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摘要：IV. EARTH SUMMIT In 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first international Earth Summit convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development. The assembled leaders signed the Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, endorsed the Rio Declaration and the Forest Principles, and adopted Agenda 21, a 300 page plan for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was created to monitor and report on implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session. This special session of the UN General Assembly took stock of how well countries, international organizations and sectors of civil society have responded to the challenge of the Earth Summit.

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请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后备题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can change the world．I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit．“I am only a child, ”I told them．“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this world would be．At school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy．Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do．You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make our actions reflect your words．”

　　I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation．Some of the people even cried．I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(刺激)action．Now, ten years from Rio, after I’ve sat through many more conferences, I’m not sure what has been achieved．My confidence in the people in power and in he power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken．

　　When I was little, the world was simple．But as a young adult, I’m learning that as we have to make choices-education, career, lifestyle-life gets more and more complicated(复杂)．We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful．We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren’t taught how to seek a happy, healthy way of living．And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was idealistic and naive(天真)．

　　Today I’m no longer a child, but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in．I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think．I am still deciding how to live my life．The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of the change．I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts．

Thank you all．

(1)

The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to ________．
[　　]
A．	end poverty and make school beautiful
B．	find environmental answers and show off
C．	call on people to solve the problems about poverty and environment
D．	find a wonderful place and clean it up

(2)

What does the underlined word “ovation”in the second paragraph refer to?
[　　]
A．	A long period of laughing．
B．	A warm welcome．
C．	An expression used for greeting．
D．	People clapped their hands for a long time．

(3)

The writer is now probably ________．
[　　]
A．	in his teens
B．	in his twenties
C．	in his thirties
D．	in his forties

(4)

Judging from the style of the passage, we can conclude that it may be taken from ________．
[　　]
A．	a novel
B．	a report
C．	a speech
D．	a composition

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对话填空

A：Can you tell me something about the Earth Summit?

B：Yes．It’s a meeting held by the UN to discuss e　　1　　 issues．

A：When and where was the l　　2　　 Earth Summit held?

B：In Johnnesburg in 2002．

A：What main subject of summit was r　　3　　?

B：Sustainable and s　　4　　 development．

A：What did e　　5　　 from all over the world discuss in Johnnesburg?

B：They discussed the three biggest e　　6　　 or killers in the world：polluted drinking water, poor sanitation(公共卫生设施)and air p　　7　　．

A：What else did many speakers speak about poverty, war and violence?

B：They also showed great c　　8　　 about poverty, war and violence．

A：Why are conferences like the Earth Summit of i　　9　　?

B：Because they help us understand that there exist serious s　　10　　 the earth faces and that only by changing the way we live can we save the earth．

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　　When you are little, it's not hard to believe you can changed the world．I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit．“I am only a child,” I told them．"Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this would be．In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy．Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words．"

　　I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation．Some of the delegates even cried．I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(刺激)action．Now, a decade from Rio, after I've sat through many more conferences, I'm not sure what has been accomplished．My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual's voice to reach them has been deeply shaken．

　　When I was little, the world was simple．But as a young adult, I'm learning that as we have to make choices－education, career, lifestyle－life gets more and more complicated．We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful．We are learning a shortsighted way of looking at the future, focusing on four-year government terms and quarterly business reports．We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren't taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable way of living．And we are learning that what we wanted for our future when we were 12 was idealistic and na?ve(天真)．

　　Today I'm no longer a child, but I'm worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in．I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think．I am still deciding how to live my life．The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of the change．I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts．Thank you all．

(1)

The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to ________．
[　　]
A．	end poverty and make school beautiful
B．	find environmental answers and show off
C．	focus people's attention on some social problems
D．	find a wonderful place and clean it up

(2)

What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?
[　　]
A．	A long period of laughing．
B．	A cold and unfriendly welcome．
C．	An expression used for greeting．
D．	Great applause or cheering．

(3)

The information in the text is presented mainly through ________．
[　　]
A．	question and answer
B．	a personal lecture
C．	cause and effect
D．	listing steps in a process

(4)

Which of the following best describes the speaker?
[　　]
A．	He is an experienced educator．
B．	He is an impolite man．
C．	He is a man of great worries．
D．	He is a man of social responsibility．

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单词拼写。
根据下列句子所给首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

1. Keep calm, and try not to ________(惊慌).
2. The witness _________(起誓) that what she said was true.
3. I'm sure they won't feel ________(失望).
4. He _______ (强调)the importance of protecting the water resources in his speech at the Earth Summit.
5. I'm not interested in the ________(内容) of this website.
6. Facing so many dangers, the man still kept_____(镇静).
7. He hasn't yet ________(恢复健康) from his disease.
8. Winter vacation is ________ (靠近). I can't wait to go back home.
9. This was a _____(激烈的) battle in which both sides suffered heavy losses.
10. People are required to pay for their ________(购买) before they leave the supermarket.

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When you are little，it’s not hard to believe you can change the world．I remember my enthusiasm when，at the age of 12，I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit．“I am only a child，” I told them．“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers，what a wonderful place this world would be．At school you teach us not to fight with others，to work things out，to respect others，to clean up our mess，not to hurt other creatures，to share，not to be greedy．Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do．You grown-ups say you love us，but I challenge you，please，to make our actions reflect your words．”

I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation．Some of the people even cried．I thought that maybe I had reached some of them，that my speech might actually spur（刺激） action．Now，ten years from Rio，after I’ve sat through many more conferences，I’m not sure what has been achieved．My confidence in the people in power and in he power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken．

When I was little，the world was simple．But as a young adult，I’m learning that as we have to make choices-education，career，lifestyle-life gets more and more complicated（复杂）．We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful．We are taught that economic growth is progress，but we aren’t taught how to seek a happy，healthy way of living．And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was idealistic and naive（天真）．

Today I’m no longer a child，but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in．I know change is possible，because I am changing，still figuring out what I think．I am still deciding how to live my life．The challenges are great，but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices，we will rise to the challenges，and we will become part of the positive tide of the change．I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts．

Thank you all．

1．The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to ________．

A．end poverty and make school beautiful

B．find environmental answers and show off

C．call on people to solve the problems about poverty and environment

D．find a wonderful place and clean it up

2．What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．A long period of laughing．

B．A warm welcome．

C．An expression used for greeting．

D．People clapped their hands for a long time．

3．The writer is now probably _________.

A．in his teens B．in his twenties

C．in his thirties D．in his forties

4．Judging from the style of the passage，we can conclude that it may be taken from________.

A．a novel B．a report C．a speech D．a composition

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