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Save the Children, the international support group, has issued a new study on the condition of mothers around the world. The study by Save the Children is part of a new campaign aimed at improving the health and education of mothers around the world. The group also hopes to pressure lawmakers to increase international aid for women's programs.

The report rates 96 countries on issues important to mothers. They include health care and family planning services, the health of their children, education and political involvement. Sweden, Norway and Denmark were rated the highest, followed by other industrial countries.

The report confirms what Save the Children has been saying for more than 70 years. The lives of children around the world will not improve unless the lives of their mothers improve. There is a direct link between the health of children and the quality of health care, family planning services and education offered to mothers. The ten countries rated worst in the study have problems with childbirth. Less than one-third of the births in those countries are attended by trained health care professionals. Also, only three percent of the women use a system to prevent pregnancies. In these countries, one in twelve women die during childbirth. But, the death rate for women during childbirth is only one in six thousand.

Save the Children says more educational programs for mothers and girls will improve the ability of women to raise healthy babies. The group says millions of lives could be saved if more money were invested in training programs. Family planning alone could prevent one- fourth of all deaths among new-born babies and their mothers. It would teach women to wait two or more years between births.

 

76. What's the best title of this passage? (Please answer within 6 words)

 

77. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

 

The group held the view that mothers should get more education and this will enable women to give birth to children in good health.

 

78. Fill in the blank in paragraph 3 with proper words.(Please answer within 8 words)

 

79. List three solutions to the problem based on the text.(Please answer within 3 words on each blank)

 

Solutions

80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

 
 

The Internet began in the 1960s as a small network of academic and government computers primarily involved in research for the U.S. army. Originally limited to researchers at a handful of universities and government departments, the Internet has quickly become a worldwide network providing users with information on a range of subjects and allowing them to purchase goods directly from companies via computer. By 1999, 84 million U.S. citizens had access to the Internet at home or work. More and more Americans arc paying bills, shopping, ordering airline tickets, and purchasing stocks via computer over the Internet.

Internet banking is also becoming increasingly popular. With lower overhead costs in terms of staffing and office space, Internet banks are able to offer higher interest rates on deposits and charge lower rates on loans than traditional banks.  "Brick and mortar" banks are increasingly offering online banking services via some special websites to enlarge their traditional services. At present, 14 percent of Internet households conduct their banking by means of the Internet, and the figure is expected to double during the next two or three years.

Increasing commercial use of the Internet has heightened security and privacy concerns. With a credit card, an Internet user can order almost anything from an Internet site and have it delivered to their home or office. Companies doing business over the Internet need many security measures to protect credit card, bank account, and social security numbers from unauthorized access as they pass across the Internet. Any organization that connects its networks to the global Internet must carefully control the access point to ensure that out-siders cannot disturb the organization's internal networks or gain unauthorized access to the organization's computer systems and data.

 

71. According to the text, Internet banking______.

A. offers price advantages to users            

B. requires little usage fees

C. is more efficient than traditional banking

D. is environmentally-conscious

72. The term "brick and mortar banks"(Line 3, Para.2)refers to

A .banks with dependable reputations           B. banks with competitive interest rates

C. traditional banks with walk-in services     D. banks with reliable on-line services

73. The last sentence of the third paragraph tells us that­­____.

A. not many organization's networks may be at risk of being attacked

B. current technology cannot safeguard against unauthorized access to online networks

C. information security should be a pressing concern for Internet commerce

D. organizations must secure their networks and data against unauthorized use

74. Which commercial usage of the Internet does the author NOT refer to?

A. Buying airline tickets.                         B. Trading stocks.

C. Applying for a credit card.                 D. Internet shopping

75. What is this text mainly about?

A. Conveniences brought to consumers through use of the Internet.

B. The effect, ct of increasing commercial use of the Internet.

C. Security risks caused by commercial use of the Internet.

D. Advantages of Internet banking over traditional banking.

New rules will let millions of Americans know where more of their food comes from. The law is known as COOL-- Country  of  Origin Labeling(标签)

American Congress first passed the law in 2002. Stores have had to label seafood by country of origin since 2005. But industry pressure delayed other requirements until last week.

Products that must now be labeled include fresh fruits and vegetables, muscle meats and some kinds of nuts. But the rules are complex, and many foods are excluded.

For example, organ meats are free to be labeled. So are processed foods, including cooked or smoked foods.

The United States has imported more and more food in recent years to save money and expand choices. Country-of- origin labeling has become more common lately but has still been limited in many stores.

Food safety is one reason why some shoppers pay close attention to where foods came from. For example, when a large number of people recently got sick from salmonella(沙门氏菌), officials blamed peppers from Mexico. Yet the last big food scare involved spinach(菠菜)grown in California. But labeling is also a way for people to know they are getting what they want. Some want to buy local foods or foods from a particular country.

The country-of-origin labeling law gives stores 30 days to correct any violations that are found. Stores and suppliers that are found to be deliberately violating the law could be fined 1000 dollars per violation. Federal inspectors are not to take action to enforce the law for six months to give time for an education campaign.

Some food safety activists say they are generally pleased with the law. They call it a good step that will give people more useful information.

 

66. What's the regulation in the new rules?

A. Stores have to label food by its producing date from now on.

B. The country-of-origin labeling has to be marked on more food.

C. Stores have to label seafood by country of origin.

D. Labeling of food should include more useful information.

67. Why has more and more food been imported to the United States in recent years?

A. Because it is economical and provides people with more choices.

B. Because the United States is short of food supply.

C. Because Americans need more and more food recently.

D. Because foreign food is of higher quality than native food.

68. Consumers are more concerned about where foods came from because  .

A. they are curious about the country of the food origin

B. they are particular about the tastes of the food

C. they are concerned about food safety or want to get what they want

D. most of the shoppers are food safety activists themselves

69. The new rules of the country-of-origin labeling law will come into effect  _______

A. right now      B. in a month        C. in three months       D. in half a year

70. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Most Americans prefer imported vegetables to the vegetables grown in Local places.

B. The law was not fully carried out until last week because of food industry's resistance

C. The government of America will forbid importing peppers from Mexico.

D. Store owners are most likely to be the supporters of the law.

In far northern Mongolia, the living of the smallest ethnic group in the country―the Tsaatan community depends on a kind of animal reindeer.

An American named Morgan Keay visited the Tsaatan community when she was studying in Mongolia in 2002. Local leaders told her that the animals were not healthy and the number of reindeer was. getting too small to support the community.

Back in the United States, Morgan Keay and a friend who had also studied in Mongolia started an organization. They named it Itgel the Mongolian word for "hope".

The Itgel Foundation has helped bring foreign scientists to Mongolia to research and treat reindeer diseases. They also helped Tsaatan workers build a community and visitor center. The building includes guest rooms for tourists. The Tsaatan not only work as guides, they now provide services for travelers. The community works in partnership with international tour operators, who had formerly been in control of the services.

People in the community designed the center, which they also own and manage. Before the visitor center was built, families earned an average of 100 dollars a year. Now Morgan Keay says the average is 3 to 4 times that. Money also goes into a community account.

Four years ago the Tsaatan had fewer than 500 reindeer. Now the herd has already reached 900.

Morgan Keay says the Tsaatan are becoming economically independent for the first time.

The Mongolian government is now considering a development plan written by the community that deals with education, health, the environment and economics.

 

61. The writer mainly intends to convey the message that

A. tourism is not the key to local economy

B. new ways can recover the Tsaatan community

C. wildlife conservation is a major concern

D. international cooperation makes a difference

62. With the help of Itgel, the Tsaatan did the following EXCEPT

A. building a community and visitor center

B. providing services for travelers

C. doing research treating reindeer diseases

D. working as guides for tourists

63. What if reindeer in the Tsaatan community have died out according to the passage?

A. the  Local people will lose economic resource.

B. The Tsaatan community will have to move to another place.

C. The Tsaatan community will  also die out gradually.

D. Another anirnal will be raised by the Tsaatan instead of reindeer.

64. The underlined word "that" in the fifth paragraph refers to

A. the number of tourists coming to the community

B. the number of the reindeer left in the community

C. the amount of money earned by the Tsaatan families now

D. the amount of money the Tsaatan families earned before

65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Tte Tsaatan used to control the services for travelers to the community.

B. Morgan Keay is a Mongolian devoted to environmental conservation

C. The Mongolian government had designed a development plan for the community.

D. Money got from the visitor centre is managed by the community now.

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