题目内容
While many countries in the world have seen a decline in forest resources, China has increased both the area and reserves of its forests and was listed as one of the 15 countries preserving the most area of forests by the United Nations Environment Program .Reserved man –made forests in China totaled 53.84 million hectares(公顷), the forest coverage rate being 18.21 percent .
From 1998 to 2001, the Central Government invested 42.7 billion yuan in central and western China to protect vegetation ( 植被 ),support local farmers financially and promote projects for transforming farmland back to forests and grassland .In 2003 ,the Regulations on Transforming Farmlands back to Forest went into official force .The project to reforest farmland has been carried out all over the country .By 2004 ,13.33 million hectares of farmland had been reforested throughout China .Another effective measure of forest protection is the natural forest conservation program started in 1998 that stipulated a nationwide end to the cutting of trees in natural forests .
As stipulated by the a Research Report on China’s Sustainable ( 可持续的 ) .Development Strategy on Forestry, China’s forest coverage rate is expected to reach 28 percent by 2050 with an added area of 110 million hectares of planted forest .Desertification is one of the most severe environmental problems facing China .The area of desertification, which is 2.62 million sq km or about 27 percent of China’s land area, is far beyond the nation’s total farmland. Today, although desertification has been controlled in some areas,it still is expanding at a rate of more than 3,000 sq km every year .
The State Forestry Administration has carried our a nationwide sand control program, which has three stages : the first stage aims to get basic control of desertification by 2010; the second stage aims to reduce the area of desertification every year until 2030; and the third phase aims to raise the nation's forest coverage and bring all desertification sources under effective control by the year 2050.
31.We can infer from the second paragraph that .
A.laws made to protect the natural forests were not so effective
B.the government’s measures to enlarge forest coverage worked
C.measures of protecting forest were not taken in East China
D.the cutting of trees in natural forests was legal before 1998
32.The underlined word “ stipulated ”in paragraph two means .
A.increased B.controlled C.reduced D.demanded
33.We know from the third paragraph that .
A.forest coverage rate is lower than 28 percent at present
B.the farmland is much larger than deserts
C.desertification area will be 2.65 million sq km in 2050
D.the desertification has been under control
34.Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A.China’s progress in preserving forest is appreciated by UN.
B.Lots of farmland and deserts have been reforested up to now.
C.The desertification will be completely ended by the year 2030.
D.The nationwide sand control includes three stages.
35.The passage mainly talks about
A.resource and environment problems facing China
B.protection of forests and control of desertification
C.China’s Sustainable Development Strategy on Forestry
D.desertification sources under effective control.
BDACB
If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day ,few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
【小题1】The opening paragraph is mainly intended to .
| A.provide some key facts about Confucius |
| B.attract the readers’ interest in the subject |
| C.show great respect for the ancient thinker |
| D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations |
| A.have a great interest in studying Chinese |
| B.take an active part in Chinese competitions |
| C.try to get high scores in Chinese exams |
| D.fight for a chance to learn Chinese |
| A.Forgotten Wisdom in America |
| B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language |
| C.Chinese Culture for Westerners |
| D.Old Thinker with a Big Future |
| A.a biography | B.a history paper |
| C.a newspaper | D.a philosophy textbook |