Twenty-five years ago, Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi economics teacher, was visiting a village when he met a Woman who made bamboo stools．She couldn't afford to buy the bamboo to make the stools, so she had to borrow the money from the bamboo sellers and then pay them a large part of the profit(利润)from each one she sold．There was so little money left for her to keep that she couldn't afford to buy more bamboo, so she had to borrow more money．And so the cycle continued with no way out for her．She couldn't borrow money from friends or family because they were as poor as she was．She couldn't borrow from the bank because she had no collateral(property or land)to guarantee that she would pay back the loan．
Yunus went around the village and found forty-two people Who were in the same situation－trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape．When he added up the amount of money that they needed to break free of the cycle, it came to just twenty-seven dollars．As Yunus says,“I felt ashamed of myself for being part of a society which could not provide even twenty-seven dollars to forty-two hardworking, skilled human beings．”
He lent them the money and told them to pay it back whenever they could．He got all of it back, so he went to other villages and did the same thing．He always got his money back．The official banks didn't want to get involved in what he was doing, so Yunus started his own bank．The Grameen bank was born, and with it a new approach to lending money-micro-credit．
(1)
Which of the following correctly shows the“cycle”the poor woman had to go through?
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(2)
Why were official banks unwilling to lend money to the poor villagers?
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A．
There wouldn't be much profit．
B．
The villagers might not be able to pay it back．
C．
The villagers－live too far away from the cities．
D．
The villagers needed too much money．
(3)
Which of the following is not stated hut can be inferred from the passage?
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A．
The Grameen bank would be a complete failure．
B．
The villagers were hardworking people．
C．
The villagers were skilled people．
D．
The villagers were honest, trustworthy people．
(4)
This passage shows Muhammad Yunus was ________．
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A．
kind-hearted
B．
very rich
C．
an expert banker
D．
excellent teacher
(5)
Which of the following is most likely to be discussed next?
This TV drama is about a young private detective employed by a businessman who sends her to Brazil to look into a series(系列)of hotel robberies．When she gets there, she discovers that the hotel, owned by the businessman, has been empty for the last two years and has no record of any robberies．
B
Animal Planet Monday/Wednesday
This is a classic black-and-white film from the forties in which astronaut Charlie Huston crash-lands on a planet ruled entirely by animals．It is a first-class suspense adventure which also looks the human condition, although this is not always a successful part of the film．
C
Strange Encounter Tuesday/Wednesday
Suspense is skillfully built up in this story．A young couple visit a deserted house that they are interested in buying．They meet a strange old lady who tells them of the amazing powers of the house and how previous owners were able to travel back through the centuries to meet their ancestors．
D
The Longest Walk Saturday/Sunday
Ftyona Campbell is nearly there．All she has to do now is to walk the length of France and Britain and she has succeeded in walking around the world．Tonight she drinks coffee in a tent and tells her story to Janet Porter before she sets off for the Pyrenees mountains．
E
Rubicon 5 Thursday/Friday
This is a TV film being used to start a new science fiction series．It has a strong believable cast()of characters who travel to the twenty-third century．The action place is in underground cities where the environment is controlled by computers．
F
New Science Friday/Saturday
This popular half-hour science magazine continues into its twenty-ninth year, proving itself to be a hardy survivor in the television world．Tonight it is presented by Carol Vorderman who introduces five reports, including computer-driven cars．
(1)
What is strange about the hotel in Brazil in the film Wild rose?
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A．
Young private detective stayed in the hotel
B．
Guests were often robbed in the hotel
C．
No guests have been in the hotel for the past two years
D．
Many businessmen in Brazil were afraid of the hotel．
(2)
Which of the following doesn’t belong to science fiction films?
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A．
Animal Planet．
B．
Strange Encounter．
C．
Rubicon 5．
D．
New Science．
(3)
If you are crazy about looking for adventure all over the world, you may enjoy ________ at the weekend．
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A．
Wild Rose．
B．
Animal Planet．
C．
The Longest Walk．
D．
Strange Encounter．
(4)
Which of the following is TURE according to the related programs?
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A．
Charlie Huston lands on a planet ruled by animals by accident．
B．
Janet Porter plans to climb the Pyrenees mountains in future．
C．
All the actors are invented and controlled by computer in Rubicon．
D．
The previous owners of the old house all have supernatural power in Strange Encounter．
(5)
New Science is referred as a“hardy survivor”because ________．
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A．
it is not a film, but a magazine in the list
B．
it remains popular in quiet a long period of time
C．
it is a short program with only half an hour
D．
it is at the bottom of the list of“The Week’s Best”
