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CARDIFF, Wales Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling.

“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in the age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival in Wales.

“Some of the tales, like those Inuit from Canada, are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this month.

Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively.

Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving (coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales.

“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions, and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here.” Ambrose said.

 

56. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling _______.

   A. will be popular again                  B. will be more popular than TV 

   C. started in Wales                      D. are in the hands of some old people

57. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn _______.

   A. how cold it has been where the Inuit live

   B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way

   C. about their life as early as thousands of years ago

   D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit

58. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.

   B. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.

   C. Storytelling is always well received in Wales.

   D. Storytelling has a long history in Wales.

59. The underlined phrase in good hands means _______.

   A. taken good care of                   B. grasped by good storytellers

   C. controlled by rich people                   D. protected by kind people

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The Government should raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars in order to help the environment, an important committee of MPs  has said. It also said that the 70 mph speed limit on motorways should be reduced or enforced to bring down the amount of carbon dioxide given off by cars The House of Common Enviromental Audit committee’s latest report said that transport was the only sector(部门)of the UK where carbon emissions have continued to rise since 1990.

It said it was time for the Government to make demand for cheap air impossible by raising air passenger tax. Emissions from air traffic have risen by 5 times as much since 1900 and are continuing to rise.

The committee welcomed the recent introduction of changed car tax, which means that the lowest-carbon cars pay no road tax, while gas-guzzling(耗油的)4×4s pay an increased rate of £210. However, the MPs say it doesn’t go far enough and are calling for a top limit of £1,800 with lower limit of £200.

Committee chairman Tim Yeo said : “Air travel in particular is the fastest growing source of CO2, with emissions more than five times since 1900. The Government should take much more decisive action to reduce the difference of income favor of trains, buses, and lower carbon cars and lorries.”

Friends of the Earth’s senior organizer Tony Bosworth said: “Emissions from transport are still rising and forecasts suggest they will carry on rising for years to come.”

“Tinkering(随意或部分修补)around the edges is no longer enough to deal with the greatest threat the world faces.” A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: “Dealing with carbon emissions in transport is a key problem.”

53.What is the purpose of Government’s raising taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars?

A.To reduce the number of the planes and cars

B.To make more money

C.To encourage people to travel by bus or by rail.

D.To help the environment.

54.The underlined word “emissions” in this passage probably means “          

A.having a bad effect      B.producing or raising

C.sending out (gas or heat etc.)                       D.doing a lot of harm

55.According to the changed car tax, if you have a lower-carbon car, you will pay         .

A.no road tax                 B.less road tax        C.more road tax      D.a little road tax

56.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Transport is the biggest polluter

B.Raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars

C.Deal with greatest threat the world faces

D.Air travel in particular is the fastest growing sources of CO2

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