allow only qualified websites to continue offering webcasts.

45.What can be the best title of the passage?

    A.The Increases of Blogs and Webcasts.   B.New Rules to Control Internet Publishing.

    C.Technologies Challenge the Government.

    D.The Popularity of Online Video Broadcasting.

46. Chinese government thinks current Internet environment is ______.

    A.quite healthy      B.less active     C. rather hopeful     D.less piloted

47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A.Publication institutions are unhappy with bloggers and webcasters.

    B.All bloggers and webcasters like to dig out other people’s privacy.

    C.Webcasters are quite aware of the copyright issues while online.

    D.Copyrighted materials can only be offered to qualified websites.

A

    Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work?Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

41. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by    .

    A. listening to skilled people’s advice      B. asking older people many questions

    C. making mistakes and having them corrected

    D. doing what other people do without being taught to

42. Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

    A. Give children correct answers.         B. Allow children to make mistakes.

    C. Point out children’s mistakes to them.   D. Let children mark their own work.

43. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are    .

    A. different from learning other skills     B.the same as learning skills

    C. more important than other skills           D.not really important skills

44. The title of this passage could probably the       .

    A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work           B. Let Us Make Children Learn

    C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises        D. Let Children Learn by Themselves

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