47. A. active B. alive
C. necessary D.
changeable
SECTION C
(12’)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits
the context.
Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 48 the father of the Indian nation. He has
been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India
in 1869. Following the local custom, he got 49 at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England,
50 he studied law for three years and became
a lawyer. On his return to India,
he was sent to South Africa
to work on a law case.
In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of racial
discrimination(种族歧视)was
serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 51 equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India
in 1915, when India
was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the
British rule and 52 for his country. In the political
movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 53 , the
struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 54 and India became an independent country
in 1947. 55 , Gandhi was shot by an Indian who
opposed his views and died on January 30th,1948.
PART THREE
READING
COMPREHENSION (30’)
Directions: read the following three
passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D.
choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the
passage.
A
SHANGHAI - Health experts in Shanghai are calling for
more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of
the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.
About 45 percent of children suffer
passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent
on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on Tuesday.
"Not only adults but also children
and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive
smoking," said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.
"Actually, those young children
whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects
of secondhand smoke."
Research has shown that children who are
exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore
throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will
have a higher risk of developing cancer.
Doctors even suggested that children
suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may
not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.
Other research by the Shanghai Children's
Medical Center has found that more than 80
percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke-filled household, where
one or both parents smoke.
"Though doctors have stressed the
harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally
'smoke free' home," said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that
parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful
effects of secondhand smoke.
China has
540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger
than 15. The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.
"There are more young smokers than
before. You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a
schoolbag light a cigarette on the street. Some of them are even female
students," said Jing Xingming, a professor of children's developmental
behavior at the center.
"Children like to imitate adults,
especially their parents. If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely
children will develop a smoking habit, which can cause a vicious
circle," Jin said.
Reports from the Ministry of Health said China
has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers. Also,
around 40 million of the country's 130 million children aged between 13 and 18
had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.