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     Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker's Comer. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and
Bill.      
     Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousandsd
people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street comers. Just talk.
     Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included
a mental patient, and men in business suits.
     They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?  
     "To see what happens," said Liz. "We simply enjoy life with open communication (交流)."
     Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington,
a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with
strangers after their return.
     "It started as a crazy idea," Liz said. "We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life
stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything?" 
     Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in
two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
     Marcia had left her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind," Marcia said. "To
be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained. 
     To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met
over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.  
     They may plan more parties or try to attract mare people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have
expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.
1. What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001? 
A. Chatting with people.
B. Setting up street signs.
C. Telling stories to strangers.
D. Organizing a speaker's comer.
2. What they have been doing can be described as _____?
A. pointless
B. normal
C. crazy
D. successful
3. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C. They organized the get-together in the city park.
D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A. Go in for publishing.
B. Do more television programs.
C. Continue what they am doing.
D. Spend more time reading books.
5. How do they like the idea of writing a book?
A. They have decided to wait a year or two.
B. They will think about it carefully. 
C. They agreed immediately.
D. They find it hard to do that.
1-5: ADDCB
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　　The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water．With 97％ of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture．Although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfull country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages．

　　Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seaons, the costs of water redistribution(重新分配)are very high．Notonly is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered．Where valleys(山谷)are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed．Besides, water many flow easily through pipes to fields,but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other．Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements．

　　This is particularly troubling ro countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation(灌溉)．In Texas, farmers' overuse of irrigation water be resulted in a 25％ redcution of the water stores．In the Central Valley area of south eastern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry vallege, but much of the water use has been poorly managed．

　　Saudi Arabia's attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have been the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves．Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry．

(1)

From the first two paragraphs we learnt that ________．

[　　]

A．

much of the world's water is available for use

B．

people in high rainfll countries feel lucky

C．

the costs of water redistribution should be considered

D．

water can be easily carried through pipes across the world

(2)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

The water in Texas have been reduced by 75％．

B．

Most industries in the world suffer from water shortagers．

C．

The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years．

D．

Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley．

(3)

What is most likely to be discussed in the paragreh that follows?

[　　]

A．

Steps to improving water use managet．

B．

Ways tor redjuce the costs of builing dams．

C．

Measured to dmal with worldwide water shortages．

D．

Appmihes to handling the pressure on water supply．

(4)

The text is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

water supply and increasing population

B．

water use management and agriculture

C．

water redistribution and wildlife protection

D．

water shornages and environmental protection．