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Imagine this: You are twenty-one years old and a __________ graduate student at one top of the top universities in the world.

One day, your doctor tells you that you have an __________ disease and may not have more than twelve months to live.

Nor______ he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of.

Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they have seen and if it can _________ future events.

If what they are observing can be tested in a __________ way, scientists will use experiments.

____________ editors and reporters make informed decisions about what events to report and how to report them.

The editor’s job is to keep the newspaper ____________ and interesting to the readers.

A reporter begins by __________ the people to be interviewed and then prepares questions.

The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations _________ help is needed.

The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are __________.

When you look around at buildings, streets, squares and parks, you will find them __________, planned and built in different styles.

Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of architects who wanted to change society with buildings that went ________ people’s feeling of ________.

_________ the fact that he used traditional materials, Gaudi was a modern architect.

Seen from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel, and it looks just like a bird’s nest made of tree _________.

Uganda is a country in East Africa and,as in many such countries,a high percentage of the population,about 80 percent,are village-dwellers living in huts,which are often no bigger than a garage. The walls of the huts are made of mud,which is held together by reeds and sticks,and the roofs of the older ones are thatched（覆盖）with grass,although an increasing number of newer village houses have roofs made from corrugated（波纹形的）iron.

Several generations of the same family live together in the huts,which are usually divided into two sections by a curtain. The inner section,the one furthest from the open door of the hut,is where everyone sleeps and food is prepared and served in the outer part. If the family owns chickens or goats,they are kept in a small room attached to the main house.

Food is usually prepared on open fires although some people prefer to cook inside. However,this is quite dangerous and also means that the walls of the hut are stained by smoke and the atmosphere is acrid. The family sit in a circle on mats while they eat.

Newer village houses are almost always made of corrugated iron and are bigger,with one or two separate bedrooms and the kitchen in a smaller building beside the main house. But,old or new,the houses are not powered by electricity,and all homes are lit by paraffin（石蜡）candles called “tadobba”.

Nor is there any running water in the houses. Some villages have their own well,but in many cases,collecting water involves a long and arduous walk to a river or spring,carrying plastic containers or pots made of clay.

Children are the ones who have to fetch water,and they have to do this early in the morning before they go to school,or in the evening when they come home. They often have to climb high hills or walk through valleys with narrow paths through dense vegetation. It is no surprise that they grow up muscular and fit after such daily exercise,walking for several kilometres carrying such heavy weights.

1.Most Ugandans live        .

A．with their whole family in large mud houses in the countryside

B．in towns in small houses made of mud and iron

C．in villages in small houses made of wet earth,grass and wood

D．With their parents and children as well as their chickens and goats

2.Where is food usually prepared?

A．In the kitchen.

B．On the floor in the middle of the house.

C．On fires in front of the hut.

D．In a small room attached to the main house.

3.How are the old and new houses the same?

A．Both of them have roofs made of corrugated iron.

B．Neither of them have a garage or kitchen.

C．Neither of them have electricity,lights or running water.

D．Both of them have water inside but no electric light.

4.The majority of Ugandan children have to          .

A．go to a well or a river and often carry it for a long distance

B．do a lot of work cooking and carrying water

C．collect water on the way home from school

D．get water out of their own well

If the world were a village of 1,000 people， it would include:

? 584 Asians

? 124 Africans

? 95 Eastern and Western Europeans

? 84 Latin Americans

? 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

? 52 North Americans

? 6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

? 165 Mandarin

? 86 English

? 83 Hindu/Urdu

? 64 Spanish

? 58 Russian

? 37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.

This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from can­cer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.

In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 re­ceive only 2 percent of the income.

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.

The village has a total yearly budget , public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:

$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare

$ 159,000 to education

$ 132,000 to health care

These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.

1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

3.The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means_____.

4.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____.

If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:

?? 584 Asians

?? 124 Africans

?? 95 Eastern and Western Europeans

?? 84 Latin Americans

?? 55 former Soviets （including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups）

?? 52 North Americans

?? 6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

?? 165 Mandarin

?? 86 English

?? 83 Hindu/Urdu

?? 64 Spanish

?? 58 Russian

?? 37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village．

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments．

This year 28 babies will be born．Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from can??cer．Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year．With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018．

In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 re??ceive only 2 percent of the income．

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water．

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write．

The village has a total yearly budget, public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly．Of the total $3 million:

$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare

$ 159,000 to education

$ 132,000 to health care

These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people．The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together．

Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

       A．Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village．

       B．About 8．25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village．

       C．About 16．5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village．

       D．Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village．

Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A．Poverty．      B．Education．  C．Environment．      D．Marriage．

The underlined part “have access to” （in Para. 4） means_____．

       A．use                        B．buy                       C．produce                 D．try

The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____．

       A．a peaceful world                                 B．good education

       C．better health care                                D．a life without anxiety

John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1.According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

2.The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

3.Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

4.Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?