Municipal(市政府)regulations(规章)normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain areas．But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70 km(45 miles)east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that．They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地)has reached full capacity(容量)．
There's no more room to bury the dead, they can't be cremated(火化)and laws forbid a new cemetery．So the mayor has proposed a strange solution：outlaw death．Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill(议案)is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas．“They have not considered taken local demands”, he claims．
A 2003 decree(法令)by Brazil's National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas．Mr．Pereira wants to build a new cemetery, but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered a preservation area．
Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants(居民), not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away．The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death．“I haven't got a job, nor am I healthy．And now they say I can't die．That's ridiculous,” Amarildo do Prado, an unemployed resident said．
The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week．“Of course the bill is laughable, illegal, and will never be approved,” said Gilson Soares de Campos, an assistant to the mayor．“But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?” The bill states that “offenders(冒犯者)will be held responsible for their acts”．However, it does not say what the punishment will be．
(1)
What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?
[ ]
A．
Ban on smoking in public places．
B．
Ban on parking in certain zones．
C．
Prohibiting residents from dying early．
D．
Forbidding buried grounds in preservation．
(2)
What's the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?
[ ]
A．
He objects to them．
B．
He gives strong backing to them．
C．
He asks the residents for advice on them．
D．
He remains silent about them．
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
[ ]
A．
The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation．
B．
The residents of the town sing the praises of the bill．
C．
The government is going to change the environmental decree．
D．
No better resolution of the problem has been thought out．
One of my wongerful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装)．
On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying,”I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty．My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mun wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days, I head mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”,“pitiful”，and “dying”, which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming, don't expect any presents this year ”Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．”what? he's all right?” he hung up and shouted upstairs．”The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“thank god!”I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home．I downstairs．My sccks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty; they were filled w love!
(1)
what happened to the author on September 11 1958?
[ ]
A．
He got a baby brother
B．
He got a C hristmas gift
C．
He became four yesrs old
D．
He received a doll
(2)
What does the anderlined word“ominous”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
[ ]
A．
Impossible．
B．
Boring
C．
Difficult
D．
Fearful
(3)
Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christrmas was coming?
互动课堂系列答案
激活思维智能训练课时导学练系列答案