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  Human demands on natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years and are now outstripping(超过)what the Earth can provide by more than half, a new report has warned.If this situation continues, globablly it will need the capacity of two Earths by 2030, the Living Planet Report said.And the report, from the World Wide Fund For Nature, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network, said British people are still consuming(消费、消耗)far more than the Earth can offer..

  Wildlife in tropical countries is also under huge pressure, with populations of species falling by 60 percent in three decades.The study's authors looked at 8,000 populations of 2,500 species and studied the change in land use and water consumption across the globe.Warned that if everyone are now living lifestyles which would require one and a half planets to support their lives, though there are signiflcant differences between rich and poor nations.

  The UK comes 31st in a list of countries based on their “ecological footprint”the amount of land and sea each person needs to provide the food, clothes and other products they consume and to absorb the carbon dioxide they give off.The country has fallen down the league table from having the 15th biggest footprint in the last report two years ago, but the World Wide Fund For Nature points out this is due to an increase in other countries' impact rather than a reduction in the UK's use of resources.Ireland has the 10th highest ecological footprint in the world, while the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Denmark, Belgium and the USA are the five worst countries for over-consumption of resources.

  It also carried a warning about the loss of wildlife and ecosystems which people depend on for food, fuel, clean water and other resources-with populations of species declining by 30 percent worldwide between 1970 and 2007.

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In this text the author wants to tell us ________.

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humans are overusing the planet

B.

e need two earths to live on by 2030

C.

differences between rich and poor nations

D.

wildlife on earth is under huge pressure

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According to the text, what has happened worldwide in the last three decades and seven years?

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Populations of species have fallen by 60 percent.

B.

Human demands on natural resources have doubled.

C.

Populations of species have declined by 30 percent.

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Our lifestyles have used up 1.5 planets' resources.

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From the third paragraph we know ________.

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A.

the UK's sudation is no better than that of Ireland

B.

the UK is now in its 15th position in the league table

C.

the UK has reduced its consumption of natural resources

D.

other countries are increasing their consumption of natural resoures

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Knowledge is power as West wanes

  Every September parents travel with their children to help them enroll(注册)at universities across the country.This does not make   1   in China.

  But recently, a photo   2   at a university in Wuhan caught the   3   of Jeremy Warner, a commentator(评论员)with the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper.

  The photo was of parents   4   down for the night in the campus gym made   5   to those who could not afford a hotel room.

  Chinese commentators and educators have pointed out that   6   kids to college does not help them adjust to campus   7  .But Warner read a totally different message from the photo.

  He said that in the UK or other   8   economies, parents usually don't bother to accompany their children to university.

  To Warner, this was“a   9   sign of growing gulf in ambition that separates the aspiring(有抱负的)developing world   10   the tired, old, advanced economies.”

  He said the future looks bright for the developing world.In   11  , and most other developing countries, going to university offers a route to a   12   future.

  But in the West,“people have lost their   13   in self-improvement and seem already resigned to a future of gentle or even catastrophic decline,”Warner wrote.

  He went on to analyze China's   14   strategy:The number of college graduates is increasing at a higher speed.  15  , the focus of education is strongly on the sciences.

  For Warner the   16  “is both an inspiration and a cause for alarm, for it vividly   17   how the West's”monopoly(垄断)“on knowledge-the biggest source of its relative wealth-is likely to be   18   destroyed over the next decade.”

  In his   19  , Warner suggested that the British government has much to learn about education from the   20   world.

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 Many people believe the glare(炫目的光)from snow causes snowblindness. Yet, with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snowblindness ,when exposed to several hours of“snow light”.

  The United States army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a man’s eyes frequently find nothing to focus on(聚集)in a broad space of snow-covered without-grass land. So his gaze continually moves and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for this discomfort by producing more and more fluid(流体)which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see dearly, and the result is total, even though for a short time, snowblindness.

  Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts(侦察兵)ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark-colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop searching the snow-blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuous white land is overcome.

To prevent snowblindness caused by the strong light from snow, wearing glasses or not _____.

  A. depends on whether the snow is white enough     B. makes no difference

  C. makes much difference                      D. depends on whether the snow is thick

When the eyes are tired, tears flow out ______.

  A. to clear the vision                             B. to make the eyes stop searching

  C. to make the vision unclear                      D. to produce more and more liquid

Snowblindness can be avoided ________.

  A. by moving one’s gaze back and forth

  B. by walking ahead and keeping looking around

  C. by making up for the discomfort of one’s eyes

  D. by providing the eyes with something to focus on

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 Many people believe the glare(炫目的光)from snow causes snowblindness. Yet, with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snowblindness ,when exposed to several hours of“ snow light”.

  The United States army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow -covered country. Rather ,a man’s eyes frequently find nothing to focus on (聚集) in a broad space of snow- covered without- grass land. So his gaze continually moves and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for this discomfort by producing more and more fluid (流 体) which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see dearly, and the result is total, even though for a short time, snowblindness.

  Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts(侦察兵)ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow - covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark - colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop searching the snow -blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time. the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuous white land is overcome.

To prevent snowblindness caused by the strong light from snow, wearing glasses or not ________.

  A. depends on whether the snow is white enough

  B. makes no difference

  C. makes much difference

  D. depends on whether the snow is thick

When the eyes are tired, tears flow out ________.

  A. to clear the vision

  B. to make the eyes stop searching

  C. to make the vision unclear

  D. to produce more and more liquid

Snowblindness can be avoided ________.

  A. by moving one’s gaze back and forth

  B. by walking ahead and keeping looking around

  C. by making up for the discomfort of one’s eyes

  D. by providing the eyes with something to focus on

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  These days, if you still think the cell phone is just for talking, you will get laughed at.Yes, it's true, voice-only handsets have become out of date.Today's do-it-all mobiles have a lot in common with the computer.The only difference may be that they fit in your pocket and you pay by the minutes to use them.Some of the things a cell phone can do for you will be available this year:

  Surf at speed

  Cell pones that let you use the Web have been around for years.So, what's new? Well, faster third-generation(3G)net works let you surf at anywhere.This then allows a carrier to send video, music, and games to your phone.Possible choices are from LG Electronic VX 8000 and Motorola V 1150.

  Listen as you go

  The problem with most cell phone MP3 players is that they hold only a handful of songs.But, that's about to change.Sony Ericsson's new W800i can hold around 150 songs in its 500 MB memory.And Sumsung's SPH-V5400 even comes with a 1.5 GB hard drive.Mobile phones may eventually replace mini-MP3 players, especially for teens.

  Say cheese

  Camera cell phones are not new either.But, most of them have limitations:around 1-megapixel(百万像素).But new technology has made 2-megapixel units more common and 3-megapixel units are showing up soon.Some 2-megapixel models, like Sony Ericsson's K750i, offer limited zoom and focus controls.Others, like LG's recent MMA7110, can even capture 30 minutes of full- motion video.

  Portable TV

  You say you like “watching TV”? That's what Sumsung MM-A700 wants to give you.The new model lets users watch popular TV programs-for a fee.Other choices are Nokia's 6620, Sanyo's MM 7400 and NEC's N940.The NEC model lets you watch public TV-no fee.

  The above are just a handful of what you will see in the coming months.Further down the road, your mobile phone may play a host of other roles, such as mobile credit card, position locator… So what is there that a cell phone can't do?

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Which of the following models should you choose to listen to the music?

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Sumsung's SPH-V5400 and Nokia's 6620

B.

Sony Ericsson's W800i and Sumsung's SPH-V5400

C.

Sony Ericsson's W800i and NEC's N940

D.

Sanyo's MM7400 and NEC's N940

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What's the difference between NEC's N940 and other models?

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It allows you to surf the Internet at a high speed

B.

It can capture 30 minutes of full-motion video

C.

It can hold as many as 150 songs

D.

It lets you watch public TV no fee.

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If you like to take pictures in your life, you can choose ________.

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Sony Ericsson's K750i

B.

NEC's N940

C.

Nokia's 6620

D.

Motorola V 1150

(4)

This passage may be ________.

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A.

a passage teaching us how to use cell phones

B.

an advertisement trying to persuade you to buy new cell phones

C.

a science fiction trying to attract readers' attention

D.

a survey to find the development of cell phones.

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